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Newton, NH — Jeanne Titus passed away peacefully on Tuesday at her home in Newton with her family at her side. She was born in Amesbury, Mass., and was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Cayer) Lagasse. She was the wife of the late Raymond Titus Jr., who passed away in 1996.
She attended Amesbury schools and was a graduate of A.H.S. She went on to work many years at Western Electric/Lucent as an assembler until her retirement. She enjoyed playing cards and her Friday lunches with her cousins and friends and loved sewing. She loved watching sports and was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and adored her grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by all of them.
She is survived by 4 daughters, Rae Boiselle of Haverhill, Mass., Carol Titus of Newton, N.H., Janet Tibbetts of Florida, and Paula Mortela of Newton, N.H.; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and cousins, nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: A funeral Mass for Jeanne will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 10 a.m. in the Holy Family Parish Church, 2 School St., in Amesbury. Burial will follow in the Willow Grove Cemetery in Newton, N.H. A mercy meal will follow back at the Holy Family Parish Hall. Calling hours at the E.V. Jutras & Sons Funeral Home, 118 Friend St., in Amesbury are Monday, June 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.


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Lawrence, MA — Cruz Maria Romero Belliard, aged 89, died peacefully on October 3, 2012 at home in her apartment at 64 Bernard Ave., Lawrence, MA, after a brief struggle with cancer. Cruz Maria was born on May 3, 1923, in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, the daughter of Gonzalez Valdez and Ana Romero.
Cruz Maria thoroughly enjoyed dancing and playing bingo. She grew up in a large family and was a devout Catholic. In the Dominican Republic she was a business woman and a homemaker. She and Ramon Addala raised six children: Julia Addala, Julia Casado, Ramon Romero, Luz Martinez, Felipe Romero and Pedro Romero.
Cruz Maria was dedicated to her family and enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren in their activities. She had a personal and loving relationship with each and every one of her family members. She was a great, great grandmother and kept picture albums that included family members encompassing all five generations.
Cruz Maria is survived by her sister Maria of Dominican Republic, brother Juan of New York, her husband Melquiade of Lawrence; sons, Ramon, Felipe and Pedro of Lawrence; daughters, Julia Mercedes, Julia Isabel of Lawrence and Luz of Puerto Rico, 37 grandchildren, approximately 97 great grandchildren and several great, great grandchildren, other relatives and close friends.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends may call on Monday, October 8, 2012 from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. at FARRAH FUNERAL HOME, 133 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA 01841. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in St. Mary's of the Assumption, Lawrence, MA 01841; Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery Mausoleum, Lawrence, MA.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2012
Funding Comes From DHS AFG Program That Promotes Effective Firefighting Operation
Beacon Fire Will Use Funds to Purchase 46 Sets of Turn Out Gear
Schumer Has Continually Pushed for Funding to Assist Fire Departments and First Responders
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the City of Beacon Fire Department will receive a grant totaling $101,856 in Round 16 of the FY11 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Schumer appealed personally to Secretary Napolitano on behalf of the City of Beacon Fire Department. AFG awards are administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and are designed to help firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. The City of Beacon Fire Department, in Dutchess County, will use this funding to purchase 46 sets of turn our gear to replace non-compliant equipment and fill additional equipment needs. Senator Schumer wrote directly to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in support of this application.
"With these funds, City of Beacon firefighters will have the proper equipment to safely respond to emergencies in the region," said Schumer. "This investment will help ensure that our local heroes have the equipment that will help them work as efficiently and effectively as possible to protect Beacon residents."
The City of Beacon Fire Department provides firefighting and emergency services to approximately 25,000 residents and daily visitors and protects critical infrastructure of the State, including a section of Interstate 84 and the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and a major commuter, freight, and interstate rail line. The Department also covers a portion of the Hudson River and the City's waterfront, including state and city parks, a research institute, a Metro-North Railroad Train Station, and the Beacon-Newburgh Ferry Dock.
Schumer was a sponsor of the legislation that led to the creation of this funding program for local governments and fire departments to help defray the rising costs of equipment and fire prevention. The Operations and Firefighter Safety Program funds can go towards training, equipment, personal protective equipment, wellness and fitness, and modifications to fire stations and facilities.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program assists local fire departments in programs and activities to improve the effectiveness of firefighting operations through specialized emergency training for response to situations like terrorist attacks; enhancement of emergency medical services programs; development of health and safety initiatives; establishment of fire education and prevention programs; creation of wellness and fitness programs; and equipment and facility upgrades.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants are administered by the Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the Department's United States Fire Administration. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program's priorities and demonstrate financial need. More information on the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program can be accessed at http://www.firegrantsupport.com/ .
A copy of the Senator's letter to Secretary Napolitano appears below:
The Honorable Janet A. Napolitano
US Department of Homeland Security
Nebraska Avenue Center, NW
Washington, DC 20528
Dear Secretary:
I pleased to write in support of the application submitted by the City of Beacon for funding under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (Application No. EMW-2011-FO-02884). Such funding will enable the City of Beacon to critical fire safety equipment.
The City of Beacon Fire Department provides firefighting and emergency services to approximately 25,000 residents and daily visitors and protects critical infrastructure of the State, including a section of Interstate 84 and the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and a major commuter, freight, and interstate rail line. The Department also covers a portion of the Hudson River and the City's waterfront, including state and city parks, a research institute, a Metro-North Railroad Train Station, and the Beacon-Newburgh Ferry Dock.
Currently, 46 of Beacon's 84 firefighters – more than half the Department – have turnout gear that no longer meets NFPA standards and must be retired, or have no turnout gear at all. This deficiency puts the firefighters at risk every time they respond to a call, jeopardizing the safety of both the firefighters and the public they are responsible for protecting. Turnout gear is needed for every call the firefighters make, which last year totaled 1,860. New turnout gear will greatly improve incident response by ensuring all firefighters are properly equipped and can safely perform any firefighting task required to protect the lives and property of Beacon residents and those in the surrounding communities to whom Beacon provides mutual/automatic aid.
The City of Beacon does not have the financial resources to purchase a sufficient quantity of turnout gear to appropriately equip all of its firefighters, as this would deplete two-thirds of the Fire Department's entire annual operating budget. A continuing decline in tax revenues, property assessments, and State aid, coupled with uncontrollable increases in health benefits and pension costs, have forced the City to eliminate positions, freeze salaries, and cut operating budgets. These fiscal constraints make it very difficult for the City to provide necessary services and secure appropriate equipment for its departments. I applaud the City of Beacon for its foresight, and I sincerely hope its application meets with your approval.
Thank you for your consideration.
Charles E. Schumer


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Rather than use the opt-out in his seven-year contract yesterday, CC Sabathia signed an extension with the Yankees that keeps him in town through 2016, and possibly for 2017 as well. This was as good as choosing to opt-out if you're CC, but also better for the Yankees, since Sabathia won't test the market.
You hear an awful lot about opt-out clauses leading into the off-season, especially since they need to be exercised or ignored so soon after the playoffs end, but they don't appear very often in the game. They do exist, though, as J.D. Drew utilized an escape clause to get out of Los Angeles following the 2006 season, giving him a chance to sign a five-year deal with the Red Sox after playing just two of the five years in his Dodgers' deal. Aramis Ramirez has had two separate opt-out clauses in his career, invoking the first following the 2006 season, but rather than go elsewhere, he used it to negotiate a more lucrative and longer-term deal with the Cubs, one that had its own opt-out for after the 2010 season. Vernon Wells had an opt-out built into his seven-year, $126 million deal, but as Grant Brisbee points out, Wells' didn't feel the need to leave his cushy contract.
This is just the latest opt-out for New York, though, who also had Rafael Soriano decide not to invoke his clause, instead sticking with the $11 million he'll make in 2012, and presumably the $14M coming to him in 2013. More famously, Alex Rodriguez chose to opt-out following the 2007 season, although that was part of his original 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers that New York inherited in their 2004 trade.
Rodriguez's decision to terminate the most lucrative deal in the history of baseball resulted in a brand new most lucrative deal in the history of baseball. Rodriguez, heading into his age-32 campaign, signed a 10-year, $275 million contract to replace the one he signed when he was 25 years old. This new deal had to be paid in full by the Yankees as well, as the previous contract still had over $21 million in payments coming from the Rangers.
Rodriguez has averaged just 124 games a year since signing the new contract four years ago (or, just three more games per season than Drew, much-maligned for his fragility, averaged for the Red Sox over his five-year contract). He still has six years to go, and with a bum hip and his age-36 season coming, chances are good things will get worse before they get better.
From that perspective, you can consider the extension of Sabathia a victory, as they didn't have to re-sign him to a brand new seven-year deal, they just tacked on one guaranteed season and one vesting one to a pre-existing contract. On the other hand, though, this is the Yankees, and while these kinds of high-priced gambles where they essentially allow their players the chance to renegotiate their deals after a few seasons would hurt less financially secure franchises, for the Yankees, it's a risk they can not only take, but one they can absorb should things go south -- this Yankees club that had Rodriguez appear in just 99 games still had 97 wins and the AL East crown.
There was little chance that Rodriguez was going to opt-out and go elsewhere after 2007. There was no one else in baseball who was going to give him a 10-year, $275 million deal, or anything close to it, and absolutely no one who was going to match the perks the Yankees included in the deal for historic purposes -- assuming Rodriguez breaks Barry Bonds' all-time home run record, his deal is actually worth $305 million.
If you think otherwise, look no further than Forbes' list of baseball's most valuable franchises from before the 2011 season, where the value of Rodriguez's deal tops the yearly revenue for every single franchise, excepting the Yankees. Sure, no team would have to pay Rodriguez all of that money a year, but the fact that one player can make more over the life of a contract than the Red Sox Nation marketing machine can in a year shows you just how different the playing field is for New York. They have a ceiling, as everyone does, but it's yet to be found.
The Red Sox will likely be up against the luxury tax this year, and will make an effort to avoid having to pay it, as multiple penalties mean higher taxes. The Yankees, on the other hand, last had a payroll that would have qualified under 2011's $178 million luxury tax back in 2005, and have paid the luxury tax every year since 2003. This means that, on top of their payroll, they pay a 40 percent penalty on money over the tax threshold; in 2011, that means another $12 million. The Yankees essentially pay a 26th man on their roster in tax money.
This isn't a criticism of the Yankees, either, just a reminder that they use their cash to their advantage. The opt-out clause gives the player freedom he can't necessarily get elsewhere, and allows them to renegotiate their deals if they feel they can do better thanks to productive performances. The Yanks have to pay more because of it, but the money is there -- they paid $207 million in payroll last year, and another $12 million in penalties are forthcoming, but as Forbes states, they also made $427 million in revenue in 2010, a difference of $155 million from the next-in-line Red Sox that almost equals the Pirates' total revenue ($166M). If incentive to perform even better and earn even more through an opt-out means the Yankees have to pay elite free agents even more of a premium and even more in taxes, that's just the cost of business in the Bronx.


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Zuma was due to meet Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to try to resolve a political crisis in the small mountain kingdom after an apparent coup
The swift end to the ISIL's encirclement of the Shi'ite Turkmen town of 15,000 came amid a push by Kurdish peshmerga, Shi'ite militias and Iraqi troops, after U.S. air strikes
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that the 17 were were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 2-1/2 years to 26 years.
Berlin has announced it will send military supplies that will arm more than 4,000 Kurdish troops.
Mohammad Mohaqeq, one of Abdullah's vice presidential running mates, told Reuters the two sides could not agree on the powers of the chief executive, blaming the Ghani camp for hardening its position
Before his disappearance, activist and lawyer Mudar Hassan Khadur represented a rare but growing voice of public dissent among Alawites
The group was being held at a centre for illegal immigrants near the capital Skopje and that Macedonia plans to repatriate the immigrants to Greece.
If Ukraine scrapped its non-alliance status after the Oct. 26 vote, NATO would discuss with Kiev "how to move forward", Rasmussen said
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the government would not hesitate to enforce its writ and was considering cracking down against those attacking state institutions.
The government will seek to bring all abductees back regardless of whether they have been officially recognised as abducted
Negotiators hope a deal can draw a line under the decades of hostilities and instability in the desert north of the West African nation.
Protests descended into deadly chaos over the weekend, with demonstrators clashing with police in a central area near many government buildings and embassies
Israel announced the appropriation of land in the Etzion Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem, a move which an anti-settlement group said was the biggest such claim in 30 years
Miguel Vasquez, a spokesman for the Mayan elders, defended their decision, saying "the constitution protects us because we need to conserve and preserve our culture."
Voters in Scotland will decide on Sept. 18 whether they want to form an independent state with opinion polls showing Scots are likely to vote to keep their 307-union with England intact.
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Aaron Tveit's "The Radio in My Head: Live at 54 Below" Will Get Sept. 6 Digital Release; Track List Revealed
By Adam Hetrick
The new album by stage and screen actor Aaron Tveit, "The Radio in My Head: Live at 54 Below," which was recorded during his sold-out engagements at the nightlife venue last spring, will be released digitally Sept. 6 by Broadway Records.
"Les Misérables" film star Tveit's six-performance New York City cabaret debut at 54 Below sold out in record time last May. The album will arrive in stores Sept. 10.
According to album details, "Mixing Broadway with pop, childhood favorites with contemporary sounds, and superstar vocals with charismatic good looks, Tveit's cabaret debut will have them talking for years."
The album can be pre-ordered here. Numerous albums and cast recordings are also available at PlaybillStore.com.
The album is produced by Michael J. Moritz, Jr. and executive-produced by Grammy nominees Van Dean, Kenny Howard, of The Broadway Consortium, and Ken Mahoney.
Tveit most recently starred as Enjolras in the Golden Globe Award-winning film of "Les Misérables." In addition to creating the role of Frank Abagnale, Jr. in the Broadway premiere of Catch Me If You Can, Tveit also originated the role of Gabe in the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal. He also appeared on Broadway in Wicked and Hairspray.
The track list follows:
"I'm Alive"
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Radio station falsely reports George H. W. Bush dead
Someone needs to check their facts before running with a story next time.
According to the Huffington Post, WBAP, a Texas radio station, falsely reported the death of former President George H. W. Bush on Friday.
The station also sent out a breaking news email to it followers, but later sent a follow-up rescinding the report.
Bush, who is currently in the hospital, is reportedly improving.
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Buddy practiced internal medicine in Jasper for 35 years and earned a reputation as a topflight diagnostician and an attentive and caring healer. Besides his family, Buddy's greatest love was coaching youngsters. Having been a state backstroke champion in his youth, his coaching career started with the Jasper Swim Team. More recently, he has been a fixture at local baseball diamonds, hardcourts, and soccer fields coaching various Jasper Park and Recreation or First Baptist Church teams.
Buddy was a lifelong member of Jasper's First Baptist Church and was devout in his faith. An avid golfer for many years, more recently Buddy became an accomplished cyclist. During the past 10 years, he relished the thousands of miles he shared with his cycling friends on the back roads of Walker County. Buddy was an avid Alabama football fan, and his willingness to resort to any kind of ritual or good luck charm to help the Crimson Tide was well known to his many friends.
Buddy was predeceased by his father, Charles Dudley Cross.
He is survived by his mother, Francis Aycock Cross; his brother, William Thomas Cross (Kitty); his wife, Gina Thomas Cross; his daughters, Raleigh Cross Dunham (Mark), Susan Kirby Cross, and Callie Jordan Cross; and his son Charles Dudley Cross, III.
Services will be held at Jasper's First Baptist Church, on Monday, December 17 at 2 p.m. Dr. Dennis Culbreth and Dr. Mike Adams will officate. Visitation will be from Noon until 2 p.m. at the church.
The family requests that memorial gifts be made to Jasper's First Baptist Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.


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Basic Artemisia Facts:
Known for: warrior queen - she joined Xerxes in his battle against the Greeks at Salamis
Dates: 5th century B.C.E.
Named for: the goddess Artemis
Also known as: Artemesia
Not to be confused with: Artemisia of Halicarnassus, ca. 350 B.C.E, who is noted for erecting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassas to honor her husband, Mausolus. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassas is known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
Background, Family:
- Father: Lygdamis, a Halicarnassian
- Mother: a Cretan
Artemisia Biography:
Artemisia would have been ruler of Halicarnassus at the time of Herodotus' birth in that city. Her story comes to us from Herodotus.
Artemisia was the ruler of Halicarnassus (near today's Bodrum, Turkey) and its neighboring islands, part of the Persian empire then ruled by Xerxes. She assumed the throne after the death of her husband.
When Xerxes went to war against Greece (480-479 B.C.E.), Artemisia brought five ships and helped Xerxes fight the Greeks in the naval battle of Salamis.
The Greeks offered a reward of 10,000 drachmas for capturing Artemisia, but no one succeeded in winning the prize.
Xerxes eventually abandoned his invasion of Greece - and Artemisia is credited with persuading him to this decision.
After the war, according to Herodotus, Artemisia fell in love with a younger man, who did not return her love. And so she jumped from a cliff and killed herself.
From Herodotus' History:
"Of the other lower officers I shall make no mention, since no necessity is laid on me; but I must speak of a certain leader named Artemisia, whose participation in the attack upon Greece, notwithstanding that she was a woman, moves my special wonder. She had obtained the sovereign power after the death of her husband; and, though she had now a son grown up, yet her brave spirit and manly daring sent her forth to the war, when no need required her to adventure. Her name, as I said, was Artemisia, and she was the daughter of Lygdamis; by race she was on his side a Halicarnassian, though by her mother a Cretan.
"She ruled over the Halicarnassians, the men of Cos, of Nisyrus, and of Calydna; and the five triremes which she furnished to the Persians were, next to the Sidonian, the most famous ships in the fleet. She likewise gave to Xerxes sounder counsel than any of his other allies. Now the cities over which I have mentioned that she bore sway were one and all Dorian; for the Halicarnassians were colonists from Troezen, while the remainder were from Epidaurus. Thus much concerning the sea-force."
And Herodotus' rendering of Artemisia's advice to Xerxes:
"Say to the king, Mardonius, that these are my words to him: I was not the least brave of those who fought at Euboea, nor were my achievements there among the meanest; it is my right, therefore, O my lord, to tell thee plainly what I think to be most for thy advantage now.
"This then is my advice. Spare thy ships, and do not risk a battle; for these people are as much superior to thy people in seamanship, as men to women. What so great need is there for thee to incur hazard at sea? Art thou not master of Athens, for which thou didst undertake thy expedition? Is not Greece subject to thee? Not a soul now resists thy advance. They who once resisted, were handled even as they deserved.
"Now learn how I expect that affairs will go with thy adversaries. If thou art not over-hasty to engage with them by sea, but wilt keep thy fleet near the land, then whether thou abidest as thou art, or marchest forward towards the Peloponnese, thou wilt easily accomplish all for which thou art come hither. The Greeks cannot hold out against thee very long; thou wilt soon part them asunder, and scatter them to their several homes. In the island where they lie, I hear they have no food in store; nor is it likely, if thy land force begins its march towards the Peloponnese, that they will remain quietly where they are- at least such as come from that region. Of a surety they will not greatly trouble themselves to give battle on behalf of the Athenians.
"On the other hand, if thou art hasty to fight, I tremble lest the defeat of thy sea force bring harm likewise to thy land army. This, too, thou shouldst remember, O king; good masters are apt to have bad servants, and bad masters good ones. Now, as thou art the best of men, thy servants must needs be a sorry set. These Egyptians, Cyprians, Cilicians, and Pamphylians, who are counted in the number of thy subject-allies, of how little service are they to thee!"
Translation by George Rawlinson, paragraph breaks added for readability
Suggested Reading:
- Women in the Ancient World On this site: more resources on women in the ancient world.
- Women in Ancient Greece On this site: more resources on women in ancient Greece.
Places: Halicarnassus, Assyria, Greece
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LEHIGH ACRES: A community gathered to remember a mother and infant who was killed in a violent attack. Deputies say little Josue was killed by his grandfather, Manuel Rosales, last week.
The baby's mother is still in critical condition and the community is still reeling from memories of the savage stabbing.
There was an outpouring of love Friday night after an unthinkable crime.
Perfect strangers came together in Lehigh Acres to honor Karminda Rosales Salazar and her baby, Josue.
"How could someone do something like that to a baby, and what that mother must feel right now and what she must be going through," said vigil organizer, 21-year-old Samantha Lowman.
Lowman doesn't know Karminda. But when she heard about what happened, she said she felt obligated to help.
So at the very place where deputies say Karminda's father slit her throat and killed little Josue - neighbors were holding out hope.
"She will know that we were all here for her in her time of need and this comes down to--we do all care," said Lowman.
Christina Lopez was also there Friday night. She has known Karminda for two years and she spoke about that the last time she saw three-month-old Josue.
"He was so cute, and he was so happy," she said.
Other people came by Friday night just to pay their respect - still in shock by what happened.
Candle by candle, the people at the vigil hoped to get a message out to Karminda.
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If you are happy with the GOP's efforts to stymie President Obama's initiatives, then Scott Brown is your man. In 2010 he ran as No. 41 — the 41st vote that would allow Senate Republicans to filibuster bills, preventing a vote. Since then, the GOP has used the filibuster more than ever before in American history, obstructing the President and blocking laws that are in the public interest. In the Senate, the Republicans now represent the tyranny of the minority.
Scott Brown's voting record is not so moderate or bipartisan as he would like you to believe, either. (You can find his record at http://votesmart.org) He votes with the Republicans most of the time and voted against middle-class tax cuts, campaign funding disclosures, low-interest student loans, the American Jobs Act, extending unemployment benefits, EPA's greenhouse gas rule and confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, among other things. He opposes the DREAM Act and marriage equality, and supports sending more troops to Afghanistan. He voted to repeal health insurance reform and to allow employers to deny health coverage on religious or vague moral grounds (think birth control, prenatal testing, HIV/AIDS screening, in vitro fertilization). He is one of Wall Street's favorite senators, receiving more campaign money from Wall Street than almost anyone else in the Senate.
You would almost think, from his campaign literature and ads, that he is running as a Democrat and that he supports President Obama. Nothing could be farther from the truth. His recent personal attacks against Warren and his campaign's behavior, with racist overtones, went over the line of decency and degrade our public discourse about the important issues this country faces.
Scott Brown is not the right choice for Massachusetts. Please cast your vote for Elizabeth Warren on Nov. 6.
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Kurdish military officials and residents say that three explosions have torn through a residential neighborhood in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing over 10 people.
Amazon seeks to reach viewers with 'Hand of God'
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Dana Delany had an urge.
Iraq family's flight reveals depth of Sunni grief
Vivian Salama, Associated Press | posted Aug 23rd - 12:10am
For nearly a decade Abu Omar has been fleeing Iraq's many conflicts, but they always seem to catch up to him.
Sunnis pull out of Iraq talks after mosque attack
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press | posted Aug 22nd - 4:30pm
Sunni lawmakers pulled out of talks on forming a new Iraqi government after militants attacked a Sunni mosque in a volatile province outside Baghdad during Friday prayers, killing at least 64 people.
Pope Francis offers condolences on Szoka's death
The Associated Press | posted Aug 22nd - 10:50am
Pope Francis says he offers his "heartfelt condolences" to the Detroit archdiocese over the death of Cardinal Edmund Szoka (SHAH'-kuh).
Cardinal George to get experimental cancer drug
The Associated Press | posted Aug 22nd - 2:32pm
The Archdiocese of Chicago says Cardinal Francis George is trying an experimental drug to treat his cancer.
Islamic State backers under scrutiny in US
Tom Hays, Associated Press | posted Aug 22nd - 1:33pm
Officially, the FBI agents who swarmed Donald Ray Morgan at Kennedy Airport this month were there to arrest him on a mundane gun charge. But they whisked him away to their Manhattan office and grilled him for two hours on an entirely different topic: Islamic State extremists.
Pittsburgh bishop taking ALS challenge for priest
The Associated Press | posted Aug 22nd - 12:50pm
The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh plans to take the ice bucket challenge to support a priest who has Lou Gehrig's disease, but says he will donate his money to a charity that doesn't use embryonic stem cells for its research.
FBI: No credible threats to US from Islamic State
Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press | posted Aug 22nd - 12:32pm
The FBI and Homeland Security Department say there are no specific or credible terror threats to the U.S. homeland from the Islamic State militant group.
Teacher fired for pregnancy sues Catholic school
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A former teacher at a Montana Catholic school who was fired for being pregnant and unmarried is suing the school district.
Yemen's Shiite-rebel group escalate standoff
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Thousands of supporters of Yemen's powerful Shiite rebel group escalated their standoff with the government on Friday, setting up tents near three ministries to press for the replacement of a prime minister they depict as "manipulated" by their rival Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Pope's Iraq envoy: Minorities need to be defended
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Pope Francis' envoy to Iraq says religious minorities being attacked by Islamic militants must be defended now and given international protection so they can return home, reinforcing the Vatican's position that military force is justified in this case.
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I'm happy to announce the release of the first API Academy video shorts. I've been working with my colleague Ronnie Mitra to create a series of short (five-minute), informative videos on topics related to the Web, APIs and solution design/implementation.
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Council told to 'de-zone' land
Frank McDonald, Environment Editor
The Department of the Environment has called on Meath County Council to "de-zone" land already designated for development in areas that were never intended to cater for growth in the county's population.
In a submission on the draft county development plan, the department says it is "essential" that the council should "demonstrate clearly" its commitment to the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) and Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs).
Unless it took "very firm measures . . . there is a risk that development-led growth at unsuitable and unserviced locations may effectively overwhelm the reasonable aspirations . . . to manage the growth of the county sustainably towards a population of around 180,000".
Referring to figures in the draft plan, it says these "would appear to indicate that, if all existing zoned land was developed, it could provide for an ultimate county population of some 300,000, well above the target population of 180,000 by 2013".
The department says it is "particularly concerned that the development plan for Meath should more explicitly prioritise and channel future development activity and growth potential within the county to a smaller number of strategic locations".
It notes the "very high level of zoned land already available in the county" as well as recent trends in development activity in areas not designated as growth centres and the need to take transport infrastructure and water services into account.
"In order to deliver balanced self-sustaining and public transport-served development in the future, it is essential that the plan ensures that agreed levels of future population growth for the county be channelled first and foremost to locations such as Navan".
Future growth should also be targeted on the environs of Drogheda and other strategic locations in "the metropolitan part of the Greater Dublin Area, such as the Clonsilla-Pace rail corridor" - the first phase of the proposed restoration of the Dublin-Navan railway line.
The department says it is "not satisfied" that the draft county plan had put in place the mechanisms to achieve this objective. "Such mechanisms are essential in demonstrating that the plan is broadly consistent with the overall aims and objectives of the NSS and RPGs.
"Accordingly, it is considered essential ... that the planning authority demonstrate clearly what policy mechanisms, (such as de-zoning, phasing etc), it will use to deliver plan-led development of the county over the period of the plan".
If the council ignores the department's key recommendations, Minister for the Environment Dick Roche could use his powers under the 2000 Planning Act to direct it to change the draft plan - as he has already done in the cases of Co Laois and Co Monaghan.


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Loon Lake Retreat with Private Dock in Loon Lake
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Lakeview Point
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,100 - $ 1,200 / week
$ 4,200 - $ 4,500 / month
vacation rental description
This modern cedar home is nestled on three private acres full of tall pines, providing filtered lake views. The path to one of two sandy beaches is directly across from the house. Just 400 feet from front deck to your private dock where you can get on your boat or just enjoy the sunsets. The second beach is just a short stroll away at the end of this quiet dead-end road.
About 1/4 mile down the road is Loon Lake Marina where all fishing/boating/water sports rentals and supplies are available. The lake provides excellent fishing, water skiing, swimming or just watching the spectacular sunsets from the dock. Just minutes away there are great restaurants, charming local shops,great amusement parks and adult attractions, and just about every outdoor activity you could want. Gore Mountain is just 10 minutes by car with mountain biking and gondola rides and Saratoga, just south of us, is in high season throughout the summer months.
Beautifully furnished and immaculately maintained, this home features an open floor plan, cathedral ceilings, cozy fireplace and two decks (front and rear) to enjoy the views. With one bedroom/bath on the first floor and two bedrooms connected by a bath on the second, it's ideal for two couples or a family. A brand new, gourmet kitchen with granite counters and breakfast bar leading you to the rear deck and outdoor grill complete the amenities.
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Living/Dining Area has a wood burning fireplace, Color Television with cable, vcr/dvd, with many books, games and movies We have internet access too.
Kitchen features a refrigerator with ice maker, automatic coffee maker, full electric stove and large oven, dishwasher, breakfast bar with stools, granite counters, food processor, blender, electric fry pan and crock pot. All brand new tile throughout, including adjacent bath.
Front deck has table and chairs with umbrella as well as Adirondack chairs for sunning, reading, etc.
Rear deck has a Weber gas barbeque with additional side burner.
Upstairs master bedroom is spacious with a queen size bed and marble-tiled bath. This bath is shared with other upstairs bedroom.
Lower level is a one car garage,and a laundry room with a Washerand Dryer.
activities and attractions in Loon Lake Adirondacks
Loon Lake for all water sports and fabulous sunsets.
Horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, river rafting, hiking, fishing, cycling, mountain biking are all available in the immediate area.
Lake George is just 20 minutes away. Great Escapes Amusement Park is in Lake George in addition to all the other attractions of this town.
Garnet Mines, The Underground River, and a ride on an antiques steam locomotive are also just a few miles away.
vacation rental rates
Property is available from April 1 through December 15 each year.
Rate for a 7 night stay. is $1100 April 1 through June 19, and $1200 September 5 through December 15.
Rate for a 7 night stay is $1200 for weeks beginning June 20 and ending September 5. All stays during this period start on a Saturday and end on Saturday.
Shorter stays are not available in July and August. In other months a two night minimum stay is required. Additional nights may be discounted based on length of stay. Holiday weekends require a 3 night minimum stay and are not discounted.
There is a $90 cleaning fee.
Stays of less than one week are subject to NY State Sales Tax.
Lynn Kiraly 631-470-0250
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Loon Lake
- Waterskiing/wakeboarding
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Nature Walks
- Horseback riding
Top things to do on a budget
- Watersports
- Hiking
- Campfires
- Fishing
- Cycling
Top things to do with a family
- Great Escapes Amusement Park
- Watersports
- Fishing
- Nature Walks
- Campfires
Lynn Kiraly , owner


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Holy Bull winning the Travers (Photos courtesy HorsePhotos.com)
Holy Bull was that rare horse who could win one-turn races like the Hutcheson Stakes and the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile as though sprinting were his life's calling, and also capture a grueling 1 ¼-mile race like the prestigious Travers Stakes, holding off no less than the eventual winner of that year's Breeders' Cup Classic.
He was owned and trained by top New Jersey-based horseman Warren A. "Jimmy" Croll. And how he came to own Holy Bull is a story in itself.
Holy Bull
Foaled: Jan. 24, 1991
Sire: Great Above
Dam: Sharon Brown, by Al Hattab
Breeder: Pelican Stable
One of Croll's longtime clients was Rachel Carpenter of Pelican Stables. Croll had entered Holy Bull in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race at Monmouth on August 14, 1993. On the day of the race, he received a phone call informing him that Carpenter had passed away that morning. Initially Croll wanted to scratch Holy Bull from his afternoon engagement, but he was assured that Carpenter would not have wanted that, so run—and win—Holy Bull did.
A few days later, Croll learned that Carpenter's will called for him to inherit a half dozen or so of Carpenter's horses, including Holy Bull. With Croll now the official trainer and owner of Holy Bull, momentum for the large gray son of Great Above would build quickly.
As a 2-year-old, Holy Bull couldn't be touched. He won his three remaining 1993 starts, including the Futurity Stakes at Belmont. All came under Mike Smith in bold, wire-to-wire fashion.
He began 1994 with another front-end score, this time in the Hutcheson at Gulfstream, and it was time to dream about the classics.
Those dreams seemed to come to a crashing halt following a tiring, 6th-place showing behind Dehere in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. But Croll said that the horse now known as "The Bull" displaced his palate in that race, and he wanted to give him a shot in the Florida Derby.
Given the poor recent effort, the public sent Holy Bull off as the 5-2 second choice in the Florida Derby and watched as the big gray and Mike Smith sped off to an ultra-convincing 5 ¾-length triumph. No one had ever gotten close to him in the race, and yet the distance between Holy Bull and the rest of the field was never greater than at the finish. Next came a similarly facile 3 1/2–length win in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland and it was on to Louisville.
By now, Holy Bull was something of America's Horse. T-shirts, ball caps and other Holy Bull memorabilia seemed as ubiquitous as Mint Juleps—and umbrellas—on Derby Day. The 2-1 favorite, Holy Bull appeared relatively listless in the post parade and again when the gates flew open. The Bull was never able to wrest his customary early lead on the sloppy Churchill surface, and he finished a badly beaten 12th, 18 ¼ lengths behind the victorious Go for Gin.
Croll then made the most inspired decision of all his time with Holy Bull. He diverted his colt from the Triple Crown trail and pointed for the Met Mile at Belmont. Holy Bull, as a 3-year-old, would get a weight break and only have to carry 112 lbs. But he would be tackling older horses for the first time - and graded-stakes-winning older horses like Cherokee Run and Devil His Due at that.
It was no contest. Holy Bull ran away, reporting home by 5 ½ widening lengths in 1:33.98 and earning a stratospheric Beyer Speed Figure of 122. But instead of keeping his horse at one-turn distances, Croll stretched Holy Bull back out, sending him on to wire-to-wire (what else?) scores in the Dwyer and the Haskell Invitational Stakes. Next up would be the "Mid-Summer Derby", the Travers at Saratoga.
It was only a field of five, but it included the Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Tabasco Cat. That one's trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, had seen enough of Holy Bull's come-and-try-to-catch-me-act, so he entered a rabbit named Commanche Trail to gun for the early lead, soften up Holy Bull and set things up for Tabasco Cat.
Lukas's plan didn't work. Oh, Commanche Trail did his job just fine, running right alongside Holy Bull through a blistering half-mile in :46.30. But then Holy Bull left him in the dust. The six-furlong fraction, however, was a way-too-fast 1:10.43 and while Holy Bull was now four lengths in front, others were starting to close in.
The most notable come-from-behinder was not Tabasco Cat, who was not on his game on this day but a deep-closing Richard Small-trainee named Concern. Track announcer Tom Durkin eloquently gave words to what all could see. Holy Bull was still in front but "There is cause for Concern!"
Concern got to within a length of Holy Bull at the eighth pole, and if you could have bet on the race at this point, you would have put every penny you had to your name on Concern. But Holy Bull refused to let the Maryland-based invader by him. The final margin at the wire was a neck. But one got the impression that had the two gone around the Saratoga oval another time, the result would not have changed. And Concern was no lucky beneficiary of a speed duel. He would go on to win that year's 1 ¼-mile Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
The Travers was a real gut check for Holy Bull. From there, he went four weeks later to the Woodward at Belmont. While the Travers was a display of Holy Bull's stamina and guts, the Woodward was a showcase of his brilliance. This time Holy Bull drew away from a star-studded field and won by five lengths, stopping the teletimer in 1:46.89 for 1 1/8 miles.
"There's nobody in the world like him," said jockey Mike Smith after the race. "Honestly, I thought he grew wings at the half-mile pole."
The race would be Holy Bull's last of the year. Croll knew he had asked a lot of horse and the horse had put in a full and resolute campaign—one that would later honor Holy Bull with two Eclipse Awards as not just champion 3-year-old male but 1994 Horse of the Year.
Croll put Holy Bull away to prepare for a 4-year-old campaign that would include the early-season Donn Handicap at Gulfstream. He made his 1995 debut with an easy win in the seven-furlong Olympic Handicap at Gulfstream. All systems were go for the Donn, and people came from all over the country to see the reigning Horse of the Year thrill them yet again.
Holy Bull was sent off as the prohibitive 1-5 favorite against eight seemingly overmatched foes. Part way down the backstretch, though, Holy Bull was struggling to stay with a front-running opponent. A few strides later Mike Smith pulled up Holy Bull. The horse had strained ligaments in his left foreleg. The horse he was chasing in the race was Cigar—a horse who had won three in a row (including that day's Donn) and would go on to win and an additional 13 consecutive races after that en route to Horse of the Year titles in 1995 and 1996.
Later that same day, back at the barn, Croll delivered the disappointing news.
"It's over," he said. "I said the day he retired would be the saddest day in my life. It happened a lot sooner than I expected."
Holy Bull was retired to Jonabell Farm, which was later purchased by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's Darley Stable. He still lives there today at age 22. He was pensioned from his stallion duties last year, but he was a solidly successful sire during the years that he stood. Holy Bull even produced a son, Giacomo, who was able to accomplish one of the few things he, himself, couldn't—win the Kentucky Derby. There was also 2000 2-year-old champion Macho Uno and 2007 Stephen Foster victor Flashy Bull. And if it can be said that Holy Bull never managed to sire a horse quite as good as he was, it could also be argued that such a feat may well have been impossible.


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I see the problem, your raw converter isn't in english!
Dang, wondered what I was doing wrong.........so it doesn't work then on English photos?
Yeah, this is probably the spot where a grad ND is the only thing that will really get the shot cleanly. You can look into luminance masks if you have Photoshop, as they would help you recover some highlights if they are blown out. You're definitely looking at combining multiple exposures though
Thats a nice technique, I guess its also great for avoiding ghosting created by bracketed shots.
I tried it on another shot and it worked pretty well, I couldn't get the Blur part to work though. Plus the PS action link doesn't work for me at the moment.
Thats a great tip, thanks.


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According to coach Jim Harbaugh, he would have done the same thing. Can we please stop this stupidity now, plzkthx?
Everyone saw it coming.
Here are my suggestions when trying to beat Vegas.
Looking at 2014 NFL playoff odds.
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The Bears secondary is being recognized as some of the best in the league, taking home a top honor two months in a row.
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ManattJones Global Strategies Boosts Mexico Presence with Addition of Juan Casillas
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2003 - ManattJones Global Strategies, LLC announced today that Juan Casillas, former general manager of an Extranet services provider to schools and other academic institutions in Mexico, joined the international consulting Firm as Managing Director. Mr. Casillas, who is based in Mexico City, has experience in strategic planning, business development, strategic analysis and consulting in both the United States and Mexico.
Mr. Casillas began his career in 1985 performing consulting services, project planning and development and investment analysis for Servicios de Fomento Industrial in Mexico City. He then moved to Chicago to study at Northwestern University and later became a consultant at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) for manufacturing- and production-based industries.
Mr. Casillas returned to Mexico City in 1993 and joined a hologram-manufacturing company as assistant general director. He was instrumental in turning the company from virtual bankruptcy status to a $7-million-annual sales business, and established marketing and sales programs for government and industry security programs. He actively participated in negotiations with foreign representatives, competitors and clients. Mr. Casillas then served as general manager for a software development company, where he promoted, sold and supervised a project that produced the institutional maintenance system for the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico's equivalent to the Social Security system.
"Juan's talents and relationships in Mexico City are another resource we can provide clients as we expand our practice in Mexico," said ManattJones Global Strategies Co-Chair and former Ambassador to Mexico James R. Jones. "His experience adds depth to our already prominent group of professionals."
In addition to earning a master's degree in industrial engineering and management science from Northwestern University, Mr. Casillas was a recipient of the CONACYT scholarship. He also obtained a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP provides legal and consulting services to domestic and international clients from offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto and Sacramento, Calif.; New York City and Albany, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; and Mexico City. Its wholly owned subsidiary, ManattJones Global Strategies, LLC, develops and implements strategies to expand clients' businesses and facilitate their effective competition in global markets. For more information, visit www.manatt.com andwww.manattjones.com.
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RUMFORD — A Finance Committee member charged with providing a place for a minor to drink alcohol on Sunday night has since accused police of specifically targeting her when she sought help resolving a domestic altercation.
Police say otherwise.
Early Sunday evening, Sgt. David Bean summoned Jennifer Norris, 37, on a charge of furnishing a place for a minor to consume alcohol. She will be arraigned on April 6 in Rumford District Court.
"I reached out for help and I got slammed," Norris said Tuesday.
According to three police reports generated by Bean and Sgt. Tracey Higley about the 7:42 p.m. call, Norris complained that she had been assaulted by her husband, Lee Norris, and wanted him out of their house.
"Of course, he wasn't there at the time," Cpl. Doug Maifeld said on Tuesday, reading from the reports. "We don't have the right to eject a spouse unless he or she is arrested for (something illegal)."
Lee Norris is awaiting jury trial next month in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris stemming from his arrest on Nov. 29 on charges of domestic violence assault against Jennifer Norris, and for preventing her from reporting the incident to police.
When Higley and Bean arrived outside the Norris home, they were met by Lee Norris' young son, who told them that Jennifer had been yelling and screaming at the father, Lee, but that he hadn't assaulted her, Maifeld said.
Higley then spoke with Chelsea Santos, 20, of Bourne, Mass., described by Maifeld as a friend of Jennifer's.
Chelsea "admitted she had been drinking alcohol, and Jennifer claimed she didn't know she was drinking, but (Chelsea) said she was drinking while sitting right next to Jennifer on the couch," Maifeld said.
Based on that admission, Jennifer Norris was summoned, Maifeld said.
Lee Norris, who left beer in the residence, told police he wasn't aware that Santos was drinking it.
"Lee admitted he was outside and that's why he wasn't charged with furnishing," Maifeld said.
Higley summoned Santos on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, but not on possession of alcohol by a minor. She will be arraigned on April 6 in Rumford.
Maifeld and police Chief Stacy Carter said they didn't know why Higley didn't also charge Santos with alcohol possession. Higley was unavailable for comment on Tuesday.
Carter said his department isn't out to get Jennifer Norris.
"We are not targeting her or any other member of the community," he said. "She called us and we responded to a complaint. During the investigation, probable cause was determined that she furnished a place for a minor to consume, and I am expecting the district attorney to charge her."
"She hasn't done anything on the (Finance Committee) to bring attention to herself," Carter said. "We just responded to a complaint we received."
Contacted Tuesday, Jennifer Norris said she called Rumford police for help with her husband, a 17-year Air Force veteran who served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
"They got here and Officer Higley turned everything around on me and, like, made me out to be the one that was the criminal as soon as he came through the door," Jennifer Norris said.
She acknowledged that she and her husband got into an argument that became tense and that Santos got into her husband's beer.
"I had nothing to do with any of it," Norris said. "I don't even drink."


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Last year, the second-, third- and fourth-grade students, including Carrie Daneille, 10, wrote letters to Bradish-Flowers while she was deployed in Afghanistan.
She is now on a two-week leave from Fort Bragg, N.C., and recalled what it was like to get letters from the students.
"It's not like here, where you can send a text message," she said. "We have no contact to the outside world, and then you get a big envelope full of some pretty funny, cute letters from little kids.
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She shared the letters with some of the other soldiers.
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Carrie Daneille, who moved to a different school district after the letter-writing project, visited her old school to be there when Bradish-Flowers came to visit.
She and her family had been clients of Family Promise of the North Country in Plattsburgh, a program that assisted homeless families — Bradish-Flowers's mother, Maureen Bradish, is director there. And one day, Daneille was in her office when the paratrooper phoned her mom from Afghanistan.
Daneille got to talk to Bradish-Flowers on the phone. When she hung up, Bradish remembers, "She said, 'Is she really in Afghanistan?'"
The world got smaller for the child that day, and when it just happened she was in Champagne-Whelden's class and so got to write letters to Bradish-Flowers.
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Today we kick off the High Line Holiday Toy Drive in partnership with Hudson Guild, Fulton Youth of the Future, the New York City Housing Authority, Posman Books, and Chelsea Market Baskets. For the next two weeks, stop by Chelsea Market at designated times to drop off a toy or make a financial contribution. All toys and monetary donations will go toward holiday gifts for local families in need.
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 300 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees — each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability, diversity, and seasonal variation in color and texture. Some of the species that originally grew on the High Line's rail bed are reflected in the park landscape today.
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HOUSTON — Two weeks before the Texas primary, the candidates are filling the airwaves with attack ads.
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Bob Hall literally wears the American flag as he works the polls. He's running for precinct chairman – a pretty low-level job. But when he looks at candidates higher on the ballot, he knows what he wants.
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"What are they trying to do? They're trying to get as far to the right as they can possibly," Bob Stein, KHOU's political analyst, said. "They believe their base are tea party people, older white voters."
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Pasta Taco Salad Recipe
I've taken this dish to 4-H potlucks, church functions and my parents' 50th anniversary party. I also make it for guests. It's a salad with a little spunk!"
- 3 cups uncooked spiral pasta
- 1 pound ground turkey or beef
- 1 envelope taco seasoning
- 1-1/4 cups mayonnaise
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- 3-3/4 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 3-3/4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 7 cups torn iceberg lettuce
- 1 to 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 to 2 cups crushed nacho tortilla chips
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning; heat through.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, sugar and mustard; set aside.
- Drain pasta; place in a large bowl. Add beef and mayonnaise mixture; toss to coat. Add lettuce, tomatoes and cheese; toss to combine. Sprinkle with tortilla chips. Yield: 12-14 servings.
Originally published as Taco Pasta Salad in Country Woman July/August 2006, p48
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Maybe instead of mayo use sour cream or yogurt
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I thought was good but my daughter doesnt care for mayo--is there something you can sub for the mayo?
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My family loves this salad on a warm night. I also bring it to work pot-lucks and it's always the first salad eaten up!
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With only a trace of fat, these nibbles will satisfy chocoholics who don't want to pack on extra pounds. Our Test Kitchen staff topped the soft bite-size cookies with a pretty white drizzle.
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 teaspoons fat-free milk
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine the egg whites and corn syrup; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 5-7 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.
Originally published as Chewy Chocolate Cookies in Light & Tasty October 2005, p29
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The Senate convened for a period of morning business.
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