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I actually made this DIY jewelry organizer last summer, but I wanted to share with you how easy it was to make! These are great because you can see all your necklaces hanging in one place, without having to search through jewelry boxes and bowls full of tangled necklaces. They could also make great displays for craft shows if you don't want to spend a fortune. If I can make this- trust me, you can too. I swear you only have to use the drill for like 5 minutes.
Supplies: All you need are 2 pieces of wood of the same size, a pair of hinges, spray paint, and screw hooks. You will also need a drill and some screws. All these materials can be found at Lowe's or Home Depot.
- 1. Start by spray painting your wood front and back. Let dry.
- Once your paint is dry (I think I waited 24 hours just to be safe) you can screw in your hinges. Make sure to use the screw size suggested on your hinges package.
- Then, start drilling holes that are small enough that your screw hooks screw in tightly. I actually laid out where I wanted my hooks by laying the boards flat and laying necklaces on top to see where they would fall. It ended up in a pretty random pattern, but I like that. You can plan out where you want your hooks if you want with some measuring tape and a pencil.
- I also added some ribbon on the bottom right board to hang earrings and cuff bracelets from. I just used a little superglue and ribbon- it looks a little messy in the back, but whatevs.
Now I have a beautiful vertical display to store my jewelry on! Can you tell I'm a little into cheap costume jewelry? Will you be doing any DIY jewelry projects? I'd love to see them!


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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will be joined by Daleks and Cybermen for its Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular early next year.
Inspired by the Doctor Who Proms at Royal Albert Hall in London, the concert will feature music from the last two series of the UK sci-fi series and a host of monsters from the series on stage - including Daleks, Cybermen, Judoon and Clockwork Robots.
The concert will also be hosted by actor Mark Sheppard who appears as ex-FBI agent Canton Everett Delaware III in the two part season-opener of series six.
"Doctor Who is such a fantastic show and the fans' loyalty is incredible," Sheppard says.
"The music has been a key component in the success of the show; it's instantaneously identifiable and spine-tingling. I can't wait to hear the sounds of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - and the TARDIS - filling Plenary Hall."
The performance will also be accompanied by a big screen presentation featuring highlights from the recent series, as well as showcasing Matt Smith's portrayal of the 11th Doctor.
* Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is on Saturday, February 4 at 2pm and 7pm at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre's Plenary Hall.
Melbourne Symphony to perform Dr Who
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will be joined by Daleks and Cybermen for its Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular early next year.

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CBS News asked noted figures in the arts, business and politics about their experience in today's civil rights movement, or about figures who inspired them in their activism.
Lee Woodruff, author; co-founder, Bob Woodruff Foundation; contributor, "CBS This Morning"
Is there something that you'd like to share about your personal connection to civil rights issues?
I have a distinct childhood memory of my Southern-born grandmother answering her door to a black man who was looking for odd jobs in our upstate New York town. He was polite and courteous, and I can recall my confusion at her fluster, her obvious sense of unease as she locked the door behind him.
The civil rights movement had already caught fire and burned, and in the upheaval of the '70s, my views on equality and race were different than those of my parents' generation.
Scrolling decades ahead, as a mother, I am not naive about human nature, but am hopeful that our children may provide a blueprint for the future. They see color, race, religion and gender as more fluid and less divisive characteristics than we do. They are not as quick to judge. The lines they see are more blurred.
In elementary school my daughter was trying to describe a classmate to me. She rolled through a litany of the girl's clothing, the color of her eyes and hair. I was drawing a blank. Exasperated at my lack of recall, she said, "Well, she has more brownish skin, Mom!"
And I thought, "We've moved the needle a bit from Nana Stokes."
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AgustaWestland last week achieved two significant milestones, with the first flights of two new military helicopter designs on consecutive days. First to fly was the AW159 Lynx Wildcat, which lifted off on Thursday at Yeovil in the UK. The aircraft performed "as expected" in general handling checks, according to chief test pilot Donald Maclaine.
It was followed on Friday by the AW149, which flew from the company's Vergiate factory in Italy. The plant's chief test pilot, Giuseppe Lo Coco, was at the controls for the 20-minute maiden flight that checked out general handling and basic systems. Coming shortly after the September 28 flight debut of the T129 (the Turkish version of the AW129 attack helicopter), the AW149 and AW159 first flights capped a successful fall for AgustaWestland.
The six-ton AW159 flew "exactly on schedule as we promised in June 2006, when the contract was signed," said Nick Whitney, v-p for AgustaWestland's UK government business unit. The manufacturer has signed a "strategic partnering agreement" with the UK Ministry of Defence. The latter has ordered 34 AW159s for the British Royal Army and 28 for the Royal Navy. Two more Lynx Wildcats are to join the flight test program next year.
The first aircraft is planned for delivery in 2011. Full operational status is expected with the British Army in 2014 and the Royal Navy in 2015. For land missions, the Lynx Wildcat roles will include reconnaissance, command and control, force protection and transportation of troop and materiel. For maritime missions, the AW159 will perform anti-surface warfare and force protection roles, defending ships against surface threats. It will serve aboard Type 22/23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers.
The aircraft's maximum takeoff weight is 13,150 pounds, with the capability to increase to 13,767 pounds; it is powered by two 1,281-shp LHTEC CTS800s. The cockpit features four integrated 10- by 8-inch primary displays. Sensors include a nose-mounted infrared/TV imager with built-in laser designator. The maritime variant has a Selex Galileo 7400E 360-degree active array radar. The Lynx Wildcat also has a missile warning system, radar warning receivers and countermeasures.
This versatile aircraft can be outfitted to carry machine guns, torpedoes, depth charges and both iterations of the future air-to-surface guided weapon (FASGW), for which assessment-phase contracts have been issued. Thales is working on its lightweight multirole missile for the FASGW (Light) requirement, while MBDA is developing FASGW (Heavy), initially basing its design on the legacy Lynx's existing Sea Skua weapon. FASGW(H) is being jointly developed to answer the French navy's Anti-Navire Léger requirement for an AS 15TT replacement, to be carried by Panther and NH90 helicopters.
AW149 Is an AW139 Hybrid
AgustaWestland has developed the AW149 from its successful AW139 civil helicopter as a medium utility helicopter in the eight-metric-ton class. The company cites its capacious cabin as a key attribute for such a compact helicopter, enabling it to undertake many roles, including carrying up to 18 troops. It can also be armed with weapons on outrigger pylons.
The prototype that flew last Friday is actually a hybrid based on the AW149's airframe and avionics, but with the AW139's dynamic system. A full AW149 prototype is due to fly next year, with the two 2,000-shp General Electric CT7-2E1 turboshafts, new transmission system and Fadec system installed. AgustaWestland is aiming to complete development in 2012 to permit initial operating capability to be achieved in 2014.
An Italian air force search-and-rescue requirement was the spur to AW149 development, but it is also being marketed for export. The first main international sales opportunity for the AW149 is Turkey's tactical utility helicopter program, which envisions an initial purchase of 69 helicopters for the army, 20 for the police and 20 for civilian fire-fighting duties. Turkish industry would be heavily involved in the program: it already manufactures AW139 fuselages for AgustaWestland, as well as the T129 (AW129) ATAK attack helicopter.


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Wow how about some current favorites: Cloud Atlas, Across the Universe, Ted, Any Quentin Tarantino Movie, Nitrp Circus Movie, any 007 Movie, & WW2 War Movies.
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Liz Gorinsky Promoted to Editor
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Liz Gorinsky has been promoted to editor at Tor Books. She edits a list that includes Dave Duncan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Cherie Priest, Brian Slattery, Cat Valente, etc. She also edits and acquires for Tor.com.
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A 40-year-old man was not injured after the 50-ton crane he was driving on U.S. 26 rolled off the highway this afternoon in western Washington County, Oregon State Policereported.
About 1:40 p.m., Daniel S. Henderson, of Estacada, was driving a 1991 all-terrain crane east, near Manning, when he moved to the highway's shoulder to allow traffic to pass, said Lt. Gregg Hastings, a state police spokesman. He was driving at a speed of about 5 miles per hour when the crane's right, front tire traveled off the pavement and onto a soft, dirt shoulder, Hastings said.
The 44-foot crane reportedly slid and then rolled onto its side off to the right of the highway.
Henderson was driving for Marks Brothers Inc., which is based out of Boring, Hastings said. The company reportedly called for a tow company to remove the crane.
The crane was still off the highway when police left the scene.
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February 19, 2009
PECOTA Projected Standings
Pegging the 2009 Season
Now that the depth charts are out, we have a chance to do a first run of the Playoff Odds chart. The Playoff Odds chart-and I am aware that, strictly speaking, they aren't presented as odds-is a system that we run during the season. We use the team's record and the actual schedule to play out the rest of the season.
In this case, we're playing the entire season from day one, and we're using the depth-chart projections to set the team's strength (though since the depth charts also use a strength-of-schedule adjustment to calculate the records you see, I had to temporarily undo that). We can set a win percentage for each game, and by essentially rolling dice in the computer, we can determine who wins or loses each game. We can do that for an entire season, or a dozen seasons, or a million seasons-and yes, our usual number is a cool million. We can and do play around with the team's strength, knowing that it's ultimately just an estimate, and that the real team may turn out to be better (or worse) than we think.
It turns out that everyone has a chance. The odds for some of them are very long-four of the teams have only a single-digit chance of making the postseason-but nobody starts from zero:
Div. Wild Total NL East W L Title % Card % Postseason % Mets 92.2 69.8 39.1 11.8 50.9 Phillies 87.1 74.9 23.9 10.7 34.7 Braves 87.0 75.0 23.7 10.7 34.4 Nationals 78.5 83.5 9.5 5.5 15.0 Marlins 71.6 90.4 3.8 2.5 6.3
The Mets are once again the favorites in the NL East... and how has that worked out the past two years? We all know the answer, but hey, now Francisco Rodriguez is here to save the day! It's no surprise that the defending World Champion Phillies would be a solid contender, but the Braves? Even with an unsettled outfield, the Braves do quite well-but then PECOTA always seems to have a mostly unrequited man-crush on Javier Vazquez. We're looking at a huge improvement for the Nationals (59-102 last season), but there's just too much in front of them.
Last year the PECOTA starting standings came out with the same order as this-with win totals of 94, 86, 85, 72, and 71. The Mets and Phils were fairly close, with the Mets at 89 and Philly at 92; the other three teams all missed by 13 (the Braves and Nationals down 13, the Marlins up).
Div. Wild Total NL Central W L Title % Card % Postseason % Cubs 95.3 66.7 52.0 10.0 62.0 Brewers 86.4 75.6 22.9 10.4 33.3 Cardinals 80.1 81.9 11.6 6.5 18.1 Reds 79.4 82.6 10.4 6.1 16.4 Astros 66.6 95.4 1.9 1.2 3.1 Pirates 64.5 97.5 1.3 0.8 2.1
The Cubs came through the process with the best record in the NL (made easier by having the easiest-rated schedule in the majors), and they also carry the best chance to make the playoffs at a tick under 62 percent. The Brewers, last year's wild-card team, have a good chance of repeating, projected in a tight race with the Phillies and Braves. That leaves us with two teams, the Reds and the Cardinals, right around .500, and two teams who figure to be left far in the background, the Astros and Pirates. The latter two are the least-likely playoff teams in baseball, a product both of their badness and the Cubs' strength.
Last year, PECOTA picked the Cubs to win the division, and they did, and the Brewers to win the NL Wild Card, which they did. We had the Cubs at 91 (actual 97) and Brewers at 88 (real 90). The Reds were pegged at 80 (they wound up winning 74), followed by the Cardinals at 75-they overachieved at 86. The Pirates (projected 73) and Astros (72) brought up the rear, andwhile the Pirates came close with 67 wins, and the Astros' 86 wins was a big surprise.
Div. Wild Total NL West W L Title % Card % Postseason % D'backs 91.6 70.4 46.7 6.9 53.6 Dodgers 83.7 78.3 22.5 6.4 28.9 Giants 77.9 84.1 12.1 4.1 16.3 Rockies 77.1 84.9 11.0 3.7 14.7 Padres 74.0 88.0 7.6 2.6 10.3
The Diamondbacks look like they have a clear advantage in the NL West, but not quite enough to claim a 50 percent chance at taking the division. The Dodgers are reasonably strong, a step ahead of the pack behind them. The Giants and Padres feature two of the worst offenses in baseball, which helps hold them back.
A year ago, we picked the Dodgers to lead the division with 87, and they won the division with 84. After that we had Arizona at 86 (actually 82), Colorado at 82 (74), San Diego at 78 (a disappointing 63), and the Giants with 71 (they actually had 72).
Div. Wild Total AL East W L Title % Card % Postseason % Red Sox 98.0 64.0 38.9 24.0 62.0 Yankees 95.9 66.1 32.1 24.5 56.5 Rays 91.3 70.7 20.3 21.1 41.4 Blue Jays 81.2 80.8 6.4 10.1 16.5 Orioles 73.9 88.1 2.3 4.5 6.8
This is the powerhouse division; they very nearly rated as having the three most likely playoff teams in the AL, even though only two of them can make it. An Eastern team took the AL Wild Card in a staggering 84 percent of the simulations; even the Orioles earn a higher wild-card chance than any team in the other two divisions. All that playing against each other comes at a cost, however, as each team is losing 3-4 games against an average strength of schedule.
Last year the disparity between the East and the other divisions wasn't expected to be so large. The Yankees were projected at 97, and only came home with 89. Boston was supposed to be second with 91, and they were second with 95. By our own lights, Tampa Bay was a mild surprise (projected 88, actually 97) en route to their winning the division. Toronto (expected 78, actual 86) and Baltimore (said 66, got 68) fell in behind.
Div. Wild Total AL Central W L Title % Card % Postseason % Indians 83.0 79.0 32.3 2.6 34.8 Twins 79.4 82.6 22.6 2.2 24.8 Tigers 78.3 83.7 20.2 2.1 22.2 Royals 74.7 87.3 13.8 1.5 15.3 White Sox 73.0 89.0 11.2 1.2 12.4
This is the majors' most compact division, with only 10 games separating the top from the bottom and nobody deserving a nod as a clear favorite-a purely random draw would give every team here a 20 percent chance at the division, and the Indians are the only team to go more than 50 percent off of that mark.
This was a terrible division for us and for PECOTA last year. Cleveland and Detroit were supposed to be very strong, and were projected for 92 and 91 wins; instead the Indians only won 81, and the Tigers' 74 wins gave them the worst miss on their projection (-17 in the win column) in the majors. The White Sox and Twins were supposed to have had 77 and 73 wins, and both finished the scheduled regular season with 88 wins for another pair of double-digit misses. The Royals were at least close (72 versus an actual 75).
Div. Wild Total AL West W L Title % Card % Postseason % Angels 84.3 77.7 42.1 2.2 44.3 Athletics 82.3 79.7 35.4 2.3 37.6 Rangers 71.9 90.1 12.5 1.0 13.5 Mariners 70.0 92.0 10.1 0.8 10.9
The A's and Angels earn a clear nod as near co-favorites out west; right now we've got the Angels as slight favorites, though it was the other way around before they signed Bobby Abreu. The Rangers' pitching has a chance to remind people of the Philadelphia teams of the '30s, when the Phillies featured pitchers nicknamed Boom-Boom, Line Drive, and Losing Pitcher.
We thought the Angels would take the division last year with 87 wins, but they wound up with 100. Oakland fell a little short of expectations (only 75, instead of the 80 we called), the Mariners were dreadful (61 wins, instead of 75), and the Rangers were mild overachievers (pulling 79 out of an expected 73).
All in all, last year's expected standings were off by an average of about 8.5 games (simple average). While I certainly hope we can do better than that this year, some of the errors are the result of injuries, trades, and signings that haven't happened yet. Something like, oh, say... signing Manny Ramirez, perhaps? Single events like that can make a rather noticeable difference in the expected standings.
But that's a story for another day.
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Can't wait to hear Ozzie's comments - too bad BP couldn't link in what representatives from organizations have to say about each of their respective projections. This particular projection has become very mainstream.
Feb 19, 2009 11:18 AM
Jack G
No way in hell the Sox win 98 unless John Henry has a team photo locked in his attic getting older.
Feb 19, 2009 11:18 AM
Certainly sounds a bit high to me, too. But they really have no weaknesses other than catcher. Ellsbury and Lowrie should improve, Bay's underrated, the bullpen is stacked, and the rotation both has studs and is deep -- with a couple prospects primed for breakout seasons.
Feb 19, 2009 12:15 PM
I don't think it's that far fetched. The Red Sox starting staff is much more prepared for injury than that of the Yankees or the Rays. Their starting pitchers include:
Feb 19, 2009 12:42 PM
Oh, I agree. It's just really tough to PROJECT a team to win 98 games, especially in a division as tough as the AL East. That's saying the team is just as likely to win, say, 102 games as it is 93 games (I'm aware win distributions skew towards the mean).
Feb 20, 2009 18:59 PM
Bill N
I hope the Nationals can take a whiff of that PECOTA and allow Manny Acta to keep his job.
Feb 19, 2009 11:24 AM
I'll take the under on Boston and the over on whichever Western team Manny signs with.
Feb 19, 2009 11:47 AM
I dont think the PECOTA for the Braves last year was THAT far off...is there is way to predict your top 2 SP going down, top 3 bull pen arms going down, as well as francour tanking.
Feb 19, 2009 12:12 PM
Eric Seidman
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All I want to know is whether or not Denny Neagle or Omar Daal won the matchup shown in the newspaper picture.
Feb 19, 2009 12:27 PM
Why does it hate the Marlins so much? I don't get that one.
Feb 19, 2009 12:35 PM
yeah, really.
Feb 19, 2009 12:37 PM
Its tough for PECOTA to predict what the young pitchers are going to do. The Marlins make PECOTA look bad every year and this year is going to be no different.
Feb 19, 2009 23:15 PM
Jeff P
I think it's more than just that -- if you have two young players with identical PECOTAs splitting playing time at a position, PECOTA is going to give each of them half the playing time at their 50% projections. But what's more likely to happen is that one hits his 70% projection, another hits the 30% projection, and the 70% player gets more playing time. It's selection bias on the part of the manager.
Feb 22, 2009 21:25 PM
I wonder where Manny would have the biggest impact? I'm guessing Atlanta or an AL Central team.
Feb 19, 2009 12:56 PM
Any chance of running the simulation with Manny as a Dodger and Manny as a Giant or is that too complex?
Feb 19, 2009 13:21 PM
Instead of team strengths based are PECOTA weighted means, how about extending the simulations to include the probabilities of underachievement and overachievement and showing percentiles for team win totals?
Feb 19, 2009 13:22 PM
Al Skorupa
Hmmm... Well, working on the assumption that these projected standings are run off a database using the weighted means (when will that be updated, btw??)... what if the projections were done using the 40th percentile and 60th percentile for every player? Or 30 and 70, etc...
Feb 19, 2009 15:15 PM
What is the chance that the Rangers will have a top 10 pitcher in the majors by 2012?
Feb 19, 2009 13:47 PM
Does this projection take into account that the Rangers could pull some good pitchers up half way this year? If so they would exceed this projection in my opinion. They exceeded last year's projection with similar hitting talents. Once the pitching is more staunch they are in the heat of the race.
Feb 19, 2009 14:01 PM
Here's a list of players who skewed the pre-season standings last year.
Feb 19, 2009 14:05 PM
The biggest skew with the Twins was how lucky they were with RISP. That one isn't likely to repeat and that is a mediocre offense.
Feb 19, 2009 15:14 PM
Al Skorupa
A very mediocre offense.
Feb 19, 2009 15:18 PM
Once the Metrodome gets knocked down they'll struggle heavily, and I cannot wait for that day.
Feb 19, 2009 17:19 PM
Jesse Wigtil
The possibility that the AL's four winningest teams could come from the same division, while only two of them would make the playoffs, is greatly displeasing.
Feb 19, 2009 17:51 PM
Their 4 best teams came from the same division last year - only weakness of schedule gave a better record to the Angels.
Feb 19, 2009 19:04 PM
Well this clearly isn't true - the Angels luck helped their record, but strength of schedule did not give them a 14 game edge over the Blue Jays.
Feb 20, 2009 07:26 AM
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Response from Senator Claire McCaskil
January 24, 2013
Dear Mr. L,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the recent shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, as well as gun control policy and gun safety. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond.
On Friday, December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and began shooting teachers and students before taking his own life. This horrific tragedy took the lives of 27 people, including 20 children seven years of age and younger. As a mother, I'm horrified and stunned by the senseless violence against innocent children and teachers.
This tragedy has led to renewed and important discussions about gun control, which is often a divisive topic in our nation. The loss of so many beautiful children in a mass shooting that involved an assault rifle with ammunition clips that held large numbers of bullets makes clear that we need to revisit the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and review permissible magazine ammunition sizes. I am also supportive of closing the gun show loophole and making sure that those with court-determined, dangerous mental health diagnoses do not get access to guns. Finally, it is equally clear that we must reconsider the mental health services available to our citizens, knowing that each mass shooting our nation has experienced involved individuals with substantial mental health problems. "Obamacare" will expand important mental health coverage when it is implemented in 2014. Protecting our children and our citizens will require us to come together to find real solutions that cover a broad range of factors that have contributed to these horrific incidents.
I firmly believe that an attempt to promote appropriate gun safety measures can be done without infringing upon law-abiding citizens' right to own firearms or unduly burdening the hunting and sportsmanship culture of Missouri. I believe the horror of the Newtown shootings makes clear that we must get to work protecting our communities and our children from mass slaughter, while also protecting our Second Amendment rights. I am hopeful that the National Rifle Association, a significant voice in this discussion, will be a constructive part of this dialogue.
Even as I welcome this renewed debate, please know that I will continue to protect the Second Amendment Rights of law-abiding citizens to safely own and use appropriate firearms. In the past, I have voted to permit residents of the District of Columbia to own and purchase firearms. I also supported an amendment to a spending bill that would prevent funding for any international organization, including the United Nations, that places a tax on any firearm owned by a United States citizen. I have opposed other inappropriate measures, such as forcing Missouri to accept other states' firearms laws.
As your United States Senator, I will keep your thoughts in mind anytime Congress considers gun-related legislation. In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, my prayers are with the students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary, and with their families. All Americans are outraged at senseless and criminal gun violence no matter where they may fall in the debate on guns in American society. A renewed national conversation has begun and we must all be a constructive and open-minded part of it. There is middle ground here, where this nation can come together with sensible laws that prevent the mass murder of innocent citizens, while we continue to respect our Constitution and its Second Amendment rights.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you on this or any other issue.
Claire McCaskill
United States Senator
In short I think that what she is really saying is this "I, as a US senator, have no clue what the 2 amendment is actually there for. I am a firm believer in allowing people to own firearms to hunt, but that is all. I have no real understanding of the oath I took or what the constitution means or what it says. I am happy that I am making money as your senator for doing nothing, and I hope this letter will make you vote for me again. As for the true meaning of the 2a and your right to own firearms, you're pretty much screwed.
Thanks for your tax dollars, they paid for a huge steak for my lunch and a bunch of other things I don't need and you will never have,
Your senator."
Aligns to my interpretation.
I haven't responded to her yet. I figured I ought to take a day or two to calm down a little. Probably in my best interest.
Reply from my other Senator. This one sounds better
Dear Caleb,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the rights of gun owners.
As you may know, I am a strong defender of our Second Amendment rights. The right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms is an individual right guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the Constitution and broadly interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Our Founders clearly understood that one of the most basic rights of Americans is the ability to defend themselves and their families.
In light of the terrible tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, there have been calls for immediate action to address gun control. I do believe it is important that we have a serious national discussion about preventing these senseless acts of violence and protecting our children in their schools. Equally important, however, is an effort that more broadly addresses ways to spend federal dollars more wisely when it comes to treating and identifying those who are mentally ill as well as intervening before they tragically impact their own lives and the lives of others.
There are no easy answers here. I continue to believe that a weapons ban does not fix the issue. Whatever we do, it must be consistent with the Constitution.
I appreciate your thoughts and will continue to support legislation that safeguards our Second Amendment rights, encourages safe and responsible gun ownership, and keeps our homes and families safe.
Agai n, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt ) and Twitter ( www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt ) about the important issues f acing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website ( blunt.senate.gov ) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e -newsletter .
Sincere regards,
Roy Blunt
United States Senator
Let's face it, political campaigns are full of half-truths and inaccuracies designed to portray an opponent in a poor light. It's always been that way. This business of accusing people of lying is not conducive to a civil conversation. How do you respond to someone who has not just voiced his disagreement with your position, but has also maligned your character? In the last election, both sides did it, though my opinion is that the obama campaign was the more egregious.
"an assault rifle with ammunition clips that held large numbers of bullets"
Totally clueless about firearms. First off, a semi-auto AR-15 IS NOT and "assault rifle" since it does NOT fire in full auto. Second off, they're not "clips" they're MAGAZINES and they don't hold "bullets" they hold round of ammunition or cartridges, a bullet is only part of a round of ammo.
I honestly think that we, the folks that truly understand the 2nd Amendment are totally wasting out time trying to talk to these anti-gun jerks. They never will 'get it' no matter how hard we try to talk to them or no matter what we say. They've made up their little minds that firearms are bad and should not be in the hands of "civilians" at all. The only real course of action is to wake up enough of the "sheeple" to vote these jerks out of office. Barring that move to another more gun friendly State and take your guns and tax dollars with you so they won't get a penny more of your hard earned money to use against you to pass these stupid laws.
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I Abused Laxatives and am suffering severe withdrawl symptoms. I am 30 years old. 5 ft. tall. I weight 124 lbs. I am the mother of two girls, 5 and 6. I have factor V leiden and take atenolol 1/4 25mg tablet twice daily. I abused dulcolax stimulant laxaitives for 3 years taking 8 nightly in order to lose weight. I developed a pain in my stomach and decided to stop about 3 months ago. I received an endoscopy which reveiled a small ulcer in the antum. 2 weeks into my recovery i had a sudden increase in stomach acid and reflux that send me to tears daily. My doc persribed prilosec which made me seriously ill. Severe diareah,nasia, confusion. I can tolerate Zantac but even 300 mg does not do the trick. I am now on Prevacid 15 mg. and still have some acid but the side effects are not as severe as with the prilosec. Still have nausia and diarreah just not as bad. I don't know what to do . Do i take 15mg more of the prevacid? How long is this going to last. Will I be able to get better enough to get off this stuff? Is this a result of the Lax abuse? please help!!!
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Yes, 30 mg of prevacid is a pretty standard dose. He probably gave you 15 to avoid side effects.
The ulcer should heal in time and your system will get back to normal.
It could be partially because of the laxatives but now that you are off it should heal.
also, make sure they tested you for a bacteria called H pylori (it causes ulcers).
It may take some time.
Have they improved at all?
3 months is actually a pretty long time.
I initially thought you said 3 weeks.
What does the GI doc think?
Yes. It sounds as if you may have developed irritable bowel syndrome.
Other things like celiac disease should be rule out too.
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ditto to this question and i wonder if it is offensive to the RastafarI to see non-RastafarI with locs?
Do LDS practice infant baptism as a removal of original sin? I've always been confused as to why most Christian faiths did this (I was raised Catholic) since babies are so pure, IMO.
LDS children are not baptised until the age of 8.
i found a great article on the subject... Salvation of Little Children
and a scripture that pretty much sums it up (here)
|The age at which baptism should be administered is not specified in the Bible, although it is evident that candidates were to be old enough to be capable of belief and have some understanding. In latter-day revelation we learn that the Lord has set the age at eight years as the time when a person begins to become accountable and can be baptized (It then quotes the two passages from The Doctrine & Covenants I cited above).
Not LDS, but, no, I don't believe they do. From what I observed, LDS members get baptized around pre-teen age (I guess when they know right from wrong, can make the decision themselves, etc.). LDS seem to have a different understanding of Adam and Eve than most I've heard from, so it would not surprise me if they were not big on the concept of "original sin", but someone LDS will have to answer that!
|5 And he gave unto them commandments, that they should worship the Lord their God, and should offer the firstlings of their flocks, for an offering unto the Lord. And Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the Lord.
6 And after many days an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.
7 And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.
8 Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.
9 And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.
10 And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God.
11 And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.
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"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
The practice of allowing one's hair to lock (basically to not comb one's naturally curly hair) is a tradition of the RastafarI livity (faith/lifestyle). For RastafarI, locks are not to be combed or styled in any way--they are simply allowed to grow out and form. Some RastafarI do separate the locks but some do not. Personally, I will be separating ds' locks simply because it's easier to wash and care for the scalp that way, in my opinion. Anyway, locks are extremely significant in RastafarI culture because they represent a sincere and complete desire to be set apart from Western (European or White) culture. It is a true expression of Blackness since it is the natural texture of African hair that makes locking possible. RastafarI do not shy away from calling locks "dreadlocks" because indeed they are supposed to look dreadful to the eyes of Westerners. RastafarI are not afraid to be separate and even aim for that. One major goal of RastafarI is to "go to the hills" or leave Babylon (the West) for there is no life for African people there--only oppression and sorrow. So wearing dreadlocks is a declaration of separateness and rebellion--and also devotion to HIM Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia who RAstafarI regard as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah--manifestation of "God" in flesh. So the locks are also symbolic of a lion's mane or a crown. Another thought on locks is that locks look organic or alive and are often regarded as a reminder to look to one's roots and to be as natural as possible (organic and vegetarian foods, no chemical medicines/drugs). Locks are also seen as "antennae" that connect one to Jah (the Almighty). These days, locks have become fashionable but most RastafarI do not buy into the fashion aspect and wear their locks completely natural (no chemical hair care products, combing or styling). RastafarI sistren generally cover their locks when outside of their gates (homes) and at Binghi (worship service) and most Bredrin also cover their locks when outside but remove the covering at Binghi. Locks are sacred and since they are viewed as antennae, covering keeps strangers eyes from staring and negative, unwanted energy away as well as people from touching (sometimes people will reach and tough locks just because they have never seen them before). Covering the locks then serves as a first line of defense.
Well, I hope that answered the question.
RastafarI liveth.
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NCD-- Okay, I'm sure this will be a touchy one, but here goes: Why was the rule about plural marriages rescinded? If it was for purely political reasons, what do modern-day Saints believe about plural marriage?
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For anyone who's Heathen/Asatru/Norse-related, does a person need to be of Germanic/Nordic ancestry to worship your pantheon?
Why do Jews bow at the final verse of Lecha Dodi (the part which goes "bo'i chalah, bo'i chalah"? Lecha Dodi is the most beautiful poem, btw. I've read the English translation, but it's so lovely in Hebrew, it makes me wish I could understand Hebrew. I'd be interested in anyone's ideas on what Lecha Dodi means to them as a Jew, too. (feel free to not answer if that's too personal) The first time I heard it was at a Shabbat service on the beach and I was enchanted.
I'm not NCD, but can I pop in the discussion?
If you pop into the LDS Mamas (should also be Dadas ) thread this very day, you'll find over the last few pages a discussion about what modern-day Saints believe about plural marriage. It varies.
Latter-day Saints believe that the current prophet (at the time it was Wilford Woodruff) receives revelation, but there is give and take. I.e., Wilford Woodruff probably would not have been praying about the "issue" of plural marriage affecting politics and even more, the family dynamics of so many polygamists in UT. We believe that he received the revelation that to continue with plural marriage would eventually tear the church apart and have it be destroyed here on the earth, and it was not the Lord's will for that to happen. SO, the guideline was given (i.e., commandment) that church members were to refrain from solemnizing any more plural marriages in the temples or in the Endowment house or anywhere else. It was voted in at the General Conference Oct. 6, 1890.
A lot of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have mixed feelings about the whole situation, the history surrounding it, and plural marriage in general; even if they DON'T believe it was rescinded for political reasons. It seems for most of us to fall into the category of needing to be taken on faith.
I have NEVER felt that I needed to have mixed feelings about this, I've only felt encouraged to read about it, discuss it, study it out, pray about it. I have come to a place where I feel that it will all work out and be explained. On the other side.
I guess that was longer than I anticipated.
"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
During the Lecha Dodi prayer, we bow towards the West in the direction of the setting sun. Since Jewish days last from sunset to sunset, the setting of the sun indicates the arrival of the Sabbath. So we are bowing to and greeting the bride (the Sabbath/Shabbat/Shabbos). At one time, this prayer was recited in a field in view of the setting sun, and I think some Jews still have this custom today.
Is RastafarI a religion that is only for people of color or people of African descent? Or is it considered open to all, but the "cultural" elements are focused on POC?
"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
My question is for any Jewish mamas out there ... how does one reconcile circumcision (it's a "commandment" in Judaism, isn't it, or am I way off base with that idea) but how does one reconcile the Jewish imperative (if it is indeed an imperative) to circumcise with the ideas of NFL concerning the same?
I am learning so much here, about LDS, judaism, rastafarI... This is fun! And for a change, nobody ask about islam hehe...
This one has been covered in numerous threads; I'll try to sum it up:
"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
Okay, I have questions about Islam: Years ago, I read the Koran but I don't remember too much. One thing that I do remember is a verse, relatively early on, saying that anyone who knows the one true God (Allah) is saved; Christian, Jew, and two or three other groups that I can't remember. My questions are thus:
1. Saved from what?
2. Do you have any idea how Muslim Fundamentalists reconcile this verse with their behavior?
3. Who are those other groups, mentioned by name?
And a totally unrelated question: How do you pronounce "Eid?"
"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
I think that that can be said of any book of holy scripture be it the Quran, the Bible, the Book of Mormon or whatever. There is always someone out there that will torque what has been said to suit their fancy. Just think of the people who use the Bible to justify what is - essentially child abuse - "Spare the rod, spoil the child" even though that phrase never actually appears anywhere in the Bible. Go figure. :
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Embarkation: Port Canaveral (Orlando)
Loaded up the Forrester and left Knoxville at 7:00 AM. Already running a little late, but hey, it's vacation right. We made great time and arrived in Port Canaveral at around 5:00! We had booked a package with the Country Inn and Suites in Port Canaveral and we were very pleased. The hotel is as good as talked about on this site. When we got to the hotel, we found out that there was a satellite launch scheduled for around 6:00 pm...talk about stoked!!! I am a huge sci fi geek and love everything about space. What can I say, I grew up dreaming of being an astronaut and finding a genie in a bottle on the beach! The launch took place around 6:30...it was the last of six spy satellites that were being launched over a few weeks. Our vacation is really off with a bang! After that, our party of 11 headed to Fish Lips for dinner (very good) and then a short souvenier stop at Ron Jons.
Day 1
Woke up and looked out our window and there was the More Dream, looking magnificent. Because of the size of our party and the number of people booked on the shuttle, we were told on arrival that the soonest we could get a shuttle from the hotel to the ship was 1:30. That was not going to work for us, so we called a cab and for $3 per person, we were off to the Dream by 10:30. Embarkation was a total breeze. We were on the ship by 11:10 and started our exploring. At 1:30 we were allowed in our cabin (Upper Deck 6415) and all of our luggage arrived by 2:00. Sail away took place around 4:30. After a drink on deck, we headed to our room to unpack. We had anytime dining in the Crimson dining room and I must say that I am not a fan. I prefer late seating at a table that you know your whole party can sit at. Most nights, we broke up into parties of 8 and 3. Only had dinning with my daughter one night during the entire cruise. Rest of the time, she was one of the 3 with her two friends. She enjoyed it, though. Our waiter, was Joel (Billy Joel from PHILLYpenes). He was exceptional and we liked him a lot, but unfortunately, we were unable to get seated with him the rest of the cruise. Dinner was just ok. I had the Flat Iron Steak and didn't care for the sauce, but at least it was cooked correctly. After dinner, we went to the Welcome Aboard show. I liked all of the shows that we attended and thougth that the entertainment was very good for a cruise.
Day 2 (Nassau, Bahamas)
Short day in Nassau (not quite sure why). I definitely see some improvement in Nassau and if I had more time, I might begin to like this port. My wife is a Wedding Planner and does booking for Sandals, so we had a Day Pass to the Royal Bahamian. Caught a cab at the port and got ripped off ($25 for a 10 minute cab ride to Sandals in a van that I thought the seat was going to turn over). Spent about three hours at the RB and caugth another cab back to the port area (a more reasonable $18 this time). Did a little shopping for the grandaughter and then headed back to the ship. Sail Away was nice. We had secured some seats aft and laid back and had a relaxing afternoon. After a few hours, we headed to our balcony where I enjoyed a great cigar and some brandy. Then it was time to get ready for the first formal night. I must say that all of the ladies in our party looked great, we guys were just the window dressing. My wife and I had the lobster, and it was extremely good!
Day 3 (Relaxing Day at Sea)
Day started with room service on our balcony (what a beautiful start to a day). After that, we headed up to the Serenity Deck and secured a great spot to relax the day away. Day spent in a comfortable lounge chair and hot tub, while teenagers daughter and friends enjoyed the pool and water slide. I will point out that it was a little windy up on deck, but did not deter from a beautiful day at sea. Went to the gathering for lunch and had no complaints. I would like to point out that our ship was completely sold out, so lines should never be longer than what we experienced...the longest I ever waited for any buffet meal was around 10 minutes (this included breakfast). So if you are worried about long waits, don't. Even the Lanai BBQ line moved quickly. I never ate at the Pasta Bar, but it did look like there was a line for that and the area filled quickly. After relaxing in the sun all day, we headed to dinner around 8:00 PM. Had to wait for around 40 minutes, but we found something to do. Me, I headed to the Casino for a little Blackjack. I am not a big gambler, but I do have a system...I take $25 -$30 to a casino, and if I double that amount, I get up and leave. At the end of the cruise, I took home $125.00 more than I came with. After dinner, we went to the show...not sure which one it was, but I enjoyed them all. After the show, we headed to the Piano Bar (Aft) for some drinks...we stayed until 1:00 in the am.
Day 4 (St. Thomas)
We arrived in St. Thomas on time around 10:00 and were off the ship by 10:30. We opted to head for St. John on our own, so we caught a cab to Red Hook ($10pp). We got there just in time to catch the 11:00 ferry to St. John, so we bought or Ferry tickets ($12pp roundtrip) and off we went. Upon arriving at Cruz Bay, we immediately caught a cab to Trunk Bay for some beach time and snorkeling ($9pp). Trunk Bay is a wonderful beach area with very good snorkeling, the cost to enter the park is $3 per adult (children 16 and under are free). I am an experienced SCUBA diver, so I have dived better reefs, but this was very nice with plentiful fish. Did see a hawksbill sea turtle (about 2' diameter). We stayed at Trunk Bay until around 3:30 and then headed back to Cruz Bay to find some Conch fritters and beverages. We first went to Woody's, but they were way to crowded. So we ended up at the High Tide Bar and Grill (right near the Ferry terminal). Had a great waitress (Anna Marie from Atlanta) and ate some of the best Conch fritters I have tasted (better than Woody's!) After three rum punches, it was time to stagger ( I mean walk) over to the ferry and head back to Red Hook and catch our pre-arranged ride back to Havensight. We got back on the Dream at around 7:00 for our 8:00 sailing. We did not feel like dressing up, so we ate at The Gathering buffet this night.
Day 5 (St. Maarten/St.Martin)
We arrived in Phillipsburg, St. Maarten at 8:00 am and we off the boat by 8:30. We opted to head for the French side of the island and caught a cab to Friar's Bay. Our cab driver was Oliver Williams (and I would really like to give him cudos). He loves his island and was extremely dependable. (http://www.duccotaxiservice.com/ContactUs.html) Olver pointed out that there was no taxi service at Friar's Bay, so we pre-arranged a time for pick-up...he was right on time! Friar's Bay was the highlight of our trip. It was absolutely a picture postcard view with crystal clear water and no waves. There were two restaurants and bars at this beach, as well as, chairs and umbrellas. Chairs and unbrellas were free if you ate at the restaurant. Don't expect friendly service on the French side of the island. I found the restaurant staff to be very rude and arrogant. However, the food was good, but slightly expensive. Be warned that all prices are in euros, so it will cost you more on the exchange. After the beach, we shopped a little at the port area, had a Baker's rum (local) pina colada, bought a few more cigars, and picked up a few mini bottles of Courvisier Cognac. No problem getting the mini bottles on the ship. Dinner this night was casual in the Crimson Dining room. The show that night was the juggler and he was very entertaining.
Day 6 (San Juan, Puerto Rico????)
Woke up just as we were sailing out of Puerto Rical by El Morro. Turns out, we had a medical emergency and the Captain diverted us to San Juan to medivac the lady to a hospital. (Mary from Iowa, I hope your Mom is recovering and will be able to come home soon). Headed up to the Serenity Deck where I parked my kister all day. Discovered the Spa lunch area and had a very health sandwich and salad for lunch. I did get out of my clam shell for a little while that afternoon to go and watch the Newlywed Game...that is where I met Mary and Rick from Iowa. Too soon and it was time to get ready for the last formal night dinner...escargot and chateu briande. Just before dinner, I smoked a cuban and sipped a double cognac on my balcony...decadence! Did not make it to a show that night. We just crashed.
Day 7 (Last Day at Sea)
Started the day with watching the sunrise from the Serenity Deck. Ate breakfast in The Gathering, then back to the Serenity for as much sun as I could get. It was very windy (if you got out of your Clam Shell chair, the wind would move it). I actually got on the water slide with a couple of my friends (not sure what my teenager thought of that). What a rush! About 5:00, we headed back to the room to start packing and I chilled a bottle of Chardonay. We then sat on our balcony (actually two balconies opened up) with our friend and killed the bottle of Chardonay and a bottle of Cab. Went to dinner and then dropped by the casino, won a little more, and then went to the Carnival Legends show. If you have not been to one of these, you should not miss it...it's a lot like American Idol, but without talent (except for the guy who sang Friends in Low Places better than Garth Brooks)
Headed for Home
Disembarkation was a breeze. We arrive at Port Canaveral at around 6:30 am and people were able to disembark by 6:45. We were Zone 19 and were off the ship by 8:45. Found our luggage and were back at the Country Inn and Suites by 9:15. We called the shuttle while we were getting our last bag, so we did not have to wait more than 5 minutes when we got to the pick-up area (Zone C). Earlier, I mentioned that it took 10 hours to get to Port Canaverla from Knoxville, however with the Spring Break traffic, it took us 14 to get home. We hit traffic in Cordele, GA that did not let up until we were on the other side of Atlanta!
Final Thoughts
Ship: The ship was beautiful. I have no complaints about the decor or activities. There was something for everyone.
The Smell: I did catch a whiff a time or two on the Upper deck aft, but it was fleeting. Not worth worrying about.
Serenity Deck: Loved it!!!
Butch: Best Cruise Director ever!!! I have been on 6 cruises and he is the best. This Ya is for you Butch!
Spring Break: Not sure if I would do another Spring Break cruise. Not complaining about the kids (we added 3 teenagers to the bunch), but the decks were crowded.
Would I cruise the Dream again, you betcha!
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In spite of protestations from Monsanto and Monsanto controlled officials / scientists that GM food was safe, 44,000 internal FDA documents, which came to light as a result of a lawsuit filed against Monsanto, exposed the official proclamation as an outright lie. The documents revealed that the FDA's own scientists found that GM food was bad for human health – that it can induce allergies, and anti-biotic resistant diseases; toxins and cancer causing agents.
The GM agenda serves two ultimate purposes; firstly, to significantly reduce the global population by slowly poising the food supply, causing massive increases in cancer, disease, organ failure, as well as to render the population infertile; and secondly, to give the elite companies a complete monopoly of the global food supply.
Remember when you are eating GM food you are eating information. Contrary to official claims, the DNA in GM foods does not perish on consumption, but remains intact. Moreover, you are also eating somebody's intellectual property – which has frightening implications for the control of the food supply.
Studies Prove GM Foods and Roundup Lethal
The recent and long-term French study from the University of Caen found that eating genetically modified corn and consuming trace levels of Monsanto's Roundup chemical fertilizer caused rats to develop horrifying tumors, widespread organ damage, and premature death. This study has been deemed "the most thorough research ever published into the health effects of GM food crops and the herbicide Roundup on rats."
The study found:
• Up to 50% of males and 70% of females suffered premature death.
• Rats that drank trace amounts of Roundup (at levels legally allowed in the water supply) had a 200% to 300% increase in large tumors.
• Rats fed GM corn and traces of Roundup suffered severe organ damage including liver damage and kidney damage.
• The study fed these rats NK603, the Monsanto variety of GM corn that's grown across North America and widely fed to animals and humans. This is the same corn that's in your corn-based breakfast cereal, corn tortillas and corn snack chips.
The study caused Russia to ban imports of U.S. GM corn due to the cancer risk. France and most of Europe have effectively banned feeding GM crops to humans and Monsanto was found guilty of 'chemical poisoning' earlier this year.
In the Unites States, one in two men and one in three women get cancer. What role does GM corn and soy play, which are common in most processed foods?
Walmart sells GM corn to its customers without labeling it as such.
Russian biologist Alexey V. Surov, and his colleagues were determined to discover if Monsanto's genetically modified soy, grown on 91% of US soybean fields, leads to problems in growth or reproduction.
They found that after feeding hamsters for two years over three generations, those on the GM diet, and especially the group on the maximum GM soy diet, showed devastating results. By the third generation, most GM soy-fed hamsters lost the ability to have babies. They also suffered slower growth, and a high mortality rate among the pups.
Scientific studies have linked Monsanto's GM corn to organ failure.
Other studies have linked GM foods to cancer. Monsanto's GM-derived rBGH (which is a genetically-altered growth hormone given to dairy cows to make them more milk) was shown to increase the production of IGF-1 from 70-1000%. IGF-1 is a very powerful hormone that has been linked to a 2.5-4 times higher incidence of human colon, breast and prostate cancer.
Even Monsanto's employees refuse to eat GM foods.
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The Chicago Bulls look to continue their improved play as of late as they welcome the East-leading New York Knicks to the United Center tonight at 8 Eastern.
To pick up on what is the recurring thread this season (the Bulls lack of consistent scoring), I'd like to give credit to the Bulls' best offensive player, Jimmy Butler. Yes, you heard me. So far this season, Jimmy is the Bulls' leader in True Shooting % (61.5), Effective Field Goal % (53.3, the only Bulls player above 50%), Turnover % (7.3), Points Per 100 Possessions (132!), and Win Shares per 48 minutes (.194), all while having the lowest Usage Rate (12.6%) on the entire team. He's also third on the team in total offensive Win Shares (0.8), right behind Luol Deng at 0.9 and Joakim Noah at 1.2.
What does this mean? Well, despite his reputation as an active defender and all-around hustle guy, Jimmy has proven to be the most efficient scorer on the team, and by a large margin. His jump-shooting numbers are pedestrian at best, but it's around the rim where he shines, with an eFG% of 69.6 according to 82games. While I would hardly recommend that the offense focus on Butler, his high efficiency surely at least warrants not only a more consistent role, but a few more shots a game (surely more than Kirk Hinrich, who, despite shooting well this week, remains one of the worst offensive players in the NBA). One of the skills he showed in Summer League was his propensity for getting to the line, which has most definitely carried over to the regular season, where he's drawing a foul at an astounding 21.5% rate. For comparison, Kevin Durant draws fouls 17.5% of the time.
Perhaps most encouragingly has been his defensive production at the shooting guard position, where he's seen roughly half his minutes, and is holding his opponents to a 9.8 PER per 48 minutes. Essentially, Jimmy is adapting to wherever Thibs decides to play him, and is doing it at a rate that far outstrips everyone else on the team to this point. Here's hoping he keeps it going. This team is desperate for offensive production, and getting as much production as possible from the easiest shot in basketball is certainly a way to ameliorate this.
Key Matchup: Jimmy Butler vs. J.R. Smith
The Knicks have exploded to their hot start this season with a barrage of easy three pointers, feasting on lesser scoring teams by simply blowing them out of the water, going 7-0 against teams considered to be "poor" offensively. J.R. Smith has been the catalyst of a great many of these runs, and if Carmelo Anthony can't go (the latest reports have him as a game-time decision), the Knicks will certainly look to Smith to create some of these shots in the doldrums of the second and third quarters. Smith has been a part of 3 of the Knicks' 4 best five-man units, and is extremely capable of scoring torrentially. If Jimmy Butler can stay with him, or better yet attack him at the rim and get him in foul trouble, it will force the Knicks to look somewhere else for a scoring punch. More importantly, it will allow Luol Deng to focus his defensive efforts elsewhere and keep him fresh. The Bulls' starters played heavy minutes last night, so the more minutes Jimmy can steal will only help their chances of surviving the Knicks.
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SF Luol Deng
SG Marco Belinelli
PG Kirk Hinrich
C Tyson Chandler
PF Kurt Thomas (possibly Carmelo Anthony)
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For just the third time in more than 30 years, the Cowichan Valley Regional District will have a new hand on the steering wheel.
On Friday, the Cowichan Valley Regional District announced the hiring of Brian Carruthers as Chief Administrative Officer.
Carruthers, currently CAO for the Regional District of Central Kootenay, will assume his new post, effective Sept. 2.
He will direct the overall planning, co-ordinating and control of all regional services based on the policies approved by the CVRD board.
Carruthers has also been CAO of the City of Williams Lake, and worked in a variety of management roles with the parks and protected areas division of the B.C. Ministry of Environment.
"Mr. Carruthers is a respected, capable, and accomplished leader with a demonstrated record of effective local government experience," CVRD Chairman Rob Hutchins said in a media release.
"I am delighted to be returning home to the island and I look forward to working with the board of directors and staff in serving the residents and stakeholders of the Cowichan Valley Regional District," said Carruthers in the same release.
He will take over from interim CAO, Frank Raimondo, the former longtime CVRD chief administrator, who came out of retirement after CAO Warren Jones departed in February.
Raimondo had served since the early '80s before being replaced by Jones in 2008.
The Nelson Star reports the move allows Carruthers to join his partner in the Duncan area and be closer to family. He has been with the RDCK less than two years, having arrived in November 2012.
In a news release, RDCK chair John Kettle credited Carruthers with implementing a number of initiatives to improve governance and service delivery in the regional district.
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WINNIPEG - Assiniboine Credit Union is boldly going where no Canadian financial institution has gone before.
The Winnipeg-based credit union has launched the country's first Islamic mortgage, a product designed to address Islamic law, which says paying interest on money is unacceptable and considered usury by the Qur'an.
Instead of loaning money to Muslim clients, ACU enters into a "declining partnership agreement" with them. This calls for the credit union to sell its share of the property to them over an agreed upon period of time. All the while, the family has exclusive rights to live in the home and in exchange, they agree to pay ACU a profit. At the end of the contract, the Muslim family will own the home outright.
Priscilla Boucher, vice-president of corporate social responsibility at ACU, said the new product has been in the works for four years, ever since it was approached by members of the Muslim community.
"It was an issue of financial exclusion for the Muslim community," she said.
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New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith said he's been assured the quarterback competition isn't a closed case for incumbent Mark Sanchez.
With Smith sidelined for the Jets' second preseason game with an ankle injury that's improving, the second-round draft pick hopes he's still in the running.
"I was told the competition is still open," Smith said, per ESPN New York.
Smith had a "brutal" practice this week, according to coach Rex Ryan, where he was intercepted several times.
"I wanted to be out there in practice," Smith said. "I wouldn't allow them to keep me out of practice."
Smith could potentially get a start in the third preseason game, but nothing has been decided.
Sanchez is still throwing interceptions, too.
So, nothing has been decided yet.
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Whether you call yourself a photo enthusiast or a pro, whether you shoot with a phone or with film, you probably have themes that crop up frequently in your photography. By intent or by accident, certain subjects or themes surface in your photos—whether dogs or rivers or carefully crafted coffee drinks.
Or bicycles. Ben Long likes bikes, and he finds himself photographing them frequently. As he describes in this week's installment of The Practicing Photographer, he hasn't yet photographed The Perfect Bicycle shot, but he keeps practicing. And that's what it's all about. Maybe one day he'll find a perfect bike in a perfect setting with perfect light, but in the meantime, he's refining his eye and building a library of thematic shots—photographic studies of the lines and shapes of bicycles.
That's your call to action this week: Find that thing that you like to photograph and keep on working it. If you never really thought about photographic themes in your work before, take some time to explore your photo catalog—you may find some themes in your existing photos that you weren't aware of.
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After much thought, I am not sure the public option is going to stop the gouging by the insurance vampires. They will conspire to raise the rates of the higher risk folks to push them into the public plan if allowed to. They can still deny benefits with near impunity and delay appeals till the patient is dead. No, we either have to totally abandon private insurance or regulate and litigate the hell out of the insurance industry till it meets the needs of consumers. For example, any denial can be adjudicated by an independent panel within 24 hours and if the insurance company loses, triple damages should immediately be paid to the patient. They will think three time before screwing a patient out of his benefits..


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TAMPA — Joe Gliksman will have mixed emotions today when he heads to the starting line for his 10th and final Gasparilla Marathon.
The 57-year-old business consultant from Valrico, one of six runners who has competed in every Gasparilla Marathon since the inaugural event in 2000, is afraid he won't find another race so close to home. Then again, Gliksman won't miss that last leg down Bayshore Boulevard.
"Almost, without fail, that last 4 miles you have the wind coming off the bay blowing right in your face," said Gliksman, who ran his first marathon on 1985. "And after you have run 20-something miles, the wind is not your friend."
The Gasparilla Marathon, and its flat, fast 26.2-mile course along the scenic Tampa waterfront, has had a small but loyal following over the years. But organizers said this is the last year they will stage a full marathon.
"We just haven't had the growth that we wanted," race director Susan Harmeling said. "But we will still put on the half marathon in 2011, and hopefully, we will see that race continue to grow."
Marathons are on the upswing. Last year was another record year with 465,000 marathon finishers in the United States, a 10 percent increase over 2008.
"This was the biggest increase in marathon participation in more than 25 years," said Ryan Lamppa of Running USA. "The sport is experiencing phenomenal growth."
In 2009, there were 17 marathons in Florida. The Walt Disney World Marathon was the state's largest, and sixth in the country, with 14,948 runners; this year's race drew a record 16,922 finishers.
The Miami Marathon was a distant second with 2,770, followed by Gasparilla with 1,303.
The Gasparilla Marathon's participation numbers could have been hurt by the fact that the race weekend also has 5K, 15K and half-marathon events.
"We will have more than 20,000 people participate in all four races this year," Harmeling said.
Gliksman said the Gasparilla Marathon has been one of the better-run events he has participated in. "I have run Boston, Detroit and every one they have ever held in Florida, and this has always been my favorite," he said. "The community support has just been great. I'll miss it."


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The 2013 edition of the Pastor D.K Olukoya junior championships scheduled for March 7-9, has been restricted to Under-17 by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria in view of the maiden African Youth Championships billed for Warri, Delta March 23-28.
Previously the D.K Olukoya Championships, which is in its third year were only for Under-18 athletes. But the AFN scaled down the age-limit as the the AYC is opened to only Under-17 athletes.
"We are using the D.K Olukoya as our trials. And it is only wise that we restrict it to Under-17 athletes since the African Youth Championships is for Under-17,"said AFN president, Solomon Ogba in Port Harcourt during the National Schools Sports Festival.
Sixteen athletes were picked at the Schools sports festival and they will join those that will be selected from the D.K Olukoya meet at the Yaba Colleague of Technology, Lagos. The athletes that make the final list will be camped for two weeks in readiness for the AYC.
Meanwhile former Edo State commissioner for sports, Brown Ebewele has tasked the AFN to present only athletes who are truly under-17 for the AYC. He said that it was time Nigeria pay more attention to grassroots development rather than recycle athletes.
"We want to see only under-17 athletes at the AYC in Warri. We want see a crop of young athletes we can train in the next five years. "It is about time we stop this win at all cost attitude and look for young athletes to present at championships. It does matter whether they win, we want to see fresh talents," said Ebewele in Port Harcourt.


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