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"If the Taliban return to positions of power, the situation of Afghan women will become much worse; it would be a backward step," declared elected Afghan provincial council member Bibi Hokmina. In an impassioned appeal to Afghan men and women, she said, "It's time for us to stand up on our own two feet, to better our lives by ourselves. Who are the Taliban anyway? Who are they to have so much control over our lives?" Her emotional declaration was all the more memorable because Hokmina wore the turban and clothes of a Pashtun man.
"The Most Dangerous Country for Women" flashed starkly across a gigantic screen to introduce Friday morning's panel on Afghan women. Moderated by ABC Global News anchor and CNN International chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, the panelists discussed how much the status of Afghan women has improved since the 2001 fall of the Taliban—and what challenges lie ahead as U.S. troops prepare to pull out.
Grim statistics bear testimony to the fact that women are still fighting an uphill struggle in Afghanistan, which has been wracked by conflict and instability for three decades. Half of all girls are married before the age of 15. One in three women is subjected to abuse. Indeed, noted Amanpour, before the traumatic terrorist attacks of 9/11, most Americans didn't know much about the horrors of the Taliban regime except that it relegated women to the purgatory of the burqa, within the confines of home and without access to schools.
The good news is that significant progress has been made since the Taliban's ouster in 2001. An important step forward was the realization that Afghan men, not women alone, had to become part of the process. "I had anger toward men at first. I saw them as the cause of all these atrocities" in areas of conflict, acknowledged Zainab Salbi, author and founder of Women for Women International, a grassroots organization that assists women survivors of wars. She recalled that, one day while working in Afghanistan, she saw two turbaned, bearded men walking toward her. "In my stereotyped image, they looked similar to Taliban. I said to my colleague, 'Let's go.' It was a tense moment."
But in fact, the two men introduced themselves as tribal elders of the community in which Salbi was working. "They said, 'We're here to thank you for helping the women of this camp.'" The encounter made Salbi realize that men can be the victims of negative stereotypes as easily as women can. "There needs to be a shift." Salbi's organization began men's training programs—aimed at men in leadership positions—to teach them to be good community leaders. "You can't be a good leader if you don't engage fifty percent of the population." One recent success: 400 imams were trained to write sermons including a mention of women's rights.
Panelist Mohammad Nasib, who founded the Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan, explained how local leaders are "game-changers" and are very influential. His organization focused on working with local maliks. ("These are traditional grassroots elders who customarily resolve disputes and settle legal matters," explained Amanpour, who is of Iranian descent.) Nasib said his group trained 30,000 maliks and other leaders across Afghanistan, helping sensitize them to women's issues and to try to end the practice of forced marriages. It has often worked. "Many trainees supported women candidates when they ran for local office and parliament, and were influential in advocating girls' schools," he said.
The third panelist was Bibi Hokmina, whose emotional words were memorably conveyed in English by interpreter Shakila Faqeeri. Hokmina explained that when she was young, her father dressed her as a boy to protect her during the Soviet occupation of their country. As an adult, she continued wearing men's clothes, including the distinctive Pashtun turban. As an elected member of the Khost provincial council in eastern Afghanistan, Hokmina has helped build schools and clinics in her community.
Amanpour raised the big issue facing Afghans, both men and women, today: the impending U.S. withdrawal. "The Taliban was responsible for many abuses. What can Afghan women look forward to with no more U.S. troops?" Hokmina's voice rose. "This is not the right time for the U.S. to abandon Afghanistan. The U.S. needs to take [various parties] and to sit down and have a meeting of the minds regarding the future of the country. For thiry years we've been entrenched in war and bloodshed. We cannot take it anymore. Afghanistan cannot go back to where it was."
Hokmina began gesticulating with her left hand in a fist, cutting through the air for emphasis. "My message to the people of Afghanistan is: Do not give up, do not give away even a pound of dirt from your homeland. Fight for it, fight to the death. Fight so we don't have to depend on others." The glare of the stage lights glinted off the heavy rings on her wrinkled fingers, and applause resounded throughout the theater.


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Mike Morreale, staff writer at NHL.com, has written an article about Lightning goaltending prospect Riku Helenius.
There's some good info in the piece about Riku's work ethic in practice, with some particularly glowing comments from Seattle Thunderbirds teammate Jacob DeSerres. After recently attending Tampa's prospect camp in Victoria, B.C., Helenius' next stop will be the Traverse City Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, MI in early September before the Lightning's training camp opens in Tampa later in the month.
"After sitting out seven months with the shoulder injury, I felt I really played well in Seattle and it was a great year for me," Helenius said. "I also got used to the North American game and the coaches and that was important. I have every intention of earning a spot with Norfolk this coming season." Helenius will face stiff competition for a roster spot in Norfolk from Lightning top goaltending prospect Karri Ramo and Admirals signee Mike McKenna. McKenna, a former Predators draft pick and ECHL MVP runner-up, was one of the AHL's top netminders last season for the Portland Pirates.
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have had numerous discussions and exchanges of letters on the issue since August with no agreement.
The Ohio EPA is worried the sediment dumping will increase toxicity in Lake Erie fish, such as walleye and perch, that are popular with sportsmen, the Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/1hf9h03 ) reported. The state says the plan would establish a "worrisome precedent."
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Opposition parties filed an urgent application in the electoral court on Thursday over their demand that IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula must resign, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said.
"The papers have been served with the Electoral Court at 3.15pm this afternoon according to our lawyers," he said.
"Everything from the side of the opposition parties was finalised earlier and we signed the documents."
Holomisa said he did not have more information at the time.
Opposition parties had given Tlakula until the close of business on Monday to respond to their call for her to step down.
On Tuesday, Holomisa said she had not responded to them, which showed "how arrogant" she was.
Earlier this month, the parties said they were worried about the credibility of the May 7 elections. The parties met IEC management.
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Parties calling for her resignation were the United Democratic Movement, the African Christian Democratic Party, the Congress of the People, Agang SA and the Economic Freedom Fighters.
The Inkatha Freedom Party was originally named on the list of opposition parties but on Monday it said it was not part of the group.
The Azanian People's Organisation and the United Christian Democratic Party were also initially part of the group but were not listed as applicants on the court papers.
Agang SA and the EFF had both indicated on Monday that they were still supporting the call for Tlakula to resign.
Last month, a forensic investigation by auditors PriceWaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the national treasury on the procurement of the IEC's Riverside Office Park building in Centurion, Pretoria found that the process was neither fair, transparent, or cost-effective.
It also found that Tlakula did not give guidance or formally inform various people what was expected of them in the process.
Tlakula has maintained that the report did not accuse her of corruption. The treasury report followed a recommendation from public protector Thuli Madonsela in her own report into the matter, released in August 2013.
Madonsela found Tlakula had played a "grossly irregular" role in procuring the premises. She recommended that Parliament consider taking action against Tlakula. The complaint against Tlakula to Madonsela was lodged by Holomisa. Tlakula was chief executive at the time the complaint was lodged.
The ANC on Tuesday said the call for Tlakula to resign was not genuine and based on the desire by some parties to delegitimise the elections. – Sapa


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Bill Maher, during his monologue last week, listed Lance Armstrong's various doping methods en route to a laugh. "And a couple of times he borrowed tiger's blood from Charlie Sheen," the host of HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" quipped.
The crack effectively played off Armstrong's downfall as much as it did Sheen's ongoing comeback. Nearly two years after his epic public meltdown, Charlie Sheen is still a punch line – but at least for now, he's no longer a joke.
Sheen's amusing FX comedy "Anger Management," returns for a second season Thursday – part of a 90-episode order that suggests the recovering warlock somehow cast a spell over TV executives. Whether he completes the run will be a key measure of his strides forward – and his strange journey also might offer a labyrinthine road map for celebrities vying to return from the brink of personal disaster.
We wouldn't have predicted Sheen's revival after he pressed the throttle on his crazy train to self-destruction in early 2011, losing his lucrative gig on "Two and a Half Men" and becoming a figure of ridicule. His bizarre online program marked a sad reality show, with the tarnished talent spouting senseless rants about "tiger's blood" and "winning." His "comedy" tour took his pathetic act on the road, letting alleged fans see up close how far he'd fallen.
Last week, Sheen told CNN's Piers Morgan he went on tour because he needed the money. He added the obvious: "I was not 'winning' at all."
Somewhere along the way, Sheen apparently got some much-needed help. He's managed his comeback surprisingly well, using self-effacing humor as his most potent tool. He's probably the only performer to actually emerge stronger from a Comedy Central roast. His FX sitcom – he portrays Charlie, a former hothead turned anger management therapist – is a wink and a nod to his bad-boy-in-recovery image.
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Yeah, yeah, PPP is a Democratic-leaning outfit, so I'll put that on the record. But the results today showing Obama up eight in Virginia and six in Colorado look pretty credible to me. The North Carolina result, which gives Obama a one-point lead, looks like the sample may have been off in a way that favors Obama.
You have to look at the sample make-ups. In Colorado, the sample self-identified as 52 percent women and 48 percent men, which seems about right. And the party ID split was also plausible, with 3 percent more Republicans than Democrats.
In Virginia, it was 54-45 women, and the Dem-Rep-Indie split was just about even, which seems reasonable to me. PPP may have slightly undersampled blacks, too. The poll has African Americans making up 18 percent of the respondents, while they were 20 percent of the vote in 2008.
Now, in North Carolina, the sample doesn't seem right. It's women 56-44, and Dems over Reps 46-34, with Indies at 21. Remember, this is self-identification ("press 1if you're a Democrat"). There may be logical reasons for it in the moment, but the numbers obviously don't sound like what we're going to see on Election Day. Still...
PPP does have a very good reputation for accuracy. But I'd regard the North Carolina number as less reliable than the other two. So, if Virginia is in fact eight points, what we have, if we look back over the months, is a string of polls showing Obama leading by six to eight points, one Quinnipiac outlier that had it tied that got everyone all lathered up, and of course a few Rasmussens to tilt things in Romney's direction that people have to act like they take as seriously as the other polls, for whatever reason.
In other words, the bulk of the serious numerical evidence is that Virginia isn't even a swing state. Colorado is a little more so, but only a little. I confess it's a tad early to make these judgments. But I think a swing state is a state in which the polls from the reputable firms show it consistently within four points. If Romney hasn't nudged states like Virginia and Colorado into that category by mid-September, time is going to start running out on the guy. He'll have the debates, but of course his fundamental problem this summer has been that when people see him, their opinions of him go down. Maybe he should vacation from now til Nov. 5.


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Q: I read an article about vets treating a sick cat with stem cell therapy. Have we really come that far with medicine for pets? How do I find out what options are available if my pet gets sick?
A: Medical breakthroughs are not restricted to the human end of the leash. Treatment options for our pets range from acupuncture to stem cell therapy, leading the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association to estimate that pet owners will spend more than $14 billion on veterinary care this year. So it's no surprise that veterinarians are buzzing about the latest breakthroughs. Here are a few veterinary advances that may be coming to a clinic near you.
Stem cell therapy
Primarily used for racehorses, the procedure involves removing cells from an animal, harvesting stem cells and then injecting them at the injury site. "I've heard wonderful things about it helping with arthritis," says Dr. Arhonda Johnson, owner of The Ark Animal Hospital in Atlanta. "I just had a dog with renal failure that it helped. Unfortunately the results were short-lived."
Dr. Alan Cross, a board-certified surgeon who specializes in orthopedics at Georgia Veterinary Specialists (GVS) in Atlanta, also says stem cell therapy has shown promise in treating dogs with arthritis. "Dogs seem to improve," he says. "We have anecdotal evidence but clinical evidence lags a lot in vet medicine."
Because the procedure is still relatively new, expect a pretty hefty price tag at clinics that offer stem cell therapy. Cross says the procedure costs about $2,500 at GVS.
Elbow replacement
With age comes wear and tear. Cross says that half of his cases involve pets with knee problems. The rest result from fractures, ligament injuries and trauma. While tibial plateau leveling osteotomy or TPLO is a relatively common surgery for pets with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, Cross says total elbow replacement is now becoming more widely available. "Elbows are more challenging," Cross says. "Elbow disease is very common and we don't have much in terms of treatment options because it's a high-motion joint."
If your pet has trouble with elbow issues, consider discussing options with your vet.
Cold laser therapy
Cold laser therapy gives veterinarians a non-invasive tool to stimulate a pet's muscle tissue or achy joints, providing pain relief for conditions such as arthritis. "It's like a warm compress," says Dr. Jennifer Coates, who works with many older dogs at Home to Heaven, an in-home pet hospice and euthanasia service in Fort Collins, Colo. "It really stimulates the body's ability to do what the body should be doing, and it's naturally very safe."
Johnson also has found success with cold laser therapy. "We asked 20 clients with dogs that had hip issues to try it for free; if there was an improvement they could come back," she says. "Nineteen clients returned. You really can't beat that."
Of course, laser therapy requires more than a one-time session. Coates says most arthritis patients start with laser treatment a few times a week, gradually reducing sessions over time. "As the condition changes, [treatment] may need to change as well," she says. "It's a balancing act."
Cancer treatment
When Dr. Terrance Hamilton began his residency 23 years ago, veterinary oncology was still in its infancy. "The changes I've seen are amazing and exciting to look back on," says the medical oncologist, who practices at GVS.
One notable change to cancer treatment involves the use of an anti-nausea drug called Cerenia, Hamilton says. Typically canine cancer treatment involves a cocktail of medications that would cause 95 percent of patients to vomit on their first day of treatment. But Cerenia has significantly reduced tummy trouble for dogs, resulting in only 5 percent of patients vomiting on the day of treatment.
Hamilton also is excited about a new tool in the fight against malignant melanoma. Once the original tumor is removed or radiated, a melanoma vaccine attacks and stops the cancer cells from spreading to other areas.
"It's a game changer," Hamilton says. "I used to dread this type [of cancer]; now I get excited."
Advances in veterinary medicine also come at a price. Coates is a big advocate of pet insurance to help reduce costs for treatment. Plans vary based on the amount of coverage you select, and monthly payments typically start at $10 for a plan with companies such as VPI Insurance, Trupanion or Kroger, which joined the mix in 2006.
"If you can find a policy that covers a number of things for $10 or $20 a month, then when you are faced with illness that runs hundreds if not thousands, it's worth its weight in gold," Coates says. "Pet insurance saves pet's lives."
Johnson notes another relatively inexpensive way to keep your pets happy and healthy. "The best way to keep pets out of the veterinary clinic is proper nutrition and exercise, just like with people," she says. "Feed them good, nutritious food and walk them regularly."
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UH Manoa School of Law and Monash University present two-day conference on federalism and rights of indigenous peoplesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's William S. Richardson School of Law Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, in conjunction with the Castan Center for Human Rights at Australia's Monash University, will present a conference entitled "Federalism and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Comparative Principles and Strategies," January 9-10, 2007, at the UH Mānoa campus. The conference will engage in a critical review of federalism, the distribution of legislative powers, and the varied goals of self-determination policy.
"We will have panelists from all over the globe, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Taiwan, the continental United States, and Hawaiʻi," said panel organizer Susan Serrano. "Panel sessions will include discussions on the successes and challenges in structuring indigenous-governmental relationships, models of sovereignty and intergovernmental relationships, and resources such as land, water, wildlife, taxation, revenue, and governance."
The panel includes many notable names, including Jon Osorio, Director of Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at UH Mānoa; Professor Rebecca Tsosie from Arizona State University College of Law; Professor Lindsay Robertson from the University of Oklahoma School of Law; Professor Khylee Quince from the University of Auckland; Professor Brad Morse from the University of Ottawa; and UH Mānoa School of Law Professor Jon Van Dyke. The panelists will analyze strategies for advancing the rights of indigenous peoples now and into the future.
The conference will be held at the William S. Richardson School of Law in Classroom 2 on Tuesday, Jan. 9, and in Classroom 3 on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The program begins at 9 a.m. on both days, and is free and open to the public. For more information and to reserve a seat, email the Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 956-5516.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Catching Up
It's a bit weird now, because more people I know are aware of this blog, but with the book coming out based on my blog writings, it makes sense to keep on keepin' on.
This month also marks the fourth anniversary of when I began blogging. I sort of miss my blogging heyday when I had stuff to say regularly and lots of people left comments. I miss those comments, people! Then again, writing sporadically over the past few months if not two years will explain the (mostly) radio silence.
There's actually an upcoming event that lends itself to blogging: we're gearing up for another round of IVF.
Though I haven't blogged about it at all, we've been trying for kid number two for ages. People I know who have had their second children months ago conceived after when we first began trying. We did an IVF cycle this past summer, which got me pregnant, but things never progressed properly. The embryo stopped growing around week 5, and soon after, I had a D&E and was just eager to try again. Pregnancy loss that early is quite common, and it took me longer to chase my insurance company for reimbursement for certain out of pocket expenses I paid for up front than it did to recover from the entire experience.
(Jaded much? What can I say--nothing's ever straightforward when it comes to conception and me.)
We also did a frozen embryo transfer in the fall with two embryos that were created back in 2006 when Toddler L was conceived. We had sort of high hopes that since Toddler L is so fabulous, some of his embryonic siblings might be equally great. Alas, not to be: the FET yielded no positive pregnancy test. Our fertility doc told us that our the success rate for an FET is about 15 percent for a woman my age and with my health history, compared to about 30 percent for a fresh embryo transfer. So despite the fact that we still have a pair of 2006 embryos in storage, it's back to IVF.
The fertility doc put me on Metformin, with my Kind Endo's blessing, because he claims the Met helps my hormones stay in order. All I've noticed is that my blood sugars seem a lot less rollercoaster, particularly after meals and during the night. I'm loving Metformin, and I plan to ask my Endo if I can stay on it. Any other type 1 gals out there on Metformin?
Fittingly, my box of IVF meds *just* arrived as I am typing this post.
I'm not sure how many rounds of IVF I'm willing to do after this one. I'm at the point where I fully appreciate the son I have and wouldn't be crushed if he were my only child. I consider myself an IVF vet by now, but I'm pretty weary.
Let's hope the third time's the charm.
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- Unknown said...
Good luck!
I'm on metformin but haven't been diagnosed with diabetes, just insulin resistance/PCOS. It's been a great drug for me.
- asskeeper said...
I will keep everything crossed for you. GOOD Luck with the IVF.
- Allison Blass said...
My endo suggested Metformin as an option for me, because I was very insulin resistant and unpredictable when I was on birth control. We're using other methods right now and things seem to be stabilizing so I probably won't be going on it anytime soon, but it's good to know that it's working for someone. I was very surprised when I heard that people with type 1 could go on it!
I love reading your blog - I was so excited to see you'd written a new post :) On the Metformin and type 1, I actually asked my endo if I could start taking it because my carb ratios are higher than you'd think for someone my size (imo, not the endo's) , but she said nope, I'm not really resistant, some people just need more insulin for whatever reason and I don't need the Metformin. Haven't dealt with it re: fertility yet - we've just started trying 2 months ago, but I do have a friend (also type 1) who has PCOS and is currently seeing a fertility doc who suggested she go on Metformin - I've heard of other type 1's who have successfully conceived after starting Metformin, as well...best of luck to you - I hope it's a smooth, successful journey!
- Flmgodog said...
I am on Metformin. I was with number 1 as well. We will see how it all works out. I have not had the kind of results with BG and metformin as I did last time. Before I got pregnant with Izzie and into the first trimester it really held me pretty stable I thought. This go around I can't say the same is true. I don't have PCOS but with the miscarriage issue both Endo and R-endo thought I ought to be on it.
I hope this IVF is the one!!
- Minnesota Nice said...
I had just come upon the blogsphere when you were doing the attempts at #1.
I remember thinking, "gosh, is this woman determined or not?"'
Sister, you are a fine example of going after what you want in life.
Good luck.
And, a most Happy New Year.
- Serenity said...
Welcome back! I'm glad to see you blogging again.
I know what you mean about not knowing how far you're willing to go with IVF this time around too. I feel the same way.
Much luck with this cycle - fingers are duly crossed.
I just saw you post about Metformin. I have not tried it, but have been wanting to for a couple of years now for insulin resistance. I am type 1, but my insulin needs have sky-rocketed in the last five years, especially my insulin-to-carb ratios. I find that the endos are hesitant to put us type 1s on Metformin, but I really don't understand why, especially if we are showing signs of insulin resistance.
I am pregnant now, and don't need another variable at this point, but will bother my endo about Metofrmin again once the pregnancy is over.
I'll be interested to see what your experiences are with getting your endo to approve Metforin and with the side effects.
A sweet journey to motherhood
Finally read your new updates, so glad you're writing on the blog again! You're a great writer, love your honesty. You're an inspiration to me, thanks for sharing. Keeping everything crossed for the next round of IVF; for us, while it wasn't IVF, it was third time lucky.


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In the previous post in this series on the CFP Board's proposal to offer continuing education itself, we closed with an exploration of how doing so would open the board to a serious conflict of interest. In the end, such a hopeless stream of conflicts raises an even more fundamental question . Given the obvious concerns expressed by planners who werer presented with this idea at the FPA Retreat and the NAPFA national conference, why is the CFP Board pursuing this path in the first place?
After all, it seems somewhat absurd that the CFP Board has been attempting to ramp up its own lobbying efforts in recent years regarding a fiduciary duty and eliminating conflicts of interest, and has also been arguing hard against having FINRA oversee RIAs in large part because of their conflicted regulatory history.. So why would the Board feel it's appropriate, as Board CEO Kevin Keller said, to be dismissive of the problems inherent in conflicts of interest to suit its own proposals?
Offering CFP CE credit directly to certificants would represent a significant threat to the value proposition and ultimately the membership base of the FPA and NAPFA. Implementing the proposal would also have the effect of making Financial Planning Coalition meetings a lot more uncomfortable and far less productive. That would be a drawback right now, given the potential progress from the Department of Labor's fiduciary efforts and the SEC's anticipated actions on Sections 913 and 914 of Dodd-Frank, both of which may require the Coalition to work hard, together, to address whatever proposals roll out in the coming months.
Yet perhaps, ultimately, that's the point. The CFP Board's proposal may not really be about just raising the quality of CFP CE (for which there are many alternative solutions as discussed in other writings I've done), but instead is about undermining the FPA and NAPFA. The ultimate goal of the CFP Board might be not just to be the grantor of the CFP certification, but also to be a membership association for CFP certificants as well.
Technically speaking, the CFP Board is a 501(c)(3) organization with a public-purpose charter, while the FPA and NAPFA are structured as 501(c)(6) membership organizations, and the path for a 501(c)(3) to become—or add—a (c)(6) organization is messy to say the least, and would take some creative legal wrangling.
Nonetheless, the reality is that a single, consolidated organization that both grants the certification and serves as the membership association is not unheard of. Many "CFP Board" entities in other countries have both sides rolled into a single organization, and even within the U.S. other respected organizations like the CFA Institute and IMCA have managed to serve as both the credentialing and de facto membership organization at the same time.
Arguably, in a world where FPA and NAPFA combined only serve about 25% of all CFP certificants, as NAPFA still has a relatively small base and the FPA's market share of CFP certificants has declined precipitously in the past decade, there is an unmet need for a focused membership association for CFP certificants, and frankly the CFP Board's CEO and Board of Directors would be remiss in their duties if they weren't at least discussing the possibility.
As I've stated many times in recent years, the FPA's long refusal to embrace CFP-centricity has been leaving the door open to a competitor (existing or new) to rise and meet the need instead, as there are simply too many CFP certificants unaffiliated to a membership association to let such a business opportunity to pass by. Arguably, FPA's recent shift to focus more directly on CFP certificants, with their renewal of the "One Profession, One Designation" tagline, is an attempt to finally rise up and meet this need, and NAPFA is continuing its growth efforts as well, but the CFP Board's apparent strategic shift means the pressure is now on both organizations to demonstrate that their changes and growth efforts aren't too little too late. Time will tell.
Nonetheless, the bottom line is that the CFP Board's proposal is not just about improving the quality of continuing education, something that absolutely does need to happen, and which I have long supported . Reading between the lines, the proposal also signals a strategic shift that the Board may be eyeing a future offering of a membership association as well, if FPA and NAPFA can't step up to fill the current void.
If the CFP Board is really serious about "just" improving the quality of CE credit, there are many paths available, including an increased focus on speakers and the evaluations of presenters and their sessions (as discussed in the second post in this series), and it can easily back away from its conflicted and poorly supported proposal and take one of these alternate routes instead in the coming months.
On the other hand, if the reality is that the CFP Board is angling for a future role as a membership association, expect to hear another version of this conflicted proposal floated in a more substantive form later this year. Once again, time will tell.
(Disclosure: Kitces.com offers CFP CE credit for its publication The Kitces Report and is a registered Continuing Education Sponsor with the CFP Board. In addition, Michael Kitces is a regular speaker at numerous continuing education events organized by other third-party Continuing Education Sponsors registered with the CFP Board and offering CFP CE credit.)


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Metallica Unleash 'Beyond Magnetic' Outtakes EP
Metallica have released an EP titled 'Beyond Magnetic' that features roughly-mixed versions of four tracks that were recorded for 2008′s 'Death Magnetic' but ultimately didn't end up on the final album. Metallica debuted the songs live last week during four special 30th anniversary concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Theater.
The quartet performed one of the four tracks — 'Hate Train,' 'Just A Bullet Away,' Hell And Back' and 'Rebel Of Babylon' — at each of the four concerts, starting with 'Hate Train' on Monday (Dec. 5) and continuing on with 'Bullet' on Wednesday, 'Hell' on Friday and concluding with 'Babylon' on Saturday.
Following each performance, the band individually issued each track as a gift exclusively to members of the Metallica Club fan club, although inevitably the tunes ended up streaming online for the rest of the world to enjoy. The 'Beyond Magnetic' EP will be sold only through iTunes for one week, after which it will be available via other digital retailers.
Metallica issued this statement regarding the release of the EP:
"During the 'Death Magnetic' album sessions in 2007 and 2008, we originally recorded 14 songs. When it came time to pick the songs for the final album, we decided on 10 songs that you've all come to know over the last three years. Some of you may have heard bits and pieces of those other songs on 'Mission Metallica' (remember 'Mission Metallica'?!) or heard rumors about them during the recording process, and wondered, 'What ever happened to those other four songs???.' We kept them in the vault and decided to pull them just for this special celebration, so here are the four leftover tracks from the Death Magnetic sessions. They are ROUGH mixes, unfinished to their original degree of mixing from March '08. These four songs were released as gift to our closest fans, the members of our Fan Club, to enjoy. Now they're being made available to you."


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FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTERS: Are you ready to adopt a cat?
Before you make the decision to give a cat a home, here are a few basic considerations:
- Do you intend to keep your cat strictly indoors?
Roaming pet cats are the biggest source of complaints and neighbourly disputes in high-rise flats. Such incidents usually leading to rounding up of cats, be they pet cats or community cats, by pest control or in some cases, abuse.
- Do you intend to secure your windows with cat-proof mesh or grills to prevent accidents?
It only takes a moment of distraction for a cat to fall out of a window and cats do not have good depth perception.
- Do you intend to sterilise the cat when it reaches 6 months?
Unneutered cats have resulted in numerous unwanted litters that usually end up being abandoned or subject to abuse. Only a handful of these cats end up being rescued and are posted by dedicated fosters on this board. If you are willing and able to care for more cats, choose to adopt, not breed. Sterilisation is mandatory.
- Are you prepared to keep the cat for its lifetime (of 15-20 years)?
A lifetime of healthy food and regular vet care is not cheap, but your cat will enjoy a full life if you make the right decisions.
- Are you willing to go through the adoption procedures required by fosters?
Responsible fosters will screen you and conduct a house visit prior to the adoption. The process is not meant to be invasive; instead it is to ensure that the house and the whole family are ready for a new addition.
A pet is a big responsibility. When we make the right decisions, what awaits us are the countless joys of owning a cat.
FOR FOSTERS: How do we ensure that our foster cats go to good homes?
Screen potential adopters carefully. An Adoption Questionaire is available for you to send to potential adopters before you arrange for the viewing of the cat.
Do include this basic adoption criteria in your adoption postings so potential adopters are aware of the minimum requirements of responsible cat owners. Posts with no criteria stated will be prompted over email to screen for and include at least the following:
- The cat must be kept strictly indoors. If the window and gate grilles are large enough to allow the cat to pass through, they must be meshed.
- If the cat has not yet been sterilised, do ensure the cat is sterilised within the month the cat is released. If you are adopting out a kitten, do follow up closely to ensure the cat is sterilised.
- Ensure the adopter is aware that they are to provide good quality food and take the cat for regular vet visits.
- Ensure that the adopter is aware that a cat is a lifetime commitment and will provide it with a lifetime of love and care.
- Do a house visit, speak to the entire family and sign an adoption contract so both you and the adopter are aware of your continuing obligations.
It is good practice to take down the full contact details of an adopter before you pass them the cat. This includes their name, telephone number and full address. Politely ask for their IC for verification as a safeguard against fraud and scams.
It is recommended that a simple contract between fosterer and adopter be signed so that minimal standards of care for the cat/kitten is communicated. It is a good practice and an important step in building trust between the fosterer and adopter. A Sample Adoption Contract is available for use.
Please also delist the posting once the cat is adopted.
A pet is a big responsibility. When we make the right decisions, what awaits us are the countless joys of owning a cat.
What is the recommended adoption fee?
The recommended adoption fee is $40 – $80. However, there may be cases when the cat received extensive veterinary care which warrants that the adoption fee be set higher. It is good practice to show the proof of such vet care to justify the higher fee and communicate the fee to potential adopters early on.
Ultimately, adoption is about saving lives and more lives can be saved when adopters help with the cost of foster care through the adoption fee. This enables fosters to continue to do more for other cats once the present are rehomed.
Microchipping is a good practice! How do I register my cat's microchip details?
In due time, all cat owners will be required to microchip and register the details of their cats. This is good practice as it increases the chances of reuniting with your cat if it is lost or stolen.
You can register with PetRego, a paid service with a pet recovery tool.
You can also provide your microchip details to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, which is a good idea as lost pets may end up there. To register with AVA, contact the Animal Response Centre (under other enquiries or feedback) with your name, NRIC or FIN no, address, contact number and details of your cat – date of microchip, breed, age, colour, sex (neutered).
BEWARE of Scammers
Anyone attempting to sell kittens under the guise of an adoption should be reported to firstname.lastname@example.com immediately. Scams that have been attempted through this board previously have resulted in criminal prosecution.
How to post a cat for adoption?
CWS Cat Adoption Board Process
Please click on the above link for a step by step guide on creating a cat profile for the adoption board.
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In sad environmental news, Lonesome George, a Pinta giant tortoise believed to be the last of his subspecies, has passed away at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador. Scientists estimated that George was 100-years-old at the time of his passing, making him only middle-aged for a species that generally lives to be 200.
Found on Pinta Island in the Galapagos in 1972, a time when scientists thought the Pinta giant tortoise was entirely extinct, Lonesome George was considered to be the "rarest creature in the world" and attracted over 180 thousand visitors to the Galapagos National Park each year. A part of the park's breeding program, environmentalists had tried for decades to get him to mate with similar subspecies of tortoises, but none of the attempts were successful in producing fertile eggs.
The Galapagos were once widely populated by various subspecies of tortoises (including the Pinta giant) until the late 1800s when they were hunted for eggs and meat to the point of extinction.
RIP, Lonesome George. Hopefully, you are now with your family on a giant island in the sky, a little less lonesome.
Last Pinta giant tortoise Lonesome George dies [BBC News]
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The State Journal-Register says that the ongoing problems with the electrical system at the Illinois State Fairgrounds shows the need for a capital plan.
It certainly was timely that the electrical system at the Illinois State Fairgrounds would experience its latest spasm the weekend before Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget address.
The unreliable electrical infrastructure at the fairgrounds forced cancellation of events there last Saturday and Sunday and this week forced the Illinois Beef Expo — an event expected to attract 13,000 people — to make a last-minute move to the Interstate Center in Bloomington.
This is exactly the kind of project that a statewide capital plan can address. For the sake of the state — which benefits from year-round rentals of fairgrounds facilities — and Springfield's tourism-dependent economy, there is great urgency in getting the fairgrounds' power system problems resolved. Considering its age and economic importance, the fairgrounds probably would be a good candidate for a thorough infrastructure upgrade as insurance against similar problems in the future. That's not to mention dozens of enhancements — like adding lights to the fairgrounds' racetrack, to name just one — that could make it even more valuable.
It was encouraging, therefore, to hear the governor in his State of the State address Wednesday put so much emphasis on the need to pass a $25 billion plan devoted to public construction and maintenance projects.
"It has been nine years since Illinois has had a major plan to invest in our infrastructure. And there are millions of federal funds waiting to be matched by state dollars," Blagojevich said. "If you do not act, that money will be left on the table and we will miss this summer's construction season."
Actually, it's billions in federal funds that will be left on the table. Last fall, Sen. Dick Durbin issued a stern warning to Illinois lawmakers: "If the state of Illinois does not enact a capital bill and provide the nonfederal match this year, as much as $6.1 billion in federal funding could be at risk."
Which brings us back to the fairgrounds. If, as Blagojevich warned, we miss this summer construction season, there could be serious consequences for the Illinois State Fair (and, consequently, for Springfield's economy), if the fairgrounds continues to rely on a problematic power system.
In 2005, an evening thunderstorm knocked out power to the state fair until late the following morning because crews had trouble getting to a downed power line in a remote location. To vendors with coolers full of perishable food, 13 hours without power in the August heat is an eternity.
The Illinois Horse Fair, scheduled to begin Feb. 29, is in limbo as organizers wait to hear whether the fairgrounds will have its power fixed in time. That event would have brought an estimated 10,000 people to the fairgrounds for its weekend run. Like those who would have been here this week for the Illinois Beef Expo, many visitors to the horse fair would stay in Springfield's hotels, dined in its restaurants and, perhaps, taken in some of its historic sites.
It's possible that fairgrounds' electrical problem will be found to be something simple that can be repaired without re-doing its entire power system. But the recent spate of problems has been a reminder of the risks involved when the parts of an important economic engine get rusty.
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After rocking start, Padres' bats held in check
Four hits open the first inning before Rockies pitchers stifle offense
SAN DIEGO -- For a slow-starting team, both in the standings and in terms of offensive woes in the first innings, the sight of four consecutive hits to open Tuesday's outing against the Rockies caught the attention of Padres manager Bud Black.
"We came out swinging," Black said. "We came out with a bang."
What followed that first-inning flurry of hits was more fizzle than sizzle, as Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio settled down, pitching six strong innings as the Rockies came back for a 3-2 victory in front of a crowd of 18,012 at Petco Park.
The Padres, who entered the game having won four of their last five games, appeared to be on track to even their record for the first time this season, especially with the way they ambushed Nicasio (2-0) in that first inning.
Leadoff hitter Will Venable doubled to left-center. Alexi Amarista reached on an infield single. Then it was Seth Smith's turn, as he drove in a run with a single to right field. Finally, Jedd Gyorko bounced a single the other way to right field for a 2-0 lead.
And there were still no outs.
"I tried to calm myself down," Nicasio said.
Whatever he did, it certainly worked. He struck out Chase Headley and got Yonder Alonso to line a ball to center fielder Drew Stubbs. Smith was running on contact and was easily doubled off of second base to end the inning and, essentially, the Padres' biggest threat of the night.
"From there, Nicasio settled in, he found his location with his fastball and he pitched with a little more confidence," Black said. "We just couldn't mount much against him."
Starting with the final two outs of the first inning, Nicasio retired 15 of the next 16 batters he faced until Smith doubled with one out in the sixth inning. Nicasio regrouped and got the final two outs of the sixth before turning the game over to the bullpen.
On Monday, that didn't work out so well for the Rockies (7-8), who saw Rex Brothers walk three in the eighth inning and uncork a wild pitch -- followed by a throwing error on the same play -- that quickly turned a 4-3 lead into a 5-4 loss.
"The fact he got through six was huge. Our bullpen was a little dinged up tonight. We needed Juan to get through that sixth. It was critical and he stepped up, especially after a tough first inning," said Rockies manager Walt Weiss.
Unlike Nicasio, Padres left-hander Robbie Erlin (1-1) got off to a fast start but faded in the middle part of the game.
Erlin struck out four of the first nine Rockies batters he faced, catching Carlos Gonzalez and Stubbs looking at called third strikes on the corners.
But Erlin ran into trouble in the fourth inning, allowing a leadoff double to Troy Tulowitzki and a single to Wilin Rosario, who had three hits. Nolan Arenado tied the game with a sacrifice fly later in the inning.
Then in the fifth inning, Erlin -- who matched his career high with seven strikeouts, in 4 2/3 innings -- got two outs before allowing two baserunners. Reliever Tim Stauffer allowed a Rosario RBI single that gave his team the lead for good.
"The second time through the lineup, I could feel myself trying to do too much," Erlin said. "My game is commanding the fastball, and it was pretty evident that I lost command of the fastball. It was tough after that."
The Padres (6-8) had chances after Nicasio left, as Alonso singled to start the seventh inning. But catcher Nick Hundley flied out to one of the deepest parts of the ballpark in left-center before Amarista ended the inning by grounding out with the bases loaded.
In that vexing seventh inning, the Padres had a hit and two walks but couldn't score the tying run.
Black thought the ball Hundley squared up with a runner on might have a chance to leave the ballpark -- giving the Padres a late lead.
"He hit it good," Black said. "When he hit it, I thought that it might have a chance."
As it turned out, the best opportunity for the Padres against these Rockies (7-8) came early -- first-inning early. Four hits in the first, four more over the final eight innings.
"We put some good at-bats together," Gyorko said. "But in the middle of the game, [Nicasio] got a little more comfortable and settled in. But that's a sign of what we're capable of."


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How do we determine what is worth our attention when it comes to the past? What events, people, and movements matter most? What should we pay attention to?
|"Caesar Crossing the Rubicon," attributed to Jean Fouquet, ca. 1475
When it comes to questions like these I always think back to E. H. Carr's classic What Is History?. It's a slim book, ideal for an intro to historical methods. It's Carr's G. M. Trevelyan lectures from 1961 at Cambridge University. At the outset he quotes C. P. Scott (1846-1932) the famous British journalist, publisher, and politician. "Facts are sacred, opinion is free," said Scott. Yet, writes Carr, despite Scott's confident motto:
|From an undated letter written by George Washington
The Washington Post reports on the "auction of over 300 historical documents [that] includes rare letters written by Vincent van Gogh, George Washington, John Lennon and other iconic figures." By the dictates of the market, these documents matter a great deal. "Other luminaries whose papers will be sold include Lou Gehrig, Louis Pasteur, Sigmund Freud, Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Giuseppe Verdi, Peter Tchaikovsky, Cole Porter, King Henry II and Napoleon I." Call it the Antiques Roadshow principle. Letters from George Washington and Vincent van Gogh are expected to fetch a whopping $200,000 to $300,000.
A high-dollar answer to the question of "What is History."
* For a counter view, see G. R. Elton's The Practice of History (1967), a serious defense of history as a quest for objective truth. For a third view, see Richard Evans, In Defense of History (2000): "Nothing has outdated the views not only of Elton, but even of Carr, more than the arrival in the 1980s of postmodernist theory, which has called into question many, if not most of the arguments put forward by both of them" (3). See also, Donald Yerxa's 2003 interview with Evans in Historically Speaking.


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Gov. Jerry Brown is coming under criticism for changing the initiative process for selfish, political reasons. Brown and the legislative Democrats, in response, have argued, albeit unconvincingly, that they are simply trying to improve a broken process.
That they can make such an argument is evidence of a central failure of California's political reform industry: the failure to take on the task of initiative reform.
The problem isn't that reformers don't see the need to fix California's famously inflexible process. The problem -- and the reason for reformers' reluctance -- is that reformers themselves want to use the process to get other reforms in place.
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And so any fixes to the process, in the reformers' view, might make that more difficult.
So major good government organizations have generally avoided initiative reform and focused their reform action on other aspects of governance, particularly the budget and candidate elections.
That has created a vacuum that Brown and the Democrats exploited to change the process for their own ends.
First, the governor and his party enacted a rule that bars initiatives and referenda from appearing on primary ballots.
The real reason for the move was to push a measure they oppose -- limiting unions' ability to collect and use funds for politics -- from this June's ballot to this November's ballot, when it is believed to be more likely to be defeated.
But Brown and the Democrats explained that this was reform -- since November general elections have higher turnouts, they said, it makes more sense to have initiatives on the ballot when more people vote.
Second, the governor and Democrats voted to move constitutional amendments offered by initiative to the top of the balllot. That gave a perceived advantage to Gov. Brown's temporary tax initiative on this November's ballot, since it's a constitutional amendment. But this, too, was defended as a reform, on the argument that a constitutional amendment is more important and should be considered first by voters.
Both of these changes make the process worse. The November ballot is now clogged with initiatives, meaning each will get less deliberation and consideration. And giving an advantage to constitutional amendments will only convince more initiative sponsors to pursue constitutional amendments -- a problem in a state with one of the world's longest and most complicated constitutions.
Which is why this self-interested initiative "reform" from the Democrats should light a fire under actual reformers. If they don't build a case for deep reform of the process in the public interest, political players will exploit the vacuum and offer more faux reform for self-interested reasons.
The good news is that there are some things developing in this sphere. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a Burbank Democrat, has been pushing a thoughtful package of changes, though his ideas haven't received nearly the attention they merit. The Greenlining Institute, with a push from California Forward, is studying the process and has begun to make recommendations. The Think Long Committee for California included initiative reform in its package of recommendations. And the League of Women Voters has been involved in a major review of the initiative process, which could produce some policy recommendations in the months ahead.
But even before the recommendations, the state needs a big conversation on this subject.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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Families are Forever! ;-)
This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wordless (nearly) Wednesday - our old farm homes
Families are Forever! ;-)
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I suppose most of us would rather not deal with the problems that come up with houses that old, Bill, but it sure is sad to see them go. They have a mystique that more modern houses lack. (Or is that just the romantic notion of a girl from the suburbs?)ReplyDelete
Both T.K.,... you are likely in the position of my daughters, all three grew up in the suburbs, but the farms were still there for visits when they were young... they can remember them... ;-)ReplyDelete
Dr. Smith,ReplyDelete
Thank you for the many comments you've left on my blog. They are very much appreciated!
People today are so transient that they cannot go back and pinpoint one place as 'home'...these are both beautiful pictures. thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing. I know it is hard to see the place you grew up torn down.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 9:14 PM
The houses of my grandparents hold an almost mystical quality for me, especially knowing I won't ever be inside the houses again. I love to remember walking around in them, recalling the layout of the rooms in as exact detail as I can. Fun memory exercise!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the additional comments - they are great! In fact, they have inspired my next post:ReplyDelete
I remember your house and always thought it was a great house. We still have our house and have been fortunate to have renters. I like having the option to go back to this house and land.ReplyDelete
Yes, it was a great house. Mom hung onto it as long as she could. Came a day, though, when it just didn't make sense anymore. All were gone elsewhere... ;-)ReplyDelete
It's funny because I can still "smell" both of these houses in my mind. Different rooms had different smells and it's interesting that I still remember them when I encounter a similar smell. When I was going through boxes recently I encountered both "houses". The fragrances both make me smile and bring back specific memories.ReplyDelete
All of our senses contribute to your memories and stories we remember. Good reminder for when we tell our stories, as well! ;-)ReplyDelete


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Diamond Pet Foods Diamond Naturals Chicken & Rice Adult Formula
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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 cups
Calorie Content:
3,708 kcal/kg (368 kcal/cup) Calculated Metabolizable Energy.
Chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, white rice, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), oatmeal, beet pulp, egg product, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, fish meal, potassium chloride, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
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Crude Protein 26.0% Minimum
Crude Fat 16.0% Minimum
Crude Fiber 3.0% Maximum
Moisture 10.0% Maximum
Zinc 150 mg/kg Minimum
Selenium 0.4 mg/kg Minimum
Vitamin E 150 IU/kg Minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids * 2.5% Minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids * 0.4% Minimum
* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile.
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First two ingredients are named meat products.
Insufficient meat content.
The first two ingredients in the food are named meat products. The first is chicken - inclusive of its water content. Once this is removed, as it must be to make a dry food, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus unlikely that it is the true first ingredient in the food, and it is likely to be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list. Since the second ingredient is a meat meal, however, this is of limited concern.
The next ingredients are all grains. These are primarily decent quality grains, but we note that two of these are forms of rice (the ingredient is "split") and it appears likely that the combined grain ingredients would outweigh the first meat meal ingredient in this food. Consequently, our confidence that the food contains a decent amount of meat is low.
There is a second meat meal ingredient 12th on the ingredient list. This is a fish meal, however, and we fail to find any assurance on the manufacturer's website that the ingredient is not treated with Ethoxyquin. Ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, banned or heavily regulated in human food, and believed to be carcinogenic (and is commonly added to fish meal ingredients). This manufacturer does make assurances about ethoxyquin-free sources for one of of its other products (the Chicken Soup line), thus we would consider it prudent to ask for a similar assurance about this product prior to using it.
Beet pulp is controversial filler. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
Overall, this product appears better than many produced under the Diamond label, and many of the ingredients used appear to be good quality. It is limited confidence in the meat content of the food that prevents us awarding a higher rating.
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Have you heard of Sensory Friendly Movies for autistic kids? This is an amazing service offered by many theaters nationwide and locally. We had the opportunity to attend some this summer and it was the best experience ever! Like many children on the Autism Septrum, my son can not sit through a standard movie at the theaters! Once the previews start the hands go up and cover those ears and he starts to cry. After a few more minutes he can not contain it and starts moving around because he is so uncomfortable. This was something completely new to me since my daughter was able to enjoy a movie experience from the age of 2. She still loves any chance to go see her favorite animated characters on screen. Unforchunatly for her that does not happen with me because my son can not take the noise.
That is why I love the sensory friendly movies being offered by theaters. During these special showings the auditoriums have their lights up, the sound turned down and audience members are welcome to get up and move as needed. He is able to enjoy a movie that is not loud and when his body can not sit still any longer he can stand up and move around.
What I love the most about these events is that it is an excepting and comfortable environment. We do not have to experience "the looks" that come from being with people who do not understand our children. As a mom I do not have to feel bad for disturbing other movie watchers. I can sit back and let my little guy enjoy a movie.
Many of the theaters even allow parents to bring their own gluten-free and casein-free snacks. Now your child can enjoy snacks during the movie too!
Some movie theaters that offer Sensory Friendly Movies are below. You should also check with your local theaters as many of them offer these options and events as well.
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1. Audi Sportback
* Best 10 cars of the show * What was our favourite? * Why did it stand out?...
This Audi Sportback concept car has been unveiled at the Detroit motor show to gauge public reaction to what would be a Mercedes CLS and VW Passat CC rival.
However, your opinions are likely to shape only smaller details on the four-door car, as it is already said to be certain to go into production in late 2010. Still, when it looks this good, who minds?
The car would to be called the A7 and plans are said to be so advanced that Audi is also thought to be preparing a four-door A7 convertible - and a diesel-electric hybrid. An on-sale date of 2011 is being mooted for all these cars.
The concept car is powered by a 222bhp 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine capable of 47.9mpg. It has a top speed of 152mph and a 0-62mph time of under seven seconds.
It is also linked to a stop-start system, which insiders say will start appearing on four cylinder-engined production cars later this year, and then on cars fitted with V-angled engines and cars equipped with semi-automatic gearboxes shortly afterwards.
The Sportback concept also uses a seven-speed S-tronic gearbox, regenerative braking and low-rolling-resistance tyres to improve fuel efficiency.
It also has Continuous Damping Control, as available on the Q7, to improve the ride quality without compromising body control, and carbon ceramic brakes, which aid stopping power, but are likely to be too expensive to make it on to the production car.
Audi also says the Sportback design style will feature extensively in new models, following the success of the A3 Sportback. An A1 Sportback is rumoured to be under production.


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MIAMI - A double flip gone wrong sent a 20-year-old state-champion gymnast to the hospital recently with a bilateral dislocation of two vertebrae.
MIAMI � A double flip gone wrong sent a 20-year-old state-champion gymnast to the hospital recently with a bilateral dislocation of two vertebrae.
Jorge Valdez had attempted the double flip at a gym near South Miami-Dade, Fla., while practicing for tryouts for a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil production. During his routine, he landed squarely on his head.
The resulting spinal-cord injury led to nearly complete motor and sensory failure, doctors said � no movement in his legs or hands, and minimal arm movement.
Valdez was flown to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, and the prognosis wasn�t great. Initially, doctors were not sure whether he would walk again, let alone return to gymnastics.
Two weeks later, Valdez walked out of the hospital, ready to resume practice. Also remarkable, he won�t need rehabilitation, his doctors say.
Valdez�s unusual outcome is credited to hypothermic treatment, a relatively new procedure that uses cold for victims of severe trauma to reduce swelling and inflammation. Dr. Steven Vanni of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine performed the procedure.
Valdez �was the perfect storm for this type of injury to happen here,� Vanni said recently.
�We were able to immediately take him to the operating room and get his neck decompressed and fix the dislocation. No. 2, we immediately started him on a hypothermia protocol to cool his body down to 33.5 degrees centigrade.�
That�s 92.3 degrees Fahrenheit. The average normal temperature of the human body is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
That cooling process reduces the amount of swelling and inflammation on the spinal cord to help prevent further damage. That�s important because the spinal cord exists in a closed environment. Unlike a facial injury such as a black eye, where there is room to swell, the tight quarters combined with swelling cause more damage to the spinal cord and can lead to paralysis.
Valdez�s bilateral dislocation, in which the arms and legs are affected, are usually complete injuries, Vanni said.
�Most patients don�t make a functional recovery, and he just walked out of the hospital,� he said.
The surgery took about two hours. But Valdez was kept cooled for 48 hours after the injury and then slowly warmed before surgery.
The chilling is not unlike cases in which people who suffer near-drowning revive even after long periods underwater. The cold slows the body�s metabolism which, in turn, slows the damaging inflammatory process.
The use of hypothermia to treat patients who have suffered severe injuries to the heart, brain or spinal cord gained traction about five years ago when the American Heart Association recommended inducing hypothermia in some patients who had cardiac arrest. Doctors at Jackson Memorial soon adopted the recommendations.
Manny Gomez, a Miami police officer thrown from his horse during a parade, was the first south Florida spinal-cord trauma patient to be treated with hypothermia by Vanni at Jackson, in 2006. As with Valdez, doctors lowered Gomez�s body temperature by several degrees for two days after he was injured.
�He had a great recovery,� Vanni said.
But Vanni added that hypothermia treatment is not a cure for everybody with a spinal injury, and there are risks.
�If you sever or cut the spinal cord, hypothermia is not going to fix it � nothing, yet, is going to fix it. If you bruise it badly, it can help.�
In addition, the procedure�s risk factors include pneumonia and blood clots.
Despite the severity of his injury, Valdez didn�t have other injuries that would have complicated the procedure. Vanni was able to isolate the spinal cord, and the treatment worked.
�He was a perfect candidate,� Vanni said.


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Michigan's home-based caregiver dues skim should be on its last legs with the rejection of Proposal 4, but a similar forced unionization plan exists in Connecticut.
Michigan Proposal 4, which would have locked a scheme orchestrated by the Service Employees International Union when Jennifer Granholm was governor, was rejected 56 percent to 44 percent on Election Day.
This comes seven years after the SEIU used a mail-in election to forcibly unionize Michigan home-based caregivers.. As a result of that scheme, the SEIU has taken nearly $33 million from dues taken out of Michigan caregivers' Medicaid checks.
The SEIU convinced home-based caregivers in Connecticut to unionize, but there are serious questions about the details of the plan.
One significant difference in Connecticut is that The Arc Connecticut opposes the unionization. The Arc, which has branches in various states, advocates on behalf of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Arc Michigan actively supported the forced unionization of home-based caregivers in the Great Lakes State. It gave $50,000 to the dummy employer that was used in the scheme. Its executive director, Dohn Hoyle, was the head of the unsuccessful Proposal 4 campaign.
"Our concerns only involve the people we represent," Leslie Simoes, executive director of The Arc Connecticut, told Capitol Confidential. "We represent those in the intellectual and developmental disability community. We don't represent everyone who would be affected by what is being planned.
"We do not oppose the unionization. People have the right to unionize. But our concern about this is the potential impact on the individual budgets of the folks we represent. If the unionization causes pay increases, that would affect their individual budgets, which could result in them having less hours and less resources." Simoes said.
Connecticut's situation is not a quietly orchestred forced unionization scheme like what happened here. What's happening in Connecticut is taking place in public, with hearings and news coverage. In Michigan, the SEIU's scheme took place covertly, without the public — and without most caregivers — knowing about it.
In September 2011, Connecticut Gov. Daniel P. Malloy signed two executive orders drafted to open the door to the unionization of the state's child care workers and home-based caregivers. In Connecticut the caregivers are called "personal care attendants."
Gov. Malloy had been backed heavily by the SEIU in his 2010 campaign.
"The executive order gave the union access to the workers," Simoes said. "In the (unionization) election there was overwhelming support for the union. They voted for it despite very strong organized opposition against it."
Simoes said she was not sure what entity is supposed to be the employer of the caregivers under the unionization plan in Connecticut. That issue appears to be a major stumbling block to getting the union operational.
She said the state would not be the employer, but the state, in essence, would be the only entity that could raise pay or provide benefits. In Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law earlier this year declaring that home-based caregivers are not state employees and therefore not eligible for unionization.
"We know they (the caregivers) are not going to be able to get anything involving working conditions," Simoes said. "Considering what these folks do, working conditions don't apply to their situation. It (the union's collective bargaining) might be about wages and benefits.
"But then . . . how would they be able to do benefits, if you only work 10 hours per week, and also work at Wal-Mart?" Simoes said. "A lot of these folks only need minimal support. How do you get benefits for doing things like driving your father twice a day? How do you negotiate for benefits with your aunt?"
In Michigan, the obstacle of defining what would be the employer was sidestepped by creating a dummy employer, the Michigan Quality Community Care Council.
"Sounds like what happened in Michigan was even worse than what's happening here," Simoes said. "Ours is at least a little more transparent. But many advocates are very vocal in their criticism of what's happening here in Connecticut."
Simoes said that the state of Connecticut seems to be struggling to figure out how the set-up would be run. It is already months behind deadlines that had been set for putting the system into operation.
"I think when the union did this they really missed the boat," Simoes said. "...This (unionization efforts) is happening all over the country. It's different in different states. The unions are looking for new pools of workers."
See also:
Michigan Capitol Confidential Coverage of the SEIU Dues Skim
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Installation and quick look
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sudo aptitude install epiphany-browser epiphany-extensions. Epiphany will be in the Internet menu. To make it the default browser : > System > Preferences > Preferred applications.
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evolution, bittorent, liferea …) when needed.
epiphany-extensions, you get a whole set of extensions easy to use and working out of the box.
Smart bookmarks are very useful. When a site allows you to perform a search, add it to the bookmarks. Edit the bookmark properties. Replace the search item by %s in the URI, your bookmark becomes a smart bookmark. Entering a search term in URL box will allow you to search for that term in one of your smart bookmarks.
Show the smart bookmark on the toolbar (in bookmark properties), and you get all your favorite searches organized :
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One of the main drawback to me is the fixed tab width. When you have multiple tabs opened, a little arrow shows up to scroll through tabs. I _personally_ do not like this very much. This is due to GTK toolkit and a bug has been filed looooong time ago. I use Tab Groups extension. A new tab will open right next to the current one. In addition, the Tab menu lists all open tabs. But still …
edit : please see a later blog entry. Unofficial Epiphany extensions partly fix that.
Another one is the
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My latest lot of chicks around here have two mums. It started out with two hens sitting on two nests right next to each other and eventually hatching out some chicks. (P.S. I don't recommend letting two hens sit next to each other like this - these girls kept stealing each others eggs and eventually tried killing some chicks by leaving eggs uncovered, even as they were hatching! Incubator rescued four - one didn't make it.)
The silver spangled hamburg is called Rae. She's a dab hand at producing chicks whether I want them or not. The frizzled bearded thing is on her first laying season and so far she's failed to hatch out one clutch (our fault, we didn't realise she was broody and shut her away from her eggs ), laid for about 3 weeks and then tried again with this lot, hiding in a much better location this time so that we didn't find her until it was too late.
They're doing a good job of raising the chicks together. No fighting between them, they just get on with it.


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Through last December, approximately 837,000 homes were in some stage of foreclosure. The year before, the foreclosure inventory was 1.2 million housing units.
The current foreclosure inventory represents 2.1% of all homes with a mortgage, the Irvine, Calif.-based firm said.
On a monthly basis, foreclosure inventory was down 2.7% from November 2013.
The highest foreclosure inventory as a percentage of all mortgaged homes was found in Florida (6.7%), New Jersey (6.5%), New York (4.9%), Connecticut (3.6%) and Maine (3.6%).
Black Knight Financial Services' loan-level database revealed similar numbers on Monday for its foreclosure and serious delinquent inventory, reporting a 28% drop at yearend.
"The decline indicates that the distressed foreclosure inventory is healing at an accelerating rate heading into 2014," says Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic.
Foreclosure inventory declined from a year ago because completed foreclosures across the country dropped by 24%. There were 620,111 homes actually lost to foreclosure last year, compared to 820,498 in 2012.
Since the financial crisis began in September 2008, there have been about 4.8 million completed foreclosures nationwide.
"Clearly, 2013 was a transitional year for residential property in the United States. Higher home prices and lower shadow inventory levels, together with a slowly improving economy, are hopeful signals that we are turning a long-awaited corner," says Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. "The housing market should continue to heal in 2014, but we expect progress to remain very slow."


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