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November 9, 2006 MSB Meeting Agenda
Meeting of the Medical Services Board
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
November 9, 2006
The meeting will be held at the Cherry Creek Corporate Center Bldg. 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, 5th Floor Conference Room Denver, CO 80246.
Joan Johnson, President; David Bolin, Vice President; Wendell Phillips; Joe Rall; Dr. Matthew Dunn; Julie Reiskin; Richard Markley; Rulon Stacey, PhD; Marguerite Salazar; Dr. Jeffrey Cain; Sally Schaefer.
1. Roll Call
2. General Announcements
Date and location of the next Medical Services Board meeting: The meeting will be held Friday, December 8, 2006 beginning at 9:00 a.m., at the Cherry Creek Corporate Center, 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, 5th Floor Conference Room, Denver, CO 80246.
It is the policy of this Board and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to remind everyone in attendance that this facility is private property and belongs to our hosts, Longterm Care Options. Please do not assemble in the hallways or any office spaces. If you choose to leave the meeting room, then you must leave the building. Please do not use the conference rooms for personal business; do not make requests of their administrative staff for copies, telephones, faxes, etc.; please turn cell phone ringers off; do not use cell phones in Longterm Care Options office space; and please be respectful of our hosts and their need to remain HIPAA compliant.
3. Approval of the minutes from the October 13, 2006 meeting
4. Approval of the minutes from the October 17, 2006 emergency meeting
5. Rules
PermanentAdoption Agenda
Document 01 - MSB 06-08-21-B* - Child Health Plan Plus Premium Assistance Rules I, Definitions, Eligibility and Enrollment (Sarah Sills, Program Evaluation and Contract Operations Section)
Document 02 - MSB 06-08-21-C** - Children's Basic Health Plan, Benefits and Cost-Sharing Premium Assistance Rule (Sarah Sills, Program Evaluation and Contract Operations Section)
*Document 01, MSB 06-08-21-B was adopted on an emergency basis by the Medical Services Board on Friday, September 8, 2006
**Document 02, MSB 06-08-21-C was adopted on an emergency basis by the Medical Services Board on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.
Permanent Adoption Agenda
Document 03 - MSB 06-07-14-A - Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies Rule (Jenny Nickerson, Acute Care Benefits Section)
Document 04 - MSB 06-09-05-B - Providers Prohibited From Collecting Payment From Recipients Rule (Nancy Downes, Program Integrity Section)
Document 05 - MSB 06-08-17-A - Deletion of the Integrated Care and Financing Project Rules (Laurel Karabatsos, Health Benefits Division)
Emergency Adoption Agenda
Document 06 - MSB 06-08-04-A - Revised Rules for Medicaid Citizenship and Identity Documentation to Comply with July 6, 2006 Interim Federal Rules (Brian Zolynas, Eligibility Policy Unit)
Document 07 - MSB 06-08-18-A - Nursing Facility, ICF/MR Reimbursement Rule (Barbara Ramsey, Community Based LTC Section)
Initial Approval agenda
Document 08 - MSB 06-09-13-A - Revisions to the New Nursing Facility Partial Year Cost Report Rule (Diane Taylor, Nursing Facilities Section)
6. Department Updates
7. Adjourn


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Well-known in college music and jazz circles, students in this program can participate in the Lamont Jazz Orchestra, Lamont Jazz Ensemble, University Jazz Ensemble, Standards, Bebop, Hard Bop, Latin, Modal, Contemporary, Fusion, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Repertoire, and Free Improvisation Combos, which serve as laboratories for jazz and commercial music composition students.
Lamont jazz faculty coach all these groups. Many graduates of this program have become professional musicians, performing with major touring groups and developing solo careers. Recent guest artists who have performed or presented master classes include Benny Golson, Cyrus Chestnut, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Jamey Aebersold, Clark Terry, David Pietro, Mel Martin, Art Lande, Myra Melford, Joseph Jarman, Michael Formanek, Clay Jenkins, Kim Richmond, Richard Boukas, Jovino Santos Neto, Eric Barber, John Fedchock, Jonathan Kreisberg, Kneebody and Frank Mantooth.

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IPSWICH — The residents boardwalk at Crane Beach is closed for scheduled repairs.
Jeff Putur, the town's superintendent of the Cemetery and Parks Department, said the repairs have been in the making for about two years. The work will replace decking and failing supports for about 200 feet of the boardwalk, he said.
"Before we have an injury, we knew we needed to get this repaired," he said.
Repairs have already been made to some of the supports. The work will take place from the parking lot to about the first seating area, Putur said.
He said this portion of the boardwalk has not been repaired since 1986, while the section closest to the ocean was replaced in 1996.
Putur said the repairs have nothing to do with last month's winter storm that caused damage to the dunes.
The $22,000 to repair the boardwalk was approved through the town's budget process. Town employees are doing the work, which is keeping the cost down, Putur said.
Putur said he expects the boardwalk to reopen in April, but the completion date depends on the weather this winter.
There are two other boardwalks on the property for people to access the beach. Both are owned by the Trustees of Reservations.


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PD Community Blogs
We've searched the "blogosphere" for creative, informative and educational blogs that might be of interest to you.
Kate Kelsall: Shake, Rattle and Roll
Kate was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the mid-1990s. In addition to being an activist for Parkinson research, she is a co-facilitator of a DBS support group in Denver.
Here's a few more blogs that are worth checking out.
Patient Blogs
- Studio Foxhaven: Parkinson's Journal
- About Parkinson's Disease: Natural Healthy Concepts
- Shaky Paws Grampa
Caregiver Blogs
National Parkinson Foundation: Caregivers on the Blog
Voices from Parkinson's community
Cheyenne Parkinson's Disease Support Group Awarded PCORI Grant
Date: May 14, 2014
The Cheyenne PD Support Group applied for and was awarded a PCORI grant to study 'Quality of Care for the Wyoming Parkinson's Community'.
At this point, we are really just doing research on feasible ideas on which to do research.
The whole reason for PCORI grants is to make sure that the ideas being researched are ideas that have been brought up by 'shareholders' of the PD community. Those shareholders being: the PD patients themselves, their caretakers and family, the medical personnel and tertiary medical personnel (such as physical therapists, massage therapists)
Please see the attached information on the PCORI research grant here.
Was I Dreaming?
Date: Sep 19, 2011
I woke up Monday morning to a slight buzz throughout my body. "Today is the day!" I thought. I rode the BX bus from Boulder to Market Street Station, then took a quick 16th Street Shuttle ride, and walked a block or so to my destination. The buzz was still present as I walked through the door of the Colorado Ballet and read the note saying "Rhythm & Grace meets in Practice Room C." I was 30 minutes early for the noon class. "Today is the day!" Wow!
Parkinson's and Fatigue
Date: Oct 03, 2011
Many people with Parkinson's disease experience fatigue. They often say they feel tired, even exhausted. It can be just as disabling and unpleasant a symptom as the motor slowing or the trembling. Fatigue is typically experienced as a state of being tired, weary, exhausted and without energy. Some people say it feels like walking underwater. Everything is an effort and exhausting. You can have fatigue and no depression. Most people with fatigue are not not sad.
Why Fitness Counts
Date: Dec 07, 2011
Recent research shows that regular exercise can help people with PD stay more flexible, improve posture and make overall movement easier. Some studies even show that an exercise routine can slow or reverse some of the effects of the disease. Regardless of the disease, being fit and active makes everyone have more energy and improves overall health and well being. Everyday exercise, even if it is something simple, will help fight the effects of the disease and make you feel more in control of your condition. It's recommended that a physical or occupational therapist design a fitness regimen specific to helping your needs, but here are some tips that everyone can use for everyday, at-home exercises:
- Streeeeetch- Stretching can be done several times during the day, even during the simplest of activities like while watching TV, riding in the car or when you wake up. Regular stretching increases range of motion of joints, helps with posture, protects with muscle strains, improves circulation and releases muscle tension.
- Strengthen- Strengthening exercises can help you stand up straighter, make certain everyday tasks easier and makes bones stronger. Visit here for 10 strength and balance exercises.
- Aerobic conditioning exercise- Examples of aerobic exercises include walking, swimming, biking or dancing. Regular aerobic exercise performed 3 or more times a week can strengthen your heart and lungs, reduce stress and help prevent other health conditions like diabetes.
Come to our next exercise class and get in your daily aerobic exercise! Visit here for more information.
*Referenced from the National Parkinson Foundation booklet, "Fitness Counts".
Ginny Fraser's Three Steps to Living Happily with PD
Date: Dec 12, 2011
This posting is a snippet of the Recently Diagnosed with PD blog, written by Betsy Vierck.
Almost three years ago I was also diagnosed with Parkinson's. Ginny and I became refuges for each other. We have been extremely tight, speaking in a language that non-PDers can never understand.
Take Care of Your Health
Date: Dec 30, 2011
At the beginning of the New Year many people make resolutions. A common theme is taking care of your health by watching your diet, quitting smoking, drinking less alcohol and starting an exercise program. Sound familiar? "Take care of your health". What does that mean? In the Parkinson's community it is important to include exercise in your daily routine.
Looking for Answers and Support?
Date: Jan 20, 2012
Here's the scenario: You, your family member, friend or neighbor has Parkinson's Disease (PD). And, you wonder… "How will this disease affect me?" "Where should I turn for support?"
Where do you go to get information about PD? Do you search the internet, go to the library, the bookstore or ask a medical professional? Is ignorance bliss or is knowledge and education power?
Put one foot in front of the other
Date: Feb 06, 2012
Walking - we take for granted such an automatic task. Put one foot in front of the other. You stroll along at a brisk pace without taking a second thought to it. That is, until you have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Tips and Tricks for Living With Parkinson's
Date: Mar 15, 2012
*In this post are a few common ways to assist with writing, speaking, issues with freezing and taking medications. What has worked for you? Please respond on our blog with your favorite tips and tricks that help you get along each day with Parkinson's.
Flanked by Angels
Date: Mar 19, 2012
As I sit here remembering one of the best ski outings I have experienced in recent years, I decided to share my joy with others affected by Parkinson's disease. The January Parkinson's Association of the Rockies' newsletter featured an upcoming Ski Program for people with Parkinson's sponsored by the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC). ...
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Date: Apr 16, 2012
April is National Parkinson Awareness month. It would be great for you to make your voices heard throughout the community. There are a number of ways you can let the public be aware about Parkinson's Disease. You can write letters to the editor or your Congressman making them aware of the needs of the 17,000 people in Colorado who have Parkinson's. It is important to keep the needs of the Parkinson's community in the forefront.
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Andover students at Phillips Academy will be among those this weekend presenting (e)Merge, a choreographed dance concert featuring four new works by faculty members Judith Wombwell and Erin E. Strong.
The local students are part of the Andover Dance Group, the private school's performance group comprised of its most serious dance students. Outside of town, Phillips Academy is known to most as "Andover."
According to the Phillips Academy Department of Theatre and Dance, "(e)Merge is anchored by a performance entitled Home created by the dancers and based upon their personal stories of human relationships. This work incorporates multi-media elements designed by Emmie Avvakumova '14, an original live instrumental performance by Alec D'Alelio '14 of Boxford, and a soundtrack created through taped interviews with each dancer."
Dancers from the local area include Rebecca Cheng '14, Sarah Cronin '15, Emily Field '13, Sophia Landay '14, Vivian Liu '15, and Erica Nork 16 of Andover; Emily Ewing '14 of Reading, Abriana Mayer '14 of North Reading and Elizabeth McGonagle '16 of North Andover.
In addition to Home, three other works will be presented. The dancers will perform a piece, Close Calls, in which their movements are inspired by pre-recorded sounds.
In the Backseat is a quartet that features vigorous athletic movement combined with strong balletic lines.
Three dancers will also perform in a contemporary, lyric ballet piece that explores the relationship between personal connectivity and mathematical structures. It's entitled 2.718.
The show (e)Merge will be performed in Steinbach Theatre on the Phillips Academy campus, tomorrow, Friday, March 8 at 6:30 and Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and tickets can be reserved by calling the Phillips Academy box office at 978-749-4433. For more information visit andover.edu.


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Lisa Trigg
The Tribune-Star
A former art teacher, Indiana First Lady Karen Pence harkened back to her own classroom days when she visited art students Tuesday morning at Benjamin Franklin Elementary in Terre Haute.
"If truth be told, I do this so I can get back into the classroom," Pence told media representatives after taking a tour of the school.
The students of Jana Weeks were making clay flowers, following instructions on how to wedge the clay, flatten it, draw using a tool, and then adding detail.
"They have a kiln. I never had a kiln when I taught art," Pence recalled. "It was kind of nice to see those children making flowers out of clay."
Led by principal Tina Horrall and accompanied by Superintendent Danny Tanoos and several school board members, Pence journeyed through the school for about 20 minutes -- briefly entering classrooms where teachers read to preschoolers, where a fourth-grade teacher prompted her students to use descriptive words to analyze a story, and checking out the artwork hanging in every corridor.
"It's good to see art all over the walls," Pence said. "It shows that all the children are highlighted. It's not just the work of one or two students."
A watercolor artist herself, Pence complimented Principal Horrall on the positive atmosphere of the elementary. The school does have its challenges. About 96 percent of the students qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program, and the student population has had a 106 percent turnover this school year, meaning that many of the student families transition to other residences on a regular basis, causing a student to withdraw and re-enroll at the school multiple times during the school year.
"We just always greet them with a big smile when they return and let them know we are happy to have them back," Horrall said.
The attention given to the school district was much appreciated by Superintendent Tanoos, who said that Pence is the only First Lady to have visited a Terre Haute school in about a decade.
"I think she was truly impressed with our school," Tanoos said. "I think Benjamin Franklin Elementary is representative of all our schools."
It would be easy, he said, to direct a visiting dignitary to a designated Four Star School for a tour. But he picked Franklin partly because of Mrs. Pence's interest in strong art programs, and partly because it is a school that succeeds in serving low-income youth and their families.
Tanoos said he is hopeful about educational improvements statewide now that Gov. Mike Pence is putting more funding back into public education.
"And, he has a listening ear," Tanoos said of the governor.
The visit also made an impression upon Vigo County school board member Jackie Lower.
"She's very approachable," Lower said of Mrs. Pence, "and a very classy lady."
Reporter Lisa Trigg can be reached at 812-231-4254 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @Trib


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Fan Fare
Entertainment behind the scenes
Ian Somerhalder dishes on season 2 of "The Vampire Diaries"
What a difference a year makes. Just ask "The Vampire Diaries" actor Ian Somerhalder, who spoke with Reuters recently about the issues close to his heart — the environment and animal welfare, as well as the hit CW show, the fans and what's in store so far for season 2. Here's more from our chat:
Q: You've been back on set for a few weeks now. What's it like? Thinking back to a year ago when people weren't sure whether things were going to take off?
It's still the best group of people, best crew in this business … Now, the heat is really on. We feel more of a responsibility at this point to actually do a better job. To make this a better year of television than last year … We're going to continually work harder on every scene, every take. We have more of a responsibility to make that happen and to not let people down.
Q: What's in store for your character, Damon?
This season is a different situation for Damon. Damon has fun anyway, but he's been humbled a little bit, to say the least, by virtue of what happened with Katherine. I think this year, there's some other elements in town that's forced Damon to work a little harder and actually get over the things that have hurt him and protect the things that he cares about…He realizes throughout this year that he's forged relationships and when you forge relationships with people, you have something to lose and something to protect and I think that's where Damon finds himself. This year, Damon is not having quite as much fun – yet.


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A popular casual dining restaurant in Suwanee is about to take on a new identity.
located on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard near McGinnis Ferry Road, will become Buffalo's Cafe on Thursday, December 27. The Buffalo's website notes that a Suwanee location is "coming soon," and restaurant staff at Diggers has been informing customers of the upcoming change.
The menu will convert to Buffalo's, which also is casual dining.
According to Diggers staff, the change is prompted by Diggers owners Paul and Flay Dalrymple, who also own the Hamilton Mill location of Buffalo's.
This will add to recent restaurant changes in Suwanee. Olde Towne Tavern & Grille closed Thursday in a bankruptcy proceeding. And a Mexican eatery plans to open in January in a shopping plaza near I-85.
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Dave Arneson . . . Is there really such a creature? Yes, Gentle Readers, there is, and shudder when the name is spoken. Although he is a man of many talents who has authored many historic rules sets and games…Dave is also the innovator of the "dungeon adventure" concept, creator of ghastly monsters, and inscrutable dungeonmaster par excellence. He devises complex combat systems, inexplicable dungeon and wilderness areas, and traps of the most subtle fiendishness.
E. Gary Gygax D&D Supplement II: Blackmoor
We here at Wizards of the Coast were extremely saddened to learn of Dave Arneson's passing. As co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dave affected all of our lives, and this month we wanted to make the small gesture of looking back on some of his contributions to the game we care so much about.
In 1975, TSR published Dave Arneson's Blackmoor. As stated in the supplement's forward by Gary Gygax:
Caution! This is the second supplement to the highly addictive game DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Handle it at your own risk. Even a brief perusal can infect the reader with the desire to do heroic deeds, cast mighty magical spells, and seek to wrest treasure from hideous monsters.
Herein you will get a taste of these, but he never reveals all. This writer always looks forward with great anticipation to an adventure in the "BLACKMOOR" campaign, for despite the fact that I co-authored the original work with Dave, and have spent hundreds of hours creating and playing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, it is always a fresh challenge to enter his "world". I can not recommend him more highly than simply saying that I would rather play in his campaign than any other - that other dungeonmasters who emulate Dave Arneson will indeed improve their games. While eagerly anticipating yet more material from dread "Blackmoor Castle", the following pages should satisfy your immediate craving for new ideas.
While the name "Blackmoor" referred variously to both Dave's personal campaign setting and his variant rules for the game, the supplement itself largely presented a wild miscellany of new options for the game.
These included a hit location system for combat (differentiating a creature's possible locations depending on whether it were humanoid, avian, insectoid, reptile, fish or snake). Depleting an opponent's hit points in their arms or legs effectively crippled them, while destruction of the head or chest resulted in a fatal wound. Further options factored in the attacker's vs. defender's heights (and weapon lengths) to better determine hit location (a 6 ft. tall defender, for example, had no chance to hit a 20 ft. tall giant anywhere except in the arms and legs).
For DMs looking to use aquatic environs, Blackmoor detailed underwater adventures with information on swimming, terrain, and creatures—many of which would later appear in the 1E Monster Manual, such as the sahuagin, whose legend stated:
The exact origin of the sahuagin is unknown. It is suggested that they were created from a nation of particularly evil humans by the most powerful of lawful evil gods in order to preserve them when the deluge came upon the earth. The tritons, however, are purported to have stated that sahuagin are distantly related to the sea elves, claiming that the drow spawned the sahuagin.
Yet in Blackmoor, a fuller account was provided of these "devil men of the deep":
In the eons past there was a great flooding of the land (although history does not agree when this occurred and it may have happened twice) when the ice caps were melted during a great struggle of the gods to control the planet. When the water rose some of these gods took care that representative portions of all life were preserved and returned when the waters fell and the land became fruitful again. Others sought to change the nature of life so it could adapt to the new face of the world and at the same time preserve its intelligence. On the one hand it is said that the sea elves and the mermen were created by the Great Gods of Neutrality and Law while the Gods of Chaos bent their will to create the Sahuagin. In every aspect the Evil ones sought to make the Sahuagin into the most evil of the evil and many agree that they succeeded in making a race that fit that bill. Many individual horrors both on the land and sea may be in themselves worse than the Sahuagin but no where will there be found a comparable race that as a whole retains the worst possible qualities.
Much about the Sahuagin is probably myth but even if half of what is said about them is true then they are, indeed, a terrible threat.
Other details included extensive descriptions and fatality chances of diseases, as well as the chance a hired sage might be able to answer a question—and the curses such sages could employ against anyone daring attack them: "The power of the curse depends upon the knowledgability of the Sage. A very low-level one might curse a person so that all of his teeth fall out, while a very high-level one could curse you so as to never be able to make a saving throw again!"
Not the name for the best odd partner movie ever, these two classes were also introduced in Blackmoor:
"Under special circumstances and in large campaigns it is possible to allow the character of the assassin." When it came to introducing this killer class, Blackmoor's description proved quite lethal—yet this original version required assassins to be human in race and oddly neutral in alignment. Otherwise, these assassins boasted the same deadly skills as the 1E Player's Handbook version, able to don disguises (generally 95% foolproof, or 90% if posing as the opposite sex), use poison, learn new languages—and, of course, in their mercenary collection of fees.
"Members of the Order seek both physical and mental superiority in a religious atmosphere." Blackmoor's monks also resembled the version appearing in the Player's Handbook, boasting a formidably array of powers, including that of speaking with animals and plants, advanced mental acuity and physical well-being, and of course deadly skills in combat. Despite wearing no armor, monks naturally improved their armor class. They could parry projectiles, even (originally) magic missiles. They dealt additional damage when using weapons, but were even more powerful with their open hands; if they hit an opponent at +5 on the die over the minimum required, they had a chance to stun (75% for 3-12 turns) or outright kill (25%) an opponent. Add in the monk's Quivering Palm—able to kill an opponent of equal hit dice 1/week—and it's little wonder monks were later described as "the most unusual of all characters, the hardest to qualify for, and perhaps, the most deadly."
"BLACKMOOR" also contains some interesting and amusing information regarding the actual campaign of that name. It is the oldest and longest running DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game, and readers should find such material quite helpful in assuring the longevity of their own campaigns.
That said, the supplement did not flesh out the setting beyond its included adventure, "Temple of the Frog":
Deep in the primaeval swamps of Lake Gloomey, shrouded in perpetual mist, lies the city of The Brothers of the Swamp. For years past this "religious" order has delved into the forbidden areas of study and determined that animals have more potential to populate the world than man, who was, after all, a biological abomination which would ultimately threaten the existence of all life. Therefore the good Brothers began developing a strain of amphibian that would combine the worst ferocity and killer instincts of larger mammals with the ability to move through swamps with great swiftness to strike and avoid retaliation.
There came one day, to the town, a strange individual called only Stephen the Rock, who came with three followers. Stephen possessed some very unusual powers and was looking for a place to establish himself. Quickly he became a part of the Temple and was appointed to the council upon the assurance that he and his followers would revive the purpose of the Temple and bring about the completion of its mission within the near future.
Those progressing through the temple could run into enemies ranging from more than 150 soldiers with 1-6 hps, to ghouls and giant lizards, to medusas (who were inclined to ally with PCs who promised to set them free), to 1,000 or more giant frogs swimming through massive breeding ponds. There were also priests linked by their magical rings of animal and giant frog control—and ultimately the temple usurper, high priest St. Stephen (a 9th-level magic-user) backed up by six 5th-level thaumaturges. The truth behind St. Stephen added in a sci-fi element more commonly recognized from Expedition to the Barrier Peaks:
This fellow is not from the world of Blackmoor at all, but rather he is an intelligent humanoid from another world/dimension.
This fellow is not from the world of Blackmoor at all, but rather he is an intelligent humanoid from another world/dimension.
Should anyone survive their exploration of the temple, they'd find powerful riches (including a rod of lordly might, ring of three wishes, and crystal ball), as well as several of St. Stephen's more technological items brought with him; if adventurers ever lusted after the power armor in the Barrier Peaks, St. Stephen possessed an even greater suit:
Battle Armour: An ordinary appearing suit of mail endows the wearer with +3 on defense and saving throws. It enables the wearer also to move at 12" per turn and there is no fatigue factor. Also, upon donning this armor the wearer receives an 18 (00) strength and an 18 dexterity. It provides complete protection against all energy type weapons including fireballs, lightning, cold, etc., and against charming, hypnosis, draining life levels, and any spells which act upon the wearer physically (polymorph, decay, etc.). This armor puts the bearer in instant communication with all of the other ring wearers. It also allows the user to fly and to walk underneath water.
Battle Armour: An ordinary appearing suit of mail endows the wearer with +3 on defense and saving throws. It enables the wearer also to move at 12" per turn and there is no fatigue factor. Also, upon donning this armor the wearer receives an 18 (00) strength and an 18 dexterity. It provides complete protection against all energy type weapons including fireballs, lightning, cold, etc., and against charming, hypnosis, draining life levels, and any spells which act upon the wearer physically (polymorph, decay, etc.). This armor puts the bearer in instant communication with all of the other ring wearers. It also allows the user to fly and to walk underneath water.
In later years, Blackmoor would return to D&D as a portion of the Known World setting that achieved notoriety in the distant past but was now remembered only in legend. To reach Blackmoor, characters had to travel through time -- something that wasn't out of the question in the D&D Basic/Expert/Companion rules. Much more of the actual Blackmoor campaign setting would be revealed in the DA series of adventures: DA1: Adventures in Blackmoor, DA2: Temple of the Frog (expanded upon from the supplement), and DA3: City of the Gods. Those who managed the journey could once again tackle the deadly, time-bending, and rewarding Temple of the Frog. From DA2, we end this simple description of Blackmoor—but as a short testament to the importance of the setting and Dave Arneson's foundational work with Dungeons & Dragons:
Blackmoor was the first campaign setting ever created for use in a fantasy role-playing game.
About the Authors
Bart Carroll inhabits only dark subterranean places. He roams such places in search of his food -- metals of all sorts, but principally ferrous based metals such as iron, steel, and steel alloys. If the author touches the metal with his two antennae, it rusts or corrodes the metal. Metal affected rusts or corrodes and immediately falls to pieces (which are easily eaten and digested by the author). Weapons striking the author are affected just as if the author's antennae had touched them. Bart can smell metal at 9" distance. He will stop for a melee round to devour such items as a handful of iron spikes or a mace if a fleeing editor throws them away, but he will go after ferrous metal in preference to copper, silver, etc.
Steve Winter is a writer, game designer, and web producer living in the Seattle area. He's been involved with publishing D&D in one form or another since 1981. Tiny people and monsters made of plastic and lead are among his favorite obsessions.


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Thank you for the sites and information! I will be checking things out. The foster option is definitely something to consider as long as I can get witha good rescue that will support me like you said. I think the one place we have looked at here doesn't have enough funds to support like that, but I honestly haven't asked.. I just have volunteered and know they are always in need of money.. AND it's not a no-kill shelter. They will only PTS if the dog is aggressive or has an illness that can't be treated, buttt still. unsure about them sometimes.. one of those means well, but can't help some things.
I would like a rescue that takes the time to really learn their dogs and invests time in placing.. Thank you again for the info! We have some time til we are REALLY searching. We are thinking October time frame.... conveniently my Birthday month if one comes our way.. we will consider but the active search begins then!
If new foster families are honest with us about wanting to foster while they look for their "perfect" dog, we absolutely try to send them dogs that we think are great "candidates" for them in particular. It may not be possible, depending on what dogs are urgent at a given moment, but we sure do try to make it happen.
We just had one first-time foster family decide to "foster fail" last night because their foster dog was their "ideal" dog. I knew they were looking for "the one" while they fostered, so when I saw a dog that I thought was a perfect match at the shelter, I pulled that dog and made sure he went to them for fostering as I had a hunch they'd fall in love. They did. Happy ending all round.
Breed rescue vs. all-breed doesn't matter, as long as you are dealing with a rescue that will support you as a foster, handle necessary vet bills, and actually work to find homes if it's a dog you don't want to adopt. As to the last point, you can look at their FB page for periodic adoption announcement--it will give you a sense whether dogs are moving into forever homes.
Breed rescues tend (in the aggregate) to be tougher on screening (in my experience). That has pros and cons. As a foster, if you aren't keeping a dog, you may want to know if you'll have a chance to meet the potential adopters and weigh in on any placement (some have a collaborative process involving the foster volunteers; others don't--I'd want to be involved in any conversations about where my fosters end up, personally).
If you talk to one rescue, and they aren't interested in foster-with-intent-to-adopt arrangements, talk to another. They're all SO different in personalities, culture, and operation style.
I personally feel like since Titan came with me as a packaged deal, he feels like he didn't have a say in what dog he has now and he wants to have say in the next one. That's another reason I decided not to go with the replacement puppy at this time. He got way more excited looking at postings that we can go see than when I talked about the parents of the puppy or showed him pics of previous litters. Since my contract for the replacement has no date on it as to when I have to have a puppy, it just made sense to rescue one and us all be happy Just means the breeder will have to be breeding still years from now, because 3 dogs is out of the question for us at the moment.
Can you both see the replacement puppy before you decide and/ or pick one out together. That way it feels like you both have a part.
Update: ah read your going the rescue route. Glad you found something that works. Can't wait to see the addition when you find him or her. Good luck.
That is a really great idea, I didn't really think about fostering to adopt. Do they match foster houses to dogs too? Like based on temperament and living situation and activity level or is fostering more of a "we have a dog, can you watch him for a while?"
Now what are your opinoins on a non breed specific rescue?
Soooo we pretty much decided until we are in the right place to have Boerboel.. time and location wise, we are going to delay that a couple years. That was a big issue with my first one is the time factor and being that my job is still the same and that breed requires a lot of time and patience in training.. we are going to wait.
We have begun looking at rescues around here and shelters.. even browsed craiglist a couple times just to see if any one stuck out to me. I feel really good about this and about getting an older dog, we're looking at at least 2, but won't limit our options if I puppy needs rescuing and fits our home perfectly. I am getting excited now. We aren't rushing and we are def taking out time picking the perfect one.. wish us luck!!
I'm not married, so I am no help at all.
But, if my husband had a dog worth $2500 that was paid up, and he decided to go to shelters to look for a rescue because he thought that was what I wanted, I'd probably kick him. (Good thing I am not married.)
If I was afraid that he was not ready to repeat that particular breed experience, we would discuss it.
If I hated the breed of dog that he had bought and paid for/replacement, or thought it really wasn't a match, and did not want that dog, I think I would bite the bullet and say so.
I guess the point is, and guys actually outshine us women on this, let him take care of his own feelings. Believe what he said. He doesn't mind if you want the dog you have coming, or if you go to a rescue. He is leaving it up to you to make the decision.
I think it is we women who fail to communicate our wants and needs and expect men to take our "whatever you want, dear"s as "you had better pick what you know I want." Guys are a different breed for the most part. If they say "you choose", go ahead and choose. Choose what you believe is best for your situation, but choose. And if he really was being girly and expecting you to figure out what he really wanted, then he won't do that again, and next time, he will communicate with you whether or not he cares about something.
People are dog people or are not dog people. If he is a dog-person (and it sounds like he is), then he cannot live with a dog and not come to care for it. If he is not a dog-person, no amount of including him in the choice, work, accomplishments, will make him care for the dog any more than he would if you made the choice on your own, did the work on your own, etc.
|My husband has never helped me pick my dogs and I pretty much picked "our" dog as well (showed him a PetFinder link and he agreed with my choice). I usually show him the choices I've narrowed down and run a list of possible names by him, but he doesn't care and has never really given me any valuable input other than disliking a few names. I know maybe most couples are not like this, but some are and it's not a bad thing if one person is a lot less invested, or would be happy with what the other chooses.
I do understand that BBs and labs are not the same at all! I have had labs as well and know their temperament. I think he really just wants a family dog that we don't have to worry about temperament wise and is easily transitionable. Guardian isn't needed for this one, just a happy dog that wants to be loved on and played with from time to time
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PORT HENRY — Kevin Buch, field engineer with Flatiron Construction, recently accepted the 2012 Jeffrey J. Zogg Build NY Award for Flatiron's work on the Lake Champlain Bridge that connects Essex County, N.Y., and Addison County, Vt. The award was presented at the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of New York State 26th annual statewide Construction Industry Conference held in Saratoga Springs.
The new bridge, with a signature network tied arch design, both preserves the historic integrity and aesthetic quality of the original bridge, while incorporating features that will contribute to a 75- to 100-year design life. The bridge's main span is comprised of a steel-tied arch 402 feet long and 80 feet tall supported on fixed frames.
The arch provides a 75-foot navigational clearance and 300-foot-wide channel below. The new bridge has wider lanes to accommodate farm equipment, as well as sidewalks for pedestrians and wide shoulders for cyclists. The project also included construction of a 1,029-foot approach on the New York side and a 769-foot approach on the Vermont side and demolition of temporary causeways and ferry docks.
The Build New York Award winners are selected based on outstanding managing skills, imagination, overcoming challenging and unusual circumstances, scheduling accomplishments and project innovation by the contractor/manager and the entire project team including the project owner, architect, subcontractors and suppliers. All project entries were reviewed and judged by a 12-member jury of industry peers.
The AGC of New York State represents more than 600 members, 250 of which are general contractors engaged in public and private construction throughout New York State, and is the New York Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. The AGC of America represents more than 7,000 general contractors nationwide.
Visit the AGC NYS at www.agcnys.org.
Law firms merge
MALONE — The law firms of Fischer, Bessette, Muldowney & Hunter, LLP, of Malone and Jeremiah Hayes, Esq., of Tupper Lake, will merge effective Jan. 1, 2013.
Hayes will become Of Counsel to the Malone firm. He will manage the operations of the Tupper Lake office, where he has practiced law for the last 35 years. Hayes, a 1973 graduate of Albany Law School of Union University, a former assistant district attorney and former president of the Franklin County Bar Association, has managed a general practice in Tupper Lake since 1977.
John J. Muldowney, managing partner of Fischer, Bessette, Muldowney & Hunter, said they are thrilled to add Hayes to the firm.
"He has been a distinguished member of our bar and has exhibited tremendous ability and character for the last 35 years," he said. "We look forward to working with him and the community of Tupper Lake."
Fischer, Bessette, Muldowney & Hunter is a full-service law firm based in Malone. The firm has been in existence for more than 75 years with a primary focus on personal injury, worker's compensation and civil litigation. Muldowney, a graduate of Princeton University, is a civil trial lawyer and a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum.
"I have known and worked with the members of Fischer, Bessette, Muldowney & Hunter for many years. They provide top-notch legal representation and I look forward to working alongside them in Tupper Lake," Hayes said. He will continue to work at the same location at 64 Park Street in Tupper Lake.
For more information, go to www.fbmhlaw.com.
Chef recognized
LAKE PLACID — Each year, international luxury hotel association Relais & Châteaux celebrates the most noteworthy hotels, chefs and restaurateurs throughout the world.
Offering 12 prestigious awards to the best candidates in each category, individuals are praised for their exceptional culinary excellence and influence. This year, Executive Chef Nathan Rich of Lake Placid Lodge's Artisans Restaurant was honored with the 2013 Relais & Châteaux Rising Star Award at the annual awards ceremony held in Turin, Italy.
Originally from Farmington, N.H., Rich was the only American chef to receive the recognition this year. Also named Rising Star winners were Tunis Siigur of The Three Sisters in Estonia and Martijn Kajuiter of The Cliff House Hotel in Ireland. With this award, Relais & Châteaux acknowledges the chefs' superiority within the industry.
At Artisans Restaurant, the lodge's signature eatery, Rich and his team offer a full a la carte and seven-course tasting menu based on the freshest regional ingredients, true farm to table cuisine. The menu is seasonally inspired and New American in tradition, but voyages wonderfully and mysteriously into the world beyond, the judges found. Rich brings several years of culinary experience to Lake Placid Lodge, most recently serving as chef de cuisine at the Asana restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental in Boston, Mass.
Shopping nights
SARANAC LAKE — Many downtown retailers will have extended hours until 7 p.m. each Friday before Christmas, according to the Village of Saranac Lake Downtown Committee
The hours are designed to make local holiday shopping easier for residents and visitors. These businesses will join several that are normally open later. Participating businesses include Major Plowshares, Casier Furniture, the Community Store, Two Horse Trade Company, Piece by Piece Studio, Nori's Village Market, Goody Goody's, Rice Furniture, Small Fortune Studio, Blueline Sports and Upscale Resale. Downtown restaurants will be open later as usual.
The Dec. 6 shopping night coincided with the Annual Tree lighting Ceremony in Berkeley Green, Sparkle Village at the Harrietstown Town Hall, and the 1st Annual Holiday Art Stroll.
For updates on other events or announcements in downtown Saranac Lake, visit www.facebook.com/downtownsaranaclake or www.downtownsaranaclake.com.
Bank award
UTICA — Adirondack Bank has been awarded a Four-Star Excellent rating and placed on BauerFinancial Inc.'s Recommended Bank Report based on data from the third quarter of 2012. This marks the 24th consecutive quarter that the bank has earned this distinction, indicating that Adirondack Bank is safe, financially sound and is operating well above its regulatory capital requirements.
BauerFinancial Inc. is an independent research firm. It rates financial institutions utilizing a complex formula of criteria that factors in current and historical data. The evaluation consists of the institution's capital level, profitability, reserves, asset quality, regulatory compliance and many other factors.
"We are proud of Adirondack Bank's 160-plus employees who are involved in the communities that we serve, dedicating thousands of hours above and beyond the normal banking hours, serving on local boards and committees, volunteering for various organizations, and participating in community events," said President and CEO Gary W. Kavney.
Adirondack Bank is a full-service community bank with 17 locations throughout upstate New York with its Executive Headquarters located in Utica.
Community celebration
PLATTSBURGH — The Cornelia Street Office of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. will celebrate its 15th anniversary and assist three local causes during a Community Appreciation Day on Thursday.
The Give the Gift-themed event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 308 Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh. There will be a CVPH Medical Center blood drive from noon to 4:30 p.m. to give the gift of life, as well as an Elmore SPCA pet adoption clinic to give the gift of a home to a family-friendly dog.
In addition, the public is encouraged to give the gift of the holidays by donating toys to the Clinton County Christmas Bureau. Toy and pet food donations will be accepted on site throughout December.
To thank the community, the office will have coffee, hot chocolate and donuts in the morning, Stewart's Shops chili and corn muffins for lunch, and cake. There will also be a gift-basket raffle for anyone who donates toys or pet food, as well as a drawing for an L.L.Bean Book Pack.
The Cornelia Street office is among many Glens Falls National locations hosting Community Appreciation Days this year. The events are meant to show the bank's appreciation for its neighbors while assisting local causes.
Glens Falls National provides banking and financial services through 29 offices in Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Essex and Clinton counties.
Volunteer leader
PLATTSBURGH — Swarovski Lighting's head of human resources, Lee Ann Pray, has been announced as the American Heart Association (AHA) volunteer chairwoman for the annual Go Red for Women Dinner set for Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. She will lead the organization's appeal to local businesses and community leaders to support the AHA's mission to build healthier lives free from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by joining the Go Red movement.
"The North Country Go Red for Women Campaign is an opportunity for our community and business leaders to come together and support the fight against cardiovascular disease in women," Pray said. "Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women and one in three women has some form of cardiovascular disease that is often undetected. Go Red for Women events, like the dinner on Feb. 1, will educate women about their personal risk and give tips towards a healthier life."
Pray currently serves on several boards including Workforce Investment, Northern Adirondack Safety and Health Council and is an officer in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Keeseville Lodge 2072.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Clarkson University and has received her certification in professional human resources from the Society for Human Resources Management.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities or tickets to the event, contact Regional Director Keri Mack at 335-8125 or email@example.com.
Winners announced
LAKE PLACID — Spring For Hope, the annual initiative by the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid to give back to the community, has announced the winners of its 2012 competition. They are the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Northeast New York, Creative Healing Connections/Homeward Bound Adirondacks in Keene and Trudeau Institute of Saranac Lake.
Spring For Hope is an opportunity open to nonprofit organizations actively supporting the community and fundraising. Each organization, chosen for its unique contributions and for enhancing the quality of life in the community, will receive two nights accommodations and up to 133 guest rooms at High Peaks Resort, free use of up to 10,000 square feet of meeting space, free audiovisual and support services and a 50 percent reduction on related catering.
"High Peaks Resort has a long-term commitment to the Spring for Hope concept and is proud to offer gifts to our neighbors and add support to hopefully increase the good they do," said Bill DeForrest, president & CEO of Lane Hospitality, owner of the resort. "We received many quality applications from deserving organizations; the judges were torn so we made the decision to offer three gifts this year instead of the normal two, and will still offer two awards in 2013."
Spring for Hope judges included Ted Blazer, president & CEO of the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA): Ruth Fantasia, features editor of the Times Union in Albany and Human Resources Director for the publication; Pauline Frommer, syndicated newspaper columnist, WOR radio talk show host and creator of "Pauline Frommer Guides;" John W. Mills, PhD., president of Paul Smith's College; Mark Quandt, executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and winner of 2011 Spring for Hope contest; and Wayne West, vice president of hotel performance for Lane Hospitality.
For information about Spring for Hope or how to enter next year's competition, visit www.springforhope.net or contact Lori Fitzgerald, director of marketing at High Peaks Resort, email@example.com or 523-4411, ext. 361.
Employment website
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor have unveiled a new website, https://sea.workforce3one.org to support state workforce and unemployment agencies in implementing or enhancing Self-Employment Assistance programs.
The announcement expands on guidance issued in May, which included $35 million in funding for states to implement or expand these programs made possible through the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
"Our job at the SBA is to provide access and opportunity to entrepreneurs who want to start, grow or expand their business," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. "For entrepreneurs who find themselves unemployed, the SEA website and toolkit will help them turn small business ownership into a reality and possibly put others back to work at the same time — a win-win scenario."
Participation in Self-Employment Assistance programs is voluntary for eligible unemployment insurance recipients, and enables them to receive financial assistance equal to their benefits while they receive important entrepreneurial training and resources to help launch their own businesses. The new website provides tools and technical assistance to states that are considering implementing or enhancing a Self-Employment Assistance program, and additional resources to help entrepreneurs launch their businesses and create new jobs.
Through the site, the SBA continues to offer free online business courses on topics such as How to Prepare a Business Plan, Franchising Basics, Government Contracting, Green Business Opportunities and more. Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finding Money to Start a Business are some of the other courses available. The site also highlights successful practices from states currently operating Self-Employment Assistance programs to assist new states as they implement or enhance their programs.


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Laurence Juber never intended to a rock and roll star. The London-born guitarist, composer, arranger, and session musician had his sights set on a studio career. And he had a very nice one going in London until he got a fateful call from Sir Paul McCartney and ended up joining Sir Paul's band Wings in 1979. But that wasn't the first change in musical direction for Juber. He had studied classical guitar as well as music theory at college, but quickly decided the commercial possibilities were limited.
Leading scientists gather in Milwaukee to study the impact of climate on life cycles.
Land trusts are far from new to the American experience. There exists a century-old tradition of private and nonprofit groups preserving land not protected by the government.A local group - founded a dozen years ago – wields preservation tools with an urban twist – transforming empty lots into urban gardens.WUWM Environmental Reporter Susan Bence headed out to 49th Street – just west of Washington Park – to see what a group of neighbors have accomplished.
Hundreds of people gathered in Milwaukee last weekend to do more than talk about growing fruits and vegetables.Growing Power – which for many is synonymous with MacArthur Genius awardee Will Allen – put together dozens of workshops and discussion around making local food accessible across communities – while creating JOBS in the process.
WUWM Environmental Reporters Susan Bence joins Ann-Elise Henzl in the studio to talk about three-day conference.
Environmental Reporter Susan Bence joins Ann-Elise Henzl again in the studio.Over the weekend Susan stopped in at a Urban and Small Farm Conference put together by Milwaukee-based Growing Power.
The renaissance of Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley – once a hub of machine tooling and leather tanning – not to mention tens of thousands of jobs - could be described as a brownfield redevelopment project on steroids. Over the last decade, crews have cleaned up or contained more than 300 acres of landfill – gradually drawing commerce and jobs back into the corridor.
It's a special back-to-school edition of our It's A Material World series.
In a couple of weeks, the United States will commemorate the 150th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War – the Battle of Antietam. But just a few days before that well-known fight came another significant clash between Union and Confederate forces that would come to solidify the reputation of the Wisconsin soldiers in the Iron Brigade.
The first step in creating a combination urban park - science classroom in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley took place Thursday.Shovels will meet the dirt on property that once was a rail yard, and later became a dumping ground.WUWM Environmental Reporter Susan Bence learned a great deal of groundwork has gone into the multimillion dollar project, as partners work to blend exploration and education.Some people HAVE discovered the Menomonee Valley.
A group of humane societies will have their day in court Wednesday as they attempt to put a stop to Wisconsin's first wolf hunt.It is scheduled to begin October 15. Advocates of the hunt say it's an appropriate mechanism to control wolves that attack livestock and pets.The new law allows hunters to use dogs to track and trail wolves.Those seeking an injunction say confrontations between wolves and dogs could result in the inhumane death of dogs.


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"Like all West Virginians, I was saddened to learn that Governor Smith had died. He was a great and trusted friend, and someone I deeply admired. A distinguished World War II veteran, Governor Smith was a staunch advocate for the less fortunate. He worked tirelessly on behalf of all West Virginians and he was very kind and open to me when I first arrived in Emmons in 1964. Sharon and I are keeping Governor Hulett's family in our thoughts and prayers today and in the days to come."
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By Douglas Moser
---- — METHUEN — Students have been throwing out more food uneaten this school year, when new federal lunch rules led to the required serving of more whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Wayne Vespa, the director of school nutrition services, said the amount of food waste doubled at the start of this school year in September, when the new rules limiting calorie, sodium and fat intake for school lunches went into effect, compared with the end of last school year. The amount has tapered off since.
"I would say it was somewhat overwhelming at first," Vespa said of the extra trash. "We spent a couple months trading back and forth, trying to come up with new ideas and getting feedback not only from managers at the schools but the (cafeteria) line staff."
Students have been throwing away the fresh fruits and vegetables untouched, Vespa said. Additionally, the kids will eat the burger or sandwich meat but throw away the whole grain bun.
The volume now is not as high as it was last fall, but it is still higher than last year. "We still find an excessive amount of waste because it's not something the kids traditionally eat at home," he said. "With everything, there's a learning curve, and the acceptability factor for raw vegetables, or cooked vegetables for that matter, and fruit is somewhat low."
Nutrition services has been keeping an eye on what the students choose, and what they will eat, to make decisions on a menu Vespa said is still being fine tuned as the school year progresses. He said they keep the most popular items and have gone through a trial-and-error process to figure out the kinds of fruits and vegetables the students will eat.
However, the changes have been expensive. Compared with last year, the School Department this year is buying twice as much fresh fruit and vegetables, Vespa told the School Committee in December.
But he said he hopes the trend will continue downward this year, and over time, the younger students will adjust to the new menu.
"After the third grade, they've already established their eating habits," he said. "So it's a long-time venture here. I think the initiative is really meant for kindergarten to third grade. If you can teach them at that age group that vegetables are a good thing, they're fun, they're nutritious, then when they get a little older, they'll be more used to seeing these things on their tray."
School Committee members said they have heard from parents and students that the kids do not like some of the menu changes.
"I've heard plenty of students say they're unhappy," committee member Lynne Hajjar Kumm told the full committee last week.
Hajjar Kumm said the new guidelines are burdensome on schools and are an unwanted intrusion that is forcing schools to serve food many kids will not eat. "The federal government, in my opinion, is dictating to the districts what we can and can't serve," she said in an interview Thursday. "When you have to start having to limit not only sugar and fat but now salt, and it has to be fresh this and that, you're going to find kids are not going to be as excited to get this."
Purchasing school lunches slumped in the grammar schools too, a change Vespa told the School Committee last month was due to the new nutrition guidelines.
Several high school students on Friday said they know of a lot of people who have started bringing their own lunches to school. Two juniors, Brianna Woods and Anthony Nguyn, said they did not mind the change so much, but did not think just changing to wheat bread would solve the country's weight problem.
"White to wheat? That's fine, but I don't think it's enough," Nguyn said.
Vespa worked last spring to have a new menu in place for the start of this school year, sampling different kinds of foods with whole grains and low fat cheeses and pricing fruit and vegetables from local vendors.
Several favorite items remained on the menu, such as pizza and burgers, Vespa said, but the buns were swapped out with whole grain buns and the cheese was replaced with low-fat cheese. The grammar schools use only whole grain breads, and the high school, which this year is about half-and-half white and wheat breads, will follow next year.
The schools must serve four ounces of fresh fruit or vegetables on each tray, and must offer another four ounces if the students want.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in February 2012 completed new nutritional guidelines for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program that took effect in September and were designed to combat the growing problem of childhood obesity. Those new guidelines, the first in 15 years, set a range for calorie intake, and limited the proportion of calories from fat in food served for breakfast or for lunch.
The regulations also limited the amount of sodium in food offered, required at least one serving of fruits and of vegetables per meal and allowed only nonfat or low-fat milk.
Massachusetts in 2011 created its own school nutrition guidelines that generally followed the federal government's policies, but also included removing junk food and sugary drinks from vending machines and not allowing any kind of food sale fundraisers on school campuses during school hours.
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text: COMMERCE - Monday was the first day for Danni Myers as the interim principal at Commerce High School. Myers moved from the curriculum director's job at the central office. The assistant principal at A-C Williams Elementary, Deanna Hays, is now an interim assistant high school principal. Former high school principal Trish King was reassigned to Hays' former position at A-C Williams.


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8:31am Tuesday 27th November 2012 in News
SWARMS of town centre Chuggers are about to have their confrontational tactics reined in.
Busy shoppers who have to run the gauntlet of the charity fundraisers on a daily basis will welcome the strict new rules following a rise in complaints about the intimidating tactics used by some groups operating in St Helens.
A new agreement, which comes into force on Monday, December 10, will see Chugger numbers limited to a maximum of four collectors operating no more than three days a week.
St Helens Council approved the agreement with the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) last month as part of a wider strategy to improve the town centre experience for shoppers and visitors.
Reports - from police, local councillors and town centre businesses - reveal an increase in the number of complaints from members of the public about the issue.
Chugging is not subject to the same restrictions as traditional charity fundraising - as it involves people signing up to direct debit payments rather than giving cash.
Many town centre businesses have been unhappy about the 'blockading' tactics adopted by some of the charity teams, with many stores claiming the Chuggers have a negative effect on their trade by putting people off coming into their shops.
But after December 10 collectors will have to observe strict codes of practice relating to the way they approach and engage with people. Crucially, they will not be able to congregate in groups at busy points in the town centre.
In St Helens town centre fundraisers will be allowed to operate only in Church Street - between Hardshaw Street and Bridge Street - and Ormskirk Street, at the junction of Baldwin Street and Cotham Street.
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lovesthelens says...
Not very charitable to bully people into giving money. To me they don't seem much better than the smackhead beggars that populate the town centre.
7:39pm Tue 27 Nov 12
saintsfan says...
Because I've encountered a number of chuggers from different charities now I am no longer polite. I just either say go away or ignore them, depending on their approach.
I too think there should be a blanket ban on chuggers. We all have our favourite charities and we should all have the freedom to pass by the others.
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People should be free to choose whichever charities they wish to do so without harassment in the street. Whilst many of the chuggers are representing many worthwhile charities, a considerable number of the chuggers themselves don't actually work for the charity they are getting people to sign up for but professional fundraising agencies that the charities hire for fundraising purposes.
Although Charities at the moment are having a tough time as people are giving less because they simply cannot afford it aggressive recruitment tactics are simply not on and at times Church Street is like running the gauntlet against the chuggers. What annoys me even more is the fact that there are many worthwhile local organisations and good causes that also need support rather than some of the big charities that dominate and don't always support local needs in St Helens.
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A growth rate of 0.4 percent is barely faster than standing still, and represents a slowdown from the third quarter's 3.1 percent. The slowdown was largely caused by reductions in business inventories, as well as a downturn in every level of government spending. However, consumer expenditures accelerated, and spending on homes and renovation, as well as business investment in buildings and equipment also helped to boost GDP, indicating that American firms and the people who work in them are still willing to spend.
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