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The government of Ecuador appears willing to walk away from preferential trade access to U.S. markets for mangoes and other agricultural commodities over a blowup over the search for a fugitive from the U.S.
Potentially doing harm to their own fresh produce exporters, Ecuador's leaders said June 27 that the country would unilaterally back out of a trade pact with the U.S.
Ecuador's leftist government has been under fire from several U.S. lawmakers for considering the request of granting refuge to American Edward Snowden. Members of Congress threatened to drop Ecuador from a preferential trade pact later this summer when it is up for renewal.
Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency now believed to be in Russia, is being sought by U.S. authorities for leaking sensitive national security secrets.
Quoted by in the Quito-based newspaper El Comercio, Ecuador's Minister of Communications Fernando Alvarado said that the country "doesn't trade its principles or give them up for commercial interests, no matter how important." Claiming U.S. blackmail over the trade pact and the Snowden issue, Alvarado said Ecuador "unilaterally and irrevocably renounces those trade preferences."
A spokesman for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative could not be reached for comment about Ecuador's statement.
Ecuador's biggest fresh produce export item to the U.S. is bananas, although the U.S. has no tariff on fresh banana imports from any country. U.S. imports of Ecuador's bananas rated at about $410 million in 2012, down from $469 million in 2011.
However, among Ecuador's fresh produce suppliers, mango exporters stand to be hurt the most by the loss in U.S. preferential trade treatment.
U.S. imports of Ecuadorian mangoes totaled $37 million in 2012, up from $23 million in 2011 and $18 million in 2010.
Holding out hope for a resolution to the issue, Larry Nienkirk, president of mango importer Splendid Products LLC, Burlingame, Calif., said Ecuador's preferred trade status comes up for debate before Congress every three or four years. Nienkirk said that Ecuador mango season typically start in late October and finishes in early February.
Ecuador also exports a substantial volume of frozen broccoli and cauliflower, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture trade statistics.
William Watson, executive director of the Orlando, Fla.-based National Mango Board, said the current tariff-free trade preferences for Ecuador mangoes expire at the end of July and must be renewed by Congress.
Without the trade preferences given by the U.S., the U.S. tariff on mangoes would rise from zero to 6.6 cents per kilogram if the trade pact is voided. That translate to about 28 cents per carton, Watson said.
Watson said Ecuador has three mango packinghouses and as many as 20 exporters.
While Ecuador is given duty-free access to the U.S. for many of its exports to the U.S. under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act, it does not grant the same tariff-free access to the U.S. fresh produce, according to Mark Powers, vice president of the Northwest Horticultural Council, Yakima, Wash.
Powers said Ecuador is a limited market for U.S. apples, taking only about 50,000 to 100,000 cartons per year. U.S. apple exports must pay a duty of about 17% to access the market in Ecuador, Powers said.
"There was hope that Ecuador would roll into one of the free trade agreements but it never really happened," he said.


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By Richard Thiel
Backup Plan
|It only fails when you really need it.
I grew up in a time when a "hard drive" was a trip in a Honda Civic from San Diego to Jackson Hole, stopping only for gas and necessaries, and "high-tech chips" were made of potatoes and had waves instead of being just flat. Maybe that's why I've never been completely comfortable with technology. I'm no Luddite. I own a computer, cellphone, and laptop and not only know how to use them but enjoy doing so. In fact, I'm so daring when it comes to technology I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows XP.
Technology doesn't bother me, it fascinates me. What makes me uneasy is how ready people are to rely completely upon it. I know writers who have their life's work on their hard drive and no backup. I've never been that kind of believer. The first time I bought a car with an electronic ignition I also bought a spare ignition module and kept it in the glove compartment. (I needed it just three months later.)
The same uneasiness has always underscored my feelings about electronic navigation—first Loran, then GPS. I've never doubted their accuracy, just their invincibility. They are, after all, physical systems, and so prone to failure, as are the people who operate them. Is this paranoia? Perhaps, although twice last summer the GPS receiver I was using (a different one each time) suddenly and inexplicably went blank and, more disarming, suddenly reappeared. And by now everyone has heard the story of the GPS satellite that went haywire last summer, leaving a number of jetliners and God knows how many military aircraft seriously off course. Then there's the vulnerability of a system everyone depends on in this, the age of terrorism.
GPS may be able to put you within spitting distance of a buoy in zero visibility, but it can break. So although I use it just about every time I leave port, I also keep updated paper charts on hand, maintain a log, and constantly dead reckon my position and check it against the chartplotter—even if I never lose sight of land. For I've learned this about technology over the years: It only fails you when you really need it.
A lot of people who feel the same way think it would be nice if we had a system that we could fall back on if GPS went down or the government reinstated SA due to national security concerns. Specifically, they want the Coast Guard to continue to maintain Loran. They say that Loran is not only valuable as a backup to GPS, in some ways it's actually superior to it. The argument, which I've heard from a number of sources, goes that while Loran can't match GPS's three-meter positional accuracy, it has better repeatable accuracy; that is, it does a better job of returning you to the same spot time after time. This argument never rang true with me, so I asked PMY's resident electronics expert Ben Ellison about it. He says it was indeed an accurate statement before the advent of DGPS and especially WAAS, but that with both in place, GPS is today superior to Loran in both kinds of accuracy.
But perhaps Loran accuracy could be improved. Writing in the November/December issue of Ocean Navigator, editor Tim Queeney argues that it could (and should) be at a relatively low cost, but I still wonder whether we need to expend manpower and money to maintain a second, independent navigational system that will always be less accurate than GPS. My heart says yes, but my brain says no. Despite the occasional glitches like those noted above, GPS has proven its reliability and has plenty of built-in redundancies. Besides, it's Loran that's subject to problems, including everything from atmospheric interference to the possibility of sabotage.
We do need redundancy in electronic navigation, but I don't think it should be another high-tech system. It should be conscientious use of low-tech paper charts and scrupulous dead reckoning.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Yahoo! (YHOO) closed at a 52-week high on Friday. There was a lot of March $21 call buying in Yahoo! that day.
This could be due to two reasons:
- Marissa Mayer will speak on Tuesday at a Goldman Sachs tech conference. It is likely to be the first of many appearances at such banking conferences over the course of the spring. It also probably predicts the likelihood that Yahoo! will do an analyst day in May or June of this year, which my cyber-Twitter friend Dan Nathan has pointed out a couple of times over the last few months. People are obviously expecting that major institutional investors will like what she has to say at these appearances.
- There was an FT article on Friday that said three sources told them that Alibaba Group planned to meet with its IPO advisors shortly after the end of Chinese New Year this week to make plans on when to go ahead with their big IPO. The most interesting tidbit in the article was the detail that, during their roadshow last year to raise money to help them buy back the first part of the stake Yahoo! owned in them, they had told potential investors that they planned to do an IPO in the second half of 2013 for a $59.5 billion valuation. No one on the sell side is expecting such a valuation for Alibaba in their current price targets for Yahoo!. Most are assuming that Alibaba is only worth $40 billion. If the IPO filing happens closer to the end of 2013, the valuation should be closer to something like $74 billion as I expect the market would start to look ahead to Alibaba's 2014 revenue and earning potential.
The Alibaba news could provide a bump to Yahoo!'s stock first thing on Monday. But typicall this news gets faded during a trading day.
I expect that when Alibaba comes out and says that it has formally engaged Goldman and Credit Suisse to go public and that they've selected whether it will be Hong Kong only or a dual listing in Hong Kong and the U.S., there will be a noticeable bump to Yahoo!'s stock. But as we get closer to an actual IPO date and the completion of the IPO roadshow, that will really put a jolt into the price of Yahoo!.
But the Mayer Goldman presentation on Tuesday could provide some substantial support to Yahoo! as the week goes on. The Street wants to hear how she's going to tweak search to deliver meaningful revenues this year, some big improvements to display for next year and some longer-term fixes for mobile for three years from now. They didn't get that on the earnings call and want to hear it now.
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my mother, who had a successful resection 14 months ago, but was found with 3 new tumours in the liver 6 months ago, is about to undergo RFA treatment. Her tumours are less than 5 cm each, and the doctor initially tried to shrink them with chemo but has now decided to try and burn them. I was wondering if anyone has had an experience of the treatment, as we are not sure about what to expect - in terms of pain, success, etc.


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ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Students at Douglas High School have the chance to take a class that's not offered anywhere else in the county.
Joe Reihl, an educator at the High School teaches a class called Introduction to Native American Studies, in which students learn about the history and culture of Native American tribes.
Reihl started up the class 6 years ago because he said that, students were not learning anything about the indigenous people of the North American continent.
"The overriding goal for me is to create in them a sense of awareness and a sense of responsibility to other people," said Reihl.
His class has attracted some attention from groups representing Native American people. The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation gave Reihl a $6,000 grant to keep the class going.
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Redken All Soft Argan-6 Oil Reviews
Redken Argan OilThe best I have ever used. Really penetrates the hair and makes it shiny and lustrous. I am going to buy it. (I received a sample from Total Beauty.) — 5 years, 10 months agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
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AllsoftI am a huge fan of argan oil. I have been using it for years and have tried about 4 different brands now. I use it religiously, every time I wash, blow dry and flat iron my hair, which is extremely thick and quite coarse. My hair is prone to dryness, so I am always using oils to help seal in moisture after I apply leave in conditioners. I received a sample of Redken's take on Argan oil, and was v...read moreery excited. I liked that the product was clear in color, and the texture of the oil was very silky, and absorbed into my hair quickly. the fragrance was very light, but pleasant. It definitely made the task of detangling easier. After I blow dried my hair, it did seem to retain a bit more moisture than usual. I applied a very small amount again to protect my hair from the flat iron heat, and was pleased to find that it did not weigh my hair down, and smoothed it nicely. I did not notice that my hair had any more shine than usual, but overall I am happy with the results. However, while I enjoyed using this sample, I do not think that I would purchase the product in a store. I know that Redken products tend to be much higher priced, and I did not notice a significant enough effect on my hair to justify spending much more than I normally do for similar products. However, if you are especially a fan of Redken products or don't care about things like high prices, then I would certainly recommend this product. It was great for sealing in moisture and making detangling, blow drying and flat iron easier. Hair seems softer, too. Great! — 5 years, 10 months agoLittleBunny | 545 reviews
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Really made my hair feel super softI like how this product felt. My hair is super dry and tends to get frizzy this time of year, but I felt like this treatment did a great job of moisturizing my hair, as well as making it appear shinier and healthier. I would highly recommend this product to others and plan on purchasing it again in the future. Its a great product this time of year especially for those in dryer climates who also tend to have dry hair. — 5 years, 9 months agoladyboarder9669 | 210 reviews
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Not Impressed Especially for $$I received a sample of this oil and I have to admit to be very unimpressed. My hair is fine in texture but its curly and I have a lot of it. It ends to be dry and frizzy on the ends. I used this oil several times and am still wiaitng to be impressed. In all honesty, I really didn't see good results. I have gotten much better results from a $5.00 split end treatment you can get in the drug store. And the price of this product is outrageous! For that price, this product needs to work much better! — 5 years, 10 months agojenn8779 | 135 reviews
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Great smelling oil/serumI have used a few other argan oil based products now and this one was definitely one of the better ones, but I would say it is slightly heavier than I'd prefer. I just used a dime sized amount to calm my fly aways after my blow out. I do love a product that keeps my husband smelling my hair though. — 5 years, 10 months agobeautyguru_24_7 | 284 reviews
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Amazingly effective on frizzy hair!I received a sample of this product and was truly amazed to see how effective it was. I've used the pricey MorrocanOil hair products and didn't think there was much that could top them, but this one did! This oil is much less viscous than MoroccanOil hair oil and didn't leave my hair feeling greasy or heavy. I applied it both to my towel-dried hair and also just a tiny bit after I blow dried it an...read mored I was amazed at how soft and smooth it was without being weighed down. Wonderful product that I recommend highly! — 5 years, 10 months agoJewelrydesigner | 66 reviews
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Redken Argan OilThanks for the sample. This product does what none other does with my thick coarse hair. It is now soft & manageable. I am a new customer for life!! — 5 years, 10 months agoKARENCOGBURN | 285 reviews
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Redken All Soft Argan-6 OilI received a sample of this product from Total Beauty. I have rather long, fine, curly hair with a lot of flyaways. I used this product on wet hair and let it air-dry (I never use a blow dryer). It tamed the flyaways, made my hair nice and shiny and soft. It smells wonderful, though not overpowering. I give this product 10 stars! — 5 years, 10 months agoWiccanLady | 6 reviews
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softer hairI have been using morrocan or other oils and serum in my hair for a while. My hair is thick and it helps make my hair more manageable and softer. This Redken Argan oil worked great. My hair felt smoother and softer. Did not weigh my hair down or make it look greasy. You don't need to use a lot to get results. I will be purchasing more of this product :) — 5 years, 10 months agosmiley48 | 204 reviews
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Not For MeI didn't love this product. I have fine, relatively long, very dry hair. I'm familiar with using oil on my hair, as I normally apply olive oil to the ends after blow-drying, before heat-styling. So, I substituted the olive oil for this a few times. I'm just not impressed. It smells nice and didn't leave my hair greasy or weighed-down, but after a few hours, my hair looked dry again. The shine and ...read moresoftness it gave me on the initial application had disappeared. I wouldn't pay the high price for what a little bottle of this costs when I can stick with what I've been using with better results. — 5 years, 10 months agoamygab1126 | 242 reviews
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This is the last in this seasonís Christmas reflections from Larry Livingston, CFCA church relations director. We hope these reflections have helped you on your own journey through this time.
"And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was." (Matthew 2:9)
It is interesting to observe how differently families and faith communities deal with the "Three Kings" in their Nativity scenes.
Some place the figurines right there at the manger, along with the baby Jesus, as soon as Advent begins, while others keep them hidden away until the Feast of the Epiphany and only then allow their crËches to be complete.
These varying customs reflect the differing attitudes people have about Christmas, a point that came home to me on Dec. 26 this year when I was at a gathering and wished somebody a Merry Christmas only to be told I was too late!
I don't mind these responses because they give me the opportunity to remind people that Christmas is a season and not just a day. And, unlike the secular "holiday" season that seems to be starting earlier each year, the true Christmas season only begins Dec. 25.
The Magi are good symbols for the fact that Christmas is a journey. Their legend has them traveling from an unknown foreign land to seek the Christ-child, a pilgrimage that would have likely taken months if not years.
And they followed a star, which to our GPS-enabled sensibilities might not seem like the most reliable way to find a particular home. But there is meaning in that star, for these people trusted in God enough to set out on the journey without understanding their destination.
Each of us is engaged in the same journey as the Magi. We too are beckoned by God and given no detailed road map, and the only thing we know for sure is that our task is to seek the Christ.
The Magi succeeded not so much because they found him (for he will always be found!), but rather because they had the good sense to recognize him when they did.
As we come to the close of another Christmas season, my prayer for each of us is that we, like the Magi, will be blessed with the good sense to recognize Christ when we find him. Within the CFCA community this blessing is realized on a daily basis, and for that we are so thankful.
May God bless you and the star you follow during the coming year. May it lead you away from the comfortable and predictable and deeper into your own heart. And, along the way, may you find joyful companionship in God and others.
Related links
- Seeing the face of Christ through sponsorship [1st Advent reflection]
- God shares in our humanity [2nd Advent reflection]
- Choosing to be 'eager,' not anxious [3rd Advent reflection]
- God dares us to dream big [4th Advent reflection]
- Glorifying God with fully human lives [Christmas reflection]
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The Ford Street Project Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Veterans got underway in August with a $130,000 federally-funded contract to support veterans to get clean and sober and usher them into productive, meaningful lives.
Mark Messerer, Ford Street Program Director, oversees the operation. He is a veteran himself?of this kind of work?having been a senior Mendocino County Drug and Alcohol Program therapist for seven years, a Lake County Alcohol and Drug Services treatment coordinator for five years and more than five years in his present position.
Touring the Ford Street facility Messerer says, "We are a 32-bed licensed and certified residential treatment and detoxification facility."
He points out the sweat lodge structure where sweats are led three times a month by local tribal elders and the four townhouse units for participants of family dependency drug court.
They house men, women and couples involved with Child Protective Services cases in the process of reunifying with their children working in partnership with Alcohol and Other Drug Programs and the courts.
One participant in the new program, a 52-year-old veteran, has been there for more than 90 days. He was previously living in Eureka, homeless and on probation.
"About a year ago, I was in transitional housing in Eureka through the Veteran's Administration and I lost my wife; I was drinking, ?I couldn't stop?got kicked out and became homeless. I started living at the mission and my probation officer sent me here.?
"Thanks to the counselors here, I have been clean and sober for more than three months. They really care and have a lot of heart. I can't say enough good things about them. They give you a lot of one-on-one attention. I am going through domestic violence and anger management classes and will stay two more months. I want to get off probation next year and look for housing and a job at Walmart doing janitorial work."
After working for a year on assessing the needs and coordinating with the VA, a contract was signed last August to provide residential treatment for homeless vets or those at risk of being homeless.
The emphasis from the federal government is providing more behavioral health care; a great many vets are in need of mental health care and drug and alcohol treatment.
Messerer says, "We had to reach out to the vets community; since there is mistrust about institutions, they needed word of mouth assurance that they would be taken care of treated appropriately.
"Fortunately, at the same time, a group called VetConnect, already established in Sonoma and Lake counties, began to network in Mendocino. This organization put together by vets provides local referral services. We became part of it from its inception here. We connected with Will Van Sant and Clare Friedlander at the VA; they have proven to be an invaluable resource for all of us. They were excited about what we were proposing; the VA has been helpful from the local level to San Francisco."
"Due to overcrowding in urban areas vets have to wait a long time for services. Our availability has created a stir."
One of the seven clients presently in the program is a 69-year-old Vietnam vet.
"I drank all my life. In the last couple of years I ran into a lot of things that caused depression, so I was going to a mental health worker at the VA in Ukiah. She recommended me to this program. I have been here for 5 months, clean and sober. I realize there are people with worse problems than what I have and we are able to communicate with each other. The camaraderie and the groups are most helpful. Everyone speaks his mind; it's safe and confidential. I could not have done this without the constant support of the counselors."
He recently rented an apartment, goes to recovery meetings and, although he is retired, is considering looking for part time work.
The program has typical components: relapse prevention, drug and alcohol education, anger management and process groups.
What they have more specifically for the vets is increased one-on-one counseling and an evidence-based program called Seeking Safety that treats post traumatic stress disorder in a gentle, non judgmental small group environment followed with individual counseling. It helps clients make sense of their feelings related to the trauma.
Messerer says, "We provide case management for them. They go to classes, perform community service and we bring in outside providers to teach life skills. We have 12-step programs in house and after 30 days they can go to escorted meetings in the community. A vet can get referred to transitional housing where there is a job training component and then actually move out into permanent housing and employment. That's continuum care.
"Being part of watching and supporting them move from dereliction into self-sustained, employed, wonderful individuals, able to give back to their community, is a true joy."


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The use of drones in the war on terror has been getting a lot of attention. Morning Edition's Renee Montagne talks to author Mark Bowden about his article on the U.S. government's use of drones in this week's The Atlantic magazine. Bowden is the author of Black Hawk Down.
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HOUSTON - In the Chinese culture it's time to ring in the new year. The Chinese Lunar New Year began Sunday, ushering in the Year of the Snake.
As the Chinese calendar enters the Year of the Snake, it means a year of relative calm after a year of great change.
The Chinese community is celebrating all around the world including in Houston.
In Chinatown on Monday, lion dancers danced their way through the streets.
"I'm having a lot of fun," said on-looker Shasha Piao. "I really enjoy it. Happy Chinese New Year."
Hundreds of customers, employees, and their families at a local activity center took pictures of the celebration. They enjoyed traditional foods, like egg rolls, sticky rice cakes and pineapple, while mingling.
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The life of Phil Green, who was the longest-serving police chief in California when he retired from the Twin Cities Department in 2010, was celebrated Saturday afternoon with jokes, stories and a tale of heroism from a fellow officer whose life he saved, almost at the cost of his own.
A phalanx of blue-suited officers from the Central Marin Police Authority lined both sides of the entrance to the Redwood High School gymnasium as some 200 of Chief Green's family, friends and law enforcement colleagues filed inside to honor and remember him as a man of irrepressible good humor and uncommon valor.
"This is a good day to laugh and a good day to cry," said former Novato Police Chief Joseph Kreins, who moderated the memorial, calling Green, whose career spanned 50 years, "the godfather of police chiefs."
Several speakers said they are still trying to come to grips with his death, at age 72, just two years after his retirement. On Feb. 10, after a pleasant dinner with relatives in Southern California, he died unexpectedly in his sleep.
"He lived a full life and died happy," his son, Lawrence, a UC Berkeley police officer, said in a voice choked with emotion. "He was there for me my entire life"
He said he wished he could have had more time with his father, but was grateful for the 40 years with him that were almost taken away when Green nearly died early in his career.
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Gene Pennington, then a fellow officer who was on the graveyard shift with him that night, told the rapt audience how the gunman would have shot him if Green hadn't grabbed his arm and taken the bullet instead.
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Green's son Phillip C. Green, an Oakland Police sergeant, had the crowd in stitches with anecdotes about his dad's ever-present sense of humor and constant stream of jokes and pranks. He recounted how his father once pulled a driver he didn't know over and wrote him a ticket for a traffic violation.
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"Thanks, granddad," he said as the audience roared.
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Student Research Award Established in Gopi Podila's Memory
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The Department of Biological Sciences at Michigan Technological University has established an award to honor the memory of Gopi Podila.
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Originally posted by Neckhammer View PostSo this is a very interesting stance that keeps coming up which I would love to explore a bit. Carbohydrate supports a "faster" metabolism. How is "faster" determined? Do we have isocaloric studies with BMR's measured to assess "faster". So in general what is the quality measure (what are you measuring) to determine speed and by what quantity is it changed significantly in an isocaloric same lifestyle state by high vs lower carbohydrate intake with same amount protein?Don't put your trust in anyone on this forum, including me. You are the key to your own success.
Less PUFA can compensate for a Vitamin E deficiency. Nuts are also at the top of the allergen/irritant list, so displacing them for meat and fruit can be potentially anti-inflammatory. There are a lot of explanations, but nuts are probably the least healthy Paleo-approved food, so if you do without them, I say go for it.
So we should all just eat a 100% protein diet in order to maximize metabolic burn and the thermic effect. Then everyone would be lean and no weight issues, this debate wouldn't be happening, and everyone would be happy.
"The cling and a clang is the metal in my head when I walk. I hear a sort of, this tinging noise - cling clang. The cling clang. So many things happen while walking. The metal in my head clangs and clings as I walk - freaks my balance out. So the natural thought is just clogged up. Totally clogged up. So we need to unplug these dams, and make the the natural flow... It sort of freaks me out. We need to unplug the dams. You cannot stop the natural flow of thought with a cling and a clang..."
Originally posted by Drumroll View PostSo we should all just eat a 100% protein diet in order to maximize metabolic burn and the thermic effect. Then everyone would be lean and no weight issues, this debate wouldn't be happening, and everyone would be happy.
A straw man or straw person, also known in the UK as an Aunt Sally, is a common type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing it with a superficially similar yet unequivalent proposition (the "straw man"), and to refute it, without ever having actually refuted the original position. This technique has been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly in arguments about highly charged, emotional issues. In those cases the false victory is often loudly or conspicuously celebrated.Last edited by ChocoTaco369; 10-05-2013, 01:14 PM.Don't put your trust in anyone on this forum, including me. You are the key to your own success.
"The cling and a clang is the metal in my head when I walk. I hear a sort of, this tinging noise - cling clang. The cling clang. So many things happen while walking. The metal in my head clangs and clings as I walk - freaks my balance out. So the natural thought is just clogged up. Totally clogged up. So we need to unplug these dams, and make the the natural flow... It sort of freaks me out. We need to unplug the dams. You cannot stop the natural flow of thought with a cling and a clang..."
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Law of diminishing returns. Eating a protein content so high that carbohydrate content isn't enough would require the body to burn protein - conversion of amino acids into glucose. This is done primarily by cortisol, so the constant state of gluconeogenesis would overtime become an extremely stressful environment. I would predict a crushed libido, no energy and strong hypothyroidism. High protein =/= all protein as protein is not an efficient energy source, unlike fat and carbohydrate.
pretty sure without sufficient co2 the thermogenic effects wouldn't be thereMake America Great Again
I eat more now than I was when I started Primal, I can lift approximately 50% more, yet I weigh 10 lbs less. My body better handles the calories I consume, and my hands and feet are typically always warm whereas before they were not. I still carry more body fat than I'd like - but I imagine it'll take many years of slow adipose tissue turnover to optimize my hormone patterns to the way I eat now.
I definitely BURN a lot more calories now, though.
Now I want to get stronger so I eat larger amounts of food to support my lifting but I also sprint 2x a week in the hope that I will not get fat. It's a balancing act I struggle with.
I carry far more body fat than anyone would say is desirable, but any efforts toward reduction in body fat only result in a slowing of strength improvements for me as well as general malaise, increased hunger, decreased energy expenditure. Things are not the same now as they were when I was fatter.
Macro ratios do not make one bit of difference for me now, except that some ratios support my efforts to get strong and do HIIT and some support my efforts when I'm doing lots of LISS or am sedentary.
My metabolism is higher now than it used to be because of the exercise I do. I have more metabolically expensive tissue (muscle) and more mitochondria (from the sprinting.) It's also probably subjectively higher now because I no longer sit in an air-conditioned office all day and I can't remember the last day it was truly cold. Air-conditioning is probably 50% of why a lot of women are cold. The other 50% is because women are taught from the very first day they open a magazine at age 9 or so that they should aim for 1200 calories a day and tons of slow cardio in the "fat burn" zone to get that Kate Moss look. The first leap our minds take is well, if I can do 1000 calories on the treadmill and eat 1000 calories for the day or maybe even 800, I will get there faster. And thus begins the process that breaks our metabolisms.Female, 5'3", 50, Max squat: 202.5lbs. Max deadlift: 225 x 3.
Simply due to thermic effect of food. More body heat generated.
To let you know what I'm looking for here are just a couple of examples that would seem to counter your stance:
The effect of varying carbohydrate content of a v... [Metabolism. 1986] - PubMed - NCBI
The effect of varying carbohydrate content of a very-low-caloric diet on resting metabolic rate and thyroid hormones.
Mathieson RA, Walberg JL, Gwazdauskas FC, Hinkle DE, Gregg JM
Metabolism 1986 May;35(5):394-398
Twelve obese women were studied to determine the effects of the combination of an aerobic exercise program with either a high carbohydrate (HC) very-low-caloric diet (VLCD) or a low carbohydrate (LC) VLCD diet on resting metabolic rate (RMR), serum thyroxine (T4), 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (rT3). The response of these parameters was also examined when subjects switched from the VLCD to a mixed hypocaloric diet. Following a maintenance period, subjects consumed one of the two VLCDs for 28 days. In addition, all subjects participated in thrice weekly submaximal exercise sessions at 60% of maximal aerobic capacity. Following VLCD treatments, participants consumed a 1,000 kcal mixed diet while continuing the exercise program for one week. Measurements of RMR, T4, T3, and rT3 were made weekly. Weight decreased significantly more for LC than HC. Serum T4 was not significantly affected during the VLCD. Although serum T3 decreased during the VLCD for both groups, the decrease occurred faster and to a greater magnitude in LC (34.6% mean decrease) than HC (17.9% mean decrease). Serum rT3 increased similarly for each treatment by the first week of the VLCD. Serum T3 and rT3 of both groups returned to baseline concentrations following one week of the 1,000 kcal diet. Both groups exhibited similar progressive decreases in RMR during treatment (12.4% for LC and 20.8% for HC), but values were not significantly lower than baseline until week 3 of the VLCD. Thus, although dietary carbohydrate content had an influence on the magnitude of fall in serum T3, RMR declined similarly for both dietary treatments.
Comments: they split 12 women into two groups of 6. Half were given a 1000-calorie low-carb diet, the other half a 1000-calorie high-carb diet. The metabolic rate of the low-carbers declined by 12.4%, the metabolic rate of the high-carbers declined by 20.8%.
Effect of hypocaloric meals with different macronu... [Nutrition. 2003] - PubMed - NCBI
We investigated the effect of hypocaloric mixed diets with different proportions of carbohydrate, protein, and fat on resting metabolic rate and the thermic effect of food in obese women.
Three mixed hypocaloric diets were consumed in random order during separate periods lasting 7 d each. Between each dietary period there was a washout period of 10 d. Diet 1 had a higher proportion of energy from carbohydrate (72%), diet 2 had a higher proportion of energy from protein (43%), and diet 3 had a higher proportion of energy from fat (68%). Indirect calorimetry and lung function tests were done after the completion of each 7-d diet. Seven obese women, ages 22 to 45 y and with body mass indexes of 32 to 59 kg/m(2), participated in the study. Oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, resting metabolic rate, and the thermic effect of food by indirect calorimetry were measured. Lung function tests included spirometry in the seated and upright positions, arterial blood gas analysis, and maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures.
There were no statistically significant differences in the resting metabolic rate and the thermic effect of food resulting from the three diets. The mean resting metabolic rates (kJ/d) were 7453 +/- 1446 for diet 1, 7461 +/- 1965 for diet 2, and 7076 +/- 2048 for diet 3. The mean thermic effects of food (kcal/min) were -0.02 +/- 0.07 for diet 1, -0.01 +/- 0.25 for diet 2, and 0.05 +/- 0.13 for diet 3. Lung function tests were normal before and after the hypocaloic diets: partial pressure of oxygen (mmHg) values were 81 +/- 13, 77 +/- 8, and 78 +/- 11 for diets 1 to 3, respectively; and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (mmHg) were 37 +/- 4, 37 +/- 3, and 37 +/- 4 for diets 1 to 3, respectively.
Obese women with normal lung function tests and consuming mixed hypocaloric diets showed no alteration in resting metabolic rate and a reduced or absent thermic effect of food independently of the macronutrient composition.
Hope this better illustrates what I consider evidence. Just stating "it's the thermic effect" doesn't cut it, so if thats all you got then I guess we'll just wrap things up now.Last edited by Neckhammer; 10-05-2013, 05:10 PM.
You consider studies that lasted a month or lessas evidence? Conclusion, adrenalin is a powerful hormone.
Also your own study shows that t3 is lowered and rt3 is elevated by a vlc diet. Give that more then a month and see what happens. Actually Neck, you know what happens. Dont know why you like to play dumb.
one month, obese, liberating lots of fat stores, likely insulin resistant, and it showed mean free t3 dropped. thyroid exerts its effects on metabolic rate for a fairly long period. you're going to have to do better than that Neck.Make America Great Again
You consider studies that lasted a month or lessas evidence? Conclusion, adrenalin is a powerful hormone.
Also your own study shows that t3 is lowered and rt3 is elevated by a vlc diet. Give that more then a month and see what happens. Actually Neck, you know what happens. Dont know why you like to play dumb.
So if T3 is high but basal metabolic rate is not effected what do you end up with? Simply that the extra T3 is necessary to metabolize blood sugar perhaps? I read some of this at this site: A Worldly Monk | The Body Electric
I have read a lot of studies, and never come across one that shows carbs thermic effect leads to subsequent increased metabolic rate in isocaloric conditions. When something is stated OVER AND OVER on here as if it is law....and people are even ridiculed for questioning it I expect there to be at least one good trial to support such a claim. I'm just putting it out there.
Oh, and please understand I'm not the one making a claim..... The claim is that a high carb diet increases metabolic rate via thermic and hormone effect. I was focusing on that.Last edited by Neckhammer; 10-05-2013, 05:55 PM.
I'm simply reversing the roles. When the high carb community came in (which is fine btw) there was a lot of questioning and great deal of inquiry as to the evidence about certain things that low carbers held as "truths". Its not a bad thing. It helped many re-examine why things work as they do and what evidence really was there and was not. There was plenty that was being said in a rather authoritative manner by low carbers that really was not backed by evidence to a great extent. The concept of a metabolic advantage to low carb eating was one such statement.
I see the same thing happening with the high carb POV, so I'm reversing the roles. I'm asking for the evidence, if there is any on this metabolic advantage. Thats all. Cause you see when it was up to the low carbers to prove there was one for a low carb approach....well in isocaloric trials, it was quite hard to find something substantial. But, at the same time I saw nothing to suggest the that high carb was better.Last edited by Neckhammer; 10-05-2013, 06:16 PM.


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The USDA boosted its estimate for domestic corn use 2013-2014 corn use by 100 million bushels in this month's Feed Outlook report, based on projected increases in ethanol production and grain exports for the new crop.
The Department now projects corn exports for the 2013-2014 crop year at 1.5 billion bushels, up 50 million bushels from last-month's estimate, based on year-to-date sales. With the 2013 crop estimated at just under 14 billion bushels, more competitive prices have boosted U.S. market share of corn trade to 33 percent, compared with 18 percent in 2012-2013.
USDA also raised its forecast of new-crop corn use for ethanol production by about the same amount, based on strengthening U.S. ethanol prices and production during October and November.
Estimates for feed and residual use are unchanged from last month, but the 100-million-bushel increase in total corn use and five-million-bushel increase in imports results in a 95-million-bushel decrease in ending stocks. However, ending stocks estimated at 1.8 billion bushels are more than double last year's estimate of 824 million.
The December report lowers the forecast U.S. corn price received by farmers for 2013-2014 by $0.05 on the low end of the range and $0.15 on the high end to a range of $4.05 to $4.75 per bushel. This puts the midpoint of the range at $4.40 per bushel, compared with a 2012-2013 season-average price received by farmers of $6.89 per bushel.
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- 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup uncooked bulgur
- 1 tablespoon salt-free seasoning blend
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups finely chopped fresh mushrooms
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/8 teaspoon celery seed
- 3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
- 12 sandwich rolls, optional
- Lettuce leaves and tomato slices, optional
- 1. In a large saucepan, combine the rice, bulgur, seasoning blend, poultry seasoning and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from the heat; cool completely. Cover and refrigerate.
- 2. In a large bowl, combine the mushrooms, oats, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese and onion. In a blender, process cottage cheese and egg substitute until smooth; add to the mushroom mixture. Stir in the parsley, salt, basil, celery seed and chilled rice mixture. Shape 1/2 cupfuls into patties.
- 3. In a large nonstick skillet, cook four patties in 1 teaspoon oil for 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and crisp. Repeat with remaining patties and oil. Serve on rolls with lettuce and tomato if desired. Yield: 12 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 126 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 286mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat.
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"These are great. I did change a few things either I didn't have it and substituted it with something else or I wanted to make it a bit lower in fat. I added a 1/4 cup of red lentils to the rice and bulgur mixture. I did not have mushrooms so I added shredded zuchinni and carrot. I did not add the mozzarella or cheddar. I had a half of can of tomato paste or I mixed that with the egg whites instead of the cottage cheese. I also did not add the celery seed. After making the patties I refrigerated until I was ready to grilled on the grill. These held up fantastic, did not break apart while I was flipping over several times. The taste is great but I only got 9 burgers. I also too patted the mixture tightly into a 1/2 measuring cup and firmly patted them into shape. I will definitely be making these over and over. Thanks so much for a great recipe."
"I love this recipe, but have a problem keeping the burgers from falling apart. Any suggestions?"
"I've tried many recipes for vegetarian burgers; this is the best one yet. Press mixture firmly into patties so they don't fall apart when browning."


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AUSTIN, Texas — Golfsmith International has named Sue E. Gove president and CEO of the world's largest specialty golf retailer. Gove, formerly president and COO of the combined Golfsmith and Golf Town business, has also served as the chief integration officer leading the successful Golfsmith-Golf Town combination which was finalized this past July.
Marty Hanaka, the previous CEO, will serve in an advisory role through the end of this year. Marty has been with Golfsmith since 2007 and has led the company through a major growth period and the Golfsmith-Golf Town combination.
"We're thankful to Marty for his strong leadership over the years. He has been a wonderful asset to the company and we wish him all the best in the future," said Don Morrison, board member and senior managing director of OMERS Private Equity.
"With Sue Gove's leadership, and her team now in place, we are well equipped to achieve the goals of the combination and take the business into the future," added Morrison.
Since joining Golfsmith International in September 2008 as COO, Gove has been instrumental in improving Golfsmith's operations in the areas of store productivity, supply chain management, distribution, finance, and information technology. Gove has positioned Golfsmith International for growth in both its retail and online platforms.
Prior to joining Golfsmith, Gove was an independent consultant, serving clients in specialty retail and private equity. Previously, she was EVP and COO of Zale Corp. from 2002 to March 2006, and a director of Zale Corp. from 2004 to 2006. Gove has also been a member of the board of directors of Autozone Inc. since 2005.


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A year to the day after the Megaupload takedown, Kim Dotcom launched his brand new Mega cloud file storage service, on January 19. However, mere days after launch, the new service is already coming under fire over security concerns regarding user's data and privacy.
The other problem is the SSL standard itself is vulnerable to various attacks, including fake SSL certificates from an untrusted or duped certificate authority and an attack from a tool called SSLstrip which allows an attacker to intercept and stop an SSL connection. That attacker can then spy on whatever data the user sends to the attacker's fake website.
However, in answer to the above criticisms and others, Mathias Ortmann, Mega's CTO said that these vulnerabilities are also present in other sites which have even higher security requirements, such as online banking.
"If they had bothered to read that they would have seen that we basically state exactly what they are accusing us of as possible attack vectors plus some others they are not accusing us of. All of these SSL-related attacks do no apply specifically to us. They apply to companies with equally high security requirements or even higher requirements."
It looks like it might pay to wait a little while before using this service, or if you do, not putting any sensitive data on it, at least for now.
If Mega's servers were compromised, it would also be possible for an attacker to deliver modified, malicious JavaScript, said Nadim Kobeissi, developer of the encrypted instant messaging program Cryptocat. It would also be possible for Mega itself to deliver malicious code.
"Every time you open the website, the encryption code is sent from scratch," Kobeissi said "So if one day I decide I want to disable all encryption for you, I can just serve your username different code that doesn't encrypt anything and instead steals your encryption keys."
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Meet Yuri Pillimue, International Commercial Manager of the Fair Trade Certified coffee cooperative Asociación Fondo Paez. Not only is Yuri a dedicated mother and member of the largest indigenous group in Colombia, the Paez, she is also a brilliant business woman who originally joined the cooperative to help secure indigenous land rights.
As a strong cooperative leader, Yuri works hard to maintain the indigenous cultural and agricultural knowledge of her people. Fair Trade helps make that a reality. By taking part in a system that provides key market access, financial training, and the ability to invest in things like education, healthcare, food security and clean water, the farmers and workers of Fondo Paez are able to participate in vibrant, global trade while simultaneously strengthening their own cultural heritage.
For Yuri and her people, Fair Trade makes all the difference in the world. Revenues from coffee sales were not making a big impact until the cooperative began selling under Fair Trade terms in 2005. "To my little organization, Fair Trade has been important," explains Yuri. "Fair Trade allows us to sell our coffee for a fair price."
The Paez's success is remarkable considering their history: centuries of Spanish colonialism and decades of violence around them as a result of the drug trade. Yet despite their growth, Asociación Fondo Paez is now facing new challenges. Like coffee cooperatives worldwide, the group is struggling to overcome current global market realities such as price fluctuation and a generally higher cost of doing business. To help them succeed in an often volatile marketplace, Fair Trade USA has hosted financial trainings for 37 Colombian Fair Trade Certified coffee cooperatives, including Asociación Fondo Paez. These trainings are part of a recently launched, comprehensive development program - called Co-op Link - designed to strengthen farming communities worldwide.
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Throwback: Four years ago in Virginia
Four years ago today, the Obama-Biden grassroots team in Virginia put out this video as a pep talk going into the final days of the campaign.
Thanks to the hard work of volunteers who watched this video back then, and thanks to organizers all over the state, President Obama won Virginia and the election.
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I agree.. Lance is the one player we have that makes the game easier for everyone else on offenseThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I agree.. Lance is the one player we have that makes the game easier for everyone else on offense
If somebody called me a joke, I would be insulted. You just called an entire organization a joke. That is be definition an insult. Oh wait, they are millionaires, they are not really people.
We all do, but there are going to be letdowns over an 82-game season. Even the 72-10 Bulls had some duds. Nobody is immune.
Why did Frank wait so long to put Lance in the game in the fourth quarter? We were cold, and could have used his energy earlier in the quarter. I know we want to get DG in the flow, but not at the expense of Stephenson
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
That's not having high standards. You're saying "this is embarrassing" almost every time that a team makes a run against us. That's not holding a team to a high standard. That's expecting it to be perfect.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Yeah I've been trying to turn over a new leaf this year, un-ignoring a bunch of folks, but yeah. When 90 percent of the comments are negative and 1/2 of those are wild exaggerations, then the guy plays the victim when people inevitably call him a troll... yep time to reach for the ignore button.
BTW thanks to the admins or whomever for hiding quotes from ppl on your ignore list, that is a really helpful feature!Troll: One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroupor message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument
What? Pity the poor Pacers then. Someone called their play a joke, which it was.
I haven't insulted anyone on here. THAT is the point I am making. You are just shifting the goalposts in a poor attempt to discredit me.
I think all of us do? Do you understand why you might get negative reactions when you repeatedly make strong statements like "this team is a joke," "this team can't be taken seriously," etc. (which happens a lot, my man) in threads?
My posts are not meant to inflame. I can't help it if people flip out because I say something they don't like.
Calling me a troll is just lazy.
No, you said "this team is a joke." That's what you said. Own it.
Yes, the Pacers are the better team but the better team doesn't always wins in basketball. Sometimes, the better team gets outhustled and outplayed. It's only natural.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Plot twist: Hoosierguy is a heat fan.
Who is shifting the goalposts? You said you didn't insult anybody. I just showed you where you did.
Get used to it because is going to happen all year, I don't like it but that is what Vogel is doing.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
Take a deep breath and relax.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Sure you can. It's called taking a deep breath and thinking about it for a second before posting...
I really don't want to put you on ignore man, I'm trying to avoid that this year, but the way people have reacted to a lot of your posts really shouldn't be that surprising... you need to recognize that.
Actually that's your OPINION, not a fact. See what I'm talking about?
No, that is an opinion.
Who is flipping out?


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Behold the latest fast food burger tower monstrosity from Japanese blog RocketNews24: Lotteria's new Ramen Burger topped with 10 extra servings of ramen. (Previous towers include cheese tower, onion tower, and bacon tower.) Yup, it has no good reason to exist.
But I've got to give props to Mr. Sato—RocketNews24's resident burger guinea pig—for eating the whole thing. You can watch him go at it in the video below (warning: loud music ahead):
For a more reasonable food stunt, RocketNews24 also transformed Lotteria's ramen burger into a bowl of ramen, which they beefed up with extra water and sliced green onion.
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This new image of the X-47B with its landing gear raised comes courtesy of the folks at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. It was taken Sept. 30 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Currently, two X-47Bs are under construction. They're intended to validate the idea that UAVs can operate safely from aircraft carriers.
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President Obama looks over the crowd as he prepares to leave the stage after making an acceptance speech during an election night on Nov. 7, 2012.
One of the abiding fissures in American life exposed by presidential election was religion. Exit polls indicated that about 60 percent of Americans who regularly attend church voted for Mitt Romney, and about 60 percent of Americans who rarely or never attend religious services voted for President Obama. This religious divide would have been even sharper were it not for the fact that many churchgoing blacks and Latinos pulled the lever for Obama.
Differences over family-related matters, from same-sex marriage to abortion, drove religious divide in voting. Secular progressives were attracted to Obama's strong support for same-sex marriage and abortion rights, just as religious conservatives were repelled by his positions on these issues.
Given the importance of family-related issues in the presidential race, it is no surprise that the cultural divides so evident in the political arena also extend to the family arena, according to an important new report from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. The Culture of American Families project, by sociologist Carl Desportes Bowman, reveals that American parents are divided into four cultural camps. Two of those camps—"the Faithful" and "the Engaged Progressives"—roughly conform to the Red and Blue America narratives that now have wide currency in our culture.
The Faithful, who make up 20 percent of American parents and are largely white and middle class, believe strongly that "God's timeless truths" about sex, marriage, and life remain as true today as they have always been. They seek to defend these truths in the broader culture and, failing that, aim to "buffer themselves from progressive currents enough that their families will remain faithful to their traditions." Their most important parenting goal is "raising children to reflect God's will and purpose."
In keeping with their cultural commitments, the Faithful are more married (88 percent) than any other group of parents, have more children (3.06) than other groups, spend more time with their children than the average parent, and attend church regularly (82 percent). Indeed, one reason they are so invested in their children's lives seems to be that they are much more likely than other parents to believe that fathers play as an important role as mothers in children's lives and act accordingly (38 percent of Faithful fathers spend more than three hours a day with their children, compared to 28 percent of average fathers). Finally, this group of parents tilts Red (88 percent reported they would not vote for Obama).
The Engaged Progressives, who make up 21 percent of American parents and are whiter, better educated, and more affluent than the population as a whole, march to a very different beat than the Faithful, at least ideologically. They steer clear of organized religion, believe strongly in the virtues of personal freedom, choice, and tolerance, and seek to form their children into independent-minded adults. But these individualistic values are also tempered by a commitment among progressive parents to the "golden rule" and the values that go along with this rule: honesty, openness, empathy, and compassion for the vulnerable. Their cultural commitments point them in a Blue direction (82 percent reported they would not vote for the Republican presidential nominee).
Ironically, whatever their ideological differences with the Faithful, Engaged Progressives live lives that look surprisingly like their ideological opposites. Although they have fewer children (2.46) than the Faithful, they are almost as married (80 percent are married), about as likely to have stay-at-home-mothers when preschool children are in the home as are the Faithful (58 percent compared to 65 percent), and they also highly engaged parents, enjoying—for instance—more meals with their children than the average parent. So, in pursuit of progressive ideals, Engaged Progressives rely on largely neotraditional strategies: namely, marriage and an intensive parenting style.
The same cannot be said about the other two cultural camps of American parents detailed in the report: "the Detached" and "the American Dreamers", who make up, respectively, 19 and 27 percent of American parents. Although a slight majority of the Detached are married (67 percent), this largely white, largely downscale group of parents feel incapable or unable to exert much of an influence on their children's lives. They spend comparatively little time interacting with their children, do not eat daily with their parents, are disconnected from the religious and civic fabric of their communities, and instead allow the television and other outside influences to set the cultural agenda for their children. Indeed, Bowman contends that the Detached parents "lack the vision, vitality, certainty, and self-confidence required to embrace any agenda" for their children. Not surprisingly, this camp has little interest in or involvement with politics.
By contrast, the American Dreamers—who are disproportionately working class and minority—have high hopes for their children. Politically, they are divided, with black and Hispanic Dreamers tilting Democratic, and white Dreamers titling Republican. They believe strongly in education, their children are optimistic about their educational prospects, and they want their children to make good on the American Dream. But given that marriage is fragile in this camp (only 64 percent are married), they have less income and education than most parents, and they are more likely to hail from communities with anemic religious and civic institutions, it's not clear that American Dreamers can make good on the big dreams they have for their children.
Indeed, when it comes to family-related matters, although the media, the activists, and the politicians have focused their attention on the culture war being fought between the Faithful and Engaged Progressives, the deteriorating economic, civic, and familial fortunes of the Detached and Dreamer families should be garnering even more of our country's attention. After all, the kids of the cultural warriors are probably doing comparatively well. By contrast, children from the Dreamer and especially the Detached families are not likely to live the American Dream unless and until the economic, civic, and marital foundations of their families are set upon stronger and more stable ground.
W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, is the author of "When Marriage Disappears: The New Middle America."
Wilcox served on the advisory board of the Culture of American Families Project.
Related content on On Faith:
Tenety: God after 2012: How did election change religion and politics landscape?
David Gibson: What's next for religious conservatives?
Lisa Miller: After huge Hispanic vote, plenty of reason to compromise on immigration reform
Figuring Faith: Faith in 2012 by the numbers
Otterson: What lies ahead for Mormons?
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