text: Nutrition for Cancer PatientsWhen you have cancer, nutrition may take a back seat. But cancer patients need good nutrition as part of their cancer care to give their bodies a healthy boost during treatment. By Diana Rodriguez Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH Cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery can make even the thought of eating turn a cancer patient's stomach. However, good nutrition is a very important part of cancer treatment and good cancer care. Here's how to make cancer nutrition a priority within your overall therapy. Cancer Care: How Good Nutrition Helps Although the ultimate goal is positive — to beat cancer, cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy can take a huge toll on the body. But good nutrition can help give the body the strength it needs to rebuild. "While these treatments are effective at treating cancer, they also destroy some healthy cells," says Sharlene Bidini, RD, CSO, board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition at the Oakwood Center for Cancer Care in Dearborn, Mich. "Adequate calories and protein are essential for the body to repair itself." Inadequate nutrition can keep the body from healing, both from the cancer and its treatments. "If the patient doesn't eat well, the healing process may be delayed. In some instances, inadequate food intake can result in malnutrition and increased treatment toxicity. These adverse effects can prevent the patient from completing the prescribed treatment plan as scheduled and affect the patient's outcome," adds Bidini. Cancer Care: Nutrition Know-How When you have cancer, eating right is even more important. There can be serious consequences if you ignore your body's nutritional needs. "It's estimated that one in five cancer patients dies from malnutrition, not the actual cancer," says Bidini. In addition to promoting healing, other major benefits of good cancer nutrition are maintaining a sufficient body weight and controlling the symptoms of cancer and the side effects of treatment. "Weight maintenance and symptom management are the most important nutritional issues for a cancer patient. Our food provides our bodies with the energy to do its daily work," says Bidini. If you don't take in enough calories, Bidini adds, you can lose weight, feel overly fatigued, and generally experience a poorer quality of life. One big goal of cancer care is to maintain a healthy body weight and prevent too much weight loss, and good nutrition can help ensure this. "Symptom management is also critical," says Bidini, adding that cancer treatments can cause what are known as nutrition impact symptoms. "These symptoms can interfere with the patient's desire to eat well." Such symptoms can include: Mouth sores Altered taste Poor appetite Nausea and maybe vomiting Feeling full before you've eaten enough Difficulty swallowing Constipation or diarrhea Working with a registered dietitian to develop a customized nutritional plan can help you manage or at least compensate for symptoms that could otherwise prevent you from eating. Cancer Care: What Your Body Needs Your dietary needs don't stay the same from the time of a cancer diagnosis until the victory of recovery; they will change based on what your body is experiencing and what it needs. "Nutritional needs can change depending upon the type and stage of cancer," says Bidini. "Certain cancers are considered at greater risk for nutritional complications, including colorectal, esophageal, gastric, head and neck, lung, and pancreatic cancers." 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Niagara Gazette — Newspaper people are good people, dedicated, smart and honest. Over 46 years, I've wondered what I'm doing here and how I qualified.
What's a kid born on 80 Wescott St. in Buffalo, at the outer edge of the Depression and 16 days after Pearl Harbor — in the middle of eight children— doing in the middle of the news?
I've been free to Interview the last man on the moon and ask O.J. Simpson if he's ever been in a snowball fight. Been kissed by Morganna the Kissing Bandit. Covered two girls' soccer playoff games in the cold rain while catching hypothermia. Edited bowling scores at 6 a.m. Waited for the west coast games to finish at 1:45 a.m.
I've been mistaken for NHL linesman John D'Amico by coaching legend Scott Bowman and sat at floor level of Madison Square Garden for the finals of the National Invitation Tournament. How about covering the NBA playoffs with my feet on the parquet at Boston Gardens?
I've also rushed out to Cambria in response to a fatal motorcycle accident and watched a skydiver plummet to his death in the middle of Hyde Park in Niagara Falls.
There are thousands of stories squished in my brain. Some may have seemed mundane, but they are most important to the people they touch.
One of my favorite stories featured an inner-city family of five competing in a recreation "Superstars" program. That story made the dad cry. It may have been the first time in his life he was recognized for being a good man. The newspaper made it official.
A wag at work found a story on the Internet listing the top 10 worst careers. Journalism was rated No. 1 — that is, the worst. Maybe those who were polled were just counting money, which reporters don't make, and the uneven hours that reporters do work. Newspaper people, however, don't make those very important things a priority.

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ReferencesPalache, Charles (1934), Contributions to crystallography; claudetite, minasragrite, samsonite, native selenium, indium: American Mineralogist: 19: 194-205; […(abstract): American Mineralogist: 19: 128 (1934)]: 194.
Kelley, Vincent Cooper (1936), Occurrence of claudetite in Imperial County, California: American Mineralogist (1936): 21: 137-138.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 150, 213, 318, 355, 370.
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Positive headlines
As Solar Impulse makes its way to the nation's capital, the first to last destination of the 2013 Across America mission, it's a good moment to look back and review the project's overall media coverage. The press has been extremely welcoming of Solar Impulse and over 7'000 press clippings have been recorded, ...
As Solar Impulse makes its way to the nation's capital, the first to last destination of the 2013 Across America mission, it's a good moment to look back and review the project's overall media coverage. The press has been extremely welcoming of Solar Impulse and over 7'000 press clippings have been recorded, including hits from the Associated Press, Agence France Presse and Reuters (from February 28th until June 4th 2013).
Such a high level of activity was achieved thanks to the incredible effort of Solar Impulse's Media Relations Manager, Alexandra Gindroz, and Media Relations Coordinator, Alenka Zibetto. They are the driving force behind the media and the ones that ensure journalists are not only at the right place at the right time, but they also feed the press vital information and coordinate interviews with the pilots André and Bertrand in flight and on the ground.
"The project carries a positive message and, although the media generally prefer intrigues and problems, Solar Impulse proves that this project can still inspire and make people dream," added Alenka. What drives these two young women is in fact the positive aura that surrounds the project. They both agree that it's the first time in their careers that they've had to manage media requests instead of working hard to promote something.
In the United States, the relationship with the media has been very positive and enjoyable with many of them so motivated as to attend flight take-offs at the crack of dawn. Thanks to the support of Weber Shandwick and SJR, Alexandra and Alenka have had invaluable support for the US market, a market that they weren't familiar with before the 2013 Across America mission.
Despite their efforts to ensure the message is properly reproduced, misinterpretations are inevitable. There have been publications where Solar Impulse has already flown around the world (scheduled for 2015), where Bertrand's last name was Borschberg and vice versa for André and… where Solar Impulse was mistaken for a U.F.O! During the landing in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago, the police received over 1'000 calls from worried residents. The police rushed to a helicopter and flew to the airport. In touch with the control tower, they inquired about the strange flying object, "A solar plane flying at night?" asked the policemen. Yes indeed, a solar airplane landing at night.
Doesn't' that just inspire you? A solar plane flying at night isn't a dream. And what a perfect subject to lighten up our spirits: squeezed between news about the war in Syria and North Korea's nuclear program we can also rest assured that Aliens haven't yet invaded Planet Earth.
Where's the rest of the Solar Impulse team?
If you've been watching Solar Impulse TV during today's flight, you maybe got a feel for the size of the team. Ground Crew and Logistics teams are in the US, ensuring that flights are carried out smoothly from takeoff to landing. The Marketing & Communications team and the Mission Control Center folks (who include ...
If you've been watching Solar Impulse TV during today's flight, you maybe got a feel for the size of the team. Ground Crew and Logistics teams are in the US, ensuring that flights are carried out smoothly from takeoff to landing. The Marketing & Communications team and the Mission Control Center folks (who include meteorologists, Air Traffic Controllers and the Flight Director) are all in Payerne (Switzerland) guiding the pilot in the air with all sorts of programs and satellite connection devices. And there's the multimedia team, split between two continents, Old and New, keeping us entertained and connected as the sleek silhouette of HB-SIA glides through the North American skies. But where are the engineers?
We've hidden them in a quiet place, where the skies are always grey and common distractions are scarce… in the suburbs of Zurich. We have to make sure they don't escape, right? Jokes aside, the men and women that together have contributed to build HB-SIA are all extremely busy making a new airplane: Solar Impulse's second generation solar-powered aircraft, HB-SIB. Indeed, if you thought the adventure was going to end with a graceful landing at New York's JFK airport this summer, you were mistaken. The adventure will continue with the flight around the world scheduled for 2015.
The design phase of HB-SIB's construction is complete and the Solar Impulse engineers are now busy testing parts in preparation for the assembly, scheduled for the end of 2013. Just a couple of weeks ago there was the Iron Bird – designed to test the electric wiring and overall electronics in a mock cockpit. Everything was setup as if it were the "real thing" with the hundreds of wires pulled through the full structure of the cockpit. Each part is initially tested separately, but in a complex electric system with different machines and a number of variables in play it is important to verify how everything interacts. The tests were successful. The four motors were running at 300 rpm at the same time as the other systems, such as the driver, the batteries and the balancers. A few other tests are still scheduled and, once everything is given a green light, it will be transposed as is to HB-SIB's cockpit.
If you want to more about the Making Of HB-SIB, click here.
Discussing to perfection
Just like the eternal to and fro between civil engineers and architects to find the best balance between design and a physically viable structure, a constant discourse goes on between the Design and Structural Analysis teams at Solar Impulse. The difference is that they're all engineers, so no need to fix wacky structures ...
Just like the eternal to and fro between civil engineers and architects to find the best balance between design and a physically viable structure, a constant discourse goes on between the Design and Structural Analysis teams at Solar Impulse. The difference is that they're all engineers, so no need to fix wacky structures that can only exist in cartoons.
Everything that's designed has a purpose but every part needs to fit in the greater scheme of things while also abiding to the strict lightweight guidelines. Led by Geri Piller, the Structural Analysis team consists of 4 engineers. The Design team has the concept, but it's up to Geri's team to decide which and how many materials to use for a given part in relation to the load that it must carry.
Geri once gave me a 101 Structural Analysis course (I would have certainly done better at reading a Chinese newspaper though), but I did manage to retain something: every material reacts differently to loads (for example, steel reacts to stress differently than carbon) and this is crucial when building a part.
For reasons of weight, the majority of HB-SIB's structure is made out of carbon, a very peculiar material. Carbon is extremely resistant in the direction of its fibers, but extremely frail in the other. The Structural Analysis team has to decide in which direction the fibers must be placed, how thick each layer has to be and how many plies are needed. This results in complex manipulations with a specialized software (FEA finite element analysis) where the structural engineers manually input the characteristics they want and subsequently observe how the part reacts to the expected loads applied to it.
It's not a linear process (it takes two to tango). It's a constant back and forth between structural and design engineers, an ongoing discussion to reach perfection because, once the design and structure make the perfect match, the part is finally sent to the producer; a joint effort that gives birth to a new part. Because of the unique nature of this aircraft, every part is literally handmade. Consequently, some information can be lost in translation when transforming the software design into a manufactured part. That's why every part needs to be tested thereafter; a crucial process Geri and his team actively engage in. Stay tuned for information about the Testing team coming soon on our blog!
In the photos: from left to right: Björn Müller, Stefan Pfammatter, Geri Piller and Dominik Dusek (adjacent), Geri Piller (bottom), FEA (top).
Follow the series here: "THE MAKING OF A SOLAR AIRPLANE"
Keeping the puzzle together
Before building anything there needs to be a concept and a design. Like when you build a house: you think about its location, its size, its architectural design and, most ...
Before building anything there needs to be a concept and a design. Like when you build a house: you think about its location, its size, its architectural design and, most importantly, the thickness of your wallet. You obviously can't start with the roof without a foundation and you certainly can't install the bathroom without first connecting the drain pipe to the grid.
Once the parts are designed, who puts the puzzle together in a timely and coherent manner? Someone has to see the big picture, juggling deadlines, budget and production. At Solar Impulse, that role is attributed to Robert Fraefel, Head of Airplane Development.
Röbi, as the team likes to call him, is the man behind the scenes, the choreographer of it all. He motivates the engineers, encourages them when obstacles arise and stimulates them to pick up the pace when a deadline is approaching. He's also somewhat of a public relations figure, meeting with dozens of suppliers and producers to seek their collaboration and ensure their deliveries meet the strict quality requirements.
An engineer with a Formula 1 background, Röbi immediately found himself in his element working for a project that pushes the boundaries; but the parallel ends there. At Solar Impulse it's hard to plan because "we don't know how long it takes to develop a part until it's ready for production". At Formula 1 "you already know, more or less, how many parts you need, how they will look like"; you always have a starting block as opposed to Solar Impulse.
When I think about the number of factors and variables involved in the construction of such a unique aircraft, I can't help but wonder how Röbi's hair hasn't turned grey yet. Between the engineers in Dübendorf and Payerne, he has to regularly commute between the French and German-speaking regions of Switzerland to ensure everything is evolving smoothly.
"You have to start with something even without knowing the whole story and just go step by step." Revealed Röbi during one of our conversations, "we tend to want to know everything from the beginning, but we have to just take the first step, advance a little and then go forward to the next keeping the target in your head." That's Solar Impulse's philosophy: step-by-step and we eventually get there.
Just as when André and Bertrand were already thinking of flying a solar aircraft without even having the hardware, Röbi started working on the project 7 years ago not knowing if it would actually be able to fly; but step by step…
Follow the series here: "MAKING OF A SOLAR AIRPLANE"
How do you design a solar airplane?
"If you have to give something a shape, you first have to think of the space you have to build it in."
This is the starting block of Solar Impulse's design team. It's just like when you move into a new home; you look at the house plan, imagine the space you have available and decide which piece ...
"If you have to give something a shape, you first have to think of the space you have to build it in."
This is the starting block of Solar Impulse's design team. It's just like when you move into a new home; you look at the house plan, imagine the space you have available and decide which piece of furniture fits where, seeking the most practical but also most esthetic setting. Jonas Schär, and his team of designers do pretty much that: a sort of "interior design" of the airplane's silhouette – and the silhouette, as we have seen in the first article of this series, is given by the concept.
Led by Jonas Schär, Solar Impulse's Design team consists of seven people who are responsible for defining every minute detail of the aircraft. The guiding maxim is that the aircraft should be able to fly hence, every component must be carefully studied, first separately and then as a whole, religiously abiding to the maxim. Consequently, this means that everything must be designed to be as light as physically possible.
I like to think of the designers as the magical funambulists because they have absolutely no margin for error in "furnishing" the aircraft silhouette's "empty" space. Every component has to fit into the overall restrictive weight requirements while also fulfilling its own proper function as efficiently as possible.
Each member of this team is assigned a component of the aircraft which they bring to life via 3D engineering software. Believe me, although I'm not an engineer myself, seeing the virtual 3D drawing of an airplane's part spinning at all angles on the computer screen is simply cool. Unfortunately, every time they show me a new component, I inevitably unveil my ignorance and ask "where does this part belong"? It seems my passion for Legos as a child did not provide me with the necessary skills to meet the particular requirements for this seemingly unsolvable puzzle.
If designing HB-SIA was unbelievably difficult because of it being the first aircraft of its kind, the challenge is even greater for HB-SIB. Why you ask? Optimizing an already good system is a brain-teaser in of itself requiring a good degree of skill, physics, common sense and good "interior designer" intuition. What a cocktail!
But jokes aside, HB-SIB might look like HB-SIA; but the similarities end there. HB-SIB will not only be 11% larger, but many other features have evolved starting from the wingspan, the motors, the pilot's equipment and the size of the cockpit.
Asking Jonas how he felt when he was told he would be building the solar airplane of its kind: "I didn't fully realize it back then. I was maybe young enough to just proceed forward and come-up with ideas to make things happen. But I was never alone, and it's still the case." He isn't in fact alone, aside from the necessary information exchange between teams; the aircraft's design is a team result of (in the photo, from left to right starting from back): Pascal Barmet, Frederick Tischhauser, Michael McGrath, Jonas Schär, Oliver Ensslin, Simon Bodmer, Lukas Staub and Martin Meyer.
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Unicyclist and Roller Globe Walker
My globe has an interesting history and is
an eyecatcher at any occassion.
At the Guernsey carnival in 1998 I had the good fortune to take on Rainbow the Clown at globe gladiators. We had an audience of about 600 people watching us improvise.
While the theatricals were both dramatic and hysterical (Rainbow is a great improviser) the competition between us was intense. I won the day. But then Rainbow is much prettier than I am
Rainbow has taken me on twice since in 2000 and in 2002. On both occasions he has comprehensively beaten me. I am not ashamed because Rainbow is one of the greatest clowns I have ever met.
This is NOT a Unicycle.
THIS is a Unicycle.....
Historically, The Jester inherited his position from
"The Unfortunates." These unlucky souls were employed because there can only be so much
bad luck in a given place. So part of a Jesters role was to deflect bad luck from his patrons.
Here is another picture of my "Suicycle."
I have to point out that over the many years in which I have pursued this career, there
have been dozens of occasions where I didn't actually hurt myself.
Below is a picture of me on my unicycle leaning against a bus
in The Lord Mayors Show London 97.
Eventually I let go of the bus, and unsupported..
Please sign my guest book before you leave.
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College: Dean College
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Major: Sports Management
As a Sophomore in 2009: Appeared in 21 games with 18 starts ... scored three goals and assisted on four for 10 points ... tied for ninth in the NE-10 in assists ... had 51 shots, including 19 on goal ... scored a tally at Saint Michael's (9/12) ... had a goal and an assist for a three-point evening at American International (10/6) ... scored a goal at Le Moyne (11/4) in the semifinals of the NE-10 Tournament. 2009 Statistics
As a Freshman at Dean in 2008: Played in 14 games for the Bulldogs...Totalled nine goals and 11 assists for 29 points.
High School: Attended Heaton Manor in Newcastle, England.
Personal: Son of Julie and Jameel Latif...Has a younger sister...A sports management major.


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A colorless or pale yellowish oil extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant, used pharmaceutically as a laxative and skin softener and industrially as a lubricant.
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nonvolatile fatty oil obtained from the seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis, of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is used in the production of synthetic resins, plastics, fibres, paints, varnishes, and various chemicals including drying oils and plasticizers. Castor oil is viscous, has a clear and colourless to amber or greenish appearance, a faint characteristic odour, and a bland but slightly acrid taste, with a usually nauseating aftertaste.
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Holiday travel is on the rise, according to the latest predictions from AAA.
Between December 22 to January 1 roughly 93.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more. 84.4 million are expected to hit the road, while 5.6 million will get there by air. This represents an overall increase of 1.6 percent compared to last year.
The national average price at the pump is estimated to be between $3.20 and $3.40, though AAA does not believe gas prices have any impact on traveling.
AAA also doesn't think the current uncertainty with the "fiscal cliff" will stop many travelers form seeing friends and family for the holidays.
"The year-end holiday season remains the least volatile of all travel holidays as Americans will not let economic conditions or high gas prices dictate if they go home for the holidays or kick off the New Year with a vacation," said AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet.


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The numbers are in - the housing market in Arlington is booming! The number of homes sold in the third quarter has increased each year for the past three years. In a year to date comparison with 2011, 34 more single family homes (232) have sold this year, 11 more multi-families (30) and the same number of condo/townhouses ( 171).
These home sale stats clearly show a strong Arlington real estate marketplace. In fact, Boston and many of its suburbs have experienced growth markets. But Arlington continues to outpace the majority of marketplaces in the country. Recent news articles are citing that home prices are expected to increase in the coming months, thanks in large part to a growing number of home buyers taking advantage of low interest rates – an incredible 3.25% 30 year fixed rate as of the writing of this blog. Buyers are recognizing that home values have been appreciating and, along with the low rates, have decided that now may be the right time to buy.
As for home sellers, if you have been waiting to sell, fearing your home market values may not be as high as they were in the past... now may be your opportunity. The growing number of buyers in our marketplace wanting to take advantage of the historically low interest rates has created demand for your home and therefore raised your home's value.
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Abram Brown, Forbes Staff
I write about people who build businesses.
For the 100 Largest Charities, click here.
Who deserves your charitable dollars? To help you decide, we've calculated the financial efficiency of the 100 U.S.
charities that received the most private donations last year. We've also picked five all-stars–charities that are reasonably efficient (compared to their peers) and do fine work in their areas. In our tables, fundraising efficiency shows the percentage of gifts left after the expense of soliciting them. Charitable commitment subtracts other overhead, too. Donor dependency? That's the share of donations needed to break even; charities with a ratio above 100 had to dig into reserves and really need your dollars.
Run from a graffiti-scarred neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Brother's Brother delivers medicine and educational supplies worldwide, a mission that hasn't changed much since its start in 1958. This is a family-run affair: Luke L. Hingson, the current chief, is the son of the organization's founder. Brother's Brother has been leading a push among gift-in-kind charities–nonprofits that receive more resources as donated goods than they do cash–for greater truth when accounting for those donated goods. (Among the problems, as reported by FORBES last year, some charities were wildly inflating the value of donated pills, making their operations look deceptively efficient.) Brother's Brother is efficient, with only 16 full-time workers. Donations ($241 million last year) were steady through the recession, even as donors pulled back from many charities. "We haven't had a lot of financial pressure, so it's allowed us to take on some harder projects," says Hingson. It's now delivering supplies to 100 African hospitals, up from 4 two years ago.
Some single-disease charities spend a lot of money soliciting contributions by mail. JDRF (it recently renamed itself from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to reflect the varied ages of Type 1 diabetes patients) holds down costs by relying on a network of volunteers–everyone from International Chairman Mary Tyler Moore to "advocates" who lobby Congress for diabetes funding to elementary school kids taking part in the fundraising walks that helped it raise $198 million last year. CEO Jeffrey Brewer touts new Web tools for volunteers. Meanwhile, JDRF directs its big bucks to medical research.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Ads featuring celebrity alumni, including Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson and Cuba Gooding Jr., helped the clubs raise $658 million last year relatively efficiently. "They have a real-life story to tell," says Jim Clark, the group's CEO. "And we've capitalized on that." BGCA is now building a national tracking system–based on surveying kids when they join and before they leave–to help clubs use money most effectively, by figuring out which programs have the most impact.
International Rescue Committee
This New York-based charity was formed in 1933, after Albert Einstein asked Americans to help refugees from Hitler's Germany. George Rupp, a former Columbia University president, became president and CEO of the relief group in 2002 and has tripled its total budget. IRC now operates in 40 countries, helping to care for (and sometimes resettle) refugees from conflict zones. The key to affording such expansion, says Rupp, is training local hires to do the work. "It's much cheaper to operate with locals than it is to support expatriates or an entire international team," he says. As conflicts drag on, savings mount. The IRC first started helping Afghan refugees in 1980 after the Soviet invasion; today it's still in Afghanistan, with a 99% local staff.
United Way
The largest charity in the U.S. by donations ($3.9 billion last year) United Way has a built-in efficiency edge, since 57% of its donations come through payroll withholding and another 20% from corporate donations. Still, when CEO Brian Gallagher took over a decade ago, the sprawling organization was recovering from a nasty scandal (a previous CEO went to jail) and suffering from a lack of focus (it was simply sprinkling money around to every group). Gallagher has turned what was a "loose confederation" into something more akin to a global franchise operation, with 1,800 chapters worldwide, including 1,200 in the U.S. The domestic chapters, and later foreign affiliates, were required to agree to independent review boards, audits and limits on marketing tactics. "Just as McDonald's would, we needed to ask ourselves, where do we have to be consistent and where do we allow innovation on the ground?" says Gallagher. U.S. chapters now pay 1% of funds raised to the parent organization. About a quarter of what United Way takes in domestically is directed by donors to other charities. Money that stays with United Way is now used for one of three focus areas: education, income and health (particularly obesity prevention).
Reach Abram Brown at email@example.com.
What is not showing in this Forbes list is the compensation of the CEOs in these various charitable organizations. The Salvation Army shows the proper pay for its CEO, and the CEOs of some of the other major charities would snub 25-50 times the Salvation Army's pay.
When I contribute to a charity, I want to feel that my contribution is paying for what the charity claims it stands for, not the bloated six/seven figure salaries some charity organizations pay its CEOs.
What evidence is there that artificially suppressing salaries is a more effective way for non-profits to run? The full time employees of a non-profit are making this a career. As in most any field, more effective workers (fundraisers, managers, planners etc.) should/will be paid more.
Salaries and expense ratios are easy, though not very useful, metrics when evaluating non-profit effectiveness. Putting an arbitrary cap on salaries exacerbates a talent gap within these well meaning groups.
Can't access the list "Fifty Largest Charities" that accompanies this article.
Want to e-mail it.
Where is it?
Hi Abram,
Is this the only article on the most efficient charities you all plan on releasing? In the past there has been one that includes charities outside of the 100 largest. I appreciate the help.
I'm with Harv.
Mr. Gallagher (United Way) earns a salary of $675,000/yr. + a very generous expense account.
Thanks Abram, but I'll continue to contribute to the Salvation Army. Todd Bassett earns a salary of $13,000/yr. + housing for his efforts.
Mr. Gallagher's Salary has nothing to do with your local United Way. Each United Way is local and autonomous, responding to the community need. By not donating to United Way because of the salary of someone at United Way World Wide, only harms your local programs.


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How to Get Your Verizon Wireless Voicemail Without a Password
Edited by Lewis Collard, Maluniu, Glutted, Zack and 5 others
As a frequent voicemail user, people often get tired of entering their passwords whenever they call it. Here's a way of how to not have to enter any passwords every time you call your voicemail.
1Press the "Messages" button while your phone is in standby mode.Ad
2Scroll down to "message settings".
3Select the option for "mailbox number".
4For Android, go to Settings -> Call -> Voicemail Settings
5Backspace everything where it says "*86" or "*VM". Enter the following: "*86 PP ____", (P is for pause - use 1 or 2 as needed) and enter your password in the blank. Press the pound (#) sign.
6Press and hold the 1 key to access voicemail. You should be at the main menu when you call it.
7On main screen, go to message, then press settings, then scroll down to voicemail settings and press ok, this should show your voice mail settings. Scroll down to highlight voicemail# (it should show *86) press add then add the letters PP or go to options and press pause and then enter your password then the pound key. example: *86PP1234# then press ok. Try it to make sure it accepted it.Ad
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The Sooke Harbour House will be able to offer your guests an experience like no other. We have all of the amenities for your needs, with both privacy and a relaxed atmosphere that is hard to find.
You will feel as if you have been transported to another world. Time slows down here while relaxing by the ocean. Our rooms, guest, meeting and dining will make you feel as if you have stepped into the home of an old friend. They all beckon you to come in, relax, unwind and enjoy!
This is something that Frederique and Sinclair have perfected over their 30 years as owners of the property. The Inn has won various awards from dining to our varied wine cellar.
How it all started!
Sooke Harbour House has been our family project since 1979.
It all happened like a fairy tale. I met Sinclair Philip in Nice in 1967, only a month after he had arrived in France from Canada. He was, at the time, a young student on his first trip abroad to explore Europe and perfect his French. I think his initial idea was to keep traveling, eventually on to Africa. Instead, he stayed 10 years in France, studying political science and international economics. He earned his PhD, and I completed my Masters of Economics.
During those years in France, we lived in a small village at the end of a valley. Although we lived very frugally, we always had large gatherings of friends over for long meals, prepared with local ingredients that we usually gathered from our own large vegetable garden and from nearby farmers. Most of our friends were students and artists.
In 1978, we decided to move to Canada and chose Toronto, then home to Sinclair's mother, as our first destination. We lived there for a year, Sinclair working as a researcher with the Steelworkers' Union, and I doing my best to adapt to a completely new culture, learn English, and be a mom-at-home to my first two children, Benjamin then 11 years old, and Jasmine who was one and a half.
Both Sinclair and I dreamt of leaving the big city, and our dream soon became a reality. On a business trip to Vancouver, Sinclair took two days off to tour Vancouver Island and found Sooke Harbour House. Much to our surprise, we became the owners of an Inn!
We imagined running the tranquil little B&B in the holistic manner in which we had lived in France. In our minds, the transition from that very peaceful way of life, to being owners of a small business based on similar values, seemed simple and straightforward. Ignorance is bliss!
I trusted that if we worked hard, offered local, seasonal cuisine and comfortable rooms, artistically decorated, we would be successful. And although it was not simple or straightforward, my trust was not betrayed. We were successful in the sense that we had a home, (we lived in the basement of the Inn for 16 years), food nicely prepared by our chefs, a garden and a place to expand, transform, and mould our lives to match our dreams and aspirations, as we happily raised our four children.
So we have lived and are living our dream. It is based on a solid philosophy of offering our guests the experience of a coastal hotel on the Pacific Ocean, serving local, regional, seasonal cuisine, growing native plants, decorating our rooms with the work of local artist and furnishing them with cabinets, sinks and beds of local craftsmanship
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We serve Local, Organic, Seasonal, and Wild food!
Our focus is always fresh, natural, and very local. Ingredients include: meats, such as organic rabbit and veal…poultry, including organically raised chickens and local duck… seafoods such as Pacific salmon, rockfish, and halibut… shellfish, including oysters, crab, and scallops. You may never have tasted seafoods this fresh – generally served the very day they are caught by local fishers.
We have also created an edible landscape on our grounds of over 200 edible herbs, greens, edible flowers and vegetables. Our garden design focuses on producing healthy, fresh and delicious food and a garden which is both beautiful and functional.
Frederique, Sinclair and their team of chefs utilize the abundant natural resources of the area as a basis for fabulous cuisine and an environment where people can get away and relax.
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To this end, through the years, we have developed a network of local organic growers that supply us with their wonderful meats and produce. The sea, of course, yields a rich variety of shellfish, fish and sea vegetables that underscore the seafood emphasis of our daily changing menus. Seasonal foragers reap wild greens and mushrooms from our relatively unspoiled wilderness to grace our plates. Many First Nations traditional foods, from uncommon fish to berries, local mushrooms and edible flowers are also part of our kitchen's palette.
One of Victoria's finest seafood restaurants, recently voted "Best Vancouver Island Restaurant" by Vancouver magazine, it's an experience of pleasantly satisfying surprises. Our menu changes daily to allow us to serve only the freshest local ingredients. All salad greens and herbs are grown in our own kitchen gardens. You will savour the wholesome and beautiful creations of our award-winning chefs. The restaurant at Sooke Harbour House is renowned both locally and internationally, and is remembered with pleasure by visitors from around the world. Please join us soon!


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Sunday Lunch in Watertown
I had lunch today (Sunday 4/22) at Red Lentil. They have a brunch menu that takes their usual menu and adds a few dishes. Vegetarian with some vegan options. One of my favorite places these days because the food, though not exquisite or awe-inducing, is cooked well so the ingredients taste good and yet blend together.
I don't think i've read anyth negative about Red Lentil; lots of positive reviews on CH.Town Diner is across the street, but we lost our love for it a while ago.For dimsum, there are many fans of Shangri-la on Belmont St. The Spot is a well liked brkfst/brunch place in Watertown Sq.
If Belmont Ctr. is possible, StoneHearth Pizza is our wkly appt w/ pizza paradise. And there is a new Cuban resnt w/ Cubano sandwiches as well as full menu, on Belmont St. at School St.
149 Belmont Street
re: opinionatedchef
re: opinionatedchef
Gustazo is the Cuban restaurant opinionatedchef is referring to. They have a brunch, but I haven't checked their menu.
For Sunday dinners: Molana's is a Persian place on Spring Street in Watertown, which is a favorite with our household. In the vicinity, there is Not Your Average Joe's for New American. Okay, but not great. 2 sushi/Japanese places a few blocks from each other right by Watertown Square: New Ginza and Super Fusion 2. New Ginza is a branch of Ginza found in Chinatown. OKay Japanese and certainly nothing close to places like Fish Market. Super Fusion has good sashimi in general. The sushi is quite large. Cooked food is not a strong suit. Do not know whether OP's mom would like the cuisines, but these are the few places I can think of.
phelana, is belmont possible (right next door to wattown)?If so, Il Casale is the best of all the options i think. Excellent Italian food. Lots of seafood. Best arancini (risotto balls filled with cheese) in Boston, Friendly, comfortable banquettes (you need to request.), excellent service.In a restored fire station in Belmont Center.
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re: phelana
From what I've seen, the best option might've been Greg's.
821 Mt. Auburn St
Watertown, MA 02472
Grrr, but they're closed on Sunday!
Popular with those that like decor / waitstaff from 30 years ago. :)
re: phelana
Don't mean to sound like a broken record but Sunday lunch is tough and folks who are responding aren't checking the sunday lunch times: Il Casale and most others are closed. Casa Pedro is, at least, open and Watertown-central. I like Victor's for breakfast but it's regular menu is ho-hum and it is a basic, if likable, diner. Case pedro is a pretty room with booze if you want it.
re: teezeetoo
re: phelana
The Spot has excellent food. Victor's has very good diner food, at the breakfast end, and average non-breakfast food. The Spot makes its own soups, etc., and while it is small and not terribly comfortable (think small tables and hard wooden chairs) the food is quite good. If the age of your guests affects their comfort, Victor's has old-fashioned booths, more room, and is more comfortable.
re: phelana
The Spot Cafe has home made bread and soup. Their breakfast is amazingly good, the lunch menu is pretty basic with sandwiches, etc. But, everything is delicious. It is a very small place and can tend to be noisy and a bit cramped. If that doesn't bother you, then it's great. My DC couldn't hear me much when we went last week. However our Chicken Salad sandwiches were great.
Don't know if they are open on Sundays though.
re: mcel215
The Spot Cafe is definitely open on Sundays. I believe Sunday is their most busy day. It starts getting crowded around 10am. I spoke to the owner's son who waits the tables and he says that is when the after church crowd starts coming in. The crowd starts to thin at about 1pm.
re: opinionatedchef
You can also check out some suggestions from this thread.
How about the Aegean? Their website says they're open 11:00AM - 11:00PM daily.
re: CookieLee
re: veggielover
Has anyone been to the Aegean lately? The Yelp reviews are abysmal. http://www.yelp.com/biz/aegean-restau...
Mom is a very hip "young" 89 ...I am finding this to be such a challenge....there does not seem to be a place that is a great fit for us considering time and day and options...awell, we will wing it and see where we end up..thanks all..
re: phelana
I am a regular at the Aegean. We've been going for many years, and have never had a bad meal. I love their lamb riblets entree. The saganaki is great. They have their own salad dressing, not a creamy one, and you can get it on the side. You can get the feta on the side. The seafood is very good. My dc also vouches for the kebabs.
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I'm sorry to sound snappish, but I find it frustrating on chowhound when posters dismiss a place they haven't been to for a while. I have to disagree with the reviews of others. I go to the Aegean, about 6 times/year, and have been for about 6 years. It's a family style restaurant. The food is delicious. I go with all ages, and no one I've dined with there has ever complained about anything. The place is always full.
re: CookieLee
It's been a couple of years. The food was so bad when I went I could not imagine giving them another whirl. Enough hounds have had similar experiences RECENTLY, (see opinionated Chef's recent blech meal) that jibe with mine, and then the Yelp reviews reconfirming.
Life is to short to risk another lousy meal with say Strip T's serving up world class chow right near by.
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re: StriperGuy
oooooh, CL, there exist very different tastes in the world. VERY diff tastes. And that's what makes the world go round. Given that, I now know that your and my tastes prob have little in common. I wouldn't return to Aegean ever. I have ordered and tasted the foods you and your husb like, not too long ago, and we will never ever go back; and I will always counsel people to not eat there. But i am really glad that you like the restnt.
re: CookieLee
I've been going a couple times a year for the last 4-5 years, and have never had a bad meal there. Sure, there's nothing that's going to excite a jaded chowhound -especially when they know the ch approved flavor of the day, Strip T's, is around the corner - but they make solid, straight forward food on a consistent basis in my experience. Love the house dressing there - so light with a nice garlicky flavor - and I can never get enough of those roasted lemon potatoes.
Beats Demo's for sure - and for some things, like roasted lamb, better than the Greek Corner imo.
re: phelana
re: phelana
I must admit that I haven't been to the Aegean in about 6 months and it isn't my favorite place in Watertown, but if I was taking my 89 year old mother for lunch on a Sunday in Watertown, I think that this would be the place to take her. One just has to order carefully, nothing too complicated. It is relatively quiet restaurant for conversation, no matter how crowded and you won't have to wait unlike at the Diner or vegan restaurant. Good luck! This is not a slam dunk decision.
re: veggielover
re: phelana
I don't know if ethnic will do, but the Wonder Cafe is quite good Thai and is open on Sunday. Right off Main on Mt. Auburn. I have not been to the Aegean in several years so I won't comment on it's current quality. I have never been to John Brewers but if you want burgers, beef and beer, it probably will do. I have never been to Verona's and haven't heard anything that would send me there, but you can go on line and check whether they are open and what's on the menu. Sorry Sunday lunch seems to be so hard to pin down in Watertown! Good luck and enjoy your family.
re: teezeetoo
Wonder Cafe is Chinese/Taiwanese, not Thai. Right next to Super Fusion 2 (an option for OP that I mentioned in my reply above). For Thai, one would have to venture to Newton Corner (Amarin, which is not open on Sundays) or Waltham (Baan Thai, Lemon Tree, though I do not know their hours on Sunday).
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Watertown open on Sundays for lunch:
Red Lentil: Vegetarian, Brunch
The Spot Cafe: Sandwiches, soups, breakfast food (pancakes, waffles, etc)
Victor's: Breakfast food
Aegean (some have not been in a while): Greek
Molana: Persian (has kabobs and really good rice)
Wonder Cafe: Chinese/Taiwanese
Super Fusion 2: Japanese (sushi/sashimi decent; cooked food mediocre)
New Ginza: Japanese
Shangri-La: Taiwanese (order from the menu dim sum for weekends brunch)
La Casa de Pedro: Latin American (Sunday brunch)
Not Your Average Joe's: New American
Belmont open on Sundays for lunch:
StoneHearth PIzza: PIzza with other entrees
Gustazo: Cuban (Sunday brunch)
Brighton open Sundays for lunch:
Joyful Garden
I think I got it all. Not too bad in getting it together. Just takes a little patience. :)
re: veggielover
It is too bad about Stellina, that would have a been a solid choice. Thanks to CookieLee and L, I will be trying the Agean for lunch soon. Love a good garlicky oil based dressing for my greek salad! I actually work right around the corner from Strip-Ts and am not sure I get the near mass hysteria. We go occasionally for lunch and it is usually pretty good, although the last time I went I got the salad special of the day which which contained cold pasta and shrimp...and that's it. Not much flavor or creativity there. For $9 I was dissapointed. Ducking for cover...
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re: CookieLee
CookieLee - Tim (the son) has taken over both lunch and dinner. The latest menus are at:
and yes, they are closed Sunday.


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I amplify the emerging voices of girls and women.
If you Google "A Little F'd Up" you will find 19-year-old Julie Zeilinger. Julie is the founder of the FBomb (FBomb.org) and author of the new book A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism Is Not A Dirty Word.
Julie is a freshman at Barnard College at Columbia University. She's a teen writing about things that actually matter. She's smart, sassy and clever. About the FBomb in her words:
The FBomb.org is a blog/community created by and for teenage girls who care about their rights as women and want to be heard.
In this case the "F Bomb" stands for "feminist." However, it also pokes fun at the idea that the term "feminist" is so stigmatized – our way of proudly reclaiming the word. The fact that the "F Bomb" usually refers to a certain swear word in popular culture is also not coincidental. The FBomb.org is for girls who have enough social awareness to be angry and who want to verbalize that feeling. The FBomb.org is loud, proud, sarcastic…everything teenage feminists are today.
The FBomb covers a wide range of topics based on real life experiences that make girls feel powerful and powerless. Everything from forced child marriage, pop culture, hate crimes, body image, relationships (Chicks Before Dicks), college life (A Feminist Rushes A Sorority) and girls in media (Strong Women in Fiction Shouldn't be Novelties).
A Little F'd Up takes the online conversation to print. It's the book that debunks myths about today's youth, the first book about feminism for young women in their teens and twenties to be written by a teen. Like the FBomb, it's real, witty, bold and provides reasons to rally behind feminism. A sneak peek into the book, Part 1: The Badasses Who Came Before Us, Julie gives three major reasons why she thinks it's important to understand the history of women who came before her generation.
Reason #1: Our generation desperately needs some perspective.
No, seriously. If I hear one more girl wonder aloud if Roe vs. Wade was a boxing match that was recently televised by ESPN, I'm going to freakin' rip my hair out. Our ignorance is embarrassing and insulting and will only hurt us in the long run. We need to get our shit together.
Hillary Clinton said: I wasn't born a first lady or a senator. I wasn't born a Democrat. I wasn't born a wife or mother." Julie may not have been born a feminist, but look out world – she's dropping the FBomb. Here's her story:
1) What inspired the FBomb and how old were you?
I started the FBomb the summer after my sophomore year of high school, but I had become interested in feminism a couple years before that in middle school. Everybody in my middle school was required to give a speech in order to graduate, and through my research for that speech I came across the world of women's rights, global misogyny and feminism. I was completely blown away by all of the atrocities happening to women across the world and in my own backyard, and began to align myself with the fight for women's rights and feminism. I started reading feminist blogs like Feministing and Jezebel at the beginning of high school and, although I loved them, I wondered why there wasn't a similar space for high school and college-aged feminists. I felt there was a need for a blog and community for young feminists, so I decided to start one.
2) When I was writing my post about the media's assault on Ashley Judd's "puffy" appearance, I sent you an email: "We know what adults are saying, but what does this mean to a young woman – what is your take?" During a 45-minute break between classes, you penned a 700-word essay that was intelligent and thoughtful – amazing. Ashley Judd tweeted: "A must-read by a college student…" You didn't have time to plan – it was your "head to paper" response. Where did your thoughts and inspiration come from?
I had actually read Ashley Judd's Daily Beast piece the night before, so I had definitely been thinking about it. Like I said in my article, I had been waiting to read a piece like that for some time so my response to it came easily. I really believe that — whether it's "right" or not — celebrities have a lot of power in terms of their ability to bring light to certain issues, especially amongst young women. I can't remember any celebrity before Ashley Judd so explicitly condemning the media for their treatment of her and of all women in terms of the way they look, and I think it strongly impacted all young women who read it. I really hope her words encourage more celebrities to come out and share similar sentiments.
3) Why is it great to be a girl today?
I think it's great to be a girl today for a lot of reasons — many due to the hard work of previous generations of feminists. Even compared to a few decades ago, young women today have so many options open to us — educationally, career-wise, etc. While we still have a long way to go in terms of representation in leadership positions, we do have role models to look up to, like Hillary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg. My generation is so lucky that there have been amazing women before us who, if they haven't totally broken the glass ceiling, have definitely made some major cracks. I also think that, in general, women have a kind of emotional freedom that men today still don't. Women are able to have relationships with other women that would largely be seen as unacceptable between men, which is really unfortunate. I think that that disparity is actually one of the biggest reasons men need feminism, too.
4) You are a freshman at Barnard College at Columbia University and you vowed to major in "Unafraid" this year. What are your 3 tips on how everyone, even adults, can major in "Unafraid?"
That term is actually a reference to author and Barnard alum Anna Quindlen, who once said that she majored in "Unafraid" at Barnard. It was a concept that really resonated with me, especially considering that in high school I always felt out of place. When I started college, I really wanted to do everything I could to make it a fulfilling experience. Here are my tips:
– Lean into discomfort: Instead of staying in my comfort zone, I consciously tried to push myself into situations that were out of character for me. For example, I never for a second thought that I'd join a sorority in college, and yet this past semester I rushed and it has been a really great experience so far. I'm trying to rid myself of any preconceived notions that I have in order to open myself up to all types of new experiences that I can learn and grow from.
– It's all about balance: I go to a really academically rigorous college, and I'm surrounded by incredibly smart and motivated people. It's really easy to (and in some ways necessary to) study all the time here and it took me a little while to realize that I couldn't let myself spend my entire college experience in a library when I was finally living somewhere as amazing as New York City. I realized that, as a really academic person, I had to let go of my perfectionist tendencies a little bit (which was kind of scary for me) in order to have a more well-rounded experience.
– Always stay true to who you are: This may be cheesy, but when put into a totally new environment and stage of life, it can be easy to try to morph to fit the situation. I believe growing as a person doesn't mean that you have to fundamentally change, and I always try to stick to my core values and beliefs no matter what.
5) You have a website and a book. What's the future of the FBomb and how will that impact the future of girls?
I only hope that the FBomb continues to grow and that more and more young women continue to read it, write for it and learn from each other. Ideally, I hope the FBomb — as well as the other blogs out there for young feminists and other young feminist leaders — keeps the feminist fire alive. I hope we're able to show our peers that feminism is not only not dead but it is very much alive and very much needed.
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Too bad she didn't put her amazing talents into a more useful area of study. Feminism is a growing problem. Please have a read:
I do not understand whom you are exactly referring to when you say "people who are most definitely not feminists are trying to steal the language of the movement."
Gloria Steinem for example said that "you can't be a feminist when you say other women can't have an abortion." Does that mean that those socially conservative women cannot be feminists?
Let's see: she's attending an Ivy League college, says "it's great to be a girl", can do nothing but talk about herself, and yet still wants to portray herself as a victim.
Yep, that about sums up Feminism.
Another three year old that is going to tell it like it is.
Feminism, when desconstructed breaks down to Marksist/Communist ideology. Feminism is an ideology of misandry. It needs to be fought like the enemy it is, to the absolute end.
Anywhere men seem to be enjoying themselves, or are accused of having any perceived advantage, feminist feel it must be destroyed.
Concerning Ashley Judd's lies. When asked if she surprised that so many women made fun of her puffy face?" She could have said "Yeh women can be brutal to each other, but that is what they said, nobodies fault but there own." "Makes me sad to see how mean women can be to each other today." But instead she said, "well the patriarchy made them do it."' Implying no woman can think for themselves, and that they are too stupid to escape the influence of the Patriarchy." That is unless it fits into the feminist ideology.
If the patriarchy ( imaginary) exists then why don't men use it to stomp out these bitches?" The answer is obvious.
But just to be sure, I took my three year old nephew and beat the hell out of him. Listen, " You are the patriarchy john, you are a bad boy, just for being born." " You will grow up to be a bad man and a rapist." It is because of people like you John, that these poor women are held back." John doesn't like to come see me anymore, can't figure out why?
Women have achieved everything they have blackmailed and threatened men for. Everything. There is no vocation that is not open to women. No double standard that women will not claim. No lie they won't tell.
And now that men are having trouble in college, I am sure the "Fair and equal" crowd will be out to help out. They would rather eat your brain, then help any man.
Feminism is the worse threat this country faces. The destuction of the family unit ( something Stalin said must be done, to enable the state to own childrens minds), is complete.
Here is a pursuit. Try to find one thing a feminist leader has said good about men. Or that women could do to help men .Try. They don't offer solutions.
If you want some real entertainment read some of Cathy Morgans quotes. Make no mistake about it , this social construct that these marksist have achieved is for wome and by women. Women's gender study classes ( better known "how to hate men and make it law.") are taught by self avowed lesbians, and go unchalleged.
The latest feminist tactic is to try and tell men feminism is good for men.
Sure it is great to be part of the priveleged elitest group . Classes just for women. Double standards in the military , police, firemen and the draft.
No punishment for false rape claims. Of if they kick men in the balls, and slap them in the face. (But only white men.)
One last point: Germain Greer said while speaking in england, that " If a father allows his daughter to kiss him goodnight on the cheek, that he is sexually objectifying her." And added that if the british army were allowed to fight in libya , they would just rape women. If that doesn't piss you off, your dead.
She has no idea what it is like in other countries, stapling american privilege in a situation where it literally can not be afforded will lead to children starving. And the most hilarious part, is that western countries, even with all their supposed morals forced many of those countries into those positions. But she doesn't complain about that, which would guarantee freedom for all if solved. She merely cares about the woman's situation. In the middle east, kuwait citizens get hundreds of thousands a year while immigrants and other undesirables are treated like slaves, and in most countries, not only does a woman keep money she makes at a job instead of applying it towards her family, men are expected to apply all of it, and she is displacing another man out of a job. It is another world, attempting to implement this will lead to more children dying in the streets. Time to see the big picture, not just the propaganda fueled american one.


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A visual-spatial learner is a student who learns holistically (all at once) rather than in a step-by-step fashion. Pictures, whether printed or imagined, play an important role in the learning process. Because the child is processing primarily in pictures rather than words, ideas are interconnected, and the child must not be rushed and should be judged on how well he/she can put into words what he/she sees.
When you use SnapWords™ for learning high-frequency words, the brain snaps a picture of the word and easily recalls it later when the child no longer sees the image.
Is my child a visual learner?
As a parent, you naturally want to provide the best learning experience for your child. You've doubtless heard a lot about the various learning styles and how they might impact how your child learns, but you also might wonder how much of it is relevant to your situation. If your child is sailing through learning reading and math, likely not much of the learning styles discussion would impact you and your family. However, if your child is struggling with learning the basic skills, looking at learning styles might be important. In particular, visual-spatial learners tend to face learning difficulties because traditional curricula are designed for a different type of learner.
What are the strengths of the visual learner?
Common Strengths of Gestalt Learners:
- Learns best through movement
- Will focus on whole picture
- Needs emotional relevance to self
- Needs to see and hear the whole image/sound in order to learn
What are some good teaching strategies for visual learners?
Many visual learners must see the whole picture before they can make sense out of a single detail. They have to see each detail fitting into the whole and see the relationship between all the parts. Any detail not located within the map – not related to other details – becomes a serious distraction. When presented with details they don't know how to deal with, visual learners can come to an abrupt, stammering halt. They appear to be absolutely dim and incapable of grasping what seems amazingly simple to their sequential peers. Thinking in whole pictures is actually a wonderful ability – it is just not appreciated in traditional lessons.
Are there many children who learn best through pictures?
The same applies to different types of learners. We have come to the point in our society where every child seems to need a label and one that details specifically how he learns or doesn't learn. We have visual learner, tactile learner, dyslexic learner, autistic, and many many other labels. The implication is that each of those types of learners requires a specific set of directions for how to teach them successfully. In doing research, however, and as I have read the experts in each of the most common areas of disability, one element keeps on showing up: the fact that so many of these non-traditional learners learn best through pictures and hands-on lessons.
Helping visual learners with reading comprehension.
One of the constants in classrooms across the country is the sight word list. Every teacher has a list and one of her important tasks is to get her children to learn all the words on the list. I remember paying a lot of attention to sight word acquisition when I was in the classroom; after all, we had testing every quarter and a big component of each test was sight word recognition. The children who had become very fluent in instantly being able to call the words as they flashed before their eyes scored highest on their testing. Those children who preferred to think a bit, to make sure they were saying the right word, or who needed to look for clues to help them remember, well, they scored lower. At any rate, it was something we all focused on quite a bit.
Why is a multisensory teaching approach best and what does one look like?
What does it really mean when we say multisensory? The accepted, traditional teaching techniques typically used in the classroom meet the needs of (left-brained) sequential learners. Concepts are introduced in a step by step sequence and are practiced and reviewed using drill and memorization; children must also show evidence of their learning in a particular time frame. This is all very good for children who are left-brained or sequential learners. The problem is, of course, that while the approach to teaching is great for those children who are sequential, every learner is taught this way and this traditional approach is ineffective at best for all the non-sequential learners.
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The following information was provided by Reading Municipal Light Department:
Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) is experiencing an extensive number of requests for home energy audits this season. Because of the limited funds and resources available for this program, RMLD has placed a temporary hold on performing future audits, while it reassesses its procedures.
"We anticipate resuming the audit program in early March," said Interim General Manager Kevin Sullivan. "We apologize for any inconvenience and we will be contacting customers on the waiting list in the near future to ascertain their needs."
RMLD appreciates its customers' patience during the next few weeks. Customer specialists are available to answer any questions at 781-944-1340.
RMLD will offer the second in a series of free winter workshops to all residential customers, with the goal of increasing awareness and education on the many residential energy efficiency options available today. The next workshop will be held in the Board Room at RMLD, 230 Ash Street, Reading, at 7 p.m.
This workshop's focus will be on home energy audits, weatherization and appliance rebates. In addition, customers who use oil heat will have the opportunity to talk with several heating and cooling experts at the workshop. Refreshments will be served.
The workshop series is sponsored by RMLD and a grant from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), along the Local Energy Action Programs (LEAP) in Reading, North Reading, Lynnfield and Wilmington.
To rsvp for the December 12 workshop, call Public Relations Manager Priscilla Gottwald at 781-942-6419 or for more information, contact Energy Efficiency and Renewable Engineer Jared Carpenter at 781-942-6412.


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The town of Madison and Madison Beach Hotel are once again proposing a land swap deal involving property adjacent to West Wharf Beach, one of three town-owned beaches.
This deal would allow Madison Beach Hotel, through a long-term lease or other means, to obtain and use the town-owned grassy area in front of the hotel. In exchange, Madison Beach Hotel would give the town $100,000 and a triangular-shaped property adjacent to West Wharf Beach.
First Selectman Fillmore McPherson, during a meeting of the Board of Selectmen Monday night, said such a deal would accomplish several objectives and solve several problems.
Heavy run off after rain creates problems for beach, shellfish
One problem is the water that runs down West Wharf Road towards the beach in heavy rainstorms.
"This creates a big gully through the beach that dumps runoff from the road into the shellfish beds, rendering the shellfish beds unusable," McPherson said.
Another problem is that boats moored at West Wharf are tied up with a system of ropes and pulleys that clutter the beach.
"The solution involves having the Madison Beach hotel give us $100,000 to upgrade the road and parking area," McPherson said. "And they would give us this enlarged triangle of beach. In return, we will let the hotel use the grassy strip in front of the hotel, probably through a long-term lease."
Improvements to streetscape envisioned
The $100,000 would be used to improve the entire streetscape in that area, McPherson said, "including parking, and pavers so that the water will soak into the ground and not into the shellfish."
McPherson also said a private group is planning to raise private money to come up with a floating dock off the stone jetty. That would allow the town to get rid of the mooring ropes that currently cross the beach, and it would allow for more boats to be docked there, he said.
"It's a win-win-win situation for the town," McPherson said. "We improve drainage, the situation with the shellfish, the beach, and the moorings for boats and sailboats."
More desirable for young families
McPherson said the improvements would make the beach a much more desirable destination for young families that frequent that beach.
Steve Nikituk, head of the Madison Shellfish Commission, agreed the deal could solve problems with West Wharf, which he said was the premiere shellfishing area in Madison.
"Unfortunately, with the heavy rains, the water in the shellfish area gets contaminated, and we have to close it," he said. "We've had to close it this year. Preventing that run off would go a long way towards improving that."
Madison resident Steve Atkins said a group of town residents was interested in creating a 501(3)c non-profit organization that would raise money to create an improving mooring system and floating docks.
"This is nonsense"
Madison resident Walter Lippman, on the other hand, was initially angry upon hearing about the plans.
Upon hearing about the proposed deal, Lippmann objected, saying that a similar deal had already been turned down at a public hearing.
"We voted down swapping the land," Lippmann said "This is nonsense."
McPherson responded by saying that the deal being discussed Monday was significantly different than the one already considered and turned down at at public hearing.
Selectman Joe MacDougald agreed. "We'll have another meeting, a town meeting. At that town meeting, the town residents can choose to do it or not to do it," he said.
Lippmann expresses concern about West Wharf going into July 4th weekend
Prior to hearing about the new land swap proposal at the Board of Selectmen meeting Monday, Lippman had already expressed concerns about the West Wharf area. During the public comment portion of the meeting, he said he was worried that the ongoing construction was affecting the ability of town residents to use West Wharf beach.
West Wharf is traditionally one of the most popular areas in town to view fireworks, along with the Surf Club.
The construction crews often use the West Wharf lot for parking, Lippmann said, creating problems for town residents who have parking passes and are supposed to be able to park there. He said one of the municipal employees who works at the booth said a town resident was "screaming" about the construction.
"I said call your boss, call the cops," Lippmann told the selectmen during the public comment section of the meeting. "These construction people should be parking at the builder's lot. They should not be parking along West Wharf and Parker."
Construction crews not cleaning up site, Lippmann says
Lippmann also said construction crews were not cleaning up the site, and the lot, as they are supposed to do.
McPherson said police have been asked to patrol the area and to ticket cars that are not parked correctly.


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Skip Newman, who runs a family ranch about 50 miles west of Great Falls, Mont., recently fenced off the banks of Muddy Creek, drilled a well and set up water troughs away from the stream for his cows. "There is an erosion and water quality problem, and I just wanted to do my part," Newman says. "All the people living downstream will benefit in some way." Newman won't be paying for the projects by himself. The most recent Farm Bill allows the government to pick up 75 percent of the tab. Its Environmental Quality Incentives Program is one of more than 20 projects that offer more than $2.5 billion in subsidies to farmers and ranchers. A guide to help landowners and wildlife managers apply for some of these programs is available from the Wildlife Management Institute. It's called the Wildlife Manager's Field Guide to the Farm Bill, and the 44-page publication is $4 from the Wildlife Management Institute, 1101 14th St. NW, Suite 801, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202/371-1808).
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