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Hangover Helper: Goetta and Eggs at Anchor Grill, Covington KY
Just what the doctor ordered.
"That is as greasy spoon (not in a good way) as a place gets," a local friend texted when I'd told him I was headed over to the Anchor Grill, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati in Covington, Kentucky. My retort: "I will defend to the death my love of Anchor."
"We may doze but we never close" is their motto, and the breakfast done all day part of the deal brings people from all walks in at all hours. There's a reason Anchor's been in business for 67 years now—they know how to fry eggs, crisp goetta, and brown potatoes really well. And while cooking goetta expertly isn't necessarily so difficult we need to Food Lab it for you, it does take some finessing. Goetta—made for three generations primarily by the Glier's family facility across the street—is a combination of beef and pork parts, cooked with steel cut oats and spices and formed into a log that's then sliced, pan-fried and devoured. Slice it too thinly and it cooks almost into a tortilla chip. Get the heat wrong and it will either quickly blacken on the outside and be raw inside or cook through in a sad, limp way. But sliced well and griddled at the right temperature, it's crispy on the outside, warm on the inside, and has a balance of starch, meat and salt that in certain situations you might just have to order an extra side. Or two.
The egg platter ($10.07 including tax) comes with options: 2 eggs done how you want them, cheese or onions in the potatoes, a long slab of well-browned goetta, and white, wheat, rye, or biscuits and gravy as your extra dose of starch. The biscuits can be a bit dry and chalky, but lumpy gravy, plenty of Smuckers jam packets and butter easily right that wrong. Toast works a bit better for swiping runny egg. The potatoes have plenty of both crisp and soft parts, but they're just on the gentle side of salty, so that you can add more or slather them in ketchup. Getting a fork of everything together is really your best bet, and one person can easily polish off a platter when in the throes of alcohol burn.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the vacant and clean experience of day, this is a hopping joint to play in at night. If you come in after 4 p.m., people can—and do—smoke cigarettes inside, so, yeah, you'll enjoy your food a bit more if things are slightly fuzzy. The main dining room has working personal jukeboxes at every table, and throw a buck in the big one by the front door and a puppet band that's been there all 67 years will show you their stuff.
Cincinnati has a decent brunch scene, and Covington has a few spots that are tame and play breakfast food safe. But as greasy spoon as it gets? Amen.
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Eidelman & Associates offers experienced litigation and mediation to help their clients achieve the maximum recovery. They approach each case with compassion and aggression in order to get the best possible outcome. Attorney Mary Eidelman understands the importance of evaluating both sides of a divorce case to determine what sets each divorce apart from the others. Every divorce and the spouses involved have a unique story and the emotions and needs that come with it.
Getting divorced is one of the most traumatic events people ever go through. Marriages fail, sometimes after a short period of time or even after many years together. A couple may share personal and business interests, investments, children, family, and friends. Some areas may be simple to divide according to the Pennsylvania divorce laws. Other issues may be far more complex, emotional, or contentious. Nothing is more important than having an experienced divorce attorney who can provide guidance and explain the best options for their clients.
Every issue that comes about during a divorce does not offer choices. For those that do, it is important to make the right ones. Spouses are often caught up in the emotions they feel, causing them to overlook some of the needs they may have for themselves or for their children. An attorney who is experienced in divorce mediation will facilitate a peaceful settlement that includes all the details for a final divorce. It will also make the process easier on the children and the people who are closest to the couple.
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More than 10,000 New Zealand businesses are now operating online because they took advantage of the tools provided by GetOnline.co.nz, a recent Westpac and MYOB initiative designed to help local businesses create a website.
With 80% of the country's consumers researching via the internet before making a purchase decision[1], this makes a sizeable difference to the competitive ability of the participating businesses.
GetOnline gives Kiwi companies a free domain name, and enables them to build their own business website free of charge for one year.
Westpac and MYOB committed publicly to a one-year goal of getting 10,000 businesses online through the program when it launched in June 2012. That target was achieved in eight months and demand is still strong.
Businesses based in Auckland have shown the highest demand for GetOnline, with over 33% of the websites created coming from the region, followed by 13% in Canterbury and 11% in Wellington. The industries that were most likely to take up the opportunity were business services (28%), retail (25%) and construction and trade (16%).
MYOB General Manager Business Division James Scollay says the boost in online presence would be one of the most significant take-ups of internet technology in a single year by New Zealand SMEs.
"It's wonderful to see so many local businesses taking advantage of the GetOnline program. They're now profiting from the opportunities that arise from being visible online," he says.
"We're delighted to be empowering business owners to discover that a wide range of benefits stem directly from having a business website, including increased revenue, wider audience reach and better sales conversations. Not to mention the ability to better stand their ground amongst their local and international peers.
"Websites considerably improve businesses' ability to reach customers in a cost effective, measurable way. A considerable competitive advantage is achieved by any business that can be found online by potential and existing customers."
Scollay says that while GetOnline has been a great success so far, about two-thirds of Kiwi SMEs are still without a website.
"More than three quarters of New Zealanders research their purchase decisions online yet less than one third of SMEs have a website. There's room for improvement, and by partnering with Westpac we're hoping to help drive that improvement."
Westpac General Manager Business Banking Mark Fitz-Gerald says GetOnline is a perfect solution for small and medium businesses restricted by time, budget and resources, as the tools provided are designed to be easy and efficient.
"GetOnline is part of Westpac's Grow NZ initiative and one of a number of ways we are helping local companies develop their business and encouraging smart investment to support future economic growth," Mr Fitz-Gerald says.
"The internet is a boundary breaker and a business website is an essential tool for communicating with your existing customers, and a brilliant and cost-effective way to put your company in front of potential customers."
Westpac hosted workshops with MYOB around the country to assist businesses get online and maximise the opportunity. Westpac provided further support releasing Bizpac, a bundle of tailored banking solutions for SMEs.
"Businesses responded to the opportunity, significantly increasing the number of New Zealand SMEs online," Mr Fitz-Gerald says. "The uptake has been excellent and we are pleased to be helping New Zealand businesses grow and achieve their goals."
Recent MYOB research found 43% of SME owners and managers said having a website - rather than using any other promotional vehicle - has led to more customer enquiries and interest. 31% said they had increased their income or revenue thanks to their website.
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About GetOnline.co.nz
GetOnline.co.nz is an initiative from Westpac and MYOB. It is designed to help New Zealand businesses get online, offering a smart, effective website – free for the first 12 months.
Powered by the MYOB Atlas website builder, businesses can:
- create a website in under 15 minutes or an e-commerce capable website in under one hour
- claim a personalised domain name with matching email address
- deploy a mobile version of their website, optimised for smartphones
- create an online store
- create a payments page to accept invoice payments online
- access Google tools to help the business be found online
- choose from customised themes
- integrate with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+
Through GetOnline.co.nz, MYOB Atlas is free for the first 12 months for any New Zealand business. In the second year businesses have the option of renewing from just $5 per month. Those claiming a free .co.nz domain name with GetOnline.co.nz will need to renew this at their cost after the first 12 months. A .co.nz domain name usually costs around $30 per year.
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Webbing from ratchet straps $10
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I happen to be a Lutheran who holds to the Reformed faith. When discussing "Limited Atonement" with my spiritual leaders they claim "To make a scriptural case for a limited atonement, you have to cite a passage which says, "Christ died for believers, not for unbelievers. There is no such passage in Scripture." Is this a rule for biblical interpretation? Thank you.
I know of nothing in the Book of Concord (1580) or elsewhere in Lutheran writings that would establish such a principle of interpretation. The Lutherans, in common with other Protestants, would hold to some kind of analogia fidei (analogy of faith) that teaches us to compare Scripture with Scripture, to interpret less clear passages by clearer passages, and that permits us to deduce teachings by good and necessary consequence from the text of Scripture. Many key doctrines, like the Trinity and the nature of the Incarnation, are gathered from a multitude of passages spread throughout Scripture and are not necessarily taught with the explicitness in a given passage along the lines of your example above. Given the requirement of explicit affirmation that you indicate is required, one would not be able to affirm the Trinity.
All that having been said, there are a number of passages that teach that Christ's death is efficacious for His own. Check out Isaiah 53:4-6; Matthew 1:21; John 17:9, and elsewhere. All of these passages, and a number of others, highlight that Jesus is the sin-bearer for His people in particular and not the world in general.
Luther himself, in fact, in his commentary on Romans, argues that all interpretations of passages that seem to indicate universal atonement "must be understood only with respect to the elect [sic], as the apostle says in 2 Tim. 2:10: 'All for the elect.' Christ did not die absolutely for all, for he says: 'This is my blood which is shed for you' (Luke 22:20) and 'for many'(Mark 14:24) - he did not say: for all - 'to the remission of sins' (Matt. 26:28)." This is from the William Pauck edition of Luther: Lectures on Romans in The Library of Christian Classics (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1961), p. 252.
Much more could be said, of course, but I trust that this proves helpful.
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As we've said before, Marisa and I have two main goals with Pixel Scrapper:
1) To inspire creativity in others while being as generous as we can.
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There are some things about our current donation-based download credit system that seem a little bit broken. On the one hand the percentage of people who are donating to support the site is currently too low to keep the site going, relative to the number who are taking advantage of all the free downloads... and on the other hand, those who have donated the most have indicated some dissatisfaction with the system. So there's a little bit of lose-lose going on at the moment . We will continue to tweak the number of download credits required to download kits and bundles, and the amount of download credits people get from donating, to try to find the best possible balance... we certainly appreciate everyone's feedback, and we will continue to listen, and do our best to adjust.
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One of the largest obstacles health club staff must overcome is selling their product to people who may not like to exercise. This obstacle can be combated by paying close attention to your customer service and making sure you make your members' exercise experience as enjoyable as possible. Since we have a product that may not be the most enjoyable for some, we are in the business of ensuring our environment is enjoyable, our staff is friendly and our members feel good when they come to see us.
Statistics show that 80 percent of people who stop going to gyms and studios are new members. They might join with great intentions of coming regularly, and for whatever reason, we were not able to integrate them into our facility. They may have stopped coming because they didn't feel comfortable, welcomed or didn't enjoy their time with us. Ultimately, we did not deliver what they expected or needed.
These are 10 commandments of exceptional customer service can help you keep your members at your facility and happy to be there:
1. Customers value friendliness above all. Sixty-eight percent of customers decide to no longer do business with a particular organization because they perceive an attitude of indifference by the employees. Make sure to greet all clients warmly and by name. Let them know that you are happy to see them. Get to know all members and develop a relationship so that they know you care about them and their well-being at your facility. If clients perceive that you could care less whether they show up or not, they will stop showing up.
Make it a point to converse with each member by offering a compliment on their consistency or their appearance, inquiring about their workout plans, inviting them to a new class, or informing them about an upcoming event. Call members when they don't show up for workouts and let them know you missed them. Introduce members to each other and foster an environment where friendships are developed. People will be less likely to leave if they have a lot of friends at the gym. Ask members how their workout was and say goodbye to them as they leave.
2. You never get a second chance to make an impression. When you are meeting members, make sure you smile and project a positive and upbeat attitude. Listen to what they are saying and paraphrase to demonstrate you've been listening. Address their needs, keep eye contact when speaking with them, introduce newcomers to other staff and members and always look for a common bond. Wear professional attire and name tags so they know they can turn to you for something. And, when they do turn to you, make sure to drop everything to help them.
3. Manage your moments of magic. Every moment has a potential for magic. Go the extra mile, and ask yourself what you can do for a member to make it easier, more convenient, or require less of their time. Be diligent by making an extra effort with clients by contacting physicians, coaches, researching information and providing educational materials. Take the time to call members on their birthday or send a card from your club. Do more than what the clients expect, and inspire them to participate in other activities and events that will create long-lasting, lifetime memories.
4. Give your members undivided attention. Always keep eye contact with your members and listen to them when they are speaking to you. Demonstrate your undivided attention by paraphrasing their comments or concerns and taking notes.
5. Be customer-oriented, not task-oriented. I tell my staff: If we don't have a client, then we don't have a task. Your members are always the first priority. Make sure to drop everything, pay attention and focus when they approach. Make them feel special and important by demonstrating a serving attitude and asking members if you can get them anything, whether it is more water, a magazine or an apple. Use serving language like "absolutely," "no problem," "definitely," "I'd love to do that for you" and "How can I help you?" Show enthusiasm in your voice when interacting with members.
Make sure every member of your staff is demonstrating this customer-oriented approach. Group fitness instructors should spend time walking around the room, spotting technique and making eye contact with members. Make sure they take the time to introduce themselves and members to each other. When trainers are not with a client, they should spend time on the floor talking with members and making sure everyone is exercising safely and effectively.
6. Master phone skills. Answer phones right away with appropriate greetings. Be prepared with phone scripts to help answer difficult questions. Call clients regularly and get back to them immediately if they call.
7. Offer high quality and never compromise. Keep your facility and programming cutting-edge by attending continuing education events. Offer educational articles, blogs and other resources to members. Continue doing business with the best companies that provide the best products. Continue paying attention to the small details such as locker room amenities, fruit in the lobby, special treats, and always keep the facility clean and organized.
8. Keep your promises and develop a sense of urgency. Own any client issue, problem, concern or suggestion, and don't just pass it off. Always confirm that the matter was resolved, and be sure to follow up with the client. Keep good notes to make sure the client knows you are listening and take their comments seriously.
9. Solve every problem before you lose the client. Always make problems right in the clients' eyes. In the event that we've upset a client, take the initiative to offer a gift to apologize for the mishap.
10. Have fun. Joke around with your co-workers and members in an appropriate manner. Have trainers and instructors incorporate fun drills that get members laughing, having fun and getting to know each other. By participating in client and staff events, we all get to know and like each other, and that will create an awesome work and working out environment for our members.
It is these little, consistent daily things that we can all do that will make a huge difference to how someone feels when they are working out with us. And if they love our customer service, they will come regularly. We all know that this consistency will help them to achieve their goals and will positively impact how they look, how they feel, and all other areas of their life. As fitness professionals, we must embrace that we are in a customer service industry, and all the little things we do or don't do will ultimately determine our clients' and our businesses' success.


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Despite the fact that most veterinarian practitioners prefer chemical medicines as treatment for sick animals, certain herbs have also been found to have worked immensely good on specific conditions in animals. Medicinal herbs and their different parts have potentially good effects on canine health - specifically on certain conditions. However, it is important to consider several factors (current health condition, severity of the condition, food habits etc.) while treating a condition for your dog. There are thousands of medicinal herbs that have been documented to treat human ailments, but not all of them are effective and safe for dogs. Studies have shown that dog's habit of eating grass is nothing wrong... rather a healthy habit; however it is still not clear why actually they eat grass. While some says that dogs have instinctual craving for the components of specific types of grass, the other believe that dogs eat grass to recoup their nutritional deficiency in their regular diet. Researchers have been working to unearth the secret of this behavior. Herbal treatment have been quite effective for dogs, but herbs should be used mostly externally unless specifically advised to administer internally as food. While administering externally you may use herbal products fresh or dehydrated and may be used as ointments, compresses, poultices etc. Before using any herbal products we suggest you consulting a registered vet or a herbal medicine practitioner.
Here are a few herbs and parts that are beneficial for dogs' health:
Aloe vera The aloe vera is a fragile and luscious herb that grows best in tropical type of weather. Aloe Vera is particularly effective to comfort dermal inflammation due to insect bite, minor to medium burns, skin sores like Acral lick granulomas, which is really difficult to treat. Most interestingly this herb has astringent flavor, which is why dogs usually do not lick it when applied on the wound. Owing to its anti-bacterial properties, Aloe Vera gell can be used on cuts and surgeries.
Aloe vera possesses anti-bacterial characteristics and hence can be used during surgeries to induce the curative process. Another advantage of aloe vera is that when it is applied externally on animals, they will refrain from licking that part of the body owing to the herb's astringent flavor.Aloe Vera is natural a natural pain and itch reliever. Aloe Vera can be administered interlally in very small quantity as laxative. However, the yellow sap that comes out from Aloe known as aloin is harmful for dogs.
Ginger Ginger alleviates nausea. If you dog is suffering from carsickness (motion sickness), you can administer him a capsule enclosing powdered or crushed/grated ginger at least half an hour before starting the journey. Ginger in small quantity is also effective in healing indigestion and can comfort the dog. Ginger is quite effective in preventing cardiac disease, colitis, bronchitis, arthritis and loss of appetite in dogs. Ginger helps control vomiting due to indigestion. If your dog is going through chemotherapy as a part of cancer treatment ginger can be used in small quantity to prevent vomiting tendencies. however, too much of ginger will prove to be harmful for your dog. If administered more than needed it may cause digestive, heartburn, diarrhea, belching, and even bloat.
Hawthorn Hawthorn effectively repairs heart muscles and is a very good medication for dogs having cardiovascular ailments and for dogs that have suffered a congestive heart failure. Hawthorn promotes a healthy circulatory system, controls blood pressure and lower arrhythmia (irregular heart beats).
Parsley Parsley is a good dietary supplement for dogs. It is effective controls cancerous growths. Parsley also helps to promote proper functioning of all organs - especially liver functioning. This medicinal herb has prove to be effective in cleansing the blood stream by helping flushing off the body's toxin. If your dog is having a bad breath, parsley will help eliminating the bad odor. All these properties of parsley make the herb an ideal .
Fennel Seeds Fennel's ability to sooth the digestive tract and helps digestion makes it a choice for many herbalists to treat gastric problems and digestive tract irritation, flatulence or colic not only in human, but also in dogs and cats. With a flavor very different from mint many dogs like the taste of fennel tea. Although a very safe herb, it is suggested not to administer fennel tea or seeds to pregnant or lactating dogs. The volatile oils in fennel may cause photosensitive dermatitis dogs and cats, but such cases are very rare.
Burdock (Arctium lappa) Burdock Arctium lappa falls in the sunflower family that acts as an effective and natural remedy for hepatic ailment (liver problems). Burdock is rich in minerals that are essential for a dog to grow and keep healthy, like silicon, phosphorous, iron, calcium, inulin, thiamine and riboflavin. Apart from these Burdock is also a very rich source of Vitamin B2. This herb acts as an effective blood purifier for dogs having the ability to flush out toxins from the system.
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Calendula falls under the Asteraceae family and has been highly admired by herbalists for its potential effectiveness not only for healing wounds, but a wide range of medicinal uses. Calendula works like magic for restricting infection and infected wounds. This herb can be used for healing minor to medium skin infection, lesions, minor to deep cuts, insect stings and even for healing minor burn injuries. Celendula keeps keeping your skin of your old or ill dog in proper tone. Even for atopic environmental skin allergies in dogs that secrete white fluids with bald patches, calendula lotion or ointment is a great solution.
Coltsfoot This is another medicinal herb that can be used by dog owners as cough dispeller. Coltsfoot - that are abundantly found all through England, has been an effective remedy for cough as it helps to get rid of phlegm. Coltsfoot also helps in controlling spams, kennel cough, and distressed breath. However, coltsfoot contain alkaloids that may be harmful for dogs. It is important to consult a herbalist before you give coltsfoot to your dog.
Starthorn Starthorn is a stout herb with thorns. Juice of starthorn leaves are extremely helpful if your dog is suffering from anemia. The juice is highly effective in treating diarrhoea, dysentery, urinary discharges, inflammations, constipation, anuria and cough; also applied for gleet, lumbago and pains in the joints. Dogs suffering from biliousness (excess secretion of bile) characterized by gastric distress should be given starthorn leaves juice continuously. If your dog is undergoing treatment for urinary tract stones or kidney stone then starthorn leaves juice will enhance the recovery process. If your dog hasn't been suffering from such problems, then administering this starthorn leaves juice will prevent your dog from developing such disorders. All you need is to make a cup of juice with 6 to 10 leaves and mix it with chicken/ beef broth.
Papaya leaves extract Easily available, fresh papaya leaves extract aids digestion in dogs, like humans. Not much research have been made yet regarding papaya leaves for dogs, but researchers have proved that papaya leaf tea has anti-cancer effects too.
Herbal treatments are mostly exercised to enhance the proper functioning of the body. It is not recommended to administer the herbs or herbal tonics in high volumes. Most importantly long term treatment is suggested for a proper cure. Many dogs avoid eating the herbs and herbal tonic directly. In such cases tablets made from herbs is the best option. It is important to know which herbs should not be ingested. Herbs that are not edible should not be given to your dog with or as food. However not all herbs that can be externally applied can be used for external use, because your dog can lick it. This page consist of names of herbs only that are not toxic to dogs if ingested.


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As this election season careens to a close, financial advisors will be watching the outcomes of the various federal, state and local races closely.
Rarely, however, have advisors made the leap to becoming candidates themselves, let alone gotten elected.
In the current 112th Congress, financial advisory experience is limited. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was a stockbroker in the early 1960s, before becoming in successive order a journalist, congressional aide and elected politician. Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) was an institutional stockbroker and broker-trader at the Pacific Stock Exchange before entering politics; he is not running for re-election.*
The picture changes only modestly if one includes accountants, of which there are seven in the House and two in the Senate. By comparison, according to an August 2012 report by the Congressional Research Service, Congress has 200 lawyers, 81 educators, 17 farmers, five ordained ministers, two pro football players and one astronaut.
Financial Planning Association head Paul Auslander recently argued advisors should get more interested in public office. Why, though, has the interest been so modest to begin with?
One can speculate, quite plausibly, that the key reasons include: (1) Advisors are too busy to undertake that level of political involvement. (2) Advisors earn incomes far higher in their current jobs than they would from any political office. (3) Advisors see anti-Wall Street public sentiment as a formidable hurdle to their ability to win elections.
Yet certain other factors merit consideration as well—and might point some advisors toward a different conclusion.
To begin with, advisors are a logical talent pool to draw on for helping shape public policy on economic and financial issues—a particularly important qualification at a time when such issues loom large and pessimism is growing about the prospects for future prosperity. Advisors bring the unusual perspective of being close observers of both broad economic and financial trends and their concrete ramifications at a personal level.
Furthermore, the advisory business requires and fosters communication and marketing skills that could be quite valuable to a politician—both for getting elected and for functioning effectively in office. Advisors tend to be outgoing people with large networks of contacts (potential supporters, volunteers and contributors) and sound negotiating skills for when disagreements and problems arise.
The decline of the Occupy Wall Street movement suggests that there are limits to the political traction gained by hostility to the financial sector. Moreover, the public image of that sector is not uniform. Advisors as a group seem to enjoy a more positive public perception than, say, hedge fund managers or investment bankers.
While polls in recent years have indicated much public disenchantment with financial institutions, many clients have expressed satisfaction with their own advisors. And some advisors have made it a successful selling point to contrast their practices with "Wall Street." Being an advisor could well be a plus on the campaign trail.
Of course, none of the above is to say that you—a financial advisor reading this article—ought to run for office. There may be any number of specific reasons why this would not be a desirable and suitable path for you. Then again, it just might be.
* Correction 11/5/12: Sen. Heller is indeed running for re-election.


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FACULTY AWARD: Oates wins Blue Met Literary Grand Prize
March 28, 2012 11:52 a.m.
Joyce Carol Oates, the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor of Humanities and professor of writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, has won the Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prize for 2012 that honors a lifetime of literary achievement. The prize is given annually by the Blue Metropolis Foundation and has an award of $10,000. Oates will receive the award in Montreal on April 21, 2012.


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Winsted sets timetable for 2013-14 budget season
WINSTED >> Setting a timetable for Winsted's 2013-14 budget has been a priority for the Board of Selectmen, and its members will have some homework to do for the next month.
Town manager Dale Martin handed out worksheets for the Selectmen at their Jan. 22 meeting, asking the members to detail their budget priorities. The Selectmen have until Jan. 31 to complete the sheets and return them to Martin's office, in accordance with their schedule to complete the budget in a timely fashion.
As part of that process, the Selectmen requested fee schedules from all revenue-producing departments of the government. The board spoke to most of those departments at previous meetings, and public works director Jim Rotonodo gave an extensive presentation on his department's needs earlier in the Jan. 22 meeting. Martin compiled those fees in written form for the Selectmen as part of their notes.
But Second Selectman Candy Perez cautioned that there was only so much that the Selectmen could do in the 2013-14 budget, thanks in part to externalities. Jane Wall, the town's interim finance director, warned later on in the meeting that Winsted would have to raise its mill rate by 6 mills -- a nearly 25 percent increase -- in order to maintain a flat budget.
"There are economic conditions out there that don't allow us to do everything," Perez said.
Wall would also second Perez's call for a multi-year plan, if only for guidance purposes. Such a plan would help prove that the Selectmen have a consistent vision for the town's future, Wall said, even if the board cannot ultimately follow the plan.
"I think we need to reestablish the financial foundation for the town," said Perez.
Part of that process would be promoting business and growing the town's tax base, which was a familiar refrain. Earlier drafts of previous budgets included more money for an economic development coordinator, and the current budget was pilloried for cutting economic development and business planning funds.
"I think that we are all looking for anything in the budget that will help with economic business development," said Perez.
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Housing policy virtually a no-show at both parties' conventions
WASHINGTON — Call it the political elephant in the room: 1.2 million families across the country are at some stage of foreclosure, 3.8 million homeowners have been foreclosed upon since September 2008, 11.4 million are underwater on their mortgages and $6.5 trillion in home equity has been lost by owners since 2005.
Moreover, home building and sales are intimately linked with job creation. Yet the subject of housing policy was virtually a no-show at the Democratic and Republican conventions and in the party platforms.
Given the huge impact that the housing and mortgage crashes have had on millions of voters and workers, you would think housing would have been high on both parties' priority lists. They'd say: OK, here's how we're going to turn this crucially important situation around — getting builders building again to pre-boom historical levels, helping out the good folks who paid their loans on time even when underwater, plus making sure that banks make loans available to creditworthy buyers who want a mortgage rather than penalizing them for the banks' mistakes.
But Mitt Romney didn't mention housing policy at all in his speech to the Tampa, Fla., convention. President Obama barely touched it, saying: "I've shared the pain of families who've lost their homes."
The Republican platform panned the Obama administration's response to the housing crisis as having "done little to improve, and much to worsen, the situation." The GOP solution: Privatize pretty much the whole mortgage finance system, kill Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — which currently fund about two-thirds of all new home lending — and cut the role of the Federal Housing Administration, which is the primary source of mortgage financing for first-time and minority purchasers who have moderate incomes but less than 20% down-payment cash.
The Democratic platform claimed credit for assisting 5 million struggling homeowners "restructure their loans to help them stay in their homes" — a total far beyond most analysts' estimates for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and related federal efforts. Last month, an independent study by federal and academic economists reported that rather than the 3 million to 4 million families originally projected by the White House to be assisted with modifications by HAMP, the actual number will be barely one-third that target.
In the Nation, a publication on the political left, commentator George Zornick ridiculed the Democratic platform's boasting of a "crackdown" on the fraudulent lenders who helped create the subprime crisis, noting that "no high-ranking Wall Street officials or firms have been held responsible for the subprime catastrophe" that they facilitated by buying and securitizing poorly underwritten, toxic mortgages.
The Republican platform, meanwhile, blamed the whole subprime mess and housing collapse on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, even though private investment banks such as Lehman Bros. and Bear Stearns played far larger roles in the securitization money machine that fueled the subprime mania. The roles of Wall Street and the big banks get no direct criticism by the Republicans, even though the private secondary market they control would be the foundation for any new system of mortgage finance under a Romney administration.
Even on a subject that has broad popular support among voters — continuing tax benefits for homeownership, particularly the mortgage-interest deduction — the parties waffled. The Democratic platform avoids the issue entirely; Obama has proposed reducing the mortgage write-off for owners with incomes above $250,000. The Republican platform drafters initially rejected any pledge of support but later relented with language agreeing to continue the deduction if Congress fails to enact comprehensive tax reforms.
So why has housing, which traditionally leads the economy out of recessions, suddenly become a political orphan this election? Could it be that both parties feel vulnerable in any serious discussion of their own roles in the crash, which include regulators blind to widespread irresponsible lending during the Bush years and the painfully inadequate response to the foreclosure explosion during Obama's? Or is it the possibility that neither side has politically viable solutions for fixing the system?
Try both.
Distributed by Washington Post Writers Group.


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About the European GNSS Evolution Programme
The European GNSS Evolution Programme (EGEP) is an ESA optional programme supported by 17 Member States and Canada. Its primary aim is to undertake research and development in and verification of technologies relating to regional space-based augmentation systems (SBAS) and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
What is it?
These objectives were defined with a view to expanding GNSS-related scientific, technical and industrial expertise in Europe, bringing it on a par with international levels.
Through forward-looking activities, the programme ensures that European industry has timely availability of competitive and innovative capabilities required for the evolution of EGNOS and Galileo. This applies to future requirements in the short, medium and long term.
EGEP also provides a framework for scientific research enabled by GNSS, which spans a wide range of disciplines, from atmosphere and climate modelling through time and space references to fundamental physics.
These aspects of the programme include initiatives to foster scientific utilisation of EGNOS and Galileo and to support education activities in the field of GNSS.
What was the impetus for starting the programme?
Participating States recognised Europe's need to maintain the technological momentum gained through the definition and development of EGNOS and Galileo. They considered that a European GNSS Evolution Programme would not only provide a framework for that, but also fit in very well with the European Space Policy and ESA's specific role in the European GNSS programmes, and at the same time address emerging challenges to these systems.
Technological obsolescence has to be counteracted by a suitable research and development programme that can also establish the technological readiness required for future upgrades of the systems. These can then match evolving trends towards more demanding user services and ensure that Europe acquired strategically important technology independence.
Another consideration is the international scene for GNSS, in which significant initiatives aimed at modernisation, completion and deployment of other global or regional GNSS systems can be observed – thereby challenging the competitiveness and interoperability of EGNOS and Galileo.
The large number of Participating States can be taken as evidence of genuine common understanding of the need for the programmatic framework and activities of EGEP.
How is EGEP being implemented?
The programme is being implemented through activities anchored in Work Plans that are being successively defined by the Agency and approved by the Participating States according to the following objectives:
- begin defining future system architectures for EGNOS and Galileo and prepare the technology for future versions of these systems
- support the definition of how to implement the next version of EGNOS, and prepare the technology for it
- provide testbeds and system tools
- improve Agency knowledge of GNSS performance monitoring and the principal environmental factors influencing performance
- promote and support scientific exploitation of EGNOS and Galileo
The approved Work Plans address these objectives through activities grouped in the following categories:
- system-level activities:
- identifying new capabilities for evolutions of EGNOS and Galileo
- defining possible EGNOS upgrades to augment GPS/Galileo dual frequency
- investigating new GNSS techniques for providing integrity
- improving performance of orbit determination & tracking systems (OD&TS)
- improving system autonomy and robustness
- space segment activities:
- improving space segment autonomy
- identifying critical technologies for implementation of inter-satellite links (ISL)
- preparing technology for future EGNOS payloads
- diversifying applied technology for clocks, improving their performance and availability and reducing requirements for their accommodation
- improving payload flexibility in terms of signal, coverage and accommodation of new missions
- improving payload reliability and transmitted signal fidelity and power levels
- ground segment activities:
- developing techniques for monitoring and mitigating local effects
- improving ranging measurement quality
- developing European technology for improving precision of clocks
- incorporating multi-constellation monitoring capabilities
- verification and validation activities:
- testing and qualification of EGNOS upgrades
- experimenting and demonstrating multi-region and multi-constellation systems (MRS)
- upgrading simulation capabilities to include results of system exploratory studies
- upgrading laboratory tools to support RF compatibility analyses
- identifying and defining in-orbit missions in support of system and technology development and qualification activities
- GNSS environment characterisation and science and education activities:
- improving knowledge of the RF interference environment, radiation effects in medium Earth orbits (MEOs) and ionosphere propagation models in extreme conditions (e.g. solar maximum)
- fostering scientific utilisation of EGNOS and Galileo, e.g. by providing enabling technology for future GNSS Reflectometry missions
- supporting education on GNSS through outreach activities and support to PhD studies
Testbeds will be implemented to allow validation of technical concepts and their related performance, to consolidate design specifications and evaluate technical risks with envisaged solutions for system upgrades.
At present, four testbeds have been defined for these purposes. They will provide operational support to experimentation and demonstration campaigns addressing the following aspects:
- future high integrity regional augmentation (the High Integrity System Testbed)
- regional GNSS augmentation services in the High North (the Arctic Testbed)
- high-precision positioning services (the High-Precision Service Testbed)
- liability critical regional GNSS services (the MRS Land Users Testbed)
As a spin-off, these testbeds will also provide support for the scientific aspects of the programme. How does the programme interact with the scientific community?
ESA has established a GNSS Scientific Advisory Committee (GSAC) with leading scientists in the field to foster interaction with the scientific community and to support the Agency in setting priorities and selecting proposals for the scientific exploitation of Galileo and EGNOS. The committee also recommends improvements to Galileo and EGNOS for scientific applications and advises on potential secondary payloads for Galileo satellites.
What benefits does EGEP deliver?
The programme serves to maintain technical European know how, competencies and infrastructures on a par with competing systems internationally. It also sustains the competitiveness and innovation capabilities of European industry and embraces scientific and educational aspects related to exploitation of regional and global GNSS systems.
In this way the programme represents an investment in the future of EGNOS and Galileo, by enabling technical readiness for upgrades and system evolution caused by mission evolution and technology obsolescence.
Where this readiness is important for European industry and research institutions, it is also important for the ESA in its role with the European Commission as design agent for the evolution of the European GNSS infrastructure.
How to be involved
EGEP follows the Agency's rules for industrial involvement in that Invitations to Tender (ITTs) are issued throughout the year through ESA's EMITS website, which is open to all firms located in participating Member States.


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Tilda Swinton is all dressed up like The Last Airbender for Bong Joon-Ho's wacky post-apocalyptic snow train movie Snowpiercer, set in the future on a snow-ruined planet where humanity cruises around in a giant train divided by a wacky caste system. Very little else is known about this film other than the lower train class has had it with their crappy train life and want to revolt. However, no one wants to get kicked off into the new ice age wearing shorts, so let's hope Tilda puts on some legwarmers. Snowpiercer is set to be released later this year.
Props to Collider for first pointing out the Avatar: The Last Airbender joke.
Update: Turns out the photo's just from a random photoshoot. Apologies for any confusion!
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What is a loan?
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- What is debt?
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- Tips on Loans
- What is a Cosigner?
- What is the difference between an interest rate and an APR?
- What is Compound Interest?
- What is a Variable Interest Rate?
- How much should you borrow in comparison to your income?
- How much money should I be willing to borrow for school?
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- A Minute to Learn it - Saving Money
- How to Build a Budget
- What if my Expenses Exceed my Income?
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- How to Save on Discretionary Expenses
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The following was issued on ROHwrestling.com:
Ring of Honor officials are happy to announce that "The Project" Tommaso Ciampa has officially signed on the dotted line with ROH.
Debuting as a member of The Embassy early this year, "The Project" boasts one of the most impressive records in ROH today as he has yet to suffer a pinfall or submission of any kind. As a matter of fact, the only losses on his record are a result of multi-man matches in which he was not the man defeated.
"Despite his associations," said ROH Executive Producer Jim Cornette, "Tommaso Ciampa is one of the hottest young talents in wrestling today. He has proven it with his win-loss record since coming into Ring of Honor, and I am certain the sky is the limit for this young talent."
Tommaso Ciampa, along with The Embassy, will be in attendance on August 13th in Chicago Ridge, IL when Ring of Honor returns for our first broadcast TV Tapings with SBG. Tickets for that historic event can be purchase here: http://www.rohstore.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=201


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Let me not to the scientists studying love
Concede authority—love is not yours,
To alter or reduce the scope thereof,
Or tend with the specimens in your drawers
O no! It is a never-fixed mark
That brings forth tempests, in chaotic fashion
It lives and dies by show or want of spark;
Its worth is known and measured by our passion.
Love's not its parts, though hearts and even brains
Are called upon, love's details to depict;
Love, explored in shards across domains,
Too often its description will restrict.
If this be error, prov'd to be untrue
It never will survive the peer review
Apologies to Will, of course. Short rant, after the jump.
Serves me right. I have written before* about reductionist approaches to studying whole-person phenomena like love. Seems every year there's a half dozen articles about how love is this chemical or that, this evolutionary strategy or that, this illusion or that. So I write this year's sonnet, and cast about for one of the many such examples that must surely exist.
And I don't see any.
Worse than that, there's an article on NPR's site on actual real poetry for valentines day–not Hallmark verse, not the silly stuff I write, but real poetry by real poets. So it appears that this is the year when reductionism has not come out to play.
But my verse was finished, and I didn't want to wait a year. So if you see the obligatory "love is the chemical found in chocolates and red wine" or "this pill mimics what happens in the brain when you fall in love" articles, let me know in the comments. It will make me feel much better.
*like, say, some of these:
A reproductive message
Science of love
Evolutionary Biology Valentine
Scientific Valentine
What do women want?
Heart in a jar


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Alcohol dependence keeps a tight grip. The cravings. The drinking. The numerous attempts to stop. The numerous times of relapse. Now an innovative University of Houston study aims to develop a new relapse prevention and treatment system using virtual reality (VR).
The "Virtual Reality Relapse Prevention: Alcohol Dependence" study will use VR to teach coping skills to volunteer participants who have a dependency on alcohol. The study is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institutes of Health.
"The virtual environments allow a patient to practice coping skills safely in the environments that trigger the cravings and relapse," said Patrick Bordnick, professor and director of the UH Graduate College of Social Work's Virtual Reality Clinical Research Lab (VRCRL). "In the VR environments, participants will see items that may trigger their alcohol cravings, such as food or cigarettes. This is a full sensory experience, so they'll also hear television sounds or the clinking of glasses. They'll also smell smoke, food or their alcoholic drink of choice."
Participants are needed for the six-month study. To be included, volunteers must be between the ages of 21 and 65 and in good physical health; must consume an average of three alcoholic drinks per day and be willing to quit drinking; must be experiencing alcohol cravings, but have no history of previous hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal or be in in current need of medical detoxification. Volunteers currently must not be in treatment of using medication to stop drinking. For more information contact the VRCRL at 713-743-8037.
Bordnick is a pioneer in virtual reality research for use to assess and treat addictions and phobias. Through grants from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health and others, Bordnick has used virtual reality environments to study smoking and alcohol addictions, food craving and obesity and post traumatic-stress disorder in returning veterans.
Hear the UH Moment: http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1222885250-UH-Moment-Virtual-Reality.html
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FWP Wardens are Peace Officers
Game Wardens are sworn and commissioned Peace Officers within their scope of authority. That authority includes Titles 23 (parks and recreation, which includes boat, snowmobile and off-highway vehicle), 37 (outfitters and guides), and in some instances certain 45 (general crimes), 77 (state lands) and 87 (fish and wildlife), plus littering under Title 75 (environmental protection). By Memorandum of Agreement, FWP Wardens are under appointment as Deputy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Special Agents and may enforce appropriate sections of the Code of Federal Regulations under the terms of the agreement. Many wardens are also reserve deputy sheriffs in the county where they work, and they play a significant role in terms of the trained law enforcement personnel available to assist other law enforcement officers in rural areas.
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For the first time in more than a decade, the state Supreme Judicial Court is proposing major revisions to its rules governing lawyers' conduct, including changes that could rein in aspects of lawyer advertising that some critics have called misleading or potentially deceptive.
Under the new rules, personal injury lawyers who list notable payouts on their websites — a common marketing practice — may have to provide more detailed information, according to some legal experts. One area that might be beefed up is listing which payments result from jury verdicts and which are settled out of court.
"It's potentially misleading when there's no full disclosure how those sums were earned and if they're talking about litigation and all they really did was negotiate with insurance companies," said Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Bar Association. "Why would you even need a law degree to do that kind of work?"
Also, law firms that frequently refer cases to other firms — and receive hefty referral fees in the process — may have to prominently disclose that information in marketing materials,
"A disclosure in advertisement is a good thing," said Mr. Healy. He noted that the bar association has been calling for tighter regulation of lawyer advertising since 1998, when the SJC's Rules of Professional Conduct were last overhauled.
Mr. Healy called the proposed changes "a step in the right direction," but said it remains to be seen how they will be interpreted and whether the Board of Bar Overseers, which sanctions lawyers for malpractice or malfeasance, will bring actions based on them.
The proposed rules were released July 11; the public comment period will be open until Dec. 2.
Meanwhile, another common marketing technique, using actors or images of actors to depict lawyers, does not appear to be affected by the new rules, though the practice is objectionable to some, including the bar association.
When the SJC regulations were revised in 1998, the bar association argued that marketing techniques such as dramatizations and testimonials "are inherently deceptive," Mr. Healy said.
But the SJC at the time decided to broadly interpret a U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1970s that legalized lawyer advertising for the first time, and rejected stronger controls that the bar association was proposing, Mr. Healy said.
Since then, such marketing dramatization has been familiarized in Worcester and in other cities across the state by the law offices of Mark E. Salomone, who uses the image of TV lawyer Robert Vaughn in his Web ads and offices.
Mr. Vaughn's stern visage, embodied by a life-sized cardboard cutout, stares out at potential clients through the front window of Mr. Salomone's office on a downtown corner in Worcester
Mr. Healy, the bar association official, takes issue with idea of using a TV actor who looks like a lawyer to catch the interest of customers, even though many argue that using dramatic techniques to sell legal services is the same as using them to sell consumer products or other services. Pro-advertising arguments also usually note the constitutional right to free expression.
"I think it is misleading to the public. It's dangerous. You are dealing with a vulnerable segment of society who may have been traumatized by corporate wrongdoing," Mr. Healy said.
Mr. Salomone and an executive of his law firm who usually handles media inquiries did not return several voice mail messages seeking comment.
On a recent visit to Mr. Salomone's Worcester storefront office, the clerk who staffs the office three afternoons a week unlocked the door and asked a reporter if he was looking for legal services.
She explained that the door is kept locked for safety reasons and that lawyers come for appointments only.
Mr. Salomone's Springfield-based personal injury law practice runs TV and Internet ads featuring liberal use of the image of Mr. Vaughn, the trusted veteran actor.
Like Mr. Salomone, other big-name personal injury lawyers, most notably James G. Sokolove of Newton — reportedly the largest legal advertiser in the country — saturate the Web, cable TV and radio with advertisements selling the prospect of million-dollar-plus settlements.
Mr. Sokolove's Web videos and TV ads offer a fleeting small-print disclosure at the end that many cases are referred to other lawyers. Mr. Sokolove did not return calls seeking comment.
Some personal injury law practices offer no such disclosure.
Richard J. Rafferty, a Worcester personal injury specialist whose TV and radio ads are in frequent rotation in Central Massachusetts, lists on his website more than a dozen cases in which he's won money for his clients.
None of them were the result of jury verdicts, he said. That is why identifying details, such as the names of the plaintiffs and defendants, are not public record; such settlements are usually kept private via non-disclosure clauses.
Because they are private and not a matter of public record, most out-of-court settlements are impossible to verify independently.
And while Mr. Rafferty claims in his ads that he's won "millions of dollars in compensation" for his clients, he acknowledged that his main business is processing as many as 400 smaller claims each year, ranging from $3,000 to $75,000 in slip and fall, workplace injury and minor car accident cases.
So the millions of dollars are an aggregate sum, a claim that the bar association maintains could be found questionable if the new lawyer conduct rules are adopted.
But Mr. Rafferty asserted that he has also won large cases.
"I hit a $1.4 million med-mal (medical malpractice), a $2.8 million med-mal," Mr. Rafferty said. "I'm not a referral service to Boston. We do our cases."
He said he could not reveal particulars from those cases because of attorney-client privilege.
"Most good cases settle," he said.
None of the big settlements Mr. Rafferty referred to appear on his website, though about a dozen settlements — ranging from $4,000 for a client who got his foot stuck in pavement to $775,000 for a motorcyclist hit by a truck — do. Mr. Rafferty said he could not disclose details from those cases.
As for his advertising claim that he's won millions for his clients, Mr. Rafferty said: "I'm not being misleading at all."
Mr. Rafferty said he refers about 10 percent of cases that come to him, often large medical malpractice lawsuits that he said he is not equipped to handle. He said he often works on those cases as co-counsel, and does not simply refer them.
Some lawyers, along with firms such as Mr. Salomone's and Mr. Sokolove's, are noted for referring promising clients to big Boston firms equipped with the staff and monetary resources to pay for big up-front payments for travel, expert witnesses and research specialists. The advertising lawyers usually collect fees that amount to a third of settlements for the referrals but often end up doing little or no work on cases.
Much personal injury advertising is focused on workplace injury, product liability, medical malpractice, dangerous drugs and diseases such as mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos. Often these are large tort, or personal damage, cases with the potential for getting big payments from deep-pocketed corporations and insurance companies.
"People are putting up millions of dollars advertising services they're not performing," Mr. Healy said. "We feel there should be a disclaimer and it should be prominent. Most cases of this type are not handled by the (originating) firm."
Robert A. Riordan, a lawyer for another high-volume Worcester firm, Ellis Law offices, which lists numerous big-ticket cases on its website without identifying information, would not say which, if any, of those were the results of referrals to other firms.
"Certainly there's no false information on that," Mr. Riordan said, adding "or the BBO (Board of Bar Overseers) would be working on that."
Asked whether it is true that Ellis — whose ads suggest a highly skilled and aggressive team of litigators — actually settles most cases, Mr. Riordan said he just tried a case recently resulting in a sizable payment, and then abruptly ended the conversation.
Mr. Riordan later provided court documents showing he won a $677,540 verdict in Worcester Superior Court negligence case on Aug. 16 and a $90,000 verdict in Middlesex Superior Court in June in a slip-and-fall case.
He also provided three short summaries published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reporting settlements of $1 million, $230,000 and $180,000 won for clients by Ellis Law Offices. The cases were all from 2006.
Mr. Riordan did not respond to a request to indicate for all of the 30 or so cases on the firm's website which were jury verdicts and which were settlements, and which were referrals and which cases the firm tried itself.
Among the listed cases are the $1 million one published in Lawyer's Weekly, which involved a surgical sponge left inside a patient during a C-section, a $1.3 million firearms negligence case, and eight cases that settled for amounts ranging from $550,000 to $984,000. The rest range from $27,500 to $400,000.
Meanwhile, another personal injury lawyer, Jeffrey S. Raphaelson, who is based in Boston but is part of Worcester-based Raphaelson & Raphaelson, takes another approach. He lists only three big cases on his website, but two of them are public jury verdicts.
In 2007, Mr. Raphaelson won $3.4 million from Otis Elevator Co. for the family of a Worcester middle school student whose right hand was mangled in an escalator accident in China when he was 4 years old.
Mr. Raphaelson went on to win nearly $2 million in 2010 for a Millbury couple in a medical malpractice suit against Worcester's St. Vincent Hospital.
In the escalator case, Mr. Raphaelson said he took on considerable financial exposure, as well as time, spending in the "six figures" out of pocket just for experts and travel and investing nearly nine years of work.
"I can't remember when I've referred a case," he said. "It takes a fair amount of time to build up the expertise and there's a significant amount of money at risk."
Mr. Raphaelson said good personal injury lawyers will put their best cases on their websites.
"If they haven't done it, it's not out of modesty," he said.
Hector Pineiro, a Worcester lawyer who also tries all of his own cases, said he believes lawyers who get referral fees ought to earn them.
"They should share in the responsibility of the case or share the work," he said.
The proposed new rules governing lawyer advertising don't include any such mandate, but they do appear to substantially beef up the obligations to disclose the specific services a lawyer is offering and to refer to the specific factual and legal circumstances of clients' cases.
The existing rule essentially is a broad prohibition against misleading advertising; the new rules spell out in more detail requirements that would appear to force Web and other advertisers to include more detail.
John L. Whitlock, chairman of the SJC committee that wrote the new rules based on the American Bar Association's model rules, said the guidelines are a compromise between those in states that severely restrict lawyers' constitutional right to advertise and those in which such advertising is largely unregulated.
"There's a fundamental rule we didn't change and that is that advertising can't be misleading," Mr. Whitlock said. "If it's misleading, it's violating the rule. "
While some who argue for stronger regulation say advertising for legal services is clearly a separate concept than advertising for other commercial services and products, Mr. Whitlock maintained that a lawyer's services are really no different than any other professional's.
As for the use of TV lawyers such as Robert Vaughn as advertising role models, Mr. Whitlock posed the question whether similar dramatizations used in other businesses would be similarly objectionable.
"Would you argue it's deceptive when it's dental services?" he said.
Contact Shaun Sutner at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @ssutner.


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SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Ginny and Mark Alterio want their donation to the new South Berwick Public Library to enhance the children's area, while Jack Shipley intends his donation to honor the memory of his late wife, a former high school teacher. With the $5,000 each of them contributed to complete renovations at the new library on Young Street, the Friends of South Berwick Library Capital Campaign has now raised three-quarters of a million dollars toward the building project.
"We've been part of this community for almost 40 years, and this library is a big part of why South Berwick is such a viable place to live and raise your family." said Shipley, a resident of Drury Lane whose wife taught art at Noble High School for 29 years. "It takes all of us working together to make this happen, and I want to be part of it."
Added Ginny Alterio of Vine Street, "The support of early childhood literacy is vital to the success of all members of this town. The significance of parental involvement and sound early childhood experiences has never been more important. As educators, we firmly believe it is easier to build a child than repair an adult."
The Alterios and Shipley met recently with Library Director Karen Eger to discuss how their donations would be used. Shipley is thrilled to know his deceased wife, Lee Morrison Shipley, will be memorialized in the visual arts section of the stacks, and the Alterios are delighted to have helped out in the Young Children's area.
Last fall the Great Hall of the former St. Michael's Church was opened, revealing a grand and inspiring space with architectural details intact. Since then most of the bookshelves have been installed and, with the help of more than 30 volunteers assisting library staff, filled with books.
"In the past two years, in a very challenging economy, individual donors, local organizations, businesses and foundations have reinforced how important a library is to our community and said they want to be a part of it," said Patti Mitchem, co-chair of the campaign Steering Committee.
Money raised now will provide comfortable seating, computer stations, and study tables, which are the current priorities, she said. The library lobby has a posted list of furniture and equipment, as well as construction items, needed to complete the library. As funds come into the campaign, these purchases will be made.
With a little over $320,000 left to raise, the Campaign Committee continues to meet with prospective donors interested in having a conversation about how they might best support the library. Many find that a monthly credit card deduction over a few years lets their household give more than they originally thought they could.
As the campaign enters the next phase of fundraising in March, several events will let everyone get involved in the community effort: the Second Annual Diva Night March 22; a silver/gold trade-in on March 30 and 31; an Ida LeClair performance by Susan Poulin May 4; the annual book sale May 11; the Blossoms for Books Garden Tour July 13; and a Slaid Cleaves concert July 21.
The Friends' ongoing eBay sale of donated items has raised more than $12,000. Anyone with items to donate should call Charlene at 384-4080. More information about the Capital Campaign is available at www.friendsofsouthberwicklibrary.org


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You will always be my summer love.
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Disney Moves
A reorganization of top ranks at Walt Disney World has brought Disney veteran George A. Kalogridis back to Orlando as president of the Disney Co.'s largest resort. Kalogridis, 59, began his career as a hotel busboy at Disney World when it opened in 1971. The University of Central Florida graduate, who rose to become president of Disneyland in California, succeeds Meg Crofton. She has transferred to the Burbank, Calif., headquarters and oversees all theme park operations across the U.S. and Europe. Michael Colglazier, vice president of Animal Kingdom park at Disney World, succeeds Kalogridis as president of Disneyland. Both report to Crofton. Josh D'Amaro was promoted to oversee Animal Kingdom, and Ken Potrock was promoted to lead Disney Vacation Club, the company's Celebration-based timeshare business.


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4-27-12 Progressive Field
It was a Friday at Progressive Field, and it was brutally cold, with temps in the mid 40's. Originally, I had planned to go to Baltimore today and stay overnight and see the Athletics there on Friday and Saturday, but after some consultation with fellow ballhawk Nick Pelescak, we decided to go to Cleveland instead as it was the cheaper option.
When the gates opened, I got on the board early thanks to Indians closer Chris Perez. As I was unsuccessfully looking for an easter egg, Perez fielded a ball in center field. I called out to him and he threw me the ball to put me on the board. It had a BP Gas stamp on it, meaning that I can redeem the ball for a gas card by having a representative cross out the stamp.
My second ball of the day was a home run that took a crazy bounce in the front row and shot right at me. It was over my head, so I stabbed at it with my glove and made the catch on the ricochet. It was a reflex type play.
Ball #3 was a home run to center field that bounced in the aisle and took a large hop towards the Progressive car. There wasn't anyone else around so I scurried up the steps and picked it up.
My fourth ball came from Indians ace Ubaldo Jimenez. Jimenez finished a side session and walked out of the bullpen. Several people asked him for a ball, including myself, but he ignored everyone. Just as he was about to disappear out of view, he looked back. The other fans had turned their attention back to the field, but I hadn't, so I held up my glove – and he tossed me his warm up ball for my fourth of the day.
Ball #5 was a ground rule double that I fielded in center field. I just shuffled through an open row and caught it as it bounced off of the warning track.
That was it for the Indians. When the Angels came out, I was expecting a lot of home run balls to be hit to center field, since they are a right handed heavy line up. That really wasn't the case though. The Angels didn't hit much of anything to center field that had home run distance.
As BP got underway, I tried to get a ball from a pitcher, but the last place Angels, who have been in turmoil were pretty unfriendly when it came to tossing up baseballs.
After a long drought, I caught a home run on the fly in center field off the bat of who I believe is Mark Trumbo after looking at his batting stance on mlbtv. I caught it here:
Ball #7 was a home run ball that landed in the trees in Heritage Park.
That was just before 6PM. At 6, the whole stadium opened, and I made my way over to left field. An unknown righty hit a home run to my right that I tried to catch, but couldn't quite get to. In left field there are steep steps and bleachers all over the place, so its difficult to navigate quickly. The ball landed here:
Luckily, it rolled underneath the riser that the seats are on, so I just reached underneath and grabbed it.
I could tell that batting practice was about to end, so I hustled to the Angels dugout, the Angels finished before I got to the dugout, but I got there just in time to yell out 'DINO!' towards one of their coaches. It was Dino Ebel, their third base coach. He looked at me and smiled, and then turned away to put a few baseballs away. He then turned back and tossed me ball #9. Luckily I looked over the coaches list when I made my roster. Dino is unmistakeable because he's rather gaunt. Seems like a cool guy though.
I only needed one more for double digits, but we didn't hang around, we made the drive back to Pittsburgh with plans on heading to Baltimore the following day.
Here are today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
2012 Stats:
Game: 9 balls
Season: 80 balls
Games: 14 games
Lifetime: 1,624 balls
4/27 Attendance: 12,597 (for a Friday!?)


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Meet Brielle. She's 16 and stuck in the middle of her...
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Meg Fallowes is 20. She's just finished Uni and is moving to the country to get away from her boring ex boyfriend jack. When she moves, she meets YouTuber Zoe Sugg and becomes her best friend, and starts to fall for her brother, Joe. She ends up being stuck with the biggest decision of her life, be with Joe and accept his marriage proposal, or be with Jack and move to London with him for good. But what will she choose.
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Iowa opens office to support film, TV, media
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state is opening a new office to support film, television and digital media production in Iowa.
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced the office Wednesday in a news release. The office, called Produce Iowa, will be headed by Liz Gilman, who has experience running her own media-related business.
Produce will be part of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, along with the State Historical Society of Iowa, State Historical Museum of Iowa and the Iowa Arts Council.
Film production has been a headache for Iowa officials.
Then-Gov. Chet Culver halted an ambitious program in 2009 after a state audit uncovered $26 million in tax credits that were improperly issued by the Iowa Department of Economic Development.