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"We focus on skilled labor positions for the reason that military training does not better prepare you for retail positions but does give you necessary skills useful for the skilled labor force," says Katie Bardaro, Payscale's lead economist. "After finishing a tour, veterans can always choose to move into a retail position -- as long as those companies are hiring, which they often are -- but the pay and benefits are minimal and the position would use very little of their training. If the veterans are looking for pay to rival their military pay and a position that lets them build upon the skills they gained in service, then skilled labor is the way to go."
Below are the top 10 military employers in the country, based on Payscale's skilled labor criteria.
1. Booz Allen Hamilton
Business: Provides consulting services to the U.S. government in defense, intelligence, and civil markets, and to major corporations, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "Booz Allen has maintained a deep and long commitment to the nation's military community that began with our work assisting the U.S. Navy at the dawn of World War II and continues today with the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and our many engagements with the Department of Defense and armed services."
Booz Allen Hamilton Veteran Hiring Website
2. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Business: Fortune 500 company provides scientific and technical products and services that contribute to the security and well-being of communities throughout the world.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "SAIC has a long-standing commitment to supporting military veterans and their families. The company currently employs more than 10,000 military veterans, comprising nearly 25 percent of SAIC's workforce, and was ranked No. 24 on G.I. Jobs Magazine's Top 100 Military Friendly Employers list."
SAIC Veteran Hiring Website
3. Northrop Grumman
Business: Designer, systems integrator and manufacturer of military aircraft, defense electronics, precision weapons, commercial and military aerostructures.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "We employ thousands of veterans worldwide and are committed to hiring and assisting our military-experienced candidates and employees. You bring a unique set of skills to our company, and have a first-hand appreciation for our business, products, and services. We value the training and leadership development that candidates gain from their military service and experience."
Northrop Grumman Veteran Hiring Website
4. L-3 Communications
Business: L-3 is a prime contractor in Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems, aircraft modernization and maintenance, and government services.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "L-3 is proud to employ more than 15,000 veterans of the U.S. military, helping them use their unique training and skills to meet our customers' needs. Many of L-3's top business leaders are former military personnel who provide critical insight and support for using L-3's advanced technology and services to protect our country's freedoms."
L-3 Veteran Hiring Website
5. Lockheed Martin
Business: Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin focuses on Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems & Global Solutions, and Space Systems.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "At Lockheed Martin, we have a long-standing commitment to successful job transition for America's veterans -- providing opportunities for them to continue contributing to the security of our nation even after their military service."
Lockheed Martin Veteran Hiring Website
6. U.S. Department of Defense
Mission: As the nation's largest employer, the Department of Defense provides the military forces with what is needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.
DoD Jobs at USAJobs Website
7. BAE Systems
Business: BAE Systems is a global defence, aerospace and security company with approximately 100,000 employees worldwide and a primary focus on five home markets: the US, UK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Australia and India.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "At BAE Systems, 'We protect those who protect us' is a mantra that we take to heart. It defines our commitment to our customers, our employees and especially to those individuals who have contributed to 'protecting us' directly as a member of the military service. It is our goal to provide mission-centered work that veterans and reservists alike can identify with, contribute to, and become passionate about."
BAE Systems Veteran Hiring Website
8. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
Business: CSC is a leading information technology (IT) services company.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "Whether through recruitment, philanthropy or volunteerism, CSC is proud to support our heroic military service members and their familes. CSC values America's military community for its loyalty, diversity and strong work ethic. We will help you realize your professional aspirations through valuable career choices."
CSC Veteran Hiring Website
9. CACI International
Business: CACI International provides professional services and IT solutions needed to prevail in the areas of defense, intelligence, homeland security, and IT modernization and government transformation.
Mission Statement for Veterans: "CACI employs veterans at every level of the organization, from staff to senior leadership. We work side by side with the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies, providing professional services and IT solutions to solve their problems and secure our nation's interests. We take great pride in service to our country and to those who have served in the military, recognizing that you have the talent, character, and commitment to duty that will help make our clients' missions successful. As a military professional, you understand these priorities and possess skills that translate to what we do at CACI. We invite you to explore our job opportunities to find the right fit as you take the next step in your career."
CACI International Veteran Hiring Website
10. The Boeing Company
Business: Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems.
Jobs at Boeing: Military Skills Translator
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One of the oddest parts of Remember Me, which I checked out on Tuesday and liked, was this bit at the very end of my hour-long demo. As Nilin made her way through the game's second level, the malls and apartments were all playing ads for this famous bounty-hunter dude who, surprise surprise, turns up at the end as a boss.
But then suddenly, you're both in a televised cage-match straight out of The Running Man. Unexpected? Sure. Kinda cool? Yeah.
What happens next? Well, the demo I was playing faded to black, though an earlier video of the game showed a bit of the fight. I'd imagine that maybe there will be a move where the bad guy charges, and as long as Nilin jumps out of the way fast enough, he crashes into the wall and is rendered dizzy and vulnerable for a little while. Just maybe.

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"Miranda." Is the protagonist telling the truth? Is he crazy? Is the female real? It's the epitome of great pulp fiction, the kind that keeps you up at night.
Except in this case, "Her Black Wings" was an editor's choice of title to replace the author's lame original, "Help Me Find Judy," a title that sounds like it belongs in the table of contents of an early issue of McCall's or Woman's Home Companion. And as for the quality of the writing, well... I knew "Miranda," "Miranda" was a friend of mine, and "Her Black Wings," Senator, is no "Miranda."
The plot is interesting, containing all of the great elements listed above, but its execution is poor, marred in places by sloppy writing, careless characterization and the occasional turn of phrase that rings completely foreign to the ear of an experienced JDM reader. It seems rushed and overly formulaic, the kind of thing one could find in the pages of any number of pulps throughout the golden age. Still, it is a quick and enjoyable read, with a neat twist at the end, followed by an element completely out of left field that leaves the reader wondering if the protagonist is the king of all unreliable narrators.
The story appeared in the first issue of the pulp Shock, "The New Mystery Magazine," which hit the stands in March 1948. If you've never heard of Shock before, don't feel bad: it lasted only three issues before disappearing into the ether. The magazine's focus was on "Shock-Mystery" stories, a rather ill-defined category that could mean anything, since many existing pulps contained tales that could fit that description. Shock was published bi-monthly by New Publications, one of the many imprints of Popular Publications, Harry Steeger's vast pulp magazine empire. Shock may have been an attempt at reviving the shudder pulp genre, albeit in a form more acceptable to postwar readers, or it may have been a stab at combining that genre with mystery stories. It's hard to tell from the first issue, as it contains no editorial comment whatsoever, not even a masthead. The best indication of the tone of the magazine comes from the stories' taglines supplied by the editors:
"Homicidal Homestead" by Bruno Fischer: "Luscious Della's scarecrow husband bought a knife -- and brooded on slaughter."
"Death is a Dame" by Frederick C. Davis: "Was she really his wife? Or was she evil-souled Zelda -- biding her time until her next murder?"
"Nightmare Man" by John C. Harbaugh: "His hog-fat wife jeered little Herman's dream into a hideous nightmare."
Clearly there's a theme here...
John D MacDonald supplied stories for each of the three issues of Shock, one for the premier issue and two each for the second and third. His second stories in the subsequent issues appeared under the house name Scott O'Hara.
The tagline for "Her Black Wings" provides a good synopsis to the story's plot: "Three men had loved her -- and died violently. I was next..."
Told in the first person, the story opens as Joe Brayton, a World War II vet, is standing on the 34th Street subway platform in New York City, waiting for a train to take him up to Columbia University where he hopes to enter graduate school. As the train approaches the crowd moves toward the edge, followed by a sudden commotion.
"He didn't yell. I saw him go over the edge, half turning, his mouth wide open and silent, his fingers working fast on the empty air. His shoulders looked square and solid under the brown gabardine. They weren't solid enough. He hit the rails a split second before the steel wheels of the express ground him to blood and paste."
As the shocked crowd mills around the messy accident, Joe spies a girl standing next to him.
"She was tall, dressed in a sleek gray suit. Her pocketbook was a wardrobe trunk for the Singer midgets. Her black hair came down lush and thick on one shoulder. She had that city anemic look -- cheekbones pushing against the pale flesh; a thin, patrician nose. Not the lips. Full of life and vitality. Her eyes were gray with a strange unfocused look."
Joe's attempt at a casual remark goes unanswered, and he looks down at the girl's hand and sees blood. She's squeezing her wrist so hard her long nails have pierced her skin. When she finally speaks it's in a blank tone: "I told him he would die. I told him."
Joe wipes the blood off with his handkerchief and leads her away to a nearby drug store so he can treat her wound. Then it's off to a bar for a stiff drink. Joe orders the silent woman to down the slug of whiskey he had ordered, and once she does she seems to emerge from her catatonia and comes apart at the seams. Joe moves over to her side of the booth and comforts her, "murmuring a lot of nothing" until her hysterics cease. Then they talk.
The girl is named Judy Dikes and the platform victim was Ralph Lortz, Judy's boyfriend. Although there is no reason to suspect any foul play involved in Lortz's death, Joe asks if anyone knew if Judy and Lortz were together earlier, and when told no, he checks with Lortz's place of employment to see if anyone there knows where he is. They don't.
Judy was "nice and easy to be with," and Joe begins to feel like "a boy scout on a mission." He comforts her, reassures her and gets her to cheer up. They spend the rest of the afternoon at the bar, then head up to the Village for dinner. By two in the morning Judy begins "to look like the nicest thing that had ever happened to me." But when Joe hints at a deeper relationship, he is warned away.
"'You're nice, Joe,' she said. 'Pick up your marbles and run, Joe. Run like hell... run while there's still time... Ralph Lortz was the third one in two months. The third. Bill Graff fell in front of a taxi. Stanley McQuade fell out of his apartment window. Get away from me, Joe. I like you. You don't want to be the next one, Joe. Do you?' She laughed and the sound of it was like small, sharp white teeth nibbling at my spinal cord."
Joe takes her home, where she collapses the minute they enter her apartment. He puts her to bed and upon exiting the place is confronted by a man who immediately throws a punch at him! The attack is clumsy enough for Joe to dodge and counterpunch "harder than I wanted." When the guy comes to Joe learns his name is Michael Burns and that he lives in the apartment across the hall from Judy. He claims to be an industrial designer who is in love with Judy, an unrequited love that he is waiting to be reciprocated. He's also "keeping her going until she gets a job."
Joe immediately suspects Burns of being the guy who is causing all of the "accidents" involving Judy's boyfriends. He questions him, then tries to trick him, but it seems as if Burns has an alibi for each mishap. Still, Joe is suspicious enough to begin carrying a gun with him, a "little Spanish automatic [he] had won in a crap game in Paris." He keeps it in his jacket pocket as he continues to date Judy, and as time goes on he begins falling in love with her.
It is here where MacDonald's prose goes off the deep end, as he writes some uncharacteristically bad and florid sentences that must have truly embarrassed him if he ever had the chance to re-read them later on:
"It was tough to take my eyes off Judy every few minutes and take a look around. There was color in her cheeks and her lips were made for laughing. Once when we got behind a stack of shrubbery, I pulled her close and kissed her. She was laughing at the time, but after the kiss she stood close to me and I looked down into her eyes and everything was very solemn between us -- like a chord of organ music you overhear as you walk by a church.
"'You better not see me again, Joe.' she said. 'I'm bad luck.'
'"It's too late, now. Isn't it?' I said softly.
"She didn't answer. She nodded her head quickly and lifted her face to be kissed again. It would always and forever be too late to ever leave her.
"May [is] the month to be in love in Manhattan. You can be in love almost any month anywhere else, but it's good to save it until May when you're in the big town. We went everyplace that people go and did everything that people do and there was nobody in Manhattan except the two of us...
"I tried to make plans for us, but Judy always steered me away, saying, 'Oh, Joe. Don't be dull. We've got a million tomorrows with sunshine every day.'"
Things seem to be going swimmingly in Loveland for several weeks, but then Judy starts to become 'jittery." She begs Joe to take her back to the place in the park where they first kissed, and Joe agrees. As they sit down on the same bench, a cool breeze blows and Judy shivers, shoving her cold hand into Joe's jacket pocket. "What on earth have you got in that pocket, Joe?" she asks...
MacDonald doesn't seem to know exactly how he wants the story to end, so he steers it one way, then another, and leaves the tale with an unanswered question. "Her Black Wings" contains the germ of a good, if overused pulp plot, but it would take the author a few more tries to perfect it. As these kinds of tales go, it's an enjoyable reading experience, as long as you aren't expecting too much from a writer who could do much better.


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Long regarded as a violent outburst significant mainly for California history, the 1871 Los Angeles anti-Chinese massacre raises themes central to America's Civil War Reconstruction era between 1865 and 1877, namely, the resort to threats and violence to preserve traditionally conceived social and political authority and power. Although the Los Angeles events occurred far from the American South, the Los Angeles anti-Chinese massacre paralleled the anti-black violence that rose in the South during Reconstruction. Although the immediate causes of the violence in the post–Civil War South and California were far different, they shared one key characteristic: they employed racial disciplining to preserve traditional social orders that old elites saw as threatened by changing times and circumstances.
Keywords: violence, Reconstruction, Asian American, Los Angeles, racial disciplining, anti-Chinese massacre, Los Angeles School, whiteness, the West, Civil War
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text: New fathers can feel low, too. loriZ August 25, 2017 Postpartum depression can affect dads – and their hormones may be to blame Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Having a newborn can be rough, whether you're a mom or a dad. New research ties men's testosterone to their postpartum depression – with some surprising upsides for their partners.


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Houston, TX (January 15, 2010). As the world of camera support embraces the Digital Stills & Motion Cameras (DSMC), ikan introduces the ikan Elements line. One size does not fit all in regards to camera rigs or operators, so we designed a system that is customizable in an infinite amount of configurations so you get the support you want no matter what you need. More cost effective than anything on the market, our simple, ergonomically designed system consists of multiple pieces intended to work together. This gives you unlimited options that can change and grow as you see fit.
With the Elements, you can feel confident you are buying camera support gear that will not be obsolete in six months. The system is so versatile, you can literally configure it for any camera setup with your existing gear and our ever expanding inventory of available parts.
• ¼-20 and 3/8 threads on all pieces
• 5 easy-to-assemble parts
• All hardware included
• Smaller & lighter than a traditional rail system
• Easy upgradeable with a wide variety of options
• Compatible with all 15mm rail systems
• Constructed out of anodized aluminum
The Flyer
Our first Elements bundle, the Flyer, has the convenience of a flash bracket with the ergonomics of a hand-held system. What it doesn't have is the heavy, cumbersome weight of a full rail-based system. The Flyer was created specifically for DSMC's, but it can be used with smaller handycams as well, providing unmatched comfort in handheld situations. The Flyer kit consists of two durable foam-grip handles, two attaching arms and a cheeseplate style base plate. As the Elements line continues to grow, so will your ability to customize the Flyer to suit your needs.
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Watch the Lonely Island's New Video for 'We'll Kill U'
The Lonely Island crew continue to push the limits of the gangster rap parody genre (there were limits, right?) with the video for 'We'll Kill U' from their new album 'Turtleneck and Chain'. The monotone, nameless characters from the skits 'Just 2 Guyz' and 'We Like Sportz' are back, and this time they have guns and ankle socks.
True to their hardcore nature, Guy No. 1 (Akiva Schaffer) and Guy No. 2 (Jorma Taccone) remind us that "there ain't no such thing as halfway crooks." Maybe that's why Steve (Andy Samberg) is rejected from joining the posse.
Check out the video below (beware of some slightly NSFW language and also those ankle socks we mentioned):
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Ask Noel: Super earnings and inheritances
I have a question regarding tax-free and taxable amounts in accumulation and pension phases. One of my super funds has advised that all earnings from the investment will go into my taxable component while leaving my tax-free component unchanged. If this is true it has tax implications for my beneficiaries. The other fund credits the earnings proportionally. The former is in accumulation mode – the latter in pension mode. Would appreciate clarification.
The key lies in the fact the two funds are in different stages. When a superannuation fund is in accumulation mode all earnings are added to the taxable component. However, when earnings from the assets are funding a retirement pension account, they will be split between a tax-free component and a taxable component based on the percentages of the components on the commencement of the pension account.
You said recently that if the beneficiary is a spouse, or a dependent, the entire proceeds of the deceased's superannuation would be tax-free – for a non-dependent there is a death tax of 15 per cent plus Medicare levy on the taxable component. These payments can be made in specie or in cash. Do you know if this death tax applies to a married couple who are legally separated, but not divorced, one of whom has a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and the other not?
Superannuation expert Monica Rule explains that for a lump sum death benefit to be received, entirely tax free, by a "death benefits dependant" the person would need to be the deceased's spouse by marriage, a de facto partner (including same sex partners), or a former spouse. Under the superannuation law (SISA), a death benefit can be paid directly to a "dependant" who is a deceased's spouse by marriage or a de facto partner. A former spouse cannot receive a death benefit directly from an SMSF. However, they can receive it via the deceased's estate if the deceased's superannuation is paid to the deceased's legal personal representative, who then distributes the death benefit in accordance with the deceased's will.
So, in the example given, the spouse who is legally separated but not divorced is still a spouse by marriage. Therefore, they can receive a death benefit directly from a superannuation fund as well as receive the lump sum entirely tax free. But, if they were divorced, although the person is still entitled to the lump sum death benefit entirely tax free, the person would not be able to receive it directly from the deceased's super fund.
My elderly mother lives in the family home independently and is in good health. It is her only major asset. She wishes to leave the house to my sister, myself and my son, who is a minor. I expect and hope my mother will be with us for many years to come, however, if my son inherits his third of the house as a minor I wonder about tax implications?
As the property is your mother's residence it will pass to the beneficiaries free of capital gains tax at its value at the date of death. Given that it is somewhat unsatisfactory to be a part owner of a property, your son's best course of action if he is an adult when the share of the house is left to him may well be to sell it tax-free, and use the proceeds as a deposit on a place of his own. I suggest you speak to a solicitor to ensure the will covers bequests to a minor – you do not want a situation where one beneficiary is a minor and the executor is arguing with the family about the sale of the property.
- Noel Whittaker is the author of Making Money Made Simple and numerous other books on personal finance. His advice is general in nature. Readers should seek their own professional advice before making decisions. Twitter: @noelwhittaker


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By the time they say, "I do," the wedding of Hollywood royalty Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will have eclipsed even the much-scrutinized, on-again/off-again marriages of Liz Taylor to Richard Burton - thanks to a celebrity-obsessed media and public who can't seem to get enough of the superstar duo and their six children. And, if the frenzy continues unabated, Brangelina may even top the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.
Just how opulent or low-key the event will be, who will attend and what the bride will wear is still anybody's guess.
Or anybody's bet for that matter.
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Irish online bookkeeper Paddy Power is already displaying odds on everything from who will create Jolie's gown to the honeymoon location and where the ceremony will occur.
At present, no gambling operation offers an open line of betting on the wedding in Nevada, the only state in the U.S. where sports wagering is allowed. But Las Vegas Advisor's Anthony Curtis , who is also the author of "Bargain City - Booking, Betting and Beating the New Las Vegas," doesn't rule out the possibility that odds may be available in the future.
"This kind of wagering is fun," says Curtis. "And that's why people like to do it."
Whether you're keen to place a bet or not, a guest list that may include Jon Voight, Jolie's estranged father, or Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston makes for great water-cooler gossip. Pitt's close friend George Clooney is sure bet to land a coveted invite, as is former co-star Matt Damon. Jolie's side of the aisle is harder to predict, with the actress telling Marie Claire last year that she doesn't have many friends. "I talk to Brad," she revealed when asked who she really communicates with. "I don't have a lot friends I talk to."
For the record, current odds on Aniston attending are 3/1 in favor of her showing up.
Sartorial speculation is also mounting over Jolie's choice of dress, with People magazine enlisting bridal designers to contribute sketches of suitable gowns. Current betting odds place Versace at the head of the pack (the Italian fashion house was responsible for her leg-baring gown at the Oscars this year), followed by Max Azria, Giorgio Armani and Elie Saab.
Alexander McQueen, who created Kate Middleton's famous bridal gown, is at 25/1 with the chance of an ensemble originating at Walmart occupying last place at 500/1. Odds of a leather bridal trousseau are at 10/1 with an accessory in the form of a vial of Pitt's blood at 40/1.
Chateau Miravel, Pitt and Jolie's sprawling estate in the south of France which hosts a private chapel, is already being speculated on as the choice of venue. Current betting odds of 12/1 place France as the number one locale of preference, followed by Italy (George Clooney's lakeside villa in Como, perhaps?) at 8/1, and then Los Angeles at 14/1.
Italy holds the lead as the current odds-on destination for a honeymoon, with Namibia, France, Cambodia, Vietnam and Ethiopia all crowding the top of the field. But if reports of Brangelina decamping their brood to a location just outside of London for the next two years due to Jolie signing on to film three films back-to-back in the United Kingdom are true, any honeymoon would have to be short-lived.
Fun wagers aside, this will be Jolie's third trip down the aisle (the actress was previously married to actors Johnny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton) and it's interesting to note that the color of her dress is not yet a betting category.
So can you actually clean up on this sort of gambling? "Not necessarily," says Curtis, adding that "they are usually low maximum bets." But he does concede that, "Someone who has a good feel for the celebrity thing or better, information, can do very well."
Odds that the whole thing will be postponed? 4/1 according to British betting firm Ladbrokes, who are also accepting wagers on the wedding.


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Humpback Whales can be frequently seen around Keswick Island during their annual migration through the Whitsundays between the months of July to September.
Seeing the whales frolicking nearby, or guiding a newborn calf through the protected waters of Egremont Passage, is a truly magical experience.
There are many spots on Keswick from which you can watch the whales - be it from the deck of the Keswick Kiosk, from Basil Bay beach or from any of the prominent headlands. If you are watching whales from your boat, be sure to comply with the Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching.


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A team of scientists led by Jon Kellar at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology have come up with a special QR code—using nanoparticles combined with blue and green fluorescent ink—that can be used to prevent counterfeiters from getting away with passing along forged cash.
The code is designed with standard computer-aided design (CAD) equipment and can be sprayed onto surfaces such as paper, plastic film, tape and glass, using an aerosol jet printer, reports the AFP.
The code is invisible until illuminated under a near-infrared laser.
The nanoparticles absorb photons at a non-visible wavelength but emit them in a visible wavelength, a trick called upconversion that causes the QR code to pop up almost like magic and allow itself to be scanned.
Already we see QR codes popping up (in black-and-white) on everything from Amtrak tickets to beer bottles to billboards; this nanoparticle technology represents a new advancement in the use and usefulness of such "quick response" scannable data.
"We have done significant wear tests, and all indications are that the ink is very durable," Kellar told AFP in an email exchange. [Google via Ubergizmo]
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O's start second half with win
Baltimore beats Texas 3-1 on Friday
Matt Wieters homered, Wei-Yin Chen pitched into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Friday night.
Nick Markakis had an RBI double and a home run-robbing catch for the Orioles in manager Buck Showalter's 250th victory with the team since being hired in July 2010.
Showalter joined Joe Torre, Gene Mauch and Dick Williams as the only major league managers to win 250 games with at least four different teams. Showalter also won at least 250 games with the New York Yankees (1992-95), Arizona (1998-2000) and Texas (2003-06), where he was replaced by current Rangers manager Ron Washington.
Left-hander Chen (5-3) allowed only one run and eight hits and two walks over 6 1/3 innings. Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his majors-best 34th save even after allowing a hit and hitting a batter.


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Ending Ethiopia's U.S.-Backed Somalia Occupation
Fifteen months into the Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Somalia, the country has seemingly fallen off the edge.
Somalia is now witnessing one of the worst humanitarian crises in Africa with over one million internally displaced and facing "a staggering scale of need," as Refugees International disclosed on March 31.
According to the United Nations, thousands have been killed and many more wounded since the occupation began, while the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) which arrived on the tanks of the invading troops is now on the verge of collapse as the New York Times reported on March 29. Neither the support of the United States nor the military power of Ethiopia has helped it achieve any meaningful acceptance. Somalis rightly view the TFG as a government imposed upon them by an historic archenemy; legitimacy, evidently, can neither be purchased with money nor coerced through bombardment.
Many Human Rights groups have also documented the impunity with which Ethiopian troops have operated in Somalia in the past year. In August 2007, Human Rights Watch released a major report titled Shell-Shocked: Civilians under Siege in Mogadishu documenting the crimes against civilians committed by all the warring factions during March and April of 2007.
The report specifically documented the deliberate shelling by Ethiopian troops of densely populated areas including hospitals, the looting of private property and the mass arrests and detentions of civilians.
Since then, two-thirds of Mogadishu's population has been displaced and the resistance to the occupation has grown largely in response to the war crimes and injustices committed against civilians. Furthermore, the disproportionate and heavy-handed use of force by Ethiopian troops has left little doubt in the mind of many Somalis that Ethiopia is indeed the enemy they perceive it to be.
In addition to supplying Ethiopia with logistical, financial and political support, the U.S. occasionally takes matters into its own hands. In early March 2008, the United States dropped several missiles on Dobley, a small Somali village near the Kenyan border.
The alleged target was a man suspected of terrorist attacks in Kenya a decade earlier. As with similar bombing campaigns conducted by the U.S. in Somalia, at least four since early 2007, this one missed its target. This shoot-first approach has once again taken the lives of innocent villagers and others who found life in Mogadishu unbearable. These reckless bombings of dubious legality have so far achieved nothing but stoke the ire of a population already under siege.
In their opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, on March 28, Jennifer Daskal, senior counter-terrorism counsel for Human Rights Watch and Leslie Lefkow, senior researcher on the Horn of Africa for Human Rights Watch attribute the predictable and "unsurprising growth in anti-Western and anti-American sentiment among Somalis who never supported radical Islamist movements before" to the callous U.S. bombings and "Ethiopia's blank check to commit abuses."
The authors further warn that "eliminating a few alleged terrorists will not solve these deeper problems," but that "an effective counter-terrorism policy must address the underlying human rights and humanitarian tragedies that are fueling the crisis."
The policies of targeted killings and unwavering support for Ethiopia's brutal occupation are proving to be detrimental to Somalis and undermining U.S. policy in the Horn of Africa.
In addition to hampering reconciliation efforts, these policies clearly undermine the TFG itself, the very government the U.S. purports to support. The Somali people justifiably see an imposed government of warlords and their cronies, a brutal and callous occupation and the world's only superpower stubbornly and recklessly pushing the country over the edge.
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I run into the same problem. Fortunately though my exercise equipment was given to me for free. Now I just need to figure out how to motivate myself. I've pondered the idea of paying myself an hourly exercise wage which would then go into a flexible spending account to reward myself with.
Ready To Buy Some Exercise Equipment? Read This First.
Don't worry, this is not an exposé on bad equipment or faulty products; I'm no expert on exercise machines and products. But I do know a little about human nature and after many chats with friends and family, I've come to one conclusion – most people don't buy exercise equipment to work out; they buy it because they think it will motivate them to work out, and make working-out easier and more fun.
How many times have you walked past a garage sale in your area and seen a barely-used piece of exercise equipment parked on the sidewalk? Or, to be more direct, how many times have you bought a piece of exercise equipment that you used a few times and then put into storage?
I'm guilty of it. I first encountered this phenomenon back as a young boy intent on building some muscle. I bought a weight set (that my dad had to help me carry home – now that's irony on a base level) and assembled it in my bedroom, ready to make myself look like a young Schwarzenegger. I think I gave up after 10 weeks. The weights were dismantled and stored in my closet. Well, except for one small dumbbell that served as a very handy doorstop.
In college, I bought a pull-up bar and a sit-up machine. This time I was ready to do some serious crunches and build some big biceps. I don't even think the pull-up bar made it out of the box. But I did do some crunches. Not many, but some. Then it was hidden from view under my bed for three years, before being given away to a friend for the princely sum of one beer. By the way, he never used it either.
When I got married, I bought more weights. They are currently gathering dust in the garage. I also bought a rowing machine, and yesterday I finally pulled it out to start using it. Luckily, I bought it used for $25 – my thinking here was that if I was going to buy something I would only use a few times, at least I had only dropped $25 on it. What kind of mentality is that?!
It's all about motivation
Anyway, after asking around, I discovered that I'm in a huge majority. Most people buy exercise equipment because they have romanticized the idea of working out. They watch the ads and infomercials, and everything looks so easy and so much fun. Plus, people look great after just a few months.
It's not the equipment that's to blame by the way. My rowing machine works great. Elliptical machines and exercise bikes work really well. Weights are guaranteed to be effective if you use them correctly. No, what is missing here is a lack of motivation, and it's something that no amount of money can buy.
Here's the crux of the matter. Most of us already own a fantastic piece of workout equipment. It's our own body. We can use our own bodies to work out, using push ups, sit ups, jogging, yoga, pilates and more. I knew a guy in college that was built like a tank and he didn't own one piece of equipment. He couldn't afford it, so he worked out in his bedroom by doing a mixture of exercises, including 100 push-ups, every single morning. He had the motivation, and the dedication, and if he'd been given a piece of equipment you can bet your bottom dollar he'd have used it.
The promise of looking great, coupled with slick advertisements and the quest for a better, healthier body, is enough to make us all open up our wallets and drop a bunch of money on the next great hope. But sadly, for most of us, that shiny new piece of equipment will one day become a dusty new bargain in a garage sale.
So, by all means buy your new workout machine, but make sure you have the motivation first. If you've sat on the sofa for six hours every night, eating chips and drinking soda, an exercise bike won't turn you into a new person. But if you get off that couch and start doing something about it, from a walk to a few push-ups every morning, then maybe you are ready to invest in something that will help you out. Remember…there is no substitute for motivation and dedication. And no amount of money can buy that for you.
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One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get into reasonable shape is walking. All that's needed are a pair of sneakers. After getting into a routine that you can sustain, you can add weights to the workout. The key is not to try to do too much too soon, as that can be a turn-off. All of these "miracle machines" really are selling the fantasy of getting in shape.
Paul--You're right on the money! If you aren't motivated to excercise without equipment, then you aren't ready for equipment.
Walking, jogging, biking, roller blading, etc, require little to no specialized equipment. But you can't blame people, we're conditioned to believe that the answer to our problems is in a new gadget. The slick ads only reinforce what we want to believe.
Once you've proven to yourself that you have the motivation to exercise regularly, you're ready for equipment. But don't buy it brand new. Buy it from some other person who is like your former self, bought equipment he didn't use, and buy if from him for less than the cost at wholesale.
The only reason I bought my equipment was to avoid the hassle of getting to the gym, where I would also have to have to wait for equipment.
It wasn't exercising that I hated (I really enjoy it), but I found my main motivational problem was the time investment involved just to workout.
I use my equipment at least 5x a week because:
1) the guilt of not using something I paid for
2) it's super convenient
It took me 36 years and countless dollars lost on exercise equipment and gym memberships to figure this out. I get more value (read functional strength) out of five minutes of Hindu Squats and Hindu Pushups than I ever did as a gym rat. I used to live with two bodybuilders, one of whom could bench 400 plus pounds. This was just out of college and we went to the gym six days a week. We three had countless injuries and I don't remember a single pain-free day during that year that we lived together.
You cannot improve upon the functional, everyday strength provided by doing body weight exercises. Sure, you can become a better athlete, by working specific muscles in the gym for a specific sport, but overall, compound exercises like the Hindu Pushups, Hindu Squats and Yoga are terrific.
If more people realized this, it would be the end of the billion dollar Fitness industry.
I do admit to overdoing the cardio, because I train for longer-distance races and triathlons, but again, that's sport-specific training.
I don't begrudge people for hitting the gym, or buying the equipment, I just know for me, I sit in the majority who didn't use it sufficiently.
If you work out with a partner or go to a class its gives you added motivation.
Least that has been my experience.
You always have the ground under you.
You may not always want to be a slave to weights.
Am sure many of us wouldn't deny with your reasoning including myself. Was going to purchase exercise equipment but started going to the gym. In a way going to the local gym did help out, the other people around you give motivation- am sure they get it from you too.
Next time try that, but stay motivated to go every other day.
BTW, do you have a twitter profile?
it is an inescapable fact that, in order for you to be in good-to-great shape for the rest of your life, you have to exerecise for at least 30 minutes virtually every day for the rest of your life. once you've accepted that, it's just a matter of time. if you don't accept that, then you are doomed.
The best exercise is ...
... the one you'll actually do!
Don't just think "stationary bike". There are many kinds, many quality levels.
Don't overlook a rowing machine (my personal favorite).
In the end, find an exercise YOU LIKE and SPEND THE MONEY to get high-quality equipment. For example, $1,000 on a good rowing machine.
I agree with what has been said. I think the main key is finding some activity that you enjoy and are willing and able to do regularly. For some, walking is great. For others, it will be running or road biking. For me, I go to the gym and do a variety of activities. I like having the time set aside each day after work to go and sweat and listen to whatever I want on my iPod. And now, being a regular at the gym, I've made friends there. We keep an eye on each other, encourage each other, tease each other mercilessly if someone misses a day without a good excuse. Having a variety of equipment and classes available helps me to cross train and not get bored. And, especially since becoming friends with some of the staff and trainers, I can get lots of advice if I have questions and correction if I'm doing something wrong or stupid. The fact that my employeer reimburses me for my membership fees is a nice touch, but I would definitely pay it on my own with absolutely no qualms.


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CNN's Piers Morgan lauded President Obama's "excellent" work during Hurricane Sandy, and teed up liberal guest Michael Moore to bash Republicans on global warming. As NewsBusters reported earlier, on his Wednesday night show he didn't once press Moore about his despicable anti-Romney ad.
Morgan gushed that "whichever side you're on, you cannot say that President Obama has not so far done an excellent job." That came after Moore took a shot at President Bush. [Video below the break. Audio here.]
"I think we have a President – and believe me after the eight years before this President, one bumbling mistake after another, and that's being kind – to have a President who is intelligent and who is proactive, and who doesn't play politics, who I believe was very sincere in everything he said about Governor Christie and everything that he did here today, I think people feel more secure with Barack Obama in the White House when we have something like this happen," Moore praised President Obama.
"We've allowed the ignoramuses to run the show on this," Moore said of Republicans who don't believe in a climate problem. Morgan teed him up later to continue his rant. "And when you hear many Republicans, it must be said, say the science is just a load of bunk, what do you say to them?" he asked Moore.
"These are the same people that say that Adam and Eve rode on dinosaurs 6,000 years ago. Okay. I consider the source," Moore spat back derisively.
A transcript of the segment, which aired on November 1 on Piers Morgan Tonight at 9:23 p.m. EDT, is as follows:
PIERS MORGAN: I think people have been respectful of the incredibly difficult job the authorities have had and the politician have had. And I think all the mayors from Bloomberg to Cory Booker to obviously to the governors involved, have done a terrific job. However, there will be a tipping (Inaudible) people. If they are out of power come next Tuesday, for example, this could impact on the election. Maybe people – you know, you could have said today it benefits the President because he's been very presidential. And Mitt Romney can't get on television. But you could say by next Tuesday, if there are millions of people still without power, feeling angry, you could get a protest vote, couldn't you?
MICHMOORE: First of all, I don't think it's just about Mitt Romney not being able to get on television. I think we have a President, and believe me after the eight years before this President, one bumbling mistake after another, and that's being kind, to have a President who is intelligent and who is proactive, and who doesn't play politics, who I believe was very sincere in everything he said about Governor Christie and everything that he did here today, I think people feel more secure with Barack Obama in the White House when we have something like this happen.
We know he's going to take the reigns, get in charge of it, and get something done. And that -- you know, I'm not trying to make a statement of how that helps him in the election. I just think it helps us as American citizens to have somebody like that in the White House who isn't going to screw around and who's going to do the job we sent him there to do. That felt really good the last few days.
MORGAN: Well, I certainly -- whichever side you're on, you cannot say that President Obama has not so far done an excellent job.
MORGAN: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo making it clear that America will see more superstorms like Sandy. Are they being caused by global warming? Back with my special guest, Michael Moore. I heard Michael Bloomberg saying the same thing, that he in all his time in New York had never known a more unstable year for weather. And he believed very firmly it is about global warming. Not enough is being done about this and it will get worse.
MOORE: Mm-hmm.
MORGAN: What do you think?
MOORE: I think it already has gotten worse. I think we are way down the road here. We are – we are in big trouble. And we're still having a debate in Congress as to whether or not there really is global warming. This is -- this is – I'm – the people, and it's the majority of Americans – the majority of Americans believe that we've got a climate problem. And the majority of Americans believe in science.
MOORE: We've allowed the ignoramuses to run the show on this. And this storm should really put an end to that.
MORGAN: Could it possibly be that the fact that we've only been measuring weather since 1898, could it just be a global cyclical weather thing that is going down, that actually it's not warming? It is something that may have happened 500 years ago, 1,000 years ago? You get pockets of this. And we don't have the records to back that up? Could it be that?
MOORE: Well, I'll answer the way that Mayor Bloomberg answered this afternoon. Yeah, it could be that. You want to take the risk? You want to take the risk of that? What if you are wrong? What if you're wrong and we're not prepared, like we weren't prepared for this. And we won't be prepared for the next thing. We weren't prepared for the drought this summer. This is – how many times do we have to get punched in the face before we realize, you know what, somebody is punching me in the face.
MORGAN: Let's bring somebody who is used to taking the blow, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers. Chad, you've been in this game nearly three decades. Is this global warming that we're seeing? From a meteorological point of view, is there any other explanation?
CHAD MYERS, CNN meteorologist: It is the prime suspect. I don't have another one. I mean, maybe particulates in the air, so the rain drops can -- the moisture can get on the drops and get bigger. But I'll tell you what, I think probably Sandy would have existed without global warming. Don't get me wrong. But the water was warmer. The water is one degree warmer now than it was in 1970. That one degree warmer probably made the storm 10 percent stronger.
Now that doesn't sound like a big deal. But if you take that 10 percent, you realize that if you double the wind speed from 20 to 40 miles per hour, you have now raised the force of that wind by four times. And then you go 40 to 80. And now all of a sudden, you're not just double. You are now 16 times where you were on 20 to 80. So that 10 percent seems like a small number. But that 10 percent was enough of an increase to make this whole thing a superstorm.
Then you have to get into was there a blocking high over Greenland because there's no sea ice up there this year? Then that's a whole other thing. Because without that blocking high, this storm turns out into the ocean.
MOORE: Chad, I want to ask you a question. We've had 50 degree weather here in New York this week during this storm. I have never heard of a hurricane occurring in 50 degree weather. I mean, what – I mean, seriously, if people are just thinking this is some freak accident of nature, I just think that's a dangerous road to go down.
MYERS: Yeah. Sandy developed in the tropics. And sometimes the tropics and the mid-latitudes -- sometimes they don't get together. And what should have, could have happened, had that blocking high not been there, it would have turned out to sea and it would have been a big gutter ball. But that blocking high was there, turned it back to the United States. And then the cold air that you talked about, Michael, gets sucked up into this thing, even enhances it more. And we have got ourselves what we called Superstorm Sandy.
MOORE: Just in case anybody missed it, Chad's last comment, he mentioned that the sea ice in Greenland is gone. It was gone this summer, melted.
MORGAN: Do you believe the science is now incontrovertible?
MOORE: Absolutely, absolutely.
MORGAN: And when you hear many Republicans, it must be said, say the science is just a load of bunk, what do you say to them?
MOORE: These are the same people that say that Adam and Eve rode on dinosaurs 6,000 years ago. Okay. I consider the source. And what I would say to them is what I just said to you. Let's say that, you know, maybe you're right, but you want to take the chance that maybe you are not right? Because what is the harm in preparing or changing our way of life so that we don't destroy the planet? We are destroying the planet. And as the emerging third world buys cars and builds cars and does things, they are going to want the same thing we've had. And that atmosphere of our isn't going to take it.


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Proponents of saving the iconic but neglected Miami Marine Stadium easily cleared a significant hurdle Tuesday when they persuaded the city's historic preservation board to consider designating the modern structure as a protected landmark.
By a 7-1 vote, the board agreed to hear a fleshed-out proposal to designate the 1964 stadium on the Rickenbacker Causeway as historic after some 25 speakers -- including prominent architects, preservationists and rowers who use its basin -- extolled the architectural and historic significance of the raw-concrete building, widely regarded as a masterpiece of design but closed for 16 years. A public hearing and final vote is expected in the fall.
Proponents of designation, grouped as Friends of the Miami Marine Stadium, persuaded board members that the building's dazzling design and significance to a generation of Miamians make it worthy of designation even though at 44 years of age it doesn't meet the 50-year threshold typically used as a guideline for evaluating historic sites.
"This is one of the most exciting buildings ever built in Miami, and for that reason alone it deserves designation,'' said artist Helene Pancoast, widow of prominent architect Lester Pancoast.
Designation of the city-owned stadium could put Miami officials in a spot. The city's public facilities director, Laurie Billberry, expressed concern over the potential cost of renovation and doubts over what purpose the stadium -- designed for powerboat races but now obsolete for that use -- would serve. A consultant is now conducting a structural evaluation, and planners drawing up a master plan for surrounding Virginia Key have been asked to look into potential re-use.
Backers of designation acknowledge the issues, but say many groups, from rowers to concert promoters, are interested in the stadium's revival. The stadium famously hosted a long and popular series of concerts by performers ranging from Jimmy Buffett to Tony Bennett that one speaker called ''magical'' because of the setting -- with concertgoers filling the stands to the capacity of 7,000 and others in the water in boats, rafts and inflatables.
"There will be a multitude of uses for this facility," said architect and university of Miami professor Jorge Hernandez, author of the designation proposal submitted to the city.
However, supporters say, the sole criteria for historic designation are its architectural and historical importance, and Dade Heritage Trust executive director Becky Matkov said the stadium is ``the finest example in Miami of mid-century modern architecture."
"We feel it's too important to let fall by the wayside," said Matkov, whose group is co-sponsor of the designation proposal, citing the loss of the Orange Bowl and Bobby Maduro Stadium to the wrecker. ``Miami Marine Stadium has a universal appeal."
The city closed the stadium after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, in part because of storm damage but also because the facility was underused and a drain on public coffers at a time of fiscal problems.
Since then, the stadium has deteriorated. Nearly every square foot is covered by graffiti.
Backers, including the stadium's architect, Hilario Candela, have said they're confident the structure is fundamentally sound.
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A campaign to save the storied Miami Marine Stadium will get its first test on Tuesday, when the city's historic preservation board will consider a proposal to designate the long-neglected but architecturally dazzling structure as a historic landmark.
The effort has received a boost from the city's preservation officer, Ellen Uguccioni, who in a report to the board called the 1964 stadium ''a tour de force of modern design'' and concluded it is eligible for designation.
But the save-the-stadium effort must still overcome a significant hurdle, Uguccioni said: Generally, buildings must be 50 years old before they are eligible for historic status. Because the stadium is only 44 years old, proponents of designation must demonstrate it is ''of exceptional importance,'' she wrote.
The proponents say they are confident they can do so. "We will be offering some very strong evidence on that," said Don Worth, spokesman for Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, the group spearheading the preservation effort along with Dade Heritage Trust. "This is a really significant structure. Fifty years is kind of an arbitrary number. The important things are that, as a piece of architecture, this building is revered around the world, and it has a very strong hold on people's memories in Miami."
If the board agrees the stadium merits consideration, it would likely schedule a full debate and a final vote on historic status for the fall. Historic designation would bar demolition or significant alteration of the building, owned by the city of Miami.
But proponents recognize that designation is only half the battle. Saving it, they say, will also require finding viable uses for the stadium, once the memorable site of powerboat races and rollicking waterfront concerts by Jimmy Buffett and other popular performers.
City planning consultants have been asked to examine possibilities as part of a larger master plan for Virginia Key, where the stadium is located. The Friends group is also working on proposals, Worth said.
"Assuming we pass this first step, we will then launch a campaign that's not just local, but national and international, to draw attention to what we're doing here,'' he said. "We will flesh out some more opportunities to show this building can be made viable."
The city closed the stadium after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, in part because of storm damage but also because the facility was underused and a drain on public coffers at a time of fiscal problems.
Since then, the stadium has deteriorated. Nearly every square foot is covered by graffiti. The city earlier this year commissioned an engineering evaluation to determine the stadium's structural soundness, but a city spokeswoman said it's not complete.
Backers, including the stadium's architect, Hilario Candela, have said they're confident the structure is fundamentally sound.
City officials have been reluctant to salvage the stadium. A draft Virginia Key master plan designated the site, adjacent to a pair of city-owned marinas in need of upgrading, as the center of marine-oriented commercial development that would help finance development of parks on the island.
Designation by the preservation board would force the city to revamp that strategy. The city commission has the power to overturn board decisions, but has rarely done so.
Interest in the stadium, long considered an architectural and engineering marvel by connoisseurs, has increased with the popular rediscovery of mid-20th Century modern architecture. Cities from London to New York and Chicago have begun recognizing modern structures as historic landmarks. Two years ago the city of Miami designated a nearly 40-block stretch of northern Biscayne Boulevard as a historic district, which features a collection of 1950s Miami Modern motels and apartment buildings.
The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Richard Moe, sent the city a letter urging historic designation of the stadium "as an important mid-century civic structure -- a building type that has only recently been recognized as an important part of America's heritage." The stadium has been featured in books and exhibitions the world over -- including an architectural forum this week in Turin, Italy.
In her report, Uguccioni highlighted the stadium's architectural distinction and ingenuity -- ''the bold contemporary expression of its design'' -- as key to its importance. She cited the bare-concrete structure's vast Origami-like roof, anchored only at the rear by massive V-shaped columns, which seems to float over a grandstand seating nearly 7,000.
To overcome the 50-year hurdle, she suggested that proponents broaden their report on the stadium's significance, written by architect and University of Miami professor Jorge Hernandez, to consider how it stands out from other contemporary structures.


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This cornbread is higher in fiber and in flavor than the original. I decreased the white flour, increased the cornmeal, and added whole wheat flour and coconut. I increased the brown sugar by a little bit, added lime and vanilla, and adopted nondairy versions for milk and melted butter. It is really, really delicious--a little salt, a little sugar, lots of flavor and texture, moist without being greasy. It's sweet enough to be a dessert or a snack with a glass of soymilk or a cup of tea, but not so sweet that it wouldn't also go well with a dish like Hearty Rainy-Day Chili.
1/2 c white flour
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c coarse corn meal
1/2 c unsweetened coconut
3/8 c brown sugar
1 1/2 TB baking powder
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1 TB ground flaxseed mixed with 3 TB water
zest and juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c soymilk
2 TB corn oil
Preheat oven to 375*. Lightly oil a 9-in pie pan. In a large bowl, mix dry. Add wet. Pour into pan and bake 30-35 min or until edges begin to brown.


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No significant progress as NHL, NHLPA meet in New York
New York, NY – Representatives from the National Hockey League and its players association met for three hours on Wednesday, without significant progress in resolving a labor dispute which threatens to force a lockout at the end of the week.
Both sides were able to submit new proposals aimed at keeping negotiations alive, but there is no indication that a new deal is imminent.
"We made it clear in presenting (our) proposal that it was intended to lead to a deal before the weekend, before the expiration of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, and that, if in fact, a deal is not achievable, what we proposed would be off the table," stated NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
TSN of Canada reported in late August that the league's original offer, which was a six-year agreement, was meant to reduce the NHL's financial demands. Players were in line to see a gradual reduction in revenue share percentage, according to the report.
The first proposal by the NHL was to decrease the players' revenue share from 57 percent to 43, but TSN reported the percentage would drop to as low as 49.6 in 2014-15 before coming up to 50 percent for the final three years of the deal.
That has been amended, according to RDS. The league's offer today stated that players were to receive 49 percent of hockey related revenues in the first year of the deal, before that number dropped slightly to 47 percent.
"They made a responsive proposal. It obviously has to be studied. We hope that they will be studying our proposal further. It is too early to say whether or this is going to represent any meaningful progress," said NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr.
While details of the players' proposal have not been revealed, Fehr added in his press conference that the union is prepared to see a drop in their cut of revenues provided that large market clubs are willing to provide whatever assistance is necessary to keep smaller teams viable.
That practice, known as revenue sharing, has gained a foothold in the other three major professional sports in the United States.
Despite both sides inching closer together on the issue of how to properly split revenues, the NHLPA is refusing to budge on the idea of another salary rollback in light of continued record revenue growth the NHL claims since 2005. Players agreed to a 24 percent reduction seven years ago, and the league is asking for another significant decrease this time around.
The expiration of the current CBA is midnight this Saturday. Bettman has stated that the players will be locked out if a new deal is not struck by then.


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Update: According to a press release, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility director Michael Quinn Sullivan has sent the Texas Ethics Commission a letter demanding that" all documents, records and electronic files be preserved in the wrongful complaints" filed against them The commission is reviewing complaints filed by Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, and former Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, that Sullivan and his organization violated state law requiring anyone attempting to influence legislation by direct communication with lawmakers to register as a lobbyist.
The letter also accuses the commission's executive director, David Reisman, of suppressing testimony "beneficial" to TFR and Sullivan leading up to a closed-door preliminary hearing held on Thursday.
From the release:
"In my three decades of practicing law, I have never seen a state agency so blatantly working to undermine the civil rights of Texas citizens," said lead counsel Joe Nixon, of the respected Beirne, Maynard & Parsons firm. "This is an outrage and I have formally requested of the Commission an immediate, thorough, in-house investigation of this star-chamber inquisition of my client."
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Empower Texans' Michael Quinn Sullivan is using last week's Texas Ethics Commission hearing for fundraising fodder – casting himself as the victim of an IRS-style vendetta against conservative organizations.
Last week's hearing centered on complaints filed against Sullivan and Empower Texans by Rep. Jim Keffer, R-R-Eastland, and former Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, for failing to register as a lobbyist, even though Sullivan was paid to communicate with legislators to influence legislation.
In a letter to supporters, Sullivan objected to the closed-door format, calling the hearing a "kangaroo court" and suggesting that the complaints were a vendetta by allies of House Speaker Joe Straus.
"They are doing what President Obama, the IRS and the FEC have been trying to do: silence anyone who disagrees with them," Sullivan wrote. He also slammed Houston businessman Paul Hobby, a member of the commission, for supporting a bill that would have required groups like his to disclose their donors. Empower Texans advocates for conservative legislation, but does not publicly disclose its donors.
"Tea Party groups, Republican organizations, garden clubs, whoever, whatever…they will come after you next," he wrote.
Sullivan said he would fight back, hinting that he was planning a retaliatory lawsuit: "My legal team tells me I have various options, all of which we are exploring. I'll keep you updated. But, trust me, the fireworks will be huge."
Then he asked for "a special contribution to help defray the legal bills" associated with "being at the center of this fight."
Ethics Commission chairman Jim Clancy Monday declined to comment – even on whether a complaint existed against Sullivan. In testimony before a House committee in April, Clancy said anyone can file a complaint with the Ethics Commission, but current state law requires confidentiality through a complaint's initial review and preliminary hearing. People unhappy with a commission ruling then "have the opportunity for a public formal hearing," he said.
And anyone dissatisfied with the result of a public hearing is entitled to a trial de novo in state district court.
Last week, Sullivan's lawyers emerged from a closed-door session and announced that the Commission decided to hold another preliminary hearing on Oct. 30 — one in which it will decide whether it has the "credible evidence" to take the case to the next level or drop it all together.
"My client will be vindicated at that hearing," said Sullivan lawyer, Trey Trainor.


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Day 2
That's the header on Rich Dubee's daily schedule: Day 2, February 20th.
Right now, the day begins at 8:30 and the workouts end around 12:45 p.m. The 8:30 event is a meeting with all the catchers in the coach's room, followed by a 9 a.m. meeting with pitchers.
The workout begins with exercises at 10 a.m. on the Schmidt field. Pitchers are divided into four groups. The workouts consist of bunting, holding runners on base, long tossing, throwing off the mound, an assortment of fielding drills and running (11:50 a.m.). Then, the hurlers end their day with weight room conditioning.
Catchers continue a little longer: batting practice, fundamentals and running (12:45 p.m.). Weight room conditioning follows.
Pitching Groups
1–Aumont, Diekman, Herndon, Kendrick, Lee, Pinero, Rosenberg, Schwimer.
2—Halladay, Horst, Hyatt, Purcey, Ramirez, Savery, Valdes.
3—Bastardo, Contreras, Elarton, Hamels, Qualls, Willis, Worley.
4—Blanton, Bush, DeFratus, Misch, Papelbon, Sanches. Stutes.
On Day 2, groups 3 and 4 threw off the seven mounds located between the Roberts and Schmidt fields. "Eight minutes or 40 pitches, whichever comes first," instructed Dubee.
Media members, instructors, scouts and baseball administration personnel observed.
About 10 position players took batting practice at Bright House Field while the pitchers did their thing at Carpenter Complex . . . Later, Utley and Thome worked out with Perlozzo on the half field. Then, Howard, in gym shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt took ground balls at first base. Guess where the media mob parked itself . . . Comcast SportsNetwork's Daily News Live is live every evening this week at 5 from Bright House Field.
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Philly newspapers and TV crews are here but fans can follow the Phillies daily on phillies.com. Todd Zolecki will again cover the news, tweet and facebook. Scott Palmer will post video interviews on the site during the week. And, Phillies Insider will post Monday through Thursday.
Spring Training Memories
Larry Andersen (RHP, 1983-86; 1993-94)
"Let's see, that was 1972 which means it was 40 years ago. And you want me to remember what? Heck, I can't remember where I left my shoes when I get up every morning.
"Well, it was in Tucson, Arizona and I was one of many minor leaguers with the Indians. We stayed at the Flamingo Hotel. At least I think so. I don't remember my roommate. But I do remember my number, 112…I think.
"I was nervous and scared and, after one day, fighting blisters from the Kangaroo spikes. What did I like? Absolutely nothing. I grew up in Washington (State) so the warm weather was nice. But I couldn't handle the Arizona heat. I really struggled, especially all that running. I hated mornings. Getting up early and riding a bus for a few hours, that wasn't fun. I slept through most of the bus rides; matter of fact, I slept through most of my spring trainings which was rather apparent if you saw me pitch.
"I do remember being in the Mariners big league camp in 1981. Maury Wills was the manager. There was another pitcher in camp who looked like me, or so they say. Brian Allard. He was five years younger so I don't know how we looked alike. I guess it was because we both had hair. Anyway, Maury got us mixed up. He'd call me Brian, and him, Larry. I was having a great spring, which was unusual. Brian was having a terrible spring. I was stressed out that Maury would pick him because he called him Larry. Happy ending, though. I made the club."
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Another Survivor Finds A Home
We have featured in the past a story of Talmudic volumes of Polish Jews which survived the Holocaust and found a home in Yeshivat Ohr Somayach. This is a story of a Sefer Torah that made its journey from Poland to Baltimore to Israel.
Written in the early part of the last century, this Sefer Torah was brought after World War II to the Randallstown Synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland where it remained for several decades until that congregation closed down. Since it was too costly to repair, it seemed that it was headed for geniza interment.
An article in the Jerusalem Post about the efforts of the Jerusalem-based Chaim Veshalom Hatzolah organization to provide every Border Police base with its own Torah inspired students of the Baltimore-area Beth T'filoh Dahan Community School to raise the more than $6,000 needed to repair the scroll.
When the job was completed, 77 seniors of the high school brought the Torah to Israel via Poland and marched to the Kotel with it before presenting it to the Border Police.
"The kids marched under the chupah with the Torah," said the school's director of education, Zipora Schorr, in describing the ceremony at the school before it was sent to Israel, "and they sang 'From Zion Came the Torah' and now we're sending it back to Zion."


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Chocolate-Mint Shamrock Cupcakes
Total TimePrep: 2 hours Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Makes2 dozen
- 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
- Pencil, paper, scissors and waxed paper
- 1 cup light green candy coating disks
- 24 chocolate wafers
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup, warmed
- Gold pearl dust
- 2 packages (4.67 ounces each) mint Andes candies, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Prepare and bake cake batter according to package directions for cupcakes; cool completely.
- Meanwhile, with a pencil and paper, draw shamrock design. Cut out pattern. Melt candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl; stir until smooth. Transfer to a resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in corner of bag. Place waxed paper over the pattern; pipe a shamrock design. Repeat 23 times. Refrigerate until set.
- Lightly brush wafers with corn syrup; brush with pearl dust. Gently lift candy shamrocks from waxed paper. Lightly brush bottoms with corn syrup; attach to wafers. Set aside.
- Place Andes candies in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over candies; whisk until smooth. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally. Dip cupcakes into melted mints; let stand until set. Press a shamrock-topped wafer onto each cupcake.
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I like using the gold disks under the shamrock on top. That gives us the leprechaun's gold coins!
Feb 27, 2015
I think I will just pipe the decoration on the cupcake!!! This sounds like too much trouble!!
Mar 16, 2009
Thank you! I am going to try to gather all the ingredients tomorrow and take the cupcakes to the Wednesday night supper at church for the kids! I am going to try Michael's for the gold dust and am hoping they have it. Not sure where else to find Wilton supplies at short notice. I am with the the other gal who posted saying it would be great to get this kind of recipe a week or so before so you have time to gather everything. Do love the recipes though!
Mar 16, 2009
wouldnt it be better to send a holoday reco[e a weel or so before the holiday and not the day before---if i was looking for a recipe like this i would not want to be getting stuff together the day or nite before---thaks---i love getting your emails
Mar 16, 2009
They are probably "Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers" which are in a yellow box. I have not looked for them recently, but I have found them at my local grocery store with other Nabisco products in the past.
Mar 16, 2009
The recipe calls for Chocolate wafers - is this a cookie? If someone can give me a brand and where they purchased them from I would appreciate it. Thanks!
Mar 15, 2009
Your thing looks good and it has a beautiful taste!Keep up the good work!aaaaaand plus i love this cupcake


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New Liverpool signing Rickie Lambert has emphasised his belief that he is worthy of a place at Anfield despite his late arrival as an elite player.
The 32-year-old, who is in Brazil as part of England's World Cup squad, played for Blackpool, Macclesfield, Stockport, Rochdale and Bristol Rovers before joining Southampton in 2009 and working his way up through the leagues.
But it was not until August 2012 that Lambert made his first appearance in the Premier League, while he made his international debut the following August.
"It wasn't a chance I was expecting to get but I've been given it now and I want to get out there that I believe I am good enough and that I will perform and that I will help Liverpool," said Lambert, who was released by the Reds as a 15-year-old.
"And as much as it's a whirlwind that is happening for me at the minute with the way my career has gone, I want to make it clear that I feel I deserve to be here and what I've done deserves me to be here right now."
Lambert, a lifelong Liverpool fan, said he was "devastated" when the club decided not to keep him on as a teenager.
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Lambert is one of six Liverpool players preparing for England's World Cup campaign in Brazil.
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THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Silver lining: Make the best of a bad job
People often ask: If it's such a good job market for young people, why can't I find a good job?
The answer is that there are tons of really bad jobs being offered. For all the talk of flexibility in the workplace, very few companies are actually offering engaging jobs with flexible hours. You usually have to pick one or the other.
But many people are looking for special setups with a job– a lot of flexibility so you can write a novel, or you want time to think but you don't want to starve, or you want to work for only six months before you go traveling.
Each of these circumstances screams: retail. Or some version of a bad job that's similar to retail.
When I graduated from college the job market was terrible, so I have experience in retail jobs (and getting fired from them). So here's a primer on how to select a job from a smorgasbord of terrible jobs.
Get the Word on the Street
There's tons of gossip about what it's like at brand-name entry-level jobs. If you want to train during the day for the Olympics, work at Home Depot. It's their specialty. If you have big medical issues, work at Starbucks. Even people working part-time are sometimes eligible for their great benefits.
A recent book gives the low-down on some big name brand stores.
Gap: Bad. Endless shirt-folding.
Apple: Good. Great employee education process.
The Container Store: Picky. You'd better love their product if you're applying for a job.
Conduct Your Own Interview
It's not like the service sector is overflowing with applications. Even though you're looking at dead-end jobs, you're still in high demand. It's still an employee-driven job market. So leverage your demographic luck and turn the tables on the interviewer. Conduct your own behavioral interview to determine if the manager at the terrible job will be good.
Kronos is a firm that teaches retail businesses how to hire good managers. Steve Hunt is from the talent management division of Kronos, and he says that the best way to tell if your manager will be good is to understand how the manager got hired. The company should have a clear set of guidelines for evaluating management candidates, and the company should hire managers. Hunt recommends that you ask how the company measures and evaluates a manager's people skills. How your manager answer this question can tell you a lot about how serious the company is about making sure their managers aren't jerks.
If All the Jobs are Lame, Pick a Mentor Who's Good.
I used to work for Esther Williams– the bathing suit beauty queen who was still sending a headshot from 1950 even in 1995. Well, actually it was I who was sending the headshot, since signing her autograph was my job. It was a great job because I was playing beach volleyball all day, trying to get on the professional tour, and I could deal with Esther's fan mail at night.
It sounds fun, maybe, to people who like reading sappy letters from lecherous men, but signing the autographs was no walk in the park: she was always telling me to make her E loopier. But there was a redeeming quality about the job, and that was that Esther is a marketing genius. And I learned a lot from her about how to build a brand.
That's when I realized it's not the job that matters but what knowledge the person you work for can share with you.