Saturday, April 24, 2010

[Peckers_Pics] Model Wars; Apr 26, 2010 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G



Model Wars; Apr 26, 2010
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated  G
 

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    Today's Health/Excercise Tip:
    How to Figure Out Mysterious Carbohydrates
     
    When we have nutrition labels, it's easy to figure out the carbohydrates in our favorite foods, but what if we're eating homemade goodies?

    If you're the one doing the cooking or baking, you can get a very good carb count by adding up the carbohydrates in each ingredient and then dividing the total carbohydrates by the number of servings. (You can also figure out calories this way.)

    But if you're eating at someone's house, you'll have to start with some educated guesses: Homemade casseroles, for example, typically contain potatoes, rice or noodles, meat, vegetables, and sauce. You can figure that each 1/2 cup of casserole has about 15 grams of carbs, says the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Check your blood sugar two hours after eating the casserole. If the reading is higher than you expected, your casserole probably had more carbohydrates than you thought, providing you with a better idea for next time.

    Homemade cookies are another food many people guess at: You can start your estimate at about 15 grams for an Oreo-sized cookie, 30 grams for a Chips Ahoy-sized cookie and 60 grams for a large cookie. Again, test your blood sugar after eating the cookie, get a good baseline, and next time your estimate will be even closer.
    And Now, Model Wars!
    This group is called "Peckers PICS."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health and Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?"  Warning: This may stoke you!
     
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    Openly gay man nominated to fed appeals court
     
    By Lisa Keen on April 24, 2010 / Keen News Service
     
    In an historic move, President Obama this month nominated an openly gay person, Edward DuMont, to a federal appeals court judgeship—the first such openly gay nomination at that level. He also becomes the first openly gay man to be nominated to a federal judgeship.

    DuMont was nominated April 14 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal District, the only federal appeals court with national jurisdiction. Located in Washington, D.C., the court has 16 judges and hears cases involving government contracts, patents, trademarks, customs issues, and veterans' benefits.

    In his responses to the Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, DuMont had something to please senators on both sides of the aisle, and he was very forthcoming about his involvement in and support for gay legal groups. He indicated that he is a member of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Attorneys of Washington (GAYLAW) and a former member of the National LGBT Bar Association. While at the Department of Justice, he was a member of DOJ Pride, the GLBT employee organization and served as its vice president between 1994 and 1996. He is also a member of Yale GALA.

    According to biographical sheet provided by his law firm, DuMont's partner of the past 13 years is Newton Kendig, a doctor and commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service in charge of health services for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

    His Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire responses also make note that he has given contributions to a large number of groups concerned with civil rights, the environment, and health issues. Among the many gay-related organizations, he has contributed to the lesbian funding group Astraea, the Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Equality Colorado, Federal GLOBE, Food and Friends, Freedom to Marry, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, and Vermonters for Civil Unions. He has also contributed to a variety of women's and minority civil rights groups, the Democratic Party, and a number of environmental, animal rights, and health causes.

    Despite his wide and deep connections to so many progressive groups, he will probably find support among at least some Republicans for having signed a letter in 2002 to support the nomination of Miguel Estrada, President Bush's controversial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. DuMont also clerked for Reagan appointee Richard Posner, a judge on the 7th Circuit. He worked four years for a major Wall Street law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell, as an attorney to large corporations on a range of tax matters. His name was on a brief in support of a religious group in its successful petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to exercise a First Amendment right to use public school facilities to host a family values series. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled for the religious group, in Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches School District, in 1993.

    A native of Oakland, California, DuMont's Judiciary Committee questionnaire indicates he was born in 1961 and graduated from Yale University and Stanford Law School. He served as Assistant Solicitor General and as Associate Deputy Attorney General during the last term of President Clinton. He currently works at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

    Through an associate, DuMont declined a request for an interview, as typically all nominees do.

    DuMont earned the highest rating from the American Bar Association—unanimously well qualified. He has argued 18 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he has had experience in cases involving computer crime and privacy, international treaties, and foreign corporations.

    No hearing date has yet been set for his confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

    Ty Cobb, the Human Rights Campaign's legislative counsel focusing on judicial nominations, said DuMont is "unbelievably well-qualified."

    Two other openly gay people currently serve positions in the federal courts, both appointed by President Clinton. At the U.S. District Court level, Deborah Batts became the first openly gay person appointed to a federal judgeship, appointed in 1994 to the Southern District of New York, which includes 41 judges. Emily Hewitt became the second when she was appointed to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in 1998. President Obama elevated her to Chief Judge of that court in 2009. The court, based in Washington, D.C., hears cases involving such matters as government contract claims, intellectual property, Indian tribes, and complicated tax refund litigation.

    "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

     
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