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Don't do it. I know this cabinet looks cute, and it seems like a good price for real wood. And maybe like me you are very experienced with assembling furniture, that's why I ignored the negative comments. Unfortunately the negative comments are absolutely accurate, and I am furious about the time I am having to put into this piece to make it workable. It's wood, all right, but it is many pieces of laminated wood with many, many obvious "finger joints", plus a lot of black blotching. The holes are too big for the dowels, and I used most of an 8-ounce bottle of glue to help stabilize this thing (glue not included). The cams (no extra) are pot metal and will crack if much force applied. There are an enormous number of pieces, which would be OK if you ended up with a solid product. But because there is only a cardboard back board, the sides are a bit wobbly even after I used metal braces top and bottom, so now I am going to have to get some plywood and screws and replace the cardboard back. I've spent hours painting this already to cover up the obvious joints and ugly wood. When I am finally done I will have a nice spice cabinet which is what I wanted this for, but something I bought to make life easier has been more hellish to deal with than the dressers I have built. Worst Overstock purchase I have ever made. Sad to say I have MDF pieces better engineered and designed than this.
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I purchased this pantry - first, I received the wrong color; I ordered the Oak, and received the color Sage. Assembling, its not really hard, but it takes a lot of guess work, the instructions are not that clear. The worst part, the storage space is really small, it was designed to store away cans and small bottles, nothing else. If you need a good food pantry with a lot of space to store food items, this is not it. There is not much you can put in it.I ddn't return it because I figured its not worth it, I would have to spend more money for shipping it back.
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dont buy this if you want to keep your sanity. The directions were 100% wrong, for example it would tell you the letter label that was supposed to be a piece of wood was labeled on a screw. Made NO sense, holes werent drilled out completely so we had to use a drill to actually make a hole ourselves, and its much smaller than you think in size. We ended up using our own screws to be able to even get this thing up.
I ordered this item because it looked so nice in the picture and the size is perfect for my small kitchen. When it arrived had all the hardware and wood pieces but half of the wood pieces were rough to touch and discolored. There was no problem returning and getting another package sent out. Putting it together was a nightmare. I sorted the hardware and part lists- everything there. Directions were pictures only- 14 frames. All the dowels seemed to go in too deep- ended up using wood glue. In Step 4 I could not screw the camlock bolt in part #7 where indicated as there was no hard gel material in it like the other boards- I checked the board 7 from the 1st package and it had same error. In Step 5, board 6 looked like board 3's picture and vise versa. Because of the problem with the loose camlock bolt on board 7 attaching board 17 was unstable - we tried glue and pressure for a few days. Just a few mm's difference is causing the door on one side to scrape when opening. There were little gaps in multiple areas so we used a lot of wood glue. I am not sure how long this little pantry will last.
This pantry was the most difficult thing I ever put together. After months of back and forth bickering with the manufacturer over missing parts, (they sent the wrong parts three times), I finally had enough to put this darn thing together - WHICH WAS NOT EASY! The customer service was non-existent. The instructions were all in pictures, which were mirror images of what they should have been. The specs for the screws were all wrong. I finally have this piece of junk together after four months! Do not PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT!!! This was my first bad experience with OS.
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News about Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Sep. 13, 2014
Samuel G Freedman On Religion column; California social worker Caitlin Ryan has developed a program that uses supportive meetings, videos, handbooks and research to help Mormon families accept their gay children. MORE
Jul. 28, 2014
Groups like gays and other minorities are changing the cultural and ethnic makeup of Salt Lake City, and some members of these groups are concerned that an operating agreement between beleaguered Salt Lake Tribune newspaper and Mormon-Church-owned Deseret News will impede Tribune's ability to represent their interests. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Holiday known as Pie 'n' Beer Day has arisen as counterculture response to Utah's July 24 Pioneer Day, holiday commemorating arrival of Mormon settlers in 1847; pairings of pie and beer are served at bars and in private celebrations as part of alternative holiday. MORE
Jul. 15, 2014
Op-Ed article by journalist Cadence Woodland maintains the Mormon Church's crackdown on progressive, dissenting voices marks the end of a period of openness that began with Mitt Romney's presidential campaign; expresses disappointment that those who advocate expanded rights for gays and women within church have been marginalized or threatened with expulsion; warns church will continue to lose members and relevancy until it embraces diversity. MORE
Jun. 26, 2014
Jabari Parker, considered among top picks in NBA draft and a practicing member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is choosing to forgo Mormon missionary work to play professional basketball; Parker's decision is raising eyebrows among some fellow Mormons, but others say he will still be an ambassador for the church. MORE
Jun. 24, 2014
Kate Kelly, who gained national attention for pushing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to open the male-only priesthood to women, is excommunicated by her bishop and his two counselors in Virginia; Mormon church says that disciplinary hearings are loving correctives for bad behavior, and those who are excommunicated can return to the fold if they repent; Kelly plans to appeal. MORE
Jun. 19, 2014
More than a dozen Mormons nationwide say they face excommunication due to entries they made on blogs, Twitter and Facebook; comments included support for the ordination of women, advocacy for same-sex marriage and serious doubts about church history and theology. MORE
Jun. 12, 2014
Kate Kelly and John P Dehlin, prominent Mormons who have pushed church to ordain women and to accept openly gay members, face excommunication for apostasy; move is first time since 1993 that the church has moved so forcefully to quash critical voices, and comes during period in which it has worked to project an image of greater diversity and openness. MORE
Mar. 2, 2014
Sharp rise in Mormon women who have signed up as female missionaries after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lowered its age requirement is expected to fundamentally alter the church; Mormon leaders have been forced to reassess their views because Mormon women are increasingly supporting households, marrying later and less frequently, and having fewer children. MORE
Feb. 19, 2014
Philadelphia city officials hope that plans for expansion of a Mormon complex along two blocks of north-central Philadelphia will reconnect the area to city's core business district of Center City; development, due to be completed in 2016, will consist of 32-story tower, 13 rental homes and 24,000-square-foot meeting house for members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. MORE
Dec. 15, 2013
Federal Judge Clark Waddoups strikes down parts of Utah's anti-polygamy law as unconstitutional in case brought by Kody Brown, Mormon star of reality television show Sister Wives; Brown and his family argue that state's prohibition on cohabitation violates their rights to privacy and religious freedom. MORE
Nov. 18, 2013
Residents of Hyde Park, Utah, vote to allow alcohol sales, after long and bitter battle, making it one of the last bastions in the state to loosen rules on drinking; alcohol has had a quirky, complicated history in Utah, as lawmakers have had to consider the powerful influence of the Mormon Church, which frowns upon drinking. MORE
Nov. 9, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer Beliefs column observes that large number of Mormon authors tend to cluster in genre fiction, like sci-fi, fantasy and children's and young adult literature; some say this is due to fact that Mormon culture prefers the sunny and optimistic, and that many members are uncomfortable writing about adult topics like sex and drinking. MORE
Nov. 8, 2013
Senate bill banning workplace discrimination because of gender identity and sexual orientation has had unconventional and powerful ally in the Mormons; their support is latest example of broader evolution reflecting shifting attitudes inside Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. MORE
Oct. 31, 2013
Some Navajos in Tuba City, Ariz, are turning to the Mormon Church for spiritual solace and stability, seeking to escape the dysfunction and despair of reservation life; program started by the church that emphasizes gardening techniques has special allure for Navajos, who say the program has brought them closer to their native roots even as it has brought them to their new religion. MORE
Oct. 9, 2013
Mormons hoping for change are buoyed by church leader Dieter F Uchtdorf's address offering outstretched hand to those who struggle with doubts about church's history and doctrines; acknowledgment that fallible church leaders had made errors is followed by other speeches that reject notions like female priests or acceptance of gay marriage. MORE
Oct. 6, 2013
Dieter F Uchtdorf, one of the top leaders in the Mormon Church, acknowledges in address to the church's global membership that past leaders had 'made mistakes' that had cause some Mormons to have doubts; admission amounts to a significant change in tone in the leadership's approach to Mormons who question, dissent or defect from the church. MORE
Jul. 21, 2013
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is grappling with wave of disillusionment among members who encounter information on the Internet that sabotages what they have been taught about their faith; decision by some within Mormon church to go public with their disaffection is a sign that it faces serious challenges not just from outside but also from skeptics within the faith. MORE
Jul. 10, 2013
City Creek Center, luxury mall and residential development built in the shadow of the Salt Lake Temple, draws visitors and shoppers, but gets mixed reactions from Mormons; mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, helped downtown retail sales increase by 36 percent, or $209 million, in 2012, and was financed entirely by the church. MORE
May. 26, 2013
Jon Mooallem article on graduates from Brigham Young University's acclaimed animation program, who are in high demand at country's top animation studios and effects companies; notes this is due to clean-cut, values-oriented Mormon sensibility program has instilled in them. MORE
Apr. 27, 2013
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints declares its support for Boy Scouts of America's proposal to end longstanding ban on openly gay youths, while continuing to bar gay adult leaders; church is country's largest sponsor of scout troops, and its support is strong indication that proposed change will be adopted. MORE
Dec. 20, 2012
Call for Mormon women to wear pants to church, begun by a small group of women, has stretched across the globe, but not before creating a backlash and even generating death threats. MORE
Nov. 8, 2012
Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign broke a barrier for Mormons across United States, who have long viewed themselves as social and political outsiders; Romney's visibility transformed the way many Mormons see themselves and the way Americans view their church. MORE
Nov. 4, 2012
Influential conservative pundit Glenn Beck, perhaps best-known Mormon after Mitt Romney and major influence on evangelical Christians, emerges as unlikely theological bridge between Romney and a critical electorate. MORE
Nov. 4, 2012
Excerpts from a conversation with Clive Romney, distant cousin of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who promotes the history of the Mormon faith and of the state of Utah, as executive director of Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts. MORE
Nov. 3, 2012
Change in Mormon church policy lowering age requirement for missionary service is prompting thousands of young Mormon women to sign up to serve as missionaries. MORE
Oct. 25, 2012
David Twede, Mormon who edits MormonThink blog criticizing his church's beliefs, says he is resigning from the church rather than face a hearing that could lead to his excommunication. MORE
Oct. 18, 2012
Mormon Church and Boy Scouts have enjoyed unusual partnership since 1913, with Church encouraging all male youths to join scouting as a way to prepare them for missionary stints and adulthood as lay priests. MORE
Sep. 22, 2012
David Twede, fifth-generation Florida Mormon who is the managing editor of MormonThink, a Web site that encourages church members to question doctrine, has been told by regional church authorities that he faces possible excommunication as an apostate; Twede's situation is linked by some to his recent postings of articles critical of Mitt Romney, but church officials deny there is a connection. MORE
Aug. 30, 2012
Republican National Convention is staging a carefully chosen tableau of speakers to discuss Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, a subject the candidate has largely resisted addressing in public for most of his political career, afraid it may affect his electability; Romney is expected to be portrayed as a man of compassion, character and deep beliefs. MORE
Aug. 28, 2012
Michael Barbaro and Ashley Parker The Party column; thousands of Republicans and reporters have time to kill in Tampa, Fla, after first day's events of Republican National Convention are canceled; Newt Gingrich unveils Newt University, series of lectures on conservative issues; Mormon Utah delegation takes on nervous excitement as Mitt Romney's campaign prepares to showcase his religion at the convention; New Jersey Gov Chris Christie displays typical bravado as he prepares to give keynote address. MORE
Aug. 20, 2012
Mitt Romney's aides invite reporters, for the first time, to accompany him to church services, offering a rare glimpse into the private life of a candidate who almost never talks about his Mormon faith. MORE
Aug. 19, 2012
Op-Ed article by professor and author John G Turner contends that the Mormon Church should explain its past racist policies for its own sake, and for the sake of its members of African descent. MORE
Aug. 12, 2012
Ross Douthat Op-Ed column says to understand Mitt Romney, voters need to see his hidden religious core; holds that by trying to insulate his campaign from the specific elements of his Mormon faith, he is cutting himself off from things that make his life story impressive, and his message compelling. MORE
Jul. 17, 2012
Descendants of Mormons who made the great trek to Utah in the 1840s have turned out in strength to back Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, whose great-grandfather Miles Romney settled alongside many of their ancestors in Nauvoo in 1841; records show that roughly two dozen members of Mormon families provided nearly $8 million of the financing for the Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future, putting them in league with its Wall Street, real estate and energy donors. MORE
Jul. 16, 2012
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints find a spiritual oasis in an annual, 750-actor portrayal of the Book of Mormon at the faith's birthplace of Palmyra, NY; pageant has taken place for 75 years, but 2012 is the first year in which a Mormon, Mitt Romney, is the presumptive presidential nominee for a major party, and event has become a much-needed break from the current din of politics. MORE
Jul. 3, 2012
Mormonism, once an American religion largely ignored by scholars, has been promoted by a growing cadre of academics who find that studying the church can offer new views of religion and the modern world. MORE
Jun. 13, 2012
Op-Ed article by David V Mason declares, in light of the public discussion about faith brought on by the candidacy of Mitt Romney, that he is a Mormon, not a Christian; rejects the notion that Mormonism needs Christianity's approval. MORE
Jun. 12, 2012
Gay and straight Mormons, as legal battle over ban on same-sex marriage heads to the Supreme Court, are making increasingly vocal calls for church leaders to reconsider their stance on gay marriage and welcome openly gay congregants back into the church. MORE
Jun. 4, 2012
Op-Ed article by history Prof J Spencer Fluhman explores the roots of anti-Mormonism in American society, in light of the fact that Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy has provided the latest opportunity for stereotypes about Mormons to be aired. MORE
May. 23, 2012
Many Mormons, who tend to be conservative, Republican and white, are supporting presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but black, liberal members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are becoming more politically assertive, perhaps because of the strength of their growing numbers; African-Americans represent only a tiny fraction of the six million Mormons in the United States, but churches with hundreds of black members are thriving in many urban areas. MORE
May. 20, 2012
People close to Mitt Romney insist that his Mormonism is a driving force in his life, despite fact that he rarely mentions his faith on the campaign trail; Romney's long history with the Mormon church includes missionary work and strict adherence to its laws and dogmas (Series: The Long Run). MORE
Apr. 23, 2012
Edward Rothstein Critic's Notebook describes the exhibits at the Church History Museum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City; observes that more attention is being paid to the church and its beliefs, due to Mitt Romney's candidacy for president; notes that the museum offers considerable insight into Mormon culture and some of the tensions in the young religion. MORE
Apr. 15, 2012
Many young Mormons put their studies on hold to become missionaries for two years in far-flung countries, often in Africa; all but cut-off from home, they must adapt to unfamiliar cultures and stricter church rules; most resume their studies upon returning home. MORE
Mar. 18, 2012
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column asserts that Mitt Romney's reluctance to speak about his Mormon faith is harming his candidacy; observes that Romney has yet to address the controversy over the Mormons posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims. MORE
Mar. 3, 2012
Mark Oppenheimer Beliefs column describes how the Mormon practice of baptizing Jews after their death, particularly Holocaust victims like Anne Frank, has offended many Jews. MORE
Feb. 15, 2012
Mormon Church leaders apologize to family of Holocaust survivor and Jewish rights advocate Simon Wiesenthal after his parents were posthumously baptized in a Mormon ritual; baptism of Holocaust victims was supposed to be barred by a 1995 agreement between the church and Jews. MORE
Feb. 7, 2012
Mitt Romney's Mormon religion, which is a potential liability in other states, is likely to prove an advantage as primaries move into states like Colorado and Arizona, where Mormons make up a sizable percentage of the Republican vote; many Mormon supporters say that it is not only Romney's shared faith that appeals to them, but what they view as a mutual set of values and a strong sense of his background. MORE
Feb. 5, 2012
Frank Bruni Op-Ed column observes that Mitt Romney has been tripped up in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination by the issue of his vast wealth, but not his religion, which was of much greater concern in his 2008 quest for the nomination; argues that Romney's Mormon faith is too central to his biography to be swept to the side. MORE
Feb. 3, 2012
Mitt Romney is taking a hard line on immigration as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, while the Mormon Church to which he belongs, has become a key player in promoting policies that are decidedly more friendly toward immigrants; Mormons in Utah who back an accommodating approach to immigrants say they have been disturbed to see Mr Romney align himself with his party's anti-immigration flank and Tea Party members. MORE
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Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage
Mormons played an extraordinary role in the passage of a California ballot measure that once seemed close to defeat.November 15, 2008 usNews
Romney, Eye on Evangelicals, Defends His Faith
Mitt Romney said "Mormon" only once in his speech, underscoring how touchy the issue of his faith has been.December 7, 2007 usNews
Copy of Book of Mormon Is Auctioned for $105,000
Several weeks ago, according to the owner of an upstate New York auction company, he and his staff were combing through the belongings of an elderly man about to enter a nursing home. The house was just outside Palmyra, the birthplace of the Mormon religion, and amid the attic clutter, at the bottom of a box of books, was the treasure: a 177-year-old first-edition copy of the Book of Mormon.September 20, 2007 nyregionNews
Along Public Trail, a Church Recounts Its History
Tours to a federally owned historic site in Wyoming are run not by government employees but by the Mormon Church.January 23, 2004 News
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Mormons Drop Rites Opposed by Women
The Mormon Church has changed some of its most sacred rituals, eliminating parts of the largely secret ceremonies that have been viewed as offensive to women and to members of some other faiths.May 3, 1990 nytfrontpageNews
Social Worker Spreads a Message of Acceptance to Mormons With Gay Children
Caitlin Ryan, a California social worker, developed a program that uses supportive meetings, videos, handbooks and research to help Mormon families accept their gay children.
September 13, 2014, Saturday
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When a Mormon Teenager Takes a Transgender Journey
A transgender Mormon woman reflects on her childhood, teenage transition years and religious life in a short video documentary.
August 8, 2014, Friday
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Rallying for The Salt Lake Tribune as a City Changes
Activists are seeking to block changes to an operating agreement between The Salt Lake Tribune and the Mormon Church-owned Deseret News.
July 28, 2014, Monday
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Pioneer Day of Mormons, Retooled for Saloon
The state holiday honors the arrival of Brigham Young in the Salt Lake Valley, but for non-Mormons, it has become something else: "Pie 'n' Beer Day."
July 25, 2014, Friday
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Dissent Among Mormons
A reader writes that religious authorities need to ease resistance to dissent or face a dwindling membership.
July 19, 2014, Saturday
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The Gay Mormon Known Sperm Donor From Utah
My friends used to offer up my status as a gay former Mormon as an icebreaker. Now, they're helpfully tossing my role as "known sperm donor" out at dinner parties.
July 15, 2014, Tuesday
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The End of the 'Mormon Moment'
What seems to have touched off the church's latest hard-line stance is a long-running dispute over the position of women.
July 15, 2014, Tuesday
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Patriarch and Pariah
The life, and death by lynch mob, of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism.
July 6, 2014, Sunday
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For Many Mormon Athletes, Mission Is to Play
Jabari Parker's decision to forgo formal missionary work for the N.B.A. raised eyebrows among some fellow Mormons, but others say he will still be an ambassador for his church.
June 26, 2014, Thursday
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Mormons Expel Founder of Group Seeking Priesthood for Women
Kate Kelly had gained national attention for pushing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to open the male-only priesthood to women.
June 24, 2014, Tuesday
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"Hunger Games" tops MTV Awards, "Mormon" takes Olivier
The day's top showbiz news and headlines including "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" wins big at the MTV Movie Awards, "The Book of Mormon" takes the top award at the the Olivier Awards, and Wong Kar-wai wins at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Bob Mezan reports.
The New Face of Mormons on a Mission
Ashley Farr spends one of her first few days in Daejeon, South Korea, singing hymns in Korean and meeting fellow missionaries, more and more of whom are women.
Meet, Greet, Converse, Repeat
Nicolle Ensign and Victoria Julayne Scott, Mormon missionaries, spend long days in South Korea, saying hello to everyone they encounter, hoping a casual chat will lead to real interest in their faith.
Female Missionaries Talk Priesthood
While many Mormon women embrace growing leadership roles and mission opportunities, they stop short when asked about the desire to be ordained as priests.
Mormon Missionaries
The number of missionaries increased in 2013 after the church lowered the minimum age for new missionaries, to 19 from 21 for women and to 18 from 19 for men.
The Disappearing Mormon Bachelor
As unmarried Mormon women in Utah get older, they outnumber unmarried Mormon men by wide margins.
A Mormon Doubts
Hans Mattsson was once a high-ranking leader for the Mormon church in Europe. He joins others who are experiencing a crisis of faith and finding few answers from their church.
Jonathan Weisman on Medicare and Mormons
Marcus Mabry talks with Jonathan Weisman at the Republican National Convention about Mormonism and the Medicare issue.
Jonathan Weisman on Medicare and Mormons
Marcus Mabry talks with Jonathan Weisman at the Republican National Convention about Mormonism and the Medicare issue.
Pageantry and Politics
During the annual Hill Cumorah pageant in Palmyra, N.Y., Mormons reflect on politics and presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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Okay, so I admit I'm looking at flat-coat pictures on Google images again. Which lead to my discovery of this dog that I have never heard of before ... and now I have to question if Nero isn't one of these and not a flat-coat. Nero is solid black except for his paws and a very small bit of white at the tip of his tail, but his paws look EXACTLY like the third photograph under the description (labeled Timo). And the breed description says they have white tips to their tails. Am I crazy?
I think I'm going to have to spring for doggie DNA testing on BOTH my dogs.


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The return of the birds
It's been quiet on the subject of towers being the cause of massive deaths of migratory birds — until now. On Feb. 19, a U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the FCC to study the effects that several thousand towers have on migratory birds in the Gulf Coast region.
We have covered this topic in Radio magazine many times before. In my Viewpoint in the January 2007 issue I noted that there is a great deal of misinformation and supposedly factual evidence of the severity of the problem. Many of the studies that are currently referenced point to other studies that point back to the original. There doesn't appear to be any source data in the first place.
I'm all for protecting the environment and wildlife, but I haven't seen the undisputed data to recognize the real severity of this problem. Perhaps this court order will produce some factual results.
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Study finds big risks in "Cinnamon Challenge"
(Cleveland, OH) -- A new study finds a popular dare is risky and could have long-term effects on your health. "The Cinnamon Challenge" dares people to eat a spoonful of ground cinnamon in under 60 seconds without drinking anything. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic say you could end up with lung problems because you inhale, rather than swallow the cinnamon. Gagging is also a big concern. University of Miami researchers found more than 30 kids had to be treated after taking the challenge and nearly 200 calls were made to U.S. Poison Control Centers last year related to the stunt.
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The old cliche in sports is that you don't use injuries as an excuse. I say, why not? The Green Bay Packers of yesterday bear little resemblance to the team that took the field on Opening Day. And the additions to the list yesterday reached an almost absurd level. How many teams in NFL history have lost their starting quarterbacks on the opening series two games in a row? My guess is not many. At one point in the second half the packers had no available back up offensive lineman. No Rodgers...no Cobb...no Finley...the list goes on and on and on. Its been said that to win a Super Bowl you not only have to be good...you have to be lucky...lucky enough to stay healthy...this is not that year for the Packers.
Scott Tolzien came in and played well. He had more passing yards than
he had in any game at Wisconsin. He'll get the start on Sunday.
The Badger football and mens basketball team both played well in victories over the weekend. Gary Andersens team is getting some love from the national media. Both Kirk Herbstreit and Mark May have suggested the Badgers are being ignored in the national polls and are better than many teams ahead of them. hey did move up to 22th in the BCS, 17th in the media poll and 20th in the coaches poll yesterday.
Meanwhile Bo Ryan's bunch showed alot of offense the other night in a win over St. Johns. This may not be the typical Ryan team that grinds out every possession. They may look to run at times. 5 Badgers finished in double figures.
Hopefully the NCAA will look at the new rules on hand checking and defensive play under the hoop. If adjustments are not made it's going to be a parade to the free throw line and nobody wants to watch that.
Congrats to the Pointer Volleyball team and the Newman Cardinal
Volleyball team. The Pointers won the WIAC Championship and now await
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Tears at last. From mom that is. These last days have been so eventful and moved so fast that I had not even given myself a chance for a good cry.
We were told on Tuesday that she was doing so well that she might come home on Wednesday. That also happened to be the day my mother was returning home after being here for a week and a half. Wednesday morning as we were getting ready to leave for the hospital and the airport, the doctor called to inform us that Bethany was really not meeting the criteria for going home.
I did not think I could cry so much over so many different things. I wanted my baby, I wanted my mom to not leave, I was feeling a bit of mommy guilt that I had not tried to hang in a little longer (despite the fact that it was my doctors decision not mine). I didnt think I had that many tears. In my head I knew that all of the things that had and were continuing to happen were the best that could possibly happen, but my heart, and my hormones were not in agreement!!!
Bethany is doing much better now. She is eating about 45 to 50 ml at each feeding. She is awake and alert at the beginning of most feeds. She is rooting more and crying when she is hungry. They are considering aiming for discharge on Sunday, but I am slightly skeptical. Somewhat because we have been there before and I am afraid to get my hopes up, but also because it seemed that as were went through the day today, she fatigued more and more during feeding and had to be prompted a lot more to get to the 45 ml minimum that the doctor had set. She would eat that amount within the allotted 30 mins, however it was a lot more work as the day progressed.
I know that I do not want her to come home before she is ready. I have no desire to have to be re-admitted. I just wish she was ready now!! The whole dividing life between family and hospital is tough. I give those of you who had to do it for months a lot of credit.


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Today was the day. I was set to run my first ever 10K. I had two goals in mind before I started the race. Those were to finish the race and I wanted to run a time of 43:20 which would be a 7:00 minute per mile pace.
I started out by picking up my gear for the race and then after that I went for a warm-up run and stretched out before the race. It was an absolutely beautiful morning. A little chilly, but it was sunny and calm. I was wearing my Under Armor top for the first time this year and I was sporting my new Michigan Wolverines running shirt. I talked to some of my fellow runners before the 10K began, especially Brandon and Chris two of my closest running competitors and running friends .
After a few minutes we were set for the race. Once the horn went off we were gone. Two runners went out and took command of the race. I hung back with the second pack of runners which consisted of about eight of us, including Brandon and Chris. My goal pace for the first mile was to run a 6:30 mile. After about 1/2 mile to the race, Brandon and Chris were starting to pull out in front of me a little bit. Once I had the mile mark I glanced at my watch and it said 6:28, so I was right where I wanted to be.
I still was cruising through the second mile, but Chris and Brandon had pulled to about 15-20 seconds in front of me. I still felt great at this point though. The course had been flat up to this point as we were running on the Celery Flats trail in Portage. We had to cross the Milham Street Bridge just after the three mile mark and it was the first hill of the race. My time at the three mile mark was 19:55 which is a 6:38 over the first three miles, so I am well on my way to beating my goal.
Once we hit the downhill and hit the back part of the trail I could tell I was starting to reel in Brandon and Chris ever so slowly. This part of the trail became very winding and I was starting to wonder where the turnaround was located. I could tell my pace was starting to slow, but I was still determined to finish the race strong. I went around the turn very sharply, but then immediately picked my pace back up. Then I started to see all of the other 10K runners on the trail.
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When we got back on the other side of the trail I was now on the homestretch and I was right on the back heels of Chris and Brandon. The runner in orange and I both passed them as we hit the five mile mark and I was now hitting my second wind. I felt great, but I worried if I was wasting my energy and then Brandon and Chris would catch me at the end.
It didn't happen though as I stayed ahead of both of them all the way to the finish. The runner in orange helped bring me in and I finished my first 10K in a time of 41:53, good for 11th overall and 1st in my age group. What a great run for my first 10K and I beat my goal time!
After that I did a cool down run and put some fluids in me because I was only about a half-an-hour away from the 5K. Besides this being my first 10K, it was the first time I was running both the 5K and 10K on the same day!
The 5K went a whole lot faster, but it was a rough first 1/2 mile as my legs felt heavy. I had caught Brandon and Chirs by the first mile mark and the heaviness was gone from my legs. I felt pretty good after the first mile and kept pushing myself through mile two and I had pulled in front of Chris by this point. However I was starting to feel the exhaustion in the third mile, but I gutted out the last mile and passed a few runners along the way and went as hard as I could to the finish. I crossed the line in 20:22, pretty good just coming off a 10K race. I finished 22nd overall and 4th in my age group, just one place away from going home with some more hardware.
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SNOHOMISH, Wash. -– Students at Glacier Peak High School know it takes more than sight to have a vision. It also takes heart.
It took plenty of heart to make one classmate's seemingly impossible dream come true.
Ali Steenis, a senior at Glacier Peak, is legally blind after a rare eye disorder gradually erased her sight.
"This is an amazing girl who doesn't think about her disability," said classmate Brooklyn Dana.
Yet they were all caught off guard earlier this year when teacher John Bonner posed a question to students meeting over lunch: What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
Most kids said they would want to be a movie star or make millions of dollars.
"And then when it got to Ali, all she said was, 'I just wish I could drive a car,'" Dana said. "And we're all just like, 'Oh.'"
That wish stuck with Dana until Homecoming coronation. Dana and Steenis were sitting together inside the gym, where the bright overhead lights were turned off, revealing rows of tiny tea lights illuminating the runway down below.
Steenis turned to Dana and said, "Oh my gosh, it looks so pretty."
That caught Dana off guard. But Steenis quickly explained that "when main lights are out, I can see smaller ones."
And with that, you could say a light bulb went off in Dana's head. Following a conversation with classmate Adrian Caple, they started to formulate a bright idea -- string together thousands of Christmas lights and transform the school's parking lot into a driving alley for Ali.
They surprised her this past Saturday, on Steenis' 18th birthday.
Dozens of students, teachers, relatives and friends showed up in the cold December rain to set up the runway.
"I'm just speechless," said Ken Steenis, Ali's father.
When Ali pulled into the dark parking lot, all she could hear was students chanting her name. Then Dana reminded her about that lunch-time meeting.
"One of the questions was, 'What would you do if you knew you could not fail?'" Dana said to Steenis with a large group watching on. "Do you remember what you said?"
Ali remembered.
"I'm gonna drive!" she screamed as classmates broke into applause.
To make it happen, the students rounded up a drivers' education car and instructor to guide Steenis through the illuminated track.
It quickly became clear, as Steenis glided her way between the lights, that the plan worked. And in spots where light was lacking, classmates filled the gaps with handheld, battery-powered candles – Ali's personal guiding lights.
"I'm speechless," Steenis said while making her way around the track.
"Never thought I'd see this," her father said.
When her 15-minute trip was over, Steenis crawled out of the car to thank her cheering classmates.
"You guys have done so much for me," she told the group. "I appreciate all of you. I love you all."
Steenis knows it took their heart to put her dreams within sight.
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Submitted by Karen London | December 16 2010 | Permalink
I do not like the idea of Michael Vick having a dog. I have been very outspoken about my belief that he served his time and should be allowed to play football and otherwise get on with his life. However, I do not think that includes being allowed to have a dog since part of his sentence was a prohibition on that. I would worry about that dog's safety and well being. It's unfortunate for his kids, though, that they must do without a dog, and i do feel sorry for them.
Actually, he didn't serve any time for animal cruelty. He served only for racketeering.
Vick should no more be allowed to adopt a dog as a pedophile should be allowed to adopt a child.
Submitted by JurisGal | December 18 2010 | Permalink
I agree. I too believe Vick should be allowed to play football and get on with his life. That being said, I can not root for Vick on or off the field.
It is unfortunate that Vick's children will not be able to share the love and companionship that dogs bring but this is all due to Vick's actions. I do hope the children's disappointment will make Vick evermore aware of the horrific acts he committed. In a way this is a continued but different kind of sentence for Vick but again, he brought this on himself.
Submitted by Ann | December 16 2010 | Permalink
I read the article you mention this morning. I believe his sentence should remain as is....no dogs, ever! If he had even slightly appreciated the presence of a dog he would not have been capable of the violent acts he engaged in. In fact, he merely saw them as a tool to conduct in the illegal fighting of dogs and nothing more. The problem I have is not just that he supported the activity of fighting dogs, but how he chose to dispose of the dogs he saw as failures by brutally torturing those dogs that did not perform or didn't want to fight. This goes beyond his so called "I hung around the wrong people" crap that he continues to fall back on rather than admitting to the fact that what he did was his choice, no one else's. He had the option to give away the non-fighting dogs but he alone, chose to engage in the violent and horrendous acts against these more gentle examples of the pitbull breed. It is for this reason that he does not deserve to have the company of another dog. I can not get past the violence. My heart breaks every time I see his face and think of how he treated those helpless dogs and the fear they must have had in the last moments of their lives. We would never allow a child molester back around children so why would we believe that a person capable of inflicting such violence is now suddenly changed without psychiatric therapy. We do have the ability to rise above difficult or negative conditions in life to do good and there are many examples of people who have risen above far worse conditions than Michaels Vicks so called "hanging around the wrong people" defense. Vick had the opportunity to do great things when became a rising star in the NFL. He could have taken his wealth and celebrity to do good. He chose not to. No one made this choice for him.
Submitted by Julia Kamysz Lane | December 16 2010 | Permalink
I agree with Karen and Ann that Michael Vick had a choice, made a poor decision, and must now live with the consequences. Although that means his children will be deprived of the experience of growing up with a dog, perhaps this is what it takes to stop the vicious cycle of dog fighting from one generation to the next. Should Vick's children choose to get dogs once they are adults, they will hopefully treat them with much more care and respect than their father did.
Submitted by Kathi | December 16 2010 | Permalink
If Vick was so concerned about his children having pets, perhaps he would have thought twice before he, on two different occasions, threw his children's small pets into the fighting ring and laughed while their dogs were shredded.
Submitted by EmiyS | December 16 2010 | Permalink
I think Donna of BadRap really expresses the outrage:
especially her eyeopening comment: "Let us remember that since Vick has been in Philly - both playing ball and doing speaking presentations - the number of horrible crimes committed against pit bulls has skyrocketed. I'm sure some of our friends here in Philly can speak to that mind-boggling phenomena.
If Vick's soulless presentations were the panacea for this rash of copy-cat style crimes, we'd be signing him up as our best boy, too. Far from it. He's making things WORSE."
Submitted by Maria | December 16 2010 | Permalink
I have read that Vick admitted to fronting and running a dog-fighting operation for which he got sentensed to prison. He did not, however, admit to the torturous murder of the bait dogs or even of having tossed the 'family pet' into the pit which his partners admitted Vick did. There isn't a dog in the world that could find compassion in Vick's heart...or whatever is it is that lays where the heart should be.
I'm not against second chances and I believe if someone really has changed their life they should be allowed to move on. BUT, sometimes there does need to be on-going "policing" shall we say. Just like you wouldn't let a convicted child molester go work in a day care upon release, dog torturers (since he did wa-a-a-ay more than just "fight" the dogs) should never be allowed to own a dog. EVER! NEVER, EVER!
I'm sorry that his kids can't have a dog, but maybe having to explain to his kids that they can't have a dog because he brutally tortured them will be a better punishment for him than anything else. We know he was probably the star of the cellblock and probably got preferential treatment and didn't learn a thing while in prison.
So far, everyone has caved to Michael Vick. He got his job back, I haven't seen him actually do any anti-dog fighting campaigns with HSUS that he was supposed to do, AND he also somehow got his own reality show! Everyone needs to put their foot down on this request!
There is a reason why the Judge included this term as part of his sentence. There should be no reversal of that. From a legal standpoint I see no grounds to warrant a change to his sentence. As a dog lover and activist, I see this as a slippery slope. We do not make exceptions for pedophiles to move closer to schools because their children want to; there should not be an exception made here.
Submitted by Craig Smith | December 16 2010 | Permalink
Should Josef Mengele run a hospital? Would we let Ted Bundy run a girls school? John Wayne Gasey adopt little boys?
Submitted by Shelby | December 16 2010 | Permalink
I agree with you. I am a christian and believe in forgivness however, to what degree can / should someone be forgive, I would guess that if he was involved in that ONE TIME ONLY and was remorsefull rightn then I would think he was genuine. This monster did this many many times watching with delight the cruelty with his in eyes. I cant believe hes allowed back into football. Yup, hes the best player and all that BUT, shouldnt football be a sport that kids look up to? And maybe this is a good thing that is coming up. Now he may have to explain to his daughter the truth of what he did to those animals over years and years of pure torture. I feel sorry for his daughter to the point that he should not even have any right to her too. He is a monster and there is a special pace for him, called HELL. I wonder if God can forgive him. Im kinda thinking NO!!
Submitted by Dianne | December 16 2010 | Permalink
IMHO Vick should never ever EVER be able to share his life with any animal, particularly a dog, again. But it is my understanding, from this article (http://fb.me/xkVHFULr), that he is only required to serve 3 years probation during which time he may not buy, sell, or own dogs. Not sure when that ruling was made, so not sure when his 3 years of probation are up. Even when the probationary period is up, I am praying the judge involved has the sense to ban Vick from owning a dog FOREVER.
Submitted by The Dog Lover | December 16 2010 | Permalink
He murdered and brutalized dogs for a living. He messed up his chance the first time. He should NEVER have another one.
Submitted by Tiffani | December 16 2010 | Permalink
This poor excuse for a human being is a monster. He shouldn't even be allowed to have his own children. Someday he will screw up again. That is a given. It would be an awful thing to see him with any animal.
Submitted by Amy | December 17 2010 | Permalink
I'm all for second chances as well. However, there's been cruelty involved. It's not as if he's being discriminated against and can't get a job (and therefore needs a 2nd chance). His children can grow up and have their own dogs when they move out, that can be his 2nd chance. How about volunteering at a shelter...that could be a second chance. But to put another animal at risk...that doesn't need to happen.
Submitted by Denise | December 17 2010 | Permalink
Vick was clearly comfortable with seeing dogs abused, murdered & tortured for YEARS...and it never dawned on him that animal abuse was wrong until AFTER HE GOT CAUGHT & now he's suddenly "rehabilitated" now?? YEAH RIGHT. This scum bag should NEVER be allowed to own another dog for the rest of his life. If he could sit back & watch all of those poor dogs suffer, and he did NOTHING to stop the abuse or help them, he's clearly in no position to ever own an animal again in his life. It is too bad that his daughters can't have a dog, but it's not worth the risk of their animal abusing father to go back to his old ways with another innocent animal.
Submitted by Pucci | December 20 2010 | Permalink
Just as pedophiles cannot be reformed, I believe that animal abusers as extreme as Vick cannot be reformed. The monstrous acts he perpetrated and witnessed show a callousness toward any humane interaction with dogs. It's appalling that since he plays football well, and is idolized by some, the authorities may consider his request to own another dog "for rehabilitation." I pity any dog forced to live with this sociopath and truly hope the lifetime ban will be enforced.
I'm heartened to read the comments, as I thought it was only I and my dog friends who felt similarly.
I read a previous post stating that the pit bull crimes have "skyrocketed" since Mr. Vicks Philly contract. I had no idea of that, as I continue to become sickened at the thought of his crimes and other animals that are innocently subjected to their guardian's mental illness.
While Mr. Vick is a masterful football player, he is, unfortunately a sadist. The crimes he committed against those beautiful, defenseless animals should never be dismissed. While he paid a mandatory criminal sentence for his behavior, a greater debt remains. Those of us who've seen images of the pain, starvation, dehydration and suffering his dogs endured. The children who revered him and the dogs who wanted only to please him - quite a legacy indeed. Mr. Vick's dogs paid the ulitimate price to satisfy his pathological affliction and that should never, ever happen again and two years in prison just wasn't enough.
He is what he is, and what he is is a terrifying sadist.
Submitted by NP | December 21 2010 | Permalink
Unfortunately, Humane Society of the United States president Wayne Pacelle has stated he thinks Vick would be a good pet owner (read it here:http://www.ajc.com/news/dog-advocates-disagree-about-778151.html?cxntlid...) Of course, he has has made Vick a bit of a celebrity spokesman for HSUS too. Even after he and his organization petitioned for all of the Vick dogs to be killed when they were first impounded. He also stated that Vick should be given a second chance because "We are all "ex-offenders" at some level when it comes to animals." (read it here:http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-10-16/opinion/17184574_1_humane-society-...).
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