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My Pie Monday: Baffetto, Stuffed Turtle, All-Edge Pizza and More!
If you make pizza at home, join the My Pie Monday fun, just send us one snapshot of a pie you made recently. Check out the galleries this week and get inspired! More
If you make pizza at home, join the My Pie Monday fun, just send us one snapshot of a pie you made recently. Check out the galleries this week and get inspired! More
The galleries are filled with gorgeous pies this My Pie Monday! Check out what delicious creations fellow Slice'rs are cooking up in their home ovens. More
We're eleven pies deep this fine My Pie Monday. This week's collection includes some great looking pies including a wood-fired oven marinara and Margherita, an eggs benedict topped pizza, Aleppo pepper pies, and much, much more! More
This is an I'll-have-one-of-everything week on My Pie Monday! There are some seriously delicious looking pies here. Get inspired and join in by sending us a picture of your homemade pizza. More
Welcome back to My Pie Monday! There's a great group of pies here, folks! Norma and Jimmyg continue to explore the "epoxy method", Dmcavanagh gives the broiler a shot, and Thezaman makes some pizza bones that any dog (or master) would love. More
Happy My Pie Monday! The hits keep coming this week with some real innovation in the topping department. Take for example dhorst's faux cremini mushroom sausage seasoned with fennel and aleppo! And TXCriag1 took a chance on some cherry tomatoes in the smoker and met with great success. Get those two together and we could have some smoked faux cremini sausage. More
Happy My Pie Memorial Monday! Hopefully lots of you are out firing up the wood fired oven, or making some space on the grill for pies. If you need some motivation or inspiration, take a quick trip through today's My Pie Monday gallery. More
At last, My Pie Monday! There are some freakin' incredible looking pies this week. There's lots of evidence of Slice'rs helping Slice'rs via past inspiration, advice, and collaboration. Dmcavanagh, Jimmyg, and Norma427 put their heads together on some dough experiments and the results appear here. Adam took some tips from TXCraig1, who also was the source of topping inspiration for Atmast (who, by the way, is soliciting some pizza stone advice.) Imwalkin represents with the Aleppo, which I'm sure fellow addict Dhorst would greet with a big thumbs up. She and newcomer Mitch Birrittella sent in pics of some drool-worthy grilled pies. Scott D's Margherita being pulled from his newly finished wood fired oven is sure to induce some Slice'r envy. And just look at how beautiful JEL's squash blossom pie is. Amusebouche1 makes a eye-catching pie with zucchini and cured meats, and hogletboglet makes a damn good case for how crave-worthy a simple pepperoni pie can be. After all the fried pie talk last week, it's great to see Thezaman's montanara. And last, but not least, livrefreeorpie works a very near and dear regional ingredient onto his pie. More
I'm filling in for Slice Queen Meredith this week and normally more work = less fun, but darned if you Slice'rs don't make this job easy. This week we've got fifteen pies on the menu. As usual, dmcavanagh comes through, this week with two pies! LLTODDJ and Zumicroom both give us their best Neapolitan stylings while nzmick brings a taste of Chicago to the other side of the globe. You'll find a Texan who likes salad on their pie (woulda never thought I'd see the day), more mushrooms than you can toss a crust at from amusebouche1, and roast chicken pie from billgraney that looks so good it could even convert this non-chicken-on-pizza eater. More
Slicer dmcavanagh is conducting a summer long crushed tomato taste test. Here's the skinny on this noble undertaking from the man himself. More
Today we've got a gorgeous potato and thyme pie from Scott D, a Pequod's-style deep dish pizza from FredipusRex, and a seriously delicious-looking pie from Pizzacommander's pizza party (why didn't we get an invite?)...But that's not all—Norma's working her milk kefir starter, Professorplum shares a nice Margherita, Patrick B made a ham, egg, and cheese pie, and there are more tasty pizzas from FoolishPoolish, Bartonkt, dmcavanagh, Tdpl, TScarborough, ESNY1077 , thearrogantchef, and first time MPM'r Soles. More
This week's My Pie Monday is a doozy...we've got a pie from Scott Wiener topped with foraged ingredients from Central Park, a gorgeous skillet-broiler pie from Aya Kristen Alt, a look at dhorst's sourdough pizzas (with a bonus peek at what she's doing with her starter.) And that's just the beginning: thearrogantchef shares a nacho pizza, Jerry Young went Sicilian, and Norma made a Jim Lahey-inspired zucchini-topped pizza. Check out the slideshow for all these and more hunger-inducing homemade pizzas from TScarborough, I Dream of Pizza, Patrick B, Scott D, dmcavanagh, olsonmatt, and Carmine P. More
Wow, it's raining pizzas! Quite an impressive collection of homemade pies from the Slice community this week. Welcome back to My Pie Monday, everyone! More
Well, it may have been Thanksgiving last week, but Slice'rs didn't let that stop them from eating some delicious homemade pizza! (Though square_pie did try to combine the two.) On the menu: homemade fried panzerotti from dhorst, a spinach and artichoke pizza from bartonkt, a neo–New York pie from dmcavanagh, and more good stuff from Scott D., Adam Kuban, Tupper Cooks!, and TScarborough. More
"Seven days without pizza makes one weak." —dmcavanagh... More
"@passion4pizza: If there's arugula, I'll be driving a salad bowl." —dmcavanagh, on "Garmin GPS Pizza Icon"... More
Every week on Slice, we talk to a pizza obsessed individual. If you've spent any time in the comments on our pizza site or in SE Talk, you probably know that dmcavanagh is certifiably mad for the crusty, saucy, cheesy stuff. Get to know him here! More
A: "Pizza that looks like a leftover buffet was added." —dmcavanagh... More

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Republican presidental candidate Mitt Romney wasted no time denouncing what could be a potential boost for President Obama, saying that despite Friday morning's news that unemployment in November hit a 32-month low, the president will have a "hard time putting a perfume on this pig."
"This is the slowest recovery we've seen since Hoover," Romney said on Fox and Friends on Friday morning. "[Obama] is going to try to put a silver lining in a very dark cloud but the truth is that his economic policies have made us more and more like Europe," Romney said. "He's going to have a hard time putting a perfume on this pig."
Romney later acknowledged it's "very good news, obviously" that the unemployment rate is down and people are getting back to work. "But look overall at the president's record on the economy, it's been miserable."
The former Massachusetts governor also took aim at Newt Gingrich, his latest chief rival for the GOP nomination. He depicted the former House speaker as a creature of Washington in contrast with his own background as a businessman.
"This is not a matter of, that America needs better lobbyists or better deal-makers, better insiders. I think America needs a leader," Romney said.
Shown a video clip of Gingrich asserting recently that he will be the nominee, Romney said, "There is this funng thing in America called the election. To win the election, you've got to earn it. You've got to get out and campaign, see the people, shake their hands. Self-aggrandizing statements are not going to win the election. ... But I wish Newt Gingrich the best. He'll run his campaign. I'll run mine and may the best person win."


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Feminism, Pop-Culture | Posted by Carolina G on 01/9/2015
"So Popular!" with Janet Mock: The Feminist Pop Culture Show We've Been Waiting For
Many of us are fans of Janet Mock's work as a transgender activist and her incredible New York Times Bestselling book Redefining Realness. Now we have a new medium through which to appreciate Mock's fierceness: she'll host her own MSNBC show, "So Popular!"
I applaud MSNBC for choosing a transgender woman of color to headline their new online show. Mock has been very vocal about her experience of accepting and owning her womanhood, including her choice to have gender reconstructive surgery. She states on her blog: "I was born in what doctors proclaim is a boy's body. I had no choice in the assignment of my sex at birth…My genital reconstructive surgery did not make me a girl. I was always a girl."
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SACRAMENTO, CA - A memorial stands just yards away from where an innocent bystander was killed in midtown Sacramento late Friday night.
The man caught in the crossfire has been identified as 32-year-old Joseph Long from Carmichael. He had just finished spending a night dancing with friends when he was gunned down in a midtown parking lot at the corner of 28th and J streets.
Police continue to look for the people behind the deadly shootout.
Friends and family say Joseph Long was a fun-loving guy who had a passion for dance.
Just after midnight Friday night, Long was walking two friends to their car. Police say two groups opened fire. Long was not involved in the fight, but he was hit by a round.
Those close to Long say he'll be greatly missed.
"He's a true dancer and it's a huge loss for our dance community because he was such a free spirit. We don't see a lot of that in dancers, we don't see enough of it. He was one of a kind. He was a true dancer, had the heart of a dancer ... and danced for all the right reasons and all different genres," said David Livingston, a friend and fellow dancer.
Sacramento policeask the person who may have been the intended target of the shooting to come forward to help them understand just how this happened. That person can remain anonymous.


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A man in his 30s, who was not fully conscious, was pulled from the water by Deal Pier at 5.12pm yesterday.
Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the scene. The man, who had already been removed from the water, was treated before he was taken to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford by road.
His airway had to be maintained and he had suffered a lower arm injury.
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The 2012 Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show is sure to remain in people's memories as one of the most exciting events on the calendar!
2011 Mandurah Boat Show
Each year, the Show brings together an amazing collection of boats – luxury cruisers, yachts, ski boats, fishing boats, dinghies and kayaks – plus all the latest in accessories and electronics, fishing gear, camping gear and much more. This year, there'll be more new releases on show than ever before including the new design Quintrex, plus other boats such as the re-release of the Webster Twin Fisher and Striper Boats – and many more!
However visitors to the Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show know that it is more than a trade show, and this year the entertainment has been taken up a level to include awesome attractions, special guests, activities and fun for the whole family!
Show organisers are excited to be welcoming a special guest to this year's Show, with Channel 7 presenter Tom Williams (The Great Outdoors) appearing each day at the Show.
Tom was an ideal choice for the Show, given his experiences working in The Great Outdoors, plus his love of the water.
'There is nothing I like more than being by the ocean and in the water,' Tom said. 'I grew up living near the water and still live by the beach. I surf every day and get out on my kayak three or four times a week. I've been a member of Surf Lifesaving for the past 20 years and really enjoy boating, particularly in the ocean.'
'I love being outdoors and out on the water; and I'm looking forward to coming to the Mandurah Boat Show and chatting to people who share a love of the water,' he said.
Aside from his hobbies in surfing and kayaking, Tom has also had plenty of camping experience in the outback, and is sure to share his stories with audiences at the Show. Show Director Peter Woods said he was excited to have Tom as special guest at the Show this year and said that he was well suited to promote the theme of this year's event, which was tailored around getting back to basics and enjoying the outdoor water lifestyle.
'What we have always tried to promote at the Mandurah Boat Show is that Western Australia has amazing waterways, and we should all be encouraged to get out there and use them,' Peter said.
'Tom Williams has spent much of his career promoting outdoor leisure and will come to the Show this year armed with plenty of stories that will hopefully inspire people to get outdoors.'
Peter said that the inclusion of Tom Williams at this year's show will help in promoting boating lifestyle in Western Australia. He said the industry has faced a few difficulties in recent times, and it was up to events such as these to encourage and promote boating and water leisure activities, and get more people involved.
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The theme of the 2012 Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show is all about encouraging people to get involved and to try something new. The Show's entertainment has been designed with this idea in mind and visitors are sure to be impressed by the new and improved features of the 2012 Show.
Featuring Club Marine chef Bart Beek's cooking demonstrations. This year, Bart is cooking up some fantastic Spanish tapas, which are easily made and can be prepared and cooked on the back of a boat. Bart will be presenting his cooking demonstrations five times per day across the weekend.
Fashion parades featuring amazing styles from local designers, plus Show exhibitors. Product reviews – there's no better place to check out the latest gadgets and hear from the experts on how they work!
As in previous years, the Western Angler Fishing Stage will be a huge attraction. The Engel Aquatank will be there and fishing demonstrations will be held continually across the weekend. Hodgie the Barefoot Fisherman will be back, plus fishing writers Scott Coghlan and Mike Roennfeldt. There'll be fish filleting demonstrations, info on lures and knot tying, and so much more!
A new boating demonstration area will be set up, where audiences can come along to watch regular boating demos and learn the basics of how to drive a boat. The Department of Transport will be there to give presentations and information on boat safety and skipper's tickets.
Jet Pack Adventures will be on show for the first time in WA
See the amazing Jetpack for the first time demonstrated in WA! No other flying device even comes close to the water powered Jetpack. Using the power of water, riders can really fly and reach up to 10 metres into the sky. The ride is safe as you are suspended on cables; and you'll experience a thrill as you fly over deep open water with the assurance that it is one of the safest power sports ever invented.
The Jetpa k Adventure will be demonstrated at the Boat Show all weekend. And make sure you bring your bathers to the Show this year so you can have a go on the Aquaslides! A massive water playground will be set up for kids to enjoy all weekend long. Just come down and sign up for your turn!
If you've never been out on a kayak, here's your chance! Finn Kayaks will be setting up kayak rides from the beach, and anyone can have a go. Kayaking is a great sport and is fun for the whole family. Visit the Finn Kayak display on the beach and have a ride!
Get kids involved in fishing with the all-new Kid's Casting Competition. The competition aims to get kids involved, to teach skills, and to have fun! Competition is open to children up to age 12 years. A special Kid's Casting area will be set up with targets, and participants can win great prizes. Simply register your name to enter the competition, have a go at hitting the targets, and see how good your casting skills are. Plus you can even try to 'out cast' Hodgie the Barefoot Fisherman!
New this year, some of the most amazing vehicles you will ever see will be on display thanks to Barbagallo. Come down and admire the Supercar Promenade, you won't be disappointed!
It all happens this October!
The Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show is now in its 12th year and is held at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club at the award winning Mandurah Ocean Marina.
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Dr. William Kincaid leaving the federal courthouse in Greeneville. (Rex Barber/Johnson City Press)
Dr. William Kincaid, a former Johnson City cancer physician who pleaded guilty in federal court in December to misleading patients by receiving mislabeled cancer drugs, is to report to prison in less than three weeks.
U.S. Attorney Neil Smith confirmed to the Johnson City Press on Monday that the U.S. Marshal's Service has ordered Kincaid to show up at The Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery, Ala., by July 23.
Kincaid was one of three physicians in the partnership that was McLeod Blood and Cancer Center in Johnson City. On Dec. 11, he entered a plea to "receiving in interstate commerce a misbranded drug with intent to defraud or mislead" before Judge Ronnie Greer.
FPC Montgomery is a minimum security facility for male prisoners, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.
Greer sentenced Kincaid June 10 to two years in prison and imposed a $10,000 fine.
Kincaid is also to be on supervised release for one year after he serves his prison term.
There is no parole in the federal correctional system, so Kincaid will serve the entire 24 months.
The fine is in addition to part of a $4.5 million settlement that Kincaid and two other physicians formerly of McLeod Blood and Cancer have agreed to repay the U.S. government's Medicare program and TennCare. Kincaid is responsible for 60 percent of the settlement.
Kincaid had asked for leniency in his sentencing hearing and his attorney Guy Blackwell presented nearly 160 character letters, including one from Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal and one from U.S. Rep. Phil Roe.
According to information in Kincaid's plea agreement, the federal government claimed McLeod purchased $2 million worth of cancer medications from a company named Quality Specialty Products, located in Canada, but the drugs were not processed through an FDA-approved supplier.
The drugs cost less than the clinic was paying from FDA-approved suppliers in the U.S. and a decision was made for business manager Michael Combs to order the drugs in September 2007.
Later that year and in 2008, nurses raised concerns about the medications with foreign language on the labels. Shipments from QSP stopped but were resumed in 2009 with the drugs going to a storage business in which Kincaid had part ownership. These drugs were then mingled into the FDA-approved drugs at the cancer clinic.
Combs was sentenced April 1 in federal court to three years of probation. He was also assessed a $4,000 fine.Read more on this case here. comments powered by Disqus


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Mini Board Review: March 2013 Edition
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QUESTION: A 57-year-old man is exposed to radiation as a result of a disaster in a nuclear power plant. It is believed that he sustained significant whole body radiation, although the number of Grays is unknown. He is brought to the ED, his clothes are removed and his body is decontaminated. Two hours after the exposure he begins having nausea and vomiting. Which of the following is the best predictor of survival after radiation exposure?
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Thank you for putting together the questions for the mini board review. I find them very helpful!
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Good review....but alot of medical info, very specific...not known when you are out for years in practice.
Thanks for your effort. Nice to review uncommon diseases to keep us up to speed. It is amazing how many diseases, pathogens etc... have had their names changed : Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) (formerly referred to as Wegener's granulomatosis) .
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I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to my nephew, Palmer. He is an adorable 1 year old, and the son of my younger brother.
My brother and his wife had difficulty getting pregnant. After a great deal of anxiety, money, and medical technology, my sister-in-law was able to become pregnant. The really exciting and amazing news was that she was pregnant with twins. My brother arrived at Thanksgiving dinner filled with elation, wearing a Minnesota Twins jersey, to announce their news. The pregnancy progressed for about three months without complication. In the fourth month the doctors advised that one of the twins was severely malformed. Just one of the many abnormalities of this fetus was a brain abnormality that was similar to hydro encephalopathy, but much more severe. The worst of the problems for this twin was that its main blood vessels were abnormal. There was a complete absence of any blood vessel leading from the heart to the lungs. This meant that the only reason that this fetus was alive was that it was getting oxygen from its mother's blood. At birth, after the mother's blood would no longer oxygenate the baby, it would suffocate and be dead within a couple of minutes.
Being Catholic, my brother was opposed to abortion, and was willing for his wife to carry this fetus to term, knowing the inevitable outcome. However things changed in the fourth month of the pregnancy. The "Angel Baby", which was in a separate amniotic sac, started to accumulate an excessive amount of amniotic fluid. The baby that appeared to be healthy was starting to be compromised. The level of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac of the healthy twin was dangerously low. The doctor predicted that if the pregnancy was allowed to continue without intervention the healthy baby would die. The doctor recommended termination of "Angel Baby". Shock, despair, and grief were just some of the feelings that consumed my brother and his wife. After consulting three other doctors, and getting the same advice from the others, termination of the "Angel Baby" was the only option if they were to save Palmer. The picture above is proof that they made the right decision. They made the decision to choose life, by terminating the pregnancy of a fetus that would have died upon birth. To the rest of the family, the decision to terminate the unhealthy twin seemed the obvious choice. However this decision, at the time, was the hardest choice my brother and his wife had ever had to make.
I share this personal story with everyone today because it is the best example I can give to illustrate that none of us are in a position to appreciate the unique situations that mothers and fathers may face with regard to terminating a pregnancy. Sarah Palin has made her right to life views known from the time she ran for Mayor of Wasilla. Of the many candidates she has endorsed, the one thing that is the common thread among all is their proclaimed stance on abortion. It appears that Palin's view of a woman's right to choice, or Palin's wish to abolish that right, is the single most important issue to her. Adults and children are killed every day unnecessarily by guns. Those deaths represent the end of life for people who were able to sustain life, until someone ended that right. Palin doesn't donate her time when she gives speeches to right to life groups, but she donated her time to the NRA. Palin suggests that war is God's plan. Who is speaking up for, and being an advocate for, the thousands of American soldiers, civilians, and children killed in the Iraq war? Unwanted children are born in the United States and become the victims of abuse, neglect, and even death. Workers in mines and on off-shore rigs are killed due to lack of compliance with safety standards. Yet Palin advocates less governmental intrusion in our lives, even though those are each cases where more governmental involvement might have saved lives. Surely each of those tragedies, involving our sons and daughters, are more egregious than aborting a fetus that is not sufficiently developed to independently sustain life.
As a society, our values and moral judgments come with a price tag. I previously devoted an entire post to the cost to America of reversing Roe v. Wade. Our national debt has become one of the most pressing issues in our country today. The reality is that if we can't sustain our economy as it exists now, we do not have the luxury of adding additional debt associated with unwanted children. Debt is causing collapse of entire countries, including Greece and Portugal. In our struggle to manage our debt we can ill afford to increase our debt by adding the expense associated with another war, additional entitlements, or the cost of supporting an additional one million unwanted children every year.
Unfortunately it seems that all too often the issue of abortion is associated with the notion that it is the preferred birth control method of promiscuous teenage girls. However those teenage girls must have a boy to impregnate them, before abortion is needed. Those teenage girls are women who have not had the benefit of an education about birth control, or lack the financial means to obtain appropriate birth control. The incontrovertible fact is that today in the United States premarital sex is "universal". An estimated 95% of people engage in premarital sex. Thus 95% of the politicians, who publically advocate a "right to life" agenda, appreciate the importance of birth control education and ensuring that birth control is available. Why are those politicians, and people like Sarah Palin, who so vehemently oppose abortion, not dedicating themselves to birth control education and accessibility?
Abortion is always an emotional issue, regardless of whether you support the right to choose, or not. The critical consideration is that the choice should be personal. None of us can know how we would react if our daughters were raped or became the victims of incest. We can't comprehend how we might react if our daughters became suicidal because of an unwanted pregnancy. It is impossible to anticipate every circumstance that might present itself, as the example of my brother illustrates. I can't know why Lynn Vincent, the ghost writer of Palin's book Going Rogue, made the choice to have an abortion. I don't feel it is my place to impose my beliefs on her. If a person's faith dictates that abortion is always evil, regardless of the circumstances, our Constitution ensures their right to refuse that option for themselves. It appears Palin was pregnant when she married Todd, as indicated by Lorenzo Benet in Trailblazer. I respect her right to choose to get married and have the baby. If Bristol chose to give birth to a baby out of wedlock as a teenage mother, I also respect her right to make that choice. However I also respect my brother's choice to protect the life of his unborn child. Sometimes choosing life means choosing to have an abortion. We should not presume to know what is best for another. We can not, as a country, afford to make that choice for another.
(Part 1 of 2)
Abortion is the only topic more controversial than politics and religion, perhaps because it involves both. Sarah Palin is a staunch supporter of the right-to-life movement. She is not supportive of abortion unless the mother's life is in danger. Even in the case of rape or incest, Palin opposes abortion. As early as her race in 1996 for Mayor of Wasilla, Palin made abortion a part of her campaign. Until that time the race for the position as Mayor had been compared to a friendly intramural contest among neighbors. Even if you didn't know who Sarah Palin was before the night of the Republican Convention, as of that evening Palin made sure everyone watching would know that she had a special needs child. Trig has become a constant reminder of Palin's position on abortion.
Palin often gives speeches, for which she is, paid $100,000, and in which she suggests that abortion should not be a choice. In those same speeches Palin has advocated the importance of balancing the budget; she has opposed Obama's health care initiative, referring to it as "Obamacare"and "nonsensical". Thus people pay Sarah Palin $100,000 to tell us that we should insist on balancing the budget that we should oppose virtually all forms of abortion, and that health care should not be provided as a service to those citizens in need of it. As Palin gets wealthier, our country goes further in debt. For a minute, disregard the philosophical issues of abortion, and simply consider just how unrealistic it would be to prohibit abortion, balance the budget, and limit the cost of health care.
First consider the cost of an abortion compared to the cost of delivery. In Dallas, Texas, the cost of a routine abortion is less than $500.00. A normal vaginal uncomplicated delivery costs $5,000-$8,000.
The cost of raising a child only to 18 years old, EXCLUDING college, is between $125,000 and $250,000.
In 1976 Congress passed the Hyde Amendment which excludes abortion from the comprehensive health services provided through Medicaid. Under the new health care law recently passed, federal funds are only available in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.
In 2006 there were 4.3 million child-birth related hospitalizations of women costing an estimated $14.8 billion in hospital costs. Forty-two percent of the costs associated with maternal-childbirth related hospital stays ($6.3 billion) were billed to Medicaid.
Approximately half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. When considering the cost of having an unwanted child it is essential to consider the cost to society during the child's lifetime. Additional considerations should include:
Women who gave birth as teenagers make up nearly half of the welfare caseload. This group of women is less likely to have high school diplomas, and they are more likely to have larger families. Both of these characteristics increase the likelihood of being among the poorest welfare recipients.
Teenage mothers may have the hardest time earning their way off welfare and becoming self-sufficient.
Teenage mothers make up nearly half of the AFDC caseload.
Teenage mothers are less educated, have larger families, and are more likely to have never married.
Teenage mothers are more likely to have incomes below 50% of the poverty line.
The strongest predictor of whether a person will end up in prison was that the criminal was raised by a single parent.
70% of inmates in state detention centers serving long-time sentences were raised by single (never married) moms.
When children born after Roe v. Wade reached their teenage years, the crime rate dropped. Legalized abortion led to less crime.
The five states, New York, California, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii which embraced a woman's right to an abortion for two years before Roe v. Wade, realized an earlier 13% drop in their crime rates than the rest of the nation (Dubner and Levitt 141).
The states with the highest abortion rates in the 1970's experienced the highest crime drop in the 1990's (141).
In the 1990's there was a clear downward trend in the numbers of teen pregnancies. The trend has now reversed, and 7% of teen girls got pregnant in 2006, which is an increase from 2005. Given these incontrovertible statistics, we know that more teenage girls are getting pregnant, and the mothers and their children present an increasing financial burden on the U.S. economy. This burden includes not only the cost of the delivery of the baby, welfare, Medicare, education, criminal court costs, but also the cost to society of additional crime and the cost of a dramatic increase in the prison population. Given the growing concern over the national debt it would seem that voters would choose either reduction of the national debt or anti-abortion as primary issues, but not both. The two are unquestionably inconsistent. It is clear that when the government gives a woman the opportunity to make her own decision about abortion, she generally does a good job figuring out if she is in a position to raise a baby well (145).
The incontrovertible conclusion must be that the cost to our country of reversing Roe v. Wade would be dramatic. When our politicians or a commentator with Fox News suggests that they are proponents of over turning Roe v. Wade, they are necessarily advocating an increase in governmental expense for entitlements, for prisons, for education, and they are guaranteeing an increase in crime in the United States. That's a guarantee I don't want.
It's no secret that Sarah Palin is motivated by money. Yet it has never been as obvious as in her recent appearance in Canada. On Thursday, April 15, Palin appeared in Hamilton, Canada. I knew articles had appeared indicating Palin was receiving $200,000 for the Canadian speaking engagement, as compared to the paltry sum of $100,000 she has been receiving for her speeches in the United States, but what I didn't realize was that the speech was originally planned to benefit the Juravinski Cancer Centre and St. Peter's Hospital in Canada. After news articles and blogs in Canada were outraged by Palin's scheduled appearance, the charitable causes were changed, but not the appearance. The original charities were part of Canada's publicly funded health care system, and St. Peter's Hospital is a facility that performs abortions. Thus the change of beneficiaries was not Palin's doing, but the response of the organizers of the event to public outrage. While Palin had only good things to say in her speech about Canada, it seems what she likes best about Canada is not the political ideology of the Canadian people, but their willingness to pay double her regular fee. Consider significant differences in Canada, and the ideologies for which Palin purports to stand:
- Canada has a nationalized system of health care. Palin has admitted that her family relied upon Canada's nationalized health care when she was a child, but now opposes national health care in the United States.
- Palin has positioned herself as a champion for the right-to-life movement, but in Canada, abortion is available to women as a matter of right, and St. Peter's Hospital is just one of the many hospitals that provide that service.
- Palin has advocated in the United States the need to reduce taxes. Yet in Canada people pay, on average, more money in taxes than in the United States. In Canada total tax, and non-tax revenue for every level of government equals about 38.4% of the Gross Domestic Product, and in the United States the rate is closer to 28.2%.
- Palin has also campaigned against the rights of homosexuals in the United States. Palin has professed her belief that homosexuality is a "choice", her opposition to gay marriage, and her religious opposition to homosexuality. Palin is clearly not a friend to the homosexual community. Conversely, Canada has a history of being more open and accepting of its homosexual community. In 2005 Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriages, through the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act. Even before the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act in Canada, as early as 1999 most legal benefits commonly associated with marriage had already been afforded to cohabitating same-sex couples. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act. Court decisions, as early as 2003, legalized same-sex marriage in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories, whose residents comprised about 90% of Canada's population. Before passage of the Act, more than 3,000 same-sex couples had already married in these areas. Most legal benefits commonly associated with marriage had been extended to cohabiting same-sex couples in Canada since 1999.
Palin's appearance and speech in Canada could be compared to her speech to the bowlers' convention, and the wholesale liquor convention. All three had nothing to do with politics, or philosophy, but everything to do with money.
Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity". Sarah Palin might be the very type of person about whom Dr. King warned us. Maybe the candidates endorsed by Palin share similar character traits.
Sarah Palin has been seen traveling around the country in a private plane for the purpose of endorsing political candidates for various offices. Some of us would find it embarrassing to be endorsed by Palin given the many embarrassing things Palin has said, and the fact that she is no longer a politician (she quit…even though she is not a quitter, and she still insists upon being called "Governor"). One logical question might be: Does her travel by private plane indicate that her income has risen sufficiently beyond that of the Governor of Alaska (remember her comment about selling the Governor's plane on e-Bay at the Republican Convention) to justify such an extravagant expense? Even though she appeared at book signing events in a bus, we realized later that she was flying in a private plane and being met at the airport by the bus. At least the bus gave her the appearance that she was a common person. Certainly we can agree that she is no longer a common person, and has become part of the "elite" which she has been so quick to denounce. So what good is she doing with this new-found celebrity status? Who merits the endorsement of Sarah Palin?
My favorite endorsement by Sarah Palin is that of the "bizarre and outlandish" Michele Bachmann, Representative from Minnesota.
Palin's wisdom and intellect in her choice of candidates is best illustrated by quotes of Bachmann:
"There isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas".
"We have a gangster government".
"Not all cultures are equal. Not all values are equal".
"If you are involved in gay and lesbian lifestyle, it's bondage."
"Because it is important that we put men and women of God into
office in our government, amen. And I don't want any more letters
about church and politics don't mix. If that's your opinion, then
you need to get saved…"
Maybe Palin and Bachmann share a common view of religion, and maybe Palin could give Bachmann some pointers about how to identify witches. I bet they agree on the importance of God in politics. Maybe Palin and Bachman also share a common view of civil rights. Certainly Palin has herself been identified as having "bizarre and outlandish" behavior and comments (i.e. writing on her hand, waving to Russia, suggesting that she has seen human footprints inside a dinosaur's footprint, and even reference to "two Sarah's …one that is perky and one that is morose and non-responsive").
Because Sarah's website doesn't list candidates she endorses, or policies that are important to her, we might question what the common thread is for each of the politicians that she endorses. Palin has endorsed Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. Like Todd Palin, Perry advocates secession from the United States. Like Sarah Palin, Perry doesn't seem to put a premium on education, so maybe ignorance is something they share. Governor Perry has turned away millions of dollars in federal aid for education in Texas. It appears that he, like Sarah, doesn't mind that Texas and Alaska are two of the lowest performing states in the educational achievements of our kids.
A closer review of all the candidates endorsed by Palin reveals one common thread. Each candidate Palin endorses suggests that women should not have reproductive freedom. These people can't accurately be called right to lifers as the fact of abortion has been known to save lives. The health of some women may be compromised by a pregnancy, and thus an abortion may actually save the life of the mother. In the case of my brother's son, an unhealthy twin pregnancy necessitated termination of one twin in order to save the life of the healthy twin. I now have a nephew who would not be alive today if not for the termination procedure of what my brother called the angel baby. For my nephew, his right to life was dependent upon the termination of his twin. My brother and his wife chose life, and terminated a fetus that would not have lived outside the womb.
Sarah Palin and those candidates she endorses condemn all people who choose to terminate a pregnancy for any reason. Sarah seems to feel it is HER job to dictate what other people do, even if the United States Supreme Court has recognized that it is a fundamental civil right of every woman to decide for herself whether to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester. Contrary to the wisdom of the United States Supreme Court, Palin seems to feel she should be able to impose her beliefs and values on the entire country.
There is one noticeable exception to this philosophy. Palin is also endorsing McCain, and he is pro-choice. Maybe if a person causes a financial windfall for Sarah, values become extinct like the dinosaurs. Another example of the persuasiveness of money to Palin would be the choice of ghostwriters for her book, "Going Rogue". Of all the people Palin could have chosen to be her ghostwriter, Sarah chose Lynn Vincent, who herself admits she had an abortion.
Most of us would respect McCain and Vincent's attitude regarding abortion, but it is ironic that the two people who have helped Sarah make the most money have each embraced the right of a woman to make the right choice for herself. Palin appears as the keynote speaker at right to life rallies making hundreds of thousands of dollars for appearances. The only logical conclusion is that Palin is a pro-life proponent when it is financially rewarding to her. If we have not been clear about what motivates Sarah Palin until now, surely it is now crystal clear! Character, values, and virtues (the subject of her next book) seem to take a back seat to financial rewards.
Today was the Annual Awards luncheon of Planned Parenthood in Dallas. Anna Quindlen was the keynote speaker and she was amazing. The organizers for the event estimated that 1,400 people attended and Planned Parenthood raised $600,000.00 from the luncheon, which didn't include any donations made during the event.
As usual, protesters lined the street outside the hotel holding large posters of an aborted fetus, and one lady was on her knees praying for all of us who attended the luncheon. In a website regarding the protest, protesters were encouraged to "pray daily for the conversion of all who work for/associate with this culture of death…" Only 2.5% of all proceeds raised by Planned Parenthood are used to support abortion services. I have never thought of myself as being a part of a "culture of death" but I am a proud supporter of Planned Parenthood. Even if you object to abortion, surely you recognize the valuable health services provided to men and women by Planned Parenthood who don't have access to medical care through any other way. If for example you are a woman with a lump in your breast, and no health care, Planned Parenthood will provide a mammogram and the necessary care if the lump turns out to be cancerous. Thus by supporting Planned Parenthood, I am choosing life for women who currently have no health care. It seems to me that I have chosen a culture of life!
This is a summary my brother just sent to several family members. With his permission I share it with you, and remind you of the passion that Sarah Palin advocates her position that abortion is something that should never be an option. – Malia
I hate abortion.
Several months ago, after trying for a long time, my wife and I were thrilled to see the "+" sign on the EPT. My wife is over 35 and has a history of blood clots. I'm a cancer survivor. For us, conception was neither easy nor cheap. This would be our second child and we were absolutely delighted.
A few weeks later we were awed and excited and overwhelmed when we saw two tiny heartbeats on an ultrasound. We were having TWINS!! At our annual family Thanksgiving dinner, 10 weeks into our pregnancy, we announced the pending blessed event. I bought a Minnesota Twins baseball jersey to wear just to show off. We were unbearably happy.
Two weeks later, about 12 weeks into the pregnancy, we were very excited to go to our routine first trimester screening. We knew we would see the twins moving around and we found this prospect thrilling. Only a few minutes into the sonogram, our perinatologist, "Dr. P", became uncharacteristically quiet. There was a palpable tension in the air. After several minutes he told us the news.
One of the twins was doing great.
Only one.
The sick twin, whom we later came to call our "Angel Baby," was basically missing the primary blood vessel from his little heart to his tiny lungs. Of course, in the womb, the baby didn't need lungs at all…my wife was doing all the breathing. But once born, the baby would suffocate in a matter of seconds after the cord was cut because the anatomy simply would not move enough blood to keep the body oxygenated. Dr. P also found that where our baby's heart was supposed to have two lower chambers there was only one large chamber with a tiny bit of tissue where there should have been a wall and a valve. "Tetralogy of Fallot" he called it. As the doctor put, the baby's condition was "inconsistent with life outside the womb."
And they were both boys.
We were torn apart. We had the overwhelming joy of a healthy baby boy and at the same time the crushing grief of a baby boy guaranteed to die.
According to Dr. P, there was a fair chance that God and nature would simply "take care" of Angel Baby and we should adopt a wait-and-see approach. We followed his advice and scheduled follow-up sonograms every two weeks. Our hope was that Angel Baby would simply expire and be absorbed, and our healthy boy would continue to grow. Dr. P assured us that this was a reasonable hope and reassured us that the most likely outcome of all of this would be a single healthy full-term baby boy.
But Angel Baby did not pass. He continued to grow, as did his brother. But with each week, new anomalies emerged with Angel Baby: his arms and legs were too short, his ribcage was too small so his little tummy stuck out of it like a balloon sticking out of a tennis ball can, his ears were at the top of his neck rather than on the sides of his head. Later, we saw tumors or cysts in his neck, clubbed feet and a deformed face with a very small nose placed very high on his face. Yet still, Angel Baby grew.
Our prenatal neurologist, "Dr. N", showed us pictures of Angel Baby's deformed brain which was significantly smaller than it should have been, and misshapen. Dr. N suggested that even if Angel Baby were to survive birth, and the first 30 seconds of life, he might never attain any degree of consciousness or have any meaningful life or interaction with any one or anything. Dr. N said that by looking at the baby's movements and looking at his limbs and clubbed feet, it was almost certain that Angel Baby had already suffered a stroke. As Dr. N. put it, based on the malformation of the brain and nervous system, to call Angel Baby "retarded" would be a great compliment.
And still Angel Baby grew.
Eventually, Dr. P warned us that it was possible that Angel Baby would begin to crowd out our healthy baby and threaten the healthy baby's development. Were this to happen, we would be forced either to intervene or to risk the death of both babies, and possibly my wife as well.
We saw a bunch of doctors: a prenatal cardiologist, an embryologist, a geneticist, and a prenatal neurologist and of course our perinatologist as well as two additional perinatologists. We chose our OB because of his extensive experience delivering multiples. With each exam, each specialist found new problems with our Angel Baby, and absolute perfection with our healthy baby.
In our 17th week, the doctors said we should "selectively reduce" before the 19th week. This was their euphemism for terminating our Angel Baby…aborting our son. We decided to go against the doctors' recommendations and wait. We wanted to give our healthy baby the best possible chance, should anything go wrong. And there was still a real chance that God and nature would simply take care of everything.
In week 26 the perinatologist told us "it's time." Angel Baby's amniotic sac was too big, and our healthy baby's amniotic fluid level was getting lower. Exams over the next few days confirmed that our healthy baby was getting crowded out. Angel Baby was seriously threatening the viability of our healthy baby. Our Angel Baby was killing his brother.
We made the choice. In week 27, we asked our doctor to inject potassium directly into our Angel Baby's heart. It was brutal and ugly and painful physically and emotionally. And it was necessary. It was a simple decision. But it was not an easy one. There was no other viable option: do nothing and both babies would die, most likely leading to a difficult miscarriage, which would be life-threatening to my wife whose blood does not clot well because of the anti-coagulants she takes to avoid blood clots.
It was not the way we wanted things to turn out. We would have done anything to make things different, but we had only one choice.
It is hard to decorate a nursery while making burial arrangements.
Angel Baby's eventual diagnosis was trisomy 21, with tetralogy of fallot and a number of other significant structural findings, all of which were made irrelevant by the profound malformations of his heart and nervous system which were "inconsistent with life outside the womb."
At 35 weeks and three days, my wife went into labor. Angel Baby, though deceased, was breech in the birth canal and he had crowded the healthy baby enough that the healthy twin was transverse. Our only choice was an emergency c-section. Angel Baby came out first, stillborn at 1:49 AM, followed two minutes later by Palmer Thomas, our 5lb 12oz, 20" long perfect little man. His initial APGAR was 3 and things were a bit intense for a bit. But shortly, he scored 9 and has been thriving ever since.
I'm not "pro abortion." I don't know anyone that is "pro abortion." Whenever possible we should encourage adoption or better still prevent as many unwanted pregnancies as we can.
I am pro choice. Without the choice to terminate our Angel Baby, I would have buried two sons instead of one, and quite possibly my wife as well. We mourn our Angel Baby. He was our son. But we also rejoice in the blessing of a healthy baby boy. And this blessing is ours only because of our choice to terminate our little Angel Baby.
If you think we made the right choice…well, then you're pro choice too.
If you think that we didn't make the right choice, then you think that both my sons should be dead. There's no middle ground.
Sarah Palin, the FORMER Governor or Alaska, who posed for a magazine cover advertising herself as being from the "coldest state and the hottest governor" has directly attacked the National Organization for Women (NOW) on her Facebook.
The hypocrisy of Sarah Palin is once again evident in her rants about NOW. In particular she is critical of NOW for complaining to CBS regarding a pro-life commercial scheduled to run during the Super-Bowl. Palin suggests that a pro-life message is a "pro-woman" and "pro-child" message. Palin also proclaims the intelligence of Bristol's recent declaration that she is a "born-again-virgin". The hypocrisy in Palin's rants is clear:
- Palin herself was pregnant when she married, and thus she was not a virgin at the time of her marriage, and never became "born-again". Abstinence is not a virtue. Instead abstinence is what girls like Bristol proclaim when they don't have a romantic interest. How long do you think Bristol will remain "born-again"…if there is such a thing regarding virginity?
- Palin herself admits in her book, "Going Rogue", that she considered her CHOICE when she found she was pregnant with a Down's Syndrome child. Over 90% of women when faced with the same decision opt to abort the pregnancy. Thus the fact that Palin chose to have the baby doesn't make her better than the vast majority of women, it just makes her part of the minority. The important consideration is that she had a CHOICE, and she was given the opportunity to consider her CHOICE. The ultimate choice she made is personal, and instead of flaunting that choice she should respect the right of every woman to have the same choice that she had.
- Palin suggests that women are smart enough and educated enough to have babies and pursue professional goals. Yet Palin goes on to state in her book that, "I wish I would have listened to my mother when she warned me that as a working mom I would have to make tough choices. She never said that one could 'have it all', but it was becoming clear that maybe one couldn't have everything at once."(pg 86) Palin has a son who has been on drugs, a daughter who has been pregnant out of wedlock at age 17, a 15 yr old who has broken into a house for an alcohol party, and a Down's Syndrome child who is often seen without shoes, coat and his glasses. Obviously she is smart enough to determine how to have babies, but I wonder if she is educated enough to pursue professional goals.
A friend reminded me today of a quote by Forest Gump, "stupid is as stupid does".
- Finally it is worthy of note that Palin's ghostwriter for her book Lynn Vincent had an abortion.
Palin must think it is okay to have an abortion or sexual relations as long as you proclaim each to be wrong at a later time, after enjoying the enhancement to your life from having an abortion or sexual relations.
If my husband of 25 years dies before me, will I become a "born-again-virgin"? Maybe then Sarah Palin will read my book, "Rebuttal to the Rogue", and realize that someone has figured her out.
Having experienced the joy of children in my life, I hope that all women can experience that same joy. Unfortunately not all children are born healthy, some women can't conceive or give birth, and some children may not be perceived as a "blessing" due to the financial challenges of raising a child.
The birth of a child to a teenage girl may represent a direct interference with that teenager's ability to complete her education, pursue a career, mature as a woman, achieve her life goals, and establish her independence from parents or men. One-third of the girls in the United States became pregnant before age 20 and more than 432,000 babies were born to women ages 15-19 in 2006. If women are to be truly liberated, we must do what we can to ensure that women have children when they are physically, emotionally, and financially ready to do so.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a global partner helping similar organizations around the world. Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men and young people worldwide based upon respect for each person's right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex and family planning.
In an effort to make a difference, a portion of any profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Planned Parenthood in honor of Sarah Palin. By purchasing this book, you and I together are attempting to make a difference. Thank you!
Purchase Malia Litman's book, Rebuttal to the Rogue on Amazon.com.
Pg. 4 Sarah Palin was NOT our candidate and she will NOT be our candidate in any future election. We expect and demand more! She is not an example of a competent, professional woman. She is not an example of a mother dedicated to doing her best for her kids.
Pg. 11 How could Palin say to the American public that is she not a "quitter" in the very same interview in which she was discussing her resignation as the Governor of Alaska? This "non-quitter" quit her job on the City Council of Wasilla, quit her job on the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and quit her job as Governor of Alaska. Maybe Sarah doesn't have a dictionary.
Pg. 31 Why does Grandma Palin still advocate teaching only abstinence when her 17 year old unwed daughter has a child and her own daughter does not think teaching abstinence is realistic? If it didn't work for Sarah, and it didn't work for her daughter, does Sarah really think it will work for other teenage girls in Alaska?
Pg. 55 John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin to get the "women's vote" is insidious and cynical. The critical consideration to assess whether any particular person is a feminist is not gender…The critical consideration is whether the person respects women and considers women equal to men.
By this point it is common knowledge that Sarah Palin retained the assistance of Lynn Vincent, a writer and reporter for the evangelical conservative publication, World Magazine. Many assumed that it was Lynn's political philosophy and religious orientation that attracted Sarah to Lynn. However the real story is now unfolding.
Just this past Saturday, on November 14th 2009, Lynn Vincent appeared at the "Humble Hearts and Civil Tongues" meeting in Santa Barbara, CA at the Ronald Regan Ranch. At that meeting Lynn stated:
"Men have three basic biological instincts, (1) EAT, (2) REPRODUCE, and (3) HAUL."
"Sarah Palin is not a far right conservative."
While both of these statements are worthy of note, the amazing revelation is that the thing Sarah and Lynn share is the fact that they both considered their choice, regarding whether to have an abortion. Consider the hypocrisy of considering a choice, regardless of the ultimate decision, but then advocating that others should not have the right to that same consideration. Sarah made the choice not to terminate her pregnancy and Lynn chose to have an abortion. Lynn didn't state why she made the choice to have an abortion, but she is clear that she is NOW against women having a similar choice.


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The point of commercials is to sell. But I think this years doesn't sell anything and don't encourage people to visit DL. Well, when I was watching it I didn't realize it was DL till the end.
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And TDA doesn't like using our own castle. They always use the one from HK. I'm looking at my ap and it has the HK one and so does the commercial.
Might as well use the hkdl commercial.
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Country Singer Katie Armiger in ConcertPosted Oct. 23, 2013
Country music performer Katie Armiger will be live in concert Fri., Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia.
Armiger first performed on the Kent State Tuscarawas stage when she opened for Darius Rucker in 2011. Her extensive touring experience includes opening slots for some of country music's biggest artists including Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, Darius Rucker, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins and Kellie Pickler, among others. This show is co-sponsored by WTUZ.
Country singer Tony Rio will open for Armiger. Rio, who is from Akron, has been playing fairs, festivals and bars for more than 11 years. He performs his own music in addition to today's top country hits.
Tickets for Katie Armiger range from $11-$17 and can be purchased now at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at www.tusc.kent.edu/pac or by calling 330-308-6400. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free parking is available for all shows. The Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas is located at 330 University Dr. NE, New Philadelphia.


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The Canucks and the NHL spent most of this week making a big promotional push for the upcoming Heritage Classic. That in mind, we probably should have expected the first game after tickets became available to continue the promotional push. Back at Rogers Arena after a successful road trip, the Canucks did everything short of giving away the win to make fans rue their homecoming. They played a snoozefest of a game in the building, then reminded fans of the last brutal homestand by squandering a two-goal lead late before gutting out the win in overtime.
It was yet another reminder that, for whatever reason, this team isn't very good at Rogers Arena. If only there was another building… Say! There is! And on March 3, the Canucks will be there. It'll be like an away game, but at home! Tickets are still available. I watched this
Heritage Classic commercial game.
Oh no, you don't! Don't even think about exporting your blackface in Europe. Zwarte Piet is NOT black, the guy is covered in soot because he's going trough chemneys to bring toys for kids prepared by Saint Nicolas. So just no way. We WONT import your Coca Cola Flashy Red Father Christmas. You leave Saint Nicolas and Zwarte Piet out of this, they are important for children here in Belgium and The Netherlands.
Otherwise, a nice IWTG
If you are looking for a non-Coca Cola Santa, look no further than the gallery of photos from this game on the Canucks home page. The very first one is a Canucks-blue Santa – the only red thing about him is the Canada mitts. Win!
But otherwise, that could be a losing battle – the ancient tradition of soot-blackened (SOOT-blackened) Zwarte Piet could end up swept away by the same flood of feeling that makes everyone suddenly throw "holiday" parties, out of fear of people who would be offended by Christmas parties. (Half of me doesn't believe there are such people – but coffee cups are printed with warnings that "contents may be hot" for a reason.)
It's incredibly racist and I was angered to see it mentioned even in a jocular way. It is blackface masquerading as tradition which is even more insidious than blackface itself.
Nice goals scored this game. Also, I have a great beard. And I am 100% of Dutch descent.
Let's get this straight.
This is blackface and problematic:
This is the traditional Zwarte Piet and is NOT racist nor problematic:
This is a fun debate. Truthfully, I don't feel that strongly about Zwarte Piet one way or the other. I just wanted to reference the character, since it was in my head following the recent controversy with that Nova Scotia politician.
1) I knew the last one wasn't but which other one?
(I used the last one to establish a point – we have shifted politically correct names at least 4 times in the last 40 years to descibe a 'black' person – quote "You will not fine ONE term that is always right. You will find many terms that are always wrong, however. "Colored" is considered an old-fashioned term and slighly prejudiced. Negro sounds like you're from the 1960s. And the "n-word" is considered so offensive that many people who use the "f-word" without pause but will never use the n-word.".
Luongo was great, & looking so consistent too. He's a pretty strong contender for the Olympic starting goalie – good luck to him for it. It's nice that Brodeur has been talking him up so consistently, too, sort of like a big brother figure. If I were Babcock, by now I'd be thinking I might get an angry visit from this big brother figure if I overlooked Luongo as starter, lol.
Does anyone else do this ? Every time Higgins scores, I yell, "Aw, HIGGY!!!" Every time. Especially this time, when I was already bracing for a shootout.
Horrible, horrible third period. Especially that second goal. Everyone still shellshocked from the first one, you could see the let down after it, everyone staring a little wider eyed, grabbing their sticks a little harder. Then flopping around in their own end and then just standing there as a big rebound comes off Luongo out into the slot. Can't do that sort if stuff against Boston and they will be here soon. Talk about opportunistic scoring. Luongo is going to have to stand on his head for that one.
"Not long into the second period, however, we finally got some action, as Jason Garrison remained hot by skating around the ice with a strong jawline adorned with a thick, well-groomed beard."
Yeah, Garrison has been great lately. Actually, I have a suspicion that during the big pointless streak he had, he was actually playing through a beard injury.
Glad to see you didn't worry the "1 point that phoenix got" to death. If that point is what unhinges the Canucks season….it was unhinged already.
3 in a row and counting….that is the only stat that matters.
SJS was leading the Canes 2-0 and got beat 5-3……and nobody is talking end of the world there just yet.
2nd loss in a row for SJ, Colorado got smoked by Edmonton and barely beat the Flames last night. STL has lost a bunch too. We keep talking about how tough the Pacific/West is for us, but it's no piece of cake for the other top teams either.
That 2nd goal was terrible though. All five Canucks collapsed in front of the goal and none took a stick or the puck.
Though the game was pretty bad, the Canucks really had a lot more chances, especially the Richardson line. Sestito has looked surprisingly not terrible the past few games, thought the fourth line was decent.
Garrison did not shoot it wide
"A goal for us!" sweet Jenny cried
Luongo saved and covered up
"He'll take us to the Stanley Cup."
Ryan Stanton from out the bin
The puck from Dank to Hank and in
It seemed they'd win their fourth of five
"A troll alert: we're much alive!"
Except Phoenix a goal did get
From off the stick of one Vermette
And when Moss tied the game at two
It once again was nothing new
From Jenny Wren an, "Oh my word!
There was a time they won the third."
The certain win was not to be
And on it went into O T
Where twenty gave Vancouver three
"Chris Higgins is the man for me!"
I agree with Torts' unhappy assessment of the game. If we cannot play strong and win in a 60 minute game, we will be relegated to first round elimination yet again.
That aside, I loved Weise's game. He has everything that Sestido is lacking and does everything better, except the goon part. I'd rather see young players being given a chance rather than watch this disaster-on-ice.
Note to self:
When the Canucks play at home, either don't watch the game or don't budge from the sofa. Because anytime I leave the room for a couple of minutes, the opposition seems to score at least 2!
That said – pleasantly surprised that they managed to pull this one out of the fire.


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The coming decades will thaw a growing expanse of permafrost in Alaska and across the Arctic. What will that mean?
Any Alaskan who's spent time in trekking over summer tundra knows part of the answer -- a ripe-smelling slurry of boot-sucking muck will deepen and liquefy. It will smell rotten in the summer sun, and for good reason.
The sudden decay of organic matter deposited over centuries has the potential to dribble vast quantities of carbon dioxide and the super greenhouse gas methane into the air, boosting climate change and contributing to warmer temperatures throughout the region. But no one has ever been sure how much of the region's stored carbon will be spewed as this process unfolds.
Now, 41 permafrost specialists have taken a new stab at adding up the potential of this pending Arctic belch, and it's much worse than anyone thought.
The thawing of permafrost over the century will dump up to five times more carbon into the air than some previous estimates -- warming the Arctic by at least 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, according to a survey of international scientists working together as the Permafrost Carbon Network.
Under the worst-case scenario, the scientists predicted that the Arctic region could heat up even faster, with increases in the average annual temperature of 4.5 degrees by 2040 and 13.5 degrees by 2100.
"Carbon will be released more quickly than models suggest, and at levels that are cause for serious concern," wrote Edward Schuur from the University of Florida at Gainseville and Benjamin Abbott of the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, in a commentary published this week in the journal Nature.
"We calculate that permafrost thaw will release the same order of magnitude of carbon as deforestation if current rates of deforestation continue. But because these emissions include significant quantities of methane, the overall effect on climate could be 2.5 times larger."
What does it mean?
The fate of permafrost across the Arctic and Alaska has become one of the most critical questions in climate change prediction, with scientists investigating the impact of wildfires, ancient carbon releases, gas bubbling up from tundra lakes, the slumping and thawing of still buried layers, and the carbon-producing activities of soil microbes.
"The latest estimate is that some 18.8 million square kilometres of northern soils hold about 1,700 billion tonnes of organic carbon -- the remains of plants and animals that have been accumulating in the soil over thousands of years," the authors wrote. "That is about four times more than all the carbon emitted by human activity in modern times and twice as much as is present in the atmosphere now."
"The larger estimate is due to . . . new estimates of the amount of organic carbon stored deep in frozen soils," Abbott said in this story posted by the Institute of Arctic Biology. "There's more organic carbon in northern soils than there is in all living things combined; it's kind of mind boggling."
One of the new insights from the survey: permafrost degradation won't depend solely on rising air temperature.
"In reality, permafrost can warm much more quickly," Schuur and Abbott wrote. "If ice wedges melt, the ground can collapse, which accelerates permafrost thaw and causes trees to lean over as if drunk."
(For a glimpse of "drunken trees" and other images of climate change in Alaska, plus much more detail about Alaska permafrost studies, check out the Permafrost Laboratory at the Geophysical Institute.)
Partly as a result, the process of permafrost breakdown is expected to feed on itself, moving faster as the decades pass, with the surface "active layer" that thaws each summer growing ever deeper as imore and more organic material gets exposed to decay.
The scientists estimate that the top 10 feet of permafrost will degrade by at least 9 to 15 percent by 2040 -- increasing to at least 47 percent by 2100 and as much as 79 percent by 2300.
Seep by seep, burp by burp, amount of carbon trickling out of the soggy earth will keep adding up -- 30 billion to 63 billion metric tons by 2040, rising up to 380 metric tons by 2100.
By year 2300, more than 865 billion metric tons of carbon could have entered the air from thawing permafrost alone. That's more than double all the carbon released so far by all of the cars, trucks, trains, ships, power plants and other human enterprises of modern times.
Amplifying the overall climate warming
The scientists noted that the total amount of carbon freed by thawing permafrost will always remain smaller than the amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gases released directly by human activities.
But the emissions from the Far North will amplify the overall climate warming significantly, and must be measured accurately for climate models and any mitigation policies to do their work.
In some ways, the two scientists concluded, permafrost carbon will be more "problematic" to deal with than other sources of greenhouse gases.
"It occurs in remote places, far from human influence, and is dispersed across the landscape. Trapping carbon emissions at the source -- as one might do at power plants -- is not an option. And once the soils thaw, emissions are likely to continue for decades, or even centuries."
"The latest estimate is that some 18.8 million square kilometres of northern soils hold about 1,700 billion tonnes of organic carbon -- the remains of plants and animals that have been accumulating in the soil over thousands of years," the authors wrote. "That is about four times more than all the carbon emitted by human activity in modern times and twice as much as is present in the atmosphere now."
Contact Doug O'Harra at doug(at)alaskadispatch.com.


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|Crash Claims Life
At approximately 3:35pm Monday, a two vehicle crash occurred in the curve of Mooresville Road and Old Columbia Road, beside M&R Market. WJJM spoke with a Lewisburg Police officer at the scene. A Mercury Mountaineer, driven by 46 year old Keith Wiles, was traveling south on Old Columbia Road onto Mooresville Road and struck the vehicle driven by 38 year old Gretchen Curley of Chapel Hill that was traveling east on Mooresville Road. A family member of the driver of the Mercury confirmed that Mr. Wiles was killed as a result of this crash. The other vehicle had two occupants, Gretchen Curley and a child. Neither of these two were reported to have life threatening injures.
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Japanese delegation visits to strengthen relationship, to plant cherry trees
EVANSVILLE - Five representatives from Evansville's sister city in Japan will arrive in the city today to reaffirm the relationship between the two communities.
The quintet from the city of Tochigi, Japan, also will plant cherry trees to mark the partnership with Southwestern Indiana since the arrival of Toyota in Princeton, Ind.
This afternoon, Tochigi city mayor Toshimi Suzuki, U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will join Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Vice President Bob O'Leary, Sumio Ohtsuji, of Toyota Motor North America, and Diana Mayhew of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in planting the trees at Toyota Indiana.
Tonight, Mayor Suzuki, Tochigi City Council President Hideko Okawa, Head of Secretariat of Tochigi City Council Hiroyuki Wakui will head to Winnecke's office at the Civic Center for the re-affirmation ceremony. Winnecke also will be joined by Hiroshi Sotome, secretary to Suzuki and Yuka Suzuki, an interpreter.
After the signing, Winnecke and the Japanese delegation will follow a procession led by the Evansville Fire Department Pipe and Drum Corps to the Ford Center for an official welcome reception. There, the delegation will be greeted by the Glenwood Drumline. The delegation also will be joined by Deputy Counsul General Hironori Sawada, of the Japanese Consulate in Chicago.
On Wednesday evening, the group will be hosted by the University of Southern Indiana at a cocktail reception at Carter Hall. That will be followed by a farewell dinner, also hosted by USI.
Other scheduled events during the trip include a tour of Berry Plastics, North High School, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden, the Southern Indiana Japanese School and Bosse Field.
The majority of expenses for the trip were paid by a list of sponsors that include the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville, VenuWorks, the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Toyota and Casino Aztar. Ground transportation was arranged by Toyota and airfare was footed by Tochigi City.
Winnecke's spokeswoman, Ella Johnson-Watson, said the city's contribution was a small plaque of unknown value that will be presented by City Council President Connie Robinson to Togichi Council President Okawa. Johnson also said Winnecke also will offer a gift he paid for himself.
The roots of the sister relationship began in 1999 as a cultural exchange under the administration of former Mayor Frank McDonald II. The relationship was continued under former Mayors Russ Lloyd Jr. and Jonathan Weinzapfel.
Johnson said this week's visit will complete a legal document expanding the relationship between the cities to include development in the areas of arts, education, government, public administration, business, industry and sports. The document also acknowledges Togichi City's recent merger with four nearby towns.
Johnson also said Winnecke believes the bond with Togichi will lead to economic development.
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Rush hour traffic slowed on I-37
By Ana Ley : April 12, 2013 : Updated: April 12, 2013 7:29am
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A wreck closed lanes on Interstate 37 Friday, April 12, 2013.
A wreck at Interstate 37 and Fair Avenue jammed traffic for rush hour commuters.
The wreck reportedly occurred about 5 a.m. along the freeway's northbound lanes.
The Texas Department of Transportation cautioned drivers to avoid the collision site and use an alternate route in a tweet sent about 6:30 a.m.
All northbound lanes were closed. They were reportedly opened just before 7:30 a.m.