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- Is parking provided for customers? yes
- Is there 1:100 designated spots 3.9 m wide on a level hard surface? yes
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- Is the path to main entrance 920 mm wide (1.5 m x 1.5 m turns), hard, and barrier free? yes
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We've got two "Partnerships" in town and in the past three weeks we've been given the benefit of their competing visions for the community.
Late last month, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership summoned its people and compliant politicians like Chris Collins and Byron Brown to unveil a REGIONAL AGENDA! Yeah, technically, it was a shared vision, but Andrew Rudnick's fingerprints, palm prints and footprints were all over it, right down for a call to eliminate any progressive elements of national health care reform.
In a nutshell, the folks crying for government to cut taxes and generally get government off our backs asked Albany and Washington for $450 million in capital projects. Stuff like parking ramps, football stadiums and other projects that would supposedly turn this community around.
Wednesday, the Partnership for the Public Good unveiled its 10 priorities for the coming year at the Merriweather Library on Jefferson Avenue.
Chris Collins wasn't in the room; he must have been busy counting all the money it's going to take to pay those Washington lawyers he's hired to defend the abuse of county prisoners.
The mayor? I dunno, maybe he was down the street getting a haircut at one of the barbershops he doled out grant money to.
For those of you who don't know about PPG, as it's known in progressive circles, it's an umbrella organization of nonprofit organizations trying ot make a difference. People like Aaron Bartley of PUSH Buffalo and Allison Duwe of the Coalition for Economic Justice, pictured right.
This is the third year they've developed, in collaboration with partner organizations, a list of priorities that have at least a fighting chance of getting accomplished and an organization working towards that end.
Allow me to run down the list quickly, then focus on the most intriguing one:
-- Deal with poverty through the continued promotion of living wage initiatives.
-- Improve conditions at the downtown holding center and county jail in Alden.
-- Maintain inner-city health care centers targeted by Collins.
-- Revive stalled efforts to deal with the growing number of housing vacancies not only in the city, but inner-ring suburbs.
-- Eliminate toxic pollution belching from Tonawanda Coke. (In the interest of disclosure, my daughter, Erin, is executive director of the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, which is leading that fight).
-- Launch initiatives in two targeted communities to promote green initiatives that would result in, among other things, lower utility bills and provide jobs for poor people performing green retro-fits of houses.
-- Improve the access of low-income city residents to healthy food through a number of initiatives, including the promotion of urban farming and establishment of a city Food Policy Council.
-- Reform state economic development subsidy programs, namely Empire Zones and industrial development agencies, to promote the creation of quality jobs and corporate accountability.
-- Reform state campaign finance laws to include, among other things, lower contribution limits, matching public financing and more vigorous enforcement.
-- Last, and not least, negotiate a community benefits agreement for Canal Side, a.k.a. Bass Pro.
Community benefits agreements aren't common in these parts, but they're used in some other communities, and the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy has proved particularly adept at negotiating them out in la-la land for projects involving oodles of public money. (Here's an excellent primer on CBAs from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.)
The PPG folks here would like to see an agreement on five issues, and I'll quote directly:
-- living wage jobs.
-- environmentally friendly buildings and operations.
-- locally owned businesses.
-- mixed income housing.
-- a building and site design appropriate to the location.
I got hold of Larry Quinn last night, the guy with the pointer on the left and one of the main movers behind Canal Side, and bounced the proposed CBA off him. I thought he might take exception, but he was pretty receptive.
"I agree with four of their five points," he said.
Living wages is where he parts ways with PPG.
"I don't blame them for their sentiments, but I think instituting a living wage would result in fewer jobs, not more," Quinn said. "It doesn't reflect the real marketplace for jobs."
Hmmm, sounds like, on balance, there's room for a constructive dialog.
The biggest disappointment of Wednesday's event came near the end, when politicians in attendance were invited to make a few remarks. Maria Whyte was a bit of a let down.
Oh, it wasn't anything she said. In fact, it was nice to hear a politician speak without saying "I" over and over again. (Of course, that kind of conduct over time could land her in hot water with the politicians' union.)
No, it was that, for the first time in which I've heard her speak, Whyte didn't once punctuate her remarks with a clenched fist or three.
I know it's the week before Christmas and all, but don't go soft on us, Maria.
I distinctly remember her at a rally outside Tonawanda Coke a couple of months back, railing against plant owner J.D. Crane, cradling her baby in one arm and pumping her fist with the other. It was something to behold, people.
I haven't see that kind of progressive passion on a local stage since Gene Fahey had a full head of hair.
No empty pants suit, she.
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The hubby and I stayed here twice, the first for our honeymoon and the second two years later for our anniversary.
Our honeymoon was amazing. It was everything we hoped for. The room was beautiful and very comfy. The service and staff courteous and always available. We came back to our room each day and found new towel art. The housekeeping service was prompt and they did a good job.
The restaurant selection was amazing! We enjoyed each one, the French was my fav.
Wadding in the pool, drinking and playing games was a favourite pastime. We brought our own floaters and made sure we got lounger seats each day with no trouble.
It is located about 30 min from Cancun and 25 minutes from Playa Del Carmen. The cab fare was about 35 USD.
Day trip into playa for shopping and a ferry ride to Cozumel is highly recommended!
It is an amazing resort, you won't regret going!
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I'm sure it will get better
We stayed here for New Years Eve week. Check in was good. We were told by the check in clerk that the hotel opened 30th Nov and would be completed by 15th February 2008. 100 of the 400 rooms were open. The place was like a ghost town, so no reservations required for restaurants and no problem getting a sun bed by the pool. Room was good, large double bed, whirlpool bath and large shower. Air conditioning was not working. As the week went on we got a table for the balcony and eventually a guest services directory.
Incroyable expérience au paradis
English people, do not hesitate to ask.
Still working out the kinks
Just got back this afternoon. I would agree 90% with the other reviews. Food is fantastic (especially the French and Japanese), beach, pool, and buildings are gorgeous, but there are definitely still some issues.
Amazing resort
We just returned from the Valentin Maya resort in the Mayan Riveria and all I can say is that it was the most amazing place we have experienced. We have travelled extensively and stayed in many great resorts around the world but this hotel is exceptionaly and is truly a 4 Diamond hotel.
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LOVED IT!!!!! A Couples Oasis!
We stayed at this hotel from December 21- 28th and it was fabulous!!! This place is very romantic! Quiet! You are so free, no reservations for dinner, no towel cards, no bracelets. They are still putting some final touches in place as some room are getting furniture added, etc, but that was on the other side of the resort. The resort is pretty spread out so if walking is an issue you may need a wheelchair. They do have pedal bikes as well.
What a beautifull place!
Hello every one, i understand most of you want to have information on the valentin hotel, me and my wife just finished a 2 weeks trip there, fisrt note that it is located betwen the mayan palace and the el dorado hotel on the beach of playa del secreto,
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Valentin Imperial Maya is opened and beautiful!
I was lucky enough to be at the Valentin Imperial Maya the week end the hotel opened and even if some little finishing touches were missing; my overall impression was WOW!
The setting is beautiful, the service outstanding and the gastronomic experience fabulous. The hotel is spacious so there is enough space to have intimacy yet it isn't too big so the it doesn't feel unpersonal.
I would recommend it to anyone of my friends and family.
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WOW... Best value in Riviera Maya for the Price!
Where to start... We got there just after the official opening (Nov 30th). The staff (most of them are from the other 5 stars resorts in the area are just pampering us like kings! The look of the resort is just fantastic, the gardens are allready green. FOOD is heavenly and the choice of restaurants (no reservation required) is so impresive that it becaumes a problem to choose! And what to say about the pools, they are huge freeform, with jacuzzi's and pool bar's... For the price we paid... We are planning to go back in April...


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(6) When given the signal, move into the ring with your guests. If escorting a lady (ladies), offer your arm(s). Do not wait to hear your name; the announcer reads as you stand in the ring.
(7) Step forward to the tape strip on floor. Present rose to guest. Kiss guest. Look up and smile at the camera. You will be given verbal instructions from the photographer via a speaker in flowers. Don't be surprised!
(8) Once you see the photo flash, please move out of the ring quickly. As you proceed down the center aisle and through the Honor Guard, another picture will be taken . Do not loiter after going through the arch. Exit quickly, as one of your classmates will follow closely.
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New chef at centro cafe in Riverwest; first wine dinner set
When A.J. Dixon became head chef at Riverwest's centro cafe about a month ago, she knew she wanted to organize wine dinners at the small Italian restaurant.
The result is centro's first four-course, prix-fixe dinner, a farm-to-table harvest dinner featuring local foods on Nov. 13. It's also gluten-free, and there's a vegetarian option.
Longtime customers of the National cafe on the near south side might remember Dixon from her time there a couple of years ago. (For a brief period, she prepared a concise dinner menu at the National, and I confess I still think about the extraordinary eggplant tartare she made, as well as a fantastic, thoughtful cheese plate served with house-made sweet and savory jams.)
For the Nov. 13 dinner, which starts at 6 p.m., Dixon is planning roasted-pumpkin soup with sage; salad with dried cherries, fresh fruit, cured meat and Parmesan; pork from Golden Bear Farm in Kiel with Wisconsin mushroom ragu on creamy polenta; and ginger panna cotta for dessert, made from Sassy Cow cream and milk, and topped with cranberry compote.
The courses will be paired with wines from small Italian vineyards.
The cost is $65, which includes tax and tip, or $55 for the vegetarian dinner. Seating is by reservation only, and those can be made by calling the restaurant, 808 E. Center St., at (414) 455-3751, or by stopping in. The dinner is limited to 30 people, and payment is required at the time reservations are made.
The restaurant, which formerly took cash only, now accepts credit cards.
Dixon also is tweaking the regular menu and introducing more local sourcing of ingredients. New dishes on the menu for fall include lasagna made with leeks, rosemary and butternut squash ($12) and gnocchi with Wisconsin-grown mushrooms ($13).
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We were fans of A.J.'s at the National Cafe. For a while we dined there every Saturday evening. So I'm glad to hear that she has a promising new gig at Cafe Centro. She knows food and she understands how to cook for people with special dietary needs, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc. We're very happy for her and Centro Cafe. Congratulations!


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Someone with the virus — most likely in the form of a cold sore or herpes gingivostomatitis — gave it to him. Maybe he shared a cup, utensil, or slobbery toy with someone who has the infection or maybe someone with the virus in his or her saliva (whether or not the person had a visible sore) kissed him, for example.
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Your child will get better in about seven to ten days, but the virus will stay in his body for life. In some people the virus lies dormant and never acts up. In others it periodically flares up and triggers cold sores.
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Members of the Centerville Mercy Hospital Auxiliary met on Monday, Sept. 30 at the First United Methodist Church to make plans for the coming "Holiday Boutique" formerly known as the Hospital Bazaar.
The Holiday Boutique is to be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. The event is being reorganized and will include a breakfast of hot cinnamon rolls, egg casserole and potato bites with coffee and other beverages. Lunch will include chicken salad plate along with several sandwiches and soups with pies and cakes for desert. Delivery will be available for businesses on the Square.
A Man's Room will sport special tools and men's gifts, a Children's Room will feature painted furniture, toys, American Girl doll clothes and much more. Check out the pink bicycle and the Hawkeye jersey. The wool purses being made are all the rage. Let's not fight over them. A new look in holiday décor is the big surprise. Beautifully lighted trees and gorgeous decorated items will delight. The delicious candy, breads, cakes gifts for your kitchen, baby gifts and Christmas tree ornaments will tempt you again. Grab a special cake at the cake walk. Free cupcakes for all children participating in the cake walk. The grand finale will be the drawing for the quilt offered each year.
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BuffaloBuffalo Academy Of The Sacred Heart
3860 Main Street
Buffalo, NY, 14226
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Rye, NY, 10580
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1170 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY, 11795
(631)587-8000(Roman Catholic)1706 students | Gr. 9-12
Stony BrookThe Stony Brook School
1 Chapman Parkway
Stony Brook, NY, 11790
(631)751-1800(Christian)333 students | Gr. 7-12
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Cornwall On Hudson, NY, 12520
(845)534-9860(Nonsectarians)142 students | Gr. 8-12
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---- — Paul E. Clark, 91, of Newton, passed away at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services celebrating Paul's life will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Newton, with Steve Willis officiating. Burial will be in Redford Cemetery with full military rites by the Jasper Post 20 American Legion. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Oct. 3, at First Baptist Church, Newton. In loving memory of Paul, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church. Blake-Buchanan Funeral Home, Newton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.blakefh.com.
Paul Elza Clark was born on Jan. 16, 1922, in Newton, the son of Elza Paul and Etta M. (Timperman) Clark. He married Paola Ortis on April 15, 1945, in Rome, Italy, and she preceded him in death on July 30, 2000. Paul served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He owned Clark Tractor Sales in Newton for many years. Paul was a lifelong farmer and member of the First Baptist Church in Newton.
Paul is survived by son, Glen (Connie) Clark of Newton; daughters, Deanna Hollis of Wentzville, Mo., and Geneva (Don) Clark of Newton; grandchildren, Jennifer (Delane) Frichtl of Newton, Andrew (Katy) Clark of Peoria, and Jason (Karen) Clark of Greenup; great-grandchildren, Brady Frichtl, Camilla Frichtl, Holden Clark, Sabrina Clark and Landon Baker; and special friend, Pauline Swisher.
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Adam Wainwright the pitcher had a lot to do with the St. Louis Cardinals' Game 1 National League Division Series win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Adam Wainwright the hitter had something to do with it, too.
Wainwright gave up one run on three hits in seven innings, striking out nine in the Redbirds' 9-1 romp. But he was just as proud of an inning-opening walk that led to the Cards' seven-run third inning.
"Oh yeah, the starting pitcher's always going to take credit for something offensively, you know that," Wainwright said. "Couldn't have done it without me, right? I've got a feeling our hitters would have figured a way to get that done without me. But it was nice to get on base and have something happen."
Wainwright worked A.J. Burnett for the walk after falling behind on a 1-2 count, making his way to first base on a 3-2 pitch. After Matt Carpenter's single moved Wainwright to second, he and Carpenter watched Carlos Beltran hit a towering home run for a 3-0 lead.
Wainwright the pitcher turned Wainwright the hitter became Wainwright the fan for just a moment, pausing to gaze at Beltran's 443-foot blast into the second tier of the right-field seats.
"When I was on second base, I almost got caught up in the moment," Wainwright said. "I threw my hands up in the air as soon as he hit it. I knew it was gone.
"Then I just watched for a minute, because I knew it was VERY gone. And then I realized I had to run."
Wainwright the baserunner found his way home ahead of Carpenter and Beltran, then found his way back to the mound with a seven-run lead and 18 outs to go. But he bore down and notched his third postseason win as a Cardinal, leaving after 105 pitches with an eight-run lead in the seventh.
"When you get a big lead like that, the key is not to change anything," Wainwright said. "(You tell yourself) it's still an 0-0 ballgame. If you take that mindset, then you still attack hitters and you stay out of big counts. Usually you stay out of lots of ducks on the pond."
It was enough to have reporters comparing Wainwright to Chris Carpenter's stalwart playoff outings in recent years.
That wasn't a notion Wainwright was necessarily willing to embrace.
"I'd like to say we're going to have three or four dominant pitchers in this postseason, yet to be determined," Wainwright said. "But you can definitely count me in. I'd love to be that guy.
"Chris Carpenter, if I'm ever compared to him, I'll take that as a huge compliment. It's important to have somebody go out there that you can count on for sure. But I believe we have more than just me out there that can do that."
Wainwright's 20th win of 2013 -- he won 19 in the regular season, tied for most in the National League -- came as no surprise to Cardinals manager Mike Matheny.
"I thought he was very good: He had his good stuff going right from the beginning," Matheny said. "Breaking ball was sharp. Controlled the counts. He had everything really working from the top.
"When he does that, he's going to make for a long day for most people."
That's no surprise come from the Cardinals' ace: Wainwright led the league in innings pitched (241 2/3), complete games (five), starts (34) and complete games (five).
But his focus on the pitching task left to be done following the half-hour-plus third inning -- Wainwright walked to start it, and grounded out for the second out as the Cardinals batted around the lineup -- impressed Matheny as much as anything.
"You got to remember, that got started by a walk by our pitcher and a couple big walks in the middle," Matheny said. "He kept his focus (after) a long inning. Nobody knows exactly how that's going to treat a guy, especially when he's been up to bat and on base and running."
Turned out not to be a problem for Wainwright the onlooker.
"Our offense did an amazing job," he said. "I got two at-bats, and it kept me kind of hot. But, yeah, I made sure in the dugout I was kind of (loose) -- you don't want to do too much because you feel like you're showing up the other team if you're out there throwing warmup pitches on the side.
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Jacare has always been a killer, It's a shame he never got to fight Miller again...I would have loved to see them fight in ONE FC where soccer kicks are legal...seeing Mayhem painted red while Jacare kicks his crumpled and broken ass would have been so sweet. I wouldn't be mad if Jacare moved over to the UFC, a match up with Lombard would make me do this......
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Pull him over to the big show, and have him fight shields on one of the early december cards.
I like this idea. As soon as I read the headline, I had the very same opponent in mind. I'd love to see him put Shields to sleep with a nice choke or some brutal strikes with his much improved standup game. No more Strikeforce for Jacare.
Pull him over to the big show, and have him fight shields on one of the early december cards.
Ex-Strikeforce champ Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza ready to fight, but needs notice
Ex-Strikeforce champ Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza ready to fight, but needs notice | MMAjunkie.com
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza sure looked ready to try and win back his Strikeforce title. A 41-second knockout of Derek Brunson this past month put the ex-champ at the top of the middleweight contender list for most MMA observers.
Souza is ready to fight, his manager Gilberto Faria today told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com). But the call from Strikeforce has yet to come.
"So far, we haven't been contacted regarding 'Jacare' being on the (Nov. 3) card, but it would seem like not," Faria said.
As earlier reported, champ Luke Rockhold is scheduled to co-headline "Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir" against Lorenz Larkin on Nov. 3 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The card will air live on Showtime and Showtime Extreme.
Faria said Souza (16-3 MMA, 6-1 SF) needs a call by the end of this week to even agree to compete on the mid-fall card.
"If he doesn't get a call this week, it's going to be too close to fight," he said. "We've got to get back in the gym and be ready to rock and roll."
Following news of the impending title fight between Rockhold and Larkin, speculation on Souza's future immediately pointed to a possible fight with Roger Gracie, who went 1-2 against Souza on the submission grappling circuit and in July made his debut at middleweight.
Faria expressed warm feelings toward Gracie and said he wasn't opposed to the potential matchup, though he thought it was perhaps a premature challenge for the Abu Dhabi champ.
"He's a great guy," Faria said. "Roger is still getting his feet wet at 185, but Jacare is a bad matchup for him right now."
Souza is 2-0 since he lost a unanimous decision to Rockhold in September 2011 at "Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov." In addition to his highlight-reel knockout of Brunson, he submitted Bristol Marunde in March at "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey."
Souza already has taken on and beaten the bulk of high-level middleweights in Strikeforce, so his options appear to be limited. For now, he and his camp wait.
Ex-Strikeforce champ Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza ready to fight, but needs notice
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I have yet found a halway sympathetic doctore that could even imagine the pain I am in and the burden it has caused my family.
The DEA has gone way to far and now they look only to the addicts that have ruined our medication,by shoving us chronic pain people to the side.
where is the happy mediun?
Our pain doctors are so afraid to prescribe anything that the deaths resulting from those in chronic pain being undermedicated has skyrocketed,yet they fail to put this in the news or the papers!
I for one am due to get a pain pump this week and until than I have nothing for pain.
I think the DEA needs to go back and think about the ones that truley are in severe pain instead of always looking on the negative side of pain managemeent.
I wish all of my chronic pain family only to find a good dympathetic doctor. And I hope you all keep me in your thoughts and prayers this week that my trial for getting this pump does help,and they than can continue with phase 2 and getting it implanted.
Bless all of you,and my thoughts and hopes are with you all.
I hope the pain pump really helps you. Let us know how it goes.
Good topic!
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A change needs to happen. The DEA said their REMS program would not deter doctors from treating patients but IT HAS. And the DEA needs to realize this is happening and come up with a better strategy. But see, it is easy pay to ramsack the private practice of a family doctor as it is operated in broad daylight and their are no weapons in the way of a successful raid. Who wants to go to where the drug dealer lives at 3am to stop diversion at the source?
Anyways, I get all rev'd up over this issue. My pain is being treated very well now but I remember the days when it wasn't and I truly feel for all of the chronic pain sufferers out there that are unable to live life to fullest extent possible. Life is so short. Our children grow up so fast and before we know it, they are grown and starting a family of their own. When that happens, all of us as parents and grandparents want to be able to say that they are happy with how their children was brought up and are confident that seeds of good memories were planted to pass on their children's children. No one wants their child to remember that mommy or daddy was always sick and in pain. We all want to feel good about our accomplishments in life and know that when the time comes to depart this earth, their children will carrying on a legacy of traditions that "you" helped establish. Pain stiffles all of these wonderful things from happening, which is devastating.
I pray that your pain pump trial is successful and that implantation comes quickly so that you can enjoy all that life has to offer. Please keep us updated on how things are progressing. Take care.
I do have a compassionate, wonderful doctor, I have been her patient for nearly 13-14 years now. Before that I had other excellent doctors. The fact is the DEA has never affected me or the way my doctors have opted to treat my pain. I have been on daily opioid therapy for more than 15 years.
Take care, Annette
I can only hope that everyone finds their own happy medium? I have yet to find mine, and its been years.
Good luck to all! Dennis
I am sorry that you have not found the right treatment for your pain yet.
Maybe your doctor cut the dose BECAUSE you told him the morphine does nothing for your pain. Opiates do not help with all kinds of pain in every person. He has to be able to show that his patients are improving with any drug he prescribes. Communication can be very difficult between patient and doctor.
Take care, Annette
I will keep fighting! Thanks again, and take care. Dennis
Drug abusers and the media following them have made their mistakes our problem. Millions of chronic pain patients are caught in the undertow of public and government scrutiny because of the acts of a handful of drug abusers. Yes, we (the 98% of chronic pain patients who take opiates for pain, not to get high) are punished as the DEA oversees the prescription pads of our doctors. We sit and suffer in pain every day because a handful of drug abusers are given headlines by witless journalists for abusing the drugs that we use to survive — not to get high. In some parts of the US, so many chronic pain patients have been denied the drugs that they require just to get from one day to the next, that we have a new epidemic — an epidemic of thoughtless disregard for human pain.
Good Luck Stellabloo
If it is no longer helping you, the choice is to go off of it completely, or rotate to a different medicine and see how that works for you. Or add a non-opioid and see if that helps. Or try a non-drug treatment and see how that goes.
I take methadone now, after taking morphine for about 12 years, I am only taking 20 mg. of methadone a day, and have up to 50 mg. of oxycodone per day that I can use for breakthrough pain. I usually take 15 mg. at a time, sometimes 20 mg. if the pain is really bad. I also use cognitive behavioral therapy, and my hot tub, etc. every day. The pain is not ever gone completely, but it is generally managable. I just do what I am able and put off the rest.
Best of luck to you.
Take care, Annette
Don't believe everything you read on line about Florida and pain meds. I have a dear friend in Florida and she and her husband both have chronic pain, and take opiates regularly, both get their opiates from their pcps without any problems. I asked her myself a few weeks ago, that is what she told me. She is in her early 50s, and he is in his early 70s.
Take care, Annette
My PM Dr. has told me that treating nerve damage is very hard. There is no one med that will ever be 100% effective for me. This is something i know i must live with for the rest of my life. That agonizing burn will always be there. Without any meds, i am a wreck! Even the morphine dampens it a little. The oxys help when the nerves pinch, and it puts me on my knees. Thank God for the oxys fast reaction time! The oxys i get, are only five mg., but that is usually enough at the time. I am allowed up to four of those a day, but rarely do i use them.
I also use CBT. It actually helps alot. Its too bad that so many chronic pain sufferers dont know about CBT. It has been posted on this site before. I hope that one day, everyone will know about it.
Best of luck to you, Annette! Dennis
I adore CBT, and have used it for years.
I also have nerve pain, I use gabapentin and it does seem to help it. Everyone must figure nerve pain out for themselves. It is difficult to treat.
Take care, Annette
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By Chad Courrier
Free Press Staff Writer
ST. PETER — Jim Hill doesn't like to concede that there are other
players out there that are better than him, even on his own team, so
he wasn't sold on being the first player off the bench for the
Gustavus Adolphus men's basketball team last season.
But as he excelled in the role, and the team started to win, he became
more comfortable and accepting of his situation.
By the end of the season, which ended with a share of the MIAC
championship and a berth in the national tournament, Hill was deemed
the best sixth man in the conference.
"(Coming off the bench) was an acquired taste," Hill said. "As a
competitor, you never want to think you're not as good as other
players, but I grew into that role and realized that I could help the
team. Once I embraced it, the team was more successful and I was more
successful. When I got the award, it was an honor."
Hill, now a senior, likely will be in the starting lineup Friday when
the Gusties host Minnesota Crookston in an exhibition game at Gus
Young Court. The regular season begins Nov. 17 at home against Bethany
Lutheran College.
For most of last season, the Gusties' starting lineup included four
seniors who have graduated, with guard Ben Biewen starting 26 games,
Hill starting eight games and Blake Shay starting six.
"I think people will underestimate us because we all had complementary
roles last season," Hill said. "But we have a bunch of guys who can
put up big numbers."
Hill, who also started 20 games as a sophomore, averaged 8.2 points
and 3.9 rebounds last season. He had six double-digit scoring
performances in the final 12 games, including a season-high 19 points
against St. John's and 13 points and 10 rebounds in the
national-tournament loss to Wheaton.
"Coming off the bench, you're looking for a player who is confident
and can make things happen," coach Mark Hanson said. "You need a
scorer's mentality, which Jim has."
Because graduation hit hard in the Gusties' backcourt, Hill spent the
summer working on ball-handling and shooting, making sure he's
prepared if he's called on to fill those roles.
"I think it was my best offseason," he said.
Hill is one of four seniors on the roster, joining Biewen, Shay and
Reed Sallstrom. Hanson wasn't ready to commit to those four as
starters, but he did say they would play significant minutes. Biewen,
an honorable-mention all-MIAC selection, averaged 8.8 points and 2.5
assists, Shay averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds, and Sallstrom
averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds.
Junior Jordan Dick and sophomores Isaac Tapp, Martin Fedderson and
Brian Jacobs could find playing time, and Hanson didn't rule out
freshmen Brody Ziegler (Mankato East) Chad Poppen (St. Peter) from
getting some minutes.
"When you lose six of the top nine or 10 players, it's hard to know
what to expect," Hanson said. "Even what you think you know about the
returning players changes because there will be a few different
players out there."
Last year, Seth Anderson carried the majority of the scoring load,
averaging about 13 points more than any teammate.
Hill said the scoring should be more balanced this season, and defense
might be the team's strength.
"When you play in this league, you realize how good these teams are
and how talented the players are," Hill said. "If you want to win, you
need to outwork them and get stops with your defense.
This is the 10th anniversary of the Gusties' Final Four appearance,
and Hanson said he knows the current team has an understanding of the
Hill hopes the team wins every game, which he knows is unrealistic,
but if you're going to set goals, set them high.
"The big thing is confidence," Hill said. "I think last year, some of
the underclassmen thought of us as underdogs, and not in a good way.
You always want to respect an opponent, but you should always think
you're good enough to win.
"I think we can expect to make some noise at the national level. I
don't expect any letdown for the program."


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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
A page has been posted with information about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization.
(updated July 22, 2014)
Job-Driven Training for Workers
In his January 28, 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama "asked Vice President Biden to lead an across-the-board reform of America's training programs to make sure they have one mission: train Americans with the skills employers need, and match them to good jobs that need to be filled right now. That means more on-the-job training, and more apprenticeships that set a young worker on an upward trajectory for life. It means connecting companies to community colleges that can help design training to fill their specific needs." Two days later, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, he signed a Presidential Memorandum on Job-Driven Training for Workers to develop within 180 days an action plan to make America's workforce and training system "more job-driven, integrated and effective." The Presidential Memorandum called for this action plan to include "concrete steps to make federal workforce and training programs and policies more focused on imparting relevant skills with job-market value, more easily accessed by employers and job seekers, and more accountable for producing positive employment and earning outcomes for the people they serve." For more, read the Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity (1.54 M) report, which was released on July 22, 2014.
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Announcements in the Federal Register July 14-18, 2014
- A notice of applications for new awards for the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects for American Indians With Disabilities program was posted in the Federal Register on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The deadline for transmittal of applications is September 2, 2014.
- In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), a notice that ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection (the RSA-7OB for the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program) was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 18, 2014. Comments due on or before August 18, 2014.
- In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), a notice that ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection (the RSA-15 for Randolph-Sheppard) was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 18, 2014. Comments due on or before August 18, 2014.
(updated July 22, 2014)
Proposed Priority-Rehabilitation Training; Job-Driven Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center
On Thursday, June 19, 2014, the U.S Department of Education published a Notice in the Federal register that the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority to establish a Job-Driven Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center. The Assistant Secretary may use this priority for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2014 and later years. We take this action to provide training and technical assistance to improve the capacity of State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies and their partners to equip individuals with disabilities with the skills and competencies necessary to help them obtain high-quality competitive employment.
In order to assist with this process, the Department hosted an informational teleconference for applicants to review the application and ask questions. You can replay the webinar or review a PDF of the PowerPoint Presentation (161KB). As a follow-up to the informational teleconferences, transcripts for the July 8, 2014 (85KB) and July 9, 2014 (85KB) events are available for download.
(updated July 21, 2014)
The National Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with Disabilities
On Wednesday, July 2, 2014, the U.S Department of Education published a Notice in the Federal register inviting applications for a new award to establish and operate a National Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with Disabilities (Center). The Center will assist State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and other VR service providers to implement evidence-based and promising practices and strategies to ensure that students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate from high school with the knowledge, skills, and supports needed for success in postsecondary education and employment.
Too many students with disabilities continue to experience difficulty in completing high school programs and gaining the content knowledge, work experiences, and other career-readiness skills and preparation needed to succeed as they transition from secondary education to postsecondary education and employment. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2014) in 2012, 80 percent of students graduated high school with a regular diploma in four years, whereas, for students with disabilities, the four-year cohort graduation rate was 61 percent. Furthermore, data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study ( NLTS-2), in the 2009-2010 school year, indicated that 21 percent of students with disabilities dropped out of high school and only 45.6 percent of students with disabilities enrolled in some form of postsecondary education within four years of leaving school (Newman et. al., 2010). In order to improve post-school outcomes for students with disabilities, SEAs, LEAs, State VR agencies, and other VR service providers need to implement evidence-based and promising practices and strategies designed to prepare students with disabilities for postsecondary education and employment.
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is committed to the goal of ensuring that every student, including every student with a disability, graduates from high school with the essential knowledge and skills for success in postsecondary education and employment. In order to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, the Department is working to better coordinate its expertise and resources. To further this, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) are collaborating to support a technical assistance center that will help build the capacity of SEAs, LEAs, State VR agencies, and other VR service providers to implement evidence-based and promising practices and strategies to ensure that students with disabilities graduate from high school and are prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment.
This competition is open to SEAs; LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; State VR agencies; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. The Department intends to fund one project for $2.5 million a year for 5 years.
For further information about the proposed center, please contact: Selete Avoke (OSEP) (email@example.com; 202-245-7260) or Kristen Rhinehart (RSA) (firstname.lastname@example.com; 202-245-6103).
(updated July 10, 2014)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the definition of "reservation."
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) published an NPRM in the June 23, 2014 Federal Register requesting public comment on the actions that the Department should take to amend the definition of "reservation" under the regulations governing the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program in one of two ways. The Department is requesting comment from the public on two proposed amendments:
- Alternative A: would conform the definition to the Department's current interpretation and practices.
- Alternative B: would limit the areas of land the Department considers to be reservations to those that are listed in the statutory definition of "reservation."
The NPRM includes information about how to submit public comments. Responses must be received on or before August 22, 2014.
(June 23, 2014)
Updated Monitoring Tables
The FY 2014 Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide (MTAG) includes a new focus area through which it will assess the use of VR program resources to achieve quality employment outcomes by conducting an in-depth and integrated analysis of core VR program and fiscal data. Links to the data tables to be used in this area of monitoring are available below.
FY 2014 Vocational Rehabilitation Fiscal Monitoring Tables (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) (1MB)
FY 2014 Vocational Rehabilitation Data Monitoring Tables (3.5 and above) (5.35 MB )
(June 9, 2014)
Wall Chart for FY 2013 State Vocational Rehabilitation Performance
The Wall Chart for FY 2013 State Vocational Rehabilitation Performance has been posted. The Wall Chart contains the results of various performance measures of the 80 VR and agency grantees grouped by agencies who serve blind and visually impaired individuals, the general disabled population of those states with two agencies, as well as those agencies with one VR agency serving all disabilities. Charts for prior years are also available.
(April 23, 2014)
New Technical Assistance Circulars
Mar 28, 2014
"Submission of the FY 2015 State Plan for the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and Supplement for the Supported Employment Services Program"
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Mar 18, 2014
"Federal Requirements Governing the Statewide Independent Living Councils -- Composition, Membership, Appointments, Term Limits, Duties, and Resource Plan"
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(March 28,2014)
Accessing and Initiating Changes to Formula Grant Award Notifications
This document describes the process to be used to request changes to the GAN (Grant Award Notification) such as address; however this process may be used only when the rights and obligations of the grantee are not affected. Also, please note that this process does not apply to the State Grant for Assistive Technology program.
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(February 19, 2014)
Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide
Section 107 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, requires the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to conduct annual reviews and periodic on-site monitoring of programs authorized under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act to determine whether a vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency is complying substantially with the provisions of its State Plan under Section 101 of the Rehabilitation Act and with the Evaluation Standards and Performance Indicators established under Section 106. To fulfill this requirement, RSA has developed a Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide (MTAG), through which it will assess improvements in the performance of the VR program, including those resulting from innovative practices, as well as compliance with pertinent federal programmatic and fiscal requirements.
(February 3, 2014)
New Policy Directives Issued
Dec 17, 2013
"RSA-15 - Report of Vending Facility Program"
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Dec 16, 2013
"OMB Approval of the Assurances for the Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology Program, OMB 1820-0658"
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(December 18, 2013)
New Policy Directives Issued
Oct 25, 2013
"Revision of PD-13-04 instructions for the completion of the Annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report (RSA-2) for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and the State Supported Employment Services Program"
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Oct 25, 2013
"Revision of PD-13-05 Vocational Rehabilitation Program Case Service Report (RSA-911) data elements"
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2013 National State Rehabilitation Council Forum
The RSA National State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) Forum was held from June 24-25, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. The objective of the Forum was to empower Councils, encourage partnerships with State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (VR) and foster advocacy for improvements in the public VR program in order to enhance opportunities for high quality employment for individuals with disabilities.
(September 10, 2013)
Fiscal Resources (for Basic VR)
The Basic VR Fiscal Resources page has been updated to show 2013 MOE Penalties and links to the materials from the FY 2013 National Financial Management Training Conference.
(September 10, 2013)
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EXCLUSIVE: Kiefer Sutherland's new Fox drama series Touch is amping up the star power. Maria Bello is joining the show for a multi-episode arc this season with an option to become a series regular if the drama, as expected, is picked up for Season 2. Bello will play an earth-mother type whose daughter shared a gift similar to that of Martin's (Sutherland) son Jake (David Mazouz). Bello is coming off a starring turn on NBC's praised but short-lived drama Prime Suspect. She is with CAA and John Carrabino.
Related: RATINGS RAT RACE: 'Touch' OK In Official Debut
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – School officials said they have been given the 'all clear' by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad and that no device was found after a bomb threat was reported.
The school posted on their Facebook page that they had received an anonymous phoned-in bomb threat around 12:10 p.m.
Students were relocated to Smith-Trahern Mansion, where school officials said they would dismiss early due to the unknown time period it could take to clear the school.
Clarksville Police and officers from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office secured the school to search for any possible devices. Around 3 p.m. school administration was debriefed by the Sheriff's Office and told the school was safe.
School officials said that although classes were dismissed early, all after school athletic practices and games would take place as scheduled.


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The Driver and the Mechanic pulled up to the Modesto Junkyard. They got out and slowly walked over to a black 55 chevy.
"This one" the Driver said
"I think we can drop a 427 in her and make her run" said the Mechanic
"454" said the Driver
"alright 454, but I got to get the jets running right this time"
A man who works at the garage wearing a greased stained Ed Roth Shirt and a Red Coca Cola trucker hat came out of the building.
"Is this the one you want?" ask the man "It use to belong to a guy by the name of Falfa, he thought he could beat Milner..."
"We'll take it" said the driver giving the man his gazzed out stare.
"You sure, I got a 58 Bel Air, or a 57 Star chief both in better shape" asked the Man
"This one is just fine" replied the driver.
A "PREQUEL" of American Graffiti is what I'm talking about and it has to stay to the correct era of the fifties to be realistic. Teens that start a hot rod project with the family car that was given to them and their goal of building a fast car by scrounging around for parts that they know of or save up for. The idea of John Milner as a young teen saving up his hard earned money to build "the fastest car in the valley" and Bob Falfa as a young teen building his '55 Chevy in the beginning stages is what I'm talking about. There could be images of vintage drag racing films that would have to be re-digitalized so that these 8mm original films can look like actual scenes taken place "in the day" to inspire their hot rod dreams of street racing in the fifties—which is the birth of Street Hot Rodding—the Fifties!!! This can all tie in to a great story to be shown in a film that can be done with the technology that we have today!
"Coming of age" doesn't happen overnight, and especially not just on that night in the original AG. So, want crises, want conflict? How about some of these ideas—all still in keeping within the theme of the original movie.
- Crisis - didn't Milner drop out of school? When? Why? How'd he get into the hot rod scene?
- Crisis - Driver tests! Enough said about that. . .
- Crisis - 'Beach music' was just starting. Weren't Jan and Dean doing some of it in '58/'59? I know, a lot their early stuff wasn't beach stuff but I'm just saying...
- Crisis - The loss of Buddy, Richie, Big Bopper and others. Is this what impacted Milner caused him to dislike beach music? Where was John Milner, what was he doing on "the day the music died"?
- Crisis - How did Steve (Howard) get that '58 Impala with a then-new 327 in it (wasn't '62 the first year for 327s? How did a high school kid get his hands on a new one, or was Terry just telling Debbie a story, and the car really had a 283 or 348 in it)? Had to be some issues leading up to Steve getting that car—what job did he have as a high school senior that enabled him to afford such a ride? Was it his first car? Who built it for him?
- Crisis - What about Curt's ex-girlfriend (was it Wendy)?
- Crisis - Debbie's old boyfriends. Expand, develop?
- Crisis - What about the blonde in the TBird? Why was she out trolling & teasing the teen boys?
- Crisis – Pharoahs (I really like this one) - Why? How? When? Where did the Merc they drove come from - what's the story on it?
The "hooks" are there—lots of 'em. Even at their young ages none of those kids just happened to be the way they were on that night in '62. Seems a good writer could give us their earlier "coming of age" experiences and the conflicts of being young teenagers they had to "work out" that turned them into what they were in the original AG.