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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 pupusas
Calories 290
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholesterol 33 mg
Sodium 223 mg
Potassium 272 mg
Total Carbohydrate 38 g
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Protein 14 g
Ingredients and Preparation
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Chicken breast, ground 1 pound
Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon
Lowfat mozzarella cheese, grated ½ pound
Small onion, finely diced ½
Garlic clove, minced 1
Medium green pepper, seeded, minced 1
Small tomato, finely chopped 1
Salt ½ teaspoon
Instant corn flour (masa harina) 5 cups
Water 6 cups
- In nonstick skillet, sauté chicken in oil over low heat until it turns white. Stir chicken constantly to keep it from sticking.
- Add onion, garlic, green pepper, and tomato. Cook chicken mixture through. Remove skillet from stove and let mixture cool in refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, place flour and salt in large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to make stiff, tortilla-like dough.
- When chicken mixture has cooled, mix in cheese.
- Divide dough into 24 portions. With your hands, roll dough into balls and flatten each into 1/2-inch thick circle. Put spoonful of chicken mixture in middle of each circle of dough and bring edges to center. Flatten ball of dough again until it is 1/2-inch thick.
- In very hot iron skillet, cook pupusas on each side until golden brown. Serve hot.


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Protecting the shore and nesting habitat is not protecting birds that forage over water and dive into oil."ground zero where the oil first hit out on barrier islands and it's hitting during their breeding season. So we're very concerned about them. But there are many other birds that we're also concerned about. Wilson's plovers — one little beach that I know of in Louisiana holds 1 percent of the global population of Wilson's plovers. If that beach gets hit with oil that's a big problem. Overall the beaches in Louisiana hold 5 or more percent of the global population [of Wilson's plovers]. We hate to see large impacts to Wilson's plovers — adults being oiled, chicks not hatching just because of the disturbance of the protection [and cleanup] efforts that are out there.
That was very difficult, knowing what was coming and that there was no way to warn the birds."still be young on some of these nesting islands as late as October. So many, many birds will be impacted and more birds will be impacted the longer we have oil in the environment. The longer this flows — they're now talking about into August or later — we start to get ducks that breed up in the northern states and winter on the coast that will be moving in as early as late August. So we're going to begin to be impacting entirely new suites of birds by late July or August as migrants start to come back through.
It's very difficult to see all these things and imagine what the birds are going through."dependent young, their instinct is to go back and try to feed their babies. So wherever you release them, they're likely to fly back into the oil zone. The oil is coming in in different ways. It's not necessarily that once an area gets oil that there will be oil throughout that area. We're seeing strings and fingers of oil that break off and come into areas and then maybe are gone within a day or two. So it's not practical, if you think about 16,000 adult pelicans and 17,000 young, that's a lot of birds to try to capture, to feed, to house somewhere, and that's just one species. And if you were to think about trying to save the birds, you add sandwich terns, royal terns, a million laughing gulls, Wilson's plovers, the migrants, there's no possibility of keeping the birds protected.
We really are concerned about birds where the center of their range is at the center of the oil."try to find each other and mate and breed. If you have enough pairs they're often able to come back from setbacks. We hope this is a setback and not a death sentence for any [species]. But again that depends a lot on just how long this goes and it's variable by species. Even a species that we're concerned about like the brown pelican, there are a lot more of those birds than there are Wilson's plovers. The majority of population [of Wilson's plovers] is in Louisiana and I think the second highest is Texas. We really are concerned about birds where the center of their range is at the center of the oil.
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AdamMY wrote:Dayi 7532 batch 801...
I swear if they compressed these cakes any more I'd need a table saw to cut away chunks.
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Early 80s Guanyuen tribute tea, followed by 2002 wild DXS and 2010 Yiwu Mahei over 5 hours with some friends. Slightly tea drunk after that.
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If you are married with children or a single man, you may like living in Rochester. This is a white, conservative town of predominantly married people with children who go to church every Sunday. There is little diversity since everyone works at Mayo or IBM. The ratio of women to men is very high, maybe 6 or 8 to 1, although overweight middle age women abound. The food is some of the worst I've ever eaten, and good dining is nonexistent like good shopping. Avoid this city like the plaque if you are young, single (especially a single heterosexual female), childless, a democrat, or enjoy fine dining and shopping!
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Med City - 2/14/2016
Looks like I have to write something here prior to commenting on other people's posts, so here goes. Outside of climate, Rochester, MN is a great place to live. With a population nearing 115,000, it's MN's 3rd largest city and home of the original Mayo Clinic. The city is large enough to have an appreciation of the Arts, but not so large that it has lost all of its "small town" feel. The crime rate is very low here and there are recreational/biking trails all over the city. How bad can it be? The Dalai Lama comes here all the time ;-) [Comment on this Posting]
From the view of a Midwesterner - 6/10/2013
I am an upper 20-something, young married individual with no children and 2 small dogs. I grew up in a town of about 13,000 people in Iowa, went to college in a town of 5,000 for 4 years, lived in Bangor, Wales, UK for a semester, and lived in Bloomington, IN for 3 years before I moved here.
Here is my honest and as thorough of a review that I can give of Rochester, MN:
We moved here in the fall of 2011 and 'endured' a very mild winter by Minnesota standards (meaning, only 1 week of temperatures consistently below 0 degrees Fahrenheit). We have found the town of Rochester to be big enough to have a decent amount of things to do (we're more outdoorsy people, so night clubs were not high on our priority list of things to do). There are a ton of movie theaters, a few bowling alleys, quite a few parks with trails to hike, 2 dog parks, several fitness centers, lots of BIKE trails (more on this later), decent restaurants (more are coming into town all the time to add a bit more diversity to the restaurant selection), and quite a few places to shop (including a really nice outdoor adventure retail store that I say is like a locally owned R.E.I.). To many, that's not a lot of things, and I know there is more than I listed, we just don't really have the income to visit them (like any shows/events at the Mayo Civic Center, for example).
Rochester is a large town that has a small town feel. Over the course of time, you start to recognize people you've seen at different places. Lots of people have lots of different connections all over the place, so if you join any sort of group, you're bound to meet more people through your first group of people. People dabble in lots of different things here to keep themselves busy.
As far as traffic goes, if you're from a small town, Rochester is busy--all the time. If you're from a metropolitan area, traffic is nothing. Here's my perspective: it really doesn't take that long to get from one place to another, as the city is actually made for its population. All of the busiest roads (that I know of) are 4 lanes in the most concentrated parts where people are driving most often. The roads are fairly well maintained, though the city has a really bad habit of repairing potholes in the cheapest way possible, so come next weekend, that hole will be back and they have to fix it again. I wish they would just fork out the money and fix the craters WELL the first time so they wouldn't return. The frost-thaw-refreeze cycle of the 2 winters we've lived through here in Rochester really makes those little holes in the road very bad come about January/February. My last point about driving in this town is that there are 2 rush-hours. I'm not sure when the morning one starts, but I'd say the worst of it is from 7am-9am, especially 7-8am. The next rush is from 3-6pm. While there are no traffic jams, the pace of movement is considerably slower and much more congested. The longest line of cars I have seen during rush hour has been about a half mile long on Broadway/Hwy 63. I know this line is longer on Highway 14 up to Civic Center drive, as lots of people commute to work from Byron and farther out. I'm just not sure how long it stretches, but someone who commutes from that way could confirm that.
Our 2nd winter had much more cold and snow, but it still wasn't horribly cold or snowy like it is farther up north in this state. It was consistently below 30 degrees all winter though, and when it was super windy (which happens any time the weather changes here), the cold really bites. Most people don't spend that much time outside in the winter, so it really doesn't matter that much. If you do spend lots of time outside, you get used to it--there are lots of winter activities (Snowshoeing, sledding, XC Skiing, etc.) to enjoy both in Rochester and the surrounding area (ex: many people go skiing at Welch Village Ski Resort).
Spring is my favorite time of year in Rochester for 2 reasons. You must know that I'm a big people-watcher before I say the next thing. The first reason I love spring in Rochester is because all the people come outside--it's like all the bears coming out of hibernation. I think it's quite comical, as they never seemed to exist until the weather is warmer. The 2nd reason is because Rochester is a Tree City USA and has tons of flowering trees, as well as many avid gardeners. There are so many flowers to be seen, especially in the downtown area near the central part of the Mayo medical complex. Driving through people's neighborhoods is quite enjoyable to see flowers and nice landscaping (well, most neighborhoods where we go).
Speaking of neighborhoods, we live on the north side of town, about a mile north of downtown. We have a taste of the ghetto apartment complexes north of us and of the kind house owners we live amongst (we are renting a house). Before we moved here, we were told to stay away from the southeast part of town, because that is where most of the 'undesirable' people live. Now that we've lived here, we understand why a little bit. Let me just put it this way, when the cars parked in the neighborhood are too nice compared to the appearance of the houses, there's something wrong. I know some really great people who live in this neighborhood, but they, too, understand the differences between Pill Hill (where the doctors live), all the outskirts area where the 'respectable' people live, and the people on the south side. I'm sure I'll offend some people who read this, but here's a bit of insight into the type of people we are: even though we don't have a lot of money, we're still good people who strive to have a decent quality of life, getting along with our neighbors/trying to live in harmony with those around us. It's frustrating when you don't have a lot of money, you then get grouped in with lots of people who don't care about quality of life as much and live a dumpy way, that is extremely inconsiderate of those around you. Hopefully you kind of get where we're coming from at least a little bit.
As non-parents, we don't know a whole lot about the education system, but we do know that "there's something in the water here", if you catch our drift. Babies are popping out everywhere! The average age is 35, and most people here are very concerned with raising families. We think Rochester is as good a place as any for this; it's relatively clean and Mayo is a really good health system.
Minnesota nice. It's so true. They'll smile at you in public and will give you directions anywhere, except their own house. It's difficult to make friends here. Most people seem content staying in with their families and the friends they already know. You really have to put yourself out there to make friends, and even then people still might avoid the commitment of friendship with you the new person. This is such a weird phenomenon given the fact that this town is bunch of transplants from everywhere (it's really hard to meet a born and bred local). While this adds to the diversity of the area, it causes the city to lose its small-town feel, as the children raised here don't stay here. I see this as a problem, and have always felt a bit unsettled here for the aforementioned reasons.
I've written about the roads, but I haven't written about the drivers. Despite the bike trails, and the few roads with bike paths painted onto them, this isn't really a bike friendly town. Please read the comments written by the walking woman farther down on this comment list to see more. Drivers of cars don't appreciate bikes being on the road, because they take away from the driving space the cars 'need'. I've heard many a tale of a biker being yelled at simply for riding on the road. Bikers have to be tough-skinned to drive these roads with these drivers. The drivers do have a point though--many bikers fail to respect the fact that traffic signs and signals were meant for all individuals on the road, not just those with motorized engines. The real bikers know the rules of the road, though there are a few cocky exceptions. It's really the casual riders you have to worry about on the roads. Anyway, back to the drivers. Picture this: Kind of slow, casual midwestern drivers mixed with crazy, intense, always-seem-to-be-in-a-hurry + nobody-else-on-the-road-matters-but-me drivers (I like to categorize the latter drivers as those from the east coast and big metropolitan cities). As you can probably imagine, this makes for rather harrowing driving situations at times. Add to this the fact that there are people paying more attention to their phone than the road, people who refuse to turn their heads to see if anyone might be beside them when they want to change lanes without signaling, and the other unpredictable factors of driving, and it can be a mess. In the winter, you have those from the south with 4-wheel drive cars who think that is the solution to driving on icy roads too. If you're always a defensive driver, you'll be fine, just please drive at least the speed limit in this town or else you're a danger to all the other drivers.
Next thing: Pedestrians rarely pay attention to their own traffic signals. This makes actually trying to obey them as a driver much more difficult when pedestrians are walking out on an orange hand, and you have a green arrow to turn. Add to this the last minute pedestrian when the light is turning yellow for the drivers (usually 2-3) out in the middle of the intersection, and you can expect to always have a long delay getting through traffic lights, especially in the downtown area.
Now for the bike trails. Rochester has a fairly extensive bike trail system that is quite nice. Most of it is really smooth, and is super nice to ride a road bike on. It's true that there are parts where you have to cross a road, but most that I've encountered aren't that busy. As both a biker and a dog walker on these trails, I understand both perspectives. First of all, even though they are called BIKE trails, all signage makes them out to be pedestrian trails, because bikers are always supposed to yield to everyone else. The problem with that comes when you've got the group of 2-6 people walking on the trail, but taking up the entire trail. The biker yields, and basically comes to a stop, while the walkers hog the whole trail--not very fair or considerate. When you're trying to get in a good ride, it's frustrating to have to slow down for these types of people, especially when you call out that you're coming up behind them and they take their sweet, sweet time to move. Add to this the people who are plugged in--they can't even hear you coming. So when a bike flies by a pedestrian, part of the reason is because they're naturally faster than pedestrians, and part is because they're actually able to get by a person without having to stop. I get this as a pedestrian who has been speedily passed by silent bikers. I try to keep my dogs out of the way, and haven't had any complaints from either side on my dog walking habits or my biking habits.
I'm sure there is much more I could write about this town, but my post is long enough as it is. Overall, I like it, but Rochester is a relatively expensive place to live--all the special events are priced towards those who can easily afford an average of $30 a person (IBM and doctor-folk). The economy is relatively good here, and if you can learn how to be content with a service job, finding a basic job to pay the bills is easy (though don't be surprised if you have to have more than 1 to get by!). Check out city-data.com to see the cost of living index--it's above the national average of 100, but not as high as large metropolitan areas.
As I mentioned before, I've always felt a bit unsettled here--I'd rather live in a slightly more established place, where the locals actually want to stay, in addition to some new people moving in. Rochester is nice, it's just not for me--especially not with the increase in many of Minnesota's taxes this next year (2013).[Comment on this Posting]
Cold - 9/24/2012
The cold winters are too cold and last too long for me.[Comment on this Posting]
Best of both worlds - 8/31/2011
I recently moved from Dallas, TX to Rochester, MN. It has been quite a shock to say the least. However, the cultural diversity despite the small town feel is great. There is plenty to keep you entertained and best of all it is all so close to you! It only takes a few minutes to get from one side of town to the other and you never have to deal with traffic. You have the best medical care with Mayo and with IBM headquarters here it is also a rising star in the tech field.[Comment on this Posting]
Rochester, Minnesota - 2/26/2011
First off the positive, Rochester is a nice city,with a population of around 100K, its a nice size, easy to get around and a good clean safe palce to live, with Mayo Clinic, World Class Medical Care being its number 1 asset. Its a great place to go when your are in need of medical care, thats for sure. Unfortunately,it is Minnesota, and with that comes a very difficult climate that beats you up with a vengence, and Winter is a season that dosen't seem to want to leave very fast.Winters icy grip takes a toll everything it touches, the roads, buildings,nature,homes,cars, and most brutal to your body, your health both mental and physical. It has no mercy, you feel older than you are, every injury you ever had lets you know when the icy cold touches your body, your skin drys up with the heated homes and you look 10 years older after one winter. It is a hard life in this climate, I have lived in kinder,gentler climates and prefer it and seek to return to that asap.[Comment on this Posting]
Minnesota Nice - 10/27/2010
I've been here for a couple years now for work. Like others have said it's great if you're married with kids. In my experience the people aren't that nice, they just pretend to be. They call it "Minnesota Nice", which I guess is another way of saying fake. Of course some people are incredible, but in general, I've been shocked at the unfriendliness of people here. They claim diversity, which could be true but the mindset and stares of the people make you feel unwelcome if you're not of the majority. You can always tell when someone isn't from around here because they will speak to you out of the blue. It feels like they are stuck in the past and have no intentions on changing. They've had exhibits on cultural diversity and advertisments about it, which to me says a lot about what lacks here. Kudos to the people trying to educate others on how to be more open minded. Don't come here just for a job because the location and the community matter just as much as the employment.[Comment on this Posting]
The Goods and Bads - 5/10/2010
I was born and raised in Rochester. Last year I moved to Clarksville, TN and I saw some differences.
Minnesota in itself is cold. The temperatures are bad for anyone who likes a little warmth. I have heard, however, that the people there are great. I personally, felt that was partially true. Also, they are better drivers. They know to be cautious in bad weather and sometimes you'll have those bad drivers no matter where you go.
If you like alot of diversity, races, and culture. Rochester is the place to be. I personally, don't like the feeling of having to look over my shoulder periodically. I'm sorry, but I feel the town is overrun with Somali people.
The jobs suck. Like another person wrote, unless you are going to work for IBM or the Mayo clinic, you're out of luck. They do have a community college, but the whole town has no feel of community.
After hours, there is nothing to do. You have your bars, and a dirty old club that needs serious updating and sterilization. Other then that, the closest thing that may be of some interest lies in the Twin Cities.
Rochester's schools are terrible. They are too big for anyone to get a proper education.
Not only that, but they used to have a park that was filled with geese. I mean, overpopulated....like a new york population. They were everywhere. Well, this was a popular and a landmark, but now they have shoo'ed away all the geese and any tradition we had before. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I'm glad to have the bike paths cleaner.
I'd say the only good thing that Rochester, MN has to offer, other then family time, is bike trails. We don't have any here in Clarksville, but there is nothing special about the town at all. [Comment on this Posting]
Bad neighbors - 4/30/2009
Have lived here most of my life, however in the last 10-20 years the nice neighborhoods within 5 miles of town have become filled with undesirable people buying these more affordable homes, bringing in low moral values and loud party/motorcycle/monster truck type younger people. To get away from this you have to be able to afford a very expensive home in the very outskirts of town and pay very high taxes, over and above the already high taxes we pay in MN. I don't recommend living here unless you work at Mayo as a doctor or nurse and can afford the nicer neighborhoods and don't want to bike to work. Biking and walking are not easy in this city, either. Not to mention the frigid temps from October through April, and very high humidity from May to September![Comment on this Posting]
Nice Small Town - 4/3/2009
Rochester is a nice small town. Mayo Clinic, 2nd best health care provider in the world is based here. So why move? Winters! It's just plan to cold![Comment on this Posting]
Crime - 3/27/2009
This is a fantastic place to live and work. With that said I believe it sends a message when your area growth since 2000 is 13% yet your Public Safety growth fails in comparison. An even stronger message is when some of the community is trying to organize the "Guardian Angels" to patrol city streets. To me that says, "We need more Police".[Comment on this Posting]
Grew up in Rochester, will never return. - 11/12/2008
Rochester was a great place to grow up. Good quality and fairly diverse schools; the town is small enough to bike anywhere in less than 20 minutes.
That said, I will never move back.
Rochester is somewhat culturally stuck in the early 80's. There are 3 classic rock radio stations for a city the size of almost 100,000. Go to any bar (pretty much only sports bars) in the city and all you hear is classic rock as well. It's almost like going back in time in a way. Even the local television station and newspaper don't yet seem to have technology or advertising capabilities past 1985. It's very strange.
Beyond that, it's a very boring town with limited job opportunities. If you can't get a job at Mayo or IBM, you really have no choice but to work at a low paying retail or hospitality job.
But if you can get a job at one of the two places, and your only plans are raising children- it's the best place to be.[Comment on this Posting]
Great place to raise kids - 9/22/2008
Rochester is a great city to raise kids in. Lots of nice parks and bike trails. Good schools. Friendly people.[Comment on this Posting]
Really Nice - 5/12/2008
Rochester has over 60 miles of milti-use paved paths for bicycling, walking, walking your dog, etc. There are two dog parks and it is very rare to see a dog being walked off lead.
The city is surrounded by wooded hills and many of the houses are backed up against hills with wooded back yards. The first three springs here a doe gave birth in the wooded back yard next to mine even though and I live in a well established area. I've lived here for 5 years and rarely hear a siren and feel safe walking my dogs alone. Public transportation (cab or bus) is accessible. Many people bicycle to work and to run errands, some even year-round.
Snow removal is excellent and people keep their sidewalks clear of snow as well. The air is cool and fresh and often actually sweet smelling, usually with a breeze which keeps you cool in the summer and the insects at bay.
You should know Minnesota is one of the states with higher taxes but you actually get something back from paying them.
I'm very happy to live here.[Comment on this Posting]
Rochester, Minnesota - 4/10/2008
Rochester is a great place to raise a family![Comment on this Posting]
Good city, great healthcare - 2/17/2008
Rochester leave little to be disired for cultural and outdoor activities but access to the Mayo Clinic means access to many of the best physicians in the world. The healthcare at Mayo is the way it should be.[Comment on this Posting]
healthcare - 1/21/2008
The Mayo Clinic is here... does healthcare get any better?[Comment on this Posting]
A good place - If you're married with 2.5 kids - 10/18/2007
I grew up in this area and even spent several years after college in Rochester. Have a family? Great place to be! BUT -- It's really not a great place to be for young singles - especially if you are coming from a large metro area, you will be really bored! There is virtually no night life (unless you consider about 200 sports bars and/or a ghetto 1980s-esque club out of 'Miami Vice' to be nightlife). A lot of people who relocate from warmer climates can't take the winters. Also, if you happen to be gay, just keep moving north to Minneapolis/St. Paul, because Rochester is VERY unwelcoming to the GLBT crowd. The residents themselves are pretty nice, but the city / Mayo Clinic (they're one in the same) won't allow liquor license to anyone planning to open a gay bar - anything that might be considered offensive to the patients is highly frowned upon! The local drag queens perform in a hotel basement conference/ball room (seriously) about once every two months. It's pretty sad.[Comment on this Posting]
Nice town if you are married or a man - 10/7/2007
If you are married with children or a single man, you may like living in Rochester. This is a white, conservative town of predominantly married people with children who go to church every Sunday. There is little diversity since everyone works at Mayo or IBM. The ratio of women to men is very high, maybe 6 or 8 to 1, although overweight middle age women abound. The food is some of the worst I've ever eaten, and good dining is nonexistent like good shopping. Avoid this city like the plaque if you are young, single (especially a single heterosexual female), childless, a democrat, or enjoy fine dining and shopping![Comment on this Posting]
Walking - 8/6/2007
Rochester has excellent recreational paths for walkers, bikers, etc. However, when a path crosses a street or highway, I do not feel safe because drivers in Rochester claim the streets and highways as their own. Yield for pedestrians happens on occasion, but is the exception, not the rule.
Walking as transportation in Rochester is terrible. The paths are nice for recreation, but they are not direct. You compete for sidewalk space with bikers. Most are courteous but the few ruin the feeling of safe walking because one step to the left or right of a straight line, can get you run over by a bicycle.
The street corners downtown and at select other places in the city have pedestrian walk lights but you compete with the right and left turning cars. The news reports frequent pedestrian-car accidents at the corner of 2nd Street SW and Broadway. The city does not work to remove the need for pedestrians to compete with cars at this dangerous intersection.
The walk lights at most intersections are not exclusive. That is, the City permits left and right turning traffic to move when pedestrians have the walk light. Many cars keep moving despite the walk light. Some move in a courteous manner, others pull within a foot or so as I walk across the street. Some rush to make the turn before I reach "their" space. I do not feel safe in a crosswalk. These conflicts occur because traffic can move during the pedestrian walk time and the City allow these conflicts because it does not enforce laws that require a driver to stop at the stop line then continue if safe into the pedestrian's crosswalk before turning right or left.
Right turning traffic believes that the place to stop is at the corner rather than the stop line before the pedestrian crosswalk. I never feel safe because there is little or no enforcement with respect to stopping at the stop line.
Most intersections out of the downtown area do not have striped crosswalks. The City has left some pedestrian commuter streets without a sidewalk. Homeowners force pedestrians into the street because they water the sidewalk. In the summer, this thoughtless practice forces me to walk into the street when walking to or from shopping or appointments. The City does not enforce clear sidewalks unless there is clearly a continuous hazard on a sidewalk.
Businesses and residents clear snow from sidewalks very well downtown.
The walk lights in the downtown area work without having to push a button. In the rest of the City, you[Comment on this Posting]
Rochester, Mayo or bust - 4/24/2007
Rochester's market is pushed by the Mayo Clinic. This is great for rental home owners, resident doctors are always passing through.
This is bad for the normal population because the hospital employs so many doctors and other higher payed professionals that the cost of living market is artificially high for anybody not employed by the clinic. Do not expect to find a job easily, the job growth is almost entirely the result of clinic expansion.
The increase in the number of retail and hospitality jobs (the bulk of new jobs not Mayo related) is a function of a growth in the clinic by about 10%. The clinic employs over 30,000 people. The populaiton of Rochester is just over 90,000.
Violent and property crime is also above average. The schools are strong though, and Rochester has its own symphony orchestra which is quite fine.[Comment on this Posting]


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BEIJING (AP) Top-seeded Lin Dan of China overpowered Denmark's Peter Gade Thursday to advance to the semifinals of men's singles in the Olympic badminton tournament.
Lin defeated Gade 21-13, 21-16 to set up a semifinal showdown Friday with compatriot Chen Jin, who downed Taiwan's Hsieh Yu-hsing 21-8, 21-14 in an earlier match.
Lin, who lost in the first round in Athens four years ago, was already looking to Friday's contest after defeating Gade.
"I'm now in the top four," said Lin. "I played up to my potential today, but don't want to think too much about this match. The result is no longer important to me."
South Korea's Lee Hyun-il beat third-seeded Bao Chunlai of China 23-21, 21-11 to advance to the semis where he'll face second-seeded Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.
Lee kept Malaysia's best hope for an Olympic gold medal alive with a 21-9, 21-11 win over Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia.
After easily winning the first game, Lin had the 31-year-old Gade scrambling to all corners of the court with a dazzling combination of lobs and smashes.
"He plays with a tremendous amount of variation," said Gade. "You can't move before he makes a shot because he's so fast. The combination of all the elements make him a great player."
Lin, nicknamed "Super Dan," came into the tournament as the gold-medal favorite. China won three out of five gold medals in Athens and will be looking to at least match that tally here.
Lin has a reputation for being temperamental but has looked in complete control of his emotions in the three matches he has played in this tournament, where he has yet to lose a game.
"He looks to be in good form," said Malaysia's Lee, who many feel has the best shot at facing Lin in the final on Sunday.
In mixed doubles, South Koreans Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae put an end to the medal hopes of Britain's Gail Emms and Nathan Roberston.
The South Koreans beat the Athens silver medalists 21-19, 21-12 to move on to the semifinals where they will meet the third-seeded pair of Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa from Indonesia, who defeated Danes Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21-17, 15-21, 21-17.
It was an emotional night for Emms, who is retiring.
"Obviously, we didn't want it to end like this," said Emms. "But we gave it everything we had and we're proud of what we achieved."
The top-seeded pair of Liliyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia will meet China's He Hanbin and Yu Yang in the other mixed doubles semifinal.
Natsir and Widianto defeated Thailand's Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam 21-13, 21-19 to advance to the semifinals while He and Yu defeated Poland's Nadiezda Kostiuczyk and Robert Mateusiak 22-20, 23-21.


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November 11, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Disposing of HemoCue Analyzers, Scales & Measuring Boards
SUBJECT 2: Infant Portable Measuring Board
SUBJECT 3: Program for Dietetic Interns Reminder
SUBJECT 4: Revised – Missouri WIC Reference Sheets for WIC Formulas, Foods, and Food Packages
SUBJECT 5: Enfamil Premature LIPIL 24 Cal. In 3 fl oz bottle
SUBJECT 6: Translated Nutrition Education and WIC Outreach Handouts
SUBJECT 7: WIC Certifier Role and Refresher Training
- Disposing of HemoCue Analyzers, Scales & Measuring Boards: Due to some agencies receiving new HemoCue analyzers, they may have old analyzers that need to be picked up. The analyzers contain Biohazard material and therefore must be disposed of properly. If you want to dispose of an old analyzer, please complete the attached form and fax to Leslie Worrell at 573-526-1470 or e-mail it to the WIC Operations mailbox at firstname.lastname@example.com . The State WIC Office will identify for HemoCue which Local WIC Providers have items to be returned and schedule a time for HemoCue to collect them. If you have any questions, please email email@example.com.
Old scales or measuring boards may be disposed of at the agency. The Oral Health Program would like to have old scales and measuring boards your agency no longer uses for a special screening project. If you are interested in donating your old equipment to the Oral Health Program, please contact Carolyn Link at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-2825 to make arrangements.
- Infant Portable Measuring Board: The parts to the Infant Portable Measuring Board are being sent in separate boxes by Perspectives. Some agencies have experienced difficulty locating both boxes. The sliding board and headboard were sent in a separate box from the measuring board. The boxes may have arrived on different days and become separated. If you have questions, please call Laura Weiler at 573-526-7901 or email at email@example.com.
- Program for Dietetic Interns Reminder: The Program for Dietetic Interns (PDI) is now taking applications for the 2009-2010 class year. Up to four interns will be selected from the pre-select option. This is advantageous for employees of LWPs who are eligible to participate in the pre-select option. The postmark deadline for the pre-select option is Dec. 15th. There is no fee for those interns who are employed by the MDHSS WIC program or employed by a Missouri Local WIC Provider. A $3,000 fee applies to all other interns. Be sure to use the "new" application form, which is required (see attached). The Dietetic Internship Recommendation form is also attached for your use. For more information, visit our website. If you have any questions, please contact Vicki Strickland at 800-392-8209 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Revised-Missouri WIC Reference Sheets for WIC Formulas, Foods, and Food Packages: The 10-08 version of the Missouri WIC Reference Sheets for WIC Formulas, Foods, and Food packages has been updated. Please share the 11-08 version of the reference sheets with your staff and begin using this revised FFRS immediately. If you have any suggestions and/or questions, please contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
- Enfamil Premature LIPIL 24 Cal. in 3 fl oz bottles: The State WIC office is aware that some vendors and warehouses still carry Enfamil Premature LIPIL 24 Cal in 3 fl oz bottles. Food packages in HANDS are for this formula in the 2 fl oz bottle. The table below shows the monthly maximum allowance for each size.
Enfamil Premature LIPIL 24 Cal
Size of Container
Package Size
Monthly Maximum Allowance
2 fl oz bottle
67 x 6-pack
3 fl oz bottle
33 x 8-pack
We advise local WIC providers to contact WIC vendors before printing food instruments to find out which size is available. Please see the attachment for a sample food instrument issuing this formula using the SF______ food package for a 0-3 month-old infant. If you have any questions, please contact the WIC Help Desk for assistance at 800-554-2544.
- Translated Nutrition Education and WIC Outreach Handouts: The following handouts have been translated into 11 languages (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese) and are available to download from the website.
- Food To Grow On: Birth to 12 months
- Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs
- Missouri WIC Works Outreach Brochure
The Spanish version of these handouts is being printed and will be available at the DHSS warehouse in 4 to 6 weeks. If you have any suggestions and/or questions, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- WIC Certifier Role and Refresher Training: After much discussion at the State WIC office and input from many local WIC providers, there will be minimal changes to the WIC Certifier position. The State WIC office will be able to monitor this position more closely with our new computer system. Please see the attached addressing what the WIC Certifier will be allowed to do and not do in MOWINS.
If you have WIC Certifiers, a refresher training is being offered December 2nd as well as in 2009. This training is not mandatory for current WIC Certifiers, however newly hired WIC Certifiers who have not attended training will be required to attend this full day of training. The registration form along with the training dates and agenda are attached.
If you are planning on sending anyone to the December 2nd training, the attached registration form must be completed and faxed to D'Anne Ward at 573-522-6501 no later than Wednesday, November 19th.
Please see the attached for additional information.
Para-Professional and Professional Training Agenda
Training Registration Form
WIC Certifier General Information 11-7-08
DI Recommendation Form
Dietetic Internship Program Application with Instructions
Enfamil Premature LIPIL 3 oz 11-07-08
Hemocue analyzer form


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SAN FRANCISCO – Two of college football's premier conferences, the Pac-12 and the Big Ten, will face each other in the Bay Area's post-season bowl game beginning in 2014.
The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl today announced six-year agreements that will establish a new partnership with the Big Ten and significantly improve the Bowl's selection rights in the Pac-12. Both pacts will run from 2014 through 2019.
Effective with the new match-up, the Bowl will be played in the new 68,500 seat Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, future home of the NFL San Francisco 49ers and site of the Super Bowl in 2016.
"Our objective entering negotiations for the next bowl cycle was to elevate the game," said Bowl Executive Director Gary Cavalli. "Specifically, we wanted to move up in the Pac-12 and secure the highest quality opponent possible. We're thrilled that we've been able to achieve both goals. With a Pac-12 vs. Big Ten matchup and a new world-class stadium, we've positioned our game very well for the future."
Under terms of its renewal with the Pac-12, the Bowl will have the No. 4 pick, within parameters established by the conference, [after the Rose/Playoff Group, Alamo and Holiday Bowls], a jump of two positions from its current No. 6. The Bowl will work with the Big Ten to create the best possible matchup for the Pac-12 and ensure that at least five different Big Ten teams visit the Bay Area during the six-year term.
"The opportunity for the Big Ten Conference to play an annual bowl game in a world-class city like San Francisco, in a state-of-the-art, new NFL stadium, and in an area rich in football tradition appealed to our Directors of Athletics and head coaches," Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany said.
"The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is a welcome addition to the national Big Ten bowl family, one we hope will also appeal to the many graduates, fans and friends of Big Ten football who work and live in Northern California."
"We are delighted to continue the Pac-12's relationship with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and thrilled to build on our postseason partnership with the Big Ten Conference in the Bay Area," said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.
"Having the opportunity to showcase the two conferences with a quality match-up in the San Francisco 49ers new state-of-the-art stadium is a win-win for our teams and fans."
AT&T Park has been the game's home since its inception in 2002. This year's finale at the downtown San Francisco ballpark is scheduled on Friday, December 27 at 6:30 p.m. PST/9:30 p.m. EST. The contest will pair the Pac-12's No. 6 selection against BYU [if bowl-eligible]. If the Cougars do not achieve bowl eligibility, the Bowl has a backup agreement with the ACC.
When the game venue moves to Santa Clara next year, the team headquarters hotels and most bowl-week activities will remain in San Francisco.
The Pac-12 was first represented in the game in 2006, when UCLA faced Florida State. Oregon State came to San Francisco in 2007, followed by California in 2008 and USC in 2009. After a year's hiatus, the Pac-12 sent UCLA again to the 2011 matchup, then Arizona State this past season. Pac-12 teams own a 4-2 record overall in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
The Big Ten is undefeated in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, with a victory by Illinois in 2011.
With the Big Ten, the Pac-12 refreshes a rivalry that dates back to the first Rose Bowl Game at the turn of the last century. The 'Granddaddy Of Them All' was first played in 1902 when Michigan defeated Stanford.


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SUGAR FREE!!! Your baby's ideal first solid food
Posted by SEEKING-HEALTH on Nov 11, 2014
On Products-With-Reviews page, I have more reviews of other products I have bought and used. Your baby also needs a lot of sunlight and DHA for his/her optimal physical and brain development. I buy Nordic Naturals, Baby's DHA with Vitamin D3, 2 fl oz (NOR-53787) for this purpose. Another baby's first solid food I recommend is Earth's Best, Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (JAS-90001). I rotate these two cereals. I don't worry about "arsenic" in rice cereal at all. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element widely distributed in the earth's crust, in the oceans, and in most plant and animal matter. In the environment, arsenic is combined with oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur to form "inorganic" arsenic compounds. These are the highly toxic forms of arsenic. But in animals and plants, arsenic combines with carbon and hydrogen to form "organic" arsenic compounds, which are far less toxic. The toxicity of arsenic primarily depends on its valence state -- its proclivity for bonding with other molecules. Most inorganic forms of arsenic are highly active and readily bond with molecules in the human body. In other words, the more likely it is to be toxic. Organic arsenic molecules such as arsenobetaine and arsenocholine, on the other hand, have little tendency to bond with human tissue and are rapidly excreted in unchanged form in the urine -- thus making them relatively nontoxic. Because arsenic is so omnipresent in the soil and ocean water, the average person consumes, on average, about 10-50 millionths of a gram of arsenic a day, with over two thirds of that coming from organic sources. And in truth, levels of 1,000 micrograms are not unusual following consumption of fish or mushrooms. But again, there is little danger from these sources because these are organic arsenic compounds and are virtually non-toxic. Inorganic arsenic sprayed on foods as a pesticide would be a different story.
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Juilliard Students perform live on WBGO
April 13, 2013. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: chirstopher ziemba, Jazz Appreciation Month, jeremy noller, john tate, juilliard, Live Music, michael bourne, michael thomas, rob haight, wbgo
Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble performs live during
WBGO's JAM Festival on April 16 at 2pm.
Artist Diploma Ensemble is an elite group of emerging musicians who have already distinguished themselves as exceptional artists. They regularly perform at the Juilliard School, the Blue Note and Jazz at Lincoln Center, often with guest artists such as Christian McBride, Wycliffe Gordon and Ron Carter. An important aspect of their program at the Juilliard School is national and international touring. They have given workshops, master classes and concerts in Aiken, South Carolina, at the New Orleans and Detroit jazz festivals, as well as in Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica, South Korea and Australia among other places. While highlighting the historical connections, they create music that is on the forefront of today's jazz sound.
Performers' bios:
Chicago based saxophonist Rob Haight attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Western Michigan University and completed his degree in music at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Haight has studied saxophone, improvisation and composition with Bill Sears, Trent Kynaston, Rick Holland, Jerry DiMuzio, David Bloom, Scott Mason, Mike Smith, Tom Garling and Mark Colby.
Rob Haight has performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra featuring Patti Austin and Doc Severinsen, Chuchito Valdez, Michael Feinstein, Umphreys McGee, Ann Hampton Callaway, John Fedchock, Ron Hawking, the Elgin Symphony, and the Sabertooth Organ Quartet led by Cameron Pfiffner and Pat Mallinger. Rob is a member of Cameron Pfiffner's Marco Polo, Ian Torres Big Band, guest saxophonist with Spare Parts and performs frequently with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Rob Haight has had the opportunity to perform with the incredible musicians of this group at various venues in Chicago as well as the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors.
The winner of the 2011 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, pianist, composer, and arranger, Christopher Ziemba, is already receiving widespread critical acclaim. After Ziemba made his debut in March 2009 as a guest artist on Marian McPartland's famed radio broadcast, Piano Jazz, David Lyon of National Public Radio reported: "Ziemba has developed the keen sensibilities and musical awareness of a great musician." Most recently, in March 2011, Chris was chosen to participate in the Advancing Jazz Improvisation Master Classes with jazz icon Brad Mehldau. Presented in conjunction with the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall, Chris was the only pianist selected nationally, to perform in both the solo piano and trio classes in New York City. In May 2008, Chris was one of three jazz pianists chosen from the Eastman School, to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C and at the Carnegie Hall in New York City. A 2011 graduate of the esteemed Eastman School of Music, where he received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, Chris has studied jazz piano with Fred Hersch, Frank Kimbrough, Harold Danko, Bill Dobbins, and Paul Hofmann.
John Tate is a bassist residing in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance from Northern Illinois University and has studied with John Clayton, Rodney Whitaker, Kelly Sill, Marlene Rosenberg, and John Floeter. John has performed with Matt Wilson, Bill Carrothers, Von Freeman, Victor Goines, Vincent Herring, Scott Wendholt, and Sean Jones among many others. Currently, John is part of the Josh Moshier/Mike Lebrun Collective (2010 recipient of Chamber Music America's New Works Grant), and is completing his Artist Diploma studies at The Juilliard School.
Award-winning saxophonist and composer Michael Thomas has studied music from an early age, starting piano at 5 and saxophone at 10. Thomas' focus shifted to jazz in high school, and during his senior year, he was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Miami (UM) as a Studio Music and Jazz Major. While at UM, Thomas was a member of the school's top ensembles, including the Studio and Concert Jazz Bands, and the Frost Jazz Sextet. Upon earning his B.M. in 2008, Thomas moved to Boston to pursue a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance at New England Conservatory, where he received the jazz department's Presidential Scholarship.
Thomas' career has taken him to venues throughout North and Central America, as well as Europe. In 2008, he participated in Betty Carter's "Jazz Ahead" Workshop, and in 2010 was recognized by DownBeat Magazine in the 33rd Annual Student Music Awards as the winner of "Best Original Song" for his composition Refract.
As a jazz drummer and world percussionist, Jeremy Noller represents both sides of a rare musical coin. Since his arrival in New York City in 2003, Jeremy has taken full advantage of the city's diverse music scene, performing with many of the finest jazz musicians, contemporary percussionists, and West African drummers. Originally from Libertyville IL, he began studying percussion at the age of nine. He graduated with honors from the University of North Florida, and went on to complete his Master's Degree in Jazz Studies at the Manhattan School of Music. Jeremy has been fortunate to have many great teachers and mentors, including Bunky Green, Kevin Bales, and John Riley. He has performed at many of New York City's top jazz venues, and has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 2010, Jeremy released his debut album as a bandleader titled "Music Notes" featuring his original compositions that combine contemporary jazz and traditional West African rhythms. Also an experienced music educator, Jeremy has been actively teaching for over 14 years, and is on faculty at the Bloomingdale School of Music in Manhattan. Jeremy is currently finishing his studies as a Jazz Artist Diploma candidate at The Juilliard School.


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High school students may serve as lake stewards
LAKE PLACID – High school students here may soon join the fight against aquatic invasive species.
Mark Wilson, president of the Lake Placid Shore Owners Association, met with officials from the village of Lake Placid and the town of North Elba last week to discuss the possibility of using local high school students to help monitor boats going in and out of Lake Placid for invasive hitchhikers.
A team from the Lake Stewardship Program, run by the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith's College, has, in recent years, monitored the state Department of Environmental Conservation's boat launch on Lake Placid between Memorial Day and Labor Day, but Wilson said the boating season has grown longer, and stewards are needed earlier in the spring and in the fall.
Wilson noted that the ice on Lake Placid went out in late March last year, and it didn't freeze over until the second week of December.
"We're looking at nine-and-a-half weeks of unguarded boat access on the lake in the spring, and another 14 weeks in the fall," Wilson told the North Elba town board last Tuesday. "Basically, what Lake Placid has is 40 percent coverage of the open water calendar. We are looking to do something to try to minimize that exposure for the lake."
The AWI's stewardship program uses college students who are, for the most part, only available during the summer months. The program doesn't have enough personnel to monitor water bodies during the spring and fall, Wilson said.
So Wilson spoke to Lake Placid Central School District Superintendent Randy Richards to see if lake stewardship could be worked into science curriculum for juniors and seniors at the high school.
"He suggested that not only could we integrate stewardship into the science curriculum, but there was also a requirement of juniors and seniors for community service that could be leveraged, as well as junior and senior projects," Wilson said.
At Tuesday's Lake Placid school board meeting, Richards said he has spoken with the district's guidance counselors and principals about gauging student interest in the project.
"It's a nice community partnership," Richards said.
Richards said he was a little worried about students interacting with individual boat owners because "sometimes they get a little cranky when they're challenged" about invasive species. But school board President Mary Dietrich said boat owners should be used to it since the Paul Smith's College students have been monitoring boats for the last few years.
The lake stewards have primarily worked at the state boat launch, since that one sees the highest volume of traffic. Wilson estimated that for every 10 boats that pass through the state launch, only one is launched at the village-owned launch on Victor Herbert Road.
The village funds a lake steward for the three highest-traffic weekends of the summer: Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. The village also helps pay for yearly milfoil removal in Paradox Bay and has installed a traffic camera to monitor usage patterns at its boat launch.
Wilson told the Enterprise that he'd like to have lake stewards at the village launch throughout the entire summer, but for now, the goal is to get better coverage at the state launch.
"It really will depend on how many students we get involved," Wilson said. "We still have to first man the highest-volume launch, and then we would expand it to include the village launch. If it's successful enough, we could even get them to do projects on Mirror Lake."
Wilson said he'll meet with high school science teacher Tammy Morgan, Dean of Students Jon Fremante, representatives from the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, shore owners and Eric Holmlund of the Adirondack Watershed Institute at the end of the month to discuss details of the project. Wilson told the North Elba board that it could be a valuable community-building exercise.
North Elba town Supervisor Roby Politi said senior citizens and other service groups may also be interested in getting involved.
"We're constantly getting organization and groups contacting us about providing services at the recycling center and so forth, and I would think they'd have an interest in this," he said. "We spoke to senior citizens who were looking for things to do."
Lake Placid village Mayor Craig Randall said his board will also support Wilson's proposal.
"It's a superb way to, through our young people, educate our community and future generations," he said.
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I now I talk about Axelrod a lot about. Seems I'm not the only one that has my eye on him. Here's a little piece from Annie above.
A few days ago Mark Levin read out the statistics on Latino voters for past presidential elections, before and after Reagan's amnesty, IIRC. Bush43 got the largest percentage of Latino voters of any other Republican candidate, but he did not reach 50%. Perhaps Rubio is looking at these numbers and hoping to convince as many as Bush did, but bringing in millions of more Voters will not win more elections for Republicans. The government goodies are just too pervasive these days.
CSPan is repeating the Hagel freak show at 1500 Eastern time, for those of you interested in seeing the idiot.
This IS interesting. Fox must (what do our legal beagles say?) refer their "transcripts" as EDITED not verbatim.
Thanks, well at least we all had a place to post our observations.
I share your concern for AB, the last post I saw from him was on Friday.
That is interesting. I believe I heard the same thing. FNC will re-air the program tonight at 6:00 I believe.
Maybe someone can see if they edited it there as well.
Did anyone TIVO FNS?
IN the past we could always count on the dems to self- destruct. Seems its taking longer this time.
I can't take any more hagel. Just thinking this assclown is in any high office is so demoralizing.
Guess who is in office? And guess what they want? TARS is so effective, so cheap, they will never address it. Never talk about it they can't.
Our only hope to save it would be Rush, Marco others in the New Media.
Even then it would be a temporary save. The first time the light of day if off it they will kill it.Its who they are.
We agree. Rubio's heart is in the right place, but the reality will not be a stronger America....it will be weaker one(economically) if this is passed. Even politically, this reform will do nothing to help the GOP. The politicians got the wrong message after this election. They seem bound and determined to go down the wrong path.
Maybe not. Krauthammer has the right idea,first the fence.
Arf! Legal beagle reporting for doody.
Private company "editing" something to show what was clearly meant or to arrive at a more perfect truth is not a crime. Breach of journalistic ethics? What's that?
Maybe there is something here, who knows. And then there is this printed years ago: SPECULATION: THIS IS MERELY A GAMING SCENARIO: IF OBAMA THREATENED TO KILL CHELSEA, THEN MIGHT HE THREATEN A JUSTICE OF THE SCOTUS TO SAVE OBAMACARE? BETTINA VIVIANO CLAIMS THAT IN 2008 OBAMA CRONIES THREATENED TO KILL CHELSEA TO GET THE CLINTONS TO BACK DOWN FROM USING THE BIRTHER ALLEGATIONS AGAINST OBAMA. IF THIS IS TRUE - REPEAT IF, THEN IT IS EQUALLY POSSIBLE THAT THESE SAME CRONIES MIGHT THREATEN TO KILL ONE OF CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS' CHILDREN IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO VOTE FOR OBAMACARE. THE QUESTIONING ON THE SECOND DAY LED SOME SCOTUS OBSERVERS TO BELIEVE THAT ROBERTS SEEMED MORE LIKELY THAN KENNEDY TO BE A SWING VOTE. IOW: ROBERTS - AND NOT KENNEDY - MIGHT BE THE FIFTH VOTE FOR OBAMACARE. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN WHY OBAMA MADE HIS SEEMINGLY IGNORANT AND TYRANNICAL ATTACK AGAINST THE SCOTUS. OBAMA AND HIS COMRADES KNOW - (BECAUSE OF THE DEATH THREAT) - THAT THEY WILL WIN A 5-4 DECISION, AND BY LAMELY ATTACKING THE COURT THEY SUCKERED THE GOP INTO SAYING "WHATEVER THE COURT SAYS IS FINAL." EITHER THIS IS THE CASE, OR OBAMA'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE IMPENDING DECISION (AND HIS A.P. SPEECH) INDICATE OBAMA IS AN IDIOTIC, MISINFORMED, ARROGANT AND TYRANNICAL EGOMANIAC AND AN ANGRY POS. IT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY ROBERTS CHANGED HIS MIND. AND WHY HIS OPINION IS SO DISJOINTED. REPEAT: IF THIS IS TRUE - REPEAT IF, THEN IT IS EQUALLY POSSIBLE THAT THESE SAME CRONIES MIGHT THREATEN TO KILL ONE OF CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS' CHILDREN IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO VOTE FOR OBAMACARE. I SPECULATED ABOUT THIS AND PREDICTED ROBERTS MIGHT BE THE SWING VOTE IN APRIL, FOLKS... JUST SAYING... I MEAN, THAT'S HOW THEY PLAY THE GAME IN CHICAGO... OBAMA HAS ESSENTIALLY AND REPEATEDLY SAID THAT HE BRINGS A GUN TO A KNIFE FIGHT. OBAMACARE WAS THE BIGGEST FIGHT IN HIS LIFE AND FOR THE MACHINE, TOO. THEY MIGHT STOOP TO ANYTHING TO PROTECT IT.
"This would mean everything built on the theory of evolution is a fraud too."
The word fraud implies knowingly misrepresenting, That certainly cannot be said in this case since no one knows the facts.
Please don't be so quick to label.
Besides "What difference after all these years does it make?
Yet another goodie here pretty recent as well.
Yes, first the fence.....but amnesty for the 11 or 20 whatever million there are just makes no sense to me. I agree with Krauthammer on the type of border, but not what comes after.
Yabut, why are you yelling?
Prayers for AB and his family.
Maybe the batteries in his hearing aid are getting weak?
I'm hoping it's only a therapy session for superbowlitis.
Thanks so much, shalom aleichem! Woof woof.
Actually, it was just cut and paste. I didn't realize it would come out all caps.
Right none of us want a deal without true border security.
I just freep-mailed him. He always returns my mail.
Barack Obama is having national backlash problems over his recent attempt at gun confiscation measures using the Sandy Hook childern as his scapegoat.
In an emergency meeting with Vallerie Jarrett, David Axelrod and Jake Carney, it is decided that the only clear way to attempt to diffuse the uproar over his gun-grabbing stance is for Obama to be seen as a "Pro Second Amendment - man of the people".
The decision is made that Obama will go duck hunting, (like Kerry did in 2004) a sure positive photo-op to prove he's really "pro-gun".
They take Obama to Cabelas, fix him up with a camo-outfit from hat to boots, an 870 12 gauge pump and arrange for a Maryland hunting permit so they can leave and return from Camp David to do the photo-op.
Just outside of Camp David, the Obama entourage comes upon a large field with the perfect setting for the photo-op and the group exits the Presidential motorcade to begin the hunt with the Obama boot-licking MSM following Axelrod, Carney and Obama as they begin their duck hunt.
An hour has almost passed with no sign of anything "duck-like" to attempt to have Obama shoot at, when suddenly a group of about six ducks appear from out of nowhere flying from left to right in front of Obama and the entourage.
With much excitement from Axelrod, Carney and the half dozen press members specially choosen for the photo-op, they start to cheer wildly for Obama to take aim at the ducks. Obama racks a shell into the chamber as he lifts the 870 pump to his shoulder for his first shot which misses. The group cheers louder as the second of three loaded shells also misses it's mark.
With the group in an almost frenzy and the ducks now flying almost out of range, Obama makes his last attempt with his remaining shot.
It's a hit!!
Feathers fly as the shot finds it's mark, but because of the distance, the duck does not immediately fall to earth as hoped, but is wounded and continues a downward flight path towards a farm with a large barn and a fence separating Obama from his prize photo-op duck. The duck hits the barn and drops to the ground not far from what appears to be the main house on the substanially sized farm.
A quick decision is made by Carney and Axelrod that Obama should retrieve the duck and the press should wait at their present position while this happens and do the pics when he returns to avoid the apperance that Obama merely "winged" the bird and had to go and fetch it.
It's about a walk of one hundred yards before Carney, Axelrod and Obama reach the property fence and after climbing over it is about another one hundred yards to arrive at the barn where they see the duck lying on the ground.
As the three of them start to retrieve the duck, a booming voice, along with the sound of a shotgun chambering a shell, hollers: "What do you three gentlemen think you're doing trespassing on my property??"
Axelrod answers first: "We're terribly sorry sir. President Obama was duck hunting and he wounded a duck which flew to this spot beside your barn. We were just retrieving the duck".
Obama replies next: "Hi! I'm President Obama and I want to apologize for us trespassing on your property to get the duck. We will just take the duck and be on our way."
The farmer replies: "I can tell you three have never been duck hunting in Maryland before because you don't know the rules about the "Maryland Duck Hunting Challenge".
Carney, Axelrod and Obama look at each other in confused total bewilderment as Obama asks:
"What is the 'Maryland Duck Hunting Challenge'???"
The farmer replies: "Here in Maryland, if you wound a duck that lands on someone's property, you can't simply go and take the duck without completing a challenge from the property owner of his choosing."
Obama replies: "Well we had no advanced idea about the rules here in Maryland. What would be your choice of a challenge so that I can take my duck?"
The farmer replies: "One of the most common challenges is the "Groin Kicking Contest".
Obama asks:" Groin Kicking Contest??"
The farmer answers: "The Groin Kicking Contest consists of the two of us trading kicks to the groin with the last one standing becoming the owner of the duck".
Axelrod and Carney quickly look back two hundred yards away at the press reporters awaiting the President's return. Along with Obama the three huddle and discuss the situation.
Axelrod, with Carney in complete agreement, tells Obama: "If you walk back to that group of press people without that duck, your can kiss your second term "Good-BYE". You'll be nothing but a laughing stock for ANY agenda you had hoped to accomplish until you leave office in 2016. Everyone from Leno, Letterman, Stewart, Rush, Hannity, O Reilly and Beck will have a field day with it if you don't!! You HAVE to do the challenge!!"
Obama looks back at the press waiting for him, looks at Axelrod and Carney who are giving him the "WELL..what's it gonna be??" look as he slowly turns to the farmer and reluctantly nods in the affirmative as he says to him:
"OK. I accept your challenge."
The farmer says: "Fine. "The Maryland Duck Hunting Challenge" rules state that the property owner is the one who always starts the challenge, so I will get to kick you first."
Obama looks down at the heavy looking steel-toed workboots of the farmer as he reluctantly replies:"Well OK".
Obama hands his shotgun to Axelrod as Carney starts to cheer Obama to victory."You can do this!!" Carney tells Obama. "Yes we can!!" hollers Axelrod.
Obama and the farmer walk towards each other until they are close enough to begin the contest. Both men are seriously sizing up the situation as Obama opens his stance to receive the first attempt fom the farmer.
"Are you ready to begin??" ask the farmer.
Obama takes one more glance at the waiting press, a last wary glance at a confident Axelrod and Carney and replies:
"OK. I'm ready!!"
Obama then closes his eyes and awaits the farmer's first kick.
The farmer's tremendous kick lifts Obama at least a foot off of the ground as Obama returns to earth landing in a fetal position heap of extreme groaning and almost unbearable pain.
Axelrod and Carney are in complete disbelief with the power of the kick just administered to the President. They both scream at Obama who is rolling on the ground "Are you OK????"
Obama is unable to respond due to the severity of the kick he has just received and continues to try to get to his feet after what has seemed like an unrecoverable first kick from the farmer. It has been about five minutes since the kick and now Obama is starting to recover.
"You have GOT to get up!!" screams Axelrod. "Your whole legacy and progressive agenda depend on it!!!"
Obama finally makes eye contact wth Axelrod and Carney.
Carney pleads to Obama: "Man you have to get up NOW!! The press is back there trying to see why you aren't returning with your duck. You CAN'T come back empty-handed!!"
Obama is finally able to attempt to stand up. Axelrod and Carney help him to his feet as Obama unsteadily stands looking at the farmer and says:
"OK....that was a pretty substantial first kick from you in our challenge" (as Axelrod and Carney back away to let Obama stand on his own).
"You see that group of press people over there??" Obama yells the farmer."They are expecting me to come back over there with that duck. People have counted me out before but I have always surprised them with a victory be it Obamacare, destroying the coal and oil industry, both of my elections and now my plan to finally disarm the American people."
"I WILL win this contest!!" Obama promises as his energy starts to return."According to the rules of The Maryland Duck Hunting Challenge", it is now MY turn to kick you in the groin!! Spread your legs and get ready because I'm going to give you at least as good as you gave me and see if YOU survive it!!!"
The farmer replies:"Aw, you can keep the duck".
hahaha,bad gal.
I will post on this thread when I hear from AB.
You have mail.
Good one hoss...I just read it to my wife....both laughing.
Let me just say I'm sorry to have missed today. I think this was the first in 13 years missing a Sunday. I'm sorry.
I am in a very bad situation right now: Healthwise; deaths of loved ones and separation. Would you pray for me—that God's will be done? To see me through this?
Praying for you
Prayers up AB!!
Whew! We were/are really worried about you. Prayers in your direction.
God bless you sir!
Good to have you here.
You are in our prayers no question! Best of luck buddy.
Prayers have been sent for you!
Praying for you AB! that God's will be done; that he gives you strength, patience, and comfort during any of your or your loved ones struggles.
Prayers up!
Thanks for ping. Keep it up if possible. I never found the thread last week.
Let me just say Im sorry to have missed today. I think this was the first in 13 years missing a Sunday. Im sorry.
I am in a very bad situation right now: Healthwise; deaths of loved ones and separation. Would you pray for methat Gods will be done? To see me through this?
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Cost: 25 cents each week per player. Kitty will be paid out weekly to the person with the highest hand for the day.
Skunk Penalty: The person who has the largest skunk loss for the day will be charged an additional 50 cents. The kitty will be held until completion of the tournament and paid to the person with the lowest score for the tournament.
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Fishing regulations —?the whys, whats, whens and wheres/Tom Rozich
Anglers often ask, "Why do we have fishing laws?" They also say the fishing regulations are so complicated that one has to be a "Philadelphia Lawyer" to understand them. We will attempt to address these issues in a clear, logical and concise way.
Basically, fishing regulations are biological or social, with some being a combination of both. Fishing laws need to be diverse, as one regulation for all species would not work because each species is different in its individual biology. In addition, streams and lakes are all different and can only produce so many fish per acre, much like a garden. Therefore to assure enough fish to keep fishermen happy, regulations are necessary. A perfect biological regulation system would be to have one for each individual lake or stream. Now that would be complicated, which is similar to what they have in Alaska.
The regulating of when you can or can't fish for a certain kind of fish is done to protect them during their spawning season. Yes, we do defend motherhood even among our finny friends. Thus, a fall closure protects such species as brook and brown trout. A late winter/spring closure protects walleye, northern pike, rainbow trout, and large and smallmouth bass, for example. These are biological regulations.
Minimum Size Limits
This is also a biological based reg, which allows a species to grow to sexual maturity and reproduce/spawn at least once. Motherhood again! There is another type of size limit restriction, being a slot size limit. Under this type of regulation an angler must release all fish within the slot. The species which most frequently have slot limits are walleye and bass. An example would be the Province of Ontario, in which all walleye 18-23 inches must be released immediately. This protects most of the spawners, but allows the opportunity to keep a trophy fish. We have a similar type of regulation, where you may only keep fish in the slot, and is for lake trout in Lake Michigan in the Escanaba area, where the minimum size is 20 inches and the maximum is 23 inches, except one laker 34 inches or greater may be kept. Little Bay de Noc has a similar type rule, where only one walleye over 23 inches may be included in the daily bag limit.
Bag Limits
These regulations are designed to spread the catch among all anglers. They are set at a number where there is enough for a meal, while protecting the overall population. The old saying that 10 percent of the fishermen catch 90 percent of the fish is mostly true. Yes, we are all in that 10 percent category, but some anglers do catch most of the fish. For the record, it is illegal to catch fish for another angler's bag limit. We also have waters in Michigan where the rule is catch-and-release only and is primarily a social regulation, especially in our relatively non-productive waters.
There are many other regulations dealing with number of lines and hooks, size of hooks, type of tackle (bait, artificial lures, flies), bow and spear fishing, the taking of frogs and turtles, and specific water body rules. There are too many to deal with in one column, but let's look at some.
In Michigan, we have four general stream regulations. Type 1's are your common garden variety trout stream, of which there about 1,400 statewide. Type 2's are very similar to Type 1, but have higher minimum sizes. There are 14 Type 2's. Types 3 and 4 are streams that are open year-round to provide opportunities to fish for migratory trout and salmon and number 190.
Additionally, we have 20 sections of 12 rivers covering 200 miles of stream and are called gear restricted streams. On these, flies or artificial lures only may be used. No bait.
Some are no kill catch and release only. These regulations are mostly social.
We have six types of lakes with special rules that cover 249 individual water bodies. They have a variety of rules, most of which are social and are mainly stocked trout lakes. In our local area there are three such lakes in Baraga County, 10 in Gogebic, seven in Houghton, three in Keweenaw and four in Ontonagon. Statewide, Marquette County has the most with 35.
A few are regulated to produce trophy fish in a quiet peaceful setting. Clear and Perrault lakes in Houghton County and Lost Lake in Keweenaw County are three such local lakes.
If you have specific questions, please email the DMG and they will forward your inquiries. Any and all will be answered
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