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I purchased two of these chandeliers for my entryway and hallway. For my previous home (a condo), I had ordered this line from Overstock in other styles and was very happy with them - received numerous compliments from guests. This style was slightly larger than I had expected, but after installing them, they looked great. Given the design, they were slightly harder to hang straight than the other lights we had purchased. My husband was a little annoyed, but I was so pleased with the final product, that it was worth the extra work. Also, I was happy that the crystals were pre-installed on this light. On the previous lights I had ordered in other styles, I had to put on all the crystals. That saved a ton of time!
Don't hesitate! I purchased this to go above our kitchen dining area table as the ceiling is relatively low and a standard chandelier would hang too close to the table. This semi mount is perfect! The chandelier looks beautiful turned off and magical when lit - just the right amount of "bling". The metal and crystals play off of each other lending itself to an updated look. The crystals are quality glass and come attached so mounting is as simple as any other light fixture. Very high end at a fraction of what you would pay at other retail stores. I've had many compliments and made a few people new Overstock customers because of the quality and price. So happy with this purchase! Thanks again Overstock!
This is soooo pretty. All the crystals were attached. We hung ourselves which was probably more challenging for us than it would be for a professional or experienced person. I used 15 or 20w bulbs and love it. As others say it glistens when you look directly at it, it has a little crystal attachment at the very bottom that was a little bit of a pleasant surprise as it makes it look pretty even looking up directly at bottom. Good weight. Feels good quality. Gorgeous. In my entry. 6x8' space
The light is beautiful as others have stated. The crystals come attached. Very important to note if you want the sparkle you cannot used soft white bulbs. We purchased florescent bulbs and there was no sparkle which other reviewers talked about. We replaced the with clear candelabra and that is when the light glistened. The bronze looks black and I prefer that for my foyer. I am happy with my purchase. I like a little glitz!!
Up close this is not a super expensive looking light fixture. The metal is not very heavy and some of the parts are cheap looking. However, once you hang it and it is a couple feet away, it looks like a very expensive light fixture. The rest of my fixtures are from another site and it blends right in with them. I used this is our entry with a turquoise ceiling above it and I think it's my new favorite part of the house.
I don't know who so distracted packed this product it came without all the necessary screws and nuts to secure the handle to the shade. I can find another, but it si not that easy. they should pay more attention.
For the cost, this is one of the best looking fixtures I've come across! We put it in our entry way and wanted something with "bling" but not a traditional chandelier. Easy to assemble and comes with extra crystals in case you loose one. We had an electrician install because of the wiring in our house (it's old!), but it's definitely something you could do on your own. The electrician also noted that it was way nicer than some of the fixtures he's seen that were more than ***.
Love this light, I purchased two to go in a long narrow family room. I didn't count on just how big it is though. This is a very big light fixture!
We put this in our Master Bedroom and love the look and ambiance it creates. I wanted a chandelier to create a romantic look but my husband did not, this was our compromise, and even he commented on how nice it is once it was put in. When lit in the evening it reflects the pattern on the wall, so it would be best in a foyer or Bedroom where you do not require a well lit room. I cannot comment on the installation as an electrician put it in during the building process.
I was not expecting this light to be so elegant. The crystal really sparkles; the picture doesn't really show how beautiful this light really is. I'm completely satisfied with my purchase. When you consider the price, I definitely feel the quality is well worth every penny. Someone will easily think you spent much more than the asking price. I would buy again.
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The Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act would give the BLM
some prime recreation areas in the southeastern part of the state
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Federal land exchanges have come under increased scrutiny over the past decade, both from citizen activists and the Government Accountability Office.
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By Evamarie Socha
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MIFFLINBURG — Rebecca Haines was 6 when she first got on a horse. All her friends were riding and doing junior rodeos, and she wanted to be part of the action.
Who knew there was an adrenaline junkie in that little body?
"I like the adrenaline and the speed," said a laughing Rebecca, now 11 and a sixth-grader at the Mifflinburg Area Middle School. "I really enjoy the barrels" and winding her horse around them in competitions and rodeos.
Come Friday, Rebecca will get her turn at barrels as well as goat tying and breakaway — not things she's unfamiliar with, but it will be the first time Rebecca shows her stuff at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
The event, among the nation's largest indoor agricultural expositions, starts Saturday and runs through Jan. 15 at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg. It includes 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibits.
But the young rodeo riders enter the arena Friday for some events. For Rebecca, those will be goat-tying runs and a barrel run.
On Saturday, she has another barrel run and two breakaway runs.
And she cannot wait.
"I'm so excited," she said. "There will be a big crowd there, and I'll get to see a lot of friends again."
Rebecca said she gets a lot of advice from friends, both local and from elsewhere in Pennsylvania, about competing and riding. She practices often with her friend, Rebecca Darrup, a sophomore at Mifflinburg Area High School who made her Farm Show junior rodeo debut last year. She too will be in the arena this weekend.
Don't let Rebecca's petite frame fool you. She's gathered a number of titles already, including Keystone Junior Rodeo 2011 Reserve champion, 2011 KJRA barrel champion and 2011 KJRA reserve goat-tying champion.
But the Farm Show is special, she said, simply because it's the Farm Show.
"I've always wanted to do this, " Rebecca said.
Glenda Haines, Rebecca's mom, is excited, too, for her daughter to be in the Farm Show. But she doesn't always keep an eye on her daughter in the arena.
"It kind of scares me sometimes," Glenda said. Indeed, the kids and horses are like rockets when they come out of their shoots, and it's amazing to watch them handle the animals as well as they do.
"The horses she has, they do take care of her," Glenda said. "I'll probably watch at the Farm Show."
Rebecca will ride two horses: For barrels, it's Pharaoh, a 10-year-old appendix quarter horse on which she learned how to ride (the barrels came later). For breakaway and goat-tying, she'll ride Jaylo, a 4-year-old quarter horse.
And regardless of how Rebecca does, Glenda is glad for what her daughter learns by taking part in these competitions. Rebecca has had to collect a number of sponsors, for instance. All competitors do. She also must submit regular grade reports and manage her time to be at required meetings.
"The discipline she learns, plus skills like sportsmanship and camaraderie, I like all of what this is teaching her," Glenda said.


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Six current or planned construction projects to be completed over the next five years are anticipated to total more than $167 million in project costs between planning, design and implementation. They will have a significant economic impact in our community and will create hundreds of construction jobs. Learn more about campus construction.


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Baltimore County police said they have, effective immediately, stopped collecting DNA samples from suspects arrested and charged with certain violent crimes.
The policy switch comes after Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that part of a state law that allows law enforcement to collect DNA from anyone arrested for a crime of violence is unconstitutional. The case overturned a rape conviction and life sentence.
The court ruled in a 5-2 vote that Wicomico County police violated Fourth Amendment rights, restricting unreasonable searches, when Alonzo J. King Jr. was arrested in 2009 and police took a sample of his DNA, according to court documents.
Despite the move by the Baltimore County police, Chief James Johnson, , is hopeful the court's decision will eventually be turned over on appeal.
"Our job is public safety, and DNA collection is an invaluable tool for helping us protect citizens from criminals," Johnson said in a statement. "I have serious concerns about this ruling."
According to a Baltimore County news release, Johnson is still instructing officers to note the suspects' eligibility to collect DNA on their arrest reports to make it easier to gather such samples in the future, should the ruling be reversed on appeal.
Johnson, the release continued, believes DNA collections from arrested suspects have led to many key arrests.
In 2010, according to the release, a 42-year-old man was convicted of a 2004 rape of a 13-year-old and a 2000 rape of a 14-year-old.
Police gained DNA evidence from that case in February 2009, when the man was arrested for the sexual assault of his 7- and 8-year-old female cousins, according to the release.
"We got this criminal off the streets for good," Johnson said in a statement. "Without the DNA evidence, it's possible that we would not have been able to do that."


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A delay at the county tax assessor's office means every city and school district in the county will be shortchanged on property tax revenue from the county this month.
Each agency has been shorted by more than 75 percent of its usual property tax revenue, a situation that won't be corrected until December, according to the Orange County Auditor-Controller's office.
A representative from the Orange County Auditor-Controller's office said he did not want to estimate how much money was delayed to agencies throughout the county. However, it's no stretch to say it's easily in the millions.
For example, according to the county tax ledger, the first property tax revenue apportionment for Seal Beach on Nov. 6. was $51,291.22. The previous year on Nov. 7, it was $378,501.70.
Cities, school districts and other special districts receive revenue from property taxes collected by the County. According to the County Tax Collector's Website, secured property tax bills are due in equal installments on Nov. 1 and Feb. 1. Delinquency dates are Dec. 10 and April 10.
Frank Davies, administrative manager with the County Auditor-Controller's office, said that normally each city receives about 4.5 to 8 percent of the total property tax charge for the year during the first apportionment period in November. This November, however, according to Frank Davies, the amount was 1 percent.
Davies detailed the percentage drop in an email to representatives from every Orange County city and most school districts (including Capistrano Unified School District and Saddleback Unified School District) and special districts (like Rossmoor), as well as the Orange County Fire Authority, the Orange County Sheriff's Department and the Orange County Transportation Authority.
"This may affect your cash flow and budgeting projections," said Davies in the letter. "This reduced revenue is mainly due to timing – the later delivery of property tax bills this year and an earlier cut-off date used for collections."
According to Eliseo Gillamac, an administrative manager with the Auditor-Controller's office, the missing percentage will be made up in December. Gillamac would not estimate how much money was delayed for the entire county.
In 2011, the initial tax levy was dated Sept 15. In 2010, it was Sept. 24 and in 2009 in was Sept. 22. This year it was dated Oct. 10, according to the records from the county tax ledger.
In an interview with Patch Wednesday evening, Davies said one of the reasons the tax bills were sent out "a little bit later" this year was because of the delays caused by installation of a new computer system in the County Tax Assessor's Office took time.
"If you have a slight delay in one part ... it can build up and cause a delay later," Davies said. "It's not a computer glitch. The Assessor('s office) has upgraded their software."
For many cities, property tax revenue is just one source of revenue – others include the vehicle license fee and sales tax.
However, for the small community of Rossmoor -- which receives about 75 percent of its revenue from property taxes -- Davies' Nov. 5 email detailing the delay was a shock, according to Henry Taboada, general manager of the Rossmoor Community Services District.
Rossmoor officials were expecting to receive $111,910 in revenue and, instead, received $31,693, a "drastically reduced" amount, according to a statement from the district.
Taboada said that the district will make up any missing funds from the reserve budget – the Rossmoor district's annual budget is about $1.2 million, and the agency has almost $700,000 in reserves.
"We're in good financial shape and we'll be able to manage until December," Taboada said. "It's an inconvenience, but it's not a catastrophe.
While it may be an inconvenience, most cities and districts would likely have the reserves on hand to make it through to the December apportionment, said Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach.
Additionally, the county treasurer is able to loan school districts the money if they go to the Board of Supervisors for help, added Moorlach.


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|the coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil
|flag orris See also stinking iris Also called: fleur-de-lys any plant of the iridaceous genus Iris, having brightly coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
|Also called: rainbow quartz a form of quartz that reflects light polychromatically from internal fractures
|a rare or poetic word for rainbow
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The round pigmented contractile membrane of the eye that is perforated in the center by the pupil, forms the front part of the vascular tunic, and is attached on the margin to the ciliary body.
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Plural irises or irides (ī'rĭ-dēz', ĭr'ĭ-)
The colored, muscular ring around the pupil of the eye in vertebrate animals, located between the cornea and lens. Contraction and expansion of the iris controls the size of the pupil, thereby regulating the amount of light reaching the retina.
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in Greek mythology, the personification of the rainbow and (in Homer's Iliad, for example) a messenger of the gods. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, she was the daughter of Thaumas and the ocean nymph Electra. In Hesiod's works, at least, she had the additional duty of carrying water from the River Styx in a ewer whenever the gods had to take a solemn oath. The water would render unconscious for one year any god or goddess who lied. In art, Iris was normally portrayed with wings, and her attributes were the herald's staff and a vase. She was shown serving wine to the gods or escorting them to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.
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From the 1830s to 1984 migrant ships arriving in Sydney with suspected contagious disease anchored inside North Head and off-loaded passengers and crew into quarantine. This was to protect local Sydney residents from the threat of infection.
After several weeks most passengers were released to settle as Australian residents. Some passengers experienced a first class resort, making new friends and sharing dreams of a bright new future. For others it was a far more frightening experience of disempowerment, disease and death.
To really understand what these people went through, and the spirit they left behind, we have created a range of hosted tours. These experiences offer customers varying levels of opportunity to participate in activities that bring out the underlying stories and emotions of those who were here.


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See the resort all decked out. Go to the Photo Tour of the Holidays at Disney World.
Special holiday attractions and events, such as the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights abound throughout the parks and across the resort, but Disney's Christmas magic may best be appreciated in the unexpected discovery of some of its less-trumpeted features.
For example, a fragrant and festive gingerbread house inside the lobby of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort bombards the senses. By itself, that may not be much of a revelation, but this is no ordinary house of cookies. At 16 feet high, and comprised of thousands of gingerbread pieces, guests can actually walk inside the life-size Victorian house. No nibbling is allowed on the walls, however (not that it never happens; Disney's gingerbread repair squad spruces up the house daily). The curiosity doubles as a mini bakery and gift shop, and patrons can purchase edible gingerbread cookies and other goodies. There are other Christmas creations throughout the World, including life-size carousel horses made from chocolate and gingerbread in the lobby of Disney's Beach Club Resort.
Are you planning to visit Disney World at Christmas time? Learn how to navigate through the different admission options, save some money, and land the best deal for your holiday visit with my overview of Disney's Magic Your Way Ticket Program.
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Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party plus Jingle Cruise and other daytime fun
- 2013 dates for the nighttime party: Nov. 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22 and Dec. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20.
- Separate admission. Discounts available for advance-purchased tickets on select dates.
- More info: 407/W-DISNEY or Disney's official Web site.
- The vendor, Best of Orlando, offers Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party tickets at a small discount. Buy direct from Best of Orlando.
Official Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party info
In addition to the nighttime party, the park will be spiffed up for the holidays during the day. New this year will be the Jingle Cruise, a holiday makeover of the classic Jungle Cruise ride. On nights when Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is not offered, guests will be able to experience the Castle Dream Lights and special fireworks presentation.
Candlelight Processional
- 2013 dates: Nov. 29 to Dec. 30, several performances nightly
- Included with admission
Holidays Around the World
- 2013 dates: Nov. 29 to Dec. 30
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Disney's Hollywood Studios
Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
- 2013 dates: Nov. 8 to Jan. 5 (2014)
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Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade
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By SAM HOUSEHOLDER
GOSHEN — Ten year 4-H member Daniel L. Gongwer is looking forward to what his final Elkhart County 4-H Fair has in store for him.
The Gurnsey Dairy Club member will be showing his cow, Scarlett, which is the first animal he has.
Gongwer, from Elkhart, says 4-H has given him confidence and pride over the years he has been a part of it.
"I can go down to Purdue this next year, feel perfectly at ease with what I want to study which is agri-business," he said. "It's taught me a lot as far as responsibility with the animals, I mean, you got to look after them, they don't look after themselves."
Gongwer has been a junior leader for the club and served as a director representative on the fair board for the past four years.
Part of the duties he has with that is attending a 7:30 a.m. meeting each morning during fair week. Gongwer says he will miss those meetings.
"That will be one of the biggest things I miss," he said. "That and being able to see every body I've been able to establish friendship with."
Gongwer has enjoyed the benefits of showing animals in 4-H, but his love of the animals trumps all.
"There is always that financial side, getting some money compensation for your efforts, but for me it's honestly just being around the animals," Gongwer said.
He said 4-H has given him many life skills which he will be able to take with him into college and beyond.
"It's really just be prideful with what I'm able to do, not to the point where it gets in the way but you're self-confindent."


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Women's Perform Beautifully Tennis Social
The O Lab is making its way around the Tar Heel state this month doing what it does best: educating people on the many technologies applied to Oakley's High Definition Optics. It's fair to say that a majority of today's eyewear consumers have a misconception of the market and that's where the O Lab comes in.
The TPC Wakefield Plantation located in Raleigh, played host to over 40 women performing beautifully at its first annual Tennis Social. Sun shining down on 8 courts made the round robin tournament a perfect format for all participants to play in their choice pair of the current Women's line. The Lab was perfect place to come cool down in between sets and learn about everything from superior optics to impact protection.


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July 30, 2014
Stay up-to-date with KAKE News:
Democratic Kansas House candidate Mike Slattery is now the winner of last week's primary against Andy Sandler.
After Johnson County election officials certified results, Slattery was a winner by three votes, compared to a three-vote loss last week. The reversal came after 40 provisional ballots were added.
The 26-year-old Slattery is the son of former Kansas Congressman Jim Slattery, who's running for U.S. Senate in Kansas against incumbent Republican Pat Roberts.
The younger Slattery faces Republican incumbent Ronnie Metsker in the November election.
Sandler has until 5 p.m. today to inform officials that he wants a recount.


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Two family members face charges after a gun went off while they were allegedly fighting, Prince William County Police said.
Stephen Allen Witt, 33, of Londonderry Court in Dale City, is charged with reckless handling of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and assault and battery. Damon Barry Witt, 37, of the same residence, is charged with unlawful wounding.
"Both accused individuals, who are family members, became involved in a verbal altercation which escalated physically," Officer Jonathan Perok, a spokesman for the Prince William County Police Department, said in a press release.
Police responded on Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. for a report of a fight. During the fight, a gun in the possession of Stephen Witt went off, Perok said, but no one was struck. Minor injuries were reported.
Damon Witt left the residence before the police arrived, but officers found him nearby. He was held on a $2,500 secured bond. Stephen Witt was held without bond.
The information in this article was provided by the Prince William County Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


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Cecilia Young Willard Helping Fund
Dr. Cecilia Willard was born in 1908 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. In her infancy, the Willard family moved to Hickory, North Carolina. She earned degrees from Flora McDonald and Lenoir-Rhyne colleges in North Carolina and earned her MS and PhD degrees in Microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing her education, Dr. Willard dedicated her life to teaching others. She became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania from 1939 to 1944, and then taught at the Bryn Mawr College Summer School of Nursing in the mid 1940s, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 1947-1950, and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas from 1951 to 1960.
A member of numerous medical and science organizations, Dr. Willard published many papers in medical and science journals from 1940 to 1960. Dr. Willard lived in retirement in San Antonio and Boerne, Texas until her death on September 26, 1987.
Cecilia was wonderfully generous and believed in helping those in need. When establishing the Trust, she reportedly did not want to use the words "foundation" and "charitable" nor did she want her name associated with the charitable trust. She preferred the words "help," "helper," and "helping." Finally, she was persuaded to include her own name as part of the name of the trust. Therefore, the trust was named the "Cecilia Young Willard Helping Fund" with her request that the emphasis always be placed on the word "helping".
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Trust Document states:
"Distributions shall be made only to organizations which at the time of distribution are described in Sections 170(c), 2055(a) and 2522(a) of Internal Revenue Code and are entitled to exemption from federal income tax..."
The Cecilia Young Willard Helping Fund makes distributions on an annual basis. These grants are directed to 501(c)(3) organizations which fall within the principal charitable purposes of the foundation as outlined in the document. The document reads as follows:
"This trust is created and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes..."
"...consideration be given annually to charitable, cultural, educational, scientific and religious organizations to which Founder has made contributions during her lifetime, with a preference for organizations located in the States of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas, in each of which Founder has resided..."
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South Asian Studies Program Fall 2013 Seminar Series [1]
Presented by: Chandrahas Choudhury
Chandrahas Choudhury is an Indian novelist based in New Delhi. His first novel, Arzee the Dwarf (2009), was chosen by World Literature Today as one of "60 Essential Works of Modern Indian Literature in English." What happened when the Indian novel met Indian history? From the mid–19th century onwards, the novel opened out a new way for writers and readers to contemplate the history of the civilization and social order to which they belonged. Gradually, Indian novelists began to perceive that with all the imaginative and analytical narrative resources at their disposal, they could write complex stories that, inflected by a private and sometimes visionary scheme of values, sought to be slightly in advance of history, not just in step with it. The Indian novel became, like Indian democracy, a new site of freedom and idealism within Indian history. As democracy sought to create a new social contract, so the Indian novel sought to both find and form a new kind of reader/citizen.
This event is sponsored by the South Asian Studies Program (SASP) in International Programs. To learn about more fall 2013 SASP events, visit http://international.uiowa.edu/sasp/events [2]. For special accommodations to attend, please contact Sarolta Graves in advance at 319–335–3862 or sarolta–email@example.com [3].


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Critics of a proposed zoning exception in Southampton Village on Thursday once again asked the board to drop the proposal altogether — or at least pick a different firm to study the law's impact.
The legislation that has both the community and the Village Board divided would allow for a new 20,000-square-foot grocery store to be built in the Highway Business zone. With critics threatening legislation if the law is adopted, and one board member saying he cannot vote for the law without further study of the ramifications, the board is now weighing whether to commission a costlier in-depth study.
Such a study could range in cost from $32,000 to upward of $80,000, depending on the depth of the study, according to Mayor Mark Epley.
An earlier study, commissioned by the village and prepared by consulting firm Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, was the subject of a public hearing in September. The firm concluded the impact of the legislation "will be either insignificant or mitigated, and all such impacts will be localized such that no regional impacts are expected." It goes on to recommend that the Village Board votes to determine that further study under New York's State Environmental Quality Review Act is not necessary. But critics said the study had omitted many concerns that need to be address.
Attorney Carolyn Zenk, of Hampton Bays, told the Village Board Thursday that she was hired by concerned residents who want the supermarket law dropped. She said the village should not be spending taxpayers dollars for the benefit of one property owner.
While the law may affect as many as nine properties, only a former car dealership site at the corner of Flying Point Road and Hampton Road is already on a grocery chain's radar.
Peter Conrad, a resident of Southampton Meadows, the condo community adjacent to the site Fresh Market is eying for a grocery store, told Village Board members on Thursday that if the board refuses to abandon the law and pushes forward with a comprehensive study, the board should at least find a different firm to conduct it. He said Nelson, Pope & Voorhis has the incentive to come to the same conclusion as it had before.
Mayor Mark Epley was ill Thursday and missed the meeting, but he told Patch the following day that he stands by Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, a firm that the village has had a working relationship with for years.
"Nelson, Pope & Voorhis are environmental planners and I trust the work that they do," Epley said. "And if we were to do the study, I would support them doing it."
Epley said that paying for the study now would help the village defeat a lawsuit later, when someone claims the village did not examine the environmental impact like it should have. However, he said the village will need to find the money to complete an in-depth study, and he plans to discuss it with his fellow board members when they convene for a work session Jan. 22.
A second resident of Southampton Meadows, Suzanne Ramos, told the Village Board on Thursday that putting a grocery in on Flying Point Road, far from the village center, would be devastating for village business and open the door to high-traffic commercial development on the County Road 39A corridor. She said that Epley should be critical of this plan, the same way he is critical of a King Kullen shopping center proposed on County Road 39 in Tuckahoe.


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Metamorphosis: A Programmer Looks at the Software Crisis
Author: William Beckett
Publisher: Numerical Analog, Inc.
Price: $15 US
Reviewer: Harvey Friedman
One of the reasons I agreed to review this book was that I was intrigued by the title. Could this possibly be a Kafkaesque treatise on debugging? As I read it, I realized that such was not the case. I found the style more Conradian, as in Heart of Darkness.
The book has three main sections. The first, comprising 9 chapters, is a response to an article in the September 1994 issue of Scientific American titled "Software's Chronic Crisis". The author, William Beckett, is an experienced systems designer/programmer who has used many programming languages on many hardware platforms. The writer of the Scientific American piece appeared to be without an extensive computer background, so drew much of his article from management apologetics and computer shock headlines in the popular press.
Beckett responds section by section, paragraph by paragraph, and even line by line in these nine chapters. His theme is common sense or pragmatism. Non-entrepreneurial programmers will enjoy this part of the book because it is the working stiff talking back to "Dilbert"-style management.
Section 2 comprises chapters 10-15. Here, Beckett reprints and discusses letters and responses from Paul Allen and from Wired. He uses lots of personal anecdotes illustrating points he wants to emphasize. This too is a good read, particularly for the disenchanted.
Section 3, chapters 16-21, is where things become highly speculative. One could say that here we have a melange of science fiction, hermeneutics, New Age thoughts, etc. Section 3 should be called "the world according to Beckett, and how Beckett would make it better". I found myself slogging through the final section.
Overall, this book could provide useful reflection for programmers who are not so overworked that they have time to actually read and think about his controversial ideas. The avowed purpose of the book "is to provide professional men and women in creative fields with a perspective on current Western ideology which is capable of transforming it for the better". He supports it with an eclectic bibliography of 54 items for further reading. This book will not be everyone's cup of tea by any means, but some might find a few good ideas or explanations.
Metamorphosis can be purchased through amazon.com, or write the publisher at P.O. Box 631, Snohomish, WA 98291 for more information.
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This is the talk I gave at Dragon*Con last year, which was itself an expansion on the talk I gave at TAM9. It's about how to use emotions to your advantage when trying to promote a cause. I talk about Prop 8, the importance of social justice in getting people to like atheists, and how …
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This story is part of a larger profile appearing in the March 12th, 2012 issue of FORBES magazine. The complete cover story will appear online beginning Wednesday, February 22nd.
Sheldon Adelson plays as stubbornly in politics as he does in business. So the criticisms that he's trying to personally buy the presidential election for Newt Gingrich are met with a roll of the eyes. "Those people are either jealous or professional critics," Adelson tells me during his first interview since he and his wife began funneling $11 million, with another $10 million injection widely expected, into the former speaker's super PAC, Winning Our Future. "They like to trash other people. It's unfair that I've been treated unfair—but it doesn't stop me. I might give $10 million or $100 million to Gingrich."
Adelson, the 78-year-old CEO of casino giant Las Vegas Sands, certainly can afford to: With a net worth of roughly $25 billion, that $11 million, which jolted Gingrich's flatlining presidential bid back to life, equates to 0.044% of his fortune. For someone with a $1 million net worth, the equivalent would be $440, or a two-night stay at Adelson's Venetian casino. Adelson could personally fund an entire presidential campaign—say, $1 billion or so—and not even notice.
Is that fair? "I'm against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections," he shrugs. "But as long as it's doable I'm going to do it. Because I know that guys like Soros have been doing it for years, if not decades. And they stay below the radar by creating a network of corporations to funnel their money. I have my own philosophy and I'm not ashamed of it. I gave the money because there is no other legal way to do it. I don't want to go through ten different corporations to hide my name. I'm proud of what I do and I'm not looking to escape recognition."
He's also proud of his hawkish defense of Israel—his wife is Israeli and his young sons carry Israeli passports. Yet those who have categorized his patronage of Gingrich and other Republicans as a one-issue investment have it wrong. The man whose net worth, by Forbes' calculations, has jumped more ($21.6 billion) during the Obama administration than any other American — Mark Zuckerberg included — wants to take the president out for economic reasons."What scares me is the continuation of the socialist-style economy we've been experiencing for almost four years. That scares me because the redistribution of wealth is the path to more socialism, and to more of the government controlling people's lives. What scares me is the lack of accountability that people would prefer to experience, just let the government take care of everything and I'll go fish or I won't work, etc."
"U.S. domestic politics is very important to me because I see that the things that made this country great are now being relegated into duplicating that which is making other countries less great. … I'm afraid of the trend where more and more people have the tendency to want to be given instead of wanting to give. People are less willing to share. There are fewer philanthropists being grown and there are greater expectations of the government. I believe that people will come to their senses and not extend the current Administration's quest to socialize this country. It won't be a socialist democracy because it won't be a democracy."
So with Gingrich looking increasingly unviable, does that mean he'll throw his largess behind another candidate? "If Ron Paul is chosen I certainly wouldn't do that." What about front-runner Mitt Romney? "I don't want to say. Newspapers said I had two meetings with Romney and Gingrich [on Feb. 3], which is untrue. Most of what is being said about me in this current brouhaha is just not true. I know Romney; I like him. I know Santorum; I like him. … The likelihood is that I'm going to be supportive of whoever the candidate is. I just haven't decided that yet and will wait to see what happens."
Whomever he supports, Adelson claims he won't pay for mudslinging. "I don't believe in negative campaigning. I believe in saying that my opponents are very good people and I'm confident a lot of them would do a good job, but I would do a better job, and here's why," says Adelson. "Money is fungible, but you can't take my money out of the total money you have and use it for negative campaigning." Of course, that stance ignores the fact that an avalanche of negative ads against Romney won Gingrich South Carolina, and that Adelson's $5 million injection was the dominant source of his funding. "That's what everybody says, but that doesn't mean it's true," the billionaire says, waving his hands dismissively. "Most of what's been written about me in this is untrue."
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And Obama is?All the republican candidates are pro market it is Obama that has destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs with every bill and regulation he has passed.
Name me just one bill or issue dealing with money that our muslim marxist president hasn't lied to the american people about
Actually it is Bush's fault… He was the guardian at the gate that let the country falter. He may not be the only culprit but he was in charge. He left Obama with a steaming pile of dung and it takes years before policies take effect and change an economy. You wanted Obama to undo 8 years of Bush but that just isnt reasonable. What is reasonable it what happens in years 4-8 when policies finally start trickling down to the middle class once the big companies implement and adjust. The truth is, the economy is indeed better whether you like it or not. You and your friends might suck at life but not all of us. Some of us have real educations and real skills that are above most others thus we have no problems. I went from struggling during Bush era to a retired millionaire in the Obama era. Im not giving the credit to Obama, rather I give it to Bush because he destroyed the country so badly that I was able to capitalize like no ones business. Anyone who took advantage of the fallout from Bush and had $50k at mid 2008 could have become wealthy if they had a real education.
I am not going to argue numbers with someone who has low mathematical skill. See the problem with people like you is you assume you know more than you do (as is the problem with most people with low levels of education and useless degrees). Tell me when was the last time you were able to defeat a chess AI on hard? You cant even articulate your own numbers correctly, yet you think you have enough foresight to predict economics and politics correctly? The sad part is people like you tend to procreate 100x more rapidly than people with higher level skills and intelligence.
I can't see why you consider Romney a joke .. sure he doesn't connect with voters apparently .. but the man has considerable know-how and success .. more experience in business, and credentials unmatched by any candidate who ever was ..
No offense, Mr. Steve Borkowski, but my average intelligence 6th grade daughter would be able to see the obvious holes in your "argument" and your convoluted "logic". It raises the legitimate question of whether you're just saying this because of your apparent loyalty to a discredited and backward ideology or whether you're just obtuse.
Most people understand that the crash that happened—because of Bush's policies and on Bush's watch, in September 2008—started to have its crushing effect on company employment numbers about a quarter later.
Most people understand that the unemployment rate is a lagging economic indicator, rising steadily after economic collapse. For instance, 1/4 of Americans weren't thrown out of work in the final quarter of 1929, when the stock market crashed. It wasn't until 1930 that the real misery started.
Most people—including most conservatives and Republicans—would shake their heads incredulously, or just burst out laughing if someone told them that "Bush had this country on the upswing" without rolling their eyes in mockery.
Most people can see that the US had a 5.5% unemployment rate in 2004 and a 5.8% unemployment rate in 2008.
You're right, Mr. Borkowski: Numbers don't lie. Wish we could say the same about you.
Borko's logic is apparently on par with his spelling.
"I have followed the numbers closely."
And what "numbers" are those, Borko? The ones you pull out of thin air? The ones you make up?
I've already pointed out several "numbers" you were completely wrong about. I think that your "numbers" might ultimately come from Fox "News" or the equivalent. Isn't that right, Borko?
"I too stand with Mr. Adelson, and appreciate what he has done."
Pathetic. Look, I feel for you and what you're going through. Many of my friends, neighbors and extended family are too.
But Adelson is the type of person who is RESPONSIBLE for this type of economy, where a handful of Modern Aristocrats gobble it all up and leave the rest of us—the people who actually PRODUCE the wealth—begging for crumbs from Sheldon's solid gold table.
Sorry, but you don't "stand" with Adelson. You bow. You roll over. You beg. It's hard to see someone like you, groveling before The Rich, while they snicker at "little people" like you when they're on their yachts, their private jets and in one of their many, many homes.
Are you going to be on your knees all of your life, worshiping false idols? I hope not, for your sake. There's not much time left.
Electing the right leader might have a deeper impact in those disable people's lives than dumping money on charity. I'm not implying Gingrich or any other could be that leader though…
You don't get it. The market can go up during socialistic times as well, and he doesn't want socialism.
Sorry, the Economy was broken long before Obama took office…meanwhile, someone of the 1% elite wants to support all the things that broke it. It's ALL about him/them.


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---- — KEESEVILLE — Ceramist William Colquhoun creates clay vessels with verve and mystery. They have a back story, as does he.
His first foray in clay was in Oregon. He was into metal sculptures when instructors suggested he try clay since it's really hard to fabricate a head or torso out of sheet metal.
"You have to bend it and peen it," said Colquhoun, whose work is exhibited in Clark Davidson's 1719 Block Gallery in Keeseville.
"You can put pieces of metal together and get three dimensions. Clay is really malleable. You can just squeeze it."
His first attempt in ceramics was lackluster.
"I spun a glob of clay off the wheel and said, 'This isn't for me."
Later, he took a six-week course with ceramist Bonnie Foster in the Albany area. In her basement, he made a few small pots.
"I began to think maybe I could do something with this," Colquhoun said.
When Colquhoun relocated from Oregon to Albany, he continued his practice of drawing and painting. He participated in the Sketch and Paint Club of the Junior College of Albany, now Sage Colleges.
After the woman who ran the club departed, he took over the job of locating models and setting up the room. As a perk, he had access to a free course. He signed up for ceramics with Tim Martin. Soon, he was in the studio seven days a week.
"I got hooked on it," said Colquhoun, who had a scientific-research career.
At the studio, he met Peter Roberts, a young man who was pretty experienced in pot-making.
"I learned a lot from him as well as Tim. Peter's mother, Ann Roberts, was very much involved with Partners of America. The partner to New York was Barbados," Colquhoun said. "Tim and I got a trip down to Barbados to give a raku workshop. We built a raku kiln. A lot of black potters learned how to do raku, and we got to get out of Albany in the winter for 10 days."
After a year, Martin made Colquhoun his assistant in the ceramics studio.
"I just really progressed pretty rapidly," he said.
At Skidmore College, he attended a summer program with professor Regis Brodie.
"I learned altering forms from Regis," Colquhoun said. "With a pottery wheel, you mainly make round structures, rounded forms. You can always paddle them to make them have flat sides or stick your hand or tool inside to make it something that is not just round. For me, it makes them more exciting. There's a lot more variety in the form."
Brodie brought in masters such as Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011), who taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Princeton University.
"I don't think she was 5 feet tall," Colquhoun said. "She made these huge pots. She gave demos and showed people how to make them. It's called coil and throw technique. You throw a bowl form. You add a coil to the edge of the bowl. You get it spinning again and add another coil on the rim, and you throw that up. You keep going and going until you have a great big pot. She showed me how to make big pots."
Colquhoun has created these pots with presence locally at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. There, as he did in Albany and Saratoga Springs, he made either stoneware or porcelain, all high-fired and made from first-rate clay.
It's not solely about the type of clay or glaze, but also the artist's intention.
"Some people just make pots. They're beautiful pots. A dog bowl is a pretty simple bowl to make. The form doesn't really move you. It's functional and fine to feed your dog. It's not something you look at and say, 'Wow,'" Colquhoun said. "There are bowls that have a grace to them. If I try to make just a standard bowl, I try to make a form that has some beauty to it, but beyond that there's ceramics that tend to have a more sculptural look."
"Solemn," a tall, imposing black piece, graces a display window in the 1719 Block Gallery. It was featured in a solo show at Hudson Valley Community College.
"That breaks toward sculpture. It has a little tiny top to it. It has bilateral symmetry. I whacked it on both sides with a stick. It looks almost like a body. That's definitely a sculptural element," he said.
Colquhoun's interests include pod forms such as sea pods and things that germinate and press out.
"I throw a big, round pot and push it out to alter the form so it has an expansive look," he said.
An example is a substantial cranberry-glazed urn.
"It's one of my favorite pieces. It's meant to put cremation ashes in and seal it."
Another cranberry-glazed work, a beetle pot, received second place in a Stuyvesant Plaza Craft Fair. His award was presented by then-WNYT anchor Christine "Chris" Kopostasy, now Chris Jansing, host of Jansing and Company on MSNBC.
The prize-winning ceramist was also a recipient of a $2,000 award from Hudson Valley Community College for a huge ceramic-tile mural he created and installed for the college's Philosophy Department. He fired the tiles, complete with contrasting verse from the Bible, scientists and sages, in one of Martin's kilns.
His biggest influence remains Takaezu. Through her, he can trace his ceramics pedigree to Maija Grotell (1899-1973), Takaezu's mentor at the Cranberry Academy of Art. Grotell is the "mother of American ceramics."
Davidson's art-business savvy introduces his pots to a wider market.
"I have really enjoyed working with Clark," Colquhoun said. "I respect his art knowledge and his enthusiasm. It has been a really good thing for me."
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Working In Your 80's? More Americans Delaying Retirement To Make Ends Meet
Almost one-third of middle class Americans say they'll need to work when they're 80 to afford retirement.
Older workers may become an increasing drag on some businesses, as their salaries and insurance rates tend to be higher.
Faced with scant retirement savings, an increasing number of middle-class Americans plan to start their golden years much, much later according to a new report.
Almost a third say they'll need to work until they're at least 80 years old to live comfortably in retirement, according to a Wells Fargo study that surveyed 1,000 adults with incomes less than $100,000. That's up from 25 percent a year ago.
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Those without adequate savings and unable to work as long as they had anticipated face an unpleasant future, with more than one-third ending up living at or near the poverty line. About 34 percent of middle-class Americans estimate their retirement income will be 50 percent or less than their current annual income. Based on Census data that shows a median household income of about $50,000 in 2011, that means a big chunk of the population could be living on $25,000 a year or less, close to the poverty line for a family of four.
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Despite those scary statistics, retirement savings continue to remain on the back burner for many Americans as more pressing and immediate financial commitments take precedence over longer-term goals. More than half of middle-class Americans report paying their monthly bills is their primary concern, up 37 percent from a year ago. Retirement savings are second on the to-do list, but experts fear the financial pressures of today could mean financial disaster later on.
More than half of Americans said they don't know whether they'll have enough saved for retirement (up from 42 percent last year), but a lot of that uncertainty comes with a lack of preparation. Just 22 percent said they actually calculated the amount they needed to save for retirement, while 75 percent said they just guessed.
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"People really shouldn't delay," Nordquist says of retirement planning, noting 20 percent of men in their 40's thought they were too young to start. "We say your 20's isn't too early. Don't lose any more time and that will really make a difference."
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There is the episode when therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) has the future King George (Colin Firth) try speaking while music is blasting in his ears. The music is the brilliant, effervescent Overture to Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro."
The beautiful Allegretto from Beethoven's Seventh plays at the movie's high point, as the King finally begins his speech, the historic address he has been dreading.
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I am always fascinated by the music in movies because it can say so much.
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MS So what we need to manifest in our next step in this project — see, I don't know if this is telling us what to tell Rob.
MR No, I think it is, I think this is great.
MS We are students of creativity...
MR And magic...
MS So we're not masters of this yet. We're still learning. Page of Wands is also about adventure and following bliss really. And our final outcome is the Ten of Swords. So it means we're being stabbed in the back!
MR The Ten of Swords looks like this: It's all of our fears pointing toward one single spot. The Ten is when the next step is coming. We've reached the end of something and it's the next thing. The Moon, I feel, has to do with a difficult birthing process. The Moon is about traversing these murky emotional territories, which we have done together and we continue to do. I think this represents our fear.
MS Can I give it a reading too?
MR Yes.
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If you drink on New Years Eve, dont drive. And if youre opening a bottle of sparkling wine, try not to put your eye out.
The latter advice comes from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which offers tips on safely removing corks from bottles as 2013 winds down Tuesday night.
The pressure inside a champagne bottle is anywhere between 50 and 90 pounds per square inch, said Dr. Andrew Iwach, an academy spokesman, in an online video. Thats as much pressure as is found inside the tire of a double-decker bus.
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Speaking of foreigners, particularly French ones, there long has been quibbling about use of the term champagne on sparkling wine. Purists think it should go only on products made with grapes from the Champagne region of France. Under a 2006 agreement with the European Union, the term can be used on bottles made with U.S. grapes, as long as this origin is specified. Hence the California champagne you might pluck from a shelf next week.
Its something to keep in mind for New Years Eve, along with that rule in the state Vehicle Code about driving drunk. And dont forget the advice from ophthalmologists about opening bottles. These are devoted professionals visionaries, really who wish you only the best for 2014.
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