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text: Am I the only person who gets pissed off when people stop me for directions when I'm out running. Just because it's 8.00 on a Sunday morning and there's no -one else about, it doesn't mean I'm a living breathing A to Z. Furthermore, I am timing myself. And if I'm not timing myself, I am going to be controlling breathing or heart rate and I don't want my rhythm disrupted. Don't people get it. If you're running, you're running for a reason and that reason may be compromised if you stop and chat.

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A NEW GENERATION of superplasticizers is impacting concrete performance and giving producers more flexibility than ever before.
More than a decade ago, admixture supplier BASF, of Beachwood, Ohio, added polycarboxylate superplasticizers to its portfolio, as part of an effort to improve the performance of dispersant chemistries and pass the benefits along to producers. Since then, it has continued to refine this technology to supply concrete producers with a broad range of superplasticizers with various performance characteristics.
Prairie Material, a ready-mix producer based in Bridgeview, Ill., has used superplasticizers for more than 25 years. In the 1980s, Prairie used high-range water reducers made with melamine and napthaline that were added at the jobsite due to their limited working time. Now, the producer adds polycarboxylate superplasticizers to its mixes during batching, to ensure success on such high-profile projects as Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower and Aqua Tower.
Polycarboxylate superplasticizers are ideal for low water/cement ratio mixes, self-consolidating concrete (SCC), and applications that require a very workable mix, such as heavily reinforced slabs with tight rebar spacing. Superplasticizers also can improve finishing characteristics, achieve highearly strength (ideal for highway repair projects, where roads can open to traffi c within three to six hours), and help control the rate of hardening, workability retention, finishability, and pumpability.
The admixtures are also helping producers meet demands for green construction and sustainability by overcoming performance deficiencies associated with supplementary cementitious materials.
Prairie routinely produces live trial batches in the field to confirm results they achieve with superplasticizers in the lab.Especially with new mix designs, test runs to jobsites help the technical services staff become familiar with the products and how they will behave on a job. The producer also works closely with BASF and relies on the supplier's product experts for support and assistance.
Not all superplasticizers are the same; they can have different impacts on concrete's performance as a whole. By identifying which performance characteristics are most important, producers can operate more efficiently and most importantly, determine how these products can best meet customers' needs.
Following is a selection of superplasticizers that can improve concrete's performance in a variety of applications.
Admixtures provide ecological and cost benefits
Green Sense Concrete, containing Glenium superplasticizers, attains desired setting characteristics, strength, durability, and if needed, higher slump at a reduced cost to the producer. The Green Sense Concrete mixture proportioning service uses supplementary cementitious materials, non-cementitious fillers, or both, with Master Builders brand high-range water reducers and/or RheoTEC Z-60 workabilityretaining admixture to meet or exceed performance targets. BASF. 800-628-9990.www.basf-admixtures.com
Powdered admixture in jobsite-friendly packaging
Supercizer PCE polycarboxylate ether superplasticizer has been added to the company's line of high-range water reducers containing lignons, napthalenes, melamines, and ketones. It is available as a powder, in easy to use, water-soluble packaging for onsite corrections of PCE mixes. The company offers free samples of the new product. Fritz-Pak Corporation. 888-746-4116.www.fritzpak.com
Produce high-slump, flowing concrete
ADVA superplasticizers improve workability characteristics and promote good segregation for highslump, flowing concrete. The admixtures can also produce concrete with very low water/cement ratios at low or normal slumps. For ready-mix and precast producers, ADVA products extend slump life and offer faster placement than conventional superplasticizers, while providing a shorter set time with quick and easy finishing. Grace Construction Products. 877-423-6491. www.graceconstruction.com
Reduce water, control air
Powerful Superflo multirange, waterreducing polymers enhance concrete's workability and finishability while extending slump and improving the overall properties of the mix. Defoamer additives maintain consistent air content throughout the entire dosage range. Superflo polymers keep producers at the forefront of concrete technology. RussTech Inc. 502-267-7700. www.russtechnet.com
Improve strength and workability
Casecrete superplasticizer offers flexible water/cement ratios that increase compression and tensile strengths and improve workability. The all-natural casein protein is a zero-VOC polymer that improves flow and heal in cementitious applications and pourability in concrete. Casecrete allows access to historically inaccessible areas with higher, more favorable water/cement ratios and leveling results. American Casein Co. 609-387- 3130. www.americancasein.com
Admixtures for specific applications
Two high-performance admixtures offer plasticizing action, high-range water reduction, and densification. Krete Super Kast is designed for wet cast concrete, and Krete SuperPlast 700 is formulated for self-consolidating concrete products. Contact the company to request samples for evaluation. Krete Industries Inc. 800-777-9562. www.krete.com
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Are you ready for the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival? You'd better be because here it comes!
The 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is the 45th annual return of this week-long celebration and this year's event lineup is looking almost unbelievably fantastic. Let me drop a few names so you can see what I mean:
Eric Clapton
Bruce Springsteen
Christina Aguilera
Robert Plant
Keb' Mo'
Branford Marsalis
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
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- Cartoon Characters: Grand Convoy, Roadbuster, Skyfire, Hot Shot, Inferno, Laserwave, Sixshot, Alpha Q, Alpha Q [Female), Primus, Ironhide, Irontread, Wing Saber, Sandstorm, Snowstorm, Blastarm, Shockwave, Shock Fleet, Dr. Jones, Airglide, Kicker, Rad, Mischa, Sally, Miranda, Ariel, Alexa, Mega Zarak, Galvatron, Carlos, Signal Flare, Nightscream, Rodimus Convoy, Landmine, Omega Supreme, Red Alert, Wheeljack, Bruticus.
Characters, English Version: Prowl, Unicron, Arcee, Cliffjumper, Cyclonus, Snowcat, Constructicon Maximus, Optimus Prime, Inferno, Roadblock, Autobot A, Alpha Q, Terrorcons, Bruticus Maximus, Signal Flare, Starscream, Rodimus, Shockblast, Dr. Jones, Primus, Carlos, Ironhide, Megatron, Galvatron, Mischa, Skyblast, Six Shot, Jetfire, Strongarm, Hot Shot, Rad, Scorponok, Miranda, Sally, Downshift, Tidal Wave, Mirage, Landmine, Demolisher, Alexis, Kicker, Bulkhead, Wing-Dagger, Wing-Saber.
- Vocal Talent: Katsuyuki Konishi (Grand Convoy), Mitsuo Iwata (Roadbuster), Nobuyuki Hiyama (Skyfire), Kosuke Toriumi (Hot Shot), Nobutoshi Kanna (Inferno, Laserwave, Sixshot), Yûichi Nagashima (Alpha Q), Tesshô Genda (Primus), Kôji Yusa (Ironhide, Irontread, Wing Saber), Isshin Chiba (Sandstorm, Snowstorm, Blastarm), Jin Yamanoi (Shockwave, Shock Fleet, Dr. Jones, Airglide), Daisuke Kishio (Kicker), Masataka Nakai (Rad), Yukiko Tagami (Mischa), Masumi Asano (Sally, Miranda, Young Kicker, Ariel), Akira Tomisaka (Alexa), Yasunori Masutani (Mega Zarak), Junichi Endô (Galvatron, Carlos), Nobuo Tobita (Signal Flare, Nightscream), Ryôtarô Okiayu (Rodimus Convoy), Kenta Miyake (Landmine, Omega Supreme), Makoto Yasumura (Red Alert, Wheeljack, Bruticus), Yukie Maeda (Alpha Q [Female]).
Characters, English Version: Alistair Abell (Prowl), Mark Acheson (Unicron), Sharon Alexander (Arcee), Doron Bell (Cliffjumper), Don Brown (Cyclonus, Snowcat, Constructicon Maximus), Gary (Garry) Chalk (Optimus Prime), Jim Conrad (Narrator), Michael Daingerfield (Inferno, Roadblock, Autobot A), Trevor Devall (Alpha Q, Terrorcons, Bruticus Maximus), Michael Dobson (Signal Flare, Starscream), Paul Dobson (Rodimus), Brian Drummond (Shockblast), Ron Halder (Dr. Jones, Primus), Matt Hill (Carlos, Ironhide), David Kaye (Megatron, Galvatron), Ellen Kennedy (Mischa), Terry Klassen (Skyblast, Six Shot), Scott McNeil (Jetfire, Strongarm), Brent Miller (Hot Shot), Kirby Morrow (Rad), Colin Murdock (Scorponok), Nicole Oliver (Miranda, Sally), Ty Olsson (Downshift), Doug Parker (Tidal Wave, Mirage), Ward Perry (Landmine), Alvin Sanders (Demolisher), Tabitha St. Germain (Alexis), Brad Swaile (Kicker), French Tickner (Bulkhead), Samuel (Sam) Vincent (Wing-Dagger, Wing-Saber).
- Directed By Jun Kawagoe, Yutaka Sato.
- Written By Akira Okeya.
- Creative Consultant: Andrew Frankel.
- Sound Director: Miwa Iwanami.
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More Migrants on Our Shores
Twelve people are in custody after authorities say a group of illegal migrants came ashore early Thursday morning in Palm Beach County.
Officials say the migrants made land around 2 a.m. in Manalapan. Authorities believe the people came ashore near the Boynton Inlet on a 23-foot boat that was registered in the Bahamas.
Among the 10 people in custody, three are from Haiti, two are from Ecuador and two are from Colombia.
Seven were picked up rather quickly, the rest were rounded up eventually. Two of the 12 are suspected of being human smugglers.
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And to the kid who dosen't know enough about a hachi to even talk ... one mans name brings it all to your face bro; ueo
And to the kid who dosen't know enough about a hachi to even talk ... one mans name brings it all to your face bro; ueo
Seriously dude, stop watching Initial D and do some research on the 86. It is an underpowered car by any standards. Just because a great driver makes a car look good, doesn't mean the car is any sort of fast or "extreme slideways".
Chassis Code: AE86
Horsepower: 112 hp (84 kW) @ 6600 rpm
Torque: 100 ft·lbf (132 N·m) @ 4800 rpm
Weight: approximately 2200 lb (998 kg) to 2400 lb (1089 kg)
Engine: 4A-GEC, 1587 cc
Engine Type: DOHC 16-valve Inline-4 AFM Multiport Fuel Injection w/T-VIS
Transmission: T50, 8-bolt flywheel
Injector Size: approx. 180 cc, low impedance
Compression: 9.4:1
Differential: 6.7" Open (T282) or optional LSD (USA Only) (T283) with 4.30:1 Ratio, 2-pinion
Wheels/Tires: 14x5.5" +27 mm Offset Rims with 185/60-14 Tires (195/60-14 for 86+ models)
First 7 Digits of VIN: JT2AE88
Yeah dude, 112 monstrous horsepower. Cars just can't keep up!
Great drivers != great cars.
'55 Chevy SS concept green candy paint with hydros and 24' spinning rims
ferrari gtb, its sex
very superstitious writings on the wall
you guys come up with some mad ridiculous cars.
here's mine, 1985 pontiac parisienne. the only cars that i DONT think are ugly are the GM big body boxes from the 80's
^hahaha.. man your sig is Hiiiiiilarrrrious
1949 mercury sedan
side wheel skirts, lowered to 4 inches, 17'' white walls on the front, 20'' white walls on the back
flat black with gloss black flames
crimson red interior
tinted windows
TIP Mac Dre and Johnny Ca$h
dont know mutch bout cars but i love vintege mustangs, dodge chargers an coverts,
muscel cars. love old english jaguars too, pluss caddys an chevys ftw
whatever, its no big deal. looking for petite asian girl to sit on the backend with.
beware the beast man for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.
MDC familia.
Toyota 4 runner

a gold '78 Trans AM
im reality, im looking to get a cheap honda hatch. ideally id do a full swap to an H22 or a B16 plus add some goodies to the motor.
i already own my dream car.. o3 si turbo.. just need wheels and an awesome offset..
Black 95 E36.
Lamborghini murceliago.
Now to be realistic,
A '69 Camaro SS
A '86 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
A '93Toyota MR2
"Not you Jackjill... Everytime you masturbate, an angel sheds her wings..."
- G-Fat
If you didn't know, jackjill is like the ambassador of sex
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I first read about this on Geggie's blog So... What Else, What Else, What Else?
Two years ago, Gay activist Jeff Whitey wrote an open letter to Jay Leno outlining why he found it offensive when Jay poked fun at gay people. Jeff argued that violence and hate against gay people is, "perpetuated by people like [Jay Leno], who seek to minimize us and make fun of us and who I suspect really, fundamentally wish we would just go away."
He's now written another letter in response to the show on Thursday, March 20, 2008, when Jay Leno asked Ryan Phillipe to give the camera his gayest look because Ryan, in his first "real" acting gig, played a gay teen on the soap opera One Life to Live. In this new letter, Jeff links to various articles showing the effects of hate crimes against homosexuals. He asks, of these faces, some bruised and battered, some of people who have passed away as the result of the violence and hate against gays, which looks the gayest?
There are those who think that Jeff is overreacting. Jay is in the business of funny, after all. Why single him out? He's not perpetrating hate crimes, he's just cracking jokes. But the jokes may reinforce the view that gay people are different from "normal" people". The more a group is viewed as "other" or less-than-human, the easier it is to justify prejudice, hate and violence against them. But here's the thing. Gay people are just that - people. Why don't we all just relax and leave them alone? Why all the hate? Why does it matter whether people are attracted to the same or to the opposite gender? Or even to both genders? What are people afraid of exactly?
I just don't get it. And so, in support of the anti-hate, pro gay rights movement, I'm jumping on the bandwagon. People are banding together, fingers held high, in support of Jeff and gay rights to show Jay their gayest look. Here's mine:
You can submit your gay look to the website, My Gayest Look for Jay Leno. Go and check out all the great gay looks. Gay - it's the perfect look for Spring!
Edit: This post is a Just Post.
To see more Just Posts, visit Under the Mad Hat
April 1, 2008
My Gayest Look
I first read about this on Geggie's blog So... What Else, What Else, What Else?
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- SaraLynn said...
You know, until I saw your post, I had heard nothing about this. None of it. Am I on the same planet? Iwent to the links you had set up and I was just appalled! I had no idea Jay Leno was a jerk! (I am not up that late, so I miss the night crowd on tv) I read Jeff's letters, I watched the Leno clip, I read Geggie's post, I even read up on the Lawrence King tragedy.
unbelievable...this is sad.
"Why don't we all just relax and leave them alone? Why all the hate? Why does it matter whether people are attracted to the same or to the opposite gender? Or even to both genders? What are people afraid of exactly?"
I agree with you in these sentiments.
I don't get it either!
- Sass E-mum said...
Love your new look.
There's a lot of playground humour in the UK making jokes at the expense of gay people. Teachers say they notice it all the time. It's not limited to schools though.
Stonewall, the gay rights charity, is in the paper today saying, 'It's on the agenda more and that's a good thing'. I think he's talking about you, honey;)
- Reluctant Housewife said...
Yeah, there's a lot of that here too. "Gay" is often used as a derogatory term for anything and everything annoying or stupid. "That's so gay!" They say it about anything that I would have said, "That's so lame!" about. It makes me crazy. And by crazy I mean seriously annoyed.
- Mad said...
Like, uh, this would be a Just Post. I'll add it to the list.
- Geggie said...
Yay! I'm so glad you posted! I love your gayest look!
- Sahara said...
Good post.
- Erin M. said...
Like SaraLynn, I had no idea about all of this, either....but I give your Just Post a huge thumbs up, and not just because my dad is gay. You are right--why all the fuss? We're all just people. Get a grip!


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The Butchart Gardens
The Butchart Gardens are clearly the leading attraction to visitors to Victoria, British Columbia. We are fortunate in being located so near the Gardens so nearly all our guests visit them during their stay.
To help visitors plan their time their we have recently added new Butchart Gardens pages to our website. These include three pages devoted solely to certain areas:
There is the famed Sunken Garden whose carefully staged entrance always creates oohs and aaahs with its dramatic view over the former limestone quarry.
Our favourite is the Japanese Garden, especially in the late summer evenings when it is illuminated. After over one hundred years it is both mature and fresh. If you enjoy Japanese Gardens then also visit the very different Takata Garden at nearby Glendale Gardens.
Then there is a page combining two areas, the Rose Garden and the Italian Garden with the nearby Star Pond.
You will see why a lengthy visit is necessary, especially if you plan to enjoy afternoon tea there - the Butchart Gardens is one of the best two venues for a Victoria high tea in our view (along with the White Heather Tea Room in Oak Bay).
During the summer months you really should see the gardens lit at night after listening to the concert on the lawns. (Fireworks are only on summer Saturday nights). So there's much to do there.
Incidentally, and we think this is very important, please do not visit Victoria for just one night in order to only visit the Butchart Gardens. There is SO much more to do: see itineraries suggestions.
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WATCH: Dominant Iwakuma leads Seattle to 5th straight win
Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon knows he doesn't have a lot of big offensive guns at his disposal, but his club does have some high-powered arms, as was evident again in Wednesday's 2-0 victory over the Braves at Turner Field.
All-Star right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma threw seven shutout innings and the Mariners made it hold up for a 2-0 victory to sweep the two-game Inter-league series and hike their win streak to five.
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The next morning she had the satisfaction of seeing a deep red burn on the cheek of an evil-minded neighbour.
That might mean danger for you from any evil-minded Mexican.
In a moment the evil-minded fish, lashing the water in his rage, was coming back again, making straight for the boat as before.
For I verily believe that evil-minded men have been at work against Felix.
If this were true, what a terrible power would a shrewd, evil-minded criminal have to compel the execution of any of his plans!
The inference that will here be drawn by the evil-minded, if logical, is incorrect!
It may occur to evil-minded people to increase the provision for technical instruction in certain centres for the same end.
But there was one evil-minded individual who tried to incite the others to rebellion.
Then incompetent, and, I fear, evil-minded men will be put into office.
How many an innocent girl do they not degrade into an evil-minded woman?


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Contact CADC Program
Web Site
California Department of Public Health Alzheimer's Program Site
Phone Numbers
916-552-9869 (main)
916-552-9729 (fax)
Alzheimer's Disease Program, MS-7210
California Dept. of Public Health
PO Box 997377
Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
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Rancho/USC California Alzheimer's Disease Center
7601 East Imperial Highway
800 West Annex
Downey, California 90242
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Rancho/USC California Alzheimer's Disease Center
7601 East Imperial Highway
800 West Annex
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562-803-6900 (fax)
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The Rancho/University of Southern California (USC-Rancho Los Amigos) CADC, was established in 1985 as one of the original California Alzheimer's Disease Centers. It is located on the campus of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, in Downey, on the eastern edge of LA County. Rancho Los Amigos is a nationally renown center for medical rehabilitation that is part of the LA County hospital system, and is affiliated with the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. The USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC is a model program for evaluation of memory problems, utilizing a multidisciplinary team to provide diagnostic and treatment services to optimize the cognitive, functional, and behavioral abilities of individuals with dementing disorders. The goal is to improve health care delivery and quality of life for both patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and their families and caregivers. During the past 25 years the USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC has evaluated over 2500 individuals with memory disorders. The USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC serves a broad spectrum of residents from Los Angeles County, especially those in the southern and eastern portions of the county, as well as residents of western Orange County and some from Riverside-San Bernadino at our satellite office in the Coachella Valley/Rancho Miragea. The individuals served are from a variety of ethnic, racial and socio-economic backgrounds that reflects the diversity of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area which the Center serves. Approximately 40% of the patients seen at the are Hispanic, with two-thirds of these Spanish-speaking. The USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC offers patients and their families access to state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services in English, Spanish and Chinese.
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Early identification of cognitive decline and AD is critical so that available treatments, which are most effective before extensive damage to the brain has occurred, can be started, and families can plan for the future, take advantage of available community services, and develop effective coping strategies. USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC clinicians bring state of the art methods to accurately differentiate between normal aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia. The USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC also brings state of the art culturally sensitive methods to assist English, Spanish, and Chinese speaking individuals and their families through the diagnostic process. In fact, almost half of all new patients seeking diagnostic services at the Rancho/USC CADC over the past 10 years have been of minority background.
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The USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC provides the basic infrastructure to attract new resources into the local economy, leveraging the investment of the state by approximately 6-fold or more. These include federal funding for specialized research in vascular dementia, student training, and various private Foundation grants. The USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC translates basic findings from the laboratory into general practice within the broader health care community in a cost-effective fashion. Better behavioral and pharmaceutical interventions must be developed in tandem.
The CADCs have helped to build a vital workforce for the growing needs of the State addressing the current and changing demographic needs in California. This includes the training of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, health care professionals, and research investigators. Since 1985, the USC-Rancho Los Amigos CADC has trained hundreds of professionals and students through fellowships, residencies, internships, rotations, clerkships, continuing medical education courses, academic classes, lectures, and presentations. Through their training programs the CADCs have shaped the practice of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other providers who now staff hospitals and clinics throughout the state, making daily life more manageable for thousands of people who struggle with the demands of caregiving and the ravages of Alzheimer's disease and related dementing disorders.
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Kerri Walsh Jennings officially is back and on the warpath. That was the discovery Saturday not because she won again, but -- gasp -- because she lost.
Jen Kessy and April Ross, rebounding from an earlier than expected exit from the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam, rallied from a seven-point deficit in the third game to score an 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 over Walsh Jennings and Whitney Pavlik to reach the final of the inaugural World Series of Beach Volleyball.
Kessy and Ross overcame a 9-2 deficit in the final game to pull it out the victory.
"I would say in this tournament I was waiting for the killer to come out, and that just brought it out. I'm (ticked)," Walsh Jennings said with her characteristic smile belying her competitiveness. "So thank you guys, that lit a fire for sure."
Walsh Jennings, who just gave birth to her third child, had to pull out of the Grand Slam portion of the week-long event with an abdominal injury after committing to play with Pavlik. They teamed for this one and seemingly had things under control before a huge stadium crowd that was implored to make noise by PA announcer Chris McGee.
"That was intense," Ross said. "That's probably, in the States, 100 percent the biggest semifinal I've ever played. The crowd, and how fired up Geeter was, and that was the U.S.'s chance to get in the final, it was really big and it felt Olympic-like and stakes were high."
Ross Kessy, who won Olympic silver in London in 2012, will face Brazilians Taiana Lima and Talita Rocha in today's final.
It will be the last time Kessy and Ross play for their coach of five years, Jeff Conover. And later this summer, Ross and Kessy will split, with Ross joining up with Walsh Jennings.
"It always feels good to not end on a loss," Kessy said. "It's also our last tournament with our coach, who's been with us for five years, and so we want to give him a win at the end. It's kind of a sad day. He's one of my favorite people on the planet."
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The two-tournament event at Alamitos Beach featured the first FIVB tournament on American sand in 10 years and there will be a return engagement in 2014, organizer Leonard Armato said.
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The tournament play has been joined by daily and nightly musical entertainment, the usual marketing booths and food selection.
It also displayed the fact the FIVB, the world governing body of volleyball, and United States domestic volleyball have had a thaw in their political relationship that has led to the length of time between tournaments in the U.S.Armato convinced NBC to be the main media partner and FIVB president Ary Graca of Brazil turned to Armato, the former AVP commissioner, to get the event rolling. The whole event came together in a fast five months, Armato said."Now there's a beautiful synergy between the FIVB and our organizations," Armato said.


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COLLEGE FOOTBALL • Jake Heaps and Justin McCay had an entire season to get accustomed to each other. They showed off how tight they've become on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. Heaps threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns, one of them to McCay, and the pass-catch combo that had to sit out last season after transferring to Kansas led the blue team to a 34-7 victory over the white in the Jayhawks' annual spring game.
Heaps didn't appear to have any rust to knock off after transferring from BYU. He completed 10 straight passes at one point in the first half, showing the kind of zip on the ball that made him one of the nation's top quarterbacks coming out of high school. He found a favorite target in McCay, a transfer from Oklahoma who also sat out when an appeal to play immediately was turned down by the NCAA. McCay caught eight passes for 99 yards.
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TENNIS • John Isner got his big serve working after a slow start to reach the final of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, beating defending champion Juan Monaco of Spain 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Houston. The fifth-seeded American will face Nicolas Almagro, the top-seeded Spaniard who needed only 58 minutes to beat American wild-card Rhyne Williams 6-2, 6-1.
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college basketball • Michigan sophomore Trey Burke will hold a news conference Sunday, when The Associated Press college basketball Player of the Year is expected to say he's skipping his last two seasons of college to enter the NBA Draft. Burke averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 assists last season. The 6-foot, 190-pound point guard led the Wolverines to the NCAA championship game for the first time in two decades.
• Illinois rewarded coach John Groce's successful first season in Champaign with a one-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season and a $200,000-a-year raise.
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Jones paced the defensive effort in Saturday's 44-13 loss to No. 18 Wingate. The Spartanburg, S.C. native filled up the stat sheet, tallying 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a sack and an interception, which he returned 37 yards in the first quarter. On the season, Jones has 54 total tackles, tied for most in the South Atlantic Conference with Mars Hill's Zach Johnson. Jones' 10.8 tackles per game leads the SAC and is the 11th-highest average in the nation.
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The operational savings, as much as $28.8 million annually, were suggested earlier this year in an efficiency study conducted by Cincinnati-based Management Partners.
Most of the report's reforms were tied to changing overtime compensation, lowering specialized premium skill pay and scaling back educational incentives. It also examined outsourcing certain municipal services.
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"I find it somewhat ironic we are sitting here talking about efficiencies ... when we budgeted $200,000 to (implement reforms), and we're exceeding that," said Councilman Steven Neal.
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IAM negotiators responded last month with a counteroffer that assented to the changes, but requested that no more employees be laid off this year.
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Anger can be a double edge sword. On one hand, it is an adaptive survival mechanism. However, on the other hand, anger is not particularly socio/culturally acceptable. Anger can destroy meaningful relationships and greatly impact the quality of one's life. Anger management tools are helpful and can keep us out of trouble in the immediate sense. However, resolving the issues which underly anger will in the long run, promote a sense of freedom, and hence, a healthier you. New Wilmington Psychotherapy & Counseling is a safe place to explore and process your difficulties with anger. We will provide you with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge required to meet your anger management goals.


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Parade Magazine highlighted Hispanic progress and achievement recently, featuring interviews with nationally-recognized Latinos and Latinas.
One of its sidebars examined popular misconceptions regarding Hispanics, such as English fluency. It cited a Pew Hispanic Center survey that found that 38 percent of Hispanics in the U.S. are bilingual, and another 24 percent prefer English.
The ratio is even higher for U.S.-born Hispanics, 51 percent of whom prefer English over Spanish.
Given so much public focus on recent immigrants, U.S.-born Latinos are sometimes overlooked. Parade notes that more than 60 percent of Hispanics in America were born here.
Changing times: Only 6 percent of U.S. citizens are of English descent.
Another pertinent statistic: With 50 million Latinos, the U.S. ranks third among the 24 Latin American countries, behind only Brazil and Mexico.
GOP, House, Boehner deserve praise
The Republicans in the House and their leader, John Boehner, are to be commended for approving an extension of the nation's debt limit.
This vote makes sense because the debt limit extension is needed to cover funds already committed. However, the debt limit will come up again on May 18.
It also requires the House and Senate to pass separate budgets by April 15, but doesn't require the two bodies to agree on a final budget.
The next potential fiscal crisis is the automatic spending cuts (sequester) set for March 1.
After that, an appropriations measure (continuing resolution) needed to avoid a government shutdown will come up on March 17. Republicans have said they will vote to shut the government down on that date.
There will be a lot more fiscal contention in Congress in the months ahead. But will there be comparable legislative effort to create the jobs that will greatly improve the nation's economy?
House majority leader John Boehner recently accused President Obama of "trying to annihilate the Republican Party."
Boehner must have been confused about the president's position on assault rifles. Those rifles are considered weapons designed for annihilating people, but Obama said he wanted to `banish' assault rifles, not `brandish' them.
Hence, the GOP is safe from any threat of annihilation.
Ron Paul urges global restraint
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul told Fox News he was against the U.S getting involved militarily in Algeria or elsewhere.
Paul said, "we should have followed the Founders' advice of staying out of internal affairs of other nations because we're flat-out broke."
He questioned why it was necessary "for us to go 6,000 miles away (Pakistan) and kill people with drones."
And he raised the important point that " to send troops to deal with crises in the region (is) in turn inviting `blowback."'
Panetta wants NATO to expand globally
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaking in London urged NATO to expand its reach into Africa and Asia to seek out terrorists anywhere in the world.
He said NATO (mostly the U.S.) "can't focus on one mission . Instead, they must be creative ." The alliance must "not let budget constraints prevent them from facing security challenges that come up."
Pointing to cybersecurity threats as an escalating problem, Panetta urged NATO to hold a session in the coming year to talk about blocking cyberattacks.
His advice - at least on cybersecurity - makes more sense and is far less likely to deplete the overtaxed budget, to say nothing of our soldiers' lives.
Both Panetta and Ron Paul are retiring from their government positions.
Thomas Elias lauds voter registration
Columnist Thomas Elias analyzed the increase in voter registration among youth in California in his Jan. 22 column.
He wrote, "About 20 percent of youth voters registered with no party preference, roughly equal to the overall voting public. Independents registering last year numbered almost exactly the same as Republicans.
"Taken together, these numbers continue two trends: Democrats are registering almost twice as many new voters of all ages as Republicans, showing that the GOP is unable or unwilling to adjust to the social and ideological preferences of an increasing majority of Californians.
Elias concludes that Democrats have no reason to be smug. "For the longer Californians stay registered as voters, the less loyal they are to that party, too."
Howard Hurlbut is an emeritus professor of the University of Redlands and a resident of Redlands.


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Cacao grows in the forest understory to a height of 6–12 metres (20–40 feet), usually remaining at the lower end of this range. Its oblong, leathery leaves measure up to 30 cm (12 inches) in length, and periodically the tree sheds them to grow a new set that is strikingly red when young. The foul-smelling or odourless flowers can be present at all times, but appear in abundance twice a year. Growing from "flower cushions" on the trunk and limbs, the flowers are about 1 cm (0.4 inch) in height and breadth. They can be white, rosy, pink, yellow, or bright red, depending on the species. In many areas cacao relies on tiny flies called midges for pollination.
After four years the mature cacao tree produces fruit in the form of elongated pods; it may yield up to 70 such fruits annually. The pods, or cherelles, range in colour from bright yellow to deep purple. They ripen in less than six months to a length up to 35 cm (14 inches) and a width at the centre of 12 cm (4.7 inches). Each pod is divided into 10 sections by ridges running along its length, and 20 to 60 seeds, or cocoa beans, within are arranged around the long axis of the pod. The beans are dicotyledonous (having two seed leaves), oval shaped, and about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long and are covered with a sweet, sticky white pulp. After fermentation and drying, 20 to 30 cocoa beans will weigh 28 grams (1 ounce).
Cacao thrives at altitudes of 30 to 300 metres (100 to 1,000 feet) above sea level in areas where temperatures do not range much below 20° C (68° F) or above 28° C (82° F). Rainfall requirements depend upon the frequency and distribution of rain and the degree of water retention by the soil; minimum rainfall is about 1,000 mm (39 inches) evenly distributed throughout the year, but 1,500–2,000 mm (59–79 inches) is optimal. Successful cultivation also requires deep, well-drained soil that is porous and rich in humus. Protection against strong winds is necessary because of the tree's shallow root system. Insect and disease control is crucial, as over 25 percent of the world's crop is lost to damage each year.
Owing to the hazards of disease and pests, only 20 percent of the world's crop is grown on large plantations. Most of the world's cocoa is grown on small farms of less than two hectares (five acres). Cacao can also be grown in pristine rainforests at low densities, providing an economic use for protected land.
In cultivating cacao, plants are first grown from seeds or cuttings, then transplanted, being spaced at intervals of 1.5 to 4.5 metres (5 to 15 feet). Other tree crops such as banana, palm, or rubber are often planted with the cacao to provide shade for the young trees. Floral buds are removed from the trees until they are five years old. Commercial cocoa-bean crop yields may vary from under 100 to over 3,000 kg per hectare (110 to 2,700 pounds per acre), with the world average being between 340 and 450 kg per hectare (300 and 400 pounds per acre).
Cacao is likely to be of hybrid origin and many varieties exist. In Central America two additional species of cacao (T. bicolor and T. angustifolium) are grown to produce cocoa. In parts of Brazil and Colombia T. grandiflorum is cultivated for its tasty pulp. Cacao is related to the kola nut tree (genus Cola) and both are members of the plant family Sterculiaceae.
The most commonly destructive diseases of the cacao tree are pod rots. A pod rot called black pod is caused by a fungus (Phytophthora) that spreads rapidly on the pods under conditions of excessive rain and humidity, insufficient sunshine, and temperatures below 21° C (70° F). Control requires timely treatment with copper-containing fungicides and by constant removal of infected pods. Fungal diseases found in the Americas and West Indies include witches' broom and monilia pod rot. Asian cacao trees are affected by a fungus that causes the tree to dry out, starting from the branch tips—a condition called dieback. Swollen shoot is a viral disease transmitted to the plant by mealybugs that has devastated Ghanaian and Nigerian cocoa crops.
Some common diseases as cherelle (young pod) wilt, cushion galls, and dieback are not thoroughly understood and may result from a combination of physiological, viral, nutritional, and fungal conditions. Many different insects cause vegetative and crop damage to cocoa, especially mealybugs, true bugs (heteropterans), thrips, and scale insects. In Southeast Asia the cocoa pod borer, the larva of mosquito-like insect, is a common pest.


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Cordless drill/drivers have come a long way since the first one I purchased more than 20 years ago. It's interesting, though, that some have come full circle and ended up about the same size as those small, early tools, but with much better performance.
Compact and subcompact cordless tools are fast-growing categories in part because of lightweight lithium-ion (LI) batteries. Even after tool companies took many LI tools to higher voltages for higher-capacity performance, demand for lighter tools that are "strong enough" remained the standard for some categories. The market proved that most users don't need a 36-volt drill; they'd rather have an 18-volt model of familiar size and capability but with the weight benefit of LI. Compact drill/drivers go a step lighter with slightly smaller bodies and half-sized batteries; subcompacts are smaller yet.
All the compact drill/drivers we tested are similar, with two speed ranges, multiple clutch settings, and 1/2-inch chucks. All come in a kit with a case, charger, and two half-sized, reduced amp-hour batteries. And all fit full-size batteries for longer runtimes but with some extra weight, except for the lone 14.4-volt tool, which comes with lightweight, full-size batteries.
There are two varieties of subcompacts: drivers with 1/4-inch hex bit holders, and drill/drivers with 3/8-inch chucks. All but one have an adjustable clutch, and some have two speed ranges for versatility. These tools also come with cases, chargers, and two batteries. And even though some brands label their batteries as 10.8 volts and others as 12 volts, all the batteries are made of three similar LI cells and comprise the same voltage class.
The benefits of smaller tools became clear after I spent a day using them on the job. I had been happy enough using my heavy, full-sized nicad drill/driver for most of my installation work until I used the compacts in its place. For general jobsite uses, such as screwing cabinets to walls, I found they had plenty of power, even enough for driving 3/8-inch lag bolts.
The utility of the subcompacts was more of an eye opener. After using them for installing drawer slides inside a 12-inch-wide base cabinet, I wondered how I had gotten along without one, or at least why I had. They are just the right size for all sorts of cabinet assembly in the shop and for hardware attachments on the job. I found them all powerful enough to drill 5/16-inch holes, but I wouldn't have one as the only driver on my jobs.
The subcompacts drew a lot of attention from my subs; everyone wondered if these little drivers were at home on a pro's jobsite. The electrician used them to change devices in several rooms, and the HVAC guy used them for sheet-metal screws while installing a furnace and ducting. The subcompacts got such a workout that they soon developed the well-worn look of favorite old tools.
In the shop, we performed side-by-side tests to determine relative power and comparative battery runtime. The speed of completing the same task roughly defines a tool's power, especially if the rpms are similar. So I timed and averaged a dozen trials of driving 3-inch screws into a softwood 4x4 with each tool in low gear.
I also tested the amount of work each tool could perform on one battery charge by driving 3-inch screws until each battery gave out. For the compacts, I drove the first 35 screws into super-dense ipe wood, and the rest into another 4x4. For the subcompacts, only the first 20 went into the hardwood. This flat-out endurance test was not only grueling for the tools, but for us as well. We drove more than 1,500 screws for our data.
The shop tests provided for an interesting comparison of the tools, but I found my jobsite experience to be more telling overall. You can grab a charged battery if your tool doesn't run the longest, but you can't make an awkward-feeling tool comfortable. Most every tool proved strong enough for its intended use, and if I need stronger or faster than a compact drill/driver, I'll go corded anyway.
The Winners
Of the eight compacts, the Milwaukee came out on top with smooth performance, ergonomics second to none, and all the best features. Makita and Panasonic share second place with great performance and feel. These lightweight tools are among the most comfortable to use. The powerful Bosch took third, and the rest in order were Craftsman, Hitachi, Porter-Cable, and Ryobi.
Among the nine subcompacts, I generally prefer the smaller bit-holder driver models for their easier access to tight spots. The best overall is the Milwaukee, with top comfort and features. Makita, Bosch, and Hitachi follow in this class.
The more versatile subcompact drill/drivers with a chuck might serve as the only driver for jobs with light-duty demands. For this class, the Bosch is best, followed by Makita, Ridgid, Craftsman, and Ryobi.
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Appearing on Hannity & Colmes, global warming skeptic Michaels falsely suggested Gore endorsed exaggerating threat posed by global warming
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On Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, Cato Institute senior fellow Patrick J. Michaels distorted comments made by former Vice President Al Gore to falsely suggest Gore endorsed exaggerating the threat of global warming.
On the May 16 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, Patrick J. Michaels, a University of Virginia professor and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, distorted comments former Vice President Al Gore made to falsely suggest that Gore endorsed exaggerating the threat of global warming. According to Michaels, Gore "says it's appropriate to over-represent the danger" of global warming. In fact, Gore simply said that in order to get people to engage in a discussion of the possible methods of countering global warming, it is appropriate to initially devote more time to outlining the dangers posed by global warming than to discussing possible solutions.
Michaels made his comments during a discussion with co-host Sean Hannity about the upcoming documentary film An Inconvenient Truth (Paramount Classics, May 2006), which chronicles Gore's travels speaking about global warming. When Hannity asked Michaels whether the film is "more Al Gore hysteria and fear mongering," Michaels responded that "global warming is a very real thing," but that "what people do on this issue is they exaggerate it." To back up his claim, Michaels pointed to a comment Gore made during a recent interview with Grist Magazine, in which Gore stated: "I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous [global warming] is." Michaels highlighted the quote to assert that Gore "says it's appropriate to over-represent the danger on this issue."
In fact, as the website News Hounds noted, Gore's use of the term "over-representation" referred to the amount of time spent informing people about the dangers posed by global warming (at the expense of discussing possible solutions to the problem); it did not amount to an endorsement of exaggerating those dangers. In the Grist interview, Gore was asked whether the "best way to communicate about global warming and get people motivated" is to "scare people or give them hope." Gore replied that, given that "[n]obody is interested in solutions if they don't think there's a problem," it is "appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it [global warming] is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are." He added: "Over time that mix will change. As the country comes to more accept the reality of the crisis, there's going to be much more receptivity to a full-blown discussion of the solutions."
Michaels is the author of three books critical of global warming theory, all published by the Cato Institute -- Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media (November 2004), The Satanic Gases: Clearing the Air about Global Warming (May 2000) and Sound and Fury: The Science and Politics of Global Warming (January 1992). In a review for Meltdown, Publishers Weekly noted that Michaels "acknowledges that the earth is warming because of anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, but he insists that the warming will probably be modest and that nature and humanity will easily adjust to it."
Publishers Weekly further noted:
[Michaels] sometimes allows his own agenda to intrude. Advocates of the precautionary principle will note that he fails to demonstrate his claim that "there is no known, feasible policy that can stop or even slow these climate changes." And while he chalks up global warming alarmism to an unholy alliance of climatologists hungry for grants and media sensationalism, his remedy for biased science is not better science but a "wider source of bias" in the form of more funding of climatology by the fossil fuel industry.
Indeed, Michaels's ties to the energy industry are many. For example, in an October 11, 2005, article, The Seattle Times reported that "Michaels has received more than $165,000 in fuel-industry funding, including money from the coal industry to publish his own climate journal." As Media Matters for America has noted, Michaels is chief editor of the World Climate Report, a biweekly newsletter on climate studies funded in large part by the coal industry. Michaels participated in a February 24 roundtable discussion at the George C. Marshall Institute in Washington, D.C., an organization Congressional Quarterly described as "a Washington-based think tank supported by industry and conservative foundations that focuses primarily on trying to debunk global warming as a threat." According to an Exxon Mobil report, the Exxon Mobil Foundation donated $80,000 to the institute's Climate Change program in 2002.
This is not the first time misinformation originating with Michaels has surfaced on Fox News. As Media Matters has documented, Fox News Washington managing editor Brit Hume apparently relied on a misleading article by Michaels that attacked the credibility of a World Bank scientist in order to discredit a recent United Nations report on world ecosystems written by a panel the scientist co-chaired.
From the May 9 article in Grist Magazine:
Q.: There's a lot of debate right now over the best way to communicate about global warming and get people motivated. Do you scare people or give them hope? What's the right mix?
A. [Gore]: I think the answer to that depends on where your audience's head is. In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if they don't think there's a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis.
Over time that mix will change. As the country comes to more accept the reality of the crisis, there's going to be much more receptivity to a full-blown discussion of the solutions.
From the May 16 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes:
GORE [clip]: We have to act together to solve this global crisis. Our ability to live is what is at stake.
HANNITY: That was the trailer for Al Gore's new film about global warming called An Inconvenient Truth. Gore says the film exposes the misconception about what he calls "an environmental crisis."
But what is the real scientific truth behind the film? Does global warming exist, or is this just a liberal scare tactic? Joining us now is University of Virginia professor, Cato senior fellow of environmental studies, Patrick Michaels. Patrick, is that more Al Gore hysteria and fear mongering?
MICHAELS: Well, it's an exaggeration. Global warming is a very real thing. People have something to do with it in the last several decades of the 20th century. But what people do on this issue is they exaggerate it. I have a quote from him, from Grist magazine recently.
He said, "I believe it's appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is."
HANNITY: Yeah.
MICHAELS: He says it's appropriate to over-represent the danger on this issue. You have to realize what he said and take that as you see this movie.
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Survey Finds Widespread Contamination in Chicken
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THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially harmful bacteria was found on 97 percent of chicken breasts bought at stores across the United States and tested, according to a new study.
And about half of the chicken samples had at least one type of bacteria that was resistant to three or more classes of antibiotics, the investigators found.
The tests on the 316 raw chicken breasts also found that most had bacteria -- such as enterococcus and E. coli -- linked to fecal contamination. About 17 percent of the E. coli were a type that can cause urinary tract infections, according to the study, published online and in the February 2014 issue of Consumer Reports.
In addition, slightly more than 11 percent had two or more types of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Bacteria on the chicken were more resistant to antibiotics used to promote chicken growth and to prevent poultry diseases than to other types of antibiotics, the study found.
These findings show that "consumers who buy chicken breast at their local grocery stores are very likely to get a sample that is contaminated and likely to get a bug that is multi-drug resistant. When people get sick from resistant bacteria, treatment may be getting harder to find," said Dr. Urvashi Rangan, a toxicologist and executive director of the Food Safety and Sustainability Center at Consumer Reports.
The magazine has been testing U.S. chicken since 1998, and rates of contamination with salmonella have not changed much during that time, ranging from 11 percent to 16 percent of samples.
This is the first year that the study looked at six different bacteria. It found the following contamination rates: enterococcus (80 percent), E. coli (65 percent), campylobacter (43 percent), klebsiella pneumonia (14 percent), salmonella (11 percent) and staphylococcus aureus (9 percent).
Rangan said other countries do a better job of curbing chicken contamination. "There is no reason why the United States can't do the same," she said.
"We know especially for salmonella, other countries have reduced their rates," Rangan said. "Systemic solutions were implemented throughout the European Union. Government data show that in 2010, 22 countries met the European target for less than or equal to 1 percent contamination of two important types of salmonella in their broiler flocks."
Each year in the United States, 48 million people become sick and 3,000 die from eating tainted food. Contaminated poultry is the leading cause of such deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The federal government needs to do more to protect Americans, according to Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports. Much-needed measures include giving the U.S. Department of Agriculture the authority to mandate recalls of meat and poultry products, and prohibiting antibiotic use in food animals, except to treat sick ones, the authors suggest.
To help protect you and your family, Consumer Reports offered the following tips to ensure proper handling and cooking of chicken:
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: Consumer Reports, news release, Dec. 19, 2013