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The Truth about Welfare
After absorbing months of attacks on him as an economic royalist, Mitt Romney is hitting back with an ad as dishonest as any you'll ever see, accusing Barack Obama of coddling welfare recipients ("You wouldn't have to work … they just send you your welfare check"). Literally every word after the 8 second mark on this ad is a lie, with the exception of "I'm Mitt Romney and I approve this message." But the welfare attack is an old Republican standby; if the middle class suspects you're not one of them, remind them that their resentment should be pointed down, not up. The real enemy is poor people, and those who would indulge them. A GOP presidential campaign that doesn't eventually bust out this attack would be like a wedding band that doesn't know how to play "Y.M.C.A."
But since there hasn't been much debate about welfare in some time, it's a good opportunity to remind ourselves of what the program is and isn't, and what role it plays in America today. Needless to say, you won't get this information from a campaign ad.
What we call "welfare" today has its origins in the 1935 Social Security Act, which provided aid for states to give assistance to a number of classes of Americans, including the elderly, the blind, and the unemployed. The Act provided money for monthly payments to poor children where at least one parent was absent or unable to work. In practice, this meant that the vast majority of aid went to widows and single mothers. The program gradually expanded to all 50 states and in the early 1960s became known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
Then in 1996, the Republican Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, which fundamentally altered the nature of welfare. The name of the program was changed to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), with the accent on "temporary." The new program would have a five year lifetime limit on cash benefits and require that recipients be working or in a job-training program. Critically, it ended welfare as an "entitlement," meaning that states were no longer required to accept any applicant who met the program's qualifications. Instead, the money goes to states as a "block grant," with the state deciding how many people it will serve and how many it will turn away. The number of people on the rolls immediately began to decline. In 1996, according to the census, there were 4.4 million families receiving welfare; in 2008, it was only 1.6 million.
And when the Great Recession hit in 2008, the states began turning awaypeople in droves; even as millions of Americans fell into poverty, the welfare rolls didn't increase, meaning that a smaller and smaller portion of America's poor families are getting cash assistance from the government.
For Republicans, this is a feature, not a bug; they hope to convert food stamps and Medicaid to block grants as well.
Because TANF is a federal/state program and each state sets its own eligibility standards, benefits vary widely. As you might expect, benefits in Southern states run by Republicans are far more meager than those in Northern and Western states where Democrats govern. In 2011, benefits ranged from a low of $170 a month for a single-parent family of three in Mississippi to a high of $753 for the same family living in New York. TANF spending was set at $16.5 billion per year in the 1996 bill, where it has remained—without any adjustment for inflation—ever since.
So who gets welfare? This is where the race issue enters. Contrary to popular perception, the recipients of TANF are about equally divided between whites, blacks and Hispanics. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, in 2009 the TANF rolls were 31.2 percent white, 33.3 percent black, and 28.8 percent Hispanic. Yet the primary image of a "welfare recipient" in most people's mind is a black woman. This has been demonstrated in study after study by political scientists, psychologists, and communication scholars. Most Americans not only drastically overestimate the proportion of welfare recipients who are black, they also tend to believe that welfare makes up a huge proportion of the federal budget, when in fact it accounts for less than 1 percent of federal spending. As Donald Kinder and Cindy Ham wrote in Us Against Them: Ethnocentric Foundations of American Opinion, "means-tested programs like AFDC and food stamps are understood by whites to largely benefit shiftless black people." The racialization in perceptions of welfare is reinforced by the news media, which usually use images of black people to illustrate stories about welfare and poverty (Martin Gillens' Why Americans Hate Welfare: Race, Media and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy is the most complete examination of this topic).
So when you say the word "welfare," the image that immediately pops into most people's heads is a black one. Opinions about welfare and opinions about race are inextricably tied together, and there is no one who works in politics, Republican or Democrat, who doesn't understand that. Which leads us to our final question.
Does Mitt Romney's new welfare attack constitute race-baiting? The fairest answer is, yes and no. Its goal is without question to encourage middle-class people to resent poor people who are allegedly taking their money to lay about and do whatever it is poor people do with their cushy lives, and to adopt the false belief that Barack Obama is changing policy to make that happen more often. Note the difference between Romney's ad and the following ad from Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. The policy goals expressed are the same in both—work requirements, time limits—but Clinton's ad doesn't frame welfare as undeserving poor people taking money from virtuous middle class people.
When an ad like Romney's arrives, it travels a well-worn path that Republican politicians have been carving for decades. The division between hard-working middle class people and parasitic poor people was the message of this 1972 ad from Democrats for Nixon, in which a hard-hatted construction worker contemplates the droves of new welfare recipients he'll have to pay for (and apparently also contemplates hurling himself to his death over it, if the vertiginous shots are any indication).
Like the Romney ad, this one doesn't mention race, but the Nixon campaign knew exactly what it was doing. So did Ronald Reagan, who famously complained of a mythical "welfare queen" in Chicago who supposedly drove in her Cadillac to get her checks. Here's an excerpt from a February 5, 1976 article in The New York Times, which pointed out that while "the former Governor of California has not made any direct appeals for antiblack votes," his indirect appeals weren't all that subtle:
Last night, for example, at an overflow rally in Fort Lauderdale, he said working people were outraged when they waited in lines at grocery store check-out counters while a "strapping young buck" ahead of them purchased T-bone steaks with food stamps.
The ex-Governor has used the grocery-line illustration before, but in states like New Hampshire where there is scant black population, he has never used the expression "young buck," which, to whites in the South, generally denotes a large black man.
In the years since, prominent Republican politicians have become only marginally more circumspect in the way they talk about the social safety net; you still hear occasional comments like the one Newt Gingrich made earlier this year when he was asked if he would speak before the NAACP, and he replied that if he was invited, "I'll go to their convention and talk about why the African American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps." The point is that when Republicans talk welfare, race is usually a subtext (at least).
This well-written and informative article deserved more replies, but people don't like to talk about welfare, do they? It's one of those subjects that makes people uncomfortable, regardless of ones' perspective.
I'll tell you this: It's possible to exist on welfare, I suppose, but you won't do much beyond that. I live in AR. When the unemployment ran out I looked into welfare (TANF,) and the "payments" are so low that supporting oneself while living in a cardboard box would be a stretch. Living on welfare is practically a full-time job, because one cannot live on welfare alone. SNAP is necessary for food, and one must live in some type of government housing while receiving utility assistance, etc. Honest people who turn to welfare as a last resort can't afford to maintain cell phones and they don't have transportation, nor do they have professional outfits for interviews and PC/printer combos for resume' creation. One can get "off" welfare, but it's a downward spiral. Stepping into the welfare system is akin to stumbling into quicksand.
The problem with Romney and many of the Republicans is that they honestly believe people choose to live this way. Romney believes what he said about people never choosing to take responsibility for their own lives, as if thousands of options are available to people on welfare. President Obama is an intelligent man who doesn't want Americans living on welfare, but the circles he's moved in have brought him closer to the dark reality of impoverished minds and purses.
I don't envy anyone who relies upon welfare. These people don't think they're owed anything, but they'll grasp at every lifeline thrown their way and they'll hang on for dear life until someone leads them to solid ground. The way to stop welfare is not to STOP it, but to help people transition to self-reliance that's real and lasting.
Thanks for this thoughtful article.
Ok....I have to get real with you ladies on this one.
Like I have said in previous posts.I myself am not on welfare but I am the guardian of my 22 year old disabled cousin who relies on medicaid.I still pay alot of her bills...but with my family of 4 cant keep up with her high medical expenses on a monthly basis.
Her receiving medicaid has shown me how the system works and could not care for her totally without it.PA is not this stereotypical handout program most make it out to be.You do not get wads of cash like a ATM.You get the bare minimum and state access ALL expenses.I have to do a redetermination for her every 6 months,keeping tally of all bills and expenses turned over for the state to examine.
I also have two friends who are trying to get assistance.One friend is a single woman who is independent a healthcare worker has her own home and has worked her tush off since a teen.She just got diagnosed with RA and is unable to barely walk and use her hands.
My other friend has thrombosis and has to move around in a wheelchair...also worked all of her life.My point is that not everyone on welfare is a scam artist.You have to qualify for hardship,disability(proof by 2 doctors,access medical records),and have to have enough earned point credits for unemployment.My friends despite there dissabilities got denied and now need lawyers.
I know no-one likes tax dollars taken out of their checks.Yet taxes will need to be paid regardless.How does cutting these funds help.I think most agree the middle class needs a tax break.What are we willing to put on the table to work this out is all??
Cutting taxes on the middle class is a win for everyone.
As far as Romney goes....so much for passing the olive branch....short lived..lol..
I am blessed that I haven't had to use Welfare, but I'm glad it's there! I noticed it didn't matter how much education one has. A person's race, religion or zip code didn't matter either. Jobs have been leaving this country for the past 15 years and sooner or later, it was going to catch up. I know that in areas like NYC, food is SO expensive, what a family receives covers little, if any more than what a family somewhere else might receive.


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In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic, rosemary and crushed red pepper and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until the garlic is golden, about 30 seconds. Add the beans and water, cover and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the beans are very tender, about 10 minutes.
With a slotted spoon, transfer the beans to a bowl. Discard the rosemary sprig and boil the water over high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes. Add the beans back to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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On the night he was betrayed, the rabbi from Nazareth gave blunt, by mysterious, instructions about the rite that would forever be at the center of Christian life.The Gospel of St. Luke reports: "He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."These images mystified the faith's Roman … [Read more...]
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Blame it on the guns.No, blame the judges who banned Godtalk in schools, along with most lessons about right and wrong.No, our lousy national mental health care system caused this hellish bloodbath.No, the problem is the decay of American families, with workaholic parents chained to their desks while their children grow up in suburban cocoons with too much time on their hands.No, it's Hollywood's fault. How can children tell the difference between fantasy and reality when they've been … [Read more...]
Commandments for believers who blog
Popes rarely produce viral sound bites, but legions of Catholic bloggers continue to pass around a quote from Pope Benedict XVI in which he openly blessed the passion that drives them to their keyboards."Without fear we must set sail on the digital sea facing into the deep with the same passion that has governed the ship of the Church for 2000 years," he said, in a 2010 Vatican address easily found at YouTube. The goal is to live in the "digital world with a believer's heart, helping to give a … [Read more...]
Cardinal prays with Democrats, too
As the Republican show closed in Tampa, Cardinal Timothy Dolan faced a flock of Tea Party activists, religious conservatives and country-club loyalists and gently addressed the sanctity of life."We ask your benediction upon those yet to be born, and on those who are about to see you at the end of this life," said the shepherd of New York, who also leads the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.A week later, Dolan offered the final benediction for a Democratic National Convention in which 25 … [Read more...]
Cardinal praying in a GOP spotlight
Political conventions have always included prayers and, through the decades, legions of preachers, rabbis, bishops and others have stepped to the podium to deliver them -- whether the delegates were paying attention or not.Then Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles faced the Democratic National Convention in 2000. First, he reminded the delegates they were in the presence of God and that true prayers must focus on "moral values, not partisan politics."In his litany, Mahony said: "In You, O … [Read more...]
To SHUSH or not to SHUSH in church
At the altar, the priest extends his hands over the bread and wine, then makes the sign of the Cross and leads worshippers into the most sacred moments of the Mass.The prayer is familiar: "To you, therefore, most merciful Father, we make humble prayer and petition through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord: that you accept these holy and unblemished sacrifices, which we offer you firstly for your holy catholic Church."The atmosphere is reverent, or it's supposed to be.The problem is the … [Read more...]
Seeking the hipster antithesis
Christopher Kerzich is preparing to permanently embrace a truly retro, timeless look.The basics -- black jacket, black pants and black shirt -- will be stark and radical, providing a kind of "this is who I am" vibe. Black fedoras, scarves and long overcoats are optional. For accessories, he'll have a silver cross and a white collar.In other words, Kerzich is a seminarian at the North American College in Rome, preparing for his 2014 ordination as Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of … [Read more...]
So a bishop talks theology in a bar …
"Atheocracy" is not the kind of word that gets tossed around very often in bars.Nevertheless, Bishop James Conley recently defined that term and defended its use while speaking in a pub in the heart of Denver's trendy Capitol Hill neighborhood. The goal, as always, was to use this "Theology on Tap" forum for an informal, frank encounter with young Catholics and others who might be curious."America today is becoming what I would call an atheocracy -- a society that is actively hostile to … [Read more...]


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Figure 2 contains the factors needed to calculate pump efficiency for different configurations. A string test cannot measure the efficiency of an engine-driven pump. In this case, the pump would need to be tested separately if accurate shaft power measurements are required. The pump manufacturer's curves often only provide the end user with the required power at the pump input shaft. Further investigation may reveal that this information is provided with the pump being sealed by packing, not mechanical seals, which may absorb additional power. From an energy consumption standpoint, these data do not provide the user with the true cost to operate the pump.
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ON the "Spark Gap Igniter", I've used something similar to drive HeNe laser tubes, 5VDC in and about 1.5Kv out at about 1 - 5 mA. They tickle a little if you grab the wrong leads, ;-P
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Your vids and tutorials are awesome, I enjoy watching them, it's kinda nostalgic for me. I have a question, correct me if I'm wrong; since electrons are negatively charged, and they are "sourced" from the cathode, wouldn't an IO in low state source current and a HIGH IO sink current?
Here is my 2 cents; this is not complaint in no way, I was curious. I live in Midwest NC . I took into consideration the delay from my laptop to the Spark Fun's server, Internet communication is in no way instantaneous. While watching the timer on the homepage, I waited till it was at 2 seconds, I hit F5, I got a 502 Bad Gateway error, which is what I expected from the sudden flood of traffic, after a few more F5's, the home page popped up saying free day was over, what's up with that?
When I worked as a repair tech, I often had a pcb for repair that had an excess of 50 micro relays on board, each needed to be tested and replaced if defective. I used something similar to these tweezers for my bench meter and power supply so i could power each relay individually with one have and probe the contacts with the other, these are absolutely a much have for the home bench, they will come in handy!
(The sets I used were about $50 a pair though, with interchangeable tips)
Had my oldest son at the bench when he was 5, while I was working at a repair facility de-soldering caps for me, until the owners wife felt "He might get burned"; none the less several techs I worked with said he did a much better job of not burning a hole through the board, or searing off traces like some of the "Experienced techs".
Great job Charlie! Keep it up kid, you will enjoy years of fun with moving electrons around!
The FT232 has user configurable pins, FTDI offers utilities for configuration. Used this products for some time now, also the FT245R is a parallel/FIFO to USB interface. Here is the link to the utilities:
This is only a bunch of lawyer crap. This is a threatening letter just trying to pick a fight. I hate to say it but it is all going to come down to who argues the best and who bribes the judge, ;-). I have read quite a few of these letters from lawyers for one reason or another. And they all say basically the same BS. Keep you head HIGH, study the law yourself, hire a lawyer and NEVER back down.
Also seems that the law firm just want to pad their pockets a little bit with bogus suites(picking on the little guy for a buck). Been there and seen that too. I always come here first. Whatever we can do to help, let us know. We're with you!!
Thanks I needed a laugh today, Sorry for the misspelled words;
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This is FYI for all, I have been a bench repair tech for several years now, and have rarely seen a common 1n4001 with .7 v drop across the junction. Typically it is anywhere from .3 to .6. The .7 v drop is simply a generic basis taught in school. I have even seen geraniums with less than .1v . For a little background, I have tested and repaired Industrial monitors, AC / DC motor drives, Microwave frequency generators and amplifiers, even cell phone linear amplifiers 900Mhz - 1100 Mhz, etc…. Not trying to be an A$$, just sharing what I have learned through the years, Thank all of you for the insight and interesting ideas.
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You are right, I was not implying there was no need for regulation, but for the average hobbyist, mosfets are above and beyond. Now don't get me wrong, mosfets are very cool and everyone should learn about them. My post merely is a simple and quick solution for circuit protection.
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After a second day of passionate debate over the human fertilisation and embryology bill, MPs last night rejected a cross-party amendment tabled by the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith which would have strengthened existing laws to make IVF clinics consider the "need for a father and a mother" before allowing women to begin fertility treatment.
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The votes mean the legislation calling for clinics to recognise the "need for a father" will be amended to "supportive parenting", creating equal rights for access to fertility treatment for single women and same-sex couples.
Gordon Brown had given Labour MPs a free vote on the so called "need for a father" section of the bill after Catholic ministers threatened to rebel. Three Catholic cabinet ministers - Ruth Kelly, Andy Burnham and Paul Murphy - voted for the Duncan Smith amendment.
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Nicolas Batum punches Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin near the end of France-Spain quarterfinal
Apparently Nicolas Batum doesn't like Juan Carlos Navarro or the Spanish national team very much. With time winding down in Spain's 66-59 men's basketball quarterfinal win over the French, Batum wound up and punched Navarro as hard as he could. In the groin. Seriously, man, that's not cool.
Batum, a member of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, was later asked by Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski why he hit Navarro, and he said, "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop."
Wojnarowski explained that Batum apparently believed the Spanish purposely tanked their preliminary game against Brazil in order to face France in the quarterfinals.
Batum was not ejected for the foul, and now that France is out of the tournament any kind of discipline probably won't be severe.
What Batum didn't mention is that he was likely also upset by his performance Wednesday. He played 32 minutes but registered only nine points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Clearly, he was frustrated. But taking a swing at a player is never acceptable, especially when you're targeting his junk. Again, not cool, bro.
UPDATE: Batum has issued an apology via Twitter, claiming he was sorry for his "stupid act at the end." He also congratulated the Spanish on their win.
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He should be ejected from the Olympic Games.
His team was just eliminated. No real point in doing that.
With punches like that, no wonder the German army was able to occupy France without firing a shot. If you are going to ruin your Olympic non-career on unsportsmanlike stuff like that, you go all out and punch him in the face! Once again the French live up to their reputation as cowardly. (the French resistance excluded of course).
1. Nice f&*king headline. Not "NBA" player. FRENCH player.
2. As someone who has played much basketball, and not wanting to defend a cheese sucking, surrender monkey Frenchman, it looks like he was trying to punch the ball loose.
nba player portland trailblazers
definitely not going for ball.
Which ball are you talking about ? Looks like he hit the one he was aiming for.
"cheese sucking, surrender monkey Frenchman" ????
You my friend are st&*#d as 5h1t...smh..
...and the NBA
I love Batum, he plays for our Blazers but this is unnaceptable anywhere in sports (except maybe the WWE when the ref isnt looking). I feel Blazer management should suspend him for a couple games to start the season. His actions make Portland (and the NBA) look bad. For those who say he was going for the ball, you obviously never played basketball. You dont swipe at the ball with your cocked back fist, you swipe with an open hand.
Yes Laker Fan. I love Batum, he plays for our Blazers but this is unnaceptable anywhere in sports (except maybe the WWE when the ref isnt looking). I feel Blazer management should suspend him for a couple games to start the season. His actions make Portland (and the NBA) look bad. For those who say he was going for the ball, you obviously never played basketball. You dont swipe at the ball with your fist, you swipe with an open hand.
Another example of a primadonna professional athlete. Should be banned from future participation in the Olympics though. What a jerk!
Wow, talk about shwacked in the schlong.................I felt that crap all the way her in Indiana USA, man.................
What can you expect from an street punk!
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ur even sillier! why don't you date embordeaux? and have a silly baby?
How'd you manage to type that clever quip with ur head up ur a$$?
I guess you must've been looking up there for your brain! D-bag.
"It stems from a cultural and genetic defect that diminishes one's ability to control one's impulses." - of course punching someone in the schlong is totally different from say spraying a crowd with bullets or molesting a minor. Details, details.
ur silly - bet you're a plump colorless person who got picked on in school- for your lousy attitude
A white player probably would have got his gun and shot him in the balls, then turn the gun on innocents in the audience. Ya'll sure love to shoot up.
Hell yeah, Home Skillet ! You done got that sheet right.
That has got to be the biggest punk move I've ever seen in my life during a sporting event. Can there be a more cowardly un-manly thing to do than sucker-punch a guy dribbling a basketball in his junk? And the way he did it?!! Who's gonna respect this guy now? I wouldn't want him on my team. And I thought the Zindane World Cup head butt was the low point of French sportsmanship. Who's raising these un-manly children?
Yes, to answer your question, there has been a bigger punk move: his named [ used to be] Ron Artest. Now his name is World Peace....tragically funny. AND, Mr Peace attacked a "brother"...! LMFAO
On top of him being pure trash, he punches like a 12 year old girl- Bahahahahah!
what the F was that, look at his eyes after the hit, like an animal. I would twist him in half if I was a team mate. What a freak of the Olympics. Throw that BUM out of London.
Piss poor sportsmanship. Whole Spanish team should have cold cocked the S.O.B.
He was hit in the groin. Was confirmed afterwards that he was hit in the groin and Batum even admitted that's where he was aiming.
he punches like a lil girl!!! I hope he gets expelled..someone should throw him in the boxin ring with clarresa shields..Im sure she would beat the crap outta him..haha
haha,thats what I tought also!
He REALLY punches like a little girl. That fist,loll....that fist is the funniest thing of it all!!!
I'm watching the .gif and I cant stop looking at that fist...
This is the main reason that I hate the NBA anyway. Most players are a bunch of thug mentality crybabies when things don't go their way. This should be enough reason for the IOC and US Olympic teams to ban professional athletes from, what is supposed to be, an event that unites the entire world into one common bond...sportsmanship!
Right, sportsmanship. Unfortunately that utopian dream has never really been realized in modern times. There's always some sort of scandal
No ejection. $100 says that David Stern won't do a damn thing either. Off-season activity is not immune from discipline. Feral beasts, however, are immune from having it.
Assault charges by the local bobbies?
I think he was going for the ball.
Yep, he was trying to knock the ball out...can you believe all these dummies who just echo what the news wire says....incredible
He admitted later that he wasn't going for the ball. See the interview with Wojnarowski. It was completely intentional.
He should never be allowed to play at any olympics games anymore. Make an example of him for poor sportmanship. But again because his black nothing will be done. The Olympic leadership doesnt whant to be called racist.
Why wasn't he ejected from the games. This is definitely not good sportsmanship. What a yahoo. Another reason to dislike the French.
That piece of garbage should be totally banned from ever participating in another Olympics in his miserable lifetime. He clearly has no clue whatsoever what the Olympic Spirit is all about. What a totally classless piece of garbage.
He should be ejected from the Olympics. As Olympians and professional athletes they shoud be setting the example of how to behave and good sportsmanship. I didn't even allow my children to engage in the "hey batter-batter.... banter", because I taught my children that they can win with skill and not with distraction or mental abuse tactics.Of course, this is only my opinion.
Not only is he trash, but he punches like a 12 year old girl.
A metaphor - maybe I should say "microcosm of? - on our society today, isn't it. No matter what crime statistics say, no matter what statistics concerning violence say, we are forced by politically correctness to accept this kind of outrage. They are violent, so liberal political correctness demands that we all turn in our guns. Certain of us can drive like maniacs while the rest pay higher insurance premiums in order for insurers to write them the coverage politically correct law requires. And so on, infinitum.
What makes this a microcosm of society? Besides, this is the most peaceful time in the history of civilization, so what are you talking about? The fact that people from around the world are on this page discussing this relatively minor event that happened at the Olympics earlier TODAY is more of a microcosm of society than the punch we're discussing.
Hey some of you dummies, he was trying to knock the ball not his nuts
As mentioned above, he later admitted he wasn't going for the ball and was aiming for his groin.
That's just wrong!
You can see that he intended to knock the ball out of the opposing players hands which to my knowledge is not illegal at all, of course he apparently was over exuberant, in his efforts at least you cant say he does not follow through. Still the best plan would have been to have retreated once he should have realized that the strategy was going to fail, sometimes its hard to know when to stop he had a good shot at removing the ball from the players control without the foul however once the player stepped to the side it was impossible to make it work. Final analysis it was not intentional, it was poorly planned and it the result was just as poor however the biased antiquity of the article is classic yellow journalism.
That's a lotta bullsheit and you know it.
As mentioned several times, Batum admitted that he was trying to punch him in the groin.
Not cool??? That could be dangerous. Batum should be fined and banned from the next Olympics! What a jerk and a poor example for the young people watching. I am sad to say that he lives in the U.S. I am ashamed of him.
Haha.... Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue...... Hahahaha...good one.
Banned from the Olympics in the future..........and maybe the NBA should consider if they want a thug playing ball for them.
Not a very good representation for NBA or for France.
Wait a second - to me that looked like a foul going after the ball, but not a deliberate nut-punch. The ball rolled his hand to the groin. Again, defnitely a foul, but come on...
That isn't a punch, thats a bitch slap.
Didn't that happen to one of our guys the last game? I would recommend a nut cup for these games. Man that stuff hurts from here....
The Video: Olympian's dive goes horribly wrong link sends people to a page infected with a VIRUS.... WTF
The link Video: Olympian's dive goes horribly wrong SENDS PEOPLE TO A PAGE INFECTED WITH A VIRUS>>>> WTF
With the constant comments referring to influencing our youth, combined with the fact of Batman being an adult & professional (obviously lacking the evidence here) and past the "learning the game" stage, he should be held accountable for his decisions/lack of sportsmanship and removed immediately from the Olympics. I would also hope that the Trail Blazers would imediately let him go as well. Until there is a clear and definite demonstration of consequences for the lack of good character and integrity, unfortunately this type of behavior will continue to be seen.
Yeah, it's what he is learning in the United States: Solve problems with violence and mock other people while one's at it, too...
Hopfully someone will give him the old one two punch, then when he is down, I hope they kick him in the groin and end his chances of ever producing children.
Inner city street punk!
inner ciddy stweet punk -did ur mommie 4 get to pick u up after school? where does it say he's from the inner city?
Why does this not surprise me, in the past few years more athletes are in criminal news than the general population. It's sad that these athletes has talent enough to be called a professional player yet don't have enough sense to understand young people look up to them. I wish Professional Sports Chairmen would eject a professional athlete that does anything unsportsman like. They are suppose to be mentors to our young people and future leaders. Make it part of their contract. Athletes need to be held accountable for their actions, just as most working people are held accountable. It should happen but won't because society accepts the behavior of others no matter how bad the situation is.
Send this Frog packing is what I say. These European 3rd world basketball thugs are a mean bunch of guys. This Frog does that there because he knows if he pulls that stunt in the NBA he would be suspended and fined. The blazers could send him packing for that non-sense. Here in the Wimplympics he gets praised by 3rd world (IOC) euro trash. Thats right, I said it. Lets see how that plays back in the NBA.
A player like Nicolas Batum has no place in the NBA. I hope the Trailblazers don't get him back. He is a disgrace to whatever team he is playing with.He should be barred from the NBA for life. He is not even a good player, I have never heard of him until today.
What a poor sport ! What amazes me is that there have been a few instances in the 2012 games of unsportsmanship behavior towards others and the Olympic committee have looked the other way, or have done nothing ! Appalling !! This is why these poor sports do this , they know they will not get in trouble. This has got to change ! What a sad example we are setting for our youth. Thank God this jerk was not from the USA >
Umm to all of you saying he was going for the ball, why didn't he just say that then? Instead he said "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop". Sounds to me he was pissed for some reason and chose to go the unsportsman route which today is, unfortunatley, what too many spoiled rich athletes do. Its time to say FU to these a-holes and get interested in something other than sports...try science or art for example. In the times of the Roman Empire the reason the Empire was able to continue their conquests and create havoc on otherwise peaceful cultures without reproach from their own citizens was by giving them sport(Gladiators) and free cake at the events. The people kept their bellies full and were entertained...sound familiar????
Batum, stay home in France, the USA does not need you. You are a typical French player, I guess.
Whats a typical "French player"? A player like Tony Parker? Like Noah?
Let me begin by saying that Batum should have been disqualified, PERIOD, for trying to take matters into his own hands since the officials evidently weren't policing the game to his satisfaction. That said, let's not embellish things. The video clearly shows that Batum hit Juan Navarro ABOVE his pelvic bone on the right side of his lower stomach--NOT in the testicles, as your choice of words (groin) implies. TRUST ME, if Juan (or any male) had taken a blow with that kind of force below the border he not only would have dropped to the floor like an anvil, he would have STAYED down like he was hit by Sonny Liston in his athletic prime...
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I just can't believe that the NBA will allow a player like him . Being called "a NBA player" is a sacred privilege that Batum definitely does not deserve. It will be a blackeye to the NBA allowing him to be a called a NBA sportsman.


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Fringe filmed it's last ever scenes on the morning of December 14th, having started the shoot the night before.
Anna Torv, John Noble and Joshua Jackson (as well as a few others) were on set for the historic last day.
I went by the Vancouver Film Studios during the afternoon of the 13th and saw that the crew were already busy at work setting up a set outside. They were laying grass in front of some trees in the parking lot.


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Canadian Topographic Maps
The Map Collection includes complete sets of 1:25,000; 1:50,000; and 1:100,000 scale topographical maps of Canada. These maps are arranged alphabetically by province, and name. Some of the maps have been cataloged and are arranged by Library of Congress call numbers, starting with G3201.C2 s50 .C3. A map index can be located in the index section of the Map Collection (see Map Room map below). Because of the quantity of maps, some are in a storage site. Please contact Map Librarian, David J. Bertuca by e-mail or phone (716-645-1332), for assistance.
See the Natural Resources Canada topo map page for: Topographic Map Search, Toporama (for digital topographic products), and Canadian Topographic Map Symbols.
Additional Canadian topo and other maps are available online at their GeoGratis site, and also at their Free Data page. If you need to know how to use Canadian topo maps, go to NRC's Topo 101 - Topographic Maps, The Basics page.
Sample topographical maps of Canada
[Scale 1:50,000]
Call Number: G3401.C2 s50.C3 no.30 M/13
[Scale 150,000]
Call Number: G3401.C2 s50 .C3 no.30 L/14
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Call Number: G3401.C2 s50 .C3 no.30 E/9
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Call Number: G3401.C2 s50 .C3 no.30 M/4


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The following deficiencies fall into this category:
Accordingly, the opposition is deficient if, for example, notice of opposition is submitted to the EPO belatedly, i.e. after expiry of the nine-month period, or where the opposition is notified within the opposition period but only verbally in a telephone call officially noted in the files. This category of deficiency also includes oppositions which, notwithstanding Art. 99(1), are filed with the central industrial property office of a Contracting State or an authority thereunder and not forwarded by these offices either at all or in time for them to be received by the EPO before the expiry of the opposition period. There is no legal obligation upon these offices or authorities to forward oppositions to the EPO.
Such a deficiency exists if the EPO is unable to identify the relevant patent on the basis of the particulars in the notice of opposition; for example, if only the proprietor of the contested patent and perhaps the title of the invention for which the patent was granted are mentioned in the notice of opposition. Such particulars alone are not an adequate description of the contested European patent, unless the patent proprietor of the patent who alone is named possesses only one patent or possesses several patents, the subject-matter of only one of which fits the title of the invention given in the notice of opposition, being clearly distinct from the subject-matter of the other patents which this proprietor holds. A mere indication of the number of the contested European patent in the notice of opposition constitutes sufficient identification of the patent concerned, provided that no conflicting information is given, e.g. an inconsistent name for the patent proprietor, and the conflict cannot be resolved from the information given.
Such a deficiency is present if it is not clear from the requisite statement whether the opposition is directed against the entire subject-matter of the patent or only a part of it, i.e. whether it is directed against all the claims or only against one or a part of one claim, such as an alternative or embodiment;
A notice of opposition contains such a deficiency if it does not mention at least one of the grounds for opposition referred to in Art. 100 (see D‑III, 5). If non-patentability is given as a ground for opposition, the statement of grounds must at least implicitly indicate which conditions for patentability (Art. 52 to Art. 57) are considered not to have been fulfilled.
An opposition is adequately substantiated only if in respect of at least one of his grounds for opposition the opponent adduces facts, evidence and arguments establishing a possible obstacle to patentability under the EPC. He must indicate the technical context and the conclusions he has drawn from it. The content of the statement of grounds must be such as to enable the patent proprietor and the Opposition Division to examine the alleged ground for revocation without recourse to independent enquiries. Unsubstantiated assertions do not meet this requirement. Nor as a rule is mere reference to patent documents enough; unless the document is very short the opponent must indicate on which parts his opposition is based. Where there are allegations that use or oral description are comprised in the state of the art, the Opposition Division must be supplied with an indication of the facts, evidence and arguments necessary for determination of the matters set out under G‑IV, 7.2 and G-IV, 7.3. See also in this respect T 328/87.
If, where there are multiple grounds for opposition, the facts, evidence and arguments for one ground are sufficiently indicated, the opposition is admissible, even if the facts, evidence and arguments in support of the other grounds for opposition are submitted belatedly. Such belated facts, evidence and arguments are in that event dealt with in accordance with E‑V, 2.
It is immaterial, as far as the question of admissibility of an opposition is concerned, whether and to what extent the facts, evidence and arguments submitted in due time actually warrant revocation of the contested European patent or its maintenance in amended form. On the one hand, an unconvincing ground of opposition may have been clearly presented and argued (making the opposition admissible), whereas conversely a deficient submission may have been rejected as inadmissible even though, if properly drafted, it could have succeeded (see also T 222/85).
An indication of at least one ground of opposition and of the facts, evidence and arguments on which it is based fulfils the prerequisites for admissibility of the opposition in this respect. The evidence itself can also be produced after the expiry of the opposition period. Because of the long opposition period (9 months) it is however recommended, in order to expedite the opposition proceedings, that a single copy of any written evidence indicated in the notice of opposition be submitted as soon as possible and ideally with the notice of opposition.
Otherwise, if his opposition is admissible, the opponent will be invited to supply such evidence as soon as possible and as a rule within two months. If the documents thus requested are neither enclosed nor filed within the time limit set, the Opposition Division may decide not to take into account any arguments based on them. (As regards facts or evidence not submitted in due time and arguments presented at a late stage see E‑V, 2 and E‑II, 8.6.)


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B-School Research BriefsFrancesca Di Meglio
Here is a roundup of interesting research that business school professors have been conducting recently:
Digital Creativity: Nearly half of professors responding to a recent survey report that digital communication has increased their productivity and more than half say it has increased their creativity, according to a study by the Babson Survey Research Group and Inside Higher Ed. While there are benefits to digital communication, the faculty also reported that it increased the number of hours they spend working and the amount of stress they experience. The article, "Digital Faculty: Professors, Teaching and Technology, 2012," which was published by Inside Higher Ed, is based on two national surveys, one of more than 4,500 teaching faculty and a second of academic technology administrators, according to an Aug. 24 announcement.
When All Else Fails, Guess: When there's uncertainty and a dearth of data to analyze, analysts turn to market sentiment to make predictions about firms, according to the paper "Investor Sentiment and Analysts' Earnings Forecast Errors," which was recently published in Management Science. Paul Hribar, a professor at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, and John McInnis, a professor at the University of Texas-Austin McCombs School of Business, looked at analysts' earnings-per-share forecasts and long-term earnings growth forecasts for every month from August 1983 to December 2006. From a final sample of more than 646,000 monthly observations, they considered how accurate those forecasts were one year after they were published. They found that when sentiment was high, forecasts were high and when it was low, forecasts followed suit.
Sharks and Guppies: Biotech startups and pharmaceutical companies that unite to bring new drugs to market might fail because they do not trust each other, according to the paper "Are All 'Sharks' Dangerous? New Biotechnology Ventures and Partner Selection in R&D Alliances." Recently published in the Strategic Management Journal and written by USC Marshall School of Business professor Nandini Rajagopalan and IE Business School professor Luis Diestre, the report examines the value of such partnerships—commonly referred to as "swimming with the sharks." The paper concludes that startups are more likely to partner with companies that can create value without simply stealing their ideas. The paper explores why startups fear pharmaceutical firms and what can be done about it.
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What would you like to do?
Who is entitled to the husband's pension the ex wife or new wife?
The answer to that question is both. Most states have held that retirement funds and pensions earned DURING the course of a marriage are equitable assets subject to distribution by the courts. Those pension benefits that accrue after the divorce is finalized are not available to the ex-spouse but rather would be those of the new wife. The main factor is looking what what was (and was not) earned during the course of the marriage. Addendum:As relates to military pensions, this is somewhat complicated, as the pension is based on the highest rank attained, not as much time served or investment in a fund.
Some courts have divided the pension between an ex and current wife by 50/50. Still others have divided it by the number of years each wife was married to the deceased. Still other courts have determined that the only spouse entitled to a military pension is the current spouse. It really depends on the state and the judge who decides.
Some courts have divided the pension between an ex and current wife by 50/50. Still others have divided it by the number of years each wife was married to the deceased. Still other courts have determined that the only spouse entitled to a military pension is the current spouse. It really depends on the state and the judge who decides.
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Is a wife entitled to any of her husband's inheritance if they divorce?
Answer No. Inheritances even in community property states are considered solely owned by a spouse. In some states (not all) the court …will allow a "trade off" of some marital assets in lieu of the inheritance to make the partitioning of marital property equitable. An inheritance always belongs solely to the beneficiary regardless of the status of a marriage or relationship, (traditional, common law, partnership etc). This is a link to only one state law (Pennsylvania) concerning inheritances and marital property. To supply a link for all 50 states would be redundant because the same premise applies to them all. http://www.familylawlibrary.net/page7.html Not so In most states if a gift or inheritance is deposited in a joint account, then it's considered a gift to the marriage and becomes a marital asset. If the gift or inheritance went into (and stayed in) an account held in one spouse's name, then it's a non-marital asset. Implicit in the following article is that if you wish to keep an inheritance away from your spouse, you must deposit it in an account that is not jointly owned: http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/Loveandmoney/P72670.asp Generally speaking, once you commingle separate property with community or marital property, it's no longer non-marital property.
Is a ex wife entitled to her deceased ex husband's social security benefits if she remarries?
If you and your ex husband were married for at least 10 years, and if you are the required age to received Social Security benefits, then yes, you are. You can only draw SS fr…om one source, be it his, yours, or your second husband's (if you have been married at least 10 years). But you can file on the one that will pay the most.
Is a ex-wife entitled to her deceased ex-husband's Social Security benefits?
Yes you can. "A deceased worker's former spouse age 60 or older (as early as age 50 if disabled) may qualify for benefits if the marriage lasted at least 10 years. However, a …former spouse does not have to meet age and length-of-marriage rules if he or she is caring for the deceased worker's child younger than age 16 or disabled and entitled to benefits on the deceased worker's record. The child also must be the former spouse's natural or legally adopted child." (From the Social Security website.) So basically you have to have been married for at least 10 years and be at least 60, 50 if disabled.
Is wife entitled to ex husbands retirement?
That is an issue that must be addressed in the separation agreement the parties enter into at the time of the divorce. If that issue is contested, the wife 's counsel must… fight for a court order to that affect. Her chances improve the longer the marriage. You should consult with an attorney who specializes in family law. Social Security: If you have never asked Social Security about receiving benefits based on your ex-husband's work, you should do so. Many women get a higher benefit based on their ex-husband's work, especially if he is deceased. When you apply, you will need to provide his Social Security number. If you do not know his number, you will need to provide his date and place of birth and his parents' names. The following requirements also apply to your divorced husband if his eligibility for benefits is based on your work. If your ex-husband is living you can receive benefits based on your ex-husband's work if: Your marriage lasted 10 years or longer; You are unmarried; You are age 62 or older; The benefit you are entitled to receive based on your own work is less than the benefits you would receive on your husband's work; and Your ex-husband is entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits. If he has not applied for benefits, but can qualify for them and is age 62 or older, you can receive benefits on his work if you have been divorced from him for at least two years. If your ex-husband is deceased, you can receive benefits- At age 60, or age 50 if you are disabled, if your marriage lasted at least 10 years, and you are not entitled to a higher benefit on your own record. At any age if you are caring for his child who also is your natural or legally adopted child and younger than 16 or disabled and entitled to benefits. Your benefits will continue until the child reaches age 16 or is no longer disabled. You can receive this benefit even though you were not married to your ex-husband for 10 years.
What should you do if your husband's ex-wife is a narcissist?
You need to learn all you can about narcissistic personalities. Where they are concerned- knowledge is power. Most narcissists are really insecure children under that shel…l of superiority and self absorption. They need your attention and adoration. The more you understand the better you will be able to handle the situation. You cannot win any arguments. You cannot change the way they think. They are determined to be the smartest person in the room, always right, outspoken, and they care nothing for your needs, opinions or feelings. Everything they say and do is all about them. There is an excellent education available at the Mayo Clinic website about narcissism. Here are some suggestions: Keep your distance- don't get too close and do not let them into your personal life. Do not share any personal information to the extent possible. Be practical about the disorder- you won't change them so step back whenever their narcissistic behavior rises to the surface. Avoid conflict generally, but, Define some limits- in some cases by not responding to inappropriate behavior you reinforce it- for example: if you must have continued exposure to the narcissist do not allow him/her to "tell you off", raise their voice at you, or treat you with disrespect. Do not try to argue or reason with them- your winning or convincing is counter to their world view- they will not allow it. Gain more understanding to enable you to work as constructively as possible. Avoid communicating with that person as much as possible. In your particular case, if you must communicate, you should use email, voicemail and texting as much as possible. In your own communications stick to the subject and the facts and avoid falling prey to insults and arguments. Ignore them. If you consistently take the high road the narcissist may lose interest in trying to fight with you when they finally realize they have snared neither your attention nor your adoration!
Is a ex wife entitled to her ex husbands benefits?
Yes. You should discuss this issue with an attorney.
Is a wife entitled to her deceased husband's Medicare benefits?
You are entitled to receive Medicare benefits under your late husband's earnings records; however, you must be 65 years old or disabled before you can enroll.
Is a wife entitled to any of her husband's inheritance if he dies?
You haven't included enough detail. It depends on whether he died before the testator or after he had inherited. If before, generally no unless she is mentioned in the will… under which her husband inherited as the alternate beneficiary. Otherwise the gift will lapse and become part of the residue of the testator's estate, or pass to the husband's children or to his siblings if he has no children. If after, the gift would become part of his estate and would pass by his will or according to the laws of intestacy if he had no will. In that case, the wife would inherit at least a portion. If there was no will and he died before the decedent then his share will pass to his children or siblings. If he died after the decedent and there had been no will then his inheritance would become part of his estate the gift would become part of his estate and would pass by his will or according to the laws of intestacy if he had no will. In that case, the wife would inherit at least a portion. You can check the laws of intestacy at the related question link provided below.
Are you entitled to your husband's pension after the divorce?
Both parties' pension and retirement accounts are considered assets that are divided in the divorce agreement or trial, much like a bank account or piece of physical property.… If you are awarded a portion of your husband's pension, you are entitled to it. If you are not awarded any part of it, you are not entitled to it.
What percentage of a deceased husband's social security benefits is a wife entitled to?
100% unless she getting her s.s check then she will receive the highest paid of the two.. but will not received double dip (getting paid twice)
Is a widow automatically entitled to her husband's pension?
Usually a widow is entitled to their deceased husband pension and estate unless otherwise specified in their late spouses legally notarized will.
Is the second ex wife entitled to her ex husbands pension?
This would depend on the terms of the divorce agreement.
What does it mean to dream about your husband's ex- wife?
The dream is about the dreamer's own emotions, and provides no insight into the ex-wife's thoughts or feelings. Generally speaking, it suggests that the dreamer feels insecure… or unable to compete with the former wife. However, without further information about this particular dream, more specific interpretation in not possible.
Can the new wife sue husband's ex wife for emotional extortion?
Yes You Can If You Have Evidence. There are no legal grounds called emotional extortion.
Can your husband's ex-wife collect on his Social Security?
Yes, as long as she met the qualifications. See the Related Link below for complete answers. Take information from anywhere else at your own risk.
Who is entitled to the husbands pension the former wife or new wife?
Both may receive benefits. A former spouse may be entitled if that issue was addressed in the divorce. Generally, retirement benefits accumulated during a marriage can be divi…ded and must be addressed at the time of the divorce. A private pension plan administrator can be served with an order that directs the division. A former spouse who has not worked or who has low earnings can also be entitled to as much as one-half of the retired worker's full Social Security benefit. You read more about Social Security at the related question link.
Can the current wife sue her husband's ex-wife for child support?
Answer No. If your present husband is the father of the children of his previous marriage and is the custodial parent he would have to sue his ex-wife (the …children's mother) for support.


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Look into the eye of a Friesian and at the bottom of that deep well you will find a knowledgeable smugness matched only by the likes of nobility. Irrespective of the meagerness of your trailer or box, when you arrive with a Friesian, eyebrows begin to raise as if you were escorting a Head of State.
As the ramp is lowered lesser equines prepare themselves for the imminent eclipse and move smartly out of the way in search of light.
To dismiss these black pearls as mere carriage horses is to be ignorant of their true abilities. We are but custodians of these magnificent beasts and we are here to preserve their heritage and line.
We are the only Official Representative of the KFPS in the UK.
Please take your time to look through this website where you will find all sorts of information about these wonderful horses, and lots of just beautiful images.
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If you can't find what you are looking for please visit our Frequently asked questions section.
If you still can't get the answers you want, please feel free to contact the Committee who will do their best to help. Please note that we are all volunteers; we will do our best to give a prompt reply but sometimes this will not be possible.
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Results of the UK Official Friesian Inspections 2015 - The ONLY event in the UK supported by the Friesian Studbook (KFPS)
Ireland - Breed Champion & Provisional Kroon Mare - Amkje van Lapinenburg (Lutger 436 x Krist 358) owned by Hazel Cunningham, Bred by J J H Boot & J P W Boot.
Great Britain - Breed Champion - Wietske fan Withers Farm (Epke x Teunis) UK Champion Foal and Overall Breed Champion 2015. Bred and owned by Manders Friesians.
Results of the UK Official Friesian Inspections 2014 - The ONLY event in the UK supported by the Friesian Studbook (KFPS)
This year's Official Friesian Inspections took place on Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 August at Myerscough International Arena near Preston.
Go to the Inspections page for results of Inspections, Gradings and IBOP tests.
ABOVE: Rynardt and Tracey Venter with Berber, Kroon and overall Breed Champion 2014 (Photo: Sandy Kitching)
Behind the scenes reportage photos (taken by Cartmel's Sandy Kitching) are available for sale on the website: theearlybirddesign.com
ABOVE: Valori Fan Withers Farm (owner Dean Manders) - First premie Best Foal 2014 (Photo: Sandy Kitching)
ABOVE: Berber, Kroon and overall Breed Champion with (left - right): Jane Lazenby, Rynardt Venter, Martinus Hoekstra (runner), Ids Hellinga, Tracey Venter, Bauk De Boer, Annemicke Brak-Elsinga and Julian Atkins 2014 (Photo: Sandy Kitching)


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Well it is finally beginning to happen. I have been racing for almost two years now and just last weekend my posse joined into the fun. Dear Diary since this my first entry let me explain.
I am the queen bitch of a 3 1/2 ACD pack. Indy, Riot ( and that little cattlejack) Justice help us make up a flyball team . You know Flyball that highly addictive dog relay race we have trained humans for. Indy found it first but when I showed up the addiction took root. Riot was rescued and added and Justice came from MO to join our San Deigo team. Anyway.....
It takes 4 dogs to run a team so I set a perfect example this weekend in Hurricane UT. We are still a pick up team but we posted some fast times. All our Bordie Collie friends were there and finally we have an almost all ACD team.
Thanks to my attending court and some helpful humans fro Arizona Fuzion I cannot wait for my homecoming tournament in Ramona CA St Patty's weekend
The race is on
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AICR e.Newsletter
August 2006
Diet and Cancer News
Whole Grains: The Whole Story
There's no easy way to break this to you: your mother was wrong.
Oh, she got most things right. Eat your veggies, wash behind your ears, don't put that in your mouth because you don't know where it's been: sound advice, all of it, and it's served you well.
But when it came to white vs. wheat, she missed the mark.
You probably grew up on white flour and white rice and ate white bread so spongy and moist you could squish a slice of it into a ball and whip it at your little brother. And it would stick.
It was, you might say, a wonder.
What's less wonderful, of course, is growing up to realize that distinctive texture comes with a nutritional cost.
White breads come from white flour, and what gets it white in the first place is a process of milling and bleaching that leaves most of the vitamins, minerals and especially fiber on the factory floor. Then, breadmakers go to the trouble of adding certain vitamins and minerals back in to the refined flour, because the FDA requires them to.
When you see the words "enriched" or "fortified," you know that some of the lost nutrients have been artificially added. But not every vitamin and mineral taken out by refining gets put back in.
Kernels of Truth
All grains, from the familiar (wheat, oats, rye, corn) to the less well-known (barley, bulgur, millet, quinoa) start out as kernels. The bran is the outermost layer of the kernel and it's where most of the fiber is found. The germ is at the kernel's center, and it's where a lot of the good stuff resides vitamins, minerals, fatty acids. In between is the endosperm, which contains a few vitamins and minerals and most of the starch.
And starch is really what you're getting when you eat white bread, or white rice, or anything made from refined flour. Sure, it makes things light and fluffy. That's why it became so popular in the first place, and a symbol of wealth and prestige.
In fact, nobles throughout history enjoyed their soft and airy (if nutritionally lacking) breads and cakes, while the working classes traditionally ate breads made from unrefined flour that were heartier . .. not to mention heart-healthier.
Whole grain products are darker, chewier and more flavorful, because all three layers of the kernel are ground together to make the flour. They provide the kernel's full complement of protein, antioxidants, fatty acids and a host of phytochemicals. Most importantly, perhaps, the fiber content of whole grains can be as much as four times that of refined grains.
Why Seek Them Out?
The evidence connecting consumption of whole grains to reduced risk for cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes comes chiefly from population studies and laboratory work. Only recently have researchers begun to identify specific ways a diet high in whole grains promotes health.
In February 2006, for example, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a high whole-grain intake had an observable, across-the-board effect on a variety of physiological indicators (or markers) associated with both diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The evidence for whole grains specifically lowering cancer risk is less strong, although a large 2003 European study with over half a million participants found that high consumption of fiber (from fruits, vegetables and whole grains) reduced risk for colon cancer by 25 percent.
Recently, a Cornell University researcher discovered that whole grains are packed with more antioxidants than was previously expected. These potent health-promoting substances bind directly to the two layers (the germ and the bran) that are discarded in the refining process.
Separate the Wheat from the Chaff: Do's and Don'ts