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Roundup: Obama's Speech on Health Reform
Reaction to the President's speech has been mixed; Sexual advances by clergy toward congregants "pervasive," according to a study; Unsafe abortion takes the lives of women and girls in Namibia.
President's speech draws mixed reviews
After months of speaking only broadly–and vaguely–about his vision for health reform, President Barack Obama gave a speech last night to a joint session of Congress, stating that "the time for bickering is over," and urging rapid adoption of health care reform legislation. The core elements of the President's vision, as noted by Lindsay Beyerstein in the Daily Pulse, include curbing the worst abuses of private insurance; requiring everyone to have insurance, and the creation of insurance exchanges.
There were mixed reactions to the speech, and the specifics provided by the president. The president "chose again to duck the loudest dispute: whether the new insurance exchange must contain a government-run "public option," said the Washington Post editorial on the speech.
Mr. Obama once again outlined the arguments for a public plan and once
again said it was not essential. Perhaps the president's advisers made
the right political calculation in determining that Wednesday night was
not the time to embrace a particular alternative, such as nonprofit
cooperatives or a trigger under which a plan would be created only if
private insurers do not reduce premium costs to a certain level. But
this laissez-faire strategy guarantees that the rather peripheral
debate over the public option will continue to dominate the health-care
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The Post editorial also expressed skepticism regarding the President's plans for limiting malpractice suits, and for the proposed "fiscal trigger."
Post columnist E.J. Dionne, however, wrote:
But for all of the details, the most striking aspect of the address may
have been its call to battle: The days of taking incoming fire without
any return volleys are over.
"I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that
it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it," he declared.
"If you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out. And I
will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time. Not now."
It seemed as if a politician who had been channeling the detached
and cerebral Adlai Stevenson had discovered a new role model in the
fighting Harry Truman. For the cause of health-care reform, it was
about time.
Some advocates expressed disappointment in the speech. The National Organization for Women statement on the speech said that:
"As activists, we … acknowledge that the steps he outlined fall
short of a guarantee of comprehensive health care for all, including
the full range of reproductive health services required to ensure
equality for women. We must assert our human rights as the debates
NOW called for
- Consumer protection against abuses by health insurers,
particularly against so-called pre-existing conditions, which so often
and outrageously have been applied to exclude pregnancy and maternal
- Expanded availability of insurance coverage. Women are traditionally underserved by employer-based health insurance
because we are disproportionately represented in part-time paying jobs,
often because of the vital yet unpaid and under-acknowledged caregiving
services we provide for our families and country. Even when we work
full-time, we are more often segregated into "pink collar" minimum-wage
and non-union jobs — that is, jobs that don't offer health care
- Reining in of health care costs. "Though we tend to
be healthier than men, we often pay more for insurance premiums than
men — blatant sex discrimination — a practice that must end
immediately. In addition, we bear the brunt of skyrocketing drug costs,
including birth control pills that are covered at the whims of
profit-driven private health insurance companies."
Continued discussion of the President's speech and of Congressional action is sure to be a focus of the coming week.
Sexual advances by clergy toward congregants "pervasive," says study.
Sexual advances by married clergy toward their women congregants is a "prevalent problem," according to a survey by Baylor University's School of Social Work featured today in the Washington Post. According to the survey, one in every 33 women who attend worship services regularly has been
the target of sexual advances by a religious leader.
The study used a
nationally representative sample of 3,559 respondents to estimate the
prevalence of clergy sexual misconduct. Women older than 18 who
attended worship services at least once a month were asked in the
survey whether they had received "sexual advances or propositions" from
a religious leader.
According to the researchers who conducted the survey, the problem
is so pervasive that it almost certainly involves a wide range of
denominations, religious traditions and leaders.
"It certainly is prevalent, and clearly the problem is more than
simply a few charismatic leaders preying on vulnerable followers," said
Diana Garland, dean of Baylor's School of Social Work, who co-authored the study.
It found that more than two-thirds of the offenders were married to someone else at the time of the advance.
Carolyn Waterstradt, 42, a graduate student who lives in the Midwest quoted in the Post article
said she was coerced into a sexual relationship with a married minister
in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for 18 months. He had
been her pastor for a decade, she said, and told her the relationship
was ordained by God.
"I believed him because I was looking for direction and for help,"
said Waterstradt, who ended the relationship years ago and entered
therapy. The pastor was removed from the clergy.
Waterstradt said she has suffered lasting psychological and
spiritual consequences from the relationship, including depression and
a deep distrust of organized religion. "It's very difficult for me to
walk into a church."
A growing number of denominations are moving to do something about such problems, particularly since the Catholic Church's highly publicized sex scandal involving its clergy. At least 36 denominations have policies that identify sexual
relations between adult congregants and clergy as misconduct, subject
to discipline. The article discusses the policies created to combat the problem by the Rabbinical Assemby, an international association of Conservative rabbis; the United Church of Christ; and the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. It further discusses state laws being passed to address the problem.
High rate of unsafe abortion costs women's lives in Namibia
Abortion remains a serious health problem in Namibia, reports the Namiibian paper Informante. Over 7,000 women have been admitted to hospitals over a three-year
period with complications of unsafe abortion according to the Minister of Health and
Social Services, Dr. Richard Kamwi.
Results from a 3-year study conducted from November
1995 to October 1998 –the only such study ever done in Namibia
–revealed 107 maternal deaths in hospitals, 16 percent of which had
occurred because of abortion related
"Abortion-related deaths were also more common
among young women. It was also found that about one third of the deaths
were due to septic and illegally induced abortion most likely unsafely
performed somewhere."
This type of research urgently needs to be conducted more frequently.
Experts underscore that reproductive health services are largely still not accessible to many
"Firstly, young people feel the services are not
directed to
them or either the RH services are not available at all to the youth,"
stated Naimibian Planned Parenthood Association Country Director Sam
Ntelamo. Lack of access "could be among the contributing
factors to the increase in the number of productive health unmet needs
experienced by Namibia's youth."
Ntelamo also pointed to concerns about baby dumping and
infanticide. He however was quick to point out that without any relevant
data it was impossible to estimate the true extent of unsafe abortion,
infanticide and baby dumping; as some cases may go unreported.
said between 2003 and 2007 police recorded 74 cases of concealment of
birth with these figures suggesting that infanticide and baby dumping
are on the increase.
"In the absence of reliable data, we call on
those that are financially able to assist to conduct a study on unsafe
abortion and baby dumping-of which we believe that the results will
provide implementers, scholars and policy makers with empirical
evidence on the severity of this problem."
- For Women Online: Abortion Pill Hasn't Helped Abortion Access
- Americans United for Life: Status of Conscience Protection in the Pending Health Care Reform Bills
- Houston Chronicle: Sex ed. Now.
- Feministing: Join NARAL's Activist Leadership Circle
- Evansville Courier: Biased media fails to investigate abortion part of health reform bill
- Choice USA: Hitler+ Saddam Hussein+ Stalin + AIDS = Bad PSA
- Catholic Online: Colleges Raise Birth Control Costs, Making Natural Family Planning Attractive
- Optimum Population Change Blog: CLIMATE CHANGE: Rising Seas Demand Better Family Planning
- NYTimes: Check Point: Examining Obama's Assertions
- Catholic Review: Time for laity to speak out on abortion funding
- Missourian: Denying public money to fund abortion unfair
- FRC Press Release: President Obama's Campaign Style Speech Points to a Health Care Plan on Life Support
- Contra Costa Times: Graphic nature of anti-abortion banners upset Montclair resident
- NYTimes: Child Mortality Rate Declines Globally
- Christianity Today: Sex, Lies, and Abortion
- Politics Daily: Obama Needs to 'Man Up' on Abortion in Health Care Speech, Critic Says
- U.S. News & World Report: Will Obama Mention Abortion in Healthcare Speech?
- EmpowHer: Plan B Finally Has Some Competition
- LifeNews: Massachusetts' Coakley Wins Pro-Abortion Backing to Replace Ted Kennedy
- LifeNews: Next Abortion-Health Care Battle Could Begin on Baucus Senate Bill September 21
- Freep: House panel backs coverage of birth control
- U.S. News & World Report: Religious Progressives Raise Concerns About Abortion in Healthcare Reform
- Feminists for Choice: Should Scott Roeder Face the Death Penalty?
- American Catholic: Pro-Abort Catholic Politicians and the Church
- Lawyers and Settlements: Yasmin/Yaz Birth Control Linked to Gallbladder Problems
- Reuters: Birth control could head off climate crunch
- Darlington and Stockton Times: Teens encouraged to try long-lasting forms of contraception
- Informante: Illegal abortions land over 7,000 Nam women in hospital
- Montgomery Advertiser: ALABAMA VOICES: Real racism found in pro-abortion position
- Mormon Times: Erin Stewart: Birth control and faith
- CNN: Uruguay passes same-sex adoption law
- Jacksonville Observer: Pro-Life Group Pushes for Constitutional Amendment
- EChurchWebsites: Contraception
is almost five times cheaper as a means of preventing climate change
than conventional green technologies, according to research by the
London School of Economics.
- Daily Mail: Children as young as five to learn about masturbation and abortion under new UN guidelines


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I often have buttermilk leftover from recipes and usually end up throwing it away. Does anyone have recipes to share that use buttermilk?
Linda Bittaker, Clearwater
Last week we published breakfast items that use buttermilk, and this week it's dinner. Actually, a Southern-themed dinner. We start off with a side dish of fried green tomatoes submitted by Spring Hill resident Cindy Shea. The dish is a Southern specialty that came to national attention with the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. The recipe calls for the use of a cast iron skillet, which I do not have. A heavy-bottomed skillet worked well, but the cast iron will produce a crunchier crust. The tomatoes were still wonderful and are best enjoyed hot. I did have a hard time finding green tomatoes. I struck out twice at the local produce stand I visit, but happened to find an abundance at a roadside produce stand in Plant City (Johnson's Produce at the Branch Forbes Road exit). Plan to use them right after you purchase them because they don't stay green long.
Angela Foushee of Palm Harbor shares an onion cheese biscuit recipe that can be made quickly before dinner. They are very flavorful biscuits and bake to a nice golden brown. Be sure to use a biscuit cutter for best results. When you use a glass or other implement, you risk sealing the sides and your biscuits won't be fluffy.
Jen Galligan of Clearwater offers the main dish. Buttermilk-cornmeal fried chicken is a delicious recipe. It comes from the Williams-Sonoma cookbook The South. The use of cornmeal makes this chicken extra crunchy. You do need to plan for this recipe because you need to soak the chicken pieces in a buttermilk mixture for at least four hours. This is another flavorful dish that would pair nicely with either of the other recipes here for a home-cooked, truly Southern meal.

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Ok. the past 2 weekends we been at ER with a family member that had virus. Now, I am 33 weeks and my stool is lose and i have threw up twice. I am cramping around my belly button area and the top part of belly. Does this sound like virus or labor. Really confused.
If you don't have any contractions or back pain with it... I would say it's a virus. My daughter and I both just got over a virus like that one and my tummy was very upset and crampy. It sucked
Virus. Had it with both of my kids around 32w.
Stomach bug IS going around. Try to get some rest and stay hydrated
No I am not having back pains so really didnt tthink it was labor either. I just got sick 4 times back to back so its gotta be a virus. My step daughter had it last weekend....Uggh I am so miserable


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A Historic Two-Fer: The Hollywood Museum in the Max Factor Building
Destination & Tourism Jennifer and Mark Campbell September 22, 2016
All photos by Just Chasing Rabbits
If you're a movie buff and heading to Hollywood, you should definitely add The Hollywood Museum to your list. It's not just a collection of movie props and costumes. This place is located in a building that is part of Hollywood's history.
The Hollywood Museum is located inside the historic Max Factor building on Highland Avenue right in the heart of Hollywood itself. If you're thinking, "Max Factor? Like makeup?" YES! You're exactly right!
This is where all of the Hollywood greats would go to get their hair and makeup done. Everyone from Vivian Leigh to Judy Garland. Guys, this is where Marilyn Monroe became a blonde. It's where Lucille Ball became a redhead!
The inside of the Max Factor building just feels glamorous. This is one salon I could never afford to visit. There is a room dedicated to each hair color. I'll go ahead and admit that I had no idea there was a difference between a brunette and a brownette. Thank you, Max Factor, for educating me. I get it.
PHOTO: Marilyn Monroe's jewelry.
In the room for blondes were many items and clothes belonging to the one and only Marilyn Monroe. It was here that she dyed her hair blonde and became the Hollywood icon that we all recognize. I definitely don't think she had to change from Norma Jean to be beautiful, but you can't deny the importance of this event in the Hollywood world.
PHOTO: The makeup room for redheads.
The room for redheads held photos, items and costumes from Lucy herself, Lucille Ball. We browsed the collection that included a dress from "I Love Lucy," Desi's bongos and even a pair of her eyeglasses, all while the "Vitameatavegamin" episode played in a loop on an antique television. One of Hollywood's most beautiful ladies, for sure!
PHOTO: The makeup room for brownettes.
Seeing the salon rooms set up the way they were 70 years ago was so amazing. Max Factor (yes, he was an actual person!) was a makeup genius that was trusted by Hollywood's leading ladies. He made many contributions to the makeup industry and built a cosmetics empire.
PHOTO: The makeup room for brunettes.
PHOTO: One of Lucille Ball's dresses from "I Love Lucy."
PHOTO: Lucille Ball's glasses and accessories.
The Hollywood Museum holds more than "10,000 show biz treasures" according to the official website.
READ MORE: Geeking Out at Seattle's EMP Museum
The basement holds all kinds of wonderfully horrible, creepy, scary items from some of Hollywood's best-known horror shows and films. Props from "The Addams Family," costumes from "Sweeney Todd," memorabilia from favorites like Elvira, Vincent Price, and Boris Karloff and even Hannibal Lecter's jail cell from "Silence of the Lambs" can all be found down in this awesome dungeon.
PHOTO: Props from "The Addams Family."
PHOTO: Hannibal Lecter's mask from "Silence of the Lambs."
The other levels hold so many iconic items, props and costumes that you could easily spend an entire day in this one building. We saw Jeannie's bottle from "I Dream of Jeannie," Uncle Jed's hat from "The Beverly Hillbillies," Pee Wee's bike from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" and an entire exhibit on the LGBT influence on Hollywood (which is huge. Basically Hollywood wouldn't exist without them!).
PHOTO: Autographs from the cast of "Gone With the Wind."
PHOTO: Costumes from "Harry Potter."
PHOTO: Jed's hat from "The Beverly Hillbillies."
If you're a pop culture nerd or movie buff, The Hollywood Museum should definitely be on your list to visit! I've visited museums in historic post offices and train depots, but if you want to see iconic Hollywood memorabilia, definitely see it in a building where Hollywood legends like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn went to feel glamorous!
This story originally appeared on the Just Chasing Rabbits blog.
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Only saw the post below about this exact same thing after posting this thread. Sorry for double post.
Step 7 of Nagrand (Horde) guide says speak to Matron Drakia. However, you cannot do this if you are not at a mimimum of Friendly with the Mag'har faction. If you skipped ahead in Hellfire Peninsula (as I did, as I have a lot of Heirloom gear and did some dungeons), then you may miss out on the quest chain that gives you the minimum required rep.
The quest chain starts with Nazgrel in Thrallmar, with a quest titled 'The Assassin'. It's a chain of 5 very easy quests. In the 4th quest, DON'T try to simply run to the quest hand in point. You MUST summon the spirit wolf and follow it, or else you cannot talk to NPC who finishes quest.
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Mag'har Quests in Nagrand - Rep Requirement
May 30th, 2011 #2
As many people have these problems maybe putting the Mag'har quests in Hellfire at the beginning of the Nagrand guide may be a solution. If you already did them the guide will skip those steps and if not you will be directed to Hellfire.
As guide steps can now be linked to quests even travel steps would be no problem.
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Just a slight correction to the original post - you only need be neutral with The Mag'har to accept Garadar quests. The quest chain in HP gets you to neutral.
June 3rd, 2011 #4
Just a note on this.
If you level up to fast and dont do "The Assasin" in Hellfire from Thrallmar then when you hit Nagrand you need to do Jorin Deadeye first before you can accept Matron Drakia's quest.
In other words you need that Neutral Faction first. Because I am a miner and was doing Guild achievements with the guild I leveled before Needed quest in Hellfire Peninsula.[COLOR="darkorchid"]Ilythiiri[/COLOR]
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June 4th, 2011 #5
So there's definitely a way to build up the reputation with Nagrand quests.
Which quests did you need to do of the chain?
Until the 4th quest that takes you back to Nagrand?
Here's the wowhead link to this chain:
June 4th, 2011 #6
I did Nagrand 1-3, then I had to do the Jorin Deadeye quest which is Step 42 or 43 iirc. I then did Impotent Leader up to the turn in back at Jorin Deadeye. as I said before that is when Step 4, Matron Drakia is available.[COLOR="darkorchid"]Ilythiiri[/COLOR]
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June 5th, 2011 #7
Thanks for the info.
I just asked because the impotent leader questline continues after coming back from Terokkar with killing Boulderfist Ogres and it finally sends you to Lantresor. But then only the first 4 quests are necessary to unlock the other quests.
So both Alliance and Horde have a way to build up the reputation in Nagrand, that's good to know.
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lol I was JUST coming here to post this and I saw this thread. I'm using Zygor to level my mage, currently 67 and I had no Maghar rep, was like wtf! But, I guess it is because of the heirlooms, so I never got to do the quest in Thrallmar, going to do it now
June 12th, 2011 #9
You don't need to go back to Thrallmar, you can do the quest chain tranquillityuriza describes in Nagrand to get the necessary reputation. It's a bit traveling from Nagrand to Terokkar but at a later point you do the quests anyway.


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Projects would address roadside cleanup, staff accountability
City employees proposed two ambitious new initiatives to the City Council on Tuesday, one that would see Denton take over the maintenance along major roads into the city and another that would improve staff accountability and development.
The discussion came during a council work session Tuesday afternoon when two teams of city staff members made formal presentations after several months of work and meetings.
Both projects have implications for next year's budget, said City Manager George Campbell, but the amounts won't be discussed until next week when the finance department presents its first look at the 2014-15 program of services.
Staff members from one team showed photos of litter, weeds and high grass along major entryways into the city, most along corridors maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation contracts for minimal mowing and litter removal.
They recommended that the city take over the maintenance of those roadsides from the state.
Lancine Bentley, director of the city's Community Improvement Services division, told the council that the team would be looking for ways to help pay for such a program, including agreements with TxDOT, fees and public improvement districts.
Another team proposed that employee development go beyond annual performance appraisals, which have not been effective at inspiring professional growth or improving accountability. The team proposed that the city employ a performance management team to help coax more out of current managers and their employees.
Campbell told the council that he felt the two proposed projects were very ambitious and that he's impressed at how hard the staff worked at addressing two longstanding problems.
"They said, 'We know we've got a problem and we're going to find a solution,'" Campbell said. "I'm proud of them."
The city manager and assistant city managers have taken other steps in the past year to foster innovation with employees, including a electronic suggestion box for the rank-and-file. Through the process of commenting and feedback, those suggestions are considered by managers and department heads in an effort to improve city services. Employees can receive incentives for their ideas, too.
Another program evaluated the city's hiring and purchasing processes, according to Chuck Springer, the city's finance director.
Ultimately, the staff was able to streamline both, shortening the time between the start of a new hire or purchase and its completion, Springer said.
He will present the first look at the 2014-15 program of services during a council workshop Tuesday.
After meeting in closed session Tuesday, the council held a special session to authorize the city manager to make offers on two parcels of land needed for the expansion of Denton Municipal Electric power lines.
The city will offer $725,000 to Singing Oaks Church of Christ for two parcels totaling about 6.6 acres for the Spencer to Denton North interchange. It will also offer $1.26 million to Dr. Edward Wolski for a 10.1-acre parcel at North Bonnie Brae Street and Riney Road.
The council also approved a resolution reappointing Ross Chadwick, who recently retired as the city's fire chief, as the interim fire chief.
In an interview after the meeting, Assistant City Manager Jon Fortune said that the city began a national search a month ago and learned that some current members in the department were interested in applying for the job. In order to keep a level playing field for all the candidates, Fortune said he asked Chadwick to step in for a few months until the search is complete.
PEGGY HEINKEL-WOLFE can be reached at 940-566-6881 and via Twitter at @phwolfeDRC.


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By Reid Spencer
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RICHMOND, Va. -- If track owner Bruton Smith thinks the changes to Bristol Motor Speedway announced Wednesday will alter dramatically the nature of racing at Thunder Valley, he may be disappointed, to hear Dale Earnhardt Jr. tell it.
"As far as Bristol goes, I think the racing will be the same," Earnhardt said Friday before NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. "I think the track is going to be the same."
That opinion doubtless would be disconcerting to Smith, who announced a track-grinding project designed to inject a higher level of excitement back into racing at the .533-mile short track. Flagging attendance at the 160,000-seat facility prompted the move.
According to Smith, grinding and lowering the degree of banking in the outside groove is designed to lessen a perceived advantage to the outside lane and promote closer racing with more contact between cars.
Earnhardt doesn't believe the grinding will have the desired effect.
"Just grinding that groove is going to take a little grip away from it," Earnhardt said. "Once we lay the rubber back down, which we will, it will be just like the track is now -- which I think is fine. I don't think everybody needs to get too stirred up about it."
Jimmie Johnson, Earnhardt's teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, says no one will know what effect the grinding will have until cars are competing on the track.
"In one respect, I applaud Bruton for trying to make a change and for trying to so something, but we won't know what the race will be like until we're there," Johnson said. "Really, even in a practice, it will be tough to tell.
"I think we'll have to get into the race and really see tire fall-off, tire wear and what tire Goodyear brings -- all that kind of stuff -- to figure it out."
Earnhardt believes factors other than the nature of the racing are major contributors to the attendance issues at Bristol.
"I think the reason that attendance is down is that they spiked the hotel rates so bad there in that town, as they do most of the towns," Earnhardt said. "Gas is expensive. To stay in Knoxville or somewhere like that doesn't make a lot of sense because of how expensive gas is.
"It's just not as affordable to go to events as it used to be."
Two weeks away from her second Sprint Cup race -- at Darlington, no less -- Danica Patrick has more of an idea about how a Cup car really feels.
Patrick made her Cup debut in the Daytona 500 but was the victim of a wreck as she started the second lap, and her car was never up to speed thereafter.
"I tested the Cup car actually this week," Patrick told the NASCAR Wire Service on Friday after Nationwide Series practice at Richmond. "I would say it's my first 'real' time in a Cup car. I kind of don't think Daytona completely counts -- you're not really doing much but holding it wide open.
"It was good. I had a lot of fun. I felt really comfortable right off the get-go. I could definitely feel the acceleration of the car. You've got to get comfortable on the brakes and get comfortable with the car getting in the corners on the brakes, and I think that's something I have to get used to."
Darlington, billed as the Track too Tough to Tame, presents a unique set of challenges. Patrick plans to get a close look at NASCAR's oldest superspeedway before she races there.
"I've got to do a few laps in anything around Darlington, I've heard, before I get out there in a car," Patrick said. "I'll make sure I get there the day before . . . get a rental out there and just kind of run around.
"The point of this process and the point of choosing Darlington was to go to the toughest tracks and get the toughest ones out of the way, the ones that take a lot of tries before you really get comfortable there and just get the process going.
"I know it's going to be hard. I know there's going to be some frustrating moments and some moments that I'm probably going to feel a little embarrassed, but I'm there to get my Darlington stripes and move along."
Early in Friday's opening Cup practice session at Richmond, Paul Menard posted the third-fastest time. His lap at 126.139 mph held that position for the entire session.
By the time the two-hour practice session ended, however, Menard's primary car was long gone. As Menard put the power down in Turn 4 shortly after running his best lap, the throttle stuck, propelling the No. 27 Chevrolet into the outside wall just short of the start/finish line.
After Menard hit the wall, he mashed the brake, and the engine shut off by design with the electronic fuel injection system, new to the series this year.
"The throttle broke," Menard said as his team readied a backup car. "It hung as I was coming out onto the straightaway, so my foot wasn't on the brake and I tried kicking it back even after I hit the wall, and it was still hung, so I just laid on the brake and it shut off like it was supposed to."
Menard's throttle problems weren't over. Shortly after he took to the track in the backup car, his throttle hung again as he exited Turn 2. Fortunately, Menard kept the car off the wall and brought it to the garage, where his crew adjusted the throttle stop, hoping to put the issue to an end.


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- Multifactorial intervention for children with asthma and overweight (Mikado): study design of a randomised controlled trialMaartje Willeboordse
Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Centre MUMC, P, Debyelaan 25, P, O, Box 5800, Maastricht, AZ, 6202, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 13:494. 2013..In children this is hardly studied. The Mikado study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a long term multifactorial weight reduction intervention, on asthma characteristics in children with asthma and a high body weight...
- Psychopathology symptoms in a sample of female cosmetic surgery patientsSandra Mulkens
Maastricht University, Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 65:321-7. 2012..The present study aimed to investigate the psychological condition and especially the presence of psychopathological symptoms such as BDD in cosmetic surgery patients...


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Hair loss and weaning
I have been weaning my twins for the last month. They are almost 4 years old. They are down to 1 or 2 feedings a day. For about two weeks my hair has been falling out like crazy. Everytime I run my fingers through it 10 to 20 strands fall out. Could the hair loss be related to weaning?
Hair loss may occur with weaning due to changes in the pituitary and thyroid function. If this continues for more than a month you need to see your health care provider.
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WASHINGTON â Just how much government debt does a president have to endorse before heâs labeled âirresponsibleâ? Well, apparently much more than the massive amounts envisioned by President Barack Obama. The final version of his 2010 budget, released last week, is a case study in political expediency and economic gambling.â©Letâs see. From 2010 to 2019, Obama projects annual deficits totaling $7.1 trillion; thatâs atop the $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009. By 2019, the ratio of publicly held federal debt to gross domestic product would reach 70 percent, up from 41 percent in 2008. That would be the highest since 1950 (80 percent). The Congressional Budget Office, using less optimistic economic forecasts, raises these estimates. The 2010-19 deficits would total $9.3 trillion; the debt-to-GDP ratio in 2019 would be 82 percent.â©But wait: Even these totals may be understated. By various estimates, Obamaâs health plan might cost $1.2 trillion over a decade; Obama has budgeted only $635 billion. Next, the huge deficits occur despite a pronounced squeeze of defense spending. Unless foreign threats recede, military spending and deficits might both grow.â©Except from crabby Republicans, these astonishing numbers have received little attention. Everyoneâs fixated on the present economic crisis, which explains and justifies big deficits for a few years. Hardly anyone notes that huge deficits continue indefinitely.â©One reason Obama is so popular is that he has promised almost everyone lower taxes and higher spending. Beyond the undeserving who make more than $250,000, 95 percent of âworking familiesâ receive a tax cut. Obama would double federal spending for basic research in âkey agencies.â He wants to build high-speed rail networks that would require continuous subsidy. Obama can do all this and more by borrowing.â©Consider the extra debt as a proxy for political evasion. The president doesnât want to confront Americans with choices between lower spending and higher taxes â or, given the existing deficits, perhaps less spending and more taxes. Except for talk, Obama hasnât done anything to reduce the expense of retiring baby boomers. He claims to be containing overall health costs, but heâs actually proposing more government spending.â©Closing future deficits with either tax increases or spending cuts would require gigantic changes. Discounting the recessionâs effect on the deficit, Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget puts the underlying âstructural deficitâ â the basic gap between the governmentâs spending commitments and its tax base â at 3 percent to 4 percent of GDP. In todayâs dollars, thatâs roughly $400 billion to $600 billion.â©Itâs true that since 1961 the federal budget has run deficits in all but five years. But the resulting government debt has consistently remained below 50 percent of GDP; thatâs the equivalent of a household with $100,000 of income having a $50,000 debt. Adverse economic effects, if any, were modest. But Obamaâs massive, future deficits would break this pattern.â©At best, the rising cost of the debt would intensify pressures to increase taxes, cut spending â or create bigger, unsustainable deficits. By CBOâs estimates, interest on the debt as a share of federal spending will double between 2008 and 2019, from 8 percent of the total to 16 percent. â©At worst, the burgeoning debt could trigger a future financial crisis. The danger is that âwe wonât be able to sell it (Treasury debt) at reasonable interest rates,â says economist Rudy Penner, head of the CBO from 1983 to 1987. In todayâs anxious climate, this hasnât happened. American and foreign investors have favored âsafeâ U.S. Treasuries. But a glut of bonds, fears of inflation â or something else â might one day shatter confidence.â©Present gain comes with the risk of future pain. As the present economic crisis shows, imprudent policies ultimately backfire, even if the reversalâs timing and nature are unpredictable.â©The wonder is that these issues have been so ignored. Imagine that a President McCain had submitted a budget plan identical to Obamaâs. There would almost certainly have been a loud outcry: âMcCainâs Mortgaging Our Future.â Obama should be held to no less exacting a standard.â©Â©âWashington Post Writers Group
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In news that's sure to turn a few stomachs, a chef is planning on starting a cooking class where the secret ingredient is semen.
The class, which will open in London, will teach its students how to use semen as an ingredient in a three course meal complete along with drinks, The Independent reports.
Those attending the class will be asked to bring either their own 'sample', or that of a partners, to use in the class where they'll make jerked chicken and schlong island iced tea – no we're not making those names up.
As weird as it sounds this isn't the first time that semen and food have 'come' together. A book called Natural Harvest by Paul Phoenhauer has a number of 'mouth watering' recipes for cooking with semen and currently has four stars on Amazon.
Sex expert Alix Fox, recruited to promote the event, said:
While this will doubtless appal many people, some individuals find the idea of consuming such an intimate substance an incredible turn-on.
I guess when you consider that humans regularly consume eggs – which are essentially the product of a chicken menstruating – eating a partner's semen doesn't seem quite so round the twist.
Those interested in eating jizz are being asked to register their interest, and if more than 30 people apply (good luck) then the class will go ahead.
The Independent though have cast doubt on the whole class saying 'it's unclear just how serious the whole project is' adding that the press release announcing the event heavily plugs a new events booking service..
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The Graduate College — Spring 2012 Time in Tibet Outstanding Alums Finding the Ideal Internship On Teaching: Collaborative Learning Take A Stand! New Programs for Fall
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The Graduate College — Spring 2011 Siberian Fulbrightness Taking the Fear Out of Publishing Launching Your Career in a Recession On Teaching: Professing on the WEB On Teaching: Responding Effectively to Student Work The Master's in Climate Science and Solutions
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Netflix apparel turns heads
I get interesting reactions when I wear this Netflix fleece top I bought on eBay. I'm the only one I've ever seen wearing Netflix-branded clothing in public in Greensboro. Without exception, people assume I work for Netflix. The sales associate at Best Buy offered me a deal on a TV if I could get him free Netflix. I say no, I don't work for Netflix, but I tell them about my blog.
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Chinese Wedding Cake
Romantic three tier white chocolate rasberry cake with white butter cream and marshmellow fondant icing. Red being the color of prosperty and luck in China this cake keeps tradtion and features the bridal couple with figures brought from China by the bride. I had to travel from NY to Fla to make this cake, taking as much equiptment the airlines would allow and faking the rest from an unequipted kitchen. It was a challenge but turned out in the end.


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Finally, Some Real News! Think About The Implications!Posted in Discoveries, Thinking Patterns on June 9th, 2013 by Sandy – 2 Comments
In the past UFO's, ET's, aliens etc. have been marginalized. At this very moment people are stepping forward with evidence that cannot be denied. But ordinary people, even those with high credibility have been discounted.
Things have just changed!!
Here is a truly profound statement. It is something that you might have heard, but this is the first time that it is coming from such a high government official, The Minister of Canadian Defense. He would be in a position to not only have privileged information, but to be sure of his facts before he spoke. He is talking about extra terrestrials, their presence, and the reasons their presence has been kept away from us. It might take awhile for this to sink in, but here it is:
Canada's Minister of National Defense speaks articulately and from his heart, in saying that we need full disclosure that we're living in a cosmos teeming with life; to become spiritual beings and live by the golden rule; etc.


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Dales Jam was formed in 2003 by a group of people of all ages and
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Since then, under the guidance of a professional music director (Richard
Ormrod) the band has grown in numbers and meets at Ermysteds School in Skipton.
Dales Jam are a community Jazz Band based in Skipton and rehearse on a Monday
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As a community jazz band, Dales Jam encourages anyone to participate. That's why there is no age restriction, and all musical abilities are catered for. There are opportunities to take first steps into improvising (one member described it as 'improvising in a safe environment'), but only if you want to! All our music is arranged to fit members' abilities... although the workshops will lead to you stretching yourself musically.
We started out primarily as a jazz based band, and much of what we do is still rooted there, but it's world music based including African, Klezmer, Cuban, Asian together with Stevie Wonder, John Mclaughlin and John Coltrane tunes. Our music is usually arranged by Richard but he does encourage contributions of original music by band members .
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Concerts > Folk
The Sturgeons CD Release @ Park Theatre
There is something NEW in Winnipeg. THE STURGEONS' CD RELEASE Saturday November 19th, 8 PM Park Theatre, Winnipeg "The Wood Shop" From Winnipeg Canada, twin brothers Calan Hamilton & Lucas Hamilton release their first record after years of developing their craft in the old wood shop. With an appreciation for the traditions of roots music and a love of songwriting and harmonies, these lads write and perform with passion and a seasoned appreciation for music that lives on. Thoughtful and honest songs having an immediate and captivating sound that is both fresh and timeless. Hear more http://www.myspace.com/thesturgeonsband www.facebook.com/thesturgeons Tickets available online at http://www.ticketbreak.com/event_details/4791 Contact - Reply email or phone: Luke Hamilton at 204 899 7489. The Sturgeons Bio Born in the Norwood Flats area of St Boniface, Manitoba, 23 year old identical twins Calan and Lucas Hamilton started writing songs and performing in 2005. Having been raised in an environment of music from folk to pop to blues to old time, "the boys" attended music festivals all over the central continent. With their first original song "The Crucible" , based on the novel, they received great fanfare from local musicians and friends. After a period of playing unique interpretations of "old school" covers the flood gates opened with a proliferation of original songs and The Sturgeons began to get traction. Due to public demand they hosted shows at the Park Theatre and local bars and participated in the the Winnipeg Folk Festival's Young Performers program over 2 years resulting in solo and group performances at the Folk Exchange. After playing many local fundraisers with many musicians including Mark Reeves and the Crooked Brothers, "The Sturgeons" were invited to play at the Back 40 Sixties fundraiser as the Everly Brothers. The reception was fantastic and at that moment they realized their roots in fifties/sixties/seventies music with hook filled songwriting and great harmonies. More recently they have performed at Trout Forest Music Festival with performers like Ray Bonneville and Romi Mayes while sharing the stage at a Northwest Ontario concert with Fred Eaglesmith . They are regulars at the Whiteshell Music Festival each July at Falcon Lake, Manitoba. Songwriter Calan Hamilton on guitar, banjo, mandolin and lead vocals and Lucas Hamilton on percussion and harmonies worked with many talented musicians like Chis Dunn to create their first record called "The Wood Shop" to be released on November 19, 2011 at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg. An eclectic mixture of fifties/sixties pop and seventies angst folk rock with a hint of contemporary new grass, this record feels old, new, strange and familiar. Influences include The Band, Everly Brothers, Avett Brothers, David Francey, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams and Tom Waits.
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He was also a dedicated family man, with endless affection for his wife, daughter, and granddaughters. He was a loyal citizen who served his town, his State, and his country in many unsung ways.
While his journey is long since ended, we can enjoy the privilege of following his pathway, thanks to his good work.]]>
Indeed, that same warmth and spirit lives on, on the trails and in the modest lodging-places which can still be found throughout the White Mountains.]]>
Shorey's early relationship with the mountains was clearly up-close and personal, with viewpoints deep within the forests and high atop the summits of the peaks. Alas, his hiking days were destined to end comparatively early in his life. In 1921, at the age of forty, Shorey took his last serious hike. Arthritis, which had plagued him for so long, put an end to his mountain tramping. Shorey turned this adversity to opportunity, as he intensified his roadside photography. No longer having to backpack his equipment, he could utilize heavier and bulkier apparatus, and added a 7" x 17" Korona panoramic camera to his arsenal to make impressive images of the White Mountains.
With the panoramic camera, he made more than 350 photographs that portrayed the splendor and variety of the heights and valleys of the White Mountains. These images more than hinted at his personal enthusiasm for the area, and by no accident were also successful commercially. Most were in horizontal format, accentuating the meandering valleys and arching ridgelines. Some were vertical, demanded by the soaring white trunks of birches or deep clefts of rushing waterfalls.
Even in Shorey's earliest personal photo albums, we see hints of the artist – his appreciation for natural shapes, the play of light, and inspiring outlooks. As his technical ability and eye matured, his creativity grew, as did his desire to share his mountain visions with others. His large-format landscapes are perhaps the best example of his photographic skill and his enduring connection to The White Hills.
Shorey was active in many arenas. He was a founder of the Gorham Rotary. He was instrumental in the founding of a YMCA in Berlin. He was a stalwart on the State Planning and Development Commission, serving over 15 years. He created a slide presentation in 1938, which he offered to countless audiences, encouraging appreciation of and visitation to the Granite State. In 1939, he established an information booth in Gorham.
The Shorey Studio's tagline was "Among the White Hills." That simple saying branded his efforts and his products as being integrally affiliated with the White Mountain landscape and its heritage. "Among the White Hills" expressed Shorey's own affection and enthusiasm for New Hampshire's lofty landscape, a landscape which he came to know intimately.]]>
Shorey doubtless did not suspect it when he took his photographs, but many of his humble snapshots have become significant historical artifacts, recording life, work and play in northern New Hampshire a century ago. We benefit today from his curiosity and diligence.
Quite happily, the individuals, the happenings, the scenes which Shorey enjoyed, in some cases more than a century ago, can be sampled by us today. As with many pictures from the past, documentation of the images is spotty at best. Regrettably there are so many faces we cannot associate with a name, or events we cannot place in their historical contexts. Fortunately, the landscape has not changed so much that we can not recognize a hillside or a mountain view, and we can compare the prospects which impressed Shorey with similar views which we enjoy today.]]>
Shorey's dream was realized. Through his determined character, innate ability, and years of hard work, he became know as a preeminent White Mountain photographer. While his studio was located in Gorham, his notoriety spread throughout the State and even beyond. Shorey's photographs reflected several of his roles in his community: as an Observer of the White Mountain scene, as an Entrepreneur whose creativity gave him and others a livelihood, and as an Artist who demonstrated his love of the New Hampshire landscape through his works.]]>
Plymouth State University is honored to present Guy Shorey: Among the White Hills, curated by Peter Crane of the Mount Washington Observatory's Gladys Brooks Memorial Library.
This exhibition shows the scope of Shorey's work that was so important in recording the people and places, as well as the work and leisure activity in the White Mountains region in the early-to-mid-twentieth century. His business acumen and the success of the Guy Shorey Studios in Gorham, and later in Randolph, ensured the broad dissemination of his work.
Shorey was bound to the region by his great love of the White Mountains that he hiked extensively and his civic commitment to Gorham. It is this profound connection to the area that makes this exhibition and catalogue a particularlyappropriate preface to the future Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University, which will honor the legacy of the region. Preceded by As Time Passes Over the Land: White Mountain Art, this is the second and final exhibition before the museum opens in the fall of 2012.
Guy Shorey's keen observation, artistic vision, and prolific production have been aptly preserved in the extensive collection at the Mount Washington Observatory Museum, part of which is on display in this exhibition.
I would like to thank Peter Crane; Scot Henley, executive director of the Mount Washington Observatory; and the Gladys Brooks Foundation for their support for the Shorey collection over the years. Eric Pedersen of the Appalachian Mountain Club generously loaned the images of the new Madison Hut.
Special recognition should also be given to the Shorey heirs, Sara Glines, Rebecca Boothman, and the late Susan Hawkins, whose appreciation of family and local heritage led them to donate the Guy L. Shorey collection of images, artifacts, and other items to the Mount Washington Observatory. In making available to the public so many remarkable items associated with Guy Shorey, his life, his times, and his White Mountains community, their gift honors their grandfather and the North Country.
Catherine S. Amidon
Director, Museum of the White Mountains]]>
Karl Drerup Art Gallery and The Museum of the White Mountains
Plymouth State University
Curated by Peter Crane, Curator, Mount Washington Observatory's Gladys Brooks Memorial Library


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Logic Supply has an interesting way of sizing their smaller HTPCs
Subject: Systems | April 13, 2012 - 04:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: SFF, mini-itx, Logic Supply, LGX AG150 Fanless Mini PC, htpc, Atom N2800
Defining the size of the Logic Supply LGX AG150 Fanless Mini PC as being 1.2 litres is a unique way of describing just how small this machine is. You can see from the picture below that a pair of serial ports takes up a significant portion of the front panel. Part of the reason for this is the completely fanless design, the heatsink obscuring the Atom N2800 has TIM on it to allow the entire top of the case to distribute the heat. The SSD drive also helps slim the machine down and also adds snappy performance as well. The Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX board powers the SSD and can fit up to 4GB of RAM in its two slots and the Intel GMA 3650 powers the HDMI and VGA ports with enough processing power for you to watch HD video. As it is a totally silent HTPC, it should come as no surprise that it was Silent PC Review who received this box for testing.
"This new PC from specialist Logic Systems is based around the recently released Intel DN2800MT "Marshalltown" mini-ITX Atom board, a long-awaited follow-up to the original "Thin ITX" board, the Intel D945GSEJT. Super low energy consumption, 1080P video capability and a tiny 1.2 liter form factor should be compelling for Mini PC enthusiasts."
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- ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-Ray AD05 Plus Mini PC Review @ HardwareHeaven
- RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-MP3011Plus Network Media Player Review @ NikKTech
- Zotac ZBOX Nano XS AD11 Plus: Redefining the Small Form Factor PC @ AnandTech
- SilverStone GD06 Home Theater PC Case @ Computing on Demand
- Arctic MC001-BD Blu-Ray Entertainment Center Review @ eTeknix
- nMedia HTPC 7000B SFF Case Review @ Hardware Canucks
- USB 3.0 to HDMI & VGA External Video Card @ CoD
Cedar Trail preview, can it keep Intel's netbook lineup alive?
Subject: General Tech | August 29, 2011 - 01:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: cedar trail, Intel, Atom N2800
If you haven't run across them yet, VR-Zone just released a sneak peek at Intel's new ultramobile chip lineup, which we know as Cedar Trail. The benchmarks that they found are a little odd, consisting of 3DMark 2006 and PCMark 2005 so the results need to be taken with that context in mind. Still the Atom N2800 manages to triple the performance of the previous Atom generation so there have been some noticeable improvements. The problem is the netbook form factor its self, as tablets and even smart phones can replicate the tasks that the netbook was intended for. That could mean that no matter how good Cedar Trail is, the form factor it is set to dominate may be going extinct. They do offer HDMI out now though.
"We're not sure how much life there's left in the netbook market, but considering that Intel is looking to offer some very affordable next gen Atom processors, its upcoming Cedar Trail processors might just be what the netbook market space needs to catch a second wind. VR-Zone can exclusively unveil the first benchmark figures for Intel's upcoming mobile Atom processors and although they're unlikely to blow anyone's mind, they're a huge improvement over the previous generation."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- AMD hopes to replicate Lenovo's rise to power with CEO @ The Inquirer
- gScreen Unveils SpaceBook, World's First Dual 17-inch Screen Notebook @ DailyTech
- The case for a free market in IPv4 addresses @ Ars Technica
- A Look Through Fedora 16 Alpha @ Phoronix
- Tp-link TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router @ Rbmods
- Cadence 4-Bit Binary Leather Watch Review @ Legit Reviews
- Win 50 PC codes for Deus Ex: Human Revolution @ t-break
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Although it's usually five minutes, sometimes there can be a delay of an hour or more in between my answers because I may be researching the answer to your question, helping other customers, or taking a break. If we are writing late at night, I may have to go to sleep and resume helping you the following morning.
For some reason that's beyond me, your question came out hard to read.
Can you tell me, did you ask for permission re: your color choice before painting? Did you already paint? Is there anything about paint colors in your rules, bylaws, or covenants?
I'll look forward to hearing from you,
Jane Doe Deer
The issue now is because they want me to change the color to:
SW/6203 Spare White for the body & SW/6082 Cobble Brown for the Trim.
In the list of colors they send me to choose from this choices appear like yhis:
SW/6082 Cobble Brown Accent
SW/6203 Spare White Body & Trim
Note that many houses in same community have same patterns I am using, houses paints years before my.
As you know, I can't give you legal advice here, but I can give you information.
First off, you can only sue for discrimination if you're a victim of ILLEGAL discrimination. That is the type of discrimination based on such factors as sex, race, national origin, disability, etc. - in other words, you would have had to be treated differently BECAUSE you're a certain gender, race, etc. Can you give me more information about this?
Second, there are at least two ways to approach this. One is to sit back and wait until the HOA sues you. You can not only respond, but you can also file a counter-claim, and, of course, ask for attorneys fees and damages.
Another option is to sue the HOA, but it's unlikely (from what you told me so far) that you can prevail on harassment or discrimination. You could, however, ask for an injunction (restraining order) against the HOA, asking that they cease and desist in bothering you about the paint. It seems to me (from what you said) that the HOA's paint color choices/information is vague - that's there fault, not yours. It's also in your favor that you didn't receive a reply from the HOA within a reasonable amount of time.
FYI, for your convenience, here is a link to the state laws pertaining to HOA's:
Going back to your question, it's unlikely that the HOA will provide information to you until the matter is filed in court, either by you or the HOA. Once it's in court, you can request anything that's relevant from the HOA, and they must comply or face court sanctions.
Again, I can't give you legal advice here, and I realize I've only heard your side of the story so far, but from what you've told me so far, your "side" is much stronger than the HOA's "side."
I hope that that helps you. Let's be sure to write back and forth some more if you have follow-up questions. You don't have to "accept" until you're completely satisfied with my answer(s)!
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Salt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker presents fiscally responsible budget
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTMay 7, 2014 1:22 p.m.
Re: "Your distain for science and public investment is quite concerning."
Oh, don't be concerned. I have no disdain for science. I reserve my disdain for those that try to pervert science, using it as a hustle to sell their snake oil. Like when climate "scientists" fail to confirm their wild hypotheses to any reasonable confidence level, or using anything recognizable as the scientific method, but try to sell pet political conclusions, anyway, using what amounts to a popularity poll to unfairly support the unsupportable and to cow those asking for actual data or analysis.
I'm also somewhat disdainful of propagandists that feel they can fool people by using misleading liberal newspeak to hide the truth. Like calling grinding overtaxation "public investment."
Nightshades WVC, UTMay 7, 2014 1:21 p.m.
@2 bits, I think you have your history wrong my friend The first message was sent over the ARPANET from computer science Professor Leonard Kleinrock's laboratory at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to the second network node at Stanford Research Institute (SRI).
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTMay 7, 2014 12:03 p.m.
I don't see how you got a disdain for science or technology from procuradorfiscal's comment.
Re: " you may want to live by your beliefs and stop utilizing modern technology, i.e. computers, internet, etc because it was scientists who brought us these wonderful inventions."...
It was the Department of Army that developed the original Internet (some of them were scientists I guess). The same dang military industrial complex the Left hates. Later it was made usable and accessible by the masses by private industry. So both contributed to it. Same goes for Computers...
mcdugall Murray, UTMay 7, 2014 11:33 a.m.
@procuradorfiscal - Your distain for science and public investment is quite concerning. If you conviction against scientific evidence and research is so strong, you may want to live by your beliefs and stop utilizing modern technology, i.e. computers, internet, etc because it was scientists who brought us these wonderful inventions.
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTMay 7, 2014 9:16 a.m.
I noticed they were VERY careful on the wording. They put "Fiscally RESPONSIBLE budget", not "Fiscally Conservative budget" in the headline.
I think it would be excellent for a Democrat Mayor to get credit for submitting a Fiscally CONSERVATIVE Budget. It would show that we're not that far apart, and Democrats can conserve and live within their means, and you CAN get fiscal responsibility from either party (and irresponsible behavior from either party).
Any budget that fills the community's needs AND lives within the Government's needs (not putting the people in debt)... is something that should be praised IMO... regardless of the party that did it...
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTMay 7, 2014 8:56 a.m.
Re: "To look for ways to maximize economic opportunities, Becker has asked State Auditor John Dougall to work with him . . . ."
In other words, find ways to squeeze more tax money out of us.
If the mayor genuinely wanted to increase revenues, he'd remove liberal impediments to business growth, stop all the carbon footprint nonsense, and make downtown more friendly to real people, who might drive there to engage in commerce, but who'll never utilize the dangerous, inconvenient, overly expensive collectivized transport liberals have anointed as the hallmark their brave, new dark-age world.
Christopher B Ogden, UTMay 7, 2014 8:49 a.m.
Unlike most liberal-leaning publications and liberals in general, the typically conservative Des news and mostly republican population of our state can acknowledge something good happening, even when it crosses party lines.
Ralph Becker is learning a thing or two about fiscal responsibility, and I applaud him for it
slcdenizen Murray, UTMay 7, 2014 7:00 a.m.
Mayor Becker is governing the way Republicans claim to legislate. It's become a truism in politics that the fewer things one claims to value, the more likely those same things end up being the most negotiable. Budgetary obligations are only revisable when a Democrat is in office. The nat'l debt only burdens society when a Dem is in office. If something is true, then it doesn't matter who holds the office. The tea party has been less of an experiment in returning to a smaller government and more of an attempt at redemption by Republicans who couldn't be bothered with scrutinizing government when their team was on the field. On the other hand, Dems need to take the opportunity to spotlight their better candidates for higher office. Fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability should be among the highest priorities, in both expansionary and recessionary years.
Liberal Ted Salt Lake City, UTMay 7, 2014 6:16 a.m.
Maybe if the city didn't make a huge push for low income housing that would help their tax revenue shortfall. If the city made an effort to remove drug homes, peoples dogs taking care of their business on residential lawns with no clean up from the owner, or peoples yards used by customers of surrounding businesses to dump their drinks and leave their trash. Then you might have a draw of decent people that maintain their homes and pay higher taxes. But, why live there if the city caters to everyone else but the working class?


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I'm still waiting for someone to tell me, under what legal theory does the Congress have the authority to "bail out" any private business.
The only answer I get is the same one I got when I questioned about the Chrysler Corp. bail-out: The General Welfare Clause.
That's as much hokem as how the Congress and Courts have stretched the Commerce Clause.
EXACTLY what I want to know. And further, what happened in the House was appalling. An overwhelming majority on the populace was screaming
and our representatives passed it
due to political pressure from Congressional leadership.
The President represents the United states proper, so his position is a
credible position under the 'protection of the country' argument although it is STILL wicked outlandish, the Senate is supposed to be representing the States, with many of the States on the stick with needs for lines of credit to do business it's
that the Governors expressed a will for passage but I haven't heard ANY hint of such advocacy at all. But the House, the House had clear and unambiguous directive from those THEY are by DEFINITION and DUTY obligated to directly represent and ignored us. The House is our ONLY actual representation to the Fed and they IGNORED US!
They know better? This was beyond our ability to grasp? NO. It was NOT.
Regardless of party those that voted in the House contrary to the will of those they represent need to be sent BACK HOME to stay.
I will vote and campaign for the very first, and every subsequent candidate of any party outside of the Nazi or Communist Party that will work to challenge the Constitutionality of this now passed and signed legislation.
Isn't it specifically forbidden for the United States government to finance any specific industry?
What I'm about to say isn't hyperbole, this undermines what America MEANS. A government for the people by the people just demonstrated that it's only true if the government agrees with the people. This turns the land of opportunity on it's head. It foreshadows a precedent of 'we paid, so we decide' where opportunity is concerned. You were TOO prosperous so give us more then you keep so you don't jeopardize de-stabilizing the market. You'll need to get MORE permissions and in the name of not letting this happen again your risk exposure will have to be with the boundaries.
This whole thing stinks and is genuinely anti-American.
I could go on and on about this one but I'll spare the readers and go back to shouting at the young and and my Representatives office....that is when I don't get a busy signal due to someone else taking their turn to do the same...
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
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Fishing Line for Sept. 11
Friday the Thirteenth could be a lucky day, and the start of a catch-worthy weekend, for area anglers.
The Solar-Lunar Tables post peak fishing hours just after sunrise and at sunset that day. The best times for fish activity are slated for the coming weekend. Of course, the best time to fish is whenever it is possible to be on the water, but some pushes from the sun and moon might help.
A few less pushes from winds might help even more. Last week, failed attempts to catch up with Lake Erie's walleye schools headed west of Dunkirk Harbor resulted in canceled outings on Tuesday and Thursday. A promised day of mild winds on Saturday resulted in a failed approach with 4-footers a half-mile off the stacks at Dunkirk.
On the plus side, stiff winds might help cool dayside anglers working the current heat wave. The bite has been good in rivers, creeks and protected bays throughout the day, A breeze makes things a bit less than an endurance contest.
Winds have less effect on streams and smaller inland lakes, where the pre-fall feeding foray is just fine. Surface water temperatures still holding above 70 degrees in some areas has game fish foraging on the last of the bigger, breeder-sized bait fish and hungry for more bulk to last through the fall and winter.
The latest crop of spring-hatched baitfish are still pinheads, so the big boys (pike, musky, bass, walleye, etc.) are out hunting down good-sized prey while warm waters keep their metabolism high. Many a lure could be alluring, but bigger spinner baits and body baits such as crankbait-style stuff might be worth an extra try before settling on worm/leech patterns on jigs and spinner rigs.
Lake Erie
When wave heights allow, perch anglers do better than walleye seekers. Some trollers have done fairly well on walleye running downrigs, leadcore lines and side planers fairly close to bottom at depths of 60 feet and more of Dunkirk Harbor and farther west.
Out deeper, some spoons, stick baits and even worm harnesses have teased a trout or two, but the bite is slight and the main target remains aimed at walleyes.
Cattaraugus Creek has seen an early run of "jacks," smaller rainbow trout that moved in to test the waters. Creek waters remain above average for late-summer temperatures.
Erie anglers have a depth of 62 feet as a peak place productive perch catching. Boaters out of Cattaraugus Creek have done well at 62 feet directly off and west of the creek. Off Sturgeon Point, a 62-foot depth anywhere from the water pumping station to Point Breeze has been good for bigger ringbacks on recent runs.
When the fish are biting, either commercial live bait or salted emerald shiners work on whatever is schooling at the time — bigger or smaller perch, white perch, white (sliver) bass, sheepshead, round gobies and the occasional walleye.
Niagara River
Upper river bass are a blast, and shore casters are also explosive about the perch bite. Bill Van Camp at Big Catch Bait & Tackle has been stocking the small hard-shell crayfish for shore-casting perch anglers. These "smaller crabs" have done well on bigger ringbacks along the river's piers, docks in inlets in waters with above-average temperatures.
Lower river boaters have a fairly good bass fishery going in this warm water. Some salmon have moved up current and the Devil's Hole drifters can connect on occasion with fresh Chinook, bearing their bright lake-run colors.
Successes are about the same for boaters and shore anglers. Van Camp suggests stocking up on supply of Little Cleo casting spoons for the coming run of king salmon along the shore and from piers and docks on the river and Lake Ontario.
New York Power Authority officials announced repair work at the South Access Road leading to the fishing pier starting Monday. The area will be partially blocked for shoreline access during construction of a riverside walkway, a paved and safer access road, and a guide rail separating pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic at the site. Boaters noticed several shore casters on the casting pier on Tuesday morning.
The fishing pier remains open dawn to dusk and features a cleaning station and restrooms. For an update on renovation progress, call 796-0135 (ext. 45).
Lake Ontario
Boaters are running tight to shore, running J-Plugs at fairly high speeds off side-planer rigs for salmon, says Wes Walker at Slipper Sinker Bait & Tackle in Olcott. When waves are modest, shoreline trollers do best during low-light hours.
The same low-light hours work best for shore casters from piers at Wilson, Olcott and Point Breeze. Little Cleos, KO Wobblers and Moonshine spoons all get major mention from pier casters seeking salmon. A few kings have shown above the Route 18 Bridge in waters below Burt Dam.
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Hirst Ends 17-Year Relationship With Gagosian Gallery
The U.K.'s wealthiest living artist, Damien Hirst, has parted ways with the Gagosian gallery, which represented him for the past 17 years.
Hirst, 47, whose best-known work is a tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde that billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen reportedly acquired for $12 million, had been a major money maker for Gagosian.
"Damien Hirst has decided to cease working with Gagosian Gallery worldwide," Hirst's company Science Ltd. said in an e- mailed release. "Damien has had a fantastic and productive working relationship with Gagosian Gallery, but after 17 years of representing him Larry Gagosian and Damien have reached an amicable decision to part company."
All 11 Gagosian galleries presented his Spot paintings earlier this year. The dealer has since opened a 12th branch, at the Le Bourget private-jet airport north of Paris.
London's White Cube gallery said it will carry on representing Hirst through its galleries in London, Hong Kong and Sao Paulo. Tim Marlow, the director of exhibitions at White Cube, said on the telephone today: "We are working with him now and will continue to represent him internationally in the future."
Science Ltd. would not respond to questions about who would represent Hirst in the U.S.
Price Drop
Though Hirst's prices have fallen recently -- only four of his works sold for more than $1 million at auction this year, and none above $2 million, according to Artnet -- his decision to leave Gagosian will be keenly felt.
"Hirst is in the uppermost echelon of the contemporary art canon, and high price or low, it's a blow for the gallery," said Jehan Chu, an adviser who runs Vermillion Art Collections in Hong Kong.
The news comes a week after David Zwirner, a major New York art dealer that recently opened a space in London, announced that Jeff Koons, another market star from Gagosian's stable, will have an exhibition in May in Zwirner's New York Chelsea gallery. A Gagosian spokeswoman confirmed that the gallery continues to represent Koons.
A formal break like Hirst's raises the question of who will represent him in New York.
"Why would he commit to one dealer when he can have them all?" said Alberto Mugrabi, whose family has supported the Hirst market for years. "Any great gallery in New York would love to do a show with Damien."
No Talks
David Zwirner gallery spokeswoman Julia Joern said she wasn't aware of any talks between the artist and her gallery.
Mugrabi said his family's commitment to the Hirst market won't be affected by the artist's departure from Gagosian, saying, "I will support his market until I am dead." He said the family owns "several hundred" pieces by Hirst.
This year, Larry Gagosian was accused in two lawsuits, including one brought by billionaire Ron Perelman over a $4 million sculpture by Koons, of using his position in the art world to negotiate secret deals, push clients around and manipulate prices for contemporary works.
Both Gagosian Gallery and Gagosian have declined to comment on the accusations. The gallery filed its own case against Perelman but later dropped it and will defend itself in Perelman's suit.
This spring, Gagosian also lost John Good, a gallery director of 13 years. Good left for Christie's, where he is now senior vice president and international director of postwar and contemporary art.
"I am not worried about Mr. Gagosian," Mugrabi said. "He is still at the top, with or without Damien."
Many Pills
Hirst's works include a stainless steel and glass cabinet filled with thousands of pills, cast in bronze and painted, which sold for $19.2 million at a Sotheby's auction in 2007. That year, the average price for a Hirst lot at auction reached a high of $931,000, according to Artnet.
A human skull, covered with platinum and diamonds and entitled "For the Love of God," was offered for sale in the same year for 50 million pounds by White Cube. It was bought by a consortium including the artist himself and White Cube owner Jay Jopling.
In 2008, Sotheby's held an auction of more than 200 works sold directly by the artist, beating the pre-sale estimates by earning $200 million. For that year, Hirst's works at auction tallied $230.9 million, according to Artprice.com.
Auction Sales
Hirst's auction revenue dropped by 94 percent to $14.6 million in 2010, before rising to $25 million in 2011, the latest year for which information is available on Artprice.
Almost a third of all Hirst lots offered at auction failed to sell in 2011.
An arch-shaped butterfly canvas, "The Old Fool's Paradise," (2006) that sold for $1 million at Sotheby's in November 2009 fetched only $770,500 at the auction in May.
The average lot price for Hirst in 2012 was $215,000, according to Artnet.
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(NEW YORK) — Angelina Jolie tops Forbes' list of "Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses," with an estimated $33 million in earnings between June 2012 and June 2013. That's some $13 million more than Jolie earned in the lead-up to last year's list.
Silver Linings Playbook actress Jennifer Lawrence landed in second place, with $26 million.
Twilight actress Kristen Stewart, who topped the list last year with $34.5 million, came in third, with $22 million.
In fourth place this year is We're the Millers actress Jennifer Aniston, with $20 million.
The Amazing Spider-Man actress Emma Stone is in fifth place after earning an estimated $16 million between June 2012 and June 2013.
Here is the complete list:
1. Angelina Jolie, $33 million
2. Jennifer Lawrence, $26 million
3. Kristen Stewart, $22 million
4. Jennifer Aniston, $20 million
5. Emma Stone, $16 million
6. Charlize Theron, $15 million
7T. Sandra Bullock, $14 million
7T. Natalie Portman, $14 million
9T. Mila Kunis, $11 million
9T. Julia Roberts, $11 million
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