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Opinion No. 138-87
Summary conclusion
The Missouri State Library, the libraries of Missouri public institutions of higher education and local public libraries formed under Chapter 182, RSMo 1986, can enter into the restrictions on the copying of records received from OCLC as those restrictions are set forth in Appendix 3 to the OCLC/MLNC agreement and in the Principles and Guidelines attached thereto without violating state laws regarding the availability of governmental records for copying by the public, but the aforementioned governmental entities may not enter into the hold harmless clause in paragraph 10 of Appendix 3 to the OCLC/MLNC agreement because to do so would be an unauthorized waiver of sovereign immunity.
Contents of opinion
December 18, 1987
Shaila R. Aery
Commissioner of Higher Education
Coordinating Board for Higher Education
101 Adams Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Dear Commissioner Aery:
This opinion is in response to your question asking:
Is it legally permissible for any or all of the Missouri State Library, the public libraries of Missouri or the libraries of Missouri public institutions of higher education to enter into a contract for services which incorporate the Principles and Guidelines for Transfer of OCLC-Derived Machine-Readable Records?
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) is a not-for-profit corporation in Dublin, Ohio. It operates a computerized cataloging service which utilizes a shared database of bibliographic records. OCLC provides the computer storage and software necessary to create and manipulate the records, and parties who contract with OCLC or with OCLC's brokers create the records by entering the necessary data on their holdings through computer terminals located at each library.
OCLC makes its processes, products and services available to "user" libraries, such as the Missouri State Library, through a broker named Missouri Library Network Corporation (MLNC). OCLC and MLNC enter into a contract and as a part of that contract MLNC promises that any users of the processes, products or services of OCLC (such as the State Library) must "undertake not less than the responsibilities described in Appendix 3 to this Agreement". Paragraph 9 of Appendix 3 provides in pertinent part:
9. The use and transfer by Users of OCLC-Derived Records (as defined below) received from OCLC or otherwise obtained during the term of this or a preceding agreement with OCLC, and supplied by OCLC on OCLC/MARC Subscription tapes, Local Database Creation tapes or MICROCON Program output tapes, including derivative works made from such records, will be in accordance with the latest revision received from time to time of the document Principles and Guidelines for Transfer of OCLC-Derived Machine-Readable Records, a copy of the current version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 [emphasis in original]. However, if, within sixty (60) days after a User's receipt of a new revision of that document, the institution or other entity which has contracted on behalf of User gives Network notice of termination of their agreement, then the new revision of the document will not replace the existing version as to such entity and User. As to OCLC-Derived Records other than those supplied by OCLC on OCLC/MARC Subscription tapes, Local Database Creation tapes or MICROCON Program output tapes, User will not permit online access to the records or derivative works except to their end user patrons, nor will they transfer copies of such records or derivative works in machine-readable form to any entity, except as OCLC and the contracting entity may otherwise agree in writing. Users' rights include non-exclusive licenses permitting the Users to use, copy, display and distribute the catalog records and derivative works referred to above under all copyrights owned or controlled by OCLC and by Network. In the event of any breach of this provision by a User, its liabilities will be limited to those arising in contract, and will not include liabilities arising under the copyright laws of the United States or other jurisdictions. The rights and obligations of Users and their contracting entities under this provision shall survive any expiration or termination of their agreements with Network. As used herein, "OCLC-Derived Records" means, as to any User, all records stored in the OCLC Online Union Catalog other than (i) records designated in such catalog as original cataloging by the User, and (ii) records to which the User's holding symbol has been attached by Tapeloading.... (Emphasis added.)
The Principles and Guidelines for Transfer of OCLC-Derived Machine-Readable Records (Principles and Guidelines) are attached to this opinion as Exhibit 1. Examples of restrictions placed on the State Library's use of the computer tapes are as follows (please refer to the attached Principles and Guidelines for definitions of terms "member library", "nonmember library", "member network", "third party", "records", "transfer", and "transfer of records"):
I. Principles
The Guidelines described below have been established in accordance with the following principles:
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3. OCLC believes that its member libraries and member networks will act with good faith toward OCLC and other member libraries. OCLC will not invoke copyright against any member libraries with which contracts have been executed which incorporate these Principles and Guidelines, but OCLC reserves its right to invoke copyright against uses by third parties not authorized by OCLC under the Guidelines below or under separate agreement.
II. Guidelines
1. Each member and nonmember library may use records without restriction, and may transfer records of its own holdings, to any library or group of libraries. Each nonmember library to which transfers of records are made under this guideline shall first agree (in a form approved by and with a copy furnished to OCLC) to accept these Principles and Guidelines as to records received.
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3. Each member and nonmember library may transfer records to third parties, subject to prior written agreements with OCLC. Excluded from this requirement for prior written agreements, however, are any transfers that may be made to third parties under Guideline 2 above. Each member and nonmember library may transfer records of its own holdings to third party vendors for COM production or other record-processing purposes, provided that each third party vendor has first signed an agreement with the library (in a form approved by OCLC and with a copy furnished to OCLC) that the third party will not copy or use the records except to carry out the work contracted for, will not transfer the records to other entities and will return all copies of the records upon the request of the library which has engaged it. (Emphasis added.)
A. State Library.
The State Library, as a library User, would be allowed to enter its card catalog entries and bibliographic information on new materials into OCLC's database, along with the entries of local libraries if OCLC permits it. These entries would go into OCLC's nationwide databank which contains entries from all over the country and entries from the Library of Congress. The User and its patrons would have access to this databank to determine such things as the existence and location of publications. OCLC provides to the User two different types of computer tapes: (1) a tape containing the records of an individual library provided to that library and (2) a multi-institutional tape containing records of institutions which have given permission for their records to be received by the requesting library. These tapes can be useful in several areas, including the management of library inventory and circulation. In order for a library such as the State Library to become a User, it must sign the agreement with MLNC which contains at least the provisions of Appendix 3 of the Network Agreement which MLNC would have signed with OCLC. As shown above, these provisions prohibit the State Library, as a User, from giving the tapes, or parts thereof, which it has obtained from OCLC to third parties who have not also become bound by the provisions of Appendix 3. This is to prevent third parties from copying the tapes without obtaining OCLC's permission and is for the purpose of allowing OCLC to control how the records are used.
The issue arises as to whether the restrictions on the State Library as a User pertaining to the providing of copies of the computer tapes it receives from OCLC to parties who do not have agreements with OCLC or MLNC violate the requirements of state law concerning the right of the public to copy public records.
Before the enactment of the Open Records Law, Sections 610.010 to 610.030, RSMo, [Footnote 1] the general legal principles on the availability of government records to the public were set forth in Disabled Police Veterans Club v. Long, 279 S.W.2d 220 (Mo.App.1955) as follows:
Generally, any writing or document constituting a public record is subject to inspection by the public. [citation omitted].... And the right to inspect carries with it the right to make copies. [Citation omitted.] Id. at 223.
These principles are still the law even subsequent to the passage of the Open Records Law. State ex rel. Gray v. Brigham, 622 S.W.2d 734, 735 (Mo.App.1981).
Missouri's statutes on government records consist of the Open Records Law cited above and the State and Local Records Law at Sections 109.200 to 109.310, RSMo 1986. [FN2] The Open Records Law is applicable if the State Library is a "public governmental body" as that term is defined in Section 610.010(2) and if the computer tapes are "public records" as that term is defined in Section 610.010(4). Section 610.010(2) defines a "public governmental body" to include any "administrative governmental entity created by the ... statutes of this state...." The State Library is established in Chapter 181, RSMo 1986. Therefore, it is a "public governmental body".
Whether a computer tape is a "public record" and thereby subject to public inspection and copying is a question not yet addressed by Missouri courts. The definition of "public record" in Section 610.010(4) provides:
(4) "Public record", any record retained by or of any public governmental body including any report, survey, memorandum, or other document or study prepared and presented to the public governmental body by a consultant or other professional service paid for in whole or in part by public funds; provided, however, that personally identifiable student records maintained by public educational institutions shall be open for inspection by the parents, guardian or other custodian of students under the age of eighteen years and by the parents, guardian or other custodian and the student if the student is over the age of eighteen years;
There is no further definition of the term "record" provided in the Open Records Law. However, there is a definition of "record" in Section 109.210(5) of the State and Local Records Law which provides:
(5) "Record", document, book, paper, photograph, map, sound recording or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or in connection with the transaction of official business. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience of reference, and stocks of publications and of processed documents are not included within the definition of records as used in sections 109.200 to 109.310, and are hereinafter designated as "nonrecord" materials;
The computer tapes in question would be "other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, ... received ... in connection with the transaction of official business." This conclusion is supported by the Supreme Court of New Hampshire's decision that this same language in the New Hampshire statute, RSA 8-B:7, includes computer tapes. Menge v. City of Manchester, 311 A.2d 116, 118 (N.H.1973). Courts in other states have also decided that the right to inspect and copy a public record is no different if that record is in the form of a computer tape, absent contrary statutory provisions. Minnesota Medical Association v. State of Minnesota, 274 N.W.2d 84 (Mn.1978); Seigle v. Barry, 422 S.2d 63, 65 (Fl.App.1982); Ortiz v. Jaramillo, 483 P.2d 500, 501-502 (N.M.1971); Martin v. Ellisor, 223 S.E.2d 415, 418 (S.C.1976).
Not all public records under the Open Records Law have to be open records. Section 610.021 provides:
Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public governmental body is authorized to close meetings, records and votes, to the extent they relate to the following:
[Subsections (1) through (13) and (15) are omitted.]
(14) Records which are protected from disclosure by law;
The above-quoted provisions from Appendix 3 and the Principles and Guidelines demonstrate that OCLC has drafted the contract in a way to protect the records generated under its contract, including the computer tapes, from copyright infringement. We have information that other entities which have contributed to the data bank are also applying for copyrights. Federal copyright statutes generally prohibit the copying of copyrighted works without the authorization of the owner of the copyright. 17 U.S.C. § 106 provides in part:
Subject to sections 107 through 118, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:
(1) to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords;
(2) to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;
(3) to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;"
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These general prohibitions are modified by subsequent sections dealing with "fair use" (§ 107), reproduction by libraries (§ 108) and other matters (§§ 109 et seq.). Whether OCLC's copyright can be successfully challenged in court or whether the State Library's copying and transferring of these tapes can be defended under §§ 107 et seq., presents substantial questions of law and need not be determined at this point. There are legitimate issues as to whether the copyright laws would be broken by the State Library allowing the general public to copy the OCLC tapes. The Open Records Law allows a public governmental body to restrict the copying of its records by rendering them "closed" if the records fall within one of the categories set forth in Section 610.021. A record restricted from being copied by federal copyright law is a record "protected from disclosure by law" under subsection 14 of Section 610.021 to the extent that it is protected from being copied. Given the copyright issues involved and given the fact that the information on these tapes which was obtained from the State Library's original records is still available for inspection and copying from those latter records, the restrictions of Appendix 3 and the Principles and Guidelines may be agreed to by the State Library without violation of state laws regarding the inspection and copying of government records.
B. Other Libraries.
It is unnecessary to decide whether local public libraries and libraries of Missouri public institutions of higher education are "public governmental bodies" under the Open Records Law and whether these OCLC computer tapes would be considered public records of those bodies if they should sign contracts with OCLC and MLNC. Even assuming they would be public governmental bodies and public records, the Open Records Law would not prevent them from entering into the terms of Appendix 3 regarding the restrictions on the copying of those records for the same reasons as set forth regarding the State Library.
There is a ground upon which we would advise that the State Library should not sign the User agreement as contained in Appendix 3. Under Article V, Section B (p. 18), of the Network Agreement, Users must sign an agreement containing not less than the responsibilities provided for in Appendix 3. Paragraph 10 of Appendix 3 (p. 5) provides:
10. Each User grants to OCLC, its other Users or designees the irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable, world-wide right to use, copy, display, publish, prepare derivative works from and distribute all bibliographic records, library holdings and other information furnished to OCLC during the term of this Agreement by User or any entity acting on its behalf, under any copyright, patent, secrecy or other proprietary right therein owned or controlled by User, for all purposes consistent with the corporate purposes set out in OCLC's Articles of Incorporation as hereafter amended from time to time. User warrants that no use, reproduction or transfer by OCLC, its other Users or designees of such bibliographic, holdings or other information will infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, secrecy or other proprietary rights owned or controlled by third parties, and User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Network and OCLC harmless from claims to the contrary. (Emphasis added.)
To agree to the underlined terms, as presently worded, is to waive the state's sovereign immunity, that is, the legal prohibition against the state being sued in its own courts for damages from the torts of its officers and agents. Only the legislature can waive this immunity.
The sovereign immunity of the state and its entities may be waived only by the legislature, not by officers, agents or employees of the state [citation omitted]. To the extent that the contract with plaintiff as a student may be construed as obligating the university to respond in damages for the injury, the contract is void because beyond the capacity and authority of any officer or employee of the university. Fowler v. Board of Regents for Central Missouri State University, 637 S.W.2d 352, 354 (Mo.App.1982).
Arriving at the same conclusion are Attorney General Opinion No. 78, Summers, 1972 and Attorney General Opinion No. 37, Harris, May 22, 1950. A copy of each is enclosed.
Based on these legal authorities, the State Library could not sign such an agreement unless it had express legislative authority to do so. It does not have such authority. The only waivers of sovereign immunity presently enacted by the legislature are contained in Section 537.600.1, RSMo 1986, and pertain to motor vehicle accidents and dangerous conditions on state property. They would not apply to the subject matter of paragraph 10 of Appendix 3. Furthermore, there has been no legislative authorization by way of appropriations specific to this contract as in V.S. DiCarlo Construction Company, Incorporated v. State, 485 S.W.2d 52 (Mo.1972).
These same principles of sovereign immunity and waivers therefrom apply to libraries of Missouri public institutions of higher education. Fowler v. Board of Regents for Central Missouri State University, supra.
As for county library districts under Sections 182.010 to 182.130, RSMo 1986, city libraries under Sections 182.140 to 182.280, RSMo 1986, city-county libraries under Sections 182.291 to 182.301, RSMo 1986, and municipal library districts under Sections 182.480 to 182.510, RSMo 1986, they are separate legal entities and are political subdivisions of this state. See Attorney General Opinion No. 20, O'Halloran, 1972, a copy of which is enclosed; Section 70.210, RSMo 1986; and Section 182.480. Consolidated public library districts under Sections 182.610 to 182.670, RSMo 1986, are also political subdivisions of this state. Section 182.630. As political subdivisions, they enjoy the state's sovereign immunity. McConnell v. St. Louis County, 655 S.W.2d 654, 656 (Mo.App.1983). This immunity, again, is waivable only by an act of the legislature. Cassidy v. City of St. Joseph, 247 Mo. 197, 152 S.W. 306, 309 (1912), and Page v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 377 S.W.2d 348, 352 (Mo.1964). The only applicable statute is Section 537.600.1 pertaining to automobile accidents and dangerous conditions on property. These waivers are clearly not applicable here. Therefore, there is no authority for local public libraries to waive sovereign immunity through the provisions of paragraph 10 of Appendix 3. [Footnote 1]
It is the opinion of this office that the Missouri State Library, the libraries of Missouri public institutions of higher education and local public libraries formed under Chapter 182, RSMo 1986, can enter into the restrictions on the copying of records received from OCLC as those restrictions are set forth in Appendix 3 to the OCLC/MLNC agreement and in the Principles and Guidelines attached thereto without violating state laws regarding the availability of governmental records for copying by the public, but the aforementioned governmental entities may not enter into the hold harmless clause in paragraph 10 of Appendix 3 to the OCLC/MLNC agreement because to do so would be an unauthorized waiver of sovereign immunity.
Very truly yours,
William L. Webster
Attorney General
Footnote 1. References herein to the statutory sections comprising the Open Records Law are to Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1986 as amended by House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill No. 2, 84th General Assembly, First Regular Session.
Footnote 2. Sections 182.815 and 182.817, RSMo 1986, govern the disclosure of "library records". However, as the term "library record" is defined in Section 182.815(3), it includes only those records that identify "a person or persons as having requested, used, or borrowed library material". The tapes with which we are concerned here do not come within that definition.
Section 109.180, RSMo 1986, grants the public the right to inspect records "kept pursuant to statute" "[e]xcept as otherwise provided by law". This latter phrase incorporates the closed records provisions discussed in the text of this opinion. Therefore, the issues involved in this opinion request can be resolved without deciding whether these computer tapes are "kept pursuant to statute".
Footnote 3. As to the State Library and Missouri public institutions of higher education, there are also substantial problems with hold harmless clauses under the provisions of Article III, Section 39, Missouri Constitution (as amended 1986) which prohibits the General Assembly from having the power:
(1) To give or lend or to authorize the giving or lending of the credit of the state in aid or to any person, association, municipal or other corporation;
(2) To pledge the credit of the state for the payment of the liabilities, present or prospective, of any individual, association, municipal or other corporation;
There is also a question under Section 33.040, RSMo 1986, whether an agency can enter into such a limitless contingent liability without express authority of law. State ex rel. Armontrout v. Smith, 182 S.W.2d 571, 573-574 (Mo. banc 1944).
The constitution contains analogous provisions concerning the lending of credit and contracting of debts beyond a certain limitation for political subdivisions of this state, such as local libraries. Article VI, Section 23, Missouri Constitution provides:
No county, city or other political corporation or subdivision of the state shall own or subscribe for stock in any corporation or association, or lend its credit or grant public money or thing of value to or in aid of any corporation, association or individual, except as provided in this constitution.
See also Article VI, Section 25, Missouri Constitution. Article VI, Section 26(a), Missouri Constitution, provides:
No county, city, incorporated town or village, school district or other political corporation or subdivision of the state shall become indebted in an amount exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for such year plus any unencumbered balances from previous years, except as otherwise provided in this constitution."
An agreement to indemnify can be considered a "lending of credit". McQuillin Mun. Corp. (3d Ed) Volume 15, Section 39.30. See also St. Charles City-County Library District v. St. Charles Library Building Corporation, 627 S.W.2d 64 (Mo.App.1981): "The purpose of the constitutional prohibition against the lending of credit is to prohibit the state or a political subdivision from acting as a surety or guarantor of the debt of another." Id. at 69.


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The long awaited analytical study of Uganda's tourism sector is finally out.
The Tourism Expenditure and Motivation Survey (TEMS), commissioned last year by the ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, in partnership with the World Bank and DFID, was released on Thursday at the Kampala Serena hotel. The economic and statistical study collected data on tourist expenditures, duration of stay, tourist activities, sites visited, level of satisfaction and suggestions for improvements in the sector.
While the study revealed that the number of non-resident visitors had increased over the years, there was a lot yet to be done for the country to make tangible benefits from the sector. For example, the study revealed that more than one million non-residents visited Uganda last year, and it was estimated that half of them stayed at least one night.
Surprisingly, only 19 per cent of these were leisure or cultural tourists, a segment industry players say Uganda must focus on to turn around its tourism fortunes. This was because the study revealed that leisure and cultural tourists spend 30 per cent to 100 per cent more than other types of tourists on a visit to Uganda.
Instead, the country gets 32 per cent of tourists coming for business reasons, 11 per cent for meetings or conferences, 20 per cent for family visits, and 5 per cent for spiritual/religious purposes. The remaining tourists come to Uganda for research, non-governmental organisation work and education.
"This substantial difference in spending makes these (leisure or cultural) tourists an attractive target in government efforts to increase the economic contribution of the tourism sector and reinforces the importance of strengthening the marketing of Ugandan tourism," the report reads in part.
The report says 75 per cent of leisure and cultural tourists do not stay longer than two weeks – with their average length of stay being seven days, and 90 per cent of them don't stay longer than one month. Also, only 20 per cent of the tours, who come for business meetings, conferences and family tourists undertake at least one trip to Uganda's nature tourism sites – with destinations closer to Kampala being relatively more attractive.
Among the leisure tourists, the report reveals, the most popular trip activities include: wildlife safari (39 per cent), gorilla viewing (26 per cent), adventure tourism (25 per cent) and backpacker travel (17 per cent). Most tourists come from neighbouring countries: Kenya (16 per cent), Rwanda (10 per cent).
On their trip to Uganda, 40 per cent of the tourists visit other African countries, most importantly Kenya (visited by 20 per cent of all Ugandan tourists), Tanzania (12 per cent) and Rwanda (10 per cent). The study also reveals that most tourists obtain information regarding their trip to Uganda mainly through word of mouth.
However, leisure tourists rely much on travel agents, guide books, and the internet. Only 5 per cent of all tourists use Uganda Tourism Board's (UTB) website as their main source of information, a damning indictment on the body's efforts. UTB has over the years complained of being underfunded, with the body this year being allocated Shs 240m for marketing the country.
The study also found that tourists were for the most part highly satisfied with their trip to Uganda. However, respondents who were found at three entry points of Entebbe, Katuna and Malaba, identified transport within Uganda and insufficient visitor information, as well as the quality of customer service, as the main areas that need improvement.
Patrick Mugoya, the ministry's permanent secretary, noted that the study would inform government decisions on how to increase the contribution that tourism makes to the growth of the economy, but also guide the ongoing process of formulating the tourism policy, which would later form the basis for the tourism master plan.
"We are moving systematically," Mugoya said, adding that "as a new ministry, this is a great achievement for us to understand where we are before we plan where we want to go."
Tourism has grown five fold over the last decade, according to official figures, spurred by the improvement in security in the northern part of the country. The study, however, points out that many challenges remain. They include the need for government leadership in developing the sector, especially for skills development, and more investment in the parks and other protected areas.
Compared to neighbouring countries, tourism is still a developing sector in Uganda. According to figures from World Travel and Tourism Council, the direct impact of tourism expenditures in Uganda amounted to 3.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, compared to 4.8 per cent of GDP in Tanzania, 5 per cent in Kenya and 5.7 per cent in Madagascar.
According to the study, tourists in Uganda spend a total of Shs 1.1trillion, generating $1bn (Shs 2.7 trillion) in revenue annually.
"Policy simulations show that attracting extra 100,000 tourists to Uganda would add 11 per cent to exports and 1.6 per cent to GDP, which would further boost the country's efforts to reduce poverty and boost its development prospects," said Kirk Hamilton, the World Bank's Lead Economist.
The study provides four areas where government policy and investment can increase tourism's contribution to the economy. These include: marketing the country and increasing supply by encouraging the private sector to invest in tourism. The others are: removing bottlenecks by investing in infrastructure; particularly roads, and reducing the cost for tourists visiting the country, and investing in natural assets like the natural parks.
This year, the World Bank has earmarked $25m to be provided to government as a grant to invest in the tourism sector. Part of this money will go towards the renovation of the tourism training institute in Jinja.
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This is a true deodorant... NOT an anti-perspirant. I have sensitive armpits that often break out in an itchy, lumpy red rash if I use any type of antiperspirant/deodorant that they don't get along with (I have yet to figure out the ingredient that makes them itch). I ran out of my Secret Clinical Strength for sensitive skin, and decided to be brave and try some of my sister's deodorant (Arm and Hammer). It smells nice, it glides on easily (though it takes a few minutes to dry), and it kept me from stinking all day; best of all, I didn't develop a rash a few days later! It didn't keep me from sweating, though. I told her about it and she said, "Well duh, read the label... DEODORANT, not ANTIPERSPIRANT." So yeah. Works great if you just get stinky and son't sweat.
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Best aluminum-free deodorant I've ever tried. It is also the cheapest, at a mere $1.98?! I can't believe I didn't try this sooner. It's not exactly glamorous packaging, and the "fresh" scent is very masculine (it stays with you all day too, so you better just get used to it.).. I guess that's why I tried the toms of maine/kiss my face/lavanila routes first. But this beats all of them out in terms of odor protection. No matter how active I am throughout my day, this keeps me smelling fresh and clean, albeit a bit manly. But i'd rather smell like a clean man than a girl that reeks of B.O. so to me this is still a winner!
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The triclosan is what makes this a winner...or a loser. Triclosan is an antibacterial agent so it essentially kills the bacteria that cause underarm stink. I bought this and a similar one by Dove (for men). I use the Dove men's deodorant though because I am not fond of the smell of this. The men's deodorant is a pretty unisex smell. I think I am just not a fan of citrus scents, but it isn't terrible.
I've been using plain deodorants for almost a year. This will not stop you from sweating, but it will stop you from smelling like a wild beast most of the month. I have noticed personally I tend to stink really badly around that special time of the month. It just be pheromones or something, whatever it is only the deodorants with triclosan have helped minimize the stink.
I won't lie, I do worry about the triclosan because it is over used in all sorts of products and leads to bacterial resistance. Unfortunately so far it is the only stuff that has worked for me and until I find something comparable I will probably stick to these formulas. The only real natural deodorant I have used that worked was homemade coconut oil, tea tree oil and baking soda, but the baking soda burned my skin after prolonged use. I have also tried one by Lavanila that was okay, but not wonderful. Still it has more natural so perhaps I will give that a try next.
So I give this a thumbs up for a non-anti-antiperspirant deodorant, but a thumbs down for the triclosan (even though that is what makes it wonderful). It is too bad that triclosan is so nasty because it really does cut down the stink.
Also, a note for the sweaty people and natural deodorants, in my own personal experience I have noticed after I "detoxed" from regular deodorants I find I sweat less. It was gross at first, but you do get used to it and then you stop noticing it. You will have to reapply deodorant, but I had to do that even when I used full-force Degree.
Good luck! I'm always interested to hear if anyone has found a wonderful natural deodorant that is non-irritating and minimizes smell. :)
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So sad to find out this has triclosan and the dangers of it...right after I just bought and used a new stick. How did I not know the dangers?! I used this while I was pregnant to avoid aluminum in my baby's body, now I find out it can cause birth defects? Yikes.
I gave it a 2 bc it really does work amazingly well, I prefer it to aluminum based deodorants. Add a little cornstarch baby powder for extra sweat absorption on days you need it--perfection.
*sigh* I guess I'll finish this off (since I'm on such a tight budget I can't afford to replace it, and baby powder solo makes me worry it's not quite enough)...if anyone has any suggestions on aluminum free deo that works (toms of Maine is awful for me), please holla!
This is my boyfriend's favourite deodorant, but we recently discovered that it contains triclosan, which is a known endocrine disrupter. A lot of governments are looking into banning it. Please check it out if you're deciding whether to buy or re-buy, and decide if it's worth the risk! I wanted to buy this for myself, but I'm not going to as long as it has this ingredient.
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This is the best deodorant I have ever used AND it's paraben and aluminum free! I have no odor for the whole day when I use this and I haven't noticed any issues with sweating, although I don't tend to sweat a lot. I've tried the usual deodorants as well as various natural alternatives and nothing works like this stuff. It also doesn't get white stuff on my clothes. It's $2-$3 at Hannafords and well worth it, although sometimes I have to hunt around for a store that sells it. I also found that it works even better if you dab a bit of baking soda on top which is great for odor protection when doing physical activity.
This is, hand down, the best natural, non-aluminum based deodorant that I have ever purchased anywhere. I've been using non-aluminum based deodorants for 10 years and this is the only deodorant that prevents me from having stinky armpits, even on a very hot, humid day. It's dirt cheap - it get it on sale for $1.99 at the grocery store and stock up. Other natural, non-aluminum based deodorants either simply do not work or I break out in rash under my armpit. Especially from the mineral deodorants.
The unscented version is the best natural deodorant I've used: it smells great (clean citrus), dries quickly, and you can use it without becoming immune to its effects. You just can't compare antiperspirant products to paraben-free metal-free deodorants. Antiperspirants do the trick for people who don't sweat a lot, but they clog your pores and compromise your health--and when they finally stop working the bo smell is much worse. I sweat a lot, so I carry it in my purse in the summer and reapply as needed. If you layer baking soda over it you have your own safe and natural antiperspirant-deodorant.
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A pair of FBI agent are let into the Capitol office of state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, by Senate Chief Sgt.-at-Arms Tony Beard, center, after a search warrant was served Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The FBI did not disclose the reason for the search of Calderon's office, and the office of the Legislature's Latino caucus which was also served with a search warrant. Calderon was not present during the search.
Yesterday the FBI raided the Sacramento offices of state senator Ron Calderon. The agency remains mum on why they conducted this search, the first of its kind at a senator's office in 30 years.
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Correction: Contrary to earlier reports, the Legislative Offices of the Latino Caucus were not searched Tuesday. The FBI searched two offices but, according to a statement released Wednesday, officials from the California State Senate said that one of them was misidentified as belonging to the caucus due to an outdated roster of room numbers. Both offices that were searched belong to Senator Calderon.


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Issue 18: January 2014
From the Editorial:
A year ago, in November 2012, the Journal editorial team was sitting around in Ahalyaji's room, wrapping things up for the seventeenth issue. As we worked and chatted, Ahalyaji sat on her cushioned sofa with her two phones at her fingertips. From time to time, she would pick up either the black or the white receiver, and accomplish something easily and efficiently. In between, she kept reminding us of a variety of matters: should the list of contributors include their email ids? After the manuscript is paginated, will you check it again before printing? Can we all brainstorm about ways to increase the readership of our Journal? How can we help teachers with report writing in a different spirit altogether? What will be the dates of our next meeting, in April? Did everyone have a special ginger biscuit from the tin?
As we sit here in Vasanta Vihar in her room exactly a year later, she is no more and we are acutely aware of her absence. Although it seemed impossible to imagine working on the Journal without her, we are doing so. Maybe it is no coincidence that this is the Journal's eighteenth year, an age when we feel a young person is ready to live away from parents.
Ahalyaji has nurtured this Journal, and each of us on the editorial team, for seventeen years. So today when we feel confident of continuing the work of bringing out a quality publication every year, it is with profound gratitude to her.
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Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi
"Bon Voyage," by Kim Carnes (among others).
Came Back For You - Lil' Kim
Give Me Back My Man- B-52's
Man in Black ~ Johnny Cash
If we can dream it, we can do it
Day In Day Out- David Bowie
New Years Day - U2
Night And Day- Frank Sinatra
Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar
"No Easy Way Out," by Robert Tepper (the quintessential driving around while having a montage of flashbacks after your best friend is killed at the hands of a Soviet superhuman song).
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What do people need after a natural disaster strikes? Some of the answers may seem obvious: food, clean water, shelter, medicine. Others may not, cash as the primary example. But cash transfers and cash-equivalent vouchers are highly effective tools for helping individuals, families, and whole communities rebound post-emergency. They empower people to make the purchasing decisions that will be most helpful to them, and they stimulate local markets by encouraging people to spend money in their own backyards.
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Adoption is an amazing thing! I am so blessed to have been able to adopt Grace. I have many friends who have adopted children into their forever families. I believe that if God calls you to adopt he will provide a way. It takes great faith and lots of patience but the blessing is incredible. Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more difficult to adopt internationally. It takes much longer and many countries are closing to international adoption. Hopefully this is a trend that will turn around. The latest news regarding Russian adoption is another tragic setback for millions of orphans.
The bottom line is we are still called to care for orphans. Adoption and Foster care are two amazing ways to do that. Unfortunately, statistics reveal that there are currently approx. 150 million orphans worldwide. 90% of these orphans will never be adopted. 90%!! There are many reasons for this. They may live in a country where adoption is not socially accepted. The government may not allow international adoption. The children may be deemed un-adoptable due to medical or cognitive issues. They may have a living birth parent which will not relinquish rights even if unable to care for them. I am more convinced than ever that global orphan care is so important. For a few dollars a month we can sponsor a child living on the street and give them hope and opportunity. There are amazing organizations like Children's Hope Chest, Hope for Haiti and Mercy and Sharing which are saving childrens lives around the world. I will be taking part in a fund raising event on Feb. 8 for Mercy and Sharing. This organization takes in children in Haiti with special needs who would otherwise die. They provide a home, food, clothing, education and therapy to give these kids a future.
There are so many ways that we can make a difference for orphans. It is easy to get frustrated by the setbacks and give up but these kids need us, now more than ever. We are so blessed to live where we live. Money is tight but most of us have something to eat and a roof over our heads. Many of us have more stuff than we know what to do with. We can sponsor a child for 35$ month. We can volunteer our time. We can raise awareness. We can pray. We can all do something for these precious kids!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Friday, November 30, 2012
The Things People Say
This video was produced by another blogger, Kristen. Although I did not adopt a child who is obviously transracial I have heard many of these comments. Some are just plain mean while others are more subtle. I believe that most people who make these comments are not being mean, they are just curious and uneducated about adoption. Yes, She is my "real" daughter!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
She is beloved
You can deal with an enormous amount of success as well as an enormous amount of failure without losing your identity, because your identity is that you are the beloved. Long before your father and mother, your brothers and sisters, your teachers, your church, or any people touched you in a loving as well as in a wounding way-long before you were rejected by some person or praised by somebody else-that voice has been there always. "I have loved you with an everlasting love." That love is there before you were born and will be there after you die.
I love this little girl! She is stretching and growing me like nothing else. She has the biggest heart and the sweetest smile. She loves life and is not afraid to live it. The last few months have been challenging since Grace has started kindergarten. I have suspected for awhile that she has some sensory issues, likely as a result of spending the first two years of her life in an orphanage.
I, like most parents, have an idea of how our children will behave/be/act/respond. Good grades are important, stars for good behavior, sitting quietly, following all the rules. The kind of child that makes their parents proud. I have parented children who fit the role pretty well. Although it made my role as a parent easier, I love them for who God has made them to be, not for their good behavior.
Don't get me wrong, Grace does not have "bad" behavior she just has her behavior. She is the kind of child who questions the rules, wants to explore her world, has energy and fire for life. She doesn't feel the need to conform just because I ask her to. She is a loving sister, a sweet and generous daughter, a good friend. She was created by God to be Grace. I am learning how awesome it can be to love a child for exactly who she is. It is tempting sometimes to let our children define us. "My son gets straight A's, I must be a great mom" or " My daughter broke a rule today, I must have done something wrong" I don't ever want to put that kind of pressure on my children. I want them all to know that they are fearfully and wonderfully made. They are all different yet amazing. They will all make mistakes and they will all stumble. Just like I do. Just like we all do. I don't ever want them to question my love or acceptance based on good vs. "bad" behavior. She is teaching me compassion, patience, unconditional love and acceptance. I love this child. Just exactly how she is!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Weekend in the Mountains
I had a chance to escape the heat and humidity of Florida for a long weekend in the mountains of North Carolina. It was crisp and clear with highs in the lower 70s and lows in the 50s! Beautiful!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Rest and Time to Reflect
It has been a quiet, peaceful, relaxing three weeks! My children have spent the last three weeks in Minnesota fishing, playing volleyball, spending time with extended family and staying up late. I will admit, I was not excited about them being gone for so long. I haven't been away from the boys for this long since I was in Russia and I've never spent weeks away from Grace. They had a blast and will cherish memories that were made. For that I am happy! It has also allowed me time to take a deep breath. I was able to clean and organize things that really needed cleaning and organizing. I spent a lot of time reading, praying and reflecting. I have more clarity on what is really important and what is not. I was able to focus on my friends and be available for them. I worked extra and made some decisions about my job. The kids come home tomorrow and I can't wait for the noise, mess, bickering and huge grocery bill! Life is good and I am incredibly blessed!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday Morning Reminder
I walked into the office this morning, a typical Monday morning, to pick up paperwork. I work for multiple companies so I don't spend much time getting to know the people at each office. I'm usually rushing in and out, patients to see, paperwork to complete. This morning a girl stopped me on my way out. I had never met her but she knew who I was. She told me that her and her husband had been feeling God calling them to adopt for a few years. She was nervous about the entire process. She told me that this morning they had had a discussion and felt very strongly that they needed to take a leap of faith and learn more about the process. She was sharing that with someone else at the office who mentioned that I had adopted and volunteered for an adoption agency. An hour later I walked in. We spent some time talking about adoption, foster care, costs, risks, challenges and the amazing joy that an adopted child brings. She cried and thanked me for taking the time to talk to her about her fears. When I left she was online researching agencies and countries and feeling confident in their decision. God works in some really cool ways. I just need to remember to slow down and be available!
I Love Summer
Summer vacation is about sleeping in, staying up late, afternoon rain showers, bright sunshine, beach frisbee, pool noodles, cookouts, time with friends and family, wet swimming suits, aloe vera and salty water. It is time to recharge and relax. I love summer!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Mommy Wars
I was reading this post from an awesome adoptive mom. Her blog is called Rage Against the MiniVan. She talks about how Mommy wars are played out in our society. Everyone has an opinion about what it means to be a good mother. To work or not to work. Full time or part time. Breastfeed or bottle. When to ween. Co-sleeping or Ferber method. What we need to be fighting for is the hundreds of millions of children who have no Mommy. The countless number of children in foster care in our country. The millions of children aging out of orphanages around the world. The Mothers who because of extreme poverty are forced to give their children away. When I was in Ethiopia I met Mothers who lived on the street and with a little help could provide a home for their children. I met Mothers with HIV who with education and medication could stay alive and be the Mother they were struggling to be. This Mothers Day lets step up for the kids that don't have one!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The Cross is Enough!
"And Grace calls out, 'You are not just a disillusioned old man who may die soon, a middle-aged woman stuck in a job and desperately wanting to get out, a young person feeling the fire in the belly begin to grow cold. You may be insecure, inadequate, mistaken or potbellied. Death, panic, depression, and disillusionment may be near you. But you are not just that. You are accepted.' Never confuse your perception of yourself with the mystery that you really are accepted."
― Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
I love Easter! We have been studying the book of Galatians for the past several months at Summit. Jesus + nothing = Everything. We are justified through what Jesus did on the cross. Nothing more. We didn't earn it. We can spend our entire lives trying to balance the scale. Our good deeds… church attendance, mission trips, kind acts, service, bible reading….on one side. Our mess ups… unforgiveness, short temper, wanting more stuff, harsh words, divorce. The scale will never balance and we will always deserve death. We are accepted and dearly loved by God! We strive to live a life that is pleasing to him because he loves us not to gain his love. The perceptions of others or of myself does not define me. The Cross is enough. That is some good news!
― Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
I love Easter! We have been studying the book of Galatians for the past several months at Summit. Jesus + nothing = Everything. We are justified through what Jesus did on the cross. Nothing more. We didn't earn it. We can spend our entire lives trying to balance the scale. Our good deeds… church attendance, mission trips, kind acts, service, bible reading….on one side. Our mess ups… unforgiveness, short temper, wanting more stuff, harsh words, divorce. The scale will never balance and we will always deserve death. We are accepted and dearly loved by God! We strive to live a life that is pleasing to him because he loves us not to gain his love. The perceptions of others or of myself does not define me. The Cross is enough. That is some good news!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
This little girl is named Hope. She was rescued last year by Mercy and Sharing. She was less than two pounds at birth but with love and care has grown and gotten much stronger. Over the weekend, she became sick and was hospitalized. Please keep her in your prayers. Her caregivers miss her and hope to bring her home soon!
Update: Hope is home and doing well!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Making a Difference
I miss traveling to third world countries. I miss the smiling little faces and pure joy coming from children who have nothing but the clothes on their backs and hopefully, their next meal.
Mercy and Sharing is a Haitian-registered, non-profit organization that provides care, education and rehabilitation to abandoned, orphaned and disabled children in Haiti.
My friend, the director of development, with Mercy and Sharing, is in Haiti this week. He spent the day at the Paulette and Phaeton Feeding Centers.
They operate a daily feeding program in two very poor communities in the northern Haiti region of Cap-Hatien. Children, elderly and disabled residents of Paulette and Phaeton gather everyday at noon for a hot meal consisting of vegetables, dry fish, corn, rice and beans. The cooks serve over 1300 people each day who have traveled on foot from 10 local districts. When I hear the stories and see the pictures from Haiti I need to stop and pray. For the children… For the people making a difference in their lives…That God loves each one of them. I will be grateful for my dinner tonight. Grateful for clean water. Grateful that my children are able to go to school. I do not know when I will have the opportunity to go back; but I will choose to be grateful, and determined to make a difference in the lives of my children and those smiling little faces so far away.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
You Love Me Anyway
It's Valentine's Day and love is in the air. This song from Sidewalk Prophets says it best!
The question was raised
As my conscience fell
A silly, little lie
It didn't mean much
But it lingers still
In the corners of my mind
Still you call me to walk
On the edge of this world
To spread my dreams and fly
But the future's so far
My heart is so frail
I think I'd rather stay inside
But You love me anyway
It's like nothing in life that I've ever known
Yes You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
It took more than my strength
To simply be still
To seek but never find
All the reasons we change
The reasons I doubt
And why do loved ones have to die?
But You love me anyway
It's like nothing in life that I've ever known
Yes You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
I am the thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas' kiss
But You love me anyway
See now, I am the man who yelled out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking
Yes then, I turned away with a smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
And then alone in the night, I still called out for You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life
But You love me anyway
It's like nothing in life that I've ever known
Yes,You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
You love me, yes You love me
How You love me
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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[OS] US/TURKEY/CT - Obama talks with Erdogan, condemns bombing in Turkey
Released on 2012-10-16 17:00 GMT
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NEW YORK | Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:27pm EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama condemned a deadly bombing in
Ankara on Tuesday, as he met Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on the
sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
"This reminds us that terrorism exists in many parts of the world, and
Turkey and the United States are going to be strong partners in preventing
terrorism," Obama told reporters at the start of their meeting in New
An explosion from a suspected car bomb ripped through a street in the
Turkish capital, Ankara, earlier on Tuesday near a neighborhood housing
government buildings, killing three people and wounding 15, Interior
Minister Naim Sahin said.
Clint Richards
Global Monitor
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In like a lion: Tale of the tape on Leelanau's Blizzard of March 2012
The majority of our snow comes from lake effect. We don't usually see that heavy cement-mixer type of snow."
~ Gaylord-based National Weather Service meteorologist John Boris
As Leelanau continues to dig out from a MAJOR winter storm, we thought we would post some of the highlights (or is that low points) of this very disruptive storm. TV 9&10 meteorologist Tom O'Hare explains:
The storm developed very fast and right over Michigan. It was just the right combination of cold air, Gulf of Mexico moisture and atmospheric conditions to produce some incredible totals. The first wave was incredibly moist and powerful. Thundersnow was reported across much of the Lower Peninsula (heard it!). Under these t-storms snow was falling a rate of 2-3" per hour. The storm started around 6pm for many and by midnight, reports of more than 1 foot were coming in along with impassable roads.
The second wave of snow didn't have as much moisture content, but it was still very high. Being so wet it very hard to get rid off. Snow blowers were getting stuffed with the wet snow and all those who were out shoveling are still hurting.
Development of the storm was key to where the heavy snow came down. The heaviest was just NW of the storm's center from Manistee to Rogers City, covering most of our Northern Lower Counties as well as the far Eastern Upper Peninsula. Storm totals reached up to 20" in parts of Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Benzie counties. This general area had 14-20". The first part of the storm was very wet and that coupled with freezing temperatures made it stick to everything. So when it accumulated it didn't fall off the trees/power lines very quickly, it just made things heavier. The good news is the strongest winds ended up being downstate with gusts of more than 50 mph. If they were that bad here, you would've seen more power outages.
Snow fell steadily through the night and all phone service went down in Leelanau County, even cell phone coverage. Benzie County closed roads and by Sunday morning, Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse were under a state of emergency, and all schools in the area were closed on Monday with Leland, Glen Lake and Northport closed again today.
The biggest effect of all that heavy snow was to drop a bunch of trees. As the photo to the right shows, many dropped onto power lines, and nearly 350 utility crews were brought into the area to help bring power back up. An estimated 250,000 people statewide lost power, with 35,000 in our area still without power on Monday. TV 7&4's outage update this morning shows 3000 people in Leelanau still without power!
They also talked with Heather & Bailey Sutter of Suttons Bay as they visited one of the America Red Cross temporary emergency shelters that were set up.
You can also see a Snow Day slideshow with some of the damage and a walk along the Lake Michigan shore from Sunday.
Photos: Vineyard View ... after blizzard, panorama by Ken Scott and Houston, we have a problem by farlane


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The Bradley M2A3 IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle is an improved version of the Bradley M2A2. Since its initial production in 1981, the Bradley has been continually improved to meet the requirements of the changing battlefield. Bradley M2A3, the latest development program, incorporates improvements including enhancements intended to improve lethality, mobility, survivability, and sustainability. Additionally, these enhancements are intended to provide increased situational awareness and digital command and control capabilities. Approximately 1,602 Bradley A2s will be remanufactured into A3s, including fire support and air defense derivatives. Engineering and manufacturing development of the A3 upgrade will continue through 1999. In March 1994, the United States Army awarded a contract to United Defense, Limited Partnership, to begin the engineering and manufacturing development phase. In June 1997, the Army approved the first vehicles and low-rate production began in July 1997. The Bradley enters in service with the U.S. Army in April 2000. The system was approved for full-rate production in May 2001. The Bradley M2A3 was used by U.S. Armed Forces during the war in Iraq.
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We're a little obsessed with the new pizza crust technique we learned a while back.
Basically we're making it on a weekly basis. It's so good! And we are big pizza fans. Also big bacon fans, and big fans of using spinach from the back yard (seriously, that stuff is growing so fast! It's a small jungle. Does anyone need spinach?)
Here's what you need:
One recipe of this pizza dough
Plenty of vegetable oil
3 slices of bacon
2 cups of spinach
1/2 cup or so of ricotta
1/2 to 1 cup tomato sauce, depending on your preference
3-4 cloves fresh garlic
2 cups shredded mozzarella
Start by putting 1/4 cup or so of vegetable oil in the bottom of a cookie sheet, and then putting your dough on the sheet. Use your fingers to flatten it to fill the sheet all the way out to the corners. Spread the tomato sauce on top.
Next, cut the bacon into 1-inch strips and cook in a skillet with no added fat until they are done but not crisp. Remove from the skillet and wilt the spinach in the bacon grease. While it's cooking, chop the garlic.
Sprinkle the bacon pieces, garlic, spinach leaves and ricotta by the spoonful onto the pizza, and top with the two cups of fresh mozz.
Bake at 425 for about 15-20 minutes – keep an eye on it. The toppings will be fine pretty much no matter what (as long as they aren't burned). What you need to watch is the crust.


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P.O.S. Announces New Album We Don't Even Live Here for October 2012 Release
Doomtree's rapper P.O.S. has just announced that his fourth solo album, We Don't Even Live Here, is set to be released October 23 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album is set to feature a handful of noteworthy collaborators, including members of Doomtree, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Gayngs' Ryan Olson, and Boys Noize.
We Don't Even Live Here will be P.O.S.'s followup to his 2009 release, Never Better. For those who just can't wait until the October release, take a listen to this performance of "Bumper", which is the first track on the album.
We Don't Even Live Here Tracklist:
01. Bumper
02. Fuck Your Stuff
03. Where We Land
04. Wanted Wasted
05. They Can't Come
06. Lockpicks, Knives, Bricks and Bats
07. Arrow to the Action – Fire in the Hole
08. Get Down
09. All of It
10. We Don't Even Live Here (Weird Friends)
11. Piano Hits
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Would any of you know how to fix wood flooring that has split on the outer edges and left 'chunks' of missing wood in-between the wood planks? I have tried wood fill and stain, but it doesn't last. May be there is a better product?
We had our floors refinished a few years back, the floor guy shouldn't of sanded them down they way he did, it is more like a veneer now, so there is no strength to the wood. ( 120 years old) We would rip them up but we are planning to sell in a few months and want to try to fix the "bad spots" Have any of you ever experienced this? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
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If there as thin as you say, you may not be able to "pass it off" to a new owner and may have to fix properly, not patch it, it before you sell. Wood filler or patching will only point out the problem. |
- Posted by reeree_natural (My Page) on Mon, Feb 25, 08 at 18:08
wianno To do a full rip out and install a new floor would be very costly . We would never re-coup that money and would be a gift to the new owners..so I can't even entertain that. We were going to rip them out a few years back and do wide heart pine boards..never got to it as we did so much reno's as it is. The floor area is very large and that same flooring is the same in three rooms that kind of go into one another.. I guess I will call a floor expert and see if he can offer any help (to fix it) Thanks! |
- Posted by mom2lilenj (My Page) on Wed, Feb 27, 08 at 17:46
If there are just a few boards you could take them out and replace with new or if you have another place in the house that has the same wood but not in a noticable area (closet, under stairs, attic). It's a delicate process, but it can be done. Then you could sand down the new piece, stain it to match and finish. |
- Posted by reeree_natural (My Page) on Thu, Feb 28, 08 at 13:08
mom2lilenj That is a great idea! I never thought of that..thanks! Yes, it's just in a few spots. I was very up set back when the guy sanded them way too much. We had every plan to rip them. Now we are going to put the house on the market in a few months and have to do something.. Thanks once again, I appreciate it very much! Ree |
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