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Reading's representative in Washington is making a big push for the city to be awarded one of Pennsylvania's two City Revitalization and Improvement Zone designations.
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts said Wednesday that he has spoken with Gov. Tom Corbett, Secretary of Budget Charles Zogby, Secretary of Community and Economic Development Alan Walker and Secretary of Revenue Dan Meuser to support the city's CRIZ application.
"I had good conversations with Gov. Corbett and his secretaries about what the CRIZ designation would mean for Reading," said Pitts, a Republican. "I believe that this program will help generate the jobs that Reading needs."
The city formally submitted its CRIZ application to the state on Nov. 25. It was compiled by a coalition of local business and community leaders who make up the City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority (CRRIZA), which is led by Peter Rye, president, Brentwood Industries.
"Mayor [Vaughn] Spencer has done a great job of putting together the application and building a coalition to get the designation approved," Pitts said. "I appreciate the governor and his secretaries listening to my appeal and I am confident that the city has made a strong case for participating in the program."
The state is expected to decide by Dec. 15 which two cities will be awarded CRIZ designations. Currently, eight cities are eligible, including Lancaster, York and Bethlehem. Two additional cities are expected to be selected in 2016.
Reading's state legislative delegation, including Sen. Judy Schwank and Rep. Tom Caltagirone, also supports the city's efforts.
If Reading is selected, the CRRIZA would have the ability to issue bonds for development within the CRIZ, which is proposed to include the city's recently acquired properties in the 400 block of Penn Street, the Abraham Lincoln (Wyndham) Hotel on North 5th Street, the former Baldwin Brass facility, the former Luden's candy factory and the Rockland Plaza shopping center near Albright College.
The authority would then, in turn, receive various state and local taxes generated as the result of the development with the goal of not only increasing revenue but creating jobs and fostering business opportunities.


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Language: EnglishBoxed Set: YesDiscs:0 pcsRelease date: 2008Condition: NewWeight: 0 kgFormat: Support both NTSC & PALNo. of Season: 1 2 3 4 5Region: Region Free – You can enjoy it wherever you areGenre: Drama | Horror |
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Creator: J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Leading Role: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole, Mark Valley, John Noble
Summary o f Fringe follows the casework of the Fringe Division, a Joint Federal Task Force supported primarily by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which includes Agent Olivia Dunham; Dr. Walter Bishop, the archetypal mad scientist; and Peter Bishop, Walter's estranged son and jack-of-all-trades. They are supported by Phillip Broyles, the force's director, and Agent Astrid Farnsworth, who assists Walter in laboratory research. The Fringe Division investigates cases relating to fringe science, ranging from transhumanist experiments gone wrong to the prospect of a destructive technological singularity to a possible collision of two parallel universes. The Fringe Division's work often intersects with advanced biotechnology developed by a company called Massive Dynamic, founded by Walter's former partner, Dr. William Bell, and run by their common friend, Nina Sharp. The team is also watched silently by a group of bald, pale men who are called "Observers".
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In Season 2,The OCcurrences are found to be in conjunction with activities of a parallel universe, which is plagued by singularities occurring at weakened points of the fabric between worlds. The Fringe team deals with more cases that are leading to a "great storm" as the parallel universe appears to be at war with the prime one, engineered by human-machine hybrid shapeshifters from the parallel universe. Walter is forced to tell Peter that he is from the parallel universe, a replacement for his own Peter that died from a genetic disease. Walter had crossed over on the frOZen ice of Reiden Lake in 1985 to administer the cure for the alternate version of Peter, but, after destroying a dose of the cure upon transport, he instead brought the boy across; on return, they fell through the ice but were saved by the Observer September, reminding him of the importance of Peter. Walter's crossing is what caused the singularities in the parallel universe, Reiden Lake at their epicenter.
Season 3 presents episodes that alternate between the two universes. "Walternate", Walter's doppelgänger in the parallel universe, is the U.S. Secretary of Defense and has set events in motion to assemble a doomsday device that reacts only to Peter's biology He also sent his Olivia, "Fauxlivia", to the prime universe, in Olivia's place, to engage the Fringe Division and assemble the prime universe's version of the device, while he studies Olivia's Cortexiphan-induced powers. By happenstance, Fauxlivia becomes pregnant with Peter's child, Henry, before being outed and extracted to the parallel universe. Walternate orchestrated acceleration of the pregnancy to gain a sample of the baby's blood, which he uses to activate the machine. Peter, with Olivia's help, enters the prime version of the machine, and experiences a vision of the future where the parallel universe has been destroyed and the same fate threatens the prime one. Recovering in the present, Peter alters his plan and uses the machine to merge the two rooms, creating a bridge where inhabitants of both universes can solve their dilemma, before disappearing and being forgotten by both Walters and Olivias.
Season 4 begins in an alternate timeline, one in which September had failed to save the alternate version of Peter in 1985, according to the Observers. This creates a butterfly effect influencing the main characters' pasts but otherwise stabilizing both universes due to the creation of the bridge. Peter is pulled into this new timeline due to the Actions of the alternate timeline's Fringe team, which, as of the season premiere, includes Lincoln Lee. Peter initially works to return to his own timeline, fueled by fears that his memories are altering Cortexiphan-dosed Olivia's of this timeline, but after encountering a wounded September, Peter comes to learn that this timeline is truly his home, and both he and Olivia come to accept the change, rekindling their affair. September also reveals to Peter that the Observers needed to erase Peter's son, Henry, to assure their future will be created, though the ulterior motives of the Observers remains in question. Meanwhile, in the present, David Robert Jones, alive in this timeline, works with the parallel universe's version of Nina Sharp to synchronize the two universes together. The Fringe teams from both universes postulate that Jones seeks to collapse both universes, creating a new universe under Jones' control; thus, they are forced to terminate the Machine's bridge in order to prevent Jones' plan from coming to fruition.
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#2. Giving You a Shortcut When Your Normal Route Is Totally Fine
It's typically a lovely gesture to share your knowledge with another. We all like behind-the-scenes advice and shortcuts on the road of life. Got a line on concert tickets? Share away. Know a trick for saving money at hotels? Let's hear it. Know a shortcut to avoid the hellacious traffic that could add literally hours to our journey? We're all ears. No one in their right mind (or even me in my wrong one) would complain about such things.
Know who's great at shortcuts? Roman centurions. I'm just kidding, my friend just bet me 10 bucks I couldn't use the same pic three times in one article. Actually, I'm still kidding. I have no friends. I had one once, but I kept talking about the Romans.
But no one likes it when you insist upon shortcuts for journeys that are not particularly problematic. "You took Old Spring Road to the Dairy Barn? Oh man, what are you thinking? You gotta take Old Mill, then get off at Parker Drive and cut through the neighborhood. That way you miss the stop sign by the Taco Bell and the stop light by the public library!"
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"Good Lord! That could have been me. Old Mill Road indeed!"
#1. Offering to Teach You Something You Don't Want to Know
It's typically a lovely gesture to teach someone something. After all, that famous proverb goes "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he can feed himself for life." Personally, I don't buy it. I mean, who is this dude who lives by the ocean but has no idea how to fish? What does he think all those fishermen he's begging off of are doing? He probably can't be taught. What I'm saying is, maybe just give him some fish. And cut it for him. Also make sure he's using a spork, because sharper utensils are probably a hazard. Poor dude.
But no one likes it when you offer and then insist on teaching them something they never wanted to know. "Nice knitted cock ring," you say, noticing your boss's knitted cock ring prominently displayed on his desk. I mean, what else could you say? It's on his desk. He wants you to see it. But then suddenly it's all, "Yeah, knitting's really relaxing" and "You should try it" and "Here, let me show you how." Next thing you know, you're knee-deep in yarn and needles and your boss is spending lunch with you every day, measuring your junk to estimate how much yarn is needed. Unless this is just me? Also, turns out it wasn't a cock ring. Just a mitten, but you get the point.
This is my boss.
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Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster in Hell or High Water
Sometimes you try to get to a movie to review it, but it keeps not working out, and you start to think that maybe you should just let this one go. I had just about reached that point with Hell or High Water when my schedule finally lined up and I made it to a showing of the movie, and man am I glad I stuck with this one, because Hell or High Water is GREAT. Full Story
TIFF Review: The Program
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Stephen Frears' Lance Armstrong movie, The Program, is not the worst movie I've seen at TIFF—that's a toss-up between London Fields and Our Brand is Crisis—but it is probably the most disappointing. Frears has a knack for biopics (see also: Philomena, The Queen), but The Program feels a little…soft. Full Story
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The Program, about Lance Armstrong, played by Ben Foster, is one of the films screening here at TIFF. Ben is so method, he revealed in an interview with The Guardian that he, like Lance, took performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to prepare for the role. Read Full Intro
Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong
I was one of those dumb f-cking c-nts. I was a believer. I kept believing, right up to the very, very end. Right up until USADA charged him in October 2012. I've written about it before. How much I wanted to hang on to the idea that Lance Armstrong was possible. I read all the books. Then, afterwards, after I had to give that up, I read Tyler Hamilton's book, The Secret Race (which I obsessed over for weeks). Full Story
Robin & Ben at Armani Prive
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Claire Underwood is such an Armani client, non? Robin Wright and Ben Foster were in Paris yesterday for the Armani Prive presentation. As you can see, Mr Armani seems quite fond of her. It's the second time we've seen Robin and Ben at a public event this month. You'll recall, he accompanied her to the Golden Globes. Full Story
Robin & Ben: it's over
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US Weekly reports that Robin Wright and Ben Foster have ended their engagement. According to the magazine it was scheduling and the age difference that came between them. She's been working in Baltimore on House Of Cards while he spent months in London over the summer for A Streetcar Named Desire. Full Story
Robin & Ben go shopping
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Robin Wright and Ben Foster, recently engaged, were in Vancouver this weekend. They went shopping. He needed some shoes. These two, as I've said, are a good fit for each other. Robin can be terrifying on a red carpet. I've waited for her on a red carpet a few times. And each time, our team has been… apprehensive. Full Story
Ben Foster IS Lance Armstrong
Holy. Sh-t. This is NOT Lance Armstrong. This is Ben Foster PLAYING Lance Armstrong. Amazing, right? They just started shooting the biopic last week with Stephen Frears directing. I was going to see this movie anyway because, well, I followed Armstrong for a long time. I naively/stupidly/blindly believed him until I couldn't anymore. Full Story
A Christmas F-ck You to Sean Penn
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Sean Penn recently moaned in Esquire that all he ever wanted was to be loved. And that through all of his relationships, he's never been really loved, properly. In particular, he intimated that Robin Wright totally punked him and that he was a victim of her romantic fraud. Click here Full Story
Buttercup & Wesley 25
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Almost all of them were there last night at the New York Film Festival Princess Bride 25th anniversary screening and DVD launch. I used to really, really want to marry Cary Elwes. Why is it that I always write about this movie Full Story
Robin Wright doesn't slum
Ben Foster's no back up dancer. And Robin Wright isn't, as Sasha would say, in the case of Jennifer Lopez, dumpster diving. This...again... is how you do. Or should do. Check out Wright in Australia last week with Foster, an extremely talented actor...and you'll know this if you've seen The Messenger. Full Story


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Neil Walker joked afterward that it looked like it was going to be a 15-inning kind of night, but the Curve offense prevented that with a second straight big game.
Altoona ripped 15 hits and rallied for two runs in the eighth inning Thursday night to beat Richmond, 9-8, before 2,250 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Walker played his first of two rehab games from the Pirates and went 1-for-4 with a double in six innings.
"It was nice to get four at-bats, and timing-wise, that's about what I needed for the day," said Walker, who plans to play all nine innings tonight and then fly to New York on Saturday to rejoin the Pirates.
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The Pirates' Neil Walker, rehabbing with the Curve, runs off the field in the middle of the second inning.
Walker can come off the disabled list Sunday.
Thursday's game wasn't exactly a thing of beauty as pitchers for both teams struggled, and Richmond's defense helped out the Curve with three errors and a couple of other defensive lapses. Altoona got off to a good start with four runs in the second inning, and the offense has figured out its problems over the past two games, scoring 16 runs on 27 hits.
"Pitching-wise we are not sharp right now, but the offense is starting to pick it up," Curve manager Carlos Garcia said.
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Tonight: Richmond at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.
Pitchers: Curve RHP David Bromberg (0-4, 5.57) vs. Flying Squirrels RHP Craig Westcott (1-3, 4.55)
Record: 14-20
Covering the bases: B3
That's the irony of the past two days. The pitching staff has been superb all season but has faltered the past two games, while the offense has saved the day twice in a row.
"I think guys are just getting their pitch and hitting them," said Jarek Cunningham, who just missed a grand slam in the eighth and had to settle for a game-tying single off the left field wall. "In the past we've had a lot of guys missing pitches early, getting to two strikes and having to battle. And now we're getting pitches early in the count and driving them."
Cunningham's hit pulled the Curve even at 8-8, then Adalberto Santos hit a hot shot to second base that resulted in a forceout at second but brought home Stefan Welch with the go-ahead run. Welch also made a superb defensive play at first base to help the Curve get out of a bases-loaded, no outs jam in the seventh.
Santos, Mel Rojas Jr. and Andrew Lambo had three hits apiece for Altoona, while Gift Ngoepe had two hits in the leadoff spot for his third straight solid offensive game.
"When pitching lets down, offense has got to come back and pick them up," Garcia said.
Curve starter Stolmy Pimentel has been one of the best pitchers in all of minor league baseball this season, but he had a rough night Thursday. Pimentel struggled with his command and allowed six runs on six hits and five walks in 4 1/3 innings to see his ERA nearly triple, from 0.74 to 1.99.
"He just tried to overthrow the ball, and there was no location whatsoever," Garcia said.
"They know he has a good fastball," the manager added. "He wasn't establishing anything in or out, and he paid the price."
Pimentel was clocked at 98 mph, but Garcia said that's a bad sign for the pitcher because it means he's trying to throw too hard and needs to settle more in the 94-95 mph range.
"When he tries to crank it up, that's exactly what's going to happen," Garcia said.
Jason Townsend (1-1) won in relief for the Curve, while Phil McCormick (1-1) took the loss for Richmond.
Walker went hitless his first three at-bats, including a popup on the infield that stranded a runner at third base with one out. He smacked a single to deep left in the sixth and was able to stretch it into a double when the left fielder slipped.
Walker said he felt no problems with his right hand, which he injured sliding into second base April 26 and required six stitches.
"It took until my last at-bat to get my feet back underneath me, but that's to be expected after not playing for 13 days," he said.
The main thing for Walker in his two games with the Curve is just to get his timing back down so he'll be ready for game action when he rejoins the Bucs this weekend.
"It wasn't that kind of early spring training feel," he said of coming back after two weeks. "You never know how you're going to react as far as missing two weeks in a row, but the hand didn't give me any issues."
Game recap
Key player: CF Mel Rojas Jr. went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run.
Key play: 2B Jarek Cunningham just missed a grand slam in the eighth but tied the game, then 3B Adalberto Santos gave the Curve the lead with an RBI groundout.
Key stat: Pirates 2B Neil Walker went 1-for-4 with a double in his first of two rehab games with the Curve.
How they scored
Top 1st: Minicozzi doubled, scored on Oropesa single (0-1).
Bottom 2nd: Lambo singled, scored on Rojas single (1-1); Santos singled, scored on Paulino sacrifice fly (2-1); Panik error scored Rojas (3-1) and let Pimentel reach; Dickerson single scored Pimentel (4-1).
Top 3rd: Minicozzi solo homer (4-2); Susac doubled, Oropesa walked, both scored on Parker triple (4-4).
Bottom 3rd: Santos singled, scored on Rojas double (5-4).
Top 4th: Bradley walked, scored on Panik sacrifice fly (5-5); Herrera doubled, scored on Pimentel wild pitch (5-6).
Bottom 4th: Pimentel reached on Adrianza error, scored on Bradley wild pitch (6-6); Ngoepe singled, scored on Lambo single (7-6).
Top 8th: Lollis doubled, scored on Herrera single (7-7); Panik double scored Herrera (7-8).
Bottom 8th: Dickerson reached on Adrianza error, scored on Cunningham single (8-8); Welch singled, scored on Santos groundout (9-8).


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Prep Time 5 minutes |
Cook Time 20 minutes
2 cups leftover, cooked organic short grain brown rice
1 1/2 cups Edensoy Vanillaor Edensoy Extra Vanilla
1/2 cup Eden Dried Wild Blueberriesor Eden Dried Cranberries
2 Tbsp Eden Barley Malt Syrupor organic maple syrup
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp lemon peel, freshly grated
Place the cooked rice, soy milk, dried fruit and barley malt in a saucepan. Cover and bring almost to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until creamy. Remove the cover, and add the vanilla, cinnamon and grated lemon peel. Cover and simmer another 5 minutes.
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Josh Stephenson/Durango Herald
BAYFIELD � Bayfield High School head coach Todd McMenimen and the Wolverines got a close look at the No. 1-ranked wrestling team in Class 3A on Friday.
And coach McMenimen liked what he saw.
After all, what�s not to like about the deep and experienced defending state champions from Centauri, a fellow member of the Intermountain League.
But McMenimen was much happier with what he saw from his upstart Wolverines, who wrestled five matches away from the powerhouse Falcons during a rescheduled midafternoon matinee match at BHS.
�I was very, very pleased with the effort we came out with,� McMenimen said after the Wolverines won five of the 10 contested matches but lost the IML dual to top-ranked Centauri 45-18.
The Falcons, who also won five matches, picked up 18 points from three Bayfield forfeits.
�We had to go through some really tough kids. But even in the matches we lost, we wrestled well,� said McMenimen, who acknowledged Thursday night�s loss to No. 3 Alamosa helped prepare the Wolverines for a strong showing against the Falcons.
�The way we wrestled (Friday) is exactly what we wanted to see going into regionals next week,� he said.
The coach�s son, Colter McMenimen, started the early BHS momentum with a dramatic 7-6 decision over Ethan �Tater� Combs of Centauri in their 126-pound match. Teammates Allec Rodriguez and Drake Rhodes followed suit with two more tense, crowd-pleasing Bayfield decisions � 5-3 and 4-3.
Heavyweight Matt Eckstein recorded the Wolverines� only pin of the match, finishing Greg Martinez of Centauri early in the second period.
But the most stunning victory for BHS came at 220 pounds when Matt Cerdas scored two points on a reversal with 1 second left in his match, beating RJ Ruybal of Centauri 4-3.
�I knew I needed two points to win,� said Cerdas, who trailed 3-2 with the clock winding down.
�I�ve worked that side roll the last three years. Coach (Herb) Stinson taught me that my sophomore year,� he said of Bayfield�s former head coach, who retired this year after 12 at BHS.
�That�s been my go-to move,� he said.
�Cerdas ... waited a little longer than I would have liked,� McMenimen said.
�We know what move he�s going to go to. He tried it in the second period, and he got the escape point. Then, he wore him down and got the side roll at the end.�
�We wrestled a lot better than (Thursday against Alamosa),� Cerdas said of the Wolverines.
�We didn�t wrestle with intensity (Thursday). A few of us did. But (Friday), I felt like as a team, we wrestled tougher,� said Cerdas, son of Katherine Cray.
Colter McMenimen agreed.
�I think we went out and wrestled with all we had,� said McMenimen, who needed an escape with 27 seconds left to edge Combs 7-6 in their 126-pound match.
�We knew they were tough. I knew I would have a tough match,� said McMenimen, son of Missy and Todd McMenimen. He also said he knew he couldn�t make a mistake against Combs, ranked third in 3A at 126 pounds by coloradopreps.com.
�A good wrestler like that will take advantage (of any mistake),� he said.
Rodriguez had to wrestle under similar pressure in his low-scoring bout against Christopher Allen of Centauri at 132 pounds.
With a 2-1 lead, Rodriguez controlled Allen from the top position for the entire 2 minutes of the second period. He used a key takedown in the final period to preserve the 5-3 victory.
Rhodes had an even closer match against Shane Wilson of Centauri at 138 pounds. Tied 2-2 going into the third period, Rhodes scored two near fall points on a tilt to beat Wilson 4-3.
In other matches Friday:
Angelo Martinez of Centauri beat Tyler Beebe of BHS 14-5 at 120 pounds.
Jason Buhr of Centauri, ranked No. 1 in the state at 145 pounds, scored a 15-9 decision over Joe Zink.
Jensen Hamilton pinned James Young of BHS (170) in the third.
Jarid Aziz of Centauri, the No. 2-ranked 182-pounder in 3A, pinned Michael Goodman in the second period.
Tyler Pavlovsky of the Falcons pinned crowd favorite Dom Brittain of Bayfield in 51 seconds (195).
Centauri picked up forfeit victories from the Wolverines at 106, 152 and 160 pounds; neither team fielded a 113-pounder.
�This is as good a tune-up as I could ask for heading to regionals,� coach McMenimen said.
�That�s the top team in the state. Several of our guys knocked off guys who were ranked ahead of them. That will be huge for regional seeding and huge for confidence,� he said.
Eckstein, his coach said, likely will be seeded No. 1 for the 3A regional tournament next weekend at Monte Vista High School.
�I think we�re going in the right direction,� McMenimen said. �I�m tickled.�
dstrode@ durangoherald.com


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TRUCKEE, Calif. — Kindred Art and Folk Institute invites you to share in their mission to support the community by providing creative, meaningful and sustainable educational opportunities, inspiring lifelong learning for individuals and families.
Start the summer with "Summer Sessions" for children ages 5-12, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. offering opportunities to learn techniques used centuries ago by great artisans, creative projects that utilize the natural beauty of our environment and techniques used by professional artist today.
Also opening is the Kindred Artisan Shop, which embodies the lost art of craftsmanship — featuring local artists who specialize in using reclaimed and recycled materials. You will find a wide array of mediums from glass and metal jewelry, handcrafted clothing, toys, felted hairpieces, bags, hats, bath and body products using the finest natural ingredients and even some local gourmet favorites.
This autumn join Kindred Family Days that focuses on a mindful project that families can do together and at their own pace each month.
Kindred Women's Studio (KWS) will offer a variety of classes for artists at any level of experience. KWS offers classes like papermaking, printmaking, book arts, clay, terrarium building, sculpture, painting and more. All in a fun and relaxing environment with friends old and new.
The Kindred After School (children ages 5-14) is geared toward mindful and creative projects related to the seasons; with groups broken down by age and skill level.
Mommy/Daddy and Me (children ages 2-5) for children and parents to experience new ways to see explore and create in the world together.
At the Kindred Art and Folk Institute they focus on making the skills and knowledge necessary for a harmonious life more widely available. Experience the beauty of the region through arts, natural history, and contemporary strategies for sustainable living.
For more information visit www.kindredtruckee.org, find them on Facebook or call 530-205-7336. Kindred Art is located at 10015 Palisades Drive, Ste. A4, Truckee.


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Get an overview of this hotelVan Nuys Airport hotel with pool and 3 spa tubs
Near Getty
This north Los Angeles hotel in the center of the San Fernando Valley is 9 miles from Universal, 12 miles to Hollywood and Santa Monica. Burbank Airport and LAX are 8 and 18 miles, respectively, with easy access to the 405 and 101 Freeway.
Leisure options
The hotel offers an outdoor pool and 3 spa tubs, a restaurant and lounge, and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Wireless Internet
All 267 guestrooms at this Los Angeles hotel include free WiFi, local calls, coffee/tea makers and cable TVs with premium channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Airtel Plaza Hotel7277 Valjean Ave Van Nuys CA 91406
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Adjacent to Van Nuys Airport, this aviation themed hotel features a model Pan American airplane suspended in the lobby and offers a prime location to watch private planes arrive and depart. Centrally located in the San Fernando Valley, conduct your business with ease in Universal City, Sherman Oaks, Burbank and Santa Monica. When it is time to explore the area, visit Woodley Park/Lake Balboa, an 80-acre outdoor recreational area which offers an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, bike rental, water sports, picnic space, Japanese Garden, sports center and cricket field.
Landings Restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Grab a quick bite at the casual Clipper Cafe, and enjoy the nightly Happy Hour at the Clipper Club Lounge or settle in for a quiet evening and order in room dining.
An outdoor splash pool (heated) has an adjacent spa tub, while a second sundeck houses 2 additional spa tubs (one hot, one cold). Outdoor seating and picnic areas are located throughout the hotel's landscaped grounds. The 24-hour fitness center offers free weights and cardiovascular and strength-training equipment.
For your meeting and event needs, take advantage of the 22,000 square feet (2043 square meters) of flexible indoor and outdoor space. Choose one of the 18 rooms that best suits your needs, including ballrooms, boardrooms, or the 6,800 square foot (631 square meter) outdoor garden. A 24-hour business center provides printing, faxing, copying, and a computer with high-speed Internet access (fees apply). Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.
This hotel has designated smoking areas (fines apply for smoking outside these areas). Secure self parking accommodating buses, oversized vehicles, trailers, RVs and trucks is available for a surcharge. A complimentary shuttle service is provided to and from LAX/Van Nuys FlyAway terminal, Orange line metro stop and Amtrak station. On-site amenities also include a gift shop, and ATM service.
- Garden
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 267
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Gift shops or newsstand
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Picnic area
- Elevator/lift
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Express check-out
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Luggage storage
- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 22000
- Self parking (surcharge)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Free dial-up Internet access
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Landings - Contemporary California cuisine is served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in this fine-dining restaurant with pool and garden views. Indoor and outdoor seating available. Breakfast served daily (surcharge).
Clipper Club Lounge - A Polynesian-themed lounge with dark wicker chairs, tropical prints, and ceiling fans in the shape of palm fronds. Cocktails and light fare served from mid-afternoon until late night. Nightly Happy Hour.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests enjoy an outdoor splash pool and adjacent spa tub. The 24-hour fitness center provides a Universal gym, free weights, treadmills, stair machines, stationary bikes, and a sundeck with two additional spa tubs.
One mile away, the Van Nuys Golf Course has an 18-hole course, a nine-hole executive course, and a driving range. Woodley Lakes Golf Course, within two miles of the hotel, offers an 18-hole, par 72 course and driving range.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: USD 16 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 12.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Early check-in fee: USD 50.00
- Late check-out fee: USD 50
- Refrigerator fee: USD 10 per day
- In-room microwave fee: USD 10 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per stay
Hotel Name
- Airtel Hotel
- Airtel Hotel Plaza
- Airtel Plaza
- Airtel Plaza Hotel
- Airtel Plaza Hotel Van Nuys
- Airtel Plaza Van Nuys
- Airtel Hotel Van Nuys
- Airtel Los Angeles
- Airtel Plaza Hotel Los Angeles
- Airtel Plaza Los Angeles
- Airtel Plaza Hotel Conference Center
We should mention
Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
This is an Expedia Rate property.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Coldwell Banker Select of Incline Village and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve are teaming up to sponsor the community's 33rd annual Toys for Tots Campaign.
This year, local businesses are being offered the opportunity to sponsor their own "business based" toy drive.
For donations, please make checks payable to "Toys for Tots" or donate a business gift certificate for upcoming event raffles. To sponsor a toy drive, become a toy drop off site or to volunteer, visit inclinevillage-nv.toysfortots.org.
Toys for Tots' partners in toy distribution include Life Point Church and the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation.
Rookies Sports Bar Crab Feed and Annual Toy Drive is Saturday, Dec. 8, starting at 1 p.m. until the crab is gone. Admission is one new unwrapped toy or $10 minimum cash donation.
Village Toys Toy Drive takes place Saturday, Nov. 17, all day long at Village Toys, 869 Tahoe Blvd. Call 775-831-8181. Free kids scoop of ice cream with toy donation, plus 20 percent off all Toys for Tots purchases.
Below are the 23 barrel locations in the community where you can place a toy this year:
COLDWELL BANKER: 931 Tahoe Blvd./Starbucks
VILLAGE PUB: 848 Tanager
RECREATION CENTER: 980 Incline Way
VILLAGE MARKET: 774 Mays Blvd.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: 915 Northwood Blvd.
RALEY'S: 930 Tahoe Blvd.
ACE HARDWARE: Raley's Center.
BAR BAR BAR PIZZA: 774 Mays Blvd.
PRUDENTIAL SIERRA NEVADA PROPERTIES: 100 Country Club Drive
SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE/PATTERSON HALL: 999 Tahoe Blvd.
POSTAL EXPRESS: 774 Mays Blvd.
PAK MAIL: Raley's Center
US BANK: 923 Tahoe Blvd.
VILLAGE TOYS: 869 Tahoe Blvd.
HACIENDA: 831 Tahoe Blvd.
ROOKIES: Raleys Center
INCLINE CLEANERS: 889 Tahoe Blvd.
UMPQUA BANK: Raley's Center
NLTFD STATION 11: 866 Oriole Way
DIMAGGIO'S: 800 Tahoe Blvd.
ALPINE REALTY: 1008 Tahoe Blvd. No. 2
ARNIES PIZZA: 930 Tahoe Blvd.
INCLINE SPIRITS/CIGARS: 120 Country Club Drive


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Tibetologist to speak
Glenn H. Mullin, a world-renowned Tibetologist, Buddhist writer and translator of classical Tibetan literature, will speak at a dinner and lecture event at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona on Wednesday. The program coincides with the museum's current exhibition, "Tibetan Treasures: The Rezk Collection of Tibetan and Nepalese Art."
The dinner, catered by Bold, will begin at 6 p.m. in the museum gallery. Cost is $40 per person. Please call the museum at 946-4464 for reservations or additional information. Mullin also will speak at a Lunch a l'Art program at SAMA-Altoona on Feb. 14.
Included in the presentation will be a showing of "The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas: A Pilgrimage to The Oracle Lake," a documentary film starring Mullin. Cost for the program, which begins at noon, is $13 or $12 for SAMA members. For reservations, please call the museum.
Mullin lived in the Indian Himalayas between 1972 and 1984, where he studied philosophy, literature, meditation, yoga, and the enlightenment culture under 35 of the greatest living masters of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Currently he divides his time between writing, teaching, meditating, and leading tour groups to Nepal and Tibet. He has authored more than 20 books on Tibetan Buddhism. He has worked as a field specialist on three Tibet-related films and five television documentaries, and has co-produced five audio recordings of Tibetan sacred music. In 2002, his book "The Fourteen Dalai Lamas" was nominated for the prestigious NAPRA award for best book, and in 2004, his book "The Female Buddhas" won a Best Book Award from Foreword Magazine.
"Tibetan Treasures: The Rezk Collection of Tibetan and Nepalese Art" will be on view through May 11. SAMA's Rezk Collection is one of the major collections of Tibetan and Nepalese art in the United States.
The exhibition features approximately seventy objects, all made within the context of Tibetan Buddhism, including thangkas (scroll paintings), block prints, sculpture, and ceremonial and ritual pieces.
'Idol' winner plays Altoona
Season 11 "American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips will perform at Penn State Altoona at 8 p.m. April 26 in the Adler Athletic Complex. The opening act will be Casey Weston, a finalist from season one of "The Voice."
The 22-year-old songwriter/guitarist released "Home," a debut single that showcases his rich, raspy vocals and masterful guitar skills- and marked the biggest opening sales week for an "Idol" winner's coronation song. The track has since gone triple platinum and was used as the soundtrack for the 2012 US Olympics Women's Gymnastics team.
Tickets are $20 with a limit of four per person, cash or check only. Tickets can be purchased at the Office of Student Life in the Slep Student Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.
Broadway star to perform
HUNTINGDON - A Tony-winning musician and performer named Stew, who was celebrated on Broadway for the musical "Passing Strange," will perform at Juniata College with performing partner Heidi Rodewald in their collaborative band The Negro Problem at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in Rosenberger Auditorium in the Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts.
Mark Stewart, known to his friends and fans as "Stew," and Rodewald have been collaborators for nearly a decade in two musical ensembles.
The duo write and perform music for the band The Negro Problem, which is a straight-ahead rock band, and Stew, which mixes music, theater and social commentary into a rocking representation of rock, soul, Tin Pan Alley and lounge music.
General admission tickets are $20. Tickets for seniors over age 65 and children age 18 and under are $12. Juniata College students are admitted free with a student ID.
SAMA holding Blue Monday
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona will kick off its 2013 Blue Monday season this Monday. The program, which begins at 6 p.m., will feature music by Mt. City Grass and a tour of the museum's exhibition, "Julie Bernstein Engelmann: Being Spirit." Cost is $20 per person. Please call 946-4464 for reservations.
Mt. City Grass is a traditional bluegrass group based out of central Pennsylvania. The group consists of Denny Cerully on vocals and guitar, Katie Cerully on bass and vocals, Ed Decker on guitar and vocals, Dean Berkheimer on banjo, Tom McCarty on mandolin, and Jason Dodson on fiddle.
"Julie Bernstein Engelmann: Being Spirit" features approximately 35 of the artist's colored abstract canvases.
Engelmann's dramatic paintings are renowned for their lush color and texture and have won many Best of Show awards throughout western Pennsylvania. The artist will be in attendance at Blue Monday.
SAMA-Altoona is located in the Brett Building at 1210 11th Ave.


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One thing we talked about was the funny little things we do for our husbands. Of course, we all aren't perfect and I mentioned how there are times I'll wake up and hear hubby in the shower and have to run downstairs to get a clean towel out of the dryer because I managed to let the bathroom shelves run out of towels again! But 99% of the time I manage to get a nice clean towel folded & put out for him in time. A good suggestion was to throw a towel in the dryer to get it warm & soft for hubby when he gets done showering- that was a great idea! I am going to make an effort to try that. Some other suggestions are to put out his t-shirt or underclothes so everything is ready when he gets out. As I am typing this, these seem like silly little gestures, but you know all the little things do add up to make a very happy hubby, and a happy hubby makes a happy home!
What are some little things you do for your hubby?


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Flawed definition of freedom defies logic
Once again, we are bombarded by freedom letter writer Lynn Muzzy. If you read all of Muzzy's letters to the Appeal, Reno Gazette-Journal and Record-Courier, you would think Muzzy's need for freedom comes out of North Korea.
If we are to list some of Muzzy's freedom needs, it would encompass the following: you have the freedom to earn a lower wage; freedom to avoid government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security; freedom to meet health needs and assistance at a local community church; freedom to avoid taxes; freedom from government interference concerning the safety and well-being of its citizens; freedom to set up a home gun arsenal with enough ammunition to fight off any government official that comes knocking at the door.
By Muzzy's definition, if I am a self-anointed cardinal of gun control, I therefore become an enemy of freedom. By Muzzy's definition, 75 percent of people in this country are now Muzzy's enemies, including some gun owners.
And no, no, no, Samuel Colt does not make every man on this earth equal!
Harold Zaroff
Congress must help those most in need
The way current benefits are constructed is backwards. The people who need it the most receive the least and those that need it the least get the most. Congress must impose means testing to provide a true safety net.
Congress is talking about "chaining" the cost of living adjustments in order to control future costs. How about making the "grocery basket" more realistic? Maybe select the lower one-third of benefit recipients and run a sample of percentage of income spent for housing, utilities, food, transportation and out-of-pocket medical expenses. Then make the COLA based on true inflation rate in these needed categories.
Several years ago we had a very low increase because high priced electronics dropped drastically in price. That's totally irrelevant to the needs. How do we pay for this? Back in the dark ages, there was something called the Social Security Trust Fund. In order to partially fund annual deficits, Congress dipped into that fund. They did this by dropping an IOU in a lock box somewhere in West Virginia.
Congress, pay back the current retirees with accrued interest.
Doug Frank
Carson City
Education-process study costs ridiculous
Here we go again ... if you think it is broke, throw money at it! A recent editorial (or letter to the editor) tried to explain why the Nevada K-12 schools needed another study for pupils to be more efficient and responsive to the education process.
The estimated cost over the two-year time period between legislative sessions was $160,000,000 (that's right, $160 million per year). That is $320 million for two years, or just at a quarter of a billion dollars. The same study, if needed, should be no more than $200,000. With all of the high-priced administrators and staff that we currently support should be able to ascertain what needs attention ... like reading, writing, math and discipline.
The bottom line is that the K-12 should be able to comprehend what they read and is said to them and communicate their opinions pro or con.
Jack Christensen
Carson City
Appeal's columnist lineup leans to right
I, for one, vote for a more balanced Nevada Appeal. Of the registered voters in Carson City, approximately 12,000 register Republican, 9,000 Democrat, 4,200 no party affiliation and another 2,000 split among other parties. These statistics paint a more diverse picture of our voters than one might think. Why then does our local newspaper lean so heavily on ultra-conservative columnists?
I regularly read Messrs. Farmer, Thomas, Muth and Ms. Bednarski. Reading their columns further solidifies my thinking that the Appeal needs to add writers who offer a different perspective. I have read everything from Mr. Farmer blaming the "lefties" for the policies with which he does not agree to; Ms. Bednarski's statement that the president was the sole cause of sequestration; Mr. Muth's idea of an appropriate 13th birthday gift for his daughter was to introduce her to the use of firearms for her future protection against rape, murder and the U.S. government.
These columnists have a right to express their opinions, and the Nevada Appeal has a right to print their views. I might suggest, however, the Appeal editorial team look at the op-ed section of the progressive New York Times that manages to print viewpoints of both conservative and liberal columnists. Seemingly an intelligent format. In keeping with the diversity of local residents, I believe readers of the Nevada Appeal would be well served if the paper reviewed its policy regarding political commentaries and consider a more balanced approach in its endeavor to enlighten and inform.
Martin J. Fischer
Carson City


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PerkinElmer has bought genetic analysis software firm Geospiza to get its hands on the latter's flagship web-based GeneSifter® software for next-generation sequence analysis and LIMS. Back in January PerkinElmer inked a multiyear license agreement for Geospiza's GeneSifter Lab Edition and GeneSifter Analysis Edition software products but has now decided it is better off acquiring the firm outright.
PerkinElmer says taking over the company will allow it to deliver an end-to-end solution comprising access to sequencing services as well as analysis and visualization software through cloud computing.
"The acquisition of Geospiza along with existing software in our various diagnostic businesses gives PerkinElmer a strong platform for offerings in nucleic acid testing," comments Richard Begley, Ph.D., president of emerging technologies at PerkinElmer. "Geospiza is a leader in its industry and a strong addition to PerkinElmer's bioinformatics capabilities."
Geospiza's flagship GeneSifter Lab Edition platform, formerly known as FinchLab, is an out-of-the-box lab management system for next-gen sequencing data management and analysis. The firm's GeneSiftware Analysis Edition is a cloud-based data analysis product for microarray and next-gen sequencing data. The most recent release of GeneSifter Analysis Edition features splice index analysis and base variant calling for NGS as well as enhanced support for Affymetrix miRNA and Exon/Gene ST arrays.
In February NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute awarded Geospiza a $1.2 million Phase II SBIR grant to collaborate with researchers at Weil Cornell Medical College on development of a new GeneSifter application that will allow rapid identification and visualization of DNA sequence variations between normal and cancer tissues.
In March Geospiza inked a co-marketing deal with sample preparation specialist NuGEN through which the firms will develop and offer to clients an integrated workflow for next-generation sequencing sample preparation, data analysis, and sample information.
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it comes to internet purchases, you're supposed to
individually list them on your yearly tax return and then pay back
sales taxes to the state. Of course, few people do this.
Now the government of North Carolina and other
states are battling Amazon.com
and other e-tailers to get these records.Amazon.com this
week filed
suit against the North Carolina state government --
specifically, the Department of Revenue (DOR) -- claiming that
the state's demand for records of virtually every North Carolina
resident who has purchased anything from Amazon since 2003 was
not only unreasonable, but a violation of privacy.Amazon
writes in a filing for the case, "In re: Amazon.com LLC vs
Kenneth R. Lay", Case No. 10-00664, U.S. District Court, Western
District of Washington, "[T]he DOR has no business seeking to
uncover the identity of Amazon's customers who purchased expressive
content, which makes up the majority of the nearly 50 million
products sold to North Carolina residents during the audit
period."If the case is lost, Amazon may have to turn
over the records of millions of its customers in North Carolina.
Those individuals who purchased from Amazon (but did not report their
purchase on their tax returns) might be audited and face civil
penalties. At the very least, they would likely be expected to repay
back taxes on the items they failed to report to the government.In
North Carolina, failing to pay state sales taxes is handled as a
civil infraction. Under the codes
105 236(5)c. and 105 236(5)a., citizens can face additional
fines for dodging state taxes. The penalty would likely be to
pay 25 percent more tax, except on small items, which would require
taxpayers to pay only an additional 10 percent fine.The fight
is the latest in the growing trend of states hungering for internet
tax revenue. Many states have passed or are debating laws that
would tax
digital downloads such as those offered by Amazon, Steam,
Apple's iTunes store, or others. While many in the public have
complained about excessive taxation on the federal level, it is
actually the states that have been pushing the most for bigger taxes
of late. The federal government has made some mild efforts
to fight
taxation of the internet.
quote: If I stole $5 from the corner gas station every day for a year, then on the 366th day when I got caught do you think I'd say something like "...but I've stolen $5 from you every day for a year - you should just let me keep doing it!"
quote: However, the fact that you got away with breaking this law in the past doesn't mean you should expect to be able to get away with breaking it in the future.
quote: All I've been doing is explaining the law, and giving a 100% perfect analogy. Not paying taxes is the same thing as theft from the government.
quote: It's amazing that you think the fact that a law isn't enforced is the same as granting you the privelege to break it. Even more so that if a law exists but you don't know about it...apparently you think that means you get to break that law?
quote: So if I didn't know it was illegal to douse cats in lighter fluid and set them on fire, it should be OK for me to do that?
quote: Even more so that if a law exists but you don't know about it...apparently you think that means you get to break that law?
quote: If the case that was noted proved that use tax laws were unconstitutional, the federal government would have forced every state in the union to get rid of them.
quote: And exactly where do you get the idea that you have the privilege of ignoring laws you don't like - whether they seem obviously stupid or not? Exactly where did you receive such education? I'd certainly like to know.


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The team at the Key Laboratory for Rare and Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, home of the Chinese Genetic Alliance.
GEN's China Dispatches are issued by Sharon F. Terry, president and CEO of the Genetic Alliance, a network of more than 10,000 organizations, including 1,200 disease-advocacy organizations, that enables individuals, families, and communities to reclaim their health and become full participants in translational research and services. A pioneer of consumer participation in genetics research, services, and policy, Sharon F. Terry serves a leadership role not only at the Genetic Alliance, but also at the Genetic Alliance Registry and Biobank and at PXE International, a research advocacy organization for the genetic condition pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). After her visit to a hospital in Xi'an to attend a seminar on PXE, Terry begins to make plans for the future.
On the 14-hour flight home today, I had plenty of time to reflect on our six days in China. I see the tangible outcomes of our whirlwind tour of labs, hospitals, conference rooms, and clinics. I taste the cuisine from three distinct regions, sit in the presence of the tea culture, and stand in awe of the magnificent and misty Hua Mountain. I am touched by the wizened old faces that smiled wryly as we passed by, the exuberant (and sometimes very sick) children waving wildly, and still feel the clutch of teenagers asking, with the enthusiasm of paparazzi, if we would take a picture with them.
The next phases of collaboration are emerging. They are not so tenuous as they were last year. Our collaborators in the various cities understand now that we can be trusted and we can be relied upon. We returned a year after we began this exploration, as we said, and are keeping our part of the partnership alive and well.
My work overall is in disruptive advocacy, innovating to help individuals and communities reclaim their place in what I dearly hope will be a real system and not the dysfunctional mess we have today. My husband treads a similar path, and in his work with companies such as Genomic Health, InVitae, and MeMed, he enables systems that he hopes will alleviate suffering like we have witnessed this week.
As we summed up the week, we tick off the to-do items. Sharing all of the educational materials we have created for individuals and families affected by PXE is an easy step. We will establish a Chinese PXE International website and create materials that are useful to those affected and their clinicians, linking to their Weibo site (the Facebook equivalent in China). This will be important both to share information that will give the families support, and also to help build the registry and biobank that is emerging here. The Chinese researchers were excited by our work on the Platform for Engaging Everyone Responsibly (PEER). I demoed two versions of it for them, Registries for All (reg4all.org) and TrialsFinder (trialsfinder.org). They would like to offer this to their patients, but are rightly cautious. The needs of the Chinese people are different than those in the U.S. and Europe. Advocacy in the country is young, and is centered in clinicians, rather than activist lay people, like the U.S. Thus systems like PEER, in which one can set one's own sharing, privacy, and data access preferences, are truly "foreign". There are elements that are very appealing, however, and so we will work together to decide what a distinctly Chinese version looks like. It maybe that our older model (albeit novel because as lay people we founded it in 1995) Genetic Alliance Registry and BioBank might be a better fit. The young clinicians in the cities we visited are eager to try a variety of models. I am excited to see what emerges.
Another service we can offer is being sure that these researchers are aware of what is happening in the broader research community. Certainly they have access to professional society communications and meetings, but they have limited access to the more innovative science emerging in the advocacy and citizen science sectors. Again, China is in a unique position since the economy is growing solidly and steadily, and spending on biomedical research is increasing. They have resources for some of their work, and I suspect that will increase; and they need and want interchange with peers from other countries and cultures.
As with most productive trips, we return with more work to do. I look forward to crafting plans for both Genetic Alliance and PXE International in the next month, and am excited to connect our Chinese colleagues to advocacy organizations, other biobanks, and colleagues in other countries seeking collaboration. It is trite but true: the world is small, and as I remember the many beautiful faces of the last week, I am renewed in my commitment to take the necessary risks leading to better health for all.
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'The Vampire Diaries' Recap: The Bexfast Club
We've come to expect a certain level of WTF-ness from The Vampire Diaries, which it so reliably delivers. So even though we knew going in that the next few episodes would be very mythology-heavy, it was a little startling to realize there would not be a major OMG moment in season 4, episode 10, "After School Special." A guy did come back from the dead, but that seems to happen like every other week in Mystic Falls. Maybe we're just getting greedy — or at least I am — because we did get a ton of Rebekah being a super badass and a cute tribute to The Breakfast Club. Nothing to complain about, really.
Starting from the beginning: It's been more than a year since I last recapped an episode of TVD. How are we feeling about this whole opening montage thing? It's a little cheesy, but in a fun, nostalgic way. Plus, it's incredibly helpful when it's been a month since the last new episode. It's no diary-writing voiceover (and that's a good thing), so I vote win.
Bonnie's dad has come back to town to become the newest Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher mayor. Why was he dumb enough to say yes after six people before him declined the job? We didn't find out this week, but we do know he's in on the supernatural conspiracy with Sheriff Forbes.
Damon, Matt, and Jeremy spent their episode being sweaty and fighting each other in an attempt to buff Jeremy up before he slaughters more vampires (to reveal more of his hunter's mark). Tank top karate Jeremy is definitely the best iteration of Elena's lil bro so far. And Matt was in a tank top too, so I'm assuming they started a club where they do bicep curls together and eat pizza, like the Ninja Turtles but at a lake house instead of a sewer. No sleeves allowed.
The main story this week revolved around newly un-daggered Rebekah, who rounded up Elena, Stefan, Tyler, Caroline, and Creepy Professor Shane and compelled them to hang out in the library so she could figure out what the heck was going on and how to get to the vampirism cure, and also to torture them because this is like the millionth time she's been daggered. Girlfriend still hasn't been to a dance. How will she ever learn that they're really awkward occasions with lame DJs that eventually devolve into groups of girls crying in the bathroom for no reason? Kol came back to help her, and she compelled April to be her lapdog, telling her the truth about all the town's supernatural goings-on. How does Matt go seasons without finding out and this bitch knows the truth after a few episodes? This has been your gentle reminder that April is still a thing. For now.
Rebekah didn't realize that Elena and Stefan broke up, but she was delighted to find out and even more delighted to discover that Elena had gotten together with Damon afterwards. "My brother slept with Elena. Kind of puts a damper on things," said pouty Stefan. Rebekah also compelled Elena to confess why she slept with Damon. Turns out, she loves him! And she thinks Stefan's boring. Way harsh, Tai.
Oh! Before everyone was corralled into the library, Shane gave Bonnie a gift. "It's beautiful," she gushed. "It's human bone!" he replied, creepily, because he is creepy and that is a very creepy gift to give someone!
Since Rebekah couldn't compel Shane, she tortured some information out of him. "Silas will raise the dead. He will bring back every last soul who died on his behalf," said Creepy Shane, creepily. Then he died, but Bonnie had accidentally tied him to April in some sort of protective spell (she almost died too — we were so close), so he came back to life, though it is unclear how. Vampire blood? Crazy ring? Evil voodoo magic?
In the end, just before releasing everyone, Rebekah offered to erase all of Stefan's memories of Elena, and he accepted the offer without much hesitation. But since Rebekah was just messing with him, she totally didn't do it. But Stefan did call her later and offer to team up so they can search for the cure together. Elena called Damon, who'd teamed up with Klaus to search for the cure, to tell him that she loved him. He seemed excited, but obviously he's still wary of everything now that he knows about the sire bond.
What did you think of the episode? Too much exposition and not enough action? Or a perfectly fine balance of action and explanation and I should stop being so greedy and expecting glorious mass murder set to gorgeous Christmas music in every episode?
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Christmas in the Valley can be tons of fun. I recently had the pleasure of covering Youngstown's annual holiday parade, and being someone who isn't big on parades, I was surprised at how much fun it turned out to be.
Having spent the majority of my youth in Virginia Beach, my first winter here was breathtaking. It doesn't snow a lot where I'm from, so when it does, it's a big deal.
After living through the first winter, I quickly realized why many Ohioans hate snow. It's a pain to drive in. It's cold. It's wet. It's a mess. However, the first snowfall has a quiet beauty that quickly reminds you that the holidays are near.
Although snow was ruled out, as temps were in the 60s last week, the Yuletide spirit was still present in the air as people lined up along the streets of downtown to experience the parade.
A man was even roasting chestnuts on an open fire. This is the first year that I've ever smelled a roasted chestnut, let alone eaten one - and now I can say that I've partaken of the Christmasy nut, thanks to Newton Falls resident Scott Rentz. He has been cooking chestnuts in that fashion for 22 years, and said he enjoys providing the delicacy to those who haven't had the opportunity to taste it.
Thank you, Scott Rentz, and also thanks to Youngstown CityScape for purchasing the nuts.
The parade was magnificent; I especially enjoyed the Chinese dragon operated by at least 10 people weaving its way through the street as the crowd cheered.
It's fun to dodge candy as it's being thrown in your general direction; it's even more fun to catch it. There was so much candy that kids couldn't pick it up fast enough, and many older kids took the time to pick up candy and hand it to the little ones.
After the parade, kids could get their pictures taken with Santa Claus for free - a nice touch.
There were indoor activities going on all afternoon at 20 West Federal Place that made me wish I was still a kid, or at least that I could get away with posing as a kid. (I sometimes get carded for lottery tickets, but that's as far as it gets.)
I wanted to ride the small train that made a circle around a Christmas tree in the midst of the holiday shoppers making their rounds to various vendors and stores I never knew existed.
I wanted to make a snowman pencil or bracelet out of duct tape at the SMARTS program's holiday-themed art activity station.
I wanted to go buy gifts at Youngstown CityScape's gift center where children could buy gifts for family members. It reminded me of the Santa's Workshop I patronized as a child, and who can beat prices starting at a quarter?
Even though I'm not a kid anymore and don't have children of my own (yet), the Youngstown parade was a fun time for all.
I am now officially in the Christmas spirit. Let's get the holidays on.
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Pat McKinney is dropping out of the Republican race for lieutenant governor.
Campaign manager Taylor Hall confirmed McKinney is quitting the race. A recount had been planned to determine whether he or Mike Campbell would face first-place finisher Henry McMaster in the June 24 runoff.
Hall said McKinney and his wife recently lost parents, which has weighed on both, and that the decision to exit was personal, not political.
"He gave it everything he had," of the recent race, Hall said.
McKinney he said is ready to go back to being a husband, father and grandfather.
The second-place finisher in the four-way Republican race likely would not have be made official until at least Saturday.
Unofficial results of Tuesday's primary show less than 1 percentage point separating McKinney, a retired Kiawah Island developer, and Mike Campbell, son of the late Gov. Carroll Campbell. Both received about 24 percent of the vote, with McKinney slightly leading.
An automatic recount would have begun Friday.
McMaster received 44 percent of the vote. He was endorsed Thursday by fourth-place finisher Ray Moore, a retired Army chaplain.
McKinney had been the first Republican candidate to jump into the race last fall, but the field became more crowded just before the filing period opened in March.
The winner of the GOP race will face Democrat Bakari Sellers in November.
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A masked gunman robbed a fast-food restaurant in Depew this morning before the eatery opened for business, village police reported.
Police say the robber entered the KFC at 535 Dick Road, south of George Urban Boulevard, at about 9 a.m. after forcing an employee into the restaurant at gunpoint.
The robber, who was wielding a handgun, ordered all of the employees in the restaurant into an office and took an undisclosed amount of cash.
Detective Scott Hossfeld declined to say how many employees were there at the time but he did say no one was injured in the robbery.
The police statement describes the gunman as a black man, approximately 6 feet 3 inches tall and 200 pounds, who was wearing a black ski mask and black clothing. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call 683-1123, Ext. 0.


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UIAA to develop first para-iceclimbing event in Russia
14 Aug, 2014
Training for the first para-iceclimbing competition near Ufa, Russia (Photo: Gulnara Sakhibzadaeva for UIAA)The first official UIAA para-iceclimbing competition is being planned for one of the European rounds of the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour in 2015.
Dr. Evgeny Mashkovskiy of the Russian Mountaineering Federation who has led the push for this event said athletes from the United Kingdom, Russia and Netherlands have confirmed their participation and there is interest being expressed from athletes in other European, Asian and North American countries.
"We want to prove that it's possible for the disabled people to climb confident on a vertical ice and to come out on top.Such events are very important for both trainings of athletes and raising awareness about sports for the disabled," said Dr. Mashkovskiy.
A training camp was organized mid-July to prepare for the competition near Ufa, Russia attended by future para-iceclimbers. Among them were athletes on wheelchairs, amputees, blind and those with musculo-skeletal disorders.
Wheelchair athletes did an ascent on a mixed wall of rock and grass at 50 degree angle and descended down a vertical 30 meter wall. They also practice climbing on a 30 m wall with different techniques including traditional climbing and dry-tooling.
In the group were athletes such as Sakho Artem and others, who participated earlier this year in Ufa, Russia during the European Championship in Ice Climbing in a demonstration climbing involving disabled athletes – the first time it had ever been done. The training camp was possible thanks to tremendous efforts of Alfir Akhmetshin, Gyulnara Sakhibzadaeva and their team.
Interest in the sport has also grown in the U.K. where Andy Turner, who competes in the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup who recently organized an introductory dry tooling session for members of the Great Britain para rock climbing team.
Turner said the members include the partially sighted as well as leg and arm amputees and all were "super psyched to give it a go." He's working to bring members of the team to the competition and climb its ice towers.
"In the U.K. we have a dry tooling series each winter consisting this year of 6 events up and down the country and my hope is to get these folk to compete at these competitions," said Turner.
The exact format of the competition still has to be worked out but Mashkovskiy said it will probably take place on a natural ice surface and will be a combination of speed and some difficulty.The planned categories for the competition are:
Group 1: One or two arms below elbow amputation, with minimal amputation of two finger bones (phalanx) on minimum three fingers of one hand.
Group 2: One arm above elbow amputation. Mixed below and above elbow amputation of both arms.
Group 3: One or two leg below knee amputation, with minimal full amputation of one foot (lower leg amputation).
Group 4: One leg above or through knee amputation. Mixed below and above knew amputations of both legs.
Group 5: Short status athletes (dwarfism). Maximum height: 145cm - male. 140 cm - female. Plus athletes must have a musculoskeletal disorder (achondroplasia, scoliosis, etc)
Group 6: Blind athletes (1 category - with blind folds) with blind folds.
Group 7: Other amputations.
Group 8: Other disabilities (CP, SCI, Congenital disorders etc). Wheelchair athletes.We kindly invite athletes, coaches, and interested people from all countries to join our para-iceсlimbing movement and come to participate, watch, support and cheer for the event.
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Hey there Mr Dixon
Now you can rest in peace.
That lucky coin you had on you took us to the sight
where you and all the other men
perished in the fight.
So go my friend and take your men and walk into the light.
Queenie's there with open arms standing by the gate.
That coin you had it's got more luck then you could ever think.
Not only did we find the sub,
We found the missing link.
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