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text: First of all, I've been trying to lose weight for the past 3 years unsuccessfully. Over the past two years, with great effort (mostly starving on CW diets and over-exercising cardio for up to 5 hours a day) I finally managed to budge 10 pounds, and kept cyclically shedding and gaining. Some 'problem spots' never lost at all. Since being on primal for 3 weeks, my problem spots that have been with me since 11 years all started shedding weight effortlessly, and I've dropped somewhere near 5 pounds with little to no cardio. And this is my 'set point' now, I can't keep the weight on even if I try. This is miraculous to me after the long and futile efforts of the previous two years, and considering I'm at about BMI 19-20 which means losing weight should be very hard for me in the first place. Health markers have improved dramatically too, such as sleep, mood, BP, and boundless energy. Go primal!

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|Salvadoran Election Climate: Evidence that "Washington's Policies Have Been Buried on Wall Street?"
|Written by Jesse Stewart and Meredith Defrancesco
|Thursday, 12 March 2009 04:07
The Reagan era and the Cold War may be over for many, but this week in El Salvador an important legacy of that war still fights for hearts and minds. Salvadorans go to the polls on Sunday to pick their next president, and the same major military forces that fought Reagan's proxy war twenty years ago are still contenders. The flashpoint in this ongoing struggle over El Salvador's future continues to be disparities and polarization enabled in large part by US intervention and prescribed economic policies. Now, the former guerrilla and current opposition FMLN party is leading most polls over the right wing government ARENA party—the same party that fought the FMLN with US training and funding to the tune of a million dollars per day, and which has ruled the country ever since. But beyond the symbolism and outdated rhetoric still used by some, this election appears to be about entirely different forces.
The Salvadoran people are suffering at from the waves of the international economic crisis, which is exacerbating an already volatile social situation. Recent opinion polls by the University of Central America in San Salvador confirm that the overwhelming majority of the population is primarily concerned with the economy, poverty, unemployment and crime during this election cycle. "The economic policies applied by four consecutive ARENA governments have favored a small group of the economically powerful that control the ARENA party. But this has had an adverse affect on the great majorities of our country," says Pedro Juan Hernandez, a Salvadoran economist and the leader of the MPR-12 social movement, a coalition of grassroots civil-society organizations including unions, war veterans, and rural farmers. As a result, the country has experienced massive migration, and almost one third of the population now lives in the US. According to experts at the Salvadoran organization Equipo Maiz, most of this exodus has occurred after the end of civil war in 1992, creating a flood of economic refugees, victims of neoliberal economic policies that were specially packaged for El Salvador by Washington under the guise of IMF and World Bank assistance.
These policies have given rise to El Salvador's strongest export--its millions of poor young people who have offered themselves up to US markets as cheap laborers, even while they improve the countries' poverty indexes by conveniently disappearing. Indeed, in large part the policies that have expelled the countries' poorest have contributed to vaulting El Salvador to its' ranking by the World Bank as a "lower middle-income country," based on mean income calculations from GDP. Mary O'Grady of the Wall Street Journal lauds it as one of the most "open and competitive" economies in Latin America. Yet these accolades are deceptive and not indicators of wealth distribution and employment opportunities. In fact, with only 50 percent of the Salvadoran population reporting jobs in the formal sector, according to a 2008 UN Development Program report, Salvadorans that don't migrate or live on remittances are most often left selling whatever they can in the streets to feed their families.
Meanwhile, the US State Department reports Salvadoran homicide rates as amongst the highest per capita in the world. Generations of children that grew up in the midst of war, in turn abandon their children in search of work in the north, and imported L.A. gang culture replaces them as surrogate families. El Salvador is infamous for its violent gangs whose origins can be traced to major US cities home to Salvadoran immigrants. Yet with the current crisis in the US, remittances to El Salvador fell by 8.4 percent in the first month of this year compared with January of last year, according to data published by the Salvadoran Central Reserve Bank. As El Salvador's largest GDP contributor at nearly 20 percent, remittances effectively ended what had been steady growth rates in August of 2008, and rates have not marked monthly growth since September. Given this scenario, you might wonder how any incumbent could dream of reelection.
But equating the FMLN to radical communism isn't as easy as it once was, despite the best efforts of the right. The Brookings Institute characterizes current FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes, who is a former CNN reporter, as more in the mold of Michelle Bachelet of Chile, or Lula da Silva of Brazil, than Hugo Chavez. While they can't deny Funes as a moderate, conservative North American analysts and columnists for the Brookings Institute, Fox News, and the Wall Street Journal all prefer to focus on the extent of influence that hardliner elements within the FMLN party might have if Funes were elected, the same strategy used by ARENA and El Salvador's right wing media. Meanwhile, US influence is not yet a thing of the past. On Tuesday El Salvador's largest circulating daily, the Diario de Hoy, published news of a letter signed by over 40 Republicans in Congress, denouncing the FMLN and warning of their links to Venezuela and Cuba. The letter expresses "grave concern that a victory by the FMLN could make links between El Salvador and the regimes of Venezuela, Iran and Cuba, and other states that promote terrorism, and also with other non-democratic regimes and terrorist organizations."
In fact, it was El Salvador's US-styled anti-terrorism law that sparked national protest and international outcry nearly two years ago when 13 activists protesting water privatization in the colonial town of Suchitoto were charged with terrorism. All charges were later dropped, but ill treatment by police and abuse of authority, as documented by Amnesty International, can be linked back to the current ARENA presidential candidate, and then chief of Salvadoran Police, Rodrigo Avila. The US-educated Avila is hoping to become the latest heir to the ARENA presidency, yet his candidacy raises concern for leaders in Suchitoto such as Miranda, who say the population hasn't forgotten what Avila did. "Rodrigo Avila is the person that authorized the operation the police carried out in Suchitoto. He authorized that they fire tear gas, he authorized the abuse of force, the torture of the people captured, when they threatened them that they would be thrown from the helicopter." The abuses Miranda describes have been documented extensively by the Salvadoran Government Human Rights Ombudsmen, and these sorts of practices hark back to dirty war practices throughout the region, when dissidents were tortured and killed by ARENA and their predecessors under US guidance and cooperation in the name of fighting "communists" and "terrorists."
This polarization persists. The recent media attention garnered by the Congressional letter is only the latest in a coordinated campaign, which has united hard-line conservatives from El Salvador, Venezuela, and the United States with the aim of undermining the FMLN. Pedro Juan Hernandez says this has been a consistent trend: "ARENA has tried to continue to use scare tactics, for example that [if the FMLN wins] remittances from Salvadorans will be reduced, or that there will even be deportations of Salvadorans. There has been a strong smear campaign by ARENA in the latest weeks, trying to discredit the FMLN, to fiercely attack the FMLN candidates, trying to scare the population about the possibility of the FMLN gaining power."
Despite this alliance to maintain the status quo, Hernandez reports that an estimated 250,000 people participated in a San Salvador rally on Saturday in an impressive show of force for a country whose population is only 5.7 million, according to the latest census. Hernandez believes these unprecedented numbers speak to the popular rejection of years of failed policies that were often US hand-me-downs. "The economic policies that were born in Washington, have been buried on Wall Street," he says, referring to the financial meltdown. While he is careful to caution that this is by no means the end of capitalism, he sees the inevitability of reformulating policy models, including more government regulation of the financial sector. Hernandez articulates the need for "new policies where diplomacy and respect of sovereignty prevail in relations," and says "I hope that this happens for the good of the countries of Latin America, as well as the benefit of the people of the United States."
While unequivocal in their calls for change, both Hernandez and Miranda are quick to condition their support of the FMLN. Indeed, the Salvadoran social movement they represent has long functioned independently, and been outspoken in advocating solutions that don't tow any party line. Their principle platform has been the fight against poverty, reactivation of the agricultural sector for food security, the struggle against the privatization of water and mining exploitation, and a call for improved salaries as well as freedom of association for unions. In laying out the demands of the broad sectors of society that his organization, the MPR-12, represents, Hernandez is cautious about an FMLN victory on Sunday, and qualifies his support by saying "this is in no way a blank check." He points out that the election is not a quick fix, and that it will be the Salvadoran people and social organizations that will continue to shoulder the burden of pushing their leaders toward much-needed policy reforms.
Jesse Stewart and Meredith Defrancesco are journalists with WERU Community Radio in Maine, and have spent extensive time in El Salvador. WERU is a member of US-El Salvador Sister Cities, a grassroots solidarity network partnering US cities with Salvadoran rural communities.


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Consumer Stockpiling and Price Competition in Differentiated Markets
Liang Guo
Chinese University of Hong Kong
J. Miguel Villas-Boas
University of California, Berkeley
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Forthcoming
In many storable-goods markets, firms are often aware that consumers may strategically adjust purchase timing in response to expected price dynamics. For example, in periods when prices are low, consumers stockpile for future consumption. This paper investigates the dynamic impact of consumer stockpiling on competing firms' strategic pricing decisions in differentiated markets. The necessity of equilibrium consumer storage for storable products is re-examined. It is shown that preference heterogeneity generates differential consumer stockpiling propensity, thereby intensifying future price competition. As a result, consumer storage may not necessarily arise as an equilibrium outcome. Economic forces are also investigated that may mitigate the competition intensifying effect of consumer inventories and that, hence, may lead to equilibrium consumer storage.
Keywords: consumer stockpiling, differentiation, inventory, price competition
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The Philadelphia Flyers are hovering right around the salary cap limit. The cap is set at $59.4 million. The Flyers currently are sitting at $2.3 million below the cap. Sounds like a lot of space, right? Not really, especially if they want to add another piece before the deadline.
There are a number of reasons that the Flyers would want to add to their cap space. Even with the cap being projected to go up next year, the Flyers could still want some extra room.
Reports have surfaced that the Flyers asked Ville Leino if he would be willing to wait on a contract extension. They needed him to wait until the offseason when the cap goes up so that they could sign him, due to the tagging rule.
The tagging rule is simply this: A team can only spend up to this year's cap for next year. This means that when the Flyers added Kris Versteeg, they did not have the cap space for next year (based on this year's cap) to sign Leino to an extension.
The Flyers may wish to clear some cap space so that they could activate Ian Laperriere off of long-term injured reserve. This way they don't risk any rollover money that would count against next year's cap.
They could also choose to add more space so that they can bring Matt Walker back up for insurance.
Whatever the case may be, let's take a look at five moves the Flyers could make to get more cap space.


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January 27, 2005
Q & A With Lewis Black
Lewis Black is back. The New York Jewish comic with a razor-sharp tongue and even sharper social and political observations returns to the Southland Feb. 5 at the Wiltern LG after selling out The Grove of Anaheim last year. Black, a commentator on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and author of the upcoming book, "Nothing Sacred," said he can't wait to get on the road and vent to an audience. His trademark rasp rising with anger, he shared his thoughts on L.A. traffic, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, gay marriage and other subjects.
The Jewish Journal: You're coming to L.A. Are you excited about that?
Lewis Black: No, I'm never excited about coming to L.A. I like L.A., but I don't know how you people can live there. Mudslides all the time. Houses on stilts. You live on a fault line. Good move. What I really like is when I come in and they say that we're going to go down to Irvine. 'Cuz, you know, when you're going to travel two and a half hours to get there -- five hours round-trip from L.A. -- you should be somewhere else. Maybe in a different state. To sit in that traffic, you've got to wonder what people are thinking. What, do they like the illusion of walking? That's what I like to do, sit in my car and feel like I'm walking. On the other hand, maybe they can listen to tapes and learn five, six or 10 foreign languages a year.
JJ: What in your opinion of Gov. Schwarzenegger?
LB: You've elected a guy who shouldn't have been elected anything by any standard at any time in the history of the country. And he's your governor. What's his qualification for leadership other than "Terminator 3?" What? When he was elected, that's when I decided democracy doesn't work. The good news is anybody can be elected. The bad news is anybody can be elected. You guys proved it. And they should take away your statehood if you vote for him again. After he wins, he said, "The last thing we should be doing is borrowing," and then he borrows. You need to elect him to borrow money? On top of that, he got a bad deal. I've given up on you.
JJ: How did you feel the morning after President Bush won reelection?
LB: The same way I would have felt if the other idiot had won. There's no pain for me. It was painful for me when the nominations came in. As soon as they nominated these two guys I knew we were in trouble. You had a guy who went to war running against a guy who voted for war. You had no choice. Kerry ran with a "special child": John Edwards, a man who smiled so much that part of his brain had to have been scooped out. And Cheney was a psychotic homeless person, who, during the [vice presidential] debates, was like talking to his microwave oven. Really, it was disgusting from beginning to end.
JJ: Ohio has lost thousands of manufacturing jobs in recent years but still went for President Bush. What, if anything, is wrong with Ohio?
LB: If Bush had lost Ohio, he would have lost the goddamn election. Don't think I didn't punish them. I'm not going back. I was in four cities in Ohio after the election and asked them how they could do this, and they couldn't give me an explanation. Right now, I'm done with them for awhile.
JJ: Any thoughts of moving to Canada or Mexico?
LB: No, they're not as funny. And this is my country.
JJ: Is the United States winning the war in Iraq?
LB: If you think we're winning the war in Iraq, then you have to be in a coma. I'm just watching TV and I know we're not winning. You don't win when we're losing that many people. I know we can't be winning because I have more people in the military coming to my shows. If young soldiers are paying attention to me, then something's not happening that should be happening. Something's wrong.
JJ: If you were president of the U.S., what would your Iraq policy be?
LB: My Iraq policy would be to say to the rest of the world: "We made a big mistake and could you help us? I don't know how this happened, but we're sorry."
The bottom line is that I don't want to lose any more kids. You know what this war is like? It's like watching Vietnam speeded up. I'll make a prediction. The [Iraqi] election will be like the Tet Offensive. There will be total chaos and violence. And why would we try to sell democracy to anyone when we don't even like it ourselves? When almost half your country doesn't go to the voting booth, what are you selling? What are you saying? You're saying, "Well, you're going to love democracy because you don't have to do it."
JJ: A higher percentage of Jews are voting Republican. Do you think Jewish Republicans are visionaries or blind?
LB: If you're a Jewish Republican, the level of stupidity is beyond belief. It's like being a gay Republican or a black Republican. You're f--ing kidding me. Do you need your money protected that badly? Look, the rightwing Christians voted for [Bush]. Shouldn't they [Jewish Bush supporters] have taken a moment and paid attention to that? Oh, [Republican Jews] say those Christians are big on Israel. F--- you!. Yeah, the Christians love Israel. They do. That's because that's where they're going to send us. One of the great joys of being Jewish is to understand and appreciate the concept of uniqueness. Well, Republicans don't. Democrats vaguely do. Uniqueness scares the Republicans.
JJ: Let's talk about Jewish Democrats. Are they progressive or regressive?
LB: If you're Republican, you're depressive. And if you're a Democrat, you're a regressive. The only way you'd become a progressive is if you spent the energy trying to start a third party. I'm a socialist. Hello, that's where all the Jews started, most of the Jews. That might be progressive.
JJ: What's wrong with the Democrats?
LB: I don't know. I never was really into the parties. With Democrats and Republicans you basically have people who didn't have the energy to join a bowling league. And neither of these teams is any good.
JJ: What are your thoughts on gay marriage?
LB: Who cares. On the list of the things we have to worry about as a people gay marriage is on page six, after "are we eating too much garlic?" If you're actually worried about gay marriage, then you need a hobby. After Sept. 11, if gay marriage is even on your radar, you're an idiot.
JJ: What do you think about the possible privatization of social security?
LB: Nobody knows what it means. Nobody knows, not even him. I know what it means. You should set up shop as a financial adviser, because that's where the money's going to be. You can screw anyone you want. Social security is supposed to be a safety net, and now they're taking that away.
Lewis Black appears Saturday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at The Wiltern LG, on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. $29.75-$37.75. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (213) 480-3232.
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Digital Coursework Materials for Faculty
The whats, whys, and hows to adopting and/or creating electronic course materials (textbooks and course packs)
Ebook, etextbook, electronic course materials resources.
The Whats
What are digital or etextbooks and/or ebooks?
1. Exact digital reproductions of print versions of textbooks.
a. Textbooks on the T drive are available both in PDF and Kurzweil formats
b. CourseSmart
2. Multi media electronic course materials.
Gives students access to multimedia content, such as embedded videos, interactive presentations and hyperlinks. Tests and other assessments can be included in the textbook, classmates can work together, and student progress can be tracked. Touchscreen technology offers students the chance to participate in projects, research or experiments. This may offer a different or better learning experience than printed textbooks. Digitization also promises to offer improved access to textbooks for student with disabilities.
a. iBook
3. Digital Books
Digitized versions of books for purchase and free digital editions from the public domain.
a. For purchase - ebooks from Kindle
b. Free - Project Gutenburg
4. Open Textbooks
An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open copyright license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public. They are available for free as online versions, and as low-cost printed versions,
should students opt for these. University of British Columbia's Open Textbook FAQS
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The Whys
Why should we adopt and/or create etextbooks?
1. To Support Universal Design Principles
From CAST- About Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
2. To Understand What Higher Education Needs from E-Textbooks:
1. Innovation
a. I teach better, I learn better
(1) collaborative tools
(2) interactive or multimedia materials
b. promotes student choice and flexibility
2. Functionality, portability, Availability
a. it works for me, where I want it, when I want it
b. it doesn't weigh me down
c. accessible without Internet, includes bonus material
d. readable on tablets, permits me to share notes or questions
3. Cost
a. I can afford it; it's good for the environment
Michael Wesch's Classic Video
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The Hows
How can I easily start using an electronic textbook? Some options:
1. Rent Digital etextbooks of existing LC textbooks. Check to see if your textbook is available and if not, check out the selection of similar books that are available
• CourseSmart carried 28% of LC SP14 textbooks
• Google Play carried 44% of LC SP14 textbooks
• Amazon carried 32% of LC SP14 textbooks
• Norton
• List of publishers who rent etextbooks
2. Select a low-priced, peer-reviewed etextbook from the following companies or create a custom etextbook or course pack from their variety of media
• Textbook Media Press
• Flatworld Knowledge
• Chegg
• Academic pub
• Boundless
• Textbook.com
• Dynamic Books
• List of Open Textbook Resources
3. Adopt a Free eTextbook
• Googlebooks
• Open Textook Library
• Project Gutenberg
4. Create your own etextbook and/or course pack using existing chapters or sections from textbook publishers
Pearson Learning Solutions
McGraw Hill Create
Peg Alden's Human Sexuality eBook
Pat Jaquith's Math Symbols Book
Cengage Custom Learning Materials
5. Create your own ebook or etextbook
• How to create your own textbook
• 7 Things you should know about open textbook publishing
What is it?
How does it work?
Who's doing it?
Why is it significant?
What are the downsides?
Where is it going?
What are the implications for teaching and learning?
• 3 Ways to create and publish your own ebook
Use iBooks Author for iPad eBooks
Create an ePub File for iPads, Android Devices, & Nooks
Create a Mobipocket eBook for Kindles
• Create an interactive, multi-media ebooks with iBook Author
• 6 Most popular eBook formats to know about
• 3 Ways to make your textbook
AcademicPub's White Label Platform
Apple's DIY Textbooks
Moodle "Textbooks"
6. Introduce yourself to the infinite world of open educational resources!
WARNING: This is incredibly exciting and addictive; you might not be able to come back to the current time and place for weeks.
Why Open Education Matters
What are Open Educational Resources?
There is no one, standard definition of Open Educational Resources. However, the following broad definition of OERs from OER Commons seems to be generally accepted by the community:
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.
Open Educational Resources (OER): Resource Roundup
An educator's guide to open educational resources (OER), including online repositories, curriculum-sharing websites, sources for lesson plans and activities, blogs about finding OER's, and open textbooks
Open Educational Content - Introduction and Tutorials
The objective of this online-book is to support students and teachers in the creation, re-use and sharing of e-learning material. Management staff will find information about how to implement open learning policies and activities in their institution.
A Guide to Open Educational Resources
Open educational resources (OER) are learning and teaching materials, freely available online for anyone to use. Examples include full courses, course modules, lectures, games, teaching materials and assignments. They can take the form of text, images, audio, video and may even be interactive.
Teachers, learners and the general public can access and make use of open educational resources, irrespective of their location or affiliation with any particular institution. Open educational resources are shared via the websites of education providers and through public services like i-Tunes U, SlideShare, YouTube and Jorum.
Individuals and organisations can create and share their own open educational resources. Once released, the resources can be used by a learner, reused by a teacher, remixed with other resources or repurposed to create new educational materials. While it is not essential to embrace all aspects – release, use, reuse and repurposing – involvement with one aspect tends to lead naturally to another.
Releasing open educational resources is not simply about putting learning and teaching material online; it involves making the material available in a genuinely open way. Creative Commons or similar licenses are used so that the creator of the resources can retain copyright, while others can copy, distribute, and make some uses of their work.
OER can be looked upon as a process as well as a set of products. This is because educators need to rethink the way in which they create, use and distribute learning and teaching materials.
Opening up learning and teaching materials does not equate to providing a free education. Open educational resources are components of a rich educational package which includes staff expertise, institutional facilities, tuition and feedback.
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Ebook, etextbook, electronic course materials resources
Transitioning to Open Educational Resources Edutopia blogger Andrew Marcinek explains why and how Burlington Public Schools are transitioning to Open Educational Resources, and offers four OER options to get started.
Building Your Own Textbook, by Audrey Watters (2011) Blogger Audrey Watters looks at the digital possibilities for customizing and updating texts -- at a fraction of what the hard copy would cost.
7 Things You Should Know about Open Textbook Publishing
Open Source Textbooks Edutopia Blogger David Thornburg's The Argument for Open-Source Curricular Materials
Taming the Texbook Market What if instead of being forced to buy a $160 textbook, your students had access to a compendium of online resources handpicked and customized by you, and available at no cost to them, unless they preferred to purchase a low-cost, print-on-demand copy?
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It will be a close call at Balloon Fiesta on Saturday morning, according to First Alert meteorologist Eric Green.
A fresh batch of cold air will be settling into New Mexico Friday night/Saturday morning, and Green said he thinks it will slightly enhance the geographically-favored north drainage wind in the Rio Grande Valley.
While computer models are suggesting a north wind at about 6 mph, the cold push will probably cause it to blow in the 8-12 mph range. Sustained winds must be below 11-12 mph for balloons to lift off at Balloon Fiesta Park.
No doubt it will be a close call that will need to be watched, and there is also the possibility of slightly stronger winds just above the ground creating concern for pilots.
Slightly breezy or not, plan for a serious chill in the air. The first fall freeze of the season is expected on Saturday morning, so hats, gloves and winter coats are a must for those visiting Balloon Fiesta. These will definitely be the coldest temperatures of the fall season so far.
Later on during Saturday afternoon and evening, another close wind call looks to be shaping up with full sunshine helping to draw some of the leftover northwest winds aloft down to the ground. Afternoon wind speeds could be as strong as 15 mph, and they will just be starting to relax as we head into the evening balloon glow and gas balloon race launch.
Right now, Green said he thinks NW winds 8-13 mph for the late afternoon and evening, and with any luck the winds will stay just on the good side of that 11-12 mph threshold.


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I found this website while I was perusing and thought it would a useful tool many here would enjoy!
It logs and marks on a map (and all contact information) for Canada and USA all grass fed farming.
Eat Wild - Canada
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A Vacaville Animal Hospital
Vacaville Animal Care Center in California is a full-service companion animal hospital. We pride ourselves on having over 50+ years of experience specializing in the care and treatment of dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, rats and other small exotics. We commit ourselves to providing exceptional and individualized veterinary care for your unique pet and we tailor our services to meet the needs of each unique client. At Vacaville Animal Care Center, we understand the special role your pet plays in your family and we treat your pet as if they were one of our own. We are dedicated to becoming a partner in your pet's health care and it is our job is not only to treat your pet when he or she isn't feeling well but to help you learn how to keep your best friend happy and healthy.
Our services and facilities are designed to assist in routine preventive care for young healthy pets, early detection and treatment of diseases as your pet ages, and complete medical and surgical care as necessary during his or her lifetime.
Services provided include examinations, spays & neuters, routine vaccinations, dental cleaning and a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures through in-house testing and the use of external laboratories. Our facility boasts a well-stocked pharmacy, a surgical suite, state of the art digital x-ray capabilities, ultrasound, and a closely supervised hospitalization area. We have an extensive in-house library and our doctors have access to an online veterinary information and discussion forum with over 50,000 members. We also work closely with local referral practices when special diagnostic procedures are required.
If you would like to schedule an appointment or take a tour of our facilities please call us at the number listed above and one of our client service representatives will be happy to assist you. Please take your time and browse our site as we have a number of informative pages regarding your pet's health. We are constantly updating our site to provide you with the most current information we can provide.
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Late-night hosts weigh in on 'Tonight Show' transition
All the late-night talk show hosts addressed the change at the helm of "The Tonight Show" Wednesday night, including heir apparent Jimmy Fallon and soon-to-be-former-host Jay Leno. In fact, David Letterman and Jay Leno had variations on the same joke.
Letterman, who, like Conan O'Brien, was passed over for the job, devoted much of his monologue to the transition and recited the "Top Ten Things We'll Miss About Jay Leno." »Read Full Blog Post
Paul McCartney drawing raves from critics
On the 20th anniversary of his rainy County Stadium outing, Paul McCartney is back at a Milwaukee ballpark, headlining Miller Park on Tuesday. Wisconsin fans have already shared what Paul McCartney means to them; now read what critics have been saying about his Out There tour, which brings McCartney to Milwaukee for the first time since 2005.
State Fair's new T-shirt could mean a tablet for one and free cream puffs for others
Chip on your shoulder meet chip in the T-shirt.
Chip might be the most popular thing not on a stick at the Wisconsin State Fair this year. »Read Full Article(2)
New dog park planned for Bay View
Bay View has good restaurants, great beer joints and soon it will have one more thing that other parts of Milwaukee share - an off-leash dog park.
Groundbreaking for the dog exercise area at E. Lincoln Ave. and S. Bay St. is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 31. The park is a partnership between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. »Read Full Article(2)
New CDs in stores this week
■ Philip Anselmo & the Illegals, "Walk Through Exits Only" (Housecore Records/MRI/Megaforce). The former Pantera frontman throws everyone into a grinder of death metal, feedback metal, possibly improvised metal and lots of other metal held together, barely, by the Illegals and by Anselmo's rage.
■ Sara Bareilles, "The Blessed Unrest" (Epic). The pop singer-songwriter who achieved ubiquity with "Love Song" in 2007 attempts a different turn on her third full-length, with heavier themes and a lead single, "Brave," co-written with fun.'s Jack Antonoff. »Read Full Article
Klosterman on Cheney, Gingrich, Clinton, Joe Paterno, The Eagles, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and other 'villains'
Essay and pop-cultural critic Chuck Klosterman visits Milwaukee on Thursday to talk about and sign his new book, "I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains (Real and Imagined)" (Scribner). In the essays that make up this collection, Klosterman covers a wide range of villains, pseudo-villains and not quite villains, from Hitler and Judas Iscariot to Andrew Dice Clay (oy!).
Klosterman will talk at 7 p.m. Thursday at Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer Ave. »Read Full Blog Post
Steve Marcus proposes ambitious art plan for Wisconsin Avenue
Seeking to enliven a key downtown corridor and create a significant cultural draw to Milwaukee, Marcus Corp. Chairman Steve Marcus is proposing ongoing, temporary exhibitions of contemporary artworks designed by internationally recognized artists along Wisconsin Ave., from the lakefront to roughly N. 5th St.
Recently reunited Violent Femmes replaces founding drummer
It seems Milwaukee's Violent Femmes has hit a rough patch. Again.
Less than three weeks after the recently reunited alternative folk-rock band co-headlined the Marcus Amphitheater on Summerfest's opening night comes news that the band's lone Milwaukee resident, Victor DeLorenzo, is out of the group. He's been replaced by new drummer Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls, the cabaret rock act that features Amanda Palmer. »Read Full Article(3)
Alchemist Theatre adds 'King Lear' performances
The Alchemist Theatre has added two performances of "King Lear" to its current production, which runs through July 27 at 2569 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
In addition to previously scheduled dates, new performances at 7:30 p.m. July 17 and July 22 have been scheduled "due to popular demand and requests," according to an email from Alchemist. »Read Full Article
The Fatty Acids drops new single, announces album release show at Pabst Theater
Just two days after Milwaukee indie rock band the Belle Weather headlined an extremely rare record release show at the Pabst Theater, comes news of another one: local psychedelic ensemble the Fatty Acids are headlining the Pabst Sept. 6, and bringing along openers Sat. Nite Duets and Faux Fir, in celebration of its third album "Bolero," officially out on Sept. 3. And here's a taste - newly released single "Airsick."
Selig on Letterman, Tosa native on 'Colbert Report' tonight
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will be on "The Late Show With David Letterman" tonight. He just happens to be in town for the MLB All-Star Game, set for Tuesday night at Citi Field in New York.
Selig isn't the only local doing the late-night TV talk circuit tonight. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
World Cup party site in Park East wins preliminary OK
A World Cup party site proposed for a long-vacant lot on downtown Milwaukee's Park East strip is being recommended for approval by county officials.
Nomadic Ventures Inc., a group led by restaurant and tavern operator Mike Eitel, would have a short-term lease for two blocks owned by Milwaukee County, north of W. Juneau Ave., between N. 4th and N. 6th streets, under a proposal approved Monday by the County Board's Economic and Community Development Committee on a 6--0 vote. It also needs full board approval. »Read Full Blog Post(24)
Travel writer gets past her stereotypes of Milwaukee
Travel writer Mary Ann Anderson confessed to the typical stereotypes about Milwaukee before her first visit here: "Breweries, beer, bratwursts, factories, 'Laverne and Shirley' and funny accents."
"But I was proven wrong. Well, except for the accents. »Read Full Blog Post(13)
Florida Georgia Line, Jamey Johnson playing the Rave this fall
Fresh off its sold out Summerfest gig opening for Luke Bryan at the Marcus Amphitheater July 3, Florida Georgia Line is coming back to Milwaukee in November to headline the Rave's approximately 3,500-capacity Eagles Ballroom Nov. 3.
The Rave also announced a concert with fellow country artist Jamey Johnson Sept. 28. »Read Full Article
'Super Calatravalistic' at the Art Bar
By the time the Milwaukee Art Museum had its grand opening, pretty much every publication in town was running out of snappy headlines. The Santiago Calatrava-designed building had been the big story for months — years, really.
Desperate for one more banner headline, an editor at a local newspaper (yes, this one) got a suggestion from a sage and now former TV critic: Supercalatravalistic! »Read Full Blog Post
Echoes of Trayvon Martin shooting in 'Fruitvale Station'
Summer is known for its movie blockbusters.
But it is also home to smaller, thoughtful fare like last year's Oscar-nominated "Beasts of the Southern Wild," co-produced by Milwaukee-area native Mike Raisler. »Read Full Blog Post
Dueling parties for Milwaukee artists' debut on 'Project Runway'
Two well-known and beloved Milwaukee artists will go head-to-head (or headdress to headdress as the case may be) on "Project Runway" when the reality show returns for a new season at 8 p.m. Thursday on Lifetime.
WMSE to provide recording access for 'underserved socio-economic artists'
WMSE-FM (91.7) is putting its downtown live performance studio to new use, as a public access studio providing recording opportunities for "underserved socio-economic artists."
The Spirit of Charm, featuring child vocalists Cherice Walton-Love, Tykesha Pope, Janayshia Davis and Aaliyah Davis, is the first local music group to benefit from WMSE's new offering. It will record several songs in WMSE's live performance studio at 820 N. Milwaukee St. within the next 30 days, for an album to be released by the end of the summer, according to WMSE spokesman Ryan Schleicher. WMSE Recording Engineer Billy Cicerelli will provide the group with multiple mixing and mastering sessions, and local music fixture John Sieger of Americana act Semi-Twang will produce. »Read Full Article
On Tap for Today: Baseball in book form, Laura Ingalls Wilder and music in the park
Hello, Monday. Please be gentle.
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The Hegel room was one of the first good-sounding rooms I heard, and remained one of the most affordable. Hegel? It's a Norwegian company that has been doing business almost everywhere in the world for about 20 years, but this is their first serious foray into the U.S. market. A tough time to start, but they come well equipped. The demo featured the H200 integrated amp ($4400), which at 200W per channel is one of the more powerful integrateds around, the CDP2A mk II CD player ($2650), and the new HD10A D/A converter ($1200) featuring USB and SPDIF digital inputs. The speakers that completed the system were the Dali Helicon 400s.


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Former Florida State quarterback Clint Trickett visited West Virginia on Friday and is scheduled to make a stop at USF this weekend, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
He may also visit Michigan and Auburn, Trickett's father, Rick, told the paper. Trickett has two years of eligibility remaining.
Meanwhile, Florida State has to eventually settle on a starter, whom many presume will be Jameis Winston. Winston completed 12 of 15 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in FSU's spring game.
"He was very good," coach Jimbo Fisher said, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. "Made good decisions with the ball. Was accurate. Was very calm under pressure. Handled the poise, understood the situations. He had a couple mistakes in there, even on some of the good plays, the process in which he went about it would've been better. But he was very productive, seized the moment and I thought he took advantage of things, which you want guys to do."
Winston took all of his snaps with the first team this spring.
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I've only made pemmican with beef tallow which I purchased from US Wellness meats. I dried my meat as much as possible and used my ordinary glass blender to grind it, doing so in small batches. I did not put salt in it. I did not like the taste without salt. So I melted it all back up and added more tallow and salt. It still wasn't salty enough for me. I would add even more next time. Also, the meat was crunchy which I did not like. I let it sit unrefrigerated for several months and that softened it up a little better, let the fat penetrate a little better into the meat.
I really liked using the pemmican on a backpacking trip melted into a pot of home-dehydrated sweet potatoes and other veggies. I liked it so much, I thought perhaps the beef is not necessary and maybe I could just bring hockey pucks of beef tallow with shredded coconut, and separately bring other meats, such as dehydrated cooked pork tenderloin. Then I could really make some tasty beef tallow coconut curry dishes on my next trip. I licked the spoons from making the coconut pemmican and it was pretty good, actually. I keep meaning to see if I can eat a whole hockey puck of coconut pemmican by itself.


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From the Marx Brothers= Duck Soup to Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and to M*A*S*H, Catch-22, Good Morning, Vietnam, and the recent No Man=s Land, there exists a sub-genre of war films which either parody war conventions and/or depict the absurdity of war itself. Although this sub-genre of films is often labeled Ablack comedy," because of the portrayal of darkly humorous wartime situations, these films are also characterized by an irreverent, anti-authoritarian, and antagonistic wit and sentiment.
What exactly defines a war film comedy and a black comedy war film? What type of characters, themes, and stories comprise this sub-genre? What does the popularity of certain war comedies say about the public=s perception of war, military service, and social authority in specific historical periods? How do these films, many of them adapted from literary sources, link up with particular undercurrents of social thought in American and Western cultures? What role do these films serve in providing social commentary and critique during times of war? Can a war film that contains parodic and satirical elements still be called a war film?
The Film & History League, with the Literature/Film Association, will be holding its conference on AWar in Film, Television, and History@ during November 11-14, 2004, near Dallas, TX. Full details on the location, registration procedures, and additional area topics can be found on the website www.filmandhistory.org. Deadline for proposals is July 30, 2004.
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The Big East Conference, slowly being ripped apart by conference realignment in college athletics, appears to be on the verge of dramatic change that could threaten the league's existence. And that crushing blow could come sooner that expected.
The Big East's seven Catholic schools are nearing a decision to leave the conference, according to several reports earlier this week. After a meeting Sunday with Big East commissioner Mike Aresco, there was growing sentiment that the seven non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools would decide their future in the coming months.
But ESPN.com reported early Thursday morning that the presidents are scheduled to conduct a teleconference with Aresco Thursday and then issue a statement "on their schools' future in the next 24 to 48 hours."
Those schools are DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova. The schools could attempt to dissolve the league or they could head to another conference as a group. There has been speculation the seven could head to the Atlantic-10. There are reports the A-10 has discussed the possibility of a 21-team basketball conference.
The Providence Journal reported an athletic department official at one of the seven schools said Wednesday "the train has left the station. Get on board or get run over."
According to Big East bylaws, the league can be dissolved through a vote of league members but it requires a two-thirds majority. Since last fall, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Louisville and TCU (which never actually played a game in the Big East) announced their intentions to leave. That leaves the seven Catholic schools, Connecticut, Cincinnati and South Florida as current voting members and the group of seven could dissolve the conference with a 7-3 vote.
Marquette athletic director Larry Williams openly criticized the future membership of the Big East during a radio interview Tuesday night.
"The Big East that Marquette joined in 2005, boy, that's a different looking animal going forward over the next couple of years," Williams told 540 ESPN Milwaukee. "It's prompted some deeper discussion what futures are for schools such as Marquette, Georgetown and Villanova."
Williams specifically referred to the recent addition of Tulane as a full member.
"I was not pleased that we issued an invitation to Tulane without any diligence to what effect that would have on our basketball product, the draw on our RPI and other such things," Williams said in the interview. "I was disappointed that I wasn't able to participate as a member of the conference in the deliberation that went into adding that."
"Part of this is just everybody's uneasy with all these questions that everybody's got in their own minds. There was something really cool about the Big East. You could rely on it to get six or eight or nine bids in a year.
"It was home. Now that home has been sort of changed, and somebody came and put new furniture in, and boy, do we still fit here is what everyone is sort of thinking about."
ESPN.com cited sources saying that UConn president Susan Herbst has been in contact with officials from the seven non-FBS Big East members and has been pleading with them to stay in the Big East.
Since the announcement that Pitt and Syracuse were headed to the ACC, Herbst has openly lobbied for UConn's addition in the ACC. When ACC presidents voted recently to invite Louisville into membership, choosing the Cardinals over UConn and Cincinnati, there were expressions of dismay from Herbst and UConn athletic officials.
A Big East official told UConnPlaybook.com last week the league office has not been pleased with UConn's public courting of the ACC.
The Big East has been in negotiations for a new media rights contract since Sept. 1. The constant shuffling of membership has slowed that process. With so much instability, the television networks cannot get a firm grip on the final product that will be available. A report last week by CBSSports.com projected the value of the rights revenue to be between $60 million and $80 million. A departure of the seven schools would significantly decrease the value of the rights, perhaps as much as 15 or 20 percent, according to ESPN.
The voting process and the departure of seven schools would be complicated and attorneys would be called upon to determine the rights to the Big East name and financial issues. But the seven schools do have a great deal of power, including the support of NCAA rules.
A group of seven schools that have been together as conference members for more than five years can keeps its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament if the group moves to another league.


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A name given to a guy who is homosexual and likes to beat off to weightlifting guys and then call his roommate an asshole. Also likes to shove huge objects up his ass.
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The UN doesn't like them either. Or so they say.
Well, we're going to see in France this weekend what the future course of Europe may be. If France goes with Sarkosy, a pro American many things could change.
It appears that Europe is also ahead of the US in beginning to understand the Islamic malignancy within.
But for any of the European countries to lecture us on anything is laughable.
Of course, all countries except America may do all sorts of sensible things...
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
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A 12-year-old Delaware County student has been arrested for allegedly posting a threat on Facebook indicating he planned to shoot classmates.
The incident occurred Monday night, and the Ridley Middle School student was taken into custody around 6 a.m., officials said.
The student was charged with terroristic threats and unlawful use of a computer. He is being held at the juvenile detention facility in Lima, according to Emily Harris, spokesperson for the District Attorney's office. The boy was not identified.


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A 34-year-old Baker man has been arrested in connection with a 2004 cold case, Baton Rouge detectives said Wednesday morning.
Brian Antonio Spears has been arrested and charged with first degree murder after he allegedly shot Louis Davis, 21.
Don Kelly, spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department, said Davis was shot August 4, 2004 from a passing vehicle on Airline Highway while riding in the passenger seat of a car.
The driver of the car Davis was riding in wasn't injured, Kelly said, and a witness recently came forward with credible information Spears was the shooter.
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Darryl "God" Whiting was born in Corona Queens, New York and was raised in a single family household of four sisters and two brothers by his beloved mother Rose. He has been featured several times a year over the past fourteen years on the television program American Justice on A&E. LL Cool J also portrayed him in the 1988 file In Too Deep with ... [Continue Reading]
Rayful Edmond
To many in his hometown of Washington, D.C., during his 1980s reign as the city's biggest cocaine and crack dealer, Rayful Edmond was public enemy number one. At the height of Dodge City's brutal crack epidemic in 1987, this 22-year-old man was responsible for distributing 60 percent of the cocaine that flooded the city's streets. In the Chocolate ... [Continue Reading]
West Coast Original Gangster
We have covered a lot of the East Coast street legends who are a part of hip-hop's lyrical lore due to numerous rappers name checking them in their rhymes, but the West Coast street stars have largely been ignored. Everyone has heard of Freeway Ricky Ross and the Bloods and the Crips, but besides Monster Cody Scott, not a lot has been publicized in ... [Continue Reading]
Black Caesar: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin
A new book on the legendary black Godfather Frank Matthews, written by crime expert and author Ron Chepesiuk, has been released on Strategic Media Books. Because we cover all things gangster, we got the exclusive on the book and the author, with this interview that follows. We also are attaching an excerpt of the book after the interview. So read ... [Continue Reading]
Preme: A Boss Without Being Bossy
"Preme was a better boss than most because he did not have to be bossy," the Queens insider says. "Dudes for some reason wanted Preme to boss them, even when they were down with other crews." Preme wasn't a loose cannon-type of dude, but he had the "go and get it" mentality that success embodied. He combined ruthlessness with unchecked diplomacy, ... [Continue Reading]
The Thug of Enforcement: The Story of the Rayful Edmond Crew
Washington, D.C. will forever be known as The Murder Capital of the United States because of the drug violence that jumped off during the crack era. The drug trade bred killers and Dodge City in the late-80s was a virtual war zone with bodies dropping on a daily basis. The shootouts, drive-bys and execution-style killings were reminiscent of the ... [Continue Reading]
The Jamaican Shower Posse: A Family Business
By David Amoruso Christopher "Dudus" Coke controlled a state within a state on the poor west side of Kingston, Jamaica. He was the man who provided his underlings with free electricity. With schooling and food. He even provided them with the rule of law. His law. And when a drug lord like Coke lays down the law, there will be blood. Lots of ... [Continue Reading]
New Jersey Gangsterism
When people think of East coast gangsters, they think of New York City, but at gorillaconvict.com we are here to tell you that it's popping off in the Garden State also. That's right, we are talking about New Jersey, and to be more specific- Camden. Thomas Freeman, Jr. has taken it upon himself to chronicle some New Jersey gangster stories. First ... [Continue Reading]
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Tailormade: The Bucky Davis Story, A Junior Black Mafia Boss is a new documentary written by James Anderson and Damony Giles. This documentary looks into the life of Bucky Davis, a promising young amateur boxer, who put his dream of becoming a professional fighter on hold, when he joined the ultra violent JBM. "Get down or lay down" was the credo ... [Continue Reading]
The Southside of Queens Will Never Rest
The 1980s crack era has reared its ugly head again in the form of James "Wall" Corley, hip-hop hustler icon and street legend, who was arrested last month and accused of being the ringleader of a big-time cocaine ring (see AP article below). Wall Corley is no stranger to the drug game, in fact he is one of the originators. As the accompanying ... [Continue Reading]


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Bail Support in Australia
Research and evaluations
|Bail Support in Australia
|Denning-Cotter, Gabrielle
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|Bail support is defined as the provision of services, intervention or support, designed to assist a person to successfully complete their bail period. These programs may be undertaken on a voluntary basis or mandated as a condition of bail. The usual aim is to: reduce re-offending while on bail; increase court appearance rate and provide magistrates and police with a viable alternative to remand or incarceration. In the first section, this paper examines Australian and international literature to present principles of best practice. In the second section, current bail support programs in Australia for adults and juveniles are identified and compared. As Indigenous people comprise 24% of the prison population in Australia, Indigenous-specific support programs are also discussed.
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|Attorney General's Department; Australian Institute of Criminology; Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse, Brief 2
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An act of absolute and unflinching indulgence whereby a muffin is consumed within a short time or in a socially innapropriate manner.
From the chocolatey mess around her mouth, it was clear that the woman had just committed muffiny.
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Having the qualities of a muffin.
The muffin I sat on is not muffiny anymore.
This muffin is nice and muffiny.
Mmmmm... muffiny.
This muffin is nice and muffiny.
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Nickname given affectionately to your love. originates from muffin, but with more of an affectionate cheese factor
aw my little muffiny
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It means eating an ugly cupcake and getting sick after.
Sam: My day was soooo muffiny!
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Stars' Kari Lehtonen using fresh start to overcome brittle reputation
Stars fans received a pretty good reminder about the "tenderness" of this team's playoff hopes this week when goalie Kari Lehtonen missed one practice with a "tender" groin.
It was a false alarm, as Lehtonen rested, came back with a good practice and then was outstanding in a 2-1 win over Colorado on Thursday. But it also planted the seed that the team could have a season in which its emotions will be pushed and pulled just like the ligaments and muscles of the oft-injured Lehtonen.
Yes, he is an elite level goaltender. And yes, he does have a history of getting hurt. That's a new situation for Stars fans, but it's one they'll have to get used to. Lehtonen is the goalie of the future after signing a three-year contract extension in the summer.
"I think it's what you make of it," Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said. "We believe in Kari and we believe in the work he's done in the summer, and we believe we're on top of his fitness and health. There are things you can't control in sports, but we believe we are doing everything we can to control the things we can."
Nieuwendyk should know a thing or two about conditioning and coming back from injury. He had surgery on the anterior cruciate ligaments in both knees in the summer of 1998. Nieuwendyk took to the parking lots of the Stars training facilities, dragging tires and pushing his body harder than he ever had. That next season, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP while helping the Stars win the 1999 Stanley Cup.
"You can definitely help yourself with hard work," said Stars strength and conditioning coach J.J. McQueen. "Joe was a great example of that, and I think [Lehtonen] has been a great example this summer. If you build strength and flexibility, you build the ability to sustain the repetitive motion that goes through being an athlete, especially a goalie."
Lehtonen believes in the program. McQueen set him up with a personal trainer at his summer home in Atlanta, and then Lehtonen was one of the most familiar faces at the Stars training facility in Frisco this summer. He has been diligent in addressing every concern the Stars have had about a career in which he has played more than 50 games in a season just once. Time for a change
Lehtonen had a reputation as being poorly conditioned in Atlanta. The second overall pick in the 2002 entry draft, he became a symbol of the frustration of Thrashers fans, who watched high pick after high pick fail to make the team any better. So when the Thrashers traded him to the Stars in February for defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round draft pick, it was a bit of a relief for Lehtonen.
"Sometimes you just need a change," he said. "You get used to one place, and maybe someplace else is better for you, but you don't know until you are there.
"I'm not unhappy with what happened in Atlanta, but to see people who are excited about what I can do and who want to do everything to make sure I play well, that's exciting. That makes it so you can't wait to get here."
Lehtonen had two back surgeries last year and said that has helped him manage his health better. He can work out longer and harder now, and he doesn't battle the pain the way he has in the past.
"You get to know your body better, and you know what you can and can't do," he said. "I know this is just a result of getting back into the routine. You can work out and work out, but it's not the same as playing or practice. So, when it starts to hurt, you deal with it and move forward. I think that's just getting older and maturing and knowing what to do."
And as old as Lehtonen might seem as he starts his seventh season in North America, he won't turn 27 until Nov. 16. That's significantly younger than 35-year-old Marty Turco, who was let go as a free agent in the summer. Nieuwendyk signed Lehtonen to the contract extension that averages $3.55 million a year and caps out in the final year at $4.25 million. That's a big chunk of change for a team on a tight budget, but it's also a pretty good bet if Lehtonen turns out to be as good as the Stars believe he will be.
"It's an investment, and we believe a good one," Nieuwendyk said. "We knew we needed a goalie going forward, and we really liked what we saw in Kari. I played against him when I was in Florida and he was in Atlanta, and I just remember that he had the ability to just take over games. He's so big, and so quick, that it's really tough to get the puck by him." Efficient in goal
Lehtonen is listed at 6-4, 215. He can be aggressive and challenge shooters at times, but he also does a good job of simply sliding back and forth in the crease and letting the puck hit him. In that way, he's a little like former Stars goalie Ed Belfour, where he can be very economical in his movements for long stretches of a game and look like he's not really doing that much.
"But he's really doing a lot," said Stars goaltending coach Mike Valley. "I saw him when he was just a kid over in Finland, and you could see his natural talent then. He's big, he's quick and he anticipates the play well. We really feel that if he simply is allowed to focus on his game and get on a roll, he can be one of the best goalies in the world."
But therein lies the quandary for Stars fans. An injury is never more devastating than when it's to the best player on your team - and Lehtonen has been the best player on the Stars in the preseason.
"When I had my knee surgeries, there were bumps in the road and there was uncertainty at times, and you just learn to push past it," Nieuwendyk said. "If you do the conditioning, if you put the work in, it's amazing what your body can do. Well, I've been here and I've seen Kari put the work in, so we feel good about where he is."
And Lehtonen feels good in more ways than one.
"The body, the muscles, that's one thing, but I just feel like I am ready to play, like this is where I'm supposed to be," Lehtonen said. "I think that goes hand in hand with everything else." Cradle of goalies
The Stars haven't drafted all of them, but they have put six No. 1 goalies through their system in the last 12 years. The rundown: Goalie Years Record with Stars GAA Marty Turco 2000-10 262-154-63 2.31 Comment: Stars all-time record for wins and twice led NHL in save pct Ed Belfour 1997-2002 160-95-44 2.19 Comment: Five All-Star Game appearances and two Vezina trophies Roman Turek 1996-99 30-14-4 2.14 Comment: Two-time Jennings Trophy winner and one-time Vezina finalist Mike Smith 2006-08 24-14-2 2.34 Comment: NHL All-Rookie team and vying for starter's position in Tampa Bay Manny Fernandez 1994-2000 12-11-4 2.48 Comment: Two-time Jennings Trophy winner (Minnesota, Boston) Dan Ellis 2003-05 1-0-0 3.00 Comment: ECHL playoff MVP and vying for starter position in Tampa Bay Looking forward
Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen has struggled with injuries throughout his career, but he believes back surgery in 2009 and a strong conditioning routine in the summer should keep him healthy. Here are his reported injuries: Season Injury Games 2005-06 Groin 35 2005-06 Ankle 6 2007-08 Back 21 2008-09 Groin 16 2008-09 Upper body 6 2009-10 Back 56


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Deron Williams Is Still on Minutes Restriction
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams thinks he?s still on a minutes restriction, but isn?t entirely sure.
?I haven?t really talked to anybody about it,? Williams said.
Williams, still recovering from a sprained right ankle injury he suffered during an offseason workout in Utah, has played 27 minutes in the previous two games after playing 22 minutes in the regular-season opener.
?We?ll see how he feels,? Nets coach Jason Kidd said. ?Again, this is a process. This is training camp for him. So we?ll see how he feels.?
Williams, 29, is averaging just 8.0 points on 36 percent shooting in the early-going.
?Hopefully close,? Williams replied when asked how close he is to being the same player that was reverse-dunking in the playoffs last season.
?I just think it?s a matter of getting my legs under me. I haven?t done anything for six months. I?ve been pretty much just limited to jogging. That just happened a couple weeks ago. So I?m just trying to get there and get my confidence back in my legs and then I?ll be ready.?
The Nets host the winless Jazz (0-3) at Barclays Center Tuesday night. Williams has never beaten his former team (0-4).
?Hopefully we can get a win tonight,? Williams said, laughing. ?That?s the goal.?
The Nets (1-2) need a win after losing by 21 in Orlando Sunday night.
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The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced 13 new contracts that are worth $1.14 billion in aggregate. Honeywell International claimed roughly 44% of the funds on offer, but United Technologies (NYSE: UTX ) came in a not-too-distant second.
Three United Technologies divisions won Pentagon contracts:
- Sikorsky Support Services received an indefinite-delivery requirements contract worth $110.8 million to provide organizational, intermediate, and depot-level maintenance to support U.S. Navy T-34, T-44, and T-6 training aircraft built by Beechcraft. Sikorsky will also provide labor, equipment, and tooling needed to support the nearly 370 training aircraft covered under the contract through October 2014.
- Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded an $86.8 million foreign military sales contract modification funding the purchase of two additional Lot II S-70B Seahawk anti-submarine warfare/anti-surface warfare helicopters for the government of Brazil. These additional helicopters are expected to be delivered by June 2017.
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10 Lighter Breakfasts for Late Summer
Banana Split with Yogurt and Jam - A really fun breakfast! Like its sweeter cousin, this one starts with a split banana, but it's topped with healthier plain yogurt and raw almonds (or any other crunchy nut). • 2 Breakfast Salad - Toss together some of those good summer tomatoes, shreds of mozzarella, and some avocado and you have a filling breakfast salad. Put a poached egg on top to really round it out. • 3 Mango Yogurt Smoothie - Creamy, cold, and not too sweet. • 4 Avocado Breakfast Pudding (a.k.a. Vitamina de Abacate) - Milk and honey whizzed with avocado into a creamy breakfast treat. • 5 Make Your Own Fruit-on-the-Bottom Yogurt Cups - Layer yogurt and fresh fruit in a jar, cap it, and tote it to school or work. BOTTOM ROW • 6 No-Cook Overnight Steel-Cut Oats - A heartier, chewier kind of muesli. • 7 Breakfast Grain Salad with Blueberries, Hazelnuts & Lemon - Cool grains and fruit from the fridge, instead of hot cereal. • 8 Quick, Easy and Moist Whole Wheat Muffins - Little packages of whole wheat goodness. • 9 Eight-Ball Zucchini With Eggs Baked Inside - You can prep the zucchini shells the night before, then bake with an egg inside while you're in the shower. • 10 Basic Oven Omelet - I like to make a big pan of this oven omelet on Sunday nights and throw in any fresh vegetables I have left over (shredded zucchini, chopped tomatoes). We eat it cold from the fridge on busy mornings. What are your favorite breakfasts this time of year? Do you have any make-ahead tips for prepping breakfast ahead of time? More breakfast ideas: 10 Hot Breakfasts for Cold and Busy Mornings (Images: See linked recipes for full image credits)


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Montreal's homeless are feeling the cold more than most.
And with Montreal's shelters packed, more and more are seeking warmth wherever they can find it.
That often means in the underground city and the metros.
The Montreal transit authority says it is fine with the homeless using its metro stations for warmth on bitterly cold days, as long as they obey certain rules.
A rep says it's standard practice to be more hands off in the winter.
But no one can stay in the metros overnight, when stations are closed and locked.
Gary Carriere has been off and on the streets for about 15 years and while he now has an apartment, he says he spends a lot of time at the Old Brewery Mission.
He says the shelters are also a good place to go
"They can go to the Mission here, there's place at Acceuil Bonneau," he says. "They have a day room where people can go - they can stay out of the cold if they have the wherewithal to get there."
Most shelters are packed though. The Old Brewery Mission is using its cafeteria to sleep an extra 33 men.
But the Mission says no one will be turned away.
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Werner Herzog's Death Row Portraits
Wednesday, April 25 - Thursday, April 26, 2012
We're thrilled to welcome back Werner Herzog to IFC Center for the U.S. premiere of the director's cuts of his new DEATH ROW PORTRAITS on Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26. Herzog will screen the complete four-part series — which premiered at this year's Berlin Film Festival – in two programs and lead a discussion following each screening both nights. Herzog will also sign books, posters and DVDs at 6:45pm both nights, including copies of the newly released IFC Center hit Into the Abyss, his acclaimed recent documentary about a triple homicide in Texas. Separate admission for each program.
Conceived as a companion to Into the Abyss, DEATH ROW PORTAITS focuses on five inmates awaiting their appointment with a lethal injection in the Texas and Florida prison systems. Through their stories, Herzog conducts a uniquely thought-provoking analysis of why people, and the state, kill. Each inmate offers an account of life in captivity and the crime that condemned them, as Herzog explores the emotions that these men and women go through as they address the haunting knowledge of exactly when—and how—they are going to die. A broadcast version of the series aired recently to critical acclaim on Investigation Discovery; the IFC Center screenings are the premiere of the uncut director's versions of the films.
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Available merchandise for the signing includes the newly released INTO THE ABYSS on DVD and blu-ray, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS on DVD and blu-ray 3D, and Herzog's recent memoir, CONQUEST OF THE USELESS: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo. Posters and mini-posters for CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS and INTO THE ABYSS will also be available. All items available from our concession stand.
Due to time constraints, Mr. Herzog will only be able to sign copies of DVDs, posters or books sold at the IFC Center concession stand. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate patrons at the signing who bring in outside items to be signed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Death Row Portraits: James Barnes & Hank SkinnerWednesday, April 25 - Thursday, April 26, 2012
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The Winter Classic held in Buffalo was an unquestioned success. It appears the Sabres' minor-league club will follow its parent by playing outside.
The Rochester Americans have called a news conference for this morning in Frontier Field, the home of the city's minor-league baseball team. The Amerks are expected to announce they will play a game there next season.
Ted Black, president of the Sabres and Amerks, will be part of the news conference, as will the men's and women's hockey coaches from Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is expected to be part of the outdoor event, which will be held in December, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Sabres hosted the inaugural Winter Classic in 2008 in Ralph Wilson Stadium.
There was no sign of hobbled Thomas Vanek on Wednesday, but interim coach Ron Rolston wouldn't rule out the Sabres' leading scorer for tonight's home game against Toronto.
Vanek left a 3-2 overtime victory in Montreal on Tuesday after getting drilled near the hip by a slap shot from teammate Christian Ehrhoff.
"He's a little bit better, but it's still going to be day-to-day and what he can tolerate," Rolston said in First Niagara Center. "It's certainly a possibility, but we'll have to see how he is in the morning and how he's moving."
Vanek has missed three of the Sabres' 30 games but remains the team leader with 14 goals and 31 points.
"We're trying to keep things simpler on the power play, and he happens to block one of the ones that gets through that's got some heat on it from the point," Rolston said. "He wants to be around that area. Usually when you're around that area you get some lumps."
Mark Pysyk will play his third NHL game in place of injured defenseman Andrej Sekera, who is not ready to return from an upper-body injury suffered Saturday.
"It's still weak and in pain," Sekera said. "Not quite there yet. I can skate, it's no problem. The trouble is shooting, battling and stuff like that."
Pysyk, the Sabres' first-round pick in 2010, has two shots and a minus-1 rating while averaging 15:06 of ice time in his opening two games.
"I'm just thankful every day that I'm up here and just trying to stay as long as I can," Pysyk said. "Who knows how long that may be, but another game will keep the fun going."
The Toronto hype machine has been in overdrive for defenseman Jake Gardiner, who was recalled from the minors this week. Gardiner, a first-round pick by Anaheim in 2008, played for the Leafs nearly all of last season and had seven goals and 30 points in 75 games.
He was recovering from a concussion when the lockout ended and has spent most of this season with the Marlies, putting up 10 goals and 31 points in 43 games. He had two goals and three assists against the Amerks while Rolston was the coach.
"He's just an offensive talent," Rolston said. "He skates extremely well, and he's similar to what P.K. Subban does for Montreal."
Toronto waived 31-year-old defenseman Mike Komisarek with one year left on his five-year, $22.5 million contract.
The Sabres have won consecutive games on just three occasions this season. They started the season 2-0, beat Montreal and the New York Islanders back-to-back in early February and had a three-game run Feb. 26 to March 2. They have another opportunity tonight, and the 13th-place club knows it needs to string together wins to have any chance of contending for a playoff spot.
"They're fully aware of that," Rolston said.
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Hoffman Estates Award Programs Recognize Traffic Enforcement
By Steven Casstevens, Assistant Chief of Police, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
program that emphasizes traffic enforcement as a crime control measure is the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police program called "Looking Beyond the Safety Belt." The program recognizes law enforcement officers who initiate a traffic stop based solely on a safety belt violation that then results in arrests for or discovery of other crimes. Over the past several years, several officers have been recognized for some outstanding police work as a result of such "routine" traffic stops. These officers are recognized each year at the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police summer conference as part of the Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge program. Agencies can nominate an officer at any time during the year.
In January 2006, Sergeant Timothy Gretz of the Buffalo Grove, Illinois, police department made a traffic stop on a driver not wearing a seat belt. Sergeant Gretz noticed two briefcases in the back seat; a business card identification tag attached to one did not match the name of the driver. After some questioning, the driver consented to a search of the vehicle, which revealed proceeds from residential burglaries. The driver was arrested and eventually confessed to 11 burglaries in Buffalo Grove and numerous others in the surrounding suburbs of Chicago.
In the same month, Illinois State Police Trooper Jason Bevard stopped a driver who was not wearing a seat belt. Two passengers were also in the vehicle. After stopping, the driver fled on foot and disappeared into a wooded area.One of the passengers was wanted on an active warrant. A search of the vehicle revealed a crack pipe and hypodermic syringes. After a lengthy investigation, the identity of the driver was determined. Officers also determined that the driver of the vehicle was wanted in connection with several burglaries and home invasions as well as a sexual assault. The driver was eventually arrested and pleaded guilty to home invasion and sexual assault and is serving 45 years with the Illinois Department of Corrections. Due to evidence found in the vehicle, the driver was also charged with a murder that occurred in Woodford County, Illinois.
These are just brief examples of the excellent police work that happens every day all across the United States. Criminals come and go in cars. If a local department is having a problem with gangs, drugs, or burglaries, it can quite often successfully mitigate these problems with an aggressive traffic enforcement policy. The IACP Highway Safety Committee still takes note of the fact that traffic-related issues continue to be citizens' number one complaint to police.
Traffic enforcement is not just the job of traffic officers; it should be considered a useful option for every officer investigating a crime or suspicious circumstances. According to statistics from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 42,000 people were killed in traffic crashes during 2006 in the United States.1 Aggressive and proactive traffic enforcement is the greatest tool the law enforcement community has to prevent crashes, deaths and injuries as a result of crashes, and crime. No officer enjoys taking a fatal crash report.
In addition to preventing traffic crashes, traffic law enforcement also prevents crime. A three-year study in Hoffman Estates of the number of arrests made as a result of traffic stops initiated for a safety belt violation provided interesting details. During the period of January 2004 to December 2006, officers made 289 arrests as a result of stops for seat belt violations. This included 11 DUI arrests, 9 drug arrests, 34 misdemeanor and felony warrant arrests, and arrests of over 200 drivers with suspended or revoked driver's licenses. This is in a department of 104 total sworn officers, with only 55 assigned to the patrol division. These statistics clearly demonstrate that traffic enforcement is in fact "real" police work.
Agencies should take the time to reexamine the issues they face and develop strong, clear, and nondiscriminatory traffic enforcement policies. Once the policies are in place, police departments can then easily model award programs after state association or IACP award programs to recognize the work of their officers. ¦
1U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts, July 2007, http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810791.PDF (accessed December 5, 2007).
The Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge is an annual highway safety awards program that recognizes law enforcement agencies for the efforts they make to address traffic safety issues in their jurisdiction. The following special awards are also presented each year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.
Rookie of the Year: This award is presented to an agency entering the Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge for the first time, regardless of agency category. All first-time entries will be considered, and one will be chosen as the best first-time entry.
Impaired Driving Award: Agencies are judged on their efforts to address impaired driving through training, education, and enforcement. One agency is chosen for this award.
Speed Awareness Award: One agency is recognized for its special efforts to target the issue of speeding in its jurisdiction.
Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Award: One agency is recognized for its efforts to address bicycle safety and pedestrian safety in its jurisdiction through special education programs.
Commercial Vehicle Safety Award: One agency is recognized for its efforts to address overall commercial vehicle safety, including second-division vehicle safety belt use, equipment safety, and overweight/overdimension violations.
Judges Award: Each year, after all of the applications are judged in their specific categories, the judging team looks at the highest-scoring applications overall. The team then chooses one application that best represents a complete overall traffic safety program encompassing all aspects of highway safety, including officer training, policies and guidelines, enforcement, public information and education programs, and program effectiveness. Agencies may win this award only once every five years.
For more information, visit www.ilchiefs.org. For information on a similar program administered by the IACP, see the earlier sidebar on the National Law Enforcement Challenge.
From The Police Chief, vol. 75, no. 1, January 2008. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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As summer comes to a close, my mind wanders back to a time when travel was fun.
Do you remember fun?
It might seem utterly alien to most millennials, but my family would spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving in the country all day just to relax. My parents, my little brother and I would pile into the car with the radio on WSM for NBC's Monitor, a mix of music, news, sports, features and DJ patter that reflected a less factionalized America.
Gas was 35 cents per gallon. It rose to 50 cents eventually, but we still went on Sunday drives when the weather was nice.
It's been a long time since I've heard anyone, even a senior citizen, use the pejorative expression "Sunday driver" to describe someone who is aimlessly piloting his vehicle down the road at a slow pace and won't get out of the way.
When I was in college, I couldn't afford a car. So, I used the bus to go home for weekend visits.
Sometimes, I took the local, which stopped at every hamlet along the way. But, there was one express bus which had a nice hostess who served each passenger a sandwich, an orange and a carton of milk.
She would distribute pillows, blankets, magazines – anything you needed. It was like being on an airplane without having to yawn to reduce the pressure on your ears.
There was a time when even the common people could travel without having to suffer or grovel. Those of us who were in the low-income or lower middle-class brackets could be assured of dignified treatment and a comfortable atmosphere when we traveled—not luxury, just decency.
Now two airlines, JetBlue and WestJet, are going to cut legroom in their coach seats, while increasing legroom in their business class seats.
The changes will enable JetBlue to take in an additional $150 million this year. WestJet will rake in more revenue by using the extra room to add more rows of seats to its planes.
Kathleen Robinette of Oklahoma State University says the airlines measure legroom from the back of the tush to the front of the knee.
Seriously? Your calves, ankles and feet don't count?
The enormous changes in both mass transportation and individual travel serve collectively as a metaphor for the ever-widening chasm between the haves and the have-nots in this country.
Passengers on trains, planes, buses, taxis, boats, ships and all manners of getting from one place to another are no longer courted, no longer treated as though they have choices. In some cases, they can't even count on clean traveling environments.
Paying various prices for different accommodations is one thing. Being treated like chickens being crammed into cages in the back of a tractor-trailer is quite another.
In the late early 20th century, ocean liner passengers, such as those aboard the Titanic, who bought the cheapest tickets were crammed into an area known as "steerage."
Today, regardless of your mode of transportation, if you're not wealthy, you're always traveling in "steerage."