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HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS (KVEO NEWSCENTER 23) — Things are different for high school football coaches in the Rio Grande Valley.
"It's changed dramatically in regards to awareness," said Sharyland head coach Ron Adame. "As coaches, being aware that concussions often times can lead to long-term damage. Those days, the real common word that was used was just you got your bell rung. You just go shake it off or give him some smelling salts. Those days are gone."
The University Interscholastic League, the governing body for high school sports in Texas, began mandating in 2011 that all coaches take a two-hour training course on how to spot concussion symptoms. Any player exhibiting dilated pupils, light sensitivity or dizzyness after a tough hit must leave the game.
Any player guilty of targeting another player's head is automatically kicked out. Players who suffer a concussion can't return to practice until a doctor clears it. Even then, they must ease into full practice and contact.
All those changes are a 180 from the mindset of coaches like Mission's Mario Peña, who has been walking sidelines for 35 years.
"Back in the day, it was different," Peña said. "Different because one, we didn't have trainers. Back then your coaches were the trainers… everything that has changed has been directed at the safety of the football player."
As recently as the 1990s, coaches made players earn water breaks during practice. And practices would last well after dusk. Nowadays coaches are restricted to eight hours of practice a week and only 90 minutes of full, game-speed contact.
Mission's athletic department had 23 concussions in 2011, the great majority of them in football. Sharyland has had two concussions this year, none of them at the varsity level.
The gridiron is a tough place to play. Toughness and durability have always been celebrated, which leads to another challenge: players consider themselves to be warriors who ignore and play through pain. Coaches want to win ball games. And each must go against what they've been conditioned to believe... for the sake of safety.
"That's number one, educate our kids on the symptoms, don't try to be macho, don't try to be, I don't want to leave the team, so I don't want to tell the coach anything," Peña said.
"One common practice is to take their helmet away, to hide it from them," Adame said. "Otherwise the tendency is for some of these individuals to try to want to get back into the game. You can't get in and play if you don't have your helmet."
Schools have clearly defined roles for coaches and trainers when a player is hurt; adding another hurdle to return to games for the sake of safety.
"Ultimately, if there's an injury, I refer that kid to our trainer. I have a standing rule between me and my trainer. Don't tell me how to coach and I won't tell you how to do your job."
The concussion problem swelled up because nobody understood the risks. Empirical scientific evidence has changed that. These days, it's all about minimizing the damage from America's most popular sport.
"Football is and always will be a contact sport; some would call it violent," Adame said. "Nowadays, participants seem to be getting bigger and stronger and faster… I wouldn't try to dissuade them from playing, as long as they know the risks involved in playing the sport."


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"Politicians seem to believe that businesses must be willing and ready to 'strain every sinew', without doing the same themselves," Longworth added.
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%N Triangle read by rows, giving the numbers T(n,m) = binomial(n+1,m+1); or, Pascal's triangle A007318 with its left-hand edge removed.
%C T(n,m) is the number of m-faces of a regular n-simplex.
%C An n-simplex is the n-dimensional analogue of a triangle. Specifically, a simplex is the convex hull of a set of (n + 1) affinely independent points in some Euclidean space of dimension n or higher, i.e., a set of points such that no m-plane contains more than (m + 1) of them. Such points are said to be in general position.
%C Reversing the rows gives A074909, which as a linear sequence is essentially the same as this.
%C From _Tom Copeland_, Dec 07 2007: (Start)
%C T(n,k) * (k+1)! = A068424. The comment on permuted words in A068424 shows that T is related to combinations of letters defined by connectivity of regular polytope simplexes.
%C If T is the diagonally-shifted Pascal matrix, binomial(n+m,k+m), for m=1, then T is a fundamental type of matrix that is discussed in A133314 and the following hold.
%C The infinitesimal matrix generator is given by A132681, so T = LM(1) of A132681 with inverse LM(-1).
%C With a(k) = (-x)^k / k!, T * a = [ Laguerre(n,x,1) ], a vector array with index n for the Laguerre polynomials of order 1. Other formulae for the action of T are given in A132681.
%C T(n,k) = (1/n!) (D_x)^n (D_t)^k Gf(x,t) evaluated at x=t=0 with Gf(x,t) = exp[ t * x/(1-x) ] / (1-x)^2.
%C [O.g.f. for T ] = 1 / { [ 1 + t * x/(1-x) ] * (1-x)^2 }. [ O.g.f. for row sums ] = 1 / { (1-x) * (1-2x) }, giving A000225 (without a leading zero) for the row sums. Alternating sign row sums are all 1.
%C O.g.f. for row polynomials = [ (1+q)**(n+1) - 1 ] / [ (1+q) -1 ] = A(1,n+1,q) on page 15 of reference on Grassmann cells in A008292. (End)
%C Given matrices A and B with A(n,k) = T(n,k)*a(n-k) and B(n,k) = T(n,k)*b(n-k), then A*B = C where C(n,k) = T(n,k)*[a(.)+b(.)]^(n-k), umbrally. The e.g.f. for the row polynomials of A is {(a+t) exp[(a+t)x] - a exp(a x)}/t, umbrally. - _Tom Copeland_, Aug 21 2008
%C A007318*A097806 as infinite lower triangular matrices. - _Philippe Deléham_, Feb 08 2009
%C Riordan array (1/(1-x)^2, x/(1-x)). - _Philippe Deléham_, Feb 22 2012
%C The elements of the matrix inverse are T^(-1)(n,k)=(-1)^(n+k)*T(n,k). - _R. J. Mathar_, Mar 12 2013
%C Relation to K-theory: T acting on the column vector (-0,d,-d^2,d^3,...) generates the Euler classes for a hypersurface of degree d in CP^n. Cf. Dugger p. 168 and also A104712, A111492, and A238363. - _Tom Copeland_, Apr 11 2014
%C Number of walks of length p>0 between any two distinct vertices of the complete graph K_(n+2) is W(n+2,p)=(-1)^(p-1)*sum(k=0,..,p-1, T(p-1,k)*(-n-2)^k) = [(n+1)^p-(-1)^p]/(n+2) = (-1)^(p-1)*sum(k=0,..,p-1, (-n-1)^k). This is equal to (-1)^(p-1)*Phi(p,-n-1), where Phi is the cyclotomic polynomial when p is an odd prime. For K_3, see A001045; for K_4, A015518; for K_5, A015521; for K_6, A015531; for K_7, A015540. - _Tom Copeland_, Apr 14 2014
%C Consider the transformation 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + ... + x^n = A_0*(x-1)^0 + A_1*(x-1)^1 + A_2*(x-1)^2 + ... + A_n*(x-1)^n. This sequence gives A_0, ... A_n as the entries in the n-th row of this triangle, starting at n = 0. - _Derek Orr_, Oct 14 2014
%C See A074909 for associations among this array, the Bernoulli polynomials and their umbral compositional inverses, and the face polynomials of permutahedra and their duals (cf. A019538). - _Tom Copeland_, Nov 14 2014
%H V. Buchstaber, Lectures on Toric Topology, Trends in Mathematics - New Series, Information Center for Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2008. pg. 7
%H Tom Copeland, Cyclotomic polynomials in combinatorics
%H Tom Copeland, Goin' with the Flow: Logarithm of the Derivative Operator Part VI on simplices
%H D. Dugger, A Geometric Introduction to K-Theory [From _Tom Copeland_, Apr 11 2014]
%H B. Grünbaum and G. C. Shephard, Convex polytopes, Bull. London Math. Soc. (1969) 1 (3): 257-300.
%H Justin Hughes, Representations Arising from an Action on D-neighborhoods of Cayley Graphs, 2013; slides from a talk.
%H Wikipedia, Simplex
%F T(n,m) = sum(binomial(k,m),k=m..n) = binomial(n+1,m+1), n>=m>=0, else 0. (partial sum of column m of A007318 (Pascal), or summation on the upper binomial index (Graham et al. (GKP), eq.(5.10)). For the GKP reference see A007318). - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Aug 22 2012
%F E.g.f.: 1/x*((1 + x)*exp(t*(1 + x)) - exp(t)) = 1 + (2 + x)*t + (3 + 3*x + x^2)*t^2/2! + .... The infinitesimal generator for this triangle has the sequence [2,3,4,...] on the main subdiagonal and 0's elsewhere. - _Peter Bala_, Jul 16 2013
%F T(n,k)=2*T(n-1,k)+T(n-1,k-1)-T(n-2,k)-T(n-2,k-1), T(0,0)=1, T(1,0)=2, T(1,1)=1, T(n,k)=0 if k<0 or if k>n. - _Philippe Deléham_, Dec 27 2013
%F T(n,k) = A193862(n,k)/2^k. - _Philippe Deléham_, Jan 29 2014
%F G.f.: 1/((1-x)*(1-x-x*y)). - _Philippe Deléham_, Mar 13 2014
%F From Copeland's 2007 and 2008 comments:
%F A) O.g.f.: 1 / { [ 1 + t * x/(1-x) ] * (1-x)^2 } (same as Deleham's).
%F B) The infinitesimal generator for T is given in A132681 with m=1 (same as Bala's), which makes connections to the ubiquitous associated Laguerre polynomials of integer orders, for this case the Laguerre polynomials of order one L(n,-t,1).
%F C) O.g.f. of row e.g.f.s: sum(n=0,1,..infinity, L(n,-t,1) x^n) = exp[t*x/(1-x)]/(1-x)^2 = 1 + (2+t)x + (3+3*t+t^2/2!)x^2 + (4+6*t+4*t^2/2!+t^3/3!)x^3+ ... .
%F D) E.g.f. of row o.g.f.s: ((1+t)*exp((1+t)*x)-exp(x))/t (same as Bala's).
%F E) E.g.f. for T(n,k)*a(n-k): {(a+t) exp[(a+t)x] - a exp(a x)}/t, umbrally. For example, for a(k)=2^k, the e.g.f. for the row o.g.f.s is {(2+t) exp[(2+t)x] - 2 exp(2x)}/t.
%F (End) - _Tom Copeland_, Mar 26 2014
%F From _Tom Copeland_, Apr 28 2014: (Start)
%F With different indexing
%F A) O.g.f. by row: [(1+t)^n-1]/t.
%F B) O.g.f. of row o.g.f.s: {1/[1-(1+t)*x] - 1/(1-x)}/t.
%F C) E.g.f. of row o.g.f.s: {exp[(1+t)*x]-exp(x)}/t.
%F These generating functions are related to row e.g.f.s of A111492. (End)
%F From _Tom Copeland_, Sep 17 2014:
%F A) U(x,s,t)= x^2/[(1-t*x)(1-(s+t)x)]= Sum(n >= 0, F(n,s,t)x^(n+2)) is a generating function for bivariate row polynomials of T, e.g., F(2,s,t)= s^2 + 3s*t + 3t^2 (Buchstaber, 2008)
%F B) dU/dt=x^2 dU/dx with U(x,s,0)= x^2/(1-s*x) (Buchstaber, 2008).
%F C) U(x,s,t) = exp(t*x^2*d/dx)U(x,s,0) = U(x/(1-t*x),s,0).
%F D) U(x,s,t) = Sum[n >= 0, (t*x)^n L(n,-:xD:,-1)] U(x,s,0), where (:xD:)^k=x^k*(d/dx)^k and L(n,x,-1) are the Laguerre polynomials of order -1, related to normalized Lah numbers. (End)
%e Triangle begins:
%e 1
%e 2, 1
%e 3, 3, 1
%e 4, 6, 4, 1
%e 5, 10, 10, 5, 1
%e 6, 15, 20, 15, 6, 1
%e Production matrix begins
%e 2...1
%e -1..1...1
%e 1...0...1...1
%e -1..0...0...1...1
%e 1...0...0...0...1...1
%e -1..0...0...0...0...1...1
%e 1...0...0...0...0...0...1...1
%e -1..0...0...0...0...0...0...1...1
%e 1...0...0...0...0...0...0...0...1...1
%e - _Philippe Deléham_, Jan 29 2014
%p for i from 0 to 12 do seq(binomial(i, j)*1^(i-j), j = 1 .. i) od;
%o (PARI) for(n=0, 20, for(k=0, n, print1(1/k!*sum(i=0, n, (prod(j=0, k-1, i-j))), ", "))) \\ _Derek Orr_, Oct 14 2014
%Y Cf. A007318, A014410, A228196.
%K easy,nonn,tabl
%A _Zerinvary Lajos_, Dec 02 2007
%E Edited by _Tom Copeland_ and _N. J. A. Sloane_, Dec 11 2007


text: Social networking booming in Egypt, Russia, survey findsBy Brandon Griggs, CNNUpdated 1647 GMT (0047 HKT) December 20, 2011A woman talks on a mobile phone in Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 12, 2011.Story highlightsSurvey: Use of social networks grew dramatically amid recent upheavals in Egypt and RussiaPeople in poorer countries such as Kenya send texts more often than those in wealthier onesNew Pew Research Center report measured the usage of digital communication in 21 countriesPeople in poorer countries send text messages more often than those in wealthier countries. Men in Spain and Germany access the Internet on their phones twice as much as women do.And use of online social networks grew dramatically in Egypt and Russia over the past year, most likely as part of the recent political upheavals in those countries.These are among the results of a new report that measured the usage of digital communication in 21 countries. The survey by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project found that text messaging is now a widespread global phenomenon: In the countries polled, 75% of cell phone owners say they text.In almost all the countries surveyed, the use of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter didn't change much from 2010 to 2011. Two notable exceptions were Egypt, where 28% of respondents now use social networks -- up from 18% last year -- and Russia, where social-networking use rose from 33% to 43%.Facebook and other networking tools played a prominent role in the revolution that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. Protesters organized so effectively on social networks that the Egyptian government shut down the Internet for five days in an unsuccessful attempt to quell the uprising.Observers say social networks also have helped mobilize protesters in Moscow, where tens of thousands have filled the streets to speak out against Russian parliamentary elections they say were rigged. The Pew survey found that only 6% of Internet users in Russia were not on social-networking sites.Researchers conducted the survey face-to-face and via telephone in the spring of this year. Sample sizes in each country ranged from 700 in Japan to more than 4,000 in India.Among the survey's other findings:-- Of the countries surveyed, text messaging was most common in Indonesia and Kenya, where 96% and 89% of people said they regularly send texts. By contrast, 67% of people in the United States were frequent texters.-- In Spain, 29% of male cell phone owners use their devices to access the Internet, compared to 13% of female phone owners. This mobile-Web gender gap was also pronounced in Germany (26%/11%) and in Turkey (30%/14%).-- Social networking is generally more common in wealthier nations, largely driven by the fact that they have higher rates of Internet access. For example, 53% of respondents in Israel and 50% of respondents in the U.S. said they use social networks, compared with 5% in India and 2% in Pakistan.More from techCEO lays out Blackberry's futureIs Apple profit too dependent on the iPhone?Laser procedure can turn brown eyes bluePowered by Livefyre


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Ty heard that people who live in Brookshire die in Brookshire. Combine it with the various ghost stories that hung off the lips of the townspeople, and you have the 'city of the damned'. Ty often stiffled a laugh at the idea of Brookshire being considered a city. That guy named Kaleb was living proof of that. How can anyone call their town a city if they don't have a mall? They didn't even have a Walmart. Ty didn't care though, all he was waiting for was the moment he could graduate from highschool, get some kind of sports scholarship and leave. He often told himself that he would leave and never come back. He wanted to go the cities with so many lights that the sky looked endless. He didn't mind not being able to see stars. If anything, he thought the heavenly bodies were overated. He wanted to attend big a** parties, with women who actually gave a damn about he was. Ty was sick of his family, a large number of his classmates, the legends that surrounded their time and overall everything that had to deal with Brookshire. Sports would be his ticket to fame and fortune.
Ever since he was little, it was obvious that he had a 'gift'. After all, he was that kid who wasn't allowed to play baseball, because his pitch faster for most children his age, so it wasn't fair to the other teams. Parents complained, and he wasn't allowed to play. Even in football he was given a limited amount of time on the field, in comparison to the other children. When he was little, he didn't mind. His mother often explained it to him that he was giving everyone else a chance to feel like a winner to. She tried to tell him that it was to help him learn teamwork, and that sometimes cheering on the sidelines helped to humble you. Although she knew that she didn't mean what she was saying. Then again, after her conversation with his coaches, which most likely included phone calls from the PTA of Brookshire, she would always immediately start cleaning excessively. His mother didn't have a voice, that was proven when his grandmama moved in. That's why his parents never got married, because his dad just didn't give a damn. To him, there wasn't a point of a wedding. You didn't need a certificate to prove that you loved someone. Then again, Ty didn't want to consider that b*****d his father anyways. He assumed that Tyler Bennett didn't want him as a son either, otherwise, he would have given both him and his sisters his last name.
Watching his mother have her opinion broken over the years, just gave Ty the push and motivation to never let his voice be silenced. Don't get him wrong, he wouldn't call himself a mama's boy, but if you dare talk about his mother, he'd put you in the hospital. His mother was probably his drive to work as hard as he did with sports. However, being placed on the bench didn't humble him, and as he got older, parents realized that winning was better than whether everyone had an equal amount of time on the field. No, Ty wasn't humbled, in fact it was often joked that he had one of the biggest egos around, which was probably why he didn't mind that he wasn't a straight A student. The only reason he went to Nicole for tutoring was because he was sick of his grandmother bitching about him not caring about history, and his father, who worked as an editor for the paper, considered it a disgrace for him not to know his rights. Achedemics wasn't what was going to save him from this hell hole, however now he had something else trying to hold him back. He had heard rumors that Izy was pregnant, but hadn't confirmed them. If anything, he was nervous. He wasn't exactly thrilled about being anyone's "baby daddy". As silly as it sounded, he actually had nightmares about it. Parenthood...who would want that?
Several times in church he had started thumbing out a text to Izy, but swiftly deleted it. He would write things like, Are you really pregnant?, Are you keeping it? and finally the number one, I don't even think its mine. However, instead of pressing send, he always exited out of it, leaving the message automatically saved as a draft. He knew that his little sisters saw him texting in his church, this was confirmed when they tattled on him immediately after mass. Then of course his grandmother continued to rant the entire way home. Due to his father's work hours, he never attended church, and his mother refused to ride in a car with her mother-in-law. So in the end, it was him, his triplet sisters and his grandmother. Whenever he was out in public with his grandmother he'd rather disown her and his sisters. He partly pitied Winnie for having to babysit them. Then again, he heard that in public, they're good. [******** that," he muttered under his breath, not catching that he actually said that outloud. "What did you say?!" his grandmother suddenly snapped, tugging him instantly from his thoughts. "Huh? I--" he began, however once his grandmother got started, there wasn't any talking to her. "Boy, I don't know where you picked up that language, but I will not tolerate curse words of any kind. Didn't you pay any attention in church? And you wonder why you're messing up in school, you ain't got any sense. Then again, if your mother raised you right, maybe you'd amount to something. What are you going to do if you can't make it playing ball? Huh? What's your backup plan."
The only reason he didn't cuss her out was because she was his grandmother. So he typically tuned her out, but her discouragement often pushed him to try harder. However the frustration also made it a bit easier for him to beat up his classmates. "Yeah, yeah, yeah," broke from his lips, obviously not the right answer, but the lectures from her weren't bound to stop no matter what he brought himself to say. If he said "yes ma'am", she would keep talking, until she was going in circles. What his grandmother didn't realize was that the real world didn't work the way she grew up. Going to college, working for some company in hopes that you can retire and live with the company taking of you, doesn't work that way anymore. He planned on going to college, but there was no way in hell he was going to be stuck with some job he didn't like. He already had to work at the general store and hated every minute of it.
The moment he was home, he retreated to his bedroom to change out of his "sunday's best". He didn't know where he was going, but he just had to get out his house. Before he could move out the front door, Mia called out, "Tyyyyyyyy~~~." She was typically the whiny, childish one, who would raise the pitch of her voice to make everyone listen to her. "Can you take me to get a costume today?" "No," he instantly told her. "But Ty?!" "No," he repeated before turning to look at her. "I'm not takin' you all around town so you can say "hmmmm, I dunno," to every costume we see." "BUT I DO KNOW WHO I WANT TO BE!" she said as she stomped her foot, gaining more of his attention this time. "I want to be Winnie!" Ty stared at his little sister for a good couple of seconds before shaking his head, "That's creepy as hell." He didn't stick around to debate with her over her costume choice, however he had a feeling at the end of the day his mother was going to force him to help her. Ty figured all she needed was a pink wig and something...hello kitty related, and she'd be good.
Once out of the house, he tugged out his phone and decided to send a few texts to his friends.
To: Kain
From: Ty
So is it me, or should we
get Liam 2 throw a party soon?
I'll even help ya get some p***y
my friend. Your game seemed a bit
off at the last one.
To: Liam
From: Ty
What up?
To: Winnie
From; Ty
This is gonna sound weird but
You wouldn't happen 2
have some extra HK stuff
that I could borrow. I swear
its not for me!
To: Izy
From: Ty
Hey. So...a lot of of ppl've been
talking lately. Not sure if you
To: April
From: Ty
So, you have any plans for the festival?
Why couldn't he talk to her? He wasn't even sure. He searched through his contacts debating on who else he should text next. Then that's when he noticed up ahead a girl walk into the pet shop. He didn't know her name, but knew a lot of people said that her dad was some kind of writer or something. Ty always figured she was famous in some kind of way. So he slipped inside of the store. He had no intention of picking up anything, he just wanted to talk to her. Even though she was talking to the woman behind the counter, Ty cleared his throat, hoping to make his presence known. "Uh, I'm probably interruptin' something but uh, you're Jillian, right?" Of course he knew that wasn't her name, but what better way to jump start a conversation? "Ah, s**t, my bad, I must have the wrong person...but anyways, I'm Ty, and you are...?" He even offered her a smile to appear friendlier and more approachable.
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Washington State's Community Property Laws Explained
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What is Community Property? Community Property is property acquired by spouses or registered domestic partners during the duration of their marriage... more
My cousin passed away 3 weeks ago. I'd like to know if I'm entitled to receive any inheritance, he was never married and has no children. But a third cousin was his power of attorney for he paid the deceased rent, aide that lived and took care of him and all expenses that needed to be paid. Being that I was told that I'll receive a letter to sign off on, should I sign off on something that I did not see or do not know what I'm signing off on. Does this mean I should be entitled to something?
Bring the will to an attorney to review before signing anything. Insist on having a copy of the will before you sign the document.
Mr. Pippen and Mr. Lutzky give you good advice. And as a universal rule, never sign anything where you "do not know what I'm signing off on."
None of us here on avvo can advise you as to whether you're entitled to any share of your cousin's estate, without having (at the very least) reviewed the will and reviewed your family tree. If the will is valid and names you as a legatee, then you will receive something under the will; if there was no will (or, similarly, if there was a will that is denied probate because it is not valid and genuine), then you would receive a portion of the estate only if you are a "distributee" -- determining that cannot be done without having an understanding of the relatives who survived your cousin.
As for the third cousin who served as your cousin's attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney, you should understand that powers of attorney cease at the time of the death of the principal, so it is quite irrelevant who had served pursuant to a power of attorney.
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I agree with my colleagues. I would simply add that, without knowing what you are being asked to "sign off" on, it is possible that all it is is a consent to admit the Will to probate and have an executor appointed. You should not assume that you are being asked to give up an inheritance, when you have not even seen the document in question. Once probate is open, you will be entitled to a copy of the Will, if you are an interested person.
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As crews made steady progress on the lower floors, heavy fire erupted once again, but this time it was traveling the cock loft. Command issued the order to evacuate all personnel from the building as the possibility of an overhead collapse became imminent.
Companies went into a defensive exterior attack, once again utilizing Engine 4's deck gun, several ground master streams and an aerial stream from Ladder 2. The fire was placed under control in just over two hours.
Although the fire was believed to have reportedly originated on the lower floors, the instability of the structure was hindering the investigation at the time of this writing.
The first floor was reported to be vacant by officials. The three people living on the second floor were relocated by the American Red Cross. No injuries were reported.
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By-decade 4-CD Iggy Pop bootleg to be released in May February 18, 2011 | princep | 0 Shout! Factory has announced the May 17 release a 4-CD set of remastered bootleg tracks by Iggy Pop, titled "Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977–2009." ►
Rare Dylan folk festival performance in 1963 to be released February 17, 2011 | princep | 0 "Bob Dylan In Concert – Brandeis University 1963″ captures the young artist two weeks prior to the release of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." ►
The Blind Boys of Alabama to release traditional country-gospel album for first time February 16, 2011 | princep | 0 The five time Grammy Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners will release a traditional country-gospel album for the first time in their 70-year career on May 3rd, 2011 (Saguaro Road Records). ►
Kenny Rogers to release exclusive Cracker Barrel CD February 15, 2011 | princep | 0 Music legend Kenny Rogers will become the first artist to release a second album through the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® exclusive music program when "The Love of God" becomes available on March 7, 2011. The CD is an inspirational … ►
New George Jones album to be sold exclusively at WalMart February 14, 2011 | princep | 0 Bandit Records will release the first new George Jones material in over 5 years called "George Jones" Hits" ►
Matraca Berg returns with 'The Dreaming Fields' in May February 14, 2011 | princep | 0 Fourteen years since the Songwriters Hall of Famer released her "Sunday Morning To Saturday Night," an album cited as one of the Top 10 Albums by many critics. ►
Tracy Nelson returns to South Side Chicago with new release February 12, 2011 | princep | 0 A natural gift has always guided Tracy Nelson's soul; indeed allowed her to both write and seek out the deeper songs regardless of niche or genre. With "Victim of the Blues" ( Delta Groove), her 26th album in just over … ►
Steve Lukather's apex at songwriting February 11, 2011 | princep | 0 "All's Well That Ends Well," Lukather's sixth album, his writing and playing reach new levels. ►
'SIN-atra' shows the metal side of 'Ol Blue Eyes February 10, 2011 | princep | 0 This can now be experienced on a brand new album to be released by Eagle Rock Entertainment on March 29, 2011. [MSRP $13.98] ►
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Im a freelance graphic designer and programmer, with 8 years plus experience in the graphic design field. I have made logotypes and other artwork for many projects, most of what are Command & Conquer related.
Another logotype i designed for the project C&C Twisted Insurrection. This again is a project on the Tiberian Sun rendition of the engine classic C&C engine. The project includes all new artwork sprites, multiplayer scenario's and new music tracks.


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"Wow the @TerryFator show is #AwesomeBaby / a must see if u visit Las Vegas!"
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quote:I am up percentage wise but by the time you pay the trade fees I am down on all the penny stocks I am in on.
quote:I try and find companies with potential
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quote:quote: It was 100% dumb luck Why did you dump $23K?? That seems like a huge risk/
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Remember when Christian Bale got all freakishly skinny for The Machinist? Like, so freakishly skinny that the dude's body was caving in? Yeah, we do too. But fortunately, we remember how awesome a movie The Machinist was as well.
Now it appears that same team is coming together again. We Got This Covered reports that, while interviewing The Machinist's director Brad Anderson about his next project Concrete Island -- an adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel, he revealed that Bale will be starring in the film with The Machinist writer Scott Kosar adapting the screenplay. According to the interview, here's the exact quote:
"I've got another project that Scott Kosar, the writer of The Machinist is writing. It's based on J.G. Ballard's novel called Concrete Island. It's an urban survival story that Christian Bale is attached to be in."
For those unaware, the story of "Concrete Island" follows a wealthy architect named Robert Maitland who's stranded on a manmade "island," which, in reality, is a fenced-off area in the middle of a speedway. But as things progress, Robert suddenly finds himself wondering what's real and what isn't. So, um, pretty much, it's The Machinist? Hopefully, though, things are a little less gross.
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Found these very interesting and awesome handmade ice-cream cones on Booooooom. They're so nice and colourful and it sounds like these "Gelatology" workshops could be so much fun.
How much fun is this project? – Geffen Refaeli, who is a freelance illustrator based in Tel aviv, draws a doodle a day based on other people's Instagram feeds as inspiration. Some of them are damn cool and strange as all hell, I would love to see what the original base photo was for some of her drawings.
Jane Sews Spring Capsule is now available to buy online, all you have to do is click here, choose, then enter your credit card details and you're a-for-away. There are such soft, pretty pieces to choose from, when I was going through them now I felt like I should be on holiday somewhere warm and flipping amazing. Holiday soon. Yes please.
Their new line of leather shoes and accessories are also listed online, there are some really beautiful designs, so good luck choosing just one pair/thing.
Budget Family Recipes // Enjoy Yourself by Desmond & The Tutus
September 29, 2014Desmond and The Tutus have released yet another promo video for their new album Enjoy Yourself. It's all about a cooking show called Budget Family Recipes with Chaz Chaddely and it's flipping funny. If your Monday is feeling like a sandwich with nothing but wet lettuce on it, then click play and have yourself a laugh.
Also please note how flipping convincing the boys are at pulling off the white trash look. Doug's tissue up his nose kills me.
Nina James got to meet some new friends and I learnt how to make a Brooklyn Blackout cake
September 25, 2014Yesterday a bunch of our friends who hadn't yet met Miss Nina James came to the house to see her. It was so nice hanging out with everyone and Nina even managed to stay awake for about 40% of the visit, she just sort of quietly stared at each person who held her, she was probably wondering how the hell so many giant faces could fit in one room at the same time.
Since the last time I blogged about The Balletcats they have a new look book out, the photos that make it up are a bit bizarre, but in a good way and once again they have a nice collection of cat tees and sweaters that only someone who loves these 4 legged, tailed creatures of awesome would appreciate.
*Their grey "The entire cat population is my best friend" sweater is still one of my most favourite internet things.


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Anyone interested in producing professional-looking movies and demos from the computer screen needs some quality screencasting software, and TechSmith's Camtasia definitely fits the bill. This app strikes the perfect balance between powerful tools and ease of use.
Considering the relatively minor boost in version number, Camtasia offers quite a few feature updates. The program now includes the capability to record system audio, as well as automatically resize windows during recording. Plus, you get the option to "smartfocus" on key frames and add closed captions to your presentation. Additonally, the app offers speech-to-text with a voice training feature; auto output to more formats, such as the iPad; and the capability to overlay text and search within Flash video.
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Bethany had enough, she couldn't stand the incompetence and bureaucracy of the police department. She had thought of quitting and making her own private firm for a while, but after continously seeing news of innocents getting killed due t street gangs and psychopaths, she realize she needed to do something more, she needed to fight crime.
Bethany concocted a plan, but she needed money to make it work. Then a thought came to mind, she could gain access to the money if she finally agreed to work for her dad. First thing first, she made her letter, explaining why she quit. She said she was going to start her own firm and work for her dad.
Bethany then finally after years agreed to administer the family business, but on one condition, that her father would help make her own detective office, so that on her spare time she could pursue her passion. Before going further into this story, it should be noted for future references, that the Hunter family are a renown family, owners of Hunter Trade Company, which dedicates to the import and export of goods. Bethany agreed to become a member of the executive board.
What her father didn't know, was the second part of her plan. By gaining her father's favor, she gain access to quite a bit of wealth herself. She was given enough money to make the office and then some. With the money given to her, she began to buy combat equipment such as tranquilizer guns, stun grenades, tazer guns, etc. She redesigned one of the rooms of her appartment to stash this equipment. Why would an executive detective need this gear? Quite simple, the second part of her plan consisted on becoming a vigilante, what the city desperately need.
Lucky for her,they would never suspect her as such. Very few people knew she was quite good at hand to hand combat. She had trained in the arts of self defense during her college years. She was quite skilled with gun, but opted to carry two tranquilizer guns, as she had decided to have a no kill philosophy.
This seemed crazy, she felt like she was becoming some sort of Batman, but for once, she felt she was doing something right. She began to design her costume, which was made out of latex, she liked it as it would make her butt look sexy. Gotta look sexy while fighting crime.
She reflected for a moment, if her friend Jessica saw her, she would be proud. She has come along way from being that shy girl afraid to be naked in front of someone to this soon to be femne fatale.
It was done. After a few weeks of designing, the costume and everything was ready.
On the other hand her detective office was prepared as well. Her plan was coming to fruition, she would use her detective skills to track leads and then she would deliver justice as a vigilante.
And her plan came to fruition just in time. As weeks passed crime seemed to escalate,now that she have don her costume, it was time to put a stop to it.


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So, tonight I bought a rifle.
Well actually to be precise it's a carbine. But hey, lets not nitpick.
It is the Sig Sauer '556' SCM.
Something like 3 yrs. ago SigArms, who changed their US corporate operations name to 'Sig Sauer' last August, had debuted at SHOT show 2006 a new model 16" barrel carbine and 24" barrel rifle to be based on their famous and time tested SG550/551/552 line of military carbine and rifle series.
I won't go into the history on this rifle and how it came to be what it is and here in the US, finally. That's pretty much well known at this stage and for those who don't know it's pretty easy to find out by either Google or hitting your local news stand as this thing has been in or on the cover of every industry rag monthly for 2 yrs. now.
If you have not heard of it then you are either not a gun person, which is fine. Or have been living under a rock, which isn't so fine.
As I am not in the immediate able to test this thing out I cannot provide a range report just now. Further my video camera is right now on holiday thanks to being loaned to my inlaws by Mrs. Janq. And the data & charging cable for my cell phone is in the bedroom where she and my 2 yr. old are right now dreaming of the beach, Elmo, and what ever other silly stuff they think about. So by that I'm kind of jammed up for the moment toward pics and what not.
So to adapt and overcome I'll instead use pics sourced from Google Image Service to show what I'd otherwise photograph myself. And I will though point out and discuss some of the obvious and not so obvious differences between the normal 556 and the 'SCM' variant, which is intended to address sales demand in crap ass states that still adhere to the expired and defunct Assault Weapon Ban ('AWB') aka Federal Crime Bill of 1994. Specifically the states of MA, CT and NY.
Some of these differences are benign, some are suck, and others are actually beneficial all depending on ones own individual perspective and intended use of the firearm.
The 556 Variant Differences
* Magazines
The SCM variant 556 are OEM with a single ten round USGI type aluminum magazine as made by 'C Products' of New Britain, CT.
The magazine retails direct from the mfr. at $12.99
C Products Store
While normal non-SCM 556's are OEM with _two_ Sig Sauer brand _thirty round_ polymer magazines with molded in interlocking feature allowing the operator quick and easy stowage of an additional ammo load out and thoughtless retention of the empty upon magazine change out.
The magazine retails at $55.00 per _set_ of two with connector
SIG Store
"Mags are sold as a set of two (2) with connector. NOTE: This product is not available California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and currently Illinois where it is restricted in certain locals." - Sig Sauer website
* Front BUIS
The SCM variant 556 has a fixed and fully hooded front sight with a blade that is thin and half height therein. Anyone who has handled an HK MP5 would immediately recognize this sight.
When I first handled the SCM this sight was the first thing I noted as being strange considering all over the internets folks are crying foul upset about the normal 556 OEM sight which is a simple folding blade of relatively thick steel clipped at the top end.
Folks are replacing that with a folding unit from Samson which is quite close in design to the SCM variant fixed sight only with an open instead of closed top.
The 556 'Classic' variant also comes with this same fixed hooded front sight.
The front sight is available as part of a set with the newly released Sig Sauer rear dipoter sight at a retail of $254.00. The rear diopter sight alone retails for $222.00 which means the front sight has a net retail value of roughly $32.00.
SIG Store
Normal 556 OEM folding front sight
I do not know what cost Sig Sauer is retailing the folding front sight for.
Top Gun Supply lists this sight at $69.00
Super huge closeup - http://sgcusa.com/images/supporting_...nt_Sight_G.jpg
Sig Sauer SIG556 Front Sight - Flip Assembly - Top Gun Supply
Samson Manufacturing replacement 556 folding front sight
The retail cost of this sight is $125.00.
Samson Manufacturing: Quick Flip FFS SIG - Folding Front Sight for the Sig 556 Sight
* Rear BUIS
The SCM variant comes with a built in flat sheet metal aperture or 'peep' type sight that is nothing more than a piece of shaped sheet metal stored in a recess of the receivers top 1913 accesory rail with painted ranging markings.
It is difficult to relatively access and deploy. When deployed it does not lock out and it is frankly cheesy on the whole. I would not deem this a BUIS as it's really an OMG the BGs firing on us are right over there and I took a bullet to my ACOG _and_ I stupidly forgot to install a real BUIS rear sight EMERGENCY ONLY temporary iron sight. Seriously it's weak sauce and for the coin this thing runs at retail IMHO is bordering on being inexcusible.
On the other hand though the engineers might have been thinking that today with the tacti-cool set who like to double and even triple up sighting systems amongst their kit by having this solution and built into the rifle running flat and flush within the rail would save valuable rail real estate for other items which truth be told generally tend not to fail catastrophically without being hit or taking a hit. Devil's advocate.
Additional to the built in rear BUIS the SCM model comes with and I quote directly from the included instruction sheet, an "Electron Dot Sight". Yes, "Electron"...not 'electronic'.
All through out the instruction sheet it repeats this even at times in all capitals. It is "electron". Interestingly I noted no other typographical nor English translation errors which leads me to believe Sig Sauer wanted this to be stated as such. Hmm.
Anyway it is a run of the mill by all appearances generic red dot reflex sight. The same unit that is OEM on the 556 'HOLO' variant.
I have no idea how well or bad this unit works as mine came with no battery and the instruction sheet directs the operator to go out and source one (CR2032 type). I have none around the house and I'm not inclined to make a run to CVS just now, for this.
Sig Sauer 'Electron Dot Sight'
I do not know what cost Sig Sauer is retailing the folding front sight for.
Top Gun Supply lists this sight at $149.95
Sig Sauer HOLOSIGHT - STH400A - Top Gun Supply
All other 556 variants come with only the built in rear sight and no additional sight system.
* Stocks
The SCM has OEM an AR-15 type A2 stock.
Everybody knows what that is and looks like, trap door and sling mount included.
All other 556 variants come with specific stocks per model as OEM by way of Magpul. The Magpul MOE and PRS stocks. As well as the 556 'ER' and 'HOLO' variants come with an M4 types adjustable stock.
The costs on the Magpul stocks range from $59.95 for an MOE up to $255.00 for an AR-15 type PRS; STOCKS : ++ Magpul Industries ++
Further the SCM has a fixed stock where as all other 556 variants with exception of the DRM rifle do come with a hinged and folding stock.
* Barrels
The SCM barrel is the same barrel as regular non-SCM 556 variants with exception of having no flash hider nor threading. The OEM flash hider has an 'ACME' thread pattern so as to be compatible with various manufacturer suppressors.
I do not know how much a Sig Sauer 556 barrel retails for be it smooth or with flash hider. Nor do I know what their OEM flash hider retails for.
Note that the DRM variant 556 rifle with it's 24" barrel is the only other model to not have a flash hider.
* Receiver Markings
With the 556 overall the receiver is the serialized part rather than the lower as has been traditional with such type firearms. On the SCR in specific it is further identified by nomenclature amongst the receiver stamping as being...
Further below that stamping is the firearms serial number, my own being 023XXX.
All of the rest of the 556 'SCM' is generally same as any other 556 variant with exception of known variant specific features and additions.
Going into this purchase I knew I was going to get a MA legal firearm.
By that I assumed it would be neutered in some way in order to play nice by law amongst the AWB constraints, which here in MA were actually written into state law (!).
Before beginning this write up I had a feeling about the rifle after playing with it at home for an hour. It was on the whole good.
At this moment right now having detailed the above and checked against the other variants available, I feel even better!
And here is why...
The Analysis
* Magazine
Buyers of the SCM get short changed with the OEM magazine.
It probably functions fine and is reliable. But it's just 10 rounds and has a retail value at just under 5 times that of the OEM magazines plural that come with all the other variants.
It would be nice if we were to receive 4 magazines or hell even two. But one? Might as well provide no magazine as the value we wind up eating on the loss against the OEM Sig Sauer magazines plural basically equates to having been provided no magazine at all.
Thanks fer nuthin...!
Advantage - Normal variant 556s
* Front BUIS
I personally very much prefer the OEM sights as provided on the SCM and Classic. I have no problem with them not being foldable. And as to use of a non-magnified optic sight be it the OEM red dot or say an EOTech I personally can run either against a fixed sight such as the hooded type provided and not have a problem.
If the SCM had come OEM with the folding blade sight as other variants do I very likely would have swapped out to another option such as that by Sampson. That sights blade is overly thick for anything but close distance coarse firing.
Or for the coin I'd try to score this fixed hooded sight direct from Sig or from some Classic variant owner who no longer wants theres.
My only change to this sight will be to run a line of signal orange paint along the blades edge, which again is my own preference.
Advantage - SCM variant 556
* Rear Buis
I'm going to ditch the OEM red dot sight and toss that on to my HD shotgun.
If it breaks there then well no big deal all things being relative.
I plan to invest in the Sig Sauer 'Rotary Diopter Rear Sight' instead as mated to the fixed OEM front sight.
SIG Store
In between those two I'll likely run an EOTech 551 I have laying around amongst my gear.
As the other variants come with nothing but the IMHO crappy built in rear sight I'd rather have the red dot sight than nothing at all. I'd bet that the folks at Sig figured by tossing this in toward the SCM made up for the dollars we lost on the magazine suck.
Advantage - SCM variant 556
* Stocks
Even as I like A2 type stocks this item is a no brainer.
Advantage - Normal variant 556s
* Barrels
I personally have no preference here.
Suppressors are banned for purchase or possession in MA, never mind the additional AWB rules of the state. And even if it weren't it's not likely that I would invest in one anyway.
But for those others who are numerous who would do so then the lack of the OEM unit is a real dollar loss.
Advantage - Normal variant 556s
* Receiver Markings
Being marked as "SCM" which will come to mean AWB state origination doesn't bother me a bit. It's not like I couldn't down the road sell this to some person in a non-AWB state or myself move to a free state and convert the unit into something other than an SCM variant by pieces and parts.
This is a no big deal item really that doesn't hurt anyone and helps Sig with inventory tracking I suppose.
Final Opinion:
Having a SCM variant isn't so bad.
In fact it's actually as good if not better than some of the other models.
Even as the stock is a regular A2 and is non-folding there are people swapping out their folding assembling to have a non-folder like this. And as to the stock itself aside from having LOP issues at the individual level the benefit for a civilian to have an adjustable stock are minimal outside of the PRS in specific, which comes on the far more expensive DMR rifle variant 556.
By analysis some folk from non AWB states might just actually be better off with an SCM variant on the whole as opposed to a bare bones Classic or ER variants and even the HOLO which comes stock with the well regarded as cruddy folding front sight.
That's all for now.
Once I actually get occasion to call Sig to ask about if there are any barrel break in suggestions, sight it in, and put holes in some inanimate targets I'll come back to do a how does it function review.
- Janq


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So from what ive seen in the video of Dominion with totalbiscuit(totalhalibut) (link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jkSa...el_video_title) Not only is blue pilling faster but healing at fountain is also faster. My question is how are champs like sona or soraka still usefull in dominion?
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they're not ^_^
Getting back to your fountain and healing at it might be faster, but every second that you don't have more spires than the opponents is time closer to losing. And matches will tend to be pretty close. With 2 good support characters backing up 3 well played damage dealers, it is possible to trap the enemy in their fountain, or at least very near to it, by camping at their stairs. Or barring that, you can at least stay AT the spires you are attacking/defending. Many times in the streams so far, I have seen 2 or 3 people very low on health staying at a spire to capture it, which leads to them being killed when the enemy shows up a little while later. With a support there to heal them while they capture, those people could have lived and held the point. Minor sustain healing won't matter as much. But large shields and large heals will still be powerful.
Keeping their team alive to assist in diving turrets, aiding in capping, etc. Duh?
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Supports are going to be useless anyway, remember?
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Supports are helpful in keeping your team out and about in tip-top shape, essentially making sure that battles can go in your favor, even if they don't directly add much in the form of damage or CC. While it's true that recall and healing may be faster in Dominion than in summoner's rift, walking is still the same, and it takes awhile to go all the way back out to where you were, time that enemies could use to take your turrets. While supports aren't necessary, they could really help, just maybe not to the same degree as other game modes.
Karma might gain some serious love in Dominion with her "Let us both walk faster" move. That plus a little bit of clutch heal/shield action and people may enjoy having her around. Of course, Janna with her "EVERYONE is faster" passive still mostly wins in that regard. And she was never much about healing anyway, just an awesome shield with bonus damage and some amazing CC.


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Last but not least, she needs to get her information straight before she makes comments like she did in the Stage Whispers section of the May 28 issue, referring to the upcoming Florida Stage season: "While it's always great to see new works, the schedule -- featuring plays by Michael T. Folie (The Adjustment), Steven Dietz (Rocket Man), Doug Wright (Quills), and William Mastrosimone (Tamer of Horses) -- exclusively features, um white men. Spread some of that multiculturalism around, please." Well, Tamer of Horses, if Robin had taken the time to inquire, features, um, a black couple as the leads! Get your info correct, please.
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Becky Peterson
Boca Raton
Robin Dougherty responds: My column stated that the Florida Stage's fall schedule features work by white men exclusively; it didn't imply that the characters in the play are all white men. While, as I wrote, the theater is generally ambitious, sophisticated, and forward-looking in its selection, I can only hope that plans for improving multiculturalism at any theater ensure the inclusion of provocative works authored by people from a cross section of cultures and life experiences.
United, They Just Won't Stop Whining
The editorial comment on the cover of your May 28 issue ("United They Fall," Paul Belden) concerning Kitchens of the Oceans' plan to move their shrimp-processing plant to Jacksonville rather than let their employees join a union was subjective and hardly reflected the content of the article.
The very fact that employees of 11 years were given nothing more than the minimum 60 days' notice required by law says it all about the integrity of the owners. There is nothing "sensible" about what the company has chosen to do. It is obscene. The public speaks with outrage of the poor working conditions perpetuated in countries around the world and still we drive right by, or worse yet, patronize businesses violating the rights of American workers in our own country.
We raise our fists in anger at an owner when a sports team leaves the area. But we point our fingers in ridicule at the workers when a company leaves to avoid meeting its legal obligations to employees. How many of you have worked at the same job for almost a dozen years? If so, you are probably vested in or approaching eligibility for participation in a retirement plan. You probably get paid sick leave and vacation time. Not so for the processing-plant workers of Kitchens of the Oceans. These people are just like you and me, except that they have worked for the same place for over a decade for minimum wage, with no merit raises and no paid holidays.
Unions are the way working families get the chance to win better living standards and build better communities. Unions promote civil and human rights, provide opportunity and affirmative action, and close the gaps for women and minorities. Millions of workers could join a union tomorrow, but few will get the chance to decide their fate. Employers, who wage an ugly secret war -- a war of firings, humiliation, isolation, division, and plant closures -- block them.
It's time that Middle America remembers and appreciates the gains we all enjoy in the workplace because of unions in this country. And it's time for us to see those "invisible" people who are before our eyes every day -- the working poor. We should bolster these workers with hands outstretched in support of this most basic right to safe working conditions and fair and equal treatment.
Marilyn P. Lenard, President
Florida AFL-CIO


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Thinking that if you're following the Paleo diet, you've got to live (and cook) in a bubble and never dine out? Quite the contrary. As much as I love cooking, I also enjoy dining out and do so quite regularly, all the while staying completely Paleo.
I've made it work, and showing clients how to do so at all different types of restaurants, cuisines, price ranges and countries has become one of the most commonly addressed concerns during consultations.
Yes, it does take a bit of creativity, and the confidence and comfort to ask the server to make modifications; but in the end, if you're putting it in your body, it should be something you want to consume and feel comfortable eating, without worry that you'll pay for it later.
Furthermore, if you're polite and gracious in asking the server to make changes and substitutions they stand only to earn a better gratuity for being all the more accommodating!
Following are some tips to help guide you while dining out.
- Peruse the menu and see what looks good, without concern for the extras that come with the entree. For example, if you fancy a filet mignon, but it comes with a Gorgonzola sauce, order it without.
- Scan for mention of any veggies; if you see a spinach omelette on the breakfast menu, that indicates they've got the leafy green in the house. So ask if you can order a side of steamed spinach in lieu of the fries that otherwise would've come with your grilled chicken.
- Skip the obligatory starch (rice, pasta, bread) and ask for double veggies.
- If you feel uncomfortable asking questions in front of business colleagues or friends, you can always call ahead and ask what menu items would suit someone who cannot eat gluten, soy and dairy. Restaurants take food allergies quite seriously.
- Know that there is a grey area. For example, if there is a baked chicken option on the menu, but you can't be sure it's free-range, it's still a better option than the chicken Parmesan, breaded and doused in cheese.
- Keep in mind that chances are high that your portion size is likely going to be too big, so plan on bringing half of it home and enjoying it for lunch the next day.
Don't feel compelled to choose between eating Paleo and eating out–you can easily do both. Ask, and you shall receive.
Nell Stephenson, the original "Paleoista," is the author of Paleoista, Gain Energy, Get Lean and Feel Fabulous with the Diet You Were Born to Eat (Touchstone, 2012) and co-author ofThe Paleo Diet Cookbook with Dr. Loren Cordain, PhD (Wiley & Sons, 2010). In addition to her work as nutrition consultant and trained chef, Stephenson is a personal trainer and competitive endurance athlete who credits the Paleo diet for her transformed health and athletic success. Visit her blog at www.paleoista.com.
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