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Whit's Knits: Lines + Squares Baby Blanket
One of my favorite books growing up was When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, a little collection of children's poems. The one I always loved best was called "Lines and Squares". It's about a kid who carefully avoids the lines of the sidewalk, stepping just in the squares while taunting a pair of bears "Who wait at the corner all ready to eat/ The sillies who tread on the lines of the street". I loved the terror and the bravado of that poem!
As I knit this blanket with its red lines crissing and crossing, the verses of that poem replayed in my head, keeping time with my needles and sending me into reveries of times and places where nurseries, rice pudding and knickers were the norm. I think now that the Lines + Squares Baby Blanket with its timeless colors and classic simplicity would have been right at home there!
Although a grid to non-knitters may look like the easiest thing in the world, experienced knitters have to wonder, "How did you do that?" Luckily, there's a trick. The vertical lines aren't actually knitted into the pattern; they're crocheted on top of the knitting, nestling right into the design as if they were born there and making lines and squares a snap!
For this special project I chose one of our most special yarns, Anzula's Cricket. Amazingly soft merino with a touch of cashmere, beautifully hand dyed and machine washable, it's the perfect choice for a precious baby! And here's a vote for the main color I used, Au Natural. In person it glows like the inside of an oyster shell, complex and absolutely stunning. Pick your favorite contrast color and you've got an heirloom!


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Socialist Scholars Conference 1990
The Socialist Scholars Conference 1990, held September 6-8, at the Hotel Commodore, New York, included panels such as:[1]
Do the Right Thing Revisited
- Sponsor: Cineaste
- Moderator: Leonard Quart, Film, College of Staten Island
- Dan Georgakas, Editor, Cineaste
- Herb Boyd, critic, National Guardian
- William Mackey, Jr., Van Arsdale School of Labor Studies, Empire State College
Socialist Scholars Conference 1992
Robert Mast, Democratic Socialists of America, Herb Boyd, The Guardian, Dan Georgakas and Michael Smith were speakers on the What's Left in Detroit panel sponsored by CUNY and Democratic Socialists of America at the Tenth Annual Socialist Scholars Conference. The conference was held April 24-26, 1992 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York City.[2]
Communist "Manifestivity"
On October 30 and 31, 1998 the Brecht Forum presented the "Communist Manifestivity to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto" at Cooper Union's Great Hall, New York.
Individual endorsers of the event included Dan Georgakas.[3]
The Manifesto Commemoration Committee included Eric Canepa, coordinator; Sam Anderson, Sylvia Aron, Steve Brier, Mary Boger , Kira Brunner, Andrew Comer, Peggy Crane, Steve Duncombe, Peter Filardo, Rosa Garcia, Dan Georgakas, Joan Greenbaum, Ron Hayduk, Bill Henning, Diane Greene Lent, Danny Luce, Bill Koehnlein, Biju Mathew, Eli Messinger , Liz Mestres, Yusuf Nuruddin, Adele Oltman, Ed Ott, Leo Panitch, Renee Pendergrass, Merle Ratner, Colin Robinson, Rosina Rodriguez, Frank Rosengarten, Rob Saute, S Shankar, Sean Sweeney, Kit Wainer, Paul Washington, Juanita Webster, Ethan Young.
- ↑ Second Annual Socialist Scholars Conference program.
- ↑ SSE Tenth Annual Conference Program, 1992
- ↑ Mail Archive website: Communist Manifestivity Conference Schedule, Oct. 28, 1998


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Ooey gooey marshmallows and melty chocolate combine inside of these adorable little hand pies. Then the pies are brushed with butter and graham crumbs before getting more chocolate drizzled over top of them. It's heaven in a little hand held pie! Aren't these adorbs? I can't take my eyes off of them. Mostly because when I do people keep scarfing them and there's less for me. So I keep one eye on them....at all times. Mine, all mine! … [Read more...]
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Peppermint Marshmallows for Day 2 of #ChristmasWeek
Hi folks. Welcome to day 2 of Christmas Week. So excited to show you today's treat. I made marshmallows, seriously, homemade marshmallows. They are super easy to make and fun to eat. You can do so many varieties of marshmallows. I made peppermint ones for Christmas. Not only are they adorable but the taste fabulous. They also make wonderful gifts. … [Read more...]


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New York and Queens under SNOW
Picture's worth a thousand words? Your damn right it is. Look at this! Unreal today waking up to that. Where the heck is Al Gore and his Global Warming rhetoric now? Polar Bears could migrate to Queens and live pretty comfortably except for the high taxes. Unless they're being subsidized by the state. I wouldn't put it past these leftist and their controlling ways. Gore is probably on the other side of the planet giving a seminar on rocks beneath the earth that are several million degrees. BTW the SUN is around 30,000 degrees and we have rocks beneath the earth's crust that are millions of degrees?!! Poor Al is going a little Koo Koo Bye Bye and when I say poor I don't mean financially. That man has built an empire on his lies and it has paid well. Mostly because these leftist groups are being funded by the same people who want to steal your freedom and enslave this great nation.
Here is some footage from todays devastation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnepGMOvjGw
Please be careful out there and for those of you with heart ailments like myself do not over shovel it is not worth losing you.
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Experts say population growth, urbanization and environmental problems have strained the world's freshwater resources. Add a drought, and the competition for water leads to serious management challenges and volatile conflicts in developed and developing nations.
At a University of Nebraska-Lincoln lecture, a climatologist will discuss the measures that could help countries better handle droughts.
The Nebraska Lecture is scheduled for Oct. 25 and will be delivered by UNL climatologist Donald Wilhite. The title of his free lecture: "Managing Drought in a Changing Climate."
It is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union auditorium.


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This is my family's favorite quick dinner. When I make these, I like to use homemade pizza sauce and turkey pepperoni. This bends well to whatever toppings you have on hand--cut up meatloaf, taco meat, chopped veggies.......make a pizza bar and have everyone make their own speciality pizza. To make this a complete meal, I like to serve it with a veggie platter with a lowfat ranch dressing.
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These are OK for a quick lunch if needed. I've tried them several times, and I find that we like to roll out the biscuits and then bake them for about 5 minutes first, then put on the toppings and return to the oven for 10-15 minutes. Otherwise, the crust is too soft and mushy in the middle for us. We prefer using flour tortillas or pitas instead of these for individual pizzas.
I made this for the kids after school snack. They loved them. I put the biscuit into a ziploc bag and flattened them out that way, it made it easier to shape them that way.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Need to stop a losing streak? Scott Dunn's the guy.
The right-hander allowed just one run on eight hits in 6.2 innings of work Sunday evening as the Traverse City Beach Bums snapped a three-game losing streak with a much-needed 3-1 win over the Frontier Greys at Wuerfel Park.
Earlier this season, Dunn stopped a pair of two-game slides for the Bums.
"Streaks happen," Dunn said. "You just have to try to be on top more than on the bottom. I just wanted to throw strikes and get things done to support my team."
The Greys put runners on base in all seven innings that Dunn pitched. But the only run the Greys could plate came in the first on a bloop double to right-center by Blake Bergeron.
"The only reason it (ball) drops is because the wind is blowing out and we're forced to play a little deeper in this park," Beach Bums manager Gregg Langbehn said. "He couldn't have placed it any better. Nonetheless, (Dunn) pitched an awesome game. He's off to a fantastic start."
With the win, Dunn improved to 4-0. Nick Capito pitched the final 2.1 innings to earn his first save.
The Beach Bums needed a strong outing from Dunn because of a struggling offense. During that three-game skid, Traverse City hit .143 in scoring just six runs. Injuries have hampered the team. Third baseman Jose Vargas returned to the lineup Saturday, but Andrew Cohn and Scott Woodward are still out. Vargas, Cohn and Woodward are all hitting over .300.
"That's just the spot we're in right now offensively," Langbehn said. "I'm not going to try and hide it. We're not at 100 percent. We're not using that as an excuse, though. We're just in that position right now. There are opportunities now for other guys. This is their chance. We expect those guys to step up, contribute perform and win."


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Long Beach Opera has more than doubled its budget in the last five years, eliminated a longstanding deficit, and balanced its finances for the last two years. The company is poised for the next phase in its development- to facilitate its continuing growth, artistic and general director Andreas Mitisek and the board of directors have […]
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By CORY BILICKO Managing Copy Editor Breathing life back into Dr. Albert Rhea- the prominent Long Beach physician and silver mine owner- Scott Ringwelski was among the actors and history buffs telling visitors "13 Stories of Bad Luck" at the 13th Annual Historical Cemetery Tour last Saturday at the century-old Sunnyside Cemetery. In his "Collision […]
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Every day as I exit and enter my neighborhood, I see a patch of painted cement where there was once a mature tree. Just after the repaving of Long Beach Boulevard, in April of 2007, the City posted a notice on the tree announcing its proposed removal. I objected. Shortly thereafter, I met with city […]
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The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) has announced that an arrest has been made in the case of a child predator who had been preying on young children. On Friday, October 24, LBPD detectives responded to the City of Torrance after a tip from a citizen. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Derek Christopher Nixon, was […]
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U.S. Olympic short track team set for Sochi
J.R. Celski and Jessica Smith qualified for every distance in Sochi, while the final four members of the eight-skater U.S. Olympic Short Track Team were decided Sunday.
Celski and Smith, who already won the 500m and 1500m at the U.S. Olympic Trials, prevailed in the 1000m on the final day of competition at the Utah Olympic Oval.
Eddy Alvarez and Emily Scott, who made their first Olympics on Saturday, also finished in qualifying position for all three distances.
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They'll be joined on the U.S. Olympic Team by 2010 Olympians Jordan Malone and Alyson Dudek and first-time Olympians Chris Creveling and Kyle Carr.
RELATED: U.S. short track team shares bond from inline days
The U.S. team headed to Sochi is a rebuilt one following the retirements of individual Olympic medalists Apolo Ohno and Katherine Reutter and scandals involving skate tampering and coaching abuse that caused a reorganization of US Speedskating.
"It's been a long time coming," Smith said on NBC. "I'm excited for what the future holds. All three of us [women] here are looking for the gold and the podium as well. We're looking to bring home all the medals."
RELATED: Q&A with Jessica Smith
Creveling, 27, all but booked his spot by winning the first 1000m final on Sunday, handing the two-time Olympic bronze medalist Celski his first loss at trials. It looks like Creveling will skate the 1000m and 1500m in Sochi.
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Malone, 29, looks likely to skate the 500m in Sochi despite pulling out of the second 1000m with bruised ribs and a strained hip tendon from an earlier crash Sunday.
Carr wasn't in the top three in any individual distance but should have a spot on the preliminary-round relay in Sochi.
The relay team with Celski and Malone won bronze in 2010.
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The women had one spot left to be decided on its three-skater Olympic Team on Sunday. The favorite going in was Dudek, and she held on despite finishing third in the 1000m, a distance the U.S. women will have two spots in at Sochi.
Dudek will be able to skate the 500m and 1500m at the Olympics. The U.S. women did not qualify an Olympic relay team, a disappointment after Dudek and Co. won bronze in 2010.
"I'm more prepared now," Dudek said on NBCSN. "It's going to be completely different."
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Here are the final individual distance and overall standings from the U.S. Olympic Trials:
Men's 500m
1. J.R. Celski — 2,500 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Eddy Alvarez — 1,920 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Jordan Malone — 1,357 (clinched Olympic berth)
Men's 1000m
1. J.R. Celski — 2,300 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Chris Creveling — 1,810 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Eddy Alvarez — 1,472 (clinched Olympic berth)
Men's 1500m
1. J.R. Celski — 2,500 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Eddy Alvarez — 1,632 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Chris Creveling — 1,428 (clinched Olympic berth)
Women's 500m
1. Jessica Smith — 2,500 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Emily Scott — 1,840 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Alyson Dudek — 1,760 (clinched Olympic berth)
Women's 1000m
1. Jessica Smith — 2,500 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Emily Scott — 2,000 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Alyson Dudek — 1,600
Women's 1500m
1. Jessica Smith — 2,300 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Emily Scott — 2,200 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Alyson Dudek — 1,600 (clinched Olympic berth)
Here are the overall distance standings:
1. J.R. Celski — 6,800 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Eddy Alvarez — 4,704 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Chris Creveling — 3,674 (clinched Olympic berth)
4. Kyle Carr — 2,717 (clinched Olympic berth)
5. Jordan Malone (clinched Olympic berth)
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1. Jessica Smith — 6,800 (clinched Olympic berth)
2. Emily Scott — 5,640 (clinched Olympic berth)
3. Alyson Dudek — 4,640 (clinched Olympic berth)
4. Sarah Chen — 3,128
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Its no secret that Khloe Kardashian has been the more outspoken one of the Kardashian gang. The youngest Kardashian sister is gearing up for the eighth season of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and preparing to become an aunt to Kim and Kanye West's baby.
In the June issue of Cosmopolitan U.K., Khloe opened up to the magazine about how Kanye, unlike Kim's ex-husband Kris Humphries, has fit right in with the Kardashian family. She also opens up about her own struggles to start a family with her husband Lamar Odom.
"I think Kanye knows how to deal with Kim really well. Because we've known him for so long, he'll come to us if he wants advice on a birthday present or something. I like that," Khloe said."Kris wouldn't even talk to us. I love that with Kanye we have that friendship. Because when you're with one of us you're with all of us."
"I just wanted to be, 'Hey, let's have a baby,' and we would just have one. Kourtney did. And I wish that was the way for me," Khloe revealed. "But it won't be. I'll have to take hormones. I do want to have a baby, but I don't feel the urgency to have one this very moment."
As far as what she won't do; when she finally does have children is become a mom-a-ger like her own mother, Kris.
"I'd never manage my kids. We gang up on Mom, and that has to be so hard. Now I'm getting older I feel sorry for her rather than resent her," Khloe said. "[Once my mom told me] I was gaining weight, but she was talking to me as a manager, like I was ruining a brand deal. It's hard to understand that and it's more hurtful when it's coming from my mom, but Kim is definitely her favorite. It doesn't bother me. They're so similar — they could be the same person."
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Apple founder Steve Wozniak tells the BBC that he wishes that Apple and Google could become partners on a smartphone. Read »
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A report says that perhaps Apple's late founder Steve Jobs was right and Apple users only want expensive devices such as the iPhone 5s. Read »
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MAY 4 COLLECTION -- Boxes 58 and 58A
Prepared by Scott L. Bills, August 29, 1980; Updated by Penny White, June 2013.
2 cubic feet (2 record storage boxes and 3 oversize folders)
Physical Location: 12th floor
Timothy Viezer began his freshman year at Kent State in the fall of 1977, a time when the political activity surrounding the gym controversy was winding down but still highlighted by two major demonstrations (September 24 and October 22). Viezer was not active himself in student political groups but began systematically collecting leaflets and newspaper clippings. He did this initially to clarify his own views and later with the intent to donate the materials to the University Archives.
The Kent State University Archives acquired the materials for this collection from Timothy Viezer in three installments on April 23, 1980; May 5, 1980; and May 26, 1980. This collection contains a large number of leaflets and flyers from diverse campus groups for the years 1977-80. These items have been arranged alphabetically within the series according to the person or organizations that issued them, and represent at least thirty-six different organizations. Several such items which could not be linked to specific groups have been listed under "source unidentified." Newspaper clippings are arranged chronologically.
The substantial amount of political ephemera contained in the collection demonstrates the range of student activist concerns for the years 1977-80. Though the focus of most activities was on the May 4 commemoration and the gym controversy, students were involved in other political efforts as well. Many of the most active individuals and organization programs included workshops on apartheid, third world liberation, and imperialism, as well as other concerns represented in the collection. Used in conjunction with related collections, the leaflets and flyers will provide a useful overview of both student activist rhetoric and political concerns. In addition to news items, the paper contains a discussion of the history of the May 4th Movement. The collection contains many colorful posters and a range of artifacts such as armbands, T-shirts, bumper stickers, and buttons.
Viezer has donated to the Kent State University Archives whatever property and literary rights he possesses in these materials.
Box 58Series 1 -- Leaflets/Flyers
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Tonic Loves A PartyThursday, February 10th, 2011
Tonic loves a party! Our anniversary party was a beautiful smash. Thank you to all our friends that stopped in to enjoy the celebration. I'm always amazed at how beautiful, fun and talented our family is here. Clients, friends and fans you all looked stunning.
By 8 o'clock the salon was packed. Appetizers were being passed by two beautiful girls (thanks Kenzie and Stephanie) and everyone was asking "who made these?" Kate Murray of misssushisandiego.com, created a vegetarian feast of sweet and savory sushi-inspired bites that simply put was the BEST sushi I've ever eaten. Totally scrumptious. Thanks Kate and Jason! For dessert, Angela Mueller, of TheBeautyBakery.com, designed a beautiful display of delicious mini cupcakes that must be seen to be fully appreciated. Were you lucky enough to score a handful of Mexican chocolate or spicy chipolte almonds? Yummy! Where can you get them? Hopkinsag.com or check out their stand at the Little Italy farmers market on Saturdays. If you thought the gin and tonics were unusually delicious (I did!) it's because Breanne Dreisbach hooked us up with Tanqueray Rangpur. Thanks Breanne! Did the sexy bartender look familiar? Turns out Acacia, our beautiful receptionist, is a natural drink slinger! Who knew?
At 830 the band commenced. Did you recognize the frontman, ahem frontwoman! playing the guitar and the keyboard? Our very own Maren and her band, Maren Parusel, wowed the crowd with fresh melodic tunes. Look for their digital music release in the next few weeks.
I'd like to thank Neil and Shae, barbacks extraordinaire, who ran the behind the scenes show like pros. I'd also like to thank Will and Nick, our handsome doormen.
To all the stylists, and Jenna, our fabulous esthetician, thank you for making the world more beautiful. Your dedication to your craft and your attention to each client is inspiring.
Finally thank you to Sharon, whose vision and tireless effort continues to amaze and impress me. I'm so proud of you sis.
Happy 10 Tonic.
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Salon Tonic Turns TenMonday, January 24th, 2011
Come on out this Saturday evening from 7:00-10:00 and enjoy the celebration. Our receptionist, Maren Parusel will be performing.


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Book Review - Excel Hacks by David & Raina Hawley
If you spend any time working with Excel as part of your job, you'll really like this book... Excel Hacks by David & Raina Hawley (O'Reilly). This book contains 100 tips and tricks related to the Excel spreadsheet package from Microsoft. The tips are divided into the following chapters:
Reducing Workbook And Worksheet Frustration; Hacking Excel's Built-in Features; Naming Hacks; Hacking PivotTables; Charting Hacks; Hacking Formulas And Functions; Macro Hacks; Connecting Excel To The World
This particular Hacks book has an advantage that many other Hacks titles don't have. The subject matter relates to a single program, so nearly all the hacks are applicable to an Excel user. Contrast that to a Hacks title like Network Security Hacks, where your choice of operating system limits the number of tips that you can use. While there are some Windows-only Excel hacks included, most all the tricks work on both the Windows and Mac version of Excel. Nobody should feel left out here.
I especially liked the chapter on the charting hacks. They outline a technique for building a speedometer chart that is really impressive.
If you are an Excel power user (or know someone who is), this is the book for you.


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Lisa, of Grown and Flown, writes: September's turmoil is over. Bed Bath and Beyond has been depleted, dorm move-in has been successfully accomplished, and classes are in full swing. As parents, we can stop worrying about the transition to college and plan the visit. If you live close enough to your college age child and do not want to wait until Thanksgiving to see them, well, it's time for a little journey. Some schools have an established Parents' Weekend or you might just be head to school on your own…either way, here are some things to think about.
Bring food, after all they are teens, need I say more. If you bake, you are a goddess. If you can't bring provisions, the grocery store makes a nice family outing.
In my informal poll, okay my Facebook page, there was a strong feeling that "Parents' Weekend" was not really the best parents' weekend, that the crowds and the staged events were not the optimal atmosphere in which to visit offspring. Personal opinion will need to prevail.
If you are going to take your kid and, perhaps, their friends out, book early, really early. You will be unpleasantly surprised how fast reservations for hotels and restaurants in a college town will fill up for Parents' Weekend. I reserved a hotel for parents' weekend the night my son picked his college, a touch neurotic you say?


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The section of the ballot on the Nov. 6 general election for the 21st Middlsex District State Representative seat has been set.
Vice Chair of the Bedford Zoning Board and attorney , D-Bedford, will face Burlington Selectman , R-Burlington, for the seat being left vacant by retiring Rep. Charles Murphy.
The 21 Middlesex District includes the towns of Burlington, Bedford and Precinct 3 of Wilmington.
Gordon beat out fellow Democrats David Fionda, of Burlington, and Virginia Mooney, also of Burlington, in the Massachusetts State Primary yesterday. While Fionda had a 454 to 257 lead in the Burlington polls, Bedford came out in strength for Gordon, giving him 655 votes.
In total, including votes in Burlington, Bedford and Wilmington, Gordon garnered 919 votes, Fionda received 592 votes and Mooney received 41 votes. Murphy, who had stated he was not running prior to the primary, still received 724 votes.
What was unique about this race was that Murphy was the only name on the ballot. All the other candidates had to to get on the ballot.
"We worked hard in both towns and we knew that voters were coming out strong in Bedford," Gordon said after the election.
Gordon also said he would like to thank those who worked for his candidacy.
"The people involved in our campaign worked so hard for the last few weeks, getting together to accomplish what we all thought was very important," he said. "It goes to show what hard work and teamwork can do when everyone works for a single goal."
Gordon also said he was proud to run against his two opponents and that he looks forward to facing Zenkin in the general election.
"I was proud to campaign with David Fionda and Virginia Mooney, it was a rewarding experience," he said. "I also want to congratulate Walter on his campaign. I think I'll have good discussions on the issues with Walter and it will be an interesting campaign."
On the Republican side there was also a write-in campaign by . He needed to garner at least 150 votes to be on the Nov. 6 ballot and he did so handily in Burlington alone with 458 votes.
"I'm very happy and would like to thank everyone who came out to help me and to vote for me," Zenkin said. "I'm ready for the rest of the race."


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Friday, February 6, 2009
So Fun
17 comments:
- Charlotte (Matilda) said...
Oh, what fun!!! I would be totally jealous if Jenn didn't live so close! Thanks for sharing the picture of all of your sweet, smiling faces!
- February 6, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- Love2Learn Mom said...
Oh, that is lovely! Thanks for sharing the photo. :)
- February 6, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Emily (Laundry and Lullabies) said...
Fun times and what a great photo!
- February 6, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Cheryl M. said...
I'm not jealous...no, not at all...;)
You all look wonderful! :)
- February 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Jennifer said...
I'm stealing my mom's laptop for a minute to say we had so much fun meeting you all! And marvel at how short I look even in two inch heels!!
- February 6, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- KC said...
Oh, it does look like fun! I'll put it right out there and say I AM jealous.
- February 6, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- Karen E. said...
Oh, you all look so lovely! And I AM jealous. I've been able to meet Lissa and Erica and of course I love them both. But I haven't met Jenn yet, or you, dear Kristen!
If I ever make it to San Diego, we're descending on Lissa and making her host another get-together! :-)
- February 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Karen E. said...
Ha -- just read your comment, too, KC ... I guess we just wear our jealousy on our sleeves, huh? :-)
- February 6, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Kimberlee said...
What a beautiful photo of such a lovely group of ladies! Each of you looks so radiant and joyful. What fun!
- February 6, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- sarah said...
Oooh, how lucky you all were!
- February 6, 2009 at 12:37 PM
- Melissa Wiley said...
Ooh, I love this picture! Thanks again for making the drive, Kristen. It was such a great day.
- February 6, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- Cay G. said...
Oh, my! What a beautiful group of ladies you are.
- February 6, 2009 at 2:18 PM
- Meredith said...
Gorgeous ladies, wish I could have been there too!! So glad it was such a grand gathering :)
- February 6, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- cici said...
oh. i'm jealous, too. and is that...sun??? behind you??? is it really sun?
i'm very. very. jealous.
it's a great picture. you all look positively lovely!
- February 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- jordin said...
How much fun!!!
You are all such blessings to each other! (And i get to read about it, blessing me too!) Thank you!
- February 7, 2009 at 6:05 AM
- Theresa said...
How fabulous! So glad you were able to make it happen!
- February 8, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Nina said...
You all are so fortunate to meet each other. Beautiful smiles all around.
- February 9, 2009 at 5:29 PM


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LAKE PLACID — An Albany woman is charged with felony drunken driving.
According to Lake Placid Police, officers responded to a two-car accident on Mirror Lake Drive at 5:49 p.m. on Saturday.
The driver of one of the vehicles, Katherine J. Miller, 45, was found to be intoxicated at the time of the incident, police said.
Miller also suffered a minor injury to her hand during the crash, according to police, but no other injuries were reported.
She was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated for having a previous conviction within the past 10 years and failure to keep right, an infraction.
Miller was arraigned in Village Court and remanded to Essex County jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
— By Contributing Writer Amy Heggen and Staff Writer Ashleigh Livingston


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NORMAN — Editor, The Transcript:
About two weeks back, a commercial began running on television promoting passage of State Question 766. According to the message, passage of SQ 766 would cure a wide range of ills.
Without the changes sought, attacks could be made to levy taxes on everything from teaching certificates to college degrees and a number of other professional accomplishments.
The promotion even claims that this single change in the Oklahoma Constitution would curb so-called "reactionary judges," keeping them from forcing citizens to pay for sex-change operations and for offenders to sue their victims.
The fact is that SQ 766 would amend Section 6A of Article 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution to exempt all intangible personal property from ad valorem property taxation. At present, that section exempts most intangible personal property from ad valorem property taxation while allowing taxation of certain properties.
To be clear, ad valorem property tax is a tax imposed upon the fair market value of real and personal property. By definition, intangible personal property is property whose value is not derived from its physical attributes but rather what it represents or evidences. For example, patents, inventions, formulas, designs, trade secrets, contracts, leases, mineral interests, custom computer software, trademarks, trade names, brand names and a few other intangible properties may be taxed as property. All other intangible property already is exempt under Oklahoma law.
Another important point, only the Oklahoma legislature has the authority to initiate and enact — with approval of the governor or a vote of the people — any taxes.
The only intangible property worth the time and effort to tax would be items of monetary value. Patents and copyrights both carry value due to the fact that use of or sale of anything included are limited to the owner.
Examples of patents having value include the Intel microchip, the automobile fuel injection system and many thousands of other items we use every day. Copyrighting is practiced by the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NCAA and practically every publishing and television network in the world.


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see anything different with the first pic ? this is a 48 chev p/u that I clipped with a camaro clip. I z,d the frame and boxed it. chopped the top and channelled it. sit,s low on stock camaro susp. it has a 350/350 combo. I have sold it to my son to finish. the second truck is my current project. It is a 49 chev 3/4 ton flt.dck. and appear,s all original.
the multi colored one also has extended fenders, louvered hood and a flip front end
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were informed Thursday night that the new station at 37 Grim Road should be completed soon and open by the end of April or early May.
Director of Community Development Ken Molony told supervisors that much of the construction was moving along at a fairly rapid pace and, aside from some weather problems, should be completed on time.
The Berks-Lehigh Police Regional Department has been headquartered out of Maxatawny Township during the construction period.


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Rashad Jennings and Daryl Smith are both inactive for the game against the Texans.
Analysis: Jennings' fantasy value takes a major hit here. He was taken in the top 100 picks in every legitimate fantasy draft, but now with Maurice Jones-Drew back and Jennings banged up, he isn't exactly a must-own player. MJD should be busy, but it'll be tough sledding against the stout Houston D. Daryl Smith being out sets up Paul Posluszny for a monster IDP day. The Texans will likely run the ball down their throat and with the way the Jaguars project to struggle on O, the JAX D should be on the field a lot. Dawan Landry is also a great start in IDP.
For more on the Jaguars, check out Big Cat Country. For more fantasy info, check out the SB Nation Fantasy War Room 4-8:30pm ET Monday through Friday, 8am -1pm Sunday. Check out SB Nation's own Fantasy Football game, Pick 6!


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August 1, 2014
The flames have burned out in Madison's bars and restaurants.
The city's new smoking ban is now in effect, preventing anyone from lighting up cigarettes and cigars inside restaurants and bars, including those traditionally referred to as 'cigar bars'.
On State Street today, those who frequent such establishments had mixed opinions on the new ban.
Some say they support the measure as a way to clear the air, while others expressed their frustration.
"I think it's unfortunate, I do because to regulate somebody's choice is just foolish to me just doesn't make sense," says one restaurant patron.
"I'm not one for legislating people's behavior, but I do believe that there are a lotta bars in this town that'll be a lot nicer without just this endless, thick cloud of smoke that covers over everything," says another.


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Fans of Arabic-language movies and adventurous filmgoers seeking new perspectives can see recent films from Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar and UAE during the 2013 Arab Film Festival, held Jan. 24-26 at the Arab American National Museum
The museum is located at 13624 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn.
The AANM's Arab Film Festival offers individual packages, each consisting of a short film and a feature-length film. Genres include documentary, drama, comedy and animation. While most titles are in Arabic, all films include English subtitles, making them accessible to a general audience.
Tickets for each package are $9, or $7 for museum members. Tickets are available in advance online at www.arabamericanmuseum.org and at the door.
All screenings take place in the intimate 156-seat Auditorium on the Lower Level of the museum. Free, lighted parking is available in the municipal lot behind the museum. Enter the lot by turning north from Michigan Avenue onto Neckel Street, immediately west of the AANM.
Here's a look at the lineup:
Thursday, Jan. 24
7:30 p.m.
Teta (Grandma)
Director: Merva Faddoul
24 min.
Set in Byblos, an historic town in Lebanon with a prominent Maronite Christian community, a family's life is turned upside down when their iconic Virgin Mary statue sheds tears. Stars Mimi Farah, Chantal Zailaa and Anna Maria Saad. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
An Official Selection of the 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival; 2011 National Geographic All Roads Film Festival; and 2011 Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
Habibi Rasak Kharban (Darling, Something's Wrong with Your Head)
Director: Susan Youssef
85 min.
Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays grafittis poetry across town. It's a modern re-telling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
FIPRESCI Prize, Best Arab Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Editor – 2011 Dubai Int'l Film Festival
Friday, Jan. 25
7:30 p.m.
Habibti (Darling)
Director: Nour Wazzi
2010/United Kingdom
16 min.
Based on a short story by Academy Award® nominee Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir) and Lebanese director Nour Wazzi, Habibti follows Iman (Hiam Abbass, The Visitor, Lemon Tree), a conservative Arab woman who travels to London to visit her estranged daughter and is shocked to find her living with her boyfriend, a black artist. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
Teta, Alf Marra (Grandma, A Thousand Times)
Director: Mahmoud Kaabour
2010/UAE, Qatar, Lebanon
50 min.
Teta Fatima is the 83-year-old matriarch of the Kaabour family and the sharp-witted queen bee of an old Beiruti quarter. With great intimacy, the film, made by her grandson/director Mahmoud Kaabour, documents Teta Fatima's larger-than-life character as she struggles to cope with the silence of her once-buzzing house and imagines what awaits her beyond death. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
Audience Award, Best Documentary, 2010 Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Best Film, 2011 London Int'l Documentary Film Festival
Saturday, Jan. 26
4 p.m.
Private Sun
Director: Rami Alayan
25 min.
Mariam (Shadeen Saleem) is instructed by her doctor to sunbathe in order to reverse the vitamin D deficiency that is causing her bone illness. But with nosy neighbors, an overbearing sister-in-law and Israeli surveillance planes, private moments under the sun are precious and rare. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
REMI Special Jury Award, 2012 Worldfest-Houston Int'l Film Festival. Premio de Genero, 2012 FENACO-Peru
Pegase (Pegasus)
Director: Mohamed Mouftakir
104 min.
A young woman (Majdoline Drissi), traumatized by her dictatorial father's insistence she be raised as a boy, finds herself the unwitting patient of a psychiatrist intent on learning the truth behind the girl's story. Reality turns into a haunted fever-dream of fear and denial in this visually striking psychological thriller. Moufkatir is considered a leading voice in the New Wave of Moroccan cinema; this is his first feature-length effort. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
Winner, Golden Stallion of Yennega Prize, 2011 Pan African Film Festival (FESPACO)
7:30 p.m. Saturday
Director: Reem Munir Katami
2 min.
In a barbaric political regime, who is the real prisoner—the guard who reinforces the policies of the oppressor, or the one behind bars? This animated short examines the dialogue between an advocate for the right of civilians to demonstrate peacefully for basic human rights and the enforcer of laws. Arabic w/ English subtitles.
1/2 Revolution
Directors: Omar Shargawi, Karim El Hakim
72 min.
This is a personal story from the Arab Spring: A group of friends living in downtown Cairo struggles to stay together during the first chaotic days of the Egyptian Revolution. It's the first film that considers the Jan. 25, 2011 uprising an incomplete revolution. English, Arabic, French and Danish w/ English subtitles.
Official Competition, 2011 Dubai Int'l Film Festival. Official Selection, 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
For further information, call 313-582-2266, or visit www.arabamericanmuseum.org.


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Zucchini Bread Recipes
There are many different types of zucchini bread recipes in the world, ranging from those with a less sweet and dry texture, to extremely moist and sweet breads. By having such a broad range of flavor and texture to choose from, many people often form opinions on zucchini bread based off of only one or two recipes. As there are so many different styles of zucchini bread recipes, it is suggested that you try several before settling on which one is your favorite.
Basic Ingredients for many Zucchini bread recipes:
Baking soda
Baking powder
Vegetable oil
Vanilla extract
Notes on the ingredients: Many people will substitute standard white sugar for brown sugar, and some individuals will even try to add honey. Read your recipes carefully. If you want to use brown sugar rather than white, you will need to modify the recipe, as you would not use the same amount of brown sugar as you would white. Brown sugar will also significantly modify the flavor of the zucchini bread recipes.
You should also be careful with your cinnamon. Cinnamon can quickly overwhelm the zucchini flavor if you add too much of it.
As for the zucchini, many zucchini bread recipes will call for a moderate amount of zucchini. Zucchini is one of the easiest ingredients to modify and experiment with. However, you should be careful that you do not add too much, as you can change the appearance of the bread.
When you go to make zucchini bread recipes, you should follow the directions very carefully. Making bread is an art similar to baking. The ingredients you use need to be in certain proportions or you run the risk of your bread not turning out correctly. The easiest way to avoid problems is to put all of your ingredients to the side, already measured out, before you start mixing or baking. This will let you combine all of your ingredients in a timely fashion.
Zucchini bread recipes often call for at least a half hour to an hour of baking time. Before you combine your ingredients, start heating your oven. Like other baked goods, you do not want to gradually introduce heat. You want your oven already heated for when your batter is prepared.
Use: Zucchini bread recipes can be used as a dessert, side dish or snack. As zucchini bread is usually heavy, it tends to be filling and require only a small amount to satisfy.
Zucchini bread can last in your refrigerator for several weeks.


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Perfektenschlage, accusational opposition disorder and other TV word play from Wordnik
At the Wordnik blog, Angela Tung has handed out her Best of Word Soup 2012 huzzahs for "interesting, hilarious, ridiculous, and sometimes NSFW words from TV this year.
A few samples:
Best Made-Up German Word: Perfektenschlage, from "The Office."
"Fans of 'The Office' know that Dwight Schrute is of German ancestry, and according to Dunder Mifflin's top salesman, Perfektenschlage is "when everything in a man's life comes together perfectly." The second meaning is "perfect pork anus."
Best Made-Up Psychological Disorder: accusational opposition disorder, "Community."
"Leave it to psych major Britta to come up a pseudo-psych term for disagreeing or arguing with someone."
"The Daily Show," "30 Rock," "Mad Men," "True Blood," "Grimm," "The Colbert Report," "Raising Hope" and "The Newsroom" also get kudos for their creative diction.
Tags: Angela Tung : Dwight Schrute : Perfektenschlage
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First some nostalgia - and our beloved (at least a portion of it) has been remodeled, recreated and is now in full swing! The Masonic was built in 1903 and served as a lodge for the Masons of Mill Valley, which my Dad, George Wickham, was part of many years ago. This is a piece of Mill Valley's history and real estate. Refurbishing and renovating some of our downtown buildings without taking away from original facades is essential to the essence and home town feel that is loved by all who live in and visit our town. Good job to all who made this happen! Thank You!
Traditionally, the Spring selling season opens for business right after today's Super Bowl. Why is that? The holiday recovery is over, kids are back in school and life returns to a more normal pace.
As I show property in February, buyers begin coming out of the city with a focus on Mill Valley and/or Southern Marin. This is mainly due to the proximity of the city where most work. If they do not find the perfect house in Mill Valley, they tend to move up the corridor into Corte Madera or Larkspur. Many of these young couples have a small child or are planning to have children within the next few years. Since Mill Valley is family centric, it is a good starting point. They move here from the city for schools and access to Mt. Tam and its trails for hiking and biking. Many of them tell me they come to Mill Valley on weekends to hike, bike and enjoy our village-like downtown.
They are also very focused on having a property that is ready to move into. Most do not have the extra money to buy and fix-up. Sellers should make sure their home has fresh paint, new carpets, redone floors, possibly new appliances and an inviting yard with some level area. Think model home and staging!
The Mill Valley buyers' demographic is fairly consistent: Between 32 -45, working in the city, athletic, concerned about lifestyle for their young families or soon to be young families. They begin their house hunting online either on Redfin, Zillow or Trulia. Once they hook up with an agent, they gain access to more informative websites.
While location is still top of mind for most buyers, I have found that when a home is pleasing to the eye and well-priced, it captures the highest and best price.
There are lots of buyers who are cautious about paying too much. They will pay more for a home that is remodeled or in tip-top shape. First impressions are very
With that said, for buyers, go to Sunday Opens and interview agents. Ask friends for referrals. Hook up with a good agent sooner than later. They are very helpful
to the whole process; from getting pre-approved, to knowing the inventory, to
whether a home is priced correctly or not, and most importantly in negotiating
on your behalf.
Sellers should understand that all homes sell in a price range. Listen to your agent when pricing your property. If your agent is not well versed in a certain area, get several opinions. But do not choose an agent on pricing alone. Many agents will price high to obtain the listing and hope the seller will come down in price later. Not a good tactic. The more time on the market, the more price
reductions and you lose your opportunity for capturing the highest and best price.
Some good questions to ask an agent you're considering to have represent your home:
The Nature of the Agent's Business
- How long have you been in the business?
- Do you work full time?
- Do you work primarily with buyers or sellers?
- Do you have a full time assistant or buyer's agent?
- Do you belong to any agent networking groups?
- Do you network in San Francisco?
- What are your best skill and worst skill you bring to your business?
Agent Sales Activity
- What area(s) do you sell the most homes in?
- How many homes have you sold in the last year?
- What is the average price of the homes you have sold?
- Which homes have you listed and sold in the last six months?
- What homes have you listed in the last six months that either did not sell, or had multiple price reductions? Why?
- Can you provide the names and phone numbers of recent clients?
- How many listings do you currently have?
Determining Market Value/Listing Price
- How do you determine price and what does your process entail?
- How do you know this will be the correct price?
- What is the current market trend in the area and specifically my neighborhood?
- What is the range homes are selling at in comparison to their asking prices?
- What percent of your listings sell for the listing price or above?
- What is the minimum listing period you would accept?
- What is your commission and how does the "split" work?
Representing and Marketing your home
- Where will you market my home?
- Can you provide a specific marketing plan?
- How do you typically find potential buyers?
- Who do you think the buyer for my home is?
Here is to a good buying and selling season! Even though the front page news of the IJ was not great- prices down, sales up, buyers are out there, the inventory is low and sellers need to get ready.


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Veterinary Economics September issue is now online
The newest issue of Veterinary Economics is now online, and it has the answers to your equipment-buying questions. Read "Make sure equipment earns its keep" to learn about the experiences of four real-life doctors who made their equipment purchases work for them. You'll learn the ins and outs of paying for equipment—and making it pay for you.
The September issue also features advice from Hospital Management Editor Mark Opperman, CVPM, on getting rid of your dull employees and finding sharp new ones. In "How to upscale your veterinary team," Opperman shows you how to get rid of underperforming employees to find your perfect "10s."
We also have plenty of advice for practice owners looking to grow their practices—even in a recession. In "Growing a veterinary practice in a bad economy," Denise Tumblin, CPA gives tips on building revenues despite the economic drought.
Click here to read the September issue and gain insights on these topics, plus much more.


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By Dan Linehan
---- — NORTH MANKATO — The city plans to spend $8.3 million in the next five years on big-ticket projects and equipment. That includes a $150,000 financial software system, a $250,000 concession stand at the new soccer fields and a $1.4 million well, all slated for next year.
But there's another, even costlier list of big projects. The second list is comprised of the spending North Mankato no longer believes it can afford, at least without borrowing more money or extending the sales tax.
Most of these 15 projects, which collectively cost $10 million, were once on the five-year plan. About $3.7 million are parks or library projects that were originally to be funded with the half-percent local sales tax.
But the city has spent or is obligated to spend almost all of the $6 million in sales tax authority, so the tax would need to be extended in order to fund these extra projects. They include $730,000 in improvements to Caswell Park, $1 million for Benson Park and $500,000 for a library expansion.
Mayor Mark Dehen said he has spoken with the city of Mankato about making a joint request to the Legislature to extend and broaden both of the cities' local sales taxes.
Most of the rest of the deferred items are street improvements. Among them are reconstructions of parts of McKinley Avenue and Cross Street, as well as other lower North Mankato roads.
"Those are the last bits of lower North infrastructure that need to be addressed," Dehen said.
Once option would be to raise property taxes and borrow more money. The debt service levy is about $1.5 million now, and it would have to be raised to accommodate these extra projects.
The council doesn't have to decide right now if and how it will fund the added projects, and there was little discussion about it at the Monday meeting.
Councilman Kim Spears suggested putting the park improvements on hold but said the road improvements were more important.


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By John Raby
Associated Press
A former superintendent at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine where 29 miners died in a 2010 explosion was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Thursday on a federal conspiracy charge.
Gary May pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Beckley last March to charges he defrauded the government through his actions at the mine, including disabling a methane gas monitor and falsifying records.
In addition to his 21-month sentence, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger fined May $20,000.
May had asked for leniency. Federal sentencing guidelines recommended 15 to 21 months in prison, although prosecutors pushed for a sentence at the high end. They said the guidelines didn't account for the risk to miner's lives created by May's actions.
May has cooperated with prosecutors in their continuing criminal investigation of the worst U.S. coal mining disaster in 40 years. He's among three people to face serious criminal charges.
A plea hearing is set next month for former longtime Massey executive David Hughart, who's accused of two federal conspiracy charges. Hughart's cooperation has been viewed as a sign that authorities may be gathering evidence to target officials further up the Massey hierarchy.
May had testified at the February 2012 sentencing of former Massey security chief Hughie Elbert Stover, who was sent to prison for three years for lying to investigators and ordering a subordinate to destroy documents. It was one of the stiffest punishments ever handed down in a mine safety case. In December, a federal appeals court upheld Stover's conviction.
A plea hearing is set for Feb. 28 for former longtime Massey Energy executive David Hughart, who's accused of two federal conspiracy charges. Hughart worked closely with former Massey CEO Don Blankenship, who retired about eight months after the explosion.
Prosecutors have also negotiated a $210 million agreement with the company that bought Massey, Alpha Natural Resources, to settle past violations at Upper Big Branch and other Massey mines. That protects the company from criminal prosecution but leaves individuals open to it.
Prosecutors have said May manipulated the mine ventilation system during inspections to fool safety officials and disabled a methane monitor on a cutting machine a few months before the explosion. Prosecutors accused Massey of violating a host of safety laws out of a desire to put production and profits first.
Goodwin has said May's guilty plea showed that the obstruction of federal Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors "was a routine matter at Upper Big Branch."
Four investigations have concluded that Massey concealed problems at the mine through an elaborate scheme that included sanitized safety-inspection books and an advance-warning system.
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Walt Weiss the big league shortstop was known for his spunky play and fundamentally flawless execution.
Walt Weiss the rookie major league manager hopes his club will be regarded in much the same manner as he attempts to turn around a Colorado Rockies squad coming off a franchise-worst 98 losses.
This spring, Weiss has been harping on the basics of baseball, just like he did a year ago when he was in charge of his son's high school team. The Rockies, he pledges, will be fundamentally sound. They will do things the right way.
After all, that was his prime philosophy during his playing career.
"There's no reinventing the wheel," said Weiss, given a one-year deal to get the Rockies back on track after taking over for Jim Tracy. "I'm excited about watching our team play and excited about trying to win games again at this level."
Early on at spring training, Weiss' mission was simple: reminding players the slate now is clean; last season is just that – last season.
The message quickly seeped in.
"Obviously, it was a disappointing season for all of us last year," outfielder Dexter Fowler said. "We're just trying to go out and start with a bang and keep it going throughout the season."
The Rockies never were completely healthy in 2012 as they spiraled down the standings. All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was sidelined in late May with a groin injury that eventually required surgery to remove scar tissue.
He's rounding back into form this spring, along with hard-throwing lefty Jorge De La Rosa, who's attempting to bounce back from tearing an elbow ligament in 2011. Jhoulys Chacin, a staff ace in the making, also missed more than three months with shoulder inflammation.
Those ailments on the mound led the Rockies to experiment with a four-man rotation where starters were limited to 75 pitches.
It didn't pan out. Nothing really worked out. Simply that kind of season.
And while the Rockies are counting on resurgences from De La Rosa and Chacin, the team just recently added veteran Jon Garland to help bolster the young staff. The 33-year-old Garland missed the last 1˝ seasons after shoulder surgery. He went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four starts for Seattle this spring and asked for his release after he was informed he wouldn't make the Mariners' starting rotation.
To make room in the rotation, Colorado sent Drew Pomeranz – the gem in the July 2011 trade that landed Ubaldo Jimenez in Cleveland – to minor league camp.
Asked what he expected from Garland, Weiss simply responded: "Stability."
Tulowitzki's presence in the lineup provides that as well. With him missing, teams were able to pitch around slugger Carlos Gonzalez, who still hit .303 with 22 homers and 85 RBIs despite missing his primary protection in the order.
"I had special numbers at the end. But I don't show up just to put up numbers," Gonzalez said. "Last year, everything was miserable."
So, is this team good enough to bounce back from a 64-98 season?
"Yeah," Gonzalez said succinctly. "If our pitchers do their job, we're going to be competing; we're going to be in the race."
The Rockies plan to ease the strain on 39-year-old Todd Helton this season by giving him more days off. The five-time All-Star is a lifetime .320 hitter but batted a career-low .238 in 69 games before having season-ending surgery Aug. 10 to repair a torn labrum in his right hip.
Helton got off to a splendid start in spring training, hitting over .400.
The focus will be on Weiss this season to see if he can make the unusual leap from coaching high school to managing in the majors with no other head coaching jobs in between.
Then again, in Weiss' estimation, baseball is just baseball and really boils down to one thing: impeccable execution of the basics.
That's what he was known for as a player.
And that's what he wants his team to be known for as a skipper.
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The expansion of e-prescribing and data analytics is leading to improved outcomes, reduced costs, and enhanced patient engagement. And technology is allowing providers to earn hard cash for meeting medication adherence targets.
This article appears in the January/February 2014 issue of HealthLeaders magazine.
Billions of dollars are wasted and thousands of lives lost each year through inefficient or ineffective medication management. It has been estimated that the misuse of prescription drugs in our healthcare system is up to a $300 billion problem annually.
From the doors of the emergency room to the drawers of patients' home nightstands, medications are mixed up, misremembered, overdosed, underdosed, and laboriously documented or misdocumented.
But things are changing: E-prescribing is now the rule, not the exception. Data analytics is red-flagging areas of concern from the doctor's office to the pharmacy and all throughout the chain of care. And technology is allowing providers to earn hard cash for meeting medication adherence targets.
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Coventry Health Care, a division of the insurer Aetna, is a Bethesda, Md.–based managed healthcare company with 5 million members across the nation. Coventry uses predictive modeling technology from RxAnte to target a population of patients who could most benefit from improving their medication adherence. Then, Coventry offers physicians $50 per medication class per quarter in bonuses to make it happen. The bonuses target three classes of medications and use predictive modeling to narrow the focus.
"Providers are getting bombarded by a bunch of noise, and the worst thing you can do is send them a mile-long list of patients, most of whom are going to be adherent on their own," says Michael Kavouras, vice president for Medicare Stars for Aetna.
"Nothing will frustrate providers more than wasting their time and the time of their office staff and their nurses," he says, "so one of the things we've done is we've used the RxAnte algorithms to skinny down the lists and get to providers and communicate to them that we're not going to do this the old-fashioned way where we're just going to send you every patient that is currently nonadherent."
So far, 570 practices have committed to participating in Coventry's initiative during the third and fourth quarters of 2013, which account for almost 20,000 of Coventry's Medicare Advantage members out of 300,000 total Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
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Some watched convenient stores from a distance. Others blended in at bars. They all had one thing in common: working undercover checking for alcohol violations.
Agents with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Alcohol Law Enforcement {Charlotte District} spent Friday night in the Indian Trail area of Union County because they say there's been a lot of traffic near the ABC store, and a lot of minors are trying to buy alcohol at other establishments.
Agents say they don't take it lightly.
Agent Omar Qureshi, the Assistant Special Agent in Charge, says they "try to reduce the amount of alcohol to underage people obtaining alcohol, try to reduce dwi's before they happen , try to reduce fatality, try to prevent over service of alcohol. We do see the significance of preventing a fatality. We tell kids if you get a $205 ticket for drinking underage, it's a lot cheaper than your parents burying you."
Shortly after the undercover operation started, agents noticed some young people exchanging money at a business. Agents followed the teens as they drove away from the establishment. They say the driver couldn't stay in his lanes so agents "stopped them, discovered they were drinking, found liquor and beer in the car and they were underage." Agents say the three young men in the car were not drunk, "probably .02 – not very high on the list – but for an underage person – its gotta be zero – zero tolerance".
A 21 year old in the car received a citation for aiding and abetting an underage to purchase alcohol. Two minors in the car are looking at citations of more than $200 for underage consumption.
Agents say they don't see too many people intentionally sell to minors. They say "there are a lot of good fake i-d's out there that kids are using that's causing it to happen."
Alcohol Law Enforcement agents say they're seeing a lot of over service of alcohol - and it doesn't matter the age. Agent Qureshi says "I think a lot of bartenders are misinformed that if somebody has a designated driver or is walking home, they think it's ok to over-serve them. We tell them it's not. It may not happen at the bar or may not drive a car – other things can happen."
Agents are out every night. They say a couple of time a month they team up for undercover operations. The Charlotte District covers seven counties around the Queen City. Agents say where they go depends on what local law enforcement and residents tell them.
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BALTIMORE, MD, June 20, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Although asbestos use was banned in the United States in 1989, it was overturned in 1991, reinstating uses established before 1989, although the ban on new uses remained in force. That wasn't much of a change. For the most part, companies that reduced or eliminated asbestos from their products have done so voluntarily. Toys, for instance is one area where manufacturers have voluntarily reduced their use. Crayons, for example, once used varying amounts of asbestos for each color.
Most European countries and Australia have completely banned all uses of asbestos. The U.S. lags behind in protecting its citizens from the dangers of asbestos.
Asbestos can still be used in manufacturing many products in common use and is most often found in products used in the construction industry. This means, of course, that anytime you're inside any building you could be exposed, depending upon the condition of the building.
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Asbestos insulation was used in houses built between 1930-1950. Any insulation that was produced in Libby, Montana and any using vermiculite ore may contain asbestos fibers. Between 1923-1990 the vermiculite produced in Libby, and a natural deposit of asbestos in the Libby mine contaminated which was shipped around the world. According to the US EPA Asbestos Materials Ban: Clarification of May 18, 1999 the following products are no longer subject to the 1989 TSCA ban:
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Can an East New Haven Mayor Be Bigoted If Some of His Favorite Takeout Is Mexican?
There's one foolproof remedy for cynicism about the federal government: whatever you think of the incompetence or unresponsiveness of federal elected officials, just remember that state and local politicians are much, much worse.
Some public servants dedicate their time to protecting us against the scourge of fetus burgers and incipient Sharia law, while others oversee police departments that allegedly engage in systematic discrimination against Latinos. As the Hartford Courant points out, there's a simple explanation for the latter policy…
For those who are wondering why the East Haven Police Department is out of control, one possible answer is that Mayor Joseph Maturo is an idiot.
[When asked by a reporter what he was doing for the Latino community after the FBI arrested four of his police officers for civil rights violations...] A moderately sentient public official in such a circumstance might say that he planned to meet with leaders of the community to apologize for the officers' behavior and ask them to join him in making changes to prevent such unacceptable conduct.
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friendsmeals are Mexican…
Maturo: "I might have tacos when I go home. I'm not quite sure yet. I have spent two years in Puerto Rico, um, I will probably do the same thing for the Latino community…"
Reporter: "You realize that's not really the comment to say right now, you might have tacos tonight."
Maturo: "I might have spaghetti tonight…Being of Italian descent, I, in this community, have been at times thought to be of an ethnic background…
Maturo has since apologized for his comments, saying he "let the stress of the situation get the best of me and inflamed what is already a serious and unfortunate situation," but perhaps he also owes an apology to all the ethnic and religious groups he has NOT reached out to. When African-Americans are allegedly stopped and frisked without probable cause, does Maturo ever soothe communal tensions by watching a Flavor Flav marathon on TV? And what did he think of the State of the Union address (Muslim outreach, of course)? Inquiring minds want to know!
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— Weatherford residents will soon have another place to get their groceries ... for both themselves and their car.
Construction on a new 8-pump self service gas station began recently at Brookshire's, 601 Palo Pinto Street, and is expected to be complete sometime this Fall, according to Brookshire Public Relations Director Rebecca Sanders.
Out of 154 Brookshire's and Super 1 Food Stores in the chain, 84 of them will has gasoline. Brookshire's has been offering gasoline at select stores since 1995, Sanders said, and it has been fairly popular.
"Having a fuel center at Brookshire's in Weatherford will offer purchasers a convenient way to fill up when they shop for groceries," Sanders said.
Drivers will not only be able to get gasoline at the station but two of the pumps will also sell ultra-low sulfur diesel. Brookshire's will also offer its gas at competitive prices in the area.
The grocery chain also offers a creative way to save money on gasoline while making purchases inside the store. With the Yourpoints program, which is linked to a customer's Thank You card, customers earn points for their in-store purchases to the tune of one point per dollar spent. Those points can then be redeemed for discounts on not only fuel but future grocery purchases.
According to Sanders, in Texas, fuel can be discounted for 10 cents a gallon for every 100 points a customer has, up to 30 gallons per vehicle.
"I bought gas last weekend and had 361 points on my card. I entered the phone number linked to my Thank You card and it asked if I wanted to redeem 300 points for gas. I pushed "Yes" and the price at the pump actually went from $3.28 per gallon to $2.98 per gallon," Sanders said. "It is really fun to watch, and certainly fun to save."
Points expire at the end of the month following the month in which they are earned, Sanders said.
While there will not be a separate convenience store with the gas station, a kiosk with an attendant will be available to assist drivers and sell snacks. Customers seemed to be pleased with the addition of the gas station.
"I'm here a lot, so this will save me time during the day," Missy Toliver, of Peaster said.
Others had concerns about parking at the store, which they say can be at a premium after work.
"It looks like they're taking away some of the parking that people use to shop," Aubrey Monticello, of Weatherford, said. "There are enough gas stations in this town. We don't need another one, but we do need more groceries."


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