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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can live with potentially losing a shot at the White House, but the latest fallout from a bridge-closing scandal may be his lowest moment. On 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' Tuesday night, Christie's idol – Jersey-born rocker Bruce Springsteen – made fun of him. At length. Dressed in identical red bandanas and jeans, Springsteen and Fallon sang a parody of 'Born to Run' that mocked the controversial closing of several lanes of the George Washington Bridge in apparent political retribution. 'In the day we sweat it out on the streets stuck in traffic on the GWB,' went one line. 'They shut down the toll booths of glory 'cuz we didn't endorse Christie.' The skit cuts extra deep because Christie is a Springsteen mega-fan who
has repeatedly gotten the cold shoulder from the musician
, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat. After he finally got a hug from Springsteen at a Hurricane Sandy event in 2012, Christie said he
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SYDNEY (AP) — They expected a hang-up and a few laughs. Instead, the Australian DJs behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated were deeply apologetic Monday as they described how their joke ended up going too far.
The phone call — in which they impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles — went through, and their station broadcast and even trumpeted the confidential information received. Whatever pride there had been over the hoax was obliterated by worldwide public outrage after Friday's death, still unexplained, of Jacintha Saldanha, the first nurse they talked to.
"There's not a minute that goes by that we don't think about her family and what they must be going through," 2DayFM radio host Mel Greig told Australia's "A Current Affair," her voice shaking. "And the thought that we may have played a part in that is gut-wrenching."
She and co-host Michael Christian spoke publicly about the prank for the first time in the televised interview. A separate interview on rival show "Today Tonight" also aired Monday.
The hoax has sparked broad outrage, with the hosts receiving death threats and demands they be fired.
The radio station's owner said Greig and Christian were receiving psychological counseling to deal with the tragedy.
A British lawmaker said he wished that much was being done for Saldanha's grieving family.
"They are devastated by what has happened," said Labour legislator Keith Vaz, who has visited Saldanha's husband and two children at their home in Bristol, southwest England.
"They are shocked and they are bewildered," Vaz told the BBC. "More support, in my view, needs to be given."
Both DJs apologized for the hoax and cried when asked about the moment they learned that the Saldanha was dead. But neither described having reservations before the hoax tape was broadcast; they said higher-ups at the station had made the decision to air it.
"We didn't have that discussion," Greig said.
Southern Cross Austereo, the parent company of 2DayFM, released a statement Monday saying that Greig and Christian's show had been terminated and there would be a company-wide suspension of prank calls. The DJs themselves remain suspended.
Saldanha, 46, had transferred their call last week to a fellow nurse caring for the duchess, who was being treated for acute morning sickness at King Edward VII Hospital in London. That nurse said the former Kate Middleton "hasn't had any retching with me and she's been sleeping on and off."
Three days later, Saldanha was found dead at the hospital's nurses' accommodation. Police have not disclosed the cause of death but many assumed it was related to the stress from the call.
The DJs said when the idea for the call came up in a team meeting, no one expected that they would actually be put through to the duchess' ward.
"We just assumed we'd get cut off at every single point and that'd be it," Christian said.
"The joke 100 percent was on us," he said. "The idea was never, 'Let's call up and get through to Kate,' or 'Let's speak to a nurse.' The joke was our accents are horrible, they don't sound anything like who they're intended to be."
The decision to air the prerecorded call was made by executives higher up the chain, the DJs said.
Southern Cross Austereo CEO Rhys Holleran has called Saldanha's death a tragedy but defended the prank as a standard part of radio culture. He has also insisted the station had not broken any laws. He told Fairfax Radio on Monday that his station had tried at least five times to contact the London hospital to discuss the prank before it aired, but never succeeded.
When asked why the company made the attempts, Holleran replied "because we did want to speak with them about it." When pressed as to whether this meant the station had reservations about the prank, Holleran said only, "I think that that's a process that we follow and we have checks and balances on all those things."
The King Edward VII Hospital denied that its management had been contacted by the radio station.
"Following the hoax call, the radio station did not speak to anyone in the hospital's senior management or anyone at the company that handles our media inquiries," the hospital said in a statement.
It also announced a memorial fund to help support the nurse's family, with the hospital making the first donation.
Vaz, however, called on the hospital to do more. He urged it to hold an inquiry into Saldanha's death and said no one from King Edward VII had visited her family.
"I'm a little surprised that nobody has made the journey to Bristol to sit with them and to offer them the counseling that I think that they need," he said.
Saldanha had two children. Her husband, Ben Barboza, expressed his sadness on his Facebook page with a short note "Obituary Jacintha."
"I am devastated with the tragic loss of my beloved wife Jacintha in tragic circumstances," he wrote. He said she will be laid to rest in Shirva, India.
Meanwhile, there were indications that the Duchess of Cambridge was still struggling with acute morning sickness over the weekend with her husband, Prince William, cancelling a Sunday night engagement.
Palace officials said no final decision had been made on whether Kate would attend Wednesday's British premiere of "The Hobbit," where she and William are scheduled to be the guests of honor.

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Whether teaching classes remotely or collaborating with other professionals, here are some less well-known ways to improve connection speeds on home Wi-Fi networks…
Change the channel that the router is transmitting on by using a free phone app to check which channel has the least 'crowding' and manually selecting. The default channel setting will be 'Auto,' which is not necessarily the best.
Relocate the router placing it as high as possible to reduce the effect of physical barriers such as walls and glass surfaces. The same app that helped with the channel selection can often advise where to place it.
Purchase a pair of powerline Wi-Fi adapters which use the home electrical circuit to carry data. One adapter connects to the router with an Ethernet cable and plugs into an electrical socket. The second adapter connects to the target device also via an electric socket and Ethernet cable. They are easy to setup and are a good alternative to running long Ethernet cables around walls and into other rooms.
Those with a dual band router should use the 5GHz network which is less prone to interference from other Wi-Fi networks, microwave ovens, baby monitors and so on. It is ideal for video streaming and conferencing, although it has a shorter physical range. Meanwhile, the 2.4GHz network can be used for phones, tablets and any older devices (which may in some scenarios slow down the network). This will help to balance how all the household devices connect to the network and share bandwidth.
For laptops in particular, the Wi-Fi antennae inside the device is also an important factor on performance. Typically antennae are located in the lid of the laptop, but metal inside the device can impact Wi-Fi reception. Lenovo ThinkPad and ThinkBook laptops feature special radio-transparent materials designed to retain a high-quality signal over distance, even with disruptive barriers.
When to buy a new router?
- If the router is 802.11g, a or b standard, the technology is more than 10 years old and is likely to be a bottleneck, so upgrading to a new router is essential. If the router is 802.11ac or 802.11n an upgrade will also be beneficial, especially if there are many devices in the house connecting to the same network.
- When shopping, look for a dual-band router that offers both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies and with the latest 802.11ax standard, also known as WiFi 6 which was just released in 2019.
- To get the benefits of WiFi 6, any PC connected to the network will also need to support it. This likely means either buying a new PC, since WiFi 6 was introduced only in late 2019, or purchasing a WiFi 6 adapter that plugs into a USB port of the PC.


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The Chronicles are a series of profiles and interviews with participants from the sport of BASE Jumping, Auto Racing, Music, and Fashion conducted starting in February of 2009 through present day.
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1. Put the VA's Veterans Crisis Line number (800-273-8255) in your cell phone to share in case a warrior you know is in crisis or contemplating suicide. The hotline is staffed 24/7 by trained counselors who are standing by to help.
2. If it's not a crisis situation, encourage warriors you know to check out WWP's combat stress resources, including our online online, anonymous, multimedia PTSD support tool called Restore, and our Project Odyssey retreats. Learn more about programs for combat stress here: http://bit.ly/eDbcCr


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He sent a midget to the plate in St. Louis, inadvertently caused a fan riot in Chicago and brought the first black player, Larry Doby, into the American League in Cleveland
By Janice Harayda
One of the first things I asked my new co-workers after I moved to Ohio to become the book editor of the Plain Dealer was, "What are the best books about Cleveland?" Many people mentioned the memoirs of the most colorful owner in the history of the Cleveland Indians, Veeck — As in Wreck : The Autobiography of Bill Veeck, by Bill Veeck with Ed Linn, with a foreword by Bob Verdi (University of Chicago Press, $16, paperback).
I later learned that ardent baseball fans regard this straight-talking book as one of the best ever written about the sport. And its admirers include the ex-baseball commissioner Fay Vincent, who listed it among his five favorites in the Wall Street Journal earlier this year.
"Bill Veeck's memoir is an irreverent and funny account of his days as an unorthodox baseball owner — and indeed he did try some silly tricks to draw crowds," Vincent wrote. "Sometimes he went over the line, as with Eddie Gaedel, the midget he sent up to bat for the St. Louis Browns in 1951, and 'Disco Demolition Night,' which turned into a fan riot in 1979, when he owed the Chicago White Sox. But Veeck also made a serious and singular contribution to the game in 1947 when, as the owner of the Cleveland Indians, he brought the first black player, Larry Doby, into the American League. But because Jackie Robinson preceded Doby into the major leagues by a few months, both Doby and Veeck have been somewhat overlooked … Bill Veeck may have been a bit of a wreck, but he deserves much more attention and credit than he has received."
One sign of the enduring importance of Veeck — As in Wreck is that its latest edition comes from the distinguished University of Chicago Press (which, it's safe to say, is not going to be publishing Dennis Rodman's Bad as I Wanna Be a half century from now). You might say that the book, first published in 1962, is the rare sports memoir for which fans still wave the literary equivalent those red-and-white Tribe towels that you've seen if you've watched the American League Championship Series. You can read an excerpt from Veeck — As in Wreck on site for the University of Chicago Press: www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/852180.html.
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Mid Coast Hospital is Maine's most modern maternity center, serving the town of Wiscasset.
Our maternity center provides you private rooms and choices—like water births with the only birthing pool in the area. We have a team of caring doctors and nurses on our staff to help you through pregnancy and delivery.
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Breastfeeding is the most natural and nutritious way to encourage your child's development. If you choose to Breastfeed, we have monthly classes to help you, and a 24/7 helpline ((207) 373-6500) you can call with questions.
On the right is a map and driving directions to Mid Coast Hospital from your town. Brunswick is located on Maine's mid coast and is a beautiful area to visit. We look forward to showing you all we have to offer to Moms, Partners and the entire family.
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Thousands of people flocked to the Cape Town Stadium to celebrate the life of the late Former President Nelson Mandela on Wednesday. Madiba died at his Johannesburg home on Thursday evening, at the age of 95.
The function started with performances from various local artists which was followed by the National Anthem where the crowed sung in unity.
Chairperson of the African National Congress in the Western Cape Marius Fransman saluted the former icon for the role he played in the struggle and uniting the people of South Africa.
Fransman said we remember you as a freedom fighter, a revolutionary, activist and the father of the nation. The spirit of tata Mandela is already affecting us, let's continue emulating his legacy.
The atmosphere was joyous with several people holding placards of Madiba, with many wearing Madiba t-shirts chanting Rolihlahla.
After MC Shado Twala opened the service, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille took the podium where she described Mandela as a leader, a visionary and the very best among us.
"I say that we must choose to live hope, I say that we must choose to live in the world of the vision of Mandela, I say we must make Tata Madiba to live forever in our efforts to make South Africa a country he will be proud of" De Lille added.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille told the crowd of her privilege of seeing Madiba earlier in the day as he laid in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. She opened the stage by singing a struggle song "uMadiba abazenge bam'mbone,"
Zille said Madiba was in peace and his face symbolized what South Africa has become, one nation at peace with ourselves and the world, one nation building one future.
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel closed by saying Madiba belonged to all of us and we will celebrate him together as the spirit of Madiba lives inside us all.


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Martha Gonzalez Hopes to Persuade Ecuadorean Officials to Recognize PH
Imagine that your son was born with not one but two life-threatening congenital diseases, then was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension when he was only a year old.
Martha Gonzalez knows this scenario only too well. Her son, Daniel Torres, has been living with these life threatening conditions for over five years.
Martha has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years, and now she is using her son's example and all that she has learned about PH over the past five years to help other people in her native Ecuador. She is trying to convince officials in that country to add PH to the list of "catastrophic illnesses" for which the government-funded healthcare system will subsidize treatment.
Daniel received an early diagnosis of congenital heart disease during Martha's pregnancy and was born in 2005 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.
Daniel also suffered from biliary atresia, an incurable, rare congenital liver disease caused by a blockage in the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gall bladder. He underwent a liver transplant to reverse the damage when he was 6 months old.
Then, after a month of testing when he was 1 year old, Daniel was diagnosed with PH at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — a two-hour, nearly 100-mile trip from the family's home in North Bergen, N.J.
By the age of 5, Daniel had undergone a total of six major surgeries, including two open-heart surgeries. Martha and the rest of the family — Daniel's father Carlos; brother Sergio, 19; and sister Mia, 4 — were devastated at first.
"When we heard about PH, the only word that kept repeating in my mind was 'incurable,' since Daniel had the liver transplant to cure his liver disease," Martha says. "I knew how hard those moments were for us. I felt so hopeless at that time to know that he had to fight another incurable disease at his young age. It was a very fearful time for our family."
Turning fear into action
When Daniel was diagnosed, rather than become immobilized by self-pity, the family met the challenges head-on and completely changed their way of life to become Daniel's caregivers and closest allies.
"My husband Carlos took a night job so he is available during the day for any emergency," Martha explains. "He also studied to become an emergency medical technician so he could be prepared to help Daniel in any case of emergency."
"We as a family have become closer than ever," Martha says. For example, "when we go to clinic, my oldest son Sergio takes care of my youngest, Mia. Sergio is considered a third caregiver of Daniel — knowing all about PH, always asking about it. He also knows the doses of his medications and schedule."
Martha has maintained close ties with friends and family in Ecuador as well, which led her to launch a campaign to educate physicians about PH in that country.
"My involvement with the Ecuador government is related to an awareness project that I have planned with countries in South America," Martha says. "I began with Ecuador because I am originally from there."
The Ecuadorean embassy helped to arrange a visit in May with the directors of cardiology at Hospital Clinica Kennedy, Hospital Pediatrico Leon Becerra, and Hospital de Niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde.
"Groups of physicians invited me to sit with them in rounds, during diagnosis of patients, and also showed me their advanced cath labs," Martha says.
During those meetings, she was able to give the physicians informational material in Spanish regarding the disease. PHA provided her with material such as Pulmonary Hypertension: A Patient's Survival Guide, the medical journal Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension and information on the international seed grant program.
"My impression was that all these physicians were very interested in PH," she says. "Although some had heard of it, one hospital never had any case of it. In the pediatric centers, my visit coincided with the recent diagnosis of two children with PH."
Martha adds that she is pleased with the response of the physicians she visited, who are interested in coming to PHA's 2012 International PH Conference and getting actively involved in the PH journey.
Obstacles along the way
Martha says she was "amazed" to discover that the only PH drug administered in Ecuador is sildenafil. As she began working to change government policy by communicating with Ecuadorean health officials, Martha encountered a number of obstacles.
"I did my research and found that there was a list of catastrophic illnesses in Ecuador that included heart malformation and cardiac valve disease," she recalls. "I called and emailed the authorities to inquire if PH could be included in this list, and they said only if the cardiac malformation causes PH at some point, as if it was secondary PH. I specifically asked what if it is genetic PH, and the answer was no. This disappointed me because if all cancers were included in this list, then why not PH? PH is incurable and, without treatment, is fatal."
She presented the example that if a person was born with no heart malformation and developed cancer later in life, treatment of the illness could be subsidized by the government. However, if a person was born with no heart malformation and 20 years later developed PH due to a mutation of one of his genes, then why could this person's care not be subsidized?
Martha is currently working with PHA on how best to approach the medical establishment and win the battle so PH can be included in this list.
"My goal is to put the word out there, be a mom 'on the road,'" she says. "I will fight for my own country's PH patients, and after that, I would love to move on to the rest of the countries in South America. I believe that the only way to have subsidized help for the expensive therapies for PH is by including PH in the catastrophic illnesses lists of these countries, especially in healthcare systems funded by governments."
PHA is fighting right alongside Martha in her efforts, targeting many of its education and awareness efforts to a global audience of medical professionals. Worldwide, PHA distributes 44,000 copies of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension, a medical journal put together by leaders in the PH field, to cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists and other healthcare professionals. It also offers online resources such as PHA Online University, which is an educational resource for healthcare professionals interested in learning about the latest information in the field of PH.
Hope for a cure
Martha says that even though her son Daniel is just beginning to comprehend what's going on with his health, she is thankful for their private insurance and the daily medications that allow him to be just like any other 5-year-old boy who loves to run, jump, swim, play Wii and watch SpongeBob SquarePants. She wants people in other countries to experience this same care.
"We enjoy every day with Daniel," she says. "We feel we are blessed to have found a great PH pediatric center and PHA. We feel that PHA is our security blanket; if we have any questions, we just call PHA and there is always help there for us. Not all is bad for us. PH has brought out the best of us as human beings. We no longer feel hopeless, we now feel hopeful for the cure."


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Wangaratta and the surrounding rural communities offer a year full of festivals, celebrations and events that attract people from across the country and in some cases from around the world. Events such as the annual Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Swap Meet are all centrally located, and across the region there are wine and food events which are hugely popular. Wangaratta also offers an excellent selection of accommodations from which to explore and enjoy some of the many events that are held in nearby communities such as Beechworth, Myrtleford, Bright, Rutherglen and Yarrawonga. Wangaratta is also host to regular markets, youth events, senior citizen events and sporting competitions including Australian Rules Football, netball, squash and swimming.
The King Valley is a wonderful area which is easily reached from Wangaratta. The King Valley is famous for its excellent wineries and a variety of natural attractions. Whitfield is the hub of many of the King Valleys attractions with Paradise Falls, Lake William Hovell and Powers Lookout all within easy reach and each is certainly worth the drive.
The Warby Ranges is only a 10km drive from central Wangaratta and is officially known as the Warby-Ovens National Park. It offers a variety of spots for family picnics and natural experiences such as Ryan's Lookout, Briens Gorge Falls, The Forest Camp and Pine Gully. Fishing, Camping, Walking, Bike Riding and Gem Prospecting is also available in some areas.
Paradise Falls is one of those places that is often overlooked by visitors to the King Valley but for those that make the effort they are well rewarded. The short walk from the car park leads you down a series of rocky steps into the ravine below that gets cooler and more welcoming as you approach the falls. Be sure to visit after recent rains as the water flow does dry up in the warmer months There are some very interesting conglomerate rock formations along the path and around the falls. If you are particularly lucky you may even see some of the resident Peregrine Falcons that nest in the cliff tops above the falls. Paradise Falls are a great destination for families but do pack a spare set of clothes as the temptation may be to get a bit wet.
One of the great things about Wangaratta is its central location to a number of regional attractions. Whether you are planning on visiting the natural wonders around the Warby Ranges or wineries of the King Valley and Rutherglen Wangaratta is a convenient location. If you are travelling to the snowfields then Bright is a comfortable drive and for a taste of history Glenrowan and Beechworth are close by. Wangaratta's own Performing Arts Centre hosts regular shows. There are also a number of annual, seasonal and special attractions across the region that attract large numbers of visitors to the region each year. If you are planning on visiting during the holiday season be sure to book your accommodation early as rooms do fill up.
If you are looking for something unique then one of the many regular Wangaratta and regional markets are a great place to begin your search. Each year residents and visitors alike can enjoy markets such as the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz Market, Oxley Bush Market, Wangaratta Swap Meet as well as those close to Wangaratta in Mansfield, Yarrawonga, Jamieson, Myrtleford, Beechworth, Peechelba, Rutherglen and Benalla. These markets include everything from clothes and popular foods through to unique handcrafts and gourmet local produce and wines. These markets are a great opportunity to stock up the pantry with all your favourites from one convenient location and in many cases by dealing with the producer direct.
There is a good selection of Wangaratta accommodation available to suit all budgets and needs. Offered within central Wangaratta as well as the surrounding communities travelers will find and excellent variety of motels, hotels, pubs, caravan parks, cottages and guest houses specifically catering for both short and longer stay temporary accommodation. There is plenty of accommodation in the heart of Wangaratta plus the nearby regions of the King Valley, Glenrowan, Milawa, Eldorado and many other also have some excellent accommodation choices. Furthermore, with the region hosting a large number of annual festivals, celebrations and events, accommodation can be scarce. For that reason if you require Wangaratta accommodation be sure to book early.
Wangaratta is well serviced by all the major takeaway food providers as well as a variety of local specialty shops and cuisines. Whether you fancy a pizza, hamburger, chicken, Chinese, Thai or Indian food you are sure to find a meal to suit your budget and taste. Listed below you will find the contact details and locations for all the best takeaway outlets in Wangaratta including some of their menus to make ordering even easier.
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As a defensive driver, you can avoid crashes and help lower your risk behind the wheel.
If you've been out on the roads, you know that not everyone drives well — but most people think they do. Some drivers speed aggressively. Others wander into another lane because they aren't paying attention. Drivers may follow too closely, make sudden turns without signaling, or weave in and out of traffic.
Aggressive drivers are known road hazards, causing one third of all traffic crashes. But inattentive or distracted driving is becoming more of a problem as people "multitask" by talking on the phone, texting or checking messages, eating, or even watching TV as they drive.
You can't control the actions of other drivers. But updating your defensive driving skills can help you avoid the dangers caused by other people's bad driving.
Before you get behind the wheel of that two-ton frame of glass and steel, here are some tips to help you stay in control:
Stay focused. Driving is primarily a thinking task, and you have a lot of things to think about when you're behind the wheel: road conditions, your speed and position, observing traffic laws, signs, signals, road markings, following directions, being aware of the cars around you, checking your mirrors — the list goes on. Staying focused on driving — and only driving — is critical to safe driving.
Distractions, like talking on the phone or eating, make a driver less able to see potential problems and properly react to them. It's not just teen drivers who are at fault: People who have been driving for a while can get overconfident in their driving abilities and let their driving skills get sloppy. All drivers need to remind themselves to stay focused.
Stay alert. Being alert (not sleepy or under the influence) allows you to react quickly to potential problems — like when the driver in the car ahead slams on the brakes at the last minute. Obviously, alcohol or drugs (including prescription and over-the-counter drugs) affect a driver's reaction time and judgment. Driving while drowsy has the same effect and is one of the leading causes of crashes. So rest up before your road trip.
Watch out for the other guy. Part of staying in control is being aware of other drivers and roadway users around you (and what they may suddenly do) so you're less likely to be caught off guard. For example, if a car speeds past you on the highway but there's not much space between the car and a slow-moving truck in the same lane, it's a pretty sure bet the driver will try to pull into your lane directly in front of you. Anticipating what another driver might do and making the appropriate adjustment helps reduce your risk.
When you drive defensively, you're aware and ready for whatever happens. You are cautious, yet ready to take action and not put your fate in the hands of other drivers. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 90% of all crashes are attributed to driver error.
Following these defensive driving tips can help reduce your risk behind the wheel:
If you're interested in taking a defensive driving course to help sharpen your driving knowledge and skills, contact your local AAA or your state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Many states keep a list of approved defensive driving course providers, and lots of these offer online programs. In some states, you may be eligible for insurance premium discounts, "positive" safe driving points, or other benefits. These courses do cost money, but it's worth the investment to be a smarter, safer driver.
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More Fuel for Our Next Civil War
About 20 years ago, I attended a symposium in San Francisco commemorating the Roe v. Wade decision. It was an interesting event, in which Charles Reich, who was my constitutional law professor at the time, was a featured speaker. If memory serves, Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer may have been there as well, and I seem to recall that the event was held at Hastings, the second tier California public law school.
In any event, Reich was speaking sort of off the cuff at one point, and he suddenly got this light in his eyes, and he said, "you know, you can't dismiss the idea that the Dred Scott decision haunted the Court when Roe v. Wade was being considered." He elaborated that the Dred Scott really hardened the sectional divisions between North and South, and perhaps made the Civil War inevitable, and he pondered that sometimes the United States Supreme Court has the ability, and the power, and perhaps sometimes the inclination to be the ultimate protector of the Union from culture war. And, yes, slavery was a culture war issue.
Even on the American left, there has always been disquiet about Roe v. Wade. Legally, it was probably the worst reasoned decision handed down by the Supreme Court since Dred Scott, and it would stand as the worst decision until Bush v. Gore. There is no doubt that the intent of the state of Texas in outlawing abortion was a moral basis, and the United States Supreme Court could have struck down the statute on First Amendment grounds. Instead, it made a broad declaration with national import, and while it has sparked a thirty year culture war, it certainly did not create a patchwork of abortion/anti-abortion states as Dred Scott divided the nation.
So what is the United States Supreme Court going to do about gay marriage? And would Reich, who is gay, agree to forego the union for gay marriage, or would he pick union over marriage equality? On one hand, even the liberals on the Court are uncomfortable with Roe v. Wade. On the other, the Court worries about another Dred Scott. Roberts is looking for legacy, but already his legacy is one of bad decisions on big cases which resolve nothing and which do, in fact, inflame the political community. (Obamacare is really Obamatax, and the issue of its application isn't yet ripe. huh?) The United States Supreme Court, in its arguments this week, really looked like what the Congress should have doing about this issue, but didn't do, 20 years ago. Now, we have the Roberts court which holds in its hand whether it makes a broad brush and controversial decision like Roe v. Wade, or instead establish a patchwork which will result be another Dred Scott, yet more fuel for the sense that there are now two Americas – one red and one blue, irreconcilable. This isn't a principled court. It's a court made up of political hacks appointed by gutless presidents and approved by weak Senates that have discouraged the appointment of great thinkers to the highest bench.
The one thing I am sure of, however, and it's why I don't envy this Court, is that, no matter what it does, history will show it did the wrong thing.


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Tutorial describing the basic search and navigation features of the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas
Tutorial describing the basic search and navigation features of the Allen Developing Mouse Brain Atlas
This tutorial demonstrates how to use the differential search feature of the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas to find gene markers for different regions of the brain and to visualize this gene expression in three-dimensional space. Differential search is also available for the Allen Developing Mouse Brain Atlas and the Allen Human Brain Atlas.
GeneWeaver is a web application for the integrated cross-species analysis of functional genomics data to find convergent evidence from heterogeneous sources. The application consists of a large database of gene sets curated from multiple public data resources and curated submissions, along with a suite of analysis tools designed to allow flexible, customized workflows through web-based interactive analysis or scripted API driven analysis. Gene sets come from multiple widely studied species and include ontology annotations, brain gene expression atlases, systems genetic study results, gene regulatory information, pathway databases, drug interaction databases and many other sources. Users can retrieve, store, analyze and share gene sets through a graded access system. Analysis tools are based on combinatorics and statistical methods for comparing, contrasting and classifying gene sets based on their members.
This tutorial shows how to use the UCSC genome browser to find a list of genes in a given genomic region.
This tutorial shows how to find all the single nucleotide polymorphisms upstream from genes using the UCSC Genome Browser.
This tutorial demonstrates how to find all the single nucleotide polymorphisms in a gene using the UCSC Genome Browser.
The Saved Sessions feature of the Browser has been around for quite some time, but many of our users have not made full use of it. It offers a great way to keep track of your thinking on a particular topic.
This tutorial demonstrates the visibility controls on the Genome Browser, showing the affect on BED tracks, wiggle tracks and Conservation tracks. It also discusses supertracks and composite tracks.
This tutorial describes the isPCR tool and demonstrates how to use it for predicting the size and location of PCR products and visualizing the genomic location on the genome. The tool operates on DNA templates for all organisms and DNA or RNA on human and mouse. It also demonstrates how to use the Browser to obtain DNA sequences from the genome.
This tutorial describes the dbSNP resources in the UCSC Genome Browser, including display conventions and the subdivision of the data into several useful subset tracks, especially the Common SNPs. There is also a discussion about changes to the genome assemblies from one version to another, and of two ways to navigate between different assemblies of the human genome in the Browser.
This tutorial demonstrates the Data Integrator, a tool that allows combination and intersection of data from up to five primary tables. In the example, data are extracted showing SNPs, genes and phenotypes from a genomic region.
This tutorial shows how to obtain coordinates of genes, then input those coordinates into the Genome Browser for display. The regions do not have to be continuous in the genome.
This tutorial demonstrates the Multi-Region exon-only display mode of the UCSC Genome Browser.
This tutorial demonstrates viewing alternate haplotypes with the UCSC Genome Browser.
This tutorial demonstrates how to get the coordinates and sequences of exons using the UCSC Genome Browser.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to locate amino acid numbers for coding genes using the UCSC Genome Browser.


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Mermaids! Wu Suffers! And 6 More Things to Know About Grimm Season 3
Grimm isn't taking it easy in Season 3.
During the Comic-Con panel Saturday for the NBC fantasy crime procedural, producers revealed more monsters around the bend and bad news for one of our beloved characters. And that's on top of the sticky situation Nick (David Giuntoli) & Co. were facing in last season's cliff-hanger finale.
Who will transform? Who has good news? And who will show off a new skill? Read on for the Season 3 scoop:
1. A new side to Nick Last we saw our dear Grimm, he had been tossed in a coffin after he got the poisonous green stuff spit in his face by that top-hatted Baron Samedi (Reg E. Cathey). As we've seen by previous victims, Nick is fated to wake up as a crazed zombie. "He's going to be a bit of a monster," executive producer David Greenwalt said. "He won't know who his friends are."
2. Shiny new Wesen "We've got gators in the sewer, sexy-scary mermaids and a faith healer," Greenwalt revealed.
3. Woe is Wu The good sergeant, who is still out of the Wesen loop, will nevertheless run afoul of one of the monsters. "We've got a bad one coming for Wu that will cause major problems for him," executive producer Jim Kouf said. Reggie Lee, who plays Wu, added, "He's going to suffer greatly, and then possibly recover. We're not sure yet."
4. Russian Renard? The hybrid Hexenbiest police chief will reveal yet another foreign language in his arsenal beyond French. "I speak Russian," Sasha Roiz, who plays Sean Renard, said. "We're going to utilize that very soon." More importantly, there will be more #ShirtlessRage in the works.
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5. Wesen wedding! Confirming earlier reports, Silas Weir Mitchell and Bree Turner, Monroe and Rosalee, respectively, confirmed that Monrosalee will get married. "I think it's nice to know it's on the horizon, but the fun of it is the difficulty getting there ... to what is hopefully felicitous nuptials," Mitchell said.
6. A Hank of burning love Russell Hornsby, who portrays Nick's partner Hank, was somewhat out of the picture last season after he tore his Achilles tendon in real life. "After recovering from my Achilles injury, one needs a little help," Hornsby said. "I know there's a woman out there who is willing to help mend my ways ... and my foot."
7. Another piece to the map Greenwalt teased that "you might see a second key this season." Since the mystery of the original key has been in play since Season 1, we expect some real answers soon!
8. Grimm again? "A new character is coming that has its own Grimm situation," Greenwalt said cryptically.
Grimm returns on Friday, Oct. 25 at 9/8c on NBC before the debut of new horror series Dracula, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: VCU and Colorado Only Surprise Winners Thus Far
Higher-seeded teams won all but two games during Thursday's play in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. VCU and Colorado were the only lower-seeded teams to record victories. Here's a recap of all of the day's action in the NCAA tournament:
Kansas State 70 — Southern Miss. 64
Angel Rodriguez made a clutch basket late, as Kansas State beat Southern Miss, 70-64, in the second round of the East Regional in Pittsburgh. With the victory, the eighth-seeded Wildcats (22-10) advanced to play Syracuse on Saturday. Kansas State's Rodney McGruder led all scorers with 30 points, while Neil Watson paced the ninth-seeded Golden Eagles (25-9) with 16 points. The appearance by Southern Mississippi in the NCAA tournament was the school's first in 21 years.
Wisconsin 73 — Montana 49
Jordan Taylor had 17 points, six assists and eight rebounds as Wisconsin routed Montana, 73-49, in the second round of the East Regional in Albuquerque on Thursday. Ryan Evans added 18 points and eight rebounds for the fourth-seeded Badgers (25-9), who advanced to play Vanderbilt on Saturday. Art Steward scored 18 points for the 13th-seeded Grizzles (25-7), whose 14-game winning streak ended with the loss.
Syracuse 72 — UNC-Asheville 65
James Southerland had 15 points and eight rebounds as top-seeded Syracuse rallied to beat UNC-Asheville, 72-65, in the second round of the East Regional in Pittsburgh on Thursday. With the win, the Orange (32-2) advanced to play Kansas State on Saturday and kept from becoming the first No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16 seed. J.P. Primm had 18 points for the Bulldogs (24-10), who had the lead in the second half but were unable to secure the historic victory.
Vanderbilt 79 — Harvard 70
John Jenkins scored 27 points, including six late free throws, and Vanderbilt beat Harvard, 79-70, in the second round of the East Regional in Albuquerque. As a result of the victory, the fifth-seeded Commodores (25-10) advanced to play Wisconsin on Saturday. Twelfth-seeded Harvard (26-5), which was making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1946, was led by Laurent Rivard's 20 points.
Gonzaga 77 — West Virginia 54
Robert Sacre and Gary Bell Jr. each scored 14 points, and Gonzaga soundly beat West Virginia, 77-54, in the second round of the East Regional in Pittsburgh. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (26-6) advanced to play Ohio State in the third round on Saturday. The 10th-seeded Mountaineers (19-14) were paced in scoring by reserve Gary Browne's 15 points. The loss was the worst suffered by West Virginia in the NCAA tournament since 1984.
Ohio State 78 — Loyola (Md.) 59
Deshaun Thomas scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Ohio State beat Loyola (Md.), 78-59, in the second round of the East Regional in Pittsburgh. Jared Sullinger added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the second-seeded Buckeyes (28-7), who advanced to play Gonzaga in Saturday's third round. Erik Etherly had 19 points and nine rebounds for the 15th-seeded Greyhounds (24-9).
Kentucky 81 — Western Kentucky 66
Terrence Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Kentucky handily beat Western Kentucky, 81-66, in the second round of the South Regional in Louisville. The top-seeded Wildcats (33-2) advanced to play Iowa State on Saturday, while the 16th-seeded Hilltoppers' season ended with a 16-19 record. Western Kentucky, which was led in scoring by freshman T.J. Price's 21 points, had advanced to the second round after a 59-58 win over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday.
Iowa State 77 — Connecticut 64
Royce White had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Iowa State beat defending national champion Connecticut, 77-64, in the second round of the South Regional in Louisville. Scott Christopherson added 15 points for the eighth-seeded Cyclones (23-10), who led by as many as 22 points in the first half before coasting to the victory. With the win, Iowa State advanced to play Kentucky on Saturday. Shabazz Napier led the ninth-seeded Huskies (20-14) with 22 points, while teammate Jeremy Lamb added 19. The loss was the first by a defending champ in its opening game since UCLA was defeated by Princeton in 1996.
VCU 62 — Wichita State 59
Bradford Burgess scored 16 points, including a key 3-pointer, as VCU beat Wichita State, 62-59, in the second-round of the South Regional in Portland. The 12th-seeded Rams had a double-digit advantage early in the second half, but the fifth-seeded Shockers came back to take a 59-57 lead before Burgess' 3-pointer with 1:33 to play gave VCU the lead for good. The Rams (29-6), who were a Final Four team in 2011, advanced to play Indiana on Saturday. Joe Ragland led Wichita State (27-6) with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
Indiana 79 — New Mexico State 66
Jordan Hulls tossed in 22 points, and Indiana beat New Mexico State, 79-66, in the second-round of the South Regional in Portland. Making their first NCAA tournament appearance in four years, the fourth-seeded Hoosiers (26-8) advanced to play VCU on Saturday. Wendell McKines led the 13th-seeded Aggies (26-10) with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Baylor 68 — South Dakota St. 60
Pierre Jackson scored 18 points to help rally Baylor to a 68-60 victory over South Dakota State in the second round of the South Regional in Albuquerque. After trailing by 12 early in the first half, the third-seeded Bears (28-7) rallied to advance to a third-round game with Colorado on Saturday. Nate Wolters had 19 points to lead the 14th-seeded Jackrabbits, who finished the season at 27-8, while also making their first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament.
Colorado 68 — UNLV 64
Freshman Askia Booker scored 16 points, and Colorado upset UNLV, 68-64, in the second round of the South Regional in Albuquerque. The 11th-seeded Buffaloes (24-11) zoomed out to a 20-point lead in the first half, and withstood a frantic rally by the sixth-seeded Runnin' Rebels (26-9), who cut the lead to two with under five minutes to play. Andre Roberson added 12 points and 16 rebounds for Colorado, which plays Baylor on Saturday. Anthony Marshall led UNLV with 15 points.
Murray State 58 — Colorado State 41
Isaiah Canaan scored 15 points and Donte Poole chipped in 13, as Murray State beat Colorado State 58-41 in the second round of the West Regional in Louisville. As a result of the win, the sixth-seeded Racers (31-1) advanced to play Marquette on Saturday. Pierce Hornung led the 11th-seeded Rams (20-12) with 12 points and 17 rebounds.
Louisville 69 — Davidson 62
Peyton Siva scored 17 points, and Louisville beat Davidson, 69-62, in the second round of the West Regional in Portland. With the victory, which was the Cardinals' first win in an NCAA tournament since 2009, fourth-seeded Louisville (27-9) advanced to play New Mexico on Saturday. Jake Cohen had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the 13th-seeded Wildcats, who saw their season come to an end with a 25-8 record.
Marquette 88 — Brigham Young 68
Jae Crowder had 25 points and 16 rebounds, and Marquette beat BYU, 88-68, in the second round of the West Regional in Louisville. The win allowed the third-seeded Golden Eagles (28-5) to advance to play Murray State in the third round on Saturday. Brandon Davies had 19 points and 12 rebounds for 14th-seeded BYU (26-9), who could not replicate the performance it gave in overcoming a 25-point deficit to defeat Iona, 78-72, in a First Four game on Tuesday.
New Mexico 75 — Long Beach St. 68
Kendall Williams scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and New Mexico beat Long Beach State 75-68 in the second round of the West Regional in Portland. Drew Gordon pitched in 18 points and 13 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Lobos (28-6), who advanced to play Louisville on Saturday. Casper Ware led the 12th-seeded 49ers (25-9) in scoring with 17 points. T.J. Robinson added 12 points and 14 rebounds for Long Beach State.


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Today's Music: Slim Harpo – I'm A King Bee
Days Til Spring: SIX!!!
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Welcome to the last Foolishness before Spring begins. And what a week it was – the warm! The cold! The office shennanigans! How can one survive such madness? Why, by taking refuge in the 'sphere, of course. Here's some of what I saw…
Sharp Little Pencil wrote out her Mainfesto (in poetry form, of course). Anja wrote a great freeverse about Ego, and John Phillips put this winter in Perspective
Seriously, if I didn't get to read them and all the rest of you, I'd have probably run for the hills after this week, so thanks!
Last week I asked for a different form of perspective – yours, on how you prepare for bikini season. And while none of you have body issues, that isn't to say you are issue free. Here's what you said. (As always, my comments are sun-kissed in italics.)
doing yoga and praying – Curvyroads
(I'm praying I don't have to yoga.)
Drinking, smoking and thinking impure thoughts. (Mollytopia)
(So…nothing special then…)
applying for my bikini hunting license. – calahan
(Remember, it's "catch and release". Not "release the clasp".)
covering up. No one wants to see a monster truck tire on thunder struts. JakLumen
(You should model that in the Deep South…)
Ignoring the bikini mandate and eating lots of pasta. –PLS
(Bowtie pasta is known for its classic hourglass shape.)
Studying for the "Official Inspector" certification exam. BT
(It's the hands-on inspections that get you in trouble.)
making a Rainbow Loom swimsuit ~whatimeant2say
(Not Fruit of the Loom?)
drinking ALL the beers! (Words & Other Things)
(Too late! *gulp*)
Dreaming of winter! (Stacy)
Going on a liquid-only diet. Beer me! – Erin E.
(Blogger, me!)
hot wax, sunscreen and gin, not necessarily in that order.The Sailor's Woman
(Wait – you don't drink them all at once???)
Not eating carbs. (hypothetically)
(There are some fine vegetable liquors. (perhaps…)
Installing a few wicked Apps, I just hope I won't be late… Andro
(Smartphones can kill?!?)
Slapping a few choice asses, bend over girls… Andro
(Pretty sure they'll slap back. Hard. Perhaps with shovels.)
Removing as many as I can, when it happens… Andro
(I'm guessing that's one before the cops show up…)
A million burpees! Amy
(I draw the line at seven hundred fifty thousand and eight.)
completely ignoring it! – Benzeknees
(Ask not for who the bikini bares. It bares for me, not thee.)
wiki searching "bikini." thematticuskingdom
(Hey, if you have to ask…)
guzzling beer so I'm too drunk to go to the beach. thematticuskingdom
(The Hawaiian Tropic girls will be so disappointed!)
nothing. I live in CA – it's always bikini season. thematticuskingdom
(I don't think it counts as a season if it's all the time…)
buying protective eyewear. (MizYank)
(A sleep mask might be the only way to avoid the horror!)
Bikini? ja,ja,ja! My skirted suit might see the daylight… someday.brickhousechick
(A long swimsuit! Leaving even MORE to the imagination!)
Um, it's called a Burkini. Maggie
finishing this tub of ice cream – Twindaddy
(I don't think that kind of oil protects from sunburn…)
digging a very deep hole. Elyse 54.5
(Much like me, in these comments.)
Moving to the Arctic for the season.~~Addie
(There are those who say that will be the warmest habitable continent soon…)
Getting ready?!? This body was born ready for the bikini season –Marie Nicole 😉
(They make bikini onesies?)
Consuming prunes and imported Mexican tap water to get to my birth weight
(And it will go through you as fast as baby food did back then!)
shaving my back…sooo hard to reach..(SnB)
(Maybe your barber will give a volume discount?)
collecting yellow polka dots. sandylikeabeach
(Can you fit more than six on that teeny thing?)
There's a bikini season?! That must be the one warm day we have. Kayjai
(I thought I saw Rob Ford in one the other day.)
shaving my eyebrows off (Rutabaga)
(I'll just be trimming my ear hair.)
Congratulations to Maggie for her modesty! And from the offered choices, the most popular, by a wide margin, was Lobbying to bring back the swimsuits of the 30s. The long ones. So congrats to all of you you too. Unless your modesty precludes you from accepting?
This week is Winter's last one on the calendar til the bottom of the year. So, lets send it off in style, feeling good about itself. Offer as many well wishes for Winter as you like, but offer them by 2359 EDT, Tuesday 18 March, because that's when this one closes.
Try and keep yourself to three Other answers if you do write-ins, and if you do leave an Other, add a way to recognize you at the end, and I'll link back to you next week.
And until we meet again, enjoy this…
This one always makes me laugh, so I thought I'd use it again
Have a great week, y'all!


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At long last…I know I said I'd post this forever ago, but did you know that the most cutting-edge scientific research suggests that time is elastic, not linear, so really, this post is right on time!
This is so easy to do that I feel a little silly writing up a tutorial post on how to sew a basic pair of children's elastic waist pants…but the thing is, that even though I find it all so obvious now, I sure didn't the first time I had an inkling to sew the Guppy a pair of pants all by myself! If there's one thing I have learned from 6 years of studying literature, it's "deconstructing" – taking it apart, to better see how it's put together. That's basically what I did with a pair of Guppy's too small/too stained pants one day, and it all became clear…not the meaning of life mind you, just how to put together a quickie but nice pair of pants for a little one.
So here we go : pretty please let me know if anything is unclear, or if you're an experienced stitcher and have any shortcuts or suggestions – I'd love to add them to the post.
Please keep in mind that this technique will work well for children up to about a size 4 to 6ish – because it's an elastic waist and there isn't any real curve to the legs it could get clumpy and get wonky in a larger size. That being said Guppy (age 4) is now wearing size 6 pants but she's a tall, skinny fish, so it's still working out just fine for us.
- Fabric for the new pair of pants. Be sure to pre-shrink it (wash, dry & press)
- A pair of pants that currently fit the child in question
- Aprox. 1/2″ wide elastic for the waist & the child's waist measurement
- pins, thread, a chopstick or bobkin, masking tape, etc.
- Some groovy music in the background.
- "right side" has nothing to do with Republicans, the UMP or The Force. It means the printed side of your fabric. When I say "wrong side", it just means the inside of your fabric, basically what your knees look at all day.
Fold the pair of pants in half length-wise (so the back pockets are touching) and lie them on your chosen material (which has been folded in half, right sides together.) You can either trace a line around the pants here, or just pin them. Then carefully cut out your fabric. If you'd like the pants to be longer or wider, cut/draw accordingly. Don't forget to add a little extra fabric for your seam allowance. I'm pretty conservative (nervous about messing up) so I tend to go large on the allowance, about a quarter to a half an inch. I'd rather leave more and trim it off later. You'll need to leave a good 1.5inch allowance for the waist (you'll be folding that down to insert your elastic!).
Now do it again. In the end you should end up with 4 pieces that look something like this :
I know, bang-up brilliant photographing stripes on stripes. Please, call the fashion police on me right now!
Now take two of your four pieces and match them up, right sides together so they look like one piece. Here's what they would look like right before matching them up:
Now flop those babies together and your going to sew from the crotch (I know, you hate that word, but that's life kids) to what will be your waistband. When you're done it should look like this :
See how it looks like a half of a pair of pants already? Nifty, huh? Now you go and do the very same thing with the remaining two pieces of your pants-puzzle. When you're done, match up the two pieces (which once were four…it's all about unity here people), right sides together, like so:
Now, if you have really good vision or a very big screen, you can see that the insides of the legs have been pinned together. I suggest sewing up one side of one of the legs, bridging the crotch (meaning keeping sewing joining/across the crotch), then sewing down the other leg. Now go plug in your iron.
If you're freaking out because nothing seems to be matching up just take a breath – it's ok. Use your waist as a guide and keep that as even as you can – uneven leg lengths can be fixed easily at the end, and even leg widths can be easily fixed by moving your seam in or out a little. These are elastic-waisted kids pants – little mistakes aren't going to show, and you'll be a pro by your second or third pair so don't sweat it!
Have you sewn up the insides of the legs? Good, now sew the outsides. See how easy that was? Now let's finish these babies up by working on the waist. Fold it down about 1/2″, iron your fold quickly to keep things neat, then fold down again 1/2″ and iron again. Now pin. You could probably fold down a little less here, but I like to use 1/2″ wide elastic for my waist, so this is what works for me.
Next you're going to sew around the waistband, with about a 1/8th seam allowance, being sure to remember to leave a few inches (or centimeters, whatever) for you to insert the elastic. This is very important that's why it's in bold! It's easy to forget to do this when you're phone is ringing and your daughter is singing "Hallo Spaceboy"* at the top of her lungs next to you (and she only knows the refrain). Or whatever. Just don't forget, or keep a seam ripper handy. Or both.
This is what we're going for :
Grab your chopstick (unless you have a bodkin, then you're just lucky I guess) and place the elastic on one end, like, ahem, a helmetish. Then put masking tape over that, giving it a sort of "rocket ship" type of look. It would be so much easier to describe this if I had a broom handle and this was sex-ed, but it's not, so just look at the picture :
Now just insert this into one side of your waistband and run it through, feeding as you go. Don't forget to fix the stray end of elastic or it'll finish in there with everything else. Go nice and slow here because you don't want your elastic to get all twisty in there. Once you've fed it through, sew the ends of the elastic together, overlapping them for strength. I usually sew back and forth a few times. Then close the little gap you left, being careful not to catch the elastic in your stitches.
And here you go, a very snazzy pair of cotton/linen blend pants made from gifted fabric from the SIL. Wish I had enough to make a pair for me! And yes, that is a huge, ugly, black thread hanging from the leg because I haven't sewn the hems on the legs yet! I made these while Guppy was napping, and tomorrow I'll have her try them on and adjust the length. For the final leg hem just fold like you did for the waist : fold once, then iron, then fold again. How much? Depends. If you want a more mod cuff you could fold and inch or more, really.
I hope you were able to follow along and do hope you give it a shot. It is so easy, and really doesn't use much fabric, especially for wee ones under 3. Again, comment or email if you have a question – and send me a link if you give it a try!
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It has been a while since I last took the effort to welcome the new day. The haze filtered sunrises of late have been somewhat subdued and rather uninspiring. One sunrise that I did manage to catch was on the morning of Hari Raya Haji, as the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha is known to us in Singapore, at what has become one of my favourite spots to welcome the day in Singapore, the water's edge where the former Kampong Wak Hassan once was. The show of colours that accompanied the sunrise were not one of the more spectacular shows that I have observed at the spot. It was however one that was unusual – the cloud laden sky that might have provided the canvas for a dull pink and grey painting did instead find itself decorated with a purple hue at first light, with pockets of gold in places where the clouds had parted.
In the glow of the light of the rising sun, I am for a brief moment fooled into thinking that I had found myself in the world that once. I see the silhouette of a man standing by a net. It is not the net of fishermen however that I see, but one of the modern world to keep us from a part of the sea wall which is in imminent danger of collapsing. The sea wall is perhaps one of the last that's standing in the area to remind us of that world that once was, its resistance against not just the forces of the environment but also of the winds of change, proving somewhat futile. The winds of change do in fact seem to be blowing in the direction of the area – a large part of undeveloped land to the south of the former kampong has been placed behind hoardings – possibly being cleared for the beginnings of the huge sea of grey that is to be Simpang New Town, a new Housing and Development Board (HDB) estate planned for the area that will stretch eastwards to Sungei Seletar (Seletar River).
The land which has been placed behind hoardings was for a while a wild and partly wooded area. Cleared out at the end of the 1980s, it had been a piece of land in an area dominated by rivers that ran through it, the swamp land around the coastal and estuarine areas, fish ponds that were carved out of the swamps, kampongs, rubber plantations and coconut groves. It was one hidden from most of us and one that I have very little knowledge of, except for the stretch on the northern coast where Kampong Wak Hassan was, eastwards to Tanjong Irau at the mouth of Sungei Simpang.
My first encounters with the piece of land were in the mid 1990s. It was not more than a barren piece of land then, land which had just been cleared and levelled of the undulations that had once shaped the landscape that was then used for military training. Each encounter was one that required a bumpy passage, which, when seated at the back of a 3-tonner, often meant inhaling an unhealthy dose of dust that the trucks threw up.
My brief encounters with the piece of land in more recent times had been happier ones. Besides it being a wonderful place to catch the varying moods that accompany the brightening of the new day, it also is a piece of greenery in which I could find great peace in. I am greatly saddened that as with another place not so far away that I had enjoyed celebrating the new day in, it may never again be.


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George Will: Health care act's death star?
A willow, not an oak. So said conservatives of Chief Justice John Roberts when he rescued the Affordable Care Act -- aka Obamacare -- from being found unconstitutional. But the manner in which he did this may have made the ACA unworkable, thereby putting it on a path to ultimate extinction.
This plausible judgment comes from professor Thomas A. Lambert of the University of Missouri Law School, writing in Regulation quarterly, a publication of the libertarian Cato Institute. The crucial decision, he says, was four liberal justices joining Roberts' opinion declaring that the ACA's penalty for not complying with the mandate to purchase health insurance is actually a tax on not purchasing it. With this reasoning, the court severely limited the ability of the new health care regime to cope with its own predictable consequences.
What was supposed to be, constitutionally, the dispositive question turned out not to be. Conservatives said the mandate -- the requirement that people engage in commerce by purchasing health insurance -- exceeded Congress' enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce. Liberals ridiculed this argument, noting that since the judicial revolution wrought during the New Deal, courts have given vast deference to Congress regarding that power. The ridicule stopped when five justices, including Roberts, agreed with the conservative argument.
This did not, however, doom the ACA because Roberts invoked what Lambert calls "a longstanding interpretive canon that calls for the court, if possible, to interpret statutes in a way that preserves their constitutionality." Roberts did this by ruling that what Congress called a "penalty" for not obeying the mandate was really a tax on noncompliance. This must, Lambert thinks, have momentous -- and deleterious -- implications for the functioning of the ACA. The problems arise from the interplay of two ACA provisions -- "guaranteed issue" and "community rating."
The former forbids insurance companies from denying coverage because of a person's pre-existing health condition. The latter, says Lambert, requires insurers to price premiums "solely on the basis of age, smoker status, and geographic area, without charging higher premiums to sick people or those susceptible to sickness."
The point of the penalty to enforce the mandate was to prevent healthy people -- particularly healthy young people -- from declining to purchase insurance, or dropping their insurance, which would leave an insured pool of mostly old and infirm people. This would cause the cost of insurance premiums to soar, making it more and more sensible for the healthy to pay the ACA tax, which is much less than the price of insurance.
Roberts noted that a person earning $35,000 a year would pay a $60 monthly tax and someone earning $100,000 would pay $200. But the cost of a qualifying insurance policy is projected to be $400 a month. Clearly, it would be sensible to pay $60 or $200 rather than $400, because if one becomes ill, "guaranteed issue" assures coverage and "community rating" means that one's illness will not result in higher insurance rates.
So, Lambert says, the ACA's penalties are too low to prod the healthy to purchase insurance, even given ACA's subsidies for purchasers. The ACA's authors probably understood this perverse incentive and assumed that once Congress passed the ACA with penalties low enough to be politically palatable, Congress could increase them.
But Roberts' decision limits Congress' latitude by holding that the small size of the penalty is part of the reason it is, for constitutional purposes, a tax. It is not a "financial punishment" because it is not so steep that it effectively prohibits the choice of paying it. And, Roberts noted, "by statute, it can never be more." As Lambert says, the penalty for refusing to purchase insurance counts as a tax only if it remains so small as to be largely ineffective.
Unable to increase penalties substantially, Congress, in the context of "guaranteed issue" and "community rating," has only one way to induce healthy people to purchase insurance. This is by the hugely expensive process of increasing premium subsidies enough to make negligible the difference between the cost of insurance to purchasers and the penalty for not purchasing. Republicans will ferociously resist exacerbating the nation's financial crisis in order to rescue the ACA.
Because the penalties are "constitutionally" limited by the reasoning whereby Roberts declared them taxes, he may have saved the ACA's constitutionality by sacrificing its feasibility. So as the president begins his second term, the signature achievement of his first term looks remarkably rickety.
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Storm washes away much of 'Jersey Shore' town
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The waterfront rides on Casino Pier are gone, swallowed by the sea. A roller coaster bobs lazily in the waves. Sand, leaves and debris choke roads lined with houses that rest on their sides.
The barrier island home to Seaside Heights and other communities where legions of vacationers from New Jersey and beyond made summer memories is a scene of devastation days after superstorm Sandy's surge enveloped it.
Seaside Heights, where families have walked the boardwalk, eaten fried dough and ridden amusement park rides for generations, is in ruins. The boardwalk made famous by MTV's hit reality show "Jersey Shore" has been destroyed, with parts of it sticking straight up. Sand pushed up from the beach fills the road parallel to it.
The rides at Casino Pier, a waterfront amusement park, vanished under the Atlantic Ocean's power. A roller coaster from the Funtown Pier sat in the ocean. Roofs were ripped off houses, and utility poles were snapped in two, with their power lines tangled like shoelaces.
The house where the "Jersey Shore" cast lived appeared to avoid any damage. But elsewhere on the island — technically a long, narrow peninsula — boats had been tossed like toys, resting atop houses and cars. One lay next to a motel.
About 300 people have been taken off the island since the storm passed, public safety officials said. About 70 remain and will be ordered to leave and not allowed to return to the island until at least the weekend.
"We have to get everyone off the island because there is total devastation," Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd said Wednesday at a news conference.
In Ortley Beach, a section of the community of Toms River, sinkholes swallowed roads, roofs caved in and homes lay on their sides, separated from passable roads by pools of water.
One sinkhole had swallowed a red truck whose bed stuck up at a 45-degree angle, two tires resting on the road. A house was washed into the middle of Route 35, the main road through the island.
Messner and his daughter rode out the storm at their home in Ortley Beach. They and their dog walked over a bridge Wednesday, carrying a few bags. A friend greeted them on the other side.
They had planned to evacuate, but it took longer than they expected to board up their house, and they thought the bridge was closed.
"It was like being at ground zero — the wind, the rain," Messner said. "At one point a patrolman told us the dunes breached, and within minutes we had 10 feet of water in front of our house," he said.
In Brick Township, on the northern edge of the island, fire or water destroyed more than 50 homes, officials said. As many as 27 natural gas fires burned there Wednesday afternoon, Police Chief Neils R. Bergquist said.
There hasn't been looting in Seaside Heights, but a group of people who stayed on the island during the storm broke into a deli because they had no other food, Boyd said.
"Sandy destroyed Seaside — our second home," said "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in a statement to MTV News. "It's devastating to see our boardwalk and favorite spots ruined. My prayers go out to everyone affected by the storm."
Messner said a telephone pole and tree nearly landed on his house. He and his daughter rode out the storm on the second floor and, somehow, their house sustained little water damage.
He was shocked by what he saw walking to the bridge and over.
"You can't even imagine," he said.


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