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So my DS is just 16 months. He's going through that stage that makes him frustrated because he wants to communicate but is still learning how to do so. I have another DS who is almost 4 months and my oldest loves him, randomly gives him kisses, gives him toys, covers him with his blanket and is very sweet. But just as randomly he will smack DS in the face. I'm always right there and usually am able to catch his hand but he's got him in the face a couple times. For 3 months now I've been trying the holding hsi hand, looking him in the eye and telling him that hitting is not nice and that hurts brother. It's not working, he's still hitting and really hitting more. Not more often but trying to hit him multiple times in a row...it doesn't seem intentionally malicious so Āi have no idea where this is coming from, otherwise he is super sweet to his brother. Any advice?
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Well he has had his hand smacked but we only do that when he's getting into something constantly and not listening to warning. I slapped his hand once near the beginning of the problem and told him hitting was not nice and then couldn't stop laughing at how ridiculous what i just did and said sounded like.
I will say though that when he was hitting DH in the face alot he smacked him a good one in the forehead. DS got pissed for a minute and has never hit daddy since. But it just doesn't work the same for when he's hitting brother.
It's not working, he's still hitting and really hitting more. Not more often but trying to hit him multiple times in a row...
Yes! DS does this. If I'm across the room and tell him to stop hitting, it's like he tries to get in as many smacks as he can before I scoop him up. To clarify, he's hitting the couch or the wall or something, he hasn't hit his little sister (yet). She's only 3 weeks old.
I don't know how to stop the hitting. We've been immediately removing him from the situation, working on time outs (he goes in the corner or to his room) and then he has to apologize to his victim and show us how he can 'do nice' with his hands. Sometimes we have to do this 5x in a row. Obviously it's really effective
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I think it's good to re-direct and say soft touches, but at 16 months he has a very limited capacity to understand ANYTHING, so your best bet is to keep the baby out of his reach any time you're not right there to supervise.
I know at that age my son would try to pet our dogs, and he was basically thumping them with his hand. It wasn't an aggressive thing, he just wanted to interact with them and wasn't very coordinated (we have big dogs, so it didn't feel that rough to them, but it would have been like a slap to a little baby). I just kept showing him how to stroke/pat gently rather than hit and eventually he got it.┬Ā
With a 16 month old a lot of it (at least with my son) is lack of coordination. With patience and guidance he'll eventually learn, just stick with modeling appropriate behaviour, and separate him from the baby when he's being too rough. ┬Ā
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My dd was a hitter and that age is really rough because they don't have any other way to communicate. Instead of saying No, we modeled 'nice touches' all the time, and not just with people, but with toys, dolls, objects, etc.
I was lucky not to have a baby in the house, but it was not a good thing at daycare. I'd advise not to hit him back, my dd had kids hit in daycare, and when she spent too much time with another hitter, she was a lot worse too.
I think to keep the baby 'safer' try to avoid leaving your son with him when you know he's at points of tiredness or frustration- that always brings out the hitting.
Good luck, at least he's not a biter...
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Is he doing it at random "family" times or when the baby is getting or was getting more attention?
^^^It's at random. It doesn't seem to be any worse if I am or am not paying attention to my youngest. I make sure that if I'm playing with my youngest I involved DS as he enjoys time with his brother but it doesn't seem to be a jealousy thing. We have been trying to nice touches as well. It does and doesn't work. We show him how to touch his brother and the dog but after a few nice strokes he starts smacking again.┬Ā
And it is very frustrating. I know he's not being mean and just wants to communicate and spend time with brother but I also don't want youngest DS to associate his brother with pain. Luckily so far he's a little toughy┬Ā
I don't use his crib as timeout, he LOVES sleeping in his crib and I don't want to destroy that. I also don't use his room as timeouts, his room is for fun not punishment. If he gets timeouts he sits on the rocking chair but this is a slow process because he is so young still, he doesn't understand quite yet.


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To complete the system, they constructed neural-network circuitry that mimics the behavior of nerve cells. Redowl is not so much programmed as it is trained to recognize gunshots, Deligeorges explains. When it's exposed to a sound, it guesses the location of its source. The researchers feed in the difference between the guess and the correct location, and the trial is run again. Each time, the "neural" connections in Redowl change slightly until the robot can always guess correctly.
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I'll never turn my cell phone off in a movie theater again, not after doing so made me miss the call that my 12-year-old autistic son was having a full-blown seizure.
Two days after our shaken-snow-globe version of a wonderful Christmas, after a week with beloved guests who helped us cook the best holiday feast in memory, I needed a break from being "on." My husband kindly let me take my eldest daughter to a late-night viewing of The Hobbit, where I gave in to the theater's barrage of Cell Phones Are Evil ads and silenced my phone. As I am a believer in social contracts, and would never want to disrupt anyone else's theater-going experience.
But even though I kept checking my phone, I didn't do it frequently enough -- because as the movie ended and I took a guilty peek, my phone was practically on fire with frantic texts from my husband and voicemails from both him and a 911 operator, letting me know that Leo was seizing, that my house was swarming with paramedics, that Leo needed to go to the ER and...
...and then I was barreling home, sobbing, to meet my calm, on-point husband and befuddled pajama-clad 8-year-old in our driveway, just as the ambulance pulled away with Leo inside.
We followed the ambulance to the ER, where my husband kindly took our girls to the waiting room and I got to see Leo. His seizure had happened in conjunction with an out-of-the-blue episode of anaphylaxis (extreme allergic reaction), so Leo was not only continuing to seize, but the swarm of nurses around him had to help him breathe through a tube and a bag. There was nothing we could do but stand by and watch as, via a combination of anti-seizure meds, steroids, and anti-allergy meds, Leo's seizures slowly subsided and he started breathing sufficiently on his own.
The ER staff asked my husband and me question after question, but we had no answers for them -- Leo had never had a seizure before, he had never had an anaphylactic reaction before. So they ran tests -- a CAT scan, lung x-ray, bloodwork for insulin levels, the works. All results were normal.
My husband sent me and Leo's sisters home at 1 AM, opting to stay with Leo, who was being transferred to the local PICU for more testing. (My husband wanted to be present to answer any questions about the original seizure and anaphylaxis episode). Shell-shocked, I took the girls home and put them to bed, then texted back and forth with my husband for the rest of the night. New tests. No answers. EEG to come. EEG tolerated, sort of. EEG revealed nothing. Finally, Leo was sleeping.
Even better, around 9 AM, it was finally OK for us to come visit. We walked into the PICU and found Leo lounging in his bed, slightly dazed, sporting an EEG-gel 'do. He was happy to see us, but not, I am guessing, as happy as we were to see him conscious and alert.
We talked with the pediatricians, the pediatric neurologists, and still had no answers. Leo had had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic a month before, but hadn't taken or been near the offending med in four weeks. Autistic kids often develop seizure disorders, sometimes during the onset of puberty -- which we already knew. Leo had had an EEG in 2004 during his initial autism diagnosis test battery, which revealed seizure-like brain activity that would be a cause for alarm in an neurotypical kid but not for one with autism -- for autistic kids, we were told, you just watch and see if they develop seizures. And the current doctors didn't want to put Leo on a seizure med unless he had another episode.
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Carol Dellinger described her day as "a block party on wheels."
After running in 265 marathons in her lifetime, she deserved to have more than a little fun on No. 266. Especially when three years ago, she wasn't sure she was going to be alive much longer.
Dellinger, from Spokane, Wash., is a breast cancer survivor. As she came around the bend to the finish, Dellinger said she felt goose bumps and realized how thankful she was.
Her official time was 7:28:10, about an hour slower than usual, but there was no disappointment.
"I felt fine but I was just more in the mood to stop," Dellinger said. "I took a million pictures and talked and thanked every volunteer and thanked every police officer I saw on the way. … I just wanted to kind of reflect on my time alive and this was awesome."
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The Freshi Teachers introduce the simple 'beginning, middle and end' story structure. This is the structure that the group will use to create the stories of their films. The Freshi Teachers stipulate that the films should be 3 to 7 minutes in length.
Storyboarding is a way to create a visual version of a story. Teachers demonstrate how to create a storyboard.
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE: Film crews break into groups to create and Storyboard their stories. Once they have finished the story they want to shoot, they will Pitch, or explain, the story to a Freshi Teacher. The teacher will determine if the story can be produced fully in the time available. If the story is too ambitious the Freshi teacher will work with the film crew to reshape it to make sure the movie can be finished. Once the story is set, it will be Greenlit, or given the go ahead, for production.
Crews will need to discuss costumes and props at this time. They will have time to create costumes from their own clothes.Dinner: Dinner on your ownLodging: The L.A. Downtown HotelMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
The crews review their storyboards and check to make sure they have all of the props and costumes they need. They will decide what locations they need to shoot their films.
Principal Photography, or the actual recording of the footage, begins. Freshi teachers monitor different crews to assist with any technical issues and to make sure the crews are following their story boards and shooting efficiently. Film crews download and view their dailies.Lunch: LunchAfternoon: FIELD TRIP: Sony Studio Tour
Step back into a legendary time on a guided walk of Sony Pictures Studios. Located on one of the world's most famous studio lots, our 2-hour guided walk gives you a rare glimpse of old Hollywood's glory days and an insider's view of a state-of-the-art motion picture studio.Dinner: DinnerEvening: CLASS: Makeup Seminar
A film industry Makeup Professional will discuss and demonstrate makeup and special effects techniques.Lodging: The L.A. Downtown HotelMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Freshi teachers monitor different crews to assist with any technical issues and to make sure the crews are following their story boards and shooting efficiently. Film crews download their film to computers for editing.
Principal Photography Finishes. Editing continues. Some crew members create Music, using a DM2 Music Mixer or Garage Band or other license-free music for the sound track. Other crew members work on the Titles and Credits for the film. Bonus features, i.e., interviews with the crew members who talk about their experience, may be created for the films as well as a Blooper Reel.Lunch: LunchAfternoon: HANDS ON EXPERIENCE: Finalize Films with Music, Credits, and/or Bonus Features and BloopersDinner: DinnerEvening: EVENING PROGRAM: Film Festival and Wrap Party
All of the films created during the week are screened. After each film is screened, the film crew of that film is given the opportunity to answer questions or talk about their film.Lodging: The L.A. Downtown HotelMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
HOTEL CHECK OUT: This concludes the program. We hope you have enjoyed our Filmmaking Intergenerational program and will join us for other rewarding programs in the future. Best wishes for all your journeys.Meals Included: Breakfast
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Because Los Angeles offers the visitor a wide range of activites, we suggest you contact the the LACVB and request tourism information. You may order or download a free Los Angeles Visitors Guide from their website.For additional information, visit: discoverlosangeles.com/
Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: 1-323-956-1777
Experience 100 years of Hollywood history with an intimate tour of the Paramount Pictures studio lot. During your visit, a knowledgeable guide will lead a small group on a behind-the-scenes look at the longest operating and only major remaining studio in Hollywood. Advance ticket purchases are recommended, but not required, at a cost of $48/person for the 2-hour Studio Tour. Tour Times: Every half hour from 9:30AM-2:00PM, Mon-Sun. Weekend schedules may vary.For additional information, visit: www.paramountstudios.com/
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: 1-800-UNIVERSAL
Major attractions include the legendary Studio Tour that explores Hollywood's most famous backlot in the world's largest working movie studio; Transformers: The Ride-3D; Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride; Jurassic Park: The Ride; and the Special Effects Stage where you will learn the secrets behind the making of your favorite blockbuster movies; and many more.
Public transportation: Take the Red Line train from the 7th St. Metro Center Station to the Universal Station (9 stops). After exiting the rail, head up by stairs to the parking lot area off Lankershim Blvd. Catch one of the shuttle cars that run uphill to Universal Studios/CityWalk, every 10-15 minutes.For additional information, visit: www.universalstudioshollywood.com
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Phone: 1-877-492-8687
This 2 hr-15 min tour is an actual tour of working studios. No two tours are alike because you are seeing actual work in progress. Tour the Costume dept., Scenic dept., and the Mill (which creates sets for films and TV), then tour some exterior sets that you will recognize from films and TV. Last up is Warner's on-lot Studio Museum, a collection of over 70 years worth of film-making. This tour is limited to up to 12 people at a time including your guide, so it is worth booking in advance. 2013 price: $52/ticket. Departs: Mon-Sat 8:15am-4pm and Sundays (limited availability).
Public transportation: Take the Red Line train from the 7th St. Metro Center Station to the Hollywood/Vine stop then take the Metro 222 bus to the Hollywood Way/Riverside Dr. stop in Burbank and walk 2 blocks to the VIP Studio Tours entrance near the corner of Riverside Dr. & S. Avon St.
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New guide identifies most effective water tools
Water for Business, a new guide specifically designed for businesses to help them identify water tools and initiatives most suitable for business needs and environmental sustainability was released today by WBCSD, IUCN, and SustainAbility. …
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IUCN mourns the loss of Dr. Martin Schneider-Jacoby
IUCN deeply mourns the loss of Martin Schneider-Jacoby who worked at IUCN Member EuroNatur since its foundation. We will all remember Martin as a truly passionate, inspiring person with a genuine sense for nature conservation. …
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Update on Whakatane Mechanism
The Whakatane Mechanism, an IUCN "One Programme" initiative in which CEESP is deeply involved, aims to ensure that conservation policy and practice respect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including those specified in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It is a tool for the implementation of IUCN Resolution 4.052 and other resolutions taken by the WCC to respect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in conservation. … | French | Spanish
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CEC@Congress: The CEC newsletter August 2012
The latest news on CEC @ Congress: members meeting, election, video at the booth, and activities hosted by CEC members. …
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Building a Passive House: CEC Editor shares a story
As Editor of the IUCN CEC newsletter, inspirational stories from CEC members come across my desk in a constant stream (keep them coming!) and now I have a story to share. It's about energy use, carbon emissions and poetic justice. …
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Report from Sustainable Use & Livelihoods (SULi)
The Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group launched its first newsletter in May and its members have been involved in the following activities: …
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Pimachiowin Aki "The Land that Gives Life" Cultural Landscape Atlas
Pimachiowin Aki: Land that Gives Life. Pimachiowin Aki Corporation, Winnipeg, MB.Davidson-Hunt, I.J., N. Deutsch, A.M. Miller. 2012. …
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Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development
In the summer issue of the Journal of Enterprising Communities (Volume 6, Issue 3) a set of papers presented at the CEESP Sharing Power Conference in Whakatane, New Zealand has been published. The special issue includes three cases from a Canadian research project along with other papers presented at the conference and considers Indigenous perspectives on product and service development for the bioeconomy within the broader context of Indigenous enterprises for natural resource development. …
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Diossong et Toubacouta s'engagent en faveur d'une planification résiliente au climat
Du 31 juillet au 04 août 2012, l'UICN, en partenariat avec la Division Régionale de l'Environnement et des Etablissements Classés (DREEC) de Fatick et le Programme pour la promotion des énergies renouvelables, de l'électrification rurale et de l'approvisionnement durable en combustibles domestiques (PERACOD), a organisé des tests sur l'application de l'outil Climate proofing dans les communautés rurales de Diossong et de Toubacouta. …
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CEC Commission Members' Meeting
Meet our candidates for Chair, discuss the new programme, celebrate awards, and share experiences with CEC members from every region. Follow us on Twitter #Forum0889. …
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Fans of Elio Motors who have been following the Elio three-wheeler's development over the last couple of years will recall that the initial powertrain talk centered around using as many off-the-shelf items as possible to help the car hit its price and efficiency targets of $6,800 and 84 MPG highway, respectively. It was hinted that Elio might just start building a new version of the Suzuki Swift/Geo Metro 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine from back in the '90s.
Somewhere along the line, that plan changed. Elio contracted with powertrain systems developer IAV and made plans to ramp up production of a unique engine wholly its own. We've been seeing some engine design progress updates from Elio recently. Here's the block, and here's the head.
Many of you might have been wondering why the change of plans happened. An Elio Motors Tech Talk e-mail distributed Wednesday night, July 9 shed some light on that subject courtesy of IAV Powertrain System Project Development Director Kody Klindt. Using a couple of questions from Elio fans that have doubtless been on the minds of several Elio reservation holders who put money down on the as-yet unbuilt car back in those early days, Klindt directly addressed the issue:
It's been communicated that current, off-the-shelf parts will be utilized to save money from R&D and be easier to maintain given the ease and availability of parts. For this reason, wasn't the old GEO motor going to be used? Why stray from that concept to custom unknowns with no previous line of parts on market?To produce a replica Geo motor would require all major components to be retooled. If you have to produce new tooling you might as well build them with known design improvements that enhance powertrain efficiency, performance, fuel economy and cost. Think of the Elio Motors engine as an evaluation of earlier proven technology.How different is this than the Suzuki Swift / Geo Metro 3-cylinder engine of the early 90's here in the US that got about 50 mpg highway?The Elio engine is a different engine than the Mule engines. The original powertrain concept was to take the Suzuki Swift / Geo Metro engine and modify it with modern features. Once early development started, it was noted this concept would not get the fuel economy targets. A new engine was designed to be able to meet the fuel economy.
Makes sense to us. In effect, the Elio engine will be evolved from the basic concepts set forth by the old 993-cc Suzuki G10 engine that powered the Swift and Metro. Those engines were robust for a few reasons, not least of which was their non-interference valve design — so if you beat on them, revved them out at every opportunity, and neglected to change the timing belt when specified, they wouldn't lunch their valves and pistons when the belt broke. That's partly why I suspect you still see quite a few Geo Metros tooling around with that engine to this day, many of them with 200,000 to 300,000 miles and more dents than a Pops-A-Dent would know what to do with.
Also interesting to note: Elio will not make use of variable valve timing or direct fuel injection, but unlike the Suzuki G10 engine, the Elio will utilize a timing chain rather than a timing belt. Above all, the goal here appears to be simplicity where engine technology is concerned. With a cost target of only $6,800 for the whole car, Elio's teammates at IAV certainly have their work cut out for them in designing the engine to hit its 84-MPG highway fuel economy target.
However, if they do hit that target with what could be considered "old" engine technology, imagine what they might be able to accomplish a few years down the road if Elio decided to upgrade to direct injection or variable valve timing! Perhaps if Elio goes into production and does well, then someday buyers will be able to spend a little extra for an engine with variable valve timing and direct injection that gets 100 MPG highway. To do that in a production vehicle with no hybrid system on-board would be phenomenal.


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Athletics News
'Jacks sweep Dundalk, now 4-0 in conference
Nowottnick improves to 3-0; Schotanus scores six run in Dher
WYE MILLS Every baseball title contender needs an ace. Nik Nowottnick is starting to look like he can fill that role for the Skipjacks.
Nowottnick (3-0) allowed one earned run over six innings Saturday afternoon as Chesapeake College beat visiting CCBC-Dundalk, 9-2. The Skipjacks (10-5 overall, 4-0 conference) then completed the sweep with a 12-0, five-inning win over Dundalk in the nightcap.
Nowottnick, who allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked just one in the opener. Ethan Coffey, the Game 2 winner, struck out two while pitching a perfect seventh in Game 1.
"Nik pitched another great game for us," Chesapeake head coach Frank Szymanski said of the 6-foot-4 right-hander from Colonel Richardson High. "He got ahead of hitters, changed speeds and had really good stuff."
The Skipjacks, who got home from their Florida spring break trip late Thursday night, showed no signs of jet lag against Dundalk.
"That was definitely a concern," said Szymanski, "but we had a great workout Friday. All the guys came out fresh, focused and ready to go."
Chesapeake took command of Game 1 with three-run rallies in the second and third innings.
The third-inning outburst, which broke a 1-1 tie, included a bases-loaded walk and a run-scoring wild pitch by losing pitcher Joseph Monar, and an RBI single by Ricky Brady (2-for-4). Brendon Burch (two RBI) and Matt Schotanus (2-for-3, three runs) had run-scoring hits in the fourth.
Paxton Batson led Chesapeake's 11-hit attack with a 3-for-4 effort while Kam Stewart (2-for-3) scored three runs and Joel Rowe had a hit and two RBI.
The Skipjacks won Game 2 with a nine-run first inning as losing pitcher Nick Karsos allowed six hits, walked three and hit a batter. Kam Stewart (2-for-3, two runs) had a two-run homer while Patrick Ingham and Ryan Apodaca each had two-run singles during the first-inning explosion.
"In the first inning of the second game, our hitters worked the count, got pitches to hit and hit the ball square with the barrel," said Szymanski.
Schotanus, who scored three more runs, and Rowe (two runs, two RBI) each added two hits in the nightcap.
Coffey pitched the first four innings, striking out six while allowing just two hits, and Will Kane struck out two and hit a batter while pitching the fifth and final inning.
Chesapeake hosts the Stevenson University junior varsity Monday at 4 p.m. and the College of Southern Maryland Tuesday at 3 p.m. in single, nine-inning games.
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Friends will celebrate your successes. I try to be a supportive friend. I believe askingfor help is one thing, getting it crammed down my throat is another. One person's way does not work for everyone on here.Walk side by side with your friends on here. Hold them up when they feel down. Be happy they are figuring it out. Succeed together. Don't drag people behind you trying to get them to do what you do. It may work for you, maynot work for them.
I am taking one day at a time. Enter everything I eat and drink...right now I am on day four...four successful days on this path. A few slips, but those I see as opportunities to learn...truly, the slips were around stuff I didn't know!
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Harriman, will celebrate All Saints' Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 6.
"St. Paul reminds us that the saints of the church are not only the historic martyrs and great persons in the church, but are also all the faithful people of God's family through whom the life of Christ has been made known to the world who have preceded us in this life," said the Rev. Joseph Pinner, St. Andrew's rector.
Oak Ridge Associated Universities will award the ORAU Extreme Classroom Makeover to a school teacher whose classroom is within a 50-mile radius of Oak Ridge.
Now in its fourth year, the award provides $25,000 worth of the latest educational technologies, training and/or support.
Teachers interested in competing must file their intent to apply no later than Nov. 18.
Altaf Naseem, a Christian missionary who works to spread the words and love of Jesus Christ in the predominantly Muslim nation of Pakistan, will share insights into his work during a presentation on Oct. 23 in Morrison Hill Christian Church, Kingston.
The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. in the church at 106 Morrison Hill Circle.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church parishioners, from left, Joan DeGroff, Mary Jo Hooker and Mariann D'Alessandro are among the Council of Church Women members gearing up for their annual fall bazaar.
The bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 22 in the church hall at 535 Margrave Drive, Harriman.
Attic treasures, holiday crafts, home-baked goods, plants and a silent auction are among the attractions. Lunch will be available.
Kingston United Methodist Church has reserved dates and times within the month to take applications for its 2011 Christmas basket program.
Applications will be accepted in the church's ministry center at 212 W. Church St.
They will be accepted from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 19 and Nov. 1.
Daytime hours have also been established. Applications may be submitted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20, Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1.
Klaudia Zhelezny, a representative of Chosen People Ministries, will speak during Kingston First Baptist Church's 10:55 a.m. worship service on Oct. 16.
The program to be presented is Fall Feast of Israel.
Chosen People Ministries is a more-than-100-year-old mission founded in 1894 by Leopold Cohn, a Hungarian rabbi who came to believe that Jesus was the Messiah of Israel.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Harriman, will join other churches across the country on Oct. 2 in the tradition of the Blessing of Animals.
The line of pets — everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and horses — will begin forming at 2 p.m.
All animals — four legged, two legged, Episcopalian or other, furry, feathered or scaled — are welcome.
Kingston First Baptist Church has set aside three dates to take applications for its 2011 Christmas basket and angel tree programs.
The angel tree is designated for children through eighth grade.
Applications will be taken for both programs from 1 to 3 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20, Oct. 27 and Nov. 10 at the church's Loveliss Street entrance.
Those applying are asked to bring identification and proof of address, such as a current electric bill.
Call 376-6041 for details.
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[Chicago] The Purple Pig
Voted as one of the ten best new restaurants in America by Bon Appetit Magazine in 2010, the Purple Pig serves up delicious Mediterranean tapas. The slogan "Cheese, swine, & wine" pretty much sums up what the Purple Pig is famous for.
Charles and I went to the Purple Pig after we finished our architectural cruise (which I highly recommend!). Located on Michigan Ave in the heart of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, it was easy to find the Purple Pig. It was 4 pm on a weekday but the restaurant was packed!
We weren't too hungry and just wanted to try a few of their popular dishes.
We started with pig's ear with crispy kale, pickled cherry peppers and a sunny-side-up egg. As a proud Taiwanese, I am very familiar with pig's ear in Taiwanese cuisine. Pig's ear is usually braised in a seasoned soy sauce, sliced into slivers, and then tossed with a mixture of garlic, scallions, and chilli peppers. It is usually served as a side fish or appetizer. The contrasting gelatinous outer collagen layer and the crunchy texture of the inner cartilage provides an unparalleled experience when eating it.
So that's my experience with pig's ear – Always braised to maintain the chewy and crackling texture. The pig's ear at the Purple Pigs was very thinly sliced, lightly battered, then fried. The exterior was quite crunchy but dissolved quickly in the mouth. Our waiter suggested us to pop the egg yolk and coat the pig's ear with it. The pickled peppers added a faint spicy and acidic taste but blended perfectly with the rich creaminess of the gooey yolk. I especially enjoyed the crispy kale. Charles and I both really enjoyed the pig's ear.
Our second dish was the milk braised pork shoulder with mashed potatoes. The pork shoulder was surprisingly tender and succulent. The mashed potato was smooth and creamy. This was a solid dish.
Our favourite was the pork secreto with romano beans, marinated red bell pepper & pickled watermelon rind. "Secreto" means "secret" in Spanish. The secreto is a strip of tender pork hidden beneath a thick layer of belly fat. Cooked to a medium well, the centre of the pork still had a light pink hue to maintain all the juice. The meat was lean, but lightly marbled with fat to produce a rich flavour. It was well seasoned and marinated with red peppers and pickled watermelon rinds. The acidity of the peppers and watermelon rind contrasted the natural sweetness of the pork. The dish was very scrumptious and flavourful.
We were seated on the covered patio, but I went into the restaurant to take a quick peek. The interior was very cozy and intimate.
Our experience at the Purple Pig was very positive. The food was well executed and the staff was very knowledgeable and courteous. The price was also very reasonable. I'd highly recommend those visiting Chicago to give this restaurant a try!
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In this speech shared with the University of the Arts Class of 2012, celebrated author Neil Gaiman has some incredible things to say about pursuing a career in the arts, and about visualizing and achieving your goals in any field:
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Police have identified Friday night's victim as William T. Fullerton, 58, of Newport, who was killed when he was hit by a car on N. Telegraph Rd. in Frenchtown Township.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported Mr. Fullerton was standing in the right travel lane in front of Kenny's Market north of Grafton Rd. It was not determined if Mr. Fullerton was walking to the store or heading back to his home at the Kimberly Estates Mobile Home Park, deputies said.
The accident occurred around 9:50 p.m. and closed N. Telegraph in both directions between Grafton and Buhl Rds.
Deputies said the driver of the car was Anthony W. Boyer, age 32, of Monroe. He was driving a 2011 Ford Fusion northbound on N. Telegraph and his wife, Elisa Boyer, was a passenger. Both were treated in Mercy Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. They were wearing seat belts.
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Breaking Down the 'Boys: Oklahoma State RB Joseph Randle a Poor Man's DeMarco Murray
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Oklahoma State running back Joseph Randle was highly-productive over the past two seasons, amassing over 2,600 rushing yards, 40 total touchdowns, and 71 receptions. As I watched him on film, I thought I was watching DeMarco Murray's Oklahoma tape, except for one key factor—breakaway speed.
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I can't emphasize enough how much Randle resembles Murray. At 6-0, 204 pounds, he has the same type of build, albeit a bit leaner. Like Murray, Randle has an upright running style that could potentially lead to an unnecessarily high injury risk.
Randle's biggest positive is that he's a decisive, one-cut runner. He gets up the field in a hurry, making the most of his speed. Randle would be a natural fit in a zone-blocking scheme that emphasizes decisiveness over long speed—much like that for Arian Foster in Houston. You can see an example of Randle's running style at the 4:45 mark below; that play was really made behind the line, where Randle side-stepped one defender and then exploded through the hole instead of dancing in the backfield.
Randle is a natural pass-catcher. When combined with his willingness to protect the quarterback, you have the makings of a potentially successful third-down back.
Despite all of his success in college, you have to wonder if Randle can overcome his lack of long speed. He ran a 4.63 40-yard dash at the Combine and then followed that up with times between 4.54 and 4.63 at his Pro Day. Simply put, he's not a burner.
We can discuss the importance of lateral quickness all day, but you can't overlook the fact that running backs who have clocked in around Randle's time have recorded about one-sixth the NFL production of those who ran as fast as Murray (4.41). That doesn't mean Randle can't possible succeed in the NFL, but the odds are against him. If the job of NFL teams is to maximize their chances of hitting on any given pick, it's hard to justify using a mid-round selection on a lean running back with sub-par speed.
It's worth noting that Randle is reportedly a very hard worker and an excellent leader. As Jason Garrett would put it, he's the "right kind of guy." The problem is that in the range where Randle will be drafted—the second or third round—you can find the "right kind of guys" who also have the "right kind of athleticism." The other running backs I've broken down here—Knile Davis, Giovani Bernard, Johnathan Franklin, and Christine Michael—are all superior prospects, in my view.
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Randle's running style would actually be a good fit in Dallas, and he seems like the exact type of player that would interest the 'Boys. I'm concerned the Cowboys might view Randle as a Murray clone—and thus inflate his value—when he's really just a slowed-down version of Murray.
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Truck-driver Brewster takes over his missing brother\'s delivery of coffins to a funeral home. He picks up hitchhiking gay couple Cary and Vogel to help him stay awake. When his GPS leads them into a deserted junkyard, his truck breaks down, stranding them. NIght falls, and the coffins reveal blood-thirty vampires. Now the mismatched trio must barricade themselves in the cab of the truck and try to survive until dawn…
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A correspondent wrote in suggesting that elections offer some redress to the tendency towards fascism exhibited recently by the US and UK governments. I agree with him in that democratic elections do impose some constraint on the behaviour of rulers. But that constraint is very much vitiated by the control of an opinion-making elite over what options are available to the electorate.
For example, in 2004, roughly 50% of the US electorate was opposed to the Iraq war. But the two major parties each offered candidates who supported the war, only differing in how they proposed to conduct it. The most viable candiate to express the anti-war view, Howard Dean, was sabotage by the widespread media "exposure" of his "instability."
Now, I don't suggest that there was some coherent conspiracy to defeat Dean. There is no need to postulate such a conspiracy if one recognizes that the elite in question travel in the same social circles, attend the same parties, find their offspring marrying each other, and so on. All that is needed to blow up the Dean campaign is not an organized conspiracy, but merely a predominant opinion among that elite that Dean is "too radical, too far "out there." Once that exists, any incident taken to exhibit that consensus view wll be advanced throughout the outlets that elite controls.
"Let me be represented as one who trusts his senses, who thinks he knows the things he sees and feels, and entertains no doubts of their existence." -- Bishop Berkeley
Monday, October 09, 2006
Democratic Governance
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Zuma sets Nkandla report dateComment on this story
Parliament - President Jacob Zuma has undertaken to give the Speaker a "comprehensive and final report" on the Nkandla controversy within 30 working days.
In a letter dated June 4, Zuma told National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete he was in a position to do so because he had seen the Special Investigating Unit's provisional report on improvements at his private Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal.
"I am now in receipt of the provisional report requested from the head of the Special Investigating Unit... While the report is still provisional, it has provided me with the insight I require in order to give consideration to the matter, having equal regard to the other reports to which I allude in my earlier correspondence," Zuma wrote.
"Accordingly, I am intent on providing you Madam Speaker with a comprehensive and final report within the next 30 working days."
This was published in Parliament's list of announcements, tablings, and committee reports for Tuesday.
The president's letter comes amid unsuccessful attempts by the Democratic Alliance to persuade Mbete to re-establish an ad hoc committee to mull the Nkandla controversy.
On Wednesday, James Selfe, the chairman of the DA's federal executive, welcomed Zuma's announcement, saying: "This confirmation indicates some long overdue progress in the matter."
But he said the DA remained adamant about the need to set up a parliamentary committee to consider the president's response, and noted that the expected timing of the report did not bode well for that.
"The 30th working day would fall on 16 July, six days after Parliament is due to adjourn," Selfe said.
"This scenario would of course mean that if a new ad hoc committee on the president's submissions in response to the Public Protector's report on the security upgrades to his Nkandla residence were to be established, that decision would in all likelihood lie with the new Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete."
Selfe noted that Mbete's "reluctance to establish a new committee has been clearly visible".
Mbete maintained on Wednesday that the power to set up a committee lay with the National Assembly, unless the chamber were in adjournment for more than 14 weeks.
She claimed it was not, while Selfe said the National Assembly had been adjourned since May 21 when new MPs were sworn in.
The office of ANC chief whip welcomed Zuma's announcement, calling it an indication of how seriously the president viewed the matter.
"It also affirms our long-held view that it would be in the interest of Parliament that it deals with the report of the Public Protector holistically rather than on a piecemeal basis."
The lavish Nkandla project cost the taxpayer R246 million and dogged the president's re-election campaign after Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found that he had derived "undue benefit" from it.
Madonsela made public her findings in March in a 450-page report and gave Zuma 14 days to respond to it in Parliament.
Zuma kept to that time frame, but declined to comment extensively.
In a letter to the Speaker dated April 1, he said he would await the outcome of the SIU probe as he wanted to consider its findings along with those of Madonsela and the inter-ministerial task team, which also investigated the Nkandla upgrades.
Zuma said it was at this point that he would outline the steps the executive intended to take on the matter.
In her report, Madonsela said Zuma should pay for some of the improvements out of his own pocket.
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Progesterone Should Be Considered a Treatment Option for Traumatic Brain Injuries
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|Blurbero desde
|agosto de 2007
|Gail Gorske
|Waterford, Michigan, United States
|Mi ocupación
|Academic Tutor
|Mi biografía
I was an elementary school teacher for several years before deciding to tutor full-time. I have always loved children's books and have been able to read my fair share on the job. I also love to work with paper and other artistic mediums. With that foundation, I always knew I would write a children's book at some point; that day finally came with the publication of A Day Without Toast.
I live in Michigan with my husband Chris and Miniature Schnauzer, Pancake. You can usually find the three of us enjoying our backyard or the wonderful nature trails in our area. I also like to travel, garden, read, and support the local businesses, restaurants and attractions.
I adore animals of all types and use them for my main inspiration in my art and writing. Therefore, I plan on donating a percent of my profits to a national wildlife organization.
|Alerta del narrador ansioso: creo que mi próximo libro será sobre...
house visitors who won't leave! We've all experienced that before, haven't we?
I'm not going to let the secret out about who those visitors are yet because that would truly be a spoiler alert.
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I always read the newest John Grisham and Stephen L. Carter books because they are both extraordinary writers and their books keep me on the edge of my seat. Ari Weinzweig's Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating is a great read about the origins of really good food.
My favorite art treasures are decorative tiles and vases created by Michigan's own Pewabic Pottery and Motawi Tileworks. Michigan is also home to two of my favorite painters, Randall Higdon and Elizabeth Iamba Mullens.
|Este libro es adictivo. Léalo (bajo su propia responsabilidad).
I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter books. I don't need to tell anyone how addictive they are, but I do think it is one of those series one could think about forever and continue to generate new theories and connections.
I have been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, which has become more addictive than I would have originally thought. Even with all the literature and stories about Abraham Lincoln, there is always something you didn't know about the man and the era.


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Power has been restored to Muncie residents after a power outage that lasted until mid-day today. The Muncie Mall is also open, and was never closed as earlier reported.
Indiana Michigan Power spokesman Tracy Warner said an area on the northwest side of Muncie is affecting about 1,500 customers, and they hoped to have power restored there by 2 p.m. Another area that includes the Muncie Mall is also without power, and Warner said it could be 3 p.m. for power to be restored there.
The outages were caused, Warner said, by heavy snow on tree limbs, weighting them into electrical lines. The biggest ...