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Do you recall who was the only positive character on a prime time network TV series who was an atheist? [Answer will be found at the end.]
My point, of course, is that while thousands of characters have been portrayed in prime time over the past 50 years, only one was depicted as a confirmed non-believer!
While the United States has the highest percentage of believers in God of any Western nation--90% who identify themselves as such in most polls--this also means there are at least 30 million non-believers: a number probably closer to 40 million when we factor in those who are so fearful of admitting their non-belief, even to an anonymous poll taker, they feel forced to identify themselves as believing. (In Europe, similar polls show non-belief at about 40%--with a quarter in even the most religious nation, Ireland, counted among our ranks. In other words, the U.S. is up there with official, Third World Muslim theocracies in its percentage of believers!)
Think about this: Forty million non-believers are a group second in numbers only to the Catholic Church, and half-again as large as the Southern Baptists. Yet, we remain all but unrecognized by a media as fearful as are those secret atheists, of giving us the recognition our numbers should merit.
These are the same media which constantly reiterate that religion is never evil. Religion, they tell us, with all pandering sincerity, demands peaceful conduct. Yet, these also are the same media which report on religiously-induced war after religiously-induced war--and never seem to note the contradiction between what they report and what they espouse.
In fact, virtually all of the 100-plus conflicts since World War II--indeed, almost all of the wars throughout history--have had religion at their core. Yet, despite all this evidence to the contrary, our media keep on promulgating the myth of the bible as a pacifist treatise, ignoring in the process the deaths inflicted by its allegedly loving God on all those Egyptian first-borns, and all that righteous smiting of all those non-believers.
In a related vein, why is it that news reports will invariably dwell on those rare instances when a Satanic tract is found in the bedroom of some killer--but never report the bible's presence in what must be the overwhelming majority of the homes lived in by those tens of thousands of Americans who also commit homicide each year? I know I'd have no problem about the media getting so riled up about that rare Satanic pamphlet, if they railed equally about that thousand-fold greater presence of The Good Book! Even more disturbing is the lack of media indignation over the literally hundreds of murderers each year who assert that the Bible or God or Jesus gave them direct instructions to go out and kill.
The most important thing to bear in mind in an examination of why the media do what they do, is found in the focus group research which has increasingly come to determine the content they carry. And what that research invariably shows is that those who are exposed to messages they disagree with and/or simply don't want to hear, will tune out or stop supporting those media that tell them such things. Of all the areas which might engender such reactions, none will be reacted to more fiercely than expressions of religious non-belief.
Thus our media will ignore non-believers, or subject them to dismissal as irrelevant, evil or just plain weird in those instances where we can't be ignored--such as when we serve as the plaintiffs in suits alleging violation of church/state separation.
There are now in the United States some 1200 radio stations that identify themselves as "Christian." Also, some 100--mainly marginal UHF--TV outlets. The fastest growing commercial radio format today is so-called Christian rock. However, there's not one station, radio or TV, which advances the beliefs--more accurately, the non-beliefs--held by those 40 million of us who, for all practical purposes, are not acknowledged to exist!
But at least when we're talking about self-identified "Christian" stations, or stations which program a Christian music format, listeners and viewers know what they're getting. Yet, there for a while, was Chicago's WBBM, the CBS/Infinity-owned all-news radio station, carrying the daily commentary of the ultra-fundamentalist James Dobson, and billing it simply as "Focus on the Family." While it serves as a platform for his biblically-inspired, rightwing social, sexual and sexist views, the program is presented without any identification of who Dobson really is, so that it comes across as if he were just another lifestyle advisor with no particular axe to grind. I'm not calling for any mainstream station to drop his commentaries. That would be censorship--and all censorship, whether of us by believers, or believers by us, is always wrong. What I am asking, rather, is that he be identified as the fundamentalist theologian he is.
One of the strangest bromides which our news media accept is that debate about religious belief is off-limits. Not its advocacy--just debate! The result is a granting of carte blanche access to those on one side of the issue, while denying any to those on the other. More and more newspapers are adding full-time religious writers. And the stories and weekly columns that they generate seldom acknowledge the faithless, except to denigrate us.
Were it up to us, I suspect, here's the way the most common media scenario advancing religious belief would play out: Let's say a plane crashes. Two-hundred-fifty die, but two survive. When interviewed, those two survivors will almost invariably credit their escapes to God--and will thank Him for their survival. But wouldn't it be a really neat exercise of unbiased journalistic responsibility, if the reporter then asked: Since He has used His Almighty power to save you but didn't do so to save the 250 others, then can I assume you'll also be blaming Him for their deaths?
Yeah. Right. Or, as we would say back in the Brooklyn of my youth, "Fuhgeddaboudid!"
Let's look at one of the most common feature stories which ran in the aftermath of 9/11: the large-scale increase in attendance at houses of worship. I mean, just think of the absurdity. Millions of people rushing into churches and synagogues to show their deepening faith in order to thank an almighty and merciful Lord God--who, almighty as He is, Let It Happen!
However, can anyone recall any news story, any column of commentary, or any interview, where the logical questions screaming to be asked, were ever put to a worshipper or cleric--questions such as, what is it you have faith in, what good do you expect your prayers to have with a God who is all-knowing, or what exactly, given the 3,000 deaths on 9/11, are you thanking Him for?
But, I can recall local newscasts where the anchors reporting about such religious services--as on the National Day of Prayer that George Bush proclaimed--were quite literally ordering their viewers to go to some house of worship! (None, of course, ever pointed out that the proclamation of a government-sanctioned prayer day might be deemed as coercive by those 40 million of us they refuse to recognize even exist!)
In my nearly 20 years in Milwaukee, I can recall only one instance in which a mainstream medium argued the absurdity of such religious illogic.
That occurred eight years ago, when a truck crashed into a van driven by a fundamentalist minister killing six of his children. In various interviews following the accident, the minister proclaimed that their deaths only increased his belief.
The irrationality of this profession of faith was actually questioned in the old morning newspaper, the Milwaukee Sentinel. Crocker Stephenson, now a regular columnist for the merged Journal Sentinel, but back then a reporter who was filling in for a regular columnist, wrote about how he handled it when his son asked him how anyone could thank God after seeing his family wiped out. Stephenson couldn't see it either--and that was the tone of the column. Keith Spore, now the publisher of the merged paper, but then the editor of the Sentinel, was out of town when the Stephenson column appeared. When he finally read it a few days later, he reamed out the paper's managing editor for having permitted it to run.
Don't think there isn't a lesson here that everyone writing or editing at the Journal Sentinel will remain forever aware of!
But then, how often have we heard federal office holders--the President, cabinet members, senators and members of Congress--ask (make that "insist!") that we pray while throwing in a command to the Almighty to bless America? Yet, have you ever heard or read any print or broadcast journalist reporting these pandering calls for piety, point out that the Constitution explicitly requires that no person occupying a federal office be required to pass a religious test?
Despite this, however, there recently was George W., sounding more like a bishop than the chief executive of a nation whose constitution forbids imposition of religious tests, insisting that while "government can write checks, it can't put a sense of purpose in people's lives. That is done by people who have heard a call and who act on faith. We ought to welcome it into governmental programs." Steam may have been coming out of our ears--but not a peep of protest was there from the press!
Then there was the abominable coverage in the immediate aftermath of the San Francisco Federal Court of Appeals decision declaring unconstitutional requirements that the Pledge of Allegiance, with its insistence that we are a "nation under God," be recited in our public schools. With a very few notable exceptions on the print side--e.g., Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn--and in everything I saw on TV, the focus was on the outrage of those who opposed it.
I mean, can any of us forget the endless repetitions of that assemblage of Republican House members amassing on the steps of the Capitol to shout out the Pledge? And let's not forget the threat by the Orthodox Jewish Senator, Joseph Lieberman, that if the Supreme Court does not overturn this decision--as you've got to be na•ve not to believe it almost certainly will--he would introduce an amendment to the Constitution asserting it is our belief in God that unites us as a nation. If he did, does anyone doubt it would sail through both houses of Congress and virtually every state legislature? Did it occur to no one reporting or commenting on this to note that that declaration of unity would exclude 40 million of us?
Within one hour of the time the Pledge decision came down, the Senate stopped all business to vote on a resolution demanding it be overturned. It passed 99 to nothing--with even such good guys as the late Paul Wellstone and Wisconsin's Russ Feingold voting for it. Over in the House, only three out of 435 members voted against condemning the decision. Here in Milwaukee, listeners could hear one of our highest-rated FM stations pimping for God with its request that listeners e-mail in a "Pledge for the pledge!"
Let me quote from the opening of one of my media commentary columns which I write for Milwaukee's alternative weekly, the Shepherd Express, shortly after the Pledge decision. It concerned the way Jay Leno dealt with it in his monologues:
"Jay Leno has got to be one BFI--the 'I stands for 'Idiot'--with his endless jokes about the Court of Appeals decision declaring public school recitation of a phrase within the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. Forget his basic ignorance of the facts--it was a federal, not a California Court; it was a 2:1 decision, not one made by a single judge; it did not ban school recitation of the pledge, but only the words, 'under God.' His references to the judge as a 'moron,' elicited shrieks of audience approval similar to those he gets when he jokes about the sufferings of those facing execution.
"Jay: Polls show at least 30 million Americans are non-believers--probably 40 million what with those afraid to admit non-belief even to an anonymous poll taker for fear of ridicule from people like you. Should students who find belief in God irrational, be forced to recite an oath that talks about liberty, and then denies them their liberty to deny their belief? If atheists were the majority, would it be right to force believing kids to take a pledge denying the existence of the Almighty? Isn't that what we hated them Godless Commies for?
"Teaching acceptance of God, Jay, is the job of believing parents, churches, mosques, synagogues and religious schools. It's not the job of public schools supported by taxes paid by believers and non-believers. That's all those 'moron' judges were saying. Not to mention that other 'moron,' Thomas Jefferson."
Incidentally, if we look at what polling data show, we're not just fighting against the respectable superstition we call religion, because we're fighting against folks who believe that belief in the deity is such an axiomatic truism, that when asked by pollsters if the phrase, "One nation under God" is a religious endorsement, 80% say it isn't. But, if a statement acknowledging the existence of God is not an expression of religion, then what do those folks think religion is?
The answer is that for the overwhelming majority of Americans, it means being Catholic, or Jewish, or Baptist. But since nobody could possibly doubt the existence of God, acknowledging His existence is not religious. Thus, the situation so many of us non-believers have experienced when admitting our atheistic views: "But," the response will invariably be, "you have to believe in something." Thus, it's not just that those folks disagree with us, they deny us even the possibility that we could not believe in God.
Let's look briefly at how three recent stories--each involving religion--are playing out: the debate on stem cell research; the fight over taxpayer support of religious schools; and the imposition in defiance of federal court orders in at least a few Bible Belt states, of requirements that the Ten Commandments be posted in public schools, courtrooms and in other public buildings.
Has anyone in our media, in writing or reporting on the stem cell controversy, dared to label the argument that a clump of undifferentiated cells is a human being, for the absurdity which it is?
Why is it that whenever the religious school voucher issue came up, the image we invariably saw is one of a bunch of cute little, poor black kids, with their parents demanding to know why anyone would want to deprive their children of fine religious schooling? What I saw in Milwaukee on the local evening newscasts the day the Supreme Court decision accepting the constitutionality of using tax-paid vouchers came down, was exactly that. Can you think of a more effective image to drive away guilt-ridden white liberals, many of whom would otherwise be up in arms about such a violation of church/state separation?
And whether we're talking newspapers, local or national TV reports, or late night comics, when it comes to the Ten Commandments, the overwhelming take is to wonder how anyone could ever object to public display of something as noncontroversial as what's called for in those 10 rules--with virtually no one noting that four of them require belief, or condemn non-belief, in God.
The media have, at best, been trepidatious about the role which religious believers have played in reinforcing our pro-Israeli stand in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I'm not talking about the support of most Jews, who in their religious beliefs run the gamut from secular to Ultra-Orthodox--but, rather, Fundamentalist, Evangelical Christians. Some 60 million Americans hold apocalyptic beliefs. But, according to Scripture, before Jesus can make his second visit, the Jews must first return to the whole of the Biblical Israel--meaning they must seize all Palestinian lands. In other words, we must support Israel, according to those who, ironically, have traditionally held the most strongly anti-Semitic views, in order that the world can be destroyed. Whatever the strength of the pro-Israeli lobby, its influence is multiplied when its positions are backed without question by those who dominate Bible Belt politics. But the coverage and analysis of this phenomenon by a mainstream media afraid to offend 60 million Born Again readers, viewers and listeners have been, at most, tentative and obscure.
There's little I've written to this point, I suspect, that any reader will disagree with. But, at the risk of upsetting more than a few, let me give my answer to the question about what can be done to change how our media treat religious matters. And that answer is, virtually nothing! (We did have a brief chance about 300 years ago during the Age of Enlightenment--but we blew it.)
Science may be advancing. But as every survey shows, our ignorance of its most basic aspects is increasing. We're talking, after all, of an America where not only do at least 85% accept belief in God, but over half deny evolution, two-thirds believe in literal angels--Time magazine actually ran a cover story seriously exploring whether they exist--and where we split about 50/50 on astrology and alien visitations. That's why most newspapers run astrology columns--and even PBS once lent credence to the anti-evolutionists with a documentary purporting to present the scientific case for creationism!
We're also talking about an America where, despite those Constitutional barriers to imposition of religious tests, any candidate admitting non-belief is dead in the political water. But then, remember that 99-0 Senate vote! After all, any senators who saw the logic of what the Court of Appeals ruled, could also foresee what their opponents' campaign spots would say when they come up for re-election, if they'd voted "No."
And that's the kind of thing that convinces me nothing can be done to change the media's carte blanche acceptance of religion as valid.
Where, I've got to wonder, are those stories following the voucher decision, about the precedents it sets for a whole range of state-supported religious activities? There, after all, was George W. in a speech the next week, proudly proclaiming that the door has now sprung wide for what will become a host of state-sponsored and financed, faith-based initiatives.
Where are the stories pointing up, for example, how those caught up in the criminal justice system might well find themselves facing a choice of prison time or placement in programs where they can retain their liberty only by professing belief in religious doctrine? This, proponents of such programs will insist, does not forcibly impose religious belief since, as a felon, you have the choice of enrolling or of going to jail. That, after all, was the tortured logic at the core of the Supreme Court's majority opinion in the voucher case! Therefore, as bad as things are, with George Bush at the head of the religious tub-thumpers, things will get a lot worse!
O.K.--if only to save our sanity, let me suggest how we can, maybe, register a small impression upon our media. E-mail, mail or call them when you encounter something you find unbalanced. But a couple of caveats, please!
First, if it's the same handful of folks responding over and over again, they'll quickly be dismissed as those "atheist nutcases." Try to marshall a large number of responders and keep them varied.
Second, keep the responses relatively brief. Impassioned non-believers have a penchant for engaging in tedious epistemological treatises. Logic--if not God--may be on our side. But what you have to say ain't gonna get read or listened to, if it goes on interminably.
In any such communication you should concede that, yes, you are aware that only a small number will register protests. But then stress to the gatekeepers--that is, the editors or news directors--with whom you're communicating, that they shouldn't be dismissive of our numbers. Point out that there are, after all, 40 million of us who reject religious belief--two-thirds as many as there are Catholics--and that we're deeply concerned over the lack of representation given our views. Point out also, that it doesn't serve the newspaper's or the radio or television station's interest to ignore such numbers, since non-believers buy cars, soap and hemorrhoid remedies, too.
On a positive note, I have to concede that it was a pleasant surprise when, in response to his diatribe condemning the judges who wrote the Pledge decision, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass--Mike Royko's successor--found himself quoting from what he seemed clearly surprised were the protest letters he did receive in response to that column.
Having said this, however, I must say again that I'm sadly convinced that the major benefit of any protests we register will be to provide us the opportunity to vent some of our frustration. It won't change anything!
Them other folks, after all, have us coming and going.
Indeed, we don't even get the last laugh. That's because were they right, that would mean that when we die, they'd lord it--no pun intended--all over us. Whereas, if we're right--as we certainly are--we'll never have the chance to say, "See, I told you so!"
Answer to the question at the opening: Ruth Ann, the elderly shopkeeper on the CBS series, "Northern Exposure." The late Peg Phillips, the actress who portrayed her, was, in real life, an atheist.
Dave Berkman is retired Professor of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Media Columnist for Milwaukee's alternative paper, the Shepherd Express; and host of Wisconsin Public Radio's weekly series, "Media Talk."


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Virgin Atlantic may pick up extra passengers in the fallout from our national airline's codeshare arrangement with Emirates.
Virgin Atlantic's Australian general manager, Luke Fisher, is reluctant to say that Qantas's codeshare arrangement with Emirates gives his airline an opportunity to pick up business.
But he does acknowledge that Qantas's transit through Dubai on the way to Europe may not be everyone's cup of tea.
Qantas's link-up with Emirates means that Qantas passengers will, from next April, pass through United Arab Emirates rather than Singapore on their way to Europe.
"I understand why Qantas are doing that," Fisher told Sky Report.
"I just think that option will work for some and maybe it won't work for others."
We ran into Fisher over cocktails at the Upper Class bar while taking the Virgin Atlantic service to London via Hong Kong recently. (Is there anything more glam, or indeed more ill-advised, than cocktails at 35,000 feet?)
"Traditionally, Australians have travelled to Europe via south-east Asia," he said.
"And that's traditionally been through Bangkok and Singapore."
While several carriers, including British Airways and Singapore Airlines, continue to fly through south-east Asia, Fisher believes Virgin Atlantic is attractive beyond sentimentality because it goes through Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong is a great transit point because it's both a business destination and a leisure destination," he said.
"Hong Kong is very much the conduit for a lot of business done in China."
Virgin Atlantic claims the fastest transit out of all the two-leg trips to Britain, one reason being because the service is on the same aircraft all the way through.
"When you've got change of equipment it takes more than two hours, whereas ours is 90 minutes," Fisher said.
"If you are travelling all the way through, it's a very short stop." Which is good and bad.
On our way up, we couldn't squeeze in a shower at the delightful but busy Hong Kong Clubhouse.
But we did so on the journey back, having started in rock-star style at Virgin Atlantic's amazing drive-up valet check-in at Heathrow. It's a service that's exclusive to its Upper Class passengers.
We also checked out Virgin Atlantic's premium economy service on a couple of legs and found it very comfortable. It's proving very popular with Australians.
"This year's codeshare with Virgin Australia up to Hong Kong has been one of our most successful codeshare launches," Fisher said.
"The first six months, the number has been more than 3000 passengers, and that is a lot more than we anticipated.
"It's a huge market and we are finding our premium economy is a real winner."
Royal treatment
Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class check-in may well have been the inspiration for Garuda's new "premium check-in area".
While Garuda doesn't boast Virgin Atlantic's limo transfer, kerbside bag drop and possibility of running into Posh and Becks, its service is certainly an improvement as you pass through busy, often chaotic, Soekarno-Hatta.
Executive-class passengers and Garuda Frequent Flyer Platinum members can now check in, pay their airport taxes, and manage bookings at check-in counters in a cordoned-off area. Garuda's business-class bookings increased by 9 per cent in the first half of 2012 over the same period in 2011.
A little bit extra
KLM has introduced premium economy on its flights within Europe. The new class is called Economy Comfort.
Air Canada has set a price on its bulkhead and exit-row seats.
No longer luck of the draw, or first-in, best-seated, the Canadian national carrier now charges $118 a seat for the privilege of all that extra legroom.
Techno savvy
Sky Report passed through Qantas's domestic terminal at Sydney Airport recently and was delighted to discover free wi-fi available.
About time.
Plus, the airline is rolling out better, higher-speed wi-fi for its lounges across the country.
In other Qantas moves, the airline is replacing its business-class blankets with cosy duvets - or, in the vernacular of its home country, doonas.
Souvenir appeal
Oh those Finns and their quirky designs. Finnair has teamed with the Finnish cult homewares and fabric-design house, Marimekko, for a new inflight look for everything from livery to teapots.
It will be introduced during the northern spring.
We hope the flight crews are being trained in frisking techniques. The new crockery, in particular, looks very ... shall we say, collectable?
Flight 'favourites'
More than 700 international cabin crew members in 85 countries were asked by the flight booking site, Skyscanner, who their perfect airline passenger is.
According to those surveyed, the passenger is male, travels alone for pleasure rather than business, and is in his 30s.
No reason was given for the choice, but Sky report believes "hot" and "rich" should possibly have been terms included in the survey for a clearer picture.
The survey did come up with some more useful information, however.
It revealed flight crews' top annoyances, the first being passengers who click their fingers for attention.
(Who does that? Clearly not single 30-something males.)
Second on the list was people who got up before the seatbelt sign was extinguished.
Also highly rated were: talking through the safety demonstration; stuffing rubbish in the seat pocket; asking for more blankets and pillows; and complaining about the temperature of the cabin.
Which pretty much adds up to all passengers being an annoyance to flight crews, generally.
Route watch
Qantas has increased capacity between Tasmania and the mainland via Melbourne. Some 1700 seats have been added with the introduction of Q400 aircraft operated by QantasLink. The seats are on services between Melbourne and Hobart, Launceston and Devonport.
Editor's note: an earlier version of this article said the Qantas-Emirates deal meant Qantas passengers flying to London would now transit through Dubai instead of Bangkok. It should have said Singapore.

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I should know better by now. Should've grown out of it. But I haven't (and don't want to). I'm a 36 year old Street Fighter fan and this past weekend myself and two friends took the long trip up to Telford from London to compete in Capcom's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary competition.
"Street Fighter" you say? Do people still play that? Well, yes, they do. Fighting games have enjoyed a pretty big resurgence over the past few years and while I'm unsure they will ever regain the popularity they enjoyed in the late '80s/'90s (without Capcom hiring me ;-)) a whole new generation has caught onto the fact that they're really fun to play. It was this new generation I was expecting to have to battle as I set myself the target of winning one match and to not come last. Continue Reading "Fighting in Your Thirties – Capcom's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Competition" »


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- Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund—OHAIDP administers the Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF). These resources, appropriated by Congress, are distributed annually on a competitive basis to HHS agencies and staff offices to support HIV prevention, care and treatment, outreach and education, capacity building, and technical assistance activities for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States who are at high-risk for, or living with, HIV/AIDS. The fund also supports cross-agency targeted demonstration projects aligned with the NHAS.
- AIDS.gov—AIDS.gov is a collaborative effort of departments and agencies across the Federal government to provide information on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, and improve access to relevant Federal HIV resources, programs, and policies—including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy—to the American public. AIDS.gov also seeks to enhance the use of new media tools by government, minority-serving organizations, and other partners to extend the reach of HIV programs to communities at greatest risk as well as increase knowledge about HIV and access to HIV services for people most at-risk for, or living with, HIV. HHS is the managing sponsor of AIDS.gov, which is administered by OHAIDP. AIDS.gov disseminates information via a web site as well as a blog, several new media channels, and by technical assistance to partners.
- Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis—OHAIDP leads the intra- and inter-departmental efforts to implement the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. The Action Plan details steps to increase viral hepatitis awareness and knowledge among health care providers and communities, and improve access to quality prevention, care, and treatment services for viral hepatitis, which affects as many as 5 million Americans, many of whom are unaware of their infections. OHAIDP identifies and facilitates opportunities for enhanced interagency collaboration on viral hepatitis matters, monitors and reports on progress in implementing the Action Plan, seeks opportunities to leverage existing resources, and strengthens partnerships inside and outside of government.
- Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS—OHAIDP provides analytic and administrative support to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS(PACHA). The Advisory Council provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary and to the President regarding programs, policies, and research priorities intended to promote effective prevention, care, and treatment of HIV disease and to advance research on HIV disease and AIDS. This council of HIV/AIDS experts is composed of a diverse group of researchers, service providers, and community leaders from around the country, including people living with HIV. The Council also includes people who are from community-based organizations that cater to the medical, legal, or mental health needs of people living with HIV and AIDS.
- Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability—OHAIDP also provides analytic and administrative support to the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA). The Committee provides advice to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a range of policy issues regarding the safety and availability of blood and blood products, transfusion and transplantation safety, and product cost and supply.
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text: Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Call to Action—and Opportunity—for Fitness Professionals By Nicholas A. DiNubile, M. D. Musculoskeletal ailments have surpassed the common cold as the number one reason for physician visits in this country, due in part to our aging population as well as the "beat up" Baby Boomer generation. The result is that more and more individuals with vulnerable, aging frames are trying to stay active—or should be more active. This presents many challenges in the world of fitness. When a friend of mine decided it was time to hang up his basketball shoes and find a lower-impact exercise, he bought some goggles and took up swimming, often considered the perfect activity for all-around conditioning. Next thing you know, he's seeing the doctor for shoulder trouble. It seems the repetitive motion was inflaming an old injury from a bicycle accident years before. It took months of physical therapy and hard work before he was back to normal. My friend had never self-tested to monitor the old weak link or get any coaching from a certified professional to help him develop a well-rounded conditioning program. And when it reemerged as a serious problem, he was not well-served by his general practitioner (GP), who prescribed rest and ibuprofen. When things didn't get better, the doctor offered a cortisone injection to reduce the inflammation, but the focus was entirely on pain reduction. He never addressed the issue of impingement, or rotator-cuff weakness and imbalance. What the GP didn't consider was the way in which the old bicycle injury had distorted the action of my friend's shoulder. When he took up swimming, it was this distortion that set him up for trouble. When my friend at last saw an orthopedist, the first thing the specialist pointed out was that the shoulder had become locked into a very limited range of motion. Pain was one consideration, but the pain and inflammation were never going to go away until the "rusty" shoulder was "oiled," in a sense, and gradually brought back to moving in its normal arc. Also, once it became stiff, significant weakness set in and a downhill cycle began. Pain led to disuse, which led to stiffness, weakness and, ultimately, more pain. Tremendous effort was needed to gradually get the joint self-lubricating, moving and strong again. That therapy might not have been necessary if the weak link, the distortion from the earlier injury, had been spotted and dealt with earlier. Physical therapists are usually charged with treating a specific injured joint or area and don't typically take a whole-body approach to musculoskeletal fitness. That's where fitness professionals come in. After an individual emerges from physical therapy, or before he or she gets there in the first place, your goal is to design a balanced fitness program. Fitness professionals can do that more effectively by learning to identify their clients' muscle imbalances, areas of weakness or tightness, deficits in balance or proprioception and loss of range of motion. As previously mentioned, musculoskeletal ailments are the number one reason for doctor visits, accounting for as much as 15 percent of our healthcare dollars. One of every four or five primary care visits are for a musculoskeletal problem. However, musculoskeletal training comprises less than 5 percent of the medical school curriculum. Joseph Bernstein, M.D., a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in Philadelphia, studied the results of an examination on the basics of musculoskeletal medicine given to all of Penn's incoming surgical and medical residents, regardless of their intended fields of specialization. Musculoskeletal problems are confronted by doctors in a number of specialties, including family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, rheumatology and, of course, orthopedics. Even so, 82 percent of these recent medical school graduates failed to demonstrate basic competency in the musculoskeletal examination. Unfortunately, non-specialists are woefully unprepared to assist those who seek help for musculoskeletal issues. And most physicians do not have adequate training in the promotion and prescription of exercise. They also don't have the time or an insurance reimbursement incentive. That means they're not really up to the task of trying to activate the many sedentary patients that visit them each day—especially the increasing number that show up with musculoskeletal ailments and damaged frames. The above scenarios present a real challenge, especially in the critical overlap area of public health and physical activity. What we have is, really, a double whammy. Doctors are needlessly slowing down or stopping the many walking wounded who usually can continue some form of exercise in a modified manner. At the same time, doctors are not able to effectively "treat" sedentary behavior, one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in this country. What does all this have to do with fitness professionals like you? Fitness professionals in the trenches will be seeing more and more individuals who want to be fit and active, but are challenged with frame-related issues: bum knees, sore shoulders, and low backs that go out more than they do. As a fitness professional, you need to raise your awareness of these issues, and learn ways to modify exercise routines. During the initial stages of working with a new client, you should adhere to the protocol of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model, which includes postural assessments and movement screens. The results of these tests should then dictate how you proceed with developing each client's individualized exercise program. In my experience, approximately 80 percent of adults will require some customization of their fitness routines because of musculoskeletal issues. Orthopedic-specific continuing education and advanced certifications, such as the ACE Orthopedic Exercise and Therapeutic Exercise Specialty Certifications, are essential to this area. If you need to brush up on assessment techniques, ACE's Integrated Fitness Training (ACE IFT) Model: 1-day Workshop may be a good place to start. Also, we need to move toward better communication and collaboration between physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and fitness professionals. I believe the fitness community can rise to this challenge, and I hope the medical community responds by providing partnerships that will promote safe fitness and enhance the health, both general and musculoskeletal, of our population. Exercise used wisely has transformative power. We know that "exercise is medicine" and, like any medication, care must be taken in its prescription. You can make a difference in the lives of an ever-increasing group of clients by expanding your knowledge base in this very important area. Nicholas A. DiNubile, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, a best-selling author of FrameWork and the FrameWork "Active for Life" book series, and is the Chief Medical Officer for the American Council on Exercise. He has served as orthopedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ballet, and his award-winning television special, Your Body's FrameWork, has been aired on PBS nationwide. Learn more about Dr. DiNubile at DrNick.com and @DrNickUSA on Twitter.


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OP I hope you do realize we are big blue and as long as we have Eli Manning leading us, anything is possible. Sure Locklear is gonna be a huge loss, but that's why were a championship team, Next man up. Now the Redskins defense looks absolutely horrid against the pass. And you have just loss another corner for 4 games because of suspension with a banged up Deangelo hall. My friend I pity you because look at our schedule we don't play another RG3 type, meaning release the Kraken! I expect the Giants to have another 2 game lead on the Redskins after this week. And don't bring up that "the saints always own the Giants" thats only in New Orleans my brotha. I know you guys play the ravens and a sruggling flacco, but even a 6 yr old could play against the redskins pass D (if they have the common sense to actually pass it) >
and I pity the Redskins who haven't won a Superbowl who knows how long...
second.....going back to Jason Campbell is not very far at all
now if you said Snead and Jurgensen I may listen .........but I am sorry you have not lived through any struggles with your team
go preach somewhere else
we are fine without you deadskin fans over here
so go kiss your Riggins poster .....we don't need anyone telling us how to be fans
if these guys want to complain , piss and moan, and hate on players and coaches ....they have every right to .....and this is the place to do it
so here is the door......use it
Come on guys.........This guy came here in good faith. No need to jump on him with both feet
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text: I cant stand the 49ers organization and even their fans. Their fans constantly run their mouth and they havent won a Superbowl since 1994, and for years they played in a sorry division. The NFC West has been terrible for years, even when the New Orleans Aints with Jeff Blake was in that division. For years the Niners automatically made the playoffs after winning 9 games, and since have not won a SuperBowl since 1994? Lol. There fans are about as rude as Philly fans...nothing but constant fights at their stadium, and some guy is paralyzed from the neck down after a brawl at a San Francisco Giants baseball a couple of years ago and the death threats to Kyle Williams was completely uncalled for. I wish these fans (aka Francisco Treats) would shut up already.


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Bud, you're reading WAY to much into my posts. I never slammed tapco ("When bent and fit, a tapco flat will work, there is no doubt.")
I only stated that I think AK-Builder flats are superior. So much so, I've acquired enough AK-Builder flats to redo all my home-bent AK rifles with them.
And really, I asked for enlightenment on the cleco fasteners with regards to assembling an AK. Never argued about them. I've used them and other fasteners in the past. Just because we have a difference of opinion does not make expressing that opinion an argument. I can say I won't refrain from expressing *my* opinion simply because it might not match *your* opinion. If that's arguing in your eyes, I offer no apology, but wish you the best in your efforts in any case.
rapid a word of advice, it is not best to try to fight with the old timers ; a couple of reasons that they are old timers is that they do not stir shit , and a general rule know what they are talking about. It would behoove you to stick around and learn . On a slightly different vein , it is better to be thought a fool , than to open your mouth and prove the theory ,
many negitive posts
this place is like a church it needs new members, fresh Ideas, money for site sponsers and ever time I post some thing your chimeing in and it not helping direction of thread ( some one may want a $12 flat from sears) some one way be interested in cleco's and other tools, Im not saying my way is best, But I am saying theres 2 ways to get to grandma's house:thankyou:
All we need now is Bob Villa to pop up in a Sears commercial
showing how easy it is to screw together an AK.
Now to the matter at hand.
Fact #1: Tapco flats are great, they do work. They function. Period.
Fact #2: Other company's flats work as well. They function. Period.
The difference is going to be your goal in your build. Tapco paved the way many moons ago with their flats, and as I recall are among the first to have ever offered flats even before builders were really bending them (mid-nineties). Consider them "first generation" flats. I have a safe half-full of builds on Tapco flats. They are tool steel (4130 as I recall) and "they just work". They do have some flaws that matter to collectors. First, the safety dimple is incorrectly shaped. The trigger axis pin hole is prone to warping when bent. The top rails are cut to final shape meaning there is sometimes not enough meat left for good rails depending on your bending jig. The ends require filing to square up after building due to the shape of the flat. The axis pin holes are based on a certain trigger geometry, meaning not all builds are going to have the best trigger pull and sometimes cause trigger slap. The dimples aren't as accurate as the original, meaning they can have magazine wobble depending on the rails used (and also meaning you must use certain rails to remove the wobble). I can't remember anything else off the top of my head.
Now that doesn't mean they won't work! Refer to my fact list above. Like I said, I have perhaps half a dozen builds on Tapco flats. You want an economical build you get a Tapco flat and deal with the issues. No problem with them at all! Just be sure to heat treat the axis pin holes but you have to do that for any build really.
Those of us who are building for the sake of authenticity are going to like the Other Company's flats - and not just any one company! - because they were built AFTER the "first generation" wave. Let's call them "next generation" flats. Obviously they modified their flats to work around the design flaws found on the originals. They are newer and obviously more improved... and that's that. Then again we 'collector builders' are going to only use rivets, only use certain kinds of paint, etc. etc. Again, the goal of the build is what drives these decisions.
Please don't read inflammatory remarks into other people's posts, we get that enough around here. We're all on the same team! Besides, grandma's house has been discovered by accident quite a few times on this forum and that's why I like Gunco! :D
Oh and BTW thanks for the call out on Sears - I would not have imagined they would have a broker site to sell Tapco flats! That's funny and cool at the same time!
+1 on hcpookie's comments.
Tapco flats are great!
I've built numerous 47's and one AK74 side folder.
You can bend, weld, pound, beat, grind these into just about anything you need
them for.
Ill agree to that, and on hcpookies post. My first build was on a tapco flat, and (this is going to jinx it, Im sure...) its still shooting strong. I have a bunch of tapco and ak-builder flats in my garage, and a pile of "scrap" (read: i F'd something up) slightly bent flats in there too.
i will say I like the Ak-builder flats as far as fitted right off the bat goes, if you get a good even bend, they will almost always fit right up with whatever your working with, whereas the tapco flats may need some motivation to fit.
Total off topic side question here... I got an older AK-builder jig. need to know what a part does. I have the mold, the part(s) you secure the flat too, the piece that fits over the mold with grooves ( im guessing to help give an impression of where to cut rails for the uncut flats), and this other piece, kind of big, flat piece of metal, about 1/2" thick, call it 9 or 10" by maybe 5", has two different sized pieces of square bar on either end. Can't figure out what to do with that part. Ill try to get a picture if no one knows what im talking about.
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Hello, my name is Travis I have used Tapco flats. Its been 46 days since my last Tapco flat bend. Thank you.
Be careful. Bend one of those cheap Tapco flats, get one of those "parts kits" off the internet, some Dremel work and general blacksmithing, and someone could create an evil-death-assault-rifle! With a pistol grip and giant magazine. Even <gasp!> a bayonet lug! Oh, the humanity!
There'd probably be a law against it, if the kind of people who press for that sort of thing could imagine it was even possible without a factory, or at least a fully-equipped machine shop, union machinists, and a master's degree in firearm design and manufacture...
It is a trunnion, wait, no it's not
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From interim president Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J.
Marquette has worked its way deep into my heart, and I know that is the case for so many of you. So I didn't need much time to reflect when I was asked to rejoin Marquette to serve as interim president after Father Scott Pilarz, S.J., made the decision to resign earlier this fall. There was little question about it: If I could be of service to once again lead this wonderful university, I was very glad to say, "yes."
Now that I am back on campus full time, I am reminded how Marquette's faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends are advancing the university's mission each day. I'm happy to help support and encourage their work. In doing so, I am grateful for the counsel of interim provost Dr. Margaret Callahan and the Board of Trustees, chaired by Chuck Swoboda. I am confident that Marquette is moving in the right direction.
We can be encouraged by several important projects that are under way, nearing completion or recently opened. With its brand new 40,000-square-foot expansion, the School of Dentistry is welcoming more students and providing essential oral health care to Wisconsin residents. The historic core of Sensenbrenner, Johnston and Marquette halls is being renewed and re-imagined as a vibrant center of learning and discovery. The College of Nursing's year-old clinical simulation center has transformed nursing education and serves as a magnet for a diverse set of academic and community partners.
Our student-athletes are fortunate to be playing this fall in a new Big East Conference. After enduring the instability that has buffeted so many athletic conferences, Marquette is now aligned with nine universities that share a similar commitment to academic and personal formation of student-athletes, as well as competitive excellence.
My colleagues and I are working to implement Marquette's strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries. One of the strengths of the plan was the process that involved the entire university community, which led to the plan's approval by the Board of Trustees. That cooperative spirit has grown through the work of those who are leading efforts to achieve six major goals in areas ranging from "Pursuit of academic excellence for human well-being" to "Social responsibility and community engagement." The structure of the plan will easily allow Marquette's next president to integrate his or her own unique ideas.
As always, our future would not be nearly as promising without the university's many loyal and generous supporters. In this issue, you'll find the 2013 President's Society Honor Roll of benefactors who made Marquette a major part of their philanthropy in the last year. To all 1,900 members of this society and for everyone who supports Marquette, I am grateful. Let me add that I am especially encouraged by the generous spirit of those recognized in a new category, one for those who have graduated in the past 15 years, the Rev. Peter A. Brooks, S.J., Level for Young Alumni.
It has been a real pleasure to see familiar Marquette friends, colleagues and students in recent days. I look forward to being on stage at the December and May Commencement exercises with students I welcomed to campus four years ago. And I appreciate the opportunity to connect with you in this familiar spot in Marquette Magazine. I look forward to the steps we will take together, moving the university forward with your faith and support. May our good and gracious God bless our students and all those associated with Marquette University.


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PUEBLO, Colo. - Those who live near an old smelter site in Pueblo want to know if toxic metals have been absorbed into their blood.
The Colorado Smelter once operated near Santa Fe and I-25. Mary Jimenez has lived near there for more than 50 years. Until recently, she had no idea a smelter site once existed close to her home.
"We used to just dig our hands in there and then our children too and my grandchildren," Jimenez said. "I did wonder if we had some lead in our blood, I did wonder being that we've lived in this area for so long."
On Saturday, she had her blood tested for lead. Dr. Moussa Diawara, a CSU-Pueblo biology professor, found she had no reportable lead levels. Just three of the 36 people tested had high lead levels in their blood.
"Actually I did expect a lot worse, to be quite honest with you. I went in Saturday thinking here we go," Diawara said.
But Diawara says his studies are nowhere near done. "I'm hoping to be able to extend this study to everyone who wants to be tested, including adults- just for people to have their peace of mind."
Jimenez said, "I am concerned my daughters, you know, 'cause they played around in this neighborhood, went to school at St. Mary's which is close to that site."
They no longer live in Pueblo, but Jimenez says she wants them to get tested too.
"If you know you don't have it, that already is healthier for you," Diawara said.
Diawara said it's easier for children to reverse the signs of lead exposure than adults. He said the best way to do it is for people to remove themselves from the source of contamination and to eat a healthy diet. Eventually, he says, the body gets rid of the lead.


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Book Club: Size 12 And Ready To Rock
The Stats: Size 12 And Ready To Rock is superstar author Meg Cabot (Ever heard of a little something called The Princess Diairies?)'s fourth book in her series about fictional pop sensation, Heather Wells.
The Gist: Heather Wells used to be a pretty popular popstar, but she's hung up her stage costumes and is now working as an assistant resident advisor at New York College. But her dorm has even more drama than Hollywood. The drama kicks into high gear when college lets out for summer and the dorm fills up with teenyboppers attending a Teen Rock Camp, hosted by a popstar/reality TV show star named Tania Trace. Tania's married to Heather's ex-BF, and things take a really weird turn when the reality TV show producer ends up dead. Size 12 and Ready To Rock is a love story meets murder mystery!


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|2010 Tonner Convention a Home Run
To attend a Tonner Doll Collectors' Convention is to experience a thing of beauty, a study in superior coordination and organization, and some of the best entertainment the doll industry has to offer. Throughout the course of four days, myriad gorgeous dolls are unveiled, delightful presentations and seminars given, decadent meals consumed and priceless moments of comradeship had by likeminded collectors.
And every year Tonner Doll Co. does it brilliantly, all the while keeping it fresh, new and different. 2010 was no exception. Key breakout events were themed Marie Antoinette, steam punk, "Firefly" (the TV series), Revlon and moon-and -stars, among others. Guests dressed up accordingly, getting into the spirit of the themes, while receiving incredible souvenir dolls like the ravishing Firefly-inspired "Sihnon," the cutting-edge steam punk Ellowyne Wilde, "Letting Off Steam," and the all-new (concept, 13-inch body, sculpt) stunning Revlon doll, "Glamorous Red," to name just a few.
Saturday evening Robert Tonner surprised and delighted attendees at The Moon Banquet with a runway show, featuring designs from his "real people" spring and
fall 2010 lines. Before the models took to the runway, Tonner explained why he is more satisfied with his fall collection than his spring collection. "I had all these rules in my head and right away all these rules came flooding back. So I did the first collection for spring with those rules in mind," he said. "But when I got better in the second one—I thought the second collection was infinitely better—you know what I did, I used the dolls as inspiration. I used "Ellowyne"—and you'll see that on the runway—and "Tyler" and "Antoinette."
And it showed. As the models strutted the designs, the John Keats words came to mind, "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness." As collectors left the
event with their luminescent souvenir doll, "Celestial," in hand, it's doubtful that any attendee would have disagreed.
Full convention coverage in print and video formats will be featured in the September 2010 issue of DOLLS. Don't miss it!
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Tonner Doll Co. staff (top) dressed up in steam punk style for the Friday-night themed event. The souvenir doll for that event was Letting Off Steam "Ellowyne Wilde" (wearing black feathered hat).
Collectors took Celestial (white gown) home Saturday night, The Moon Banquet souvenir doll.
The all-new Revlon doll, Glamorous Red (right), dazzled collectors as the souvenir doll at the Friday luncheon.
Preview of Tonner Doll Collectors' Convention Video Featuring Runway Show
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I live in Sydney, Australia. I don't think dolls are that popular here, even for Barbie. Only the kids' stuff are widely available. The idea of spending hundreds on fashion dolls are just preposterous. Most of us, fashion dolls lover, get our fashion dolls from Ebay. I would love to attend an event like that. I heard that the ticket costs around USD$350.
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Can I melt it and then paint brush it onto the wood, is this a good way to do it? Rub it in with cloth? How thick does it need to be?
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Breaking: Federal judge refuses to dismiss Virginia challenge to ObamaCare
posted at 11:35 am on August 2, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
The federal bench giveth … and the federal bench taketh away. Federal judge Henry Hudson has refused to dismiss a challenge from Virginia on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in ObamaCare. The case will have to move to trial, and could imperil the entire overhaul:
A judge on Monday refused to dismiss the state of Virginia's challenge to President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law, a setback that will force his administration to mount a lengthy legal defense of the overhaul effort.
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson refused to dismiss the state's lawsuit which argues the law's requirement that its residents have health insurance was unconstitutional, allowing the challenge to go forward.
Expect the Left to go after Judge Hudson. George W. Bush appointed him to the federal bench in 2002, following a career in the state bench and also in the US Marshal Service as director during Bush 41's administration. The Right showed no reluctance to point out Susan Bolton's appointment by Bill Clinton, and turnabout is not just fair play but de rigueur by now.
It matters little, anyway. Virginia wasn't the only state preparing a challenge to this law, nor was it even first to file a challenge. This law will go to the Supreme Court from many directions, and there are more than enough constitutional grounds for judges to allow hearings on it, regardless of what Pete Stark thinks.
Besides, Hudson only refused to dismiss the lawsuit. He hasn't yet ruled on any of the arguments in the case, except to rule that Virginia has a case to argue that the federal government overreached. What we know now is that at least one court will hear that case — and that's the first step to checking the power of Washington.
Update: Hudson did note the unprecedented nature of the administration's use of the Commerce Clause to justify ObamaCare's mandate:
The guiding precedent [on the Commerce Clause] is informative but inconclusive. Never before has the Commerce Clause and Necessary and Proper Clause been extended this far. At this juncture, the court is not persuaded that the Secretary has demonstrated a failure to state a cause of action with respect to the Commerce Clause element.
Again, this doesn't mean Hudson's ruling against it, but it means he seems pretty skeptical that these clauses can be stretched this far. (via The Corner)
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I made my first batch of mead earlier this year, predominately from last year's poplar honey.
I know we should've aged it longer, but as is it was a huge hit with my husband (who hates wine) and in-laws (wine-lovers).
The problem is I couldn't find any poplar honey this year. When I asked around I was told it's not good for making mead, but never got an answer why.
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"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
-Air Supply
A Bill Simmons column on Macho Man
Great article (plus some clips):
"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
- - Rowdy Roddy Piper
"It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man"
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heart disease
Two years later, a fantastic read:
In fact, Randy was planning a rare public appearance. In 1989, hed been a guest announcer on a Cincinnati Reds radio broadcast and remembered the experience fondlyespecially the moment when he stood up and did a muscle shot for the crowd and center fielder Eric Davis stepped out of the dugout and gave the Macho Man the same pose. When Lanny met Reds first baseman Joey Votto at a charity event, the incident came up, and the 2010 National League MVP invited Randy to a June 2011 game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Among the incentives: VIP batting practice privileges.
Randy agreed to go. But he died five weeks before the game.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
I've since moved on from "wrastlin'", but I was into it when the Macho Man and Leapin' Lanny were first starting in the business back at the Armory behind Bluegrass Field in Lexington. Saw Randy break a large mirror over his head one night, with real blood pouring down his face afterwards. The guy was nuts, but funny.
"I talked to an advance scout that told me if Joey Votto and Albert Pujols were on the same team he'd advise his team to do the unthinkable...pitch around Votto to get to Pujols." - Buster Olney, ESPN
I follow Iron Sheik on Twitter and he made reference to the death anniversary today which was kinda cool. I remember hearing the news while away in Nashville for a concert.
"Trying is the first step towards failure." Homer Simpson
"I wasn't looking too good but I was feeling real well." Keith Richards
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What made you first want to start writing books?
I first started writing books when I was visiting schools as a storyteller. People would say, "You know, you really should write a book because that way you can tell us more stories than you could ever tell in a one-hour presentation." So in 2001, I started with my first book Alone Across the Arctic. It's still in print, still going strong. It was about going across the Arctic.
How is Ellie's Long Walk different from your other books?
This is about a journey with only one dog. All the others have been about journeys with many sled dogs in the Arctic. Also, this is also the only book I've written where I am not the main character.
What inspired you to write this story?
At first I thought I would do this long walk with my dog just as a gift to myself, and I was going to retire. But then when I got home, I realized I wasn't ready to retire. I wanted to keep going. So, being an author, I wrote a book about it.
What do you like most about writing for children?
I really like being around kids because they're so open to the future. You can tell them these stories that really happened and they don't look at you like you're making them up. I think that sometimes adults think that you might be exaggerating, but I'm not. And I really like that kids are trusting, enthusiastic and so open to ideas and listening.
Is there anything else you're currently working on?
I actually have another book coming out this October called Ordinary Dogs, Extraordinary Friendship. This is the first I've written that isn't about a particular journey; this one is about many different journeys. It is about events that I've witnessed myself among my dogs, where they showed really good character traits like compassion, loyalty, friendship, courage, strength of character, things like that. They're really very inspiring.
So are dogs your favorite animal?
Oh yes. They're my favorite animals. I like them because they're so much like people. They crave affection, they want to be treated fairly and they want love. Like people, they also need a purpose to be happy. I think it is important for people to understand that when they have dogs, when they want to do something with them, that they pick the right kind of dog and they are reasonable about what they expect the dog to do. That way the dog isn't too tired or stressed out all the time. Excellent dog care is how you succeed at these kinds of things.
Do your dogs know how famous you make them?
I don't think they have ANY idea of their fame, so that's good! They might all want steaks if they knew!
What will you do if your dogs run out of adventures?
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#1 Tue 27 Nov 12 10:09am
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Hi Guys and Jamie,
What do you think about putting mint with beef? I made some burgers last week and i have trouble getting the taste compliments correct. I put in cummon, cracked chillie, salt/pepper, wholegrain mustard, garden dried parsley and bread.
What ways can I improve this dish?
#2 Tue 27 Nov 12 1:14pm
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Re: Burgers
I've used mint with beef before and it works well in many dishes. But to be honest, most people like their burgers to be "pure" with no spices in them and I tend to stay away from overly complicated burgers. Get some very good beef and cook it properly and put it on a bun. Let the toppings enhance the meat.
Other times I have made stuffed burgers which I stuff with a compound butter. It allows me to cook the burger all the way through because eventhough I enjoy a medium-rare burger there are times I enjoy a well-done charred burger as well. Anyway when I form the patties I put a tbsp of compound butter right in the center and when it cooks it melts into the meat and flavors it and keeps it super moist. You could make a compound butter with any herbs/spices that you like, including the ones you listed above. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
#3 Tue 27 Nov 12 2:23pm
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Re: Burgers
I agree , some of the best burgers are made from good quality meat and little else.
My idea wold be similar to koukouvagia plainer burger and tart it up with the toppings. You could use fresh mint leaves in the toppings..
I always cook burgers till they are cooked well in the center , but not charred o the outside , to do this I keep turming them .
(Personaly I am wary of some pathogens like ecoli and cooking medium rare burgers is one of the risk factors , as I cook these burgers for others and ot myself I would rater cook them cooked through)
#4 Tue 27 Nov 12 3:10pm
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Re: Burgers
A topping of yogurt or sour cream mixed with mint and scallions would be nice on a burger.
If you want to flavor the beef, you might like Jamie's recipes:
#5 Sat 01 Dec 12 8:15am
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Re: Burgers
There is an Indian dish that I do which is usually made with lamb mince and a fair whack of mint. I use beef mince instead and it's just as good. The mint really complements the meat in my opinion.
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V-Day is once more upon us, and for those not partial to Hallmark-driven capitalism, the V now also popularly stands for "Vagina" or "Victory," thanks to Eve Ensler's famous monologues about violence against women. In 2006, a newer iteration of the V-Day mission was commissioned by Ensler and Mollie Doyle from renowned writers for the first V-Day: Until the Violence Stops Festival in New York. Joi Smith directs these harrowing, fiercely performed monologues for the Players' Ring on Saturday, February 13, as part of the global V-Day movement.
We might relate to "First Kiss," in which a young American woman (Alana Michael Thyng, with fine nuance) remembers a childhood experience with a camp counselor; or "Maurice," in which a sassy San Diegan tells of near date-rape in a senior boy's laundry van. But then there's the bitter Middle Eastern woman of "Dear Ama" (a piercing Danica Carlson), married off to settle her uncle's crime; and the appalling rape detailed in "Darfur Monologue" (a devastating performance by Whitney Smith).
Particularly horrifying, because of the terse, wry, black practicality of its tone, is "A Teenage Girl's Guide to Surviving Sexual Slavery" (by Ensler, arrestingly performed by Constance Witman), in which a girl relates her kidnapping and two years of regular rape in Congo. Most shocking are some of her more psychologically ambivalent pieces of advice, such as warnings about the natural danger of feeling sympathy or even having feelings for the man who rapes and keeps you prisoner.
The evening also includes three fascinating monologues performed by men, exploring the less obvious ways violence is experienced. In one piece (performed by Will MacDonald), readers of Nicholas Kristof's column in the New York Times may recognize his experiences visiting Cambodian brothels, where sex workers are often abducted pre-teen girls. With pain he recounts how, because "journalists are not supposed to get involved," he does not intervene.
Another man finds he is an indirect victim of the rapes of the women in his life, in "Rescue," (by Mark Matousek, performed by Scott Caple). In this psychologically rich piece, the speaker arrives at a new understanding about his long-held sense of guilt, and the distinctions between power and violence. And a third man's monologue, "The Destruction Artist" (by Michael Cunningham; performed by Todd Hunter), raises allegorical questions about how to process violence second-hand. The speaker tells of the process by which he progressed from destroying his own mediocre canvases to discovering his new "art": inviting female victims of violence to enact violence upon him.
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I'm starting this thread for the discussion of scoreboards. I love to study the configuration and makeup of scoreboards, and I wonder if there is anyone else who has this same fascination.
For example, is there anyone who is interested in such things as the matrix of bulbs in a digit (4x7, 5x7, 4x6, etc.); layout of the out-of-town scores (inning number to left or right, etc.); home game line scores; and other components.
Or just what scoreboards you find attractive or ugly; informative or lacking; or just with intriguing features. Don't restrict yourselves to the majors, either ... I'd love to hear about the guitar-shaped board in Nashville, for example.
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#21 Thu 07 Feb 13 11:28pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
That's how I feel about it. I'm just waiting to hear what health issues there will be connected with all the illicit meat products. Also, is it not more costly to grow horse for food . . . which is partly why it was not really consumed much by Indian tribes unless other foods were scarce? There must be some 'cheap' aspect to this horse meat that makes it more profitable or else why would they risk breaking the law?
People are really missing the point when they talk about how horse is eaten by some and it's healthy. To not respect a food taboo and to add food substances without proper labeling is downright mean-sprited, criminal and immoral. It is hostile toward customers. It shows a total disregard for people's welfare and a lack of respect for your fellow man.
These are not the people I want producing my food.
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#22 Thu 07 Feb 13 11:30pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
I am going to buy HMC from now on, because they monitor ever stage of production.
Something tells me the Halal range you find in many British supermarkets these days may turn out to be 100% pork. Well it could be worse, it could be worse my brothers cat might escape and I might find her coler in a beef burger that I am eating. Or I might find a long lost friend in there.
Imagine that, eating a burger. And all of a sudden,
I realise it was that smelly child in the back of the class that we all used to beat up when we were at school.
I'd be like.
Hay,, Its you!
Is it really you!!!
I'm sorry!!!!
I'm So sorry!
speak to me!
Speak to me!!!!!
Come on hang in there. modern medicine can do wonders these days.
Just try to keep breathing until the ambulance arrives, wait, I'm phoning 999.
I knew you wouldn't end up to much, but we all thought you'd be in prison. not in a tesco value burger. Maybe their extra special range, but not a value burger!
Speak to me!
Then I'll call my wife and say your a doctor help my friend! and she would be like, I can't he is a burger, cooked and half eaten, by you. in my expert opinion there is nothing I or the British NHS can do for him.
You know, I blame the the Con/Lab coalition.
you know I'll still ask the ambulance to take us to hospital though. you know there are real doctors there, not just female ones. One of them might be able to do something. And by the time the waiting time is over, the half of the burger I had eaten would have made its way out.
#23 Thu 07 Feb 13 11:41pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
After the various problems in the food chain that have been deadly or made people permanently or seriously sick, you would think people would be more cautious, more quick to react, more indignant and upset about this issue.
eta: One thing is certain, people selling us food should be getting the message by now that it doesn't go over well with customers to deceive them. Businesses will fail if they keep up this type of nonsense, I hope.
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#24 Thu 07 Feb 13 11:53pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
I kind of get the feeling they will just wait for the fuss to die down and then start it all again. There is too much money to be made.
This has been going on for a long time, and I think deep down we all knew it was happening but we just didn't want to think about it.
I don't think it is just about the value range. Why wont they do it to expensive food too, if there is money to be made?
I didn't know about horse. But I did know waste meat was being added to meals. Prok and beef added to lamb and chicken.
Not just mince.
They liquidise the pork and beef and then put fillets and stakes in to it so they absorb the liquid and increase weight and value.
It is a old trick that has been used for years.
Last edited by abdullahcohn (Thu 07 Feb 13 11:54pm)
#25 Fri 08 Feb 13 8:11am
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Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
Findus Lasagne any-one ???
up to 100% Horse...including traces of drugs which are banned for human consumption...
#26 Fri 08 Feb 13 12:42pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
Wow, no one found post #22 funny?
#27 Fri 08 Feb 13 12:59pm
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Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
abdullahcohn wrote:
Wow, no one found post #22 funny?
I found it so funny I nearly choked on my Findus Lasagne................
#28 Fri 08 Feb 13 1:38pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
Horse in your throat?
#29 Fri 08 Feb 13 1:41pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
Yes, it was funny. I was trying to be all serious and everything . . . no luck with that.
#30 Fri 08 Feb 13 2:53pm
Re: Horsemeat in Irish burgers
I thought it might have been a case of horses for courses.