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Thanks for all the new followers and supporters of the blog. I hope my articles are entertaining and please feel free to comment or ask questions below. I really enjoy doing this and sharing my experiences around the globe with friends, family, and of course the fans.
The Tigres are currently 9-9 and 3.5 games out of first place. On Monday which was our off day, we traveled to Maracaibo in two nice buses which took about 10 hours. I think we went over 100+ speed bumps. Venezuela definitely has the Guinness Book of World Records for speed bumps. The trip wasn't as bad as it sounds because we stopped along the way every 2-3 hours for food. These guys can eat down here. Our first stop was to this farm type of restaurant. There were horses and cows roaming the field outside of the restaurant. It was a really beautiful site. I sat along with the locals and Alex Nunez ordered for the table. I'm not a picky eater so whatever they brought out I would at least try. We had onion rings, Cachapa's (HUGE pancake like corn meal/bread), steak, and ribs. The meat was ordered by the kilo. We all demolished the food it was so good. I wish I had some pictures of the food, but I was too hungry to take them. Below are the pics of the restaurant.
Field at Caracas. Both the Leones and Tiburones share this field
Our security team with the team does a spectacular job. These guys travel with us on the road, on the plane, our in our dugout, and help us exit the fields safely. They come onto the field to overlook the crowd for any trouble whenever our manager makes a pitching change. This can be frustrating for the pitcher because when I'm walking back to the mound to get the next hitter out, I see out the corner of my eye that the security guards are coming out I know my time in the game is probably over. We also get a police escort through the city to and from the games to make traffic easier. Motorcycle police lead the way completely strapped with military firepower. I have made some good friends with the security guards who also say I look like Willie Chirino, the Cuban singer. Everytime I walk by one of them they start singing a Chirino tune. It is all in good humor.
Security after the game in Caracas
The Tigres are first class when it comes to everything in Winterball. Like I have said in earlier blogs this is my favorite team and country to play in for Winterball. We get two buses for travel so that everyone can be comfy and spread out and relax on the road trips. This past trip to Zulia we had a chartered flight back from Maracaibo. Although we got back to Maracay around 4am with a game to play the next day, it beats driving 10 hours back.
During our 10 hour voyage to Maracaibo we made plenty of pit stops along the way. One of my favorites was an indoor/outdoor plaza where they sold Arepas, candy, and random gifts. Guitars were a big seller on this road trip. I noticed a couple of guys strumming them on the bus ride. They had a cheese store where players and staff lined up in bulk to buy this freshly baked bread with different variations of cheese. The aroma of the two together was delicious. I wish my pictures were scratch and sniff. Some of the players helped me try out a bunch of the cheeses. Another big seller in Venezuela is chocolate. It is sold everywhere. Its pretty expensive too in some places.
Thanks for all the comments and new subscribers.
Ronny Cedeno has been working out with the team lately and hopefully will be playing with us soon. Ronny and his child were taking ground balls turning double plays at home the other day.
Now onto some questions from the last blog.
This is my first time in Venezuela. So far this is my favorite place to play since I have now been to all the Caribbean leagues.
Free agency for the MLB started yesterday. Myself, along with some of my teammates are trying to get picked up by an affiliated team. Hopefully I can get back with MLB or try to go to Taiwan, Korea, or Japan. I just love playing this game and hope to continue my career.
Most players organizations ask the players if they are interested in winterball around August. Some try to push it on players to get extra at-bats or innings. If you are in affiliated ball, your organization must also approve that you play winterball. Guys like myself who are free agents or played overseas usually have their agents contact these teams looking for any interest in extra players.
Lets go Tigres! Keep winning so I can enjoy watching the fans throw their beer in the air to celebrate.

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Above is the Visitor Center, (the former Buttrick Estate) and below is the side entrance, facing the gardens.
Old photo in frame, inside the Visitor Center, showing the house and gardens.
Beautiful grounds.
At the end of the gardens, there is an overlook, in which you will look down on the Concord River and North Bridge. A short trail will take you to both. Below are the river and bridge taken from the opposite direction.
In my opinion, the best time to visit is early in the morning, perhaps 30 minutes before 10 AM. You will be there before the bus loads of tourists or school children arrive. When the Visitor Center opens, you could be among the first to get inside.


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CARSON, Calif. -- Juninho's sizzling stretch was rewarded with another sensational goal and David Beckham struck again with a free kick as the LA Galaxy continued to climb the Western Conference standings with a 2-0 triumph Saturday night over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps.
Juninho hit the top-right corner from 28 yards just before halftime and Beckham found the upper-left corner from 25 yards in the 79th minute as LA (13-11-4, 43 points) pulled even on points with Seattle. The Sounders play Sunday at FC Dallas.
Vancouver (10-11-7, 37 points) lost their fourth in a row, matching the longest losing streak in the club's brief MLS history, and they maintain a five-point lead on Dallas for the West's final postseason berth.
Juninho's goal, his sixth in his last five appearances, came from a brilliant blast after Robbie Keane slightly redirected a low cross from Hector Jimenez on the right flank. The Brazilian had the time to settle the ball and look up before delivering a signature dipping strike.
The Galaxy nearly added to it in the first minute of the second half, but Keane's blast was turned aside by Vancouver goalkeeper Brad Knighton and Jimenez's effort a few moments late was cleared off the line by the Whitecaps' Jun-Marques Davidson.
Keane, active throughout the match, drew the foul that led to Beckham's goal which was the Englishman's sixth in his last eight games in all competitions.
It was the Galaxy's seventh shutout win in their last 15 MLS games and improved their record to 10-3-2 -- 12-3-2 in all competitions -- since mid-June. The Whitecaps managed just two shots, including a Kenny Miller header well wide late in the first half.
Landon Donovan, still nursing a strained hamstring, missed his fifth straight game with the Galaxy. Vancouver was without leading scorer Darren Mattocks, serving a red-card suspension, plus center back Andy O'Brien (adductor strain), right back Lee Young-Pyo (given the week off) and midfielder Gershon Koffie (adductor strain).
Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie favored Jordan Harvey over Alain Rochat at left back; Brazilian midfielder Tiago Ulisses, who joined the club this week, was left off the 18, as expected. Veteran John Thorrington was given the start at right back, his first appearance there this season.
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The Galaxy might have scored two more in the first half but for questionable officiating decisions. Keane thought he'd won a penalty kick when a sliding Martin Bonjour blocked his pass from the left byline with his left arm in the 27th minute, but referee Baldomero Toledo ruled otherwise.
Then Keane beat Whitecaps netminder Knighton one-on-one from Marcelo Sarvas' feed five minutes later, but he was flagged offside, a ruling the television replays did not favor.
Juninho scored two goals in the Galaxy's 4-0 romp Aug. 12 over Chivas USA, added two more in the 5-2 victory Aug. 23 over El Salvador's Isidro Metapan in the CONCACAF Champions League, then netted the winner in last weekend's 2-0 triumph over FC Dallas.
The Galaxy returns from next week's break for World Cup qualifiers with a Sept. 14 game at home against Colorado. Vancouver is back in action the following evening on Sept. 15 at FC Dallas.
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Wrenching poverty will continue to haunt most developing countries unless efforts are made to break the strictures of behavioural and cultural poverty that perpetuate the dependence syndrome, says Renato Salazar, a renowned plant breeder and development activist from the Philippines.
In a wide-ranging interview, Salazar, a senior fellow of the South-East Asia Regional Initiative for Community Empowerment (Searice) told The Black Star News during a visit to Zimbabwe recently that cultural poverty still remains a major handicap in efforts aimed at reducing poverty in the developing world.
"Poverty is not the absence of material wealth alone. In most instances, I think what makes poverty complete and what ensures the poor remain poor is behavioural poverty and what I would prefer to call cultural poverty," the veteran human and community development activist says.
"Cultural poverty means people don't have confidence in themselves. It means they continue to depend through the belief that they are weaker and inferior. When they admire those who oppress them because the oppressor is richer and more powerful than them, this misplaced admiration will eat and erode their moral values.
"When people behave like that, then cultural poverty becomes deeply ingrained to an extent that it becomes impossible to have development."
In such circumstances, he said, when people are given money they will abuse it for short term gains.
"If you give them power they will abuse those who are weaker than themselves. By behaving this way, they will never escape the trappings of poverty. This is how the rich and powerful want them to behave like," says Renato, who has worked as consultant for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation specialising in rebuilding agriculture in post-war situations.
He contributed immensely in the rebuilding of the agricultural sector in Sierra Leone soon after a brutal and devastating civil war from 2001-2002 and in 2006 he worked in Liberia. Renato has also conducted agricultural training and offered expert advice to Mali and Ethiopia.
Salazar was in Zimbabwe to evaluate programmes under the Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation (CBDC) Africa initiative which supports smallholder farmers to conserve crop diversity and apply local knowledge systems to enhance food security, nutrition and income for farmers.
He identifies land tenure, market tenance and technological tenance as the major structures that coupled with cultural poverty has a damaging impact on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
"Land tenure is one of the structures that make people poor. Land is one of the main productive assets and if land is controlled by outsiders locals tend lose their sovereignty and power to determine their destiny," Salazar argues.
"Control of the land will always be a struggle for farmers. The fight for land is worthwhile and it helps to restore dignity and pride for the local people. Zimbabweans are not alone in this struggle, in the Philippines farmers are always fighting and pressing the government to allocate them land. Its such a critical resource that can help them fight poverty."
Market tenance, he says, is also another major draw back in the fight to control and manage market forces to give the smallholder farmer a fair price and a fair return on his crop yields.
"This is always an important struggle. If farmers don't fight to control and manage market forces, they will be subjected to the negative effects of the market – rip offs and exploitation of frightening proportions," the veteran Filipino development activist says.
The struggle for who controls technology in agriculture, he says, will also decide who becomes poor or rich in this globalised economy.
"We need to train smallholder farmers to become well versed with plant breeding to enable them to produce their own seed, in soil nutrient management and plant genetic resource management to help them practice sustainable agriculture in a way that empowers them and enhances their food security," Salazar says.
"Farmers in the global South must have skills at a specific level to fit into and work in the development of sustainable agriculture. When we work, we have to break the cultural poverty. This is the only way to fight poverty."
One of the reasons why poverty is still affecting many people in the developing world, he says, is the inequitable distribution of wealth and social structures that have made it extremely difficult for the poor to live decent lives.
"When we do development work, it is to improve the quality of their lives, even more important to break cultural poverty so that the poor begin to be critical and analyse the structures that make them poor," the veteran development activist says.
"The poor must play their part to lift themselves out of the trap. They have to blame themselves also by critical looking at some of their weaknesses. Development work in agriculture must address and reform the structures that make farmers poor.
"Our work should be linked to the agenda for social reform. Any work that leaves out this, is short term and in the end useless."
Salazar also said seed aid is also another root of poverty as it at times undermines local farmer seed systems.
"Seed aid does not recognise and build on the local seed system. It weakens the local seed system, its racket and both the UN and development organisations are guilt about this," he says. "The alternative is to rebuild the local seed system so that the local farmers produce their own seed.
"Cambodia in Asia suffered a brutal war that killed many people. There was little seed aid but it was the re-introduction of local seed through sharing among farmers that actually made the farmers to regain their position to produce seed and other food crops," he says.
"In Africa seed aid is going for several years after the calamity. It's beyond comprehension. It can't be understood. The UN and other agencies are introducing seed which may be inappropriate and destroys the local seed system. The farmers will not save their own seed because they know they will get it anyway.
"This reinforces dependency which is a major characteristic of cultural poverty," Salazar says.
Development agencies in Africa, he says, must employ empowering and learning processes so that farmers begin to become empowered, critical and analytical of the structures of poverty.
"Farmers in most part of Africa, Asia and Latin America are core-equal in terms of knowledge and skills with any farmer group in the world. The reason why they are poor is not only because of lack of knowledge, skills and industriousness but it's because of social institutional structures that undermine their work," he says.
"Agricultural reform programmes are always right but becomes problematic when it is implemented by corrupt people. In the Philippines we have a strong agrarian reform law but farmers can only get their land if they fight for it. They fight the government to properly implement the law.
"The ideals of land reform are always right but it is the implementation process that is always problematic. Farmers can be productive if the right policies and the structural and economic environment is right," Salazar argues.
Salazar is a world-renowned plant breeder whose cultivation of new rice plants led to greatly increased yields of the crop in developing countries of Asia. While working for Searice in the past two decades, Salazar and smallholder farmers in Asia crossed rice plants to produce a new varieties.
The resulting plant produced more heads of rice on a shorter and stronger stalk and other qualities. He has worked with many communities in Laos, Vietnam and other Asian countries to spread the participatory plant breeding concept for rice.
Salazar has made extraordinary contributions to research in plant genetics, evolution, and breeding, especially of rice, with regard to food production and alleviation of hunger.
His remarkable achievements in rice research, developing new approaches and mobilizing new techniques to breed better rice varieties has seen him being invited to work in various regional and international bodies that strive to alleviate hunger and poverty.
Salazar was born in 1950 in the Island of Cebu in Central Philippines. He did his primary and secondary education in the southern Leyte Province. He never advanced but taught himself plant genetics, evolution and agriculture.
His vast experience in agriculture has seen him working as a consultant for the FAO, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) now called the ETC Group in Canada, the Pesticide Action Network for Asia Pacific and the Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation Africa Region Network among other organizations.
"I never went further, I stopped at that level. I just became a social activist working for farmers and slam dwellers. I've spent most of my life organizing and mobilising farmers and slam dwellers to fight for justice and the right to a decent living," he says.
He is married to Barbara and the couple has a son. Joachim. He lives and works in an area just outside Manila.
Tsiko is The Black Star News's Southern Africa correspondent based in Harare, Zimbabwe
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These are not your father's European soccer powers.
As the final games in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup get underway this week, the national teams of England, France and Italy - a group that includes two of the last three World Cup champions - are in utter disarray, with each facing win or go home scenarios, much to the dismay of their passionate fan bases.
ESPN reported that the French side was nearly in open revolt against its manager, Raymond Domnech, after he threw star striker Nicolas Anelka off the team for criticizing coaching decisions. The players refused to practice on Sunday after the team captain and fitness coach got into a heated argument. Les Blues have looked lackluster through two games so far, losing 2-0 to Mexico and getting a 0-0 draw against Uruguay. They play host nation South Africa Tuesday and would need to win and ring up several goals to advance.
2006 champion Italy is coming off a stunning 1-1 tie against New Zeland, the world's 78th ranked team. The Azzurri needed a penalty kick to draw even with a nation that has never won a match in the world's biggest sporting event. The team has struggled offensively and lost star goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to an injury in their first match.
"We're just sorry we didn't win a match we could have," Italy Coach Marcello Lippi said. "If we didn't win against New Zealand, it's our fault. Once again, the opponent scored on their first chance. We were able to control the game after that, but this was a match we should have won."
England's team met with boos from their fans as they walked off the pitch after drawing with Algeria on Friday. Adding insult to injury, London's Daily Telegraph reported that an irate fan made his way into the locker room following the match and proceeded to berate the players before being escorted out by FIFA officials.
Through two games, the English, led by one of the most dynamic strikers in the sport in the person of Wayne Rooney, have managed only two goals and stand to become the first national team to go out in the group stage since 1958. And, as with the French, there have been rumors of internal dissent. CNNSI reported that a player and management meeting was scheduled to take place on Sunday evening to ease tensions.
"The meeting tonight is to watch the whole game to see where we went wrong, which is probably the whole 93 minutes actually," John Terry, one of England's top defenders, told reporters. "As a group of players, we owe it to ourselves and to the country back home."
There don't appear to be any easy explanations as to why these teams have faltered whereas other European nations - namely Germany and the Netherlands - have performed well, even though they, along with tournament favorite Spain, have been shaky at points.
England may merely be cursed with bad luck and a better than expected set of opponents; goalkeeper Robert Green's shocking misplay of an easy stop against the U.S. lead to the tying goal in a match that saw the boys in Red, White and Blue supercharged for one of their biggest matches ever and Slovenia has performed well above expectations. But the answers are less clear for France and Italy.
In a World Cup that's already seen its fair share of upsets, it's certainly possible that all three teams could remain standing at the end of this round. But that would require their level of play to equal their considerable reputations, which have taken a beating thus far.


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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Doug McDermott scored 27 points, Gregory Echenique had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 16 Creighton pulled away in the second half for a 64-42 victory over Nebraska in the annual meeting of the state rivals Thursday night.
Creighton (8-1) won in Lincoln for the first time since 2004.
Dylan Talley scored 14 points and Brandon Ubel had eight points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cornhuskers (6-2).
Grant Gibbs had 10 assists for Creighton.
Creighton and Nebraska were meeting for the 46th time, and the home team had won the last seven games. The Huskers lead the series 25-21.
The crowd of 13,368 was the first sellout at the Devaney Center since the 2011 game against Kansas and first for a nonconference game since Creighton visited in 2006.
The Bluejays were without Josh Jones, their first man off the bench. Coach Greg McDermott was expected to address the reason for Jones' absence after the game. Jones averages 7.0 points and almost 20 minutes a game.
The Huskers came into the game off their best start since 2008-09 and double-digit wins over Wake Forest and Southern California.
Nebraska coach Tim Miles said Creighton would be the opponent his team would need to get a true measure of itself.
The Huskers drew the more talented Bluejays into a sacrifice-the-body type of game.
No play illustrated it better than when Nebraska's Mike Peltz, a walk-on guard from Alliance, went to the floor near midcourt to fight for a loose ball with Avery Dingman and Gibbs in what looked like a rugby scrum.
Nebraska fans, undoubtedly envious of the basketball success of the 6,000-student Jesuit school 50 miles away in Omaha, cheered any and all achievements of their Huskers, whether it was winning a loose ball or making a layup.
They howled when Miles drew a technical for protesting a no-call on what he and most folks in the building thought was traveling as McDermott scored inside. McDermott made the two free throws for a 15-point lead.
The Bluejays used a 13-5 run to pull away in the second half and led by as many as 22 points. Fans began leaving with 6 minutes to play.
Nebraska's Andre Almeida blocked the first shot of the game, by Echenique, in what was a symbolic start to a sloppy first half in which the Huskers shot 25 percent and the Bluejays 37 percent.
Almeida blocked two more shots and Shavon Shields another in the half. McDermott, who had one swatted by Almeida, found the going tough inside and missed six of his first eight shots.
The Huskers couldn't capitalize. They went more than 6 minutes between field goals during one stretch, putting up an air ball and a couple other shots that barely hit iron.
Echenique broke things open with consecutive dunks, the first on Gibbs' pass out of a trap and the second off Gibbs' mini alley-oop pass for a 21-12 lead.
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Teens want an answer to the eternal question, "Who am
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confusing time. Hormones, cultural and peer pressures, and fear of being
different can cause many teens to question themselves in many areas, including
their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sexual orientation is how you are attracted romantically and sexually to other people—to the same sex, to the other sex, or to both sexes. This attraction typically starts to form in the preteen years.
Gender identity is different. It's your internal sense of whether you are male or female.
During the teen years, same-sex "crushes" are common.
Some teens may experiment sexually. But these early experiences do
not always mean that a teen will be gay, lesbian, or bisexual as an adult.
For some teens, though, same-sex attractions do not fade. They grow stronger.
For some people, their gender identity does not match their physical body. Their body is male or female, but inside they feel they are really the opposite sex. People who feel this way often refer to themselves as "transgender."
Children form their gender identity early. Most children believe firmly by the age of 3 that they are either girls or boys.
The feeling that something is different may also begin early in life. Many transgender adults remember feeling a difference between their bodies and what they felt inside at a young age, well before their teen years. Others did not feel this way until much later in life.
Many parents have a hard time accepting that their child may be
gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Even if you are struggling with this possibility, remember the
importance of showing unconditional love to your child.
Teens who realize that they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender sometimes stay "in the closet" (do not reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity) for a long time because they are afraid of what their friends, family, and others will say and do. This can be very stressful and can cause depression, anxiety, and other problems.
Many teens feel relief when they come out of the closet and find love, support, and acceptance from parents, friends, and others. Unfortunately, some find that their fears come true.
Young people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender are at risk for:
When teens have problems related to being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, it isn't because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. It's usually because of a lack of support from the people they love or because they have been or are being ridiculed, rejected, or harassed.
Your teen can be emotionally healthy and happy regardless of whether he or she is heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, or transgender.
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depression. Visit www.apa.org/helpcenter for information on the
mind/body connection, family and relationships, and how therapy works.
Family Equality Council works to ensure equality for families with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender members. Parenting protections, adoption, health insurance reform, safe schools, and workplace equality are some of the many issues the organization works on. Its website includes news updates and resources for families.
The GLBT National Help Center provides free and confidential support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and for those with questions about sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The organization offers information about GLBT issues, safer-sex info, and local resources for cities and towns across the country, as well as peer counseling for people going through a difficult time.
This online resource is provided by the American Psychiatric Association for anyone seeking mental health information. It includes information on many common mental health concerns, including warning signs of mental disorders, treatment options, and preventive measures.
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Other Works ConsultedAmerican Psychological Association (2008). Answers to Your Questions: For a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Available online: http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/orientation.aspx.APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns (2011). Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Available online: http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/transgender.aspx.Biggs WS (2011). Medical human sexuality. In RE Rakel, DP Rakel, eds., Textbook of Family Medicine, 8th ed., pp. 1000–1012. Philadelphia: Saunders.Cromer B, et al. (2011). Adolescent development. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th ed., pp. 649–659. Philadelphia: Saunders.Hillman JB, Spigarelli MG (2009). Sexuality: Its development and direction. In WB Carey et al., eds., Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 4th ed., pp. 415–425. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.Sadock VA (2009). Normal human sexuality and sexual and gender identity disorders. In BJ Sadock et al., eds., Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 2027–2060. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Sass AE, Kaplan DW (2011). Adolescence. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 20th ed., pp. 104–144. New York: McGraw-Hill.Zucker KJ (2011). Gender identity and sexual behavior. In CD Rudolph et al., eds., Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22nd ed., pp. 346–348. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Holiday Mantel
(I want to thank Lavender Garden Cottage for featuring this post!)
Hello, everyone! Well, now that the Holiday Open House at the shop has come and gone, it's time to decorate my house! I started with something easy-the mantel. After playing around a little, I decided to just keep it very simple. I recently bought this coffee filter wreath, and I used it as a starting point. I know all you crafty girls can whip these up, but yours truly decided to take the easy way out, and have someone make it for me! :) I love the gold ribbon, and the little vintage picture tucked inside.
I bought this huge chalkboard over the summer (for a steal!) and I thought it would look fun with the wreath hung on it and something festive written on it. I wrote what would fit of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.'
Reindeer are one of my favorite things to decorate with, and I discovered these 2 sparkly gold ones packed away among my Christmas stuff. They add a little whimsy, and co-ordinate with the wreath and its gold ribbon.
I placed one reindeer on each end of the chalkboard, but the middle space looked bare. After rooting around in my Christmas bins, I found some little sparkly gold ornaments, and simply lined them up. They fill in the space, and continue the gold-toned color scheme.
My dad found these small ice skates in my parents' basement and brought them over. Imagine my surprise (and delight!) when he told me that they were mine when I was little! How have I never seen these before? I promptly hung them above the fireplace!
Here's the finished product. See...simple, but fun!! (At least I think so :)
So there you have it-my mantel, ready for Christmas! Now I'm off to decorate some more spaces, which I'll be sharing soon. Until then, have a fabulous day!
I'm linking to these great parties: The Farmhouse Porch
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The ice skates are such a great touch! Love itReplyDelete
I agree..the ice skates look really nice. I always love deer too :)ReplyDelete
Your mantel is wonderful, Susan! LOVE your awesome chalkboard and the wreath is the perfect touch in front of it.ReplyDelete
What a treasure to have your little ice skates from childhood. You never disappoint!! :-)
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I love the ice skate idea! I think my old ones are probably in my parents' basement. It may be time to dig those out and use for decoration!ReplyDelete
So pretty Susan! Love that chalkboard!ReplyDelete
Your mantel is looking beautiful! You've really put me in the mood to decorate. I really want to make a coffee filter wreath as well. Maybe I'll do that too. The ice skates and the gold ornaments are lovely. Great chalkboard too! Have a wonderful holiday season! ~ Jamie P.S. The books are the perfect touch. :)ReplyDelete
Love the chalkboard.. I am hoping this weekend to use some glitter and go to town. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
The wreath is gorgeous and the skates adds the finishing touch! Very pretty. I think simple is elegant and very chic.ReplyDelete
What a lovely christmas mantelpiece! I especially love the skates - and the fact they were yours? Even better! J9 xReplyDelete
Love the chalkboard and the night before Christmas story. Ice skates are so adorable too. Can't wait to see more.ReplyDelete
It looks lovely!ReplyDelete
Great idea, Susan! I love the deers and the chalkboard!ReplyDelete
Very unique. Those ice skates are perfect! I also like how you wrote the classic tale on the chalkboard.ReplyDelete
Very cool. I'm taking notes...I'm going for simpler, non traditional and light neutrals. And sparkly stuff. :)ReplyDelete
Great idea to use the chalkboard as focal point! Love the skates!ReplyDelete
Your mantel looks great! It fits in very well with the vintage theme in your home too. The ice skates are the perfect finishing touch. Even better that they once belonged to YOU too!!ReplyDelete
The mantel looks wonderful, I love the wreath.ReplyDelete
I love it Susan! The wreath adds the perfect touch. The ice skates are wonderful. Especially since they were once yours. I found a couple of wool reindeer I bought after Christmas last year. Forgot about them. Pretty cute! Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.ReplyDelete
Love the wreath! I think your chalkboard frame is great! Your Christmas storyread is perfect! I am going simple too, this year....but I need to get started! Have a wonderful and blessed week! p.s. thank you for the lovely comments..made me smile:)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RoxieReplyDelete
It's beautiful Susan! As always! I have a couple pairs of skates this year. The smaller pair I've had for awhile - I laced them with hot pink ribbon several years ago and they have stayed that way! The larger pair I just found at a garage sale - they have really cool old wooden skate guards on them!ReplyDelete
I love your little skates. What a great find! Your mantel looks very pretty...especially that great chalkboard.ReplyDelete
I like your take on simple and easy. It looks amazing, the wreath, the chalkboard, the deer - - love it all.ReplyDelete
It is so fun! Just like all your décor, it's just perfectly unique.ReplyDelete
I love it.
I'm loving your "simple"!!!!ReplyDelete
This is really cute! I love how it all comes together and works really well. I think my favorite touch is the ice skates - so cute!ReplyDelete
Visiting from Thursday Favorite Things :)
This is lovely. I am hosting a Holiday Giveaway on my blog. I would love for you to enter :) Have a great day! Thanks AnuReplyDelete
really love your mantel. that huge chalkboard makes such a great "statement", and so fun that you have your skates back!ReplyDelete
Love your chalkboard and skates! The wreath was a wonderful starting point.ReplyDelete
Susan I love it!! thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop.xoReplyDelete
Yes it's just perfect. The skates are such a cute touch, I do love to decorated with them. Isn't great to have boxes with this and that to add to each area! The gold deer are so cute.ReplyDelete
Your mantel looks great and the skates add just the right touch. I bet you smile every time you look at them! I know I would!ReplyDelete
So simple and sweet - love the skates, nice touch!ReplyDelete
very simple and pretty...lovin the skates!ReplyDelete


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Vaccinating girls against the sexually-transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) does not make them more likely to have sex, according to a new study. The findings are the latest in a string of research showing that vaccination does not encourage promiscuity, the authors say, and should go a long way in extinguishing lingering concerns about "disinhibition" among pre-teenage girls who receive the vaccine.
Study co-author Robert Bednarczyk, a clinical investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research–Southeast, said in an interview with The Huffington Post that researchers found "no difference" in sexual activity when comparing girls who were vaccinated to those who were not.
In findings published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, investigators combed the electronic medical records of nearly 1,400 girls who were between the ages 11 and 12 from 2006 to 2007 -- the year following the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the first vaccine. Nearly 500 of the girls had received it; 900 had not.
Unlike previous studies that have largely relied on self-reported sexual activity, the new study measured clinical signs of sexual activity over several years, like whether the girls had been tested for a sexually transmitted infection, received contraceptive counseling or become pregnant.
"What we've done here is take a more objective approach and use clinical data to look at outcomes that are related to sexual activity and compare them," Bednarczyk said.
Vaccination was not linked to any increased sexual activity, according to the measures used by the researchers.
"This article supports what several years of data have shown again and again," said Gypsyamber D'Souza, an assistant professor at the cancer prevention and control program at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who did not work on the study. "There are no differences in sexual behavior in those getting the vaccine compared those who have not."
Recent reports suggest that many girls are not vaccinated in part because of fears about increased sexual activity. One such report, a 2011 paper in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infection, found that 16 percent of parents in areas of North Carolina felt that teenage girls who were vaccinated might be more likely to have sex.
"The reality is that [the rate] of HPV vaccination is substantially lower than other recommended adolescent vaccines," said Dr. Matthew Davis, an associate professor of adult medicine and pediatrics at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
In 2011, some 80 percent of teens were vaccinated against tetanus, an infection of the nervous system, and 70 percent against meningitis, an infection of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. But only 35 percent of teenage girls received the full three doses of the HPV vaccine, which has been recommended for all girls age 11 or 12 by the CDC since 2006. (The recommendation also extends to women up to age 26 who were not vaccinated when they were younger.) The vaccine protects against infection by certain strains of HPV, about 30 types of which can lead to cervical cancer in women.
Davis recently led a poll using a national sample that found that 40 percent of parents have moral or ethical concerns about the HPV vaccination, while 36 percent said they felt pre-teen girls were too young to get it.
"Those [rates], to me, indicate that there remain concerns that adolescent's choices will be influenced by this vaccination," he said.
But D'Souza argued that other factors may be more influential.
"Parents have concerns about the cost of the vaccine, the utility of the vaccine, its side effects and whether it's truly necessary," she said, also noting that the way doctors describe the vaccine to patients can impact patients' perception of it. Cost is a major issue, especially for college-age women, D'Souza added. Though most private insurers now cover the HPV vaccine, and the federally-funded Vaccines for Children program provides free shots for eligible individuals, many young women do not know that.
Davis said parents' fears about risky sexual behavior are a powerful deterrent, but expressed hope that the new findings could impact their thinking.
"It's hard to know what impact a study like this can have on parental opinions," he said. "We do know that physicians and nurses can be very trusted sources of information about vaccines for parents. Therefore, if health care providers hear this news and can themselves reassure parents that teenagers' sexual behaviors are not likely to change based on this vaccination, that may reassure parents."
"I would say the reason why HPV has been so controversial is precisely because it goes right to the heart of sexual behavior," Davis said. "HPV is spread sexually, and not through other means."


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Every great artist needs a great touring partner. Lucky for Scotty McCreery, he found one in Angie Johnson. Johnson is a newcomer to the country music scene, who was initially discovered when a video of her singing Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' on a military base in the Middle East went viral. Carson Daly discovered the clip and invited Johnson to try out for NBC's 'The Voice,' where she became a contestant for Cee Lo Green. Although she didn't take home first prize on 'The Voice' (thanks to winner Danielle Bradbery), Johnson managed to score a lot of media exposure — and a record deal with Sony Nashville. She'll join McCreery's tour on Sunday (Sept. 1) in his home state of North Carolina, and it sounds like she couldn't be more excited. "I just love Scotty's voice," Johnson reveals. "He's a real talent, and I'm super excited to join him on his Weekend Roadtrip Tour. I think we're going to have a blast on the road together!" Johnson got a little extra practice singing in front of huge crowds when she opened for the St. Louis Rams' final pre-season game on Thursday (Aug. 29). Recently, the St. Louis native has been spending lots of time traveling to radio stations to promote her debut single, 'Swagger.' The tune has been the most-added single by a female artist for three weeks straight. Scotty McCreery 2013 Weekend Roadtrip Tour Dates With Angie Johnson: 9/1 — Manteo, N.C. | RI Festival Park 9/13 — Council Bluffs, Iowa | Harrah's 9/20 — Shippensburg, Penn. | Luhrs Performing Arts Ctr 9/21 — Baltimore, M.D. | Ramshead Live 10/4 — Salem, Va. | Salem Civic Center 10/5 — Cherokee, N.C. | Harrah's 10/26 — Troy, Ohio | Hobart Arena 10/27 — Bristol, Tenn. 11/1 — Danville, Kent. | Newlin Hall 11/14 — Austin, Texas | Waller Cre 11/15 — Winnie, Texas | Nutty Jerry
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Toby, a 6-year-old Boston terrier, died in May after his owners say he was sickened by chicken jerky pet treats made by Nestle Purina. The Connecticut family is among several nationwide suing the maker of the treats and stores that sold them.
Dog owners in eight states who believe contaminated chicken jerky treats from China sickened or killed their pets are banding together in a class-action lawsuit against Nestle Purina, the maker of two popular brands of the canine snacks, and several mega-stores that sell them.
They are suing just as Food and Drug Administration officials have refused to release results of inspections of Chinese plants that make the jerky treats blamed for at least 1,000 illnesses and deaths in U.S. pets.
"I don't have any new information," FDA spokeswoman Tamara Ward said in an email to msnbc.com.
The inspections were expected to shed some light into what toxins may have caused pet problems ranging from nausea and vomiting to kidney failure. Despite repeated tests, the FDA has identified no problems with Chinese-made chicken jerky treats.
In a letter dated July 5, FDA officials denied entirely an msnbc.com public records request for results of the February inspections of treat plants, saying release would violate rules protecting trade secrets and confidential commercial information and that it could also interfere with enforcement proceedings. Msnbc.com is now NBCNews.com.
The lawsuit filed in federal court expands an April complaint by Dennis Adkins, 57, of Orland Park, Ill., who said his 9-year-old Pomeranian, Cleo, died in March after eating Waggin' Train "Yam Good" dog treats produced by Nestle Purina Pet Care Co.
It adds six pet owners in states from coast to coast who are suing not only the treat maker, but also Wal-Mart, Target and Costco, three big retailers that sell the products.
And it seeks to join with a lawsuit filed in federal court last month by a Connecticut family who believe their two Boston terriers, Max and Toby, died after eating chicken jerky treats they didn't realize were suspect.
"Toby was falling over and crying out in pain and we would give him another treat because we thought we were doing something nice for him because he was hurting," said Philip Mawaka, 69, a Hartford, Conn., pastor whose wife, Elizabeth, is named as the plaintiff.
Lawyers for Nestle Purina and the three store chains said they couldn't comment on the specifics of the suits because the litigation is pending.
"We believe the claims made in the suit to be without merit and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves," said Keith Schopp, a spokesman for Nestle Purina and Waggin' Train. "We can say that Waggin' Train products continue to be safe to feed as directed."
Three top brands of chicken jerky treats were among those most recently cited by pet owners and veterinarians in complaints of harm, FDA records obtained by msnbc.com showed. They included Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch, brands produced by Nestle Purina, and Milo's Kitchen Home-style Dog Treats, produced by the Del Monte Corp.
Import data compiled by the firm ImportGenius showed that Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch treats are produced and supplied by JOC Great Wall Corp. Ltd. of Nanjing, China.
The expanded lawsuit claims to represent nearly all pet owners in the U.S. who bought any dog treat product made or sold by Nestle Purina containing chicken imported from China in the past four years, court records show.
The dog owners say they're frustrated that the makers and distributors of the treats have failed to recall the products voluntarily, despite three federal warnings since 2007 about possible safety issues and nearly 1,000 reports to the FDA of dogs sickened or killed by the products.
They also say the companies have violated implied warranties of safety and healthfulness of their products and commerce rules governing sale of sound merchandise.
"Just because they haven't found something doesn't mean it isn't there," said Barbara Pierpont, 47, of Stewartstown, Pa. Her 7-year-old rescue dog, Honey, died of kidney failure in April, three weeks after Pierpont started giving her Waggin' Train jerky tenders bought at Sam's Club, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart. The treats were the only change in Honey's diet, she said.
In addition to Pierpont, the suit includes other pet owners from California to New Jersey:
- Mary Ellis of Ontario, Calif., who claims that the Waggin' Train treats she bought in February sickened two of her dogs, Buster and Boomer, both 9, and killed Maggie, 12.
- Maria Higginbotham, Gig Harbor, Wash., who contends that Chik n' Biscuit dog treats sickened her two rat terriers, Bandit, 3, and Kali, 8.
- Dwayne and Kaiya Holley of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., who say that Waggin' Train Yam Good treats bought from Wal-Mart led to the death from kidney failure of their 5-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Bootsie, in March.
- Deborah Cowan, Perryton, Texas, who believes chicken jerky tenders caused kidney damage that sickened her 8-year-old dog, Rowdy.
- Cindi Farkas, of Howell, N.J., who says her dog Chanel, 6, was diagnosed with kidney disease after eating one half of a treat each day for three weeks this spring.
Those owners are among thousands calling for the recall of the chicken jerky treats and for more vigorous FDA efforts to identify the source of the problem.
"It has been way too quiet," said Robin Pierre, 50, of Pine Bush, N.Y., who contends that Waggin' Train jerky treats killed her previously healthy 2-year-old pub, Bella, last fall. "They [FDA officials] are not responding to anything at this point. No emails, no phone calls. Everyday there are more and more victims added to our list."
More than 15,000 people have signed Pierre's petition calling for the treats to be removed from the market.
Many pet owners say they're reminded of the 2007 scare in which melamine-tainted pet food from China sickened and killed thousands of dogs in the U.S., leading to mass recalls and criminal indictments of Chinese and American pet food executives. The problem was not detected immediately then, either, said Bruce Newman, the Connecticut lawyer representing Mawaka. He represented dozens of pet owners whose animals were sickened then.
The FDA has tested for melamine and melamine analogs, along with other chemical and microbiological toxins, but found no evidence of harmful levels, said Ward, the FDA spokeswoman. The treat makers could recall the products voluntarily, but in the absence of an identified toxin, FDA officials say the agency can't force a recall.
The FDA remains aware of and concerned about the problem, Ward said. Officials are developing new methods for testing for compounds in the jerky treats that could cause illness. It could take months to develop and validate the tests, she said.
The agency also has formed an internal task force to study jerky treats that includes players such as Costco's Craig Wilson, vice president of quality assurance and safety.
"FDA is working and discussing with industry and retailers how we can mutually collaborate and share data, scientific exchanges, etc," Ward wrote in an email. "We are committed to solving the problem and Costco is one of several parties interested in determining the root cause of the illnesses."
Costco tests the jerky treats regularly at every step of production and distribution, Wilson told msnbc.com. So far, the retailer has detected nothing that could explain the reports of illness in dogs. He said FDA officials and Costco representatives will travel later this fall to the Chinese plants that make the Costco treats.
"Our testing program is very solid," he told msnbc.com. "We actually test these at a higher level than some human food."
Wilson declined to comment on the lawsuit, but he said he believes government animal health experts are working hard to find the source of the problem.
"The FDA is really on this," he said. "I applaud their efforts."
More coverage of tainted jerky treats:
- Nearly 1,000 dogs now sick from jerky treats, FDA reports say
- 3 big brands may be tied to chicken jerky illness in dogs, FDA records show
- FDA inspectors probe pet jerky treats in China
A grieving pet owner says his 9-year-old dog was in perfect health until he fed her Waggin' Train chicken treats; the Pomeranian died 13 days later of kidney failure. He is now calling on the FDA to take another look at the product. WMAQ-TV's Michelle Relerford reports.


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I hope you are all well. This window must have surprised you. I apologize for the very long delay, and thank you all for the kind messages of inquiry that you have sent me during this time. If you wrote to me recently, you know that I am on leave of absence from the university, and that I have been trying to spend the time for research and my next writing project.
So many of you have had questions about Iran, and particularly the new set of U.N. sanctions imposed on the country that I feel I must come out of hibernation and send out this special window:
* The new set of sanctions make it harder and harder for Iran to maintain normal trade relations with the world. And even though it is usually presented as an alternative to military action against Iran, it in fact gives the U.S. Navy the right to inspect any "suspicious" cargo that would go in and out of Iran. In other words, it could very well pave the way for further confrontation.
* Unfortunately, the message sent by the U.S. media is a repetition of the old line: Iran is getting a slap on the wrist because it continues to defy the "will of the international community" which wants it to abandon its ambition for nuclear power (possible to be used for producing weapons down the road).
* In fact, the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)- which the members of the Security Council do not seem to have payed any attention to – appears to provide the opposite picture. The report indicates that the Agency considers the major questions they were investigating " no longer outstanding at this stage." Furthermore, the IAEA Director Mohammad ElBaradei said in Q&A with reporters: "we have managed to clarify all the remaining outstanding issues, including the most important issue, which is the scope and nature of Iran's enrichment program." The question for the world to ask at this point is: Why would this conclusion not lead to the easing of sanctions and a change of the interactive mode with Iran from confrontational to cooperative?
* In many places in the world, people are asking this very question. Here is an excellent article by Siddharth Varadarajan published in The Hindu, the on-line version of India's national newspaper. In his perceptive and carefully argued essay, Varadarajan expresses amazement at the U.N. for escalating a problem which seems to have in fact been resolved: http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/05/stories/2008030554841000.htm.
* The latest IAEA report, and the fact that Iran has been cleared of all outstanding charges, can indeed be a chance for starting a new relationship with Iran and ending the nuclear crisis by implementing the additional protocol which would guarantee the country will not use its nuclear resources for a weapon's program. Here is another interesting analysis: http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/4185.
* Before I close this very brief window, I must honor our tradition of sharing a visual delight with you: a slide show of a recent exhibit of a very young Iranian painter Adel Younesi who paints with oil on canvas and has an eye for people on lively street corners. Please click here: Adel Younesi Oil Paintings. Enjoy!
Until the next window,
Fatemeh Keshavarz, Professor and Chair
Dept. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
Washington University in St. Louis
Tel: (314) 935-5156
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Fresh from an IPO in which its bankers sent millions to pre-float insiders by low-balling its price, LinkedIn has been accused of slack security by Indian security Rishi Narang.
Narang, who published his analysis of LinkedIn cookie handling here, identified two cookie handling problems: an SSL cookie is used without having its "secure" flag set, and cookies are available after the end of authenticated sessions.
In the first case, all cookies, including JSESSIONID and LEO_AUTH_TOKEN, are held in plain text. Since "these cookies appear to contain session information", these cookies could be captured over an established LinkedIn session.
Session expiration is, perhaps, a more serious problem. Since the cookies remain on a machine after a session is ended, a malicious user could use someone else's cookies to re-establish a connection to their account (an obvious example being accessing a workmate's computer).
When Narang identified this flaw, the cookies were set to persist for a year rather than being deleted at the termination of a session. "As a result, in just 15 minutes, I was successfully able to access multiple active accounts that belong to individuals from different global locations," he wrote.
Narang says that the cookie can only be forced to expire if a user changes the LinkedIn password, logs out, and logs in with the new password.
LinkedIn has responded that it is addressing the cookie lifetime, which it will reduce to 90 days, and recommends using encrypted WiFi networks or VPNs for access. Its response, in full and unedited, goes like this:
"Whether you are on LinkedIn or any other site, it's always a good idea to choose trusted and encrypted wifi networks or VPNs whenever possible.
"If one isn't available, we already support SSL for logins and other sensitive web pages. Now, we are accelerating our existing plans to extend that SSL support across the entire site on an opt-in basis. And, we are going to reduce the lifespan of the cookies in question from 12 months to 90 days.
"LinkedIn takes the privacy and security of our members seriously, while also looking to deliver a great site experience, and we believe these two changes will allow us to strike that balance." ®


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Santa Susana Field Laboratory SB 990 and California Superfund
Regulatory Oversight | SB 990 & California Superfund | Other Agencies
SB 990 and the California Superfund Law
SB 990, effective on January 1, 2008, allows DTSC to clean up the site under the requirements and procedures of the California Superfund Law, and to be enforced under the authority of either the California Superfund Law or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The new law gives DTSC the authority to oversee all aspects of the cleanup including both chemical and radioactive wastes, and allows the use of the State Superfund's risk assessment process for both the radiological and toxic contamination. It also requires DTSC to use the highest and most protective cleanup standards provided under the "rural residential (agricultural)" land use designation.
Under the State Superfund, DTSC will continue to use information contained within the RCRA Facility Investigations (RFI) Reports. However, additional sampling and characterization may be necessary, and, as mentioned, risk assessment becomes a key factor in determining the method of cleanup. The Remedial Investigation called for under this law will identify the areas and concentrations of contamination in a way that is similar to the RFI.
Upon completion of the Remedial Investigation, a Feasibility Study will be developed. This study examines and compares cleanup options and determines the best way to clean up contamination. The study looks at risks, cleanup methods and costs. A risk assessment will also be prepared. The risk assessment involves evaluating the effects of contaminants and their potential exposure to humans. In addition, the toxicity parameters of contaminants are evaluated to make sure that the latest scientific knowledge is used. These evaluations are based on sound scientific knowledge and fact, and comply with Department and U.S. EPA risk assessment guidance, and policy.
A draft Remedial Action Plan (RAP) is developed and released for public comment. The draft RAP identifies cleanup levels and methodologies. Following a public comment period, a final RAP is issued along with a response to comments document. The cleanup can then begin.
The State Superfund program has provisions for a significant level of public participation. Outreach efforts for the SSFL project will go even further. For details on DTSC's Public Involvement Activities, click here.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) informs governmental decision-makers and the public about the potential environmental effects of a particular project. CEQA also identifies ways to reduce adverse impacts if found, offers alternatives to a proposed action and discloses to the public why an action was approved.
DTSC will prepare and circulate for public comment a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR will be released for public review and comment simultaneously with the draft Remedial Action Plan.


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SNL Brings Back Kristen Wiig's "Target Lady"
The great Kristen Wiig returned to host SNL this week, giving the show an opportunity to resurrect all of the characters that vanished from show since her departure a year ago. Although many great characters came back, none were quite as exciting as the return of Target Lady, one of the most popular characters in all of modern SNL.
As always, the sketch is all about Wiig's utterly bizarre Target cashier, who obliviously makes the lives of every customer she encounters difficult. The scene spends no time reintroducing the character, immediately launching into crazy moment after crazy moment. Wiig doesn't do anything particular new with Target Lady, but it's fun to see her back, excited about every item that every customer is buying and learning valuable life lessons (like "not every lesbian wears a vest" and "Coca Cola is dark brown").
Much of last night's episode was all about Wiig sliding right back into the show as if she never left and it was never more evident here. SNL has had its ups and downs in the past year (as it always does), but sketches like this remind us just how much we miss Wiig's presence on the show.


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Remember when you used to get sick as a child, and your mom made you gargle with warm salt water? Though I didn't enjoy it much, it did work well to ease my cold symptoms. As it turns out, you don't even need to add salt to your water to get the same healing effects.
Researchers have discovered that gargling with plain tap water helps prevent colds, sore throats and upper respiratory infections. It also eases the symptoms of those who have already gotten sick. However, the reason for this is yet to be determined.
We at Filters Fast have a theory: chlorine. It makes sense. Since chlorine is used in most municipal water treatment plants as a common water disinfectant, and is effective at killing bacteria and viruses, it's no surprise that this same water can kill the bacteria and viruses that linger in the back of your throat and manifest themselves in the form of common cold symptoms, right? Not to mention, salt, or sodium chloride, is formed with one ion of chlorine, so it's also no surprise that gargling with salt water would have the same effect.
However, we also have another theory. Since the the daily exposure to chlorine in our drinking and bathing water has been found to cause, or even aggravate existing respiratory ailments long-term, could not the daily practice of gargling with tap water do the same?
My advice? Filter your tap water and use it for drinking and cooking instead of gargling. There are many other ways to kill bacteria and viruses, including a diet rich in oregano, which may also help prevent sickness.


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