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- Why swimming is just as difficult as dying for Japanese learners of English (2003)
- While both Japanese and English have a grammatic al form denoting the progressive, the two forms (te-iru & be+ing) interact differently with the inherent semantics of the verb to which they attach (Kindaichi, 1950; McClure, 1995; Shirai, 2000). Japanese change of state verbs are incompatible with a progressive interpretation, allowing only a resultative interpretation of V+ te-iru, while a progressive interpretation is preferred for activity predicates. English be+ing denotes a progressive interpretation regardless of the lexical semantics of the verb. The question that arises is how we can account for the fact that change of state verbs like dying can denote a progressive interpretation in English, but not in Japanese. While researchers such as Kageyama (1996) and Ogihara (1998, 1999) propose that the difference lies in the lexical semantics of the verbs themselves, others such as McClure (1995) have argued that the difference lies in the semantics of the grammatical forms, be+ing and te-iru. We present results from an experimental study of Japanese learners' interpretation of the English progressive which provide support for McClure's proposal. Results indicate that independent of verb type, learners had significantly more difficulty with the past progressive. We argue that knowledge of L2 semantics-syntax correspondences proceeds not on the basis of L1 lexical semantic knowledge, but on the basis of grammatical forms.
- Topicalization, CLLD and the Left Periphery (2004)
- Starting from a consideration of the internal make-up of adverbial clauses this paper shows that the widespread assumption that fronted arguments in English and CLLD constituents in Romance occupy the same position leads to a number of problems. I will conclude that the position occupied by English topicalized arguments differs from that of the CLLD topics in Romance. In particular, English topics occupy a higher position in the left periphery. The final part of the paper compares three proposals for the lower topic position in Romance.
- Phonetics or Phonology : Asymmetries in Loanword Adaptations ; French and German Mid Front Rounded Vowels in Japanese (2005)
- It is one of the most highly debated issues in loanword phonology whether loanword adaptations are phonologically or phonetically driven. This paper addresses this issue and aims at demonstrating that only the acceptance of both a phonological as well as a phonetic approximation stance can adequately account for the data found in Japanese. This point will be exemplified with the adaptation of German and French mid front rounded vowels in Japanese. It will be argued that the adaptation of German /oe/ and /ø/ as Japanese /e/ is phonologically grounded, whereas the adaptation of French /oe/ and /ø/ as Japanese /u/ is phonetically grounded. This asymmetry in the adaptation process of German and French mid front rounded vowels and further examples of loans in Japanese lead to the only conclusion that both strategies of loanword adaptation occur in languages. It will be shown that not only perception, but also the influence of orthography, of conventions and the knowledge of the source language play a role in the adaptation process.
- On the control/raising ambiguity with aspectual verbs : a structural account (2007)
- In what follows, I first briefly review Perlmutter (1968, 1970), in which it is argued that aspectual verbs are ambiguous between control and raising. I suggest that while the argument for the raising analysis is solid, the arguments supporting the control analysis of aspectual verbs are less so. As an alternative hypothesis to consider, I introduce the structural ambiguity hypothesis. In Section 3, I review three recent analyses of control and raising. Although there are important differences among them, they all share the basic assumption that the control/raising distinction is due to differences in selectional restrictions that the lexical items impose. Under such an assumption, the lexical ambiguity hypothesis is the only available option. In Section 4, I present evidence for the structural ambiguity hypothesis from studies concerning aspectual verbs in languages from four distinct families, German (Wurmbrand 2001), Japanese (Fukuda 2006), Romance languages (Cinque 2003), and Basque (Arregi Molina-Azaola 2004). These data strongly suggest that across languages aspectual verbs can appear in two different syntactic positions, either below or above vP, or the projection with which an external argument is introduced (Kratzer 1994, 1996, Chomsky 1995). Given these findings, I argue that it is the aspectual verbs' position with respect to vP which creates the control/raising ambiguity. When an aspectual verb appears in a position that is lower than vP, an external argument takes scope over the aspectual verb. Thus, it is interpreted as control. When an aspectual verb appears in a position that is higher than vP, on the other hand, it is the aspectual verb that takes scope over an entire vP, including the external argument. Thus, it is interpreted as raising. In section 5, I extend the scope of this study to include a discussion of want-type verbs in Indonesian, as analyzed in Polinsky & Potsdam (2006). Polinsky & Potsdam argue that the Indonesian want-type verbs must be raising in at least certain cases where they allow a rather peculiar interpretation. Although they assume that there are also control counterparts of the want-type verbs, I argue that applying the proposed analysis to the want-type verbs does away with the need for stipulating two distinct lexical entries for these verbs. Section 6 concludes the paper.
- JACY - A Grammar for Annotating Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics of Written and Spoken Japanese for NLP Application Purposes (2006)
- In this text, we describe the development of a broad coverage grammar for Japanese that has been built for and used in different application contexts. The grammar is based on work done in the Verbmobil project (Siegel 2000) on machine translation of spoken dialogues in the domain of travel planning. The second application for JACY was the automatic email response task. Grammar development was described in Oepen et al. (2002a). Third, it was applied to the task of understanding material on mobile phones available on the internet, while embedded in the project DeepThought (Callmeier et al. 2004, Uszkoreit et al. 2004). Currently, it is being used for treebanking and ontology extraction from dictionary definition sentences by the Japanese company NTT (Bond et al. 2004).
- Definitheit und Numerus : Anforderungen an den Transfer Japanisch-Englisch (1994)
- Das Problem des Transfers in der maschinellen Übersetzung von Japanisch nach Englisch ist fehlende Information über Numerus und Definitheit im Japanischen, die für die Wahl der englischen Artikel und die Nomenmarkierung gebraucht wird. Obwohl dieses Problem signifikant ist, beschäftigt sich die Forschungsliteratur kaum damit. [...] Wir bsaieren unsere Untersuchungen auf experimentell erhobenen Daten aus einem Experiment über deutsch-japanische gedolmetschte Terminaushandlungsdialoge [...]. Auf diese Weise können Phänomene bestimmt werden, die für die Domäne von VERBMOBIL relevant sind. Wir sehen unser Vorgehen in Übereinstimmung mit dem 'Sublanguage'-Ansatz [...].
- Head-Initial Constructions in Japanese (2004)
- Japanese is often taken to be strictly head-final in its syntax. In our work on a broad-coverage, precision implemented HPSG for Japanese, we have found that while this is generally true, there are nonetheless a few minor exceptions to the broad trend. In this paper, we describe the grammar engineering project, present the exceptions we have found, and conclude that this kind of phenomenon motivates on the one hand the HPSG type hierarchical approach which allows for the statement of both broad generalizations and exceptions to those generalizations and on the other hand the usefulness of grammar engineering as a means of testing linguistic hypotheses.
- Efficient Deep Processing of Japanese (2002)
- We present a broad coverage Japanese grammar written in the HPSG formalism with MRS semantics. The grammar is created for use in real world applications, such that robustness and performance issues play an important role. It is connected to a POS tagging and word segmentation tool. This grammar is being developed in a multilingual context, requiring MRS structures that are easily comparable across languages.
- Annotating Honorifics Denoting Social Ranking of Referents (2005)
- This paper proposes an annotating scheme that encodes honorifics (respectful words). Honorifics are used extensively in Japanese, reflecting the social relationship (e.g. social ranks and age) of the referents. This referential information is vital for resolving zero pronouns and improving machine translation outputs. Annotating honorifics is a complex task that involves identifying a predicate with honorifics, assigning ranks to referents of the predicate, calibrating the ranks, and connecting referents with their predicates.


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I-Nature Trail at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge [1] is breaking ground on the technology front with the roll-out of the new i-nature trail. The i-nature trail utilizes Quick Response Code Technology (QR Codes) to provide an interactive learning experience for visitors touring the refuge. This type of technology is a first in the more than 550 National Refuges across the nation.
Wondering how the QR code technology works? QR codes are placed along Wildlife Drive trail and can be easily accessed by trail goers driving, biking or walking. To use them you must have a smart phone and have downloaded a QR code reader app. Popular free QR code apps are the QR Reader and NeoReader. Once you download the reader simply open the app and take a picture of the code and let your phone do the rest. The phone treats the code like a link and will bring you to a You Tube video or an informative webpage in the smartphones browser.
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The Pink Floyd Experience Live in Concert at Kent State TuscarawasPosted Mar. 3, 2014
The Pink Floyd Experience will be live in concert on March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. This tribute to the legendary Pink Floyd, one of the most influential rock bands of all time, includes a spectacular light show, full quadraphonic sound and six outstanding musicians dedicated to bringing you the most authentic Floyd experience possible. It's "a must-see for any Pink Floyd enthusiast!" — C-News, Northampton, Mass.
Today, years since their last live performance, Pink Floyd's appeal continues and spans the generations. Their shows were described as theatrical with mind-blowing lights and unsurpassed sound. The show is not only onstage … it engulfs the audience! In keeping with this tradition, the Pink Floyd Experience is a full-on sensory assault — interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter — it's all there, live. This is the show for the ultimate Floyd fan.
All of Pink Floyd's greatest hits are performed live, including such favorites as "Money," "Wish You Were Here," "Comfortably Numb," "Another Brick in the Wall," in addition to rarities not often heard live.
More than 200 million albums have been sold since 1967, and they had four Grammy nominations in the '70s, '80s and '90s. They were one of the first bands to use pyrotechnics, video and light shows in their stage acts. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996. "Dark Side of the Moon" broke all chart records when it stayed on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts for 741 weeks. It stayed there from 1973 to 1988. Nearly one million Pink Floyd catalog albums are sold each year worldwide.
Tickets for the Pink Floyd Experience range from $20 to $50 and can be purchased now at the Performing Arts Center Box Office, online at www.tusc.kent.edu/pac or by calling 330-308-6400. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is available for all shows.
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Hard Water + This Stuff = Sparkly Dishes and Happiness.
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Though we live in the middle of the country, we're lucky enough to live close enough to the rural water district's line to have tapped into it years ago, thereby saying goodbye to well water forever. And really, the rural water is great. I drink it, my children drink it, and because it's a relatively small and local system run by a group of conscientious humans, I think they take extra good care of things; the quality is even better than that of the cities in the region. Only problem is, the water is harder than heck and by hard, I mean it's extremely high in minerals, which translates into spotted, cloudy dishes, broken ice machines, and malfunctioning dishwashers. We tried installing a water softener about five years ago, and apparently the hard water killed it. No joke! Hard water is a violent, dangerous thing and will destroy whatever's in its path.
Until we find a better water softening system, I'm so glad I found this stuff:
I love it. It's called LemiShine. It's a citrus based powder, made from all natural citrus products, and it's designed to be used alongside your regular dishwashing detergent. It has a pleasant scent and has just enough citrus action in it to loosen any pesky minerals in the water and prevent it from adhering to your plates and glasses. I can't run a wash cycle without it, else the dishes will wind up with a cloudy, depressing film. It also prevents my dishwasher from becoming overrun with mineral deposits, which cuts down on my frantic phone calls to the appliance repairman. He tends to get sick of me.
Because I live in the country and am afraid ever to be without it, I buy about ten bottles at time. And besides using it in the dishwasher, I also sometimes sprinkle a spoonful into a really greasy pan, add a little water, and let it sit for a little while. Then, when I'm ready to wash it, the gunk is all loosey goosey and washes away. And since it has disinfecting and deodorizing qualities, I periodically sprinkle a couple of spoonfuls into the garbage disposal, then add a tiny bit of water and let it sit for awhile, just to keep it from becoming a cesspool down there.
If I had to give up running water, I could learn to survive. But as long as I HAVE running water, I can't survive without this blessed product.
I dadgum love it.
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What Happens Next... On Monday, April 21 at 10:42 pm
I am so glad to hear about this stuff. It's going on my shopping list right now!
Once again, thanks, Ree!
I lived without running water once, for about five months, wayyy out in the country, with a six month old. I thought I had successfully repressed that memory, and now it's making me feel all twitchy just thinking about it.
Nothing a really HOT shower won't cure, though
carson On Monday, April 21 at 11:19 pm
The water in New Mexico is so hard that the only time your underwear is white is when you take it out of the package. I can't wait to go buy a case of this LemiShine stuff!
BRI IN TX On Tuesday, April 22 at 12:37 am
Sarah On Tuesday, April 22 at 2:49 am
So odd to hear of well water being bad! I grew up in Western Wisconsin, where, I am convinced, well water is the drink of the gods
Heather On Tuesday, April 22 at 6:26 am
Argh, I only got 1/2 way through the comments because people keep bothering me at work. BUT, wanted to say:
We live in Germany, the water here is RIDICULOUS hard. Vinegar helps with spots like in the coffee pot, on the faucets, etc. Can I use this in a sinkful of dishes to hand wash?
also, Heidi-thank you for saying this: and all Military Commissaries…We can't stop at walmart on the way home, and ordering stuff is a pain. Thanks for thinking of us.
Sunni On Tuesday, April 22 at 6:32 am
Thanks for the great tip. I went on their web site and ordered some (not available locally here). I also wrote and told them I'd heard about them on your wonderful blog and that I hoped there was some way they could also be supportive of you!
Molly On Tuesday, April 22 at 7:03 am
This stuff is awesome! I have the same problem and I live in town. When we first moved in, I noticed everytime I ran the dishwasher my dishes had ugly spots and film all over them. Since using LemiShine, no more spots!!! My only compliant: they need to sell it in larger packages.
Ree, since your water is hard, what do you do for your hair to keep it from turning brassy/orange??
Keepin' It Real On Tuesday, April 22 at 7:08 am
I discovered Lemi Shine several years ago,because we have well water. It is great for keeping the inside of my dishwasher clean, and it is great on the dishes. I like it because it is so safe, and you use it when you are running a load of dishes, not just an empty load. Good stuff.
Suzanne On Tuesday, April 22 at 7:25 am
This post is so funny — a girlfriend was just telling me that she uses Countrytime Lemonade powder for her systems (hmm, do you think she was talking about her own? LOL). We don't have hard water, but I think she's on to something.
ducky On Tuesday, April 22 at 7:57 am
If you ever found yourself without Lemi Shine, pour a little vinegar in your dishwasher before you run it and you will accomplish the same result.
Cami D On Tuesday, April 22 at 8:23 am
I love Lemi-Shine too. I put the little tablet of detergent in the dispenser, then fill it the rest of the way up with the Lemi-Shine. It works wonders! I too got a new dishwasher b/c of buildup, thinking it was the poor dishwasher's fault. I do love my new one, but feel sorry for the abuse of the other one ;-}
I have a question for you Ree. In a few posts back–maybe in the confessions tab, you mentioned a product that Missy puts on her girl's hair for softness. I have been patiently waiting, but can stand it no more. Will you tell us? Huh? Huh? Will you tell us the mystery product? My daughter needs this stuff so badly. She had a lot of natural wave, from her dad, that is so hard to control and work with. I need something to settle is down. It sounds like that product might work. You never know. Please relieve my of my unrest!
Heatherann On Tuesday, April 22 at 8:53 am
Thanks for the tip. We have hard water, but no softener yet. I'll have to try it. When we had a well the water was sooooo good. Do you miss it?
Emily Jane On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:22 am
We are also on rural water. Our water softener seems to function pretty well, but I'll keep this stuff in mind. Our major issue is water pressure, and there's not much we can do about that.
Michelle On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:27 am
This CAN be used in the washing machine. Only use a little bit, and I would only recommend using it with your whites. Actually, the best whitener for your whites is a 1/4 cup powdered dishwashing detergent and 1/4 cup baking soda. It doesn't break down your clothes like bleach, and it whitens them really well. This would go well with the detergent and baking soda.
Jennifer On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:42 am
I wrote about this stuff on my blog, too, last year when I discovered it! We were living in a crappy apartment at the time that had a terrible dishwasher and we live in Vegas which has really hard water. The Lemi-Shine did do wonders for the glasses!
nancypants On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:43 am
So can I put it in my hair???
Kidding of course.
Vinegar (and a SS basin in my dishwasher) has taken care of all the spots on my dishes but my hair is what our rock hard water is killing. I'm now growing accustomed to buying $25 conditioner and hair treatments to make up for it.
Jennifer H On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:50 am
From Real Simple magazine: Run lemonade flavored Kool Aid in your dishwasher to clean it. The citric acid does the work (just like the Lemi Shine)
I am SO sending this post to my sis though. She needs this stuff!
Christy Treffer On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:57 am
Ditto on your comments Ree. It's good stuff!
Photography By Shay On Tuesday, April 22 at 10:16 am
Ooooh, I'm so glad you posted this! I too live in the country and although our water is yummy to drink, it's super hard and I battle with the deposits also. I checked it out and that stuff is avail at my local store — yahooo! Thanks again!
Katie from Cali On Tuesday, April 22 at 10:19 am
If I had a dishwasher I would try it. But I wash my dishes by hand. The luxury of living in LA, no dishwashers LOL. See Ree, you have it better.
Anonymous On Tuesday, April 22 at 10:35 am
Wonder if I could scrub my shower/tub with this stuff? We have a ton of iron in our water. Or wash my clothes with it? Thanks for the heads up…I'm gonna go looking for this.
Kim On Tuesday, April 22 at 10:38 am
My sister-in-law introduced me to this stuff at Christmas. I LOVE this stuff. I even used it this morning.
leigh ann On Tuesday, April 22 at 10:49 am
i have read somewhere that if you use dry lemonade mix in your dishwasher it will have the same effect. It might be worth the try since that stuff is kinda expensive for the amount you get. I love that stuff and use it every now and again to get the film off the glasses and dishwasher and such–but i think i will try the country time the next time and see if it does the trick.
Shell On Tuesday, April 22 at 11:12 am
Put vinegar in the rinse compartment – does the same thing!
WAY cheaper than Jet dry, LemiShine etc etc… also works well in the washwell for your car windows
junebug On Tuesday, April 22 at 11:15 am
Thanks for the tip. We have very hard water here. I have seen that stuff in Wal-Mart.
Cheryl On Tuesday, April 22 at 11:30 am
For those of you who asked about something for your hair, you can also use vineger. Just add 2-4 ozs. to appx 16 ozs. water and rinse after you shampoo. It gets all the residue out and makes your hair soft & shiny.
** and it doesn't leave your hair smelling like vinegar either **
Suz On Tuesday, April 22 at 11:42 am
This stuff ROCKS! We have horribly hard water, too, and I just couldn't live with this. I never thought about soaking dishes in it, though. I'll have to try that!
Mary On Tuesday, April 22 at 11:55 am
Thanks for the reminder of how happy I am to live in Oregon with fantastic water. Perfect water. Right out of the tap.
Brandy On Tuesday, April 22 at 1:20 pm
We have such hard water here, I'll have to try to find this stuff!
Paula in MI On Tuesday, April 22 at 2:44 pm
I too have hard water. We have a well and the water tastes wonderful but the things it does to the dishes and etc is awful. I was buying really expensive dishwasher detergent to get my dishes clean. It was working ok… So then I saw this and I thought – I am trying that! Then I looked on the website and I was a gray state. bummer. BUT, I checked at Walmart today when I was there and — ta-da! They had it!! So I have some and I almost want to dirty up a bunch of dishes to see how good it will work.
Oh, probably 5 people in the house will do that soon enough..
Thanks for the tip!
Sarah On Tuesday, April 22 at 3:34 pm
Never heard of this stuff before I read your post yesterday – at that time there were only about 6 comments too. Last night I went to the grocery store, and there it was on the top shelf – with a big old NEW PRODUCT sticker underneath it. So I bought it and brought it home and am giving it a try.
Kim On Tuesday, April 22 at 4:10 pm
Wow Cool! I used to think our dishwasher was pointless. I have to wash the dishes by hand then in the dishwasher to get them clean (hard water and in the country). I will be making a bee line to the store to find some!!
paws On Tuesday, April 22 at 4:25 pm
Sounds like some gooood stuff. I'm gonna have to find me some to try. I've ruined so many glasses in my dishwasher because our water is awfully hard as well. Thanks for the tip Ree!
Megan On Tuesday, April 22 at 6:38 pm
k, now tell us what book you are reading, so it can shoot up the best sellers list…like Oprah!
TashOYSTERBLOGGER On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:21 pm
thanks because my water is 10x harder out here in the stix where I moved to, so I have seen that and now I know how to use it
Anna On Tuesday, April 22 at 9:26 pm
This stuff has saved my life!!!!! We have horrible water where I live and I found this handy, helpful stuff at WalMart! It's amazing!!!
jumping in puddles On Wednesday, April 23 at 5:48 am
ok, I know this is off topic, but maybe someone can answer this for me…
On March 1st there was a contest to name a photo of Cowboy Josh, but in the archives there is NO WINNING ENTRY! can someone please tell me what the winning caption was? Thank you so much!
Amelia On Wednesday, April 23 at 8:46 am
I agree – this product is fabulous. Our well water is very hard with lots of minerals in it. We buy water by the gallon for drinking, coffee, tea etc. We checked out getting a water softener but by the time you added the salt ,etc it was going to run around $60.00 plus per month. We don't spend that much on bottled water,
Amelia in Oklahoma
okfarmerswife On Wednesday, April 23 at 9:16 am
I will vouch that Lemishine is a great product! We're also on rural water and just returned last week from the state rural water meeting. I appreciate your plug for rural water services as they are amazing. There are some wonderful people involved in making sure our rural water systems produce the best quality water and ensure the safety of the systems. I have a close family member who was instrumental in organizing the National Rural Water Ass'n so this is a topic close to my heart. Thanks, Ree for giving rural water a plug…sorry to rant!
melissa On Wednesday, April 23 at 2:31 pm
I'm so glad you told me about this. I'm going to try it. Do you buy it at Target of Walmart? or does it have to be ordered?
connie in nm On Friday, April 25 at 7:39 am
I agree, this is one of the best products EVER! We have hard water, too. I try to stock up, but never could get 10 bottles as Walmart never has that many. In fact, often they are completely out, which can cause a minor panic.
Kris On Saturday, April 26 at 4:14 pm
Nice! I will have to Google this.
Does it work on toilets?!?!?!?!?!?!
Jane On Saturday, April 26 at 4:44 pm
After my dishwasher repairman saw the hardwater deposits on my dishwasher he told me to sprinkle some powdered lemonade mix in the bottom and that would take care of it. About a 1/4 cup. Might be what lemishine has in it, only cheaper? It worked great.
Barbara in Texas On Saturday, April 26 at 5:27 pm
I discovered this miracle product lst year. We have very hard water here in the Texas Panhandle – I could not believe my eyes when unloading the dishwasher after using this one time! It's also great for shower doors and coffee pots.
Barbara in Texas On Saturday, April 26 at 5:29 pm
Forgot to mention…..I love it so much I bought a 5 gallon bucket of it from their website. It really is a great product.
Chelsea On Monday, April 28 at 11:08 am
I bought some this weekend and then washed all my dishes. It is amazing! I thought my pint glasses were ruined due to our crappy dishwasher and the water, but they are so shiny now! Thanks!
laren On Tuesday, April 29 at 7:08 am
new to the site…not new to living on a ranch or raising a family with that hard-water devil…Lemi-Shine is incredible…At Christmas, we know who is still in the will by the Lemi-Shine in our stocking.
Dollymama On Tuesday, April 29 at 11:39 am
We use LemiShine here to combat our hard water. It helps keep the dishwasher from getting glunky and gross. Love it!
~~Melissa On Tuesday, April 29 at 1:33 pm
I was just checking back in to see if anyone mentioned finding anything like this in Canada. According to their website, it appears it is only sold in the U.S. Boo!
PS: Ree–you know you are this close [—] to needing a forum/message board here…:-)
Olivia On Wednesday, April 30 at 8:05 am
Thanks for the recommendation! I tried Lemi-shine for the first time last weekend and holy cow! It saved a pot so crusted with hard water deposits I was ready to throw it away. I also just replaced my coffe maker after the hard water killed it, and now I know how to keep the new one clean.
Punk Rebel Mama On Wednesday, April 30 at 1:03 pm
I found this in my local grocery store next to the Dishwasher Rinse Aid and dishwasher detergents…My dishwasher is fine IF I use Cascade Complete…but my brand new sinks/toilets already have that nasty crusty ring around the bowl.
I live in the Southwest, so water evaporates FAST and leaves hard water rings EVERYWHERE! DH loves Hard Water as he has greasy oily skin, but it's really killing me!
teejay On Monday, May 5 at 10:02 am
Well, so far it hasn't helped much in the dishwasher.
And I tried it on the shower door, no luck. I made a paste and put it around the faucets on the sink deck. Nothing. Maybe we have some weird combo of minerals. I know we have lots of copper in the water. The ring in my toilet is blue-green!
Am I doing something wrong? Any comments, Lemi shine fans?
Sharon On Monday, May 5 at 3:43 pm
I have been using Lemishine for almost 2 yrs when we moved out of the city.
I will try it on the toilet never thought about that one.Thanks for all the tips. Does anyone have one for getting the orange out of the tub?
Barbara On Tuesday, May 6 at 1:46 pm
I bought some last week based on your recommendation and a big THANKS!
I had ugly hardwater all over my glass shower doors, and tried everything I read on the internet to remove the buildup. I put some on the "scrubby" side of the sponge, smeared it around, let it sit, then gently scrubbed and about 85% came off! Compared to my prior results of 0%, it is outstanding! (Also, I am lazy, and did not work long enough. Another few minutes and they would be sparkling, but then my husband would think it was too easy! I like to milk things for all they are worth!!!!)
Next, off to the dishwasher (intended use!), then the coffee pot! Unless I win a Keurig, which I have enviously been eyeing since you first showed it on your site. Sigh.
Marsha On Wednesday, May 7 at 6:50 pm
Wow! I'm going to have to try this Lemishine stuff. We have real hard water and I dump white vinegar in my rinse cycle of my dishwasher to keepthe soap scummy and hard water deposit crud off my dishes. Makes them all sparkly!!
Gosh, you sure are quick with these contests!!! They are always over before I even see that there is one!!!
ironacres On Thursday, May 8 at 2:19 pm
You are SO right! This stuff is WONDERFUL!!! Our little farm in coal country PA is dubbed the place "where the water is red and the grass is green". Our 17yr old dishwasher is living proof about the water. Or used to be. I used this stuff(after your recommendation) and in two cycles my dishwasher has been transformed! Thank you!!!!! PS the glasses are losing that oil slick film too.
Briget On Thursday, May 8 at 5:51 pm
This sounds like good stuff – I'm going to look for it! Our water is so hard you could chip it out of a sinkful and use it for nails. Or you could, before we got an industrial-strength water softener. I *HEART* my water softener. If we had a fire, God forbid, I'd do my damndest to get that water softener out of the house. But I still get film on glassware, and this sounds like just the thing for those greasy pans that keep showing up since I began visiting your cooking site…hmmmm…..
Heather On Thursday, May 8 at 5:59 pm
we have really REALLY hard water (but ours tastes NAAAAASTY! aaaand all our dishes come out opaque (yeah that's right i went to college!), so i came up with the brilliant idea… yeah i said I did…..of throwing in some vinegar with every dishwasher load. When I was a waitress a hundred years ago, we used it to clean our coffee pots from the hard water, so I did the same here. And VOILA! no more foggy dishes! And my favorite thing??? It's ding dang darn cheap! Now don't ask me if it's okay for the pipes 'cuz i've got no clue whatsoever. But it works and it's cheap. And hey, every now and then, it smells like Easter! (you know, vinegar for dying the eggs… not rotten eggs that you didn't find for months). Heather
Alyssa the Boob On Friday, May 9 at 5:28 pm
I should get some of this stuff. My glasses always get this crusty stuff on the inside so I wonder if this stuff will help. I don't know though if it's the crappy dishwasher or the water that is doing it though…
tns On Monday, May 12 at 2:26 pm
Thanks for the tip!
leslie On Wednesday, May 14 at 1:47 pm
What do you use to get the hard water stains off your granite? Everything says "not for use on natural stone" on the bottle.
jennifer B On Sunday, May 18 at 6:07 pm
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! I finally found this stuff at the store (it was always sold out) and it works miracles in our dishwasher. Finally no clouds on my cups and my fiestaware doesn't have any residue! My DH even says its a miracle he didn't think anything would get them clean looking. THANK YOU!!!
judy On Thursday, May 22 at 12:57 pm
Found some Lemi at Walmart…it worked so well it took the writing off my measuring cup in some places…hahaha…still worth it! Thanks!
Hard water rescurer On Tuesday, May 27 at 6:36 am
Those methods are well known from years but still working! Grannies methods are usually the best. If you would be interested in something more 'new' write to me;)
Nette On Wednesday, May 28 at 2:24 pm
This thank you is a long time coming. I purchased a case of lemishine based on your recommendation alone, and I love it! My glasses were HORRIBLE, and I thought my dishwashwer was crap. Turned out it was the hard water, and now they look beautiful again! Thank you so much, Ree. Clean glasses really do make a difference, who knew?
anna On Thursday, May 29 at 10:40 am
there is a new product out that filters the water going into the dishwasher. it works great and is very affordable. it fits right under the sink. you can get it at http://www.dishwasherfilter.com. you will be glad you made this investment!!!!
mike On Thursday, May 29 at 10:42 am
yes i have the filter system and my problems are solved. my dishes use to look grimy and dirty with that white film all over them. they came out awesome after the first load with the filtration system. it took me like 10 minutes to install it and i could not be happier.
Miggymeister On Thursday, May 29 at 3:54 pm
I must be living the good life to have discovered this web site when I did. I have been driven to TEARS the past 4 years after moving to Las Vegas because of SEVERAL situations which I think this one product will solve.
1. I am 48 and single (no kids except the 4-legged kind) and so I don't cook that much but I drink lots of liquids all day due to the dryness here. My glasses just keep looking worse and worse and the other day I had a repairman over and was too embarrassed to even offer him some iced tea!
This has happened a LOT since I'm restoring a home. I actually keep plastic glasses to offer various electricians, plumbers, etc.
At first I thought it was my dishwasher and was trying to figure out how long it would take to afford to buy a new one and I WOULD have, too, if I hadn't stumbled across this site!
2. I bought a brand new refrig when I moved in and I was cleaning it over Memorial day and noticed the steel mechanism in the freezer that crushes ice was getting rust spots on it! I am NOT hard on my appliances. In fact I still have my Zenith TV I purchased in 1985!
3. I grew UP in Oklahoma and even though we had a farm with well water (BEST drinking water in the world!) we had soft water in the home. It never even occurred to me that this might be the problem out here.
4. I have scraped the beautiful porcelain of my toilets because I have scrubbed them like a crazy woman. My shower door takes 3 hours to clean and the next day it's dirty again! And though I've used CLR cleaner on the shower heads hardly any water comes out of the clogged holes.
5. I can't grow anything in my garden! I think that's when the "seed" of hard water finally hit me because I bought a ground acidity-level checker at the nursery and was basically told that the reading would let me know whether to start adding either Epson salt or (GET THIS!) LIME to my soil! Now is THAT a coincidence or what? Obviously, my sprinkler system distributes this lime-filled, hard water daily to my plants! It's all starting to make sense. I bet you guys right now I will need Epson salt to counter the lime!
6. Before I moved here I lived in Florida and had beautiful skin but have aged terribly in the past 4 years. Until then I kept a large humidifier next to my bed (with the bedroom door closed all day) so that at night I'd have at least 7 or 8 hours of moisture to soak in my skin. Well, that thing died at about month 6 of moving out here and it was COATED with white, scaley stuff so I through it out! That's when my skin started getting dryer.
So I am actually re-arranging my schedule after I finish typing this and going STRAIGHT to Walmart/Target and if I have to go to every last one of them in this city I'm going to in order to get this stuff.
I DO have a question, though. Is this hard water safe for my pets to drink or should I start giving them bottled water like I drink?
Also, last year my hot water heater's bottom came crashing to the floor, having rusted out. Do you think this is due to the hard water too? I wouldn't know how to add this to a hot water heater.
Finally, is there something I should be using on my hair and skin when I shower? I actually got a chemical face peel from HELL because of all these lines and I always use a heavy sunblock. Now my skin will never be the same due to that idiot doctor but maybe you've got even MORE valuable info on this board about such matters.
I will read later but now I've got to go find this stuff!
THEN, I'm going to Home Depot and buy another large humidifier to keep next to my bed and throw some of that stuff in that thing every night when I fill it up with water.
Finally, I'm going to mix some Epsom salt with water and start pouring it on my plants and into the ground, in hopes of reviving them!
I have NEVER been so happy as I am right now.
I just can't thank you enough! Seriously! I'm happier than I've been in ages. Thank you all so much and I'll report back after I begin all of my thorough cleaning today and tonight!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love from Vegas,
Miggymeister (a name I frequently use on my Doxie, Miggy)
Lillie On Friday, May 30 at 6:59 pm
I found that stuff a couple of years ago and LOVE it! We have very hard water and that stuff works wonders on the dishes.
karrie On Tuesday, June 17 at 6:57 pm
I use this stuff all the time, it's the best.
gabe On Thursday, June 19 at 2:28 pm
is lemi shine good for plants also because i am also on well water
lin On Friday, June 20 at 8:34 pm
Here's another tip. I get hard water stains around my sink faucets both in the kitchen and bathroom. I soak paper towels with white vinegar, lay them on/around faucets overnight. I cover them with plastic wrap so they don't dry out. (The self sticking wrap works great). The hard water stains wipe clean in the morning. : )
June On Sunday, June 29 at 11:19 am
I agree .. I have used this stuff for a couple years and it is awesome. I wish it came in a spray solution (I'm lazy) for the shower. I make a paste and go after the really hard stuff .. faucets. I'm tempted (and probably should) throw some in with some jeans or towels … just to get the deposits out of the washing machine.
God Bless!
Britney On Monday, July 7 at 4:19 pm
Thanks so much for telling us about this stuff…we have hard water from hell and it's on a path to destroy everything ….I'll have to get on the hunt to find some!
Trudy On Thursday, July 10 at 5:17 pm
AMEN! We have water harder than steel from our well, and this is truly a miracle product. I wonder if there's any other uses around the house I could use it for. hmmm…..maybe it would clean my whole house! And, how exactly do you fix a hard water busted ice maker?
Gabriel On Monday, July 14 at 8:55 pm
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Cole On Saturday, July 19 at 11:00 am
I'm gonna have to find some of this stuff. We have well water, and it's HORRIBLE with all the minerals and rust. It's actually red at times it's so horrible. And my dishwasher is currently on the fritz because.. you guessed it – the hard water.
Danelle A On Saturday, July 19 at 1:39 pm
Okay, not to be a sourpuss or anything, but I actually tried this a couple of years ago in our dishwasher – followed the package directions and used it for many months on end – and it didn't make a noticeable difference with the spots and such. ?? We must have a weird kind of hard water or something. I don't know. But if it works for others, that's great!
Janelle On Wednesday, July 23 at 11:33 am
I am so trying this. If I have to look at one more white stained dish I think i will scream Keep your fingers crossed because our water is off the charts hard
Jennifer On Thursday, July 24 at 8:07 pm
We have some serious hard water, leaves stains on everything…..so imagine my frustration when my brand new dishwasher was covered in rust colored stains. I bought this at "wal-mart" the only thing commercial we have in town. and it was AMAZING looks new again, I stock up on it like crazy, cause you never know when they will quit carrying something!!!!
Barbara R. Kem On Saturday, July 26 at 4:13 pm
I've got to run out and get some ASAP !!
We live in Arizona, and our water is as hard as rock!
We also have ruined diswasher motors, disgusting
dishes, silverware, corroded faucets ETC !!
Thank you thank you thank you for finding this product. Will give it a try !!
Cynthia On Thursday, July 31 at 7:48 pm
It's wonderful you found this product! Do you know the ingredients of it?
What about taking showers? Do you feel the difference in the water as well?
I just discovered vinegar & baking soda. So I am going crazy with vinegar right now!!! I run 1/2 cup in the dishwasher EMPTY, it uncloggs the drain lines and deodorized it.
I am grateful that our water softener has worked thus far….but then again, we live in northern CA. We get water from the city….
Carol On Wednesday, August 6 at 11:57 pm
When we were on well water, we had to use Tang to clean out the dishwasher and the toilet water holder (I think I mean tank), really worked well.
Nancy On Thursday, August 7 at 8:35 am
What store did you buy this stuff at? It sounds like something I would use. Let me know. Thanks.
Mandy On Thursday, August 14 at 9:32 am
I just found it at the Wal-Marts last week. I tried it out and it worked great! Thanks for the suggestion, Ree!
Mares On Friday, August 15 at 12:33 am
Michigan's water seems to be very hard. The apt complex I live in, uses water softeners, and I don't know what is worse, the salt laden softener or the minerals in the hard water. Everything, has salt like residue on it, even my pans. I'd like to know where you find that product, I'd like to try it.
Carolyn On Wednesday, August 20 at 9:52 pm
This may not be an advertisement, but you should get a commission, you sold me on this product. I'd never heard of it before, but it is amazing!
BTW – I found this at our Wal-Mart, but unfortunately I cannot find the Panko bread crumbs – the Wal-Marts must be classier than our plain Wal-Mart.
Shirley On Tuesday, August 26 at 8:41 am
I'm so happy to see this! We just moved into an area with hard-water, something I've never known about until now. I was beside myself. Our exterior windows have water spots where the sprinkler has hit them. Now I don't know how to clean them Our car windshield has spots where the sprinkler has hit them My dishes…
Hannah On Monday, September 1 at 3:14 pm
I just want to thank you. I read this blog months ago and then forgot everytime I went to the store.. Well finally I wrote it down, went to target and got some. Boy does this stuff work great..
Also incase you have problems in your shower with hard water. Take some baby oil on a wash cloth. Scrub down everything with it ( that has the hard water stains, like my whole shower) then take some soap/shampoo and rise it off. Most of the time it takes the hard water stains out. I just did it this morning. and now my shower sparkels.. without the hard water stains.
Sue On Monday, September 1 at 10:40 pm
I think we are on the same water system, neighbor, and I have found a different solution for the dishwasher. It's called Glass Magic. I used to get Glass Magic at United, but alas, they closed my favorite store. Now I get it through Ace Hardware stores. I tried the Lemi shine, but caution everyone, it will take paint colors off of glasses. Like the red lines on the glass measuring cup.
Angela Henley On Thursday, September 4 at 10:49 am
OK I cannot wait to try this! i will take some BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS too!
as soon as I find it I will be working on
#1 spots from dripping faucet (rust in color) on ceramic tub
#2 toilet water line
#3 clothes that need whitening
wish me luck!
Stephanie On Friday, September 12 at 9:08 am
I got some of this the other day and ran some through my coffee maker (disolved it first in hot water) and saved myself from having to buy a new one! You should have seen the flakes of junk that came out into the pot. I calm myself by assuming that mess was caught in the filter regularly and did not usually end up in my tasty coffee.
Sudee in Florida On Saturday, September 13 at 6:40 pm
Boy, wish I had known about this stuff 2 years ago when we moved into our new house. We have had to replace our dishwasher because of all the buildup. The dishes looked dirtier after they came out of the dishwasher than when they went in. We bought a water softener first and then a new dishwasher. We have added the Cascade Rinsing agent to the new dishwasher, and so far it seems to be working okay. It is so nice to take sparkling glasses out of the dishwasher. I think I will go buy some of this Lemi Shine to try in my laundry. I think my towels are stiff from all the lime.
Katie On Tuesday, September 16 at 4:23 pm
I hope this stuff is available in MN. I'm going to give it a shot. I currently use dishwasher magic, which does a jolly fine job on my stainless steel, but doesn't smell like anything. For some reason a lemony fresh dishwasher is quite appealing!
wammytk On Wednesday, September 17 at 2:26 pm
I found it at Wal-mart and love it! Thank you soo much. I have not used my dishwasher for over 3 years. This stuff works wonders.
Vicki Madden On Friday, September 26 at 10:56 pm
I live in the country too and use well water….the problem is sulfer not minerals…Does anyone know what to do about it…We can't drink it and it makes my home smell awful…We had a $3,500 machine installed that helped but didn't take it stink all the way out and the water tasted horrible….Also the filters cost about $200 a piece and are short lived….All around bad deal…Ree, do you have anything bottled (or otherwise) that will help me??? Stinky in Knob Noster!!
Veronica On Wednesday, October 1 at 2:56 pm
Can you also "throw" a scoop in the washing machine? Just wondering if it would "soften" clothing!!!
Kelly On Tuesday, October 7 at 4:10 pm
I use something similar – basically it's just citric acid (which I buy in bulk) – and it works wonderful!
Saskia On Thursday, October 23 at 3:20 pm
I live in southern Germany, where we have terribly hard water. They sell crystallized citric acid here for cleaning off the hard water mineral deposits. Our dishwashers also function really differently. Do they sell German dishwashers there, like Bosch or Miele? They last forever, even with hard water. We have a special compartment for rock salt, and a huge compartment for the liquid anti-spot stuff. it makes all the difference in the world. It also has a food-catcher. I know they sell them in the US – anyone heard of them?
charlotte Wilson On Wednesday, November 5 at 1:44 pm
We have both of those brands here. However, they are a bit more on the pricey side.


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Additionally, by undercutting legislative efforts to stop the program, Hans said the university system continues to control housing policy on UNC system campuses.
"We felt it was important to maintain our autonomy over our housing policy, and while this effort was well-intentioned, there are more practical accommodations which can be made for those students interested in this program," Hans said.
Under the proposed policy, which reads like Senate Bill 658 taken up by lawmakers to prevent gender non-specific housing at UNC system schools, university's could not "assign members of the opposite sex to any institutionally owned and operated dormitory room, dormitory suite, or campus apartment unless the students are siblings, parent and child, or they are legally married."
Terri Phoenix, director of the LGBTQ Center at UNC, was disappointed to learn that the board will consider a policy to prevent the pilot program from moving forward.
"We feel we have made it clear why this is important for people to have from a student safety perspective," said Phoenix, who along with Kevin Claybren, student coordinator of the UNC-CH Gender Non-Specific Housing Coalition, spearheaded the effort that led UNC trustees to adopt the school's gender non-specific housing policy.
Phoenix would like to meet with the Board of Governors to make the case for allowing gender non-specific housing options.
"If this is passed, it's going to prevent the people most likely to use it from having the ability to do so," Phoenix said of the policy that will go before the board in August.
Supporters of the UNC policy say the housing option provides students who are sometimes teased or even assaulted because of their sexual preference or gender identity a safe place to live on campus.
In April, Sen. David Curtis, R-Lincoln; Sen. Ben Clarke, D-Cumberland; and Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake, sponsored Bill 658 in an effort to strike down the policy and to prevent the housing option from taking root elsewhere in the university system.
"The purpose of this bill is to help the UNC system regain its focus on the core mission of educating young people and helping them find meaningful employment in our state," Curtis, the bill's primary sponsor, said in April. "UNC did not become a national leader in academics by wasting time and tax dollars on frivolous social experiments."
Senate Bill 658, which died in committee, resurfaced last month as an amendment to the senate's $20.6 billion budget proposal.
UNC has set aside 32 living spaces for the fall semester for gender non-specific housing.
Four apartments with 16 spaces are at Ram Village, eight spaces or one suite at Carmichael Residence Hall and eight spaces, the equivalent of two suites, at Craige North Residence Hall.
So far, four students have signed up to live in gender non-specific housing.
About 66 private universities and 32 public schools, including eight of UNC's peers, allow some form of gender non-specific housing.
In North Carolina, Duke University and Guilford and Warren Wilson colleges offer gender non-specific housing.


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In this Tuesday, July 2, 2013, photo, Millie Wilson hands over two hot dogs to Kevin Kleman as they talk Cincinnati Reds baseball before the Reds' baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Wilson, 78, retires after the Reds' July 5 game after almost 60 years of selling hot dogs in the big leagues. (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Cliff Radel) NO SALES
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CINCINNATI - With 60 seasons in the big leagues, Millie Wilson is calling it quits.
"I've seen playoffs, World Series, All-Star Games," she said. "There's nothing new for me at the ballpark."
Her career highlights would amount to fine print on the back of a baseball card. If, that is, they issued baseball cards for hot dog vendors. ...


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Tree Guard Clinic Huge Success!
The Tree Guard Clinic rocked out all morning long this last Saturday. All I can say is: Wow and thanks for the memories!
Marc "The Guard" Dreyfus (http://brooklynshade.org) led a great clinic with the help of the reasonable and gracious folks from Green Shores NYC (http://www.greenshoresnyc.org) for about twenty people.
There was coffee, bagels and a cool slide show/instructional lecture from Marc on the do's and dont's of building great tree guards to begin, then we all went off and actually built a tree guard down the street for a young tree.
Not only was the event super informative, it was a great way for tree lovers to meet each other and answer questions about the trees of NYC.
Our huge thanks to Marc and to Christie, Katie, Chris and the others who helped set up and run it. Look for future workshops soon!


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Classic New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwich
The classic New Orleans sandwich combines a homemade olive salad with layers of thin-sliced Italian cold cuts. The secret is to let it rest before eating so the olive juices get absorbed into the bread. More
The classic New Orleans sandwich combines a homemade olive salad with layers of thin-sliced Italian cold cuts. The secret is to let it rest before eating so the olive juices get absorbed into the bread. More
Ken's Artisan in NW Portland is reputed as the go-to place for what many consider to be the best bread in Portland. The other Ken's, across the river, is a pizza restaurant and equally stellar. For the westsiders who want to stay in their neighborhood, Ken's Artisan Bakery does pizza every Monday night, and it rocks. Actually, you can't go wrong with anything they bake or make. Largely due to the bread, along with fresh, seasonal ingredients, any sandwich listed on the daily changing blackboard menu is going to be excellent. More
In Los Angeles, the prevailing sentiment seems to be that the sandwich has gone the way of our beloved La Brea Tar Pit mammoths. But the "Godmother" sandwich from Bay Cities Italian Deli in Santa Monica is a testament to old-world sandwiches still being done right, as the perpetual line in front of the deli counter can attest. Genoa salami, prosciutto, mortadella, coppacola, ham and provolone cheese are all thinly layered inside a crusty length of Italian bread. Be sure to give it "the works." More
As a fan of South Philly hoagies—the kind piled high with sharp provolone, roasted long-hots and piles of thinly shaved, imported Italian sopresetta and mortadella—I'm always cautious when I see the word "sub." But the glimmering retro neon signs outside the White House Sub Shop in Atlantic City, New Jersey, drew me in, and their Italian Sub is an awesome change of pace. More
To celebration National Cold Cuts Day, here's an episode of Modern Marvels on the history and production of popular cold cuts, including bologna, salami, pastrami, and even Tofurky. More
The Italians know how to do fast food. If ever you find yourself cruising down an Italian autostrada or stuck in an airport, rather than settling for a sub-par hamburger, chances are you can find a deli-style counter where you... More
[Photograph: Robyn Lee] John Houder of The Gainesville Sun recently predicted up-and-coming hipster fads, and cold cuts made the list. Apparently the counterculture has come full circle and wheat gluten is too mainstream but mechanically sliced meats are back! The classic "weird" meats like liverwurst and head cheese still fall under the umbrella of "establishment food," so hipsters will have to improvise with creations like zebra hoagies or capybara wraps. Combining animals will provide for even more individuality and, as is the case with ham radios and mopeds, will require searching for specialized and customizable gear that can be used to impress others. Hipsters will spend their time discussing the relative merits of different cuts of puma while grinding... More
Salumeria Rosi is a proper home for Cesare Casella's outsized Italian food personality, with its pristine display case full of hams, cheeses, and vegetables, shelves of handpicked imported Italian food, and a more than reasonably priced menu of small plates served in a small storefront dining room. More
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye has created a tile floor made from cold cuts—sort of. I'm going to let you soak in the sight above for a bit ... And then tell you that it's a trompe l'oeil salami floor. The mosaic is made up of C prints. Still pretty arresting, no? [via Yumsugars]... More
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The East Irondequoit School District has placed a teacher's aide at the East Irondequoit Middle School, on administrative leave, after they say they were made aware of an sexual relationship involving a former student.
According to the Irondequoit Police Department, 46-year-old Jennifer Kennard, was arrested, and charged with Rape in the Second Degree and Criminal Sex Act in the Second Degree.
Police say Kennard befriended the middle school student several years ago, and became involved in a sexual relationship with the student over the last three years. She has been an employee of the school since 2009.


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Over the weekend, someone asked me a variation of the corporate shield question again. Specifically, in this case . . .
I read that if your personal credit is not that great, if you owned a corporation it is easier to get financing because your personal credit is not looked at.
That bugs me because it's so different from what I've seen.
I'm not an attorney. This isn't legal advice. That said, don't plan on hiding your personal financial problems in a corporation. Here's what I've seen on that. There's a catch.
Corporate owner, meet personal guarantee
Do you want trade credit? Buy from the printer and pay 30 days later? Get some paper supplies? Rent an office? Corporation or not, expect to sign a personal guarantee. At least until your corporation gets old and big and has a lot of assets at play.
Do you want a bank loan? Small business loan? The bank will expect you to submit a personal financial statement and to sign a personal guarantee. If those don't look good you won't get a loan, unless you have a big corporation and a lot of assets, and maybe not even then.
Corporation or not, the personal guarantee is rampant. Business relations expect it; banks expect it.
I don't think that's some rule, and I don't think it's about the legalities. The lender in question has one very powerful word: "no."
And that's not legal advice. That's just what I've seen in 30 years of business.
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The New Statesman Essay - No Americans, please, we're British
Jonathan Freedland laments his failure to shift an old left prejudice
Jonathan Freedland laments his failure to shift an old left prejudice
by Jonathan Freedland Published
Jonathan Freedland laments his failure to shift an old left prejudice
They're at it again. The anti-Americans of the left, briefly quietened by the Blair-Clinton love-in of the late 1990s, are returning to the barricades. They've dusted down the old placards and rehearsed the old slogans. Who knows, Tariq Ali and the gang may even be planning a return trip to Grosvenor Square - American flag and lighter fuel ready in their pockets.
The grievance now is Kosovo. For the veteran leftist, the war against the Serbs is the latest demonstration of, at best, America's clumsiness, at worst, its chronic aggression. It may be a Nato operation but, as any self-respecting anti-American knows, that's all a sham. Operation Allied Force is a US mission, with Britain and the other 17 Nato nations mere obedient poodles. Harold Pinter caught the mood perfectly. "US foreign policy can be defined as follows," he wrote in a letter to the Guardian last week. " 'Kiss my arse or I'll kick your head in.' " By the letter's end - after three references to arse-kissing - Pinter had located the real threat to life in Kosovo. "The US is now a highly dangerous force, totally out of control."
Thus the Balkan war has provided the latest opportunity for the left to vent an anti-Americanism ingrained for at least three decades. Last year it was Zippergate that supplied the ammunition: what a sick, twisted society it was that could torment its leader over a trifling sexual affair. This year it's the air assault on Belgrade, reviving the old cold war maxim that "if Washington is for it, I must be against it". Next year it will be something else. But it will be something.
The old left has anti-Americanism in its guts, a distaste for all things American which is not simply a matter of cultural prejudice. On the contrary, it represents a great and costly error of ideas, one that has crippled the British left for more than a century and a half. Its roots are in a snobbish elitism, which has quietly put the left at odds with the bulk of its fellow citizens. More gravely, it ignores the British left's own history - and denies us a crucial chance to remake our own future.
For nearly a year I have encountered the sentiment at first hand. In the summer of 1998 - on 4 July, as it happens - I published my first book, Bring Home the Revolution. After four years as the Guardian's Washington correspondent, I wanted to ask Britain to look again at a side of the United States we too often ignore. The book asks Britons to rediscover America's founding ideals - the core beliefs I had witnessed in action, starting with a democracy that sends power flowing from the bottom up, not the top down. This is no alien creed, the book argues: it is our own, dreamed up by a host of British radicals exiled two centuries ago. Britain did, after all, have a revolution. The trouble is, we had it in America. Now, I argued, it's time to bring it back home.
I took that message out on the road, to public meetings and to phone-in shows, to student societies and pensioners' clubs. I found most audiences inspiringly receptive - especially those formed by what the media would call "ordinary people". But among the traditional left: resistance. It was as if they didn't want to hear it, didn't want to imagine that the old capitalist superpower could have anything to teach us.
I would rattle through the wish-list favoured by so many British progressives. A written constitution? America's got one. Devolution? America allocates most powers to the 50 states, and only the leftovers to the central government in Washington. An elected head of state? Look no further. Guaranteed freedom of speech? Check out the First Amendment. Freedom of information? America invented it. Directly elected mayors? Visit New York. A second chamber chosen by votes, not genes? Look at the US Senate, then remember the House of Lords. But the old left had their hands clamped over their ears and their eyes shut. "Say it ain't so," they seemed to cry. They couldn't bear to imagine the old bogeyman had somehow won, long ago, all the democratic spoils they said they wanted for Britain.
A couple of critics were honest. One, writing in the Observer, admitted: "I agree with every directive on Freedland's 'road map to the future'." But he went on to "wish" I hadn't predicated my argument on the lessons from America. Couldn't I have made the same points taking Europe as my inspiration? The same plea appeared in other reviews - all of them in liberal or centre-left papers.
I tried to explain that, no, I could not have premised my case on Europe because the same battery of democratic protections simply does not exist there. I tried to point out that these rights do not exist in America by accident; they flow directly from America's fundamental attitude to power and sovereignty - one that is a radical advance on Europe's.
But the prejudice on the left has deep roots. Why else did Charter 88 - whose central demands are all met by the US Constitution - take its inspiration (and name) not from that document, one of the most famous political texts in human history, but from a Czech pressure group most Brits had never heard of ? Why do British republicans perform all manner of intellectual contortions - citing the Swedish Example or the Norwegian Precedent - rather than simply point to the most successful country in the world to have thrown off the British crown? British leftists are happy to draw lessons from anywhere but across the Atlantic.
The reasons are not that mysterious. The cold war, and particularly the slaughter in Vietnam, turned a whole generation off Uncle Sam. America was the self-appointed GloboCop, destroying villages to save them.
In case that message had faded by the 1980s, Ronald Reagan taught it anew - spreading mayhem throughout Central and South America. The left was on the side of Cuba, Allende and the Sandinistas. Washington backed Miami, Pinochet and the Contras. In short, America was the enemy.
And let's not forget capitalism. To the left, the US is the centre of the global, corporate web, a society that tolerates inequality on a Roman scale. It's a place where the sick and poor can lie in the middle of the road, denied medical treatment because they don't have a credit card. Throw in the American record on slavery, and it's not hard to see why British progressives have spent the past 30 years looking east, not west.
A small part of the left's distaste for America is cultural. I noticed in my travels last year that anti-Americanism is a curiously elite trait in Britain. It's the Chablis-and-Tuscany set who can't stand America and Americanisation. The vast majority of Britons, the McDonald's-and-Florida crowd, find the States' exuberance, energy and sense of possibility exhilarating. Polls show that, despite the liberal elite's passion for Provence and Umbria, the US is the country in the world most Britons feel closest to.
My own experience, from talking about the book, suggested that low- and middle-income Britons have an instinctive affinity for America and its can-do ethos: they guess that, if they lived there, they would prosper and succeed. It is Britain's snootier classes that dislike the social mobility and classlessness of the US, regarding it as uncouth and vulgar. The rest can't get enough of it.
But the larger part is about principle. Our American blind spot is preventing us from seeing vast political riches. Besides the specifics - mayors, written constitutions and the like - there is a profound ideal that the Americans have made real. From their earliest days, they declared that "We the People", not politicians or the crown, are sovereign. From that founding principle of popular sovereignty, everything else has flowed - making America the most prosperous country in human history, and Americans the most patriotic, optimistic and contented people on earth.
Best of all, these American riches are not out of reach. They are the buried treasure of our own past. The American revolution was the creation of a handful of British radicals and dreamers, drummed out of their own land.
Thomas Paine, William Penn and the rest were the British left of their day, working in the twilight of the 18th century. Now, at the dawn of the 21st, the British left should reclaim those dreams for our own time. All we have to do is banish our blind spot - and open our eyes.
Jonathan Freedland is the author of "Bring Home the Revolution: the case for a British republic", published in paperback this week by Fourth Estate, £6.99


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Yea type in feeders in YouTube..... People who purposely eat 10k calories a day to become morbidly obese....
i typed in feeders on youtube, saw a video by a very large bedridden man. went to another video on his channel and he had died
now i'm sad
yeah you are
I used to think I was funny until I met Kathy Griffin. Im gonna have to call my mama and have her tell me how good I am. - ginger minj
Oh, dammit. Now I'm thinking about biscotti for the first time in a very long time. I think I'll eat something crunchy (Bubbies' Pickles!) when I get home - then wash it down with steak and eggs!Today at school drop off all the teachers were standing in the parking lot handing out coffee and these big chocolate biscotti pastries to all the parents (they said it was parent appreciation day ). They were standing out in the rain doing this and I felt so bad for them, I didn't have the heart to say no. I don't even drink coffee ugh, lol. Brought it home and dumped the coffee and gave the biscotti to my 4 yr old son, who did appreciate it lol.
Knifegill is christened to be high carb now!He gives me Lamprey Kisses in the midnight seanotontherug:
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This is a rough situation. Coming from a person who works in a bakery, I understand these every day challenges. There are always extras, leftovers, trimmings, etc. Our cake gal always offers me something, usually every day. I always just say "no thank you." Of course, she's pretty cool about it. She'll usually say, "Oh, man, I always forget your bread thing." There have been a few days when I've inhaled flour from dumping it into the mixer and had to sit down for awhile. One day I had to go home early because of it, but I manage ok.
Fortunately most folks at work are understanding of it. What they don't understand is why I don't eat on my breaks. "But you have to eat something!" Well... actually, I don't The person who doesn't seem to get it is my mother. Oh, take me out for pizza! Me: Are you serious right now? Mother: Yeah, you can just eat the toppings! Me: Are you serious right now?
I do not react as horribly as some of you folks, but I definitely am worse for wear if I eat something wheat/gluten. It's just better NOT to.
The process is simple: Free your mind, and your ass will follow.
Didn't expect this thread to end up so serious
Of course I say no thank you in a nice way and I have no problem with the gesture of being offered birthday cake and sometimes I eat it, this was not the issue, it was only a slight observation about some of the people that seem to enjoy watching people sabotage themselves. They do exist.
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some of the people that seem to enjoy watching people sabotage themselves. They do exist.
AdamC29, as someone who used to love to bake, I didn't bring people sweets wanting to watch them ruin a diet. I wanted to share my baking talent and people really enjoyed what I made. I liked the compliments and the opportunity to have something to talk about. I never thought of it as trying to "make someone fat" or "make someone try gluten".
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Free hospice is proposed in county
You can find out more about Dr. Sharon Norling's health conference and fundraiser for Our Community House of Hope by calling 818-707-9355 or visiting http://www.thembsc.com.
To learn more about Our Community House of Hope, visit http://www.ourhouseofhope.org.
Teresa Wolf of Thousand Oaks wants to make sure no one dies alone.
A registered nurse by background, Wolf worked for several years as a family services coordinator for a local hospice. Among those she helped in their final months of life were several women, all under 50, who had cancer or another terminal illness but no family or financial means to hire caregivers. They were dying alone at home.
"One lady was 30 years old; she had no money and nowhere to go," and lived out her final days on the couch of an acquaintance, Wolf said. "Most people just assume the care is there, the system is there."
But in many cases, that system isn't available. So Wolf and Ruth Klein, another nurse and hospice family service coordinator, decided to find a better way to care for the dying in their community.
Their dream is Our Community House of Hope, a free, eight-bed hospice. It would provide a haven for people in the last three months of life who cannot afford or don't want nursing-home care but might not have the resources, financial or otherwise, to remain in their own homes.
"People don't understand what little is available" to people who need hospice care, Wolf said. The Medicare hospice benefit provides a nurse twice a week and a nurse's aide to help with bathing and changing bed linens. "Beyond that, the family has to provide 24-hour care. They have to have someone at home 24 hours a day."
The vision for Our Community House of Hope was inspired by hospice facilities in Klein's native Denmark, where such homes are abundant and free to whoever needs them, as well as by Santa Barbara's Sarah House, an eight-bed hospice that serves terminally ill low-income people.
Healing the spiritual side'
Klein and Wolf envision a social-model hospice similar to Sarah House that would support residents' medical needs as well as their social and emotional needs, including offering amenities such as aromatherapy, healing-touch massage or hydrotherapy. An outside medical hospice would provide the medical care.
"I think the way we're trying to promote this is as a place of healing the spiritual side," Wolf said.
"People need a home. They need a place to heal."
Ideally, the house would be located in Camarillo, Moorpark, Simi Valley, the Conejo Valley, Calabasas or Malibu and would serve residents in those communities, Wolf said. Currently, there are no resident hospices, either private or nonprofit, in Ventura or Los Angeles counties.
Pressing for licensing bill
One challenge to establishing such homes is a lack of licensing law to allow for a hospice facility in a residential setting, said Margaret Clausen, executive director of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association. Without such licensing, hospices must seek a license for other types of facilities, such as nursing homes, which can add costs, time and other issues for those trying to start such a facility.
The state Senate has passed a bill, SB462, that would provide for such licensing. It's now in the hands of the Assembly, Clausen said.
"It would smooth out the process," Clausen said of the bill introduced last year. "The impetus has been the increased demand for this level of care."
The demand will continue to grow, especially as baby boomers age, said Sharon Lucas, a Thousand Oaks resident, palliative care consultant and member of the House of Hope's advisory board.
"We're going to have this huge boom in the aging population. Already, (family) caregivers are being stretched," because they're caring for children, parents or spouses while also trying to work, Lucas said.
"They're depleting their income sources to care for someone who is living longer but is very, very ill," she said. "By the time the person dies, the caregiver is exhausted and financially depleted, and there are no resources left for them."
Finding community support
A project like the House of Hope is likely to appeal to baby boomers who were soured on hospitals or nursing homes after witnessing the passing of their own parents, Lucas said.
Wolf and Klein are finding support in the community. They recruited a 30-member advisory board, garnered a nonprofit tax designation and identification number, and developed a business plan and marketing materials. This year, their focus will be on fundraising — they need a major donation of either money or real estate to establish a site for the house.
"This year, our goal is to raise the roof," said Wolf, who serves as the nonprofit organization's president. "Our hope as we work on this is that we'll find this big donor. We're just beginning to get the word out."
Money starting to come in
If that happens, the house could open by 2010, she said. Once open, the house is expected to cost about $1 million a year to operate.
Money is starting to come in. A local real estate firm recently offered to donate a percentage of commissions for each home sold in 2008. The Concierge Homes Team at Aviara Real Estate in Westlake Village started by giving a $500 donation earlier this year.
Dr. Sharon Norling, a Westlake Village physician, will donate proceeds from her third annual health conference. Tickets cost $50 for the March 29 event at Los Robles Greens in Thousand Oaks that will include speakers, a silent auction and door prizes.
"They have some very impressive goals. They've done their homework," Norling said of House of Hope. She said supporting a hospice project is a natural extension of her previous philanthropy.
"As a physician and personally, I've been touched by cancer. I've always been very supportive of hospice," she said.
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'Nasty' attack on man in Ely following city's fireworks display
Posted: November 14, 2013|
A man was pushed to the ground and kicked in an unprovoked attack while walking home in Ely.
The 37-year-old victim had been watching the city's fireworks display in Cherry Hill Park on Saturday (November 9) when the "nasty" assault happened.
He was walking along High Barns at around 7.30pm when he was approached by two men near the Spar shop.
One of the men pushed him to the floor and they both shouted abuse and kicked him before running off.
The victim was treated for slight injuries.
The first attacker is described as white, 5ft 7in to 6ft, in his 20s and had short blond hair.
The second man is described as white, 5ft 7in to 6ft, in his 20s, medium build and had short dark hair.
Pc Rachel McKenzie, investigating, said: "This was an unprovoked and nasty attack on the victim, who had been walking home after watching a firework display.
"Anyone who thinks they may have information about who carried out this assault should not hesitate to get in touch."
Anyone with information should contact Pc McKenzie on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.


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(b. 5 February 1940). Also T.K. 8th dan Aikikai (1978). B. Tokyo. Professional aikido instructor. Entered the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO as an UCHIDESHI in February 1958. Promoted to 3rd dan in 1960. Assigned to Nagoya in 1961 to assist in the establishment of an Aikikai dojo. Received 4th dan in 1962 while an instructor at the Aikikai. Also taught at the Kokugakuin, the Self-Defense Force, Kogaku Kan and Aichi Daigakuin universities. Chiba was appointed official representative of the Aikikai for the U. K. in January 1966. He formed the Aikikai of Great Britain which received Aikikai approval that same October. Chiba's promotion to 6th dan came in 1970. Also, in that year, in an effort to unify instruction, he introduced a FUKU SHIDOIN and a SHIDOIN system where he taught his senior students a basic teaching curriculum for dissemination to their own students. Chiba, moreover, began to introduce training in the use of the JO and KEN as taught by Morihiro SAITO. His grading syllabus adopted in 1974 made aiki weapons a requisite for higher ranks. During his stay in the U.K., Chiba also invited many of his contemporary instructors in Europe to conduct seminars in the U.K. He also traveled widely to other European nations to instruct. He returned to Japan in 1976. leaving Minoru KANETSUKA as his successor. In Japan, he assumed the office of Secretary of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo, International Division, and played an active role in the creation of the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION. Chiba was appointed Assistant General Secretary of the IAF in 1976. He relocated to San Diego, California in 1981 at the invitation of UNITED STATES AIKIDO FEDERATION to establish the San Diego Aikikai and head the Western Region of that federation. Chiba has recently formed an international aikido federation known as the Birankai which also incorporates training in Batto-ho/Iaido. He is known for his powerful technique. See AN#73, #102, and #103.
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