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Cool Trivia...
August 20, 2011
1619 – First Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia
1741 – Alaska discovered by Danish explorer Vitus Bering
1781 – George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis
1866 – Pres Andres Johnson formally declares Civil War over
1896 – Dial telephone patented
1912 – Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect
1929 – 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed
1939 – 1st Black bowling league formed (National Bowling Assoc)
1956 – Republicans convene at Cow Palace
1964 – LBJ signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion (Economic Opportunity Act)
1971 – FBI begins covert investigation of journalist Daniel Schorr
1993 – Mother Teresa hospitalized with malaria
1998 – The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the Federal government’s approval
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Ms. H’s Movies...
Top 10 Box Office
August 20, 2011
1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. The Help
3. Final Destination 5
4. The Smurfs
5. 30 Minutes or Less
6. Cowboys & Aliens
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
8. Captain America: The First Avenger
9. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
10. The Change-Up
Opening This Week:
Conan the Barbarian
One Day
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Fright Night
5 Days of War
Flypaper
Griff the Invisible
Mozart’s Sister
Programming the Nation?
Movie Review
Conan the Barbarian — Rating: 3 STARS
This film unlike its predecessor (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) is that Jason Momoa embodies both the barbarian and the thief aspect of the character brilliantly. During the early moments of the film, the young Conan is ambushed by a scouting party from an enemy tribe while the other children ran away he remain, slaughtering the enemy hunters with brut force.
He then returns to the village with the severed heads of his enemies, dropping them to the ground in front of all his kinsmen. As an adult he is charged with the safety of Tamara (Rachel Nichols) who becomes his love interest. What was a bit confusing was in the recurring switch between the Conan the barbarian and Conan the lover.
Two actors that stand out the most are Ron Perlman as Conan’s dad and Stephen Lan as the blood thirty Khalar Zym. Of course, Rose McGowan held her own playing a witch, a role she’s familiar with from her days with ‘Charmed.’ But in this particular character, McGowan actually is more menacing than her father, Khalar Zym — casting spells and wreaking havoc while using her razor-sharp elongated fingernails with great effect.
Overall, Momoa is not only a worthy successor to the Cimmerian’s throne (besides being well buffed), but he’s even better than his predecessor at bringing the vision of Conan’s creator to life on the big screen. Granted this film is not without it flaws but the action is great, it's fun, high impact violence, and very, very bloody.
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Breaking News...
World and Local News
August 20, 2011
Abortion Ends at 70% of Planned Parenthood Arizona Clinics
Flagstaff, Arizona (The Boston Globe) — Planned Parenthood is ending abortion services in three Arizona cities to comply with recent state laws that placed restrictions on abortions, the organization announced Thursday. Starting Friday, women will no longer be able to terminate their pregnancies at the Planned Parenthood clinics in Prescott Valley, Flagstaff and Yuma that offered abortion through medication. Women can still receive surgical and medication abortions in the Tucson and Phoenix areas, but those services will cease at some suburban locations. “I think we’ve really done women a disservice in all parts of the state by imposing rules that have no medical significance and just creating barriers,” said Bryan Howard, president of Planned Parenthood of Arizona.
FBI suspects arrested Woman is the “Bad Hair Bandit”
(Reuters) — The FBI suspects an Idaho woman (Cynthia Van Holland, 47) jailed over a California heist is the “Bad Hair Bandit” wanted for 20 bank robberies in four states since December and a judge set her bail on Thursday at $500,000 following her recent arrest. Van Holland (who was not wearing a wig) and Alonzo were charged with robbery and conspiracy after they were accused of robbing the Bank of the West in Auburn, 30 miles northeast of Sacramento, before fleeing in a car driven by Alonzo, authorities said.
U.S. and Europe call for Syrian Leader al-Assad to Step Down
(CNN) — President Obama says Bashar al-Assad is standing in the way of Syria’s future. U.S. authorities impose new economic sanctions against Syria. The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the European Union echoed Obama’s demand. The U.N. Security Council is set to hold consultations on the situation. The new moves are coordinated with European, Turkish and Arab allies. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States "will take steps to mitigate any unintended effects of the (new) sanctions on the Syrian people. These actions strike at the heart of the regime, Clinton said, noting that the United States expects other countries "will amplify the steps we are taking."
Administration says it will conduct case-by-case review on deportation
Washington (CNN) — FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), denounces policy change as “administrative amnesty.” The Department of Homeland Security is going to begin reviewing all 300,000 pending deportation cases in federal immigration courts to determine which individuals meet specific criteria for removal and to focus on “our highest priorities.” DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said the review will enhance public safety. “Immigration judges will be able to more swiftly adjudicate high priority cases, such as those involving convicted felons,” Napolitano wrote Thursday in a letter to assistant majority leader Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and 21 other senators including Indiana Republican Richard Lugar. Almost 80% of deportations involve people without criminal record, an official says.
New IBM computer chip mimics the Human Brain
(CNN) — IBM on Thursday announced it has created a chip designed to imitate the human brain’s ability to understand its surroundings, act on things that happen around it and make sense of complex data. These chips are a step in a project called SyNAPSE (Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics). The two chip prototypes are a step toward letting computers “reason” instead of reacting solely based on data that has been pre-programmed, IBM says. Using the chips, IBM researchers have built a “brain wall” at a San Jose, California lab. What is the long-term goal? A one-square-centimeter chip with the equivalent of 1 million neurons and 10 billion synapses. Phase 2 of the project has been rewarded $21 million in funding from DARPA, the U.S. military’s research branch.
Save-Rite will become Winn-Dixie
(Orlando Sentinel) — Winn Dixie is getting ride of its SaveRite supermarkets, the company said Thursday. The Jacksonville-based grocer is changing SaveRites into Winn-Dixies over the next four months. It has just a few SaveRites left, including one Orlando store at 3201 W. Colonial Drive. "By aligning all 484 stores under one Winn-Dixie banner, we will be able to ensure a more consistent shopping experience for all of our guests — regardless of the type of neighborhood in which we operate," chief executive officer Peter Lynch said.
Free Clinic to Open in Sanford
Sanford (Orlando Sentinel) — Harvest Time International plans to open a free clinic next month at its headquarters off State Road 46. The nonprofit already offers low-cost food to 500 families in the region every day. Many of those clients requested medical care, communications director Lena Smolinsky said. “It’s a major need. Seminole County has a handful of clinics that offer medical care for free, or on a sliding scale. For example, Shepherd’s Hope runs free clinics in Longwood and Oviedo with more patients than they can see, Smolinsky said. The clinic will serve families from all over the region that are uninsured and live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty limit: about $44,000 a year for a family of four.
Japan Earthquake: Ethical Residents Return $78 Million from Rubble
(BBC News) — While looting often becomes an issue post-disaster, it’s been the exact opposite in Japan. Since the March earthquake and tsunami that leveled much of Japan, thousands of wallets containing a total of $48 million in cash have washed ashore—and be turned in, ABC reports. In addition, 5,700 safes containing $30 million in cash also have turned up. The fact that a hefty 2.3 billion yen in cash has been returned to its owners shows the high level of ethical awareness in the Japanese people.
Brain-eating amoebas blamed in Three Deaths
(CNN) — Three people have died after a waterborne amoeba infected their brains, the CDC confirms. While rare, the amoeba called Naegleria fowleri is more than 95% lethal. Amoebas can enter the human nose after a person jumps or dives into warm fresh water. Eerie but true!
The Pentagon’s New China War Plan
Pentagon (Salon) — This summer, despite America’s continuing financial crisis, the Pentagon is effectively considering trading two military quagmires for the possibility of a third. Reducing its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan as it refocuses on Asia, Washington is not so much withdrawing forces from the Persian Gulf as it is redeploying them for a prospective war with its largest creditor, China. For a foreign power to challenge this American dominion is to effectively declare war on the United States, and that is exactly what China appears to be doing in the South China Sea, a resource-rich and highly contested waterway in Southeast Asia.
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Today’s Highlights...
The Battle for America Continues — This week: Michael Cahill, President of Orange County’s Teachers’ Union
By Haydee Ayala
August 20, 2011
Orlando, FL — While the temperatures mount outside, you can bet here in the studio YSL talk show host Jose Miranda will always make a point of getting a rise out of the listeners with his bad-to-the-bone amusing wit. As he sets sail to launch the hour with a few trickles of mayhem filled with more puns, quips and jokes mixed with some politics. Particularly at a significant group of politicians who are not more concerned just more cavalier with the sanctity of human life for most Americans.
And, as they persist to draw your attention around the rhetoric surrounding the state of the federal debt spending as being the caused of the Obama administration — which are unfounded — many will continue to believe them. Perhaps they are drawn by their magnetism or have a sense of loyalty to a party that is not motivated by truth. Yet, even our forefathers had the same issue. Hamilton in 1789 estimated that the domestic debt (exclusive of state debts) amounted to $27,383,000, plus accrued interest of an additional $13,030,000. Despite the huge sum, he prevailed, and Congress voted to assume the debt. Meanwhile, our current president was not given the same consideration and, the country’s rating outlook dropped.
True the federal government has been moving to lowering its indebtedness. That has been going on since 1946 through 1970. However, the same was NOT true of the debts of state and local government. And, although the federal debt was still over two and one-half times as large, the rapidly growing state and local debts did more to hinder private savings and consumer spending.
During the Reagan and Bush administrations, they too tried to cut the national debt but all they managed to do was increase it. However, in the Clinton administration there was a decline as he adopted a five-year deficit reduction package. This package or law was designed to cut the accumulated deficit about $500 billion between 1994 and 1998 and, guess what, it actually did fall from $290 billion in 1992 to $22 billion in 1997.
How much right-wing gossip can one endure? Moreover, this right-wing ideology trumps common sense. Even the best of intentions are not always paved in gold. Nonetheless, no amount of fact finding is going to change your views unless you are opened to looking at the truth and weighing in on your own decisions.
Afterward, Miranda turns the envelope to movies and this week’s pick “Conan the Barbarian” before engaging Alan from the Ol Times Smoke Shop to a conversation on the latest and best sellers in cigars prior to going on break.
The next round begins with the announcement of Michael Cahill, President of the Orange Country’s Teachers Union. Cahill represents the 12,000 classroom teachers in Orange County.
When asked, "With all the changes taking place why should I employ you or any one else for that matter and how is all this affecting teachers?" Cahill begins to say we had a deal many years ago whereby teachers received the lowest salaries but with better benefits. Today due to cuts and other mandates from the state’s GOP controlled legislature there’s a tax on teachers, firemen, police which affects everyone. Plus, there’s $50 million that’s not going back into the economy.
Florida teachers are paid less than $60,000 (well below the national average) and, many have Masters or Ph.D.s with 35+ years of experience. Yet, in the private sector they will pay a higher wage to someone straight out of college with a Bachelor's degree. So why would anyone consider teaching with all the cuts and low wages? Once teaching was called the noblest profession but clearly it’s taken a turn and now perceived more as the most ignoble of profession. Yet these teachers are not there for the monies, they are there strictly for the children. Sure there are a few bad apples but overall it is the children that motivate them. Today with the economy as it is there are about 6,000 homeless children attending OCPS.
Florida ranks #43 while Finland is #1 in education worldwide, and that is because they don’t test. Meanwhile, children will be tested on all levels and not just the FCATs. Teachers here do get the lowest salary and raises are thin. The one perk that helped offset the shortage was their benefits package and now even that’s been affected, requesting teacher to cut their salaries by 3% to contribute towards their pension.
Teachers are fed up and speaking out; and, we are in jeopardy of having a failing educational system. More and more good qualifying teachers will be opting for the private sector and then where are our future leaders? Is this how one trims the budget? And at whose expense — our children and teachers — but, more important, where does it stop? Unfortunately, the hour was upon us but for those of you who wish to reach out to Mr. Cahill he can be reached online at floridaea.org.
Stay tune next week as YSL host Jose Miranda will certainly give you another memorable hour of mayhem, fun, and engaging and factual entertainment.
Fashion...
This Season — Classic, Timeless and Sexy!
August 20, 2011
What can we expect this Season? Classic, Timeless, and Sexy especially with fall and winter coming, we all want that vintage vibe in our wardrobe. However, it should be one that illustrates the essence of an era gone by. A period which could only unmasked a woman’s confidence with a sort of defiant independence and sexuality. So by day a 70s sophisticated fashion, and by night, even to the more demure, this look will genuinely encourage an air of sexuality and boldness.
During the day, it should be all about clean yet voluminous silhouettes and earthy 70s color palettes. Here are a couple of items to consider:
1. High-waist wide-leg pants or flares, smartly belted in.
2. Neat bow-blouses with billowing or bishop sleeves in fabrics like silk and satin.
3. Roll neck sweaters tucked into pants or skirts will add to the ’70s effect by layering over beaded necklaces or a vest.
4. And for those who are more daring, a pair of hot pants or a smart printed jumpsuit is another great alternative for the ultimate ’70s item.
Now by night one can turn that sophisticated look into the ultimate socialite, with look-at-me shimmering fabrics and cuts that either tightly hug or sensually drape over the body with a ’70s disco-inspired edge, like silk or anything with a metallic thread. Add a ruffled neckline under a brocade blazer or tuxedo jacket, paired with a sharp pair of pants.
Long, slinky gowns with draping, low necklines or dress slits are the ultimate in ’70s night time glamour. Or, better still usher in a season of sheer 40s glamour complete with furs, pearls, gloves and the all revolving thigh-high slit pencil skirt. Hemlines have dipped to a strict — yet feminine — on-the-knee length, a look that continues to be very conservative and quite alluring.
Don’t forget to accessorize. Add a fedora to give you that more head-to-toe completeness and chokers are a must have this season. The time is just right for their return.
Sports Box...
August 20, 2011
Baseball
Top Two Teams in Each Division — Standings: W/L
(MLB.MLB.com) As of Friday, 8.19.11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East:
NY Yankees (76-47)
Boston (76-48)
Central:
Detroit (66-58)
Cleveland (62-59)
West:
Texas (73-53)
Los Angeles (66-59)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East:
Philadelphia (80-42)
Atlanta (74-52)
Central:
Milwaukee (73-52)
St. Louis (66-59)
West:
Arizona (69-56)
San Francisco (67-59)
Basketball
Kendrick Perkins Pleads Not Guilty
Oklahoma City (ESPN NBA) — Oklahoma City Thunder starting center Kendrick Perkins pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct and is scheduled to appear in court September 30. Denise White (spokesperson for Perkins) said, “Perkins had arranged for a part of the party’s proceeds to benefit his foundation and the club’s owner became “combative” when Perkins approached to ask for the money. Perkins didn’t posed any physical harm to anyone and was never given a breathalyzer test to see if he had been drinking. Doctors earlier had ordered him to keep hydrated and take it easy. He was NOT drinking alcohol nor was he intoxicated.”
Football
Players accuse NFL of Negligence
Philadelphia (ESPN/NFL) — Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league’s handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind. The players accuse the league of training players to hit with their heads, failing to properly treat them for concussions and trying to conceal for decades any links between football and brain injuries. Players’ lawyer Larry Coben of Philadelphia said one client may soon lose his home because of his health-related financial problems. The plaintiffs are Gerry Feehery, Mike Furrey, Steve Kiner, Cleveland Browns, Joe Thomas, Ray Easterling, and Wayne Radloff.
Wines...
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August 20, 2011
2006 Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling
2005 Ca-Del Solo Big House White
2006 Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Chenin Blanc
2006 Folie A Deux Menage A Trois White
2006 Williamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Gris
2006 Konstantin Frank/Vinifera Cellars Salmon Run Riesling
2006 Paraiso Monterey Country Riesling
Special Interest...
Helping Others
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has recently been through 2 winter storms leaving the reservation without power or water. They are in dire need of monetary contributions of any size to assist with the incurring expenses. Your donations and contributions will help in keeping their Tribal members alive, fed and warm.
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Also, keep in mind that it’s been a tough year for many Americans and the world at large and your local American Red Cross was not immune. Give generously to this non-government humanitarian emergency assistance and disaster relief program so that they can continue to perform their acts of kindness; for more information go to www.redcross.org.
Recipe...
Strawberry Shortcake
August 20, 2011
Shortcake is a rich, salty biscuit or yellow cake usually topped with sliced fruit and whipped cream. The biscuit in this healthier version is made with whole-wheat pastry flour and low-sodium baking powder. It’s topped with fresh strawberries and plain low-fat yogurt.
Servings: 6 • Time: 25 MINS
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups whole-wheat pastry flour, sifted
½ cup all-purpose (plain) flour, sifted
2 ½ teaspoons low-sodium baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
½ cup trans-free margarine (chilled)
¾ cup fat-free milk (chilled)
For the Topping:
6 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
¾ cup (6 ounces) plain fat-free yogurt
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, re-sift the flours, baking powder and sugar together. Using a fork, cut the chilled margarine into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the chilled milk and stir just until a moist dough forms.
Turn the dough onto a generously floured work surface and, with floured hands, knead gently 6 to 8 times until the dough is smooth and manageable. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangle 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 8 squares. Place the squares onto the prepared baking pan and bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer the biscuits onto individual plates. Top each with 1 cup strawberries and 1 1/2 tablespoons yogurt. Serve immediately.
Source: mayoclinic.com.
Health...
Eat to Beat Joint Inflammation
August 20, 2011
Cancer, heart disease, obesity – these are three of the most common, serious health problems in the United States. Know what they all may have in common? Inflammation! That’s right, the same joint inflammation that causes arthritis may be associated with other health problems, and your eating habits can play a big role in reducing inflammation and helping all of those conditions.
Scientists know that the enzymes cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and 2 (COX-2) are major causes of joint inflammation; that’s why you may take medications – such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which block COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes, or COX-2 inhibitors – to treat your arthritis. Researchers have learned that COX-2 enzymes become more active and cause more joint inflammation when you take in more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-3 fatty acids.
Omega-6 fatty acids are found in corn, sunflower, safflower, soybean and cottonseed oil and are prevalent in many snack foods, fried foods, margarines and other spreads. (They’re also in egg yolks and meats.) In fact, many of the foods people overindulge in during “snack attacks” are linked to increasing joint inflammation and obesity. Interestingly, inflammation is connected to obesity – and obesity to arthritis – because fat cells can produce cytokines – proteins that encourage inflammation.
What can you do? Add more veggies, fruit, nuts, tea and even chocolate to your diet. Many plant-based foods contain antioxidants and phyto-chemicals, both of which may decrease the activity of the COX-2 enzyme, reducing joint inflammation. And don’t forget to load up on omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish such as salmon and tuna.
Source: arthritistoday.org
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Politics...
Analysis: Big Economic Talk, BUT Few Plans from 12 Republicans
August 20, 2011
Washington (Reuters) — For presidential hopefuls in a campaign that is all about the U.S. economy, the Republican contenders have offered FEW clear plans for what they would do to get the country’s finances back on track. The candidates generally agree on a BASIC SET of strongly conservative financial principles: they want to cut government spending, lower taxes, reduce regulations and balance the federal budget.
But while the contenders vying for the nomination to run against Democratic President Barack Obama next year are talking about their goals of limited government, they are NOT yet offering plans for how to achieve them and at times wield rhetoric that worries investors. There is a lack of seriousness on the Republican side about economic policy, both in their denial of the impact of past actions taken by President (George W.) Bush and President Obama and on offering a consistent and plausible basis for governing,” said Thomas Mann, a political scholar at the Brookings Institute in Washington.
Texas Governon Rick Perry raised eyebrows on Monday—just two days after entering the race—by saying it would be “TREASONOUS” if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke authorized another monetary stimulus before the 2012 election and said “we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas.” He was criticized even by many Republicans, and jeered on Wall Street, where Bernanke is respected and investors are wary of politicians who advocate interfering with the central bank. “I think Perry did permanent damage to his reputation with the comments about Bernanke,” said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at the Potomac Research Group, which advises investors on government policy.
“Most people feel if there was actually a real concerted effort to go after the Fed, it would be disastrous for the markets in terms of global confidence in the United States.”
With approval of his handling of the economy at a new low of 26 percent this week, Obama presents a pretty easy target for Republican rivals. But it will likely be months until a Republican candidate sets an economic agenda. "The thing that would force all of this to be faster, is if Obama were to come out with more detailed specific plans, which would then force the Republicans to come up with both criticisms of those specific plans and then answer with their own," said Ken Fisher, chairman of the asset management firm Fisher Investments.
PROMISING CHEAPER GAS
Perry, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and congresswoman Michele Bachmann the top three declared candidates — all opposed this month's agreement to avert a government default and raise the U.S. debt ceiling by cutting at least $2.1 trillion in federal spending. The only member of the Republican field to support the agreement was former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, who is more moderate but has only 2 percent support in the nomination race, according to opinion polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.com.
Bachmann went further by saying she would never vote to raise the debt ceiling, although many lawmakers in the House of Representatives aligned with the fiscally conservative Tea Party movement cast yes votes for the debt plan. Romney, the former head of private equity firm Bain Capital, touts his private-sector experience in the "real economy" and says he would create jobs by cutting taxes and curbing regulations. Perry says his public-sector experience running the oil-and-gas-rich state of Texas would shape his approach to running the national economy and generating jobs.
Perry will tout Texas' relative economic health as he runs. The state's unemployment rate is 8.2 percent, below the national 9.2 percent, and it has accounted for a third of the jobs created in the United States in the past two years. Critics point to other statistics: high rates of poverty and those without health insurance. Bachmann, a former tax lawyer, leads the Tea Party caucus in the House. On Tuesday, she promised supporters in South Carolina that the price of gasoline would drop to $2 per gallon during a Bachmann presidency, compared with about $3.60 now, even though Washington has almost no say over the global price of oil.
Source: Contributor:Patricia Zengerle, Reuters, Editing by Alistair Bell and Eric Beech.
