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Restaurants, bars, and clubs across Fairfield County will be hosting various events, parties, and deals Saturday night.
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- : New Year's Eve party; $20 cover includes hors d'oeuvres, a champagne toast, and drink specials from 10 p.m. until close. The night includes a DJ and a chance to watch the Times Square ball drop on giant flat screen TVs.
- : Deep Banana Blackout -- Funk, rock, jam concert. Doors open at 7 p.m.; concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $55 for non-FTC members, $50 for members.
- : Charlie Karp and Paula G Reality -- blues and rock concert. The show will commence at around 10 p.m. Tickets are $10; available at the door.
- Family friendly New Year's Eve events begin at 4 p.m. in downtown Westport. Don't forget to purchase your First Night 2012 button ($10), your pass to all the festivities, which will conclude with fireworks at midnight.
- : New Year's Eve karaoke, buffet, and champagne toast.
- : Open bar and buffet from 9 p.m. to midnight, including a champagne toast when the ball drops. DJ Rob Newberry will provide the music. Admission is $50 in advance, $60 at the door.
- : Optional open bar from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., $50 -- otherwise no cover, no dress code, "all party."
- The Neutral Ground: "Jammin' Ball Drop Party" featuring DJ Kay Swiss, no cover, complimentary champagne toast and hors d'oeuvres.
- : Two champagne toasts – one for midnight Ireland time, one at midnight in the U.S. No cover.
- : Full menu available until 1:30 a.m. with a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
- : Patrons can either sit down for a three-course meal that includes a bottle of champagne or attend the open bar from 10 p.m. to midnight, complete with a tequila toast. Tangled Vine will be playing throughout the night.
- Greenwood's Grille & Ale House: "Reverse Happy Hour" -- 10 p.m. to midnight, plus live music by the pears starting at 9 p.m. No cover.
- : $50 admission includes an open bar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., complimentary food, and a champagne toast at midnight. Call to reserve tickets: 203-637-0367.
- : Special a la carte menu, featuring two rooms with two DJs (DJ Justin and DJ Franki D), and a champagne toast. Reserve a table by calling 203-459-4225. a
- : Live music by the band What Up Funk and an all-inclusive $79.95 dinner and party menu, which includes a five-course meal, champagne toast, late-night snacks, and party favors. Call 203-544-8003 to make a reservation.
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Smaller Patient Care Units at New Silver Cross Hospital Designed to Enhance Care for Patients/Family Members
Replacement Hospital Opening Feb. 26, 2012 at I-355 & Route 6 in New Lenox
Joliet, IL (Sept. 21, 2011)--Even before the ground was broken, the leadership team at Silver Cross staff knew that they wanted to design the replacement hospital to provide the best possible care for area patients and their family members while creating a supportive work environment for staff. The Replacement Hospital Care Delivery Team spent many months querying the staff and researching best practices at other new hospitals. The Hospital even performed a few tests of their own including a Time and Motion Study to measure how many steps and how long it took a nurse to perform a simple task on a unit. The end result—smaller 18-bed patient care units in the Silver Cross Replacement Hospital at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox.
"Today we have 54 beds on a typical Medical-Surgical Unit. That means 27 beds per centralized nurses' station," says Peggy Gricus, Vice President of Patient Care. "This equates to less time at the bedside and frankly, quite a bit of walking by staff to hunt and gather supplies. When we open our beautiful new hospital at 7 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2012 each unit will have 18 beds with two nurses stations or Care Centers as they will be called since these Centers truly are the gathering and consulting area for many patient care disciplines—not only nurses."
In the new 289-bed state-of-the-art hospital, nurses will work out of the Care Center closest to their patients. There will be a large Care Center in the middle of the unit with a pneumatic tube system and a smaller Care Station at the end closest to the center core of the hospital where the visitor elevators are located. Each Care Center will have a couple of computers, area to confidentially store patient charts, monitor to help locate caregivers, and a small work station for staff and physicians to collaborate. The majority of the charting and documentation will happen at the bedside allowing staff to spend more time with patients and family members. Supplies will be stored in nurse servers outside of each large private patient room or in the Clean Utility room right next to the Care Center. Clerks will travel between units carrying a portable communication device. They will work closely with Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) who will also be processing orders. Because the units are smaller, the caregiver teams will also be smaller fostering even more staff cohesiveness and teamwork.
"We anticipate that smaller units will provide staff with an opportunity to render even more specialized care," says Mary Shanahan, Administrative Director of Nursing at Silver Cross Hospital. "Each patient room will be acuity-adaptable and large enough for procedures to be performed at the bedside. Patients will also have more consistency of caregivers enhancing our seven-time 100 Top Care even further."
Designed for Doctors, Too!
Not only did Silver Cross design the new unit with patients and staff in mind, but there are many upgrades that should make the time that physicians have rounding with patients more productive. First of all, patients won't be spread throughout the campus; like patients will be on the same floor, in the same unit. And, they will be able to locate the nurse or other caregivers easily due to the new floor design and nurse call system. The larger private rooms provides doctors the opportunity to pull up images and test results using the computer in the patient's room and consult with the entire family at the bedside. For those physicians who prefer to dictate on the unit, there are designated quiet, physician work areas at the Care Centers.
For more information about the Silver Cross Replacement Hospital, visit www.silvercross.org. For regular updates, follow Silver Cross Hospital on Twitter and Facebook. A short video about the new hospital is also available on YouTube.
About Silver Cross Hospital
Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for the last seven consecutive years and as one of America's Most Customer Friendly Hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. With over 2,900 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 304-bed acute care hospital and 10 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. Construction is well underway to build a state-of-the-art replacement hospital opening in Feb. 26, 2012 at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).

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PrepTalkTV Weekly makes its 2013 debut tonight at 9.
Lauren Mariacher and myself will host, and our guests will include St. Joe's basketball seniors Jordan Glover and Dylan Hall and excellent Western New York basketball blogger and News pollster Chad "Centercourt" Andrews. Among several topics to be discussed is rivalry week for St. Joe's and Canisius, which includes the teams' first hockey meeting Thursday and their first basketball meeting Saturday at 2 at Canisius College. We'll also talk about my column from today on the possible downsizing of the Buffalo Public Schools' football program.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
what is and isn't there.
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Labels: paul nougé, surrealism
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Dark Spring Sale News
The sale WILL INCLUDE everything else, including the jewels with the black cz's as well as the magnifying glass pieces.
I hold this sale twice a year as a way to extend my gratitude for all of your kind support. Blood Milk is still a small independent business it still surprises me to have such an immensely positive audience. I am forever grateful to be given the opportunity to share my jewels and personal vision with you all.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate email us here: email@example.com. Kim or myself will get back to you in a timely fashion.
Thank you ! <3 p="">3>
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Labels: biannual sale, blood milk sale, bloodmilk sale
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
strange love & spring.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
on solitude.
always the deep of winter makes me go into a kind of inner retreat. nothing feels firm or fixed or even real, though the promise of spring becomes a lure that flashes brilliantly in the endless sea of winter. artist andy goldsworthy's work speaks of this isolation; there is a poignant & disquieting solitude in his structures. paul introduced me to him last year (winter?) via his film 'rivers and tides' and i was absolutely snared watching the artist carefully form and stack and bend and arrange ice and sticks and leaves and rocks; all which bloomed beneath his patience and focus. this kind of impermanent making reminds me of the temporary nature of both winter and the murky feelings that i often couple with during its long tenure.
"I go into solitude so as not to drink out of everybody's cistern. When I am among the many I live as the many do, and I do not think I really think. After a time it always seems as if they want to banish my self from myself and rob me of my soul." - Nietzsche
(winter please be over.)
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Labels: andy goldsworthy, nietzsche, solitude
Saturday, March 1, 2014
february cabinet.
* loved this post on the living apex blog on reasons to read more ( i agree with his theory of how we veg out on visual media) and its subsequent follow up with tips on how to read more ( i agree with his theory on keeping books in proximity, my/our homes are littered with books everywhere. i even sleep with them when i am in my loft. perfect bedfellows to fill the empty space.)
* les revenants is a french program that features the 'returned' dead, just as they were when they were alive ( an equally unsettling and complicatedly delightful notion.) they are neither zombies or ghosts (or at least at the point i'm at in the season anyway.) it is slow paced and creepy and has a beautifully haunting soundtrack as well by mogwai. i haven't finished watching it so won't say more, for now . . .
cocoon life:
* dreaming of building new/olde bookshelves and other moods for melancholy/new rooms over on my pinterest.
*i've written on here before about my strange attraction to icebergs/ glaciers. lately i've slowly been writing again and these primordial giants are seeping into my thoughts . . .
bloodmilk news:
* this is a bit belated but so many thanks for all the support and patience over the past holiday season. i am slowly working on streamlining things and building a tiny team as i navigate my growing pains while remaining as independent and community based as possible. <3 p="">
* i just listed high polish finish versions of a few of my most popular rings in the shop.
* as i mentioned recently on IG, i am working on creating wedding bands for both of the 'belonging' rings as well as a third sister version. i hope to have more news on these soon, but for now, they are being designed to specifically 'lock' around each ring but will also look equally as nice work alone. 3>
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Friday, February 14, 2014
the deep of winter, blood films.
kiss of the damned
jug face
often times in the ice laden and melancholic depths of winter, i find comfort in crawling into my cocoon bed and escaping any way possible after work, via books or film. i love stories, whether printed or visual. the above 4 films are some of my current favorites. two of them are (guilty pleasure, though in terms of monsters, zombies will always win my heart) vampire films, but all seem to share that tumultuous dance on the fault line of right and wrong from the female pov, a kind of acceptance of fate and a coming of age. all four films share a focus on cinematic beauty juxtaposed with elements of the strange; a calculated eye is always employed, whether in the way a scene is composed, the way blood flows or how the female leads are fashioned.
stoker is one of those movies i find myself replaying at night before i go to sleep ( i have also done this with brothers quay and fight club) there is something about a quiet, darkly told tale that feels like a lullaby to me. this film is so beautifully shot, the carefully staged scenes and moments almost eclipse the tale at the heart of the film. it is well written and subtly poisonous, but this almost doesn't seem to matter. mia wasikowska has quickly become a favorite actress, and here, for me, she is like stepping into the sea. dangerous & quietly smooth.
we watched byzantium before the holidays and there were scenes that really snared me, specifically the moment when one is 'turned.' i don't want to give too much away but at the heart of this film, as in many vamp movies, the grappling with morality and guilt makes a bit of an existential mess. the twist here is that females are not "allowed" by some unseen group of male vampires to exist and are hunted down. again, this film has moments of startling beauty and is led by two great female leads.
kiss of the damned is another film we were able to catch pre-holiday season and though it felt a bit more shallow than the others, the costuming & strange beauty of the actors was worth the somewhat lacking narrative.
i am a real sucker for southern tales. i have these oddly romantic notions of the south, back woods living and spanish moss make my blood quicken when used as a literary or cinematic device. for me, a southern location is almost a character unto itself. jug face is an odd tale that explores the mythology of a small group of people who are governed by a supernatural, murderous 'pit' that exudes a potent power over the inhabitants. the narrative of this film felt stronger to me than the others and I almost wished it was a novel rather than a film.
what have you been watching lately ?
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Friday, January 24, 2014
the precipice.
the last time i wrote about artist aron wiesenfeld was for an essay published in HF from back in 2011 (my goodness it really didn't seem that long ago.) i remember this being one of the more thrilling assignments, not only was i already a fan, but aron was incredibly kind, alarmingly humble and had a lot of thoughtful responses about his work during our interview. in the essay i related aron's work to joseph campbell's archetype of the hero's journey, in which a central figure, often from myth (& often male) sets out on a quest to retrieve/rescue a special object or person (think lord of the rings plot lines for a more modern use.) usually once the 'hero' crosses the threshold of his landscape/ home and into the realm of the journey, he has transcended a kind of supernatural boundary. upon the success of his quest, he returns home, (in some cases) but will never be the same. he will carry the mark of this transformation forever, sometimes emotionally, sometimes physically, often both.
i often feel that most of aron's work pin points the pulse of the moment when the 'hero' is making that first wary step into the 'supernatural' wild unknown. his figures read as adolescents to me, which also speaks of another transformative, inescapable occurrence. the above recent paintings certainly have a slightly different feeling than the ones i focused on in 2011, but retain that narrative tension of choice and the power of choosing; the cross- roads and veils that motivate and inform us.
the works always strike a strong cord with me no matter what my current emotional state may be, as their subtle melancholy feels like a darkly lit, yet tender homecoming.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
another world.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
the skin of the surface.
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Labels: agostino arrivabene
Friday, October 25, 2013
behold thy fate.
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Labels: jim skull, katsuyo aoki, paul koudounaris
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Labels: crossing thresholds, joseph campbell, leslie bellavance, otherness, the hero's journey, thresholds
Thursday, October 24, 2013
off with their heads !
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Labels: identity, identity theft, Thomas Robson
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
october cabinet: thinning veil.
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Labels: bloodmilk, broadcast, ellen rogers, erras, king dude, laphams quarterly, light witch, naomi nowak, old hag, paul koudounaris, peg and awl, the empire of death
Monday, October 21, 2013
what we keep sacred.
Posted by bloodmilk. at 3:24 AM 2 comments
Labels: andy paiko, glass blowing, relics
Thursday, September 26, 2013
The Dull Age
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So this is the justification for it. So it would have been preferred to have a new contract? Well. We never know when bids come in if they will be higher or lower.
So change orders initiated by engineering? Yes field engineering.
So engineering thought it was better to extend project than rebid it? For whatever reason that is correct.
Rebidding process could have taken another 6 months? Yes that is possible.
Beside Mr. Adams signature we see Mr. Latimer's, someone from Budget Office? Yes.
So change orders have to be approved by multiple people? This particular one, yes.
Engineers have to sign on things before you issue checks? Correct.
On these change orders, multiple people had to sign off one this? Absolutely.
Looking at previous change order increasing contract amount by $15 million (this one looks like it was signed by Mercado). This again is for another 9 miles of pipe? Correct.
Witness reads "It is beneficial to have contract finished by contract manager". So basically it says that the construction manager finished last project well so beneficial to let them extend it.
Looking at second change order for $5 million (also signed by Mercado). Details additional work to be done that engineer says is needed, installation of service leads.
Minock says it is right to summarize that the service leads were to be installed in anticipation of a development? Correct.
Witness reads from document. Minock says they encountered something unexpected? Yes.
Looking at $6 million change order on CM-2014- to add just under 4 miles of additional water mains? Yes.
Witness reads about an another unexpected change found when excavating.
Now looking an order by special administrator on approval of change orders. Authorized clearly by Victor Mercado. about changes to contracts 650 and 651 held by Ferguson, but there were also change orders for five other contractors for even more than one change order under the umbrella contract? Right.
Now looking at memo from DLZ to DWSD explaining justification for change order. "The original price submitted by Ferguson Enterprises was" more than $1 million. Resulted in a savings of close to $400,000.
Could DLZ come out a contractor and say your competitors are offering to do it for less per square foot, are you willing to do it for less? That could happen.
Engineering department is explaining why they want to make a change to initial contract. Involves 3,000 feet of water main on Cass Ave? Yes.
Witness reads that it would also involve replacement of hydrants. Change is based on lump some price.
Contract 2012 was important to do as emergency contract with Super Bowl and All Star games coming up? correct.
That's why it was done by special administrator rather than RFP? Right.
It saves time? Yes it saves time.
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"You can get a taste of everything" at Occidental College, notes Katie Hulting, a senior biology major with a minor in Urban & Environmental Policy, of the 2,200-student private school.
In addition to community engagement-heavy classes through the college's multidisciplinary UEP program, Hulting has examined food programs between area farms and preschools; helped manage health services for a poverty relief organization in the San Fernando Valley; and taught health to high school students across Los Angeles County through the college's student Peer Health Exchange.
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The student body tends to lean left politically, and activism is common. There are "always people fundraising for something," says Sarah Sterling, class of 2013.
A passion for sustainability, for instance, is evident in the student-initiated organic garden and the solar array on a campus hill, which generates slightly more than one-tenth of the college's power.
There is no shortage of activity at Oxy, where students can participate in more than 100 clubs and groups, including music and arts organizations such as the popular Dance Production, which plans an annual talent show; yoga and boxing clubs; campus TV and radio stations; and fraternities and sororities, which count slightly more than 10 percent of students as members.
Close to one-quarter of undergrads play for the Division III Tigers, who participate in 21 varsity sports.
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The cozy 120-acre campus features plenty of greenery and stately Palladian-style architecture, and the place has served as a college setting in dozens of films and TV series, such as "Clueless," "Arrested Development" and "NCIS."
The atmosphere doesn't feel urban, yet students have easy access to LA thanks to public transit, Zipcars, rental bikes and the college-operated Bengal Bus service. Having a car, though, is a major plus.
Students at Oxy must live on campus through their junior year, a requirement that irks some. Still, most enjoy the range of living options, which include traditional dorms and apartments as well as themed communities like the Pet House or the environment-conscious Food Justice House.
Some wish the campus offered more common space and dining options, but the school does cultivate a welcoming atmosphere. Freshmen live in the same residence halls as their cultural studies classmates, giving them a built-in network for that critical first year.
"You feel like you're in a home," says sophomore Josh Needleman. "You're not surrounded by strangers."
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Jack Hollowell enjoys some early December sunshine at the wheel of his top-down Tempest.
A smooth-running 326 cubic inch Pontiac V-8 occupies the well-detailed engine compartment, which includes a factory-original glass windshield fluid bottle mounted on the inner fender. Don't look for a transmission under here, though -- it's mounted to the rear axle.
One of the unique features of the car is its dash-mounted shifter, which controls the rear-mounted 2-speed automatic transaxle.
Hollowell believes the black vinyl upholstery is original throughout the car, although he is still seeking any history he can find on the car.
Stylists gave the Tempest a forward-motion look by including a trio of chrome spears in the fender coves.
If you look closely, you'll see what the access plate in the trunk is for -- it reads `Remove Plate To Check Transmission Oil.' That's right, the transmission dipstick is located in the back of the car.
The distinctive Pontiac split grille carries the `326' badge indicating this car is V-8 powered. The following year, the Tempest would provide the platform for what most consider the first true muscle car, the iconic GTO.
The owner says the black vinyl upholstery isn't as supple as it once was, but remains in serviceable condition, as the back seat reveals.
Fender emblems indicate this Tempest is a LeMans, with the checkered flag hinting at a competition background, although this car was built as a small family car for daily driving duty.
The basic instrument panel would give rise to the classic GTO layout in following years, according to Hollowell. The big gauge to the right is actually a rally-style clock.
December isn't normally the best time to get the family convertible out for a cruise around the neighborhood, but Hollowell's Tempest is in its element even this late in the season.
One of the few upgrades Hollowell has made on the car since he acquired it about three years ago is freshening up the front and rear bumpers with new chrome plating.
Hollowell has thought about adding custom wheels to the Tempest, but almost everyone who sees it recommends against it, preferring the classic full-wheel Pontiac hubcaps. Tires are Cooper 205/75R/15 thin-line whitewall radials.
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Normal human cells grow and function mainly based on the information contained in each cell's chromosomes. Each cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are long molecules of DNA. DNA is the chemical that makes up our genes — the instructions for how our cells function. We look like our parents because they are the source of our DNA. But DNA affects more than how we look.
Some genes contain instructions for controlling when cells grow and divide into new cells. Certain genes that help cells grow and divide or help them live longer are called oncogenes. Others that slow down cell division or cause cells to die at the right time are called tumor suppressor genes. Cancers can be caused by DNA changes that turn on oncogenes or turn off tumor suppressor genes.
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Springfield has had a rash of injury and fatality motorcycle accidents this year. There seems to be more people riding motorbikes and motorcycles due to hard economic times. A lot of these are experienced riders who make mistakes that are preventable. Here are some motorcycle safety tips from the Missouri Safety Center.
- Whenever you ride, always wear proper riding gear which includes a helmet (DOT approved or better), eye protection (face shield, goggles or shatter-resistant full coverage glasses), long sleeved shirt or jacket, full-fingered gloves, long pants (denim or leather), and over-the-ankle boots or sturdy shoes with nonskid soles. You'll be more comfortable, safer and ultimately enjoy riding even more.
- At night, be careful not to override your motorcycle's headlight. And take extra care to be seen by other drivers by wearing reflective clothing and using reflective tape and decals.
- In addition to the pre-ride inspection you should know how to do minor maintenance and service on your motorcycle, especially important on long rides and trips. Be sure to read your owner's manual and follow the directions.
- When you brake, use both brakes together. Generally speaking, when conditions are good, the front brake accounts for as much as 2/3 of the bike's stopping power. How much brake pressure to use depends on your abilities, your bike's capabilities, and the environment.
- Slow down before going into a curve. Look through the curve and gently accelerate as you enter and drive through the curve. This gentle acceleration creates stability but cannot be accomplished without the proper braking prior to entering the curve.
- Mud, sand, water and other foreign debris on the road take special handling. Before reaching a slippery surface, slow down and avoid directional or speed changes as you ride through the hazard.
- Remember that the first few minutes of a rainstorm are the most dangerous as the water mixes with the oil and fluids on the roadway. Avoid riding during this time, if possible. If you must ride, try to ride in the tracks of the other vehicles in front of you as they force away the water and oils.
- Standing on the pegs can help you keep control of your cycle when riding over an obstacle or rough surfaces. Keep your knees and elbows bent, look past the hazard in the direction you want to go and maintain a steady speed.
- Always plan ahead – you never know what kind of problems may be coming up. Know what you'll have to do if you suddenly skid, have a blowout, or lose clutch or throttle control.
- Riding with a passenger makes balance and control of your bike a great challenge. Make sure your passenger is wearing all the proper riding gear, knows where and how to sit, where to put their feet and hands and how to lean through turns. Tell them to look over your shoulder in the direction of the turn. Remember that the passenger is your responsibility and should be properly educated, prepared and ready to ride.
- Never ride if you have consumed any alcohol or drugs, prescription or otherwise. Your best weapon on the bike is your judgment. If it becomes impaired your ability to react is slowed.
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KINGSVILLE — Charlotte E. Markijohn, 80, of Conneaut, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home.
Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5740 Dibble Rd., Kingsville, with the Rev. Carson Robson, of the Conneaut Church of God, officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memory Gardens.
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SLAUGHTERVILLE — Don't look for any vehicles parked inside the three-car garage at Jim and Annette Brown's country home. The stacks of wrapped Christmas gifts pushed the vehicles out long ago.
The Browns, owners of the nearby Maguire Farm Store, will celebrate this Christmas Eve as they have for the past 32 years, busily distributing individual gifts to residents of group homes around the state.
The store regularly distributed groceries to families in need. One year, they couldn't find one and called a nearby group home at 120th Avenue SE and Etowah Road. They fully expected that most of the residents had been invited home to be with their families. Over time, they've learned that's not the case.
"We were so proud that first year, we gave away 34 gifts," recalls Jim Brown, 70. "This year we'll do about 12,000. After we came home that first year, we decided we had just celebrated a real Christmas."
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Annette Brown, 63, walks through the couple's barn and calls off the Oklahoma towns and cities where the group homes still exist. Prague, Vinita, Wetumka, Hartshorne, Duncan, Mustang. They'll serve 45 to 50 homes this year.
Their gifts are often the only personalized gift that arrives.
One year, a woman asked if the Browns could find her brother. They found him in Las Vegas and reconnected the two. Many of the residents move around and families lose track of them.
"It's really sad. If you didn't get mail or a phone call and nobody ever came to see you. How sad is that?" says Annette. "They're kind of put away and forgotten about."
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The Christmas project shares garage, home and barn space with the burn closet the Browns have operated for 26 years. It began when a fire wiped out nearly a dozen of their neighbors' homes.
That wildfire pales in comparison to the losses from this summer's wildfires in eastern Cleveland County, less than three miles from the Brown's store. "If the wind had changed, we'd have lost everything," said Jim, a former Slaughterville volunteer firefighter.
In a typical year, they will help about 40 families with household goods, kitchen items, appliances, bedding and clothing. This year, they've helped 108 to date.
"It was so serious. The numbers were just unbelievable," said Annette. "This year has been our biggest ever in 26 years."
Community response has been strong, too. Store customers often drop cash and checks in a jar on the counter. Donors show up with appliances, dishes, silverware, microwaves and cash. Money comes to their non-profit Maguire Community Foundation at 9551 E. Maguire Road, Noble, OK 73068.
"We didn't turn anybody down. If we ran out, we had the funds this time to buy brand new," said Annette. "I just love it when I can hand them something brand new."
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The fires impacted the Brown's store, too. Some of the nearly 140 families burned out by the fires ended up moving. Many were customers. Insurance and FEMA delays have pushed some to pull up what's left and move. The emotional losses have mounted, too.
"I'll bet some of them don't come back," said Jim. "We saw it in Bridge Creek with the tornadoes. It was just too much trauma for some of them to move back."
The year's drought, tornadoes and fires haven't dampened the couple's passion for helping others. In an odd way, it seems to have made them more determined to help the less fortunate.
Volunteers will deliver the gifts on Christmas Eve and then be at home with their own families. Some have been helping for years, making the group home gifts part of their own family traditions.
"You get so much from helping others," said Annette. "Really, this is the best thing we've ever done in our lives."
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The Long Island Rail Road is adding extra service to Farmingdale next week to accomodate crowds traveling to see the PGA Tour playoffs at Bethpage State Park's golf course, the MTA announced Tuesday.
"Go green to get to the Black," said Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand at a press conference at the Farmingdale station, referring to The Barclays Black Course.
Ekstrand was joined by County Executive Edward Mangano, LIRR president Helena Williams and Barclays executive director Peter Mele to announce the partnership.
"We urge golf fans to leave the car at home because there will be no faster or more convenient way to get to The Barclays than the Long Island Rail Road," Williams said in a statement. "We will have plenty of LIRR service and extra personnel available to assist customers, so leave the driving to us."
Williams encouraged riders to purchase rail tickets in advance online through CooCoo.com. These tickets can be scanned on the train directly from customers' smartphones, she said.
The PGA Tour runs from Thursday, August 23 through Sunday, August 26 from 5:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Regular weekday train schedules will apply during the practice rounds being played on August 21 and 22.
Advance tickets for the tournament are $55, with tickets at the gate costing $75.
Children under the age of 18 with a ticket-holder get in free, as do active and retired military servicepeople and their families.
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Connie Gordon has twenty years classroom experience working in the field of gifted education, and is the founder of Scholaris Gifted Academy. Under the guidance of Sharon Gerleman, Connie has developed and taught graduate level classes in gifted education and has designed adjunct programs specifically for gifted learners.
Underachieving Gifted Learners
Parents and/or educators may not think a child is gifted if they are not receiving good grades. Underachievement describes a discrepancy between a student's performance and his actual ability. The roots of this problem differ, based on each child's experiences. Gifted students may become bored or frustrated in an unchallenging classroom situation causing them to lose interest, learn bad study habits, or distrust the school environment. Other students may mask their abilities to try to fit in socially with their same-age peers. No matter the cause, it is imperative that a caring and perceptive adult help gifted learners break the cycle of underachievement in order to achieve their full potential. We will be discussing Underachieving Gifted Learners at our next parent meeting on Wednesday, April 23, from 6-8PM at Fiddleheads in Mequon.
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Parents often ask; how do I know if my child is gifted? A good starting place is to first understand giftedness, which you can read about in my blog last week here.
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The quick response is that there is, as yet, no universally agreed upon answer to this question. Type in a quick Google search to define "giftedness" and you will find a plethora of answers and opinions, many of which are referenced in this blog. Giftedness, intelligence, and talent are fluid concepts and may look different in different contexts and cultures. Some professionals define "gifted" as an intelligence test score above 130, two or more standard deviations above the norm, or the top 2%. Others define "gifted" based on scholastic achievement: a gifted child works 2 or more grade levels above his or her age. Still others see giftedness as prodigious accomplishment: adult-level work while chronologically a child. These are far from the only definitions, yet most definitions agree: gifted children are a population who have different educational needs, thanks to their unique intellectual development.
Scholaris Gifted Academy Update
The students at Scholaris Gifted Academy are still basking in the success of their first annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser! We definitely have some entrepreneurs and dedicated students at SGA. These young scholars sought out and collected donations, created the advertising and oversaw the marketing of the event, made and sold beautiful bracelets, wired the event with an awesome sound system, designed and manged carnival games, politely served beverages, carefully reset tables, researched and taste tested the "best" pancake recipe, and followed up with personal notes of thanks to all those who donated items. They are all an inspiration to the staff and they are the reason SGA exists.
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"We approach language learning the same way that you first learned a language—using a natural method that teaches new language directly, without translation. That means no more confusing grammar explanations or mind-numbing vocabulary lists to memorize." (Rosetta Stone)
Here at Center for Global Studies, we have the Rosetta Stone program available in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and French. We also have English for non-native English speakers looking to improve their English. Although we do not have the program in all languages, depending on where you wish to study abroad, it just might be a match!
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What if you wanted to learn a new language for purposes other study abroad such as academic or career? Adding a language to your resume would enhance your marketing skills as a candidate for graduate school or even in the job field. However, don't just take our word for it! Take a look at what other sources have to say about the economy's demands for higher skilled workers and the advantages that come from knowing another language.
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Yes, you read correctly! Even if you do not wish to use Rosetta Stone for study abroad, academic or career purposes, you can use it just for fun! Rosetta Stone is an excellent way to relieve your mind from stress, whether induced by a class or life in general. So why not come, take a load off, and learn a new language while you're at it?
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text: Celebrity Quotes About Jobs Memorable Career Quotes From Oscar Nominees by Lisette Mejia 2/23/13 4 Reactions 7 Shares Print 0 2 5 0 0 It's hard to believe that at one point, today's most famous actors struggled with having no clear career path and parents who wished they'd work in finance. While that's funny to think about now, it just reminds us that everyone — even Hollywood's finest — faces similar experiences in the working world, no matter what the job. Here, some noteworthy quotes from Oscar nominees that show just that. Source: Getty Bradley Cooper What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actor — Silver Linings Playbook On his parents wanting him to work in finance and then seeing him perform for the first time: "I thought, 'Oh, [my father] believes it's possible now.' He was always supportive, but probably thought, 'How did this happen? We provided this great education for him and this motherf*cker wants to be an actor!'" Source: Getty 1 / 9 Anne Hathaway What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best supporting actress — Les Misérables On the thrill of landing a job: "Of course, after Princess Diaries, I was labeled a good girl, and for the first eight years of my career I had to fight to get any other kind of role. But I like fighting for a job, actually. Once you get it, you feel like you've emerged victorious from the scrap, and you're like, 'OK, this one's mine. Did it. Done.'" Source: Getty 2 / 9 Daniel Day-Lewis What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actor — Lincoln On high hopes: "My ambition for many years was to be involved in work that was utterly compelling to me, regardless of the consequences. But I worried a lot as a young man about where such and such a thing might take me; you're encouraged to think that way. You're supposed to build a career for yourself. But there's no part of me that was able to do that. And thank god I was able to recognize it before I sort of went gray with anxiety." Source: Getty 3 / 9 Jessica Chastain What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actress — Zero Dark Thirty On not working for money: "If you get $100 or $1,000, you are still going to spend it. You'll just end up spending the $1,000 on a nicer house or whatever, and then you'll have to keep the money at that level to sustain your lifestyle. But if you keep it at the $100 lifestyle, then you're fine. You can choose the job for the creativity and the challenges of the characters rather than the money." Source: Getty 4 / 9 Denzel Washington What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actor — Flight On having celebrity status: "I've got my own things that I will and won't do, but it's not because I 'carry the weight of the African-American something' or whatever. I can't. I'm an actor. First of all, I don't take myself that seriously. I take what I do seriously, and I try to do a good job." Source: Getty 6 / 9 Naomi Watts What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actress — The Impossible On choosing work that's meaningful: "I just want to work and be challenged by new experiences. I think 50 percent of talent is choosing the right project [rather than] being seduced into doing something because it will make $100 million at the box-office. You don't want to get repetitive. I think you just have to do whatever means something to you. Because it took me so long to get here, I just want to do whatever I can to hang out a bit longer." Source: Getty 6 / 9 Joaquin Phoenix What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actor — The Master On challenging the status quo: "I mean, everything that they teach you when you're a kid about acting is completely f*cking wrong. They tell you to memorize your lines, follow your light, and hit your marks. Those are the three things that you shouldn't do. You should not learn your lines, you should not hit your mark, and you should never follow your light. Find your light — that's my opinion. Everyone else will tell me I'm wrong, but that's my opinion." Source: Getty 7 / 9 Jennifer Lawrence What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actress — Silver Linings Playbook On making time for a social life: "As hard as it is and as tired as I am, I force myself to get dinner at least once a week with my girlfriends or have a sleepover. Otherwise my life is just work." Source: Getty 8 / 9 Hugh Jackman What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nominated for: Best actor — Les Misérables On having a back-up plan as a journalist: "I was always one of those people who didn't know what I wanted to do, and when I studied acting, that's the first time I felt I loved it. But I wasn't a kid, either. When it happened, I was a realist and knew that 98 percent of actors don't do this. 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I cover tax: paying tax is painful but reading about it shouldn't be.
Okay, best part of the 2012 Olympics so far? I say David Beckham in a speedboat because David Beckham in anything is always going to win. My kids say the giant Voldemort puppet because, well, puppets.
But the Olympians? I'm guessing it's a toss-up between marching in the opening ceremonies and the giant tax bill that they're not going to be paying.
Yes, you read that correctly. Olympians at the games are getting a nice tax break under an exemption passed just for the London 2012 games. If not for the exemption, those at the games might have to pony up some pounds for the Queen.
You see, the Brits, like the U.S., have a tax system that attempts to tax global income. Under British tax law, the amount of tax due is pro-rated based on the number of events that an athlete competes in inside the country; this is in addition to a 50% tax rate on appearance fees. If, for example, an athlete participates in ten athletics events in 2012 and one of those events is located in the UK, the Brits take the position that they are more or less entitled to 1/10 of that athlete's worldwide income (some exceptions apply but you get the idea). The tax is imposed even though the athletes may not live in Britain.
The law has kept big names like Spanish golfer Sergio "El Nino" Garcia and Rafael Nadal out of the country for a number of events. Those omissions made sports news but didn't make many waves beyond their individual sports. The Olympics, however, is on a completely different scale: you can't have a competitive Olympics unless athletes from all over the world actually show up – and attendance was threatened by these tax laws. Last year, Jamaican über sprinter Usain Bolt famously declared "I am definitely not going to run [in London]" until the Olympics because of what he viewed as punitive tax laws. His declaration sent the country into a tizzy, worrying that other athletes might make similar proclamations – or not show up for the 2012 Olympics at all.
In order to stem any controversy, the British taxing authorities agreed to a limited exemption to the tax rule. The exemption covers those athletes who are visiting the UK in order to compete in the Olympic Games and a limited number of people who are visiting the UK to work on Games-related activity. It does not apply to those working on construction of the Olympic venues. Exemptions also apply to certain non-UK residents working for broadcasters. But not everyone gets a break: those working on construction of the venues (UK residents and non-residents) will have to pay taxes just as always.
Many of the athletes at the Olympics work at something other than their sport for a living. But those that compete professionally – like our American basketball team and many of the world's best soccer (er, football) players – were especially concerned about forfeiting taxes in order to compete in the Games. Now, they don't have to.
I'm a big sucker for the Olympics and I will definitely be watching the Games this year (in fact, I'm watching fencing – fencing! – as I post this piece). This year, it's even more meaningful for me as a mom of two little girls since the 2012 London Olympics are the first Olympic Games in which every nation in attendance has had at least one female athlete. Nothing, it appears, will slow down these games: not gender, not religion, not Lord Voldemort and especially not taxes.
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I though the Olympics was for amateurs and no one gets paid for the events. How would England tax these athletes who aren't getting paid? Do you mean to say that if I earn my money as a lawyer in America, and I visited London and for a few minutes discussed legal issues with someone, then I'd be taxed on part of my American income (based on the percentage of time I engaged in legal work in England) even though I didn't charge for any legal work in London (which I couldn't do as I'm not licensed there)? How is that possible? I guess it's a law, but really – they would tax someone for engaging in a sport in London for no fee based on the fact that they would later charge a fee in another country?
A good piece about tax incentives for Olympians. However, the tax concessions are hardly recent. Basically it appears that the IOC demands that when a country bids for the Olympics it commits to grant certain tax concessions, including exempting competitors from taxation. The tax concessions relating to the 2012 Olypmics were enacted into UK law in the Finance Act 2006.


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WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College field hockey team had the effort and the statistical advantage in shots and penalty corners, but Williams College made more shots count in a 2-1 victory over the Mules on Saturday at Bill Alfond Field.
Williams clinched a NESCAC playoff spot with Saturday's hard-fought 2-1 win over Colby College at Bill Alfond Field.
Williams moved to 6-7 overall and 4-5 in the conference, while Colby fell to 5-8 and 1-8 in the league. The Mules came into the game knowing they had to win the final two regular season games against the Ephs and Bates College for any chance at making the conference playoffs.
The Mules did play with some urgency and had shots (17-14) and penalty corner (13-8) advantages in the game. While Colby had more total shots in the game, Williams had a 10-5 shots on goal margin.
After a scoreless first half, Colby struck first off a penalty corner at 43:19. Caroline Chessare (Hopkinton, Mass.) tipped in a shot to the upper left corner of the cage after a blast by Caitlin Murray (Chatham, N.J.).
The Ephs tied the game about seven minutes later when Katie Jolin (Guilford, Conn.) was left wide open in front of the cage for the goal. Annie VanWagenen (Rye, N.Y.) had the centering pass from the left side of the goal.
The Ephs got the game-winning goal at 60:18 when Cary Hairfield (Richmond, Va.) came strong to the goal from the left side and knocked in the winner after a scramble in front of the cage.
Ariana Spiliotes (Bethesda, Md.) made four stops in goal for Williams, while Michelle Burt stopped eight shots for the Mules.
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1. 43:19 COLFH12 Caroline Chessare (Caitlin Murray) - Penalty corner
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Shots: Williams 14, Colby 17; Saves: Williams 4 (Ariana Spiliotes 4), Colby 8 (Michelle Burt 8)
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Khrista Tabak has one of the more interesting jobs – and responsibilities – of the folks I've met since starting my Refresh job about this time last year.
Tabak, 26, subject of today's "What are you Eating?" feature in WNY Refresh, has a bachelor's in art education and a master's in creative studies, both from SUNY Buffalo State. She grabbed her master's last year, while she was planning her wedding. She and her husband, Jeremy, both are vegan.
She also is program director for the WNY Book Arts Collaborative, and coordinates the Edible Book Festival – part of an international effort – which takes place locally from 4 to 8 p.m. March 30 at the collaborative, 468 Washington St.
We sat down in the chilly collaborative earlier this week and talked about her job, the festival and her eating habits.
Here's some of what she had to say:
What is the discipline of creative studies?
It's the science of creativity. It's about eliciting creativity in yourself and others. ... It's almost like a master's degree in leadership. I wanted something to be more broad because my undergraduate degree was so pinpoint.
How did you end up here at the collaborative?
I did a year job with Americorps and drove by it one day and stopped in, and they hired me.
Talk about the collaborative.
I've been here for 2½ years. It's a nonprofit; we get some donations but mostly we sustain off an earned income model.
We mostly function like a business. We produce all the cards in our boutique in our studio, and we sell them on Etsy, eBay, Amazon and in the brick-and-motor shop here. (They also teach others printing and printmaking.)
This is the sixth annual Edible Book Festival and we've been doing it since the beginning (of the collaborative).
What's the collaborative's mission?
To promote the art of bookmaking, anything from letter press printing, paper making and book binding. We're here to promote and preserve all these great analog technologies that are quickly disappearing ... and trying to incorporate new technology with the older technology that we use.
What's the edible book festival like?
It's a really great festival. Hundreds of people come to it. It's a celebration of food, literary art and visual art. Some people are into the decorative aspects of it and some people are more into the interpretation, physically creating a book out of food.
The ground floor really transforms. We get tons of tables out. The doors open at 4 and all the books are displayed for the first couple of hours. There's no eating until the celebrity judges have ranked each book and decided which one's most creative, which one's best tasting and which one is the best book, which means it looks and functions like a book.
There's three categories: Youth (up to 12), amateur and professional.
Amateur is pretty much anybody else and professional would be a cake decorator or really skilled at making books. Every year, we have a few of those.
We usually have 25 to 30 entries and we're hoping to get more. It can be intimidating but it shouldn't be. It's really fun and we encourage everybody to enter. (Cost is $3 to $5 to enter the competition; admission to the festival is a $5 donation.) For more info, click here.
The people who enter the professional category usually get pretty elaborate. Last year, we had an entry called the 'Edible Card Catalog.' These librarians from the Central Library enter every year. It was a card catalog made from ginger bread or a hard cookie. They had words printed on them with edible ink. It was beautiful, really elaborate.
We've had bakeries use air brushing and fondant to get really sculptural.
On the other end of the spectrum there are really, really simple and elegant entries that are striking and interesting ways to respond to the challenge of creating an edible book.
What are some of the most creative titles that you've seen?
'Super Fudge,' the book. They spelled the word 'super' out with fudge. And the 'Count of Monte Cristo' was Monte Cristo sandwiches and they were all numbered. Another was the 'Count of Monte Cristo' and it's The Count (from Sesame Street). One was 'On the Essays of Frances Bacon,' and it was made with bacon.
What do the winners get?
We get prizes donated from local businesses; sometimes nice kitchenware, sometimes tickets to local arts institutions, like the Albright-Knox. Local restaurants will donate gift certificates. Food and art-related toys get donated.
What are these books made out of?
Anything edible. In years past, we've had everything from really delicious cakes and things made out of candy and cookies to things like rice paper – it's technically edible but you wouldn't really want to eat it.
Last year, an entry was called 'The Old Man and the Seaweed,' and it was made from nori and seaweed. It was pretty stinky and gross, but it was edible and it was beautiful. Our founder, Richard Kegler, was the one who entered it. I think there were squid on it, too.
What would you say have been among the healthiest of entries?
Two years ago, there was an entry called the 'World According to Gorp,' instead of Garp, and it was a plate of trail mix. There have been some that incorporated fruits and vegetables.
We always do a kids craft at the festival, with food, and last year we did 'Cat in the Hat' skewers; it was bananas and strawberries stacked to look like a 'Cat in the Hat' hat.
Are you planning to make a book?
Yes. I don't have any real plans for it yet. It can be last minute because you can't really start to make it until the day before. ... I'd like to make something healthy. Most people enter a cake.
Let's talk more about your diet. What are the staples of your diet?
Beans, lentils. We've been eating a lot of kale lately. Lots of fruits and vegetables. There's always faux meat but we try not to eat that too much. We've been getting into roasted butternut squash lately; I've been doing that several times a week. I really like roasted vegetables.
My grandmother was Italian and would always make stuffed artichokes so I've been trying to perfect that recipe.
I have a 20-year-old daughter who's a vegetarian and I always worry about whether she's getting enough protein. How do you get enough protein into your diet?
I pay attention to the perfect protein of brown rice and black beans. I try to eat that a few times a week. A lot of the faux meat has protein in it; it's mostly soy protein. There's also seitan – it's pressed wheat gluten. It has this meaty texture and it has lots of protein in it. We try to eat that a couple times a week, too.
We also drink soy and almond milk. That has calcium in it and a little bit of protein.
Are there foods you can't resist, even though they may not be great for you?
Every time I go to Amy's Place, I'm tempted. They started carrying these cookie bars that are really good. I'm more of a sweets person. I have the same problem when I go to the (Lexington) food co-op and I pass the table with all those treats. They have peanut butter Rice Krispie treats at the co-op. They're really good.
Is there a healthy treat that you enjoy?
When Trader Joe's first opened, they were selling this pumpkin butter. I was putting it on toast with bananas and strawberries. I like putting fruit spreads on whole wheat toast. We also have this, it's almost like an ice cream maker. It's called Yonana. You put some bananas into it and it's like ice cream consistency but you're really only eating bananas. You can put other fruit into it as well.
What would you like to say about the vegan lifestyle you think most people don't understand?
It's not as limiting as you might think. It forces you to be more creative with your diet. Once you start doing it, it becomes second nature. There are plenty of things that are vegan that people might not even know are vegan. If you go to a restaurant like Amy's Place or Merge and you order something off the vegan menu, it's just as good – maybe even better – than the non-vegan dish.
What are some questions people ask you?
Do you eat fish? They don't seem to understand the distinction between meat or poultry or seafood (vegans don't eat any of this, or dairy and other products made from animals). I try not to talk about it too much because I think people get really uptight about it. The question about protein, getting enough nutrients, getting enough calcium. B-12 is a big one. But I think those questions could be asked of anyone. In order to remain healthy you have to be mindful of what you're eating. You have to eat a variety of things, no matter what you're eating, and pay attention to the ingredients and what's good for you. Just because you're a meat eater doesn't mean you're eating a well-balanced diet.
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