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Kathy Sullivan: The IRS scandal exposes flaw behind tax-exempt politickingBY KATHY SULLIVAN
May 20. 2013 4:59PM
If there is a silver lining in the IRS wrongly using search terms like "Tea Party" for heightened review of applications for tax-exempt status, it may be the publicity given to the 501 (c)(4) organizations abusing this status by engaging in political activity.
The political use of tax exempt 501 (c)(4) organizations is big business in the United States. According to the Center for Responsible Politics, nearly $300 million was spent by these groups in the 2012 elections. Lack of precision in the tax code, combined with the failure of the IRS to focus on correcting these abuses, has resulted in unrestrained political activity by groups on both the left and the right.
Unlike candidates and political parties, 501 (c)(4)s are not required to disclose the identity of their donors. Campaign finance laws do not limit the amount those donors can give to these groups. It is a gross misuse of the tax laws that hides special-interest political spending on both sides of the aisle while avoiding donor limits.
These groups avoid campaign limits by running "issue ads" or "educational" ads. We have all seen them; they are the ads that do not tell voters to vote for or against a candidate. Instead, the ads say something like, "Congressman John Doe supports regulating widget factories. Call John Doe and ask him why he is against good-paying widget jobs." The ad then ends with a tagline along the lines of, "Paid for by Americans for Apple Pie." What they don't tell us is that "Americans for Apple Pie" actually raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from a couple of extreme right-wing wealthy donors, or from a couple of labor organizations, to run the ads. It is a way of using the tax code to circumvent donation limits while hiding the special-interest money influencing elections.
In New Hampshire, both liberal and conservative tax-exempt groups have successfully blocked efforts to require greater disclosure. They claim it is a free speech issue, but disclosure would not impact the right of these groups to say whatever they want. It only would require them to own up and tell the world where their money is coming from, be it the Koch brothers on the right or George Soros on the left.
These groups get away with it because Section 501 (c)(4) exempts "social welfare" groups from taxation. "Educating" the community, including advocating a position, is considered social welfare. Although the educational effort is supposed to be non-partisan, typically each organization has a consistent ideological bent and frequently is run by individuals associated with a party. For example, here in New Hampshire, Americans For Prosperity is run by Greg Moore, whose prior job was chief of staff for the extremist Republican Speaker of the New Hampshire House, Bill O'Brien.
Perhaps because the donors do not need to identify themselves, the ads run by 501 (c)(4)s can be particularly nasty. Americans for Job Security, a group run by Republicans, got involved in the 2010 GOP United States Senate primary by attacking Kelly Ayotte, saying that her actions with respect to the Joint Underwriting Association medical malpractice insurance fund would have put regular people "in leg irons." Ayotte responded by calling AJS shady, with a demonstrated record of false, sleazy attacks. Shady, indeed. Because of its status as a 501 (c)(4), AJS never had to disclose to the voters where the money for those ads came from. It could have been a single donor associated with another candidate, or a group that did not like Ayotte for other reasons.
This past February, state Sen. Jeb Bradley introduced a bill calling for additional disclosure by all independent groups, saying that these outside groups spent millions of dollars in the 2012 elections, but did not have to report it due to the "vagaries" of campaign finance laws. However, his bill exempts 501 (c)(4)s from disclosing receipts, meaning that he would continue the "vagaries" that prevent disclosure by the groups spending the most money.
At the federal level, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has called for clearer rules and guidelines from the IRS to curtail these abuses. Bradley, who fancies Shaheen's job, tried to claim that her efforts to clean up abuses by existing left- and right-wing organizations were somehow tied to the IRS review of newly formed Tea Party groups. He looked silly. If he truly wants to do something about the "vagaries" of campaign finance, Bradley would join Shaheen in calling for individuals and entities hiding behind 501 (c)(4)s to be forced into the light of day. Voters should have the right to know who is paying for political activity, and how much they are paying.
Kathy Sullivan is a Manchester attorney and member of the Democratic National Committee. She was chairman of the state Democratic Party from 1999-2007.


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I had thought that I was done writing about Palin for a bit, but this J.P. Freire statement cries out for a reply:
But if you're really after the measure of the man (so to speak), you don't look to nail her on foreign policy stuff that no reasonable person would expect her to know as an Alaskan governor.
Perhaps no reasonable person would expect her to know anything about foreign policy as governor of Alaska, which doesn't say much for the reasonableness of McCain campaign staffers for pushing the ludicrous idea that Alaska's proximity to Russia constituted foreign policy experience. Let's try to remember that this hacktastic spin came from McCain's campaign and their supporters, and Palin willingly went along in making this farcical claim on more than one occasion. It is now supposed to be evidence of journalistic misconduct to make the mistake of taking the campaign's own idiotic statements as though they were serious. Duly noted. Whenever the McCain campaign claims anything about either candidate, we should assume that it is equally nonsensical and give it no credence.

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CAIRO – Screaming that their revolution had been stolen from them and that nothing had changed, tens of thousands of Egyptian liberals marked the anniversary of the revolt that they led two years ago by staging huge street protests Friday against the fledgling Islamist government of President Mohammed Morsi.
In scenes reminiscent of the heady, uncertain days at the start of the uprising in January 2011 when hopes of toppling Hosni Mubarak's military regime soared and everything seemed possible, protesters clashed repeatedly with police and sometimes with each other in several major cities including Cairo, where the area around Tahrir Square was enveloped in a shroud of tear gas for hours late Friday.
Seven demonstrators had been killed in Suez, according to the BBC. Scores of others were injured and in the Egyptian capital gangs of roving, stone-throwing teenagers spent hours spoiling for trouble.
With the country so deeply divided, there might have been even more trouble had Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood not ordered its supporters to stay at home, lest they ended up in a deadly riot with the secularists, as happened one night outside the presidential palace in December.
"Bread, freedom and social justice. That is what we wanted then and that is what we want now," Bassel Adel said, repeating a popular mantra first heard at rallies two years ago. "We are unhappy because we did not get anything we wanted. Morsi has no interest in democracy or political freedom. He has produced a constitution without consulting the people."
Adel, who sits in the current parliament for the opposition Dustour Party, threatened that if Morsi did not meet their demands, his party and others would band together to boycott elections that have been pushed back from this month until April.
That sentiment was what brought Mohammad Ahmed, who is unemployed, to Tahrir Square with his cousin and fiancee, Dina Mahmoud, who teaches art at a school.
"We begin again because no other course of action is open to us," Ahmed said. "Life is worse for us in every way today. We don't trust the police. Most of us have serious economic problems and no chance to solve them."
One of the many reasons the Egyptian revolution is incomplete is because the country remains deeply divided with no hint that either side wishes to compromise.
Many of Mubarak's associates continue to lead lives of privilege similar to what they enjoyed under the old regime. The police remain an erratic force that commands little respect when it does show up. In many ways the courts and the bureaucracy behave as if they were the official opposition and not servants of the government and the people.
For its part, Morsi's government, has shown little aptitude for running a government, tackling the economy or reforming the security services. Morsi is hemmed in by another problem. His supporters, and those who back his far more extreme partners, the Salafis, are clamouring for Islamization while the opposition and western governments, including the U.S., whose loans keep Egypt afloat, are concerned about the lack of political freedom and the rights of women and minorities.
Mostly there is a sense of paralysis. The secular and Islamist visions fight for supremacy. Nobody talks of compromise. The cards remain heavily stacked in the Brotherhood's favour. They and their allies win about 70 per cent of the vote every time there is an election or referendum and they are likely to do so again in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The secularists and the country's large Coptic Christian minority have had trouble accepting that practising democracy includes accepting defeat at the ballot box. The Islamists have also had trouble acknowledging that others have rights, too, and that dramatic social change cannot be imposed when millions of their compatriots are strongly opposed.
The endless protests and uncertainties have left many in Tahrir Square bewildered and despairing. But Friday's turnout was by the far largest in many months.
"What is the opposition, I'm not even sure any more. I am not a member of a party but I am opposed to everything that is going on today," said Rana Safey, a 26-year-old medical doctor who came to Tahrir Square with a group known as the Anti-Harassment Movement, which tries to prevent women from being assaulted as such gatherings.
"We have been at this so long that this is not the end or the beginning of anything. I only hope that maybe in 10 years we will reach a state when people realize that Islamists are not the solution."


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Updated October 23:
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, who is recurring, returns to "The Bold And The Beautiful" as Steffy for several episodes beginning December 12, according to Soap Opera Digest.
Updated June 25:
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood will return as Steffy on July 11 and 12, according to Soaps In Depth.
Updated June 7:
According to Soap Opera Digest, Wood spoke out to say that Steffy will be around on a recurring basis as she takes a break to travel, DJ, and have time to herself.
Original article May 14:
In light of recent conflicting reports in the soap press with regard to Jacqueline MacInnes Wood's (Steffy Forrester) status with "The Bold and the Beautiful," Soaps.com contacted the show to confirm that the actress was continuing in her role. A "B&B" representative told us, "Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is taking a short break, as she has done in the past, from 'B&B'. She remains as the character of Steffy Forrester and is continuing to tape, currently with episodes airing through July of 2013 and then beyond."
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RDLTD needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 89 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Recognify is a web based application and ipad app that helps you rebuild your memory after you have suffered a brain injury or disease (stroke, infection etc). It is designed to help people learn (actually relearn) about their family and friends and personal history.
This is a free tool that leverages the latest science and power of the web to help people relearn the most intimate details of their lives.
The family and victims of brian injuries, strokes and brain disease or old age. These are people who are educated and internet users but also are suffering from a significant life altering events. Typically aged 24 to 65 male and female. English speaking audience that are well educated and are proactive.
The idea for this logo is to create an image/brand that people and their families can trust and identify with a process of relearning and rebuilding some of the most personal aspects of their lives:
-Ideally would evoke a sense of science/medicine/healing
-rebuilding pieces of one's biographical life (work history, personal history)
-Learning about family, friends and memories are key to the concept of recognify
-The software relies on repetition, fun and the weaving of similar concepts together
-It is a visual and auditory solution. You see images, words and shapes
The Recognify name incorporates the concepts of:
-Cognitive Development
I have attached some images of neurons, the brain and dna. I like the abstract feeling of the dna sequence and the neuron.
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SOURCE: Dako Denmark A/S
February 12, 2013 11:00 ET
GLOSTRUP, DENMARK--(Marketwire - Feb 12, 2013) - Dako, an Agilent Technologies company, announced today it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Pfizer in the field of companion diagnostics.
The agreement constitutes a legal framework for various collaboration projects between the two companies, covering research, development and commercialization as well as advisory services.
"We are extremely excited to partner with Pfizer, a company with such a global presence and reputation for market leadership," said Lars Holmkvist, CEO of Dako and senior vice president, Agilent. "This collaboration is testimony to the level of expertise and service Dako is committed to delivering to our partners in companion diagnostics."
Companion diagnostics are seen as the cornerstones of precision medicine. They provide a way to improve patient care and reduce health-care costs by matching specific therapies to the individuals most likely to benefit from them, since all patients do not respond in the same way.
"This partnership with Dako will support Pfizer's companion diagnostics efforts, an important component of our growing Precision Medicine capabilities," said John Hubbard, senior vice president, Development Operations at Pfizer. "Precision Medicine R&D is designed to advance more targeted therapies for patients, improve efficacy, safety and success rates, and expedite development."
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Today's news follows an earlier announcement from Dako introducing a master framework agreement between Dako and Eli Lilly and Company, which focuses on developing novel companion diagnostics for Eli Lilly's oncology pipeline.
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Dako, based in Denmark, is a global leader in tissue-based cancer diagnostics. Hospital and research laboratories worldwide use Dako's reagents, instruments, software and expertise to make accurate diagnoses and determine the most effective treatment for cancer patients. Dako, with 1,200 employees, operates in more than 100 countries. Dako became part of Agilent Technologies on June 21, 2012. Information about Dako is available at www.dako.com.
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text: My lo is 4 months old and was sleeping 5-6 hrs in a row most nights. He has recently slept for 7 hours a few times and I'm a little worried about it. I know I should probably be excited about the extra rest but I'm worried about him getting enough to eat and worried about my supply. I actually had to wake him up after sleeping 7 hours early this morning. He is only in the 15th percentile for weight and I've never felt like I have a huge supply. Should I be waking him more often?


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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Having won seven Tour de France titles is no longer part of Lance Armstrong's Twitter profile.
As late as Monday night, Armstrong's bio on the social media site included a mention of his seven Tour wins from 1999-2005, but reference to the race was removed hours after he was stripped of the titles by the International Cycling Union and banned from the sport for life for his involvement in what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency described as a massive doping program.
Early Tuesday, Armstrong's profile said: "Raising my five kids. Fighting Cancer. Swim, bike, run and golf whenever I can." Previously, the profile said: "Father of 5 amazing kids, 7-time Tour de France winner, full time cancer fighter, part time triathlete."
Armstrong has steadfastly denied doping, but chose not to fight USADA in one of the agency's arbitration hearings, arguing the process was rigged against him.


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Guest Workers' Flight Irks Sheep Ranchers
With Some Shepherds on Special Visas Abandoning Their Flocks, Industry Joins Calls for Federal Immigration Overhaul
Denis Kowitz has a shepherd-retention problem at his Idaho wool-growing operation, and he hopes changes in federal immigration law will help fix it.
"One was named Oscar, the other…well, I can't remember. But he's gone!" he says of two hired hands who left in March, just when he needed them for lambing season on his ranch in Rupert, in southern Idaho.


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Ke$ha: Bikini Babe in Australia!
Ke$ha hits the beach in a high waisted bikini on Tuesday (March 15) in Adelaide, Australia.
The 24-year-old pop sensation walked along the beach and even did a few yoga poses!
Yesterday, K$ performed a high energy 45-minute set at the Future Music Festival in Sydney!
K$ is scheduled to perform four shows in Japan later this month before traveling to South Korea and then heading stateside.


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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Another trial began Monday for Argentina's former president and convicted arms trafficker, Carlos Menem.
This time he's charged with falsifying his official wealth declaration in 2000. Menem allegedly failed to mention four bank accounts, two properties, two ultra-light airplanes, stock in telecom companies and two vehicles.
One of the bank accounts was opened in Liechtenstein with $6 million while he was president in the 1990s.
The 83-year-old senator faces a six-year sentence if convicted, but his defense argues that too much time has passed to try him now. His lawyers also say he meant no harm by omitting the information in the document that wealthier Argentines must file annually for tax purposes.
About 20 witnesses are being asked to testify.
Menem called all the charges "totally unfounded" as he left court Monday.
As a senator, Menem has parliamentary immunity that can only be removed by the Senate, where he has provided a reliable vote for President Cristina Fernandez. But he dismissed the idea that she will protect him.
"I don't expect the government to support me. Justice is acting in agreement with constitutional principles," Menem told reporters.
For now, Menem remains free despite the seven-year sentence he received in June after being convicted of smuggling weapons while he was president to Croatia and Ecuador when those countries were subject to international embargos.
Menem has been accused in a separate case with responsibility for the explosion at a weapons factory that destroyed much of the town of Rio Tercero in 1995, killing seven people and injuring dozens. Prosecutors believe the blast was intended to eliminate evidence of arms trafficking.


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David Scott has ESPN.com needing to explain a weird online gaffe involving the late Cory Lidle.
The Red Sox got the regular season off to a bang with their 6-5 extra innings victory over the Oakland A's in Japan yesterday. This morning the two clubs are at it again with the A's currently holding a 4-1 lead in the 6th.
Gordon Edes has Manny Ramirez and Brandon Moss leading the Red Sox to victory yesterday. Michael Silverman has the offense coming to the rescue of Daisuke Matsuzaka and the pitching. Jeff Goldberg has a number of observations from opening day. Sean McAdam has Ramirez and the Red Sox getting off to a quick start yesterday.
Rob Bradford says that the "new" Manny Ramirez was a hit on opening day. Amalie Benjamin has more on Moss making the most of his opportunity to get into the lineup on opening day. Bradford has more on Moss replacing J.D. Drew and saving the day for the Sox. Lenny Megliola kept a running thoughts diary as he got up and watched the game yesterday. Kevin Gray also had a number of thoughts.
Bradford looks at today's starter, Jon Lester as he gets ready for his 2008 debut. McAdam has Bud Selig taking in the season opener yesterday. Bradford has the Red Sox and A's visiting the United States Embassy yesterday as well. Jon Couture says that opening in Japan is just part of the price they have to pay for their success. Joe Haggerty thinks that Mike Lowell could be even better this season. Bob Stern has Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima as question marks for the Sox heading into their second season with the team.
Bill Burt and Peter Schworm check in with some early rising Sox fans who went out for the season opener. Michael Medeiros also has a story on this topic.
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell recaps the DirecTV outage yesterday.
Edes' notebook has a look at a shaky outing from Jonathan Papelbon yesterday. Silverman's notebook has Dice-K apologizing to fans for his poor performance yesterday.
The offense broke out last night, scoring 6 times on the Maple Leafs in a 6-2 Boston victory. Kevin Paul Dupont says that while the standings didn't change that much, the Bruins could hold their head a little higher after last night's performance. Stephen Harris has the Bruins getting a badly needed lift and victory last night in Toronto.
Harris' notebook reports that the Bruins leading scorer, Marc Savard, has a broken bone in his back, though possibly in "the best place to break your back." Dupont's notebook has Chuck Kobasew being felled by a Zdeno Chara slapshot to the ankle, and has Dupont showing a little frustration with the Bruins Patriots-like stance on injury information. (Might be the only time we compare the Bruins to the Patriots…)
We've got a couple of new pieces on on the BSMW Full Court Press, there are Random Thoughts and Further Reflections and a A Second Open Letter to the Readers.
Peter May has Sam Cassell drinking Tom Thibodeau's Kool-Aid, which means working hard on the defensive end. Jessica Camerato has Cassell possibly looking at his last chance to get back to the NBA finals, where he hasn't been since the first two seasons of his long career.
Mark Murphy has the Celtics getting ready for the Suns tonight, and hoping to avenge one of their worst games of the season. Jackie MacMullan has Shaquille O'Neal finding his place with the Suns, and with the help of Bill Russell, accepting his reduced production and role. He also takes a nice swipe at Ricky Davis, praises James Posey, and looks forward to playing the Celtics now that they're back to being "Boston Boston." Shaq is always entertaining, and this is a good read from MacMullan.
Down by 22 points with less than 15 minutes left in the second half to Syracuse, things didn't look good for the UMass Minutemen. Then it happened. They staged a stunning comeback to win the game and earn a spot in the NIT Final Four with a 81-77 victory in the Carrier Dome. Erik Gallant wonders if this was the greatest comeback in NCAA history.
Jackie Friedman and Kerri Fleming have reports on the UMass victory. Eli Rosenswaike has the story in the Herald.
Marty Dobrow has Bentley trying to keep their unbeaten season (33-0) perfect as they head into the NCAA Division 2 Elite Eight. Mark Murphy has more on Bentley's quest for the perfect season. Sean Jacquet has the Falcons looking to finish the job this year after falling in the elite eight last year.
Karen Guregian and Mike Reiss each have Richard Seymour among those starting off fresh in the Patriots offseason conditioning program which started this week at Gillette Stadium.
Amy Derjue on the Boston Daily blog follows up on the Brian McNamee appearance at a local nutritional store this week as noted in yesterday's afternoon post here on BSMW.


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CBC Gets Two Stories About George Lucas Totally Mixed Up
from the mashup! dept
These are clearly two separate films... unless you're a reporter for the CBC apparently:
George Lucas is tackling his first musical, a film about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American pilots.While we're big supporters of mashups and remix culture, this isn't exactly what we meant...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lucas is working on the movie Red Tails at his Skywalker Ranch in California.
Plot details for the computer-animated film are not being released, but it is known that fairies play a role.
The article continues to bounce back and forth over the details of the two movies, as if they were the same thing. Perhaps this is why the CBC put in place a terms of service that required sites to get permission before quoting any CBC articles...
Update: Despite the article being up for over a week without a correction, within hours of this post, they changed the article around. Luckily... we've got screenshot:


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Can I compile wxWidgets programs on different platforms without much overhead?
No announcement yet.
Systemd 197 Brings "Quite Some Cool New Stuff"
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Originally posted by Ancurio View PostQt being a "piece of stinking commercial shit" is the only reason I am able to code something in it on Linux,
and with almost no further work compile it nicely for windows/mac, unlike the linux-centered gtk.
Originally posted by dee. View PostHm. That's odd. I could have sworn there was a windows version of GIMP...
though i cannot confirm neither decline this as i do not have any gtk experience myself.
Originally posted by a user View Postactually he didn't said contrary. he claimed that using gtk causes significant more work to get thinks to work on other platforms.
though i cannot confirm neither decline this as i do not have any gtk experience myself.
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Originally posted by pingufunkybeat View PostQt is licensed under QPL, GPL and LGPL. They are all FSF and OSI approved licenses. You can choose a license at your discretion.
You don't need to sign anything to use, modify or merge QPL, GPL or LGPL code.
I know that you're just trolling, but it's still important to correct this sort of FUD because younger users might not know this and might believe your rabid nonsense.
Originally posted by smitty3268 View PostLOL. Digia promised not to commercially abuse people with their CLA too.
To them the open source version is only damaged goods which will attract potential future closed source customers. A mordern version of shareware where the can lure customers and scoop up free patches by the means of CLA.
I suggest you go have a look up at their page. And oh yeah make an inquiry to their sales department as well. Pretend to be confused about licenses and you will have a sale engineer talk FUD about LGPLs "risks and limitations" in five minutes. I have a former boss who went anti-open source because a 5 min chat with a Qt sales engineer. He had a neutral view before that. Im sure he still misinformed and spreads the license FUD in every elevator pitch.
Qt is having having benefints every time open source is getting FUDed. Digias business case is to fuck open source by be two faced liars. And any one with a brain can fugure it out when the look at the business case.Last edited by funkSTAR; 01-11-2013, 03:29 AM.
Originally posted by ryao View PostI am one of the youngest people involved in OSS and I have no interest in using systemd. Am I the only one who sees irony to comments claiming that old people dislike systemd and young people love it?
In five years time you will look back and laugh at the stupidity of youth.
Originally posted by funkSTAR View PostWell you are just a young forkster. The now established systemd maintenance team have more man-years of experience at maintaining the code than you have lived. And that includes your diapertime. Both the mess your mum cleaned up but also all the crappy udev-neckbeard shit you and fellow forksters crapped all over the place.
In five years time you will look back and laugh at the stupidity of youth.


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FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (AP) — Timothy Day isn't exactly sick of corn by the end of the summer, but ...
"If I had a penny every time I've heard, 'This is a-MAZE-ing,' I'd certainly be rich by now," he says with a chuckle.
Over the past couple of months, Day has cut more than 50 corn mazes. Someone else does the designs, but there's definitely some artistry in the way he spins that steering knob.
"My paintbrush is a rototiller," Day says. "And a tractor hooked to it."
Most people associate corn mazes with Halloween, but the work starts long before October.
Day's season began the last week in June. Since then, he and his partner have been as far north as Ontario, Canada, as far south as Florida, and to "almost every state between here and there."
"It's not out of the ordinary for us to drive 3,000 or 4,000 miles in five days and cut out 10 or 12 corn mazes in that amount of time," says Day, who lives in Edinburg, Va., and who's been doing this since 2005. "Our truck is our hotel. We actually sleep in the truck most of the time. We keep either the tractor driving or the truck driving, one or the other. One of us is driving something almost 24 hours a day."
Day cuts for Maize Quest out of New Park, Pa. Company owner Hugh McPherson says this season has been a logistical nightmare.
"The rain has been sending us to scheduling haywire for the cutting crew," says McPherson, aka "The Maze Master."
He and Day have to stagger the cutting schedule to catch the corn at just the right growth stage. If it's too mature, the plants will grow back in the paths he's cut.
Day likes to cut the corn when it's about waist- or chest-high, but that's not just for practical reasons. He's allergic once the corn tassels.
"Basically, anywhere that the pollen touches me, I just get a really itchy rash," says Day, who ran into that problem this year outside Memphis, Tenn. "It gets to where the pollen is so thick in your eyes ... you can feel the grit on your eyeballs and, literally, for three days my eyes will run yellow."
Once he gets to a farm, it's all fairly routine.
First, he drives around the field's perimeter to establish the boundaries for the GPS system. Then he fits the design into that shape, and the computer does the rest.
"There's very little room for error in our corn mazes," he says. "They're tight-packed. The trails are close to together. So a little mistake breaks through a whole wall and changes the whole maze."
With some designs, Day — who runs landscaping business the rest of the year — has to go in with a lawnmower. And occasionally he'll arrive to find that the field's not quite big enough to accommodate the artist's vision.
"And then I get to play a little bit of designer on the fly," he says. "It's kind of fun when that happens, too."
Most of the work takes place between sunup and sundown. But Day has been known to cut in the dark.
"You've got to trust this more," he says, hoisting the little black box in his right hand.
Sometimes, getting to the job is the hardest part.
On a recent Saturday, Day's truck limped into this little bedroom community south of Raleigh just before dawn.
He was supposed to cut the field at Naylor Family Farms on Aug. 16, but a band of thunderstorms turned him away. He was scheduled to do another maze in Chesnee, S.C., the following Friday morning, and decided to hit Naylor before dusk that evening.
But just outside Charlotte, Day's pickup truck started giving him trouble. He'd just swapped out the transmission a few days earlier, and now the new one was going out on him.
Not wanting to let Robert Naylor down again, Day picked his way across the state — driving 15 miles, stopping to let the truck cool down, then doing another 15 miles.
"It took me 15 hours to get here when it should have taken four," the bleary-eyed redhead with the day's growth of beard said with a wan smile.
The majority of mazes Day cuts are about 5 or 6 acres, though he's done fields as large as 13 acres. The stand of corn at Naylor Family Farms is just shy of 10.
Naylor went with a pirate theme last year. This season, he chose a maze called "Escape from Egypt," with pyramids, palm trees and a giant camel at the center.
This is Naylor's third year doing a maze. He says it takes him a couple of weeks to memorize the path.
"It's easy to get disoriented, even if you have your map," he says as turkey buzzards circle overhead. "And that's the point of it, I guess. It's kind of fun when you get lost — if you're not in a hurry."
Day isn't just a Maize Quest employee. He's also a client.
His brother, Jonathan, runs Bridgemont Farm, a 500-acre spread in Virginia's picturesque Shenandoah Valley, where the family raises corn, soybeans and beef cattle. Day cut their design in July.
The 12-acre field is divided into two interconnected mazes — "The Great Train Adventure," with a giant steam locomotive, and "The Dinosaur Adventure," featuring a Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex.
The big rush is over. But Day's odyssey won't truly be finished until late November or early December, when he heads to Palm City, Fla., to cut a winter maze.
Despite the grueling, sometimes monotonous schedule, the maze-maker has so far avoided maize malaise.
"I like corn," Day insists. "I love corn."
On the web:
Maize Quest http://www.cornmaze.com/Pages/Corn%20Maze%20Cornfield%20Maze.aspx
Naylor Family Farms http://www.naylorfamilyfarm.com/info.php
Bridgemont Farm http://www.getlostinthecorn.com/
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You have been dreaming of this day since you were a little girl - the flowers, the cake, the music, the dress. From the moment he got down on one knee, cake flavors and colors have been dancing through your head. Although there may be timelines to create, dress fittings to schedule and seating charts to complete, every bride should take a step back and remember the reason behind the craziness.
Here are a handful of ways to keep the romance alive during wedding planning.
Keep Date Night, Date Night
Every week, you should both make plans to spend an evening together and not talk about wedding plans. Your plans don't have to be the same each week, but make sure you make time for alone time every week. Relive your first date or visit the places where your love first started to grow. Had a rough week? Dress down and head to a dinner and a movie. There is a time and place for wedding planning, and date night is not one of them.
Involve him in the wedding planning decisions
So many brides get caught up in the planning process they substitute the "we" for "me." While you may have been dreaming of this day far longer than he has, it's still about both of you. Your groom has just as much say in the venue, the flowers, and the food as you do. While there are many aspects of planning that you may not want to involve him in (THE DRESS!), try to make him feel special and be welcoming of his thoughts and ideas.
Celebrate the Milestones
Just because wedding planning started, doesn't mean life was put on pause. Although you may be preparing for the most beautiful day of your lives, the two of you should still be celebrating the smaller milestones of life. Did you get a promotion at work? Get all spiffed up and go out for a night on the town! Did you buy a house together? Spend your first night in your new home enjoying a bottle of wine and making a delicious dinner. No matter how big or small the occasion, don't let planning be the reason you miss out on the finer moments of life.
Have fun with it
While planning a wedding can be one of the most stressful times of your life, don't let it bring you down. Enjoy these moments together. Steal a glance of your sparkling ring from time to time. Practice your first dance together. Sit down and plan your honeymoon with one another. When the vows have been said, the cake cut, the last glass of champagne drank, the wedding will be over but your life together has only just begun.
Style Me Pretty Contributor – Maureen Cromer is a wedding planner, blogger and public relations professional from Baltimore Maryland, where she lives with her fiancé and kitten. When she isn't working, you will find her running through the scenic trails of Maryland or sailing around the Wye River with her water-loving family.


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Gov. John Kasich said the upcoming construction projects in northwest Ohio make for exciting times.
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A three-year, $260 million widening project on I-75 between Perrysburg and Findlay is a big-money highlight of the Ohio Department of Transportation's statewide construction program this year, but a much smaller reconstruction job in downtown Toledo is much more likely to give area drivers orange-barrel fatigue.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich returned on Wednesday to the central Toledo business where he announced plans 16 months ago to bankroll highway improvements throughout northern Ohio with Ohio Turnpike toll financing to kick off a 2014 construction season heavily dependent on those funds.
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"We're starting to be on the move in this state. It's pretty exciting," the governor said during an ODOT news conference at Modern Builders' Supply, Phillips Avenue near I-75, to roll out a statewide program of 936 construction projects with combined contracts estimated at $2.5 billion — the most in ODOT history for a single year.
It includes the June start of I-75 widening in Wood and northern Hancock counties, for which one contract has already been awarded — $65.5 million to Miller Brothers Construction for work between State Rt. 18 and Hancock County Road 99 — and three others are to be in place by next month.
Except for modifications to the I-475 junction in Perrysburg, however, that work is unlikely to cause significant traffic delays because two lanes will be maintained in each direction during peak travel times. That matches existing capacity, albeit with a reduced speed limit.
ODOT also plans to maintain two lanes each way when it rebuilds I-75 between Dorr Street and Central Avenue starting in June, but that's a stretch that normally has four lanes between Dorr and the central Toledo I-475 junction.
"Obviously, there's a lot more traffic downtown," Theresa Pollick, the department's district spokesman in Bowling Green, said after the governor's news conference. "It's going to have the greatest impact to traffic."
The $28 million downtown reconstruction, scheduled for completion in July, 2016, will also require long-term ramp closings during its second phase next year.
Other major projects on this year's ODOT plan for the Toledo area include a $14 million rework of the I-475/U.S. 23 split in Sylvania Township to eliminate weaving traffic on the southbound side between the split and Central Avenue; $17 million to overhaul three pairs of bridges near the Airport Highway interchange in Springfield Township, and the $18 million McCord Road Underpass in Holland.
Another big project that has already started is ODOT's $28.7 million Anthony Wayne Bridge overhaul. The structure, also known as the High Level Bridge across the Maumee River just south of downtown Toledo, closed to all traffic last month and won't reopen until late 2015.
"This is about increased safety and jobs, about reduced congestion and jobs, about increased growth, commerce, development — and jobs," ODOT Director Jerry Wray said during the news conference.
Without Mr. Kasich's "bold and courageous" initiative to borrow $1.5 billion backed by the Ohio Turnpike's future toll collections, Mr. Wray said, most projects wouldn't be happening until many years in the future.
Larry Leggett, chairman of the Modern Builders' Supply board, said the construction kickoff is "a good sign that the transportation system for northwest Ohio and Toledo is on the rise," and he remarked that safe, convenient roads are important both for his company's deliveries and its customers' access to its stores.
Modern Builders' Supply was where Mr. Kasich in December, 2012, announced his administration's decision to borrow against the toll road rather than lease it to a private operator as a way to "leverage" its value to pay for construction projects.
Before legislative action last year, turnpike revenues were restricted to being used only for turnpike projects, but now may be spent on other roads deemed to have a "nexus" to the toll road.
Mr. Kasich has said the turnpike bonds should bring in another $1.5 billion in other funding, supporting a total construction program worth $3 billion.
"We're going to move projects, some of which were 20 years out, into this short window," the governor said. "I can't wait to see all these orange barrels."
Next year, ODOT plans to start rebuilding I-75 between I-475 and I-280, including past Mr. Leggett's business, also using turnpike financing.
"It's something else we're going to have to deal with, but the orange barrels will be forgotten over time," Mr. Leggett said.
The use of turnpike funding, in turn, allows ODOT's traditional fuel-tax revenue stream to be devoted to other road improvements — principally roads farther from the turnpike, but also including the state's contribution to work like the McCord project, which will replace a busy railroad crossing with a railroad bridge over the road.
"I'm just thrilled with what's happening with infrastructure in Ohio, and we didn't have to raise anybody's taxes," Mr. Kasich said.
The campaign for Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, however, issued a statement challenging Mr. Kasich's record on boosting construction-industry employment and noting that the governor's plan to cover part of a proposed 8 percent income-tax cut with a hike in the commercial-activity tax would hit the construction industry especially hard.
During a meeting last week with The Blade's editorial board, Mr. FitzGerald, the leading Democratic party challenger to Mr. Kasich in this year's gubernatorial election, voiced continuing reservations about the turnpike financing arrangement too.
"When the governor and Republican legislators are in other parts of the state, they brag about how they're using turnpike revenues to do road projects there," he said. "They don't say that up here in northern Ohio, we're paying twice to subsidize infrastructure. We pay the gas tax and higher tolls."
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Derek Norris figures the only difference between starting and coming off the bench is the need to bear down a little quicker when he's asked to pinch-hit.
Norris delivered a pinch-hit homer and drove in five runs, Stephen Vogt went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics roughed up Yu Darvish again in beating the Texas Rangers 10-6 Tuesday night.
''He has a knack,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said about Norris. ''He's ready for the situation.''
Norris, a career .500 hitter against the Rangers, is 4 for 11 with five RBIs as a pinch-hitter.
''I don't know what that means,'' he said. ''I mean, I like starting, too.''
Six of the catcher's eight home runs this year have come with at least two runners on base.
''Five RBIs off the bench; that's something special,'' Norris said. ''Ultimately, the credit goes to the team for getting on base. I don't get any more or less aggressive whether someone is on or no one is on. I just try to put the barrel of the bat on the ball.''
Tommy Milone (5-3) won his fifth consecutive decision, matching his career best, as the A's won their third in four games.
Milone gave up three runs and five hits over 5 2-3 innings, improving to 5-0 in his last eight starts. He walked one and struck out three.
''Every game I just try to stay within myself and not do too much,'' Milone said. ''I'm trying to get those guys out and so far it's been working. When we're scoring runs, pitchers in general just attack the zone and throw strikes.''
Darvish (7-3) dropped his eighth straight to the A's, and the Rangers lost for the second time in six games.
''For some reason, they have really good numbers against me,'' Darvish said through a translator. ''I just have to prepare myself for the next start.''
Darvish allowed seven runs - four earned - and eight hits over five-plus innings. He walked five and struck out eight, including Brandon Moss in the first for career strikeout No. 600.
''He was out there searching, which he always does,'' Rangers manager Ron Washington said. ''Usually he finds something, but tonight he just didn't find it. He just couldn't find anything to get them out with.''
Roughned Odor homered, tripled and drove in three runs for the Rangers.
Aaron Poreda, recalled from Triple-A Round Rock earlier in the day, took over for Darvish with two runners on in the sixth and got two outs before giving way to Shawn Tolleson, who gave up Norris' home run.
Adrian Beltre gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first with his two-out RBI single.
The A's scored twice in the second. Jed Lowrie, Vogt and Alberto Callaspo hit consecutive singles to open the inning. Lowrie scored on Callaspo's hit, and Vogt came around to score on right fielder Alex Rios' throwing error.
Vogt added RBI singles in the third and fifth. Coco Crisp hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth, and Norris hit a three-run shot, his fourth career pinch-hit homer, in the sixth.
''It seems like all the catchers are producing, even when they are all in the lineup,'' Milone said. ''It's a lot of fun right now.''
Odor hit a solo homer in the fifth and added a two-run triple in the seventh. Rios hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Daniel Robertson drove in a run in the seventh.
Norris added a two-run double in the eighth.
NOTES: Robbie Ross was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to make room for Poreda. ... The Rangers signed veteran 1B Carlos Pena to a minor league deal. ... Darvish owns a 7.59 ERA in four career starts at the Coliseum in Oakland. ... RHP Nick Tepesch (2-2, 3.94 ERA) starts for the Rangers in Wednesday's series finale. He's won three straight over AL West opponents. RHP Sonny Gray (6-3, 2.93) goes for the A's. He has lost his last two. ... A's LHP Drew Pomeranz was placed on the 15-day DL with a broken right hand. He was injured when he punched the back of a chair in frustration Monday night after losing to Texas in his shortest outing of the season. ... A's RHP Evan Scribner was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento. Oakland also obtained LHP Brad Mills for cash in a trade with Milwaukee.


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The DYRS 2012 Annual Performance Report summarizes the agency's results and offers a look into DYRS' operations and outcomes throughout the 2012 fiscal year.
Director Neil Stanley writes in his opening letter for the 2012 report, "The agency is committed to promoting public safety through the effective rehabilitation of the youth in its care. The agency is applying evidence-based approaches, best practices, and promising programs to promote long-term public safety. We are holding youth accountable and working with them on a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood."
Public safety gains are being achieved while more DYRS youth than ever before are attaining a GED, participating in mentoring programs, and receiving workforce training.
"We are proud of our progress, and we also recognize that there is more work to be done. We are ready to build on our positive outcomes to better serve youth and the District as a whole," Director Stanley adds.
The DYRS 2012 Annual Performance Report is available for review and download below.


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Wing Commander Trivia (SEGA CD)
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Critic Score
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
User Score
5 point score based on user ratings.
Amiga versionThe standard Amiga version of Wing Commander has only 16 colors, as it was released just before the Amiga 1200 which added the 256-color AGA version. Some early demos were made in 32 colors, but the number of colors had to be reduced as the game was too slow on not accelerated Amigas. The only 256-color version is the one bundled with the CD32 system, which also runs on A1200s with CD drives.
Auto pilotDue to the way the game has you auto-piloting to different nav points where the action takes place, most gamers would think that the engine simply has a generic "endless" space and it simply spawns the required objects when you use the autopilot feature. In reality the game actually generates the entire area you see on your nav computer with all its objects. This can be seen when actually flying to each of the nav points manually.
CampaignWing Commander features a full "winning" and "losing" branches of a campaign tree, with some "neither" branches where you can turn yourself around. Unfortunately, most players simply replay each mission until they win (or else they eject and reload the old savegame), thus NEVER experiencing the "losing" side of the campaign, thus wasting all the effort put in by Origin. Origin simplified the campaign flowchart in all later games (and the mission packs) so that they no longer need completely separate campaign paths for the "losing" branch, to save on development costs.
Copy protectionThe original package came with blueprints for the 4 Confed fighters in the game: Hornet, Scimitar, Raptor, and Rapier. The copy protection ask you questions from those blueprints.
CutscenesMost of the major cutscenes are random in themselves (e.g. every time the briefing starts people sit down and stand up in different order).
DevelopmentThis game was almost canceled the quarter before it shipped. The sales & marketing director Marten Davies at Origin did not believe it would sell. In an interview with the German magazine GameStar (issue 05/2016), Roberts refutes this claim and replaces it with a different anecdote: Roberts believed the game would sell 100.000 units, Davies calculated with at least 200.000 units. So Roberts did bet his car (Porsche 944 Turbo) on it - and lost because the game sold 250.000 units in a short time frame. However, with the royalties he could easily afford a new car of the same model...
ManiacWhen you fly a mission with "Maniac", there's the name "Joker" written on his helmet, however if you fly with the other pilots, the right name is on their helmets. Probably Origin changed this before the final release. At least this happens when you play the original Wing Commander Missions with the sm2.exe from Secret Missions 2: Crusade.
ManualThe game manual, like other Origin games, is written inside the universe and titled "Claw Marks: The Onboard Magazine of TCS Tiger's Claw". Inside is various stories and articles that might be interesting to an active pilot, including a set of ship's schematics under the heading "Joan's Spacecraft". This is a various obvious nod to the Jane's Information Group which for years published encyclopedic specifications of ships, aircraft, tanks and other machines of war. In the video game world, the Jane's branding has been attached to multiple products.
NovelsThere have been eight novels written and published set in the Wing Commander universe; unusually, most of them have been at least partially written by the same author, and hence for game novel adaptations can be considered to contain extraordinary degrees of internal continuity:
- Freedom Flight (1992), by Ellen Guon and Mercedes Lackey;
- End Run (1993), by William R Forstchen and Christopher Stasheff;
- Fleet Action (1994), by William R Forstchen;
- Heart of the Tiger (1995), by William R Forstchen and Andrew Keith;
- The Price of Freedom (1996), by William R Forstchen and Ben Ohlander;
- Action Stations (1997), by William R Forstchen;
- False Colors (1998), by William R Forstchen and William H Keith; and
- Pilgrim Stars (1999), by Peter Telep -- a novel specifically inspired by the WC movie.
PackagingThere's a large blurb on the back of the original box that says "Every screenshot taken from this game - What You See is What You Play!" However, that's incorrect. Most of the shots on the back were taken from a beta version of the game, featuring weapons, names, and graphics not seen in the final version. Isn't it ironic?
PC Gamer releaseA complete version of Wing Commander is available on Classic Games Collection CD featured in the July 2000 issue of PC Gamer Magazine.
Player characterIn Wing Commander, the player character has no name and when he was created, his black hair was "highlighted" with lots of streaks of blue (there was a limited color palette). Within Origin, he came to be referred to as "BlueHair" when discussing him. It is possible that this was the basis when he was named "Blair" in later installments of the series.
ReferencesIf you look at the "weapons ratings" you will notice that some are rated in "ESK's". This stands for "Earth Shattering Kabooms!", as per the Marvin the Martian cartoon.
SEGA CD versionThe Sega CD version of Wing Commander features voice acting for all the dialogue in the game. There are not even any subtitles.
SoundtrackIn 2002 Team Fat announced the release of a completely redone Soundtrack-CD. The bonus track of this CD - a surf-version of the WC-Theme - can be found at http://www.gamasutra.com/galleries/audio/george_sanger/index.htm
TechnologyUnique for its time, Wing Commander used a hybrid 3D system that took place in true 3D space, but used bitmaps drawn from different angles for sprites. The end result was a 3D system that was fast without the speed penalty of rendering polygons in realtime (bitmap scaling and rotation was employed instead). A similar method was used in Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, but not until several years later.
TitleThe game was originally going to be called Wingleader and had that name until very shortly before it was shipped. It was changed at the last minute when it was discovered a board game had the same name and they didn't want to risk trademark infringement. Some beta-test pictures can still be found which contain that name.
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
- March 1991 (issue #42) - Included in the list Greatest Games of all Time in category Simulations (editorial staff choice)
- Amiga Joker
- Issue 02/1994 – Best Simulation in 1993 (Readers' Vote)
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1991 (Issue #88) – Game of the Year
- April 1992 (Issue #93) – Introduced into the Hall of Fame
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) - #7 in the "150 Best Games of All Time" list
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #10 Best Way To Die In Computer Gaming (receiving a funeral)
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #12 Most Rewarding Ending of All Time
- 200th anniversary issue - #4 in the "Best Game of All Time" list (Readers' vote)
- Issue #4 - #20 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time" list
- GameSpy
- 2001 – #34 Top Game of All Time
- GameStar (Germany)
- Issue 12/1999 - #4 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
- Power Play
- Issue 01/1991 - Best Action Game in 1990 (DOS version)
Contributed by Trixter (9125) on Mar 01, 1999. [revised by : Patrick Bregger (211106) and Jo ST (24081)]. -- edit trivia


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No Pain, No Gain for Milanby Caryn Switaj / Boston Bruins
VANCOUVER, BC - So, you know how great you always feel after a run? Or a hard weight-lifting workout? Or even the fact that you decided to take the stairs instead of the elevator?
Yeah, Milan Lucic put us all to shame this morning in Vancouver, as we kicked off Day 2 of #BearTracks with his morning workout at Pro 4 Sports to get a glimpse of his offseason training.
After his warm-up routine (that could serve as a whole workout for most people, quite frankly) full of hurdles and quick footwork and clapping push-ups, the main bulk of the workout began. And 'Looch' ended up covered in sweat as a result.
With other hockey players in his training facility, the 6-foot-4, 235-pound power forward, apologized at one point to a few athletes who were about to hit the machine right after him. There was a stream of sweat covering the bench and a little pool underneath. Further evidence of the effort put into the morning, if we even needed it.
"It was a tough one," smiled Lucic, post-workout. "Today was combining endurance with strength."
"Yesterday we were at the track and we did a full 40 sprints. Short sprints, everything's under a hundred meters. On the ice surface, you are doing a lot of quick, short sprints where you're trying to get to top speed as quick as possible."
"Tomorrow once again is going to be another different work day that focuses more on chest and back. No workout has ever been the same. It definitely gets harder as we get closer to camp."
And that's the ultimate goal, of course, to be ready to go come September 11, when Training Camp opens for Lucic and the B's back in Boston. His workout was intense, especially given the sprinting that took place the day prior.
As the morning went on, we saw No. 17 work on quick feet and movement with mini hurdles, followed by medicine ball work that focuses on power in his arms, chest and upper body, and translates into "getting a good, quick, hard shooting motion" as Lucic put it.
He followed that up with pushing and pulling the weight sleigh over and over for power and endurance. Looch said that's always one of the tougher exercises, because of the strength that goes into it. "It got the heart rate up. It really got me sweating and going," he said.
After he had finished, his trainer Ian Gallagher, jokingly asked if we needed another take for the video - I don't think the forward would have been too excited about that!
Gallagher has been working with Milan since he was 17 and starting out in junior hockey, so he's seen his progression over the years morph the 24-year-old into one of the toughest players in the NHL (he's actually been voted "the toughest player in the NHL" by a poll of his peers before).
"Milan's a powerful, explosive guy but quickness, speed, and agility is going to be the thing that keeps him playing at a high level for a long time," he said.
"All coaches want players that can move. Ultimately, that's what all programs should be centered around."
With the shorter summer, Lucic is working through his endurance and power training phases at the same so he's to ready to go.
"I know big talk was that I was a little out of shape last year with the lockout. It was kind of harder to get ready not knowing when the season was going to start," he said. "Just getting that conditioning and strength and, as always, getting that quickness and that speed up to 100 percent is what I focus on every summer and that's the same this summer going into next year."
Lucic certainly had the focus and "no pain, no gain" mentality, as he gets himself ready for 2013-14.
"He's in that upper echelon for ability to move mass," said his trainer. "His work ethic's the thing that I believe separates him. Every day when he shows up he tries to be that top performer. That's consistent every day."


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Wonder Woman graces the cover of Ms. magazine's first issue in 1972. (Ms. magazine)Link
Ms. magazine brought Wonder Woman back for its 40th anniversary issue. (Ms. magazine)Link
Wonder Woman made her debut in 1941's All Star Comics No. 8. (DC Comics)Link
Soon after her All Star Comics debut, Wonder Woman was featured in Sensation Comics No. 1 in 1942. (DC Comics)Link
Wonder Woman gets her own comic in 1942, with Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC Comics)Link
Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics No. 46. In this 1945 storyline, the baddies give Wonder Woman's boyfriend Steve Trevor special powers to be stronger than her, hoping he'll force her to marry and become a meek housewife. In the end, Wonder Woman sticks to her guns and Steve happily submits to being the weaker of the two. (DC Comics)Link
In this 1957 Wonder Woman No. 90, the Amazon princess has to babysit an elephant, a whale and a dinosaur in order to raise $1 million for charity. (DC Comics)Link
In 1959, Wonder Woman's origin story was revamped. Issue No. 105 reveals that the Queen of the Amazons formed Diana from clay, and that her superpowers are gifts from the gods. (DC Comics)Link
In the late 1960s, Wonder Woman gave up her powers, started a mod boutique and worked with her mentor I Ching to learn martial arts. Here, she is shown in the August 1970 issue Wonder Woman No. 189. Her powers weren't restored until 1973, partly at the urging of Gloria Steinem. (DC Comics)Link
Cathy Lee Crosby played Wonder Woman in a 1974 TV movie "Wonder Woman." In the film, the heroine has no superpowers, but rather is a world-traveling spy, inspired by the I Ching era of the comics. (Warner Bros.)Link
Wonder Woman teamed up with other DC superheroes in "Super Friends," a television series that ran from 1973 to 1977. (Warner Bros.)Link
Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman in "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman," which ran from 1975 to 1979. (CBS / Los Angeles Times archives)Link
Wonder Woman was rebooted once more in 1987. Above is George Perez's Wonder Woman No. 1. cover. (DC Comics)Link
Wonder Woman was a key player in the animated TV series "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited," which ran from 2001 to 2006. (Warner Bros.)Link
Wonder Woman was again rebooted in 2006. Gail Simone took over writing duties for the comic beginning with issue No. 14, and was applauded for her portrayal of the heroine. (DC Comics)Link
Wonder Woman got her own animated movie in 2009. Keri Russell voiced Wonder Woman, and Nathan Fillion voiced Steve Trevor. (Warner Bros.)Link
In the 2010 animated series "Young Justice," about younger heroes trying to prove themselves worthy of joining the Justice League, Wonder Woman takes on Cassie Sandsmark (Wonder Girl) as her sidekick. (Warner Bros.)Link
Adrianne Palicki played the title character in the never-aired TV pilot "Wonder Woman" in 2011. The show, from David E. Kelley, was never picked up -- effectively canceled before it even began. (Justin Lubin / NBC / Warner Bros.)Link
Wonder Woman got a makeover when DC relaunched 52 of its most popular titles in 2011. (DC Comics)Link
Wonder Woman in 2012's "Wonder Woman: Odyssey" Vol. 2. (DC Comics)Link
Wonder Woman is getting a modern makeover in an upcoming graphic novel by award-winning comic writer Grant Morrison and artist Yanick Paquette. "Wonder Woman: Earth One" reimagines the Amazon warrior's mythic origin in a modern-day setting. The graphic novel follows J. Michael Straczynski's "Superman: Earth One" and Geoff Johns' "Batman: Earth One."
For Morrison, who is nearing the end of his successful run with "Batman Incorporated" (issue No. 13 is due out July 24), writing a Wonder Woman book represented a chance to round out the trinity. Morrison has already written extensive Superman and Batman stories, but Wonder Woman has always been a periphery character in his work. Paquette ("Ultimate X-Men," "Swamp Thing") drew a handful of "Wonder Woman" books in the late 1990s.
The 120-page "Wonder Woman: Earth One" comes at a time when the lasso-wielding heroine appears to be on the brink of a popularity resurgence. The CW is developing a Wonder Woman television show, and many fans are pushing for a big-screen feature based on the Amazon.
Hero Complex chatted with Morrison about the character's origins, previous Wonder Woman iterations, and his plans for the superheroine in "Wonder Woman: Earth One."
HC: A Wonder Woman graphic novel is a hefty project. Why a graphic novel as opposed to a comic series?
GM: Basically, Dan DiDio came to me and said, "Would you like to do this Wonder Woman graphic novel?" It was never intended to be a six-issue series or any kind of limited series. It was a completely different format. I liked the idea of being able to write something that was like a novel, and also to tell a different version of the Wonder Woman story.
HC: So she was a character you wanted to tackle?
GM: Kind of. I'd done it before in "Justice League," but she's always been a kind of presence. And there's something about the character that really annoyed me, to be honest, because I couldn't quite get a hook on her. I felt like there were a lot of really strange contradictions in there…. And because it was a challenge to most people. If you read about filmmakers talking about Wonder Woman, it's always, "Oh, we can't make a Wonder Woman film because people wouldn't buy into this, this, this or this." So it seemed that it was a challenging character. And because I'd done Superman and Batman, I really wanted to do the DC trinity of major characters. So I kind of came to it 'round the back door, but finally realized, "Yeah, I really want to do something with this and see if I can make it work in a way that I'd like to see it working."
HC: How did you begin? Did you go back and read the original comics?
GM: I started with the first principles, which is what I usually do, and go back to the original creators' intentions. I read up on the old William Moulton Marston [pen name Charles Moulton] stuff, with Harry Peter, the artist. And I also read up particularly on Marston's domestic arrangements, which were the biggest influence on Wonder Woman, because he was a very progressive psychologist of the 1930s, and his wife was also a renowned psychologist, but they both shared a lover called Olive Byrne, who was the model for Wonder Woman. So they were in this very boho, free-love kind of experience, long before the '60s and long after Rousseau and the romantics. He's a very interesting character, and Wonder Woman was created as an opposition to what he saw as the bloodcurdling masculinity of the comics. He wanted to basically teach young men that submission to the loving authority of a clever and kind woman would be the best way to live, and it would end wars, and it would end the strife of men. So it's a heady mix. He's a smart guy, a smart woman at his side, with a younger smart woman with them. They were all together for the creation of this amazing character, so I felt that really, it wasn't about superheroes at all. The whole essence of Wonder Woman is about a psychologist trying to teach us all a lesson. And although I don't necessarily agree with Marston's particular view on the world, or Marston's particular kinks, I wanted to do something that at least lived up to those ideals.
HC: So it's not about superheroes?
GM: It's not a comic about superheroes punching each other. It's about the sexes and how we feel about one another, and what a society of women cut off from the rest of the world for 3,000 years might look like, and what kind of sexuality, what kind of philosophy, what kind of science would that have developed, and how would that impact our world if it actually suddenly became apparent that these women existed. So for me, that was always the original Wonder Woman story, but when you hear it retold, there's a lot of potential in there to talk about the way we live today and the way the sexes view one another, especially in an age when pornography has become so ubiquitous, to go back to this sort of strange eroticism that Martson had. I think it is a really interesting way to talk about the issues we have in the world today.
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HC: Wonder Woman was one of the few superheroes created as a mainstream model for girls, not just a male audience. Are you hoping to attract a broader female audience with your retelling?
GM: Absolutely. We'll see what happens. It all depends, I guess. It has a lot to do with marketing and the kinds of interviews that we do. But yeah, I was speaking the other day, and I said, "This is a book for mothers and their daughters," so hopefully that will stand. But I think it's better for teenage girls. I think younger girls, it may be too strong for them. But certainly teenage girls and their mothers.
HC: Wonder Woman is also one of a handful of heroes who uses diplomacy as much as strength. Did that factor into your take?
GM: What I'm trying to do here, and what I've done with Superman and Batman, is just try to embody the character on the page. All of the characters and the different things the characters meant to different generations, I wanted to get them all into this portrayal, so that these aspects are important. Also, Wonder Woman is the goddess of truth, so what does that mean? That was a big thing in the '90s. So we're going to bring that in — what happens to someone who's the defender of truth when the truth is the thing that can actually destroy them? … We're also going to deal with the notion of Wonder Woman having a costume, which I think is almost ridiculous. So we're playing with that a little bit and doing something different from that, which surprisingly nobody has ever done. We're going to do something with how she looks, which is quite different.
HC: Gail Simone and Brian Azzarello have both been lauded for their approach to the character in recent years. What aspects of those portrayals do you want to keep, and what do you want to leave behind?
GM: I didn't want to be too influenced by those at all. The only influences I really wanted to have was the original Marston stories with Harry Peter, and also the Lynda Carter TV show, which I thought was a really good and workable translation of the Wonder Woman concept for a mass audience. I like it for that reason, and also Lynda Carter just embodied the character so beautifully. But she didn't really get to do the stuff that the original Wonder Woman got to do. So for me, the idea was putting those two things together. In terms of other people's versions of it, I really liked Gail Simone's, and I'm loving what Brian Azzarello's doing right now, but I didn't want to be influenced by those, so I didn't do a lot of reading on recent stuff. I just accepted that the other writers who are contemporary with me have done their own brilliant versions of this, so I wanted to do something a little different.
HC: What does your artist, Yanick Paquette, bring to the table?
GM: Just a brilliant skill for drawing. The first 15 pages are basically a retelling of the Greek myth as filtered through the original Wonder Woman story, where Hercules has enslaved the Amazons, and Hippolyta's in chains, and basically the Amazons escape and declare that they will establish a paradise island far from the gaze of men. So he's sent in that entire sequence now, and it's just this beautiful mural, and he's done all this amazing decorative stuff with baubles and shattered shards of Greek pottery. And all the scenes are drawn in this flat, graphic style of Greek art, so it really is the most amazing thing. And also what he does is he makes the women very glamorous, which I think is quite important. Wonder Woman, it's a feminist tract, it really is. It's a statement. But in the original, the Amazons on Paradise Island were all wearing the most beautiful 1930s makeup, you know eyeliner and bee-sting lips. I think we wanted to keep that aspect. Even after 3,000 years of separation from men, they still wear cosmetics. And there's something really odd and ritualistic and fetishistic about that that we've kept. He captures those aspects of it, which I wanted it to have — the eroticism of Wonder Woman — and he does a brilliant update of Harry Peter's approach.
HC: Wonder Woman hasn't found that mainstream interest in recent years that Batman or Superman have. Why do you think that is?
GM: I just think that nobody's told the great story yet. It seems a shame. She did have mainstream interest back in the original. So again, that's why I've always gone back to it. Wonder Woman was a very high-selling comic back in the 1940s. It was really successful. But the sales diminished as soon as Marston died. So obviously whatever weirdness he brought to it was actually part of the DNA of Wonder Woman. We're trying to bring some of that back. It's a different version of it. It's a modern strain. It's by a writer that doesn't necessarily agree with Marston's philosophies but at least wants to honor the weirdness of what he was trying to do, and the message he was trying to bring to young men.
– Noelene Clark | @NoeleneClark
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Hi everyone,
My last post was when my daughter was 4 months and had some slow growth. We
began nursing more frequently and her growth started up again.
Now she is 9 months, crawling, pulling up to stand, and very active, but her weight
gain has dropped off again. She has always been in the 5th percentile, but now she has dropped off the chart, hence the "failure to thrive" diagnosis.
Dr. is not too concerned since she is happy and meeting milestones. He wants us to back off of solids because perhaps she was eating too much "food" and filling up on empty calories. He also wants me to pump to make sure I am making 2oz every two hours, and if not, supplement with formula so that she gets approximately 24 oz of milk each day.
I feel like we have a good plan and just need to keep on it, but I am very stressed out over her weight gain and have been for months. I feel like I am not enjoying her as much as I could be because I look at her and think, "why aren't you bigger?"
I feel like it's my fault that she hasn't gained more and I am constantly comparing her to other babies who are all bigger than she is, even if they are months younger.
I could really use some support from other moms who have gone through this, and/or advice from the wonderful LLL women. Thank you.
Here's her weight gain history:
She was 6.11 at birth, was up to 7.4 at two weeks, 9.0 at two months, 10.15 at three months, 11.2 at four months, 13.0 at 6 months, 14.4 at 8 months, and 14.10 at nine months.


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This weekend, I broke down and cleaned the refrigerator. The condiment shelves alone took a half-hour, because of a combination of leaky bottles and cold temperatures. I used a rag and some Seventh Generation spray cleaner, but because the cold air sucks moisture from the spills, they were condensed and hardened and impossible.
There's got to be a better way. Does anyone have good tips for a clean refrigerator to share in the comments? How often do you clean your refrigerator, or do you just religiously clean messes as they happen?
I would normally just sic 'em with some Bar Keepers Friend or Bonami, but not around my food. See other things to avoid (lifted from a major manufacturer's site):
Do not use abrasive or harsh cleaners such as window sprays, scouring cleansers, flammable fluids, cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum products on plastic parts, interior and door liners, or gaskets. Do not use paper towels, scouring pads, or other harsh cleaning tools.
Seriously, paper towels are "harsh?" Too funny.


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The Gospel for Inmates and All Sinners
Today brought one of those rare experiences. You know....the kind where you feel like God just gave you the right words at the right time which were perfect for the situation. And all you can do is bask in the glow of the moment....and praise Him for granting you a golden nugget in your communication of the Gospel message.
Across the highway from our church is the county jail, and we have a weekly Bible study there with the inmates. We often have guys come to the study who are there for the first time. I often ask the men, "If God were to ask you today why He should let you into heaven, what would you tell Him?" A couple guys sitting to my left today both answered at about the same time and said, "Because I have tried my best."
That's when it hit me....and a light went on. I have been privileged to share the Gospel thousands of times over the past 30 years in many different settings. But I have never had the analogy come to mind which hit me like today....and I believe it came from the Holy Spirit. It seemed to captivate most of the men in attendance as I presented it to them.
I basically said this to the guys: Imagine if the authorities here in Sarpy County came up with a special plan to deal with overcrowding in the jail. What if they determined that they would punish one man severely, and that his punishment could then be "used" by others when convicted of a crime.
Imagine them finding the most respectable citizen in Sarpy County....someone who is honest and very noble. Let's call him "Nate Jones." Now imagine them taking this innocent man and bringing him to the jail for three days....where he is tortured and made to suffer tremendously. Remember....Nate is guilty of no crime whatsoever....but he is being punished so that others can go free.
Their plan is for any guilty person to be able to point to Nate's punishment as the penalty for his own crime. So whenever someone goes before the judge....and is convicted....he can actually admit his guilt....without any excuses....and then tell the judge that he would like to go free because he knows that Nate was already punished for his crime. And under this hypothetical arrangement, the judge will then release the convicted man whose only defense is that Nate already took his place.
At this point in the analogy, I could tell that it was really sinking in with the men. After all, a majority of them are scheduled to go before a judge as part of their upcoming proceedings. They could relate to the analogy in a powerful way....and they could see how much they would owe Nate in that situation. They would owe him every ounce of appreciation they could show him if they were able to go free as a result of Nate's suffering.
The guys who had pointed to their best efforts suddenly seemed to grasp the Gospel. And when I led them all in a prayer of thanks to Jesus for what He did on the cross....and a profession of faith in the One who took our punishment....they seemed to truly "get it." Time will tell if it sunk in....and will bear fruit....but in the moment, it was absolutely powerful and persuasive as the Holy Spirit used it to lift up Christ and His Gospel message.
It is not a perfect analogy. Nate did not choose to suffer in jail for three days. Jesus, on the other hand, willingly suffered and died for us on the cross because of His deep love for us. He was the innocent One. We are the guilty ones. We have committed sins and "crimes" against God. We deserve to pay. And we will all stand before the Judge one day. "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ." (2 Cor. 5:10) If only we could plead guilty....and go free. If only someone had paid the price we deserve to pay. If only the hypothetical story with Nate Jones was more than just a story.
The good news is that it happened....not with Nate Jones....and not with a county jail....but with Jesus Christ....and sinners like you and I who deserve to serve our own sentence. Jesus took our place. He suffered so we don't have to suffer. "The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him." (Isaiah 53:5) But the Gospel only helps the person who believes it....and who claims it for himself....and applies the benefits to his sin.
In my analogy to the inmates, I said that if you go before the judge and say, "I won't do it again," or "I didn't mean to do it your honor," or give any other excuse....you will still receive your sentence. The only way to go free is to rely on Nate's punishment....and place your confidence there. That is a picture of a sinner placing his confidence for heaven in what Jesus did for him on the cross. We are the criminals. He is the King of Kings. He came here to pay a debt He didn't owe so we could receive a pardon we didn't deserve. That is the Gospel my friend. Is that good news mind-boggling or what?
Until you see that your own sin has placed you in a cell awaiting your appointment before the Judge, you won't begin to appreciate what Jesus has done for you and all sinners. So are you just as guilty of sin before God as those inmates at the jail today....and are you now ready to accept the Savior's sacrifice on your behalf....or do you have some other defense you are planning to use when you stand before the Lord one day? The truth is that there is no other defense....because we are all guilty as charged. (see Romans 3:9-23)
Christianity involves recognizing the huge debt Jesus paid....and believing that Christ bought your pardon through His death. Once a person embraces that reality, He begins to live for the One who died for Him. That's just what you do once you know that someone else suffered the punishment that you deserve to suffer. This is why it is called amazing grace, and this is why the Gospel changes people once they accept it. Are you amazed and grateful for the tremendous sacrifice God made because of His love for you, or are you too distracted by secondary matters in life which can't hold a candle to the importance of the Gospel message?
Life is about priorities. You can make God's priorities your priorities....or you can pretend that your soul is not locked behind the bars of sin and awaiting your appointment before the Judge. "Hey....maybe it will just go away if I don't think about it, like a dream." Think again. God wasn't dreaming when He sent His only Son 2000 years ago on a very specific mission. The only question that remains is whether you want to come to terms with reality now, or later.
The problem with doing it later is that it will be too late to help you at your sentencing. If you don't get connected to Jesus through faith before you enter His courtroom, there will no opportunity for a "jailhouse conversion" once you are waiting in line to see the Judge on Judgment Day. The Gospel is not a promise for tomorrow, unless you are already trusting in it today. Well....are you? Or do you just think all this sin and grace talk is for church, but not for the "real world," and certainly not something to be taken literally?
At the end of the day, each of us will have our own line of defense when the overwhelming evidence against us is presented. You can either believe the Gospel....or you can believe that your "best efforts" give you a shot at going free. Either way, I guess you can tell it to the Judge.
One final recommendation my friend....today you can turn to God and say, "I am guilty as charged Lord. I have no defense. But I know One who died in my place. He is Christ the Lord. His blood was shed to redeem me, as unworthy as I am. And my confidence to go free lies totally in what He did for me on the cross. I rest my case your Honor, and your Majesty. You are my God, and I am now your humble servant for the remainder of my life on earth....and for my eternal life in heaven. Thank you Jesus for loving me enough to give your life so that I could be free today, and forever."
So what you would tell God today if He asked you, "Why should I let you into heaven?"


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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Efavirenz, Didanosine, and Stavudine in Combination With or Without Hydroxyurea in Antiretroviral Naive or Experienced HIV-Infected Patients
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002230
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2005
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Hydroxyurea Drug: Efavirenz Drug: Stavudine Drug: Didanosine
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|100 participants
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|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Efavirenz, Didanosine, and Stavudine in Combination With or Without Hydroxyurea in Antiretroviral Naive or Experienced HIV-Infected Patients
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Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
- HIV infection, as documented by a licensed ELISA that is confirmed either by Western blot, positive HIV culture, positive HIV antigen, positive plasma HIV RNA, or a second antibody test positive by a method other than ELISA.
- CD4 cell count of at least 100 cells/mm3 within 30 days of study entry.
- Over 500 HIV-1 RNA copies/ml as measured by the Roche Amplicor or Ultra Sensitive Assay within 30 days of study entry.
- Treatment-experienced patients must have documented HIV RNA values of less than or equal to 100,000 copies/ml within 30 days of study entry.
Prior Treatment:
Acute therapy for an infection or other medical illness. Acute therapy must have been completed 14 days prior to the time of study entry.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
Malignancy requiring systemic therapy.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
- History of acute or chronic pancreatitis.
- History of generalized peripheral neuropathy.
- Inability to tolerate ddI at 200-400 mg/day or d4T at 60-80 mg/day. For purposes of this study, intolerance will be defined as the same recurrent toxicities requiring dose interruptions and dose reductions or permanent discontinuation of the drugs (other than Grade 3 or 4 anemia).
Prior Medication:
Antiretroviral therapy. If antiretroviral-experienced, no prior NNRTI's or HU and no more than 12 weeks experience with ddI and/or d4T. Protease inhibitor experience is allowed. Experienced patients must be on a stable antiretroviral therapy 30 days prior to study screening and continue this regimen until study entry.
Risk Behavior:
Current ethanol abuse by personal history or a report from a primary physician.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002230
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern Univ Med School
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Study Chair:
|Robert Murphy
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|NCT00002230 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 24, 2005
|Last Verified:
|June 1999
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Drug Therapy, Combination
Anti-HIV Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Antineoplastic Agents
Antisickling Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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Amarillo, TX - Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today urged the Illinois Supreme Court to act swiftly in issuing rules for a parental notification for abortion law passed in 1995. The Court has unanimously voted to reverse its stance of over ten years ago, when the Illinois high court refused to write judicial waiver appeals rules that would have let the law take effect.
"I applaud the current court's vote and urge it to issue the parental notification rules as soon as possible to protect Illinois families," said Fr. Pavone. "Most states have parental involvement laws regarding abortions performed on minors. There is no reason Illinois should be different."
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A breakfast-for-dinner recipe that is more assembly than cooking: perfect for a busy night.
Coppa, the spicy Italian salami, is available at Italian markets and in specialty sections of grocery stores. In a pinch, sopressata or Genoa salami may be substituted.
Serve with slices of herbed focaccia or toasted country bread and a glass of pinot blanco, Tocai Friulano or chilled Lambrusco.
8 cups packed mixed greens, such as Swiss chard, dandelion greens and tender spinach
6 ounces fresh whole-milk mozzarella (in a ball)
1 medium clove garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup water
4 ounces thinly sliced coppa (see note)
4 large eggs
1/8 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Rinse the greens well, then shake off as much water as possible. Cut the leaves only into 1-inch pieces. Cut the mozzarella into very thin slices. Mince the garlic.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Have a 10-inch ovenproof gratin dish or casserole at hand.
Combine the oil, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook for about 45 seconds to flavor the oil, adjusting the heat or stirring so the garlic does not brown.
Add the greens, in batches if needed, and the water; cook for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, so the greens wilt. Transfer them to the gratin dish or casserole, spreading them evenly to the edges.
Arrange the coppa atop the greens in a ring that hugs the edges of the dish or casserole, leaving an open space in the middle for the eggs. Lay the mozzarella slices on top of the coppa. Carefully crack open the eggs at the center of the pan. Some of the eggs may overlap the coppa and cheese; that's OK. Season the eggs with the salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the whites of the eggs are opaque and just set; the yolks should be runny.
Serve right away.
Nutrition per serving: 400 calories, 25 grams protein, 5 grams carbohydrates, 31 grams fat, 11 grams saturated fat, 275 milligrams cholesterol, 930 milligrams sodium, 2 grams dietary fiber, 2 grams sugar
Servings: 4
� Adapted from "The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes From New York's Acclaimed Restaurant" (Ecco, 2013)