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I did find that this tower was a little more difficult to assemvble then I thought it would be, but I was patient, and after a few false starts, I finally got it up and going. The main reason I got it was dor the rotating 'birds' - I especially thought my older girls would enjoy it and it would encourage them to pay more, but they actually prefer it when it is not going! The platform was easy to adjust, and my problems with assembly were probably more me than the kit. Long story short - my girls (cats) absolutley love this new tower, which is VERY sturdy, and they are having loads of fun with it, including my 14 and 15 yr olds!
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An older man who attends La Amistad Adult Daycare, Garza walked in, sat down and said, "I have something to show you."
"I was sitting just like I am now," Garza said. "I ate more than half of my taco, then a fly was flying around, so I grabbed the flyswatter, and I hit it, and when I looked down, I saw it."
It was the face of Jesus looking up at him from his half-eaten tortilla.
"I'd been eating it and hadn't seen it," Garza said. "It made me a little nervous. I was wondering what was going on here."
Nothing like that had ever happened at the center before, though they do have Bible study and prayer meetings for the clients.
And, while it's the first occurrence at the center, Jesus has appeared on a tortilla before.
Just this past March, a man in New Mexico saw an image of Christ on his tortilla, on Ash Wednesday no less.
And a film titled Tortilla Heaven, starring George Lopez, is about the very subject.
But another odd thing happened before Jesus' face appeared to Garza.
"I usually get up and go to the counter to get my taco," Garza recalled. "But this morning, a little girl, about five years old, brought my tacos to my table."
A 5-year-old girl he had never seen before until the fateful Wednesday morning.
"I know her grandma," he said. "But I didn't know the little girl."
So, what will become of the Jesus tortilla?
Garza has it wrapped up in the refrigerator for now. "I'm just going to wait and see what happens," he said.
With some calling it a miracle and a blessing and others claiming it's just a coincidence, one thing is certain. The Lord works in mysterious, and sometimes delicious, ways.
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Home? Away? Doesn't matter where the Phillies play, right now they are red-hot in all phases of the game.
The Phillies began their away series with the Blue Jays with a 9-0 win behind seven shutout innings from former Jay Roy Halladay.
Doc tossed 105 pitches and allowed six hits scattered over those seven frames. Jose Contreras and David Herndon would work the eighth and ninth to finish it off. Halladay finally got the run support he desired and won for the first time since June 4.
Offensively, it really wasn't very fair. Toronto pitching was overmatched from the get-go as Jimmy Rollins walked to lead off the game. J-Roll would walk four times total, the first time he's ever done that in his career. The impressive numbers continued down the order as Ross Gload knocked in four runs with three coming on a questionable double called by the official scorer. His smash to deep right-center field hit off the heel of Vernon Wells glove, but no matter, it still broke the game wide open.
Every starter had at least one hit except Rollins, who managed to find his way on base anyway. Shane Victorino homered and Jayson Werth finished 2-for-3 with a triple and two walks. All-in-all a fine performance against a team that is much better than the Indians who just left town without a victory.
Blue Jays starting pitcher Jesse Litsch, making just his third start back from Tommy John surgery, lasted only four-plus innings and was tagged by the now-steaming hot Phillies offense. Litsch gave up six runs and walked four batters – he did not record a strikeout.
It certainly looks as though the Phillies offense as a while has broken out of their funk. They've also managed four wins in a row and six wins in their last eight games. With a Mets win and a Braves win, they remain 2.5 out in the NL East.
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Equally importantly BIDDLE throws 3 scoreless with 3 k's in his pro debut in florida!! – cant help but "kvelling" as my oldest boy was his catcher, his co-captain, and one of his closest friends over the past four years at high school (for that matter, since he was 7)!!!
nice W. great to see our lineup doing what it is capable of doing.
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good to see this team get off the shnide (spelling?)… i kept telling everyone i wasn't worried, they'll turn it around… but a small part of me definitely wondered 'what if they never……' blah blah – thank you JIMMY (who will somehow walk away with all the credit of the turnaround and then unanimously selected to start the ASG) lol
Of course the Phillies just had to flip-flop Halladay and Hamels in the rotation this weekend, knowing full well I was attending tomorrow night's game. I'm bad luck for the Phils whenver I go to game, but Halladay hasn't been their long enough to be affected. Alas, I'm cheated out of seeing the Phillies ace, and Cole Hamels will likely suffer his worst start of the season. We all know how susceptible to the long ball he is, and the Blue Jays hit them in bunches. Eh, at least it'll be great to finally get back to Citizens Bank Park after nine months. I wish I didn't live so far away…
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I have to see a little more before im convinced they out of this Slump..The played the Indians an Rookie starter just coming back from Surgery…if they can take next 2 out of 3 then i can say they out of the Slump…Whats up with Victorino he has been slipping under the Radar all the attention been focused on Ibanez an Utleys slump.
Great start for Halladay, awesome day for the offense. Tomorrow is the real test, I seem to recall S. Marcum doing so well versus lefty hitters that the Rays manager, Joe Maddon, recently told all of his switch hitters to bat right-handed against him. With our southpaw-dominated lineup, this could be trouble. If they stay patient and work the count (who was that shortstop leadoff man who had 4 walks tonight??? That was some Rollins lookalike. He's NEVER that patient) and get some runs, then the slump talk can be put to rest for the rest of the season.
By the way, congrats to former Phil Billy Wagner for getting his 400th save tonight.
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Werth was on base 4 times again last night. The only time he recorded an out was with a very deep fly ball.
8 for 10, 6 runs, a double, triple and a HR, 3 walks – 14 total bases all in the last 3 games. Say HOT!
Note, Jimmy did not attempt to steal a base again.
For as many walks as Jimmy had, Poly hit into 3 double plays, it would have been 4 if Jimmy had gotten on base that his 3rd atbat. Poly was hitting the grounders right at the infielders, hard.
Career night for Mr. Gload – he came up 2 times with the bases loaded
(it just seemed to fit nicely last night "Guload Load..")
The Phils had the bases loaded with 0 outs at least 3 times, maybe 4.
What a move by Cholly, to have Gload start at first base in place of Ryan. As we were questioning that move he made a few pretty impressive defensive plays, including a very rare double play where he tagged out the batter then ran down the runner from (doofus) going from first to second.
Shane Victorino is mired in a 4 for 25 slump in his last 7 games. 5 runs scored, 1 sb, 1 cs, 3 rbi (last night 2, the night before 1), 1 extra base hit (last nights hr) and tons of ground balls.
Also of note, Jayson's haircut and the fact that he acknowledged the crowd in right field during the game – both rare occurrences.
By the way Adrian – Cole has been pretty tuned in and should ride this offense well. In his last 3 games, although his record does not reflect it – his ERA is under 3. You'll be in good hands tonight!
The body language of this team is back, and J Roll's impact is just undeniable.
We fans don't really know much about team dynamics in the clubhouse. It's kept from us, and reporters agree not to report what goes on. But one thing we know, J Roll changes the dynamics and adds life and voltage and swagger.
One related question to clubhouse dynamics. One rationale I heard about Lee being let go was that he was not a good club house guy. I saw nothing to support that. Anyone have any sense of Lee's impact on the team. I hear a lot positive about Halladay that I never heard about Lee.
I think that anyone who has ever played team sports would agree that every so often there is a guy on your team that for one, is a good player, but also is a guy that has a "presence" or "charisma" or whatever, that makes his teammates feel better about themselves and about their chances of winning. When those guys are missing a little confidence is lost and, dare I say it, the game's just not as fun. Maybe thats what the Phils wwere missing when Jimmy was gone. And looking back, when some of us whined and bitched about Jimmy not getting on base and swinging at too many first pitches and why Charlie wouldn't drop him down in the lineup, that perhaps this was the reason all along. AND, by extension, maybe Charlie knew not to do it and wouldn't do it because he knew what the change in energy might do to his team, and thus we should have given Charlie a liitle more credit. Does any of that make sense?
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Dipsy, makes TOTAL sense. I think people tend to forget what a guy can bring to the mix….just by being there, playing, in the lineup. As I've said repeatedly, Jimmy Rollins is the heart and soul of this team. And that's why I have no problem with the Phillies picking up his option.
It does make sense Dipsy…but what if J-Roll gets hurt again…is the team really going to let the whole season hinge on one guy?
What happens when J-Roll is not here anymore?
I completely agree with you, it seems inarguable that J-Roll plays a very significant role on this team, he truly is a spark. But it's one thing to be a spark and another to be the entire engine which is what he seems to be.
You need to see more before you say the team is out of the slump? Really? WTF? I mean we SHOULD have easily taken 2 our of 3 from the Twinkies, but the Bullpen screwed up another effective start from Hamels. They WERE winning, what 9-4 or 9-5 in the NINTH, but go figure the two out of the bullpen who every other day have been dialed in, had an off night. It just sucked that night that they both had an off night against on the same night. Other than that, the offense has been scoring runs finally.
As for presence of a player, it is sad but true. Leadership, charisma, energy, (loud mouth, LOL). You name it, JROLL has it. True we have Utley, Howard, and we could go on, but Howard to me, really isnt a true "leader". Utley, is the silent leader type, however, it could just be that the Phillies in general want and need that voicestrous, outspoken emotional leader on the field. Take it from me, its not just Team Sports. Team Sports, Military, any job which you need teamwork. Some on here are Eagles fans, and I believe the Eagles folded last season at the end, and looked like JUNK, because they lost their leader (Dawkins), and had to rely on McNabb and some other veterans. This year and I believe for the foreseeable future until DJax is ready to step up, they will look below average. My fear is once the Phillies lose JRoll for good, the same will happen to the Phillies.
Tonights game to me is scary. Moyer has looked pretty filthy overall for a 47 yr old #5 starter, but Seeing how Vernon Wells LOVES to hit slow low '80s pitches. I believe he has 16 homers, and 14 of them came on 80-85 mph pitches. Combine Moyers "speed" with a hitters ballpark, and Wells ability to hit that speed, it could be a long day.
I heard Jr talking again about Lee on the radio. Makes me angry when he says they needed to stock the farm and save on salary. Oh my god. I realize our owners wanted this move but as a GM he could of shaved off some salary to make it work. You could of even raised a bottle of water by .50. First off you got nothing back in the deal except garbage. To have Doc, Lee, Hamels the world series would of been locked. I hate being Lied to.
Raising the price of water wouldn't have kept Cliff Lee here.
I understand that the "slump" might not be fully over. However, the Phillies have beaten up two teams in 4 straight games in a number of ways.
Lockdown pitching: 2-1 in over CLE
Comeback fashion: 7-6 walkoff by J-Roll
Blowout Fashion: 12-3 over CLE, 9-0 over TOR
They are beating the teams on the schedule. If not for that epic meltdown it would be 7 of 8. They beat the Yankees twice in three games and then narrowly lost to MIN in 2 of 3. They've fought hard.
Adrian, I get Hamels EVERY SINGLE GAME I go to without fail, it drives me crazy!
Now…isnt it a strange coincidence that as soon as J-Roll comes back the slump ends and the offense is back in form. They really need to come up with a plan as to what to do when he gets too old in 3 or 4 years. Because when he isnt in the lineup, even if he himself is in a slump, it just stops working.
I really wish all the slump-naysayers would just go away and stay away. "Frontrunners" (thanks, Jimmy!) infuriated me a lot more than the slump non-performances we saw over six weeks in May and the early part of June.
As for the guy who thinks Hamels is going to blow tonight, Hamels has been a victim of the sputtering offense in May and June. His performances have been vintage '08 Hamels and he's got a much better command of the ball and of himself when things start getting dicey.
Yes, the slump was disheartening and worrying. Yes, I've made comments on it myself. But the number of people complaining that our boys were "done, finished, horrible, blah, blah, blah," should all be ashamed of themselves for having so little faith.
We saw some sparks of life even before Rollins came off the DL and now that Mr. 27-Outs is back in full force, the slump is over.
The magic number is ONE. We only need ONE more run than our opponents to put up another in the W column. Yes, it's exciting and exhilerating when it's a blow-out, but for the time being until they get back into first place (and it WILL happen), just concentrate on the magic number.
There are no frontrunners just angry fans. When a pro team plays as poorly as the Phillies did we have a right to get on them. Lets see why. We pay good money to see them and plus all merchandise. We are allowed to get on them a little.
"AND, by extension, maybe Charlie knew not to do it and wouldn't do it because he knew what the change in energy might do to his team, and thus we should have given Charlie a liitle more credit."
Wait a second.. could this be the start of a bromance blossoming?? Dipsy laying some love out for our Cholly – I'm likin' it a lot!
Kate, I think the "frontrunners" were just letting their frustrations go. For me (as Chuck informed …) my frustration shows as 'worry' – like I posted earlier "Jimmy did not attempt to steal, again…" –
The 3 double plays that Poly grounded into were not significant at all in this game. At least 2 of them were against RH pitchers, with Jimmy on first. Patience.. just be patient.
I understand getting on them, Jeff. They deserve it, because they were playing horrible baseball for a while there. But to get on Hamels for the losses he's suffered mostly through no fault of his own, that stinks of not actually paying attention when the ball is in his hand.
I've got plenty of Phillies merchandise from the dark era when they weren't doing much of anything. I didn't buy the stuff because they were winning, I bought the stuff because they've been my team for twenty-eight years (born and raised on the Phillies) and that's not going to change when they hit the skids.
Sure, we had a championship-calibre team that wasn't playing championship-calilbre baseball for a while, but I've got nothing to say to those who were throwing in the towel and are still taking potshots when it seems they're waking up and kicking it old-school.
And if you don't like shelling out your money, then don't do it. It's that simple.
This team has given us fantastic baseball since 2007 and there were many, many great moments even before then, though I'm sure many people don't realize that or remember because they weren't watching a team that wasn't going to the play-offs or taking it all the way.
Two teams make it to the World Series each year. One team wins it all. Does not making it to the Series or not winning it all erase a great season? To listen to some so-called "fans," yes it does.
I'm certainly not going to defend people who are trashing the Phils, tossing in the towel after a crazy streak like they had but consider this. You have been a fan since what? 80-82? They were some very good years back then. The Phils made the WS in 80 and 83 with a title for the first time in God knows how many years.
A lot of the people here are probably experiencing something similar. Since the Phils started playing very competitively say 2001, the fan base has grown (I bought my first partial season plan in 03) but the draw is pretty much for the same reasoning. Winning draws.
When this current wave of winning is over, a number of the newer fans will drop off and some will stay. I just love baseball, I'll stay (I was raised in Baltimore, winning was a tradition since the early 60's to the late 80's).
Attitudes will change, some will not. It just seems a normal cycle.
Well, Santana just got shelled in the first inning.
4 nuttin Twins.
I was born in '81, so I was pretty much unaware until about '87 or '88, or didn't really understand. My first complete memory of a winning season was in '93, but I was already a fan for life long before that season.
I don't remember the '83 guys. I know OF them, of course (any self-respecting fan does), but the '08 World Series win was the first one I was front and center for. And the '07 and '09 seasons weren't too shabby either.
Twins 5-0.
My only concern with the Mutts is if they go all in and land Lee. That would sting. Dicky and Taka… will come down to earth and Santana just doesn't have it this year.
Likin' you attitude, Kate!! I've been complaining all week about these "fans" that are posting all their negative B.S. on this site….and your words are refreshing.
Go Hamels!!
Go Phillies!!
Pavano is dealing again. Santana not having a very good year.


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More than half of truck drivers in Europe have problems with back, neck and shoulder pain, according to a study by Volvo Trucks. New Volvo Dynamic Steering makes it possible to control a truck with minimal effort – and reduces the risk of injury for the driver.
Long days behind the wheel cause many truck drivers to feel pain in their upper back. Henrik Gustafsson, 27, is one of them. Five years ago, when driving long-haul transport to Norway, he developed a problem with a muscle behind his left shoulder. Henrik stopped driving long-haul because of this, and started driving timber in the forest with his father. He also took up weight training, but the problem did not disappear completely. However, a year and a half ago Henrik got the opportunity to drive the new Volvo FH, equipped with Volvo Dynamic Steering, in field tests. Since then his back has felt much better.
"The difference now is that I don't have to be on edge and drive in a guarded way. With Volvo Dynamic Steering the truck is very stable", says Henrik Gustafsson.
The problems associated with industrial injuries are long recognised. In a study by Volvo Trucks involving 160 truck drivers in Europe, over half had problems with back, shoulder and neck pain. In the study, conducted in 2011 and 2012, the majority of participants were men who drove long-haul operations.
Another 2011 study by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work shows that 54% of women and 37% of men in the transport sector in Europe have muscular and skeletal problems. These are often concentrated in the backs, shoulders and necks of the drivers.
Peter Bark, who conducts research on health and safety issues at the Transport Research Institute, a research institute for transportation and logistics, explains why.
"Tightening muscles in the arms and neck, together with repetitive movements put a large strain on certain muscle groups. Gripping the wheel hard when steering leads to even greater tension, I would expect. Larger muscles like biceps are not as sensitive, but when tensing the forearm and certain muscles that connect to the fingers and hands, there is a risk of feeling fatigued. Tensing the shoulders also leads to fatigue which can then spread to the back of the neck".
The new Volvo Dynamic Steering greatly reduces the movements of the steering wheel, which would otherwise be created by road uneveness. It not only makes steering easier and more comfortable for the driver, it also impacts less on the muscles and joints in the long term.
Driving at low speeds on normal roads with Volvo Dynamic Steering reduces the effort necessary to turn a steering wheel by approximately 75 percent. When driving on rough roads it almost entirely reduces tremors, by 95-100%. In combination with the automated I-Shift gearbox, it means that the pressure on the driver is massively reduced. Jonas Nordquist is Product Features and Profitability Manager at Volvo Trucks.
"If you take away everything that can happen to the driver outside the truck, then repetitive motion from road uneveness and from steering and shifting - so-called 'whole-body vibration' - is the biggest cause of occupational injuries. A road is never completely smooth, the body will shake with the motion. This creates what in ergonomics is called RSI - 'Repetitive Strain Injury'. It is a wearing of the muscle, just like tennis elbow, for example".
This is exactly what happens when truck drivers get a sore back or neck - they are sitting still while the body sways up and down. He or she controls the steering wheel with a certain load and the higher the load, the greater the risk of injury.
Henrik Gustafsson's back pain turned out to be a classic work injury. So, when he and his father bought a new truck, the choice was easy - a new Volvo FH with Volvo Dynamic Steering.
"Previously, I would tense up and steer the truck on small, winding roads. With Volvo Dynamic Steering the wheel is still, even when driving on bumpy roads when a force comes from the side that would normally shake the wheel. This is countered by the system so I can sit and feel more relaxed as a driver. Today I have a very different position when I drive" says Henrik Gustafsson.
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Volvo Dynamic Steering is based on a conventional mechanical steering system where a steering shaft links up to a steering gear. A hydraulic servo unit generates force that helps the driver turn the truck's road wheels. In Volvo's system an electronically controlled electric motor is added, which is attached to the steering shaft. This electric motor works together with the hydraulic power steering and is adjusted thousands of times per second by the electronic control unit. At low speeds, the electric motor adds extra force and at higher speeds, the electric motor automatically regulates the steering and compensates for irregularities that feed through to the steering wheel, caused for instance by side winds or bumps in the road surface.
Volvo Trucks Driver ID survey was conducted in 2011 and 2012 in co-operation with 160 truck drivers throughout Europe. Of those involved, more than half said they had problems with back, shoulder and neck pain. In the survey, the majority of participants were men who drove long-haul operations.
According to the study Occupational safety and health in the transport sector, conducted in 2011 by OSHA, 54% of women and 37 % of men in the transport sector in Europe had musculoskeletal problems. With truck drivers, these are often concentrated in the back, shoulders and neck. According to the survey, 43% of transportation workers in Germany report a sore lower back. Back problems, often linked to mechanical vibration, are the most common occupational injury among transport workers in Belgium. Of the work-related injuries among Spanish transport workers reported between 2000 and 2005, 90% were muscular or skeletal. The whole study can be read in its entirety here.
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- Cattlemen support tying ethanol mandate to corn supplies
- Corn production increase
• Cattlemen are not opposed to ethanol and are not looking for cheap corn.
• They simply want the federal government to get out of the marketplace and allow the market to work
A bipartisan coalition of members of Congress, led by U.S. Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Jim Costa (D-Calif.), heeded concerns of livestock producers that current U.S. renewable fuels policies are artificially manipulating corn prices and putting a strain on corn supplies.
The lawmakers have introduced the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Flexibility Act of 2011, which will tie the amount of corn ethanol production required under the RFS to U.S. corn supplies.
"The federal government's creation of an artificial market for the ethanol industry has quite frankly created a domino effect that is hurting consumers. It is expected that this year about 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop will be used for ethanol production," penned Reps. Goodlatte and Costa in a letter to their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Our legislation will alter the RFS to give relief to our livestock and food producers and consumers of these products. This is a common sense solution to make sure we have enough corn supplies to meet all of our demands."
During a recent hearing of the House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, Steve Meyer, president of Paragon Economics, a livestock and grain marketing and economic advisory company in Adel, Iowa, said on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), that since 2004, the last year before the RFS was implemented, corn used for ethanol production increased from nearly 1.4 billion bushels to an estimated 5 billion bushels in 2010-2011, a 382 percent increase.


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Op-Ed, The Boston Globe
March 12, 2006
Author: Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
According to a recent Gallup poll, most Americans now view Iran as our country's greatest national enemy. Indeed, a Washington Post-ABC News survey reports that 42 percent of Americans support a military strike to prevent Iran from developing nuclear technology. Online betting sites make the odds of a US or Israeli airstrike against Iran before March 2007 as 1 in 3.
As Senator John McCain has summed up the hard-line position, 'There is only one thing worse than the US exercising a military option, and that is a nuclear-armed Iran."
On the other hand, some commentators, even in the administration, now suggest that a nuclear-armed Iran is inevitable. 'Look, the Pakistanis and the North Koreans got the bomb," a 'senior official" told The New York Times, 'and they didn't have Iran's money or engineering expertise."
As citizens, we are watching a slow-mo Cuban missile crisis in which events are moving, seemingly inexorably, toward a crossroads at which President Bush will have to decide between McCain's options. Before we get there, however, Americans should vigorously debate the bottom-line question: Can we live with a nuclear Iran?
Barry Posen, professor of political science at MIT, has presented the most cogent argument for the proposition that 'we could readily manage a nuclear Iran." Writing recently on The New York Times op-ed page, he identified and refuted the two most commonly cited reasons for opposing a nuclear Iran: that it would attempt to destroy Israel or strike the United States. Such an action, he rightly argues, would be suicidal for the Iranian regime. In either case, a nuclear attack would trigger overwhelming retaliation that could end life in Persia for a century to come.
Yet Posen's attempt to deal with a third concern-namely, Iran's transfer of nuclear weapons to terrorists who might use them-is less satisfactory. Relying on the Cold War logic of deterrence, he asserts that 'Iran would have to worry that the victim would discover the weapon's origin and visit a terrible revenge on Iran."
Worry, yes. But Israel and the US have to worry even more about an Iranian president who denies the Holocaust and asserts that 'Israel must be wiped off the map." Might he not also believe that he could sneak a weapon to Al Qaeda, Hamas, or Hezbollah with no fingerprints?
Tehran might not be overly concerned about getting caught-and with good reason. If a terrorist exploded a nuclear bomb in Tel Aviv or Boston, Iran would not be the only suspected source. The bomb could have come from Pakistan, Russia, or elsewhere in the former Soviet Union, where thousands of potential nuclear weapons are vulnerable to theft.
The US government is actively pursuing improvements in its nuclear forensic capability to increase the likelihood that it could identify the fissile material that powered a terrorist's bomb. But it's worth noting that more than two years after Libya's Khadafy disclosed his nuclear activities, the US has yet to conclude which nation provided him with enough uranium hexafluoride to make a nuclear bomb.
Before accepting the answer that the US can deal with an Iranian nuclear bomb, four further risks must be weighed: the threat of proliferation, the danger of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear launch, the risk of theft of an Iranian weapon or materials, and the prospect of a preemptive Israeli attack.
'A cascade of proliferation'
The current nonproliferation regime is a set of agreements between the nuclear 'haves" and 'have-nots," including the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, in which 184 nations agreed to eschew nuclear weapons and existing nuclear weapons states pledged to sharply diminish the role of such weapons in international politics. Since 1970, the treaty has stopped the spread of nuclear weapons with only two exceptions (India and Pakistan).
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change warned in December 2004 that current developments in Iran and North Korea threatened to erode the entire nonproliferation regime to a point of 'irreversibility" that could trigger a 'cascade of proliferation." If Iran crosses its nuclear finish line, a Middle Eastern cascade of new nuclear weapons states could produce the first multiparty nuclear arms race, far more volatile than the Cold War competition between the US and USSR.
Given Egypt's historic role as the leader of the Arab Middle East, the prospects of it living unarmed alongside a nuclear Persia are very low. The International Atomic Energy Agency's reports of clandestine nuclear experiments hint that Cairo may have considered this possibility. Were Saudi Arabia to buy a dozen nuclear warheads that could be mated to the Chinese medium-range ballistic missiles it purchased secretly in the 1980s, few in the American intelligence community would be surprised. Given its role as the major financier of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear program in the 1980s, it is not out of the question that Riyadh and Islamabad have made secret arrangements for this contingency.
In 1962, bilateral competition between the US and the Soviet Union led to the Cuban missile crisis, which historians now call 'the most dangerous moment in human history." After the crisis, President Kennedy estimated the likelihood of nuclear war as 'between 1 in 3 and even." A multiparty nuclear arms race in the Middle East would be like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in a six-chamber revolver-dramatically increasing the likelihood of a regional nuclear war.
Accidental or unauthorized nuclear launch
A new nuclear state goes through a period of 'nuclear adolescence" that poses special dangers of accidental or unauthorized use-and Iran would be no different. When a state first acquires a small number of nuclear weapons, those weapons become a tempting target: Successful attack would disarm any capacity to retaliate with nuclear weapons. Fearing preemption, new nuclear weapons states rationally adopt loose command and control arrangements. But control arrangements loose enough to guard against decapitation inherently mean more fingers on more triggers and consequently more prospects of a nuclear weapons launch.
Theft from an uncertain Iranian regime
For outsiders, Iran appears to be a black box. Beneath this exterior, however, there are multiple centers of power and competing security structures. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who commands the armed forces, appears to have the last word on nuclear policy. But three other groups share constitutional authority over foreign policy with the leader: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as head of the Expediency Council, which resolves conflicts among government branches; and the Foreign Ministry. Sharp differences among these groups reveal themselves in contradictory statements.
Could rogue elements within Iran's nuclear or security establishment divert nuclear weapons or nuclear materials to other nations or to terrorists? Stop and think about what we have learned recently about the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, A.Q. Khan. Over the decade of the 1990s, he became the first global nuclear black marketer, running what Mohamed ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has called a 'Wal-Mart of private-sector proliferation." His network sold to Libya, North Korea, Iran, and others, nuclear warhead designs, technologies for producing nuclear weapons, and even the uranium hexafluoride precursor of nuclear bomb fuel.
An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities
Lieutenant General Dan Halutz, the Israeli military's chief of staff, has called an Iranian nuclear bomb 'Israel's sole existential threat." Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned unambiguously: 'Under no circumstances, and at no point, can Israel allow anyone with these kinds of malicious designs against us to have control of weapons of destruction that can threaten our existence."
The Israeli national security establishment has focused anxiously on a red line that Iran will cross when it achieves 'technical independence"-sufficient knowledge about how to construct and operate a limited cascade of centrifuges that could produce enough highly enriched uranium for its own nuclear bombs. The head of Mossad, Israel's secret service, states publicly that Iran could cross that red line by July. In contrast, Washington talks about a different, and much later, red line: when Iran achieves industrial-level production of enriched uranium, or even operates an industrial-level production facility long enough to produce sufficient material for a bomb. Although US estimates differ, none predict this will occur sooner than five years from now. The danger, therefore, is that Israel will make up its mind to strike Iran before the US has had time to fully consider its options.
Israel will not ask for American permission before attacking Iranian nuclear facilities at Isfahan and Natanz. But the US will be blamed throughout the Middle East as a hidden coconspirator. Retaliation by the Iranian government and by those who sympathize with Osama bin Laden will target not only Israelis, but also Americans and American interests, including oil-tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf.
As Henry A. Kissinger has noted, a defining challenge for statesmen is to recognize 'a change in the international environment so likely to undermine national security that it must be resisted no matter what form the threat takes or how ostensibly legitimate it appears." Iran's emergence as a nuclear armed state would constitute just such a catastrophic transformation for the United States. But just as JFK refused to choose between accepting nuclear weapons in Cuba or attacking the Soviet Union during the Cuban missile crisis, the challenge today is to find additional options, short of war, to stop Iran's acquisition of nuclear arms.
Graham Allison, author of 'Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe" (2004), is director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
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The Special Projects team are showing off their coachbuilding skills once more with the release of its newest one-off special – the Superamerica 45. The 45 was made-to-measure for New York Billionare and car collector Peter Kalikow to celebrate the 45th anniversary of his first Ferrari purchase back in 1961. This special Ferrari will have its official debut at this weekend's Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza in Italy.
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A local radio show team will no longer be broadcasting during the morning commute.
Clear Channel Media is expanding its use of national syndicated morning programs.
Tracy Dixon and Mike Heller of 96.3 Star Country (WMAD FM) are being replaced by a national radio show called The Bobby Bones Show.
Barry Orton, a telecommunications professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the changes are part of a bigger trend.
"The shame of it is that you don't get local flavor, and that's one thing that radio has been great for over the many, many years. And now it's the same as listening to satellite radio, or listening over the computer. You can get the same thing no matter where you were," Orton said.
Clear Channel Media released a statement about the changes, saying: "Fans of our current morning show, Tracy (Dixon) & Mike (Heller) can follow her to her new afternoon drive slot (3 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays). Mike Heller will now focus all his efforts on his afternoon sports talk show which airs on The BIG 1070 (WTSO AM) in Madison and is simulcast in Milwaukee on The BIG 920 (WOKY AM)."


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Schiff says Congress should have been briefed on high-level wiretaps
By Kevin Uhrich 11/07/2013
In a televised interview with Larry King, US Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said he and other members of Congress were not briefed on efforts to tap the phones of American allies.
Although he declined to say whether he believed President Obama knew about US intelligence operatives tapping the calls of world leaders, the Burbank Democrat insisted that the US needs to make sure its intelligence-gathering methods are consistent with its values and do not jeopardize key relationships.
Schiff also expressed disappointment in James Clapper director of National Intelligence, saying there needs to be "a meeting of the minds" between the intelligence community and members of Congress about the types of information that need to be disclosed.
Following is an excerpt of that interview, which first aired last Thursday on "Politicking with Larry King," broadcast on RT America and Ora.tv.
LARRY KING: What do you make of this, Adam, of tapping in on foreign leaders who are our allies?
ADAM SCHIFF: Well, Larry, I'm not able to confirm or deny whether those reports are correct. If they are correct, obviously this is going to cause a major disruption, and even the perception is causing a major disruption with our allies. … I think this is something that should be briefed to Congress. If it's going on, it's not something that I was briefed on and I know the Senate Intelligence Committee chair feels exactly the same way, because ultimately this is a tough policy decision that should be carefully weighed because of its potential disruptive impact. Certainly there is some spying that goes on among allies, and I think that's understood, but when you get to the level of heads of state or a personal telephone, I think there is a different expectation and as the president said, and I think quite rightly, we need to make sure our intelligence gathering is consistent with our values and is not going to jeopardize these key relationships. And so I'm looking to get to the bottom of it right now, Larry, of whether the committee was made aware of this, if it's going on and to make sure the intelligence community has the same understanding that we on the committee do of what it means in the Intelligence Act when it requires that significant intelligence acts be briefed to Congress.
KING: What's more [problematic] to you: That the president didn't know about it or that he did know and didn't tell us?
SCHIFF: Well, I think either way it's problematic if the president was aware or he wasn't aware of it, because it's going to cause a major rupture with some of our allies, and I think this is something that [German] Chancellor [Angela] Merkel is taking very personally as well as others, and when you have issues like this they really need to rise to the highest because ultimately it's a call that the president and Congress need to make about whether the risks are warranted, whether the information is so essential. I'm not going to say that it would be never appropriate to eavesdrop on a foreign leader, even one of our closest allies. There may be exceptional circumstances where that is justified. But I don't know if that kind of analysis was done here. I don't know how long this program exists, how long it was ongoing, so those are important questions that I think we need to get to the bottom of. But I believe, Larry that, whether the White House was aware of it or wasn't aware of it, the problem remains the same.
KING: All right … in testimony this week, National Intelligence Director James Clapper indicated that surveillance of leaders was not significant enough to require Congress to know about it?
SCHIFF: Well, I had a fairly heated exchange over this very topic yesterday, because I think, plainly, it is the kind of significant intelligence activity that must be briefed to Congress. In any area, any analogous area of covert action where the administration wants to undertake a covert action, and there's the possibility that covert action could blow back on us if it was discovered; those are things that are routinely briefed to the intelligence communities, and for good reason. But this similarity was received, you know, very much manifest right now, so that's precisely the kind of thing that should be briefed to the committees and I wasn't confident with the answer I got from the director yesterday, that the intelligence community sees it the same way as very specifically, "Would the tapping of a foreign leader be a significant intelligence activity that would be require to be reported?" and I got a less than fair answer to that, so I think we need to have a meeting of the minds between the intelligence community and the Congress about just what ought to be disclosed, and I think Sen. [Dianne] Feinstein is going down exactly the right path, which is to dramatically lower oversight on some of our foreign operations because, Larry, we have a lot greater transparency and perspective at least from an oversight point of view on what goes on domestically. We also have to safeguard the FISA court … But in terms of overseas operations, those operations that are conducted under an executive authority, called Twelve-Triple-Three [Executive Order 12333, signed on Dec. 4, 1981, by President Ronald Reagan, giving the president and the National Security Council sweeping surveillance powers], we need to do a much better job of oversight.
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Or perhaps you should invoke the 25th Amendment, because certainly, this President is wholly incapable of managing his own White House in such a manner that the Constitution of the United States remains inviolate.
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Here we have the upcoming Sharp Papyrus PW-TC900 uberdictionary showing off its QWERTY keyboard and swiveling 480 x 272 display. The clamshell device looks a lot like the company's Zaurus line of Linux-based PDAs, but what makes the Papyrus stand out is its built-in 1Seg TV tuner (notice the antenna). And if there's nothing good on the tube, just pop an SD card into the integrated expansion slot to transform the electronic English-Japanese dictionary into an MP3 player and photo viewer.
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Charlie Brouwer: Rise Up Roanoke
Commissioned by the Taubman Museum of Art, Rise Up Roanoke is a temporary public art project by regional artist Charlie Brouwer. Designed to symbolize the strength, unity and diversity of our community, hundreds of ladders will "rise up" in the museum's first floor atrium to form the shape of the famed Roanoke star.
Rise Up Roanoke is the latest in a series of public art projects Brouwer has been creating with communities. These projects are designed to bring the art and artist into closer contact with his audience - especially new audiences. He does this by inviting all parts of the community to help create a sculptural metaphor for itself.
You can lend a ladder to the cause, as an estimated 200 to 300 ladders will be needed to form the star. Any kind of ladder can be used, and ladders can be old, new, broken, paint-splattered or even decorated to communicate a special message. Kids can make their own ladder on one of two Spectacular Saturdays at the museum, on February 26 and March 5.
Ladders can be dropped off at the museum loading dock (on Norfolk Avenue, behind the museum) on February 12, 19 or 26 between 10 am and 5 pm. Or, lenders can arrange for their ladder to be picked up. For more information about the exhibit or lending a ladder, please call the museum at 342-5760 or visit www.riseuproanoke.com.


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Myth, Magic and Method in Theatre and Dance: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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This three-quarter program involves disciplined and progressive creative work in theatre and dance, culminating in a full-scale public performance of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream . Students interested in the theatrical, musical, dramaturgical and choreographic arts will collaborate on the interpretation, production and presentation of the play. We will start our journey by researching history, mythology, social context and other issues related to Shakespearian drama. Research, reading and seminars on texts will coincide with rigorously focused lessons in dance theatre technique, theory, composition and performance. Studio activities include daily Pilates-based floor barre, experiential anatomy, kinesiology and movement analysis, dance and theatre technique classes, improvisation and multi-media composition, including creative writing, movement analysis, drawing and voice work. Using texts in mythology, sociology, psychology, aesthetics, and world and art history, we will investigate social issues of class, gender and social activism embedded in the contents of classical and modern forms of dance and theatre arts. The program aims at revitalizing the ancient roots of theatre via modern interpretations relevant to current social, ethical and aesthetic issues.
Serious students with a passion for dance, theatre, music, literature, performance art and technical theatre will find this yearlong program stimulating and challenging. Fall quarter will be devoted to building fundamental skill sets in dance and theatre and will explore respective fields of collaboration, such as movement analysis, prop, set, and costume design, stage lighting, and musical composition and accompaniment. Winter quarter will focus on refining and integrating skills introduced in the fall through more advanced creative projects, and in weekly and biweekly performance forums and critique. In winter quarter, students will learn how to implement an integrated 18-week production schedule that coordinates rehearsals, publicity, set and costume design and construction, as well as stage and house management. Winter quarter will also begin preliminary design of the play, including handling props, masks and objects, reading, casting and rough stage blocking. Spring quarter will be devoted to rehearsing and refining all aspects of the production, culminating in a public dance theatre interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream , choreographed and co-directed by the faculty.
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But the best thing about fish is you can cook it almost any way and it's still healthy. Searing a good cut of salmon and finishing it in the oven retains moisture and makes for big flavor. Grilling it infuses your fish with the smoky taste of the grill. Smoked salmon can be dropped in just about anything from breakfast eggs to game-time snacks. Just don't deep fry it and keep the sides light.
No. 2: Spinach
Popeye certainly had some problems: freakishly large forearms, a constant squint and a severe addiction to tobacco. But with all that spinach, Popeye's heart was probably like a dream.
New studies confirm spinach's healthy compounds every few months, and though the mechanism isn't completely understood, doctors say everyone should be eating the leafy green vegetable. Raw spinach in a salad or cooked in just about anything has been shown to reduce heart disease by up to 40 percent.
Drop a pile of spinach on that turkey burger, or sauté it with some garlic for a great side for fish. Adding spinach into soup or on top of a light pizza can be an alternative for those who aren't a fan of leafy greens.
No matter how you get it, spinach is one of the most palatable and readily available sources of antioxidants and potassium.
No. 1: Oatmeal
It's possible the quote, "Oh boy, oatmeal!" has never been uttered, but anyone looking to eat with their heart in mind should try to say it.
Sure, oatmeal gets a bad wrap; you could be eating it on a speed boat and still be bored. But with a little spice, some crunch and taste of sweetness, that oatmeal will be at the top of your heart-healthy breakfast menu.
Like other heart-healthy foods, oatmeal lowers bad LDL cholesterol and is filled with cholesterol-absorbing fiber.
The best thing about oatmeal is that you can add just about anything, and it's still a good hot breakfast. Cinnamon and raisins are a popular way to kick up the taste. But almonds, walnuts and even soy nuts can really bring some texture.
It might sound simple, but a simple bowl of oatmeal with some honey and a piece of toast can be a great staple breakfast -- and one that won't clog arteries like bacon and eggs.


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Alright - couple weeks ago - my 11month old got the flu. naturally all he wanted was to nurse and I let him - but now he wont really eat solids. He'll eat some fruit in the morning - or play with table food - but he is suddenly not very interested in EATING any.
How can I get him back into eating some solids? I am plannin on going back to work and I want to make sure he is eating something besides breastmilk =/


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August 24, 2011 —
At a critical juncture in the dialogue and dynamics surrounding our region's land use, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC) is prepared to be a significant voice in the conversation. The organization is now officially recognized by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA).
Achieving accreditation places the conservancy among a select group of only 135 out of 1,700 land trusts in the United States to earn the accreditation seal, which means it meets and adheres to national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands and for organizational operation and management. "It's a symbol of how far we've come in less than 20 years, and it represents an enormous commitment of resources," said the organization's president Greg Belcamino.
The rigorous process was made possible by a network of volunteers and staff who logged more than 900 hours during the 12-month process before handing off a mountain of materials for a six-month review by the LTA Commission. LTA thoroughly examined the governance and management of the organization, its systems and the policies used throughout its conservation and education work.
"Accreditation sends a message to members, volunteers, potential easement donors, supporters and grant-making organizations that the conservancy operates in compliance with the highest standards in the land trust community," said Belcamino.
"We've been working in line with accreditation standards since they were introduced," added Sue Currier, the conservancy's executive director, "and we've always followed standards and practices. The recent ruling formalizes our commitment."
The milestone also allows the conservancy to refocus its resources on land protection.
To date, the conservancy has protected more than 13,000 acres in the Upper Delaware watershed through 65 conservation easements in the four-county area it serves (Pike and Wayne counties in PA and Sullivan and Delaware counties in NY). A conservation easement is a voluntary agreement that allows landowners to permanently limit the type and amount of development on their property while retaining private ownership.
Becoming accredited also makes the conservancy eligible for an insurance program offered by LTA that provides support if the organization incurs expenses in defending conservation easements. "The legal climate in which we're operating, one in which gas leasing has created incentives to violate easement terms, makes this especially important for us," said Belcamino.
The process also allowed the conservancy to prepare for growth.
In addition to its ongoing educational outreach and partnerships with state and local governments and other non-profits, the land trust's newly adopted strategic plan calls for increased focus on work in New York State, especially in Sullivan County, according to Belcamino. "We're going to work with the NYS Department of Environmental Protection on land protection in the New York City watershed."
Supporting the increased pace of its conservation work will be a new Land Protection Specialist, who will double the organization's ability to address landowner inquiries and negotiate conservation easements. As well, the addition of an Outreach and Development Manager, a new position funded by a grant from LTA and the NYS Conservation Partnership Program, will help to articulate the value of conservation. "We're poised for significant growth in our conservation activities within the community," said Currier.
Currently, the conservancy collaborates with initiatives like Common Waters, the Pike Wayne Conservation Partnership, the Upper Delaware River Roundtable and Shop Local Save Land. Added Currier, "We continue to explore new ways to partner and combine resources with individuals, organizations and agencies to ensure our work is reflective and supportive of the needs of our community while being as efficient as possible."
For more information on the DHC or to learn how to protect your land, email firstname.lastname@example.com [2] or call 845/807-0535 (NY) or 570/226-3164 (PA).


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Louisville man dies from West Nile virus
The West Nile virus has claimed a life in Jefferson County.
William Long, 84, died over the weekend.
The Public Health Department confirmed it was the first death caused by a mosquito-borne disease in Louisville this year.
Early last month, Long was celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary in Bardstown when he suddenly became ill.
For weeks, his condition only got worse. And Sunday night, he passed away.
"I'm sorry for their loss, I really am," said West Nile virus victim Deborah Vaughn.
Vaughn never met Long, but she said she felt a strong connection him because she barely survived the deadly virus that he did not.
"But I can't bring him back. I wish I could, but I cant," said Vaughn.
Her story may be one of survival, but when WLKY's Jessica Oh asked Vaughn if she felt lucky to be alive, considering others weren't so fortunate, she said no.
"I feel that He could have took me and let that old guy live," said Vaughn. "I wouldn't have to live in this predicament. Until you go through what I'm going through, you wouldn't want to live this way, because I don't," said Vaughn.
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said so far this year, more than 130 people have died from this virus.
"This has been the worst year since West Nile was first discovered; I believe it's been 10 years ago," said Dr. Paul Schulz, an epidemiologist with Norton Healthcare.
According to Schulz, there's a silver lining in all this. The first frost may hit Kentuckiana as early as next Monday, killing the creatures that carry the deadly disease.
"The weather will definitely help. Once the mosquitoes go away, we shouldn't have any more West Nile virus," said Schulz.
But that's little relief to the people who already suffered from it, still shocked at how a bite so seemingly harmless could cause such tragic consequences.
"He had a whole life to live for. He had some more years to live," said Vaughn.
Doctors said it's highly unusual for anyone to actually die from the West Nile virus.
But the elderly are especially prone to the virus.
The CDC reports 3,100 people have been infected with it so far this year.
Long was laid to rest Thursday at Cave Hill Cemetery. He was a retired principal of Meyers Middle School, and one of his most treasured accomplishments was completing the first 31 Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathons.


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