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London Bay Homes' luxury Eloro villa model features memorable design, architecture
London Bay Homes' new luxury maintenance-free villa model at Mediterra provides one memory point after another as visitors wander its 3,380 square feet of living space: eucalyptus wood floors, raindrop painted bead board ceilings, enamel and steel pharmacy vanities, and saturated green and orange walls in its two guest rooms.
The three-bedroom, three-and-one-half-bath Eloro was designed by Melissa Allen of Romanza Interior Design and is now open for viewing in the Lucarno neighborhood of Mediterra, Naples' premier 1,700-acre luxury golf and beach club community. The floor plan offers a study, wine pantry, great room, and a connection to outdoor spaces that is a hallmark of the award-winning homebuilder.
The model has 4,031 total square feet including a two-car garage, a portico, entry tower and outdoor living areas. True to Lucarno's ambience as a European-inspired village with cobblestone streets, the Eloro features a low entry wall, paver driveway and walkway, and a white facade accented with iron, wood and decorative colored tile.
The foyer ceiling is accented with a bead board ceiling painted in raindrop, an aqua tone used in several areas of the home, and buttercup-hued leather chairs with accent pillows in bright yellow, aqua and orange plaid. The colors are grounded by the dark cocoa brown of the distressed eucalyptus wood floor.
The model immediately offers a choice of directions and introduces its indoor-outdoor connection from the foyer. A wide archway frames the view into the great room and its wall of sliding doors opening to a large outdoor living area, where a trio of arches showcases the pool, spa and a large lake with a fountain.
Double French glass doors open from the foyer into the Eloro's carpeted study, which doubles as a media room and home office. The room's raindrop painted walls and ceiling contrast with white millwork — crown molding, window frames and plantation shutters. The study has a free-standing bar with glass shelves, nailhead accents and bifold doors, a desk and a sitting area, where chairs and an oversized animal-print ottoman are directed to the flat-screen TV on top of a mirror and wood console.
The eucalyptus floor continues from the foyer into the model's main great room, kitchen, powder bath, wine pantry and master hallway. Volume ceilings with white beams add to the openness of the great room, which combines the family room and a dining area and flows into the kitchen. Seven clerestory windows add to the room's natural light.
The family room's off-white furnishings, including a sofa and two chairs embellished with nailhead trim and its sisal-look wool area rug, create a neutral backdrop for draperies, blinds and pillows that introduce greens, oranges, dark reds and aquas in floral patterns. The glass coffee table has a woven leather shelf with decorative nail head trim.
One of the great room's three contemporary-styled ceiling-mounted light fixtures is positioned above the 72-inch round wood-plank plantation mahogany dining room table encircled by eight off-white upholstered chairs. Its umber finish sets off the emerald and aqua place settings. A buffet adds a touch of shine with a gold- and silver-leaf finish and painted detailing.
A wall with a wide arch provides definition between the great room and kitchen, where the ceiling is accented with raindrop painted bead board. The room's arctic white maple cabinetry has clean-lined Shaker-style doors and is topped with super white granite, a reference to the gray and white veined Carrara marble used in the master bath and powder room.
An oversized island offers open shelves for cookbook storage and a vantage point of opposite hallways, where trios of arches create a perfectly symmetrical perspective. The island also has a divided stainless steel sink, dishwasher and two stools with buttercup-colored cushions. Above is a cast-metal frame lighting fixture with an old-bronze finish and suspended decorative glass cylinders cut and polished with a pattern of concave circles.
A backsplash of opulent white interlocking glass mosaic tile flank each side of a slab of super white arctic granite used above the five-burner cooktop. The kitchen also offers a stainless steel oven tower with microwave and electric oven and side-by-side refrigerator-freezer. An arched niche between two pantries has a raindrop painted wall and a free-standing desk with a buttercream finish and tavern cherry back.
The combined kitchen and great room benefits from pocket sliding glass doors that open to the covered outdoor area, which offers seating and dining areas in woven ocean and ash finishes. The summer kitchen has a stainless steel grill, sink and under cabinet refrigerator. The black uba tuba granite countertop has flecks of green, gold and brown, which reappears in the curved spillover of the raised circular spa.
The elevated paver pool deck seems to melt into the lake. Four palm trees and lush landscaping add a fringe of color to each concave indent in the pool's corners. Chicklet mosaic tiles in blues and whites accent the water line and surface of the spa.
A surprise is revealed around the corner: four chairs circling a sculptural metal fire feature.
Bougainvillea climbs on each side of double doors with hunter green frames that open into the master suite. This wing of the Eloro offers a carpeted walk-in closet with white built-in cabinetry, a secluded bedroom and private full bath.
The bathroom features his-and-her pharmacy-style vanities, a nod to vintage design with hand-welded steel frames, a white enamel finish, exposed hinges and Carrara marble counter tops. The white free-standing cast-iron tub, another design throwback, is positioned in a window wall clad with white bead board, also used as vanity backsplashes. An alcove offers a dressing table and animal-print chair.
Finishes include a honed basket-weave tile floor with black dots, arctic white semi-gloss walls installed in a brick pattern in the frameless shower, and a polished nickel light fixture with a black faille shade that features a subtle woven and ribbed pattern.
The carpeted bedroom has white crown molding and a mix of light and dark furniture tones. Burnt-orange accents add a touch of color to the off-white bedding.
The Eloro's second hallway leads to the powder room, wine pantry, guest rooms and laundry room and its walls create a gallery for colorful artwork. The powder room has a Parsons-inspired washstand with a white finish and a Carrara marble counter top.
An archway opens into the neighboring wine pantry, offering an under cabinet stainless steel wine refrigerator with arctic white maple cabinetry topped with polished absolute black granite. Four glass shelves are mounted against a backsplash of chenille white vein-cut limestone.
Four rows of open metal racking mounted on two walls provide storage for 192 bottles. The brushed crackled glass globe in the polished nickel-finish pendant casts a mottled glow throughout the pantry.
The first guest bedroom is accented with turquoise, green and aqua, and its bathroom has parakeet green-painted walls that contrast with its cream porcelain tile floor. A wall of the cream tiled shower is accented with vertical rows of green and glass mosaic tile. Its vanity has a solid surface counter top and ecru shaker-style cabinets.
Tango, a tangerine paint, livens up the second bedroom's walls and contrasts with the crisp whites of window millwork. Art and bedding also add pops of red and a touch of turquoise.
The orange continues into the bathroom, which has tango-painted walls, a stone-colored vanity, gray porcelain tile floor and a honeycomb gray shower floor with mosaic dots.
The laundry room is equipped with upper and lower cabinetry and a front-loading washer and dryer.
The Eloro is priced at $1,693,460, fully furnished.
London Bay Homes offers seven floor plans ranging from 2,500 to more than 4,000 square feet of interior living space in Lucarno, where pool service, landscape maintenance and lawn care are covered through the homeowners association.
Mediterra is on Livingston Road, two miles north of Immokalee Road, west of Interstate 75.
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Lake Champlain Fireworks: who has the best displays Burlington or Shelburne?
Burlington has the biggest fireworks display in Vermont, hands down. On July 3rd, Burlington Harbor is the place to be. This year is the Quadricentenial celebration of Lake Champlain, so the bang will be big in Burlington. If you're visiting Burlington by boat, Burlington Harbor is the epicenter of festivities.
Landlubbers should head for Waterfront Park. But of course if you live on the Lakefront or in the Hill Section, you can stay home and see the show from your living room, but you won't smell the smoke. There are also several Lake Champlain cruises available, many departing from Burlington Harbor.
And then there's Shelburne and the 4th of July proper. The Fourth of July celebration in Shelburne is classical – literally. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra plays at Shelburne Farms. The show usually ends with fireworks synchronized to Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" (sometimes they do it with real cannons). Exhilarating.
While, not on Lake Champlain, Williston has a sweet 4th. A different kind of classic Fourth of July, the Williston celebration features: a parade, a chicken supper, the town band, balloons, kids, and of course, fireworks.
And finally, any discussion of the Fourth of July in Vermont is incomplete without mentioning Warren. The parade here is legendary and quintessential Vermont.
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Northgate's Tyler Askey claims fourth state championship; ends career 194-0From Staff Reports
Northgate senior wrestler Tyler Askey defeated David Shavers of Ware County, 16-6, today to claim the GHSA State AAAAA 170-pound championship at the Macon Coliseum.
Askey finishes his prep career with a perfect 194-0 record, becoming just the third Georgia high school wrestler to finish their career undefeated. The victory gave Askey his fourth consecutive state title.
The Newnan Times-Herald will have complete coverage of Askey's championship match in the Sunday print and web editions.


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Why You Should Add Chicken Livers to Your Bolognese (Even if You Think It Sounds Icky)
Our readers weren't sold on the chicken livers in our Ultimate Bolognese Sauce. So we asked chef Mike Easton to explain why chicken livers are so essential to his genius recipe.
How to Re-Imagine Bolognese to Make It Even Better
This bolognese bakes in the over for 6 hours, but is worth it.
The Ultimate Bolognese Sauce
This makes enough sauce for three 12-oz. portions of pasta, but leftover sauce is a good thing. Freeze it for next time. Learn more here.


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One Million Moms' "Religion" & hate vs. J.C. Penney's love & tolerance.
Cheers, We the People! And Happy Father's Day to all Dads everywhere. ~ ed.
The public response to One Million Moms' vs. J.C. Penney.
The above has since been deleted.
Via Reddit: The washed the page and are banning people. You cans till report them as a hate page.
edit You have to click on the settings drop down next to the like button and report the page.
Looks like they took their FB page down. You can also do this:
- Contact One Million Moms with their own 'complaint' system here.
- Contact JCP send them 2-3 sentence form email *Added Thanks to MutilatedLips
note Contacting JCP and showing them support would be better than sending OMM an email that will just get deleted.
Here's the JC Penney spread.
"First Pals – What makes Dad so cool? He's the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver – all rolled into one. Or two. Real-life dads Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason."
Statement via OMM:
One Million Moms (OMM) is disturbed that JC Penney (JCP) is continuing down the same path of promoting sin in their advertisements. In JCP's June catalog, there is another homosexual ad, but this time with two dads celebrating Father's Day. The advertising booklet began arriving in mailboxes yesterday. If their marketing department follows the same plan they did in May, this mailer will be available to view on their website on June 1.
The ad shows two men on the floor playing and hugging their two children at home. It reads, "First Pals – What makes Dad so cool? He's the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver – all rolled into one. Or two. Real-life dads Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason."
It is obvious that JCP would rather take sides than remain neutral in the culture war. JCP will hear from the other side so they need to hear from us as well. Our persistence will pay off! One day we will answer for our actions or lack of them. We must remain diligent and stand up for Biblical values and truth. Scripture says multiple times that homosexuality is wrong, and God will not tolerate this sinful nature.
OMM will continue to avoid shopping at JCP until they take a neutral stand. If you receive their advertising booklets or catalogs in the mail, OMM recommends you write "REFUSED…RETURN TO SENDER" on your JCPenney catalog and try sending them back. If they receive an onslaught of their returned magazines, they will take notice. Also, you may email, call, or use their contact form on their website to unsubscribe from their mailers so you will no longer have these delivered to your home. If you have a store credit card, you can close your account, if you have not already done so, to help get the message across that you have no plans to shop with them in the future. Be sure to tell them why you are unsubscribing and canceling your credit card.
How is a picture of two men and two happy children offensive?
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8 Responses to "One Million Moms' "Religion" & hate vs. J.C. Penney's love & tolerance."
Just intro'd on FB to: Equal Rights. Culture & Parenting
This is not "the public response" but a blog with comments–that hardly constitutes "the public"! Also, they are exercising their constitutional right to express their opinion, just like you do here; why is that when they do it it is "hate"?!
the public response is referring to the public posting on the facebook page…that is totally public!
I agree philosophically that exercising free speech is important – I think though it does end when it attacks and denigrates — IE if this exact same thing happened with say a pic of different races I believe at this point we would consider it racism and therefore hate – remember at one time interracial marriage was in this same boat and except for a few stragglers we have come to realize that was just insane and now we are fighting the same battle for our brothers and sisters of different sexual orientation.
It's hate when you try and take something away from someone, it's hate when you judge, deny and put down in a public way – when you promote an atmosphere of judgment and silencing and inequality. Hey if someone doesn't want to shop at JCP because of this – that is entirely their business (I personally may START shopping there because of this 😛 ) but to recruit/ridicule and tear down publicly? Hey I think it needs to stop personally!
In the end I will take the route to support JCP and let them know I think they are awesome to counterbalance the negative stuff and let the bigots sort themselves out.
glad that people don't remain quiet but are telling OMM that this is not ok.
although I totally support homesexual rights and same sex marriage (aka marriage) all I thought when I saw this picture was — two dads two kids…I fail to see the gay? I mean if my husband and my friends husband hang out with our kids does that make them gay? Me thinks OMM has gay on the brain. breathe people. Now I hope JCP will support this as a gay friendly pic and push the issue but in the end I just think it's much ado about nothing.
I didn't see this blog when it was first posted on EJ, but caught it in the sidebar while looking at something else. Thank you for sharing this information. I used the link in this article to visit the JCP website to commend them for featuring a happy family with two dads in one of their ads and order a catalog. It was just one tiny step, but I'm so tired of seeing people denied basic rights.
I work at JCP in Indiana and I think what they are doing is AMAZING!!! They aren't trying to get people to be gay they are just being equal. It is fantastic. I don't understand what OMM has against us. I am not homosexual and I don't have a problem with it. I guess I'm just not a bigot. And for people that are so "religious" they should know that God doesn't want anyone to judge, that is His place not ours. But if you do have a problem with it you should LOVE the sinner dislike the sin. For goodness sake people, people are going to love who they love and there is nothing that anyone can do about it. I also didn't see anything homosexual about either of our ads. I think people just read too far into it. It was like they were looking for something to complain about. All I have to say is I LOVE AND RESPECT JCP for the fact that they are standing up for everyone and everyone is included. I love Ellen and think she is a wonderful spokes person for our company and I think that what Ron Johnson is doing is fantastic. I hope that he keeps it up.


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Utah State's Matt Wells, Fresno State's Tim DeRuyter go way back in coaching ties
Logan • It takes a certain level of familiarity to call this year's winningest coach in the Mountain West by his nickname: "Timmy."
Coach Matt Wells had no problem throwing it around at his Monday press conference. He spoke about his one-time colleague Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter with warmth and fondness that has built for more than a dozen years.
Wells mentioned the two have been in a lot of contact this year because they each figured chances were slim they'd play each other.
"We always teased each other that for the next two years we were okay, we could share secrets because we weren't going to play each other," Wells said. "I guess we both never thought it would really happen just because of the odds."
The two started coaching together at Navy in 1999. Wells coached an array of different offensive groups, while DeRuyter stayed on the defensive side of the ball. A professional respect grew into friendship. Wells said the DeRuyters are friends of the family.
Still, Wells said not much will hold back DeRuyter's defense on Saturday, certainly not their history.
"Tim DeRuyter will not sit and watch," he said. "He will force the issue on defense and be calculated aggressive. I've gone against his defenses and have a lot of respect for him. They do a nice job."
In a Monday conference call, the Bulldogs' head coach was similarly complementary. After competing for conference championships each of the last two years, he understands how challenging it is to do, especially with a rash of injuries.
"I've always been really impressed with Matt, and I congratulated him last year when he was named the head coach," he said. "I'm really impressed with what Matt has done this year, and I wish him all the best except for against us this Saturday."
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Health Service Journal
4 February 2010
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An introduction to First ThursdayI am delighted to introduce this year-long series of articles about innovation from leading thinkers and practitioners around the world.
Andrew Wakefield behaved 'unethically'The General Medical Council has concluded that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor at the centre of the MMR controversy, acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly" in carrying out his research.
Behavioural training: there's a new show in townHigh-tech training at a leading foundation trust is giving staff enhanced skills to cope with stress. Helen Mooney reports
Book Review: The GoalThis book gives us management theory in story format, says Hannah Lowry
C diff outbreak inquiry start date setA date has been set for an inquiry into the deaths of 18 people in a hospital infection outbreak.
Commissioning and Delivering Integrated CareA business critical briefing from HSJ's Commissioning and Delivering Integrated Care conference
Commissioning and Delivering Integrated Care - conference sessionsA business critical briefing from HSJ's Commissioning and Delivering Integrated Care conference
Developing infrastructure to deliver world class integrated careImproving service delivery, clinical outcomes and patient experience through efficient, fit-for-purpose, high quality systems
DH plans will cut smokers by half, says BurnhamHealth secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to halve the number of smokers in England by 2020.
DH to expand integrated care pilots through 'good will'The Department of Health is looking to expand its integrated care pilot scheme by "harnessing good will".
Doctors still failing to meet hand-washing targetsScottish hospital doctors have been criticised after new figures showed they are still failing to meet hand-washing targets.
European court ruling boosts NHS contract biddersCompanies competing for NHS contracts have been given a boost by a European court victory for Sheffield-based surgical instrument maker Uniplex.
'Extraordinary resources' needed in C diff fightControlling the spread of C difficile may require "extraordinary resources", an expert has warned.
Foundations cussedResearch out last week, showing less than a quarter of people have had a real say on health and care services, chimed with the experience of End Game's colleagues.
FT directors appointedBirmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust has appointed two new directors.
Give Gordon a dusterA former nurse on a recent visit to the prime minister's Downing Street pad noted that the chandeliers, while very ornate, were rather dusty.
Happy birthday, Helen BevanThe NHS Institute's director of service transformation Helen Bevan is known to never miss an opportunity for a learning experience, especially if she can combine it with rigorous exercise, ideally at sub-zero temperatures.
Home care 'could save NHS more than £1bn a year'The health service could save more than £1bn each year by increasing the number of patients it treats at home rather than in hospital, according to a report seen by HSJ.
How to rationalise NHS estatesEstates managers must develop a strategy to align with Transforming Community Services. Rachel Sudders looks at the issues they will face
How to use business intelligence to guide decision makingBusiness intelligence transforms consumers of information into analysts, who can drill into data and understand it. Such information has become an increasingly important commodity in an NHS environment of tightening finances alongside a drive for efficient, high quality services and balanced budgets.Clinicians and managers at the operational level need to receive timely and succinct information that enables them to see where things are going right or wrong in a service, and how to take
Ian Dalton's swine flu update - standing down the national pandemic flu serviceIn his weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the latest developments in UK swine flu preparations
Invitation to tender – tobacco cessation council guidance developmentThe Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
It's crunch time, but job cuts are not the only way to save the NHS moneyWhile politicians have been quibbling over the size and the semantics of the public sector spending cuts to come, the NHS is quietly starting to get on with them.
Leaked FTN document: no job guarantees for foundation trust staffStaff working for foundation trusts are at risk of compulsory redundancy because of the impending public sector spending squeeze, a leaked report suggests.
Lib Dems call for tightening of foreign GP lawThe Liberal Democrats launched new proposals today to tighten rules on employing foreign doctors after the death of a 70 year old man treated by a doctor from Germany.
Local partnerships fail on children's health prioritiesPrimary care trusts and local councils have failed to work together to successfully prioritise improving the health of under-fives, an Audit Commission report has warned.
London boroughs call for healthcare devolutionLondon's boroughs have set out a list of demands for new responsibilities that should be devolved to local government after the general election.
London councils call for PCT budget controlPrimary care trust budgets for non-acute care should be integrated with all other local care services, according to a manifesto produced by the lobby group London Councils.
Lookey-Likey: Charlie Brooker + Morrissey = Mike Farrar?If it were biologically possible for Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker (left) to have a love child with the Mancunian miserablist Morrissey (centre), their offspring would probably resemble a moody version of Mike Farrar, NHS North West chief executive (right).
Make meetings more effective with mind mappingMind mapping is a simple technique that helps you ensure meetings work in your favour, says Constance Lamb
Many commissioners breach NHS competition rulesThe NHS cooperation and competition panel has warned that a "significant number" of commissioners have left their procurement process open to challenge.
Media Watch: smoke free futureThe promise of government proposals to create a "smoke free future" for the UK provoked a press battle over the nanny state.
Michael White: are the Tories ready?The Labour government shows plenty of signs of being on its last legs.
Ministers poised to confirm details for quality accountsNearly all trusts and private providers to the NHS will have to publish quality accounts for the first time this year, the government was expected to confirm this week.
Monitor appoints interim chairMonitor's board has appointed its vice chair, Chris Mellor, as interim chair following the departure of Bill Moyes.
More patients pick private careThere has been a significant increase in patients opting for NHS funded treatment in the private sector, latest Department of Health figures on choose and book reveal.
NHS boss 'ordered report cover up'Hospital bosses at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have launched an investigation into allegations that a senior hospital official ordered a consultant to play down failures in treatment after a young man died from an undiagnosed ruptured spleen.
NHS Cumbria reveals flood expenditureNHS Cumbria has estimated the bill for maintaining flood-ravaged health services in the region could reach almost £7m - before any permanent health facilities are built to replace those lost.
NHS Direct to increase web presenceThe chief executive of NHS Direct wants to significantly shift its operations towards the web, saying the health service needs to leave behind its "1950s bank" approach to services.
NHS quality accounts must live up to the nameA year and a half after former health minister Lord Darzi's next stage review called for all NHS providers to publish quality accounts, there is still no real consensus on what they should look like.
NHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable businessThis year will see the first tranche of reports intended to show how trusts are engaging with quality across all their services. Dave West looks at how this could represent a step change in health organisations' accountability
Norman Lamb: abolish quangos and SHAsHealth quangos and primary care trusts should be abolished, according to Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb's personal proposals.
Nurses fess up on inefficiencyProductivity and efficiency may be the current buzzwords bandied around by the mandarins at the Department of Health - not forgetting quality, innovation and prevention as well of course - but what does the hard pushed frontline think?
Only two trusts miss CQC application deadlineAll but two trusts submitted their Care Quality Commission registration applications on time, the regulator has told HSJ.
Out of hours GP variations 'unacceptable'An unacceptable variation exists between doctors' out of hours services around the country, Mike O'Brien has admitted.
PCTs urged to invest in preventionPrimary care trusts could save more than £6.7m in five years by investing less than half that in measures to prevent ill health, according to an independent report commissioned by the government.
Pete Mason on avoiding staff conflictStaff conflict will be an unavoidable by-product of what promises to be a testing 2010
Plans to scrap GP practice boundaries draw fireThe British Medical Association and the NHS Alliance last week stepped up their opposition to government plans to scrap GP practice boundaries within 12 months.
SHAs plan staff cuts of up to 10pcStrategic health authorities are actively exploring cutting local NHS workforces by up to 10 per cent in order to make the £15bn-£20bn savings required by 2014.
Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance dataDr Foster's Hospital Guide was no help to managers and patients - in fact it added to the confusion
Stroke action falls short of CQC standardsMany stroke patients are still not spending enough of their hospital stay on a specialist stroke unit or having a brain scan within 24 hours, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
The quality & productivity innovation challenge – getting over ourselvesIn the first of a year-long series on healthcare innovation, NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, Jim Easton, explains why innovation is so important to the future of the NHS.
Thomas Hughes-Hallett on a better place to dieDespite significant improvements in recent years, care of the dying is too often a lower priority than saving lives.
Tories pledge to slash hospital readmissionsMore than 500,000 patients are readmitted to hospital every year soon after being allowed home, figures obtained by the Conservatives show.
Total Place: why NHS partnerships make total sense for savingsIn the first of three articles on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how Croydon's PCT and council are using the scheme to focus on improving child health
Treasury paper points to spending 'restraint'Spending restraint is considered more effective than tax rises in reducing state debt and improving economic growth, according to a newly released Treasury paper.
Trusts told to monitor use of safer surgery checklistMany acute trusts could be failing to monitor the use of a mandatory patient safety tool, HSJ understands.
Understanding patient costsPatient-level costing offers a way to reduce unnecessary variation in the cost of care. Watch HSJ's free online masterclass to learn more.
Using clinical evidence to facilitate the right care and support planning decisionsA practical online seminar demonstrating the simplicity of using world class medical evidence to validate the appropriate level of care for individual patients
Welcome to the Lib Dem fringeHealth minister Mike O'Brien likes to include a gag in his speeches, so it was only a matter of time before the opposition health team got in on the act.
Welsh community health councils to be reorganisedCommunity health councils in Wales are to be reorganised following last year's NHS shake up, it has been announced.
Your Humble Servant: weapons of self-destructionIf GPs would not stop referring patients to hospital, we had to get rid of both.


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It just so happens that over the last few weeks, I've been spending crazy amounts of time editing CVs. I didn't really think I was much of an expert on the subject until sitting down and finding just how easily it comes to me to tear one of these no doubt carefully constructed documents to shreds. I guess I took a bit for granted the idea that everyone possessed some basic level of knowledge about what to write in a CV, but having thought about it some more I've realised that I only have this knowledge because of the sheer number of them that I've read and the tiny number of them that I've read twice.
I think that probably, some people under-estimate the effect a CV has on your chances of getting a job. There's also a bit of a misunderstanding of what these potential employers will actually use your CV for, even amongst those who understand that it's really, really important to have a good CV.
So, before I get into applying you with generous serves of simple advice to make your CV awesome, let me try to explain what happens when an employer needs staff.
Basically this is what happens: you write an ad, you post it on some large job site like seek, then you come in the next morning with 50-100 extra emails than you'd normally get, all from applicants who want the job you're offering.
Now, the thing is, I've got 100 applicants, I need one. Reading a CV properly takes about half an hour, but I don't have 50 hours to read CVs. So what follows is a process where each one of those applications gets at most 30 seconds of consideration. This is just a short-listing process, to throw away the people who are just wrong for the job. To give you some idea of the brutality of this step, I generally go from 100 to 5 CVs in this step. I've read about other people who do this multi-stage thing, but it's not for me, and I don't think I'm uncommon in this regard (to be honest, some people make such a bad impression in their application that I don't even get as far as the CV).
There's a very important message in that: you need to make sure that all the reasons that I should hire you are completely obvious in a 30 second glance. I've read a lot of other pundits who have tried to prescribe what that information is, but I actually think that you've probably got a better idea of that than I do. I will say this: the section that will get most of my attention in those 30 seconds is your work history. I want to very quickly get a feel for what you've done. There's a few reasons for that, but mostly it's just the quickest way to get a feel for what you're capable of, and I do pay a little bit of attention to the general trajectory of your career to date. The thing that will most quickly endear you to me as an applicant is seeing some tangible experience listed, which very closely mirrors the work I want you to be doing. Having a short list of skills early on is a good here -- it will somewhat guide my reading of your work history.
So having got my list down to 5, that's when I'll start looking through your CV a bit more closely, trying to imagine you in my team. This is likely to be about 5 minutes per CV, and I'll have made a decision to interview or not at the end of that 5 minutes.
In the hour before your interview, I'll generally spend half an hour combing over every line, highlighting the bits that motivated me to bring you in for an interview, scribbling notes about things I want to ask about, and forming a map in my brain of how I want the interview to go. That's the third thing to remember.
Before moving on, I want to review those three purposes your CV needs to serve:
- The "elevator pitch" -- it needs to express enough in 30 seconds that I'll think about interviewing you. In this pass I'm trying to extract from your CV the stuff that you're good at, whether you're credible, and how can I tie you to the requirements of my job.
- To interview, or not to interview -- you passed the 30-second test, if I slow down and take a closer look, do I think you're a close enough match that I should spend some time talking to you? This is likely the part where I will google you, and flip through anything you've written, if it's easy enough to get to.
- What should I explore in the interview? -- to some extent this is the least important of the three because it's largely outside your control. If you keep it in the back of your mind though, you'll have some chance of influencing what questions you'll get asked. If you're not talented enough at CV writing to do that, no problem, but do remember that anything on your CV is fair game, so be prepared to talk about it.
Alright, I'll dive straight into sharing with everyone the advice I've been handing out. The point of the above snapshot into my world of recruiting is that keeping in mind the process, and the distinct types of scrutiny that your CV will be subject to, will help guide a lot of the decisions you make. The stuff that follows is just the basics, really, it's bland and generally applicable, and forms a sort of baseline standard.
Here goes:
- The filename of your CV should be 'FirstnameLastnameCV.doc' -- employers get hundreds of these things, so you should make it as convenient as possible to find yours amongst the myriad that will be sitting on their filesystem. Also, while I sympathise with an affection for pdf, most recruiters have an affection for Microsoft Word and there's just no point fighting it.
- Put complete contact details in. Anyone who's actually interested in hiring you will want to talk to you, so put a mobile phone number there at least. And, while it's absolutely racial discrimination, if you've got a slightly unusual name, putting a street address will put employers minds at rest that you are in fact an Australian resident and they don't have to worry about visas or whatever. It's just better to put it in there and not worry about missing jobs because of it. They won't letter bomb you.
- In your employment history, in each of your jobs, each sentence needs to start with a verb that expresses what you did. Not just any verb! "worked" is a useless verb. I know you worked on stuff, that's why it's in your work history. Verbs like developed, managed, lead etc are the kinds of words you want to use. As an example, here's a line from a CV I read recently:
Worked as a member of a small team of Engineers developing the XXX server in Felix."Worked" is bad. The thing you did was "develop", but that's at the end of the sentence; it's too likely I'll miss it in the 30-second pass. The teamwork aspect is in there, but reading this, I don't get any idea of the scale of the team (small means many things to many people; saying "small" comes across as "so small that I'm embarassed to say"), and communicating that kind of detail will lend credibility to what you're saying, as well as make it more meangingful. Finally, the skill that this line should express to me, that you can write Felix code for server apps, is buried right at the end of the sentence. I would write that line like so:
Developed server application in Felix for XXX project in a team of n people.Putting what you did at the start (developed), what it was you did that to next (a server application), and then other details, wrapping up with an objective statement about the team size. And remember: talk yourself up.
- On layout: your CV will likely get mangled by recruiters, so you need to make it resistant to hack-and-slash reformatting. Use 'Times New Roman' as the font. The only possible exception to this is on headings, but make sure whatever you use is a font available on a default install of Windows. I suggest you eliminate any reliance on horizontal formatting. Make the body and the title of each section align to the left margin of your page. Put the job-titles in bold in your employment history so it's easy to navigate the document.
- Eliminate redundancy, it really bothers people in a hurry. Saying 'Wrote unit tests...' is not sufficiently different to 'Wrote a regression test framework...'. I'm sure both are true, but you can get that into a single bullet point. Your aim is to get a chance to clarify that in the interview that you're hoping to get.
- Make your sentences shorter. When you've got to read hundreds of these things, you really only pay attention to the first couple of words. Worse, you tend to stop reading bullet points toward the end, so put the most important stuff at the top of the list. Aiming for brevity will force you to prioritise important stuff.
- It's good to list a team sport in your interests if you can, it suggests that you'll work well in a team.
- Only put a 'career objective' section in if it's going to help you get this job. If you're just applying for the same kind of job you had before, it's probably not so important. The reader will know what kind of job you want, because that's what you're applying for. Stuff like '... further my experience in ... to pursue my primary professional interest of ass-kicking' or something is what you want to say here. I generally don't advise having such a section unless there's a good reason to explain why you're applying for what you're applying for. If you do have such a section, think very hard about what you want it to say. This is the first thing you're putting on your CV -- make it count.
- Spell-check!
- Punctuate correctly. Make correct use of apostrophes at least.
Finally, be prepared to have a few versions of your CV that highlight different aspects of yourself. Odds are that there'll be jobs that you're thoroughly qualified for, but this CV won't say that. If there's a job you really want, take the time to re-work your CV for that particular job. Aside from that, identify a few different focuses you're interested in and prepare CVs for each one. It'll mostly be re-ordering stuff and eliminating irrelevant sections, but it's worth doing.
Good luck! mail me if you've got any questions or suggestions.


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Turkana is the most under-developed district in Kenya with 62% of the population living below the poverty line. The Infant and Child Mortality Rate is 150% higher than the already dismal national average. By addressing the urgent health issues of the Turkana people, and tailoring health care to their needs, their traditional way of life can be preserved. This project aims to provide outreach intervention that offer vital health care to women and children from isolated, pastoral communities.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Turkana is home to pastoralists - communities that follow their livestock (goats, cows etc) around. They move seasonally, looking for fresh pasture and water. Due to this nomadic lifestyle, they are faced with many challenges including: lack of access to safe water; inadequate knowledge of reproductive health issues and early pregnancy. The need for health care is huge, but access to free, effective health care services is scarce. In Turkana, there is only 1 Doctor for every 100,000 people.
How will this project solve this problem?
To address these grave issues, Merlin is: - providing outreach interventions that include immunizations for children, and antenatal and post natal care for women - training health workers and traditional birth attendants in a variety of topics including management of common childhood illnesses, essential obstetric care and neonatal care - enhancing supervisory capacity of the District Health Management Teams through training, and financial support - continuing to operate mobile clinics
Potential Long Term Impact
This initiative will directly impact the health of over 200,000 people by: - enabling NGOs to increase access to quality maternal, child and neonatal health care services. - increasing access to primary, obstetric and neonatal health care services for the communities of Turkana - increasing awareness among communities on issues affecting their health - Increasing capacity of the District Management Team to plan, monitor and coordinate the delivery of health care services.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $445
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $445 . The original project funding goal was $1,000.
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By: David Levin (@davidlevin71)
It may be five months away, but if you are like me, you are salivating at the idea of Roger Goodell saying these words…
"With the third pick in the NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select."
And now that players like Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles, Brett Hundley and Teddy Bridgewater are asserting themselves as solid quarterback possibilities for the Jaguars, although only Bridgewater has made it official that he will come out for the Draft, anticipation around Jacksonville is heightened. Will there be Christmas in May on the First Coast?
Add players like Derek Carr to the mix and the possibility of a David Fales, AJ McCarron, Stephen Morris and Zach Mettenberger and the Jaguars have plenty to choose from because not all these passers will be taken in the first round. Jacksonville may not be the only team in the first 10 selections, but the importance of finding a franchise passer may not be as important for any other team in the NFL going into 2014.
Houston, Jacksonville, Cleveland , Oakland, and Minnesota all have issues behind center. And there are other teams like Dallas that could pull the trigger on a player to define their future.
Problem solved. Here is an early look at the top 10 teams in the 2014 NFL and who they will select.
Houston Texans: Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Remember when Houston had to choose between Mario Williams and Reggie Bush? That turned out pretty good. Choosing between Bridgewater and Jadeveon Clowney is a pretty good choice to have as well.
St. Louis Rams (from Washington): Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
Matthews and Jake Long achor the Rams line for the next few years. That helps keep Sam Bradford healthy and opens running lanes for Zac Stacy.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Jadeveon Clowney, DE/DT, South Carolina
The best defensive player in the college game comes to North Florida. If he can play with emotion on every play and stop getting in trouble with the law, he should be a mainstay for the Jags defense.
Cleveland Browns: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
Here is what I think happens in Cleveland. Manziel is drafted and the team signs Ben Tate in the off season. Team brass said they know how important free agency and the Draft are this year.
Oakland Raiders: Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
The Raiders need to find a veteran passer before they can draft a rookie. Watkins provides a veteran a talented receiver who can work the sidelines or across the middle and in the end zone.
Atlanta Falcons: Anthony Barr, DE/LB, UCLA
When all is said and done, Barr will be the best defensive player chosen in this draft. He is fluid both on the line or on the outside as a pass rusher. He helps a Falcons defense that took a step back in 2014.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
The Buccaneers must be thrilled to have Lovie Smith on board as their new head coach. And what will the new head coach do in the draft? Take a linebacker, of course.
Minnesota Vikings: Tim Jernigan, DT, FSU
He has not declared yet, but it makes sense to help this defense. I think Jack Del Rio might be a good fit here as head coach. The defensive minded coach takes a guy who can disrupt the middle and stop the run.
Buffalo Bills: Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
The Bills got their quarterback last season, have talented running backs and now add another receiver to the offense. I like the job Doug Marrone did this season and figure there is more to come next season.
Detroit Lions: Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
The Lions offense is fine. The defense is a concern. Gilbert is one of the best coverage defenders in the country. Stopping opposing receivers in the NFC East would make even Tom Coughlin smile.
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Date: 200 BC - AD 600
When the Nasca buried their dead, they put painted pottery like vases, bowls and dishes into the grave with the body. The pottery was a present (called an 'offering') to the gods and to their ancestors, asking them to help the soul of the dead person in the afterlife.
The pots are painted with scenes from the world around them and their daily life. This pot shows a pelican catching a fish, and so might have been buried with a fisherman.


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Dom Kulbaba of Suffern High School, photographed July 2, 2012, is the 2012 Rockland baseball player of the year. ( Seth Harrison / The Journal News ) / Seth Harrison/The Journal News
Suffern senior Dom Kulbaba had just lost a no-hitter in the final inning of what turned out to be his final high school start, but the 6-foot-2 right-hander was still all smiles.
That was a good game, Kulbaba said of the Mounties 7-0 win over Mahopac in the first round of the Class AA playoffs. No-hitters dont really matter; its just an extra bonus to have.
Kulbaba being unfazed by what could have been speaks to the attitude that has made him the most valuable player in Rockland county for the past two seasons. Hes not only regarded as the best pitcher in the county, but he also may have the biggest bat and has shown a willingness to play several positions.
He reminds me a lot of Gary Baker, coach Ron Gamma said, referring to the former Suffern standout who was eventually drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2004. Absolutely no ego whatever it takes for the team to win, hell do.
Knowing that his team didnt have much pitching coming back, Kulbaba understood that his most pivotal role would come on the mound this season. The result was a spectacular season in which he went 7-1 with a 1.81 ERA, 76 strikeouts and two saves in 62 innings, earning himself The Journal News Rockland Player of the Year honor for the second consecutive year.
Hes definitely got to be one of the best pitchers that has ever come through Suffern, senior catcher Alex Fishberg said. Just naturally he has the mechanics, the fastball, curveball, and hes able to command everything.
While Kulbabas cumulative stats over his three-year varsity career are impressive (15-3 with 163 strikeouts in 135 innings to go along with an even .400 batting average and 62 RBI), it was the manner in which he finished his senior season that showed the best may still be to come.
After throwing a five-hitter at Provident Bank Park to beat archrival North Rockland with a league title on the line, Kulbaba threw a one-hitter against Mahopac in the first round of the playoffs. Over the course of those two pressure-packed games, he had nine more strikeouts than he had hits allowed.
At that part of the season, Dominick may have been the best pitcher in Section 1, Gamma said. The big thing was that he attacked the strike zone and challenged them. He trusted his stuff, and he threw his pitches. Thats all that you can ask. I would have loved to see us get into the third round (so that he could get another start).
Kulbabas strong finish came after a start to the season that did not seem to be very promising. The Mounties stumbled out of the gate at 4-4, but rattled off 11 consecutive wins thereafter.
All of the seniors sat down and said, We have to turn this around and become closer as a team, Kulbaba said. Before every game we would go out to leftfield and talk about playing our hardest.
The talk spurred a 12-2 run to finish the season, with Suffern once again establishing itself as the top team in the county and Kulbaba as its top player.
I think he was the best around, North Rockland coach Tom Lynch said. He had a good mix. He could overpower you at any time, but he could throw his other pitches for strikes. You couldnt sit on the fastball. He wasnt afraid to throw a curveball to start you off, or a 3-2 change. He was a pitchers pitcher.
Kulbabas next stop will be Rockland Community College, where he plans to focus on pitching and get his grades up with the hope of earning a college scholarship.
The rest of The Journal News Rockland first-team all-stars as selected by Vincent Z. Mercogliano:
Alex Fishberg, Suffern: The Iona-bound senior is widely regarded as the top defensive catcher in the county, but also made big contributions offensively. The Mounties backstop hit .321 with 13 RBI, including some clutch hits late in the season.
Jesse Galina, Suffern: The All-Section senior had his second consecutive season with at least 34 hits, finishing with a .467 average, 10 doubles, four triples and 19 RBI. The sure-handed second baseman also finished with a fielding percentage over .950.
Elbin Martinez, North Rockland: The All-State senior had a tremendous season to earn Conference 4 player of the year honors. The Red Raiders second baseman hit .451 with 22 runs scored and 24 RBI with a fielding percentage of .975.
Wardy Polanco, North Rockland: One of the most talented all-around players in the county, the All-State senior shortstop formed the top double play combo in Section 1 along with Martinez. He hit .375 with three home runs, 22 runs scored and 24 RBI.
Jake Tedesco, Pearl River: The All-Section senior led the Pirates in hits and finished with a batting average of .390 and 16 runs scored. The third baseman was also named the MVP of the league.
Brendan Kraemer, Tappan Zee: The senior was the top hitter and emotional leader for the Dutchmen all season, finishing with a batting average of .324 with 15 RBI and 13 stolen bases. He came up with the game-winning hit against Ardsley in the first round of the Class A playoffs.
T.J. Margiotta, Clarkstown North: The All-Section senior led the team in RBI with 19 despite using a wood bat all season. The New Haven-bound right-hander also contributed on the mound, striking out 43 in 32 1/3 innings.
Jesse Moses, Nyack: The All-Section senior played shortstop and was the catalyst for the Indians offense. He hit .382 with 17 runs scored and 14 RBI.
Joe Anselmi, North Rockland: The junior was not only the Red Raiders ace, but also became a middle of the order force. The right-hander went 5-2 with a 1.97 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP while hitting .346 with 18 RBI.
Nick OConnor, Nanuet: The All-Section shortstop established himself as the Golden Knights best all-around player in his sophomore season, hitting .389 with a .471 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot.
Kevin Considine, Pearl River: The All-Section sophomore came on strong this season to give the Pirates the top one-two pitching punch in the county. The right-hander finished with a 0.64 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and allowed just four earned runs in 44 innings.
Chris Monaco, Tappan Zee: The All-Section sophomore came up big for the Dutchmen at the end of the season, throwing a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over Ardsley in the first round of the Class A playoffs. The right-hander finished 4-1 with a 0.66 ERA, 0.66 WHIP and 33 strikeouts in 32 innings.
Brendan Ryan, Pearl River: The All-Section left-hander went 6-1 with a 1.75 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 54 strikeouts in 44 innings. He was named the most valuable pitcher in the league and will play at the University of Albany next year.
Coach of the year
Ron Gamma, Suffern: After starting the season 4-4, Gamma led the Mounties on a 12-2 run to end the season and capture his fourth league title in five years. In 28 years at the helm, Gamma has only had two losing seasons, and has a total of 452 career wins.
Second team
C Tanner Morales, Jr., North Rockland
INF Joey Aiola, Sr., Suffern
INF Chris Gragnani, Jr., Suffern
INF Conor Madigan, Sr., Pearl River
INF Jake Salesky, Jr., Clarkstown North
OF Matt Dale, Jr., Albertus Magnus
OF Matt Dillon, Jr., Nanuet
OF John Doherty, Jr., Pearl River
Uti Eric Casey, Jr., Tappan Zee
Uti Paul Giardina, Sr., Nyack
P T.J. Hart, Sr., Tappan Zee
P Anthony Morris, Jr., Clarkstown South
P Sacha Urbach, Sr., East Ramapo
P James Veltidi, Sr., North Rockland
Honorable mention
Nick DiBenedetto, Sr., Nanuet; Jacob Fishkin, Soph., Clarkstown North; Joshua Forman, Jr., Clarkstown North; Ryan Grant, Sr., Tappan Zee; Casey Kern, Sr., Albertus Magnus; John Kukura, Jr., Clarkstown South; Rich Masley, Jr., Pearl River; Greg Morano, Jr., Clarkstown North; Mike Rastelli, Jr., North Rockland; Mike Sarvis, Sr., Albertus Magnus; Billy Seymour, Sr., Suffern ; Anthony Vinelli, Soph., Suffern.
All-Section team
Alec Eisenberg, Sr., Ardsley; Dan Stein, Sr., Ardsley; Joe Boland, Sr., Arlington; Mike Scocozza, Sr., Arlington; Dan Golembiewski, Sr., Beacon; Tony Romanelli, Soph., Beacon; Bill Sablinki, Sr., Beacon; John Fussell, Sr., Briarcliff; Paul Henshaw, Sr., Briarcliff; Spencer Kulman, Jr., Briarcliff; Christian Conway, Sr., Bronxville; Jackson Conway, Sr., Bronxville; Andrew Slosberg, Sr., Byram Hills; Sal Gadero, Sr., Carmel; Bret Viola, Sr., Carmel; T.J. Margiotta, Sr., Clarkstown North; Eddie Ritch, Sr., Dobbs Ferry; Nick Campana, Soph., Eastchester; Matt Browne, Sr., Edgemont; Sacha Urbach, Sr., East Ramapo; T.J. Hallock, Sr., Fox Lane; Matt Oniffrey, Jr., Fox Lane; Richard Slenker, Jr., Fox Lane; Matt Forlow, Jr., Haldane; Stephen Zalys, Jr., Haldane; Alex Beckett, Sr., Harrison; Andres Larramendi, Sr., Horace Greeley; Miles Semetis, Sr., Irvington; Will Jahn, Jr., John Jay; Jason Agresti, Soph., Kennedy; Schuyler Bates, Jr., Kennedy; Erik Bauer, Sr., Kennedy; Adam Calabro, Sr., John Jay-EF; Mike Laffin, Jr., John Jay-EF; Kento Suga, Sr., Keio; Takumi Yokoyama, Jr., Keio; Elliot Haight, Sr., Mahopac; Kevin Kernan, Soph., Mahopac; Will Hofmann, Jr., Mamaroneck; Matt Mezansky, Sr., Mamaroneck; Michael Williams, Sr., Mamaroneck; Nick OConnor, Soph., Nanuet; Jesse Moses, Sr., Nyack; John Valente, Jr., New Rochelle; Andrew Zigmont, Sr., New Rochelle; Elbin Martinez, Sr., North Rockland; Wardy Polanco, Sr., North Rockland; Rashawn Armstrong, Sr., Ossining; Kevin Considine, Soph., Pearl River; Conor Madigan, Sr., Pearl River; Brendan Ryan, Sr., Pearl River; Jake Tedesco, Sr., Pearl River; Gjon Ljucovic, Jr., Pelham; Joe Chaisson, Sr., Pleasantville; Seth Lamando, Sr., RC Ketcham; Matt Todd, Sr., RC Ketcham; Chris Cascione, Soph., Rye Neck; Edwin Lopez, Jr., Sleepy Hollow; J.T. Genovese, Jr., Somers; Joe Scambia, Jr., Somers; Joe Tomasulo, Sr., Somers; Jesse Galina, Sr., Suffern; Chris Gragnani, Jr., Suffern; Dom Kulbaba, Sr., Suffern; Chris Monaco, Soph., Tappan Zee; L.J. Gallo, Sr., Tuckahoe; Matt Cassinelli, Sr., Valhalla; Joe Lovecchio, Jr., Valhalla; Kyle Adams, Jr., White Plains; Steven Schiavone, Sr., White Plains; Nick DeMarco, Sr., Yonkers; Alex Gallinari, Sr., Yonkers.


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You know there's a chance that hell has frozen over when you see an article titled "A Stealth Coup d'État in the United States" published in Pravda, quoting Thomas Jefferson and authored by a retired United States Army colonel.
Democrat and Republican elected officials continue to block any objective investigation of Barack Obama's personal history because it would reveal dereliction of duty by most and criminal conspiracy by many.
The politicians recognize that if the truth was told about the depth of the corruption and the extent of the criminality in the government, the American people would rise up in open rebellion against those who have undermined the Constitution and flouted the rule of law.
As Abraham Lincoln said, the American people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. The loyalty of the American people is to our country and our Constitution, not to shady officeholders or petty bureaucrats.
Between now and Election Day on November 6, 2012, there is a window of opportunity to stop the coup d'état, restore the Constitution, uphold the rule of law and pave the way for the election and appointment of honest members of government.
Thomas Jefferson wrote:
"And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance?"
The battle line of the Second American Revolution has been drawn: expose Obama and the entire corrupt system protecting him will also be exposed.
The time for education and persuasion is over. The time for resistance has come.


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Bradley Cooper and Kellan Lutz pose together at Tommy Hilfiger's Fall 2012 Men's show in New York City
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They've both got classic, All-American good looks, but when it comes to having classic sense of style, Bradley Cooper has definitely bested Kellan Lutz.
Both actors attended the Tommy Hilfiger Menswear Fall 2012 Show last night in New York City.
When they posed together -- even sporting similar facial hair -- it was glaringly obvious that The Hangover star's insouciant, casual style was more of a hit than Kellan's carefully constructed look.
The 37-year-old Limitless actor looked a bit as if he had just rolled out of bed, but in a good way.
He paired slightly wrinkled grey trousers with a fashionable red cardigan, a white collared shirt and a plaid peacoat.
He looked absolutely effortless, though he may have had some help in the form of fashionista girlfriend Zoe Saldana.
Meanwhile, the Twilight star seemed to have matched too many different pieces at once and looked slightly overdone.
He wore perfectly creased jeans with a blue and white striped shirt underneath a grey cardigan as well as a shiny charcoal blazer.
However, his other matchy-matchy accessories of a tweed cap and red and yellow ascot were overkill.
He should have stuck with the look he was wearing earlier in the day to attend the Joseph Abboud and General Idea shows.
The hard-bodied hunk kept his look simple by showcasing his muscles underneath a simple grey turtleneck.
He's trying to bring the male model-friendly look back into effect as a style staple.
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Valentine's Day is tomorrow and many people will be giving chocolate, wine and maybe even a bouquet of flowers thrown in for good measure. Today's "In the Cart" segment provides you with specific chocolate and wine recommendations, why they might be good gift for the heart, from the heart, and how much you need to enjoy or limit to get health benefits.
Flavanols are a type of antioxidant found in dark chocolate. Antioxidants neutralize the free radicals that a cell produces as it performs work in the body. Other free radicals come from the sun, smoking and pollution. Without antioxidants, free radicals cause damage to cells and increase your risk for heart disease, cancer, aging in general and dementia.
What type of chocolate has the highest flavanol content? Most of the research leans towards dark chocolate because it has the highest percentage of cocoa solids and therefore the most flavanols. Look on the label for the percentage of cocoa. The goal is to choose those chocolates with 60% cocoa or higher. According to the USDA's figures, dark chocolate has four times the amount of flavonoids of milk chocolate.
Why is it good for me? Antioxidants like those found in dark chocolate have been found to potentially reduce blood pressure, improve blood flow, make blood less sticky, and prevent the bad, LDL cholesterol from oxidizing on blood vessel walls causing plaque build up.
How much chocolate should you eat? The doses and frequency used in research are all over the place. However most suggest "moderation" in the quantity of a 1-ounce serving a couple of times a week. Examples of 1-ounce servings:
• 3 Ghiradelli squares
• 6 Hershey's Kisses
• 2 Tablespoons of Hershey's hot cocoa
• Unfortunately, my favorite, white chocolate has the cocoa solids removed during processing and as a result does not contain the heart healthy flavanols.
The other advantage of choosing dark chocolate is that it is typically lower in sugar and therefore calories per ounce than milk chocolate bars. You also may be less apt to mindlessly pop wedges of dark chocolate in your mouth. I do recommend that you limit your chocolate intake because of its high total and saturated fat content. It's not going to help you lose weight.
What if I don't like chocolate? Other flavanol rich foods include green tea, berries, the skin of apples and red wine.
Red Wine
Resveratrol is another type of antioxidant that is found in the skins of red grapes. In addition to fighting free radicals, reducing inflammation, and lowering bad LDL cholesterol, it may also increase the levels of good HDL cholesterol, further protecting the arteries against plaque build up.
How much wine should I drink? The research is clearer on amount and frequency when it comes to wine, than what we found with chocolate. Women should limit their red wine to one, 5-ounce serving per day and men should limit their wine to two, 5-ounce servings per day. Enjoying wine beyond these limits on a regular basis leads to an increased incidence of high blood pressure, depression, heart disease, cancer, liver disease and addiction.
What if I don't like wine? If you don't like wine try grape juice as a non-alcoholic heart healthy alternative. There's also daily exercise, a fruit and vegetable rich diet, omega 3 rich fish and not smoking.
Courtesy: Sheryl Lozicki is a Registered Dietitian and the Director of Nutrition and Wellness at Saint Mary's Health Care, a member of the new Mercy Health.


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Two past Lollapalooza headliners joined forces at last night's Phoenix/Dirty Projectors/Wavves concert in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Their first live concert appearance in three years, Daft Punk joined the headliners on-stage during their encore.
According to the Village Voice, they threw down an incredible version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and added beefed-up synths to "1901."
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About the Lenora Blackmore Branch
The Henry County Library provides library services for all of
Henry County, Missouri. The Lenora Blackmore Branch of the Henry County Library is located at Windsor, Missouri, at:
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Children's Storytime at the Lenora Blackmore Branch
Children's Storytime is available at Henry County Library-Lenora Blackmore Branch. Since Wednesday, January 2, 2008, after the Lenora Blackmore Library and the Henry County Library merged, pre-school children in Windsor have the opportunity to participate in Storytime. Children's Specialist, Melody Gnuschke is at Windsor each Tuesdayy to bring stories, songs, and finger plays to the Children's area of the Library. The fun begins at 11:00 am as the Library opens, so bring your little one and be ready to have a good time. The Library is located at 105 West Benton in Windsor.
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Aurally Yours Review Our Krypton Son's Single "Gargantuan"
Our Krypton Son's eponymous debut album went down a storm following its release in November last year, showcasing the songwriting talents of man-at-the-helm Chris McConaghy. With a possible new EP rumoured for later this year, third single "Gargantuan" was released last month to keep us all happy during the interim.
McConaghy's vocals are typically restrained at first, delivering the verses with a low Bowie-esque ease that then parts to give space to a thrilling jump in register and volume for the chorus - a perfect, and smart display of contrast for a song about the immense glories and trials of relationships.
"Gargantuan" is a rousing, thumping crusade driven by an infectious piano-bashing beat, leading us to a final explanation of its march within the last lyrics of the song.
"And the whole world trembles when my love stomps
And the asphalt shatters when my love stomps"
A stand-out track from the album, this is a well-chosen single accompanied by a pair of b-sides that flaunt McConaghy's stylistic range: the acoustic and collected "Bring the Flood", and the Procol Harum-harnessing "How Long Must I Dream".
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Dec. 22, 2006 -- There were 1,208 mass layoffs in November, according to a report released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Each action involved at least 50 workers from a single organization, and the number of employees involved was 136,415. The largest numbers were seen in the manufacturing sector.
National unemployment in November rose to 4.5 percent, up from 4.4 percent in October, but still down from 5 percent a year ago.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: TNT's Mike Fratello diagnoses OKC's sloppy play
At halftime of the Lakers-Spurs telecast, TNT analyst Charles Barkley credited Rockets coach Kevin McHale for making key adjustments.
"Give the shout out to my man Kevin McHale. He went to the zone defense, and the zone was awesome tonight. Mark Jackson (Golden State coach) and Kevin McHale have coached their team the last two nights. Great adjustments."
Barkley is still expecting a "quick" series, with the Thunder winning 4-1.
*TNT had an interesting shot of Kendrick Perkins clearly holding Rockets forward Chandler Parsons as Sefolosha hit the crucial three, and then Parsons complaining to the officials.
*During a timeout, TNT showed Thunder coach Scott Brooks encouraging Kevin Martin to keep shooting. "K-Mart, shoot the ball. I don't care if you're 1 for 12, shoot the ball. I believe in you. Everybody believes in you."
*Fox Sports Oklahoma made Serge Ibaka its Player of the Game for compiling 12 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. He also made the Thunder's final field goal on a 20-foot jumper. "That's a big-time shot by Ibaka," analyst Grant Long said.
*In the postgame show, FSOK analyst Nancy Lieberman, a Basketball Hall of Famer, credited the Thunder's poise and Brooks' coaching. "You saw tremendous experience, no panic, execution and through the course of the game, Scott Brooks impressed me so much," she said, noting Brooks' plays after timeouts.


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Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades
M. Evans & Company, Jan 1, 1991 - History - 494 pages
Over the last 1000 years the bloodiest game of king-of-the-hill has been for supremacy on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. This book recounts the stirring saga of the Knights Templar, the Christian warrior-monks who occupied the sacred Mount in the aftermath of the butchery of the First Crusade. Recruited to a life intended to lead only to martyrdom, they were totally dedicated to the pious paradox that the wholesale slaughter of non-believers would earn the eternal gratitude of the Prince of Peace. The Templars amassed great wealth, which they used to finance their 200 years of war against Moslems on the desert battlefields. The Templar's reward for those two centuries of military martyrdom was to be arrested by Pope and King, tortured and finally decreed out of existence. But their legend and legacy just would not die.
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RIPLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Army First Sergeant Malcolm Dulac grew up in Dexter and went off to serve in Korea and Vietnam. He was serving as a member of Company A, 1st BattalionMechanized,in the50th Infantry on May 5th 1968 when he was killed during an ambush.
It happenednear the villages of An Bao in Binh, North Vietnam. Dulac was killed while attempting to save his soldiers from a burning Armored Personnel Carrier.
45 years later, Fort Benning Georgia decided to honor Sergeant Dulac, by naming the new Alpha Company Barracksinhis honor. Earlier this month they held a naming ceremony for Dulac Hall. Sergeant Dulac's younger brother Stanford, who lives in Ripley,was there, and says it was quite an emotional event.
"There was one gentleman, he just could not talk to me without crying and a couple hours later he came back and tried it again, and that's how emotional these band of brothers were," explained Stanford Dulac.
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The NBA stages post-game press conferences for star players after every playoff game. Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had shared the dais after most Thunder playoff games the previous four years.
Oklahoma City Thunder notebook: Kevin Durant shares stage with good-luck charm
Westbrook was missing Saturday after undergoing season-ending knee surgery in Colorado, but Durant didn't take the stage alone following the Thunder's 104-101 victory over Houston in Game 3 at the Toyota Center.
David Gomez, a boy from McAllen, Texas, sat next to Durant, who went against NBA protocol and brought his young friend with him.
"I met this guy when we played down here this season," Durant said. "He brings us good luck. He's sitting there for Russell."
Gomez often chats during pregame warm-ups with several Thunder team members, including coach Scott Brooks.
Westbrook was held out of preseason games at Utah and Chicago this season, but Saturday was the first time he did not play in 439 career games during the regular season and postseason.
Second-year player Reggie Jackson and 17-year veteran Derek Fisher filled in for Westbrook, combining for 23 points (6 for 12 from the field), three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Westbrook's season averages were 23.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.8 steals.
"The guys came in and they both stepped up," Brooks said. "Reggie did just a terrific job. I'm proud of the way he played. He kept his composure during some tough moments of the game. His last five minutes, you would think that he was playing for six or seven years, but it's a great testament to his character."
Durant was particularly pleased with Jackson's composure when Houston made a furious comeback in the second half.
"I thought Reggie did a great job of keeping us calm," Durant said. "When they made that run, he was calm that whole fourth quarter. Fish did some great things at the point guard, too."
Durant and Houston forward Chandler Parsons are both 24 years old and have become friends, but they're separated by four years in the NBA because Durant was drafted at age 18.
They met when Chandler attended Durant's Nike Skill Academy during the summer of 2010.
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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventuresby Malcolm Gladwell
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog Saw, he brings together, for the first time, the best of his writing from The New Yorker over the same period.
Here is the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer" who can calm savage animals with the touch of his hand. He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and "hindsight bias" and why it was that everyone in Silicon Valley once tripped over themselves to hire the same college graduate.
"Good writing," Gladwell says in his preface, "does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else's head." What the Dog Saw is yet another example of the buoyant spirit and unflagging curiosity that have made Malcolm Gladwell our most brilliant investigator of the hidden extraordinary.
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New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact…and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives. From the ways science and technology are fundamentally altering our bodies and our world (the world's first bionic soldier, the future of evolution) to those explosive collisions between science and culture (life extension and bioweapons), we're crossing moral and ethical lines we've never faced before.
As Kotler writes, "Life is tricky sport—and that's the emotional core of this story, the real reason we can't put Pandora back in the box. When you strip everything else away, technology is nothing more than the promise of an easier tomorrow. It's the promise of hope. And how do you stop hope?"
Join Kotler in this fascinating exploration of our incredible next: a deep dive into those future technologies happening now—and what it means to be a part of this brave new world.
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Diane Woods is the vice president of D.J. Woods Productions Inc, one of Toronto's busiest film and video equipment suppliers and specialists in High Definition productions. Diane is a partner in aquaCULTURE Pictures Inc, and has produced and executive produced several television projects, including National Geographic Channel's Ancient Sea Gardens: Mystery of the Pacific Northwest, the poignant story of an elder who reveals the secret behind a natural mystery plaguing a BC scientist.
Diane is currently producing her next documentary Smoke From His Fire, the story of an aboriginal boy who was pulled from contemporary life to be raised by elders so he could take on the knowledge of his people. Now, at 75, Chief Adam Dick is struggling to pass on the Kwak'wala traditions, stories, songs and dances to a new generation of Aboriginal People.
Aaron is a partner in aquaCULTURE Pictures Inc. and is the primary Director/Cameraperson. He graduated from Sheridan College's Media Arts Program in 1995.
A specialist in High Definition, Aerial and Underwater cinematography, Aaron has worked in the film industry for more than a decade. Aaron's directing credits include several aboriginal themed projects including National Geographic Channel's Ancient Sea Gardens: Mystery of the Pacific Northwest as well as two HD productions for Parks Canada (Bruce Peninsula and Gros Morne). Aaron is currently at work on an APTN documentary entitled Smoke from His Fire.
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Julia developed her editing and story creation finesse initially from a Fine Arts degree from the University of Buenos Aires followed by a Digital Post Production diploma from the Trebas Institute of Toronto. Since then Julia has worked her way up through the post production ranks to her present standing as an award-winning editor and coveted team member of Video Support Services. Julia is the lead editor on VSS' Parks Canada and Museum HD visitor centre videos.
aquaCULTURE Pictures Inc.'s principal place of business has been in Toronto, Ontario since it was established in November 2004. aquaCULTURE Pictures Inc. works in conjunction with David J. Woods Productions Inc. and Video Support Services Inc. DJ Woods is an industry leader in the rental business; Video Support Services is a high end corporate video production company; and aquaCULTURE Pictures produces High Definition science and cultural television themed productions. The group of companies has 15 000 square of production and post production facilities. Complete address information is as follows:
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Raiders' broadcaster Tom Flores joined Grant today to talk about the Oakland Raiders. Tom talked about the Raiders' final preseason game in Seattle and what the team will be looking for in the final tune up game before the regular season. He also discussed what the final roster will look like and how the team stacks up against the rest of the NFL as they face San Diego in week one of the NFL season.


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Ventura Restaurant Week adds lunch to its new 'menu'
For the first time since it was launched in 2010, Ventura Restaurant Week will give diners a chance to utter these immortal words: "Let's do lunch." Two-course, $15-per-person variations on the midday meal will be available at more than a dozen eateries during the event, which will run Nov. 4-8 at locations throughout the city. They include Eric Ericsson's on the pier (643-4783), Cafe Zack in downtown Ventura (643-9445) and the waterfront restaurant Rhumb Line (642-1200), which opened in May and is new to restaurant week, period.


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Mountain Surf, Inc., Friendsville, MD; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 18, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Mountain Surf Inc., Friendsville, Maryland.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.