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A Couple of Random Thoughts
Saturday, March 30, 2013
So I have a couple of things floating around my head right now...
First, I was advising my stepson earlier today about the advisability of filing for bankruptcy, and I had a sudden weight-loss analogy spring to mind. I told him that, in my mind, bankruptcy is like having gastric bypass or similar surgeries. It might be necessary in extreme situations, but if you don't learn how to live a healthy lifestyle, you'll just end up gaining weight again (and if you don't learn to live within your means, you'll just end up in debt again).
And I thought about how all the really good lessons in life take hard work and lots of effort. And I'm so glad that I have made the strides that I have in all areas of my life. I am proud of my increasing fitness level and physical abilities. My healthy habits have inspired favorable comments from friends and co-workers. I also feel like I'm better at handling my finances and budgeting and saving than I used to be. I'm content with my career choices, and I'm thrilled with our decision to live in Denver. I'm overjoyed to be able to share my life with the most loving and compatible partner I could possibly imagine. Overall, I love my life, and I know that it is the hard lessons that have brought me to such a great place!
Another thing I've been thinking about today is how my lifestyle has changed and what that has meant for my social interactions. I find myself trying to be closer to friends who encourage my healthy habits, while distancing myself from friends that don't support those habits. Now the latter category are NOT people who are actively trying to sabotage my lifestyle choices or anything like that. But rather they are just people who do not choose to make healthy decisions for themselves, people who remain sedentary and eat poorly. I just don't want to be around that kind of lifestyle anymore. I guess it's like an alcoholic in recovery; I feel the need to avoid situations and people that would encourage me to make unhealthy choices again.
Although it makes me wonder, should I be seeing more of these people and encouraging them to make better choices??? Part of me thinks "lead by example" but another part thinks "pearls before swine." Besides, I remember when I was living a very unhealthy lifestyle, I was rarely swayed from my bad habits by those with better habits. I guess I'll just keep living my life and try to remember that you have to find the path to health on your own terms.
One last random thought and then it's time for bed - my joy and love in my life right now are all due to conscious decisions, both in actions and thought. I consciously choose to take steps that will lead to a healthier and happier me. And I consciously choose to focus on the good and positive things in my life, rather than the negative. Everything is about choice and focus.
I hope everyone chooses the good for themselves!
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Shorecrest uses depth to defeat Oak Harbor | Girls golf
Oak Harbor's Annie Leete posted the best score, but Shorecrest finished with the next best four to win a three-team girls golf match at Jackson Park Golf Course Thursday, April 11.
The Scots scored 477, Oak Harbor 489 and Meadowdale 593.
Because of darkness, the match was called after 16 holes. Leete shot 74 on a par 65, edging Shorecrest's Audrey Penner by two strokes. No other golfer shot better than 93.
Bree Roderos and KC Winfield finished at 101 for Oak Harbor, one shot up on Cassidy Gurich. Katie Brockway shot 111 and Rosie Mooki 136.
The Wildcats play in the Burlington-Edison Invitational at Skagit Valley Golf and Country Club at 10 a.m. Monday, April 15.
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The Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO) concluded its two-day conference on Sunday, February 23, and the main theme had centered around the need for more diversity in Georgia's judicial system.
State Representative and President of GABEO, Tyrone Brooks is advocating for the judicial branch of government to be reflective of Georgia's diverse population.
"We look at the number of minorities in the state and then we look at the prison population, it's overwhelming black and minority, you look at the judgeships they're overwhelming white men - very few women, we got to change this," said Brooks.
The lack of diversity in the judicial branch is likely to continue under the leadership of Republican governor Nathan Deal if he is elected to another four years in office this November.
As governor, executive powers exist which allows judicial appointments to be made in an effort to fill vacancies.
Every four years--usually in presidential years--Georgians receive an opportunity to elect a district attorney or local judges (municipal or state) for their region , and it provides a window of opportunity for potential judicial candidates to come forward and allow the citizens to have a real choice.
When judicial candidates are on the ballot, they are considered a 'down-ballot' race and often get overlooked by voters.
On a side note, most incumbent judges have run unopposed over the past decade in Georgia.
Suzy Ockleberry with Advocacy for Action added and told WMGT-TV, "What we also focus on is judicial philosophy so you want judges that think like the community from which they come from, so it's not like a quota system or anything like that."
Conservatives have increased its hold over the state's judiciary and support laws such as 'Stand Your Ground' and often are more supportive of upholding voter suppression or Jim Crow laws while targeting African-American voters, especially in rural areas.
In 2011, the Augusta Chronicle published a story entitled "Deal appointments are familiar faces".
In the more than 300 appointments he's made since entering office in January, the state's second Republican has filled positions by promoting from within, calling on trusted associates or tapping recommendations already in similar positions.
Published reports show 68 percent are male and 96 percent are white. A Morris News Service tally finds 19 percent are re-appointments and 13 percent come from Hall County, where Deal had his home before moving to the Governor's Mansion.
Superior Court judges have a wide range of powers that influence the community and people's lives. However, Superior Court judges face evaluation as well from the public every four years through a process called voting.
Superior Court judges in Georgia are elected officials and not appointed, unlike Supreme Court justices who are confirmed by the U.S. Senate via an appointment by the President of the United States.


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Well, score one for Uncle Tito: He just put well known super agent/soulless money grubber Scott Boras in his place.
It happened in Monday's Hartford Courant, after Boras went out on a limb in Sunday's Boston Globe and weighed in on Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitch counts:
From the Courant, via The FanHouse and Can't Stop the Bleeding:
Matsuzaka threw 110 pitches in Saturday's 9-4 win. It was the seventh time in his past eight starts he threw at least 110 pitches.
"I'd rather see him throw closer to 100 pitches than 120 pitches," Boras said.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona took the suggestion in stride. He made Boras his own tongue-in-cheek offer.
"I've got a lot of respect for Scott, I really do," Francona said. "He can run the pitching when he lets me run the contracts, how's that? Is that a fair tradeoff?"
Um. Your move, Mr. Boras.


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LOL, the FDA is filled with industry insiders.
another lie. There is one guy who used to work for Monsanto. I assume that someone who is not working for them anymore either thought he/she had a better option working for the public. Are you suggesting that the guy is being paid by Monsanto becuase he would have a case of slander against you. he also has put himself out of decisions concerning Monsanto. If you think this is the only government institute who has a person from industry working for them and why it ok for the organic industry owners to sponsor the anti_monsanto movement? Do you really think that the rest of FDA would be blinded by one guy who worked for Monsanto 10 years ago? Who is looking more like an idiot?


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Ply concept phone inspired from the design of multilayered plywood
Who will take inspiration from the plywood used to manufacture home furniture so as to come up with a unique mobile phone design idea? Someone in Japan did and as a result Hideo Kanbara is all set to rock the KDDI Designing Studio with their Ply concept phone.
Each layer of this phone will be responsible for various needs of yours like: mini digital projector, game controller, photo printer, and of course a widescreen cell phone. In a nutshell, this phone will bring you office in your pocket.
It is a daring attempt to think of a concept phone like above but one should not get excited about the phone showing up sooner or later on the FCC site. They will first need to invent the technology which will be required to manufacture such phones as including all features in one device will require techniques which we still don't posses.
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One thing that struck me while watching coverage of Plaid Cymru's conference in Llandudno was the continual references to London: 'the London parties', 'London politics', 'the London parliament', the other parties' 'London masters' and seemingly infinite variations thereof.
These are phrases that are heard frequently in Plaid Cymru, but until now have been reserved for the untamed attack dogs within the party – the Leanne Woods and Bethan Jenkinses of this world. Now however, they seem to have been adopted by the great and the good: Ieuan Wyn Jones' keynote speech on Friday made constant mention of the above phrases.
But why London? What exactly does that mean? We are all well aware of the damning terms for the cliquey, distant, closed-off politics of the Houses of Parliament: the 'Westminster bubble' and 'Westminster village' are used frequently in political speeches to capture the sense of isolation from our decision makers that people often feel. But if Plaid was talking about the insular world of SW1, they would make use of the accepted phrases I'm sure.
No, Plaid's London is a reference to the Imperial capital. Plaid is, lest we forget, talking about a permanent severance from this London. This is how it is distinguished from the other three parties, though you'll rarely catch them saying it in public.
Plaid is, you see, the only truly Welsh party. The others are metropolitan-based, exclusive private members' clubs with patronising outreach programmes in the provinces – of which (for the purposes of Plaid's self-justification) Wales is one. The other three parties are at heart, Victorian imperialists setting our bounds 'wider still and wider', our presence in Wales is to make our glorious sovereign mightier yet. The devolution we espouse is merely a concession to pacify the natives. Or at least this is what Plaid would have us believe.
It highlights a level of ignorance, an unnaturally simplified, flimsy, world construction that is only strengthened by the addition of the age old, reassuringly sturdy, supporting beams of prejudice. Arbitrary distinctions, false differences, enhanced distance: these are all the eternal features of the nationalist project. The basic separation of people into the categories 'us' and 'them' makes me uncomfortable, but that is Plaid's wont, and it is arguably the wont of all nationalists at all points in history. In any case it is, principally, why I'm not a nationalist.
What is interesting is that this apparent official party acceptance of the us/them philosophy jars somewhat with the party's attempted positioning as a party for 'everyone no matter what language they speak or where they live.' This was a fairly constant mantra throughout the conference: 'We are moving on', they seemed to say, 'No longer are we just for Welsh speakers; no longer are we just for the West and North. We have ditched our insular past, and are reaching out to a new audience.'
Funny then that this anti-London posturing is only likely to appeal to the traditional party stalwarts. This separation of Wales from 'London' simply doesn't mean anything to ordinary people. London is not a place to be afraid of; it is not a place to abandon, ignore or otherwise distance ourselves from. The only time non-Plaid voters encounter the imperial London of Plaid's obsessions is in history books. For anyone outside the traditional Plaid membership base, the London-Wales distinction is a scenario that doesn't exist, and an end to this 'distinction' is a notion not worth considering.
Plaid should really no longer be in a position to complain about the way Wales is governed. Many things are controlled in Cardiff Bay, many are still controlled in Westminster. But there are mechanisms to change this, and Plaid has its hands on the levers. A referendum on further powers by 2011: that was their promise. You're running out of time, Plaid, if you have any hope of delivering on that.
Look at the record of their Ministers in the Assembly: The only new power the party has secured for Wales is over a small aspect of the red meat industry. The party has singularly failed on the Welsh language and affordable housing. And Ieuan Wyn Jones, as the Minister in charge of the economy, has made no bids for powers in his area of responsibility whatsoever – and this during the worst recession for a generation (or a century, depending on your sources).
So wake up Plaid. Your party is no longer an oppressed minority. You are in government. You are also the second largest party in the Assembly, and had your chance of being the largest party in a coalition with your own First Minister.
Stop whimpering that the big boys are going to hurt you, leave the pubescent insecurities aside, and get on with achieving something for the people of Wales.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of Jeremy Townsend, who is an ordinary, non-elected, member of the public – and do not reflect the position of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
(This is, after all, a blog – not a motion to party conference.)
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Fans are eager for the return of "Revenge" Sunday and season 3 spoilers for the show reveal that with the mid-season premiere comes a new time slot. The show will now air at 10 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. While that makes us wait just one more hour at night to watch the show, producers tell us it will be well worth it!
EOnline reported March 6 that ABC boss, Paul Lee, is excited about the time slot. He said that "Revenge" later at night means they "can take the handcuffs off" and "make a 10 o'clock show."
Showrunner Sunil Nayar backed that statement off by add it "will give us the opportunity to show you the darker colors of all the people...we can get into the more salaciously, revenge-y interpersonal stuff now."
Cool, huh?
There tends to be a huge difference between the kind of show a viewer gets at 9 p.m. vs. 10 p.m. The scenes more graphic, sexual content is heightened, and more daring material is explicit. Of course, "Revenge" is a good enough show without adding all of this. Not that anyone is complaining!
"Revenge" season 3, episode 14, "Payback," airs Sunday, March 9 at 10 p.m., ET/PT.
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With a roster featuring nearly all freshmen, the Pasadena City College women's water polo team embarks on a season that will be about developing players to improve on a daily basis, according to head coach Terry Stoddard.
The Lancers only returning player from 2010 is driver Rebecca Iraheta, a team captain who will be a reserve due to the talent that entered PCC in the offseason. Utility playmakers Makenzie Blank (Temple City High) and Paloma Barrera, from Burroughs High in Burbank, driver/attacker Milene Minassians (Glendale High), and goalies Shelby Gregg and Naoni Padilla (South Pasadena High) are key newcomers expected to help out all over the pool. Both Gregg and Padilla can play the field as well as in the net.
Gregg is replacing an All-Southern California goalie in Hannah Hogue (graduated). Gregg was a standout for a CIF Southern Section Division V semifinalist team at Crescenta Valley High. Padilla was also a strong netminder during her prep career.
"We have depth and we have versatility in that so many players can play multiple positions on offense and defense," said Stoddard, now in his 13th season coaching the Lancers.
"We can look at the long term, that we can develop this team to be one that could be together for two years. We have players who are able on defense and while we don't have a dominant scorer, we have several players who can spread out our offense. Blank and Barrera are skilled at playmaking."
Rounding out the 2011 Lancers are Scarleth Carcamo (Montebello High, utility), Lauren D'Angelo (Monrovia, wing/driver), Megan Harper (Muir High, wing), Taylor Guidera (Crescenta Valley, wing), Catherine Velasco (Eagle Rock, wing/attacker), Kathleen Little (VAPA of Los Angeles, wing), and Giselle Mendieta (John Marshall HIgh, Los Angeles, wing).
On Wednesday, the Lancers opened their home schedule and the South Coast Conference season in a 16-2 loss to Chaffey. Both of PCC's goals were scored by Blank, one on an assist by Barrera. The Lancers had plenty of opportunities to score, including not being able to connect on any one of their four penalty shot attempts. The player of the game was reserve goalie Padilla, who made seven saves in the second half and limited Chaffey to just four goals. Gregg had two saves in the opening half and also made a team-high three steals. Both netminders stopped a penalty shot attempt.
The Panthers (3-2) mixed reserves with a few starters after taking a 7-0 first period lead. Overall, Chaffey was led by Jaci Cochrane with four goals and three assists.
PCC will travel to face Cerritos in a SCC match Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m.
[Photo--Goalie Naoni Padilla makes a save during PCC's 16-2 loss to Chaffey Wednesday in the Lancers' season opener at the Aquatic Center, photo by Richard Quinton.]
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Breed Specific Legislation, or BSL, is ignorant. Blaming an entire breed of dog for the mistakes of a few is like blaming an entire auto maker for someone texting while driving and causing a car crash. It's illogical, unenforceable, and does not work.
The City of Trussville in Alabama is considering a ban on pit bulls simply due to an incident last month in which a child was trespassing on a dog's property, a dog who was contained in his invisible fence, and the child was bitten. Let's stress that again, the dog was contained on his own property and the child was trespassing, the child who had no parental supervision. This incident is not the dog's fault. It is the fault of the parent who wasn't bothering to watch his child. This incident did not occur due to the breed of the dog. Many dogs of many breeds would take exception to someone trespassing on their property.
Let's blame who is really at fault. In this instance, an irresponsible parent who wasn't watching his child. In most instances, irresponsible dog owners who do nothing to train their dogs, socialize their dogs, or be certain their dogs are well behaved members of society.
The proposed ordinance would not allow for any new pitbulls to live in Trussville, though those already owning pitbulls would be grandfathered. How is that enforceable?
The proposed ordinance would also require that grandfathered pitbulls be leashed, secured, or contained in a fence. Interesting, since this dog was contained in an invisible fence, on his own property. So what would this ordinance actually do? Nothing but waste taxpayer dollars.
My letter to the mayor:
I am appalled and outraged at the proposed breed ban being considered by the city of Trussville. No dog, regardless of breed, is inherently bad or vicious. Dog owners are responsible for their dog's behavior. In the one instance being cited as the catalyst for this consideration, the dog was in its own yard and contained while the child was trespassing and not under the supervision of a parent. The parent and the child are at fault in this situation. No new ordinance should be passed but the laws already in place, including containment laws and trespassing laws, should be enforced. Don't make a dog pay for the fault of a human.
Contact the Mayor of Trussville at firstname.lastname@example.com or (205) 655-7478.
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There have been some dramatic changes in the editorial team at Future Publishing's Official Nintendo Magazine recently, with Editor-In-Chief Chandra Nair stepping down and Matthew Castle taking his place at the helm.
Nair has finally broken the silence regarding his new position on Twitter:
Just to confirm, I am now working for Nintendo! Certainly never saw that coming when I was spending all my paper round money on SNES imports— ChandraKickAss (@ChandraKickAss) January 31, 2014
The former ONM bigwig — now employed as Marketing Manager at Nintendo UK — joins a long list of former journalists working for the Japanese gaming giant. Some of you may recall a fine fellow by the name of James Newton who used to work around these parts but now sits behind a marble desk sipping cocktails and consuming copious amounts of caviar within the offices of Nintendo of Europe (that's how we like to picture him, anyway).
Nair began his career at Paragon Publishing in 2001 before joining Future to help relaunch ONM five years later. In 2008 he left to join UK software publisher System 3 as Brand Manager, but would eventually rejoin Future in 2012 to oversee all of the company's Nintendo projects and give ONM another facelift to coincide with the arrival of the Wii U.
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Blue Ribbon smiles at Nuckols Farm
Henrico's Nuckols Farm Elementary School celebrated its new National Blue Ribbon School status Sept. 20 with a student body assembly, music, and visits from Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) leaders as well as representatives from Senator Mark Warner's office and the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Showing off the Blue Ribbon certificate at a reception following the ceremony [above] were Dr. Patrick Russo, HCPS superintendent; Deborah Delisle, assistant secretary, U.S. Dept. of Education; and Mary Cox, NFES principal.
Among the fifth-graders participating in the ceremony were David Lim, Kayla Walters, and Emma Connelly, who performed introductions, made remarks and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The fifth grade chorus also performed the song "Agents of Change" [inset].
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. The U.S. Department of Education will honor all of the nation's 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools during a conference and awards ceremony Nov. 12-13 in Washington, DC.
County plans Fourth of July event
Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
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The Tuckahoe Family YMCA and ReEstablish Richmond will host the third-annual Refugee Community Resource Fair Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the YMCA, 9211 Patterson Avenue in Henrico. The event is designed to provide refugees in the region information about jobs, local businesses, housing, health care, education and more.
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Thomas Ravenel, Kathryn C. Dennis baby and pregnancy scare struck last week's Southern Charm. But tonight, an abortion allegation strikes T-Rav and Kathryn. Last week Southern Charm left us guessing, is Kathryn C. Dennis pregnant with Thomas Ravenel's baby, who is Kathryn's baby daddy on Southern Charm, and if Thomas and Kathryn are still together dating 2014. Last week, the "faux" baby daddy storyline for Thomas Ravenel and Kathryn C. Dennis was resolved. But tonight, a new allegation is levying. Did Kathryn have an abortion of Thomas Ravenel's baby?
Southern Charm last week revealed that answer to the Thomas Ravenel, Kathryn Dennis baby daddy drama. Who is the father of Kathryn's baby? Viewers were told no one is. Kathryn wasn't even pregnant. Apparently the "error" reading on the pregnancy test meant that the pregnancy tester simply didn't work. Kathryn wasn't even pregnant. So was the storyline staged?
Tonight, the cast of Southern Comfort, or more specifically Jenna, goes in for Thomas and Kathryn. Jenna, under her breath, drops a big allegation in tonight's episode. Jenna jokes that Kathryn C. Dennis had an abortion.
When Thomas and Kathryn show up together for Carolina Day, their "friends" heat up the gossip. "I can't believe Thomas actually showed up with Kathryn… he is owning it… he is actually showing up".
How old is Thomas Ravenel, how old is Kathryn? Apparently no one can get either of their ages correct on the show. "The real shocker is the age difference. I think it is weird. I don't think a girl who is 21 likes a guy who is 50. Why he is not trying to keep this relationship a secret is beyond me.
Another fumed "I am not surprised that Thomas came with Kathryn. I would be more shocked if Thomas came with a woman who is 51. That would be shocking."
Last week, viewers were left guessing who is Jenna dating on Southern Charm. Tonight, Jenna drops a bombshell allegation under her breath. When she sees Kathryn's dress, Jenna says "what is that dress? It matches her hair … matches her abortion."
Another cast member fumes "I can't believe the gossiping, the whole room is a bust… local Charleston newspapers are going to have a field day with this one. "
But did Whitney date Kathryn? Later Kathryn tells Thomas that she kissed Whitney and that Whitney tried to date Kathryn. "She will be twenty-two in August", Whitney tells T-Rav. T-Rav tells Kathryn "I saw Whitney … he was trying to dismiss our relationship. Did you kiss him?" She replies "for a minute."
Then Ravenel confronts Whitney. "She told me you were trying to b–g her yourself". Then T-Rav slams Whitney "Get away from me before I fish slap you right now!"


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Alma, WI – Today, Dairyland Power Cooperative announced that it will cease burning coal in three of the six units at its Alma Station by the end of the month. This news comes as Dairyland is making new investments in low cost clean energy, and speeds up a transition that is occurring across the United States from dirty coal power to a clean energy future.
"This is a tremendous victory for the health of Wisconsin and Minnesota residents," said Bruce Nilles, Senior Director of Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign. "The citizens of Alma have a much-deserved victory for the health of their families and for the future of clean energy solutions in Wisconsin and across the county."
Specifically, Dairyland will no longer burn coal at three of its six coal-burning units located on the Mississippi River, just north of La Crosse. This transition will help protect the health of residents on both sides of the Mississippi River as coal pollution has been linked to asthma attacks, heart disease and birth defects. This transition will also help protect the pocketbooks of Wisconsin and Minnesota residents because it will reduce the amount of money that is being sent out of state to buy increasingly expensive coal.
"Alma's three antiquated coal units are good examples of many coal units in Wisconsin – aging coal plants that are ready to retire. This move away from coal will allow workers to transition to the safer and more sustainable family-wage jobs that will be created by developing clean energy to phase out coal," explains Jennifer Feyerherm, Wisconsin Organizer for Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign. "Clean energy is already creating millions of jobs across the country and is one of the few bright spots in the American economy."
Last year, these three Alma units burned 13,915 tons of coal. With Dairyland's commitment to stop burning coal at these units, downwind residents will avoid breathing the dangerous pollution that comes from burning coal, and eliminate the need to manage the resulting coal ash.
The retirement of these three units brings the Dairyland plant closer to becoming the next on the list of 88 coal plants defeated or announced for retirement nationwide since January 1, 2010: www.beyondcoal.org


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Students in Christina Hamon and Kara Allen's kindergarten classes at Cornerstone Christian Academy dressed the part for national "Talk Like a Pirate" day.
More than 100 people attended Latino Night on Sept. 24 at Painted Stone Elementary. They enjoyed a meal, read together and learned how to improve literacy skills in the home. Heather Fallen, a teacher, reads to the students during the event.
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Bethanee Buckler, a junior at Collins High School, has been selected to become a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. She was one of 10 top scholars who demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. She is the daughter of John and Patricia Buckler of Shelbyville.
Ethan Russell from Shelby County was among juniors from 45 high schools in Central Kentucky who were recognized in this year's 33rd annual "Youth Salute" awards ceremony held at Asbury University.
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Sarah A. Low is an Economist with the Rural Economy Branch in the Resource and Rural Economics Division. Sarah's research interests include rural economic development, entrepreneurship, labor, land use, amenities, and spatial analysis.
Sarah previously worked at the Center for the Study of Rural America at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City where she conducted research on regional asset indicators, entrepreneurship and innovation, rural obesity, and fiscal federalism.
Ph.D., Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University; B.S., Public Service and Administration in Agriculture, Iowa State University.
Regional Science Association International, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA),
Professional Publications
Low, S.A. & S. Weiler. 2012 "Employment Risk, Returns, and Entrepreneurship," Economic Development Quarterly. Vol. 26(3).
Thilmany McFadden, D. & S. A. Low. 2012. " Will Local Foods Influence American Diets?"Choices. First quarter.
Markley, D. & S. Low. 2012. " Wealth, Entrepreneurship, and Rural Livelihoods,"Choices. April.
Low, S.A. 2010. Book Review, "Hollowing out the Middle: The rural brain drain and what it means for America." Review of Regional Studies. Vol. 39(2).
Ahearn, M.C., Kilkenney, M., and Low, S.A. 2009. "Trends and Impacts of Rural School Finance," American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 91(5).
Low, S.A. and Isserman, A.M. "Ethanol and the Local Economy: Industry Trends, Location Factors, Economic Impacts, and Risks," Economic Development Quarterly. February 2009.
Henderson, J., Low, S.A., and Weiler, S. "The Drivers of Regional Entrepreneurship in Rural and Metro Areas" in Norman Walzer, ed., Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development, Chapter 5. Lexington Books, 2007.
Low, S.A. Book Review, "Entrepreneurship in the Region" edited by Michael Fritsch and Jurgen Schmude. Papers in Regional Science, pp. 331-333, June 2006.
Low, S.A., Henderson, J., and Weiler, S. "Gauging a Region's Entrepreneurial Potential," Economic Review, pp.61-89, Third Quarter, 2005.
Policy Publications
Low, S.A. and S. Vogel. 2011. "Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States." ERR-128. November.
Low, S.A. and S. Vogel. 2011. " Local Foods Marketing Channels Encompass a Wide Range of Producers." Amber Waves. Vol 9(4).
Vogel, S. and S. Low. 2010. " Urban Areas Prove Profitable for Farmers Selling Directly to Consumers." Amber Waves. Vol. 8(3), p. 8.
Stenberg, P. and S. Low. 2009. " Rural Broadband At A Glance." EIB-47 6pp. February.
Low, S. and Isserman A. "Ethanol and the Local Economy," Corn-Based Ethanol in Illinois and the U.S.: A Report from the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Chapter 5. University of Illinois. November 2007.
Henderson, J. and Low, S. "Obesity: America's Economic Epidemic," Main Street Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Issue #2, 2006.
Low, S. "Regional Asset Indicators: The Wealth of Regions," Main Street Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, September 2005.
Low, S. "Regional Asset Indicators: Bank Deposit Depth and Evolution," Main Street Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, April 2005.
Low, S. "New Federalism Problems or Opportunities for Rural America?" New Issues on the Rural Horizon, Center for the Study of Rural America, Annual Report, 2005.
Low, S. "An Economy of Regions," Building Rural Prosperity in Regions: The Road Less Traveled, Center for the Study of Rural America, Annual Report, 2004.
Low, S. "Regional Asset Indicators: Entrepreneurship Breadth and Depth," Main Street Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, September 2004.
Low, S. and McNamara, K. "Indiana Food Industry: Size, Income, and Employment Effects," Purdue University, Staff Paper #2003-03, February 2003.
Low, S. and McNamara, K. "Indiana Production Agriculture: Size, Structure, and Income Effects," Purdue University, Staff Paper #2003-04, February 2003.
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The hearts of women all over the world were broken when sexy Maroon 5 singer and The Voice judge, Adam Levine married his girlfriend of two years Behati Prinsloo in a private ceremony in Cabo San Lucas Saturday.
Surrounded by approximately 300 friends and family members the couple said I do in a 20 minute ceremony.
Prinsloo, a Victoria's Secret model had several of her VS model friends stand by her side as bridesmaids while Adam had several of his Maroon 5 band members stand up for him.
His keyboardist and friend Jesse Carmichal stood as his best man and guitarist James Valentine and Stevie Nicks performed during the ceremony as well.
Jonah Hill, Jason Segal, and Erin Heatherton were all said to be in attendance though Adam's good friend and Voice costar Blake Shelton could not attend as he is on tour.
A rehearsal dinner on the beach was held Friday night by the couple and the guests enjoyed Mexican food and great music.
The pair who began dating in 2012 and became engaged in 2013 after a brief breakup looked stunning with Levine in a fitted tux and Prinsloo in a gorgeous Marchesa gown.
The pair will be embarking soon on their honeymoon to Africa and are excited to begin their lives as husband and wife, something Adam had previously joked may not happen.
In October he joked with Jay Leno saying;
"Famous last words, 'I'll never get married, I still don't necessarily think you have to get married unless you meet someone that makes you want to marry them. And then you marry them and it's wonderful."
Prinsloo apparently is that someone.
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Who are "opportunity youth," and why do they need targeted support?
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Research tells us that the human brain doesn't fully develop from its youth into its adult version until about age 24. This knowledge adds an important perspective to the modern focus on early childhood education as an essential component of child development. The prolonged growth of the human brain is a clear indicator that older children—especially those who may not have enjoyed quality care early in their lives—also deserve targeted support, and that programs that help these children are critically important.
Investing in "opportunity youth" is a win-win
There are currently about 6.7 million "opportunity youth" across the United States, or youth between age 16 and 24 who are disengaged from school and work (sometimes called "disconnected youth"). The Opportunity Index provides the number of these youth in each state, among other relevant statistics. Estimates place the tax loss of these outside-the-workforce youth to be $11.3 billion annually. Additionally, these youth disproportionately increase costs associated with crime, health and welfare, creating an estimated social cost burden of $37,000 per youth per year. Appropriate support for these youth can help reduce hefty societal costs while expanding options for these youth: a win-win situation.
The federal government is taking strides to support older youth development, especially focusing on opportunity youth. The 2014 reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA, formerly WIA), which encompasses workforce opportunities for all ages, provides funds to help older youth ages 14-24 engage in productive careers, and targets 75 percent of those youth funds to opportunity youth. The law contains an additional requirement that 20 percent of these funds be spent connecting youth to internships and work experience. Skills USA reports that 64 percent of youth make their career decisions based on their own experience and interests.
Also included in WIOA law is an innovative "Pay for Success" provision, based off the expectation of high economic returns associated with helping opportunity youth. The provision allows local workforce boards to allot 10 percent of their funding to programs in which government, non-profit, and for-profit entities take on the costs of helping these youth. These entities are reimbursed or provided with a performance bonus when they achieve an agreed upon outcome or measure of success, like a number of months of continuous, full-time employment.
Afterschool or summer learning program providers who already support at-risk youth should consider obtaining support via WIOA, through either the regular program model or pay-for-success model. WIOA funds can also be used to support certain populations of in-school youth. Community agencies and savvy programs can often "braid" funds between various youth dollars, such as those from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), as well as those from private investments, foundations, and local business. Performance Partnership Pilots provides an additional means of serving these youth through facilitating combining funding streams. WIOA provides $2.6 billion in state formula grants, and youth funds of about $830 million.
To see what opportunities may be available, you can connect with your local workforce investment or workforce development boards, the state and local decision-making bodies responsible for the use of WIOA funds. The boards in your area can be found by searching here.
learn more about: Events and Briefings Federal Policy Youth Development
Weekly Media Roundup: June 22, 2016
By Luci Manning
Mobile Tech Lab Offers Children Alternatives to Crime and Violence (Rockford Register Star, Illinois)
Rockford students are spending their afterschool hours learning computer programming, graphic design and video production out of a 30-foot-long RV. The Rockford Police Department donated the vehicle to Rev. Samuel Sarpiya's Center for Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation so he could transform it into a mobile tech lab that would give youth positive role models and valuable skills and steer them away from a life of crime. "As we teach nonviolence, we teach skills and leadership development with a goal of transforming conflict… and we hope that this will become a prototype that can be used as a model across the country," Rev. Sarpiya told the Rockford Register Star.
Weed and Seed Is Safe Harbor for At-Risk Youths (Las Cruces Sun-News, New Mexico)
The Arthur C. Fielder Safe Haven Weed and Seed Program has played a pivotal role in cultivating valuable skills in Las Cruces students for the past 17 years. Las Cruces Police Department youth program coordinator Felipe Briseño said the program's goal is to weed out bad elements of impoverished neighborhoods—drugs and crime—and seed them with good. "A lot of (the kids) are searching for a role model or they're searching for a place to hang out and be comfortable, and we provide that for them here," he told the Las Cruces Sun-News. Weed and Seed runs afterschool and summer programs for children enrolled in a free lunch program, or living in a single parent home or a home in which the parents attend school.
Foundation Give Lewiston Students Thousands of Books (Lewiston Sun-Journal, Maine)
More than a thousand Lewiston elementary school students took home eight free books to read over the summer, thanks to a massive donation from Reading Is Fundamental, a national children's literacy organization. The influx of books is meant to help stem summer learning loss for Lewiston's more disadvantaged students. The group also donated 40 books to each Lewiston K-2 classroom, bringing the total count of donated books to more than 13,000. "A lot of students don't have their own books at home, so this is a real gift," Montello Elementary School literacy coach Kelly Johnson told the Lewiston Sun-Journal. "It keeps them reading and helps prevent that summer slide."
Local "Doctor Who" Fans Go International (Park Cities People, Texas)
When a group of students at The Lamplighter School decided to start an afterschool fan club dedicated to the British sci-fi show "Doctor Who" more than two years ago, they planned to just spend their afternoons discussing the plot and character developments on their favorite TV show. Instead, with the encouragement of drama teacher Jeff Peck, the students have put together a 217-page episode guide that is now gaining international attention. The club was recently featured on the cover of Doctor Who Appreciation Society's magazine, and students even had the chance to meet several stars of the show at a convention in April. "Fans all around the world are reading what our Lamplighter students have written about the show," Peck told Park Cities People. "I don't think even the kids realize how big they have become."
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Guest Blog: Engaging teens as learners, leaders and team members
By Robert Abare
By the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health
A key way to promote adolescent health and development and to prepare young people for adulthood is to actively engage them at school, at home, and in the community. School clubs, sports, music, the arts, out-of-school time programs, jobs, and places of worship all offer opportunities to involve teens in meaningful ways. Adolescents benefit when they provide input into the design of programs and activities, which not only improves the programs but also provides valuable leadership experiences. Engaging teens in learning, leading, and as team members is one of the Five Essentials for Healthy Adolescents identified in the HHS Office of Adolescent Health's national call to action, called Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow or TAG.
TAG's game plan for engaging youth
The Game Plan for Engaging Youth summarizes ideas for engaging adolescents in promoting their health and development. These ideas were generated by youth and adults at a meeting on authentic youth engagement convened by the Jim Casey Youth Initiative and the Forum for Youth Investment in March 2015.
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative has led many successful efforts to engage young people throughout the nation. They distilled this wealth of knowledge into three guiding principles:
- Preparation. Young people need to be effectively prepared and empowered to make informed decisions about matters that affect their lives.
- Support. Young people should be provided with customized services and a network of supportive relationships that meet their needs, promote a healthy transition to adulthood, and provide tools that empower them to make decisions.
- Opportunity. Young people should be provided with an array of life opportunities that promote optimal growth and development; experiential learning; healthy risk-taking; and participation in normal everyday activities that contribute to social confidence and positive identity formation.
Visit the TAG Game Plan for Engaging Youth on the TAG website to learn about eight successful youth engagement approaches and find examples of how professionals from different sectors can put youth engagement into action.
TAG in action: Engaging Wisconsin youth in teaching medical professionals
The HHS Office of Adolescent Health has identified a number of successful strategies for improving and promoting adolescent health. The Wisconsin-based Providers and Teens Communicating for Health Program (PATCH) is an innovative, teen-delivered educational program that trains healthcare providers and teens to communicate effectively about sensitive health topics such as sexual health, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, and safety. Teen Educators equip their peers with skills to navigate the healthcare system and advocate for health care visits that prioritize judgment-free care. They also teach teens skills to help them engage in meaningful and effective communication with healthcare providers.
The Wisconsin Medical Journal recently published research demonstrating that providers and teens in the PATCH program experienced significant improvements in knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions to seek and provide quality sexual health care. The PATCH program is planning to expand throughout Wisconsin and is working toward replication nationwide.
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Add your comments to new draft regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act
In late May 2016, the Department of Education issued draft regulations on elements in Title I of our nation's new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The 60 day comment period for the regulations will be open until August 1st, and your feedback is welcomed! The new law provides much more flexibility on school accountability and includes new indicators of student success and growth. Yet the overall goals of Title I of ESSA—academic achievement, graduation, school quality and student success—remain goals that are dramatically supported by afterschool programs.
Before adding your comments, it may be helpful for you to explore this comprehensive overview of the ESSA draft regulations.
See how afterschool factors in to various aspects of the draft regulations
Needs assessments: The Title I regulations, as proposed, provide many opportunities for collaboration between out-of-school time and the school day. Under the regulations, states, districts and schools must design and apply needs assessments for low-performing schools and, as a new addition, must look at how resources are allocated among schools. Parents, afterschool providers, and advocates can remind states and districts that identifying which schools provide enrichment and engagement activities for students (and which do not) is an essential part in this process and in understanding equity generally. Some afterschool state networks and some state child care offices are already working on mapping access to afterschool programs across their states. Additionally, while the law has changes, the previous national education law, No Child Left Behind, also included needs assessments, and some older resources on needs assessments may continue to be helpful.
Research based interventions: States and school districts will have the ability to create lists of evidence and research based interventions that support Title I goals and indicators. Because afterschool programs increase student success in attendance, homework completion, and discipline reductions, each state should thoughtfully consider adding these programs to their approved list of interventions. The Afterschool Alliance Evaluations Backgrounder is a good place to find research that provides the evidence base necessary to support afterschool and summer learning programs as key contributors to a variety of success indicators.
Consolidated state plans: States can combine plans for Title I with plans for other Titles (including Title IV part B for 21st Century Community Learning Centers) within the ESSA legislation as part of one overall or "consolidated" state plan. The proposed rule emphasizes that all plans must include "timely and meaningful consultation" with stakeholders. The proposed rule lists 13 specific groups that must be consulted, including community based organizations. As part of this process, state agencies must solicit input from the community, plans must be subject to a 30 day public comment period and plans must include reference to how the SEA (State Educational Agency) addressed the issues and concerns raised in public comment. All plans will be published on SEA websites and reviewed/revised, again with full stakeholder engagement, at least once every four years. All consolidated plans must coordinate with other federal funding streams such as Child Care and Development Block Grants, and Career and Technical Education, and must include a mechanism for performance management and technical assistance.
Now is a good time to ensure afterschool is at the table for these decisions and in these state plans.
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Making and equity: how a successful program integrated the two
By Erin Murphy
As part of our ongoing celebration of the National Week of Making, we are excited to announce the release of a new STEM program profile highlighting the wonderful work of the California Tinkering Afterschool Network (CTAN). The goal of our STEM program profiles is to share models of successful STEM programs and provide information about high-quality STEM learning experiences, professional development, funding, building partnerships and impressive outcomes for youth success.
CTAN is unique among our program profiles in that it is not an individual afterschool program, but was a partnership that brought together the expertise of afterschool directors, facilitators, and researchers. The network included two out-of-school time organizations—the Community Science Workshop Network (Fresno and Watsonville, CA) and Techbridge (Oakland, CA)—along with two science museums: Discovery Cube (Santa Ana, CA) and the Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA). Together, this group designed and implemented STEM-rich afterschool tinkering/making programs to serve youth from low-income, historically marginalized communities. These making and tinkering programs focus on learning STEM skills through the process of creating, building, or re-designing.
Check out the CTAN profile to learn more about:
- Key characteristics of high-quality making/tinkering programs.
- Youth outcomes related to high-quality, STEM-rich making/tinkering programs.
- Building effective, and equitable partnerships with STEM-rich institutes and researchers.
- Creating equitable programs that have positive outcomes for youth regardless of gender, ability, socioeconomic status, or community of origin.
- Professional development strategies to support high-quality making/tinkering.
For more information on a variety of ways to approach STEM learning, check out our STEM Program Profiles!
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Turn concepts into creations for the National Week of Making!
By Erin Murphy
The act of "making" is to use the process of creating, building or re-designing to learn new things about our world.
Join us in celebrating making this week by participating in the White House's 2016 National Week of Making, June 17-23. The focus of this year's event is to highlight the diversity of makers: young and old, experienced and novice, rural and urban. Afterschool programs have long focused on providing hands-on, experiential learning opportunities that allow kids to explore and discover creatively. This week, we will showcase how afterschool is helping kids from various communities and backgrounds become makers!
As part of this campaign, we will be releasing a new program profile for the California Tinkering Afterschool Network (CTAN), a partnership of two museums and three afterschool programs focused on studying and implementing STEM-rich making in the afterschool space. Additionally, we will be participating in the Growing a Nation of Makers tweetchat, hosted by Design Squad. During the tweetchat on June 21 at 12 p.m. ET, we'll join a discussion on how we can help #GrowMakers. Finally, we will be sharing a guest blog from Techbridge, an afterschool program focused on introducing girls to science and engineering, in which the program's leaders will share their best-practices and teaching strategies for making in afterschool.
Get involved with the National Week of Making:
- Tweet your Making experiences @afterschool4all with the hashtag #NationOfMakers or #WeekofMaking
- Stay tuned for more blogs, tweets and Facebook posts from us to learn more about making in afterschool
- Participate in the Growing a Nation of Makers #GrowMakers tweetchat where participants will share their knowledge and expertise around making. Tune in on June 21 at 12 p.m. ET with @Designsquad, @SWEtalk, @TheConnectory and @ngcproject.
- Attend an event in your community
Respond to the White House's call to action and make a commitment to helping spread the maker movement
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Afterschool Spotlight: Simpson Street Free Press
By Robert Abare
The Afterschool Alliance is pleased to present this Afterschool Spotlight, part of a series featuring the stories of children, parents and providers of summer and afterschool programs. Also check out the first, second, and third installments of the series. Have a story to share? Email Robert Abare at email@example.com.
|Kadjata Bah holds up a copy of the Simpson Street Free Press.
Eleven-year-old Kadjata Bah is a 5th grader with a dream of one day becoming a pediatrician. Though ambitious, her career goal seems more attainable thanks to the Simpson Street Free Press afterschool program, which has already allowed her to become a paid, published journalist.
"I just wrote an article about a new species of bee that was discovered in Kenya," Kadjata enthusiastically explains. "They are very different from how we typically think of bees, like honeybees, which live in hives. These bees are solitary, and they don't have stingers."
"It was fun to write this article, and I learned a lot," she adds.
Jim Kramer founded the Simpson Street Free Press 24 years ago in southeast Madison, WI, after seeking a creative way to get kids in this challenged part of town more excited about their school work while gaining valuable, real-world skills.
"Our concept was to start a newspaper where kids take on the role of reporters," Jim explains. The program currently reaches approximately 270 students, with two newsrooms located at local schools, a central newsroom in southeast Madison, and a newsroom located at the offices of Capital Newspapers, the publisher of local daily newspapers.
Middle and high school students interested in participating in the Simpson Street Free Press are required to apply as they would to any other job—with writing samples and recommendations from their teachers. If accepted, they are paid once their work makes it through multiple rounds of outlining and editing and is finally published.
"We have kids applying to our program as young as 3rd grade," says Jim. "For most, this is the first job they have ever applied to."
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Afterschool programs: an overlooked solution to America's problems
By Jodi Grant
The past few days have been busy ones here in Washington, D.C. Last week, we learned of new information and strategies regarding our nation's ongoing struggle with inequality—and of a damaging proposal by Congress that would make it more difficult for afterschool programs to rise to the challenge.
On Tuesday, June 6, the Department of Education released new civil rights data that reveal that more than 6.5 million U.S. students are chronically absent—a trend that disproportionally affects students of color.
To help tackle this problem and others linked to poverty, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan last week released a new policy paper, A Better Way: Our Vision for a Confident America. The plan calls for streamlining federal programs that help the disadvantaged, while focusing on empowering individuals to escape poverty through avenues like juvenile justice reform and career and technical training.
While the debate ensues over the best ways to tackle these national problems, I invite you to join me in ensuring that afterschool and summer learning programs are not left out of the conversation. We know that these programs strengthen communities by improving student outcomes, keeping kids in school and out of trouble, and by helping working families. According to America After 3PM, 82 percent of U.S. parents say that afterschool programs excite students about learning, and 83 percent say that afterschool programs reduce the likelihood that youth experiment with drugs, crimes and sex.
And as summer heats up, our Vice President of Policy Erik Peterson was recently quoted in The New York Times to highlight the growing demand for summer learning programs, which keep students safe, engaged and growing academically while school is out, but cannot accommodate all the children who wish to participate.
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I went to the doctor a week or two ago because I was depressed, always tired, and generally hated my life. He decided to run some blood labs to see if anything was going on and called when the labs came back to let me know that my testosterone was low. My total testosterone level was 114.5 ng/dl and free testosterone was 3.2 pg/ml. He prescribed Androgel. After doing some reading I had questions about fertility and what might be causing me to have low testosterone at age 25. The doctor essentially said that I would have no fertility problems and that the cause could be anything. I asked if we should run more blood tests and he said it wouldn't be necessary. He gave me a referral to a urologist, but recommended I go ahead and start using Androgel immediately. So I guess my question is where should I go from here? It is certainly not normal for a 25 year old to have low testosterone. I'd like to know what is wrong with me, especially if I am going to have to take hormones for the larger part of my life. SO should I wait to start Androgel until after seeing the urologist? I asked for a referral to an endo, but the doctor said it could be 6 months+ before I could get in to see one. Is there anyone else who has had low t at my age with any advice?
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Today: Morning sunshine giving way to clouds and scattered rain showers with possible thundershowers. The high will be in the upper 60s.
Tonight: Variable cloudiness with a few rain showers. The low will be in the lower 50s.
Thursday: Morning cloudiness with fog and showers, then gradual clearing throughout the day. Warmer with a high from 75 to 80.
Thursday night: A few clouds from time to time. Mild with a low in the mid 60s.
Friday: Clouds and sun. Warm with a high near 80.
The extended forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions on Saturday with a few rain showers. The low will be in the lower 60s and the high will be in the upper 70s. Clouds and sun on Sunday with a low in the lower 60s and a high in the upper 70s. Mostly sunny on Monday with a low in the lower 60s and a high in the upper 70s. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with a low in the lower 60s and a high in the upper 70s.
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Morning sunshine is giving way to cloudiness as we approach the noon hour in Baltimore and Washington. The area of high pressure that provided a clear, comfortable overnight and early morning is now being nudged by a warm front moving in from the southwest. This will produce cloudiness and scattered rain showers with temperatures in the 60s. There may be a few thundershowers this afternoon, although severe weather is not anticipated. A few scattered rain showers and thundershowers may persist into the evening hours. Morning lows on Thursday will only be in the lower to middle 60s, compared to the mid and upper 40s that we experienced this morning. Warmer air will overspread Baltimore and Washington later this week with widespread 70s, and even a few locations reaching 80 degrees. By Saturday, a cold front will approach the area from the west and produce more clouds and rain showers that may persist into early Sunday. At the moment it appears that Sunday will be the best day of the weekend, although a shower cannot be ruled out. Despite the clouds and showers, temperatures will be mild with highs in the 70s each day.
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Ali "Rush Hour" Funeka might've been blindsided by three blind mice in his first fight with Joan Guzman, last November, but, Saturday night in Las Vegas, the man just about everyone but three Canadian judges had coming out ahead, plans to pull off a bang-up job in the rematch.
"Las Vegas won't be the same as it was in Canada," Funeka said on Wednesday before a limber-up workout at the Extreme Couture Gym.
"It looks like the title will be mine, and I will defend it after Guzman."
On Saturday night, from the Hard Rock's The Joint, Funeka, 30-2-3 (25 KOs), will get a second chance to take the vacant IBF lightweight title back home to South Africa when he rematches the still-undefeated Guzman, 29-0-1 (17 KOs), of the Dominican Republic.
The fight will be the opener of an HBO doubleheader, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
"This fight is very important to me," says Funeka, who had to settle for a draw with Guzman the first time around.
"I was very unhappy. I was angry and upset – and surprised. I should have won that fight."
Even drawing, however, had its rewards.
Upon returning home to the Eastern Cape, Funeka was presented with the keys to a newly-minted BMW by his manager, Butityi Konki.
"I did it the other way around," says Konki. "I bought him a BMW as a reward because he did win the fight. He is now the first and only boxer in South Africa to have a BMW."
Should Funeka pull off the win on Saturday, Konki says, "The sky's the limit," in regard to rewards and opportunities for his fighter.
"He is the new breed of South African fighter. We'll fight anybody and anywhere – even if it's on the moon."
Funeka is fully confident in his abilities to beat Guzman ("again").
"He has pressure but I proved I can take his pressure," says Funeka. "There is nothing we need to change. I will use my reach and a knockout will be a bonus. I am prepared for a 12-rounder.
"I am more than prepared for Guzman.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Mississauga, Ont.-based Harco Co. Ltd. recently earned the Maytag Commercial Laundry Breaking Away Award. The honor, presented during Maytag's 53rd Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, Calif., recognizes Harco's leadership and increased overall sales of Maytag Commercial Laundry products.
"This award recognizes a distributor who demonstrates an initiative to think and act differently, especially during tough economic times," says Craig Kirchner, global director of Maytag Commercial Laundry. "Knowing that past results can always be improved upon, Harco 'broke away' from some of the more traditional marketing and sales tactics and undertook new initiatives."
"When a number of companies were pulling back and cutting inventory levels, we made a conscious decision to do just the opposite," says Robert Jackson, owner of Harco. "We grew our business in 2010, and the Maytag Commercial Laundry products were an integral part of our success."
Founded in 1961, and with present ownership in place since 1981, Harco was appointed as a Maytag Commercial Laundry distributor in 1984.
In addition to this award, Harco has also won the Fred Maytag and Red Carpet Service Excellence Award three times.


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Seven people, including the self-confessed sexually-deprived gunman, are dead in California and Friday night's slaughter because of "craven politicians" and the National Rifle Association, according to the father of one of the victims, who appeared in a video broadcast Saturday by CNN; a mass shooting that new information reveals was not prevented by California's "universal background check."
One can almost predict that the gun prohibition lobby will jump on that video, and repeat the remarks of Richard Martinez over and over. His son, Christopher, 20, was killed.
UPDATE: California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, including a so-called "universal background check" (UBC) law that requires background checks on gun transactions. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday evening that three guns were recovered, including two Sig Sauer P226 pistols and a Glock Model 34. All were purchased legally and registered to Elliott Rodger, the newspaper said, meaning that he went through background checks.
The newspaper said authorities also recovered several loaded ten-round magazines for the pistols. This revelation also demonstrates that magazine capacity limits are no barrier to people intent on committing mayhem.
But according to the Huffington Post, an attorney representing Peter Rodger, identified as the father of the alleged gunman, issued a statement that the family "is staunchly against guns." The elder Rodger was an assistant director on "The Hunger Games," according to published reports.
The dead suspect, Elliott Rodger, left a bizarre video detailing his anger and frustration. CNN has published a transcript of that message, which may be read here.
The Los Angeles Times is also reporting that police found three bodies in the alleged gunman's apartment. All three had apparently been stabbed to death.
Whatever else this case demonstrates is that UBCs do not prevent mass shootings, a fact not lost on Washington gun rights activists who oppose Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure touted as a UBC mandate.
Another revelation that is likely to be overlooked by anti-gunners who use this incident to press their agenda is that the Rodger family, according to the Associated Press account published by the New York Post, called police "several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos 'regarding suicide and the killing of people'," according to the attorney, Alan Shifman.
The HuffPo account notes that police who interviewed the younger Rodger thought he was "perfectly polite, kind and wonderful." Despite this, the NRA, and likely all gun rights advocacy groups, will remain in the crosshairs of anti-gunners playing the blame game.
According to the New York Times account, which profiled the suspect, Elliott Rodger was "emotionally disturbed" from when he was a youngster in first grade and his parents divorced. He apparently was harassed and ridiculed by other students at the private Catholic high school he attended in Los Angeles. He reportedly quit school before graduation.
One of his classmates was quoted by the newspaper asserting, "We said right from the get-go that that kid was going to lose it someday and just freak out." If true, this might suggest there were ample warning signals prior to Friday night's shooting.
Whatever the case, from the family's own report to police, to his behavior in school, to the YouTube video made prior to the shooting, it may be a hard sell blaming the California slayings on any politicians or the NRA. The fault more accurately belongs with the gunman, the people around him, and those who push for UBCs and other restrictive gun laws under the false claim that they will somehow prevent a tragedy.


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Who Wants to Buy Barclays Global Investors?
William Hutchings and Elizabeth Pfeuti, of Financial News, report:
U.K. bank Barclays on Friday confirmed that it "has received a number of expressions of interest, including unsolicited interest" in its Barclays Global Investors asset-management business. Barclays didn't say who had approached it, but the WSJ article says BlackRock and others were considering bids, citing people familiar with the matter.
Probably only 13 companies around the world, including BlackRock, have the size, fit and appetite to acquire BGI. Of these, only seven are seen as anything more than remote contenders to buy a business that could fetch $12 billion or so, and BlackRock stands out ahead of all the rest. It would be the largest ever deal in the asset-management industry, exceeding BlackRock's $8.5 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 2006.
A BlackRock purchase of BGI would create the world's largest asset manager, with more than $2.5 trillion under management. (Of course, a year ago, before the market plummeted, the total would have exceeded $4 trillion.) Between them, BlackRock and BGI employ 9,650 staff.
"BGI fits nicely with BlackRock," says one consultant. "BGI's active quant business is not popular, but the firm still has high-end clients to whom BlackRock could sell more or offer other products. BGI is a market leader in liability driven investment in the U.K., a movement that is catching on in the U.S. BlackRock could offer highly-active that BGI doesn't have."
As well as active equities and fixed income, BlackRock would contribute a $60 billion alternative-investments business and a $145 billion risk-management and advisory business, BlackRock Solutions, where revenue roughly doubled in 2008 to $406 million.
If the two had been combined in 2008, it would have earned a $2 billion pretax profit on revenue of $7.9 billion, with all figures converted into dollars at Dec. 31 prices. Roughly 57% of that profit would have come from the old BlackRock business.
A tie-up between BGI and Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management would create an asset manager with $2.1 trillion under management. The existing BNY Mellon Asset Management comprises a series of active-management boutiques, such as Newton Investment Management in the U.K. BGI's three product lines–index-trackers, exchange-traded funds and quantitative funds–would probably slot in alongside them. The split between passive and active asset management would be about 50:50.
The 2008 pretax profit for a combined BNY Mellon Global Investors would have been $1.3 billion on revenue of $5.6 billion.
Other possible contenders, ranked by market value and listing the likelihood of their interest, include:
• Mitsubishi UFJ (Japan, market cap $75.2 billion) Possible – bought a stake in Aberdeen Asset Managers of the U.K. last year.
• Allianz (Germany, $42.9 billion) Unlikely – got what it wanted years ago.
• Axa (France, $35 billion) Unlikely – has not been acquisitive.
• Mizuho Financial (Japan, $26 billion) Possible – has said it wants to expand in asset management.
• ING (Netherlands, $20.3 billion) Unlikely – is reorganizing its existing asset-management business.
• State Street (U.S., $17.1 billion) Possible – BGI's main rival, but would have to fear over-concentration.
• Prudential (U.K., $17.1 billion) Unlikely – M&G's chief executive has spoken sceptically of mergers to Financial News in the past.
• Franklin Resources (U.S., $14 billion) Possible – is thought to be interested in acquisitions.
• Aviva (U.K., $13.6 billion) Possible – its highly active products would complement BGI.
• T. Rowe Price (U.S., $9.5 billion) Unlikely – has always preferred organic growth.
• Aegon (Netherlands, $9 billion) Unlikely – has been focusing on its existing business.
The companies all declined to comment.


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For all the good practices WF employs, you should still avoid buying ground beef there unless you watch them grind it: The company was linked to a significant E.coli outbreak as recently as 2008. If you're wondering why we left Trader Joe's off the list, it's because its selection of meat -- even when it's from reliable sources -- is mostly prepackaged or frozen. It also came under fire recently for selling all kinds of endangered fish like Chilean sea bass and orange roughy. We'll check back with the company in 2012 when it stops picking on the little guys.
Be sure to read our other nutrition top 10s, like the Top 10: Winter Foods and the Top 10: Nutritional Pizza Toppings.


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