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Curhan and other researchers discovered this association between analgesics and hearing loss in women through a 14-year study conducted at the Brigham and Women's Hospital from 1995 to 2009.
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Hearing loss is an extremely common, and often disabling, chronic condition, Curhan said. It may have a negative impact on an individual's communication, social life, and productivity.
According to previous research, in the U.S. alone up to one-third of women in their fifties and two-thirds of women in their sixties have experienced some degree of hearing loss.
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The recently deceased Harold Ramis' beloved anti-authoritarian comedies of the late '70s and the '80s (including "Animal House" starring John Belushi, pictured) were pop trojan horses of then-emerging right-wing cultural values, former Harper's Magazine columnist Thomas Frank writes at Salon.
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The baby shower is often a celebration which generally will take put previously the birth of the baby. The foremost program is for the future dad and mom to obtain gifts which they will will want in taking care of the baby. That's why the organizer of this sort of a get together is ordinarily a very good quality companion of the buddies and family members.
In older days this party was a adult females only function, the place they could give assist and suggestions to the foreseeable future mother. These days, males may also be invited, but most of the periods, only adult females are intended to arrive to this social gathering. The reason is that, regardless civilized we could maybe be presently, the conversations nevertheless center all over the pregnant mother, the real birth and on the joys of motherhood.
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Boy Baby Shower Cars and Nautical Themes
If you've been about boys, you know that vehicles are 1 of their largest passions. Invest in an presently crafted vehicle banner and use a long term marker to compose a stating like: "Our baby boy is racing to obtain here". If the mothers and fathers have presently picked the identify, you are able to use it inside the banner. For the entrance way have black and white checkered flags just like those in automotive races. Decide on a good deal of autos and improve the meals tables with them.
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Plenty of of us have a common nursery rhyme. Why not use these acquainted classics to style a baby shower idea that anybody will like?
Create your private invitations with some card stock, clip art photos and of course some nursery rhymes! Embellish the invitations with some vellum paper and ribbon and you've a distinctive invitation.
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Acquiring that certain baby shower present for your niece or nephew might be a daunting method. Still, there is certainly a single present that can say a little some thing about how an incredible deal imagined and challenging function you set into that exclusive existing as perfectly as quite last them a lifetime a effortless no sew baby blanket.
All of the other gifts sitting on the shower table will probably be the ordinary bottles, pacifiers as well as other required gear required for taking care of infants. Nonetheless, your present will probably be excess specific for the reason that you manufactured it oneself and you know it is going to be utilised for plenty of numerous years to arrive.
Creating Diaper Cakes
Performing diaper cakes is so comparatively effortless that anybody can do it, and these adorable creations are top quality for really significantly even far more than only providing to the expectant mother as a gift. Beneath are some techniques about other makes use of for these fabulous cakes.
A superb number of buyers use a diaper cake gift as the centerpiece of the gift table, but why not use them as the centerpieces for all the tables. Merely due to the fact they're so rapid and reasonably simple to create, it can be really straightforward to set up lots of to make use of for every single single of the tables. A second bonus is that a cake centerpiece will value substantially much less than some other probable selections, these kinds of as flower or balloon arrangements. At the conclusion of the shower, give all the centerpieces to the visitor of honor.
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Kimi Raikkonen's benchmark time during Second Free Practice in Bahrain might have edged him ahead of Mark Webber to the tune of three-hundredths of a second, but Raikkonen believes his FP2 yardstick could've been even quicker – having run slightly wide at the final corner.
Buoyed by the Lotus's speed over a single lap, Kimi was still slightly circumspect when quizzed on the Enstone team's relative pace to Ferrari and Red Bull.
"It didn't feel particularly good. I think there're improvements to be done, but it was pretty close", Kimi explained. "I made a bit of a mistake in the last corner so I lost a little bit of time but we'll see what we can do"
The Lotus F1 had asked Kimi to stay out slightly longer than expected during the session, however Kimi determined it was often better to improvise, given the unpredictability that colophons every stint on track in 2013.
"We do what we feel at the time is the right thing. Sometimes the tyres go away and the car responds less, so it'd pointless to continue a long run" reasoned Kimi. "You only have time to do a longer run in one session on one compound, so you're guessing a little bit"
Bahrain's high, unpredictable winds were also at the back of Raikkonen's mind, conceding that the elements could be a deciding factor in qualifying, having a considerable effect on car set-up. One driver certainly susceptible to balance issues was Raikkonen's team-mate Romain Grosjean, who was four-tenths away from the Finn in 7th.
"The wind is messing the set-up quite a bit" Raikonnen reiterated. "Whichever direction it is, it can work for you, but it's very tricky in some places".
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Betty Hubbard's Legacy*
Elizabeth (Betty) Hubbard, a long time advocate for the health needs of mothers and children and an original member of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Advisory Task Force, died in 1989. In 1990, the MCH Advisory Task Force and the Minnesota Department of Health established the annual Betty Hubbard MCH Leadership Award in honor her work and her memory. This award of recognition is presented each year to individuals in Minnesota making significant contributions to Maternal and Child Health. The following provides information on Betty and her work.
Betty Hubbard's Legacy*:
Beginning in 1946, as the parent of a child with special needs, Betty served as a role model and leader for parents and providers. She was a guiding force in the parent advocacy movement for forty years "involved in projects that helped shape laws and rights that children and adults with disabilities and their families value today." Trained as a writer and social worker, Betty became the board secretary of the Minnesota Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC). In 1957 she tracked the special education bill through the legislature. "She started to get to know the 'heavy hitters' in special education in Minnesota and discovered she was a 'political animal'." Although the 1957 bill passed, there was much more work to be done. Recognizing that additional legislative mandates would cost more taxpayer money, the parent group was advised to "get in and fight", providing a mission and, therefore, a great boost to the membership. Betty was impressed with the concept of parent "empowerment - putting power into the hands of people who were feeling so powerless, so unable to change the course of their children's lives; wanting everything good for their children but finding themselves up against a blank wall....She and other parents challenged legislators to see for themselves what consigning people with disabilities to state hospitals 'from womb to tomb' really meant." The result of this hard work improved conditions at the Faribault facility, and, through lots more work with legislators, led to special education at Developmental Achievement Centers, and to a Minnesota law requiring equal educational opportunities for all children (preceding the federal law by four years).
Working with other advocates during the 1960's, Betty participated with other advocacy organization members in the formation of what became the Minnesota Coalition on Handicap Issues. This work "helped strengthen the resolve of the fledgling groups to get organized and incorporated, to never step on each others' toes, and to never testify against each others' bills."
In 1969, Betty joined the staff of the St. Paul Public Schools Special Education, working as an advocate "inside" the school system while continuing her "outside" advocacy work through ARC. She remained with the schools for 15 years.
In 1971, organizing advocacy for a bill mandating services for all children, Betty and her partners "mobilized parents across the state to contact their own legislators at home, describing their own family situations, and making their stories real". In addition, these parents, as well as teachers, social workers, and other school staff attended legislative hearings, assuring their visibility whenever the bill was on the agenda. The strategies were successful: the bill passed.
Betty also recognized the need for these volunteer advocates to have staff and organizational support to develop plans, staff subcommittees, etc., in order to make the best use of their resources. She helped train volunteers and advocacy organizations' staff, teaching them about special education funding formulas, organizing legislative and governmental affairs efforts, writing grants, being assertive, and making the most of what they are experts on - their children".
Betty was often heard to say, "our work has just begun. After we get something passed, we have to get it implemented. If we don't get it for everyone, it doesn't mean a thing."
* Developed from: The Pacesetter newsletter of the PACER Center, September 1989.
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Geoff's new video on Annualized Geo-Solar, see the full version on Geofflawton.com Imagine if you could trap the energy of the sun, shining on you on a warm summers day and store it, in a bank, for future use when you needed it in the winter? Sounds fanciful right? Well, that's the principle of Annualized… Read more »
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The Art and Practice of Tadelakt
The art of Tadelakt has for centuries been steeped in mystic and wonder. Few who leave the fantastic halls of the Marrakesh palaces or the beautifully reconstructed Riads will fail to notice the glimmering monolithic plaster that twinkles in the light as it seamlessly extends over these proud buildings. Tadelakt is a plaster finishing technique… Read more »
SMART Permaculture in South Ethiopia (Part 2)
This will all make a lot more sense if you've read part 1 of this article. But anyway, to cut a long story short, it is about designing a PC demo site and training centre in a little market town called Bonosha, in the south Ethiopian ethnic zone of Hadiya. This is to be the… Read more »
SMART Permaculture in South Ethiopia (Part 1)
A few years back I got an email from a German guy called Oliver Kopsch. He works setting up water and sustainable energy projects in developing countries around the world. He had set up such a project in south Ethiopia – a water-well with solar powered pump to distribute water to the local rural community…. Read more »
The $500 Cob House
See the longer format video here. Fancy a custom built $500 cob house? It's cheaper than paying rent. Check out Geoff Lawton's next video, where he investigates an innovative collection of houses built on Warren Brush's Quail Springs Permaculture Farm in California. These beautifully constructed 96 foot square, one bedroom homes, were a delight to… Read more »
Permaculture for Pastoralists in the Jordan Valley – Part II
Note: If you haven't already, you can read Part I here. A Dead Sea Valley family home with their typical front 'lawn'. Photo © Craig Mackintosh The title may lead you to think we are talking about people who manage pasture or have access to wide areas of rangeland. In fact, we are talking about… Read more »
How To Build an Automatic Chicken Feeder For Free
Here is a simple and clever idea presented in the short video above. It's the easiest DIY automatic chicken feeder. It can be made quickly and totally for free. You just need a bucket, knife, a thick wire and a cork. Enjoy the feeding!
A No-Straw Clay Pizza Oven
The inaugural use of the clay oven If you are into permaculture, eco-construction and/or just cool garden projects, then building your own pizza oven has undoubtedly made a blip on the radar at some point. For me, I first encountered them on Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, where it seemed every other hostel, hotel or… Read more »
Construction of Holzmiete-Inspired Compost Toilet and Urinal System (Tasmania, Australia)
by Paul Kean, Tiger Hill Permaculture Last year some trees were cleared for milling on the farm and a by-product of that process was the tree crowns and stumps that can't be milled. There is estimated to be about 200 ton of stumps and crowns to be cut up for firewood as a result. This… Read more »
Composting Toilets Made From Wheelie Bins
I just read a post on composting toilets here on the PRI site and remembered that I never posted about the composting toilets I made last year (for various projects) based on a similar principles, but a distinct design. Below I offer a few words of introduction and then post photos of the building process… Read more »
Vertical Farming: Singapore's Solution to Feed the Local Urban Population
Sky Greens' vertical farm Introduction The wealthy island city of Singapore with an area of 710 square km and a population of 5 million, is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. With most parts of the island's land utilized for urban development, the remaining 250 acres of farmland is hardly sufficient… Read more »


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We know finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list can turn you into a stressed mess. But think of it this way: all the hours you spend shopping will be worth it when you see the merry looks your gifts inspire. We especially can't wait to see our kids' joyful expressions when they rip open their presents.
This week, treat your little speed racer to a cool pedal car from Airflow Collectibles or Schoenhut's six-string guitar (there's nothing like a little music during the holidays). Our cozy and cuddly finds from babyGap should also be on your radar — we have their winter collections before they hit stores! And you can even take the kids to see the Nutcracker in NYC, or buy them some posh playthings at the Land of Nod toy store.
Other amazing items that will put you in a festive mood: 120 perfect presents for family, friends, and kids from Burberry. Tots will look so cute in these designer duds, plus we have party-ready outfits for you and your man, all starting at noon ET on Wednesday, November 14.
Need your home to look as good as you do? Stock up chairs, lamps, and rugs from Shine by S.H.O. Then get ready for your holiday dinner party with tasty treats from Gilt Taste, and prep them with a new Cuisinart.
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We'll probably never know what Kevin Garnett said to Carmelo Anthony Monday night, but Doc Rivers flatly denies the Cheerios comment.
"I know what's being reported did not happen," the Celtics coach said Thursday on WEEI radio in Boston. "I know that as a fact."
Anthony, who was suspended for last night's 81-76 loss at Indiana, declined to spell out exactly what KG said during Monday's game.
"There's certain things that you just don't say to men, another man," he said.
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A chic, award-winning Boutique Hotel and Golf Resort, located ten minutes from the M4 and the centre of Bath. This historic house features a beautiful parkland setting and informal dining facilities. The hotel enjoys quiet surroundings, lending to the relaxing atmosphere that allows you to feel truly at rest.
Yet situated just four miles north of Bath and ten miles east of Bristol is perfectly placed for ease of travel to the major business links of the South West. Travel is made easy with excellent access to the M4, meaning you can take more time to enjoy the excellent hospitality and envious surroundings of Tracy Park Hotel & Country Club. The bedrooms at Tracy Park are built of warm, honey-coloured Cotswold limestone and are mostly arranged around a charming old courtyard, set behind the grandiose manor house. Every bedroom boasts its own individual finesse and wealth of character, having been redesigned in a stylish, contemporary fashion whilst maintaining country sensibility with supremely comfortable and traditional furnishings. It is this mix of olde worlde charm and modern comfort that truly creates a warming and relaxing setting. The 2AA Rosette restaurant at Tracy Park is an original and fascinating space to enjoy the special fares on offer. With an imported Wood Stone oven to roast fabulous fish, meat and game as well as trademark home-baked breads, signature crudites and traditional desserts your dining experience will be an exceptional diversion from the typical 'fine dining' hotel experience. The dining room is in fact an old stone lodge, once used for Masonic ceremonies, which has fascinating stone carvings that remain a feature to this day. Tracy Park Hotel & Country Club is the setting for two wonderful golf courses and is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, which stretches for over 240 acres of historic parkland and includes trees that are over 400 years old. Both courses, the Crown and the Cromwell, have their own distinctive character and are recognised as two of the finest in the South-West. The Hotel also boasts excellent conference facilities and can provide professional amenities for your next important meeting or event. The city of Bath is over 2000 years old, and its fascinating Roman Baths are among the best preserved Roman remains in Europe. Bath Abbey is right in the centre of the city, whilst a few minutes walk takes you to the Royal Crescent, the Circus, Pulteney Bridge and many other squares and crescents, all reflecting the elegance of the Georgian period. Visitors can bathe in the newly renovated Thermae Bath Spa, or enjoy the city's lively cultural scene. Bristol, 10 miles to the west of Park Resort, is a large, vibrant and exciting city, where the picturesque harbour winds its way right through the city centre. Famous Bristol attractions include the SS Great Britain, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, At-Bristol, the Bristol Industrial Museum and the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum. Some of the finest stately homes in the country, such as Dyrham Park, Stourhead and Longleat, as well as historic sites such as Stonehenge and Glastonbury, are all within easy reach of Tracy Park Hotel & Country Club. PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS.
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As it was our wedding anniversary we chose to stay at Tracey Park as it looked romantic, we stayed for one night the room was beautiful, the decor included a chandelier and four poster bed it had a 42" television, this was very nice compared to other places, it did however have a window in the wall which looked into the bedroom which was rather bizarre and could not understand the point.
Everything did look stunning, the one negative was that only one bedside light worked and no one had reported it prior so we contacted reception and they sent someone over straight away, it was not fixable so we were moved to an identical room this was not a problem. We had a wonderful meal in the restaurant and the staff were all very helpful and polite and we could not fault the service at all. My only criticism was that our room was extremely hot , the thermostat was on its lowest and there was no air-conditioning nor was there a fan anywhere, other than this we had a wonderful time and the place itself was stunning with lots of character and we would most definitely stay again.
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text: Actions from Lynn PMHCA Movable Type Pro 5.2.11 2014-07-18T14:43:01Z http://www.witf.org/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=feed&_type=actions&blog_id=9&id=2530 Commented on Smart Talk: Mentoring young women with disabilities; 1864 burning of Chambersburg in Smart Talk tag:www.witf.org,2014:/smart-talk//9.88495#36978 2014-07-18T14:43:01Z Lynn PMHCA It was great to hear stigma addressed by Nancy Richey as a problem within the community and not residing in people with disabilities. We can all change the way we think so that we avoid hurting people through our words and attitudes.]]> Commented on Smart Talk: Mental illness awareness and stigmas in Smart Talk tag:www.witf.org,2014:/smart-talk//9.87137#36303 2014-03-27T15:10:06Z Lynn PMHCA Sarah, Thank you for the information.]]> Commented on Smart Talk: Mental illness awareness and stigmas in Smart Talk tag:www.witf.org,2014:/smart-talk//9.87137#36302 2014-03-27T15:09:11Z Lynn PMHCA Katy Clair, thank you for your thoughtful response. There is also a group called Active Minds at many colleges and universities that was founded by a family of a young woman who completed suicide. They provide education about mental health, combat stigma and provide support to fellow students.]]> Commented on Smart Talk: Mental illness awareness and stigmas in Smart Talk tag:www.witf.org,2014:/smart-talk//9.87137#36301 2014-03-27T15:06:36Z Lynn PMHCA Response to Nick - There is not a direct correlation in Pennsylvania between the number of people with mental illness incarcerated and the number of people living in the community as a result of state hospital closures. As we said on the show, about 25% of people in the general population have a diagnosis at any given time. Some may end up in prison due to behaviors triggered by their illness or because they otherwise made bad choices in life. We believe that people are more likely to attain recovery by being part of their communities as long as there are adequate services, adequately funded, to meet their needs. Follow-up studies after hospital closures have shown this to be true. An avenue that would help deal with this issue is a restoration of community mental health funds (there was a 10% cut two years ago) and a better understanding of mental health and people's needs by policy makers. We also would like to see the funds continued that were provided to communities where state hospitals were closed. It is called CHIPPS funding. Thank you for comments and concerns. ]]>


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Have you ever associated a scent with a memory? A place, your past, a person…Erica Marie Wigley is the creator of Plush Skin. Wigley created a skincare line that not only was cultivated by her memories of her father making soap in her childhood kitchen but whilst researching natural and organic ingredients she combined the two. Being a native of New York, Wigley wanted to share that New York state of mind; BRash, BRight and Brillant! Thus, Plush Skin embodies those memories in a luxurious skincare line that conjures up my memories of posh New York hotel spas. I love the scent of these products. Not only are the scents unisex but natural. Rich, hydrating, organic ingredients have been carefully selected in the Plush Skincare lineup.
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SDSU cross country opens season Saturday
South Dakota State opens the men's and women's cross country seasons on Saturday, Sept. 3, in Grand Forks, N.D., for the UND Ron Pynn Invitational…
The South Dakota State men's cross country team, the two-time defending Summit League Men's Champion, was voted as the preseason favorite to capture the 2011 men's title in a vote of the league's 10 head coaches.
In the men's poll, the Jackrabbits received five first-place votes en route to 75 points and edged out Southern Utah, which received four first-place votes and 71 points.
"The competitiveness of the league is much better," said head coach Rod DeHaven. "The league is much deeper. We are excited with where we are at and with our preseason ranking."
The Jacks welcome back three of its four all-league selections from last year's championship team, including first team selection Michael Krsnak. Also with Krsnak, SDSU returns a pair of second team performers in Jared Ailts and Greg Vollmer.
"We are potentially returning five guys who have been all-conference in the past," said DeHaven. "Krsnak was a whisker away from being in the NCAA meet as an individual last year. He has stepped up his training this summer and could make a run at it again this year. Vollmer and Ailts both played big roles for us last season, as well. Kyle Schmidt was 21st a year ago in The Summit League meet and has had a big summer of running. Greg Beesley, who did not run last fall, was an all-conference athlete and Trent Lusignan has the capability of being one of the top freshmen in our league this year. That is exciting."
SDSU men's cross country also opened the season ranked eighth in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) regional preseason poll. The Jacks are members of the Midwest Region, which also has the top-ranked team in the nation, Oklahoma State.
On the women's side, South Dakota State was voted to finish in sixth-place with 43 points.
The Jackrabbits finished in sixth place last season and are voted to find the same slot at the end of this season.
"We are looking to try and move up from where we were a year ago," DeHaven said. "Although we had some surprising performances and had people improve, we were disappointed to be sixth. That is not what this program wants to be. We have some young people coming in that can help us get further up, but other schools in the conference have improved, as well. Our job is not going to get any easier."
The SDSU women's team returns one all-league selection in Erin Hargens, a first team selection.
"We are going to rely a lot on Hargens, who was third at The Summit League meet," said DeHaven. "We think Tera Potts will make a leap forward from where she was last year. And getting Danielle Burke back for a sixth year will help us quite a bit, as well. We are hoping our freshman will make some big improvements and score for us. Courtney Neubert and Laura Lawton have the pedigrees that could lend them to be contributors for us as first-year students."
"It will be a work-in-progress most of the season and hopefully it will all come together in Tulsa at the end of October," DeHaven said.
The lone home meet for the Jackrabbits this season is the SDSU Classic, set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 9:30 a.m.


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Brodsky: State Agencies Need More Transparency
New York, NY —
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's recent report on the improper political use of the state police also put a spotlight on the state's independent authorities. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.
REPORTER: Cuomo's report went back as far as the Pataki era. But it called for a fresh probe of the New York Power Authority for obstructing Cuomo's investigation into one of the Power Authority's top figures Daniel Weise. Before Weise was at the Authority he ran Pataki's State Police security detail.
Assemblyman Richard Brodsky says Cuomo's report highlights the need for a bill he initiated that would force agencies like the Power Authority to be more transparent and accountable to the public.
BRODSKY: There's no question that the case if Mr. Weise at the power authority is a example of the way state authorities have been used as patronage dumping grounds and for a lot of, at best, inappropriate activities.
REPORTER: The bill calls for tighter fiscal controls for the more than 700 New York State Authorities like the MTA that collectively hold more than $140 billion in public debt. Governor Paterson has reservations about the bill that passed both houses of the state legislature earlier this year and needs his signature to become law. For WNYC I am Bob Hennelly.


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Original post made by Jessica Lipsky, Danville, on Nov 23, 2011
Sixteen a Capella groups competed for $200,000 and a Sony Music recording contract, hoping to be recognized as the best A cappella group in the country. Winners will be chosen by voters from across the country, beginning Monday night.
Voting continues through Sunday, Nov. 27 until 6 p.m. The show winner will be picked during the live finale on Nov. 28 from 8 -10 p.m. on NBC.
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on Nov 24, 2011 at 8:08 am
We've been watching this show all season & Katie & her group are amazing . If you get a chance, check them out on their website,"Urban Method" or "The SIng Off" & if you like them, please vote. It only takes a few minutes. (Always knew she would go somewhere big with that wonderful voice). Love you Katie!!
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I don't miss a week! The two remaining groups definitely deserve to be there! They are simply incredible!! Good look to Katie and Urban Method!
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Amcor announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Constar International Holdings LLC to acquire certain of its U.S. business assets. The U.S. business currently operates six plants with annual sales of approximately US$190 million and has an attractive fit with Amcor Rigid Plastics.
The transaction is expected to be consummated through a court-supervised process under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code which is anticipated to conclude during the first quarter of 2014.
Following the conclusion of the bankruptcy process further details, including final acquisition pricing, will be released to the market.
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WiseGuys has the Jerry Seinfeld pre-sale password! Everybody with this pre-sale password will have a great opportunity to buy great show tickets before they go on sale!!! You don't want to miss Jerry Seinfeld's show in Boston do you? Tickets will sell out once they go on sale: during the pre-sale you can purchase your tickets before they sell-out!!
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Gilbert Arenas scored 27 points, and Antawn Jamison and Jarvis Hayes keyed the decisive spurt as the Washington Wizards beat New York 86-75 in Brown's first home game as Knicks coach.
Just minutes after the Madison Square Garden crowd gave the Brooklyn native a loud ovation during pregame introductions, the Knicks were booed off the court after falling behind by 19 points.
''There's no excuse for guys not having energy at the beginning of the game,'' Knicks guard Stephon Marbury said.
The Knicks rallied to take the lead in the third quarter - allowing Brown to take a positive from the loss - before Jamison took over the game in the final period.
''I'd have been horrified if we didn't fight back,'' Brown said.
Jamison scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for the Wizards (2-0). He appeared to hurt his wrist after a fall early in the game and was only 4-for-18 through three quarters before helping Washington pull away.
Marbury scored 19 points and Eddy Curry had 12 for the Knicks (0-2), who lost their fourth straight home opener.
Brown, who is coaching his eighth NBA team, was hired in July to turn around his hometown team after it went 33-49 last season.
''I wish this would get over,'' Brown said. ''It's really about the players and us getting better.''
New York had erased the 19-point deficit to tie the game at 67 early in the fourth quarter on Malik Rose 's basket. Jamison and Hayes each made two jumpers for an eight-point lead with 7:19 to play. After a free throw by Knicks rookie Channing Frye , Jamison made another jumper to give the Wizards a 77-68 lead.
Jamison would later add a 3-pointer to give Washington an 83-73 lead with just over three minutes remaining.
Before the game started, the Knicks played a clip of the news conference announcing Brown's hiring on the overhead video board.
The Wizards made sure there would be little else for the home fans to cheer about for a while.
Washington shot 70 percent in the first quarter - Arenas was 5-for-5 - and led by as many as 19 points in building a 32-16 lead. The Knicks were booed as they walked off the court after shooting 28 percent.
''Gilbert had the fire in his eyes and he had it going,'' Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. ''He just edged us on and we rode his coat tails.''
But with Arenas limited to less than two minutes in the second quarter after picking up his third foul, Washington managed only four field goals as New York pulled to 43-35 on Rose's jumper with less than a second left in the half.
The Knicks were down 10 midway through the third quarter, but Quentin Richardson scored six points in a 14-2 run that gave the Knicks a 61-59 lead on Rose's two free throws with 40 seconds remaining in the period. A jumper by Arenas tied the game entering the fourth.
''They did a great job of coming back at the end of the first half and beginning of the third quarter,'' Jamison said.''
Notes: The Wizards were without F Caron Butler , placed on the inactive list before the game because of a left thigh contusion. He was hurt during Washington's season-opening win at Toronto. ... New York had won the last five meetings with the Wizards at Madison Square Garden. ... With a win on Saturday against Orlando, the Washington franchise would have its first 3-0 start since 1978-79.


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in search of seasonal transit routes | nine thousand years of hunting
field-walking | finds-plotting
In April 2012 I conducted field-walking at Broom Hill, Lowna, Gillamoor. Broom Hill is a sloping terrace immediately above the flood plain of the River Dove, situated towards the southern end of Farndale at the point where the river cuts through the Tabular Hills escarpment. Additionally, the author inspected a small flint assemblage collected by famers from the summit of the Tabular escarpment during the mid-to-late 20th Century.
Broom Hill
A large field occupies the gently sloping terrain to the south of a small stream, Ramsgill, and to the west of the River Dove, ranging in altitude from 138m OD to 81m OD—and so a relatively low level for Mesolithic activity. The river is bounded by a flood terrace c. 100-150m wide which has cut into the east-facing slop to form a lynchet. The field terminates three to four meters above this terrace.
A slight ridge runs west to east parallel to Ramsgill and becomes more pronounced as a north-south sandy ridge parallel to the River Dove. A "U" shaped area is evident to the west of this sandy ridge—evident during field-walking as it retained moisture and the sprouting crops were more advanced. The sandy ridge itself was significantly eroded down to base geology at the very eastern boundary before a steeper slope down to the escarpment of the flood terrace. The soils parallel to Ramsgill are of clay/gley type.
A small flint assemblage was recovered from the right-angled sandy ridge. Of a total of 52 lithic artefacts and debitage (natural items excluded), one is a late 17th to 18th Century AD gun flint (and a clay pipe of similar date) and a second is a pebble whetstone of indeterminate age (prehistoric to late historical). While the remaining flints were scattered across the sandy ridge, one cluster containing a Late Mesolithic core and core fragments was recorded. The finer bladelet core from the area closest to the river terrace is associated with five blade and bladelet fragments and a core trimming flake retouched as a small scraper. The core is heavily "spurred" at the platform, identical to some (but not all) Farndale and Westerdale examples. Across the ridge and on the gentle slope south-westwards into the central "lower area" were found more burnt and calcined pieces, including "pot-boiler" type nodules of small size. The scatter of artefacts contains a significant proportion of scrapers that would not be out of place in a Late Mesolithic assemblage.
One example is on a larger patinated flake and may be Neolithic. One potential microburin and an irregular "microlith" were recovered in addition to a possible tranchet adze fragment. Also noteworthy is the relative lack of debitage—if primary knapping and secondary core reduction was taking place. While this might be significant, it is also feasible that previous unrecorded removals have taken place, or that a combination of erosion and soil movement have either masked or removed these components.
The other lithic clusters were of Neolithic to early Bronze Age character with hard hammer, irregular flake-and-blade reduction, multiple platform cores and expedient use of locally occurring material all in evidence. Some raw material matches support the clustering observations.
previous finds
Only two Sites & Monuments Records exist. SMR 762 is a polished greenstone (Langdale) Neolithic axe found during ploughing in 1959-60 "under an old hedge bank") with a flint "knife". The grid reference is on the sandy ridge towards the southern end. SMR 770 seems to be a flint axe fragment "found by Mr. J. Baxter of Lowna" (1890) and now lost (1952). It's location, while uncertain, is recorded as just to the north of the Ramsgill-Dove junction.
Gibson Collection, Manor Farm, Gillamoor
The author was able to inspect a small and mixed collection of flints from the fields at the top of Highfield Lane, Gillamoor—towards the edge of the Tabular Hills escarpment. Some Late Mesolithic pieces were present—bladelet core and core trimmings and small blade and bladelet fragments. There were no microliths, but there were small scrapers. Other pieces were retouched flake-based flints of Neolithic to Bronze Age character.
The author extends sincere thanks to Ruth and David Wass for field-walking permission and to Adam Gibson, Manor Farm, for allowing inspection of his finds. Mr. Wass' family have lived at Lowna since at least 1790, and so the gun flint and clay pipe (1730-1770) may be his ancestor's!
This document is a status update for ongoing field-walking and assemblage analysis and is intended as a component contribution to the final stage of the NE Yorkshire Mesolithic Project and the regional Historical Environment Record (HER). Illustrations and interpretations included here are provisional.
selective references
Brooks, C., Daniels, R. & Harding, A.F. (2002) Past, Present and Future: The Archaeology of Northern England, Architec & Archaeol Soc of Durham & Northumberland Res Rep 5. Conneller, C. & Warren, G. (eds.) (2006) Mesolithic Britain and Ireland, New Approaches. Manby, T.G., Moorhouse, S. & Ottaway, P. (eds.) (2003) The Archaeology of Yorkshire: An assessment at the beginning of the 21st century, Yorks Archaeol Soc Occ Paper 3. Mellars, P. & Dark, P. (eds.) (1998) Star Carr in Context: new archaeological and palaeoecological investigations at the Early Mesolithic site of Star Carr, North Yorkshire. Mithen, S.J. (ed.) (2001) Hunter-Gatherer Landscape Archaeology, the South Hebridean Mesolithic Project 1988-1998, 2 vo. North East Yorkshire Mesolithic Project (2008-2013) Website. Radley, J. (1969) The Mesolithic Period in NE Yorkshire, Yorks Archaeol J 42, 314-27. Saville, A. (ed.) (2004) Mesolithic Scotland and its Neighbours, Soc Antiquaries of Scotland. Simmons, I.G. (1996) The Environmental Impact of Later Mesolithic Cultures. The Creation of Moorland Landscape in England and Wales. Simmons, I.G. & Innes, J.B. (1988) The Later Mesolithic Period (6000-5000bp) on Glaisdale Moor, North Yorkshire, Archaeol J 145, 1-12. Spikins, P. (1999) Mesolithic Northern England, Environment, Population and Settlement, BAR 283. Spratt, D.A. (ed.) (1993) Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology of NE Yorkshire, CBA Res Rep 87. Waddington, C. (ed.) (2007) Mesolithic Studies in the North Sea Basin, a Case Study from Howick, North-East England. Waddington, C. & Pedersen, K. (eds.) (2007) Mesolithic Studies in the North Sea Basin and Beyond. Warren, G. (2005) Mesolithic Lives in Scotland. Wilson, P.R. (ed.) (1988) NE Yorkshire Studies: Archaeological Papers by Raymond H. Hayes, Yorks Archaeol Soc Roman Antiq Sec. Young, R. (ed.) (2000) Mesolithic Lifeways, Current Research in Britain and Ireland, Leicester Archaeol Mon 7.


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EVENT OF THE DAY: Deconstructed Flowers
H. David Stein's unique mosaic of flora is distinctively detailed in his exhibit "Deconstructed Flowers," at the Queens Botanical Garden from November 5-January 25. His intricate photographs pull out the dimensional presence of flowers using a special technique, which layers multiple photographs into a single montage. The end result shows many views of the flower's beauty in a single image. Free to the public. Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own
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Check back with QueensCourier.com for continuing Election Day coverage from the casting of ballots to the election results. Read more: The Queens Courier
New York City voters have big say on state casino measure
New York City voters could have the biggest say in deciding whether to authorize seven Las Vegas-style casinos, even though the first four would go upstate and it could be years before the city sees its first. Read more: NBC New York
Illegal 'sweepstakes cafes' should be closed: Cops
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A record corn crop has produced an unexpected windfall: cheaper chicken prices. Read more: CBS New York
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Roads Report: Night delays on Carneros Hwy. and other road work
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Updated May 6 with road projects throughout Sonoma County. Watch for road closures and detours in Petaluma as work heats up on the Highway 101 widening project. Here's the latest information about it and other road construction projects throughout the North Coast during the week of May 5-10. Petaluma State Route 116 will be closed Tuesday through Friday while portions of the southbound U.S. 101 bridge are demolished. Hours are 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday nights and… Read More »
Petaluma continues to dominate the Sonoma County road construction activity, with SMART and Caltrans work in addition to ongoing city projects. In Santa Rosa, work begins to replace antiquated sewer and water lines around Montgomery Village, a project that will continue through November. A complete list of Caltrans projects throughout the North Coast follows. Petaluma SMART crews will start replacing the railroad crossing at D Street at 6 a.m. Monday, April 29. The work is expected to be finished by… Read More »
Caltrans projects along Highway 101 lead the news this week, with delays and lane closures on Airport Boulevard in Santa Rosa and from Petaluma south to the Marin County line. The following information comes from CalTrans spokesmen Adam Priest and Phil Frisbie Jr., and Sonoma County Road Department Operations Manager Rob Silva. Caltrans – Santa Rosa Airport Blvd. at Fulton Rd. — Signal construction project begins Monday, April 15, with completion in early May. Expect up to 30-minute delays. Caltrans… Read More »
Here's the latest information about road construction projects and lane closures throughout Sonoma County during the week of April 8-12, with Highway 101 closures in Petaluma, Santa Rosa's "extra attention" intersection and a roundup of CalTrans projects throughout the North Coast. Petaluma The biggest news this week is the start of a new phase of Highway 101 construction on the Sonoma-Marin Narrows project, which brings evening lane closures between Washington Street and Petaluma Boulevard South as the highway is widened… Read More »


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|45th Senate District Moves West
|Written by Steve Frank
|Wednesday, 13 July 2011 11:11
The 45th NC Senate district shifts westward under the draft proposal of the Republican writers of the redistricting plan, with current Senator Dan Soucek liking the plan. The 93rd house, represented by Jonathan Jordan, would remain the same—Ashe and Watauga.
Soucek said this morning that putting the entire High Country in his senatorial district is a good one. But the new 45th takes in Caldwell as well as Alleghany, but Soucek says the district would be homogenous. The maps also would place five pairs of incumbent senators in the same proposed district, meaning they could potentially face each other in a primary or general election in 2012. The five pairs would mean no incumbent lives in five other proposed districts. The General Assembly is expected to approve legislative and congressional maps by July 28. A legislative session designed to vote on the districts was scheduled to begin Wednesday. A public hearing on the General Assembly district proposal was set for next Monday.
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Looks aren't everything. Sugar Mamas, run by sisters Zelda Nelson and Michelle Schmitt, is also one of the most genuine and friendly spots in town, serving mountains of great, cheap diner grub and baked-from-scratch goodies fortified with artery-clogging love. The Mamas started renting the space three years ago as a hub for their shortbread cookie business. "It kind of mushroomed from there," Nelson says.
Flaky biscuits are served with creamy, almost sweet sausage gravy ($4.50), and mellow pulled-pork hash is tossed with yams and crisp apples ($8.50). The spicy housemade pork, turkey and beef meatloaf, so juicy it almost falls apart at a fork's touch, is served with eggs or slapped between two slices of bread or inside a burrito with salsa, grilled as a panino or, best yet, wrapped with sautéed onions in a huge blanket of fresh Yukon gold hash browns, topped with sour cream and cheddar ($7.50).
"Pancake Monday" isn't a cute title—it's all they serve that day ($4-$7.50). Order the funky Power Cakes, packed with thick strands of sweet coconut, toasted walnuts, cranberries and bananas, and you won't eat the rest of the day. I prefer the Pan-Wich, which slips two fried eggs and sausage inside a pair of plate-sized cakes so golden and toothsome you can rip a hunk off with your fingers and dunk it in maple syrup, McMuffin-style. "Our pancakes are made with a special mix of whole-grain flours that we created for our own kids when they were little—to make them healthier," says Nelson, talking up the wonderful blueberry pancakes. "They were great little guinea pigs.... Children always are, you know?"
The kids are still eating the Mamas' cooking. Schmitt's adult son Devin works the counter most days. Nelson's daughter Emma Cooke, a big, blowsy woman who will make sure you order a maple bacon roll on Cinnamon Roll Friday even if you didn't know you wanted one, also works there. So do members of their extended, adopted family, including a kindly older gent partial to frosted lipstick and pink bandanas. ("We're more like strays they've taken in," jokes one server.)
Those cinnamon rolls ($3) are indeed only available Friday, and sometimes sell out by noon. The sisters wake up at 3 am to bake around 100 rolls every week. They are very good—like a food-court Cinnabon constructed by an Ozarks grandma. They taste as much of spice as sugar, the yeasty coils clogged with flows of cinnamon then topped with creamy glaze and a deluge of melted butter. The maple bacon rolls are even better. The pig lends a smoky kick to the buns and a crunch to every bite.
A warning: Don't head to Sugar Mamas unless you've got some time on your hands. It can take the staff 20 minutes to get your order from the open kitchen to your table less than 12 feet away. Then again, it'll take you at least three more hours to digest everything, so who's counting?
- Order this: Tart blueberry pancakes, meatloaf-stuffed hash browns.
- Best deal: Cinnamon or maple bacon roll ($3).
- I'll pass: A choose-your-own mug station improves the ho-hum Mt. Hood Roasters coffee—I got to drink from a cup decorated with copulating bears.
EAT: Sugar Mamas, 539 SW 13th Ave., 224-3323. Breakfast and lunch 7 am-3 pm Monday-Friday, 8 am-1 pm Saturday-Sunday. $.


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And everyone is invited to attend our red carpet. Strut your stuff for A. May Studios beginning at 6 p.m. outside Central Market's West Philadelphia Street entrance. The first 50 folks to stop by will get a free goody bag!
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Father given bad news writes more than 800 notes to child
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Garth Callaghan is known as the Napkin Notes Dad. He even has a website with that title and a Facebook page.
Callaghan began writing napkin notes to his daughter, Emma, when she was a young child. He would get up early every morning and spend hours searching for the best quote for that day.
After Callaghan was diagnosed with cancer three times within two years, his doctor finally told him that he was "high risk." Callaghan asked him what he meant. His doctor responded, "You are going to die of this."
Callaghan only has about an eight percent chance of surviving another five years. That means he probably won't be around to see Emma graduate. So, he is on a mission. He has now written more than 800 napkin notes to his daughter.
Emma and Garth have also put together a collection of the notes for other people. He says that he hopes it inspires other people to put napkin notes into lunches for their children. You can find the collection on Amazon.com.
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2013-14 Activity
New Hampshire was the 18th state to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill
- On Wed. Sept. 17, 2014, the House voted to overturn Gov. Hassan's veto. The veto was upheld, falling 50 votes short of passage. See the report.
- On July 28, 2014 Gov. Maggie Hassan vetoed HB 591, preventing it from becoming law. Read the WBI analysis of the decision and problems with the legislation.
- On June 4, 2014 HB 591 passed the Conference Committee and has passed the Legislature. Read it here.
- Provisions of the final bill: (a) added to the existing Whistleblowers' Protection law for State employees ONLY, (b) mandates that all State employers create a policy addressing abusive conduct with enforcement procedures (some specifics included), (c) availability of conflict resolution, (d) investigations for formal complaints, and (e) involvement of the Commissioner of Labor or the Director of Personnel of the Department of Administrative Services.
- HB 591 returns to the House to reconcile the differences between House and Senate versions of the bill. Read the SEIU Local 1984 report about passage in the Senate.
- On Jan. 30, 2014, HB 591 passed the Senate by voice vote with the inclusion of two amendments.
- HB 591 was amended in the House and passed a House floor voice vote on March 20, 2013
- As of April 19, 2013, the Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee voted to re-refer HB 591. The committee acknowledged there is a problem that needs to be addressed. This bill was SEA member driven. A workgroup of SEA members including member State Representative Diane Schuett (bill sponsor) convened last year and helped draft and support this legislation. This workgroup is a prime example of what SEA members can accomplish by working collaboratively on an issue.
- The House Labor Committee voted 19-0 to pass HB 591.
- The State Employees' Association of New Hampshire, SEIU Local 1984 is the driving force in the state to enact the Healthy Workplace Bill. Rep. Schuett, the prime sponsor is a member. SEUI International President Mary Kay Henry spoke eloquently about SEIU commitment to support the Healthy Workplace Bill nationwide at a National Press Club event Oct. 15, 2012 sponsored by the Workplace Bullying Institute.
- HB 591 was introduced Jan. 3, 2013 by Prime Sponsor Rep. Dianne Schuett. It provides protection for State employees and those who work for any of its "political subdivisions," and volunteers or auxiliary members of a fire, police department, ambulance service, or the state police, whether paid or not paid (not for private sector employees). Employees subjected to an abusive work environment may choose the method of seeking relief (1) using the courts (private right of action), or (2) a hearing with the Labor Commissioner.
House Sponsors
|Rep. Dianne Schuett, Prime Sponsor (D)
|(603) 224-0314
|Rep. Janice Schmidt (D)
|(603) 880-6060
|Rep. Frank Davis (D)
|(603) 485-9953
|Rep. Alan Turcotte (D)
|(603) 485-2349
|Rep. Susan Emerson (R)
|(603) 899-6529
|Rep. Virginia Irwin (D)
|(603) 863-3582
|Rep. Sylvia Gale (D)
|(603) 883-6628
|Rep. Caroletta Alicea (D)
|(603) 796-6119
Labor, Industrial & Rehabilitative Services Committee
|Rep. Andrew White, Committee Chair (D)
|(603) 448-2977
|Rep. Sally Kelly, Vice Chair (D)
|(603) 798-5806
|Rep. Linda DiSilvestro, Clerk (D)
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Bill History
HB 591 was vetoed by Governor on July 28, 2014.
HB 591 was introduced Jan. 3, 2013.
HB 1403 was introduced on January 6, 2010 by Rep. William Butynski. A public hearing was held on 1/7/10. The Labor, Industrial, and Rehabilitative Services Committee held a work session on 2/2/10 and an executive session on 2/9/10.
On February 10th, 2010, a vote of 17-0 determined the bill was inexpedient to legislate (died in committee).


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Dr. Jeanne L. DelSignore is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is fellowship trained in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, holding additional board certification with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and maintains staff privileges in private practice at Highland, Strong Memorial and Rochester General Hospital. She was the Chief of the department of Orthopaedics at the former Genesee Hospital and is nationally known for her career devotion to ethics, having chaired the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Committee on Ethics and Professionalism for during a seven-year tenure. She is currently a member of the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and is the Chair of the US Lacrosse Ethics Advisory Committee, having recently established a Code of Ethics for the sport of lacrosse. She is a member of the US Lacrosse Rochester Chapter Board of Directors. She is a member of the international organization, Health Volunteers Overseas, through which she volunteers her time and expertise as a hand surgeon in Nicaragua and Honduras where she is involved in treating patients and training residents and attending surgeons.
Dr. DelSignore has developed and published a new technique for reconstruction of arthritis at the base of the thumb and has taught many hand surgeons, both locally and nationally, regarding performance of this method. She is actively involved in an ongoing prospective analysis of this technique and is also involved in research and development of new advances in basal joint arthritis reconstruction, including the development of a biologic in-growth stabilization device. Her practice has a specialty interest in arthritis joint reconstruction and also includes treatment of patients of all ages with problems related to congenital, developmental, degenerative, neurological and traumatic conditions.
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