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|The Webelos Handyman activity badge helps prepare Webelos Scouts for the Boy Scout Home Repairs merit badge(s).
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Activity Badge
The Webelos Handyman Activity Badge is one of 20 different Activity Badges that can be earned in the Webelos Scout Program. The requirements are typically worked on during den meetings or den activities while the skills are practiced at home, with the help of the Webelos Scout's family. The requirements are either completed with the den or at home with the den leader's approval. Projects are brought to meetings to share with the den and for Webelos Den Leader or Activity Badge Counselor approval.
Handyman requirements
|Do these:
And do six of these:
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Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.
| A FREE workbook for Handyman is available here!
with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need!
Or click here to print just the Handyman requirements.
|meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of
Boy Scout merit badge workbooks,
Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.
- The Webelos Program uses the Fast Tracks Den Meeting plans to offer all 20 Webelos Activity Badges in as little as 12 months.
- Details on earning a Cub Scout Sports or Academic pin or belt loop multiple times
Requirement resources
- Handyman Worksheet → Other Webelos Activity Badge Worksheets
- General Resources: CubRoundtable: Handyman 60 page reference guide- 952 KB) - KISMIF: Handyman Links
Related awards
- Home Repairs Merit Badge
Trade Awards
|Trade-related awards
See also
|Webelos Den Leader portal
External links
- Ask the Builder
- CornerHardware.com
- Creative Homeowner Press
- DoItYourself.com
- This Old House Online
- ExpertVillage Online Videos
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Amazon names Jay Carney, former press secretary for Pres Obama, as senior vice president for global corporate affairs. MORE
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Jay Carney, in final briefing as the White House press secretary, strikes conciliatory tone and offers praise to reporters. MORE
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Jay Carney, journalist-turned-press-aide, steps down as White House press secretary, and will be replaced by his deputy, Josh Earnest. MORE
May. 18, 2013
White House press secretary Jay Carney, first full-time reporter to make jump to White House in a generation, fully embraces his role as spokesman in dealing with number of controversies, like attack on American mission in Benghazi, Libya, and Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups. MORE
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Extending the reach of HASF throughout the year and the community is the Poster and Sonnet Contest that accepts submissions from elementary, middle and high school students of original sonnets and graphic interpretations inspired by
Shakespearean text. The following workshops will prepare students to enter the contest. Winners will receive prizes and display opportunities!
Teaching artists will present a choral arrangement based on one of Shakespeare's sonnets and give an interactive overview of the Festival's upcoming play. The elements of how to write a sonnet will then be presented. Teachers will receive all of the preparation materials needed to enter their students in our sonnet competition.
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CORALVILLE, Iowa - Ezra Cotton Ross, beloved son of Sarah and Beau Ross of Coralville, Iowa, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
His family includes mother and father, Sarah and Beau Ross of Coralville, Iowa; brother, Tucker Ross, and sister Tilly Ross, both of Coralville, Iowa; grandparents, James and Anna Olsen of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and Ron Ross of Price; and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.Ezra was preceded in death by his grandmother, Annabel Ross.
Funeral services were Monday, Oct. 6, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Bishop Greg Stewart officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery of Iowa City under the direction of Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa City
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Look at frozen water through cross-polarized light, and zoom in with a macro lens, and you'll find a colorful and intricate landscape. Edward Aites submitted this video to Science Friday. Aites, a photographer and videographer specializing in time-lapse, said he was looking for something to explore in his studio during the winter months and started playing around with ice. The results are mesmerizing.


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Hollywood bid goodbye to several greats in 2012.
The most unexpected passing was Whitney Houston, who drowned in her hotel room bathtub in February. The pop superstar was just 48-years-old. "The Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan never recovered from a heart attack and died in September at age 54.
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Read: Losing The Season Isn't An Option
At Sportsnet, Mark Spector writes that the belief coming out of the NHL office is that the owners told Commissioner Gary Bettman that losing this season to a lockout is "not an option" and that it is time to make a deal.
He writes that those have been the orders, not to have the season cancelled, since the beginning of the lockout and now that time is growing short it is time to make the proper moves/concessions to make a new CBA and start the season.
Spector writes "The owners have never wanted to lose an entire season over this, even knowing that they will make their losses back through the life of a more favourable CBA. Players, we believe, are desperate to play. They know better than anyone that every dollar lost is irretrievable on their side; that every paycheque today's player misses will be made up by a future player who might only be in bantam today."


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18 U.S. Code § 2259 - Mandatory restitution
(a) In General.— Notwithstanding section 3663 or 3663A, and in addition to any other civil or criminal penalty authorized by law, the court shall order restitution for any offense under this chapter.
(b) Scope and Nature of Order.—
(1) Directions.— The order of restitution under this section shall direct the defendant to pay the victim (through the appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim's losses as determined by the court pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) Enforcement.— An order of restitution under this section shall be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in the same manner as an order under section 3663A.
(3) Definition.— For purposes of this subsection, the term "full amount of the victim's losses" includes any costs incurred by the victim for—
(4) Order mandatory.—
(c) Definition.— For purposes of this section, the term "victim" means the individual harmed as a result of a commission of a crime under this chapter, including, in the case of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the victim or representative of the victim's estate, another family member, or any other person appointed as suitable by the court, but in no event shall the defendant be named as such representative or guardian.
Source(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40113(b)(1),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1907; amended Pub. L. 104–132, title II, § 205(c),Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1231.)
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(1), inserted "or 3663A" after "3663".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(2)(A), reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The order of restitution under this section shall direct that—
"(A) the defendant pay to the victim (through the appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim's losses as determined by the court, pursuant to paragraph (3); and
"(B) the United States Attorney enforce the restitution order by all available and reasonable means."
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(2)(B), struck out "by victim" after "Enforcement" in heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "An order of restitution may also be enforced by a victim named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action."
Subsec. (b)(4)(C), (D). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(2)(C), struck out subpars. (C) and (D), which related to court's consideration of economic circumstances of defendant in determining schedule of payment of restitution orders, and court's entry of nominal restitution awards where economic circumstances of defendant do not allow for payment of restitution, respectively.
Subsec. (b)(5) to (10). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(2)(D), struck out pars. (5) to (10), which related, respectively, to more than 1 offender, more than 1 victim, payment schedule, setoff, effect on other sources of compensation, and condition of probation or supervised release.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(3), (4), redesignatedsubsec. (f) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) relating to proof of claim.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(3), struck out subsecs. (d) and (e) which read as follows:
"(d) Modification of Order.—A victim or the offender may petition the court at any time to modify a restitution order as appropriate in view of a change in the economic circumstances of the offender.
"(e) Reference to Magistrate or Special Master.—The court may refer any issue arising in connection with a proposed order of restitution to a magistrate or special master for proposed findings of fact and recommendations as to disposition, subject to a de novo determination of the issue by the court."
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–132, § 205(c)(4), redesignatedsubsec. (f) as (c).
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BUFFALO, NY - One week from this coming Tuesday, we'll all be heading to the polls.
This Election Day features a Congressional race that many here and across the nation are quite interested in. It's the 27th District race between incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul and Republican Chris Collins.
This is a new district, as congressional lines were re-drawn earlier this year.
Whoever wins the district will represent all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, and Livingston counties, the western part of Ontario County, most of Erie and Niagara counties and parts of Monroe County.
The district excludes Buffalo, parts of Amherst, the City and Town of Tonawanda, North Tonawanda, Grand Island, Niagara Falls, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, and Lackawanna.
In our recent 2 On Your Side, Buffalo News, Siena College poll, it showed both Collins and Hochul locked in a dead heat at 47 percent a piece.
With the slim separation, both campaigns are airing ads focused on female voters. In that respect, our poll showed Hochul with a five percentage point edge among women.
But six percent of female voters polled are undecided. Both ads target women, who, political experts say usually vote for democrats. Both campaigns know that women in this election could possibly be the deciding factor in the race.
Experts say like in many past races, women have been the last to decide who they want to vote for.
"Women's issues and their rights were important, but it seemed when they have to make a decision between women's rights and economic issues, they tend to favor economic issues," said Mayra Velez, a political science professor at Buffalo State.
And with an uncertain economy this could spell trouble for the incumbent in the race.
Evidence of this comes from our poll, which says 18 percent of women compared to 11 percent of men say they're unsure if they like Hochul. The separation is much slimmer for Collins.
"I think when women in this district see the fact that Chris Collins is someone that has a record of outsourcing manufacturing overseas, of letting workers go in western New York that's going to be an issue they identify with," said Frank Thomas, a Hochul spokesperson.
Chris Grant, a political adviser for the Collins campaign says, "the best way to win over voters and especially women voters, is to talk to them about the issues that they care the most about."
Velez says negative ads resonate with female voters, and that both campaigns are using them.
"Human beings in the world have a bias to remember negative things compared to remembering positive things," and that, "from this bias women tend to have this highest bias that we remember more negative information than men."


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YIELD: Makes 8 servings
- Juice of 1 large lemon, divided
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 clove garlic, halved
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup kirsch (or cherry brandy)
- 1/8 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
- 3/4 cup grated lowfat Swiss cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Gruyère
- 8 ounces small pasta (such as elbow macaroni), cooked 1 minute less than directed on package
- 2 tablespoons seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 cup arugula
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Heat oven to 400°F. Pour 1/2 the lemon juice into a mug or bowl and stir in cornstarch. Rub inside of a saucepan with garlic; cut clove halves into pieces and add to pan. Add broth, kirsch and nutmeg. Bring to a slow boil over medium-high heat. Add cheeses. Reduce heat to medium, stirring until cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes. (Mixture will separate.) Stir in juice-cornstarch mixture, cooking until sauce comes together, 30 seconds. Stir in pasta and spoon into 8 small ramekins or espresso cups. Top with breadcrumbs; transfer to a baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, until tops bubble, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer ramekins to a wire rack to cool, 4 to 5 minutes. Toss arugula, remaining lemon juice and pepper in a bowl. Top each mac 'n' cheese with salad.
Per serving: 176 calories, 2.7 g fat, 1.2 g saturated, 27 g carbohydrates, 1.6 g fiber, 8.3 g protein
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Welcome to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services
The University of Alaska Anchorage Administrative Services Department encompasses nine divisions: Athletics, Budget, Business Services, Facilities and Campus Services, Financial Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Sustainability, and the University Police Department. Our mission is to excel at providing vital, sustainable services to create an environment that enables the UAA community to succeed in learning, teaching, working, and living.
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I am developing a website that is having some requirement like instant update to all users.
If my site have 5 viewers rit now, and I am showing the like count when a person click on like button increase count to all other users. if the like count is 10 then someone click the like button I increased the count using ajax to the database to show this update to everybody I called a ajax call for every 5 seconds and checking that is there any likes or not. Am I doing rit? or Is there any other better way to trigger the database affect to all users?


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On March 27 the U.S. Supreme Court finished up two days devoted to cases brought by homosexual couples against a pair of marriage protections laws, considering arguments against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman for purposes of federal transactions. The main question before the High Court is whether federal law should ban homosexual couples from enjoying the benefits derived from federal laws that heretofore have only applied to traditional married couples. Currently marital status is an issue in more than 1,100 federal statutes and rules impacting such matters as estate taxes, social security survivor benefits, and even health insurance for federal employees.
The DOMA challenge before the Supreme Court came from New York resident Edie Windsor, who was forced to pay more than $300,000 in estate taxes following the death of her lesbian partner of 44 years. A traditional married couple would have been free of the tax burden. American University Law professor Stephen Vladeck framed the core issue for CBN News: "Can the federal government deny to those legally married [same-sex] couples benefits that would be available to heterosexual couples?"
Over the past couple of years President Obama established himself as a close ally of the homosexual lobby and its aggressive efforts to dismantle laws limiting same-sex couples. While his administration's Department of Justice should be leading the defense of DOMA, in February 2011 Obama ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to halt all federal defense of the measure, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. In explaining the Obama administration's decision to renege on its responsibility to defend the law, Holder told reporters that "much of the legal landscape has changed in the 15 years since Congress passed DOMA. The Supreme Court has ruled that laws criminalizing homosexual conduct are unconstitutional. Congress has repealed the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Several lower courts have ruled DOMA itself to be unconstitutional." Obama's abandonment prompted conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives to step forward to provide a defense in the cases challenging DOMA.
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WADDINGTON The town is cracking down on unleashed dogs.
The Town Council announced Monday it would install signs on Leishman Point and strictly enforce the towns leash laws following several complaints from residents.
The dog control officer will be monitoring (Leishman Point) a little bit more, but obviously he cant be there all the time, Supervisor Mark Scott said.
But he said anyone who observes a dog in violation of this local law can submit a written complaint with Waddingtons dog control officer or town clerk.
Complaints, which must be submitted in writing, should detail the incident, the date, a description of the dog and the name and an address for the dogs owner, Mr. Scott said.
Violators of the law can be fined up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for the second offense, and up to $500 for each subsequent violation.
The first thing is doing the sign and then enforce a monetary item that will get their attention, resident Shawn Prentice said.
Mr. Scott said many residents are not aware they have the right to file complaints against dog owners who violate the law.
Not many people know we have a leash law, he said.
The law, which was enacted in 2010, requires dogs be leashed to prevent uncontrolled physical harm to a person or damage property.
According to the local law, no dog shall be permitted in any public place or street within the town unless it is effectively restrained by a chain or leash not exceeding six feet in length.
At the meeting, the town also voted to install two signs – one at the bottom and one at the top of the Leishman Point reminding dog owners to leash their dogs. A lack of signs might have been the problem, Town Council members said.
Mayor Janet M. Otto-Cassada said the village also is having a problem with uncontrolled dogs. The village board voted to install dog waste disposals on Island View Park in September to cut down on dog waste.
Were having the same issue in the village. We see dogs running lose all the time, Ms.Otto-Cassada. It is difficult to police it.
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Eh , theres always archage if people wont like this . But this one has a + cause its in english ●_●
Eh , theres always archage if people wont like this . But this one has a + cause its in english ●_●
They have small resolution monitors , thats the only conclusion I have since they said scrolling down through them , could also mean phone or tablet . But whatever in a few days il change it when im done with my custom signature . Takes a while since I dont have enough time to work on it .
Took a lot less time than I expected it to take. Definitely will give this one a go since I had fun with the chinese version for the week or so I played it.
My resolution is 1440x900.It's perfectly normal imho.The signature is just annoying me.Everyone has a normal 1 pic for a signature .. yours has to be 3 big ones ? Annoying.It's even more annoying on my iPhone or tablet.I visit this site a lot and your signature takes up all the space in every threat
Anyways .. Tried this thing's ancestor today.One world for it ... boring.Full with bots or if they aren't bots no one cares to answer.
My body is reaady. This is silkroad 2.
It's a normal monitor.And yeah I won't waste money for an ultra PC to play games on it like a crazy nerd.Unlike some others.So instead of doing what people ask of you,you start laughing at people for a little grammar mistake.Get a life man.Others have told you that this signature is taking more space than it should be.Why should we scroll more just because of your damn signature ? As an elite member it's your obligation to respect others is it not ? I don't know how you became one with such an attitude.Plus they're ugly .. all 3 of them.
Takes up like all of my screen
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Ski goggles need to ensure perfect vision, sit comfortably on the face and attach seamlessly to the ski helmet. And most important of all, they need to look good. Anyone searching for a pair of ski goggles which meets all of these criteria need look no further than the Atomic range of ski goggles.


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Despite the fact that Utah pheasant populations have declined considerably over the years, many Utah hunters will be afield this year for the wily ringneck. Hunters will probably see about the same number of birds as last year.
Hunters should concentrate their efforts in areas that still have suitable habitat for pheasants. Most of Utah's pheasant hunters participate during the opening weekend only. Those who are persistent and hunt on weekdays are usually successful in harvesting some birds.
Pheasant hunting will be fair at best throughout Utah this fall. Here's a preview for each of the DWR's five regions.
Northern region. In Box Elder County, fewer pheasant chicks survived because of dry spring conditions, but hunters can still find healthy, isolated pockets of pheasants throughout the county. In Cache County, pheasant populations appear stable and are similar to last year.
Waterfowl management area personnel report fair pheasant numbers at the Salt Creek and Public Shooting Grounds waterfowl management areas and good numbers at the Ogden Bay and Farmington Bay WMAs. A late pheasant hatch was noted at the Ogden Bay WMA. At most of the WMAs in northern Utah, habitat for pheasants is improved over last year.
Central region. Pheasant populations are similar to last year throughout the region.
Northeastern region. Fair hunting is expected in both Duchesne and Uintah counties.
Southeastern region. Biologists have seen fewer pheasants in the region this year. Hunting will be difficult.
Southern Region. Incidental sightings and brood counts in Millard County were higher than last year, but are still well below numbers that were found in the county a decade ago.
There are some reports of birds in the Escalante Valley and Washington Fields areas. Pheasant numbers are low in Garfield and Kane counties, and hunters should expect a poor hunt in those two counties.
The Sevier Valley population seems to be increasing from last year, and a fair hunt is expected in that area.
To provide hunters with more access to private lands, the DWR is kicking off a brand new pilot Walk-in Access program in its Northern Region. Under this new program, more than 37,000 acres of private lands in northern Utah will be open to hunting for a variety of species, including pheasants. To learn more about the program, please visit www.wildlife.utah.gov/walkinaccess/ on the Web.


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Going though a garage or a basement any place in America can reveal a wealth of information about a family. Old clothes, musical instruments, magazines, appliances, furniture, bikes, sports equipment, etc. can be found in most of them.
Oh and let's not forget old medical devices.
That's where Active Re-Entry and Pinnacle Nursing and Rehabilitation come in. They are looking for used equipment, hopefully gently used to give to people that can't afford new.
The main things they are looking for are used wheelchairs, walkers, canes, shower chairs and other such devices. By residents donating these things, it will enable people people who need them to safely remain in their homes after illnesses or injuries.
For those that have insurance, it seems like getting what people need should be easy. Most who have good coverage assume most others have routes of obtaining the various devices they need through the government or some other way. But not everyone can do that; and with the cost of medical equipment constantly increasing, it can be prohibitive for some.
The problem is that most people that have insurance don't see the real cost for devices they have or may have had to use one time or another. Just look at the costs of wheelchairs. A manual rigid wheelchair can cost between $400-$3,000, depending on the kind, quality and devices on them. A folding wheelchair is even more expensive ($100-$3,500). And when one gets to motorized chairs, costs go up so fast it is unbelievable. Someone with a medical problem that is on a fixed income or has no savings, and has little or no insurance is out of luck.
That's why a project like this is so important. Devices that are stored away, gathering dust can be of use to someone who needs it.
Those who want to donate equipment to this cause can do so at Pinnacle Rehabilitation at 1340 East 300 North in Price or at Active Re-Entry on Fairgrounds Road.
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MASSENA - Its Music In Our Schools Month, and the president of the Massena Music Friends says its an active one for the Massena Central School Districts performers.
Paul A. Haggett told board of education members this week that since 1985March had been set aside by the National Association of Music Education to highlight the important role school music and school music educators play in the lives of our students.
He said there were three major ways in which Massena Central School Music Department staff and students celebrated the month.
First is the annual Pops Concert. Its an event separate from the winter and spring concerts. It focuses on select instrumental and choral and the performance of various popular music styles, Mr. Haggett said.
The second event has been an annual tour of district schools by the high school Select Group. That took place Thursday and Friday.
This involved the Jazz Ensemble, numerous vocal groups and cast members of the music production performance for students at the elementary schools and Leary Junior High. Its a great opportunity for younger students to get a glimpse of what awaits them when they get to high school and continue their involvement in school music, Mr. Haggett said.
From a program perspective, the tour is an invaluable tool for recruiting students into the program. From the student perspective, they always enjoy the opportunity to see their former elementary teachers and junior high teachers, he said.
The final event of Music In Our Schools Month is the annual spring production. This years performance of Fiddler on the Roof will be staged March 28-29.
Here is where the entire community comes out to have a look at the very best the district has to offer live on stage. That this school has a tradition of incredible school musicals that it does is a blessing for every student that comes through the program, Mr. Haggett said.
He also assists with the spring production, performing in the pit with other musicians.
Speaking a little more personally, theres no more time that I feel I can better spend or find more rewarding than the time Ive spent accompanying these students in the pit over the last several years, he said.
The Massena Music Friends have stayed busy, not only during Music In Our Schools Month, but throughout the school year, according to the groups president.
We initiated an essay contest with prizes available to students at each school building who write the most thoughtful music-related essays, he said, noting they hope to have those published in the paper.
Massena Music Friends is also in the process of gathering trophies and awards won by the schools music groups over the years so those can be displayed in the high school.
Were organizing them in their own dedicated display in the high school. We hope its a precursor to an eventual Massena High School Music Hall of Fame, Mr. Haggett said.
Members of Massena Music Friends will also be interviewing music staff members and profiling them on their website at www.mcsmusicfriends.org, as well as assisting in aspects of Fiddler on the Roof, such as set builders, musicians and costumers.
And, Mr. Haggett said, Since pit musicians play for the kids, not for the money or the glory, Massena Music Friends is making sure there is plenty of tasty food available for pit musicians and the kids.
The non-profit group, which was organized in October 2010, has also done two fundraisers this school year, with plans for a third in April. Their goal is to do things for the music program above and beyond what the districts budget will allow.
Mr. Haggett said they held a Cabaret in Novembe, and also benefited from an Orchestra of Northern New York holiday concert in December.
They plan to have a Trivia Night April 26 at Dars Place, at a cost of $80 a team, which will help the music program.
We do have plans for additional instrument purchases as a result of this years fundraisers, he said.
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In humans, melanin is the primary determinant of skin color. It is also found in hair, the pigmented tissue underlying the iris of the eye, and the stria vascularis of the inner ear. In the brain, tissues with melanin include the medulla and pigment-bearing neurons within areas of the brainstem, such as the locus coeruleus and the substantia nigra.
It also occurs in the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland. The melanin in the skin is produced by melanocytes, which are found in the basal layer of the epidermis. Although, in general, human beings possess a similar concentration of melanocytes in their skin, the melanocytes in some individuals and ethnic groups more frequently or less frequently express the melanin-producing genes, thereby conferring a greater or lesser concentration of skin melanin.
Some individual animals and humans have very little or no melanin synthesis in their bodies, a condition known as albinism. Because melanin is an aggregate of smaller component molecules, there are many different types of melanin with differing proportions and bonding patterns of these component molecules. Both pheomelanin and eumelanin are found in human skin and hair, but eumelanin is the most abundant melanin in humans, as well as the form most likely to be deficient in albinism.
Melanins have very diverse roles and functions in various organisms. A form of melanin makes up the ink used by many cephalopods (see cephalopod ink) as a defense mechanism against predators. Melanins also protect microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, against stresses that involve cell damage such as UV radiation from the sun and reactive oxygen species.
In invertebrates, a major aspect of the innate immune defense system against invading pathogens involves melanin. Within minutes after infection, the microbe is encapsulated within melanin (melanization), and the generation of free radical byproducts during the formation of this capsule is thought to aid in killing them.
Some types of fungi, called radiotrophic fungi, appear to be able to use melanin as a photosynthetic pigment that enables them to capture gamma rays. The black feathers of birds owe their color to melanin; they are much more readily degraded by bacteria than white feathers, or those containing other pigments such as carotenes.
In some mice, melanin is used slightly differently. For instance, in Agouti mice, the hair appears brown because of alternation between black eumelanin production and a yellow variety of pheomelanin. The hairs are actually banded black and yellow, and the net effect is the brown color of most mice. Some genetic irregularities can produce either fully black or fully yellow mice.
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CANTON Nothing makes Roger A. Bourcier happier than seeing a customer admire his oil paintings in the window and on the walls of the Gallery of Art and Learning, 101 Main St.
When people come in and see my paintings, I like to see a smile on their face, he said, with a smile on his own face. It makes me feel happy because they want to buy the painting and they think its great and Im really proud of myself for all the work I put into it.
Two years after opening, G.O.A.L. is growing with new goals for the storefront as well as the contributing artists.
The gallery is home to artwork by approximately 50 artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by St. Lawrence NYSARC.
Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the gallery provides a space for the artists to display and sell their work from glass jewelry to oil paintings, colorful drawings, etched items and hand-sewn products.
Its a small shop with a big purpose, said Melody M. Beaudin, sales representative for GOAL, whos worked for St. Lawrence NYSARC for 20 years.
Ms. Beaudin said shes been working at the gallery since March. She said upcoming goals for the gallery include teaching the artists to work as employees to help run the gallery as well as having local artists not affiliated with NYSARC contribute to the gallery.
Its also a training facility where we will be training people with disabilities for different things such as the skills needed to work in a store-type setting, Ms. Beaudin said.
Michelle I. Quinell-Gayle, assistant executive director of community relations for St. Lawrence NYSARC, said a big push in the disability field is to have people trained to be in the community.
Having the artists work in the gallery as staff members, she said, will help achieve that goal.
Now, with this transition, were ready to teach workplace skills, Ms. Quinell-Gayle said. So, we want to teach our individuals to work right alongside Melody to run the storefront.
Ms. Beaudin said right now that gallery features work from three other local artists, but theyd like to have more.
St. Lawrence NYSARC is firmly committed to integration, so for us, just to have a gallery that highlights what we do is not nearly as fabulous as working right alongside an artist that doesnt have disabilities, Ms. Quinell-Gayle said.
Maggie C. Atchie, 18, has been in the community arts program for about five years and loves to paint and make glass jewelry. She said she was very excited to know that people have walked into the gallery and purchased her creations.
I like to make people see that we are individuals and we are unique like everyone else is, she said.
Peter J. Henry, 31, said his favorite art form is oil paintings of barns and landscapes. He said hes been in the program since it began in 2005.
I like to make things that people like, he said. I make artwork at home a lot too and give it to my friends.
Mr. Bourcier said that although he prefers oil painting, hes learned to create several different forms of art and is looking forward to learning watercolor as well.
These people help out and theyre just like family, he said, referring to St. Lawrence NYSARC.
Andrea M. Montgomery, director of the community arts program for St. Lawrence NYSARC, said they have a contest every year for the artists work to be featured on the company Christmas card. Last year, she said, Mr. Bourcier won.
Its just so motivating for myself, and I think I can speak for the rest of the staff, to come to work each day and have individuals who are just so happy and filled with joy to share their talents and abilities,Ms. Montgomery said.
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Libourne has long profited from its position at the conjunction of the Rivers Isle and Dordogne This is also the meeting point for sea and river navigation. Thus its status as the port of Perigord is confirmed. Today this busy town, renowned for its markets, is an important centre for the wine-growing business of the region. Its houses, rich like the quality of the fine wines that it exports, make it a worthy little sister town to Bordeaux.
Tourist attractions Libourne : Things to see and do
Quays of l'Isle and Salinières
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These quays are today planted with plane trees and no longer receive the English, Dutch or Hanseatic vessels of yesteryear which, led in by the tide, moored here to take on wine. The Great port tower (Salinières quay) is flanked by an old town gate, ..
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42 pl. Abel-Surchamp F - 33500 Libourne
Paintings from the Flemish French and Italian schools (16 to 20C) notice.. (Three old men's heads), Foujita ( Friendship), and works by Raoul Dufy ( Recumbent nude). The Libourne School is illustrated by its main representative René Princeteau (1843-..
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Close to Saint-Emilion, in Libourne town centre, in close proximity to the Pomerol and Fronsac wine producing vineyards, the four star Hotel Mercure Libourne Saint-Emilion welcomes you for business or pleasure near the banks of the river Dordogne. W..
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7, rue Chanzy F - 33500 Libourne
A 3-star hotel located less than a 5-minute walk from Libourne train station and set in a former coaching inn, Hôtel de France offers a garden and a furnished terrace. All air-conditioned standard, deluxe or executive rooms at Hotel de France includ..
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Chez Servais
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Veal kidneys, roasted sea bass, scallop tart... The chef knows his classics, with fish given pride of place. Generous, relaxed, affordably priced and in the centre of the walled town.
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The Buda Castle is since 1987 part of UNESCO World Heritage. The Royal Palace of Buda is located on top of Castle Hill in the Buda Castle district, which is well known for its beautiful baroque buildings. The Royal Palace has been constantly under construction since the 13th century and the seat of many kings for the last 700 years of Hungarian history. Today, this amazing building is home to some of the most famous Hungarian museums, like the Hungarian National Gallery and the Budapest History Museum.
Dramatically located on the Pest banks of the Danube, the Parliament is the vast 1902 creation of Imre Steindl. The 96-metre high dome and neo-Gothic maze of golden halls house Hungary's national assembly. Protesters and tourists gather outside. Partly modelled on London's House of Parliament, the palace is graced with a spire-topped red dome, overlooking the Danube to one side, Kossuth Square to the other.
Chain Bridge
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is the first permanent bridge over the Danube between Buda and Pest. Built in 1849, it played a major role in the unification of Pest, Buda and Óbuda later in 1873. Its construction was triggered by the fact that Count István Széchenyi had to wait a full week before being able to successfully cross the river to get to his father's funeral. The thought that the city needed a permanent river crossing point was conceived at this time.
Heroes Square
Heroes' Square is one of the most visited sights of the Hungarian capital, is situated in front of the City Park, at the end of the Andrássy Avenue, one of the most important streets of Budapest, a World Heritage site. The millennial monument was built in 1896 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin. The monument consists of two semi-circles on the top of which the symbols of War and Peace, Work and Welfare, Knowledge and Glory can be seen. The niches are decorated by the statues of kings, governors and famous characters of the Hungarian history.
Fishermens Bastion
The Fishermen's Bastion is built on the wall of the Buda Castle. Its seven towers symbolize the seven leaders of the seven founder Hungarian tribes. Between the towers are stairs, made of marble. In the inside court stands the statue of the first Hungarian king, Stephen I. and at its leg the statue of János Hunyadi and Saint George.


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Restoration of Oregon Coast landmark 80 percent complete
FLORENCE, Ore. - One of the most photographed landmarks on the West Coast is getting a facelift.
Major upgrades are well under way at the Heceta Head Lighthouse.
The lighthouse - subject of many beautiful and breathtaking photographs - and soon will be looking better than ever.
Contractors have been busy since February on this $1.4 million project.
"The public has understood that it needs to be restored," Project Director Kevin Beck of the Oregon State Parks Department told KVAL News, "and it's been kind of non-stop construction."
Crews started with the stained and cracked stucco on the outside. That's all been replaced.
Next up: floors.
"The wood floor that we're standing on is the original wood floor to the lighthouse," Beck told KVAL News.
That will also be restored, along with an original redwood door frame leading to the lighthouse.
And wait until you see the brickwork.
"Different sections had been covered in paint and through the years," Beck said. "Layers of paint had been put on it. We removed all the old paint."
The lighthouse stairwell has been painted its original black color and upstairs, original windows will be put back in place in keeping with 1894 style.
The contractors know that behind the black cocoon-style covering on the lighthouse, they have to do their best work.
"Yeah, when I found out I was doing the project, I was pretty excited, to be honest," said Shane Rogers, the lead electrician on the project. "It's just been a real blessing to be a part of what I feel like is history."
State officials said the project is 80 percent finished, but much of the time-consuming detailed interior work is still left to do and will take several months to complete.
Beck said the plan is go have all the exterior work on the lighthouse done by the end of the year, with the lighthouse re-opening to the public by August 2013.


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The scummiest election season, like, ever, is in full swing and the level of American civil discourse is at an all-time low (slut-shaming, anyone?). It seems like it's never been a better time to talk about lies.
Brazen untruths, glaring factual errors, total failures of basic reasoning—we expect to see these when we look east and behold some of the more mendacious windbags who dominate our national stage. But surely it can't happen here—not in sensible, forward-looking, well-intentioned Portland? We try harder!
Don't be so sure: Sometimes it's good intentions (and a little touch of mutually supportive groupthink) that lead us to believe the dumbest stuff.
Here, then, for your edification (not that you'll appreciate it) are five uniquely Portland whoppers. Most of them are the product of good intentions rather than bad faith, but they're BS all the same.
It may seem like I'm picking more on liberal sacred cows than conservative ones. There are three reasons for this:
First, this story turns on good intentions. There's not much to say about those who don't even pretend to have them.
Second, everyone already knows right-wing numbers don't add up. What am I gonna do, waste ink proving that, yes, the Holocaust really did happen?
Finally, even if I did try to make these points, most Republicans wouldn't understand them unless I wrote really, really, slow.
Without further ado, then: five things you're probably wrong about. You're welcome.
Why it's bullshit: Portland loves solar. In 2007, we became one of the U.S. Department of Energy's first "Solar America Cities." In 2009, when we won a DOE Special Projects Award for solar initiatives, Energy Trust's Residential Solar Project Manager Lizzie Rubado boasted, "Portland is a local and national leader in innovative clean energy strategies."
The shining vision of limitless, clean electricity for all is a great dream, and the sooner we get there, the better. But if your electric bill is high, home solar is the last thing you should be trying, not the first. Of all the ways to shave kilowatts off your planet-destroying personal power allotment, putting in a home photovoltaic array is easily the least efficient.
You might assume this is because Portland isn't exactly the buckle of the sun belt. After all, solar panels are no good in the rain, right? It turns out, though—at least according to Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability figures—that the Rose City, with its long, cloudless summer days, receives about the national average in sunshine over the course of a year. The real devil is in the details.
Let's do the math. Say you spring for a respectable-sized 3-kilowatt array. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability estimates you'll be able to generate 3,000 kilowatt hours per year with it, for an annual savings of $327.
Not bad. Unfortunately, the bureau also estimates the installation will cost you about $8,000 per kilowatt, or $24,000. Ouch! Lucky for you, I like your face, so I found a local solar company that says it can do a 3kW rig for $17,000. (I'm trying to work with you here.)
At that bargain-basement price, your solar array will pay for itself in just under 52 years, a figure which doesn't exactly scream "cost-effective."
But wait! The feds, the state and Energy Trust of Oregon all offer big incentives and rebates for your home solar installation. According to one provider, after rebates you can get your share of the cost down to just $2,300, transferring the extreme financial shittiness of this deal to society at large. (Thank God we aren't blowing this money on stupid things like schools and medical care.)
The theory behind this, as I understand it, is that global warming is such a threat that carbon-neutral energy is worth any price. Which is true as far as it goes: The less carbon dioxide we pump out, the more likely we are to survive the next century.
That said, for the vast majority of Portlanders, there are far better ways than a home PV array to reduce carbon emissions.
To get to the point where a home PV array makes sense, you should have already completed a home-energy audit, axed any energy-hogging appliances and altered wasteful habits. We're talking about folks who've pared down their energy use to less than $20 per person per month. If you've done all that, and you're ready to take that final step toward energy self-sufficiency, go for it.
As for the rest of you, all I ask is this: Before you stick the rest of us with the $14,700 tab for your putatively planet-saving home power plant, try putting on a fucking sweater first.
Why it's bullshit: Locavorism is one of Portland's most identifiable trends—we've been tagged with it in The New York Times and skewered for it on Portlandia.
To some extent, this is fine. If you want to eat a $9 tomato because it supports local farmers and keeps your dollars in the community, knock yourself out—though for consistency's sake you should probably seek out all locally made products just as assiduously.
It's mainly the idea of locavorism and food miles that's overblown. While there's an environmental price to be paid for transporting any cargo over a long distance, this one's a drop in the bucket.
Check it: If you're a typical Oregonian, you're personally responsible for 11 tons of carbon emissions every year. (That beats the national average of 17 tons, though that's more due to Oregon's mild climate than any great virtue on your part.)
Estimates vary as to just how much of that 11 tons is related to the food and drink you consume. For the sake of argument, we'll take the highest estimate available, 20 percent. (This figure is from the book Low Carbon Diet, not exactly a Heartland Institute propaganda pamphlet.) According to a Carnegie Mellon University study, food miles compose 11 percent of that. So food transport is, at most, about 2 percent of your carbon impact.
If, by assiduous locavorism, you manage to cut that figure in half, you'll save the planet 220 pounds of greenhouse misery. Congratulations!
Unfortunately, this is chump change in the carbon wars. If you could manage to go vegan, you'd save a lot more: 3,200 pounds every year. If you and your spouse could forgo that flight back East for Christmas, you could save 4,000 pounds of atmospheric carbon.
Finally, if the two of you could manage to have just one less child, you could hit the carbon jackpot: a full 1.7 million pounds of carbon emissions saved over the non-life of the non-kid you didn't have—and that's not even counting all the non-grandkids.
In short, you could make a real dent in your environmental impact by making real lifestyle changes. But that stuff is hard!
And that's precisely the point. The locavore myth anesthetizes your environmental conscience, suggesting that reducing your environmental impact is as simple as switching your brand loyalty from one product to another, the way you might switch from Coke to Pepsi.
Like a lot of around-the-edges environmentalism, greenhouse locavorism holds out the false promise that you can save the Earth simply by buying a slightly more expensive kind of food that—completely coincidentally—also happens to be more delicious.
It's much more difficult than that. If you really cared about the Earth, you'd spend your evenings alone and childless, sobbing quietly in a darkened room, like me.
Why it's bullshit: In 2010, the most recent year for which I could find figures, nine out of every 1,000 Rose City households had bought a hybrid in the past year—the highest per-capita rate in the nation. And what could possibly be wrong with that? Why not go easy on ol' Mother Gaia with a hyper-efficient car?
Unfortunately (and I hate to be such a consistent downer, I really do), it's far from clear that your hyper-efficient car makes life much easier for Mother Gaia after all, due to a well-accepted economic concept called the Jevons paradox.
In 1865, this geezer named William Jevons noticed that every time a new innovation came along to get more energy out of the same amount of coal, coal use actually went up. Jevons realized that increasing efficiency reduces cost, reduced cost leads to increased demand, and increased demand leads to increased consumption.
This is also called the "rebound effect," and here's a real-world example. (I hate to admit this one, since I've been going around like the avenging angel of insincere environmentalism, but here goes.)
In my house, probably like yours, some lighting fixtures have CFLs, and some have old-school incandescent bulbs. So, before I leave, I go from room to room, making sure all the incandescents are shut off. The CFLs, though, I let burn—just in case, you know, the cat wants to read or something. Anyway, they're only like 13 watts, so what the hell, live a little!
The CFLs' lower operating costs, coupled with the Jevons paradox and the fact that I'm an asshole, means I end up using more electricity than you'd expect and it eats up some, if not all, of the energy savings I should be realizing.
If the Jevons paradox applied to hybrid cars, we'd expect to see folks driving more, or faster, or less efficiently or all three. Sure enough, a 2009 study by an insurance-industry group found that hybrid owners were driving as much as 25 percent more miles than their all-gas counterparts, and getting more traffic tickets.
And that's just the direct rebound—don't forget the indirect effects! For example, now that your commute is so much cheaper, maybe you'll move to a huge, ugly, carbon-belching house in the suburbs.
Some argue that the rebound effect extends to other wasteful things—taking a trip, eating a steak, building a robot army—you might do with the money you save on gas. I don't know if I'd go that far, but it's certainly true you can't be trusted.
Why it's bullshit: Well, let's do the math. Let's say you buy a home for $225,000, the current median price in Portland. You put your life's savings of $25,000 down on a 30-year, 4.5 percent note (we'll generously assume your sketchy ass can somehow get an interest rate this good). Your monthly payment, including property tax and mortgage insurance, is now $1,250—a little more than rent, but hey: You're building equity!
Assuming (a) that you don't have a coronary from the stress of coming up with this sum every freaking month, and (b) that your place appreciates at the historic average annual rate of 6 percent, after 30 years, you'll own a pile worth $1.35 million. Not a bad nest egg—and best of all, you didn't make some other bastard rich by pouring money down the rent rathole!
I'll bet you're pretty pleased with your wrinkly old self right about now. After all, if you'd just been paying rent this whole time, you'd have nothing to show for it, right? Zero, zip, nada! It looks like your shrewd choice of home ownership netted you a cool $1.3 million profit.
Not so fast, Scrooge McDuck. The reason you have a nest egg isn't because houses are magic, it's because you've been paying the going rate for housing plus a premium (the difference between your mortgage payment and market-rate rent) to build investment value. You have money because you've been investing the whole time.
Let's examine the opposite case: You rent for the current Portland average of $870 a month. Instead of putting that $25K down on a house, you drop it into an index fund. (An index fund, for those who don't know, is a low-fee, highly diversified investment vehicle that's like buying shares of, say, the entire S&P 500 at once. It's basically the most generic, vanilla stock-market investment you can make.)
Now, you take the extra $380 a month you're not spending on the mortgage premium and pay it faithfully into the same fund for the next 30 years. Don't forget to kick in another $100 a month for all the money you're not spending on maintenance and repairs (I think most homeowners would agree that this is a conservative sum).
The S&P 500 has returned an average of 10.27 percent annually for the last 78 years, so let's assume you can get a 10 percent rate of return. (Some years will be better and some worse, but over a few decades these variations will smooth out.)
Fast forward to 2042: You now have a nest egg of $1,425,000—the same amount the homeowner netted, plus an extra $75,000 to blow on space-coke and replicant hookers. In the meantime, you were free to get fired, move without regard to real-estate market conditions, and make your investment payments a day late without becoming homeless.
Sure, this example contains a lot of ballparking, and it's certainly possible that the stock market might not perform as well as you hope. Then again, I'm pretty sure I could find some folks who'd say the same about the real-estate market. The point is, neither strategy is significantly better than the other.
Portlanders aren't
stupid (OK, a lot of us are, but whatever). Maybe our rental market is
tight because we've figured out that buying a house isn't all it's
cracked up to be.
Why it's bullshit: First, the good news: By all accounts, the drop in cellphone-related traffic fatalities that results after a state institutes a hands-free law is real. A study recently released by UC Berkeley touts an impressive 47 percent drop in cellphone-related deaths subsequent to that state's ban.
So, non-hands-free cellphone use gets banned, cellphone-related traffic fatalities drop—yay! The system works! The trouble is, the bans achieve their goal more or less by dumb luck, and they're almost certainly a lot less effective than they could be.
Here's the problem: Time and again, lab studies of drivers have shown that talking on the phone while driving is just as distracting whether you're holding the handset to your ear or using a hands-free kit. A University of Utah study found "no significant differences in the impairments caused by these two modes of cellular communication." (For what it's worth, MythBusters found the same.)
If talking hands-free is no safer than talking with a phone in your hand, why on earth would a hands-free law make a difference? By preventing some, but not all, cellphone use in the car, the law prevents some, but not all, cellphone-related accidents. The law works exactly as well as would a law banning all cellphone use on odd-numbered days, or in months with an "r" in them.
It's great that the hands-free law manages to save lives. If that's our goal, though, it sure seems like an outright ban would save a lot more.
A popular complaint about the media is that we never take a stand. We report on a given issue—say, whether or not the Earth is flat—by giving all sides of the argument equal weight, then throw up our hands as though the actual truth is unknowable with some mealy-mouthed headline like, "Views on Earth's Shape Differ."
Say what you will about this story, it calls a globe a globe. So put down that pitchfork, douse that torch and relax—if you simply must live in a world where you only read things you agree with, the Internet's that way. In the meantime, I stand behind my story. The fact I'm standing behind it from an undisclosed location somewhere in Mexico shouldn't alter your admiration for my principles.


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After more than three years of waiting for a heart transplant at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, John W. Pierce Sr., 55, finally feels like hes on his way to receiving a new heart and getting back to normal.
Mr. Pierce, Belleville, has called the Rochester hospital home for more than two years, until recently. Strong Memorials cardiology team had been uncertain how Mr. Pierces cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart to not pump blood properly, occurred. He was first diagnosed in 2002.
On one occasion, a heart was ready and waiting, but the donated organ ended up not being a perfect match, and several setbacks with pulmonary embolisms made him fall off, then onto, then off again the organ donation waiting list.
Strong told me on the first dry run that it was a roller-coaster ride, Mr. Pierce said recently via telephone from his hospital bed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. We laughed it off. Its been a long, hard three years.
Mr. Pierce recently relocated to the Pittsburgh hospital after his setbacks at Strong Memorial. He had pulmonary embolisms on a few occasions, which, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, are a sudden blockage in a lung artery usually caused by a blood clot that travels to the lung from a vein in the leg.
Dr. Leway Chen, cardiologist at Strong Memorial, said since pulmonary embolisms can increase ones lung pressure, a new heart wouldnt work in someone with those conditions.
Throughout most of Mr. Pierces 2011 and 2012 stays at Strong Memorial, he declined the medical team there putting in a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, which is a mechanical pump thats used to support heart function and blood flow in people who have weakened hearts, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
By January, Mr. Pierce had become so weak that the team at Strong was going to send him home on palliative care. Thats when his wife, Deanna, set up an appointment in Pittsburgh, not wanting to give up hope. After he was transferred there Jan. 18, Mr. Pierce said, he was told he was too weak to receive a heart then, but the VAD procedure was offered to him again.
I said, I dont want to wear it for one, two or three years, especially in the north country when we spend a lot of time on the water, he said. Ive got the pump in me now, and Im recuperating.
Once hes fully recuperated, he will be put on the 1A list, which means within two weeks to six months after hes healed from the VAD procedure, he anticipates getting the heart for which hes waited so long.
Mrs. Pierce said her husband should be discharged soon from the Pittsburgh hospital, but will remain in the surrounding area at a friends house while waiting for follow-up appointments. After a few weeks, she said, Mr. Pierce may get a chance to come home to put on some weight before being considered for transplant. Throughout the past few years, Mr. Pierce said, he dropped from 170 to 130 pounds.
He said he credits his wife for helping him find more strength to move forward. Together they encourage others to educate themselves about becoming organ donors.
As a family member, how you look at things changes, Mrs. Pierce said. Every time I see an accident that happens, it catches my breath and I wonder, Will they leave a legacy?
She said she encourages everyone to ask themselves why they havent become an organ donor, and to decide whether they want to become one.
The more you know about it, the better you can motivate yourself to a healthy lifestyle, Mrs. Pierce said. Its another positive choice you can make to take the burden off of your family and friends.
She said she believes the decision should be made while people are young and healthy, rather than family members being asked at the tragic time upon ones death.
Most high school kids are dying to be adults, and this is a way to show them to become a responsible, community-building adult, Mrs. Pierce said.
Dr. Chen said New York ranks in the bottom three states for donor registration, yet the need for organ donation throughout the state and country is on the rise. More than 117,000 people nationwide are in need of donated organs, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, which, according to its website, manages the nations organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.
One way people can help out the Pierces is at a spaghetti dinner benefit at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Belleville Fire Hall, 7981 Route 289. Family friend Sherry L. Ruoff organized the event, which has admission fees of $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 11. Children under 5 are free. Takeouts will be available.
Once Mr. Pierce finally receives his heart, he will be required to travel to Pittsburgh for follow-up appointments for the first year, before going back to care at Strong Memorial. Thankful to both medical teams, Mr. Pierce said he cant wait until he gets a new heart and can simply enjoy the north country outdoors again.
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I've seen some reviews on these cigars and just ordered my first 5 pack. Has anyone else smoked these ans what do you think?
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Great cigars Derek. Full body full flavored gems pair great with just about anything. I have smoked many this past year, even won a cube of 35 cigars through a contest Skip ran on twitter a year ago. My favorite in the line is the corona sized Anthropology, and I believe even Bugs enjoyed them as I sent him some with his Superbowl winnings last year. Ashley Byrd aka "Da Byrdman" of B & B Cigar club fame and a neighbor of yours in Richmond, VA can also attest to the quality of the Cromagnon line as he commonly refers to them as #pookie cause they are quite addicting. There are many that claim they are strong but I don't quite get that personally. Hope you enjoy them, I am betting you will.
Never had 'em. They look nice though and I dig the box [does the lid double as an ash tray??].
I'll have to get this on the list after Joe's description.
Joe Ed, I received my sampler and love them. I agree with you about the strength, I would label them medium to full. Still a very good cigar.
I've been interested in these since I first saw them announced. The flavor profile and strength seem to be in line with my tastes. I'll have to check them out at some point in the near future.
Def give them a try, I will keep some in my humidor from now on
Skip Martin the brand owner is a great guy with a great story. Follow him on Twitter @ChiefHava @ RoMaCraft also on FaceBook Roma Craft Cigar which is the combined efforts of Skip and Michael Rosales of Adrians Costa Rican. Both of the guys are also here on SC http://www.socialcigar.com/profile/SkipMartinChiefHava and http://www.socialcigar.com/profile/smokeadrians though neither appear to have been around for a bit. Just ordered their new line coming out Intemperance, which I was also fortunate enough to receive early samples of a couple months back. All I can say is if you are about full flavor you have to check these guys out.
Thanks for the heads up on the new line. I just returned to the sand box and I'm putting together my buy list for next month, I'll have to add the Intemperance.
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MikeNewcomb92 wrote:I was hoping to be able to read some up to date stats and analysis for all the Orioles players because nobody else has that kind of analysis for all of our players and I think a lot of people would like it. Don't mean to sound like im whinning and complaining, just trying to help out.
MikeNewcomb92 wrote:For example Dylan Bundy doesnt have any stats and he would be someone a lot of people would be looking up to see how hes doing.
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|UPDATED: Pioneers-Rockets game still on for Friday
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The Watauga High football game in Asheville against defending Class 4A state champion A.C. Reynolds is still on as scheduled. The game will still be played Friday night, despite some tragic news on Monday. Gary Laws, the father of ACR coach Shane Laws (Newton-Conover and Appalachian State University) passed away unexpectedly. A memorial service will be held Wednesday morning at the First United Methodist Chruch in Conover.
The family will receive friends from 10-11 am; funeral services will begin at 12 noon.
The A.C. Reynolds athletics department released a statement concerning Friday night's match-up between the Pioneers and the Rockets. "The game will go on as scheduled, unless something drastic happens. We will play football Friday night."
Shane Laws, a three-sport athlete at Newton-Conover, graduated from ASU in 1996. He has been a member of the Rockets coaching staff since 1997, winning two state championships under then-head coach Bobby Poss (in 1999 and 2002).
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