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Judge: Government Can't Arbitrate The Truth In Politics
A federal judge has struck down an Ohio law that banned lies in political ads. He ruled that it is up to voters to decide what the truth is.
White House Tries To Ease Hispanic Caucus Frustrations
Many were disappointed when President Obama announced he would delay immigration reform until after mid-term elections. NPR's Wade Goodwyn talks to White House domestic policy chief Cecilia Munoz.
International Students Save N.Carolina Academy From Shutdown
Oak Ridge Military Academy looked as if it was going to close a few years ago because of low enrollment. The academy turned things around by appealing to international students, from Asia to Africa.
Israeli, Palestinian Parents Share Their Painful Stories Of Loss
The Parents Circle is a group of Israeli and Palestinian mothers and fathers who have lost children in the conflict. Two of them visited NPR and said this summer's war has only made conditions worse.
Retired Gen. Hayden Compares U.S. ISIS Strategy To 'Casual Sex'
"The reliance on air power has all of the attraction of casual sex: It seems to offer gratification but with very little commitment," retired Gen. Michael Hayden told US News.
Vikings Star Peterson Indicted On Child Abuse Charges
The charges relate to reckless or negligent injury to his son, who was visiting the Minnesota Vikings running back in Texas in May.
What if the Fed just gave households money to help
It's raining cash, hallelujah, to (sort of) paraphrase what the Weather Girls sang. If you want to solve recessions, what about throwing cash at households instead of lowering interest rates by buying bonds or tweaking the interest rates American central bankers control more directly?
This is the proposal coming from a Brown University political economist and a London-based hedge fund guy. The professor, Mark Blyth, says if you took all the money the Federal Reserve has spent on its bond-buying and quantative-easing splurge, every household in America could have been handed $56,000.
Sure, the Fed waved its magic wand to "print" the money that bought the bonds. Under this cash-from-helicopters idea, central bankers would still have to use the magic of inventing money. But it's Blyth and Eric Lonergan's idea that the central banks could print less, give households more, and the stimulus would help a much wider cross section of the population than is helped now by QE.
Blyth told me that our current policies are designed to get people to borrow who don't really want to borrow. When interest rates are forced sown, this encourages people who already have excess cash to put more of their money into financial instruments, rather than spending it on business ventures in the real economy that might do more to create jobs.
Cash from helicopters is not a new idea. On the right, Blyth says Milton Friedman liked the idea. On the left, Keynes also embraced this.
We have done smaller versions of it before. Remember cash-for-clunkers, in which the feds handed out checks if you swapped an old car for a new one during the depths of the financial crisis? And the payroll tax holiday? Academic research shows that for every dollar spent on these programs, many more dollars went forth and multiplied through the economy.
The idea is the central bankers would still have to print money by saying the word "abracadabra" and making it appear, which can be inflationary. Some say that's the only way inflation happens. But Blyth and Lonergan believe under their proposal, the U.S. or Europe would have to print less of it than we do using the usual thinking.
Print less but transfer more, in their rallying cry. Details of this argument are in the September/October edition of Foreign Affairs. Will cash for households catch on? Blyth isn't optimistic at a time that political polarization means nothing catches on these days in Washington.
You Love My Job: JPL's Bobak Ferdowsi
You may have heard a series called 'You Hate My Job' on our weekday sister show, Marketplace. Here's our first in our series: You LOVE My Job.
Working at NASA sounds like a pretty awesome job.
Getting paid to maybe go check this place out for a week:
Or hang out here:NASA
Or take a picture like this:NASA
What's it like to actually work there? Well ... every once in a while ... it's like this:
Adam Berry/Getty Images
Yeah ... a powerpoint presentation.
Bobak Ferdowsi works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, CA. You might know him as NASA mohawk guy:
He's an engineer who worked on the Mars Curiousity Rover, and is launching a new mission to Jupiter's moon Europa.
But every job, even our fantasy ones, involves getting up, and going to work.
Opponents Spar In Court Over Texas Clinics That Do Abortions
Three federal judges heard arguments Friday over whether a Texas law that would, in effect, shutter 11 health clinics that perform abortions puts an undue burden on women.
That extra chair in your home office? Rent it out
Normally around 10 in the morning, I'm writing a news memo or interviewing an expert on something like how our ethics change in accordance to our energy levels over the course of the day. But this morning I'm entirely focused on vacuuming up crumbs between couch pillows, and also, where to store squeaky dog toys (found behind the couch). That's because people are coming over, and soon. And these aren't typical guests – they're co-workers, and, bonus(!) perfect strangers who are planning to work, hopefully productively, from my dining room table for the day.
Together we'll be beta-testing a new start up called SpareChair, a website that lets you rent out space in your home – like Airbnb, but for workers. And just minutes after I empty the dustpan and take down the trash, 32-year-old Brooklyn residents Jerry Emeka and Nate Graves, respectively a producer/ comedian and a web developer, arrive.
Like Airbnb, SpareChair lets homeowners or renters like me set their own rental rates, and the site takes a cut.
"I don't think it's that strange," Emeka says of the concept of paying to rent a chair in someone's private home. "It's 2014 – we're already dating online, we're sharing our homes for strangers to live in. And we pay a lot of money to live in our homes. Why can't we work at home?"
Why not indeed? Well, my apartment, for one, is in Brooklyn, on a traffic circle, and while I've become accustomed to the soundscape – which contains more than the occasional blaring of a taxi horn – I wasn't sure how co-workers would feel about the noise, especially if they were paying. SpareChair lets those offering space list amenities and preferences (such as "WiFi," "children present," or "children welcome") and users get to review them. But because Emeka and Graves were going to be my first co-workers, they didn't have any reviews to go on.
Luckily, neither said he minded.
"Even though I can see you cringing," Graves said. "I mean, compared to a coffee shop, this is steps above that in terms of noise."
Additionally, as a developer who works part time for MeetUp.com, Graves says he welcomes the chance to network and meet new people, so he regularly uses a co-working space. He says SpareChair would be about the same cost, and money changing hands can be a big plus of co-working.
"Cost reduction. It's the economics," says Ed Glickman, executive director of the Center for Real Estate Finance Research at the NYU Stern School of Business. He says co-workers tend to be young and live in expensive cities like New York or Seattle. For the renter out of home desk-space, co-working can literally pay off.
"All of the sudden not only do you have company, you have somebody who might give you connections but you also have a way to help you pay your rent," he says.
And not just for the month. Glickman says co-working can lead to the birth of companies. People sharing space know what the others are up to, and sometimes join forces by pitching projects together. But, he notes, using a co-working space is altogether different than renting desk space in a private home.
"You're taking a residential setting and all of a sudden you're making it a workplace," he says. "You're becoming a landlord."
Which–if you're a renter–your own, real landlord, the one you signed a lease with, might not like. So Glickman says before renting desk, couch or other space out to people who are not on the lease or deed, you may want to check your insurance policy.
And, of course, there's always the ultimate, higher power employees need to get clearance from before taking on new projects: the boss. Before you consider working from home at all, make sure your manager fully supports the idea, and isn't just giving it lip service, says Douglas McCabe, a professor of management at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. While some workers love telecommuting, management can still be skeptical.
"Are individuals working from home goofing off? Are they really working eight hours a day? Are they watching television when they should be on the computer? It's a very interesting social, psychological phenomenon," he says, "that some people view this issue very well, and others view it very poorly."
There are pros and cons to working from home, McCabe says. In the plus column: no commute, and getting away from co-workers who want to talk about last night's Nets game, while you're, um, busy. McCabe does note that a particular kind of worker can be even more productive at home. But he says, most of us will miss the camaraderie of the office and can feel disengaged from employers, something he experienced first-hand while recuperating at home after having a medical procedure.
"I thought that this was going to be party - staying at home for three months, catching up on books that I've not read for a number of years," he said. "And I realized after about six weeks, boy, I miss the workplace, I want to go every day to be with my colleagues."
Ben Waber, CEO of Sociometric Solutions, a company that uses wearable technology to understand how people's interactions at work relate to job performance and satisfaction, says there's simply no substitute for the office.
"Your default should be – you need to be with the people you work with," he says. "The whole reason we work in companies is because together we can do something that we couldn't do by ourselves."
Waber says it of course depends on the kind of work that you do. But for most of us, working solo is only okay sometimes. His company tracked a group of computer programmers to see how they worked best – together or apart.
"People assume, 'well you know what, a programmer, they're just a person who sits in the corner, drinking Mountain Dew anyway,'" he said. "'They're not going to talk to anyone anyway. It's not a social job.'"
But when programmers don't communicate, he says, their code takes a lot longer to write. And when workers don't work in the same place, they communicate less. For big companies that can mean losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But he says working together is not just about de-bugging Java. It's also about something more simple: face time with other human beings.
"Because that's what gets lost," he says. "You still have the meetings about 'we have some big project coming up,' and you'll get on a Skype call for that. But it's not the same as 'you're at the coffee machine and you're talking to a coworker about a movie you saw last night,' and you're building that deeper connection with them. That's what you can't do when you're remote."
But you can co-work, which Waber says is better than working alone. And toward the end of the afternoon I check in with Graves to see how he withstood my noisy living room. Did he get all his work done?
"It was good," he says. "I got as much done as I needed to."
And so did I.
Weekly Wrap: Hubub at Apple
Felix Salmon from Fusion and Leigh Gallagher from Fortune Magazine talked with Kai Ryssdal about the week that was: Does the looming Alibaba IPO spell trouble or fortune? Is the Apple Watch worth all the hubub? Is the era of small cell phones at an end?
Listen to their conversation in the audio player above.
A spot of . . . coffee?
Here's a quiz for you: Who do you suppose drinks more coffee? Police officers or journalists?
The easy answer is cops. It's also wrong.
A study over in the UK has journalists edging out police officers and interestingly teachers at just over four cups a day.
Mentioned nowhere in this British survey?
"Longmire" lost out because of its older viewers
A&E is dropping the show "Longmire," even though it's the second-most popular show on a cable network. This begs the question: why? It's too old. Or more specifically, the median age of the show's viewers is 60, and advertisers aren't interested in them.
It's an age-old notion in advertising, that youth consumers are more valuable than older ones. There's lots of reasons why advertisers think that, but one of them is, well, they're young and they like to try — and buy — new things. Unlike old people, right?
Erin Read of the marketing firm Creating Results says that's not true.
"There are a few myths when we talk about older people," Read says. "Older adults are stuck in their ways. They're not going to try new brands. So why should I even bother advertising to them, right? Well, my grandmother would say, 'Pshaw!'"
Reed says those stereotypes might have been true 50 years ago, but boomers are breaking them and shaking up their lives in ways that previous generations didn't.
"They're moving houses, their kids are leaving home, divorce," she says. And all those changes are opportunities to try new brands and experiences.
People are also living longer, and they're more active. Cassie Mogilner, a marketing professor at Wharton, says that's affecting their consumer behavior.
"Among older people who feel like they have a lot of time left, they're actually behaving very much young people," Mogilner says. "They're looking for excitement as opposed to calming things."
And like young people they're willing to buy new products and experiences that bring that excitement. There is one big difference between young and old, says marketing consultant Kurt Medina.
"50-plus-ers account for something like 75 percent of all disposable income in the United States," he says.
By side-stepping TV shows like "Longmire," Medina says, advertisers are missing the money pot.
How advertisers target younger versus older audiences
Chevrolet has taken on older target audiences in its ads, which feature a somewhat different tone than their commercials aimed at young consumers:
Writing a recipe for change at Olive Garden
Darden Restaurants helped put "casual dining" on the map with family-friendly chains like Olive Garden and, until the company sold it this summer, Red Lobster. But the weak economy and competition from "fast casual" chains like Chipotle have taken some of the zip out of the company. Now, an activist hedge fund that's fighting for control of Darden's board has offered nearly 300 pages worth of suggestions for reviving the brands — right down to the way they boil water.
For a taste of Starboard Value's suggested fix for Darden Restaurants, check out slide number 164: Add salt. The hedge fund says Olive Garden stopped salting its pasta water to get a longer warranty on its pots, calling the decision "appalling."
"It's very important, because otherwise if you don't salt the water, the pasta that you cook in it won't have any flavor in it," says Italian cookbook author and teacher Giuliano Hazan, who says he is not, personally, familiar with Olive Garden's cooking.
Starboard Value has other problems with the food. Another slide complains that authentic Italian dishes like Tortellini Fizzano have been replaced by the likes of "fried lasagna bites." The legendary "endless" breadsticks have lost their taste, the investors complain. And, they're flowing a little too freely.
"Bread, of course, is cheap if you look at it individually," says Ron Ruggless, Southwest Bureau Chief for Nation's Restaurant News. Multiplied by the Olive Garden's 840 locations, he says, "that's a lot of dough."
A slide from the Starboard mega-presentation showing locations of Olive Gardens across the United States.Starboard
Starboard has some meatier suggestions, like spinning off real estate into a separate company and expanding internationally. In a statement, Darden's president Gene Lee says the company remains "open-minded" to new ideas, and that many of the strategies "are already being implemented across our company and are showing results."
Shareholders will vote next month on who will control the board. Analysts say casual dining — once the "darling" of the restaurant business—has lost favor with customers who are choosing less expensive "fast casual" restaurants like Panera and Chipotle.
Another slide from the Starboard presentation for Darden, showing the average Yelp ratings for Olive Gardens across the United States.Starboard
"Regardless of who wins the battle, those problems don't go away," says Robert Derrington, restaurant analyst with Wunderlich Securities. "There's essentially too many restaurant choices for consumers, and when they're tight with their spending, if they want to dine out, they'll spend where they can afford to dine."
According to market research firm NPD Group, visits to casual dining restaurants have dropped by more than half a billion annually in the last five years, "which doesn't seem like a lot," says analyst Bonnie Riggs, "but it's quite a few lost visits."
Seven suggestions from Starboard's presentation
Cut down breadsticks
For the last ten years, Olive Garden servers have been told to practice the ritual of placing one breadstick per guest, plus an extra one for the table. If you've been to an Olive Garden recently, you know that's not the case. Starboard says waiters currently hand out breadsticks in excess, causing an enormous amount of waste. They think with fewer breadsticks on the table, waste will decrease and customers will have more room for appetizers and desserts.
Add salt
To protect their pots, Olive Garden has stopped adding salt to the water it uses to cook pasta. This has significantly "deteriorated" the quality of Olive Garden's pasta which Starboard feels "results in a mushy, unappealing product that is well below competitors' quality despite similar cost."
Stop dressing the salad
The amount of waste produced from Olive Garden's famous endless salad also concerns Starboard. They think "salads should be lightly dressed, potentially with a bottle of dressing placed on the side."
Use cheaper containers
Darden uses containers that Starboard believes are the "Cadillacs" of the industry. To-go bags are made with high-end material. Takeout containers have their own luxurious factor by being microwavable and dishwasher safe. From a business standpoint, Starboard believes they should downgrade to at least a "Chevrolet Hatchback" of containers.
Reduce menu options
Starboard thinks the Olive Garden and Red Lobster menus have too many items on them, making the process of selecting a dish too complex. The complexity, in turn, has led to higher costs and inefficiencies.
An app…or some technology that appeals to millennials
Darden's brands need to adapt with the times in order to grow, argues Starboard. They suggest adding an app for their brands to appeal to younger customers. In their words: "Olive Garden is the 800-pound gorilla of Italian casual dining, but is a dinosaur when it comes to using technology in branding and marketing."
A richer alcohol selection
Starboard also thinks a change in the restaurants' wine selection is necessary. They believe Darden should pull wine from Italy, Napa and Washington, to name a few, because after all, "wine is an integral part of the authentic Italian family dining experience."
What can the U.S. do to attack ISIS financially?
In his prime-time speech Wednesday night, President Obama outlined how he plans to attack the terrorist group ISIS militarily. But he said less about economic sanctions against ISIS. So the question remains: can the U.S. punish ISIS economically?
Cash gushes into ISIS from lots of places: international donors, extortion from people in places it controls and black market oil sales. ISIS gets the oil from fields it captured in Iraq and Syria. So, one way to attack their finances would be to just go after that territory.
"[In Iraq] a number of oilfields were actually recaptured by the Iraqi army or Kurdish forces," says Robin Mills with Manaar Energy in Dubai, "and that obviously is the most direct way of preventing ISIS obtaining oil and selling oil."
Otherwise, your chances of closing the ISIS oil spigot are pretty limited. After it's pumped, Mills says the oil is trucked over the mountains to Turkey, where it melts away into a vast black oil market. But what about finding ISIS's rich donors, and hitting them with penalties and sanctions? Turns out, the ISIS benefactors are very hard to find.
"I think it's much more unclear who these people are, how they operate, where any assets they have might be," says Adam Slater, a senior economist at Oxford Economics.
Here's the other thing: ISIS is frugal. It doesn't need much money to function.
"They're not buying equipment, they're seizing equipment," says Ben Connable, an international policy analyst at the Rand Corporation. "They're not hiring people at high salaries. They're purposefully hiring people at relatively low salaries."
So even if the U.S. did have clear, effective ways of cutting off the money, Connable says ISIS could still survive for a long time.
Atlanta Hawks GM Takes Indefinite Leave Of Absence After Race Remarks
In June, Danny Ferry said veteran forward Luon Deng "has a little African in him ... he's like a guy who would have a nice store out front but sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back."
Do Americans Support President Obama's ISIS Plan?
Of all the variables in the U.S. battle against the Islamic State, public opinion in America may be one of the hardest to predict.
How To Be A 21st Century 'Gentleman'
Men have expressed confusion about how to behave out in the dating world now that gender roles have shifted significantly. Do you open the door, pay for the date, pull out the chair?
Zeus The Great Dane, World's Tallest Dog, Dies
His owner, Kevin Doorlag, told the Kalamazoo Gazette that Zeus died last week of old age. He would have turned 6 in November. On his hind legs, Zeus was 7 feet, 4 inches tall.
Portland's housing problem
Outsiders may think of Portland as its caricature on the comedy series "Portlandia," and picture great coffee, upscale restaurants, and a downtown boom.
But underneath that, Portland's wrestling with something many cities face when they grow: How to remain affordable.
The S&P/Case-Schiller Portland Home Price Index.
What's different in Portland, compared to the rest of the United States, is the law. Oregon is one of two states that doesn't require developers to set aside affordable housing when they build.
In the past, housing argued against proposed laws to include affordable housing requirements.
Jon Chandler, the CEO of the Oregon Homebuilder's Association, spoke recently with The Oregonian, a newspaper based in the area.
He didn't think politicians were invested in changing the law, "They're very serious about being seen fixing it, but they don't get serious about actually doing it."
There's another view in Portland, which is 76 percent white, that much of this is about race.
"Even now you're looking at that 'Portlandia' image, about how I'm a sober cycling vegan," says community activist Cameron Whitten. "There is that image that people come here for ... and at the same time, I've seen erasure. I've seen actual invisibility and silence of these communities that have been marginalized. That have identities that have not been celebrated that have not been celebrated in the same way that we've celebrated all these other things about Portland."


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People run after an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The explosion leveled an apartment building, and sent flames and billowing black smoke above the skyline. (AP Photo/Jeremy Sailing)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Updated 6:46a.m. 03/13//2014
Rescue workers are using back hoes and a bulldozer to search for any victims still buried after an explosion demolished two Manhattan buildings. Meanwhile, questions are swirling about the gas leak that triggered the blast and whether complaints about gas odors had been ignored.
The explosion Wednesday morning killed at least six people and injured more than 60, with searchers still trying to locate others. At the site on Park Avenue and 116th Street, thermal imaging cameras are being used to identify heat spots - bodies or pockets of fire.
City officials say searches of the street are complete and no victims have been found there. Workers initially were hampered from fully accessing the building space because of a sinkhole caused by a subsurface water main break.
Updated 1:19a.m., 03/13/2014
A gas leak triggered an earthshaking explosion that flattened two apartment buildings on Wednesday, killing at least four people, injuring more than 60 and leaving nine missing. A tenant said residents had complained repeatedly in recent weeks about "unbearable" gas smells.
By evening, rescue workers finally began the search for victims amid the broken bricks, splintered wood and mangled metal after firefighters spent most of the day dousing the flames. Heavy equipment, including back hoes and a bulldozer, arrived to clear the mountain of debris where the two five-story East Harlem buildings stood. Flood lights were in place. Thermal imaging cameras were at the ready to identify heat spots — bodies or pockets of fire.
The recovery was facing hardship in the form of the weather, which was expected to drop into the 20s with rain. Some parts of the debris pile were inaccessible because of a sinkhole caused by a subsurface water main break, officials said.
The fiery blast, on Park Avenue at 116th Street, not far from the edge of Central Park, erupted about 9:30 a.m., around 15 minutes after a neighboring resident reported smelling gas, authorities said. The Con Edison utility said it immediately sent workers to check out the report, but they didn't arrive until it was too late.
The explosion shattered windows a block away, rained debris onto elevated commuter railroad tracks close by, cast a plume of smoke over the skyline and sent people running into the streets.
"It felt like an earthquake had rattled my whole building," said Waldemar Infante, a porter who was working in a basement nearby. "There were glass shards everywhere on the ground, and all the stores had their windows blown out."
Emanuel Rivera, 24, lives on the corner of 116th and Park Avenue, across the street from the blast site. He was at home sleeping with his wife Rehanna and their two children when it happened.
"All you heard was boom. The whole building shook. We looked outside and there was a bunch of smoke. Everything was in flames," he said.
Like several other neighbors, Rivera said they started smelling gas Tuesday night.
"The smell of gas was there since yesterday night," he said.
Hunter College identified one of the people killed in the blast as Griselde Camacho, a security officer who worked at the Silberman School of Social Work building. Hunter, in a statement on its website, said Camacho, 45, had worked for the college since 2008.
Another of the people who died was Carmen Tanco, 67, a dental hygienist. Her cousin News 12 cameraman Angel Vargas said when she didn't show up for work Wednesday the family started a frantic search.
Police identified the third fatal victim as Rosaura Hernandez-Barrios, 21.
The body of an adult male was pulled from the rubble just after midnight Wednesday, according to FDNY spokesman Jim Long. He said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials said the number of people unaccounted remains at nine until the identity of the fourth victim is confirmed.
At least three of the injured were children; one, a 15-year-old boy, was reported in critical condition with burns, broken bones and internal injuries. Most of the other victims' injuries were minor and included cuts and scrapes.
Fire officials said some people were unaccounted for but cautioned they may not have been in the buildings.
A tenant in one of the destroyed buildings, Ruben Borrero, said residents had complained to the landlord about smelling gas as recently as Tuesday.
A few weeks ago, Borrero said, city fire officials were called about the odor, which he said was so bad that a tenant on the top floor broke open the door to the roof for ventilation.
"It was unbearable," said Borrero, who lived in a second-floor apartment with his mother and sister, who were away at the time of the explosion. "You walk in the front door and you want to turn around and walk directly out."
The fire department said a check of its records found no instances in the past month in which tenants of the two buildings reported gas odors or leaks.
Jennifer Salas lived in one of the buildings. She told The New York Times her husband, Jordy Salas, and her dog were in the building at the time of the collapse and were missing.
"There's six floors in the building; each floor has one apartment," she said. "Last night it smelled like gas, but then the smell vanished and we all went to sleep."
Edward Foppiano, a Con Ed senior vice president, said there was only one gas odor complaint on record with the utility from either address, and it was last May, at the building next door to Borrero's. It was a small leak in customer piping and was fixed, he said.
The block was last checked on Feb. 28 as part of a regular leak survey, and no problems were detected, Foppiano said.
One of the side-by-side buildings had a piano store on the first floor, the other a storefront church.
City records show that the building Borrero lived in was owned by Kaoru Muramatsu, proprietor of the piano business. A phone number listed for Muramatsu rang unanswered.
Records at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development indicate the agency responded to complaints from a tenant and cited Muramatsu in January for a broken outlet, broken plaster, bars over a fire escape, a missing window guard and missing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
City building records don't show any work in progress at either address, but the building owned by the Spanish Christian Church had obtained permits and installed 120 feet of gas pipe last June.
Con Ed said it remains to be seen whether the leak was in a company main or in customer-installed inside plumbing. The gas main that serves the area was made of plastic and cast iron, and the iron dated to 1887, Foppiano said.
"Age is not in and of itself an issue with cast iron," he said, noting that Con Edison has a cast iron replacement program and the pipe was not slated to be removed in the next three-year period.
A National Transportation Safety Board team arrived in the evening to investigate. The agency investigates pipeline accidents in addition to transportation disasters.
NTSB team member Robert Sumwalt said investigators would be looking at how Con Edison handles reports of gas odors and issues with the pipe and would be constructing a timeline of events.
Just before the explosion, a resident from a building next to the two that were destroyed reported smelling gas inside his apartment and thought the odor might be coming from outside, Con Ed spokesman Bob McGee said. Con Ed dispatched two crews two minutes after the 9:15 a.m. call came in, McGee said. But they didn't get there in time.
The tragedy brought the neighborhood to a standstill as police set up barricades to keep residents away. Thick, acrid smoke made people's eyes water. Some people wore surgical masks, while others held their hands or scarves over their faces. Witnesses said the blast was so powerful it knocked groceries off store shelves.
The Metro-North Railroad, which serves 280,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut, suspended service to and from Grand Central Terminal, one of the nation's busiest commuter hubs, for much of the day while the debris was removed from its tracks, the structural integrity of the elevated structure was checked and test trains were run past the explosion site to see if vibrations would endanger the rescue effort. Service resumed late in the afternoon.
A resident of the one of the buildings, Eusebio Perez, heard news of the explosion and hurried back from his job as a piano technician.
"There's nothing left," he said. "Just a bunch of bricks and wood."
He added: "I only have what I'm wearing. I have to find a place to stay for tonight and organize what's going to be my next steps."
A Red Cross center was set up at a public school, where about 50 people had gathered, including some who were searching for loved ones.
The explosion destroyed everything Borrero's family owned, including the ashes of his father, who died a few years ago. Borrero said he assumes his 5-year-old terrier, Nina, was killed.
But "I have my mother and sister," he said. "I'm happy for that."

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Family of Jenni Rivera's makeup artist who died in crash sues to get airplane history
CHICAGO - The family of a makeup artist killed in a plane crash that also claimed the life of singer Jenni Rivera is trying to force the aircraft's manufacturer to identify all those who had owned, operated and repaired the Learjet 25.
Thousands attend memorial for Jenni Rivera, "La Diva de la Banda"
UNIVERSAL CITY - She had wanted a celebration with her brass band playing over her casket, rousing applause, a little tequila and beer, and some flitting butterflies. | PHOTOS | Thousands of fans remember Jenni | Archive of our live blog
Company that owned plane in Jenni Rivera crash was under investigation by DEA
PHOENIX - The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe.
Jenni Rivera's family identifies remains, to return to Long Beach
The family of Mexican-American music star Jenni Rivera has identified her remains from a plane crash Sunday in Mexico. | PHOTOS
Mexico: Jenni Rivera's plane hit with `terrible' impact
MEXICO CITY - The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour, Mexico's top transportation official said Tuesday. | PHOTOS I | PHOTOS II
Jenni Rivera's plane hit with `terrible' impact, Mexican official says
The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour, Mexico's top transportation official said Tuesday. | PHOTOS
Opinion: Jenni Rivera's life -- and death -- straddled two countries
Long Beach native Jenni Rivera's journey from the impoverished daughter of Mexican immigrants to the renown "La Diva de la Banda" isn't only reflective of the superstar singer's ability to straddle popularity on both sides
Jenni Rivera was working toward crossover with television series, album
Latin music superstar and rising television personality Jenni Rivera's death in a plane crash in Mexico Sunday put an end to a career on an increasingly upward trajectory. | PHOTOS
NTSB: Singer Jenni Rivera confirmed dead in Mexican plane crash
U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico. | Photos: Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Story: Rivera's Long Beach roots | Story: State senator remembers Rivera | Story: Fans mourn
Tim Grobaty: Another musician is lost to air disaster
FAME & FLYING: You reach a certain amount of success in this life and you're going to wind up on an airplane. For athletes, politicians, actors and musicians, flying is part of the package, whether it's glamorous jet-setting or just part of the drudgery of city-to-city, country- to-country touring that comes with the job.
Frank Girardot: Chisme y llorando para La Diva de la Banda Jenni Rivera
My experience with banda is admittedly limited. I know it as that 3/4 polka time, up-tempo stuff with accordions, horns, y gritos.
Jenni Rivera fans mourn after singer dies in plane crash
Fans and family of Mexican-American music star Jenni Rivera were mourning after the wreckage the small plane carrying the Long Beach native was found in northern Mexico.| Photos: Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Story: Long Beach roots | Story: State sen. remembers Rivera | Story: Death confirmed


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Producer Swizz Beatz has reportedly met ex-wife Mashonda's $334,000 child support lawsuit demand by paying the debt and avoiding an upcoming court date.
According to reports, Beatz' was scheduled to appear in court this month.
Beatz was accused of falling behind on his alimony and child support responsibilities for the former couple's three-year-old son, Kasseem Jr. The producer was due to appear before a judge in New York's Manhattan Supreme Court in June (10) to answer the allegations, but Mashonda's lawyer, Bernard Clair, has confirmed Beatz has paid up the $334,000 debt and the court date has now been cancelled. Beatz separated from Mashonda in 2008 after four years of marriage. (Singersroom)
Beatz's ex-wife, Mashonda, initially filed a lawsuit against the producer in New York.
In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Mashonda Deansays the man who officially became her ex-husband two weeks ago already owes her $334,000 in missed payments. "I so much wanted both of us to get on with our lives and maintain our respect for one another, but he now shows that his priorities and sense of responsibility are screwed up," R&B singer Dean said. Dean's lawyer, Bernard Clair, called the nonpayment "particularly troubling" because of reports that Beatz bought a seven-carat engagement ring for Alicia Keys earlier this year and that they're moving into a $14.5 million duplex penthouse on Crosby Street. (NY Post)
However, Beatz later defended himself and refuted his ex-wife's claims.
He said he'd agreed to pay Dean more than the judge required and much more than his lawyer recommended — he even had to sign court papers acknowledging that he was going against his attorney's advice. "I gave over what the judge was recommending to give. I gave her $700,000 up front, because I thought $200,000 wasn't enough for what she wanted to do. I still get spit in my face for it," he said. He suggested that the subsequent payments had been ready to go when he discovered "she'd been selling all my stuff out of my house." (NY Post)
Moving past Mashonda, Beatz is now set to marry Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys.
Alicia Keys is in a motherhood state of mind: She's pregnant with her first child. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer has been dating producer Swizz Beatz, who has written hits for Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say), Jay-Z and others. They're engaged to be married at a private ceremony later this year. Representatives for the couple confirmed the news Thursday night. (Associated Press)
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The joy of surprise is one of the spices of life. It occurs when you hold a set of assumptions about what is going to happen and something entirely different happens. It occurs when you have a fixed set of rules and routines and open the fixation a little to let in something new. You have the capacity to experience more positive surprise, wonderment and amazement. One of the doors to this, is by providing positive surprise to others. As you positively surprise others you become the source of surprise and open the floodgates to the Universe surprising you. How could you be the giver of pleasant surprise to someone else today?
Another way to let in more positive surprise is by allowing yourself to perceive more and be surprised by things you normally dismiss as normal. If you look carefully, there is more happening than meets the habitual eye. As a practical exercise, look at something supposedly mundane and pretend for a moment that its actually amazing. As if you were surprised, raise your eyebrows, wrinkle your forehead, open your jaws and widen your eyes. This is the body language of surprise and it will produce a certain state and perception. You will notice that as you mimic certain states physiologically, your emotions follow.
With such an expression on your face, check whether previously mundane things such as a parking lot, a grocery cart, people walking on the streets or the buildings around you look slightly brighter and more interesting. You`ll notice that as you generate more willingness-to-amazement within yourself, you become more present. You can live life as if nothing were a miracle, or as if everything were a miracle. I have found the latter to be more enjoyable.


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On Saturday, September 25th, Girl Scouts donned their chefs' hats in working on the Girl Scout Interest Project Award called "Creative Cooking." This was part of Freeman's "Girl Scout Interest Project: Exploration!" program. The Girl Scouts prepared both Mexican and Taiwanese cuisines. After cooking, the Girl Scouts and Freeman staff enjoyed tastes of both Mexico and Taiwan.
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News about Sherman College
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Developing and maintaining a strong presence in local, regional and chiropractic media is a primary goal of the Public Relations Office because such placements help spread the news about Sherman College's strong program and provide prospective students and potential referral sources and donors with solid examples of the progress and health of the college. The following articles have resulted from our recent efforts with the media.
Sherman College is active both in the local community and in the chiropractic community. For additional information, please contact the office at 864-578-8770 or 800-849-8771, ext. 242.
Veterans Receive Complimentary Visits November 10 at Sherman's Chiropractic Health Center
Chiropractic Economics Website (October 30, 2014) Read it
Sherman Names Faculty, Staff Member of the Year
Chiropractic Economics Website (October 23, 2014) Read it
This Week at the Hub City Farmer's Market
Hub City Farmer's Market Enewsletter (October 10, 2014) Read it
Sherman College Awarded 2015 Military Friendly Schools Designation
Chiropractic Economics Website (October 3, 2014) Read it
Sherman College to Host Showcase Event
USC Upstate News Site (September 29, 2014) Read it.
Upstate Biz SC (September 15, 2014) Read it.
Showcase Sherman Event Welcomes Future Chiropractors
Chiropractic Economics Website (September 15, 2014) Read it
UpstateBizSC Website (September 15, 2014) Read it
Interns Join Chiropractic Health Center at Sherman College
Chiropractic Economics (September 2, 2014)
Dooley to Teach at Sherman College of Chiropractic
Pickens Sentinel website (July 30, 2014) Read it
Sherman College Releases Recruiting Videos
Chiropractic Economics Website (July 18, 2014) Read it
25 Complete Doctor of Chiropractic Program at Sherman College
Chiropractic Economics website (July 16, 2014) Read it
Chiropractic Economics Magazine (August 15, 2014)
Sherman Presents Keith Wassung with Honorary Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities
Dynamic Chiropractic (July 8, 2014) Read it
Universidad Central de Bayamón, Sherman College Sign Transfer Agreement
Chiropractic Economics website (May 14, 2014) Read it
UpstateBizSC website (May 19, 2014) Read it
Dynamic Chiropractic News Update Email (July 10, 2014)
Dynamic Chiropractic website (July 10, 2014) Read it
Dynamic Chiropractic News Update Newsletter (August 7, 2014) Read it
Sherman College Students Learn from Outdoor Team-Building Exercises
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (April 9, 2014) Read it
Sherman to Host Community Egg Hunt
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (April 6, 2014) Read it
Spartanburg Herald-Journal 85-26 Entertainment website (April 10, 2014) Read it
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Photo Gallery (April 13, 2014) See it
PUCPR, Sherman College Sign Transfer Agreement
UpstateBizSC website (April 1, 2014) Read it
Chiropractic Economics website (March 28, 2014) Read it
Award-Winning Michigan Students Complete D.C. Program at Sherman College
Michigan Association of Chiropractors Journal (March/April 2014) Read it (page 38)
$200,000 Estate Gift to Establish Endowed Scholarship Honoring Chiropractic Patient John Yglesias
UpstateBizSC Enewsletter and website (March 13, 2014) Read it
Greenville News (March 16, 2014) Read it
Chiropractic Economics website (March 24, 2014) Read it
Virginia College, Sherman College Form Partnership Agreement
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (February 20, 2014) Read it
UpstateBizSC Enewsletter (February 21, 2014) Read it
Sherman Represented at Grain Ideas Launch
Upstate Business Journal website (January 30, 2014) Read it
Sherman Names Faculty, Staff Members of the Year
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (January 20, 2014) Read it
27 Complete Doctor of Chiropractic Program at Sherman College
Chiropractic Economics Magazine (February 4, 2014)


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Jonny Awsum exploded onto the professional comedy scene with a crowd-pleasing set that's seen him perform his special feel-good brand of musical comedy around the world. He's a comedic whirlwind, and has risen quickly from a fresh faced newbie to a highly sought after headline act.
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"Jonny's one of those rare comedians who knows the difference between 'stand up' and 'warm up'. He communicates clearly and with great humour exactly what is expected of the audience who enjoy him as much as the show they've come to see." – Floor Manager for Loose Women (ITV)
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The Sword Prepare to Release New Album
June 01, 2011 at 10:17am
Now The Sword return to the studio in their hometown of Austin, TX, where they are crafting their highly anticipated follow-up to what Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich declared "one of the best albums of the decade" to Rolling Stone magazine.
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February 15, 2010 at 3:21am
Congratulations to The Sword for their new album. In the field of music industry, only some achieve fame. Every year, there are new singers being discover, like for instance through the reality talent show American Idol. But still, The Sword didn't fade, many people do love and idolize them, And speaking of American Idol, I don't think anything official is in place, but it appears Simon Cowell is likely to be replaced by the King of All Media. Howard Stern on American Idol – this is going to be a riot. I'd get payday loans to go see it in person – Baba Booey! Stern DID say that much on his show – but who knows? You never know in these sorts of things. When I see the press conference, I'll start believing it. That said, if Stern DOES replace Simon...this will get interesting. There will be bababooey.
February 12, 2010 at 3:09pm
"The Sword prepare to release new album", but the album will be release "later this year". That makes alot of sense. I thought "Age" and "Gods" were really good albums. They remind me of Black Sabbbath meets Motorhead meets Sleep. Well, can't wait to here it.


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Photos and Description of this 5 bedroom holiday apartment in York - The Apartment at Purey Cust
5 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, Sleeps 10
Located opposite the west front of York minster, you couldn't be staying at a more central or well-equipped apartment in York city centre.
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This very spacious 2,200 square foot apartment contains 5 self contained bedrooms (3 super king bedrooms all with en-suites, 1 double bedroom with and 1 twin bedroom share a bathroom) to hold up to 10 persons. The apartment also has a spacious kitchen/ dining area containing a breakfast bar, a lounge with a large flat screen smart TV and fantastic views of York Minster and the Minster gardens.
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All high quality linens and towels are provided. This property can also be rented as a serviced accommodation including a housekeeper.
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Morning Walkthrough: JaJuan Johnson not going to be a post threat
"Up and down, he's getting beat up,'' Rivers said when asked about Johnson's progress in practice. "He's excited when he actually gets the [scrimmage] refs to come on the floor, I'll tell you that. But he did a couple of good things today. He's starting to learn who he is. He knows he's a jump shooter and he's starting to become comfortable enough to take that shot.''
"Today was the first day when he picked-and-popped, he caught it and shot it,'' Rivers said. "The other two days he tried to make another play and got bumped off the spot, so I think he's starting to simplify his game.''
When asked if he expected Johnson to generate an interior game, Rivers said, "Nah. I mean, he'll dunk because he's athletic as heck, so we're going to run stuff to get him rolling to the basket and throw it up in the air and he'll go get it. But as far as post presence? Not really, but that's fine. We don't need that. We'll try to get that somewhere else.'' Read more »


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A Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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Updated On: Oct 21 2013 07:22:11 PM EDT
Police say a pistol-packing pastor turned the tables on an Evansville robber.
Pastor Carl Sanders of Covenant Life Ministry in Evansville stopped in a discount store Friday to buy a drink and was confronted by 25-year-old Jermaine Marshall of Evansville holding what appeared to be a gun wrapped in plastic.
Sanders tells WFIE-TV that Marshall told him to get on the ground, but the pastor says he pulled his gun on Marshall and told him, "No, you get on the ground." Marshall's weapon was just a spoon.
Sanders held Marshall until officers arrived. He told Marshall he was doing so "out of love."
Marshall was being held without bond on robbery charges Monday at the Vanderburgh County Detention Center. Online jail records don't indicate whether he has an attorney.
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TOON TALKNovember 5th, 2013, 10:20 pm
About this blog: Clay Jones' Toon Talk blog. Cartoons, roughs, ideas, politics, music, rants and readers get to leave comments questioning Clay's intelligence. About Clay Jones: Clay Jones draws editorial cartoons and creates caption contests for fredericksburg.com. In his spare time, he plays in the local rock band Corporate T-Shirt. Follow Clay on Twitter at twitter.com/claytoonz and on Facebook at facebook.com/clayjones
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At the end of October after Justin Bieber breakup, Selena Gomez felt nauseous and spent days confined to her bed, she thought she was pregnant, reports Life & Style: 'After a week, her symptoms weren't getting any better. She freaked out, realizing she could be pregnant with Justin's baby!
She went she realized she might be pregnant, she went completely white. She had a crazy anxiety attack wondering if she was carrying her ex's baby, and even stayed in for Halloween to avoid drinking. Finally, she had [a] friend drive her to the doctor to take a blood test, but she hid in the backseat because she didn't want to be spotted by anyone.'
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CAPE CORAL, Fla.,- Some Cape Coral neighborhoods are getting a facelift, in the form of some freshly paved streets. The work in the Southeast part of the Cape alone is expected to cost about $2 million. It's just one of many roads in the Southeast part of the city that hasn't seen improvements in two decades.
The city says it's been 20 years since these roads were last repaved, so it was time to bring out the equipment and lay down new asphalt because these roads only last about 25 years.
"They have covered up all the cracks and it's giving us nice sharp edges along the lawns now," said Grant Esser.
For Grant Esser, the sights and sounds of trucks and equipment is a welcoming noise.
"It's a black smooth surface, no noise when the cars go over it and hopefully not to much gravel will come up on the driveways now."
Truck loads carrying hundreds of tons of asphalt are giving the Southeast end of Cape Coral a new, sleek look.
"I hope it raises the value of my house, which is not a bad thing," said Esser.
Over the years, the roads in this neighborhood were showing their age, with the wear and tear of vehicle traffic.
"It was a little bit frayed and the gravel was starting to make it's way up onto the driveways and there were a few cracks in some edges with the weeds growing in there."
The city is using money from the Public Service Tax to redo the roads that haven't been touched in 20 years.
"It was nice to see because it was starting to go and in another year or two it would have been bad," Esser told WINK News.
This project is expected to be finished within the week and then crews will start the re-paving project for the North Cape, in a couple of weeks.


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Hello sparkers! I got my first iPhone today and am using it to type this right now! I've been looking forward to getting it for awhile now cause I have a plan for how I can use it to reach my weight loss and fitness goals. Since I already take phone everywhere I'm going to have no more excuses about not being able to enter my food cause the Internet will now always be at my fingertips. So here goes the start of my new, higher tech weight loss journey!
Hellooo Sparkers! :) After a very long break from SP I am finally back! I have been really lacking motivation lately and have been eating whatever I want and really slacking on the exercise. I just didn't care anymore and felt like every time I tried to lose the weight, I would give up before ever seeing results so it was just a waste of time. I'm going to California at the end of this summer and would love to look great in a bikini so that should be something to motivate me but nothing worked. A little over a week ago I found a copy of the South Beach diet book and began reading that and I found the motivation I needed. I really loved the diet and how it allowed for mistakes and told you specifically how to get back on track. I'm very much an all-or-nothing person when it comes to weight loss. When I slip up and don't follow my diet I usually never get back on track so having a plan that allows for slip-ups is perfect for me. I officially started the diet last Tuesday and 1 week in things are going great. The first 2 weeks of the diet are brutal: no carbs at all. That includes the obvious bread, pasta, and rice but also fruit and dairy. It's been tough but I've been doing great so far!
The toughest part of this diet has definitely been a lack of support from others. I recently graduated from college and moved back home. It's definitely been a hard adjustment since I have not really lived at home in 4 years. I'm Italian and so my mom cooks lots of pasta, we eat lots of bread, and just tons of anything carb-loaded. I tried to ask my mom if she would be willing to switch to whole grain breads and pastas for the health of the whole family and she blew up at me about how I was accusing her foods of making everyone fat! So that conversation led me to buying my own groceries and I cook my own meals. I can tell it bothers my mom every time I make my own food instead of eating hers but I refuse to let her stubborn ways get in the way of me becoming healthier. My boyfriend is supportive but at the same time he gets upset when we can't go out to eat at certain places where there are very low carb options. Yesterday I made a sacrifice and went to cracker barrel. My usual sides there are corn bread, fried apples, sweet potato casserole, and dumplins - all things I can't have right now. Instead, I gave my boyfriend the corn bread, and ordered a side salad, green beans, and cottage cheese as my sides. Everything still tasted great and I didn't feel like I was going to explode after the meal!
So even with the lack of support I have still been pushing along. I've turned down ice cream, starbucks, donuts, bread, and pasta, and plenty of other desserts and so far am down 5 pounds. I've ordered P90X and have gone to the gym a few times while I wait for it to come in. For right now I'm really focusing on diet since I have to make so many changes but I still fit exercise in a couple times a week. I'm feeling really good about this diet/lifestyle and am excited to see how this journey goes!
It's been awhile since I've been on here. This past month I have completely lost motivation. I've worked out I think twice since the beginning of April (YUCK!) and have not been eating the greatest. Somehow I have not gained much weight but I have been feeling like crap. I really want to end this viscious cycle and get back on track. I'm graduating from nursing school next weekend (yay!) and will be moving back home which makes me really excited and happy but also kind of nervous because I tend to get way off track health-wise when I'm home. I am going to have to push really hard to get back on track and stay there once I'm home. It's going to be tough but it's something I need to do. I keep thinking about all the things I need to do to get in shape and reach my goal weight. I know what changes I need to make, now it's time to lose the excuses and do it already!
Ok that's it, I give up on trying to lose weight. Every time I try to stick to eating healthy I just get off track and end up where I started. Why do I even bother? I'm just wasting my time. I guess I should just learn to accept who I am and stop trying to lose the weight. It will save me from a lot of disappointment. So goodbye goal weight, and all the clothes I hoped to one day fit in to. I guess I was just born to be fat.
haha just kidding! I am NOT giving up! It's a new month and springtime with beautiful weather! (Ohio may be seeing the 80s this weekend!!) And graduation is in a month and a half! Even though I have not been staying track as well as I would like, I refuse to call it quits on becoming a healthier me! Just felt like throwing a little curveball to all of you for April Fool's Day!
Yes, I am starting over once again, but hey it's better than just giving up completely. This time, though I am changing the way I think about health and fitness. In the past I have thought of exercising as something I just have to do in order to lose weight and to look better. This time my plan is to just focus on doing what my body was meant to do...MOVE!! My body was not created to sit around and be sedentary. I'm supposed to move and be active! So my focus will be just to move more throughout my day and to learn to enjoy exercise.
I'm also going to stop making excuses when it comes to my diet. I am going to start recording every single bite that I take. If I don't want to take the time to record it, then I shouldn't eat it. I'm not restricting anything in my diet, but if I want to eat it, then it's going down on my food log. Simple as that.
And I'm going to try to be more active on my blog. I want to update regularly about how things are going, fitness accomplishments, fitting into a smaller size (I have never experienced that considering once I go up a size I never go back down and I want to know how it feels to put on a smaller size so so bad), etc. PLEASE feel free to hold me accountable. If you notice I've been slacking don't hesitate to give me a kick in the butt and get me back on track. And I am more than willing to give you that push to get one step closer to your goals! So here I go, day one of the rest of my (healthier) life starts today!


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PARIS, TX -- A Paris ISD student took part in a state wide service project, collecting books to help restock a library in need.
8th grader Erin Bankston joined the Lone Star Youth Leadership Council completing a book drive helping West ISD. Their goal was to restock the districts school's libraries after they were damaged in last April's fertilizer plant explosion.
All together the students collected 6,500 books, 600 of which were collected by Bankston.
"It is really important for me to just know that a little girl or boy can go pick up a book and learn something new and just get some new knowledge," said Banktson. "I like to read and I want other people who like to read to be able to read."
"She's just a pleasure to have in a classroom, because she is so energetic, caring and concerned, not just about her, but everyone," said Erin's sponsor and Science Coach Jodi Andoe.
Bankston says she plans to do another book drive next year.
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i don't know how i feel about this school anymore. i attended leyden and graduated back in '87. things have surely changed. my sophomore now attends guerin prep.
west leyden as of this year started the chrome book computer which all the kids love there studys are done on this and its very helpfull to them also if they miss an assignment on account of being sick there teachers communicate through this computer of there homework assignments they have to do that way they dont miss there assignments at all the teachers are very great and always there to help out what schools out there have the chromebook computer.
I love it here at Leyden. I'm in the honors program and i have to say that the teachers are great, their classes are engaging and they give lots of their time before and after school to helping students. We have great elective choices. There are many choices for extracurricular activities and sports. most of the sports are no cut so everyone can have a chance to play. Sure there are some bad kids, but they aren't there for long and let's face it there are bad kids everywhere.
I was a student at West Leyden back in 2008. I thought West Leyden was a great high school compare to the other 2 i have been to. The teachers, principal, and administrative force were always helpful. Teachers used to stay long hours to help students succeed with thier homeworks, tests, and even provided personal life conflict assistance. Overall, it was a above average school and I greatly recommend students who are reading this message to consider this school as a great opportunity if you want to succeed. P.S - there were some bad students too but you can't run away from them.
West Leyden has so many amazing opportunities for students! It is a safe place where students can count on support from wonderful teachers and staff members. Our students are extremely polite, kind, and hard working. Our teachers are dedicated, talented, and selfless. I wish every high school student had access to a wonderful school like West Leyden.
West Leyden High School is an incredible school! We have students who really care and are well behaved. Parents care about their children and are very supportive of the school. Teachers are second to none. They are well prepared and care about their students. The school has a great environment and looks for the success of all.
I was a student at West Leyden and I have to say it was pretty bad there. The school always had tons of gangs also fights that happened almost everyday. I didn't feel safe there whatsoever. The teachers are terrible to be honest. One teacher I had never payed any attention to the class. She stayed in the back watching DVDs on her laptop. Another teacher was homophobic. I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone.
In my own opinion Leyden is a good school but they need to work on some things. I believe that leyden has banned to many things at this school. I also believe that they should help there student more often and more then they already do!
As a parent, I must say that all three of my children were given ample information regarding college, and have been encouraged to consider college from day one! As in all aspects of life, opportunities are there but one must seek for them. One cannot expect things to be handed to them.
I am a former student of West Leyden. I feel that the advisors at West Leyden could have been more helpful to students like me who did not know anything about getting into college. College was not held at an achievable goal. I truly feel that West Leyden should encourage all of their students to go on to a four year college. Children entering high school do not have the knowledge of what they need to do to get into a college of their choice. West Leyden students would benefit so much more if they were educated about college admission. I felt that many students were simply overlooked by school counselor/advisors. Encouraging each and every student to prepare for a college education is essential for a successful high school!
The teachers at West Leyden are highly educated and very dedicated to teaching the students the educational skills they need to know in order to go on to college, trade school, or to enter the working world. Most teachers come in early and stay late to help students that are having trouble in their classes. Parents of students who are getting low grades need to step up to the plate and speak to their kids. Some kids, like mine, won't listen, but maybe some will. Their futures are at stake!
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Love To Wisconsin From Grammy's
(AP) The man behind the Wisconsin indie folk band Bon Iver gave a shout-out to his hometown of Eau Claire during Sunday night's Grammys. Justin Vernon and his band won the competitive and diverse category of best new artist, beating Nicki Minaj, The Band Perry, J. Cole and Skrillex.
Vernon talked about writing for the inherent reward of writing songs, not for trophies. Backstage he said it doesn't mean he wasn't honored and grateful for the award. Vernon said he was nervous and felt like he didn't deserve to be at the Grammys. Bon Iver also won best alternative album.
Senate To Vote On Wetlands
(AP) The state Senate is expected to vote this week on a sweeping bill that would make it easier to build on wetlands. The GOP bill makes a host of changes to the Department of Natural Resources' wetland-filling permit process. One of the most contentious calls for developers to submit a mitigation plan with their applications. The plans could range from creating new wetlands to supporting the DNR's wetland restoration work. Right now the DNR places a heavy emphasis on whether applicants can avoid or minimize damage to wetlands. Conservationists fear that mitigation would become the favored approach rather than avoiding damage. The bill's author, Sen. Neal Kedzie, says including a mitigation plan with an application doesn't guarantee a permit. The Senate is poised to take up the bill Tuesday.
Former Jailer Back In Court
A former Monroe County jailer, who is charged with sexually assaulting an inmate and writing 20 sexually explicit letters to her, was back in a Monroe County Courtroom this morning. 26 year old Jerry Friedl of Sparta stood mute to the four felony charges. Monroe County Judge, Mark Goodman, entered a not guilty plea on behalf Friedl to felony counts of second degree sexual assault.
Minnesota Drummer Remembers Whitney Houston
(AP) A Duluth native and drummer for Whitney Houston is remembering the singer as a sweet person who brought beauty to the world. Michael Baker tells the Duluth News Tribune (http://bit.ly/yArzS5 ) he learned of Houston's death from his mother. He says he hadn't seen Houston for about a year, after they finished the ``Nothing But Love'' world tour, but they had been in contact. Baker is a 1975 Duluth Central High School graduate. He became Houston's drummer in the early 1990s, and later became her musical director. Baker says he and Houston had a good working relationship and enjoyed each other. He says a lot of people got married and fell in love to her music, and that she should be remembered for the beauty she brought into the world.
Garbage Task Force Soon to Make Recommendations
How about getting a separate bill in the mail for garbage pick-up? That's apparently among the coming suggestions from a task force on garbage and recycling. The Onalaska and La Crosse committee is getting close to making some formal recommendations. And then, says county sustainability coordinator, Nich Nichols, councils in both cities will have to act pretty quickly due to soon-to-be-expired garbage pick-up contracts
Other local municipalities may also get involved in the garbage changes in order to streamline the entire county but, so far, just the cities of La Crosse and Onalaska are involved.


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One of the main reasons why I bought a 2015 Honda Fit was due to the advertised fuel economy of 32 MPG City, 38 MPG Highway, and 35 MPG overall. My old vehicle was getting 12-16 MPG as a 2000 SUV, and I wanted something more economical to drive around town and to Lake Tahoe.
After going through 8 gallons of a 10.9 gallon tank (fuel light went on), I discovered that Rhino wasn't getting anything close to the advertised 32 City MPG. Rhino clocked in a paltry 21.6 MPG, or a whopping 32.5% lower than advertised. I've since refueled the tank and driven another 200 miles and am now getting closer to 20 MPG in the city. I don't know about you, but I find this difference egregious.
Here are some examples of getting 32.5% less than you paid for:
* Imagine paying $80 for a 60 minute massage and only getting 40.5 minutes worth.
* Imagine paying $100 for an NBA basketball ticket, and being kicked out 10 minutes into the 3rd quarter.
* Imagine paying $70 for a MLB ticket, and not being able to participate in the 7th inning stretch.
* Imagine paying $170,000 for a private university and only getting to attend for three years.
* Imagine paying $299 for the latest iPhone and only getting 43 GB of storage instead of 64 GB.
* Imagine selling an ounce of cocaine for $1,200 to your neighborhood gangsta who discovers that 1/3rd of the weight is actually powdered sugar. You'd probably get shot.
We buy things based on the advertised features. If the company lies about the feature, then obviously the consumer is being misled and should either get his or her money back, or get a discount based on the shortcomings of the advertised feature. I'm not going to buy the latest Macbook Pro 13″ if it performs like a Macbook from 2007.
Besides the MPG, I also bought the Honda Fit due to its short length of 160″ so I can find more parking spots. The final reason why I bought the Fit was due to Honda's history of producing reliable cars that are hassle free.
I then got a letter in the mail from Honda.


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Panning v1.0 (audio vst for Windows) Taking in count the Haas effect and the real diferences of sound when the source moves side to side, I took a few days and developed a windows vst, it adjust delay, eq and level (all in the same knob). Far away more realistic than a regular pan-pot (level only). It obviously works on stereo channels only, but you can route mono signals to stereo mixing channels in most of programs. I also added the posibility to name instances to get a clear workflow using multiple instances. For install just paste the panning.dll file in to your vst folder
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