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This encyclopedia contains signed articles with bibliographies written by an international group of distinguished academics, research scientists, and food-industry professionals. The alphabetical entries cover the scientific, political, and social aspects of nutrition. Among the subjects included are individual nutrients and foods, anatomy and physiology, nutritional therapy for diseases and conditions, and subjects such as nutritional management of refugees, nutrition education, religious customs, and folklore. Appendixes with charts of weights and measures, nutritional allowances, and nutritional content of foods appear in each volume. In-depth coverage of the scientific, political, and social aspects of nutrition set this work apart from other reference sources in the field.
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Anemia is an abnormally low level of red blood cells. It happens when the body does not make enough blood, is losing blood, or destroys red blood cells. Anemia is common in people with cancer, especially in those receiving chemotherapy.
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, an iron protein that carries oxygen to all parts of the body. If the level of red blood cells is too low, parts of the body do not get enough oxygen and cannot work properly. Most people with anemia feel tired or weak. The fatigue associated with anemia often lowers a person's quality of life and ability to cope with cancer and treatment side effects.
Signs and symptoms
Relieving side effects—also called symptom management, palliative care, or supportive care—is an important part of cancer care and treatment. Talk with your health care team about any symptoms you experience, including any new symptoms or a change in symptoms.
People with anemia may experience some of these symptoms:
- Fatigue
- Muscle weakness
- Rapid or irregular heart beat and occasional chest pain
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Dizziness or fainting
- Pale skin or lips
- Headaches
- Difficulty concentrating
- Insomnia
- Difficulty staying warm
- Bleeding problems
Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow, the soft, spongy tissue found inside larger bones. A hormone called erythropoietin, made in the kidneys, tells the body when to make more red blood cells. Therefore, any damage to the kidney or bone marrow can cause anemia.
- Chemotherapy is one cause of anemia. Most of the time, the effect of chemotherapy on the bone marrow is temporary, and anemia will improve a few months after chemotherapy is finished. Sometimes, chemotherapy harms the bone marrow so it cannot make enough red blood cells. Chemotherapy with platinum drugs may harm the kidneys, lowering the production of erythropoietin. These drugs include cisplatin (Platinol) and carboplatin (Paraplatin).
- Cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma that affect the bone marrow directly or cancers that have spread to the bone or bone marrow may crowd out normal red blood cells, resulting in anemia.
- Radiation therapy to large areas of the body or to bones in the pelvis, legs, chest, or abdomen can also damage the bone marrow, lowering its ability to make red blood cells.
- Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite may cause a lack of nutrients needed to make red blood cells, including iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid.
- Excessive bleeding causes anemia if red blood cells are lost faster than they are replaced. This may happen after surgery or from a tumor that is causing internal bleeding.
- The body's immune system response to cancer cells can also cause anemia, called anemia of chronic disease.
Diagnosis and treatment
Anemia is diagnosed with a blood test that counts the number or percentage of red blood cells and measures the amount of hemoglobin in a person's blood. A blood value called the hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells relative to the other cells and plasma in whole blood. The hemoglobin value is generally one-third of the hematocrit value. You may hear either term at the center where you are tested. They both measure the amount of red blood cells. People with a specific type of cancer or those receiving cancer treatments known to cause anemia may have regular blood tests, usually a complete blood count (CBC), to look for anemia and other blood-related complications.
Treatment for anemia depends on your symptoms and the cause of anemia:
- If the anemia causes symptoms, the person with cancer may need a transfusion of red blood cells.
- If chemotherapy causes the anemia, the doctor may treat it with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents such as epoetin alfa (Epogen, Eprex, Procrit) or darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp). These drugs are forms of erythropoietin that are grown in the laboratory and work by telling the bone marrow to make more red blood cells. Both are given as a series of injections and can take up to four weeks to start working; however, they also are associated with serious health risks. Learn more about the recommendations for epoetin and darbepoetin treatment.
- If the anemia is caused by a lack of nutrients, your doctor may prescribe iron or folic acids pills or vitamin B12. Occasionally, vitamin B12 is given as an injection if your doctor is concerned about the vitamin being absorbed through the stomach. Eating foods high in iron or folic acid may also help. Foods high in iron include red meats, dried beans or fruits, almonds, broccoli, and enriched breads and cereal. Foods high in folic acid include enriched breads and cereals, asparagus, broccoli, spinach, and lima beans.
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Our family getaway to Grand Rapids, Michigan this past weekend was absolutely the best. We got up early Saturday morning and headed on up. It's under a three hour drive from Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland -- just the perfect amount of time with four kids in our little car.
The Varnum Family log cabin in the Children's Garden was one of the highlights. We had a hard time getting the kids out of there! The vintage folk toys were a big hit. I highly recommend carving out some moments to spend in the cabin playing all the games- especially Skittles. And it's the perfect spot to warm up by a real fire.
We practically had the restaurant to ourselves and every bite was fabulous. Gray loved the baked goat cheese and the kid's meal portions were quite generous. Ivy and Gray actually shared a meal and they split it on two different plates for us!
(In case you're wondering, when we travel we are all about the adjoining rooms. Two double beds for the kids and a king suite for Ma & Pa is the way to go.)
Sunday after breakfast at the Pearl Street Grill (in the hotel PS kids eat free!) we walked next door (literally) to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. I just have to say, especially for kids, this has to be one of my favorite museums ever. The Streets of Old Grand Rapids is perfection, and the volunteers are just as charming and entertaining. The kids -- we all -- learned so much! Also, I happened to buy a ton of Christmas gifts in the gift shop!
In the BIG STUFF exhibit (showing through the end of the year) they had a wall at the exit where guests could write on post-it notes and leave suggestions for what they'd like to see curated at the museum for people to see 150 years from now. Some of the notes cracked me up:
1. guys with Justin Bieber hair
2. hand written thank you notes & hand written snail mail love letters (I knew my friends at Hallmark would love that one.)
3. Your Mom
(I wrote down iPhone and Ivy drew a smiley face.)
Gray was inconsolable for a good hour after we checked out - as you can see. His favorite part of Grand Rapids is the hotellllllllllllllllllllll. (Say it with a wail for full effect.)
And, you know, this was just Part One of our mini-vacay. (See Part Two here.) I'll fill you in on all the wonderful holiday activities we got ourselves into for December's post. There is SO much to do year-round in Grand Rapids with big or little kiddos - or no kids at all. The museums! The shopping! The art! The beauty! It's grand.
Our hotel stay, meals, entry to Meijer Gardens and Public Museum, as well as compensation for this post were paid for as part of my relationship with Experience Grand Rapids. We can't wait to go back. xoxo


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Sara Crandall, Catt./Little Valley OH 11 One of area's best hitters despite her 5-7 frame. Looking at UB and Cincinnati among other colleges.
Lainy Pierce, Eden OH 11 Able to play any position on the court, she helped Eden to its 10th state title; has committed to Penn State.
Courtney Scanlon, Ellicottville MH 11 Six-footer plays high above the net, which helped Eagles to first title and has colleges very interested.
Sydney Rojek, Frontier S 11 One of the area's best setters, she led a young Frontier squad to the Section VI AA final. Committed to Marist.
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Samantha Giardina, St. Mary's L 12 Hard-working, tenacious defender stepped up in big ways in Lancers' biggest matches on way to state title.
Leah Meyer, St. Mary's MH 10 Dominates the net as a sophomore; already being recruited by Duke, Michigan St., North Carolina.
Erica Moser, Willamsville East OH 12 Do-it-all 6-footer an exceptional blocker. Undecided but has four full-ride college offers to choose from.


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NEGLEY - An access road into Beaver Creek State Park that was facing possible closure will remain open for now thanks to a state grant.
Middleton Township trustees were notified a few weeks ago that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has agreed to pay up to $9,000 for chip-and-seal work on Echo Dell Road.
The money will cover one layer of the surfacing material, and the work is targeted for sometime next spring as part of the county's chip and seal program.
The money is part of other efforts to keep the township road open. The county engineer's office has also agreed to provide and install a needed culvert pipe and catch basin, and in October the Ohio Department of Transportation donated 50 tons of grindings to the township, which the road crew put down soon after.
Trustees Nancy Michaels, Eldena Gearhart and Timothy Pancake began discussing the road's possible closure in July, citing lack of funding for its maintenance as a reason.
They said the narrow, steep and winding half-mile of Echo Dell Road that lies within the township was becoming too dangerous to use. The road is owned by the township, although state park land lies on either side, and serves as the northern entrance to the park.
Needed maintenance includes repairing the erosion caused by the lack of proper drainage. Trustees said the road was becoming too dangerous-especially for the road crew's oversized vehicles that can barely fit through to provide the necessary maintenance.
Trustees said in October that improvements needed in order to keep the road safe for motorists would cost upwards of a million dollars. Guard rails, which currently don't exist there, were included in that estimate.
The township is unable to pay for the improvements as a result of less money being received through state local government funding.
Gearhart said the layer of chip-and-seal will "absolutely" improve the road but that trustees will continue to "keep an eye on" it.
"Once we get the culvert in and get some of that water off there it should be better, but if the road continues to (have water run-off), that will be a problem," she said.
Trustees have yet to decide if they are going to pay for a double layer of chip-and-seal.
Gearhart said the decision will depend on how much local government funding is available and how harsh or mild this winter is.
The township will be receiving slightly more money through a 2-mill, five-year road replacement levy approved by voters last month, but that levy won't take effect until 2014.
The levy is expected to generate $111,700 annually, up from the $73,500 the township is collecting on the current levy.


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Infographic: Study shows the long-term impact of teachers
I don't think any of us are surprised to find out that teachers matter. That has always been obvious, but what I did find interesting--and even surprising--about the information coming from the study on a teacher's long-term impact on a student conducted by Raj Chetty and John Friedman of Harvard University and Jonah Rockoff of Columbia University is the degree to which teachers matter. (See the executive summary or full presentation video.) Their research shows that having a good teacher benefits a child long after that one school year and that measuring a teacher's "value-add" each year is one useful element in evaluating that teacher's performance.
According to Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff, a teacher's "value-add" is defined as the average test-score gain for his or her students, adjusted for difference across classrooms in student characteristics (such as their previous scores).
These three professors conclude "that great teachers create great value, and that test-score based value-added measures are one useful input into identifying such teachers."
What we'd like to hear from you
- What do you think about this research? (It is worthwhile
to watch the full presentation.)
- What should be included in teacher evaluations?
- How long should a teacher have to improve an evaluation score?
The graphics in this article were created by Caroline Madigan.
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This was really a fantastic presentation. It is nice to see people thinking about education from an economic perspective like this. Some of the figures were shocking - by replacing a SINGLE "lower 5%" teacher with an average teacher for 1 year, a $330k total earnings raise will be achieved - amazing!
To answer the questions you posed:
1) What do you think about this research?
- I really liked how they really proved that the Value-Added measure is unbiased. It seems that too often people make a "necessary but not sufficient" type of argument without even knowing it.
- There was clearly much more than an hours worth of presentation that he stripped down for this talk. He touched only briefly at the end on how to turn these statistics into a policy recommendation. I found two things quite interesting - first there are current attempts to retain good teachers by incenting them with a $2k bonus after their 3rd year if they stay on. However, he noted that 90% of these teachers would have stayed on anyway, so the majority of the funds are spent motivating teachers who did not need the motivation! The second interesting thing was the "how long do we gather statistics about a teacher before dismissing them for poor performance?" question. He showed that with only 1 or 2 years data, we could likely increase total earnings by about $100k by replacing a single lower 5% teacher with an average teacher. Of course by gathering statistics for longer (about 10 years or so) you can be much more certain that you have truly selected a lower 5% teacher, but the return seems to be only about $10k/yr. The point is that if you wait two years so that you gain $110k instead of $100k, you have forgone the $100k for 1 year only to gain $10k the next year!
2) What should be included in teacher evaluations?
There is a great book "Measuring Up" (http://www.amazon.com/Measuring-Up-Educational-Testing-Really/dp/0674035...) that discusses in great detail how to properly design, administer, and interpret tests (for students) properly. When done correctly, it seems they could be a great source of information about the achievement of the teacher (though it seems they are almost never used correctly...). Others (http://www.joebower.org/) are passionate that exams/grading should be abolished entirely.
I think it would be very easy for a trained observer to watch a very short presentation (unannounced of course) by a teacher and conduct short interviews with students and come to a conclusion about the quality of their instruction. However, where do the salaries of these reviewers fit into budgets, etc? (Perhaps from the large long term gains predicted by the presentation!)
3) How long should a teacher have to improve an evaluation score?
According to the presentation, less than 3 years. In my opinion, it is extremely hard if not impossible for a teacher to change their ways. So, if they are evaluated with a unbiased, reliable metric that shows them doing extremely poorly, it seems to me that they should be dismissed almost without any time for improvement at all. Surely no teacher in the bottom 5% does not know that they are at or near the bottom! If you believe this, then they have already proven throughout their tenure that they are unwilling to change :)
Thanks for posting this very interesting piece!
Lets make teachers even more obsessed with test scores, there are some questions about "third factors" I would like to ask. But I will only say two things:
Teachers matter because they inspire and encourage.
Evaluating impact using earnings is fine, because all we care about is money? I am more proud of one of my students who is humble or kind than one who kills his way to a high paid job.
Hmmm... I do not know... I am quite perplexed.
To be honest, I did not watch the video since 42 minutes are too many.
Lots of questions come to my mind
- How did they decide when a "top-level" teacher entered in the system?
- What if a student had a top-level teacher for one year and a bottom-level one for five? Does the effect of the top-level still remain?
- It is a comparison very difficult to do, since everyone has his/her history of experiences. How can you compare the outcome of people that had totally different lives? You should take two students, with similar histories that differ only for the presence of the good teacher. I guess you can try to do some kind of statistical analysis to factor out any third factor, but it seems to me very very delicate a job.
- I agree with Corradi that using income as a measure of success is quite near-sighted.
- Also I am afraid about how this report can be read: you are a good teacher if your students get good grades. Unfortunately, nowadays in many places average student score is taken as a measure of the quality of the teacher without thinking that it is quite easy to give A+ to everyone...
They were very careful to make sure that the Value Added metric is "unbiased", which means they have accounted for the "totally different lives" problem you mentioned as well as possible.
"I agree with Corradi that using income as a measure of success is quite near-sighted." - they also use several other metrics - watch the presentation :). It actually doesn't go into too much detail about the other metrics, but I'm sure they are discussed in depth in the actual papers related to this work.
You said you are worried about "you are a good teacher if your students get good grades." I'd say one of the whole points of the Value Added metric is that we should not trust grades, but rather look at the long term "adult outcomes" caused by teacher variability.


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At Home in Utopia
by Michal Goldman and Ellen Brodsky
New York City cops in the Great Depression called it Little Moscow, but for the 2,000 Jewish immigrant residents of the United Workers Cooperative Colony, a.k.a. "the Coops," it was their first taste of the American dream. At Home in Utopia bears witness to an epic social experiment, following two generations of residents and their commitment to radical ideas of racial equality and rights for tenants and workers.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Students from Wando High School Theatre are taking the classic musical Singin in the Rain to the Wando stage Feb.y 13-16 at the Wando Performing Arts Center.
The musical follows silent movie actors Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont on their journey into talking pictures. Don and his love interest, Kathy Selden, try to overcome Linas unfortunate vocals with the help of Dons right hand man, Cosmo Brown.
The musical is based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, with a screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, and starring Gene Kelly, Donald OConnor, and Debbie Reynolds.
Well-known songs include Good Morning, Make em Laugh, and the irresistible title song.
In order to bring the iconic rain scene to the stage, Wandos technical director Joshua Hasty has designed a rain system that allows senior Nathan Glyder, as Don, to re-create the classic dance from the movie.
Choreographer Kim Chesley-Breland has created eye-popping tap dance numbers for the cast of 41, including seniors Noah Kelly as Cosmo and Isabel Phillips as Kathy.
Colleen Kinslow brings the laughs as vocally-challenged Lina, and seniors Javaron Conyers and Sean Barnett round out the lead roles as studio head R.F. Simpson and director Roscoe Dexter.
Managing the technical aspects of the show are student stage managers Kristen Popovich, Emily Ricker, and Elena Vories.
The beautiful 1920s style apparel has been assembled by costume designers Kathy Kinslow and Catherine Lawson.
The live orchestra, showcasing members of the acclaimed Wando band and orchestra, is under the direction of Mary Elizabeth Goodson and Ryan Silvestri.
Singin in the Rain is directed by Lori Carroll.
This show is made possible through the contributions of sponsors, including Beachside Real Estate, 84 Lumber, Island Realty, Sonic Drive-in, Landing Financial Group, and Coastal Carolina Research Center.
Wandos production of Singin in the Rain will run Feb. 13 - 15 at 7 p.m. with a matinee on February 16th at 5 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students.
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In a welcome display of bipartisanship, the Senate voted, 78-22, last week to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the two-decade-old law that has shielded millions of women from abuse and helped reduce national rates of domestic violence.
Now, it's the House's turn. Last year, House Republicans blocked renewal of the law because they objected to extending the law's protections to Native American women, lesbians and illegal immigrants. Those women, including thousands here in Western New York, also deserve to be protected against domestic violence.
While this country has come far in accepting some things that were once unthinkable – gay marriage in many states, a black president – it remains clear that there is much work to be done.
Of course, things have changed since the last election, in which Republicans bungled many issues important to women. Suddenly, there seemed to be a renewed interest in issues involving both women and illegal immigrants.
Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, said that the act "just naturally moved up the priority list for a lot of members." And he's right that this is the sort of issue where politics has to be set aside.
This year, opposition in the House is centered on the proposal to allow tribal courts to render justice on white men who abuse their partners on Indian land.
Support for the bill should have been a no-brainer, given that the Violence Against Women Act has enjoyed bipartisan support since its original passage in 1994.
The legislation funds social service agencies that provide housing and counseling to victims of domestic violence, along with money to train police departments. This critical support cannot be lost.
And although the bill's $650 million in funding for programs to combat domestic violence is down by 17 percent from the previous level, that's still much better than nothing. And if the impact of a 50 percent reduction in domestic violence nationwide in the last decade is any indication, it's money well spent.
There's already been some compromise on the legislation, with the elimination of a controversial piece of last year's bill that would have granted more visas to abused immigrants. However, this deference should not be allowed to weaken the provision for white abusers of Native American women on Indian land. While the idea of tribal court jurisdiction over non-Indians is unthinkable to some Republicans, a worse outcome is allowing those abusers to slip through the system entirely.
Seventeen House Republicans wrote to party leaders last week urging them to back the legislation.
We hope the efforts by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R.-Va., to come to an agreement with Rep. Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican and one of three Native Americans in the House, will lead to an acceptable solution.
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Does ignorance or tyranny rule in U.S.?
June 22, 2013
Editor: As we watch and listen to what is happening in Washington (and government as a whole for that matter, from the White House to the courthouse) an old saying comes to mind: "Ignorance is......
Yeah GOD hates socialism/communism/progressivism/marxism. And some lying atheist liberal saying otherwise does nothing to change that. The left are a moral-LESS and God-less crew of unsuccessful unlearned dependents and leeches on society. God knew that would be the way it was too as he hates LAZY people.
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People like What are not disciplined. And that is why they hate biblical instruction. It's also why they're lives are much much harder than christians' lives are. Christians don't get all riled up when things don't work out; they are disciplined and motivated; two things the left do NOT possess and why the left are so 'envious' of christians. They 'know' they cannot make us into their little pawns or convince us that immorality is 'okay.' There's always some hope for everyone; some moreso than others. Maybe they'll wake up one day after seeing how miserable they're lives are in comparison.
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Socialism, progressivsim, communism, liberalism are GODLESS and MORAL-LESS! Just watch how they act. Very very telling.
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"Socialism is Anit-God." Really? What New Testament version do you study? Are you sure you know the teachings of Jesus?
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So funny when the 'fakes' pretend they're christian. All anyone has to do is listen and watch their evilness to know how stupid they truly are. Obama is NOT a christian. Christians do not MOCK GOD. Christians do NOT love socialism. SOcialism is ANTI-GOD. Their god is NOT our GOd. Their rock is not our Rock.
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You seem to forget one thing, none of the examples you used were written about hundreds of years in advance of their existence as Jesus was. Of course, you wouldn't know that, since you've never took the Bible seriously. The Bible isn't a book you can look at casually and expect to learn anything from it. It takes years of study and research to understand it.
However, I wouldn't expect you to come up with anything less than an example using a certifiable nut and the founding father of a cult that's still murdering hundreds of people a year all across the globe. Atheism has strange a strange partnership mental cases and murderers.
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Mr. House.....AMEN to that!!!
We ARE experiencing God's Hand over us being removed as our leaders mock Him and mock christians and prove how foolish they are. God stated those who say there is no God are foolish. They will know one day. What will they do then? The day is coming when that day will be 'one day too late for some.' How truly sad they choose stubborness and cursed lives over God's blessings on those who bless Him and obey Him. I guess misery loves company. Just look around....it's easy to tell who loves God; as no matter what happens to the country....God's children are always blessed and can deal with anything thrown at them. Now look at the losers....those mocking Him, those wanting to make immoral things 'okay' and moral things abominable. What a miserable life they lead; they constantly complain, never have enough in their eyes; never satified, no rest, peace for them. So just 'listen' to their words and you'll see how they choose to live their lives. Enjoy your trip
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You, Mr. House, are a jack ass. The entire rant about women in the military and compromising positions? What the*****is that? Seriously? Men are so weak willed and beastly that they can't control themselves? Women have every right to be in combat positions. We who chose to do so, do it for the same reason any man does: to serve our country and protect it's people and ideals. The men we fight along side of should be taught that we aren't possessions or things to be taken...but equals with every single right that they have. Don't blame women or the government for men behaving like animals. Blame the men who perpetrate the illegal act. Moron.
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BELLEVILLE - Whether it is helping an elderly neighbor with laundry or cleaning up a public park, missions opportunities often take little more than a step out the door.
This winter, students at Belleville Mennonite School have been learning to expand their vision of service to more than just long trips to impoverished areas and Third World countries.
Every month, the students hear representatives of local community agencies present new ideas for service through the Coalition of HOPES, the Mennonite Central Committee, Shelter Services, Crossroads Pregnancy Center and more.
Sometimes teenagers do not always see the way their community works through volunteers' time and efforts, student Sammy Kauffman said.
Statistics about local poverty that Coalition of HOPES representative Allison Fisher shared surprised the students.
Kauffman said he did not realize how often victims of abuse or the homeless need places like Shelter Services and HOPES.
Student Rebekah Byler said she became more aware that what she thought of as small donations and volunteer efforts really do make a difference.
On Monday, Kelly Esh, volunteer director from Valley View Retirement Community in Belleville, presented suggestions such as reading to their elderly residents, singing or playing music for them or simply engaging them in a conversation.
"A lot just like to spend one-on-one time ... especially with the younger generation," Esh said. "Come in and share your lives with them, share your stories with them and just connect."
Some residents need help being transported to appointments at the barber shop or beauty salon within the center, she said.
Youth groups and families also could help by participating in Sunday chapel services, she said.
Belleville Mennonite requires its students to perform and document so many hours of community service throughout the year, as part of its mission statement.
The school hosts two service days every year for the junior high and high school students. In the past they have volunteered to clean up at Victory Park, work with children at a day care and assist with spring cleaning for a cancer victim.
And teens should not view volunteering as a sacrifice, Byler said. She suggested that a group of friends get together and volunteer together.
"It really makes a difference in the lives of people," Kauffman said. "It's not necessarily what you do, but how their lives are affected by it."


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Most doctors don't recommend relying only on alternative medicine for breast cancer. But some complementary therapies, including meditation, prayer, and acupuncture, may be worth discussing with your doctor to enhance, but not replace, conventional care, says the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This link will take you to its web site.
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Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien paid homage to two of the Nittany Lions' recent walk-on success stories to a place producing some of the program's current and future walk-ons during the PSU coaches caravan stop Tuesday at Penn College.
"The night before we played Wisconsin, one of the many Pennsylvania guys who stood up and said how much it meant to run out of the tunnel with a Penn State uniform on, was Jake Fagnano," said O'Brien of the Williamsport High School graduate.
Fagnano's career highlight happened the next day, intercepting a fourth-quarter pass that helped his team wrap up a season-ending victory.
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Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien, right, signs an autograph for fans Cindy Casale, left, and Dave Eastlake, center, both of Williamsport. They were unable to get tickets to the soldout luncheon during the Penn State Coaches Caravan Tuesday at Penn College. In back is Penn State men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik. View additional photos at cu.sungazette.com.
"He had grown up watching it, and those are some of the Pennsylvania guys we're looking for," said O'Brien.
O'Brien later saluted linebacker Jamie Van Fleet from Loyalsock High School, in attendance, to applause from the estimated 250 in attendance during lunch in the Penn College field house. O'Brien noted that Van Fleet's career ended too soon with an ACL tear last spring before his senior season.
Tuesday's lunch here was the first stop in the second week of the two-week tour running through Pennsylvania and the northeast. O'Brien was joined on stage and in an earlier media interview session with women's field hockey coach Char Morett and men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik.
There still are two area walk-ons on the football team this spring, defensive end Brent Smith, a redshirt freshman eligible Iraqi war veteran from Hughesville who joined the team in his late 20s, and senior punter Eli Skinner from Jersey Shore. Three more from the area are set to join the team in the fall, linebacker/running back Brandon Smith from Lewisburg, lineman Austin Fiedler from Warrior Run, and running back Von Walker from Central Mountain.
An ability to play multiple positions is useful, O'Brien said, thinking of his time with the New England Patriots where receiver Troy Brown played some cornerback and receiver Julian Edelman still plays in some nickel and dime packages. O'Brien likely would have brought the Patriots' ideas on two-way players and versatility anyhow, but the thought of just 65 scholarships starting next fall from NCAA sanctions might make that necessary.
"You can do it more with skill guys than linemen," said O'Brien, who added the Patriots practiced multiple players on offense and defense but didn't play them all in games. "Maybe you get a running back/linebacker type guy, but the bigger he gets, the more into his position he is like at tight end or tackle."
These "run-ons," as O'Brien likes to call them for their commitment to a unique opportunity, must be scouted first. To that end, O'Brien said his assistants are on the road 6 days per week and have visited 160 different schools. Most of those schools are in-state, and building relationships with high school coaches is important.
O'Brien said his spring coaches clinic tripled in attendance to 750 in his second year, a crowd closer in size to Joe Paterno's. The program also opened spring practices on Fridays to coaches.
"They know that they are going to be our pipeline for a few years hopefully forever," said O'Brien.
Trying to build an honest and trusting relationship is also necessary with the players. After all, 65 of them will still be on scholarship and most presumably will have other glamourous offers.
"We must explain that nothing can be promised, that this is about you coming to school here and having a role on this team and being a run-on for 4 years," said O'Brien. "I don't see the risk in that. I don't get into cautionary tales. We're up front with these guys and we make sure we recruit them in the right way."
NOTES: O'Brien said his defensive philosophy is to top the run and give multiple looks as John Butler takes over for Ted Roof as defensive coordinator. "Bringing an offensive perspective, the hardest plays I called against were against multiple looks, move from an even front to odd, then zone, then drop 8 and rush 3," said O'Brien. "The good defenses, they kept things moving on good quarterbacks.".
O'Brien said running back Bill Belton, a converted receiver who started the 2012 season opener before getting hurt, had a good offseason in the weight room and was working hard in class. O'Brien was waiting for Belton's academic standing to clarify after the spring semester ends this month...
O'Brien hoped Patriots coach Bill Belichick might visit his clinic one day, and noted friend Pats' offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels came in March.
"But I don't think we'll ever get Tom Brady to speak," said O'Brien. "He's a Michigan guy.".
Brady's name came up in another joke when O'Brien recalled people thinking he swore during a TV interview when he called his team a bunch of "fighters" after the Wisconsin game. It fit with the image many had of O'Brien before his hiring, from a heated sideline exchange late in 2011 with his star quarterback.
"It was a windy day, and when I got done I had all these texts and 5 were from my mom, who's going to be 80, telling me I embarrassed myself and the family," said O'Brien. "She said 'I know you did it because I also saw you yell at Tom Brady.'"


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Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy will be without the services of Landon Donovan and David Beckham when they travel to FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas to face Schellas Hyndman's FC Dallas on Saturday.
The Galaxy currently sport a 9-10-3 record (30 points) and sit in fifth place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. As for FC Dallas, they have had an even tougher year. The Hoops have a record of 5-10-7 (22 points) and a loss could potentially cost Hyndman his job as manager.
Robbie Keane will look to lead the charge for Los Angeles. The Irish international has a team-high nine goals this season and will be needed to finish in the blistering East Texas heat. Meanwhile, FC Dallas will look to help from Blas Perez and Brek Shea to push them forward.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and will be televised by NBC Sports Network.
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The USGS reports the quake struck at 11:41 a.m. about a mile east/northeast of Key Center, and 11 miles northwest of University Place. The quake was fairly shallow at a depth of 3.5 miles.
There are no reports of damage or injuries but many people did report feeling the tremor.
"My windows started rattling really hard and then my walls shook and my floor... and it took me a while to figure out what was going on," said Linda Swenson in Gig Harbor. "At first I thought someone was at my door and was banging really hard and then I realized it felt like an earthquake."
She said it was real brief -- about 10-20 seconds, but the quake didn't do anything more than just rattle her a bit.
"My nerves are still shaking," she said.
Others took to Twitter to report they felt it:
@komonews thought the spin cycle on the ole washer was going crazy!Jackson (@gmjackdtc) August 20, 2013
Mild shimmy in downtown Oly. Thought it was log truck going by. MT @komonews: USGS says 3.6 quake just struck about 13 mi SW of Port OrchardGenghis Connor (@Genghis_Connor) August 20, 2013
@komonews yes! Felt it in Purdy!Nicole Daugherty (@NickeeMeow) August 20, 2013


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Legislative Session proceedings
Welcome to the official site of Indiana State Senate District 1. State Senator Frank Mrvan represents the district in the Indiana General Assembly. Senate District 1 encompasses portions of Lake County. District 1 communities include Hammond, Munster, Highland, Dyer, Schererville and Griffith as well as two precincts in Crown Point.
Nov. 19, 2013: The 118th General Assembly convenes for Organization Day.
Jan. 6, 2014: The 2014 legislative session begins.
Jan. 10, 2014: Bill filing deadline for the 2014 session.
Mar. 14, 2014: Sine Die. The 2014 session ends


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NuGet In Depth: Empowering Open Source on the .NET Platform
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Nice session... I like the Blue screen and NuGet very much ;)
High Quality WMV is 1.28GB but the server does not support resume?! Common.. I want to see this presentation as crisp as it gets (my download crashed at 800mb :/) .. well.. let's go again..
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I like to watch these with WMP at double speed but most of them wouldn't play back at a different speed. The Low Quality iPod version plays at 2X. JFYI
the possibility of subtitles in Spanish? maybe is useful
@johnny young: they can't do that. Scott Hanselman Jokes cannot be translated to any other language. Maybe in German but it should be in Hanselman's German accent
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Dead Space Review
Dead Space is a superb survival horror romp that's guaranteed to scare.
There aren't many games that make you scared. I mean real scared - the kind of scared that makes you fear the turning of a corridor, or the opening of a door, or the press of a switch. Dead Space, EA Redwood Shores' sci-fi survival horror, is without a doubt one of those games.
Its greatest achievement is presenting a game world, the city-sized planet cracker USG Ishimura, that never, ever, feels safe to explore. Even when you've played the game for hours, and have mastered the lumbering controls, and have upgraded both your mining weapons, suit, stasis and kinesis abilities as much as a single playthrough will allow, you'll still be pooing your pants at the flicker of a light, or the quick-moving flash of alien flesh.
What was that? You doubt whether a game can ever be scary? You're too hard to jump out of your seat, I hear you say? Forget it. You're horribly wrong. And I'm confident Dead Space's first 20 minutes, a wonderfully atmospheric and dramatic affair that sees petty engineer Isaac Clarke thrust into the darkened corridors of the Ishimura and charged with fixing everything that's gone wrong with the troubled vessel, while surviving an alien infestation, will eradicate any lingering posturing you have left and leave you dribbling for mercy.
The game begins with the crew of the USG Kellion making their way to the Ishimura oblivious to the horrors it contains. From their point of view they're on a simple repair mission, triggered after communications with the giant mining ship are lost. But something goes wrong, and the Kellion crashes, rather than lands, on the ship. Inside, the crew find the 1000 or so inhabitants of the Ishimura strangely disappeared. It's seconds, rather than minutes, before the first Necromorph appears - horribly twisted ex-humans who have claws for arms and a savage distaste for Isaac and his chums. In the panic you run for your life into the bowels of the ship. Separated from your buddies - helpful computer technician Kendra Daniels and Sgt. Zach 'I'm not sure if you knew about this all along' Hammond - you only have voice and video communication to keep you company in the dark.
From there, and throughout the game's lengthy, 12 chapter campaign (which should take you around 15 hours to complete, depending on difficulty level played) you'll be mostly concerned with repairing bits of the Ishimura in a desperate bid to escape. This fits, given that Isaac is an engineer, rather than a huge, hulking space marine. And, as such, he plays like an engineer, too. There's no jumping, strafing or rocket launchers here. Instead, Isaac makes use of mining tools to sort out the Necromorphs. For shotguns, or assault rifles, or sniper rifles, see Plasma Cutters, the wonderfully gruesome Ripper (a spinning blade suspended a couple of metres from your gun) and the pulsing heavy damage Contact Beam.
These weapons tie into how Dead Space plays more like Resident Evil than Doom. You won't be able to down Necromorphs by shooting them in the head, or in the chest. You have to dismember them in order to kill them, or they'll keep on coming, and coming, and coming. Your basic fight with a Necromorph is an exercise in efficient limb-removal. With the Plasma Cutter you might use a horizontal spread to slice off the legs, forcing it to the ground and slowing its approach, then switch to the alternate vertical fire and take off its claws. Exposed, run up to the limbless bag of mutated bones and foot stomp it into gory oblivion. Nice.
Dismemberment works wonderfully well in Dead Space, and you'll at times find yourself playing with it just to see what you can do. Eventually Isaac gains access to a time-slowing stasis ability, as well as a Gravity Gun-style kinesis ability. By combining these abilities you're able to control the crowds (which, by the way, can get very crowded) and often conserve fire by turning the Necromorph's weapons against them: Stasis one Necromorph, tear off it's claw, use kinesis to drag it towards you, then remove the rest of its limbs with its own arm.
The controls do pose their own problems, however. While intuitive, you'll find yourself not able to do things as quickly as you'd like, especially when the Necromorphs come calling in droves. In classic Resident Evil 4 style, you can't reload unless you aim. Nor can you run while aiming either, although you can walk. It all ties in with the feeling that you're playing as a normal guy, rather than a space marine, but there are times when the controls feel restricting.
The camera is both a strength and a problem. The third-person, over the shoulder perspective is again reminiscent of Resident Evil 4, and helps add to the claustrophobic feel EA is shooting for. But there are times when you wish you could see more of what's surrounding Isaac. For me, the camera feels as if it's just as scared of what's going on as you are, peering over Isaac's shoulder like a child peering over a sofa when he should really be in bed. Sometimes you just wish he'd grow some balls and take a good look around.


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5 out of 5 people recommended this car.
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Perfect Choice...overall
by Car Chooser from Sioux Falls | April 26, 2012
If you want something fun to drive, have all wheel drive then the 1997 Subaru Impreza is a great choice. I own one to this day. When I bought the Impreza, it had 109,700 miles on it...NOW IT HAS OVER 230K! So far I do the usual. Oil changes, tire rotations, etc. The major problems were replacing the fuel system and catalyst. Other than that, my 1997 Impreza has not given up! Hope it makes the 300K mile mark!
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An amazing reliable ugly little car!! Loved it!
by jay man from lowell Mass | January 2, 2010
I owned a 97 subaru outback sport for about 4 years while in college full time and also had two jobs.I therefore was always in a hurry and with no time for anything else.I pretty much abused my subie but this car could not break down!When I did go for maintenance I always asked the mechanics ..."are you sure nothing is wrong ?" and they would always confirm that it was a sturdy vehicle.Watch out though ,it handles the snow very well and this gives one too much confidence.Its not a looker but its definately the best car i've ever owned so far without a doubt!
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Not the best car ever, but good for the money
by obsnw from coeur d alene, ID | November 1, 2007
I have owned a 1997 outback sport for over a year now. It has been good. I got a really good deal on it, so I can't complain too much. Given the choice of using the cash for a down payment on a nicer car and just buying this car, I would go for the old Impreza. It really has gotten me through college with only routing maintenance, and a little more than average gas price. Only recently have I had to even consider fixing routine items like a clutch or a timing belt. The only mechanical trouble I have had is with the steering rack, everything else is good to go. By the way, I autocross, and am not very subtle in my driving technique. I have abused this car, but it is fantastic in defending itself. Handling is good, but can be improved with some cheap, easy to install parts. The interior is the worst, though. I really can't fit more than 2 adult friends in the thing. Also, if you plan on driving fast the seats will need to be swapped for some race stuff. I did it on the cheap and it looks good and feels great. The engine is beefier than a stock honda, but a wrx implant is choice. If you live somewhere with snow, the drivetrain layout makes for a safe, and even fun, winter drive. Of course braking on ice is the same on every car, so don't get over confident like I have in the past. Finally, the wheels are ugly, and need to be changed no matter what. However, be careful. I bought wheels with too big of an offset, and the tires rub on the wells. It takes a lot of work to get big wheels and tires to fit. I did it, but they still rub once and while on big dips.
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Great Drivetrain, Lacks Interior/Exterior Quality
by Colorado Engineer from Colorado | December 24, 2006
I've got 105,000 on my 97 Outback Sport. The engine and drivetrain have proven to be very reliable. Only needed regular maintanence. The 2.2L engine is on the weak side with only 130hp. 2.2L Hondas make 240hp. The handling is fantastic. There isn't much you can do to upset the very stiff chassis. The steering is overboosted, though, leading to a lack of feel. In the deep snow we can get here in Colorado, it's just Subarus and SUVs on the roads for a while. The material quality of the interior is sub-par, especially for the price of the car. Plastics are hard and cheap. The red paint used on the car is also easy to scratch and hasn't aged well. It's also pretty darn noisy on the highway. Overall, it's a fun little car that is driveable all year around. I'll probably buy another one.
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The best family sedan that I ever have
by The singer that loves music, and cars from Florida | May 14, 2006
This car was amazing, It took to me about 2 months to decide to buy a car in 1997, after visiting many dealers and other brands, I was not quite shure about subaru because I never hear too much about those cars, but when I made y decision, thank god, because this is the best car for family and job that never had. Comfortable, and very easy to maintain, with this car I realized that mechanics is easy. I did most of the maintennance of this car, including the timing belt, brakes, everythig. I owned it for 4 years, and the top of all, I had an accident were I was driving with my wife and my 2 kids, and nobody was hurt, the security features that the car have are amazing, and believe me, in the accident the car finally stop flipped over one side. very good car...
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Victor Hampton plotted all week, preparing himself from the moment coaches stripped his starting job and gave it to someone else.
South Carolina's junior cornerback wanted to prove his coaches wrong. He envisioned making a game-changing play, something to show they'd made a mistake. It came in the first quarter, the first time Hampton got on the field.
Hampton recognized the play from film study. He knew Razorbacks quarterback Brandon Allen would throw a sideline pass. When he did, Hampton was there to intercept it, jumping the route so quickly that Arkansas coach Bret Bielema wondered if the cornerback was in his team's huddle.
Down the field Hampton streaked, on his way to the end zone before turning and running toward the middle of the field. He was tackled short of the goal line, but his interception set up South Carolina's first touchdown in what would become a blowout. The Gamecocks scored 52 straight points in their most lopsided win against an SEC opponent not named Kentucky.
Afterward, Hampton was vindicated.
"One of the things I told myself this week was, 'When I do get my chance to get in, try to show them why I should be starting,'" Hampton said. "It's all about how you handle those situations. Losing the starting spot, that was my first time ever being benched. So it was the way I just challenged myself to come back and face adversity."
Hampton's interception wasn't just redemption for himself.
Before Saturday, USC's pass defense had fallen to the bottom half of the SEC following a string of bad games. When coach Steve Spurrier talked of defensive personnel changes last week, he specifically meant defensive backs. There were three new starters — more than half the Gamecocks' secondary.
The coaches couldn't ask for better results. USC made Allen miserable all day, allowing him to complete just 4 of 12 passes for 30 yards with one interception. USC's pass defense now ranks fourth in the SEC with 202.7 yards allowed per game, shaving more than 30 off its season average.
A change of scenery helped. But, more than the backups getting their chance to shine, the personnel changes inspired former starters like Hampton to play better.
"I thought they performed real well," defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said. "That was the first series Vic was in the game that he intercepts the ball. So hopefully we don't have to bench them anymore, and they'll play their assignment when they're in there. As long as the bench is there, and they know that opportunity is there, then hopefully they'll stay focused."
The coaches won't discard all their changes in the secondary.
Backup-turned-starting safety Chaz Elder's four tackles were second-most on the team. He added a fumble recovery that tucked the blowout away early in the third quarter. Ward said Elder — a freshman — will likely start at Tennessee over Kadetrix Marcus, while boundary safety Brison Williams will return to his starting spot.
"He's just athletic, and he can run," Ward said of Elder. "He's physical, got more range. So we probably should've gotten him on the field earlier than we did."
Hampton was quick to point out his performance was imperfect. He said there were missed tackles, a few sloppy plays. He expects more from himself.
Then there was the interception return. Hampton knew he should have scored.
"Yeah, my teammates been getting on me about that one today," Hampton said, finding the humor with himself. "So hopefully next time if I get an opportunity like that, I'll just stay on the sideline and try to outrun everybody."
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The University at Buffalo women's basketball team (4-11, 2-0 MAC) led wire to wire after opening the game on a 19-4 run and remained perfect in Mid-American Conference play with a 73-36 domination of Ohio University on Sunday at Alumni Arena.
All 10 healthy players played at least 10 minutes and nine scored. They also took down a season-high 61 rebounds.
UB held a double-digit lead for most of the game, and its 37-point margin of victory was its largest since a 92-38 win over Youngstown State on Dec. 13, 2009. It was also UB's largest margin of victory ever against a MAC opponent.
"Defensively our goal is to hold teams under 59 points and at halftime I challenged our team to hold the opponent to under 45 points and they responded," said coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
The Bulls finished with four players in double figures, led by 16 points from freshman Rachael Gregory, who added nine rebounds and three steals. Mackenzie Loesing continued her strong play with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals in just 22 minutes. Fellow freshman Karin Moss added 11 points and two steals. Redshirt junior Cherridy Thornton made her second career start and finished with 10 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.
The UB rebound total was the most since a 62-board game against Niagara Dec. 11, 2004.
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on December 24, 2012 - 7:08 AM
"Be sure to check out the floor in the fancy restaurant," urged my friend Martha when I told her that we'd be staying overnight at the grand hotel in her hometown of Bethlehem, Pa. "It was all carpeted over when I was a little kid, but now they've uncovered the Moravian tiles."
And so I'm staring at the polished red tiles beneath my feet as I make my way to our table in the Hotel Bethlehem's 1741 on the Terrace restaurant. And I'm thinking, now who would cover up such a stupendous floor?
True, it's a slick surface. It might, I muse, be a little treacherous in spike heels. But, really, who dresses up much for dinner anymore? Especially in a not-so-big Pennsylvania town whose glory days are, well, pretty much behind it.
Not our fellow diners on this Sunday evening. Despite the restaurant's Palladian-windowed elegance, the smiley seniors two tables over are casually dressed, as is the young couple in the corner of the cavernous, high-ceilinged space that originally was the hotel veranda.
Oh well. Back to that floor. Every few feet is a tile with a little picture stamped into it – here's a church, over there a Pinta-style caravel, just a little farther a sheaf of wheat. The tiles, made by the still-operating Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, a National Historic Landmark in Doylestown, Pa., are small, maybe 3 inches square, giving the floor an intricate, textured look. And the slight unevenness testifies to its age. That would be somewhere in the vicinity of 90 years, as the Historic Hotel Bethlehem opened in 1922.
For at least 40 years, carpeting smothered this gorgeous floor until one day a curling corner revealed the hidden treasure beneath. (This information comes courtesy of hotel historian Natalie Bock, who tells you all about the floor's rediscovery in an informational video that runs in a continuous loop on your in-room flat-screen TV.)
There's lots more to recommend the Historic Hotel Bethlehem, trust me. There's all the history, for one thing. To begin with, the 128-room hostelry stands on a most historic spot: the site of the first house in town, where a group of Moravian missionaries gathered on Christmas Eve 1741 and formally named their settlement Bethlehem. Later, a graceful-looking Moravian-run hotel called the Golden Eagle occupied the same site.
The current hotel came much later, during the heyday of Bethlehem Steel, when the company's president, Charles Schwab, wanted an elegant place where he could put up his many VIP visitors. Photos of the big-name guests who've dropped in over the years – Thomas Edison! Four presidents! Winston Churchill! Frankie Avalon! Ozzy Osbourne! – cover the walls of the lobby bar and restaurant, the Tap Room.)
My favorite historical touch: the door to the Prohibition-era speakeasy that stands open on the lower level. Oooh, I wish we could go in. But we can't. The only speakeasy behind the distinctive arched portal, once hidden by another door, is the life-size photo of an old-fashioned, patron-filled bar that fills the doorway (the space in back belongs to housekeeping now).
Not quite so high on my appreciation scale, alas, were our room's historic hotel dimensions: i.e., not very big. It wasn't really small, but so easily filled up by the king-size bed and a couch that there was no comfortable place to put our suitcases. And the closet was only about 6 inches deep.
Nevertheless, the amenities were all there – a Keurig coffeemaker, a large TV, free Wi-Fi. And the bathroom was lovely; all the bathrooms, Bock informed us, have been renovated with period fixtures and Italian marble "from the same vein that Michelangelo used."
Very nice. But here's the best thing. I'd been a little put out that we'd been tucked away in a room in a back corner of the top floor. But then I found out that the room right across the hall, No. 932, is the hotel's very own haunted guest room. True, we never heard a poltergeist-y peep in the night. ("That's one mighty quiet ghost," quipped my husband.) But when a hotel or inn has been around long enough to lay claim to a shade-filled past, you know you're simply swimming in history.
And I just love that.
If you go
Historic Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St., Bethlehem, Pa. (610-625-5000, www.hotelbethlehem.com). The hotel is pet friendly (one pet per person; deposit required), and rooms start at about $140.
Nearby attractions include the Crayola Factory, a Sands casino and several history museums.


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Like home shoppers, private air travelers have only two main options-renting and buying. The numerous other alternatives are just variations on these basic choices, but, oh my, how the marketers of business aviation try to convince consumers otherwise.
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Business jet finance probably hit bottom in early 2009. Loans have become much more available since then, but we've yet to return to the halcyon days of 2007, when you could readily arrange 100 percent financing for aircraft at purchase prices that today seem grossly inflated. As Bank of America's Michael Amalfitano pointed out, "The days of aggressive deals at thin pricing are over."
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Arlington, VA., March 29, 2012—The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement concerning the recent incidents aboard American Airlines and JetBlue flights:
On March 27 this week, a JetBlue airline pilot experienced a medical emergency in flight. On March 10, an American Airlines flight attendant also experienced a medical crisis while aboard an aircraft. In the latter case, the crisis apparently involved what she indicated was a pre-existing diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The incidents have raised concerns about public safety and mental health issues in aviation and other workplace settings.
To-date, there is no information confirming that mental illness was involved in the JetBlue incident. There are many potential causes of sudden changes in behavior, ranging from diabetes to medication side effects to extreme sleep deprivation. Because of this, a thorough assessment is essential for anyone experiencing a rapid change in behavior.
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With the campaign behind him, Mitt Romney has traded his focus on the ballot box for boxing. The former presidential hopeful sat ringside on Saturday night as Manny Pacquiao took on Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Joined by his wife Ann, Romney never divulged which boxer he was rooting for. But according to Pacquiano's publicist, Fred Sternburg, the one-time candidate visited Pacquiano before the fight, telling the 33-year-old boxer, "Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost."
Sitting not far from Romney and his wife, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi enjoyed the fight. The new mom is actually a boxing promoter and was on hand to support Dublin-born fighter, Patrick Hyland, who fought on the Pacquiao-Marquez undercard.
Pacquiao lost the fight after being knocked out in the sixth round.
Gettin ready for the fight tonight! Good luck @pajpunisher I know you're gonna kill it! Xoxoxo— NiC0LE P0LiZZi (@snooki) December 8, 2012