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Using etanercept injection may decrease your ability to fight infection and increase the risk that you will get a serious infection, including severe viral, bacterial, or fungal infections that spread throughout the body. These infections may need to be treated in a hospital and may cause death. Tell your doctor if you often get any type of infection or if you think you may have any type of infection now. This includes minor infections (such as open cuts or sores), infections that come and go (such as cold sores) and chronic infections that do not go away. Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had diabetes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) , acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), or any other condition that affects your immune system. You should also tell your doctor if you live or have ever lived in areas such as the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys where severe fungal infections are more common. Ask your doctor if you do not know if these infections are common in your area. Also tell your doctor if you are taking medications that decrease the activity of the immune system such as the following: abatacept (Orencia); anakinra (Kineret); azathioprine (Imuran); steroids including dexamethasone, methylprednisolone (Medrol), prednisolone (Prelone) and prednisone; or methotrexate (Rheumatrex).
Your doctor will monitor you for signs of infection during and shortly after your treatment. If you have any of the following symptoms before you begin your treatment or if you experience any of the following symptoms during or shortly after your treatment, call your doctor immediately: weakness; sweating; difficulty breathing; sore throat; cough; coughing up bloody mucus; fever; weight loss; extreme tiredness; diarrhea; stomach pain; flu-like symptoms; warm, red, or painful skin; or other signs of infection.
You may be infected with tuberculosis (TB, a type of lung infection) or hepatitis B (a type of liver disease) but do not have any symptoms of the disease. In this case, etanercept injection may increase the risk that your infection will become more serious and you will develop symptoms. Your doctor will perform a skin test to see if you have an inactive TB infection and may order blood tests to see if you have an inactive hepatitis B infection. If necessary, your doctor will give you medicine to treat this infection before you begin using etanercept injection. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had TB, if you have lived in a country where TB is common, or if you have been around someone who has TB. If you have any of the following symptoms of TB, or if you develop any of these symptoms during your treatment, call your doctor immediately: cough, weight loss, loss of muscle tone, or fever. Also call your doctor immediately if you have any of these symptoms of hepatitis B or if you develop any of these symptoms during or after your treatment: excessive tiredness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, muscle aches, dark urine, clay-colored bowel movements, fever, chills, stomach pain, or rash.
Some children and teenagers who received etanercept injection and similar medications developed severe or life-threatening cancers including lymphoma (cancer that begins in the cells that fight infection). If your child develops any of these symptoms during his treatment, call his doctor immediately: unexplained weight loss; swollen glands in the neck, underarms, or groin; or easy bruising or bleeding. Talk to your child's doctor about the risks of giving etanercept injection to your child.
Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with etanercept injection and each time you refill your prescription. Read the information carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. You can also visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website (http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm085729.htm) or the manufacturer's website to obtain the Medication Guide.
Talk to your doctor about the risks of using etanercept injection.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Etanercept is used alone or with other medications to relieve the symptoms of certain autoimmune disorders (conditions in which the immune system attacks healthy parts of the body and causes pain, swelling, and damage) including:
- Rheumatoid arthritis (condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function) in adults,
- Psoriatic arthritis (condition that causes joint pain and swelling and scales on the skin) in adults,
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA; a condition that affects children in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, loss of function, and delays in growth and development) in children 2 years of age and older,
- Ankylosing spondylitis (a condition in which the body attacks the joints of the spine and other areas causing pain and joint damage),
- Chronic plaque psoriasis (a skin disease in which red, scaly patches form on some areas of the body) in adults and children 4 years of age and older whose psoriasis is too severe to be treated by topical medications alone.
Etanercept is in a class of medications called tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of TNF, a substance in the body that causes inflammation
How should this medicine be used?
Etanercept injection comes as a solution (liquid) in a prefilled syringe and an automatic injection device, and as a powder to be mixed with a provided liquid. Etanercept is injected subcutaneously (under the skin). It is usually injected once a week. When etanercept injection is used to treat chronic plaque psoriasis, it may be injected twice a week during the first 3 months of treatment and then once a week after the first 3 months. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use etanercept exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
You will receive your first dose of etanercept injection in a doctor's office. After that, you can inject the medication yourself at home or have a friend or relative perform the injections. Ask your doctor or pharmacist to show you or the person who will be performing the injections how to inject etanercept. Read the written instructions that come with etanercept injection before you inject the medication.
Vials of etanercept injection may contain enough medication for more than one dose. If there is enough medication left in the vial for a complete dose, place the vial in the refrigerator as soon as possible, but no later than 4 hours after you mix it. You may store the vial of etanercept injection for up to 14 days after you mix it if there is enough medication remaining for a complete dose. However, you should not combine the contents of two or more vials of etanercept injection to make a complete dose. You also should not mix any other medications with etanercept injection.
If your medication comes in a prefilled syringe or automatic injection device, use each syringe or device only once and inject all the solution in the syringe or device. Even if there is still some solution left in the syringe or device, do not use it again. Dispose of used needles, syringes, and devices in a puncture-resistant container. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how to dispose of the puncture-resistant container.
If you are using a prefilled syringe, an automatic injection device, or a vial that has been refrigerated, place the syringe, device, or vial on a flat surface and allow it warm to room temperature for 15-30 minutes before you are ready to inject the medication. Do not try to warm the medication by heating it in a microwave, placing it in hot water, or through any other method.
Do not shake a syringe, automatic injection device, or vial that contains etanercept. Be careful not to drop the device onto a hard surface because this may damage the device, syringe, or needle.
Always look at etanercept solution before injecting it. Check that the expiration date has not passed and that the liquid is clear and colorless. The liquid may contain small white particles, but should not contain large or colored particles. Do not use a syringe or dosing pen if it is cracked or broken, if it is expired, or if the liquid is cloudy or contains large or colored particles.
The best place to inject etanercept injection is the front of your middle thighs. You can also inject the medication in your lower stomach below your navel, except the area 2 inches (5 centimeters) around your navel. If someone else is giving you the injection, that person can also inject the medication into your upper arms. If etanercept is injected into the upper arms or stomach, the skin in the area must be stretched to create a firm surface for the injection. Choose a different site for each injection. Do not inject into an area where the skin is tender, bruised, red, hard, or where there are scars or stretch marks. If you have psoriasis, do not inject into skin that is red, thick, raised, or scaly.
Etanercept injection may help control your condition but will not cure it. Continue to use etanercept injection even if you feel well. Do not stop using etanercept without talking to your doctor.
Other uses for this medicine
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
What special precautions should I follow?
Before using etanercept injection,
- Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to etanercept or any other medications. If you will be using the prefilled syringe or automatic injection device, tell your doctor if you or the person who will be injecting the medication for you are allergic to rubber or latex.
- Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention the medications listed in the IMPORTANT WARNING section, medications for diabetes, and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had seizures; a disease that affects your nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis (MS; loss of coordination, weakness, and numbness due to nerve damage); transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord that may cause abnormal sensations, loss of sensation, or loss of ability to move the lower body); optic neuritis (inflammation of the nerve that sends messages from the eye to the brain); bleeding problems ; liver disease, or heart failure.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while using etanercept, call your doctor. If you use etanercept injection during your pregnancy, be sure to talk to your baby's doctor about this after your baby is born. Your baby may need to receive certain vaccinations later than usual.
- If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are using etanercept.
- Do not have any vaccinations during your treatment with etanercept without talking to your doctor. If your child will be treated with etanercept injection, talk to his or her doctor about vaccinations that should be given before the start of treatment. If possible, your child should be given all vaccinations needed for children of his or her age before beginning treatment.
- If you are exposed to chickenpox while using etanercept, call your doctor immediately.
What special dietary instructions should I follow?
Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.
What should I do if I forget a dose?
Inject the missed dose as soon as you remember it. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your usual dosing schedule. Do not inject a double dose to make up for a missed one.
What side effects can this medication cause?
Etanercept may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- Redness, itching, pain, or swelling at the site of injection
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Heartburn
- Stomach pain
- Weakness
- Cough
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following side effects or those mentioned in the IMPORTANT WARNING SECTION, call your doctor immediately or get emergency medical help:
- Seizures
- Bruising
- Bleeding
- Pale skin
- Blistering skin
- Rash
- Hives
- Itching
- Swelling of the eyes, face, lips, tongue, throat, arms, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Rash on the face and arms that worsens in the sun
- Numbness or tingling
- Vision problems
- Weakness in the arms or legs
- Dizziness
- Red, scaly patches or pus-filled bumps on the skin
Adults who receive etanercept injection maybe at greater risk of developing lymphoma, leukemia (cancer that begins in the white blood cells), skin cancer, and other types of cancer than adults who do not receive this medication. Talk to your doctor about the risks of receiving etanercept injection.
Etanercept injection may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while using this medication.
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch) or by phone (1-800-332-1088).
What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication?
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store etanercept injection in the refrigerator but do not freeze. Keep the vials, prefilled syringes, or injection devices in their original cartons to protect them from light. If you have mixed a vial of etanercept powder with the provided liquid, you may store the solution in the refrigerator for up to 14 days.
Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet. Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program. Talk to your pharmacist or contact your local garbage/recycling department to learn about take-back programs in your community. See the FDA's Safe Disposal of Medicines website (http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p) for more information if you do not have access to a take-back program.
It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily. To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location – one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. http://www.upandaway.org
In case of emergency/overdose
In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at 1-800-222-1222. Information is also available online at https://www.poisonhelp.org/help. If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at 911.
What other information should I know?
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor may order certain lab tests to check your body's response to etanercept.
Before having any laboratory test, tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel that you are using etanercept.
Do not let anyone else use your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 03:21 PM EST
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — No progress to report in negotiations with Congress, President Barack Obama on Tuesday singled out for praise the few Republicans who say they're open to aspects of his approach to averting looming government-wide spending cuts, seeking to turn up the heat on GOP leaders ahead of Friday's deadline.
Obama rejected a proposal floated by Senate Republicans to give the president more flexibility to pick and choose which programs should be cut to reach the $85 billion over seven months mandated by the so-called sequester. "There's no smart way to do that," he said.
"These cuts are wrong. They're not smart, they're not fair. They're a self-inflicted wound that doesn't have to happen," Obama added at a shipbuilding site in Virginia.
Republicans criticized the president for taking his arguments outside Washington, instead of staying to work out a plan before the deadline.
"The president has been traveling all over the country, and today going down to Newport News, in order to use our military men and women as a prop in yet another campaign rally to support his tax hikes," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
The White House has warned the $85 billion in cuts could affect everything from commercial flights to classrooms to meat inspections. The cuts would slash domestic and defense spending, leading to forced unpaid days off for hundreds of thousands of workers.
The impact won't be immediate. Federal workers would be notified next week that they will have to take up to a day every week off without pay, but the furloughs won't start for a month due to notification requirements. That will give negotiators some breathing room to keep working on a deal.
With Boehner and other GOP leaders refusing to entertain the president's proposals, Obama turned to the few rank-and-file Republicans who have suggested they are open to solutions that include raising new revenues to replace some of the cuts.
"I've got to give Scott Rigell credit," Obama said, referring to the Virginia Republican who traveled with him on Air Force One to call attention to the need to find a way out of the looming cuts.
Obama acknowledged it was politically difficult for Republicans like Rigell to be seen with Obama, but said that he's part of a chorus of Republicans urging Congress to strike a deal. He pointed to Virginia's Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, and to Sen. John McCain, who was set to discuss the sequester along with other topics later Tuesday in a meeting with Obama and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
"I boarded the plane knowing that some would potentially misinterpret this," Rigell told reporters traveling with the president.
He criticized Obama for not putting forward a detailed plan to stop the sequester, but said he disagrees with the GOP leadership that there's no room to raise revenue or others who suggest the sequester should go into effect.
"Even if you hold the view that defense spending should come down, this is not the right way to do it,"Rigell said.
At Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia's largest industrial employer, Obama renewed his effort to warn of the dire consequences the cuts could have on military readiness and local economies. He spoke in front of a massive submarine propeller, with workmen and the few female employees watching up from the cavernous assembly floor and down along railings from three open levels above.
"The threat of these cuts has already forced the Navy to cancel the deployment and delay the repair of certain aircraft carriers," Obama said.
Mike Petters , president and CEO of factory parent company Huntington Ingalls, said in an interview that the company will probably "throttle back" plans to hire between 10,000 and 15,000 workers over the next five years because of the budget uncertainty. He said his biggest headache in running the business is the continuing resolution.
"Fundamentally how do you do next year's budget if you don't know what this year's is like? So there's a lot of turmoil there and a lot of confusion," he said. "And what we're telling the workforce is look, there's a lot of stuff moving around out there, please try not to get too distracted by that."
The Navy has already delayed a long-planned overhaul of the USS Abraham Lincoln at Newport News Shipbuilding as a result of the budget uncertainty, and other plans call for delaying the construction of other ships.
Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn and Stephen Ohlemacher in Washington and Brock Vergakis in Norfolk, Va., contributed to this report.
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Northeast, Midwest hit by snow
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Light snow was falling today in parts of the Northeast as a winter storm bore down on the region, promising significant snowfall, strong winds and frigid temperatures that will make commutes hazardous for the first work day of the new year.
Snow began falling overnight in parts of New England and New York, but the real brunt of the storm wasn't expected to hit until later today.
As much as a foot of snow or more was forecast for some areas overnight today into tomorrow, and temperatures were expected to plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero, according to the National Weather Service.
"There will be travel problems," said Hugh Johnson, a weather service meteorologist in Albany, N.Y. "It will be very cold."
Up to 14 inches of snow is forecast for the Boston area, and the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Long Island — where 8 to 10 inches of snow could fall and winds could gust up to 45 mph — from this evening into tomorrow afternoon.
Some schools in New England and New York closed pre-emptively or planned early dismissals, while cities issued on-street parking bans and homeless shelters were expected to fill beyond capacity.
The storm dropped up to a foot of snow on parts of Michigan and 6 inches or more in Illinois, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations yesterday into and out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, according to the aviation tracking website FlightAware.com. About 1,000 U.S. flights were canceled for today, with O'Hare and New Jersey's Newark Liberty International most affected.
Authorities said the weather might have been a factor in a fatal crash yesterday evening involving a pickup and a bus carrying casino patrons in Indiana.
Police said the truck's driver was killed and 15 bus passengers were injured in the collision on a snow-covered and slushy highway in Rolling Prairie.
Sections of interior southern New England and New York could get up to a foot of snow by the time the storm moves out, with forecasts generally calling for 6 to 12 inches. New York City, likely to see 3 to 7 inches, issued a snow alert.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged the city's commuters to leave their cars at home in case major highways are closed for today's evening rush hour.
"We are looking at a serious storm situation," Cuomo said.
Although lesser amounts of snow were forecast to the south, Philadelphia and parts of southern New Jersey were expected to see 3 to 7 inches of blowing, drifting snow.
In Toms River, N.J., Jonas Caldwell said he was prepared for whatever the storm might bring.
"Santa brought me a snow blower, and I've got rock salt for the ice, so now I'm just waiting for the storm," he said while grabbing a coffee at a convenience store.
Caldwell, an investment adviser, said he could work from home if necessary, but he was hoping that wouldn't be the case.
"There are too many distractions at home," he said. "But I won't be stupid ... If it gets as bad as they say it will be, or looks like it will, I'll be staying put."
In Hartford, Hal Guy of nearby Glastonbury was shopping for snow shovels — three, to be exact.
"We broke a couple in the last storm," he said.


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As promised, here are stats for 20 different Intel chips from the past 35 years, most of which I included briefly in the Moore's Law video I made earlier, along with bonus factual tidbits I came across while looking over some Intel stuff today. Here you can enjoy it at your own pace (and without the music that some of you found not to your liking), but sadly the pics are not in any particular order, thanks to the way we serve up Flickr galleries. Enjoy it, but remember, it's only Intel's side of the story. Perhaps AMD would be kind enough to shoot over a similar dossier of fun facts. After the chip gallery is a timeline of transistor-related happenings from 1947 up to today.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry was back on his favorite radio show this week, offering advice Glenn Beck's program on subjects including on education, business, and pop-star wardrobe choices.
When asked about his experience at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Perry said it was more exciting than what Madonna did at the GLAAD media awards show — wearing a Boy Scout costume to protest their refusal to admit gay scouts.
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize news and entertainment media that represent the LGBT community in a fair and accurate light. Speaking at the event on Saturday night, Madonna called on Boy Scouts to lift their ban on gay members. Madonna joked she wanted to join the troops, but was turned down for lack of qualifications.
"I can build a fire. I know how to pitch a tent…I can rescue kittens from trees. Most importantly, I know how to scout for boys," Madonna said in her speech. "I think they should change their stupid rules."
Madonna said she wants to start a revolution. She said the bullying and torture of America's young kids is an atrocity, and makes her want to 'sit down and cry a river of tears'.
Glenn Beck said Madonna's protest was crazy, and Perry agreed.
"It's fascinating that someone would make that kind of gratuitous shot at an organization that has probably done as much to promote young men to the type of values that the vast majority of the people in this country aspire to," Perry said.
Perry has been an outspoken advocate for the Boy Scouts for years. He authored the book, "On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For " in 2008, explaining why the organization should adhere to its conservative values. When the Boy Scouts considered changing their policy earlier this year, Perry protested openly.
"I think most people see absolutely no reason to change the position and neither do I," Perry said at the Texas Scouts' 64th annual Report to State in February.
In his radio interview, Perry said that by in large scouts are very good citizens. He said that he reviews a lot of resumes, and when he sees an Eagle Scout, he sets it aside because he knows the individual is promising.
"I know that as a young man they made a decision to follow a long and arduous path to reach that Eagle Scout award and that if they went through that long process between the ages of 10 and 15—16 years old, that those qualities, those characteristics, those values are still very much alive in that young man who's asking to work for you and that's the kind of people I want surrounding me. That's the type of individuals I want to be working with and I'm counting on to take the great State of Texas forward," Perry said.


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Montero much better, but Mets lose to Cubs
NEW YORK — Rafael Montero avoided the long ball that had plagued him so much. Jenrry Mejia, however, couldn't keep the Cubs in the ballpark.
Starlin Castro homered off Mejia on the first pitch of the ninth inning to lift Chicago over the New York Mets 2-1 Sunday.
With the score tied at 1 following a strong outing from Montero, Castro greeted Mejia (5-6) with his 13th home run, an opposite-field drive that barely cleared the wall near the right-field corner.
"I tried to go outside, but he went outside and he got it," Mejia said.
Curtis Granderson tied it with a two-out RBI single off Pedro Strop (2-4) in the eighth, snapping skids of 0 for 17 and 1 for 29. A diving catch by rookie center fielder Arismendy Alcantara moments earlier prevented more potential damage.
The 23-year-old Montero delivered an encouraging performance, throwing 71/3 innings for the longest outing of his rookie season. Still, he joined teammate Jacob deGrom and Chris Schwinden as the only Mets pitchers to go winless through their first six major league starts.
"You saw how effective his secondary stuff is. I mean, we had heard his changeup is outstanding and today he showed it. Great use of it, great location with it," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "I thought he pitched an outstanding game. It was really good for him to have a game up here where he knows he can be successful."
Coming into the game, Montero had served up eight homers in 25 innings — the most in club history through five big league outings. He gave up only four home runs in 74 innings at Triple-A Las Vegas this year.
"I made some adjustments in between starts and they helped me put everything together and be aggressive," Montero said through a translator.
It might have been his last chance to impress for a while, at least in New York. Montero is likely to be bumped from the rotation if deGrom returns from the disabled list next weekend.
"No matter what happens here in a few days, certainly he has to be very happy with the way he threw today and his confidence has got to be pretty high," Collins said.
Chicago starter Jake Arrieta allowed two hits in seven smooth innings. Featuring a sharp curve, he struck out nine and left with a 1-0 lead following Luis Valbuena's run-scoring single in the fourth.
"He made pitch after pitch with it, and we have not swung the bats very well this week," Collins said.
Hector Rondon got three quick outs for his 17th save, finishing a four-hitter that ended Chicago's three-game losing streak.
Mets: As expected, 3B David Wright was out of the lineup with a sore left shoulder. Wright left Saturday's game one inning after he was hit by a fastball in the back of the shoulder, aggravating an area that's bothered him all summer. Eric Campbell started at third and went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and a double-play grounder. He whiffed to end the game. . . . DeGrom (rotator cuff tendinitis) threw about 20 pitches, all fastballs, in a bullpen session and said he had no problems. He'll throw a regular bullpen Tuesday or Wednesday, and so far it appears he's on track to come off the 15-day DL this weekend for a start at Dodger Stadium. . . . Collins said he thinks RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (elbow inflammation) will make another rehab start, this time for Class A Brooklyn. Matsuzaka allowed one run and three hits in six innings Saturday for Double-A Binghamton, throwing 69 pitches. "Right now we're not sure where the fit's going to be when he's ready to pitch here," Collins said.
The Mets were held to four hits or fewer for the fourth consecutive game, the third-longest streak in team history. They are 7-10 in August, batting .210 while averaging three runs per game.
Cubs rookie Kyle Hendricks (4-1, 1.73 ERA) starts the four-game series finale Monday afternoon against 41-year-old Bartolo Colon (11-10, 3.85), who is 0-2 with a 4.73 ERA in five career starts against Chicago. Valbuena has two homers in five at-bats against Colon.


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- Doug Davis said...
I have an antique oushak layered over a jute rug in my living room and I love it. I think it makes a patterned rug much more of statement when layered over something more neutral. Love the first image, I'm really into shaggy geometric Moroccan rugs right now!
- June 23, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- MK said...
Vindication! I did this several years ago in my living room and my friends cried - with laughter. They claimed it was 'an odd choice' but 'interesting' and 'comfortable on the toes' nonetheless.
tIO x
PS: love the blog; love the shop.
- June 23, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Erika Machamer said...
Still love Betsy's living room! It was one of the pictures I always kept as inspiration and didn't know it was hers until we started working with you!
Just another reminder of how much inspiration you have brought to our home. Thanks, Kelly!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Linda in AZ * said...
*** G' morning, Kelly~
I always enjoy you, your blog, etc... you're like a breath of fresh air!!! (Wanted to say that FIRST!)...
HOWEVER (don't "worry"... it's not too bad, girlfriend! Grins!), I respectfully must say that altho I've usually liked the layered look, these particular pics, for the most part, weren't pleasing to the eye... at least for me... aesthetically... I dunno~ most of the time things felt/looked rather "disjointed" & a bit "chaotic", for lack of a better word... "Just sayin'".........
ANYHOOOO, sending you blessings for a beautiful Friday & weekend starting tomorrow!
Linda in AZ *
- June 23, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Linda in AZ * said...
*** P.S. The 3rd & 2nd from the last pics, IMHO, are GREAT!!!... Thanks! Linda ***
- June 23, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Kelly Robson said...
Erika! You are so sweet. :) And your house is GORGEOUS (if I do say so myself).
- June 23, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- RLG said...
These pictures are gorgeous! I love the look and warmth. My kids would probably mess them up all day long. LOL xoxo
- June 23, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Park Interiors said...
great pictures! it is still a little out of my comfort zone but I'm starting to love the look
- June 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Kim said...
Do you know where the rug in the top photo comes from? I've seen it before and can't locate the source.
- July 1, 2011 at 12:36 PM


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Five uninstallers that really work
Remove all traces of unwanted programs with the help of these uninstaller tools.
It never ceases to amaze me how many applications include built-in uninstallers, yet leave fragments behind when you remove them. Fortunately, you don't have to be at the mercy of an application's own uninstaller. A number of commercial uninstallers are available that do a good job cleaning up your computer. Here are five to consider.
1: Revo Uninstaller
When you launch Revo Uninstaller, it automatically displays a list of the applications it can uninstall (Figure A). However, this is far from being the software's only useful function. The Tools section provides access to commonly used operating system tools, such as the Registry Editor, Group Policy Editor, and the System Properties Sheet. Even better, the software offers an option for getting rid of junk files. This includes things like temporary files that were created upon opening Microsoft Office documents but that were never removed. The software also features something called Hunter Mode, in which you can drag a bull's-eye icon over a file or an icon and then click the mouse to remove that particular item. You can download a free trial of Revo Uninstaller.
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Revo Uninstaller
2: Your Uninstaller
Another uninstaller worth considering is Your Uninstaller. As with Revo Uninstaller, launching Your Uninstaller displays a list of the items that can be removed (Figure B). On my lab system, however, Your Uninstaller found significantly more software than Revo Uninstaller did.
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Your Uninstaller
In addition to its software removal capabilities, Your Uninstaller contains a disk cleaner, which gets rid of junk files. There is also a feature called Trace Erase, which helps protect your privacy by clearing your history.
My two personal favorite features are the File Shredder, which securely deletes files, and the Startup Manager. The Startup Manager allows you to control what gets launched at system startup. This feature could prove invaluable in cleaning malware infections. You can download a trial version of Your Uninstaller.
3: IObit Uninstaller
Like the other uninstallers, IObit Uninstaller starts by listing all the programs that can be uninstalled. Although this program lacks the bells and whistles of some of the other utilities, it has two features that make it worthwhile. One is the Forced Uninstall button, which is great for removing stubborn applications. The other is the way that IOBit Uninstaller categorizes applications. The software will tell you which applications are rarely used, recently installed, or consume a lot of disk space (Figure C). IOBit Uninstaller is free.
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IObit Uninstaller
4: Advanced Uninstaller Pro
Advanced Uninstaller Pro is a more comprehensive software removal application than some of the others. In addition to offering basic removal capabilities, this free tool can monitor the installation of an application to ensure that the application can be completely removed later on without leaving behind any fragments (Figure D). Advanced Uninstaller Pro also offers several specialized cleaning utilities that are designed to clean up things like the Windows Start menu, the registry, and even your fonts.
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Advanced Uninstaller Pro
5: Cleanse Uninstaller Pro
Cleanse Uninstaller Pro offers basic software removal capabilities, along with a number of other useful features. It includes a Force Uninstall option and a Startup Manager, as well as a junk finder. It also provides some more unusual features, such as registry backup capabilities (as well as the ability to do a system-level restore) and even a file burner that lets you burn files to disk prior to removing them (Figure E). You can download a free trial of Cleanse Uninstaller Pro.


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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 04:23 PM EDT
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill touted a $5.8 million fundraising haul for her re-election campaign Wednesday as Republican challenger Todd Akin sought to raise cash amid new attention to his remarks about abortion.
McCaskill's campaign promoted her quarterly fundraising totals as a record for a Missouri Senate candidate nearing an election. The Democratic incumbent raked in the cash during a period in which Akin lost the financial backing of top national Republicans because of his much-criticized remarks about women having biological means of averting pregnancy in "legitimate rape."
Akin, who has until Oct. 15 to report his quarterly fundraising figures, was in Washington on Wednesday for a series of fundraisers. But his campaign was again beset by remarks he made about abortion — this time, as video of a 2008 speech Akin delivered on the House floor was recirculated online.
In that address, Akin equated abortion providers to terrorists and suggested that it was "common practice" for them to be "giving abortions to women who are not actually pregnant." On Wednesday, Akin's critics sought to link the remarks to his "legitimate rape" comment, which he made while explaining his opposition to abortion.
Akin has repeatedly apologized for his rape remark and acknowledged he was wrong. There is no medical proof that women's bodies repel pregnancies in cases of rape.
But there have been reports that physicians purported to perform abortions on women who weren't actually pregnant. In 1979, Chicago physician Arnold Bickham had his state medical license suspended after he acknowledged defrauding the federal government. He had been accused by Illinois officials of preforming abortion procedures on women who weren't really pregnant and before anesthesia had fully taken effect.
In defense of his assertion, Akin's campaign released a statement Tuesday from Abby Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who quit in 2009 and now speaks against abortion.
"I can attest that when I served as director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, we often scared women into getting services they did not need — including abortion — so we could collect the fees. This included women who were not pregnant and women who were in the process of miscarrying," Johnson said in the written statement.
But a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman in Missouri said Wednesday that Akin's assertion was absurd and that its clinics never perform abortions on women who aren't pregnant.
"That's just an absolutely ridiculous claim," said Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Michelle Trupiano. It "just goes to show how extreme Todd Akin is, and he's not in touch with what happens in women's lives."
Akin's comments were made on Jan. 22, 2008, as anti-abortion lawmakers spoke on the House floor on the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that women had a legal right to abortion.
During that speech, Akin described abortion as "un-American" because it runs contrary to the fundamental right to life described in the Declaration of Independence. Akin said he believed Americans would someday view the current era of legalized abortion in the same way they now view the era of legalized slavery — as inherently wrong. He referenced the nation's fight against terrorists, adding: "We have terrorists in our own culture called abortionists."
"You find that along with the culture of death go all kinds of other lawbreaking — the not following good sanitary procedures, giving abortions to women who are not actually pregnant, cheating on taxes, all these kinds of things, the misuse of anesthetic so that people die or almost die," Akin said in the 2008 speech. "All of these things are common practice."
At a news conference last week in Kansas City, Akin said he had been arrested as an anti-abortion protester about 25 years ago, and an aide said the campaign would provide more details later. Akin campaign adviser Rick Tyler said Wednesday that no charges ever were filed but that Akin's campaign would not provide any further details about the incident.
Akin spent Wednesday in Washington at a series of fundraisers, including a luncheon sponsored by GOP Sens. Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. But none of the four senators listed on the invitation actually attended the event, said William J. Murray, who was at the Akin fundraiser at a Capitol Hill row house owned by Rex Elass, a Republican consultant whose firm works for Akin.
Murray, the chairman of the conservative Government is Not God PAC, said Akin and some campaign aides spoke to a dozen or so attendees at the event, over a lunch of sandwiches and cookies. Murray said Akin was optimistic about having enough money to compete, but Murray would not disclose how much Akin raised at the event.
McCaskill's campaign said she spent the past two days in New York, where she also was attending fundraisers.
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The idea for Tangra Summer came about a few months ago. My friend Chitra Agrawal, founder of The ABCD's of Cooking and a cooking teacher who specializes in Indian food, had suggested we team up to create a pop-up dinner to celebrate local food in Brooklyn. A farm-to-table dinner with a twist. Instead of New American cooking, we could combine our respective backgrounds in Indian and Chinese cooking and create a cross-cultural vegetarian dinner highlighting seasonal food in Brooklyn.
It took me about half a second to say yes. And so Tangra was born.
Named after a Calcutta neighborhood home that was the birthplace of Indian-Chinese cuisine, Tangra will be held once a season to celebrate farm fresh produce. Our inaugural dinner, Tangra Summer 2013, will debut August 25th at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, a Dutch farmhouse that dates back to 1652 and is New York's oldest surviving structure. The dinner will take place inside the historic farmhouse, with dishes served family-style, featuring vegetables grown onsite from head Wyckoff gardener Jason Gaspar and beers from our sponsors Big Alice Brewing out of Long Island City.Read More


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One Laptop Per Child has cancelled plans to release its XO-3 tablet, although technology from that project could still be used in other products, OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said.
"The XO-3 is by no means gone. It may emerge in its constituent parts rather than as a whole," Negroponte said via email.
OLPC started off in 2005 as a laptop project and is well known as a hardware innovator, with its first XO-1 laptop being praised for its unique and environmentally friendly design. The XO-3 cancellation comes as OLPC officials say the organization could de-emphasize the focus on hardware design in the long run in favor of education projects.
The nonprofit group announced plans for the XO-3 tablet in 2009 and showed early samples at CES earlier this year. The tablet was supposed to ship earlier this year for US$100, but it was delayed while OLPC finalized the design and sought partners to manufacture the XO-3. The tablet was meant to be a low-cost computing tool for students in developing countries.
The XO-3 was originally priced at $75 and that triggered a backlash, in part because critics said the price was unrealistic. OLPC didn't plan to have the product manufactured itself, as it did with the XO-1 laptop, which too was delayed and eventually shipped at double its promised $100 price tag.
The XO-3 design is still available, and it is more likely that companies use some of the tablet's key technologies, such as flexible power input and charging efficiency, said Ed McNierney, the chief technology officer at OLPC.
"There's a lot of decent tablet technology out there -- it's really a question of putting things together in the right package for the children we're trying to serve," McNierney said in an email. "The Nexus 7 is nice, too, and a more kid-friendly size, and there are other good examples."
The tablet shown at CES had a rugged body, an 8-inch screen and included optional technologies such as a solar charger and support for satellite Internet. It used a display from Pixel Qi that conserves battery life by using ambient light to brighten the screen.
OLPC's priority has always been education and the need to design its own complete hardware systems "may go away," Negroponte said. Tablets are an important learning tool for children, but companies may be able to ruggedize existing low-cost products for use in schools, he said.
"We had to build the [XO-1] laptop, but we do not have to build the tablet," Negroponte said, adding that, "the need for OLPC may morph into something else."
OLPC also designed a hybrid laptop-tablet called the XO-4 Touch, which includes some of the XO-3's features. That product is still scheduled to ship early next year. The XO-4 resembles the original XO-1 laptop but has a touchscreen that can swivel around and fold over the keyboard to make an e-reader.
As an alternative to the XO-3, Negroponte is not opposed to buying low-cost tablets and distributing them to schools. Tablets from companies such as Motorola, which have been deployed as an educational tool in developing countries, have shown good power management and no breakage in rugged environments.
"I am surprised how good they are, as they were not designed for [the] environment," Negroponte said.
Experiments have shown that tablets have made basic learning and computing easier, he said.
"The amazing result is that the kids are showing all the precursors of reading," Negroponte said.
OLPC will continue with hardware design on the XO-4 and beyond for the simple reason that there are now nearly 3 million XO devices around the world, McNierney said.
"That means two things: ongoing support for the existing customers, and ongoing engineering to keep the design current. Existing customers need additional units, spare parts, etc. and that need won't go away," McNierney said.
Components also must be refreshed every 18 to 24 months to keep using readily available parts and to keep the price down.
"That doesn't mean, of course, that OLPC needs to be the organization to do those things in the long run. That's the nice part of being a nonprofit; we do things -- like design hardware -- when no one else is stepping up to do them. If someone else can do them, we can stop," McNierney said.
Agam Shah covers PCs, tablets, servers, chips and semiconductors for IDG News Service. Follow Agam on Twitter at @agamsh. Agam's e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com


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More from Tourist Trap, again following right after last week's. Six sentences is very short this week–several 1 word sentences.
No moon to help her see, and no faint lingering of daylight, either. "Roi?" she called out anxiously. "Timi? Flame? Penny?" Only the soft rush of the river water answered her.
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Tanisha Hall and Sergeant First Class Xavier Swenson play 'The Ski Lift' during beginning piano lessons.
Teaching Children and Adults Techniques that lead to Success in the Arts.
It is said that music heals. Sergeant First Class Xavier Swenson of the Army's 18th Airborne Core, Special Forces Sniper unit can attest to that. After being injured in an IED explosion in Iraq, his left hand was heavily damaged and was surgically reconstructed. This left him with limited mobility and in need of specialized physical therapy that he is receiving from learning to play the piano at the White Hall Arts Academy in the Leimert Park area.
White Hall Arts Academy was founded by Tanisha Hall in 2002 after needing a mailing address for her life coaching company called Personal 10. After asking her grandmother, who owned a beauty salon on 54th street close to Crenshaw, Grandmother Hall told her about a vacancy in the building. It was a no-brainer for Hall who said, "When she told me I could rent one side [of the beauty salon], my immediate thought was, "Cool, I'm going to build a music school!""
Hall didn't stop there, teaming up with friends and expanding from just teaching voice and piano in 2002, to including dance, acting, drawing and guitar by 2012. "In September of 2011, we finished construction downstairs, and just as we finished the upstairs, space became available." Hall's smile widened as she recalled the trials of building her academy, "We finished construction on the upstairs in March 2012."
Students enjoy the adult guitar class.
White Hall Arts Academy boasts of several success stories including Jordan Warren who starred as the witch, Elphaba, in Wendy Raquel Robinson's Amazing Grace Conservatory's production of 'Wicked' featuring an all youth cast.
The difference between White Hall Arts Academy and other performing arts schools is that White Hall Arts Academy concentrates on small groups and personal development instead of the large groups that other repertory companies utilize. "[Groups] are no larger than ten, divided by age," says Hall who spoke while effortlessly playing a melody on the Academy's digital piano.
White Hall Arts Academy is located at 2812 W. 54th Street, Los Angeles, California 90043. For more information on White Hall Arts Academy, go to www.whitehallacademyorg or call (424) 235-0665.
Art class keeps young students creative and engaged.
Photos By Troy Tieuel


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What do terror strikes in Mumbai, New York, Delhi, London, Jaipur, Paris, Russia, Afghanistan, Nepal & Iraq have in common? "Pakistan" and its links. And yet, lack of evidence and proof are buzz words to buy time. Even though Pakistan is under pressure from India, USA & Israel to rage an urgent war on terrorist outfits breeding in their country, is this really the best option they have?
Come to think of it, one cannot realistically expect Pakistan's Civilian government to rage this war on terror for a number of reasons. They are newly elected, have little control over their own Army – which is threatens a coup , already under criticism & struggling on their offensive on western front with Al Qaeda factions – they once help establish, a beleaguered economy with immense curruption pleading a bail-out from IMF , confused sentiments on deciding friends & foe and a now being cornered to capture & extradite other terrorist factions on their eastern front.
Even if the terrorists from the "India's Most wanted" list were to be handed over, it will expose their government's depth of support and seal their fate as a "Terrorist state" which is what really explains Pakistan's refusal to hand them over. Afterall, what is the Pakistan minister trying to defend when he says they are "…Ready for a war on India" ? … the terror camps in PoK? With a sword hanging on their heads, perhaps a war with India is their only remaining option. This can potentially get them public sentiment on soveriegn grounds, unification with mercenaries who will actively fight against India, perhaps even cause historic damage with their nuclear misadventures and most importantly divert the whole agenda of abetting terrorism.
While this may be just a point of view, its only fair to set expectations from Pakistan to avoid procastination, heart burn and prepare for a united war against terrorism and those abetting terror. Its for global leaders to stop talking and unite in fighting this war on ground. This is not the bilateral issue of Kashmere anymore, its not a war against a nation, its a multilateral issue of global terror and this time the biggest democracies have spoken their sentiments loud enough.
A war for the future of Peace? Perhaps.


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Amid rumors of a mid-engined C7 Corvette, comes this photo of an extended wheelbase Corvette with modified bodywork and a lot of space behind the front seats. Is this a mid-engined next generation 'Vette mule or a freak one-off? UPDATE!
UPDATE: Peloton25, a sharp-eyed commenter, noted that the manufacturer plates match Fisker, thus making it a Fisker (likely a Fisker Karma) prototype. Clever bodywork, Fisker. Also, calling it the "Karvette" is a good sign. Thanks to everyone for help in solving this mystery!
Reader Rzrektd_Brd says he spotted this mysterious Corvette on August 9th. From the photo, it definitely appears to be a Corvette and features the signature taillights and recognizable shape. What's different is the larger flares and what looks like an extension between the front of the cabin and the rear.
GM's fervently denied that the next generation Corvette C7's going to be mid-engined and denies this is their vehicle.
The car has manufacturer plates, indicating it's a test mule from an automotive company of some sort and not a crazy personal project. This doesn't necessarily mean it's GM, it could also be a coachbuilder or aftermarket company.
Clearly, someone is building a very special Corvette and needs to invest in better camouflage.


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NEW: GOP legislators propose alternate spending cuts to sequestration
Defense Secretary Panetta says political partisanship threatens U.S. stability
"This is not a game. This is reality," Panetta says of reduced readiness
The across-the-board cuts will take effect March 1 unless Congress acts
Furloughed workers, reduced combat readiness, shrunken naval operations and cuts to Air Force flying hours and weapons maintenance.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listed those consequences as he provided a stark warning on Wednesday about the effects of impending budget cuts on the military unless Congress acts to avert them.
The result, he said, would be "the most serious readiness crisis" faced by the armed services in over a decade.
Panetta's address at Georgetown University, which he called "hopefully one of my last speeches as secretary of defense," included the first details of how the Pentagon would deal with the automatic spending cuts – or sequestration in congressional jargon – set to trigger March 1 across federal agencies.
For the Pentagon, sequestration would mean almost $500 billion in cuts over 10 years. For 2013 alone, some $46 billion in reduced spending would result in "a serious disruption in defense programs and a sharp decline in our military readiness," Panetta said.
Opinion: How to avoid job-killing budget cuts
"There are no good options" to deal with the situation, he continued, saying 46,000 department jobs would be at risk and more damaging measures in coming months could include:
– Furloughing as many as 800,000 civilian workers for up to 22 days;
– Cutting back on Army training and maintenance, which would reduce readiness of combat brigades outside Afghanistan;
– Shrinking naval operations; and,
– Reducing Air Force flying hours and weapons systems maintenance.
"This is not a game. This is reality," Panetta said, his voice rising. "These steps would seriously damage a fragile American economy and they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe."
His comments sought to increase pressure on Republicans and Democrats to reach agreement on deficit-reduction steps, thereby avoiding the across-the-board spending cuts of sequestration that were part of a 2011 deal that raised the federal debt ceiling.
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for a short-term deal to put off the cuts so Congress could continue work on a permanent fix that provides desired reductions in the federal deficit.
Obama made clear that he still wants a broader deficit-reduction agreement with Republicans that includes spending cuts, some entitlement reforms and increased revenue from eliminating some tax breaks.
However, Obama said, with time running out before the sequestration cuts slash government spending and result in job losses and economic slowdown, Congress should pass a temporary fix that would allow time for further negotiations on a broader plan.
By the numbers: Recent defense spending
"Compromise is a way to achieve it," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Wednesday, noting that Obama continued to offer proposals to cut spending and increase revenue that shifted to the middle from his original stances.
However, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, accused Obama and Democrats of avoiding needed spending cuts and trying to put off tough decisions instead of facing their responsibilities as elected leaders.
Deficit reduction should focus on cutting government spending and must include savings from popular entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, Boehner insisted on Wednesday.
"At some point, Washington has to deal with its spending problem," he told reporters. "I've watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years. I've had enough of it. It's time to act."
Boehner also echoed Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in opposing Obama's call for including more tax revenue in the mix.
Opinion: Republicans, be smart about defense cuts
Also Wednesday, GOP legislators proposed $85 billion in reduced spending through attrition – or not filling all vacated government jobs – and freezing congressional pay as an alternative to the sequestration this year.
They said the plan achieves the same amount of deficit reduction without more tax revenue sought by Obama and Democrats.
The debate continues the ideological showdown between Republicans and Democrats over the size and role of government.
Republicans driven by their conservative base want to reduce government and taxes to fund it, arguing that is the best way to grow the economy.
Democrats promote a strong government safety net through entitlements and support programs that they say bolsters middle-class opportunity necessary for economic growth.
Congress and the White House agreed to the sequestration cuts as part of the 2011 debt ceiling deal that ended a showdown over whether to increase the federal government's borrowing limit to meet its obligations.
The automatic spending cuts never were intended to become law, but instead were designed to be so unwieldy and overbearing that Congress would reach a broader deficit reduction deal to avoid them.
Military pay in play in game of political poker
Deep partisan divisions prevented such an agreement from happening in 2012, an election year. Initially the cuts were to go into effect on January 2, but the government delayed the impact of sequestration for the first two months of 2013.
In his speech, Panetta referred to what he described as "partisan dysfunction in Congress" that he said threatens the quality of life and national security of the nation.
Instead of making tough decisions to resolve problems, political leaders from both parties let issues become crises that require immediate but insufficient responses, he said.
"It's the easy way out," Panetta said, adding that there is a price to be paid for such an approach.
"You lose the trust of the American people," he said. "You create an aura of constant uncertainty that pervades every issue and gradually undermines the very credibility of the nation."
In another effort to stoke public alarm over the pending cuts, Carney told reporters that top defense contractors met at the White House with senior administration officials to discuss the impacts on their industry.
According to Carney, those impacts would be overwhelmingly negative.
"It's not just a parlor game here in Washington," he said of the issue. "These are real-world decisions that significantly affect the economy and the American people."
Obama said Tuesday that he still supports a broader deficit deal and made clear that revenue from tax reform measures previously agreed to by Republicans – such as eliminating some loopholes to increase revenue for the government – should be part of it.
Boehner, however, reiterated the GOP call for replacing the sequester plan with spending cuts and reforms – a reference to changes in entitlement programs.
A last-second agreement in the previous Congress that passed in the first days of 2013 raised tax rates on top income earners as part of a limited deficit-reduction package.
That measure followed weeks of tough negotiations involving Obama and Congress in which other steps to increase government revenue, such as eliminating some tax breaks for corporations, were considered but not included in the final deal.
How our tribes cause gridlock in Congress
Obama and Democrats now want such revenue-raising steps to be part of a package that would replace the mandated deficit reduction of the sequester cuts.
McConnell expressed his opposition to such a move Tuesday, saying, "The American people will not support more tax hikes in place of the meaningful spending reductions both parties already agreed to and the president signed into law."
CNN's Barbara Starr contributed to this report.


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Pennsylvania woman accused of killing fiance on wedding day
HOKENDAUQUA, Pa. – An eastern Pennsylvania woman who was supposed to be spending her first full day as a newlywed was instead in jail Sunday, accused of killing her fiance hours before they were to get married, authorities said.
Na Cola Darcel Franklin, 31, was charged with criminal homicide in Saturday morning stabbing death of Billy Rafeal Brewster, 36, in their Whitehall Township apartment.
At her arraignment by video from jail Saturday, Franklin — apparently unable to grasp that he was dead — pleaded to the judge, "You got to check again!" according to the Morning Call newspaper in Allentown.
After District Judge Donna Butler told her that Brewster had been pronounced dead earlier, Franklin wailed and covered her face in her hands.
"I want my family back," she said, rocking gently back and forth. "I want to go home."
When asked if she understood the homicide charge, Franklin wept and choked out the words one at a time.
"I ... did ... not ... kill ... him ... on ... purpose," she said, according to the newspaper.
Franklin and Brewster were to be married at 10 a.m. Saturday, but police said they were called to the apartment shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday and found Brewster bleeding from the torso as he lay on the landing outside his apartment. He was pronounced dead a little over an hour later at a hospital, District Attorney Jim Martin said.
The Lehigh County coroner's office said a preliminary investigation revealed two stab wounds that resulted in a punctured heart.
Neighbor Steve Engel said the pastor who was supposed to perform the ceremony came to the building after not being able to reach the couple. He said others who were apparently going to the wedding also showed up at the building throughout the day.


text: "Tuesday morning cupcakes were flying off the shelf so fast I had to wait about 10 minutes to get fresh ones. I would give a 4.5 if I could, but I rarely give out 5's especially on a first visit. First off, the owners are so nice, I love that it's a community bakery. I did do the Yelp special and got 4 cupcakes and you can't be a free cucpake, but only ate 1. I had the white frosting on vanilla. The cupcake itself was delicious and there was a nice surprise of a filling in the middle. The cupcake was very moist and I did want more. I liked that the frosting didn't overbear the cupcake (like they do at Sprinkle's). Though I wasn't in love with the frosting like I was the cupcake bread. I brought some to share at school. My friend had the Red Velvet and she said it was the best cupcake ever. My other friend did not mention anything about the chocolate cupcake with white frosting and neither did my mother-in-law about the pumpkin. So I'm dying to go back and try the Red Velvet. My only hesitancy to come back as often is the price. For the size, it's a little more than I'd like to pay, but with the Yelp deal, it's easier on the wallet, but keeping in mind a coffee can be $5, it's worth it as a treat."


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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that total nonresidential construction spending fell for the third month in a row, declining 0.2 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $556.85 billion, according to the May 1 report by the U.S. Commerce Department. However, total nonresidential construction spending is up 5.7 percent from one year ago, ABC says.
Private nonresidential construction spending increased 0.7 percent for the month and is up 15.2 percent year over year. In contrast, public nonresidential construction fell 1.1 percent in March and is down 2.8 percent compared to the same time last year, according to a May 1 ABC report.
ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says that while overall nonresidential construction spending dipped in March, the decline in spending was not as severe as reported during the prior two months.
"The past few months generally have been associated with negative news regarding the performance of the U.S. nonresidential construction sector," Basu says in a construction spending report. However, although the latest data on construction spending was "mixed," it represents"an improvement over recent data releases.
"State and local government fiscal circumstances remain challenging," Basu says. "The deceleration in government spending appears to have impacted nonresidential construction spending, as public nonresidential construction spending fell 1.1 percent on a monthly basis, including declines in the public safety, educational and water supply sectors.
"The most positive aspect of today's [May 2] release was that private construction spending expanded 0.7 percent for the month, with gains registered in lodging, office and the communication sectors," Basu continues in an ABC report. "Based on a host of leading indicators, private nonresidential construction should continue to rebound during the months ahead, with the presumption being that 2012 will remain a year of economic expansion in America."
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2012 GO Bonds for Public and Tribal Public Libraries
- Details
- Last Updated on 20 August 2018
SB 66, the "2012 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act" was approved by the 2012 New Mexico Legislature and approved by the voters in the November 2012 General Election.
On March 7, 2013, Governor Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 66. Library funding remains intact at $9.83 million.
SB 66 put three separate bond issues on the November 2012 General Election ballot; the specific library bond issue was:
B. $9.83 million to fund public, academic and school libraries statewide at $3 million each, and $700,000 for tribal libraries statewide. (The extra money covers the cost of selling the bonds.)
Language from the law [SFC/SB 66, Pages 25-26]:
B. for library acquisitions and capital improvements at public libraries, public school libraries, academic libraries and tribal libraries statewide:
(1) to the cultural affairs department:
(a) seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) for equipment and supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, and for planning, designing and constructing capital improvements to include library facilities for tribal libraries statewide; and
(b) three million dollars ($3,000,000) for equipment and supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, for non-tribal public libraries statewide.
- Allocations are based on the formula in NMAC 4.5.8
- Allocations are based on Census Information and library eligibility.
- Tribal Public Library Allocations
- Public Library Allocations
GO Bond important dates:
September 20, 2015 – reach 5% spending goal for 2014 GO bonds
April 1, 2016 – last day for 2012 GO bond reimbursement requests to be received by the State Library
April 1, 2018 – last day for 2014 GO bond reimbursement requests to be received by the State Library
Exhibit 1 Paper Periodic/Final Report (PDF format) -- to be included with each request for reimbursement
Exhibit 1 Paper Periodic/Final Report (word document)
Exhibit 2 Request for Payment Form (PDF format which may need to be downloaded) -- must include documentation for purchases and proof-of-payment
Exhibit 2 Request for Payment Form (excel format)


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If He Grants Them Amnesty – They Won't Be ILLEGALS!
September 18th, 2009
If He Grants Them Amnesty – They Won't Be ILLEGALS!
•September 18, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Obama: Legalize illegals to get them health care
Republicans see a backdoor move toward 'amnesty'
Article: Washington Times
President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.
He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered – a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill, which limited most federal public assistance programs only to citizens and longtime immigrants.
"Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don't simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken," Mr. Obama said Wednesday evening in a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. "That's why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else.
Mr. Obama added, "If anything, this debate underscores the necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform and resolving the issue of 12 million undocumented people living and working in this country once and for all."
Republicans said that amounts to an amnesty, calling it a backdoor effort to make sure current illegal immigrants get health care.
(AP Photo/Rob Carr)
"It is ironic that the president told the American people that illegal immigrants should not be covered by the health care bill, but now just days later he's talking about letting them in the back door," said Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
"If the American people do not want to provide government health care for illegal immigrants, why would they support giving them citizenship, the highest honor America can bestow?" Mr. Smith said.
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Doodle Army Review
- Publisher: Chad Towns
- Genre: Adventure
- Released: 14 Jan, 2010
- Size: 17.1 MB
- Price: $0.99
- Simple, humorous visuals.
- Intuitive controls.
- Somewhat repetitive gameplay.
Doodle Army lets you live out your fantasy of being a one man army, with simple, brutal, stick figure platforming fun.
- Full Review
- App Store Info
Since the inception of iPhone gaming, it seems stick figures have found their new home. Doodle Army is the latest of these in which you play the stick figure version of Rambo, running through 2D levels, mowing down enemies in your path with a plethora of different weapons.
The controls are fairly standard with on screen buttons for left, right and jump, as well as the option to either drag your finger where you wish to shoot, or to use another controller button to do the aiming. These controls suit the game and feel quite intuitive.
Visually, the game is another of the 2D stick animation games with simple graphics drawn over a background and placed appropriately on a notepad. Worth mentioning however, is the use of blood splatter on the screen as you die, giving the player a feeling of urgency as you go. The audio in the game is well suited and includes a humorous voice over from your drill sergeant when you're training at bootcamp. The game features only one mode of running and gunning, but offers five different locations for your one man war to take place.
With no leaderboards, or online capabilities, this is definitely a single player only game and one which may get a little repetitive over time. That being said, discovering new guns and outfits for your soldier as you blast your way through hordes of enemies gives this simple, humorous platformer a certain violent charm to it.
DescriptionThe Doodle Army™ wants you!
Enlist today and cut down wave after wave of enemies in this endless shooting adventure! Hear the sweet screams of your victims as you strafe them with submachine gun fire or explode them with grenades and roast their remains with the flamethrower.
The in game tutorial "Drill Sergeant" will guide you through the basics in Boot Camp. Soon you will be on your way to creating your very own heaping piles of bloody bad guy parts. See how far you can go before the enemy overwhelms you.
-Employ over 40 different weapons including:
pistols, submachine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers,assault rifles, chainsaws, lasers, grenades, and the dreaded flamethrower
-Play as one of over 40 unlock-able characters in one of six battle zones.
Zombie Town
Boot Camp
-Two control styles available.
-Continue your progress with checkpoint auto saving.
Past Updates:
Oct 30th 2011 - Cyborg City
Nov 3rd 2010 - Zombie Survival
Sept 19th 2010 - Space Jump
Aug 10th 2010 - Doodle Camel Attack
July 3rd 2010 - Boats, Planes and Submarines
May 21st 2010 - Rescue Chopper
Apr 28th 2010 - ATV Ride
Mar 17th 2010 - Mars Mine Mission
Feb 12th 2010 - Urban Undead Mission
Now with Cheat Mode to unlock all missions.
For gameplay videos youTube search: "Doodle Army"
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Cannon Siege
Pocket Kite
Jonah & the Whale
Flip the Bird
Zombie Road Rage
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