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With the ease and fun of creating photo birthday cards online, they are becoming more and more popular every year. Even so, many people are not sure which photo to choose to put in the cards. There are basically two options: a picture of the recipient or a picture of the giver. Of course, you can always compromise and put a picture of both of you together!
Picture of the Giver: For cards from grandchildren to grandparents, or friends and family that you haven't seen in a while, a picture of the giver can be nice. In this case, you want to update the recipient on what you look like, and give them a photo birthday card as a keepsake with your likeness. This is the same philosophy as sending Christmas photo cards.
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Some people use an excluder as an includer (between the queen and the exit) for the first couple of weeks until there is open brood.
Quote from: Michael Bush on June 17, 2007, 02:18:47 PM Some people use an excluder as an includer (between the queen and the exit) for the first couple of weeks until there is open brood.Yes, I forgot to mention that. I poured syrup with lemongrass oil on the frames before giving them to the bees and I put an excluder on to of the bottom board to keep the queen in on one and the other was a small swarm that I put into a nuc with no includer. Both queens started laying in a couple days. It is difficult to see the eggs in new HSC. I see they are now offering black and green frames.
I am not sure that I understand the purpose of the queen excluder though in this case. I understand that it is to go under the brood box.
You could shake them on a full deep of HSC, put an excluder on top too (to restrict the queen to the HSC) and then put the nuc frames in another super on top until the brood hatches.
if you have good established colonies, you should use the comb that they have now in the brood boxes, for honey supers.when you regress them, why would you ever put normal foundation in again?you should use either starter strips or SC foundation.
Ok, I am still considering giving it a try. While this does cost a bit more, it does seem like a much easier and faster way to transition to small cell. It seems that I may be able to use a box of 20 to rotate them through my 3 hives until all are on small cell. It will still take a while and a good bit of work but alot less than the other methods....???
When using this, what is used for the honey supers? Do you have to use small cell foundation / strips / etc? Or can they just use what I have. Will small cell bees mess up standard cell wax foundation?
I started 3 packages on starter strips this year and 1 on a deep 5 frame nuc with plastic frames. I finally gave the nuc a super below the nuc box because they just refused to work the plastic any more--it looks odd having a juc box atop an 8 frame super--I built a special top that slides down around the outside of the nuc and insteps the nuc over the super. The rest of the packages built out the 1st box of starter strips w/o problems--very good looking comb. The next super went haywire--a lot of cross comb on the hives with bottom entrances whereas the bees with top entrances drew the strips out fine.I now use just a wooden rib down the center of the frame and spray it with sugar syrup when I install the frames. I also have taken to putting the super on the entrance side of the hive so that the bees have to travel over the empty frames to get to the brood nest. That's up for top entrances and supering below for bottom entrances. This works in keeping the combs straight with foundationless frames.If you follow: I'm not using foundation at all any more in any form. I'm also supering hives with only empty frames sprayed with a little syrup. I've found that baiting the frames with syrup and then making the bees traffic across the empty area aids greatly in keeping the bees drawing straight comb without the guide of foundation or strips.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 -- Overcast, cool -- light fog
We both woke up near 0800; guess we were tired. It's overcast with light fog. Not sure what the weather is going to do this morning. We went downstairs and enjoyed breakfast. There were the usual pastries, yogurt, cereals and then hot eggs, sausage and bacon. It was nice to have a hot breakfast for a change.
We decided to stay at the Holiday Inn another night so that we wouldn't find ourselves in the same hotel-seeking situation as last night. We can also take our time seeing Milan. The desk clerk didn't like the idea of us driving into Milan. He said that the parking was terrible. He offered that we take the hotel shuttle to the airport and take the city bus (an express) into town. So, that's what we did.
We got off the bus, checked Rick Steve's book to see what direction we should go to see the Duomo Cathedral and off we headed through the shopping mall area. This cathedral is supposed to have one of the nails from Jesus' cross. It is also supposed to have hair, fingernails and bone fragments from each of the apostles. Sounds kind of cool to check out.
We turned the corner and there stood the cathedral. It is magnificent! Of all the cathedrals in all the countries we've been in, this is the most ornate one I've ever seen. We walked around it and took lots and lots of pictures. Scaffolding covers much of the top steeple. It's being cleaned. We then went inside, got a couple of audio tour things and set off following the map of the audio tour. It is pretty awesome inside.
One wall has a small opening where the sun shines down on the floor to tell what time of the year it is...an indoor sundial. There is a red dot behind the alter and near the ceiling. This is the supposed to contain the nail from the cross, encased in a crystal.
The treasury is where the apostle pieces are located. Unfortunately it was closed for renovation. We did see a statue of St. Bartholomew. He was another apostle that was killed for his beliefs. Apparently he was flayed, i.e. skinned. The statue is of him carrying his skin like a shawl - very gruesome.
We then took an elevator up to the roof of the cathedral. We got out and were right on the roof shingles. We were able to walk around the top, where there are several terraces. We had a great view of the city from up there. We took a stroll among the gargoyles and went up to the large stained glass windows and looked down onto the cathedral floor several stories below. What a kick!
After the cathedral we sat down at one of the cafes for a cappuccino. We decided to try Panini for lunch. Basically it's just a sandwich. We then walked through town to the Sforza Castle. We've been seeing castles all over Italy, which surprised me. This castle is HUGE. We walked around inside the courtyards. Not much here. They have brought in some architectural pieces found around the city. Milan, at one time, had a wall around it.
The Sforza Castle was the main entrance into the city. It's quite a fortress. There was a museum within a part of the castle. It held an uncompleted statue by Michelangelo, the Rondanini Pieta. We wanted to see that, so we paid our three Euros each and went in. The museum kept going and going. It was much larger than we thought. At the end was the Michelangelo statue. It was really cool. The legs looked completed, the torsos chiseled out and the backs just rough cut.
The painting of the Last Supper is in Milan. However, you need to make reservations to tour it months in advance. We didn't know that, so we didn't get to see it. The Cathedral and the Castle took all day for us.
We headed back towards the cathedral, tried to find the shopping area we came through. Found the Galleria, which is a glass domed covered shopping "mall" that was way cool. In the center you could stand and see Louie Viton on one corner and McDonalds on the other - something wrong with this picture. We got lost trying to find the bus stop. It couldn't be too far away; it was near the cathedral and another church. How many cathedrals and churches can there be in Milan / Italy?.
We finally asked a policeman, and kept walking. Jim found an electronics store where we stopped and bought an external hard drive. We've only been on our trip for a week and have about 1000 pictures between the two of us...four more weeks to go. Now we can download our pictures to our net book and then back them up to an external hard drive. Jim is such a geek!
We eventually found the bus stop. The bus was sitting there and we hopped on. We got to the airport around 1900. Trying to think of what to do for dinner. Eating at the hotel was going to be too expensive. Jim suggested driving around trying to find a restaurant, but it isn't like doing that around home. Seemed too hard. So we ate at McDonalds in the airport.
Jim called the hotel and they sent the shuttle to pick us up. We're in early tonight so we can get caught up on the log, check out the Internet and get ready for bed early. We'd like to have an early start tomorrow morning.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- light fog, cool
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A few minutes ago, my dog bit someone. A tiny bite, but it feels awful to be the owner in that situation. That it happened was fully my responsibility. Sometimes (not this time), a dog bite is caused by the victim. But so often, the focus of blame goes on the dog, when it shouldn't.
Working at my desk at home, I heard Phoebe start barking. A man had come on to our fenced deck, seen the sign that has a dog picture on it and that asks people to close the gate, and closed it.
Phoebe has never bitten anything that wasn't in a food bowl but she's a dog, and if someone comes to the door, she barks.
The noise roused Connor from his sleep and he started yipping too. Both dogs were in the hall, barking at the front door pane, through which I could see a man in courier driver's colours.
"Won't be a moment," I called as I tried to shepherd the dogs behind a baby gate, as is my habit when someone firsts comes to the door. "It's okay, I've shut the gate," the man called back.
And, with the dogs still free, I opened the door. Mistake.
The dogs ran out to see him. Connor, jumpy with excitement, went behind and nipped the man through his long pants, on the back of his ankle. "Hey, I'm being bitten!" he said. The man wasn't happy but he did laugh as if to tell me it wasn't a big deal.
Well, it's not that big a deal because Connor is the size of a small cat and though his nip seems to be aimed generally at clothing, it does sometimes go through and you certainly feel it. It would probably make a child cry, though Connor has never acted like that with a youngster. The only recipients of his nips, so far, have been me and my partner. And now this morning's courier man.
The man stepped back from the dogs. I picked Connor up and signed for the courier pack, and the drama was over.
But it's a worry. And just to avoid a slew of comments giving me training advice, be assured we know what we have to do with Connor, and to protect people from his nip. We just haven't done it well enough yet, or successfully enough. Just a couple of sessions of having someone knocking at the door while the dogs are controlled from inside would probably make a big difference. We just keep putting off those sessions.
My point is that it wasn't Connor's fault. He's a breed with a watchdog instinct. He's more than averagely aggressive with other dogs, but generally fine with people.
Which is the kind of comment you see on news stories, after a dog has just bitten someone badly.
If Connor had been a big, powerful, scary dog, then the courier man probably wouldn't have laughed. (Mind you, I probably wouldn't have been so lax with the dogs.)
Today, I could start to imagine the guilty and shocked feelings I'd have if a dog of mine bit someone and really hurt them. Fellow dog owners, have you had the same fears? Or been through the experience of having your dog hurt someone?
Sometimes when we're walking the dogs and a child approaches to pet them, I hold my breath. Often, kids haven't been told to ask permission first, to approach carefully, to not offer an open hand or touch a dog behind its head, or to make no sudden lunges. My dogs are easygoing in those situations, but like many dogs they're capable of being spooked, and that could lead to a growl, a bite, a crying child, an accusatory parent, officialdom, fines... It all plays out quickly and scarily in my imagination.
Then I read the other day of that poor petshop worker attacked by a Rottweiler. The woman got too close in the wrong way, and despite her pain and injury she took responsibility for what happened.
That was a rare event. I wonder how many of us would question our own conduct if it had helped lead to a dog attack against us?
But also, how many of us dog owners would shoulder responsibility if our dog had bitten someone who hadn't contributed at all to the attack? I believe we should do so.
So this weekend, in our house, Connor will start getting the front-door visitor training he needs. We'll look at other methods too. And me, I'm relearning not to let the dogs run free around a visitor until they're settled.
My dog bit, but it was my fault.
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I'd certainly be honest if I was in the wrong. I've done it once and have the scar to prove it (and it was a dog the size of connor..) and wow do you learn from it ;p I think the big thing is not assuming your dog will be good because 'it always is'. My dogs are great with visitors, they love them. But last week when a friend came around Otis started to attack his shoes. I was surprised and kept an eye on him while telling him off. He got more bravdo going on and was promptly dragged off and locked in the shed. It's only the second time in his 7 years he's done this. You always need to be aware.
I don't really see this one as your fault personally. If you have a fenced property, a sign notifying that there are dogs and people still come in before you can restrain the dogs, then it's up to them from that point I think.
By all means if you invite someone onto your property and allow your dogs to run around then it becomes your problem...
This reminds me of an article I read years ago about a dog who was put down because it killed a cat. The dog was fenced in its own property and the neighbours cat jumped the fence and walked right into the dog. I have always felt that was hugely unfair to the dog and its family who did what was right by having the dog restrained on a section.
So ultimately, if I were out with my dog in public, or invited friends over and my dogs bit then yes, I would take ALL responsibility. However if a courier could see me coming, see I was about to restrain the dogs behind another gate and still came on the property, I think that would be his problem. IMHO!
Your dog (no matter the size) has bitten someone! there ends the lesson! it also bites you and your partner? the dog has issues, sort them out or put it down. This behavior will not just go away it needs to be addressed before it bites someone else - gate or no gate. Imagine if it was a child in your family and the wee tiny dog bites the wee tiny nose of the child!
I have an Irish Wolfhound who has never bitten anyone in the whole 5 years that she has shared her life with me. As the owner of a giant breed of dog, the majority of people we encounter on our walks are great. We do encounter several small dogs - some can be really friendly and quiet and some are just annoying with their behaviour. Most owners do nothing to address this. Why is it that owner's of small dogs seem to think it is OK for their dog to bite, yap, pull on the lead, nip etc. It is not OK and the when this type of behaviour occurs, it needs to be addressed immediately. There are several good books on dog training, several by Cesar Milan, Jan Fennell (The Dog Listener) is excellent. You should know about dog behaviour, interaction with other dogs and people, how to be top dog before you contemplate getting any dog. As you say, you are lucky your dog is small.
It's a shame to see you making the all too common mistake that a small dog only has a small bite. A 2kg lap dog can kill you. Don't believe me? Google the 1984 Cincinnati Law Review which included a list of dogs that had killed in the space of a year.
Sydney Silkies had killed 7 people. We've known this stuff for decades so what's taking so long for the dog-owning public to get it?
It's the nature of the incident that dictates the severity of the injury, not the type (or size) of the dog. Granted, a Great Dane can obviously bite harder than a Chihuahua but when a Sydney Silkie can kill a human why quibble about jaw strength when obviously we need to understand why a dog bites in the first place?
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I can get you in touch with the author if you like. These problems are not hard to fix in young dogs. We sometimes just need a little help.
My dog has not bitten anyone but he has been aggressive with other dogs. I have taken responsibility for this by ensuring he wears a muzzle when off lead, even though he has not been classified as menacing or dangerous. However, he is a large breed and if he ever did attack anyone would be called a 'pitbull type' dog, even though he looks nothing like a pitbull. And probably have to be put down.
So what I found most disturbing in this blog was the comment that "it's not that big a deal because Connor is the size of a small cat" and by implication the bite was more 'acceptable'.
A dog bite is a dog bite, regardless of the size of the dog. Admittedly a large dog could do more damage but a small dog could also do serious damage if they bit a child or someone who could not fight back so easily.
No dog bite is acceptable regardless of the size of the dog.
Yes I sympathise. We have the cutest little Aussie terrier who is 7 years old now, but when small children see him out walkies, they say "Puppy puppy puppy" because he is so cute. But actually he isn't so cute at all. He thinks he is a rottie or something big and fierce. We keep a very tight rein on him at all times and to our knowledge, until a couple of weeks ago, he had never bitten anyone in his life. We had our baby grandchildren visiting from Oz and I don't know what the just-2 year old was doing to the dog but all of a sudden there was this awful commotion of dog growling, child screaming and someone saying the dog's bitten someone. Sure enough, he had jumped up and nipped our grandson on the cheek just below the eye, enough to make a wee mark but not enough to draw blood. I could see the headlines already - dog bites toddler in the face etc etc. But the fact is, dogs are dogs and they behave like dogs. Just like they bark, that's what dogs do. Even the cat would've responded in a similar way if provoked enough by a toddler or anyone else for that matter. No amount of training is going to stop a dog instinctively reacting to a situation when it suddenly feels threatened, and it's up to we humans to learn and understand how they behave and prevent those situations, rather than expect to humanise the dog and make it conform to the way our society behaves. I know of a 14 year old golden lab who was part of the family, never hurt a fly in its life, who suddenly turned on the toddler in the family when she crept up behind it while it was eating and gave it a fright. All dogs are capable of vicious and nasty behaviour, given the right (or wrong) circumstances.
I was a Postie many many years ago now ;] And the scar I still have on my outer knee is from some Grannies little dog jumping up and nipping me! It used to be annoying every time and this time got me. Wow did I try to get it with my reaction leg - it hurt and bleed lots for a little cut. Agree with Lee and Karen about the little yappy misbehaved dogs !!
What to do? I remember our Lab Harry she was sleeping in the car in the garage when a courier ran through the garage (the garage was attached to the bottom of the house and and front door was next to the garage)to knock on the door that lead from the garage to the house (heaven know why he did not use the front door like everyone else). Harry must have got a fright as she woke up, jumped out of the car barking and bit the courier man on the backside. While we were shocked at Harry's behavour, and I must admit it was a chunky bite, was she really to blame? The courier should have used the front door, as a stranger he did technically enter the house and Harry was only protecting her house. When do you blame the dog? and when do you blame the person?
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My 5 most successful SEO tips for beauty blogging
Now that I have finally prepared myself for saying goodbye to Beauty Swatch, I suddenly have this urge to share things about my blog that one usually keeps pretty close to their chest. Now that I have shared how I prepare my lips for swatching, next on my "blog bucket list" of things to share is SEO – short for search engine optimisation. Also known as the mystical 3 letter acronym that supposedly holds the keys to a blog's success.
I have read countless SEO articles over the years, and if you have too I'm sure you know what I mean by how generic they are and often difficult to relate to as a beauty blogger. The SEO tips I'm about to share with you are the backbone of the top blog posts that drive the majority of the traffic to my blog. Such that even where I don't post any new content it doesn't make much of a dent to my traffic, as these top posts are so successful that they keep the traffic coming even a year after the post was published. That is as long as Google doesn't change things with yet another Panda, Penguin or whatever the next animal is (Parrot? Peacock? Piranha?) that causes much grief to the blogosphere.
For those whose blog traffic have been dealt a heavy hand by Google, I hope these SEO tips will inspire you to keep going with your blogs and continue to create great content.
1. Secrets that have the world searching
It became apparent to me that the way people search for lipsticks on the internet is heavily focused on product reviews, and most articles about lip products are so cliched with little creativity. I decided to take matters into my own hands and talk to people about lip products to see what they look for in making purchasing decisions, and address their lip concerns via blog posts.
Whilst my best ideas have come from conversations with people, the best thing I ever did for my blog traffic was to translate a Korean beauty book in my post "Beauty Secrets from Korea's Skin Goddess Go Hyun Jung". I did it out of my own personal fascination with her beauty regime and took the opportunity to get my mum to help with translating the beauty tips from Korean to English during my trip home for Christmas. As it turns out, the rest of the world is just as fascinated as I am with Korean skincare secrets and it is the number 1 performing post that trumps all other articles on Beauty Swatch.
2. Repetition works
I have many keywords repeated on Beauty Swatch (for obvious reasons being a lip swatch library), but all my deliberate attempts were trumped by a single keyword phrase that I used coincidentally. In my earlier years of blogging, I would always include the name the lip balm that I used to prep lips for swatching and for a long time it was Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm. By repeating this lip balm name over and over again in multiple blog posts (sometimes with back links added but after a while I gave up out of laziness), this lip balm is one of the highest drivers of traffic to my blog.
3. Tutorials work a treat on Pinterest
If you search for lipstick on Pinterest, you'll find an abundant supply of lip art and stock images, with a noticeable gap in engaging content. People love tutorials – be it for hair styling, DIY craft ideas or recipes – so I decided to take a leaf out of their books and add my tutorials and selected swatches to Pinterest. My best performing lip tutorial is the The Great Gatsby Inspired Lip Tutorial.
4. Masstige outperforms luxe
If you've ever felt that your blog is at a disadvantage due to the lack of content featuring luxury brands, you will be pleased to know that the swatches that I get the most traffic are from masstige brands that offer great quality and pigment at an accessible price point. No surprises then that the top performing swatches are Revlon Lip Butter, Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipsticks and L'Oreal Shine Caresse Lip Colours. Another highly successful post is where I swatched a significant number of shades in one post – the Clinique lipstick swatches for the "find your perfect lipstick" event I hosted.
5. Choose post titles wisely
Choosing the best SEO friendly post titles for your blog needs to be tailored to how your readers engage with your blog. For Beauty Swatch, I know that most people search for keywords, get distracted and browse around 10 other related posts then head off on their merry way, so my post titles are structured based on the keywords that are most likely to be searched for. I do however like Paris B and Tine's choices of engaging titles for their blog posts which works for a readership-based blog.
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4 Responses to "My 5 most successful SEO tips for beauty blogging"
Will miss ur posts n lustrous lips.
Hieeee Yishan 🙂
did i missed anything ?
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Still years away for most consumers, the limited availability of high-speed Net access is putting the brakes on a myriad of once-promising new markets.
Dismayed by ineffective banner ads, Madison Avenue has been pining to put multimedia spots on the Web. Without broadband, that won't happen.
Faster Internet connections should encourage more spending online. AOL generates about $7.75 a month per user in advertising and commerce revenue in the slow-speed world. That should double in the high-speed era.
Digital Media
Startups such as Pop.com, Pseudo Programs, and Digital Entertainment Network have gone out of business. Few people will watch short films on a tiny screen with the jerky motion of slow connections.
Interactive TV
A slew of hyped new TV services, such as the ability to find sports statistics online while watching TV broadcasts, have been pushed back until high-speed access gains a mass market.
Data: BusinessWeek, Lehman Brothers


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
With the New England Patriots' rookie wide receivers suffering from a case of the dropsies, Bill Belichick (as well as a number of other NFL teams) reportedly reached out to former Patriot Brandon Lloyd about a comeback tour. Last year's somewhat disappointing receiver rejected all offers, apparently "neither physically nor mentally ready to continue," according to a report on NBC Sports.
Well, now we know why.
Rather than restart his NFL career after being released by the Patriots this past offseason, Lloyd decided to star (sorry, "star") in a movie and try his hand at acting. Titled After Effect, the movie centers on a zombie apocalypse (because of course it does), with the 2010 league leader in receiving yards playing Sergeant Chuck Lloyd. Yes, obviously this movie is of the straight-to-DVD variety. And yes, there's a sneak preview after the break.
The decision is somewhat startling considering Lloyd is only three years removed from leading the NFL in receiving yards with 1,443 in 2010, to go with 11 touchdown catches. (Though to be fair, with this on his resume, what would stop him from going into acting?) He even managed 911 yards and 4 TDs on 74 catches last year with the Patriots, though he wasn't nearly as effective an outside threat as Belichick, Tom Brady, and Patriots fan hoped and expected.
Lloyd will
star "star" opposite Daniel Baldwin, who apparently shares DNA with Alec (this is news to me). IMBD tells me that a bunch of college students sign up for an experiment that turns out to be them turning over their bodies to the U.S. government (as "human collateral," whatever that means besides cuing the Twilight Zone music).
Sadly, Lloyd didn't really have much of a choice when you think about it – lately, the New England offense hasn't been showing much more life than the undead.
The movie comes out October 8th, so mark your calendars, everyone. In case you're dying (sorry, no pun intended) for a sneak peek (I mean, aloof college kids, flesh-eating zombies, Lloyd toting a gun – what's not to like?), well, it's your lucky day. Enjoy:
(Video courtesy of David McElroy and SBNation)
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Bruins hope back-to-back games will help them shake off rust
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The good thing about back-to-backs is that if you stink in the first game, you get a chance to make amends the very next night.
That's the mindset the Bruins will have as they head to New York to take on the Rangers Sunday night. They weren't entirely terrible on Saturday — in fact, they actually out-attempted Washington 67-44 — but they had some horrific defensive breakdowns that directly led to four goals and a loss.
The Bruins suffered similar breakdowns in Wednesday's overtime loss against Buffalo, another game they dominated possession-wise. They had two days of practice to try to correct those mistakes, but obviously that didn't do a whole lot of good.
Perhaps the solution is to just keep playing games. Claude Julien thinks that could be the case.
"I think we're OK," Julien said. "I think we've played together and played the way we should for long enough that, basically, they need to see it more than they need to practice it. Tomorrow's going to be a good day for us to look at those things and get ready for tomorrow night. It's probably not a bad thing that we have back-to-back games. We can put this one aside quickly and work on the next one."
It makes sense. The Bruins had been playing great prior to the Olympic break. Then everything just stopped for two weeks. It shouldn't be a total shock that they've struggled to pick up where they left off.
The Bruins have still been good enough to control play for long stretches of both their post-Olympic games, but the rust has shown with some miscommunications (like the one Matt Bartkowski and Johnny Boychuk had on Washington's third goal Saturday), missed assignments (like Alex Ovechkin being left open on his two power-play goals) and bad reads (which Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug were both guilty of on the Capitals' fourth goal).
Some fans and reporters will use this to fuel the Bruins-need-an-impact-defenseman talk. While getting one would certainly help, let's not lose sight of the fact that the mistakes made in these last two games are the exception, not the rule. The Bruins are second in the NHL in scoring defense for a reason. They're a good defensive team. They just have some kinks to work out of their game.
They'll get another crack at doing that a little more than 24 hours after Saturday's loss, and that could be just what they need. A lot of teams struggle in the second game of a back-to-back, but the Bruins have actually excelled in those situations this season, posting a 7-2-0 record in second games. That could be a good sign moving forward, as the B's have eight back-to-backs left this season.
"I think it's good to kind of turn the page right away and get back at it tomorrow," Gregory Campbell said. "There's some things that we need to do better, some things we addressed before the game, and it didn't really take into account during the game. So I think from our standpoint, it's good that we're playing tomorrow night."


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More than 1,000 UK police have criminal records
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - More than 1,000 serving police officers in Britain have criminal records, figures obtained under freedom of information laws showed on Wednesday.
Convictions of the 1,063 officers include 77 for violence, 36 for theft and 96 for dishonesty.
Five of these officers were reinstated by the Home Office after being sacked by their local forces.
More than half the convictions were for speeding, drink-driving or other motoring offences, according to the figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats from 41 of Britain's 52 police forces.
Another 210 officers have been dismissed or been required to resign in the past five years because of their criminal convictions.
Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman Chris Huhne said officers convicted of violence or dishonesty should be dismissed immediately.
"A serving police officer is expected by members of the public to be self controlled and self restrained in the use of force," Huhne told BBC television.
"If there is dishonesty, police offices can't actually do their duty in giving evidence ... the defense would completely shred their credibility in court."
The Association of Chief Police Officers said there were more than 140,000 officers in Britain and that it was very rare for anyone with a criminal conviction to be recruited. Continued...


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SWIMMING AND DIVING: Erickson, Warriors fly past Otters
Alex Erickson is hoping to become the fastest butterfly Brainerd has ever seen.
The senior was the fastest Thursday night as she won the 100-yard butterfly by more than 10 seconds in helping the Warriors to a 106-66 Central Lakes Conference victory over the Fergus Falls Otters.
Erickson's time of 1:04.35 is three seconds off the school record, but she's hoping to flirt with that mark later this season.
"Today it felt good," said Erickson. "I tried to take it out a little bit faster, but I wasn't super happy with the time, but it was OK. Last year at sections, I was half a second away and I really want to get there.
"I'd also like to make it to state. That's always been my dream, even when I was real young."
Erickson also helped Brainerd's 200 and 400 freestyle relays to first-place times.
The 200 free included Laura Boran, Riley Peterson and Fallon Ryan. The 400 free included Boran, Alyssa Hartshorn and Ryan.
"The 200 is OK," said Erickson. "We're just trying to take it out as fast as we can. I don't think we were as pumped for this meet.
"The 400 free isn't anyone's favorite race, but we always do what we need to do."
Erickson was second in the 50 free. That event was won by Hartshorn, who also captured the 100 free, followed by Boran in second and Peterson in third.
Peterson and eighth-grader Hannah McKeag put on a comeback clinic in the 200 individual medley. Both trailed after the 150-yard mark, but turned on the engines to finish first and second.
"You don't see that very often," said Brainerd head coach Dan Anderson. "That was a very good swimmer from Fergus. It wasn't her normal event and I think she just ran out of gas. But, then, Riley, there is just no quit in her. Even in practice she just tears it up.
"I saw her do the flip and I didn't think she could do it, but then three strokes in I knew she was going to do it."
The duo of Ryan and Steph Hansen continued to dominate the distance events. Ryan won the 500 and 200 with Hansen runner-up in both. Boran helped Brainerd sweep the 200 free with a third-place swim. Paige DeFrang finished third in the 500 for another sweep.
"Those two events saved us early in the season when we had a couple of tight meets with Bemidji and Tech," said Anderson. "Those two distance freestyles sealed the deal for us. To have that strong of a 200 is nice and it's early in the meet and it just kind of sets the tone. Then you have the 500 girls coming back after diving. And then our 100 free is starting to come around, too."
Beth Etterman continued her streak of firsts in diving with Madison Grausam in second. McKeag won the 100 backstroke and helped Brainerd's 200 medley relay to first.
"I didn't think we would dominate quite like this," said Anderson. "Fergus is struggling this year and they moved a couple of kids around and that made it worse. This is a tough place to come when you're not with a good lineup."
Brainerd 106, Fergus Falls 66
200 medley relay: 1-Brainerd (Hannah McKeag, Annika Watson, Riley Peterson, Alyssa Hartshorn) 2:03.37, 3-Brainerd (Alex Eigen, Erica Rehnblom, Bailey Bessingpas, Beth Etterman) 2:12.04, 5-Brainerd (Greta Engen, Arianna Pelkey, Jane Stromberg, McKenzie Dondelinger) 2:14.06
200 freestyle: 1-Fallon Ryan (Brd) 2:04.85, 2-Stephanie Hansen (Brd) 2:05.26, 3-Laura Boran (Brd) 2:08.13
200 individual medley: 1-Peterson 2:27.63, 2-McKeag 2:29.95, 4-Erica Rehnblom (Brd) 2:36.10
50 freestyle: 1-Hartshorn 26.49, 2-Alex Erickson (Brd) 26.89, 4-Johanna Smith (Brd) 28.53
Diving: 1-Etterman (Brd) 202.55, 2-Madison Grausam (Brd) 172.55, 4-Lonie Anderson (Brd) 145.75
100 butterfly: 1-Erickson 1:04.35, 2-Eigen 1:14.57
100 freestyle: 1- Hartshorn 58.05, 2-Boran 58.48, 3-Peterson 59.05
500 freestyle: 1-Ryan 5:36.19, 2-Hansen 5:40.05, 3-Paige DeFrang (Brd) 6:17.23
200 freestyle relay: 1-Brainerd (Peterson, Boran, Ryan, Erickson) 1:48.37, 2-Brainerd (Hansen, Smith, Rehnblom, Etterman) 1:45.09
100 backstroke: 1-McKeag 1:06.39, 3-Eigen 1:14.86, 4-Engen 1:15.12
100 breaststroke: 1-Taylor Monk (FF) 1:16.71, 2-Rehnblom 1:17.37, 3-Watson 1:18.48, 5-Pelkey 1:19.67
400 freestyle relay: 1-Brainerd (Hartshorn, Boran, Ryan, Erickson) 3:56.28, Brainerd (McKeag, Hansen, Smith, Eigen) 4:09.27
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Peel and core and dice them up into little squares and then saute them in a little butter and cinnamon and brown sugar until they are nice and soft. Now pop that crescent roll tube open (and side note: why did they stop letting us whack it on the side of the counter to open it? Remember that? Now we are supposed to press a spoon to the seam to open it, and I'm sorry but that is nowhere NEARLY as satisfying).
Separate the crescent roll dough into little triangles and pop a spoonful of apple mixture at the wide end. Roll it up carefully, making sure that none of the apple filling is peeking out, and press the sides to seal it up. Now put the little apple pies on a baking sheet lined with foil and cook them until they are just golden brown, about 10 minutes or so.
This next part is the hardest…let them cool a little bit on a wire rack. Your kitchen is going to smell like apple pie while you are waiting, and I'm here to tell you that's not going to make the waiting any easier. Once they are cool enough to handle, shake some confectioner's sugar on top (I like to do this by putting the sugar in a fine mesh strainer and tapping the side of it – works perfectly as a sugar shaker!) and then those little apple pies are all yours! Or you can share. Or not. I leave that part up to you!
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼ inch dice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
- One 8 ounce containers of crescent roll dough (I used Pillsbury)
- Confectioner's sugar for garnish
- Preheat oven to 375. Line a cookie sheet with foil.
- Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add apples, sugar, cinnamon and nuts (if using) and saute for about 5 minutes or until apples start to soften. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Open the container of dough and carefully separate the perforated triangles - you will have 8 triangles. Spoon a generous tablespoon of apple mixture onto the wide end of each triangle. Carefully roll up the triangle so that the pointed end wraps around the outside, making sure the apple mixture doesn't spill out the sides. Press the sides of the mini pie gently to seal it.
- Transfer the pies to the prepared cookie sheet and bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, cool for about 10 minutes, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve warm!


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Hardball on MSNBC Interviews Cindy and Others
Monday, August 15, 2005
CHRIS MATTHEWS, MSNBC HOST: A mother`s word. Tonight, Cindy Sheehan. The woman who brought the anti-war movement to President Bush`s front door. Let`s play HARDBALL.
Good evening. I`m Chris Matthews. Cindy Sheehan, she`s become the symbol of the antiwar movement after her son Casey was killed in Iraq. Today, Sheehan asked the president to pray with her. We`ll talk live to Cindy from Camp Casey outside the president`s ranch in Crawford, Texas, in a moment.
Also we`ll meet a mother whose son served two tours in Iraq and she`s protesting Cindy Sheehan. But first, today was the deadline for Iraq`s government to draft a new constitution but there`s no deal. NBC`s Kerry Sanders is in Baghdad with the latest.
KERRY SANDERS, NBC CORRESPONDENT: Well, Chris, they can`t agree on a new constitution but they can agree on one thing. To delay how they`re going to frame that constitution by at least seven days. Tonight`s decision mean that there are still remaining issues that they apparently are unable to surmount. These insurmountable issues have been on the table all along. One of them is federalism. Should there be in the constitution a definition of federalism for the Kurds to the north and the Shiites to the south? The Sunnis don`t want to see that happen.
Also, women`s rights. Should women`s rights be defined in the constitution and say that a woman is equal to a man, or should it say that the definition of a woman`s rights actually falls to Islam and is defined by the Koran. That has been a contentious issue here. One that looks like it will be a very difficult hurdle to clear.
What this mean for the United States is, a setback. They had anticipated with a lot of pressure that there would be a framework of a constitution in this country tonight. It is a failure. It is unclear whether in seven days or more, things will move forward. But clearly, the United States will be disappointed because if a constitution is put together, that is one step closer to U.S. troops coming home. Chris?
MATTHEWS: Thank you, Kerry Sanders. More on that constitutional crisis. The lack of a constitution later in the program.
Cindy Sheehan has been camped outside President Bush`s ranch in Crawford, Texas, for nine days now, demanding she meet with the president. Cindy Sheehan, along with her sister Dee Dee Miller join us now. What`s the latest -- I haven`t talked to you before. It is nice to talk to you, Cindy. I know it is a tragic situation. Let me ask you, are you asking now for a meeting with the president? Or some other kind of occasion?
CINDY SHEEHAN, LOST SON IN IRAQ: We`re still asking for the meeting with the president to discuss my concerns that I`ve brought up. But also, we`re having a worldwide moment of silent prayer on Friday at noon for those soldiers who are still in Iraq and their families and for the people who have been killed and for their families. And we`ve invited our neighbors to join us. And George Bush is one of our neighbors so we`ve invited him to join us. He says he cares about the troops and we care about the troops. Maybe that`s something we can find common ground on to begin our discussion.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you, your sister is joining us right now. Tell me about that t-shirt you`re wearing. Deedee Miller.
DEEDEE MILLER, SHEEHAN`S SISTER: It`s just a t-shirt I got in K-Mart that said fed up. And I just included with Bush on it.
MATTHEWS: Do you think that sends a partisan message that you`re a democrat who doesn`t like the president, period?
MILLER: No. I think it sends a message that I`m fed up with the fact that he`s not giving us the answers that we would leak about why Casey died.
MATTHEWS: What doubted those answers might be, Deedee? Speculate a bit. Why do you think he took to us war?
MILLER: I don`t know. The answer to that changes daily. I would like for him to come out and answer that for us.
MATTHEWS: If -- this is serious business. The purpose of your vigil is to get an answer from the president. It is not to demonstrate against the war, right? It is to get an answer from the president. Let me go back to Cindy. Is the purpose of your visit to demonstrate against war or to get the president to say something he hasn`t said so far?
SHEEHAN: It is actually to hold him accountable for things he has already said, Chris. Last week, it wasn`t last week. The week before when I started this, 14 marines had been killed from the same unit in the same incident. And that not will only broke my heart. Every day is a new sense of tearing my heart out of my body again, when I see other children who have been killed and I know what their families are going through. That broke my heart.
And that angered me and it also made me kind of feel like a failure because I`ve been working for months to bring the truth to the American people, to wake them up to the fact that this is a war based on lies and to try to put pressure on the government to bring our troops home. In fact, I`ve been on your show before, a couple months ago. David Gregory was the host. I have been doing this. I just didn`t climb out of the woodwork last Saturday and start this odyssey.
But when he was speaking about the terrible loss of life that day, and we had 30 troops killed in the first five days of August, which was heart breaking and tragic for the families and to their communities, but he came out and he said they died for a noble cause. And you know, Chris, I never have believed that a war of aggression against a country that posed no threat to the United States of America is a noble cause. So I want to ask him what the noble cause is.
And I also know that if he believes it is such a noble cause, what we`re doing over in Iraq, which he hasn`t defined that really clearly, and like my sister says, it changes all the time. If you believe it is a noble cause, does he encourage his daughters to go and fight? We know there are soldiers there who are in their third tour of duty that don`t want to be there and they want to come home. And we know there are soldiers who have been in the military for eight years and they`re stop loss and held hostage over there and they want to come home.
So if people believe this is a noble cause, then they should be willing to put their own skin in the game. And there are so many people who say yes, we`re fighting over there for a noble cause but they are not willing to sacrifice their own lives or their own children`s lives for this. And I don`t think they should myself, you know.
And the other thing he always says is that we have to honor the sacrifices of the fallen by completing the mission. Well, Chris, I had my heart and soul ripped out on April 4th, 2004. As a mother, why would I want any other mother to suffer the way I am? Why would I want one more of our dear children to be killed for this mistake, for the lives in Iraq? And those are the answers I want from the president.
MATTHEWS: Can I ask you a tough question? A very tough question.
SHEEHAN: Yes.
MATTHEWS: All right. If your son had been killed in Afghanistan, would you have a different feeling?
SHEEHAN: I don`t think so, Chris, because I believe that Afghanistan is almost the same thing. We`re fighting terrorism. Or terrorists, we`re saying. But they`re not contained in a country. This is an ideology and not an enemy. And we know that Iraq, Iraq had no terrorism. They were no threat to the United States of America.
MATTHEWS: But Afghanistan was harboring, the Taliban was harboring al Qaeda which is the group that attacked us on 9/11.
SHEEHAN: Well then we should have gone after al Qaeda and maybe not after the country of Afghanistan.
MATTHEWS: But that`s where they were being harbored. That`s where they were headquartered. Shouldn`t we go after their headquarters? Doesn`t that make sense?
SHEEHAN: Well, but there were a lot of innocent people killed in that invasion, too. And I believe that you don`t send in -- and I`m not a strategist. I`m not a military strategist. But I`m seeing that we`re sending our ground troop in to invade countries where the entire country wasn`t the problem. Especially Iraq. Iraq was no problem. And why do we send in invading armies to march into Afghanistan when we`re looking for a select group of people in that country?
So I believe that our troops should be brought home out of both places where we`re obviously not having any success in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden is still on the loose and that`s who they told us was responsible for 9/11.
MATTHEWS: The reason I ask that because a lot of Americans believe going to Afghanistan made since because we were doing what the president said he would do that very day. A couple days after 9/11. He said I`m going to get the people that attacked these buildings. And he went over and got them. And that was where america was so united. Whereas Iraq has caused a deep division. Let me give you a statement that seems to show some division in your family. One of your relatives has given this statement to a conservative radio commentary for distribution.
Quote, "The Sheehan Family," that`s your family, "lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son`s good name and reputation. The rest of the Sheehan Family supports our troops, our country, and our president, silently, with prayer and respect. Sincerely, Casey Sheehan`s grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins."
So it seems like you have a division in your family.
SHEEHAN: Those are on my husband`s side of the family. And we`ve always been politically on different sides of the fence. I have always been a Democrat and they have always been Republicans, so we`ve always had a good- natured kind of debate within that family. But you know what, we support the troops. How can they say by what I`m doing I don`t support the troops?
The troops are over there for a mistake and not one of them, not one drop of blood should have been spilled in Iraq. Why are they still over there? Why are they still dying and why are the Iraqi people still dying? Because it is a mistake. And it was based on deceptions.
And another thing about that side of the family, they barely knew Casey. They barely had a relationship with him. They call him their beloved Casey. He was my hero, Chris, before he was killed. I knew him so well. My sister ...
MATTHEWS: Were your husband`s parents and grandparents on your side close to Casey?
SHEEHAN: Out of all those people who signed the letters, they know him the most but they didn`t really keep up a relationship with him either. And I think ...
MATTHEWS: Why are they going to war with you in public? Why are they issuing a statement for national release through a conservative radio talk show host? You knew Melanie is a bright woman. She was going to get that out. Why would they put out a statement that goes in the face of what you`re doing in your camp?
SHEEHAN: You know, like I`ve said, we`ve always been on different sides of the fence politically. And my sister was Casey`s second mom. And she is standing here next to me in solidarity and agreement with me.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask Deedee a question. Why do you think the other side of the family has taken this position?
MILLER: I really honestly don`t know. We were shocked by it. It broke my heart. And I did send one of them an email saying as much, that despite everything in our disagreements, we`re family and that this shouldn`t be happening right now. Again, I can`t say why they did it. But it was a shock. And it didn`t break my heart.
MATTHEWS: Do you think they are simply partisan?
MILLER: Well, I know they are. I know they are. I mean, they staunchly supported George Bush even though they knew that Cindy was having some real issues with the fact that they were supporting him. Sheri (ph), Cindy`s sister-in-law, did go as far as to abstain from voting. She did take it that far.
MATTHEWS: Do you think the family was put up to this by a other partisan group on the right, for example?
SHEEHAN: Chris, I don`t know. That`s a question you`ll have to ask them, I guess. I`d like you to know it was hurtful.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you about your situation. Cindy, this is a tricky situation. Every time a family has a tragedy and the loss of a son, your oldest (ph), must be unimaginable. Sometimes husbands and wives grieve in very different ways and it often leads to separation and divorce. Is that what has happened between and you your husband? Or is this a partisan fight that we`re seeing in the open that`s behind us? The separation and divorce of you and your husband?
SHEEHAN: My husband has always agreed with me philosophically. And he only disagreed with the intensity that I put into the fight. But I am compelled to do this. And other than that, that`s as far as I`m going to talk about my family`s -- another personal tragedy due to this war.
MATTHEWS: I understand.
SHEEHAN: Thank you.
MATTHEWS: Thank you. We`ll be right back with Cindy Sheehan and her sister Deedee Miller from the encampment. It`s called Camp Casey outside President Bush`s ranch in Crawford. They`re surrounded, by the way, by people both for and against them. What a hotspot that`s become.
Later, many military parents disagree with the stand Cindy is taking and say her protest demoralizes our troops.
Plus, an Iraqi woman who says Cindy Sheehan`s son didn`t die in vain. She`s on the other side of the argument. What an emotional issue this has been for our country.
Next is Cindy Sheehan supporters. They`re all down in Texas.
You`re watching HARDBALL only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: ... Virginia. Look at this plane. It looks like it is pulling back from landing. There are 25 people aboard this military plane. Look at the plane. He is trying to stabilize and get an even land. It doesn`t look like he`s quite down yet.
This is an unusual situation for us on HARDBALL. We`re going live with this in Norfolk, Virginia. He is coming in smooth, it looks like. It looks like he is coming in smooth. A belly landing. Some sparks, some friction. We hope this doesn`t ignite, obviously. It looks like a safe landing. There`s no fire. Let`s pray for this right now. What an extraordinary picture to get like this.
There`s no one approaching the plane yet. It looks like one engine plane. Apparently, they used a hook. They threw it out and caught the plane. And the crew is escaping the plane, three, four, five, six, seven,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, they may all be getting out of there. There are more than 15. There`s another fellow getting out. Another service person. More than we thought aboard. More than 15. Maybe up to 20 aboard already. They`re all getting out safely. This is good news. This is in Norfolk, Virginia. We just happened to catch this picture live on MSNBC of this belly landing.
You`ve seen them in the movies. Here it is in real life. A pilot. What a great landing. Brought that plane in safely with the help of the ground crews. You can see the truck there. They threw a line to help slow down the landing. There`s the propeller slowing down. What a great operation by the pilot. He saved his team. They`re outside the explosion distance. And the firemen are joining it right now. The firefighters. But it doesn`t look like they have to put out the fire.
Let`s know back now to Cindy Sheehan who has caused quite a roar in Texas outside the president`s ranch in Crawford. Cindy Sheehan, I want to ask you a question, and Linda, of course -- Deedee can answer the question. Every night on television practically, we hear the president explaining why we`re fighting in Iraq. He says we`re fighting terrorism and fighting for freedom. Why do you expect a different answer when you ask him why your son died?
SHEEHAN: Because I really want him to tell me truth, Chris. And we know that there were no weapons of mass destruction and we know there was no link between Saddam and 9/11. The Downing Street memos have proven that in July, as early as July of 2002, they knew all these things and wanted to fix the intelligence around the policy. And I`m never going to see my son again. And she still be alive. And there are tens of thousands of people in the world that should be alive right now. And we just want to it stop. We want the killing to stop.
MATTHEWS: Cindy, the president is a stubborn fellow. He believes in this cause as much as he believes in anything. He has been led to believe by the expert around him that by going into Iraq, we can turn things around in the Middle East, that part of the world. Start democracy on a winning pattern over there. Establish a role model for other countries in that part of the world and stop the hatred of America that seems to come from so much failure in that part of the world. You disagree?
SHEEHAN: Well, another thing is I`m a stubborn person, too, Chris. And when I came down and said I was staying until I meet with him or until August 31, I met him, I wholly disagree with him. We`re not going to cure terrorism and spread peace and goodwill in the Middle East by killing innocent people or, I`m not even saying our bullets and bombs are killing them. The occupation that they don`t have food. They don`t have clean water. They don`t have electricity. They don`t have medicine. They don`t have doctors.
We need to get our military presence out of there and that`s what will start building goodwill. We know they`re building bases the size of Sacramento, California, in iraq. They plan on never leaving. And I see in the future, they`re starting to beat the drums against Iran. And I see Iraq as the base for spreading imperialism. And if we don`t stop them now, our babies and our unborn grandchildren will be fighting this. This eternal war ...
MATTHEWS: Are you considering running for Congress, Cindy?
SHEEHAN: No, not this time. I`m a one issue person. I know a lot about what`s going on in Iraq but I don`t know anything about anything else. And I want to focus my energy on bringing the troops home.
MATTHEWS: Okay. I have to tell you, you sound more informed than most U.S. congresspeople so maybe you should run.
SHEEHAN: Thank you, Chris.
MATTHEWS: Thank you, Cindy and thank you, Deedee Miller, your sister.
When we return, back to Camp Casey, we`ll meet two women who are there to show their support for President Bush. You`re watching HARDBALL only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: We`ve been talking with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who is camped right out in front of President Bush`s Texas ranch demanding that the president meet with her. Many other military parents don`t agree with Sheehan`s vigil. Debi Bohannan`s son served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. And she joins us from Crawford, Texas. And also, with her, with us as well, is May Hasan Lamotte, an Iraqi woman who came to Crawford yesterday to tell Cindy Sheehan her son did not die in vain. Let me go right now to Debi Bohannan. Debbie, why are you in Crawford, today?
DEBI BOHANNAN, SON SERVED IN IRAQ: Well, I`ve watched this go on for the last few weeks and haven`t had a -- having had a son in Iraq and Afghanistan the last three years, having spent three years on my knees and losing with the terror of losing a son every day while he`s there, I just felt compelled to come to let the president and the troops know that we do support what they`re doing. We appreciate what they`re doing. I also have firsthand information from my son who just rushed from Iraq a couple weeks ago, of just how much those, the Iraqis appreciate and trust us being there. And how they depend on us to finish this job. My son told me himself that if we leave, they don`t stand a chance.
MATTHEWS: Who is they? Who are the Iraqis fighting?
You said the Iraqis won`t have a chance against who?
BOHANNAN: Insurgents. From the borders. Syria, Jordan ...
MATTHEWS: Who are the insurgents? Who does your son see as the enemy there? That`s very important to most Americans trying to figure this war out. Who is the enemy in this fight?
BOHANNAN: I think the consensus is insurgents coming from Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, surrounding countries. Just to fight. They don`t want democracy.
MATTHEWS: Do you think that if the people of Iraqis supported us, that these people coming in from outside, you shouldn`t call them insurgents. That means people from the country resisting outsiders like us. Why do you think that they would succeed, these outsiders if the people of Iraq supported us? Why are they causing so much trouble if the people supported us? That`s the question people want to know the answer to.
BOHANNAN: Well, the Iraqis have been oppressed for 30 years. Just like an abused wife comes out of a relationship, it takes time to heal. It is going to take time to regain their trend is and trust and self-confidence and stand on their own.
MATTHEWS: Does your son get a sense when he is there risking his life every day he`s there, you`re praying for him. What a situation you`re in as a mother. Does he get a feeling that they`re rooting for us against the insurgents?
BOHANNAN: Yes. The common citizen in Iraq, yes.
MATTHEWS: Okay. That`s good to hear. Let me go to May Hasan Lamotte. You`re an Iraqi national. You married a journalist. You`re here now. Why did you come down to Crawford, Texas today? Or yesterday?
MAY HASAN LAMOTTE, IRAQI OPPOSING CINDY SHEEHAN: I came here to tell everybody and all American people that I feel sorry about every brave soldier who gave his life to give me and give my country and give my people our freedom. And to tell them that their children sacrifices, they didn`t go for nothing. And I came here to ask Cindy to stop this and keep all troops in Iraq because if they will leave, it will be disaster for my country and for my people. Then their sacrifices will mean nothing.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you, who are we fighting over there? The same question I put to Debi. Who are the bad guys, if you will? In Iraq?
LAMOTTE: Excuse me?
MATTHEWS: Who are the enemy?
LAMOTTE: The enemy? In Iraq?
MATTHEWS: Yes.
LAMOTTE: Bad people. Bad people who do not wish the Iraqi people to enjoy freedom, to enjoy peace. This is the bad people.
MATTHEWS: Who are they? Are they Iraqis?
LAMOTTE: Iraqis? I do not expect Iraqi people wish to themselves to live in bad situation. Especially after their experience with Saddam Hussein. I think it`s from outside who, they will always, they were always thinking to cause harm to my people and my country because they have many of benefits when they can control my country.
MATTHEWS: So the people killing Americans in Iraq right now are from outside Iraq. Is that what you`re saying?
LAMOTTE: Excuse me?
MATTHEWS: Are the people in Iraq who are killing our guys, are they Iraqis? Or not?
LAMOTTE: Maybe you can find -- I cannot say to you because I didn`t meet any bad people to ask him whether he is Iraqi or from outside of Iraq. But you can find bad people everywhere.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you this. How many years should the United States stay in Iraq and defend the side that you`re on?
LAMOTTE: I think when...
MATTHEWS: How many years?
LAMOTTE: I think when Iraqi people can be -- stand up on their own, at that time.
MATTHEWS: When? How many years?
LAMOTTE: When, I cannot say to you how many years because everything takes time. So how can I say this. But I know good that when Iraqi people get their chance to be -- enjoy their freedom and know the meaning of freedom and live in peace and can depend and can stand up on their own, at that time we will be ready to be alone. But now, no.
MATTHEWS: OK. I think a lot of Americans would like to know whether it is a couple of years or 10 years. And if it is 10 years, I think a lot of people will say that`s too long. Anyway, thank you, Debi Bohannan, thank you, May Hasan Lamotte.
Up next, Iraqi leaders were unable to reach a deal today on a new constitution. All kinds of fights on that front. What does that mean for our troops in Iraq? How much longer do we have to stay now that they can`t get their act together? You`re watching HARDBALL only on MSNBC.
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Bohannan hasn't lost her son - so what value is her opinion compared to Cindy's? It's not a fair comparison. My friend has a son who's an army officer who hasn't yet been sent anywhere and she's TOTALLY against the war. The Iraqi seems straight from central casting and her profession is not disclosed. If she has a profession, she'd be afraid for her life in present day Iraq, or is that too much for MSNBC to include in this discussion?
Glad to see Cindy is mentioning the Downing Street Memo - written proof of the Bush administration's lies, that the press has been neglecting.
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text: Great explanation, Thanks! Alyssa is certainly pushing it this year, and it remains to be seen what she will be able to accomplish, but it is hard for me to understand how anyone could say she is pathetic at this stage. She is a brave young woman, who is giving her dream another shot - it is her choice to make. As long as she is scored fairly, so as not to take spots from others who are better prepared, she harms no one. (Whether or not that happens is a different issue and not really in her control.) Go Alyssa!


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What's in Our Food?
EASTERN CAROLINA - We're looking at the state of our food today. As we get busier, our food becomes quicker and more convenient to keep up with us. But at what cost?
There is a growing movement of people looking to return to what they call "real food" - food that is less processed and grown without chemicals.
The topic of our food keeps showing up in the headlines. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling Monday concerning GMO's or genetically modified organisms or crops. And two North Carolina moms recently made national news for taking on Kraft about the use of artificial dyes in macaroni and cheese. One of those moms has a blog called "100 Days of Real Food."
One mom in our area is making some real changes. The savory smell of soup fills Christina Marshen's home in Vanceboro. It's soup that is chock full of what some call "real food" these days - no additives, no chemicals, nothing processed.
"Almost everything we have in this house, it will go bad in a week. You don't want things on the shelf forever because that's what you're putting in you body and you only have one body," says Christina Marshen.
That's what made Christina change what her family eats. She started about a year and a half ago. "It took about a month to clear out all the junk in my house. We went through and everything that had 10 ingredients or more, we either chucked it or made something with it and gave it to somebody."
Now her kitchen is full of organic, natural and local food, and Christina's yard is shared with egg-laying chickens and a newly-planted veggie garden. "We go to the Farmer's Market every Saturday and now Tuesday, and we go to Putnam Farms {in Kinston}."
Christina's changes come after she learned more about food concerns that have been debated for years, including artificial dyes, Bisphenol-A or BPA and GMO's or genetically modified organisms. They are mostly found in processed foods.
Artificial dyes have gained attention lately, especially Red #40 and Yellow #5. Research has raised questions if the dyes increase hyperactivity in children. Cancer causing agents are known to be in artificial dyes, but at levels the FDA considers "safe."
The European Union now requires a label on foods containing artificial dyes. Those labels must state "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." The FDA ruled against having similar warnings on products in the U.S. Yellow #5 is banned in Norway, and Red #40 is or has been banned in six European countries. Many companies that sell food in both the U.S. and Europe continue to use artificial dyes in the products sold in the U.S., but in the same product sold in Europe, natural dyes are used.
Here's what registered dietician Colleen Bucher with Vidant Health Systems had to say when it comes to buying food with dyes. "I will look at food labels, and if I see something is colored with beet juice, I would choose that over a dye any day."
Bisphenol-A or BPA is a chemical commonly used in plastic food packaging and the lining of cans in canned food. A Centers for Disease Control study found BPA in nearly every person it tested, proclaiming "widespread exposure." Studies show it could impair our central nervous system and the way our hormones work, possibly leading to reproductive and developmental problems.
The FDA states this, "studies employing standardized toxicity tests have thus far supported the safety of current low levels of human exposure to BPA. However, on the basis of results from recent studies using novel approaches to test for subtle effects, both the National Toxicology Program at the National Institutes of Health and FDA have some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and young children." Read more from the FDA HERE. The FDA ruled in 2012 against banning BPA, but it has been banned in baby bottles and baby cups since 2012 in the U.S.
CLICK HERE for information on BPA from the Centers for Disease Control.
When it comes to BPA, the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units offers these tips:
- Avoid plastics with symbol # 3 (PVC or polyvinyl, which contains phthalates), symbol # 6 (PS or polystyrene foam or Styrofoam) and symbol # 7 (other, including BPA).
- Do not microwave food/beverages in plastic
- Do not microwave or heat plastic cling wraps
- Do not place plastics in the dishwasher
- If using hard polycarbonate plastics (water bottles/baby bottles/sippy cups), do not use for warm/hot liquids
- Use safe alternatives such as glass or polyethylene plastic (symbol #1)
- Avoid canned foods when possible (BPA may be used in can linings)
- Look for labels on products that say "phthalate-free" or "BPA-free"
Then there are genetically modified organisms, or GMO's, which are most common in corn and soybeans. They may be modified for reasons like faster growth or resistance to disease. Opponents of GMO's are concerned about the safety of eating them and their effect on the environment. A group in New Bern is currently organizing a march to draw awareness to GMO's and Monsanto, a company that manufacturers GMO seeds. CLICK HERE for more information on the march.
The FDA maintains approved GMO's are safe. So far, the FDA does not require labeling to indicate products that contain GMO's. The FDA states this: "FDA supports voluntary labeling for food derived from genetic engineering. Recently, FDA has received citizen petitions regarding genetically engineered foods, including the labeling of such foods. The agency is currently considering those petitions, and at this time, has not made a decision, in whole or in part, regarding the petitions." Read more from HERE.
Christina Marshen tells us though, she's not convinced it's all safe, and will make sure her family eats only what mother nature makes. "It's not that hard once you get what you need. It's not that hard to maintain, it just takes a little more time."
One tip from registered dietician Colleen Bucher with Vidant Health Systems, shop mostly on the outside walls of your grocery store. That's where you're going to find fresh fruits and veggies, meats, dairy and frozen foods.
Part two of our series "You Are What You Eat" will focus on organic food. We'll hear from an organic farmer and we'll break down the cost factor. How much more expensive is organic food? We look at some examples Wednesday on NewsChannel 12 at 5 p.m.


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Item: XL003
Sugar-free spearmint gum
Sweetened with 100% all-natural xylitol
May reduce the risk of tooth decay
100 Ct
Serving size 1 piece (1.08 g)
Servings: 100
|Amount per serving
|% Daily Value*
|Calories 1.7
|Total Fat 0 g
|Sodium 0 mg
|Total Carb. 0.72 g
|Xylitol 0.72 g
|Protein 0 g
|Not a significant source of other nutrients.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
|Total Fat
|Less than
|65 grams
|80 grams
|Saturated Fat
|Less than
|20 grams
|25 grams
|Less than
|300 mg
|300 mg
|Less than
|2,400 mg
|2,400 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|300 grams
|375 grams
|Dietary Fiber
|25 grams
|30 grams
Calories per gram:
Ingredients: Xylitol, gum base, spearmint oil (natural flavor), vegetable glycerin (humectant), gum arabic (texturizer), non-GMO soy lecithin (emulsifier), calcium carbonate and carnauba wax (glazing agent).
Keep in a cool, dry place.
Packaged in the USA
Raw materials from China and USA.
.31 lbs
Sugar-free spearmint gum
Sweetened with 100% all-natural xylitol
May reduce the risk of tooth decay
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