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Sea Level Rise in California, Oregon, and Washington
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Dr. Robert A. Dalrymple
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Johns Hopkins University
Robert A. Dalrymple is the Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. His research interests are in coastal engineering, water wave mechanics, high-performance computing, fluid mechanics, littoral processes, and tidal inlets. Dr. Dalrymple has chaired several National Research Council committees, including the Committee on Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Program, and served on others including the Committee on Responding to Sea Level: Engineering Implications. He has also held leadership positions in professional societies including president of the Association of Coastal Engineers and of the American Society of Civil Engineer's (ASCE's) Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute. Dr. Dalrymple is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of ASCE's International Coastal Engineering Award for his achievements and contributions to the advancement of coastal engineering through research, teaching, and professional leadership. He received a B.A. in engineering sciences from Dartmouth College, an M.S. in ocean engineering from the University of Hawai'i, and a Ph.D. in civil and coastal engineering from the University of Florida.
Dr. Daniel R. Cayan
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Daniel R. Cayan is a research meteorologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and is also a researcher in the U.S. Geological Survey. His work is directed at understanding climate variability and changes over the Pacific Ocean and North America and climate impacts on water, wildfire, health, and agriculture in California and western North America. Among his recent publications are projections of sea level extremes along the California coast. Dr. Cayan heads two climate research programs aimed at improving climate information and forecasts for decision makers in the California region: the California Nevada Applications Program and the California Climate Change Center. He received a B.S. in meteorology and oceanography from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. C. K. Shum
The Ohio State University
C.K. Shum is a professor of geodetic science in the School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University and is affiliated with the Byrd Polar Research Center and the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. His research focuses on the accurate measurements of present-day sea-level rise and to the improved understanding of the geophysical causes of its rise. He also works on satellite geodesy, temporal gravity field and tide modeling, satellite oceanography, hydrology and geodynamics, ice mass balance, precision satellite orbit determination, GPS meteorology, and space physics. Dr. Shum was a lead author of the chapter on observations of oceanic climate change and sea level in the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. He is a fellow of the International Association of Geodesy and a representative of that society's Project on Global Geodetic Observing system. He is a recipient of several NASA awards for his work on the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission, which mapped ocean surface topography. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.
Dr. William T. Pfeffer
University of Colorado at Boulder
William Tad Pfeffer is a professor of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado. He is also a fellow of the university's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. Dr. Pfeffer's research interests are in modern glacier physics including ice mechanics and glacier dynamics, heat and mass transfer in snow and ice, atmosphere/glacier and ocean/glacier interactions, and the application of the results to estimates of future sea-level change. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the American Geophysical Union's Cryospheric Sciences Focus Group. He received a B.A. in geology from the University of Vermont, an M.A. in geology from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Washington.
Dr. James C. McWilliams
University of California, Los Angeles
James C. McWilliams is Louis B. Slichter Professor of Earth Sciences in the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also a senior research scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. His research interests are in theory and computational modeling of Earth???s ocean and atmosphere. In addition to his work in fluid dynamics, he developed a 3D simulation model of the U.S. West Coast that incorporates physical oceanographic, biogeochemical, and sediment transport aspects of the coastal circulation and is being used to interpret coastal phenomena, diagnose historical variability in relation to observational data, and assess future possibilities. Dr. McWilliams has served on many NRC climate committees including the Committee on Science of Climate Change. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He received a B.S. in applied mathematics from Caltech and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Harvard.
Dr. Gary B. Griggs
University of California, Santa Cruz
Gary B. Griggs is a distinguished professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research is focused on the coastal zone and ranges from coastal evolution and development to shoreline processes???including the evaluation of long-term shoreline changes and geomorphic evolution of coastlines???to coastal hazards and coastal engineering. Dr. Griggs is the author or coauthor of several books including "Living with the Changing California Coast." He served as chair of the UC Marine Council from 1999 to 2009 and currently chairs the Science Advisory Team to the Governor's Ocean Protection Council. He is a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. He received a B.A. in geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in oceanography from Oregon State University.
Dr. Philip W. Mote
Oregon State University
Philip W. Mote is a professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences and director of Oregon Climate Services at Oregon State University. He is also the director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute for the Oregon University System. Before joining Oregon State University, he was the state climatologist for Washington. Dr. Mote's research interests include climate variability and change in the Pacific Northwest, mountain snowpack and its response to climate variability and change, sea level rise, impacts of climate change on water resources, forests, and shorelands, and adaptation to climate change. Among his publications in these areas is an analysis of sea level rise in the coastal waters of Washington state. Dr. Mote has served on several committees associated with climate change and sea level rise including the NRC Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change. He received a B.A. in physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington.
Dr. Christina L. Hulbe
Portland State University
Christina L. Hulbe is an associate professor of geology at Portland State University. Her research focuses on understanding and modeling the dynamics of ice sheets, the interactions between ice shelves and ice sheets, and on the role of ice sheets in climate change. In addition to her scholarly publications, she is a regular contributor to the "Left Coaster," explaining issues such as how fast the ice sheets are changing and their impact on sea level to the public. Dr. Hulbe is a representative of the NRC's Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and co-chairs the local organizing committee for the 2012 SCAR Open Science Conference. She received a B.S. in geological engineering from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, an M.S. in geology from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Benjamin P. Horton
University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin P. Horton is an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also an honorary research fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Durham, United Kingdom. Dr. Horton's research focuses on mechanisms of observed and predicted sea-level changes including climate change, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the coastal sedimentary budget. He has also examined the response of estuaries to sea level rise. Dr. Horton has worked on sea-level rise in several countries focusing on the contributions of glacial isostacy along the Atlantic coast of the United States, earthquakes and ground deformation along the West Coast, and sediment compaction in the United Kingdom. He received a B.A. in geography from the University of Liverpool and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Durham.
Dr. Weiqing Han
University of Colorado at Boulder
Weiqing Han is an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado. Her research interests are in sea level, ocean circulation and dynamics, air-sea interaction, and climate variability and change. Among her recent work is an analysis of patterns of sea level change in the Indian Ocean and the influence of North Atlantic circulation on glacial sea level changes. Dr. Han serves on a panel of the World Climate Research Programme's CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) project, and is a recipient of an NSF Faculty Early CAREER Award. She received a B.S. in meteorology from the Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, an M.S. in meteorology from the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, and a Ph.D. in physical oceanography from the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center.
Dr. Denise Janet Reed
University of New Orleans
Denise Reed is a University Research Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New Orleans. Her research interests include coastal marsh response to sea-level rise and how this is affected by human activities. She has worked on coastal issues on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts of the US, as well as other parts of the world, and is also involved in ecosystem restoration planning both in Louisiana and in California. Dr. Reed has served on numerous boards and panels concerning coastal environments and ecosystem restoration including NRC committees on water and environmental management in the California Bay Delta and on mitigating shore erosion, the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, a number of National Research Council Committees, the Ecosystems Sciences and Management Working Group of the NOAA Science Advisory Board, the National Science Panel for South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration, and the Strategic Science Review Panel for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Program. She received her BA and PhD in geography from the University of Cambridge in England, UK.
Dr. Benjamin A. Brooks
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Benjamin A. Brooks is an associate researcher (tenured) and director of the Pacific GPS Facility in the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at the University of Hawai'i. His research interests are in tectonic geodesy and active tectonics with a recent focus on relative sea level change as a result of subsidence in the Los Angeles Basin and the San Francisco Bay Delta. Dr. Brooks is a member of the advisory committee for the Plate Boundary Observatory, which collects geodetic data on active deformation across the western United States. He is a Fullbright Fellow. He received a B.S. in earth science from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Ph.D. in geological sciences from Cornell University.
Dr. Laurence C. Breaker
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Laurence C. Breaker is an adjunct professor at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories at San Jose State University. Prior to joining the laboratory in 2001, he spent 13 years as a senior research physical scientist at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Dr. Breaker's research focuses on the analysis of long-term observations of sea level rise along the California coast, modeling of both global and local sea level rise, physical oceanography, and satellite remote sensing. His recent papers have examined the 154-year record of monthly sea level at San Francisco and sea level responses to large earthquakes in California and Alaska. Dr. Breaker was awarded NOAA???s Bronze Medal for major contributions to the Coastal Marine Demonstration Project, which tested the state of the art in marine forecasting and evaluated the potential benefits of experimental higher resolution predictions. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Bucknell University, an M.S. in applied marine physics from the University of Miami, and a Ph.D. in oceanography (minor in meteorology) from the Naval Postgraduate School.


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I too will miss Carolyn. I am not a fan of Ivanka at all!!! I'm thinking some of the rule changes for this season won't be too good. It is going to be more like Survivor, with the challenge losers having to live in tents instead of the penthouse where they have been living every season. And aren't they doing more of a vote off instead of Trump firing them? This is The Apprentice for goodness sakes ...... I expect it to be more like the corporate world!!!
I, for one, will not miss Carolyn or George. I've always liked it when a former apprentice winner sits in the boardroom and helps.I think what the "Tents Twist" is alluding that the winners get the luxury, and the losers are out in th cold. That's how it is in the business world (unless I mis-read something).
I think one of the reasons why I won't miss Carolyn is because Ivanka is good-looking. Carolyn wasn't much of a looker, if you know what I mean. Neither was George. This is all because no one likes to see un-attractive people on Reality Shows, and Trump is just promoting Ivanka's hottness.
Thanks, TexasLady! Always can use more Texans, huh? Hee!
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Well, can you give an example of how we can apply this idiom in a certain situation...
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You can find a definition of this idiom here.
Well, can you give an example of how we can apply this idiom in a certain situation...
The current American administration has a policy of not admitting to making mistakes, yet it has done so in the recent tragic events with the hurricane. This admission, therefore, went against the grain. The grain is the direction in a piece of wood- if you go against the grain, the surface becomes rough, if you go with the grain, you can make it smooth.
Thanks tdol for the clarification, however I was lloking for a conversationla example.. well, this is what I cam up with...
" We thought that the city will survive the hurricane... but unfortunetley the facts went against the grain...."
Is this ok????????
Here are some examples from the excellent site http://view.byu.edu/ (if you want real eaxmples of something, just try going there and typing the word opr phrase in):
3 A15 to place a bolt and go so radically against the grain; sympathetic with Dave's strong conviction; peeved that
4 A4A Hendon'). Only Arnold Brown ran slightly against the grain. "I don't think it's very intelligent
5 A9M sees nothing in the single market which cuts against the grain of her policies over the past decade, since it
6 AAP cause for real alarm. Nature conservation runs against the grain of current political doctrine. In a new age of
7 AB3 . Morbidly inward, unforgiving, Cave goes against the grain of the times by being sick but refusing to be
8 ABD friendship runs through these essays, cutting against the grain of the totalitarian state. Mr Baranczak himself left
9 ABJ as candidates for election. That may go against the grain for some AGP leaders, who entered politics as advocates
10 AC2 of a million people. This situation went against the grain, as the top brass always needed to be on top of
11 AM4 of Britain's water industry runs against the grain of Mr Delors" social strategy." Here
12 AN4 marriage is, in some sense, going against the grain. Jonathan Swift often presents a decidedly unpleasant view of
13 AP0 was one of those pictures that went totally against the grain of everything that the movie industry believed it stood for
14 APS is a novel which in many ways goes against the grain of recent writing in Italy: quite at odds with
15 APU showing a distaste for outdoor pursuits that ran against the grain of their family life. His mother and father told
16 ART from sixties hippiedom. The Smiths run directly against the grain. They are far from perfect: a gulf appears naturally
17 ART the very idea of a re-mix fell directly against the grain of the code of ethics publicly laid down by The
18 ARX They are obliged to make decisions that go against the grain. Unhappily there is a new breed of librarian who
19 B20 handling things, certainly. However it goes against the grain to tell them anything. I'd prefer to deal
20 B71 , though I must admit it did go against the grain and I did think vaguely of "bowser bottles"
21 B73 is taken as gospel. Although it goes against the grain to say this, the exercise is valuable, if
22 B7C Such trends, however, very much go against the grain of the egalitarian principle that pervades the German university system
23 B7C research-orientated academics feel strongly enough to go against the grain and form a sort of elitist under ground for
24 BMC grading is highly personal decision that goes against the grain of usual standards. The wartime Hallé ensemble and
25 BNC folk, an age-old code, it was against the grain, to interfere in a thing like this, Rubberneck
26 CAD , a simple set of songs that went against the grain of the mesmeric dub that was then dominating reggae.
27 CB1 a law, one goes either with or against the grain of it, as in chopping wood. Le Gall
28 CB1 only what pleases it can push towards awareness against the grain of organic functioning. Our choice of "aware"
29 CBR Now clearly a teaching approach which goes against the grain of natural disposition will create needless difficulties for the
30 CBT have to cover it, but it goes against the grain to be sweeping up behind another paper's scoops.
31 CD5 dogs. Prices from £50£140. Going against the grain of long split skirts and leather jeans, some
32 CDB gun, which Rufus gathered had rather gone against the grain. Since then he had often recalled what Adam said
33 CES harmony for so many years, it went against the grain. The reason for breaking our vows were pecuniary and
34 CGE some twentieth-century slaves thinking such sentiments run sharply against the grain. Is Paul saying, now you are a Christian
35 CL7 " "It's not --; it's against the grain. One of the questions I ask is: "
36 DCJ the side of a revolt which is going against the grain of erm of certainly for Russia of course of er of
37 EAJ delusion", but that it also ran against the grain of English history: Federalism, as the dissolution of
38 ED4 , and shutting them up in cages goes against the grain, but my sister's two Burmese love the car
39 ED7 . One of the few Irish studios going against the grain by attracting international acts here to record. Recent guests
40 ED9 What I'm trying to do is rub against the grain of Thatcherism, not with it." Granted,
41 EVS superior in the ranks. It just went against the grain. So the male comandantes would make a special point
42 EWA Even so, this kind of exercise probably goes against the grain for a large number of readers, who will ask
43 EWC lot sooner or later, and it goes against the grain to hang about and admit we daren't visit them
44 FAK , in that it appears to work so deeply against the grain of modern consciousness. Simmel's essential argument is that
45 FY8 clothing, erm in some ways it went against the grain to do it. But rather than see people going without
46 FYV (we derange each eyebrow with a fingerstroke against the grain), Tod and I can feel the dream just
47 G1R early days at least, anti-Americanism went against the grain of popular feeling within Cuba. Carlos Rafael
48 G20 for promoting private services, but it went against the grain to leave local authorities with so much power, and
49 G2Y bye-laws, too. However, it goes against the grain to have to say this, as it is our
50 GUR flees I done his hair 4 Times Going against the grain: alternatives to exclusion In this chapter Denis Mongon argues
51 GUX would drop in assent: Mary had gone against the grain, against the world, against custom, thought Rosa
52 GW0 along a photograph and that had gone a little against the grain --; in all of her moonlighting so far, she
53 GXJ the local government system are proceeding against the grain of Scottish public opinion, according to researchers at
54 H0D The shares are worthless, and it goes against the grain to see them still quoted, written down as they
55 H7E voice, testing her response. It went against the grain but she must query the wisdom of such a suggestion
56 H8S enough to take his revenge. It went against the grain to let the brute escape scot-free, but, with
57 H97 had caved in, but it still went against the grain. "So, you've decided to be co-operative
58 HA9 and bolstering shaky morales, but it went against the grain to tell outright lies. In this case, however
59 HA9 n't stop herself, even though it went completely against the grain to tell such blatant lies. "Masses,"
60 HEM can't start fighting and and pulling it against the grain otherwise you you would be in trouble. So every
61 HGG how to use archers, even if it went against the grain to leave too much to them. "If it
62 HGG at least thirty who were French. It went against the grain with Hotspur to let such an illustrious company move south
63 HGG was a strong inducement, nevertheless it went against the grain with him to do homage to an Englishman. "
64 HGG it as you wish, though it goes against the grain with me to see this fellow go free. But
65 HH9 undone. She had forced him to live against the grain of his own nature which was weak and pleasure-loving and
66 HHW national resources in a manner that goes completely against the grain of the marketplace, has not the result of such
67 HTU Rex said. "Striking women always goes against the grain with me." "That's funny,"
68 HUN nature is anti-social, social order comes about against the grain of human nature as a rule, has to be
69 HUN fundamental point he makes, that civilization goes against the grain of human nature, and the question he asks himself
70 HWL he said slowly. "But it goes against the grain." "All in a good cause, Tel
71 JXS smiled thinly. "Yes, it went against the grain. However, my motives, I assure you,
72 JXV odds!" "And that would go against the grain, wouldn't it to do anything without working
73 JXX . So, as much as it went against the grain, she knew she had no alternative but to fit
74 JY2 was prepared for you." It went against the grain to let him win. But at the height of
75 JY2 with any kind of pretence, it went against the grain to dissemble, but she couldn't end their brief
76 JY5 what I've said." It went against the grain to meekly obey, but the look in his eyes
77 JY9 to bend the truth, it still went against the grain. "You expect me to lie?" she
78 JYE you're thinking, Sophie. It goes against the grain, doesn't it? We imagined ourselves in a
79 K8R wall last year." A lie went against the grain, but was necessary. "The old woman's
80 KAR two burned pans lately, and that goes against the grain. Have a lovely Christmas, and I hope the
81 KAY and disregarded woman. Dona and Anna went against the grain for love, but Dona benefitted and got away with
82 KBH That's right, yeah. Really goes against the grain to see. Mm. Well we don't really
83 KC0 Yeah, yeah. Mm. It goes against the grain terribly! And I am if at five minutes to
84 KS0 mean, you know, obviously it goes against the grain of the signing of the tropical hardwood. I was
I think ' against the grain' means not follow the nature or normal way to do something. Is it right?
Yes, because it goes against the pattern you find acceptable or are used to. It orignates from the grain of wood, which forces carpenters to work with the grain to make the surface smooth.
It goes against the grain for me to lie.
be/go against the grain= be or do something different from what is normal or natural
It goes against the grain for her to spend a lot of on clothes.
NOTE: The grain is the natural direction of lines in a piece of wood.
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Ahura Amon, the greater god of wisdom, time, and authority.
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I've decided to reproduce my thesis prospectus here in order to give readers a better sense of what my project is trying to accomplish. I am also hoping that those of you who are reading this blog (is anyone reading this blog? the number of comments I've recieved would indicate no) can help me along in this project with your suggestions.
The Question
My thesis seeks to answer the following question: how is the radicalization and organizational shift that is occurring in the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) altering the physical landscape of
The United Confederate Veterans (UCV) was established around the time of redemption, as an enactment of the "Lost Cause" –the idealized, Southernized Civil War narrative. Under such a mythology "the war was fought to defend states' rights and to protect a chivalrous antebellum way of life from Northern aggression." [1] According to this retelling, the Civil War was not fought over slavery, but was merely a defense of the Southern "way of life." This logic saw slavery as a "benevolent institution" –to be a slave in the South was far preferable than to be a wage earner in a Northern factory. By erecting monuments to fallen Confederate generals, organizing memorial parades, and laying flowers on the graves of Confederate dead, the UCV and its sister-organization, the Untied Daughters of the Confederacy, made sure the Lost Cause myth would be around for future generations.
Around the turn of the century, as the numbers of Confederate veterans started to dwindle, the UCV changed its name to the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). According to its bylaws, the SCV is open to "all male descendents of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces." [2] Proof of genealogy must be presented before a member is inducted into an SCV camp. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a civil-rights watchdog organization, as of 2004 the SCV had 36,000 members, the majority clustered in the Tidewater states of
However, a new, increasingly radical leadership in the organization had caused an exodus of one quarter of the SCV's members by the end of 2004. According to Heidi Beirich, a journalist at the SPLC who has been covering the recent changes in the SCV, the heritage organization had taken great pains since the 70s to distance itself from its Jim Crow past.[3] Since 2004, however, a new, more radical leadership has taken over the organization. The SPLC reports that when current president Denne Sweeney took over, about 300 moderate commanders were purged from the organization for "criticizing racism in the SCV." [4] In response many alternative and more moderate heritage groups have been spreading throughout the South, the Virginia-based Sons of Confederate Soldiers.
All three of these conflicts are fought with a racially-charged tinge in the majority-black city of
Believing they are oppressed by a liberal, politically correct majority, hard-line SCV members have become more radical in their beliefs. Indeed, the most hawkish factions of the SCV have framed their arguments in terms one normally reserves for talking about slavery or the holocaust. They have called the crusade against the Confederate flag a form of "ethnic cleansing;" they admonish members to 'never forget' the supposed historical injustices leveled upon the South. This extreme rhetoric would seem to justify branding the entirety of the SCV as a fringe group. The SCV becomes defensive, and the cycle of radicalization repeats itself.
How is it important
The SCV has been a powerful influence in the South since it's founding in the late nineteenth century. Many local, state-level, and even national politicians are members of the SCV. Little scholarship approached the SCV from a "balanced" perspective: some academics, especially in the early twentieth century, wrote about the SCV in language that assumed the veracity of the Lost Cause myth the organization propagated. After the Civil Rights movement, the attitude changed and members of the SCV were portrayed as slave-masters by association, especially by Northern academics. This, I believe, is still the prevailing attitude. My project, thus, seeks to add to the existing scholarship on the SCV. And such scholarship is needed now, not only because past efforts at assessing the organization have been fraught with biases, but because the organization is changing in dramatic ways.
Secondly, the SCV has been a powerful influence in molding the physical structure of many Southern cities,
This thesis is also about power –specifically, the power to determine the historical record. One major source of contention in the SCV is the National Park Service's (NPS) decision to include slavery as cause of the Civil War in all of its battlefield literature. So far, the SCV has been unsuccessful in getting the NPS to change its policy. Nevertheless, the push for the change in policy at the NPS has further confirmed the perception of the SCV as a racist organization.
My question can be answered only through a qualitative assessment of the relationship between the SCV and
Roughly, I expect my argument to take the following shape: In the 1980s and 1990s, the SCV took a more moderate stance and tried hard to distance itself from its Jim Crow past. However, the erection of the Arthur Ashe statue in 1996 was a polarizing event for many members of the SCV. Detractors and supporters of the statue would become the radicals and "grannies" of the organization. This polarization was most vividly seen in 2003 during a controversy over the erection of a statue to Abraham Lincoln. Radicals of the SCV compared a statue of
[1] Cynthia Mills, "Introduction," in Monuments to the Lost Cause: Women, Art, and the Landscapes of Southern Memory, ed. Cynthia Mills and Pamela H. Simpson (
[2] Sons of Confederate Veterans, "Who Can Join?," http://www.scv.org/eligibility.php
[3] Heidi Beirich, telephone interview by author.
[4] "Neo Confederates: SCV Purges Moderates," Intelligence Report, Spring 2003,


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Joe Biden chooses low road on jobs bill
Dan Quayle may have set the modern record for embarrassing gaffes by a vice president, but most were simply goofy mistakes. Quayle would get lost in an off-the-cuff statement, misspell a word, or misplace a century.
Joe Biden, on the other hand, is a different sort of court jester — one with a jagged edge. When the vice president and one-time plagiarist and resume padder isn't assuring the Chinese government that "I fully understand" its immoral and now disastrous one-child policy, he's accusing political opponents of indifference to murder and rape.
In his latest series of bizarre pronouncements, the vice president accused critics of the president's $447 billion jobs bill of being soft on violent crime because some of the money would be used to hire cops and firefighters.
In Biden's view, moreover, opponents who point out that the federal funds would be temporary need a good scare to straighten them out.
"Well, let me tell you," he said this week in Philadelphia, "it's not temporary when that 911 call comes in and a woman's being raped if a cop shows up in time to prevent the rape. … It's not temporary to the guy whose store is being held up and a gun is being pointed to his head; if a cop shows up and he's not killed, that's not temporary to that store owner.
"Give me a break, 'temporary'! I wish these guys that thought it's temporary, I wish they had some notion what it's like to be on the other side of a gun. Or a 200-pound man standing over you telling you to submit."
Biden is one heartbeat away from the presidency, and he thinks he can talk like a goon as well as tar deficit hawks as heartless.
Before opening his mouth again, he might also want to check FBI crime statistics. Violent crime has been in retreat in recent years – in fact, the rate has been receding more or less since the early 1990s – and the rate of property crimes has dipped, too, even during the height of the recession. Surely cities such as Philadelphia can handle their own policing needs in such an environment.
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Nora of Life's Smorgasbord is back with a surprise twist to Spinach & Ricotta Canelloni. You'll have to check it out to find out the secret.
I accidentally happened on Teh Culinary Skillz and discovered a Presto Pasta Night dish....Fettucine Alfredo. So for all those out there, who have a great PPN dish, don't forget to follow these simple "how to's", because I don't want to miss any of them.
Joey of 80 Breakfasts and his brilliant partner C came up with this awesome Scallop & Bacon Arrabiata. It's wonderful how inventive (and deliciously so) a dish 2 different ideas can produce.
Kevin of Closet Cooking is back. This time with a really innovative dish - Chicken Mole (my favorite Mexican dish) Fettucine. What a wild combo!
First time PPNer Christine of Chronicles of a Fledgling Home Cook recreated her DB's favorite restaurant dish - Gemelli with Smoked & Grilled Chicken. Looks great
Katie of Thyme for Cooking is back with a terrific version of Tuna Pasta Salad plus a great post taking us through the last 30 years of tuna salad making. Personally - I like this one best!
Rosa Jackson is a newbie blogger with a lovely writing style - and if you've read my posts you know that pesto is one of my favorite condiments. I use it on everything. So how fortunate am I (are WE) to have her version of Pate au Pistou with some secrets to the pistou (French version of Pesto).
Dayna of Vegan Visitor was thinking about doing some cool (literally, since it's so hot in Toronto) pasta salad. Instead she ended up making this light and luscious looking Herb Ricotta Ravioli.
Shaun of Winter Skies, Kitchen Aglow has been meaning to join in Presto Pasta Night fun for a while and he shares this version of Jamie Oliver's Chickpea Pasta Soup. Although he found it bland, I think just by adding some fresh herb and a hit of red chili pepper flakes, it would become a thing of beauty. What would you do to jazz it up?
Myriam of Once Upon a Tart is also very hot, so instead of heavy creamy pasta she shares this lovely Puntalette Salad with Watermelon and Goat Cheese. It looks lovely.
Sher, of What did You Eat, and a fabulous PPN regular shares this terrific Chicken Couscous Salad with Dried Fruit, which is perfect for the 100 degree weather she's having.
Tigerfish of Teczcape is back, but she wasn't sure this one counted. My response..."Are you kidding?! It looks fantastic". One of the things I love about pasta is how versatile it is and how creative we can be with leftovers. This Soba & Meatballs is an excellent example.
Lisa of Lisa's Kitchen is back too. She made this Ultimate Mac & Cheese that would be perfect for our little cold spell.
Abby of Eat the Right Stuff is back with a great idea. We've all done leftover dishes, but usually it's one left over at a time. This "fridgebottom lasagna" takes things to another level and sounds delicious.
Ulrike of Kuchenlatein has boys who love pasta, and we are grateful! This Tortelloni Salad with Ricotta is perfect for those hot nights everyone but me seems to be experiencing.
Haalo of Cook (Almost) Anything is back too. She not only shares this lip-smacking, mouth-watering Spaghetti Con Salsiccia (spaghetti with sausages - but it sounds even better in Italian), we also get a new toy to play with.
Deborah, the Humble Housewife from Ireland shatters a couple of myths plus gives us two extra-ordinary Smoked Salmon Pastas.
Rebeca at Dinner in the Yellow House does amazing things with garlic in this Fettuccine & Pancetta dish.
And from me...well, it's a short but sad story....no pasta made this week, but I did decide to share a family favorite with you...Farfalle with Winter Greens and Pancetta.
Johanna of Green Gourmet Giraffe joins us for the first time - first of many, I hope. Tonight she brings an inventive pasta based on borscht. She calls is Red Russian Pasta. Check out the secret ingredient.
Shirley of Melting Wok hasn't visited PPN for a month or so, but she's back with a fantastic Rice Vermicelli with Dried Scallop Sauce. Check out how many ways you can cook rice vermicelli. Certainly, it has to be the most versatile noodle around.
I will continue to add submissions until Saturday . After that, I will add them to next week's PPN Event. So don't forget to join in with the rest of us Presto Pasta Nighters. It's easy and fun. Remember that ALL noodles dishes count as pasta and "presto" (ready) or "lento" (slow) are perfect. Find out how right here. In the meantime...Happy Pasta Eating!!!
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Braves receive approval for new stadium
ATLANTA -- The Braves have gained the necessary government approval to move forward with their plans to construct a new stadium and a surrounding mixed-use development in Cobb County before the start of the 2017 season.
With a 4-1 vote on Tuesday night, the Cobb County Commission approved a Memorandum of Understanding that will call for approximately $300 million in public funds to be used to construct the $672 million stadium that will be located near the northwest intersection of Interstates 75 and 285. The Braves will invest approximately $372 million to cover upfront costs and annual payments.
"This is a significant day in the history of this franchise," Braves president John Schuerholz said. "We are grateful to the citizens of Cobb County and the leadership in the community who have worked tirelessly to bring this to fruition. I truly believe that this partnership will yield what will become one of the finest baseball and entertainment facilities in the country."
Earlier this month, the Braves announced they would leave downtown Atlanta when their Turner Field lease expires at the end of the 2016 season. The open-air stadium will be surrounded by the mixed-use development that will be aimed to make the area a year-round destination for baseball fans and consumers.
The development will include residential options and a $400 million entertainment district that will be funded solely by the Braves and private partners. Plans for this district call for the construction of restaurants, shops and at least one hotel.
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We ordered a radon test kit from the New York State Department of Health last month. The kit is small canister of charcoal that you open and place in the test area for several days. We let it sit for 4 days in our basement, then sent it off to the testing lab. The results came back about a week later.
For reference, the EPA defines the safe limit of radon gas at less than 4 picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L). Our result was 38.6 pCi/L, almost 10 times the limit, ouch!
We had been somewhat slow to get the basement tested for radon because we spent a great deal of time and care sealing everything in the basement. Our blower door test confirmed that we had done a good job overall. So we assumed we would have no problems with radon.
Unfortunately, the radon is getting in, and because the house is so tight, it's not getting back out.
Thankfully, we installed vent piping under the slab and sub-slab insulation when we built the house. We capped it off at the surface hoping we wouldn't have to use it.
How sub-slab radon mitigation systems work
A vent pipe installed below the slab and vented to the outside depressurizes the area below the slab. Radon gas will take the easiest route to the outside. Our vent pipe runs the full perimeter of the inside of the footing under both the slab and 6″ of XPS insulation (R-30).
The EPA recommends running the vent pipe up the center of the house to the outside because the warmth of the house creates a stack effect, inducing a natural draft in the pipe without using mechanical ventilation. Unfortunately this method also cools the house in the winter, something we hoped to avoid.
So rather than run the vent through the house, we ran our exit vent pipe through the footing to the outside of the foundation wall and capped it at surface level. We figured if/when we determined we had a radon problem, we would extend the vent pipe up outside the house, through the soffit, into the attic, connect to an inline fan and exit through the roof.
The fan will use energy continuously but at least it won't be cooling the house in the process. The installation cost will be minimal since we did most of the hard work when we poured the foundation.
In hindsight, we should have found a way to integrate the vent into an outer wall where it could still be insulated from the interior space. Running the vent up the outside of the house will take some work to make it not look like a strange pipe on the side of the house. We're going to try to disguise it as a gutter. We'll have more info on the details and photos as we start work next month.
For more information on radon in the home, read this EPA guide, A Citizen's Guide to Radon.


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The Bowery necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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The Bowery
The 8th Wonder of the World®… THE BOWERY- a landmark located 50 yards from the Atlantic Ocean in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.A., has been entertaining millions from all over the globe since 1944, with its genuine southern hospitality.
Our house band from 1973 -1980 was country super group "ALABAMA", who still consider it their home, and make numerous appearances throughout the year. The Bowery's place in music history was secured after Alabama was inducted into the County Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
The waiters also entertain the crowds by carrying many mugs of beer at one time to their customers. Scuba Osborne - a waiter at The Bowery - has the record according to the Guinness Book for carrying 34 mugs of beer (without a tray).
The Bowery has an extensive souvenir list with many unique items featuring The Bowery logo from $2 to $200.00. These items are available at the club, by phone / mail order, and over our website.
Our expertise is providing live entertainment to create an atmosphere of fun. This is where The Bowery obtained one of their slogans, which is trademarked - Ya' Can't Beat Fun!
Our target audience would be for bikers, who attend bike rallys, people that you usually see wearing a harley-davidson shirt, or people who like bars.
This t-shirt is for the Myrtle Beach 2010 Bike rally (similar to Sturgis or Daytona)
Feel free to be creative. The shirt should have a motorcycle or have something to do with a motorcycle. Most of our designs have an eagle on it (not required unless you can incorporate it into your design).
Design should be front and back.
Front crest and large back.
Previous Bike Week logos are attached.
Might want to use the building or digitally create or draw the building (picture attached)
Our T-shirts are usually similar to the Sturgis or Daytona bike week shirts. We have also gotten ideas from Harley-Davidson shirts.
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The Shirt (Like our previous shirts) should include:
The Bowery (Name)
[World Famous] Since 1944 (option)
Bike Week 2010
Myrtle Beach, USA
The Eighth Wonder of The World (optional Slogan)
Ya' Can't Beat Fun! (optional slogan)
At least one or both slogans should be used.
The font that we typically use for The Bowery name is XB Memphis
We support industry standard software for digital art. Files should be saved in: Photoshop (RGB), illustrator and Freehand file formats.
All artwork created in Photoshop should be created in RGB mode at a minimum 300dpi/lpi. Also be sure to preserve layers and masks upon saving.
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Red Hammer Studios is proud to announce that after some deliberation we have decided to abandon the addon making scene and transform our development model into a total conversion mod. This was a logical jump as we felt that a further reintegration of our resources would speed up development and increase quality, resulting in a more centralized and to the point product. This will give us a chance to release more stuff quicker. I am very pleased to introduce to you RHS: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or AFRF for short. This mod will focus on an accurate depiction of the many branches of the modern Russian armed forces. We have decided to release the mod in stages and introduce modules as we go along, ultimately completing the whole, and are now working hard to have version 0.1 ready for public testing in the next few months. Expect to see an improved set of already released RHS addons as well as some very awesome new things.
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Today: CEO Meg Whitman says Hewlett-Packard is on course, but company announces more layoffs as quarterly sales and revenue decline again. Also: Yelp gets a boost from videos.
HP earnings remain lackluster
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman says her plan to change course for the troubled computer giant remains on track, but her effort is looking less like a U-turn and more like a painfully slow, 17-point turn.
The Palo Alto company reported second-quarter earnings Thursday that fell below analysts' expectations, sending shares sliding. While HP's profit rose 18 percent, sales fell and revenue came in at $27.31 billion, 1 percent below the $27.43 billion that Wall Street had hoped for. HP also announced 11,000 to 16,000 more layoffs in addition to the cutting of 34,000 workers worldwide as part of a massive restructuring plan that was first announced in 2012.
HP has been badly hurt by the global shift toward smartphones and cloud computing at the expense of PCs and printers, and appears headed toward a third straight year of sales declines. Some experts question whether HP can ever really recover: "I don't know that we've seen much that makes one feel that they can actually grow again," Evercore Partners analyst Rob Cihra told Bloomberg News, while noting that at least Whitman had stopped the bleeding. "The company was falling apart. They've shored that up."
The company also adjusted its third-quarter forecast to profits of 86 cents to 90 cents a share; Wall Street had estimated 90 cents.
"With the first half of our fiscal year completed, I'm pleased to report that HP's turnaround remains on track," Whitman said in a statement. "We're gradually shaping HP into a more nimble, lower-cost, more customer- and partner-centric company that can successfully compete across a rapidly changing IT landscape."
HP's earnings were unexpectedly announced before the closing bell, sending shares down 2.28 percent, or 74 cents, to $31.78; they dipped an additional 1.3 percent in after-hours trading as of 3 p.m. Pacific time. Still, its shares are up 14 percent this year.
SV150 market report: Facebook goes up and down, Yelp gets boost from videos
The markets made minimal gains Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq rising the most, up 22.80, or 0.55 percent.
After shooting up more than $1 a share in the morning after announcing new user-friendly privacy settings, Menlo Park social media giant Facebook floated back to earth after its annual shareholders meeting to end the day nearly where it started, with gains of just 3 cents, or 0.05 percent, to $60.52.
San Francisco-based review site Yelp jumped nearly 5 percent, or $2.78, to $60.40, after announcing it would add a feature allowing users to upload videos with their reviews.
Google rose 1 percent, or $5.75, to $555.45, after announcing it would not charge content companies more for faster connections on its Google Fiber high-speed Internet service. The Mountain View Internet giant also added the ability to use "OK Google" voice commands on desktop versions of its Chrome browser.
Cupertino tech giant Apple rose 96 cents, or 0.16 percent to $607.27, after announcing a fix to a bug that had prevented former iPhone users from accessing iMessage texts after they had switched to Android phones.
San Jose e-commerce pioneer eBay fell 38 cents, or 0.73 percent, to $51.50 a day after announcing its user database had been hacked.
Up: Gilead, VMware, Yahoo, Juniper, Netflix, LinkedIn, Tesla
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SV150 index of Silicon Valley's biggest companies: Up 5.30, or 0.37 percent, to 1,420.62.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 22.80 , or 0.55 percent, to 4,154.34.
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 10.02 or 0.06 percent, to 16,543.08.
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I've thought it was a bit odd that Logitech, who has made some of my favourite iPod docks, had yet to produce an AirPlay speaker by now. That seems like it's gonna change soon if this Amazon UK listing is any indication.
Dave Zatz found the Logitech Air Speaker hiding out on the Amazon UK site, and while specs are pretty vague, it says that it will, in fact, stream using the AirPlay protocol and provide a dock for devices. Zatz thinks the Air Speaker will cost somewhere around $US300, which doesn't sound too far fetched, although it'd be nice if it were cheaper. For now we wait and ogle. [Amazon UK via


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tcsh> cdrecord dev=1,0,0 -v speed=8 -pad -data /tmp/mydataimage.iso
icc -Wl,-R,${INTEL_CC_LIBDIR},-R,${INTEL_MKL_LIBDIR} -I${INTEL_CC_INCLUDEDIR} -I${INTEL_MKL_INCLUDEDIR} myprogram.CThe "-Wl,-R,..." options are to tell the linker where the shared libraries are. (I haven't figured out how to modify a system wide setting to search for libraries.)
Each machine has local (not backed up) disk space for temporary data storage. There is about 10 GB of space per machine, except for Tenaya which has less. The directory on all machines is /storage. Local disk is useful if you would like to reduce I/O overhead for your code: I/O access to your home directory is via the network, which has much less bandwidth and higher latency than local disk.
This storage area is also available to other machines via the network. Simply change directory to /automnt/machine_name/storage to access any machine's storage area.
Click the link above for instructions on setting up your email program. OR, try our web-mail system, instead.
Most printers are available. There seems to be a problem printing to ocsbw, though, and the problem is not resolved, yet. (2002-Feb-01)
All your HTML files should live in ~/public_html/, and they should have world-readable permissions. (Do chmod -R ugo+r ~/public_html to accomplish this. You should not have to do this unless you have changed the default.)
OpenOffice.org is the open-source replacement for StarOffice. It has very good support for Microsoft Office documents. To use OpenOffice.org, you need to run an initial setup in your home directory:
and then choose "Standard Workstation Installation" when prompted.
The HP home directories are NFS mounted on Tenaya. To find out which directory on Tenaya your HP home is, type the following while logged into your HP account:
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The result should be something like:
/n/physics/mhpbob/std2 (mhpbob.physics.lsa.umich.edu:/usr/vg01/std2) : 2975394 total allocated Kb 711484 free allocated Kb 2263910 used allocated Kb 76 % allocation used
The value in parentheses, mhpbob.physics.lsa.umich.edu:/usr/vg01/std2 in the above example, will determine which directory on Tenaya your HP files are. In the above example, your home directory will be in:
This will obviate the need for sftp.
To change your password for all the Linux machines, log into Tenaya and use the "passwd" command. Do not use "yppasswd" on any machine (including Tenaya), or "passwd" on any machine (not including Tenaya).
Note: It is recommended that you change your password on the Linux machines as soon as you get your account. Doing this will store your password in a more secure format. The default format is quite easily crackable.
Each machine (except Tenaya) has two partitions for temporary data storage. This will remove NFS bottlenecks from your running time. The partitions are called /storage and /scratch. Of these two, /storage is backed up while /scratch is not.
You may access your Linux home directory from a Windows machine. Your username will be same as in Linux, but your password will be independent of the Linux password. To connect, type
\\tenaya\your_username or \\tenaya.physics.lsa.umich.edu\your_usernameinto the location bar of Windows Explorer. Please send mail to email@example.com to get this set up.
If your machine is a dual-boot machine, there will be a VFAT (Win95) partition that will be accessible to you. The partition is in the directory /win2kdata. You may share files between Linux and Windows by storing them on that partition, which will be the D: drive under Windows. Another solution is to use the Windows access feature described in the previous item.


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Passengers screamed "Stop! Stop!" seconds before their bus crashed through a crossing barrier and into a commuter train during morning rush hour in Canada's capital, killing six people and injuring 34.
It was not immediately clear what caused the bus to smash through the lowered barrier at a crossing in suburban Ottawa on Wednesday.
"He smoked the train," witness Mark Cogan said of the bus driver, who was among those killed. "He went through the guard rail and just hammered the train, and then it was just mayhem."
The front of the double-decker bus was ripped away by the impact, and the train's locomotive and one passenger car derailed, though there were no reports of major injuries to train passengers or crew.
Eight were still listed in critical condition late Wednesday. The crash brought trains on the national Via Rail's Ottawa-Toronto route to a standstill.
It was Canada's second major rail accident in less than three months. A runaway oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town on July 6, killing 47 people in the country's worst rail disaster in more than a century.
Tanner Trepanier said he and other passengers could see the four-car train bearing down on them as the bus approached the crossing.
"People started screaming, 'Stop! Stop!' because they could see the train coming down the track," Trepanier said.
But the driver didn't slow down, said Rebecca Guilbeault, who was on the bus with her 1-year-old son.
"I don't know if the bus driver blacked out," she said. "I've seen a few people dead, someone ripped in half."
Another passenger, Gregory Mech, said the train crossing has about a 90-degree bend and he didn't think the driver saw that the signals were flashing and the barrier was down.
"The bus actually hit the train dead on," Mech told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. "I could see that there were bodies on the train tracks. It was horrible."
Passenger Romi Gupta, a 40-year-old office worker headed to her job in downtown Ottawa, boarded what she called the "overfull" bus at its last stop before the crash.
"The driver was OK. I got in a minute before and I said hello to him and he was fine," said Gupta.
Moments later, she looked out the window and saw the train headed straight for the bus.
"The bus was too fast, he could not put the brakes on," she said. "It was crazy. People were flying. I saw limbs."
Transit union president Craig Watson identified the driver killed in the crash as 45-year-old Dave Woodard. He said had been with the bus company for about 10 years.
Woodard, who leaves behind a wife and teenage stepdaughter, had celebrated his wife's birthday on Tuesday.
"It is a tragic morning in the nation's capital," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement.
The bus was on a dedicated transit line that runs parallel to a busy commuter artery just outside the suburban train station of Fallowfield. The Transportation Safety Board said the train was traveling at a reduced speed because it was nearing a station and because of the crossing.
Via Rail crossings have long been a concern, according to the national Transportation Safety Board's lead investigator, Glen Pilon, who said retrieving the black box recording was a priority to determine what went wrong.
Canada has seen 257 accidents involving passenger trains colliding with vehicles at level crossings over the last decade, the safety board said Wednesday.
Trains striking cars or trucks at rail crossings occur "with unfortunate frequency," said Grady Cothen, a former senior safety official with the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration.
Driver distraction or fatigue and poorly designed intersections all can be factors, he said.
In the U.S., buses are required to stop before proceeding through a railroad crossing, even if crossing gates are up and there is no signal indicating a train is coming, Cothen said.


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There are a variety of issues that can contribute to CAD and fortunately many of the risk factors can be managed or avoided. The more factors you control, the more you reduce your risk of CAD.
Aim for a Healthy Weight
If you are overweight or obese , adopt a sensible eating plan. Exercise regularly to lose weight gradually, and maintain your weight at the desired level. Consider consulting with a dietitian who can help you with meal planning and portion sizing.
Quit Smoking
Chemicals in tobacco smoke contribute to the build-up of plaque in the arteries, increasing your risk of atherosclerosis . It also irritates the lining of the blood vessels which can cause further damage.
Quitting smoking is the best way to put yourself on the right track. Talk with your doctor about tools and programs to help you quit . Secondhand smoke can be damaging as well.
Drink Alcohol in Moderation
Excess alcohol intake is also associated with an increased risk of CAD. If you drink alcohol, aim for moderation. Moderate alcohol intake means 2 drinks or less a day for men, and 1 drink a day or less for women. Some studies have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption may help increase the beneficial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, which may help reduce plaque build-up.
Eat a Healthful Diet
Your diet can have a significant impact on your "bad" and "good" cholesterol levels. Managing your cholesterol levels with a well-balanced diet can reduce your risk for CAD by reducing the amount of plaque build-up.
A well-balanced diet includes plenty of whole grains , fruits and vegetables , and nuts. Also consider substituting bad fats for good fats . This means eating more mono- or polyunsaturated fats like olive and canola oils, and less saturated and trans fats which can raise the levels of bad cholesterol.
Foods to consider limiting or avoiding include:
- High-fat processed meats such as bologna, sausage, hot dogs
- Solid fats such as shortening, stick butter, or lard
- Whole milk, cream, ice cream, and cheese
- Baked goods that contain egg yolks and butter
- Fried foods such as fried chicken, french fries, and potato chips
- Fatty red meats or organ meats such as liver
- Saturated oils like coconut oil, palm oil, and palm kernel oil
Control Blood Glucose Levels If You have Diabetes
High blood glucose levels can cause damage to smaller blood vessels and contribute to atherosclerosis. Managing blood glucose levels can reduce the risk or delay onset of CAD for people with diabetes. If you have diabetes, work with your doctor to develop a plan to manage your blood glucose levels.
Maintain Normal Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a major cause of CAD. Dietary changes, regular exercise, and medications can help you control your blood pressure. If you are being treated for high blood pressure, adhere to the treatment plan outlined by your doctor. Stay in contact with your medical team and have your blood pressure tested regularly.
Too much sodium has also been linked to high blood pressure. Aim for sodium levels less than 2,300 mg per day. Read food labels to find the hidden sodium in your diet in addition to limiting use of table salt.
The DASH diet is a plan designed to help reduce blood pressure.
Exercise Regularly
Regular aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, using a stationary bike, or treadmill, can help reduce the risk of heart disease including CAD. In general, it is recommended that you exercise at least 30 minutes per day on most days of the week. If you have a sedentary job, it may be beneficial to aim for 60 minutes of exercise a day. Overall, exercise will help strengthen the heart muscle, decrease the heart's workload, and lower blood pressure.
Talk to your doctor before starting any exercise program.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Take dough out of freezer and begin cutting into 3/4 inch slices. Place slices about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden brown.
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Topic Overview
If celiac disease is left untreated, complications may develop. Some of these problems can occur because of the small intestine's inability to digest food and absorb nutrients properly. Other problems may develop from damage to the intestinal lining that may or may not cause noticeable symptoms.
Teens and adults often have milder symptoms, but they may still have complications. Some complications in teens and adults are different from those in children.
Complications in children
Children who have untreated celiac disease may develop complications such as:
- Weight loss and failure to grow, also known as failure to thrive . A child may be short for his or her age and have small, undeveloped muscles of the buttocks, arms, and legs. A child's belly may appear swollen. Even if a child eats well, his or her weight may be below normal.
- Rickets or osteoporosis . These conditions may develop because the body does not absorb enough calcium and vitamin D.
- Iron deficiency anemia . Children who have celiac disease are at increased risk for developing iron deficiency anemia because their intestines are not able to absorb enough iron.
- Loss of tooth enamel . Enamel may not form normally on the teeth, leaving them soft and yellow.
- Folic acid deficiency anemia . This condition may develop if the body absorbs too little of the B vitamin folic acid.
- Intussusception . Celiac disease may damage the intestines, causing this condition to occur.
- Rectal prolapse . This condition of the large intestine may develop with severe celiac disease.
Complications in teens
Teens who have untreated celiac disease can have many of the same problems as those in younger children. In addition, they may have:
- Delays in growth. Teens may be short and underweight for their age.
- Delay of puberty . Menstrual periods may start later than normal in girls. Facial hair growth and voice changes may occur late in boys.
It is sometimes hard for teens to consistently follow a gluten-free diet. Make sure your teen knows that the more he or she doesn't follow the diet, the more likely the above complications are to develop.
Complications in adults
Adults who have celiac disease may develop complications such as:
- Refractory sprue. When symptoms don't get better or come back in spite of a gluten-free diet, this is called refractory sprue.
- Blockage or sores (ulcerations) in the small intestine .
- Iron deficiency anemia and folic acid deficiency anemia .
- Osteoporosis .
- Infertility , recurrent miscarriages , and absence of menstrual periods (amenorrhea).
- Anxiety and depression .
- Lymphoma of the intestine and possibly cancer of the esophagus.
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Miley Cyrus is canceling another concert and remains hospitalized for a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.
A representative for the 21-year-old says in a statement that Cyrus is canceling her Wednesday performance at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
The singer also tweets that the hospital will not release her. She apologized in a tweet Wednesday.
Cyrus canceled a Tuesday show in Kansas City, Mo. Last week, she canceled a stop on her "Bangerz" tour in Charlotte, N.C., because she had the flu.
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Our party plans are designed to make it amazingly easy for you to create a fabulous event filled with fun, memories, and impact. We have included ideas galore, probably more than you will use in one time block. But, maybe not; maybe you are as crazy as us!
Here's what you'll get:
An overview of the party theme and purpose
An idea to have a missions impact associated with your event
Decorating ideas – so you can just pick a couple and do them or, if you are addicted to decorating, perhaps our ideas will spark your creativity
Prize ideas – in case you want to use the event to challenge the kids to bring guests or memorize extra verses - or whatever you think of!
A pre-service activity – so there is something prepared for the kids to do as they arrive. If they are engaged from their entrance, the fun is multiplied and the order and control are too.
A creative idea for the offering collection if you have that as part of your service.
Game ideas – typically we include three. They are ideas that can easily be pulled together. Most of the time they involve energy and movement to get the wiggles worked out and to make the party feel stronger.
Skit – we include some type of skit. Sometimes we recommend puppets, sometimes live. But usually the skit can be adapted for either. And it is always a fun, silly, comedic skit. The kids love it. It is nothing more than a story being acted out. Who doesn't love a good story?
Memory verse activity – most of the time the memory verse activity feels like another game to the kids. But this game is ever so much more important.
Snack ideas – it is so fun to have the snack coordinate with the theme for the day. It just seals the theme in their minds and makes the memory of the day stronger.
Craft idea – Every group of people has different views on crafts. Some people live for them, some people hate them. Use the idea, ditch the idea, whatever works for you. But we have included an idea for those that like to have a craft for the kids, but don't want to have to think of one. We keep them simple because there is so much packed into these events already. But it is fun to have a theme-inspired craft for them to take home.
Object lesson – An object lesson associated with the theme of the day is just another word for impact. It is fun, it is simple to prepare (we've given you all the details necessary), and it creates a visual for the kids to connect the theme to a message.
Bible lesson – the lesson included with the party plan is short, but carries a punch. Because you have let them run, entertained their mind, fed their tummy, and stimulated their senses; they are typically very attentive to your lesson (this is dozens and dozens of party event experience talking here).
Review game – sometimes you need another activity, oftentimes you don't. We have included an idea for you in case you do.
Preschool adaptation – Since the main body of the party plan is written for elementary school aged children, we have included a preschool adaptation so the little ones can enjoy the event as well. This section makes it so easy for your preschool teachers to bring the party theme to the little ones.
Flyer – we also included a simple flyer layout. You can write in your date, time, location and simply copy and hand out. Give them a few weeks' notice so they can keep the date open for this amazing event.
It is written with the idea of a 2 hour time frame in mind. You can make it longer by expanding on the game and craft time. You can make it shorter by using only one game and skipping one of the other features.
Make it your own.
Have a blast.
Make some memories.
Your kids will thank you now and down the road as well.
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Three of the attackers in the recent spate of extremist violence across the United States, including Wednesday's shooting at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, had military experience, adding credence to a much-criticized Department of Homeland Security report earlier this year warning of radicalization and indoctrination of former US soldiers.
"The overall report was very prescient," says Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University in San Bernardino. "The military prides itself with protecting the finest of American traditions, and what the hate movement does as a really disingenuous recruiting tool is try and present themselves as folks who are protecting the real America."
James Von Brunn, the Holocaust Museum attacker alleged to have killed a security guard, was a former PT boat captain who had argued he fought for the wrong side in World War II; Joshua Cartwright, who killed two Florida sheriff's deputies earlier this year in part because of his frustration over the election of a black president, was a National Guardsman; and Richard Poplawksi, who spent a short time in the Marine Corps, killed three Pittsburgh police officers in April. He had been a regular contributor to white supremacist web sites.
What's more, several of America's worst domestic terrorists have had military experience, including Timothy McVeigh, convicted and executed for the Oklahoma City bombing; Eric Rudolph, the Atlanta Olympics bomber who hid out in the Smoky Mountains for five years before being captured in 2003; and John Allen Mohammed, the Washington sniper.
A 2008 FBI counter-terrorism report said that 203 veterans had joined white supremacist groups in the last decade, 19 of whom had served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
What's more, the Department of Homeland Security report ("Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment") warned that, though only a small number of military veterans join such groups, they often occupy new leadership positions in a white nationalist movement that had largely been defanged since its high point in the 1990s.
"Looking ahead ... the military training veterans bring to the movement and their potential to pass this training on to others can increase the ability of lone offenders to carry out violence from the movement's fringes," the report noted.
At the time of the DHS report's release, conservative politicians, media commentators, and veterans groups lambasted the report, calling it an insult to American veterans. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano retracted the report, acknowledging poor wording in tying radical right-wing groups to the trend.
But as an internal law enforcement tool, the report hit the right notes, some veteran groups say today.
"We felt the report read in full accurately described the threat or susceptibility of returning vets to be recruited by any extremist group," says Ray Kelley, legislative director of AMVETS.
"I think a lot of Americans got removed from that intent and pulled into the political mention of right-wing groups," says Mr. Kelley. "But it's not that. It identified a susceptibility ... that young vets, when they came back, are disenfranchised because they are twice as likely to be unemployed as their civilian counterparts and they have stress issues that all too often go untreated."
Some of the recruitment has even been in the open. The National Alliance, a white separatist group, once bought a billboard outside a North Carolina Army base, urging veterans to join.
Former FBI agent Todd Letcher, who led the Eric Rudolph investigation, says the threat of "lone wolf" extremists with military backgrounds may be greater than the spectre of veterans leading a resurging white nationalist movement. [Editor's note: The original version misspelled Mr. Letcher's surname.]
"When you're talking about lone wolves, they're not joiners and they're not going to be part of a group, even if you try to recruit them," says Mr. Letcher. But he adds: "Training with respect to firearms, evasion and hiding tactics, all that is taught in the military. And is that something that's helpful for a particular cause, for a lone wolf or a group? Yes, it is."
"The DHS was spot on," says former Marine T.J. Leyden, author of "Skinhead Confessions." "There's guys who may have had three tours over there and they're now coming back to a country where the economic outlook isn't very bright. Plus, you've been over there fighting for your country and now you can't get a job because we won't stop illegal immigration, and they'll bail out the Jews but not the hardworking man in Detroit. Some of these kids are going to eat that up."


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