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The cruise ship Regatta visiting Rockland Monday brought some 680 passengers for a day in the Midcoast. And the Chamber of commerce and local tour companies were ready and waiting.
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A majority of Jefferson County legislators voted Wednesday to hold the line on additional spending for 2014, over the objections of three who insisted that the county find money to hire three more 911 dispatchers.
The Board of Legislators approved a $242 million annual budget after an extended debate. Legislators Michael W. Behling, R-Adams; Robert D. Ferris, R-Watertown, and Michael F. Astafan, D-Carthage, were opposed. The plan as adopted only includes funding for one additional dispatcher, not to be hired until July. Fire and Emergency Management Director Joseph D. Plummer had asked for three additional dispatchers, citing excess overtime and fatigue on his employees who have been trying to keep up with an increasing call volume at the center.
The board rejected a proposal by Mr. Behling to portion off small amounts from other departments to pay for three dispatchers. Only Mr. Ferris and Mr. Astafan supported his amendment.
Ennio J. Corsi, general counsel of Council 82, the parent union of the dispatchers local, came to the meeting from Albany to urge legislators to hire the three additional dispatchers. Approximately 10 dispatchers also attended, holding signs asking legislators to consider the three positions.
After legislators voted to approve the budget without the additional positions, senior dispatcher Gail M. Sovie said: I believe we opened up some good and important dialogue and were absolutely going to take it in good faith that they will take this up for discussion. We hope they do consider our health and welfare as well as the safety of the general population because our concern is public safety first.
Board members pledged to revisit the dispatcher issue at a later date.
The budget calls for the tax rate to rise 2.21 percent, from $6.43 per $1,000 of true value in 2013 to $6.58 per $1,000. The owner of a property with a true value of $100,000 will see a $15 tax increase.
The budget introduced at the end of October by County Administrator Robert F. Hagemann III proposed increasing the tax levy the amount to be raised by taxes from $48,619,644 to $50,265,644, an increase of $1,646,000 over this years levy.
At the same time, the budget called for overall spending to drop nearly $2 million from the $244 million 2013 budget. Disappointing revenues, stagnating sales tax returns and a dwindling fund balance all put pressure on legislators to pass a lean budget.
According to Mr. Hagemanns budget, the tax rate would have risen 1.97 percent.
But after reviewing requests from department heads, legislators agreed to raised the levy by $116,625, bringing it to $50,382,269 a mere $1,375 below the limit imposed by the state property tax cap.
Legislators increased the salaries of the two county election commissioners by $1,500 and the salaries of the two deputy election commissioners by $1,000.
They also recommended that an additional $75,000 be added to the County Highway Department for the completion of a culvert project and that an additional $9,500 be provided to the Office for Aging for office supplies and adult day care expenses.
Mr. Plummer was told that one additional dispatcher was all that the county could afford without overriding the property tax cap or dipping into reserve fund balance until some legislators began pressing board leadership to include the additional three positions in this years budget.
Also Tuesday, the board unanimously passed a resolution to demolish the building that once housed the Jefferson County Home for the Aged, also known as Whispering Pines. The facility closed in April and its contents were auctioned off in July. Diversified Construction Services Ltd., Syracuse, will take down the building at an estimated cost of $188,000 $62,000 less than the $250,000 the county had budgeted for the operation.
Mr. Hagemann said that the county hopes to have the building down by the end of the year. The land upon which it sits eventually will be used by Jefferson Community College, according to Mr. Hagemann.
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Keeping Up with Oral Health as You AgeThursday, May 29th, 2014
May is National Older Americans Month. Despite the belief that many seniors lose their natural teeth as they age, about 75 percent of people 65 and older have retained all or some of their natural teeth.
With that being said, there's no doubt that older adults face oral health problems. Sure, one might think that he or she need not be concerned about cavities anymore. But, just like with younger people, tooth decay can cause pain and discomfort as well as wear down the gums. In fact, cavities can occur more frequently in older adults for several reasons. Firstly, seniors may not have been exposed to a fluoridated water system as children or used toothpaste that contains fluoride in the past.
As gum tissue begins to recede in older adults, cavities become more prevalent, since plaque has more space to harbor between the teeth and gums. Also, dry mouth, a result of the natural aging process and certain medications, can lead to more tooth decay. Perhaps most relevantly, older adults are also more likely to have decay around older fillings.
"I wish all fillings and dental work would last forever, but dental work requires maintenance," Dr. Bruce Terry, a member of the Pennsylvania Dental Association, told the Digital Journal. "Everyone should be seen by their dentist regularly to see if there are any broken teeth or fillings. The health of the gum tissues can also be an early sign of several systemic diseases like diabetes."


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We're living in a Super Stress Era (one of JWT's 10 Trends for 2013), and news headlines filled with what seems like more doom and gloom than normal are only driving more stress and anxiety among consumers. Brands can help lift spirits by offering consumers some unexpected moments of cheer. Earlier this summer, TD Bank scored a viral hit after it created a few special ATMs that dispensed gifts to loyal patrons in Canada, part of its "TD Thanks You" campaign; these customers got anything from extra cash to a ticket to visit a faraway daughter with cancer. The smile-inducing video has garnered 10 million-plus views.
To illustrate its tagline "Awakens a smile in you," Brazilian bread brand Nutrella also jumped on the joy bandwagon with its "Friendly Mirror": a mirror placed around public places that gave random compliments to people walking by. (An idea similar to Avon's 2011 "Miraculous Mirror" campaign in Slovakia.) Meanwhile, in early August, Honda promoted its annual summer clearance event with a "Summer Cheerance" campaign, which included a "Cheerance" playlist in tandem with Pandora, piñatas for passersby to swing at, a "Stand Here for Cheer" box (which released surprises like saxophone serenades and a bouquet-toting bear) and silly fun in partnership YouTube celebrity Andrew Hales.
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It won't be long until the residents of Helper will have a hometown fishing spot that they can walk to. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' kids fishing pond in Helper is well underway and construction will be finished next month.
The grand opening is slated for May 25, with a special day of activities planned for the unveiling, particularly for kids.
"We are planning on having a good grand opening," explained Lewis Berg, aquatics manager for the DWR. "That day, there will be free equipment and bait for the kids to use, along with some adult volunteers who can teach kids to fish if their parents can't."
The pond site is being leased from Ross Gigliotti in a 20-year deal. The project is developing somewhat differently than originally conceived. The pond is located on the old state highway south of the old Balance Rock Motel next to the Price River. The property was purchased from the railroad by Gigliotti last year.
Many years ago, when the railroad was still running steam engines, a pond was constructed on the property as a retention facility to settle out sediment. Then the water was pumped across the river and put in a tank to fill the boilers of the steam engines that were traveling up and down the canyon in those days.
After the steam trains stopped, the pond fell into disrepair. But for a long time, the pond still contained water.
"I remembered how much fun it was to have that pond there with water in it when I was a kid," said Gigliotti in an interview at the time the project was proposed. "We used to fish on it in the summer and skate on it in the winter. "
Years later, the pond was drained and sat with Chinese elms and weeds growing in it. Then Gigliotti, who owns property adjacent to the site, purchased the pond from the railroad.
When Gigliotti heard about a project in Murray that the DWR was doing with some vacant property and a fishing pond, he came to the realization that something similar could be done at his site in Helper. Wanting "to do something for the community," he approached DWR who liked the idea right from the beginning.
DWR officials received the support of Helper city, then went after funding from the habitat council to make the project happen. The funding came and the project was begun.
The project was initially expected to be finished in fall 2001. However, various delays like fixing a water and sewer lines near the pond that the new usage could impact took place and final construction could not be started until last month.
The site is very different from what it was a year ago. Originally, only the trees near the dam were to be pulled out. But in the end, all the vegetation had to be removed.
"As work progressed, we discovered if we left any of the trees in it, it would destroy the seal of the pond and we would be continually losing water around them," pointed out Berg last Friday.
But an inspection of the site shows a first class fishing hole shaping up.
The dam has been reinforced, based on an engineering study conducted last year, and the entire pond has been upgraded.
Almost all the bentonite - the material used to seal the pond so that water loss is reduced - had been put in at the site last Friday. The spillway into the river was under construction, but the concrete needed to be put in place.
The pond will have a paved path around it, with fishing stations that are handicapped accessible attached to the dam area.
"A couple of those will have roofs for shade," commented Berg.
The parking area needs to be constructed. When completed, the lot will have room for about 10 cars.
At present, there is no money to cover restroom construction. Money for the restroom facility was not included in the $172,000 the DWR secured from the habitat council and the county's restaurant tax committee turned down a request for funding based on the fact that the land, while being leased for 20 years from Gigliotti, was privately owned.
Other funding for the project came from various sources, including the members of private groups who contributed time and materials.
"I'd say people like Bass mas-ters, scouting groups and private individuals put in $50-$100,000 worth of time and materials to make this a reality," commented Berg.
Bass masters is also in the process of securing some trees and boulders that will be placed on the floor of the pond without penetrating the seal.
"We will begin filling the pond around May 1," pointed out Berg. "Once it is full, we will be planting some bass and bluegills. But the mainstay of the pond will be rainbow trout."


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Janet Snyder interviews Henry Raess from Go Bike Buffalo and Moira Giammaresi from the Community relations Department of BlueCross BlueShield of WNY. they discuss the partnership for a healthier America that started in the summer of 2012 called play Streets program. This is designed to target the growing obesity trends and lack fo physical activity among youth.
Play Streets takes place the first Sunday of each Month from May to September. Select city streets will be closed to cars and opened up to the community to get together, get active, and have fun! Play streets will create a safe, accessible space for people to walk, ride bikes, dance, play sports, and games... plus eat healthy food!
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POTSDAM - Bitter cold weather has permeated the north country, meaning school superintendents must arrive at school early to determine whether students can sleep in.
When it comes to harsh upstate winter weather, superintendents look at a wide variety of factors, like wind chill, snowfall and ice, to determine if school is open, delayed or canceled.
Certainly, with the falling temperatures, it is a concern in this district, said Potsdam Central Superintendent Patrick H. Brady. It is a more difficult call than when we have icy conditions or several inches of snow in the morning.
He said that many of his students walk to school.
If the temperatures approaches minus 30, its a general rule of thumb to delay or close the school, he said.
The National Weather Service wind chill warning for St. Lawrence County is in effect until 7 p.m. today. From the morning through the afternoon, the wind chill will dip anywhere from 20 to 30 degrees below zero as 10 to 15 mile per hour winds sail through the region.
Because his buses are housed in a garage, he said, they will start in the morning.
A wind-chill chart provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, available atwww.nws.noaa.gov, a person standing outside when it is zero degrees can get frostbite in 30 minutes if the wind is blowing 15 miles per hour, creating a wind chill of minus 19 degrees.
School closing decisions will also be complicated at the high school level because the states January Regents examinations are being offered this week.
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We're not shy about our love for Charlize Theron. We're fanatical about her style choices-even the risky ones, because she never looks boring-and, to point out the obvious, her beauty is astonishing. We recently flipped over the makeup she wore to attend Christian Dior's Cruise 2008 show and wanted to know how we could recreate this look at home. Charlize's incomparably talented pal and beauty maestro, Shane Paish (who's also the International Makeup Advisor for Christian Dior), kindly answered our queries. Read on for the product details of this golden, summery, bronzetastic look...
We responded to the gleaming eye makeup Theron sported, which was accomplished with several of Dior Beauty's latest offerings. Paish used the latest 5-Colour Eyeshadow palette in Sunset Café 440 ($52, sephora.com). "This new shadow palette is all gorgeous copper and metallic brown colors," Paish said. "It's much easier to use a metallic shadow, rather than a matte, for this almost smoky look. The colors blends so easily and you get a slightly flashy, almost wet-looking, eye." (Makeup nuts take note; the 5-Colour palettes were recently named the best powder eyeshadow by InStyle.)
To give her eyes an extra pop, Paish then applied Dior's Crayon Eyeliner (waterproof) in Trinidad Black 094 inside Theron's lids ($24, sephora.com). As we've written before, it's always smart to select waterproof or water-resistant eyeliner when you're lining the insides of your eyes because it doesn't smudge. This is of particular importance come summer when heat + liner = a smeared mess. The mascara Paish used is Diorshow Black Out Mascara in Kohl Black 099 ($23, sephora.com). This limited-edition mascara is only available at Sephora, and has a slightly smaller brush than the regular Diorshow mascara. Black Out Mascara also happens to be Hillary's single favorite product in the universe right now (not that you asked).
Theron's overall beauty look focused on polished skin and a gleaming eye, so skin-wise, Paish kept the majority of her face matte. He then selectively highlighted a few key areas with Dior's Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen in Candle Light 002 ($33, sephora.com). The Skinflash contains light-reflecting pigments that make the skin look radient, and it can be worn on bare skin, under foundation, or over foundation. "I applied Skinflash around Charlize's eyes, on her temples, and on the highest part of her cheekbone," Paish said. "Since the rest of her skin was matte, this gave her skin a glow that kept her from looking two dimensional in photographs."
Final touches came from a light dusting of peachy-pink blush (like DiorBlush in Peach Veil, $32.50, sephora.com) and a neutral lip (Paish likes DiorRouge Replenishing Lipcolor in Box-Office Beige 296, $26, sephora.com).
The overall look shown here is wonderfully inclusive. The burnished copper/bronze eye has a similar sexiness to a traditional smoky eye, but softer and more summer appropriate. We can't promise that these products will make you a dead-ringer for Theron, but we think you'll look smashing nonetheless.
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Three north country counties once again saw a spike in sales tax receipts in 2012, with each surpassing budget projections.
Its substantial, Lewis County Legislature Chairman Michael A. Tabolt, R-Croghan, said after learning that his county had broken the $10 million mark for the first time. Thats encouraging news.
Sales tax revenue for the three counties in 2012:
n Jefferson County, with a 3.75 percent sales tax rate, received $72.54 million, up 5.25 percent from $68.92 million in 2011.
n Lewis County, with a 3.75 percent sales tax rate, received $10.05 million, up 2.44 percent from $9.81 million in 2011.
n St. Lawrence County, with a 3 percent sales tax rate, received $41.96 million, up 1.81 percent from $41.21 million in 2011.
Municipalities in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties also saw a benefit from the increased collections, as those counties distribute a percentage of sales tax receipts to their cities, towns and villages. Lewis County retains all its receipts for county government operations.
Despite a slight drop in fourth-quarter receipts, stemming from payments to the counties between September and December, strong numbers earlier in the year allowed Jefferson County to easily exceed its budgeted amount.
That county will retain $34.1 million from 2012 proceeds for its own operation, but budgeted for only $33 million.
That money either will be used to cover expense overruns, or, if everything goes according to plan, offset property tax increases, according to Jefferson County Legislator Scott A. Gray, R-Watertown, the Finance Committee chairman.
The board voted in November to halve a proposed 4.4 percent property tax hike for 2013 to 2.2 percent by increasing the proposed sales tax revenue to $34.25 million.
Mr. Gray said that, on average, sales tax revenue has increased annually by roughly 3 percent over the last 10 years. A 3 percent hike next year would result in more than $1 million in extra revenue, while only an extra $157,347 would be needed to make budget.
Lewis County also finished the year at more than $1 million over budget, having anticipated only $9 million in receipts.
The unbudgeted revenue either will cover unexpected costs or roll into the countys fund balance.
With a few costly projects under consideration and state mandates continuing to increase fixed costs, county leaders should not be seeking new ways to spend the excess funding, Mr. Tabolt said.
I would urge that we be very conservative with it, he said.
While he is hopeful that the increase in sales tax receipts means an improvement in the economy, Mr. Tabolt said rising costs for gasoline and other taxable items also may have contributed.
Lewis County leaders bumped projected receipts up to $9.5 million in the 2013 budget after seeing strong numbers through the first three quarters of 2012.
St. Lawrence County exceeded the amount it budgeted for overall sales tax receipts $41.2 million by more than $750,000.
However, Finance Committee Chairman Frederick S. Morrill, D-DeKalb Junction, said the final numbers still fell a bit short of the $42.1 million he had been hoping for.
Im disappointed the total is not up more, Mr. Morrill said. But it didnt go down.
Mr. Morrill, the chief financial officer at the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, said he based his expectations on increased traffic crossing the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge.
Thats an indicator for me, he said.
St. Lawrence County again budgeted $41.2 million in 2013.
Im comfortable with it, Mr. Morrill said. I think we budgeted conservatively, but wisely.
St. Lawrence County receipts were up $317,524, or 3.06 percent in the fourth quarter, a period when many are purchasing more than usual because of Christmas.
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In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved.
Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull the case together.
Riveting and relentlessly paced, The Black Box leads Harry Bosch, "one of the greats of crime fiction" (New York Daily News), into one of his most fraught and perilous cases.
"Connelly draws on all his resources — his thorough knowledge of police work, his ability to fashion a complex tapestry of plot, and his ever deepening characterization of Bosch — to craft a mystery thriller sure to enthrall fans and newcomers alike." Publishers Weekly
"I decided several years ago that this is the finest crime series written by an American, and nothing in the new book changes my mind." The Washington Post
"Continues [Connelly's] streak of telling stellar crime stories...one of the top detectives in crime fiction." Chicago Sun-Times
"Four stars! Crime writer Michael Connelly is a reliably good storyteller and his novels' endings invariably pack a satisfying punch. Though I've said it before about some of his other novels, The Black Box [could] be the best yet...portrays Harry at his dogged, ingenious best." USA Today
"How can Michael Connelly get better at his craft of writing! Just when you think he has reached the pinnacle of his career with a certain novel he comes along with a new one that is even better. Such is the case with The Black Box, a crime thriller that is pretty near perfection...Michael Connelly just keeps getting it right....He is at the top of the mountain...none exceed his abilities." Huffington Post
"Few crime writers are as prolific or as successful as Michael Connelly....Connelly has always excelled at building suspense while paying careful attention to police procedural detail...will tantalize fans of the series." Los Angeles Times
"Oh well, just another superb, ambitious murder mystery from one of the best writers in the business, featuring perhaps the best fictional detective in crime fiction. It has been 20 years since Michael Connelly published his first novel, The Black Echo, and in all that time he hasn't put a foot wrong. The Black Box keeps his streak alive." Toronto Globe and Mail
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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate reporter
America's July 4th 2004 birthday may only be celebrated by local residents with fireworks in private backyards in the county.
In the past, Price Kiwanis Club has purchased fireworks for the July 4th show with help from county government and local cities. The Independence Day event is presented at the county fairgrounds
But recent court rulings and changes in law keeping government agencies from supplying money to private organizations could end the tradition.
"We have a letter here from the Kiwanis Club that is asking for $600," stated Commissioner Bill Krompel during a regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 18. "It says here, if the organizations that have contributed before can't put up the money, the club can't do the fireworks show anymore."
In the past, the Kiwanis Club has apparently used some of the organization's service money for the fireworks.
But the group does not want to use the club's service money for the 2004 celebration.
Usually, the county and Price city kick in $600 for the fireworks display. Wellington, Helper and East Carbon City provide $200 and Sunnyside puts up $100 for the event.
But the county and cities may not provide funding for the upcoming celebration due to changes in the laws.
"We are also going to request funds from the restaurant tax committee," pointed out Dave Levanger, who represented the Kiwanis Club at the commission meeting.
Members estimate that the club will need around $5,300 to buy the fireworks to present a good program.
"The problem is that the statutes have changed and the county has to quantify giving this kind of money to an organization," pointed out Gene Strate, Carbon government's attorney.
"My advice is that the commissioners wait to give money until they see what the restaurant tax committee does. However, I think they will have basically the same problem we do," indicated the county attorney.
One suggestion offered during the commission meeting was for the county to buy the fireworks and have the Kiwanis Club administer the show.
The July 4th fireworks display is traditionally set off by the Price City Fire Department.
The commission followed Strate's advice and tabled the issue until the could explore the legalities.
Addressing an unrelated matter at the meeting, the commission considered extending the contract of county forester Leonard Stull for another year.
"Commissioner (Steve) Burge has been asking about the level of his activity in the county," explained county planning and zoning director Levanger. "I know that he had been monitoring the harvesting of timber that has been going on, up until the loggers were snowed out."
The commissioners were interested in exactly what is being done in the area regarding the county forester's contract and what Stull's activities toward controlling illegal harvesting as well as informing private property owners of their rights has been.
"I know that one of the things he does is, when a logging permit is issued, he makes sure the private property owner is aware of the problems that can take place," stated Levanger. "He also does a lot of lobbying at the state level for us."
The commissioners indicated that the county needed more accountability regarding the position.
Carbon lawmakers decided to delay approving the county forester contract until Stull came to a meeting and discussed the situation with the county commission.
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Through three books and their accompanying movies, Bella Swan and her vampire hunk Edward Cullen have been moving ever closer to their marital vows and what they hope to be a happily-ever-after. Literally.
Now the day has arrived.
Nobody's really sure how a human 18-year-old can live with a preternaturally strong undead spouse … but they both want to give it a go. No matter what the complications, their love will see them through. After a wedding, that is. Edward insists.
And what a wedding it turns out to be. Smiles abound as the nuptials play out in an idyllic woodland setting. The beautiful couple say their vows and kiss tenderly. Celebrators clink glasses. Parents wipe away secret tears. And even jilted werewolf Jacob shows up to wish the bride well and growl one last time in her groom's direction.
Then it's off to Brazil and an island getaway. A luxurious honeymoon retreat with a sumptuous suite and a moonlit waterfall grotto just steps away from the back door. Now this is a honeymoon! After turning the bedroom furniture to kindling with his wedding-night passion, though, Edward is fearful for his young bride's well-being. Her bruised body makes him back away before anything bad happens.
But it turns out that something has already happened. A something that no one thought was possible. In only a few days there's proof. Bella is pregnant.
This baby is going to be a serious blessing … or the bane that breaks Bella into bits.
Positive Elements
Breaking Dawn - Part 1 very clearly promotes the joy and closeness of committed marriage, right alongside the companion virtue of strong family bonds. Vampires and werewolves can be fang-toothed villains, to be sure, but in this case they're also impassioned protectors and devoted friends and lovers. After getting married, Edward fears that his strength might hurt Bella, and he apologizes profusely for her inadvertent bruises after their night of lovemaking. Later, he vows to keep her alive and safe no matter what the sacrifice to himself.
Jacob commits to the same thing even though it means he must stand against his pack. And two fellow packmates end up helping him provide that protection. Jacob asks one if he's willing to fight his own brother or sister, and the younger werewolf replies that he is "if it's the right thing to do."
The Cullen family is equally dedicated to Bella, even pushing back their ravenous thirst to keep watch over her. And when Bella and her dad are about to walk down the aisle. She pleads, "Please just don't let me fall, Dad." He replies, "Never!"
Edward worries that he isn't good for Bella. Telling her of past mistakes he's made, he talks of killing evil men and when looking in their eyes, "seeing what I was capable of." Bella's having none of that, though. When he expresses fear that after being with him for a while she might not like what she sees in the mirror, she replies that she hopes she'll see someone like him, "someone capable of courage and sacrifice and love."
Bella shows her own brand of courage and sacrifice and love when she refuses to take Edward's concerned advice to "get rid" of their unborn child. Even though it's certain that the baby will kill her, she stands by her choice and clings to the hope that she can last long enough to give birth. Rosalie sides with Bella in this case, ferociously defending the baby's right to live and repeatedly reprimanding Alice for calling it a "fetus." "Say the word, Alice," she instructs, "Baby!"
Spiritual Content
Even though this is clearly a movie about vampires and werewolves, it works hard to skirt the twisted spirituality behind those legendary (evil) creatures. Still, the life-sucking baby-vamp and physical pain that Bella suffers hangs a significant amount of flesh on their particular brand of morbid darkness.
A scared woman, who's one of the housekeepers at their island retreat, calls Edward a "demon," and Jacob remarks that Bella is carrying a demon. When the housekeeper places her hand on Bella's stomach, she hisses, "Death!"
Alice says she can no longer see Bella's future (which is Alice's vampire power) when Bella becomes pregnant. Edward's mind-reading ability comes into play when he "hears" his unborn child's thoughts.
Bella recites a slightly adjusted paraphrase of a Bible verse, saying, "At a certain age a child is grown and puts away childish things." We see a huge cross being used as decoration in the Cullen home. Song lyrics include the line, "We complement each other/Just like Satan and Christ."
Sexual Content
In an MTV interview, actress Kristen Stewart spoke of the movie's marriage bed scene: "It was so weird, it didn't even feel like we were doing a scene within a Twilight film. I was like, 'Bella! What are you doing? Wow! What is happening here?!' It was very surreal."
The result of that surrealism are intimate scenes that show much more skin than previous Twilight films. Bella bares her back and side to the camera as she and Edward clutch, hug and caress, in bed and while standing in the water of the bay. Long sequences of tender, partially sheet-covered embraces fill the screen. And one moment of married coitus finds Edward lying on top of Bella while he reaches up and snaps the headboard in two in his passion. We briefly see one other sexual position. And, of course, they kiss a number of times.
Bella dresses in a range of tight shorts-and-tee combos, a bikini and a few slinky lingerie outfits. Pregnant, we see her protruding stomach. Jacob strips out of his shirt once and several vampire women at the wedding wear formfitting, low-cut dresses.
The status of Edward's virginity is remarked upon, as is a friend's conclusion that Bella's getting married (at 18!) because she's already pregnant. A comment is made about the bride not getting much sleep. Doing research of half-human, half-vampire babies, the Cullens page through books with drawings of (sometimes grotesquely disfigured) nude women. In Rio, street dancers' revelry includes couples hugging and kissing.
Violent Content
The book was bloody. And so is the movie. Bella's pregnancy is an ongoing, torturously painful thing to experience. As she is essentially consumed and ripped apart from the inside by her unborn child, her body contracts and her bones look set to push out through her skin. She cries out as the rapidly growing rock-hard baby breaks her ribs. She appears to break her back while trying to stand.
A C-section of sorts, performed by Edward and his family, is a bloody and visceral affair. (Never mind that we don't actually see the blade push through her skin.) Before it's over, Edward is covered in Bella's blood and appears to bite through her abdomen wall to finish the procedure. The gore-covered child is pulled free, and the camera gazes down on the wasted, frail Bella as she lies, barely covered, in a pool of her own blood.
Of this scene, actor Robert Pattinson told MTV, "Some moments were so incredibly extreme, and there's definitely a version of this movie that's a hard-R rating, possibly even NC-17." As it is, quick camera cuts preserve the film's PG-13 status.
Other violence includes a flashback showing Edward hunting down killers for the "thrill of the hunt." He attacks and bites the throats of a handful of men. Bella has a dream in which the scattered rose petals at her wedding morph into pools of blood seeping from the (stacked) dead bodies of her friends and relatives. The werewolves clash with the Cullens; gnashing teeth chomp in search of flesh, and bodies are thrown in all directions.
After their wedding night, Bella reveals multiple bruises in the shape of fingerprints pressed into her skin. When the child is first handed to a dying Bella, it promptly bites her. Edward bites her repeatedly on different parts of her body in an attempt to "revive" her. He stabs a huge syringe filled with his venom into her chest when her heart stops beating.
Crude or Profane Language
Two uses of "h‑‑‑" and one of "d‑‑ned."
Drug and Alcohol Content
Wedding guests toast with and drink from glasses of champagne. Bella's dad announces, "Well, I plan on getting drunk." Rio's street dancers also drink.
Other Negative Elements
The Twilight books and movies have always been something of a metaphor for the desire and passion of young love. But not a steady, real-life love nipped at by doubt and all those ugly bits that always come along for the ride. No, Twilight presents an über-idealized form of that heated stuff, fronted by beautiful, all-powerful, devoted demigods who step in to replace the flaw-filled men of our world.
Bella has long wanted to join their everlasting ranks, casting aside her humanity in the process. But Edward has resisted. Now she gets her wish, and he has no choice. Without giving too much away, it's safe to report that the resulting bliss (after the agony) is not going to be flaw-filled.
More mundane is the fact that the camera watches closely as Bella vomits in the toilet. To feed the baby inside of her, Bella sucks up blood with a straw. We see her severely emaciated shoulder blades and rail-thin arms from the back as she lets her robe drop from her shoulders to get into the bath.
Bella repeatedly lies to her concerned father about her condition and the reason she hasn't returned home.
The twilight has faded into the black of night for Bella, just when she thought Edward's light would envelop her. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 leaves behind high school crushes and vampire power struggles and leaps in another direction: the death-defying duties and dangers of … marriage. The wedding is romantic enough. The gal-filled crowd around me at an advance screening ooohed at a sparkling-skinned Edward dressed up in his bridegroom best. They cheered when Jacob stripped off his shirt. But then fell into a more quiet and introspective mood, quickly realizing that there's more than beefcake appeal and the pangs of teen temptation at play this time. There are much more adult themes to explore:
The very real feelings of loving beginnings and bittersweet endings.
The nervousness and anticipation of a young woman contemplating her wedding night.
The wonder—and fear—of becoming pregnant.
The self-sacrificial choice to bravely resist abortion and give life to a child who might just kill you to return the favor.
But saying the movie sides with choosing life is complicated by the supernatural nature of Bella's "child." Is she a blessing? Or a curse—a deadly abomination? So it's into this unsettling corner of the undead world that the fourth Twilight film ultimately intrudes. Snarling werewolves, deadly vampires, ripped flesh and guttural growls aside, there's a palpable darkness tiptoeing around behind these scenes.
The film wants us to ignore the bloodsucking nastiness of it all by masking it in selfless actions and sweet baby smiles. And it even asks Twihards to root for a supernaturally dark death so it can sink in its fangs and magically save the day. But if you're looking, the truth is driven home by the impact on Bella's withering body, her internally snapping bones and eventually stone-cold heart. This is a vampire movie after all.
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Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan; Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen; Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black; Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen; Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale; Peter Facinelli as Dr. Carlisle Cullen; Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
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Exelon Nuclear employees will celebrate Earth Day by participating in a variety of activities in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including teaching elementary school students about green energy options and volunteering at eco-friendly events.
BYRON, Ill. – Exelon Nuclear employees will celebrate Earth Day by participating in a variety of activities in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including teaching elementary school students about green energy options and volunteering at eco-friendly events.
For the second year in a row, Exelon Nuclear is conducting "Gabby Green" programs in local schools around its 10 nuclear plant sites. The educational series is designed to teach young students about electricity, conservation and green energy such as solar, wind, hydropower and nuclear. The goal of the Gabby Green program is to promote environmental stewardship and raise awareness about green energy solutions.
Nuclear power plants do not burn hydrocarbons when producing electricity so they do not produce any greenhouse gases. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute, only 27 percent of our nation's electricity comes from clean-air sources, and nuclear power plants generate almost three-fourths of it. The other major sources of clean air electricity are hydroelectric plants, which provide 5.9 percent of our nation's electricity; wind energy, 1.3 percent; and solar energy, less than 0.1 percent.
Byron Station employees recently spoke to students at Highland Grade School in Stillman Valley and Monroe Center School about Gabby Green and the importance of conserving Earth's natural resources. The assemblies concluded with an exciting program by members of Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center. The group introduced the students to animals rehabbing at the Durand facility and taught a message of wildlife conservation and preservation.
"Byron Station is glad to support these assemblies that teach students about ecological and wildlife preservation," said Dan Enright, Byron Station site vice president. "Earth Day provides us with a wonderful opportunity to promote environmental awareness and encourage people to make sound energy choices."
These activities are part of the Exelon 2020 campaign, which is a comprehensive environmental strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower the carbon footprint of Exelon, its subsidiaries and its host communities and customers.
Byron employees will also take part in environmental efforts in the coming months. Plant employees routinely clean a stretch of Route 2 as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. And on July 31, Exelon is a co-sponsor of the inaugural Great Rock River Sweep, which is a volunteer effort to clean the entire 285 miles of the Rock River from Horicon, Wis. to Rock Island, Ill.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately $17 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.


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Warm Connections {Day 23}: Letting Others Know You Care
Learning to love our neighbors and friends, and seeing a need and filling it, brings warmer connections in life.
In many seasons of life, I've learned to give to others.
Giving reminds people that you care, and that they matter.
My two girlfriends in town both lost their mamas last week. Even though both moms were elderly, 89 and 92, no matter how "ready" you think you'll be to let a loved one go, it's hard.
I asked myself what I could do to bless these hurting women. Flowers and cards are great, but what would be a more personable touch, especially since I lost my mom in my early 30s and understood their pain. I determined to bring a meal to each of my friends. (One in a basket, one in a lined box. Boxes work great, too!)
With one friend, I got to see a recent video and hear the laughter of a very special lady.
With the other, I got to view (and soaked it in) a slideshow of her mother's life.
Both beautiful. Both loved. Both lived long, fulfilled lives.
Both left grieving daughters and families.
Sometimes we have to say "yes" to looking deeper at what we can do for others.
Warmer connections come from the heart.
And when we actually learn to fulfill another's need, it grows our hearts.
When's the last time you let someone know that you cared?
(My friend, Sheila, from Eat 2 Gather, is providing 31 Days of Meals 4 Sharing, if you're in a rut and need some fresh ideas on how and why to give to others. I've been blessed by her posts! I also have an entire section on "taking meals to others" in my book, The Reluctant Entertainer.)
If you missed previous days to 31 Days of Warm Connections …
Day 1: Secret Ingredient to Warmer Connections
Day 2: Bringing the Beauty of Autumn to Your Table
Day 3: Multi-Generational Pear Applesauce
Day 4: Canning Suncrest Peaches with a Friend
Day 5: How to Find Contentment
Day 6: Encouragement with Easy Pear Cobbler
Day 7: Bush's Garbanzos, Chicken, and Quinoa Soup for a Sports Family
Day 8: More About Others
Day 9: Technology Versus People
Day 10: The Table Experience with Bush's Beans
Day 11: Dreaming of Autumn Guests
Day 12: Gathering Around a Homemade Life
Day 13: Sisters in New York City
Day 14: Giving to Those in Need
Day 15: Enjoying Everyday Sounds
Day 16: Life's Small Moments
Day 17: Well-Designed Kitchen Counter
Day 18: "Now Time" and 5 Years at RE
Day 19: Taking a Chance and Chocolate Caramel Bars
Day 20: Harry and David, Nostalgia and Hospitality
Day 21: Even in a Messy House
Day 22: Happy Autumn at the Front Door
And be sure to check out the rest of the 31 Day Participants!
12 Responses to "Warm Connections {Day 23}: Letting Others Know You Care"
Sandy, this filled my heart with both sadness for these women and happiness at the same time. You are such a wonderful friend to do that for them in a time of extreme grief. I lost my mother recently and people like you in my own life have made a terrible loss more bearable. Thank God for people like you!
I was one of the women that received Sandy's "Basket of Love". My mother Carmen was just shy of her 92nd birthday when she passed last Friday. My mother was an amazing woman. She lived a life that spanned almost a whole century. She taught the importance of a generous heart and spirit. Sandy's choice of spaghetti and meat sauce brought me back to my youth. Mom would prepare gigantic pots of this classic to serve her six hungry children. My mother also showed me what it means to be a great friend and how to spot one. I'm sorry she didn't get to meet Sandy and all my other girlfriends who are walking with me now. Mom, thank you for helping me choose the special women in my life. I know you now among the "Cloud of Witnesses"
Love you girl,
Thank you for sharing the link to Meals 4 Sharing! That is a fantastic series!
I LOVE this post. The icecream made me smile so. What a gift you have for sharing comfort. Thank you for inspiring us to do the same.
Oh Sandy, how wonderful your giving of a meal was. Your friends are so blessed to have you in their lives. You have helped to comfort them so much during these difficult times. I can only imagine their grief and my heart goes out to them.
We live in such hectic times that we can forget how important it is to slow down and show others that we care for them. Even if it's in a simple way. Tonight my son and I joined my girlfriend and her daughter to attend a cookbook signing at William Sanoma cooking store. Both children are 13. My friend's daughter is a polished young lady. My son is a tall, thin, all legs and arms, always hungry boy. They were the only children at the event. When my son saw all the free samples of food and beverages, he dove in. He ate and drank with abandon and zoomed around the fragile plates and glasses at break neck speed telling one of the sales ladies (between gulps) that this was the best store he ever went to! He droped crumbs and more here and there and spilled more than his fare share of sparkling water and cider.
Feeling a bit frantic I was about to reprimand him, but then the words of our parish priest echoed in my ears…"Live your life in the manner of St. Francis … Sow the seeds of peace and love." I looked at my sweet son who was just doing what he knew how to do best…be a boy. I walked over to him, hugged him, kissed him, and said, "You are a good boy and I love you so much!". Between bites he said with a smile…"Thanks Mom. I love you too.". He made my night.
You are such a blessing to so many!
I love this post, and God bless you for being such a blessing to your friends! After losing a very close family member and suffering a miscarriage (within days of one another), I was so encouraged to receive a box of my favorite scones and a precious card from a dear friend who is a college student. Her thoughtfulness amazed me and reminded me of how these seemingly small acts of thoughtfulness are so BIG to the one who is hurting. What a wonderful way to show the love of Jesus to one another.
I love this post Sandy! What a sweet thing to take a basket/box that shows you really put some thought into it to friends who are hurting. I love the idea of taking an easy meal they can prepare when they have the time, rather than casseroles that might go uneaten because they receive so many. I think this would be a lovely idea for a mother who is in the midst of a hectic week, an unexpected surprise.
I could definitely do this for a friend of mine who is pregnant. She could use a meal or hand around the house. Thanks for the nudges to get out there and love better.
I love these ideas and the thought you put behind your gifts. It's also a good idea to give a physical gift, but then a gift of your time. Sometimes, we don't always know how to help the person that is grieving – what to say to them or what to do. These are great ideas.
Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thanks for the link up! You are such an inspiration and encouragement to me. Thankful God put you in my life.
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BrianC and Alan/yankeebulldog and I decided to get together today, Alan has 3 new guitars, and a new head and cab since we last got together, Brian got his 2 Channel JVM back with a new mod, and they hadn't seen my Aquamarine Sig 245 PS yet.
Great fun!! My head is a little numb. The Margarita I am drinking as I type this is helping, though.
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Alan's Wood Library SC Ted he got back from the PTC with a refin is AWESOME!! The tone is fantastic, right up there with my favorite SC of the Wood Library Ted's, the beloved Solana Burst one, now being enjoyed by Eschak here. The finish came out great, looks even better in real life than in his pics. Alan had a satin finish done on the SC Ted, it felt great.
His Brent Mason was very cool, lots of versatile tones from that thing, another great Swiss Army Knife of different tones like the Swamp Ash Studio. LOL, as I type this thread, I realize we never plugged in his AP Studio, darn it, I wanted to compare that to my Swamp Ash Studio and the Brent Mason. Too much to try out and play with today.
The guys dug my new Aquamarine DC 245 Sig, the finish has a great 3D thing going on with a bright blue, a dark blue and a green that cannot be truly captured in pictures. The tone of it was great through the Tonefest, we probably played Alan's SC and the PS DC Sig the most as we were comparing Heads and Cabs.
Brian's new mod on his JVM was fantastic! Makes it really flexible now, it sounded great. I am happy for him that he has really dialed that one in and thus is not getting bad GAS for another amp.
We A/B'ed Brian's 1960 cab against my 1960V cab (has Vintage 30's), they were a little bit different but both great. We played around a lot with my JS JVM, which was great, it really solidified for me today that I love the amp and that it is a great fit for what I like. It was great to have some help there, I would just jam away on some rhythm guitar, and Alan or Brian would dial in the tone and switch between the different channels, that was cool and very helpful. The Orange OD1 and Red OD1 are terrific, classic gainy Marshall, and the Orange and Red Crunch are also great, more vintage Marshall. I also played with both 4x12's hooked up to the JVM for the first time at higher volumes, wow, talk about moving some air! Gotta love the full Marshall stack.
Alan's 5150 III and Avatar 2x12 with Scumback Blackblacks was a cool combination for higher gain stuff. That cab also sounded great paired with Brian's JVM Head.
We also cycled through the Marshall 1 watt heads and dialed in some cool tones. They are all pretty cool, different tones and different sweet spots, but all cool, and fun for what they represent, 5 decades of Marshall Amps.
Notice 100% of these guitars from today are PRSi, all 9 of them! And for the record, while my home studio is a little Marshally these days, my main gig rig is still a 2-Channel H with a PRS 4x10 Cab, awesome gigging rig.
Good time today, Brian and Alan!!


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LISBON Racers from all over the state and Canada brought their snowmobiles to the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Departments field on Pray Road on Sunday to compete in drag races and to raise money for the Morrison family, whose barn and more than 30 dairy cows were destroyed in a fire last week.
Fire Chief John A. McLear said the fire department will hold a special meeting tonight to vote on whether it will donate the proceeds to some of its own.
We have to vote on that as a fire department, but I dont see any problem with it, Mr. McLear said.
The barn, at 752 Pray Road, was owned by Lee B. Morrison, the departments assistant fire chief, and his father, Francis A. Morrison, the oldest member of the department, who has been there for 52 years.
Ive been to a lot of fires, but I never thought itd be my own, Francis Morrison said with tears in his eyes. My son and I just couldnt believe they were going to do something like this donation.
Francis was present for the races, but he said his son was not ready to see the public just yet.
It hit him hard, he said.
During a pre-race address, Mr. McLear told the racers about the tragedy that was personal to the department.
They lost everything they ever had in that barn fire, so were here to put on a show for them today, he said. The farm is three generations. It was built in 1927 and now its flat on the ground with every animal that was in the barn gone.
The all-day event had a $5 admission fee, and the race registrations were $10 for adults and $5 for the childrens race.
Mr. McLear said the races are one of the departments biggest fundraisers, averaging about $3,600 a race.
Its going to be a lot lower today because the people arent here, he said.
He said the department missed out on about $8,000 because there has not been enough cold weather or snow to hold the races the last two years.
We have two races a year depending on the weather, Mr. McLear said. Snowmobiling is big around here as long as weve got snow. Ive got two sleds sitting in my shed that havent moved in three years because we havent had any snow.
The first race the department held this year was two weeks ago, with 136 racers, but Sundays had only 83.
We have a small crowd today, Mr. McLear said. And its much warmer today too. Two weeks ago it was 9 degrees.
Mr. McLear said the department may try to hold one more day of races before the season ends if weather permits.
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Even though this fall's hunts are still months away, the time to apply for a permit is here. Applications to hunt big game animals in Utah will be accepted from Feb. 1 until 11 p.m. Mountain Time on March 4.
Everything you need to know to apply for a permit is available in the 2013 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook.
You can get the free guidebook online, at Division of Wildlife Resources offices and from more than 300 hunting and fishing license agents across Utah.
You can apply for a 2013 big game hunting permit starting Feb. 1. Your application must be received through the website no later than 11 p.m. on March 4 to be entered in the draw for permits.
If you have questions or need help completing your application, call any DWR office before 5 p.m. on March 4.
Results of the 2013 Utah big game draw will be available by May 31. Starting Feb. 1, applications will be accepted for every hunt except the general-season bull elk hunt. General-season elk permits will be available, on a first-come, first-served basis, starting June 27.
I you would like to hunt all three general deer hunting seasons (archery, muzzleloader and rifle) you can join the Dedicated Hunter program.
To give yourself a chance to join the Dedicated Hunter program, you must do two things. First, complete an online orientation course that will teach you more about the program, and then apply for and draw a 2013 general deer hunting permit.
Applications to hunt elk and other big game animals in Utah will be accepted starting Feb. 1.
If you're not going to hunt in 2013, you can still apply for a bonus point or a preference point. These points increase the chance that you'll draw a permit the next time you apply.
You can start applying for a point on Feb. 1. Your application for a point must be received through the application page no later than 11 p.m. on March 18.
Please remember that you must have a hunting license or a combination license to apply for a point or a hunting permit.
A general-season deer hunting change that started in Utah in 2012 will continue in 2013 - instead of hunting deer on five large regions, hunters in 2013 will hunt on 30 smaller units.
If you have questions about applying for a general-season deer permit, you can find the answers on the Prepare for the 2013 deer hunt Web page.
The page includes a map that shows where Utah's 30 general-season deer hunting units are locatedm a link that will take you to detailed maps and a boundary description for each unit, drawing odds for each unit in 2012 and a list of frequently asked questions and answers.
If you have questions about applying for a Utah big game hunting permit, call the Utah Hunt Application office at 1-800-221-0659 or the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office.