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Remember when every paranormal adventure novel had to have a woman with a tramp stamp, with her back to the reader? Preferably wearing tight leather pants and holding a crossbow? Those days are over.
Now the latest big thing in publishing, according to Paul Goat Allen, is "tattooed man nipple." Although, to be fair, the nipples themselves aren't usually tattooed — the tattoos are usually nipple-adjacent. You could say the tattoos tend to abut the nipples.
Writes Allen over at Barnes and Noble:
While perusing the countless number of paranormal romances that have been recently released or will be published this spring, everywhere I turned I saw tattooed man nipple. It was almost uncanny: cover after cover featuring conventional beefcakes (washboard abs, meticulous manscaping, etc.) with tattoos conspicuously on their chests. And the focus of the majority of these covers obviously wasn't on the character's face – it was missing from most covers – it was on the tattooed chest!
Allen collected some tremendously striking examples of Spring 2011 book covers featuring tattooed pecs, and we went and hunted down high-res versions of them. So check out the man nipple onslaught! And read the rest of Allen's piece at the link. The comments are also well worth checking out. [Barnes and Noble]


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Tempers heated up for "True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgard while enjoying music with rumored girlfriend Kate Bosworth in the desert at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. on Saturday night.
The actor was photographed being physically restrained by multiple people including a police officer at the festival. According to Pacific Coast News, the 33-year-old actor became angry by the relentless paparazzi snapping photos of him with Kate.
Alexander, who was photographed with clenched fists, was calmed down by a police officer. No one was reportedly arrested during the incident.
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A Mackinac Center "friend of the court" filing to the Michigan Supreme Court in a case involving the Michigan Public Service Commission's renewable-energy surcharge on electrical bills.
A Mackinac Center "friend of the court" filing to the Michigan Court of Appeals in a case involving the preferential sale of state land.
A Mackinac Center "friend of the court" filing to the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases involving federal wetlands regulation of Michigan properties.
In proposing the Water Legacy Act, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is attempting to increase state regulation of groundwater use through a costly and intrusive permit regime. If enacted, this drastic change would upend longstanding water rights and further weaken Michigan's economy.
April 18, 2005 marks the 10th anniversary of The Michigan Economic Growth Authority, a program established by Michigan government with the mission of spurring in-state job creation and business investment. The authority is the state of Michigan's agent for selecting firms to receive Single Business Tax credits in return for creating new facilities and jobs in Michigan.
Lawmakers in Congress and in more than 30 state legislatures have targeted foreign outsourcing as a threat to U.S. employment and prosperity. Along with certain critics in the news media, such as CNN's Lou Dobbs, they charge that U.S. companies are firing American workers in significant numbers and replacing them with foreign service workers in low-wage countries such as India. Legislative proposals in Michigan and elsewhere have focused on barring federal or state contracts with companies that would "offshore" the work to call centers or information technology providers abroad.
Zogby International and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy undertook a nationwide survey of union members to determine their views of their unions' performance. We asked union members about union effectiveness, union responsibilities, union political spending, ways for workers to create a union and how unions should treat workers.
A guide to understanding telecommunications law and regulation in Michigan and the United States.
Ending the regional monopoly structure in the generation of electricity was intended to provide customers with lower rates and improved service quality, while also increasing generating capacity for electricity in the state. But attempts are underway to reverse the course of this restructuring.
An Analysis of Fiscal-Year 2003-04 Appropriations and Recommendations for 2004-05.
Can the School Choice Community Come Together on an Explicit Goal and a Plan for Achieving It?
Violation of property rights is the defining feature of current telecom policy.
Michigan's principal land preservation program has failed to achieve its goals.
If Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature need specifics on how to close Michigan's looming $1.7 billion budget deficit, they need look no further than the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's new report on balancing the state budget, released today.
More than 200 specific recommendations from Mackinac Center analysts total more than $2 billion in cost savings and revenue enhancements. All budget reductions, including those involving federal funds, total $3.7 billion. 157 pages.
Gov. Granholm and the Michigan Legislature can save $34 million in the state agriculture budget, and sell state land for another $59 million.
An Assessment of What Michigan Public School Districts Can Do to Save Money Without Laying Off Teachers or Other Essential Staff
An Examination of the Goals, Results and Fiscal Consequences of Michigan's Most Ambitious Environmental Bond Program
On Nov. 5, 2002, Michigan voters will consider Proposal 02-03 ("Proposal 3"), an amendment to the state constitution that, if passed, would fundamentally alter the relationship between the State of Michigan and its employees.
The right to decide for yourself whether or not to support a union in your workplace: union officials dismiss it as "the right to starve", but for the last thirty years Right-to-Work states have been outperforming compuslory unionism states such as Michigan. This report demonstrates how individual freedom and higher productivity give workers in Right-to-Work states the edge in job opportunities, employment, and purchasing power.
New legislative opportunities will come with the fall elections for the Michigan House, Senate, and governorship. Read the Mackinac Center's policy recommendations for the next Legislature and governor below.
Unions in Michigan represent over 900,000 workers and take in more than $250 million in membership dues annually. But in spite of their expansive wealth and political power, requirements that unions disclose their financial dealings are minimal. Reform of the federal reporting system, which governs private-sector unions, is needed but unlikely in the current political climate. Michigan can take the lead by passing its own Union Accountability Act, requiring annual financial disclosure reports and independent audits of public-sector union affiliates active in the Great Lakes State.
After 40 years of struggle, school choice is now at the center of the debate over school reform in America, and it is of primary importance that the public understand the facts-and avoid the myths-surrounding this issue. This three-part primer is designed to educate and inform citizens about all aspects of school choice and equip them to participate in the debate as fully informed members of their communities. The report contains a historical overview of tax-funded schooling, demonstrates the failure of many popular reforms of the past and present, explains the various types of school choice, identifies the barriers to education reform, dispels myths surrounding school choice, and outlines strategic plans parents and other concerned citizens can follow to advance the cause of greater school choice.
More than a third of Michigan students leave high school without possessing basic academic skills including reading, writing, and arithmetic. This forces employers and post-secondary schools to take up the slack. This study conservatively estimates that Michigan businesses and institutions of higher education spend over $600 million annually to teach employees and students skills they should have learned in high school. The comparable national figure is $16.6 billion, but the human costs of K-12 educational failure are incalculable, according to experts' essays included in the study's appendices.
Case studies of how school districts in Michigan's largest county are responding to competition from charter schools and public "schools-of-choice"
Many employees in unionized workplaces do not know that if they harbor religious objections to joining, financing, or otherwise associating with labor unions, they have legal recourse if their union or employer or both violate those rights. This report explains the statutes and developing case law that protect religious employees' freedom of conscience in the workplace by allowing them to refrain from union membership and divert their compulsory dues to a charity of their choice.
Public opinion about the environment is often marked by unwarranted pessimism about the state of our air, water, and natural resources. But the most recent government data show that America in general, and Michigan in particular, have seen impressive gains in environmental quality since the first Earth Day 30 years ago. This report presents decades of facts and figures on Michigan and U.S. air and water quality, land use, and other environmental factors to show that, far from worsening, environmental conditions have actually improved substantially-and are likely to continue improving.
Has the growth of tax-free Internet sales hurt state revenues or education funding? Is it "unfair" for sales over the Internet not to be taxed while other sales are taxed? Would imposing new taxes on the Internet do serious damage to the ability of this new form of commerce to thrive? Does the growth of tax-free online shopping pose a threat to traditional "bricks-and-mortar" retailers? This study addresses these and other questions in order to provide state, local, and federal policy-makers with the intellectual and empirical ammunition they need to keep the taxman at bay.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is six years old. Has it benefited Michigan's economy? Or has it destroyed jobs and hampered prosperity, as predicted by many who participated in the national debate that raged for two years prior to its ratification? The verdict is in, and the available data clearly show that free trade is proving to be a significant boon to Michigan businesses and citizens. This study analyzes five years of import and export figures to show that the tariff cuts enacted by NAFTA have led to significantly increased Michigan exports to Canada and Mexico. The study concludes that while some businesses may have been hurt by NAFTA, on balance, removing government barriers to trade has been a positive step toward increasing the prosperity and standards of living for Michigan citizens-and citizens throughout America, Canada, and Mexico.
The Internet has transformed our way of life; and new "broadband" technologies promise even greater benefits through high-speed Internet access and communications. Unfortunately, because major cable companies currently have the capacity to provide this technology to their clients, other Internet service providers (ISPs) are crying foul. They are calling the cable companies' "head start" unfair and forming alliances to get the government to force cable companies to make their high-speed broadband lines available for use by all ISPs on equal terms. This study explains why this government intervention would be a terrible idea. It analyzes market trends and technological possibilities to show that "forced access" would significantly increase costs for consumers with no benefit to show for the added expense. The study concludes that "forced access" would stifle the innovation that naturally emerges from the free play of market forces. It shows why government should not only refrain from interfering with broadband technology, but should allow competition between local cable providers in order to maximize the potential of this exciting new technology.
Michigan's Prevailing Wage Act of 1965 requires contractors to pay artificially high union wages on all state-financed projects from road repair to school construction. This study examined the performance of Michigan's economy for two 30-month periods prior to and during the law's suspension by a federal district court and found that taxpayers could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually if the law were permanently repealed. The study also reveals prevailing wage laws' negative effect on job creation in the construction industry and their discriminatory impact on black and other minority workers. 21 pages.
Michigan is one of the most unionized states in the country, with a long and sometimes troubled labor history that powerfully affects every citizen in the state from blue-collar factory workers to suburban soccer moms. Yet few understand how modern labor unions and state and federal labor laws operate. This study clearly and concisely explains the history of organized labor in America, how government unions affect the democratic process, how compulsory unionism interferes with workers' rights of free speech and association, and much more. Several recommendations for reform point the way toward restoring a more balanced, government-neutral approach to Michigan labor relations.
School choice--the right, freedom, and ability of parents to choose for their children the safest and best schools--has moved front and center in the debate over how to improve education in Michigan. This three-part primer equips parents, educators, and policy makers with the facts they need to understand and advance market-based reforms that will help all Michigan schools perform at higher levels of quality and efficiency.
The primer examines the history of government-funded and operated schooling, explains why nonmarket-oriented school reform efforts ultimately fail, and describes various school choice proposals including charter schools, inter-district choice, vouchers, tax credits, and universal tuition tax credits. Helpful appendices explain ways for grass-roots citizens to help advance school choice.
As school choice heads for the 2000 ballot in Michigan, it is important for citizens to
understand how proposals including K-12 vouchers and tuition tax credits will affect the
school employee unions that exert such a powerful influence on the states public
school system.
This study examines union membership rates among Michigans public, charter, and private school teachers and found that while teachers in every public school district are represented by-and pay dues to-a union, only 5 out of 139 charter and 2 out of over one thousand private schools employ unionized workforces.
The study concludes that school employee unions-including the Michigan Education Association and the Michigan Federation of Teachers-have powerful political and financial incentives to spend millions of dollars to prevent more parents from being able to choose non-unionized charter or private schools for their children.
A strong knowledge of sound economic principles is not only important in the
twenty-first century global marketplace, it is essential for the maintenance of a free
society. Are Michigan high school students being taught what they need to know in order to
succeed and prosper?
This review of 16 of the most commonly used economics textbooks in Michigan high schools uses 12 criteria-including issues of trade, taxation, and the role of government-to evaluate which texts are and are not effective at presenting students with a balanced and accurate perspective on the modern market economy. Each text is graded, from A to F, on its ability to clearly instruct students in the "economic way of thinking."
An abridged 27-page written copy of the report may be ordered normally, or the full reviews of each textbook may be downloaded at no charge via www.mackinac.org.
Many Michigan education reformers are exploring proposals to use private schools to help fix public school problems, including student overcrowding and a lack of incentives for improving student performance. The proposals, whether they involve public-to-private student transfers or expanded parental choice among all schools, depend on private schools' willingness and ability to accommodate new students. This study, which surveyed 342 of Michigan's 1,058 private schools, confirms that private schools have the classroom capacity and desire to accept a significantly larger role in providing more of the state's children with quality education. 10 pages.
The close of the twentieth century finds Michigan in a position that seemed impossible
barely a decade ago: record low unemployment, a thriving economy, growing educational
opportunities, and a sense of accomplishment and high spirits. But much can be done to
make Michigan an even better place to live and work.
This report's five sections offer the Governor and the Legislature 41 specific recommendations that will strengthen property rights protection, reform labor law to protect worker rights, improve education for Michigan children, spur economic growth and development, and enhance the state's transportation infrastructure.
Social Security is going bankrupt, threatening the financial security of Michigan citizens. Retiring Baby Boomers are estimated to double the number of retirees in America by 2015, when Social Security will no longer collect enough in taxes to pay the benefits promised to recipients.
Privatizing Social Security-allowing individuals to privately invest their own retirement savings-can avert the financial crisis. Countries including Chile and Great Britain have privatized all or part of their state pension programs, yielding retiree benefits much higher than the government systems, including Social Security's paltry 2.2 percent annual rate of return.
This study recommends that the Michigan Legislature call on Congress to either privatize Social Security or allow Michigan to design for its citizens a sounder and more beneficial retirement plan.
Government officials and environmental activists use "stopping urban sprawl" as a mantra to support greater government control over private land use decisions in Michigan through central planning aimed at farmland preservation and urban revitalization. This study critically examines suburbanization and land use in Michigan to determine that the state's economy and farmland and citizens' quality of life are not threatened by economic growth and development, or what activists have dubbed "sprawl." The study argues that restrictions on suburban growth do not address the causes of why people move out of inner cities any more than the Berlin Wall addressed the problems of East Germany's repressive socialist economy. The study concludes by recommending a market-based approach to land use policy and identifying "urban sprawl" as the natural evolution of free people pursuing peaceful ends and their shot at the American Dream.
The U. S. Supreme Court's 1988 landmark decision Communication Workers v. Beck established the rights of employees working under union contracts to pay only those union dues or fees necessary to cover the costs of a union's employee representation duties. However, the majority of Michigan's nearly one million union workers are unaware of their rights under the Beck decision for the simple reason that their unions neglect to inform them. This report shows how "paycheck protection" legislation would help safeguard worker Beck rights by requiring unions to obtain up-front, written approval from individual workers each year before they could spend the dues money on political or other non-workplace-related activities. The report recommends that Michigan policy makers adopt a paycheck protection proposal to help union workers enjoy their freedoms of speech and association as they refrain from involuntarily contributing money to union causes with which they disagree.
Michigan parents, citizens, and policy makers have begun an earnest discussion over the issues that affect the quality of children's education, but one issue that is rarely considered in discussions about education reform is public school union collective bargaining. This Mackinac Center for Public Policy study is the first ever to systematically analyze the hundreds of collective bargaining agreements for every school district in a state. It examines collective bargaining's impact on Michigan public education and makes recommendations that school boards should incorporate into their union contracts to improve their ability to direct maximum resources to the classroom and deliver quality education to students. The study also explains the historical and legal framework of public employee collective bargaining in Michigan, analyzes seven important court rulings that affect public collective bargaining issues, and advises districts on which subjects to negotiate or not negotiate into their labor contracts. Three appendices compare costs and benefits of various health care plans and present contract and financial data from the survey of Michigan's 583 school districts.
The Framers of the United States Constitution understood that freedom depends upon the vigorous protection of private property rights and that this protection was therefore the most sacred obligation of government. However, despite Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment guarantees, recent years have witnessed a massive expansion of a legal practice known as "asset forfeiture," which allows government to violate the very property rights it is charged with protecting. Hundreds of asset forfeiture laws-many of them intended to stop illegal drug trafficking-give state and federal law enforcement agents the power to seize property even without proof of the owners' guilt in a criminal trial because, in many cases, the government considers the property itself to be the criminal. This study recommends nine reforms that will help guarantee that Michigan citizens enjoy the benefits of private property rights, limited government, and individual liberty, and remain protected from unjustified and arbitrary seizure of their personal possessions.
Public school construction is booming across Michigan, but due to citizens' negative perceptions, many districts are finding it harder and harder to gain voter approval for bond proposals to fund needed projects. This analysis of Michigan public school bonding concludes that development of formal debt policies can help schools earn essential voter trust by managing bond monies in the most efficient and effective manner. The report recommends fifteen elements for a sound debt policy that school districts should adopt to avoid common pitfalls and problems in bonding, including excessive borrowing, improper accounting, and conflict of interest in debt issuance. 17 pages
This pathbreaking approach to expanding parental choice in education embodies a proposal to amend the Michigan constitution and establish a Universal Tuition Tax Credit (UTTC). The tax credit would offset a portion of private or public school tuition and would be claimed against state tax liabilities. In addition to improving education, the UTTC would save the state hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Unlike other tax credit plans, the UTTC would help needy families with low state tax liabilities by encouraging the creation of corporate scholarships to offset tuition costs not covered by the UTTC. The per-student credit could be claimed against the Michigan tax liability of any person or corporation. Unlike vouchers, the UTTC would not allow state funds to support religious schools, would not drain funds from the public schools, and would not spawn new entitlements or overregulation of private schools. The study includes detailed fiscal models, a discussion of school choice, a history of Michigan's constitutional impediments to education reform, and proposed language for a constitutional amendment. 76 pages
Private K-12 schools are sometimes criticized for accepting only those students most likely to succeed academically, and for leaving the most difficult-to-educate children to the public school system. Is this true? The diversity of private schools includes those that serve exclusively at-risk, incarcerated, or disabled children. The report describes private schools that educate each of these populations, reviews how public schools are contracting with private schools to serve difficult-to-educate students, examines policy implications including cost and school choice, and presents six case studies of Michigan private schools that serve exclusively students with special needs. 71 page
Michigan is about to allow customer choice in the electric power market and, by doing so, end nearly a century of monopoly protection and guaranteed profits for electric utilities. How the state makes this free market transition will impact Michigan's competitiveness and cost of living. The report reviews key decisions before the legislature; analyzes the Public Service Commission proposals; shows the technical, environmental, and economic impact of deregulation; compares Michigan to other states; and recommends ten specific actions to ensure fair, timely, and comprehensive customer choice. The effects of so-called stranded cost payments to utilities are assessed in detail. A four-page glossary of technical terms is included. 33 pages.
Nearly one million Michigan workers are forced to financially support a union in order to keep their jobs. Although federal law permits unions and employers to force workers to pay for union representation in the workplace, the law does not extend to forcing workers to pay unions for representation in the political arena. Over three-fourths of union workers are not aware that they do not have to fund their unions' political, social, and ideological agendas. This report documents the developing law surrounding compulsory union dues in Michigan, shows workers how to exercise their rights to a dues refund, presents positive union strategies for making workers aware of their rights, and calls for executive action by the governor. 28 pp.
Reflecting a national problem, Michigan public universities are producing graduates who are unprepared for K-12 teaching careers and the business world. The demise of the traditional core curriculum, indoctrination in the classroom, and questionable teaching methods that emphasize emotion and subjectivity over rigor and critical thinking are to blame. The study documents extensive evidence cited by employers that college graduates lack crucial communications and thinking skills, and it finds a link between poor training of aspiring teachers and declining K-12 student performance. Analysis of over 300 undergraduate course syllabi reveal the dominance of trendy, politicized course content. 88 pages.
If the state of Michigan takes from a land owner some, but not all, of the use or value of his land, the owner is not entitled to any compensation. This forces a few land owners to bear the entire cost of these takings that are intended to benefit the public as a whole. Many states have initiated reforms that would permit land owners to be more fairly compensated. This study outlines the practice of takings jurisprudence in Michigan, reviews the legislative responses in Michigan and other states, and makes specific recommendations for reform in Michigan. 40 pages.
At its core, the budget of the state of Michigan is not about money-it is about people and the way they organize their society. This line-by-line analysis of Michigan's 1995-96 state budget reflects a principled vision for Michigan culture by asking this question about each budget item: Should this program or activity be done by the authority of the state and financed by taxes, or should it be done by its individual citizens acting in voluntary cooperation and private contract with one another? The study recommends over $2 billion in spending reductions (over 7 percent of the state budget) achieved by eliminating unnecessary and counterproductive programs, rolling back unjustified program growth, and contracting out for services that can be handled more efficiently by the private sector. This landmark analysis will help citizens, candidates, and officials of any state craft budgets that promote the strengthening of private institutions and civil society. 97 pages.
When history texts are poorly written, students are merely bored. But when they are distorted and biased, students may act on false ideas and live out a lie. How reliable are Michigan's history texts at presenting the past in ways which are well organized, accurate, clear, and free of bias? In this study, four Michigan history textbooks are analyzed and reviewed against these criteria. The reliability of these texts is especially important since Michigan history is a required subject for Michigan fourth graders, and it is studied by many junior high and high schoolers too. Parents, teachers, and school officials will find this study a valuable tool for making the best choices for their students. 28 pages.


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Posted By: Rebecca W., working with CIVIC's Erica in Afghanistan
The carpenters paid for their hospital treatment by selling their cars and furniture and by relying heavily on the assistance of family members and friends. They now have debts that make it very difficult to survive. The men finally received some assistance when ACAP approached them in January 2007. ACAP agreed to provide them with funding for their carpentry business, tailoring training for their family members, stationary for their children and additional medical treatment.
I met these men on the day that they were collecting the ACAP assistance. I asked them what the aid meant to them. Mohammad summed up the sentiments felt by all the men: "We are hoping to make an income with the assistance we get. Nowadays, if you get a piece of bread from someone, you are happy. So this aid is very important. It will help to expand my supplies and to expand business. It will bring positive effects to my family. With this business, we can pay off the loans that we owe to people."
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Honors Program Director's Welcome Message
Welcome to the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Academic Honors Program!
Entry into the Honors program recognizes your academic achievements and ambitions, but also gives you opportunities to enhance your education in meaningful and interesting ways. These will take the form of dedicated Honors courses with your fellow Honors students, individual projects done hand-in-hand with faculty members, and co-curricular activities planned and executed by the members of the Honors program.
Honors courses are built around a dedication to interdisciplinary learning, a focus on student engagement, and student-centered teaching. Students will be expected and encouraged to be active learners, engaging in undergraduate research, and working closely with faculty in developing new and exciting educational projects in a small class environment.
The Honors program also gives students the opportunity to develop leadership skills both professionally and personally. All new Honors students are also automatically part of the Honors Program Student Union, which will play an important role in governance of the program, as well as planning for future activities and courses. Students take the lead on developing topics and speakers for the monthly colloquia, in building our Honors Program Annual Conference, and I envision student input into the creation of new Honors courses.
Being a member of the Honors program is a mark of distinction, and it shows potential employers and others that you are the kind of student who goes above and beyond what is expected. You will demonstrate that you are a motivated, ambitious, and creative person willing to accept challenges to overcome.
This is a very exciting time at Texas A&M- Texarkana, and our Honors program is no exception. We have an excellent foundation from our founding Director (Dr. Doug Julien), and I am pleased to be able to build off of what he created. Please look through our website, and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Craig M Nakashian
Director of the Academic Honors Program


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It was a weekend of social gatherings and celebrations. On Saturday I met up with a bunch of fellow Finns for a brunch. It was my first time participating in one of these Finnish meet ups and I have to say I am feeling pretty silly for not doing so any earlier. It was a fun afternoon and it felt really nice connecting with other Finns in Sydney.
Yesterday we celebrated Father's Day and had invited my husband's parents over for lunch and afternoon tea. Suitably, I baked these marzipan filled horns for my German father-in-law who seemed quite pleased with the texture and flavour of them. Father-in-law approved!
1. Warm up the milk to about 42 C. Combine yeast with a little bit of flour and stir in to the milk. Add egg yolk, sugar, cardamom and salt and stir well to combine. Add cool, melted butter and the flour bit by bit, stirring and kneading until you have a dough that is soft and won't stick to your hand. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and leave in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
2. Prepare the filling by combining almond meal, icing sugar and one egg white. Mix into a smooth dough and divide into 16 equal-sized portions. Set aside and cover with a towel or some cling wrap to prevent drying.
3. Cut the dough in two and roll each portion into a large (30cm) round disk. Cut each disk in to 8 equal-sized triangles. Take a portion of marzipan, roll it into a small bar and place on the broad end of the triangle. Roll the triangle up and place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Continue with the rest of dough, then cover the baking sheet with tea towels and leave to rise for about 30-45 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 200C. Brush the pastry with egg and sprinkle with almond flakes. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the top and the bottom are browned. Leave to cool on a wire rack, covered with a tea towel. Enjoy warm. These will keep in the freezer for a good couple of months, just remember to use thick freezer bags to prevent drying.


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U.S. equities closed higher once again today, as investors weighed today's GDP report against the possibility of the Fed scaling back its bond buying program. According to the Commerce Department, the U.S. economy grew by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2013, revised downward from the previous reading of 2.4%. The underwhelming report had investors thinking the central bank will delay tapering even further, since the Fed has emphasized the need for a healthy economy and labor market before any monetary policy changes can be made [see The Cheapest ETF for Every Investment Objective].
Global Market Overview: XLV Rallies, PBW Pops On Obama's Energy Plans
As Fed tapering fears eased, all three major U.S. equity indexes rallied to close in positive territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA, B) jumped 1.01% after its underlying index rallied nearly 150 points. The S&P 500 ETF (SPY, A) rose 0.99%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ETF (QQQ, A-) gained 0.87%.
In Europe, markets were broadly higher after ECB President Draghi emphasized that the central bank will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future; the Stoxx Europe 600 rallied 2.0%. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.04%, while China's Shanghai Composite shed 0.41%, inching closer to bear market territory.
Bond ETF Roundup
U.S. Treasuries snapped their losing streak, rallying for the first time in eight sessions on worse-than-expected GDP data. Yields on 10-year notes fell 7 basis points, while 30-year bonds and 5-year note yields fell 4.5 and 7 basis points, respectively [see also Seven Simple & Cheap ETF Model Portfolios].
Commodity Roundup
Crude oil futures traded slightly higher today, settling at $95 a barrel, after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. crude supplies were unchanged for the week ended June 21. In other energy trading, gasoline futures fell on higher reported supplies. Meanwhile, gold futures tumbled 4.0% to settle at $1.229.80; silver and platinum also posted steep declines.
ETF Chart Of The Day #1: (PBW)
The WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (IYR, A) was one of the best performers today, gaining 2.15% during the session. In yesterday's speech, President Obama introduced his new climate change strategy, which pushes for clean energy alternatives. As a result, this ETF gapped significantly higher at the open. PBW inched higher throughout the day, eventually settling at $5.22 a share [see Energy Bull ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Chart Of The Day #2: (XLV)
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV, A+) also posted a strong performance today, gaining 1.44% during the session. Health care shares were among today's top performers, allowing this ETF to gap higher at the open. XLV inched higher throughout the day, eventually settling at $47.81 a share [see Baby Boomers ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Fun Fact Of The Day
The best-performing themed strategy over the trailing 1-year period has been the Kitchen Sink ETFdb Portfolio, which has gained 9.70%.
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Biodiversity Threat:
The traffic in endangered species for their skins,
organs, horns or as exotic pets is putting some of the
world's most vulnerable wildlife in dire peril.
photo by BJORN ULFSSON
Bad medicine
Ross Crockford
tells the story of a man who has stepped on toes
from Campbell River to Hong Kong to stop a pernicious trade
Anthony Marr knows what it feels like to be endangered. Last summer the Vancouver environmentalist was touring small towns in British Columbia, gathering signatures to force a referendum outlawing the hunting of bears in this Canadian province. Often the reception he got was downright hostile. Many people in the countryside claimed he was trying to destroy their livelihood and their heritage. 'In Campbell River,' recalls Marr, 'a hunter pointed at me and said: "I saw you on TV this morning. The price on your head just went up $10,000."'
Pretty frightening, but Marr has heard similar threats before, and often made in defence of a culture that is much, much older. Marr's referendum drive was part of a larger, ongoing campaign (acronymed as BET'R) he has been running since November 1995 to stop the worldwide slaughter of bears, elephants, tigers and rhinos – big-game animals whose body parts are frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine. Marr is convinced that as Asia prospers and trade becomes further deregulated the demand for these animal parts will skyrocket.
Fortunately he's in a position to do something about it. Since he was born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Marr figures he's entitled to criticize things he grew up with that strike him as mere superstition. One is the belief that consuming part of a powerful animal gives strength to a corresponding part of your body. 'When I was a kid my parents would give me things like bear gall and tiger bone as if it was aspirin,' says Marr, who's now 52. 'Endangered species wasn't part of my vocabulary at all.'
Consequently Marr spends much of his time speaking at Vancouver schools with large numbers of Chinese students, many of whom are hearing about the problem for the first time. He also speaks on Chinese-language radio talk shows. Sometimes listeners accuse him of defaming the Chinese reputation. Marr replies that, on the contrary, he is trying to save it: if we drive a species to extinction, he says, we can never regain respect in the eyes of the world.
'A white person saying these kinds of things might be called a racist,' says Marr. 'But when a Chinese person is pointing the finger at Chinese culture, it's more like self-examination.'
If public education is the long-term 'yin' of the BET'R campaign, the aggressive 'yang' is law enforcement. Until recently it was common to find rhino-hide and tiger-bone pills on the shelves of apothecaries in Vancouver's Chinatown, and many did a brisk trade in gall bladders taken from bears poached in British Columbia and smuggled by individuals to Asia to sell for as much as $18,000 apiece. After a report by the Washington DC-based Investigative Network revealed the extent of the problem (one dealer offered a discount for 50 galls or more), law officers raided six businesses and seized 191 bear galls. Citing cases like this, Marr persuaded the Canadian Government to proclaim a Wildlife Trade Act, with penalties for traffickers of up to $150,000 in fines and five years in prison.
'Chinese people are very pragmatic,' says Marr. 'They do things to produce results. They will abide by the law if the law comes down on them. Besides, if I work on the law I can affect all of the stores instead of just one of them.'
Not content to stop there, Marr then began the drive for a referendum to outlaw all bear hunting in British Columbia. Though the North American black-bear population is considered 'healthy' and the grizzly is classified as 'threatened', Marr argues that instituting such a ban when both species are endangered will be too late.
Hunters replied with death threats and racial insults, and obstructed and photographed people who wanted to sign Marr's petition. In the end his volunteers managed to collect over 90,000 signatures – half of what was needed to force a referendum, but enough to argue convincingly that many wanted bear hunting stopped. Marr called on the provincial government to set aside more wildlife reserves, increase the penalties for poaching and ban the spring hunt, when most poaching occurs.
Now Marr is taking his BET'R campaign around the world. He plans to speak in several North American cities with large Chinese communities and after that in several Chinese-speaking capitals of the Pacific Rim. 'There have been many articles crying for help, saying that what is needed is a person of Chinese extraction to tackle this problem,' he says. 'So here I am.'
Marr knows there will be some risk; organized crime is directly involved in the six-billion-dollar annual trade in endangered species, and it's certain those involved will threaten him if they they think he's jeopardizing their business. But after tangling with British Columbia's hunters, he should be ready.
Ross Crockford is a freelance journalist working out of Vancouver.
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girls weekend.
(photos from last year's trip to barothy)
By the time this post goes out, I'll be in Frankenmuth with my mom & sisters in-law for a girls weekend. We try to fit one in every year (last year we stayed in a cozy cabin up north all weekend & brought projects). This time we plan to shop, eat, and shop some more - and I have a feeling by the time I come home I'll be in Christmas mode!
16 comments:
- and flowers pick themselves said...
sounds perfect!
xo Alison
- November 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- designchic said...
The ideal weekend...love your blog - thrilled to find it!!
- November 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM
- Noodles and Waffles said...
How fun! Hope you and your family travel safely!
- November 5, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Alicia Clinton said...
aw have fun Alli! i remember going to frankenmuth once when i was younger. all i really remember though is german fudge + christmas ornaments.
- November 5, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Jessica @ Lavender and Lilies said...
Looks lovely. Have fun!
- November 5, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Cassi said...
Wow. I just looked up Frankenmuth and I am blown away! What a charming place! I just added it to my list of places to visit...have a blast! :)
- November 5, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Kayla Poole said...
sounds like so much fun! have a blast and glad you're feeling better :)
- November 5, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Have fun in little Bavaria. :)
- November 5, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Laken said...
Safe travels.. your weekend sounds perfect!
- November 5, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- mary said...
have so much fun!!
- November 5, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Cassie said...
Sounds like the perfect weekend to get you in the true festive spirit!
Hope it is a great one.
- November 6, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Brooke said...
sorry you've been sick, but it looks like this trip is gonna make you feel a WHOLE lot better! have fun and eat something yummy for me! xo
- November 7, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Casa e Cose said...
Girls weekend! Sounds so good! Yep I defenatly have to do that soon...looks lovely
- November 8, 2010 at 4:53 AM
- Kaira said...
I love the idea of a girls weekend. I feel like my family keeps saying lets institute one, but never happens. Maybe I'll make that my new year's resolution! Sounds like you had fun!
- November 8, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- alli/hooray said...
thanks, everyone, for your sweet comments! we had a perfect weekend of girls-only time.
- November 8, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Amanda Swann said...
Oooh fun. I heart a cozy cabin.
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New NBC TV deal brings plenty of concerns for NASCAR fans
NASCAR's new television deal is good for business and the sport's coffers.
The SportsBusiness Daily, citing sources, reported that the 10-year deal (2015-2024) with NBC is worth $4.4 billion. ESPN and TNT were paying a combined $2.74 billion over eight years.
With Fox paying $2.4 billion over its eight-year (2015-2022) contract, the combined worth of NASCAR's two new TV deals is $6.8 billion.
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Over the next eight years, that's approximately $5.9 billion with three Sprint Cup and 14 Nationwide Series races still to be sold. The last TV contract was for $4.5 billion. That's big money considering the deal is split, with 65 percent going to the tracks, 25 percent to the teams and 10 percent to NASCAR.
If you're counting, that's $3.8 billion for the tracks and $599 million over eight years just to NASCAR.
But with big money always comes concern, and there are plenty now that Fox (and its still-to-be-launched Fox Sports 1) and NBC (and its still-in-infancy NBC Sports Network) will share NASCAR's broadcast rights beginning in 2015.
The new deal, which means replaces ESPN and TNT, wasn't exactly met with universal praise in the television world. Some immediately began comparing NASCAR to the NHL, which suffered after moving its TV deal from ESPN to NBC.
Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch tweeted: "NASCAR coverage on ESPN: Born: 1981. Died: 2015. (In lieu of flowers, please send condolences to @NHL).â€
George McNeilly, a former ESPN publicist who now runs McNeilly Communications, tweeted: "Would anticipate much less #SportsCenter coverage after #2015 season. Regular season #NHL fans know what I am talking about.â€
So here are some things to watch as NASCAR's TV presence evolves for 2015:
Loss of ESPN
This is the big thing on many people's minds.
ESPN is still considered the mother ship of all sports networks. And some believe that if you're not on ESPN, you're not a big-time sport.
Will NASCAR be treated with disdain on SportsCenter, only being mentioned around its biggest events or when controversies erupt or when Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wreck?
ESPN brass promise that SportsCenter will continue to show NASCAR highlights. But will that be before or after the latest story on what Tim Tebow had for lunch?
But maybe the biggest loss for NASCAR will be when ESPN doesn't go live to the track after the season finale to interview the Sprint Cup champion. No more Brad Keselowski beer-chugging moments broadcast and replayed around the world.
That is what ESPN does best, being in the middle of the action and making big events seem even bigger. And now that will be gone.
Yes, NASCAR survived when it didn't have ESPN from 2001-2006. But
the network was widely applauded when it returned in 2007.
Fox Sports what? NBC Sports what?
Neither Speed, which will become Fox Sports 1, or NBC Sports Network is as familiar to NASCAR fans as ESPN.
Fox Sports 1 — which will feature baseball, college sports, UFC, soccer and NASCAR — already is in a fight with cable companies and satellite carriers over fees to carry the network. Fees that likely will be passed along to cable subscribers.
According to the SportsBusiness Journal, Fox is asking for 80 cents and eventually $1.50 per subscriber per month for a channel that cost cable companies only 23 cents when it was Speed.
Who knows what NBC will ask for to carry its NBC Sports Network, the former Versus, as it has now added NASCAR to a list of properties that include the Olympics and the NHL.
Both cable networks have a long way to go before they become as big a part of the sports landscape as ESPN. Hopefully NASCAR fans will be able to find them on their dial.
What about network TV?
So far, NASCAR hasn't released exactly how many Sprint Cup races will be on network television and how many will be on cable.
For the NBC portion of the schedule, seven Cup races will be on NBC and 13 on cable.
For Fox, the only race it has guaranteed to be on network is the Daytona 500. They have not released how many races will be on Fox Sports 1.
This year, 16 Cup races will be on network television (13 on Fox, three on ABC) with 20 on cable.
Believe it or not, there still are people without cable, so races on one of the four big networks does increase the number of people who watch an event.
It doesn't appear that NASCAR will have as many races on network as it has had in the past, and that's not a good thing.
Missing Speed
With NBC getting all the practice and qualifying for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide events during its portion of the season, Fox Sports 1 will have limited NASCAR programming once its broadcast schedule ends.
It will have Race Hub for a half hour each day and the rights to all the Camping World Truck Series practices, qualifying and races. It possibly would continue with a prerace and/or postrace show on the weekends, but how much it will cover if it's not already at the track is up in the air.
ESPN has been willing to allow Speed to telecast select practices and qualifying sessions, giving NASCAR exposure on a network that catered to motorsports fans.
The nice thing about Speed is that it consistently had a decent amount of NASCAR programming no matter who was broadcasting the race.
Fox Sports 1? We'll see. And it wouldn't be much of a surprise if that auxiliary programming goes to possibly another Fox startup — Fox Sports 2, if that ends up being the future of the Fuel channel.
Losing top announcers
ESPN has some of the top announcers in the sport. Its combination of those who have covered the sport for years — Allen Bestwick, Mike Massaro and Dr. Jerry Punch — along with knowledgeable former competitors in driver Dale Jarrett and crew chief Andy Petree will be missed.
Bestwick worked for NBC before ESPN picked up NASCAR back up in 2007, so it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility that he could go there. NBC probably will end up with a mix of new talent, getting a few from ESPN along with some new faces as well.
The new personalities that NBC employs will be key to winning over NASCAR fans.
Here's an idea: How about former drivers Ricky Craven (now with ESPN) and Jeff Burton?
Nationwide on two networks
The one nice thing about ESPN having the full Nationwide season is that it was fully vested in the series. It developed advertising and marketing around the series and promoted the sport.
That will be gone now with Fox and NBC splitting the schedule. The Nationwide Series is in danger of being an afterthought as part of the Fox and NBC packages, with both networks spending most of their airtime and money promoting their Sprint Cup races.
While it is certainly cost effective for the networks, it isn't in the best interest of the series or the sport in general.


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The United States signed on to the most universally supported treaty on climate change, the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was designed to protect the world from the dangerous effects of climate change. Although the U.S. did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the next round of negotiations on a follow-up treaty are currently underway and the U.S. must consider how to re-engage in the international climate change process.
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Why is U.S. leadership critical?
No single country can solve the climate change problem alone. As the largest per capita greenhouse gas emitter, U.S. participation and leadership is needed to achieve meaningful global action. The type of actions taken by other countries will be influenced by the level and type of commitments taken by the United States.
As the world's technological powerhouse, the U.S. can offer innovative energy and technology solutions to help address the climate change problem. A clean energy technology revolution led by the U.S. will create opportunities for U.S. businesses in times of economic challenges, and a global climate change agreement would create new markets for U.S. products and energy solutions around the world.
Driven by increased energy consumption, China, India and Brazil are among the top 10 emitters of greenhouse gas emissions (see graph). By 2050, developing countries will account for around eight billion of the world's projected nine billion people. An effective global climate change agreement will contribute to more sustainable development for billions of people.
Why should the U.S. act when other major polluters are not?
There is a common misconception that emerging countries, including China---whose total greenhouse gas emissions are now beginning to mirror those of the U.S.---and India, are not concerned about climate change and are unwilling to curb their domestic emissions. In fact:
- Despite the fact that it is a rapidly growing country with substantial poverty, China reduced energy use per unit of GDP by 20% from 2006-2011 and almost reached its goal of 10% renewable energy by 2011. In 2007, China shut down around 1000 cement plants and many other polluting factories.
- India and Brazil published national climate plans in 2008, and Brazil has also enacted an oil tax. * Mexico initiated a program on climate change in 2008 and South Korea will set a greenhouse gas reduction goal in 2009.
Where are we in the international negotiation process?
In 2012, the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol will be concluded. In the next two years a follow-on treaty will be negotiated. This process was started in earnest in Bali in 2007, with the agreement of the Bali Action Plan, and will conclude in Copenhagen in December 2009. The Bali Action Plan makes provisions for developing countries to take nationally-appropriate mitigation actions that will help advance their national development goals while addressing climate change. The Plan also adds that developed countries will provide technology, finance, and capacity to support their mitigation actions. Determining how these actions and support will be measured, reported and verified is a key part of the current negotiations.
What can we do to encourage the rest of the world to reduce their GHG emissions?
Developing countries are seeking partnerships and assistance for climate change adaptation, mitigation, technology and financing. The UNFCCC already coordinates international action in these four key areas, making U.S. participation through this channel an easy option:
- Mitigation (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions): The Bali Action Plan agreed to by the U.S. created the negotiating space for developing and developed countries to take nationally-appropriate mitigation actions to reduce greenhouse gases. It provides a framework for technology transfer, capacity building and financial assistance to support developing country actions to mitigate fossil fuel emissions. The U.S. can take a lead in turning these agreements into action.
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- Financing: Developing countries need financial support to implement programs to deploy technology and investment in low carbon infrastructure, technology development and adaptation. Aid channels already exist, as described above. However, only a small fraction of what is needed has been pledged.
- Adaptation: Adaptation funds managed by the Global Environment Facility and the World Bank channel aid to developing countries to pay for specific activities to reduce their vulnerability to climate change (for example, coastal management planning). These are grossly under-funded and need U.S. leadership.
If the U.S. would release the $1.6 billion promised to the World Bank for clean technology development and adaptation programs, it would support developing countries in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. These funds could also help stimulate private sector investment and can be leveraged by businesses around the world. By taking advantage of technology development and partnership opportunities, the U.S. can recapture international leadership on clean technology development and production while helping emerging economies reduce their emissions.
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- Growing in the Greenhouse: Protecting the Climate by Putting Development First
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- Weathering the Storm: Options for Framing Adaptation and Development
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Hypocrites are one type of person I have a lot of trouble dealing with. I'm a shoot-straight kind of gal and I don't like dancing around and definitely not flat-out lying. I just don't see the point. Lord knows, I'm creative enough to lie, but then I'd have to put in all the additional effort to remember the lie and who I told it to and why I told it in the first place, and you get the idea. Then it becomes a full-time job. If everyone just said things straight out then a lot of people might not be happy but they'd darn sure be working with reality.
So yesterday I did Easter at my parents with my brother/sis-in-law and my niece, who is four. She goes to a mothers-day-out program at her church once or twice during the week and was showing me her folder of stuff from school. There was one page with stickers for things done well every day, and her mother informed me that they also get stickers for doing things wrong. So I asked if she had any of those. She said yes, and the tale unfolded:
The kids were all out on the playground and my niece picked up a piece of trash and threw it in the trashcan. A little boy went behind her and pulled the trash out of the can (and apparently there was no argument that this object was indeed trash). So my niece took it away from him (they're the same age) and threw it away again, telling him it was trash and to leave it in the can. He didn't. He reached back into the can and took the trash out again, so my niece shoved him down to the ground. Hence the naughty sticker.
So her mother says "that poor little boy and he was wearing glasses. That wasn't very nice. She even made him cry." She looks over at my niece and says. "But you apologized, didn't you?"
My niece looks up, and completely matter-of-fact says "I apologized, but I didn't mean it."
My mom and I instantly had coughing fits that required the use of napkins over lower half of face. I know you're not supposed to encourage unwanted behavior by laughing but c'mon. You have to admit it's funny. The girl knows that you're not supposed to play with trash and by darn she was going to get her point across. Not only that, she couldn't understand apologizing for something she wasn't sorry for doing. You gotta love kids.
And the irony of the whole thing made me wonder exactly what we are teaching them sometimes. I guess they can't run mannerless in society but well, I don't know. My niece can apparently find any angle to get her way and can also argue her points quite convincingly given her age. I figure if all else fails, she can be a politician.
So what do you think? Any funny stories of kids telling it like it is? Any theories on teaching hypocrisy? Are they too young to understand?
Deadly DeLeon
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Care and Feeding of Hypocrites
Hypocrites are one type of person I have a lot of trouble dealing with. I'm a shoot-straight kind of gal and I don't like dancing around and definitely not flat-out lying. I just don't see the point. Lord knows, I'm creative enough to lie, but then I'd have to put in all the additional effort to remember the lie and who I told it to and why I told it in the first place, and you get the idea. Then it becomes a full-time job. If everyone just said things straight out then a lot of people might not be happy but they'd darn sure be working with reality.
Posted by Jana DeLeon at 6:52 AM
17 comments:
- Gemma Halliday said...
Ha! At least your niece has the straight shooter gene, too!
There are so many hypocritical things about the boy's school, it boogles the mind. My favorite was the day I went in to teach a lesson on working hard to achieve success. I was instructed to give each child a prize at the end o the lesson – regardless of who had worked hard and who hadn't. Sigh. Guessing that lesson didn't really sink in.
- April 13, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- LuAnn said...
Well, at least she already has the attitude that some BOY is NOT going to run all over her!
- April 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Suzan Harden said...
That's right up there with the assistant principal who taught my son that it was okay to lie by ommission. Son and I had a long discussion on the subject that ended with -
Son: But Mommy, you tell lies all the time!
Me: What do you mean?
Son: You tell Daddy he smells good after he mows the yard, and he's really stinky!
- April 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Terri Osburn said...
I love this story. I'm with you, if only everyone was this honest. I can't be bothered to tell lies, so I've learned the art of remaining silent. :)
My daughter and I were on a plane this weekend and she noticed the woman across the aisle being a bit mean with her little boy. The woman was flying alone with three kids and they all looked to be 5 or 6 and under.
I explained the woman was probably a little frazzled and out of patience (since even *I* was tired of hearing this child repeat "MOMMY" constantly) but my daughter was adamant that there was no need for her to be so mean.
I tried to help her understand in some instances you have to mind your own business, but I was also happy to see her outrage and her belief in patience. I'm not sure how I taught her that, but I'm glad she's learned the lesson.
- April 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Gemma - what a crock. I don't agree with that everyone gets a trophy so they don't feel bad either. When are they supposed to learn that life isn't fair and you don't get handed anything (unless your last name is Kennedy or Hilton, etc.)?
- April 13, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Very true, LuAnn! And she's such a pretty girly girl. But tough as nails. Very much like her aunt. :)
- April 13, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Suzan - Hmmmm, so are you lying or are you one of those women that thinks men are masculine and sexy smelling when they sweat? Your son's probably not going to get the reason behind either, though, so I guess it doesn't matter. LOL
- April 13, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- Jana DeLeon said...
terrio - while I see your daughter's point in theory, please jot it down and remind her of it when she has to fly (sans husbands, who never seem to actually fly with kids) and take her three with her. :)
Bet she has a whole different view then.
- April 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Suzan Harden said...
*grin* I didn't think five was the appropriate age to explain pheromones and sexual attraction. Though my husband, who walked in on the tail-end of this conversation, had to go back outside to laugh when I tried to explain I wasn't lying, using the example of how some people like chocolate and other people don't.
- April 13, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
LOL Suzan!!! For the record...I agree with you on the sweat thing. :)
- April 13, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Terri Osburn said...
Jana - I will take great joy in reminding her of that conversation as the indulgent grandmother with the endless patience. LOL!
- April 13, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
LOL terrio! You mothers and your revenge. Now, see why I didn't have kids....... :)
- April 13, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- Tori Lennox said...
Not sure it quite fits but when I was three, I think, the little boy next door stole my tricycle. My parents had taught me it wasn't nice to hit people. So I kicked him. *g*
- April 13, 2009 at 3:52 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
ROFLOL Tori - That is exactly the kind of logic my niece uses. Too funny!
- April 13, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- Bookmobiler said...
"if all else fails, she can be a politician."Bad! Bad! Auntie!
BTW I read and enjoyed your last book. And that's no lie.
- April 13, 2009 at 7:34 PM
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- April 13, 2009 at 11:29 PM
- M. K. Clarke said...
Oh, the life of a straight-shooter. You're honest, they're mad at you for it; you bush-beat, they want the truth (or it all depends on who asks). I think retired radio talk show host Bob Grant put it best, "Nobody wants outright honesty, even if they do ask."
I give it, they hate me for it, but they'll know my stand on things. and like me or hate me for what I'd said, anyone who asks respects my honesty.
True story: I rode the bus one day and a little girl says to her mom, "Mommy, why is her hair all white like that?" The mother didn't want to her to keep talking about it, but I heard her, and boldly went to the little girl to tell her, "God used Crayola markers that make the color popcorn the day I was born." (I'm born with full albinism). The mother smiled -- I think she was grateful for the out more than my being mad like she'd thought I'd be from her daughter's inquisitiveness -- and the little girl said, "Oh, okay," then went back to her Dora the Explorer doll.
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- April 13, 2009 at 11:33 PM


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It's true, and it's odd, considering I'm nearly a foot shorter than he.
In my 20s, my dad referred to me lovingly as "Butterball." Headed for size 12 at 36, I wear size 2 at age 66. So what's the secret? I'd say run -- don't walk -- away from fad diets and phony diet foods. In fact -- just run. Start slowly. Jog for five little minutes, then walk back. Next day, run 6 minutes, then walk back. Work up to a 15-minute jog, then walk back.
Here's my guarantee: In time, your body will command you to run back, not walk.
During a recent holiday visit, my brother asked, "Carrie, what happened to you? In high school, you hated any kind of exercise."
True. In the 1950s, way before Title IX, my friends and I looked down at athletic girls. Now I'm 66, and I've run a marathon every year since I turned 55.
When I first started running, every step hurt. I gasped for breath. If my partner stopped mid-run to walk, the pain of resuming the run made me miserable. Still, I stuck with the early morning jogs, pleased with the gradual weight loss.
Note that I said "partner." A running partner is not necessary but is helpful. Running alongside a pleasant conversationalist distracts from discomfort. Besides, having a partner was safer, since I ran at 5:30 a.m., before work. Just as important, the obligation to meet my partner pulled me out of bed.
Early running had other advantages. My husband and children slept, and I didn't need a sitter. In fact, I didn't need a club, a fancy outfit or any equipment except running shoes -- which I bought on sale.
So here's my simple formula for weight control:
1. Wake early enough for a half-hour workout on the street or treadmill, five to six days a week.
2. Ease into it gradually, but never give up.
3. Find a partner, if that helps you.
4. If you miss one day, get back. If you experience a muscle ache, walk or ride a bike -- but don't stop moving for that half-hour before breakfast.
My extra pounds came off gradually. Eating is still a big part of my day but no longer my major preoccupation. As I continued my runs, another great pleasure revealed itself. It feels fantastic to move through the morning air.
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- 1 whole small chicken, about 3 pounds
- 2 medium onions, ends trimmed and quartered
- 1 small head garlic, ends trimmed
- 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
- 1 bunch parsley, stems reserved, leaves chopped, divided
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice from one lemon
- pinch nutmeg (optional)
Place chicken, onions, garlic, peppercorns, parsley stems, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add water to pot to just cover chicken (about 10 cups). Bring to boil over medium-high heat and then reduce heat to simmer. Cook until chicken is tender and falling off the bone, about 1 hour.
While broth is simmering, make dumpling dough: In medium bowl, stir flour with 2 tablespoons butter, shortening, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, mashing with fork until mixture resembles coarse wet crumbs. Stir in milk until it forms a dough. Let sit about 20 minutes.
When cooked, transfer chicken to plate. Strain stock and return to saucepan. Simmer over medium-low heat until reduced to 6 cups. Skim fat from the top and season to taste with salt and ground pepper; keep warm. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and shred into bite size pieces; reserve.
On floured surface, roll dough into a rough 10- by 10-inch square about a quarter inch thick. Cut dough into 1 1/2-inch wide strips, then cut each strip into 1 1/2-inch squares.
Return broth to simmer over medium heat. Add dumplings to broth, one at a time. Cover and simmer until dumplings have puffed slightly and are cooked through, stirring gently once or twice to make sure that they don't stick to each other. Return chicken to pot to heat through. Stir in 1/3 cup parsley leaves, lemon juice, nutmeg (if using), and serve.
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