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Come and discover an exceptional grouping of prehistoric sites at Les Eyzies-de-Tayac in Dordogne-Périgord (Aquitaine), most of which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Encounter Homo sapiens, the remains of his habitat, his daily activities and his art.
A major testimony to the rock art of the Magdalenian Period, the cave of "Font de Gaume" contains an exceptional collection of polychrome paintings, as well as engravings. The shelter of "Cap Blanc" presents remarkable carved architecture.
This Prehistoric cave from the Magdalenian era lies just a few kilometres east of Les Eyzies on the right bank of the Beune river. It was classified as a listed site in 1926 in recognition of its unique sculptures. The frieze covers all but two metres of the 15-metre deep cave and features horses, bison and deer, some of which overlap. Originally, the sculptures were probably coloured since traces of ochre pigment were found during earlier archaeological digs.
The remarkable depth and vibrancy of these sculptures carved with flint tools make the Cap-Blanc Cave one of the greatest masterpieces of Prehistoric art from the Upper Palaeolithic period. A museographical area around the friezes gives an overview of Cap-Blanc life and art.
The Font-de-Gaume cave is a marvellous example of prehistoric art from the Madgalenian period with a truly remarkable group of polychrome wall paintings and engravings. For reasons of conservation, the number of visitors is limited to 180 each day with a maximum of 12 people per group.
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WWE Axxess ticket and line up information
This year there will be a total of seven Axxess sessions during
WrestleMania week with one on Thursday, one on Friday, three on Saturday and
two on Sunday. Once again there will be a session running head to head with
the Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night. Session times will be 6PM to
10PM on Thursday and Friday, 8AM to Noon, 1PM to 5PM, and 6PM to 10PM on
Saturday, and 8AM to Noon and 12:30PM to 4:30PM on Sunday. Tickets for the
sessions go on sale on January 28 with a price tag of $40 plus taxes and
fees and more for a VIP (skip the line) ticket. VIP ticket holders will be
able to attend special autograph signings throughout the seven sessions
featuring CM Punk, Edge, John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, Shawn Michaels,
Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, Sheamus, Big Show, and Rey Mysterio. Axxess will
take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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CASTRO VALLEY -- Those who knew Albert Bruno Del Masso say he was larger than life. He was a patriot, humanitarian, incorruptible, a fun-loving prankster, adventurer and a first-rate businessman, they say.
Del Masso, co-owner and president of Bay Cities Produce Co. who began his career as a lumper, died June 14 from cardiac arrest. The Castro Valley resident was 87.
"He was larger than life," said his youngest daughter, Cathy Del Masso.
That sentiment along with tales of Del Masso as a successful produce delivery businessman can be heard around¿ the Bay Area.
Friend Paul Berlin, who served 31 years with the Oakland Police Department, echoed Cathy Del Masso. "Oh yeah. He was something else," he said. Berlin and many Oakland police officers became friends with Del Masso, continuing their friendships until his death.
Del Masso began what is now a multimillion dollar wholesale produce company at the Oakland Produce Market just off Jack London Square in 1947 when he bought a Studebaker truck for $750 and began delivering fruits and vegetables.
The proud Italian said it was his heritage that landed him his first job while in high school with a wholesale merchant who believed all Italians knew produce, said his wife, Diana.
So he said to Del Masso, "You're Italian. You know produce. You'll be in produce."
Del Masso took the job but said, "I don't know anything about produce."
"He learned," said Diana, who was his secretary for many years. "He was sharp."
Del Masso was born June 19, 1926, in Pocahontas, Ill., to Joseph and Catherine Del Masso. His family moved to the Bay Area when he was a young boy.
After graduating from Oakland Tech High School, he joined the Merchant Marines and served his country during World War II in the South Pacific.
Returning home, he went back to work at the Oakland Produce Market as a lumper -- workers who unload produce from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m.
The custom was for patrons to arrive early morning, select what they needed and arrange for its pick up. Occasionally, a patron asked Del Masso if he might deliver the items when he got off work. Always affable, and for a small fee, Del Masso obliged.
That's when the idea sprouted to begin his produce delivery service. No one else was doing it. Today, the company has a fleet of refrigerated trucks, some costing as much as $125,000.
Life at the market, however, was not always a bowl of cherries.
Before the rail tracks near Jack London Square were moved, there was the ongoing "train wars" between the merchants and railroaders. Del Masso's son, Steve Del Masso, co-owner and vice president of Bay Cities, recalls the merchants' nightly outrage when trains would stop on the tracks. Trucks could not move in or out of the market. Work was halted.
Del Masso and the others would yell at the engineer to get the train moving to no avail, recalls Steve Del Masso, who began working with his father at age 7.
"There were many calls to (police) dispatch," Berlin said.
On one occasion, the elder Del Masso grabbed a rotten tomato and took aim at an engineer. Steve Del Masso said the window was cracked open and his father let loose with the tomato and hit the engineer.
In 1979, Del Masso was gravely wounded in a murder-for-hire plot by a gunman who was hired by a Pleasanton gold dealer. His friend, who was with him, was killed in the shooting.
Del Masso loved parties. He once declared "Bay Cities Day," closed up shop and threw a catered party along the market's streets for his employees. A huge chandelier was hung and employees dressed in evening attire. After the morning party, limousines whisked them off to the wine country.
By the turn of the 21st century, Bay Cities had revenues nearing $10 million annually but was losing business because it lacked room to grow.
In the '90s, market merchants were squeezed by then-Mayor Jerry Brown's redevelopment plan and the city's Estuary¿ plan. As president of the Oakland Produce Association, Del Masso asked the city to help them find new accommodations. One of the sites considered was the former Oakland Army Base. Securing land and getting agreements from all parties proved insurmountable.
Del Masso found a piece of land on Williams Street in San Leandro to expand his produce delivery business. With the help of Karl Kolb, a microbiologist, they built the plant, which opened in 2006, to their specifications.
Kolb said Bay Cities has more than 50 highly specialized machines to assure its produce is safe and can be sent directly to hospitals.
"He was very much a patriot," said Kolb, a retired colonel and one-time aide to General Omar Bradley. "I am honored to be treated like family."
Del Masso is survived by his wife Diana, daughters Connie Bird and Cathy, and son Steve.
The Del Masso family requests those wishing to contribute to please consider making donations to Citizens Against Homicide, the Del Masso Children's Foundation in Markleeville and/or Pacific Legal Foundation.
Plans are being made for a memorial service later this year.


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It's Finally Happened: In-Car Coffee Brewing
March 28th, 2012
So it has come to this.
Our cars serve many purposes in our lives. In addition to the intended purpose of transportation, our cars often serve as makeshift restaurants, makeup studios, kitchens, offices, music players, romantic bedrooms and traveling movie theaters. If there's a human function in life, somebody somewhere has figured out how to do it in a car.
One thing I thought would never infiltrate our cars is coffee—not drinking it, of course, but making it.
Car Accessories, Car Industry News, Car Minded, Car Safety, General Chat


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The Battle Is On! Battle of the Chefs at Founders Hall, Ridgefield, CT (June 2, 2013)
Everybody loves a good 'fight' … especially when it involves food. On Sunday, June 2 from 4p-7p, three area chefs will come armed with spatulas, forks and knives and duke it out for culinary bragging rights as they participate in the Battle of the Chefs.
Sarah Bouissou of Sarah's Wine Bar and Bernard's Restaurant in Ridgefield, Raffaele Gallo from The Boathouse Restaurant in Westport, and Art Michaelsen from Bartolo in Ridgefield will go toque-to-toque as they uncover the four mystery ingredients from a surprise basket—a 'la Chopped—and, along with additional pantry ingredients, will whip up an entrée befitting a winner.
Emcee for the evening will be Jane Stern of Roadfood fame, and expert judges include Stephen Fries, Faith Middleton and Denise Mickelson. Ticket holders can participate by tasting appetizers prepared by the chefs; however, if you want to be in on the tasting of the entrées, you'll need to purchase a special Tasting Table ticket (see below) for that privilege.
The Battle benefits Founders Hall, a donor-support education and resource center for individuals age 60 or older, located in Ridgefield, CT.
Ticket seating options are as follows:
- Stadium seats – $125
- Floor seats – $200
- Tasting table (limited number of tickets available) – $500 [contact Founders Hall at 203-431-7000 for info on these seats]
Purchase tickets ONLINE or contact Founders Hall at 203-431-7000.


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Autism in the News – Wednesday, 2.24.10
INTERVIEW: Attacking autism (Rochester, N.Y.)
You may not instinctively group autism with cancer, AIDS, and heart disease. But people afflicted with this often-misunderstood disorder will most likely require some level of assistance throughout their lives. The time, money, and personnel required to provide a lifetime of care make autism one of the country's top public-health challenges, says Vincent Pandolfi, assistant professor in the psychology department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Read more.
NIH Grant to Aid Autism Language Investigation (Dallas, Texas)
A UT Dallas neuroscientist has earned a $1.6 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how autistic children process language and why they experience communication difficulties. Read more.
Gene mutation is linked to autism-like symptoms in mice, UT Southwestern researchers find (EurekAlert)
When a gene implicated in human autism is disabled in mice, the rodents show learning problems and obsessive, repetitive behaviors, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. Read more.
Balls promises special needs support (U.K.)
Ministers today promised a helpline and extra support for parents of children with special educational needs.Read more.
Teaching assistant could face jail after assaulting pupil (U.K.)
A teaching assistant from Sheffield could face jail after being convicted of assaulting a special needs pupil, with whom she worked on a one-to-one basis. Read more.
Camelot plans school for autistic pupils in CL (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
A Texas company is planning to establish a school for students with autism in Crystal Lake. Read more.
Special Ed. Assistant Accused Of Biting Child (Minneapolis, Minn.)
He was trusted to help teachers with students in special education class. However, the teacher's aide quit his job after being accused of abusing a disabled child. Read more.
Va. panel kills autism treatment coverage mandate (Richmond, Va.)
Legislation that would have required many Virginia employee health care plans to cover a treatment for autistic children died Tuesday under business and insurance industry claims that its costs would hurt business. Read more.
Antibully measure advances to Senate (Boston.com)
A bill aimed at dramatically reducing bullying in schools gained a key endorsement yesterday and will go to the Senate for a vote early next month, weeks after a South Hadley teenager committed suicide following apparent harassment from her peers. Read more.
TouchPoint touches lives (Joplin, Mo.)
Home training for families with an autistic child is available through TouchPoint. Read more.
Costs may force Davoren centre to close (Australia)
A childcare centre for the north's most vulnerable children is at risk of closing because of rising staff costs. Read more.
Soup Leads to Independence for Arizonans with Autism (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Adults with autism have a new opportunity to live independent lives, thanks to the first business venture of a Phoenix-based support agency. Clients of the Southwest Autism Resource and Research Center (SARRC) will be making and selling soup prepared from recipes donated by some of Arizona's best-known chefs. SARRC interim president Jeri Kendle says hands-on training is part of the eleven-week "Culinaryworks" curriculum. Read more.
Legislative budget proposals would keep Rainier School open (Buckley, Wash.)
The future of Rainier School is looking safer as lawmakers cast their eyes on state facilities to downsize and close. Read more.
Hunt for missing St Leonards man moves to Rock-a-Nore (U.K.)
Police looking for missing man Piers Hopson are shifting their focus to Hastings Old Town. Read more.
Three Google executives convicted after allowing video of autistic boy being bullied to be posted online (U.K.)
Three Google executives were convicted today by an Italian court because they did not act quickly enough to pull down an online video that showed an autistic boy being bullied. Read more.
Va. Del. Marshall Draws Criticism For Comments Linking Birth Defects, Abortion (MedicalNewsToday.com)
Virginia Del. Robert Marshall's (R) office issued a formal apology Monday for comments he made last Thursday suggesting that the birth of children with disabilities was God's way of punishing women for obtaining an abortion during a first pregnancy, the Washington Post reports. Read more.
Joy at Redcar boy's success on dance show (U.K.)
The proud mum of three autistic boys has spoken of her joy after one of her talented sons reached the final stages of a TV dance show. Read more.
Fencing company donate shed (U.K.)
Kind-hearted owners of a Kings Langley fencing company are to donate a shed to a woman with autism. Read more.
Monroe teen emerges from cocoon of autism (Monroe, N.Y.)
By all appearances, Vijay Buddiga is a typical college student. He is a freshman at SUNY New Paltz and lives on campus. Last semester, he earned a B average. He likes to hang out with friends, play his guitar and party. Read more.
Student Excluded From Field Trip Because Of Autism (Madison, Wis.)
Cathy Hasslinger says she tried everything to make sure her son would be included in his class' field trip. Read more.
Agoura Hills woman grateful to charity for saving son's dog (Agoura Hills, Calif.)
The mother of an 11-year-old boy with autism in Agoura Hills is praising the generosity of an animal charity that paid for life-saving medical treatment for her son's therapy dog. Read more.
When robber struck, she got help. Now, it's her turn. (St. Paul, Minn.)
When Emily Zitek's Braille laptop was stolen as she rode a Metro Transit bus a couple of years ago and a former U.S. senator bought her a new one, she wanted to find a way to pay the kindness forward. Read more.
Autistic man who was jailed 13 months awaits housing (Canada)
The last time Ken McEwan was released from prison, he coped at home for two weeks before landing in a psychiatric ward. This time, his family hopes he can hang on for several months. Read more.
5|25: Celebrating Five Years of Autism Science Day 24: Early Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
In honor of the anniversary of Autism Speaks' founding on Feb 25, for the next 25 days we will be sharing stories about the many significant scientific advances that have occurred during our first five years together. Our 24th item, Early Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders, is from Autism Speaks' Top 10 Autism Research Events of 2009.
Although previous studies have found that early intervention can be helpful for preschool-aged children, interventions for children who are toddlers are just now being tested. As 2009 came to a close, the results were unveiled for the first controlled study of an intensive early intervention appropriate for children with ASD who are less than 2½ years of age. Published in Pediatrics, results of this study showed that a novel early intervention program was effective for improving IQ, language ability, and adaptive behavior in children as young as 18 months.
The intervention, called the Early Start Denver Model, combines applied behavioral analysis (ABA) teaching methods with developmental 'relationship-based' approaches, thereby blending the rigor of ABA with play-based routines that focus on building a relationship with the child. Children in the study were separated into two groups, one that received 20 hours a week of the intervention – two two-hour sessions five days a week – from University of Washington specialists. They also received five hours a week of parent-delivered therapy. Children in the second group were referred to community-based programs for therapy. Researchers closely monitored the progress of both groups.
At the beginning of the study there was no difference in functioning between the two groups. At the conclusion of the study, the IQs of the children in the intervention group had improved by an average of close to 18 points, compared to only 7 points in the comparison group. The intervention group also had a nearly 19-point improvement in receptive language (listening and understanding) compared to approximately 10 points in the control group. Whereas only one child in the community-based intervention group had an improved diagnosis, seven of the children in the intervention group had enough improvement in overall skills to warrant a change in diagnosis from autism to the milder condition known as 'pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.'
While the youngest children in the study were 18 months old, this particular intervention is designed to be appropriate for children with ASD as young as 12 months of age. Given that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all 18- and 24- month-old children be screened for ASD, it is crucial that we are able to offer parents effective therapies for children within this age range. This new study strongly affirms the positive outcomes of early intervention and the need for the earliest possible start.
Did you know?: To encourage research in early intervention, at the end of 2006 Autism Speaks funded a set of multi-site randomized trials to investigate the efficacy of different early intervention techniques in toddlers who show early signs of autism. From this effort a Toddler Treatment Network (TTN) was born to establish the groundwork for collaborative studies that can incorporate different aspects of these various intervention approaches. The TTN investigators have also been collecting and sharing information on a variety of best practices, including how to build partnerships with local communities. Importantly, all studies are testing interventions that can be implemented outside the clinic, with the aim of decreasing the time between parent's first concern and initiation of treatment.
5|25: Celebrating Five Years of Autism Science Day 23: Gastroenterology consensus recommendations provide recognition of the need for specialized approaches to GI problems in children with autism
In honor of the anniversary of Autism Speaks' founding on Feb 25, for the next 25 days we will be sharing stories about the many significant scientific advances that have occurred during our first five years together. Our 23rd item, Gastroenterology consensus recommendations provide recognition of the need for specialized approaches to GI problems in children with autism, is adapted from a 2009 press release.
Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are a commonly expressed concern of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but families have often found it difficult to find appropriate care for these issues. In December 2009, a consensus statement and recommendations for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in children with ASD were published in Pediatrics. These recommendations are an important step in advancing physician awareness of the unique challenges in the medical management of children with autism and will be a prelude towards the development of evidence-based guidelines that will standardize care for all children with ASD. The reports highlighted the crucial need for information to guide care, and emphasized the critical importance of fostering more research in this area, including genetic research, to support the development of these guidelines.
"The Pediatrics paper represents long-sought recognition by the mainstream medical community that treatment of GI problems in children with autism requires specific and specialized approaches," reacted Dr. Dawson. "Autism Speaks has been actively engaged in the study of GI problems associated with children with autism, working toward enhanced medical community awareness for over five years through its research agenda and the Autism Speaks' Autism Treatment Network (ATN). Dan Coury, M.D., ATN medical director, commented, "We are delighted to see the publication of important information that can support clinicians and caregivers in providing better care for children with autism, particularly with GI concerns, as parents unfortunately very often find it difficult to identify physicians who have an understanding of these issues and are able to provide appropriate medical care for their children. GI and pediatric specialists from six of the ATN sites participated in the forum and in the development of these recommendations, which shows the power of interaction among the communities and individuals dedicated to this problem. Autism Speaks is already engaged in the crucial next step which is to move beyond these consensus-based recommendations to develop evidence-based clinical guidelines." In addition to development of evidence-based clinical guidelines for GI issues, the ATN is also currently working on evidence based clinical guidelines for medical management of sleep, and neurologic disorders associated with autism. "Delivery of evidence-based clinical guidelines will serve as excellent opportunities for future training and education of physicians," added Dr. Dawson.
The consensus statement highlights several important themes, the first emphasizing that GI problems are a genuine concern in the ASD population and that these disorders exacerbate or contribute to problem behaviors. The need for awareness of how GI problems manifest in children with autism and the potential for accompanying nutritional complications and impaired quality of life were also emphasized.
In the second paper, the authors make consensus recommendations providing guidance on how current general pediatric standards of care that can and should be applied for children with ASD. George Fuchs, M.D., a co-author on the two papers and chair of the ATN GI Committee remarked, "The recommendations provide important guidance for the clinician to adapt the current practices of care (for abdominal pain, chronic constipation and gastroesophageal reflux) for the child with autism. The recommendations from the Autism Forum meeting complement the ATN's on-going work to develop evidence-based, ASD-specific guidelines. The ATN is currently piloting newly created guidelines and monitoring their effectiveness. We anticipate this data will contribute to an evidence-based foundation to support best practices for GI problems in ASD."
Autism Speaks is committed to the sustained support of efforts that address co-morbid medical conditions in the ASD population. In recognizing that there's not enough evidence in any GI area and more research is needed, the Pediatric papers reaffirm the importance of the recent November 2009, Autism Speaks sponsored symposium and workshop on Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorders. The symposium and workshop represented an important partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) – the largest professional society for GI and nutritional specialists, and a professional authority for the development and implementation of pediatric GI guidelines. The symposium raised awareness and provided the latest scientific information to an audience of 168 researchers, clinicians, and pediatric GI and nutrition specialists, most of whom had limited expertise in autism. The symposium was followed by a workshop that brought together a diverse group of experts in GI, nutrition, pediatrics, pain, ASD, and biological research. Recommendations were developed for an expanded and targeted research agenda for the field that will address current gaps in the knowledge base and aim to advance evaluation and treatment of ASD-GI disorders. Proceedings from the meeting are scheduled to be published in 2010. A unique and important element in both the Symposium and Workshop was the inclusion of parents of children with ASD.
Did you know?: Autism Speaks' Autism Treatment Network (ATN) is developing evidence-based guidelines that will provide specific guidance to physicians on how to address a number of medical issues of concern for children with ASD. The ATN is currently piloting a GI guideline algorithm (decision flow charts) for the assessment and treatment of constipation, and a sleep guideline algorithm for insomnia. The ATN is also working on guidelines in the areas of psychopharmacology and neurology. For more information on ATN guideline activities, please see www.autismspeaks.org/airp.
John Elder Robison, Author of "Look Me in the Eye," to Speak in N.J.
John Elder Robison, author of bestselling memoir, "Look Me in the Eye," is appearing tomorrow (Wednesday, February 24) at 5:30 p.m. at Drew University, in Madison, N.J. The event, which takes place in room 107 of the University Center is free and open to everyone. He will be speaking and answering questions from the audience, followed by a book signing. Robison, who has Asperger's Syndrome, will be talking about life on the autism spectrum, growing up and finding acceptance, and the latest research he is involved in at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
This event should definitely be worth your time if you are in the area. Either way, be sure to check out "Look Me in the Eye" – it is a fun and compelling read.
Autism in the News – Tuesday, 2.23.10
Why autism is different for girls (U.K.)
With hindsight, Nicky Clark says early signs of autism were present in both her children. The elder one, though very bright, had a love of routine and was not interested in fantasy games like other children. The younger one liked to line things up in rows and would watch the same video clip over and over again for hours. When she got the diagnosis it came as a huge shock, as it would be for any parent. But there was an additional reason why it was unexpected – both her children are girls. Read more.
The prevalence of obesity in children with autism: a secondary data analysis using nationally representative data from the National Survey of Children's Health (Biomedcentral.com)
The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically in the last two decades and numerous efforts to understand, intervene on, and prevent this significant threat to children's health are underway for many segments of the pediatric population. Understanding the prevalence of obesity in populations of children with developmental disorders is an important undertaking, as the factors that give rise to obesity may not be the same as for typically developing children, and because prevention and treatment efforts may need to be tailored to meet their needs and the needs of their families. The goal of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents with autism. Read more.
Research builds on genetic link to autism and schizophrenia (EurekAlert)
A genetic link between schizophrenia and autism is enabling researchers to study the effectiveness of drugs used to treat both illnesses. Read more.
Dolphin therapy is booming despite concerns about efficacy and animal cruelty (The Washington Times)
Do you or does your child suffer from cerebral palsy? Down syndrome? Autism? A knee injury? General ennui? Read more.
Kathy Walsh Nufer column: East student wins writing contest about friends with autism (Appleton, Wis.)
Marcus Christenson has great affection for his buddies across the hall in Room 1128 at Appleton East High School. Read more.
SCSU Becomes First Conn. School to Open Center on Autism (Conn.)
Southern Connecticut State University is making a name for itself in the field of autism education. The university can already be considered a leader in that sphere – it's currently the only public university to offer autism as a concentration in its special education Master's program – but the biggest step yet is becoming the only school in Connecticut to open a center on autism spectrum disorders. Read more.
Teaching autistic child at home (North Port, Fla.)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the symptoms of 5-year-old Charlie Jackson's disorder as "atypical development in socialization, communication and behavior." For parents Jenifer and Sean, it has meant their child continually retreated into his own world, unable to play or learn like other children. Read more.
House panel to take up autism insurance (Va.)
The middle-schooler can tell you what he needs and how he's feeling, and it's been worth every penny of the Maloney family's life savings to get there. Read more.
Google SketchUp lets children with autism create (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Ever since its 2000 debut by two Colorado software designers, SketchUp has been known as a cutting-edge 3D modeling computer program for architects. By pushing a cursor around downloadable objects, designers created two-dimensional scenes that could later be rendered three-dimensional with editing tools. Read more.
Project could be a lifesaver (Catskill, N.Y.)
There's nothing scarier than when a child goes missing, and the dread is compounded when that child has special needs. Read more.
Early investment (Pleasant Hill, Iowa)
As The Homestead prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary, the organization faces budget uncertainty from county, state and federal sources. Read more.
Orlando To Evict 'Freedom Ride' (Orlando, Fla.)
Lawmakers in the city say some disabled people may have to go. Read more.
Project Lifesaver's bracelets help track those with Alzheimer's when they get lost (Gainesville, Fla.)
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office issued a reminder to county residents Monday morning about a program that can help people with memory-loss issues who may get lost or confused. Read more.
Jordan, Ruth & Tartaglia Join Got Talent? – An Autism Benefit 5/24 (BroadwayWorld.com)
Got Talent?, a competition benefiting QSAC, a NY agency serving people with autism, has announced three new celebrities who are joining the Grand Finale Judging panel on May 24 at the Times Square Arts Center. Don't think Paula, Simon and Randy. QSAC's GOT TALENT – GOT: Leslie, Ruth and John – that's funny man Leslie Jordan, (aka Beverly Leslie and Brother Boy) the sexy Dr. Ruth and Broadway & TV Star/Puppet Master John Tartaglia. Read more.
Chaotic love (TheSpec.com)
My house is extremely busy. What some people may call chaotic. I live with my mother, father, brother age 13, sister age four, foster sister aged 23, and my foster brother age seven. Unfortunately at birth he was diagnosed with a severe case of autism. Living with an autistic child really changes the way you live. Read more.
Hackney woman to run London Marathon for autism charity (U.K.)
A Hackney woman is trying to raise £1,600 ahead of this year's London Marathon for The National Autistic Society (NAS). Read more.
Ashington man gets tattoos for charity – Video (U.K.)
Many people would not be brave enough to get a tattoo – let alone two on the same day. Read more.
Lee Flames will host Mountain State in Hoops-4-Hope Friday (Cleveland, Tenn.)
A chance to see the top-ranked NAIA team in the country at a bargain price plus a chance to recognize some very special people is what Lee University is offering local basketball fans this evening. Read more.
Del. Marshall says abortion remark misconstrued, apologizes (The Washington Post)
Virginia Del. Robert G. Marshall apologized Monday to people with disabilities for remarks suggesting that women who have abortions risk having later children with birth defects as a punishment from God. Read more.
Tallis takes off with first steps (Australia)
When Tallis Munro began Prep this year at Coolnwynpin State School, he was able to face his classmates eye to eye. Read more.
Uncle Charged in Abuse, Death of Special Needs Girl (Phoenix, Ariz.)
A 47-year-old man has been criminally charged with the death of his 5-year-old niece. Read more.
Robbers steal special laptop from visually impaired college student at St. Paul bus stop (St. Paul, Minn.)
Phil Sporer depends on his laptop more than many other college students. The 20-year-old is visually impaired, and his computer, issued by the Minnesota State Services for the Blind, has special software. Read more.
Tennis Celebrities to Participate in Event Benefitting Walk Now For Autism (Fla.)
For the fourth consecutive year, ten tennis celebrities of the present and legends of the past will play at the center court as part of the exclusive IV Annual Tennis ProAm which benefits Walk Now For Autism, now affecting 1 out of every 110 children. Read more.
5|25: Celebrating Five Years of Autism Science Day 22: Combined Therapies Hold Promise for More Effective Treatments
In honor of the anniversary of Autism Speaks' founding on Feb 25, for the next 25 days we will be sharing stories about the many significant scientific advances that have occurred during our first five years together. Our 22nd item, Combined Therapies Hold Promise for More Effective Treatments, is from Autism Speaks' Top 10 Autism Research Events of 2009..
Just over three years ago the FDA's landmark approval of risperidone for the treatment of ASD represented a significant breakthrough for the autism community. Since then other large-scale autism studies have sought FDA approval for drugs that target core or associated symptoms for autism, but unfortunately few of these trials have proven successful. In 2009, taking a cue from other disorders such as ADHD where a combined effect of both medication and behavioral therapies has proven fruitful, researchers published the first successful combined randomized controlled trial for ASD. The paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry demonstrated that combined pharmacological and behavioral treatments was more effective than pharmacological treatment alone for reducing challenging behaviors.
Risperidone is approved for reducing aggression and irritability in children and adolescents with autism. However, its use still presents a number of challenges to clinicians. Like other atypical anti-psychotics it can have adverse side effects including weight gain, potentially leading to increased risk for obesity, and GI symptoms such as diarrhea and constipation, which can already be problematic for children with ASD. Clinicians must therefore balance the benefit of treating the problem behaviors with the potential for creating new health challenges for the child. On the other hand, behavioral therapies have been shown to be one of the most reliably effective treatments for improving problem behaviors with limited side effects. Combination therapies create a synergistic therapeutic environment in which medication allows a child to get more from behavioral therapies and, at the same time, the benefits of behavioral therapy may mean lower doses of medication are required.
A new multi-site study by the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network, the same group that conducted the pivotal studies leading to the approval of risperidone, investigated whether combining risperidone treatments with a simultaneous behavioral intervention would be more effective than medication alone. Their 24-week study of 124 children ages 4-13, compared a treatment regime of risperidone alone with a combined treatment regimen of risperidone and a parent training program that followed the principles of applied behavioral analysis. While both the combined and medication-only treatments reduced the severity of non-compliant behaviors, the combined therapy resulted in a significantly greater reduction while using lower doses of risperidone. The combined therapy was also better at reducing other challenging behaviors, such as irritability and hyperactivity.
This study provides hope for a wider range of available treatments and greater flexibility for clinicians who should be encouraged to use combined approaches in cases where medications or behavioral interventions are not effective on their own. Confirming the effectiveness of coordinated treatments that take full advantage of the benefits of both pharmaceutical and behavioral approaches also demonstrates the continued need to support research establishing the most effective treatments in all realms. Finally, the vast majority of clinical trials conducted to date have only addressed how an individual treatment compares to a placebo. Very few studies have been conducted that make head-to-head comparisons of two or more treatments as was done here, so the success of this trial will also serve to highlight the utility of "comparative effectiveness trials" for determining the best treatments for ASD.
Did you know?: Autism Speaks' funded Interactive Autism Network (IAN) is a web-based family registry and social network that brings together thousands of families with autism research and provides a forum for families to report information about their experiences. In a recent study on over 5000 children in IAN, 35% of parents reported that their children were taking at least one psychotropic medicine and the use of these drugs increased with age. The incidence of a comorbid condition such as seizures, ADHD or anxiety increased the likelihood of medication use. The IAN authors also reported on correlations between insurance access and use of multiple medications, noting that those children using public insurance plans (such as Medicaid) tended to be on more medications, possibly due to an inability to get coverage for behavioral therapies.


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One of my favourite carving media is wet wood, tends to carve so much better than the seasoned stuff, but there is quite a bit of knowledge reqd to be sucessful.
Another device i have recently been using is the arbotech, has anyone knowledge of this?
Another device i have recently been using is the arbotech, has anyone knowledge of this?
Re: carving with wet wood.Mon, February 2, 2004 - 12:09 AMhi bertie,
interested... which woods in particular do you carve wet? do you have any pics? what knowledge in particular is necessary to carve it? I ask as I have some wet logs, been waiting for them to dry, wondering what effects it would have to carve them wet...
thanks for the interest,
Re: carving with wet wood.Mon, February 2, 2004 - 2:51 PMMMM, rightiho. Wood is a bundle of fibres that spit along the grain because of differential in drying. Take away the differential and wood dosent split. Several ways of doing this - slow the drying right down.. Many major carvers varnish their work every time they finish working, and or keep it in a plastic bag. Another method is to just make it very thin - take away the differential - The parts of the tree that are most likely to split are the centre and knots.
I make a lot of wooden spoons and they never split because they are worked so fast - i mean the job is finished in maybe three hours.
Bowls can be easily made using this method. Simply decide on your shape and get going with the only privisio that it is either quite thin and no centre, or covered with a plastic bag and the moisture regulated that way.
Woods i have wet carved? Holly sycamore oak elm walnut sumac mmm, some 30 other specis.
Re: carving with wet wood.Tue, March 2, 2004 - 7:56 PMi wouldn't recomend carving wet for sculpture. as it dries, cracks are hard to avoid and the shape changes. the harder woods are more diffacult to carve when wet. i hate wet wood. well, hate's alittle harsh.
Re: carving with wet wood.Fri, March 12, 2004 - 3:03 PMSome of the best carvers use part seasoned wood, it dries as they work. I think it requires a lot of experience. Look up ian norbury at the white knight gallery - i think most of his work is done like this.
By the way - love your work.
Re: carving with wet wood.Fri, March 12, 2004 - 6:16 PMthank you. i going to put up some better shots soon. photography is not my forte'.
i had a bad experence with some big, beautiful and wet blocks of holly a few years back and have sworn off the stuff. wet wood that is.
your pieces are quite nice also. your shop looks huge. do you do woodworking for a living? i dont have a wood shop now and i find myself limited on the size of my pieces. my bandsaw is in a room the size of most closets but somehow i make due. i enjoy the smaller, detail stuff anyway.
Re: carving with wet wood.Wed, March 17, 2004 - 2:36 PMHolly is a real killer as is apple and most of the really hard woods, you started with one of the most difficult. However holly is very easy to carve wet. I made a very pleasing(to me) three cornered bowl out of some very wet holly,(Atually come to think of it i made a load of very large spoons too. The whiteness of the wood makes it allmost like ivory) the secret was that it was very thin and no heart.
Yes i make my living from woodwork - my site is www.thefollowingmorning.co.uk. My workshop isnt exactly huge but i have some incredable machinery - the biggest is an 18 foor pad sander - yeah i know what you mean about making small items - something very pleasing about small - you also get to finish it whilst you are still alive.
By the way about photography, i often think that people are programmed to think only of the photograph, not what it is about, to my mind someone who looks at the photo only is not really interested in my work - yeah sure i take care but my aim is for people to see my work, im a woodworker not a photographer- its cost me.
Re: carving with wet wood.Mon, March 29, 2004 - 10:18 PMi like working with the hardwood. ebony, pink ebony and holly i have the most experence with. i've been carving mostly small pieces for about 11 years. i've shown in gallerys and in the ohio designer craftsman museum awhile back but now i'm in la and sometimes doing commissions out of my bungalow. i'm carving part-part time because of work and other art projects. i dont like carving holly when wet because it feels like plastic to me. i love it when my chisel rips through a dry piece of wood. when it 's wet the wood feels too bouncy, know what i mean?
Re: carving with wet wood.Fri, April 2, 2004 - 12:03 PMMust admit to being a bit out of the curve there "being a bit bouncy". Personaly i get quite a buzz out of wet wood, i guess cause ot works so easily.
Most impressed to hear about your galleried work. Id love to see some more.
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Craig played at University of Texas in El Paso from 2002-'04 and Omar Duran, a former teammate of Craig's, said he stayed with him in El Paso for more than two months after he left his coaching position at the school and said Craig just wanted to "read his Bible all the time and lost interest in basketball."
2. He Walked into Eastern Arizona College
Craig allegedly entered a classroom on the campus of Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher on July 10 he waved a bible asking the professor if he was Mormon and making derogatory statements. He then left the classroom and proceeded to another building on campus.
3. He Was Arrested on Thursday
After that, Craig drove around town in his 2003 white Honda Civic with a towel on his head, sunglasses and filming himself while quoting a verse from Revelations before being arrested at a Thatcher Walmart. Police arrested Craig on an outstanding warrant for misdemeanor drug possession. Capt. Bill Barnes says the man is facing additional misdemeanor charges after officers found marijuana and a pipe in his car.
4. He is Describing Himself as an 'Islamist Jihadist'
An Ex-UTEP player has police on alert after describing himself as an "Islamic jihadist" – http://t.co/BkcrfmqSQ2
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) August 2, 2013
Police said when he was arrested Craig told them he was a "Islamist jihadist" and that everyone would know his name in a few weeks.
5. Police Put Out an Alert to Area Churches
Police said there is no immediate danger, but alerted area churches that the man said he had been going around saying Mormons and Catholics "would be destroyed' in the coming weeks."
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Economic Modeling of Compressed Air Energy Storage
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AbstractDue to the variable nature of wind resources, the increasing penetration level of wind power will have a significant impact on the operation and planning of the electric power system. Energy storage systems are considered an effective way to compensate for the variability of wind generation. This paper presents a detailed production cost simulation model to evaluate the economic value of compressed air energy storage (CAES) in systems with large-scale wind power generation. The co-optimization of energy and ancillary services markets is implemented in order to analyze the impacts of CAES, not only on energy supply, but also on system operating reserves. Both hourly and 5-minute simulations are considered to capture the economic performance of CAES in the day-ahead (DA) and real-time (RT) markets. The generalized network flow formulation is used to model the characteristics of CAES in detail. The proposed model is applied on a modified IEEE 24-bus reliability test system. The numerical example shows that besides the economic benefits gained through energy arbitrage in the DA market, CAES can also generate significant profits by providing reserves, compensating for wind forecast errors and intra-hour fluctuation, and participating in the RT market.
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After reading all the other posts, I guess the 'store' is really not the main issue here! But still, I guess my point is that it's very obvious even when the worst of how this prison operates (beatings, rapes, etc) isn't being shown that it's extremely corrupt.
I just watched part of a National Geographic series on this prison. Seems that if they don't want inmates using 'store' items for currency then they should limit how many things an inmate can get at one time! pretty frickin simple. And when they do these 'surprise', major shakedowns by the super trained military group they should CHECK THE GUARDS and their stuff too! Seems this prison system (Georgia paramilitary) is more about allowing the inmates to be out of control just enough to justify all their jobs and make lots of money. SAD! I watched another documentary about hospice in prisons and the maximum security prison featured (Folsom?) used to be one of the most violent and dangerous in the country (mostly lifers and prisoners with long sentences and violent crimes) until this one warden showed up. He reduced violence by like 63% or close to that. He really seemed to respect the prisoners as human beings, said he felt his job was to help rehabilitate and not punish, and whatever he's doing should be emulated...allow these prisoners a chance instead of encouraging violence and corruption with their 'store' system and then punishing them for using that system in a corrupt way. it's messed up! They're just the fueling the problem when there's a simple solution.
wrote on Sunday, August 23, 2015 I agree.not all prisoners should be all treated the same way .
Hey. It's prison. If you don't like it, don't get locked up.
wrote on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 First of all u about to be one of the most ignorant mutherfuckas i know to even speak that...You are only a blink of an eye from prison ur self all u have to do is be in tbe wrong place at the wrong time or kill somebody in a car accident be careful what u say cause it could be u r ur children
I had a brother who was at Hays State Prison in early 2000.It was a bad place than.He was beaten by officers on several occasions.Gang members and officers was causing so much violence and guards was allowing it and part of majority of illegal things going on.Its private camp so nothing done about it.Complaints or phone calls don't get return.Its a very dangerous camp that should have been closed down.
Do men get raped at Hays State Prison? i have a relative recently arrived there from Dekalb county Jail, and i was wondering if anyone would try to rape him, hes only 19 years old very small and i think hes afraid of going to prison? i looked at his prison mugshot he looks so old like hes almost 45 years old his hair looks like its turned gray or something im wondering if my worst fear has come to past yet?
Just helping wrote on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Tell him to get with Muslim and become one
This is my second trip to this prison and the same thing that was going on then is going on right now. The officers are racist and they beat inmates at will. This is happening right now as we speak. Everybody knows everybody and the CERT is like a KKK movement. Sgt. S****** that works the Annex and use to be on CERT is a racist and live to beat on inmates. The Annex is like a concentration camp!
"The only reason I am posting anonymously is because I don't want my loved one to have repercussions. Hays is the most corrupt, violent, dishonest place I have ever seen in my life. Captain ***** needs 15 to life himself, for allowing the sexual assaults and beatings to take place. Wonder how he would fair picking up the soap. Officer ***** is a racist and needs to be hung in his own backyard. He is always in someone's business, but does not talk about how he himself brings food into the prison to feed the inmates in the kitchen. This is only the first of many posts like this...OHHHHHHHHHH and MR ***** SHOULD GET READY TO GET HIS PINK SLIP...I PROMISE"
"I was one of the first persons to be housed in Hayes, 1990, as a result of an illegal search and seizure which was overturned. They were still reluctant to let me go straight out of the hole. My case is in the law books and today I am a paralegal/ e discovery specialist. It is truly a hell hole and chain gang if there ever was one."
man i just looked at several news paper articles. these people lied McClain died in another inmates cell not his bed. Stubbs had been in the whole for several days complaining of his injuries and was ignored. And the guy who died friday died on the sidewalk in front of the building he was about to move in. He still had his personal property outside the dorm. He never saw a hospital alive. These people don t care as long as it isn t them.
i m at hayes right now. these people could care less about murdered inmates. they tell us we don t care what you do. don t touch black (in reference to the CERT officers) and don t touch blue (the c.o s).
Jen wrote on Saturday, August 22, 2015 Are you still at hays prison
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"This is something we will not give up on because we are not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people."
Paul Ryan
Well, naturally. It is a Republican plan, something they were very willing to claim until Obama took it up as a desperate attempt to get SOMETHING passed. Obama's first choice was a single-payer program — and in fact if we simply extended Medicare to the whole population it would be much cheaper. His second choice, people seem to have forgotten, was a nonprofit, self-funding, government-backed insurance company, which the insurance industry lobbied against, with the help of their supposedly "free-market" allies, the GOP.
Well, Ima, why don't you ask Darrell Issa about his recently introduced bill H776? He has now "decided" that the Federal Health Benefits plan should be open to non-federal employees. Sure sounds like government health insurance to me! (Federal Times, issue delivered 3/7/13)
Obamacare is a really, really big deal. Not perfect, and still the most expensive in the world, but it's the free-market solution to a serious problem that kills over 40,000 Americans a year. If you've got your own solution Ima (just kidding! of course you don't!) we'd love to hear it. "Stay healthy, but if you don't stay healthy, die quickly before you bankrupt your family."
Go Ryan.
Maybe Obama's plan was to make Obamacare, which was the Republicans' initial proposal, so distasteful to them that they fight it and eventually propose universal health care themselves. Kind of like having that coworker or boss who won't agree to anything unless you make it sound like they came up with the idea themselves.
I just finished scanning the Paul Ryan budget and it's as much an unrealistic wish list as is the one by the Congressional Progressive Caucus'. No real numbers in either one but a lot of hype. What planet are these Congressmen and Senators from? Good Grief.
"Go Ryan."
And don't stop. We'll close the door behind you.
NOT free, paid for with the help of tax payer money. Far better use for it than filling the coffers of the military/industrial complex.
Obama said it was his "first choice" but he threw it away before negotiations.
Got nothing intelligent to say. Again? Both of you keep throwing name insults. Very childish and useless both of you on that.
No Pres. Obama was secretly all for it since he thinks like the Republicans do. But then oligarchs on both sides are Plutocrats.
Another enemy of America hiding in plain sight in Congress.
Problems with Ryan's budget include that he used asssumptions from last summer, and things have changed since then.
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Sugar isn`t Veg?!?!?
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So today i learned that many sugar isn't necasarally Vegan, or even Vegetarian (by my standards at least)
What are your thoughts on this? Im not sure how practical completely avoiding sugar is, however I will do my absolute best to keet it to a minimum.
Read this: http://www.vegsource.com/jo/qa/qasugar.htm
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If you are baking try Sugar in the Raw of Florida's Crystals. Trader Joe's also has vegan turbinado sugar. Beet sugar is usually vegan too. If you want sugar-free sweeteners use stevia.You must be logged in to reply to this topic.


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Santa Clara County shook off the ashes of the dot-com bust and retained its stature as one of the globe's high-tech capitals, spurred by the growth of new giants like Yahoo and Google, according to a new federal study released Wednesday.
Though total employment is down, wages are up and innovation is on fire. And by one measure, the valley's work force continued to be more dominated by technology than any other place in the country.
While the study covered the period from 2001-08, and did not take into account the job losses of the past several months, it found grounds for optimism about the valley's future despite the recession. The study found the region "underwent a transformation" after the dot-com bust, shedding jobs in old-line industries while creating new, high-wage positions in brand-new fields, a trend that other economists say is likely to continue once the nation's economy begins to rebound.
"The creativity in Silicon Valley has never been stronger," agreed Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. "Whether that's clean and green tech or numerous other technology clusters, the innovation sector is strong."
But the rebound came with a price. While average tech wages throughout the region have shot up 36 percent, that's partly due to the loss of middle-wage jobs.
Ron LaPedis, a 53-year-old consultant in San Bruno who has held a series of high-paying tech jobs, said he's not surprised.
"The innovation is done here by a few highly paid people, while all the work to keep it going is overseas," LaPedis said.
Economists said the region, now in the depths of recession, is poised to begin growing when the economy turns around. In 2001, thousands of laid-off workers left the valley, but that hasn't happened during this recession.
"Silicon Valley exported its unemployment in 2001," Steve Cochrane of Moody's economy.com said in a recent interview. "But now they're staying put, and human capital is so much of what makes Silicon Valley what it is, that it's a plus in the longer term."
Among the findings of the study, conducted by the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics of a six-county Bay Area region defined as Silicon Valley's "high tech corridor":
Through the dark aftermath of the tech bubble, Internet search and Web portals were the bright stars of the county, adding 20,000 jobs during the seven-year period. Even last month, as the rest of the country and most high-tech sectors were shedding them, this industry was still adding them, the BLS said.
Yet in 2001, the industry wasn't big enough to merit its own labor code, said Amar Mann, an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics' San Francisco regional office and co-author of the report. "This is a new star that's appeared in Silicon Valley," he said. "We had an Internet publishing category, but we didn't have a Web search category."
Despite the gains in that industry, the loss of middle-wage jobs forced many tech workers into other industries following the dot-com bubble. Eight of 11 industries suffered job declines from 2001 to 2008. Only three, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and scientific research, added jobs. Overall, high-tech employment in the six-county region fell to 435,826 jobs while Santa Clara County dropped from 304,000 jobs in 2001 to 239,000 at the end of 2008.
Kris Chase, a San Jose mother of two, was a veteran high-tech worker when the dot-com bust hit in 2001. She left her middle-wage job for a better-paying one as a real estate appraiser. "I knew I had to get off the roller coaster. With two small kids, I couldn't do it anymore. My husband was also in high-tech and the turmoil was just too much."
Chase said she has trouble believing high-tech wages will continue to climb.
"I have a personal bias," she says. "My husband was laid off last year from his high-tech job. And when he does get a new job, it'll be for less money because so many people are out of work right now."
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improvement, rallying, picking up, upturn, upswing
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retrieval, regaining, repossession, getting back, reclamation, recouping, redemption, recuperation
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2.6(In rowing, cycling, or swimming) the action of returning the paddle, leg, or arm to its initial position ready to make a new stroke.
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Late Middle English (denoting a means of restoration): from Anglo-Norman French recoverie, from recovrer 'get back'.
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Even though pretty much every year my husband works on Thanksgiving, it still really sucks. But this year, my kids are passing around a poorly-timed stomach bug.
Though I will say, it's better than what I thought it was.
(Note to self: Never Google symptoms while hormonal because you might give yourself a panic attack and scare the crap out of your kids).
On the bright side, I won't be cooking, that's for sure. But on the down side, I'm living with the fear of getting it myself, which is scaring me shitless.
The irony in all this (oh yes, there is irony) is that in an attempt to have some control in his misery of having to work on a holiday, my husband put in for a trip that gives him Thanksgiving with his own family in Philadelphia.
So he'll be enjoying all the boxed stuffing, canned cranberry, and joyous company of my in-laws while I'll be trying to keep my head out of the toilet.
On second thought, that doesn't sound so bad in comparison. Plus, there's a good chance that if I get it, he will too. And I'd much rather be puking at home than at my in-laws. Or on a plane (which I've done, unfortunately).
And hey, at least I have Edward Cullen to keep me company.