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Presidential Elections 2008
Rick Warren *directly* uses Hitler Youth, Lenin, Cultural Revolution as models for Joel's Army
Over the past few weeks, I've written about a particular aspect of Rick Warren that has so far seen very little formal media attention--his extensive connections to groups and persons connected to the "New Apostolic Reformation" aka "Joel's Army", a particularly virulent "Christian Nationalist" movement (which had its initial origins in neopentecostal dominionist churches but has since spread via "cuckoo" cell-churches to even some mainstream denominations). Read more about Rick Warren *directly* uses Hitler Youth, Lenin, Cultural Revolution as models for Joel's Army
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Rick Warren's Connections to Joel's Army
Nearly two and a half years to the day, I wrote an early article detailing Rick Warren's connections with Paul Yonggi Cho nee David Yonggi Cho--a figure who is practically at Ground Zero regarding the continued perpetuation and promotion of what has been termed "Latter Rain", evolved into "Joel's Army", and is known now as the "New Apostolic Reformation".
This early post has gained sudden relevance now with Rick Warren now being chosen as the pastor to give the inauguration prayer on 20 January.
This is also rather unfortunate, as it turns out that Rick Warren's connections to "Elijah's Army" go farther than trading tips with Cho on megachurch growth...far deeper. Read more about Rick Warren's Connections to Joel's Army
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"Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover
In yesterday's post, I went into some of the initial detail on a statement given by Thomas Muthee in the infamous sermon where he "annointed" Sarah Palin and also claimed to literally run a traditional religious practitioner out of his home base.
Muthee's statement referred to a popular concept in Joel's Army circles--the concept of the "seven mountains", that is, seven pillars of society that these groups see as a major priority for takeover "by hook or by crook". (Of note, Palin was actually used as an example for the takeover of "government".) Read more about "Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover
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Thomas Muthee's "Seven Mountains" and coded messages
Today's diary is--and yes, I know, this is a shocker--NOT going to be about Sarah Palin. At least, not directly. This is more towards some of her supporters...and especially in light of Palin throwing stones whilst in a glass house re the Jeremiah Wright controversy, a deeper look is warranted into one group Palin is associated with in particular. Read more about Thomas Muthee's "Seven Mountains" and coded messages
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Palin, TrooperGate, RapeKitGate...and Joel'sArmyGate
Over the past few weeks, folks on the Internet have turned up an impressive amount of info re Sarah Palin's questionable judgements--including scandals involving the Alaska State Police (now known as "TrooperGate") and similar hijinks with the Wasilla PD, info re Palin trying to make rape victims pay for their own evidence collection kits (which led to the state stepping in), and Palin's disturbing connections with "Joel's Army" neopentecostal dominionists.
What has not been publicised so far is that the first two scandals have direct connections to the third--and, even worse, there's the most damning evidence yet that the very "Joel's Army" folks Palin is linked to may have been grooming her explicitly as a "stealth candidate". Read more about Palin, TrooperGate, RapeKitGate...and Joel'sArmyGate
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Palin, dominionist intimidation, and *actual* witch-hunters
A few days ago, I had reported on Palin's linkages to "Bible-based cult" promoter Bill Gothard...and, sadly, followup info proves that this may be far from her only links to religiously motivated abuse.
It turns out that Palin--and Wasilla A/G--are intimately connected with "Joel's Army" promoters directly responsible for not only harassment of critics, but also a little-reported and growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa: namely, the growth of "Joel's Army" "exorcists" and people--including young children--fleeing for their lives from a literal "God Warrior" progrom.
Palin's links to Thomas Muthee, Witchfinder General Read more about Palin, dominionist intimidation, and *actual* witch-hunters
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Palin, Gothard, and dog-whistles to dominionists
A few days ago, I wrote an article detailing several more links between Palin and particularly disturbing elements of the "Joel's Army" movement--namely, apparent links between Palin and Bill Gothard's network of groups, and some very disturbing dog-whistles from some of the "Joel's Army" faithful comparing her to the prophetess Deborah.
Now that I have my power restored...we can get to "the *rest* of the story", so to speak...and now you get the background as to why the latest revelations are quite disturbing.
Sarah Palin a Gothardite? Read more about Palin, Gothard, and dog-whistles to dominionists
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New revelations re Palin and dominionists
[Welcome, Digby readers! I'm really not sure this series of posts has stood the test of time. The basic problem is that information on Palin was so polluted by her detractors in 2008 that it's almost impossible to assess accurately, and much of this series is self-referential. --lambert]
Much like the US Postal Service, neither rain nor snow nor 70% of my hometown's power infrastructure being eaten by Ike will stop me from posting the latest on Palin's connections with dominionists. Read more about New revelations re Palin and dominionists
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ATLANTA -- 100,000 people are expected to come to Atlanta every day this weekend, with thousands of them passing 5 Points and the Underground.
It's a hot spot for street vendors selling everything from t-shirts to fresh fruit to souvenirs. But now they are gone.
It's a crackdown by Atlanta Police enforcing a city ordinance (Section 138.15-Obstructing sidewalks) that prohibits street vending.
The push started last December when a Judge threw out a city plan for street vendors to get licenses from a single company.
It picked up speed last week, just before opening day of the Braves and the upcoming Final Four Weekend.
Vendors who stay in business face stiff fines and jail time.
"The city is going to take a look at other major cities and how they handle public property vending. Look at best practices, what works and what doesn't work," said Carlos Campos of the Atlanta Police Department.
That doesn't work for the vendors
"I am a stadium vendor and yesterday I was told that I could not sell my wares at Turner Field, and it's not just me," said Larry Miller, President of the Atlanta Street Vendors Association.
"I have put everything I own into this now I can't run it. I love this City but this City is wrong," said Stanley Hambrick, an Atlanta street vendor.
Customers who frequent the stands want a compromise.
"I cannot understand what's going on. I can understand cleaning it up but I think the city may have gone from one extreme to the other," said Clarence Ball, a street vendor customer.
But vendors do have an alternative.
The ordinance only pertains to public streets so vendors can make deals and set up stands on private property.

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First responders on call this Thanksgiving
Just because it's a holiday, doesn't mean everybody gets the day off.
Fire, Police, and E.M.S, all on the job in Missoula.
"To be in the station on a holiday isn't the end of the world," says first year firefighter Josh Kamarth.
The men and women of the Missoula Fire Department's Station One are on alert.
"For us, it doesn't really make a difference as to what day it is," says Erin Wilmarth. She's driving the truck today, if they have to run a call.
"Being a holiday, it's a lot slower and our admins are off and our training officer's off, so we don't have training.That's a change in our normal activities."
They wait for the call to action, just like every other day. A couple calls come in, but they're for other stations and units.
So the firefighters on call study, eat, and read the paper.
"I have more than enough to keep me busy. Whether it's studying the street map or working on the C-D-L stuff,"says Kamarth.
Right after lunch, Station 1 gets called to a structure fire. An oven is burning in an apartment. Thanksgiving dinner gone wrong. They're on the way in no time, and quickly on scene.
Josh and Captain Randy Thorpe get things under control. Minimal damage they say, the call wrapped up in less than 20 minutes.
Just another day at the office.
"It's kind of a bummer you miss out getting to have dinner, doing your normal holiday routine, but you know, somebody's got to work," says Wilmarth.


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Very nice work Mark!
With the 98th Map of the Week we take a look at West Fortress in the Slovanian Royal County.
Key to the Map of West Fortress:
1. Lost Passage. The passage begins in the northwesternmost building of the Royal Trading Co. complex (Location No. 20) and ends in the old logging camp in the Jihles Wood north of town.
2. Northland Grainmill. Master Miller Alexej, a 44-year-old human male artisan, owns and operates the mill. He and his 40-year-old wife Stela, a human female journeyman miller and artisan, live with their two teenaged children in a wing of the mill's ground floor. Alexej charges a milling fee of 10% by weight. He employs a journey miller, a human male artisan, and an apprentice miller, a human female commoner.
3. The Last Inn. Visiting bureaucrats and military officers and traders who come to town are the main overnight guests in Blaej's Inn. He also puts up occasional visiting adventurers. His public room the only tavern in West Fortress does a booming business, not only with his overnight guests but also with locals and soldiers from the garrsison. Blaej, a 48-year-old human male merchant, runs the inn and public room. His 44-year-old wife, Bohumila, a human female artisan, is the cook. Their only son, Kapar, a 23-year-old human male artisan, is the brewmaster, and he works the tap at night. The inn has two waitresses, Kapar's 22-year-old human female wife, Ljuba, a commoner, and the 36-year-old local human female commoner Sylva. Blaej, Kapar and their wives have separate apartments in the inn. Sylva, who does private after-hours business, has a room in the inn. Blaej offers the six single guest rooms at 6 bronze pieces nightly. Meals run from 4 bronze pieces to a silver piece. Kapar's house brew, a dark ale, costs two copper pieces for a pint/half-liter tankard. The inn complex includes the main inn building, the brewhouse and a stable-barn combination.
4. Millstream.
5. Deer Creek Sawmill. Any lumber sold in northwestern Slovania comes from Darina's sawmill. All of the timber harvested in this area that isn't intended to be firewood comes to her sawmill, the only one in the region. Darina, a 34-year-old master sawyer and artisan, inherited the sawmill from her father. Single, she lives on the mill buildings's upper story. She employs a human male journeyman sawyer artisan, and two laborers, both human male commoners. The mill complex consists of the main mill building, a large shed and two lumber sheds.
6. Deer Creek
7. Jáchym's Wall
Northwest Garrison:
8. Training Grounds
9. Command Officers Quarters. Comandant Jiřina, a 49-year-old human female warrior, also has her quarters here.
10. War Wizards Tower. The war wizards stationed in the tower are Ahasver, a 66-year-old human male seer; Jolana, a 51-year-old human female white necromancer, and Ivana, a 42-year-old human female summoner.
11. Barracks
12. Headquarters
13. Keep
14. Officers & Civilians Quarters
15. Stable
16. Butcher Izák. The slaughterhouse and meat packing operation (Location No. 1 has no local retail sales. Its products all are exported to other parts of Slovania. Locals buy their meat from Izák and their fish from the Fishermen's Guild (at Location No. 26). Izák, a 30-year-old human male bachelor, is a master butcher and artisan. He employs a journeyman butcher, human female artisan; an apprentice butcher, human male commoner, and a laborer, human male commoner. Izák buys beef and poultry from local farmers and boar and venison from hunters. He and his staff also buy from the catch of the Fishermen's Guild and sell fresh and smoked fish in the butcher shop. The smokehouse is outside of the main shop. Izák has a small apartment on the shop's second story.
17. Ludvik's Wagons. Master Wainwright Ludvik and his crew make everything from heavy logging and military wagons to wheelbarrows. Ludvik, a 44-year-old human male artisan, employs two journeyman wainwrights, human male and female artisans; an apprentice wainwright, human female commoner, and a laborer, human male commoner.
18. Slaughterhouse. Exactly who owns this large slaughterhouse and meat packing plant is unclear. Count Prokop is the only owner known by name, but he also has unnamed silent partners in the Newhouse area. It is managed by master butcher Dita, a 50-year-old human female artisan. She employs three journeyman butchers, human male and female artisans; two apprentice butchers, human male and female commoners, and two laborers, human male and female commoners. Dita buys bulls and poultry from local farmers, deer and boar from hunters and fish from the Fishermen's Guild. Her crew slaughters the animals, making smoked cuts and sausages or brined-packed meat of them. They also clean the fish, smoking some and packing others in brine. All the products produced in the plant are taken downstream in trade caravans to Newhouse.
Royal Trading Co. Station. This is the northern terminal of King Jáchym's trading coster. The 49-year-old human male merchant, Květoslav, is the local manager. As explained above, Květoslav is a part of the secret organization responsible for the Lost Passage. Normally, the terminal is responsible for receiving and dispatching caravans, trade wagons and traders who come from and go to Newhouse. Květoslav employs six laborers, all human male and female commoners.
19. Stable. Caravan and trader horses are kept here.
20. North Warehouse. This building hides the southern entrance to the Lost Passage.
21. Warehouses.
22. Business Office. Květoslav lives on the upper story.
23. Zdislava's Woodworks. This rather sizeable carpentry and joining operation is owned by master carpenter and master joiner Zdislava, a 59-year-old human female artisan. She makes wood products of all sorts, both in series and on commision. Her products include cabinets and furniture, wooden tools, barrels, churns and much more. She employs two journeyman carpenters, two journeyman joiners and a journeyman botcher as well as three apprentices and two laborers. The jouneyman are artisans, the others commoners. All are human males and females. Most of Zdislava's wares are transported to Newhouse for resale.
24. Zdislava's Woodworks Shed.
25. Common Pasture
26. Hugo's Farm. This operation is a bit of many things, all other than a standard farm. Hugo, a 66-year-old retired human male ranger, and his wife, Apolena, a 65-year-old human female healer, are the owners. Hugo fishes on Deer Lake north of the village (and north of the map's border) and breeds horses. He is the only horse trader in West Fortress, but his breeding operation is small. At any given time, he has d4 draft horses and 0 to 4 war horses available. The number of war horses available is calculated with d6-2. A result of -1 or 0 indicates than none are available at present. Hugo also is chairman of the Fishermen's Guild. He negotiates all of the guild's fish sales. Apolena has a small herbal clinic on the second story of the farmhouse. She usually spends more of her time in her apothecary making herbal remedies than in healing. Most healing work is done by her assistant, Kazímir, a 43-year-old human male healer. The garrison is Apolena's main client, but she also accepts locals and adventurers as patients.
You can get the map in two versions:
1. The Fractal Mapper (TM) 8 version in FMP format, fully editable, from our Jörðgarð web page (31 MB).
2. As a JPG flat map of 3000 Pixels x 2250 Pixels (3.3 MB), available above.
Both versions are released for personal and commercial use under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, which you can read on the Jörðgarð website at:
The Jörðgarð World
Next week: West Fortress - The Last Inn
Mark Oliva
The Vintyri (TM) Project
Very nice work Mark!
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Discussion and debate with Joe Duffy
Emma O'Reilly and two of her sisters were sexually assaulted on different occassions by two of their uncles. She tells joe of her feelings at the sentencing of both men, one of whom recieved a five year prison sentence, the other was given a three and a half year suspended sentence .
The debate on the protection of life during pregnancy bill continued, with women who underwent abortions speaking about the effect on them and the influence their experience has had on their views on the proposed legislation.


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Looking for a New Year's Eve party? Here's a list of some of the bigger, ticketed events around town on Tuesday night. For additional options, see the Tuesday section of the nightlife listings.
Events are subject to change at the last minute. Call ahead to confirm.
New Year's Eve with The Black Angels, La Luz
9 p.m., Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; $32.50 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).
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"Resolution" with Above & Beyond, Knife Party
7 p.m., 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $85 ().
SPECTRA 2014: New Year's Eve Under the Arches
Music provided by KEXP's DJ Riz, Darek Mazzone, DJ El Toro, DJ Sharlese and DJ Alex. 8:30 p.m., Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N, Seattle; $100 (pacificsciencecenter.org).
Bassdrop Music NYE 2014
9 p.m., Monkey Loft, 2915 First Ave. S., Seattle; $10-$30 (800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com).
STRFKR, Teen Daze, Pillar Point, Alexico
9 p.m., Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle; $25 (neumos.com).
Leftover Salmon, with Bill Payne, Fruition
8:30 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; $50 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).
LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends: New Year's Rock and Soul Eve
9 p.m., Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland; $45 (425-893-9900 or kpcenter.org).
GLO with DJ Scene
8 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie; $35 (800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com).
Hell's Belles, DJ Kryspin
9 p.m., The Fenix, 124 S. Washington St., Seattle, $25 ().
"Indulgence" with Brand X, 80s Invasion
9 p.m., Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum, 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; $69-$350 (seattlebash.com).
"All Gold Everything" with Fred Falke, Sean Majors, Dr Fever and Bgeezy
9 p.m., Q Nightclub, 1426 Broadway, Seattle; $35 (qnightclub.com).
9 p.m., Renaissance Madison Hotel, 515 Madison St., Seattle; $45-$55 (800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com).
Compiled by Jeff Albertson. To submit listings, go to seattletimes.com/submitlistings


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Congratulations, Baltimore fans. No excuses...the Ravens and Ray Lewis came to Foxborough and laid it on the Pats...much like they did in 2009. The only difference was that in 2009, the Ravens put the game away in the first quarter, In this one...they put it away in the second half.
Interesting how the last two teams standing are physical squads. Finesse teams like the Pats, Falcons, and Packers turned out to be frauds.
Good luck in the SB.


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(Sports Network) - Even though Adam Wainwright was named to his second All- Star team, it's possible the St. Louis Cardinals right-hander will not pitch at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
The same could be said for Chicago Cubs lefty Travis Wood, who was named to his first All-Star squad.
Those two pitchers will face off Sunday night in the finale of a four-game series at Wrigley Field.
Wainwright tries to win a third straight decision and become the National League's first 13-game winner. Also, he's unbeaten in his career at Wrigley Field, going 5-0 with a 3.77 ERA in 14 career appearances (9 starts). He's 6-6 in 28 games (19 starts) for his career versus the Cubs, but 0-2 over his last five outings. His lone start against the Cubs this season came June 18 at Busch Stadium as he threw seven innings in a 4-2 loss.
Wainwright is 2-0 over his last three starts. He limited Houston to a run over seven frames in a victory Tuesday.
All-Star pitchers who perform on Sunday can either pitch a maximum of one inning in the Midsummer Classic or opt out of the game and a replacement can be named.
Wood aims to stretch his unbeaten string to five consecutive starts. Wood, who is 1-0 in his last four outings, is coming off a victory Tuesday against the Angels when he limited them to four hits and a pair of runs over 6 2/3 innings. He's 3-3 with a 4.59 ERA in eight contests against the Cardinals.
St. Louis enters the day tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates atop the NL Central.
Last night, Luis Valbuena and Alfonso Soriano homered in Chicago's 6-4 win. Starlin Castro and Dave Sappelt added an RBI apiece for the Cubs, who went 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position to win for the sixth time in eight games.
Chicago starter Matt Garza (6-1) allowed two runs on 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings to pick up his fifth consecutive victory. He's been part of trade rumors leading to the non-waiver movement deadline on July 31.
"I've been through it so much that I'm just oblivious to it until something happens," Garza said. "It's stressful, but at the same time I have a great outlet. I get to pitch every five days."
Jon Jay went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored for the Cardinals, who went 3-for-11 with RISP. Matt Carpenter, Allen Craig and Tony Cruz each knocked in a run.
"That was a tough one," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "I imagine people are tired of hearing me say we keep fighting, but I'm not tired of saying it because it's true."
Lance Lynn (11-4) got the start for St. Louis and gave up six runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings.
The Cardinals lost for just the second time in eight games.
St. Louis won three out of four when these teams met in Missouri from June 17-20.
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UU Honors Employees at the Annual Appreciation Luncheon
URBANA, Ohio (April 5, 2013) - Urbana University held its annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon on March 28, 2013 in the Urbana University Student Center Sara Landess room. As the administration, faculty, and staff entered the room, a delightful video presentation was shown that included photos of every employee with four UU Trivia questions interspersed. Former president Stephen Jones opened the program with a welcome and a reflection on his five years at UU. Those present were then instructed and encouraged to answer the trivia questions from the video. Christina Bruun-Horrigan, director of university relations, led the gathering in a time of reflection and blessing for the food.
During the event, more than 20 individuals were honored for their contributions and service to Urbana University. Employees were recognized for their years of service, beginning at the five year mark, and increasing in five year increments all the way up to the 40 year anniversary.
Jennifer Midgley was honored for her 40 years of dedication and service to the University as an employee of the Swedenborgian Memorial Library since a senior in high school. Audrey Stevens '94, director of human resources, received an award for 35 years with Urbana. During these many years, she has served the University well in many positions.
Receiving the 15 year award were Dr. W. Dean Pond, Dr. Denise Boldman, and Dr. James "Chip" Weisgerber. Nicholas Christian, Mary Lee Zerkle, Dr. William Blizzard, and Nadynne Parks received an award for their 10 years of service to UU. The following employees received their 5 year plaque, Jeffrey Porter, David Taynor '99, Nicholas Roberts, April Reisinger, Christopher Anders, Dr. Stephen Jones, Ryan Enlow, Dale Gresson, Rita Terry, and Timothy King '94.
Special Urbana University awards were presented to employees nominated by their peers:
• Dr. Weisgerber, vice president of student and enrollments services, presented the Administrator Award to Dr. John Gore M'07 for his leadership in improving the Royal Blues Band program and coordinating all outside programs on campus.
• Chief Financial Officer Barb Stewart awarded Tami Puritan the Staff Award for her dedication and "thick skin" in handling all payments, especially to the outside vendors.
• Senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, now serving as the current interim president, Dr. Kirk Peterson presented Margaret Piatt the Faculty Award, recognizing the work she has put into the development of the outstanding theatre program as well as her leadership as chair of the Commencement and Convocation Committees.
• Dr. Jim Judge, faculty liaison to the athletic program, and Nicole Pluger, associate athletic director of compliance and senior women's administrator, received the Innovation Award from Dr. Peterson for their ability to streamline communications and efforts to ensure academic success for student athletes.
• The Partnership Award went to Synergis Education and the Center for Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) for their successful collaboration to develop and deliver educational programs that meet the needs of adult learners. This award was presented by Dr. Peterson to Shelly Moore, director of enrollment services and Kelly Evans-Wilson, CAPS operations manager.
• Justin McCulla '08, associate director of admissions, received the Alumni-Employee Award. He was recognized by vice president of institutional advancement and communications James Thornton for his dedication to the ideals of the university and his constant efforts to promote the university and further its values and service to students and the community.
• Kat Steiner, director of alumni relations, was surprised to receive the Founders Award for Excellence, presented by former president Jones. This award recognized her professional, skillful, and thorough development of the Office of Alumni Relations and her enthusiasm for Urbana University. • Dwayne "Vinnie" Vincent, director of campus services, presented the Sodexo Campus Services Award to John Deere, grounds supervisor, for his leadership and devotion to the upkeep of the entire UU campus grounds and facilities.
• Brian Steward, director of dining services, presented Cindy Johnson with the Sodexo Dining Award. Cindy has served students and employees for 27 years.
This year's Employee Appreciation Luncheon was coordinated by members of the Awards committee: Melissa Closser, John Forstoefel, John Gore (chair) M'07, Ann Greer M'05, Cherie Moore, and Audrey Stevens '94.
For more information about Urbana University, please visit www.urbana.edu.


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(Reuters) – The Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $400 million for the next draw on Friday after no one won the top prize of $344 million on Tuesday evening, lottery organizers said.
The next draw is slated for Friday, Dec. 13 – considered an unlucky date by some – at 11 p.m. Eastern.
If the winner chose to take a cash prize instead of an annuity, it would amount to $216 million, according to the Mega Millions website, megamillions.com.
Tuesday's top prize had a cash payout option of $184 million, according to the lottery, which is played in a majority of U.S. states. The winning numbers from that drawing were: 5, 12, 22, 41, 65 and 13, Mega Millions said.
No one has won the jackpot in more than two months, pushing the purse steadily higher, although it remains well below the record-setting $656 million won on March 30, 2012.
The next largest prizes in the 17-year history of Mega Millions were worth $390 million and $380 million.


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Steve Hlavac '12, founder of Beyond Measure Training in Naperville, combines his passion for fitness and training to launch business, help others.
"Helping people is my goal," says Steve Hlavac '12, founder and owner of Beyond Measure Training in Naperville. His business was founded on that principle and his life reflects it.
Steve Hlavac '12 has always loved fitness and training. An exercise science graduate, he's the all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards in Cardinal football and was an outfielder in baseball. That passion led to helping college friends with personal training and evolved into a career and the launch of Beyond Measure Training.


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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
* Shrinky Dink Fun: Homemade Stuffed Animal Name Tags
9 comments:
- Julie Bagamary said...
These are adorable!
- January 12, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Julie said...
I love this idea! My girls would love it too!
- January 12, 2011 at 7:26 AM
- kristin said...
oh my, we have the same thing going on here with DOGS. eliza proclaims almost daily that she has "more dogs than classmates." each has a name and story that we are expected to remember. especially since they are often up for adoption.
i need to get myself some shrinky dink paper.
- January 12, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- dannyscotland said...
I think that is just adorable. As a child, I had many, many, many stuffed animals. Not all the same kind, all different. They all had names, and my mom knew the main ones, but I'm sure she had no idea about some of them. I looked forward to playing with stuffed animals with my daughter, but at age 2 she wants absolutely nothing to do with them! She has only one, her lamb that she sleeps with, that she likes. I keep hoping she will soon grow to love them...otherwise they're going to become mine! :-) (Yes, I still have a thing for stuffed animals)
- January 12, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- Jaimie said...
This is a very cute idea. We have a large package of plain shrink plastic, and I haven't been very inspired yet with how to use it. The one thing we've done two years in a row now is make Christmas ornaments, which was pretty fun. My older daughter got a stuffed puppy for Christmas that she likes, so she might like to do this.
- January 12, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Cheryl B. said...
We are doing this today. We have dogs and webkins galore. DD is 10 and loved this idea. I don't have shrinky dinks but do have scrap stash of papers, punches and ribbon. She is uber excited. Thanks for the idea for using yet another snow day. We are just about crafted out of ideas.
- January 12, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- danita said...
hey are those sharpies she is coloring on the shrinky dinks with? i thought you could only use colored pencils?
- January 14, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
@ Danita -- Yes we did use Sharpies -- they work well on Shrinky Dinks, I don' t know if you can use them on the frosted kind, I recall using Colored Pencils on the frosted Shrinky Dinks when I was a kid.
pink and green mama,
- January 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- Beansprouts said...
what a wonderfully perfect idea! we've used foil as pet name tags, but the shrinky dink idea is not only way cuter, but leaves more room for creativity from the child and also will hold up a lot longer : )
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At 2:30 P.M. Wednesday afternoon, 27-year-old Christoper Fields was taken into custody without incident by the New Mexico State Police near Raton, New Mexico.
Arapahoe County Deputies received information that Fields was heading to New Mexico.
Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 300 block of Inverness Parkway in reference to a shooting around around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Through the investigation, deputies determined a woman was driving north on the exit ramp from I-25 when she was approached by Fields, her ex-boyfriend. Deputies say he stepped in front of her car and fired one shot through the windshield.
The woman was shot once, but suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Deputies say Fields ripped off his ankle bracelet and left it at the scene.
Due to law enforcement activity in the Lone Tree area, Lone Tree Elementary, Eagle Ridge Elementary and the Hope Online and Cloverleaf facilities were placed on lockout status for hours. Lockout means all students are kept inside their building and all outside doors are locked. The lockout was lifted around 10 a.m.
The incident was initially reported to the the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, but further investigation revealed the shooting happened in Arapahoe County. That office is now handling the investigation.
Fields has a current case for stalking in Douglas County, for which he was ordered to wear a pre-trial release GPS ankle monitor that was left at the scene. He is set to go to trial on that case in March.
A woman filed two restraining orders against Fields, one in Nov. 2011 and later in June 2012. She was granted a permanent protection order in June.
Christopher Fields' mother, Joyce Fields, says her son has been mentally ill for years.
"Christopher has seen councilors his whole life. He is now 27," Joyce Fields said.
Related Story: Mom says shooting suspect mentally ill
Fields says the system failed her son and no matter how many times she tried getting him help, it just wasn't enough.
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Yay! It's Saturday!
We decided to celebrate our 3rd week of blogging at More Than Mommies with a giveaway!
A while back I received a few copies of the book What to Expect the Toddler Years from whattoexpect.com. They asked me to review them and then told me that I could do whatever I wanted to do with them. They mentioned giving them to friends or family . . . so, since you all are my friends (you are my friends, right?) I decided to give them to 2 of you!
When the whattoexpect.com people asked me what book I wanted I knew right away that What to Expect When You are Expecting was out. I had already given birth to the 4 children I am going to have. I actually wasn't sure I needed any of them because Nate is already 6 and I have been through the Terrible Twos. Why would I need to know about them again?
Well – quite simply because no two two year olds are alike! My twins reinforced that truth when they hit their Terrible Twos – which is completely different than Nate or Danika's Terrible Twos and completely different from one another's. I decided that I needed some help with a few issues I'd never had to deal with before…
For example:
- Biting (which Dean turned to as his main expression of frustration)
- Weight issues (David is a lot smaller than his brothers or sisters ever were at his age)
- Fear of the Dark (the other kids seemed to love to sleep in the dark but Dean is petrified of it!)
- Security Blanket (David is the first and only child of mine to have one of these)
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Read the Full Text Civil War MemoirsThis document, written in 1913, was sent to VMI historian Joseph Reid Anderson, Jr. Anderson was engaged in a project to collect information about all VMI alumni to date, including a record of their Civil War service. The original letter is located in Coiner's Alumni File, VMI Archives.
About Benton Coiner:C. Benton Coiner, from Fishersville, Virginia, was born January 31, 1843 and attended VMI for one year(1860-1861). At the beginning of the Civil War he served as a drillmaster in Richmond and subsequently enlisted in Company G, 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was elected 1st Lieutenant on 1 May 1862 and was commanding the company when he was wounded in action (in the head) on 18 May 1864 at Spotsylvania. He returned to duty on July 4 and was promoted to Captain 2 December 1864; he commanded the regiment in early 1865. After the war Coiner worked as a farmer and stockraiser in Augusta County, Virginia. He died in April 1919 and is buried at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church near Fishersville.


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Mental Preparedness - Think Like A WinnerWritten by on July 1, 2003 Contributors: Courtesy of ASA The Importance Of Mental Preparedness In Racing
In racing, the goal is to get to the place desired by all. We call it "Victory Lane" or the "Winner's Circle." While every driver is heading in that general direction, there are some who know a shortcut. They get to the Winner's Circle by first getting "into the zone."
You have certainly heard the phrase "in the zone" connected to sporting events. When an athlete has a stellar performance, someone may point it out. But, does "the zone" exist or is it a product of an active imagination?
"I used to say, 'What the heck does that mean?' and wondered if anyone had measured this," says Dr. Jerry Stetz. The Ohio chiropractor has started a program called "The Mental Edge" that deals with a driver's mental state in preparation for competition.
"When I was in dental school at Case Western Reserve, we would cut up cadavers because, in order to be dentists, you have to know head and neck anatomy. I became aware that connections of the muscles of your neck run longitudinally, and there's some muscle fibers that come off perpendicularly that attach to the brain stem," he relates.
Armed with his head and neck knowledge, Stetz probed the concept of the zone further and found medical sources to be in rare agreement about what constituted being in the zone.
A Question of Balance
Basically, the zone is a balanced brain function. "People talk about brain waves and ideal brain waves being alpha frequency if you're going to be in the zone," says Stetz. "The brain has a left hemisphere and a right hemisphere, and when you're stressed, there's a reduction in measurable activity in your sub-dominant hemisphere. We all have a dominant hemisphere and a sub-dominant one; most of the population, the right handed, have a dominant left hemisphere. When people are stressed, they lose brain activity in their sub-dominant hemisphere and that's not a good thing. The function of those two hemispheres is not identical. If you lose function in one of them, you're losing some of your ability to perform things."
While it was known that getting in the zone was a simple case of balance, there needed to be a method to accomplish that result. "We want to take people and, on cue, put them in the zone," continues Stetz. "There's a hands-on physical procedure that I do that's based on that connection I saw in dental school. It's like pushing a button: You have to know where the button is and how to push it. It's like pushing the reboot button on your computer. That's what I'm doing to the athlete."
Mental/Physical Combination
Before the physical portion can be enacted, the athlete must be in a proper mental state. Stetz works as part of a team with Deb Boles providing assistance in the process. Boles provides the emotional stress diffusion, which affects not only the task at hand, but the way the subject looks at himself and his life.
"The driver needs to be focused and put the other stuff out of his mind," says Boles. "I think a good driver can deal with distraction and not get knocked out of the zone. What we've discovered is that the longer we work with someone, the more we work with them, the easier they get into the zone and the longer they stay in the zone. Maybe things affected him in the beginning of the season. Then, it's not so much by mid-season and maybe not at all at season's end.
"With my part of the emotional stress, any person can have an issue with anything," she continues. "Take roller coasters as an example: You may love them, but I'm scared to death of them. We would get the same physical sensation, but you would love it and I would think I'm going to die. They're the same physical feelings, but the difference is in how they're perceived. It's my job to assist them into perceiving it differently so they can stay focused on where they need to go and what they need to do."
The idea of assisting people into the zone was tried on go-kart racers. "At first, what we had was theoretical," says Stetz. "We took some measurements (in brain mapping studies), but then to actually try that on racers was a big next step. I think it's going to work, but I don't race cars. The next step is to try it on racers."
Stetz found go-kart racers to be willing subjects. "At first, my impression was that go-kart racing was the bottom rung, but it's not," he says. "Those guys are brave, and I don't know that I'd get on one and race it. I got positive feedback from them."
The next step was a professional racer, and his central Ohio ties put Stetz with ASA star Gary St. Amant. "This was a real big step, and I'm grateful to Gary. I'm approaching him saying, 'I have this procedure where I'm going to alter your brain physiology. Let me try it on you.' Who's going to say yes to that?"
St. Amant did. "Mentally, I felt different," says St. Amant. "We did it a few times and it helped. We did it at Anderson, which is one of my favorite tracks because you have to really get up on the wheel at that place. I felt like I was walking three feet off the ground that day. I really knew I was in the zone." St. Amant went on to win his first ASA championship that season. (St. Amant, who will be driving for Frankie Grill's Grand American Race Cars team in 2003, has won two titles and missed last year's by a single point.)
No Drugs Involved The procedure focuses on getting maximum performance from natural ability. "It's a drug-free program," Stetz says. "Neither Deb nor I can't give someone driving ability that they don't have. I'm not a coach. I don't have experience in racing cars. I can't coach anybody. We're making it easier for that driver, that athlete, to tap into the talent they have. Gary St. Amant was a great first professional experience for me because this guy has the talent, and if I can help him tap into that with less effort, that's why that was successful."
Getting in the zone is a process that involves relaxation, which runs against the grain of the idea that a driver has to be "pumped up" to compete. Adrenaline is not the driver's friend.
"Adrenaline is the enemy," says Stetz. "Adrenaline is a component of a stressed state. If you're spinning or somebody whacks you, that would stress me out. It has the potential of taking them out of the alpha frequency. Assuming they're still intact and the car is in one piece, they can settle themselves down and get into that alpha frequency. This situation kind of separates a good driver from a not-so-good driver. The good ones know how to settle themselves back down. That's the kind of thing Deb works with the clients on. We can't run out there and do our thing again, so we need them to settle themselves down."
Stetz says he has found the procedure is best suited for athletes such as racers and golfers. "Prior to working with racers, I worked with two NBA basketball players," he says. "The results are better on individual sports. In the NBA, there are five guys out there, and I'm only working on one of them. The logistics become a nightmare."
The Gender Issue
People are different, and the contention that men are different than women may not be applicable in this case. "No matter if you're male or female, you have a brain," says Boles. "You have a left hemisphere and a right hemisphere, and if you have stress, stress makes you stupid no matter if you're male or female. That's the bottom line."
The idea differs from the work of sports psychologists, who have their niche in developing a driver's talent. "Sports psychologists are attempting to teach their clients how to deal with issues and get into the zone. We put them into the zone. A good analogy of the difference is this: Let's say your house needs to be painted. You can hire someone to teach you how to paint your house, but you still have to paint it. You can hire me to paint your house and it gets painted. Deb works with the driver first and gets to what's bothering him. Immediately, when she finishes with the driver, I do the hands-on procedure and that is the absolute best time. The person is relaxed and they're not feeling stressed. My procedure is very fast, it doesn't take long to do. Now, we have them in the alpha frequency. People will tend to stay in the zone for several hours. We want them in that zone the whole race."
No matter how hard they try, rule-makers will never be able to level the playing field when it comes to the most imperfect aspect of racing-the human. Much like each car comes with only one engine, each driver comes with only one brain. The brain can't be taken out and replaced, so it becomes a vital tool to keep functioning at maximum efficiency. It should be the strongest tool in the toolbox for any racing effort.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robin Thicke will play an annoying coffee shop musician on an upcoming episode of "American Dad" on Fox.
His father, Alan Thicke, will also be a guest voice on that episode, which airs May 4.
Singer/songwriter Josh Groban will be a guest voice on the May 11 episode.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning folk duo The Civil Wars have announced they are breaking up.
A statement posted online reads,"The Civil Wars – made up of duo partners Joy Williams and John Paul White – have regretfully decided to permanently part ways. The difficult decision ends a tumultuous period for the four-time Grammy Award-winning band, who (sic) has been on indefinite hiatus since late 2012. As a thank you gift and farewell, the band is offering a download of their rendition of 'You Are My Sunshine…'"
Williams adds, "I am saddened and disappointed by the ending of this duo, to say the very least. JP is a tremendous musician, and I will always be grateful for the music we were able to create together. I'm so thankful and my heart is full. Looking ahead, I'm excited to share the music that I am writing and recording in the midst of this difficult transition…"
White continues, "I would like to express sincere thanks to all who were a part of the arc of The Civil Wars – from the beginning, to the end, and all points in between. My deep appreciation goes out to all who supported, disseminated, and enjoyed the music. Whatever shape or form the next chapter takes, thanks for being a large part of this one."
Williams and White formed the band after meeting in 2008.
In 2011, they released their first full-length album, "Barton Hollow," which won two Grammy Awards for Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
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Traditions or rituals associated with the holidays may no longer work, or they may bring on way too much stress to be worth it, or possibly there is loss associated with them. We have to give ourselves permission to combine, reinvent, simplify, or even let go of some traditions that do not provide us with quality holiday time.
'Tis the Season for Anxiety
Why do many people feel so much more stress at this time of year? One explanation by Ronald Nathan, PhD, clinical professor at Albany Medical College in New York is "when we think about the holidays, we dwell on the past and what went wrong, or we romanticize it and make it impossible to re-create," he says.
He counsels people to carefully examine their thoughts and expectations, and not drive themselves crazy finding "the perfect gift" or planning "the perfect party." Read the entire article for stress reduction tips.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- There are just two days until 85 billion dollars in across the board budget cuts kick in.
There doesn't appear to be any effort on either side to avoid them.
The White House is insisting that any new plan includes cutting tax loopholes.
Republicans say they will not approve any more tax increases.
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Our new Espresso Workshop #1 -Ophiolite blend is selling so well, I couldn't be more pleased. It seems people understand the inspirational concept behind these espresso "editions," which we offer only as long as the specific ingredient coffees are available. So with that, we are ready to roll out #2! This is dynamic, sparkling-bright espresso in the West Coast style: Espresso Workshop #2 -Auriferous Espresso. Auriferous? We are staying with our geologic theme, and it means "gold-bearing." I thought it suited this blend perfectly. Read more about the new blend


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St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - Matt Cullen scored the winner in the shootout
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Josh Harding started the game in net for Minnesota, but was pulled after
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Sun Jan 8 12:00:00 EST 2012, Sitka, AK
Sat Jan 7 12:20:38 EST 2012, Sitka, AK
Fri Jan 6 9:42:42 EST 2012, Sitka, AK
Thu Jan 5 12:43:48 EST 2012, Sitka, AK
This is the tachometer in the engine room of Adak.
As it is a big, slow-turning engine. the redline is about 350 rpm in either forward or reverse.
Wed Jan 4 12:52:02 EST 2012, Sitka, AK
The starboard side of the engine. As I understand it, this is both the intake and exhaust manifold.
Mon Jan 2 15:08:32 EST 2012, Sitka, AK
Brendan, the owner of Adak, stands on the port side of the engine.
The engine is connected directly to the prop shaft, there is no transmission (marine gear). The engine is air started. Changing from forward to reverse involves stopping the engine and restarting it in the other direction. One cannot frequently change from forward to reverse and back again because it takes time to build up enough air pressure to stop and restart the engine.
This makes for interesting boathandling.
Interestingly, we still see quite a few vessels with direct coupled shafting.
Mariposa Cruises' 144 foot dinner-cruise boat the Captain Matthew Flinders, docked at the foot of Bay Street at TO's Harbourfront has such equipment, albeit with DC electric engine cranking.
In more modern engine applications with reverse gears, air cranking of the larger engines is actually a preferred and sometime only viable method.
Air or pneumatic cranking is common however. Some large engines even have a smaller diesel engine dedicated to cranking - there are some pretty big internal combustion engines out there in commercial shipping....
xoxo c!
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Built in 1944, the wooden tugboat Adak is quite an interesting vessel. More to follow.
Sun Jan 1 12:01:03 EST 2012
For those readers in New York, I'm giving a talk about Sailing the Northwest Passage on Wed January 18. Details are at http://www.meetup.com/gotham-city-sailing-association/events/42647082/
Today in Sitka there is a storm. It is pleasantly warm and dry below on Issuma, tied to the dock, listening to the wind howl in the rigging and heeling over in the gusts.
The picture:
In July, we spent two weeks at the dock in Cartwright, Labrador, fixing the engine and converting the forestaysail from (broken) roller-furling to hank-on (shackle-on actually, as I could not buy hanks in Labrador).
For our departure, the wind was favorable, so we sailed off the dock, out of the harbor, and on to Greenland. Blair Gillis took this picture as we sailed through Cartwright harbor.
hope all is well,
Amos, thanks very much. Best wishes for the new year.
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Fri Dec 30 16:08:08 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
Side view of sailing fishing boat.
Looks like some ice forming.
It got a bit chillier the last couple of days, so there is now a little ice in the very sheltered sections of the marina.
Burrr... the Sitka harbor ice make it look cold ! Keep warm Richard. Wishing you a great 2012 New Year.
Richard, are you going to winter over in Sitka? There is no ice here in Newport, OR. (hint)
It has been a bit chilly of late here in Sitka. It is forecast to warm up when tonight's gale becomes tomorrow's storm, so I expect the ice will melt.
Michael, thanks, I took another look at the add-ons and yes, they are aluminum. While I'm sure it would be nice and warm in Oregon now, the short hours of daylight this time of year are making me want to delay traveling for a bit. Happy New Year.


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F-22 Raptors from the 525th Fighter Squadron, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, hook up to an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, to conduct in-air refueling over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during their fighter/bomber exercises. The JPARC consists of 65,000 square miles of airspace used for military training in Alaska, also providing opportunities for multinational training. (U.S. Air Guard photo by Lt. George Kale)
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WASHINGTON – Professional soccer could be coming to Loudoun County.
A minor-league team in the North American Soccer League is on the verge of being awarded to Loudoun, according to The Washington Post.
NASL Commissioner David Downs met a week ago with Virginia Investment Partnership, the group that proposes basing the team in Loudoun.
The group owns the minor league baseball team, the Loudoun Hounds.
The two teams would share a Loudoun stadium that has yet to be built and would start playing in 2014, the Post reports.
The stadium would be built as part of a mixed-use development across from the Dulles Town Center.
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WASHINGTON – Cyber Monday and Black Friday are widely known, but there's a big sale in the D.C. area many haven't heard of that happens twice a month on Thursdays.
It's a sale of surplus government property put on by the General Services Administration at its Surplus Sales Center in Springfield, Va.
Members of the public can buy things like a $75 laptop, a $10 bookcase and a $2 chair.
For those who have never been to one of these sales before, here's how today's works:
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In Whom Do We Trust?
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Stay out of my closet! Get out of my room! Anyone growing up with siblings knows what I'm talking about — privacy. That's not something easily attained with a large family....
Well written. There is Obama standing atop his appointees looking worse than..wait for it..Nixon. Politicians create images so we don't think. Most can't articulate anything that Obama has done, they just know they hate others so they love him. The Obama wars, the IRS,Fast/Furious/sleuthing reporters..thats the reality . I thought Obama was swell when he first ran, but in truth his administration(s) are nearly the opposite of his image, and the image that people swoon over. Politics and religion make people crazy/studpid. The IRS scandal is way worse than Watergate. That was about Repub clowns breaking into Dem clown's office. Nixon did not know it was going on but when he found out he lied.But no citizens were harmed in the making of that fiasco. The IRS? Oh yeah we got a glimpse of what Obama's administration really is about, its about power. Tapping reporters? Hey isn't that like a Nixon thing? Is this the highwater mark of gov misconduct, the absolute worst? Might be.
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Company aims to put kiosks in 400 to 500 schools by end of the year.
March 29—Jamba Juice is aiming to increase its prescense in K-12 schools during the next year, according to its CEO James White.
The company is planning to install its JambaGo kiosks in 400 to 500 schools by the end of the year. The company already opened 30 kiosks as part of a pilot program.


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by Sheryl Stewart
posted Oct 6 2009 1:57PM
Q- Researchers in Finland have discovered that women who eat a lot of this particular junk food while pregnant have less intelligent babies. What is it?
A- Black Licorice.
Whew! If the answer had been chocolate, this would have been a sad, sad day. Haha!You know, I knew there was a reason I hate black licorice!!! I mean, besides the fact that it tastes nasty. If there is any candy I could probably live without (and already am), it's black licorice.
Here's the story, in case you are expecting and a licorice lover!
Warning on liquorice in pregnancy
Eating 100g of pure liquorice a week could affect a child's development
Pregnant women who eat large amounts of liquorice could negatively affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, according to research.
Experts from Edinburgh and Helsinki universities studied eight-year-olds born in Finland, where consumption of liquorice among young women is common.
The children of women who ate a lot of liquorice when pregnant did not perform as well as other youngsters in tests.
Researchers said a component in liquorice may impair the placenta.
They said the component - glycyrrhizin - may allow stress hormones to cross from the mother to the baby.
This suggests the importance of the placenta in preventing stress hormones that may affect cognitive development getting through to the baby
Professor Jonathan Seckl
University of Edinburgh
High levels of such hormones, known as glucocorticoids, are thought to affect foetal brain development and have been linked to behavioural disorders in children in previous studies.
Of the children who took part in the Finnish study, 64 were exposed to high levels of glycyrrhizin in liquorice, 46 to moderate levels and 211 to low levels.
They were tested on a range of cognitive functions including vocabulary, memory and spatial awareness.
Behaviour was assessed using an in-depth questionnaire completed by the mother.
Shorter pregnancies
The results suggested that women who ate more than 500mg of glycyrrhizin per week - found in the equivalent of 100g of pure liquorice - were more likely to have children with lower intelligence levels and more behavioural problems.
The eight-year-olds were more likely to have poor attention spans and show disruptive behaviour such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the researchers said.
Professor Jonathan Seckl, from Edinburgh University's centre for cardiovascular science, said: "This shows that eating liquorice during pregnancy may affect a child's behaviour or IQ and suggests the importance of the placenta in preventing stress hormones that may affect cognitive development getting through to the baby."
The research comes after a study which suggested that liquorice consumption was also linked to shorter pregnancies.
The results of the study are published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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