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NFL owners voted on Wednesday to approve several rule changes, the most controversial of which is the league's decision to prohibit offensive players from initiating contact with defensive players outside the tackle box by using the crown of their helmets. Running backs around the league are understandably upset with the change, as it will force many of them to completely alter their running style. Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte has been one of the most outspoken players about the new rule. He has been tweeting about it all week long, and now that the helmet rule has passed Forte is basically saying he's not going to follow it. Wow so they really passed that rule…last time I checked football was a contact sport. Calling bank now to set up my lowering the boom fund — Matt Forte (@MattForte22) March 20, 2013 Guess I'll get my fine money ready #loweringtheboomfund — Matt Forte (@MattForte22) March 20, 2013 Next year they'll probably be a no jumping over defenders rule… #loweringtheboomfund — Matt Forte (@MattForte22) March 20, 2013 While the "lowering the boom fund" is an interestingly stubborn thought, there's a bit more to it than that. As you might expect, players aren't simply going to be fined for violating the rule. Their team will also be penalized 15 yards from the spot of the foul, which will likely hurt more than the fine in certain situations. Like defenders who have had to deal with changing the way they hit and tackle, running backs will need to adjust. Setting aside money for fines isn't going to stop your team from potentially costing your team the game. Whether players agree with the rule or not, it's something they'll have to live with. On a side note, it looks like this kid is out of luck if he gets to the pros. Related posts: Matt Forte drags 100-pound sled to show knees are fine (Video) Matt Forte seemingly upset with Bears over Michael Bush signing Matt Forte on Bears Using Franchise Tag: That's a Cheap Way to Go Out
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Softball Doubleheader Postponed
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The Phoenix will host Valparaiso (28-17, 11-6 HL) Saturday, April 30 in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. before wrapping up the series Sunday, May 1 at 12 p.m. Saturday's game will be the annual Strike Out Cancer game. Fans can purchase a pink t-shirt at the game for $15 with all proceeds benefiting the Patients Assistance Fund at Bellin Health.
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This charming chalet style property is located in a desirable cul-de-sac in the sought after village of Alfold. The property offers a truly exciting opportunity for the new owner to modernise throughout and the house would lend itself well to substantial extension (subject to planning). The property benefits from the character attributed to a 1960s build with large windows, generous rooms sizes and light, airy accommodation. Due to the fact that the property sits centrally within its plot, the majority of the rooms benefit from a pretty outlook over the garden. The upstairs accommodation currently comprises three well proportioned bedrooms with a family bathroom. On the ground floor there is a large hallway with wc, a large L-shaped living room with French doors to the garden, generously proportioned study and a kitchen/breakfast room. From the kitchen there is a useful utility room with a door to the garden and integral access to the garage.
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Shannon Sarna is a Project Manager at UJA-Federation of NY. She is also an avid tweeter and food blogger, writing "The Nosher," part of MyJewishLearning.com. Shannon has also served as the Communications Manager at The Samuel Bronfman Foundation in New York, NY and as special assistant to former President Avraham Infeld at Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life in Washington, DC. She studied Comparative Government and Spanish Language and Literature at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. When she isn't tweeting, eating, or tweeting what she's eating, Shannon spends her time in Jersey City, NJ with her daughter, adopted dog Otis, and husband.
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This year it's been 15 years since my mom passed away from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and I think this past year has actually been one of the most difficult without her.
When my mom first died, some people warned me how difficult it would be not to have her down the road, especially during lifecycle events such as weddings, children, and other moments of joy. Well, they were right.
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This is a discussion on Calvinball's Saga: In which he blabs about anything related to his car...with pics! within the Builds forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; Originally Posted by WRXpa +1 on the TP stage 1 tunes. Awesome value and it has actually quelled my need ...
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Check my signature for my build. Everything is required except the fuel pump and spark plugs. Must have at least 35% window tint and r/a mud flaps tooOriginally Posted by WRXpa
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I have a low Reynolds number
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He does good work. Are you local to him? Mine was an e tuneOriginally Posted by Sinister
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- Will
Current Car: 2015 Honduh Civic SIgh
Previous Cars:2014 Golf TDI, 2012 WRB WRX Hatch, 2004 RSX-S, 1998 Grand Prix GTP
"Isn't it amazing how smart you feel when you just aren't being stupid?"
Don't have a heck of a lot new to report. I've taken the rex on several long road trips and I've found her to be, aside from gas mileage, quite the decent highway car. Seats are comfortable enough, I experience only as much discomfort as I have in any other car after sitting in it for 8 hours, maybe even a little less. Gas mileage is only an issue when I compare it to my fiancee's car which would probably be getting us over 30 mpg.
I have decided that I will probably be getting a Torqued Performance stage 1 tune sooner rather than later, after doing some reading here and there about the stock map possibly being not too great for the car. That's debatable, I know, but it's as good an excuse as any.
I did have something odd happen to me today, however, which I'm going to note here before going to the tech forum or the dealer. Maybe I'll get some thoughts from you guys, but if it happens again it's definitely going to the dealership. Unfortunately it's probably one of those "we were unable to replicate the problem" problems.
I was at a red light waiting to turn left when I noticed that I didn't hear my blinker anymore. I look down, and sure enough the indicator in the dash was not blinking. What was blinking, however, was the TPMS light. I confirmed that the blinker was on, tried turning it off then on again, still no dice. Nothing was wrong with how the car was running, though of course I was at a stop. I revved the engine to make 2500 rpms and it sounded normal. By the time the light turned green, the TPMS light had stopped blinking and the blinker indicator was going again. It was daylight and I had no angle with which to check a reflection to see if the blinkers themselves were actually blinking, or if they were not along with the dash indicator light.
No new pictures, for some reason I have been extremely bad about keeping the car clean. I used to be very particular and washed my old cars probably every other weekend. I don't know if it's an age thing, or that I've bought into the Subaru image that it's a rough and tumble tool rather than a showy primadonna, or if it's just that I subconsciously know that I intend to keep this car for many many years and therefore am not worried about it being pristine for reselling. Probably a combination of all three.
I have one more thing to say; although the outbound trip it was raining, and the inbound trip I was stuck behind a slowtorcyle for about half of it, the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire is pretty fantastic.
- Will
Current Car: 2015 Honduh Civic SIgh
Previous Cars:2014 Golf TDI, 2012 WRB WRX Hatch, 2004 RSX-S, 1998 Grand Prix GTP
"Isn't it amazing how smart you feel when you just aren't being stupid?"
A little update on the odd TPMS issue:
Yesterday while driving home from work it happened again. Over and over. The manual states that the light should operate in one of two ways.
1) It is lit up. This means that one or more tires is out of range.
2) It blinks for a minute, then is on steady. This means that there is a problem with the system itself.
For me is was blinking for random lengths of time, then either vanishing or staying lit for a brief period then going away. That doesn't seem to match either description of it's functioning according to the manual. And my turn indicators (blinkers) continued to not function whenever the light is on, whether blinking or steady.
I got home and checked pressures. Fronts were a little over 40, rears around 38. Now, it was warm out and the car had only been sitting for 10 minutes or so after driving, but that's still pretty high compared to recommended pressures. So I bled out a few psi from all tires. Later I drove down to the Phillies game and back, and did not have the light appear in any way.
Still, the system does not seem to be functioning correctly. I can't imagine that it is intended for the blinkers to stop working while the TPMS light is on, that is very unsafe. I didn't even want to change lanes when this was occurring, felt very uncomfortable. So, the dealership will be getting a call tomorrow morning.
- Will
Current Car: 2015 Honduh Civic SIgh
Previous Cars:2014 Golf TDI, 2012 WRB WRX Hatch, 2004 RSX-S, 1998 Grand Prix GTP
"Isn't it amazing how smart you feel when you just aren't being stupid?"
Putting these bad boys on should've only taken 15-20 minutes. I got one of the stock wheels off and found that my suspicions were confirmed: the steelies I bought lightly used did end up having the correct center bore so that I did not need centering rings.
I started to bolt my sweet steel wheel on, the lug nut stopped screwing, and I found that there was still about a 1-2 cm gap. Stock lug nuts aren't deep enough! Should've seen that coming, of course the steel wheels might be thinner than the stock aluminums or alloys (whichever they are).
So I had to throw the stock wheel back on and run to the nearest auto store. All hopes of completing this task before the sun was completely down were now dashed. I ended up having to buy a set that is entirely comprised of wheel locks. Which I hate. Oh well, the winters are on now, which will make repairing (hopefully) the summer tire that I discovered a nail in that much easier!
- Will
Current Car: 2015 Honduh Civic SIgh
Previous Cars:2014 Golf TDI, 2012 WRB WRX Hatch, 2004 RSX-S, 1998 Grand Prix GTP
"Isn't it amazing how smart you feel when you just aren't being stupid?"
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Now, using location data, Google Now will also let you know when items you have searched for in the past are available from nearby retailers or service providers.
Google uses the example of someone who searches for hiking boots, but has not actually gone to the store to pick some up. The next time that person is out shopping somewhere that happens to be near a store that sells the boots being searched, Google Now will throw out a card to let you know.
What we do not know is how long Google Now will remember the products, or if it limits how many items are actually tracked. The cards will provide the store location and the cost of the item. It is probably just a matter of time before we start getting information about whether or not the products we search are in stock or not.
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BeschreibungFor millennia the Terracan have merged with the sky stones, travelling their mysterious paths, searching for the Dreaming Stone and the path back to those who sent them, the alien Cad a Hoi. Then hope comes with the birth of the twin Messiahs. Soon the Terracan's guiding Prophecy will be borne out and the Dreaming Stone's whereabouts known. But, King Vicehorn, believing his empire threatened, pursues the Terracan mercilessly. He attacks their northern settlement and the Messiahs, Dillapan and Tontith, accompanied by the beautiful, enigmatic Coonishinook and her fire brother, Teeka, flee into the unknown and an adventure in which they encounter strange lands, fantastic cities and fabulous creatures. Their lives, loves and loyalties will be torn and tested before the ancient Prophecy leads them to an unbearable truth, the solution of which lies 60,000 years in the future.
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Names released in deadly officer-involved shooting
REDDING, Calif. - The Redding Police Department has released the names of three police officers involved in the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Ray Dakota Scholfield.
Scholfield was shot and killed Friday, June 20.
The three officers named are: Russ Veilleaux, Jason Rhoads and Josh Tracy.
Officers Veilleaux and Rhoads both have a decade or more of experience with the Redding Police Department.
Officer Tracy has been with the department for only one year, but has prior experience with the Pacific Grove Police Department.
Investigators said Redding Police were responding to a stabbing on Willis Street Friday morning when Scholfield came out of a home armed with a butcher knife.
Police fired when Scholfield refused to drop the knife.
Police found the body of 34-year-old Christen Allenclark inside the home after the incident. Allenclark had been stabbed numerous times.
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I was 135 pounds before Liposuction and I carry most of my fat on my legs, and butt. I had Liposction on my stomach 2 weeks ago. My doctor removed 2700 CC, would you say that's excessive lipo or not?
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Several factors should be analyzed
In general, 2700 cc is not an excessive amount. However, the real important factors iclude the pre and post operative assesement, the degree of the skin laxity and the post operative status.
Web reference: http://newportplastic.com/liposuction/
Hard to know without seeing you
2700 cc is a moderate amount of fat to remove for most patients. The real question is where did your surgeon remove the fat and how much was left (and how evenly is it spread.) The absolute volume removed is only one part of your story here.
Difficult to know what is "proper" amount of fat to remove.
You did not provide your BMI nor your weight and height.
If you stood 4'11' and weighed 100 pounds then 2700 cc would clearly be a significant amount of fat to remove.
If however, you were 5'8" and weighted 240 pounds, then 2700cc may be a reasonable amount to remove.
No one can state what is the "proper" amount to remove.
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Yesterday, I blogged about the social media press release's shortcomings. Judging by the PR industry's reluctance to embrace the tool, at least some of my criticisms are shared. The buzz about the "next-generation" press release has not translated into anything more than, well, buzz.
But, my beef with the social media press release should not be confused with an endorsement of the traditional press release. I agree with journalist Tom Foremski that press releases have become largely useless. We need a new approach for distributing news that ditches corporate speak and meaningless quotes in favor of readable content.
The Audiences for a Social Media Press Release
As PR professionals experiment with refining the social media release, the first goal should be to create content that simultaneously reaches three audiences:
- The traditional media.
- Online journalists, bloggers and digital influencers.
- The general public.
In today's world, where blogger reviews and consumer opinions can have as much of an impact as mainstream media coverage, none of these stakeholder groups can be ignored. Although each is distinct, these three audiences can and should be reached with a single message conveyed in a single format.
The social media release, at least in its early iterations, is not up to this challenge. The suggested bulletpoint format is difficult to read and (despite Foremski's arguments) is not compelling for any audience. Even spin-weary journalists need some context to make sense of CEO quotes and hard facts.
Some PR firms have tried to deal with the problem by issuing a traditional press release (narrative-style but full of corporate speak) alongside each social media press release (deconstructed to a list of bulleted, dry facts). This "solution" is completely counterproductive. Firms are putting in more time (and spending more of their clients' budgets) to produce two deliverables, neither of which is readable or effective.
One Unified Social Format
Instead, organizations should share their news in a way that blends the traditional narrative format with the conversational tone of social media. Many corporations have already embraced this informal style on their blogs. For example, Southwest Airlines has earned accolades for its accessible, personality-infused Nuts About Southwest blog. The airline continues to issue traditional press releases (and indeed, may be required do so under SEC regulations), but most of that content is ultimately reproduced in a reader-friendly blog posting. The difference in the two voices - and my level of interest - is striking.
The point is that journalists, bloggers and the general public have to be interested to read a news release. Neither streamlined bulletpoints nor formal corporate narratives are adept at capturing their attention. Instead, organizations should be focusing on how to find a single voice (and format) that is capable of reaching all of its target audiences.
To do so, PR professionals need to write like a person - not an organization. Don't be afraid to show a little personality, or to use humor. Instead of thinking of a news release as an announcement, approach it like a newspaper article. Engaging copy that tells a story will resonate with all three audiences.
My firm has moved to an integrated, blog-like feed where we share both our firm news as well as insights from individual employees. Rather than writing a news release and then regurgitating it in a blog posting that people might actually read, we forego corporate speak the first time around. This model, or something like it, may be the way forward for distributing the refined social media release.
My next posting in this series will focus on how to reach the three readers important for any organization's PR campaign. (No, that isn't what the blog posting you just read is about; readers are different than audiences.) Stay tuned...
Re-Thinking the Social Media Release
Part 1 | The Social Media Press Release is Dead
Part 2 | A Better Approach to the Social Media Release: Reach Three Audiences
Part 3 | A Better Approach to the Social Media Release: Reach Three Readers
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Razer Blade and Blade Pro – Cutting Edge
Razer has just announced their latest hardware – the awesome Razer Blade! And it's the World's Thinnest Gaming Notebook. And its 17" older brother – The Razer Blade Pro.
How thin is it, you ask? It's thinner than the thickest part of the MacBook Air – The MacBook Air decreases in height as it comes towards the base of the keyboard. And that's actually pretty thin!
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Chapter 12
Geraldine, a few hours later, set down the telephone receiver with a little sigh of
resignation. Lady Conyers glanced up inquiringly from her book.
"Was that some one wanting to come and see you at this time of night, Geraldine?" she
Geraldine yawned.
"It's Hugh," she explained. "He has rung up from the War Office or somewhere--says he
has just got back from France and wants to see me at once. I think he might have waited
till to-morrow morning. I can scarcely keep my eyes open, I am so sleepy."
Lady Conyers glanced at the clock.
"It isn't really so late," she remarked, "and I dare say, if the poor man's been travelling all
day, he'd like to say good-night to you."
Geraldine made a little grimace.
"I shall go into the morning room and wait for him," she announced. "He'll very likely
find me asleep."
The Admiral looked up from behind the Times.
"Where's that nice young fellow Granet?" he asked. "Why didn't you bring him in to
"Well, we didn't get back until nearly eight," Geraldine reminded her father. "I didn't
think he'd have time to change and get back here comfortably."
"Fine young chap, that," Sir Seymour remarked. "The very best type of young English
soldier. We could do with lots like him."
Geraldine left the room without remark. She could hear her father rustling his paper as
she disappeared.
"Can't think why Geraldine didn't pick up with a smart young fellow like Granet instead
of an old stick like Thomson," he grumbled. "I hate these Army Medicals, anyway."
"Major Thomson has a charming disposition," Lady Conyers declared warmly. "Besides,
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What would you call this?
Looking to buy/build one of these for a long white wall. Not necessarily looking for the shutter look, but just to break the eye up where a window should be. Thanks!
Shutter is what I'd call it.
Perhaps, cabinet door depending on size?
Cannon port!
I agree shutters is what I would google.
Simple to make, and far cheaper then buying them.
Great. Finally found some images of what I am looking for.
Here is the sparse white wall I would like to do this on. The main house has black shutters, so I want to stick pretty closely to the look of the above picture. Any recommendations or tips of framing it out to appear it is a window frame?
I am probably going to look for shutters that will arch at the top to give it that carriage house look. Thanks for the recommendations!
They are called storm shutters.....in the old days, people would actually close them to protect the windows.
You can buy them at HD or Lowes.
I understand the problem. Long areas of blank wall look wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
I am going to suggest some additional solutions. 1) A big tall bush 2) a trellis with vines, roses or an espaliered fruit tree or something along the line of a 4) tresllisted arbor, with a park bench or swing underneath it.
The shutter isn't a bad idea, I am just offering alternatives.
Its hard to tell from the limited area shown, but you could make that area a nice little hidden quite spot with the trellis, the bench and some bushes concealing that area from the drive. People naturally like quiet corners and hedged in areas that offer seclusion while breaking up the open areas of the yard. Just like you don't want a big blank wall, be careful of big blank yards.
[quote=smokey847;844236]Looking to buy/build one of these for a long white wall. Not necessarily looking for the shutter look, but just to break the eye up where a window should be. Thanks!
Never mind the wooden bit. What's the brick bond called?
"Never mind the wooden bit. What's the brick bond called?"
running bond? Not sure what the question refers to?
Could you find a starving artist to do a faux shutter job for you? :yes:
Put brick mold on the wall and install shutters like the picture shows, or put a window in.
Bond name
That is a stretcher bond, also known as a running bond. They modify if further based on the overlap, so this would be a 3/4 running bond.
Since it doesn't have any bricks running sideways to tie it into another layer of brick it suggests that it is just a veneer. There is usually a cavity between it and whatever it is anchored too, so it is also called a cavity wall.
Looks like a residential version of a faux window. Faux windows are used in commercial construction to comply with ordinances that require a building facade to face a certain direction.
Kinda looks like a Hay-Load Barn Door, the little door under the gable, above the big doors...
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What should I do to be prepared for my real estate closing?
Most real estate closings are handled by an escrow agent (possibly employed by your title insurance company), a real estate agent, or a real estate attorney. If you have a real estate agent, your agent will look after all the details of closing, even if he or she is not handling it, so really all you have to do to be prepared is have a little knowledge as to what goes on prior to and during closing.
Though there is usually a lot of paperwork to be signed (mostly mortgages and insurance policies), at its base, closing is simply the completion of the transaction – it is the actual exchange of the purchase price for the property. As simple as that sounds, it takes a lot of work to get to closing. What follows is an explanation of what must be done broken down by buyer's duties and seller's duties.
Seller's duties: * Obtaining a title search and title insurance for the buyer. Sellers typically pay for the search and the premium, though this is negotiable.
Making any repairs to the property that were negotiated during escrow.
Arranging for the buyer to have a final walk through.
Buyer's duties: * Obtaining title insurance for the lender. It is imperative that you obtain the insurance as soon as possible in order to avoid any last minute delays in the closing by your mortgage lender. You also must acquire homeowner's insurance as soon as possible as your lender will require that you provide evidence of homeowners insurance prior to closing.
If you are purchasing a condominium or a co-op unit, you will need to submit your application to the association, attend the association interview, and obtain the final approval letter. You will need to bring your original approval letter to the closing.
Schedule all property inspections and review the reports.
Make all escrow deposits in a timely manner.
Once the buyer's agent or attorney has received final loan figures from the mortgage lender, he or she will prepare a draft closing statement that must be approved by the lender. Once approved, the lender will be able to provide the agent or attorney with the amount the buyer will need to bring to the closing. Sellers don't usually attend closing, only buyers and agents do. Buyers are expected to bring the following items with them to closing:
A cashier's check made payable to the third party that is conducting the closing – this could be the agent of the real estate company (make it payable to the real estate company, not the broker), the real estate agent, or an escrow agent (make the check payable to the escrow company). Personal checks and cash are not usually accepted. Sometimes, wire transfer is acceptable;
Valid driver's license or passport for all persons executing documents;
If you are purchasing a condo, the original condo association approval letter; and
Your insurance binders with all the original documents (you can obtain this from your insurance agent).
Typically, the buyer receives the keys to the property during closing, so check with your agent to make sure that will be happening.


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Jun 16 2016
The four horsemen are saddling up
The four horsemen of the apocalypse that is. As if having Donald Trump on a presidential ballot were not proof enough the Anti-Christ is alive and walking among us, now comes a day when I actually agree with a Republican Congressman from Mississippi. Repent! The hour of judgment is at hand!
Long time readers here will know that I am a big fan of the writing of Charles Pierce. I love the rich way he uses words and the unerring way he pillories people who deserve to be pilloried.
Most of the time anyway. But today he got it wrong by a country mile. So I am going to give some credit, where credit is due.
I agree with Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.)
But Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) said believes the naming of ships should be reserved for former presidents, war heroes and people who have served in the military, which neither Lewis (D-Ga.) nor Levin (D-Mich.) did. "My amendment has nothing — absolutely zero — to do with John Lewis or any other member of Congress," Palazzo said in a statement. The measure was introduced as an amendment to the annual defense spending bill scheduled to be debated in the House this week. The proposal would have prevent the Pentagon from using any federal funds to name ships for "any member of Congress, living or deceased, unless such member served as the President of the United States or as a member of the Armed Forces."?
What Charlie is not seeing here, is the absolute abomination the last three SECNAV's have made of the ship naming process. Ray Mabus deserves the bulk of the blame, but lets not forget the shitty work done by Gordon England and John Dalton. They each failed in their own way.
In fact I would take Rep Palazzo's bill much, much further-forcing the Navy to reinstate the accepted Navy naming conventions. E.G., naming submarines for fish, cruisers for cities, destroyers for war heroes ( posthumously), SSBN's for states ( since there are no more battleships -sigh), Carriers for historic Naval Battles and Presidents. The current practice of using ship names as a "trade" for political favors is insane.
Sorry Charlie, you got this one wrong. This is a fight worth picking.
I'll be waiting for the moon to turn black.


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Commentary: Looking For Growth In All The Wrong PlacesPeter Coy
Many advocates of privatizing Social Security have bigger ideas in mind than just fixing the system's financing. Their goal is to force households to save more for retirement and thus raise the personal-savings rate, which has fallen to around 5% from 8% in the 1970s. They argue that juicing up savings would make the U.S. a richer nation in the 21st century--and make the burden of an aging population more tolerable. Act now, says Boston University economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff; "The longer you wait, the deeper the hole you dig."
But it's not clear that stronger economic growth would result from the reforms that are being proposed--namely, raising payroll taxes, diverting some of them into the stock market, and setting up individual retirement accounts much like 401(k) plans. Most workers who want to keep spending will be able to defeat efforts to make them save more through Social Security. They'll do it by reducing other forms of saving or by borrowing more. What's more, even if the government could force the personal-savings rate upward, some economists question whether it would truly make the economy grow faster.
A WASH. Start with the proposal to invest payroll taxes in stocks. Wall Street loves the idea. By itself, though, the move would do nothing to create a new pool of savings. It would simply siphon away money that currently goes into government securities. To keep operating, the federal government would have to borrow more on the open market. For the economy as a whole, that's a wash. No wonder that even at Wall Street mainstay Goldman, Sachs & Co. economists headlined their analysis "No Free Lunch."
Most savings advocates on the Advisory Council on Social Security acknowledged as much in their recent report. That's why council members such as Carolyn L. Weaver of the American Enterprise Institute put such weight on boosting the payroll tax and funneling part of it into private savings accounts.
But those steps might not boost savings either. After all, the vast increase in savings under 401(k) plans since the mid-1980s hasn't budged the personal-savings rate. Brookings Institution Senior Fellow William Gale points out that the net amount of private savings in the U.S. is actually less than the amount in tax-sheltered savings such as 401(k)s. The reason, says Henry J. Aaron, another senior fellow at Brookings: "People have collectively undone the effects of these savings incentives by other dissaving," such as credit-card borrowing, home-equity loans, and reduction of other saving.
Raising payroll taxes might extract more money from middle- and lower-income Americans, but it would cause real pain. Many of these people can't offset an increased tax by decreasing savings elsewhere--because they aren't saving anywhere else. And they've already borrowed to the hilt. It hardly makes sense to target a savings campaign at the bottom 60% of households, which account for just 28% of national income.
BUDGET MYTH? In any case, the benefits of forced savings might not be worth the pain. Last spring, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office considered the effectiveness of a different means of increasing national savings--that is, cutting the federal budget deficit. The CBO analyzed two scenarios: a federal budget in balance from now through 2030, vs. one in which federal debt rises as rapidly as gross domestic product. It concluded that real GNP per capita in 2030 would be just 2% lower under the rising-debt scenario than with a balanced budget.
Some contrarian economists argue that forcing up savings is likely to slow the economy, depressing investment rather than sparking it. "You need to stimulate the investment decision," says University of Texas economist James K. Galbraith, a Keynesian. He would rather stimulate growth by cutting interest rates. Incomes would rise faster than consumption, and the widening differential between the two would be the savings that fund new investment.
Critics notwithstanding, Social Security doesn't need an increase in payroll taxes anytime soon. Make a few fixes, such as lowering the too-high cost-of-living adjustment, taxing benefits more, and speeding up the transition to a later retirement age, and you have a 75-year fix that
doesn't require a payroll-tax hike for decades to come.
Raising the economy's growth rate is the single best thing this generation could do for those to follow. But it's a mistake to put that responsibility on the back of Social Security.


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Yuba County fire burns 8 acres, closes park
June 13, 2014
Yuba County fire burns
8 acres, closes Hammon
Grove Park
A fast-moving, 8-acre grass fire closed Hammon Grove Park in the foothills on Thursday, with crews from seven agencies responding.
It was contained shortly after 6 p.m., the Marysville Appeal-Democrat reported.
Firefighters were expected to be on hand into the night mopping up, with officials hopeful the park will reopen today, CalFire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said.
The blaze started near the Yuba River, making it difficult to access and bring in support from a helicopter to douse the bone-dry area.
A vehicle was spotted leaving when the fire started at about 5 p.m.
Tolmachoff said the fire is under investigation, and it's unclear if the people in the vehicle were involved.
"It's kind of normal, unfortunately, that we have fires in this area," Tolmachoff said, in pointing out walking trails and other river access that can spark flames.
In addition to CalFire, personnel from Smartsville, Loma Rica-Browns Valley, Tahoe National Forest, Linda, Dobbins-Oregon House and Penn Valley responded.
Two tankers, the helicopter, 12 engines, two water tenders and four hand crews were used to fight the fire, Tolmachoff said.
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LeBron James was the youngest player in NBA history to win rookie of the year, to record a triple-double, to score 1,000 points, to score 10,000 points, to win MVP honors at an All-Star Game ... You get the idea. His latest youngest-to-do-it milestone could come as early as Wednesday. He needs 18 points to become the 38th NBA player to score 20,000 in his career. If it happens Wednesday when the Miami Heat visit the Golden State Warriors, James will be more than a year younger than anyone else to reach the mark. ''You look at how many players have come through this league, the history of the game,'' James said. ''That 20K mark is very limited. How many guys have done that? It's very, very limited. ''It'll be big-time. I'm not going to shy away from that. I'm not a big stats guy as far as individual, but that'll be pretty cool.'' James' teammates say he could have reached 20,000 even faster. ''If LeBron was a different kind of player, he'd have a lot more points by now,'' Heat ...
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Student Dissertations
Barry Canton
Jeff Gritton
Jason Kelly
Sriram Kosuri
Alex Mallet
Reshma Shetty (co-advisee with Tom Knight
Francois St-Pierre
Samantha Sutton
Ty Thompson
Peer Reviewed Research Articles
Gemini, a bifunctional enzymatic and fluorescent reporter of gene expression
Measuring the activity of BioBrick promoters using an in vivo reference standard
Determination of cell fate selection during phage lambda infection
Refinement and standardization of synthetic biological parts and devices
Engineering BioBrick vectors from BioBrick parts
Stimulus design for model selection and validation in cell signaling
TABASCO: A single molecule, base-pair resolved gene expression simulator
DNA synthesis and biological security
Synthetic genomics: Options for governance
Foundations for engineering biology
Refactoring bacteriophage T7
Regulated cell to cell variation in a cell fate decision system
Modelling cellular behaviour (insight feature)
Computation, prediction, and experimental test of fitness for bacteriophage T7 mutants with permuted genomes
Toward antiviral strategies that resist viral escape
Intracellular kinetics of a growing virus: A genetically-structured simulation for bacteriophage T7
Transcribed Lectures
Synthetic biology: Can we make biology easy to engineer? <--note: transcription was not proofed
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Cribsheet #16: Synthetic Biology
Reconstruction of the genomes
Building a fab for biology
A biological engineer searches for simplicity
Useful construction
2003 Synthetic Biology study
Molecular monogamy
Decoding NF-kB signaling
A standard parts list for biological circuitry
Adventures in synthetic biology
Edited Book Chapters
Synthetic Biology
Towards a predictive biology: The example of bacteriophage T7
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2 tbsp. lime juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2-3 ripe tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped.
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- Make the pesto in a food processor or blender.
- Process the garlic, cilantro, oil, and lime juice until creamy.
- Season to taste.
- Spray baking pan with oil and place the salmon skin-side down.
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DOE Extends Deadline For Education Council Candidates
On Wednesday this week, the Department of Education (DOE) announced an extension of the filing deadline for those parents interested in becoming members of the new Community Education Councils mandated by the new School Governance Law, amid reports that few people have filed for the new positions. The deadline has been extended to March 22 from March 16.
Because of that lack of candidates, the Department of Education (DOE) is reportedly launching an all-out campaign to bring in people who are willing to serve on the eleven-member bodies. The deadline extension is obviously part of that campaign.
Nine of those eleven members must be parents, and it is that group that is proving to be the hardest to entice to apply.
Email from the DOE's Office of Parent and Community engagement reportedly said that a total of only 102 applications had been processed citywide by last week. There are 32 districts and nine seats in each district, for a total of 288 seats.
In at least two regions, there are reportedly no candidates for the positions who have filed applications.
The Wave contacted the DOE's press office on Wednesday to ascertain the number of candidates who have filed in Region Five, which includes Rockaway schools. As of press time, Margie Feinberg, a spokesperson for the DOE, said that the lists have not yet been finalized, but that they should be shortly.
Education experts say that there are a number of reasons for the dearth of applications.
"The application is daunting," said one local parent activist who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution. "There are ten pages and you have to reveal lots of personal financial information that is nobody's business, certainly not the city's"
The activist added that she and others feared that the private information would be shared by the city with the selectors, a group comprised of the three top Parent Association officials in each school.
"Those are local people," the activist said. "There is no way I am going to share my financial history with my neighbors."
The second reason, the activist pointed out, is that Parent Association officers have to resign their positions in order to run for the regional council.
"Many of those activists who would normally jump at a chance to work at a regional level just don't want to give up their positions at their local schools," the source said. "They look at what the councils will be empowered to do, and they believe that they can do more good, have more impact, in their own school."
"We are urging parents who are really interested in their child's education to apply for the new education councils," a source at the Office of Parent and Community Relations told reporters. "The department is doing everything it can to communicate with parents and to do outreach."


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Legendary Sleepy Hollow Mixed Doubles
Disc golf doubles tournament
About this tournament
This is a bring your own partner (1 male, 1 female) mixed doubles tournament. If you need a partner please contact me (Erin Oakley) and I can try to find you one! I have many many girls in town that would like to play and may not have partners! There will be 2 divisions. Pro and Am. If you normally play Pro or Advanced you will play Pro. All other Ams will play am. To pre-reg, post on the talk board here and tell me you and your partners names, division, and pdga numbers if you have one. Cash pay out for Pro teams, merch payouts for Ams!
Format: 2 rounds of 18 holes. All teams will play the same format. Each round, each team must play from 8 of the men's drives and 8 of the women's drives, which leaves you with two floaters. The rest of the hole is best shot.
Entry Fees:
Pro - $40, Men pay $25, women pay $15!
Am - $25, Men pay $20, women pay $5!
Pros, $15 of your entry fee will go to the fundraiser.
All proceeds will go to the Disc Girls Gone Wild, Women only event at Sleepy Hollow on June 8-9, 2013 . I hope you will come out and support the women! less
Angel Gilbert February 1, 2013 at 5:51am
might try and come play this
Erin Oakley January 31, 2013 at 11:31pm
Jason 'Skip Scoob' Cassidy January 31, 2013 at 5:54pm
partner backed out, please unreg me....
if you still want to play and dont have a female partner, we will be having a separate divion of doubles with upper/lower random draw.
that'll be good, ok im back in... :)
Jason you still coming? I will add you to the general registration for the pro/am doubles if you want. Just let me know. THanks!
Nick Pacific January 31, 2013 at 5:51pm
Nick Pacific 46747 and Lisa Hartman (DGScene profile #13696) AM.
Jason Kirkaldy January 30, 2013 at 6:43pm
looking for a partner actually...
no one got your weak joke son.
ok let me know
lol. you did mf
im not your average mf.
Erin Oakley January 30, 2013 at 6:35pm
Erin Oakley January 27, 2013 at 1:54pm
Erin Oakley January 27, 2013 at 12:29am
Ashlee Jurski January 27, 2013 at 12:22am
Hey Erin! Chris and I are going to play :). Chris Hanna #56431 // Ashlee Jurski #tbd. Pro
Q . January 25, 2013 at 3:58am
I want in,
need a partner q?
hey erin couldnt we do a pro am division kinda like we do tuesdays just base it off from players ratting on who signs up
@B, are you suggesting that instead of the Cali division?
Matt I will let you decide what to do with the guys who can't find partners.
I do like the pro/am idea instead of cali, that would create a more fair field I would feel.
then pro/am dubs it is!
sounds good!
sweet yeah i figured it would be a fair field for people like me true am3 playing with am1 and such in cali pro am dubs i figured would be nice fair field
So the doubles format will be just like Tuesday dubs. We'll call it upper/lower since Adv players are considered the uppers and technically not pro, so Pro and Am1 will be upper, Am2 and under will be lower and it will be random pairing like Tuesday dubs.
oh ok that is cool settles the picking partners part
Erin Oakley January 24, 2013 at 12:56am
We will do a cali division or 2 depending on the level of players that show up without partners. Cali division will be $20 per player. I am doing my best to get ahold of some girls to see who may be interested
Bobby Evans January 23, 2013 at 4:33pm
I need a partner for the tournament andy lady takers
Jon Kind January 22, 2013 at 2:14am
Jon kind, Sam Zarecki team 'sleepers'
wake up its your "T"
Jayne Snider January 21, 2013 at 9:46pm
No team Chayne. I'll be at the Memorial.
booooooo, but I will be cheering you on!!!! Team Jayrin!
TEAMMMMMMM Jayrin!!!!!!!!! Total domination.
Matt Rinker January 17, 2013 at 9:16pm
Jennifer, I just assumed you were super excited to play :)
Well naturally!
Jennifer Sawyer January 17, 2013 at 2:18pm
Geez.... not sure what happened with the 3x posting, I guess my computer wanted to make triple sure..
Lauren St. Clair January 17, 2013 at 2:13pm
Brion St. Clair # 54915 and Lauren Curtis # 54783 Am
Pat Burke January 16, 2013 at 1:20am
Team Champs!!!


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Linebacker Earl Holmes was the most recent Brown to earn player of the week honors. Holmes was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after posting 11 tackles (eight solo) along with a crucial goal-line stop of RB-Warrick Dunn on 4th-goal at the Cleveland 1 with 0:23 remaining in the Browns' 24-16 win over Atlanta on December 29, 2002. Wide receiver Andre' Davis was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning four kickoffs for 168 yards, including a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, in the Browns 34-17 win against Houston on October 20, 2002. Quarterback Tim Couch was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling career-highs in completions (36) and attempts (50), tying a career-best with three TDs and posting his second-highest yardage total (326) in the Browns' 31-28 overtime win at Tennessee on September 22, 2002.
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HYDE PARK, Tuesday—I got up early this morning and rode before breakfast, thinking in this way I would avoid the flies, but they apparently work early and late. I spent most of the time swishing around the horses' heads trying to help them keep the flies away.
We are expecting quite a delegation of important people from the Pan-American Conference at Havana, Cuba for lunch today. The President spent until five o'clock yesterday afternoon in the complete seclusion for which he had planned. From then on, however, affairs have become somewhat more busy and official. We were so happy to have a nice long visit from Governor Lehman and a number of other friends yesterday afternoon.
I do not find the papers very happy reading these days because so many of the things one dislikes to see done seem to have become necessities in the different parts of the world.
For instance, even though I believe in the selective draft, it seems to me that anyone who does not believe in it has a right to say so. Of course, if it becomes the law of our land, we must conform to its regulations. But that does not mean we have to say that something in which we do not believe is right.
It seems very similar to the old prohibition days. As long as we had a prohibition law, I felt we should live up to it. But I never could see any reason why anyone who did not believe in it should not say so and try to persuade other people that his point of view was right. As time went on, a great majority of people in this country decided, for one reason or another, that prohibition was not the right way to attack an evil which all of us recognized must be fought.
The selective draft probably will pass and registration will take place. There may be many parts of the bill which time will prove to be wrong from various aspects, and many people will disapprove of them and want them changed. Personally, I know nothing about the details of the bill. I approve of the principle of a selective draft. I think that conscientious objectors should be protected, but they should be required to work for the country's good in ways which do not conflict with their religious beliefs.
But to put a man in jail, even when at war, if he has done nothing more than state that he does not believe in something seems to me one of the regrettable actions we ought to guard against.
Fear of our safety makes us do things sometimes in the name of patriotism which are extremely hard to justify when one sits down quietly to reason out certain circumstances and when the heat of controversy which excites people's emotions has ceased to exist.


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Compiling a Resource/Bargain Directory
by Rachel Muller
Perhaps you've just moved to a new community, and haven't yet had a chance to familiarize yourself with the area. Or perhaps you've lived in the same place for years, but have never fully explored all the resources and bargains available around you. Either way, it's never too early (or too late) to inventory your community, and compile your own customized Resource/Bargain Directory.
You'll need to gather a few simple tools to start conducting and recording your research. You'll need an area phone book, a community map (if you don't have one already, you may be able to pick one up for free at a local Tourist Information Bureau or Chamber of Commerce), any local free newspapers, and a small spiral-bound notebook.
If you are a brand new resident, start your research by introducing yourself to the neighbors. If you're feeling a little shy about marching up to a stranger's door, find some pretext. Ask for directions to the local library or the name of the kid who hires himself out to cut grass, and then let the conversation go from there. Getting to know the people who live around you is an important part of learning about and becoming integrated into your new community. If you're lucky, it could also be the beginning of a mutually beneficial economic relationship. Think swapping babysitting if you and your neighbors have kids, or trading house or pet-watching responsibilities if you're both seniors who travel occasionally.
You'll have to gently feel out your new neighbors for their "frugality factor." If it becomes obvious as you talk that they love a bargain as much as you do, then rejoice! You've hit pay dirt! Ask where they shop for groceries, where they buy gas, where the best bargains in town are hidden. If they aren't the bargain connoisseurs you were hoping to meet, you'll have to carry on with your own diligent research.
If you're new to the area, you might want to consider inviting your local Welcome Wagon hostess for a visit. She may not know where the rock bottom bargains are either, but she'll bring free gifts and special offers from local merchants. She should also be able to answer some general questions about your new community.
Now that you've gotten through the basic introductions, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get down to the real research. Divide your notebook into categories, such as food, clothing, home furnishings, services, entertainment, and health and beauty products. Next, use the yellow pages and your map to compile a list of businesses and organizations in each category that are within a reasonable travelling distance from your home. You may continue some of your research from home using the phone (comparing prices for specific products or services for example), but most of your research will be conducted out in the field.
When researching businesses under the food category, don't limit yourself to grocery stores. Start with the big box stores if you like, but check out the other alternatives as well. In my community, the big box stores offer the best bargains on certain staples, but other items are cheaper on sale at the mid-size grocery stores. I buy most of my fruit and vegetables at a nearby produce market, and I stock up on and freeze bread from a local bakery outlet. Asian specialty stores offer bargains on some spices, noodles and vegetarian foods I like. Make notes on what you find at each store to guide you on future shopping expeditions. (Don't forget to make a note of each store's hours and phone number as well).
When conducting research in the clothing or home furnishing categories, you might want to investigate factory outlets, liquidators, second-hand stores, consignment stores, and charity thrift stores. Doing some in-depth, exhaustive research in this category could pay you back handsomely. When you're in a thrift store, ask other shoppers if they know of any other stores worth checking out. I've found some of my best bargains in two local hole-in-the-wall shops that aren't advertised anywhere except by word of mouth. Remember, all second-hand stores are not created equal. In my town, there are a number of places where you'll find amazing steals if you're willing to wade through piles of rubbish to find your treasure. There are also stores that cost a little more, but offer a consistently high quality selection. Over time, you might also want to make a note of annual or semi-annual clearances at department stores, or really good rummage sales at churches, schools or other community organizations.
When researching services (hairdressing, automotive, dentistry, etc.), it pays to do your research in advance. In addition to looking for recommendations and doing price comparisons on conventional providers of these services, you might also want to check out local schools and training organizations. In my town, it's possible to get your hair cut and curled, your fingernails manicured, your teeth cleaned, or your brakes checked by students of vocational programs. They get practice and experience under the guidance of an instructor, and you get a significant discount. You might also want to list any bartering possibilities. I baby-sit a friend's children periodically, and in exchange, she cuts and highlights my hair.
The library is my first listing under the entertainment category. I'm a bookworm, and I use my library's request system constantly. I look up the books I want to read from the comfort of my own computer, request them on-line, and then wait for a call from my local branch when they're in. I've also made notes on which video stores have the cheapest rentals, and which move their movies from the more expensive "new release" category to the 7-day rental category the quickest. Your notebook might also list matinee specials at local movie or live theatres, schedules and special discount sessions at community swimming pools or skating rinks, and cheap or free community events.
And the list goes on. Depending on your circumstances, you might want to check out who has the lowest prices for pet supplies or mis-tinted paint, where you can get generic drugs, or who offers the cheapest garden supplies. And as you're driving around doing your research, don't forget to check out gas prices in different parts of town.
When you're finished compiling the information you've collected, you'll have an invaluable directory to the best deals in town. A well-organized copy of your directory would make a wonderful gift to a frugal friend or the next new family in your neighborhood.
Rachel Muller is a freelance writer and the former author of two newspaper columns, one on frugal living, and the other on grassroots environmental issues. She lives with her husband and three school-aged daughters on Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Joel R. Fatato of Colonie, vice president for finance at Hudson Valley Community College, has been recognized for his work by Community College Business Officers, a professional organization for business officers from community colleges and community college system offices in the United States and Canada.
A 1971 Hudson Valley Community College graduate, Fatato received the Outstanding Chief Business Officer Award for the organization's Region 13, which represents Delaware, New Jersey and New York. He was one of only 16 people who received a regional award; he is now eligible for the overall Outstanding Chief Business Officer Award, which will be selected later this month at the Community College Business Officers annual meeting in Charleston, S.C.
Fatato has been a Hudson Valley employee since his graduation. He has held the positions of account clerk, financial analyst, assistant comptroller and comptroller, and chief fiscal officer, prior to being promoted to vice president for finance in 2000. In addition to an associate's degree in accounting, Fatato holds a bachelor's degree from Empire State College and a master's degree from the University at Albany.
"I've been here all my life; Hudson Valley is like my second home. It's an honor to be recognized," he said.
The college's 2004-05 operating budget totals more than $73 million. As vice president for finance, Fatato is responsible for the college's operating and capital budgets: accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cashiering, purchasing and central services. Fatato praised his professional and clerical staff of 60 employees: "It's important to surround yourself with good people, and my staff members are dedicated to the college and the students they serve."
He also acknowledged the support he has received from current President Marco J. Silvestri, Ph.D., former President John L. Buono, and June Brown, the college's retired comptroller who had served as his boss for many years.
"Mr. Fatato is tirelessly committed to the success of Hudson Valley Community College and its students," Silvestri wrote in his nomination. "He is a strong advocate for funding in the areas of academic excellence and programming and service to students."
Fatato and his wife, Judy, have two children: a daughter, Maria, who is a graduate of Hudson Valley, and a son, Chris, who currently is a student at the college.
Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 60 degree and certification programs in four academic divisions: Liberal Arts and Sciences; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences; and Business; as well as programs run through the Educational Opportunity Center offering certification programs in workforce and academic preparation. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of more than 12,000 students, and it is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and worker retraining. Hudson Valley has nearly 60,000 alumni.


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I love Wikipedia.
It is one of my all-time favorite site.
Barely a day goes by without me checking Wikipedia for some quick facts on a subject.
However… I have realized that it isn't a very reliable source for nutrition information.
Many of the topics seem unbalanced… especially controversial nutrition topics.
It also seems that vegan proponents are influential on Wikipedia and many important pages are tainted with their propaganda.
I took screenshots of all the pages where I found false, unscientific claims that resemble propaganda more than anything else.
Just to be clear… this is the Merriam-Webster Dictionary's definition of propaganda:
"Ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc."
Western Pattern Diet
First of all, there is the page for the Western Pattern Diet (also called the Standard American Diet – SAD).
On this page, there is a paragraph under the sub-headline "Health Concerns":
Note the words "argue that" … they are citing the arguments of a few vegan scientists as proof.
This is called "appeal to authority" and is a logical fallacy when used in this way. It doesn't prove anything.
They are saying that animal fat and animal protein are the reason the Western diet is so unhealthy and that a low-fat vegan diet can both prevent and reverse chronic, Western diseases.
I'll get to the claims and references in a minute, but I agree that the Western diet is unhealthy… but it doesn't have anything to do with unprocessed animal foods.
Low-Fat Diet
Now to the page for the low-fat diet:
Again, note the word "claim that" – another appeal to authority.
The claims are the same as before, that animal protein and fat are the main causes of chronic, Western Disease… and that a vegan diet can reverse them.
The references they are citing are mostly the same.
Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition
The pages for vegan nutrition and vegetarian nutrition also contain the same claims:
Are you starting to notice a pattern here?
It is almost as if someone copied the same paragraphs and references (with minor changes) and put them on various different Wikipedia articles.
These are not scientific arguments but fallacious appeals to authority… and the references do NOT support the claims.
These articles also seem highly unbalanced. There are many other problems with vegetarian and vegan diets that are not mentioned, including reduced intake of Creatine, low testosterone, reduced muscle mass and others (1, 2, 3).
One of the food groups that have been demonized by vegans are dairy products.
On the Wikipedia pages for Dairy and Dairy products, you find the same claims:
Placing these claims on dairy pages is a bold move, especially given that there is not a single controlled trial linking dairy products to these diseases.
Surprisingly… there is absolutely nothing about the possible benefits of dairy, the main one being improved bone health. This has been thoroughly studied, in real human experiments (4, 5, 6).
So… on the dairy page, there is a paragraph about some vegan docs making weird claims about animal fat and animal protein, but nothing about it being the best dietary source of calcium and highly beneficial for bone health.
That doesn't seem right.
Red Meat
The article on red meat is incredibly unbalanced.
It seems to be written with the purpose of convincing people that red meat is harmful.
There are mentions of two of the biggest observational studies on red meat, which showed that unprocessed red meat was harmless (7, 8).
However, the way they put it in words doesn't make it clear what these studies concluded about red meat itself… that it does NOT raise the risk of death, cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
They also cite dozens of observational studies linking red meat to cancer, but fail to mention the meta-analyses that found this effect to be very weak for men and completely absent for women (9, 10).
There are also several points about how vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters, but no mention that this is probably due to health consciousness, a big confounder in these studies.
There is no reference to the study showing that vegetarians are no healthier than meat eaters who are also health conscious (11).
The truth is, that there really isn't any actual evidence that (unprocessed) red meat contributes to any disease. Reading this Wikipedia article, you might think that it was a highly toxic substance.
A Look at The References and Claims
In the screenshots above, you will see that there are several references they are citing to support their points.
One book that is commonly referenced is called Veganist, a book written by a woman called Kathy Freston.
Many of the vegan docs gave their opinion in the book in a Q&A format, without citing any studies.
This book, written by a layperson, with NO references to studies, is being used to support the claims that animal fat and protein are detrimental to health.
They also commonly include references to other books that were written by these vegan doctors. These include books by Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. T. Colin Campbell (The China Study), Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and Dr. Dean Ornish.
Now, I'm sure these scientists and docs have done lots of good work, but citing their books really isn't proof of anything.
There Are Also a Few Studies
Finally, they cite several studies and papers that are published in respected peer-reviewed journals.
One of them is The Lifestyle Heart Trial, conducted by Dr. Dean Ornish. It was an impressive study, which showed that Ornish's program could partly reverse heart disease in men (12).
However, the intervention didn't just use a low-fat vegetarian diet. The subjects also exercised, stopped smoking and meditated, along with a handful of other things.
Impressive results, but there were many confounders in the study. It is possible that something other than the diet (like the exercise) caused the beneficial effects.
Another paper often cited is by Dr. Caldwyn Esselstyn, where he says that cholesterol levels under 150 mg/dL can prevent heart disease. Then he makes a case why a plant-based diet could help people reach these low cholesterol levels (13).
But he forgets to mention that cholesterol levels that are too low are also associated with death, from other causes (like cancer and suicide):
Then they cite 2 other randomized controlled trials:
One was done by Dr. John McDougall, showing that a low-fat vegan diet reduced symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and inflammatory markers. However, the study was only 4 weeks long and included only 24 subjects with no control group (14).
The other one was done by Dr. Neal Barnard, which showed that a low-fat vegan diet lead to better results for type II diabetics compared to a typical diabetes diet (15).
In this study, which went on for 22 weeks and included 99 participants, the vegan group had greater improvements in many health markers and lost more weight.
Overall, these references are very weak and definitely do NOT prove that a vegan diet can reverse anything.
What About Animal Fat and Animal Protein?
The claims that animal fat and protein cause disease are completely bogus and not supported by the best available evidence.
There are plenty of studies showing that animal fat does not have anything to do with cardiovascular disease (16, 17, 18).
The protein argument is just plan ridiculous… many studies show that animal protein has health benefits, for weight loss, diabetes, blood pressure, muscle mass, bone health, to name a few (19, 20, 21, 22).
Not to mention that humans have been eating animals throughout evolution and most of the chronic, Western diseases are relatively new.
Blaming new health problems on old foods simply doesn't make sense.
Veganism is Mostly Based on Pseudoscience
I'd like to point out that I believe that vegetarian and vegan diets can be healthy for some people… but it doesn't have anything to do with the animal foods.
One thing that these diets recommend is avoidance of refined sugars, refined carbs and processed food in general.
This is the reason these diets have health benefits. I'm sure they would lead to even better results if they included at least a little bit of naturally fed, humanely raised animals.
The fact is that there are very few actual studies that support vegan diets… and there is literally zero evidence for the claims about harmful effects of animal foods.
There has even been a large controlled trial done comparing a low-fat vegetarian (Ornish) diet to 3 other diets (including a low-carb Atkins diet). After 1 year, it turned out that the low-fat vegetarian diet did much worse than Atkins (23).
This is the biggest and best study ever done on low-fat vegetarian diets, but it never gets mentioned because the results are unfavourable!
The truth is that the "health benefits" of vegan diets are based mostly on a few cherry-picked observational studies, combined with some animal studies that are taken out of context.
If some people think that avoiding animal foods is the right thing to do from an ethical perspective, then that's all fine. I suppose there are some good ethical and environmental arguments to avoid meat, even though I don't agree with them.
But I find it strange when people talk about "ethics" – then in the next sentence tell people blatant lies about the health effects of animal foods. That's certainly not ethical.
If you're getting good results on a vegan diet… then great. Do what works for you.
But don't use lies and fear mongering to scare people from eating animal foods that are perfectly healthy.
The Bottom Line
At the end of the day, you must take all health information you find (online and elsewhere) with a grain of salt. Look for other opinions and weigh the arguments before making a decision.
It appears that vegan proponents are highly influential on Wikipedia, with unscientific propaganda spread over many key pages and potentially reaching thousands of people per day.
It is clear from looking at the science, that their claims are not only misleading, but blatantly false.
Pseudoscience and propaganda do not belong on a respectable website like Wikipedia.