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Gun issue needs rational debate
The public clamor and letters to the editor pertaining to gun control nearly have gotten out of hand.
Over the last couple of weeks, The News and Sentinel has been receiving ever-increasing hostility toward opposition to any action that might be conceived in any manner as control of any type of firearm, ammunition or ammunition magazine, let alone any outright ban on possession of such.
Some of the letters easily could be interpreted as threatening the lives of any local, state and/or national officials supporting any type of gun control. At least one other letter stated any political official supporting gun control should be charged and convicted of treason before being hanged on public television. Still others are advocating the violent overthrow of government if any gun control is adopted.
Healthy debate on public topics is good for the nation and brings to light varying views, positions and philosophies. But, such discussion and letters that are little more than outright threats and do little more than try to incite the populous to riot, kill and or revolt are not healthy.
Consideration of publishing such letters can be seen in two ways:
* They should be ignored because they are veiled and/or open threats and do little more than encourage violence;
* The general public needs to know exactly how extreme the positions are of some in the pro-gun community.
The open hostility in the letters leaves the question open as to whether they should be published, do they fulfill any worthwhile purpose, advance any meaningful discussion, present any reasoned opinion or are they little more than rants and threats by those the general public possibly should fear? Should the public be frightened that some of those with such hardcore, violent views admit owning weapons and threaten to use them against elected officials and supporters of gun control? Do such hardcore, vocal views help or hurt the pro-gun lobby's effort to defend the Second Amendment and the private ownership of firearms by law-abiding citizens?
A recent AP poll indicated 60 percent of the American population favors some level of gun control specifically aimed at military-style weapons. Does than mean 40 percent of the population believes gun control is acceptable as it is or does it mean the devil is in the details pertaining to the extent and enforcement of existing and/or future gun control measures?
Discussion of gun control in a calm, logical, non-emotional, non-political manner not driven by the self-serving NRA and profit-driven gun manufacturers needs to take place, but getting the emotional, political and profiteering elements out of the discussion always have been the main obstacles to that discussion and undoubtedly will continue to be so.
There are no easy answers to the availability of guns in the United States. If there were, the issue would have been settled decades ago. But the issues must be discussed calmly, without the vile threats and advocation of violence written in letters to the editor and on Internet websites.
We must remember we are a nation of laws and while we have freedom of speech that freedom ends when making violent threats and advocating the violent overthrow of the nation.
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I am anticipating having problems pumping at work. The nature of my job some days does not allow for breaks (eg. surgery, carefully timed lab work ect.) and I also don't really have a private place to go (this I may be able to work out most days). I will be working 4, 8hr days (6am - 2pm). This includes my 2hr daily commute so really I will only be at work 6hrs and thus will not have a lunch break.
My question is this....As long as I'm pumping enough while I'm at home to feed DS when I'm away I shouldn't hurt my supply right? Or is it really important that I try and pump at the same time I would nurse DS if I were home? I am not saying that I won't ever get to pump at work, it just won't be consistent or often. That's just the reality.

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I apologize but I'm posting this in two categories because I need help!
My son bit me on Wednesday and refused to nurse after that. Wednesday night I was able to nurse him a few times but he didn't drink much. In fact when he wook up his diaper was dry which is unusual because it is usually soaking wet. Thursday morning I was able to nurse him before is morning nap. I thought hooray!! This strike must be over! But then he wouldn't nurse all day. I tried to feed him from a bottle and sippy cup all day and was only able to get 2 oz down him. He finally nursed again before bed (with much insistence on Mom's part). Thursday night (much like Wed night). I had to wake him a few times to nurse him but he wasn't much interested and didn't drink much. It is unlike him not to wake up. The only time he wook up to cry was at 6AM. He usually wakes up to the point of waking us up several times a night. And he slept in till 8AM!! My husband just got him up before work. He is always up by 630, 700 at the latest. So to recap, my almost 9 month son is really only nursing well twice a day—before bed and early in the morning. This morning his diaper was pretty wet so that is an improvement from the night before. My son has gone from a non-stop nursling up until 6 months, to a good nurser until 7 months (every 3 hours), to a mostly night time nurser from 7-8 months (except he nursed before his two naps), to a non-nurser only allowing Mom to nurse him twice a day (before bed and early morning). It seems like he is weaning??? That would be OK if I could get him to take formula but he refuses. So what is Mom to do?


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A Vermont woman is fighting a ticket in relation to the 35-foot protester-banned buffer zone around Burlington's Planned Parenthood.
Woman fights citation for pro-life sign on her car
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Mrs. Lovelace was born April 26, 1929, in Detroit, Mich., to Thadeus and Dorthy Kleinhans Harper.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Greco of Orange and John Greco of Houston; two daughters, Gina G. Latcham of Beeville and Samantha L. Martinez of White Castle, La.; and a sister, Janet H. Freeman of Baton Rouge, La.
Mrs. Lovelace chose to donate her body to the Willed Body Program at the Tulane University School of Medicine.


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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch: A pit bull in defense of the supplement industry
Editor's note: This weekend was truly NIH grant crunch time. I have to get my final version of my R01 to our university's grants office by Tuesday, or it might not get uploaded by the July 5 deadline. (Funny how electronic submission, which was supposed to make applicants' lives easier, seems to have made them harder.) Consequently, I decided to take a few minutes and spiff up a post I did not long ago for my other blog and use it here, mainly because it is particularly relevant to our usual SBM topics. I'll be back next time with something new.
The weakness and ineffectiveness of the law in the U.S. regulating dietary supplements has been a frequent topic here on Science-Based Medicine, including the continued failure of efforts to address the serious shortcomings of current law and the illogic at its very heart. Indeed, over the last decade or so that I've paid attention to relevant issues regarding supplements continually amazed at how much supplement manufacturers can get away with and for how long. For example, one of the most recent atrocities against science occurred when Boyd Haley, disgraced chemistry professor at the University of Kentucky and prominent member of the mercury militia wing of the anti-vaccine movement, tried to sell an industrial chelator as a dietary supplement to treat autistic children. True, that was too much even for the underfunded, undermanned FDA to ignore, but it was amazing how long he got away with it. Apparently it takes someone trying to market a chemical compound that can't by any stretch of the imagination be characterized as a "nutrient" or "food" to be so obviously against even the travesty of a mockery of a sham of a law regulating supplements (the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, or the DSHEA) that the FDA could take action.
Of course, here at SBM, we've written numerous posts on the shortcomings of the DSHEA. Basically, this law created a new class of regulated entities known as dietary supplements and liberalized the sorts of information that supplement manufacturers could transmit to the public. The result has been this:
It [the DSHEA] also expanded the types of products that could be marketed as "supplements." The most logical definition of "dietary supplement" would be something that supplies one or more essential nutrients missing from the diet. DSHEA went far beyond this to include vitamins; minerals; herbs or other botanicals; amino acids; other dietary substances to supplement the diet by increasing dietary intake; and any concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any such ingredients. Although many such products (particularly herbs) are marketed for their alleged preventive or therapeutic effects, the 1994 law has made it difficult or impossible for the FDA to regulate them as drugs. Since its passage, even hormones, such as DHEA and melatonin, are being hawked as supplements.
One might wonder how such a bad law could survive for so long (seventeen years now), but it has its defenders. One man, in particular, defends the DSHEA against all regulatory threats, foreign and domestic. His name is Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and he was just the subject of a writeup in the New York Times last week referring to him as a "natural ally" of the supplement industry:


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Now that President Barack Obama has delivered his final State of the Union address, tale look back at some of the memorable moments in other State of the Union addresses through the years.
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Someone emailed me yesterday after this post about how these two must be a fake couple and that Gigi Hadid is using Zayn Malik to further her career. Um, if anyone is furthering anyone's career, he's the one who's benefitting. Please remember that Zayn's the one who left One Direction and has yet to prove that he can go solo, that right now, he's trying to be Justin Timberlake. Full Story
Jamie Dornan looks amazing in this sweater
Jamie Dornan is in Prague shooting a movie with Cillian Murphy called Anthropoid. He shaved. His hair is neatly combed. He looks better in these old granddaddy pants than I'd ever expect. And the sweater too. Like really, really, really beautiful. Oh my God, SO beautiful. How come they couldn't get it this right in Fifty Shades Of Grey? Was it the hair? They made it too puffy, I think, as Christian Grey. Full Story
Naomi Watts: defending the middle part
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Naomi Watts in Paris for Armani Prive. Her hair. Freshly lightened? Or does it just seem that way because she's wearing white? Whatever the reason it looks incredible. Am also obsessed with how it's been styled. You know what the difference is? The middle part. Before we start arguing about the middle part, please see below and browse through a selection of photos of Naomi with her regular side part and on the few occasions she's chosen a middle part. Full Story
Sienna's Cannes closers
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Sienna Miller wore two Gucci dresses to close Cannes. The first was a dusty rose tiered gown that would have been just ok if not for that red collar and the caped shoulder which saves it from being Marchesa which, kinda sounds like I just compared sh-t to diarrhoea. Not my intention. For the final evening, it was blue leather on top and flirty skirt on the bottom and for me, the standout here is her hair. Full Story
The Rihanna brush-off
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Rihanna was the musical guest for the season finale of Saturday Night Live last week. SNL cast member Sasheer Zamata, who's parodied RiRi before, livechatted this weekend about meeting her: "We had had a good night after the dress rehearsal, and she turned around and saw me and she was like 'Hey!' and she gave me a hug. Full Story
Short, blonde, and pregnant
It was a great weekend for Scarlett Johansson. It's a wonderful time for Scarlett Johansson. Lucy exceeded expectations at the box office, coming in at #1 with almost $45 million and overpowering Dwayne The Rock Johnson's Hercules. And this just a couple of weeks after Sarah posted this article Full Story


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Bee County grand jurors returned first degree felony indictments this month against 20-year-old Richard Lee Longoria and 27-year-old Andrew Clay "Catfish" Lopez.
Longoria also was indicted on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm.
Murder is a first degree felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison and a $10,000 fine. Both men face that punishment if convicted.
The felon in possession of a firearm was filed against Longoria because he allegedly had a firearm on Aug. 18, less than five years after being released from supervision by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
That charge is a third degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
That was on a charge of robbery, and the conviction was handed down in district court in Corpus Christi in April 2012.
Investigators in the case were listed as Detective Sgt. Art Gamez of the Beeville Police Department and Texas Ranger Randy Aguirre.
According to the indictments, Lopez was driving a vehicle in which Longoria was a passenger on Aug. 18 when the vehicle pulled up on the north side of Kohler Park.
Police have said Lopez stayed behind the wheel of the 1997 Camaro while Longoria stepped out with a .22-caliber rifle.
According to investigators, Longoria already had fired at his intended victim, 21-year-old Alex Longoria, before the vehicle came to a complete stop. After getting out of the vehicle, Richard Longoria continued firing at him until he was sure he had hit him.
The victim was hit once in the stomach, and he died of that wound.
BPD officers found the shooting suspect in a home in the 1700 block of Emily Drive about four hours later.
Police looked for Lopez, but he apparently had left town.
Investigators located Lopez later, and on Aug. 30, U.S. Marshals from Corpus Christi and Houston arrested the suspect as he drove the same 1997 Camaro along the Gulf Freeway (I-45) outside of Houston.
He later was returned to Beeville to face a murder charge.
The incident was just one of several felony events involving Richard Longoria over the last two years. He had been convicted of robbery in a Corpus Christi courtroom in April 2012.
Longoria also was one of three suspects taken into custody earlier this year in connection with the armed robbery of a game room at 301 E. Milam St.
Longoria reportedly was out of jail on a $75,000 bond when Alex Longoria was shot. The robbery case had not yet gone to the grand jury.
Longoria's bonds on the last two charges totaled $2 million, with $1.5 million being set for the murder charge. The other half million dollar bond was set on the felon in possession of a firearm charge.
When the indictments were returned earlier this month, District Judge Joel Johnson set Lopez's bond at $100,000.
His bond had been set at $1.5 million by a justice of the peace when he was returned to Beeville from Houston.
Johnson set Longoria's bond at $2 million.
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- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Ready Time: 120 min
- Yield: 12 servings
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 2 tablespoons Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 (15.4 oz.) package Pillsbury™ Nut Quick Bread & Muffin Mix
- 3 cups apple pie filling (from two 21-oz. cans)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat13 x 9-inch pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- For Apple Cake: WHISK oil and eggs in large bowl. Add quick bread mix, apple pie filling, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir 50 to 75 strokes until mix is moistened. Stir in nuts (foil packet) and walnuts. Spoon into prepared pan spreading evenly.
- BAKE 43 to 50 minutes or until cake is deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.
- For Sauce and Topping: COMBINE sugar, brown sugar, butter and cream in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
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Men accused of causing $6,600 in damage during copper theftMarch 02,2013NEWFANE — Two men are accused of causing more than $6,000 in damage to a Vermont Electric Power Company substation in September while stealing about $740 in copper wire, according to Trooper Jeff Hudson of the Vermont State Police.
Russell A. Buzby, 46, of Newfane, and James D. Nestor Jr., 45, of Bennington, are scheduled to be arraigned in Windham criminal court on March 26 on charges of grand larceny, unlawful trespass and unlawful mischief, Hudson said in a press release.
On Sept. 20, the Vermont State Police were notified of a copper wire theft from the VELCO substation in Newfane on Route 30.
After an investigation, aided by surveillance video from the substation, police determined that Nestor and Buzby stole several hundred pounds of copper ground wire from the VELCO substation around 8 p.m. Sept. 16, causing damage in the process.
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Bogart: The Man and the Myth; A review of Stefan Kanfer's "Tough Without a Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart"
The life, career and film legacy of Humphrey Bogart has been chronicled and scrutinized down the decades in numerous biographical studies. Among the more noteworthy and significant of these are Joe Hyams' "Bogie: The Biography of Humphrey Bogart" (New American Library, 1966), Nathaniel Benchley's "Humphrey Bogart" (Hutchinson, 1975), Robert Sklar's "City Boys: Cagney, Bogart, Garfield" (Princeton, 1992) Anne M. Sperber and Eric Lax's "Bogart" (Morrow, 1997), Jeffrey Meyers' "Bogart: A Life in Hollywood" (Houghton-Mifflin, (1997) and finally Gerald Duchovnay's "Humphrey Bogart: A Bio- Bibliography" (Greenwood Press, 1999).
A recent addition to already extensive literature on Bogart is writer and film critic Stefan Kanfer's "Tough Without a Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart" (Knopf, 2011), which in structure and content follows generally along the lines of Sperber and Lax's "Bogart." As was the case in his two earlier biographies "Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx" and "Ball of Fire," both published by Knopf, in "Tough Without a Gun" Kanfer combines the jeweler's eye of the scholar with the wit and wisdom of the story teller. The result is a work that casts a new and fresh perspective on the already well-known facts of Bogart's life and times.
Kanfer sets the stage for his study with a brief look back at Bogart's forebears who were among the earliest Dutch settlers in New York City. Long before the film star became an American legend, Kanfer points out, the Bogart name was already associated with a high degree of achievement and class consciousness. In this context he uses as a case in point Bogart's grandfather Adam whose inventive skills in the field of lithography gained for him entry into the highest echelons of New York City society. Furthermore, it was through Adam Bogart's strength of character, determination and guidance that a path was set and a foundation laid for Belmont Bogart's subsequent successful pursuit of a medical career.
Turning to Bogart himself, what follows is a balanced and well-integrated discussion of the actor's personal and professional growth, his four turbulent marriages (to Helen Menken, Mary Philips, Mayo Methot and Lauren Bacall), his political views and his final losing battle with esophageal cancer. Kanfer is especially adept at summarizing the plot lines of Bogart's major films, and this account is made even more interesting by the wealth of anecdotal material he supplies along the way. Here we learn, for example, that Jack Warner had originally offered the Bogart role of Roy "Mad Dog" Earle to Paul Muni who turned it down because the award-winning actor was at that point in his career only interested in biographical films. In addition, Kanfer skillfully and with great insight identifies the forces and factors responsible for transforming Humphrey Bogart from a troubled and rebellious teenager to a gangster stereotyped actor and then to a screen legend of infinite complexity. In the course of his narrative, Kanfer also beautifully captures the ambience surrounding the Hollywood of the 1930's, forties and fifties.
A high point of "Tough Without a Gun" is undoubtedly Kanfer's discussion of the film "Casablanca" where he provides a riveting account of the movie-going public's fascination with the Bogart role in this film masterpiece interleaved with a fast-paced review of the unfolding war-time events of the day. In this context Kanfer writes, "Made at a cost of $1,309,000, the movie [Casablanca] grossed almost three times that amount in its initial run, riding the waves of national optimism about the war. Earlier in the year, defeat was in the air. By the first month of 1943 battles had gone to the Allies in North Africa, Stalingrad and Guadalcanal. It was in Churchill's words, perhaps not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. Now Rick Blaine was not just the fulcrum of a melodramatic movie. He was the symbol of the nation itself, at first wary and isolationist, then changing incrementally until he headed in the opposite direction" (87).
As its subtitle indicates, in addition to recapitulating the well know facts of Bogart's life, in "Tough Without" a Gun Kanfer also provides a provocative albeit brief account of the film star's posthumous influence upon the mores, morals and popular culture of contemporary society. In making a final judgment on this biography as a whole, I predict that it is destined to become the standard work on Humphrey Bogart.
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By Kevin Wilson: Freedom New Mexico
New Mexico residents aren't seeing red.
Since food establishments pulled tomatoes due to Salmonella risks on Friday, local restaurants are noticing a visual impact on food, but not much else.
"Nobody's really said anything about it," said Misty Baca, a store manager at Clovis' Mabry Street Dairy Queen. "We have signs on our doors saying why we're not carrying tomatoes."
The request from the New Mexico Environment targets raw red plum, red Roma, or round red tomatoes. They are believed to be linked to as many as 55 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul in 13 New Mexico counties.
Chris Minnick, a regional public information officer for the state Department of Health, said four of the cases are from Curry County. The cases range in age from 2 to 82, and no deaths have been reported.
Minnick said restaurants he's been in contact with have been compliant, and many have taken further precautions than recommended.
While some restaurants heavily use tomatoes — Mexican restaurants, for example, use them for fresh salsa and pico de gallo — others use it primary as a garnish item.
Greg Owens, general manager for Papa John's Pizza in Clovis, said Roma tomatoes are only used as a topping for a few varieties of pizzas.
"It's probably not a whole lot," Owens said, "A couple pounds (a day), maybe."
On top of that, Owens said, his store receives its tomatoes from Dallas, and Texas is one of seven states where tomatoes have not been associated with the outbreak.
Other tomatoes not associated include cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached and tomatoes grown at home.
An associate with Papa Murphy's Pizza in Clovis said the tomato sauce comes from an area not associated with an outbreak, and said in place of tomatoes on salad, customers are simply asking for more of other vegetables like bell peppers or mushrooms.
Meanwhile, Baca said the approximate 17 pounds of tomatoes the restaurant uses each day are being pulled from nearly every non-dessert item, and it makes the salads look a little odd.
"It just looks like lettuce and cheese," she said.
Baca said she's waiting on word from Dairy Queen officials on when tomato safety can be assured again. Minnick didn't want to speculate, and said the department was hoping information would be the best prevention method.
"That's our main goal in getting the message out. What we want to stop is primary cases from the tomato and secondary cases (from infected people)."
Most infected people suffer fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps starting 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness tends to last four to seven days.
Tomatoes possibly linked to Salmonella include:
• Raw red plum
• Red Roma
• Round red
Tomatoes not associated include:
• Cherry
• Grape
• Tomatoes with the vine still attached
• Home-grown tomatoes
• Tomatoes from Arkansas, California, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Israel, Netherlands and Puerto Rico.
Tips from the Food and Drug Administration
• Refrigerate within 2 hours or discard cut, peeled, or cooked tomatoes.
• Avoid purchasing bruised or damaged tomatoes and discard any that appear spoiled.
• Thoroughly wash all tomatoes under running water.
• Keep tomatoes that will be consumed raw separate from raw meats, raw seafood, and raw produce items.
• Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with hot water and soap when switching between types of food products.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks Units: 93,500 Manufacturer: Murray, Inc., of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.Hazard: The fuel tank can develop cracks allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers.Incidents/Injuries: Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.Description: These 40- and 42-inch-cut lawn tractors come with a 1.4 gallon remote fuel tank. They come in red and black or all black. The model number can be found on a nameplate located under the seat. The following model numbers are included in recall:
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CYE for me is the funniest tv show ever. I can watch episodes 5X and still LMAO.
Breaking Bad is easily the GOAT show and a must watch for anyone.
Also, Im thinking I need to start a Homeland thread. New show thats VERY good. Quickly climbing my ranks of favorite shows and is firmly in the "must watch" category.
And BTW Vaark, I finished Arrested Development. No idea how I never watched it before. That series, especially season 2, brought some serious LULZ. Favorite quote:
Michael to Gob: Get rid of the Seaward
Lucille : Ill leave when Im good and ready
ok if you guys aren't onboard with the season after last nights show I dont' know what to tell you. they added one of the more horrifing elements of the comic in it, which I must say I wondered if they would two episodes ago. I was also watching the talking dead, and I get the feeling that we'll be seeing someone's brother at some point this season.
I stay for the zombies and the comically bad acting and writing. And faith that it will return to season 1 levels.
this season has been depressingly slow. it's gotten to the point where i'm watching just to see which i characters get killed off that i hate - sophia included at this point. andrea needs to die and quick. daryl is the only thing keeping me watching as of right now. WAY too much lame drama. next episode looks promising though ...


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Break-open tickets fund good works
This letter is in answer to your editorial Declaring independence, which recapped the funding proposals of our legislators. You referred to break-open tickets as a shadowy form of state-sanctioned gambling. As president of the Vermont Elks Association, Id like to shed some light on this important revenue source which supports local communities across Vermont.
The funds raised by the sale of the tickets in fraternal and other service organizations are used entirely to support charitable work throughout Vermont. The Vermont Elks Association, representing its 13 member lodges, uses this funding to sponsor childrens sports teams, events and camps; drug awareness programs; and numerous veterans programs. As well it offers cash donations to programs and causes such as Meals on Wheels, emergency food shelves, parent child centers, Project Independence, emergency fuel programs, Warm the Children, and free medical clinics to name just a few. The National Elks organization gives more in scholarships to our young Americans than any other group except for the federal government this includes a resource for Vermont students.
The funds are also used to support the Vermont Elks Associations Silver Towers Camp for people with disabilities, in Ripton. Silver Towers was the first residential camp for people with special needs in our country. Campers, 7 to 77 years, join us from across New England and do not need to be affiliated with the Elks. Without the resource of this revenue, our camp, and all of the causes named in the previous paragraph, would be in serious jeopardy.
The governors proposed surcharge would devastate the good works done in communities across Vermont by the Vermont Elks Association and other service organizations. I hope that this letter has shed light on what is not at all a shadowy endeavor, but a resource that supports, assists and helps Vermonts local communities.
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Wrapping it up at ISC West 2015/Friday/Show Day 3
I put in a phone call to Jake Parker, SIA's director of government relations, about every other month. Jake gives me the rundown on activities on Capitol Hill that have direct impacts on the physical security industry. I then report on those impacts for Security Systems News. Jake is an invaluable source for SSN, but I've never had the chance to meet him face-to face until now. We finally sat down together at ISC West and had a friendly conversation along with discussing a few security topics thrown in for good measure. Thanks for making the time, Jake!
I met with three execs from BeOn, CEO Alexei Erchak, COO Arvind Baliga and VP of marketing Mark Komanecky. I was so intrigued by their new "preventative security" technology that our meeting extended beyond the designated 30 minutes. The technology targets the "impulsive burglar." BeOn's unique lightbulbs, which fit into regular, existing sockets, "learn" homeowners typical movements—on a daily basis, when do they turn on, for example, the front porch light, the master bedroom light, the living room light? After the learning process, the bulbs turn on to naturally make it look like someone's at home when the house is empty. The bulbs also have a microphone function that will respond to the home's doorbell and will progressively turn on lights as the owner would if he or she were upstairs and had to make their way downstairs to answer the door. Eventually, The microphone function can also trigger the sound of a dog barking, music playing and more. A Kickstart company, BeOn's focus is on reaching security-conscious homeowners who, nevertheless, have no desire to install a full-fledged home security system. Check back with SSN for more info on this interesting new company …
Things were still going strong when I took a final stroll around the show floor. For a Friday, the third day of the show, it was bustling. I hope you all had a good show, I know I did.
'Thursday/Show Day 2
My workday started out by volunteering at the Mission 500 5K/2K run/walk and ended at the Mission 500 awards ceremony, always so inspirational. Congratulations to the fundraisers and race winners. Security Systems News is proud to be a sponsor of this annual, important charitable event that aids children in need.
I did three video interviews today, first with experienced industry pro Joel "Disruptive" Matlin, whose new resi company, Think Protection, is right on track to be up and running in June. Next up was Don Moore of Moore Protection, or, as I like to call him, resi provider to the stars. He serves high-end clients in the Los Angeles area, from movie studio bigwigs to celebrities to other million- and billionaires.My third video interview was with Margaret Spitznas, general manager of family-owned Washington Alarm, based in Seattle. Each of my video interviewees had unique perspectives on the industry. Stay tuned to the Security Systems News website to watch the videos. You'll learn a lot.
During a visit to Alarm.com, Anne Ferguson, senior director, partner marketing, and Matthew Zartman, director of communications, told me about the company's multi-faceted Partner Resources program, available to their 5,000 dealers. They also discussed the impact of home automation on their company. In previous years, dealers who had been in the business for a long time—those with physical security at their core—were hesitant to embrace the smart home, Ferguson said. But now, much to their benefit, they get it, she said. They know that if they don't take home automation "to heart," someone else will be installing those services to their customers over the next three years. Alarm.com dealers are hungry for training, which Alarm.com is happy to provide, she said. At the same time, Alarm.com is paying close attention to expanding beyond the home. For example, through their "wellness" offerings, they can connect a customer with an elderly parent's residence. The customer would be able to see if your aging-in-place mother opened her medicine cabinet by a specified time and would get an alert if she didn't, which might signify she didn't take her medication on time as prescribed. Home automation has transformed the security industry, Ferguson and Zartman said, and the industry is in a great position to prosper.
Two years ago, Doug Farber, chief of security for the new World Trade Center complex, was one of our "20 under 30" winners. I spoke to him by phone a number of times, but due to work commitments—the construction project and its security implications were HUGE— he was unable to make it to that year's TechSec conference to receive his award. A former Secret Service agent, Farber had impressed me with his passion for his job and his patriotism. Finally, finally, I got to meet him in person today. We talked about his challenges at such an emotion-ridden site—and we talked about his 9-month-old daughter! Doug is a great guy, a true patriot and professional, and I'm so glad we finally met up. Here's to you, Doug! Keep doing what you're doing so well!
At Genetec, I met with Andrew Elvish, VP marketing and product management, and Georges Karam, the new chief commercial officer. Genetec has so much going on. The company is growing, it's introducing new products and is preparing to expand into market sectors it hasn't broached before. Its Security Center upgrades and Cloud Link are on the cutting edge.
I did a spin around the show floor a couple of times during the day and was happy to see crowded booths and enthusiastic attendees, and this was even before the happy hours broke out! I'm interested to see the attendance data for ISC West 2015. Anecdotally, it's been a very strong show.
I have a morning's worth of appointments tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Wednesday/Show Day 1
Home automation, device aesthetics, intuitiveness and ease of installation were recurring themes of the day as I made my way around the jam-packed show floor.
At Honeywell, Richard Conner, director of marketing for the SED Channel talked about the wireless trend for fire alarm systems. Requests for voice notification also have gone up, he said, along with making sure the devices look good. I also got demos of Honeywell's Lyric and MAXPRO Cloud. Honeywell had a new booth design this year, with all of its products on interactive display in one big area, kind of like an Apple store. It looked great and was effective.
At the Nortek booth, Larry North, director of marketing, talked about the integration of 2Gig, GoControl and Linear products and how Nortek's name change to Nortek Security & Control was a way to bring about cohesiveness and a closer relationship between the companies. Expect bundled, full-service sets from them in the near future along with PERS innovations down the road. Nortek's booth had a new look this year, too, with all sister companies in one place. It also featured "A Day in the Life of Home Control."
At the Z-Wave Alliance Pavilion, with nine member companies displaying their wares, alliance board member Avi Rosenthal also discussed home control. The ultimate goal is to have not just a connected home, but a true "smart home" that thinks for itself, he said. This is the year of industrial design, he said, with the focus on slick, European-style designs. "It's the 'wife-acceptance' factor. She's the one who decorates, so the devices must look cool on the wall," he said. Form and functionality matter for all products, from sensors to switches to control panels.
Jim Vogel, VP of dealer services for ADT, said he's excited by the company's growth opportunities. He's optimistic that the uptick in the housing market will mean more business for his company. (And its ad campaign featuring Ving Rhames hasn't hurt a bit, either.) Pulse has taken off, he said, with 1.1 million ADT customers out of a total of 7.2 million using it. Meanwhile, ADT is "future-proofing" the Internet of Things, he said.
At OnGuard, product manager Brian Tripp had interesting info about intelligent elevators. In a high-rise apartment building, for example, a resident would swipe his access card, which would then identify which floor he needs to go to. The display would tell him which elevator car to take to make his ride up more efficient. That's a win-win for both the user and for the building owner, who can cut costs by decreasing the time elevators are running up and down haphazardly. The user's swipe also could alert his home automation system that the lights need to be turned on, thermostat needs to go up, etc.
I'd written about Icontrol's new Icontrol One, designed for independent dealers, before, but I got to see it in action on Wednesday. Greg Roberts, VP of marketing, pointed out the usefulness of Icontrol One's web portal, which allows the user to set up and revise the system, see alerts and easily find and watch video clips. "It's a one-step stop for security for the entire home. The end user uses the web portal to do all," he said. The portal, which is automatically updated so therefore doesn't need to be refreshed, also offers the user a "home view" feature using the layout of his own home that shows the location of all the devices in the house and let's the user monitor them from there. That feature also is available in 3-D. "Visual" people like that feature, he said. The system is intuitive, easy to install and, yes, its devices are especially designed to be aesthetically pleasing.
Mike Hackett, SVP sales and marketing for Qolsys, also emphasized the intuitiveness, ease of installation and good design looks of his Internet of the Home. Users—and installers— immediately understand and appreciate the value of the plug-in devices, he said. One feature that stood out for me was the easy way to change both the setting labels and voice instructions from English to French or Spanish. With two touches on the control panel all the information is translated. Dealers no longer have to figure out how many French or Spanish models they need to buy, Hackett said. It's all in one.
Before the official kickoff of ISC West 2015, I spent Tuesday afternoon at the DMP Owners Forum and then attended the Women in Security Council reception and awards ceremony.
At the DMP forum, keynoter Patrick Thean spoke on "Rockefeller Habits: How to Differentiate, Execute and Win!" An international speaker and author, Thean is a serial entrepreneur who founded, among other companies, Metasys. He most recently co-founded and is CEO of Gazelles Systems and is the creator of Rhythm Software, designed to assist companies in setting and executing strategic plans for growth. There are three ways for companies to improve, he said: eliminate mistakes, shorten cycle times and improve business models. He also emphasized the importance of articulating core values and purpose and making sure the right people are in the right jobs. A strategy and execution plan should fit on one page, and that goes for companies that are startups all the way up to multimillion firms, he said. He provided attendees with a worksheet to help formulate those goals, create a leading indicator to drive results and a format to track progress.
Next up was Deputy Chief Paul Calvaruso of the Akron, Ohio, Police Department, who talked about his recent experience instituting verified alarm response in his city. The department was facing layoffs due to budget constraints, and he knew it had to better manage its calls for service. Alarm response was "the low-hanging fruit," he said; he was looking at a 98.5 percent false alarm rate. For advice, he visited the Las Vegas P.D., which already was making use of verified response. He was told to include local alarm companies in his "campaign." He did so, and their advice was valuable, he said. Six months after Calvaruso got the program in place, 22 percent of the burglary and robbery alarms were verified and manpower hours were saved. He stressed that his department is "very supportive" of monitoring stations, which have a key role to play. Even if homeowners can get alarm alerts and video verification via smartphones, most don't have their phones available to them 24/7. Video verification is where the industry is headed, he said, and "I'm very glad we did it. I hope to continue to have good relationships with alarm companies. It's been a heck of a ride."
I then sat down with three dealers for an informal round-table discussion on their challenges and opportunities and how they differentiate themselves from their competitors, both big and small. Michael Hackett, president and CEO of Hackett Security in St. Louis, Mo.; John Bazyk, director of sales and marketing for Command Corporation in E. Granby, Conn.; and Dustin Reeves, sales manager for Blue Ridge Security Solutions in Anderson, S.C., had many good insights, which you can read about here. Teaser: Video verification will change the industry.
Early in the evening, there was a great and enthusiastic turnout for the Women in Security event. WSC director Rhianna Daniels Hile introduced the Women of the Year Award winners and encouraged attendees to spread the word about the good work that WSC is doing. She's always looking for sponsors for WSC, she added, so get in touch with her about that.
I'll be updating this post daily from ISC West, so please check back to find out who I met with, what cool technology I saw and how much money I lost on the slots. (OK, just kidding about the last one; I learned my lesson last year!)
A diverse group of women, including high-placed executives and end users, are the recipients of the 2015 Women of the Year Awards from the Women's Security Council.
Each was chosen from wide range of nominees, ranked on industry and work experience, volunteer roles within the industry and their communities and their reputation within the industry, according to a prepared statement from WSC.
"These impressive women … strive to make an impact not only in the field of security, but also in the business sphere and community-at-large," Rhianna Daniels Hile, WSC director and CompassPR managing director, said in the statement.
The winners are:
Kristy Bradley-McMurtrie, director, safety and security, Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning.
Ellen Cargill, chief technology office, Scallop Imaging.
Andrea Ferrando, industry vice president and show director, Expo Sequridad Mexico.
Victoria Ferro, president, Micro Key Solutions.
Christie Hamberis, vice president of merchandising, ScanSource Security.
Vivian Hodges, global procurement manager, Northland Control Systems
Barbara Holliday, director of dealer services, Monitronics.
Shannon Kenney, program manager, corporate security, emergency and protective services, City of Ottawa.
Irene Lam, vice president of research and development and engineering, Tyco Security Products.
Jill Lloyd, president, Lloyd Security
The winners will be honored at a networking reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday—the eve of the official opening of ISC West—at Delmonico's at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
I'll be there to congratulate these outstanding women in person, will you? Please say hello if you're there!
In October, the City of Chico, Calif., passed an ordinance to fine alarm companies for false alarm dispatches. The California Alarm Association and SIAC responded, citing precedence in Fontana, Calif., where a similar ordinance was overturned. Now, the City of Chico has opted toward the standard action of fining alarm users for false alarms.
Jon Sargent in November told Security Systems News that SIAC remained available to help revise the ordinance.
SIAC is please with the outcome, Stan Martin, executive director for SIAC told me in an email interview.
Chico's city council voted unanimously for the ordinance that fined alarm companies , and now it has voted unanimously to fine alarm users.
The new ordinance will fine alarm users $50 for the first false alarm, $100 for the second, and $200 for the third. The Chico Police Department can cease responding to repeat offenders, reported the Chico Enterprise-Record. The new ordinance also seeks alarm verification before dispatch.
The original ordinance proposed fining $100 to the alarm company after a first false alarm, and rising to $400 after consecutive false alarms.
"We are going to get a reduction in false alarms. That's is what we wanted all along. If we get that, whether it's the alarm user or the company, that is what we want," Chico police Capt. Mike O'Brien said in the report.
Some pre-ISC West announcements today were led by news today from Avigilon that it will be showing a single-sensor 7K (30 megapixel) security camera in Las Vegas next week.
Last year every camera manufacturer and his brother unveiled, or announced intent to release, a 4K camera. Avigilon today announced that it will demo a 7K and release a 6K (24 megapixel) HD camera at this year's ISC West show. That's "horizontal resolution exceeding 7,000 pixels and more than 30 million total pixels." Avigilon already has 4K (8 megapixel) and 5K (16 megapixel) cameras.
Known for its mega-megapixel cameras, Avigilon has grown through a number of acquisitons beyond its HD surveillance roots to become an end-to-end provider of: HD network VMS, megapixel cameras, access control and video analytics.
I have a request into Avigilon for an interview. I'm interested to find out when and where a 7K security camera might be useful, when Avigilon plans to actually release the 7K and how the price compares to other high-megapixel count cameras.
The company said that the 7K camera uses power, bandwidth and storage efficiently when paired with its Avigilon Control Center software (which uses Avigilon's high definition stream managment technology.)
Avigilon will be at Booth # 22043 at the ISC West.
On Monday I'm headed out to ISC West. I'll have my boots—well, actually, my sandals because it is Vegas, after all—on the ground Tuesday through Friday.
I'll be adding to this blog post each day, keeping you updated with the news I find and the people I talk to on the show floor. So check back here often. You may just read something you'll want to check out on your own while you're there.
One of the best things about ISC West is the opportunity it gives me to meet with our readers. It's helpful to know why they read Security Systems News, learn more about their work and what they're seeing as industry trends on the frontlines. Please stop by our Meet the Editors event from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday and say hello. It's informal, just a chance for the editorial staff to say hello and in many cases put faces to the names we've interviewed and talked to so often on the phone. The event will be held at the SSN Media Stage, right near the main entrance to the show floor.
My schedule is pretty full, but if you can't make it to Meet the Editors and would like the chance to say hello in person, shoot an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll work hard to make it happen.
Tuesday I'll be attending the DMP Owners Forum and then, that evening, the Women in Security Council's 2015 Women of the Year Awards and Networking Reception.
Wednesday, after the aforementioned meet-and-greet, I'll be hitting the show floor, interviewing and visiting with, among others, Honeywell, 2Gig, Qolsys, Interlogix and Icontrol.
Bright and very early Thursday I'll be participating in the Mission 500 5K/2K with SSN's Security Sys-tahs team. I'll be doing the 2K walk. (Maybe the 5K race next year?) Then it's back to the media stage where from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. I'll be conducting interviews on camera with four key players in the industry. Want to know who? You'll have to come and watch live! The videos will be posted later on the SSN website, but we do have comfy audience chairs if you need an informative break. After that, it'll be back to the show floor for meetings that include those with Alarm.com, Guardian Protection and Genetec, before returning to the SSN stage for the Mission 500 5K/2K awards ceremony.
I have a few other appointments set up for Friday and hope to spend some time meandering through the exhibits and booths on my own.
I'll be tweeting throughout the week, and you should, too! You could win a prestigious plaque from Security Systems News for being the Top Twitterer on our Twitter Wall. Use #ISCW15. Read more about our Twitter Wall and contest here.
My colleagues, Martha Entwistle and Spencer Ives will be providing their daily news from ISC West as well. Be sure to check out their blogs, too.
Meanwhile, have a great show and I hope to see you there!
Jay Hauhn, 38-year industry veteran and former Tyco Integrated Systems' CTO, is the new executive director for CSAA.
Hauhn told Security Systems News his biggest goal is to "increase and drive member value."
Hauhn served as president of CSAA, a volunteer role, since October of 2013. In his new role, which begins April 6, he'll be more involved with the organization's day-to-day workings.
"Instead of being the [president], with the vision and just stating what it is you want done, when you become executive director it's your responsibility [to get it done]."
Hauhn also wants to recruit more CSAA volunteers. "To do that, you've got to make sure that you have the correct programs in place with a vision of what those programs are going to accomplish."
Hauhn said that his experience as CTO of Tyco will help him lead CSAA. "It is [the] rapidly escalating and changing technology that is changing the industry."
"We are a standards-driven industry," Hauhn said. "So working with UL on the future of the industry is going to be incredibly important. That will really use my technical expertise."
He cited home automation, eliminating POTS lines, net neutrality and the adoption of CSAA's ASAP program as examples of current technological changes in the industry.
Hauhn said he considered that possibility of becoming CSAA executive director after Steve Doyle retired in October. He was officially offered the position on March 23.
"I was not really sure I was ready to actually retire. So this gave me an opportunity to come back and do something that'll be fun, and I know that I can bring CSAA forward," Hauhn said.
As a rule, Security Systems News doesn't do much writing about awards, but this particular award caught my attention because of the topic: food safety.
Food safety is one of those things I don't even like to think about. The food supply chain should be safe; the potential problems if it's not are huge. Talk about critical infrastructure.
(That's one of the reasons Maine is a great place to live--more and more you can buy food that's grown locally even in the winter—but that's a different discussion entirely.)
TycoIS's Don Hsieh was recognized by a food logistics publication as a "rock star of the supply chain." A 30-year employee of Tyco, Hsieh is director of commercial and industrial marketing for TycoIS. The award is for "influential individuals in the food and beverage industry whose achievements, hard work and vision help to attain milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity and innovation throughout the global food supply chain," according to a TycoIS statement.
"I'm honored to be recognized for this award for the work I'm doing at TycoIS to educate food manufacturers and distributors on ways to mitigate risks to the food supply chain," Hsieh said in a prepared statement. "The food supply chain is particularly vulnerable due to its global nature and businesses that don't have the proper protocols in place to protect it are putting millions of consumers at risk."
TycoIS does a lot of work protecting the food supply chain. Its services include: intrusion detection, access control, video surveillance, fire and life safety, loss prevention, critical condition monitoring, emergency response planning and more.
I learned about its work (back when it was ADT Commercial) during a media event at 2011. Here's a story I wrote at the time.
Congratulations to Don Hsieh on this recognition.
The biggest step I have taken, so far, in learning about the industry has been visiting American Alarm and Communications, back in December. This helped me learn a lot more about this side of the industry, to see first hand how one central station handles things.
Much like putting a face to a name, seeing the workings of American Alarm's central station helped me piece together a bit more about how the industry works. It then sparked the idea to start an occasional series of articles along the same concept.
Now I'll be visiting various monitoring centers to see how each one works and—more importantly—what makes each unique, as well as the new ways any company might be reshaping its station or its offerings in the future.
My next visit is with Centra-Larm, the wholesale monitoring center based, not too far from the SSN office, in Manchester, N.H.—I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be interesting to hear about how this company does monitoring. Check back in next week for a full article on my visit.
Christopher Carney, a former director of finance M&A and director of finance, sales and marketing for ADT, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his new company, Abode Systems.
The 45-day campaign aims to raise $100,000 by May 7 to bring the "new kind of home security and automation solution to market," Carney said in a prepared statement. The solution "will put big security companies on notice," he said.
Carney co-founded Abode, based in Palo Alto, Calif., with Brent Franks, previously an account executive with salesforce.com and EVP and co-founder of TerraSmart, a turnkey solar ground mount provider.
The DIY Abode system puts the customer in charge by allowing them to customize, he said.
"My last decade in home security showed me that big security companies have serious flaws and don't consider the changing lifestyles of today's consumers or accommodate new technologies and devices coming to market," CEO Carney said. "When developing Abode, we had a vision for a self-installable security system that grows with you and your evolving needs, while also remaining capable of utilizing new technologies next month, next year, or further down the road."
Carney said the system offers portability in that it can be transferred to a new home with no reinstallation costs; it eliminates false alarms by sending real-time visual verification and, through its built-in body analysis technology, by being able to tell the difference between people and animals; has a built-in backup power and a 3G radio for use when Internet connections are lost; provides home automation capabilities at no extra cost; can be controlled through a web portal and mobile app; and has an optional 24-hour monitoring available.
The system includes the Abode gateway, motion camera, streaming camera, door and window sensors and key fob.
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Oahu's peaceful nights are in danger from a very small source -- the coqui frog. It has already infested the Big Island and experts say it will cause big problems here if it isn't stopped.
But now, there is an island wide effort to combat the coqui.
Suzanne Case and her nieces heard the sound of the coqui before -- in Hilo.
"Once you've heard it, it's a remarkable sound and volume and shrill. It drowns everything out. It's hard to talk sometimes," said Case.
It's a sound they don't want to hear in Makiki. So, as they walked around they listened for coqui. It's part of the evening's effort to get more people involved in locating the invasive species on Oahu.
"These frogs can be anywhere and we're a small organization so we need their help to tell us where the frogs are," said Rachel Neville from the Oahu Invasive Species Committee.
Along with listening, Case also used the Honolulu 311 app to let the experts know this part of Makiki was all clear.
"I know that sending in information whether you hear or not, helps to map it out," said Case.
But the effort to stop the invasive species doesn't end. More work must be done to keep the tiny frogs from spreading.
"Because the Big Island is so infested, the frogs can come over in anything that has enough water so they can survive the journey," said Neville.
Twenty pests were captured this year alone, and these small amphibians with the big call have ended up all over the island.
"We've found them in Mililani, Leeward side, North Shore, East Honolulu, Windward side; removed from all these places," said Neville.
Now if you do hear a coqui, grab your smartphone and use the free Honolulu 311 app on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone to record it and let the experts know where to find it.
"By the time frogs get really loud, and people lose sleep it's too late to do anything about it," said Neville.
The coqui came from Puerto Rico to Hawaii. But here, it has no natural predators to keep populations in check. The loud sound from the coqui is the mating call of the male frogs.


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The team in charge of successfully landing NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., received the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's highest group honor at a dinner in Washington on Wednesday night, April 24. The 2013 Trophy for Current Achievement honors outstanding achievements in the fields of aerospace science and technology.
The Mars Science Laboratory Project built and operates the rover Curiosity, which has been investigating past and current environments in Gale Crater on the Red Planet since its dramatic sky-crane landing in August 2012. The rover has 10 science instruments to investigate whether an area within Gale Crater ever has offered an environment favorable for microbial life.
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Have you ever had one of those thick and cakey Lofthouse Sugar Cookies that are sold in many grocery stores? If you have, you probably know how irresistible they are. Each delicious bite delivers pure satisfaction to cure your sweet tooth.
These cookies freeze well so you can start now with baking your holiday cookies or to have a sweet treat on hand anytime. To freeze, bake and cool completely. Freeze without frosting in a freezer safe container or storage bag.
|My mom with my son Tyler pointing at all the yummy cookies!
|My aunt making the cookies.
One thing I enjoy about making Christmas cookies is baking with my family. I remember when I was young, making Christmas cookies was a tradition. My mom would make the cookies in stages. First we would make the cookies with our cut outs. She would freeze them, and as we got closer to Christmas she would bring them out and make frosting in a variety of colors. My brother and I would spend the day sitting at the kitchen table frosting cookies. I still remember those years, and being a mom I want to create those traditions with my children as those are memories I will always cherish.
- 3 cups cake flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- food coloring (optional)
- In a medium bowl combine cake flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
- Using an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time stirring after each addition. Stir in sour cream and vanilla until combined. Gradually add in flour mixture combined.
- Chill dough for at least one hour in refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll 3 tablespoons of dough into a ball. Use flour on your hands if needed. Place ball on baking sheet and flatten to about ½ inch thick, molding sides to keep round shape if necessary. Continue with remaining dough, placing each 2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Cool for a few minutes on baking sheet, and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Using an electric mixer combine butter and gradually add in confectioners sugar. When all sugar is added, pour in milk and vanilla and blend on medium until fluffy. Add in food color if desired.
Shapes will spread from the baking powder. To define the shape used after the cookie has cooled, place cookie cutter on top of cookie and firmly press all the way down, removing any access cookie for the edges.
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SANTA FE — The final road trip of the regular season started well on Friday for the Portales High girls soccer team, not so much for the boys.
The Lady Rams improved their postseason chances with a 2-0 District 2/1A-3A victory over Monte del Sol, but the boys — who were locked in a scoreless tie near the midway point of the second half — absorbed a 7-0 setback at the hands of the Dragons.
PHS squads wrap up the regular season today across town at Desert Academy, with the boys playing at 1:30 p.m. and the girls to follow.
Sophomore Angelina Gallegos scored off a corner kick by sophomore Alejandra Gonzales early in the first half, and freshman Hunter Royston added a goal late in the half for the PHS girls (6-12, 4-5 district).
That was enough against the Lady Dragons (5-11, 2-8), who managed only two shots on goal.
"The girls played together as a team," coach Amber Garcia said. "They were able to connect their passes.
"Our defense was communicating well. They were doing exactly what they needed to do."
The Lady Rams pumped 10 shots on goal at Monte del Sol, but Lady Dragons eighth-grader Alejandra Castillo managed to make saves on eight of them to keep her team in it.
Senior Luis Lozoya scored five of Monte del Sol's seven goals in the boys matchup, with all the Dragons' goals coming in the final 25 minutes.
The Rams (7-10, 3-6) were on the postseason bubble going in, coach Nathan Dodge said, and the loss didn't help their situation. In addition, they will be without junior Dylan Knox today after he got a red card for a handball on a shot in the box.
Dodge said Lozoya's shot probably would've gone in, but he thought the red card was excessive. He said he hopes to appeal to the NMAA before today's match to possibly get it overturned.
"We played a heck of a first half," Dodge said. "But it was their senior night and they had kind of a rowdy crowd, and we (teams) started jawing at each other.
"The red card was a big game-changer."
Lozoya made the penalty kick to make it 2-0, then scored again about four minutes later. He added the final two goals for the Dragons (12-5, 7-3) in the last five minutes.
Junior goalkeeper Lane Nichols was credited with 15 saves for the Rams. Monte del Sol keeper Mark Van Sickle earned the shutout, making six saves.


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GLAAD is currently working with the Trans Youth Family Allies to respond to a highly defamatory radio broadcast on KRXQ-FM in Sacramento, California on May 28.
In a long tirade on the Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning radio show, heard in Sacramento, California on KRXQ 98.5FM, hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States verbally attacked transgender children when discussing a recent story about a transgender child and her parents' decision to support her transition in Omaha, NE.
The two hosts spent more than 30 minutes making highly derogatory comments about transgender children and promoting child abuse as a so-called "cure" for their gender identity.
GLAAD has reached out to KRXQ management to communicate our serious concerns and demand an apology. We are waiting for their reply.
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Miranda Byrd had 16 kills and seven total blocks (three solos) Tuesday night as Midwestern State notched a 25-27, 25-11, 25-21, 25-19 Lone Star Conference volleyball victory over Eastern New Mexico University at Greyhound Arena.
Eastern was paced by junior outside hitter Amber Durand, who registered 12 kills and seven digs. Senior middle blocker Jessica King led the team in kills with 14 while freshman setter Kennedi Catano had 41 assists.
ENMU (5-18, 1-13 LSC) took a back-and-forth first set as junior outside hitter Evelyn Escobar collected eight kills, but untimely defensive and service errors plagued the Zias in their effort to build upon the momentum gained from the strong Game 1 performance.
After losing the second and third sets, the Zias battled back from a 19-12 deficit in the fourth set to make a game it. However, a kill from MSU's Caitlin Wallace on match point put the comeback to rest.
Wallace and Hillary White each added 11 kills for MSU (13-9, 5-8). White recorded a double-double with 15 digs.
Zias coach Mike Maguire said his team struggled after the first set.
"There's not a lot of teams in the Lone Star you can beat playing like that," ENMU coach Mike Maguire.
ENMU returns to action on Thursday in a 7 p.m. LSC matchup against Tarleton State at Greyhound Arena.


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Ok - This is somewhat of a follow up post to my Pacifier? Post.
My LO obviously needs to suck. I have been nursing when she shows cues of needing to nurse/suck. My LO also has frequent gas. My mother and MIL think she needs a paci. We tried and tried, and baby girl won't accept the paci. She does suck on her fist from time to time, but would prefer the breast.
Now, my Mom and MIL have convinced each other that I'm overfeeding the baby I shouldn't feed her every time she needs to suck because it's the cause of her gas.
I've seen conflicting info online. Some sources say you can overfeed a baby and other say you can't overfeed a breastfed baby...
Do you all have any insight into the gas and/or overfeeding?
BTW, the wet & dirty nappies are on track, but her gas does make her fussy.


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I've been helping her since her DS was born. She had reflux problems with him as a newborn due to her caffeine and chocolate intake. Once she cut it out-it went away. She has been trying to introduce solids to him for the last couple of months. Anything she gives him gives him bad gas, green poop, and a lot of fussiness. She's tried raw and cooked foods. He can tolerate only white boiled rice. I can't find any good resources on why it might be going on. He has not had other allergies evident through mama milk.
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