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Aging drivers: Communities, nation prepare for trend
Published: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
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As drivers in Louisiana reach their 70s and 80s, they're more than 20 percent more likely to die in a car crash than they were in their 50s and 60s, even though they drive less, according to a new state Highway Safety Commission study.
Warning Signs
Here, according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, are warning signs friends and family of older drivers should watch for:
- Slow reaction time.
- Forgets to buckle seat belt.
- Does not obey stop signs or traffic lights.
- Often gets lost, even on familiar routes.
- Stops at green light or at the wrong time.
- Doesn't seem to notice other cars, pedestrians or bike riders on the road.
- Is honked at or passed often.
For AARP driver-safety classes, call Wade and Ruth Hebert at 876-6245. The Lafourche Council on Aging will host classes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11, Sept. 10 and Dec. 10 at 4876 La. 1, Mathews.
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Officials have stressed that older drivers are still capable drivers, but by 75, people should be aware they may be physically more fragile and be alert for gradual impairment in their vision and motor skills.
The study, based on preliminary data in the state from 2012, outlines some specific scenarios in which most crashes involving older drivers occur, and one of them is left turns at intersections.
In October, Warren Morvant, 74, was making a left turn off the St. George Bridge onto La. 24 north when the driver of a GMC Yukon struck his Buick Century, according to State Police.
Morvant's passenger, 73-year-old Geraldine Morvant, died at the scene, police said.
Last month, 85-year-old Priscilla Leonard, of Larose, died after she tried to cross the northbound lanes of La. 3235 from West 54th Street, police said. Her Ford Fusion was hit by a Jeep Wrangler, and Leonard later died at the Interim Louisiana State University Public Hospital.
The data pose big questions for communities as the Baby Boom generation ages.
The population of Americans 65 and older will grow by 60 percent by 2025, according to a report issued last year by TRIP, a national transportation research group. By that time one in every five drivers will be over 65. For those 65 and older, 90 percent of travel takes place in a private vehicle.
"The growing ranks of older Americans will far outpace previous generations with their level of mobility and activity," said Will Wilkins, the group's executive director. "Serving their needs will require a transportation system that includes safer roads, safer vehicles, safer drivers and improved choices."
The group has lobbied Congress for such changes, but local communities are already recognizing they need to adjust as well.
Terrebonne Parish government cites the trend in its newly approved master plan, Vision 30, which offers officials guidelines for managing growth and change over the next 20 years.
"In a word," the plan says, "Terrebonne Parish will grow older."
Over the next 20 years, the only age group that will grow as a percentage of the parish's total population — now just over 110,000 persons — is 65 or older, the plan says. They now comprise 11 percent of the parish's population but will represent 16 percent in 2030. All age groups will increase in number, but only slightly. The number of seniors, however, will explode by 51 percent.
To accommodate their needs, the plan's recommendations include encouraging more densely populated neighborhoods that allow for walks or shorter drives, improved road conditions and easy access to public transportation.
Lafourche is in the process of creating a master plan, and census data indicate the trends are likely to be similar.
Some elderly drivers recognize the need for road improvements and other actions that might make driving safer for every age group.
"I don't drive too much at nighttime. I try to have my daughter drive me," said 78-year-old Rosalie Benoit, the manager at the Raceland Senior Citizens Center.
She described herself as a former "roadrunner grandmother" who would drive her three granddaughters to three different schools when they were younger.
Between poorly lit roads, drivers' blinding high beams and some streets "that can hardly meet two cars," the area highways are dangerous for drivers of any age, Benoit said.
Though the Lafourche Parish Council on Aging offers a bus service to and from her center's activities, few use it, she said.
Most drivers 70 or older will outlive their ability to drive safely by an estimated seven to 10 years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Last year, the agency launched a five-year strategy to address the growing ranks of older drivers.
In Louisiana, all drivers renew their licenses every four years, but starting at age 70 they must renew in person rather than by mail or online.
Neither the latest state study nor TRIP's national report suggest that elderly drivers are necessarily less safe than other age groups.
But despite a decline in overall fatalities in recent years, older motorists are still involved in a disproportionately high share of traffic deaths, the TRIP report says.
Nationwide, there were 5,750 fatalities in crashes involving at least one driver 65 or older in 2010. And though drivers 65 and older account for 8 percent of all miles driven, they comprise 17 percent of all traffic fatalities.
Sixteen percent of Louisiana's 513,000 licensed drivers were over 65 that year, the report says. Drivers that age were involved in only 11 percent of the fatal crashes. That was tied with New Mexico for the lowest percentage of any state, though the District of Columbia posted the lowest rate at 4 percent.
"The fact that a person has reached a certain age doesn't necessarily mean that his or her ability to drive safely has been compromised," said Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. "However, family members and close friends of older drivers should be on the lookout for signs of unsafe driving."
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Unkind conjecture aside, we're unlikely to ever know what Kevin Garnett said to Carmelo Anthony during last week's Boston-New York game, getting the Knicks forward so riled up he earned a one-game suspension by attempting to confront the trash-talking Celtic afterward. If the NBA's players were more forthright with the insults they leveled at each other during such heated battles, then Twitter would probably be a lot more entertaining. But Knicks owner James Dolan is apparently a lot more interested in the type of things being said to his players on the court, which is why he allegedly directed a few MSG Network employees to openly record Anthony during Friday night's game against the Chicago Bulls. For the record, it wasn't exactly a reboot of "The Conversation", as nobody could miss the dubiously groomed audio technician tasked with the duty. Still, NBA owners aren't typically known for keeping such close guard over their employees, springing a Pandora's Box over what could've been Dolan's intentions. (No one from the MSG empire has commented on the subject.)
"Was it to luxuriate in the poetic musings of his most valuable player, even though he is far from his most voluble player? Was it a teaching tool, so his coaches could school Melo on the potential hazards of courtside misconduct?" asks the Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro, who broke the story. "Or perhaps it was done to furnish proof to the NBA that his meal ticket is now a verbal target, particularly with notorious motormouths such as Joakim Noah and Nate Robinson in town that night for a full-court yakfest? We may never find out." There's a business-related explanation, too: Dolan may have been perturbed that the footage of Anthony confronting Garnett was filmed by Comcast SportsNet New England and Time Warner-owned TMZ–two subsidiaries of the Cablevision boss's corporate rivals–thus endeavoring to level the playing field and avoid another "gotcha" situation.
It's easy, if not entirely productive, to crack wise about what Anthony might have said while being recorded. The competition didn't seem to care, at least. The less charitable take casts Anthony as either over-sensitive or irresponsible, incapable of navigating the in-game yip-yap among NBA players without resorting to the kind of braggadocio that leads to one-game suspensions. (Amusingly enough, it was Chicago's Nate Robinson and New York's Steve Novak who got into it after the game.) "The initial reaction to D'Alessandro's report from most corners—well, beyond just 'secretly taping your star player, or anybody, for that matter, is super creepy'—has been to note that this won't exactly do wonders for Melo's reputation," writes Yahoo's Kelly Dwyer, "which was shaken a bit when Garnett's tactics made it blatantly obvious that, MVP-caliber early-season performance aside, you can rattle Anthony and get him off his game." As the Knicks head into Thursday's game against the Detroit Pistons in London, they'll need their superstar to be fully rejuvenated both physically and mentally in order to shake off a recent slump. The Celtics and the Knicks play each other in eight days, giving Dolan plenty of time to find a more discreet way to keep tabs on Garnett's baiting.
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Yes, it's a hire that will undoubtedly inspire some sniggering amongst NFL fans and outright discomfort within the Windy City, given the number of more notable candidates for the job. Really, anyone whose most recent coaching experience wasn't in the Canadian Football League might have been preferred over Marc Trestman, who was announced as the new head coach of the Chicago Bears before dawn. Trestman, who's coached the CFL's Montreal Alouettes for the last five seasons, was once a hotshot NFL assistant expected to make the leap to the top spot, but instead went north when no team came hiring. Speaking for him are former pros like Rich Gannon and Steve Young, who swear by his ability to develop quarterbacks–with a partially undeveloped one in Jay Cutler skulking about the Chicago sideline–and kick-start high-powered offenses. (Trestman's personal website also boasts an impressive list of endorsements, though you should consider the source.)
"Living in Minnesota for the past 13 years, I can't tell you how many people I've heard speak reverentially about Trestman, a native of the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park who played at the University of Minnesota," writes ESPN's Kevin Seifert. "Those people range from [Bud] Grant to Gannon to people Trestman went to high school with. They all believe he is a brilliant offensive strategist and quarterback guru, one whose professorial and quiet demeanor perhaps clouded the view of NFL teams who questioned his ability to command a room and lead an entire team." On the other hand, he coached in Canada, which means the jokes will flow, unfairly or not, until the Bears shut them down with wins.
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It's perfectly reasonable if you haven't tuned into the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season just yet, since the big rackets haven't gotten too much quality playing time. Also, if you're in the Western Hemisphere, it's mostly happening when anyone beyond the parent of a newborn should be asleep. (Right now, they're competing to see who can get off the court the fastest; Maria Sharapova remains in the lead. But there was a bummer of a story that came out of the Open's early rounds, as the oft-injured American Brian Baker–whom we've written fondly about– was forced to retire in his second-round match against countryman Sam Querrey due to a torn meniscus. The injury, incurred on a seemingly non-stressful step following a backhand, is expected to cost him about four months.
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"We're not adding more seats at the university," Huff said. "It just begs the question: Do we really want to go back to a closed chapter in this country's life?"
But Der said any debate that pits ethnic minorities against one another serves no one.
"These Chinese families are not looking at the larger picture. We are not making the investments we need in higher education," he said. "We need to expand opportunities for all students."
In 1996, 61 percent of Asian Americans voted against the affirmative action ban and most Asian-American groups and associations opposed it as well, said Karthick Ramakrishnan, a political science professor at UC Riverside who directs the National Asian American Survey.
Increased competition for seats at University of California schools has fueled the outcry over the referendum, Ramakrishnan said. Last year, acceptances for in-state freshmen applicants across the system reached an all-time low -- just 63 percent got into one of the UC campuses, compared with 78 percent in 2004, according to state data.
Acceptance rates dropped among Asian-American applicants, too, by 9 percentage points from 2004 to 2013. Last year, the rate was about 73 percent, which is still far higher than other ethnic minorities.
Hoi Yung Poon, a mother and educational activist who lives in West San Jose, said many parents believe their children will be "shortchanged" if universities can once again consider race in admissions.
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Another Champinship Season!
I agree to some extent with Lottolee, I am tired of getting the #$%$ taken out of me at my local. I live in Shropshire, and have to drink with Man U, Arsenal, and Liverpool supporters! Having supported Leeds for over 50 years, this is by far the worse time I can remember, and that's including our stint in L1. Warnock has not performed, all he does is moan about the job not been easy, he must be the laughing stock of all Managers, We have seen some of our best players depart, and taken on sub-standard players. We have been taken over by a middle east finance house with no money! And we still have in tow that #$%$ Bates! I will always support LU, but for gods sake, we can't even beat Peterborough at home! Bring on Huddersfield, but I am not hopeful.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Respect, John!
Neil Warnock joined Leeds with the fanfare that he'd be the manager to get United peomoted: a manager with the status to stand up to Bates, be on the side of the fans, and be trusted to "tell it like it is"... What utter rot! Warnock is another one of 'Bates' Mates' and he has done nothing for Leeds United - other than to keep Leeds away from the PL and subsequent investigations into the club's ownership.
As a manager of Leeds United, Warnock has the distinction of being nothing more than a PR puff for Bates' regime. For sure, Warnock and his teams have done loads of huffing and puffing to keep fans interested, but never quite enough to really trouble opponents, or affect Bates' house of straw.
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AUGUSTA, Ga.---It was a busy day at the airport as people headed home from a week at The Masters. Airport officials claim this year's Masters was one of the best weeks in recent years.
Last year's Masters champion Phil Mickelson's private jet stood at the runway Monday morning. He is one of many people leaving town after The Masters Week.
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Kim and Mark are two of thousands of people who flooded the airport this week.
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4.123 DE-Matt Judon-Grand Valley State
6.220 RB-Tyler Erwin-San Jose State
7.229 WR Geronimo Allison-Ilinois
7.246 QB-Cody Kessler-USC
Here are a few links:
Third link here, from Turner the Burner, describes him as a "normally stalwart blocker."
Another link here:
Seems like a decent veteran insurance policy, and the Steelers certainly could do worse, but I hope that either Will Johnson or McCoy are able to keep him off the roster.
David Johnson Waived/Injured, Steelers Sign TE Justin Peelle
by Neal Coolong on Aug 13, 2012
As expected, FB/TE David Johnson was placed on the Waived/Injured list Monday, the result of a torn ACL suffered in the Steelers' 24-23 loss at Philadelphia in their opening preseason game.
To replace him, they signed veteran blocking TE Justin Peele, a 10-year NFL veteran who last played sparingly with San Francisco.
Johnson's designation exposes him to waivers, and gives teams a chance to sign him. If no one does, his rights return to Pittsburgh, who then place him on Injured Reserve.
During the preseason, players must clear waivers before being placed on the IR. It's extremely unlikely anyone would claim him.
Peelle has played with the 49ers last season, and the Atlanta Falcons from 2008-10. Before that, he was in Miami for 2006-07, and with the Chargers, who drafted him and kept him from 2002-06.
Used almost exclusively as a blocker in 2 TEs sets, Peelle has 123 career catches and 12 touchdowns in 10 NFL seasons.
He wouldn't be expected to make the roster as it sits now, but bringing in more competition for a pure tight end isn't a bad idea, considering the Steelers are now without Johnson as well as Weslye Saunders, who will sit out the first four games of the 2012 season. Heath Miller and 2012 free agent signee Leonard Pope are likely at the top of the depth chart now, while the possibility of Jamie McCoy or even rookie David Paulsen sneaking out a spot is still alive.
McCoy's inexperience despite some position flexibility (he played some fullback against Philadelphia) could be the main reason why Peelle was brought in.
Very familiar with this guy as my son is a huge Falcons fan, and thus, I end up watching most of their games (that don't conflict with the Steelers). Watched him for 3 seasons. He is not a good athlete or a good receiver. He is an effective inline blocker as a TE. But, he is 6'4! I'm not sure why we keep trying to squish a round peg through a square hole, but this guy is really a TE, not a FB. It is very difficult to get low enough at the POA for a 6'4 move blocker, especially one who is not a great athlete and at the end of his career. Hopefully, he is just a camp body for now. But, I really would have liked to see them add a real FB. I know there are not a lot of options, but there has to be one who can be moderately effective and who is a more natural FB than Peelle.
Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.
Cool. There is a Charger's fan who comes into the Steelers bar to watch chargers games! He is Justin's uncle!! He's gonna love this!!
I would be very surprised if the Steelers are willing to waste a roster spot on a FB only. They want a player with position flexibility. He needs to play both TE and FB...He will need to be able to run, block and catch the ball to win the spot on this team. The majority of formations will probably not include a FB...
Sorry, but a true FB is a dinosaur in this league....extinct.
Peelle is a good experienced FB...who also plays TE...
The guy who is going to be FB will also have to pull double duty as #3 TE...that's just how it will have to be...
I'm hoping that Will Johnson can earn the job....


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From the author of 1491 - the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas - a deeply engaging new history that explores the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs.
More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed totally different suites of plants and animals. Columbus's voyages brought them back together - and marked the beginning of an extraordinary exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas. As Charles Mann shows, this global ecological tumult - the "Columbian Exchange" - underlies much of subsequent human history. Presenting the latest generation of research by scientists, Mann shows how the creation of this worldwide network of exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Manila and Mexico City - where Asia, Europe, and the new frontier of the Americas dynamically interacted - the center of the world.
In 1493, Charles Mann gives us an eye-opening scientific interpretation of our past, unequaled in its authority and fascination.
©2011 Charles C. Mann (P)2011 Random House Audio
"The top history book of the decade"
This is the best book I've read all year. I've recomended it to friends and family and re-listened several times. We live in exciting times, and the fields of history and anthropology are constantly being challenged and changed as new discoveries are made. IMHO, Guns Germs and Steel set the gold standard for world history books. However, for the reasons I just mentioned, its important to keep up with emerging discoveries and new knowledge. I loved Mann's last book, 1491, for this reason. This book dramatically exceeds the previous work, no mean feat. For anyone interested in history, this is a MUST READ. Couldn't recomend more.
The chapters about colonial U.S. history were real eye-openers.
Not one to miss!
mostly nonfiction listener
"Learning 1493"
A modern updating of Crosby's classic The Columbian Exchange, Mann traces the biological, epidemiological, and agricultural impact of trade between Europe, Asia and the America's after 1493.
1493 is a book for fans of Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma and Morris' Why the West Rules -- for Now.
If you like your history to be big, the scope to be wide, but to be tied into how you eat and pay your way in the world, then 1493 is probably perfect.
The last time I learned about the Columbian Exchange was in high school. Learning dates and the sequence of events, and getting familiar with maps and geography, was central to my high school history experience. As a history major in college the emphasis on maps, dates, and events diminished, as the work in primary sources came to the forefront.
I can't imagine 1493 will be much required in college history courses, as this type of historical narrative for a popular audience (written by a journalist and not a historian) probably does not conform to how postsecondary history is taught. This is perhaps too bad, as I just did not know most of the history of Columbian Exchange described in 1493.
Learning how to "do history", to work like historians, is probably not a bad thing. But most history undergraduate students will not go on to graduate school. A book like 1493, a book with strong opinions and lots of dates, geography, people and events, might be an example of the kind of works we should make room for in our history courses.
"Great premise and first half, weak follow-through"
The thesis of this book is great and the first portion which focuses on ecology is really riveting. I get the sense that the author traveled down too many cultural and historical side roads and then ran out of time to tie his thesis into a nice, complete package for us towards the end. Starts off strong, wobbles, and then topples over like a top.
Nature, animals, sociobiology, science, spirituality art, travel, healthy cooking are my main interests. I love a great novel but don't enjoy works where there is no real point just one description of people after another. I wont read Steven King anymore because of one scene in his book that put an experience in my head I didn't need to have.
"fasinating new perspective on history"
Jamestown like you never thought of it before, a sweeping look at how plants, animals and people change the world and make history. If school taught history as well as this book does i would have loved the class instead of dreading it.
"Fascinating Mindbending History."
Changes your Worldview. Here is a lot of the dark matter that our school history texts never mentioned. Forget kings and statesmen; here are the real players: the lowly worm, the tiny bacteria, the odd plant, the parasite and a whole cast of greedy, stupid, and heroic humans all playing their gigantic parts in interweaving threads of change, growth and destruction. You will never view history the same after this. And you will talk about it until your friends either kill you or read it themselves.
1491- the same astonishing kind of information looking backwards from 1492. What was really here in the American Continent.
"Fantastic. Best book I've read all year"
Really a remarkable book. Well written and very interesting delivery of information that could have been boring. Very thought provoking work about how the world changed after Columbus landed. The book touches on how disease shaped (mainly) the new world, how Spanish gold changed Europe and China (and the Philippines), new world crops fed (and the failed to feed) Europe, how those same crops changed food production in China, and how rubber is currently changing the far East. I will never think of history the same way. I can't say enough about this book. If you are at all interested in history, get it and listen now.
"Real world examples of the butterfly effect."
Everything is connected
Trying to increase potato harvests was probably the very thing that caused the famine.
When most farmers decided to grow tobacco instead of food.
The day everything changed.
Basically this book shows how the smallest changes can lead to world altering consequences. As in accidentally bringing Malaria to the Americas lead to slavery of mainly Africans and why only in the south. It also shows that short term solutions are often the worst option in the long run. It shows how actual events in our past have lead to where we are today and some of the challenges they have left us with. No matter your field there is something in this book that touches on it and will make you look outside your field for factors you make have not considered before.
On Audible since the late 1990s, mostly science fiction, fantasy, history & science. I rarely review 1-2 star books that I can't get through
"Moments of revelation in the Homogenocene"
I have listened to a lot of history books on Audible, and I thought this would mostly cover ground I had heard before (in Guns, Germs, and Steel, for example). I was wrong.
To be fair, not all of the historical incidents themselves were entirely new, but the book managed to bring them together in a way that was a revelation. In one powerful section on Jamestown, for example, you see how alien the landscape was for Europeans arriving in Virginia - they couldn't even recognize tended fields, because they looked so different than European fields. And, in return, by bringing earthworms, draft animals, and malaria, the Europeans create an entirely different ecosystem themselves which destroys or merges with the American one. The idea of settlers transforming a landscape so utterly feels like a science fiction trope, but the historical account is excellent, here, as it is throughout the book.
Similarly fascinating are accounts of the way that Spanish silver destabilized China, the potato's role in European history, and the attempts to start a Confederate state in the Amazon. The history is not always pleasant, but it terrifically described. Along the way, Mann makes an argument that, since 1493, we are living in a new world, the Homogenocene, shaped by humans and globalization.
There are only a couple of minor caveats. First, the author works hard to make sure his views on the Colombian Exchange are asserted, and he overreaches occasionally in trying to tie much of world history to the Exchange. This is forgivable, but can make some sections feel like a bit of a stretch. Also, the reading is solid, but not terrific.
Reading reviews by historians, this seems to be well-regarded work, even though it wasn't by a historian. It is definitely gripping and occasionally revelatory. I recommend it very highly to those who like their history sweeping.
I think; therefore, I do not know.
"This narrator kept me listening"
Pesos in Germany, the mini ice age, Chinese barbers and Samurai soldiers in Brazil... oh my. I thought that I knew enough about Columbus but there is so much more to this story.
Certain parts of this book are more factually dense than other parts and this may seem boring at first but, as you listen these facts will be revisited and explained in vivid detail.
If you are curious about world history, global economics, potatoes and plastic then add this book to your list.
"Interesting but limited"
What I liked best about this book was the narrative thread, and the way the author (who I think is a journalist, not a historian) developed his 'arguments' (really, his 'story') with an eye to keeping the reader interested.
What I liked least was that he spent very little time justifying his positions, providing sources, or describing any uncertainty about facts or interpretations. My own background on this period is limited, but some of what is baldly presented as 'fact' here, even I know is controversial (e.g., China's wealth in the 16th century, China's naval power). If you are considering reading this book, you should understand it is not a scholarly work, but is instead a journalist's attempt to synthesize and popularize scholarly work.
And Random House -- 'King' dynasty? Really? Can't you give your narrators a pronunciation guide?
"A startling new view of world history"
I have a PhD in history yet the ideas expressed in this work are entirely new to me and challenge much of my previous understanding of the history of globalization. Not only are these ideas plausible but they also force us to rethink much of what we thought we knew. The author Charles Mann builds upon the works of others to synthesize a very accessible and insightful book. I found that narration was also of a very high standard and complimented the work well.
Guns, Germs and Steel. Jared Diamond.
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McConnell offered no further comment or explanation for the firing.
"I want you to know, however, that the College of Charleston does not publicly discuss or comment on the specifics of personnel matters, unless there is a significantly compelling or legally mandated reason to do so," McConnell said in a statement.
There was no immediate comment from Wojcik or his representatives.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Cheesy Bacon Ranch Bread
Recipe Source: Plain Chicken
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OH MY GRAVY, must make this now!!!! Never thought about adding ranch packet to butter, so simple. Doing it! Thanks :)))))ReplyDelete
Holy Guacamole! My stomach is literally growling reading this! What a great idea and you could switch up the flavors so easy!!!! I'm thinking a pizza flavored one! Can't wait to try it! ~EMMReplyDelete
Oh, my! I'd have to make two because I might accidentally eat the first one all by myself in the kitchen under the excuse of making sure it tasted OK :)ReplyDelete
Nothing says spring like strawberry shortcake! Yum!ReplyDelete
I can tell this would be devoured if you put it out at a party. YUM!ReplyDelete
Ohhhhh yeah. That's the stuff, right there.ReplyDelete
I talked my hubby into going by the grocery store on his way home just so I can make this cheesey ranch bacon bread, looking forward to trying it tonight! I just love your blog and recipes. Just the other day I was on pinterest looking for a good banana bread recipe to try and I remembered you blog and thought I would check to see if you had one. Sure enough your Streusel Banana bread was great. Thanks for providing recipes that I can count on to be great and easy enough that a busy Mom like me can handle.ReplyDelete
Cheese, bacon and bread ... three of my favorite food groups!ReplyDelete
The Trifecta of Delight! Must.Try.ASAP.ReplyDelete
so glad you liked my Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls - you need to try the cinnamon version next. It is to die for!ReplyDelete
I want some NOW! Wonderful and easy. I make a similar recipe using hawaiian bread and muenster cheese. Such an eAsy and amazing appetizer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Mmmmm, I can smell it now! This MUST be a sin! Thanks for sharing - love your blog!ReplyDelete
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Oh my goooooddnessssssss!!!!! This was the best:) I only made half of the loaf for dinner tonight and the youngest of the "Duncan girls" and my mom stopped by as it was coming out of the oven and they LOVED it, I ended up sending them home with the other half of the loaf of bread:) amazing!!!! My family loved it too! They were looking for the other half!!!! Mom asked where I got the recipe from and I said... Duh where else??? Only Brandie's site!! I love love love your recipes and love that the site is mobile friendly now:) Thank you!ReplyDelete
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Hey Mary!! Woo Hoo - so happy y'all loved this one. And ya know how much I love you Duncan girls ;)ReplyDelete
Thank you for coming back and lettign me know how it turned out. Big Hugs to you!
My daughter made this after we saw it on Pinterest- it was amazing and it is part of my post on Pinterest successes!ReplyDelete
OH MY GOSH! I made the cheesy bacon ranch bread Saturday night, BIG hit!! We LOVED it. Thanks so much :-)ReplyDelete
OH MY GOSH made this cheesy bacon ranch bread Saturday night, BIG HITReplyDelete
Oh My Good Greif...I so have to make this if I do nothing else before I die.ReplyDelete
Wow, does this look good. I am going to post it on my Mouth Watering Mondays post this coming Monday. Come on over and have a look at www.noshingwiththenolands.com. Cheers, TaraReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 8:21 PM
Was wondering if this could be prepared ahead then sent home with a friend to bakeReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 7:43 AM
This totally loooks like something you can do even a day ahead, and pop in the oven when the guests start arriving!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 2:12 PM
I came across your blog while looking for mac and cheese recipes. I have drooled over all of your recipes. Thanks for such a great blog and sharing such wonderful recipes. My kids and I are going to love these. I have your mac and cheese in my oven right now and it smells sooooo good. Thank you again. Emma.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 7:05 PM
This is excellent. My friends and family loved it. Thank you.ReplyDelete
In our house we call this "Crack Bread."ReplyDelete
- MicheleJuly 19, 2012 at 10:29 AM
This was amazing!!!ReplyDelete
Omg this looks heavenly!ReplyDelete
I used to own a cafe where we baked a lot of our bread and I love it. This is an awesome idea and recipe. Thank you so much for this. My son loves bacon and so do I so I will have to try this. I can make the bread and then add the ingredients you suggest. Thanks for the recipe.ReplyDelete
I made this today for a potluck lunch at work. Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe! Yummy!ReplyDelete
Oh. My. Stars. I just happened upon your blog, and I believe I have found my new home. Even my husband said (after seeing your photo montage sidebar) that we need you as a friend! :)ReplyDelete
I made this today for the Super Bowl. It was gone even before the other guests arrived! Thanks for giving me a good treat to make :) You've made me very popular...ReplyDelete
- Nana JoyFebruary 15, 2013 at 2:46 PM
I have been making "cheese bread" for at least 30 years, but without the ranch dressing mix. I'm thinking I will have to give this another spin...with the added ingredients. I always used the half-baked rounds of sourdough bread and opened the foil for the last 15 minutes so the top browns and the cheese edges crisp. Delicious!ReplyDelete
We love this bread! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2013 at 7:41 PM
I have found a new friend! I also am drooling over all the recipes. They look so easy. I can't wait to try them after we move into our own home. I am most excited about trying the Sweet Tea. I love McDonald's sweet tea. I am hoping it is the same or better.ReplyDelete
Thank you for coming into our lives!!!
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- AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 8:39 PM
Seems that this would not only be a "QUICK-FIX" item 4 any occation... but a fairly simple, versitile & affordable appitizer/side-dish!
I bet, if these cuties were pre-assembled, wrapped=up in both foil and ribbons; that they would be excellent "FUNDRAISER" items 4 eihter Church, School and/or Community Events????????
YUP... I think I am through "THINK'n"...
I'm gonna pull a NIKE & "JUST-DO-IT!" :) :) :)
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 9:38 PM
I mixed all the "stuffing" ingredients together and filled the slits with the mixture. Took less time. I also added chopped green onions to the mix. Wonderful!ReplyDelete
Thank you so very much to everyone who took the time to comment. I may not always get back right away but I do read each and every one! Patty - thank you so very much! What a sweet comment! I hope you love all the recipes you might try! Anonymous, what a great idea, why didn't I think of that? It certainly simplifies the process to combine the cheese and bacon, huh? ~BrandieReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 29, 2013 at 8:38 PM
I bet this would be awesome dipped in alfredo sauce!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2013 at 12:18 AM
you could do something similar with parmesan or parmesano reggiano and butter/garlic and serve with a salad or with spaghetti... I'm drooling just thinking about both!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2013 at 2:39 PM
I am going to make this and toss it on the campfire .ReplyDelete
This looks so good and so easy! I'm defiantly gonna try this at our next NFL or UFC party!ReplyDelete


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- Oct 9:
- Jed Lowrie confident A's can put Game 4 loss behind them
- Oct 8:
- Purdy: Oakland A's try not to dwell on lost opportunity
- Oakland A's Sonny Gray may start Game 5 against Detroit Tigers
- Oakland A's Josh Reddick on disputed home run: 'I had no doubt that I was gonna be able to catch the ball'
- Oakland A's fall 8-6 to Detroit Tigers in Game 4
- A's manager Bob Melvin concerned about Jarrod Parker
- ALDS: Sonny Gray as Game 5 starter?
- Swingin' A's winning despite strikeouts
- A's shortstop Jed Lowrie still looking for first ALDS hit
OAKLAND — Coco Crisp was sitting in front of his locker in one of the many corners of the visitor's clubhouse in Comerica Park after Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series and almost seemed to be enjoying himself.
He wasn't particularly enjoying the fact that the A's hadn't followed through on an early 3-0 lead to wrap up the ALDS title and move to the AL Championship Series.
He wasn't enjoying the fact that he and his teammates weren't taking a champagne bath.
But he was looking forward to getting back to Oakland, having an off day Wednesday, the gearing up for Game 5 Thursday night against Detroit with a trip to the second round of the playoffs on the line.
(Spoiler Alert: Coco Crisp likes playing in front of the fans in Oakland, his baseball home for the last four seasons).
A's fans have long responded to Crisp, and he's reciprocated.
And now Crisp could see a little bit of a silver lining in the cloud of the Tuesday loss. He and his teammates would have a chance to win out and advance in front of a packed Coliseum crowd.
Asked if he thought Game 5 would elicit louder responses from the locals than Games 1 and 2 did, Crisp smiled and shook his head.
``I don't know if they can get any louder than they were when we played last time,'' Crisp said. ``It would be amazing if they did.
``In all my playoff games, they've probably been the loudest when we played at home. So if they can top that, it would be amazing.''
Crisp and his teammates took the day off after flying overnight to the West Coast. The Tigers, for their part, spent the daylight hours Wednesday flying to Oakland and didn't work out, either.
As of Wednesday morning, there were about 5,000 tickets remaining for the game, which is scheduled for a 5:07 p.m. start.


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We did well today
First opening win for 5 seasons, some great movement and a few worldies from the opposing goalie. Not a bad days work but we do have to iron out that set piece and cross fragility we seem to have had since i was born!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Aug 19, 2013 15:10 Flag
Not a bad day at all! Some of the interchange was superb, and as you say we have to give credit to Begovic for a world class performance (why is he still at Stoke?).
On the set plays I kind of agree, but have to say SM grew in stature as the game progressed, so while he did flap around a few times at set plays and with the ball at his feet, I got to think the nerves in the first half standing in front of the Kop were intense for him. And, obviously the penalty (double save actually) save must of done his confidence a world of good.
Also, I know this was not Pullis's Stoke, but I could not see too much of a difference, and while we need to improve our defense of set plays, they are one of the leagues experts at smash and grab from those set plays, and we did enough to get those 3 points.
Hey Loki.
Agree with that. In many ways it was groundhog day from most of last season - good movement, lots of chances, hit woodwork, keeper having a worldy against us, dodgy 1-0 lead, inexplicable handball to give the pen away.
But ... we actually won an opening day fixture!
Let's hope we can do something we never managed last season and put together some momentum with some more wins in the next two games!
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If there was anything, and it really was hard to find faults, aside from the woodwork jobs, and even harder to pick on the guy, I'd like to see Mignolet be more commanding in the box. He looked very tentative on anything in the air, and especially on the set pieces, where he could have come out strong and punched them away, or just caught them with ease. I'm sure like any keeper, he still regarded them as Stoke under Pulis, and there wasn't a whole lot of difference under Sparky, and we don't have 6'3 & 6'4 cbs to protect him, but he's a big lad with top top class skills, so he has to be more commanding.
Other than that, if I'm going to find fault with anything else, I'd like to see a lot more in the final 3rd from both Glen and Enrique. Particularly Glen, who some could argue has better offensive qualities than D. He often seemed to just stop and think too much, or be indecisive as to whether he could go right towards the byline for a cross, or cut in left and take a shot.. He's better than that.
All in all, finishing the obvious, against Stoke too, and after 5 years. Not too many complaints.


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I guess all the talk is getting under his skin, maybe the players too I don't know. He should expect critics to voice their concern, it goes with the territory.
I guess all the talk is getting under his skin, maybe the players too I don't know. He should expect critics to voice their concern, it goes with the territory.
Good. The Steelers were 8-8 last year, they could be looking at 4-12 this year.
I actually believe if the Steelers stay healthy they are a 10-6, 11-5 team before the draft. Look what happened to the Colts after Manning got hurt. Ben carries this team, and as long as he is healthy the Steelers will win games.
1.25 CB Eli Apple-DB-tOSU
2.58 SS Vonn Bell-DB tOSU
3.89 DT Javon Hargrave-SC State
4.123 DE-Matt Judon-Grand Valley State
6.220 RB-Tyler Erwin-San Jose State
7.229 WR Geronimo Allison-Ilinois
7.246 QB-Cody Kessler-USC
Tomlin and his one liners.....
Coach T is right. People fret and prognosticate all the time about what they think will happen, but the games are going to be played on the field. That is when the true measure of the team will be realized.
Yea, he can take his bravado and cram it. Big, tough guy's proclamation of "We are going to unleash hell" in 2009 ended up being a wet fart. Tomlin should save his tough guy words and show us with actions. This is what the press should be asking him.
"Coach Tomlin, observers have said that the team lacked unity and chemistry last year. What will you do to correct this?"
"There were real signs of lack of discipline on this team last year, such as players being too overweight and too many turnovers and penalties. What are you doing to correct this?"
"11 starters from last year are 30 or over. Some have already been cut or not resigned, such as Harrison, Hampton. What will you do to make this team younger while still fielding a winning team?"
I hope all the talk about how they stunk it up last year is irritating him and the entire team. I hope he is ready to knock his head into a wall. Since the media won't do their jobs, and ask the REAL questions that need asked (in fear of losing their perks), then it's up to the fans who live in de Burg to ask these legit questions if you see any of the coaches at the grocery store.
The standard is the standard people...I'll see you in the fall when I'm going to unleash hell! In the meantime, leave me alone while John and I reminisce on the season.....
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Both Tomlin and Ben have lost their shine. Can they regain it? Perhaps. But there is no question they lost it - THAT is our most recent truth of the matter.


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When Dr. Dianna Basterelleros, the executive director at St. Elizabeth's Day Home in San Jose, was approached by Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County to screen the vision of the children at her preschool, she was skeptical of how the process would work.
"The children are 18 months to 5 years old," Basterelleros said. "I have worked in this field of early education for 15 years, and it was the first time I have heard of this early vision screening. I thought, 'How are they going to do that?' "
But thanks to FocusFirst, an innovative new approach to vision screening that uses a special photo optic scan digital camera to see into the eye, children as young as 6 months old can now have their eyesight tested. These types of screenings are most effective during the preschool years, when early identification and treatment of many conditions can prevent irreversible vision damage or loss.
"It is critical that children get vision screened before they are 6 years old," said Dr. Chris Halaburka, a Los Gatos pediatrician.
Halaburka said that problems in young children, such as the eyes not aligning correctly or one eye being stronger than the other, are easily correctable. But after the age of 6, the problems can become severe.
"Say something is wrong with one of the eyes--maybe the lens didn't form correctly or one eyeball is off to the side--and you have great vision in one eye and poor in the other, what happens is that the brain will selectively have you look through the one eye that is more dominant, and the other eye will end up having really poor vision or even shutting off," said Halaburka, who is also on the board of Parisi House on the Hill, a residential alcohol and drug treatment facility for women with children in San Jose that recently had its children screened by FocusFirst. "A lot of people don't understand that these visual changes can happen permanently if they are not caught before 6."
According to Healthier Kids, an estimated 5 to 10 percent of preschool-age children suffer from some form of visual impairment. So realizing the critical need for vision screening in young children, the foundation began looking for a program it could implement. The 14-year-old foundation has worked in the past to raise money to help low-income kids in the county get health insurance. When the foundation was created, one out of every six kids in the county did not have health coverage, said the foundation's chief executive officer Kathleen King. Now, according to the 2010 census data, the county has the highest percentage of kids covered in all 58 counties in the state.
"We are at 94.5 percent, so we said if we are close to the goal of having every child have health insurance, which includes medical, dental, vision and hearing, what would we do next?" King said. "And so our focus has been on what we call 'Healthier, Earlier.' "
King said she began looking all over the country for good preventative programs around vision and that led her to the nonprofit organization Impact Alabama and its FocusFirst program.
Since 2004, FocusFirst has vision screened over 200,000 preschoolers across the state of Alabama. Approximately 11 percent of the children tested have had a problem detected, and last year alone, the organization found 13 kids with cataracts.
When King reached out to the organization to find out more about its program, Impact Alabama founder Stephen Black offered to send a camera and volunteers out for a week to test children's eyesight in Santa Clara County.
"We vision screened 500 kids in that one week," King said. "Our numbers were very similar to what they were finding in Alabama. We had about 11 percent that needed follow-up."
After a successful week working with Healthier Kids, Impact Alabama offered to help establish a FocusFirst program in Santa Clara County. The organization sends a new team of volunteers to the area every week to help run the program.
Healthier Kids now has two of its own cameras and screens children almost daily. The foundation is reaching out to preschools all over the county, telling them about the program in hopes of screening as many kids as possible.
"We are doing 6,000 to 7,000 screenings this year, and next year we are planning to double that," King said. "Normally you wouldn't grow that fast, but because Impact Alabama came in to help, we weren't taking on so much ourselves as new, just copying. We are really leveraging Impact Alabama's experience and strength."
The camera essentially captures the eye's reflection of the flash. What the eye reflects can indicate different issues.
"Before these cameras were designed, there really wasn't a great way to screen nonverbal children, whether they are really young or special needs," King said. "You can use this camera on anyone, but the strongest value is probably for those that are nonverbal because the eye chart doesn't necessarily work that well for them."
The screening process is a quick and easy one for both the child and the person administering it.
"The simplicity of the process and being able to tell the children about it was really valuable," Basterelleros said. "For families, it was really important to be able to tell them that it was going to be simple and that their eyes were not going to be touched."
When Sandra Lopez's 3-year-old daughter brought paperwork home from preschool asking for consent for the screening, she didn't think anything of it. But when the paperwork came back saying her daughter had significant problems detected, she said she was shocked.
"She was a calm baby, always paying attention at school, so how could that be my kid?" she said. "Right away I took her to the optometrist and they confirmed the problem. She couldn't see far, she couldn't see near and her eyes were shaped as a cone. I never would have taken her without Healthier Kids. I never would have known my child's needs."
Though Lopez's daughter did not have trouble paying attention in school, having vision problems can create all kinds of issues when it comes to learning. According to Healthier Kids, approximately 80 percent of a child's learning is visual, and an estimated 80 percent of children with learning disabilities have an undiagnosed vision problem.
"In the past, I don't think we had the mindset that if a child was having difficulty in the classroom, it might be vision," Basterelleros said. "For children to be good students and ready for school, part of that is being able to see, being literate and being able to read. If a child cannot see clearly by the time they go to kindergarten, that is going to make it difficult for that child to be and feel successful."
Marianne Swan, who runs Saratoga Community Preschool, agreed. Swan recently had FocusFirst at her school and one child had a problem detected.
"It's so important for the children to be screened," she said. "If you have bad eyesight, you have no perception of depth, and that is helpful in your social play as well as in all the activities, like working at the art table and playing on the play equipment. The sooner these children get diagnosed, the better off they are."
Though FocusFirst has hopes of screening as many kids in Santa Clara County as possible, King said it is important to remind parents that they should also be taking children to the optometrist regularly, just as they would with any other checkup.
"It's really important that kids not lose their vision when it could have been prevented," Halaburka added. "This is why it is so important to screen."


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If you choose to major in geology at SLU, you'll have the chance to participate in an annual department field trip where our faculty, graduate and undergraduate students spend one week exploring a region of the United States. You will have the chance to travel through national parks, see natural systems and learn firsthand about the Earth and its environment. SLU's department of earth and atmospheric sciences heavily subsidizes these trips so that most students can participate.
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In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don't like. Here's why that's disastrous for education—and mental health.
Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense. Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in "that violates the law") lest it cause students distress. In February, Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, wrote an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education describing a new campus politics of sexual paranoia—and was then subjected to a long investigation after students who were offended by the article and by a tweet she'd sent filed Title IX complaints against her. In June, a professor protecting himself with a pseudonym wrote an essay for Vox describing how gingerly he now has to teach. "I'm a Liberal Professor, and My Liberal Students Terrify Me," the headline said. A number of popular comedians, including Chris Rock, have stopped performing on college campuses (see Caitlin Flanagan's article in this month's issue). Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Maher have publicly condemned the oversensitivity of college students, saying too many of them can't take a joke.
A new anatomical understanding of how movement controls the body's stress response system
Elite tennis players have an uncanny ability to clear their heads after making errors. They constantly move on and start fresh for the next point. They can't afford to dwell on mistakes.
Peter Strick is not a professional tennis player. He's a distinguished professor and chair of the department of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute. He's the sort of person to dwell on mistakes, however small.
"My kids would tell me, dad, you ought to take up pilates. Do some yoga," he said. "But I'd say, as far as I'm concerned, there's no scientific evidence that this is going to help me."
Still, the meticulous skeptic espoused more of a tennis approach to dealing with stressful situations: Just teach yourself to move on. Of course there is evidence that ties practicing yoga to good health, but not the sort that convinced Strick. Studies show correlations between the two, but he needed a physiological mechanism to explain the relationship. Vague conjecture that yoga "decreases stress" wasn't sufficient. How? Simply by distracting the mind?
How men and women digest differently, diet changes our skin, and gluten remains mysterious: A forward-thinking gastroenterologist on eating one's way to "gutbliss"
Robynne Chutkan, MD, is an integrative gastroenterologist and founder of the Digestive Center for Women, just outside of Washington, D.C. She trained at Columbia University and is on faculty at Georgetown, but her approach to practicing medicine and understanding disease is more holistic than many specialists with academic backgrounds. She has also appeared on The Dr. Oz Show (of which I've been openly skeptical in the past, because of Oz's tendency to divorce his recommendations from evidence).
Chutkan's first book comes out today. You might pick out an Oz-ian air to the title: Gutbliss: A 10-Day Plan to Ban Bloat, Flush Toxins, and Dump Your Digestive Baggage. Oz even endorses it on the back of the jacket: "Dr. Chutkan blasts away the bloat as she tastefully explains the guts of our problems."
The political commentator may be more committed to the Republican nominee's platform than he is.
Donald Trump has just betrayed Ann Coulter. Which is a dangerous thing to do.
This week, Coulter released her new book, In Trump We Trust. As the title suggests, it's a defense of Trump. But more than that, it's a defense of Trumpism. Most Trump surrogates contort themselves to defend whatever The Donald says, no matter its ideological content. They're like communist party functionaries. They get word from the ideologists on high, and regurgitate it as best they can.
Coulter is different. She's an ideologist herself. She realized the potency of the immigration issue among conservatives before Trump did. On June 1 of last year, she released Adios America, which devotes six chapters to the subject of immigrants and rape. Two weeks later, Trump—having received an advanced copy—famously picked up the thread in his announcement speech.
Donald Trump's new campaign CEO, who is registered to vote at an empty house in Florida, may be as scandal-plagued as his predecessors.
Barely a week into the job, Donald Trump's new campaign CEO is already facing harsh scrutiny over a 20-year-old domestic-violence charge and an allegation of voter-registration fraud.
On Thursday night, the New York Post and other outlets reported that Stephen Bannon was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery, and dissuading a witness in 1996, after an altercation with his then-wife in Santa Monica, California. According to a police report, Bannon's spouse said he pulled at her neck and wrist. A spokesman told Politico that Bannon was never questioned by police and pleaded not guilty. The charges were dropped around the time that the couple divorced later that year. In divorce proceedings, she outlined several vulgarities Bannon allegedly used.
Last night, in Time Capsule #88, I noted the deafening silence of Republican officialdom, after Hillary Clinton delivered her calmly devastating indictment of Donald Trump's racist themes.
After this frontal attack on their own party's chosen nominee, the rest of the GOP leadership said ... nothing. The cable-news Trump advocates were out in force, but senators? Governors? Previous candidates? Wise men and women of the party? Crickets.
A reader who is not a Trump supporter says there's a logic to the plan:
I think you might be missing the GOP strategy here regarding Sec. Clinton's bigotry speech, and the fact that no Republican came forward to defend Donald Trump. Republicans know that she spoke the truth—the indefensible truth about Donald Trump—and they want to squelch any discussion about it. That's what they are doing.
Because they don't want this speech on the airwaves, debated on panels, over several news cycles, with more and more of the dirty laundry getting debated in the mainstream news cycles, leading the Nightly News with dramatic music. Screaming headlines. Any any—ANY—statement by a Republican will trigger that discussion that no GOPer wants.
The mainstream news guys are sitting there at their email boxes, waiting, waiting, for statements, so they can write a piece on it. Benjy Sarlin mentioned it on Twitter, which you probably saw. [JF: I have now] And a couple of other journos, agreed.
But without some outraged statement from Ryan, Cruz, anybody, the mainstream journos have nothing to write about, there is no news cycle, no panels, no screaming headlines, no multi-news cycle. Just a Wow! Clinton gave a rough speech!" End of story. And that's the strategy. Bury this story. And it's working.
That's how the GOP handles this kind of story. And it works just fine, every time. The mainstream journos can't find a both-sides hook, and they are nervous about this alt-right stuff anyway, so the story dies. Journos fear the brutality of GOP pushback. So it goes. Every. Time.
Contrast that with the non-story about the Clinton Foundation. Every GOPer was sending out a truckload of statements to keep that story going. Chuck Todd has stated in the past that he—they—have no choice but to write about whatever the GOP is upset about because they all put their shoulder to the wheel. And the GOP always has something for journos to write about. Controversy! And no fear of brutality from the Democrats. That's how that goes.
That's why we hate the media. Still. Even more than ever.
The global education pioneer eases students into the classroom.
Heading into my first year of teaching in Helsinki I felt pretty nervous. One of my graduate-school professors—a former Massachusetts Teacher of the Year—had warned me that Finnish students were academically advanced, especially in math. Indeed, Finland's students had excelled on international standardized tests like the PISA for more than a decade. But it wasn't just those high-performing Finnish students that intimidated me. Their teachers did, too.
If I had chosen to pursue master's-level training as an elementary-school teacher in Finland (instead of the United States), I would have applied to the small handful of teacher-training universities, where annual acceptance rates hover around 10 percent. These programs are so selective, claimed The Atlantic journalist Amanda Ripley in her book, The Smartest Kids in the World, they're "on the order of MIT." Furthermore, Finland's classroom teacher-training programs require five years of coursework, practicum, and thesis writing. The Finnish version made my two-year master's degree in elementary education, through a non-selective college in the Boston area, look quite humble.
A man who served the regime recounts his efforts to bring it down.
The theory of Jung Gwang Il's work is essentially this: Tiny packets of information just might bring an end to decades of tyranny in his homeland. From his base in South Korea, he sends USB drives, SD cards, and other devices—loaded with Hollywood movies, South Korean television shows, and testimonials from North Korean defectors—across North Korea's borders. His weapons against North Korea's repressive, nuclear-armed regime are Skyfall and South Korean soaps. His battlefield is a country with no free press, virtually no internet (there's an intranet), and minimal relations with much of the planet. Jung's mission, in other words, is to funnel fragments of the outside world into the most information-starved nation on earth—and to thereby undermine a government for which he was once willing to sacrifice his life.
The rich and educated are more likely to marry, to marry each other, and to produce rich and educated children. But this virtual cycle turns vicious for the poor.
The familiar story about income inequality and the lost middle class often starts with bots and boxes.
Technology and automation (often summed up as "robots") have destroyed routine-based middle-class jobs, widening the gap between the rich and poor. Globalization (i.e.: international trade, symbolized by the container box) has eliminated a swath of well-paid work, like manufacturing.
But forget about technology and trade for a moment. There is a more human story to tell about middle class woes. It's a story about marriage.
Imagine the Typical American Family: Married, living together, with at least one kid under 18. That family earned a median income of $81,000 last year, as Ben Casselman showed with new Census data. That's a fine income, and it's growing, if slowly, even after you adjust for inflation.
On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the vice presidential candidate hinted at a culture that's rethinking family—and masculinity.
Tim Kaine appreciates a sensible pair of sneakers—and he definitely calls them sneakers. Tim Kaine absolutely SCOURED Consumer Reports to get the best car seat for his kid. Tim Kaine surprised you by telling you that of course you're coming with his family on their trip to Disney World, because you're family, too. Tim Kaine really wants you to have a good time at this party but would ask that you just remember to use a coaster. Tim Kaine subscribes to MotorTrend magazine and secretly wanted the Porsch but is proud to drive the minivan. Tim Kaine will be driving you TO and FROM the Prom, mister.
Hillary Clinton's running mate is not just a current U.S. senator, or a former DNC chair, or a former mayor, or a former missionary, or an enthusiastic player of the harmonica. He is also—and not just biologically, but culturally and, yes, aesthetically—a DAD. Kaine has made literal paternalism a vital part of his political brand. So it was fitting that, when Clinton's running mate appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday, the host asked Kaine about, yep, "his dadhood." Colbert listed some of the Twitter jokes people had made after his appearance at the Democratic National Convention in July—comparisons to Ned Flanders, lectures about the prom, etc.—and then asked, point-blank: "Are you okay with not being cool?"
In a StoryCorps animation, Patrick Haggerty remembers the remarkable advice he got from his dairy farmer dad.
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Outside hitter Christina Higgins had 17 kills, middle hitter Shannon Hawari had 15 kills and eight blocks, and the visiting Cal women's volleyball team upset No. 2 Oregon 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 19-25, 15-13 on Friday.
Outside hitter Adrienne Gehan added 15 kills for the Bears (12-11, 6-7 Pac-12). She also had seven digs and four blocks in her first start in a month after recovering from a knee injury.
Cal trailed 13-12 in the fifth set but got a kill by Gehan and then consecutive blocks from Hawari to close it out.
Outside hitter Liz Brenner led Oregon (20-2, 11-2) with 26 kills.
Officials decided the inconsistent knee-to-waist-high waves weren't world tour material and called a lay day at the O'Neill Cold Water Classic in Santa Cruz. Looking ahead, the event is expected to resume Sunday at Steamer Lane. "Saturday we're going to make a call at 7:45 in the morning," contest director Chris Gallagher said. "I'm pretty sure the waves are going to be uncontestable." When Round 2 does go off, 11-time world champion Kelly Slater will face wild-card Jason Collins in the first heat. On Thursday, Slater lost to Nat Young.
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San Francisco was routed by the Colorado Eagles 6-1 with Chris Lawrence scoring the Bulls' only goal in Windsor.
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Google Voice widget for your Dashboard - make calls and send SMS messages to your Address Book and Google contacts right from the Dashboard
Are you looking for an easy way to call or send SMS messages to your contacts using your Google Voice number right from your fingertips? GV Connect is your answer:
- Call or send SMS messages to anyone from your computer's Address Book database or your Google Contacts (or by manually entering any other phone number) right from your Dashboard.
- Select which of your registered phone numbers should be called to initiate the call.
- See total number of unread messages in your Google Voice inbox.
- See your currently available balance for making international calls.
- Verify location and local time of the number you call to avoid waking up people in the middle of the night.
- Quick links to directly open your Google Voice inbox, billing history, and phone setup pages.
- Growl notifications for new SMS and Voicemails.
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Hoping something like this (something like the aforementioned Vocito) comes out soon that's not a widgetâ¦Â An app like this really deserves to be on my real desktopâ¦
Needs the ability to combine duplicate contacts... Also, how about some growl support?
I have been waiting for something to fill the gaping void left by Vocito for the longest time. While this isn't the complete solution I am looking for, it is a huge step in the right direction.
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3.14-5 Discharge in Violation of General
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Revised to January 1, 2008
The plaintiff alleges that
(he/she) was (discharged / disciplined / penalized) by the defendant
because (he/she) reported violation of (state law or regulation /
federal law or regulation / municipal ordinance or regulation) to <name>,
a public body. Connecticut General Statutes § 31-51m provides:
"No employer shall
discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize any employee because the
employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports,
verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of any
state or federal law or regulation or any municipal ordinance or
regulation to a public body, or because an employee is requested by
a public body to participate in an investigation, hearing or inquiry
held by that public body, or a court action."
In order to prevail on
(his/her) claim under § 31-51m, the plaintiff must prove by a
preponderance of the evidence that (his/her) (discharge / discipline
/ penalty) was in retaliation for (his/her) report to <name>,
a public body. Retaliation is proved in this case if the plaintiff
demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that (his/her)
report was a motivating factor for (his/her) (discharge /discipline
/ penalty) even though other factors also motivated the defendant's
decision to (discharge /discipline / take adverse action) against
(him/her). A "motivating factor" is a factor that made a difference
in the defendant's decision.
The plaintiff does not
have to prove that (his/her) report to <public body> was the
sole or even the principal reason for the decision, as long as
(he/she) proves that (his/her) report was a determinative influence
in the decision. (He/She) may prove retaliation directly by proving
that (his/her) report to <public body> more likely motivated
the defendant's action in (discharging / disciplining / penalizing)
(him/her) or indirectly by proving that the reason[s] given by the
defendant for the (discharge / discipline / penalty) (was/were)
unworthy of belief. If you find that the defendant's stated reasons
are not credible, then considering all the circumstances you may
infer, although you are not required to infer, that the plaintiff's
report to <public body> was a motivating factor in the
defendant's decision, even if it may not have been the only
motivating factor.
It is not your role to
second-guess the defendant's business judgment. The fact that an
employer's decision was incorrect, unfair, unwise or capricious, or
even based on personal favoritism or animosity is irrelevant, as
long as the plaintiff's reporting of the violation was not a
motivating factor that made a difference in its decisions.
Jacobs v. General Electric, 275
Conn. 395, 400, 401 (2005); Board of Education v. Commission on
Human Rights & Opportunities, 266 Conn. 492 (2003); Arnone v.
Enfield, 79 Conn. App. 501, 507 (2003).
Where an employee has a
statutory remedy, i.e., an action under § 31-51m, (he/she) cannot
bring a common-law wrongful discharge action. See Burnham v.
Karl & Gelb, P.C., 252 Conn. 153, 159-62 (2000); but see
Fenner v. Hartford Courant Co., 77 Conn. App. 185, 194 (2003).
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