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Chronicles of Caregiving: Giving up the Big Purse!
Are you caring for an older family member or friend? What are some of the challenges you face? Sometimes it's those little things that make a big difference so share your stories with us so we can all learn how best to care for others together. [Read More]
8 Helpful Resolutions for Caregivers in 2014!
We all do it! New Year's resolutions are always made with great intentions! We're going to eat better, lose weight, sleep more, watch less television, smell the roses, and complain less! These resolutions stack up pretty closely to most Americans since according to the University of Scranton, the top 10 New Year's resolutions are: –>> […] [Read More]
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The mid-1960's sitcom I Dream of Jeannie gave flight to images of rubbing that magic lamp found in a distant faraway desert and out pops the genie who could grant any wish imaginable. Oh if only that were the case – especially for so many caregivers with a multitude of tasks, often sandwiched between husband, […] [Read More]
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Caregiving: A Time for Everything
It is always during the fall season, just as the colors on the leaves begin to show their brilliance when this scripture passage from Ecclesiastes comes to mind. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. – Ecclesiastes 3 But there is also sadness knowing that even among […] [Read More]
Caregiver Stress – It may be closer than you think!
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Celebrating Holy Days with Jewish Elders
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Royal Wedding: Dispatches from the Ritz-Carlton Watch Party
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It is 5 a.m., and everyone is wearing hats. Feathered hats. Straw hats. Flowered hats. Tiny hats. As Kate Middleton prefers, fascinators. I'm at the Ritz Carlton's Royal Watch Party with approximately 250 other women who are dressed to the nines before the sun has even come up, all to eat scones with clotted cream and gasp over ohmigod, the wedding of the century. A report:
5:36: I arrive at the Ritz and am greeted by a harp player. And camera crews. The decorations in this room, for the enjoyment of those watching someone else's wedding, are nicer than the decorations that most of the people in this room will enjoy for their own weddings.
5:52: There is a glimpse of Kate Middleton's sleeve in the car. The entire room gasps.
6:01: Dress designer revealed: Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. Curiosity sated, a longer line forms at the breakfast buffet.
6:08: A woman at my table remarks that she has a crush on Prince Harry. A spoilsport, I inquire about that whole Nazi costume thing.
6:18: Prince William has difficulty fitting Kate's ring on her finger. A chill falls over the room. Wedding ruined! Oh, no, there it goes.
6:33: "This is as every wedding day should be." Expensive? "A day of hope." Ok, that too. You have probably ascertained by now that this is not the same breathless coverage you can expect from other liveblogs, like our sister site WJLA's.
6:37: Royal Wedding Watch brunch menu: Bangers, scones with clotted cream, bagel with lox. They are all delicious. They're temporarily out of the black pudding. Is Prince William's bald spot looking bigger?
6:42: People I hope to talk to here as soon as everyone's done eating: The women who have brought bride-and-groom-dressed pugs, the woman who stapled bags of British tea to her hat (she can probably reuse that for another occasion!), the dudes wearing kilts who have undoubtedly figured out that this is an excellent place to pick up girls.
7:00: Richard Olson is at a royal wedding party before sunrise, and is wearing a kilt. That means one of two things: He is either here with his girlfriend, or he's here to meet women, right? "I'm here with a friend, and she's a girl," he says. He and Jason Baletsa decided to dress for the occasion, with the former in a kilt, and the latter in a plastic crown. Because he has borrowed the kilt, he says he knows nothing about its lineage – something he's since learned you cannot be ignorant of when wearing a kilt. The wedding, so far, is "Impressive," he says. "As much of a spectacle as it is, it's good to see that it's classic, not overwrought with details." As for the estrogen level of the room, Olson says that this may be the most women he's ever been around at one time in his life. "I've never been to a bridal shower, but this must be what it's like." We're averaging about one man per every two tables.
7:15: They're officially married. The crowd here at the Ritz goes wild. Also, this:
Tune in to BBC After Dark tonight for "The Consummation."
7:33: There is another Wedding of the Century, and it's happening here in this ballroom. It's between two dogs: One is a terrier named Prince William, and the other is a pug named Lady Lucy. Rambo, another pug, is the best man and ring bearer. There are actual rings. Rambo's owner Jan Boswell tells me that she is thrilled by the royal wedding so far: "Seeing it here, on the big screens, is fantastic. It makes you feel like you are there. They're such a handsome couple, It's so wonderful that Diana raised such wonderful boys." Boswell is wearing a brown straw hat with pearl detail. "I'd like to say I got it at a fancy shop, but I got it at Macy's." She's here with her two friends of ten years, the mothers of the lucky bride and groom. The dogs are really enjoying the royal wedding so far, says Mame Reilley, owner of little Lucy, who was sleeping on the floor. "She wouldn't get married anywhere other than the Ritz," says Reilley. I asked why Lady Lucy wasn't spending much time with her groom, who was sitting in someone else's lap, and panting. "She has a wandering eye," says Reilley.
7:45: Real, out-of-context quote from BBC announcer: "This is what we do in Hyde Park: We take a blanket, and we fill it with children."
7:54: My friend Nikki Schwab, of the Yeas and Nays column for the Examiner, has done an unofficial survey of hats. She reports that most women plan to reuse them for Kentucky Derby parties, Gold Cup, etc. Preakness was not included in that list, unsurprisingly, but I bet man-stallion Kegasus would love to be in this room full of women.
8:00: Time to announce the winners of the hat competition. A hush falls over the room. The women's winner, Sharon Larimer, is wearing a gigantic white hat. Men's winner is Richard Olson, the kilt dude. Says the announcer: "I know the tradition of the kilt, so please keep it down, sir." Hat correspondent Schwab talks to Larimer, and learns that her son, who is a designer for Anthropologie, made it for her.
8:21: No doubt one of the runners-up in the hat competition, Laura Anderson has attached bags of British tea to her chapeau. Tetleys is the predominant brand. Anderson says she is an avid tea drinker, and she brought them all back from London. She, too, is enamored with the wedding: "I was saying that it's really nice to see a global event with a happy ending." True! Anderson says that she considered that people would confuse her for a tea partier with all that tea on her hat, but since today is all about England, and not America, she's not too concerned. However, she has a different concern: "I don't think I'll be able to drink the tea after it's been on the hat."
8:27: THE KISS. Women everywhere cheer. CNN: "I would say it was longer and more passionate than Charles and Diana's."
8:33: Well, now that they've kissed, everyone seems to have lost interest. Dozens of hats leaving the room. CNN went to commercial, and the Ritz is playing some kind of elevator music to drown it out. Princess party is over!

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The New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team dropped three spots in the final regular season AP Top 25 poll released Monday.
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This project by Japanese Architect Katsuhiro Miyamoto is a great example of construction in a difficult site. Located in the Japanese city of Takarazuka, the site is a narrow triangle of land surrounded by a densely built neighborhood. The irregular Urban zone was divided in rectangular parcels of land, the site is a secluded lot that is hard to use is left over Katsuhiro Miyamoto describes the site as "heta-ti" (hull land) – fragment of land that is left over. Surmounting the shape of the land, the restrictive regional building code, and a tight budget, the Architect produces a smart spatial organization, layered on two floors and two basements. Making the most of the site, the project is home of a three-generations family of six.
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MOUNT VERNON — Are you smarter than a 12th grader?
That would have been Jeff Foxworthy's opening question if he had been at the Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County Wednesday night when three adult quartets challenged the Mount Vernon High School "In the Know" team.
And the answer? Not quite.
For two decades, the library has hosted students and adults from the community for a friendly competition to mark National Library Week. Over the years, wins and losses have been traded back and forth with regularity. But for the first time in the memory of faculty advisor Rob Fetters and library director John Chidester, the students swept all three rounds.
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In his column in Politico today, Roger Simon writes this:
Chuck Todd, political director and chief White House correspondent for NBC News, who was not part of Journolist, told me this:
"I am sure Ezra [Klein] had good intentions when he created it, but I am offended the right is using this as a sledgehammer against those of us who don't practice activist journalism.
"Journolist was pretty offensive. Those of us who are mainstream journalists got mixed in with journalists with an agenda. Those folks who thought they were improving journalism are destroying the credibility of journalism.
"This has kept me up nights. I try to be fair. It's very depressing."
Agreed. It is very depressing. But it is still a good thing that this story broke; after all, now, when it comes to key segments of the journalistic world, all of us better understand just what it is we're dealing with. For some, what has been uncovered was a revelation. For others, it was simply a confirmation. Either way, it is useful information to have out and about. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, as Justice Brandeis once said.


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Ronald Reagan's first great victory, in the 1966 California governor's race, seemed to come from nowhere and has long since confounded his critics. Just two years earlier, when Barry Goldwater lost to Lyndon Johnson by a landslide, the conservative movement was pronounced dead. In California, Governor Edmund "Pat" Brown was celebrated as the "Giant Killer" for his 1962 victory over Richard Nixon. From civil rights, to building the modern California system of higher… (more)
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Apple agrees to disclose app privacy permissions before download or purchase
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced today that Apple has agreed to better protect iOS users' privacy by disclosing the permissions an App Store app will require before a user downloads or purchases an app.
"Your personal privacy should not be the cost of using mobile apps, but all too often it is," said Attorney General Harris. "This agreement strengthens the privacy protections of California consumers and of millions of people around the globe who use mobile apps," Attorney General Harris continued. "By ensuring that mobile apps have privacy policies, we create more transparency and give mobile users more informed control over who accesses their personal information and how it is used."
The way apps treat our personal, private data has been in and out of the news for years, but recently gained attention again following the discovery that some iOS apps were uploading Contacts data to their servers without explicit user consent. Though against Apple policy, the use of private data like Contacts or Calendars isn't prevented by iOS the way Twitter accounts, location, and push notifications are.
Apple may decide to take a page from Google's Android Market, and show a list of permissions an app will require in a tab on the App Store.
That's a huge win for users concerned about their privacy and wishing greater transparency from developers and platform owners both. However, it doesn't address the scalability or usability issues that remain within iOS -- longer permission lists require better interfaces or they risk users getting annoyed or bored and no paying attention to them.
Personal responsibility is an absolute must, and if we tap through or scroll through without reading, we abdicate our right to complain later, but making permissions easier to navigate and update goes a long way towards making life easier for users and mitigating the overload "too much information" sometimes causes.
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What I wouldnt give to have a detbae with you about this. You just say so many things that arrive from nowhere that Im pretty positive Id have a fair shot. Your blog is good visually, I mean people wont be bored. But others who can see past the videos and the layout wont be so impressed together with your generic understanding of this subject.
This is kind of BS because "disclosure prior to download/install" and actually being able to control that access after the install via security on the device are two completely different things. If disclosure is all that's needed right now, this doesn't push Apple enough to make those security changes to the OS for much more robust security permission control. Am I the only one who sees this? WTF?!
I agree. We should be able to grant access or denie just like location and push notification. I don't like anyone having my contacts list that I don't approve.
i'm not sure, seeing as private api's are banned and api's must be used to perform these privacy actions, it's not inconceivable that the auto app scan couldn't make a note of them as they pass through.
What also needs to be addressed is when the app developer changes their privacy and access policies once the app is installed. It will hopefully require you to approve it again.
Apple should make it mandatory that the privacy/access policy is outlined in the iTunes app store for each app. It should require you to agree to it prior to purchase their.
Sadly most will just click ok and move on and once again scream about it and claim class action status when ultimately it would have been their fault (if they clicked without reading).
Of course Apple should also allow for refunds IF the developer changes their privacy/access policy sufficiently that the user no longer approves the access the app wants which in turn makes the app useless and no longer functional.
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Satya Singh is a member of the executive council of the Kundalini Research Institute and has studied under Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga. Fred Hageneder is the author of "The Heritage of Trees," "The Living Wisdom of Trees," and "The Spirit of Trees." He is cofounder of Friends of the Trees, a registered charity that promotes modern tree sanctuaries as oases of peace.


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Before moving to California, my grandma gave me a cookbook to encourage me to make meals for myself every now and then. She knew I was going to be diving into a pretty frugal lifestyle, primarily living off eggs, bread and peanut butter but wanted me to treat myself to a home-cooked meal every now and then ('cause she's the sweetest!).
Now, I can't say that I ever made too many of the "meals" in that cookbook, but I did make a lot of the desserts, my favorite being the easiest, tastiest banana bread of all time (made even better with mini chocolate chips).
As November is National Bread Month (and Sunday is Homemade Bread Day), I thought I would share the coveted banana bread recipe with you all today and a few other bread recipes, too!
Banana Bread
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 tsp. baking sode
1/2 tsp salt
3 very ripe bananas
1/3 cup plain yogurt
2 large eggs
3/4 stick butter (room temp)
1 tsp vanilla
*Optional (but highly recommended): 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions: Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees F. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mash bananas. Combine all wet ingredients in a medium bowl. Slowly fold banana mix into large bowl until just combined. (*Add chocolate chips!) Scrape batter into loaf pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. BOOM!
Pumpkin Bread
Recipe from The Realistic Nutritionist
Oh . . . did we mention that it's also Peanut Butter Lover's Month, too? This Peanut Butter Bread recipe sounds delicious:
If you're looking for treats for the little ones in your family, check out these great music-inspired recipes from our own chef, Jeff Parker.


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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in its second quarter, as the agency cut employees' work hours but struggled with an ongoing drop in mail volumes, the cash-strapped agency announced on Friday.
The loss for the quarter ended March 31 was an improvement from the $3.2 billion loss during the same period in 2012, when the mail agency had to set aside twice as much for an annual retiree benefits payment.
The independent government agency relies on sales of stamps and other products rather than taxpayer dollars to fund its operations. First-class mail, its most profitable service, decreased by $198 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said the Postal Service would require a taxpayer bailout in excess of $47 billion by 2017, unless Congress acted.
The Postal Service needed to save $20 billion annually by 2016, he said.
"We do not want to get to the point where extreme options are the only options," Donahoe said. "But time is of the essence."
The Postal Service, which has been losing money for years, announced in February it planned to end Saturday delivery, a move it said would save $2 billion annually. But Congress thwarted that plan when it voted to maintain a six-day delivery schedule.
The Postal Service, which lost nearly $16 billion in fiscal year 2012, is also buckling under the weight of massive payments into its future retirees' health care fund, which were mandated by a 2006 law.
The agency has defaulted on several of the payments and expects to do so again this year, but it must still account for the payments in its quarterly statements.
Donahoe has urged lawmakers to pass legislation allowing the Postal Service to modify its business model and raise revenues. But lawmakers remain gridlocked, and no action has been taken to grant it extra flexibility.
The Postal Service has begun consolidating mail-processing facilities, cutting operating hours and shedding more than 190,000 jobs in the past six years in an effort to stem the mounting losses.
But it still needs Congress to free its hands, Donahoe said.
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware called on Friday for urgent congressional action to curb the Postal Service's growing financial troubles.
"The reality is that any decline of revenue at this rate is unsustainable and threatens the Postal Service's long-term viability," said Carper, chairman of the Senate Government Affairs Committee.
The National Association of Letter Carriers said gains in the second quarter in the parcel business, a rare bright spot as more Americans shop online, showed that cutting delivery days would be foolish.
Package volumes increased by 9.3 percent or $267 million in the second quarter, compared with the same period last year.
"Instead of the postmaster general's "shrink to survive" strategy -- which will only begin a death spiral for the USPS -- what is needed is a dynamic business plan for the future to take advantage of the many opportunities for growth, including in the exploding package delivery market," Fredric Rolando, the union's president, said in a statement.
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Time to sell this outfit to FedEx or UPS. They are NEVER going to turn this around without both sides giving in an putting up more of our tax money to save their unions, big salaries, big pensions, and years of mismanagement.
If any politician votes to bail them out, they should be impeached, but I do not really think the voters have enough brains to at least vote them out of office. Most Americans living today never hear the word "common sense."


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Former commissioner's arrest sought by court
Court officials issued an order for arrest against former Vance County Commissioner Anthony Scott Hughes Tuesday for not showing up in District Court on a heroin possession charge from 2011.
The order for arrest placed in the heroin charge file in the Vance County Court Clerk's Office records a $10,000 bond order for the case and a court date set for April 29.
The case against Hughes has been delayed repeatedly since a July 20, 2011, traffic stop by Vance County sheriff's deputies who charged him after they said they found heroin in his car.
Hughes, soon after arrest on the heroin charge, said there were a number of other people in his car, and indicated the heroin was not his.
Continuances have been granted as the result of court officials being double-booked on hearings elsewhere.
In comments made about a year ago, Hughes said his attorney David Waters was repeatedly in Superior Court on dates his case had a hearing scheduled in District Court.
Hughes, 37, of 309 Yowland Road, Henderson, had been free on $5,000 bond set for the heroin charge, down from a $10,000 original bond amount.
He was served in August for failure to appear in an unrelated traffic infraction, making a $500 bond for release.
There is no arrest report or record of whether Hughes has been served or bonded on the arrest order issued on Tuesday.
His tentatively scheduled hearing April 29 is for the failure to appear charge, with his heroin case showing no update to a March 25 scheduled hearing, according to court records.
The maximum statutory penalty for the heroin possession charge is 15 months in prison.
Hughes served as a county commissioner from 2006-2010. He lost in the 2010 election to Tommy Hester.
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Tired of those darn New Year's resolutions already? Here's a great brunch dish from The Wave of Contemporary American Flavors (or just "The Wave) at Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort.
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Pecan-Honey Butter
Serves 4 to 6
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato (from about 1 small sweet potato)
3 large eggs
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pecan-Honey Butter
1 stick butter, room temperature
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
For pancakes:
- Preheat oven to 225°F.
- Sift flour into a large bowl. Add baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; whisk until combined.
- Combine milk, brown sugar, sweet potato, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract in a large bowl; whisk until well blended. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir until just blended.
- Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium-low heat until a few drops of water sizzle on the surface. If using an electric skillet, preheat to 350°F.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake onto skillet. Cook on first side until tops bubble and sides look dry; flip and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more.
- Place cooked pancakes on a baking sheet and place into preheated oven to keep warm. Repeat process with remaining batter.
For pecan-honey butter:
- Stir together butter, honey and pecans in a medium bowl.
- Top pancakes with honey-pecan butter and serve immediately.
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X's and O's Marks New Yokohama Tire Corporation TV Commercial
30-Second Football-Themed Spot to Air September and October
September 19, 2011
FULLERTON, CA (Sept. 19, 2011) – Following up its successful "Duck, Duck, Goose" TV commercial launched in March, Yokohama Tire Corporation is rolling out a new high-powered 30-second spot called "X's and O's." The highly choreographed ad was shot at the San Bernardino International Airport and features a wide range of Yokohama tire-shod vehicles ranging from a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera to an 800-horsepower off-road truck. The high-performance machines are lined up in a football formation, much like a coach would diagram an X's and O's play. Suddenly, the game is set afoot with a message of, "Pioneering technology to produce the best performing tires in the world is all part of our game plan."
To see the commercial, go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/YokohamaMotorsports.
"X's and O's" will air in late September and run through October as part of Yokohama's overall branding initiatives and to support its upcoming football promotions with the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens. The spots will air on networks such as ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network, FOX and Altitude.
"X's and O's," was created by Yokohama's ad agency, Culver City, California-based Kovel/Fuller, and was produced by the Bandito Brothers under the direction of Mike "Mouse" McCoy. The same team created/produced Yokohama's "Duck, Duck, Goose" spot.
"The "Duck, Duck, Goose" commercial was a hard act to follow, but our creative team came up with another clever, visually-pleasing winner," said Fred Koplin, Yokohama director of marketing communications. "X's and O's finds an innovative, spectacular way to showcase our technology and our line-up of high-performance tires."
The Yokohama tires featured in the commercial include ADVAN Neova® AD08, ADVAN Sport®, AVID® ENVigor™, S.drive®, Geolandar A/T-S® and Parada Spec-X®.
Yokohama Tire Corporation is the North American manufacturing and marketing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global manufacturing and sales company of premium tires since 1917. Servicing a network of more than 4,500 points of sale in the U.S., Yokohama Tire Corporation is a leader in technology and innovation. The company's complete product line includes the dB Super E-spec™ – the world's first tire to use orange oil to reduce petroleum – as well as tires for high-performance, light truck, passenger car, commercial truck and bus, and off-the-road mining and construction applications. For more information on Yokohama's extensive product line, visit www.yokohamatire.com.
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MWS continues to recycle all toner cartridges and cell phones, just bring them to either office. Storage is easier if toner boxes are recycled at home. Thank you!
Grass Raised Ground Beef from Sunset Hill Farm in Harpswell is now available. The ground beef is sold in 1-1.5# pound frozen wrapped packages at $3.00/lbs. Please call Chuck Alexander @ 729-2816 if you are interested. Drop off is available for large or combined orders. Mr. Hight says it's real good!
Need a Small Gift? Check out the mini-store in the main office: New this year! MWS Cross country ski ties (very handy device used to hold your skis together): $5 each or a pair for $9. Also available: MWS baseball caps (assorted colors): $15; beeswax sheets and candle wick; block and stick crayons; modeling and decorating beeswax; hand-crocheted harnesses for horse play; knitting and crocheting baskets and various other items!
It is skating time again! Falmouth Family Ice has graciously and generously agreed again this year to offer the MWS community discounted pricing for our Friday afternoon skate time. Please sign up early so I can confirm with them that we can do it. The cost is $75 for all 10 sessions or $12 each session. The dates are January 7th through March 18th, excluding vacation week and our skate time runs 1:40 to 2:40pm. Please contact Pat Sanford FMI firstname.lastname@example.com or 615-0405.
Student violin for sale: Scott Cao 1/2 size instrument. Great student instrument. Includes bow and case $300. Please contact Nancy Roderickat firstname.lastname@example.com or 729-5156.
For Sale: Women's Karbon ski jacket size 8, $40, sleeves detach: red, black, grey, can email picture. Call Regina, 847-3453.
Ivers & Pond Upright Piano for sale: Very good condition, in tune. $200.00 or best offer
Casco Bay Networking offers computer, wireless, routing, web design and cable support for small businesses and home users. Go to www.cascobayit.com for more information or email firstname.lastname@example.com. 10% discount for MWS community members.
Beautiful Ostheimer Farm House with base and a whole barnyard full of animals would make the perfect Christmas gift for any Waldorf child. Included are the farm house, the green wooden base, an Ostheimer Farm Wife, Cow and Peackock; Anne Moze farmer girl and boy and many animals including pigs, goats, cows, a dog, chickens and more; and a wooden family of rabbits. The price for the farm house, base and all the animals and people is $325. For more information please email email@example.com.
Custom Made Waldorf Toys for Sale: My name is Jonathan Knock. My son Caleb attends the parent-child group here at Merriconeag, and after seeing how much he loved the toys here, I was inspired to begin creating Waldorf-style toys for others to enjoy. I specialize in playstands, and can make an unfinished pine playstand for $70, or set of two for $125. I can create custom playstands with your choice of wood and finish for slightly more. I also make Advent and birthday spirals, wooden doll strollers, and play kitchens. These items are locally made, at great savings over catalog prices for similar toys. I can also deliver to the school, so you save on shipping charges! Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or (978)290-3382. I will work with you to create a piece that is truly unique to your home and family. I am in the process of creating an Etsy shop; for the time being, please email me for pictures and more information. I look forward to creating custom Waldorf pieces for you!
Used Wooden Toys for Toddlers For Sale: L.L.Bean sled w/sides and pad ($50), high quality round table and chair ($50), push cart for new walkers ($25), horsie swing ($10), L.L.Bean/Radio Flyer Rocking Horse ($35) and other smaller items. Please call Lois @ 232-4541.
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Are you looking to make your child's summer amazing?
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Ostheimer: If you are interested in ordering Ostheimer - Handcrafted Wooden Toys, an order will be placed the week after Thanksgiving. Ostheimer has several new pieces this year, including flower children, construction workers, craftsmen and their tools, and gorillas! The catalogue and price sheet are available in the grade school office. All orders must be pre-paid. Lisa Mainella
Circus Smirkus at Merriconeag:
Monday, August 3 & Tuesday, August 4, 1:00 & 6:00 pm,
Grade School Campus, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport.
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Barber breaks silence – sort of
IRVING – Media-shy running back Marion Barber spent all of 67 seconds seconds with reporters today. Barber, who raced past the media all through training camp, didn't offer much. But that's not entirely his fault. Most of the questions posed to him were pretty lame. (They came from the electronic crowd, which crowded around him […] [Read More]
Holland will be active Sunday
IRVING – Left guard Montrae Holland told us three days ago he wouldn't "bet on" him being active in the opener at Cleveland. Guess what? Holland lost his bet. Holland, who the Cowboys acquired in a trade last week with Denver, said offensive line coach Hudson Houck told him he'll be active and will back […] [Read More]
Harness no hindrance to Stanback
IRVING – Wade Phillips gushed about Isaiah Stanback's performance in practice Wednesday, saying the second-year player made several highlight-reel catches, including a one hander. "We ought to have him wear a harness all the time," Phillips cracked. Stanback is wearing a harness to keep his left shoulder, which was dislocated in the preseason, in place. […] [Read More]
T.O. pumped about opening day
IRVING – When it comes to being excited about opening day, Terrell Owens is no different than Felix Jones, Tashard Choice or Orlando Scandrick. The only difference is T.O. is entering his 13th season and those guys are rookies. Still, he admits to getting all goose bumpy about the opener. "I think that goes without […] [Read More]
Keith Davis likes rookies
IRVING – With the availability of so many enthusiastic rookies, newly signed safety Keith Davis thinks the Cowboys have the makings of a fine coverage unit. Dallas signed Davis, cut last week by Miami, to bolster their special teams, which struggled with kick coverage in the preseason. "We have a lot of good young guys […] [Read More]
Procter could have tough time with Rogers
IRVING – Browns coach Romeo Crennel tried to downplay Wednesday the possibility the Cowboys could have their hands full blocking 6-4, 350-pound nose tackle Shaun Rogers. "You guys might not have to put two guys on him because you guys are as large as he is," Crennel said in a conference call. "You might only […] [Read More]
Wade works the refs
IRVING – Wade Phillips sent a message to the officials who will work Sunday's opener when he was asked about Browns tight end Kellen Winslow. "He's very adept at pushing off – I mean, getting open – let the officials note that," Phillips deadpanned. Asked if Jason Witten every pushes off, Phillips said, "No. Never." […] [Read More]
Davis on Miami: 'It just didn't work out'
IRVING – Newly signed Cowboys safety/special teams ace Keith Davis said he has no hard feelings toward the Dolphins for cutting him last weekend. Davis joined Miami in free agency during the offseason. "I just didn't fit into their scheme," Davis said Wednesday. "They were going in one direction, and I was going in another […] [Read More]
Keith Davis signs
IRVING – As expected, Keith Davis signed with the Cowboys this morning, meaning he'll go through practice today and probably be active for Sunday's opener in Cleveland. Davis' reputation as a special teams ace isn't the only reason he's returning to the Cowboys. "We also like his leadership," coach Wade Phillips said. Davis was the […] [Read More]
Cowboys cut Oglesby, Bollinger visits
IRVING – To make room for safety/special teams ace Keith Davis on the 53-man roster, the Cowboys cut journeyman cornerback Evan Oglesby this afternoon. Davis will likely sign either later today or tomorrow morning. The Cowboys also brought in quarterback Brooks Bollinger to meet with the coaches and familiarize himself with their Valley Ranch facility. […] [Read More]
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Police officers seize firearms and ammo from a man who was guilty of nothing but getting into a loud argument — and now they refuse to return his property.
In 2012, Washington, D.C. police arrested at least 105 people for charges including possession a magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds. But NBC news anchor Dick Gregory was not one of them, despite displaying a illegal magazine on Meet the Press in D.C.
American Justice?Written by Charles Scaliger
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a shocking 6,000-page report detailing the systematic abuse of "terror detainees," yet many are defending the practices, up to torture.
Former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged with violating Michael Brown's civil rights in last August's shooting. Officials with the Department of Justice are said to be drafting a memorandum outlining the DOJ's position with final approval expected to be granted without fanfare in the next couple of months by Attorney General Eric Holder.
Police have for years used radar scanners to see into homes, but the good news is that, so far, only 50 police departments are using this technology.


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Desert Diamond Distillery is a real diamond in the desert. It is a real working Distillery, 100% family owned and operated, and located in Kingman, AZ just off scenic Highway 66 at the airport. The Distillery is just four miles from I-40, easy to get to for travelers and sightseers alike. The Distillery is one of a few in the country that is open to the public, and has the privilege of having a retail outlet with a famous tasting bar that was rescued from a famous French restaurant on the old Las Vegas strip. This bar was known to be a favorite place of the Rat Pack, and many others of that era back in the day.
We invite you to tour a working Distillery. We make four types of rum, a delicious clear White Rum, our award winning Dark Rum, and our customer favorite, the Agave Rum, and our newest Gold Medal winner the Barrel Reserve Rum (out of our first two barrels). We also make very smooth Vodka! You will see our production area, our barrel area and warehouse, as well as our retail area, which has many varied gifts that are made in Arizona.
The cost is $5 per person 21 and over, young adults 20 and under are free. If you choose to purchase anything from our retail showroom after your tasting, we will credit the tours back to you. Some gift ideas are a sample pack of 50 ml bottles, clear rum, dark rum, vodka, and agave rum, or any 4 pack of your choice ($15), or a gift pack with 2 bottles of 50ml and 2 shot glasses ($19), and a variety of other non alcoholic fun Holiday gift ideas! If you want to go all out, you can purchase a 5 liter barrel in our newest offering for the Holidays ($375). A 5 liter barrel will make approximately 8-10 bottles of barrel reserve rum which you can use for specialty homemade gifts for next year! Call Deborah at 757-7611 to see how our program works. Check us out on facebook.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Less than a month before his 39th birthday, the tallest player in the International League walks slowly toward his cubicle in a cramped corner of the visitors clubhouse.
Mark Hendrickson isn't regaling his Norfolk Tides teammates with tales of being Allen Iverson's teammate with the Philadelphia 76ers. He's busy concentrating on getting back to the big leagues.
In an unlikely comeback, Hendrickson seems relaxed. His wife and three children, including the infant daughter born two months ago are visiting for the weekend. They've driven the two hours from York, Pa. to see him.
The travel is hard. There was the seven-hour bus ride from Norfolk to Allentown, very tricky for a 6-foot-9 inch man.
"The schedule's been more of a grind than it was last time I was here," he said.
It's mostly bus rides with some Southwest flights mixed in for longer trips, but he's not complaining.
After nearly a decade in the big leagues, Hendrickson was out of work last year, hanging out with his family, playing semipro ball and dabbling in real estate.
After he started experimenting with a sidearm pitch, the Orioles agreed to let him come into spring training. He wasn't expected to make the team, but stayed until the last week of training camp. He joined a Norfolk team full of veterans.
"I was a little scared the first week to be honest because I thought maybe it would go the other way. When you get a veteran team in Triple-A, it can be a disaster just because you've got guys that have experienced the big leagues. Chemistry may not be there. After the first week, we started playing well," Hendrickson said.
"They're working and not complaining."
On Thursday night, Hendrickson rolled through 2 1/3 perfect innings. His manager Ron Johnson called it his best outing of the year. So far, Hendrickson is 0-1 with a 3.43 ERA with one save, when he allowed Syracuse just one hit in three innings on May 12.
He's been making the adjustment to full-time sidearmer.
"If I look at the first month compared to this month, I think I started to figure some things out probably about three weeks ago. I noticed quite a bit of differences, just getting back to pitching versus throwing," Hendrickson said.
"Early in the year, I was throwing because I didn't have a feel for all my pitches. I didn't have a feel for my delivery. Now, it seems to be more consistent. Now, it's back to focusing on pitching. I think I'm seeing results as I get more confidence with everything."
In 2011, Hendrickson spent most of the season with Norfolk with eight Orioles appearances.
"Anything down here, I'm going to try to evaluate it from a big league standout versus maybe what I see as far as results because sometimes you get fooled down here thinking maybe your results are better than what they are.
"The confidence is there. I'm just trusting the process. I just try to work it and believe it and what they're trying to do. Kind of night and day from what it was in spring training," Hendrickson said.
On Friday, Hendrickson wouldn't pitch. Nor would Steve Johnson, who was scheduled to start. Instead Johnson would find out deep into the night that he was getting the call to rejoin the Orioles. There's a lot of that with the Tides. Hendrickson doesn't necessarily think that it's all good.
"Some of them are shorter stints than others, and I think ultimately guys would want a little bit more permanent thing, not that they're going to complain. Ultimately, it's the way it is. They give you opportunities. It's up to guys in this room to take advantage of it," Hendrickson said.
Can Hendrickson be one of those guys to make it back to the big leagues?
"Everything's possible," Ron Johnson said. "I would think that's why he's here."
Some might think it was a success already, making it back to a heartbeat away from the major leagues. Hendrickson, the rare athlete who's played for four different NBA teams and five major league teams, is hedging.
"I would say I base it on how good I believe I can be. I'm starting to see potential that this is something we saw in the offseason. Ultimately, my goal is to be as good as I can be at the highest level. That's why I did it, but if I focus on the process and how I'm developing, if I stick to that, the rest will take care of itself," Hendrickson said.


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Students arrived on the University of Miami campus this week to find a MIA favorite has returned — grander, snazzier and yet refreshingly familiar.
The 'Rat' is back and the rebuilt two-story Rathskeller, which opened Wednesday, is part of the new decade-in-the-making $46.5 million Student Activities Center on the Coral Gables campus.
The 119,368-square-foot campus hub, designed by Arquitectonica and built by Fort Lauderdale-based Moss & Associates, features four food and drink spots, a student media suite that houses the campus newspaper and magazine, a 500-seat ballroom center and individual offices and study rooms for campus groups, including the Winston P. Warrior United Black Students Office and Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos.
"This was a 10-year project and was the vision of President Shalala in 2003 to build a brand new student center on the lake and to tear down the Rat and to place a new Rat inside the building," said Pat Whitely, vice president for student affairs. "Over the years we worked on the programming and the students became our partners in 2006. We'll have the kind of space necessary to support student programs."


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Re: Good jazz books
tons of good books
but listening is far more important than any book
to play jazz correctly you need to first understand how to listen to jazz.
every time I say that people think it's some hoity toity jazz nazi stuff.......not at all....it's the truth
you cannot listen to jazz the way you listen to rock,funk, blues, pop or any other genre for that matter and "get it"....it is a completely different language...... completely .... constant conversation
to truly "get it" in my opinion you have to live it, breathe it, play it , and constantly take chances in your expression and challenge every musician on the band stand as if it was a friendly loving duel ...it is completely free and raw expression .....
most importantly you need your ride cymbal beat to be solid, authentic, driving, trustworthy , and unique to you .....this alone could take weeks , months, even years in some cases ....its a true development process ....own and completely internalize that quarter note and make it feel good.
without a solid ride beat....you could have all the independence in the world and nothing will sound right and no jazz player will want to be anywhere near you
KNOW MELODIES .......this is the main key to playing jazz in my opinion....just know tunes...even if you are unfamiliar with the form....know the melody and be able to hum it
these are things you don't get from books
as I have already said....but bears repeating....listen listen listen....then listen some more....listen to every jazz record you can get your hands on....then seek out more and listen to all of them multiple times......cannot express how important that is
listen so much that within 10 seconds of a tune you know who the drummer is by his distinct ride pattern and feel ......you know who the sax player is by his tone .....who the piano player is by his phrasing and attack....who the bass player is by his pocket alone
go see good jazz if it is in your area ....then go home and listen some more.....no substitute for listening to the guys who laid the pavement that we all drive on
as for book to get a grip on the vocab
all Rileys books....Art of Bop, Beyond Bop, Jazz Drummers Workshop....plus his DVD the Master Drummer
the drummers complete vocabulary as taught by Alan Dawson
the evolution of jazz drumming by Danny Gotlieb
Systems by Ari Hoenig
the essence of jazz drumming by Jim Blackley
Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers by John Ramsay
get yourself those and a copy of Syncopation (which I'm sure you have ) .......you will get an unbelievable amount of milage out of Syncopation ...the possibilities are endless
check out some Ralph Peterson videos ...they are great
I would recommend learning some of the famous solos as well...such as For Big Sid etc....
here are some great youtube channels
Tim Metz -
Justin Varnes at the JazzDrummersResourse -
Andrew Hare -
jazz playing is a life long journey and a beautiful one......I hope you enjoy it
there are some killer jazz cats around here
among others
....hit up this thread for much knowledge
you are a kick ass player Thaard.......I hope you dive into a life of jazz and fall in love as I did
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The secret of sound education is to get each pupil to lean for himself instead of instructing him by driving knowledge into him in a stereotyped system.
Robert Baden-Powell, Headquarters Gazette, 1912
Following our founder's core educational method of self-direct learning, all of us who have been involved in the Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting we can agree that it has been a continuous lifelong learning experience. With WAGGGS being the largest voluntary movement dedicated to the development of girls and young women, our Educational Programme encompasses the full range of experiences planned to support this learning and development process. More specifically, Educational Programme is the sum of what youth members do (activities), how they do it (non-formal educational method) and why they do it (the purpose). It's the planned programme of learning experiences, facilitated by adult leaders, which a young person has in Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting.
The educational methodology of WAGGGS remains strongly based on the principles established by Baden Powell. It takes a values based approach and has 5 essential elements:
- Learning in small groups (learn to support each other, to negotiate and make democratic decisions, to assert our needs and opinions and problem solving)
- My path, my pace (each individual within a group is given the choice around what, and how they learn)
- Learning by doing (actively engaging with learning through challenges, experiences, games, projects and experiments)
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WAGGGS is working to build programme development capacity in MOs to ensure Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting programmes are relevant and exciting to the girls and young women of today, and use innovative non-formal education (NFE) methods. Non-formal education is increasingly being recognised for its vital role in developing young people who have the flexibility and resilience to thrive in a rapidly changing world, and the values and drive to change that world for the better.
In WAGGGS, non-formal education is a planned programme of personal and social education designed to improve a range of skills and competencies, outside formal educational structures. WAGGGS' non-formal educational programmes should:
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Recommendation 2: The National Institutes of Health should limit the use of chimpanzees in comparative genomics and behavioral research to those studies that meet the following two criteria:
1. Studies provide otherwise unattainable insight into comparative genomics, normal and abnormal behavior, mental health, emotion, or cognition; and
2. All experiments are performed on acquiescent animals, using techniques that are minimally invasive, and in a manner that minimizes pain and distress.
Animals used in the proposed research must be maintained either in ethologically appropriate physical and social environments or in natural habitats. Comparative genomics and behavioral research using stored samples are exempt from these criteria.
The criteria set forth in the report are intended to guide not only current research policy, but also decisions regarding potential use of the chimpanzee model for future research. The committee acknowledges that imposing an outright and immediate prohibition of funding could cause unacceptable losses to research programs as well as have an impact on the animals. Therefore, although the committee was not asked to consider how its recommended policies should be implemented, it believes that the NIH should evaluate the necessity of the chimpanzee in all grant renewals and future research projects using the chimpanzee model based on the committee's criteria.
In March 1989 the NIH chartered the Interagency Animal Model Committee (IAMC) "to provide oversight of all federally supported biomedical and behavioral research involving chimpanzees" (NIH, unpublished). As indicated in its charter:
The IAMC review mechanism represents a commitment to the public and the U.S. Congress to promote the conservation and care of chimpanzees when this species is the best or possibly the only model for the conduct of research to advance scientific knowledge and to address questions that have significant impact on public health.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Can new strategies attract more businesses to Goose Creek?
Aaron Arnett, a city-planning consultant from the upstate, will advise Goose Creek leaders on economic development. Goose Creek City Council passed a motion at a special July 25 meeting to hire Arnett on a $37,000 contract.
Arnett made a presentation to the city's Economic Development Study Committee on July 12.
Arnett, of the Greenville-based Arnett Muldrow and Associates, gave about an hour-long presentation to the committee. He showed services his firm can provide, such as community branding, marketing and city planning.
"What is our visitor base?" Arnett asked. "We'll work with local businesses to track consumer patterns over a snapshot of time."
He said he would measure consumer patterns over the course of a week by working with local businesses. He said he would track customer zip codes, the smallest geography for which information can be measured.
Arnett said his firm is small and he will be in Goose Creek gathering much of the information himself. Goose Creek is within an urban metropolitan center, he said.
"We figure out exactly where those market areas land," he said. "We identify those primary and secondary trade areas, especially from retail and commercial sections. We talk to individual businesses to see what the challenges are working within that community.
"Engagement is important to get involved. The biggest thing we do is retail. If consumers are spending more than businesses are taking in, then there's leakage. That translates into consumer demand, real demand.
"Based on existing demand you could deal with 20,000 – 30,000 more square feet of restaurants, from fast food to full service."
Arnett said his firm has worked with cities such as Marion and Newberry.
"You still have residential growth," he said. "Most of the places we work with have no residential growth.
"How do we tap into the robust visitor market near the coast? What is the image we need to project?"
Arnett said cities need separate logos and identities for marketing and city government. A city may make unpopular decisions like tax increases that need not be confused with "the destination."
He compared this to Clemson University and the University of South Carolina having different academic and athletic logos. This ensures the school's athletic performances won't affect enrollment.
Committee member Mark Phillips asked about the duration of the process.
Arnett said it would take about six to nine months for the planning process and about six to eight weeks for the branding process.
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AVON PARK -The Avon Park Christmas parade will start at 7 p.m. today in downtown Avon Park.
Participants will line up at 5:30 p.m. and parade step off is at 7 p.m.
There will be food vendors this year.
The Avon Park Chamber of Commerce will have a concession stand at Lake and Main streets; Nuttin Fancy Grillin will be located at Museum Avenue and Main Street; and Loafin' Around will be located at Florida Avenue and Main Street.