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Finicky and voracious eaters alike will love these books that celebrate delicious foods – both traditional and unique. Take a look at the most entertaining and exceptional children's books about food.
Top 5 Children's Books on Food
|The Very Hungry Caterpillar: There's no one hungrier than this little caterpillar! This book is not only a children's classic, but there are a number of wonderful lessons to be learned here as well. The bright, primary colors are an excellent teaching aide, and each page has a day of the week. Kids can follow the caterpillar through his week, while he eats everything in sight. The book also shows the transition of the egg, to a caterpillar, a cocoon, and finally to a butterfly. Of course this adorable and whimsical tale can be enjoyed as a simple tale of adventure and change for a light, fun read.
|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The small town of Chewandswallow is the focus of this sly book. The town is much like many, except that instead of rain and snow, the weather comes in the form of things like soup, juice, and mashed potatoes! Three times a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) the locals can expect the latest weather to come crashing down. It made for quite delicious living – until the day that the weather became too much for them! As the food gets larger, and the portions increase, the towns people must find some way to save their town.
|Green Eggs and Ham: This has been a favorite since the '60s, and parents have been using it to get their finicky eaters to try something new! The timeless tale by Dr. Suess focuses on Sam-I-am, who tries relentlessly to get a skeptic to try the delicious concoction of green eggs and ham. Eventually, after pages and pages of trying, Sam-I-am is successful, and it comes as no surprise that the skeptic does indeed love those green eggs and ham. With whimsical rhymes and wacky illustrations, this is a book that will be read and loved by children for years to come.
|Jamberry: A bear and boy are the best of friends in this romping and rambunctious tale. The two set off to explore Berryland, which is a world full of blackberry bramles, canoneberries and delicious blueberries. The book is chock full of fantastical rhymes and follows a silly musical beat. This is a book that's best read aloud, and which will make readers giggle along with the pals on their great adventure. The illustrations are beautiful at first glance, but a closer examination shows really unique subtle touches that shouldn't be missed, including a frog climbing out of a hat, crackers and butter taking the place of lily pads, and a hilarious sign near the raspberry skating rink.
|Blueberries for Sal: Sal is ready for some blueberries, but she just can't seem to pick them faster than she eats them! For each handful she puts in her bucket, she eats just as many! This is a classic tale that really expounds on the appetite for curiosity many children have in their youth. At the same time that Sal is trying to fill her bucket with blueberries, a mother bear and her little cub are off on their own journey. After a series of hilarious errors and misunderstandings, everyone gets what they want. The gentle animal noises and the wonderful spirit make this a book to be treasured.
Food Books: Honorable Mentions
|If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: : You never would have guessed that a teeny tiny mouse could outlast a boisterous, energetic boy, but this book will show you otherwise. When the boy gives the mouse a cookie, the mouse has a seemingly endless list of demands. How about some milk to wash that cookie down with? But how is the mouse to drink it without a straw? At the end of the day, after the boy has been running around trying to meet the mouse's demands, it's no wonder he's so tuckered out! The pictures that illustrate this book are jam packed with subtle features that kids will linger on for hours.
|Strega Nona: Strega Nona, which translates to "Grandma Witch," is the loving grandma of an entire Calabrian town. She makes potions, magic, and cures to heal and comfort the people she cares about so dearly. Big Anthony, a wonderful resident of her town, is especially taken by her magical always-full pasta pot, which feeds his hungry belly whenever he needs it. In return, it's his job to tend to her home and garden. One day, when Strega Nona takes a trip of her own, Anthony recites her magic verse over the pot himself – and something hilariously terrible happens! This is a cute story that kids love.
|The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear: There's nothing Little Mouse loves more than a freshly picked, delicious, red, ripe, juicy strawberry. Lucky for Little Mouse, he's found the perfect one! The bad news is that Big, Hungry Bear has found it too! This teeny mouse will stop at nothing to ensure that the bear doesn't get his strawberry – even if it means the reader getting the berry! This book was first published in 1984, but the adorable story and bright pictures have been beloved by children ever since. This is a classic story with tons of twists and near misses.
|Eating the Alphabet: A great way to introduce younger readers into the wide range of delicious fruits and vegetable that are available to them, Eating the Alphabet is a book full of illustrations that are so colorful, you'll wish you could eat them up! Each veggie and fruit is detailed and vibrant, and the collage design makes them look fascinating and quite appealing. A great book for kids who are weary of trying new things, or those who'll try anything! The book includes introductions to such delicacies as kiwi, endives and papayas. Kids can learn about the alphabet as they get their daily lesson in nutrition.
|The Carrot Seed Board Book: A little boy plants a carrot seed, just to see what will happen. Everyone tells him that it won't grow, but there are some things this boy just believes in! He plants his seed, he waters the soil, he pulls the weeds, and he waits to see if his faith will pay off. This book was first published in 1945 and has been in print every since. It's a wonderful combination of simple, compelling text and eloquent, classic illustrations that get the imagination going. This is a deeply satisfying story that will have readers rooting for the boy in his seemingly impossible adventure.
|How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?: Curious kids love this story by the best-selling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague. This is a playful dinosaur tale that teaches kids how dinosaurs behave during dinner time – and it'll teach the kids a thing or two about good manners at the same time. Does a dinosaur clear his plate? Does he burp or belch? Does he pick at his food, or throw his plate? Kids will get answers to these intriguing questions, and will be treated to wonderful, truly amusing pictures and playful verses that are meant to be read aloud with their families.
|Who Needs Donuts?: Sam loves donuts so much that he travels all the way into the Big City just to get his share. Once he's arrived, he befriends Mr. Bikferd, who is a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd is distracted by love and gives his entire donut collection to Sam, what will happen to them both? It turns out that Sam loves one thing more than he loves donuts – helping out a fellow person in need. This is an absurd yet heartwarming story that's full of quirky humor and is on target for kids with a dazzling sense of humor.
|Stone Soup: Based on a folktale that's familiar to many, this book includes new pictures and a simpler telling of a well known story. It revolves around a young ne'er do well who tricks an elderly woman into brewing him a delicious and hearty soup. Initially, the woman refuses him food, but after placing a stone in the pot, he claims that all he needs is a few onions to make the soup cook faster. He gradually adds other little requests, until the the woman has added onions, barley, butter, and vegetables. The drawings in this book are quite angular and give it a truly unique look.
|The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza): This is another of the children's books about food that's actually based on a much older tale. This modern retelling includes a little hen who sees a can of tomato sauce in her cabinet, and decides she'd like to make a pizza. The hen asks her friends for help, but none of them, not the dog, not the duck, not the cat, will help her along with her pizza making adventure. She slaves over the dough making, adds the toppings and cooks the pizza. In a surprising twist, her friends do show up to help her in a most unexpected way.
|The Incredible Book-Eating Boy: Henry is similar to many children in his love of books, but the way he loves books is quite different! You see, Henry likes to eat books. He doesn't care what kind of book – from picture books to reference books , if a book has pages, then he wants to eat it. The twist is that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. He's on his way to being the smartest boy in the entire world, when he starts to feel sick to his stomach. With so much information rolling around, he simply can't digest it!
|The Runaway Dinner: Imagine a dinner that decided it had better things to do then be eaten! That's just what happens to a hungry little Banjo, who looks forward to chowing down on a savory sausage who goes by the name of Melvin. When Melvin decides he doesn't want to be eaten, an exciting, fast-paced race ensues. Eventually, everyone gets involved – including the fork, knife, plate, chair – even the table! This book is chock full of visual comedy, funny puns, and offers kids a fast paced story line. This is a great choice when the only goal is finding a fun tale that will bring on the giggles.
|Pumpkin Soup: Travel deep in to the woods, and you can find an old white cabin, where three friends live and make their pumpkin soup every day, in the same way. Each has their own duties: the cat cuts up the pumpkin, the squirrel keeps the soup stirred, and the duck adds the salt. That is until one day when the duck decides he'd like to stir – and there is a terrible squabble! When the duck leaves, the cat and the squirrel run off to make sure he's safe. This is a book with beautiful illustrations that really capture the feel and look of fall.
|Gregory, the Terrible Eater: Gregory the goat is different than most of the other goats. While his friends and family will eat anything from old shoes, to boxes, to the caps of bottles, Gregory would rather munch on tasty and healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, eggs and fish. Mother Goat and Father Goat are quite concerned, and so they take him to visit Dr. Ram. Finally, Gregory develops a taste for foods the goats approve of, but he ends up eating like a pig! This is one of the children's books about food that will teach habits of healthy eating, and finding foods that will please your palate.
|The Seven Silly Eaters: Mrs. Peters has quite a problem on her hands. Her son Peter only wants milk. Lucy will only drink lemonade, and Jack is hopelessly craving applesauce. Every new addition to Mrs. Peters home has their own demand for their favorite meal. What can Mrs. Peters do? She continues to try and please everyone, but with so many different demands, it gets more and more difficult. Finally, her birthday arrives, and with it, a special gift that is both helpful, hilarious, and heartwarming. This silly book is sure to please parents of picky eaters, and kids who love a whimsically told tale.
|Too Many Pumpkins: Rebecca simply hates pumpkins – which is no surprise once you understand her story. Rebecca grew up as a poor child, and her parents could only afford pumpkins. She grew up eating baked pumpkins, steamed pumpkins, boiled, stewed, mashed – even rotten! Years later, Rebecca is an elderly woman when, out of no where, a pumpkin fell into her yard. Her grand plan was to bury the pumpkin and get it out of sight, but she wasn't counting on the hundreds of pumpkins that grew as a result! The drawings in this book are spunky, unique and truly delightful.
|The Ugly Vegetables: Anyone can find the beauty in a garden that's packed with colorful flowers, and wonderful fragrances. But what is one to do with a patch of ugly vegetables? This charming, original, and eloquent story focuses on the fact that everything is not always what it seems. While these veggies may not look beautiful while they're growing, you soon discover that come harvest time, they make the most delicious dishes! This is a really fun, light, bright book that even comes with a handy guide on the Chinese pronunciations of the vegetables in the book, as well as a recipe for the ugly veggie soup.
|Donut Chef: It all starts with a baker setting up shop on a small street. Before he knows it, the line for his donuts reaches down the block, which leads to a new baker coming to town. A battle of the donut makers ensues, and as each baker makes a new type of dount, the other baker tries to top him. Eventually there are so many types and flavors of donuts that it's simply overwhelming. Little Debbie Sue, a little girl from the town, brings the bakers back to basics when she gives a rousing speech on the lack of a simple, delicious glazed donut.
|Good Enough to Eat: You won't find another book like this one! It focuses on teaching kids the basics of nutrition. It's written in a fun, interesting and engaging manner, and is sure to get kids excited about the delicious and healthy foods that are available to them. From cookies to carrots, this book leaves no food unturned. Topics include the nutrient groups, the functions of each of the nutrients, and how to find foods that contain the important nutrients. While it's written for a child and at a level children can understand, parents are likely to learn a thing or two from this comprehensive guide.
|Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly-Pie : When kids are in the mood for a silly story, it doesn't get much better than this hilarious tale about a fly, a pie, and a silly, silly guy! This is a book best read aloud, as the fun word plays and fantastically lyrical language will excite the tongue. It begins with a monster who creates a goo-filled pie crust, and then tricks hundreds of flies into the pie. He invites all his grossest friends to his pie party, but a surprise ending will have everyone giggling. The hairy, funnily scary illustrations make this a book that will stand out.
|Scratch and Sniff: Food: Scratch and Sniff is a wonderful addition to a book that will help kids get even more excited about sitting down to read. This is a sturdy board book that includes many scents for the little ones to smell. One of the best advantages of this book is that each of the scratch and sniff pads is quite large – about the width and length of a post-it note. The smells include standard fruits like bananas, oranges, and strawberries, but there are plenty of surprises here as well, like spicy pizza which smells just like fresh basil. This is a book kids will be asking to read over and over again.
|The Monster Health Book: Another book about nutrition, this book covers a wide range of issues in fun, accessible and simple ways. The book includes discussions of healthy meals and less healthy meals, and teaches kids how they can read food labels and what it means to count calories. It encourages readers to make time for healthy habits, like eating breakfast and packing a healthy lunch. There is also a discussion of the benefits of eating a sit down dinner versus a fast food on-the-run-dinner. Exercise and sleep are also covered, which makes it a comprehensive guide to health and nutrition for little ones.
|Hubert the Pudge: Vegetarian parents will love this vegetarian tale, which helps to showcase some of the reasons most vegetarians have elected not to eat meat. It focuses on Hebert, who is a pudge – and everyone knows that pudges don't grow up! Instead of growing old, they are taken off to the meat factory and become TV dinners, or microwave sausage links. Herbert the pudge makes a wild dash and ends up escaping to the wild. There he finds delicious, natural foods that help him become the most giant pudge since ancient times! This is a quirky tale that can help kids make sense of vegetarianism.
These children's books about food are wonderful examples of how kids can learn exciting lessons from their reading. These food-focused books help make eating fun.


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Today, the office coffee machine was relocated next to my desk. My co-worker insists on making several cups of the stuff per day, but instead of drinking it, he stands next to me, audibly swishes it through his teeth, gargles, and drools it back into the cup. I retch every single time. FML
by UuuuUUUUhhgghghghGHh / 02/09/2013 at 12:21pm / Kenya / Miscellaneous
Today, my furnace broke down, almost a month after its twenty year warranty expired. It would have been replaced for free. Now I'm going to have to take out a loan to afford the $4,000 replacement. FML
by chillyinside / 02/10/2013 at 12:03am / Canada / Miscellaneous
Today, my mum came to my ballet class. She spent the whole lesson sitting at the back yelling at me to "stop sticking your butt out". My ballet instructor had to ask her several times to pipe down. FML
by embarassinggg / 02/06/2013 at 1:57pm / United Kingdom (East Sussex) / Miscellaneous
Today, I told my parents that I was going to hang out with some friends. My dad guffawed and said, "Ooh, look at Mary, pretending she has a social life." Thanks, Dad. FML
by Anonymous / 02/08/2013 at 5:38pm / United Kingdom (Havering) / Miscellaneous
Today, at a mixed-family game of rugby, my dad resorted to calling me a "goddamned accident" and eventually body-slamming me, just so I'd stop playing long enough for his team to score. FML
by Anonymous / 02/08/2013 at 8:53pm / Australia (Victoria) / Health
Today, a cute girl asked if my dog was available for a date on Valentine's Day. Thinking I was in luck, I asked if I should come along. She said no. My dog has better game than I do. FML
by Doggotmytongue / 02/12/2013 at 4:50pm / United States (Illinois) / Animals
Today, my mom started referring to me as "The Bitch". When I asked her why, she said that I have always been a bitch, but I was never old enough for her to actually call me a bitch. FML
by maggu / 02/10/2013 at 11:26pm / Denmark / Miscellaneous
Today, as I was walking to my car, I noticed a car with a tail light out. Trying to be a good citizen, I walked up to the driver's side door and said "excuse me". The lady then maced me through the open window. FML
by maced face / 02/05/2013 at 12:45pm / United States / Transportation
Today, really desperate to get a job, I filled out an application for a dishwashing job. My application got tossed out, because I'm not an economics major like the other guy applying for the same job. FML
by Anonymous / 02/10/2013 at 12:55pm / Norway (Hordaland) / Work
Today, I had a half-hour conversation with my parents about going to college. I don't know what's worse, that they were trying to talk me out of it or that they're convinced that I'm going to get knocked up and drop out by the end of my freshman year. FML
by Anonymous / 02/04/2013 at 2:12am / United States (Idaho) / Work
Today, I ran into a former co-worker who I hadn't seen in years. She was raving at how I hadn't aged a bit, but before I could thank her she said, "But, you know, chubby people age better." FML
by Colleen Nichols / 02/04/2013 at 7:17am / United States (New Jersey) / Work
Today, I was super hungry and went to a Thai restaurant. The waitress left two small bowls of fried rice on the counter, and I thought they were for me. I ate one and a lady came over screaming. Apparently the small cups of rice was part of a religious ceremony. FML
by Thai rice mistake / 02/12/2013 at 3:04am / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, for the second time in two months, the person in the bathroom stall next to me commented on how loud I pee. This time, she made racehorse noises. I'm now too self-conscious to pee in public again. FML
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Spokane's Holiday Wine Fest November 22-24
Ready for a fun wine tasting time in Spokane? Looking to stock up on wine for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holiday adventures? The Spokane Winery Association's 24th annual Holiday Wine Festival is November 22-24 from Noon-5pm. With 22 wineries participating at 17 tasting rooms, you can taste close to 100 wines during your three day adventure. NEW this year is the newly opened tasting room shared by Emvy and Bridge Press at 39 W. Pacific and VduV at 12 S. Scott. Also, keep in mind that Townshend Cellar has recently moved their tasting room to a new location on Green […]
Nectar Announces Food Expansion with Commercial Kitchen
Nectar Tasting Room in downtown Spokane Washington (120 N. Stevens) is pleased to announce a partnership with Just a Couple of Mom's Catering to install a commercial kitchen. With the addition of a kitchen, Nectar will be adding a made to order menu of appetizers and potential dinner options. "We have known that we needed to expand our food options for our customer base and for our event business. This opportunity to work with Just a Couple of Mom's will continue to make Nectar a hot spot for Washington wine," says owner Josh Wade. "We can't wait to build and […]
Nectar Improv Comedy Night
We are bringing you a night of wine and comedy at Nectar Tasting Room on Saturday, October 12. The fine, fabulous and funny folks at the Lilac City Improv Troop will entertain you and we will provide the wine. I hear the more you drink the funnier they get. Tickets are $20 and include your first glass of wine. Sign up now. Seating is very limited.
Red Party Wear Red Drink Red
Supposedly you aren't supposed to wear white after Labor Day. My thought is that you aren't supposed to drink white after Labor Day either. The Nectar Red Party is the event of the fall featuring RED wine, RED fashion and RED decor. Saturday, September 28, join us for the fun fall fashion and wine event and the place to see and be seen. TRAKS DJ SERVICE will be laying down the beats. Your $20 fee covers your first glass of wine and passed appetizers. The party starts at 9pm and goes to 1am. Bring a group of friends and dance […]
Wine Down Wednesday Dinners at Nectar
Want to join us for dinner in Spokane? Many dates for our popular Wine Down Wednesday dinner series are still available. Each dinner has a select catered menu from Just a Couple of Mom's catering. The three course dinner experience is paired with three perfect wines from the Nectar Tasting Room menu. This is an affordable way to learn more about wine, various vintages, grape types, and the wine making process. Owner Josh Wade will guide the dinner and share the story of each wine.


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Ah, the wage gap.
I didn't know who Susan B. Anthony was, I had to look her up.
At the moment, here in Britain, another suffragette was discussed, and celebrated, on the 100th anniversary of her death : Emily Davison was killed by a racing horse in a demonstration for the right for women to vote, June, 1913.
Finally! The real reason why women are being hired in the work place instead of dudes.
As an MBA? There are a lot of issues at work in regards to pay issues than just gender. (In fact, overt gender discrimination is illegal in America.)
For example, one of the big issues is that women often step out of the work force in order to become primary caretakers for their children. Then when they try to come back, they get hit with the same issue affecting the long-term unemployed: they've been out of work so long that they are considered as being "behind the times" in regards to the latest industry trends and techniques, and may have even fallen behind on their certifications and continuing education. Thus, when they do get re-hired, they're "less valuable" than someone with a consistent resume and so are paid less.
Yes, Darren. But if you're a scientific researcher with an understanding of statistics knowledge, you can control for women taking time off for families, for women not being prominent in certain high-paying jobs, and for women not earning as many degrees forty years ago when many now high-powered men started. And the resulting studies consistently show that even when you account for those factors, women are still paid substantially less than men for the same work. See Ms. Ledbetter. Paid much less for EXACTLY the same work for many years, but how was she to know? Payrolls are secret. Yet the conservative supreme court said that's okay, and the GOP tried to filibuster the Equal Pay act.
Toon is good, but the "Anthony dollar" was a failure because folks couldn't tell it from a quarter. Which, given inflation, maybe 25 cents is more accurate than 77?
The only place I know that likes Susan B. Anthony dollar coins is USPS vending machines.
Definitely bookmark worthy. Thanks.
And don't forget the SCOTUS threw out a wage discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart because it was so systemic that they felt it couldn't be considered against one store, despite plenty of evidence for the case to be heard. Read that again until you understand the implications….
Here I thought the cartoon was a commentary on the declining value of a dollar, not the gender salary gap. One thing statisticians don't account for is the crony component to salaries. A male boss looking to keep a male employee on will raise his salary higher and faster than a female boss looking to keep a male employee or a male looking to keep a female. I tried to find the article I read about the difference from a couple of years ago, but google is not your friend when looking for a needle on the interwebs.
mdavis; Anthony dollar: 79-81 and again in 99. Okay, exactly HOW does Obama have anything at all to do with the "wreck" of that coin?
Universal suffrage in my country of birth only came about in 1994.
Come on Tigger, I know you know where I'm from; why would I know about your country's suffragettes?
When I was working for EDS, it was company policy (probably still is!) that discussion/comparison of your wages with colleagues was strictly forbidden, and punishable by firing. It was in the contract you had to sign. In such a way, they could ensure that it was unlikely for a female employee to find out what her wage was in comparison to male colleagues, and that anyone who did manage to find out could be gotten rid of without having to invoke any other reason.
That's why it took so long for me to find out that my salary was 2/3 that of my same-rank male colleagues, for doing exactly the same work for the same time with the same qualifications. (And no, no time off for pregnancy or kids.) I found out after I left.
Companies have no interest in changing this. Why should they?
And yes: managers tend to promote and favour those most like themselves. When the previous generation of management is white dudes, that perpetuates itself. And here's the thing: it requires no overt sex discrimination at all, and in fact, many of those managers would probably insist that they are not being sexist – all it requires is an implicit and quite possibly subconscious assumption that whites and/or guys are going to be better at the job. So there, see, if they keep hiring or promoting white dudes, it's just based on "who is best qualified", right?
This, despite the fact that there is a large body of evidence that CVs submitted as anonymous or with male names are consistently rated as more desirable than the exact same CV submitted with a female name, and other such evidence that there is a fair bit of covert difference in judgement going on.
Oh, sure, the fields that women go into are often less well paid in general. That might have something to do with the fact that women are still discouraged from entry into a lot of high-paid, high-status jobs. (.pdf)
And women have a disadvantage in that they are expected to spend more time doing childcare and eldercare than men are. "Family duties" are often assumed – an unquestioned assumption – to fall "naturally" on women.
But why is that? Because men can care for elderly parents just as well as women can. And once that kid's outta the womb, men can handle bottles and diapers and school runs just as well as women can. None of these things require a uterus or lactation, not last I checked.
So when we hear that women "take more time out for family", it's worth asking: why? Why aren't family duties more evenly distributed between men and women? Because sometimes it may be that women prefer this, but I know for a fact it isn't always. And it's those unquestioned expectations that bite the most painfully.
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FOX News Calls Paul Ryan's RNC Speech "Deceiving" — Hell Freezes Over
The following is from Fox News. Yes, that Fox News:
[T]o anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan's speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech. On this measure, while it was Romney who ran the Olympics, Ryan earned the gold.
Apparently Fox News has started paying attention to facts and goes on to name some that Ryan blurred the edges of during his speech — with supporting links and everything:
Fact: While Ryan tried to pin the downgrade of the United States' credit rating on spending under President Obama, the credit rating was actually downgraded because Republicans threatened not to raise the debt ceiling.
Fact: While Ryan blamed President Obama for the shut down of a GM plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, the plant was actually closed under President George W. Bush. Ryan actually asked for federal spending to save the plant, while Romney has criticized the auto industry bailout that President Obama ultimately enacted to prevent other plants from closing.
Fact: Though Ryan insisted that President Obama wants to give all the credit for private sector success to government, that isn't what the president said. Period.
Fact: Though Paul Ryan accused President Obama of taking $716 billion out of Medicare, the fact is that that amount was savings in Medicare reimbursement rates (which, incidentally, save Medicare recipients out-of-pocket costs, too) and Ryan himself embraced these savings in his budget plan.
To Fox News' (dis)credit, they also called Ryan's speech "dazzling," patting the prospective VP on the back for helping to humanize the Automatic Teller Machine with whom he shares a ticket. Then Fox News zagged instead of zigging once again, calling the speech "distracting" by failing to mention a few things that may not sit so well with voters — again, with supporting links!:
Ryan didn't mention his extremist stance on banning all abortions with no exception for rape or incest, a stance that is out of touch with 75% of American voters.
Ryan didn't mention his previous plan to hand over Social Security to Wall Street.
Ryan didn't mention his numerous votes to raise spending and balloon the deficit when George W. Bush was president.
Ryan didn't mention how his budget would eviscerate programs that help the poor and raise taxes on 95% of Americans in order to cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires even further and increase — yes, increase —the deficit.
We don't know if the Fox News site has been a victim of cyberterrorism, or someone had an extra bowl of bipartisan Wheaties this morning, but blatantly calling bullshit on a Republican candidate when that number is almost strictly reserved for the opposition is…weird. Fair and balanced. But weird.
I was surprised to see this scathing attack on Ryan's speech on the Fox News website.
But I will be VERY VERY VERY surprised if the author or any of the opinions she expresses makes it onto a Fox News TV program, where it really counts.
Right now it's just on the web where very few Fox News viewers will ever see it. On air they are treating Ryan's speech like the best thing since sliced bread and I don't expect that will change.
Ryan also forgot to mention he took $20 million from the stimulus package for his own district. He also forgot the following in regard to the deficit:
He supported the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 which put the deficit at $1.7 trillion; he voted for Medicare Part D, another $180 billion; he supported TARP and HERA, another $224 billion; Iraq supplementals, $806 billion and the Bush tax cut extension further adding another $620 billion to the deficit, none of which were paid for, part of the reason why the economy went belly up in 2008 aside from the Wall Street debacle. Ryan and Romney still have not explained how they're going to pay for budget cuts they've planned. Obama and Biden will nail them on all of that during the debates. Biden will wipe the floor with Ryan on foreign policy as I'm sure Obama will Romney. If at the end of that, the people put Romney in the White House, then this dumb electorate will get what it deserves.
I've never heard such a litany of outright lies in my entire life. I changed the channel. The speech demonstrates that the Republicans have nothing to run on other than tax cuts for millionaires, deep cuts in the social safety net, and deregulation for their business buddies.
They are morally and intellectually bankrupt. Their words are like acid on the face of America, spewing lies and hate from every orifice. They ruined the nation and they are begging to finish the job.
Ryan is a liar and a clown, the world will rightly eat him for breakfast, as they will Romney. Obama is respected and well liked for his work to help the US and the world recover, and he's doing a splendid job in the face of these violent, bigoted lunatics hampering his parties every move.
This means NOTHING. It is an opinion piece written by a token liberal and posted on their web site as opinion. Not one word of it is being spoken of by any of their talking heads on any of their TV news shows.
@alexoloughlin: The problem with that is that those of us who don't for Romney will get what they deserve, too. I'm just saying.
How ironic that the only person who has made the most sense in this parade of fools (the GOP convention) is Condoleeza Rice. I do hope (in the event Romney wins because everyone was so sure Obama would win that they didn't bother to go to the polls to vote) she declines his offer of a cabinet position.
The present course of this country reminds me so much of the finals years I worked at AT&T. That company, once upon a time, was ALWAYS in the top five corporations in the entire world (based on Fortune 500, Forbes ratings). When I left in 1992 it was nothing more (and still is) a rudderless aircraft carrier with a captain having no clue which way to steer it. The same applies to the United States. I would not be surprised (actually I am waiting for it) to get a letter in the mail saying that my pension benefits from the company are going to be cut. Think it not possible? Ask the retirees of United Airlines to show you the letter where they HAD to accept a forty-percent reduction in benefits in order for the company to stay in business. Nothing is for sure anymore except taxes, ignoramuses running for office based on lies, and death.
I almost turned off the television when this young idiot (a present day Dan Quayle if one ever was to come along) said that we need to start selling our "goods" to consumers outside of the country. Did he forget that nearly ALL manufacturing has been sent abroad and we are a SERVICE driven economy that has been replaced (humans, workers….take your pick) by laptop computers priced under $300?
To use the expression "we have lost our way" is the understatement of the year folks. We ARE in big trouble and I do not blame Obama for not knowing which way to turn because we have already turned in so many directions trying to "fix" the economy that we are dizzy and don't know it. We are pulling money out of thin air just to keep the way of life that we know because THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE. The only alternative is to ADMIT the world itself is now BROKE, and we all know that is not going to happen.
I thank god I am retired and do not have to look for non-living-wage paying jobs just to make it. I am in my mid fifties and say from the bottom of my heart good luck young'un's. You are going to need it. You are not going to be as "lucky" as I was. And I don't say that sarcastically either. I say it with truth and feeling.
Romney has impaled himself — with a bogus cross!
Romney as President; would mean the darkest & meanest period in the United States — in its history.
Homophobic — witchcraft would rule the government from Rome & Salt Lake City!
Romney and Ryan; should be committed to an asylum — for the religiously insane!
The republicans don't see this election as winnable. They will control the congress most likely and make life miserable for Obama (and the rest of us) for the next four years. The plan is Jeb Bush in 2016. They can't do that if Romney wins this one.
I'm watching the Repub Convention and i'm surprised there haven't been many good speeches at all. I'm not going to like what they say, the content or their message, because I'm liberal, but I know a good speech when I see it, and there have been maybe 3-4. So not only are they backwards on policy, but they are boring and uninspired too! For their sake, I hope they saved them all for tonight.
Sally Kohn is the author of this article on the Fox website. As one commenter noted above: "It is an opinion piece written by a token liberal and posted on their web site". I've watched Sally a number of times on Fox News and she's an articulate and brilliant political commentator, who just happens to be Lesbian! Kudos to Fox News for allowing Sally to try to balance out the vitriolic conservative opinions they typically spew! I had received Sally's updated newsletter this morning and read it just prior to seeing the same story on Queerty.
Sally has a terrific website, which I regularly monitor and I'm also able to watch some of her video postings from her appearances on Fox "News". If you are interested more in Sally's work and opinions, I'd encourage you to check her out and support her efforts. http://sallykohn.com/ I think she's brilliant, although I am repeating myself!
It is enraging to listen to these Republican morons bleat and blather about how President Obama has "failed" in his stewardship of this country when in fact, from the moment of his arrival in January 2009 (in fact from the moment of his 2008 win), they have, with malice aforethought, done EVERYTHING possible to ensure he fails. Done this knowing our country was in the deepest economic peril since the Great Depression. Done it knowing they were throwing even their own constituents under the bus in the process. Nothing mattered to them except making Obama look bad in an attempt to make themselves look better by comparison.
If that is all you know about the GOP, then that's enough to know better than to trust any of them with any office higher than county dogcatcher.
I just checked the FoxNews website (4:35PM ET) and the only "fact check" article I see says that nothing Ryan said was factually inaccurate. So looks like they took down whatever you reference above. ??
I think it's still on the FOX "news" website:
I find it astounding (and a little embarrassing) that Lester Brathwaite would write such an article about an author . . . without researching the author. She's one of Fox's liberal commenters, and a gay one at that. But Mr. B wouldn't know that because he's obviously never watched the channel—had he done so, rather than simply parroting the left's contempt for it, he might have been more enlightened to how the network works. You know that whole "Fair & Balanced" thing? That's because they have numerous liberal commenters as well as conservative—unlike their competition over at MSNBC. This article questioning Ryan's veracity is as meaningful as Joe Scarborough questioning a Democrat's.
@Brandon: I think the one who probably got fired was Lester Brathwaite for writing an article about an author he knew nothing about.
@patrickzzz: Patrick, thanks for the link. Here's a link to the author's site. She was asked by Fox to write the "liberal response" to the speech.
@BJ McFrisky: Fox's news article (as opposed to an opinion piece) says that nothing in Ryan's speech was factually inaccurate. That doesn't sound like news to me, let alone "fair" or "balanced." I like your point about researching the author. But you can't really be suggesting that FoxNews is real journalism, are you?
@MACDONALDBANK: Hey what have you got against witchcraft!
@BJ McFrisky: It's not much in the way of "balance" unless she is on the air on FOX speaking her opinions in the same way that Joe Scarborough is on the air for 3 hours every weekday speaking his conservative views on MSNBC.
Lyin' Ryan!
@ncman: Sally Kohn doesn't have her own show, no, but she's a frequent guest on numerous FNC shows, along with other liberals like Alan Colmes, Bob Beckel, Juan Williams, Leslie Marshall, etc etc, who debate topics from the left. Unlike Al Sharpton, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, et al, who spout one-sided sermons, the FNC shows like O'Reilly and The Five bring on opposing views. Hence, fair and balanced.
@BJ McFrisky: Matthews has republicans on his show ALL THE TIME. The others you mention, Sharpton, Schultz and Maddow… Most Republicans refuse to come on those shows. But, they have each had republicans on.
Now, please name for us any one FOX show that has had Sally Kohn on today to discuss her opinion of Ryan's speech.
@BJ McFrisky: One comes to mind immediately. Michael Steele, former head of the RNC appears on ALL of the MSNBC shows ALL the time. S.E. Cupp, conservative pundit, appears on MSNBC every weekday at 3:00 pm. On weekends Chris Hayes has Republicans on his show all the time.
@BJ McFrisky: Also, Steve Schmidt, John McCain's campaign manager, has been participating in MSNBC's convention coverage every night this week. And, he appears regularly on Rachel Maddow's show. So, please stop trying to sell your idea that there are no conservative voices on MSNBC.
@ncman: Well, there you go. You watch MSNBC all the time and know where and when all the conservative pundits show up, and I watch Fox and know when the liberals pop up. And on the side, we can debate and discuss and agree to disagree. America, what a country!
Regarding Sally Kohn's TV appearances today, unfortunately she neglected to send me her personal schedule (that Sally, she's such a klutz), so I'm not up-to-the-minute with her whereabouts, but when I get it, you'll be the first one I'll update, so keep checking back.
@BJ McFrisky: Ah, but the fact is that you made the claim that there are no conservatives on MSNBC. I proved you to be wrong. I didn't make any such claim about FOX. I just said that Sally Kohn wouldn't be on to give "VOICE" to her opinion of Ryan's speech. In fact I've seen it reported that all the FOX News shows today have been defending the honesty of Ryan's speech despite what all the independent fact-checkers have said about it.
@ncman: Your statement, "In fact I've seen it reported that all the FOX News shows today have been defending the honesty of Ryan's speech despite what all the independent fact-checkers have said about it," verifies what we already knew: That you watch MSNBC and get all your info from that source.
And by the way, I didn't say that your channel never has on alternative viewpoints, I simply stated that they're more opinionated and one-sided. You, for some reason, took that as a challenge, which it wasn't intended to be—it's just my opinion.
Again: We can agree to disagree.
And, now, based on the information I provided, we know that your opinion is wrong. But, good little conservative that you are, you take the tack of claiming that you now just want to agree to disagree instead of admitting you were wrong.
By the way, I did not see the reports of how FOX is reporting the content of Ryan's speech on MSNBC. I saw it reported on the internet. And, not an MSNBC web site.
@ncman: I'll say it again: I didn't say that your channel never has on alternative viewpoints, I simply stated that they're more opinionated and one-sided. I was wrong about nothing: I simply stated an opinion, and just because that opinion doesn't jibe with yours, it doesn't mean I was wrong. Anyway, it appears anything I say will only ellicit a fighting response from you, so I'm signing off. Enjoy the convention in Charlotte next week, Carolina man.
Biden is so senile he can't wipe his own butt with both hands so I doubt he will be any threat to Ryan.
Sally Kohn is a liberal idiot so not surprised at her commentary being negative. The way to judge any person is by their actions and the results. Can we now take a look at the alternative to Romney/Ryan.
Oh yes, we have obama and biteme biden. Both are pandering to our gay community claiming they like us us and that's all that matters to us. Not the unemployment numbers, not the homes lost or under valued, not the growing number of families on food stamps. obama likes gays, let's throw our support behind him and to hell with everything else!
This is amazing. Has Ryan had an evaluation done by a psychologist?
@BJ McFrisky: Your previous statements were:
"You know that whole "Fair & Balanced" thing? That's because they have numerous liberal commenters as well as conservative—unlike their competition over at MSNBC."
"Unlike Al Sharpton, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, et al, who spout one-sided sermons, the FNC shows like O'Reilly and The Five bring on opposing views. Hence, fair and balanced."
Despite what you say now, both of these are your "opinionated" claims that MSNBC doesn't have conservatives expressing their points of view. I listed many of the conservatives who appear on MSNBC and proved your "opinion" to be wrong.
We are all entitled to our own opinion. But, we are not entitled to our own facts. The facts are that MSNBC does include many conservatives on their programs.
I really enjoyed some of the more intelligent reactions to this piece, minus the usual cross-biting and hair pulling. I guess this goes to prove, to paraphrase Abe Lincoln: "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." The GOP is just hoping they can fool enough of us—but if you are gay, they don't stand a chance. Even the Log Cabin Republicans are starting to get queazy with the Grand Old Party of Liars. Perry Brass, author of King of Angels, A Novel About the Genesis of Identity and Belief.
@ncman: Oh, okay, now I get it. You're good and I'm evil. Got it. Will change immediately to appease you. Thank you for being there when a lost soul like me needed direction.
Must . . . watch . . . MSNBC . . . NOW!!!
It's sad to me that the rhetoric expressed by both liberal and conservative citizen commentators here and elsewhere reflects the kind of vitriol that we see in Congress. Maybe our representatives are accurately reflecting the public state of mind and we should expect no better from them.
There were no outright lies in Paul Ryan's speech. Did he stretch the truth? Probably. Did he seek stimulus for his district? Of course, if the government is going to spend stimulus dollars in part collected in taxes from his constituents he would be derelict not to try to get their fare share. Does this make him a hypocrite?
I, for one, am amazed and greateful that Mit Romney has put himself through the electoral gauntlet in order to try to bring order to the mess this country is in. He could have just settled into a fabulous retirement. President Obama is well meaning but seems to not grasp how our economy produces prosperity and jobs.
If you choose to vote for President Obama it seems that change is out the window as far as how he operates in Washington, so all you are voting for at this point is hope. I'd suggest the addition of prayer.
You are very correct invcounsl. For me it comes down to my priorities.
First I am a human, sharing my life with all other humans, some I like or love and others, not so much. Then I am an American and to say I love this country would be a gross understatement, there is none better! As an American, I must vote for the survival and well being of this country, not just on any one's opinions of sexuality or because of any one's religion or personal opinions. The President cannot make people accept gay people, nor can he/she make anyone hate gay people, individuals believe what they believe. In my opinion, I have to vote for survival of this country with all of it's freedoms, quirks, grand accomplishments and failures. Our current pres has grandiose ideas, but they do not work, we've seen it over and over. Libs blame repubs for the mess obama inherited when he came into office. But, here's the real scoop. Before the libs got control of both house 01-03-07, unemployment stood at 4.6% the GDP was 3.5% and the national debt was $9T having grown by less than $4T over the six years since Bush had taken office. Enter the Democratic control, things started changing immediately. Bush warned both Houses that the housing market was going to crash 17 different documented times, they laughed and called him an alarmist, obama was among them as Senator. What obama inherited was a mess he helped create and poor guy has no clue as to how to fix it. It must be fixed and fixed quickly or life as we know it will change, when the American dollar is no longer the currency used by the world for trade, you will know what real poverty is as prices will shy rocket beyond your wildest dreams and it's coming as the world watches us flounder and go further into debt.
@Marjorie 0120: Bush inherited a surplus, gave us two wars he didn't pay for, a huge Medicare benefit increase he didn't pay for, and left office with trillions in debt and huge deficit. I'm not a huge fan of the Democrats either, but you're drinking the Kool-Aid if you think the GOP is fiscally responsible. The facts don't bear it out. Sorry, it's not some liberal conspiracy. Just reality.
As for saying you are "human first"…. shouldn't humanism hold higher place to nationalism? e.g., can we really fuck over poor people and old people just because we have a "saving vision" for the country? We are not the United Corporations of America, we are the United States of America.
There was no surplus, that's a myth. When Bush took office 01-20-01 there was debt of over $5T.
Date Dollar Amount
09/30/2010 13,561,623,030,891.79
09/30/2009 11,909,829,003,511.75
09/30/2008 10,024,724,896,912.49
09/30/2007 9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 6,783,231,062,743.62
09/30/2002 6,228,235,965,597.16
09/30/2001 5,807,463,412,200.06
09/30/2000 5,674,178,209,886.86
These figures are from a gov website, not FOX News or any other politically slanted site.
On one hand you say the Repubs are going to screw over poor people and on the other condemn Bush for Medicare Advantage, a prescription drug program. I remember those days and the news articles about seniors and the disabled eating pet food and living without lights or heat to pay for their medicines. When they got them they skipped doses or cut them in half to make them last. This bill was the height of human compassion and yet Bush is condemned for it.
Has it occurred to you that if there were more jobs, that there would be fewer people living in poverty? Clinton signed NAFTA into law it offered tax incentives for companies to take their businesses abroad. The idea was to share the wealth of America across the world, sounds good huh? Well when those companies saw the lower tax rates and ease of doing business in other countries they liked it and other businesses joined them.
Repubs say given our corp[orate tax rates are the highest in the world, perhaps if we lower them those companies will come home. That makes sense to me. obama wants you to think that only the corps will benefit, not the people who will find jobs enough to be choosy about. The loss in corp taxes will be made up by all of the other taxes we already pay, and more people will be able to pay them, everyone will benefit.
Why won't anyone admit that their news channel is biased?? All of the MSNBC people say "oh, we have conservatives!" and all the FNC people say "oh, we have liberals!" and both try to pretend they give both sides a fair shake.
They do not.
MSNBC is extremely liberal, and its programming is used to espouse the liberal viewpoint 95% of the time. FNC is extremely conservative, and its programming is used to espouse the conservative viewpoint 95% of the time.
Both of them answer to corporate sponsors. Both of them are manipulating people through the guise of "news".
Try Link TV, and FreeSpeech TV, who have no corporate sponsors (though to be fair, they are still pretty liberal).
@Marjorie 0120: Marjorie, there was a surplus. A deficit and surplus refer to the budget, not the national debt. Two distinct things. Had Bush included in his budgets all the money spent on the wars and the Medicare expansion, his numbers would look even worse. This isn't MSNBC or "liberal talk" here…. check the CBO or other independent analysis. BTW, I'm not saying I support Obama's approach to a lot of things here, I don't give him a "pass." But the GOP-historical-revisionism has just got to stop.
@Marjorie 0120: The president cannot make others love gays and lesbians, but he can ensure that the federal government no longer discriminates against us. Obama directed the agencies of the federal government to adopt gay-friendly personnel policies and ended Don't Ask, Don't Tell allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. He endorses same-sex marriage and is committed to ending the Defense of Marriage Act.
Clinton did not offer companies tax incentives for moving their companies abroad. In fact, ending those tax breaks was a plank in his 1992 campaign. The Congress, which controls the tax code, did not go along, a testament to the power lobbyists hold over politicians.
The Bush administration was a disaster for America. If it were otherwise, he would have made an appearance at the Republican convention.
No wonder Obama got elected AND GLAAD gets so much support while being political ass kissers in bed with mainstream TV, with geniuses like internet contributors completely incapable of researching (or admitting) ANYTHING.
That piece was an OPINION EDITORIAL by Sally Kohn, a FAR LEFT commentator.
"And second, for the record, no I do not get paid for my writing for Fox News. So if you're inclined and want to help keep me off the stripper poles in Tampa, feel free to make a tax-deductible donation via my fiscal sponsor the Grassroots Policy Project in order to support my work. I'd be grateful."
Even the LINK says Fox News dot com slash OPINION. WAKE UP.
@ScaryRussianHeather: As gay people, we are used to being bashed and denigrated by idiots like you and the gay-hating Religious Right. So what else is new?
I thought long and hard about how to respond. There is no surplus if there is debt. At least that's how it works in real budgets. Any left over monery after paying monthly bills goes to extra payments on credit cards or whatever. Surplus means you've paid ALL of the bills and this is what's left over. Therefore the surplus Clinton claims is not real because there were bills left unpaid.
@Marjorie 0120: Better think some more. You don't understand the difference between the annual federal deficit and the cumulative federal debt. With such muddled thinking you are hardly one to be advising anyone else on economics or politics.
just as Tiffany implied I'm stunned that some one able to get paid $5098 in one month on the computer. have you seen this web link N u T t y R i C h d o t c o m
@Marjorie 0120: Marjorie, in the interest of being helpful, as opposed to an adsz, consider it the difference between profits and debt. "Surplus" is profit – revenues less expenses. Debt is clear. Just like any business, the govt can show a profit in a year but still have debt. Without surplus, debt could never decrease. It decreased during the Clinton admin.
Regardless, this indictment of Ryan's speech is a clear departure from the usual FOX partisan positioning. Seems both FOX and CNN are moving (slightly) toward a more informational and fact-driven format. As people inevitably want sound-bytes and spoon-fed conclusions without having to understand the broader picture, it's uncertain how long it will last – but it's nice to see it happen even if a flash in the pan.
I would suggest reading the post directly as written and on FOX so as to eliminate "Chinese whispers"


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Diagnosis of Muckle-Wells Syndrome 33 Years Later
To the Editor:
As medical information is rapidly expanding, it is incumbent on the clinician to continually reevaluate every patient, looking for new diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities. We describe our experience with a woman who developed her disease at 4 months of age but in whom the diagnosis and appropriate therapy were delayed until she was 33 years old. The diagnosis was originally missed, because 30 years ago the syndrome was not widely recognized, the tools necessary for diagnosis had not yet been developed, and effective therapy had not yet been devised. Three decades of accumulating medical experience, creation of new diagnostic techniques, and development of new effective therapies resulted in diagnosis and successful treatment of her disorder.
The patient was a 33-year-old Caucasian woman referred to the University of California, San Francisco, with a chronic syndrome characterized by recurrent urticaria, migratory polyarthritis, progressive hearing loss, intermittent anterior eye disease (episcleritis, scleritis, uveitis, and iridocyclitis), headaches, intermittent fevers, lymphadenopathy, and episodic diarrhea. Her disease had begun when she was 4 months of age, and over 30 years she had been evaluated by an army of pediatricians, internists, rheumatologists, otolaryngologists, and ophthalmologists, with no definitive diagnosis. Therapeutic interventions included various nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents, antihistamines, prednisone, and colchicine, all of which were of limited benefit or associated with unacceptable side effects.
At presentation her therapeutic regimen included diclofenac, 75 mg bid, and colchicine, 0.6 mg tid. Physical examination revealed bilateral conjunctivitis, hearing loss requiring the use of hearing aids in both ears, synovitis of the left wrist, and urticaria of the shoulders, trunk and thighs. Laboratory evaluation revealed a hematocrit of 30.4%, white blood cell count 8.8 ´ 109/l, and platelet count 333 ´ 109/l. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 45 mm/h and C-reactive protein was 28.1 mg/l (normal < 6.3). Liver function studies, electrolytes, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies, complement levels (C3 and C4), quantitative immunoglobulins, hepatitis C antibody, thyroid function studies, antithyroid antibodies, cryoglobulins, creatine phosphokinase, and urinalysis were all normal. Chest radiograph and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain were unremarkable. A previous biopsy of one of the skin lesions revealed urticarial vasculitis.
Because the constellation of signs and symptoms was consistent with a diagnosis of Muckle-Wells syndrome, a buccal swab was sent for genetic testing. Gene sequencing revealed a heterozygous cytosine to thiamine substitution in exon 3 of the CIAS1 gene, leading to a methionine for threonine substitution at amino acid position 348 in the cryopyrin protein. This mutation is seen in patients with the Muckle-Wells syndrome or with familial cold urticaria. After the diagnosis was confirmed, treatment with the interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist anakinra (100 mg subcutaneously per day) was begun. Within 24 hours of the first injection she noted a dramatic improvement. Since initiation of therapy 1 year ago, ocular inflammation and arthritis have recurred only once, when she went on a 3 day vacation and forgot her anakinra.
Muckle-Wells syndrome is a heritable autoinflammatory disorder characterized by progressive deafness, inflammatory eye disease, recurrent urticaria, cutaneous vasculitis, arthritis, lymphadenopathy, abdominal pain and bloating, and recurrent fevers1. Some patients will eventually develop AA amyloidosis. The disease begins during infancy, so generally patients are diagnosed and treated by pediatricians. The disorder is due to some of over 20 defects in the CIAS1 gene (also termed NALP3 or PYPAF1) that codes for the production of cryopyrin, a protein that modulates a platform of proinflammatory cytokines important in the innate immune system2. Related disorders with defects at the same locus include familial cold-induced urticaria, neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), and the CINCA (chronic infantile neurologic, cutaneous, articular) syndrome. Specific gene sequencing, available commercially and done with a simple cheek swab, now offers clinicians the capability of a definitive diagnosis.
Prednisone, antihistamines, dapsone, minocycline, azathioprine, chlorambucil, mycophenolate mofetil, and infliximab have all been used to treat the inflammatory components of the disorder, and colchicine has been prescribed in hope of preventing the development of amyloidosis. None of these therapies has been particularly helpful in the long term. The defect at CIAS1 results in unregulated activation of a number of humoral inflammatory mediators, including IL-1a, IL-1ß, tumor necrosis factor-a, IL-3, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-183,4.
The proinflammatory cytokine IL-1ß is felt to be the major mediator of the clinical manifestations of Muckle-Wells syndrome. Therefore, development of the IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra that could block the ability of IL-1ß to mediate the inflammatory process offered patients a potentially valuable therapeutic modality. Anakinra has proven to be dramatically effective in short-term treatment of Muckle-Wells syndrome2. There is even evidence that anakinra can normalize serum amyloid A protein5, suggesting that it could prevent the development of AA amyloidosis in these patients. Certainly, our patient's dramatic response to anakinra appears to be typical of patients with this disorder.
This case is an example of just how much our diagnostic and therapeutic capability has improved in the last 30 years. It is a reminder that physicians should try to view every new patient interaction as if it were the patient's first experience with a medical professional. Without an open, unbiased assessment of even longstanding chronic problems there is always the risk that incorrect diagnoses or inadequate therapies will be perpetuated for decades, and that new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities will be wasted for lack of consideration.
KENNETH H. FYE, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; DAWN H. SIEGEL, MD, Resident in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of California,San Francisco; M. KARI CONNOLLY, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Medicine, Departments of Dermatology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Address reprint requests to Dr. Fye; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
2. Aksentijevich I, Nowak M, Mallah M, et al. De novo mutations, cytokine activation, and evidence for genetic heterogeneity in patients with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID): a new member of the expanding family of pyrin-associated autoinflammatory diseases. Arthritis Rheum 2002;46:3340-8. [MEDLINE]
3. Sutterwala FS, Ogura Y, Szczepanik M, et al. Critical role for NALP3/CIAS1/cryopyrin in innate and adaptive immunity through its regulation of caspase-1. Immunity 2006;24:241-3. [MEDLINE]
4. Mariathasan S, Weiss DS, Newton K, et al. Cryopyrin activates the inflammasome in response to toxins and ATP. Nature 2006;440:228-32. [MEDLINE]
5. Hawkins PN, Lachman HJ. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in the Muckle-Wells syndrome. N Engl J Med 2003;348:2583-4. [MEDLINE]


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A Marble Hill man appeared in court Thursday to continue fighting animal abuse charges. 29-year old Levi Snider appeared in a Madison County courtroom Thursday after nearly a year since he was charged with recklessly killing his neighbor's dog. Snider contends he shot the dog out of self defense. According to police they found a dog that had been burned in Bollinger County near county road 318 last October. Deputies happened upon Snider who confessed to killing the dog claiming it started to charge him and he shot it through the shoulder. The dog was found roughly 60 yards from Travis Reed's home. Reed pled guilty in April to littering for improperly disposing of the animals carcass. Snider will appear in court next month. He faces up to a maximum of up to one year in county jail.
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Are you a fan of the hit ITV crime drama, Broadchurch? If so, get the lowdown on series 3 as we hear it and behind the scenes information of the cast, producers and filming locations for both series 1 and 2.
Broadchurch was penned by Doctor Who and Torchwood writer, Chris Chibnall, with both series boasting a star studded cast including David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Arthur Darvill.
Coming soon....Broadchurch 3!
Award winning drama Broadchurch has been filming in Dorset with an impressive ensemble cast confirmed to appear in the third and final series.
David Tennant and Olivia Colman reprise their roles as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller with Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan returning to play Beth and Mark Latimer.
They will be joined by National Television award winner Julie Hesmondhalgh, BAFTA winner Georgina Campbell along with Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley who take significant roles in the 8 part series. Sir Lenny Henry and Roy Hudd have also been announced as new cast members.
Arthur Darvill also returns as local vicar Paul Coates, Carolyn Pickles as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe and Adam Wilson as Ellie's son Tom.
The new series will herald a brand new case for Miller and Hardy with the detectives reuniting to investigate a serious sexual assault.
In an interview with Producer, Dan Winch, he promised more twists and turns in the third, and final, series. He confirmed that the Dorset landscape will still be very much a character of the story, saying "What we realise is unique about Broadchurch is that it's a beautiful reflection of the landscape and it's a dark story in a beautiful place". Dan teased that once again "people will be on the edge of their seats trying to work out the pieces of the puzzle"!
Series one and two were absolutely fabulous with absorbing plot lines, intruiging characters and of course a stunning filming location! We can't wait to see what the third series will bring and we're looking forward to seeing West Bay and the surrounding area play it's integral role to the series once again!
Discover the filming locations with our Broadchurch Trail
Looking to visit some of the specific filming locations? Our Broadchurch Trail will help you discover some of the key filming locations used in the series - immerse yourself in the surroundings and retrace the footsteps of the characters you've avidly followed.
Series 2 - the lowdown!
The first episode of the second series of Broadchurch hit our screens back in January 2015 and the stunning Dorset coastline reprised its starring role alongside David Tennant and Olivia Colman in what was another enthralling series.
With twists and turns at every corner this series kept us on our toes and guessing once again.
The Dorset landscape once again played its part in telling the story and offered the most stunning backdrop to this amazing drama. The towering cliffs and beach at West Bay have now become so symbolic to the hit show.
What we do know is that we have loved seeing the stunning Dorset coast in all its glory on our screens and we can hand on heart confirm that it looks even more amazing in the flesh than it does on screen!
Series 2 - cast and crew on filming in Dorset!
Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D'Arcy, Eve Myles and Phoebe Waller-Bridge joined the cast of multi-award winning Broadchurch for the second series.
The new additions to the hugely successful ensemble cast starred alongside David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill.
The cast and crew have once again loved filming in Dorset, especially the new cast members!
Charlotte Rampling commented "It was a really great experience to film there. I find it an extraordinary coastline, very inspiring country and a beautiful part of England."
Marianne Jean-Baptiste said "When I watched Broadchurch, I thought where is this, it has to be the South of France or somewhere, because the light is fantastic."
When asked what she thought of West Bay, Eve Myles replied "I'd never been there before - how glorious is that place and why haven't I been before? It's two hours from my house door to door, I'll be going there a lot more. I was spotting out places to take the children next summer. It's beautiful."
James D'Arcy found it a "joy to go to work every morning in one of the most beautiful places in England".
Dorset Coast - A unique kind of landscape!
The Dorset landscape was always intended to be a main character of the drama; Chris Chibnall, wrote Broadchurch "as a love letter to the scenery of the Jurassic Coast which used key landmarks as part of its story.
The landscape informed the drama: the cliffs, the sea, the beach are all key elements of the story."
Series 1 – a round up!
West Bay provided the stunning backdrop for the gripping whodunit drama and we have got all the information you need to discover the settings of some of the most iconic scenes which featured in the first series.
The towering, dramatic cliffs of West Bay are easily recognisable as the stunning setting of the beach where Danny was found in the opening episode and they featured throughout the series.
West Bay is also the setting for the café, police station, newsagents, Sea Brigade Hall and harbour used in the drama with the caravan park and beach hut located nearby at Eype and Freshwater.
An idyllic location for a perfect holiday
The spectacular location not only looks great on screen but it also found it's way into the hearts of the cast and crew, who have adored Dorset:
David Tennant, who plays DI Alec Hardy commented "I loved being back in West Bay....West Bay is the location that everyone recognises - the Jurassic cliffs still feature prominently in series two. We always enjoy coming back here".
Olivia Colman, who played DS Ellie Miller talked about Dorset's beauty whenbeing on location filming for the first series - "being on the cliff at Bridport in the sunshine during the first week of filming was just amazing. Idyllic"
Filming on the Jurassic Coast was a real bonus for Pauline Quirke, who played Susan Wright in both series said "I have absolutely fallen in love with the place. I loved being at West Bay and when I got the chance I'd go off exploring. I have been to Lyme Regis and lots of other places just having a wander around with Bailey (her pet Labrador)."
"Even when the weather turned cold it was still beautiful."
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It's no wonder that Dorset has captivated film and TV makers; with unspoilt countryside, dramatic coastline and views that you can only dream about, it makes the perfect backdrop.
So, if you are a Broadchurch fan, why not travel to Dorset and experience the Broadchurch location for yourself by booking a short break - come and visit the location that found a place in your hearts, follow in the footsteps of the characters you've avidly followed.
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Tecumseh Products Co., Tecumseh, Mich., said yesterday it has acquired the assets of Manufacturing Data Systems, Inc.
Financial terms of the deal, which was completed Monday, weren't disclosed.
Tecumseh said Manufacturing Data, which provides the manufacturing industry with software motion control applications, will operate as one of its units.
Tecumseh, which makes hermetic compressors, gasoline engines, and powertrains for lawn and garden products, and pumps, had revenue of $1.4 billion for fiscal 2001.


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1) Why not put the answer in exact form? or or or . Just look what it does for the expression of the eccentricity!
2) Aren't you missing two important points? Maybe the ends of the minor axis?
3) It looks like you have the right idea. Good work. Why are you asking for confirmation? Do you doubt?


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Those indicted included:
•Joel Ramiro Jiminez on a charge of assault, family violence, choking.
The offense is a third degree felony. If Jiminez is convicted, he could be sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000.
Investigators with the Bee County Sheriff's Office claimed that on Feb. 23, the defendant caused bodily injury to a girl in his family by applying pressure to her neck and by blocking her nose and mouth.
District Judge Janna Whatley set bond on the defendant at $10,000.
•Eric James Alvarado on a charge of retaliation, a third degree felony.
Beeville Police Department investigators claimed that Alvarado on Jan. 10 by pointing a finger at another man and said, "All right, m--f--, I'm going to kill you."
The victim reportedly had reported a crime for which Alvarado was accused.
Bond was $5,000.
•Daniel Joseph Cortez on a charge of bail jumping, a third degree felony.
District Court Bailiff Bill Lazenby alleged that Cortez failed to appear for a hearing on April 13 on a charge of felony driving while intoxicated.
The defendant was free on a $1,500 bond at the time of the offense.
Cortez's new bond was set at $30,000.
•Juan Israel Maduena on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, a third degree felony.
According to deputies, the defendant had a firearm in his possession after the fifth anniversary of his release from confinement on a felony conviction at a location other than his residence.
He had been convicted of delivery of cocaine in Brazos County on Sept. 8, 1989.
Bond was $2,500.
•Derrick Dwayne Robinson on a charge of possession of a prohibited weapon.
The charge is a third degree felony.
Police alleged that Robinson had an illegal sawed-off shotgun in his possession on March 30.
Bond was $3,000.
•Marissa Ann Martinez on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, one to four grams.
The offense is a third degree felony.
Deputies said the defendant had the drug on Feb. 30.
Bond was $5,000.
•Rosario Flores Gonzales on a charge of DWI, third offense or more.
The charge is a third degree felony.
According to the BPD, the offense occurred on Sept. 27, 2008.
The defendant had previous DWI convictions on Sept. 10, 1986, and on May 3, 1994, both in Bee County.
Bond was $5,000.
•Willian Joseph Bourke on a charge of DWI, third offense or more.
BPD officers claimed the offense took place on Nov. 21, 2009.
The indictment said Bourke had previous DWI convictions on Jan. 23, 1993, in Kleberg County and on Nov. 30, 2006, in Austin County.
Bond was $5,000.
•Eric James Alvarado and Jonathan Paul Morrow were named in separate indictments on two counts of theft of a firearm, a state jail felony.
State jail felonies are punishable by confinement of up to two years in a state jail facility and a $10,000 fine.
Police accused the two men of stealing a .45-caliber and a .380-caliber pistol from a local man on Nov. 26, 2008.
Bond for each suspect was $5,000.
•Olivia Annette Esparza in a three-count indictment that included one case of evading arrest with a motor vehicle and two counts of endangering a child.
All three counts are state jail felonies.
Police alleged that Esparza used a motor vehicle to escape from Patrolman Ryan Treviño on Nov. 2, 2009, while he was trying to arrest her.
The defendant was charged with having two children under the age of 15 in the vehicle with her at the time.
•Donald Berkley Ernest on a charge of evading arrest with a motor vehicle, a state jail felony.
BPD investigators said Ernest fled from Patrolman Art Gamez on Jan. 31 when the officer was trying to arrest him.
Bond was $2,500.


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Jenni Rivera, The 'Diva of Banda,' Renews Contract With Universal Music Latin/Fonovisa
Regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera has renewed her contract with Universal Music Latin Entertainment/Fonovisa, UMLE president Victor Gonzalez tells Billboard.biz.
Rivera, known as the Diva of Banda Music, has become a top-selling name in the regional Mexican genre with a lucrative portfolio that includes touring, beauty products and a reality show on mun2.
"She works hard," Gonzalez says. "Her upcoming show at Staples Center is going to be a milestone for Jenni and I believe that her fans will be very pleased."
The Staples Center show on Sept. 3 will mark the first time a female regional Mexican artist performs at the large-scale venue.
In 2009, Rivera was already showing her solid reach when she sold out two nights at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles during the summer, grossing nearly $1 million with an attendance of more than 12,000, according to Billboard Boxscore.
Rivera, like her siblings and most notably her brother Lupillo Rivera, grew up working for her father Pedro Rivera's label, Cintas Acuadrio, founded in the mid-'80s. In an earlier Billboard interview Rivera spoke about learning the music business from the ground up through the family's patriarch.
"We accidentally turned into artists ourselves," Rivera said. "We've built up little by little. More than an artist, I'm a businesswoman."
To date, Rivera has sold more than 1 million albums in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her last studio album, La Gran Señora, sold 112,000 units and reached No. 2 on the Top Latin Albums chart. She's earned five top 10 entries on the same chart.
For her next project, Rivera is releasing the first single, "Basta Ya" from her new album "Joyas Prestadas" on Aug. 29 with the album tentatively slated for Nov. 22. Two albums are scheduled to be released in two musical styles, pop and banda.


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US Senator Al Franken was presented the Golden Triangle award from the National Farmers Union Tuesday night. The Golden Triangle is given to legislators who have demonstrated leadership on issues relevant to America's family farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Senator Franken was honored for his work on twice introducing the Dairy Country of Origin Labeling Act as well as work on rural power issues. He also led the effort to increase the 2012 budget for the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, and will be taking an active role in crafting the 2012 Farm Bill. This is the second time Franken has received the Farmers Union Golden Triangle.
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Locking up the sites and not installing copper wiring in air-conditioning units until the very end of the project.
That's what local businesses and builders are doing to prevent copper and job site thefts.
Recent copper thefts throughout the area prompted Scottco and the Texas Panhandle Builders Association to take action.
Copper thefts are issues throughout town, said Jim Craig, service manager with Scottco, a local repair and maintenance company for air-conditioners and heaters.
Scottco tries not to set new units in until new construction is basically done, Craig said. People go in and strip the copper wires out of the units.
People would also climb on the roofs of places to steel the copper, Craig said.
The copper taken can run up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs.
To combat this, Scottco as well as other companies, have put in new policies to combat the problem.
"At our property, everything is locked up. You can't hardly build buildings without getting something stolen," Craig said. "You've got a whole lot of dollars just waiting to be had."
Builders in town have also upgraded things to prevent thefts.
Jeff Bryant, president of the Texas Panhandle Builders Association and owner of Stately Homes, a local builder, said the price of copper has doubled in the past two months.
"I've formed a task force this year to address job site theft," Bryant said. "It is a problem, a growing problem and our association is taking a serious look at it."
The task force looks at how builders can prevent thefts and other things, Bryant said. Anti-theft devices were also installed at all Stately Homes job sites.
"As far as what I've done, I've started putting security fencing at the job sites, as well as reward signs at the site," Bryant said.
Most of these job site thefts are solved by homeowners, Bryant said. The builders association began working closer with the police on thefts, too.
The police may be having an impact, Bryant said.
The word is that the recyclers won't buy copper back without proper identification.
The APD does have a group of officers and detectives that are following up on leads concerning how metal is sold and carried around town, said Sgt. Randy TenBrink of the APD.
Police are "trying to draft some new ordinance that will make it harder for crooks to sell stolen metal, but will not hinder legitimate sellers of scrap metal," TenBrink said.
Another motivation may be drugs, according to the APD.
Copper is a hot commodity among drug offenders, said Cpl. Jerry Neufeld, of the APD. The APD gets numerous calls for it.
"From all the incidents we've investigated and from the arrest of people involved it all seems that everything points back to drugs," Neufeld said.
"(It's) not an easy task. We have used specialized units to watch different areas where the thefts have taken place, as well as trying to monitor where they are stripping the wire that they are going to sell," Neufeld said. "When we have enough information to make an arrest, we will."
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Setup : 2 Instances each on 2 servers. 1 Apache webserver for load balancing.
Issue : Session replication & Multicast communication using Apache Tribes doesnt work but fail-over happens quite normally when I shutdown one instance.
Does session replication & cluster commnucation using Apache Tribes requires Multicast Mode enabled in Windows 2003 server NLB properties setup?
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Olivier Giroud is angry. His countrymen are, too, with one poll finding that less than a quarter of them still support the national team. Didier Deschamps believes that there are grounds for optimism, but admits it will take something "out of the ordinary" for his faith to be rewarded. His countrymen disagree, another survey claiming that fewer than one in five think they can do it.
Even the politicians have become involved. Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right Front National, claims that the whole unedifying spectacle serves as proof that "badly behaved players . . . are mocking what it means to


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F1 champion Lewis Hamilton says he doesn't yearn for a Ferrari drive, dropping a hint that it is his intention to end his career with Mercedes.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel isn't dwelling on seeing his record as the youngest F1 winner fall during the Spanish Grand Prix.
Impending government proposals have resurrected dreams of an F1 race on the streets of the English capital...
Daniel Juncadella has been crowned the inaugural Stars & Cars champion at Mercedes' end-of-season event in Stuttgart, while Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in his semi-final by eventual runner-up, Pascal Wehrlein


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Sacrament of Penance
Res et Explicatio for AD 9-13-2010
[Update: RealCatholicTV is back online!]
Salvete TAC readers!
Here are my observations and opinions on the Catholic Church in the Internet:
1. A RealCatholicTV (RCTV) representative is reporting that they have been experiencing technical difficulties and should be up and running by Tuesday evening at the latest.
The RCTV Facebook page reports that they could be up as early as this evening!
2. Last nights Sunday Night Live on EWTN had Father Benedict Groeschel interviewing Archbishop Timothy Dolan and I have to say that the good archbishop is very impressive.
He has a strong presence and speaks well with authority. Outside of dodging a question on female altar servers, he looks to be the leading archbishop and the unofficial primate of the United States of America for the foreseeable future.
His Excellency posited that the severe drop in receiving the Sacrament of Penance may have contributed to the vocational crisis since 1968. Most of the interview though was on the recent increase in vocations though.
Another theory that His Excellency suggested was the loss of grandmothers within the home. He truly believes that grandmothers have a significant impact in passing on the faith which leads to vocations to the priesthood. But with more and more families sending their dear grandmothers to retirement "homes", the family is losing a great advocate for vocations to the priesthood.
Cardinal's hat within five years or less.
Works of Penance, Frequent Confession, Mortification, Almsgiving
Works of Penance, Frequent Confession, Mortification, Almsgiving is by Father Francis Fernandez Carvajal from his series on meditations In Conversation with God, Daily Meditations Volume Two: Lent and Eastertide, 1.2:
True conversion is shown by the way we behave. We show that we really want to improve by the way we do our work or our study. We show it by the way we behave towards our family; by offering up to God, in the course of the day, little mortifications which make life for those around us more pleasant, and which make our work more effective. We can also show it by making a careful preparation for and going frequently to Confession.
Today God asks us also for a rather special mortification, which we offer up cheerfully: it is fasting and abstinence, which strengthens our spirit as it mortifies our flesh and our sensuality. It raises our soul to God. It gets rid of concupiscence by giving us the strength to overcome and to mortify our passions, and it disposes our heart that it may seek for nothing except to please God in everything.9
Ash Wednesday Address by Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict XVI's Ash Wednesday Address in English:
Here is the complete text of the Pope's message:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Church's Lenten journey towards Easter.
Lent reminds us, as Saint Paul exhorts, "not to accept the grace of God in vain" (cf. 2 Cor 6:1), but to recognize that today the Lord calls us to penance and spiritual renewal. This call to conversion is expressed in the two formulae used in the rite of the imposition of ashes. The first formula – "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel" – echoes Jesus's words at the beginning of his public ministry (cf. Mk 1:15). It reminds us that conversion is meant to be a deep and lasting abandonment of our sinful ways in order to enter into a living relationship with Christ, who alone offers true freedom, happiness and fulfilment.