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379,970 | Date of Issue: May 11,1996
General Information Contact: Arturo Silva [email protected] or 202/543-4110
A Kennesaw State College (Marietta, GA) survey of black businesses on Black Enterprise magazine's top 100 list reveals that over 58% estimate the long-term survival of the family business after the death of the current owner(s) will be significantly more difficult to impossible because of the federal estate tax. Edmund Peterson, Chairman of the African-American leadership group Project 21, says the survey reveals that the estate tax may deny the American dream to many hard-working families who save to provide their children with a better life.
The survey of Black Enterprise magazine's top 100 businesses include the following findings:
The black-owned businesses surveyed were overwhelmingly family-run. 97% were closely-held or privately run family businesses. All are first generation-owned. On average, the businesses employ 2.4 family members on a full-time or part-time basis. Only 35% have stockholders who are not family members. All have created new jobs, an average of 27, in the last five years. The average business surveyed started in 1984 and currently employs 96 people.
"This survey shows the federal estate tax does not allow black family businesses to create wealth and most importantly, keep this wealth 'all in the family.' Once again, big government is proving to be no friend to black-owned family-run businesses," says Edmund Peterson. "Simply put, the federal estate tax echoes the federal government's motto: 'What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine.'"
Estate taxes are applied to estates worth at least $600,000, but due to the insistence of some House and Senate Republicans, the 1996 budget agreement applies the estate tax (which starts at a 37% tax rate) to estates worth only $750,000 or more in 1998. Beginning in the year 2000, the value of the estate taxed will be indexed to inflation. Estate taxes provide less than 1% of total federal revenues.
Lonnie Thigpen, the son of 84 year-old Mississippi tree farmer Chester Thigpen (a grandson of slaves, and, with his wife, last year's National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year), recently testified before the House Ways and Means Committee about the injustice of the estate tax. "We're not rich people. My father and I do almost all the work on our land ourselves. Without estate tax reform, many [tree farmers'] properties will be broken up into smaller tracts or harvested prematurely. Some may no longer be economical to operate as tree farms and will perhaps be converted to other uses or back into marginal agriculture... My father and I planted some more trees not long ago. He knows he will not likely be here to see them mature. But he hopes that his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be able to watch those trees grow on the Thigpen Tree Farm..."
Contact Arturo Silva at 202/543-4110 or at [email protected]
(A publication of Project 21, a project of The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E. Washington, DC 20002; (202) 543-4110; Fax (202) 543-5975; E-Mail [email protected]; Web http://www.nationalcenter.org.) ###
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379,971 | Mitt Romney on Tuesday tried to rebut charges from President Obama’s campaign that he didn’t care about the plight of teachers, firefighters and police officers, arguing that hiring for such positions is handled at the local level.
“Of course, teachers, and fireman and policeman are hired at the local level and also by states,” Romney said on Fox News. “The federal government doesn’t pay for teachers, firefighters or policeman, so obviously that’s completely absurd.”
Last week, Romney said of Obama: “He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message in Wisconsin? The American people did. It’s time for us to cut back on government and help the American people.”
The president has been touting a long-stalled jobs bill that he claims would put public employees back to work. Romney derided the plan, calling it a second round of federal stimulus.
"It didn’t work the first time," Romney said. "It won’t work the second time.”
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said the $800 billion stimulus bill passed in 2009 has saved or created several million jobs. Politifact concluded that some of the money helped states and localities keep cops, teachers and firefighters on the payroll.
Correction: Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this story misstated the amount of the 2009 stimulus bill.<|endoftext|> |
379,972 | Apollo 17: The Beginning of the End of Humans on the Moon
Updated: December 7, 2012 | 2:27 p.m.
December 7, 2012 | 2:26 p.m.
Friday is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the final Apollo mission to the moon: Apollo 17. Below are pictures from that final trip, a look at the astronauts today, and a video about the launch posted by the International Astronautical Federation.
Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander; astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command-module pilot; and scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar-module pilot.
The Apollo 17 crew returned with 110 kilograms of rock and soil samples, more than from any of the other lunar landing sites. And after 30 years, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the moon.<|endoftext|> |
379,973 | On the second day of his “Words Have Meaning” video campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday released a video accusing his chief rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, of flip-flopping on support for Race to the Top, President Obama’s education initiative.
The video -- titled “Romney’s Race to the Flop” -- shows footage of Romney at a Miami town hall on Sept. 21 praising Education Secretary Arne Duncan for his work on RTTP. “He, for instance, has a program called Race to the Top which encourages schools to have more choice, more testing of kids, more evaluation of teachers,” Romney says in the video. “Those are things I think make some sense.”
Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said that Perry’s attack ad cuts off Romney’s remarks right before his next sentence, where he said, “For me, get that back to the state level.” Before the sentence praising Duncan, Romney also said, “The real answer for me on education is get it back to the states. Get information to the states. Encourage with incentives programs that work like school choice.”
The video cuts straight to footage of Perry at the GOP debate in Orlando, Fla., the next night accusing Romney of being the “one person on this stage who is for Obama’s Race to the Top.” Romney looks dubious, saying he doesn’t know what Perry is talking about. “I don’t support any particular program that he’s describing,” he says.
At the debate, Romney went on to say that Duncan’s initiatives were “a lot better than what the president did, which is cutting off school choice in the Washington, D.C., schools.”
On Monday, Perry released another video accusing Romney of having “an integrity problem” because he removed a line of his book, No Apology, between the hardcover and paperback editions to diminish the fact that Romney’s Massachusetts health care law served as a model for Obama’s health care law. Perry’s campaign appears to have seized on the tried-and-true campaign tactic of portraying his opponent as a flip-flopper.<|endoftext|> |
379,974 | Angelina Jolie Says Her Kids are the Key to Her Happiness
Angelina Jolie's children are the key to her happiness.
The 37-year-old actress - who raises Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, six, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with fiancé Brad Pitt - had no idea how ''enriched'' a family would make her life, although the bond she had with her own mother, the late Marcheline Bertrand, gave her an idea of the strong bond between parent and child.
She said: ''For me, being a mother has enriched my world so much more than I could ever have imagined.
''It's hard to say that I needed to be able to care for children to become happy in my life, but I think there's a lot of truth to that.
''My mother was very devoted to my brother and me. Having experienced that level of love makes you understand how much your children will appreciate you.''
Angelina also believes the key to being a good parent is to always put your children first.
She added to OK! magazine: ''I think being a good mother involves a decision to be selfless - often there's no choice. You put your children first and then everything follows from that.''
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379,975 | If you find yourself watching too much TV and just do not know how to change that habit, why not check out the different titles the National Magazine Exchange has to offer? Subscribing to a magazine is a great way to do something other than watch TV but still be able to relax. Learn about gardening; get some new recipes for your family; find out how to get in shape – no matter what it is, do something instead of watching TV but make sure you still have plenty of relaxation ideas. You can do that by signing up to something really fun from the National Magazine Exchange.
Life is too short to not be having fun; but sometimes, there can be too much of a good thing; that is why getting a magazine from the National Magazine Exchange on a monthly basis is a great way of relaxing without always feeling the need to achieve.<|endoftext|> |
379,976 | Pregnancy Sends Force Hood To Sidelines
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Six months ago, National Hot Rod Ass’n Funny Car driver Ashley Force Hood might have said that winning back-to-back Mac Tools U.S. Nationals titles was a dream come true, a feat that vaulted her to her greatest achievement and cemented her “Next Generation” drag-racing ambassador status.
But 2011 will deliver even bigger responsibility and a test of her talents. And none of it will happen from the seat of her John Force Racing-owned Castrol GTX Ford Mustang.
Force Hood — 2007 Rookie of the Year, runner-up to brother-in-law Robert Hight for the 2009 championship, and third behind her father this past year — will sit out the 2011 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season. As part of Tuesday’s torrent of news from Yorba Linda, Calif., Force Hood announced that she and husband Dan are expecting their first child.
Not only will she have her hands full with motherhood, but Force Hood, 28, has taken on new responsibilities as president of John Force Entertainment. The newly established full-service media company is designed to expand the JFR brand on a variety of new and existing platforms.
John Force Entertainment already is developing a new reality television show (not a continuation of A&E’s “Driving Force” program), a John Force biography, and plans to turn the biography into a feature-length film and documentary. She also said she plans to write a book for children.
Force Hood still owns the NHRA Funny Car national speed record at 316.38 miles per hour. And her life still is moving at a nitro-powered pace. She told reporters at the organization’s Southern California and hundreds of media members and fans watching live on the Internet about her family plans just moments after informing members of her Castrol GTX team of the news via satellite hook-up at the John Force Racing East facility at Brownsburg, Ind.
“This past November, after watching my dad clinch his 15th championship, Dan and I decided we would try to start a family,” she said. “We knew it was unlikely to happen in such a short amount of time and if it didn’t, I could still race the 2011 season and we’d try again next winter.
“We felt that if God wanted it to happen, it would happen. Well, God didn’t waste any time, and I am pregnant and due at the end of the summer,” Force Hood said. “Dan and I know there is always a risk at the beginning of a pregnancy, so we waited as long as possible to say anything to make sure everything was all right. And there were no problems.”
Mike Neff, the 2008 Rookie of the Year who won the final race of his driving stint in November 2009, will rejoin Hight and John Force as a driver. Neff will drive the car in which Force won the 2010 title and will serve as his own crew chief. That will keep intact the team that prepped Force to his record 15th championship. Dan Hood will assist with the tune-up as part of his development as a “Next Generation” crew chief.
Force will drive his daughter’s car, with Dean “Guido” Antonelli and Ron Douglas his crew chiefs.
The development represents a hiatus only for Force Hood.
“She wants that championship. She’s just got a little detour,” her father said.
She said she won’t be in the background, that she just won’t be in the driver’s seat: “I will be taking off this season, but I will still represent Castrol, Ford, Auto Club, BrandSource and Mac Tools; will still be involved in media, commercials, and interviews; and will definitely still be rooting on my teammates to go after that 2011 championship.”
Force Hood graduated from Cal State-Fullerton with a degree in Radio, TV, and Film. She said she’s excited to put her studies to maximum use as president of John Force Entertainment.<|endoftext|> |
379,977 | Cambodia - Politics, government, and taxation
Prior to 1991, Cambodia had long been dominated by authoritarian regimes. Since 1993, however, Cambodia has had a multi-party democracy. During its first phase of democracy, Cambodia actually had 2 prime ministers, 1 from each of the 2 major political parties, as a kind of political compromise. In 1993, Cambodia became a constitutional democracy with the popular Norodom Sihanouk serving as the king. Sihanouk has been an important force in contributing to compromise among competing political factions. The system of having 2 prime ministers, however, became unworkable and was highly inefficient. It also created a particularly complex environment for international investors or others pursuing economic or development activities in Cambodia. New national elections in 26 July 1998, resulted in a new government with only 1 prime minister.
Cambodia has a bicameral legislature, consisting of a popularly elected National Assembly (122 seats) and a Senate (61 seats). The members of both bodies serve 5-year terms. The king chooses the prime minister after a vote of confidence by the National Assembly. Since 1998, the prime minister has been Hun Sen. There is also a judicial branch led by the Supreme Court.
Taxation and the ability to collect revenues by the government remain weak, though government revenues increased 40 percent between 1998 and 1999. Such revenues represented only 11 percent of the GDP and direct taxes accounted for only 6 percent of total domestic revenue. Corruption and an inability to collect taxes plagued the government throughout the 1990s.<|endoftext|> |
379,978 | Photo by Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER
Michael Morse will join Roger Bernadina and Rick Ankiel in left field in 2011.
At first glance, it sounds a bit preposterous to suggest Roger Bernadina, Michael Morse and/or Rick Ankiel are going to produce as much at the plate as Willingham did. But truth is, that consortium probably will come close to, if not exceed, the production of its predecessor.
Actually, a more accurate way to put it is like this: The Nationals are likely to get comparable offensive production out of their left fielders this year as they did last year. That's because Willingham, while certainly productive when he was in the lineup, wasn't in the lineup the entire season.
Despite his remarkably consistent numbers over the years -- a batting average in the .260s, 20-25 homers, an OBP in the .360s and an OPS in the .840s -- Willingham has also been remarkably consistent in his inability to avoid the disabled list. He's reached 600 plate appearances only once in five full seasons in the majors, and he averaged only 476 the last two seasons with the Nationals.
Point is, even with Willingham on the roster, the Nats needed other players to account for more than 30 percent of plate appearances by left fielders. So the challenge facing the current group to duplicate what last year's group did isn't quite as daunting.
In 2010, Nationals left fielders hit a combined .248 with 24 homers, 80 RBI, a .352 OBP and a .788 OPS. Aside from the high on-base mark (attributable mostly to Willingham's ability to draw walks, which will be missed) it doesn't seem at all unreasonable to ask this season's trio to match or even surpass those numbers.
Bernadina and Morse alone posted comparable stats last year. Those two combined to hit .263 with 26 homers, 88 RBI, a .324 OBP and a .761 OPS. (They did total 754 plate appearances, which is about 50 more than you'd normally expect from one position over a full season, so the home run and RBI totals are a bit too high.)
And the Nationals will be adding Ankiel to the mix in 2011. The journeyman former pitcher didn't do much at the plate last season with the Royals and Braves, hitting .232 with six homers, 24 RBI and a .709 OPS over 240 plate appearances. But Nats officials strongly believe Ankiel is poised for an offensive renaissance now that he's working full-time with hitting coach Rick Eckstein (the two have a strong history together).
It will be up to Jim Riggleman to figure out how best to mix-and-match Bernadina, Morse and Ankiel to maximize their production. Figure Bernadina and Ankiel get most of their at-bats against right-handers, with Morse in the lineup against lefties, though the plan could certainly change if one player gets particularly hot at the plate.
No matter how the at-bats are divvied up, by the end of 2011, the Nationals have reason to believe they can get as much (if not more) offense from their left fielders than they did one year ago.<|endoftext|> |
379,979 | Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Beltway Baseball Live - 8/2/11
The trade deadline has passed, Jason Marquis and Jerry Hairston are gone, Drew Storen is still here and Stephen Strasburg is very close to pitching again.
Chase Hughes and I discussed all that -- and showed exclusive video of Strasburg making his final simulated game appearance in Viera -- at 1 p.m. today during our latest live edition of Beltway Baseball. We also answered your questions on Roger Bernadina, Ivan Rodriguez, Laynce Nix and the makeup of the Nats' rotation moving forward.
If you missed the show, here it is, split into two parts. You can find Part 2 below the jump...
Posted by Mark Zuckerman at 9:00 AM<|endoftext|> |
379,980 | US Presswire photo
Jayson Werth's bloop double in the fourth led to the game's only run.
Hitting highlight: The Nationals scored only one run, so not a lot of options to choose from here. Even that one run came about thanks to back-to-back bloop base hits from Werth and LaRoche in the fourth. Werth's ball just fell in front of a sliding Justin Maxwell in center field, resulting in a hustle double. LaRoche then dropped a single in between three Houston fielders in shallow left field to bring home Werth with the game's lone run.
Pitching highlight: What else can you say about Gonzalez? He's been nothing short of brilliant in the first two starts of his career at Nationals Park. And he's been remarkably consistent. Five days after allowing two hits over seven shutout innings against the Reds, the left-hander allowed two hits over seven shutout innings against the Astros. Most impressive has been Gonzalez's ability to keep the ball in the strike zone (he's only issued two walks over his last 14 innings) and make batters swing and miss at his curveball (15 strikeouts in those 14 innings).
Key stat: After an 0-for-3 performance tonight, struggling outfielder Mark DeRosa is now 2-for-25 this season without an extra-base hit.
Up next: Jordan Zimmermann looks to continue this remarkable run of pitching at 7:05 p.m. tomorrow in Game 3 of this four-game series. Right-hander Lucas Harrell starts for Houston.<|endoftext|> |
379,981 | Associated Press photo
Mike Rizzo and Davey Johnson will face criticism all winter after the Game 5 loss.
In the immediate wake of their 9-7 loss to the Cardinals, the Nationals and their fans were too consumed with emotion to think rationally about what had just transpired. But with sunrise and a new day comes more perspective and an opportunity to revisit the path that led everything to this soul-crushing juncture.
Here, then, is a look back at some of the toughest decisions Mike Rizzo, Davey Johnson and others made leading up to and during the NLDS...
1. THE STRASBURG SHUTDOWN
It was inevitable: The only way the Nationals could have avoided subjecting themselves to criticism from around the world about their decision to shut down a healthy Stephen Strasburg in early-September was to win the World Series. (And even then, some would have decried Rizzo for denying the right-hander the opportunity to contribute to a title.)
So it's no surprise that much of the discussion this morning centers on the Strasburg shutdown and whether it factored at all into the outcome of this series.
"I'm not going to think about it," Rizzo inside the disconsolate clubhouse late last night. "We had a plan in mind, and it was something we had from the beginning. I stand by my decision. We'll take the criticism as it comes, but we have to do what's best for the Washington Nationals, and we think we did."
Would Strasburg's presence on the active roster have won the series for the Nationals? It sure doesn't seem that way. The guy who replaced him in the rotation, Ross Detwiler, was the only guy on the staff to produce a quality start in the series. Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann and Edwin Jackson still would have pitched, and likely struggled.
And who's to say Strasburg would have pitched any better? His ERA over his final six starts was 4.29. He was showing signs of fatigue. He would have been entering uncharted territory in innings and pitches thrown over a long season.
On top of all that, Strasburg's presence wouldn't have turned the Nationals' youthful hitters into clutch postseason performers, nor allowed Drew Storen to throw one more strike in the ninth inning last night that would have made this debate moot anyway.
2. DAVEY JOHNSON'S BULLPEN USE
Johnson spent all week talking about how he wasn't going to change anything about the way he managed his team in the postseason, insisting the manner -- and the players -- that produced 98 wins in the regular season could also win in October.
But in the Nationals' final two games of the year, the veteran skipper contradicted himself with his bullpen usage, staying away from several relievers who helped him get to this point and instead turning to two struggling starters in unfamiliar roles.
The gamble worked in Game 4 with Jordan Zimmermann striking out the side. It did not work in Game 5, with Edwin Jackson laboring through the seventh inning and giving up a run that put the Cardinals in better position to mount their final rally.
"I just felt like Jackson was the best choice I had to get through that part of that lineup," Johnson said. "He did the job for me. He gave up a run, but he did what we needed to, to get to the people we needed to get to."
The most curious absence from Game 5 might well have been Ryan Mattheus, the right-hander who was so effective all season escaping jams and who authored the greatest two-pitch relief appearance in history in Game 1. Mattheus never did warm up last night.
Some will also question the fact Johnson used Storen in the 8-0 Game 3 blowout, in the process forcing the young right-hander to pitch on three consecutive days. Storen wound up throwing 70 pitches in three days. He had actually been used back-to-back-to-back in September, so this wasn't a first-time challenge. Though in that previous instance (Sept. 10-12) he threw a total of only 22 pitches.
3. STICKING WITH THE SAME LINEUP
Johnson may not have stayed true to his plan in the bullpen, but he certainly stayed true when it came to his starting lineup. The same eight players started all five games of the series in the same batting order: Jayson Werth, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, Adam LaRoche, Michael Morse, Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa, Kurt Suzuki.
That lineup produced little in the series' first four games, going a collective 3-for-24 with runners in scoring position. It did burst out early in Game 5 against Adam Wainwright, scoring six quick runs and knocking the veteran starter out of the game.
But those bats went silent the rest of the night -- save Suzuki's insurance-run single in the eighth -- and at the end of the series there is reason to wonder whether anyone off the bench should have been given a chance to replace one of the struggling starters.
The most obvious candidate to have been benched was Espinosa, who went 1-for-15 with two walks and seven strikeouts in the series. Espinosa also was shaky in the field at times, diminishing his value to the Nationals.
Would Steve Lombardozzi have delivered a big hit in a big moment had he replaced Espinosa? We'll never know. But by the end of Game 5, it -- like so many other subjects -- was a valid question to ask.<|endoftext|> |
379,982 | Photo by Bob Youngentob / CSNwashington.com
Nationals fans will get to experience postseason baseball next week.
There isn't much time to rest, up, though. The National League Division Series awaits this weekend.
Now, if only the Nationals knew who they'll be playing and when.
Though they've wrapped up their first NL East title, there's still plenty left to be decided. The Nationals enter play today tied with the Reds for the NL's best record at 96-64. They own the tiebreaker against Cincinnati based on their 5-2 head-to-head record this season, so they merely need to hold their position over the next two days.
If the Nationals do end up as the No. 1 seed, they would face the winner of Friday night's NL Wild Card playoff in the NLDS, with Games 1 and 2 on the road Sunday and Monday in either Atlanta, St. Louis or Los Angeles. Nationals Park would then host Game 3 and, if necessary, Games 4 and 5 next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
If the Nationals end up as the No. 2 seed, they know they'll travel to San Francisco to face the NL West champion Giants on Saturday and Sunday. They would then return home for Game 3 on Tuesday, with Games 4 and 5 scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday if necessary.
One major complicating factor to all this: The weather. It's been pouring all day, and there's a 60 percent of rain throughout the evening, leaving tonight's game against the Phillies up in the air.
Though the outcome of the game has no bearing on the division race, it likely has bearing on the race with the Reds for the league's best record. And since this year's new format creates a real distinction between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, Major League Baseball is going to want the Nationals to do everything within their power to play this game.
That could mean a long night at the park today, or it could mean a doubleheader tomorrow.
The division may be clinched and the postseason may be coming to Washington next week for the first time in 79 years, but there's still much to be sorted out between now and then.<|endoftext|> |
379,983 | US Presswire photo
Adam LaRoche and Michael Morse would be big pieces in 2013, but after that?
It's a philosophy that has done the Nationals well, allowing them to build a team that not only reached the postseason for the first time this year but is built to keep on winning for years to come.
Might it be an appropriate time, however, to tweak that philosophy? For the first time in their history, might the Nationals sacrifice long-term potential in exchange for short-term satisfaction?
This might be the most compelling, over-arching question of the offseason. Clearly, this is a team that will enter 2013 with a real shot at winning the World Series, no matter what moves Rizzo makes before pitchers and catchers report for spring training. But there are moves Rizzo could make to bolster his club's chances of immediate success, if he's willing to perhaps hinder his chances of winning down the road.
It starts, really, with Adam LaRoche, the most-pressing offseason question facing the Nationals. Both Rizzo and the free agent want to continue their marriage, hoping to build off a fantastic 2012 that saw LaRoche win both the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove at first baseman while finishing in a sixth-place tie for NL MVP.
There's no question LaRoche's return would give the Nationals a better chance of winning the World Series in 2013. But the only way LaRoche will be playing in D.C. in 2013 is if he gets a long-term contract, most likely with at least three years guaranteed.
The Nationals may be willing to meet those demands, but doing so could hamstring them down the road. With LaRoche locked up through, say, 2015, there might be no spot on the diamond for young slugger Tyler Moore, or no vacant spot that would permit Michael Morse or Ryan Zimmerman to some day make a position switch. And, of course, there's no guarantee LaRoche would still be a 30-homer, 100-RBI threat at age 35 in year three of a contract that could turn into an albatross.
Speaking of Morse, he figures into this dilemma as well. Signed for one more season at a reasonable salary of $6.75 million, he'll be poised to strike it rich next winter as a free agent. Given all the other long-term financial commitments the Nationals already have on the books (Zimmerman, Jayson Werth, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez) and those they would like to add in the very near future (Ian Desmond, Jordan Zimmermann) there probably isn't enough money left over to re-sign Morse.
Which is why you've heard some speculation the slugger could be traded this winter. Rather than lose him via free agency and receive a draft pick as compensation, Rizzo could be inclined to seek a deal now that would bring a larger return back to Washington.
That would certainly be a wise long-term strategy. But if the Nationals are more interested in going for broke in 2013, they'd much rather keep Morse one more season and then let him walk away after that.
And then there's the dilemma in center field, a longstanding issue for the Nationals that could easily be resolved this winter if they're willing to pony up for one of two big-name free agents on the market: Michael Bourn or B.J. Upton. Either would make a nice addition to the lineup, particularly the leadoff-hitting Bourn.
But the cost to acquire either free agent could be a five-year contract, one that would certainly have long-term ramifications for the organization. Would Bourn help the Nationals win right now? Absolutely? Would he still be as helpful in 2017, more than someone the Nats could promote from their own farm system like Brian Goodwin? That's debatable.
Put this all together, and it becomes clear Rizzo faces quite an interesting dilemma this winter. He could decide to go for broke, play all his cards and assemble a roster that has the very best chance of winning a championship in 2013. Or he could decide to stick with the plan that has worked so well to this point, making calculated additions that give the Nationals a chance to win now but not at the expense of winning in the future.
It's a dilemma the Nationals have never faced before, but it's certainly one worth considering now that they suddenly find themselves in a position they've never held before.<|endoftext|> |
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This has been going on for a couple weeks. I thought maybe it was just my Nook. But I'm on my laptop now and still can't see them. What's up?
I am the new Black.
"HIV is a complex mother. Trust me I've written multiple papers and even a rap song about it." Murrcat aka Turtles
"Hope the Mail are saving space tomorrow for Samantha Brick's reaction piece on the reactions to her piece about the reactions to her piece." ~ Tweet reposted by Rou.<|endoftext|> |
379,985 | Hi, I tried this because I read your thread awhile back and I really do think it works. (And I now look like a crazy person walking around with a pair of yellow kitchen gloves tucked into my purse! lol)
I thought the hair would stick to the rubber and pull out the clumps, but it doesn't seem to do anything like that.
My mom also mentioned this theory to her hairdresser and she tested one of her rubber gloves on her hair and said she could see it working (I don't think she actually DID it though).<|endoftext|> |
379,986 | (NaturalNews) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a devastating condition that affects more than 45 million Americans. Symptoms of IBS include: bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain or cramping. People suffering from IBS have a higher rate of hospitalizations, work absenteeism, feelings of poor quality of life, and abdominal surgeries than healthy patients with other gastrointestinal illnesses. People with IBS symptoms miss more than three times as many work days than people without bowel symptoms. I know all of this firsthand because I was diagnosed with the syndrome in 2004 after two years of living in misery with unexplained digestive discomforts.
Bloating, constipation, gas, and abdominal pain were daily occurrences in my life. I could fit into a pair of jeans in the morning, and then have to unbutton them after lunch because they didn't physically fit me anymore. One of the most frustrating things about IBS is that no one knows exactly what causes it, and there is no cure. Also, there is no diagnostic marker for IBS and so many tests are done to rule out other more serious conditions. That meant that I had to have a colonoscopy at the young age of 26 in addition to a barium x-ray, which entailed drinking a white sludgy chalky-tasting mixture that wreaked havoc on my already sensitive innards.
Fortunately, more and more research has been done on IBS to determine the causes since my diagnosis in 2004. Back then, there was hardly any online information on it. As a result I've invested (wasted) probably thousands of dollars on worthless and sometimes dangerous medications just to try and regain a normal life. I've tried: Milk of Magnesia, Fiber Choice, Fibercon, Metamucil, Citrucel, Celexa (anti-depressant), Levsin (anti-spasmodic), Zelnorm (IBS-specific drug, now yanked off the market because of its links to heart attacks and strokes), Maalox, Prevacid, and literally dozens of others to try and get rid of my bloating and pain, which were my top two worst symptoms. I could start the day feeling fairly well, but by the end of the day, I was sometimes in tears from the pain and discomfort I was feeling.
I became pregnant with my first child in September 2004, and had a miserable pregnancy. Astonishingly, within minutes of giving birth to my son in July 2005, I became symptom-free and remained so for the next seven-and-a-half months. Not surprisingly, this is around the time I returned to work full-time. I was starting to realize that my condition had a lot to do with stress in addition to the foods I was eating. Simultaneously, I had become more aware of the foods I was eating, which included artificial sweeteners and a lot of "diet" foods. I became more interested in organic and natural foods, and started incorporating more of those into my diet.
Returning to work full-time after becoming a new mother was too stressful for my body to handle, and I fell back into the dreaded familiar pattern of bloating, constipation, gas, and abdominal pain. Stress obviously played a very important role in how my gut functioned so I decided to take a different approach and see a psychologist to see if she could determine what stressors were taking the hardest toll on my body.
During the course of my treatment, I had become pregnant with my second child in May 2006. Along with determining ways for me to better handle my stress, my psychologist was also recommending that I go on a low dosage of an anti-depressant after the birth of my daughter. I was having another miserable pregnancy and was anxiously counting down the days to when I could start up another anti-depressant. I had begun taking Celexa about two months before I became pregnant with my daughter and it had worked wonders for my IBS. Obviously, I had to discontinue its use when I found out I was expecting and was quite disappointed. After doing some research, though, I realized that the relief I felt from Celexa was probably due to the documented side-effect of diarrhea, which in my constipated state probably brought my body to a more 'regular' state.
In February 2007, I gave birth to my daughter, and again, I became symptom-free the instant that she was born. For me, I believe that my IBS is related to hormones and stress. In April 2007, I picked up running. I mentioned this to my psychologist and to my surprise she said that consistent running is the equivalent to a low-dose of an anti-depressant. She said that she would prescribe this to many of her patients, but because running is so hard on the body, it's just not very realistic. Encouraged by this, I continued to run in hopes that I would not have to go on an anti-depressant. I ran six 5ks (road races) in 2007 and am now training for my first 25k in May 2008. I am happy to report that I returned to work in October 2007 and managed to remain IBS-free to this day. After many miserable years of lots of trial and error, I finally found my cause and cure.
And I don't think I'm alone. According to a May 2005 Wall Street Journal article, "an altogether different treatment [for depression] that shows tremendous promise has gone largely unnoticed. That treatment is exercise. A growing body of medical literature, including at least three 2005 studies, is showing that aerobic routines as well as weight lifting are effective at combating depression. In addition to the famous "runner's high," or endorphin surge that provides a temporary mood lift following a workout, the studies show that there is a round-the-clock relief that sets in several weeks after the establishment of a regular exercise routine."
Since many IBS patients are put on anti-depressants, it would make sense that exercise would provide much-needed relief for IBS sufferers as well, who also commonly suffer from depression.
I don't run every day, but run at least three times a week for at least 30 minutes. Because I am training for the 25k my mileage will increase over the next couple of months. I plan on continuing to run for as long as my body will let me.
There are also many natural treatments for IBS that are worth trying. Enteric-coated peppermint capsules work as an anti-inflammatory; self-hypnosis also has been shown to reduce symptoms in many sufferers; regular yoga practices works to reduce stress, anxiety and pain; fennel (seeds or tea) works to regulate contractions of the small bowel and aids gas expulsion; acacia fiber is a soluble fiber that helps both diarrhea and constipation; Ginger acts as an anti-spasmodic, helps prevent vomiting, and improves the tone of intestinal muscles.
Author's Note: IBS is a serious and sometimes debilitating disorder and cannot be self-diagnosed. If you suspect you suffer from it, please see your doctor to rule out more serious conditions.
A married mother of two young children, Julie Hurley is a freelance writer with a strong interest in natural living. She is also the Grand Rapids Healthy Food Examiner for Examiner.com. Visit her page at: tinyurl.com/healthyfoodexaminer.
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379,993 | MEMPHIS WILL TAKE RUBIO and then trade conley blazers maybe they where trying to get him last year but pulled out it would also help oden transition to the nba easier since he has played with conley before memphis gets sergio great back up that plays the open floor and travis outlaw really helps them score off the bench and a couple second round picks what do u guys think ?
also i think the thunder will pick thabet trade green someone else for harden he would be a perfect fit with durant
The thunder should keep Westbrook, Green and Durant together because they are a strong core and they already have chemistry together. I reckon they should trade down and get Harden who would be the ultimate compliment to them he just needs to prove he can defend. Serge Ibaka still has the same amount of potential as Thabeet in my opinion and if the pick trades to washington they probably end up with javale mcgee.
i think that jeff green would be best coming of the bench for the thunder. Imagine him as a sixth man!! i agree trade down for either harden or derozan. I dont no any free agents but is there a good centre (not Krstic) they could pick up???
the thunder should get Kwame Brown lol jj. i reckon just develop the younger players this year and get some quality big free agents in 2010. Trevor Ariza would be a great fit for the thunder hes only 24 and is an unrestricted free agent this year.
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Jessica Hibler is studying broadcast journalism and Spanish at Middle Tennessee State University on an honors scholarship. Jessica grew up showing horses on an international level and was number one in the state from age five to age seventeen.
In 2004, Jessica’s father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; since that time, Jessica has been an active supporter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Every year, Jessica has participated in multiple “walk for the cure” events, and she has used her Miss Tennessee USA title to bring more awareness to this devastating disease. Becoming Miss Tennessee USA also opened Jessica’s eyes to new organizations, one being Same Sky; Same Sky is a trade initiative that provides HIV positive women in Central Africa a valuable skill set. Jessica was fortunate enough to host a trunk show event for Same Sky where she raised nearly $3,000.
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379,995 | Construction of a new overpass at Interstate 70 and 24 Road in Grand Junction is reaching its peak and motorists all over the Grand Valley can expect to feel the impact during the beginning of this week.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is closing I-70 in both directions from the Clifton interchange to the 22 Road interchange Monday and Tuesday night.
The closure will be in effect both nights from 7 pm to 5 am. Also 24 road will be closed to all traffic from Canyon View Park to the entrance of Fellowship Church.
The road closures are needed in order for CDOT to put in place concrete girders for the bridge.
In order to get around the closure motorists are advised to use the I-70 business loop and 6&50 corridors as well as Patterson Road as alternate routes.<|endoftext|> |
379,996 | Grand Junction Police surround the home of an Orchard Mesa Neighborhood this afternoon after responding to a report of shots fired.
Posted: 3:09 PM
Even though school has been in session for about a month and a half now, so far no school zones have been set up around the new Pear Park Elementary School.
Updated: 1:49 AM
A Grand Junction man was convicted late last night on a total of seven counts stemming from an incident back in January of 2005.
Updated: 6:55 PM
This week's Grand Valley Power Student of the week use to dread math like many students. That is until one teacher took the time to make things clear.
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Charges against a man accused of shooting another man are officially dropped today by the Mesa County District Attorney.
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Thanks in large part to the passing of Referendum C, Colorado's economy is stable and steadily improving, however, some are cautioning to think of the future.
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One of two flu clinic locations have been canceled for this Friday following delays in shipping the vaccine.
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Mesa Land Trust announces today an agreement with a Glade Park rancher that will place more than 1,800 acres of land under a conservation agreement.
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Mesa County's proposed budget for 2007 is .7% less than last year's,
and county officials are chalking it up to a completely new budgeting process.
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A hit and run accident leads to one man being arrested while the other is sent to the hospital with serious injuries. The accident happened a little before noon Tuesday at the intersection of 30 and F Roads.
Updated: 9:20 AM
For a second time in less than two weeks, an inmate at the Mesa County Jail suffers self–inflicted injuries.
Posted: 9:43 PM
Thanks to electronic evidence, charges will most likely not be filed against a man accused of shooting an elderly Grand Junction resident.
Updated: 9:54 PM
Tuesday at 7pm is the deadline for registering to vote.
Updated: 11:33 AM
A groundbreaking today marks the beginning of construction on a much–anticipated parking structure in downtown Grand Junction.
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A person armed with a gun robbed a local Grand Junction Saturday night.
Updated: 8:30 PM
Speed and alcohol may have contributed to a motorcycle crash that killed a man in Clifton Monday morning.
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A semi truck - trailer carrying a concentrated dye, experiences technical problems - causing a big mess and a part of Interstate 70 to close.
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A wedding can be one of the most stressful events to organize. But there was some help on Sunday for some Grand Junction couples planning for their big day.
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According to the Colorado State Patrol a Ford F–150 pickup truck was heading westbound on Interstate 70 when the driver lost control and rolled twice into the median of the interstate.
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The Cedaredge Town Park added on another year to a long standing tradition, as the 29th annual Apple Fest Celebration rolled on throughout the weekend.
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The topic of the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms was the topic of a Saturday debate for political candidates in Grand Junction.
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Alexander is accused of attempted murder stemming from an officer involved shooting back in 2005.
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A 15 year old male carried a semi –concealed weapon on two school campuses Thursday.
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379,997 | A sex offender is behind bars in Montrose County this afternoon - after allegedly breaking into the home of a teenage girl he wasn't supposed to see.
Robert Campbell is being held on a $1,000 bond after police say he broke into a house and attempted to assault a teenage girl.
Another man, Cimarron Mendoza was also arrested late last night. Police say he was with Campbell when he broke into the house and helped him attack a person staying in the house.
The teenage girl told police Campbell came into the house to "be with her.” Campbell was accused of failing to register as a sex offender earlier this year. He also has several pending charges for violating a protection order.
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379,998 | Many students have already received their back-to-school shots, but not everyone chooses to get them. Health experts are recommending you reconsider as some diseases are gearing up to become epidemics. Know more about these vaccines.
Students of all ages are required by Colorado law to get a number of different vaccinations, but parents can fill out a simple form to have their children exempt. Required or not, though, health officials are urging people to protect themselves and start as early as possible.
"The pertussis, or whooping cough, outbreak that we're seeing right now, not only in the state of Colorado but nationwide, is a great example of why vaccinations are so important," said Mesa County Health Department director of health promotion Kristy Emerson.
Whooping cough is making its rounds, including 11 confirmed cases in Mesa County as well as a number of pending cases. In Colorado, as of August 11, 2012, a total of 715 cases of whooping cough had been confirmed. The state average from 2007-2011 for this calendar year is 158 cases.
"Whooping cough is sort of resurging. We're starting to see a lot of those cases, and it's something that can be prevented by receiving a vaccination," Emerson said.
With this epidemic in mind, health officials are continuing to stress the importance of vaccinations, including those for students who are constantly in contact with others.
"Some shots are required for attendance in school, and they're required by the state department of health," School District 51 spokesperson Christy McGee said. "If [students] do vaccinate, we want to make sure we have updated records, and if they don't want to, we want to make sure that we have the exemption forms that are required."
The school district tracks how many of its students receive shots. For instance, as of May, kindergarten through fifth grade had 553 students who hadn't turned in updated shot records or exemption forms.
"We don't want diseases to spread; we don't want illnesses to spread," McGee said.
Colorado law does state that students can be suspended if their vaccinations aren't up to date, and granted, not all shots are required but are instead recommended like the flu.
Though it may seem early, health experts highly recommend students and adults alike already look at getting the flu shot. People no longer need to worry about the flu shot not lasting until the peak of flu season.
"It’s earlier than we've seen in other seasons,” Community Hospital vice president of ancillary services Debbie Riggle said. "New studies are showing that immunity actually lasts longer than we used to think, and so getting vaccinated early is a good idea."
You may have already seen area businesses promoting the flu shot vaccination around town, and health officials say if it's convenient for you, you should get it now.
The Mesa County Health Department also recommends students get the HPV shot. It's recommended that they get it sooner rather than later, but they can receive it up to their mid-20s.
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379,999 | AUSTIN, TX (KKCO) Donations are surging for Armstrong's "Livestrong" cancer charity. Normally the foundation says it receives about $3,200 a day in donations. But on Friday, the day Armstrong was banned from cycling, about $80,000 was donated. Armstrong even took to Twitter to thank his supporters. Livestrong will celebrate it's 15th anniversary this October.
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Sociercise, LLC., a startup company based out of the Atlanta area, has developed an iPhone app that brings new meaning to the words “training partner”. The simple to use app tracks and saves all pertinent run stats and allows users to race in real time against one another from remote locations. The app, which launches on December 13th turns every day into race day.
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Sociercise, LLC, a technology start-up in Atlanta,GA, is launching a new app that will revolutionize training for recreational and professional runners. The Sociercise-Real Time Running Races app for iPhone promises to replace the need for multiple gadgets and exercise tracking programs, and covers new territory with a technology allowing users to compete in real time, peer to peer races anytime, anywhere.
Launching on December 13th, Sociercise is a fully featured mobile application that boasts run tracking, goal setting and monitoring, as well as event sharing capabilities. The racing application will enable runners to compete and train with other users in remote locations in real time, which is a very unique feature to this app. While other apps on the market may replace GPS watches or manual tracking programs, no other offers live remote racing. The company's founders, Tom Vinkler and Bobby Valentine, believe that this motivational feature of the app is what makes Sociercise truly different, and that it will give new incentive to competitive runners, transforming their training.
A future version of the iPhone running app will enable non-profit organizations to host charity fund raising races, utilizing that same remote technology. During such events an organization can raise money directly through the Sociercise platform, and non-profits will no longer be limited by geography or time frame, saving overhead costs and increasing participation in events. The future version will also enable peer to peer racing and run tracking for treadmill runners. The Sociercise app is expected to be a uniquely functional, and popular new addition to the iPhone for runners everywhere.
Sociercise Real Time Running Races requires an iPhone with iOS 4.2 or later and 6.5 MB of storage space.
Pricing and availability
Sociercise-Real Time Running Races through the AppStore in the Health and Fitness category and will be free for a limited time beginning on December 13, 2012. Review copies are available immediately upon request.
Sociercise-Real Time Running Races in AppStore: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sociercise-real-time-running/id567206550?ls=1&mt=8
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Tom Vinkler and Bobby Valentine are proponents of the fit and balanced life, where the combination of exercise, competition, social interaction, and social good combine to form a well rounded existence. These core principles guide the development of the Sociercise platform. Sociercise is more than an application or a website, it is a way of life.
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