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February 2013: Sequestration & Risk Management
The looming threat of sequestration -- automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that will slash $85 billion from the federal budget starting on March 1 -- is no longer just a theoretical threat. With less than one week to go before the cuts begin, homeland security professionals are planning for the worst.
If Congress fails to prevent the spending cuts, the Department of Homeland Security will be forced to find new, innovative ways to accomplish its broad mission while absorbing about $4 billion in cuts. And DHS is warning about significant practical impacts to security.
Sequestration will result in the loss of about 5,000 border patrol agents over the next year. At ports of entry, the department will be forced to implement 12 to 14 day furloughs of port officers.
In addition, the department can expect a seven-day furlough for airport security officers at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a 25 percent cut in surface operations at the US Coast Guard and a loss of more than $1 billion from the Disaster Relief Fund administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
State and local law enforcement would see more than $120 million in cuts to state and local homeland security grants. They also would lose more than $100 million in law enforcement grants from the Justice Department.
If sequestration does happen and if all of the dire predictions are accurate, then all Americans will get an up-close and personal look at what risk management is really all about. Choices will have to be made. And while many will find those choices hard to accept, we have to remember that the process of making tough choices is the essence of managing risk.
Perhaps it is time for the security and risk management community to educate Congress on the basics of risk management and to remind our elected leaders on both sides of the aisle of their responsibilities.
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The model's famous rabbit, Cecil, also makes an appearance in the campaign. So cute.
The model's famous rabbit, Cecil, also makes an appearance in the campaign. So cute.
The Brazilian model goes makeup-free for the ads.
This will be the supermodel's seventh time appearing in the designer's ads.
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
The actress is the new face of the Italian fashion house.
Kate Moss' little sis is working with the brand's collaboration with Mytheresa.com.
Sorry RiRi, you're no longer in the picture.
So what else is new?
She also transforms into Brigitte Bardot and Farrah Fawcett for the beauty brand.
In the words of Johnny Depp's tattoo, "Winona Forever."
Who knew the #selfie would come in so handy? In this case, it landed aspiring models a gig with Marc Jacobs.
She looks smokin' hot.
The fashion industry darling uploaded the ad on Instagram, calling it "the secret I never intended to keep."
The fall collection, featuring affordable versions of Olivia Pope's clothes, starts at $49 and marks the store's first Hollywood collaboration.
Move over, Kim Kardashian, because it's all eyes on your little sister.
The supermodel replaces Kate Moss, who starred in the label's previous three campaigns.
MrPorter.com is teaming up with "Kingsman: The Secret Service" on a 60-piece menswear collection that isn't just inspired by the movie -- it features the actual costumes seen in the film
The Brit model is collaborating on a capsule collection with the New York-based fashion house.
The supermodel will star in the new campaign set to release later this year.
The New York-based designer's Target collection is coming this fall.
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Jewelry worn on ABC's show, including the topper worn by Lana Parrilla, have led to half a million in sales for the brand Virgins Saints & Angels.
Whoa, mama! TV's iconic cartoon series is getting the beauty treatment.
Naomie Harris, Jerry Hall and Cara Delevingne also took part in creating a custom-made Peekaboo bag for the Italian luxury label.
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Two days after issuing an apology for his participation in anti-American concerts a decade ago in South Korea, Psy performed for President Barack Obama, his family and others at the annual "Christmas in Washington" charity concert yesterday, The Washington Post reports. The South Korean pop star tweaked his "Gangnam Style" into "Christmas Style," sporting reindeer antlers as he rode the song's signature horse dance. Obama shook Psy's hand, but did not mention the singer in his closing remarks.
50 Best Songs of 2012: Psy, 'Gangnam Style'
Psy was contrite backstage about the controversy. "There was huge sorrow all over the country," said Psy about the time surrounding those performances. "Explain and express about the sorrow . . . I thought that's kind of part of my job . . . But the specific words that I used, it was too much." But for the singer, success takes a backseat to setting things right. "If it's gonna hurt my career or not, that's not important," he said. "The most important thing is that as a human being, I really, fully regret the using of [those] kinds of words."
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July 22, 2014
If you are the happy owner of a Nikon D810 DSLR camera you might want to get the cheat sheet offered by Douglas J. Klostermann. The Nikon D810 Setup Guide spreadsheet is the logic companion for the Nikon D810 Experience eBook guide to be launched in August, but you can have the cheat sheet right away and experience a new knowledge of your camera.
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July 10, 2014
It may be a technical requirement, or it may be a marketing decision. For the first time the FREE Canon Digital Photo Professional is not available for all DSLR users (and other Canon users) but only for those that have a full frame DSLR and can show it. This means that the first Canon DPP with video playback support is not for all owners of Canon cameras.
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July 03, 2014
Whether it is called Independence Day Weekend Sale, or a huge sale, at this time of the year multiple editors offer special prices on their eBooks. I picked two, for two good reasons: they offer a large selection of eBooks to choose from, and they have special promotions running at the moment.
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July 01, 2014
Nikon was the first to introduce video in DSLRs, but that pioneer position did not stop Canon from taking the sceptre and running to the front. It has been this way since then, but a new era might have started: Nikon is back on the fight, with the Nikon D810, a camera conceived with video in mind. The new DSLR is launched with a mission: conquer Canon's territory in terms of video. Specifications similar to the EOS 5D Mark III and a competitive price are part of arsenal Nikon has provided the D810 with. But there is more to discover in this new camera.
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The proliferation of the use of drones for video and photography is bound to create concern to some, and the first rules about the use of drones in wildlife areas in the United States of America suggests what may be expected: for now all unmanned aircraft are banned in the United States of America National Parks.
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May 16, 2014
Andy Lim, from Simple SLR, has written multiple guides for beginners and professional photographers and now he is offering them, until the end of May, at 50%. This A-MAY-zing sale covers the whole bundle of eBooks, which include Lighting Mastery (Wedding and Portrait) + Beginners Guide.
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May 13, 2014
The new lens, ideal to shoot creative video (and photos) at tight indoor locations such as a cozy corner table in a restaurant or unique vacation photos where the subject is close up, is an extreme wide-angle (a 16-28mm if we consider the "crop" factor of 1.6x) that will offer enthusiasts all the coverage they need, when used together with the currently available EF-S 18-55mm IS and EF-S 55-250mm IS STM zoom lenses.
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Smooth edges and surfaces on photos are easy to achieve! You can also choose either to remain within the reality of images or go cartoonish or completely out of this world. This, somehow, sums the capabilites of Topaz Clean, one of the tools with the least controls to use in the Topaz Labs family.
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The newest eBook from photographer Edward Verosky, "Successful Photo Shoots", is an interesting offer for the budding photographer curious to know how professionals work. In this eBook the author offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at his workflow: nothing is hidden from view. You don't just see the "good" shots, you see virtual contact sheets showing EVERY sequence. In the real world, even experienced photographers have to find ways to turn mediocre shoots into winning photos.
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Forget the old Unsharp Mask many old timers still think is the peak of technology (yes, you still hear this from some people!). Also, go out of the ordinary routes and beyond the Smart Sharp path many use. Or any of the other sharpening tools commonly available to most people. Try something different, exploring the options of Topaz Detail, one plugin that works with most common photography editors, and will extend you ability to get detail in your photos.
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The newest camera in the Alpha family (Sony says α7 and α7R) is not only one of the smallest full frame camera's in the world, it is also a sign that the race for 4K video in full frame (35mm) sensors has begun. Sony cameras are no DSLR as we know them, these mirrorless models are something different, but in the end it does not matter: Sony is at the pole position for the new competition, and chose NAB to show the A7S.
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April 01, 2014
Fresh from the press, the new Nikon Df Experience - The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation is an eBook user's guide that goes beyond the manual to help you learn the features, settings, and controls of this sophisticated, powerful, retro-styled full-frame camera. Most importantly, it explains not only how but also when and why to use the camera's basic and advanced features, settings, and controls in your photography.
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There's one valid and simple reason why I mostly use Topaz Labs DeNoise when editing images. It works! Using it regularly is something that grew naturally in me, as I find the results worthwhile the effort. Now, it is not the fastest noise removal software around, but it surely can offer you results you usually do not get with other software.
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At NAB 2014, in Las Vegas, EdenPark Ilumination is showing what they call the evolution of light: their Studio 3000 Microplasma Light, a thin panel that is easier to store, transport and set up than traditional studio lights, and offers high quality, uniform light.
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Presented as a revolutionary 3 axis camera stabilization system with a line of attachments providing full house production capabilities in one package, the AeriCam Hollywood is on Kickstarter. Crowdfunding is, these days, a method for small companies and visionaries to try to get the funds to make their dreams become reality. That's what AeriCam is doing in Kickstarter: looking for support to create the AeriCam Hollywood.
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March 10, 2014
Conceived for outdoor photographers, the UltraLight Camera Cover, available in three sizes and two colors, Black and Tahoe Blue, is what the name suggests: the lightest, most compact camera cover for outdoor photography. The Filter Hive, announced at the same time, offers protection for the filters many landscape photographers use.
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March 04, 2014
Photographers these days carry so many things besides their cameras and lenses that we need more than ordinary backpacks or shoulder bags. Think Tank Photo has just released new products that will interest photographers looking for modern solutions for their carrying problems: two hybrid bags for tablets, the App House 8 and App House 10, and the new Modular Pixel Pocket Rocket, which is belt-mountable.
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After a 125 page eBook about the Library Module, Andrew S. Gibson publishes a new eBook, about the Develop Module. With 194 pages, the guide for the Develop Module follows the exact same logic: to offer you a step by step approach, packed with lots tips that go beyond the official information all users should know.
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The recently launched Panotour and Panotour Pro 2.0 virtual tour creation software were created to satisfy requests from users of previous versions of both programs. With the new software, Kolor, the company responsible for some of the most popular programs for creation of panoramic images, like Autopano Pro, offers users the ability to display your tours everywhere: computers, tablets, smartphones.
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The offer attracts many people: create beautiful paintings from your photos with Topaz Simplify. That's the marketing from Topaz Labs when presenting their collection of filters, now upgraded to version 4.1. Yes, it is true, you can create some fantastic imagery with the program, that extends the possibilities of your photo editor to levels you would hardly achieve simply by tweaking the sliders on your Photoshop or Lightroom. Besides, Simplify, as many other programs from Topaz Labs... simplifies the process of changing your images.


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Reader Question: My 21-month-old daughter has had a stuffy nose and chest congestion since last fall. Since October she has been on four rounds of antibiotics. A month ago, she had a fever (which resolved with Tylenol) and a bad cough, which persists even after all this time. She was getting better more recently, but when we put her back into daycare she started to get worse again.
Is it possible that she has allergies? If so, what measures should we take to find out to what she may be allergic to?
Dr. Naba Sharif: Dear Rupsha –The question about whether someone has allergies vs. a cold or other respiratory illness (flu, sinus infection etc) is one of the most common questions we get. In fact, it is so common that I have a chart produced by the Department of Health and Human Services noting some general difference that is hanging in my office waiting room.
The only modification I would make to the chart is that decongestants are not a mainstay treatment for allergies. Oral decongestants (many have a "-D" in their name) can have side effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, so long-term use is not recommended. Nasal decongestants can cause rebound congestion (worse symptoms) if you use them for more than a few days in a row.
The reason this is such a common question is because both allergies and respiratory illness share many symptoms and so it can be hard to tell the difference. These symptoms include nasal congestion or blockage, runny nose or drainage in the back of the throat (post-nasal drip), cough, and /or headaches or "sinus pressure". However, there are key differences that can help distinguish between them.
Let's start with the sensitive topic of allergies (ba-dum ching!). Allergy symptoms are a result of the immune system's response to a trigger, for example pollen or dust mite, which is identified as harmful. The immune system defends the body against these triggers by activating special cells called mast cells in the lungs, skin, eyes, lining of the nose and intestinal tract. The mast cells release a chemical called histamine, which causes the familar symptoms of sneezing, runny or stuff nose, and coughing. If these symptoms develop suddenly and occur at the same time every year, it's possible they are due to seasonal allergies. They can also be accompanied by itchy, watery eyes or even itching of the skin. Treatment of seasonal allergies includes avoidance of exposure to the trigger (if possible), antihistamines (oral or nasal), nasal steroid sprays, and/or short-term use of decongestants. If symptoms improve with antihistamines alone, an allergic cause is likely.
Respiratory infections, on the other hand, can be triggered by a virus or bacteria, leading to irritation and inflammation of the respiratory tract (the nose, the sinuses etc). This can lead to similar symptoms, though the presence of a fever is highly suggestive of an infectious process. Viral illnesses or colds generally last less than two weeks and get better after about 3-5 days, but if a bacterial infection is left untreated, problems can last from weeks to months. Treatment of a common cold may include rest, fever-reducers, pain relievers and/or over-the-counter remedies such as decongestants or throat lozenges. Treatment for a bacterial infection includes antibiotics with close monitoring by a physician. Adding to the confusion is that those that have environmental allergies can be more prone to having sinus infections as well.
Your daughter -- who has been having problems for months now -- doesn't necessarily seem like she fits the category of allergies or a simple cold. Her fever suggests an infectious process, and the fact that it has been long-term suggests that she may either have a chronic bacterial infection that needs stronger antibiotics or a longer-course (without interruption), or that she has just been getting colds back to back. By the way, children often do get sick more often once they start daycare, because they are exposed to so many other possible infectious agents around other children. Up to about six infections per year are normal in children, unless they are due to unusual organisms or are serious infections requiring hospitalization.
I would recommend having her re-evaluated by her pediatrician for these possibilities. If either of you is still concerned about the possibility of allergies, please do make an appointment to see an allergist. She will likely have allergy skin testing done on her back. I hope this helps and that your daughter feels better soon! Here's a picture to get a smile :)
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Father John Misty's Josh Tillman is feeling a bit sentimental in his new Noel Paul-directed video for "I'm Writing a Novel," as the clip finds the former Fleet Foxes drummer goofing off and sharing candid moments of life on the road. For Tillman, this means buying a hearse, digging into some records, shooting some guns, playing dress up and snapping a pic with Santa. And with hijinks like these, there's plenty of quality source material for Tillman's next album.
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"I'm Writing a Novel" is on Father John Misty's latest album, Fear Fun. He's also hitting the road for a fall tour, starting October 3rd at Slim's in San Francisco.
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Friday 31st August, 10.30am onwards
For day 5 of the AstraZeneca Knock Out we're going to finish off the week of action with another phone blockade - you can't beat 'em! In case you missed the phone blockade on day 2, the idea is that we all call them at the same time so they'll spend the entire day listening to us reminding them about the animals they're killing. Scummy companies that profit from animal abuse only care about money, so they're not going to be happy when their staff have to spend the day dealing with outraged activists rather than working.
Every 3 minutes another animal is tortured to death inside HLS. Every 3 minutes you spend on the phone will help to save them. Get dialling!
Today we're asking everyone to contact the first target, AstraZeneca's Global HQ, anytime between 10.30am-5pm. But we'll also be revealing some surprise targets to call later in the day too. We'll be calling these up until 11pm tonight. To find out who the next targets are you'll need to keep checking for updates. These will be put up on this event page, our Facebook and Twitter pages and emailed out on our mailing list.
An event page has been set up on Facebook for you all to share your comments and updates on the action. Join in!
Browse through the rest of our website to learn more about HLS, AstraZeneca and the SHAC campaign.
AstraZeneca have been under a lot of pressure this week, so let's turn up the heat for the final day! There will be a lot of protests taking place globally today (and most will be taking an unhappy AZ by surprise!), so let's make sure they have the maximum effect. We're going to make sure that these companies can't hide from the activists by cowering in their offices - we'll be asking everyone to phone them while the demos are taking place. The staff who work at these companies are happy to earn a living from the suffering of animals inside the hell hole Huntingdon Life Sciences, don't let them get away with it!
Between demos, keep calling our first target; AstraZeneca's Global HQ until 5pm.
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There has been a slight delay in shipping I AROSE AS ALEPH, THE SPELLER, THE KILLER from www.davidtibet.com and consequently the associated 12" record and the print. This delay is purely down to the printers, and not to us, and was connected to the black edging of the pages. The issue has now been resolved, and the books arrived on Friday, 15 February.
We have already started sending out copies of the standard edition and its accompanying record, as well as the Aleph As Sadness Song and Aleph As OverMoon prints. Copies of the special edition will be posted a week or so after that due to the original artwork done by David in each copy. If you have ordered both the standard and the special editions, the standard edition and the records will be sent together with the special edition.
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Yuri's Night is the world wide celebration of human spaceflight. On April 12, 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth on a spacecraft from the Soviet Union. On April 12, 1981, the US Space Shuttle, STS-1, launched for the first time from the NASA Kennedy Spaceflight Center with astronauts Capt. John Young and Capt. Bob Crippen, becoming the world's first reusable spaceflight vehicle, capable of flying up to eight astronauts to and from earth orbit.
In honor of Yuri's Night, Museum President and CEO Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar will present a special program on her fourth spaceflight mission, STS-71, which was the first orbital docking of the United States Space Shuttle to the Russian Space Station, MIR, in June 1995. This record setting flight was the first joint operations between the two countries since the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) docking in 1975, 20 years earlier during the height of the Cold War. She will also share details for her 13 months of training in the Russian Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Dunbar will follow with a discussion of the current International Space Station, with laboratories from both countries, and audience dialog about the current needs for STEM education and future international exploration goals. Program will be held Monday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Allen Theater. Admission is $5 for Museum members and $10 for general public.
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The activities, which are organized by the Landis Community Outreach Center, will include students sleeping outside in a hut on the Quad, making and delivering sandwiches to homeless people in Philadelphia, fasting for 30 hours, and answering trivia questions online to earn rice for hungry people in Third World countries.
"Landis participates in the national Hunger and Homelessness Week in order to raise awareness of these devastating issues that affect millions of people worldwide," says organizer Julie Pollack '11 (Scarsdale, N.Y.), a psychology and anthropology & sociology double major. "We have a variety of events to draw students' attention to these social issues and to introduce them to ways to volunteer and become active members of the Easton community."
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- Nov. 12-13, noon-noon, the Quad: Hut-a-thon- Student groups will donate $20 to spend an hour living outside in a hut. Proceeds go to Safe Harbor and Third Street Alliance shelters in Easton.
- Nov. 13, 4-6 p.m. and 7 p.m.-midnight, Farinon College Center: Midnight Run- Student volunteers will make sandwiches to be delivered to homeless people in Philadelphia.
- Nov. 16, 6 p.m., Marlo Room: Oxfam Hunger Banquet- Students will learn about world hunger through this interactive dinner.
- Nov. 17-18, noon-6 p.m.: 30-Hour Famine- The cost of missed meals will be donated to fight world hunger.
- Nov. 18, 4 p.m., meet at Landis Center: Tour of Easton given by a former homeless person. Students will learn about the city from a different perspective.
- Nov. 19, noon, Interfaith Chapel: Faces of Homelessness lecture- Students will hear the trials, tribulations, and inspirational stories from past and present residents of homeless shelters in Easton.
- All Week: Students are encouraged to visit freerice.com, a nonprofit website run by the United Nations World Food Program. Answering trivia questions will result in rice being donated to Third World countries.
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text: Rio was the product of two Merles that accidentally bred. We thought that he might have some hearing problems because of it, but it turns out that he is perfectly healthy. We got Rio when he was nine weeks old. We were his fourth family in that short period of time. We thought that it was horrible that he had been passed around so much at such a young age. We already had three dogs but had the room and time for one more. He has such a great personality. He has never met a person or animal that he did not like. He also has no fear whatsoever, a trait that sometimes gets him into trouble. We are very happy to give him a home.


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Keep On Keeping On01.25.2011
Do you ever have those weeks that seem to go on FOREVER? Well, this week is one of those weeks. For some reason I seem to have had a million-and-a-half things going on. IÂve been going to meetings and meetings and class and meetings did I mention meetings? Oh, yeah, and class. And outside of all of those things IÂve been sending e-mails and preparing for the meetings and doing homework. Yikes! IÂll be super glad to see 2:50 on Friday, thatÂs for sure.
But even then, I still have to do laundry. IÂve only been back on campus for a week and a half, but I have so much laundry to do and I donÂt even know how that happened! ItÂs literally spilling out of my hamper and into my closet. Sorry, roommate! But no worries. IÂll get it under control eventually. Hopefully.
My schedule seems to go in crazy waves like this. IÂll have nothing going on, and then all of the sudden BAM! Everything at once. But, IÂm not the only one. IÂve come to realize this is a fact of college life and just life in general and IÂm starting to get used to it. This is the point when my obsessive organizing comes in handy. Color-coding and list-making are definitely beneficial. And without my planner/agenda I would probably have heart failure because I wouldnÂt remember anything. So, thank goodness for my planner and post-it notes.
DonÂt worry, friends, this period of heightened stress will pass as it always does. And until then, IÂm going to just keep on keeping on.


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The Board of Finance (BoF) voted to cut both the Board of Selectmen's (BoS) and the Board of Education's (BoE) budget for a total of approx $375,000, drawing down Wilton's 2013 mill rate increase to .995 percent.
Selectmen Cuts
The BoF voted to cut $195,000 from the selectmen's of $717,000 over last year. This places the 2013 selectmen budget at an increase of $522,000. The vote passed with a 5-1 margin, with BoF member Lynne Vanderslice opposing.
BoE Cuts
The BoF voted for a $180,000 cut to the Board of Education's proposed budget.
BoF member Al Alper said that the taxpayer should expect a tax decrease after last year where, "for lack of a better phrase" they were "overtaxed"
Vanderslice said that "the increases are unsustainable" for both budgets, noting that budget projections for 2014 and 2015 were not available and that there was no indication that decreases would occur.
The BoE and selectmen's budget combined would increase Wilton's mill rate by .995 percent, and is on target with the BoF's budget goals.
The two boards must now revaluate their budgets and come back to the BoF with a number that coincides with these decreases.


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We've seen two celebrities so far. The Skimmer passed Debra Messing while he was jogging through Central Park this morning and then we saw her again when we were walking down Central Park South earlier this afternoon. She's just as cute in person as she is on TV. She was carrying her baby.
I cannot think of who the other celebrity is. And I don't have a lot to go from to figure it out. Here's what I've got.
Male. Late 60s. Maybe even early 70s. Character actor. Not a leading man. I can picture him smoking a cigar in some scene from some movie. He's fatherly. Grandfatherly. Might've been in a Woody Allen movie. Has a nice, kind face. Kind of tilts his head down when he talks.
Any ideas? Help a girl out here.


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Over the past couple years we have looked at the 50's and 60's, all the fashions, fads, cars and styles. To me that seems like not that long ago.
When I set and think about the 70's I realize that was close to 30 years ago. I thought it would be fun to cruise back in time and remember the 70's.
For those of who lived through the 70s we remember it as a wonderful celebration of peace that following the 1960's. A time of racial problems, free love, funky clothes, Disco and happy sitcoms.
It was a chance to hit the dance floor and boogie oogie oogie 'til you just couldn't boogie any more.
It was 10 years full of changing fashion trends, from brightly-colored flared trousers and tie-dyed tees to leisure suits and peasant blouses.
When Americans looked back and celebrated 200 years of freedom and looked forward to a future filled with the excitement of space exploration and new inventions that would make life easier and more interesting.
At the beginning of the 70's, gasoline cost 35 cents per gallon. By the end, it was nearly 90 cents.
Homes, on an average, cost $24,000 at the start of the 1970s and about $58,000 in 1979. Americans made $10,000 a year in 1970 and, ten years later, boasted an average annual income of $17,500. They were spending about $4,000 for one of those imported cars, and a bit more for their American economy car.
Many of those cars sported an 8-track player, just right for listening to the latest offerings by Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Queen, and Aerosmith.
When they weren't singing along with their favorite tunes, drivers were chatting with their "good buddy" on a CB radio, had the pedal to the metal and stopping at Mickey D's for a cup of mud.
For women, it was indeed a decade of change. Their place was no longer solely "in the home". More and better jobs became available for those of the women and the sexual revolution allowed them to let their hair down without fear of gaining a "reputation".
Families were thrilled with the latest TV Shows like the Jetson's, Happy Days, Mod Squad etc. The color TV became the thing to have and were cheaper than ever and one started to appear in everyone's lhome. Parents and kids gathered around the set to enjoy The Brady Bunch, The Walton's, Little House on the Prairie, Happy Days, Sanford and Son, Starsky and Hutch, and Kojak, just to name a few.
The video game was making its appearance for the first time with systems like Atari and, later, Intellivision.
The den wasn't the only place that changed with the technology of the 1970s.
In the kitchens, microwave ovens started to appear, designed to make cooking dinner easier for the mom who was no longer staying home all day cleaning house and tending the children.
Calculators came on the scene and the earliest of home computers started to make an appearance as well.
Barcodes made it easier to check out at the grocery store and a different kind of scanner, the MRI machine, guaranteed quicker and more accurate diagnosis of a variety of diseases and disorders.
In the world of pop culture, the music of the 70s was leaving a mark on America.
Disco - short for the French "discotheque" when it arrived it took the US and the world by storm.
Influenced by funk and soul, this style of music introduced a number of new artists to the listening audience of the era, including the Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor, Van McCoy, and Donna Summer. Movies like "Saturday Night Fever" brought the style mainstream popularity.
The fashions of the 70s were some what different. What woman of the 70s didn't have a pair of mile-wild bell bottoms; a closet full of mini, midi, and maxi skirts; plenty of "hot pants"; jeans with decorative patches and metal studs; a short rabbit fur jacket; and numerous pairs of platform shoes?
Men wore three piece suits in a number of strange colors, bold neckties, pointed-collar shirts in solids and prints, and even the occasional neckerchief.
Both sexes dressed up for a night on the town, often skin-tight, zippered jumpsuits, reminiscent of space-age cartoons and sci-fi flicks. It was a trend that left nothing to the imagination!
But for those who grew up in this era of change, the 1970s were unforgettable.
It was still largely a time of innocence, when kids could roam the streets with their friends without fear, when teachers sang politically incorrect songs in the classroom, and families gathered together each night to enjoy a meal and talk about their day.
It was a decade that turns one's thoughts to simpler times, when all we cared about was, what time The Partridge Family aired, what to wear to the Black Sabbath concert, and who to take to the premiere of "Love Story." It was a time to smile.
It's been fun taking a cruise back to the 70's.
There are so many things we haven't even mentioned but time and space limits us.
Hope you enjoyed the trip back in time.
Next time the World problems start to get you down just close your eyes and remember when.
Till next time, "Keep Cruisin."


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In the next three weeks, the Aeros are going to play two sets of four games in five nights (with the latter actually being played out to five games in seven nights.) Seven of those games are going to be on the road, and two of the home games (Hamilton on Dec. 21 and San Antonio on Jan. 1) are against the best two teams in the Western Conference.
They are 15-11-1-2, and if they can make it past New Year's day above .500, they will be set up quite nicely for the rest of the year and a run at the playoffs. They are still not one of the best (record + talent) four teams in the West Division. They are behind San Antonio, Peoria, Oklahoma City, Milwaukee and Texas. While they have shown they can play with the latter three of those teams, they have yet to do any significant damage against San Antonio and Peoria.
At a minimum, they need to get eight points (3-5-1-1) during the stretch and get past Jan. 1 above water. If they can do that, and not get burnt out on the road, I think they will be OK.
Here are some more nuggets for you. The Aeros biggest problem this year is being able to hold a lead. In their 13 losses, seven times they have led by at least a goal. In three of them, they had 2-0 leads including Sunday's donkey-kicking against the Monsters.
So only four times, when they did blow a lead or got shutout, the Aeros were pretty much out of the game by the third period. This is a good sign. The Aeros always seem to be in the game, but they have to learn how to protect the lead, and that, I think, is going to define Mike Yeo's first season in Houston.
If he can shore up their charitable mentality, and get this team into the playoffs, that will be a success.
But right now, the trend is not going in the right direction. In each of their last three losses, they have held leads of either 1-0 or 2-0. Not all of it is Yeo. The goalies are playing OK, but Anton was a huge part of the problem on Sunday. He has been pulled way too many times (and deservedly so) this year. There are stretches where there is no doubt in my mind that he could be a good backup in Minny. But most of the time, he looks like a goalie that is still figuring out how to play consistently.
And it didn't help that Casey Wellman, who had the best night an Aero ever had on Friday, was completely shut down on Sunday. We'll see how he responds against the Bulldogs.
This team is the best score-the-first-goal team I have ever been around at the AHL level. If they can keep doing that and figure out how to respond with their opponents turn things up a couple of notches, I think Aeros fans will be watching playoff hockey at Toyota Center this Spring.
Here is a list of the Aeros next nine games and my comments about who I think has the advantage (in bold), schedule-wise. Coaches rarely blame the schedule, but it does play a huge part in the outcomes of games (especially when your team is just above average or on the road a lot).
In their next 10 games, they only have three schedule advantages. If they can keep this from being ugly, hats off to the team and the staff.
Dec. 14, Aeros at Hamilton - Aeros coming off loss, Hamilton home since Dec. 10 and played Sunday
Dec. 15, Aeros at Grand Rapids - Aeros playing third in four days, Grand Rapids off since Sunday
Dec. 17, Aeros at Manitoba - Aeros have one day to get to Canada, Moose off since Dec. 14
Dec. 18. Aeros at Manitoba - Aeros finishing six games in nine days, MTB playing just 2nd in 5 days.
Dec. 21, Aeros vs Hamilton - Aeros get two days off, HAM playing 5th game in 7 days, four on the road
Dec. 26, Aeros vs. Texas - Both teams with a at least four days off, Aeros at home; TEX 1-4 vs. Aeros.
Dec. 27, Aeros at San Antonio - Aeros 0-2 at San Antonio, Rampage rusty with seven full days off.
Dec. 29, Aeros at Milwaukee - Both playing third game in four days; MKE is 6-1-2-1 at home.
Dec. 30, Aeros at Rockford - Aeros 4th in 5, Rockford have not played back-to-back since Dec. 18
Jan. 01, Aeros at San Antonio - Aeros 5th game in 7 days, Rampage first road game since Dec. 18
Now you are well-educated fans, and your expectations should be limited over the next few weeks.
To play us out, let's go to the Beach Boys, with this all too appropriate song for today:
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So I've decided the little things that are going on in my life right now, I should probably start trying to take some of it down for posterity. I know that if I don't do this I will probably kick myself in the future because this is one of those times when there's a lot of things happening and I don't really want to forget that. I'm not saying that things are going extremely well, because of course they are not, but I will say that this is going to be some kind of therapy for me overall.
Really, I think it will be a chance for me to relax for once and really talk about things that matter to me in my life. Things like film, comics, television, and those other popular forms of media that just probably are going to die soon. Yes, that's right. I'm talking about complete and utter death. Things like Facebook and LinkedIn are clearly taking over here, so I figured that the old-school blog is exactly where I want to be. Much like Germans, I only want to be at least 5 to 10 years behind fashion. 20 if possible.
Expression Rocks
I know that I'm going to be rocking is like it is 2001, but better late than never. I thought some pretty cool domain name and a feeling that something is probably going to happen with this thing. I'm not saying that I am going to be famous and end up hanging out with rock stars doing copious amounts of drugs off random pieces of genitalia, but I am saying that the vibe is strange in the room.
And I intend to capitalize. Big time. This is definitely not going to be the last year for me. That I promise, and I will fight until his whole thing is done.


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NEW CASTLE — I'd like to give a big "shout out" to Lugene Hudson, who is working toward getting back up to speed with her interest in running.
We did have a great event this year, and I like to make sure it is clear to all the walkers that you, too, are invited to participate in our annual event. A great side note — I had a participant who won a medal in her age group. She wasn't sure if she should come out, since she had never walked a 5K. She surprised herself. Congratulations, Amy!
"There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying," said Francis Bacon.
So make sure you adopt the practice of putting one foot in front of the other, at whatever speed is appropriate for you. I call this finding your personal best. You might surprise yourself too.
Lugene asked some important questions about taking care of yourself if you are taking up an exercise routine, walking, running, or any sport.
Jameson's Clinical Nutrition Manager, Michelle Byers, advises to make sure you are properly fueled before you begin any type of exercise.
"You wouldn't start a road trip on an empty tank of gas," she says.
Byers explains that carbohydrates are the fuel of the body, and that when you are endurance walking or running, or with any exercise, it is important to consume enough carbs to have the energy available to you.
"You don't want to eat 20 minutes before you exercise because your body will still be digesting. Eat in ahead of time so it is absorbed into your tank before you undertake anything," she said.
Lugene mentioned her hypoglycemia. In her case, she would also need to include a protein with her carb snack to make sure she doesn't have a reaction due to the pancreas over-producing insulin.


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Information and schedule for Orientation 2014
Photo Galleries
- Send-Offs
- Ascent
- Move-in Day
- Orientation Groups
- Convocation
- Families & farewells
- First-year Walk
- GIV Day
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View all of the Orientation photos on Flickr.
- Watch the Convocation ceremony
- Move-In Day Video
- First-year Walk - Gettysburg Address
- "Experience Gettysburg"
- Eyeing Greatness
- First steps on the road to graduation
- For the Class of 2017, experiences abound during Orientation
- Welcome to campus first-years! View Move-In Day photos & video
Social Media - #gburg2017
In The Media
- Poverty no play: Gettysburg College students participate in GIV Day - The Hanover Evening Sun
- Gettysburg College students retrace Abe Lincoln's walk to start school year - The Patriot News
- New college students take First Walk - The Hanover Evening Sun
- Leaders and All Americans Should Heed Gettysburg Address Message of Sacrifice - MarketWatch
About the Class of 2017
Hailing from 38 states and 11 countries, the 705 members of Class of 2017 bring to Gettysburg an impressive mix of academic and civil achievements, fascinating life experiences, and a desire for greatness.
Highlights from the Class of 2017:
- Students who are multi-lingual. Languages spoken include Spanish, Japanese, and French.
- Participated in mission trips to Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Ghana, Haiti, Ecuador, Tanzania, Peru, and Thailand.
- Kayaked 50 miles through Prince William Sound, hiked 40 miles through the Talkeenta Mountains and rafted 40 miles while participating in a three-week survival program.
- Trained with the world-famous Radio City Rockettes.
- Ran 91 miles in one week.
- Created a Big Brother program.
- Volunteered for Special Olympics.
- Participated in a three-month voyage from Massachusetts to the Dominican Republic on a 125 ft. schooner.
- Studied sharks in Fiji.
- Rode a horse to school every day for two months.
- Wrote and directed a one act play.
- Started a business.
- Helped with the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
- Traveled all over the world with People to People.
- Garnered more than 500 hours of community service.
- Hiked more than 70 miles in 11 days carrying a 50 Ibs bag filled with gear.
- Created and installed a 25 mile post around a park's walking trail.
- Drummer in a band that has opened for more than 100 national touring acts.
- Competitive figure skater for 10 years.
- Trained and wrestled with Navy SEALS.
- All-state student-athlete.
- Writes and records original music.
- Raised $15,000 for breast cancer research.
- Performed in the "Capitol One Bowl" halftime show on New Year's Day with the All-American cheerleading team.
- Backpacked across the Grand Canyon.


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By Caleb Slinkard
The Commerce Journal
A local woman, charged with murder involving the stabbing death of a Greenville man, also has a trial pending on an unrelated indictment alleging she assaulted a Commerce police officer.
A pretrial hearing was conducted Tuesday in the 354th District Court concerning Myeisha Simone Garcia, 20 of Commerce. Garcia was indicted by the Hunt County grand jury in August on one count of assault against a public servant. Garcia was alleged in the indictment to have attacked a Commerce Police Department officer, who was attempting to place her under arrest, on Jan. 8. She has pleaded not guilty.
Jury selection in the case had been scheduled in the case for Jan. 7, 2013. The case was reset following Tuesday's hearing for a status hearing on March 20, 2013.
Garcia remains in custody at the Hunt County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond on one count of murder involving the Nov. 28 death of Jamal Stanton, 20, of Greenville.
Stanton died of a stab wound to the upper left torso, after reportedly being involved in an altercation at a Commerce apartment complex.
Garcia has not yet been indicted in connection with the alleged murder.


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You're getting married! Now, which ceremony is right for you?
There are so many kinds of nuptial rites to choose from. Do you want traditional? Multi-cultural? Or short and sweet?
BY: Rob Kerby
In India, the Hindu wedding ceremony, the "samskara," can last weeks or days. It has many components, is quite beautiful and is filled with chanting, Sanskrit blessings and rituals thousands of years old.
Few Christian pastors are going to agree to perform any ritual that evokes the presence of Hindu gods, so you will have to do a bit of creativity to incorporate the Seven Steps into a church wedding. For example, the traditional ceremony calls for the lighting of a sacred fire, created from "ghee" (clarified butter) and woolen wicks, to ask the Hindu fire god Agni to bear witness to the ceremony. That's not going to happen at First Baptist.
However, there are key portions of the rite that are culturally neutral. Traditionally the Bride's sari would be tied to the Groom's formal costume – or a shawl might be draped from his shoulder to her sari. Together they walk around the fire. He leads with his pinky finger linked with his, taking seven steps as the seven vows for a strong union are recited.
With each step, the couple throws small bits of puffed rice into the fire, representing prosperity in their new life together. This is considered the most important part of the ceremony, sealing the bond forever.
Step One:
Groom: My beloved, our love has become firm by your walking one with me. Together we will share the responsibilities of the home, food and finances. May God bless us with noble children to share. May they live long.
Bride: This is my commitment to you, my beloved. Together we will share the responsibility of the home, food and finances. I promise that I shall discharge all of my share of the responsibilities for the welfare of the family and the children.
Step Two:
Groom: O my beloved now you have walked with me, the second step. May God bless you. I will love you and you alone as my wife. I will fill your heart with strength and courage: this is my commitment and my pledge to you. May God protect the household and children.
Bride: My beloved, at all times, I shall fill your heart with courage and strength. In your happiness I shall rejoice. May God bless you and our household.
Step Three:
Groom: O my beloved now since you have walked three steps with me, our wealth and prosperity will grow. May God bless us. May we educate our children and may they live long.
Bride: My beloved, I love you with single-minded devotion as my husband. I will treat all other men as my brothers. My devotions to you is pure and you are my joy. This is my commitment and pledge to you.
Step Four:
Groom: O my beloved it is a great blessing that you have now walked four steps with me. May God bless you. You have brought auspiciousness and sacredness in my life.
Bride: O my beloved, in all acts of righteousness, in material prosperity, in every form of enjoyment and in those divine acts such as fire sacrifice, worship and charity, I promise you that I shall participate and I will always be with you.
Step Five:
Groom: O my beloved now you have walked five steps with me. May God make us prosperous. May God bless us.
Bride: O my beloved, I will share both in your joys and sorrows. Your love will make me very happy.
Step Six:
Groom: O my beloved by walking six steps with me, you have filled my heart with happiness. May I fill your heart with great joy and peace, time and time again. God bless you.
Bride: My beloved, may God bless you. May I fill your heart with great joy and peace. I promise that I will always be with you.
Step Seven:
Groom: O my beloved as you have walked the seven steps with me, our love and friendship have become inseparable and firm. We have experienced spiritual union in God. Now you have become completely mine. I offer my total self to you. May our marriage last forever.
Bride: My beloved, by the law of God and the holy scriptures, I have become your spouse. Whatever promises I gave you I have spoken them with a pure heart. All the angels are witnesses to this fact. I shall never deceive you, nor will I let you down. Forever I shall love you.
The Civil Ceremony in the Judge's Office
A Longer Longer Civil Ceremony
A Basic Christian Ceremony
A Longer Christian Ceremony
A Wine Ceremony
The Seven Steps
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Another day, another record low for Vero Beach. The temperature dropped to 29 overnight, breaking the previous record of 32 set in 2001. (Click here for story.)
I always used to laugh when, back in the day, "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson had a rapid-fire response to sidekick Ed McMahon's "How cold was it?" set-up.
Thanks to Google, the Web site athropolis.com was able to answer the McMahon-esque query this morning.
Ready? So ... how cold was it?
1) It was so cold ...
Starbucks was serving coffee on a stick! (Ring-and-a-boom. Rim shot!)
2) It was so cold ...
Hitchhikers were holding up pictures of thumbs!
3) It was so cold ...
Instead of yelling "freeze," the cops just yelled "go outside"!
4) It was so cold ...
My heating bill came with the warning, "Sit down before opening"! (Ring-and-a-boom. Rim shot!)
5) And, finally, it was so cold ...
The cash-strapped government introduced an 8-percent Shivering Tax.
Thank you! I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your servers.
(If you want more "cold" jokes from athropolis.com, click here. It claims to have the world's largest collection -- "400 and growing.")


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"Creating jobs" = drink
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If watching Fox, tweets per minute over 100k = drink.
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Category Archives: Music
I love the Jack Kirby and Marvel comics inspired cover for this Lee "Scratch" Perry compilation. It's a little Ditkoesque as well. Scratch looks a lot like The Creeper here.
Lee "Scratch" Perry: The Wonderman Years
One of the best album closers of all time, Merry Go Bye Bye from Mr. Bungle's epic Disco Volante. At least from the 90s. If you're going to listen to it, do it right. Listen to the whole track straight through — the whole track — with the speakers turned up.
My Lee "Scratch" Perry Black Ark Playlist
I'm a bit of a fan of Reggae and Dub producer Lee "Scratch" Perry so I've made an Rdio playlist stuffed with tracks recorded at his Black Ark Studios in the 70s. That's the Studio that Perry burnt down one day after what was likely a drug and anxiety fueled breakdown. Anyway, the playlist is over 12 hours of music with some pretty amazing stuff in there. Check it out (there's no particular order here so just shuffle) and maybe you'll wind up a fan too. Enjoy!
My Favorite Leonard Cohen Songs
I'm only a casual Leonard Cohen fan, I hear songs, I like them. But the ones I like usually rapidly move to songs I love. Here, in no particular order, are my favorite Leonard Cohen songs.
This ones for you Lance. :)
.@iandstewart This is a new low for your blog. The one artist I dislike more than Bob "I Can't Sing" is Leonard "The Voice".—
Lance Willett (@simpledream) February 08, 2012
While we're on the subject, here's one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs. ;)
Sometimes when I listen to Suzanne I have to remind myself that someone wrote this song. That is, it didn't just spring up from nowhere or always exist. But every time I listen to it I'm impressed. It's beautifully written. Which isn't hard to say — it's a classic, right? — but still, it's beautifully written.
Girl of My Dreams
Here's Gene Austin performing Girl of My Dreams. My wife's grandfather often performed this for her on the piano and it's where the last blog post title came from.
We Are The Small Axe
Maybe it's all the talk about the fight against SOPA/PIPA but Bob Marley and The Wailers' Small Axe is the song of the week for me. It's true, "you are an agent of change" and we can cut down any tree no matter how large. Anyway, it's an awesome song and worth listening to every day for more than a week. Here it is.


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At 5:04 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1989 the ground shook.
A lot of the area's attention was focused on the World Series game that was about to start between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, but suddenly sports was insignificant as a 6.9 quake centered at Loma Prieta in Nisene Marks Park, rocked Nothern California.
The state would never be the same.
What do you remember about the day and the time? How has your life changed?
Was the area successful in rebuilding? Did downtown lose its quaintness with its bricks and snaking street? Are we better off?
Have we learned from the disaster and are we better prepared for the next one?


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Recommendation between Milwaukee and Sheboygan - open on Sunday, please
I'm heading from Chicago to Door County with my parents who are in their late 70's and need a recommendation for lunch. I figure that we will leave about 9am and guess that we will be somewhere between Milwaukee and Sheboygan come lunch time. Last trip we ate at a place in Port Washington that I would like to avoid finding again so I'd appreciate any suggestions.
Exit Port Washington Road in N. Suburban Milwaukee and turn right. There will be an L-shaped strip mall on your right. In the crux of the L is BENJI'S DELI. Breakfast all day, great sandwiches & soups. After you hit that exit, the near-freeway restaurnats will be slim pickings for quite a while.
I'll second the Benji's suggestion. I'm fortunate to live only a block from their other location. Really good corned beef. Great chicken soup (w/ matzo ball, if you like, noodles if you don't) and other great stuff as g_rote notes.
Also, having made the trip up 43 many time to see relatives, I'll confirm there's no there's very little to get that's good on that road.
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We found Benji's and loved it! I had a spinach Benedict with mushrooms and pine nuts - yummy. Mom, never very adventurous, had a tuna melt which she enjoyed and Dad had the corned beef sandwich. He added their brown mustard and ate every morsel repeating the words, "Just like Florida." (Mom and Dad frequent Jewish delis around Boca.)
Chowhounders come through again - thanks!


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On Feb. 27, Lynn Polan brings "Legally Blonde" from Hollywood and the Great White Way to the halls of Chatham High School.
The Theater Department and a cast of 54 students bring the story of Elle Woods and her road to self-discovery to the community for three performances Feb. 27 and 28 and March 1 and 2.
Based on the 2001 movie of the same name, "the story is of a California blonde sorority girl who gets dumped by her boyfriend," Polan said, something anyone who has ever been dumped can relate to.
When her ex-boyfriend enrolls in Harvard Law School, Elle follows him to Cambridge with a single-minded determination to get him back again.
"She finds out in the course of things that she has a brain. She discovers there's some meat to her," Polan said. "It's a self-discovery story."
As a production, the musical is practically ideal for a high school theater department. "It's very cute, really energetic, has a terrific score and lots of roles for girls, which is nice," Polan said, since most high school theater departments—including Chatham High's—have more girls for the stage than the typical screenplay can accommodate.
"It's also very light and funny, and high energy. There are very few ballads, there's a lot of dancing," Polan said. But more than anything, "it's very funny."
Polan was a fan of the movie when it first came out, and when it was made into a musical she looked forward to doing it in Chatham. "The show is charming," she said. "There are a lot of good female roles, and we have a lot of good female actors.
"Most shows have more male actors than female actors, and the roles for boys are better. If you think of a traditional show like 'Guys and Dolls,' there are way more guys in there than dolls, and the guys are better parts. I'm always looking for shows that have more female parts, and this show does," Polan said.
Senior citizens are invited to a matinee at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. The show will include a free dinner following, courtesy of the Chatham High Theater Department. Those interested must RSVP by Feb. 15 by calling (973) 493-9052 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Other showtimes are 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28; 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1; and 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2. Tickets are $12 or $10 for students and seniors and can be purchased at the door or online at chslegallyblonde.brownpapertickets.com.
"Although the show has what I consider to be a worthy message, mostly it's just a really entertaining, high-spirited, charming, bubbly musical," Polan said.
"Legally Blonde" features Kelly Cole as Elle Woods, Michael Nitting as Emmet Forrest, Will Hackett as Warner Huntington III, Billy Arnuck as Prof. Callahan, Sarah Thomson as Paulette Buonofounte, Solana San Pietro as Brooke Wyndham, Devynn Pedell as Margot, Kira Gavalakis as Serena, Sara Mazzola as Pilar and Kaitlyn Helmsetter as Enid Hoopes.


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Rails 2.2 was released on November 21st, 2008. We haven't seen a new release of Rails since the summer, so this should give all you RoR coders out there something to sink your teeth into. As this is an incremental release, there aren't any groundbreaking or major architectural changes from Rails 2.1, and all of your Rails 2.1 code should still work in Rails 2.2.
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Objective: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) isconditions. Studies on CAM in diabetes have mainly focused on the adult population and its application in children has not been well increasingly utilized in adults and children for treatment of various established. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and characteristics of CAM use in Turkish children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Methods: The information was acquired by a questionnaire completed by a face-to-face interview with the parents of children with T1DM.
Results: A total of 195 subjects (mean age: 14.02±4.7 years; F/M: 103/92) were included in this survey. Use of CAM was reported in 85 subjects (43.6%). Herbal medicines were used in 64 subjects (75.3%). Sixty-nine subjects (81.2%) did not inform the diabetes specialist about CAM use. Thirty-eight subjects (44.7%) evaluated CAM as efficacious. Only 3 subjects (3.5%) interrupted the insulin injections to use CAM. No relationships were found between CAM use and parental education or insulin dose. There were significant correlations between CAM use and higher family income (p=0.027), urban residence (p=0.05), presence of complications (p=0.03), dissatisfaction with medical therapy (p=0.034) and prior CAM use among parents (p=0.001).
Conclusion: CAM use is a frequent practice among diabetic children, which is usually not shared with their physicians and sometimes leads to cessation of medical treatment.
Conflict of interest: None declared
Received: 17.02.2011 Accepted: 21.06.2011
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) develops in genetically predisposed people as a result of the destruction of the pancreatic beta cells caused by an autoimmune insulitis (1,2,3). At present, the incidence of T1DM is on the increase, while its age of onset decreases (4,5,6). Another worldwide trend noted in recent years is an increase in use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). According to the National Institute of Health (USA), CAM is a wide health area which is outside the politically dominant health system in a society or culture in a specific time interval and includes health services, applications, methods, and their accompanying beliefs and theories (7).
Also in Turkey, the use of CAM is increasing in both adults and children. We observed that many individuals suffering from any kind of ailment tend to try various herbs, vitamins, antioxidant agents, yoga, meditation, bioenergy, acupuncture, aroma therapy and prayers in an effort to find a cure for their condition.
The studies about the use of CAM in T1DM children are scarce. The objective of this study was to detect the methods and frequency of use of CAM in T1DM children and to compare those children with a group of controls with regard to variables such as age, sex, insulin requirement, presence of diabetic complications, and sociocultural/ socioeconomic background. The study also aimed to explore the expectations of the families that motivated them to use these treatments.
Materials and Methods
The study was conducted on 200 T1DM patients under the age of 21 who were being followed in the Pediatric Endocrinology Department of Goztepe Education and Research Hospital.
Before the research, an approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, as per their decision number 55/B, dated March 10, 2009.
The families of the diabetic patients were given information on the aims of the study and they were also told that they were free to leave the study at any time and to refrain from answering some of the questions. CAM was defined as any treatment of a disease which is not included in the biomedical context.
After written informed consent for interviewing and completing the questionnaire forms was obtained from the patients' parents, a questionnaire entitled "Use of alternative medicine in T1DM patients" was filled out by interviewing each family face to face.
Five patients, whose questionnaire forms had been completed fully, were excluded from the study for being unable to answer the questions clearly.
The questionnaire included questions on demographic data (age, education level, socioeconomic status, place of residence), on frequency of use of CAM, method used, how it was used, reason for resorting to CAM, source of information on CAM, time of its initiation, association between CAM use and occurrence of complications, as well as questions on parents' satisfaction with the medical treatment their children were receiving. T1DM patients who were using CAM and those who were not were compared with respect to the above-mentioned data.
NCSS 2007& PASS 2008 Statistical Software (Utah, USA) program was used for the statistical analysis. During the assessment of the data of the study, besides the descriptive statistical methods (mean, standard deviation, frequency), the Student's t-test was used for the comparison of the quantitative data and normally distributed parameters between the groups. Chi-square test and Fisher's exact chi-square test were applied for the comparison of the qualitative data. The confidence interval of the results was 95% and the level of significance was taken as a p-value of less than 0.05.
The mean age of the patients (103F, 92M) was 14.0±4.7 years. 89.2% (n=174) of the mothers were housewives and 76.4% (n=149) had attended school for at least five years. 52.3% (n=102) of the fathers were workers and 68.2% (n=133) had attended school for at least five years. 48.2% (n=94) of the families had a monthly income between $611.62 and $1.223.24. 89.2% (n=174) were living in big cities. While no complications related to the diabetic state were reported in 90.8% (n=177) of the patients, 2.6% (n=5) had a concomitant chronic disease such as coeliac disease and autoimmune thyroiditis. 4.6% (n=9) of the parents expressed that they were not satisfied with the medical treatment their children were receiving and 29.7% (n=57) of the parents stated that they had used alternative treatment for themselves previously.
43.6% (n=85) of the parents had given alternative treatment besides the medical treatment to their children, while the remaining 56.4% (n=110) had not. However, 71.3% (n=139) of the parents commented that they would use these treatments if their children had a malignant condition. Herbal compounds, in particular thyme juice, cinnamon, stinging nettle, aloe vera, were the most frequently mentioned substances used as CAM (Tables 1 and 2).
64.7% (n=55) of the parents stated that they applied CAM as a complementary method supporting the medical treatment. 30.6% (n=26) reported that they got the information from their friends and 29.4% (n=25) - from their families and close relatives. 31.8% (n=27) of the patients had begun to use CAM within 3 months of the onset of the disease. 30.6% (n=26) stated that they had been using CAM for more than one year. Initiation of medical treatment was found to be delayed in 3.5% (n=3) of the patients and 81.2% (n=69) of the parents did not share with their doctors that they were using CAM methods. 44.7% (n=38) of the parents found CAM to be beneficial and 51.8% (n=44) recommended these methods to others. 48.2% (n=41) of the parents who used CAM were still using the alternative treatments at the time the questionnaire forms were filled out.
Although no statistically significant association was found between use of alternative treatment in children and education level of parents, the rate of CAM use in big cities was markedly higher than that in small towns (p<0.05). It was also seen that as the level of income increased, the use of CAM in children increased (p=0.027) (Table 3). The use of alternative treatment was found to be significantly higher in children with diabetic complications or accompanying autoimmune disease as compared to those with no complications (p=0.030). The rate of CAM use was found to be considerably greater in children whose parents were not satisfied with the medical treatment and in children whose parents had previously used alternative treatment for themselves than in those who were satisfied and those who had no experience of CAM (p<0.01 and p<0.01, respectively).
The number of studies on use of CAM in T1DM patients is limited. Miller et al (17) and Dannemann et al (18) reported that the frequency of CAM use in children with T1DM was 19% in the USA and 18.4% in Germany. Even though the rate in our study was found to be relatively higher than that estimated in other countries, this rate was compatible with the results of studies conducted in the general population and in children with chronic disease (16,19), as well as in children with T1DM (36) in Turkey. The high rate of CAM use in our patients may be due to the chronic nature of the disease, its labile course and the complexity of the medical treatments, which may have been the factors that led these parents to search for new ways of treatment to achieve better control (20,21).
In our study, the most frequently mentioned CAM method was administration of herbs. This finding was consistent with the results of some of the studies reported from the USA (12,14) and of many studies from Turkey and other countries (16,19,22,23,24,25,26,27). Dannemann et al (18) found that herbs, homeopathy and vitamins were the most commonly applied CAM methods, while Miller et al (17) noted in their study that religious practices, use of herbs and vitamins were the most frequent ones. In our country, Arikan et al (36) reported that herbs were the most commonly used CAM method (59.6%), a finding also compatible with our results. Only 4 patients in our study had used homeopathy, naturopathy, or chiropraxy, which are methods more popular in other countries. The high cost of these practices may be the reason why they are not so preferred in Turkey.
As to the type of herb used, Dannemann et al (18) reported that cinnamon and aloe vera were the most commonly used ones, while Arikan et al (36) found that aloe vera, stinging nettle and mulberry were the herbs most frequently given to children with T1DM. In our study, the most commonly administered types were thyme juice, stinging nettle, cinnamon and aloe vera. Others have also reported that cinnamon and aloe vera are especially popular for the treatment of DM (29,30,31).
Although many studies showed that the use of CAM was directly proportional to the education level of the mothers (14,16,18,28) and the level of income of the family (8,9,18), Pitetti et al (11) and Miller et al (17) did not find that these factors had a significant effect. In contrast, Arikan et al (36) observed that the use of CAM decreased as the education level of the mother and the socioeconomic status of the family increased. It was also reported that the use of CAM by the parents themselves was a factor which increased the rate of use of CAM in their children (16,17,32,33). In our study, the use of CAM by the parents themselves was found to be directly proportional to the use of CAM in their children. Although we did not detect any correlation between CAM use and education level of the parents, the use of CAM was found to be significantly higher in families having a high level of income and living in the big cities, a finding consistent with previous studies. We also found that when the parents were asked about using CAM if their children had cancer, the rate of use of CAM would increase from 43.6% to 71.3%. This result may be indicative of the parents' view about DM as a treatable disease, even if it takes a lifetime. The risk of most complications of DM decreases with an adequate treatment, while cancer is perceived as a much more mortal disease by the families.
The use of CAM was found to be significantly higher in patients with complications and in those with concomitant diseases. This finding may be due to increased anxiety in the parents when faced with a complication or an accompanying disease. In our study, religious beliefs were found to be important factors encouraging the family to use alternative treatment methods that were mostly applied to support the medical treatment. In our series, there were only 3 families who quit the medical treatment to use CAM. Dannemann et al (18) reported that the most commonly expressed reasons for using CAM was "to try everything" and "their having fewer side effects".
As to source of information about CAM, we found that the majority of the parents had learnt about CAM from their friends and relatives. This finding is compatible with the results of similar studies in our country, while the media and internet are reported as the most common sources of information about the CAM methods in Western countries (16,34, 35). In our study, a few patients got the information from their doctors, but only 18.8% of the families shared this with their doctors. Ozturk et al (16) and Arikan et al (36) reported similar results, while the rate estimated by Dannemann et al (18), for sharing the information on use of CAM with their doctors, was much higher. Also in Dannemann's study, the parents stated that only 37.3% of the doctors advised their patients to leave the alternative treatment. The patients who did not tell their doctors about the use of CAM commented that their reason for not telling was that their doctors would not understand (18). In this present study, when the parents were asked their opinion on the use of CAM, half of them said that they found them beneficial. This ratio was reported as 71.7% by Ozturk et al (16), as 53.8% by Arikan et al (36), and as 62.5% by Dannemann et al (18). In all these studies, the issue of usefulness was evaluated by discourse with the families, i.e. subjectively, and was not based on objective criteria such as a decrease in the dosage of insulin or level of HbA1c.
Our study indicates that, similar to its practice in other chronic diseases, CAM is frequently used in children with T1DM. As also shown in other studies from Turkey, herbs are the most commonly administered substances in our country. It also appears that when problems occur in the course of the disease, the rate of use of these substances increases. Studies are needed to determine their efficacy, safety, as well as the potential herb-drug or vitamin-drug interactions and to examine the side effects that can occur due to these interactions. In conclusion, pediatricians should communicate with the patients about the CAM methods and inform them about their benefits, harms and possible contraindications.
Address for Correspondence
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(NECN) - Plans for a Coast Guard Museum in New London, Conn. are taking shape. A groundbreaking is set for next April.
The museum is expected to cost between $50 million to $60 million with at least $10 million of that coming from private contributions.
Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney is proposing the United States treasury mint a commemorative coin that could help raise money. A Coast Guard commandant recently visited a cemetary in Alaska that holds the remains of half-a-dozen guardsmen. He says the museum is important to their memory.
"How do you recognize those individuals that are buried in Dutch Harbor, Alaska and talk about their history, talk about their contributions to the United States? Well you do that in one way by creating a museum. And its not just the people that have served in Alaska. It's Coast Guardsmen that have served throughout the world," said Admiral Robert Papp, Coast Guard commandant.


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