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I received this e-mail the other day:
I want to make casseroles but I can't seem to find whether or not they are gluten-free.
Janice G.
Almost daily I get questions that don't really have an easy answer. Are casseroles gluten-free? They can be! See, casserole refers to a hot dish, often vegetable or meat, that is cooked in a sauce or liquid. There are almost endless variations of casseroles.
Since the writer did not provide me with a specific recipe, I will hazard a guess as to the type of casserole she is referring to in her e-mail.
Many American casseroles use condensed soup and noodles. Using the traditional ingredients of wheat-based condensed soup and noodles, the recipe would not be gluten-free. However, unlike a baking recipe where substitutions are hard to make, gluten-free ingredients can be substituted for the gluten-containing ones. Use gluten-free pasta in place of noodles and a gluten-free soup in place of the condensed soup. In addition, you can make a "homemade" condensed soup if you don't like/can't find a gluten-free canned soup.
So while most casseroles aren't naturally gluten-free, they can be made gluten-free by substituting a few ingredients. I promise, in most cases, you won't even be able to taste the difference!
Do you have a casserole recipe you would like to share? Let me know! Email me your recipe!
Elizabeth Barbone


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Having grown up in the South in the 1960s, I vividly remember that during the Civil War's centennial years a few diehard Confederate sympathizers just refused to get over the fact that the war was long past and it was time to move on.
I recall the bumper stickers that sported a Confederate flag or a Johnny Reb image and the message "Forget? Hell, no!" There's even an island in the Bahamas that was settled by Confederate sympathizers who refused to rejoin the Union.
Those days have been gone for decades in the South. But listening to some of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's diehard supporters reminds me of the Southerners who stubbornly refused to concede that the Civil War was over, their side had lost, and it was time to suck it up and move forward.
The question as Clinton strides onto the podium tonight is whether she will decide to lead her supporters or choose to enable those diehards by instead following them. Sure, she has uttered the words of support before and as recently as Monday, but other words and actions from Clinton and some of her advisers have made that support sound somewhat hollow and insincere. One step forward, one step back.
Logic would suggest that Clinton should tell her backers to get with the program. First, as Democrats and people who care deeply about an agenda, Clinton and Barack Obama hold positions whose differences are nuanced at best.
Second, if Clinton is to play a major role in her party in the future, whether as the lioness of the Senate -- modeling herself after Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, who was honored last night -- or whether she has any hopes of running for the presidency again, she and her husband cannot be perceived as half-hearted Obama supporters, or as contributing to his possible defeat.
In recent weeks, Hillary Clinton has opened herself up to just that criticism. Even if she prays every night before she goes to bed that Obama loses in November, she has to be seen as supporting him 100 percent -- enthusiastically supporting him -- or she puts herself in danger of appearing to be a saboteur.
Finally, because many of these diehards are feminists, they should ask themselves if by being so reluctant to accept defeat, they really are advancing the cause of electing the first woman president.
Listening to the "leaders" of some of these groups with catchy names like PUMA, which stands for Party Unity My A**, I get the impression that some of them are simply opportunists seizing this situation to get their 15 minutes of fame on cable news shows and in newspapers. They don't seem to represent a meaningful bloc of voters who refuse to accept the outcome of the nomination fight.
Yet there is a bloc of Democratic primary voters who have demonstrated reluctance to support Obama. For some, nothing would make a difference. They supported Clinton because of their opposition to or doubts about Obama. Clinton was a vehicle for expressing their objections to Obama. But for others, having Hillary and Bill Clinton strongly vouch for Obama would be very important in a race that the latest Gallup tracking poll shows as tied at 45 percent. Anything less than a wholehearted show of support would undercut Sen. Clinton's future and President Clinton's long, uphill climb to rehabilitate his image within the party.
Whether for her own sake or her husband's or their party's, Hillary Clinton would be well advised to not only strongly and enthusiastically back Obama, but also admonish her advisers and supporters not to undercut her on this all-important mission. This is her chance to prove she's a leader.
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K-State Pulls Away in Second Half
MANHATTAN, Kan. - West Virginia's secondary just didn't have an answer for Kansas State junior wide receiver Tyler Lockett.
The junior caught touchdown passes of 35, 9 and 24 yards to lead Kansas State to a 35-12 victory over the visiting Mountaineers Saturday afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.
Lockett finished the game with eight receptions for 111 yards after making nine catches for 194 yards and two scores in last year's K-State win in Morgantown.
This afternoon, after trailing 9-7 at halftime, and then 12-7 early in the third quarter, the Wildcats (3-4, 1-3) came alive with four straight touchdowns, three of the four coming through the air.
Backup quarterback Jake Waters threw two TD passes, including a 30-yarder to Tramaine Thompson, and Sams completed all eight of his pass attempts.
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder used both quarterbacks intermittently, bringing Waters in during obvious passing situations and using Sams when he wanted to run the football.
The two combined to complete 18 of 21 passes for 291 yards with four touchdowns, with Waters going 10-of-13 for 198 yards and three scores.
"All three sides of the ball we got dominated in the second half," said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen.
After an exchange of possessions to begin the game, K-State got on the scoreboard first when Lockett got behind Ishmael Banks for a 35-yard touchdown reception with 3:57 left in the first quarter.
West Virginia (3-5, 1-4) answered with a seven-play, 47-yard drive that culminated with quarterback Clint Trickett's scrambling, 6-yard touchdown run. However, Josh Lambert's PAT was blocked by Kansas State defensive lineman Travis Britz.
Later in the second quarter, a Trickett 50-yard bomb to Ronald Carswell set up Lambert's 21-yard field goal, giving WVU the lead at 9-7.
West Virginia had a chance to get more points right before the end of the first half, but West Virginia faked a 26-yard field goal attempt when holder Michael Molinari tried to run for first-down yardage before getting stopped two yards short of the first down marker at the 4.
The Mountaineers' lone points of the second half came on a Lambert 50-yard field goal that was set up by Kevin White's 43-yard reception.
"You've got to score touchdowns and we've stressed that and stressed that," said West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. "We knew what they were going to do in those situations and we didn't execute.
"We had some open guys we missed all night. We had the middle of the field and we just couldn't make the plays," said Dawson.
With Kansas State comfortably ahead late in the game, senior John Hubert punched in a late 4-yard touchdown run to cap off the 23-point victory.
This was the second consecutive weekend that West Virginia was unable to come up with winning plays in the second half of a very winnable football game. Last Saturday in Morgantown, the Mountaineers had an 11-point lead early in the third quarter before falling, 37-27, to the Red Raiders.
Trickett finished the game completing 15-of-28 passes for 227 yards before giving way to backup Paul Millard in the fourth quarter. Millard finished the game completing just 4-of-13 passes for 37 yards.
Carswell led WVU receivers with three catches for 65 yards while White showed two catches for 56 yards and Charles Sims caught seven passes for 54 yards.
West Virginia's rushing attack was able to generate 103 yards with Sims leading the way with 43 yards on just eight attempts.
Kansas State got 306 of its 448 yards of offense in the second half.
"They're well-coached, they play with tremendous discipline and they play with great effort," said Holgorsen. "They got the job done here today and we didn't."
West Virginia has now dropped three in a row and will remain on the road to play at TCU next weekend while Kansas State remains at home to play Iowa State in two weeks.
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Do you refrigerate beans?
My question is about refrigeration.
I am combining some winter foods - kidney beans, lentils, garbanzo beans. The beans are out of the can and drained and I mix them in a bowl. BTW, there is no salt added in the kidney and garbanzo cans, and just a little for the lentils. I also add slightly cooked fresh carrots. I keep the combination in the fridge covered, and the combination lasts about a week or until we finish it. (when I am about to eat some of the mix, I add a few almonds, walnuts and a little Italians dressing) Of course, the totality is a VERY high protein mix, plus lots of other good stuff like calcium, iron, etc.
QUESTION: Can I take this mix to school or work without refrigeration? I am always a little nervous about not refrigerating food, but the cans don't seem to call for it.
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A Litton of what you fancy
Posted: October 10, 2009|
This is a virtually flat and very scenic circle taking in the gorgeous quiet pastoral scenery around Litton in North Somerset between Chewton Mendip and West Harptree, a very fertile area of springs and streams that used to support many mills.
Go down to the Chew and then stride out on a good dry lane and track for one and a half miles, walk through fields and a nature reserve, over Shortwood Common and along beautiful Litton reservoirs.
It's about 5.75 miles, 2.5 hours walking. Use the map OS Explorer 141, Cheddar Gorge & Mendip Hills West, ref: 594 546. Park in Litton, which is on the B33114 between West Harptree and Chewton Mendip. It is a small hamlet but along the road very visible is the King's Arms. The landlord and landlady have kindly given permission to park there in their spacious car park. It is worth coming back to the pub for refreshment afterwards.
T his is a great walk at any time of year and in autumn the pleasure comes from the changing foliage and opening views.
There are kissing gates and a few stiles, and some with doggy gates, so, by and large, it is a good walk for dogs.
Go out the end of the car park and drop down on to the lane. Turn right and walk through the back of Litton past pretty cottages. Bend round right and at the small village hall, turn left and cross a stile by a gate into a field. Go ahead with the River Chew on your left.
Reach a crossing track and turn right on it. Go through a gate into a field and straight on. Already you can get a feel of this verdant, tranquil countryside. Bear gradually away from the left edge and cross a marked stile ahead on to a lane.
Go across and take the No Through lane opposite. This is a wonderful way of striding out with no stiles or obstructions and getting a good distance under your boots. The lane is surfaced and hedged but there are good views over the countryside at side gates. Ignore any side turns. After about three quarters of a mile, reach woodland and a junction of paths.
Go straight ahead through the metal gate following the permissive bridle way sign. You now have about another three quarters of a mile on this dry, broad track through woodland, but it's open enough to allow the sun to shine through.
Along the way start to drop steadily downhill and reach a junction with another track. Just keep straight on (slightly left) and continue all the way, ignoring another footpath, until you come out into the open and eventually go through a gate and come on to Pitway Lane.
Turn left and after a few yards follow the footpath arrow into a field and go along with the hedge on your left. As you reach woodland, go left through a metal gate and over a footbridge and turn right, in the same direction as before, through the edge of woodland with a small stream on your right.
Leave the woods and enter Hollowmarsh Nature Reserve.
Go ahead with the hedge on your right. Cross a small planked bridge on the way. At the end, cross a stile/footbridge/stile in the corner and enter a long field. Go ahead down the full length with the woodland on your left. If you come again in June expect to see orchids in this glorious wildflower meadow.
In the corner, leave the reserve through a gate and go on a little further to join a track, called Hollowmarsh Lane, on a bend.
Turn left along this dirt thoroughfare. Have woodland on your left for a while and then come out into the open and continue a little further.
After about six minutes, reach gates on either side with footpath and bridleway signs both left and right. Go over the stile on the right.
In this field turn left and then gradually bear away from the bottom edge, climbing gently and staying below the lower of three large oaks in the field.
Cross a marked stile in the far hedge. Now head straight across to a gate in the far right corner. Bear across the next field, slightly right, and over a stile. In this field go straight across, passing close by a telegraph pole and go through a galvanized gate and down steps on to a lane.
Almost straight opposite, steps take you up through a gate. Head on along the top of the field and in the corner go through on to Shortwood Common.
Follow the footpath ahead and join the lane across the common. Turn right a few yards and, opposite the gate to Higher Shortwood Farm, turn left across the common and then bear right towards the far bottom right corner, just to the left of the long cream coloured farmhouse with one gable.
This is an Open Access area so you can make your own way. How easy it will be to walk across depends on what time of year you come. Autumn and winter after the grass has been cut should be the best.
In the corner, cross a stile, and go along to another and cross the drive. Continue in the same direction through an iron gate and then a stile and drop down to another stile. Now you have reached the path around Litton reservoir.
Turn right. The lake is screened from view at first but soon you will start to see the water.
This upper reservoir is quite long and covers an area of 16 acres. These two reservoirs are part of six in the area south of Bristol operated by Bristol Water to harness the volume of water coming off Mendip and from springs in the area. They are called Lower Litton and Upper Litton Lakes. We are at Upper Litton which is larger and covers 16 acres. Between 1846 and 1853 Bristol Water created a series of underground tunnels, pipes and aqueducts called the "Line of Works" which still carry approximately four million gallons of water a day from the Mendip Hills to Barrow Gurney Reservoirs for filtration and then onto Bristol and the surrounding areas. All this is done by gravity as it collects and conveys water from the Chewton Mendip and East and West Harptree areas.
The banks of the lakes are home to a variety of flowers and several species of birds are frequent visitors such a the moorhen, coot, mallard, swan and tufted duck. You may see fishermen here trying their luck for rainbow and brown trout.
Continue all the way to the first dam. Cross the dam and look down on to the Lower Litton Reservoir.
Fish breeding takes place in the netted area immediately below .
Continue on over the spillway. Go down steps and turn right along a path with the lower reservoir now on your right. Carry on all the way until you reach a an inlet. The path takes you left along it and then on following the feeder stream/leat. At a small waterfall, go through a wooden kissing gate and over a marked stile and then on along the leat.
Continue on, reaching a wide grassy track and approaching the small hamlet of Sherborne.
Pass a well restored building set back on the right.
This is thought to have been an old mill – firstly for paper and later it was a button mill. Buttons were made from the horns of cattle and water was need to turn the lathes to work the horn. It survived until the 1920s.
Reach a lane and turn left. This quiet lane takes you to the edge of Litton.
Turn right on Back Lane. Pass several converted homes along here. Just before the Grange, look out for a small path on the left which is reached up steps and through an iron gate. Walk through to the churchyard.
This picturesque country church with roses around the door has a fine tower rising in three stages and topped with battlements and pinnacles.
Below the parapet are carved corbels depicting heads of kings, bishops and others, as well as grotesque gargoyles.
Go out the main gate and turn right on the upper lane. Come down to the lower lane and at this point cross and go up into the back of the King's Arms car park.
The King's Arms, Litton is open daily. If there is a group of you wanting refreshment afterwards, please ring to book. Tel: 01761 241 301.


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By Amaani LyleAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 The nation must sustain awareness of technological and geopolitical trends in allies and emerging powers, a National Defense University senior research fellow told a House subcommittee today.
In a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on intelligence, emerging threats and capabilities, Frank Hoffman stressed the urgency of staying prepared for an ever-broadening array of actors and challenges, rather than a singular one.
"We have to be ready for a broad spectrum of conflicts that range from purely irregular and terrorists at one end to perhaps rising powers with conventional capability to the other," he said.
Hoffman also contested what he called a new "peace theory" circulating throughout Washington in which prominent journals and think tanks have opined that war as most know it has all but disappeared. "There's a pernicious concept … that the tides of war are receding and that the United States can retrench without risks," he said.
Hoffman acknowledged U.S. successes and the nation's lack of competition from a major power since 1991, but warned against discounting patterns across centuries.
"Great progress has been made in the last decade, but the notion [that] a dramatic change in human nature [can] outweigh 2,000 years of recorded history is tenuous, at best," Hoffman said.
The stability and leadership the U.S. provides the world, a consensus on a Western model based upon rule of law, and global partnerships cause positive assessments in reviewing the last 10 years, he explained.
"We've had extensive peacekeeping support from the international community, to include the [United Nations]," he said. "There's a growth and continued contribution from the conflict-resolution community."
But a number of concerns should give people pause, Hoffman maintained. He described a perceived decline in U.S. capabilities or interest in sustaining its position in the world as emerging powers rise. "History suggests some caution when new, emerging, non-status-quo powers arise," he said.
He also warned of "peace support fatigue" in the international community. "We're going to see a … lack of domestic support from many allies and other agencies that have been very useful … in keeping instability down," Hoffman said.
Proxy wars, Hoffman said, also can be catalytic, producing a major war out of what was intended to be a smaller conflict.
He cited resource contention over energy, food, water and rare materials as a "tinderbox for conflicts."
"I see actions in the South China Sea … and [China's] efforts to secure energy resources and raw assets as something to be taken seriously," he said.
Dwindling incomes and pensions that younger and older demographics will suffer can spur dissent in regions throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East and southern Europe, Hoffman noted, adding that higher unemployment and subsequent dissent could become the "new normal" in affected nations.
"That will produce more disillusionment and more angry people than … we've seen in the past, [and] will lead to political instability," he said.
Perhaps one of the more visible and imminent dangers is the divided religions and religious extremism, or "sacred rage," in Islam, which Hoffman said could spur the emergence of other forms of government. "We're creating a lot of fertile ground for al-Qaida and its affiliated movements to take root in some places," he said, "and we're not going to be happy with the results."
Still, the defense scholar noted, the subcommittee's charge is at the cusp of what is emerging in the national security arena and what could generate the greatest risks to the nation's prosperity and security in the next decade.
"Plato had it right: 'Only the dead have seen the end of war,'" Hoffman said. "We may not face another bloody century like the last, … but the world remains a very dangerous place."


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The East Portland Bus Stop Project focuses on creating opportunities for meaningful involvement in transit decision making and increases awareness of connectivity issues between bus and pedestrian transit. This is a community driven project focusing on areas around: SE 82nd, SE 122nd, Stark, Powell, Foster, Division and Halsey.
If you live in East Portland, we want YOU TO BE INVOLVED!
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2pm-5pm
Thursday, January 25th, 2pm-5pm
Saturday, February 2nd, 11am–2pm
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Beginning and ending with the question, "What is trauma?", this seminar will explore definitional and theoretical models, narrative accounts, clinical interventions, and cross-cultural perspectives of trauma through discussions of theory and research, personal narratives, and film. Meets three hours weekly.
Prerequisites: Psych 100 and 209
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There has been a lot of talk about the recently implimented 10-fight rule. Some like it and think it will work, while others don't like it all. This week the hot-stove examines and gives their thoughts on the new rule.
Todd Cordell
While I understand that the 10-fight rule will result in less staged fights, as enforcers now have to pick their spots and can no longer scrap for no purpose, I do not like this new rule for a few reasons.
First off, some teams there are only one or two guys who are willing to stick up for their teammates. Once those guys get in ten fights, or are hovering around that mark, they'll start to hesitate when it comes to sticking up for their teammates. Other teams will realize this and it will be open season for running opposing teams best players and rookies. Players will suffer injuries, or players that normally wouldn't want any part of a fight will have to take on someone bigger and/or more experienced in that department just to try and defend themselves.
Another reason I don't like this rule: enforcers and physical players will start running other players and giving them stick work instead of fighting them and using up one of their ten. This will result in a lot of dirty plays, and probably a fair amount of injuries.
The last reason I'll list is the fact that several talented players had over ten fights. If you're a physical player, even if you're talented, you'll push ten fights and with enforcers on your team having to drop their totals from let's say 18 down to 10, there will be times where they can't fight and someone else has to step in. If you play physical, you'll probably step in regardless of your talent level thus increasing your fight total.
There are just too many ways to manipulate this rule, in my opinion. If the limit were set a little high, say 15 fights, it would be much better.
Alex Quvillon
Absolutely horrible rule and the effects are already noticeable. Scrums that would usually end in two guys dropping the gloves no longer happen. The scrumming goes on forever but the gloves just stay on. The OHL is going to turn into the Q with long scrums after every whistle.
If the OHL wanted to suspend players for ten instigators, then okay. If they wanted to suspend players for ten fights off of faceoffs, then okay. But ten fights in 68 games is going to take the fighting culture out of the game, and it's not a culture that had anything wrong with it before.
Phil Phillips
Do I like the newly instilled 10-fight max rule?
No not really. I understand the argument behind it, but I don't like it. Not because I want to see teenagers get beat up, or that I feel hockey would suffer without fighting, but because it's a part of the game that fans young and old enjoy. Love it or hate it fighting is part of hockey and its not going away. More fans come to see the fights, then stay away because of them. There are jobs to be had at pro levels, be it in the ECHL, AHL or the NHL. Some of the young man that use the OHL as a development league turn what they did in the OHL in to fine livings at these levels because they can dust it up. Players like Marty McSorley with 961 and Bryan Marchment with 926 games played in the NHL. Playing the same game in the NHL as they played in the OHL. What about David Clarkson who isn't a goon as you would say but has turned a tough style, that involves fighting in to a decent NHL career. Same thing could be said for Ben Eager, Cody McCormick, and Cam Janssen all players who have turned there robust style in to NHL jobs playing the same way they did in the OHL.
Fans and Media love the tough guy. "Tough Guys" are our favourite players, they are easily some of the nicest young men in the OHL. Not only can they bring a building back to life win or lose, home or away. They give great interviews, always 1st in line for community events. They always seem to score big goals like playoff OT winners or The "Teddy Bear" goal. These types of players create good rivalries. Both Western and Eastern Conference fans could enjoy Jake Gilmour Vs Cam Janssen. In the NHL Bob Probert Vs Tie Domi, Probert Vs Troy Crowder, all former OHLers. Or how about what a visiting hockey pugilist can do to get a home crowd in a frenzy. I know how the likes of, Brett Clouthier, Patrick Kaleta, Sean McMorrow or Adam Keefe could fire up the Yardman faithful or how David Silverstone could do the same when Belleville was on the road.
To the point I don't like it. I believe it's a step towards trying to eliminate fighting from hockey and I don't agree with that. Fans like it, it sells because it's entertaining, and its part of the game. What happens when kids get close to the magic number of 10 and players start taunting them or taking cheap shots knowing that they wont have to answer the bell? Then what? And really its not like the stars are fighting, its young men who want to fight, fighting other young men who want par take. Rarely do heavyweights jump kids that don't want to fight. One positive, it's another stat to track.
Dominic Tiano
I have fixed feelings on this. If it eventually leads to a full out ban on fighting, then I believe it can only lead to trouble in other areas. We all know the game is filled with emotion and sometimes players get angry. Without being allowed to drop the gloves in a pure hickey fight, I feel that players may end up taking runs at each other when those emotions run high. Could it lead to more viscous slashes or spears? I believe it can.
If the rule is meant simply to get rid of staged fighting then I'm all for it. So far it seams to have worked through the first 20 games as fighting majors have dropped from last season. The so-called staged fights take away from the game and only slow it down.
The other fear I have is that it will lead to players that don't normally fight to take care of themselves. If a player that doesn't fight gets paired up in an altercation, normally a fighter would come to his defense, or someone who does fight. If that fighter is sitting with 9 majors already, he may think twice about entering the altercation, or at least hesitate enough that his teammate may have to fend for himself. It could also lead to teammates jumping in for a mate that is already at nine games and lead to more after the whistle shoving matches that don't necessarily lead to fights, but slow down the game.
Only time will tell where it leads and early indications are that there won't be any problems, but nobody has reached the no-fight level yet. I'm not as upset as I was 3 or 4 days ago about it though.
John Duncan
I am taking a "wait and see" attitude on the new rule regarding fighting in the OHL. I am opposed to "staged fights" which got to be a bit ridiculous, at times, last season. Fights that occurred in the first shift for enforcers were usually not about that game's scores. The 10-fight rule should eliminate many of these fights.
If rival teams choose to "pick on" another team's enforcer, just to goad them into a fight, to get them suspended, then I disagree with the rule. I understand that a fight that was instigated by someone else will not count, but this relies on the ref's interpretation, which may be a problem, as well. If 'stick work' increases as a result then this is obviously an issue, as well. That is, if a player is at 8 or 9 fights, and they become upset, will they choose to use their stick, instead of fighting?
On a philosophical level, isn't the OHL supposed to train players for the next level. Fighting at higher levels remains an entertaining part of the game, in my opinion. If players don't learn to fight in Junior, will they be able to in the AHL, or the NHL?
Chris Messina
This is a good move by the OHL. The game has evolved in a way that has mitigated the goons over the last decade, especially in this league. Is that because David Branch has been strict with suspensions and implemented rules that have attempted to prevent players from dropping the gloves i.e. penalizing players for removing their helmets for the sole purpose of fighting? Maybe? This is definitely another step in the right direction.
The rule still allows players to defend themselves as a fight will not count against a player's record if his opponent is assessed the instigator. What I think the rule is intended to do is attempt to eliminate the stated fights. You know those fights where everybody in the arena hears a whistle to stop play and then looks around and find two players on opposite ends of the ice dropping their gloves and heading towards each other? You don't see them very often anymore, but they still happen the odd time and now players are going to be forced to pick their spots. In my opinion all those tilts do is slow down the game.
With this new rule a player can still fight roughly once every 7 games and stick up for their teammates when they have to, that's not unfair. But it's still probably a little more often that it will eventually be. Who is to say that players won't bank their fights until later in the year or drop the gloves a lot early in the season then shape up once they get their total to a point that could put them in risk of a suspension. I think in the coming years you will see this number decreased. Maybe next year it will be 8 fights for the season and the following year it will be 5.
Let's face it fights are going to happen, two players are going to get mad and go at it and that should be allowed. Those heat of the moment battles where tempers flare and a couple of players take the rage out on each other are going to happen no matter what and it can be good for the game, it cuts down on the times where somebody takes a number and do something stupid later.
But what I don't think is healthy for the game is having players do this to often, where there is really no purpose other than try and prove ones worth through toughness. I'm not going to say that I don't like fisticuffs the odd time or turn away when a couple players drop their gloves, but I'm not naïve and realize that there are times the sport doesn't need it. Let's face it is 2012 and the game has changed, fighting is a part of hockey just not every night.
Anthony Nicholson
While I commend the OHL for attempting to take a stand against a growing fighting problem within the league, this "ten fight rule" is clearly not the answer. Instead of eliminating all of the unnecessary staged fighting that occurs after nearly every goal, as well as after every faceoff in most 3rd periods around the league, Branch and his cronies have decided to simply punish the repeat offenders.
The results are predictable. As players get closer to ten fights on the season, they will be far less likely to drop the mitts, and as they reach 8 or 9 fights on the season, they will be helpless. Helpless to defend a teammate who is being unfairly provoked into a fight, be it a star player or rookie 16 year old, and helpless to defend themselves after they become a target for the opposition.
Once these players have nine or more fights on the year, their hands are tied. Let's take a look at an example. It's March. Kitchener and Guelph are battling for home advantage, and play each other twice in the final two weeks of the season. Would it not make sense for those teams to target players with nine or more fights in the first meeting, knowing that they will wind up suspended for their next meeting, when playoff position will likely be decided?
This rule serves only one purpose, and that is to make the OHL executive members APPEAR as though they are trying to stop fighting, without actually taking proper steps to eliminate all the needless fights. The added fact that this rule was dropped on the players the day before the season begins, with no consultation with the players, is exactly why so many of them feel that they need a CHLPA watching out for them. It's clear that their Commissioner doesn't feel the players worthy of having an opinion.


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President Obama and VP Joe Biden went to the Transportation Department for a dog-and-pony show to feature the administration's 2000th transportation program to be funded by the stimulus. They claim the programs are being "approved ahead of schedule and . . . coming in under budget." The problem: it sort of isn't true. ABC News is doing its job and fact-checking the Obama administration:
While it is true that there are 2,000 transportation projects that have been approved by the Department of Transportation, there are not 2000 projects underway, as the president's remarks might lead you to believe.
That of course, begs the question: how many Recovery Act transportation projects actually have begun?
The administration isn't saying.
And furthermore, states aren't required by law to post what they've actually started until October, so we won't really know until then.
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I suspect this sort of scrutiny is new to the Obama administration, which got through an entire campaign with precious little fact-checking — whether on its claim to propose a tax cut for 95% of Americans or its claim that John McCain wanted to stay in Iraq for a hundred years. But with the Oval Office and a somewhat emboldened media comes the need to get the facts right and complete — from the get-go. Otherwise the public might get the idea the president is trying to pull the wool over their eyes.


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Family child care providers have a variety of retirement plans to choose from when contributing money towards their retirement.
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The traditional IRA (also called a regular IRA) is probably the most well-know retirement plan. Here are its main components:
Eligibility: You are eligible to contribute to a traditional IRA if you are not covered by an employer's retirement plan (whether you are single or married). In 2013, if you are married and eligible to be covered by an employer's retirement plan, you are eligible to contribute to a traditional IRA if you make less than $115,000 (married, filing jointly). The income limits are $116,000 for 2014
In other words, if you are married and your husband has a 401(k) plan at his work, you could still set up and contribute to a traditional IRA for yourself. In addition, your spouse could contribute to his own traditional IRA, as long as your business profit and his gross income combined are less than $115,000.
Contribution limits: You may contribute up to $5,500 of your profit each year, or up to $6,500 each year if you are age 50 or older. (These are 2013-2014 limits.) You don't have to contribute the maximum each year. Some investment funds allow you to set up an IRA for less than $3,000.
Deadlines: You can set up a traditional IRA before April 16, 2013 (for the 2013 tax season), or before October 15, 2014 if you file a tax extension. The sooner in the year you contribute to your IRA, the more interest it will earn.
Tax deductibility and deferral: Contributions to a traditional IRA are tax deductible. When you withdraw money after age 59 1/2, you will owe income tax on both your contributions and your earnings on your investment.
I will discuss other IRA options in future articles: the Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA, SEP IRA, and the self-employed 401(k) plan.
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So Harry Reid gave America a lesson in the perils of Republican hesitance. Speaking of the health-care debate, Reid said:
"Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all Republicans have come up with is this: 'Slow down, stop everything. Let's start over. You think you've heard these same excuses before? You're right. In this country, there were those who dug in their heels and said, 'Slow down. It's too early. Let's wait.' "
He cited some examples of history's naysayers: "Things aren't bad enough about slavery," he recalled them saying. "When women wanted to vote, slow down, there will be a better day to do that. … Some senators resorted to the same filibuster we hear today."
Senator Reid is correct. We have seen this tap-the-brakes-while-Rome-burns approach before. "I think the thing I am going to do is recommend to my caucus is let's just take it easy," said Harry Reid, when questioned in September, about support for a troop buildup in Afghanistan. I don't recall any Republicans filing his sentiment under the American pro-slavery movement.


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It's been three months since Obama began urging Congress to move forward on three job-creating trade deals "right now." And yet the White House still hasn't submitted the free trade agreements (FTA) to Congress for a vote. While Obama has been blaming congressional Republicans for obstructionism, The Hill reports Democrats are the ones still holding up the deals:
Throughout the summer, Obama has been making the case that the trade accords with Colombia, South Korea and Panama will help the ailing economy by creating jobs. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) disagree.
The politically awkward situation comes at a time when the nation's unemployment rate is 9.1 percent and Republicans and Democrats are jockeying for position on job creation.
Reid has vowed to vote against all three deals when they arrive on the Senate floor, possibly as early as next month.
During the summer, Reid said he was open to supporting the FTAs as long as the union-approved Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) workers' assistance program was passed first. The Senate passed the TAA last week, but it's still waiting for a vote in the House.
However, Pelosi and other Democrats have maintained for a while that the TAA won't be enough for them to support the deals. Pelosi is asking for legislation to address Chinese currency manipulation before she'll consider the FTAs, and it sounds like Reid might be hinting in that direction as well:
Last month, in a speech to the United Steelworkers, Pelosi said China's currency manipulation must be addressed before sending the trade deals up to Capitol Hill ….
Reid last Tuesday also addressed the currency issue: "The first major jobs bill we're going to have is [to] send a message to the Chinese, where we've lost 2.8 million jobs during the last eight years, and that is we're going to do something about Chinese currency. And we're going to do that quickly."
The pushback from congressional Democrats leaves Obama in a bind. He'll hurt himself with his base if he sends them to Congress without support from Democrats and labor unions. Plus, it will muddle his argument that House Republicans are to blame for intransigence on jobs. But he's already been demanding Congress pass the deals for months, and the longer he waits, the more incompetent he'll end up looking.


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Jun 05 2010
Josh and Charlie Sittin' in a Tree
Okay. Concern over whether Josh is one day going to petition the court for full custody of my beloved dog Charlie aside…
I have to say the devotion between this man and beast is pretty cute.
That said, I'll fight Josh with my bare hands if he ever tries to take my child…I mean, my Charlie…away from me.
It'd be best if Josh just turned around and walked away now, while he can still walk.
I'm that serious. And when I'm that serious, people listen.
Actually, no one listens. But on Saturdays, just for kicks, I like to pretend that they do.
Charlie's Rightful Parent
238 Comments
Swantine On Saturday, June 5 at 10:10 am
It is a downright precious photo. It tells a lot about a man when dogs love him like that. Is Josh kinda shy? Cuz he is too cute to be running around single. You've gotta find him some cutie-pie, extrovert who can write a blog and speak up for him once in a while. Then he can quietly do his cowboy stuff with a good woman by his side. Of course, there will always be faithful dogs by his side, too!
acupcakeformoose On Saturday, June 5 at 10:12 am
Maybe you could have joint custody! How can you deny the love between those two?!
Happy weekend to you Ree!
Doe of Mi. On Saturday, June 5 at 10:13 am
OH, OH I can see a definite bond going
on there!
rayleighsmom On Saturday, June 5 at 10:13 am
Awww. One day, Charlie will remember who his Mama is. And he'll come running back home, his ears flapping in the wind.
rah On Saturday, June 5 at 10:19 am
I can take josh off your hands…problem solved!
Ivy On Saturday, June 5 at 10:26 am
Well, naturally, you should feel protective Charlie. It's totally understandable. In fact, although I feel that I should offer to help you, ahem, distract Josh in an effort to allow you to free Charlie.
Completely selflessly, of course, for the good of pet owners world wide. You understand.
Norine On Saturday, June 5 at 10:28 am
How can you deny such a love. Why don't you get a Weimaraner. They have a little hound in them – and a lot more action (and Intelligence) :-).
nicole s On Saturday, June 5 at 10:35 am
That. Is special.
Caroline On Saturday, June 5 at 10:38 am
Way too cute!
Brooke On Saturday, June 5 at 10:49 am
That photo says it all! Find yourself another child, I mean Charlie.
Kim in MD On Saturday, June 5 at 10:59 am
What a great photo…there's nothing more special than the bond between a man and your dog!
Kristin Reynolds On Saturday, June 5 at 11:04 am
Josh seems to need a little distraction to forget about Charlie…….. I mean, if you're taking applications for this job let me know. I'm just sayin. ☺
maggiewann On Saturday, June 5 at 11:15 am
sweet Josh, sweet Charlie, very sweet.
Kate On Saturday, June 5 at 11:20 am
I wish I knew how to quit you, Charlie.
sleepy4 On Saturday, June 5 at 11:24 am
How cute is that!!
Konni Jo On Saturday, June 5 at 11:26 am
I love Charlie, too! Luckily, I live in HOusTon; otherwise, I'd be leaving bacon on the porch! Hugs, Charlie! Oh, okkkaaayy…hugs to Josh and Ree, too! Thanks for the smiles…YOU.CRACK.ME.UP!
rachel ann On Saturday, June 5 at 11:46 am
Josh seems more perfect every day!
Jackie On Saturday, June 5 at 11:49 am
Adorable picture! Their devotion to each other is heartwarming, but Josh better never forget who Charlie's mama is!!
Mary S On Saturday, June 5 at 11:59 am
oh watch out ..that Charlie has a communication with Josh…you could be in big trouble
Becca On Saturday, June 5 at 12:03 pm
I would adopt Josh in a New York minute! and Charlie too! Oh that Josh is just the uhmm how to say this, hottest! Sigh….
Barb On Saturday, June 5 at 12:03 pm
Well, I see another "suzie and father-in-law" situation developing!
Ansa On Saturday, June 5 at 12:06 pm
Id kill to be Charlie for that moment!
Shelly B On Saturday, June 5 at 12:08 pm
Beautiful shot Ree!
Asa-Marie Kincaide On Saturday, June 5 at 12:12 pm
You tell 'em Ree!!!
sweepea On Saturday, June 5 at 12:12 pm
just wait until Cowboy Josh looks at his Cowgirl like that, then you'll see that Charlie come running back to ya with his lazy tail between his legs… just be sure bacon is handy. i've witnessed dognapping through bacon by men before!
oddFrogg On Saturday, June 5 at 12:16 pm
Um, if I were you, I'd keep an eye on that. The devotion seems mutual on both sides. It starts with one lingering glance and before you know it, it's like….what just happened and why am I sitting here alone? :o)
Jamie On Saturday, June 5 at 12:19 pm
Love love love this picture. If only for the hilarious, love-swoony comments it will inevitably produce. I certainly hope Josh reads your website! Or is there no room for a laptop on the back of a horse? Ah well. Such is life.
Aana On Saturday, June 5 at 12:22 pm
Good luck with that.
Spruce Hill On Saturday, June 5 at 12:31 pm
I am not sure anything would work maybe a restraining order?
Donna On Saturday, June 5 at 12:35 pm
I have a beautifuf daughter whose eyes I wish Josh was gazing into that adoringly!
leslieinmuskogee On Saturday, June 5 at 12:39 pm
Took my two Bostons in for their rabies shots today. Don't get me wrong… I love them to death! But, there was a sweet basset there in the waiting room. It made me realize, even more, just how much I miss my dear Mertyle, Lucy and Thelma Lou! I'm pretty sure there will be a new basset puppy in my future!
Donna On Saturday, June 5 at 12:39 pm
never "fall for a man" that can not "fall for a dog"
kimmikakes On Saturday, June 5 at 12:47 pm
Tell Josh that I have an old beagle that could use some of the love and devotion!
M @ Betty Crapper On Saturday, June 5 at 12:49 pm
Are you sure Charlie is still yours? Charlie's been cheating.
jm On Saturday, June 5 at 1:03 pm
I am so jealous! I want some Charlie love!
julie McGoldrick On Saturday, June 5 at 1:03 pm
I'm a happily married woman, but I have to say that Josh makes a cowboy hat look GOOD!
Kim On Saturday, June 5 at 1:08 pm
Now, if only I could get my puppies to sit nicely while I rub their heads like that. They are still in the hyper phase. If I did that they would try and lick my face away while climbing up onto my shoulders!
Leigh Mc On Saturday, June 5 at 1:18 pm
Now that's some love right there.
techkim On Saturday, June 5 at 1:22 pm
My brother got a free 1 yr pure basset hound a couple weeks ago. His name is Elvis and I had to smell his feet to see if it was a Basset thing or just yours. Elvis's feet pretty much smell like dirt. Oh and the funny thing is I am all the time calling him Charlie not Elvis and saying I am going to steal him away while my brother is at work.
Nancy On Saturday, June 5 at 1:22 pm
All I can say is YUMMY.
hana On Saturday, June 5 at 1:27 pm
Here in the City of Angels, again Cowboy Josh adds to the list of my criteria. At this rate, I'm going to have to find a man who walks on water! LOL
wendy2inwa On Saturday, June 5 at 1:42 pm
It looks like LOVE, Ree ~
Theresa in Alberta On Saturday, June 5 at 1:47 pm
and they called it puuuuuuuppy looooove! feel free to howl charles…..
linda On Saturday, June 5 at 2:19 pm
tooo cute!!!
you better be careful ree! lol
joycee On Saturday, June 5 at 2:31 pm
Yep, that's true love they have in their eyes. I'd watch them both pretty close. Just don't make Josh mad and things will be ok…
Rob On Saturday, June 5 at 2:40 pm
Perhaps the fault is not all Josh's? What has Charlie had to say about it? Maybe there were some warning signs?
Charlie the Basset Hound: I think my mama has left me forever. Those little kid people left me, too. So did that big strong guy. What did I do wrong? I need my ears scratched.
-May 13 at 3:27pm
Charlie the Basset Hound: I miss my mama. She ran off and left me and forgot to tell everyone else that it's okay to feed me tenderloin.
-May 6 at 8:46am
Charlie the Basset Hound: I am so out of here at the earliest possible convenience.
March 23
– Time to grill up some bacon and other treats for Charlie? Take him on the road with you? Get him a date?
LBDDiaries On Saturday, June 5 at 2:59 pm
What an amazing capture – your photography gets better and better and… please don't let him take Charlie. We couldn't handle the fallout.
Amy On Saturday, June 5 at 3:24 pm
you keep the dog and i'll take the cowboy
a win win situation
Darcie On Saturday, June 5 at 3:38 pm
It's quite obvious-those two are good buddies.
John Deere Mom On Saturday, June 5 at 3:49 pm
Super cute picture of 2 very adorable boys.
Mary On Saturday, June 5 at 3:54 pm
Think any girl would love to trade places with Charlie right now. For Cindy who asked if all ranchers wore button shirts….Yes. At least around here they do.
Rachel On Saturday, June 5 at 3:55 pm
Can I sit in a tree with Josh?!?
sapeylissy On Saturday, June 5 at 3:57 pm
Awww! That is so sweet!!! Can custody arrangements be made?
Natasha On Saturday, June 5 at 4:13 pm
I would be more than willing to take over Charlie's spot by sitting in the tree with Josh…then you wouldn't have to worry about him taking Charlie away from you!
Barbara in Texas On Saturday, June 5 at 4:22 pm
Two very handsome hunks, aren't they?
Married to an Aussie in OK On Saturday, June 5 at 4:37 pm
Community pets are like community children… everyone raises them. However, those who feed them the most are the ones they belong to. Tell Josh that!
KatieL On Saturday, June 5 at 4:43 pm
*sigh* awww it's a guy thing. Don't worry Ree, you've got MM, the punks and Charlie's favorite sleepin' spot. Charlie is just hangin' with his bachelor buddy. Think of it as guy time. ;p
Helen G. On Saturday, June 5 at 5:07 pm
First Susie and now Charlie…
What is going on with you and your pups???
Jan's camera On Saturday, June 5 at 5:10 pm
This is such a sweet story. It seems like the feeling is mutual between the both of them. So cute.
Michele On Saturday, June 5 at 5:10 pm
It ain't looking good Ree. Josh has bacon…and ear rubs. You're toast.
patrice On Saturday, June 5 at 5:19 pm
Perhaps Charlie is looking for a male role model. I've seen a picture of him with a cowboy hat. It could be worse. He could be on the streets looking for someone to guide him. This is actually a good scenario. If it still worries you, get more bacon!
Vicki Weyrough On Saturday, June 5 at 5:27 pm
It's the smell of manure that he finds so attractive. Most dogs love cowboys.
WhiteStone On Saturday, June 5 at 5:52 pm
Judging by his breath, Charlie must have brushed his teeth today?????
Kerri On Saturday, June 5 at 5:56 pm
As soon as this pic popped up on my screen I said to myself…Uh Oh!!
Yep, just what I thought. Josh caught trying to turn Charlie against you. What a rat….
Susie P. On Saturday, June 5 at 6:05 pm
This has got to be one of my favorite pics of cowboy Josh. And Charlie too!
Lisa (BassetMom) On Saturday, June 5 at 6:10 pm
From one BassetMom to another, I can certainly relate! No one comes between a Basset and his Momma! The picture of Charlie and Josh is too adorable!
Nikki V On Saturday, June 5 at 6:19 pm
If I can talk him into leaving Charlie alone can I have Cowboy Josh??
Alyce On Saturday, June 5 at 6:33 pm
Just send Josh out to the wild west with me.
Deborah On Saturday, June 5 at 6:49 pm
I would say most everyone loves Charlie the minute they see him.
Lindie On Saturday, June 5 at 6:55 pm
Josh needs a wife and baby.
patricia On Saturday, June 5 at 7:03 pm
Too cute, Cowboy Josh!!!!!
Steff On Saturday, June 5 at 7:04 pm
I think you're being over- dramatic. I mean, Charlie should get to choose. Just as ScoobyDoo should, this incredibly gorgeous Golden Retriever that comes to visit me at work almost every day. He LUUUURVES me, really, not the choccie- covered biscuits or half my chicken dinner. Me. Not his daddy (why call him owner?) who comes in to put a bet on and is not allowed out before Scooby had his fill. If Scooby got to choose, we would live happily ever after. Stop fretting!
Jake Habib On Saturday, June 5 at 7:05 pm
A cowboy and a Bassett Hound…shore is a pretty sight!
Livin' Louisiana! On Saturday, June 5 at 7:11 pm
Let me get this straight……YOU HAVE:
1 Husband
4 Kids JOSH-0?
3 Dogs
5000 cattle REE!!!!! SHARE!!!!
4 Cats
1 Published Book
midnacht On Saturday, June 5 at 7:13 pm
Yep just like Real Housewives of Wherever. Only now its Real Cowboys and the Dogs they love of Oklahoma.
SOOOOO tune in for next weeks episode..Where Red-Haired Woman gets into a Cat-fight with Cute Cowboy over Charles. Fountain fight scene included.
AudreyInez On Saturday, June 5 at 7:16 pm
so who do i talk to about sitting in a tree with josh?
roro On Saturday, June 5 at 7:17 pm
Ahhhhhh……the love of and for a basset! Incomparable!
Molly On Saturday, June 5 at 7:38 pm
That is freakin' adorable. Gah.
bacongal On Saturday, June 5 at 8:04 pm
I vote for a basset puppy delivered to Josh by your beautiful babysitter
Anniegi On Saturday, June 5 at 8:11 pm
I don't know Ree, this has all the makings of a suzie redux story! I'd start looking for another hound or substitute for Josh if I were you, judging by the previous comments, it shouldn't be too hard! great picture & caption!
Kathleen@ForgingAhead On Saturday, June 5 at 8:38 pm
Twoo luv (name that movie)
Vicki In GA On Saturday, June 5 at 8:49 pm
All the good lookin' men are in Texas!!
Vicki In GA On Saturday, June 5 at 8:49 pm
Oops, I mean Oklahoma.
Alyson On Saturday, June 5 at 8:51 pm
Awww, love this pic! Also, does Josh have ANY idea how many women want to date him???
RM in MA On Saturday, June 5 at 9:19 pm
You had better hope that Charlie is not as fickle as Suzie!!!!!
chantal Bon On Saturday, June 5 at 9:35 pm
You know, i think you need to rethink this whole thing. Charlie is clearly a wanton hussy to just be running around and cheating like he is. MEN.
JanS On Saturday, June 5 at 9:42 pm
Wow, love that chin cleft….what was this post about again??? haha
LYNN On Saturday, June 5 at 9:43 pm
i have my own dog w/ short man syndrome but shes a girl…lol
this was a saturday daisy thought she was in carge…then came the hose and bathes,,,who do u think finally won!!!
she wasnt supposed 2 be my girl but your right parental rights win…hence y i have 3 dogs…luv ya girl
Jenn On Saturday, June 5 at 10:07 pm
I suppose you are lucky not only do you know where he works … you know where he lives too! =)
and besides…
its good to have a pal for Charlie to hang with when you are gone…. on a book tour or somethin. =)
Country Girl in the City On Saturday, June 5 at 10:27 pm
Something about the love between a man and a dog…….
Nancy Young On Saturday, June 5 at 11:03 pm
I wish my boyfriend would look at me like that….
Heidi On Sunday, June 6 at 12:02 am
I want to go to there.
Cecily Berg On Sunday, June 6 at 12:30 am
I'm so hoping that Josh is single so I don't feel so bad in lusting after him.
Aina On Sunday, June 6 at 1:02 am
Thats a great photo!
Cristy On Sunday, June 6 at 6:54 am
I bet he uses bacon grease for lip balm!
p.s. I was going to say after shave, but it is clear that Josh hasn't shaved in a few days.
Britt On Sunday, June 6 at 7:01 am
Clearly he's using hypnosis to steal your baby. I suggest you counter with a liberal application of calf nuts.
Linda On Sunday, June 6 at 7:26 am
Give it up …. just file for joint custody and everyone will be happy – especially Charlie!
Elisabeth On Sunday, June 6 at 7:37 am
Cute dimple.
Pattycake On Sunday, June 6 at 9:15 am
Dear Charlie's Rightful Parent,
It is clear to me that you need to get Josh a child, err, dog, of his own.
Rachel Mahone On Sunday, June 6 at 9:36 am
I am so grateful for your blog everyday, as it turns my complete despair over the gulf of mexico tradegy off for a few minutes everyday. I just imagine I could sit at look at a rainbow , riding one of those beautiful horses , far far away from the pain of seeing my gulf water and God's creatures suffering . thank you.


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If you want to use the same system as the Mac's do you can install Open BSD which is what OSX is built on but it will not have the eye candy that OZX has.
You can download a copy of Open BSD free from here
I have the same issue and don't need the snide answers. How is it done??!! I'm not throwing my OS 9 or any other disk away and the question is about OS 9 and not OS-X whatever animal flavor it is. Naturally enough I want to run some old and excellent Mac programs that run on OS 9 which is not similar in any way to Open BSD - We are not asking to run the same system Macs are on - this is the old system and has very little in common with OS-X except the Mac name. Please, if you don't have a working answer for the question as asked, don't waste our time by posting.
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Never mind the trolls. But you can find more information through Google than here.
Sheepshaver is the only emulator for PC that actually works with Mac OS 9. As for replacing your primary system on a PC with Mac OS 9, you cannot because the architecture is different (OS9 was made for PowerPC processors, not x86).
Sheepshaver or Basilisk will work for emulation, but you can't have OS9 as your primary OS. Sorry.
You need to look up on Google with the phrase "Hackintosh". As far as I know most people are using OSX Snow Leopard. You need to check on the forums if your hardware is supported for this work. Most use Gigabyte motherboards which have UEFI bios. If you don't have UEFI bios then you probably won't be able to use OSX. HTH.
If your hardware is not supported then you could also use VirtualBox to act as a virtual machine to host the MacOS. However, you need to make sure that your hardware has enough processing power for that. You can find many source by looking for MacOS on VirtualBox as search terms on Google. There are also many sources with videos showing you how to do it.
"If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done." And apparently some Mac users as well.
Sincerely, good luck with your project.
Eddie, I'm afraid "You can't" isn't a snide answer.
The problem is that OS 9 was actually written for PowerPC processors not Intel it just won't run natively or in virtual on PC's.
As Rodney pointed out the best you could do with OS 9 is run it in an emulator like sheepshaver or Basilisk though looking at those solutions they have some limitations too. Sheepshaver only appears to be available for Linux or BeOS (people still have that?). Basilisk probably won't do the job at all as it only seems to be compatible with MacOS up to version 8.1.
Later versions of Mac OS X are different as they have been written to work on intel computers and so the Hackintosh or virtualisation routes may work for them.
Finally I must be a bit stuffy and point out that running a mac operating system on anything other than a mac *is* prohibited in the Apple end user license agreement so if you choose to do so it's your own responsibility.
Hope this is a more helpful answer.
OS 9 was written to execute on PowerPC processors. Even when OS X 10.2x thru 10.4x ran the "classic" environment (supporting PPC apps written for OS 8 & 9), it was essentially an emulation of the old Motorola hardware environment. Apple dropped "classic" support three OS versions ago.
Rosetta was a little different, in that it was a support library for PPC apps written for the newer OS X, translating the PPC calls to their Intel equivalents to work on Intel processors.
The primary difference between emulation and virtualization is that most virtual environments (Parallels, VMware, etc) are able to execute their instructions directly on the host processor, inside a sandboxed set of threads. BTW, Apple's BootCamp environment isn't virtualization: the Intel Macs can legitimately run Windows written for Intel processors as a primary OS.
If you can't run the instructions directly on the host processor, then you need to use an emulator which builds a software reconstruction of a processor and a motherboard. Emulation is calculation intensive and generally slower than virtualization, since each instruction has to be run through the emulated processor, which then has to be run through the rel) processor, and then back out the same way.
Drivers can be an issue for both virtual and emulated environments, so you have to see what does and doesn't work, and then more research.
You might want to check out the emulator zone, they have a couple of Mac OS PPC emulators there... PearPC (noted above), Mini vMac. They'll probably run slowly, though.
Good Luck!


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Know your HIV status
Taken in Simonga village, Zambia.
Featured on the front page of The Journal newspaper: flickr.com/photos/london/2313198959/
Featured on www.avert.org/
Great photo!
We are a international AIDS charity www.avert.org.
We would like to add your photo to our online photo gallery under the terms of the Creative Commons licence. It will probably be used on our homepage next friday!
Great! Thanks!
Hi Jon
Like Avert, we would love to use this on our George House Trust website - we are the HIV community organisation for NW England. www.ght.org.uk
HIV travel restrictions (by country) and retreats on www.plwha.org
Tips and experiences from other positive travelers: www.plwha.org
Thanks, I used this image to illustrate an article to answer the question:
How many counterfeit medicines are there on sale?
Hello Jon,
I am the senior photo editor for a new, non-profit magazine titled the AFRICA DEFENCE FORUM. The objective is to present news shaping Africa's world today and tomorrow; reprinting Africa-related stories (with permission) of economic, political, cultural and military interest. Our intended readership is the African military professional, who will receive this magazine at no cost. The photo would be used with a story on the African military and it's risk of contracting HIV on deployments. I'm interested in using this HIV sign photo (or the one tat reads "you are either affected or infected with HIV/AIDS" in our story. May we have your permission, and if so, could you email me hi-res at 300 dpi? Look forward to hearing from you!
Janel Norton
Photo Editor
Africom Magazine
Email to: firstname.lastname@example.com
phone: 813-282-0100 ext. 205
We are a new NGO working with children in West Africa affected or infected with HIV/AIDS.
We would like to add your photo to our online photo gallery under the terms of the Creative Commons licence.
Thank You
Dear Jon,
May I first say that you have an incredible portfolio of work. I am currently collecting images to use for a new website for the nonprofit The Global Center for Research on Gender, Crisis Prevention and Recovery. Our work focuses on building the field of research, policy and practice in gender, security and conflict prevention. I would love to include this photo. Please let me know if we have your permission to use the photo.
All the best,
Kate Faust
G-CPR Communications Coordinator
Social Science Research Council
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Brooklyn, NY 11202 USA
Dear Jon,
I`m a student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. I am writing a paper regarding global health, for potential publishing and circulation by McMaster University.Your photo would be very apt for my paper.
I would like to add your photo to my publication under the Creative Commons licence.
Please let me know if I have your permission to use this photo.
Shruti Javali
Just wanted to let you know that we used your photo in an article on our Dutch travel community www.travelagenda.nl. Of course a link back to your photo is included.
You can find your photo and the article here:
Thanks for sharing your great photo!
Just used your fabulous photo to highlight the September newsletter of the non-profit NGO Delegation to the Board of UNAIDS: unaidspcbngo.org/?p=14884
Dear Jon, would it be possible to use your photo "Know your HIV status" for a presentation I am building about distributing drugs manufacture out to where it's needed in the developing world please? Regards, email@example.com
Dear Jon,
This photo is wonderful. I'm not sure if I need to ask permission to use this photo as it is marked as "some rights reserved" in the Creative Commons License. We would like to use this photo on our website. We are a fund that supports civil society networks in the global HIV response and we are making brochures with information about the projects we support. Also, we would like to add this information somewhere on the website. Can I ask you permission to use this photo and would you have it in high quality for me? I hope so. Many thanks in advance. You can write me on email@example.com
Dear Jon,
How do we get the permission to use your photo in our AIDS documentary? What do you want to be attributed as? Please respond to us at email@example.com
Thanks very much
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Anne Brumbaugh purchased her Victorian-style Nassau Street home in 2007 with an eye on being one of several pioneers to help revive the gritty East Side neighborhood peppered with dilapidated and vacant homes.
Brumbaugh said she invested in the area partly on the hope that a proposed luxury mid-rise condominium called 400 Meeting Street would help fuel the renaissance and boost property values.
Now, years later, she has a bit of buyer's remorse since recently learning that the project is now geared toward college students rather than working professionals.
"There is no way in hell I'd buy this property knowing there would be a dorm nearby," she said.
Brumbaugh's home is near the back end of 400 Meeting, which is on 1.17 acres at the southeast corner of Meeting and Reid streets.
The project was initially planned to house a mixed-use development of condos. But it has had a series of hiccups due to higher-than-expected construction costs and the housing meltdown.
The development was originally proposed in 2004 as a five-story building with 59 condos.
The revised 42-unit apartment plan calls for fewer units and a smaller building, with a parking lot between the apartments and nearby homes on Nassau Street.
The project is scheduled to be completed by August. Rents will start at $850 a month per bedroom.
Russ Davis of Davis Property Group, the Greenville-based developer, defended his plans to shift the focus of 400 Meeting to student housing.
"It's always disappointing when people don't like what you're doing," Davis said Friday.
He pointed to the benefits of providing rental housing to 160 students who otherwise would have to commute by car downtown or depend on "homes in historic neighborhoods owned by absentee landlords who provide no management and allow those properties to fall into decline and destabilize those neighborhoods."
Davis said college enrollments are rising across the nation, and Charleston is no exception. That is adding to dearth of on-campus housing for what he calculated as about 20,000 students who attend schools in and around Charleston.
"Our next-door neighbor is the college," he said, referring to the College of Charleston. "It's the largest underserved market there."
Brumbaugh has witnessed the changing market first-hand, since more homes in her neighborhood are being renovated for student housing. She now is concerned about the erosion of historical preservation in the neighborhood, which includes a mix of Charleston cottage-style homes and other historic dwellings.
"I am very concerned about property values and what this building does for this neighborhood," Brumbaugh said. "We have been very careful stewards of the neighborhood."
Davis said he had to vet his revised design plans publicly before the city's Board of Architectural Review. Neighbors had the opportunity at that time to raise their concerns, he said.
"I am surprised that they are acting like they didn't know," Davis said.
Davis added that the development has been scaled back to lessen its impact on the community. For example, he said, plans for a swimming pool have been nixed.
"At the end of the day, the neighbors really didn't want it and we really didn't need it," Davis said.
He hinted that additional housing for college students could be on the horizon for the peninsula, noting that several developers have been eyeing the area.
"There is a big demand, and that will not change," he said. "Rather than let it wander and be left to its own, developers will see a need for high-quality housing for students."
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The four undergraduate student councils will launch the "Our Blue" campaign in early December to foster community spirit across Columbia.
The campaign, a revival of 2007's "I Am Light Blue" spirit campaign, is a collaboration between the councils and administrators to combat students' persistent perception that Columbia lacks school spirit. The campaign will feature a video series, giveaways, and events aimed at making student groups on campus more interconnected and more closely linking the four undergraduate schools.
Columbia College Student Council's 2016 Class President Ramis Wadood, CC '16, who is the point person for CCSC on this campaign, said that he thought of reviving the campaign over the summer.
"A few friends sent me some videos over the summer about Columbia," Wadood said. "One of them happened to be this really old, really unprofessional video that was created five or six years ago for the 'I Am Light Blue' campaign. Because it didn't catch on, it was scrapped for the year afterwards."
"So we now want to revive and make it into a more established institutional initiative," Wadood added.
Wadood pitched the program to CCSC before it expanded to a four-council initiative. Wadood has met with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and with Community Development and Student Engagement and says that they have all been supportive of this new initiative. Interim Dean of Student Affairs Terry Martinez was not available for comment on the initiative.
Wadood said he wants to build a brand around this initiative, which he cited as one of the problems that led to the demise of the "I Am Light Blue" campaign.
"This year, we want it to be so that even if next year we don't create these videos and host these events and give away what we plan on giving away, people will still associate with the 'Our Blue' brand name," Wadood said. "We're going to do giveaways next semester, hopefully host events around the campaign next semester, and hopefully produce and release a lot more videos before the end of the year so that this campaign really becomes a brand."
The initiative's major focus is on allowing for collaboration between on-campus groups.
"A great thing about Columbia is that we have so many people from so many different backgrounds who do so many different things on campus, but I think that what it ends up doing is, people get 'siloed' into specific communities," Mary Joseph, CC '15 and the CCSC pre-professional representative, said. "We don't see a lot of people branching out of that, and that's what I think a lot of people are talking about when they say Columbia doesn't have community."
"This campaign is about getting people out of whatever silo that they are in and making them want to be a part of the greater Columbia community," Joseph added.
The councils have no concrete plans for events to be held next semester, but Wadood said they want groups to "collaborate in unique ways."
"Perhaps having the a cappella groups collaborate with the dance groups in some way—actually having different groups of students collaborate on performances," Wadood said.
The videos, which began filming this weekend, will feature interviews with students and appearances from faculty and deans, including Martinez and economics professor Sunil Gulati.
Christopher Allison, CC '17 and the 2017 class vice president for CCSC, has been filming campus buildings and landmarks this past weekend and says that the video will "illustrate the dynamic workings of student life at Columbia and showcase the vibrant workings of the Columbia community as a whole."
The campaign also intends to encourage engagement with students at the School of General Studies and Barnard, who often have more trouble understanding their roles in the larger university community.
"It's hard to meet Columbia students if you're not involved with clubs," Carlissa Milord, BC '17, said. "I'm more concerned with doing my homework, and I don't really have a chance to hang out with Columbia students, despite the fact that I see them in class."
"I don't really feel comfortable calling myself a Columbian because I realize that there are differences between institutions, and I chose Barnard for specific reasons," Milord added.
"I'm much younger than many GS students, and I've made an effort to engage with social and student groups outside of our GS community," Lauren Ilianah Pemberton, GS '16, said, adding that those groups "can sometimes be so tight knit as to be suffocating."
Council leaders have largely been supportive of the initiative.
"I don't necessarily think it's about having Barnard students identify more with the Columbia community," Maddy Popkin, BC '14 and president of Barnard's Student Government Association, said. "It is about belonging to one community, but the only way for that to be possible is if we are all recognized for the differences that we embody."
Still, Popkin added, "Barnard needs to be recognized enough and have enough of a space within this project for Barnard students to connect with it."
"This is not a one-year campaign," Siddhant Bhatt, SEAS '14 and president of the Engineering Student Council, said. "It could go on for five, ten years."
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Kingsbridge kids football coach Richard McCarley found drink-driving
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A KIDS' football team coach who was caught driving home from his club's Christmas party while more than three times the alcohol limit has been banned by magistrates.
Richard McCarley, 41, is a football coach for the Kingsbridge under six and sevens teams, Swansea Magistrates' Court heard.
He was stopped as part of Operation Reindeer — a police scheme to reduce drink-driving in Swansea over the festive period.
A police officer was stood in Dillwyn Road in Sketty wearing a fluorescent jacket and holding a torch and tried to flag McCarley into a bus stop.
McCarley, of Gorseinon Road, Penllergaer, who was driving a Ford Connect van, swerved into a different lane of the carriageway away from the officer and police followed him.
McCarley's wife and son were both in the van with him when officers stopped him, the court heard.
He told officers: "I've had two pints at a children's party."
When he was tested, McCarley was found to have 112 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Andrew Evans, representing McCarley, said his client had been at a work party two nights before and the following night to celebrate his birthday.
McCarley had then gone to the Kingsbridge football club party and drunk two pints.
Mr Evans said: "It's a classic case where the defendant didn't appreciate quite the extent to which he was over limit.
"He's at pains to point out he would not jeopardise the safety of his wife or his son.
"He says if his wife was concerned about his driving, she would not have let him drive," Mr Evans added.
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One night when I was quite little my family was doing some laundry at a laundromat. I was granted a rare and thrilling trip to the laundromat vending machines, where I carefully selected Sea-Monkeys as my momentary childhood Holy Grail. Sea-Monkeys are souped up, well-marketed-to-children brine shrimp that transform from seemingly lifeless eggs into live sea creatures right before one's very eyes.
As I recall, the packet I received out of the machine contained a powdery substance of some sort. While my head said, "living creature not for human consumption" my heart must have said, "hmm, looks like Fun Dip," because the next thing I know I had eaten some of my newly-acquired sea pets. I remember almost instantly shifting from enjoying my Sea-Monkeys delicacy to picturing the fascinating little creatures swimming ominously around in my stomach. As soon as I was able to summon the courage, I quickly revealed my childish idiocy to my parents. I assume there was no real harm in my foolishness, as the story ended there as far as I can tell (as opposed to in the nearest emergency room).
A memory that is still capable of serving up early childhood fare is a great gift when it comes to writing fodder. However, it is somewhat unwelcome when it comes to raising children. I can recall many of my own ridiculous mistakes and general senseless acts of childhood in decent detail, which tends to plague my mind on a daily basis. I can't help but watch my children grow through a lens called "WWIHDATA" or "What Would I Have Done at Their Age?" My childhood disaster-preventing device is fairly effective, but even it fails to protect my children on occasion.
While stopping into a store to briefly shop for some overdue girls' summer sandals, I saw my six-and-a-half-year-old (the half is her insistence) begin to fall in my peripheral vision. She was kneeling on a bench maybe two feet off of the ground when she started to lose her balance. Before I could quite process what was happening, I watched my beautiful, perfect daughter, Laney, smash face first into a thin layer of carpeting over what I can only assume was a thick layer of concrete.
A little confused as to why she wasn't able to catch herself, the reason became abundantly clear as soon as I pulled her to her feet. As I attempted to block out her horrific screaming and crying, I caught my first glimpse of what had gone terribly wrong. Just like I had done myself many a time as a child, Laney had tucked both of her arms into the confines of her T-shirt … thus throwing her balance off … thus rendering her incapable of stopping her face from hitting the floor.
Seconds after the waterworks came the bloodbath. Out the nose, out the mouth, down the throat. Gross.
Thankfully, an assistant manager and mother of five angel-of-the-moment quickly swooped in to take control of the situation. She assessed Laney's injuries, worked to stop the bleeding, sent for ice and filled out an incident report as I concentrated on not passing out. I eventually kicked it into gear and managed to hold it together all by myself a couple of hours later when Laney vomited all over the back seat of our van on the way home from the doctor's office. Just when you think there is nothing funny about bloody noses, loosened teeth and concussion scares, Laney declared, "If I knew it would make me throw up I would have spit the blood out instead of swallowing it." Uh huh, I see.
Who knew that it's not a natural inclination to spit blood out instead of swallowing it? Who knew that a six-and-a-half-year-old might not be able to stop herself from a 2-foot fall? I should have known because I once ate Sea-Monkeys at the laundromat.
At least as a parent you kind of get used to the sudden, didn't-see-it-coming drama. Aside from $80 worth of popsicles and a pediatrician's time, an afternoon from hell, a canceled date night and a really bad memory, there was no real harm in Laney's childhood foolishness. When you have your first kid you might rush to the ER but after three kids and an ER frequent buyer card, you at least have the luxury of taking a few minutes to stay and purchase the sandals you came in for.
Shannon and her husband, Michael, are raising three children in Sylvania. Email her at email@example.com.
Tags: Family Practice, senseless acts of childhood, Shannon Szyperski, "What Would I Have Done at Their Age?"