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It's great to be here in Boston—and what an absolute delight to visit this historic Parker House Hotel, with its fabulous food and famous guests. The menu has remained a trademark for over 150 years now, I'm told. I am also told that the Vietnamese Nationalist Ho Chi Minh, who ultimately became president of North Vietnam, once worked as a baker here, from 1911 to 1913. I have to wonder whether aspects of our own history, like the Boston Tea Party, might have contributed to his turning away from making croissants to taking up the gun.
But one thing is clear; he proved a formidable adversary, and fighting against some of his battle-hardened regiments occupied much of my earliest days in uniform. In what ended up being a 38-year calling, the Army took me far beyond the geography of Southeast Asia. Some of my most memorable assignments were in Texas, and I am reminded that, in Texas, they offer some simple, sensible advice for folks at this point in my life: First, there's no tree too tall for a short-legged dog; next, if you think you're a big deal, just try ordering someone else's dog around; and finally, you can't wring your hands and roll your sleeves up at the same time—you must choose to do one or the other.
Another saying, closer to home, comes from one of Boston's famous sons and one of our founding fathers, Samuel Adams: "The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks."
These words are as salient today as they were over 200 years ago. Every oath I took in uniform and the oath I most recently took as VA Secretary contained the promise "to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . .". From the first shots fired at nearby Lexington and Concord, through the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the spirit of that oath has been foundational to the sacrifices of the selfless, who always placed our Nation's safety before their own. All of us, who sip the peace that is purchased by their sacrifices in the name of freedom and liberty, remain in their debt. We best repay that debt to those who safeguarded us by being good stewards of the process that safeguards those who survived those terrible conflicts. In the words of one of the Veterans' Service Organizations, "honor the dead by caring for the living."
My service as VA Secretary is a calling—a noble calling to serve those with whom I went to war against Ho Chi Minh, those I sent to war as Army Chief of Staff, and those on whose shoulders I stood as I grew up in my profession. We are stewards of the long-held national obligation to care for those who defended the Nation, a VA ministry for nearly 80 years.
Our progress in achieving clinical quality and patient safety highlights many hard-earned successes. And that hard work lays the foundation for us all as we transform VA into a 21st century organization.
The Office of the General Counsel's (OGC's) own accomplishments are noteworthy:
While these are some of OGC's more notable accomplishments, I am grateful, as well, for your day-to-day efforts in all of the less visible aspects of your practice—sound legal advice which enables VA's leadership to succeed in the mission we are all privileged to share.
I have found my duties as secretary not dissimilar from those I had as Army Chief of Staff. First, figure out the mission—break it down so you understand its finite demands on you and your organization, then internalize it so it becomes part of your daily regimen. Next, secure the resources needed to empower your people to be successful in achieving that mission. Finally, develop metrics and a method for assessing progress, so you know when you have achieved your objectives. Then lead.
President Obama has a vision for a transformed 21st century VA—I am committed to helping him achieve it. But neither one of us can do it alone. I need your help and the help of everyone else in our large, vast organization. So, I was delighted to find that the title of your conference this week is, "Leading Our Transformation: It's More Than Meets the I." As our legal team, you are at the nexus of change and relevance. As Congress passes new laws and repeals old ones, you must remain nimble—ready to advise on what's new, what no longer applies, and how it affects our clients.
Your role at VA is to serve as our reconnaissance arm—our eyes and ears—for early warning on all that's likely to affect our plans and policies. You must be constantly attentive, collecting the kinds of early signals that lead to policy changes and reporting them quickly so we can be both responsive and decisive in our actions. We have no one else like you at VA—you are integral to our transformation.
In your leadership role, you will be confronted with challenges. You know the political dimensions to this town, Washington, D.C., where character assaults can sometimes be blood-sport. Washington thrives on political engagement, sometimes elegantly called "the art of the possible"—but it is battle nonetheless. Its drumbeats are, negotiate and compromise, negotiate and compromise. It's important to understand those drumbeats. For the most part, they form a useful process. On the other hand, our professional ethic is about the unwavering demand of duty—the professional responsibility for knowing what needs to be done, knowing how to do it, knowing the difference between right and wrong, and then for cleaving consistently to the right—ethically, morally, professionally.
It's called professional judgment. You all know the tremendous consequences that go with professional advice—you have lived it. If you are to continue rendering value to those of us you advise, it will be because your judgments are perceived to be competent, unbiased, apolitical, and intended to assist decision makers in arriving at the right decisions—not necessarily the ones they, or you, might want. Those determinations must be grounded in legal doctrine and knowledge of the law—not the wild guesses of the hopeful.
Now, you can have ethical behavior without good leadership—most people will do the right thing regardless of who is at the helm. But you can't have good leadership without ethical behavior. History is replete with examples of this. The deplorable treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib is a prime example of what can happen when ethical leadership is not present—and how much damage this causes to otherwise honorable institutions.
The sub-title of your conference—"It's More than Meets the I"—shows that you understand that necessary transformation will only come about if we work together. Achieving the President's vision will require transforming VA into an agile, adaptive organization that is capable of leading change, not waiting to be dragged into it, of maintaining the highest ethical standards within our organization, not waiting for others to correct unethical behavior. It will require trust and respect among colleagues, initiative, innovation, and the highest levels of transparency. We'll need to challenge some of VA's existing processes and find ways to work smarter, faster, more efficiently, and more cost-effectively.
While overcoming today's challenges, we must also look hard at long-term challenges and the initiatives we should launch to address the requirements of Veterans in the future—before their needs are brought to our attention by others.
All too often, we address issues that had their roots in events decades earlier. An example: We knew about Agent Orange in Vietnam; we had inklings of developing health problems within a few years of the war's end; but it took many years before there was a vigorous national debate about the effects of Agent Orange and then years of prolonged study—the scientific method, if you will—to lay the groundwork for disability claims. The last use of Agent Orange was in 1970, but decades passed before a comprehensive list of Agent Orange-related illnesses was compiled and considered for service-connected disability claims. If we had been more responsive then to the immediate needs of Veterans exposed to Agent Orange—well, we might not be facing the claims backlog issues that haunt us today.
I could draw the same parallel to the Gulf War Illness Syndrome. I am concerned that the same scientific process is already at work on today's signature wounds involving PTSD, TBI, and polytrauma. If it is, this is not a system based on advocacy for Veterans—it is inherently an adversarial one that places the burden on the Veteran to demonstrate the validity of the claim. It's too early for me to suggest that I've figured this all out, but I don't believe this is where we want, or need, to position VA.
VA will not be a static organization. Organizations that resist change soon become irrelevant and fade away. Veterans are not irrelevant, and VA will not fade away. Our Veterans deserve a VA that is self-aware and able to adapt to evolving needs. The change we seek won't come overnight, but with your help, it will come. We need your help to get there.
My first three months have been very busy, but I've been consistently impressed by the caliber of the workforce. I think we are moving in the right direction—a robust budget and new initiatives such as our collaboration with DoD to create one joint, virtual, electronic health record that will follow a service member from the time they enter the Armed Forces to the time we lay them to rest.
Nonetheless, we face significant challenges in the months and years ahead. The economic downturn stresses Veterans and their families, in turn, straining local, state, and federal resources for Veterans' care:
This is clearly a time of challenge, but it is also a time of opportunity. It provides us a chance to re-set VA's key vectors for the 21st century, something we will do along three basic principles:
First, a renewed recognition that Veterans are the centerpiece of our organization. They are clients, not merely customers. It all comes down to the personal, the immediate, and the host of interactions that define responsive, respectful client services. It is at that individual, human level where all of us in the department need to set our operational sights.
Second, we will be results-oriented. We will be judged by our accomplishments, not by our promises. Our Veterans want solutions to their problems, and it is up to us to provide those solutions.
Finally, VA will be forward-looking. We must be attuned to evolving needs and seek out opportunities for delivering the best services with available resources. We must continually challenge ourselves to work smarter and more efficiently. We must leverage the world's best practices, our own knowledge base, and emerging technologies to multiply our capabilities VA-wide.
In the end, the work we do every day isn't about us— it's certainly not about this secretary. It's about Veterans and how we deliver on our promises. In the words of Omar Bradley, "we are dealing with Veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours."
In my 38 years in uniform, I met some incredible people and have been inspired time and again by their courage and devotion. That's why it is so important to always treat our Veterans with dignity and respect. They are clients who deserve our utmost devotion for their service.
One example—Corporal Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura, a World War II Veteran who volunteered to serve again in Korea. On the 24th of April, 1951, near Taejon-ni, he and his company occupied a defensive position when the enemy attacked, threatening to overrun them. Corporal Miyamura jumped from his shelter and fended off the enemy attack by wielding his bayonet in close hand-to-hand combat, downing 10 of the enemy. Under continued assault, he helped his wounded men and arranged for their evacuation.
He then ordered his remaining squad members to withdraw while he manned his machine gun, alone, until he ran out of ammunition. Although severely wounded, he maintained his stand—and when last seen by his comrades, was in a hand-to-hand fight against an overwhelming number of enemy soldiers. He not only personally killed 50 of the enemy that night, but he managed to survive his severe injuries and a long stint in a North Korean POW camp after his capture. For his action, he received the Medal of Honor.
No one can train people for such extraordinary action; we stand in awe of such dedication, perseverance, and fortitude under the worst imaginable conditions.
You could have chosen more lucrative careers in private practice—yet you choose to serve at VA. Perhaps you did so understanding that Corporal Miyamura and others like him walk our halls daily. We have the privilege of rolling our sleeves up to help them.
Give us your best efforts—as you ponder the legal challenges we face and prepare those legal briefs which attempt best outcomes for Veterans—give us your best efforts. Challenge all the assumptions; be creative in solving our problems; know the law better than anyone else; and hold us to our ethics. Generations of Veterans will live their lives more fully because of your service.
Thank you for your dedication to our mission. God bless this great Nation and our Veterans. God bless all of you.
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A NEW café has been launched in Winchester in a bid to provide a charity with much-needed funding.
YMCA, based at St John's House in the Broadway, launched its renovated public-only cafe to help give a financial boost to its services.
The previous cafe was split into two separate areas – one for the public and the other for the youth clubs.
But the charity is now set on refurbishing other rooms throughout the building in order to provide more essential services.
Marketing assistant Rowena Spinks said: "The previous cafe was split between the public and the youth clubs that were here but now it's just meant for the public.
"We have temporarily stopped doing youth clubs until we can refurbish the areas. We're still providing vital services helping young people but the concept is that the cafe will be a portal to bring people in the door and therefore money to keep us going.
"We're hoping to launch the new youth clubs and a number of other events in September. This new project will do so much for us."
Though the plans have not yet been confirmed it is hoped refurbishments will take place in the conference room, staff kitchen, a room for older youth clubs, and the large reception hall which can be rented out for special occasions or used to host bigger youth groups.


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August 13, 2009—
They spent decades teaching at Tech, and on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 36 emeriti faculty members and their spouses returned to campus to attend a luncheon in their honor, hosted by President Glenn Mroz. The annual luncheon honoring emeriti faculty is a long-standing tradition at Michigan Tech.
President Mroz welcomed the former faculty, and Provost Max Seel gave them a campus update.
An emeritus faculty member is one who has retired from active professional life but retains an honorary title. Michigan Tech has 148 living and 42 deceased emeriti faculty.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Reuben Foster is committed to Alabama—at least for now. He announced the decision late Monday, choosing the Crimson Tide over Auburn. He claimed Georgia and Washington were also in the running, but they always seemed a distant third and fourth, respectively.
On Wednesday, Foster signed his letter of intent at a ceremony at his high school.
Foster was an Alabama commitment until halfway through 2012, when he switched over to Auburn. He was committed to the Tigers for several months, but in early December he reopened his recruitment around the time Gene Chizik was dismissed as Auburn's coach. This weekend, he was on an official visit to Auburn when he reportedly left and traveled up to hang out in Tuscaloosa—home of the University of Alabama.
Both head coaches—Alabama's Nick Saban and Auburn's Gus Malzahn—have visited him in the past couple of weeks.
Oh, and he has an Auburn tattoo—no announcement about what he'll do about that before he arrives in Tuscaloosa.
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Tuesday, Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m. The OutA Sight Support Group that assists adults who are having vision loss, will meet at the the Woodland Senior Center, 2001 East St., Woodland. The program will include a speaker, Paula Cordoza from the Yolo Vet Clinic, who will address how seniors can take care of their pets. For additional information call 662-2669.
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1:30 p.m. The Woodland Neuropathy Support Group will have its monthly meeting at the Woodland Community and Senior Center, 2001 East St., Rooms 3 & 4, Woodland. The speaker scheduled for this meeting will be pharmacist Lisa Shelley. The group's purpose is to share information and to encourage others with neuropathy. Individuals that have neuropathy, along with their caregivers or family members, are invited to attend.
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m. Join the Yolo Audubon Society and The Friends of West Pond for a two-hour birding and botanizing walk along West Pond in Davis. The walks are held monthly on the first Wednesday. This field trip is free to the public. Contact Gene Trapp at 756-6291 with questions.
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Learn how to protect and preserve family photos and documents from an expert at a special Preservation Workshop, to be held at the Winters Community Library. This event, to which the public is invited, is sponsored by the Winters History Project Committee. Meredith Sarmento, Yolo County's newly appointed Archivist and Records Center Coordinator, will be speaking about the best preservation practices, things to avoid and some basic conservation and repairs that folks can do at home. Participants may bring a limited number of photographs or documents and a flash drive, so their items can be scanned and digital copies can be created. This service created free of charge. For further information contact Nicki Chapman, 795-2676 or the Winters Community Library, 795-4855.
Thursday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m. The Davis Legal Center is presenting a free workshop at International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis, until 9 p.m. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. If you have questions, this is the presentation to come to for immigration answers. The Davis Legal Center is a private law office primarily serving the Davis, Woodland and Sacramento area. International House Davis is not part of UC Davis but is an independent nonprofit that serves as a home away from home for international students and scholars and local community members to explore new cultures. I-House offers six English classes per week, plus a host of other language classes plus two yoga classes and two dance classes, salsa and tango. For more information phone 753-5007.
Thursday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m. is the deadline to make reservations for the Yolo County Landowners annual dinner meeting at the Heidrick Ag History Center, 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland. A wine tasting is scheduled for 6 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m. and catered by Ludy's Main St. BBQ. Speakers for the evening include Chris Scheuring of the California Farm Bureau, and Damien Schiff of the Pacific Legal Foundation. Reservations may be made by sending a check for $30 per person to the Yolo County Landowners Association, P.O. Box 147, Woodland, 95776.
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, 10 and 9 a.m. A Holiday Gift and Bake Sale will be held at the American Lutheran Church, 1114 College St., Woodland. There will be crafters/vendors displaying many items for all ages. Lunch will be available to purchase from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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Trans widow hires law firm involved with Lawrence v. Texas to appeal ruling denying her access to death benefits from her husband
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HOUSTON — Transgender widow Nikki Araguz this week announced a new legal team and vowed to appeal a judge's ruling denying her death benefits all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
Araguz said the Houston firm of Katine & Nechman, which served as local counsel in the landmark Lawrence v. Texas case that led to a Supreme Court ruling overturning Texas' sodomy law, will represent her on appeal.
In late May, State District Judge Randy Clapp of Wharton County issued a two-page ruling saying Araguz isn't entitled to death benefits from her husband Thomas Araguz III, a volunteer firefighter who was killed in the line of duty last year.
Clapp granted summary judgment to Thomas Araguz's family, which filed a lawsuit alleging that the couple's 2008 marriage is void because Nikki Araguz was born a man, and Texas prohibits same-sex marriage.
Nikki Araguz, who until now has been represented by Frye & Associations, said she expects Katine & Nechman will partner with national LGBT advocacy groups on the appeal.
Araguz said she chose to switch law firms because the high-profile case could have broad implications for transgender equality, possibly addressing fundamental legal questions about how gender is determined.
"I think that collaborating with multiple national organizations' legal teams, and the Supreme Court experience of Mitchell Katine, is the better way to go for the greater good of everyone who's going to be affected by the outcome of this case," Araguz said this week in an interview with Dallas Voice.
Phyllis Frye, the well-known transgender attorney who heads Frye & Associates, didn't respond to a phone message seeking comment.
A representative from Katine & Nechman confirmed that the firm is likely to take the case but said any further comment would have to come from partner Mitchell Katine, who couldn't immediately be reached.
Ken Upton, a Dallas-based senior staff attorney for the national LGBT civil rights group Lambda Legal, agreed that Araguz's case could be an important one for the transgender community.
Upton said he believes Clapp should have at least granted Araguz a trial.
"If they've got any evidence at all, the rule is they should get to go to trial and prove their case," Upton said. "The judge really gave her short shrift."
In their motion for summary judgment, Thomas Araguz's family cited a San Antonio appellate court's 1999 ruling in Littleton v. Prange, which found that sex is determined at birth and cannot be changed.
Araguz's attorneys, meanwhile, argued that the Littleton decision is unconstitutional and isn't binding on courts in other parts of Texas. They also noted that in 2009 the Legislature added a court order of sex change to the list of documents that can be used to obtain marriage licenses in Texas — effectively overturning the Littleton decision.
South Texas College of Law professor James W. Paulsen, a Harvard-educated expert in family and marriage law, submitted a written affidavit in which he argued that even if the Araguzes' marriage was void when it was celebrated in 2008, it became valid when the 2009 law took effect.
"Proper resolution of this case does not require this court to take a position on transsexual marriage," Paulsen wrote. "Nor would such a determination be proper. The issue has been determined by the Texas Legislature."
Also submitting a written affidavit was Collier Cole, a licensed clinical psychologist and a professor at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston who specializes in the treatment of gender dysphoria. Cole said Araguz, now 36, began hormone therapy at 18 and, according to medical standards, completed her transition sometime in the late 1990s, even though she didn't have surgery until 2008. Cole concluded that, "I regard her [Araguz] medically and psychologically as female."
But Judge Clapp chose not to address any of these arguments in his order granting summary judgment. Araguz, who has a Texas driver's license and a California birth certificate indicating that she is female, said she was born with a birth defect.
"The doctors misidentified me at birth as male, and as I grew up, I developed into a female, and by 13 I had already developed breasts," Araguz said. "It was not until much later that I was able to medically take care of it.
"It's a birth defect like an extra toe or an extra finger," she said. "If you had the option to have it removed, you would."


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Situated near the beach, this hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from St. Augustine Premium Outlets and within 6 mi (10 km) of Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park and Royal St. Augustine Golf and Country Club. Old Florida Museum and Davenport Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — LeGarrette Blount, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' projected starter at running back, limped off the field with an apparent leg injury late in the second quarter of their matchup with Tennessee on Friday night.
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Lipscomb Academy grads go across the pond to begin university experience
"Inspirational." "Daunting."
These were the thoughts of 32 Lipscomb incoming freshmen recently as they prepared for their first college lecture by world renowned theologian Alister McGrath of King's College in London. McGrath lectured on his recent book "The Passionate Intellect," and answered questions from students as they spent time together examining his work.
This foray into collegiate life was part of a travel study trip — "Lipscomb to London" — June 7-15 for Lipscomb Academy students who will enroll at the university this fall. Now in its third year, participation in the program has steadily grow.
"Each year I think about how it might be difficult for the campus school seniors to imagine the college experience being much different from their high school because, after all, it is only across the parking lot," said President L. Randolph Lowry of Lipscomb Academy graduates. "However, each year the Lipscomb Academy graduates who choose Lipscomb for their college tell me how different the experience really is. Yet, attending here may not always be perceived as exciting as going away to college. So we developed this special experience we believe will start college for our high school graduates in an unforgettable way.".
The course, "Our British Roots," was team taught by Lowry, Rhonda Lowry and Global Learning Director Michael Winegeart.
"The goal was to place the experience of living in London in a meaningful context so that students are provided with a historical and contemporary perspective of their British heritage," said Winegeart. "The course incorporated an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the historical, legal, spiritual and cultural facets of Britain that have shaped the American story. The trip also included many experiences designed to introduce the students to college life, including field trips to the cities of Bath and Cambridge."
Guest lecturers included Mark Lanier, founder of the Lanier Law Firm in Houston; Colleen Graffy, former deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy; Ranauld Macaulay, son-in-law of the late theologian Francis Schafer and founder of the Christian Heritage Institute in Cambridge; and Alister Kirkwood, managing director of the NFL United Kingdom.
"I realize that there is an entire world beyond my previous experiences where people think, act, and believe differently than I do," one participant said. "I realize that there are more people who believe like I do than I had previously thought, but there are many more who are opposed to what I think. I know now that living in a relatively Christian society is uncommon compared to societies in places such as Cambridge. I learned that the world is accessible to me and that I can even make a career of interacting with other cultures."
Another participant said that, "Alister McGrath was definitley one of the more influential parts of the trip for me. I was honored and humbled to be able to hear him speak. I will forever be changed from both his lecture and book by how they ensured me with a definite "knowing" of the truth of my faith. What I took from him was "life makes sense under Christ."
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Fishing on Lake Amistad, Robert Robles of Del Rio caught Toyota ShareLunker 479, a 13.5-pound bass. At almost the same time, Robert Laird, Sr., of Livingston set the hook on a 13.19-pound fish that is now Toyota ShareLunker 480.
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Dan Thomson, DVM, PhD, Director of Kansas State University's Beef Cattle Institute and Jones Professor of Production Medicine and Epidemiology at KSU's
Thomson chaired the OIE Beef Cattle Production and Animal Welfare committee and said the purpose of this committee was to bring people from diverse cattle production backgrounds to create one set of standards for beef cattle production and welfare to serve the needs of all countries. The committee included animal welfare experts from
|Dan Thomson, DVM, PhD, stands in front of the 174 flags that represent the countries that are members of the OIE.
"OIE is the World organization for animal health," Thomson said in a
As the OIE moves forward setting animal welfare code as part of their business, it will definitely be involved in international trade and the World Trade Organization, Thomson said. "To my knowledge, there are no other published international standards for beef cattle welfare. The group of eight of us who sat around the table in
"My involvement is recognition of
Thomson said the draft includes guidelines and outcome assessment measurements for confined animals and cattle raised in extensive production systems. The member countries will review and comment on the document. The committee will reconvene next summer to put the finishing touches on the document before it will be put before the general assembly of the OIE for final vote to be included into code.
The OIE Beef Cattle Production and Animal Welfare Committee also includes Abass Mohamed, Kenya; Bernadette Earley, Ireland; Andrew Fischer, Australia; Stella Heurtas, Uraguay; Zoo Ling, China (unable to attend); along with OIE staff.
I recently asked Thomson some additional questions about his experience in
Bovine Veterinarian: Because each country has diverse cattle raising systems, can there really be one set of guidelines on welfare for the raising of cattle?
Dan Thomson: Animal welfare or well-being is animal husbandry. It is very complicated and I think there is as much diversity within countries as there is between them in how cattle are raised. Therefore, when you look at the guidelines we developed, you will see more generalities about the actual production practices and more specifics on the outcome measurements. Basically, you know your land, cattle and climate better than people outside your industry or those inside your industry from different areas. The universal variables are measurements such as body condition score, clinical signs, morbidity, mortality and performance. If you have healthy, productive cattle with good physical appearance, their well-being is probably pretty good.
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BV: Will it be an easy or a hard sell next year to the OIE to accept these guidelines?
Thomson: The OIE initiated the project. Most countries are wanting to get some sort of definition or boundaries by people with experience in cattle rearing than to wait for them to be developed by people not involved with beef cattle. I don't see there being many issues with this document being accepted.
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Intel's Atom Architecture: The Journey Beginsby Anand Lal Shimpi on April 2, 2008 12:05 AM EST
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A Prelude to Success
This all started back in 2004, in Austin, Texas. Despite the location, I am talking about Intel and not AMD. In 2004, Intel's Austin Design Center was hard at work on another member of the Pentium 4 processor family - codenamed Tejas.
Tejas was scheduled to arrive after Prescott and continue the NetBurst lineage, but as history would have it, Tejas never saw the light of day. The project was canceled and Intel's corporate attention was instead shifted to taking the Pentium M architecture and improving it to be desktop-worthy.
The Tejas team was, as you'd expect, not particularly pleased with their project being canceled. But, as seems to be the case with Intel's best engineers and canceled projects, they channeled their disappointment into passion and excitement for their next design.
I should stop the story here and point out the striking similarity to another Intel success story, that of the original Centrino. Banias was the first Centrino processor, later named the Pentium M. The team that worked on Banias was the same team that worked on Timna, yet another project cancelled very late in the process. After Timna was cancelled the team, working out of Intel's Israel Design Center, went into a brief collective depression for about a month before receiving instructions to work on Banias. Instead of producing something mediocre, the team felt a need to prove something to those who cancelled their beloved Timna project. The result was Banias, which became the Pentium M, led to the Core Duo and eventually gave us the Core 2 family of processors that we love so dearly today.
Back to Austin. We've got a very small team of people who were hard at work on Tejas and now without anything to do. The same sense of proving their worth brew and in 2004 the team received new orders.
The task was to develop a low power, IA (Intel Architecture, read: x86) core for use in a many-core CPU design. Since this core would be used in a many-core CPU, it would have to be very, very low power (you can't have 10s of cores each consuming 100W).
Many-core CPU designs are in Intel's future, Atom has its roots in the many-core initiative
I asked the design team in Austin if this was a dirty joke played on them by upper management - going from a very power hungry design like Tejas to something that would consume a couple of watts. Apparently during Tejas' design, a smaller team in Austin was doing some pathfinding work, looking at very low power simple cores. Since they spent about a year doing this pathfinding work, the transition from Tejas to something very low power was natural despite what it may seem from the outside.
Many of the architects that would work on this new, low power core actually came from other microprocessor companies. Belli Kuttanna, the chief architect on the core, worked for Sun on SPARC processors as well as Motorola designing elements of PowerPC cores. Belli worked with others from Sun and Motorola, but now all under the Intel umbrella. One of the members of the validation team working on the core was also a former AMDer.
Early 2004 was the inception of the pathfinding effort to investigate what would be necessary to develop this new low power core. The codename for this core was Bonnell, which as I've mentioned before is the tallest mountain in Austin, measuring only 750 ft. The petite mountain was a perfect fit for this new, small core (engineers aren't the most creative with naming ;)).
The first step in the pathfinding effort was to find out if Bonnell could be based on an existing Intel microarchitecture. The small team looked at reusing the Pentium M or the yet-to-be-released Core 2 and some analysis was done on both of these options. It didn't take long to come to the conclusion that it wasn't possible to hit the power and performance targets using an existing design. As Intel discovered with Centrino, in order to target a new market it would need to use a new microprocessor design.
The team went back to a clean sheet of paper and started with the simplest of microprocessor architectures, a single-issue, in-order core and built up from there. The designers kept iterating until the performance and power targets at that time were met. You have to keep in mind that in 2004, even Intel didn't have a good idea of exactly where this core would be used. Imagine going back to 2004 and being expected to design the microprocessor architecture that could eventually be used in something like a third generation iPhone - it's borderline impossible.
By the end of 2004, Paul Otellini gave the Austin team specific direction that the Bonnell core would be used in a standalone CPU - not as a part of a many-core design effort. This CPU would be used in UMPCs (Ultra Mobile PCs) and an even more unheard of creation called a MID (Mobile Internet Device). The many-core designs are still under development and I suspect that the first one we'll see come to fruition is a little gem called Larrabee.
Bonnell was just a core, but when combined with a L2 cache and an external bus interface it became the CPU known internally as Silverthorne. More recently, Intel gave Silverthorne a proper name and called it the Atom processor.
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AssBall - Thursday, April 03, 2008 - linkI was a little surprised at first but when I got thinking... I don't really know if my P35 northbridge is even a 90nm chip.
- Why would Intel not want to use its old rock solid 130 process that it spent a ton of money on to build simpler parts than it was designed for. As long as their materials and equipment are working fine for a cheap enough 130 part and there is no dire market for lower power chipsets that fit in an ATX standard...
- Intel's most recent strategy has been to design and manufacture their latest designs on solid existing tech before they shrink it.
I'm also fairly certain that if this little CPU takes off they will have the 90-65 version of it with some simple refinements out in two shakes of a lamb's tail. I'm really surprised myself that they set it up with ddr2 support... but again its so cheap now, why not? Reply
rmlarsen - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkIt is articles like this that make me come back to Anandtech. Well written and researched and with the right level of detail. Keep up the good work!
Woodchuck2000 - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkOne of the best I've seen on Anandtech for quite a while. I've been following this one quite closely and it's great to have such a detailed exposition all in one place.
Do we have any news on the availability of this as a desktop part? I've been looking to construct an always-on server sitting in a cupboard somewhere, just to act as a file/print server and to do a little light database/web hosting for testing and developement. A 1.6GHz Atom would easily provide enough horsepower to accomplish that and with a notebook HDD, the whole thing should stay well under 10W load power consumption!
I saw a photo of Silverthorne + Poulsbo on an Intel reference board built to a Mini-ITX form factor but couldn't find any details on whether they were planning to release it to the general public...
Also any news on when we might expect benchmarks?
Keep up the good work! Reply
yyrkoon - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkYou could probably do this now with the VIA pico ITX reference board.
Sorry for the long link . . . but I think power usage is somewhere around ~12W. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Friday, April 04, 2008 - linkTry tinyurl.com
Thanks for such a high quality article, Anand! Reply
tfranzese - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - link"These days, Intel manufacturers millions of Core 2 Duo processors each made up of 410 million transistors (over 130 times the transistor count of the original Pentium) in an area around 1/3 the size."
...is incorrect. You could nearly fit six Core 2 Duos at 45nm in the same area that the original Pentium occupied or even more impressive, four of them on the die of the original Pentium 4 with room to spare. Reply
tfranzese - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkI'm the one with fuzzy logic today and misinterpreted :) Reply
Magnus Dredd - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkIt is completely true that there are benefits to having a single platform to support. However, the article is completely off the mark about where the benefits are most realized.
It's not the HARDWARE.
It's the API.
It's all about the API. Unless you're writing drivers or an OS you're not writing to the hardware, with VERY few exceptions. The exceptions to this are for optimizations for seriously intense code like Photoshop filters and video game engines, where 90% or more of the code is to the API. So basically one way or another you're writing to an API. That's Application Programming Interface.
Since it was mentioned in the article...
If I'm writing a program that's supposed to run on OSX, the newest version supports TWO hardware platforms (PPC and x86, and not just x86 as the article claimed), and I want to create a "window" using the built in API (named Cocoa) I use the command NSWindow.
It makes no difference when writing the program whether it's a PPC or Intel based machine that it will be running on with the single exception that in a few places you have to use a small bit of code to make sure that the program uses the byte order appropriate to the processor.
While I have yet to read info on it, I'd bet that NSWindow is also used by the iPhone which uses a MIPS cpu (yet a third architecture).
I've written code in ANSI C for Linux that runs without making any changes on PPC, x86(32 bit and 64 bit), and Sparc. If I wanted to go to the trouble I could also compile it on my MIPS based SGI, a Motorola 68000 series Mac, and a HP PA-RISC (if I can ever figure out how to get the damned thing running). That's because nearly all modern applications are compiled.
Now if by PC, Anand meant Windows, we're talking a different story, but one with similar flaws.
So I'm writing an application for Windows and I want to create a "window". I use the win32 command CreateWindow.
So lets just say that I want it to run on an Itanium under Windows... I use the win32 command CreateWindow.
So let's just say that I want to make it run on a WindowsCE based set-top box or internet tablet powered by a MIPS CPU...
I use the win32 command CreateWindow.
Quoting Wikipedia: "It is supported on Intel x86 and compatibles, MIPS, ARM, and Hitachi SuperH processors."
I'm actually somewhat saddened to write this post, mostly due to the the amount of respect I have for Anand and many of the great articles he's written over the years. However, I suppose that it goes that way sometimes.
I just want to make sure that people aren't misled about what makes it hard to port/move a program to another platform like a phone or a BlueRay player. And it's sure as hell not the CPU's instruction set. The CPU may not be fast enough or it's that programs are written for these APIs that may or may not support the hardware. And the fault for this lies with Microsoft, or Apple, or the GTK guys, or Trolltech, or whomever the API belongs to.
Also simply dropping an x86 CPU into a machine does not mean that it can run Windows. With the sales of XP to cease, your only option for the new batch of supercheap x86 laptops like the ASUS EEE, or the cloudbook may be Linux, regardless of the fact that it's x86 based.
The bottom line is, if Microsoft doesn't care about your platform, they won't support it and you won't be able to get it with Windows regardless of what the CPU is.
While I do personally agree that x86 moving "downwards" is a great thing. I just see it taking over for completely different reasons, like Intel's manufacturing prowess. Reply
yyrkoon - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkWindows XP Embedded, and the compact .NET framework while you're talking about 'APIs', and platforms. XPe, and Win2003 Embedded are not going away any time soon, and basically have barely been available on a non beta basis. Although CE Builder could probably do the same thing, and as a matter of a fact I've seen some fairly nifty things done with it(eg: a boot-able image that fits on a floppy with all the functionality of your standard NAS, including User Groups and permission policies).
While sometimes having an OS on an Embedded device may be a hindrance, there are times it can be quite handy. Bank KIOSKs, and Cash registers are only two such examples, and I have worked on/with both that use WinXPe. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - linkAgreed - the API also plays a large part, but for a company like Apple the pain of maintaining both PPC and x86 codepaths is significant. Perhaps the Firefox reference wasn't the best one, especially as I really see the strengths here for software companies like Apple (not to mention what other conventional hardware companies may start looking more like software companies as their devices get more complex).
I think you've also hit on a major issue going forward: Microsoft is going to have to focus on these not-PCs a lot more seriously in the future. Instead of trying to scale Windows down, it needs a MCE-esque approach to these "fast enough" devices. Apple made the right first step with the iPhone OS, Microsoft can't stand by idle for too long without a good alternative. And MS does love x86... :)
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Saint Mary's outhit the Spartans eight to six, but the Gaels were done in by five errors and timely hitting by SJSU in the bottom of the seventh inning. SMC falls to 5-11 with the loss, while the Spartans improve to 11-12 on the season.
Christine Torrise led the Gaels on Friday, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a walk. Amelia McIntosh also went 2-for-2 with a run scored and a walk.
The Gaels and San Jose State began the game trading off a pair of scoreless innings. Saint Mary's starting pitcher Britany Linton got into a jam in each of the first two innings with two runners on but was able to get out of the inning unscathed.
The Gaels got the scoring started in the top of the third aided by a two-out error from San Jose State third baseman Annica Wolfe. Kayla Gonzales walked to open the inning and moved to second when Amelia McIntosh laid down a bunt for a single. Gonzales was called out at third when Brittany Sabatini reached on a fielder's choice, but the bases were loaded soon after when Michelle Mounts reached on a fielding error by the Spartan's third baseman. Rebecca Sabatini's single to shortstop scored McIntosh from third and Christine Torrise hit a bases clearing double to right center to put Saint Mary's up 4-0.
The Spartans countered in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of their own. After Markesha Collins walked and stole second, Michelle Cox singled up the middle to score Collins. After an error by Mounts in left field put runners on second and third, the Spartans scored two unearned runs before Linton got Alex Stange to groundout to end the inning.
Linton's day ended after four innings when the Gaels brought in Jessica Lemmon in the bottom of the fifth. Linton's line for the day in those four innings was three hits, three runs with only one earned, and three walks.
Saint Mary's added another run in the top of the seventh with Torrise's fourth RBI of the game. Camuso started the inning with a single up the middle and advanced to second when Mounts reached base on another error by the Spartan's third baseman, and both runners advanced to scoring position on a wild pitch. Torrise came up to bat with two outs and flied out to centerfield for the sacrifice which scored Camuso and put the Gaels up 5-3.
San Jose State once again countered in the bottom of the inning and was able to pull out a win in walk off fashion. A pair of walks and singles with Lemmon on the mound tied the game up at five with one out. Kimberly Green entered the game for Lemmon with runners on second and third with one out when centerfielder Vanessa House singled through the left side to drive in the winning run.
Lemmon was tagged with the loss, as she was responsible for the runner on third. Lemmon finished the day with 2.1 innings pitched, giving up two hits, three runs with two earned, and two walks.
The Gaels will return to action on Saturday with two games. Saint Mary's will take on Santa Clara at 9 a.m. and then UC Santa Barbara at 11:15 a.m.


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At the Close: Dow Sheds 160 Points as Debt Debate Hits T-Bills
Another day, another drop in the Dow.
And why should it be any different? If the definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then why should we be crazy enough to expect stocks to rally when there's no end in sight for the turmoil in Washington.
Although stocks started the day little changed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 159.7 points, or 1.1%, to 14,776.53 today--suffering two consecutive drops of 100 points or more for the first time since August 15. The S&P 500 declined 1.2% to 1,655.45.
One possible reason for the turn in sentiment: The possibility of a protracted battle is having a real-world impact, as an auction of Treasury bills went poorly. Miller Tabak's Andrew Wilkinson explains:
Stocks accelerated lower possibly in response to a poor four-week treasury bill auction...The Treasury today sold $30 billion in four-week bills at a high rate of 0.35% and that compares to a high yield of 0.12% at last week's auction. The government received bids equal to 2.75-times the amount on offer but faces an increase on its interest bill as storm clouds gather over Washington.
Still, Capital Economics' Julian Jessop says the impact of a default would be temporary. He writes:
The biggest unknown is how the markets would respond to an actual default. For example, Treasury securities are widely used as collateral for interbank lending, particularly for repo transactions. But it seems likely that most participants would be willing to accept these securities as collateral on essentially the same terms as before, especially if the rating agencies were also taking a relatively sanguine view. What's more, regulators could temporarily relax the rules – for example on bank capital requirements as well as collateral eligibility – to minimise disruption from any rating changes.
Speculation that a limited default by the US government would lead to a bigger financial and economic crisis than the collapse of Lehman Brothers is surely overdone. The crucial difference is that the US government would still be a going concern, with all the tax and spending powers of a sovereign state. Once the politicians reach a deal, there is no doubt that the US could return to servicing its debts as usual. What's more, whereas the failure of Lehman came out of the blue, global policy-makers and market participants still have some time to prepare for a potential US default.
Investors needing a break from the debt ceiling and government shutdown can always focus on earnings season, which began with Alcoa's (AA) after-hours release today. Its shares have gained 1.8% to $8.08 after the aluminum company said it earned 11 cents a share, beating forecasts for 6 cents.
Monster Beverage (MNST) gained 3.8% to $53.59 after BMO released an optimistic report talking up the company's sales.
Masco (MAS) fell 5.3% to $19.40 after it was cut to underweight from hold at KeyCorp.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) fell 5.3% to $108.47, a victim of a broad biotech selloff.
Investment Technology Group (ITG) rose 3.5% to $15.55 after it said it had expanded its Latin American trading capabilities and September trading numbers rose from a month ago.


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And although I've made a lot of good things through the years using leftover turkey, these tasty little pita sandwiches with Trina's Fresh Cranberry Salsa may have just gone to the front of the line for this year. I made my leftover turkey into a turkey salad mixture to go in the pitas, but if you didn't want to bother with that turkey + cranberry salsa + pita bread would also taste pretty fantastic!
Easy Leftover Turkey Pita Sandwiches with Fresh Cranberry Salsa
(Makes four pita halves but can easily be doubled or tripled; recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from Trina's Fresh Cranberry Salsa.)
Dressing Ingredients:
2 T + 1 tsp. mayo (I used light mayo but even if you use regular there's not that much mayo)
1/4 tsp. celery seed
pinch of dried thyme
pinch of dried sage
Turkey Salad Ingredients:
1 cup diced leftover turkey (diced fairly small)
1/4 cup finely diced celery
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
Sandwich Ingredients:
four whole-wheat pita bread halves (for South Beach Diet be sure the label says 100% whole wheat flour. I would use my favorite low-carb pita bread.)
1/2 cup Trina's Fresh Cranberry Salsa
South Beach Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
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More Tasty Ideas with Leftover Turkey:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Brown Rice Casserole with Leftover Turkey (or chicken), Mushrooms, Sour Cream, Cheese, and Thyme from Kalyn's Kitchen
Turkey Rice Paper Rolls from White on Rice Couple
Coconut-Lime Turkey (or Chicken) and Rice Soup from Kalyn's Kitchen
Turkey Enchiladas from Simply Recipes
Turkey and Guacamole Quesadillas from Kalyn's Kitchen
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)


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I started my career in radio in 2012 as an intern here at WOKQ. When I started, I helped out with production, and then I began working with the Morning Waking Crew in December of 2012. I was the Morning Waking Crew Assistant until 2015. It was a lot of fun being on the Morning Waking Crew despite the early morning alarm. Then I moved behind the scenes of studio big doing production for the station. Now, I am honored to spend the overnight hours with the best radio listeners. You can catch me on the air Monday thru Friday from Midnight - 5am. I graduated from UNH in May 2014 with a degree in Communications. Also, I am part of a bowling league.


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This one mimic's the deal that was almost done with the Tblazers regarding Gerald Wallace. Orlando is said to want veteran guys or "win now" pieces back in a Dwight Howard trade. Rumor was 4 first round picks for Gerald Wallace.
Pacers get: 3 first rd picks and Marshon Brooks
Magic get: Danny Granger and Brook Lopez, Okur and a 1st rd pick
Nets get: Dwight Howard and Hedo
We could possibly take Jameer Nelson if ORL wants him gone but since they want a win now guy I left him out. Trade Machine is down if Okur doesnt fit under the nets salary he could be shiped our way just to make it work.
Trade may have to be altered a bit trade machine is down so I didn't see if it works. But I feel this could possibly work for all 3 teams involved. I really like it for us we get to move George to the SF and we bring in a scorer to play with him and get 3 good draft picks which is a hell of a haul for Granger.
Magic allegedly gets what they want from what I have read and from the almost trade with the Blazers before the season.
normally rookies can be traded the first season after they sign but with the short season and short signing period I don't know how it works this year. Im sure they will make exceptions so rookies can be traded this year.
post your Danny trade ideas in this thread. Should of traded him a few years ago for a package like this honestly dont even know if he still has this much value.


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A WOMAN attacked her boyfriend after she claimed he had been texting girls asking for sex and when he said he didn't love her, a court heard.
Rebecca Tootle, 20, had grabbed Matthew Moran's arm, began to punch and kick him and tried to knee him in the groin.
She then 'unleashed' a string of expletives before going into her grandmother's house in Accrington.
Burnley Crown Court was told how the victim, who had then been in a relationship with the defendant for just three weeks, was left concerned and shaken by what happened and went to the the police, but did not co-operate with the prosecution.
Jobless Tootle, who has two offences on her record and struck while subject to a conditional discharge, wants to work for the RSPCA. She admitted assault by beating.
The defendant, of Spring View, Blackburn, was given a community order with a 31-day curfew, between 9pm and 6am and was ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge, by Judge Jonathan Gibson.
Mercedeh Jabbari, prosecuting, said: "The defendant was arrested, taken to the police station and interviewed. She made admissions to having hit and punched Mr Moran and stated she had a reason for doing so because he had been texting some girls, she says, asking them for sex."
Mark Lamberty, for Tootle, said: "I accept it's an unpleasant offence and it went on for some time."
The barrister continued: "She is certainly in need of some support. She is depressed about appearing before the court. She is interested in training to work with animals, perhaps for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."


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Beets taste like sugar kisses to me, with a little spoonful of dirt on top.
I like beets, love them actually. But they've been an acquired taste, for sure. Maybe it was my childhood associations with beets and canned vegetables.
At some point in the history of tables I've sat around there was a dish of soggy pickled beets sitting on one. Beets in a dish that came straight out of a can; tasting sour, sweet and a little of garden soil all at the same time.
Like that time I licked the edge of a dirty old copper penny; it tasted salty and metallic, but so mysteriously mouthwatering I was compelled to have another lick.
Beets come in deeply intense colors – magenta, orange and yellow – but Italian heirloom Chioggia beets are exceptionally drop dead gorgeous. They're unassuming, gnarly and beet-like on the outside, striped liked sweet candy canes on the inside.
It floors me that nature could be so whimsical as to design a root vegetable in the spitting image of a Willy Wonka lollypop.
Once they're cooked, the colors muddy and fade, so it's worth eating Chioggia beets raw to get full bang for your buck.
I have a Benriner spiral slicer, a handy gadget that makes lovely thin spirals out of firm-textured vegetables and fruits.You don't need one. A good old vegetable peeler works just as well. Oxo makes my favorite basic peeler.
Any kind of beet will work for this recipe, but Chioggia beets are becoming more available at grocery stores with good produce sections as well as at farmer's markets.
Candy Cane Beet Salad with Pistachios & Goat Cheese
- 1 pound Chioggia, orange, yellow or red beets, peeled, about 5 or 6 medium
- Handful fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 - 3 tablespoons best olive oil you have, or pistachio oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup soft, fresh goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons toasted chopped pistachios
- Fresh baby arugula and/or salad greens
- Shave the beets into ribbons with a vegetable peeler, mandoline slicer or spiral slicer. Toss gently on a plate or large bowl with the basil.
- Whisk together the lemon juice, oil, sugar and salt until dissolved and blended.
- Toss the beets with just enough of the dressing to coat lightly; add more dressing and seasoning to taste. Top with goat cheese and pistachios. Serve over arugula or baby greens.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size serves 2 -4
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


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Conventional wisdom has it that swell of population growth from the "Echo Boom" generation -- children born to Baby Boomers -- would fuel household formation to benefit both rental and owner-occupied housing. At the same time, aging Baby Boomers would release a supply of housing units into the market as they die or move into other housing facilities, including nursing homes.
How do these themes play out? Four researchers, including Selma Hepp of the National Association of Realtors, Rolf Pendall and Lesley Freiman of the Urban Institute, and Dowell Myers of the University of Southern California, sought to answer that question in a recent paper.
The research shows that not all housing units and geographic regions will experience the same results. Certain states in the Rust Belt and the Northeast may see greater influence of seniors releasing housing units into the market, whereas other regions of the country may experience more rapid growth of younger households. And Echo Boomers' taste in homes may differ from that of seniors, with the younger cohort favoring smaller homes inside more urban areas. Thus, as the saying goes for housing values, it's "location, location, location."
But here are some numbers from their research on nationwide trends. Over the next 20 years, the aging of Baby Boomers will mean that the senior population will grow by 20 million people -- or from 13% to 20% of the national population -- by 2030. In response to a survey from AARP, only about half responded that their home would be able to accommodate them "very well" as they age, with 12% responding "not well at all." Still, their preference is to stay in place, with lower mobility rates than younger cohorts.
That trend is fairly intact, but the researchers view the next two decades in housing as dependent on the actions of the Echo Boom. They point to a 2010 National Association of Realtors survey that shows three quarters of renters aged 18 to 29 hope to buy a house. Echo Boomers tend to be better educated than older generations, and a greater proportion of younger women work than their older counterparts. Many of them are still living at home or with other relatives or roommates, and new household formation can absorb the supply of both housing units released by seniors and new construction.
Still, many of them have been hit hard by the recession, with high rates of unemployment and a lack of wage gains preventing some of them from growing their savings for a down payment or qualifying for a mortgage. High rates of student loan and credit card debt are further obstacles. Fewer of them are married than previous generations were at their age. That means there is a greater potential for newly married couples to occupy a new house in the future -- assuming that marriage and starting a family is indeed their preference.
Because these variables depend on the unknown outcomes of both the economy and individuals' preferences and situation, it can be hard to predict how many new households will form, and how many will buy vs. rent. We need to estimate how many new households younger people will form, offset by the decrease from older people dissolving their households.
Under the low scenario, 9.7 million net new households would form between 2010 and 2020. The medium scenario would result in 12.3 million households. The high scenario, finally, yields 14.9 million new households. (These net figures subtract the effects of seniors dissolving 10.6 million to 11.6 million households.)
Coupling a range of various scenarios of different homeownership rates with these new households between 2010 and 2020, the researchers see 3.8 million new owner-occupied homes for the low scenario, around 6 million for the middle scenario, and a net 10 million net new homeowners for the high scenario. The homeownership rates for new households in the three scenarios range from 40% in the low to 67% for the high scenario.
Thus, it is difficult to predict accurately just how the generational effects of new household formation will affect housing. In a low scenario, we might have an excess supply of homes in some areas, according to the researchers, or we might not have enough, depending on the interplay of a number of different variables.
Still, the researchers discount the idea of a "rentership society," as none of these scenarios produce an overall homeownership rate less than 60% before 2030. That is good news for builders, but how much good news depends on how these variables play out. And remember, real estate is always a local market.


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I would be extremely greatful if someone would give me some concrete information about the history of this item. It is now in a foreign West-European collection, so it's hard to find some archives here. I am also curious what this logo on the front means. And is Mr Frederick Ransome
somehow related to this?
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Whiplash, "Lab Coat" Ray, 12" Winston, more...
For a great selection of action figures and collectibles, check out BigBadToyStore.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, SmallJoes.com, PastGenerationToys.com, Urban-Collector.com, ZoloWorld.com, MonkeyDepot.com, HobbyLinkJapan.com, and Sekaido.com.
For a great selection of pop culture t-shirts and apparel, check out TShirtGurus.com and 80sTees.com.
Subject to change, here is MattyCollector.com's complete list of products they will have for sale on Monday, August 16th at 9am Pacific (12 noon Eastern):
Whiplash - the Club Eternia Monthly Figure features a fully articulated tail that rotates 360 degrees
Trap Jaw (reissue) another chance to get the same figure as the initial issue, but with "The Original" burst on the package
6" Ray Stantz - "Ready to believe you" Ray comes dressed in his blue lab coat and features Subway Ghost
12" Winston Zeddemore - Ready to apply for his Ghostbusters job, this Movie Masters figure includes newspaper with original classified ad
Matty's sale this month - July 15th - will only feature two offerings:
MOTUC Count Marzo (Club Eternia Monthly Figure)
DCUC Wave 13 set (Trigon)


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In June 2010, a team led by Corvettes at Carlisle event promoter Lance Miller embarked for France on a very special mission. Miller's aim was to fulfill his late father's dream of returning the No. 3 Cunningham Corvette to Le Mans, where it had scored the marque's first class win at the historic French track 50 years earlier.
A documentary crew led by Texas filmmaker Michael Brown recorded the entire trip, along with many of the challenges Miller and his team faced along the way. The Quest, a full-length film documentary, is the result.
"[The film] follows the dream of renowned car enthusiast Chip Miller, who had long dreamed of finding, restoring, and returning the No. 3 car to Le Mans in 2010," Brown says. "That dream was cut short when he died in early 2004 from a rare disease called amyloidosis. His son, Lance, fulfilled his dream by taking [original race driver] John Fitch and the car back to LeMans last year. It's a compelling tale of a son's love for his father and his passion to see a dream fulfilled."
The Quest will premiere on May 6 at the Carlisle Theatre in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A DVD release is expected later this year. All proceeds from the premiere will benefit the Chip Miller Charitable Foundation.
For more information, visit www.questdocumentary.com.


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You've Either Got It or You Don'tRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I will take down and I will take up
I won't give down but if up you're in luck
I'm up and down but without a wave
From fruitless journeys you do I save
I represent by my position
A simple binary condition
What am I?
HintIf not for the one whose successor is prefixed with an "e"
Neither I nor my companion would have a reason to be.
AnswerThe flag of a mailbox
lines 1 and 2:
I (the flag) can take/receive (more) mail whether I am down or up.
If I am down, it means that I have no mail to give. But if I am up, then you're in luck (I have mail for you).
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I don't wave like some other flags.
When I'm in the down position, I save you from going to the mailbox to discover that there is no mail.
lines 5 and 6:
I'm either in the up position which means that you have mail, or I'm in the down position which means that you have no mail.
In the hint, "the one" is mail whose successor is e-mail, and "my companion" is the mailbox to which I'm attached.
The "It" in the title is mail (as in "You've Got Mail").
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Central Park Tour
Friday, October 12, 2012
Where and When
Time: 7:30am - 6:00pm
Location: Leave from Newtown Campus
Contact: email@example.com
Event Information
Lace up the walking shoes and join us for a morning walk through NY's Central Park. See the John Lennon Memorial, Strawberry Fields, Bethesda Fountain and Loeb Boathouse. Stroll along the Mall to the Poet's Circle and along Sheep's Meadow where there will be time for lunch and exploration on your own.
Students $30
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PART of Scarborough's South Bay beach was cordoned off by police today, after police received reports of an unexploded bomb.
A member of the public phoned police at just before 5pm to report what they believed to be a military shell on the beach, about 100m from the lifeboat centre in Foreshore Road.
Officers cordoned off the beach as a precaution, and photographs of the item were sent to the Army's bomb squad, who analysed them and confirmed it the item was not an explosive, but a lead weight.
The beach was reopened by 6pm


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Thinking about remodeling? Or starting fresh on new home construction? Visit the New Home & Remodeling Marketplace to learn how local building professionals can enhance your lifestyle!
This fourth annual event is open to the public and designed with the consumer in mind who is planning to build a new home or planning a remodel project in their existing home. More than 60 exhibitors, consisting of professional builders, remodelers and home product supply companies will be on site to meet and discuss ideas with show guests. These are professional builders and remodelers backed with great reputations, customer recommendations and years of experience.
You should attend the show if you are looking to build. If you already have home plans, bring them to the show, if you do not have home plans the builders at the show will be there to guide you through the process. If you plan to remodel instead of build, the show's remodelers can assist you to make your vision a reality.
Even if you are not building or remodeling, the show's product suppliers can show you how to freshen up your home with new lighting fixtures, bathroom/kitchen faucets, or new flooring among other options.
Show specials and door prize drawings will be offered by the exhibitors
For more information on the show, visit Home Builders of Lexington at www.hbalexington.com.
Date & Time
Friday, February 28, 2014, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 1, 2014, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 2, 2014, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Alltech Arena Exhibit Hall | Kentucky Horse Park
$5 Adults
Children 12 and Under are Free
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Image: Wooden Whistle Necklace
I chose my necklace and it is also a whistle. It is made out of wood and has painted patterns on it. It is very special to me because my cousin Anja gave it to me. She lives in England and I have only seen her two times in my life. Anja and I treasure everything we get from each other.
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San Francisco based Benny Gold has teamed up with Jansport to create a one-of-a-kind pack that is deeply rooted in his interest for art, design and skateboarding. Benny Gold and Jansport shot this lookbook based on those interests and lifestyle. Through cycling, skateboarding, hanging out in the park and walking the dog, they show us how this impressive bag fits in with your everyday lifestyle.
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Firewatch Devs Issue DMCA Against PewDiePie After Latest Incident, Get Their Game Review-Bombed
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While Willem Dafoe's involvement is still a rumor, news from San Diego Comic-Con has confirmed two new actors appearing in the game.
Joining Ellen Page (Juno, Super) are Kadeem Hardison (A Different World) and Eric Winter (Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay).
The two actors could be seen in a new video demonstrating the game's motion capture.
Winter's role is under wraps, but Hardison plays a government researcher investigating paranormal activity.
Follow @wita on Twitter for tales of superheroes, plumbers in overalls, and literary adventures.


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Four California commodity groups representing cantaloupe, leafy greens and pistachios are again backing the annual Center for Produce Safety request for research proposals.
The California Cantaloupe Advisory Board, California Melon Research Board, California Leafy Greens Research Program and California Pistachio Research Program represent about 451,000 acres and $2.9 billion in farm value, according to a news release.
The Center for Produce Safety at the University of California-Davis and its partners in various industries plan to fund $3 million in food safety research this year. The application deadline is March 28. Awards are to be announced in the fall.
A list of research priorities across fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts, including the California crops, is online. Past projects totaling $10.6 million in awards can be viewed as well.
"By pooling our resources with CPS, we are seeing projects funded that we could never have financed on our own," Mary Zischke, program chief executive officer of the California Leafy Greens Research Program, said in the release. Results can be used by producers in other states, Zischke said.
Bob Klein, California Pistachio Research Board manager, said his group's efforts with CPS aim in part to assist small handlers with meeting requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The California Cantaloupe Advisory Board funded its first guidance document through the University of California, Davis in 2004. The resulting document, "Minimizing the Risk of Foodborne Illness Associated with Cantaloupe Production and Handling in California," is being updated.
California cantaloupe handlers recently approved their first mandatory food safety program. Its food safety certification program requires inspection to a set of production and handling metrics.