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You can read about it here at the Fiduciary Guidebook.
Denial of Petition for Rehearing in Deere Case
One Way to Lower Health Costs: Pay People to Be Healthy
There is a very interesting study here from Wharton suggesting that better wellness programs could be created by employers to encourage workforce health and lower health insurance costs. The article suggests that offering employees a discount in their health insurance premiums at the end of the year is less effective than smaller incremental incentives of cash or lottery tickets given throughout the year. However, the article notes the following negatives with such programs:
Pauly pointed out that there are other issues that incentive programs must overcome, such as regulatory and legal barriers, employer reluctance to invest in programs that might not pay off until years later when many workers will be at different companies, and the resistance from employees themselves, who may see such incentive-based programs as overly paternalistic. It will also be tricky for employers to establish incentive-based programs without creating resentment among workers who don't have any bad health habits to kick.
ABC/Washington Post Poll on Health Care Reform. . .
Indicates wide-spread concern. Excerpt:
View results of the poll here.
More at Freedom Project here.
Tax-Exempt Governmental Plans Guidebook
Another Guidebook is in the works: The Tax-Exempt/Governmental Plans Guidebook. . .
The SEC and Treasury on Executive Compensation Practices
TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog has a good summary here of the SEC's and Treasury's proposed changes to the executive compensation arena.
Also, Gene Sperling, Counselor to the Secretary of the Treausry, made the following statement:
. . . [T]here is substantial evidence that "firms use retirement benefits to provide executives with substantial amounts of `stealth compensation' — compensation not transparent to shareholders that is largely decoupled from performance."
Article on 401(k) Loans
Great article here on 401(k) plan loans. The article actually discusses the effect 401(k) plan loans have on individuals contemplating bankruptcy.
Canadian Employer Cutting Retiree Perq
As I read this account of Molson Canada's decision to no longer supply its retirees with a certain beverage, I could not help pondering whether such a practice in the U.S. might be deemed to be an "ERISA plan." While I won't go into all the nuances of an argument like that, I will leave you with a link to a previous post–Benefits in Kind–Could They Be Subject to ERISA–in which I discussed how one court found (and the Fifth Circuit agreed) that a promise of grocery vouchers to retirees constituted a benefit protected by ERISA.
The Fight Over Health Care Reform Resembling 'Whac-a-Mole'
It is nice to have some humor while reading about what is going on in the health care reform arena since the subject weighs so heavy on many of our minds and hearts. Excerpt here from Kaiser Health News:
Politico notes that while "Nelson is no longer calling the public plan a 'deal breaker'… On Wednesday, he said he could not back a public plan that jeopardized the private insurance coverage for 200 million Americans but he will 'look at any public plan that is presented.' 'Those people who are out there attacking us are using the whack-a-mole approach–anyone who sticks their head up and says, 'I won't be supporting a single payer plan,' they whack,' Nelson said."
By the way, I did not misspell "Whac-a-Mole" in the title to this post (lest the spelling enthusiasts email me). See Wikipedia entry here which says "[t]he object of the game is to force the individual moles back into their holes by hitting them directly on the head with the mallet, thereby adding to the player's score. The more quickly this is done the higher the final score." (There really couldn't be a better analogy applied here. )
On a more serious note, don't miss this Wall Street Journal op-ed by Karl Rove here.
Eighth Circuit Instructs District Courts on Attorneys' Fees
This recent Eight Circuit case–Pendleton v. QuickTrip Corporation–is an ERISA 510 case that did not make it past a Motion for Summary Judgement. However, the case is noteworthy for the court's discussion of attorneys' fees:
The district court's decision to deny attorney fees in this case was entered on the docket as ordered denied without authority. This statement could be interpreted as a determination that QuikTrip had not made a sufficient showing of factors in its favor to authorize an award of fees, but it is not free of ambiguity. Trial courts have many demands on their time, but nonetheless a district court should state the factors it is relying on in deciding an ERISA fee motion. See e.g. Toy v. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 74 Pension Plan, 2009 WL 692398, *2 (3d Cir. 2009); Riley v. Admr of Supersaver 401K Capital Accumulation Plan for Employees of Participating AMR Corp. Subsidiaries, 209 F.3d 780, 782 (5th Cir. 2000).
Understanding the Proposed House Democrats' Health Care Bill
From Keith Hennessey.com:
Here is a three-page outline of Key Features of the Tri-Committee Health Reform Draft Proposal in the House of Representatives, dated yesterday (June 8, 2009). . .


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Located along the midcoast of Maine, Searsport vacation home rentals pride themselves on being near "A Town for All Seasons".
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CALIFORNIAN GO!: Community Events for Dec. 4-10, 2011
SUNDAY, Dec. 4
Farmers Market and Swap Meet ---- Now behind Carl's Jr., Diamond Drive and Auto Center; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Elsinore Farmers Market & Swapmeet, 279 San Jacinto Road, Lake Elsinore; 951-235-4770.
Tree drawing ---- A fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity, Inland Valley is being held at The Promenade Temecula through Dec. 14. The fourth annual "Home for the Holidays" Tree Extravaganza will feature a display of several dozen professionally designed trees. An opportunity drawing will be held to win the trees. Designed by professional designer Jill Christen from Christen Custom Designs, artist Gabriele Baber and others, the trees have different themes. Sponsors include Tri-Lakes Sportswear, Paradise Chevrolet, Van Avery Prep, Kids World, Pacific Western Bank, California Bank and Trust, and Brighton Collectibles. The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to help the dream of homeownership as well as improve the living conditions for the community's needy. Drawing tickets cost $1 each; The Promenade Temecula, 40820 Winchester Road, Temecula; 951-296-3362.
Photos with Santa at the mall ---- 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (through Dec. 24); Lower Level in front of JC Penney, Promenade Temecula, Winchester and Ynez roads, Temecula; promenadetemecula.com.
Exhibit Train in San Diego ---- Amtrak's 40th anniversary Exhibit Train, a national touring rail car packed with Amtrak memorabilia, will be open for free public tours at Amtrak's San Diego station. Featured on board is vintage advertising, past menus and dinnerware, period uniforms and a Chuggington Depot children's train-themed activity area; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Amtrak San Diego Station 1050 Kettner Blvd., San Diego; free; amtrak40th.com .
Great Train Expo ---- Closing day of this annual model train exhibition, which will include 200 to 500 tables of train setups and merchandise. Southern California train clubs will design train displays and sell items for N, Z, O and HO scale, S and G gauge and more, as well vendor booths offering trains, tools, die-cast vehicles, train whistles, scenery items, railroadiana, slides, T-shirts, videos, railroad-themed gift items, books, photos and more; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; $7, general; free, children 11 and under; $10, parking; trainexpo.com .
San Diego Holiday Arts Festival ---- More than 200 contemporary craft and fine art exhibitors will be offering more than 12,000 original works. Shop for paintings, drawings, sculpture, printmaking, photography, jewelry, pottery, wood, mixed media, clothing, weaving, glass, metal and stone. There will also be entertainment by circus performers, bands, dancers, magicians and carolers; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; $8, adults; $7, seniors; free, children under 12; $10 parking; 805-461-6700 or www.holidayartsfestival.com.
Photos with Santa in Old Town Temecula ---- Kids can visit with Santa every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 18. The Tahquitz District Boy Scouts will take souvenir photos for a donation and help Santa in his workshop. Santa visits are free. Pets and personal cameras are welcome. "Santa's arrival is one of the most anticipated events in Old Town," said event producer Melody Brunsting; 1 to 5 p.m.; Town Square, Old Town Temecula; 951-678-1456, temeculaevents.org.
Arts & Crafts Fair ---- Drink wine and spend money; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m (also Saturday); Maurice Car'rie Winery, 34225 Rancho California Road, Temecula; free; 951-676-1711.
MONDAY, Dec. 5
Book caddy activity ---- The Murrieta Public Lbrary will hold a free workshop to allow children in grades K-5 to create a book caddy intended to hang from the child's bed to keep special bedtime storybooks organized. Children should arrive 30 minutes before the program to obtain a ticket; 4 p.m.; Murrieta Public Library, Eight Town Square, Murrieta; murrietalibrary.info.


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Nice To Meet You: Jeff MeekBy Posted: Oct 19, 2006
He has starred in prime-time series (RAVEN and MORTAL KOMBAT: CONQUEST), guest-starred on everything from CHARMED to MIAMI VICE, and even SEARCHed FOR TOMORROW, but Jeff Meek is discovering that playing the infamous Craig Montgomery on AS THE WORLD TURNS is a whole new "ball" game.
Soap Opera Weekly: What does it feel like to be stepping into the role of Craig?
Jeff Meek: The bomb just went off; that's what it feels like to me. He's exploded into town and people don't know how it happened so everybody's scrambling for cover. He's planning a number of things that I'm not even sure of. He's so conniving. He's got so many plates spinning, but he's certainly having fun doing it.
Weekly: Were you familiar with the work of the previous Craigs (Scott Bryce and Hunt Block)?
Meek: I didn't have a clue who Craig was until I [got the role]. I'm not familiar with the other work. I got his history on paper. It was like a Bible, and it was all bad! I was like, "Didn't this guy have any friends?" I try to remember who is related to whom. Oakdale is a very incestuous town. It's all, "Who's your brother, who's you sister, who's your cousin, who's your lover?"
Weekly: Has Craig really changed for the better?
Meek: He had an epiphany in jail. He really believes that the only salvation in his life is the love and caring of his own family. He knows that blood is thicker than water and he knows that he's got enemies. There's lots of obstacles for me to play. He's a fascinating character. It's not only the plot twists, it's his own emotional connection. There's so many dynamics and colors.
Weekly: Is there any kind of pressure in joining a show that has been going on for 50 years?
Meek: Not because of the show, but because of the nature of the character. I feel like I'm getting bombarded by hate from everybody and every angle. It's a little hard to maneuver. I feel like I had amnesia and when I came to, my life was Hell. So, it's a little strange. I have to manufacture that I've actually done something to these people [as Craig]. So, I'm having psychotic dreams of being chased through dark tunnels (laughs).
Weekly: You did SEARCH FOR TOMORROW 20 years ago. Is it fun to get back in the soap game?
Meek: Yeah, it's a lot of work. It's the most difficult genre there is for an actor. I find it awesome. It's amazing that an hour show can be done in a day. I still don't know how it gets done. I'm just trying to pedal my bike as fast as I can to keep up. The bar is so high on this show. The talent is so good and the writing's good, the crew is fantastic. It's fast and furious, and sink or swim.
Weekly: What's in the cards for Craig and Emily?
Meek: We're planning on having children together (laughs). We're outsiders in cahoots. I just think she's hot. That's all I'm playing.
Weekly: We hear Craig's about to throw a huge Halloween ball. What can you tell us about that?
Meek: (Smiles enigmatically) It's always great when you have a party and a lot of beautiful women running around.


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Dancing With The Stars
Dancing With the Stars Season 17 Week 2: Best and Worst Performances
Dancing With the Stars Season 17 had its first elimination last night for Week 2. Sigh. We'll miss you, Sharna. It was kind of a bummer to see someone go on performance night. Fortunately, there were a ton of fun dances to make up for the misery of saying goodbye.
Who impressed us the most, and who needs work? Here are Wetpaint Entertainment's picks for best and worst of the night.
Best: Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff — Jive
Gotta go with the judges on this one. While we're still wary of all the 9s they're throwing around already, we're all about the high energy and sharp moves in this dance.
Score: 26/30.
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy — Samba
Hi, sexy Val. We love you, sexy Val. Oh, and Elizabeth was good too, we guess.
Score: 25/30
Honorable Mention: Mark Ballas and Christina Milian — Paso Doble
We don't always love Mark's choreography, but this week it worked for us. Cool dance, and Christina performed it well. Maybe not as fun as Amber Riley, but she loses out in our minds because why did you motorboat her Derek? WHY?
Score: 25/30
Worst: Keyshawn Johnson and Sharna Burgess — Samba
Sad to say, but Keyshawn just didn't have the moves. Sharna deserved better. Sigh.
Score: 18/30.
Dishonorable Mention: Bill Nye the Science Guy and Tyne Stecklein
Bill Nye is a ton of fun, but the technique is not quite there, and in a field this strong, that matters — even in Week 2. Still, he'll stick around for a while, we think.
Score: 17/30
Who were your favorite and least favorites of the night? Let us know in the comments below.


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"Mexican drug cartels literally do control parts of Arizona."
Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff Paul Babeu on the lawlessness in southern Arizona. The Bureau of Land Management has reportedly posted signs along a 60-mile portion of Interstate 8 warning drivers that the area is unsafe.
"If they would adopt the rest of the McCain economic plan, I think we would make some progress."
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the National Governors Association, on President Obama's proposal to allow businesses a tax write-off for capital spending, which was part of Sen. John McCain's campaign platform in 2008.
"The last person I'd vote for."
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., on Newt Gingrich, an oft-named GOP presidential hopeful. Coburn specifically criticized Gingrich for twice leaving wives for other women: "His life indicates he does not have a commitment to the character traits necessary to be a great president."
"How can you fall in love if you can't see her face. We can see the boys, so we can tell which are beautiful."
Mohammed Daud, a 29-year-old Afghan man, on the centuries-old practice of men, even married men, taking boys as lovers in parts of Afghanistan. A U.S. State Department report calls the tradition a "widespread, culturally sanctioned form of male rape."
"It's my first shark."
Fisherman Willy Dean on inadvertently catching a bull shark in the Potomac River on Aug. 31. The shark was more than eight feet long and weighed more than 300 pounds. Dean says he plans to eat the huge fish: "We're gonna steak him up and try him. Some people say shark is good to eat. We'll see."
"It's a good time to call up Barney Fife."
Democratic consultant Brad Cone on the news that actor Andy Griffith's approval rating has dropped 25 percent in his home state of North Carolina since 2008, according to the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling. This year Griffith cut an ad, paid for by taxpayers, touting the Democrats' controversial healthcare overhaul.


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Hydropower Dams Won't Fix Warming World
American Rivers Submits Testimony to House Water and Power SubcommitteeJune 12th, 2008

Andrew Fahlund, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 x3022

John Seebach, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 x3055

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Washington, DC – Hydropower dams aren't a "silver bullet" when it comes to fighting global warming, and healthy rivers will become increasingly valuable to wildlife and human communities in a warming world, American Rivers said today in testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Water and Power Subcommittee.
In the hearing on the current and future energy mix of the United States, American Rivers emphasized that hydropower dams will continue to play a role, but that they must be sited and operated in a way that supports the health of rivers and communities.
Andrew Fahlund, Vice President for Conservation at American Rivers, made the following statement:
"Making smart energy choices is more important than ever. Hydropower dams will continue to play a role serving our nation's energy needs, but they aren't a silver bullet solution to the problem of global warming. In some cases, hydro dams may even make the problem worse."
"Global warming affects every American river and therefore, every American community. We know that the future holds more intense floods and droughts. The question is how to make our rivers and communities more resilient in the face of these big changes. The answer lies in protecting and restoring healthy rivers."
"Hydropower dams may not generate as much global warming pollution as coal, but they can have staggering impacts on a river's health. It isn't fair or just when a dam harms clean water, or prevents a community from enjoying its river and the many economic benefits that come from river recreation and healthy fish and wildlife."
"It is folly to believe that building new hydropower dams will solve our energy problems. All of the best hydropower sites were developed decades ago. Many of the sites that remain were rejected because development was simply too expensive or because the costs to local communities or the environment was too high."
"Not all dams are created equal. Each dam has its own balance of costs and benefits. There are hundreds of cases where a dam's operations have been improved to boost the health of the river. There have been other cases where a dam's economic and environmental impacts were simply too high, and the dam was removed to restore the river. Dam removal will remain an option for communities with outdated or harmful dams."


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May 31, 2016
Good Morning America's ''Unleashed Series'' found a dog from Collinsville who closely resembles host Charlie Gibson.
A blood hound name ''Bo'', owned by the Parker family, appeared on national television Thursday morning.
"The wonderful Patty Neger, who put this all together for us, called me downstairs and said I don't want to embarrass you. Would you mind if we brought Bo in from Mississippi? I said, I guess it wouldn't be embarrassing but what's the alternative? She said there is none."
Someone joked that the dogs will fill in for Charlie and Diane and Tony and Robin when they take time off.
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Edward Deas to George Gibson — November 22 1836
Strong's Stand at St. Francis Post Office
2 miles west of St. Francis River Crossings
Arkansaw 22nd November 1836
General George Gibson
Commissary General of Subsistence
I take the present opportunity of detailing the operations of the Indian Removal that have come to my knowledge, since I had the honour to address you from Memphis on the 5th instant. On the afternoon of that day, the larger portion of the Party under my charge embarked on board of two steam boats & reached a point on White River, 2 miles below Rock Row, the first within four days & the last within seven days after starting. The latter was detained by running aground. All arrived in good condition, but on reaching Rock Row, we found to our surprise, that no adequate preparation had been made for the reception of our Party. There was Corn sufficient for the subsistence of the Indians to be had in the neighborhood, by the use of a S Boat, but no fresh meat had been provided & for one week after our arrival, none was issued & only a stinted allowance of indifferent Bacon.
Before leaving Memphis a large number of our party, refused to go by Steam, & left that place by land previous to the departure of the Boats. A Sub agent of the company was sent through to conduct them, as I understood, with several assistants, and I consequently hoped they would join the main body of the party, at Rock Row without difficulty. Very different however has been the result, and I have to state that the whole of the land operations, from Memphis to Rock Row have been badly conducted, & in several aspects entirely at variance with the provisions of the Contract. In the first place, there has been an entire failure in the manner of issuing the provisions. There were but two stands established between Memphis and Cache (which place is 8 miles above Rock Row and 95 from Memphis) One of these was 17 miles from Memphis, the other is the place at which I am now writing, and is 56 miles from Cache, and 39 from Memphis.
In the next place the Indians were not conducted from Memphis to Rock Row. The Agent sent in charge of them it seems had other matters to attend to. He accompanied a part of the land Party to this point, and waited here several days, but not until all had come up.
He then issued to those present, and posted on to Rock Row, leaving most of the Indians under his charge, to shift for themselves. I waited near Rock Row until the 19th instant, hoping every day, from the statements of the above mentioned Agents, that the Indians would all come up.
My hopes however were vain, & I therefore determined to return for them, accompanied by an Agent of Company. The Roads from Rock Row, are as bad as possible & I have been 3 days in watching this place. I found between 3 & 4 hundred Indians, encamped at intervals of a few miles along the whole road, many of them belonging to other Parties than that under my charge, and the reasons assigned by them for their desertion was fully sufficient. Some were tired & sick & had no transportation. Others had had no provisions issued to them since leaving Memphis, and I found the whole road from Rock Row full of dead Horses and Indian Ponies. There should have been provisions stands, throughout the whole route or as required by the Contract, and the agents should have remained with the Indians, and continue to urge them on, & assist & encourage them, until the whole of the Swamps had been passed. I believe that all of our Party, & in fact all those now emigrating, are now to the west of this, but it is possible that there may still be a few families to the east of the St. Francis River. I cannot however return further, with a due regard to the interest of the Party under my charge. The main body of our Indians, due out from near Rock Row, on the 20th inst. and are now probably, between that place & Little Rock. Tomorrow I shall return & overtake them, as speedily as possible & will take the proper measures to enable the straggling Indians & overtake the main body of the party, without delay.
It is an unpleasant duty I have to perform, to report the neglect of others, but I shall not shirk from doing so, whenever it becomes necessary.
In conclusion I have to say that unless more regard is paid by the responsible agents of the emigrating Company, to the requirements of the Contract, a due regard to the rights & interests of the Indians, imperiously demands that they should be discharged from all further connection with the emigration of these much oppressed & unfortunate people.
I have the honor to the General,
Most respectfully,
Your Obedt Servant
Edw. Deas
Liuet U.S. Army & Disb Agent in the Creek Emmigration


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Narendra Modi does not have any compelling reason to visit the US but once he becomes Indias Prime Minister and such a need arises, America will have to grant him visa, senior BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha said on Sunday.
Modi does not have any compelling reason to visit the US. It is not necessary that every decision by every government is always correct, Sinha told PTI when asked about the issue of the US denying visa to Modi.
Modi was denied a US visa in 2005 on the ground of alleged human rights violations after the 2002 Gujarat riots and his existing tourist and business visa was revoked under the Immigration and Nationality Act, which makes a foreign government official responsible for severe violations of religious freedom ineligible for a travel document.


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"All about Money" returns to KZYX on Friday, July 12, at 9 am, Pacific Time, with a two-part show.
First we'll check into events in the Middle East with Emily Dische-Becker. She is a Beirut-based reporter who has worked for, among other publications, Harper's Magazine, Die Zeit, and Al-Akhbar English.
War is the engine of the U.S. economy, and it looks like we may be gearing up more war, even as President Obama is pulling troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
During the second part, and for most of our show, we;ll be speaking with Dr. Jeannette Wicks-Lim about a petition that over 100 prominent economists have signed in support of H.R. 1346, a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.50.
Wicks-Lim teaches at the Political Economy Policy Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. See: http://www.peri.umass.edu/190/
In a press release issued earlier this week, PERI said: "Over one hundred professional economists have signed on to a petition in support of H.R. 1346, the 'Catching Up to 1968 Act of 2013.' The act, sponsored by Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida, would raise the federal minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 to $10.50 per hour, the approximate level it would have been if the 1968 minimum wage had kept up with inflation. The act also indexes the minimum wage to inflation, ensuring that the real value of the minimum wage would no longer deplete in the way that it has over the past decades.
"The petition, signed by economists from dozens of universities and research institutes, explains how a minimum wage employee working full time at the current rate earns $15,080 a year -- 19 percent below the poverty line for a family of three. Raising the minimum wage to $10.50 would 'deliver much needed living standard improvements to 45 million U.S. workers and their families.'
"The economists counter various claims made against the minimum wage by corporate lobbyists. First, the petition clarifies that, contrary to the argument that minimum wage increases only affect teenagers working summer jobs, the average age for workers affected by the raise would be 32 years old and that only 9.3 percent of those affected would be teenagers.
"Second, the petition explicitly challenges minimum wage opponents who argue that minimum wage increases are tied to unemployment, explaining that 'the weight of evidence from the extensive professional literature has, for decades, consistently found that no significant effects on employment opportunities result when the minimum wage rises in reasonable increments...because the increases in overall business costs resulting from a minimum wage increase are modest.'
"Third, the petition rebuts those who attempt to connect a moderate minimum wage increase with huge consumer price increases, explaining how, for example, the fast-food industry would only see a 2.7% rise in costs. These cost increases, note the economists, can be paid for through negligible price increases, small productivity gains or more equal distribution of companies' total revenues.
"The economists conclude that raising the minimum wage to $10.50 and indexing it to inflation through the Catching Up to 1968 Act of 2013 would 'be an effective means of improving living standards for low-wage workers and their families and will help stabilize the economy,' while 'the costs to other groups in society will be modest and readily absorbed.' Moreover, a raise to $10.50, along with other related measures, could benefit the economy overall by promoting greater equality since 'greater equality means working people have more spending power, which in turn supports greater overall demand in the economy."
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Filmmaker Says He Can't Believe There Are 'Thor' & 'Iron Man' Films, But No 'Superman' Movie Among This Current Craze
From remakes of classic zombie films to CGI-led, testosterone-y swords and sandal pictures, to dark superhero deconstructions and animated adventure movies starring talking owls, filmmaker Zack Snyder's career has seemingly been all over the map, but the connective tissue has been a fantasy element that has consistently run throughout the work including his upcoming ladies-led steampunk fantasy actioner, "Sucker Punch."
And while his follow-up picture, another take on the "Superman" story, is already in pre-production and ostensibly a natural extension of his pre-existing oeuvre, as the Snyder's tell it, the iconographic super hero tale was not part of their game design.
"['Superman'] came out of nowhere really, it wasn't what we had planned," producer Deborah Snyder said this past weekend in Los Angeles while promoting "Sucker Punch" (which hits theaters this weekend on March 25).
"We were talking about a few different projects," Zack said, hinting at the other films the duo were considering as their "Sucker Punch" follow-up. "And then 'Superman' came along and [Christopher Nolan] called us and said, 'Hey, do you want to have lunch and talk about 'Superman?' and we're like 'Wow, that's cool!' And 'Superman' made a lot of sense for me because after doing 'Watchmen'... you have to know the rules before you break them. Making 'Watchmen' really gives you the opportunity to really understand superheroes and Superman just demands a level of sophistication in order for it to be relevant and cool and modern and I think that makes sense to us as far as another [super hero film]."
While Snyder was obviously coy with details --"It's super secret, beyond secret, you can't even imagine how crazy it is that we're talking about it right now," he said -- when asked how his vision of the Man of Steel would take "Superman" to the next level, he pivoted offering an analogy that hinted at what he perceived to be a wrongdoing in the current super hero millieu. He also managed to deliver a small swipe at two Marvel film franchises already out there.
"I'm a fan of 'Iron Man' movies, but really? 'Iron Man,' a whole franchise of movies, 'Iron Man 4'? Fair enough, but the fact that we don't have a 'Superman' movie in the midst of this is crazy," Snyder said of the current super-hero movie craze. "It's would be like if we were making a movie about all the greek gods, but no one had made a movie about Zeus because they're like, 'I don't know what to do with him, he's too awesome.' We're at this point where all of these minor Gods have movies and franchises, and it just seems to me that it's time to fix that."
"I think 'Superman' is broken and needs to be fixed, from a movie stand point," Snyder continued." "He is the biggest superhero on the planet, the father of every superhero. I'm like really 'Thor'? Like really? It's like the world is out of balance. It's like we lost our mind here people, 'Come on.'"
But Snyder says that he initially had reservations before they were pitched. "When Chris [Nolan] and Emma [Thomas] asked us to go to lunch they told us their story of what they wanted to do with 'Superman.' And before I was like 'I don't know'." Deb Snyder agreed, "I said to Zack 'I don't really know about this'. Well, lets go see what they have to say, and we both left saying wow. This is great!"
The director said Nolan and Thomas easily won them over and he sees "Superman" as another chance to make a super hero film minus the baggage that came along with Alan Moore's dense graphic novel. "I love superhero movies and the genre, "he said." [But] to make 'Watchmen' -- it [wasn't] really a love affair movie, you know which is fine, I have no problem with that when you start to think about it and intellectualize it. But ['Superman'] does give [me] a chance to sort of re-fall in love with the [super hero] world."
"Sucker Punch" hits theaters in wide release Friday, March 25th. -- Reporting by Leah Zak


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Pens' Potter expects eerie feeling
WILKES-BARRE - When the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins visit the XL Center in Hartford on Sunday, defenseman Corey Potter will do all the things a player facing his former team does.
He'll catch up with some old friends. He'll deal with the strange feeling of being a visitor in a building where he played so many games with the home team. He'll see the same faces in the crowd he saw over the last few years.
But here's the catch.
Potter never technically played for the Connecticut Whale, the team the Penguins will be facing.
A fourth-round draft pick of the New York Rangers in 2003 who signed with the Penguins as a free agent last summer, Potter spent most of the first four years of his pro career - 246 games to be precise - with the AHL team that played in the XL Center, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
On Nov. 27, in an effort to drum up interest in the team and hopefully spur a return of the NHL to Hartford someday, the Wolf Pack changed their name to the Connecticut Whale.
"It's the same team," Potter said Thursday. "A few new players. Same building. I'm looking forward to getting back there and playing against them."
Potter returns to his old stomping grounds in fine form. Since Christmas, he has six assists and plus-8 rating in his last eight games.
"I don't think it's personal success. I just think it's a team thing," Potter said. "Everybody's playing pretty well. The goalies are doing a great job keeping pucks out of the net. Defensively, our whole D corps is doing really good and forwards are doing a good job coming back and helping us out."
Potter has helped fill the offensive void left when Andrew Hutchinson suffered a knee injury Dec. 1. With 17 assists in 35 games, Potter is on pace to break the career high in points of 32 he set in Hartford in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
"I think everybody's done a pretty good job of trying to step and contribute," he said.
The Connecticut game on Sunday will be the final installment of a three-games-in-three-days road trip for the Penguins. They'll visit Providence tonight and Adirondack on Saturday.
When they face the P-Bruins, they could run into goalie Nolan Schaefer, who made 50 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Penguins last Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
"They are real structured defensively," coach John Hynes said. "We get a lot of shots, but I think there's a difference between getting shots and getting scoring chances. If they do clamp down defensively, we have to find maybe better ways or more ways to get high-end scoring chances."
When they face the Phantoms, they'll be meeting a team on a roll. Adirondack got off to a brutal 3-20-2 start to the season, but is 5-2-2 since Joe Paterson took over as head coach Dec. 20.
"They always had good players. When they played us, they played us tight every time we played them," Hynes said. "I think there's maybe just a little more structure and stability. We have watched them on film. Their special teams are better and they look like they have a lot of purpose to their game."
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SNELLVILLE, Ga. -- Without Barry Ewing, the AJC Peachtree Road Race would look very different.
In all probability, you have not heard of this Snellville entrepreneur. But chances are, if you can't walk or run, you know him.
If you've spent time in the Shepherd Center, you know of this self-described Southern gadget man and his genius.
"In my younger days, I could have been one of those guys going over the wall -- hammering on that car and in 15 or 20 seconds back out on the track," Ewing said.
But thousands and thousands are grateful he didn't go that NASCAR route.
"I put my energy into building these chairs," he said.
In a weather worn garage, in the shadow of Stone Mountain, 30 yards and 33 years behind his house, Barry Ewing toils for others.
"There is a lot of people in the world I build equipment for that would never see any type of sport if I didn't build their equipment," he explained.
He has changed for the better the lives of men, women and children everywhere.
"I'm a guy who loves to hear they went outside and enjoyed themselves," he said.
Ewing has been designing, building, and shipping "sportschairs" since 1980. He creates custom lightweight, maneuverable chairs for every sports imaginable, from rugby to fishing to racing.
On this day, one of the world's best known racers was in the garage. Santiago Sanz, who won the wheelchair event at the Boston Marathon, was picking up a new chair.
"I have been racing since 1993," Sanz said, adding that Eagle Sportschairs make life great for racers in Europe. "Some people from my country of Spain send an email and they get the chair sent to a dealer there or whatever."
There is hardly a country or a state Eagle Sportschairs doesn't ship to.
The company has been at the forefront of a massive design change over the last 20 years. Now the emphasis is on materials.
Ewing pointed toward a chair he is working on and said, "Like this is all titanium right here, so it lightens all the weight of it."
But with all the welding and grinding and measuring, the success of Ewing's business is defined not by work orders but instead by a different kind of correspondence.
"I got a lot of stacks of letters -- I have saved where they will send me and say this is the best thing I ever done, I enjoy life," he said.


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Enter West Campus by turning into J-Lot from 11th Avenue at 23rd Street and head west. The Center is located at the northeast end of J-Lot, directly to the north of the tennis courts. The entrance to the Center is on the north end of the building.
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Enter West Campus by turning into M-Lot from 20th Street at 14th Avenue and head south. The Center is located on the east side of Butler-Hancock Athletic Building. The entrance to the Center is on the north end of the building.
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Last couple of hours and I have been watching the "Last Night of the Proms". Well known in the UK and to a slightly lesser extent in Europe.
It is a concert Of Great British Classical music and the format follows vitually the same year after year after year ad infinitum. It is still fantastic and I am not a Classical Music Lover. I enjoy it but all the Music in the last night concert is well known by everyone in The UK.
Apparantly it was on the Internet but I did not realise that until the end So I could not tell any of the Classical buffs it was on.
It got me thinking about The riding that I do. I like to vary it a bit but I have a few Classic routes that I enjoy going on. I will never get bored with going Down to Eastbourne and although the Hill may vary- I always try to get the sweat rolling by taking in one of the steep hills in the area- I always get a cup of coffee and will lengthen a ride to get out to a decent Cafe to get a Good cup. I also like to get in a bit of time away from the traffic so always find that quiet stretch of backroad in which I can hammer on for a few miles- or just take it steady to recover from that last hill.
Only thing is-I do not want to listen to the same music everything time out- and I do not want to keep riding the same routes all the time. So out came the map tonight and I have sussed out a couple of routes that look interesting. Only problem is that I wonder how steep those hills are going to be when I get to them. They look pretty flat on the map.
Edit-And Talking about England- The soccer team won its World Cup qualifier against Israel thes evening and The England Rugby team beat some other country in the first round of the Rugby world cup in Paris. News to cheer some is that France- One of the best 6 teams in the world- Were beaten by Argentina in the opening game 17-12.


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Investigators say an electrical problem caused a fire that heavily damaged one building of a Jacksonville apartment complex last week.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the blaze at Carolina Place Apartments on Western Boulevard Extension under control last Thursday. No one lives at the complex as it is still under construction.
Fire Marshal John Reed Chief says an independent inspector confirmed this week that the fire started from an electrical issue in the attic.
He tells WITN News that all of the other buildings have since been re-inspected for the same problem and all are good now.
The complex had been inspected by the city's engineering staff, but had yet to be gone through by the fire department for its occupancy permit.
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Flames this afternoon leaped from the roof of an apartment complex that was under construction in Jacksonville.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the blaze at Carolina Place Apartments on Western Boulevard Extension under control. The fire was reported around 2:10 p.m. and no one yet lives in the complex.
Authorities say the fire started in the attic of one of the buildings being built and quickly spread damaging 6 to 8 units. Sprinklers worked in the rest of the building, but there are none in the attic.
An additional shift of firefighters as well as volunteer firefighters were called in to help battle the blaze.
An eyewitness, who was working on the building next door, tells WITN reporter Carly Swain that they noticed smoke coming out of the top of the building around 2:00 p.m.
The fire marshal says they had the fire under control by 2:45 p.m. and there were no injuries.
Ironically, the fire department had planned to soon inspect the new complex for its occupancy permit, but officials say with today's fire that will delay things some six to eight weeks.


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There's a meeting going on in Jordan right about now between the Quartet, Israel and the Palestinian Authority to satisfy a request issued by the Quartet last fall directly after Palestine took its bid for statehood to the UN. Each side was supposed to come up with territorial and security proposals by late January. On November 14th Abbas turned over Palestine's proposals, Israel has produced nothing.
The meeting is merely an unconvincing formality. Everybody says expectations are low, ("does not expect the talks to deliver any major breakthroughs") and nothing will come of it. The US won't be there, here's why, per the Christian Science Monitor:
• The advent of a tough election year means Mr. Obama is unlikely to jump into any peace initiative or to pressure Israel – something a Republican opponent could use against him.
Something that might conflict with his fundraising goals too, but they don't mention that. There's decent coverage in the article that makes it a cut above the rest:
…while few experts expect anything significant to happen by the Jan. 26 deadline, most observers say both the Israelis and Palestinians have reasons for agreeing to the Amman talks.
Israel wants to be seen as ready and willing to negotiate a peace deal with the Palestinians, given that its international image has deteriorated since the beginning of the Arab Spring. Israel's image abroad has been harmed by its leaders' response to the protests – largely to favor a regional status quo.
The Palestinians may have their eyes set ultimately on the UN and efforts they launched there last fall to win global recognition.
One scenario, Mideast experts say, is that the Palestinian leadership could use the expected failure of the talks to revive its push for official UN recognition of a state of Palestine. The Palestinians could point to both the presumed failure of the Quartet's initiative and to what they argue is Israel's refusal to take serious steps toward peace.
Meanwhile over on Hasbara Boulevard, the Jerusalem Post dishes up an enthusiastic Israeli-PA talks already have a winner – Jordan's Abdullah.
In the past, meetings such as these often took place in Sharm e-Sheikh, under the auspices of now deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Because of Egypt's position in the region, and its peace treaty with Israel, Cairo was often the "go-to" address on Palestinian-Israeli issues.
Since Mubarak's fall, however, a void was created, one Abdullah is more than happy to fill.
Alrighty then– go Abdullah! Steppin' in for Mubarak, a winning move no doubt.
In another article from the Jerusalem Post, Israeli government officials are given the microphone:
"We sincerely hope that the meeting in Amman heralds the beginning of direct ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to achieve peace," ……Israel was ready to "move ahead on the path articulated by the Quartet, and we hope the Palestinians are willing to do so as well," he continued……………."Israel is ready for mutual, reciprocal confidence- building measures,"
Uh huh. So believing that–not. I'm a soldier in the war on poverty, and this has got poverty written all over it.
Within three months, the Quartet statement read, the sides were to come forward with comprehensive proposals on territory and security. The Palestinians interpreted that to mean that each side was to present these proposals to the Quartet, which the Palestinians have done, while Israel's interpretation was that they would be presented by the sides to each other during the three months of intensive negotiations.
The difference, one Israeli official said, was that the Palestinians wanted to get the Quartet more actively involved in arbitrating between the two sides, while Israel wanted to deal directly with the Palestinians without outside interference.
Hamas, meanwhile, called on the PA to boycott the Amman meeting, arguing the talks would only benefit Israel and help it improve its image in the international arena.
Israel's got nothing, you gotta have something…..


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When it comes to HTC and the manufacturer's progress on bringing Android 4.1 on it devices, three words pop-up in mind, and those are "slow as hell". Indeed, while Samsung is making some impressive progress when it comes to deploying Jelly Bean on a wide range of gadgets, HTC sits there in the corner and struggles with rolling-out Android 4.1 on its ex-flagship device, the One X.
The problem is that the Taiwanese manufacturer hasn't offered a lot of feedback regarding the matter and they've failed to publish a list containing future-to-be-updated devices. All we got from them is the fact that they will not upgrade devices with 512 MB of RAM because the hardware is not powerful enough to do the trick. Nevertheless, the blogosphere has stumbled on a recently leaked list which raises even more questions.
HTC Rezound Jelly Bean MIA (Android 4.1)
The latest report goes like this. Footbal4PDA, who's a well-known source of HTC-related leaks, has recently got a hold of a list containing the company's smartphones that are going to get a Jelly Bean update in the future.
The problem is that, although handsets such as the Evo 4G LTE, One S, Droid Incredible 4G LTE and One XL are on that list, which doesn't come as a surprise at all, the HTC Rezound is missing in action and that does raises a few questions.
In our minds there's little to no doubt that HTC will update the Rezound in the future. The gadget surely meets the hardware requirements specified by the manufacturer some time ago, so we're not sure what to make of all this.
We could take a crack at it and say that this leaked list is either incomplete, or incorrect, simply because it states that the HTC One X+ is also one of these devices that will receive Android 4.1, and as we all know, the X+ comes with that particular OS version out of the box.
In any case, we'll continue to keep a close eye on HTC and hopefully, our expectations regarding the Rezound will be met.


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Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager provide a comprehensive set of options and configuration settings for networking—a key component of your cloud fabric. This session reviews some of the key design choices and their implications and provides some best practice advice and guidance obtained from work with our early adopters. This is part 1 of the two-part session.
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Option 1: Business Analyst Plays the Product Owner Role
One option for a business analyst is to take on the product owner role, as the following picture shows.
I feel that this option is often a natural extension of the business analyst role. But it usually implies change: A business analyst turned product owner should now own the product on behalf of the company, and be empowered to decide what the product should look like and do, and when which functionality is released. The individual usually also has to learn new skills including leveraging product increments to understand what users need and how their needs can be best met, grooming the product backlog, and writing user stories.
Option 2: Business Analyst Works as a Team Member
The second option for business analysts is to work as team members. This is option is depicted by the following picture:
Business analysts working as a team member often help their peers groom the product backlog. As grooming is a team effort in Scrum, analysts working on the team take on additional responsibilities, for instance, working closely with the testers or the technical writer. As a business analyst on the team, you should hence expect to pick up new skills, broaden your expertise, and be open to work in new areas.
Avoid the Proxy Product Owner Trap
A common mistake is to deal with the role of business analysts in Scrum half-heartedly: Business analysts are neither play the product owner role nor are they team members. They rather end up as proxy product owners, a go-between the real decision maker and the development team:
Using a proxy product owner is not well suited for delivering new features: At a client of mine, the head of a business unit was asked to take on the product owner role for a new product. As he struggled to spend enough time with the team, the business analyst stood in as a proxy. While the analyst did all the detailed grooming work, the business unit head decided about the product features and when which functionally was released. What followed was an increase in miscommunication, a slowdown in decision making, and a decrease in productivity and morale.
If, however, your objective is to maintain an existing product by delivering small, incremental releases, then you may want to continue working with your existing roles and consider employing a linear, Kanban-based process, as I explain in my post "Choosing the Right Lean and Agile Innovation Practices".
Scrum is not bad news for business analysts, and the individuals still have a job to do. But just like other specialised roles, the work of a business analyst changes in Scrum. Analysts either play the product owner role or work on the team engaging in a broader range of activities.
You can find out more about business analysis in Scrum by attending my Certified Scrum Product Owner training course or my Mastering the Product Backlog training course.
Source: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/business-analysts-in-scrum/


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I'm consdering upgrading my Trek 4300 to something in the $1000 range. But I am having a few issues with the bikes i see in this range. First of all, i am not really that big on disc brakes. It's not that i HATE them i just am happy with rim brakes for what i do.
I definitely don't want hydraulic disc because i ride year round which means 0 F and below sometimes. Also a lot of the bikes in the $1000 range have air forks and such. I don't really need that either. Can somebody suggest a good MTB, with rim brakes and a spring fork? Heck I am even considering a rigid fork for that matter. (Although i know you can't buy one on a bike.)


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Stowers Medical Institute names Eggan investigator
Stem Cell Institute lab will receive nearly $6 million over five years
Eggan's arrangement with SMI, which was founded and is funded by Kansas City, Mo., philanthropists Jim and Virginia Stowers, is similar to that which some researchers at Harvard and other institutions around the country have with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute - the researchers are based at their home academic institution but are employees of HHMI, which funds their research. The arrangement with the Stowers Medical Institute will provide approximately $5.9 million in funding for Eggan's lab over the next five years.
"I am honored to be a founding member of the Stowers Medical Institute," said Eggan. "Jim and Virginia Stowers' commitment to supporting medical research is admirable, and their funding will allow us to aggressively pursue several tremendously promising areas of research. To have the benefit of SMI funding right here at Harvard is a tremendous opportunity, and we are all excited to make the most of it."
Jim Stowers explained the decision to fund Eggan's research by saying, "Virginia and I are committed to supporting the most promising biomedical research in the world. The excellent research conducted by scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has surpassed our lofty expectations, and we anticipate more of the same from Dr. Eggan. We are delighted to be funding his phenomenal work."
Stowers said that he and his wife decided to fund stem cell research at Harvard, rather than at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in Kansas City, Mo., because of threats in the Missouri legislature to ban stem cell research.
Harvard Provost Steven E. Hyman called the Stowers' "generous funding of Kevin Eggan's research particularly welcome for two reasons: It underwrites first-class science and represents a wonderful and visible commitment to stem cell research by Jim and Virginia Stowers."
Jim Stowers Jr. founded the multibillion-dollar American Century Companies in 1958. Inspired by their own personal experiences with cancer, Jim and Virginia Stowers founded the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) in Kansas City in 1994 with an initial gift of $50 million. Through additional contributions by the Stowers and investment performance, that endowment has grown to more than $2 billion, and today, SIMR scientists study the way genes determine biological fate and how they can be altered to prevent, treat, or cure disease. SIMR opened the doors of its first research facility in 2000, and plans to build an additional 600,000 square feet of research space every decade, in perpetuity.- B.D. Colen


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Papa Roach Fan for 4 years.
Met Jacoby and Tobin in Nov 2010.
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Gender Bending in the Rockies
Usually, it's easy for scientists to tell male and female yellow-bellied marmots apart simply by looking. First of all, the furry cousins of the groundhog are pretty good-sized, and they have prominent genitalia. Second, boy and girl marmots behave differently: males roughhouse more, groom one another more, and stray farther from home.
But Raquel Monclus, one of the biologists working on a 50-year marmot observation project at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, in Crested Butte, Colorado, says that the gender of some tiny newborn Marmota flaviventris can be hard to distinguish. Using a trusted method -- measuring the distance between the rodents' anuses and genitalia -- on creatures of indeterminate gender, she and her colleagues occasionally found themselves surprised in the long run. Though a longer "AG distance" typically signals a male, some marmots that at first seemed obviously masculine turned out to be females.
And those females tended to have something in common -- a lot of brothers, according to a study by Monclus recently published in Biology Letters. It seems that a female marmot surrounded in the womb by males absorbs the testosterone given off by her brothers through the placenta. Not only does the hormone elongate her AG-distance, it affects her later behavior. She'll engage in more play-fights and roam farther than normal females. She'll also have trouble reproducing. (Boy marmots surrounded by sisters don't have the reverse problem, because they begin making testosterone much earlier than females do estrogen.)
The discovery of the tomboy marmots shows that small hormonal changes in the womb can have effects that last for generations. And that has researchers worried that "endocrine disruptors" -- chemicals such as pesticides, the BPAs in plastics, and the PCBs in coolants and flame-retardants, which can mimic the behavior of hormones in animals and humans -- could harm marmot and other populations in unpredictable ways.
Monclus says it's "not very clear" what makes some females give birth to mostly-male versus mostly-female litters, but it could have to do with their own hormonal experience in the womb. It likely also has to do with the mothers' overall health. Strong, robust females can afford to "invest" in male offspring -- which are bigger and require more energy to nurse and care for -- to pass on more of their genes. In a given year, a male can mate with many females, producing some 50 pups, whereas a female will only give birth to a litter of about five. Sons will also grow up and move away, instead of staying nearby to compete for food and nesting space with their mothers, as daughters do. On the flip side, male marmot pups are more sensitive to deprivations. Stressed females, Monclus says, tend to give birth mostly to girls, perhaps because female pups are more likely to survive with fewer resources.
All that cost-benefit analysis means that a marmot's biology has to be pretty tuned in to its environment from year to year. If a harsh winter makes food scarce -- or if toxins appear -- it could change the gender, behavior, and reproductive capabilities of the next generation, and the next, and the next, in ways that scientists have only begun to anticipate.
It turns out that humans may share similar concerns. A new study in the journal Pediatrics shows that young girls exposed to BPA in the womb tend to have more behavioral problems than other children -- including aggression, hyperactivity, and distractibility, which are more typical of their male peers.
Do our surroundings -- as much as genes and upbringing -- make us who we are? If tomboy marmots are any indication, the age-old nature versus nurture debate is about to get a lot more complicated.


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Dancing With The Stars: Tom DeLay Has Quit The Show
October 08, 2009 09:00 AM by Britteny Elrick
On Wednesday's results show, Republican congressman Tom DeLay announced that he will no longer be competing on Dancing With The Stars due to stress fractures in his feet. Tom said that although he and partner Cheryl Burke were safe, he cannot continue practicing for the show any longer…
For a few weeks, DeLay had been performing against the advice of doctors. "If you can't practice, you'll make a fool out of yourself out there, and I don't want to do that to Cheryl," DeLay said.
According to a report on Usmagazine.com, after Monday night's performance DeLay said, "It's starting to hurt a little bit. It doesn't hurt when you're dancing… It's because of the adrenaline, you don't feel the pain, and that was the case. But I'm going to really feel it tomorrow, I bet you." He continued to say that he was going to take it day by day.
So why did he even dance this week? "I did so poorly last week, and I wanted to show people that I could dance," he told Us. "I never quit at anything! And the reason I came on this show is for the challenge, and I want to face the challenge."
As far as his partner, Cheryl, she thinks he was nuts to get out on the dance floor. "I told him over a million times not to dance. I told him you've already gone out there and shocked America, showed them what you can do already. But he's a stubborn man, and he's very determined!" she added.
Dancing With The Stars kicks off Monday, September 21 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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The directorial premiere of Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt's "Then She Found Me" will open the 32nd Cleveland International Film Fetival on Thursday, March 6. Based on the novel by Elinor Lipman, the film stars Hunt as a 39-year-old New York schoolteacher who wants nothing more than a baby. But her life begins to fall apart when, in quick succession, her husband (Matthew Broderick) suddenly leaves, her adoptive mother dies, and her birth mother Bernice (Bette Midler), an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down. In other CIFF news, John Sayles will be this year's Director's Spotlight, while Helen Hood Scheer ("Jump!") and Brillante Mendoza "("The Masseur") will be the focus of this year's "Someone to Watch." Closing the festival this year is Sundance '08 highlight, "American Teen" by Nanette Burstein. [Brian Brooks]
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I got the $750 deal from bikebiz -- to my surprise, it shipped (almost instantly) from SOMA themselves, here in San Francisco.
The box is marked 'made in Taiwan' but the bike was packed using pages from a July edition of Yomiuri Shimbun. Make of that what you will.
I was excited and surprised and stayed up late to assemble her -- nothing adjusted yet, but looks gorgeous to me!


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Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese Recipe
- Yield:Makes 1 sandwich
- Active time:25 minutes
- Total time:25 minutes
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- 2 jalapeño peppers
- 2 slices bacon, sliced in half crosswise
- 2 slices hearty white bread, such as Pepperidge Farm or Arnold
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 slices American or Cheddar cheese
- Kosher salt
Place jalapeño peppers directly over a gas burner, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Alternatively, place under a preheated broiler as close as possible to the heat source, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer charred jalapeños to a sheet of aluminum foil and wrap tightly to seal. Let rest five minutes.
Meanwhile, place bacon in a large nonstick or cast iron skillet and cook over medium-low heat, turning occasionally, until crisp all over, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and bacon fat to a small bowl.
Unwrap jalapeños. Peel skin and discard. Remove stems and seeds. Split each pepper in half lengthwise.
Wipe out skillet and return to medium heat. Melt butter until foaming subsides. Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes.
Transfer to a cutting board toasted-side-up. Place cheese slice on top of one slice, followed by bacon slices and jalapeño peppers. Place cheese slice on top of other slice of bread and spread cream cheese over it. Close sandwich.
Add half of reserved bacon fat to skillet and heat over medium-low heat. Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula. Add the remaining bacon fat. Return sandwich to skillet cooked-side up. Season with salt. Cook, swirling occasionally, until second side is deep, even golden brown and cheese is thoroughly melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.


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American Music Awards 2012: Christina Aguilera Outfits Spark Criticism
November 19, 2012 02:56 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
Christina Aguilera loves her body and she's not afraid to let the world know it. We already get to see the pop star's cleavage twice each week on The Voice, but, as if worried that the public would forget about her boobs, Christina decided to once again flaunt her curves during a performance at the American Music Awards.
On the red carpet, Christina wore a clingy lilac dress that left little to the imagination. But the singer's focus was not on fashion — she was busy promoting her latest album. "It's my labor of love. It's my heart and my soul and I'm so happy it's released to the world." According to Christina,the production of Lotus was largely influenced by The Voice. She explained, "My experience with The Voice has inspired me with this record to inspire hopefully, the next generation of true vocalists, that raw talent that we all need."
Let's hope that Christina's not inspiring the next generation in the fashion department! Shortly after her red carpet interview, Christina squeezed her curves into a very tight bodysuit covered in sparkly stars. She completed the look with fishnets and a pair of tall black boots. During the beginning of the performance, Christina covered up a bit with a pink kimono, but it didn't take her long to shed the extra layer.
The response to Christina Aguilera's two American Music Awards outfits was mixed, with Perez Hilton labeling the singer's red carpet look a "rather tragic ensemble." Lance Bass disagreed, tweeting, "New hairstyle and looking gorgeous! Christina Aguilera aka Legendtina Godulara!"
We do agree with Lance that the new hair is a definite improvement over the My Little Pony thing Christina had going on. The rest of the outfit? Not so much. We will concede that her singing was fabulous as usual. Check out Christina's vocals (and cleavage) in the video below and then tell us what you think!
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JANESSA LEONSKI Says:
December 17th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
weavermomo Says:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:30 pm
Wow, what happened to her? She use to have such a cute little figure. Her face is unrecognizable with all the surgery. Instead of messing with your face girl, lose some weight. She is too heavy for her small frame.
shopnnut Says:
February 4th, 2013 at 9:33 pm
If Beyonce wore the same outfits you'd be gushing about how beautiful she looks and how wonderful it is that she's emotionally secure enough to embrace her full figure! PLEASE… you critics are a bunch of hypocrites! There is nothing wrong with what she is wearing and as for her cleavage… I've seen much, much worse yet they seem to get a "free pass".
TweetyBird Says:
March 2nd, 2013 at 4:33 pm
I personally love that purple creation on her. And when SHE'S ready to trim down, she'll do it – I know, I've been there. She's her own person and yes there have been a LOT worse
shoediva Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 12:15 pm
If Beyonce was as large as Christina EVERYBODY would have a whole lot to say. There is a difference in being shapely and being fullfigured. I've seen worse and I think she could cover it up a bit. I understand that those who've never had it love to show it when they get it, but guess what we see it, you don't have to show it.
ladybug Says:
March 5th, 2013 at 3:59 pm
she's a human being. human beings come in all shapes and sizes. no everyone snaps back into shape after having a baby and not everyone has to be a toothpick. get over it.
liz Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 12:15 am
she looks amazing!! she is gorgeous with a beautiful body. we all know it.
getgail Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:50 am
She looks fine. She looks a million times better than Kim Kardashian and many others. Get off her back people. I am sure you don't look as good as her either. She has earned the right to be eccentric if she wishes to.
me Says:
May 6th, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Stop lying to yourselves and get glasses Christina has always ben ugly and a Marilyn Monroe Poser.Christina needs to quit with the plastic surgery first her face,boobs,now her butt girl is a hypocrite she says she loves her short body bigger but yet went and lost weight.Snookies twin needs to get rid of the plainum hair and orange tan remove those fake implants and be more natural.
danny Says:
June 24th, 2013 at 9:41 am
A few years ago when she was skinny she called Kelly Osburn a fat pig and now that she is way bigger than Kelly ever was well she is just shapely, I don't think so!


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The html library provides classes for parsing and displaying HTML.
It is not intended to be a high-end HTML browser. If you are looking for something like that try http://www.mozilla.org/.
html can be used as a generic rich text viewer - for example to display a nice About Box (like those of GNOME apps) or to display the result of database searching. There is a FileSystem class which allows you to use your own virtual file systems.
HtmlWindow supports tag handlers. This means that you can easily extend html library with new, unsupported tags. Not only that, you can even use your own application-specific tags!
There is a generic HtmlParser class, independent of HtmlWindow.
Class HtmlWindow (derived from ScrolledWindow) is used to display HTML documents.
It has two important methods: LoadPage and SetPage. LoadPage loads and displays HTML file while SetPage displays directly the passed string. See the example:
mywin.SetPage("htmlbody" \
"h1Error/h1" \
"Some error occurred :-H)" \
Because HtmlWindow is derived from ScrolledWindow and not from Frame, it doesn't have visible frame. But the user usually wants to see the title of HTML page displayed somewhere and the frame's titlebar is the ideal place for it.
HtmlWindow provides 2 methods in order to handle this: SetRelatedFrame and SetRelatedStatusBar. See the example:
html = wx.html.HtmlWindow(self)
html.SetRelatedFrame(self, "HTML : %%s")
The first command associates the HTML object with its parent frame (this points to Frame object there) and sets the format of the title. Page title "Hello, world!" will be displayed as "HTML : Hello, world!" in this example.
The second command sets which frame's status bar should be used to display browser's messages (such as "Loading..." or "Done" or hypertext links).
You can customize HtmlWindow by setting font size, font face and borders (space between border of window and displayed HTML). Related functions:
The last two functions are used to store user customization info ConfigBase stuff (for example in the registry under Windows, or in a dotfile under Unix).
The html library provides printing facilities with several levels of complexity. The easiest way to print an HTML document is to use the HtmlEasyPrinting class.
It lets you print HTML documents with only one command and you don't have to worry about deriving from the Printout class at all. It is only a simple wrapper around the HtmlPrintout, normal wxPython printout class.
And finally there is the low level class HtmlDCRenderer which you can use to render HTML into a rectangular area on any DC.
It supports rendering into multiple rectangles with the same width. (The most common use of this is placing one rectangle on each page or printing into two columns.)
html library can be used to show an help manual to the user; in fact, it supports natively (through HtmlHelpController) a reduced version of MS HTML Workshop format.
A book consists of three files: the header file, the contents file and the index file.
You can make a regular zip archive of these files, plus the HTML and any image files, for HTML (or helpview) to read; and the ".zip" file can optionally be renamed to ".htb".
The header file must contain these lines (and may contain additional lines which are ignored):
Contents file=filename.hhc
Index file=filename.hhk
Title=title of your book
Default topic=default page to be displayed.htm
All filenames (including the Default topic) are relative to the location of the ".hhp" file.
For localization, in addition the ".hhp" file may contain the line:
which specifies what charset (e.g. "iso8859_1") was used in contents and index files. Please note that this line is incompatible with MS HTML Help Workshop and it would either silently remove it or complain with some error.
Contents file has HTML syntax and it can be parsed by regular HTML parser. It contains exactly one list (
 ...
 statement):

<object type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="@topic name@">
<param name="ID" value=@numeric_id@>
<param name="Local" value="@filename.htm@">

<object type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="@topic name@">
<param name="ID" value=@numeric_id@>
<param name="Local" value="@filename.htm@">
You can modify value attributes of param tags. The topic name is name of chapter/topic as is displayed in contents, filename.htm is the HTML page name (relative to the ".hhp" file) and numeric_id is optional - it is used only when you use Display.
Items in the list may be nested - one
 statement may contain a
 sub-statement:

<object type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="Top node">
<param name="Local" value="top.htm">

<object type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="subnode in
<param name="Local" value="subnode1.htm">

<object type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="Another Top">
<param name="Local" value="top2.htm">
Index files have same format as contents files except that ID params are ignored and sublists are not allowed.
The html library provides a mechanism for reading and displaying files of many different file formats.
LoadPage can load not only HTML files but any known file. To make a file type known to HtmlWindow you must create a HtmlFilter filter and register it using AddFilter.
This article describes mechanism used by HtmlWinParser and HtmlWindow to parse and display HTML documents.
You can divide any text (or HTML) into small fragments. Let's call these fragments cells. Cell is for example one word, horizontal line, image or any other part of document. Each cell has width and height (except special "magic" cells with zero dimensions - e.g. colour changers or font changers). See HtmlCell.
Container is kind of cell that may contain sub-cells. Its size depends on number and sizes of its sub-cells (and also depends on width of window). See HtmlContainerCell, Layout. This image shows the cells and containers:
HtmlWinParser provides a user-friendly way of managing containers. It is based on the idea of opening and closing containers.
Use OpenContainer to open new a container within an already opened container. This new container is a sub-container of the old one. (If you want to create a new container with the same depth level you can call CloseContainer(); OpenContainer(); ).
Use CloseContainer to close the container. This doesn't create a new container with same depth level but it returns "control" to the parent container. See explanation:
There clearly must be same number of calls to OpenContainer as to CloseContainer.
This code creates a new paragraph (container at same depth level) with "Hello, world!":
c = myParser.OpenContainer()
myParser.AddText("Hello, ")
and here is image of the situation:
You can see that there was an opened container before the code was executed. We closed it, created our own container, then closed our container and opened new container.
The result was that we had same depth level after executing. This is general rule that should be followed by tag handlers: leave depth level of containers unmodified (in other words, number of OpenContainer and CloseContainer calls should be same within HandleTag 's body).
Notice that it would be usually better to use InsertCell instead of adding text to the parser directly.
The html library provides architecture of pluggable tag handlers. Tag handler is class that understands particular HTML tag (or tags) and is able to interpret it.
HtmlWinParser has a static table of modules. Each module contains one or more tag handlers. Each time a new HtmlWinParser object is constructed all modules are scanned and handlers are added to HtmlParser's list of available handlers.
Common tag handler's HandleTag method works in four steps:
See HtmlWinParser for methods for modifying parser's state. In general you can do things like opening/closing containers, changing colors, fonts etc...
See the lib.wxpTag on how to provide your own tag handlers.
The handler is derived from HtmlWinTagHandler (or directly from HtmlTagHandler).


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Stocks mostly rose in midday trading Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones back into record territory, as traders anticipated that the Federal Reserve will keep up its stimulus program for some time. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 94 points, or 0.6 percent, to 15,712 as of 12:29 p.m. (1729 GMT). The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up five points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,767. Both indexes crossed above the record closing highs they closed at Oct. 29. The Nasdaq composite fell 10 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3,929.
The stock market has surged this year as the Fed's economic stimulus kept interest rates low to encourage borrowing and spending. That stimulus has also kept bond yields near record low levels and made stocks look attractive by comparison.
The big economic news this week has yet to come, U.S. third-quarter economic growth on Thursday and the October jobs report Friday. In the meantime, traders said there wasn't a decisive catalyst Wednesday for the stock market to resume its ascent.
"The markets are going to slowly drift up higher, unless there is something to keep it from happening,'' said Randy Frederick, a managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.
Economists expect that the U.S. economy grew at an annualized pace of 2 percent in the July-to-September period, according to FactSet, a financial data provider. They also forecast that U.S. employers added 122,000 jobs in October.
Both pieces of data could give an indication of when the Federal Reserve will pull back its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. The Fed surprised investors in September when it said the economy wasn't strong enough for it to start withdrawing the stimulus.
In company news Wednesday, Ralph Lauren was among the biggest gainers in the S&P 500.
The luxury retailer rose $5.88, or 3.5 percent, to $177.10 after the company raised its sales forecast for the year in anticipation of strong holiday sales. Ralph Lauren also increased its quarterly dividend by 12.5 percent to 45 cents.
Tesla Motors was among the biggest decliners in the Nasdaq. The electric carmaker's stock sank $21.12, or 12 percent, to $155.61 after it reported a loss; analysts had been expecting a profit. The stock is still up almost 350 percent this year after the company turned a profit and won raves for its Model S sedan, which starts at $70,000.
In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year note fell to 2.65 percent, from