text: Back Help for a Child with a Cold It starts with a sneeze and a runny nose. From your child's symptoms, you suspect you're dealing with a cold. You want to help your child feel better, but choosing among countless over-the-counter (OTC) cold and cough medicines can be daunting, especially since The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends against using them for children younger than 2 years. Several studies show that cold and cough products don't work in children younger than 6 years and can have potentially serious side effects. A lot of products contain a mix of ingredients meant to treat more than one symptom, including symptoms your child may not have. Ask your pediatrician what he or she recommends for different symptoms, and do it before your child gets a cold. Here are some common cold symptoms and what ingredients to look for on labels. Fever and pain Typical colds do not cause more than a slight fever in kids. It's OK to let a slight fever run its course if your child is taking liquids and acting well. Only two fever or pain medications are available for children: acetaminophen and ibuprofen; others are available by prescription. Doctors prefer acetaminophen to ibuprofen, but both help aches and ease fevers. Some multi-ingredient cold medicines contain one or the other of these ingredients, so read labels carefully to avoid over medicating. Don't give aspirin to infants, children or teens because of the risk for Reye's syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease that can cause liver and brain damage. If a child's temperature is high, he or she may have something other than a cold. Stuffy nose and sneezing Only one oral decongestant is currently available OTC: pseudoephedrine. Phenylephrine and phenylpropanolamine have been removed from the market because of dangerous side effects. Pseudoephedrine relieves stuffiness and will help dry up a runny nose. Use pseudoephedrine sparingly. Only a few antihistamines are available without prescription. These include loratadine, chlorpheniramine, brompheniramine, dexbrompheniramine, diphenhydramine, triprolidine and clemastine. Most antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine, ease runny noses and may reduce sneezing. Antihistamines may also cause drowsiness and irritability in children. Antihistamines are best for allergies but are not generally recommended for upper respiratory infections. Coughing Two types of medications are used for coughs: expectorants and antitussives. Expectorants increase the amount and flow of mucus so that it can be coughed up more easily. Antitussives actively suppress a cough, usually through a pathway in the central nervous system. Guaifenesin, an expectorant, thins and loosens mucus. To be most effective, it should be taken with water or other fluids. Guaifenesin is the only commonly available expectorant in OTC cough medications. Dextromethorphan, an antitussive, suppresses coughs. Dextromethorphan is the only commonly available antitussive agent available in OTC cold and cough preparations. Keep in mind that many OTC cough and cold products contain either guaifenesin or dextromethorphan or both. Store brands can be just as effective as brand-name products and at a lower cost. What's important is choosing a medication with the appropriate ingredients. Talk to your child's doctor if you have questions about what product to buy. To make your child less susceptible to colds, make sure he stays active, eats nutritious foods and has ways to deal with stress Those steps can help boost the immune system. Your child can help prevent colds with good hand-washing techniques, by not touching his nose or eyes and by avoiding people with colds or upper respiratory infections. Alcohol-based hand gels can help prevent spreading a cold or other viral infection. Feeling better without medicine There isn't enough scientific proof to back claims of cold-symptom relief for some alternative treatments, such as vitamin C, echinacea and zinc. But the following nonmedicinal suggestions may make your child more comfy: Liquids. Give your child plenty of water and juice. Cough drops. Lemon and peppermint drops can help a scratchy throat. Cough drops should only be given to older children who can handle hard candies without choking risk. Saline nasal spray. This can help a sore, stuffy nose. Bed rest. If your child seems tired, let him relax. Steam. Steam treatment can be helpful. Parents can use cool mist humidifiers at night; warm humidifiers are not recommended because they may harbor mold.

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Living With a Passive-Aggressive Man
- Dr. David B. Hawkins The Marriage Recovery Center
- 2021 13 Aug
"He really makes me angry," Kate said to me during a recent counseling session. She had been preparing to ask her husband to join her in counseling, but noted, "I want to become stronger first! He can be incredibly demanding."
"What do you mean by 'stronger,'" I asked her.
"He gets me to doubting myself, with my mind spinning in circles," she said sadly. "I love Cal, but he punishes me when I don't agree with him."
"Whoa," I said, shocked by her admission. "Punishes you?"
"Well," she answered slowly. "It sure feels like he's punishing me."
"Please explain," I said. "A man who sets out to punish you because you disagree with him is pretty serious business."
"I'm not even sure how to describe it," Kate continued. "That's why I'm here. I feel too close to it to even tell you what he is doing."
"Please try," I persisted. "Just list some of the things he does."
"Okay," Kate said.
Kate proceeded to list behaviors that fell into a constellation of behaviors we've come to call passive-aggression—aggression expressed indirectly. Men, (as well as women) displaying this behavior, have the ability to make us feel like we're doing something wrong, while they continue acting in ways that are extremely unhealthy. They create chaos and then point the finger at us.
Let's consider passive-aggressive traits and note their impact as well as solutions.
1. Obstructionism
Like children who are oppositional, the passive-aggressive man finds way to block progress. Hating to be hemmed in, he may agree to something, he will do things at his own pace, refusing to cooperate with how and when you'd like things done.
The impact, of course, is chaos. His refusal to be "cornered" maintains distrust and impedes cooperation. You're never certain where you stand, and never fully know what you can expect from him. All the while he points a finger at you, claiming innocence.
2. Fear of Intimacy
The passive-aggressive male is guarded and mistrustful. While he may say he wants to be close, he'll sabotage any efforts to spend meaningful time together. When together, he is unable to talk about his feelings, or share intimate details of his life.
The impact is a sense of distance, though you may be unsure of what is causing the distance. He pushes away from close and personal encounters, but denies he is doing anything to sabotage intimacy.
3. Playing the Victim
The passive-aggressive man refuses to take responsibility for his behavior, protesting loudly "You're the crazy one." Feeling maligned, misunderstood and mistreated, he again points the finger of blame back at you.
It can be tough to gain a firm footing when he blames you for everything. In fact, the passive-aggressive man puts his "spin" on events so as to make himself look innocent, while you appear the villain. As you can imagine, this feels chaotic and leaves you feeling angry, leaving many issues unresolved.
4. Making Excuses for His Behavior
He'll likely make excuses for any wrongs he has committed, leaving him again feeling innocent. If you persist with holding him accountable, he is likely to make even more excuses and then blame you for refusing to let the issue go.
This "dance" can make you feel very crazy. You know what he did was wrong. You believe he even knows this but refuses to take responsibility for his actions. Round and round the conversation goes, with no clear end in sight.
5. Confusion Creator
The passive-aggressive man is the master of creating confusion and chaos. By using mixed messages, pouting and playing the victim, he creates chaos in every relationship. You're never sure whether you see things clearly, or whether he is, as he purports, the victim. You live in a world of confusion.
The passive-aggressive man is a confusion creator, and if you remain "hooked," you will spin around in that cycle of confusion as well. He remembers things different from you and if you try to get him to see "the truth," you'll be hooked in his world of confusion. He twists the facts, rewrites history to put a positive spin on his behavior. This, however, makes you feel crazy.
So, how are you going to stay clear, calm and connected with a passive-aggressive man? It will not be easy, but it can be done. You must master a few strategies.
First, understand passive-aggression. You cannot remain clear and calm if you don't understand what is happening. If you remain reactive, you'll be dancing from one encounter to another. Notice what is happening. When and where do you get hooked? What does he say that provokes you into snapping back aggressively? Notice these patterns and determine to remain clear about what is happening.
Second, determine to be active, not reactive. Choose how you will respond to him. In the face of his passive-aggressive actions, choose to be clear with him. Let him know how you see things. Refuse to get into a power struggle with him. Don't try to change his mind or make him see things the way you see them. Be in charge of yourself, knowing what is true for you.
Third, keep agreements simple and doable. Create agreements that are likely to be kept by him. Choose your battles carefully. It is far better to have a simple life, with simple agreements, than try to enforce complex agreements that he will sabotage.
Fourth, maintain clear and firm boundaries. Don't allow him to manipulate your point of view. Seek specific agreements, even writing them down for clarity. Reiterate those agreements with him to ensure clarity. When he violates boundaries, which he will do, state your feelings clearly and consistently.
Finally, celebrate modest victories. Understand you cannot make him do anything. However, you can introduce accountability into the relationship. Clarify how his behavior impacts you, asking for exactly what you need. Notice how even small victories create a positive connection with him.
Are you in a relationship with a passive-aggressive man? Have you discovered strategies that others might find helpful? Please feel free to email me at email@example.com or see information about The Marriage Recovery Center on my website.
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At one point, we were trying to Skype directly with the SpiderCam on ESPN3.
Send tweets through our remote control to Cheryl Hines, suggesting she curb her enthusiastically vapid chit-chat on ESPN2.
Even finish a hand-written letter to Lou Holtz.
As confused as we may have been at how to really engage with all involved in Monday night's ESPN 'Megacast' of the Florida State-Auburn national championship game from the Rose Bowl, we feel we actually got our spinning head around this whole thing in a timely manner.
And heads up – with some refinement, expect to see some copy cats from other networks with usable cable channels to dream up their own versions as more big-time sporting events pop up in the future.
Our game plan going into this meant dividing the house into seven media zones, utilizing nine pieces of vital equipment.
The living room flatscreen was best suited for the ESPN 'traditional' game coverage. The speakers were tweaked to handle the scope of any Brent Musburger hyperbole -starting with confusing himself with partner Kirk Herbstreit. The man can dream, can't he?
The bedroom flatscreen was set up to accommodate the ESPN Classic 'Sounds of the Game,' but a problem quickly came up, as is often the case in bedrooms. The concept was excellent – no play-by-play, just natural audio, perfect for the bedroom acoustics – but the channel isn't in HD. It was like looking at a 1973 title game play out on old standard definition. We're spoiled at this point.
Over in guest room I, we decided the small old TV on its last legs seemed best suited for ESPNEWS' 'Film Room,' where ESPN analysts Matt Millen, Chris Speilman and Tom Luginbill huddled up back in Bristol, Conn., with coaches Kevin Sumlin of Texas A&M, Paul Cryst of Pitt and Steve Addazio of Boston College and talked their way through every play.
That position changed quickly. These coaches were definitely in their element – respectful, insightful and manageable in the ways they could foresee plays and formations. Maybe they weren't auditioning for studio jobs should ESPN have openings someday and they're out of work, but this approach really worked well as an entertaining and informative dynamic.
The highlight was when Sumlin and Addazio predicted the fake Florida State punt in the second quarter, which kept the drive alive and led to the Seminoles' first touchdown. If only Auburn's coaching staff was plugged in.
Chryst almighty, this was far too good to ignore. We found ourselves much more in tune to this channel than anything else. Xs and Os were never so compelling.
Especially when compared to the attention we thought we'd be paying to flatscreen in the office, which was dedicated to the ESPN2's 'Title Talk' concept. That became the place to go if watching the game was secondary to hearing yourself yack incessantly.
'If you're not watching 'Title Talk' on ESPN2, you're doin' it wrong,' claimed co-host Michael Smith.
At one point, Jesse Palmer simply slipped out, possibly to get a better seat for the debut of 'The Bachelor.'
Things got back on track when USC coach Steve Sarkisian popped in. Tim Tebow and Johnny Manziel (an unpaid contributor) dominated things for halftime and the start of the third quarter – in a good way – until John Legend came in and the star-struck co-hosts slobbered him up, making the two Heisman winners not so legendary any longer.
UCLA quarterback Brent Hundley even stopped by for the fourth quarter without adding much except keeping himself buried in his phone texting.
Add to that the desktop computer in guest room II, another laptop was on the dining room counter and a second laptop in one of the bathrooms all taking in the ESPN3 activities. We admit getting caught up in the dizzy spins of the overhead SpiderCam – especially during the trophy ceremony presentation as it floated above the onfield podium.
The master bathroom – a perfect spot for the ESPN Radio coverage. Except at one point when we flushed a toilet, and Mike Tirico's call seemed to get hotter.
The stunner: We didn't revert back to the main game coverage on ESPN until there was about five minutes left, as Auburn took a 24-20 lead on a field goal.
Without that, we'd have missed Musburger's call of Kermit Whitfield's kickoff return – 'Whitfield's coming out (of the end zone) … great return man … 30, 40, daylight! … green ahead! … headed for the end zone … touchdown Florida State! A 100-yard return and Auburn is stung by its own medicine!'
If those who are projecting this will be Musburger's final time calling an ESPN title game, he matched the play on the field. No matter who he thought he was.
For as much as a 'Megacast' can do, we'll give the last words to Burke Magnus, ESPN's head of programming, who simply tweeted out after FSU's 34-31 win: 'Thank you college football.'
Tom Hoffarth is a columnist for the Los Angeles Daily News. Follow him on Twitter @tomhoffarth.


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An active OnStar subscription will be required, and previous auto models won't be eligible, but it looks like some pretty neat (and reassuring) functionality on your iPhone or Android. But if you've got the necessary gear, you'll have access to oil levels, lifetime MPG, tire pressure, and battery charge level, for Volt drivers (along with many other stats). It won't let you drive the thing using the accelerometer, but, hey, baby steps. [iTunes via TheNextWeb]


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Summer reading programs help kids maintain, develop much-needed skills
School soon will be out for the summer, and that means thousands of kids will take their annual break from reading, writing and arithmetic for things such as swimming, hanging on monkey bars and playing video games.
It also means libraries are gearing up for the summer reading club season, and one of the biggest challenges they face all year, getting kids to continue reading over summer vacation.
Talk to nearly any educator, and they'll tell you. Kids who don't read over the summer are at risk.
Kids whose reading skills have suffered what educators call "summer setback" can experience problems in other areas, as well.
"It's very real," said Amber Miller, a third-grade teacher at Welsh Elementary School in Rockford, Ill. "You can tell when they come back in the fall who has made progress and who hasn't. Some even fall back a level. If they haven't kept up on their skills or lost the skills they learned the previous year, you have to get in and reteach those skills as quickly as possible."
Many programs are set up like clubs where kids set goals and track their progress with the help of a parent or guardian. The clubs award prizes and offer programs and activities that children can attend during the week. Some end the summer with pizza parties or field trips for kids who complete the program.
"Most summer reading programs are free to anyone with a library card, which in this economy can mean a lot to parents," Rockford Public Library Community Relations Officer Emily Hartzog said. "We have a lot of great sponsors who help us with the prizes."
Making books exciting
This summer will mark Hannah Whitmore's first year in a summer reading program. She's 3.
Parents Sarah and Steven Whitmore of Rockford said they decided to sign her up this summer so she can stay interested in books.
"We've been coming to story time, and she enjoys that," Sarah Whitmore said as Hannah worked on a sticker project at a nearby table in the Rockford Public Library's East side branch.
"We think it will be a good way to get her excited about books and ready for school," Steven Whitmore said.
"We figure if we can keep her interested and excited about reading, then she'll enjoy it and it won't seem like a chore or something she has to do," Sarah added.
It worked for Josie Higdon of Rockford. Josie, 9, has been a summer reading club participant for the past five years. She's read her way through the themes of athletes, space and pirates.
"I like getting the prizes," Josie said.
Like the Whitmores, Josie's mom, Sebrina Higdon, said she likes how the program uses fun to disguise the learning.
"They make it so the kids don't really know that they're working on their reading," Higdon said. "To them it's about learning new and exciting things and being able to go to the party at Magic Waters [water park] at the end of the summer."
Parents must buy in
Findings from the 1978 study "Summer Learning and the Effects of Schooling" are more than 30 years old, but Hartzog said they still ring as true as ever today.
She references the study in the district's materials for parents regarding the summer reading program.
"The study found that participation in a library summer reading club was a major factor in getting children to read over the summer and was more predictive of vocabulary gains than attending summer school," Hartzog said. "The decline of reading skills over the summer can accumulate to a 2-year reading level gap by the time students hit middle school.
"Our goal is make the program fun, engaging and appealing to all ages and make sure that children maintain those reading and critical and analytical skills that they were working on all year," Hartzog said. "We want to alleviate the pressure on teachers when these kids return to school."
Nothing is possible, however, without parental buy in, Hartzog said. "It's one of the things we put right on our summer reading log. 'Your encouragement of reading to your child is more important than any prize we could every give them.' That's huge," she said. "It goes across race and even previous achievement. Children who read more books over the summer do better on reading tests in the fall."
Sandy Aden at the North Suburban Library District in Rockford agrees with Hartzog's assessment of summer reading programs.
"Think about it. They're just learning to do this. I took piano lessons as a child. I haven't played in a while. I can guarantee you that I could still play something, but it wouldn't be nearly as good as when I was practicing. It's the same thing," Aden said. "Children are honing their reading skills. It's a critical time."
Summer efforts show
On the front lines, area educators say they can usually tell within in the first couple of days of school whether a child has participated in some type of reading or educational program over the summer months. The ones who have not tend to struggle more. It's more difficult for them to get back into the routine of school, and they often need extra help from their teacher or a reading specialist to get back up to speed.
"We're constantly assessing nowadays. It guides our teaching," said Sue McMahon, reading coach at Froberg Elementary School in Rockford. "When we see that summer setback has affected a child, we put a plan in place right away. We'll design some kind of support for that child to get them back to where they need to be."
Summer setback is harmful to a child's educational progress in multiple ways.
"At the beginning of the year, you want to be able to jump right into the new curriculum, said David Molck, principal at Jackson Elementary School in Rockford and a teacher of 19 years. "We you have to spend a lot of time in the beginning getting them back up to speed from what they lost over the summer, you fall behind where you should be that year."
The lure of prizes and parties for reaching reading goals needs to be monitored, however, Miller warned. This is where parental involvement plays a big role.
"The one thing parents need to do is be involved enough to know if their kid is really reading what they say their reading and reading at an appropriate level," she said. "The prizes become a big deal, and parents need to make sure that their kids are using the program the way it was meant to be used."
Corina Curry is a staff writer at the Rockford Register Star. She can be reached email@example.com or 815-987-1371.


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Rumors of the potential Apple acquisition of Waze lit up the blogosphere this week, only to be extinguished the very next day. However, a deal was very much on the table, but the Israeli startup politely declined Apple's offer.
Update: A source familiar with Apple's plans tells us that there are, in fact, no talks going on.
It all started when Israeli technology website Newsgeek published a report (almost immediately corroborated by TechCrunch) stating that Apple had tabled a $500 million bid for Waze. It looked like Apple would be grabbing itself a valuable source of data to improve its much-maligned iOS 6 Maps app.
However, less than 24 hours later, CrunchFund partner and TechCrunch contributor MG Siegler noted that while the two companies may have entered talks, the deal was, in fact, not happening. Siegler was light on detail, moving only to pour a bit of cold water on the original report.
The fact is, both reports had elements of truth in them; Apple was interested in buying Waze, but was a long way off what the Israeli company believed it was worth.
While it has been reported that Waze was holding out for $750 million, multiple sources have told us that the company was valued around $200 million in its last funding round, and current investors were aiming for a higher price, somewhere nearing $1 billion.
Waze politely declined the offer, and the deal is definitely off – at least for now.
Our sources also tell us that Waze has received more than one acquisition offer in the last year, but has declined them all, as it looks to build something big and not look for a quick exit.
We were also told that Waze has held a number of closed-door meetings in the past few months discussing its future, highlighting the company's desire to build the company, boost its (currently ad-supported) revenues, and even pursue the idea of an IPO.
While Waze has an impressive user base (20 million at last count and said to be nearing 30 million), the company has still not found a way to adequately monetize its product, or build a scalable business model to profit from.
If the company does intend to go public, it doesn't appear to be the most obvious path, especially when you consider how some of the more recent tech IPOs have fared.
For Waze to become successful as a company and go public, it would need a large and growing userbase (which it admittedly has), and a working business model. A licensing deal to power some of Apple's mapping features might be the start of that, but as it stands, it falls short.
If Waze can't get there, the only remaining option for the company's investors to get a good return on their investment would be to find the partner who benefits from its technology or its other assets the most, and sell the company for a larger sum.
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I've found that I work much better if I have two very large monitors – but because I travel a lot, I'm often constrained to my 15″ MacBook Pro screen. I'm not alone:
Completely adjusted to working on large second screen for wireframes. Designing on 15″ MacBook Pro feels awkward.
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So here's a crazy idea. We're used to carrying around headphones to act as surrogate speakers for when we're unable to sit in a room with properly-positioned full-sized units. Why not apply the same principle to monitors? It sounds very silly, but we have the technology to make it work.
Products like Google's Project Glass show that augmented reality glasses are very much within our grasp. As well as creating exciting new interfaces that interact with us in more intimate ways, we could also use this technology to generate the screen real estate we need in virtual space. It's not big or sexy, but there's no reason at all why you couldn't use augmented reality headsets to create, for example, two 30″ monitors in places where carrying physical monitors would be impractical. Sit at your laptop, mobile device or other workstation, put on the glasses, and get to work.
For many of us, this is a more compelling use case than some of the wilder applications that have been bandied around. And it has other benefits, too:
- Privacy: there's no need for your actual laptop screen when you're using augmented reality to generate artificial screens. So nobody can look over your shoulder.
- Simplicity: the glasses could, potentially, be tethered to the laptop via a cable. There's no need to have a wireless, augmented reality laptop without the laptop – at least in version one.
- Practicality: you're no longer limited by the laws of physics or affordable engineering when designing displays. Minority Report style UIs become a more interesting possibility when you don't actually have to manufacture the glass. Update: and as Steven Livingston points out, the desktop could extend in an unlimited way, over 360 degrees.
- Productivity: the glasses immerse the user in their working environment. Remember in The Social Network how the developers were portrayed (inaccurately) as being "plugged in"? Sometimes that's necessary. Add sound, and you've got an instant distraction-free environment.
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I absolutely love seeing how the different full-spectrum doula groups around the country are developing their models. At this point, the majority are working to support people having abortions by partnering directly with clinics, so that everyone who comes to that clinic for a procedure has the option of doula support.
BADP just announced yesterday that they'll be beginning to offer medication abortion support directly to people having abortions.
While providing the obvious benefits of privacy, confidentiality, and comfort, medication abortions pose some challenges to patients who may require extra support during their experience. Our doulas are prepared to offer in-home physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual support during the medication abortion experience. BADP has created a comprehensive model for providing in-home support after months of careful planning and training. To do this, we have consulted with medical experts, home-birth professional doula groups, and abortion access communities to ensure that it has responded to various practical concerns: for example, client contracts will be used to address issues of doula and client safety and legality of practice. The BADP has also created internal procedures to provide on-going guidance to volunteer doulas as they provide in-home support to clients.
Medication abortions are done through a series of pills that the person takes at home (sometimes the first dose is taken at the clinic) and then goes home where they will experience cramping and bleeding for a few days. BADP will send their volunteer doulas to support folks at home while they deal with the after-effects of the medication.
It's possible there are other doulas out there who have already been providing this kind of support, but I'm excited to see a group organize volunteer care in this model. They've also created a training so that the doulas are adequately prepared. I can imagine a lot of the techniques we use during pregnancy and labor could be useful for dealing with the possible discomfort caused by the cramping and bleeding.


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My father had a standard response to a certain type of question, and that response was "only the best." That's a tall order, and of course the idea of what's best is very subjective. The statement taught me not to settle for mediocrity. At work I meet with families and often tell them to manage their expectations when it comes to their mentors, not because of the quality of the volunteers, but because I don't want anyone disappointed. Still even as I utter those words, I know I am not being true to myself or my father's words.
When my father first arrived in NYC, he worked as a tailor for Davidow Suits. a women's suit company whose ads I remember seeing in Vogue Magazine when I was a teen. After coming home from a long day he would have dinner and head to night school to learn English. Years later he decided to follow his passion and become a Stock Broker, not an easy thing for a man in his 40s who had to pass the grueling exam in English, by then his fourth language. He studied night after night and when he passed away I found all the exams, almost perfect scores on each one. It didn't surprise me.
Shavuot is holiday about relationships. It is also the one holiday where dairy reigns. One of my favorite cooking shows is called "The Best Thing I Ever Made." The program features various chefs who talk about that one dish that they make at home for their loved ones and closest friends, the people who you want to serve your best. Last week a female Mexican chef featured a lasagna that she makes with a Mexican twist. The best of two great culinary worlds come together in perfect harmony.
May your relationships, your holiday, and your food come from the desire for it to be the best, even if it isn't always achievable. Chag Saneach.
Corn and Poblano Lasagna adapted from Marcela Valladolid
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups fresh corn kernels (from about 2 ears)
2 cups heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 Poblano chiles, charred, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch strips
2 large zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise
Twelve no-boil lasagna sheets
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add two cloves of minced garlic and the corn and sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in the cream. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool, and purée until smooth.
Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining garlic clove along with the Poblano and zucchini and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread about one-quarter of the corn mixture over the bottom of an 9 x 12 inch baking dish. Cover with a layer of 3 lasagna sheets. Spread 1/4 of the vegetable mixture and 1/4 of the cheese over the pasta. Repeat the layering three more times. Cover with foil.
Bake covered for about 50 minutes. Remove the foil and turn up the oven temperature to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Serves 6-8


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Sri Lanka on Sunday reacted sharply to a move by the United States to sponsor a third resolution at the United Nations human rights body criticizing its post-war reconciliation, saying it could polarize the island nation.
Sri Lanka has faced questions over the tactics it used to defeat Tamil rebels in 2009 to its 25-year civil war. Government troops have been accused of targeting civilians and hospitals, blocking food and medicine for civilians and deliberately under-countering civilians trapped in the war zone.
The rebels, meanwhile, were accused of using civilians as human shields, killing those who tried to escape and recruiting child soldiers.
According to a U.N. report, some 40,000 ethnic Tamil civilians may have been killed in just the final months of the fighting.
The U.S has sponsored two resolutions calling on the Sri Lankan government to initiate an inquiry into allegations of war crimes. But after a visit to Sri Lanka last week, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal told reporters Saturday that the international community's patience is "wearing thin" due to the country's lack of progress to ensure justice, accountability and reconciliation.
She also informed authorities of her government's intentions to sponsor a resolution at the Human Rights Council's March session.
Sri Lanka's External Affairs Ministry responded by condemning the "reckless and irresponsible statements without evidence," and that the U.S. had failed to recognize the "substantial progress in addressing the challenges during the brief span of 4 1/2 years since the end of an armed conflict of 30 years."
It said the U.S.-sponsored resolution "only serves to polarize the communities" affected by the war.
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Significant Figures
There is a general convention that the number of significant digits or figures in a measurement includes all of the decimal places that have constant value for every measurement of the parameter plus the first decimal place to the right for which the number seems to vary among measurements.
The following link discusses the general concept of significant figures and gives rules for determining how many significant figures should be included in an answer that involves the addition/subtraction of a series of numbers or the multiplication/division of a series of numbers.
Rules for Determining the Number of Significant Figures
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This is an interactive site where you can practice determining the number of significant figures in a given number.
Significant Figures Game ( This site may be offline. )


text: Stephen Rapp began studying calligraphy and lettering in the late 1980s. In 1997 he was a recipient of the Hermann Zapf Scholarship Award and shortly after became a lettering artist for Current Greetings. In the summer of 2000 Stephen moved to Ohio to work as lettering artist and type designer for American Greetings and in 2010 left to start his own studio. Stephen's lettering work has been widely published. His type designs have garnered numerous awards including: Typographica's "Best of 2008"; Type Directors Club "Excellence in Type Design Award" for 2009; and most recently inclusion in the Communication Arts Typography Annual2. In addition to commercial fonts and lettering, Stephen also does a great deal of custom font design for various clients.


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By Jan of Circular Communication
If you read only the headlines of my first two guest posts here at Lorelle on WordPress you may have gotten the impression that I take link posts lightly. Those who know my link posts know that this is not the case. Hence is it time to set the record straight and let the party analogy rest. What follows is how I write link posts. At least how I write most of them as I do try to vary it and play with content and form on occasion. Over time do I put a lot of work into my link posts to make each the best it can be. Surely some work better than others, but neither the topic nor the circumstances were the same so that is only natural. Striving for perfection may be admirable in some cases, but when it comes to blogging a little less will do as well.
Since I began blogging have I constantly been reading a lot of other blogs. To begin with I simply added every blog I liked to my feed reader and then explored the blogs that it linked to and added those if I liked them and so on. At some point did I realize that simply adding blogs based on initially liking is too unqualified. You end up with too much clutter and too little substance. It is quite hard to unsubscribe to blogs that you basically like though. You have to convince yourself that it is better that way and believe me it is. Spending more time on less blogs gives you more time to read individual articles from other blogs just as it gives you more time to actually read the posts rather than merely quickly scan them.
Each time I like an article I bookmark it. I have a piece of software where I can add it and when the list of links grow I divide it up in themes and subjects and sort the links into those. Since I work with more overall themes of already existing blogs or blogs that may or may not come into existence at some point do I collect links on a wide variety of stuff. Regardless how many themes or topics you cover do you need to sort them if you link like I do at least. That way you can easily see where you have enough links to build a link post around and where you need some. Before writing the link post do I usually search various places to see if I missed some good articles on the same subject.
Practically from the beginning I decided to link to somewhere between five and ten articles in each of my link posts. It depends both on how many links you can find on a given subject, but also how you qualify them. If you merely quote a sentence or two do you need more links to make a full post than you do if add a lengthier comment to each link or the subject of it. It works the other way around as well. Having more links on a subject do I believe require less qualification of the individual link as they qualify each other collectively. Reading only the quotes will still give you a pretty good idea about both the topic and the individual post, but also how they relate to each other.
Pruning the links is essential before you go on to actually add content to them. That you thought it was a great read when you bookmarked it doesn't mean it still is. Maybe you used poor judgment when picking it or things it describes changed since then rendering it obsolete. It also happens that it simply doesn't fit the other posts on the same topic or perhaps the blog moved, was abandoned or the post deleted. You can thus not simply link blindly, but have to check the posts again. If you are to comment on them you need to anyway unless you already wrote the comment when picking it. I sometimes do or at least I write a comment or a few key words when moving the links into the text file that will be their home until the link post is complete.
Having picked the links I search for the short quote that introduces each of them. Some articles are full of them or have a perfect few first or last lines for it and others have nothing quotable about them even if they contain great material in other regards. Should that be the case do I drop the quotes altogether and stick to writing comments instead. Sometimes I combine quotations and comments. That way it almost turns into a regular article as it has lot of my own thoughts on the subject as well as the links. The form is still that of the classic link post though. Having grown a little tired of that concept and playing with another idea of mine I also tried something that I referred to as a virtual interview, which is a combination of a regular link post and an interview.
The introduction to the theme or subject and the conclusion do I sometimes write before commenting on the individual links and sometimes afterwards. It really depends on what speaks more to me as well as what comes most natural, which varies from time to time. Since you can do as you like should you just go with the flow. You can always move text around or edit it afterwards. To begin with is it important simply to get something written. The first one or two paragraphs are generally both an introduction to the theme and my take on it. The conclusion is usually not aimed at summing up, which is hard to do as people have to read the posts linked to first, but more about suggesting how to use them, where to go next or the like.
To sum up would I say these are the basic things I consider important: You should read a lot, but not more than you have time to actually think about what you read. Not so much that you don't have time to write either. Dividing things up will not only give you a better overview, but will also force you to think in themes and topics. Settle for a good structure of your link post. Organization and structure will not only help you, but also the reader. Take your time thinking about what the theme actually is and how the links help explain it or add to it. Pick your links carefully as they reflect both on the quality of the post, but also on your blog. What you add is at least as important. It is not just links after all, but is supposed to be a link post.
PS: Have you noticed that I have managed to write three posts about link posts practically without linking out? I will tell you how I think that came about. The first two were concept posts while this one is an experience post, which means that any distraction would break their flow in my opinion. You either read from start to finish or not at all. Furthermore did they focus on a fraction of the overall topic, which means that finding articles relevant to that particular point would be both hard and meaningless really. Linking to articles expanding the view would have been an alternative, but somehow also besides the point. There are thus times when it is more appropriate to link and times when it is less so in my opinion. After all we do not want to stress or confuse anyone do we?
This guest blogger post is by Jan of Circular Communication, author of the first "virtual interview" featuring Lorelle VanFossen and Liz Strauss.


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LAS VEGAS, NV – January 7, 2010 — The Tiffen Company, award winning manufacturer of still image and video accessories, announced today at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the release of the Steadicam Smoothee, a new "easy to use right out of the box" image stabilizer for use with the Apple iPhone 3Gs.
The Smoothee, developed by Steadicam, the leader in camera stabilization, now allows iPhone 3Gs owners to capture incredible video without the shakes normally associated with hand-held video shot on the go.
"We're extremely proud to be introducing this incredible new Steadicam at CES, that let's anyone take great videos with their iPhone 3Gs the very first time. Whether they're novices or aspiring videographers, the Steadicam Smoothee allows iPhone 3Gs owners have a richer experience and more fun with their iPhone," said Steve Tiffen, president and CEO of the company.
The lightweight, agile, and easy to use Steadicam Smoothee features an innovative, patented design built around a durable mono-frame metal structure that requires no complicated instruction to use. With its "go anywhere" compact dimensions, The Steadicam Smoothee is approximately 8"W x 14.5" H x 2.5" D (20.3 x 36.8 x 6.4cm) in operating configuration. While designed for the Apple i-Phone 3Gs, the patented quick release removable i-Phone mount also serves as a tabletop stand or can be mounted to any tripod with a standard ¼ x20" camera mount and the comfortable ergonomic hand-grip folds up securely when not in use. Also included with the Steadicam Smoothee is a quick guide DVD on how to get the best possible shots, along with a carrying strap.
The Steadicam Smoothee will be available in spring 2010.
About The Tiffen Company
Tiffen has been a leading US manufacturer of glass filters and other name-brand products for digital, still, video, motion pictures and television for over 70 years. Tiffen products are used in almost every major movie and TV production around the world. Tiffen filters have earned two Technical Achievement Awards and a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their ColorCore™ Filter Lamination Process (1985, 2000) and Ultra Contrast Filter (1993) respectively, as well as a Prime Time Emmy® Award for filter engineering excellence. The Tiffen Company in addition to their optical glass filters and digital imaging software feature the following lines: Davis & Sanford, Domke, Lowel-Light, Saunders, Steadicam, Stroboframe, and Zing.
The Tiffen factory and corporate offices are located in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York. The Steadicam factory and sales offices are located in Glendale, California. For more information visit www.tiffen.com.
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Looks 'shopped. Can't be a real product.


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fly, name commonly used for any of a variety of winged insects, but properly restricted to members of the order Diptera, the true flies, which includes the housefly, gnat, midge, mosquito, and tsetse fly. All have sucking or piercing-and-sucking mouthparts and, except for a few wingless species, bear one pair of wings. The hind wings are reduced to knobbed balancing organs called halteres. All flies undergo complete metamorphosis, i.e., a four-stage development. The larvae, which occupy a wide variety of ecological niches, typically require a moist environment such as rotting flesh, decaying fruit, or the internal organs of other animals (see blowfly; botfly; fruit fly; tachinid fly). Adults often feed on nectar and plant sap, but some, such as the female horsefly and female mosquito, feed on blood; the adults of some species do not feed at all. A few species are found worldwide, often dispersed by humans; more than 16,000 species are found in North America. Many flies are harmful either as carriers of disease or as destroyers of crops. Some parasitize harmful insects. Some, such as the fruit fly, are important in laboratory studies. Flies are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Diptera.
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(visited by David Miner)
21-May-2010 -- I am the captain of an ocean going tugboat. I tow barges up and down the waters of the US west coast and Alaska. On a voyage from San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA, I was able to capture a successful visit.
About 5 miles north of the confluence while on a southeasterly heading, I intersected the 122 Meridian. At this point I turned due south, following the 122 line on a course of 180 degrees true. I slowed the vessel down from her typical 10 knots to approximately 6 knots. At 1649 Hrs local time, I passed over the confluence. The photos record the rest.
On scene weather:
Wind Direction: from 335 Degrees True
Wind Speed: 20 Kts
Wave Hieght: 3.9 Meters
Wave Period: 12 Seconds
Wave Direction: from 335 Degrees True
Barometric Pressure: 1018.0 Millibars
Air Temp: 56.3 F
Water Temp: 52.5 F


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I'm always on the look-out for easy-to-use, cloud-based mindmapping tools and recently came across SlateBox, a tool developed by Tim Heckel.
The technology (or what are my powers?)
Registration is free for individual users of SlateBox. If you belong to an organization or educational institution, you'll want to check into some of the plans described here. Still, the free option is pretty nice. You have the ability to create unlimited mindmaps ("slates") which can be private or public.
SlateBox relies on HTML5 and Javascript, which means that slate creation is fast. You start off with a prompt to get you on your way and you really can probably figure out most tricks to SlateBox just by clicking around, but I'll point out some of the doh! issues I experienced.
First one….Don't forget to close the welcome screen so that you can access more of the menu. Save that slate!
The menu's fairly self-explanatory as you poke around. Accessing "Properties" allows you to make the slate public or private. Even with the individual option, you can collaborate with one person by sharing a provided link. The premium versions of SlateBox will give you more flexibility as edits can be made and viewed in real-time by multiple collaborators.
Similarly, node options are fairly intuitive. Click on the gear icon to edit the look of your node and access additional features of SlateBox.
For example, you can add text, either by double clicking on a node or by accessing the text option using the gear icon. (If you add urls, they will not be functional.)
Clicking on the arrow on the side on the node creates another node that's free-standing. (I really like this in a mindmapping tool because you can create compare-and-contrast maps this way.)
Clicking on the "plug" icon gives you the ability to connect nodes.
If you click on the down arrow to create a node, you'll automatically get a connected node. You can move it around easily to reposition it.
You can add images or patterns to nodes by accessing the magnifying glass icon via the gear icon.
When using the image search option, you can filter according to a desired image size.
You can add text directly to an image, but a particularly nice feature of SlateBox is the ability to overlay nodes which gives you a bit more versatility.
Unfortunately, you can't search for a specific link to an image (for example, one you've previously identified on Flickr) or upload an image from your hard drive. However, nits aside, SlateBox is a fun visualization tool that's easy to use.
- Brainstorm ideas
- Develop a course outline, learning module, or research project draft
- Develop story ideas or even develop a digital story
- Develop a mental model of a subject
- Map the steps of a procedure
- Map the relationships between elements of a process
- Illustrate organizational relationships
- Collaborate in real-time!
This last feature is a particular value-add. To see how it works, check out this page.
The tool's evolving and features are being developed with both organizations and educators in mind, so if you belong to either of those groups you might want to check SlateBox out and provide some feedback.


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Engineering Model, Mariner 2
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- On December 14, 1962, useful scientific information was radioed to Earth from the vicinity of another planet for the first time. The unmanned Mariner 2 spacecraft, with its six scientific instruments, passed within 34,800 kilometers (21,600 miles) of Venus. Mariner 2 indicated that Venus is very hot and has no measurable magnetic fields or radiation belts. On the way to Venus, Mariner 2's instruments detected and measured the radiation, magnetic fields, and dust of interplanetary space.
- Contact with Mariner 2 was lost on January 2, 1963; it is now in orbit around the Sun. The spacecraft on display was constructed from test components by engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Long Description
- "Before Mariner II lost its sing-song voice, it produced 13 million data words of computer space lyrics to accompany the music of the spheres."-Mariner Mission to Venus (McGraw-Hill, 1963), p. 112
- Mariner 2
- Planetary exploration began, just as lunar exploration had, in a race between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who would be the first to place some sort of spacecraft near Venus, and Mariner 2 was the first successful spacecraft from Earth to reach the planet. Exploration of the inner solar system was not just an opportunity to best a rival in the Cold War; scientists in both the United States and the Soviet Union recognized the attraction of Venus for the furtherance of planetary studies. Regarded as both the evening and the morning star, Venus had long enchanted humans-and all the more so since astronomers had realized that it was shrouded in a mysterious cloak of clouds permanently hiding the surface from view. It was also the closest planet to Earth, and a near twin to this planet in terms of size, mass, and gravitation.
- These attributes brought myriad speculations about the nature of Venus and the possibility of life existing there in some form. For instance, in the first half of the twentieth century a popular theory held that the sun had gradually been cooling for millennia and that as it did so, the terrestrial planets of the solar system had a turn as a haven for life of various types. Although it was now Earth's turn to harbor life, the theory suggested that Mars had once been habitable and that life on Venus was now just beginning to evolve. Beneath the clouds of the planet, the theory offered, was a warm, watery world and the possibility of aquatic and amphibious life. "It was reasoned that if the oceans of Venus still exist, then the Venusian clouds may be composed of water droplets," noted a 1963 publication about the Mariner 2 mission; "if Venus were covered by water, it was suggested that it might be inhabited by Venusian equivalents of Earth's Cambrian period of 500 million years ago, and the same steamy atmosphere could be a possibility."
- Mariner 2 helped to determine that none of these speculations were true. The second in a series of planetary exploration spacecraft, this was the world's first spacecraft to fly-by a planet. Both Mariner 1 and 2 were part of a 1961 NASA planetary exploration initiative that took some of its design from the Ranger program, Mariner 2 bears a striking resemblance to the basic framework, solar panels, and antennas of its Ranger predecessor. Although Mariner 1 was lost during launch on July 22, 1962, Mariner 2 successfully took off on August 27, 1962. A 450-pound vehicle, it carried six scientific instruments, a two-way radio, a solar-power system, and assorted electronic and mechanical devices. Its controllers, numbering roughly 75, worked from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
- Mariner 2 made its closest approach to Venus on December 14, 1962, after a 108-day journey from Earth, coming within 21,648 miles of the planet. It carried several scientific instruments that provided information about the nature of the venusian atmosphere and surface as well as interplanetary space. A microwave radiometer measured the temperatures of both the planet's surface and its upper atmosphere, and found that the surface of Venus was indeed very hot; some 800 degrees F as measured by the microwave radiometer.
- Mariner 2 also carried a high-energy radiation experiment and a magnetometer. These did not detect any noticeable differences in radiation from space once in the vicinity of Venus, nor did it seem likely that the planet had an appreciable magnetosphere. Perhaps the most important observation these instruments made was that an astronaut would not be exposed to lethal doses of radiation even on a four month interplanetary voyage. Contact with Mariner 2 was lost on January 2, 1963, and it is now in orbit around the Sun.
- This object is a full scale engineering prototype and was constructed from flight spares by engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1977.
- Alternate Name
- Mariner 2
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- World's First Successful Interplanetary Spacecraft
- Impact or Innovation
- Mariner 2 began the era of robotic exploration of the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system.
- Brief Description
- Mariner 2 flew by Venus in 1962, discovering its surface is extremely hot and unlikely to support life. The spacecraft on display is an engineering model.
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- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- July 1, 1976 to present
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- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Test Vehicles
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- Aluminum, mixed metals
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- Overall: 8 ft. 1 in. tall x 5 ft. 10 in. wide x 5 ft. 10 in. deep, 1118 lb. (246.4 x 177.8 x 177.8cm, 507.1kg)
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- United States of America
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- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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- Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar
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- nasm_A19760027000
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The prosecution of Aaron Swartz and his subsequent suicide is heartbreaking. Aaron's life and work was an inspiring example of how the Internet can elevate humanity beyond the dregs of rote commerce and cheap thrills. Aaron's contributions to our society were not the shiny widgets of tech icons like Steve Jobs. Rather, they were ideas and technologies that enriched lives and empowered ordinary people. RSS, Reddit, and Creative Commons are all projects in which Aaron was a key participant; they are also free for anyone to use and represent the essence of the free (as in freedom) Internet movement.
Aaron Swarz
It was these very ideas that were the cause of Aaron's prosecution. The DOJ wanted to make an example of him precisely because he was effective at expressing and propagating his dissenting views against the corporate control of our lives. If Aaron's fans, mourners, and supporters fail to see that what happened to him was not a fluke event, but instead was de rigueur, Aaron's death will be all the more tragic.
Make no mistake, Aaron was a criminal and, despite popular belief, there was no prosecutorial overreach. The US Attorney who oversaw his prosecution described her office's actions as "appropriate" and, according to the law, she was telling the truth. The job of prosecutors is to bully and intimidate suspects, using the threat of some of the world's harshest sentencing laws into plea bargaining for a shorter sentence in exchange for an admission of guilt. This is American "justice;" our current system of severe sentencing and mandatory minimums gives prosecutors overwhelming power - power that was once in the hands of judges and juries - to the point that today less than 5% of criminal cases are resolved by a jury (3% in federal cases).
Prosecutorial discretion is not a mandate for prosecutors to apply fairness or common decency; it is simply the heuristic that determines who gets exposed to the system. There are no real restraints on our government's ability to prosecute and jail. We have enough laws on the books and prosecutors and judges have enough discretion interpreting them, that anyone can be locked up for any reason or no reason. Take, for example, the case of Tarek Mehanna who, after refusing to become an FBI informant, was arrested, held for years in solitary confinement, and ultimately convicted as a "terrorist." The substance of his crimes: sharing YouTube videos, and translating texts that were freely available on the Internet. Or look to Tim DeChrisopher or the Central Park Five; the list is unending and the point is clear: if prosecutors want to put you in jail, they can. It is also clear that there is no limit on our country's ability to incarcerate. The USA runs the largest penal system in world (our only competition in world history is the GULAG system of the USSR).
Thus, we are all criminals in waiting - a fact that is dramatic in the world of "cyber-crime," where a typical Internet user is potentially liable for millions of dollars per day in copyright violations. The question then becomes, who is chosen for prosecution and why? If the feds just randomly prosecuted typical Internet users for violating "terms of service" agreements, which is what Aaron did, the popular backlash would be too great. So instead, they pick their targets carefully.
Minorities, the poor, and unpopular political factions are the traditional targets for prosecution and incarceration. If you are black and live in New York City, it is routine to be stopped by police and arrested for simply walking down the street in your neighborhood or even in the hallway of your own building. If you are Muslim, even a kindergartener, you are a threat and are subject to arbitrary police surveillance. If you are an animal rights activist, you are considered a "terrorist" even if you're explicitly committed to non-violence. Conversely, if you are a rich, white banker, you can participate in the most egregious activity and never be jailed or even have to admit wrongdoing.
Internet freedom hacktivists have recently joined the ranks of Muslims, African Americans, the poor, and "eco-terrorists" as an acceptable target for the brutish American penal system. People like Aaron Swartz, Jeremy Hammond, Bradley Manning, and Andrew Auernheimer are increasingly being treated in the same way as people like Fred Hampton, Tarek Mehanna, and the SHAC Seven. This is happening because the corporate state has recognized that they possess democratic power and are a legitimate threat to the aims of the elite -- remember Aaron Swartz was the crucial organizer in the successful fight against SOPA.
If we don't want to see more people like Aaron martyred by our system, it is not enough to simply amend one (terrible) hacking law; the corporate state and its DOJ henchmen will just come back with another law. We have to recognize that Aaron was not alone. He is part of a long history of activists who've become too effective for the government to stand. In order to make a lasting change in this manifestly unjust "justice" system, we need to express the same outrage and dedicate the same time and resources toward abolishing all injustice that is done in our name. Reforming the incredibly broad Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a start, but it cannot be the goal. Abolishing the CFAA, mandatory minimums, the drug war, and the war on "terror" with the aim of dismantling the military and prison-industrial complex is necessary. We must remove corporate influence and replacing it with democratic (not Democratic) control of government, the Internet, and other institutions. We need to incorporate long term goals into our short term campaigns. This is exactly what Aaron did so effectively with his short life; let's honor his legacy by picking up the pace.
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Thinking About Family Matters Linked to Stress for Working Moms, Not Dads
Although working mothers and fathers are almost as likely to think about family matters throughout the day, only for mothers is this type of mental labor associated with increased stress and negative emotions, according to new research to be presented at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.
"I assume that because mothers bear the major responsibility for childcare and family life, when they think about family matters, they tend to think about the less pleasant aspects of it — such as needing to pick up a child from daycare or having to schedule a doctor's appointment for a sick kid — and are more likely to be worried," said study author Shira Offer, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Much has been written about the unequal division of household labor and childcare, but the overwhelming majority of studies in this field examine specific behaviors, Offer said. "These studies focus on the physical aspect of tasks and demands, which can be measured and quantified relatively easily," she said. "However, much of the work we do, both paid and unpaid, takes place in our mind. We are often preoccupied with the things we have to do, we often worry about them, and feel stressed not to forget to do them or to do them on time. These thoughts and concerns — mental labor — can impair our performance, make it difficult to focus on tasks, and even hurt our sleep. This mental labor is the focus of my study."
The study relies on data from the 500 Family Study, a multi-method investigation of how middle-class families balance family and work experiences. The 500 Family Study collected comprehensive information from 1999 to 2000 on families living in eight urban and suburban communities across the United States. Most parents in the 500 Family Study are highly educated, employed in professional occupations, and work, on average, longer hours and report higher earnings than do middle-class families in other, nationally representative samples.
Although the 500 Family Study is not a representative sample of families in the U.S., it reflects one of the most time pressured segments of the population.
Offer's study uses a subsample from the 500 Family Study, consisting of 402 mothers and 291 fathers in dual-earner families who completed a survey and a time diary that collects information about the content and context of individuals' daily experiences, as well as the emotions associated with them, in the course of a week.
Overall, Offer found that working mothers engaged in mental labor in about one fourth, and working fathers in one fifth, of their waking time. This amounts to approximately 29 and 24 hours per week of mental labor for mothers and fathers, respectively.
However, mothers and fathers both spent about 30 percent of the time they were engaged in mental labor thinking about family matters. "I expected the gender gap in mental labor, especially those aspects of it that are related to family, to be much larger," Offer said. "What my research actually shows is that gender differences in mental labor are more a matter of quality than quantity."
As for why, engaging in family-specific mental labor negatively affected the well-being of mothers, but not fathers, Offer said she thinks societal expectations push mothers to assume the role of household managers and lead them to disproportionately address the less pleasant aspects of family care. "I believe that what makes this type of mental labor an overall negative and stressful experience for mothers only is that they are the ones judged and held accountable for family-related matters," she said.
Offer also found that while fathers spent a greater percentage of the time they engaged in mental labor thinking about work-related matters than mothers, thoughts and concerns about work were less likely to spillover into non-work domains among fathers. Twenty-five percent of the time fathers engaged in job-specific mental labor, they did so in non-work contexts, compared to 34 percent among mothers.
"We know that mothers are the ones who usually adjust their work schedule to meet family demands, such as staying home with a sick child," Offer said. "Therefore, mothers may feel that they do not devote enough time to their job and have to 'catch up,' and, as a result, they are easily preoccupied with job-related matters outside the workplace. This illustrates the double burden — the pressure to be 'good' mothers and 'good' workers — that working moms experience."
Offer said she was surprised by the relatively low level of work-related spillover for fathers. "I thought that in an organizational culture that requires workers to be accessible and available 24/7 no matter where they are, highly educated fathers holding professional and managerial positions would often be preoccupied with job matters when doing things such as housework or during their free time," she said. "It appears, however, that fathers are quite adept at leaving their work concerns behind and are better able to draw boundaries between work and home. I believe that fathers can afford to do that because someone else, namely their spouse, assumes the major responsibility for the household and childcare."
In terms of policy implications, Offer said her study suggests that fathers need to take a greater role in family care to make mental labor less stressful for working mothers and ease the double burden that they experience. "It is true that fathers today are more involved in childrearing and do more housework than in previous generations, but the major responsibility for the domestic realm continues to disproportionately fall on mothers' shoulders," she said. "This has to change."
Fathers have to be encouraged, rather than penalized, for being more active in the domestic sphere, Offer said. "This encouragement should take place at the federal, state, and organizational levels by making it possible for fathers, for example, to leave work early, start work late, take time off from work, and take pauses during the work day to deal with family-related matters," she said. "I think that if fathers were able to do this without the fear of being viewed as less committed workers, they would assume greater responsibility at home, which would lead to greater gender equality."


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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression-- the New Deal-- ushered in a new era in American law. As happens when any profound social transformation is put in motion, individuals and groups within American society quickly saw themselves as either potential winners or losers in the emerging new world. Those who considered themselves powerful enough to take actions to support the transformation-- or stop it-- mobilized. In vivid prose, and with great clarity and intelligence, Daniel R. Ernst's "The Politics of Administrative Law: New York's Anti-Bureaucracy Clause and the O'Brian-Wagner Campaign of 1938" describes and analyzes how this process unfolded in the Empire State during the late 1930's. Ernst identifies "two institutions, the political party and the legal profession" as having played leading roles in shaping the "peculiar way which administrative agencies were incorporated into the American polity." He complicates the traditional narrative about reactions to the creation of modern administrative law, a narrative that casts the raging battles as a straight forward "clash of interests or ideas". In Ernst's able hands we see instead that the "emergence of the administrative state" caused sharp divisions within political parties and the legal profession, cleaving both institutions into factions that were often led into alliances that, on the surface, appear anomalous. Thus, the New Dealer par excellence, Felix Frankfurter, worked assiduously (and successfully) with John Foster Dulles, a vociferous opponent of the New Deal, to defeat the Anti-Bureaucracy Clause, a measure designed the curb the power of administrative agencies. And John Lord O'Brian, who ran against the great New Dealer Robert Wagner, could vigorously support the very powerful Tennessee Valley Authority while railing against the National Labor Relations Board as the prime culprit in the erosion of "due process in the midst of a growing administrative state." Although O'Brien lost, his critique of the NLRB resonated with voters, suggesting that political actors focused on a relatively technical question of administrative law could involve members of the public in important constitutional matters and that citizens would respond with their votes. Presenting a nuanced definition of "interests" and a thorough description of the "ideas" in play, Ernst helps us to see how these early battles resulted in the "judicialization of administrative procedure" that we know today. Extensively and creatively researched, "The Politics of Administrative Law" tells us much that we need to know about a fascinating moment in American history.
Dan had this to say about the article in an LHB post:
I wrote the paper for a conference in honor of Stanley N. Katz (my dissertation adviser) held at Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in February 2007. Because of the occasion, I thought of the first thing of his I ever read, "The Politics of Law in Colonial America: Controversies over Chancery Courts and Equity Law in the Eighteenth Century," Perspectives in American History 5 (1971): 485–518, which John Langbein put in my hands as I was trying to decide where to do graduate work in history after completing my J.D. I recall being impressed by the article, as well as by Katz's Newcastle's New York (1968), and off I went.
In the years since, I never forgot the essay....
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Asbestos: Learn The Risks & Fix
Though it was known in the early 1900s that inhaling asbestos particles had led to the deaths of miners, it was not until the 1970s that public health officials began warning of the risk of asbestos exposure in homes and workplaces.
Asbesto-based building materials are not hazardous when they remain intact and undisturbed, but broken during remodeling or repair work, fibers from asbestos can be released into the surrounding air. This is why the focus has been on friable asbestos. "Friable" means the material crumbles easily and breaks down into small particles that could be inhaled. Widely used products containing friable asbestos include insulation, acoustical plaster, paper products and spackling compound.
Products made from "non-friable" asbestos are tightly bound and do not easily release particles. Examples of non-friable materials include siding, floor tiles and roofing products. These can still be a risk, such as hen a non-friable material is sawed or sanded, thereby releasing small particles.
When asbestos fibers are inhaled and reach the lung's deep air passages, they can cause serious damage. Oral ingestion of asbestos may be implicated in cancers of the larynx, esophagus, oral cavity, colon, stomach and kidney.
According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly everyone is exposed to small amounts of asbestos in the water, air and soil. People rarely become sick through this type of exposure. Those who develop health problems have generally been exposed to asbestos on a regular basis, usually through their jobs. Not everyone who is exposed to asbestos will get sick, and those who do may not experience symptoms for decades.
Medical knowledge of the health effects of asbestos has come from long-term studies of people exposed in the workplace. Asbestos workers often develop "asbestosis," an increase of scar tissue in the lungs causing the heart and lungs to provide inadequate levels of oxygen to the body. This serious disease develops 20 to 30 years after asbestos exposure.
Asbestos workers have also been shown to have an increased risk of developing mesothelioma and cancer, both generally fatal. The two diseases may show up 20 to 50 years following exposure. The younger a person is at the time of asbestos inhalation, the greater the chances of developing mesothelioma.
This article originally appeared on Angie's List.
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Granny Freeze Nicole Kidman did not attend the Grammys last night. But she was there in spirit…all over her husband's face, holy sh-t. To me it looks like he completely redesigned his bone structure – full cheeks and not a line anywhere. I guess it's not a new thing but since he's always with Gran, we're too busy looking at her unnatural perfection instead of noticing that the same has been happening to him.
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It seems Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi has been made aware of some rumors and comments that have made their way to the world wide web this week.
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"I want to address a ridiculous rumor being posted. The Jeff Beitzel Memorial Fund is with the Leukemia Soceity in O.C.! People can make donations 2 this fund directly by writing "For the Jeff Beitzel Memorial Fund", Just as the proceeds from my song will be donated 2 this same fund! Someone stating that it doesn't exist is ignorant, direspectful, and incorrect! People should stop spreading false & malicious rummors."
Evidently Gretchen does not believe in spell check. We also reported this week that Gretchen had mysteriously taken down her make-up website citing sold out inventory, though this happened just days after certain readers pointed out that some of Gretchen's make up products were identical to that listed on Ladyburd.com, a make-up manufacturer website. Gretchen posted the following regarding her make-up website –
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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will take a first major step away from dependency on Russian gas supplies on Thursday when it seals a $10 billion shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L.
Due to be signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the production sharing agreement will mark the biggest contract yet to tap shale gas in Europe and the largest single foreign investment in the former Soviet republic.
Shell has not publicly confirmed the deal. But the Ukrainian government signed off on it on Wednesday as it pushes forward in a bid to end its reliance on costly Russian gas imports.
Clashes between Kiev and Moscow sparked serious disruptions to Russian gas flows via Ukraine in 2006 and 2009, with EU members Bulgaria and Slovakia left without energy in the depths of winter.
The two sides remain at odds over terms of a 2009 Russian supply deal brokered by former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko and for which she is serving a jail sentence.
President Viktor Yanukovich is to meet Shell Chief Executive Peter Voser in Davos with new Fuel Minister Eduard Stavitsky set to sign the agreement in Davos on Thursday evening, officials in Kiev said.
Ukraine chose Shell last May as a partner to develop the Yuzivska field in the east of the country and regional councils there approved the production-sharing deal last week, removing the last hurdle to signature.
Ukraine is said to have Europe's third-largest shale gas reserves at 42 trillion cubic feet (1.2 trillion cubic meters), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Poland too is looking to tap shale to reduce its Russian gas imports, though a massive downward revision in its estimated reserves and a decision by U.S. major ExxonMobil XOM.N to halt exploration have dashed initial hopes for Europe's most ambitious shale exponent.
Production in Ukraine is several years off and will be dependent on results from 15 test wells.
But the Yuzivska shale gas field could be producing 20 billion cubic meters of gas in 2018, Stavitsky said on Thursday.
"We can only forecast at the moment. According to Shell's optimistic scenario about 20 billion cubic meters could be extracted annually, according to the pessimistic, one at the very least 7-8 billion," Stavitsky, quoted by Interfax, said in Davos.
If the top forecast were fulfilled, "this will completely solve the problem of the (gas) shortfall in Ukraine," he said, referring to the amount of gas Ukraine has to import from Russia to meet its domestic requirements.
Ukraine, he said, "might even go into surplus".
Under the 10-year deal signed in 2009 by the preceding government, Ukraine currently pays about $430 per 1,000 cubic meters for Russian gas.
The present Kiev government says the price is exorbitant yet has so far failed to persuade Russia to bring the price down. At the same time, Moscow has increasingly used the issue to step up pressure on Ukraine to join a post-Soviet Customs Union and step back from moves towards the European mainstream.
"This is a signal for Russia that Ukraine is serious in its intentions to rid itself of today's gas dependency," independent energy analyst Valentyn Zemlyansky said.
"Before Russia did not take the Ukrainian position seriously when it spoke of finding alternative gas supplies. This agreement on shale gas will strengthen Kiev's position at negotiations with Russia over a (new) gas contract," he told Reuters.
Officials said earlier this month that Shell saw investment under the production-sharing agreement of at least $10 billion "under the most likely scenario" and possibly as much as $50 billion.
Quite apart from the gas produced, Kiev government officials see huge spin-off in terms of employment and contracts and say the huge project could help revive flagging foreign investor interest in the country.
"The agreement with Shell will be a beacon for other foreign investors," said Zemlyansky.
The Yuzivska deal could revive efforts to develop unconventional shale gas reserves in Europe which lag far behind the United States where shale gas and shale oil development is transforming the energy sector.
Much could depend on the outcome of a second shale gas project in Ukraine at Olesska where the government has signaled it expects a tougher fight to secure local approval because of environmental concerns.
The government chose Chevron CVX.N to develop the Olesska field in the western Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions bordering the European Union.
Local opponents from powerful nationalist groups say the "fracking" process - in which in water and chemicals are injected at high pressure into beds of rock to access trapped gas reserves could threaten underground water sources and have other repercussions on the environment.
Ukraine has also chosen an ExxonMobil-led consortium to explore for offshore gas in the Black Sea and is seeking foreign partners to help it build a liquefied natural gas terminal.
Additional reporting by Pavel Polityuk; editing by Jason Neely
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