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Are you a fan of reality TV?
On some degree, we all watch reality TV... and on some degree we all know that it's a little fake right?
Well, the site
has put out a list
5 Depressing Realities Behind Popular Reality TV Shows
. . . and for the most part, they didn't resort to the OBVIOUS ones, like: None of the couples from
"The Bachelor"
stay together!
Here's the list...
No One from
"The Biggest Loser"
Can Keep the Weight Off
Quote, "Almost every
'Biggest Loser'
winner has gained back a chunk of the weight he or she lost. They aren't doing anything except training on the show.
"Once it's over, they go back to their normal 9-to-5 lives, which typically do not include controlled diet and exercise. They cannot possibly continue a weight loss program as intense as the one on the show."
Almost Every Restaurant on
"Kitchen Nightmares"
Goes Out of Business
Only about a third of the restaurants
'rescues' actually manage to stay open once he leaves them . . . and the number drops as time goes on.
For instance, in the first two seasons of the show (2007 to 2009), he rescued 21 restaurants. Only two are still open.
The People on
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
Can't Afford to Keep Their New Homes
Sure, the show's producers may cover all the construction costs, but the lucky homeowners are left on their own to maintain it, and to figure out how they're going to cover the utility bills and property taxes that have skyrocketed as a result of their extreme home makeover.
Oprah Makes People Pay for Their Free Cars
Unfortunately, receiving a luxury item as a prize on a TV show doesn't exempt you from having to pay the accompanying taxes."
(Just like on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition")
Technically, Oprah could've saved the audience from paying taxes by declaring the cars "gifts" and not "prizes" . . . but in order to do that, she probably would've needed to pay for them herself.
She didn't, they were donated by the manufacturer in exchange for the publicity.
Storage Wars"
Capitalizes on People's Misfortune . . . and Is Probably Staged
The reason these abandoned treasures are abandoned is that the original owners of the units failed to make their rent payments.
This is because they could no longer afford them due to unemployment, homelessness (hence putting all their belongings in a storage locker), divorce, or illness, or because they had DIED and were therefore no longer able to pay."
There have also been accusations that the show is FAKE . . . particularly by former star
. . . who claimed that the producers would PLANT valuable items in otherwise worthless lockers, and that the auctions themselves were scripted.
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It's official. I am madly in love with Meryl Davis.
And I use guys all the time to refer to co-ed groups or even to all female-groups. I probably shouldn't be surprised that the PC-police have a problem with that, but seriously?
As with other discussions on this topic, I think context and intention are key. Most words and phrases have different connotations depending on who says them, the context they are said, the intention of the speaker, the people who are being spoken to, and the people within earshot. Apparently there are instances when the n world and the f word for gay men are entirely acceptable for example.
Back to the original point - girls - I grew up a time when the word woman was loaded with all kinds of political and sociological issues. Sure, it's the right word in many instances and I use it all the time - but never when referring to myself, because I don't think of myself in that context. To me, girl is not limited to females of a certain age - my female relatives in their 70s also refer to themselves and their friends as girls, generally using woman in the broader context.
I don't know who's got a problem with girls, but my bet is their issue is primarily with who is saying it in what context and with what intention - not the word itself. Oxford provides some insight:
girl n. 1. a female child. 2. a young or relatively young woman. (girls) informal women who mix socially or belong to a group; a person's girlfriend. 3. dated a female servant.
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I thought for sure Vytas was a goner but lucky for him (1) Kat has a big mouth and (2) Tina wants him to father her grandbabies so he gets to stick around.
Next week looks like its more of the Vytas show. I guess with Brad gone bye bye, he's the new favorite of the editors. And Probst.
Tina should have been gone. She messed up twice in the challenge ~ not bringing the thing from the water and then messing up the puzzle several times. Now she was only 1 of two to do both those things but the clincher should be she is now also on a tribe with her daughter.
Although Kat is annoying, I agree that there was way more reason to get rid of Tina or Vytas. The upside is I got the two best laughs of the season so far - Kat spelling Vytas as some odd combo of Venus and fetus, and her cry at the end, "who wants to date someone who doesn't even make it to the merge?!!"
They gave us the loved ones spilling the beans to the returnees on the other tribe, but I was interested in what would have been the conversation with Tina and Katie - Katie is supertight with Ciera, but given that Tina just blindsided her mother, one wonders how that will shake out. In a way the producers wrecked an interesting dynamic by not switching things up earlier or merging, because now the family ties are not a factor for half of them so we don't get any blood vs water moral struggling.
I'm just glad Brad is gone.
eys, I noted that after my ranting last week about how they overthought that plan, it actually worked out perfectly - Laura M beat Brad and got him out of the game, exactly as they wanted. However, they thought it would make Monica more loyal, but since their group of 5 is now split that's not really a factor, and at this point at least, Laura M looks likely to return to the game, and she ain't happy!
I still don't know why Tina's name never came up so that must show how well she's playing the social game this time around. Or the rest of the tribe is really not thinking about her being a pair with Katie which isn't very smart.
I loved Kat's spelling of Vytas too! That was indeed hysterical! Poor Kat, she's not too bright.
Seeing her high schoolish reaction makes me think she did indeed blab when she got home - for those who don't watch Big Brother, one of the players (Elissa) this summer was the sister of a former player (Rachel) who recently got married, and Hayden and Kat were at the wedding. She said Kat goes early - and while it's not that early, it's second from her tribe and pre merge, so I could see her whining about it to Hayden's friends.
Hayden's alleged result, for those who like to spoil -
Spoilerhe goes far, perhaps F4 even as I believe the spoiler was "to the end," but does not win. Given the way he's playing and his edit, I can see this being true, but I remain hopeful that the ditzy Elissa got her facts wrong, or that Hayden was smarter than Kat and managed to misdirect people - after all, Kat didn't even make the jury to see how it all went down.
Survivor fans were PISSED at Elissa spoiling like that on the live feeds - she said it several times over the summer - and many wondered how the producers felt about it given that Elissa and Rachel are CBS darlings (Rachel was on BB several times, and the Amazing Race) and Hayden is another of their "stars" (BB winner and first BB player to also play Survivor).
funny how, after all the Culpepper adoration from Jeff, Brad's departure was pretty low key. No more Brad show! And Laura M is a total brick (that's a compliment). How is it that her daughter is SO terrible at...everything ?!? Even if Laura figured out why her tribe turned on her, it's not like she would want to throw the challenge, but that was great. That was kind of a silly challenge, though, at least compares to some of the others they've had at RI this season.
The tribe switch - well, something had to be done to help those poor loved ones! Tyson is way overplaying - but it seems to be working, for now. He's right about targeting Aras, but wouldn't it be smarter to start by targeting one of the loved ones first - either Ciera because she's the odd woman out (literally) and would likely be loyal - or take out Hayden because he's the biggest competitor - so that the returning players have the upper hand? I have no problem believing that Ciera and Mr Colton would later flip to vote out Aras if it mean saving their own skins. And the completely Russell-ian strategy of eating all the food and generally being a jerk, well, we'll see how long that works
Oh, lordy, Tina continues to be the master. HOW did she escape this week with nary a thought to voting her out, after the epic fail on the swimming leg, the panicked fail on the puzzle, and having her loved on join her tribe (and Tina being pretty open about how awesome that is)? AND she's a previous winner!! I don't think Tina will win this season, but I would love for it to happen - if only because it would seriously fcuk with Jeff to have the only 2-time winners be women
Nothing can ever top the way Kat went out the first time, but nice to see she reacts just as badly when she knows she's a target as when she has no clue. I figured she was leaving, since I had seen the spoiler, and she's been pretty much a non-entity this season. I was surprised that Vytas didn't point to his strength being a necessity to win challenges as a reason to keep him, but the way he played the loyalty card in TC was pretty brilliant. If Tina can't win, I want it to be him.
Monica is already more interesting without Brad in the game. Or at least the editors are giving us a better edit.
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If Kat did indeed go around babbling about ratting out the laldies as much as editing says, and then lied about it , then I'm not surprised the ladies turned on her. A lot of the game is about trust and once broken, it's really hard to win back. But I didn't care for her so I don't really care if she comes back from RI or not. I knew as soon as Jeff said "Balance beam" that the guys would have trouble with it. The guys always have trouble with balance beams (yay for girls' gymnastics classes!) and in a mixed-gender challenge it's nice to have one that doesn't depend upon physical strength.
I like Tina and was surprised that she screwed up so badly. I also was surprised at how much I liked Vytas and how he was handling being pitched into a bonded group of women. He was lucky that Kat shot herself in the foot. Hopefully it will give him enough time to make a place for himself in the tribe - and for the other bunch to boot out Aras. The guys there were incredibly stupid about the food, btw. I hope that comes back to whack them in the heads.
I'd rather be thought of as absolutely ridiculous than as absolutely boring.
Tyson just cracked me up. But I hope he does not get too cocky.
Aras is ok, but I am so crushing on Aras. And I totally agree - why are they keeping Tina around?
I am glad Kat is gone, something about her annoys me, and her comment about her boyfriend dropping her for not making it to the merge - what kind of relationship do you think you have?
Glad Brad is gone, but seem so anti-climatic.
Right now I am rooting for Vytas, Tyson, Tina (& by association Katie).
I want gone: Laura B, Monica, John (surgeon)
Intrigued by: Laura M
Don't care: Ciera, Aras, Hayden (he does seem very involved) and anybody else I can not remember
To me last nights episode was not bad, but paled to the previous episodes.
Agree that Brad's departure was anti-climatic - but that's RI for you. So different than a TC leading to a blindside vote, Jeff snuffing the torch and the loser wandering off into the darkness without even a chance for word. Instead now we get hugs and final thoughts in broad daylight; just not as dramatic.
I think this is where Tyson lost it. Who could win then ? Tell me it won't be Monica. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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my typing is bad, I am crushing on Vytas!!!
MarieM -Monica will not win, Monica will not win
If you were playing, what importance would you place on those who have already won (and those who are the loved one of someone who has won)? With one exception, everyone who is gone has been a non-winner. (Rupert is the only one who won who is gone.) Those remaining:
Tina (and Katie)
Aras (and Vytas)
Laura B. (Rupert's wife), and if we include winning half a million on Big Brother, then
Hayde (and Kat)
I think two of the stupidest casts that have ever existed were the casts that let Sandra win a second time and the cast that let Rob win after his spouse Amber had won previously.
It's official. I am madly in love with Meryl Davis.
PeterG - for the record, Rupert didn't win the game. He won fan favorite.
But he won a million at the time.
I crush on Vytas and Aras too. But they won't win
Tyson was a good second option. Or Hayden.
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If it comes down to Vytas vs Aras, I hope Aras wins again. How many episodes do we have to hear Vytas whining about not being the golden child? I know he was *trying* to sound vulnerable, but still their back-story is retold every week. The only response I have when I hear it is: it was 14 years ago, almost half their lives ago, move on (which I assume, in real life, they have).
Plus I feel bad for Aras that the other half of his bromance is secretly sabotaging him behind his back. I hope Tyson fails at his evil plan.


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---- — ANDOVER — A man arrested as part of a child-pornography crackdown has been released from prison as he awaits trail.
William Thomas, who lived on Colonial Drive prior to his arrest, was released to the custody of a friend, according to Christina Dilorio-Sterling, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston. Thomas was released under several conditions, including electronic monitoring.
Thomas was arrested in September on charges of receiving child pornography. U.S. Postal Inspectors searched his home and seized more than 200 DVDs and CDs containing child pornography, according to an affidavit filed by U.S. Postal Inspector Scott Kelley. The items were found in his bedroom, the affidavit said.
Indictments are expected for both Thomas and Richard Keller, a Cyr Circle resident who was arrested days earlier as part of the child pornography crackdown, according to Dilorio-Sterling. Keller was a pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children's Hospital and medical director of Phillips Academy for 19 years. The two cases are unrelated, investigators said.
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He was released to the custody of Carol Fournier, a friend of Thomas, according to Dilorio-Sterling. Thomas cannot return to his home in Andover, according to the conditions of his release.
As part of his release, Thomas can't "frequent or loiter in any place where children under the age of 18 congregate, including schools, parks, playgrounds, video arcades, libraries, fast-food restaurants, beaches, etc.," a court document reads.
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In addition to the other conditions of his release, a $50,000 secured bond was required by the court, according to Dilorio-Sterling.
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Philip Cormier, Thomas' attorney, could not be reached for comment.
In a memorandum arguing for Thomas' release, Cormier wrote that Fournier has a background in mental health counseling. While she has three grown children, "she lives alone in a single family residence located on a secluded lot with one other home which has no children," the memorandum reads.
The two have never been romantically involved, according to Cormier. Fournier also has a computer in her home, "but she is willing to discontinue internet services, and if necessary, remove her computer from the home," reads a court document filed by Cormier.
The address of Fournier's home is not available to the public, Dilorio-Sterling said. The court order releasing Thomas from prison indicates that Fournier lives in Ipswich, but no further information was available.
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- Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine apple juice, oil, and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.) Stir in chopped apples.
- Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.
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All I can say about these is.....Oh my God! They were amazing. Not too sweet and I even added a few tablespoons of brown sugar too. I do have a standard topping that I use with any fruit muffin and added to these muffins...and they were incredible! To make it...use...1 cup instant oats, 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon each of baking powder and baking soda and 1/2 cup melted butter and mix together until crumbly. Sprinkle this (there will be well more than enough) so...add lots..to the top of these muffins. As an added and amazing touch...I melted carmels with a little cream and did a drizzle of that on top of the crumb topping after they were cooled. Everyone that has had them today...are in sheer heaven!
Unlike almost every other reviewer so far, I made these muffins exactly as specified. I appreciated that they were quick and easy to make, and they made a small batch (I ate all twelve by myself over 5 days). They were also nice and light and fluffy. However, I thought the cinnamon taste was pretty much indiscernible, and the body of the muffins didn't taste very apple-y (the apple pieces were very good though). So I can see why so many others added lots more cinnamon and apples. If you want nice, mild-tasting and not heavy muffins, these are very good. If you're looking for a hearty, strong-flavored apple muffin, this recipe won't do.
I've tried many apple muffin and bread recipes, and this one was absolutely OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! It may have been the apple juice in the recipe, but the muffin tasted so apple-y...I was in heaven because I love everything apple! I made a few changes in the recipe: I used 1 tablespoon of canola oil in place of the egg and used 1/3 cup of milk instead of the 1/3 cup of oil. I also left the skin on the apples; you can't tell the difference once the muffins are baked anyway. The end result was a soft, moist and fruity muffin. This one is going in the favorite recipe drawer. I'll defintely make this one again...5 stars. Thanks SO much for posting!
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- 10%
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- Cholesterol
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The Flu season continues has come early this year and Thursday health officials say the H1N1 strain claimed the life of a Houston Teenager.
Texas Children's hospital reports seven children have been admitted with the flu right now - three are in Intensive Care. The CDC says there have been four pediatric deaths nationwide from the flu. Texas, Alabama, Louisiana and New York remain hotspots for flu activity. But doctors there say in flu season - this isn't out of the ordinary. Many people are scrambling to get not only themselves vaccinated -- but their children as well.
"I don't want people to have the idea that they should have panic. They should get vaccinated. That's the most important thing, said Legacy Community Health Services Dr. Omar Matuk.
Brazos County Health Officials say we're seeing a local spike in reported flu cases here, but have seen no serious H1N1 complications in our area. Disease forecasters say this year's flu season could last as late as March, or beyond. Health officials say it is the 13th death from the H1N1 flu virus this year.
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When she was a puppy my dog Gabby would run in what I described then as "circles of joy." She celebrated her15th birthday a few weeks ago and despite the inevitable frailties that old age imposes upon all of us, she is doing pretty well.
She does not run much at all these days, but once in a while she gets that old look in her eyes and prances ahead of me for a few steps when we head down the hill for the paper. She always turns around just to make sure I am enjoying the show. Winters are long and arduous. She has weathered her fair share.
We are not unaware of time's inevitable victory over us all. Life is always both circular and concentric. Each of us is ineluctably determined by a central core that does not change much at all.
Our lives are characterized by outward manifestations of inner constancies. Gabby is just an older version of herself, as am I. For better or for worse, I find that to be somewhat comforting.
I have dedicated this winter to rereading those writers to whom I owe the most. At least that is the plan. I am sure, as is the case with all poetry that conforms to basic forms, that there will be sidesteps and pauses. No one wants to lead a metronomic life whose beat never changes. Variety does add spice to life. However, too much spice can cause spiritual dyspepsia. Things are so dyspeptic out there in the so-called real world these days, who needs to add fuel to an already disturbingly toxic diet!
In his essay "Circles," Emerson writes that "the key to every man is thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is, the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.
The life of a man is a selfevolving circle, which, from a ring imperceptibly small, rushes on all sides outwards to new and larger circles, and that without end." My journal note is as follows: "Try as he might an individual can not act in a way that is contrary to that nature." And: " … wisdom entails discovering over time what one's basic nature might be. We have inklings. We usually know when an act or a thought is anathema. When we act in a way that we know to be morally or ethically suspect we do not need anyone or any extraneous values system to clue us in."
I am more aware than ever of the concentricity of my own life. I can see now, since age does give one a broader and much deeper perspective, that while maturity does refine and hone one's essential self, not much ever changes.
As I think back on past events I can see that what Emerson says is absolutely true, a truth that I have always, frankly, known for myself. And that is that all I believe, and all that has informed those beliefs, is adjunct to what was there in the first place. I believe that we can improve ourselves, that we take on useful baggage as we move through time, but that in the final analysis what one ends up with, well, is that same old essential self.
I often feel as if I am going in circles, that no matter what I might be up to, it always seems as if I had been there before. While shoveling snow this morning and cursing under my breath at having to do this over and over again every winter, the circularity of it all occurred to me. My curses never change much. My complaining seems to conform to some sort of seasonal script.
Sandy says I claim to hate snow removal work but that in truth I really do enjoy it. Not the first love-hate dichotomy to characterize my life. I guess it can be characterized as a kind of truthful disingenuousness!
So, winter is once again upon us. I am again making the same claims, issuing the same statements, pre-ordaining this winter's intellectual pursuits with the same fervor and commitment that I always have. In short, not much has changed at all. Gabby's winter routines remain unchanged, although I wish she would wait an hour or two before waking me out of a deep sleep to let her out to do her business. Old men, however, are in no position to castigate old dogs for the insistencies of old age! At this point I am edging out beyond the rim of one concentric circle into another's realm. At the same time the pull of my essential core remains constant and unchanging. I feel good about that.
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Second inaugurals always mark a beginning and an end. For President Obama, Monday's celebration kicked off his second term, four more years to add to his already significant historic footprint. It also marks an end, because President Obama now knows each day he is in office is one day less to make an impact, one step closer to Jan. 20, 2017.
It is obvious from Monday's inaugural address that we are all in this together. President Obama used the word "we" 55 times in his address, while at the same time saying "now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people."
You get the feeling from those statements, and the five separate occasions where the President used the familiar refrain "we the people", that the next four years might be a lot more about "we" than the people who have those comfortably and high-powered offices on Capitol Hill would prefer. President Obama seems primed for an end-around, going straight to the people of the United States to get things done on his own.
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July was a good month for fans of literary non-fiction. First, two dads from Westchester County released their collaboration, The New York Commuter's Glossary, a laugh-out-loud funny look at the unspoken rules and behaviors that make up the Metro-North commuter's subculture. Then, just across the river, Rockland County native Frank Vitale presented his visually beautiful yet controversial e-book, The Metropolis Organism.
Both locally-penned titles share a distinctly urban vibe; both have been gaining attention among the literary circles. Read on to find out what everyone is buzzing about:
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Mike Malone of Hawthorne started inventing his commuter's glossary of terms in 2007 for his commuter blog, Trainjotting.com. Malone said his inspiration came from his own experience as a commuter, "In my early commuting days, I forced myself to find a fun way to cope with this un-fun new aspect of my life," he said. "Once I had 50-60 words, I figured I had enough for a book."
But Malone's collection of tongue-and-cheek terms that would eventually become his Commuter's Glossary sat unfinished until he met author/illustrator Joe Walden of Valhalla at a backyard barbecue.
"Our wives knew each other through a playgroup they both brought our boys to," Walden said, "Mike came to me with the text completed, saying he thought it would be great to have some fun illustrations to go along with the terms." Walden, who was already a published author/illustrator with his children's picture books Grandpa's Smile, and The Peanut Butter and Jelly Game, said, "Hey - I can do that!"
Their collaboration, The New York Commuter's Glossary, which was published this June, with an e-version released July 26, is chock-full of witty, and sometimes even laugh-out-loud funny terms and illustrations depicting the absurdities of the daily commute aboard the Metro-North including:
Booze It or Lose It: The dilemma facing commuters about whether they have time to buy a beer from the Grand Central beer guy without missing their train.
Kneegotiations: The awkward intertwining of two passengers legs as they share facing seats on a commuter train.
The New York Commuter's Guide is available at the , at Amazon, and CreateSpace. Or, to bypass the Amazon handling charges, Malone said Patch readers can e-mail him directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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In 1968 Frank Vitale was flying from New York to Los Angeles when he looked out of the window at the city 40,000 feet below. Vitale wrote, "As I looked down, those shapes, those intricate complex, vital things stopped being cities and towns and started being organisms." Nearly 50 years later, using the Nyack Starbucks as his primary workspace, Vitale researched and wrote The Metropolis Organism.
Published in 2010, The Metropolis Organism is an enhanced ebook based on Vitale's theory that cities are living, breathing organisms of which humans are necessary but unremarkable organelle. The ebook offers a thought-provoking new perspective on the towns and cities in which we live, but it is also a visually engaging experience—filled with eye-popping, beautiful photographs and videos of metropolises and the microscopic organism to which these cities are compared.
In July, Vitale presented his book at the , the coffee shop connected to the Nyack Library. "Many people liked the concept from a metaphorical perspective. I don't discourage that perspective, but it is not my point. To me, it is obvious that cities are organisms. But, am I the only person on the planet who sees that?" he asked.
Vitale, whose work spans from the fashion magazine industry to film and TV (his credits include the independent film, "Montreal Main," and PBS series "Shining Time Station") said of his enhanced ebook, "I see myself as a pioneer in this medium and I predict there will be a different kind of ebook and author in the future," Vitale said.
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Tonawanda News — The City of North Tonawanda has selected a new superintendent of water and wastewater services following months of vacancy at the post.
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David A. Scott has been selected to fill the position that was vacated by Paula Sattleberg, who resigned from serving her term under a shared services agreement with the North Tonawanda and the City of Lockport.
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Scott has more than 27 years experience working for the city, most recently as a chief operator of the wastewater treatment plant, a role he's filled since April 2008. He has a Grade 4 Wastewater Operator License, while Ortt said he also has a solid track record of implementing and initiating processes to increase plant efficiency.
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RALEIGH — About 5,000 people on Hillsborough Street had the perfect excuse to drink beer at 10 a.m. on a Sunday.
Lonerider Brewing pints along with tables full of carb-heavy snacks were among the rewards for runners who finished this years Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon races. Most, however, were there for the challenge and the bragging rights.
The race set a new record for participation, up from 3,800 registered last year. The figure includes the full marathon, 13.1-mile half-marathon and the Old Reliable 10k.
Some of this years runners signed up at the last minute after the New York City Marathon was canceled after superstorm Sandy crippled the city. Organizers added 100 slots to make room for the influx and still sold out for the first time since the marathon began in 2007.
Others traveled even farther to check out the marathons new course, which took runners up a new section of greenway to Shelley Lake.
Jack Brooks, 60, came from St. Albans, England, to mark his 300th marathon. I liked it so much two years ago, thats why I chose it, said Brooks, who wore a black-and-white striped convicts outfit to celebrate the milestone.
Brooks said he runs 50 miles a week to keep in shape for up to 30 marathons each year.
It gets harder as you get older, he said.
He crossed the finish line just ahead of a much younger New York City police officer. To his credit, the officer said hed been working double shifts all week. He was taking advantage of his first break since the storm to check out Raleighs marathon.
While this years switch from an Umstead Park route to the greenway trail was billed as faster and flatter, some runners said the citys new House Creek Greenway left them winded. The hills at Mile 20 and 23 are just tough, said John Rhodes of Fairfax, Va., who still managed to complete the course in just over 3 hours.
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6:54 a.m., N.C. State Belltower: Runners marathon, half-marathon and 10k race participants pack two blocks of Hillsborough Street behind the starting line. Some jump or run in place to warm up in the 40-degree chill; others just look sleepy.
7:31 a.m., Cameron Village: The first marathon runner reaches the 6.2-mile mark, about a quarter of the way to the finish. Hes a few minutes ahead of the first 10k finishes, wholl end their jaunt through downtown at Cameron Village. Cheering crowds line the route, waving motivational signs and cowbells.
8:22 a.m., Clark Avenue: Runners take advantage of a table full of water cups without slowing down. The necessary littering that follows worries a young boy walking by. They dropped their cups on the ground, he tells his mom. A race volunteer wielding a rake tries to keep the street clear of trash without tripping any runners in the process.
8:50 a.m., greenway behind Crabtree Valley Mall: It turns out its easier to keep cars off the street than to keep bikes off Raleighs greenway system. A few cyclists slip in among the runners and have to be flagged down by marathon volunteers.
9:02 a.m., Crabtree Valley Avenue: A spectator taunts runners with what might be the days most clever homemade sign: Paul Ryan is already finished. The vice-presidential candidate had falsely claimed he once ran a marathon in 2 hours, 50 minutes.
9:33, N.C. State Belltower: Marathon winner Tim Surface, 34, crosses the finish line, passing scores of half-marathon runners along the final stretch of Hillsborough Street.
1 p.m., N.C. State Belltower: The last of the marathoners cross the finish line, 6 hours after they started running.
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Pupil Services oversees specialized services such as: Student Enrollment, School Attendance Review Board, Suspensions and Expulsions, Prjoect NEST(After School Progrm), Homeless Liaison, Junvenile Hall Court School Transition Contract/Liaison, Health, Medi-Cal, Home Teaching, Alternative Educational Programs, Custodian of Records, Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community, California Healthy Kids, Tobacco Use Prevention Education and Migrant Education.


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MORRISONVILLE- — Linda M. Bodette, 65, of Charles Way, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at the CVPH Medical Center. She was born in Plattsburgh on Sept. 16, 1947, the daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Rivers) Reyell.
Linda worked as assistant manager for Hallmark in Plattsburgh.
Survivors include two sons, Brian Reyell of Plattsburgh and Eric Harvey of Chazy; one daughter, Laurie Desautels of Plattsburgh; one sister, Renee LaPierre and her husband Wayne of West Chazy; one brother, Richard Recor and his wife Joyce of Berne, N.Y.; 4 grandchildren, Anthony Harvey, Keshia LaPoint, Cierra Harvey and Addison Harvey; one great-granddaughter, Kiera LaPoint and two nephews, Michael DuBrey and David Recor.
There will be no public calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at St. Alexander's Church in Morrisonville. Burial will be in the spring in the parish cemetery.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.rwwalkerfh.com.
Arrangements are in care of the R. W. Walker Funeral Home, 69 Court Street, Plattsburgh.


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Pilgrim Nuclear Station operators returned the plant to service Wednesday at 11:21 a.m. when it was reconnected to the New England electric transmission grid, according to a release from Entergy, the plant's owner.
The plant was manually shut down Monday to investigate a minor leak associated with a pilot valve on one of the plant's four safety relief valves. It was the second time in less than two weeks that the plant was shut down.
The plant was manually shut down Jan. 10 after recirculation pumps stopped operating; it was up and running again Jan. 16.
Plant technicians replaced the pilot valve and operators began the process of restarting Pilgrim Station early Wednesday.
According to a story by the Cape Cod Times, this is the sixth unplanned shutdown in the past two years.
Although officials with Entergy Nuclear, which owns Pilgrim, say the string of shutdowns at the facility never put the public in danger, the 40-year-old plant exceeds industry averages for automatic shutdowns and unplanned power changes, according to the latest available data from federal regulators and nuclear experts.
"The performance indicators for Pilgrim in both areas are currently above those averages," Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan wrote in an email to the Times.
In 2011 the industry averaged 0.83 unplanned power changes compared with Pilgrim's 3.3, according to Sheehan. These figures are based on a rolling average per 7,000 hours of operation.
The plant experienced 0.8 unplanned automatic shutdowns, or SCRAMs, during 7,000 hours of operation as of the end of 2012, compared with a 0.45 industry average for 2011, Sheehan said.
A full year of operation is typically 8,200 hours, he said....
Despite the higher-than-average number of problems, and even including the recent shutdowns, the plant is unlikely to trigger thresholds that automatically require more oversight by NRC inspectors, Sheehan said.
For SCRAMs, the threshold is three per 7,000 hours of operation, and for unplanned power changes the threshold is six, he said.
Although the failure of a safety release valve during the weekend is reminiscent of the failure of the same type of valve in 2011, it does not appear the problems are related to the age of the plant, Sheehan said.
At the time of Monday's shutdown, Pilgrim had been online continuously for 230 days.


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8:58AM Court session is due to start momentarily. All the defendants are already in the courtroom, seated at the table.
Kwame Kilpatrick is in a black suit with a maroon striped tie, Bobby Ferguson is sporting a three piece light beige suit and Bernard Kilpatrick is in a caramel sports coat and orange tie. I don't think I've ever bothered mentioning "invisible man" Victor Mercado but given that he is finally getting his time in the spotlight it may be worth saying that he is in a dark suit and royal blue shirt. That's about as crazy as it gets with him.
9:03AM Judge Nancy Edmunds enters the courtroom. Wondering if they will bother redirecting DWSD employee Daniel Edwards this morning. Hoping we get to move on.
9:05AM Judge asks government if they need to redirect Edwards. Government says no.
Jennifer Blackwell for government calls new witness to the stand. Pratap Rajadhyaksha. Currently self-employed. He was at DLZ for 29 years. He was COO. He worked there with his brother. DLZ is a large diversified engineering firm. When he left, it had about 700 employees. Generated about $90 million.
Witness graduated from Highland Park High School, went to MIT for college.
Some of DLZ's clients included federal, state, Army Corp of engineers, major cities like Detroit, Cincinnati and Columbus. Also in southeastern Michigan where they had an office. DLZ operated through each state and licensed there. The office in Michigan operated as DLZ Michigan. Did about $5 million annually there.
9:15AM DLZ did pilot project with DWSD that was successful. Used Hayes Excavating and Ferguson Enterprises in that. Ferguson issued many change orders according to witness.
After pilot project success, which took 6 months instead of 2 years in 2003, got CM 2012. Wanted to use minority contractors. None of the 3 lowest bidders were minority contractors. After talking to Mercado, witness decided to talk to the minority contractors to try to get their bids in line. The 3 minority contractors were Hayes Excavating, Wili McCormick and Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
Talked to Mercado. Super Bowl was coming so wanted to make sure the water mains got replaced. Witness understood it was a time sensitive contract. DLZ got contract through emergency special administratorship.
Witness says no one complained to him the DLZ didn't have bonds. witness says DLZ managing project so it was only sub-contractors who needed bonds.
Witness reviewed Hayes construction work. They did fine, a small firm. McCormick did ok as well. At one point, witness talked to Mercado about Ferguson's company. He indicated that he wanted to have Ferguson get some work on CM 2012. Mercado did not make this recommendation for working any other firms. No other contractors recommended by Mercado. Witness says that Mercado did not tell him why, just that he wanted to see Bobby get some of the work. "Anything you could do to help Bobby would be well received by the mayor," said Mercado.
Ferguson wanted to get paid a lot of change orders that DLZ thought were unjustified. Witness says they spent 50% of their time managing Ferguson Enterprises. DLZ tried to work with Ferguson to accelerate their work so wrote to DWSD indicating there was a problem. Witness took project management very seriously.
Bobby called witness very upset and told witness that he was making him look bad to the DWSD. Witness said he had responsibility to director and department. Bobby said" Don't worry about the director. You need to worry about me." Witness hung up on Bobby. Ferguson had been yelling and screaming on the phone.
After the call, they never talked again. Witness took Bobby to mean that he was in close contact with people above Mercado. Connections with people above Mercado. Who asks Blackwell. "The mayor" answers witness.
9:28AM Witness says that they divided 50,000 feet into small segments and awarded 1 or 2 to each contractor. whoever finished first got the next project. there was an incentive to do good work and fast to get more work.
The basic contracts all had unit prices. Once they told them what segments they were working on, contractors would give lump sum for the segment. If there was a difference with DLZ pricing, they would work together to come up with a negotiated price which they would then recommend to DWSD.
It was in the best interest of taxpayers and government to do that. If we did good work, expected to get more in the future says witness.
Government shows document that is letter from DLZ to DWSD on October 15th 2004. Original price from FEI was 1.293 million or $401 per linear feet. DLZ negotiated price down to $1.067 million. A savings of $223,000.
Witness says it was more difficult to deal with FEI than other contractors on pricing. His initial quotes were usually higher. And his change order requests were usually quite frequent.
Each contractor had base contract with unit prices. Then they would get a work order. Change order was more money for changed conditions. Document we just saw should be called a work order.\
9:37AM Witness doesn't know which contractor got the most segments of work. Hayes Excavating was small contractor so probably didn't get much. Lanzo was big and moved quickly so probably got the most. There was not one that got significantly more than others.
Near the end of the contract, Mercado called him. There was a large segment of work yet to be done by Ferguson. But he was behind so DLZ decided not to give it to him because he wouldn't be able to finish it in time. Decided to give it to Lanzo. After that decision, got a call from Mercado asking why they were awarding segment to Lanzo and not Ferguson. witness told Mercado that Ferguson was behind in his work, this was a large segment and didn't think that Ferguson could complete it in time. That was why he recommended it to Lanzo. Mercado said ok and accepted explanation.
Witness met with Mercado once a month and Awni Qaqish was a liaison for DWSD. Kept DWSD up-to-date with what was going on. Qaqiah had been appointed special person to keep paperwork moving. Mercado was generally happy with how things were going with CM 2012. Witness did tell Mercado on occasion that Bobby's firm was late pretty regularly and Mercado would say do the best you can to help him.
Witness says it was unusual that Mercado was calling about one specific segment and about one specific contractor.


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Cambridge, Mass. - March 9, 2010 - The Springfield College men's volleyball team swept in-state foe Harvard University in three games on Tuesday evening in a non-conference contest. The Pride bested the Crimson by the set scores of 37-35, 30-18, 30-26.
Springfield, which vaulted into the top ranking in the country in this week's AVCA Coaches Top 15 Poll, upped its record to 12-6 on the season. Harvard falls to 1-10 this year.
The teams stayed close throughout the first set as the opening stanza included 21 ties and 11 lead changes. The Pride utilized clutch serves down the stretch to claim the 37-35 win in the opening frame. With the score tied at 35, Mike Pelletier ripped an ace and a Crimson attack error allowed Springfield to snag the first game.
Springfield led from wire to wire in the second game to claim a 30-18 set win. The Pride offense was clicking as it pounded out 17 kills en route to a .438 hitting percentage in the frame. Nally was unstoppable in the set as he registered six kills on seven errorless swings.
The Crimson couldn't hold onto an early set lead in the third, falling by a 30-26 score. Alberto Bravo had a standout set for Springfield as he posted six kills, two blocks, and two service aces. After trailing 10-8, Bravo sparked a 3-0 Springfield run as he registered both of his aces to give Springfield a lead it would not give up the rest of the way.
Erik Kuld led all hitters with 15 kills and Matt Jones was close behind with 14 in the match. Nicola Ivica chipped in 12 kills and four block assists while Gil Weintraub collected 41 assists in the loss.
AJ Nally recorded 13 kills and eight digs to lead the visitors, while Eric Shoemaker delivered 24 assists and Brad Seislove handed out 19 assists off the bench. Cal Palumbo chipped in with nine kills and Greg Falcone tallied seven kills at a .500 clip. Bravo finished with eight kills for SC.
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By SUZANNE MOORE, News Editor
---- — Voters approved second-try budgets for Tupper Lake, Minerva and Newcomb central schools Tuesday.
All three districts had put up spending plans the first time around, on May 21, that exceeded the state tax-levy cap, and then chose to pare back spending and ask the voters to weigh in again.
Newcomb, alone, exceeded its state limit with its revamped proposal.
Tupper Lake Central School's proposal, reduced from $17,233,794 to $16.9 million after its defeat in May, passed 561-488.
"But the bus proposition failed," Superintendent Seth McGowan said Tuesday night.
For a second time, voters were asked to authorize the purchase of two 66-passenger buses at a cost of no more than $230,500. The tally was 475 "yes" votes and 561 "no."
McGowan expressed bewilderment over the rejection of the proposition.
"If we maintain the same number of buses, which we should do, it means we'll be paying a lot more in repairs," he said.
"And now we're off cycle with state aid, so in a couple years we're going to get crushed," he said, as new buses will be needed when the funding isn't available.
"It means that resell on the next year (if another proposition is put up and passes in 2014) is going to take a hit, probably $26,000 or $30,000.
"I really thought people would understand it's not like going out and buying a new car.
"(But) I'm glad the budget passed," McGowan said.
In May, the bus proposition got shot down 426-750.
The newly passed budget cuts seven jobs — a science teacher, foreign-language teacher, social-studies teacher, school psychologist, speech-improvement specialist and two special-education teachers.
The science and social-studies teachers will be laid off; the rest of the positions will be eliminated through attrition.
The tally for the $5.4 million Newcomb Central budget, which required a supermajority to pass, was 204-49.
"A very decisive vote," Superintendent Clark "Skip" Hults said.
The first budget had included a tax-levy increase of 24 percent, topping the state limit set at 7.16 percent; the new spending plan's levy increase is 12.7 percent.
"We reduced $405,000 from the budget, our entire staff took a pay freeze for the 2013-14 school year," Hults said.
And the people weighed in.
"We had good turnout at all of our meetings."
The district put out a suggestion box as well.
"One of the things that people said was, 'You listened to us.' And they were grateful, I think," Hults said.
The first budget's failure was a mandate, he said.
"We listened to that voice, and we made sizable adjustments."
Voters also OK'd a proposition to spend $50,000 to buy a low-rise, 28-passenger bus, by a vote of 189-60.
That purchase had been part of the first budget.
"This time, we decided we would separate it from the budget, and let the people decide as well," Hults said.
And voters approved Minerva Central School's $4.95 million budget with a tally of 183-106.
"I'm glad to report such good news," Superintendent Timothy Farrell said after the count.
The new spending plan cut about $150,000 from the $5.1 million proposal that went to voters in May. And its tax-levy increase was pared back to 2.97 from 8.93 percent.
The state cap for this year was 3.97 percent.
"Our spending is lower than it was last year," Farrell compared the newly passed budget to the one for 2012-13. "Fortunately, we don't have to go any further."
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Review of the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desks and Dog Operation Units - 2007
Aim of the publication
The review provides a compilation of program analysis and output information, statistical data, and semi-structured interviews, from March through to June 2011. The Substance Abuse Intelligence Desks (SAID), Dog Operation Units (DOUs) make a significant contribution to addressing and reducing the supply of illicit substances into remote Aboriginal communities.
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Commissioned by the Performance and Evaluation Branch in FaHCSIA, the consultants acknowledge the assistance of key people in the field and service providers who assist those affected by substance misuse issues. The use of sniffer dogs is a successful and widely used practise in detecting illicit substances.
Content of the publication
The SAID / DOU's development has been successful since its inception in 2006, with expansion over five years to include 10 staff positions and seven dogs in the NT and one staff position in SA. The review provides an understanding to the reader on process and protocol of the SAID/DOUs in;
- gathering intelligence on suppliers and criminal networks involved in illicit substance trafficking,
- coordinating policing operations related to illicit substance trafficking in the tri-border region in central Australia and in the north NT, and
- conducting enforcement and disruption activities.
Future directions stressed the importance of continuing to address the supply of cannabis and kava due to the often devastating impact on of these substances on an individual's health, and of the trade on communities' economic and social well-being. Areas for improvement to the SAID/DOUs identified by stakeholders related to increased capacity, improved communication and improved co-ordination.
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