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Wednesday morning as I was getting ready for my second day reporting on state government for MLive.com, my two oldest children, ages 7 and 8, got into a vicious name-calling fight.
"He called me a doodie-head," shouted my daughter.
"She called me a poo-poo-head, first," my son quickly challenged.
I expect these things from my kids.
But I don't expect them from grown adults, usually. When I got to work, I was quickly handed an article from MIRS, a Capitol news service, where Kelly Rossman of the Truscott/Rossman PR firm slammed State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, for calling her a "hooker." Jones said:
"As an elected Senator I am honored to fight on behalf of my constituents for the best public policy. Unfortunately Kelly, like a 'hooker', works for whichever client hires her -- policy be damned.He accused her of saying anything a client asks as long as there is money involved.
Jones' hooker comment was in response to an editorial Rossman wrote for MIRS, referring to Jones as one of her "biggest losers of the year," for his prolific use of public office to promote his policy ideas and stump for re-election.
"...(He's) unavoidable for comment. He is all about the media release rather than the public policy."
Back at home, the name-calling between my kids quickly escalated into a full-blown tantrum-for-two. Toys were thrown and stuff was broken. This is why I can't have nice things.
Meanwhile there has been considerable traffic on blogs and social media criticizing Jones or Rossman for their conduct.
Even Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, weighed in on Facebook with this:
This kind of sexist and offensive behavior has no place in the State Senate. From when I was first elected to now, the legislature seems to be going backwards in terms of the respect and decency in the way people are treated. For both women and men. I don't think it's coincidence that the Legislature's 'Neanderthal quotient' spiked when Michigan's first female Governor was elected in 2002. That should have been a time when women of both parties felt empowered, but it instead led to a dramatic decrease in the number of women elected and serving. Senator Jones should be ashamed of himself.
For the record, I don't typically find it acceptable to call people names for mere shock and awe. And I don't think comparing a woman to a prostitute is in good form, either (nor apparently does Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville). I also have respect for both Jones and Rossman.
But the outrage this tit-for-tat has caused only stands to prove that both sides make valid points about the other side's indulgence in media coverage.
Let's face it. Rossman's job is to communicate whatever message her client requests. In this case, her message is that Jones is a cad and only plays to get re-elected. For that, Jones is accusing Rossman of over-playing his hooker comment to score political points. And as everyone in Lansing knows, Rossman is tough as nails and is not likely to be so easily offended.
And let's also remember that Jones' job is to get reelected and the more he gets out in front of reporters, the better, usually.
Is this why the state can't have nice things?
Welcome to the Capitol beat, Rob.


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I enjoy reading about food – cooking, what someone else enjoys eating or the science behind food and cooking. I recently finished "Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took over the American Meal" by Melanie Warner.
Warner takes us behind the scenes of Subway, Kraft, Kellogg and other processors of food. In an entertaining as well as informative manner, she writes about how processed cheese product came to exist, how some cereals are created using guns, how the nutrients are taken out of foods in order to increase their shelf life and how chemicals are added to increase shelf life and restore some nutrients. The book was fascinating and quite scary. The FDA does not regulate everything that goes into American foods – loopholes allow many things to be used without rigorous testing. Substances that may not be good for our health are added so foods can sit in the grocery stores and our pantries longer. I am going to be reading all food labels from now on.
But there is also an upside to all this processing of foods. In an article in the August issue of Atlantic Monthly, David H. Freedman describes "How Junk Food Can End Obesity." He takes issue with some of Warner's ideas. Freedman feels that food science could be used to make junk food and fast food healthier since people are going to eat these products anyway. Junk food and fast food are easy to obtain and usually taste good. This article was an interesting counterpoint to Warner's book.
Other books about the food we eat include:
"The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver
"The Way We Eat" by Peter Singer
"Food, Inc." by Karl Weber

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Global HI line spectra of galaxies provide redshifts, integrated line fluxes, and doppler-broadened line widths which in turn can be used to study large scale structure, comparative HI content, and disk rotation. The latter is especially useful for applications of the Tully-Fisher secondary distance method. We have constructed a digital archive of some 9000 galaxies observed by our group during the last 20 years with a variety of "big dishes", some of which are no longer in operation. Profile parameters have been extracted for all spectra in a homogeneous way (Springob et al. 2004). The digital spectra will be individually accessible through the NVO. We are expanding our NVO node to provide public access to data products associated with the Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA (ALFALFA) Survey, proposed to begin in early 2005. ALFALFA will cover 7000 square degrees of the high galactic latitude sky visible from Arecibo with an rms sensitivity of 1.6 mJy/beam, 11 km/s resolution and an average 3.5 arcminute beam, over the velocity range from -2000 to +18000 km/s. ALFALFA will detect 16000 extragalactic HI line sources, including several hundred with HI masses less than 107.5 solar masses. Survey data products will include catalogs of both line and continuum source positions, fluxes, and other parameters, and tools will allow access to the catalogs, line profiles and the HI data cubes themselves. This work is partially supported by NSF grants AST-0307396, AST-0307661 and the NRAO/GBT 03B-007 Graduate Student Support Grant.
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SPANISH FORT, Alabama -- By Memorial Day 2013, work should be complete on one of Alabama's most ambitious memorials to those who have served their country, state and county officials said.
Alabama's first state veterans cemetery is under construction on Ala. 225 north of Spanish Fort. Work on the first phase of construction should be complete on schedule by next spring, Sandra Speakman, general counsel for the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, said.
Dr. Barry Booth, a Spanish Fort dentist and Vietnam veteran, who has been one of the supporters of the project, said that from his adjoining property, he can see that a long effort by officials and residents is paying off.
"It's getting done after all these years. It's just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner's office, Senator (Jeff) Session's office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said. "It's going to be good for everybody."
Efforts began more than six years ago to establish a cemetery for Alabama veterans. At times, such as when officials found they had to also acquire mineral rights to about 120 acres of property planned for the facility, those efforts appeared doomed, County Commissioner Frank Burt said.
He said County Engineer Cal Markert, Booth and others worked to locate dozens of owners of the mineral rights.
"We found that you can't quit. You've just got to keep trying if you run into a wall," Burt said. "It was just an unbelievable feat when they had to find all of those mineral rights — Cal Markert, Dr. Booth. It was hard, but they stuck with it and did it."
Burt said the first phase of construction is beginning to take shape at the site.
"It's unbelievable," he said. "They're putting the vaults in the ground now. It's an engineering and architectural feat that's really going to be something."
The first phase will include space for 2,776 burials and should accommodate the need for interments for about 10 years. The entire cemetery should have enough space for burials for the next 100 years, according to project reports.
Booth, who has also helped organize local Honor Flight trips taking World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., said about half the crypts are in place for the first section of the cemetery.
"It is my opinion that it is well on schedule," Booth said. "I think they'll be done before spring."
No Memorial Day events are planned at the site, which is closed to the public, Speakman said. She said officials will schedule opening events when the project is closer to completion.
A $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is paying for construction of the cemetery.
Booth said local residents have also contacted his office asking to make donations to the project. Speakman said donations can be sent to the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs in Montgomery.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A little bit of Rossville, around the perimeter of PS 56, got a little greener Thursday when volunteers from TD Bank showed up to plant nearly three dozen trees around the school. TD Bank volunteer Stephen Barrow, vice president and manager of the Dongan Hills branch on Hylan Boulevard, is joined by Naima Oyo, the bank'ÂÂs vice president of community relations.
The planting, which took up most of the school day, was done by 23 local bank volunteers as part of the bank's "TD Tree Days" initiative, in cooperation with the New York Restoration Project and the city's MillionTreesNYC program. TD Bank, which has several branches throughout the Island, pledged $1.5 million for the program, to fund the planting of trees in all five boroughs.
The trees at PS 56 were planted around the perimeter of the new playground, along Woodrow Road, Winant and Kramer avenues, to complete the renovations to the schoolyard.
The trees, which were purchased from a nursery in Tennessee and trucked to the Island, include linden, poplar, oak and maple varieties.
The School Construction Authority (SCA) worked throughout the spring and summer to replace the eroding playground at the elementary school, at the request of City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore) and Assemblman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore).
Work was completed on the $1.5 million project in time for the school year and all that remained was to plant the trees, said Assistant Principal Joseph Bonomi.
"It's exciting for the children, and the overall impact the trees will make in beautifying the school and neighborhood," Bonomi said. "We're grateful to TD Bank, and everyone involved in the project."
TD Bank volunteer Stephen Barrow, vice president and manager of the Dongan Hills branch on Hylan Boulevard, said he was happy to volunteer. "I enjoy doing my part in giving back to the community," he said. "These trees will help create a cleaner, greener and more livable environment for PS 56."
Principal Dean Scali helped kick off the day by welcoming volunteers. Eight fourth- and fifth-graders, under the direction of teacher Ann Marie Farah, recited a poem about trees.
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I hear you. Having done other healthy diets for many years, I am not shocked by what's in grocery stores. But I am sad when I see people, especially kids, who could be so much healthier if they ate right.
One thing I'm discovering with this is that ignorance is bliss.
I never used to get sad going to Safeway and realizing that 90% of the food in there will make your life worse.
I am fully amazed at how few things I can really buy at the chain grocery stores.
I had to do a grocery run early this morning for a few things to add to the chuck roast in the crock pot, and I kept thinking about the people who are suffering thanks to Food, Inc.
I hear you. Having done other healthy diets for many years, I am not shocked by what's in grocery stores. But I am sad when I see people, especially kids, who could be so much healthier if they ate right.
It does stink. I teach, and since it's summer, I have been helping people out with childcare. These people are very health conscious, and the infuriating part is that they are feeding their kids what CW says is "healthy" and they think that they are doing the right thing by avoiding the day-glo jello and the rest of the ilk. I mix up a lot of bunny mac and cheese and frozen pizzas with whole-grain crust. It kind of makes me nuts.
With Mark's help, I've conquered depression, acne, rosacea, scale obsession, migraines, and lethargy. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
My Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread8215.html
Feeling the same but curious how to make change without being too "out there". As a parent, I grow food with children at our school but our snacks in the classroom are resoundingly carbs...
How to create change without alienating?
I think it's coming. It's just gradual. I went to Italy this summer, and they had gluten-free menus (or were knowledgeable about eating gluten-free) pretty much everywhere. My husband, who has been supportive (but dubious) decided to eat the way I did, and ended up losing 7 lbs. while on vacation in Italy. He's ecstatic.
I toe the line at school: I don't feel comfortable telling people how they should eat or feed their kids. My only meddling: if they want seconds, I steer them towards apple slices or a cheese stick rather than the goldfish crackers. In a school setting, I am noticing lots more fruit/veggie plates or cheese and cold-cut trays than the cupcakes with the Crisco icing on the top. People want the best for their kids, and I suspect that's where the change is going to start for a lot of people.
I do sort of take advantage of the fact that kids like to help and experiment, and I try to set a good example. I always take my own "special" snacks when I am at school or someone's house: usually veggies with guacamole, beef jerky, what-have you. I got a text message from a parent, who is delighted that her 6 year old son will now eat zucchini. (I couldn't bear the thought of just mixing up another batch of bunny pasta, so I liberated some squash from their fridge, scored grooves in the outside with a fork to make it "exciting" and sauteed it in butter.)
I have had children ask me why I don't eat cookies, and try to explain why in terms that they can understand: "because cookies hurt my tummy" not what they would normally hear, which is evidently "cookies make you fat." I have heard that parroted at me by kids about everything under the sun: which kind of makes me sad. I usually will say something like "Well, too many cookies or too much ice cream can make you fat. But that's why those things are special treats. Once in awhile is okay."
It is disheartening to walk down the store aisles and wonder how much lobbying the people who grow potatoes have to do to get it classified as a vegetable. It's infuriating to watch those commercials for corn syrup that imply you're a paranoid dingus if you pay any attention to what science is saying about the stuff. It's actually galling to pick up a bag of frozen veggies, and realize that they have been dusted with starch, that they've enhanced your organic heavy cream with thickeners, that lots of things you'd assume are natural and okay are processed within an inch of their lives when you read the label.
With Mark's help, I've conquered depression, acne, rosacea, scale obsession, migraines, and lethargy. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
My Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread8215.html
Thank you for your thoughtful reply...many of these items on my plate as we start the new school year. I feel like I've sold out for a few years and so I have a bit of anxiety about heading in and setting a pace. I chair the "sustainability committee" and my plate runs over but food is my basic, primal interest and I'm planning to stay on task this year.
Your input is appreciated!
I hear you on trying to think of ways to bring about change without being alienating. I guess I know that I can make sure me and my family eat truly healthy and not processed... and if I refuse to buy processed food, that does do something, albeit a tiny something.
But something. So thats good.
Plus its not my job to change the world... just my house... and that still influences people even without words.
A close friend of mine gave up wheat and sugar entirely 5 years ago... she never once told me to do it or talked about it much... just kindly answered questions.
When i was ready to give up wheat and sugar (finding PB!)... knowing she did it and hadn't eaten any in 5 years made me think I could do it.
I have to remember that. Just doing it yourself and giving up the processed food, inc. stuff will influence the people who are ready to hear it and try it.
thanks...nice words to live by...
it makes shopping quicker! Deli -> produce - > meat section - > checkout


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Do not go gentle into that good night – Postgame Post for August 21, 2013
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas
Okay. I am going to try this from my phone tonight because the internet in this hotel after 11pm turned to crumbs.
Wisconsin 3
Clinton 4
All four of Clinton's runs came after two outs.
Close call on a 3-2 pitch in the second inning went against Tyler Wagner to walk a batter that put runners on first and second with two out. How close? Wagner took a couple of steps to the first base dugout after the ball popped in the mitt of Parker Berberet.
That led to the single to knock in the first run of the game. A line drive to center. A good throw may have been enough to throw Taylor Ard out at the plate. But, Tyrone Taylor threw over the cutoff man and over Berberet. Are scored and the poor throw let two runners into scoring position. Of course, the next hitter singles to drive in two for a 3-0 lead.
A word about Wagner's defense. It has been great all season. I count four solid to spectacular plays plays from him in Wednesday's game. The leaping backhanded stab of a high chopper in the sixth was particularly highlight reel worthy. There was also getting over to cover first ons grounder that Cooper missed, but Rodriguez fielded. Defense is part of the game that pitchers need to learn, too.
The Rattlers bats had chances to bust the game open. Two runs in and a runner at second in the fourth and they stranded the runner.
Key inning was the top of the seventh. Orlando Arcia rips a double with one out. He tries to steal third with Rodriguez at the plate and got thrown out. Then, Rodriguez singles to center. He tries to steal second and was out tor the final out of the inning. Ugh.
I am not a person who goes…well, the game would have been tied. It doesn't work that way. The pitcher would have been approaching the hitter differently with a runner at second and one out as opposed to two outs and the bases loaded. Completely different situations calling for completely different pitches.
And they did it again. The Rattlers got the tying run on base in the ninth inning. I going to be able to make a weekly series out of the close calls of the 2013 Timber Rattlers.
I really thought Max Walla had tied the game. He cracked a pitch to right-center that looked like it would drop and roll to the wall to drive Victor Roache in from second. Alas, it was not to be.
The Timber Rattlers are now six games behind Clinton with 12 to play. For this to have a happy ending, the LumberKings are going to need to be the '64 Phillies and the Rattlers will need to be the '64 Cardinals.
Rage against the dying of the light. Get them on Thursday.


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The reward has been doubled to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or people who shot two men outside a restaurant on Franklin Boulevard, in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County.
According to Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano, at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9, township police responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired. The police then learned that two shooting victims were being treated at a New Brunswick hospital emergency room.
The first victim is a 31-year-old New Brunswick man who was treated and released. The second victim, a 32-year-old Somerset man, sustained what was described as a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was initially listed in critical condition.
Prosecutor Soriano, his chief of detectives Stuart Buckman and Franklin Police Chief Lawrence Roberts announced the increased reward on Friday afternoon, Sept. 14.
Soriano said that detectives still seek a motive for the shooting and are asking witnesses who may have been present before or during the shooting to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100, Franklin Police at 732-873-5533 or the county Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 888-577-8477.
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I'm on food stamps, aka the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental: Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
Yes, I would say it "extends" my income ... yes, I do work for a living!
Being on SNAP has not been the highlight of my life, but I do it for my children.
I work in retail. It has been good to me (pays more per hour than my degree field), but my hours are less now.
So, I rely on SNAP, for now. Is that a crime? Also, through the help of a grant, I'm pursuing a better career so one day I can do without SNAP.
Please do not judge me when I am in the grocery line, using my "lookalike credit card." What difference does it make what kind of clothes I am wearing or my body decorations or if I have a cellphone? What? I am not allowed to have a cellphone now? Shame on you! You do not know anything about me.
Why waste your time on this when there other more important issues going on right now, i.e. losing young lives, unemployment, the economy, the national debt, etc.
One last thing, I have tattoos (I got them 20 years ago when I was "on top of the world") so that should count against me, too? I think not. Please leave me alone and mind your own business.