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5 Portland Bands You Need to Hear Now
No single sound defines portland. Our musicians plumb and push the musical spectrum. Genres? We perfect them, blend them, invent them. Some of that intrepid talent finds a sweet spot on the national stage: Typhoon tours nonstop; Liv Warfield set Jimmy Fallon on fire in January; Broken Bells' After the Disco debuted at no. 5 on Billboard. Need help navigating the next generation of musical voyagers? Here are five of our favorites, complete with music videos and a playlist.
Shy Girls
Debuted: 2011
Origin: Armed with a background in classic-rock cover bands and a love of "feel-good music" à la Jimmy Buffett and Michael McDonald, Dan Vidmar (far right) posted songs he crafted on his laptop online in 2011, under two names. The Jimmy and Michael–inspired "Federer" drew little more notice than a warm margarita. The 1991-easy-listening-elevator-riding "Shy Girls" blew up, landing him Willamette Week's Best New Band title last year.
Latest record: Timeshare, a six-song EP released October 2013 that made multiple year-end lists. Its songs have also recently soundtracked ABC's Nashville and Showtime's House of Lies.
Sounds like: A late-era Miami Vice love scene: polished, sincere, and humid R&B held together with synths and hip-hop beats
Hear this: In February, Billboard debuted Vidmar's cover of Brandy's 1995 hit "Sittin' Up in My Room." Brandy made the song a sweetly told tale of teenage yearning. Vidmar reimagined it as something closer to the thoughts of a lonely stalker, and added sampled gunshots for a little extra creep.
On stage: "I've never really made the band aspect a priority in how I record," Vidmar says, though he does add three musicians to the mix when he plays live (from left: Noah Bernstein, Ingmar Carlson, Akila Fields). Which doesn't mean he ditches the laptop—or weird samples from YouTube.
In 2014: A five-week spring tour opening for Haim; then more touring, including a local appearance at MusicfestNW in August. "I've been writing a lot," Vidmar says. "Not necessarily for a full-length, but probably for a full-length."
Scott Pemberton Trio
Debuted: 2010
Origin: The Portland native mostly made his living teaching guitar (currently at Reed College) before playing his first festival stage as a late addition to 2012's Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. His virtuosic, multigenre playing earned him a better time slot and a bigger crowd the following year. Next, he was a hit at the High Sierra Music Festival in Northern California (his debut record SP3 subsequently landed on Billboard's Tastemaker Chart). Since then the shows have only gotten bigger and the tours longer. Pemberton says his band put 40,000 miles on its van in the last year.
Latest record: Los Lobos' Steve Berlin produced Pemberton's second album, Sugar Mama, in 2012.
Sounds like: What you imagine you sound like when you're playing air guitar
Hear this: The live show. Berlin says no one plays guitar like Pemberton. After the avid cyclist's back was broken in a collision with a car, Pemberton found himself unable to stand and hold his guitar. Now he holds the instrument low, or high, or sets it on a stool and taps at it like a piano. These techniques add both difficulty and humor to his playing, plus a touch of cool stagecraft.
In 2014: A new album, also produced by Berlin, is nearly finished. And the touring will continue, while Portland jazz guitarist Dan Balmer fills in as substitute in Pemberton's classes.
Magic Mouth
Debuted: 2011
Origin: After Chanticleer Trü (far left) moved to town in 2010 to pursue music, he told someone at a party he was a singer. The guy said, "Sing something!" Trü sang, and the impressed new friend introduced him to guitarist Peter Condra (near left) and drummer Ana Briseño. With bassist Brendan Scott, they had a band.
Latest record: Devil May Care, a four-song EP released September 2013
Sounds like: Your favorite punk band, beaten by a stack of disco, funk, and soul records. (Possibly the assailant was Nina Simone.)
Hear this: The EP's opener, "Swampy Seconds," kicks off with Trü shouting, "Ain't you got no shame?" and then blasts into a full-throttle get-down. The live performance? Even hotter. No wonder Gossip scooped the band up and took them on tour.
Cred: While opening for Gossip, Magic Mouth kicked off its song "Speak Softly After Dark" (a song about control) with the refrain from Prince's "Pussy Control," and Briseño wore an orange mask in homage to the Russian musical dissidents Pussy Riot. Electric.
In 2014: The band will release new singles on a split 7-inch vinyl record with Thelma and the Sleeze in late summer, followed by a debut full-length album inspired by the work of writer James Baldwin later in the year.
Lost Lander
Debuted: 2011
Origin: Singer-songwriter-forester Matt Sheehy (pictured) was playing guitar in Ramona Falls, a band Brent Knopf started as a break from his former band Menomena. Sheehy invited Knopf to apply his considerable studio skills to a new collection of Sheehy's songs. They built an expansive world of old-growth themes (love found, love lost) and digital precision, and then brought in keyboardist Sarah Fennell (now Sheehy's girlfriend, left), and two others to play it.
Latest record: DRRT, released January 2012
Sounds like: The planetarium learned to play guitar and write a catchy hook.
Hear this: "Afraid of Summer," which, unbeknownst to Sheehy, had been getting airplay in Russia. He found out during a recent show in Moscow when the crowd overwhelmed him by singing along. "The promoter was upset," Sheehy says. "He was like, 'Why did you play that song at the beginning of the set?' I said, 'You should have told me.'"
Pairs well with: "Genesis, Invisible Touch," Sheehy says. "I think it's one of the greatest records ever made. I at least try to go for Phil Collins's sense of totally nonironic, earnest pop."
In 2014: Sheehy and Knopf have been busy on the follow-up to DRRT. They're still asking pals to improvise parts and testing the songs live. "This time around it feels more like there's an identity," Sheehy says.
Natasha Kmeto
Debuted: 2009
Origin: Kmeto once wanted to be a traditional R&B artist—which makes sense, considering a voice that Spin compared to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Then she was exposed to digital production at LA's Musicians Institute and found she preferred producing her own music. She released her first album in 2009 and followed it up with two more before her breakthrough last year.
Latest record: Crisis, released June 2013
Sounds like: The party at the club, the after-party at a different club, and the bedroom after that: a night to remember
Hear this: Take "Idiot Proof" as evidence of Kmeto's seductiveness. She's a gateway drug to electronic music, serving up all the snaps and pops and dance-floor pulse, with undeniably soulful vocals.
What worked: "I need peace, from all the things I'm supposed to be," she sings on "Idiot Proof." If there's a difference between Crisis and her earlier records—a reason for attention from Spin and Pitchfork and the other arbiters of cool—it's that Kmeto found that peace. She wrote the album quickly, in the midst of an intense relationship. "I feel like I found my identity as a person in a lot of ways," she says.
In 2014: More touring and recording, including Oregon's What the Festival (June 19–22). Kmeto just signed to a new label called Federal Prism, run by Dave Sitek from TV On The Radio, and will release a new album later this year.
Kmeto plays the Star Theater on May 10.


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In terms of military honors, the Navy Cross (and its Army and Air Force equivalents) rank second only to the Medal of Honor as medals for valor. Since World War I, the Navy Cross – which is normally awarded to members of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard – has been awarded only 6300 times.
"To earn a Navy Cross, the act to be commended must be performed in the presence of great danger or at great personal risk and must be performed in such a manner as to render the individual highly conspicuous among others of equal grade, rate, experience, or position of responsibility. An accumulation of minor acts of heroism does not justify an award of the Navy Cross."
A member of the military who has received one Navy Cross (or equivalent) is considered a highly decorated soldier, but there have been two people who have won the award five times:
- Marine General Lewis "Chesty" Puller
- Naval Officer Roy Milton Davenport
There are also seven men who received four citations of the Navy Cross, all during World War II, and all possessing terrific names in addition to tremendous valor.
- Slade D. Cutter
- Samuel Dealey
- Glynn R. "Donc" Donaho
- Eugene Fluckey
- Anton Renkl Gallaher
- Harold Mazza
- Dudley "Mush" Morton
Dealey and Fluckey also won the Medal of Honor. Puller was also awarded a Distinguished Service Cross, the Army equivalent to the Navy Cross.
In keeping with this tradition, and with no disrespect meant to the Armed Forces nor the
medals already awarded, I would like to bestow an additional award for Distinguished Nomenclature upon these nine men. Eight men for directly awesome names, and Davenport for second-order nomenclature, giving birth to two daughters who would become Delia Gruenig and Bonnie Byhre.
As citizens of a country that has preserved for us the freedom to make this blog, we thank these nine men for their service.

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Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the Gulf state's sovereign fund, is in advanced talks to buy a 49-percent stake in Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's gold company AUX for about $2 billion, three banking sources said.
Batista, Brazil's richest man, said in June that he expected to sell the AUX stake, which owns gold mining rights in Colombia, for about $2 billion by September.
The gold company, created in 2010, is part of Batista's EBX holding company.
Talks between the two parties are in advanced stages and an agreement may be reached as early as this month, one of the sources said, declining to be identified as the matter has not been made public.
Swiss bank Credit Suisse is advising Qatar Holding on the transaction, while Brazil's Itau Unibanco is advising the seller, the sources said.
EBX officials were not immediately available for comment outside business hours in Rio de Janeiro. An email sent to Qatar Holding seeking comment remained unanswered.
Brazil's Veja magazine said on Sunday that Batista will soon announce the sale of a 49-percent stake in AUX to Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.
Qatar Holding is a unit of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign fund which has around $100 billion in assets and owns stakes in a wide range of businesses including London's famed Harrods department store and German car maker Porsche.
The fund also holds a 12-percent stake in Xstrata which has put it centre stage in Glencore's battle to take over the London-listed miner.
"Qatar likes commodities, especially gold, and considers it an attractive long-term investment play. They are scouting for such assets globally and AUX fits in perfectly in that criteria," the source, who is not directly on the deal, said.
In April, a top QIA executive said the fund has closely watched the performance of commodities since 2002 and sees a further rising trend in prices in 2016 and 2017, making such investments highly attractive.
Qatar Holding passed on a $1 billion investment in European Goldfields last year after the company instead agreed on a $2.4 billion takeover by Canadian group Eldorado Gold.
Batista, who controls investment holding company EBX Group and has assets spanning oil, mining, rig-building and ports, has been raising more capital to fund his cash-hungry empire.
In March, Abu Dhabi state investment fund Mubadala bought a $2 billion stake in EBX.
The billionaire, who was previously chairman of Toronto-based TVX Gold Inc, cancelled plans to buy back shares in and delist his logistics company LLX earlier in September after an independent valuation.


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Hospital CEO: 'This is the biggest thing in Ionia in 25 years'
As the time for construction on the new Sparrow Ionia Hospital facility nears, Sparrow Ionia Hospital President and CEO Bill Roeser is busy making preparations for the site and plans for the current hospital building.
"This is the biggest thing in Ionia in 25 years. Definitely the biggest for the whole county," Roeser said.
With a $25 million replacement budget for the new Sparrow Ionia Hospital, Roeser said that the cost is on the "low end per square foot, as far as hospitals go."
The new facility will be an accredited Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building, and according to Roeser, will be the first LEED certified building Sparrow has built, as well as the first LEED certified building in Ionia County.
"We're really starting the processes now to get ready for the new facility. We're recycling and everything to get ready," said Sparrow Ionia Hospital Community Relations and Marketing Director Laurie Tjalsma.
LEED is a certification program for "green" buildings through the U.S. Green Building Council. To become certified, building projects must fulfill a number of prerequisites and earn points toward certification.
"We really want the community support. It's so exciting to have this done," said Tjalsma.
Roeser anticipates the opening of the new Sparrow Ionia Hospital in the summer of 2015, which is on-schedule, despite beginning construction later than anticipated.
"We don't have all the necessary permits and approvals to start building the facility just yet, but everything should be wrapped up by the end of May, and the plan is to begin building the structure in June," said Roeser.
Plans to construct a new hospital began in 2006 when Sparrow got involved with the Ionia hospital. In 2007, the site was selected, according to Roeser.
"At the end of 2012, we got the green light to begin the project, so we interviewed architects and builders and went to site visits. In the beginning of 2013, we selected firms," Roeser said.
The Christman Company of Lansing will be working to build the facility, Hobbs and Black Architects of Ann Arbor have worked to design the building and C L Trucking and Excavating of Ionia was awarded the site work contract, according to Roeser.
"This is going to be a really good quality building. It's going to be economically built and designed to last for many years," said Roeser.
The new hospital was designed with flexibility, which will allow it to more easily adapt to changes than the current hospital, said Roeser.
The preliminary site work is beginning at the site, which consists of bringing in utilities, water and sewer lines, as well as creating the access road and a turn lane. Road construction is expected to begin next week on M-66 near the site.
"We're going to have an access road and a turn lane, but no stoplight. (Michigan Department of Transportation) wouldn't approve a stoplight," said Roeser.
Eventually, there will be two roads to access the hospital - the main entrance off of M-66 and another off of David Highway utilizing Sparrow Drive, according to Roeser.
"The road work is expected to take eight weeks, so it should be done by the end of June if the weather cooperates," said Roeser.
Due to the location of the new facility, Roeser said there are advantages to construction on site because builders will not have to deal with renovating existing structures and working around other buildings.
One of the goals Roeser is hoping to accomplish with the creation of the new facility is attracting more physicians, and especially surgeons, to the area.
"We're limited on surgeons because of our current surgery rooms being so small," Roeser said.
Initially, all of the services at Sparrow Ionia Hospital will be transferred to the new facility, according to Tjalsma, and over time, more may be added.
"We'd like to do more with orthopedics, but really, the main thing is patient privacy. Patient privacy is designed into the new facility. In the 1950s when this hospital was built, privacy wasn't an issue. In the new hospital, every room is a private room," said Roeser.
In addition to increased privacy, the new facility will offer greater security measures.
"Here, we have multiple entrances and we lack the technology to fully monitor all of these areas. The new site will have access control on nights and weekends and one entrance," said Roeser.
With the grounds surrounding the new hospital site being undeveloped, there is room for other health services buildings to locate nearby, said Roeser.
"We also hope to add a large medical building as the next phase. Initially, the Tony Balice Clinic is going to stay, but we eventually would like to move that, as well," Roeser said.
With some of the extra space at the site, Roeser said he and Sparrow staff are seeking a sponsor to help support a community health and education room at the new hospital.
Some of the changes at the new hospital include different entrances for the emergency room and main entry, the helipad will be right outside of the hospital and there will be a dining room with a patio.
"We're hoping that because it's new, people will give us a try. This is a county-wide asset, and this is going to be the hospital of the future," Roeser said.
"We're not going to leave an abandoned building," Roeser said.
Roeser said the goal is to sell the building to someone who can use the facility, and that the selling price is expected to be decreased due to the "depreciated" state of the building.
"If that doesn't work, if no one makes an offer, we'll work with the city and city planning people to come up with alternate uses for the building," said Roeser.
For more information on Sparrow Ionia Hospital, visit www.sparrow.org/sparrowionia.
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(Cancer of the Larynx; Cancer of the Voicebox )
Laryngeal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the larynx. The larynx is a tube-shaped organ inside the neck that lies between the throat and the windpipe. Its main function is to produce sound for speaking.
The Larynx
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Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. Normally, cells divide in a regulated manner. If cells keep dividing uncontrollably when new cells are not needed, a mass of tissue forms, called a growth or tumor. The term cancer refers to malignant growths. These growths can invade nearby tissues. Cancer that has invaded nearby tissues can then spread to other parts of the body.
It is not clear exactly what causes these problems in the cells, but it is probably a combination of genetics and environment.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Laryngeal cancer is more common in men, and in people over 55 years old. It is also more common in African Americans. Other factors that increase your chance of getting laryngeal cancer include:
- Smoking—the most common high-risk behavior
- Excessive use of alcohol
- Occupational exposure to certain air pollutants such as wood dust, chemicals, and asbestos
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)—chronic condition marked by stomach acid that backs up into the esophagus and throat where it may come in contact with the larynx
- Weakened immune system
- Laryngeal dysplasia—a precancerous condition
Laryngeal cancer may cause:
- Persistent cough, hoarseness, or sore throat
- Abnormal lump in the throat or neck
- Difficulty swallowing
- Pain when swallowing
- Frequent choking on food
- Difficulty breathing
- Noisy breathing
- Persistent ear pain or an unusual ear fullness or sensation in and around the skin of the ear
- Unplanned, significant weight loss
- Persistent bad breath
- Coughing blood
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your bodily tissue may need to be tested. This can be done with biopsy.
Imaging tests evaluate the larynx and other structures. These may include:
The physical exam, combined with all of your test results, will help to determine the type and stage of cancer you have. Staging is used to guide your treatment plan. Like other cancers, laryngeal cancer is staged from I-IV. Stage I is a very localized cancer, while stage IV indicates a spread to other parts of the body
Treatment depends on the stage of the cancer, and the size and location of the tumor. A combination of therapies may work best.
Treatment includes:
Surgery requires removal of a cancerous tumor and nearby tissue, and possibly nearby lymph nodes. Surgeries for laryngeal cancer include:
- Total laryngectomy—This involves the removal of the larynx, including the vocal cords.
- Partial laryngectomy—In this procedure, the surgeon removes the cancerous tissue while leaving as much of the vocal cords as possible.
- Tracheotomy—To help with breathing, a hole is made in the neck below the larynx. This may be temporarily necessary after surgery, or permanently placed in the case of laryngeal tumors that are too large to be removed.
- Neck dissection—This involves the removal of the lymph nodes and part of the neck muscles to determine the spread of cancer.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is the use of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. This may be external radiation therapy, where the beam is directed at the tumor from a source outside the body.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. This form of treatment may be given in many forms including pill, injection, and catheter. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body killing mostly cancer cells, but also some healthy cells. Chemotherapy may be used to reduce the size of a particularly large cancer.
Since laryngeal cancer is extremely rare in nonsmokers, the best way to prevent this type of cancer is by not smoking. Other measures you can take to reduce your risk of laryngeal cancer include:
- Avoiding excessive alcohol use by drinking in moderation. Moderate drinking is a maximum of 2 drinks per day for men and a maximum of 1 drink per day for women.
- Protecting yourself from toxic exposures that have been linked to laryngeal cancer.
- Get or maintain GERD treatment.
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12 Healthy Breakfasts For All-Day Energy
Morning meals to help you lose weight, balance blood sugar, and feel fuller longer
Better breakfasts
One of the biggest mistakes women make at breakfast time? Not eating enough. In the morning, your energy stores are depleted by as much as 80% from the night before. Without food, your body begins to conserve energy and burn fewer calories—making your metabolism take a nosedive. That may be why, in one study, breakfast skippers were nearly 5 times more likely to be obese than breakfast eaters.
The following meals are packed with special fat-fighting nutrients—fiber, omega-3s, calcium, and vitamin D—a power combination that burns fat and keeps blood sugar (and energy) levels steady. (They're also the basis of Prevention's Outsmart Diabetes plan). So whether you have diabetes, prediabetes, or just want to eat better and have fewer cravings and binges, start your morning with one of these delicious, nutritious choices.
Whole Wheat Pancakes
Whole wheat flour and omega-3 enriched eggs turn pancakes from a forbidden decadence to a healthy diet staple. Cinnamon and flaxseed provide a sweet, comforting flavor and texture.
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 14 minutes
1 c white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
6 Tbsp buttermilk powder
¼ c ground flaxseed
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 omega-3-enriched egg
1½ cups water
2 Tbsp canola oil
1. COMBINE the flour, buttermilk powder, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir to mix in another mixing bowl. Beat the egg with a fork or whisk. Whisk in the water and oil. Add the flour mixture. Whisk just until combined. Do not beat. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.
2. HEAT a griddle over medium-high heat. Turn off the heat and coat the griddle with cooking spray. Turn the heat back on to medium-high. Ladle ¼ cup of the batter onto the griddle to make each pancake.
3. COOK for 1 to 2 minutes or until the bottoms are browned and bubbles form on the top, adjusting the heat as needed. Flip and cook for about 2 minutes or until cooked through. Reduce the heat if the bottoms are browning too fast. Repeat until all the pancakes are cooked. Serve right away or place on a rack to cool for freezing.
NUTRITION (per serving) 87 cal, 4 g pro, 10 g carb, 2 g fiber, 4.1 g fat, 0.5 g sat fat, 194 mg sodium
Ginger-Mango Smoothie
Whip this up and refrigerate overnight for a simple grab-and-go breakfast. Vanilla yogurt and tofu give a thick, creamy texture; cardamom, ginger, and mango add a subtle, sweet flavor.
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes
1 c low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 c peeled and chopped mango (about ½)
4 oz ounces soft tofu
2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
1 tsp finely chopped crystallized ginger
1 tsp flaxseed oil
Pinch of cardamom
COMBINE the yogurt, mango, tofu, flaxseed, ginger, oil, and cardamom in a blender. Puree until smooth.
NUTRITION (per serving) 239 cal, 12 g pro, 30 g carb, 3 g fiber, 9.1 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 87 mg sodium
More from Prevention: 20 Super-Healthy Smoothies
Cream of Wheat with Maple Walnuts and Cranberries
Classic Cream of Wheat becomes healthier and more filling when you prepare it with calcium-rich fat-free milk and top it with omega-3 packed walnuts and flaxseed. Maple syrup and vanilla add some satisfying sweetness.
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 8 minutes
½ c fat-free evaporated milk
2 Tbsp whole grain cream of wheat cereal or wheatena
1 Tbsp ground flaxseed
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp dried cranberries
1. COMBINE the milk and cream of wheat or Wheatena in a 4-cup microwaveable bowl or mixing cup. Whisk with a fork. Microwave on high power for 2 minutes. Whisk again. Microwave in 30-second intervals, whisking after each interval, for about 60 seconds, or until thickened. Stir in the flaxseed and vanilla extract. Spoon into a cereal bowl. Set aside.
2. COAT a small microwaveable plate with cooking spray. Spread the walnuts on the plate. Drizzle them with syrup. Microwave on high power for about 45 seconds, or until sizzling. Using a spatula, scatter the glazed walnuts over the cereal mixture. Top with the cranberries.
NUTRITION (per serving) 297 cal, 15 g pro, 42 g carb, 5 g fiber, 8.7 g fat, 0.7 g sat fat, 150 mg sodium
Open-Faced Broiled Egg, Spinach, Tomato Sandwich
Skip a drive-thru egg sandwich and make this easy-to-prepare one at home. (It uses hard-boiled eggs, so you don't even have to soil a pan.) Spinach and tomatoes provide valuable vitamins and antioxidants; a fiber-filled whole wheat English muffin combined with protein in the egg helps you stay satiated through lunchtime.
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 13 minutes
½ whole wheat english muffin
¼ c fresh spinach, cooked and squeezed dry (about 4 ounces)
1 slice tomato
1 hard-boiled egg, sliced width-wise
1 Tbsp omega-3-enriched mayonnaise
Salt-free seasoning blend
1. SET the muffin half on a toaster oven pan or double sheet of foil. Top with the spinach and tomato. Lay on the egg slices in an overlapping spiral. Dollop on the mayonnaise and swirl slightly to partially cover the egg slices. Sprinkle on seasoning to taste.
2. PLACE under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, watching carefully, until the mayonnaise is lightly browned.
NUTRITION (per serving) 213 cal, 11 g pro, 19 g carb, 4 g fiber, 11.4 g fat, 1.8 g sat fat, 390 mg sodium
Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancake
Love PB&J for lunch? It also makes for a fun, simple breakfast when you use pancakes instead of crustless bread. For a healthy twist, make your own jelly with fresh or frozen blueberries (they're packed with ridiculously healthy antioxidants) and honey.
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes
1 frozen whole wheat pancake
1 tsp honey
¼ tsp cornstarch
¼ c fresh or loose-pack frozen and thawed blueberries
2 Tbsp omega-3-enriched peanut butter
1. HEAT the pancake in a toaster oven to desired crispness.
2. MEANWHILE, combine the honey and cornstarch in a small microwaveable bowl, and stir until smooth. Add the blueberries and stir. Microwave on high power for about 90 seconds or until bubbling and thickened.
3. SPREAD the peanut butter on the pancake. Top with the blueberry mixture.
NUTRITION (per serving) 326 cal, 12 g pro, 27 g carb, 5 g fiber, 21.6 g fat, 3.6 g sat fat, 308 mg sodium
Coconut Rice Pudding with Raspberries
Brown rice for breakfast? You bet—when it's sweetened and softened with coconut extract and honey. Fat-free milk adds important calcium and vitamin D; fold in raspberries for waist-whittling fiber.
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 18 minutes
¼ c instant brown rice
¾ c water
2 Tbsp nonfat dry milk
1 tsp honey
⅛ tsp coconut extract
½ c fresh or loose-pack frozen and thawed raspberries
1. COMBINE the rice and water in a microwaveable mixing bowl or 8-cup glass measuring cup. Stir. Cover with plastic wrap, leaving a small vent for steam to escape. Microwave on high power for 5 minutes. Reduce the power to medium and cook for 3 minutes longer.
2. REMOVE from the microwave and allow to sit for 5 minutes so the rice softens. Carefully remove the plastic. Stir in the dry milk, honey, and coconut extract. Gently fold in the raspberries. Spoon into a cereal bowl.
NUTRITION (per serving) 170 cal, 6 g pro, 35 g carb, 5 g fiber, 1.2 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 59 mg sodium
Lemon Blueberry Scones
From the "I-can't-believe-this-is-diet" school of thought comes this delicious weekend treat. The scones are chockfull of healthy ingredients, including whole grain pastry flour and dry oats for fiber, flaxseed for omega-3s, yogurt and milk for calcium and vitamin D, and blueberries for flavor and disease-fighting antioxidants.
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 32 minutes
1¼ c whole grain pastry flour
1 c ground whole oats
½ c nonfat dry milk
2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 c low-fat plain yogurt
¼ c honey
2 Tbsp canola oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 c blueberries
1. PREHEAT the oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. WHISK together the flour, oats, dry milk, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
3. STIR together the yogurt, honey, oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a measuring cup.
4. MAKE a well in the center of the flour mixture and stir in the yogurt mixture. Add the blueberries and stir just until blended.
5. DROP the batter onto the prepared baking sheet using a large (¼ cup) ice cream scoop to make 10 scones. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Serve with a glass of fat-free milk.
NUTRITION (per serving) 260 cal, 14 g pro, 41 g carb, 3 g fiber, 4.8 g fat, 0.6 g sat fat, 416 mg sodium
Breakfast Skillet Taco
Love savory breakfasts? This Mexican-inspired meal is for you. Mix up a batch of healthy veggies, including red bell peppers, scallions, jalapeno pepper, spinach, tomato, spices, including blood sugar-lowering cumin and cilantro, and add beans for fiber and protein. Top a freshly warmed tortilla with the mixture; top with reduced-fat cheese and sour cream.
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
5 soft corn tortillas (6" diameter)
6 scallions, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 sm jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional), wear plastic gloves when handling
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 can (15 oz) reduced-sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
4 c baby spinach (about 4 ounces)
1 lg tomato, chopped
1 c shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
4 Tbsp reduced-fat sour cream
Sprigs fresh cilantro
1. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F. Stack the tortillas on a large piece of foil, sprinkle the top one with water, and wrap in the foil. Heat for 10 minutes.
2. MEANWHILE, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with olive oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add the jalapeno chile pepper (if using), garlic, and cumin. Cook for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in the beans, spinach, and tomato. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through. Spread the mixture evenly in the skillet.
3. REMOVE from the heat and sprinkle with the cheese. Let stand until melted. Top with dollops of the sour cream and sprinkle with the cilantro.
4. CUT the warmed tortillas into quarters or strips. Serve immediately with the taco skillet.
NUTRITION (per serving) 236 cal, 13 g pro, 37 g carb, 8 g fiber, 4.8 g fat, 0.6 g sat fat, 416 mg sodium
Fancy French Toast
To make this breakfast classic healthy, it's all about the right ingredients: whole grain bread, fat-free milk, and trans-fat-free margarine. Sprinkle with cinnamon—the spice has been shown to reduce insulin resistance and may help lower cholesterol and triglycerides, blood fats that may contribute to diabetes risk. Serve with a slice of Canadian-style bacon.
PREP TIME: 4 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 9 minutes
2 slices reduced-calorie whole grain bread
1 egg, beaten (or ¼ c egg substitute)
¼ c fat-free milk (or low-fat, calcium-enriched soy or rice beverage)
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp canola oil
1 tsp trans-free canola margarine
2 Tbsp sugar-free syrup or 1 Tbsp low-calorie syrup
COMBINE beaten egg, milk and cinnamon. Warm canola oil and canola margarine in a pan, then dip the bread into the egg mix and brown in pan till golden on both sides. Plate, then top with syrup.
NUTRITION (per serving) 352 cal, 22 g pro, 34 g carb, 5 g fiber, 13.7 g fat, 2.2 g sat fat, 810 mg sodium
Better Lox Bagel
Top a small whole grain bagel (great source of fiber) with canned salmon (omega-3s) and low-fat cream cheese for a healthy breakfast that feels more indulgent than it is. The key is portion control—avoid huge calorie-bomb bagels.
PREP TIME: 4 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 4 minutes
½ whole grain bagel
2 Tbsp low-fat cream cheese
2 oz canned salmon, drained
MIX cream cheese and drained salmon, then spread on ½ bagel.
NUTRITION (per serving) 249 cal, 18 g pro, 27 g carb, 4 g fiber, 9.1 g fat, 3.9 g sat fat, 1,356 mg sodium
Chinese Egg Pancakes
This light and easy twist on an omelet is a great way to sneak in healthy veggies like Brussels sprouts and carrots at breakfast. Omega-3 enriched eggs and flaxseed provide a healthy dose of heart-healthy fats.
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes
2 c thinly sliced brussels sprouts (about 8 ounces)
¾ c thinly sliced scallions (10-12 thin)
¾ c shredded carrots
¼ tsp salt
4 omega-3-enriched eggs
2 omega-3-enriched egg whites
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
2 Tbsp water
6 tsp ground flaxseed
1. COAT a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add the brussels sprouts, scallions, carrots, and salt. Toss to mix. Cover and cook over medium heat, tossing occasionally, for 7 to 10 minutes or until the vegetables are wilted and lightly browned. Reduce the heat slightly if the vegetables are browning too fast.
2. MEANWHILE, beat the eggs, egg whites, ginger, and water with a fork in a mixing bowl.
3. HEAT a 9" nonstick omelet pan over medium-high heat. Turn the heat off and coat the surface with cooking spray. Turn the heat back on, to medium. Ladle one-quarter of the egg mixture (5 tablespoonfuls) into the pan. Cook for 20 to 30 seconds or until the edges start to set. Using a silicone spatula, carefully lift the edges, tipping the pan to allow runny mixture to get underneath. When the eggs are almost set and just shimmering on top, about 1 minute, sprinkle on 1½ teaspoons flaxseed and ½ cup of the reserved vegetable mixture. Cook for about 30 seconds or until the eggs are completely set. Slide the pancake onto a dinner plate or roll the pancake like a jelly roll before sliding onto the plate.
4. REPEAT for the remaining 3 pancakes.
NUTRITION (per serving) 135 cal, 12 g pro, 10 g carb, 4 g fiber, 6.8 g fat, 1.6 g sat fat, 288 mg sodium
Yogurt Parfait
Make a simple yogurt breakfast less boring with these parfait-style toppings: dried fruit, flaxseed meal, and chopped nuts. Sprinkle on cinnamon for sweet flavoring that's good for your blood sugar.
PREP TIME: 4 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 4 minutes
2 Tbsp dried fruit
2 Tbsp flaxseed meal
2 Tbsp unsalted raw almonds, walnuts or pecans, chopped
1 c low-fat plain yogurt (no sugar added)
Ground cinnamon and/or sugar substitute to taste
STIR the dried fruit, flaxseed meal and nuts into the yogurt. Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon or sugar to taste.
NUTRITION (per serving) 387 cal, 20 g pro, 37 g carb, 7 g fiber, 19.2 g fat, 4.1 g sat fat, 198 mg sodium
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Ideas are shared assumptions about how life works. They are too imprecise to be defined exactly and their course through the history of thought is too uncertain to predict or control. But they are powerful. Ideas direct our lives, though most people don't know which ideas are in the driver's seat.
Ideas are too big to be owned by a single individual. They are communicated, often unintentionally, and grow and mutate until they become fixed in the consciousness of society. Ground zero for any particular idea is usually impossible to discover.
An idea that has had enormous influence in America and elsewhere is the idea of progress. Progress suggests that things are getting better and better. Systems get better. Cars get better. Food production gets better. People get better. Progress has been one of the defining ideas governing America's history, and almost everyone in America believes in progress. That is historically fascinating, since the idea of progress was absent from the world when Columbus landed here.
Politics is all about progress: the various political entities all promise that their program will get America back on track and enable her to once again make progress. Their particular party knows just how to stoke the engine so that it will steam along toward justice, prosperity and universal happiness.
This is one idea that capitalism and communism share. Both believe wholeheartedly in the inevitability of progress. Earlier centuries had Molech, Rah, Zeus and Odin. Our deities have other names, and high in the pantheon of the gods is Progress.
An idea that seems similar on the surface is the concept of fulfillment. It was an important idea to earlier generations, particularly to Jews and Christians, and still has currency within some groups.
While the idea of fulfillment shares some similarities with the idea of progress, there are also significant differences. Fulfillment suggests that everything is becoming more and more itself, realizing its inner nature in its outward form. This is not only true of things, but also of people. Everyone begins as a prospective self and as life goes on is shaped (and possibly hardened) into a fulfilled self, for good or bad.
A person who believes in progress – perhaps even worships Progress – will expect to see his or her life or, more generally, human life on earth, get better and better. Depending on the definition used, "better and better" might mean easier and easier, or healthier and healthier, or richer and richer.
A person who believes in fulfillment will expect something different. He or she will expect everything to become more and more itself. If this person is a fatalist, that self will have been predestined by a good God or by an amoral naturalism. But if the person believes in some kind of free will (another enormously influential idea in the history of thought), he or she will see an opportunity – indeed, a responsibility – to cooperate in his or her personal fulfillment.
This corresponds to another prominent idea from the Bible and other sacred literature: the idea of judgment. We think of God's judgment as merely punitive, but that fails to do justice to biblical teaching, which also views it as revelatory. It will, to borrow St. Paul's words on the subject, "bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts."
As such, judgment does not so much impose a sentence upon a person as it discloses the person's true self. Another way of putting it is to say that judgment confirms and finalizes the fulfillment process. This is very good news for some and very bad news for others, for it confirms the decisions we have made all along as we have directed our own fulfillment.
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HENDERSON, Nev. - Dozens of lions that used to entertain tourists at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas now have a new day job.
The Las Vegas Sun reports (http://bit.ly/UsXjFH ) Keith Evans recently opened his Lion Habitat Ranch in nearby Henderson, Nev., about a year after the Las Vegas Strip casino shuttered its own lion attraction to make way for renovations.
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His new attraction includes glass enclosures and safety barriers to accommodate about 40 lions, including seven cubs that were born in November.
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Consumers earned less and spent less for a second straight year in 2010. The government data shows how Americans are struggling after the worst recession since the Great Depression.
The Labor Department says in its annual survey of consumer behavior that spending fell 2 percent last year, only the second decrease since the government began the survey in 1984.
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The distribution of Bibles, if the simplest, in not the least efficacious of the means of extending the blessings of the Gospel to the remotest corners of the earth; for the Comforter is in the sacred volume: and among the receivers of that million of copies distributed by the Society, who shall number the multitudes awakened thereby, with good will to man in their hearts, and with the song of the Lamb upon their lips? The hope of a Christian is inseparable from his faith. Whoever believes in the divine inspiration of the holy Scriptures, must hope that the religion of Jesus shall prevail throughout the earth. Never since the foundation of the world have the prospects of mankind been more encouraging to that hope than they appear to be at the present time. And may the associated distribution of the Bible proceed and prosper, till the Lord shall have made "bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
~ John Quincy Adams
For me the Word of God is a happening, not a thing. Therefore the Bible must become the Word of God, and it does this through the work of the Spirit.
~ Karl Barth
Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself, but because it contradicts them.
~ E. Paul Harvey
The Bible is the cornerstone of American liberty. A student's perusal of this sacred volume will make them a better citizen.
~ Thomas Jefferson. According to Daniel Webster, Jefferson said this to him in regard to why the Bible was foundational in the educational plan he helped program for the school system in Washington D.C. Daniel Webster to Professor Peace, June 15, 1852 in The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, edited by Edward Everett, (Boston: Little, Brown, & Co. 1903).
The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.
~ Dwight L. Moody
I know not a better rule of reading the Scripture, than to read it through from beginning to end and when we have finished it once, to begin it again.
~ John Newton, in The Works of the Rev. John Newton (London: Nathan Whiting, 1824), page 466.
The Bible is the Constitution of Christian civilization.
~ Gordon Palmer, in By Freedom's Holy Light (NY: Devin-Adair Co., 1964), page 4
I could not believe that anyone who had read this book would be so foolish as to proclaim that the Bible in every literal word was the divinely inspired, inerrant word of God. Have these people simply not read the text? Are they hopelessly uninformed? Is there a different Bible? Are they blinded by a combination of ego needs and naivete?
~ Bishop John Shelby Spong
A Book which will lift men up to God must have come down from God.
~ R.A. Torrey, quoted by A.W. Pink in "The Miraculous Power of the Bible Shows Forth That Its Inspirer Is The Almighty"
If every book but the Bible were destroyed not a single spiritual truth would be lost.
~ R.A. Torrey, quoted by A.W. Pink in "The Completeness of the Bible Demonstrates Its Divine Perfection"
Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.
~ A.W. Tozer
The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.
~ A. W. Tozer
It is impossible rightly to govern the world without God and the Bible.
~ George Washington
If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we or our prosperity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.
~ Daniel Webster
God himself has condescended to teach me the way. He has written it down in a book. Oh, give me that book! At any price give me the book of God. Let me be a man of one book.
~ John Wesley
We search the world for truth: we cull
The good, the pure, the beautiful
From graven stone and written scroll:
And, weary seekers of the best,
We come back laden from our quest,
To find that all the sages said
Is in the Book our Mothers read.
~ John Greenleaf Whittier
The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life.
~ Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
When you have read the Bible you will know that it is the Word of God, because you will have found it the key to your own heart, your own happiness, and your own duty.
~ Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
~ The Bible, Hebrews 4:12


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Pickup Schtick
I have a nice ass.
At least that's what Alma Avery Rubenstein, professional dating coach, tells me when she makes me stand up—mortified—in Sip & Kranz Café and Wine Bar so she can give me a thorough once-over. "Your skirt could be tighter," she says. And I need to stand straighter. "You want to project an attitude that says, 'Check me out.'"
Clearly, "tactful" is not a word you'd find in a personal ad for Rubenstein. But "nervy" is. For the past six years, the petite 40-year-old—who has appeared on The Bachelor and Blind Date—has run a professional dating business in Seattle, making a living out of telling people what they're doing wrong (and right) when it comes to love: too much nose hair, too little cleavage, way too much cologne. Rubenstein personally meets and screens every potential participant for her speed-dating sessions. After all, when your reputation is on the line, you don't want Johnny Close-Talker showing up.
"I want to ensure quality," Rubenstein says. "Meaning, I want to weed out the crazies."
Now the sharp-tongued brunette has relocated her advice to Portland, where she's running standing-room-only speed-dating parties and flirting classes at Bridgeport Brewpub, Candy, and Fenouil. So far, Rubenstein hasn't been wowed by the state of our singles scene, despite its potential. While we have no shortage of people on the hunt—according to the US Census Bureau, nearly 60 percent of Portlanders are unmarried—she is frustrated by the collective lack of initiative. She hasn't heard one good pickup line in the nine months she's been here.
"Women could walk around naked in this city and not get noticed," Rubenstein says.
But it's not all the fault of those Portlanders with Y chromosomes. She notes that women here seem to be petrified of rejection, too. And, a few minutes into our $125-per-hour, one-on-one lesson in flirting, she's deduced that I am Exhibit A. So she gives me homework: I have a week to give my phone number to three men. All in a night's work for some, perhaps, but for a woman whose own mother had to actually pay her to go out on a date, it's excruciating.
For six days, I roam Safeway, scour the gym, and eye men in cafés. But the best I can manage is a quasi-flirtation with a Pizza Hut delivery guy in the elevator.
"Typically Portland," Rubenstein scolds at our next lesson. "If you want to make changes in your life, you have to do something different."
So we head to Jamison Square for some training: role-playing. She plays the man. "Nice shoes," is the best line I can muster. The master sighs, then takes over my role.
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In the 160 years in which "handedness" has been studied we have learned quite a lot, but we still cannot precisely describe what causes humans preferentially to use one hand over the other, or why human populations are biased toward right-hand use rather than left-hand use.
Scientists disagree over what percentage of human populations are "right-handed" or "left-handed" because there is no standard, empirical definition for measuring "handedness"; our criteria vary, and are based on various theoretical explanations because we are still trying to understand the mechanisms involved. But I can describe in general terms what we do know.
Most humans (say 70 percent to 95 percent) are right-handed, a minority (say 5 percent to 30 percent) are left-handed, and an indeterminate number of people are probably best described as ambidextrous. This appears to be universally true for all human populations anywhere in the world. There is evidence for genetic influence for handedness; however, it is non-Mendelian and geneticists cannot agree on the exact process. There is evidence that handedness can be influenced (and changed) by social and cultural mechanisms. For instance, teachers have been known to force children to switch from using their left hand to using their right hand for writing. Also, some more restrictive societies show less left-handedness in their populations than other more permissive societies.
Some researchers argue there is evidence for cases of "pathological" left-handedness related to brain trauma during birth. And many researchers trace the cause of handedness back to pre-natal, interuterine developmental processes, back to the time when the fetal brain is first developing distinct cerebral hemispheres. In the 1860s the French surgeon Paul Broca noted a relationship between right-handedness and left-hemispheric brain specialization for language abilities. But the hand-brain association is neither a simple, nor reliable, correlation. Studies conducted in the 1970s showed that most left-handers have the same left-hemispheric brain specialization for language typical of all humans--only a portion of left-handers have different patterns of language specialization.
So the bottom line is, we have a good general idea of the causes of right-handedness in human populations, but we have yet to work out the precise details, including why the direction is right instead of left.
Do other primates show a similar tendency to favor one hand over the other?
The second question (do non-human primates show handedness) is currently a controversial one. It is important to note the difference between an individual animal being left- or right-handed, and most of the animals in an entire population being either left- or right-handed. It is not unusual for individual animals to show a preferential use of one hand over the other, to develop an individual hand preference. But there is no consensus among researchers that any non-human species shows the same species-level handedness found in humans.
There are a few researchers who argue for this, but most of these work with animals in laboratory or captive settings, performing manual tasks that are very different from how animals use their hands in the wild.
In addition to studying handedness in humans, I have also studied hand usage in mountain gorillas (in Rwanda) as well as chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys, redtail monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabeys (in Uganda). My own research shows that individual monkeys and apes often develop individual preferences (both left and right) for manual tasks, but I have found no evidence for population-level handedness, as seen in humans.
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Apple usually makes no secret of what it considers to be the marquee feature of its major Mac OS X releases. The clue is usually right there on the box in which the update arrives.
Take Tiger. The box for the OS X 10.4 update featured Apple's X logo bathed in a spotlight—a clear sign that Apple thought the newly-introduced Spotlight search technology deserved top billing among Tiger's enhancements.
The same holds true for Leopard. This time around, the box features the X logo on top of a swirling cluster of stars. As if to further drive the point home, that galaxy-eye's view also happens to be the default Desktop background when you launch Leopard for the first time.
So why is this significant? Because the galaxy motif also appears throughout Time Machine, the name Apple has given to the new backup system it has built into Mac OS X Leopard. Designed to work with internal or external hard drives, Time Machine automatically creates time-based "snapshots" of your machine, allowing you to instantly retrieve files, folders, and applications that you may have deleted—or even just older versions of documents that you've since updated.
The major features
We covered Time Machine extensively when Apple first unveiled the feature in August 2006 and again following this summer's Worldwide Developers Conference. Time Machine remains fundamentally unchanged since those previews, but a quick overview of its features is surely in order now that OS X 10.5 has arrived.
Using a unique 3-D interface atop a cosmic outer-space background, Time Machine attempts to turn the complex and sometimes confusing world of backup and restore into a simple, visual operation. Backing up is simple: attach a drive of sufficient capacity. In fact, when you first attach an external hard drive to your Mac—whether USB or FireWire—Time Machine offers to use that as your back-up drive. Enable the drive to use with Time Machine, then wait for the initial backup to complete. Once that's done, Time Machine will automatically work in the background, creating backups of files as you modify your system.
When the day comes when you need something back, you launch the Time Machine application—Apple has added a Time Machine icon to Leopard's Dock—and simply move backward through time to find the files or folders you wish to restore. A timeline on the right side of the screen lets you jump to any given day; back and forward arrows in the lower right corner of the screen let you move among the changes made to a file or folder. A Restore button copies the selected files from the backup drive.
The 3-D Time Machine interface is quite polarizing—some love it, some hate it. It does, however, make the relationship between your files and folders and time quite obvious, which helps quite a bit when you're trying to restore files from your backup.
Time Machine incorporates other Leopard enhancements. Using Quick Look, you can scroll through retrieved files to make sure you've found the right version. And you can use Spotlight to find folders and files on your backup drive with a specific search string.
Some other Time Machine features that may interest you:
What you may not know
Time Machine only seems to work with external hard drives attached directly to your Mac, and other Macs running Leopard. But you can't use any old remote server, and you can't attach Time Machine to your AirPort Extreme's shared volume, either. And be sure to schedule some time for Time Machine—that initial backup of all of your files is a doozy.
One of our favorite Time Machine features is actually apparent in the Leopard installation process: one of the offers in the Migration Assistant interface is to re-install the contents of a Time Machine backup. In other words, it's easy to put your drive back together from a Time Machine backup, so you can get back up and running in the event of a catastrophic crash.
And while most demos of Time Machine are focused on the Finder, it's important to note that applications can be made Time Machine-savvy as well. iPhoto, for example, works with Time Machine: when you click on the Time Machine icon while in iPhoto, you'll be presented with a 3-D interface into the history of your iPhoto library. You can fly back in time, scroll through the library until you found a mistakenly deleted photo, and then restore it to your present-day iPhoto library.
What we think
In my initial testing, Time Machine seemed to work quite well. After I finished my initial backup, I didn't notice any slowdowns in the typical usage of my machine due to Time Machine's background backup operations.
As a user, you don't have a ton of control over exactly how Time Machine operates. You can disable it, and specify certain locations that you do not wish to back up, but that's about all. One thing you will want to be sure of, though, is that you have a nice, large external (or internal) hard drive available for Time Machine—the more drive space you have available, the more versions of things you can keep. With a sufficiently large hard drive, you should be able to keep an extensive historical backup of your machine, enabling you to retrieve just about any form of any document you've modified.
Time Machine is perfect for nearly everyone—the only caveat being you will need a good amount of drive space to get the best out of it. Time Machine is not just for those who have accidentally deleted a file or lost work due to a hard drive crash. With its ability to store past versions of documents, it's also a great fit for anyone who needs to keep an audit trail, showing the iterations of a document from rough draft to final form.
One thing to keep in mind about Time Machine, however, is that the process isn't necessarily instantaneous. So if you create a file and then delete it a few seconds later, Time Machine won't have created a backup copy of that file. (While Leopard takes hourly snapshots of your drive, at the end of the day it collapses them into a single view for the entire day, so at that point your Time Machine backup is only good for tracking day-by-day changes.)
Still, version control is not really what Time Machine is for; instead, think of it as a really good insurance policy for all those priceless digital images, music, and documents that you store on your machine.
Great or wait? If you've got the drive space available—and seriously, go out and buy a big hard drive at the same time that you buy Leopard—Time Machine is a great idea that's been implemented quite well in Leopard. Yes, the cosmic 3-D interface may be a little cheesy—but the basic technology works quite well. Great.
[ Senior Editor Rob Griffiths runs the Mac OS X Hints Web site. ]


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Yesterday this comment was left on a Church of the Churchless post, "Great BusinessToday video about RSSB guru and Singh brothers." The commenter wondered how to break the news about Gurinder Singh Dhillon's financial misdeeds to Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) devotees who had put a lot of faith in their guru.
Dear Brian Thanks for your blog and exposing the truths!! It is really sad to learn all the truths of recent events. I had a feeling somethiing is corrupt but it still came as a shock when my intuition was confirmed with facts.
I am not part of Sant mat myself but do know people that I love that is. They don't know yet and I just don't have the heart to break this news. I can just imagine that if your whole belief system was based on the idea of a perfect living master and to found out he is not so perfect after all, will pull the rug underneath you.
Especially this path's standards are so high in terms of diet and moral life. How do you break such news to somebody you love while you know their world will be shattered? How have other Satsangis took the news? Is it best to just keep quiet and wait till truth be revealed? Ruth
Ruth asked some good questions.
Since I was a member of RSSB for 35 years, and embraced the Sant Mat teachings for almost all of that time before I stopped believing in them, I've had to deal with the same difficult process of breaking away from a spiritual philosophy that used to mean so much to me.
All I can do is suggest the following advice, which I've shared in a "laundry list" form -- because everybody is different, and I want to give people a variety of ways to deal with disillusionment in a spiritual path or religious dogma. So I'm going to list these ideas as they come to me, without trying to arrange them in a particular fashion.
(1) Truth, Sat in an Indian language, has to be our primary concern. Without truth, we're lost in a maze of falsehoods. So whenever truths are revealed about a guru, master, religious leader, or whoever, those truths should be embraced, not pushed away.
(2) Truths can be painful. But the pain of living a lie, or living in illusion, is greater. Yes, fantasies can be fun. But eventually fantasies are revealed to be much less substantial than truth, since truth always wins out in the end. Why? Because reality is hugely more powerful than illusion.
(3) This is one of my all-time favorite sayings. When I used to give talks at RSSB meetings (satsangs), I'd often cite this quote from Philip K. Dick: "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." So if a spiritual or religious belief is given up, nothing is lost, because reality is beyond beliefs.
(4) When we expect someone to be perfect, we're bound to be disappointed. So don't expect perfection. Not of your spouse, friend, relative, co-worker, boss, political figure, or... a guru. Everybody makes mistakes. Some are innocent mistakes. Some are willful mistakes. Regardless, expect imperfection, not perfection.
(5) Taoism, which I'm drawn to as a philosophy, says that the world is made up of yin and yang, light and darkness, positive and negative, substantial and insubstantial, embracing and rejecting, and so on. Opposites are what make the world go 'round. If we welcome only one side of a pair of opposites, we're ignoring a big part of reality.
(6) Often people think, "If such-and-such happened, my life wouldn't be worth living." But usually, when that thing does happen, life is still very much worth living. We humans are resilient creatures. Don't underestimate your capacity to adapt to a difficult situation, and then move on from there.
(7) It's natural to want to feel special, which includes being part of a special group, one especially favored or beloved by God. However, what if God, or the cosmos, actually doesn't play favorites? What if it doesn't matter whether someone believes in this or that, but simply does their best to be a good human being? (As you can guess, this is how I consider reality operates.)
(8) Consider: out of all the religions, spiritual paths, and mystical teachings in the world, what is the chance that you have come across the Only One that is objectively true? Very small, right? Yet almost every believer feels that they have found that Only One. Isn't this more than a little egotistical or self-centered?
(9) What people often find most satisfying about a religion or form of spirituality isn't so much the concepts that make up that teaching, but the good feeling they have from being part of a group that accepts them, welcomes them, supports them. Yet it is possible to have that same good feeling after someone leaves a certain group, because there are countless groups that accept, welcome, and support.
(10) Think about how many changes have occurred in your life. Most likely you've changed homes, friends, jobs, cars, lovers, pets, hairstyles, clothes, sports, and so much else. So it isn't strange that people also change their religion, spiritual path, or mystic teaching. This is normal.
(11) Doubts also are normal. Often people who belong to a certain religion or spiritual group wrongly believe that everybody else in the group but them has perfect faith, because usually expressing doubts isn't welcomed. Believe me, almost everyone has doubts, whether they admit this or not.
(12) Trust yourself. If you trusted yourself when you decided to join a religion or form of spirituality, also trust yourself if you decide to leave it. Don't be led astray by a group's teaching that leaving it will bring horrible consequences, such as a nasty afterlife. Almost every group has ways to keep members from leaving. Know that you are stronger than those ways.
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Before setting foot in a store, consider proportion: You don't want a piece that dwarfs its surroundings or vice versa. If you're thinking of a classic oblong table, go with one that's half the couch's length or shorter (usually 44 to 48 inches) and about 22 to 30 inches wide. The oversize square is trendy these days, but whether you choose that or a rectangle, make sure there are two to three feet between the piece and surrounding furniture, so people can move around easily. In tight quarters, a round table (with a maximum diameter of 36 inches) may be your best bet, since a circle is less difficult to navigate (no sharp corners) and works nicely with both love seats and L-shaped sectionals. Whatever shape you select, look for a table about the same height as your sofa's seat (typically 18 to 20 inches) to create a strong horizontal line that will help unify the room.
As the architectural adage goes, form follows function — or at least it should. So when deciding which table to buy, ask yourself how you'll use it. Will it hold your magazine collection? Be your central serving spot at parties? Provide a perch for your favorite decorative items? People who love to entertain should consider circular or elliptical pieces, which guests will naturally gather around. If you need more storage, check out lift tops (great for stashing blankets), Mission tables (with a low shelf for magazines and books), or tables with drawers, like apothecaries (for photo albums). Glass is the easiest surface to keep clean, if it's one uninterrupted sheet, and some models are sleek showcases for collectibles, protecting them from dust underneath a glass top. Two warnings: If you have young kids, steer clear of glass tables — the edges can be dangerous unless set in a frame. And be wary of tempered, or safety, glass — though often less expensive, it's made to shatter when broken, just as a car window does (regular, non-tempered glass is slightly thicker and isn't labeled).
If you're in the market for a bargain, you may be tempted to buy an under-$30 particleboard number covered in a veneer. But with regular to heavy use (think everything from kids doing school projects to guests sitting down on it), that kind of table will probably scratch and stain; plus, any veneer may peel. Better budget choices: treated wicker, reed, or bamboo, which start at $50 and are sturdy enough to hold even the heaviest pile of books. (Bonus: Investing in sustainable materials like these is a good green move.) If you're looking for a family-friendly piece that's also a keeper, consider solid wood, which most experts recommend for its durability and versatility. There are endless styles to choose from in a wide range of prices, from $60 for unfinished birch to $2,000 and up for a white oak stunner that will last generations. (For maximum sturdiness, make sure the wood has been cut along the grain, so it runs parallel to the edges, and check that the legs are screwed and glued in, or that they have dovetail joints, where the pieces are cut to fit together without hardware.) Also long lasting, albeit not as warm looking: glass or molded acrylic (e.g., Lucite, Plexiglas), which create the illusion of space; these run from $150 to thousands of dollars for contemporary collectors' items. In truth, a coffee table can be made of anything — cork, copper, aluminum, driftwood, or even an antique door. What matters most is that it suits your taste.
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- Though named after a hot liquid, a coffee table is allergic to moisture. Unsealed wood is particularly vulnerable, but almost any surface can fall prey to water rings if left holding a drippy cup for too long. So get some coasters — and use them.
- To make your coffee table more versatile, find one with extra leaves that pull up on all sides. Each leaf can complement the center square by holding a vase, book, or TV remote. At parties, guests will be pleased to rest their plates there.
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Interest in one-piece soundbars is booming. According to the market analysts at GfK, the UK will see sales leap to 120,000 pieces this year, up from 75,000 in 2011.
Their appeal is easy to understand. If you can't fit a multi-speaker sound system in your living room, a single, wide-dispersion enclosure, helped by a subwoofer, is reasonable compensation. But with the new Crystal Surround Air Track HW-E551, Samsung has broadened this appeal further.
Rather cannily, the main soundbar has been designed to split in two to form a left/right pair of cylindrical speakers; owners have the choice of conventional stereo or solo soundbar configurations. It's ideal if you want to change your system at a later date.
This idea looks likely to catch on. The Samsung HW-E551 already faces competition from Panasonic's own 'transformer' bar, the SC-HTB550.
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The Samsung HW-E551 design is predictably slick, although what appears to be a smart metallic finish on both the speakers and the subwoofer transpires to be plastic. When locked together, the soundbar is 104cm wide, making it suitable for larger screen sizes.
The subwoofer, a rear-ported design, communicates wirelessly with the main soundbar over the 5.2/5.8GHz band, which opens up opportunities when it comes to placement.
The operating distance of the wireless link is said to be around 9m. Of course, the thing still needs mains power (as indeed does the soundbar), which will limit your options.
Priced at £399 in the UK and $399.99 in the US, the Samsung HW-E551 goes up against recently released sound systems such as the Logitech UE Air Speakers, the Philips Fidelio SoundRing DS3880W and Sony SRS-BTV25, all of which are cheaper.
The Samsung HW-E551 features a number of convenience features that make the system easy to live with. The subwoofer turns itself off automatically when there's been no activity for 20 minutes, springing back to life only when required.
It's also Bluetooth compliant, which is ideal if you want to pair and share music from your mobile.
Unusually for a soundbar, the unit also offers an LED text display, which makes navigating inputs and DSP modes a good deal easier than it might otherwise be. There's also a neatly integrated manual dial, for volume control and Power, built into the end of the right-hand speaker.
The subwoofer is the conduit for all audio sources. It sports a pair of 3D-compatible HDMI inputs and an output. One of these is ARC (Audio Return Channel) compliant, which means the TV itself can become a source for the sound system. There is also a digital audio input and a USB reader compatible with MP3 and WMA files.


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It's been a foregone conclusion for a while now that Blake Griffin would join the Clippers.
Since May 19, to be exact, when the Clippers jumped two teams and won the first overall pick in the NBA's draft lottery.
On June 25, the team took a big step to that end, selecting the 6-foot-10 forward in the draft.
Thursday, the Clippers agreed to terms with the 20-year-old Griffin. The team has scheduled a news conference today.
Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, the league's collective bargaining agreement stipulates Griffin will get a three-year contract with a team option for the fourth year.
Under the agreement, Griffin will make between $4 million to $5 million this season. The Clippers will also have the opportunity to make a qualifying offer after four seasons of the deal.
Griffin averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds for Oklahoma in his sophomore season as he garnered The Associated Press' Player of the Year honors. He now joins a Clippers team that was 19-63 last season and has won one playoff series in its history in Los Angeles.
"I'm not worried about it," Griffin said on draft day. "I feel like we have a great group of guys on the Clippers and I'm looking forward to helping them win games."
The Clippers have had a fairly active offseason thus far, selecting Griffin and extending a qualifying offer to forward Steve Novak. They also agreed to a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies that would net former Clipper Quentin Richardson in return for Zach Randolph. Although the deal has not been finalized, it should create an opportunity for the 20-year-old Griffin to develop on the job. While he won't have to be the team's No. 1 option – Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, and Al Thornton are all expected to be back healthy – Griffin should be the starter at power forward.
"The good thing for Blake is he's walking into a team where the roster composition is playoff caliber," assistant general manager Neil Olshey said after the lottery. "I don't think anybody's expecting him to have to play 40 minutes a night and take 20 shots. He can kind of find his way and find ways to contribute."
The Clippers will hold their first of three summer league practices today at their training center in Playa Vista. The summer league team – with a roster featuring Griffin, Gordon, and DeAndre Jordan – will play a slate of five games in Las Vegas, beginning with a Monday matchup with the Lakers.


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Middleton, Henry, 1717–84, American Revolutionary leader, b. near Charleston, S.C. A wealthy, influential planter, he held many official positions before resigning (1770) in protest against the British trade policies. He was a member (1774–76) and president (1774–75) of the Continental Congress, but he opposed independence and resigned. His son Arthur Middleton took his place. The elder Middleton returned to South Carolina and continued to hold public offices. Although he resumed allegiance to the crown after the fall of Charleston (1780), his estates were not confiscated.
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Kenan Thompson Thinks Black Women Aren't Funny Enough for SNL
Two point nine percent. In 38 years, a mere 2.9% of Saturday Night Live's cast has been both female and black. But according to a man who played Pierre Escargot on national television for half a decade, the reason Saturday Night Live has no black women on air is because black women aren't good enough to be on SNL.
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In an interview with TV Guide, SNL cast regular Kenan Thompson was asked what the show would do, now that Thompson no longer wants to play cross-dressing roles just to spoof black female characters. Rather than address the lack of diversity on SNL, Thompson blamed black female comedians for just not being good enough.
Instead of blaming showrunner Lorne Michaels or the series, which currently only employs three actors of color out of 16 cast members (Thompson, Pharaoh and the Iranian Nasim Pedrad), Thompson blames the lack of quality black female comedians. "It's just a tough part of the business," Thompson says. "Like in auditions, they just never find ones that are ready."
There hasn't been a black woman on the show in six years, and in its 38-year history, there have only been four black females on the show, out of 137 repertory and featured cast members. Only three were repertory players—Danitra Vance, Ellen Cleghorne, Maya Rudolph. Yvonne Hudson, the first black female cast member was only a featured player, and was fired halfway through her first season.
It's no secret that SNL has a major diversity problem. Cast member Jay Pharoah referenced it recently in an interview with The Grio when he brought up SNL's lack of black females:
They need to pay attention," Pharoah tells theGrio. "Her name is Darmirra Brunson…Why do I think she should be on the show? Because she's black first of all, and she's really talented. She's amazing. She needs to be on SNL. I said it. And I believe they need to follow up with it like they said they were going to do last year.
Yet according to Thompson, SNL isn't to blame, black women are to blame. They're not talented enough. They're not making themselves known to whoever is scouting talent for Lorne Michael's struggling, aging, gasping for breath variety clusterfuck.
Yet Shonda Rhimes continues to make shows that top the ratings, that star black women like Kerry Washington and Chandra Wilson.
Issa Rae is so good, she sold her YouTube smash The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl to HBO with her attached to star, set up another project at ABC, and is hosting a talk show for Magic Johnson's Aspire network.
Comedienne Michelle Buteau is a fan favorite on VH1's Best Week Ever, MTV's Girl Code, and is appearing in Fox's midseason comedy Enlisted.
I could continue to list talented black female comedians and their credits, or even just black female artists in general, but it's pejorative, especially given that the problem lies with Saturday Night Live and not with the talent around town.
But hey, maybe I'm wrong: after all, a guy who made his name saying things like "Take those pork chops out of your brassieres" while sitting a bathtub is definitely the expert on what qualifies as "talent" and what doesn't, right?