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- Sep 12:
- Newark: Tweeting teacher takes paid leave from school
- Sep 8:
- Teachers and social media: trekking on treacherous terrain
- Aug 29:
- Newark: Police probe teacher who tweeted thoughts of violence against students
- Aug 28:
- Teacher's tweets: From reprimanded California teacher's Twitter account
- Aug 27:
- Newark teacher who wrote nasty, threatening tweets given reprimand
NEWARK -- As police investigate a teacher whose profanity-laced Twitter messages expressed violent thoughts toward students, a Newark teenager this week urged the school board to keep her on the job.
Krista Hodges has been under fire since this newspaper reported last week that the Newark Memorial High School teacher posted tweets saying she wanted to "stab some kids" and that some students "make my trigger finger feel itchy."
Hodges received a written reprimand from district leaders but was not fired.
High school senior Tristan Mosier told trustees at a Tuesday meeting that they should keep it that way because he and other Newark Memorial pupils support Hodges.
"She is not a demon or violent or the crazy person that the media and other sources say she is," Mosier said. "She has always opened up her classroom to all kids of all shapes, sizes and colors. Whenever a student had a problem, she was open to them."
But some parents, such as Jody Montgomery, asked the school board to remove Hodges from the classroom.
"Offer an employee assistance program to get her some help, but don't put her back in there with the kids," Montgomery said, noting that the controversy had made national news. "Right now we have a nation watching; it's time to stand up and keep our kids safe."
Mosier said although the teacher's tweets were unprofessional, she should not be fired.
"You'd be getting rid of the only teacher at the high school who cares for her students and makes sure they get through school with passing grades," he said.
Hodges deserves a second chance because of her devotion to students, said Laura Mosier, Tristan's mother. "Last year, for instance, we had prom and she came out to the lake where 150 students were taking photos," she said.
"She met each of them and spent at least an hour and a half telling them how excited she was ... for their future. That's not really common, and it's awesome that she does that."
Newark police's investigation of Hodges and her tweets "is ongoing," Cmdr. Mike Carroll said Wednesday.
Police initially expected to complete the probe by Friday, but said it is taking longer because "there are more people to contact than originally anticipated," Carroll said. "I do not have a timeline for the completion."
When investigators are finished, they will submit their report to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, which will decide whether to charge the teacher with a crime.
Tim Erwin, Newark Unified's interim superintendent, said the district investigated the teacher's online messages but would not detail the discipline.
"The district deplores and disavows the statements made by Ms. Hodges," Erwin said at the meeting, reading from a written statement. "Nobody in this district community should misunderstand our efforts to follow legal procedures as an endorsement of or even tolerance for these unacceptable statements."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-293-2480. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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Protecting the Ozone Layer and Safeguarding the Global Climate
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) are a group of man-made chemicals that, when released into the atmosphere, can cause the depletion of the Ozone Layer. This depletion allows increased levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation to reach the earth's surface. In turn, increased UV radiation poses significant threats to human health by compromising immune systems and causing higher levels of skin cancer and eye cataracts. It also disturbs the ecological balance of watersheds, agricultural lands and forests.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international environmental agreement that aims to protect the earth's ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS). The Montreal Protocol, founded on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, is the only multilateral environmental agreement with universal ratification. Since its signature in 1987, the Montreal Protocol has been very successful in eliminating the majority of its controlled substances by 1 January 2010 and contributed to reversing the damage done to the ozone layer.
Since most ODS are also powerful greenhouse gases (GHG), activities under the Montreal Protocol have in addition resulted in greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to 25 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent (UN MDG Report, 2011). As such, the Montreal Protocol has been recognized as a global success, for its contributions to safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate.
However, important challenges remain. During the last 20 years, industry went through a transition from CFCs (with a high Ozone Depleting Potential – ODP) to HCFCs (low ODP), and is now starting to transition from HCFCs to alternatives that do not deplete the ozone layer at all. Worldwide, HCFCs are currently used in refrigeration, air conditioning, and foam products and represent the largest portion of remaining ODS consumed. Unfortunately, not all alternatives to HCFCs are climate-friendly. Depending on the alternatives selected, the phase-out of HCFCs can either significantly contribute to climate change mitigation or entirely nullify a country's efforts to reduce its climate impact.
An additional challenge is posed by ODS that are contained in obsolete equipment (e.g. refrigerators replaced as part of energy efficiency programmes) or present in obsolete chemical stockpiles. These ODS threaten to leak into the atmosphere if they are not properly managed and disposed of, posing significant threats to both the ozone layer and the global climate.
To tackle such challenges, UNDP assists developing countries and countries with economies in transition to comply with Montreal Protocol targets, such as the Phase-out of HCFCs while fostering the introduction of ozone and climate friendly alternatives and proper disposal of ODS Banks, through:
- Institutional capacity development.
- Policy and regulatory interventions.
- Technology needs assessment.
- HCFC Phase-out Management Plans / low-carbon sector strategies.
- Assessment and demonstration of low-carbon alternative technologies.
- Assistance to the developing countries to access, combine and sequence different sources of environmental financing to meet Montreal Protocol compliance targets and bring climate co-benefits.
UNDP helps governments and businesses to compete in a growing green economy and avoid job losses by removing barriers to employing ozone-friendly, energy-efficient, low carbon production processes that are good for the economy and the global environment.
Since 1991, with cumulative funding from the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and bi-lateral donors, UNDP has implemented 2,225 projects in 118 countries. UNDP's portfolio of ozone-related projects has a cumulative total value exceeding US$ 660 million (US$ 630 million from MLF and US$ 33.5 million from GEF) and to date has prevented the release of over 68,000 tonnes of ODS into the atmosphere.
Our Projects in the News
Cuban Plant to Destroy Substances Depleting the Ozone Layer
The first plant in Latin America with the purpose of destroying substances harmful to the ozone layer will be operational soon in Cuba announced Salvador Damas, deputy technical director of the factory. The project will be carried out at the Siguaney cement factory in the country's central province of Sancti Spiritus and is part of a strategy developed by Cuba and the Multilateral Fund of the Protocol of Montreal through the UN Development Program (UNDP).
Federal Government of Nigeria partners UNDP, UNIDO to phase out ozone depleting substances
The government of Nigeria, through the assistance of Multilateral Fund (MLF) and the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) and UNIDO, is implementing a Hydrochlorofluorocarbons phase-out Management Plan(HPMP), which when completed, will result in complete phase-out of 398.5 ODP tonnes of HCFC's by January 2030.
In Focus
The latest MPU brochure on the progress on eliminating ozone-depleting substances in 120 countries
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report showcasing how 120 countries eliminated more than 67,000 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and over 5 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions, helping to improve air quality and technological practices in such sectors as refrigeration and air conditioning, solvents, and foams.
The quickest way to cut greenhouse gases is to expand the Montreal protocol
"...the Montreal protocol has reduced them [CFCs] by the equivalent of 135 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (compared with doing nothing), making it by far the world's most effective action to tackle climate change"
- 11 Jun 2013:UNDP welcomes China-US agreement to combat climate change
- 12 Apr 2013:UNDP and the United Arab Emirates to reduce Dubai's carbon footprint
- 02 Apr 2013:Colombia's refrigeration industry promoting green economy
- 10 Dec 2012:UNDP receives award for exceptional contribution to protecting Earth's ozone layer
- 26 Mar 2012:Indonesia: Partnership helps preserve climate and build green economy
Topics in Protecting the Ozone Layer and Safeguarding the Global Climate
- HCFC Phase out Management Plans
- ODS Banks Destruction
- Climate Change Mitigation and ODS Phase-out
- Environmental Financing for ODS Life-cycle Management
Fast Facts
- Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
- Global Environment Facility
- Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
- Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- The Ozone Secretariat
- Montreal Protocol publications in Portuguese

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What is a window regulator and where is it located?
Window regulators are key components to the proper operation of your vehicle's windows. Since we use our windows so often, they are some of the most actively used parts in any vehicle. Window regulators help raise and lower the door glass of an automobile, and are usually located behind the door panels. Depending on the type of options a vehicle comes equipped with, it will have either manual or power window regulators.
If a vehicle is equipped with manual windows, then it will have manual window regulators. This type of regulator lifts the door glass up and down through the physical rotation of a window crank handle located on the door panel that connects to the regulator assembly. If a vehicle is equipped with power windows, which are most common today, then it will have power window regulators. In this case, electricity powers the motion of the door glass. A power window regulator assembly has a window motor attached to it that is controlled by a power window switch, which is usually located on the door panel or the vehicle's console panel. When someone pushes the switch, the window motor activates the window regulator linkage, which then moves the windows up or down.
How do I know if my window regulator needs to be replaced?
Your window regulator may need to be replaced for a variety of reasons:
- Damaged window track – A damaged window track can make it hard for your regulator to lift the window, and it will eventually fall in the door and stop working altogether.
- Worn or compromised weatherstripping – sometimes rain, snow, ice, dirt, and debris and get inside your door and destroy parts inside.
- Misaligned window – Like a damaged window track, regulators were designed to lift and lower windows in their appropriate spots! A misaligned window only puts more pressure on the regulator and may prevent the window from moving up or down.
- Misplaced window stops – Window stops keep the window glass in place. If they're misaligned, the window is bound to fall off the window track.
- Obstructions in the windows or doors – Objects that don't belong in the door can lead to an eventual malfunction if it interferes with the regulator
- Weakened balance springs – Your balance springs help balance the weight of the window. Door windows are surprisingly heavy, so without springs, your window is bound to transfer that weight to the regulator, which isn't good if you want to keep your window motor intact.
- Ground wiring fault – A ground wiring fault can lead to a lack of energy needed to operate the power window regulator motor. If the ground is partly damaged, this can lead to it finding a path of least resistance, which might cause the window to work intermittingly.
Can I replace the window motor myself?
Because car windows are used so frequently, window regulators are subject to high wear and tear which often leads to breakage and inconvenience. Since being able to open and close the windows on your car is such a necessity, your window regulators should always be in working codnition. If yours has failed, a replacement will be necessary so that you can get your windows to open and close again. The process usually requires a socket and ratchet, and depending on the type of regulator possibly a rivet gun, and typically involves the removal of the door panel. The repair is doable for any novice do-it-yourselfer.
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September 22, 2005
Right now Medicare covers visits to the doctor and the hospital, but it doesn't cover the cost of prescription drugs. But an enhancement to the Medicare plan goes into effect in January and will change that. News 12 is on your side to explain the benefits.
Many of you might remember two years ago when President Bush signed into law a prescription drug act called Medicare Part D. The idea was to make sure drugs for those over 65 would be covered under the Medicare plane, something that has never been done before. And with the law going into effect in January, many folks say it's just what the doctor ordered.
"If I did not have some help from my children and a little bit of retirement, I don't know what I'd do frankly," said Pat Evett, Medicare Recipient.
70-year-old Pat Evett has been on Medicare for five years and says the money she gets from Social Security is barely enough to pay for her medicine.
"I'm hoping this is gonna solve a lot of problems for me," Evett said.
She's happy that a new benefit will now provide Medicare beneficiaries like herself with prescription drug coverage.
"Medicare's never offered prescription coverage at the retail setting and the community setting," said Denise Stanley, Center for Medicare Services.
But starting in January, it will, so that's why interim Mayor Willie Mays and the several outreach groups held a press conference today in Augusta to spread the good news.
"For those who fall in that low income bracket, we have to provide that gap and that network to make sure it happens," Mays said.
But it's not just helping the low income. Under the plan, nearly 42 million people will benefit, 1 million of those right here in Georgia. And with the change just months away, many say it's time for people to get informed.
"Go find out, ask questions about it. Take advantage of all the partners we have out to help with enrollment," said Denise Stanley, Center for Medicine Services.


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Quaker Valley Farm Duck Hunt for Two, Pawling, NY
Win a truly remarkable duck hunt for two on private property within the Great Swamp in Pawling, New York. This premier offering includes dinner and lodging the evening before in a guesthouse on Quaker Valley Farm, which is a 90-minute drive from Mid-town Manhattan.
Bidders must have a NYS Hunting License/Small Game, a Federal Duck Stamp and a HIP written on the Duck Stamp. Schedule any time during the legal duck season providing it does not interfere with family and guests. Expires 2013.
Donated by Quaker Valley Farm
Value: $1,000
Beretta Shotgun
Donated by Beretta
Raptor Hunting with James Eyring
Accompany Master Falconer Jim Eyring on a two-hour live hunt with his birds of prey. Learn about the natural history of falconry, native raptors, habits and adaptations of these remarkable birds that depend on the conservation of open space for their survival.
For two, at mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by James Eyring
"Fly Fishing in the Adirondacks," Landscape Painting by George van Hook
Own this moment in time on the Saranac River. Painting from life, George van Hook took as a model a fly fisherman in this scenic location just below Franklin Falls Lake. Van Hook recently won First Place in the Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition held June 5-9 in Canandaigua, NY. Oil on Linen. Approximately 20x24" as framed, approximately 26x30".
Donated by the Artist
Value: $4,500
Day of Sport at Tamarack Preserve, Millbrook, NY
The day of sport at Tamarack will begin with a clays warm-up on the five stand. For the walkup hunt, you will be provided with a guide and dog. Afterwards, enjoy lunch in the clubhouse.
Ammunition is included. Please call Tamarack for scheduling during the 2013-2014 season.
Donated By Tim Bontecou
Value: $1,000
South Africa Photo Safari for Two
Take an exciting, intriguing, breath-takingly beautiful trip though the Zulu Nyala Game Preserve in South Africa. You will enjoy two Game-viewing activities per day in the preserve, the filming location of "I Dreamed of Africa," starring Kim Basinger. This Photo Safari Package includes three meals per day, prepared by the finest international chefs - with an African flavor, of course.
Trip is for two people for 6 days and 6 nights in luxury accommodations. Does not include airfare, transfers, side trips, personal beverages or phone calls. It is valid for two years from the date of the event and can be booked any period of the year. Nontransferable and nonrefundable.
Donated by Trevor Shaw, Zulu Nyala Game Lodge
Value: $3,959
Tour the Wingdale Mountain Granite Mine – from the inside!
Put on your hardhat as you and three adventuresome friends prepare to travel underground in a van to see how granite is mined from the inside by "stoping," a process of extracting the ore and leaving behind an open space known as a stope.
Peckham Industries operates 15 large pieces of equipment specially designed for underground excavation. The primary equipment, double boom drills, low profile loaders and excavators are built only in Europe and Australia; they are big and they are expensive. Peckham is developing the mine very similar to the way the sandhogs in New York City build water tunnels underneath the city. They mine horizontally for the most part, but do have "levels" of mined area. Most New York granite mines are aboveground, but Peckham Industries' Wingdale mine in Dutchess County is underground, and supplies crushed granite for roads and other construction needs. In 2007, the company finished moving its rock crushers belowground; this decreased the mine's noise and visual impacts, and increased aboveground storage space for materials. In 2009, there were 23 granite mines operating mostly in the Adirondack and Taconic regions. Washington County, with 9 mines, has the highest concentration of this type of mine in New York State. Some of the large granite mines in New York State also produce crushed stone for construction use. The number of permitted granite mines in the State has more than doubled since 2003. Some of this growth occurred as sand and gravel mine operators decided to dig deeper and switch to mining the granite bedrock underneath. Since 2003, former sand and gravel mines in four Adirondack counties, and two mines in Dutchess County have started producing granite.
- NYS DEC, Division of Mineral Resources. 2009 Fact Sheets, Products of New York State Mines
"Remember, if it can't be grown, it has to be mined"
Group of four, mutually convenient time, expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Peckham Industries
Value: You decide.
Shooting Lesson with Anthony Matarese at Dover Furnace, Dover Plains, NY
Break more clays or bad habits under the expert guidance of world medalist Anthony Matarese. By the time Anthony was six years old he had a shotgun in his hand, and at age 10 he started shooting competitive sporting clays. His list of accomplishments is long, impressive and still growing. Recognized as one of the top competitors in the U.S. and the world, Anthony has earned his way onto 16 All-American teams in 18 years of competing. Anthony began teaching at the young age of 14 and many of his students have gone on to have great success at the national and international level. Anthony teaches all experience levels from beginners to world-class shooters.
For two, at Dover Furnace, Dover Plains, NY, at a mutually agreeable time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Fly Fishing for Sea-run Cutthroat and Salmon in Puget Sound, WA
You will spend a day with a Master Fly Casting Instructor who built his first rod for Sage at the age of 16. Jimmy Lemert is one of 150 Federation of Fly Fisher-certified instructors in the US and owns the oldest fly shop in the Pacific Northwest. Jimmy has won the Champion Distance award at the Northwest Fly Casting Exposition twice, and has been Champion Angler four times in the Don Hawley Invitational Tarpon Tournament. He has led fly fishing groups from Baja to Belize, and currently fishes year-round in Puget Sound.
For two, at a mutually convenient time. Airfare not included. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Jimmy Lemert
Equestrian Eventing Lesson with Olympic Medalist Kerry Millikin
Ride your horse under the trained eye of Kerry Millikin, an outstanding equestrian competitor who attained international success as a member of the United States Equestrian Three-Day Eventing Team. Winning medals at the World Championships, Pan American Games, Badminton and Rolex, Millikin's career culminated in her joining the elite fraternity of a winner of an individual Olympic medal as a member of the United States Olympic Team.
One hour lesson for one horse and rider at a mutually convenient time and location. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Kerry Millikin
Orvis Access Fly Rod & Reel
Orvis Access fly rod 5wt., 8.5 ft., 2 piece, mid-flex & Access Mid-Arbor III Reel combo.
Package Donated by Orvis Sandanona
Value: $650
Remington Shotgun
Versamax 12-Ga
Donated by Remington
Value: $1,200-1,400
Private Tour of the USS Growler submarine with James B. Lebenthal, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Submarine Service
Imagine what life was like for the crew of this compact and efficient vessel as you walk through the USS Growler with Pawling resident and Submariner Jimmy Lebenthal. Hear first hand about the logistics – human and mechanical – of running and living on a submarine; learn about the technological advancements that produced the nuclear powered submarines we have today, and how they differ from the diesel powered subs like the Growler which was launched in 1958. But in the end, close quarters are close quarters.
Meet at the Intrepid Museum in NYC at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by James B. Lebenthal
Value: You decide.
Round of Golf for Four, Bull's Bridge Golf Club, Litchfield County, CT
Play 18 holes on this exclusive Tom Fazio designed course nestled in northwestern Connecticut's scenic Litchfield County. Bull's Bridge Golf Club in South Kent purposefully meanders throughout the wooded property making virtually every hole an experience unto itself. With land conservation easements restricting residential activity, the views throughout the course will remain forever pristine. The property's rugged elevation changes are effectively incorporated into the layout, sometimes subtly and other times dramatically. The sweeping fairways, a Fazio trademark, are often framed by distinctively sculptured white sand bunkers. Wonderful New England style stone walls weave throughout the course creating charm and challenge. Of all the course's unique characteristics, the greens are quite possibly the most outstanding feature, gaining notoriety as some of the finest in the state.
Donated by Bryan McCoy
Private Shooting Lesson with an Orvis Professional Instructor
For two, at Orvis Sandanona. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Orvis Sandanona, Millbrook, NY
Peter Corbin Print
Unframed pencil drawing of Sandanona.
Donated by Orvis Sandanona
Gun Dog Training Session with Jennifer Broome, Quinebaug Kennels
AKC Field Trial and Hunt Test Competitor Jennifer Broome will work with you, a companion and your dogs - any breed of pointing, flushing or retrieving dog - to problem solve or to prepare for the opening of hunting season. Quinebaug Kennels, LLC was founded by Jennifer in 2001. Her experience extends from years of training and teaching. She is highly professional, a published author, and an expert in raising and training dogs. An avid outdoors woman and successful hunter, Jennifer simply loves spending time in the field with dogs. Clients travel from all over New England seeking Jennifer's advice and coaching as a prominent gun dog trainer. Her other passions include her artwork, fishing, shooting, and horse riding. Jennifer actively competes with her pointer and retrievers in AKC Field Trials and Hunting Tests
For two handlers and two dogs in Millbrook, NY, at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Jennifer Broome
Breakfast for Two with Elizabeth J. McCormack, Philanthropic Advisor and Trail Blazer
Learn about the principles of giving wisely, or listen to a riveting first-hand account of facing a student takeover of a college as its President in the 60's. Wherever the conversation leads, you will come away much the wiser after talking to this 92 year old who still travels internationally for work. Two years ago, her biography was published: "No Ordinary Life." Indeed, to say the least. Elizabeth J. McCormack formerly directed the Rockefeller Philanthropy office and remains a philanthropic advisor to members of the Rockefeller family. She was President of Manhattanville College in New York from 1966 to 1974 and during her tenure took it from an elite Catholic women's institution to a nondenominational, coeducational institution. Ms. McCormack is currently the Chair of the Partnership for Palliative Care. She has chaired the Asian Cultural Council since 1992 and been a Trustee since 1980. Ms. McCormack currently serves on the boards of the Population Council, The Juilliard School, the Trust for Mutual Understanding and Hamilton College. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Century Association. Ms. McCormack was former vice chair of the board of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; a director of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; and a trustee of Cambridge, Spellman and Marlboro Colleges. A member of the Society of the Sacred Heart for nearly thirty years, Ms. McCormack is a graduate of Manhattanville College and earned her Ph.D. in philosophy at Fordham University.
Two autographed copies of "No Ordinary Life" included. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Elizabeth McCormack
Value: You decide.
Case of Hooch from Millbrook Distillery
Be the first of your friends to own a case of artisanal Bourbon Whiskey produced by Millbrook Distillery, the newest entrant in the "farm to glass" agribusiness in Dutchess County. Your case will be released when NYS gives this neighborly spirit the green light. Millbrook Distillery's Dutchess Private Reserve takes its name from the historic Hudson Valley of New York. It is hand crafted in small batches using only the finest ingredients including fresh spring water from Rolling Hills Farm in Dutchess County. This process gives it a distinct taste with notes of oak, vanilla and carmel and a crisp, clean finish. Aged for a minimum of two years and cut to 90 proof, Dutchess Private Reserve is smooth and accessible with a bit of an edge to remind you it is straight bourbon whiskey. "Come celebrate America's Native Spirit with us!"
Transfer of goods at a mutually agreeable time and location.
Donated by P.J. Coughlin
Round of Sporting Clays for Two with Griffin & Howe
Donated by Griffin & Howe
Conversation with Nelson Bryant, our Generation's Preeminent Outdoorsman and Writer
Spend an hour or two with one of the country's most treasured and influential outdoors writers of our time. Be welcomed at his home in Martha's Vineyard – your visit promises to become one of the more remarkable experiences in your life. For more than thirty years, Nelson Bryant narrated his hunting and fishing experiences, mostly in New England, while setting the scene with his exquisitely beautiful descriptions and thoughtful observations of the natural world around him. Bryant's column in the New York Times, simply titled "Outdoors," was legendary. Through his writings, he took us with him into his woods and out onto his waters, on various adventures and through the changing seasons.
For two, at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Nelson Bryant
Value: You decide.
Tour the highly anticipated 2014 exhibit at the Costume Institute with Curator in Charge Harold Koda
Be a part of next year's show today: invite three friends to join you on a guided tour of the 2014 exhibit with Harold Koda, Curator-in-Charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton create one or more special exhibitions each year. Recent thematic exhibitions have included Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years – Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (2001), guest curated by Hamish Bowles; Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed (2002), the debut exhibition of Harold Koda as Curator in Charge; Goddess (2003); Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century (2004); AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (2006); Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy (2008); The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion (2009); American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity (2010); Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations (2012), and Punk: Chaos to Couture (2013). Koda is the author of 19 books including "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed."
Tour for four includes copies of the exhibit publication. Tour will be scheduled for a mutually convenient time during exhibit hours, from May-August 2014.
Donated by Harold Koda
Value: You decide.
Fly Fishing on Wappingers Creek
Enjoy catch and release trout fishing on the scenic Wappingers Creek with Don Jiskra, Mid-Hudson Trout Unlimited Boardmember. Flies are included; Wader & Rod Rentals courtesy of Angler's Den, Pawling, NY.
Half-day for two at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Don Jiskra
Tour the Egyptian Collection and Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Witness the inner workings of one of the leading art conservation departments in the world. You and three friends will join Egyptian Art Conservator Ann Heywood for a tour of the Egyptian collection from a conservator's point of view, including the Tomb of Perneb, the elaborate mummies of Meir, the gold jewelry of the Three Princesses, the ceremonial burial equipment of Tutankhamun and much more. Following that, you will take a unique behind-the-scenes look at the Objects Conservation Department where you will see conservators at work on pieces from various departments. Art Conservators at the Metropolitan Museum are responsible for the preservation, restoration, and scientific study of materials and techniques of art in the Museum's collections. As part of one of the most advanced conservation departments in the world, the Conservators work with equipment and materials that one would find in chemistry and forensics labs, radiology operations and art studios.
Maximum 4 people, 1.5 hours, at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Ann Heywood
Value: You decide.
Fly Fishing for Brookies and Browns in Mill Creek on Madava Farms, Home of Crown Maple, Dover Plains, NY
Want to get in on a secret? Guide Craig Castioni will introduce you to a private stream he considers to be the cleanest and most under-fished trout stream in Dutchess County.
Half day of catch and release for two at a mutually convenient time. BYO Equipment. Expires September 28, 2014.
For a glimpse of Mill Creek, http://crownmaple.com/crown-maple-farm/robbs-story
Donated by Craig Castioni
Round of Golf at the Sakonnet Golf Club, Little Compton, RI
Enjoy the breathtaking view of Aquidneck Island across the Sakonnet River as you putt out on the first green and contemplate a hole in one on the upcoming Par Three. Located in Little Compton, Rhode Island, the private Sakonnet Golf Club features an 18-hole regulation golf course that hugs the coastline and features open views of the Atlantic Ocean.
A round for four, carts included.
Donated by Stancy DuHamel
Value: $560
Guided Section Hike the on the Appalachian Trail, Pawling, NY: Cat Rocks to the AT Boardwalk over the Great Swamp
You will start your morning's hike at the Dover Oak, the oldest tree on the AT. After a short, challenging hike west you will be rewarded by the scenic view from Cat Rocks, a ledge overlooking a valley defined to the east by to Corbin Hill, along which "Wright and Beth Dykeman's eagles" soar on the early morning thermals. Return to the Dover Oak to hike eastward through the rolling hills and farmland until you are standing on the Corbin Hill ridge. From here, take a gentle footpath down through the forested uplands until you reach the Swamp River. You will step out onto the AT Boardwalk, the only place to cross above the waters of the Great Swamp on foot. Your guide is Ron Rosen, former Chair of the Dutchess-Putnam Management Council of the A.T. and an A.T. volunteer for over 30 years. He is now the NYNJTC Delegate to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Partnership Committee of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
For a group of four in good physical condition. Park at Native Landscapes, 991 Route 22, Pawling, NY, and transportation will be arranged to Dover Oak. NL is home base for the newly formed Harlem Valley AT Community of Dover & Pawling. Mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Ron Rosen
Value of guided hike: You decide.
Appalachian Trail Walking Sticks donated by Gregory "Cowboy" Monacelli, Design Media Concepts Inc.
Womanswork Gift Basket and Landscape Consultation with Dorian Winslow, Pawling, NY
Womanswork is celebrating 28 years as a woman-owned business, based in Pawling, NY. Their gloves and other products are known around the world for quality and style. This Gift Basket includes an assortment of Womanswork products hand-picked by owner Dorian Winslow; Thorn stopping leather gauntlet gloves and "Digger" synthetic work gloves for women for women (Size Med.); Multi Task synthetic work gloves for men (Size Large); Tube of Arnica Muscle Rub from Womanswork Spa; Set of zinc Plant Labels and Plant Snips; Kidswork gloves (Size Large).
This package includes a focused half-hour phone consultation to address a landscape design problem. To get the most out of it, please send photos and questions in advance. Gloves can be exchanged for different sizes. Consult expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Dorian Winslow
Photography Lesson at Buttercup Sanctuary with Audubon's Larry Federman
Bring your camera and improve your plein air techniques with Larry Federman, outstanding wildlife photographer and Education Coordinator for three upstate New York Audubon preserves, including Buttercup Sanctuary. Observe, focus and "capture" the wildlife in Buttercup, a 500-acre preserve in the northeast corner of Dutchess County, just south of Pine Plains, NY. Buttercup is an area of diverse habitats with rolling, open grasslands, second growth and more mature woodlands, a former orchard and marshy, flooded woodland. There are six miles of trails throughout the sanctuary. Over 80 species of birds are possible on a good day in May. Of special interest are nesting Great Blue Herons and Wood Ducks.
Outing for two, two hours, mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Larry Federman
Birding in Dutchess County with Alan Peterson
Curious about who is migrating through or stopping to nest in your woods, fields and streams? Invite Alan Peterson, Waterman Bird Club Education Chair and 18-Year Participant in the World Series of Birding, to join you in a location of your choice in Dutchess County – your own backyard perhaps – for two hours of observation.
Maximum four people, at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Alan Peterson
Sporting Clays for Two with the CT Travelers Sporting Clays Association
Accept an invitation from the CT Travelers to join them for a round of sporting clays at one of the many private shooting preserves to which they have access. Meet other shooting enthusiasts out on the course and over lunch. The seeds for the Connecticut Travelers Sporting Clays Association were sown in June of 1987, when Al Anglace and six fellow shotgun enthusiasts shot a round of Sporting Clays at Sandanona. They had such a great time that it became a monthly event and blossomed into the CT Travellers.
Two rounds for two, BYO Ammo. Lunch included.
Donated by Dean Anglace
Eco-Tour of the Great Swamp with Scientist and Environmentalist James Utter
Leave civilization behind as your boat leaves the shore and you explore the magic of the Great Swamp, New York State's third largest freshwater wetlands right here in the Harlem Valley. Your guide through this alternate universe is Jim Utter, Chair of Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) and Associate Professor Emeritus in Environmental Studies and Biology. Dr. Utter is a specialist in wetlands habitat and whose focus is the conservation of the Great Swamp, a 20-mile wetlands that runs from Dover Plains down to Brewster in Putnam County.
Tour accommodates four at a mutually convenient time. Canoes provided, or bring your new kayak with you. Plan on three to four hours. Expires September 28, 2014.
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Donated by Jim Utter
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Tour for Two of "Audubon's Aviary: Part II of the Complete Flock," with Curator Roberta Olson, New York Historical Society
Take a curator-led tour of Part II of a sweeping three-part exhibition to showcase every masterpiece from this unparalleled collection of John James Audubon's preparatory watercolor models for the sumptuous double-elephant-folio print edition of The Birds of America (1827–38). Curator Roberta Olson celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the New-York Historical Society's purchase of the Audubon avian watercolors with this astonishing exhibit, Audubon's Aviary: The Complete Flock (Parts I–III.) The exhibit features all 474 stunning avian watercolors by Audubon in the collection, alongside engaging state-of-the-art media installations that provide a deeper understanding of the connection between art and nature. Included in this package is a signed copy of "Audubon's Aviary: The Original Watercolors for 'The Birds of America,'" a lavishly illustrated book published by the NYHS and Skira/Rizzoli, and winner of a 2013 NY Book Show Award.
Please schedule the tour for two at a mutually convenient time, during Museum Hours and for the duration of Part II of this exhibit.
Donated by Roberta Olson.
Value: You decide.
Book donated by Margaret Chace, Associate Publisher, Skira/Rizzoli
Canoe in Constitution Marsh on the Hudson River with this Program's Dedicated Audubon Naturalist Guide
Meander in your canoe through winding channels lined with tall, elegant marsh grasses, searching for hidden wildlife with a dedicated Audubon naturalist. Constitution Marsh's interpretive canoe programs focus on the nearshore environments of the tidal Hudson River, especially the natural history of Constitution Marsh and the surrounding Hudson Highlands. Enjoy the physical activity and beautiful scenery, and learn the secrets of the Sanctuary.
This package accommodates up to 8 people, and canoes & equipment are provided. Guided Canoe trips last approximately 3 hours and are tide dependent. Certificate is valid from April through September 2014, but call as soon as possible to schedule a date.
Donated by Stancy DuHamel
Landscape Design Consultation with Duncan Brine, GardenLarge, Pawling, NY
Invite to your home the creator of one of Forbes' top ten Garden Conservancy gardens in the nation. Duncan Brine is a principal landscape designer at GardenLarge, founded in 1984, and he teaches naturalistic landscape design at the New York Botanical Garden and the New England Wild Flower Society. Just across from the Great Swamp in Pawling, NY, his six acre "Brine Garden" is known for its diverse native plant collection. "The line between art and nature has never seemed so blurred as it is at the Brine Garden. ... It is a vision that is...sympathetic to plants' habits and needs, and uses them to tell the landscape story," wrote Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner in their book, Gardens of the Hudson Valley. Brine's landscape work has been widely published in the New York Times, the Litchfield County Times, and in classic garden books: Designer Plant Combinations, 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, and in a book to be published this fall, Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley. The garden is also in magazines including: Horticulture, Hudson Valley Magazine, and The American Gardener.
Two hour consultation to take place on-site, within one hour of Pawling, at a mutually convenient time. Expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Duncan Brine
Community Table, Washington, CT. Gift Certificate
Enjoy a casual atmosphere at Community Table while they prepare the highest quality locally grown and procured ingredients to serve you a memorable meal.
Donated by Lucia Walsh
Fly Fishing on the East Branch of the Croton
This section of the East Branch Croton River flows 2.4 miles from East Branch Reservoir to the Diverting Reservoir, located in the Putnam County Town of Southeast. Owing to the good growth and survival of stocked trout, and the absence of significant numbers of wild trout, the Department of Environmental Conservation implemented all year season in 1990. Since then it is not unusual to see 10 or more anglers enjoying trout fishing on a warm winter day. The stocking recommendation is for 1170 brown trout and 600 rainbow trout yearlings to be stocked in April. Trout stocked in this stream survive and grow very well under the protection of the DEC fishing Regulations. Wild trout, mostly all browns, although present, are not common.
Season - All year; Minimum length - 14 inches; Daily limit - 1: Method - Artificial lures only.
For one, rental equipment provided; mutually convenient time, expires September 28, 2014.
Donated by Tom Zarecki, Anglers Den, Pawling, NY
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Larry Eugene Hardman Sr., of Fayetteville, and formerly of Waynesboro, was called home to be with his Loving Lord after a long illness. He died at the Falling Spring Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, late on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Born Oct. 27, 1939, he was the son of the late Harry and Viola (nee Harbaugh) Hardman. He attended Fairfield High School. He was employed at General Elevators now known as Thysson as a elevator mechanic. Mr. Hardman was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force. On Aug. 9, 1986, in Cheverly, Md., he married his wife Joan Bryant Hardman. Larry loved hunting, fishing, golf and loved to be around family and friends. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Waynesboro, and the National Elevators Union. In addition to his wife he is survived by two children, Larry E. Hardman Jr., of Fairfield, and Denise Hardman Styer of Chambersburg; four stepchildren, Ben W. Smith Jr., of Paradise, Calif., Linda Smith Page of Washington Court House, Ohio, Laura Smith Brown of Fredericksburg, Va., and Wendy Smith King of Shade Gap, Pa.; 13 stepgrandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren; one brother Dennis Hardman of Gettysburg; and two sisters Shirley Hardman Harbaugh of Sabillasville, Md., and Patricia Hardman Mitchell of Waynesboro. Funeral services will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, corners of South Church and West Second streets, Waynesboro, Pa., at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Pastor David Deatrich will officiate. Interment will be at Fountaindale Union Cemetery, Fairfield. Full Military honors will be given by the VFW Charles Nitterhouse Post 1599, Chambersburg, Pa. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Larry's family has entrusted her care to Lochstampfor Funeral Home Inc., Waynesboro, Pa. Read Larry's full obituary, share your memories and photos, offer your condolences and view his memorial video and portrait at: www.lochstampforfh.com
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FALL RIVER — Westport School Committee member Carolina Africano intends to fight the drunken-driving charges she faces at a jury trial in February, according to records in Fall River District Court.
The trial is set for Feb. 12.
Africano's lawyer, Brian J. Sullivan, asked for the trial after receiving audio recordings, videotapes and other materials related to the arrest, court records show.
Police stopped Africano on Interstate 195 in Swansea on the night of June 5 after an off-duty Swansea police officer reported seeing her vehicle cross all three lanes and almost hit another vehicle, according to a police report from the incident.
When stopped, Africano said she was returning home to Westport from a fundraiser in New Bedford. The police report said she had passed the Westport exit 12 miles east of where she was stopped.
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Purple is the color of royalty--probably the very reason why Wellendorff had to create a purple collection under its jewelry line. Jewelry is traditionally associated with royalty or nobility--fit for a king or queen and prince or princess. Other than this symbolism, purple also speaks volumes about the people who wear them. In color psychology, purple means gentleness and a free spirit aside from nobility. It also means being tranquil and peaceful, creative, idealistic and generous.
Wellendorff's purple jewelry collection perfectly embodies the purple character. It also looks pleasing to eyes and freshens up the mind. More than its captivating and adventurous designs, Wellendorff is also known for quality. It claims to be the finest German jewelry since 1893, and we couldn't' agree more.
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The Capitol Theatre has been a vital part of downtown Clearwater since its opening on March 31, 1921. The Clearwater News of March 17, 1921 described it as "one of the most beautifully finished playhouses in the South." Theater-goers were treated to a weeklong program of stars and comedians from the silent movie era as the event was kicked off with speeches from Frank Booth, then Mayor of Clearwater, and George Washburn, president of the Board of Trade. The theaters beautiful Mediterranean-Revival façade with its ornate parapets and arched entrances were the talk of the town in its day.
Today, the finishing touches have been placed on the Capitol Theatre, which also encompasses the 1917 Clearwater News Building to its west. The result is a magnificent Mediterranean-Revival gem, which promises to fuel downtown's resurgence and become, once again, the cultural and arts center that it once was.
The theater has expanded to 750 seats, including six private loge boxes, multiple concessions stands, a larger lobby, an outdoor balcony that wraps around the building overlooking the beautiful Clearwater causeway, a VIP room, Frenchy's rooftop terrace, ADA accessibility and much more.
*Frenchy's Rooftop Terrace is not a restaurant, rather a charitable naming opportunity. A few popular items from Frenchy's will be served during select shows
"First time I had ever been in the Capitol Theatre! ...Thank goodness you all are preserving history! As we were sitting there last night, I tried to imagine it as it was long ago...maybe Charlie Chaplin was the entertainer?!!- Debbie D., Circle of Stars member


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Esophageal cancer is a malignant growth of tissues that line the inner surface of the esophagus.
The esophagus is the tube that connects your throat with your stomach. It spans the length of your chest, between your lungs, behind your heart, and in close proximity to your back bone. The esophagus is a complex, four-layered muscular organ. It sends food into your stomach with a series of rhythmic contractions called peristalsis.
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There are two main types of esophageal cancer:
Squamous cell carcinoma
—This type of cancer begins in the squamous cells, the top layer of the lining of the esophagus. Squamous cell carcinoma can occur anywhere in the esophagus. The incidence has been decreasing, accounting for less than half of all esophageal cancers in the United States.
—This type of cancer arises from
Barrett's esophagus
. Barrett's esophagus occurs when the squamous cells in the lower esophagus are exposed to acid from the stomach due to
acid reflux
. The acid causes the cells to change from squamous cells, which are flat, to cells shaped like columns. These column-shaped cells are the hallmark of Barrett's esophagus and can eventually become an adenocarcinoma.
The incidence of adenocarcinoma, particularly in the United States, has been rising for many years.
Esophageal cancer is 3-4 times more common in men than in women. It is also more common in countries outside the United States.
Squamous cell carcinoma
—More common in African-Americans, in people aged 60 years and older, and outside the US.
—More common in Caucasians, people aged 50 years and older, and in the United States.
There are many risk factors for esophageal cancer that appear to be causative. Many are ingested agents that do damage directly to the esophagus, like excess alcohol, nitrates, toxins in pickled vegetables, and very hot beverages. Other irritants that increase the risk of esophageal cancer are radiation, tobacco, smoked opiates, and
gastroesophageal reflux disease
Human papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted infection. Infection with certain types of HPV is associated with esophageal cancer.
Ionizing radiation, as experienced by survivors of the atomic bomb, has been associated with a higher rate of esophageal cancer.
is also associated with a higher risk. Additionally, the condition may run in families. Plummer-Vinson syndrome (a rare disorder characterized by
due to a low iron level and low levels of certain nutrients) has been associated with a higher risk for esophageal cancer in women residing in Sweden.
Celiac disease
, a disorder characterized by malabsorption, has also been linked to this form of cancer.
Esophageal cancer restricts and ultimately prevents swallowing, leading to weight loss, malnutrition, and starvation. Food and liquids not swallowed can be diverted into the lungs, causing choking, aspiration, and
. Inability to swallow liquids can lead to death by dehydration. Occasionally, the cancer erodes into the breathing tubes creating a tracheo-esophageal fistula, through which food passes directly into the lungs.
Metastases from esophageal cancer can lodge anywhere in the body, most frequently ending up in the liver, lungs, brain, and bones. About 80% of patients with this disease die within five years of diagnosis.
Esophageal cancer. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed.ebscohost.com. Updated June 2, 2013. Accessed August 2, 2013.
Esophageal cancer. National Cancer Institute website. Available at:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/esophageal. Accessed May 27, 2014.
Esophagus cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003098-pdf.pdf. Updated May 21, 2014. Accessed May 27, 2014.
What are the risk factors for cancer of the esophagus? American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophaguscancer/detailedguide/esophagus-cancer-risk-factors. Updated April 22, 2014. Accessed May 27, 2014.
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Microsoft CEO: Push Into Tablets Maybe Should Have Happened Sooner
With its new Surface tablet and Windows 8 operating system Microsoft is creating products at the "seam" between hardware and software, something that "maybe we should have done" earlier, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told the company's shareholders at its annual meeting.
Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft this year launched an ambitious redesign of its software for computers, servers, phones and networks, all aimed at serving a new generation of low-power, touch-friendly mobile devices. The company's first computer, the Surface tablet, and the rest of the products were on display for shareholders gathered Wednesday in Bellevue, Wash.
"We've launched a set of fantastic new products, and I think positioned Microsoft for an incredible future," Mr. Ballmer said in prepared remarks, singling out the Surface as "great for work and play" and noting the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system is "off to a great start."
Nonetheless, Mr. Ballmer acknowledged to shareholders that if Microsoft had moved quicker into hardware, then the company wouldn't be so far behind Apple's iPad and Android-based tablets from Google.
"Sometimes getting the innovation right across the seam between hardware and software is difficult unless you do both of them," he said.
The acknowledgment came after a provocative question from a shareholder, who remembered then-chief executive Bill Gates showing off a tablet a decade ago and calling it "the future of computing." The shareholder asked how Microsoft intended to more quickly turn its innovations into products in the future.
"Bill did hold up a tablet many years ago," replied Mr. Ballmer, as Mr. Gates, now chairman, sat on the dais beside him.
"Maybe if we had started innovating then, which is what we really did with Surface," Mr. Ballmer said, "maybe we should have done that earlier. Maybe that tablet shift would have been sooner."
Microsoft, which last year generated $73.7 billion in revenue, sits at the top of a long-running collaboration between the world's biggest makers of software, semiconductors and computers. Microsoft's Windows operating system and chips by Intel Corp. shaped personal-computer innovation for two generations. PC makers from Dell Corp. and Hewlett-Packard to Lenovo Group followed suit.
But consumer excitement began shifting years ago to smartphones and later tablet computers that didn't rely on the Windows-Intel technology. While Mr. Gates's declaration a decade ago indicates Microsoft had an accurate vision of the future, Mr. Ballmer suggested Wednesday that the company's manufacturing partners may not have shared that vision.
"But we are building a big business working with those partners and serving a lot of needs," he said. "What we say now is there is no boundary between hardware and software."
The company says it has certified 1,500 devices to use Windows 8, although analysts estimate there now are fewer than 100 in the marketplace. Many devices won't arrive until next year. Regardless, Mr. Ballmer said Microsoft is determined to propel change, even suggesting there could be other Microsoft-branded hardware.
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NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--Nazma Khan came to the United States from Bangladesh at the age of 11. She was the only one wearing a hijab, a headscarf covering the hair, in the entire school and her classmates made fun of her. "They called me names, such as batman, ninja, etc.," she said, remembering the time she was in high school in New York.
Her classmates didn't stop there. They became physical with her. "I was terrified . . . I still remember the day when a bunch of girls waited outside of my class just to pull off my hijab. I felt so helpless," Nazma Khan told Women's eNews in an email interview.
Now an entrepreneur and the founder of World Hijab Day, Nezma Khan is far from alone. Muslim women are more likely to be the targets of Islamophobic attacks than men, especially if they are wearing clothing associated with their religion, a British study found in 2013. The study also indicated that attacks on Muslim women accounted for 58 percent of such cases, with 80 percent of the attacks on women who were visually identifiable through wearing a hijab, niqab or other clothing associated with Islam.
Nazma Kahn said it got worse for her after 9/11, after which she started to receive messages from other Muslim women who were going through the same nightmare. The women were reaching out to her through her website StunningHijab.com, which sells hijabs to Muslim women and offers education and moral support.
During the summer of 2011, after receiving more messages from Muslim women across the globe with similar situations, she came up with the idea of "World Hijab Day," which is celebrated by women around the globe on Feb. 1.
"I thought if I could invite other women (Muslim and non-Muslim) to walk in my shoes just for one day, perhaps, things would change," Nazma Khan said.
New York events to celebrate the hijab this year included "Hijab is my crown," which took place onFeb. 2 and was organized by Muslims Giving Back. The event drew hundreds of women, Muslim and non-Muslim, to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to discuss the importance of the hijab in Islam.
Trying to 'Fit In'
Salma Khan, who is the ambassador of World Hijab Day in New York, was not bullied like her sister Nazma. She started to wear the hijab later in life, in 2006, because before that, when she was younger, she had "tried to fit in."
"But no matter if you wear or don't wear the hijab, you are always viewed as the Muslim so why should I compromise my religion, my beliefs," Salma Khan told Women's eNews.
One of the New York organizers of the "Hijab is my crown" event, Nusaiba Guererro-Macias is an American-Cuban Muslim from the Bronx, who converted to Islam about three years ago.
Prior to her conversion, Guererro-Macias said she viewed Muslim women as oppressed. "I thought their parents forced them to do it or it (the hijab) was this cultural secret thing and they couldn't show their hair to anyone," she told Women's eNews during the event.
Guerrero-Macias was "very curious" about the meaning of the Islamic veil, but she said she couldn't "embrace such a thing. I couldn't wear something like this and say I am happy, I felt like I needed to express my beauty, I needed people to see my beauty." But she is now happy that by wearing the hijab "people are able to appreciate my intellect instead of judging me by the outside."
Diana Fuentes also used to wonder why some Muslim women covered their hair. But Fuentes insists that she was never "judgmental" of Muslim women wearing a hijab.
Fuentes arrived in New York from Colombia three years ago. Being in New York has "opened new doors," said Fuentes, referring to her conversion to Islam.
She became a Muslim in October 2013. Fuentes didn't wear the hijab right away after her conversion. She slowly incorporated it into her daily outfit, wearing it on and off. She began covering her hair in a committed way in November 2013.
For Fuentes, the hijab identifies her as a Muslim and gives her "confidence."
Identity Forming
When questioned on the meaning of the hijab, Muslim women tend to explain that it is part of their identity.
"Hijab is my identity. It tells people who I am before I even have to tell them," Linda Sarsour, executive director at the Arab American Association of N.Y., told Women's eNews.
Sarsour started to wear a hijab in 2000 after her mother's friend came back from the pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, with a bag full of headscarves. She was 20 years old.
Now, Sarsour provided a reminder to the hundreds of women attending the "Hijab is my crown" event in Bay's Ridge's Widdi Hall.
"Your Islam or your imaan (faith) is not defined by your hijab anywhere on your head. Because sisters wear hijab or because I wear hijab, it doesn't make me a perfect Muslim. I struggle everyday with faith and focus," Sarsour stressed as she addressed the crowd from a stage.
Besides being a display of the Muslim identity and faith, veiled Muslim women also say that wearing the hijab helps them stay away from what it is not Islamically permissible.
The hijab "saved me from drugs, alcohol or things like clubbing," said Salma Khan.
Zainab Ismail, a personal trainer and nutritionist in New York, wears her hijab as protection. "I feel it protects me and helps me stay within what is permissible in our religion and avoid the not permissible," she said.
After her conversion in June 2009, Ismail was worried about her clients' reaction to her conversion.
Fortunately, most of them eventually respected her choice.
Ismail gradually changed the way she dressed at the gym. "I slowly started to cover, first with a baseball cap with my hair tucked in, and the beanie" she said. On Jan. 3, 2010, her birthday, she decided to fully don the hijab.
Ismail, who was born and raised in New York and is from a Puerto Rican family, is the co-founder of Nadoona, a nonprofit that promotes healthy lifestyles for Muslim women through fitness and diets.
Now, Ismail's workout outfits fully cover her skin and hide her shape. Only her hands and face can be seen.
The Hijab Project
Another initiative, The Hijab Project, was recently launched online to encourage women to perform a social experiment by wearing the hijab in any public place and share their experience on the website.
The Hijab Project was founded by 16-year-old Amara Majeed, who started to wear the hijab a couple of years ago.
"I hope to eliminate the ignorance that exists about Muslim women, and to promote an understanding of a growing and unfortunately misunderstood minority in America," said Majeed in an email interview.
Besides educating non-Muslims on the meaning of the hijab, Majeed seeks to empower young Muslim women through education. She teaches English to Muslim girls in Afghanistan, Philippines, Egypt and Sri Lanka through the use of interactive power points. "I'm not just teaching them English; I'm telling them that they are valuable individuals who are worth education, who are worthy of my time, even if I live on the other side of the world. It helped me realize that I want to empower women," she said.
Bedor El Hanafi, an American-Egyptian Muslim from Brooklyn, decided to wear the headscarf after she got married. It was a way to get closer to God, she explains.
"It is a big step though. This has changed my life. I do miss my hair being out, especially the wind going through my hair. I miss that," said El Hanafi, who wears an ethnic print headscarf that matches a long black dress, called an abaya. "But it is not that serious. I will have the wind flowing in my hijab."
Hajer Naili is a New York-based reporter for Women's eNews. She has worked for several radio stations and publications in France and North Africa and specializes in Middle East and North Africa women in Islam.
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BERKELEY -- Peyton Manning came off the bench in his first college game and made three handoffs before sitting for the rest of the afternoon. Colin Kaepernick didn't start until the fifth game of his college career.
Those two NFL stars are among a long list of quarterbacks who didn't do what Cal's Jared Goff has done.
In fact, no freshman ever had passed for 935 yards in his first two games. Not Andrew Luck. Not Robert Griffin III. Not Johnny Manziel. Philip Rivers, a freshman at North Carolina State in 2000, comes closest. He passed for 798 yards in his first two games.
"It's an amazing thing that this is happening with a guy who was in a quarterback battle (last month) and was not considered to be the favorite," said Rick Neuheisel, the TV analyst who won a Rose Bowl as UCLA's quarterback.
Perhaps the only person unimpressed by Goff is Goff.
"It's cool, but right now we've got to beat Ohio State, and that's what we're focused on," the 6-foot-4, 195-pounder said of Saturday's game against the nation's No. 4 team. "You can't really think about stats. I'm really not concerned about that."
Goff, 18, has been at Cal since January. He enrolled after graduating early from Marin Catholic High in order to participate in spring practice with the Bears.
Fast forward nine months, and Goff is the trigger to the "Bear Raid" offense installed by new coach Sonny Dykes and offensive coordinator Tony Franklin.
Through two games -- a loss to Northwestern and a victory over Portland State -- Goff and the passing attack have been the one constant. There has been less help from an inconsistent run game and almost none from the defense, which ranks among the poorest statistically in the nation.
Still, Dykes has no worries that his young quarterback might be tempted to shoulder too much responsibility for winning.
"I think ordinarily you would be (concerned), but he's handled it pretty well up to this point and really has made very few bad decisions," Dykes said. "I don't think he feels like he has to go out and win the game for us at that position."
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said keeping that perspective can be challenging for a young player. He said current Buckeyes junior quarterback Braxton Miller and Tim Tebow, who played for Meyer at Florida, both felt those pressures.
"Absolutely," he said. "I don't think I've ever had a true freshman as a full-time starter. Other positions, but not quarterback. That's a handful. I can only imagine what it's like as a quarterback, but he's doing a great job for them."
Goff said he feels no special pressure. Neuheisel said the only time he has seen Goff show "the slightest twinge of impatience" was on a deep ball that was intercepted late in the Northwestern game. "That is so unusual when it comes to freshmen," Neuheisel said. "He has a unique calm and poise in those settings."
During a teleconference this week with reporters covering Ohio State, Goff showed that mature demeanor. Asked how the Cal offense will fare against the Buckeyes, Goff was complimentary and respectful.
But, he added, "I think our offense can match up with any defense in the country."
The scheme thrives partly because it's fairly simple, consisting of about 15 running and passing concepts, each with multiple variations, run at a furious tempo. Franklin said he taught all of Cal's quarterbacks the basics in three days last spring.
"I don't know that this particular offense requires him to know everything there is to know about defensive coverage," Neuheisel suggested.
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald described it as a "quarterback-friendly" offense.
"They give him an opportunity to be right on every play," said Fitzgerald, whose 22nd-ranked team was shredded for 450 passing yards in Goff's debut. "His moxie, his poise, his arm strength, his grasp of the offense was really, really impressive to us. He's going to be really special in that offense."
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.
FRESHMAN passing the test
Jared Goff has passed for more yards (935) in his first two games than any freshman in college football history. The Cal quarterback also leads the nation in passing yardage. A look at the FBS national leaders:
Rank, QB Year Team Yards TD INT
1. Jared Goff FR CAL 935 4 3
2. Sean Mannion JR ORST 794 7 1
3. Baker Mayfield FR TTU 780 7 0
4. Teddy Bridgewater JR LOU 752 9 1
5. Connor Wood JR COLO 741 6 2
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A test contained the following question:
Laurie wrote down the following answer:
What did Laurie do wrong? What is the correct value of the integral?
When finding the indefinite integral, Laurie forgot to put back the original variable. She should have written
When we use the FTC with the correct antiderivative, -ln|4 – x|, we get
The moral of Laurie's story is to keep the two steps separate when evaluating a definite integral using Way 1. First, evaluate the indefinite integral. Remember to put the original variable back in. Then, after you're all done with the indefinite integral, use the FTC. Keep your calculations for the two steps separate so you don't get mixed up!
Evaluate the definite integral using Way 1(first integrate the indefinite integral, then use the FTC).
First we work out the indefinite integral. We have
Now we use the FTC with the antiderivative
Here goes:
Rewrite the integrand.
Following the hint, we can rewrite the integrand:
This is a little easier to work with. First we evaluate the indefinite integral using substitution. Take
u = 3x + 4, so u' = 3. Then
Now we use the FTC with the antiderivative .
Using substitution, we find that
Now we use the FTC.
We use the FTC:
First we figure out the indefinite integral. Take u = ln x. Then . So
Using the FTC, we get
KT wrote down the following answer:
What did KT do wrong? What is the correct value of the integral?
KT took u = x + 1, so du = dx.
She neglected to change the limits of integration when doing the substitution. The limits 1 and 2 are values of x, not values of u. She wrote this:
Which means this:
However, KT continued as though it meant this, which is not true:
To find the correct value of the integral, we need to finish the substitution. Since u = x + 1, we have
x = 1 → u = 2
x = 2 → u = 3
Here's the integral with the limits of integration fixed:
Now we can use the FTC to evaluate the integral.
We conclude
Evaluate the definite integral by substitution, using Way 2.
First we need to do the substitution. Take
Now we can use the FTC on this simpler integral.
That's an exact answer, so we leave it like that. We conclude
u = -x
du = (-1)dx
We still need to change the limits of integration. Since u = -x, this part is pretty simple.
Now we can use the FTC. The function sec2 u is the derivative of tan u, so
First we do the substitution. Take
u = (x3 – 3x + 2)
du = (3x2 – 3)dx
= 3(x2 – 1)dx
To change the limits of integration we have to do a little work this time. When x = -2, we have
u = (-2)3 – 3(-2) + 2 = 0.
When x = 0 we have
u = (0)3 – 3(0) + 2 = 2.
We fix the limits of integration:
Now we use the FTC:
We do the substitution first, remembering that this includes changing the limits of integration. Take
We introduce a factor of 4 to the integrand in order to start the substitution.
We still need to change the limits of integration. When we have
and when x = π we have
After we change the limits of integration, the substitution is complete:
We take
When x = e2 we have
u = ln e2 = 2
and when x = e3 we have
u = ln e3 = 3.
Let's do the substitution all at once:
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SAN JOSE -- Just like she had been doing her entire life, Martha Casillas was angling for a better future for her family.
The latest leg in that pursuit was bittersweet. A better future meant taking her children and fleeing from her husband of 23 years, whose abusive tendencies hit a breaking point when he allegedly lunged at his 6-year-old son with a knife.
But police say he found them. On Saturday night he sneaked into their new home, confronted her in a bedroom, locked the door.
With his two sons watching TV in the next room, police say 40-year-old Mario Chavez stabbed her to death and shattered his own family.
Now 22-year-old Katia Chavez, their eldest child, suddenly finds herself both mourning the loss of "the best mom ever" and trying to hold onto the remaining pieces of her family: her brothers, ages 13 and 6.
"I never thought he would be able to do this," Katia Chavez said of her father. "I thought he would get mad, and that's it. I can't imagine he would do this. I just can't believe it."
She also can't believe he was out of jail in the first place, especially in light of an arrest last month after he purportedly threatened his youngest son with a knife. He made bail.
"He tried to kill my little brother, and all he had to do was pay $2,000," she said.
Mario Chavez is now being held -- without bail -- in Santa Clara County jail and was arraigned Wednesday on a murder charge. In the courtroom, he stood stoically as a judge signed a protective order barring him from contacting his two underage sons. Casillas' death marked the 36th homicide of 2013 in San Jose, and the sixth killing this year that police have linked to domestic violence.
Detective Juan Jose Vallejo, who is investigating the case, said there were likely numerous unreported incidents involving Mario Chavez. But Vallejo said police did not have the suspect on their radar until the incident that spurred his earlier arrest. He urged people who might be in similar circumstances to seek help as soon as possible.
"It's important to notify police or seek help, even if it's not police," Vallejo said, alluding to organizations that support victims of domestic violence.
Katia Chavez said her father had been angry and controlling dating back to when they lived in Mexico. Mario Chavez moved to the United States and after earning money working in construction, his family, Casillas and their two children at the time, followed. The youngest son was born here.
Mario Chavez did not have a criminal record, other than a DUI conviction. He was not in the country legally, according to police and relatives. He was arrested Aug. 12 on suspicion of criminal threats and domestic violence offenses. It was not clear Wednesday on whether those charges would have subjected him to a federal immigration hold, which would have kept him from being able to post bail.
Katia Chavez said her mother was the driving force behind the family, working long hours in inventory for a food distributor to keep a roof over everyone's head and food on the table. By all accounts, Mario Chavez was a passive provider, working intermittently.
"If he didn't feel like going, he didn't go," Katia Chavez said. "She did it all by herself. No help."
She spoke in reverential tones when describing how Casillas, 39, an avid volleyball player in her native Mexico, always had energy to do things for her children, taking her shopping and shuttling the boys to all points.
"She was always taking care of us. If she had the time, she would take them anywhere," Katia Chavez said. "The beach, the park, wherever they want."
Apparently in the background, Mario Chavez stewed, perhaps out of frustration of his own lack of contribution, relatives said. He abused alcohol and drugs, they said.
It was tolerated until the alleged armed threat against his young son last month. He was arrested, and the family moved out and got a restraining order against him. After staying with a friend, they recently moved to a home on Dakota Drive, which became the backdrop for the deadly stabbing.
A family friend heard arguing in the bedroom, followed by screaming, then silence. The friend used a credit card to open the door and saw Mario Chavez, covered in blood, coolly but rapidly making his way out of the home as his confused sons looked on, according to police.
Responding officers found Mario Chavez a short time later in the neighborhood, and he surrendered without a fight.
"Everyone is in shock," the daughter said.
Katia Chavez said that adults tried to tell her youngest brother -- the target of the suspect's previous attack -- that Casillas was in the hospital, but that he quickly figured everything out.
"He's so smart, he knows. Yesterday he cried, he said, 'I miss my mommy,'" she said.
Moving forward with a heavy heart, the 22-year-old woman who through tragedy has become the family matriarch knows what she has to do, because of the model her mother set.
"I want custody of them. I'm going to get the papers, take it to court," Katia Chavez said of her brothers. "I'm going to fight for them."
Anyone with information about the case can contact Detective Sgt. Stewart Davies or Detective Juan Jose Vallejo at 408-277-5283 or leave a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-STOP (7867) or with www.svcrimestoppers.org.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.
The San Jose Police Officers' Association is starting a fund to support the children of Martha Casillas. For more information, go to www.sjpoa.com/Donations/Default.asp
Friends of the family have also started a fund: www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/8p13/martha-casillas-funeral-fund


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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Senior Trevor Setty had 18 points to lead No. 7 University of Pikeville to a 74-68 win over Bluefield College Thursday night at the East Kentucky Expo Center.
Pikeville (19-3 overall, 10-3 in the Mid-South Conference) struggled from the floor on the night, finishing 28-of-74 for 37.8 percent. Included in that is 5-of-24 from the three-point arc, good for only 20.8 percent.
The lethargic shooting kept the game close for most of the night, as the game Rams countered with 51.9 percent shooting (27-of-52).
The Bears led by as many as 19 (42-23) with 17:36 to play after a jump shot by Setty ended a 9-0 run.
For Setty, a 6-8 guard from Maysville, his total gave him 1,608 points in his career, leaving him only nine behind Hall of Fame member David Rowe's 1,617 points, which is ninth in school history.
But Bluefield (6-13, 2-11) stormed back and had the lead down to five three times in the final 46 seconds.
Fortunately for the Bears, the Rams got no closer.
Setty led four Bears in double figures, adding 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Setty also had six assists and four steals while turning the ball over only once in 36 minutes of action.
He was joined in double figures by senior guard Jamar Briscoe's 17, thanks to 9-of-11 shooting from the line.
Senior forward Terrance Saintil joined Setty with a double-double, scoring 12 points and pulling down 14 rebounds, eight off the offensive glass.
Junior guard Elisha Justice tossed in 10 while handing out five assists and three steals.
The Bears are now off for a week, returning to action on Thursday when they visit Georgetown College for an 8 p.m. tip.
Bluefield will visit U.Va.-Wise on Saturday afternoon.


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A boxing diva is putting her competition on the ropes and bringing more publicity to the sport in Augusta.
And one of Augusta's hometown boxers is bringing ESPN to Augusta.
On April 19th Ray "Stingray" Whitfield will fight professionally for the first time in front of more than 85 million viewers.
But he's not the only one making a debut. The Augusta Boxing Club will also reveal its own secret weapon.
In just two years of fighting, this next boxer has already fought 12 matches and is training for another next month, all of it with less than three months of experience--an extremely rare case in the sport of boxing.
Some might call her Augusta's million-dollar baby.
"I won a six round fight once just on my jab," says Cristy "Code Red" Nickel.
But that's not all she's done.
Cristy broke through the professional boxing field by storm, after she fought her first fight with just three months of experience under her belt.
It wasn't too long afterwards that she made history in China, fighting in the first female bout.
But busting through the glass ceiling wasn't Cristy's only great feat.
"I'd swallowed two quarts of blood and I couldn't see, I couldn't breathe, I fought ten rounds with my nose way over here," she says.
But you won't catch this tough girl outside the ring without any makeup on...most likely you'd also find her in a dress and a pair of heels.
"Someone once said, 'This is odd, you're bleeding from fighting and you're selling me makeup'," says Cristy.
And when she's not training for a fight, running eight miles a day, acting as general manager of the Augusta Boxing Club and working as a personal trainer, you'll soon find her on MTV's hit show, "Made".
"We got a call here at the gym from a producer at MTV and they said, 'We've been hearing about you'," Cristy says.
She'll fly out to Tampa and teach a 16-year-old girl how to become a boxer in just six weeks.
And while Cristy's not sure if she can make the young woman into the next Laylana Ali, she knows she can turn her into a fighter.
"I don't know if she can win," Cristy says. "You can't predict that ever as a boxer. But she will be tough when I'm done with her."
But Cristy's not just tough herself--she's also got a softer side, and a soft spot in her heart for those who need the most help with their own.
She's got a degree in Exercise Physiology, and Cristy says she'd like to work with heart patients someday.
"I don't know, I don't want to box all my life; I've got more to accomplish," she says.
Cristy will be featured as a special attraction under Ray's card on April 19th.
The fight will be live at Augusta's Civic Center at seven o'clock.
You can get your tickets at the box office or at TicketMaster.
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