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So say, for example, that you take your car to a mechanic. The car's not running all that great, and you'd like to get it a tune-up. Your mechanic takes on the job, and promises you that your trusty automobile will soon be running better than ever before.
You pick the car up later that day, and drive off, expecting great things. Funny though, something isn't quite right. Now it's got a clank and a shimmy it didn't have before. So you take it back the next day to have it looked at again.
Noooo problem, insists the mechanic. We just need a little more time with it. Soon it'll be like new. You're somewhat skeptical, but the mechanic seems confident, competent, so you entrust your family wagon to him one more time.
Later you pick up your vehicle, accompanied by the smiles and assurances of the maintenance staff that all is well. You drive off with a renewed sense of confidence and optimism.
Funny though, now not ONLY does it have a clank, and a shimmy, but the radio doesn't work and it stalls at stop lights. You're a bit miffed, and limp it back to the dealership to demand that the mechanic set things aright.
The mechanic clucks and sighs, and shakes his head, and informs you that you just have to be patient with him. These things are complicated, they take time. It might even appear to get worse before it gets better, but really, he's the mechanic and you're just the driver, so you need to trust that he's doing what's best for you.
Properly humbled, you entrust your sole mode of transportation to this august, if slightly condescending professional and hope for the best. Later, you pick your car back up, and the mechanic's beaming smile assures you that all will be right, no really, this time he means it.
But, as you go to pull out of the parking lot, the muffler falls off, the tires blow out, and the engine catches fire. You bail out of the burning wreck of what was once a perfectly serviceable automobile, and storm up to demand an accounting from the so-called "mechanic" who trashed your car.
It's not my fault, he insists. As a matter a fact, it was the old mechanic you had that caused all the problems. There was too much wrong with it to fix in the time you gave me. You should blame him, not me. As a matter of fact, wouldn't it be better if you just rode the bus?
Now, at some point in this scenario, wouldn't you figure out that this so-called mechanic had no real idea what he was doing, had no idea how to actually fix your car, and was really just pretending to repair things in order to soak you for the cash you kept paying him to "fix" these problems, many of which HE HIMSELF CAUSED?!
That said, WHY, oh WHY do we keep looking to Pres. Obama and his administration to somehow "fix" the economy? Every time he's tried, he's given us back something worse that what we started with. Why do we overlook behavior in a President that we wouldn't stand for in a mechanic?
We really, really, REALLY need to find a new pit crew.


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Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets.
Twenty years. Forty-three Fridays. This is one of them.
You know who wanted the Astros to beat the Mets in 1986? George Bush.
Both of them.
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Chaps! Revival Opens Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's 41st Season | Arts & Culture
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HOLLAND - The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) opens its 41st season with a revival of Chaps! at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Opening June 15 and running throughout the summer until August 10, Chaps! is a comedic portrayal of what happens when the worlds of BBC radio and cowboy music collide. Ticket prices range from $12 through $28. Making the world premiere at HSRT 17 years ago, Chaps! will be directed by playwrights Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner.
It's 1944 London and the BBC is preparing a special musical broadcast for the troops on the front lines of World War II. Panic sets in when a singing American cowboy troupe fails to arrive. Prim-and-proper BBC employees scramble at the last minute to grab whatever they can slap together and perform as American cowboys in front of a live studio audience. The result is a hysterical performance that the audience and England will never forget!
Based on the book written by Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner and with vocal arrangements by Malcolm Hillgartner and Chip Duford, Chaps! had its world premiere performance at HSRT in 1995. Beecham and Hillgartner (Ashland, OR) who use the joint penname Jahnna N. Malcolm, have published over 130 books along with numerous plays, musicals, and television commercials. They have worked with HSRT for over 20 years and this season will mark the third run for the hilarious British-cowboy musical. The Tolucan Times praised Chaps! saying, "The show ends up as a laugh out loud hootenanny, with slapstick physical humor, impromptu gags, and a sensational sound effects guy who chimes in right on key."
This revival of Chaps! features original cast member and equity actor Chip Duford (AEA)(Fleshing, MI) as Leslie, who played Clive in the 1995 production. Duford is a well-known actor to the Holland community, returning to the stage for his 19th season with HSRT! Also featured is equity actor Teddy Yudain (AEA) (Stanford, CT) as Archie, returning to the HSRT company for his 5th season. Other cast members include T.J. Wagner (Malvern, PA) as Miles/Puppet, Michael Hanna (Woodlands, TX) as Clive, John Telfer (Western Spring, IL) as Stan, and Emily Austin (Boulder, CO) as Mabel.
The playwright Beecham and Hilgartner will again be directing the production. The production team includes stage manager Sammy Brown (Evansville, IN), costume designer Kristina Makowski (Brooklyn NY), scenic designer Kristin Kurtz (Brick, NJ), and lighting designer Stephen Sakowitz (Bloomington, IL).
The playwright Beecham and Hilgartner will again be directing the production. The production team includes stage manager Sammy Brown (Evansville, IN), costume designer Kristina Makowski (Brooklyn NY), scenic designer Kristin Kurtz (Brick, NJ), and lighting designer Stephen Sakowitz (Bloomington, IL).
Take advantage of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's best ticket offer and purchase a season ticket coupon. Season ticket coupons save patrons up to 27% off individual ticket prices and guarantees a terrific seat for every performance! With free exchanges, purchasing a season ticket coupon is the best way to support HSRT.
The Season Pass Coupon includes Mezzanine seating for four mainstage performances and our bonus show for only $87 for adults and $82 for seniors. The Best Buy Coupon includes admission to the four main stage productions for $67 for adults and $62 for seniors. The Super-Saver Coupon includes seating limited to the balcony and orchestra for our four main stage productions for $50 for adults and seniors. The Children's Pass Coupon is great for children under 12 and includes tickets to both Children's Performance Troupe performances and one ticket to a main stage musical for $25. Please note all subscription coupons include a $2 processing fee.
Individual tickets are now on sale by calling 616-395-7890 or by visiting the DeWitt Theatre (141 East 12th St.) and DeVos Fieldhouse (222 Fairbanks Ave.) ticket offices. Specific pricing for Chaps! is as follows: Adult admission is $28 for Mezz. seating and $22 Orch/Balcony. Senior/Faculty & Staff admission is $26 Mezz seating and $19 Orch/Balcony. Students and children under 18 are $12. HSRT's ticket office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning June 16th the ticket office is open on Saturday's at noon. On performance dates, the DeWitt Ticket Office will be open through intermission.
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HAMPTON -- For the record, the Air Force doesn't care about Honey Boo Boo, isn't buying gifts for Snooki's baby and has no stake in who wins The Amazing Race.
But when it comes to reality TV, the technology behind those shows may provide answers to a genuine challenge facing the service: How to process and analyze an avalanche of video and data from manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft.
Think about it: The average reality TV show shoots hours of footage that must be whittled down to a few key moments. The quality of acting aside, those folks in the studio are adept at analyzing raw tape and tagging a few key moments for later reference.
The Air Force faces significantly higher stakes on the battlefields of Afghanistan, and in places like Yemen and Pakistan, but the technical challenge is similar -- find important images in a sea of video and find them quickly. In fact, the Air Force has expanded its reach beyond reality TV to commercial operations like ESPN that deal in large amounts of video, hoping civilian techniques can be adapted to the military world. Even the layout of TV studios has been examined.
The demand hits home at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, the home of a secretive, intelligence-gathering hub where airmen work 12-hour shifts in a darkened computer room to analyze and catalog thousands of hours of video while communicating via chat rooms to soldiers in combat zones.
The end of the Iraq War and the drawdown in Afghanistan will not lighten the workload here on the Peninsula. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta recently told ABC News that drones would be "a continuing tool of national defense"
Langley is the headquarters of the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, the largest such wing in the Air Force with more than 5,000 airmen organized into six groups that span four states, Germany and South Korea.
One of those groups is the 497th ISR, also based at Langley and under the command of Col. Patrick M. Shortsleeve. Within the past 1-1/2 years, his mission workload has increased 80 percent.
"The Air Force has made an concerted effort to really look at what technologies exist out there, what processes exist out there, so that we can take what somebody is using at ESPN, reality TV or even closed-circuit television, and looking at how that can be applied to what we are doing," he said.
Exponential growth
The National Football League televises 256 games a year. That translates into 768 hours of video.
The Air Force's intelligence-gathering effort produces that much video in a single day –multiplied by two. More than 1,600 hours in an average work day, Shortsleeve said.
Airman at the 497th last year worked on 9,300 missions, analyzed more than 84,000 targets and took in 57,000 hours of full-motion video. A large room at the 497th building holds more than 135 computer servers. The information stored daily equates to 8,000 iPads worth of data.
While the other sectors of the military are bracing for deep spending cuts, the 497th has added more than 400 airmen over two years to help analyze and process the information, going from about 350 people to around 800. Add up the support staff and others, and the group totals about 1,200 personnel.
The analysts here work with Air Force personnel at other locations who remotely pilot the drones, and together they communicate with soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Adding more people helps to ease the workload, but it is not the solution, according Dr. Mark Maybury, a top-ranking Air Force scientist. Simply put, the technology is moving too fast.
Consider the surveillance technology known as Gorgon Stare, named for the mythical Greek monster. It can send up to 65 different images to users. Ten years ago, such a system would have been difficult to envision.
"Could we put 65 times more people on this project?" Maybury asked. "At some point, you run out of people on the planet."
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It's not that the Air Force doesn't have a sophisticated operation, Shortsleeve said, but a look at the civilian side might give airmen an edge. For example, reality TV producers have the ability to tag an image and include text with the clip.
"Putting words with the clips is something that would be useful to us," he said. "That's one of the areas we'd obviously want to look at."
Ever watch a NASCAR race and see how technicians "mark" cars as they speed around the track? That can work in a more sophisticated way for airmen who are monitoring life on the ground half a world away.
"That type of application can easily be applied when you're looking at days or weeks worth of video . . . to automatically tag certain things for us," Shortsleeve said. "Say, I want to know how many vehicles come into this compound. If I have that criteria set, maybe it can tag those for me."
Maybury said the Air Force is looking at machine "learning techniques" which can automatically catalog changes in activity or numbers. Then an analyst can go back and look for changes in patterns.
Maybury, Shortsleeve and other Air Force leaders agree on one thing, however: Despite technological advances, men and women must make the ultimate judgment calls.
"Intelligence is inherently a human endeavor," Shortsleeve said. "There has to be a human in the loop somewhere. Honestly, there is something to be said about just the gut feeling . . "
Stress reliever
An analyst at the 497th doesn't come under enemy fire. They return home to their families and live in a secure world. That doesn't mean they are free of combat stress.
During their 12-hour shifts, analysts can be tracking enemy targets or trying to protect someone. They talk via chat rooms to soldiers going into harm's way. The decisions made at Langley carry very real consequences in Afghanistan.
Given that, any piece of technology that makes life easier for an analyst has the added benefit of reducing stress. Shortsleeve says the mental health of his men and women is extremely important as they deal with an ever-increasing workload and balance their lives at home. It's a unique type of stress.
"You go home and the kids want attention," he said. "There's no real decompression time for you. If you were deployed, you'd have the downtime. You could go work out . . ."
The 497th has an embedded chaplain and a clinical psychologist. Although its work is classified, the unit has held an open house for families of the airmen, providing demonstrations of what goes on every day. Family members were amazed.
"I had so many comments like, 'I had no idea that this is what they were doing. This explains a lot -- why they're so tired when they get home,' " Shortsleeve said.


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Finally, Mattie Lapp had Graham Weaver trapped. For most of their visit to the hospital, she'd been trying to speak privately with him. But every time she'd found her nerve, something would happen. Either she would get called away for one more blood test, or Graham would be busy chatting with one of the Englischers in the waiting room.
As the hours passed, she'd bite her tongue and bide her time. Not very patiently, however. She'd always secretly thought patience was somewhat overvalued.
Now was her chance.
At the moment, she and Graham were the only two people on the elevator at the Geauga County Hospital. As the elevator doors closed, Mattie knew she had only mere seconds before they would reach the ground level. Only seconds to speak her mind.
Clearing her throat to get his attention, she said, "Graham, wouldja do something for me?"
Though he'd been standing in front of the doors and watching the numbers blink overhead, Graham turned to her with his usual understanding smile. "Of course. Anything."
Nervously, she glanced at the blinking number. Nine.
The elevator stopped. The doors opened. Her breath caught. This had been the very worst of ideas!
Maybe she'd get a reprieve?
Nee. No one entered. The Lord was obviously telling her it was now or never. As the doors closed with a whoosh, she blurted, "Graham, it's like this. I need you to help me find a husband."
In a flash, his kind expression turned dark and stormy. "Mattie, the things you think of. Why in the world would I want to do that?"
Ach! This was a terribly bad idea. But now that she'd said it, she had to follow through. "I don't want to be alone anymore. I want a man of my own," she said in desperation. Felt herself blush at her poor explanation. Honestly, it sounded as if she wanted a puppy, not a husband.
Graham leaned against the wall. Crossed his well-built arms over his terribly solid chest. "Why?" he asked. His voice was hard now.
The elevator stopped at the third floor. "I'll explain later. Another time," she blurted as she stepped backward and waited for the elevator doors to open and allow people inside.
Except they did not.
The doors didn't open, that was.
Instead, the overhead light started blinking, blanketing them in pitch-blackness every other second. Without thinking, she stepped closer to Graham. Comforted by his presence, she searched his face. Looking for answers.
For a moment, true worry appeared in his eyes before he stood straighter and gently reached out and clasped her shoulder. "S'okay, Mattie," he murmured. "I'm sure this is just a temporary thing."
Of course, his first thought was to reassure her. He'd always been that type of friend.
"I wonder what is going on?" What was she asking, really? Was she concerned about the doors not opening . . . or what was finally happening between them?
"I don't know," he murmured, this time in Pennsylvania Dutch. That was the only sign that maybe he wasn't as calm about their situation as he wanted her to believe.
Mattie pivoted and glared at the stark metal doors. Though it had only been a few seconds, already their enclosure felt confining. So much like the MRI machine that the technicians used to look for cancer. The air felt thick. Too thick.
"I hope the doors open soon," she said. "I don't know what we'll do if they don't."
Behind her, he reached out and raised his other hand to her shoulder, gently squeezing. Reassuring. "They will. You just need patience. A bit more patience in everything," he murmured under his breath.
But she still heard it. Turning again, she faced him. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You just asked me to help you find a man," he pointed out, none too kindly. "Like . . . like I was some kind of courting service for Amish women."
"That's not fair. I only asked because you work at the garage door factory now. And there's lots of Amish men there . . ."
"Who I would want to start trying to match you with?"
His voice was condescending. And . . . a bit hurt?
Well, she was hurt, too. And confused. As the lights continued to flash, she watched him jab at the glowing buttons. "Graham, why are you so upset with me? Is it because I want to find someone? Because I want to get married one day soon? Because I want to have a life like the rest of our friends?" As she said the last words, Mattie heard the whine in her voice and mentally winced. She didn't want to sound so pitiful. But at the moment, she also couldn't help how desperate she was feeling.
With a jerk, Graham turned from the button panel. "I'm not upset about your dreams."
Dreams. Yes, that was one way of putting it, wasn't it? She had dreams that might never amount to anything. Ruthlessly, she pushed the bitter thoughts away.
Fingering her black apron covering her violet dress, she said, "If you're not upset . . . would you? . . . Would you help me?"
"Not now." He turned from her and started punching buttons. Again. As if the doors would suddenly open because of his fingertip on the right button!
Though she wanted to talk more, she found herself hoping his efforts would be fruitful.
But of course they were not.
Why would they?
These days, it seemed as if nothing was ever easy. After all, hadn't she been diagnosed with cancer at twenty-one and not only endured a mastectomy, but lost all her hair and a good portion of her weight, too . . . all while her friends were going about their lives? Finding love and planning weddings?
Eager to get out of their prison, she pointed to a red knob to the right of the doors. "Should I pull this? Pull the alarm?"
"Pull it, if you want."
His voice was still cool. Unused to that tone, she reached out to him again. "Graham, please don't be upset with me. After all, you have Jenna."
"You know things with Jenna and I didn't work out."
"Well, I'd like a chance for a relationship. All I want is for you to talk to some of the men you are working with and see if you think one of them would be a gut match for me. It makes perfect sense."
"Mattie, I'm not meant to be your personal dating service."
Oh, but Graham always knew the perfect sarcastic quip to make her feel ridiculous. Beyond discouraged, Mattie shrank from his glare. Pulled at her collar. Though she was sure it was only her imagination, already the confines of the elevator felt warmer. Too warm.
After a long look, he stepped closer. Wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. Just like he had when she was so, so sick from the chemotherapy drugs. Leaning toward him, she rested her cheek on his shoulder.
He cuddled her closer. Just like he usually did when she was ill. But no, this felt different. There was more tension between them.
More energy.
"Graham?" she whispered, moving so she could see his eyes under the brim of his straw hat.
He was staring at her. His lips were slightly parted, as if all his words were frozen inside of him. Just like hers suddenly were.
Slowly his head lowered. Realizing what was about to happen, her pulse quickened. She raised her chin. Suddenly, everything felt all right.
Was this what she'd been wanting, but hadn't even realized?
They sprang apart. Dropped their hands just as the elevator door opened with a cloying jerk.
Air rushed forward, cooling Mattie's cheeks.
"You two all right?" asked a man in a light blue cotton shirt with the name Tom embroidered on the pocket. Holding the metal door open, he waited for them to exit. "We've been worried."
"We are fine," Graham answered. "What happened?"
Tom shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows? Everything around here runs like clockwork for days, then suddenly it all falls apart!" He rolled his eyes as Mattie stepped out of the elevator.


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What's Up in Pizza: Military Pizza Rations, Pizza Hut Hong Kong's New Cheesy 7 Sensation, and More!
Natick, Mass., is the site of the Army's Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate (it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie and frankly, it kind of is). This is where the Army has conducted its food research and product development for the past 50 years. Michele Richardson, senior food technologist there, led WBUR's reporters (Boston's NPR station) through the massive test kitchens. "First strike rations" are a new innovation, meant to efficiently sustain front line troops, no matter the environment they find themselves in. Practically speaking, this means food that needs to have a shelf life of three years at 80 degrees and six months at 100 degrees—all without refrigeration.
The organization has already created a first strike bagel, but now they've set their sight on bigger game: pizza. The different characteristics (watery sauce, absorbent dough, and so on) of the ingredients, says Richardson, make it a complicated process. The invention of a proprietary packet of iron filings to soak up moisture and rust—to prevent those pies from dissolving into piles of mold—was a key innovation in development. They plan to have both a plain cheese variety and one that comes with turkey pepperoni (a more universally accepted option than pork). Field tests begin in August: the final product will be airdropped by parachute in remote locations, or dropped from helicopters at 50 feet, sans parachute—clearly they aren't planning on delivering these babies in cardboard boxes.
If any of you happened to watch Food Network's Chopped on Sunday, you might have been rewarded for turning away from the big game—pizzaiolo and ReNapoli owner Bruno DiFabio was a guest judge on a special episode all about pizza. If you're not familiar with the show, the basic premise is this: four chefs have to create three courses with three different baskets of mystery ingredients, leaving one final champion in the kitchen. In this particular episode, each basket included a variety of pizza dough, made by DiFabio himself (which included a polish and a Biga, according to Pizza Today). The episode will re-air tonight at 9, so if you didn't catch it the first time, be sure to tune in.
The Consumerist has clued us in to yet another new Pizza Hut entrant into the mad world of chain pizzas. What strange new creation have they birthed this time? The Cheesy 7 Sensation Pizza, and yes, it actually has seven cheeses. Mozzarella, Parmesan, provolone, Monterey Jack, Romano, cheddar, and cream cheese all make the roster. The crust is crimped into a kind of flower shape, despite the clear lack of anything delicate or floral in the pie. The two toppings combinations on offer are Pineapple & Pastrami Pork (pepperoni, pastrami, pineapple, olives, tomato sauce) and Crayfish & Scallop (crayfish, baby scallops, cucumbers, peaches, olives, and lobster sauce). I'm going to have to pass, I think—there's a little too much of an ohgodjustputeverythingonit vibe for me—but I'd be very curious to hear about any taste tests.
Finally, Wall Street Journal brings us the confrontation recap between NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Daily Show host Jon Stewart last night. Stewart had previously bombasted De Blasio for using a fork and knife to eat his pie, and after some banter, the two got down to the crux of the matter. Stewart started: "Now Bloomberg, as you know, used to have his food chewed and put back into his mouth, like a baby bird. But this is unacceptable." Then, to the delight of the audience, he drew out a John's sausage and mushroom pie, presenting it as kind of eating test for the Mayor. De Blasio went to take a fork and knife from his jacket...but Stewart stopped him, showed him how it was done, and—after some more Bloomberg ribbing—De Blasio folded, literally and figuratively, eating his slice (with his hands) to cheers.
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When is it OK for boys to be girls, and girls to be boys? / Many kids want to look and act like the other sex. For some, it's a phase; for others, it's not. Parents and schools are adjusting.
Park Day School is throwing out gender boundaries.
Teachers at the private Oakland elementary school have stopped asking the children to line up according to sex when walking to and from class. They now let boys play girls and girls play boys in skits. And there's a unisex bathroom.
Admissions director Flo Hodes is even a little apologetic that she still balances classes by gender.
Park Day's gender-neutral metamorphosis happened over the past few years, as applications trickled in for kindergartners who didn't fit on either side of the gender line. One girl enrolled as a boy, and there were other children who didn't dress or act in gender-typical ways. Last year the school hired a consultant to help the staff accommodate these new students.
"We had to ask ourselves, what is gender for young children?" Hodes said. "It's coming up more and more."
Park Day's staff members are among a growing number of educators and parents who are acknowledging gender variance in very young children. Aurora School, another private elementary school in Oakland, also is seeing children who are "gender fluid" and hired a clinical psychologist to conduct staff training.
Children with gender variant behaviors feel intensely that they want to look and act like the other sex. They prefer toys and activities typical of the opposite gender. Signs usually start appearing between the ages of 2 and 4.
For some children, it's a passing phase. Some grow up to be heterosexual, some gay. Some children insist they are the opposite sex although they might have a hard time explaining it. One nurse therapist said a boy once told her, "I think I swallowed a girl."
"The point is we don't know the outcome and don't need to know," said Catherine Tuerk, who runs the gender variance outreach program at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., considered a leader in the field.
"What we need is a place where children can express what they want to," said Tuerk, who has been working on gender variance for three decades.
Kids have always explored gender roles, but precisely how many exhibit gender variance has not been estimated, said Dr. Edgardo Menvielle, associate professor of psychiatry with the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
"What is new is how parents and educators are addressing it and being open to it at earlier ages," said Taneika Taylor of the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, an organization in Washington, D.C., that is trying to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes.
This increased awareness, Taylor said, is fueled partly by the availability of information on the Internet and television. As the school year begins, new Web sites, e-mail support groups, educational materials and conferences offer support and education for parents and teachers of kids who defy gender stereotypes.
Their common message is not to try to change who these kids are, though mainstream mental health professionals are not unified. Some believe such feelings can and should be extinguished through therapy; others believe that can destroy children's self-esteem.
"If you are forced to be something you don't want to be as a kid, you are miserable," said Carla Odiaga of Boston, the consultant hired at Park Day.
Odiaga speaks from a decade of experience counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens who she says are scarred by early memories -- a daughter forced to dress like a girl or a son whose dad hit him when he refused to play sports.
In the worst cases, children pushed by parents and picked on by peers grow depressed, suicidal or physically ill, said Caitlin Ryan, a clinical social worker at San Francisco State University who is conducting a long-term survey of gay youths and their families. She said many adolescents she talked to were picked on from kindergarten age -- long before they knew their sexual identity -- for looking or acting "too feminine" or "too butch."
Gender variance is an especially touchy topic when young children are the subjects. The Traditional Values Coalition calls efforts to accommodate these kids "normalizing the abnormal."
The group's executive director, Andrea Lafferty, said gender variance is a Bay Area phenomenon.
"If you talk to your typical person across America, they would be appalled," she said. "God made us male and female, and God makes no mistakes. To teach a child at an early age self-hatred, and that's what this gender variance is, is very sad."
Warren Throckmorton, an associate professor of psychology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania known for his work in the so-called ex-gay movement, agrees that some gender-variant children could be redirected to their birth sex.
"I've treated kids who were quite sure they were the opposite gender and are now are quite consistent in their behavior and their feelings with their biological sex," said Throckmorton.
But he warned against dogma on either side of the debate. "It's so individual. I don't want to say there's one answer."
Dr. Herb Schreier, a psychiatrist with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland who leads a gender variance support group, said studies show children's feelings about their gender are "hardwired" at birth.
"It's really important that the public be aware this is not something parents can turn their kids into. The data is very clear on this," Schreier said.
San Francisco mom Marci Riseman, whose 4-year-old son likes ballet, princess dresses and pink dragons, attributes the acceptance he has met to living in a liberal region. His preschool is open to his atypical play, and others in his ballet class don't care if he wears a tutu, Riseman said.
However, Riseman also gets support from the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., which has a gender variance program considered a leader in the field. She joined the program's 5-year-old online community, which has nearly 200 subscribers nationwide.
Petaluma mom Leslie Hansen knew something was different when her daughter was 2.
"She refused to wear pink, barrettes or anything fancy in her hair. She wanted her hair short. She didn't want to wear lace, dresses, patent leather shoes. She didn't want to play with dolls. Well, she had a dollhouse, but she put animals in it," Hansen said.
Her daughter, now 15, has short blond hair, braces, earrings in both ears. She binds her breasts in a too-small sports bra and could pass either as either a boy or a girl. She rides a skateboard and horses. Her room is filled with her collection of horses and J.R.R. Tolkien books.
Her birth name is Marisa, but she decided to enter 10th grade this month at Petaluma High School as Sasha, a name as androgynous to her as her cargo pants and T-shirts. She told her parents last year that she feels more like a boy than a girl.
Her mom, a family therapist, wasn't surprised. But she said not everyone understands Marisa or her family's response to her feelings. Even close friends have asked, "Haven't you tried to talk Marisa out of it?"
"People just don't get it. She's just who she is," Leslie Hansen said.
Sasha's school has been accommodating, offering her a private bathroom and place to change for gym class if she decides to enroll as a boy. The teen credits her parents for her relatively easy transition and self-confidence.
"Most other kids have had rough experiences. I'm one of the luckiest," she said, explaining that she recently met other teens in a Santa Rosa support group whose parents kicked them out of the house or who suffered harassment at school.
Other new efforts connecting kids and parents include Gender Public Advocacy Coalition's program Children As They Are, which supports and guides parents and teachers working with gender-variant children in preschool through sixth grade. It is launching a Web site this school year with brochures, meeting announcements and online networking.
Another advocacy group, the California Safe Schools Coalition, based in San Francisco, has been conducting workshops and surveys to determine which schools are best at eliminating discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
And Academy-Award-winning documentarian Debra Chasnoff is producing a film titled "Straight Laced" with Women's Educational Media of San Francisco that features interviews with teens, including Marisa Hansen, about how traditional gender roles affect their lives. The film, due for release in 2007, will be part of a series about nontraditional kids, school pressures and bullies made available to schools around the country.
"We have found out, with an uphill battle, that schools are beginning to listen," said Schreier of Children's Hospital Oakland.
In some cases, schools have been forced to pay attention. The California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 prohibits discrimination and harassment in public schools on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
In 2004, a federal court ordered Morgan Hill Unified School District to create a sensitivity training program for staff and students in seventh and ninth grades. The order ended a lawsuit brought by six students who said school officials ignored their pleas for help when they were abused by other students who thought they were gay.
According to a GenderPAC survey, students at more than 1,900 elementary schools and 150 preschools across the country are protected by district policies that prevent discrimination and harassment based on students' gender identity and sexual orientation.
While many of those schools were in California, the state is not alone. In a highly publicized case, a couple convinced the Broward County school system in Florida this year to admit their son to kindergarten as a girl.
He's reportedly the youngest transgender child admitted to a South Florida school, but the Broward and Miami-Dade County school systems were ready with pre-existing policies to accommodate such students.
Read about it: "If You Are Concerned About Your Child's Gender Behaviors" is a Q&A guide for parents, produced by the Children's National Medical Center's outreach program. It can be downloaded from the center's Web site:
Talk to other parents: Join the center's electronic listserv by calling (212) 884-2504 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. In the Bay Area, there is a support group led by Dr. Herb Schreier, a psychiatrist with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, and parent Stephie Brill. The group can be reached by e-mail at email@example.com.
Films for families and educators: Documentaries produced by the Women's Educational Media of San Francisco include "It's Elementary," which explores how kids can talk about family diversity, name-calling and stereotypes. "Let's Get Real" examines taunting and bullying because of racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and more. Available through the Web site www.womedia.org.
Books for children*:
"Oliver Button is a Sissy" by Tomie de Paola
"The Sissy Duckling" by Harvey Fierstein
"It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
"Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships" by Ruth Bell et al.
* Recommended by the Outreach Program of Children with Gender-Variant Behaviors and Their Families at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.


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Phase 3 of the beta test should begin in early June. Yoshida apologized for the delay and said that open beta will come as soon as possible afterwards.Preorders of the game should be available for late May, around the 20th.Yoshida will talk about the release date of the game next month. It will be during the ââ¬Åhotââ¬Â period of summer.Those that purchased the collectorââ¬â¢s edition of Final Fantasy XIV will still get the digital items included in the Collectorââ¬â¢s Edition of A Realm Reborn, but not the physical ones.Extremely popular voice actress Rie Tanaka (that you can see in the picture above, with a lovely ââ¬Åcat earsââ¬Â hairstyle) will lend her vocal cords to Gridaniaââ¬â¢s grand company leader Kan-E-Senna (if you donââ¬â¢t know who she is, you may want to check my FFXIV story recap column here) and primal Garuda.A Realm Reborn will support both Nvidia SLI and AMD Crossfire.A ââ¬ÅLevel syncââ¬Â feature will be added in phase 3. When a player will enter the area of a lower level FATE heââ¬â¢ll be prompted with a confirmation message for level sync. It will be opt-in, and it wonââ¬â¢t be automatic, as that could be an annoyance. There will be no need to change equipment, as the stats of the equipment worn at the time will be automatically adjusted to the appropriate level as well.Muskets may become usable by players in the future.Very large shields (almost as big as a player models) may become available after launch.Since Minfilia (again, check my story recap if you donââ¬â¢t know who she is) has become an important character, sheââ¬â¢ll have a completely new and sexy costume.Composer Naoshi Mizuta said heââ¬â¢d like to participate in scoring A Realm Reborn. Two or three tunes by him may be in at launch. More tracks by various Final Fantasy composers may come after.The new President of Square Enix Yosuke Matsuda will possibly appear during an upcoming Letter from the Producer Live broadcast. Probably the one after the next. Yoshida recently had dinner with him. Heââ¬â¢s a friendly fellow and a good drinker.Yoshida thinks that the global cooldown was a little too long in phase 2 of the beta.There will be no Player Killing in the game, just PvP.Warriors will change a lot in A Realm Reborn. They wonââ¬â¢t be as half-hearted between tanking and damage dealing as in the first incarnation of the game.The Fat Chocobo will be introduced with a patch after launch.The game is going to launch in the hot summer, so swimsuits will probably be available.The plan was to name the servers like classic Final Fantasy monsters like in beta, but people are also fond of the names from the old Final Fantasy XIV, so that option is also being considered.Everyone will be able to select the region of the server they wants to play in freely, regardless of where they live.Darklight equipment will return in A Realm Reborn. Yoshida would really like to make the ââ¬ÅMeteor Survivorââ¬Â polo shirt available for sale to players.Battle Regimen will not return in the new game, and will be completely replaced by Limit Breaks.Limit breaks up to level 2 will be available in phase 3 of the beta.While the new Lodestone will appear with phase 3, Yoshida would like to start testing the smartphone companion app from phase 4, but since the timing also depends on Apple, it may come later with the launch of the game.Players will be able to change the interior (wallpaper, flooring, ceiling) of their house, but probably not the exterior, even if there will be different models, to avoid incurring in memory allocation problems.There will be no benchmark for the PS3. Itââ¬â¢s a console, so it would basically just be like watching a trailer.Yoshida would like to introduce a ââ¬Ålore libraryââ¬Â in the game.There will be ways to share items and currency within a Free Company.Phase 3 of the beta will include almost all the character creation options. Itââ¬â¢s possible that it will include all of them, but probably a few more will be added for release.No starting city-state will give any functional advantage over the other two.Jobs will be available from phase 3 of the beta.Starting from beta 3 the new chat window will be implemented allowing, between other things, to invite players to a group by clicking on their name.Optimization of the PS3 client is pretty good now, and it can display 30 or 40 characters at the same time without straining the engine.Ramuh and Leviathan will come after launch, followed by Shiva. Plans are proceeding smoothly for their implementation.After release new content will be released at a very aggressive pace via patches.Thatââ¬â¢s pretty much all the relevant information I managed to catch (a lot of questions were about Yoshidaââ¬â¢s personal tastes, whether about food, games and so forth).
No physical bonuses for those of us who bought the original CE? That sucks, maybe I will buy it on the PS3 for cross-play. I'm surprised there was nothing about servers and 1.0 characters. I really don't want to be stuck on a server with a bunch of 50-everythings. If you can do any digging and find out if 1.0 characters will be able to play on the new servers, do let us know.
Lots of interesting stuff in those tidbits. Lore Library would be nice as I didn't play the original FF14. Level sync is always nice and I know they had that at some point in FF11. Are they really saying it's going to be released in the summer? I always heard late this year was the release date.
Licensing fee. Used to see price differential all the time before. Then companies got smart and figured they could just make their games more expensive on PC and pocket the pure profit.


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August is National Olive Oil Month! Did you know there was a holiday celebrating the wonders of olive oil? We love olive oil for many reasons: it's a great way to add subtle flavors to many recipes, it's easy to cook, grill and bake with, and it's heart healthy. Olive oil is high in monounsaturated fatty acids, a.k.a. the same healthy fats found in avocados. These fats have been shown to lower your risk of heart disease, lower your total cholesterol, and may even be helpful in regulating insulin levels and blood sugar.
So, this month, we're revamping our recipes, from breakfast to dessert, and swapping olive oil in place of butter. Using this handy butter conversion chart, you'll find it's easy and delicious! Here are 10 healthy ways to swap in the olive oil and enjoy your food (and love your waistline!)


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Amanda Longmire - 5.0 Babe of the Month - December 2013
Are you BOTM Material?
We haven't had a lot of close calls with the BOTM poll on our Facebook page, but Amanda Longmire of Bridge City, Texas, won a hard-fought battle to take the title with 52 percent of the vote. If that's not enough to earn your respect, consider that Amanda works full time at a bank while also attending college for business management. Sounds pretty busy, right? Well, add in that she is also raising her daughter at the same time. Whew. I feel worn out just thinking about how busy she is.
Of course, Amanda does have her priorities in order, as she found time to pose next to her boyfriend, Cameron Cooks' Mustang. His Coyote 'Stang is his ninth Mustang, which shows how much he loves these cars. So far he's bolstered the GT's performance with a Steeda cold-air intake, a Boss 302 intake, a 3-inch X-shape crossover, a Borla Cat-Back, Steeda lower control arms, and a Steeda 93-octane tune. He's probably not done with the mods yet. According to Amanda, "In our spare time, my boyfriend, daughter, and I go to car shows and drag races." Now that's a Mustang bunch!
We know you've stopped reading by now, but if you think you know a gal that is BOTM material, well, you won't know if you don't get out from under the hood and take a picture of her with your Mustang—or better yet, hers. Send those pictures and a description of your babe and the car to: BOTM, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Welcome to the Tennessee Aquarium!
Within our two buildings, you'll trace the path of water from the mountains to the sea. Come face-to-face with the fascinating native animals that live in our backyards and the amazing creatures that thrive in some of the most remote locations on Earth.
The mission of the Tennessee Aquarium is to connect people with nature and empower them to make informed decisions about water and wildlife.
We celebrate the rich biodiversity of the Southeast through our exhibits and are actively engaged in preserving and restoring that biodiversity through our work in the field. The Aquarium's research arm, the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, has a focused expertise in restoring freshwater ecosystems and helping people appreciate the need for environmental health in our region.
Since opening its doors in 1992, the Tennessee Aquarium has played a crucial role in Chattanooga's economic development efforts and has become a nationally acclaimed attraction. A recent analysis by the University of Tennessee Center for Sustainable Business and Development reveals how our nonprofit organization leads the way to a future that is economically, educationally and environmentally sound. We continue to be a driver for Chattanooga's growth, contributing annually $115 million in economic impact. We attract more than 750,000 visitors to our facility, many of whom bring to our city out-of-town dollars that local businesses may not otherwise earn. Our activities support a robust tax base that support essential services in our community, like funding for roads and schools. And the multiplier effect of our Aquarium operations support 1,297 jobs across our community. To learn more about the Tennessee Aquarium's social and economic impact, you can view the full report.


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Don't Get Screwed by an Auto Transport Company in Pennsylvania
When searching for a the best local auto transport broker in Pennsylvania, it's important that you proceed with extreme caution because there's always a chance that you may get scammed. Auto Transport brokers contract with auto carriers for the shipment of your car. This means that choosing the wrong Auto Transport Broker can open you to unnecessary risk in regards to damage or loss of your vehicle.
Sure, there are many reputable auto brokers you can find in Pennsylvania, but there are certain signs that you must be clearly wary of to ensure that your car is in the right hands.
4 warning signs to look for when finding a local auto transport broker
Hold on; don't sign the dotted lines just yet. Stay away from a Local Auto Transport broker in Pennsylvania that shows the following obvious signs:
1. Advance deposits: The rule of the thumb dictates that you should'nt have to pay a deposit to a broker and only agree on payment once the contract has been completed. Of course, there are legitimate businesses that take deposits for insurance and safety, but most of the time brokers demand illegal payment for other reasons. Brokers often demand deposits so that they know they're getting their share of payment regardless of the quality of service provided by the vehicle carrier to you. And you should deny such payment because you never know what kind of a truck driver or carrier the broker sells the contract.
2. Poorly done websites: Shady brokers often operate through websites and don't prefer spending a lot of money to make everything look good. When you go to the website of a local auto broker company in Pennsylvania, a good way to find out about their legitimacy is by seeing their website design and the quality of content they have on it. A company that exists for the sole purpose of scamming would have many grammatical mistakes in their content, poorly designed layout, and exaggerated claims that yell STAY AWAY! to anyone who knows what they're looking for.
3. Lack of contact info: This is another vital element that you must take into consideration when doing business with an auto transport broker in Pennsylvania. A company that barely has any contact or their history information published on their website, and doesn't list an address in Pennsylvania is plain and simple bad news. The reluctance to share contact details mean that their business is not entirely legitimate, and they might be operating under the guise to scam and informed customers. A phone number is not enough; you must enquire about the physical address of their office as well as take a note of the client base to judge the company's efficiency properly.
4. Exaggerated claims about insurance: Insurance is perhaps the most significant factor that you should be careful about when doing business with an AutoTransport broker in Pennsylvania. You have no idea how sneaky some agents can be and how much they can sweet talk you into believing that they've got the best deals to offer than anyone else in the industry. They can go to any lengths to take the car from your hand, and they often do this by showing fraudulent license and insurance documents to those who want wise enough to verify the authenticity.
If after reading these you are a bit unsure about negotiating with a broker yourself then you there is a website called USHip where you can create a real time auction for your car!


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Dr Debbie Chachra is a materials scientist: an engineering professor at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Deb's bio at Olin), and a prolific writer. She also produces one of my favourite tumblrs, Daily Idioms. Basically, I learn something every time Deb writes anything. So I asked her to write to you about whatever was on her mind, and she said this:
Plasticity has its grand tradition and main stream, which happens to flow by way of du Pont and their famous employee Carothers, known as The Great Synthesist. His classic study of large molecules spanned the decade of the twenties and brought us directly to nylon, which not only is a delight to the fetishist and a convenience to the armed insurgent, but was also, at the time and well within the System, an announcement of Plasticity's central canon: that chemists were no longer to be at the mercy of Nature. They could decide now what properties they wanted a molecule to have, and then go ahead and build it.
Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow (1973)
I'm a materials scientist by training, and that means that I spend a lot of time thinking about the stuff that makes up our physical environment. How plate glass is an unappreciated marvel, manufactured by floating infinite ribbons of optically-clear glass on canals of molten tin. Or how aluminium went from being a gift for kings to being, literally, disposable with the advent of large-scale electricity generation.
And one of the things I've been thinking about recently is peak plastic.
The use of oil for fuel is dominant, and there's a reason for that. Oil is remarkable—not only does it have an insanely high energy density (energy stored per unit mass), but it also allows for a high energy flux. In about 90 seconds, I can fill the tank of my car—and that's enough energy to move it at highway speeds for five hours—but my phone, which uses a tiny fraction of the energy, needs to be charged overnight. So we'll need to replace what oil can do alone in two different ways: new sources of renewable energy, and also better batteries to store it in. And there's no Moore's Law for batteries. Getting something that's even close to the energy density and flux of oil will require new materials chemistry, and researchers are working hard to create better batteries. But this combination of energy density and flux is valuable enough that we'll likely still extract every drop of oil that we can, to use as fuel.
But if we're running out of oil, that also means that we're running out of plastic. Compared to fuel and agriculture, plastic is small potatoes. Even though plastics are made on a massive industrial scale, they still account for less than 10% of the world's oil consumption. So recycling plastic saves plastic and reduces its impact on the environment, but it certainly isn't going to save us from the end of oil. Peak oil means peak plastic. And that means that much of the physical world around us will have to change.
Plastic is more than just water bottles and Tupperware. If you're indoors, look around. There's a good bet that much of what's in your field of view is made of plastic. Paint. Carpeting. Upholstery. The finish on a wood floor. Veneer on furniture. And that's before you go into your kitchen, or bathroom, and never mind a subway car or a hospital (disposable, sterile medical supplies, anyone?). Plastic is so ubiquitous that it's almost invisible.
In the last century or so, chemists and chemical engineers have done as Pynchon described, and developed thousands of plastics for use in tens of thousands of applications, if not more. That means that we'll need to find replacements for these oil-based plastics for every one of those uses, probably from previously unconsidered renewable sources. It'll be a different world.
There'll likely still be applications that really need petroplastic, so landfills will become goldmines. The characteristic drawback of plastic, its stubborn resistance to degradation ('this plastic bag will still be around in ten thousand years!') will become a virtue, as it sits unchanged in anaerobic landfills waiting for us to decide that it's worth excavating and recycling. And one day we'll do just that–there'll come a point when the easy, albeit expensive, way to get a particular combination of properties (formability, degradation resistance, sterilisability) will be to dig up post-consumer plastics and reuse them.
And one day in the future, cool, slick petroplastics will become a repository of warm nostalgia. I like to imagine the Brooklyn-hipsters-of-the-future, on their rooftops, using vodka and bitter almond oil to make artisanal polyethylene.
Thanks to Clive, Tim, Tim, and Jamais for listening to my cocktail-fueled pedantry, and for their insight and feedback.
Thanks, Debbie, for taking the time to do this for me. You can find her on twitter as @debcha.


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"Bun Phawet" or merit making of the 4th lunar month. It is one of the most important traditions that showcases the identity and pride of the people of Loei that has been held successively for a long time. "Phawet" is a word in which the people of the Northeast have corrupted the pronunciation from "Phra Wes" (Phra Wessandon), name of the last reincarnation of the Lord Buddha before his birth as Prince Siddhartha. Salient features in this event are the sermon on Phra Wessandon of Thet Maha Chat (The Great Birth) which consists of 13 episodes that are to be completed within a day.
The belief behind this tradition is that the participant in this preaching would be born again into the religion of Phra Si Ariya Metrai – the land of happiness as per the Buddhist belief inviting Phra Uppakhut who people of the Northeast believe is a patron of the Phawet ceremony, procession inviting Phra Wessandon and his wife, Lady Matsi, to return to the city, enjoy listening to the sermon on Phra Malai Muen Phra Malai Saen, enjoy the special cuisine of this fair, Khanom Jin, (Thai vermicelli or khao poon) and steamed sticky rice (khao tom mut) to give away to visitors and offer to the monks in the temple. Hence, there is a saying that "go to khao poon and take the merit at Bun Phawet", enjoy viewing the procession of Phra Uppakhut, 13 episodes of the great sermon Mahachat, processions of each episode, enjoy free khao poon, Northeastern style dinner, and light and sound presentation.
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Cybersoft (Beijing) Information Technology, Inc. (CITI)
CITI (Beijing) was established as a joint venture in 2005 to provide mobile Value-added services (VAS), specifically location-based and multilingual call center services. In 2007, CITI was given a multi-year outsourcing contract by China Netcom to provide the backend support for location-based services for the 2008 Summer Olympics. This service is now being expanded to other major cities in China.
CITI (Beijing) takes advantage of our geographic data assets initially in 6 major cities. These cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao and Qingdao. Utilizing an Integrated Value-Added Info-Enabled Workstation (i-View), we rolled out the You Zhu one-stop service for every travel need in China.
What is YouZhu?
COMPLETE TRANSLATION SERVICE - We provide Instant and Professional Translation in several languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English, French, Russian, German, Spanish, Filipino. Our services cover Instant Translation, 3 way translation, conference call meeting,
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And More... we have Multi-Lingual Customer Support Agents ready to handle your requests including organizing business meetings and teleconferences; flight and hotel booking; dining reservation and fast food deliveries.
CITI (Beijing) also provides BPO services in support of Cybersoft's Best Shore Outsourcing methodology. China has a large and growing number of college-educated, English speaking, very inexpensive manpower pool that strongly complements the Philippine KPO services. This allows Cybersoft to leverage the benefits of its China operations to provide our Clientele the benefits of a best shore, global operations.


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The Crocs™ Kids' Classic, a clog shoe so comfortable your children won't take them off. The Kids' Classic features a moulded croslite™ footbed for comfort, and ventilation holes that are perfect for their favourite Jibbitz™ shoe charms. The Crocs™ Kids' Classic clog offers fun and comfort anytime kids need a shoe.
Orthotic footbed.
Advanced toebox ventilation system.
Slip resistant and non-marking soles.
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Raptors get more fearsome all the time. Jurassic Park painted velociraptors as clever, fleet-footed predators, and they may have hunted from trees. Now researchers suspect their turkey-sized relative had a venomous bite — and other raptors might have it, too.
Researchers at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum have been studying the Sinornithosaurus, the "Chinese bird lizard," a diminutive relative of the raptor. Closer investigations of the skull reveal that the Sinornithosaurus had snake-like fangs and pockets in the skull that indicate the former presence of glands. Because of the shape of the teeth and the fact that these gland pockets are connected to the teeth through narrow ducts, paleontologists believe that the glands contained venom. The researchers believe that the bird-like dinosaur had a venomous bite, which it used to subdue its prey.
It's a significant discovery for a couple of reasons. For one thing, it offers more clues as to the origin of venom in snakes and lizards, which likely stems from a common ancestors these animals shared with Sinornithosaurus. It also opens up the possibility that other raptors also had venomous bites. The researchers plan to look more closely at other raptor skulls, especially its close relative, the glider Microraptor, to see if they possess similar features.
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Hello, Wine Lovers!
I am so sorry! I took an unintended and unplanned hiatus. But I hope to be back now on a regular basis.
I will start by sharing with you a wine that I recently discovered. Well, I should really give the credit to my husband. One of the owners of the liquor store we frequent recommended this wine to him based on our consistent purchases of Apothic Red.
Southern Belle Red Wine 2011. A very flavorful wine from Jumilla, a town in Southeastern Spain. Its richness and dark fruitiness remind me a lot of Apothic. It is full-bodied, smooth and easy to drink. And I love the bottle's artwork. Cost is $18-$20.
I could not find many details about this wine, but it sounds like it's produced by Chris Ringland and is a "new" version of his previous Shiraz-based Southern Belle. I also saw a reference or two that the wine is aged in old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon barrels, which is cool.
The liquor store owner told me that the winemaker only makes this blend about every three years so when it's gone, it's gone. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that. The Party Source website says they have this wine in stock, so it might be time to stock up.
Have you tried Southern Belle? Do you know much about it? Do tell.
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Bradley Cooper has put on a whopping 40 pounds — but there's a reason!
The American Hustle star has gained the extra weight for an upcoming film in which he'll play Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, E! News reports.
See celebrities who have had a dramatic weight loss
"He put on like 40 pounds," said Nashville star Eric Close, who will co-star alongside the Oscar-nominated actor in American Sniper. "He's really been working hard. He looks great. He's really taken on this character. ... He really takes this story personally and wants to do an honorable job for Chris' memory and his family."
American Sniper is based on Kyle's book, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History.
Cooper will next lend his voice to the upcoming superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy, which hits theaters this summer.
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As a high school teacher who has experienced the horror of a school shooting first hand, I take exception to Susan Reimer's column about Nancy Lanza, the mother of the Newtown, Conn., school gunman ("Nancy Lanza, Newtown's forgotten victim," Dec. 23).
While Ms. Lanza was indeed an undeserving victim of her son's rampage, she hasn't been vilified unjustly. Ms. Lanza was not an irresponsible parent because her son suffered from mental illness; she was an irresponsible gun owner because her unstable son was able to gain access to her arsenal of assault weapons with 30-round clips.
I won't soon forget the sound of the shotgun blasts that rang through our cafeteria four months ago, barely 100 feet from my classroom. I thank God every day for the courage of staff members who thwarted the attack on Perry Hall High School.
I also realize how lucky we are that Robert Gladden's step-father kept his weapons under lock and key. Mr. Gladden fired on his fellow students with his father's rifle, which was neither semiautomatic nor capable of accepting multi-round clips.
And he still managed to send one of his classmates to the Shock-Trauma Center. I can't imagine what might have happened if he had gotten his hands on an assault rifle.
John Donne wrote "any man's death diminishes me," and in that sense, Ms. Lanza's murder at the hands of her son was a tragedy.
Still, anyone who takes it upon herself to own weapons that can cause the kind of slaughter the world saw at Sandy Hook had better make sure those weapons stay out of the wrong hands. Ms. Lanza had a son with a history of mental illness. She should have known better.
The writer teaches in the English Department at Perry Hall High School in Baltimore County.


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Lopez, a self-proclaimed "independent thinker," is the first Hispanic and the youngest Tenants Association president that Atlantic Terminal has ever seen.
Much like his motivation, President Obama, Lopez ran on a campaign platform of change.
"The tenants, including myself, have had no say for the past ten years," said Lopez, who referred to Atlantic Terminal as "a phoenix that needs to rise again."
Lopez was raised in Downtown Brooklyn and spent most of his time as a youth with his father, a minister at a Pentecostal church in Brooklyn.
"I basically grew up in church," said Lopez, who at a young age developed a passion for boxing, baseball, and, of course, the New York Yankees.
Now, in between his job as mail-clerk, listening to the problems of tenants, and religiously watching CNN and C-SPAN, Lopez enjoys playing his acoustic guitar and spending time with his two-year-old daughter Jazleen.
Although he has not yet been sworn in as president of the tallest housing project in Brooklyn, Lopez has not wasted any time reaching out to Atlantic Terminal's 625 residents.
"I was elected to do a job," said Lopez who vows to "put Atlantic Terminal back on the map."
According to Lopez, the Tenants Association president is supposed to serve as a liaison, to bring the concerns of the tenants, such as faulty elevators, heating issues, cosmetic repairs, among many others, to the attention of the building's management and local politicians.
His first order of business as president will be to assign two representatives to each of Atlantic Terminal's 31 floors to keep tenants up to speed on important issues and dates.
"Everybody should always know what's going on," said Lopez, who intends to make Atlantic Terminal a democracy once again.
Lopez is undoubtedly energized to take office and begin bringing change to the development that he grew up in. "I'm from the building, and I'm for the building," he said.
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The angiogram, it takes approximately 20 minutes but you're wide awake. You can have a sedative if you want one, but you go down to the, it's like a theatre and they put a catheter in through your groin which goes into the heart, and then they inject dye so it can see if there's any blockages in your arteries.
And you just lie there flat and they, they give you a local anaesthetic so you don't feel a thing. And you can see on the monitor where the dye is going and it's quite interesting, actually. The only thing, you have like this hot flush and it's, it goes all through you, this warm feeling, it doesn't hurt or nothing but it's just this warm feeling all through your body [for about two minutes].
And you have that, but [the angiogram] it only lasts about 20 minutes and then you have to go back to the ward. And you have to lie flat for a couple of hours and they, because they've cut into your artery, they just make sure that that's not going to bleed.
And then after, I think it's about 4 hours, all told, and you can, I think you can get out of bed then. I'm not 100%, I think it's about 4 hours, and you can get out of bed. And you're not long in going home, it's only a day thing and it's nothing to be frightened of, it's fine.
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Pumpkin Muffin
Yield for 18 mini muffins
1/2 cup of milk
1. To prepare the pumpkin puree, cut the pumpkin into wedges. Steam it over high heat for 5 minutes. Leave it cool and mash it. Set aside.
Your muffins looks really good. where do you keep the muffins over night? If I keep them in the fridge, they turn hard too. I usually store in a freezer and them toast them whenever I want a muffin, usually they become moist again after heating.
May I know how much milk is needed? Thanks.
noobcook, I just store it in air tight container at room temp.
KY, 1/2 cup of milk. Sorry missed out in the ingredient. I've added it in.
i tot that's common?
I love pumpkin! These muffins look fabulous. I'm trying these soon!
The muffins looks so lovely!
This is awesome, very creative baking :)!
Pumpkin in amuffin? Wow....look moist and delicious. I would love some :)
The muffins look great! Love pumpkin!
The muffins look perfect to me and the recipe sounds fine too. Did you use the same measurement cup for both dry and wet ingredients? Another possible reason is the baking time. Maybe u can shorten it to 20 minutes or lower it to 180C for the last 10 minutes. Hope it helps. ;)
Food For Tots, oh yea, I share the same measurement cup. Also, thanks for the tips. Hopefully I can get a better result for the next round.
There is a diff amount between dry and wet ingredients in term of one US cup. Eg 1 cup flour = 150g; 1 cup butter/sugar = 225g; Unless your measurement cup has the indicated amount for both liquid and dry measurement, otherwise you need to get a "spoon" cup for the dry measurement. Hope it helps.
Food for Tots, I don't really know about that. Really appreaciate your help. I learn a lot from you. Never know about the difference of cup measurement for both dry and wet ingredient. I thought they are the same until you told me. Thank you so much!


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