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Hello there!
I am nursing my 15th month old son still 1-2 times per day. I really would love to continue nursing him, however, it seems I have no milk. Especially on my left side. It is like completely dried up. I nurse mainly on the right side now b/c I don't think he was getting anything and it kinda hurt.
Anyway, any tips on getting my supply back up so I can continue nursing? I would love to make it to 2 years...but I am discouraged I won't be able to make it that long.
DS is more than willing to keep nursing. He loves it.
Thanks in advance for any help you may have.


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North-Central Section, GSA
42nd Annual Meeting
2-3 April 2009
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Welcome to North-Central GSA 2009. It has been 24 years since Northern Illinois University (NIU) hosted a regional GSA meeting, so it's about time! The previous meeting, in 1985, was at the NIU main campus in DeKalb. It is not feasible to hold the 2009 meeting in DeKalb, but we think you will find Rockford a conveniently located, attractive venue with good hotels and restaurants (and an excellent brewpub). Of particular interest to conference participants are the Burpee Museum of Natural History (where the meeting buffet will be held on Thursday evening) and the newly opened Center for the Sciences in nearby Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. Also, the NIU faculty will be delighted if some of you take a couple of hours to visit the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences in DeKalb while you are at the meeting or on Saturday as you leave.
The impact of geologic processes and resources on society has probably never been greater than it is today, and those of us who work in the geosciences have never before been asked to undertake such a wide variety of tasks. Yet, as a group, we are getting older. According to the most recent American Geological Institute study, "The number of younger geoscientists in their early 30s is approximately half the number of those nearing retirement age." The need to prepare a new generation of geoscientists is obvious, and regional meetings such as this can help (with a relatively low carbon footprint from transportation). In that spirit, NCGSA'09 offers sessions devoted to education as well as special luncheons for students. At least equally important, the meeting offers students the opportunity to listen to and present professional papers and posters in a supportive environment.
The Keynote Address: "Paleoclimate: Hadean to Holocene" by John Valley, University of Wisconsin–Madison, presents an example of what can be learned by applying a broad array of techniques and disciplinary approaches to the singularly important topic of climate.
I hope to have the privilege of welcoming you to NIU's new, technically advanced Rockford Conference Center on 1 April 2009.
Gene Perry
Meeting Co-Chair
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Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 15th, 40 points out of 13th place. Lost one spot last week.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Seven top-10 finishes in 21 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Newman said, "This U.S. Army Racing team has really been on the short end of the stick at Talladega for the past few years. Despite our rotten luck, this team has not given up on succeeding at this track. If you think about the law of averages, sooner or later we're not only going to finish a race at Talladega, we're going to get a good finish -- maybe even a win."
LOOKING BACK: Newman struggled with the handling of his car all afternoon as he finished 21st at Dover. "Today just wasn't our day," said Newman. "We got a lap down early and we never could get that lap back. Then we battled with our car all day long. But the guys kept making changes and refused to quit on getting the car to where I could drive it."
ETC.: Newman and the team got some good news Tuesday when Quicken Loans announced they would be the primary sponsor on the 39 car for 18 races in 2013. The team has been trying to find new sponsorship ever since Army said it would not return next year.
27 PAUL MENARD, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 16th, 56 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Only one top-10 finish in 12 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Menard said, "When you go to Talladega, it is really anyone's game. I think the guys at ECR (engines) are building even better motors for us. The cars have been good, too. It's just a matter of dodging the wrecks and finishing the races."
LOOKING BACK: Menard struggled with an extremely tight race car all afternoon as he finished 22nd at Dover. "This was definitely not the finish we had hoped for," said Menard. "We just couldn't catch a break today. Bad timing with cautions coming out while we were on pit road just put us further behind. We made good adjustments and the pit crew did a great job on pit road, but with the long green-flag runs, it is difficult to make up ground."
ETC.: Car owner Richard Childress is the first to admit that his teams haven't performed as well in 2012 as he expected. And that is why he is quick to say, "We know we've got a lot of work ahead of us. We've got to get our cars better, we've got to get our handling better, got to get to running better."
9 MARCOS AMBROSE, Ford
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 17th, 72 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: One top-10 finish in seven starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Ambrose said, "Talladega is a really cool track to race on. It's got so much history associated with it. It's the biggest and fastest track we go to all season, and it's a race that's completely unpredictable. Anything can happen at these superspeedway races. We've just got to be in the right place at the right time and stay out of trouble."
LOOKING BACK: Ambrose finished 18th at Dover. "It was hard work today," said Ambrose. "We were behind the 8-ball to start with (as he battled a tight race car), and even though we improved throughout the day, it was difficult to make up the lost ground."
ETC.: Ambrose believes he is close to signing a contract extension with Richard Petty Motorsports. "We're all good," Ambrose said when he was asked about his contract negotiations with the team. He believes things will be wrapped up shortly after the team finalizes its new deal with Ford.
20 JOEY LOGANO, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 18th, 85 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Four top-10 finishes in seven races.
LOOKING AHEAD: Logano said, "Over the last couple of years, I've really felt like I've become a pretty good superspeedway and restrictor-plate driver. When I first started, I didn't think I was very good at restrictor-plate races. But the more I've done them, both in the Cup Series and in the Nationwide Series, I've got a knack for it. I've been able to win a couple of them in the Nationwide Series, and I feel like I've been pretty close in the Cup Series."


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The Undead: Halloween Zombie Nurse And Her Friends
The time now, here in Singapore, is 0400. Probably the worst time to be selecting and editing pictures of The Undead.
It's nowhere near Halloween and definitely a long time since last year's, but I just HAD TO blog about it because if I delay any further, I'd have to blog Halloween 2012 and 2013 together. BAHAHA!
I was a zombie geisha in 2011 and wanted something similar but different in 2012. Similar in the way that I'll still be a zombie, but in a different costume and with better makeup techniques (we improve all the time, don't we all? :D).
I wanted to name this post 'Halloween Zombie Nurse Costume And Tutorial' but after selecting and editing (OMGGGG X_X") the sheer amount of photos, I had to split it into two posts, just like what I did for the geisha makeup tutorial last year. So hooray for another post!
My friends and I entertained the thought of going to Universal Studios for Halloween but the ticket was wayyyyy out of budget and most importantly, they had a clause stating that 'no halloween makeup or costume allowed'.
Like, WHAT THE?
The best part about Halloween is getting to dress up outrageously – sexy, cute, awkward, scary, funny – so taking the creative quotient out of the Halloween equation made it a real dampener.
The geisha year was at Sentosa, it was fun but not enough to make me want to go back for the same thing so I wasn't for the idea of Sentosa again. However the trailer and website looked extremely promising and with tickets priced more reasonably, it was Sentosa again! Glad we made that decision coz it was so much better than the year before!
The location played a big part in our decision – Fort Siloso.
Fort Siloso was built in the early 1880s as coastal artillery to defend the land against sea invasion from the south and the guns were used to defend against land invasion during the Japanese Occupation. With the fall of Singapore, it was converted into prisoner-of-war camp.
Omg, just mentioning the name brings a tingle down my spine. It's the place where blood was shed, lives were lost, bodies and minds were tortured and ghosts roam+roamed. Eeeks!!!
Makeup makes me feel confident, no matter the type. Without Halloween costume and makeup, I'm just a I'm-afraid-of-everything-that-moves timid little mouse. Forbidding me my confidence boosters would totally handicap me. I'll tell you why in a while.
Here's Min and me. We took a cab from my house (I did her makeup too) and the uncle didn't know at first that we had makeup on. It was not until we chatted about where we were going that he turned around at a traffic light to look at us. "AIYER!!! You all look so scary!!" LOL.
That would be the last happy shot of Min before we started the night proper.


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Sure they will hit smaller flies, but why fight with them if you don't have to? From my own personal experiences, landing fish larger then 16" on tiny little flies is an iffy proposition, and I prefer to have as large a piece of steel as possible connecting me to the fish. Not to mention that there is NO reason, to ever go smaller on the Clinch. I do not EVER recall a single time when I left the river wishing I had something smaller to fish then an 18, not one time.
I can't argue with that point Jim. The more hook the better. "You said what you concider you can't keep them off" in that last post.
How many fish do you normally catch in a trip? To me I have been averaging 15-20 fish per trip this year.
"can't keep 'em off my #22's" simply is that more often that not, cast for cast, the #22 zebra for me at least, has proved more action and brought more fish (sizable ones at that) to the net than anything else for me the last few years fishing the Clinch - 'course maybe its just my own observations. From past trials, when fishing a tandem rig - top fly a #18 bhvrib (olive naturally - which had been my go to fly) and the drop a #22 zebra - the fish seemed to favor the smaller fly...maybe the larger stirred them...at any rate, I would end up cutting off the vrib. I agree the vrib is one heck of a fish producer more often that not, (maybe I don't tie them just right), but imho, there's always a reason to expand on the basics. Besides, landing any fish over 16" on anything is an iffy proposition in any situation - tippet, knots, subsurface terrain alone cause more troubles than hook size I think.
Aside from all of this being fairly trivial at best - 'cause in the end, we all will fish and do what we want to do, and for the most part - it all works.... the beauty being the privilege of inquiring and/or sharing of ones unique experiences is what this board is great for, your insights are a great asset and valued... it just seems though, the overly dogmatic absolutes are somewhat self defeating, heck...why even deal with all this fly fishing stuff. Compared to the holding power of a wide gap hook tipped with bait, or an assortment of treble grabbing hardware all tethered to cable - minute hooks, wispy tippets, and insects all seem like a pointless endeavor to begin with to some... but we choose to do it "our" way.
May you find a rise in every puddle... - WATERBORN
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I choose to fly fish because it is far more effective then bait or plugs, period. It is not some aesthetic thing as to why I fly fish, it is because it is the most effective way to catch trout. I certainly don't fly fish for crappie, I use minnows or jigs as it is the most effective. Same with the flies I use and how I use them, it is all about maximum tonnage to hand.
With droppers 90% of the strikes will come on the point fly, which may be the reason for your success on the #22. I am not saying a 22 won't work, just saying that IMO it is not necessary to fish dust to catch fish in the Clinch.
Rodney- avg day on the Clinch, over 4 hours I usually will catch 30-40 fish, some days a few less, and some days alot more. But generally, it is non-stop from start to finish. Having fished for eons on the stretches I frequent, I know exactly (like others) where to stand, where my fly needs to hit the water, and most of the time where the strike will come from. It is fairly predictable, and not nearly as fun now as it was 10 years ago. Hence the reason I spend more time smallmouth fishing anymore.
"Having fished for eons on the stretches I frequent, I know exactly (like others) where to stand, where my fly needs to hit the water, and most of the time where the strike will come from. It is fairly predictable, and not nearly as fun now as it was 10 years ago. Hence the reason I spend more time smallmouth fishing anymore."
Good then e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com and let me know where those runs are and the rocks I need to stand on. Or **** I'll buy a dozen of those **** midges and give ya gas money if you'll meet me at the river and show me.
Ok will do, you going to make me save my ice cream money, to buy a fly from you too?
Not sure I subscribe to the theory of point fly pole position, but regardless - hate to see some of the thrill is gone for you, but I agree - one can pattern Clinch fish fairly easy...and after a couple of hours of not moving ten feet and couple dozen of fish in hand, I start rooting around in the box to see what else they might eat just for grins...
This year I'd like to try and concentrate some on the rough fish - shad, gar,redhorse,carp,drum, and smallmouth buffalo though I can't say I'll tire of the fins of the Clinch though - as we all fish for different reasons (and rightly so), for me is not about maximum tonnage...
May you find a rise in every puddle... - WATERBORN
I choose to fly fish because it is far more effective then bait or plugs, period. It is not some aesthetic thing as to why I fly fish, it is because it is the most effective way to catch trout. I certainly don't fly fish for crappie, I use minnows or jigs as it is the most effective. Same with the flies I use and how I use them, it is all about maximum tonnage to hand.
Interesting; I can easily catch 75-100 fish a day on the clinch with a spinning rod, but, that bores the heck out of me. I can and have taken newbies on the Clinch with a spinning rod and the goal is to catch 30-50 fish a day. I have rarely missed that goal. I have a significantly more difficult time catching trout on a fly; but, that is why I do it...
Also, I fish the lakes like I do the rivers; with a fly rod and I actually do extremely better on the lakes in numbers. It seems that midges grow in lakes too...
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I understand the desire to see what you can catch them on, but don't play anymore. Kind of sad really, pretty happy to just fish one fly and catch them on that.
Good luck with the buffalo, they are vegetarians and rarely eat flies. You can snag them easily, but I have seen only a handful which actually ate a fly, and then I feel it was just blind luck. The only time I have caught or seen redhorse caught is mid-April on the little P when they are spawing. That is pretty fun if you can catch it right.
I still fish trout quite a bit, but nothing like I used to, I have grown weary with all the people and the lack of ettiquette which I see on the river many days. I like solitude, and after the warmwater rivers get right that is where I spend 99% of my time. I think growing up on the Clinch and spending the better part of 20 years fishing it 5 days a week, just wore me down on the whole trout thing. Add to that 8 years of guiding for trout, and it is just being over exposed to them as well.
Many moons ago myself, and several others fished above the weir the day after the water turned off for the first time in several months. The fish were absolutely stacked up there, and I guess 6 of us lined up to put on a show right at the canoe launch. One of our other buddies had broken his leg so he stayed on the bank and entertained himself by keeping a tally on how many fish we brought to hand over 6 hours. I think the high mark was 60+ and the avg was in the mid 40's. As I remember it was dang near non-stop a fish on every cast, and many fish b/w 16"-20". I know there are several other forum members here who stood along side me and the crew that day, who could atest to the mauling we dished out. I think the bait boys landed a handful at best on that particular day. Point is, that 100 fish in a day, is a lot of fish, and something I have yet to ever witness. Not saying it isn't possible, just saying it is quite a feat.
I can't handle the lakes, too many people for my tastes. But do agree, that fly fishing on the lakes can be very effective, especially for bigger bass.
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Here are five of the closest presidential races in U.S. history since 1840 as compiled by Yahoo!.
Similar to the 2000 election, the winner of the popular vote did not win this election. In fact, the contest was ultimately decided in Hayes' favor by a panel of administrators, much like how the Supreme Court decided the election of 2000. The panel's 8-7 decision was split down party lines, with the Republican Hayes declared the winner.


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The picture that ran with a June 24 Associated Press story got my attention. It's of a recent college graduate handing out his résumé to passing drivers in Philadelphia. The article, "Firms Seek Grads Who Can Think Fast, Work in Teams," sheds light on the mystery of what employers really want in new hires__soft skills.
Businesses want to hire graduates who can "work well in teams, write and speak with clarity, adapt quickly to changes in technology and business conditions, and interact with colleagues from different countries," writes Paul Wiseman.
These days, top companies like Rolls-Royce, BP, GlaxoSmithKline, and others want more than a nice résumé and pleasant interview. Some observe candidates in role-playing exercises, others look for people who have already had co-op or internship experience, and others organize contests to see how students solve problems and work in high-pressure circumstances.
Employers have "always needed people with specific technical skills," Wiseman writes. "Those remain important, but employers want something more—the soft skills that determine whether recruits can get along with coworkers, articulate ideas, engage in critical thinking, and solve problems on the fly. In short, whether employees can make the transition from classroom to workplace."
Sharpening your soft skills
Many of you in the APICS community know the association for its world-class Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) programs, both of which validate important knowledge and experience in the field. APICS also offers valuable resources to professionals just starting out in supply chain and operations management and students considering a career in this area.
The APICS competency models are important career tools that are available free to the public. These models were developed to enable professionals to rank their hard and soft skills against other professionals and identify areas for improvement. Competency models are available for the following job titles: buyer/planner, distribution and logistics manager, master scheduling manager, materials manager, and supply chain manager.
Take, for example, the foundational competencies listed in the APICS Supply Chain Manager Competency Model. Personal effectiveness competencies include awareness of the needs of others, integrity, continuous learning, effective communication, interpersonal skills, and creativity. Now think about how this information could be an advantage to you__whether you are in the market for your first job out of college or making a move at the pinnacle of your career.
In addition, APICS 2013 features some excellent opportunities for students looking for an edge in their future careers. In addition to networking with supply chain and operations management professionals who can open doors, you can also participate in the APICS Student Career Fair, which enables students and APICS Scholars to connect with recruiters and interview with companies that are hiring talented young professionals.
No matter where you are in your career, I invite you to join us for APICS 2013, September 29 through October 1, 2013, in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit http://www.apicsconference.org.
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Gordon Hall
Aug 8
North Carolina's discriminatory transgender bathroom bill, the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, police killings of African Americans across the United States, and the soaring murder rate among transgender women of color: artist Gordon Hall responds to the trauma of recent events with a meditation on the potential for self-transformation through our relationships with objects.
The Fuse Merged with the Firecracker
Doug Benidt & Siri Engberg
Jul 28
"It was the pen hitting the paper, the fuse merged with the firecracker." Grant Hart recalls the August night 35 years ago when Hüsker Dü took to the tiny stage at Minneapolis's 7th St. Entry to record Land Speed Record. Today, as Yusif Del Valle re-records his drum track as part of the exhibition Chris Larson: Land Speed Record, Hart shares the history of the making of this seminal punk album.
Igniting Change: Northern Spark Targets Climate Chaos
Sheila Dickinson
Jun 9
Northern Spark, the nation's premier dusk-to-dawn experimental art festival, returns June 11–12 with a new theme, Climate Chaos/Climate Rising, and plenty of questions about the human effects on nature's systems. For a festival known for infusing wonder and transformation into mundane city spaces through art, it's a vital next step: pushing attendees to imagine that another world is, indeed, possible.
Live Then, Live Now
Siri Engberg
Jun 8
On August 15, 1981, Hüsker Dü ran through a blistering set at downtown Minneapolis's 7th St Entry, recording 17 songs in 26 minutes to create the punk trio's debut album Land Speed Record. Thirty-five years later, artist Chris Larson channels that energy in an immersive installation that reflects on memory, loss, and the fire-damaged remains of Hüsker Dü drummer Grant Hart's childhood home.
"Why Can't Women Time Travel?"
Eva Respini
May 31
Digital technology enables us to create, duplicate, alter, disseminate, and appropriate images like never before. In this "somewhat arbitrary, and decidedly personal, lexicon of how we might navigate the unruly landscape of ordinary pictures in the age of the Internet," Eva Respini introduces concepts and artists—from "JPEG" to "Post-Internet"—that help define our changing relationship to images.
Petrified Unrest: Paul Chan on Trump, Violence, and Sade for Sade's Sake
Fionn Meade
May 25
In Paul Chan's installation Sade for Sade's sake, jittering figures, silhouetted on a wall of pallets and toy guns, perform violent and sexual acts. Created in the wake of revelations of abuse at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, it speaks to a state of paralyzed anxiety Chan calls "petrified unrest." Here he discusses the work's relationship to religion, philosophy, and today's Trumpian rhetoric.
Beyond Repair: Art, Community, and an Expanded Notion of Publication
Haley Ryan
Apr 1
Tucked between a taco stand, an Indian fusion restaurant, and a microbrewery in south Minneapolis's Midtown Global Market is a booth that at first glance appears to be a print shop and bookstore. And it is: books, zines, and posters are for sale. But at Beyond Repair—an artistic and community-building project of Red76 cofounder Sam Gould—the exchange of inked paper is secondary to the exchange of ideas.
There Are Many Ways to Destroy a Piano
Fionn Meade
Mar 2
Burning, sawing, toppling: "There are many ways to destroy a piano," says Andrea Büttner of Piano Destructions (2014), a video installation that presents interventions by (largely male) artists alongside footage of women pianists performing Chopin, Schumann, and Monteverdi—at once complicating the presumption of men as artistic iconoclasts and destroying a traditional symbol of bourgeois education for women.
Statistical Salvos: Feminism, WARM, and the Guerrilla Girls
Patricia Olson
Feb 29
When black-and-white posters boldly announcing statistics about inequality in the art world started appearing in 1985, Patricia Olson took note. A decade before the Guerrilla Girls began using New York walls as a canvas, she helped found WARM—the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota, a 40-member feminist collective and gallery that likewise used the power of data to fight for gender parity in the arts.


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Hey Julia, Thanks for the Rose-Colored Glasses…
To borrow a friend's words, it was a game that made you feel all warm and fuzzy inside… – SMILE!
Courtesy http://werbiefitz.mlblogs.com
While she (aka Julia) was referring to the last time the Red Sox won, they seem so appropriate for the last two Red Sox games (both losses to the Oakland A's). Julia, if you didn't notice, we won our series against the A's. What's the problem? 😉
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To Boston's defense, they tried to come back in both games, but as the saying goes, too little…too late…
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In tonight's game, the A's had leads of 5-0 and 8-3, before the Red Sox chipped away and brought themselves within 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th. Representing the tying run, J.D. Drew grounded out to end the game. The night before, the Sox had a 6-2 lead, but it vanished, thanks primarily to several throwing errors in the 9th and the Sox were defeated 9-8 in 11 innings. The A's had scored 2 runs in the top of the frame, but the Sox added a run in the bottom of 11th before Dustin Pedroia ended the game with a fly out.
Of course, it makes for a very happy Yankees fan since the Bronx Bombers are now 3 ½ games up on the Red Sox in the AL East Standings. Plus, they picked up a game on the Tampa Bay Rays by virtue of taking 2 of 3 during the past three days. Life is good…
Without a game by game breakdown, the Yankees dominated the Rays with pitching. Of course, the lone subpar pitching performance belonged to CC Sabathia who lost on Tuesday night. I don't need to read the headlines or the box score when CC pitches and I didn't watch the game, I just look for the game photos. If CC has a hand to his face, it means he was saddled with another "L".
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A.J. Burnett has continued to pitch like the ace that he is. Since the Boston series in early June, he has been the premier pitcher of the staff. Joba Chamberlain, tonight's winner, has been the top tier pitcher as advertised since the All-Star Break. In 21 2/3 innings since the All-Star Break, Joba has only given up 2 runs and has 19 strikeouts. I guess he's been paying attention to Phil Hughes. Seriously, if he continues to pitch like this, the Yankees will definitely be playing games in October.
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The warts that were revealed in the Rays series is that Brian Bruney cannot be trusted in the 8th inning…at least not yet. Also, Nick Swisher's fielding leaves much to be desired and he is definitely not the right guy for a full-time right field responsibility…regardless of how much I like the dude and how much his personality has meant to the 2009 Yankees. The last concern, that I have, is center field support for Melky Cabrera while Brett Gardner is out. I keep thinking that Austin Jackson would be the perfect guy to call up from AAA Scranton, but then again, I really feel that Shelley Duncan deserves another shot. Brian Cashman has a tough job with difficult decisions, I am glad that he is receiving the Steinbrenners' money and not me.
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So, Brett Favre has decided to hang up the cleats, huh? I have to admit that I had mixed feelings. As much as I publicly voiced my opposition, there was a part of me that wanted to see the former Packers rival suit up in purple and gold. I am not 100% sold on Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels, and I think the Vikings have a great window of opportunity this season. Unlike the Patriots or the Steelers or even the Cowboys, the Vikings will not have the sustainability to remain Super Bowl contenders. When I was a kid, I took the Vikings' repeated appearances in the Super Bowl for granted. I thought that it would only be a matter of time before there was a ticker tape parade in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, that day has never come. Years ago, I made a bet with my uncle, a devout Chiefs fan. We bet $10 (hey, I was only a teenager, c'mon!) regarding whether the Vikings or the Chiefs would win the Super Bowl first. If neither team made it that year, we'd add 0.50 cents to the pot each year. So, this year's pot is a ******** $26! So, perhaps Brett Favre has cost me the price of a half a tank of gas! LOL! As a native Iowan, I would like to see Sage Rosenfels, a fellow Iowan, surge to the type of late season success that was enjoyed by former Viking QB Rich Gannon in his later years in Oakland. I am also pulling for former USC QB John David Booty, who currently wears the #4 jersey that would have been taken by Favre. But, I am not against T-Jack if he can show in training camp that he is the man. I want to win, so that means I simply want the best guy for each position and QB is not exception. I have to admit that had Favre came back, I had serious doubts about his ability to hold up for an entire season since he failed last year. Obviously, Brett had the same doubts…
On my last blog I mentioned the Batting Stance Guy. I was not familiar with him until a recent appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Here is another video classic for my friend Julia:
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I'm so glad that you feel "warm and fuzzy" Scott!😉 Enjoy it now – you might be able to beat the A's – but the Red Sox? Better keep those rose-colored glasses handy; they will help you feel better!! And Scott – did you just say that the Patriots can make it to the Super Bowl – and NOT your Vikings?? Hmmm…..maybe you need a Patriots shirt to go along with all your Red Sox gear. And thank you so much for the video – I had seen the batting stance guy before and I'll have to admit he is funny! Though I'm not sure he was O.C.D. enough for Nomar! LOL!
Enjoy first place now Scott – we're coming for you!
Better win tonight! We got our "W"! And you know what Scott? We Red Sox fans needed this today.
A "Wise" man told me it was a 2 1/2 game lead this morning! Thanks for "borrowing" my words; I think it's working for the Red Sox! LOL! I think the puppy is smiling a little more also!
Have a great day – and watch out – here come the Red Sox!😉
I'm thinking we got the better end of the trade deals! And I posted about our wager today for the next Red Sox – Yankees series. I might have had a few suggestions of my own!😉


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Thank you tony
Want say thank you to tony! Our son got meet you in Vegas and had his picture taken with you! Gave a drawing of your car he'd done! He is straight A college student with dislexicia and his trip was made by this chance! He did put his info on the back but did sign it! Big thank you! He got on stage due to another fan! Big cheers to that guy! See ya in Daytona! He be getting ready to graduate with honors in feb 2013. So we're all going!


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The NICE guidance on skin cancer services outlines how healthcare services for people with skin tumours should be organised. The key recommendations include:
- Cancer networks should establish two levels of multidisciplinary teams to care for patients.
- Patients with a precancerous lesion should either be treated by their GP or referred
- Patients who need specialist diagnosis should be referred to a doctor trained to diagnose skin cancer.
- Skin cancer teams should work to agreed protocols
- Protocols should cover the management of care for people in high-risk or special groups
- Follow-up care should be agreed.
- All patients and carers should have access to high quality information.
- Information should be collected.
- More research should be done.
May 2010
In May 2010 NICE published a partial update of this guidance. Recommendations and text relating to the management of low risk basal cell carcinoma (BCCs) in the community have been removed from the 2006 guidance and replaced by 'Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma (update): the management of low-risk basal cell carcinomas in the community'. All remaining recommendations in the 2006 guidance are still valid. The updated guidance contains details of the methods and evidence used to develop the updated recommendations and text.
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It takes a village...
December 22, 2011 —
I've heard that expression bandied about for years, and being unclear as to its origins, did some research. Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) never fails me, and I learned several things pertaining to the adage, including the fact that "It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us" is a book published in 1996 by First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton. In it, Clinton presents her vision for the children of America. She focuses on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being.
I recall being inspired by Clinton's zeal and ability to reach millions with her message. The book's title is attributed to an African proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child." The saying and its origin as an African proverb were in circulation before it was adopted by Clinton as the source for the title of her book. According to the website, "It originated from the Nigerian Igbo culture and proverb 'Ora na azu nwa' which means it takes the community/village to raise a child. The Igbo's also name their children 'Nwa ora' which means child of the community. Long before the first lady adopted the expression, it was in existence in Africa for centuries, and the saying previously provided the source for the title of a different book, 'It Takes a Village' by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, published in 1994."
Flash forward to Sullivan County, the village in which I reside. I often find myself in awe of the incredible community service that abounds in the Catskills—not just in Sullivan County, but throughout the region. At a holiday party last year, I ran into David Dunlap, who informed me about the holiday magic that he and his wife Corinne (along with scores of elves) had been putting together as a gift for the community throughout the holiday season. Having missed out last year, I was determined to put their vision of Santa's Village, which took place on Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17 this year, on my must-see list, and did just that this past weekend.


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easiest things interested individuals may do is join a conservation organization
such as Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, the National Audubon
Society, or the Sierra Club. Each of these organizations, and many national,
state, and local organizations like them, have programs which enhance
or acquire and set aside wetlands, sponsor various educational/outreach
efforts, and lobby lawmakers for pro-wetland and other conservation oriented
legislation. Persons may wish to further the efforts of these conservation
groups by making contributions greater than the regular membership fees.
citizens may also contribute financially to public or private conservation
trust funds. These funds are used to finance several different public
and private wetland protection programs such as those discussed
earlier. Contributions to some of these funds may be made directly
on state tax forms. A few public trusts to which one may wish to
contribute are the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund, the Illinois
Wildlife Preservation Fund, and the Habitat Endowment Act.
An individual
may also make indirect financial contributions to wetland conservation
efforts. This may be accomplished by purchasing the Department of the
Interior's Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, popularly called
the "Federal Duck Stamp", and the state of Illinois' Habitat Stamp. He
or she may also choose from a variety of sporting goods from which a portion
of the proceeds fund wetland preservation efforts.
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The Portales Daily News reported that 250 children at 18 schools in Roosevelt County were vaccinated during October against smallpox. During the process, it was discovered that many of the children had impetigo, a skin disease, causing actions to be made in controlling it.
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A father who lives at a nudist colony in Loxahatchee faces federal charges of child pornography, but the president of the board at Sunsport Gardens says it's a wonderful place for children and families.
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Dealing with IranAugust 05,2013The timing appears awkward, at the very least: Just as Iran inaugurates its new and seemingly more moderate president, a man who has declared he wants to better relations with other nations, 76 United States senators have written to President Obama to demand tougher punishment on Irans already beleaguered economy.
Not only do the senators want the president to increase the pressure to persuade Iran to scale back its nuclear ambition, they also want Obama to publicly put military options on the table.
The letter was composed just days after the House overwhelmingly passed new restrictions on Irans oil, mining and construction industries. The Senate is expected to vote on the same restrictions next month.
Until we see a significant slowdown of Irans nuclear activities, we believe our nation must toughen sanctions and reinforce the credibility of our option to use military force at the same time as we fully explore a diplomatic solution to our dispute with Iran, the letter, to be delivered to the president today, stated.
But heres the rub: Hassan Rouhani was inaugurated as Irans president yesterday and he appears to be almost the total opposite of the hostile-to-America man he replaced, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who took office in 2005. Ahmadinejad was openly belligerent and even insulting to the United States and its allies and appeared to relish Irans isolation from the west.
Since his election victory, Rouhani has repeatedly made it clear he wishes to pursue a policy of reconciliation with Irans critics. He has talked of increasing mutual trust between Iran and the rest of the world. In other words, hes as unlike Ahmadinejad as he could possibly be and that is a welcome development.
For his part, President Obama recently declared he is open to a whole range of measures if Iran indeed shows the international community that it is complying with international treaties and obligations. But he carefully added that Iran must also show it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons.
Of course, Irans democracy is seriously hobbled by the fact that the supreme authority in Tehran lies not with the political leaders the Iranian people elected, but with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nations all-powerful religious leader.
And it must be recognized that Khamenei tolerated the radical behavior of Ahmadinejad, even when he became obviously unpopular with the Iranian people. If he wants to, the ayatollah has the power to derail Rouhanis efforts to bring moderation to Iranian politics and to improve Tehrans relationships with Washington and other western capitals.
Achieving that goal wont be easy. Rouhani listed three conditions for any talks of reconciliation with the United States: Americans must explicitly declare they will never interfere in Irans domestic affairs, acknowledge all of Irans undeniable rights, and abandon unilateral and bullying policies.
Those conditions would appeal to an almost universal fear among Iranians, and that is that the outside world is determined to impede their nations growth and prevent it from fulfilling its potential. The letter the senators sent to Obama will surely stoke these fears.
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No easy solutionsJune 17,2013
It is tempting to enthusiastically applaud Irans surprise election of a genuine moderate, Hassan Rouhani, as its next president. To westerners, weary of Irans confrontational political style (as personified most vividly by the outgoing president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad), Rouhani was by far the most appealing of all the candidates on Fridays ballot.
That Irans all-powerful religious establishment even permitted Rouhani, who made his moderate positions clear throughout the election campaign, to be on the ballot was something of a surprise in itself and now, having won a surprisingly overwhelming victory, Rouhani has vowed to ease tensions with Irans many critics.
But can that be done? The problems facing Iran its economy is in tatters, for one thing do not lend themselves to easy solutions. For the damaging economic sanctions to be lifted, Tehran would have to execute an extremely sharp change in direction, and its hard to imagine the countrys supreme leader, the ultra-conservative Ayatollah ali Khamenei, allowing that to happen.
And yet so pleasing was Rouhanis victory (and the fact it clearly represented a sharp rebuke to Khamenei by a majority of the Iranian people) that the White House immediately demanded that the ayatollah and his associates heed the will of the Iranian people.
And the very fact that Washington had to say that is a reminder that what Iran calls a democracy is in fact a sham, an exercise in deception, because it is totally within Khameneis power to scuttle any liberalization steps the newly elected president might wish to take.
However, perhaps it should be seen as a good sign that the government did not hesitate to publicly affirm Rouhanis victory, suggesting that he may be given a fair chance to actually carry out his political agenda. But whatever he does, or tries to do in terms of reform, there will always be the shadow of Khamenei and his military supporters hanging over his presidency.
The Obama administration applauded Irans voters for having the courage in making their voices heard despite censorship and intimidation and then added that Washington is open to engaging the new leadership in yet another bid to find a diplomatic solution to western worries about Tehrans nuclear ambitions.
The bottom line is this: The United States and its allies absolutely will not permit Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. And keep in mind that one of Rouhanis previous assignments was to represent Irans side in earlier nuclear negotiations.
But perhaps a more pressing issue at the moment is Irans role in the seemingly out-of-control Syrian civil war. Iran supports the brutal Assad dictatorship in Damascus, both directly and indirectly (through Hezbollah, the anti-Israel, anti-American rebel army based in Lebanon). The Obama administration is understandably reluctant to intervene directly on behalf of the anti-Assad fighters and has rejected the notion of a no-fly zone to aid the rebels.
However, on Saturday, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi not only said he had cut all of Egypts diplomatic ties with Damascus, but he even called for a no-fly zone over Syria and demanded that Hezbollah withdraw from fighting. We stand against Hezbollah in its aggression against the Syrian people, Morsi said. Hezbollah must leave Syria these are serious words. There is no space or place for Hezbollah in Syria.
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 35
You say there are plenty of laws? Laws are not measured by quantity, but by what they do. Background checks only work if it is universal, loopholes are like leaks in a bucket. Doesn't matter how small the hole it is still going to be emptied. It makes no sense for there to be a way to bypass background checks. And as I said earlier, I don't see anyone explaining why they need to have untraceable guns.
And don't bring up the Spanish Inquisition as if it means anything to the argument. It doesn't work here anymore than if you bring up "Nazi" or "Communist".
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Whilst I can't speak for other states, here in Il. one must provide documentation on the said selling to an individual, simply put you the seller must keep a record of the sale, the buyers FOID, DOB, and date of his/her card expiration and da I.D. #.
If you wanna invoke the "Adolph rule" so be it, I'm not playin.
By inquisition I meant you'd have to explain why you think you needs a weapon, what it's purpose would be, possible mental exams, and a full background check by the FBI. All of which is pure manure! The states can do this and it would make new jobs in the process.
And what make you think they'll actually check each and every weapons transfer anyway? How are they gonna check the one already out there bought before the whatever it is was enacted? Or da ones passed down from parent to child, or gifted?
Or for dat matter weapons made prior to the GCA of '68, some don't have serial #s.
|2013-03-30, 15:18
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Age: 30
Also, what's with the "da"s?
|2013-03-30, 15:46
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The Comet IS Coming
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 39
Some people basically don't want the governement to know how many guns they have. Mostly in fear that they will be taken away by some random feel good law. Or in some cases, when a gun is used in self defense, the police take the gun. Some have suggested they will take all the guns as evidence and potentally not return any of them. Which could be a lose of several hundred to thousands of dollars depending on the number of rifles and handguns a person may own. Especially collecters of older weapons. And this is even if the gun did not harm anyone. It could have been discharged to get the attention of someone to invading one's property, or even just branished to get them to leave and never fired at all. Yet the weapon is still taken by the police and could potentially never be returned.
This seemed to be the common thoughts in the 1990s around the time of the Brady Bill.
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Location: Within my mind
Age: 35
Yes, guns are expensive, but what does that have to do with being untrackable?
There are plenty of gun paradises left in the world. Most of them are Third World, but that's the way it works.
Anyway, what does untraceability have to do with police confiscation? If they found out one own a gun off the books then off course they would take it away. Being traceable or not is moot when the cops already saw the weapon.
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 35
Unless "friend" is some specific legal qualification I didn't know about, to be able to sell to a "friend" implies absolute unrestricted weapon sales. Once you transfer it to a "friend" it is gone.
You do know WHY there are background checks, right? It is to make sure guns don't fall in the wrong hands. For you to say there shouldn't be a paper trail is to say you want the background checks to be meaningless. Because once you get to decide who own the gun after you, we don't know who's hands is holding the gun next.
Did you think background checks are just a formality?
It is currently a crime in the US to transfer ownership of a gun to someone who you know can't legally own one. It doesn't carry that much of a penalty consider the seriousness, even if the person you give the gun to then proceeds to rob a bank. It's called "Straw purchase". And it is the easiest way for a known felon to obtain a gun. No need for a black market when you can just ask your family members to buy the gun for you.
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If its legally owned, the owner doesn't have any felonies and its never been used in a crime, why would they bother?
Now if they wanna give me what their worth, maybe I'll turn them alls over. But with ARs no commanding almost $2000 and 5.56/.223 going for $20+ a box and the fact that even findin said piece is almost like hittin the lottery, I could make one helluva haul!
|2013-03-30, 17:29
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|2013-03-30, 17:47
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Queen Sheryl's Protector
You want the Federal Government involved far more than I do. I want it as out of my life as possible. Kind of like the Founders intended.
|2013-03-30, 18:10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
If all it does is set in me safe and occasionally go out and shoot some cans or paper, how am I breakin the law?
|2013-03-30, 18:52
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The Comet IS Coming
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 39
The fear was that they would keep a record of all your weapons and when a report came in of one of them being used (self defense even without a shot fired) not only the gun used, but all the guns would be taken as evidence. Potentally never returned (I seem to recall my father used one to breakup a fight outside his store late one night and had the guns (two of them, only one was used, and I don't think he fired it) conficated by the police. I think it took legal action to get them back even without a crime being committed, not a trial ever held).
The rumors of such thing as well as the idea that the BATF records could be used to crack down on gun owners was a thing in the 1990s. Some software company even made a game were Southern Califoria was invaded and the invaders used the BATF records to nuetralize protental rebels and stores of guns.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: 42° 10' N (Latitude) 87° 33' W (Longitude)
Age: 37
So, to change direction, there's a much bigger fight at hand. That is aimed at Wall Street, Large Corporations, and the Top 1% (in terms of wealth). These people are so much a threat to democracy, such that I expect them to use their position to topple the Federal government (someday); and install their own new system, where business and government fully merge. By definition, that's Fascism. Thanks to the First Amendment, this is a difficult thing to pull.
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Answers are many, but the right answer for you is not always as simple as black and white. For some, it means engaging in social media. For others it means networking, networking, networking. And yet for others it boils down to simply doing what you say you will do – all of the time.
Factor in technology, which continues to evolve at morph speed, and you've got a lot of business owners – including me – shaking their heads. How is it possible to stay relevant when everything changes so fast?
Fortunately, there are steps that businesses can take, sometimes without too much effort. Organizations such as the Better Business Bureau, for example, provide Accredited Businesses with tools that help with customer engagement, Internet searches and all-things marketing.
The BBB goes to this effort because it understands that your Internet presence is essential for relevance in today's marketplace, regardless of industry or audience. To compete successfully, businesses need to keep up with the Joneses – especially the Jones' whiz kid who takes to the New Economy, smart devices and all-things-Internet faster than you can say "webcam."
Although many businesses shy away from social media campaigns, today's savvy business owners utilize social media to showcase products and services – from cosmetics to plumbing supplies and everything in between – on You Tube, Pinterest and Google+. They make sure their websites land on top of Internet searches and that the sites are user-friendly. And they blog, tweet and get LinkedIn.
The results almost always show up on the bottom line.
And now there's one more factor that business owners should embrace in order to stay relevant: ZMOT, the newest acronym being bandied about as the latest-greatest when it comes to B2B and customer relationships. ZMOT stands for "zero-moment of truth," a term coined by Google's Jim Lecinski and author of the free book of the same name.
ZMOT is that time before making a purchasing decision that an ever-increasing number of customers use to check out the product, service or company before committing. Customers look for businesses that provide the product or service, check out reviews and look for alternatives.
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Since the recession began, 62 percent of businesses say they spend more time researching products and services online during the procurement process.
99 percent of small-business owners say search engines are the most effective tool for finding suppliers
100 percent of policy influencers use the Web to research issues.
What does this mean for your business? And mine?
Simply put, businesses can no longer be content to sit on the sidelines. Whether you're a sole proprietor or head of a multimillion-dollar enterprise, it's time to take to the Internet if you have not already done so. It's time to create a Facebook page, set up a Twitter and/or LinkedIn account. At the very least, every business should have a website that comes up in Internet searches. It's time to check to see if yours does – if you haven't already done so.
One more thing successful companies have in common that increases their relevance in the marketplace is a code of ethics. Stephen M.R. Covey, the New York Times best-selling author of "Smart Trust" and "The Speed of Trust," emphasizes that customers prefer to do business with companies they trust.
If you don't have an ethics policy, consider implementing the BBB's Code of Business Ethics into your business culture:
• build trust;
• advertise honestly;
• tell the truth;
• be transparent;
• honor promises;
• safeguard privacy;
• embody integrity.
Businesses up and down the Front Range are doing just this – and they're enjoying great success as a result.
On April 24, the Better Business Bureau will honor 11 finalists for the 2012 BBB Torch Awards for Business Ethics. All are proof that doing the right thing – and doing it well – is good for business.
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Phyllis L. MorrisseyFebruary 04,2013
Phyllis L. MorrisseyPhyllis L. Morrissey
BENNINGTON Phyllis L. Morrissey, 94, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at her residence.
She was born in South Bend, Ind., Jan. 26, 1919, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Szalewski) Lukasiak, and received her education locally.
She married Gerald E. Morrissey of Bennington, Aug. 31, 1940, in South Bend. Mr. Morrissey died in 2002.
Mrs. Morrissey managed a large household, raised seven children and was also vice president of Gerald E. Morrissey Construction.
She was a member of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales parish.
She enjoyed playing cards, dancing, especially the polka, Notre Dame sports, and was known for her homemade sausage.
Survivors include five children, Walter of Bethlehem, Pa., Brian, Diane Daley, Rep. Mary Morrissey, all of Bennington, and Timothy of Bolton, Mass.; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a sister, Molly Pfuehler of Wisconsin; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins.
Mrs. Morrissey was predeceased by two children, Jane Maloney and Gerald Morrissey.
A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Mahar and Son Funeral Home, followed by Mass at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church.
Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to VNA & Hospice or Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, in care of Mahar and Son Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201.
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Clearing house rule changes rile brokers
Banks and brokers are becoming increasingly concerned at Bank of England-led changes to UK clearing rules that could see them bear the brunt of losses from clearing house investments.
The concerns, raised by derivatives trade body the Futures Industry Association, specifically relate to recent rule changes by UK-based clearing houses LCH.Clearnet and ICE Clear Europe and come as new regulations force market participants to process a wider range of derivatives trades through clearing houses.
Clearing houses stand in between two counterparties to a trade and collect collateral from each that is used to mitigate the risk of default. Clearing houses are allowed to use the collateral posted by members to make low-risk investments.
The FIA concerns were made in separate letters to Ice Clear Europe last week and LCH.Clearnet last month and relate to how clearing houses invest the collateral posted by their members and allocate any potential losses to members. The FIA has asked both clearing houses to revise their rules.
Changes to the clearing houses' rulebooks follow new UK laws from the Bank of England that came into force on May 1 that require clearing houses to have plans in place to deal with investment losses.
Under the changes to ICE Clear Europe's rulebook, the clearing house would set aside $90 million of its own capital to deal with investment losses before allocating any remaining losses among members, while under its changes LCH.Clearnet would contribute €15 million itself before passing losses to members.
Some investment gains made by ICE Clear Europe from the investment of member collateral are passed back to members, while LCH.Clearnet does not currently pass back investment gains.
A letter from LCH.Clearnet dated April 22 detailing the rules changes said collateral is primarily invested in reverse repos and high-quality sovereign debt instruments and that losses allocated to members are weighted in proportion to the collateral posted. The ICE Clear Europe rules state that member contributions to default losses will not exceed the amount of collateral posted.
In both cases, the FIA pointed out that there is no assurance that either clearing house would not reduce the amount of its capital used to absorb losses or change its contribution in line with investment risk. Both letters also call on the clearing houses to provide detailed information on their investments to members.
John Wilson, global head of OTC clearing at broker Newedge, said: "While sympathising with the desire to make clearing houses 'bombproof', asking members to shoulder a wider set of risks than member default means clearing houses are effectively socialising their losses and privatising their profits i.e. the shareholders of the clearing house will keep the net investment returns but if there is a problem, their members could have liability for potentially substantial losses for which they are not compensated."
Paul Swann, president, ICE Clear Europe, said: "We are currently reviewing feedback received from members in relation to recent rules we have put in place to meet new UK legislative requirements for dealing with investment and non-default losses, and we intend to continue a dialogue with them, including any potential further changes."
LCH.Clearnet declined to comment.
G20-led reforms to OTC derivatives markets require market participants to process more of their swaps trades through clearing houses to limit systemic and counterparty risks. The obligation to clear swaps has started in the US and will begin in Europe early next year. The rules have sparked debate on the recovery and resolution plans clearing houses have when facing stressed market conditions.


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Nationwide Post Report from Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 25, 2013
History 300
Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 25, 2013
Race Highlights:
* Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fifth (Kevin Harvick), 14th (Austin Dillon), 15th (Brian Scott) and 31st (Dakoda Armstrong).
* Dillon is seventh in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Regan Smith by 55 markers, while Scott is eighth in the standings, 63 points behind Smith.
* The No. 33 Chevrolet team ranks sixth in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 3 team 10th in the standings and the No. 2 team 12th.
* According to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics, Harvick was one of four drivers who spent the entire race running in the top-15 and made 43 Quality Passes, ranking him fourth.
* Dillon and Harvick ranked seventh and eighth in Average Running Position (7.125 and 7.920, respectively), while Scott ranked 10th (9.9).
* Armstrong made 44 Green Flag Passes.
* Kyle Busch earned his sixth victory of the 2013 Nationwide Series season and was followed to the finish line by Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Harvick.
* The next Nationwide Series race is the Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, June 1. The 11th race of the 2013 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Satellite Radio.
Brian Scott Finishes 15th After Strong Qualifying Effort at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Brian Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge team brought home a 15th-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway after battling a tight-handling condition throughout the 300-mile event. The Boise, Idaho, native remained strong early in the race, climbing as high as third, while running consistent lap times. As the laps wore on, trash on the grille caused water and oil temperatures to climb as Scott continued to battle the tight-handling condition. On lap 141, Scott brought his No. 2 Shore Lodge Camaro to the attention of his pit crew for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment under green-flag conditions to help alleviate the handling issues. Multiple caution periods took place during the final laps, which didn't play in favor of the No. 2 team as their car was better on long green-flag runs. Scott lined up 14th for the final restart with 12 laps remaining and ultimately brought home a 15th-place-finish.
Start - 4 Finish - 15 Laps Led - 0 Points - 8th
BRIAN SCOTT QUOTE: "We had a great qualifying effort and started off the race strong and in contention for the win. As the race wore on, we fought a tight car all day. Towards the end we needed a long green-flag run to gain spots and it just didn't go our way. We need to regroup and move on to Dover (International Raceway). I'm excited to get back to Dover, it's a place where I've always run strong and have my first (Camping World) Truck Series win. "
Austin Dillon Earns Top 15 Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Austin Dillon drove Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet to a 14th-place finish in the History 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. The Welcome, N.C. native started the 200-lap race from the pole position, his first pole award of the 2013 season, which he earned earlier in the day. After leading the field to the green flag, Dillon settled into the top 10. He reported to crew chief Danny Stockman that the No. 3 Chevrolet handled on the tight side early in a run. Several caution periods provided the RCR crew opportunities to work on the car's balance through a series of track bar and air pressure adjustments, which helped Dillon work his way into the third position by lap 157. Still not quite satisfied with the car's handling, Dillon was scored in the eighth position when he was directed to pit road during a lap 168 caution period so the pit crew could make one final round of adjustments. With several other teams opting not to pit, The No. 3 team lost valuable track position and Dillon was positioned 13th when green-flag racing resumed on lap 172. He fell as far back as 17th before battling back to 14th for the race's finish and is now seventh in the point standings.
Start - 1 Finish - 14 Laps Led - 1 Points-7th
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE: "Our No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet was strong today. We just needed to find speed for the first five laps of a run because we struggled with a tight-handling condition at the beginning of a run and that hurt us at the end of the race. Strategy has not gone our way so far this season, but we are still proud of our pole effort this afternoon and the fact we had a strong car throughout the day."
Armstrong Finishes 31st After Involvement in Late-Race Incident at Charlotte
Making his second NASCAR Nationwide Series start with Richard Childress Racing, Dakoda Armstrong looked to be in position to earn another top-15 finish before a late-race incident took him out of contention Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Qualifying 19th earlier in the day, Armstrong maintained a top-20 running position for the first 150 laps of the 200-lap event while battling a loose-handling No. 21 WinField Chevrolet Camaro. The crew made several chassis adjustments during the ensuing pit stops in an attempt to remedy the loose condition. The 21-year-old driver communicated to the team that the car was improving late during green-flag runs, so crew chief Shane Wilson elected to keep his driver out during the next two caution periods, allowing Armstrong to restart sixth on lap 172. The caution-flag flew just seven laps later and this time Wilson called the Indiana native to pit road for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. Restarting 17th, Armstrong looked to be in position to work his way back toward the front of the field when an on-track incident with the No. 43 at lap 183 caused the No. 21 machine to make contact with the outside wall. Heavy damage to the WinField Chevrolet prevented Armstrong from finishing the race, relegating him to a 31st-place finish.
Start - 19 Finish - 31 Laps Led - 0 Points - N/A
DAKODA ARMSTRONG QUOTE: "It was an unfortunate end to the day we were having. The Richard Childress Racing guys did a great job giving me a solid WinField Camaro, especially on long runs. I don't know what happened to cause the contact; I was as low as I could go and tried to give him as much room as I could. Proud of the run we had, just disappointed it ended the way it did."
Kevin Harvick Earned Top-Five Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet team earned a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The California native started the 200-lap event from the 16th spot and began working his way forward, breaking into the top 10 by lap 37. Battling a tight-handling Chevrolet throughout the majority of the race, Harvick was able to maintain a position within the top 10 while the pit crew worked on the car's handling during scheduled pit stops on laps 40, 88,145 and 169. The Richard Childress Racing driver worked his way up to as high as third toward the end of the event, but was shuffled back to sixth during the final restart on lap 189. Harvick was able to pick up one position during the final laps, crossing the finish line fifth.
Start - 16 Finish - 5 Laps Led - 0 Owner Points - 6th
KEVIN HARVICK QUOTE: "We had a tough time getting the handling of the Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet where we needed it to be, but the team worked really hard throughout the race and we were able to salvage a decent finish."


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text: Social Security hearing committee taking testimony The House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Social Security, will hold a hearing July 15 on Social Security. The hearing is intended to commemorate the 75th anniversary of this critical program and highlight its continued importance. While the hearing will not focus specifically on the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision, it does offer an important opportunity to remind Congress of the need to repeal these unfair offsets. NEA will be submitting testimony for the hearing record. We encourage you to submit a short statement for the record telling your story about how the offsets impact/will impact you and why they should be repealed. Instructions for submitting your comments and suggested talking points are provided below. Note that the hearing record will remain open for comments until Thursday, July 29. DETAILS FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS Please Note: Any person(s) and/or organization(s) wishing to submit for the hearing record must follow the appropriate link on the hearing page of the Committee website and complete the informational forms. From the Committee homepage, http://waysandmeans.house.gov, select "Committee Hearings." Select the hearing for which you would like to submit, and click on the link entitled, "Click here to provide a submission for the record." Once you have followed the online instructions, complete all informational forms and click "submit" on the final page. ATTACH your submission as a Word or WordPerfect document, in compliance with the formatting requirements listed below, by close of business Thursday, July 29, 2010. Finally, please note that due to the change in House mail policy, the U.S. Capitol Police will refuse sealed-package deliveries to all House Office Buildings. For questions, or if you encounter technical problems, please call (202) 225-1721.FORMATTING REQUIREMENTSThe Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing the official hearing record. As always, submissions will be included in the record according to the discretion of the Committee. The Committee will not alter the content of your submission, but reserves the right to format it according to its guidelines. Any submission provided to the Committee by a witness, any supplementary materials submitted for the printed record, and any written comments in response to a request for written comments must conform to the guidelines listed below. Any submission or supplementary item not in compliance with these guidelines will not be printed, but will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee. 1. All submissions and supplementary materials must be provided in Word or WordPerfect format and MUST NOT exceed a total of 10 pages, including attachments. Witnesses and submitters are advised that the Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing the official hearing record. 2. Copies of whole documents submitted as exhibit material will not be accepted for printing. Instead, exhibit material should be referenced and quoted or paraphrased. All exhibit material not meeting these specifications will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee. 3. All submissions must include a list of all clients, persons, and/or organizations on whose behalf the witness appears. A supplemental sheet must accompany each submission listing the name, company, address, telephone, and fax numbers of each witness.


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$1 Million Spay/Neuter Grant from Petsmart Charities® Saves Lives of Pit Bull Terriers
Nation's Most At-Risk Pets – Pit Bulls – Aided by National Grant Program, "Primp Your Pit"
PetSmart Charities®, the country's largest funder of spay/neuter efforts, will sponsor the "Primp Your Pit" (Bull) promotion during the month of August as a result of a $1 million national spay/neuter grant program aimed at saving the lives of pit bull terriers, one of the most at-risk pet populations of being euthanized due to overcrowding in shelters.
This campaign/promotion allows Pittie parents to take advantage of high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and in turn, celebrate the lives of their beloved pets.
The grant program, which builds on PetSmart Charities' efforts to improve spay/neuter rates, reduce shelter overcrowding and increase pet adoption, provides clinics resources to spay or neuter pit bulls.
During the month of August, 63 non-profit spay/neuter clinics nationwide will provide spay/neuter surgeries for a special rate of $20 including a free nail trim with a goal of reaching a total of 6,750 pit bull terriers in 30 states – from California to North Carolina! (Click here for full shelter list.)
"Our national grant program gives much-needed help to pit bull terriers that are especially at risk," said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of PetSmart Charities, Inc. "Through the 'Primp Your Pit' promotion and our ongoing efforts to make affordable spay/neuter surgeries available to the public, pet parents can prevent unwanted litters and ensure their pet lives a long, happy life.
Through the promotion, spay/neuter clinics receive: grant funds to help lower the cost of spay/neuter for the public; professionally-developed marketing materials to educate the public; and funding and support to advertise and promote the campaigns in local communities.
Each year, about 8 million pets end up in shelters and half – about 11,000 a day – are euthanized. Many of these homeless pets are a result of accidental litters from pets that are not spayed or neutered.
Today, 35 percent of dogs and cats in U.S. households are not spayed or neutered yet the procedure is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population, which I have talked about on the blog before. Pit bulls, in particular, end up in shelters in large numbers due to the myths and negative media and public perceptions that are associated with the breed.
"Spaying/neutering a pet is the most effective step a pet parent can take to prevent unwanted litters of pit bull terriers," said Timy Sullivan, founder of PetFix NE Ohio. "Within two weeks of announcing the 'Primp Your Pit' promotion, we filled all 72 appointments available and had wait lists of pet parents eager to provide their pit bull terriers these life-saving surgeries made possible by the PetSmart Charities' grant."
PetFix NE Ohio, which is geographically near ThoughtsFurPaws and works with six large OH counties, is a non-profit dedicated to ending pet overpopulation in the northeast OH region by promoting the importance of spay/neuter and making spay/neuter surgeries affordable and accessible to low-income pet owners, feral cat caregivers, and shelters, rescues, and animal control agencies placing animals for adoption.
So everyone should help spread the word about the "Primp Your Pit" promotion to help save the lives of pit bull terriers across the US! After all, this is not the first time PetSmart Charities has done this!
To find high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter services locally, you can go online to www.petsmartcharities.org and click on Spay/Neuter to access a free searchable database made possible through a partnership between PetSmart Charities and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®).
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Donations allow PetSmart Charities to offer these types of grant programs and resources that support local clinics and shelters across the nation. Members of the public can support these programs by making a donation online, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or via phone at 623-587-2826 to help save the lives of homeless pets across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Donations may be tax deductible.
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Footymad WAGS
Who's hot and who's not in the world of WAG?
Ameri Ichinose is the Japanese model and pornstar girlfriend of Man Utd new signing Shinji Kagawa (2012-2013 season. The new attacking midfielder brings an adult entertainment WAG to Old Trafford and if I was Ferguson I may be a little worried that his eyes may be fixed on another prize! Ichinose was born in Kanagawa, Japan making her debut in 2006 when she was known as Kurisu Erika. She changed her name again to to Misora Ayaka before later settling on Ameri Ichinose.
Antonella Roccuzzo like Messi has deftly chipped the keeper. Also like Messi, Roccuzzo is a fellow native of Rosario although beyond that she is something of a mystery. There has been some statements and denials this summer regarding a reported marriage in Ibiza of the best football player on the planet to Antonella but all we know for sure is she sure looks fine in a bikini!
Coleen Rooney epitomizes the fairytale dream. From Chav to couture she left highschool at the tender age of 16 to begin life as a WAG to one of Englands top footballers,single handledly defining 'chav chic'. Married to Man united and England footballer Wayne Rooney, the couple now share a daughter Kai Wayne Rooney who was born in late 2009.
Edurne Garcia Almagro, aged 25, is a Spanish singer who came sixth in the fourth series of Operacion Triufo in 2005 and has since gone onto to form a successful singing career in Spain, releasing four albums to date. She recently began a relationship with Manchester United's new goalkeeper David De Gea. As well as being very easy on the eye she is one of those rare breed of WAGs to actually be famous in her own right.
Hotter than, well, a very hot thing and in our view brushing aside the opposition in a humiliating one-sided defeat is the astonishingly fit Emily O'Hara. The Warrington born stunner began her career as a wedding planner, but it was only a matter of time before her looks landed her a job with a top modelling agency.
Irina Shayk is a Russian model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 2007 through to 2011. She started modelling at the age of 19 and met her current boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Portugal while taking part in an Armani Exchange campaign. In 2011 she was voted "Sexiest Woman In The World" in the Hungarian magazine Periodika. On February 2011 she covered Tatler magazine Russia.
Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari is an American actress and television personality best know for her roles on MTV reality television programs 'Laguna Beach' and its spin-off 'The Hills' In 2008 she had a supporting role as Summer in Spring Breakdown alongside Amy Poehler. The film was released straight-to-DVD on June 2, 2009, and received mixed reviews. She also starred in the independent film Green Flash alongside Torrey DeVitto.
Raffaella Fico is the former girlfriend of Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli. Fico and Balotelli, 21, dated for almost a year but split in April 2012 after a row over his alleged cheating. In July 2012 Fico wrote an open letter regarding the fatherhood of her as yet unborn child. Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli?s pregnant ex has written an emotional letter to him insisting that he is the father.
Munich born Sarah Brandner, the first of many WAGS who have worked as models. She is perhaps best known for featuring in the 2010 Sports Illustrated Body Painting Issue. Sarah Brandner first started dating German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger in 2007 after meeting at a party and the couple now live together in Munich.
Sylvie van der Vaart is the wife of Tottenham and Dutch midfielder Rafael. She is a rare breed amongst WAGS, as someone who was actually famous before they met a multi millionaire footballer. Having gained her fame in the Netherlands by working on TV channels like FoxKids and TMF. She began to host several events including the annual TMF music awards. After being elected the Netherlands sexiest female in 2003 she began a relationship with then Ajax player Rafael van der Vaart.