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6859: Preliminary and final site and building plans for security upgrades at Gates 1 and 3 and Building 25 at the United States Marine Corps. Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps National Capital Region Command, Henderson Hall, Arlington County, Virginia.
6659: Preliminary and final site plans to construct and maintain, four temporary pre-screening facilities, for a period not to exceed two years, at the Pentagon Reservation, Arlington County, Virginia.
6661: Preliminary and final site and building plans for the replacement of a guard booth at the garage entrance to Building 20 at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, D.C.
6662: Preliminary and final building plans for the installation of five wireless surveillance cameras at the Federal Trade Commission, Internal Revenue Service and Environmental Protection Agency (East) Buildings in Washington, D.C.
6657: Concept site and development plans for the Hickey Run Stormwater Pollution Abatement Project, at the U.S. National Arboretum.
6663: Preliminary and final site and building plans for an exterior elevator tower addition and handicapped accessible ramp at Building No. 2203, at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia.
Z.C. 05-25: Consolidated Planned Unit Development at 2321 4th Street, NE, on the east side of 4th Street, between Rhode Island Avenue and Bryant Street, NE.
6653/6655: Proposed highway plan amendment, including the abandonment of a portion of a planned right-of-way and a new right-of-way dedication at 2101 Foxhall Road, NW.
6664: Preliminary and final site and building plans for window replacement and construction of an exterior elevator tower addition at Building No. 2006 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Prince William County. Virginia.
6660: Concept site development plans for the ramp (design option B) at the Pentagon Mall (David O. Cooke) Terrace to allow the physically disabled to enter the Pentagon's ceremonial entrance on its northeast face, Arlington County, Virginia.
6569: Proposed highway plan amendment to establish a new horseshoe shaped public street that will begin and end at 51st Street, SE, a new public street that will be bounded by 51st Street, SE and G Street, SE.
6525: Concept design for the reconfiguration of the main entrance to the H. Carl Moultrie I Courthouse at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW.
6136: Renewal of the unipole antenna at National Institutes of Health's Bethesda campus in Montgomery County, Maryland for a period not to exceed ten years.
Z.C. 70-16A: Modification of a Consolidated Planned Unit Development (PUD) located at 2101 L Street, NW, at the northwest corner of the 21st Street intersection with L Street, NW, and developed with a ten story mixed-use office building.
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Oklahoma is bracing for a second winter storm in the past 15 days with snow and ice forecast across the northern half of the state.
The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning starting at 6 p.m. Friday and from Clinton in western Oklahoma to northeastern Oklahoma counties that border Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas.
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Keli Cain says the state's Emergency Operations Center has been activated for extended hours and a decision will be made Friday night whether to keep the center open 24 hours.
The weather service says ice accumulations of one-quarter to one-half inch are possible and that two to four inches of snow could in north-central Oklahoma.
A Dec. 5 winter storm was blamed for 10 deaths in the state.

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LAS VEGAS -- Clark County's acute care hospitals took a financial beating in the first nine months of last year, collectively losing $45.7 million, according to a report from UNLV's Center for Health Information Analysis.
The losses statewide were only half as bad because rural hospitals showed profits.
Suffering the biggest losses in Southern Nevada through September were Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center ($18.97 million), Valley Hospital Medical Center ($15.26 million), St. Rose Dominican Hospitals' San Martin and Rose de Lima campuses ($10.74 million and $10.64 million respectively), Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center ($9.39 million) and University Medical Center ($7.73 million).
There were some profitable hospitals, too. They included St. Rose Dominican Hospitals' Siena Campus ($15.81 million), Summerlin Hospital Medical Center ($9.06 million) and Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center ($6.19 million).
The county's acute hospitals admitted 139,373 patients in the first three quarters of 2011 with an average length of stay barely under five days. The facilities with the most admissions were Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center (21,637), UMC (18,839) and Summerlin Hospital (15,032).
There were 53,373 inpatient surgeries in the county, including 22,260 at UMC. There were also 50,186 outpatient surgeries, including 18,955 at UMC.


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8:30am Thursday 20th January 2011 in News By Katie Durose
THE producers of an adult circus show heading to Winsford this month have slammed Cheshire West and Chester Council for banning an explicit preview video on its website.
The Circus of Horrors, which arrives in the town for a one off show at the Lifestyle Centre on Tuesday, January 25, is renowned for being one of the most bizzare circus act on Earth and is celebrating 15 years on the road.
However, a video, to promote the event, has been banned from Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) website after it was branded 'inappropriate'.
Ian Callister, a spokesman for CWAC, said: "The video includes scenes of self harm and sex.
"There is no doubt whatsoever that it was totally inappropriate for a council website that may be viewed by children."
The show is based on four chapters from hell and features a flying trapeze and a vampire crow woman suspended by her hair.
However Dr Haze, creator of the show, has spoke out against the decision.
He said: "It's ridiculous, we are bringing our unique and spectacular show to Winsford for the first time and its a real cue for Winsford.
"Normally the show performs in large cities throughout the world, London, Amsterdam, Munich, Buena's Aries, Tokyo, Paris, Dublin Santiago De Chile and now Winsford.
"The council should be shouting about this from the rooftops.
"In addition to our live shows we have had loads of TV credits in the UK, Ant and Dec, This Morning Don't Try This at Home, London's burning and even a Royal Command Performance.
"It appears that its OK for Prince Charles but it's not OK for Cheshire West and Chester Council's website."
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By Bob Thomas, Seminoles.com
BLACKSBURG, Va.- The fall foliage is just past its peak here in Southwest Virginia, with the bright reds, yellows and oranges giving way to shades of brown. It's something of an ironic twist that the nationally-ranked Florida State cross country teams are here to begin their gradual, season-ending crescendo, which culminates with the NCAA Championships on Nov. 17.
"It's time to light the fuse here, get after it, find out how good we are, walk away from it and see what we have to do for the bigger goal," Florida State men's coach Bob Braman said. "It doesn't matter if I play it down. They're going to go after this thing like its Florida-Florida State [football]."
Saturday morning's Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, at Virginia Tech's Smithfield Plantation course, mark the beginning of what is essentially a four-week championship season. In recent seasons, it is the place where the Seminoles have come to shine.
The top-ranked Seminole women, who have not lost an ACC team title since 2006, are once again the heavy favorites to repeat. Coach Karen Harvey's team returns five All-ACC performers from last year's team, which matched a conference record for the lowest winning total (20 points).
Veterans Amanda Winslow, the ACC individual runner-up in 2011, and Violah Lagat - the senior Seminole co-captains - are among a group of four individuals that Harvey believes can challenge for the overall title. Senior Kayleigh Tyerman and sophomore Colleen Quigley have consistently been at the front of the race pack this season. Senior Jessica Parry, a two-time All-ACC honoree who was fourth last season, has the fitness level and history of success to also be in that mix.
They are a veteran group that should be ready to handle the challenges presented by 11th-ranked Duke, No. 26 Boston College, as well as perennial challengers NC State and Virginia.
Harvey would like to see her top five finishers a little more closely bunched, which would bode well for the team's long-term NCAA Championship aspirations. She is also using the meet to help her determine which runners will be on the starting line when FSU plays host to the NCAA South Regional meet on Nov. 9.
"There's a lot of things going on, but our No. 1 goal is to win and it's ACC week," Harvey said. "I'm trying not to let them think about Nationals too much right now, but at the same time, we can't use this as a stepping stone if we don't look to be better than we were at Pre-Nationals."
And Harvey is quick to mention that her team cannot take the competition for granted, despite its recent run of success, because Duke looms as a legitimate threat.
"If our girls don't have a good day and focus the way they did at Pre-Nats, at the bare minimum, oh, yeah," Harvey said. "It's a smaller race. The mistakes cannot be big for us to win. Duke is a very good team and they are lead by a very good runner [Juliet Bottorf] and also have a great freshman [Megan Deakins]."
Braman's men are facing a bit more uncertainty. The Seminoles enter the meet as the ACC's highest-ranked team, checking in at No. 14 nationally, but figure to face stiff challenges from No. 18 Duke, No. 21 Virginia Tech, defending champion NC State and Virginia.
The FSU men, who won the school's first team title in 2010 and came up four points shy of repeating last season, have only finished outside the top two three times in the last nine years.
"It is about as close as you can get," Braman said, sizing up the field. "If you just had to go off actual performance, to this point, you'd have to say us, Virginia Tech, Virginia and Duke. ...
"We have a chance to put the pieces together and win this thing. If we're healthy and running to our potential - everybody at their best - vs. everybody else at their best, we should win. But everybody has got a little ding."
FSU seniors David Forrester and Wes Rickman, All-ACC performers on the 2010 championship team, have been training their way back into shape throughout the season after suffering spring injuries. Fortunately, junior Jakub Zivec and senior Breandan O Neill have provided rock-solid leadership at the front of the pack all season.
The Seminoles' depth, perhaps as good as it has been since Braman took over the program in 2000, could well be a key.
"Everybody seems to have a key guy out, except Virginia Tech," he added. " So everybody is kind of missing one piece. What do you have at the back end? How can you make it happen? ...
"It's not too bizarre to think [Josh] Gracia and [Will] Bridges are good enough to beat a scorer from the teams that we're chasing."
Zivec and O Neill figure to be in the thick of a lead pack that will likely include Virginia Tech's Will Mulherin, Virginia's Mark Amirault and Zach Gates, along with 2011 runner-up Andrew Colley from NC State.
On the women's side, Harvey has issued a challenge to her lead runners: Run for the individual victory.
"The race for the individual title is going to be awesome; maybe the best it has been for a while," Harvey said. "We haven't won that individual title for three years and that really bugs me. I really feel like this is our year to take it back." Susan Kuijken strong together three consecutive individual titles for the `Noles (2007-2009)
"There are at least three other individuals from other schools that could win the individual title, other than our four," said Harvey, identifying Duke's Bottorf, Virginia's Catherine White, North Carolina's Lianne Farber and NC State's Joanna Thompson.
The action begins Saturday at 10 a.m. when the gun sounds to start the women's 6-kilometer race over the rolling Smithfield Plantation course. The men, who will race 8 kilometers, follow at 10:50 a.m. You can follow the action via Twitter @FSU_XCountry, or at the following:
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released the following recent incidents in Lower Macungie Township:
Identity theft: Reported July 16 by 85-year-old resident of Pine Grove Circle; unauthorized $5,000 withdrawal from bank account discovered by caregiver of victim, police said.
Simple assault/harassment: Reported July 24 by Annete Galletti-Castillo, 34, of 4866 Liberty Lane; police said they responded to a domestic incident between husband and wife involving a knife; Lesandro Perez, 38, allegedly punched Galletti-Catillo in the face; charges filed with Magisterial District Judge Charles Crawford.
Access device fraud: Reported July 30 by Ashley Thompson of the 2000 block of Elbow Lane; four Internet purchases total $473 using her credit card, police said.
Theft from motor vehicle: Reported Aug. 4 by three residents of the 6000 block of Hunt Drive; Sirius radio and several lesser items taken, police said.
Hit and run: Reported July 30 at Hamilton Boulevard and Mill Creek Road at 9:48 p.m.; Penelope L. Oulds, 50, of Mertztown and an unknown driver collided; both pulled over, but other driver pulled away after saying he did not see damage to his vehicle, police said; newer model white or gold pickup truck with a cap that may have minor driver's side damage.
Charged: Estefan D. Ocasio, 19, of Macungie; Aug. 4 with driving at an unsafe speed after an accident at Willow Lane at Mill Creek Spur; Ocasio lost control on wet roadway and struck vehicle driven by Lillian V. Decker, 47, of Allentown, police said; no injuries reported.
Motor vehicle accident: Scott R. Bieber, 58, injured in three-car accident July 31 at Route 222 and Kressler Road; vehicle driven by Julio A. Stuart, 19, of Macungie turned in front of Bieber's vehicle; Bieber's vehicle hit Stuart's, sending Stuart's vehicle into that of Tiffany A. Bentson, 29, of Allentown; Bieber and his wife, Susan, 54, transported to hospital; Stuart cited for failing to obey traffic control devices, police said.


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This is the story of John Devine stuck in a small town in the eerie landscape of Southeast Ireland, worried over by his single, chain-smoking, bible-quoting mother, Lily, and spied on by the "neighborly" Mrs. Nagle. When Jamey Corboy, a self-styled Rimbaudian boy wonder, arrives in town, Johns life suddenly seems full of possibility. His loneliness dissipates. He is taken up by mischief and discovery, hiding in the world beyond as Lilys mysterious illness worsens. But Jamey and Johns nose for trouble may be their undoing and soon John will be faced with a terrible moral dilemma. Joining the ranks of the great novels of friendship and betrayal A Separate Peace, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha John the Revelator grapples with the pull of the world and the hold of those we love. Suffused with family secrets, eerie imagery, black humor, and hypnotic prose, John the Revelator is a novel to fall in love with and an astounding debut.
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I was born in a storm. My mother said the thunder was so loud she flinched when it struck, strobes of lightning and slam-dancing winds and volleys of rain for hours until it blew itself out and sloped off like a spent beast.
'I knew you were a boy,' she said. 'Heartburn. Sure sign of a man in your life.'
My name is John Devine. I was christened after the beloved disciple, the brother of James the Great. Our Lord called them the sons of thunder.
'John was Jesus' favourite,' my mother told me. 'The patron saint of printers and tanners and typesetters.'
When she got started on this, it could go on for hours. We were out walking the fields at the back of our house. I was still in short trousers. My mother strode ahead, hell bent on where she was going, and I had to trot to keep up.
'He was the only one to stay awake in the garden while Our Lord sweated blood,' she said. 'After the crucifixion, the emperor brought him to Rome to be flogged and beaten and ...
John the Revelator will undoubtedly garner rave critical reviews, but the reading public will likely have a wide range of opinions on whether or not it's worth perusing. I can't even categorically state that this is one of those books readers will either love or hate; Murphy's writing is so distinctive that reader ratings will almost certainly run the full spectrum. The novel should appeal most to those who revel in quality writing and enjoy books that break the mold.
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The title of Peter Murphy's book is taken from a traditional song about John of Patmos, the name given to the author of the biblical Book of Revelation, who identifies himself as living on the Greek island of Patmos. Scholars date Revelation to between AD 54 and 96 with most believing it to have been written around AD 95.
In the 2nd century AD, the early Christian apologist Justin of Caesarea (later Saint Justin Martyr) suggested that the author of Revelation was the same person as both Jesus' apostle, "John the Beloved", and "John the Evangelist", author of The Gospel of John. But, around the 3rd century this was called into question by church historians who identified the author of ...
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FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - Military leaders at Fort Bliss where radioactivity was detected in a Cold War-era bunker are hoping for tips that could lead to other contaminated sites on the sprawling West Texas Army post.
Maj. Joe Buccino said Thursday about 60 people have called since a hotline was established this week. He says officials are trying to determine the accuracy of calls from people who worked at the post in the 1950s and 1960s.
Officials announced Tuesday that low levels of radiation were detected as part of an investigation that began two months ago.
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Avoiding the precipitating activity; for example, take a few day off jogging or prolonged standing/walking. Just resting usually helps to eliminate the most severe pain, and will allow the inflammation to begin to cool down.
- Apply Ice Packs
Icing will help to diminish some of the symptoms and control the heel pain. Icing is especially helpful after an acute exacerbation of symptoms.
- Exercises and Stretches
Exercises and stretches are designed to relax the tissues that surround the heel bone. Some simple exercises, performed in the morning and evening, often help patients feel better quickly.
- Anti-Inflammatory Medications
Anti-inflammatory medications help to both control pain and decrease inflammation. Over-the-counter medications are usually sufficient, but prescription options are also available.
- Shoe Inserts
Shoe inserts are often the key to successful treatment of plantar fasciitis. The shoe inserts often permit patients to continue their routine activities without pain.
- Night Splints
Night splints are worn to keep the heel stretched out when you sleep. By doing so, the arch of the foot does not become contracted at night, and is hopefully not as painful in the morning.
If the pain does not resolve, an injection of cortisone can decrease the inflammation of plantar fasciitis. However, many physicians do not like to inject cortisone because there are potentially serious problems with cortisone injections in the heel area. The two problems that cause concern are fat pad atrophy and plantar fascial rupture. Both of these problems occur in a very small percentage of patients, but they can cause a worsening of heel pain symptoms.
A new treatment for chronic plantar fasciitis is being investigated. This treatment, called extracorporeal shock wave therapy, or ESWT, uses energy pulses to induce microtrauma to the tissue of the plantar fascia. This microtrauma is thought to induce a tissue repair process by the body. ESWT is recommended in patients who have failed the previously mentioned treatments, and are considering surgical options. For more information on shock wave therapy treatment:
To prevent the recurrence of plantar fasciitis after treatment, proper fitting footwear is essential. Many people use shoe inserts to relieve pressure over the tender area. Custom orthotics can also be made if there appears to be a problem with the mechanical structure of the foot. It is also important to continue the stretching and exercises. These simple exercises will help maintain the flexibility of the foot and prevent the plantar fasciitis pain from returning.
What if the symptoms of plantar fasciitis do not resolve?
In a small number of cases (usually less than 5%), patients may not experience relief after trying the recommendations listed above. It is important that conservative treatments (such as those listed above) be performed for AT LEAST a year before considering surgery. Time is very important in curing the pain of plantar fasciitis, and insufficient treatment before surgery may subject you to potential complications of the procedure. If these treatments fail, your doctor may consider an operation to loosen the plantar fascia, called a plantar fascia release. For more information about plantar fascia release:
Because the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis can be confused with tarsal tunnel syndrome (as described earlier), most surgeons advocate performing a tarsal tunnel release (or at least a partial tarsal tunnel release) along with the plantar fascia release. This surgery is about 80% successful in relieving pain in the small group of patients who do not improve with conservative treatments.


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According to AFP, last Saturday's Zombie Walk Mexico – one of seven such events taking place in the capital this year – was actually organized as a food drive for people in need. A similar undead mob in the same city broke a record in 2011 when nearly ten thousand zombie enthusiasts took to the streets.
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Britney Spears' Dad Jamie: "So Relieved" Sam Lutfi Case Was Thrown Out
Nov 2, 2012 03:10 PM
Jamie Spears is "relieved" that a judge dismissed Sam Lutfi's lawsuit against Britney Spears and her family.
Britney's dad tells Entertainment Tonight:
- "I'm just so relieved that this is over with. That our family can finally put this behind us and move forward. I am so proud of each lawyer that represented our family in this. They were so prepared. They were ready. They stood behind us and I'm just so proud of each one of them that handled each one of these cases.
I'm also very proud of and also very thankful for the judicial system and the judge. It took her a lot of patience and took a lot of time to listen to all that was said and I want to thank her so much for the decision that she made and she made it upon the evidence and she made it upon the law and I believe justice was served."
Lutfi was suing Britney and her family for unpaid fees, alleged assault and defamation for Lynne Spears' 2008 book.


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In 1968, just before he was murdered, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote: "The tragedy of South Africa is not simply its own policy: It is the fact that the racist government of South Africa is virtually made possible by the economic policies of the United States and Great Britain, two countries which profess to be the moral bastions of the Western world."


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The man police say told both women he needed money and forced them to hand over cash, jewelry and credit cards before assaulting and leaving them bound with duct tape, according to a criminal complaint.
One of the attacks occurred in the room of the woman's 4-month-old baby while her fiance was tied up in an adjacent room, according to the complaint filed by to obtain an arrest warrant Wednesday.
Police arrested Arthur Lamont Henderson, 38, of the North Side, early Thursday morning in the Hill District in connection with the attacks. He is being held while he awaits the scheduling of his preliminary hearing before
Henderson is charged in two attacks on local women—one reported Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Woodhawk Club Apartments complex on Johanna Drive and the other Monday, Jan. 9 at the Cascades Apartment complex. In both cases, the women were attacked in the early-morning hours after returning from walking their dogs.
In the Jan. 7 incident, the woman returned from walking her own dog and her neighbor's dog about 9:30 a.m. She told police she was turning to close and lock her apartment door when a man she did not know shoved her inside while he held a handgun, according to the complaint.
The man demanded money and was given $70 in cash and credit cards before he sexually assaulted the woman and left her with her wrists and ankles duct-taped together, according to the complaint.
In the Jan. 9 incident, the woman told police she returned from walking her dog about 6 a.m. and found her fiance tied up in the bedroom and an unknown man with a gun in her apartment. The man told her to help finish binding the fiance with clear box tape, but when she struggled with the tape, the man forced her to use duct tape to finish the job, according to the complaint.
The man demanded money, and the woman said she gave him about $500 in cash and $1,300 in jewelry, including her engagement ring. The man then took the woman into her baby's room, where he assaulted her and bound her feet and mouth with duct tape, according to the complaint.
Police identified Henderson as the suspect in the attacks after receiving a tip from a witness who saw a man running from the area of the victim's apartment in the Woodhawk Club Apartments and then leave in a vehicle. Police on patrol at the Cascades Apartment complex later noticed the vehicle and a man matching the victims' descriptions leaving that complex the afternoon after the second assault.
Although he has been a resident of the Manchester neighborhood of the North Side, Henderson frequently stayed at the apartment of his girlfriend in the Cascades Apartment Complex at 100 East West Drive, police said.
A surveillance camera at a bank ATM also captured Henderson on video when he withdrew money from one of the victim's accounts, police said. Investigators obtained a search warrant to take a DNA sample from Henderson and a warrant to arrest him later that day after obtaining the test results, according to the complaint
Henderson is being charged with two counts each of rape, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, burglary, firearms violations, indecent assault, theft and possession of instruments of crime. He has also been charged with three counts of robbery, intimidation of victims, false imprisonment, making terroristic threats, unlawful restraint; and one count each of reckless endangerment and access device fraud.
Henderson also faces federal charges that have not been detailed by police. Those charges involved less-serious crimes than those he is accused of in Ross Township, according to Ross Det. Brian Kohlhepp. They are under seal by the courts.
The DNA analysis identifies only the two Ross Township women as victims.
It is not immediately clear from the court document or police statements why the two women in particular were targeted. Neither has any apparent connection to their attacker, police said.
Police have said the assualts appeared to be random.
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When I learned that my aunt Eloise Messenger Mosley would turn 100 this week, I definitely had to pay her a birthday visit.
I was a little apprehensive about it, since I heard that she would not open her door to visitors prior to moving to the Hillside Nursing Home, even discouraging her own brother from coming into her house. But I decided to take my chances, and I am so happy that I did.
The person I found there was a very sweet, gentle little lady, who was happy to see me and even talk to me. As we talked, I began to see that she was probably depressed living alone after her mother died, and became more fearful of outsiders.
Before entering the nursing home, she lived in a small cottage in the 200 block of South River Street. When the Western Electric factory was operating at the end of the street, she endured the noise of the traffic coming and going. This bothered her enough to mention it several times. No doubt this was a factor.
That so few people remember her living there is not surprising. She is one of those quiet people who just fly beneath the radar, never attracting much attention.
When I told her she was a celebrity, having reached a great milestone that few people ever achieve, she just smiled sweetly. Her response was, "You just do what you have to do." This was her answer to any questions about her life. I began to understand that acceptance was the theme of her life. It served her well throughout many difficult times.
Eloise Messenger was born on September 7, 1911. With her father no longer in the picture, her single mother raised Eloise and her brother Irv. She was married on January 19, 1938 to Richard A. Mosley when she was 27 and he was 31.
I wish I could say that I remember that wedding, but I was four years old and my memories do not go back that far. But I do remember visiting the newlyweds when they lived in a big red brick farmhouse on Aucutt Road. I remember the sunshine coming through the windows in the big front parlor with its flowered wallpaper.
Her blue eyes sparkled when she talked about her husband. Some people thought she should remarry after his death, but there was only one man for her, and he was an "awful good man." Several photos of them in happier days hang by her bed.
No one could guess that in just five years, Eloise would find herself a young widow, one of the many tragedies of the Second World War. The healthy young man that she kissed goodbye a year and a half before, died of pneumonia after a three-week illness. It seemed like such an unnecessary death.
Eloise and her sister-in-law Ellen boarded a train and went to the base at McKinney, Texas to seek out some answers. Mosley had been serving as an orderly for an officer at the army base when he became ill. His condition gradually worsened until he was finally taken to the Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney, where he died.
The family was never satisfied with the answers they received as to why the military waited so long to admit him to the hospital. The base was over-crowded with men who contracted malaria overseas. Mosley was overworked and sleep deprived, and his body just couldn't fight off the virus.
After a full military funeral at Riverside Cemetery, with honor guards and traditional gun salute and the playing of Taps, Eloise left his graveside with her mother. With the help of her mother, she mourned his death and began to make a life for herself. When I commented that this must have been hard, she again said, "You do what you have to do."
Her memories of growing up in Montgomery are vague, but she remembered Riverview amusement park, and the boat ride concession that Gus Albright operated on the Fox River at the park. She remembered getting on the paddleboat and riding down to the bridge before turning around and heading back to the park. It was a favorite place for her and her friends, who she called 'her clique.'
Her friends would gather on the front steps at the grocery store until the storekeeper chased them away because they blocked the entrance. Then they moved to the steps of the Methodist Church across the street.
I was curious about how she felt about her mother-in-law, my Irish grandmother. Since her two sons didn't marry until after 30, I knew that Grandma had a hard time letting her boys go. Eloise confirmed this, saying that she liked telling her son what to do.
Her family attended the Montgomery Methodist church. She and her mother loved to crochet, and made beautiful baby things for others. Her brother Irv married Lucille Sampson, and the Sampson's became her extended family. She was content staying home and taking care of her mother all of her life. After her mother's passing she lived alone for another 20 years.
With help from her army widow's pension, she lived comfortably and eventually bought a small cottage at 212 South River Street. She never drove a car, but her brother Irv took her anyplace she needed to go. Her life was very simple.
The morning that I visited, she sat on her bed, looking out the big picture window at the pretty little yellow finches that were flitting about on the tops of the hedges.
She said she has had a nice life. She likes living at Hillside Nursing Home, and has adapted to her situation with grace and dignity. Her only nephew, Rich Messenger, looks after her affairs and makes sure she is well cared for. We can all learn from her.
As I left the nursing home, she smiled and said, "Be sure to come back again." And I will! Thank you Aunt Eloise for just "doing what you had to do."


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1. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????Klaus1 May 4, 2013 10:11 AM in response to TZ1973
TZ1973 wrote:
export the movie to the desktop then click and drag it to IDVD.
Wrong method.
iMovie 11 tutorials:
and also these:
A good guide to iDVD 7 can be found here:
Apple's tutorial on iDVD 07/08 is here:
Previewing before burning:
2. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????TZ1973 May 4, 2013 12:35 PM in response to Klaus1
As I mentioned, I tried this and it doesn't work because it converts it to quick time and when I try to click and drag it to IDVD, that doesn't work (it just doesn't let me click and drag at all). Thanks for the suggestion, though.
3. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????Klaus1 May 4, 2013 5:09 PM in response to TZ1973
Tried what? Dragging the project to the desktop is NOT the correct way to do it, and there is no reason whatever to convert to Quicktime first before importing it into iDVD.
4. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????TZ1973 May 8, 2013 7:30 AM in response to Klaus1
Ooops, I read my own comments that you cut and pasted and thought that was your advice--my mistake.
When I select "export" from iMovie, my choice are: video camera, quicktime, email, bluetooth, ipod, iweb, and garage band. Quicktime seems wrong, but what else do I try? I also tried "burn project to disc" and that didn't work either.
I'm sure those tutorials are useful, but I bought an apple so that I don't have to do a bunch of research. I'm not that tech saavy and I'll probably just give up on this project before I spend a bunch of free time reading tutorials. This was supposed to be a fun little amusement and it's starting to feel like work.
If I trash Mountain Lion and revert to my old operating system, will Idvd work again? I upgraded to Mountain LIon and it caused all these problems with various programs. I'm tempted to scrap it and swallow the $20.
5. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????AppleMan1958 May 8, 2013 7:48 AM in response to TZ1973
What version of iMovie are you on? Click iMovie/About.
I'm guessing a very old version.
6. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????TZ1973 May 11, 2013 8:19 AM in response to AppleMan1958
6.0.3. I always do software updates when they're availible.
7. Re: Why don't Imovie and IDVD work Together?????Bengt Wärleby May 11, 2013 1:04 PM in response to TZ1973
iMovie 6.0.3 and iDVD - is the best combination possibly
If DVD is not up to DVD standard (as is only - interlaced SD-Video quality = meaning far from HD or what You see on the Mac Screen) - then something gone wrong.
See if this can set You right.DVD quality
1. iDVD 08, 09 & 11 has three levels of qualities. (version 7.0.1, 7,0.4 & 7.1.1) and iDVD 6 has the two last ones
• Professional Quality
(movies + menus up to 120 min.) - BEST (but not always for short movies e.g. up to 45 minutes in total)
• Best Performances
(movies + menus less than 60 min.) - High quality on final DVD (Can be best for short movies)
• High Quality (in iDVD08 or 09) / Best Quality (in iDVD6)
(movies + menus up to 120 min.) - slightly lower quality than above
Menu can take 15 minutes or even more - I use a very simple one with no audio or animation like "Brushed Metal" in old Themes.
About double on DL DVDs.
2. Video from
• FCE/P - Export out as full quality QuickTime.mov (not self-containing, no conversion)
• iMovie x-6 - Don't use "Share/Export to iDVD" = destructive even to movie project and especially so
when the movie includes photos and the Ken Burns effect NOT is used. Instead just drop or import the iMovie movie project icon (with a Star on it) into iDVD theme window.
• iMovie'08 or 09 or 11 are not meant to go to iDVD. Go via Media Browser or rather use iMovie HD 6 from start.
3. I use Roxio Toast™ to make an as slow burn as possibly e.g. x4 or x1 (in iDVD'08 or 09 this can also be set)
This can also be done with Apple's Disk Utilities application when burning from a DiskImage.
4. There has to be about or more than 25Gb free space on internal (start-up) hard disk. iDVD can't
use an external one as scratch disk (if it is not start-up disc). For SD-Video - if HD-material is used I guess that 4 to 5 times more would do.
5. I use Verbatim ( also recommended by many - Taiyo Yuden DVDs - I can't get hold of it to test )
6. I use DVD-R (no +R or +/-RW) - DVD-R play's on more and older DVD-Players
7. Keep NTSC to NTSC - or - PAL to PAL when going from iMovie to iDVD
(I use JES_Deinterlacer to keep frame per sec. same from editing to the Video-DVD result.)
8. Don't burn more than three DVDs at a time - but let the laser cool off for a while before next batch.
iDVD quality also depends on.
• DVD is a standard in it self. It is Standard Definition Quality = Same as on old CRT-TV sets and can not
deliver anything better that this.
HD-DVD was a short-lived standard and it was only a few Toshiba DVD-players that could playback.
These DVDs could be made in DVD-Studio Pro. But they don't playback on any other standard DVD-Player.
Blu-Ray / BD can be coded onto DVDs but limited in time to - about 20-30 minutes and then need
_ Roxio Toast™ 10 Pro incl. BD-component
_ BD disks and burner if full length movies are to be stored
_ BD-Player or PlayStation3 - to be able to playback
The BD-encoded DVDs can be play-backed IF Mac also have Roxio DVD-player tool. Not on any standard Mac or DVD-player
Full BD-disks needs a BD-player (in Mac) as they need blue-laser to be read. No red-laser can do this.
• HOW much free space is there on Your internal (start-up) hard disk. Go for approx. 25Gb.
less than 5Gb and Your result will most probably not play.
• How it was recorded - Tripod vs Handheld Camera. A stable picture will give a much higher quality
• Audio is most often more critical than picture. Bad audio and with dropouts usually results in a non-viewed movie.
• Use of Video-editor. iMovie'08 or 09 or 11 are not the tools for DVD-production. They discard every second line resulting in a close to VHS-tape quality.
iMovie 1 to HD6 and FinalCut any version delivers same quality as Camera record in = 100% to iDVD
• What kind of movie project You drop into it. MPEG4 seems to be a bad choice.
other strange formats are .avi, .wmv, .flash etc. Convert to streamingDV first
Also audio formats matters. I use only .aiff or from miniDV tape Camera 16-bit
strange formats often problematic are .avi, .wmv, audio from iTunes, .mp3 etc
Convert to .aiff first and use this in movie project
• What kind of standard - NTSC movie and NTSC DVD or PAL to PAL - no mix.
(If You need to change to do a NTSC DVD from PAL material let JES_Deinterlacer_3.2.2 do the conversion)
(Dropping a PAL movie into a NTSC iDVD project
(US) NTSC DVDs most often are playable in EU
(EU) PAL DVDs most often needs to be converted to play in US
UNLESS. They are play-backed by a Mac - then You need not to care
• What kind of DVDs You are using. I use Verbatim DVD-R (this brand AND no +R or +/-RW)
• How You encode and burn it. Two settings prior iDVD'08 or 09
Pro Quality (only in iDVD 08 & 09)
Best / High Quality (not always - most often not)
Best / High Performances (most often my choice before Pro Quality)
1. go to iDVD pref. menu and select tab far right and set burn speed to x1 (less errors = plays better) - only in iDVD 08 & 09
(x4 by some and may be even better)
2. Project info. Select Professional Encoding - only in iDVD 08 & 09.
Region codes.
iDVD - only burn Region = 0 - meaning - DVDs are playable everywhere
DVD Studio pro can set Region codes.
unclemano wrote
What it turned out to be was the "quality" settings in iDVD. The total clip time was NOT over 2 hours or 4.7GB, yet iDVD created massive visual artifacts on the "professional quality" setting.
I switched the settings to "high quality" which solved the problem. According iDVD help, "high quality" determines the best bit rate for the clips you have.
I have NEVER seen iDVD do this before, especially when I was under the 2 hour and 4.7GB limits.
For anyone else, there seem to be 2 places in iDVD to set quality settings, the first is under "preferences" and the second under "project info." They do NOT seem to be linked (i.e. if you change one, the other is NOT changed). take care, Mario
to get this to work I
• Secure a minimum of 25Gb free space on Start-Up (Mac OS) hard disk
• Use Verbatim DVD-R (absolutely no +/-RW)
• Set down burn speed to x4 - less burn errors = plays on more devices
• No other process running in background as - ScreenSaver, EnergySaver OR TIMEMACHINE etc
• and I'm very careful on what kind of video-codecs, audio file format and photo file formats I use
• and I consider the iDVD Bug - never go back to video-editor to change/up-date - if so Start a brand new iDVD project
• Chapters set as they should - NO one at very beginning and no one in any transition or within 2 sec from it
• Lay-out - Turn on TV-Safe area and keep everything buttons, titles etc WELL INSIDE not even touching it !
Try to break the process up into two stages
• Save as a DiskImage (calculating part)
• Burn from this .img file (burning stage)
To isolate where the problem starts.
Another thing is - Playing it onto a Blu-Ray Player. My PlayStation3 can play BD-disks but not all of my home made DVDs so to get this to work I
• Secure a minimum of 25Gb free space on Start-Up (Mac OS) hard disk
• Use Verbatim DVD-R (absolutely no +/-RW)
• Set down burn speed to x4 - less burn errors = plays on more devices
• No other process running in background as - ScreenSaver, EnergySaver OR TIMEMACHINE etc
• and I'm very careful on what kind of video-codecs, audio file format and photo file formats I use
• and I consider the iDVD Bug - never go back to video-editor to change/up-date - if so Start a brand new iDVD project
• Chapters set as they should - NO one at very beginning and no one in any transition or within 2 sec from it
• Lay-out - Turn on TV-Safe area and keep everything buttons, titles etc WELL INSIDE not even touching it !
• Minimum of 25Gb free space on Start-Up hard disk
• No other programs running in BackGround e.g. Energy-Saver
• Don't let HD spin down or be turned off (in Energy-Save)
• Move hard disks that are not to be used to Trash - To be disconnected/turned off
• Goto Spotlight and set the rest of them under Integrity (not to be scanned)
• Set screen-saver to a folder without any photo - then make an active corner (up right for me) and set
pointer to this - turns on screen saver - to show that it has nothing to show
• No File Vault on - Important
• NO - TimeMachine - during iMovie/iDVD work either ! IMPORTANT
• Lot's of icons on DeskTop/Finder also slows down the Mac noticeably
• Start a new User-Account and log into this and iMovie get's faster too - if a project is in a hurry
• And let Mac run on Mains - not just on battery
Yours Bengt W


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Drumlin Farm Meats- what to do with ground goat meat? [moved from Boston board]
Always check the meat freezer when I leave drumlin farm. They generally have a few internal organs and some sausage but not much else. This weekend I found a lone package of lamb loin chops and some ground goat. I cooked the lamb last night - simply the sweetest, most wonderful lamb I have ever had. Worth a look in the freezer when you are there - not worth a special trip as it is very hit or miss.
My question: What should I do with a package of ground goat meat?
Oh my gosh! I grew up outside Boston in the 60's and 70's and that's where we went on school field trips to pet the goats! I'm devastated.
Oh well...I like the Kefta (Kofta) idea the best. I make mine with the ground meat du jour and the following:
minced onion and garlic
raw egg, beaten
minced fresh cilantro
minced fresh jalapeno
ground cumin and coriander
pinch of household curry powder or garam masala
lots of coarse ground black pepper
sea salt
a little olive oil if the meat is very lean
mix well, form around the skewer and grill, then sprinkle lightly with fresh lemon and dust the meat with sumac
serve with grilled tomato and onion wedges, and basmati rice with a pat of butter on top
re: HSBSteveM
We used to raise goats - mainly for the milk - when my children were young. In order to have milk, you need to breed the does and they'll produce milk after the kids are born. Females we kept and either added to the herd or sold to become dairy goats. The males, well, that's another story. No one needs to keep a buck if you only have a small herd - you just get one in at breeding time to take care of business then send him back where he came from. They're smelly and can be aggressive. The only alternative, then, is meat. And this, alas, is what we did.
My sons didn't know this. They assumed we sold the bucks to a "good home". When I served the meat, I called it "chops" or "stew" or "curry" or whatever. They didn't ask - I didn't tell.
Fast forward about 15 years. My sons are now both in their twenties and only maybe 3 or 4 years ago learned the truth. Mature, independent, young adults that they are - they were horrified, livid and still haven't forgiven us.
Ah well, the moussaka was always outstanding.


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Robots bring efficiency to UNR labs
Listen to the story
UNR is partnering with the Hamilton Company, which is based in Reno and specializes in robotics manufacturing.
The company will have access to lab space on campus and the school can use several robotic systems for research.
The lab will include what's called an automated liquid handling station.
Hamilton Company CEO Steve Hamilton says the device automates tedious lab work that drains resources and can be a recipe for human error.
"Imagine a situation where you are in a laboratory and you have to add five or six different chemicals and get a reaction [or] test whole blood for something and you have to do that 400 times before noon, well you could make a mistake and maybe nobody catches it."
Along with avoiding mistakes, automating certain processes will allow faculty and students who frequently do hand-held work to spend more of their time on intellectual pursuits.
"A lot of the people that are hand-held are educated to a level where that's not what they want to do in life, so we do the mundane work and let them do the brain work."
University officials say the partnership allows students in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources to train on industry equipment and network for possible internships and jobs.


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An ESPN blog as well as the MLB website are reporting this morning that 's own will be moving up from the Texas Rangers' Double A team to the major league as of Wednesday night. The report states that Olt will take the place of Brandon Snyder.
Olt, a 2007 graduate of , was drafted by the Texas Rangers in June 2010 from UCONN's baseball program. The university details that he was "a four-year letter winner at Branford High School… led his team to the Class L State Championship in 2006... holds the school hits record with 115... and holds a career batting average of .475..."
MLB.com ranks Olt as the No. 3 prospect in the Rangers' system and reports that he "was hitting .287 with 27 home runs and 81 RBIs in 94 games for Double-A Frisco." The story detials, "He had a .399 on-base percentage and a .575 slugging percentage along with 99 strikeouts in 348 at-bats."
The Texas Rangers report that Olt will be in uniform tonight when the team faces the Angels.


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An excerpt from the Sin War:
- "Many Demons travelled to the mortal realm in search of the Three Brothers. These Demons were followed to the mortal plane by Angels who hunted them throughout the vast cities of the East. The Angels allied themselves with a secretive order of mortal Magi named the Horadrim, who quickly became adept at hunting Demons. They also made many dark enemies in the underworlds."
It is unknown who the author of this book is.
- There are Diablo-themed novels written by Richard A. Knaak titled The Sin War. These three books tell the tale of the ensuing conflict between Heaven and Hell that has now come to the mortal realm, several centuries prior to the events of Diablo I.


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The Uptown Newport Project, which is expected to bring housing, retail space and parks to an industrial area of the city, will keep progressing following the approval of several measures from the Newport Beach City Council.
At it's Tuesday night meeting, the council voted 6-0, with Councilman Tony Petros abstaining, to approve key elements of the project including the environmental impact report, tentative tract map and a development agreement. Located at the east edge of the John Wayne Airport area, the Uptown Newport Project will be built on Jamboree Road, between Birch Street and MacArthur Boulevard.
The Irvine-based Shopoff Group is the developer of the project which is scheduled to include 1,244 residential units, 11,500 square feet of retail use and two acres of park space. William Shopoff, the group's president and CEO, says the project will also bring about 2,800 construction jobs to Newport Beach. Shophoff says the group has worked closely with the Planning Commission to make sure its a "quality project."
"We've created ample parking, including structure parking and on-site parking for the visitors and retail," Shopoff said. "Also there is easy access to get to the parks and the retail areas."
But resident Jim Mosher addressed the City Council saying the project does not fit the 2006 general plan's vision to create a "self-sufficient urban village."
"Uptown Newport remains an isolated island of residential high rises plopped down in he middle of some office buildings," Mosher said.
Mosher added he is worried residents will not have necessary amenities including nearby schools, and said the project will "lead to more traffic and more inconvenience in the area."
City Councilwoman Leslie Daigle addressed some of Mosher's concerns by saying the vision of the 2006 general plan was "to bring new vitality into this area."
Mayor Pro Tem Rush Hill called the Uptown Newport Project "very exciting and very appropriate for the airport area."
Construction on the project will be done in two phases, beginning this year and slated to be completed in 2021.


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Thursday is the last day for Alexandrians to donate to the Community Partners for Children of Alexandria Toys for Tots program.
DASH representatives will be at the King Street Metro station from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., collecting donations to help make this holiday season special for children in need who live in Alexandria.
Donations will be given to the community partnership, which provides toys and clothing to 600 of Alexandria's children this holiday season. Families receive a special invitation to attend the partnership's distribution day in time to wrap their children's gifts before the holidays.
The program needs new toys, infant and toddler items, gifts for 10 to 12 year olds and grocery store gift cards.
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Stocks beautiful homewares imported from around the globe; think French striped deckchairs and homemade Syrian soaps.
Stocks beautiful homewares imported from around the globe; think French striped deckchairs and homemade Syrian soaps.
Specialty tea store selling an impressive range, from organic Assam and caramel rooibos to the Melbourne cuppa.
This is a great little spot between the botanic gardens and the river, with shady sites, good facilities and bike hire.
An eclectic collection of goodies, including kids clothes, adults tees, gifts and the Aesop range of toiletries.
Enormous centre with supermarkets and a huge range of speciality stores selling everything from books to bikinis.
Natural fabrics and a Japanese sensibility characterise the stylish ensembles designed by the three Foong sisters.
One of Broome's most popular and approachable pearl shops, with a small but well-curated selection and good prices.
Stacked with books, CDs and lots of obscure DVDs. Pop next door for coffee and cake at its new Daily Planet cafe.
For shopaholics there's the delightful Sedonia , with many a quirky item on display from cute earrings to large poufs.
An institution in itself, this place is chock-full of interesting bric-a-brac, collectables, tools and old junk.
This is a great little store for individual pieces without the price tag of its glamorous neighbours.
Three kilometres north of Berrima, Berkelouw's Book Barn & Café stocks secondhand and antiquated tomes.
You could get lost in here for hours: fantastic range of secondhand books, boasting one million titles.
You can fuel up at the Laura Store & Post Office . Petrol, ice and basic groceries are sold here..
Members of the Tweed Richmond Organic Producers' Organisation sell their produce at this weekly market.
The Super Pit Shop sells souvenirs and offers more detailed information about the Super Pit Lookout.


text: Fashion's girl of the moment and neice to Daphne Guinness is Mary Charteris. The pink dip dye she was sporting before everyone else has gone, instead a big fat plait rocked her look for British Fashion Awards. With matte red lips and just a touch of liner on the eyes, my, doesnt Mary look fashionably fab


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Amway supports non-profit organizations around the world in many ways. Sometimes, the most valuable gifts we can give aren't just time or money, but expertise that can help an organization improve its operations.
Amway, as part of its One by One Campaign for Children, supports Kids Food Basket, a Grand Rapids organization that provides "sack suppers" for kids who might not otherwise get meals at home.
Our experts worked with Kids Food Basket to map and streamline their processes. The result? Improvements that mean more meals are packed in a shorter period of time, helping Kids Food Basket feed more children.
This innovative effort captured the attention of the Business Civic Leadership Center of the US Chamber of Commerce, which named Amway a finalist in the "Partnership" category of its Corporate Citizenship Awards.
The recognition is nice. But we're even prouder of our role in helping a great organization "do good" even better.


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Lida appoints Golley Slater's Hancock as strategy chief
Lida, the M&C Saatchi Group agency, has boosted its management team with the appointment of Mark Hancock as the head of strategy.
Hancock: will be responsible for planning and strategy at Lida
Hancock joins from Golley Slater, where he was the strategy director. At Lida, he will report to the chairman and chief strategy officer, Matthew Heath, and will oversee the planning department and strategic capabilities. He will work closely with clients such as O2, Virgin Holidays, Boots and Ikea.
During his time at Golley Slater, Hancock was responsible for the group's strategic direction across a variety of sectors including automotive, pharmaceuticals, entertainment and FMCG. He was also behind the agency's implementation of a new brand platform for Clarityn hay-fever products.
Hancock has also worked at Agency.com as the executive strategy director and at Proximity as the worldwide strategy director.
Heath, who was promoted to chairman after the departure of the chief executive, Mel Cruickshank, said: "Mark is a stellar strategic marketing professional with vast experience in building business value both on- and offline.
"He understands intuitively our 70/20/10 approach and the great work it helps to produce. His extensive insight and knowledge will keep Lida at the forefront of the industry and deliver the superior strategic counsel our clients have come to expect."
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A miniature train is weaving its way through a model built to resemble Bridgeville in the 1950s.
The model trail will be on display inside the caboose at the Bridgeville Area Historical Society from now until Jan. 5.
Larry Godwin of Bridgeville gave Chartiers Valley Patch a tour of all the neat buildings and gave the train for a brief spin around the tracks.
The American Flyer train set, which is 60 years old and was donated by former Bridgeville resident Dana Spriggs, is free to enjoy, although donations are being accepted to help the historical society and they're raffling off a N-Track style train. Other people, including Lou Delach of Upper St. Clair, Rich Pentak, of South Fayette, and Troy Martin, who is a freshman at South Fayette, either donated the miniature buildings or helped build the set.
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The miniature Bridgeville has old buildings like the former Colussy Chevy on Baldwin, Central Restaurant and Blair Pharmacy. It also has current shops such as the Dari Delite and Sarasnick Hardware.
It weaves through Kirawan Heights, Bridgeville and even the Cuddy No. 2 Mine in South Fayette.
The Bridgeville Area Historical Society is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. The former train station will also be open for tours during Bridgeville's Winter Blast Light Up Night on Dec. 7.


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Man jailed for stealing £11k from Greenhithe restaurant
Updated 5:14pm Thursday 5th June 2014 in News By Melissa Hills
A man has been jailed for seven months after admitting stealing £11,028.14 the Greenhithe restaurant he worked at.
Klestor Nikolla, 29, of Whitefields Road, Waltham Cross, stole the cash from Wahaca Mexican Market Eating between May 14 2012 and March 18 2013.
Nikolla, who was the assistant manager, would delete cash transactions from the records and take the cash from the till for his own pocket.
He also waited for the other staff to go home so he could reopen the till in their names and refund items to pocket the cash.
However, the restaurant's computer system tracked these transactions, leading to Nikolla's conviction.
Following his arrest on October 29 last year, detectives investigated the allegations and on January 17 this year, Nikolla was charged with theft by employee and 11 charges of false accounting.
He pleaded guilty when he appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on May 29 and was handed his sentence the same day.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £100.
DC Roger Harris, investigating officer at Kent Police, said: "Nikolla took advantage of his position of trust and made sure he worked the last shift of the day so he could steal from the till when everyone else had gone home.
"The crime was committed over the space of a year and we worked closely with the shop to secure evidence to ensure Nikolla would be brought to justice before the court."
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When you see people who look like grandparents on a college campus, don't assume that they are professors. They could be students engaged in lifelong learning, and they could also be visiting campus with their grandchildren. Although no one is keeping statistics on the phenomenon, more and more grandparents are chauffeuring their grandchildren to college campuses and accompanying their grandchildren on college visits. Sometimes the grandparents are draftees, and sometimes they are volunteers. In both cases, such visits can be boons for both grandparents and grandchildren.
Why Grandparents?
Taking high school kids to visit college campuses has traditionally been one of the responsibilities of parenthood. With the growth of two-career families and job-related travel, sometimes parents aren't available for college visits, especially when students want to visit a lot of colleges. Sometimes grandparents are asked on college visits by default.
In other cases, grandparents may be asked to accompany parents and children on college visits, creating a three-generation visiting group. Sometimes grandparents are invited because they will be paying all or part of the cost of college.
Advantages of Grandparent-Grandchild College Visits
Because grandparents and grandchildren tend to have a relaxed, mutually tolerant relationship, grandparents can make great companions for visiting colleges. "Grandparents are generally much more supportive and unconditional in their praise," said Peter Jennings, Director of College Counseling at the Concord Academy in Massachusetts, who has previously commented on including grandparents on college visits. Grandparents are less likely to take control of a conversation, according to Mark P. Meleney, Florida State University Admissions Officer.
For a grandparent, visiting a campus with a grandchild can be invaluable in staying close to a growing-up grandchild. The visit itself can be a bonding experience, and the grandparent will also have a much better idea about the world that the grandchild is about to enter.
When Inviting Grandparents Might Not Be Wise
Some grandparents should not be invited on college visits. These include grandparents who are very conservative and old-fashioned, unless the campus involved is similarly oriented. If grandparents are shocked by seeing co-ed dorms or by encountering campus demonstrations, they won't be of much use to anyone.
The other type of grandparent who does not make a good campus visitor is the type who can't sit back and let the grandchild ask the questions, although generally speaking grandparents are less often guilty of this than are parents. Also, grandparents should be brought up to speed on "the current state of college selectivity" before the visit, according to Jennings, so that they have realistic expectations about the choices open to their grandchildren.
What Time Is Best for Visits?
College campuses often invite prospective students to visit on particular days. On those days, students may have access to resources that may not be available on a daily basis. Visits on regular weekdays may give students a better idea of what the campus is really like. Whenever they choose to visit, students "need to dig a little deeper than the surface," according to Jennings. He suggests visiting the student center and talking to students who aren't tour guides or otherwise associated with the admissions office.
Together or Apart?
Grandparents may be unsure which parts of the college visit they should be present for. If a visit is scheduled at a time designated for prospective students, the college will help with this part, by designating some activities for students only, some for parents/grandparents and some for all family members. If a visit falls on a regular school day, the guidelines are less clear. Meleney advises that grandparents participate in campus tours and informational meetings, as well as meetings with advisors. If a grandchild wants to go check out the student center, that's something that he or she could do alone. Meleney advises visitors to "give each other space" while visiting campuses, saying that grandchildren should be allowed to "explore some things alone or with peers." Grandparents should look for subtle signals that it's time for them to bow out for a bit, while remembering that they are in charge of a child who may be a minor.
Defining the Grandparent's Role
In some cases, the parents and or students plan the trip for the grandparent. All the grandparent will have to do is show up. If, however, a grandparent is drafted because the parents are in a busy or high-stress cycle, the grandparent may need to take a more active role, which may include reading advice about making the most of campus visits.
Once the arrangments are made, grandparents should think about how they can be helpful without being intrusive. Generally speaking, grandparents are most valuable as listeners and discreet note-takers. "Ideally, parents and grandparents alike should do more observing than asking a lot of questions. That's the job of the student," Jennings said. A grandparent's most valuable contribution may come during the assessment period following the visit. "The primary job of the grandparent in my mind is to help summarize the visit," Jennings said.
What Grandparents Will See That Is Different
Since some students are first-generation college-goers, visiting college campuses may be a new experience for everyone in the party. That's even more reason to make such visits. First-generation students "should know that they are very much a valued commodity to colleges," Jennings said. He suggested that students might ask admissions offices to connect them with other students who have gone through this transition.
Grandparents who have attended college will still notice several changes in addition to the almost-ubiquitous co-ed dorms. They may notice the diversity of the student population and the vastly different role that technology plays. Meleney mentions that libraries have a more social role today. They may not be the temples of quiet that they once were. Jennings suggests that grandparents may be surprised by the quality of the food, the housing and the athletic facilities, as well as by the breadth of support services. "Most grandparents would be shocked at how well students live these days, " he said.


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Wyckoff's Community Emergency Response Team is looking for a new leader following the announcement recently that current coordinator Debbie Kinney-Chen will be stepping down as soon as a replacement is found.
Working under the local Office of Emergency Management and overseen by Wyckoff Police Lieutenant Charlie Van Dyk, CERT trains volunteers to respond to emergency situations in the community. Currently there are about 50 members.
Kinney-Chen has decided to step down, citing the need for more time with her family. She has been the coordinator since Wyckoff CERT's inception three years ago.
As a former volunteer for a county crisis team and a FEMA-certified volunteer, Kinney-Chen remembers being excited when she saw the advertisement in the paper for the CERT team in 2010.
"It was with heavy heart that I came to the decision to step down from the position as the coordinator," said Kinney-Chen. "It really has been an honor to serve the Wyckoff community in this capacity. As the team continues to grow, I feel the person in the leadership role should have a little more time to give to help the team move further in the direction it is going."
Kinney-Chen, who is also a full-time clinical social worker, said certain characteristics would make a good CERT leader.
"Good interpersonal skills are essential for coordinating a team of people and working collaboratively with all the other townships organizations that come together at community events and during emergency situations," she said. "The person taking over the CERT leadership role should have the ability to motivate the volunteer members and generate interest from within the community to grow the team. Good organizational skills are a must."
The coordinator would also be responsible for maintaining a registry and contact list, developing a call-out procedure, coordinating meetings, coordinating classes and events, and would need to be "very computer savvy," said Van Dyk.
Every CERT member is required to attend a seven-week county training that amounts to two and a half hours every week. Topics covered include: disaster preparedness, medical operations, fire suppression, search and rescue, disaster psychology, terrorism awareness, and animal preparedness.
Kinney-Chen admits she will miss the excitement of being on the CERT team when she is replaced. Hurricane Sandy put the team's skills to good use by reaching out to neighbors, providing welfare checks on the elderly, and helping at two shelters set up in town.
"I was inspired by those who came out to offer their support to others, while experiencing the same conditions in their own homes and with their own families," said Kinney-Chen. "It was a true example of volunteerism at its best."
Kinney-Chen will not fully vacate the position until the new coordinator is well settled in. "Even then, I will still be available to answer any questions or help out in any way necessary," she added.
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Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson has identified three major challenges on campus that, if addressed, might have a hand in upping Central Michigan University's appeal to prospective students.
Johnson's long-awaited, comprehensive enrollment management plan points to an outdated financial aid policy, lack of faculty outreach and an overwhelming student-to-counselor ratio as factors for CMU's decaying enrollment. Implementation of the plan is scheduled to begin in the 2014-15 academic year.
Previously, university officials pointed to a reduction in high school graduates coming from local area public and private K-12 schools as the biggest issue affecting freshman enrollment.
"Retention is a big piece (to this)," Johnson said. "There's no secret that it costs far more for us to recruit students than it does to retain them, and that means we have to be more intrusive. We can't be reactive. We have to forge relationships with students at all levels so that we understand and build a level of trust and support."
In terms of financial aid, Johnson said the university has not revisited the policy on merit-based performance awards in quite some time.
"I double checked our files, and we have not reviewed our financial aid philosophy in more than a decade," Johnson said. "And as many of you know, a lot has changed over a decade from an economic perspective."
The current financial aid philosophy states students can only receive monies for academic performance when they first enter the CMU framework as either freshmen or transfer students. For students already deep in the fold, Johnson said, it is impossible to apply for these types of awards, even if they are excelling academically.
This odd bylaw, Johnson said, could be a deciding factor for late-in-the-game students who decide whether to leave CMU for another, more affordable academic institution.
"Fortunately and unfortunately, college cost has become a considerable factor in recruitment and retention," he said. "And how you best control college cost is through financial aid. We want to incentivize students who are successful academically."
By changing this policy and finding a way to offer these scholarships to students with GPAs of 3.0-3.5 or higher, Johnson mused that it could keep many of its need-based students on board.
For Trustee Sarah Opperman, the fact that financial aid policy had not been evaluated in a decade was troubling, as was the proposed date of implementation.
"That seems to me is going to be a critical component to this," Opperman said. "We don't have to wait for the next fiscal year to start (these solutions). Let's not wait for another cycle."
Regarding counseling, Johnson's report identified the ratio of students to professional and academic counseling staff is nearly 1,000-to-one – an admission of how thinly spread the counseling department has become.
Although the deans of each college played a more active role in professional and academic counseling, five full-time employee positions were created over the summer to ease counseling struggles. Johnson's plan would work to narrow that ratio down to 600-to-one – the ideal ratio, he said, would be 300-to-one.
If the plan is implemented and that ratio is not drastically decreased, Johnson said hiring new counseling staff is an option on the table.
Lastly, faculty outreach to prospective and existing students is marked as a major challenge facing the university. Historically, Johnson said, CMU's faculty members have rarely been forced to engage in the recruitment process. Under his plan, faculty members' experience, personalities and qualifications would be used as a marketing tool.
"By leveraging our faculty, we can connect to students on a much more personal basis," he said. "Not only would faculty (members) be asked to guide and implement programs, but they'll be asked to build better relationships with our students as we move forward. The response from faculty I've received on this has been positive. Those who I've spoken with are ready and awaiting instruction."
Although these core challenges and their solutions potentially represent a more focused approach, Board of Trustees Chairman Brian Fannon stressed the importance of Johnson's plan working.
"If you do this and the retention rate doesn't improve, we've lost," he said.


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(NEWSER) – The Disney Channel rather quietly debuted its first gay couple on Sunday night, a lesbian couple who appeared on an episode of the sitcom Good Luck Charlie. The storyline was played for laughs, US reports, with main characters Amy and Bob confused about the identity of their daughter's friend's mom until they realize ... she has two moms (who aren't expected to appear on the show again). Not everyone was impressed:
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