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Orange Breaded Pork Chops
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 25 min.
Makes4 servings
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1-1/2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 4 boneless pork loin chops (1/2 inch thick and 4 ounces each)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Place orange juice in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs and seasoned salt. Dip pork chops in orange juice, then coat with crumb mixture.
- In a large skillet, cook pork in oil over medium heat for 7-9 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160deg;.
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Jan 25, 2012
Could you substitute orange juice for apple juice??
Aug 30, 2010
I've made this recipe before and we love it. The only thing that i did to it was cut down on the orange juice. You can easily get away with using 1 cup of orange juice instead of the 2. I also use a little bit more of the oil then what it calls for.
Dec 3, 2009
We really liked this...it was easy and a good way to get rid of some pork chops you've had for a while since all the ingrediants are things you'll normally have around the house. We paired it with some rice and it was yummy!
Jun 25, 2009
I am making these pork chops & feel that 2 cups of orange juice is quite excessive. I used one cup & that was perfect. I'm baking these instead of frying, did dip them briefly into the butter/oil mixture to moiston the crumbs but feel frying can be avoided with the same results. I am sure they will taste good as I've baked breaded chops before, but just wanted to comment on the amount of o.j.


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Few could have foreseen the giant centre-back becoming such a popular figure when he arrived during a flurry of late transfer activity in August 2011.
While the likes of Park Chu-young and Andre Santos flopped, Mertesacker recovered from a difficult first season in north London to establish himself as a key member of the side.
That defensive quality alongside his manner has seen the 29-year-old embraced by Gunners fans, whose chants of 'Big F****** German' will no doubt echo around Wembley when Arsenal take on Hull in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
"I was frightened at the start because the 'F' word, you cant say that on tele or somewhere else," he said of the chant that is done to the tune of The Sandpipers' Guantanamera.
"It was always a bit weird
A German journalist told me 'they quite like you'
My first impression on that was not good but finally I got it."
Mertesacker has now embraced the nickname - so much so that he is using it for good, selling BFG T-shirts to raise money for his charity, which supports socially disadvantaged children in Hannover by encouraging them to take up sport.
"It worked really well, we just keep on going with that to try to raise some money for my foundation," he said of the Per-Mertesacker-Stiftung.
"It is a good thing together with my chant
Credit to the fans."
That support helped Mertesacker overcome his difficult start to life in England and still gees him on now.
Speaking of the fans, the German, in his understated way, said "it looks like we like each other" and wants to reward them at Wembley this weekend.
"It would mean a lot, that would be a big step for our team as well," he said
"We went through a lot of difficulties.
"We were top of the league, then we dropped points and then came back to fourth position
We want to keep our run now.
"We won five consecutive games, we want to continue with that (on) Saturday
That is really important
It looks like we are back on track
We have to keep our focus."
Mertesacker will be cheered on at Wembley by friends and family, including brother Timo who bears a striking resemblance to the defender and has a penchant for going on Arsenal away trips.
"He does it just to improve his English and get on with away fans," he said
"It's a good experience to get.
"He just loves it and, when he has time, he comes over just for away games."
Mertesacker's friends and family will be hoping to see the giant defender collect his first silverware in five years this weekend.
He missed Werder Bremen's German Cup success in 2009 through injury but still took home a medal thanks to the decisive goal from Mesut Ozil.
The Germany internationals are obviously now plying their trade together again in north London, where the playmaker is beginning to impress once more after a mid-season slump.
"We are happy that we have him back in our squad and available because you could see from the start that he is one of the best players in Europe," Mertesacker said.
"His contribution and his assists are vital for any club, so we are happy to have him back.
"I knew before he would suffer at some moment in his first Premier League season, so we are happy that he is fit again and that he has got a few games under his belt to go now to Wembley and show everything."
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Police to Talk Homeland Security With Burlington Volunteers
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Selectmen Approve Finalized Agreement to Fund Sewer Repairs in Woburn
The Burlington Board of Selectmen gave the final approval to pay for sewer repairs in Woburn as part of an inter-municipal agreement.
Back To School Safety Event, Opportunity for Kids to Explore Emergency Vehicles
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, with help from members of the Burlington Police Department and other local departments, is hosting a "Back-to-School" education event for parents, caretakers and children.
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Sexual Health Roundup: States Have Made Little Progress on Sex Education
CDC study finds schools making little progress in sex education; Tennessee lawmakers warn against gateway "sexual behaviors," and Springfield Massachusetts decides to provide condoms to middle school and high school students.
Welcome to our new Weekly Sexual Health Roundup! Each week, writer and sexual health expert Martha Kempner will summarize news and research related to sexual behavior, sexuality education, contraception, STDs, and more. We will still report in depth on some of these stories, but we want to make sure you get a sense of the rest and the best.
Little Progress in Sexuality Education
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that there has been little progress made in expanding sexuality education in public schools in the last few years. While we've all been encouraged by the dwindling presence of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, this is not enough. Sex educators have sought to expand instruction geared toward preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, but the survey of schools in 45 states found that such progress is not happening.
Between 2008 and 2010, the percentage of public schools teaching key topics on prevention did not increase. In fact, in 11 states the percentage of middle schools addressing these topics declined. The CDC suggests middle schools address 11 prevention topics in grades six through eight. The percentage of schools that address all of these topics, however, varies widely between states from 12.6 percent in Arizona to 66.3 percent in New York. Similarly, the share of schools that teach eight of the suggested high school topics ranged from 45.3 percent in Alaska to 96.4 percent in my home state of New Jersey.
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Laura Kann, one of the study's authors said: "We have evidence that teaching these topics can contribute to reduction in risk for HIV, STDs and pregnancy." But she reminded us that: "The decision about what gets taught is a local decision." She went on to say that the study cannot explain how these decisions are made or why we've seen such little progress.
Monica Rodriguez, president of SIECUS, suggested that the push for higher test scores may make schools less likely to expand health education. This could certainly be part of the problem, especially over the last few years where resources have been very tight. At the same time, she notes, sexuality education is still controversial and some districts or teachers may be censoring what is said for fear of negative community reaction.
Tennessee Lawmakers Amends Sex Ed Laws
Tennessee law already mandates that sexuality education focus on abstinence. In fact, it requires that all sexuality courses "include presentations encouraging abstinence from sexual intercourse during the teen and pre-teen years." It goes on to say that all HIV-prevention instruction and material must place "primary emphasis on abstinence from premarital intimacy and on the avoidance of drug abuse in controlling the spread of AIDS." Nonetheless, lawmakers felt compelled to up the ante a little bit.
Last week the state Senate voted 29 to 1 to amend the law to include stronger language about abstinence. Among other things, the amendment says that schools that teach sex education must "exclusively and emphatically promote sexual risk avoidance through abstinence, regardless of a student's current or prior sexual experience;" and that programs must "encourage sexual health by helping students understand how sexual activity affects the whole person including the physical, social, emotional, psychological, economic and educational consequences of non-marital sexual activity."
In some of the odder language, the Senate added that these programs cannot "promote any gateway sexual activity or health message that encourages students to experiment with non-coital sexual activity." As Amanda Marcotte noted in her piece this week, such language uses the framework of addiction to discuss sexual behavior which demonstrates a misunderstanding of both sexuality and addiction, and perhaps pleasure in general. The lawmakers didn't elaborate on their definition of "gateway" activities but one can imagine teachers dropping lesson plans commonly included in even strict abstinence-only programs designed to help kids consider non-sexual ways to express affection – like holding hands.
Of course, my favorite new provision states that programs cannot, "Display or conduct demonstrations with devices manufactured specifically for sexual stimulation." I guess that means the days of students bringing in Hitachi Magic Wands for show-and-tell or teachers using the Rabbit for condom demonstrations are over.
It's unclear whether these provisions will ever become law. While they have been passed by the Senate, the House Education Committee has yet to even take up its version of the bill.
Springfield, Massachusetts Approves New Condom Availability Program
So lest we lose all hope for sexuality education, a vote out of Springfield, Massachusetts shows that some communities are still willing to brave controversy in order to give students the information and tools they need to protect themselves. Springfield, which happens to be the town where my Bubbie grew up, is the second largest school district in the state and has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates. The new policy will make condoms available through school nurses or health centers to students in both high school and middle school. Students will also receive counseling (including a discussion on abstinence) as well as instruction on the proper use and storage of condoms. Parents may "opt out" of this program, meaning their children would not be allowed to receive condoms.
Those who supported the vote pointed to a condom availability program in nearby Holyoke which was found in a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health to reduce the rates of STDs in male students. They also noted that half of Springfield's ninth graders reported having already had sexual intercourse. Many in the community, however, opposed the program including the bishop of the Springfield Roman Catholic Diocese who wrote a letter against it which was read at masses.
Ultimately, the vote was four to three in favor of condom availability.


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GTA The Ballad of Gay Tony
The character that appears in I luv LC isn't the same character as Phil. The only thing they have in common is the turtle neck, coat and hair color. For the rest, the look nothing alike. Don't be so naive. Master Sima Yi 16:59, November 30, 2009 (UTC)
- I've watched the cutscene like 20 times just to see, and I'm 90% sure it's Phil Bell. Go check. And the things you just named that they have in common, is also some good proof. Grand Theft AJ 20:37, November 30, 2009 (UTC)
- Well, I do not own an Xbox 360, but I have the cutscenes saved on my computer. And their faces don't look alike. The character is way skinnier, the overall suit is the same as Pegorino's. It might as well be him with blonde hair... And anyways, why would they randomly put Phil there, without explaining the relationship any further in any of the stories? Master Sima Yi 15:03, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
- Because it was a cameo appearnce, just an appearence to cause some questions. But it's deffinatly him, I litereally am playing it as we speak. I don't mean to argue, I'm just saying. Grand Theft AJ 20:36, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
Here's the cutscenes in case anyone wants to stop the edit war. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azodcbYRdbg
That video just proves even further that it IS Phil Bell, it looks exactly like him... Grand Theft AJ 00:55, December 4, 2009 (UTC)
Which cutscene do you think it's him? MrNaku45 01:49, December 4, 2009 (UTC)
- The cutscene where Luis walks outside Maisonette 9 and confronts Dessie, Armando Torres, and Henrique Bardas. During their conversation Gay Tony walks out of the club with a man and returns. The man is most likely Phil Bell, watch for youself lol. Grand Theft AJ 01:51, December 4, 2009 (UTC)
Is it true that Phil Bell lives in his Warehouse? There was some speculation on this page.
--HarveyH92 22:10, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
I don't think so. Anyway, the guy DEFINITELY looks like Phil but it's not enough proof because he's never named in the game
Grand Theft AJ, Phil works for the Pegorino family, Gay Tony works for the Ancelloti's, why the hell would they be doing business?Gerry Spring 12:58, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
I think that this is Phil Bell. Look Bulgarin he is changed
This is not Phil. Phil is short and chubby and his jacket is unbuttoned. Orto Dogge 15:15, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
Stop this endless and brainless discussion, please, guys. Go ask Rockstar themselves or something. And Bulgarin's changed? He only had 2 appearances in GTA IV, so they could easily change him. Phil has had lots in GTA IV. -- Master Sima Yi 18:14, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
The only brainless thing is asking other people to stop something, calling them brainless. Our topic is absolutely clear for everybody, who knows how Phil looks.Orto Dogge 19:18, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
- Sure. You're saying this discussion isn't brainless. "It's Phil", "It isn't Phil". I don't think anyone needs brains to post that. And I'm not calling anybody brainless, just the discussion. You should learn the difference. -- Master Sima Yi 19:21, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
Discussions never have a brain. You should learn anatomy or something like that. And you just said, that people, who talk about Phil, don't need brains. You should learn, how to watch your language. BTW, everything you said is flood. We discuss topic, not his brains. So please, leave conversations about brains to anybody else or discuss them on other page. --Orto Dogge 09:40, March 4, 2010 (UTC)
- I'm afraid you don't even understand what I said. You give it a much grander scheme. Doesn't matter. I'm outta here anyways. Just don't take conclusions without proof, guys. -- Master Sima Yi 20:34, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
Phil is 40, not 43.NYYankees333 21:27, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
Slow Driving
If you drive slowly when on a mission with Phil & he is in the car with you, he will praise your driving saying things like 'Driving at this speed the Feds will just think this is a civilian car' & things like that.....


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Saturday, October 24
Golf Shots: Basra, Iraq
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MAJOR JARROD MORELAND, 4th Region Department of Border Enforcement, drives a golf ball during the long-drive portion of a Tee It Up for the Troops competition. The event was held at the Contingency Operating Base in Basra, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2009.
The Columbia, Maryland, native said the event went well and that it was a great morale builder for the troops on Sept. 11.
−The Armchair Golfer
(Source: U.S. Army)
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We sometimes tend to forget just how much little things can mean to those who lay their lives on the line for us every day. May God bless them all and keep them safe for better days that may lie ahead.
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Cards & More with Dazzles
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I found your paperwishes a couple months ago, I have been trying to catch up with all the past webisodes! Just last night I watched this one, decided that I wanted this, yes this is 2014 and your webisode was created in 2009, but, very rarely, I find you still have this product. When I click on the bundle, Sorry no longer available! (Boo) but, that happens. Today I get my order from you, that I placed a week ago, and GUESS WHAT, it was there. I had ordered several past 'kits' from your warehouse!! This was one of them!!! WHOOT WHOOT I can't wait to get started!!!!!!
Love this idea. These are beautiful. Are you ever going to sale the book seperately?
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If there's one thing we learned today, it's this: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut have exactly the same amount of tennis skill. But that still doesn't solve the problem of how to end their ridiculous grudge match.
Whatever their dispute is about, it will clearly never be solved through traditional ball-and-racket channels. Therefore, we must devise an alternative means of declaring a winner. Let's whiteboard some new paradigms:
Steel Cage Match?. Too obvious.
Penalty shoot out? Too European (i.e., "Communist")
Bake Off? Too filling.
Queen Elizabeth Sound A-like Contest? Too awkward.
Spelling bee? Too exciting!
Coin Flip? Too fair.
Activate Multi-Ball? Too ... perfect?
Whatever it is, it better be creative and it better be sorted out by sundown tomorrow, otherwise we'll be here until the next World Cup. My preferred solution: Isner and Mahut will continue the tournament as a doubles team. Not by moving to the men's doubles bracket, but by sharing duties in all future singles matches. Eventually, the two of them will take on Roger Federer simultaneously—but each can only use one arm. Then you'll see some real tennis! The pair will then split the prize money and saw the trophy in half, before being traded to the Thrashers. It's the only way to be sure.
Nicolas Mahut and John Isner at Wimbledon: two bareknuckle pugilists [The Guardian]
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Stressed expectant mothers "60% more likely" to have babies with health problems, warns a Daily Mail report, duly accompanied by a picture of a pregnant women sleeping peacefully.
While the Mail has whipped up a storm in a teacup, a more appropriate picture may have been a woman about to have her house blown down by a hurricane in Texas. This is because the paper's headline was based on a research report called "Weathering the storm: hurricanes and birth outcomes" that has been circulated for comment and discussion before its potential publication.
This rather unconventional study did not actually measure stress levels in pregnant women. Instead, it measured how close women living in Texas were to the eye of severe storms or hurricanes and made the rather astonishing assumption that this correlated with their levels of stress. The researchers found that those living within 30km of a storm during pregnancy were 60% more likely to have babies who experienced complications than those living further away. The researchers make the potentially error-fraught assumption that the majority of stress was caused by the hurricane threat and not from other possible sources such as relationship breakdown or losing one's job. A more direct measure of stress (for example, by questioning the women using validated assessment tools) would have addressed the main, but not only, limitation of this study.
This study focused on the effect of being close to severe storms and hurricanes on the health outcomes of newborns – something not obvious from the media coverage. Despite the current wet and windy Wimbledon weather, infant health problems due to the threat of hurricanes remains an unlikely source of concern for most British women. While a link between stress in pregnancy and poorer health outcomes for newborns is plausible, this study alone provides little convincing evidence to support it.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from Princeton University and was funded by the MacArthur Foundation and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
The study was published as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper. Working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes and have not been peer-reviewed, as is the case with official National Bureau of Economic Research publications.
The Mail did not make it clear that stress during pregnancy was not measured directly by this study. Nor was it obvious that the research was not applicable to most UK women, as it was based on Texan women in the path of severe storms or hurricanes during their pregnancy – conditions rarely experienced in the UK, even in June 2012.
What kind of research was this?
This was an ecological study that compared birth outcomes of women in Texas who lived near the path of a hurricane to those who lived further away. The proximity to hurricanes was used as an indirect measure of stress.
The authors says that a growing body of previous research suggests that stressful events in pregnancy can have negative effects on birth outcomes. The authors highlight extreme weather events as an unpredictable and unusual source of stress during pregnancy, particularly the fear of being in the path of a hurricane, as well as the damage and disruption that follow hurricanes.
What did the research involve?
The researchers analysed the effects of severe storms and hurricanes on birth outcomes in Texas over the period 1996 to 2008. They examined birth records for women living in Texas between 1996 and 2008, including detailed information on new mothers' ethnicity, date of birth and residential addresses.
The researchers identified mothers who lived in the path of all major tropical storms and hurricanes (defined as those that caused more than $10million of damage). They did this by linking their addresses to a publically available storm database that included details of the latitude and longitude co-ordinates of the storm path and the storm type for each day of severe weather.
By linking both sets of data they calculated the distance to the closest point on the storm path so that they could compare mothers who lived in the path of the hurricane to those who lived further away. For comparison, they split the women's place of residence into those that lived within 100, 60 and 30km of the storm paths. The eye of a storm is usually around 30-60km across and the area immediately surrounding the eye is where the most severe damage is likely to have occurred, and was therefore assumed by the researchers to be the most stressful area to have lived in.
The researchers wanted to calculate whether a child was exposed to a hurricane during the first, second or third trimester of the mother's pregnancy. To do this they used information on:
- the children's dates of birth
- the number of weeks of pregnancy before birth
- the dates of storm occurrences
Mothers who lived more than 100km away from the storm paths were excluded, and the sample was limited to single births only as twin/multiple births are more prone to complications. This gave a sample of 485,048 mothers, of whom 3,430 lived less than 30km from a hurricane or tropical storm during pregnancy.
The study analysis sought to exclude women who may have moved away from the storms during pregnancy. The researchers also did many types of sub-analysis to measure the effect of the mother's behaviour (such as smoking) on the outcomes for their newborns.
What were the basic results?
The researchers found that 5% of newborns had what the authors described as 'abnormal conditions' and 13% had complications. The three most common abnormal conditions reported were:
- meconium aspiration syndrome. This is when a newborn breathes in a mixture of meconium (early foetal faeces) and amniotic fluid around the time of delivery. Meconium is sometimes expelled into the amniotic fluid before birth, or during labour, often in response to foetal distress. If the baby inhales meconium it can cause respiratory problems
- assisted ventilation
- being on a ventilator for more than 30 minutes
In contrast with most previous studies, the researchers found little evidence of a relationship between exposure to a stressful event during pregnancy (the proxy measure of exposure to a hurricane) and length of gestation (duration of pregnancy) or birthweight. However, mothers living within 30km of the hurricane path during their third trimester were reportedly 60% more likely to have a newborn with abnormal conditions. They were also 30% more likely to have complications during labour and/or delivery.
The authors stated these results were 'robust to changes' in other variables, such as estimates of how many women may have moved away from the storm path during pregnancy and individual maternal behaviours during pregnancy such as smoking, weight gain and the use of antenatal care.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The authors conclude that, "although we do not directly measure stress, our results are supportive of the idea that stressful events in pregnancy can damage the health of the foetus".
They add: "However, our results suggest that the effects may be subtle and not readily apparent in terms of widely used metrics such as birthweight and gestation."
This study provides indirect evidence that stress induced by living close to a storm or hurricane during pregnancy may increase the chance of women living in Texas having complications after birth and problems during labour and delivery. However, pregnant women should not batten down the hatches just yet. The following limitations of the research should be considered:
Hurricanes are an indirect measure of stress
The authors clearly state that the research does not measure stress directly. Instead, they assumed that a person's proximity to a hurricane would predict their stress levels. This assumption is likely to contain significant error. Stress levels in response to the threat of a hurricane may vary significantly between women and we cannot say that every pregnant woman living near a hurricane path will be stressed and potentially influence the health of their baby. This study also does not tell us whether living close to the path of a hurricane increases stress levels or to what extent. A direct measure of stress levels would have addressed this severe weakness in study design.
The authors state that, in principle, hurricanes could subject pregnant women to negative conditions including injury, disruptions in the supply of clean water, inadequate access to safe food, exposure to environmental toxins, interruption of healthcare, or crowded conditions in shelters. However, in the US, with the notable exception of hurricane Katrina, such direct threats to health from hurricanes affect relatively very small numbers of people. The authors consider that the primary threat to pregnant women in the path of a hurricane is the stress generated by the fear of the hurricane, as well as by the property damage and disruption that follows it. This is a big assumption and may not be realistic.
Other sources of stress were not measured
The study did not assess the effect of other sources of stress on newborn outcomes, such as moving house, losing a job or a family bereavement. We cannot assume that all stress experienced during pregnancy was due to worry about severe adverse weather. It is likely that overall stress levels will be substantially affected by individual circumstances.
Differences in mothers other than proximity to hurricane
The authors state that the most striking difference between mothers living near storm paths during pregnancy and other mothers is that they are less likely to be black and more likely to be non-Hispanic white. They are also more likely to be aged less than 20, less likely to be high-school dropouts, and less likely to be married than other mothers. These differences may significantly influence pregnancy outcomes, blurring the link between the hurricane proximity and newborn health. The authors made some attempt to measure the influence of these differences, but residual effects are likely to have remained.
Paper not peer-reviewed
This study was published as a working paper, which means it has not yet been scrutinised by independent experts in the field. The peer-review process ensures that the study methods and findings are properly challenged to give an idea of the reliability and believability of the results.
Only relative risks reported
The figures of 60% and 30% increased risk in the results section are relative differences comparing those living within 30km to those living further afield. The absolute differences in risk between these groups have not been reported. Absolute differences usually give a more real and intuitive indication of the chance of a harmful event occurring. The study reports that 5% of newborns have abnormal conditions and 13% had complications overall, but these figures are not broken down by proximity to the storm. This basic information would be expected in most published papers and may be suggested by those submitting comments on this working paper before it is potentially published.
In summary, this study focused on the effect of being close to severe storms and hurricanes on newborn health outcomes – something not obvious by the media coverage. While a link between stress in pregnancy and adverse outcomes in the newborn is plausible, this deeply flawed study alone provides little convincing evidence to support it.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Stressed expectant mothers '60% more likely' to have babies with health problems
Daily Mail, 3 July 2012
Links to the science
Currie J and Rossin-Slater M.
The National Bureau of Economic Research. Working Paper No 18070: Weathering the Storm: Hurricanes and Birth Outcomes
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I've heard this a million times; "I don't use Linux because my hardware doesn't work with it and it's really hard to set up the stuff that does work and it's hard to use".
Just so I can clear up why I'm posting this, this is what has just happened to me:
My Wife and I are enjoying the fact I don't have to be up at the ass crack of dawn this weekend, so we're in the tech room relaxing, She's playing WoW and I'm burning CDs of the 10 or ISOs of Linux and BSD I downloaded earlier.
Here's the thing:
My main desktop that I use for everything production; Like work, I use Novell's mail client and super feature rich stuff to check my email, and then use the calendar built in to set up appointments for customers and also make memos and notes.
The machine has a Windows HD and a Linux HD, and anyway, I was burning CDs and K3B seemed to be going a little slow.
So I'm sitting here and I remember "Oh yea, I brought that USB CD / DVD burner from my old bedroom at my Mom's house!"
Now, some background info:
This thing was pretty cheap. I bought it about 3 or so years ago because I wanted a DVD burner and, well, I could afford this one, and I liked the fact that it was USB thinking "I can hook this up to all the machines to do back ups!".
That wasn't the case of course. It had to be used with Windows XP, and needed some resources some of the machines just don't have.
Well, my laptop met the requirements easily, so I set it up on there, popped in a DVD, and decided to do a back up.
It didn't work. I tried multiple times, checked the docs it came with, but it wouldn't work at all.
I was like OK, fine, whatever, and set it aside all that time.
It said basically Windows XP or nothing. So I didn't try Linux.
Well, I grabbed it and the cables, hooked it all up, plugged it into this machine running OpenSUSE 10.3, and then reached in the back of it and flicked the power. I set it on top of the case because it fits good there.
Nothing happened, so I was thinking "Yup, didn't work" until I opened the Computer area that shows hardware you hook in and DVD and CD drives and USB stuff.
It showed up...
OK, thinking to self it can NOT be that easy...
I right click and go to properties and sure enough it was, I selected auto mount in case I wanted to unhook it later, but decided what the hell I'll check it out.
I pop in a CD and sure enough the dialog box pops up asking if I'd like to burn one, and which type I'd like to burn.
I cancel that and just open my /home directory, click on an ISO file which in KDE pops open K3B and checks the MD5 sum for you and then all you have to do is click on burn because the speed and everything else auto set to "auto" so you don't have to change a thing. Which already makes it easier than Windows where you have to figure out which option will allow you to burn images depending on which software you're using, so anyway, I click on it, it pops up, checks the MD5 sum for me even though I didn't download it and then I click burn.
It starts writing the CD no problems at all...
This thing isn't supposed to even work in Linux or anything else for that matter if it wasn't XP, yet without installing anything, just plugging it in and turning it on, it worked without me doing a thing to it, and I just finished burning like 5 Linux distros and I'm about to start burning Free BSD 6.3 RELEASE so I can toy with that.
I'm seriously considering installing Linux on my Mom's computer again.
When Her machine started messing up I tossed SUSE on it. IT was Her old machine, a Celeron 433 MHz box with 192 RAM and a 9 gig HD.
Well now She has XP on a brand new Dell, it's slow as crap because there is hardly any RAM, and I spent an hour fixing Her Machine because Windows Update said a new driver for the Printer She has was ready to download and I was dumb enough to let the thing install.
It stopped working, and un-plugging the printer and trying to refresh and everything else wouldn't work.
finally I used system restore to go back to before I had installed the updates for Her and then selected it to stop showing hardware updates since, well, I'm tired of fixing XP.
I'm thinking of just installing SUSE on there so I can update it from here, but I need to check if Her printer works with it. After this I wouldn't be real shocked if it does just fine, but I want to check first anyway.
I've done this before too. My cousin got a computer and after exactly 7 days he had gotten 12 Trojans and about 1200 spy ware apps installed.
I formatted the drive and put Linux on there and he stopped having problems. I'd just SSH in to run the updates for software and didn't have to drive there anymore to click on update for Windows and his anti virus which he never scanned with or updated.
My Mom accidentally deleted the desktop link to Ad-Aware once and went online thinking it was un-installed, so she downloaded something that wasn't Ad-Aware, and installed it... Took 3 hours to clean it off there and re-install the real one.
I have to because She goes to web sites all the time full of spy ware and junk. She also believes a lot of that online "found money" bull.
So putting Linux on there would really make it easier on me, I could update it from here over SSH and She couldn't infect Herself all the time.
Anyway, after what happened just now, I had to do a post about it. I mean really, my dreams of being a *NIX Wizard and *NIX admin and security admin (You need goals in life) help me sleep better at night knowing that I don't think twice about my machines having a problem, and that it's so much easier when it's *NIX.
Ordered some new DVDs from Sun today too
Anyway, I wanted to talk about that and wonder how Windows Admins are ever sober after what I've seen this week with my new job. Thank God I don't have to put up with this crap at home


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Using the Strategic Map and the Climate Action Plan as overarching guiding documents, the St.Lawrence FMP will have an impact on essentially all physical revisions and improvements of the campus. It will address a wide range of issues and speak to a wide range of audiences with different interests. Items to be incorporated as part of the final St.Lawrence FMP shall include the separate but related studies and analyses listed below. The St.Lawrence FMP document, recognizing the unique natural character of the Canton area, the academic program and space needs of St.Lawrence, growth during the past 10 years and projected for the future, and the larger financial context (including both operational and capital budgets) will evaluate and make future recommendations for:
- Land use
- Land acquisition, disposition, and potential campus boundary changes
- Off Campus rental housing,
- University Inn
- Canaras Conference Center on Upper Saranac Lake
- Golf facility
- Building conditions and remaining useful life (i.e. facility condition assessment)
- Delineation of distinct campus districts and appropriate development opportunities and constraints within each area
- Space use based on a space assessment
- Campus image and identity
- Campus gateways and wayfinding opportunities
- Access and circulation (including pedestrian, bicycle, emergency, delivery, local bus service, and service)
- Parking (including capacity and distribution)
- Building opportunities and siting locations (including envelope and capacity parameters)
- Open space, recreation and athletics
- Utilities and infrastructure (including condition, proximity, location, and capacity) for existing campus support and relative to future campus growth.
- Housing demand, capacity, quality, location, style, market context/client expectations, and condition
- Sustainability and stewardship opportunities
- Carbon reduction/neutrality, renewable energy
- Financial and life-cycle (first cost, life expectancy, and operating costs) considerations in physical plant management
- Physical security and personal safety for students, employees and visitors
- Potential development priorities, project sequencing, and phasing opportunities for major new buildings, building remodeling, infrastructure and site improvements
- Potential physical and programmatic relationships between the campus and village of Canton
- Campus Site and Architectural Design Guidelines with supporting Universal Design components
- Other opportunities and constraints
The entire master planning process will be a collaborative process that solicits input, stimulates discussion and creates a sense of ownership of the master plan by St. Lawrence University, the community and region. This will require input from the St. Lawrence administration, faculty, staff, students and alumni; Village of Canton, Town of Canton, and St. Lawrence County stakeholders, and others on a regular basis and in a variety of formats (e.g., public information meetings, input sessions, workshops, and interactive internet websites).
The consultant will be expected to manage information gathering from, and facilitate numerous highly interactive forums with, a variety of stakeholders including:
- Students
- Faculty, Academic Staff
- Administration
- Alumni
- Village of Canton
- St. Lawrence County
- Commercial and Residential Neighbors
It is anticipated that an Advisory Committee comprised of a cross-section of campus stakeholders will serve as the guiding entity for decision making. The consultant will recommend an optimum structure with through which information will be gathered and processed; input synthesized; and implementation strategies identified.
The plan must speak to a large and diverse audience that may include:
- Campus representatives
- Guiding campus planning decisions
- Supporting instructional and housing needs and other strategic priorities
- Improving the physical campus environment
- Maintaining current and future buildings and utilities
- Board of Trustees and St. Lawrence University Senior Staff
- Evaluating proposed campus projects
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- Evaluating proposed campus projects
- Management of Capital Budget funds
- Village of Canton and St. Lawrence County
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"When they are injured, we take them out. Before that, no."
That was Lovie Smith, after Sunday night's game, explaining why Jay Cutler went back into the game after being violently hit by the Texans' Tim Dobbins.
It was clear Cutler had been hit hard. It's less clear why he wasn't removed from the game immediately and sent to the locker room.
He was sent to the locker room early for examination for a rib injury three weeks ago after getting body-slammed by Detroit's Ndamukong Suh on "Monday Night Football."
This time, he stayed in the game until being removed at the half.
The Bears say they played it by the book, having the trainers examine Cutler during a challenge of the play he was hurt on. The NFL agreed.
But that doesn't help the fact that Cutler was put at a huge risk by re-entering the game and promptly running down the field, diving and taking a hard hit again.
In the science of concussions, there are few certainties. There's more we don't know than we know, especially about what causes long-term damage.
What we do know is that an injured brain, like Cutler had, is more susceptible to further injury.
The same thing happened in 2010, when Cutler remained in the game after his concussion against the Giants and was later removed at halftime. Much like Alex Smith, quarterback for this week's Bears opponent, who threw a touchdown pass after his injury before being removed.
What we don't know is what it could mean for Cutler, or Smith, long term.
People like to count concussions and think that means something.
The reality is, if the concerns are long-term memory loss and health issues, the count doesn't mean anything. Each player reacts differently.
Some players have multiple concussions in a career and remain healthy post-football. Others are never diagnosed with a concussion – only repeated sub-concussive hits – and they leave football without their facilities intact.
Doctors and scientists can't pinpoint what makes one player more susceptible. That's why so much money is pouring into research to find those answers. Because at this point, they aren't even close.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the disease that is blamed for the suicides of former players such as Dave Duerson and Andre Waters, can't even be diagnosed before death. Over-simplified, it's protein buildup in the brain that can shut down brain activity in the area it covers.
There's no telling if Cutler or Smith are already affected. It's been found in football players as young as 18.
The one thing that can be done is reducing the risk.
Before Sunday night's game, the Bears hosted a panel discussion – along with military personnel – about concussions, treatment and knowing when it's time to take a step back and own up to being hurt.
Both groups encounter the same issues in the field and on the field.
Oddly enough, Cutler's coach and teammates ended up speaking about the same thing in the same room postgame.
"Jay's a tough guy," Brandon Marshall said. "If he was hurting, he wouldn't let us know."
And that is the biggest issue.
Most NFL contracts aren't guaranteed. And players are fearful if they take a play off, they could lose their jobs.
No player wants to be Jahvid Best, the 23-year-old Detroit Lions former first-round pick who is out of work and out of a paycheck after suffering multiple concussions. He can't get a doctor to clear him.
There is, however, a worse ending.
The family of late NFL player Shane Dronett told me as much early last year, when they found out what was left of Dronett's brain after he committed suicide in 2009 showed signs of CTE.
During his playing days, Dronett told his parents he was dizzy, hurt and had constant headaches. But instead of telling team personnel, he put his head down, popped some painkillers and went back into the game, time after time.
Cutler, who was unavailable to speak with the news media because of NFL concussion protocol and also canceled his Monday radio show, essentially did the same.
He isn't in danger of losing his job, but he played hurt.
The thing players need to realize is that this is far different than playing on a rolled ankle or separated shoulder.
Because this could lead to serious, long-term health issues.
Cutler, or any player who gets hit that hard in the head, should leave the game and get a full examination.
Doctors should be positive they are symptom-free. Then, they can think about football.
Too often with head injuries, players and teams think of football first.
And while attitudes have changed, judging by the way Lovie and his team were careful while dodging questions postgame and Monday, they haven't changed enough.
• Northwest Herald Sports Editor Jon Styf can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Steel Industry, as covered by Value Line, is broken into two groups, the Steel (General) and the Steel (Integrated) Industries. The former is largely a collection of recyclers, manufacturing semi-finished carbon steel from scrap (which is found principally in discarded auto bodies), steel processors, and steel distributors. In the so-called nonintegrated steel manufacturing process, ferrous scrap is melted down to produce semi-finished steel in electric arc furnaces. The Steel (Integrated) Industry consists of companies that use iron ore and coal, as well as scrap, to produce carbon, semi-finished steel. This is an older process that has undergone many refinements over the past quarter century.
Within these two parts of the same aggregate industry, one will find stocks for growth and income, speculative growth, and well-defined growth. As for the individual companies, investors will, as noted, come across producers, processors, and distributors, as well as providers of raw materials, such as iron ore.
Steel companies are, by nature, capital and labor intensive. The older, integrated mills are also, in most cases, encumbered by burdensome legacy costs, notably pensions and retiree health care tabs. It was such legacy costs, along with earlier recessions, that caused a number of formerly large and venerable integrated producers to fall permanently by the wayside over the past two decades.
Stock market risk runs the range from average to excessive, with consequent Safety ranks of 3 (Average) to 5 (Lowest). Notwithstanding usually decent finances, there are typically no conservative investments in either steelmaking group. Susceptibility to the excesses of the business cycle, along with the history of widespread individual failure, suggests that investors with a considered aversion to risk seek their fortunes elsewhere.
Opportunities for significant capital appreciation, however, also exist, together with the aforementioned high level of risk. Steel is clearly a captive of the business cycle, and often a late cycle one.
The industry's performance is determined by the economic health of not only this country, but of an increasing number of metals producing nations abroad. Whereas the fate of the steel industry was largely a domestic affair three or four decades ago-save for select competition from Japan and Western Europe-this sector is now fully global in nature and dollar dependent. It is critical for investors to be mindful of the economic developments abroad, as well as at home.
The steel industry is not, by definition, a growth industry, although there are individual companies that can fit within that category. It is a mature sector, where the remaining global players are generally seeking to obtain a larger slice of a stagnant pie. To be sure, as populations grow and developing nations become more industrialized, the call for steel will inevitably rise. On the other hand, there has been a long trend toward competing products, notably aluminum and plastics, taking over from steel. Thus, there are increases and decreases in metals consumption going on concurrently.
Overall, the steel market is not growing on a secular basis, although ups and downs are seen within the business cycle. As such, it is imperative that the metals producers gobble up market share, notably at the expense of less-well-endowed competitors. This is a highly competitive industry, with competitors often located both stateside and overseas.
The steel industry is a garden-variety industrial segment, and its page has a standard industrial format. When one looks at the steel page, it is imperative to focus on the footnotes section at the bottom, where write-offs and other unusual items are located, to assess whether and how often the particular company in question has had its earnings history interrupted by assorted charges and gains.
We also recommend that interested investors look at the level of depreciation and the magnitude of capital spending. The latter is often a sign of a company's intent on remaining competitive. Given the highly variable nature of profit flows, it is important to assess the amount of debt on the balance sheet. Clearly, profits can be a hit-and-miss affair. As such, when the business cycle turns against a steelmaker, heavy financial leverage can be a warning sign that earnings will falter badly.


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- Abstract: The medium modification of kaon and antikaon masses, compatible with low energy KN scattering data, are studied in a chiral SU(3) model. The mutual interactions with baryons in hot hadronic matter and the e ects from the baryonic Dirac sea on the K( ¯K ) masses are examined. The in-medium masses from the chiral SU(3) e ective model are compared to those from chiral perturbation theory. Furthermore, the influence of these in-medium e ects on kaon rapidity distributions and transverse energy spectra as well as the K, ¯K flow pattern in heavy-ion collision experiments at 1.5 to 2 A·GeV are investigated within the HSD transport approach. Detailed predictions on the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of directed flow v1 and the elliptic flow v2 are provided for Ni+Ni at 1.93 A·GeV within the various models, that can be used to determine the in-medium K± properties from the experimental side in the near future.


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Late last night the news started coming out that Scott Hairston was traded to the Nationals, this morning that news was confirmed. The Cubs have traded Scott Hairston to the Nationals for minor league righty Ivan Pineyro, there was also a mention of a PTBNL but I'm not sure if that has been confirmed, if true it would most likely be going from the Cubs to the Nats. Hairston has struggled this year with the Cubs, but has provided some power off the bench as he has eight home runs in just 99 at bats. The Nationals are also paying the majority of Hairston's salary as he was signed with the Cubs through next year. The player the Cubs got in return might end up being a steal. Pineyro is a 21 year-old right-handed pitcher that has seen success so far this year at class A, and high A ball with the Nats. The Cubs have reported that Pineyro will report to Daytona and assume a spot in the rotation there, for the year Pineyro is 6-3 with a 3.24 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 77 innings.
For the time being the Cubs have called up Brooks Raley to help out in the bullpen tonight against the White Sox. There is some discussion in the organization that Junior Lake might make sense as a call up, currently the ultra talented outfielder is tearing up Iowa, hitting .315 with all sorts of slugging numbers. Odds are the Cubs aren't going to speed up his development, and Jon Heyman reports that the Cubs would like to use Lake as their righty platoon in RF next year.


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Sushi aid in $1 trillion farm bill angers watchdogs
WASHINGTON >> Tucked deep in the 1,198-page House agriculture policy legislation is an initiative to guarantee prices for sushi rice. So too is insurance for alfalfa and a marketing plan for Christmas trees.
Catfish farmers also get a morsel in the proposal being taken up this week: profit-margin insurance. The products represent a tiny fraction of the $440 billion U.S. farm economy. Yet each is slated to receive special treatment -- either through subsidized insurance, promotional programs or protections against imports -- in the bill that carries an estimated 10-year price tag of $939 billion.
"We're in a golden age of agriculture," with producer profits projected at a record $128.2 billion this year, Vince Smith, a professor of agricultural economics at Montana State University, said at a briefing on Capitol Hill last week. The House bill "is about as bad a bill as I could think of writing as an economist," he said.
The farm bill, which benefits crop-buyers such as Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., grocers including Supervalu Inc. and insurers including Wells Fargo & Co. and Ace Ltd, has been working through Congress for almost two years. The Senate last week passed a version that would spend $955 billion over 10 years; the House this week is considering a version approved by its agriculture committee. The current, five-year authorization of U.S. Department of Agriculture programs passed in 2008 and was extended last year until Sept. 30.
Both the Senate and House versions would reduce payments to growers of corn, wheat and other crops by eliminating a $5 billion-a-year program of direct subsidies while expanding subsidized crop insurance. Their different price tags mainly result from variations in food-stamp spending. The Senate plan would reduce payments by $4 billion over a decade, about one-fifth the House amount.
Approval may not be assured, said Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity, a budget watchdog group supported by billionaire energy executives Charles and David Koch.
The group is planning to lobby in 15 congressional districts to change the votes of supporters, including House Speaker John Boehner, the Ohio Republican who endorsed the bill last week. The organization, along with Club for Growth, is planning to include the farm-bill vote on its congressional scorecard that will rate members of Congress on various issues
"This bill is so bad, it's so bloated, some things are beyond redemption," Phillips said Monday at a news conference.
Assembling a bill popular enough to pass Congress becomes a complex process of tradeoffs among different groups. Growers of cotton, peanuts and other crops common in Southern states dissatisfied with a bill before the Senate last year got programs tailored to their needs in this year's version, increasing its vote margin in that chamber and potentially adding votes in the House.
Good politics may make for bad, expensive policy, Smith said.
Crop insurance and price-support plans hold the most risk for bigger federal spending, Smith said. Along with revenue guarantees for peanuts and cotton, the bill includes the catfish provision as well as the consideration of catastrophic-loss plans for poultry and swine and regular policies for alfalfa and sugarcane.
Temperate japonica rice used in sushi would be added as a crop eligible for price supports. The new program is justified because direct payments to rice farmers would be eliminated in the bill, said Charley Mathews Jr., who raises 600 acres of the rice variety near Marysville, Calif., about 40 miles north of Sacramento.
Programs that may look like largesse in Washington have practical purposes at the farm level, he said. Federal rice payments are based on futures traded in Chicago for varieties grown in the Mississippi River Delta region, a very different market from California's where most sushi rice is grown, he said.
Without adequate federal backing, "I don't get financing from my bank" for rice that's the only crop suitable for his soil, said Mathews, 46. "I get one chance to plant each year, which isn't like a factory making widgets. I need to manage my risk."
For catfish, higher feed costs have made the industry's profitability a concern, said Ben Pentecost, president of the Catfish Farmers of America, an Indianola, Miss.-based trade group. "Catfish farmers, like other livestock producers, face significant input costs," Pentecost said in an email. The proposed program will help catfish farmers reduce their risks, he said.
Other provisions in the farm bill allow commodities to create so-called checkoff programs in which producers of a commodity are levied a fee to promote a product in campaigns such as "Beef: It's What's for Dinner." In such programs, government expenses are minimal because the industry self- finances.
The question, Josh Sewell, a senior policy analyst with Taxpayers for Common Sense in Washington, a group that advocates less federal spending, is whether the government has better things to do.
"If a private industry wants to put together a program, we have freedom of association in this country, they can come up with a program and do it. I don't know if the government has to give its attention to 'The other white meat,''' he said, referring to a pork-industry promotion campaign.
Promotion programs in the House bill include Christmas trees and natural stone. In the case of stone, a checkoff has been a goal of the industry since 2012, according to the Marble Institute of America, which outlines its strategy for government support on its website.
"If the goal is more consumer advocacy of our great product, you should utilize the tools you have available," said Jim Hieb, chief executive officer of the Marble Institute, a Cleveland-based trade association that spearheaded the drive for the stone checkoff. "We're very transparent about it."
Lobbying expenses by agriculture interests increased to $138 million last year from $112 million in 2007, the year before the last farm bill passed, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group that tracks spending on lobbying. Agriculture-industry employees spent $91 million on the 2012 elections, up from $70 million in 2008.
"It's such a big bill there's something for everyone," said Sewell, of Taxpayers for Common Sense. "I don't understand why we have this paternalistic attitude toward ag."


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Lately I have been hearing my hoomin, aka the Warden, talk a lot about something called resolutions. From what I gather, these are things that people resolve to change or improve about themselves in the New Year. Now, being a cat I generally think I am purrfect as is, and need not change a thing. However, just for fun I decided to make some resolutions of my own. Who knows, it might even inspire other cats who feel they need to improve upon purrfection!
According to just about everybody you could ask, the most popular New Year's Resolution is some version of the "eat right, exercise more" mandate. But that one is just not necessary for me because I already eat great, thanks to the Warden. If there's one thing she knows well, it's how to tell which cat food is the good kind, and if she's sold on FELIDAE that's all I need to know. However, I suppose I could use a little more exercise to keep my handsome mancat body in tippy top shape. But just a little, mind you. I don't want to become so muscular that every ladycat in town is meowing at my door for a date. I don't have the stamina for that!
Speaking of food though, there are umpteen resolutions I could attempt. Such as, I resolve not to wolf down my own portions at lightning speed in order to "help" Mickey and Annabelle finish theirs. This will inevitably free up a lot of the Warden's time, since she has to stand guard until those two painstakingly slow eaters empty their bowls. Talk about torture!
I could also resolve not to steal food from the Warden's plate when she's trying to eat it herself. Generally speaking, the paw is faster than the hand, which gives new meaning to the term "grab-and-go." I always come away with something, but it's not always something I want to eat. Case in point: the "mustard incident." In a kind of slow-motion horror movie, the Warden watched as I mulled over what to do with a paw covered in mustard, until I finally decided to just put it down on the couch. That will teach her to eat in the living room!
I could resolve not to eat the Warden's bread in the middle of the night, but it's not really necessary since she started using the microwave oven as a bread drawer. Foiled again, at least until I figure out how to open that thing! I could resolve not to dig in the garbage, but this one is also not necessary since the Warden installed baby-proof latches on the cabinet door where the can is kept. Oh, I know! I will resolve not to scare the Warden by trying to get the cabinet door open, which makes a nice loud bang-bang-bang noise in the middle of the night.


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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how rich Bill Gates is.
A massively popular (and unpopular?) seasonally appropriate tweet worth reposting:
On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2014
"assassinated" That bad eh Joan?
I think their chances of winning would be greater than the chance of god existing, but still not much of a chance.
I would like to see this match. Problem is, they like science more than they like to win. I wonder if they could be bribed by big oil, big agri-business and big-corporations?
If they ran and won, they would be assassinated before their inauguration.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson talking asteroid physics with a 9 year old
The event was sponsored by the Michigan branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI).
I Hope Hyperloop or something like it can become a reality soon. I understand Tyson's reason for not caring about the time savings, but a lot of us would love it. I certainly would.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on SpaceX's Hyperloop
Dr. Tyson spoke at Purdue University on 19th September 2013. This clip was after the lecture when he gave his opinion on SpaceX's Hyperloop.
How will aliens treat Earthlings? The way we treat more primitive peoples?
Neil deGrasse Tyson on aliens.
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Student publications: "Sneaky" policy change delayed
When administrators wanted the Albemarle County School Board to revise its policy on student publications, school board member Gary Grant had a problem with that sort of change coming during summer vacation.
"I certainly wasn't happy we hadn't contacted faculty advisors, student editors, the Virginia High School League that oversees student journalism, and the county-wide student council," says Grant, a former reporter. "It seems to me it would behoove adults in the central office to involve everyone in the loop."
The proposed change in policy gives school officials more control over the style and content of student publications, "as long as the officials' actions are reasonably related to legitimate educational concerns," according to a draft of the proposed change.
Have there been flagrant abuses at county high schools? Deputy county attorney Mark Trank says no, that the changes reflect current Supreme Court rulings that deal with student publications.
Specifically, he's referring to Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, in which a high school principal pulled articles in a student paper that talked about student pregnancies and divorce. The principal cited privacy concerns, and the Supreme Court ruled in his favor in 1988.
"Before, school newspapers were closer to real newspapers," says Trank. "This gives school officials more discretion."
"There's an awful lot of gray area in Hazelwood, and it doesn't give administrators as much room to control content as they think," cautions Bob Button, a 32-year journalism veteran who advises on student journalism at the Virginia High School League. School officials can step in only when content interferes with the "educational or pedagogical mission of the school," he says.
"The danger in controlling content," Button continues, "is that it eliminates a lot of lessons students need to learn about journalism."
One of those lessons was learned by the newspaper staff at Tandem Friends School this past year when an unauthorized edition of the school paper, the Broken Record, went out containing sexual language.
Tandem principal Paul Perkinson says one piece in particular used questionable journalistic practice and humor inappropriate for a school readership in grades five through twelve– not to mention their parents. And, while students have a lot of leeway on the paper, it went to press without being shown to the faculty advisor. "I think the students abused that freedom," says Perkinson.
Nonetheless, he still sees high school as an "embryonic democracy" where it's important to learn that "citizenship is freedom with responsibility." Perkinson won't change Tandem's policies on school publications because, as he says, "If you can't make mistakes in high school, where can you?"
Grant objects to what he calls the "punitive language" in the Albemarle County policy that prohibits libel, obscenity, and personal attacks. "Can't we say that we encourage student journalists to follow professional journalistic ethics?" he asks.
Sam Latter, the editor of Western Hemisphere at Western Albemarle High School, had heard nothing about the proposed change in county policy, and he worries that it opens the door to censorship. He says the paper's faculty advisor lets the Hemisphere staff know when material is inappropriate. "I don't think allowing administrators to revise anything is fair," he says.
Button cites an example of administrative abuse in Michigan, where students researched a lawsuit against the school system because of pollution in the bus barns and were told the topic was off limits. "That's the concern, that administrators can determine a subject is off-limits that should not be," he says.
"I would think the best education would be students and advisors involved in formulating policy," adds Button.
The Albemarle County School Board agrees. On July 10, it deferred approving a new policy until the fall so that student editors and faculty advisors could examine and comment on it.
That's good news for Latter. "I'd be upset if I came back to school and found administrators had this discussion while none of the students who run the papers had a say in it," he says. "That would be really sneaky."


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The honey badger might not care about the face behind the voice, but you know you do. By now we've all heard about how the honey badger prevails in the wild, but we could never put a face with the voice in the hit viral video — until now.
A TMZ camera crew ran into Randall on Tuesday night and, after he spoke with them, we know at last who it is behind that voice. Of course, with book and television versions of Honey Badger in the works, we'll likely be seeing a lot more of this "Randall" guy.
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- Deconstructing visual images of Jesus in popular culture
- Producing a promotional video for the college admissions department
- Coordinating a theater workshop for inmates at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility
- Analyzing the communication strategies of the "truth" anti-tobacco campaign
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- Rhodes Film and Video, Newton
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- Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
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Before we get going, I just want to take a moment to thank Grey and Adam for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the site. This is my first post for Razzball and if you enjoy what I bring, and want to stick a feather in my fedora, then go ahead and do so in the comments. If you don't, then you can also express your thoughts … somewhere else. So let's get started, shall we?
Yes, we shall start … right after a quick pre-weekend (preekend!) announcement. Things just got real over at Razzball advertiser (Razzvertiser!) Daily Joust. Daily Joust is offering two freeroll contests for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game this Sunday: 1. $250 NBA All-Star Game Freeroll Contest (new users only), 2. Current Daily Joust Users NBA All-Star Game Freeroll (Winner earns a seat in $10,000 "Super Joust" Tourney), and 3. There is no three. You clearly weren't reading carefully. The "Super Joust" Tournament takes place in April with $10k in prizes + 2 NBA Finals tickets. What's not to love? (I mean besides Fergie? Fergie is not to be loved. Ever. Are we clear on this? Good. No go hit up the Joust!)
Now, on to Buy/Sell:
Man, that Blake Griffin is the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the snake's rattle (wait, no one uses that one?). He owns the 2, 3, 4, and 5 spots on Sportscenter's top 10 (second behind only a Jeremy Lin lay-up), his rebounding is elite, his post game is unstoppable; hell, he can even dunk over a low-end, mid-sized car! So why am I telling you, loyal Razzball reader, to sell the boy wonder? It's simple; he is way overvalued by everyone and their mothers. Sure, the scoring and rebounding numbers are awesome and all, but what else is he really giving you? A decent FG% from a big man? A handful of assists? A FT% that only DeAndre Jordan and Andris Biedrins look up to? You know what player that sounds like? David Lee, and he won't take a dump on your free-throw percentages either. Sure, Griffin could start blocking more shots, stealing more balls, and learning to make one of the most elementary shots in the game, the free throw; but I don't see that happening this season. I have seen Griffin traded for the likes of an injured Carmelo Anthony or Rajon Rondo. Even if you could get a player the likes of David Lee along with another above-average player, I'd take it in a heartbeat. Ideally, you will want to wait until after Griffin dunks over the cast of the Biggest Loser this weekend during the dunk contest, as his value will be inflated even more. Remember, a monstrous Griffin dunk is worth just as many points as a weak Earl Watson lay-up. Now here are some other players you should buy or sell during this All-Star weekend:
Kenneth Faried – Faried has been starting in place of the injured Nene and he be doing what Nene do. We can call him Nene Jr. I wonder if they do each other's cornrows before games? Oh yeah, basketball related info. Faried will give you points, boards, steals, and blocks, all while contributing solid percentages. His minutes have been inconsistent, but with a per-36 line of 16 points/13 boards/2.6 blocks, you will want to add him and hope Karl gives him more court time even after Nene's return.
Gustavo Ayon – Another intriguing young talent who has surfaced after a solid veteran went down. Ayon has really turned it on recently, averaging 10/9.7/1.5 stl over his last six games. Carl Landry isn't expected back for at least a couple of weeks, so Ayon should continue to produce around those levels. By the way, where have all these Hispanic players come from this season? Ayon, Ricky Rubio, Greivis Vasquez. Francisco Garcia: "Hey! I've been here all along!"
Nikola Vucevic – The Sixers' five spot has been a revolving door since Spencer Hawes went down with an Achilles injury (who would have ever thought a team would miss having Spencer Hawes healthy?). Well Vucevic stepped up in a big way on Wednesday, and has had a few solid games scattered throughout the past couple weeks. His .667/18/8/3 performance against Houston could be an outlier, but I'd pick him up and ask questions later. Remember what happened the last time you waited to grab a Nikola?
Alonzo Gee – The guy gets absolutely no love. Sure, no one actually watches Cavs' games. I am still under the assumption that the team doesn't exist and David Stern just simulates their games using NBA 2K12. Regardless, Gee continues to contribute night after night. He is currently in a bit of a funk, but he gets enough hustle stats to make up for that.
James Johnson – Speaking of guys who get no love… Johnson continues to be dropped like he's hot, which you normally wouldn't do, I guess Snoop Gizzle doesn't play fantasy sports. Now I know Johnson doesn't score a lot, but points aren't the only category in fantasy hoops y'all! A player who blocks over a shot per-game, grabs over a steal per-game, contributes a little everywhere else, and who gets consistent minutes should be owned in more than 13% of leagues.
Arron Afflalo – Has dropped 20+ points in six of his last eight games. See, there is the scorer you drafted at the beginning of the year, he just needed the rest of the team to get injured first.
Jordan Crawford – Scored 32 points the other night, but it was against the Kings who gave up defense for lent. He did drop 20 on the Suns prior to that. Wait, what's that? The Suns don't play D either? Oh what the hell, just pick up Crawford because he gets very streaky and seems to be heating up.
Jrue Holiday – Dude has been putting up clunkers offensively throughout the month. Look at his player card, he hasn't had three straight solid offensive performances as far as I can remember. Is it just me, or do players on well-rounded teams suck in fantasy? Well Holiday has been one of those players this season. We all know he is talented, which is why he will garner some value despite his inconsistent fantasy play. Don't trade him for a Forever Lazy, but field offers.
Mo Williams – It was the general consensus that Williams would step up and fill the "aging guard" void left by Sir Chauncey Billups, especially with the way he was playing at the time. Instead, Mo has decided to spite you for thinking you could predict the future and shoot an abysmal 32% from the floor since the Billups injury. At this point, he is doing more harm than good to your roster and should be let go.
Baron Davis – Want another reason to love/hate Jeremy Lin? He courtblocked Davis from having any fantasy value, which made a lot of you angry/laugh. Before you curse/bless Lin for ruining/validating all the time B-Diddy spent stashed/not stashed on your bench, take a second to click the "drop" button and pick up a player who will actually help your team.


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Lava World Baffles Astronomers: Planet Kepler-78b 'Shouldn't Exist'
Kepler-78b is a planet that shouldn't exist. This scorching lava world circles its star every eight and a half hours at a distance of less than one million miles — one of the tightest known orbits. According to current theories of planet formation, it couldn't have formed so close to its star, nor could it have moved there.
"This planet is a complete mystery," says astronomer David Latham of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). "We don't know how it formed or how it got to where it is today. What we do know is that it's not going to last forever."
"Kepler-78b is going to end up in the star very soon, astronomically speaking," agrees CfA astronomer Dimitar Sasselov.
Not only is Kepler-78b a mystery world, it is the first known Earth-sized planet with an Earth-like density. Kepler-78b is about 20 percent larger than Earth, with a diameter of 9,200 miles, and weighs almost twice as much. As a result it has a density similar to Earth's, which suggests an Earth-like composition of iron and rock.
Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030142915.htm
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NASA's Black-Hole-Hunter Catches Its First 10 Supermassive Black Holes
Sep. 9, 2013 — NASA's black-hole-hunter spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has "bagged" its first 10 supermassive black holes. The mission, which has a mast the length of a school bus, is the first telescope capable of focusing the highest-energy X-ray light into detailed pictures.
The new black-hole finds are the first of hundreds expected from the mission over the next two years. These gargantuan structures — black holes surrounded by thick disks of gas — lie at the hearts of distant galaxies between 0.3 and 11.4 billion light-years from Earth.
"We found the black holes serendipitously," explained David Alexander, a NuSTAR team member based in the Department of Physics at Durham University in England and lead author of a new study appearing Aug. 20 in The Astrophysical Journal. "We were looking at known targets and spotted the black holes in the background of the images."
Additional serendipitous finds such as these are expected for the mission. Along with the mission's more targeted surveys of selected patches of sky, the NuSTAR team plans to comb through hundreds of images taken by the telescope with the goal of finding black holes caught in the background.
Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130909154918.htm
NASA's Chandra Observatory Catches Giant Black Hole Rejecting Material
Aug. 29, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have taken a major step in explaining why material around the giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is extraordinarily faint in X-rays. This discovery holds important implications for understanding black holes.
New Chandra images of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), which is located about 26,000 light-years from Earth, indicate that less than 1 percent of the gas initially within Sgr A*'s gravitational grasp ever reaches the point of no return, also called the event horizon. Instead, much of the gas is ejected before it gets near the event horizon and has a chance to brighten, leading to feeble X-ray emissions.
These new findings are the result of one of the longest observation campaigns ever performed with Chandra. The spacecraft collected five weeks' worth of data on Sgr A* in 2012. The researchers used this observation period to capture unusually detailed and sensitive X-ray images and energy signatures of super-heated gas swirling around Sgr A*, whose mass is about 4 million times that of the sun.
Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829142311.htm