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Dr. Rajiv Shah led the efforts of nearly 10,000 staff in more than 70 countries around the world to advance USAID's mission of ending extreme poverty and promoting resilient, democratic societies.
Under Dr. Shah's leadership, USAID applied innovative technologies and engaged the private sector to solve the world's most intractable development challenges. This new model of development brings together an increasingly diverse community—from large companies to local civil society groups to communities of faith—to deliver meaningful results.
Dr. Shah led President Obama's landmark Feed the Future and Power Africa initiatives and has refocused America's global health partnerships to end preventable child death. Feed the Future, alone, has improved nutrition for 12 million children and empowered more than 7 million farmers with climate-smart tools they need to grow their way out of extreme poverty. In April 2014, USAID launched the U.S. Global Development Lab to harness the expertise of the world's brightest scientists, students, and entrepreneurs. At the same time, the newly formed Private Capital Group for Development forges a more strategic relationship between private capital and development.
Dr. Shah also managed the U.S. Government's humanitarian response to catastrophic crises around the world, from the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
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Previously, Dr. Shah served as Undersecretary and Chief Scientist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he created the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, he spent eight years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he led efforts in global health, agriculture, and financial services, including the creation of the International Finance Facility for Immunization.
He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and the Wharton School of Business. He regularly appears in the media and has delivered keynote addresses before the U.S. Military Academy, the National Prayer Breakfast, and diverse audiences across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Dr. Shah was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has served as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, been named to Fortune's 40 Under 40, and has received multiple honorary degrees.
He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Shivam Mallick Shah and three children and has given up mountain climbing for family bicycle rides.
We know that in the critical window of a 1,000 days, we can provide the nutrition so children have the basic immune strength to protect themselves from simple diseases against which they would otherwise die, and we know that simply trying to address diseases without also making sure these children are well nourished simply won't achieve the outcome we seek. And we know that healthy behavior such as the one being promoted in this photograph are essential to success, even if we have enough resources for the commodities, the drugs, the diagnostics that are often what we talk about in price. It's ultimately the way people behave that determines whether or not our goal, our shared aspiration of ending child death, is actually possible.
As President Obama has said, the interests of the United States align squarely with the desires of the Ukrainian people—and we remain a committed partner as you weather this crisis and build a new future. It will take ingenuity. It will take focus.
But most importantly, it will take the courage to confront a deeply corrosive system that has embedded corruption into the fabric of Ukrainian society. From the massive impunity of the nation's previous regime to the kind of petty bribery that supplements a civil servant's meager salary, corruption has become a way of life.
USAID is committed to inclusive development, not only as an issue of human rights, but also because discrimination and exclusionary laws contribute to poverty. We cannot have inclusive development if LGBT populations are excluded. Their active participation is necessary for our success.
Some of the challenges we face, but also the progress we've made in getting important reforms through the Congress of our food aid and assistance programs, are starting to create a new and stronger American ethic around our collective responsibility to genuinely lead on the issue of ending hunger and creating food security.
We all know and you've heard earlier today that by 2050, the world will need to feed 9 to 10 billion people and will need to do it by driving productivity improvements—in particular, in places where productivity has been relatively low—and by bringing online much of the commercial potential of food production in places like sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central Asia, where there is still great gains to be made.
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Hamjambo mabibi na mabwana. Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to launch this important project with you. Today we celebrate another achievement that will bring water and sanitation to more Kenyans, and that is truly something to celebrate.
Thank you to the UNWTO and the Department of Tourism (DOT) for inviting me to this conference to talk about climate change response from an international perspective, specifically how we can build sustainable tourist destinations that are resilient to environmental threats and climate change impacts. I commend the organizers for engaging development partners, public and private sectors to make economic growth more broad-based and inclusive in the Philippines. Allow me to share USAID's perspective as a development partner that recognizes the need for protecting the country's environmental and natural resources in order to promote an agenda of economic growth.
We have an exceptional mission, and we do pursue it with some exceptional people. But 842 million people—the great majority of whom are children—will still go to sleep hungry tonight. Over the next three days, as you share experiences and ideas, I encourage you to ask yourself and each other: are we transforming fast enough against our aspirations?
As this impressive report shows, there is no question we have the tools: massive capital, cutting-edge innovations, high-impact partnerships and—perhaps most importantly—unprecedented presidential and bipartisan leadership. The rest is up to us—the leaders in this room and in cities around the world. I look forward to carrying forward this conversation with you over the next three days.
On behalf of the American people and the U.S. Embassy Manila's United States Agency for International Development, allow me to extend our sincere appreciation for inviting us to participate in today's celebration of the Persons with Disabilities Day. I am honored to be among leaders from the government, private sector, and the PWD community, who are championing the rights and welfare of persons with disabilities.
If we are going to end extreme poverty by 2030, it will be your generation that takes it across the finish line. This is your moonshot. And we need you to lead. Those of you who become ministers in your governments will need to prioritize the poor, fight corruption, and demand tough reforms. Those of you who join the Foreign Service at State or USAID will need to focus relentlessly on data, accountability, and results. Those of you who will become business leaders will need to take risks to deliver solutions not only for the urban middle class, but poor, rural communities. But all of you—and this is harder than it sounds—will have to stay connected to the spirit of compassion and service that is so evident on campus this weekend.
On behalf of U.S. Embassy's United States Agency for International Development USAID/Philippines), it is my honor to be here with all of you this evening. The province of Bohol has a special place in the development work of USAID/Philippines. We have worked together for decades to accelerate Bohol's economy and transform this historical region from a conflict area to become one of the Philippines' prime ecotourism destinations.
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It's an odd thing to stand in front of a group of students and not know what to say. It's a feeling that I have not experienced since I was a student myself and had never experienced from the perspective of a teacher. Until last week.
I always thought that I would like teaching and I knew I wanted to try it someday. The opportunity presented itself last month when the new chair of the film program at NYU contacted me and asked if I was interested in doing six weeks about the post-production process. I accepted. They gave me back my same NYU ID number: zsp200 is back in circulation.
I am now teaching two sections each week. One class has 13 students and one has 17 students. Each class is an hour and 15 minutes long and they both cover the same stuff. After one week, I became convinced that one class loves me and one class hates me.
The mistakes started in the fancy copy room on the 11th floor of 721 Broadway when, early in the morning, I mixed up which section I was teaching that day and only made 15 copies of the handouts I was going to give them. (I thought 15 was two extra but actually it was two few.)
I arrived in the classroom and tested the DVD player. I was to show a 45-minute version of "The Cutting Edge," a documentary about film editing. Yes, I had thought about how there's a romantic comedy about ice skating called "The Cutting Edge." Yes, I planned to make that joke. I was that kind of prepared.
NYU had given me a six-week syllabus and some examples throughout to show the class. Also, one of my favorite professors from back in the day was teaching the other two sections and he had been super helpful giving me tips and pointers. My "teaching kit" also included a short book that I was going to assign, "In the Blink of an Eye," by Walter Murch. It's an editor's classic and thankfully I know it well.
I hadn't thought about what I was going to do before the class actually started and this occurred to me as the first student arrived. She looked younger than I expected.
"Morning," I said.
"Morning," she answered and sat down. I wondered about making conversation but had no idea what to say. What do most teachers do? I couldn't remember, and I silently decided to show up later for the next class. The second student arrived and then a third. They trickled in quickly leading up to 9:30.
I waited five minutes and took attendance. This was another thing I was dreading after a lifetime of teachers butchering my name. I told them that before I butchered all of theirs—one at a time.
I started talking and passing out the handouts. More and more students kept coming in and I, for some reason, kept stopping and asking who they were. One really broke my train of thought and I completely forgot what I was talking about.
It became very clear that I was driving the bus. Without my voice, there was only silence. And then, suddenly, there were 17 of them sitting there looking at me and I didn't have enough handouts.
My brain whirled in this silence that was probably just five seconds, but felt like an eternity. Should I stop the class and send someone to go make copies? I wondered because I remember teachers doing that sometimes.
"If a few of you don't mind sharing, that'd be great," I said, pointing back up to the board where I had written my email address. "E-mail me and I'll send you an electronic version."
It was the truth and it seemed to satisfy them. I continued talking about the roles of an editor. What I was saying felt a little boring and I couldn't really tell if I had their attention. Some of them were definitely with me. But I was a bit nervous and my jokes—yes, I made the one about "The Cutting Edge"—didn't feel natural.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I started the movie and sat in the back of the room watching it over their shoulders. Afterward, I reminded them to buy the book and told them I'd see them next week. I left quickly, a bit shell-shocked. The whole thing had been a blur and I could really only remember the bad parts.
While before I had been dreading the second class because I thought I would sound canned or rehearsed if I was doing the same things again, now I was so thankful that there was a second class; I knew I could do better.
Two days later, I felt like a different person. I was ready for the awkward pre-class silence by bringing a crossword puzzle. I shouted out questions as the students entered. "Three letters—Richard Gere title role." No one knew but they all played along. One of them looked up the answer on his iPhone. "Dr. T," he told me.
After class many of them milled about asking me questions. I raced back to my edit room. All of this talking about editing had given me an idea structurally in the documentary I was cutting. Two birds with one stone.


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Transaction Replication is a widely used feature in SQL Server though its internals are sparsely understood.
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I have enjoyed reading the experiences here very much.
When I hear a mother's concerns about baby's father feeling like the "odd man out", due to mother and baby's nursing relationship, I think of the latest issue of New Beginnings. There was a section with a mother's question about her stay-at-home husband feeling dejected b/c when she returned home at day's end, all the baby wanted was to be close to mother. He blamed the nursing relationship on that desire for closeness with mom that baby exhibited. There were a variety of ideas and experiences shared by many mothers in answer to the mother's question. If you've access to the latest copy, perhaps that's something you may find interesting?
Here is a link to New Beginnings articles that relate to Fathers and Breastfeeding:
Helpful phrases to use when responding to criticism:
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For any research-a-holics out there, the LLLI Center for Breastfeeding Information has a page of references about Spousal Support for Breastfeeding! Lots of reading here...
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About 120,000 eleventh graders in Illinois public schools will demonstrate their achievement of the Illinois Learning standards April 25 and 26 on the first-ever Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE).
The PSAE measures student mastery of the Illinois Learning Standards in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social science. The Illinois Learning Standards set high expectations for what students should know and be able to do as a result of their schooling. They are comprised of the knowledge and skills Illinois citizens believe students will need to be successful in life.
The PSAE is designed for all students, regardless of their plans for life after high school. In addition to five PSAE scores showing the level of achievement of the Standards in the subjects tested, students will receive two bonuses - the ACT, providing college admission information, and ACT Work Keys, providing information on workplace skills.
Students will get special recognition on their permanent records for achieving well on PSAE subjects; ACT results may be used for college admission, and Work Key results may be used for employment applications. Just as college officials use the ACT in determining whether to admit a student, many employers use Work Keys to determine if a job applicant has the necessary skills for the position.
The PSAE is the first state test to combine state-developed test items with a college entrance examination. PSAE results will be determined through a combination of state-developed items, ACT items and Work Keys items. In reading, PSAE results will be based upon the ACT reading portion and the Work Keys Reading for Information test. For writing, the PSAE score will come from the ACT English portion and the writing test developed by the Illinois State Board of Education. Mathematics PSAE results come from the ACT Mathematics items and the Work Keys Applied Mathematics test. PSAE Science scores are derived from ACT Science Reasoning and ISBE-developed Science items. PSAE scores in Social Science come entirely from the ISBE-developed items in Social Science.
The PSAE will take about 3 hours of students' time on day 1, April 25. Day 2 of the PSAE, April 26, will require about four hours. Eleventh-grade students who must miss those scheduled test days may take the PSAE make-up tests on May 9 and 10. As provided by the legislation requiring the development of the PSAE, students who want to improve their scores may retake the entire PSAE in their senior year.
A brochure that answers many of the questions that have been received from parents is available on the State Board's website (http://www.isbe.net/isat/pdfPSAEbro.htm). Complete information about the PSAE, including sample questions for each subject area, is available in the PSAE Teachers' Handbook (http://www.isbe.net/isat/pdfPSAE.htm). Each eleventh-grade teacher was sent a copy of the Teachers' Guide in September. Student test preparation materials for each portion of the PSAE were provided for each eleventh-grade student in November.
Results from this first administration of the PSAE will be sent to districts this fall. Parents will receive reports detailing their student's progress toward meeting the Standards.
Students with disabilities who have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that identify regular state testing as inappropriate for them will take the Illinois Alternative Assessment. Limited English Proficient students who have been in bilingual programs three years or less may take the Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English (IMAGE) instead of PSAE.


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Hydranencephaly is a central nervous system disorder characterized by an enlarged head and neurological deficits. The exact cause of Hydranencephaly is not known. This extremely rare form of Hydrocephalus involves the absence of portions of the brain. Results of neurologic examination in newborns may be normal or abnormal. The head usually appears enlarged at birth. Vision impairment, lack of growth and intellectual deficits are symptomatic of this disorder.
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Pewaukee resident in early to fill vacancy
Republican state Rep. Paul Farrow of Pewaukee is scheduled to be sworn in as a state senator on Dec. 14 after winning an uncontested special election for an open seat.
Farrow won the election on Tuesday to replace Rich Zipperer, who resigned in August to become Gov. Scott Walker's deputy chief of staff.
Farrow is able to take his seat in the Senate earlier than others elected in the regular November election because he was chosen in a special election to fill a vacancy.
With Farrow's win, Republicans will hold an 18-15 majority in the Senate starting in January.
Farrow was first elected to the state Assembly in 2010.
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Anytime we choose a parenting style that is out of the norm we are going to get questions and criticisms about it. It comes right along with making that choice to do things differently. Yes, it sucks that we can't just do what we want and get on with our lives, but that's the reality. I found that for me, rather than get frustrated that I'm being questioned it helps me to expect to be questioned and to either take the opportunity to educate or ignore them and let them see for themselves if they persist in criticizing.
I chose to do baby led solids, which (outside of this forum) is apparently quite a controversial decision. Why, I don't know, the benefits are clear to me. But I found that by sticking to my guns and just reiterating the positives to those who questioned, or even better, letting them watch my 9 month old chow happily down on a whole apple they came around.
"We are not put on earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you."
I'm curious how you handle the logistics of mealtimes. It's something we're dealing with in our house because of my son's health issues. He has very few solid foods he is able to eat, and for a while wasn't able to eat solid foods at all, so we've encountered some difficulty as far as including him in the social aspect of mealtimes and trying to keep him from eating our foods (especially his big sister). Is this something you've encountered? Or maybe it's not an issue for you yet, with an 8 month old...
"We are not put on earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you."
with the suggestions from the PPs. Ignore or educate- those are the best options.
I am also curious how you have dealt with (or plan to deal with) the issue of your child wanting to try solids? My kid ate barely any solids until around 14-15 months, so I know that kids don't need solids in order to be healthy, but by 8 months may daughter was able to put things in her mouth and did so on a regular basis. She wasn't particularly interested in food, but she ate a LOT of dirt, lint, and dog hair!
Paige, It is actually something i've encountered. Ben sits in a high chair at the table right next to me or in between other family members. I place several toys on his tray, rattles, teethers, etc. We play peek a boo or interact with him in other ways at the table. He feels included. A few times I have frozen breastmilk into ice cube trays and put the milk cubes in those mesh bags with handles. He sort of likes that.. its cold and he doesn't know what to think about it at first but he getis interested as it melts.. he just gums it.
I usually breastfeed him immediately before we sit down to eat so he isn't cranky. I learned to do that when he was first born and it continues to work. He doesn't grab at food, because he doesn't know to yet.
Last night he wouldn't eat before we sat down to dinner (he was tired and fighting sleep) so I think thats one reason why everyone kept commenting that he wanted table food. He never acts fussy at the table unless he needs a nap or to go to sleep for the night. So they really have a skewed opinion.. they aren't around him enough to know he usually plays happily while we enjoy our meal.
I also don't place him quite close enough to grab food off my plate, etc. because he likes to grab knives or knock over glass glasses too
A friend of mine is still nursing her 8 month old and is also doing solids.. and table food. Anytime her son screams she feeds him a few drops of Coke, so of course he screams for more. I don't agree with that of course, but I keep my mouth shut. I think after seeing how laid back my son is during meals she has started nursing her son before meals as well so it works out better for them. Less stress all around because he isn't cranky.. and when she gets done eating then she feeds him his solids.
I hate that skewed opinion thing, my MIL was convinced for a long time that my daughter was just a fussy, needy child, but that was because we had to drive 5 hours to get there and then she was worn out and in an unfamiliar place. Of course she's gonna be clingy. Ah well, whatareyagonnado.
"We are not put on earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you."
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"Old" first time ma (38) to Athena (May 17, 09) Oh my G-d, I'm nursing a toddler!!
Hi!I'm EBF my 1 yo.his choiche tho!
I'm offering him a variety of solids but he doesn't want to eat yet.
anyway I can say there's no harm in waiting,we took him to a ped who is expert in infant nutrition and he said it is allright to delay till 1 year.his son did it as well.
anyway I don't think there's an harm in offering solids either. he can self feed(healthy solids,of course) so he will eat when he's ready.
I obviously get sooo many comments from relatives and hubby,sometimes they manage to drive me nuts!
but most of the time I just smile and nod or tell them the ped said it's allright.
DS is a tiny boy,but I'm all petite so he's just like me,I was actually smaller than him at 1 yo and my mom introduced foods very early with me.
He's happy and healthy so...pass the bean dip is the solution for unwanted advices!
I'm Lisa,SAHM to M. 5/14/09 my velcro boy!
we made it to 19 mos!!! no end in sight
always and (I'd like to have a just LO and mom cosleeping smilie...)
food sensitivity to dairy,apple and orange
we just started to put cloth on
if I'm here I'm
love this forum!!!
Have you had a look at the Dealing with Criticism forum? Lots of good advice there.
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Ouch! Is it thrush or Raynaud's phenomenon?
I just wanted to add my experience. My MIL seemed to be critical of me without really saying she didn't agree with me waiting so long, and because of her I actually gave in and tried pushing solids too soon(somewhere around 9 months), he didn't actually eat anything until he was about 10-11 months old, and then very little until over a year. He is 16 months now and still doesn't eat very much food, but is increasing in quantity and showing more signs of being hungry throughout the day even if I nurse him every two hours. And despite not feeding him three meals a day he is growing fine and still has lots of baby fat. Breastmilk is wonderful!
I think if you can stick to your guns about it and not let people influence your parenting decisions you will do fine! Breastfeeding exclusively til about a year is fine! And about the anemia, my son was checked at 13 months and his levels came back normal even though he didn't have much of any solids until over a year. All the information regarding iron supplementation seems to be based on people who push solids at 6 months when the gut isn't ready and use foods that can inhibit the iron from being absorbed from the breastmilk (phytic acid in unsoaked and unfermented grains and legumes).


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Eleven percent of Wisconsin kindergarten students aren't ready for classroom reading lessons.
That's according to newly released statewide test results. The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening, or PALS test, was given to students for the first time last fall.
The Wisconsin State Journal obtained the results under the state's Open Records Law and reported them Monday.
Department of Public Instruction spokesman Patrick Gasper says the results weren't published because the test is meant to help classroom teachers and not to compare students.
Statewide, the test determined that 89 percent of kindergarten students have the early literacy skills needed to learn to read. Those skills include recognizing letters and letter sounds.
Kindergarteners are now taking a spring version of the test.


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and we aint beating BLAZERS...2 much energy and 2 much 4 us slow and fat knicks
David Lee
Nate Robinson
Jamal Crawford
Zach Randolph
Renaldo Balkman
Jared Jeffries
Eddy Curry
Mardy Collins
I wouldn't call hip hop crap.. Anyway. Tonight I think Brandon Roy will simply out play Jamal Crawford on both ends. Nate will cross up Jake. and EC should have a easy job on Pryzbilla. Take a look out for Travis Outlaw. This should be a part of the game threads as well. Bench players that have expressive games from time to time.
and we aint beating BLAZERS...2 much energy and 2 much 4 us slow and fat knicks
Charlie Ward was the MAN! A Defense Specialist.
Ward did not mind telling coach JVG to take him out and put in Rivers, Childs, and even Frank Williams.
The Knicks sat Ward on the bench without playingtime his first two seasons.
Mardy Collins cant breath on this Knick team with Bums (Q.Richardson, No-D Crawford, And Starbury) demanding the ball from him as soon as he dribble across the halfcourt line. Plus this Knick Team dont look like it PRACTICE any Scrimage team plays on Offense or Defense in their Practice center, since Coach Don Chaney.
I'm glad you notice that Collins give the ball up as soon as he brings it upcourt, because if he didn't he will be benched like Nate Robinson was the last three seasons. And Nate created on plays so Frye, Lee, Balkman, Crawford, and himself could score. The rest of his teammates Nate gave less than a ..... about.
I look for Randolph to have a big game against his old team, so that means the Knicks will lose. When the black-hole dominates the ball, the Knicks lose.
Portland 102 Knicks 94.
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The Lakers just traded Aaron McKie,Kwame Brown,Javaris Crittenton,and 2 first round picks to the Grizzlies for Pau Gasol and a second round pick.Whether you like Gasol or not, Pau is an allstar,better rebounder and defender,and better shooter than Curry.F*ck, yo! The Knicks should've made an offer.We have better players than Aaron McKie,Kwame Brown,and Javaris Crittenton on our team.I don't even know who Javaris Crittenton is.And the funny thing is that Isiah is probably going to trade for Larry Hughes instead or Darius Miles instead.With his way of thinking, I could definitely see this happening.
OH Sh!t. Lakers will be crazy.. I can't believe that trade went through. The Lakers got the better of the deal parting with the scrub Kwame. WOW! Thats some trade.
Now the Knicks should fellow. I mean, all the horrible teams start new.. and young. Isiah's gotta see that.
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ok about the game...umm im sure u guys knew but this is proof were losing...were playing on NATIONAL T.V! =O
Curry and Q Rich is out with the Flu.
And by the way Portland Lee was drafted in the 1st round not second.
The official MSG33 Prediction
Lee-14pts 12rbs
Fred Jones-4pts
Zach Randolph-16rbs,5to
Randolph's been playing great, so far.His career high is 43, and I know he's got a long way to go,but I'd like to see him get a career high against his former team.
David Lee is a better center than Curry, better player basically.
You see how chemistry works out positively for the Knicks when two cancers are out with the flu, we're a more fluid team. Now imagine the fluidity without Crawful and Fat Zach. This is why I've been preaching "subtract before addition". Once we get rid of Curry, Crawful, Randolph, Richardson, Jefferies, Rose and James, we'll blossum.
LT4, stop bitching; its unmanly; plus Colorado isn't Hip Hop.
Portland is missin everything. not even good d being played 5:53 remaining up by 3.
wow the knicks have no idea of how to play on offense. did u see that 3 by Randolph? Our execution on offense and defense is terrible and there seems to be no coaching going on. Idk if its the players or coach, but this isnt looking like a team that can win consistently anytime soon. We are playing hard tho. Up two with 50 seconds remaining.........


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Rose Parade Grand Marshal Jane Goodall brings message of stewardship, conservation as Tournament makes efforts to go greener
By Sara Cardine 12/27/2012
In 1960, a young Jane Goodall took her first tentative steps onto the shores of Lake Tanganyika in present-day Tanzania and beheld an uncertain future.
At 26, without any university training, armed with only a notebook and a pair of binoculars, she was about to observe a community of chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park.
Little did she know her fledgling work would change forever humanity's understanding of apes, or that those initial observations would help transform the young Englishwoman into a United Nations Ambassador for Peace and a spokeswoman for environmentalism and the stewardship of endangered animal populations.
Today, Goodall travels the world — an average of 300 days each year — raising awareness of the plight of chimpanzees living in rainforests, which provide vital water resources and are critical to the global climate but which are threatened by man.
"I also discuss other environmental issues and share my reasons for hope that we can save threatened species, the planet, and ultimately ourselves by making positive change each and every day," she said.
Goodall's long journey, beginning with those first steps on Tanganyika's sandy shores, leads her Tuesday to Pasadena, where she will serve as grand marshall of the 124th Rose Parade and throw the opening coin toss at the Rose Bowl game.
Goodall lectured at Caltech for 11 years in a row, so she knows a thing or two about the city, but it still seems a slightly unusual pairing (after all, to Goodall, "football" means soccer). The timing, however, couldn't have been better for the Tournament of Roses, which this year is placing a special emphasis on reducing its environmental impact through the employment of "greening strategies."
Upon the April 25 announcement of the anthropologist's selection as grand marshal, Sally Bixby, 2013 Tournament of Roses president, said, "We are hoping to learn from Dr. Goodall as we continue to look for ways to make our events more sustainable in the area of resource management to promote long-term behavioral change."
Goodall, who spoke to the Weekly in an email interview, said she was surprised and thrilled to learn through her Jane Goodall Institute that she had received this year's honor. She hopes her involvement in the city's longstanding tradition will help spread the message that a world of good can spring from a single step and that saving and protecting the environment is as easy as making simple changes for the better every day.
"I hope that by participating in the parade and other Tournament events I can encourage everyone involved in the festivities to consider the environment in all that they do," she said, praising the Tournament of Roses' efforts toward sustainability. "I'm pleased to know that the Tournament has taken and is taking steps to reduce its environmental impact through sustainable practices and programs to encourage recycling and waste reduction."
Some of those practices are proactive, including drawing energy from the electrical grid, as opposed to diesel generators, and the reduction of paper and plastic waste. Others focus on the reuse of equipment and furniture and the recycling of cardboard and other materials. This idea, that big things can be accomplished from taking a single step, is central to Goodall's philosophy, and she hopes to impart that to audiences and young people, in particular.
"For me, New Year's Day is an opportunity to make change, and I hope that we can all work together to make positive change — for people, animals and the environment — to improve this planet we call home," she said.
Goodall encourages youth who may be watching the Rose Parade or Rose Bowl Game to consider making a difference in their communities by volunteering with local organizations, or through larger national and global efforts, such as her own Roots & Shoots program, which focuses on service projects and youth-led campaigns.
Meanwhile, Goodall herself will continue to prepare for Tuesday's obligations. To get herself ready for game day, she admitted she's invoking help from younger generations.
"I've been asking my grandsons all about American football as I am not at all familiar with the game," she confessed. "I'm also a bit nervous about the coin toss, but I'll be sure to practice in advance!"
To learn more about Jane Goodall, her work and programs, visit janegoodall.org and rootsandshoots.org.
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This A list Academy Award winner/nominee actress has previously been married to a man but is about to come out as gay
I like Simon's guess but I came here to say Marisa Tomei if she has ever been married, just to throw it in.ReplyCancel
Well, if it's Swank, the timing works well for her career. It's been 10 years since 'Million Dollar Baby' and her name is not exactly on everyone's lips any more. Plus she has two projects coming out, one of which she is also producing.ReplyCancel
Hmm, maybe Hillary, but she's had a boyfriend recently, not that that means anything.ReplyCancel
Gotta be Bates or Bullock.ReplyCancel
It could be Sandy, but what's in it for her career-wise? She's at her peak.ReplyCancel
Oh wair, thought it was married to a winner/nom
On board with SwankReplyCancel
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According to IMDB, Hilary's new flick is serious Oscar bait. Quoting here:
"'You're Not You' centers on the relationship between Kate (Swank), a woman who has been immobilized by ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig's disease – and Bec (Rossum), the aimless and self-absorbed college student she hires to be her caregiver in spite of her husband's (Duhamel) objections. What was supposed to be a part-time job instead becomes a life-changing experience for Bec as her relationship with Kate transforms her into a young woman with newly-found confidence and ambition."
Out of closet + serious role = Oscar 3?ReplyCancel
Doesn't really matter. If she's happy then it's all good.ReplyCancel
Who's the one leaving ahs? The older one?ReplyCancel
Get off my corner.ReplyCancel
Isn't Jessica lange. And Sara Paulson a thing for a while now?ReplyCancel
@syd i understand. it confuses me a little bit when people use multiple words to refer to (what my perspective sees as) the same thing.
also since its an intimate topic, i feel like people want to be described as accurately/correctly as possible, but it's so individual that sometimes i just dont understand all the words and meanings.
so basically, i was just confused about whether it's correct to call a female "gay."ReplyCancel
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Not Renee with those 14 day shagathons with her boyfriend… 😉
'Gay' is the umbrella term, I think, but usually defaults to meaning 'gay man', where 'lesbian' becomes a way to specify 'gay female' i.e. 'gay and lesbian' (this phrase has always seems a bit repetitious to me; do we have to call out women separately?).ReplyCancel
I like the Kathy Bates guess.ReplyCancel
I doubt Sandy will ever come put. I like the Hilary Swank guess.ReplyCancel
Sarandon never married Tim RobbinsReplyCancel
Whoopi had relationships with Ted Danson and Frank Langella. I've heard her mention that she has a man on The View.
Not that any of that means anything.ReplyCancel
NUTTY I'd wat that swank movie but only if John Waters directs it.ReplyCancel
So the dude was such a bad lover that he made her gay? Great publicity.ReplyCancel
Swank one 2 Oscars for basically playing dudes. I'll throw my support to her for this, though I reject the notion she is A-List. She is a B.ReplyCancel
I have always thought Hilary Swank and Sandra Bullock both are gay, so neither would shock me.ReplyCancel
Tilda openly lives with her husband and her boyfriend.
I'm on board with Helen Hunt. It's about time.ReplyCancel
Tilda… huh?ReplyCancel
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Most successful horror movies are products of the fears and anxieties of their era. In the '50s, they had Godzilla because they were afraid of nuclear war; in the '60s, they had Night of the Living Dead because some were afraid of social change; and today, we have Paranormal Activity because people can't stand not being on camera all the time.
However, it turns out that many iconic horror movie moments that you thought came out of the imaginations of Hollywood writers can also be found in the pages of history, hundreds or even thousands of years before it made sense for anyone to come up with them. Coincidence, or demonic influence? You decide.
5There Were "Killer Doll" Legends a Century Before Chucky
The Scene:
In Child's Play, a boy is given a doll as a gift, but little does he know that it has an evil spirit trapped inside thanks to a voodoo spell. The doll does various evil things that the kid gets blamed for, but when he tells people that the doll is alive, no one believes him ... until the doll starts killing people, that is.
"Hey, just left a turd in your mom's panty drawer. Good night."
The History:
Child's Play was partly based on the early 1900s Key West, Florida, legend of Robert the Doll ... who is still around. Here's a picture of him:
Via Explorekeywesthistory.com
His eyes aren't actually black. He's just reflecting the emptiness that's now inside you.
Purportedly, a young boy named Gene Otto was given a life-size straw doll made in his likeness, which he named Robert. From that day onward, Gene and Robert were inseparable. They'd dress alike and sleep together, and Robert even got his own spot at the dinner table.
But then things got weird(er). Some versions of the story say that one of the servants, who was of Caribbean descent, was treated unfairly by the family and cursed Robert with a voodoo spell.
Via Thehorrortree
Considering that he already looked like this, the spell was probably unnecessary.
So the story goes that members of the house staff claimed that Gene would sometimes talk to Robert, who would reply in an entirely different voice. When things would end up misplaced or broken around the house, Gene would claim that Robert did it, but no one would believe him. Eventually, Robert was relegated to the attic and forgotten about.
But when Gene grew up, his parents' house became his, and upon moving in, he rediscovered Robert in the attic. According to some tellings, Robert once again gained a seat at the dinner table, and Gene would even prop him up in a chair next to his marriage bed every night.
Via Joshuapwarren.com
"What do you mean, 'This is creepy'? He's just a doll. Grow up."
After Gene Otto's death, Robert was left behind in the house, which passed from owner to owner. Various stories of noises and childlike giggling were reported in the house until Robert was finally donated to a museum in 1994. Today, Robert is a tourist attraction and an amusing urban legend no one at the museum actually believes in ... until he starts killing people, of course.
4There Were UFO Sightings in the 19th Century
The Scene:
In the 1993 film Fire in the Sky, six loggers working late in the mountains come across an actual, no-shit flying saucer while driving in their truck. One of the men approaches the UFO and is knocked out cold by a light coming from it. The other five get the fuck out of there fast, and when they come back, there's no trace of their friend.
Turned out he was just abducted by Joan Rivers' plastic surgery leftovers.
Obviously, stories about UFO encounters are older than a movie from the 1990s: We've told you before that alien abductions in fiction are older than real-life claims of abductions by decades. But the idea of spotting spaceships in the sky goes back to even before that ... as in, before human flight was even possible.
The History:
In 1865, a St. Louis newspaper reported that a trapper named James Lumley was working late in the mountains, much like the dudes from Fire in the Sky, when he spotted a "bright, luminous body in the heavens," followed by an explosion. Instead of sticking around to get picked up by it, though, he kept his distance, and the next day he found a large stonelike object with "curious hieroglyphics" carved into it, broken glass, and traces of a dark liquid.
It teased a subtle aroma of hazelnut.
But perhaps the most amazing story of old-timey UFOs is the one that took place in Aurora, Texas, in 1897: As reported by the Dallas Morning News, a mysterious "airship" crashed down on the small town, and when the authorities examined the remains of the pilot inside, they found him to be "not an inhabitant of this world." The pilot was buried in the local cemetery, and supposedly his grave is still there, although unmarked.
Via Ancientaliens
And we're not digging yet ... why?
We're not saying it was a real spaceship; we're just pointing out that even this story predates The War of the Worlds. The sci-fi tropes that this seems to be referencing didn't even exist yet.


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- Genetic engineering breakthrough
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- The growing problem with weeds that have become resistant to the most common herbicide used by American corn, soybean and cotton growers has gotten so serious that new strategies are needed to combat them.
When Penn State weed scientist David Mortensen told members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee this summer that the government should restrict the use of herbicide-tolerant crops and impose a tax on biotech seeds to fund research and educational programs for farmers, it caused quite a stir.
The growing problem with weeds that have become resistant to the most common herbicide used by American corn, soybean and cotton farmers has gotten so serious that new strategies are needed to combat them, he contended.
Mortensen should know. The professor of weed ecology in the College of Agricultural Sciences has spent his career researching weeds that affect agricultural production, sustainable ways to control them, and the relationships between crops, native and invasive weeds, and pollinators. He has published several peer-reviewed papers on the subject in recent years.
The resistant weeds cannot be killed by the sole use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide. Roundup has become broadly popular with farmers since the advent more than a decade ago of soybeans, cotton, corn and other crops that are resistant to the chemical. The weeds now infest about 11 million acres — a fivefold increase in three years, Mortensen reported.
The problem is most prevalent in cotton and soybean fields in the South, but is spreading to other regions. And he told lawmakers it will get worse if farmers don't take measures to control the weeds, including non-chemical methods such as planting cover crops to suppress weeds, rotating crops and spraying herbicides other than glyphosate.
"With the rise of glyphosate-resistant weeds, farmers have to quit relying so heavily on Roundup to control weeds," he said. "Farmers value the convenience and simplicity of these crops without appreciating the long-term ecological and economic risks."
Testifying before the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee July 28, Mortensen explained that weed management is a serious matter for farmers. While weed management almost always comprises several tactics, herbicide use is central and accounts for 70 percent of all pesticides used in agriculture.
"Since the mid-1990s, adoption of genetically engineered crops resistant to the herbicide glyphosate has been widespread, and herbicide-resistant crops are now grown on more than 143 million acres of cropland internationally, with 92 percent of the U.S. soybean crop planted to glyphosate-resistant varieties," he said.


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790 credit rating got $10k....
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684 per CK, and still got $9k at 11.9%.
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I called the rep to ask for a credit limit increase but I was denied.
But the rep offered to move my credit from Freedom to Slate and close the Freedom credit card.
(you can keep the credit card if you wish, you can decide how much credit to move over, I moved all of them)
You keep the same rate and the same terms in the Slate CC. So now, instead of 3000 limit I now have 5k (2k from Freedom).
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I was able to consolidate my balance from both freedom and southwest card...
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Fine print states that no BT's can be done between any Chase affiliated accounts. The other policy I do not appreciate is that they will limit the BT to ensure you have "enough" credit available. These 2 points is what spoiled the deal for me
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1. you transfer and/or make purchases with this card.
2. you take that cash and put it in something paying interest
3. earn as much interest as you can for the 15-month term.
4. pay off the card
5. keep whatever interest you have made.
that being said. There are not a lot of high yield savings or CD accounts with short terms these days.
BUT, around here. several Credit Unions are offering 3% and 4% savings accounts right now. So, I would say look around your area and see what the Credit Unions are doing.
True slick dealers ALWAYS take interest free loans! ALWAYS!
- Chase Sapphire (40,000 points after spending $5,000 in 3 months)
- Chase INK Bold (business card - 25,000 after first use then 25,000 after spending $10,000 in 3 months)
- Starwood Preferred Guest AMEX (10,000 points after 1st use, 15,000 after spending $5,000 in 6 months)
- British Airways Visa (50,000 Avios after first purchase, 25,000 after spending $10,000 in the first year, an additional 25,000 after spending $20,000 in the first year).
*Chase will auto-deny you if you try to apply for a second card within 30 days. Best approach is to wait at least 60 days (better if 90) before applying for another Chase. You can apply for a Chase personal and business card in the same day.
True slick dealers ALWAYS take interest free loans! ALWAYS!
But if you know what you're doing then go for it. Probably not the best advice for MOST people out there. Rule of thumb, pay off your DEBT before you INVEST.*
*With the exception of those who actually know and have experience in it.
Here is a link for the Chase Slate card it's 0% APR for 15 months with no balance transfer fee which is a rarity now a days.
Not sure why the TD for incorrect info -- I attached a screen shot...
I already have too much of credit line from Chase but still TUpped and repped.
I hopeful some other companies will follow the no-fee TB option


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A Green Bay man has been charged with killing the 2-year-old son of his girlfriend.
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WBC Final Game: Japan vs Korea at Dodger Stadium
What an incredible atmosphere at the stadium for the final WBC game between Japan & Korea. Korea had the most fans but Japan also represented very well. The home team was Korea but Japan had the Dodger side. Yesterday's game Japan was the home team using the Dodger dugout and USA was the visiting team.
The Japanese fans kept chanting "NIPON" (Japan) clap clap
The Koreans fans kept chanting " DAE HAN MIN GU" (Korea) clap clap (haha one word was put as *** so I edited)
There were several drums at different levels starting the chant.
Here Sunset Blvd with the WBC banner.
Opening Ceremony
The Japanese dugout side
Here's the Korean dugout side & also meet my Korean friend. Edit to add: Note her hat has Chan Ho's Park's #61, a pin with his picture and in the back of her hat says "Parks" She also owns a Chan Ho Park jesrey.
I loved this girl's enthusiasm for her team. I thought she was going to pee in her pants everytime Ichiro-san came to the plate. She went by herself to the game and she stayed until the final ceremonies were done.
here is a pic of the final ceremony. The Korean players had already been given the silver medals and they are giving the Japanese players are receiving the gold medals.
Attendance for the final WBC game: 53,846! A new record!
3/26/09 Correction: Attendance 54,846. Thanks Malleycat!
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Great pictures and how great is it to see fans be so committed to their teams and players!
Awesome pictures, Crz. You had a great vantage point to capture the scene. The opening ceremony stuff looked very entertaining. Love all the flags on the field. Were the drums anything like the drum scene at China's Olympics Opening Ceremony? I admit, the WBC games don't interest me too much. But I'm glad you had a good time!
Julia~ Yes, as a friend of mine that did not go to the final game said and I quote "I wish I had a strong tie and devotion to my national identiy like these people". It was great to see this devotion. There was a guy that did not lid up on his chant. My Korean friend went and bought him a bottle of water even though she did not know him.
Sandi~ Thanks. I loved all the flags. It was emotional watching it all. I could still hear the drums in my head and that chant from the Koreans. If you would have seen it in person, I know you would have enjoyed it as much as I did.
Love the pics! =) Looks like it was a blast to be there.
~ King of Cali
KingofCali, Yes, I had a blast! The attendance was 54,846. The largest for a WBC game. they had like 44K the night before and the night before that it was 43K.
Great pictures, Emma, and what an atmosphere. It sounded loud and crazy on TV, so I can only imagine what it was like in person – especially with those thundersticks or cheersticks or whatever they're called!
Great pics Emma…
I won't forget Dodger Stadium when I finally get to California (now you are getting me excited to travel again! I wish it was this year i could go!), don't worry! It looks like a great ballpark. Canuck
They had the blue & orange (ugly color, reminds me of the Giants) thundesticks. Also towels of the different colors of the WBC were giving at each level.
Canuck, There is about 26 miles between Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium so you can make both down the 5 freeway.
Hola Emma ¿qué tal estas? Al final el Mundial se lo llevo ***ón, como son estos japoneses. Vi las fotos de tu blog y me ha gustado mucho el ambiente que se vivió allí. Lo siento mucho por EEUU, ya que Venezuela se llevo el tercer puesto. Ahora a esperar que harán nuestros equipo de grandes ligas. Te mando un fuerte y cordial saludo compañera.
Why can't we say Japon? Is the word in Spanish for Japan.
Hola Alex, No sabia que fue Venezuela que llevo el tercer lugar azi que felicidades. Sabias que hay una persona que tiene un blog en Espanol que le va a las otras medias? Cuando tenga un poquito de tiempo de dejo saber quien es. Me parece que se llama Antonio.
Those are some great pics! If I lived in Cali, I would've loved to have gone. Despite what my blog is currently focusing on, I do love baseball for baseball, not just the boys that play! And I was so happy to see Ryan Braun back in action with Team USA before their ride ended, too!
I love the pics, Emma! I loved the WBC, most of the games were so exciting. You are so lucky that you got to go to the championship game. It's really great to see how all the fans were so excited and were cheering so passionately for their teams. -Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
Thanks Kaybee! Did I tell you that I might be in San Diego for Opening day there?
Carpie, That is the added bonus for us women that like baseball:-)
Erin, I am so glad I got to attend all three games. It was also good sportmanship between fans.
"If I lived in Cali, I would've loved to have gone."
Do yourself a favor the next time it comes and make plans to go no matter where you live. You will be glad you did.
"I am so glad I got to attend all three games."
There were more than just 3, as they played many games the week before, I flew down from the Bay Area to see the Japan game in San Diego the weekend before that, then came down to L.A. this weekend. All good games.
The WBC was great in 2006 & it was great this year too.
Martinez, what I meant is the three games at Dodger Stadium. I could not take the time off from work to go to San Diego. For the last 3 weekends before I have also gone to Camelback Ranch in Arizona. I've met other people also that flew in for the games. Next time I will add more WBC games to my schedule.
WOW!!! Thanks for the write up Emma. IT sounds like it was enjoyed by all🙂
Thanks D4! I forgot to say about my Korean friend that her hat is a Chan Ho Park hat. In the back it says "Park" and in the front Chan ho 's #61 and a pin with his picture. Her jersey is from 2006 WBC but she also owns a Chan Ho jersey.
"Attendance for the final WBCgame: 53,846! A new record!"
Just a correction. The attendance was almost 55,000, it was in the box score, and I know because I was at the game. And I was probably one of the last people in the gate, lol. Not sure if you are the same Crzblue from the Dodgers.com board.
Martinez (are you the same Martinez from the MLB.com board): I agree and would suggest to anyone here to come in from wherever you live for a WBC game because you will never experience something like that. We went to several games in 2006 and then to the 2 in San Diego last Sunday, then to the 3 in Dodger Stadium. I had a lot of friends who had to work but went to the Sunday games in San Diego so they wouldn't have to take time off. The weeknight games started at 8 so I could get down there in time for 2 of them. If some who are reading cannot get to California, try to see them in Florida if you're closer to that. Don't know what the settings will be for next WBC. I hope they have a lot of games out here again. I live in Coachella Valley but I would probably follow the WBC in person no matter where.
Malleycat! Yes, I am the same crzblue from the Dodgers.com board! Hey I was only off my 1000 in the attendance.! I meant 54,846! You are lucky you got to go in 2006! I hope USA does better the next time around and also Mexico.
Good to read you here Mallecat! Have you been to Camelback Ranch yet? My friends and I have been there 3 weekends in March!