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Our teen, attending public high school, is intelligent (reads voraciously, writes well) but has struggled academically for the past two years. I think our teen comes off as lazy and disorganized to teachers but we are feeling that the problem is at a deeper level. Our question is where and how should we get an evaluation? We went to our family physician but the evaluation we received was geared towards emotional health, not a learning assessment. Should insurance cover a learning assessment? We are low income and do not have a lot of money for testing but feel we need to take action now to help our teen -- poor grades and a level of disorganization that seem to be increasing dramatically a major concern to us. Concerned Parent
To make this happen, send a registered letter to the High School Principal requesting your son be tested for an IEP. The registered letter is very important.
After the test(s) are performed the school will call you and your son in to discuss the results. I suggest having 2 adults in the room to capture all the information being discussed. Claudia Starks
My son has truly hit a wall this year. He's bright and has good friends, but he has essentially given up on academics. We've had him tested which confirmed an earlier diagnosis of a mild learning disability called slow processing speed, but more worrisome is the diagnosis of depression. We're not sure what's behind it and really need for him to talk with someone who is great with teens, super smart, and on our BlueCross/Blue Shield insurance plan. Thank you. AB
My almost seven year old son goes to public school here in Moraga. The schools are very good in the sense that they have lots of resources but I'm quite unhappy about the pressure kids have to excel. Of course I want my son to do as well as possible, but I also want him to be an emotionally healthy child. My neighbor takes her six year old boy to five extracurricular classes! Anyway, this is the issue: my son is very, very bright. I know - all parents think that; but it is true. He meets all the benchmarks at school; he just takes FOREVER to finish his school work bc. he gets bored doing written work. The school has pressured us to have him tested. We have refused. Many people have told us how lucky we are that the school provides that service w/o us having to push for it. However, at this point we want to give him time to mature. Don't get me wrong: it's not that we are in some kind of denial; it's just that we don't want to pathologize him. If he needs extra help: sitting close to the teacher, whatever it is - we want that for him. We just don't want to put a label to whatever his needs might be (assuming he doesn't level up in a couple of years). So, we are happy with that decision. BUT - some people told us that because of the pressure there is here to succeed, we want to give him all the possible advantages he can have so that his self esteem will not suffer. I was prompted to write this post when earlier today he said he had asked God to change his brain so that he can do work faster. Just writing this makes me want to cry. He is super smart and learns more than expected; I just wish there were not so much pressure! What do you think we should do? Should we have him tested now? Should we wait a couple of years? Are we going to hurt him socially otherwise? I'm so confused! anon.
One more thing -- if you feel like your school is a place where your son would be ''pathologized'' if he underwent testing or if the testing showed a learning difference, you might consider looking at other schools. At our school, one of the recommendations was that one of our daughter's twice-weekly sessions with her ET take place at the school, during school hours. This gives the ET and the teacher a chance to interact informally and makes the therapy sessions a part of the regular school week. A number of kids at the school have these meetings with tutors so it's not stigmatized. parent of bright kid with slightly different brain
The long answer is -- it is hard to see your child with a possible learning difference, and it will be a challenge to you as a parent to continue to both appreciate your son's gifts, and to make sure he has the resources he needs to succeed. been there
I have been a Montessori teacher, a public school elementary teacher as well as a special education teacher for thirty years and now tutor privately. Sharon
1) My son has no difficulty reading, nor is he in any way ''slow.'' His reading and math skills are fine, but he has had terrible difficulty either writing (the fine motor part of writing), or doing things that are timed (he works slowly). The IEP is designed to deal specifically with these issues. That is the beauty of an IEP -- it is to help your child with their difficulties, not to label them.
2) My son gets a lot of help, no charge to us, that he would not otherwise get. He has gone to work with a school-based OT on his handwriting for several years now, and she has provided us with exercises to do at home. It has really helped. He also is allowed to go to the resource room for help when there is a lot of writing involved in an assignment. It's quiet there (no distractions), the resource teacher can provide him with a lot of one-on-one help, and will even write some things down for him if it is appropriate. He is provided with additional time to do some kinds of assignments, to avoid frustration. He also gets support with the state tests.
3) Teachers, in my experience, respond well to an IEP. They have information that they can use, in consultation with us parents, to help our child specifically. They know they have backup (i.e. the school psychologist, the resource teacher) and information. The best thing about this is that lots of kids leave the classroom and come back for lots of reasons. My son is very sensitive, and he's never mentioned anyone teasing him at all. He says he likes to go and work in the resource room, and he likes the teachers and specialists. Absolutely no stigma. Karen
I am looking for a doctor or organization that can not only test for educational/learning disabilities but also can make non-medication type recommendations that would help us approach her teachers with a plan. My teenager, who had good grades in all subjects in elementary school and middle school, appears to be struggling in some subjects in high school, even though motivated. I have long suspected a learning disability mixed with slight ADD. I would like to have my teenager tested privately or through Kaiser but have not a clue where to begin. Also, I am curious about how much money I should be willing to spend to complete this process? Thanks anonymous
We are also unsure of how to help our son. He is about to switch out of 2 honors classes that he is failing, although he has always managed to get by before. But as the classes get tougher, his limited concentration prevents him from absorbing the concepts. He wants to figure it out now that college, hopefully, is around the corner. I intend to ask our school district for testing (OUSD) but I don't know what to ask for. I expect it is the same approach, only give us the minimum as he will be out of the system soon. I will also try private, but don't know any resources. I want strategies not drugs. I think that the testing is one thing but the evaluation and working with kid is harder to find the right person(s). I have had recommendations for Brad Berman from a friend but he has a year wait. Any suggestions for us are appreciated as well. anonymus
What I know about Kaiser is that they have a protocol for AD/HD diagnosis that takes a little longer than most private physicians, but it includes some educational elements that can be helpful. I know that they have psychologists who can do LD testing but I am not familiar with the process they use to discriminate who does and does not get tested. A private psychiatrist or developmental pediatrician may be able to help you more expediently. Their medical diagnosis will rule out other possible causes of AD/HD. Some developmental pediatricians include an educational assessment.
You can request that your school district test your child for learning disabilities. To find out more about this you can visit www.schwablearning.org and chadd.org. Educational psychologists do the testing for schools, and they are qualified to decide if AD/HD is part of the picture. Private testing can be quicker. Prices vary depending on the qualifications of the examiner and the extent of testing. Psychologists are more expensive but they can diagnose AD/HD, though they can't prescribe meds. Educational therapists test for LD, can guide you through the diagnostic process and will be available for on-going academic support. Their fees are lower, though you would still need someone licensed to make the AD/HD diagnosis.
Hope this helps. The National Resource Center on AD/HD, a joint program of the CDC and CHADD, is a great resource: www.help4adhd.org linda
Molly Baron, M.A. McClure, Mallory and Baron, 200 Lombard Street, SF, CA 94111 415 421-4177 Educational Consulting, Assessment, Crisis Intervention with Teens (testing done by Allison Wenglin or Jane McClure) Carina Grandison, Ph.D. (510) 763-9795; 286 Santa Clara Avenue, Oakland, 94610 Neuropsychological / Educational Testing Anne Walter, Psy.D. Bodin Associates, 3685 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549 925 283-9100 Educational Consulting, Assessment, Crisis Intervention with Teens Cynthia Petersen, Ph.D. Pediatric Neuropsychology Group, 510 843-2005; 2414 Ashby Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 Neuropsychological / Educational Testing Caroline Johnson, Ph.D. Pediatric Neuropsychology Group, 510 843-2005; 2414 Ashby Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 Neuropsychological / Educational Testing Jack Fahy, Ph.D. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 204-4444; Neuropsychological / Educational Testing Ability Resource Center 1415 Oakland Blvd., Suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 695-0409 or (510) 595-5548 (Glenn Gelfenbein, LMFT) Educational Consulting, Groups, Individual/Family Therapy, LD Support Tina Guterman, Ph.D. (415) 440-4713; Neuropsychological/Educational Testing; tguterman at aol.comMichael Simon, MFT, Practical Help for Parents
Looking for updated info on testing 6 YO boy for a learning disability. I have checked older posts and there is nothing listed past 2001. The issue seems to be most prevalent with learning to read. Maybe some attention issues as well. There are no discipline/hyperacticvity issues. It just seems that there are some blocks. I just don't know how to describe it and both his K and 1st grade teachers can't pinpoint it either. We are pursuing things through our school district, but I think I want a second opinion. I have heard that I should work through Children's. Can someone tell me what kind of a specialist I am looking for, and, if you have a name, that would be great too. PS - He already had a binocular vision test. THANK YOU!
Sometimes testing by other professionals is needed as well to pinpoint the exact cause of the learning disability. If you are concerned that your son's school is not capable of identifying his learning style and learning needs, then there are independent psychologists and educational consultants you can hire. Have you heard of the Learning Disabilities Association? There is an East Bay chapter. Through them, you could probably find independent professionals to assess your child. Look them up on the Internet; they can provide a lot of resources.
Also, here is a website of an educational consulting service, that a former professor of mine started, www.kidsfirstconsulting.com.
Learning disabilities often have similar symptoms as ADD/ADHD. I would encourage you to seek out all forms of accommadations/modifications within his regular classroom setting and to consider that extra support to help him learn to read may be necessary. He may need specialized services within his school setting or extra tutoring.
There are many private organizations who specialize in teaching reading to individuals with learning disabilities. 6 is a critical age to learn reading; you are doing the right thing by intervening now! Phonics-based, highly-structured, multi-modality reading programs work best! Good luck! Concerned Teacher
Here is our goal: we want to to our best to help our 8 year old daughter and we would like your advice. Also please recommend professionals we can contact and/or books.
Nothing major is wrong with our child. However, she has some weaknesses that we would like to address.
She is 8 year old who has always been a little on the imature side: she does not pay attention, loses things, does not take responsibility for her things, homework, is disorganized in any action she takes etc. She doesn't really care about things.
Another issue: in school, she does not do well when she needs to answer in class to a question. She does good work when she can work independently and concentrate on her own. Like in a written homework.
Issue #3: she could be very superficial. When you explain something to her she understands and if you check she will give you the correct answers. After a few days let's say she might not remember that you ever explained those things to her. Actually, probing deeper you might find out that she does not know things that she had been using successfully before in her thinking. But then some days later might just give you the correct answers again to the very things that she had difficulty with. Is she not paying attention, is her mind totally messed up, it is very hard to say...
Sorry if my explanations were somewhat complicated. Is a child psychologist necessary to find out really what is going on? We would like to take the best path to help her. Our oldest child is quite the opposite, we as children were very responsible as well. So our youngest one puzzles us completely.
Thank you so much for your input. worried but ready to help parents
He is now 12 and we are working with a tutor for organizational skills, and I am trying to be very diligent about following through with him to go over things he needs to stay on top of, such as homework.
Our pediatrician referred us to a pediatric psychotherapy neurologist who did the assessment. One book that I have also found very help is titled ''Driven to Distraction.'' Someone also recommended some kids books that address having ADD which i cannot remember the title right now... something like joey pugsy (??) ate the key. there is also a website you can look at. www.allkindsofminds.com.
more than likely your daughter is not intentially creating these problems, but she is just wired a bit differently which is bringing out these situations. most kids with these characteristics and with adhd are very bright and able kids. please feel free to email me if you have more questions, and good luck.
She is now 10 1/2 years old and in 5th grade. She now does her homework without my involvement; completely manages her clothes, bed, grooming, breakfast in the morning, has nice friends; is happy. We believe she's always been ''young for her age'' and always will be. But she's also creative, energetic, impulsively generous, funny, a joy.
By the way, our other daughter, who is 8, is extremely organized, ahead of deadlines, tough on herself, focused, directed, and competitive. We used to worry that she's not loose and creative and free!!!
So, nature wins out over nurture every time. Two daughters from one set of parents. We've decided to enjoy the ride and celebrate the differences! Good luck! - Got That One, Too
May I highly recommend Dr. Carina Grandison in Berkeley for your assessment? 2340 Ward St., Berkeley. Phone is 510-763- 9795. She is spectacular. At age 4 she assessed our son. Her diagnosis and predictions have been EXACTLY on the mark (he is now 8). She has children and best of all she is warm and compassionate and loves kids. She also works at Children's Hospital and is highly respected. The assessment is going to run you at least $3,000 but my advice is to just do it, even if you have to borrow the money. Good luck and if you need anything else you can email me. Joni
The best advice I can give is to ask for a meeting with your child's teacher. That person can tell you whether they think your child needs an assessment. If the teacher thinks your child may have some learning differences, he or she might be hesitant to speak up. Some parents get very defensive when they hear their child isn't perfect. Also, in my humble opinion, some of the ''progressive'' private schools are pretty inept when it comes to dealing with learning disabilities and early intervention is key.
The next step depends on whether your child attends a public or private school:
In our district to get diagnosed with a learning disability, your child's General Cognitive Ability (smarts) must be higher than their academic performance (how they perform on assessments) thus indicating that something is getting in the way of their ability to function at the level they should be. If the assessment indicates your child has a learning disability, you will be offered services. My son gets a 40-minute small group ''pullout'' once a day in the ''Resource Room'' with a qualified Specialist who tutors him in reading. She has an MA in Special Education and he loves working with her. He was diagnosed at 8-years-old with a visual memory problem that make reading difficult. We also supplement what the school offers by hiring a private educational therapist to work with him during the summer. It's expensive and time consuming but the payoff has been a bright, enthusiastic third grader who seems to enjoy school and is passionate about math and science.
If your child is in a private school, you can request an assessment through the local public school district office or do a private assessment. I'm sure you will find some recommendations in the archive. The kind of educational therapy your child needs will depend on what the assessment indicates.
Try not to worry. It may turn out to be nothing. Fortunately, there are lots of resources in the Bay Area for children who need extra help and support. W. County public school parent
We have been advised to get an assessment for our 3rd grader who may have a learning disability (with writing issues and possibly math) and may be borderline ADD (distraction, focus issues). He is also acting out at home which we think is related. We are trying to figure out who/where is the best place to do this (we do not want to wait for the school district to do it). The information in the archives is somewhat limited and on the older side. I would really appreciate any recommendations and feedback about good people, places to go where there are not long waiting lists (like for Brad Berman), you can get in relatively quickly, and we could get the learning disability/ADD evaluation both done. Is there an advantage/disadvantage of a behavioral pediatrician over a neuropsychologist? Or any disadvantages of going to a place like Ann Martin? Any and all recommendations/feedback is greatly appreciated. anxious mom
We are going to have our 12-year-old assessed for learning differences.This will be a full neurodevelopmental/psychological evaluation. Does anyone have experience with either Jack Davis (former director of Raskob Day School), or Vincent Nunno,neuropsychologist? (Website has been checked.) Given the nature of the assessment, we feel it's important that the assessor take the time to talk and connect with our child and not simply administer a bunch of tests and then hand over a list of scores. Thanks! anonymous
That said, have you considered requesting an assessment from your child's school district? If you put it in writing, they have 15 days to provide you with an assessment plan for your review, approval and consent. After you sign that (you have 15 days to do so), they have 50 days to complete the assessment & hold an IEP meeting (that's calendar days, not including school vacation in excess of 5 days). If you feel that the assessment performed by the district is innaccurate or incomplete, or that it wrongly classifies your child, you may be entitled to seek an independent evaluation at public expense. Good luck, and feel free to email me if you have any questions! :) Lisa
I'd like to have my 6.5 year old daughter evaluated by a learning specialist. She's been "just about" reading for almost 2 years, during which time she suffered from mercury exposure. Can someone recommend a therapist to do this kind of academic evaluation?
It has begun to occur to me that my 15 year old son's difficulties in math may be related to a learning disability. Can anybody recommend a psychologist in the Berkeley/Oakland area who can assess this situation without our having to undertake an extensive and expensive barrage of tests?
Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders Scottish Rite Temple 1547 Lakeside Drive Oakland, CA 94612-4525 Telephone: (510) 839-1513
Before the visit, Dr. Landman sent an extensive questionnaire to us and to the teachers (via us) about our son's behavior and abilities. At the visit, he performed two types of tests: a fine-motor test of stacking 1-inch cubes, and several cognitive/language dev. tests. These tests confirmed what we and the teachers already know about my son's fine motor skills (slow) and congnitive/language development (fast). (He did not test for gross-motor development.) He told us that our son was too young to be tested for ADHD, which I agreed with. He also told us that our son has a "typical only-child personality."
Because we had no doubt that ADHD is not an issue, the end result was that while we were assured at a certain level that our son is "just fine," we also didn't learn anything new or anything that could help us to help him catch up in his areas of slower development.
I've subsequently heard that Dr. Landman tends to hand out ADHD diagnoses rather freely; but I would say that this is more of a rumor than any actual knowledge on my part.
In the ensuing months, my son has become very frustrated about the ways that he still lags behind his classmates. Therefore, I'm pursuing further testing so that we can find ways to help him -- physical therapy, "occupational" therapy (that means fine-motor for kids). etc. I wrote a rather scathing letter to ABMG because they will not authorize a visit with the Children's Hospital team; then I switched my son's coverage to the Hill Physicians group.
In sum, I didn't find Dr. Landman offensive or unhelpful, but I did feel that he was looking for issues that are not our issues, and didn't seem very attentive to the help we really do need. I think that the real fault lies with ABMG for not allowing us a choice -- or more specifically, not allowing us access to the broader facilities that Children's Hospital has to offer. In other words, it all comes down to the insurance companies and "managed care" -- AGAIN!!! (6/99)
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just got back from the National Retail Federation show in NYC—home of big retailing.
The big hit of the show was the Metro Group's Store of the Future.
The budget for this extravaganza—it appears to have been underwritten by some
of the biggest technology firms in the world. What was fascinating was the implementation
of what we call multi-dimensional management—bringing together the customer
dimensions to product and supply chain. (We have included a white paper you
can read about all The Store of the Future gadgets and benefits of all the whiz-bang
technology.) We spoke to Thomas Block of Henkel (the owners of Dial and other
brands) from Dsseldorf. He walked me through the most valuable smallsmartfast
enabling innovation called a Personal Sales Assistant, or PSA. What's great
about this is that it actually, first and foremost, adds value to the customer
(see our article on how RFID can be sold' to the consumer. Have you ever strained
and stared at the fine print on cold medicines, hair care products, etc., wondering
which is right for you? Most consumers buy these low cost items, then throw
them away if they don't kill you, or when they don't work, moving to another
brand. When in reality, they might have just bought the wrong product. The PSA
can walk you through the product features, or let you tell it what your needs
are, and have it select the right products for you to choose from. Like most
Americans, if you have bathroom closets filled with shampoos you don't like,
and other such products, this type of technology is a win. The brand company
gets to sell' their product to you and your hit rate of actually buying the
right item goes up!
Now, Thomas Block is not a tech wizard, he says. He is a customer focused person. He talked to us about moving up from brand to category management—thinking about ways to better serve the customers' needs—everything from presentation of productions and departments, to merchandizing at the store level layout, to PSAs. Most of this he has implemented with a network of Henkel merchandizing and category teams all over the world. And, what is impressive is that these approaches also drive up value—selling more products—for the firms who make the effort.
One thing you have to realize about retail—it's not a zero sum game. Rich selections with great displays increase business. None of us ever went to a store and bought more than we went there for, right?
The look of the place was great, too. Not a crowded maze of unintelligible input, which should be a lesson to merchants everywhere.
The Rest of the Show
Self-checkout is the crowning glory of retail—creating the magnum opus of retail—payment of information. Smart cards and RFID untie the customer with item level intelligence, and give retailers and the whole chain profound data about what is—and what is not—selling. Over time, the impacts to make midcourse corrections on daily replenishments through the broader issues like product design will be profound. The investments to get to these types of environments are quite large, as in ten to twenty billions or more, just for the POS systems, so these changes will take awhile to occur.
Some of the future displays, though designed visually well, were not very likely to see a mass adoption, like ringing you up as you put products in your tote or shopping cart. However, you can see things like what is your total spend so far—great for budget shoppers—as well as huge up sell opportunities for the merchants.
Big Application Plays
aisles — Many retailers who are tired of butting heads directly with
Wal-Mart and Home Depot and who are trying to differentiate based on customer
service will love Yantra's solution. By making special orders quick and painless
for the consumer, their system helps ensure no customer walks out of the store
systems and better intelligence on the customer is the big emerging
application play here. In the short run, this kind of analysis will be in the
offices and meetings of merchandizing and salesbut over time. The smallsmartfast
progression will allow the store, through PDAs or some kind of loyalty card,
to id the shopper as soon as they arrive, analyzing what's there for them—upgrades,
matching socks, new offerings that fit in with the profile of the shopper. There
were several application vendors like Unica and Evant, having stellar growth,
who are zeroing in on apps that support the merchant—from customer views to
the product analysis and replenishment view.
applications in the supply chain—specifically inbound logistics—as
a partnership between the shipper and the retailer, continue to grow. We saw
more case study successes, a bigger presence by the transportation network providers.
One Network and Log-Net, both growing by serving the end-to-end supply chain,
also enables the ability to drill from orders down into the item level.
The big disappointment was the RFID story. Of course, every one had an inbound/outbound display. Watch my reader beep as the product goes by. That was a big yawn. The vendors failed to make a case for the road map of value that RFID can provide. Maybe they don't think they have to, and can ride on the coat tails of the Wal-Mart mandate.
And the Future Store is...
People. The biggest concern people have with all this new technology is the people. A few of us were joking about a law that would require so many people per square foot of retail space. Already, even in upscale stores like Bloomingdales, you can't find anyone to wait on you! But Thomas Block, with all the cool processes and PSAs Henkel is rolling out, thinks success is still about the people. The cool store and category designs were not done by design or optimization software, but by understanding shopper behavior, observing, and gaining trust between the retailer and the manufacturer and the customer.
Thomas observed, though, that of course retail jobs, not being the highest paid positions in the world, have retention problems. So, technology that educates and assists the consumer is a win—for both consumer, sales associates and the enterprise.
In the end, great ideas and success will come from dedicated and creative thinkers who push their ideas with passion and translate them into processes.
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South Stream Transport AG was established for the planning, construction, and subsequent operation of an offshore pipeline through the Black Sea. OAO Gazprom of Russia holds a 50 per cent stake in the joint venture. The Italian company Eni S.p.A. acquired a 20 per cent stake. The French energy company EDF and the German company Wintershall Holding GmbH (BASF Group) acquired 15 per cent each.
Members of the Board of Directors appointed
The Board of Directors consists of six members. According to the shares in South Stream Transport AG, each shareholder has appointed members to the Board. Gazprom is represented by three members who are Alexei Miller, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Management Committee of OAO Gazprom, Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of OAO Gazprom and Director-General of OOO Gazprom Export, and Dr Henning Voscherau, former Mayor of the City of Hamburg (Germany).
Eni, EDF and BASF have each appointed one member to the Board. Eni is represented by Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni S.p.A. EDF has appointed Henri Proglio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDF as its representative in the Board. BASF is represented by Dr Harald Schwager, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of
Dr Henning Voscherau elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors
At their meeting today, the members of the Board of Directors unanimously elected
Dr Henning Voscherau as Chairman of the Board. "The South Stream Offshore Gas Pipeline is a key link between the European Union and Russia. Such cross-border infrastructure projects will further enhance the fruitful cooperation between the EU and Russia and will create win-win-situations for both sides, strengthening security of energy supply for Europe and establishing a direct link with one of the world largest and most reliable gas suppliers in the world. I am looking forward to working closely with the Russian and European partners on the implementation of this project," says Dr Henning Voscherau.
"We are delighted that the Board of Directors has been officially appointed today and that Dr Henning Voscherau has been elected as Chairman of the Board. We are convinced that his experience and authority will help us implement our project successfully and on schedule," states Marcel Kramer, CEO South Stream Transport AG.
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Hi All, Gena here from Choosing Raw with you today while zest and family are enjoying the sunshine and excitement of Disney World. Zest asked me to share with you my homemade potato chips that I somewhat stumbled upon in one of my ravenous states a few weeks back. The story goes a little something like this….
What do you do with a potato when you are starving and about to go into food withdrawals?
We could slice the 'taters so thinly that they'd crisp up quickly. Which is exactly what we did. Using M's mandoline, I cut two large potatoes into thin slices (I'd say 1/8-1/4 inch is fine). I tossed them in a "glug" of olive oil—maybe 2 tbsp or so—and sea salt and black pepper. I then laid them out on two baking trays and sprinkled them with just over a tablespoon of dried rosemary and another dash of pepper. After about 25 minutes at 400 degrees, they were crispy, crunchy, salty, and superb.
Advantages of these chips, over other chips:
1) Baked, not fried. These golden-brown treats are some raw foodists' idea of a nightmare. But I think that balanced diets of raw and cooked foods can allow for some burnt edges here and there. And if you're hooked on conventional chips, these guys are less caloric and lower in fat.
2) Gluten free-friendly. If you're avoiding gluten, but missing your favorite crackers, these are good enough to distract you. Possibly forever. Or until you make them again.
3) Whole food snack option. Enough with your fancy organic crackers and crisps from Whole Foods or your local health food store. Those are yummy, but they're also making you go broke. OK, maybe not, but these are the real whole foods: nothing but potatoes and spices. I'd recommend them any day as an alternative to conventional crunchy snacks, which have probably been through at least one level of processing!
If you need precision with the recipe, here goes:
Yukon Gold Potato Chips with Rosemary and Sea Salt (vegan, gluten and soy free)
Yields about 30-36 chips
- 2 large Yukon gold potatoes, sliced thinly (1/8-1/4 inch, depending on whether you're using a knife or mandolin)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 tbsp dried rosemary
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
- Toss the potatoes with 2 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Lay them in a single layer
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on a baking sheet, and sprinkle the rosemary on top (as well as extra pepper if you like).
- Bake for 20-25 min, or until very golden and crispy (this will vary with your oven).
These are a great snack, but they're also very handy as dippers:
This one worked nicely with up in smoke hummus!
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|Bobby Finstock is a basketball coaching legend
And this year, in an announcement that dwarfs Oprah's lame half sister news, we are pleased to announce we'll have another celebrity stopping by. From time to time Coach Bobby Finstock will help us preview Syracuse basketball opponents and break down upcoming games with his unique point of view. I don't have to tell you that it's a special day when Coach Bobby makes an appearance.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Coach's qualifications, we'll bring you up to speed. Bobby led the Beacontown High team to the 1985 state title. Much like Phil Jackson's first title, Finstock relied on a star player -- in this case Scott Howard -- to carry a scrappy bunch to an unexpected title. Here are a few highlights from that season.
Finstock showed his sports versatility by then accepting a job as the boxing coach at Hamilton University, however, no one seems to have noticed.
He returned to basketball in 1988, coaching at several institutions of higher learning but was unable to replicate his success or find a suitable werewolf that could thrive in his revolutionary 1 on 5 offense. However, Larry Brown was intrigued and very quietly hired him as a consultant and the two men implemented Bobby's offense. Brown used Allen Iverson in the role of the wolf and took the 76ers all the way to the 2001 NBA Finals.
Citing burnout, Finstock again left the game of basketball and took a job as a manager at Harold Howard's hardware store -- unfortunately Home Depot came to town and ran it out of business six months later. However, he's now rejuvenated and looking for work so Coach Finstock has agreed to periodically stop by and break down upcoming Syracuse games for us. Today he breaks down SU's Tuesday rematch against Seton Hall. The words below are his - take it away Bobby:
Coach Bobby's Take
From the Syracuse perspective, this is a classic trap game. It's kind of like the time I was banging Chubb's mom on the side -- don't laugh, she was thin -- her son was the only fat one the family. Well this lady tells me she can't have kids, so the second I hear that, the condoms go out the window. Bobby Finstock doesn't wear a raincoat when the sun is shining. And boy oh boy - I hit that thing more times than Charlie Sheen hits a pile of nose candy.
Things are going well enough until I find out one day she CAN have kids - and she isn't even divorced. Turns out, she wanted to make a Bobby Jr. and was trying to trap me into knocking her up -- and her husband was OK with it. I guess he didn't want another fat kid in the family and let's face it, Finstock isn't making any chunky monkeys.
What's worse is this pervert was actually hiding in the closet filming us! Can you believe that? I never would have found out if I hadn't been talking to Stiles one day and he told me he sold the guy some black market video equipment on the cheap to pay off a gambling debt.
So that's how I see this game. Syracuse needs to protect itself and wrap it up. Jeremy Hazell is like Chubb's mom - he used to be hot and even though he's not what he used to be, he's still dangerous enough to cause trouble. And Herb Pope is like the old man - hiding in the closet but you never know when he'll come out and do some damage. They take care of those two things and everything will be cream cheese. They don't - and who knows who gets knocked up.
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- The Java Shack building in 1982, when it still served as headquarters of the National Socialist White People's Party. (Photo courtesy Java Shack.)
Even if they're not the norm, there are still people that remember when the space now occupied by Java Shack in Clarendon operated as the headquarters of the American Nazi Party. But last week, someone apparently wanted to make sure that we never forget.
Dale Roberts, the coffeehouse's owner, doesn't usually close up in the evenings. But on Feb. 28, he found himself filling in for one of his employees. His final sweep of the tiny store's bathroom yielded a strange find: a flier plastered with photos of the shop's heyday as the headquarters of an American Nazi group.
"Gone but not forgotten," states the flier, which also references the "good old days" when the building was owned by the National Socialist White People's Party ("an organization of decent, law-abiding white folk ... JUST LIKE YOU", it adds). Yellow smiley faces adorned with Hitler's trademark 'stache and bangs flank the message.
- A scan of the flier that Java Shack owner Dale Roberts found in the store's bathroom last week.
The building that now houses Java Shack and a busy pet store did indeed serve as the headquarters of a national socialist group for almost two decades, as Gene Weingarten pointed out in a 2008 Washington Post article. And a commenter on an ARLNow post in December about some other Nazi fliers that popped up in a different neighborhood also referenced the building.
Roberts is well aware of the building's history — he even has a photo from 1982 of the building adorned with swastikas tucked away in a utility closet. While he was still preparing to open Java Shack in 1996, someone approached him outside the store and warned him to "make sure it's the 'right kind' of coffee shop," he says.
But he hasn't heard much about it for years. He told Weingarten in 2008 that he had brought in a spiritual adviser when he moved in to give the site a ritual cleansing.
"What really struck me about this was that they wedged this behind the toilet paper in the bathroom," Roberts says of the paper he found last week. "If you've got something to say, why don't you hang it on the bulletin board?"
He figures there are still people around that remember the party's activities — started by George Lincoln Rockwell, the party owned the building until 1986 — but what surprised him is that someone still has a number of old photos of the site. The flier includes crudely scanned photos of party members standing inside and in front of the building, which is adorned with a swastika above the door and the Nazi flag handing from the facade.
One customer suggests that someone that had heard the stories just decided to pull a prank. "But someone has those photos," Roberts notes. "I couldn't believe it."
- Java Shack as it is today. (Photo: TBD Staff)


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For people who already have a garage and shed but still need some more storage room you may want to consider building an outdoor storage bin. As part of the backyard shed plans here, this handy bin has a top lid that opens for easy access as well as doors at the bottom to get to the lower compartments. Handy for any purpose, storing children's outdoor games and equipment, fishing gear, fold away lawn chairs, summer lawn decorations, smaller gardening equipment and so on. If you want backyard shed plans that give you something useful, pleasing to look at, but smaller and an easier project to tackle then these step by step plans for an outdoor storage bin may be perfect for you. Keep your yard tidy and your items protected from the weather and elements.
Backyard Shed Plans
You will need:
•Two textured cedar plywood siding 5/8" x 4 x 8′
•Two BC fir plywood handy panels 3/4" x 2 x 4′
•Two cedar 1 x 2" x 8′
•Six rough sawn cedar 1 x 3" x 8′
•Two rough sawn cedar 1 x 4" x 8′
•One pine 2 x 2" x 8′
•One pine 1 x 2" x 8′
•A drill
•jig saw
•circular saw
•tape measure
•sand paper
•4 butt hinges
•two 4" strap hinges
•1 1/4" deck screws
•2 1/2" deck screws
•Moisture-resistant glue
•Two door catches
•Clear wood sealer or other finish
A = Cut one lid to 5/8 x 24 x 48 inches from one plywood siding
B = Cut two lid edges to ¾ x 1 ½ x 45 inches from cedar
C = Cut two lid ends to ¾ x 1 ½ x 24 inches from cedar
D = Cut one lid stringer to ¾ x 2 ½ x 21 inches from cedar
E = Cut two end panels to 5/8 x 22 x 42 inches from plywood siding
F = Cut one back panel to 5/8 x 44 ¾ x 42 inches from plywood siding
G = Cut one front panel to 5/8 x 44 ¾ x 37 ½ inches from plywood siding
H = Cut two shelves to ¾ x 20 ¾ x 44 ¾ inches from fir plywood
I = Cut Two door panels to 5/8 x 15 ¾ x 17 ¾ inches from plywood siding
J = Cut four door stiles ¾ x 3 ½ x 21 ¼ inches from cedar
K = Cut four door rails to ¾ x 3 ½ x 12 ¼ inches from cedar
L = Cut two kickboards to ¾ x 2 ½ x 47 ½ inches from cedar
M = Cut two end plates to ¾ x 2 ½ x 22 inches from cedar
N = Cut four end trims ¾ x 2 ½ x 39 ½ inches from cedar
O = Cut two front trim to ¾ x 2 ½ x 35 inches from cedar
P = Cut two back trim to ¾ x 2 ½ x 39 ½ inches from cedar
Q = Cut one hinge cleat to ¾ x 1 ½ x 44 ¾ inches from pine
R = Cut four shelf cleat to 1 ½ x 1 ½ x 20 ¾ inches from pine
S = Cut two back cleat to 1 ½ x 1 ½ x 41 ¾ inches from pine
T = Cut two door cleat to ¾ x 1 ½ x 18 inches from pine
Step by step backyard shed plans for an outdoor storage bin – Stage One – The lid
1.Cut the lid, the led edges, lid ends and lid stringer (A-D) using the circular saw and a straightedge saw. Have the lid ends and edges so that they lay smooth side up and attach together with 2 ½ inch deck screws and glue. In the middle use the same means to attach the the lid stringer.
2.On this frame now apply the glue on the top faces of the edges, ends and stringer then take the lid and place it on top, using 1 ¼ inch deck screws too.
Step by step backyard shed plans for an outdoor storage bin – Stage Two – The panels
1.Cut (F) and (G) the back and front panels and on the inside of the front one measuring from the bottom up draw straight lines at 5 and 23 inches. From each side measure in 4 and 20 inches and draw two straight lines – this is where you will cutout the door openings. Do this by using the drill to drill a 3/8inch starter hole at one corner of each opening then use the jig saw and sand smooth.
2.Cut out (E) the end panels and on the front edge of each one measuring down mark 4 ½ inches then with a line connect these marks to the top corners on the back edge of the panel so that cross-cutting lines are created for the back to front tapers. Use the circular saw to cut along these lines.
3.Now to attach the panels together stand the back panel and fasten it to the side panels using 1 1 /4 inch deck screws and glue
Step by step plans for an outdoor storage bin – Stage Three – The shelves
1.Cut out (H) the shelves then from the bottom of the end panels measure up 25 inches and mark – this is where the top shelf will go. Now cut (R and S) the shelf and back cleats. Attach them using glue just under the marks you made then use 1 ¼ inch deck screws through the back and end panels into the cleats.
2.Now use 1 ¼ inch deck screws to attach the top shelf to the cleats and also drive screws from the back panel into the shelf.
3.The bottom shelf needs to be marked at 4 inches from the bottom of the side panels. Do the bottom cleats and bottom shelf in the same way you did the top.
4.Now take the front panel you cut out earlier and attach to the front between the end panels using 2 ½ inch deck screws and glue.
Step by step plans for an outdoor storage bin – Stage Four – The trim
1.Cut out (L,M,N,O and P) these are the kickboards, the end plates, the end trim, the front trim and the back trim. Sand the ends and at the base of the side panels attach the end plates. Use the drill to make 1/8 inch pilot holes in the end plates then counterbore them ¼ inch deep. Through the end plates into the side panels drive 1 ¼ inch deck screws.
2.To the base of the back and front panels attach the kickboards. Trace the outline of the tapered side panels onto the end trim pieces by holding them against the side panels. Use the circular saw to cut along these lines.
3.Now attach the end trims to the side panels using the 1 ¼ inch deck screws. Attach the front and back trim to the front and back panels so that they cover the end trim edges in the same way.
Step by step plans for an outdoor storage bin – Stage Five– The Lid and Doors
1.Cut out (I), (J) and (K) the door panels, stiles and door rails and attach the stiles and rails to the panels. You should basically have a frame 1 ¾ inches past the door panel edges on all sides.
2.Cut out (T) the door cleats and screw them to the inside face of the front panel exactly behind where the hinges will go. Put on two butt hinges on the outer edge of each door using 1 ¼ deck screws then put a door catch on each door.
3.Cut out (Q) the hinge cleat and attach the back panel's inside face lined up with the top edge.
4.Take the lid and strap hinges to put in place making sure you position them so that the hinges are between the lid ends and back trim. On the back trim drill pilot holes for the lower hinge plate and mark where the hinge pin location is on the back edge of the lid end.
5.Now remove the lid for a moment and attach both the upper hinge plates and put the lid back in place then do the lower hinge plates using 1 ¼ inch deck screws.
These backyard shed plans are now finished you should have a storage box now that is functional however you may need to do some finishing touches. Sand any rough edges down and use a clear wood sealer or whatever finish you have selected.


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Get ready to hear the term 'transgender rights' a lot moreBy
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week on two high-profile cases: one pertaining to California's Proposition 8 and one concerning the Defense of Marriage Act.
Defenders and opponents of redefining marriage will be paying close attention to the proceedings, as the outcome of both cases will have a profound impact not only on the limits of our constitution and how we understand federalism but on how we understand marriage as well.
10 years ago, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that denying homosexual individuals the right to marry was unconstitutional. It said that by not allowing them to get married, the state was essentially treating homosexual individuals as "second class citizens."
Since then, advocates of redefining marriage have argued that Massachusetts serves as a case study that proves same-sex marriage is not as ominous as defenders of traditional marriage say it is.
To support their argument, gay rights activists point to the fact that religious institutions in the state are still operating, that children are being placed in loving homes with two parents as opposed to being wards of the state, and that all people are equally protected under the law.
Inasmuch as some people view Massachusetts as an ideal place to live, it's ludicrous to think the effects of redefining a societal building block like marriage would be fully realized after only a decade. Indeed, the effects of gay marriage are far-reaching, and will eventually permeate every aspect of society.
When you redefine marriage so that gender is irrelevant, as is the case with gay marriage, you undermine the concept of gender all together. What ends up happening is that gender comes to be understood as a malleable component of human nature. A mere social construct if you will. A construct that must be done away with or redefined in order to "liberate" those who do not fit traditional gender stereotypes. In other words, reconstructing an institution like marriage along gender-neutral lines requires other civil institutions to do the same.
And that's exactly what the state of Massachusetts is currently attempting to do.
Mary Rice Hasson from the Ethics and Public Policy Center has more. In an essay titled "Will 'Transgender' Rights Drive Catholics out of Public Schools?" Hasson writes the following:
The Massachusetts Board of Education (MBOE) recently issued formal 'guidance' to the state's public schools, telling them how to implement new laws protecting against gender identity discrimination. The Board of Education insists that schools must not only provide equal access to educational activities programs but also proactively 'create a culture' that would make gender-nonconforming and transgender kids 'feel safe, supported, and fully included.'
Among other things, the MBOE's ruling grants transgendered students the right to use any locker room or bathroom they want. It does away with gendered dress codes for dances and graduation. And it eliminates gender requirements for sports teams. Most pernicious of all, however, is that "teachers will now have to 'work with' other students who object to the invasion of privacy, [in an effort to help] them overcome their 'discomfort' [with gender issues] and embrace the agenda of tolerance."
Transgendered students will also "have the right to insist on being called by any name or pronoun they choose, regardless of its biological mismatch. And other students must go along with it or face 'discipline.'"
Hasson goes on to cite other cities and states that have similar laws, but she ultimately concludes that this is an insidious attempt at "indoctrination" that "promotes a view of the human person incompatible with Christianity."
In my estimation, Hasson is correct.
What this points to is that we are living in a world that is deeply confused. It is confused because its relationship with God is evaporating. We no longer adhere to the notion that there is a natural law or an objective truth. We now assert our own self-worth without acknowledging a higher power of any kind. The speed at which we are breaking away from basic truths about the human person is remarkable, but sadly not surprising or unpredictable. This is what traditional marriage supporters warned about. And it is what they will continue to speak out against in the years to come.
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If marriage is no longer an institution to support healthy environments for raising kids and just becomes government mandated validation of some adults' feelings, then there's no reason to deny bisexuals, transgender people and polygamists their "right" to "marry". I don't know what happened to our country. I guess Rome didn't fall in a day.
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It's not about morality, ethics, values, or religious beliefs. It's not about a world view, point of view, mindset, or opinion. It is about "Hard Science". Unarguable, conclusive, verifiable, objective, rational, biologically efficient Science.
A simple message, a simple revelation, but one with dire consequences if we do not listen to "… the voice calling out in the wilderness" to a nation on the path to self-destruction.
The revelation I speak of is objective, irrefutable, and unarguable truth about our species, and the danger we are now facing. This once great nation must be awakened to see the future of our species through the unfiltered lens of pure science.
In 1989, two young activists began a movement for the normalization of homosexuality. Authors Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen pointed out that efforts to normalize homosexuality and homosexual relationships would not be successful unless the movement shifted its argument to a demand for civil rights, instead of moral acceptance. The War had begun.
I call this the "War" because a Supreme Court victory here for them means the ultimate end of our nation, and of our species. There will be no more battles to fight if they win. This well thought out strategy of "this is about our civil rights," surprisingly joined the politically defined liberal with many who considered themselves otherwise conservative, and it even brought into the fold some of the "fundamentalists. And, those with no political preference also donned the mantra that went out, "It is about civil rights!" Who could resist that?
Since then this argument has led to the decriminalization of homosexual behaviors, the inclusion of homosexuals within the United States military, and the legalization of same-sex marriage in some states.
The United States Supreme Court is now set to hear arguments in two cases that directly address the question of same-sex marriage and the U.S. Constitution. The argument before the court over same-sex marriage is not just about same-sex marriage, and civil rights. Much more is at stake.
In Darwin's famous work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, he envisioned the spontaneous formation of simple life evolving into higher forms through the forces of nature selecting the fittest. The story of evolution denies the existence of a supernatural Creator. All evolutionary processes are purely naturalistic. Evolution means "no God." No God means there are no rules, no commandments that we must obey. Molecules-to-man evolution allows the liberal to live as they choose.
Roe v. Wade, created the legal concept of "Reproductive Rights," otherwise known as the right to abortion. This decision by the court surgically removed from our national creed the right to life.
We should modify the Declaration of Independence to correctly read, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Since Roe v. Wade, no human being has the right to "Life." Life is in this nation a matter of convenience. And, if Eve decides that this not a convenient time, then with the support and blessing of our government, you must be aborted. All the power of the former greatest nation on earth will make sure you do not see life. Eve's legal right to not be inconvenienced trumps your right to be born and have life. Couple this decision with what now looms before the court and the survival of our species becomes tenuous at best.
What we have before us is a nation that decries the involvement of religion in government and the public square. We are a nation that vehemently espouses the separation of state and religion. A nation whose god is science. A nation that worships at the altar of the "Big Bang Theory." But, now as we head to the U.S. Supreme Court, Darwinian natural selection and human evolution must be cast aside. The liberals must make the case for ignoring science in order to normalize homosexuality. It is about civil rights!
With apologies to the religious, survival of the fittest is what got our species to where we are today. What should have gone before Congress was not a "Defense of Marriage Act," but a "Defense of Species Act."
I believe that there may be only one instance in our species where behavior may not be a choice and that is in mental illness. Despite the arguments to the contrary, all other behavior is a choice.
As a nation we have continually engaged in the psychology or "Excuseology," excusing behaviors of all types so as not to offend anyone. If our species is to survive and continue our evolution we must not continue to look at behavior through the lens of social values, culture, psychology, religion, etc., but rather through lens of objective, rational science.
Strictly from a common sense basis, how is it that we are even considering a single biologically defined deviant human behavior to be worthy of becoming a "civil right?" This former "one nation, under God" no longer recognizes that any of its citizens has a constitutional right to life (Roe v. Wade), but we are willing to now extend constitutional protection to an aberrant human behavior?
The use of the words "deviant" and "aberrant" are not derived from some subjective, ethical, moral, or religious judgment. I use them strictly from a biological and scientific standpoint. The evolution of our species is imperiled when we begin to define homosexual behavior as a constitutional right.
Let us look objectively and scientifically at human behavior. Let us begin with some of the more familiar ones. Drug addiction, alcoholism, pedophilia, the serial murderer and rapist, the armed robber, burglar, drug dealer, auto thief, forger, prostitute, satyr, nymphomaniac, etc., and the list goes on and on. Would we consider any of these behaviors a civil right? Why not?
Science cannot predict with certainty who will become a drug addict, alcoholic, or child molester. Even if there may be some evidence of a genetic proclivity towards a particular behavior, all behavior is still ultimately a choice.
Think about this, if in fact homosexuality is genetically determined, if it is not a choice, and the Supreme Court determines that being homosexual is a constitutionally protected right, is Roe v. Wade undermined. Is Darwin's theory of evolution and survival of the fittest torn down?
Unlike the rest of us who do not have a constitutional right to life because of Roe v. Wade, will homosexuals become the only human beings that cannot be aborted because it is a civil right to be homosexual? Or will the Supreme Court include a clause in their decision that states that even though homosexuality is a constitutionally protected right, Roe v. Wade remains supreme and homosexuals will be subject to government sanctioned abortion?
I was once asked by a homosexual friend, when had I decided to become a heterosexual? He was explaining to me that he believed he was born a homosexual and that he cannot change who he is, no more than he could change his skin color.
I thought about this and answered him that each morning I must choose what I will be. In fact each morning every human being is not only free to, but in fact they must choose what they will be. Tomorrow I can choose to become an alcoholic, or a drug addict. I can choose to become a rapist, or child molester, and I can do this despite my genetic makeup or DNA. There is no power on earth that could stop me or anyone from becoming a homosexual tomorrow. That is our choice.
He responded that I may choose to engage in any of these behaviors, but that doesn't make me an alcoholic, drug addict, or homosexual. I may choose to become any of these, but I can quit, or change my behavior any time I want to. He said, in his case he cannot quit being a homosexual.
I answered that he was probably right. But like him, an alcoholic can never stop being an alcoholic either. An alcoholic is an alcoholic for life, a drug addict is a drug addict for life, a pedophile is a pedophile for life. What they can do is choose to stop engaging in the behaviors of the alcoholic, drug addict, or pedophile. They can stop drinking, taking drugs, or molesting children, but it does become a daily choice for each of them for the rest of their lives.
Here is where science, evolution, and biology become important. Imagine if tomorrow every human being, including those waiting to be given permission to be born and have life, became a homosexual. In one lifetime humans would be extinct. Let us put aside our morals, values, and religion in this discussion and rely on science and evolution to guide us.
Of all the human behaviors that we can engage in, only one leads directly to human extinction. This is not conjecture, or opinion based on some subjective morality, or religious viewpoint, it is pure unarguable, irrefutable, objective, scientific fact.
Homosexuality, by biological definition can only lead to extinction. There is no other possible path for any species. If all birds began engaging in homosexual behavior, they would quickly become extinct as would dogs, cats, horses, etc. Our continuation as a species requires us to be able to procreate. By biological definition two creatures of the same sex cannot create life. The species ends!
So the question becomes why would we make it a constitutional right to be homosexual, when we know that this leads to extinction, and especially when the Supreme Court has already ruled that no one has a constitutional right to life? Where is the logic in that?
Some homosexual individuals assert that the true homosexual lifestyle wants nothing to do with anything heterosexual. Their position is that they have freely and knowingly chosen an alternate lifestyle that is preferred to the heterosexual lifestyle.
Marriage is a heterosexual activity whose sole biological purpose is procreation of the species. By scientific definition raising children is also a heterosexual activity since two homosexual creatures cannot create offspring.
It is my understanding that those living the true homosexual lifestyle see these individuals involved in this great debate demanding the status of marriage and parenthood, as being involved in a great and unfortunate self-deception. Simply put, it is their feeling that these individuals fighting for marriage, or to be parents, have an obvious conflicting psychological and emotional desire to embrace the heterosexual lifestyle, or at a minimum an inconsistent desire to simulate the heterosexual lifestyle.
What is clear to me in this argument is that civil rights are those rights that a person should be recognized to possess simply because he or she is a citizen. No one should be denied these rights. We ought not to be assigning constitutional rights to anyone based on their biological behavior, especially when that behavior leads to our extinction as a species.
I guess we are predictably here today because of the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, once they stripped all human beings of the constitutional right to life, constitutional rights and life become arbitrary and subject to the whim of those in power.
"Eve walks among us and given to her is the power to choose…to choose death over life…the human vessel of life has become its destroyer…now comes forth her companion whose mission is extinction…"
Tino Abudagher
Thank you for this column– you have nailed it!! You called the whole country confused and you are right— think what these little children have to face in the future!!


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Monthly Archives: December 2010
DiFi takes on the Pirates
The Internet is being flooded with pirates that put Californians' intellectual property at risk. I don't have to tell you, but the entertainment industry itself employs hundreds of thousands in California, and it's not just in LA. Emeryville hosts the creative geniuses behind Toy Story 3 at the Pixar Animation Studio and George Lucas spent an estimated $350 million for his digital arts studio in the Presidio. Not to mention the up-and-coming studios and production facilities that are in the City employing multitudes of producers, editors and actors.
So what, beyond Pirates of the Caribbean 4, do pirates have to do with California's entertainment industry? Plenty. As you read this, pirated copies of new movies will have virtually flooded the Internet. For example, Cisco predicts that by 2014 it will take more than two years to watch the video that will cross the global IP network every second. Of this mind-boggling amount of video, a large part of it is unauthorized video content stolen from California studios. In fact, the Motion Picture Industry of America estimates that it loses over $25 billion a year to piracy.
What does this mean for California? In its most simplistic terms, it means lost opportunity for jobs and investment. The studios are faced with a tough recession, and, the popular wisdom that the industry is recession proof is being challenged in light of studio consolidations and release numbers. If the industry is bleeding billions of dollars to pirates, that's money it could be otherwise investing in movie-making, and, consequentially job-making. The Internet marketplace has provided opportunity like we could never have imagined for the entertainment industry and innovators across the state but it also has created an opportunity for very costly mischief. As a state, and as a nation, we need to arm the federal government with the tools it needs to take on those who seek to unfairly and unlawfully profit from the labors of California's best and brightest.
Senator Patrick Leahey recently sponsored a bill, S.3804, the "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" that was co-sponsored by our own Senator Dianne Feinstein that will do just that. It gives the feds an expedited means to take on rogue websites whose business model it is to facilitate the digital theft of copyrighted works. Last week, a large, and diverse cross-section, of the Internet marketplace wrote a letter to Senator Leahey supporting swift passage of S.3804, including Sony Music Entertainment, Disney, NBC Universal, and Major League Baseball (Go Giants!). CALinnovates would like to echo their support on behalf of our membership of California innovators and specifically to thank Senator Feinstein for her support of California innovation against the very real, and not very cute, threat of piracy.
California Hold 'em
What does this mean for California? A lot, and far beyond the rooftop solar panels you see popping up in your neighborhoods. The defeat of Prop 23 sent a strong message that Californians want California to lead in cleantech. The tallies on election night not only meant that there is a mandate for renewable energy, but also, that there is both an appetite for and support of increased cleantech innovation.
Cleantech creates opportunity, not only to do something environmentally responsible, but also to create jobs. At a time when our state unemployment rate hovers around a frightening 12%, the tech sector continues to grow (as much as 62% growth in Silicon Valley this year). Cleantech innovation is happening all over California: it's happening at Cisco, where tele-presence innovation will revolutionize environmentally responsible telecommuting. It's happening in the Mojave Desert where NRG and BrightSource are building the largest solar field to date. Innovation is not just happening at big companies: California start-ups are the backbone of this industry. Cool Lumens is manufacturing LED skylights that dramatically lower electricity consumption in large commercial spaces like warehouse stores and ChloriFill is making fiberboard out of agricultural waste.
California is the innovation engine of the world and Californian's believe that technology will lead the way to recovery from this crippling recession. The smart money agrees as forty percent of all cleantech venture dollars land in California and cleantech is the #1 focus of the VC community according to Pepperdine's business school. The resounding defeat of Prop 23 sent yet another strong message that voters want to continue this tradition of leadership in innovation.
Los Angeles has been at the forefront of the California clean tech revolution. The Environmental Defense Fund credits LA with hosting the most cleantech companies in the State, including, thanks to City leadership, the forthcoming BYD North American HQ. The EPA lists LA as having the most Energy Star-rated buildings in the country. LADWP, in partnership with IBEW Local 18, leads the state and country in the transition to renewable energy and it is accomplishing that feat almost entirely with existing infrastructure. It's no wonder that on election night nearly 70% of LA County voters stood up-against Texas and for California innovation.
Strong and Wide Support for Chairman Genachowski's Open Internet Framework
"President Obama is strongly committed to net neutrality in order to keep an open Internet that fosters investment, innovation, consumer choice, and free speech. The announced action by FCC Chairman Genachowski, building on the work of Chairman Waxman's collaborative effort to craft legislation in this area, advances this important policy priority."
— Aneesh Chopra, CTO, White House, December 1, 2010
"The Communications Workers of America supports Chairman Genachowski's initiative to sustain open Internet principles and create the stable conditions necessary for critical investment and quality job creation in broadband networks."
— Larry Cohen, President, CWA, December 1, 2010
"We commend Chairman Genachowski for recognizing that the time to act is now. The Internet is and should remain a medium that is open to innovation, not one where big network operators get to pick winners and losers. This rulemaking is about preserving the characteristics that have made the Internet such an overwhelming success."
— Leslie Harris, President, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), December 1, 2010. CDT is a non-profit public interest organization working to keep the Internet open, innovative, and free
"Maintaining an Open Internet is critical to our economy's growth and Chairman Genachowski and his team deserve kudos for their thoughtful leadership. This effort is a pragmatic balance of innovation, economic growth and crucial investment in the Internet. We look forward to working with FCC to protect these principles so the Internet grows and thrives for generations to come."
— John Doerr, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is a venture capital firm that has backed entrepreneurs in over 500 ventures, including AOL, Amazon, Citrix, Compaq, Electronic Arts, Genentech, Google, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Netscape, Sun, Symantec, Verisign and Zynga.
"As the founder of Craigslist and a passionate believer in the economic and social benefits of an open and free Internet, I proudly endorse the Chairman's historic efforts to protect these important principles in our society. Common-sense rules of the road will help ensure certainty in markets while also preserving the openness and freedom of the Internet that has helped generate millions of jobs and share billions of ideas around the world.
— Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist, December 1, 2010.
"I am proud to join a diverse coalition in support of the Chairman's proposed rules of the road. This light-touch, common-sense framework will help protect investment and innovation throughout the ecosystem and will ensure certainty in markets for years to come."
— Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel, December 1, 2010. SV Angel is a Silicon Valley technology angel venture fund.
"We applaud the work of the Chairman Genachowski and FCC on this draft Open Internet framework. Chairman Genachowski has offered a quality framework that hits the right balance between encouraging investments, fostering innovation and protecting consumers in a manner that is both transparent and enforceable."
— Rey Ramsey, President and CEO of TechNet. TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of more than four hundred CEOs. Its members represent more than one million employees in the fields of information technology, biotechnology, e-commerce and finance.
"Today ADE commends the FCC for embracing this spirit, rejecting partisan bickering and choosing mainstream compromise over extreme action in the debate over net neutrality. Today's announcement shows that thoughtful debate on policy can lead to solutions that uphold our commitment to preserving the open Internet while maintaining a focus on the priorities of the American people: restoration of our economy and a solution to creating jobs."
— Shirley Franklin, Senior Advisor, Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), December 1, 2010. The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE) is a non-profit consumer advocacy organization that serves to facilitate and ensure equal access to technology in underserved communities.
"We believe that today's net neutrality proposal from the FCC represents an important step forward. It's vital for net neutrality regulations to promote new investments by network operators to increase broadband speeds, while also ensuring that consumers easily can access content and services from both start-up and established companies with the necessary quality of service and at the highest speeds available."
— Statement by Fred Humphries, Microsoft, December 1, 2010.
"We applaud Chairman Genachowski for his leadership in moving forward with a balanced approach in the face of the heightened polemics on this issue…[t]he FCC's policy position represents a fair middle ground that will provide regulatory certainty to an issue that has been lacking it since the Comcast decision last spring."
— Dean Garfield, CEO, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), December 1, 2010. ITI is an advocacy group representing global leaders in innovation–from all areas of the ICT sector including hardware, services, and software.
"We … urge you to bring the Open Internet rulemaking to conclusion …the Commission can provide the certainty necessary for policymakers, consumers, investors, and innovators that the Internet will remain an open network, under the watchful eye of the Federal Communications Commission, and that the service will be delivered and managed with full and complete transparency. Combined, that will make it possible for the agency, advocates, engineers, and the media to police practices that could threaten innovation at the edge of the network. … We understand that there are some who would have you go further and some that would have you do nothing. But we believe you are headed toward a principled center and we support that effort."
— Senators John F. Kerry, Byron Dorgan and Ron Wyden, November 30, 2010.
"As an early-stage investor with deep ties to the technology community, I applaud Chairman Genachowski's proposed framework to protect a free and open Internet. Nothing is more important to America's economic future than the protection of a free and open Internet, and I am confident that Chairman Genachowski's proposed framework will achieve just that."
— Ram Shiram, Founder, Sherpalo Ventures, December 1, 2010. Sherpalo is a venture capital firm that supports the development and commercialization of technology companies.
"If you believe in the need to protect the open Internet, this is the realistic way forward, and it could lay the groundwork for other steps if necessary in the future."
— Kevin Werbach, Professor, Wharton School of The University Of Pennsylvania, December 1, 2010.
"We commend the Federal Communications Commission for tentatively putting open Internet rules on the agenda for the Dec. 21 Commission meeting and for, we expect, circulating a draft order. As Comcast's recent actions have shown, such rules are urgently needed."
— Gigi B. Sohn, President and Co-founder Public Knowledge, December 1, 2010
"We are pleased that the FCC appears to be embracing a compromise solution that is sensitive to the dynamics of investment in a difficult economy and appears to avoid over-regulation. … Such an approach would reduce regulatory uncertainty, and should encourage investment and innovation in next generation broadband services and technologies. In that regard, we remain committed to working with the FCC to bring the benefits of broadband to all Americans."
— Jim Cicconi, AT&T, December 1, 2010.
"As a technology venture capitalist representing hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, I strongly support your proposed rules to protect an open and free Internet….your proposal will help incubate growth for decades to come and should be adopted without further delay."
— Jed Katz, Managing Director, Javelin Venture Partners, December 1, 2010. Javelin Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm specializing in technology based start-ups.
"DISH Network applauds Chairman Genachowski for moving forward on critically important net neutrality rules. His proposal is a solid framework for protecting the open Internet".
— Charles Ergen, Chairman, President and CEO, Dish Network, December 1, 2010.
"Today's announcement by the FCC represents a prudent and balanced approach to managing the growing volume of traffic on the Internet. IBM will continue to work with others in the IT industry as this process moves forward to support fair and reasonable rules that will encourage continued investment in smarter systems in the United States."
— Christopher Padilla, Vice President, Government Programs, IBM, December 1, 2010.
"FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski deserves a lot of credit for proceeding so thoughtfully and choosing a commonsense compromise in the face of hyper-partisan brinksmanship."
— David Sutphen, Co-Chair, Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), December 1, 2010. The Internet Innovation Alliance is coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American has access to broadband Internet.
"Today's proposal seems to be the most effective option for reducing regulatory uncertainty in the broadband marketplace, enabling more widespread investment and deployment that will ultimately benefit consumers and our economy."
— Bruce Mehlman, Co-Chair Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), December 1, 2010. The Internet Innovation Alliance is coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American has access to broadband Internet.
We understand and are pleased that the proposed rules have moved away from broad Title II regulation and toward a more tailored approach that recognizes the unique nature of wireless services. … We believe significant input from a bipartisan majority of Congress and others, and the willingness of the Chairman to seek a workable solution, have contributed toward making the proposed rules less onerous. … [W]e appreciate the Chairman's attempt to find a way forward on this issue that recognizes the need to create certainty in the market and facilitate investment."
— Steve Largent, President and CEO, CTIA-The Wireless Association, December 1, 2010
"We applaud Chairman Genachowski for supporting a measured, forward-looking policy framework that recognizes the dynamic nature of the telecom ecosystem and the importance of continued investment, job creation and innovation in the vibrant communications sector. We appreciate Chairman Genachowski's leadership, commitment and support for continued growth and opportunity for consumers, technology innovators and workers, and investors in the communications sector and throughout the U.S. economy."
— Jonathan Spalter, Chairman, Mobile Future Coalition, December 1, 2010. The Mobile Future Coalition is coalition of businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals advocating for an environment in which innovations in wireless technology and services are enabled.
"We believe that it is a fair resolution of this set of issues and that it is proposed in a way that achieves our essential and shared objectives: preserving the openness of the Internet and the incentives to invest and innovate for the benefit of consumers. And I want to thank and applaud Chairman Genachowski, his Chief of Staff, Eddie Lazarus, and their staff for listening, for their hard work on incredibly complex business and technology issues, and for their leadership in seeking a fair resolution of a difficult and controversial set of policy goals."
— NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow, President and CEO, NCTA, December 1, 2010. NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households.
"We are happy to see that the Chairman appears to have…[struck] a balance between supporting growth in the tech sector and consumer protection. On behalf of our membership of hundreds of California innovators, we are happy to support the Chairman."
— Erin Lehane, Executive Director, CALinnovates, December 1, 2010. CALinnovates represents 150 technology companies and is focused on championing the conversation about the future of California's critical technology sector.
CALinnovates Applauds FCC Approach Towards Middle Ground on Net Neutrality
For Immediate Release:
December 1, 2010
Erin Lehane
(415) 494-8626 x102
[email protected]
San Francisco, CA — CALinnovates, a California technology coalition, announced its support of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's new approach towards the divisive issue of net neutrality.
"The issue of net neutrality had turned into an argument of extremes, this made our membership very nervous. Any regulation of the Internet is 'make it or break it' and during these tough economic times, we needed any proposed regulation to definitely not break it" stated Erin Lehane, Executive Director of CALinnovates.
"Innovation requires an environment that is supportive and not restrictive in order to grow as it has" said Lehane. "Extremist reactionary politics are not good for this growth-not in California nor around the country. We are happy to see that the Chairman appears to have chosen the high road, which also happens to be the middle of the road, and strike a balance between supporting growth in the tech sector and consumer protection. On behalf of our membership of hundreds of California innovators, we are happy to support the Chairman and his now proven ability to move past the extreme politics which have dogged this issue."
For more information on CALinnovates please go to www.calinnovates.org; http://www.facebook.com/#!/CALinnovates and http://twitter.com/CALinnovates.
CALinnovates is a statewide coalition focused on championing the conversation about the future of California's critical technology sector. CALinnovates brings together industry experts, thought leaders, tech innovators, policy makers and consumers in a nonpartisan mission to promote innovation, create new jobs, spur investment and support tech-friendly policies.
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- November 23, 2010 – CALinnovates Launches "Grateful Tech" Holiday Content
- October 5, 2010 – How You Phone Is How You Think: iPhone Users More Apt to Believe In GOP Takeover of Congress, Be Influenced by Tea Party, New Poll Find
- February 3, 2010 – New Statewide Poll Shows Voters Believe Technology Industry is at Core of California's Recovery


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(Heads up: This is a rant. I don't think anyone can help me othrer than just sympathizing.)
We had a recent thread on how hard it is to change blades on the DW735 planer (I'd provide a link to it if I knew how). The consensus is that the bolts must have been installed by Arnold Schwarzenegger using a pneumatic driver, 'cause there was no way I could remove them w/o using a bolt extravctor which, as you know, ruins the bolt heads.
OK, fast forward to yesterday, when I started to install my new Byrd Shelix Cutterhead. In addition to removing the blades, this requires the removal of a few Phillips-head bolts. Bring in Arnold again, 'cause some of them came out easily (using lots of WD-40), while some just won't budge. As soon as I relocate my bolt extractor, I'll drill the heads out and try to remove them. The best case scenario will be the removal/ruination of these bolts.
One way or another, I'll get the Byrd installed, but it aggravates me that Dewalt (and maybe other tool manufacturers as well) seem to put their tools together in such a way that there is NO FRIGGIN' WAY to remove some of the bolts using standard methods. WHY??
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