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Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman Heroin Death Saved 10 Livesby Free Britney at . Comments
Acclaimed television and film screenwriter Aaron Sorkin says that Philip Seymour Hoffman's shocking death from heroin abuse probably saved lives.
Yes, you read that correctly.
"Phil Hoffman and I had two things in common," writes Sorkin. "We were both fathers of young children, and we were both recovering drug addicts."
Hoffman died Sunday at age 46. He first met Sorkin on the set of the 2007 movie Charlie Wilson's War, for which Sorkin had penned the screenplay.
"On breaks during rehearsals, we would sometimes slip outside our soundstage on the Paramount lot and get to swapping stories," Sorkin recalls.
"It's not unusual to have these mini-AA meetings. People like us are the only ones to whom tales of insanity don't sound insane. 'Yeah, I used to do that.'"
"I told him I felt lucky because I'm squeamish and can't handle needles," Sorkin said of Hoffman's heroin addiction, and "he told me to stay squeamish.
"And he said this: 'If one of us dies of an overdose, probably 10 people who were about to won't.' He meant that our deaths would make news and maybe scare someone clean."
Sorkin adds that Hoffman, a 'kind, decent, magnificent, thunderous actor," did not die from an "overdose of heroin ... he died from heroin." In general.
"We should stop implying that if he'd just taken the proper amount then everything would have been fine," he urges, making a strong and overlooked point.
"He didn't die because he was partying too hard or because he was depressed ... he died because he was an addict on a day of the week with a y in it."
"Let's add to that 10 people who were about to die who won't now."
Think he's right? Demi Lovato agrees that addiction is a disease, while others have been less sympathetic in the wake of the film great's passing.
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Anyone who believes that addiction is not a disease is either ignorant or heartless. As a recovering addict, I know first-hand the devastation this illness has on the life of the user and their loved ones. So why did I become an addict? Well, let's just say it's as much a mystery to me that at the age of 16, when I first started drinking, I immediately drank to the point of "blackouts." I also quickly got hooked on pot, coke and later in my 40's, painkillers. I never wanted drugs and alcohol to run my life. Getting high was supposed to be fun, not something that would take over my existence. All I can say is from the very first moment I sought a chemical escape, it was like a light turned on in my brain. And no matter how many times I tried to put a dimmer on that light, I was never able to control it. Fortunately, I realized the only way to save myself was to turn that light off for good! No one, whether he or she is a world- renowned celebrity or a street junkie, wants to die from an overdose, but once you get on that roller-coaster ride you always run the risk of destroying yourself. It's not about being a "bad" person or being weak-willed. It's about being sick and not getting the help you need in order to survive. Some of us live to tell the tale, and some of us don't. RIP PSH!
Amy Winehouse DID NOT die of drugs overdose. She died of an alcohol poisoning. Please check your information and correct it.


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Good Morning and Happy Spring! Grab a cup of coffee or tea and settle in for this week's roundup of my favorite posts.
Kisses and Kiddos
No Fail Parenting Phrases – From The Confident Mom, this is a good list of clear and concise statements to improve communication with kids of all ages.
Top 10 Tips to Get Kids to do Chores - The Home Sanctuary blog has some wonderful ideas for encouraging (not nagging) kids to do their chores.
A Marital Intimacy Playlist - J from Hot, Holy, and Humorous put together a great list of clean romantic songs from different musical genres.
Bacon Cheddar Waffles - What can I say? It's a waffle with bacon and cheddar cheese, and that sounds awesome. I'm looking forward to trying this recipe from Shutterbean.
Corned Beef Hash Eggs Benedict - If you are celebrating St. Patrick's Day this weekend, consider making this breakfast spin on the tradition dish. (From spoon fork bacon)
Cinnamon Espresso St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes - And then you can serve these beautiful treats from Bakingdom for dessert.
Just for Fun and Giggles
DIY T-shirt Dress - I have very few sewing skills, but this project from The Kurtz Corner looks so cute I might just have to try it someday when I learn to use a sewing machine.
And then there is this awesome picture of Baby Kraken! I dare you not to smile.
Enjoy your weekend!
Happy Homekeeping Moments
Hi, everyone! I know I've been away from the blog lately; just been catching up on normal life. Anyway, here is this week's list!
1. The Little Ones really enjoy playing together now. I love watching them run around, sing, practice the ABC's, and play on the computer together.
2. Big Man and I enjoyed our Valentine's dinner out. It was nice to be together, have a relaxing meal, and enjoy a movie that did not include singing Veggies.
3. Little Man looks so cute in his "big boy" crew cut. Plus it is easy and less expensive now that we can cut his hair here at home!
4. Little Lady is talking more and more each day. She knows most of her letters now and is starting to count. Very appropriately, her favorite word is "me."
5. I've had lots of success in my recent kitchen experiments. One of my recent goals has been to include more veggies in our meals and trade pre-processed ingredients for homemade wherever I can. I've found some great veggie recipes that even I enjoy and I've successfully DIY'ed bagels, jam, flour tortillas, and chicken stock.
Hope y'all are having a great Friday! See you tomorrow for Sample Saturday.
Sample Saturday
Good Morning! Here's this week's Sample Saturday of my favorite posts from the last couple weeks.
Kisses and Kiddos
Love Changes Everything – A beautiful perspective in this Becoming Minimalist post.
On Raising Little Women (or Men) - A great post about the parenting and teaching lessons to be learned from Marmee, of Little Women. (post from Simple Homeschool)
Make a Homekeeping Mission Statement - A really cool idea from Home Sanctuary. I'm still working on my mission statement, and I'll be sure to share once it is complete.
Beyond Movie Night – A great list of fun and inexpensive at home dates from Beauty Through Imperfection.
Parenting 001 – I actually said "Amen" out loud when I finished reading this fantastic post at The Gospel Coalition
Espresso-Biscoff Heart Cake - I was all prepared to have a healthy, no dessert weekend until I saw this awesomeness from Sprinkle Bakes and decided I need to make it now.
Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas - I like the idea of Mexican flavors in the slow cooker. This dish from the Foodie Bride looks like a great change from the usual pot roast.
French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese Sandwiches - I actually made these last week and oh boy, were they good! Big Man loved them too. This Tasty Kitchen post has a nice set of step-by-step photos.
Cinnamon Streusel Chocolate Bread- Streusel and chocolate in the same recipe. Thank you, Bakingdom!
Just for Fun and Giggles
Paperman - This cute Disney short film has been floating around the internet for the last few days, and it is totally worth a look. Does anyone else think the guy looks like Jim from The Office?
And finally, I found this on Pinterest and just couldn't stop laughing.
Enjoy your weekend!
Sample Saturday
Here's this week's roundup of my favorite blog posts. Enjoy!
Kisses and Kiddos
You Can Never Ask Too Much - This post from the Desiring God Blog is full of encouragement and hope grounded in Biblical promises.
31 Days to Becoming a Frugalista - The Confident Mom is doing a series this whole month on saving money and running a home on an efficient and frugal budget. It's a great series and I'm learning a lot from each new post (the link above is for the kick-off overview post)
Household Organization, Part 2, Part 3 - Another great series is this one from Home Sanctuary. I'm always looking for ways to run the house better, and I like they way this system is really easy to tailor to individual homes and priorities.
Cookie Butter Cream Cheese NY Style Crumb Cake - This just sounds absolutely amazing. (from the Vanilla Sugar Blog)
Creamy Crock Pot Mac 'n' Cheese – I've been getting a lot of use out of my slow cooker recently, and I'll be trying this dish from Pennies on a Platter soon.
Soups to Warm the Soul – It's soup season and this post from Picky Palate has a whole bunch of soups that look perfectly warm and satisfying.
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Nutella, Brown Butter, & Sea Salt - Is it possible to have too many chocolate chip cookie recipes? I think not. (from Annie's Eats)
Just for Fun and Giggles
And now, a real-life Angry Bird:
Enjoy your weekend!
Video Games are Not the Enemy
I generally don't use this blog to "rant" about things. I want it to be a positive place primarily focused on faith, family, and life as a full-time homekeeper. That said, sometimes I just get so bothered that I have to say something. Thus, a rant.
I read a lot of Christian marriage & parenting blogs. And there is a common theme among them that has been growing in popularity: the vilification of video games and those (especially men) who play them. There are the Q&A posts where wives write in complaining that their husbands play video games too much and the comments are filled with
ladies women bashing men for enjoying this hobby. There are the advice columns written to Christian women warning them that guys who play video games are not worth their dating time because gaming is a sure sign the guy is still a child. There is the nationally-known pastor who categorizes all men who enjoy video games as immature, useless boys. And so on. The problem with this popular "Christian" stance on video games is that it is deeply flawed and is causing more harm than good. Most of the articles condemning video games revolve around a few common points. I'd like to provide a counter-argument to these popular talking points in hopes that the Christian culture can move toward a more balanced, Biblical stance on video games.
Please understand that while this post is primarily written in terms of defending men's right to game, I know there are women gamers out there (I'm one of them) and I think that's great. But since most Christian anti-gaming posts focus exclusively on men (probably because they don't want to believe lady gamers exist) my rant is written with that bias in mind.
1.) All video games are created equal. This is perhaps the biggest flaw in the "video games are bad" logic. Every post I've read about the evils of video games lumps them all into one category. However, that just isn't reasonable. MarioKart is vastly different from Grand Theft Auto in terms of content and morality. Angry Birds can't be compared to Call of Duty. There are some games out there that are not appropriate for Christians (of any age) to play due to sexual content and other immoral situations. But the vast majority of games fall into that "personal conviction" area of acceptability in terms of content. If there is to be a discussion about the rightness of grown men, and women, playing games there needs to be an understanding that the content of each individual game matters. All games should not be condemned as evil just because there are some out there that truly are immoral.
2.) Addiction to video games is a sin. This is the most popular argument laid against adult gamers. Examples are trotted out of "World of Warcraft (WoW) widows" and men who play to the detriment of every other area of life. And those situations do exist and absolutely are sinful. However, the sin is the addiction, not the video games themselves. Video game addiction is no different from alcohol addiction, shopping addiction, or gluttony in terms of sin. Yet we don't see many Christians out there arguing that no adult should ever drink a beer or take a second helping of cake. But have a wife write in to a Christian blogger complaining that her hubby games too much for her liking and the only response you'll see is confirmation of his "failings" as a husband and father and calls for him to "man-up." Now, if the husband is truly addicted, yes he needs to be confronted and fight the addiction. But the "addiction" card is thrown much too casually, and often just because a wife is unhappy her husband is using his free time for something she doesn't enjoy.
3.) Video games are marriage killers. Well, no. The correct statement is "video games can be marriage killers." And that's true; just like every other hobby. Internet surfing, knitting, working out, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, blogging, watching TV, reading, any of these can kill a marriage if a person overindulges or doesn't correctly prioritize. Moderation and time management are key. Any hobby should be lower in priority than God, marriage, kids, church, job, and any other necessary responsibilities. But video games in moderation are a perfectly acceptable hobby, and not the bane of marital bliss. Gaming can even be a mutually enjoyable activity. Big Man and I both enjoy gaming, so some nights we'll spend an hour or so on the couch together while he plays XBox and I play on the laptop. We enjoy each other's company, relax, and have fun.
4.) Playing video games is a waste of time. Ok, this one is true. Video games are purely entertainment, and in general don't offer great mental stimulation or lasting benefits. However, this argument is generally just a front for what anti-gamers, particularly women, really mean. When a Christian woman complains that her husband is wasting his time playing video games, what she really means is that she would prefer that he waste time in the same way she does. It's OK for her to spend a few hours on Pinterest or watching TLC but her husband shouldn't spend a little time gaming? Talk about a double standard.
Usually at this point the Reading Trump Card (reading is a better use of time) is thrown. I'll agree to a point. Reading the Bible or a piece of challenging literature is better than gaming. But usually "reading" refers to what Christian women are reading, that is, Christian fiction. And the vast majority of that is no more mentally stimulating than a Call of Duty online match.
5.) Video games are childish, and not an acceptable hobby for grown men (and women). And this right here is my biggest beef with the Christian anti-video-game crowd. The ever-present "boys play video games, but men have better, more mature, and holier hobbies." Really? Sitting on your couch for hours watching the NFL or UFC or NASCAR is more mature? It's holier? Puh-lease. Video games are no different from any other entertainment in terms of maturity. Choosing to spend a few hours gaming rather than armchair quarterbacking a sports team doesn't make a guy less of a man, or too immature to be a husband and dad. I don't know why the Christian sub-culture has decided sports-fan-dom is socially acceptable while gaming is not, but it is a position that desperately needs to be changed.
I'd like to mention one less-obvious side of this anti-gaming stance and that is the ongoing attempt by the Christian sub-culture to feminize men. The church has worked hard, especially in the last 20 years or so, to uplift women and "tame" men. This is a problem that has resulted in a large percentage of men giving up on church altogether because they are tired of being told they are disappointing husbands, bad fathers, and oversexed animals compared to their wives who are emotionally mature, spiritual angels. Traditionally masculine careers like military service, construction, and law enforcement are discouraged and hobbies like martial arts, hunting, motorcycling, and adventure-type sports are looked down upon. Men can't even have a poker night with the guys anymore lest they indulge in "gambling" and smoking a cigar or two. And so as the feminized church worked to destroy every shred of masculinity, the men retreated into the only source of adventure and manliness they could find: video games. And the church wants to take that away too. It's a very sad situation and one that I hope changes before it is too late.
So there it is. My "rant." I hope this has provided a different viewpoint than the standard Christian anti-gaming post. I'd love to see more support out there for Christian gamers and hopefully work toward removing the stigma attached to an adult who enjoys video games. As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this so if you'd like to share your views the comment section is wide open. Thanks for reading!
Slow to Anger
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; ~Psalm 103:8-13 (NIV84)
I've had the "slow to anger, abounding in love" part of this passage memorized for a long time. It's one of those verses that is quoted often and even though I can recite it without trouble I've never really given it a whole lot of thought. The few times I did think about the verse, it's been "Well, this is one of those verses that applies to really bad sinners. I bet those murderers and rapists that come to faith are really glad that God was slow to anger." Prideful as it is, I've thought that God didn't need to exercise his patience that much with me since I'm not a Really Big Sinner. Well, this past week I was convicted about this line of thinking. God used my own interaction with Little Man to show me how wrong I was.
Little Man is almost entirely potty trained, even at night (yay!). For months now he has been consistent about telling us when he needs to go and making it to the bathroom on time. Then we had one of those days where for some reason he just decided he didn't want to bother and had several accidents in a row. By the 4th change of clothes I was really frustrated and got angry with him. I took a "mommy timeout" and as I prayed asking God to forgive my overreaction, this verse came to me very clearly. The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in love. Pretty much the opposite of how I had reacted to Little Man.
Two things were very apparent to me. First, I need God's patience and mercy every bit as much as those Really Big Sinners. Just look at how angry I got with Little Man over something as minor as a potty accident. And that's a human mother interacting with her child. How much more would our righteous God be justified in becoming angry with my "minor" sins? And yet he is slow to anger. Abounding in love. Ever patient and merciful. Compassionate far beyond understanding.
Secondly, as God shows His love, patience, and mercy to me, so should I show patience and compassion to those in my life. Especially Big Man and my Little Ones. Not to say that I shouldn't discipline my kids or teach them right and wrong. But I should approach them with compassion, not anger. With patience, not frustration. Allowing Jesus' abounding love to flow through me to them.
God often uses my kids to teach me things. Sometimes I look are Little Man and Little Lady and just marvel at God's amazing creativity and how he has blessed me with my precious children. Other times I look at them and see my own human frailty. This week God used Little Man to convict me of sin and teach me something new about His perfect character. And while such growth is seldom painless, it is always, always good.
I'd love to hear your thoughts. Does God use your kids to teach you?


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I've been researching Marcel Breuer in connection with a new book. The 18-year-old Breuer started as an art student in Vienna, then transferred to the new Bauhaus in Weimar. He chose the woodworking program, and proved to be so talented in furniture design that after he graduated Walter Gropius invited him back to be the master of the woodworking shop. In one short period, 1925-30, Breuer designed some of the seminal modernist chairs of the twentieth century: the Wassily, the Cesca, the B35 lounge chair. During the 1930s, he started working as an architect, collaborating with F.R.S. Yorke in UK and Gropius in the US, and finally working on his own. What is striking is that Breuer moved so effortlessly from designing chairs to designing buildings. This is explained in two ways. Breuer had completely absorbed Gropius's teaching that design was a universal discipline, that is, if you could design a teacup you could design a city. So having no formal training in building design or construction whatsoever (the Bauhaus did not teach architecture until long after Breuer was there), did not discourage him from undertaking building commissions. The second reason is that modernist architects were inventing as they went along; they did not rely on history, traditional construction, or conventional building practice. Hence, the lack of training was not a liability. Just as a tubular steel lounge chair had no precedent, so too a glass and concrete building was breaking new ground. It was all new.
Of course, such an improvised art could not last. By the late 1950s, as modernism became an academically entrenched discipline—instead of an avocation—it began to show signs of flagging. You can't really teach improvisation, any more than you can teach jazz. Neither modern jazz nor modern architecture survived.
Marco Velardi invited me to contribute to a small exhibition called Source Material, that he was organizing with Jasper Morrison and Jonathan Olivares during this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan. "We request from you an object of personal value; a reference, keepsake, object, that has informed, provoked, and stimulated your work," is what he wrote. I sent a pencil and a scale. Here is what I wrote:
I have used many tools as an architect—T-squares, triangles, compasses, protractors, and ruling pens—but the essential tools for me remain a pencil for drawing and sketching, and a scale for measuring. They are a reminder that while the product of architectural design is a building, architects don't actually build, they draw. I have had many mechanical and wooden pencils over the years, but my favorite is this fat 5B lead holder. Pencils, especially sketching pencils, are particularly personal since they are the intermediate between the hand and the eye, between seeing and recording. This one is made by Bohemia Works and I bought it on a trip to Prague about 40 years ago. The scale has accompanied me since I was an architecture student. The concept of scale is central to design since it allows the architect to record information, for himself and for others. There is something magic about shrinking reality so precisely. Of course, in a digital age pencils and scales have become almost antiques. But after 40 years my sketching pencil still does its job as well as ever. And you don't need batteries.
Source Material included contributions by David Chipperfield, Naoto Fukasawa, Edwin Heathcote, and Richard Sapper.
A recent article on the impending demolition of the Coler-Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island by the architect and photographer Charles Giraudet raises an important question. The Goldwater portion of the hospital (originally called Welfare Hospital) opened in 1939. It was designed by Isadore Rosenfield, a Harvard educated Russian immigrant who was the Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works and in charge of New York City's $100 million hospital building program. The architecture is modernist, with Art Deco motifs, and a chevron plan that presages Louis Kahn. As Giraudet, who has been documenting the empty buildings prior to their demolition, writes: "All major programming decisions — from the number of beds to the general layout of the buildings, the angled wings of the wards and the relative heights — were related to an unwavering patient-centric design approach."
Rosenfield's design bears comparison with Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium (1933) and Le Corbusier's unbuilt proposal for Venice (1966). The question raised by Giraudet's article and the evocative accompanying photographs, is why healthcare facilities are no longer built with any significant degree of architectural ambition. Most are generic environments, at best. Is it because machinery, rather than sunlight and fresh air, dominates healthcare today? Or do hospitals no longer turn to "design architects" because the latter have nothing to offer except a concern with fashion, which is of little import in a healing facility? I would like to see a hospital designed by an imaginative and thoughtful architect such as Bill Rawn or Peter Bohlin. Research into evidence-based design has shown the importance of environmental factors in health outcomes: views of nature lower stress, for example, so do natural materials. Architecture may yet re-enter the equation. Of course, a lot will depend on exactly how architects respond. Form alone won't cut it.
"I really do believe that the world can be saved through design, and everything needs to actually be 'architected,' " Kanye West recently told Harvard students in a widely-repeated quote. Architects especially loved it, but Lucas Verweij, a Berlin-based writer, argues in Dezeen that claims such as West's are excessive. Verweij writes that the expectations placed on design—"design can solve the smog problem in Beijing, the landmine problems in Afghanistan and huge social problems in poor parts of Western cities"—are overblown and cannot be met. "We are in a design bubble," he writes, "it's a matter of time before it will burst." I'm not sure about the bubble—it seems more like a passing fashion to me—but the current idea that every problem is fodder for the design profession is certainly misguided. Can a designer really be master of all trades? The proposition that design can be effective at all scales dates back to Walter Gropius, who claimed that the designer could assume broad responsibilities, from a teacup to a city was how he put it. (Grope's teacups are OK, his urbanism, not so much.) But design is primarily about the how; the what is determined by a host of circumstantial conditions—social, economic, and cultural—over which the designer exercises no authority. More than 40 years ago, Victor Papanek, a Viennese-born industrial designer, wrote Design for the Real World, in which he made the case for design-as-problem-solving as opposed to design-as-styling. It was compelling stuff—I remember a Third World transistor radio housed in a can, run by candle-power. But were such radios ever produced? The forces of globalism ensured that it was the cell phone, not the the tin-can radio, that revolutionised the world, including the Third World. And the revolutionary aspects of the cell phone are the work of engineers, not industrial designers. The much-vaunted "design" of Apple products, for example, is chiefly (obsessively) minimalist packaging. Pace Papanek.
Just returned from a brief visit to the UK. When you arrive in London, if you have £20 you can take the Heathrow Express (travel time 15 minutes) to the city; if you have £28 you can go first class. The spiffy train interior makes Acela look frumpy. When did the British get so good at design? The original London black cab was the Austin FX3, introduced in 1948. It had plenty of room for luggage, flip-down jump seats, and rear-hinged doors for the benefit of the passengers. The latest model of black cab, TX4, still has those useful features (except the rear-hinged doors), as well as a diesel engine, air-conditioning, ABS braking, a wheelchair ramp, and MP3 compatibility. It carries five passengers and is 2 feet shorter than a Ford Crown Vic, the New York cabbie's favorite. And it still looks like a black cab.
I despair when I return home. The train from Philadelphia's airport to downtown is cheaper ($8) but it takes longer, makes local stops, has all the charm of a 1950s subway car, and people struggle to find a place for their luggage. It's still better than the taxis, though, old sedans that are uncomfortable, beat-up, and driven with reckless abandon by drivers whose newly-acquired knowledge of the city is minimal.
The British have developed an enviable ability to innovate without throwing out the baby with the bathwater. In 1971, they decimalized their money, retiring the halfpenny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin and half-crown–not to mention the guinea. The smallest paper money now is a five-pound note, and there are sensible one-pound and two-pound coins. The coins still carry the monarch's image on one side. We can't even get rid of the penny, let alone introduce a dollar coin. The US Army has adopted metric measure for distances, but the nation seems unable; after a half-hearted try in the 1970s we remain one of only three countries in the world to resist metrication (together with Burma and Liberia). The UK completed metrication more than 40 years ago–but in a very British way. Food is sold in grams and kilos, but people still weigh themselves using that mysterious British measure, the stone. The London Underground counts distances in metric but speeds in imperial. And while gas stations use liters, pubs still serve beer in pint glasses. Cheers.


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(CNN) - 2012 Republican presidential candidates are traveling this week, mostly in early presidential-contest states. Here's a look at where they're headed:
– Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota: Indianola, Iowa: Tours a plant and speaks to workers
– Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain: Urbandale and Davenport, Iowa: Opens his state campaign headquarters, makes a speech
– Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: Pella and Iowa City, Iowa: Does interviews and appears at Family Leader Lecture Series
– Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman: Greer, South Carolina: Appears at an evening barbecue
– Gingrich: Charleston, South Carolina: Conducts radio interviews and addresses a Charleston Tea Party town hall
– Huntsman: Greenville, South Carolina: Makes an announcement at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
– Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania: Conway, South Carolina: Appears at Republican fundraiser
– Gingrich: Charleston: Delivers morning speech to electric cooperative
– Cain: New York: Conducts media interviews
– Santorum: Myrtle Beach, Spartanburg and Rock Hill, South Carolina: Campaigns and speaks at a town hall at Winthrop University
– Cain: Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Speaks at We are America rally
– Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: Hampton, New Hampshire: Addresses Seacoast Republican Women's luncheon
– Rep. Ron Paul of Texas: Fort Dodge, Iowa: Appearance
– Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: New Hampshire: Expected to return to the state
– Cain: Las Vegas: Speaks at Freedom Fest
– Gingrich: Iowa: Returns to the state, Friday through Sunday
– National Governors Association (Friday-Sunday): Salt Lake City, Utah: Huntsman expected to attend
– CNN Political Coverage Manager Steve Brusk contributed to this report.
I wish them the best. For teh GOP election my money is on Backmann or Paul.
Gingrich and Guiliani, what a hot mess. I wonder if they signed the Republicans "marriage pledge". LOL
perhaps the more they hit the road the sooner we will know who are the 2012ers and who are the 2016ers. BTW have these folks shown their official birth certificates yet? Might as well get that out of the way.


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Heel vs Toe Footstrike
& Runficiency Score!
It speaks
I always fall in love with my running shoes and refuse to let them go. I need the reminder I will get from the MilestonePod to help push me to get new shoes before the old ones start causing pain.
Running is my favorite way of staying in shape because there is no hassle. I just go out and run. I run for 40 minutes 3 times a week, but have no idea how many miles are on my shoes.
If it already hurts, some damage has been done. Unfortunately that seems to happen to me regularly. Continuously seeing the MilestonePod display is going to be a great tool for me to avoid injuries and maintain my health.
MilestonePod is just what my runners and I need. As a coach I feel responsible for the health of my team. The MilestonePod will help eliminate one major source of injuries; worn shoes.
I just like to walk and my routes are never the same, I try to explore as much as possible and don't care to track the distance every day. With the MilestonePod I will always know the miles on my shoes without having to do anything.
Running mile after mile in multiple pairs of shoes, my MilestonePods have made it simple to keep track of how many miles I've placed on each pair. Now it is easier to know when it is about time to get a new pair and not have those aches and pains be my reminder.


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Salmon mornay is a popular quick dinner fix for busy families. This recipe uses a couple of tins - red salmon and corn - to make a delicious one-pot dinner. Or you could add mashed potatoes to the recipe and shape the mornay mixture into tasty rissoles.
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Preheat oven to 190'C.
In a baking dish, combine salmon, corn and celery.
In a saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat and add soup mix and sprinkle over cornflour, stir over heat until it starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.
Pour saucepan contents into the baking dish and mix through the salmon mix well.
Place in oven for 30 minutes. Remove and serve.


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MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) - The only U.S. airline that charges for carry-on luggage is creating a new fee.
Beginning Nov. 1, Spirit Airlines says it will charge five dollars if a gate agent has to print out your boarding pass. Passengers can avoid that by printing the boarding pass at home, or by using a check-in kiosk at the airport. But beginning next June, even printing out at a kiosk will cost a dollar.
Spirit is a small airline that flies mostly out of East Coast cities through Florida and on to the Caribbean. Spirit also announced that besides the boarding pass fee, it's lowering fares by $5 each way.


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