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Prominent Vegetarian and Health Advocate, this leader in the natural health movement and a personal friend to me also suffered from and eventually died from a fall related to his Parkinson's disease. During his young adult life he embarked on the path of healthy living and vegetarianism. A follower of Shelton's works, he operated a large health food store, one of the first to sell organic fruits and vegetables in America; he became a leader in the health food industry. Of course he was not at risk of cancer or heart disease with his excellent diet, but he developed Parkinson's which limited the quality of his later years.
When he was developing his Parkinsonian tremors, I ordered blood tests and was shocked to see his blood results showing almost a zero DHA level on his fatty acid test, in spite of adequate ALA consumption from nuts and seeds eaten daily. I had never seen a DHA level that low before. Since that time I have drawn DHA blood levels on other patients with Parkinson's and also found very low DHA levels.
Was it a coincidence, that these leaders in the natural food, vegetarian movement, who ate a very healthy vegan diet and no junk food would both develop Parkinson's? I thought to myself--could it be that deficiencies in DHA predispose one to Parkinson's? Do men have worse ability to convert short chain omega-3 into long chain DHA? Is that why Parkinson's affects more men than women? Is there evidence to suggest that DHA deficiencies lead to later life neurologic problems? Are there primate studies to show DHA deficiencies in monkeys leads to Parkinson's? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding, yes.
More than 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson's Disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disease that is clinically characterized by resting tremor, muscular rigidity, gait problems and impaired ability to initiate movements. Recent scientific findings show diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids, in particular DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), have a protective effect on this type of neurodegenerative disease. Studies in animals clearly show that supplementation of DHA can alter brain DHA concentrations and thereby modify brain functions leading to reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.1
My grandmother had parkinson's. She got it as a result of encephalitis as did many in the beginning of the last century. Remember the movie Awakenings?
Dr. Fuhrman emailed his recommendations in February. He clearly advocates DHA supplementation. I is very concerned that long term very low fat diets, such as McDougall and Pritikin, Esselstyn, promote essential palsey, Parkinsons, etc.
Here is his email:
Preventing Parkinson's Disease
Each year, about 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD), which is second only to Alzheimer's as the most common neurodegenerative condition. Alzheimer's disease primarily affects memory, and PD primarily affects movement. There is a devastating loss of independence as slow and impaired physical movement interferes with daily activities.2-3 Fortunately, risk for PD is primarily environmental and can be greatly reduced with excellent nutrition and lifestyle habits.
Avoid pesticide exposure
A large number of epidemiological studies have concluded that pesticide exposure is a major risk factor for PD.1,2 To limit your exposure, buy organic produce when possible, avoid household insecticide products, do not drink well water, and minimize your consumption of dairy, meat, and fish (since agricultural pesticides accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals).
Supplement with DHA and Vitamin D
Maintaining adequate levels of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA in the brain is an important measure for preventing neurodegeneration in later life. In my experience with patients, I have observed a significant, severe deficiency of DHA in elderly vegan males, and a number of these elderly vegan males developed Parkinson's disease. Plus, studies in animals clearly show that supplementation of DHA can alter brain DHA concentrations and produce protective effects in the brain that can reduce the risk of PD.3,4
Vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis are prevalent in patients with PD.5 Researchers have not yet studied whether vitamin D deficiency is a contributor to or a consequence of PD, but vitamin D adequacy has many vital functions in the human body, and careful attention should be paid to maintaining sufficient vitamin D levels.
Base your diet on high-nutrient plant foods
In a recent large prospective study, subjects whose diets included the greatest amounts of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains had a 22% decreased risk of PD over the 16-year follow-up period.6 Natural plant foods provide countless beneficial phytochemicals that work together to support the health of the entire body, including the brain. Plus, oxidative damage plays a significant role in the progression of PD, so eating plenty of high antioxidant, nutrient-dense foods like berries and leafy greens is another important preventive measure.7,8,9
Minimize animal foods
In addition to pesticide exposure, animal products are also a concern because individuals with high intakes of total fat, total calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, and iron have been found to be at increased risk of PD.7,10 Dairy consumption in particular is associated PD - men who eat large amounts of dairy products have an 80% increase in risk of PD.11 To protect your brain, keep meat and dairy consumption to a minimum.
Physical activity has favorable effects on the brain, and high levels of physical activity are associated with a significant reduction in risk for PD.12
For more information about preventing Parkinson's disease, read Dr. Fuhrman's Healthy Times Newsletter #41.
1. Brown TP, Rumsby PC, Capleton AC, et al: Pesticides and Parkinson's disease--is there a link? Environ Health Perspect 2006;114:156-164.
2. Priyadarshi A, Khuder SA, Schaub EA, et al: A meta-analysis of Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides. Neurotoxicology 2000;21:435-440.
3. Calon F, Cole G: Neuroprotective action of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids against neurodegenerative diseases: evidence from animal studies. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2007;77:287-293.
4. Bousquet M, Saint-Pierre M, Julien C, et al: Beneficial effects of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid on toxin-induced neuronal degeneration in an animal model of Parkinson's disease. FASEB J 2008;22:1213-1225.
5. Sato Y, Kikuyama M, Oizumi K: High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and reduced bone mass in Parkinson's disease. Neur ology 1997;49:1273-1278.
6. Gao X, Chen H, Fung TT, et al: Prospective study of dietary pattern and risk of Parkinson disease. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;86:1486-1494.
7. Kidd PM: Parkinson's disease as multifactorial oxidative neurodegeneration: implications for integrative management. Altern Med Rev 2000;5:502-529.
8. Joseph JA, Shukitt-Hale B, Willis LM: Grape juice, berries, and walnuts affect brain aging and behavior. J Nutr 2009;139:1813S-1817S.
9. Joseph J, Cole G, Head E, et al: Nutrition, brain aging, and neurodegeneration. J Neurosci 2009;29:12795-12801.
10. Johnson CC, Gorell JM, Rybicki BA, et al: Adult nutrient intake as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease. Int J Epidemiol 1999;28:1102-1109.
11. Chen H, O'Reilly E, McCullough ML, et al: Consumption of dairy products and risk of Parkinson's disease. Am J Epidemiol 2007;165:998-1006.
12. Hamer M, Chida Y: Physical activity and risk of neurodegenerative disease: a systematic rev iew of prospective evidence. Psychol Med 2009;39:3-11.
....I wish I knew why he is against starches like white potatoes.They are a pure food,totally unprocessed,and loaded with more potassium than any other food,and lots of vitamin C.
The potassium is the key to keeping blood pressure down and we all know the value of vit C.
It does not raise my FBG and my 1 hr postprandial only goes to 125 at most.
I would like to see Dr McDougall address the concerns Dr Fuhrman has with his low fat recommendation.
I believe there might be some nuts in a few recipes among the hundreds on his website.
I think the consensus is that if you are at your normal weight it is ok to have a few nuts or seeds.
I think the question is how many nuts or seeds is sufficient? While no one knows what the optimal diet is, hunter gatherers would find nuts and seeds in season--to be shared among a clan and maybe stored. And game animals are only about four per cent fat by weight as are most insects and I believe even breast milk for infants. So it is unlikely we would need very large amounts.
I might even question the need for fish oils because although humans may have fished, the very oily fish are only found in certain waters at certain times of year so they could not have been a regular part of the diet of many people. On the other hand, maybe yummy insects fulfilled the requirement for certain fatty acids.
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Food Gold: Snowball Cookies With Telephoned
Posted on Dec 19th, 2012 by Mr Goldbar
Elliot gets Hawaiian with Telephoned in a special seasonal episode of Food Gold. Whip up some macadamia nut "snowball cookies" of your own for the holidays! (And download Telephoned's free EP of Xmas jams to bump in the kitchen while yer at it.) Read More
Food Gold: French Toast With Kool Keith
Posted on Oct 2nd, 2012 by Mr Goldbar
Dr Octagon gets his toast on with Elliot Aronow and Food Gold in the kitchen of NoHo eatery The Smile, check it out…
Food Gold: Making Schnitzel With Ariel Pink
Posted on Aug 23rd, 2012 by Mr Goldbar
Food Gold host Elliot Aronow took Ariel Pink (whose new album Mature Themes is out now) to Jack's Wife Freda in SoHo to whip up some schnitzel in chef Zach Frankel's kitchen. As with all things Pink, the results were appropriately fried. Watch this video and check what to do / what not to do when cooking your own thin n' crispy chicken. Lasst uns essen!
For more Elliot in yer life, check the party for his Our Show zine at Soho Grand next Tuesday, August 28th. Music by Black Spaceship (Cosmo Baker & Prince Language), details on Facebook, and copies of the zine in our webstore.
Food Gold: Shakshouka
Posted on Apr 26th, 2012 by Elliot Aronow
Spicy! For the latest and greatest Food Gold video, Elliot Aronow links up with NYC designer Kerin Rose to whip up a Moroccan delicacy, complete with edible glitter. Cook it up tonight. Read More
FOOD GOLD: Bacon Wrapped Dates with Funky Cheese (+ Free Bao In NYC Tonight!)
Posted on Mar 29th, 2012 by Elliot Aronow
This week's Food Gold comes courtesy of a twitter request from our pal Jillionaire. I ask my tweeples to suggest some appetizers to cook up for the column and dude was all "bacon-wrapped dates." For this version, I decided to dub it out with some very strong Cabreles cheese, but you could just as easily use a mellow goat cheese if the funky stuff is too forward for you. Get in! Recipe after le jump.
As a special Food Gold bonus beat for all the NYC heads, I'll be hosting a free Underground Eats event at Baohaus tonight at midnight – they're giving away free baos to the first 100 people to like their Facebook page. Flyer for this after the jump too. Read More
Food Gold: (Almost) Anything Goes Red Cabbage + Kale Slaw
Posted on Mar 8th, 2012 by Elliot Aronow
If you thought that cole slaw was the only slaw in town, you are missing out good people. I really love the red cabbage and kale slaw we are going to make this week, mostly because the flavor combos are really modular. I went in a Southwest direction with the lime juice, cilantro and Braggs but you could just as easily go in with fish sauce, ginger and scallions. Almost anything goes! Serve with rich, fatty foods and enjoy. Read More
Food Gold: Ciroc Milkshakes
Posted on Feb 21st, 2012 by Mr Goldbar
Food Gold host Elliot Aronow and NYC's gulliest chef since Raekwon, Baohaus founder Eddie Huang, hit up Big Gay Ice Cream with Ciroc in hand to school you on proper milkshakery. TAKE THAT, TAKE THAT! Read More
Food Gold: Nacho Lovers Homemade Corn Chips + Roasted Tomato Salsa
Posted on Feb 2nd, 2012 by Elliot Aronow
Seeing that we are only days from the SxxperBowl, I thought it was only appropriate to do a fun nacho recipe this week. If you have never made chips before, you are in for a treat. Just be mindful that you are working with hot oil and it will be just fine, promise. Pair these guys with fixins including melted colby/cheddar/monterey jack cheese, diced jalapenos, turkey chili (for moms + aunts), ground beef, guac and of course crema and you will be in nacho heaven. Or a stoner's paradise… Read More
Food Gold: Baked Eggs with Spinach, Shrooms + Yogurt Sauce
Posted on Jan 18th, 2012 by Elliot Aronow
The chef returns! Here's Elliot's first recipe of the new year, hope you're hungry. Stay tuned for more Food Gold goodness on deck.
Baked eggs are near the top of my list when it comes to easy access, low stress brunch time treats. There's no fussing with emulsifying Hollandaise sauce or messing with delicate vinegar-spiked water baths for poaching eggs. Basically you just need a really good oven proof skillet (or two small ones if you want to make it sexy and do brunch for two post hubba hubba) and something to put it on after it gets out of the oven. You can use a cutting board to rest the hot action on if you don't have good heat-proof place mats. (I don't.) The only way to mess this up is to overcook the eggs (watch out, they really start to come together after about ten minutes and cook quickly after that) but since you have me here, you have nothing to fret over. Also if you don't want to make the yogurt sauce or don't have the ingredients on hand, you can melt some butter in a skillet, add chili oil and create a real nice butter sauce to drizzle on top. You can also add breadcrumbs for texture. Ok freaks, time to go in! Read More
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Posted on Nov 25th, 2011 by Mr Goldbar
Food Gold editor and longtime FG homebro Elliot Aronow just dropped off a bunch of his Our Show zines at the shop, featuring all kind of print media goodness: interviews with the likes of Eddie Huang and Diplo, Nick Zinner photoessays, recipies, even a centerfold (super hot in that American Apparel kinda way). We're giving them away free with purchases while supplies last, but you can also cop direct from Elz for $5 postpaid, just email the man.
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Sights of Connacht - Picking the Best in the West
To Hell or to Connacht was Cromwell's alternative for Catholics, the province was long regarded as the backwater of all backwaters. Today this translates as unspoilt by mass tourism.
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According to Fierce Biotech's Maureen Martino and BNet Pharma, the next round of purchases in the biotech sphere will likely focus on some or all of these target companies to gain access to existingdrugs or their pipelines.
The most likely candidates include: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Human Genome Sciences, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, United Therapeutics, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Auxilion Pharmacueticals, and Allos Therapeutics.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Students crowded around Christoph Weisner while he disassembled half of a pig using a filet knife, a boning knife and a chainmail-clad hand.
The seasoned butcher's hands moved slower Tuesday morning than they would if he wasn't pausing every few minutes to point out an important cutting technique here and a way to minimize waste there. Still, it took only about 40 minutes for Weisner to disassemble half of a full-grown hog and prepare cuts of meat for use.
The students, many of them accomplished chefs, craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the seams where Weisner separated muscle groups to preserve the tenderness of the meat. The Austrian farmer and purveyor of Mangalitsa hogs was among a cast of experts who made up the instructor corps for the fourth annual Pigstock TC, an event aimed at helping chefs become more in tune with the meat they cook and serve.
"Every chef should go through this," said John Hoagland, managing partner for Cherry Capital Foods and Pigstock organizer. "Chefs are used to getting meat in a box with no connection to the animal. If you're going to be a carnivore or omnivore, you might as well know where your food comes from."
The three-day clinic featured Brian Polcyn and Michael Ruhlman, two men recognized as experts on charcuterie. Polcyn, a nationally recognized chef, and Ruhlman, a renowned food blogger, author and cook, authored a book on the subject together that was released in 2005 and earned them James Beard Award nominations.
The three men and Weisner's wife, Isabell-Christina, worked together to show 22 students how to butcher a whole pig from killing it to preparing refined cuts of meat. They began at Blackstar Farms on Monday and moved inside at the Haggerty Center on the Great lakes Campus of Northwestern Michigan College for the rest of the course.


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Library Journal is seeking a librarian with knowledge of computer books and technology to manage and write Computer Book Prepub Alert, a quarterly, online-only column that forecasts what will be big three to four months in advance. Interested persons should email a resume and writing sample to Heather McCormack, Managing Editor, LJ Book Review, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Our seventh annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals from across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the library field, Movers & Shakers 2008 will celebrate the new professionals who are moving our libraries ahead. Movers & Shakers 2008 will be distributed with the March 15 issue of Library Journal.
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I'll mail one box of these books to each of three U.S. public libraries, no strings attached (although a donation receipt would be nice). If interested, e-mail email@example.com by April 24 with the following info:
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""""For over 10,000 years the area now known as Pennsylvania has been the homelands of the Lenape tribe. The early recorded history of Pennsylvania is deeply rooted in the relationship between the Lenapes and the Europeans who settled here. There has been a rich exchange in culture, as well as early and continuing conflicts between those ways of life. As with all triumphs and tragedies, it continues to require thoughtful reflection. The Lenape people have survived displacement and upheaval. The very fact that they are still here is significant.
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Dear Friends, We are beginning to get back on our feet at the Lenape Nation Cultural Center in Easton, slowly but surely, and we will reopen beginning April 5th. However we still do have a shortage of staff so please check here before planning a visit to make sure we are open that particular weekend. We will post any closings here. Wanishi.
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WHEREAS, The Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania are the indigenous peoples and caretakers of this Land, and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Council of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania acting on behalf of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, and
WHEREAS, The Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania recognizes the effort and international recognition that the United Nations General Assembly has shown by its adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 13 September 2007, believing that the principles and the Articles of the Declaration are also embraced by the members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania; and
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RESOLVED that the Council of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania hereby recognizes and affirms the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by the United Nations Council on September 13, 2007 as a minimum expression of the indigenous right of the members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania.


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The first person I spied as I walked into the crowded Hyatt Regency ballroom at the Century Plaza was Teri Garr, sitting with pals, a smile on her face. This made me smile in turn, as I always look for her at this event (she was diagnosed with MS years ago, as was Davis) and hope she's doing well. Between the two of them, I fully expect Garr and Davis to raise enough money for research to cure "this scum-sucking pig of a disease," as Garr has dubbed it many times in the past. There was a Wills and Kate look-alike couple, the large fabu silent auction, and celebu-types like Paris Hilton, Raven Symone, Daisy Fuentes, and LaToya Jackson. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts hit the stage, oddly enough during dinner. "I know some stuff might come flying out of your mouth, but hey, it's rock and roll," Jett laughed, urging folks to get into the music. There was an Andrew Charles fashion show (Andy Hilfiger's new line), and Jett got the whole place on its feet (to hell with dinner!), including a large contingent from Texas who was there for fellow do-gooders Katie Mattingly Brass and William O. "Bill" Perkins. Toward the end of the evening, guest/supermodel Cindy Crawford breathed a sigh of relief about not having to hit the catwalk. "I don't know how I dodged that bullet," she said. Davis went from table to table chatting folks up with her orange nails, a color she picked a few years ago to represent the cause. "It's a happy, healthy color," she said. For more info on the organization, go to www.erasems.org
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Two local young people were honored as the state's top youth volunteers with the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
Emma Astrike-Davis, 16, of Durham and Madison Bechtel, 14, of Wake Forest were the state honorees for 2013.
Emma, nominated by her school, Cary Academy, was the state's high school honoree for founding Art for Hospice, a program that recruits students to create artwork to decorate the rooms of patients in hospice centers, nursing homes and VA hospitals. In the program's five-year history, more than a thousand pieces of art of have been donated.
Madison, an eighth-grader at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, was the middle school level honoree for her leadership in her school's annual dance marathon to benefit N.C. Children's Hospital and Duke Children's Hospital. She has also worked with her school's Social Organization and Service Club to host an annual fair for wounded troops, and on her own she is creating a helpline and resource center for abused teens.
Emma and Madison will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and a trip in early May to Washington, D.C., where they will join the top two honorees from other states for four days of recognition and special events. During the trip, 10 students will be named America's top youth volunteers for 2013.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards also named distinguished finalists in each state. From our area, the distinguished finalists were Katherine Hicks, 18, and Courtney Pisano, 16, both from Raleigh.
Katherine, a senior at Broughton High School, raised more than $11,000 for the American Red Cross at her "Fling Into Spring" event. Courtney, a junior at Enloe High School, has raised more than $5,000 through her charitable organization, Children's Lasting Power, and donated the funds to support children in foster care through two local organizations.


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The program for the held Monday evening at , began with a , the only contested town-wide race.
Moderator, Susan LaPerla, from , co-sponsors of the evening asked the first question: "There hasn't been a lot of focus on the role of town treasurer until recent events brought attention to the office. What's your understanding of the role of treasurer?"
Hersam: "No, there has not been a focus on the role of town treasurer for many years," he said. "As described through the Town Charter and the listings by the Council as to the duties they are very limited ... it just says there shall be a treasurer," he said.
In his answer, Hersam also said that the current discussion of the role of the treasurer arose as a result of the . In the limited time each candidate was allotted he said, "That check that was drawn was necessary."
Corbet: While praising Hersam's service to New Canaan, not just as treasurer, but also his active role in the life of the town, Corbet said she sees the duties of the treasurer differently. It's an active role," she said, "the treasurer has the responsibility to be a second set of eyes, working closely yet independently with the CFO, and overseeing, making sure that those checks are appropriately authorized."
Corbet said that the town website cites that the town treasurer position is mandated by the state. The treasurer, "is the ex-officio of the pension fund and has the responsibility for overseeing cash management accounts of anywhere from $30 to $70 million on any given day," she said.
They were next asked to state their qualifications for the office:
Corbet: Detailing, "over 25, nearly 30 years, of experience in investment, finance, technology and governance," in the private and non-profit sector, she said nonetheless that, "her proudest time is the time I've spent serving New Canaan."
Hersam: "Those qualifications are quite astounding," he said, "I can't hold a candle to that."
"I've been in New Canaan quite a while and learned something about people," he said. "I've learned that when you see talent, you let talent do the job without interfering. I'm referring to Gary Conrad and his staff. I'm not about to change the way this town is being run."
Roy Abramovitz, asked a question from the audience, which again went to the issue of the Lakeview Avenue Bridge Arbitration. He asked the candidates if they thought this issue suggested that the Board of Finance should be an elected body, rather than appointed as it is now.
Hersam: Calling it a constructive idea, he said it would require a charter revision and declined to express his views on any charter revisions. He said, "I have some ideas about how I think the charter should go, but I'm not going to express it at the moment, it's more appropriate in the right hands first."
Corbet: In looking into the role of the town treasurer in other Fairfield County communities she said the town treasurer is always separate from the Board of Finance, and that the, "Board of Finance is typically elected. We're unusual in that we have an appointed Board of Finance, but it would be up to the electorate."
Bill Sessions asked the final question from the audience. Calling the office of treasurer, as per the charter, "basically ceremonial," he brought the conversation back to the Lakeview Bridge issue.
"I submit that whatever went wrong, or did go wrong there, has nothing to do with the office of treasurer," he said.
Corbet: Agreeing with Sessions that what happened in the bridge arbitration had nothing to do with Hersam, Corbet said the role of treasurer has been defined by "tradition rather than by statute or charter." She said that with an active treasurer any check the size of the one written in this incident would have have raised a red flag.
Hersam: Thanking Sessions and Corbet for their comments about his role in the Lakeview Bridge issue, he said the problem was between the governing bodies. "The First Selectman, head of the Town Council, Board of Finance were all alerted to this. The Town Council was not alerted. Leadership put it off 'til May. That's where the problem came with the attitude to the members of the Council."
The evening also included statements by the town-wide candidates who are running unopposed.
(Editor's Note: Town Clerk Claudia Weber confirms that the Constables' race has eight candidates and only seven open positions.)


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A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday for Joseph John Miller Sr. of Shenango Township (Pulaski). He passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 12, 2013, at his residence, the result of a tractor accident. He was 68.
Mr. Miller was born Jan. 24, 1945, in Colver, Pa., to Regis Francis Miller and Martha Beatrice Weiland Miller.
He graduated from Central Cambria High School in Ebensburg, Pa.
Mr. Miller retired from Wheatland Tube Co. after 45 years of service in the steel industry.
As an active member of Church of the Good Shepherd in West Middlesex, he and his wife, the former Judith Anne Wolfe, whom he married Oct. 8, 1966, were teen advisors for 13 years. He currently served on the church Parish Council; was a member of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults; and was a Eucharist minister.
Surviving are: his wife, Judy, at the residence; a daughter, Lisa A. and her husband Kevin Donaldson, West Middlesex; two sons, Charles J. Miller and his wife Ann, West Middlesex; and Joseph J. Miller Jr. and his wife Jenny, Sharpsville; two brothers, Regis Miller and his wife Fran; and William Miller and his wife Theresa, all Ebensburg; a brother-in-law, Edward Oswalt, Albion, N.Y.; three sisters, Patricia and her husband Eugene Schilling, West Middlesex; Martha "Mary" and her husband Francis Weiland, Nicktown, Pa.; and Linda and her husband John Vehovic, Ebensburg; and six grandchildren, Brenden Miller; Myrissa, Garrett and Delaney Donaldson; and Sydney and Chance Miller.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Dolores Oswalt.
Memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Education Award Fund, Box 226, West Middlesex, PA 16159.
Joseph John Sr., 68, Shenango Township.
Calling hours: Friends will be received from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday (9-15-13) in SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 3126 Main St., West Middlesex.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Monday (9-16-13) in Church of Good Shepherd, 3613 Sharon Road, West Middlesex, with Monsignor Robert M. Malene, pastor, as celebrant.
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Former Ambassador to South Africa Donald Gips
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Ambassador Donald H. Gips departed South Africa on Wednesday, January 02, 2013.
"It has been an honour to represent the United States in South Africa, but it has been equally enjoyable for me and my family to learn and experience all of the wonderful things the "Rainbow Nation" has to offer. This country has taught me that people can overcome all odds if they have the heart, passion, intelligence and commitment to achieve their dreams." - Ambassador Donald Gips
Ambassador Donald Gips was nominated as Ambassador to South Africa by President Barack Obama on June 4 and confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 2009. He presented his credentials to South African President Jacob Zuma on October 1, 2009. He was recently recognized for his efforts to promote improved relations with South Africa when the US State Department chose him as the recipient of the 2010 Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service.
Before being asked to be President Obama's personal representative to South Africa, Donald Gips served as Assistant to the President. He was a leader on the Presidential Transition Team and then served in the White House, where he ran the office of Presidential Personnel, overseeing the selection of several thousand political appointments for the Obama Administration.
Ambassador Gips previously served in the White House during the Clinton administration, working as Chief Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Al Gore.
From 1998-2008, Gips was Group Vice President of Global Corporate Development for Level 3 Communications, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer and led the company's merger and acquisition efforts.
Mr. Gips also served as Chief of the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission where he was responsible for WTO negotiations and spectrum policy. Additionally, Gips is dedicated to promoting a culture of service and helped launch America's national service program, Americorps.
Before entering government, he was a management consultant to Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Company. Gips received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.
Ms. Elizabeth Berry Gips
Liz Berry Gips has a wide range of experience in the field of education, both in the U.S. and in developing countries. Currently, she serves as a Senior Education Advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development, where she is developing programs to improve the quality of basic education in South Africa. From 2003 until May 2009, Mrs. Gips worked for Global Education Fund (GEF), a non-profit organization that improves the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in developing countries through education programs, including the establishment of libraries, scholarship programs and leadership development programs. Mrs. Gips served as the Program Director of GEF from 2005-2007 and the Executive Director from 2007- 2009.
Prior to her work with GEF, Mrs. Gips was involved with a number of U.S. education initiatives. From 1991-1997, Mrs. Gips was a senior program officer at New American Schools, a $100 million effort to rethink U.S. public schools through comprehensive, whole school reform. In addition, she worked as an analyst for the venture capital fund, Children's Edu-Investors, focused on investing in innovative technologies for public schools. She has also served as a Board member on a range of school boards, education foundations and non-profits.
Earlier in her career, she advised multinational corporations as a management consultant at William Kent International, Inc. Liz and her husband, Don Gips, have three boys, ages 19, 17 and 14. She received a BA from Williams College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.


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looking for uni (sea urchin)
So lately I've been ending my meals at Toraya with a nigiri Uni, a delectable treat of sea urchin roe atop a hot bed of rice and wrapped in seaweed...since then I've been wanting to eat uni more often and also maybe in other formats than nigiri. Does anyone know of places in the area to get really good uni in any form, sushi, at a fresh market, as an appetizer? Thanks!
To start, this thread from a few months back should give you a number of good ideas:
it was my understanding that Uni is out of season in the summer - I've been told that the season is similar to oysters: "out of season in all months that have the letter R in them. " (ie, May, June, July, August - stay away from them). So, good restaurants may not serve them if they are out of season.
I love uni too! I could be wrong, but I've always lived by that rule. Good luck anyway!
Uni is usually available all year but it comes from different sources depending on the season. The two main sources in the USA are Maine and the west coast, mainly the Santa Barbara area. I love Uni and have eaten it served in many different ways but sometime you should try it served nigiri style but with the addition of a raw quail egg yoke (Uzuru no tamago) on top. It is truly delicious and any good sushi bar should be able to serve this.
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i am a fiend for uni.
sea urchins from maine are not very good this time of year, although available. most places will be carrying the pacific variety right now, which is different- milder in flavor and softer in texture. i've never been to a sushi restaurant that doesn't carry it in one form or another. uni with quail egg and shiso leaf is just to die for.
re: hotoynoodle
two preparations i like are uni nigiri with hamachi wrapped around it instead of nori, and uni rolled up in salmon belly and then seared Nobu "new-style" (drizzled w/ smoking hot oil, sesame oil, soy, frizzled leeks). but surely Uni (at Clio) must still do the uni w/ green apple wasabi foam and nori croquant?


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My Christmas Wishlist : Pink Froyo Apad
This cutie pink Froyo Apad is one of my Christmas wish list. I want to give it to my daughter because she loves watching her favorite cartoons, cooking lessons and educational shows in Youtube. She always use my laptop that's why I couldn't finish all my blogging tasks and other stuffs online . Ive been saving money so I could buy her this mini netbook computer.
I saw it in Facebook from an online friend who are selling netbooks, mobile phones and other gadgets. This mini netbook is called the SUPER APAD iROBOT with Version 2.2 Froyo and has a Genuine Android OS. It costs around $100. The package includes a leather case with standard USB keyboard and stylus with charger and USB adapter.
Some of its best features includes 3 hours battery life and 3 days in standby mode with High Sensitivity Touch Screen. You can play high speed games and you can even use direct chat like yahoo messenger. Its functions includes internet surfing via WiFi or LAn, E-book reader, Microsoft Office, video and voice recorder, music and video player. Its also Android market ready so it means we can download free applications and software in it. It's features and specs is just great! I can even use it for myself. What do you think?


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---- — NEWBURY — Members of the Merrimack Valley Beach Alliance were meeting yesterday morning on Plum Island here, when a heavily loaded 18-wheeler rumbled by.
"There goes some stone," said Edward O'Donnell, a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "The jetty project is really getting started."
O'Donnell was meeting with state and local leaders at the offices of the Plum Island Taxpayers and Associates to update them on the progress of the $3.6 million jetty-fortification project.
But it's likely that the arrival of a stone-laden carrier had more impact than the most eloquent report that O'Donnell could have verbalized.
After more than a year of planning, politicking and pondering the construction process, the project to rebuild the south jetty of the Merrimack River is beginning.
The stone is coming from a field adjacent to Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire and workers have begun moving it to the base of the south jetty. The stone was left over from excavations that were made during the plant's construction.
A temporary thoroughfare of heavy boards has been built across the sand dunes at the northern tip of Plum Island in recent weeks, and vehicles have started moving the huge boulders either to the jetty or the nearby Plum Island parking lot — depending on the size of the truck.
Engineers say that they hope to fortify up to 1,000 feet of the 1,400-foot-long south jetty. The jetty has several gaps in it through which ocean and river currents can rush. These currents are believed to be causing significant erosion damage to the island. The work is expected to repair the bulk of the gaps.
Completion date is slated for March 31 — a date chosen so that peace and quiet can prevail for the nesting piping plovers, which federal officials say have priority beginning April 1.
In other business, members of the MRBA learned local beach communities are not eligible for relief funding as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
Cynthia Lewis, a staff assistant to state Sen. Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, who heads the MRBA, said that a county must receive in excess of $2.5 million damage in order to qualify for relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Alliance members didn't dispute the finding of relief officials that rejected local claims.
But leaders said that selectmen and municipal staffers must document the condition of their beaches now so that they will have proper paperwork with which to apply after a future storm.
"If damage is not documented, relief funding won't happen," said Salisbury Selectman Jerry Klima, who serves as vice-chairman of the MRBA.
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If a future storm damages a beach or accelerates erosion, local officials can use such data to document the size of loss.


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Did you ever wonder who started the trend of discounting? It was none other than, Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. Sam Walton has has been a major influence on 21st century discounting. He opened his first Wal-Mart in the city of Rogers, Arkansas, and then opened many more nation wide. Today, Wal-Mart ranks as the nation's largest retailer. The company has about 2,000 Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States. Because of his success, he has lowered the prices in stores across America.
Sam Walton was born on March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher Oklahoma. He married Helen Robson on February 14, 1943. He died April 5, 1992. Walton first began his business adventure with a franchise of the Butler Brothers. He worked for the Ben Franklin variety stores. Sam's store led in sales and profits in the six-state region. Walton made this possible by properly stocking all the shelves with a range of goods with very low prices, keeping his store centrally located so it was easily accessible to many customers, staying open later than most stores, and experimenting with discount merchandising.
According to John Huey, Walton states:
I learned a tremendous amount from running a store in the Ben Franklin franchise program. They had an excellent operating program for their independent stores, sort of a canned course in how to run a store. It was an education in itself.
Walton's next move was to open a store called Walton's 5 & 10. Walton promoted it by calling it a "remodeling sale" and then had the grand opening in March. During this time he managed to juggle with two different stores, the one in Newport, Arkansas and the one in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walton then started another store in Fayetteville, located 20 miles from Bentonville. Walton opened many large stores, which were named the Walton's Family Center. He also named it Walton 5 & 10. Using these ideas and new management techniques he, began brainstorming for Wal-Mart.
Getting Started
According to Time , "On July 2, 1962, at the age of 44, he opened his first Wal-Mart and became the world's number one retailer." After his success from the first Wal-Mart he began to visit smaller towns that no one else would set up in, and began building more Wal-Marts. Each Wal-Mart was constructed with the same values, with hometown identity, and People Greeters, each store honors a graduating high school senior with a college scholarship, bake sales to benefit a local charities, also, associates determine where charitable funds are donated. In addition, the prices are low so customers do not have to wait for a sale to see savings. Fitzgerald says Walton believes, "Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community". Walton believed in working together.
Designing Wal-Mart
He formed a Wal-Mart team that included vice president Ferold Arend, Bob Thornton as the distribution center leader, Ron Mayer vice president of finance and distribution, and many more influential team members. Fitzgerald quotes Walton:
We're all working together; that's the secret. And we'll lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but we'll give the world an opportunity to see what it's like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. We're proud of what we've accomplished; we've just begun.Walton's success was aided by his choice of location. Often he opened in small towns with less competition and joining the stock market. He also streamlined distribution. Vance H. Trimble states:
A Key factor in Wal-mart's success was that merchandise could be trucked into stores from distribution centers no more than one day's drive from any store.Because of Walton's experimenting, organization, and planning in the world of discounting, he has changed the lives of many Americans.
Influencing the 21st Century
Walton began a crusade that lasted the rest of his life and influenced the 21st century, by driving costs out of the merchandising system wherever it might be, limiting manufacturers' profits, and always having lower prices.
Walton was always trying to discover new ideas to improve his business. For example, he used the concept of self-service. This way the cash registers that were located at the counters throughout the store would be replaced by checkouts located in the front of the store where customers would pay for everything at once. The cashier could then unload new lightweight baskets and ring the items up and put them in bags so the customer could conveniently exit the store.
His number one rule was to keep the customers happy in keeping with this philosophy, he always had a wide assortment of items, had special promotions, kept the place clean and organized, and demanded that the staff be loyal. Wal-Mart became the icon for inventory control and logistics.
Today Wal-Mart's computer database is second in capacity. Walton's charisma and determination to succeed in business helped him to pass his competitors such as Sears, Kmart, and Target. His management skills and techniques were copied by other industries, enhancing the knowledge of today's businesses. Walton's information technology to cut costs lower than regular price influenced other companies to do the same. His retailing concepts paved the way for other important industries such as Home Depot, Barnes & Nobles, and Blockbuster. Walton gave America what they wanted, lower prices everyday.
In March of 1992 he received the Medal of Freedom from President George Bush for his great accomplishments and going beyond any other owner has ever done in the retailing industry.
Wal-Mart brought lower prices to smaller cities, but Sam Walton changed the way big businesses are run. Without Sam Walton's idea of lower prices, Americans might still be paying higher prices for the items we buy today. Sam Walton's dedication to discounting has changed the way retailing is organized and made life more affordable.
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