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on January 22, 2013 - 9:29 AM
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The Buffalo Niagara region remained in a big chill this morning, with temperatures dropping to about 5 degrees overnight and a cold air mass promising to keep the frigid temperatures around for another day or two.
"We're going to remain in this cold pattern for several more days," National Weather Service meteorologist David Thomas said. "We're looking for highs today in the low teens, and some areas south of Buffalo will have highs in the single digits."
On the bright side, though, the heaviest of the snow – including a high of 18 inches in Ripley, in Chautauqua County – may be behind us. Still, residents of Niagara and Orleans counties should expect more snow today and tonight.
Overnight low temperatures reached into the single digits, with 5 degrees reported in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Olean and other spots.
Franklinville, in Cattaraugus County, reported a low of 3 degrees.
"It's been two or three years since we've seen temperatures this cold," Thomas said.
Local residents unused to such frigid temperatures might wonder about record-setting cold, but the current cold snap doesn't come close. The record low for Jan. 22 was minus 7 degrees, set in 1976.
Some relief is on the way, with high temperatures expected to climb into the low 20s by Friday.
Fairly heavy snow remains in the short-range forecast, at least for some areas.
As expected, southern Erie and Chautauqua counties received the brunt of Monday's lake effect snowstorm, with Ripley receiving 18 inches through 8 a.m. today, Collins and Sinclairville getting 12 inches, Boston 9.5 and Glenwood 9.
The National Weather Service office in Cheektowaga recorded only 0.9 inches.
Generally, Monday's snowstorm hit heaviest the farther south you went in Western New York. That should change somewhat today and tonight, with a band of lake-effect snow dropping southward from Lake Ontario. So Niagara and Orleans counties could receive 4 to 8 inches today and another 4 to 6 inches tonight, Thomas said.
Lake-effect snow warnings also remain in effect for southern Erie, Chautauqua, Wyoming and Cattaraugus counties, which could get anywhere from 4 to 9 inches.
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Lake Erie and northwest Ohio were hot spots during the War of 1812, as the young United States battled Great Britain for the second time.
Although the war started in 1812, most of the historical battles in this area took place in the war's second year. Control of northwest Ohio and Lake Erie was vital to both sides because Ohio was the portal to controlling westward expansion.
American forces faced British forces with Canadian allies. In this war, the American Indians were divided, some tribes supporting the Americans and some supporting the British.
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Reenactors from Fort Meigs fire muskets during a War of 1812 battle.
Reenactors at Fort Meigs.
The Battle of Lake Erie is depicted on a U.S. Postal Service "forever" stamp.
Sometimes known as the "forgotten war," it hasn't been forgotten by local historians, who are planning several commemorations.
The first event this spring is First Siege 1813-2013, to take place May 3-5 at Fort Meigs, Perrysburg.
Reenactors from throughout North America plan to recreate life at Fort Meigs during spring 1813, including camp life activities, weapon demonstrations and battle recreations.
"May 5, 1813, marked the bloodiest day of fighting during the First Siege of Fort Meigs," according to the Fort Meigs website. "The actions at Fort Meigs on May 5, 1813, reverberated throughout Ohio and, indeed, throughout the United States, Canada and Great Britain, and the echoes of that conflict can still be heard today."
The 10-acre fort is the largest reconstructed wooden-walled fort in the United States. It was rebuilt on its original location along the Maumee River, and features seven blockhouses and five artillery batteries. The earthworks inside are much the same as they were during the two sieges the fort withstood in 1813.
For details, visit www.fortmeigs.org.
Ongoing through Oct. 7 is an exhibit called "The War of 1812 on the Ohio Frontier" at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont.
The exhibit, funded by a grant from Sandusky's Sidney Frohman Foundation, depicts the series of battles on the Ohio frontier.
One of those battles was at Fort Stephenson in Fremont, where Birchard Public Library now stands.
The library and the Sandusky County Convention and Visitors Bureau are planning a commemoration Aug. 2-4.
In that battle, Americans defended against the British under the command of Col. George Croghan, who is buried on the library grounds. The annual Croghan Day festivities usually take place on one day, but the event is being expanded this year to include British and American soldier reenactors and Native American warriors.
Event planners are arranging period music and entertainment, a parade, fireworks and walking tours.
For more information, visit www.fortstephensonbicentennial.com.
Also in August, Fort Jennings is planning a three-day celebration Aug. 17-19 to remember the town's history as a fort in the War of 1812, and as a tribute to military through the ages.
The festival includes community events, an interactive history/craft presentations for children and adults that Saturday, as well as live presentations from War of 1812 reenactors, historic craft village, military vehicle show with a Huey helicopter and tank, Soldiers Of History demonstration and the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
That Sunday also will feature a parade and an outdoor 1812 drama.
The climax of the year is to be a commemoration of the Battle of Lake Erie on Put-in-Bay, running Aug. 30 through Sept. 10.
A fleet of tall ships are to reenact the Battle of Lake Erie, which is the best-known battle in Ohio. The American Navy under the command of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British Navy Sept. 10, 1813. It was after that battle Perry said, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
People planning the event are expecting hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians and people from other countries to attend.
Scheduled events include concerts, reenactments, fireworks, parades and an International Freedom Celebration. A lecture series is in the works on such topics as "Battle of Lake Erie From All Perspectives," "The Untold Stories & Myths About the War of 1812," "Tecumseh and the Native Americans in the War of 1812," and "Patriots in Petticoats and Civilians in the War of 1812."
Ceremonies are planned to honor the fallen, and national speakers are expected to take part representing U.S., British and Canadian governments as well as American Indian groups.
For information, visit www.battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com..

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5 Arguments Parents Have (Never Won) With Their Kids
#2. "You're Only Punishing Me Out of Spite!"
The Argument:
"I was sitting here playing my game, minding my own business. I wasn't hurting anyone at all. Then you come in and tell me that I've played long enough and it's time to turn it off. What the hell? What did I do wrong? Does it just drive you crazy to see me happy? Are you really that jealous? You have a job and responsibilities as an adult, and it just pisses you off when someone else gets to have fun, doesn't it? There's going to be a time very soon when I'll have to move out on my own and enter the workforce. This is literally the only point in my life when I'll be able to spend this much time just enjoying myself. Why can't you just let me enjoy my damn childhood by making cartoon titties bounce in Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball?"
Why It's Unwinnable:
From the teenagers' point of view, they're doing an unprecedented amount of work. They're being asked to do more homework than ever before (and more difficult work), they may have a part-time job, they're being asked to help out around the house more often. From their end, their productivity has skyrocketed from the days when life was just eating and playing and sleeping. What the adults know, but can't convey without sounding crazy, is how incredibly hard things are about to get.
The grown-up knows that there are incredibly important lessons that have to be taught at exactly this age that are almost unfathomable to a teenager, because up until this point, they've been not only allowed to have unhindered fun ... they've been encouraged to do so. "You're a kid. Go out and pretend to shoot your friend's face off of his stupid, misshapen head." Then the teenage years come along and they suddenly have to learn life's most difficult lesson: mastering self-imposed limits.
And it counts even when it's about balancing one type of fun with another. For instance, spending six hours on a video game is six hours' worth of eye-to-eye social contact that gets thrown out the window, along with crucial lessons on not only how to speak around other people, but how to read and give off body language -- that is, the social lessons that will go further toward dictating success in life than any schoolwork will. And that's before we even get into the obvious stuff about balancing work and hobbies. How many adults do you know who still haven't mastered that?
"It'll get done when my druid hits 90."
But pressing the importance of it sounds like scare-mongering. How does a grown-up explain that if the teenagers don't learn those social skills, work ethics and basic family interactions, they could literally end up homeless in pretty short order when they get released into the wild? Even if it's carefully explained, the rebuttal just crushes the whole exchange: "You think I don't understand that? I'm a rational, thinking human. I know I can't do this forever, which is why I'm doing it now. Just back off and let me have some damn fun for once."
"I don't want to hear another word about this 'soap' that you keep mentioning."
And that's how the first Xbox was stomped into a thousand tiny shards.
#1. "No Matter What I Do, It's Not Good Enough!"
The Argument:
"I busted my ass studying for this test because you told me I had to get my grades up. Then when I ace it, all I get is 'Awesome, keep it up!' That's it? I mean, I'm not asking you to do back flips and hire the Vienna Boys Choir to sing my praises, but holy shit. Is anything I do good enough for you? I get a double in baseball, and you tell me that if I had opened my stance like you taught me, it would have been a home run. I show you a drawing I'm proud of, and you try to tell me how to make the eyes look more realistic. Can't you ever just be satisfied by my accomplishments and let me enjoy the success? If, after I finish having sex for the first time, she acts the way you do, I'm giving her the finger and demanding my money back."
"So sex is just touching each other's faces? I was sure there would be more to it than that."
Why It's Unwinnable:
How do you convey to a 14-year-old that the world doesn't care about him? That in the real world, you will be judged only by what you've produced, and not by how hard you tried? Hell, most adults don't even like admitting that to themselves.
So one of the hardest parts about being a parent is knowing when to say, "That's great," and when to add, "but you can do better." On one end, you know you have to show support and give praise when they've done something awesome. On the other, you know the part of the real world that you've been protecting them from. The part that will only see them as a cog in a machine and won't give two shits about their feelings. The part where, even when it gets perfect results from its mindless little drone, there are no thanks. No pat on the back. Just "You did what you were paid to do. Now get the fuck out of my office and continue doing that. Otherwise we'll just pull you out of the machine and plug in another cog that actually works."
You know that it's extremely easy for a person to become content with a certain level of success and stop pushing to be better. Because when you've reached that level, it feels extremely good. It's easy to want to sit in that feeling and soak it up like a urine-tainted hotel hot tub. In that position, you're the best there is, and as long as you stay there, nobody can be better -- you're the top dog. It's why some people spend 20 years in a minimum wage, zero-effort job where they excel head and shoulders above everyone else. Moving on to something more difficult means they're right back to being another face in the crowd -- another average guy, trying just like everyone else to be the best.
"Hey, look, in today's memo, he stopped calling me 'faceless jerkoff.'"
But as a parent, if you press the "you can do better" issue all the time, you're a hardass perfectionist who's never impressed by any level of your kids' success. You're the jock's dad from The Breakfast Club. If you don't do it enough, they can become stagnant and stop growing. To a kid, no amount of explanation can take away from the fact that your reactions make you sound like an impossible-to-impress asshole.
Of course, the common thread that runs through all of these examples is communication: Simple talks that keep parents and teenagers connected. Not necessarily on the exact same wavelength -- that's damn near impossible. But at least connected enough to respect where the other is coming from. No, you're still not going to win any of these arguments. But the point is that it wouldn't benefit either of you if you did. The only way you come out ahead in these conversations is to go into it without the idea of "winning" in the first place.
Because here's the good news: Having this kind of open discussion means that you have both already won. The kid may still get tripped up by the thing you tried to warn him about, but it will mean a lot when he's staring through the bars of that Mexican prison and realizes that, hey, Mom and Dad tried to warn me about this because they care about me. The second you realize that having the discussion is the goal and stop treating them (on both sides) as competitions, you're going to find yourselves a whole lot happier. That and a whole lot of help from luck and fate, and maybe you won't raise an annoying douchebag piece of shit. Maybe.
John has a Twitter and a Facebook fan page, where he sometimes says words at people.
For more Cheese, check out 5 Internet Life Lessons Parents Need to Start Teaching Kids and 5 Things Modern Kids Don't Understand About Being a 'Nerd'.


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April 20, 2013
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on October 21, 2012 - 12:01 AM
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Joyce Advey, 81, of Ebenezer, has worked as a waitress for more than 60 years, most of those at the Deerhead Inn, where she still works today. (Her first waitress job was at old Hotel Richford downtown.)
Working weekends at the restaurant would be a tough task for most people her age, but Advey does more than work. She golfs. She teaches Sunday school. And she only recently stopped skiing.
A 1949 graduate of West Seneca High School, Advey was married for nearly 60 years to her husband, Bill, who died in May.
She has three children, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a treasure chest of stories to tell them all.
You can find Advey working weekends at the Deerhead on Clinton Street in West Seneca. Look for the woman with the twinkling blue eyes. Chances are she'll be wearing a smile.
People Talk: Where did you start your career?
Joyce Advey: Downtown at the Hotel Richford. I was between my junior and senior years in high school, and I worked in the salad room. The dining-room manager was right out of a '40s movie; I'll never forget her. The next year she put me out on the floor, and all the women who liked me as a salad girl did not like that I got to be a waitress. They didn't want me near the bellhops.
The headliners would stay at the Statler, but the comedians who opened stayed at the Richford. I waited on people like Sammy Davis Jr.
PT: Why are you still working?
JA: Because I can. Right now I need it emotionally. But it is getting tougher to work, more stressful because they don't make waitresses like they used to.
PT: How has the job changed?
JA: Some waitresses don't care.
PT: How have your customers changed?
JA: People do not know how to relax. They do not know how to go out and dine. You greet someone at a table, and they're ready to give you their food order when you're asking for their drink order. If there's a time problem, tell me. It's nice to know.
PT: And what about the dietary restrictions?
JA: We're beginning to address that in the kitchen. Some people get a little annoyed that our food doesn't meet their needs.
I always had candy back there for the children, or the dishwashers. On Fridays they always ask: "Where's the chocolate, Joyce?" Now I avoid anything with peanut butter.
PT: What do you order when you go out?
JA: Rare filet. Always an Absolut martini on the rocks, dry and never dirty. Very rarely do I order chicken. I'm very fussy about chicken.
PT: Did you ever refuse to serve an intoxicated customer?
JA: Not any more, but years ago, because people were heartier drinkers. There is no drinking anymore. In sports bars, yes, but not in this type of restaurant. I can leave here on a Friday and pass other restaurants that are closed by 10. Before they didn't close until 1 a.m. even if there was nobody in there.
PT: What's your opinion on separate checks?
JA: I don't like it, especially on a Friday. You know that when they're people my age, all the dinners will be the same. But you do it.
PT: You must have many regular customers.
JA: I have some wonderful priests who have been following me around for a long time. I consider them close friends. My golf partner of 45 years started out as a customer at the Hobnail way back when.
PT: You are an athlete.
JA: I'd say so. You had to be. That's all we had. What else could you do when you were our age growing up? We played tennis. We skied. Our first skis had leather straps. When I was a senior in high school, my brother took me to Caz [Cazenovia Park golf course] to play golf.
PT: What else do you do for fun?
JA: I play poker once a month with the girls from the phone company. When I finished school, I got a job at the phone company. Everyone had a job there. All those girls I worked with are still my friends. I have another group of friends, and we go to Ellicottville.
PT: Where do you get your vitality?
JA: My mom. I was 5 when my dad died in 1936. She had six children. My parents were born in Germany. My maiden name was Schroeder.
PT: How did you meet your husband?
JA: It was after a basketball game in a bar in 1948. But I had to lie to my mother about his age. He was six years older than me. Today that's nothing.
PT: What is key to your happiness?
JA: I like everybody. I trust them, I do. This is a tough job on marriages. I have seen more waitresses' marriages go down the drain.
PT: Are you a whiz at multitasking?
JA: Is there any other way? Tell me.
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Volunteers like Williams are few and far between
February 20, 2013
What is a volunteer? This is how Webster defines volunteer: One who offers to enter into a service of his own free will....
Thank you Mr. Williams for all the years you gave to us because you volunteered. There are few people anymore who are willing to give up their time to help others. My son volunteers every chance he gets through a group he is in @ high school. He loves doing things for others especially when it involves the physical or mentally disabled kids and teens. And he likes volunteering for soup kitchen or for the men and women @ the VA. And I know even when he graduates this year he will continue with his volunteer work in some way. He has a big heart and loves to help people no matter what. I just want to say thank you for all of the people who volunteer in any way, especially the ones who put their life on the line for our community.
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The Effect of Liquidity on Governance
Alex Edmans
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Vivian W. Fang
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Accounting
Emanuel Zur
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
October 19, 2012
Review of Financial Studies, June 2013, 26(6), 1443-1482.
ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 319/2011
This paper studies the effect of stock liquidity on blockholder governance. Conditional upon acquiring a stake, liquidity reduces the likelihood that a blockholder governs through voice (intervention) – as shown by the greater propensity to file Schedule 13Gs (passive investment) than 13Ds (active investment). The lower frequency of activism does not reflect the abandonment of governance, but governance through the alternative channel of exit (trading): a 13G filing leads to positive announcement returns and improvements in operating performance, especially in liquid firms. Moreover, liquidity increases the likelihood of block formation to begin with. Taking this into account, liquidity leads to an overall increase in both voice and exit, and is thus beneficial for governance. We use decimalization as an exogenous shock to liquidity to identify causal effects.
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Keywords: Stock Liquidity, Corporate Governance, Hedge Fund Activism, Blockholders, Exit, Voice
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It was the last surf trip in her home town before Kimberly "Kimi" Carroll and her boyfriend started the road trip back to college in Washington State. On New Year's Day, she and her boyfriend found a parking spot at Surfers Point, suited up, locked their Jeep and found a secret hiding spot in a tree before they hit the surf. For the pair, one last day on the waves before leaving Ventura seemed like the perfect ending until they headed back to their car.
"When did you put the snowboard by the front of the car?" Carroll's boyfriend asked.
"I didn't," she responded.
That's when they realized things had gone terribly wrong. Since they were literally planning to leave from Surfers Point to head up the coast for Washington State, they had packed everything. Two new laptops, a Garman (GPS), cellphones, clothing and her purse with $1,000 cash for the ride home. Almost everything that could have been grabbed out of the car easily, with the exception of her beloved Chihuahua, was gone. Carroll estimated that the thief or thieves got away with around $5,000 in valuables and cash.
"It was pretty much everything I had to my name," Carroll said. "They really did a lot of damage, more than just the average Joe. We have started to rebuild a little bit. It is just a matter of just regrouping."
Because of such a severe loss, Carroll said she will have to put off going back north and finishing school, where she had just been accepted to physical therapy school. The cash she had on hand was all she had to get back to Washington State.
Whether or not this tragic event could have been avoided may be debatable, but as Carroll recalled in tears her last visit to Surfers Point, she remembered a gray Dodge van that seemed out of the ordinary. She said that when she went to hide her keys — as many surfers do — she noticed that the van left shortly after she and her boyfriend had gotten into the water. She had hidden her keys in a nearby tree and said that she felt the driver had seen her hide her keys and waited for them to get in the water, a perfect time to grab and go. She never recovered her keys. Thankfully, she said, the surfers hanging out at the point were extremely generous, letting the couple borrow cell phones and giving them $10 bills and $20 bills. A member of the Ventura Surf Club even paid for the Jeep to be towed to the nearby home of Carroll's parents.
"The compassion and generosity of these surfers far outweighed what happened to us," Carroll said, stressing again and again how grateful she was for the help of her fellow surfers.
Commander Al Davis of the Ventura Police Department said that thefts (cars unlocked) and/or burglaries (cars broken into by force) at Surfers Point and under the bridge at Sanjon Road and Harbor Boulevard aren't unusual. Davis said that more burglaries occur at Sanjon than at Surfers Point.
"We have regular ongoing car thefts" in those areas, Davis said. "People put keys in the gas cap, by the tires, but the thieves are watching what surfers do."
He said that surfers should bring their keys with them in waterproof containers. He also suggested leaving valuables at home or, at least, in the trunk.
"There are ways to break windows on the cars that take one to two seconds," he said. "They break it and will be gone in four to five seconds.
Davis said that some people assume that vagrants are to blame for the thefts, but he said there was no way to know until someone is caught. He also noted there are skilled thieves who make their livings off such crimes.
"It is a generalization," he said. "The culprits — they may or may not be homeless. People are much more sophisticated and [sometimes] don't look anything out of the ordinary."


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Optimism returns to World Ag Expo
Optimism returns to World Ag Expo
Bad memories weren't forgotten, but the passage of another year made for a noticeably more upbeat atmosphere Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week at World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif.
Credit for some of that had to go to weather that is rarely seen during an entire show: bright, clear, warm skies. The result was an abundance of sunglasses, shirtsleeves and even shorts. If it wasn't the nicest run of weather ever seen at the show, it's at least on the list for discussion.
Attendance looked better than 2009 and 2010, but did not seem not outstanding. (The show doesn't announce attendance figures.) As other farm shows have seen many times before, dairy producers and other farmers often stay home to work while the opportunity was so good.
What we did notice rather distinctly was a much more upbeat attitude among milk producers compared to recent years. There also looked to be more of them, especially from out of state. The last two years we hardly saw any; this year there were many. Attitudes were also positive and upbeat, thanks to surprisingly robust Class III price futures and heavy culling that have left several producers we talked to with their youngest herds ever. Feed price concerns were always part of the discussion, but they took a while to come up.
Overall, World Ag Expo 2011 clearly reflected the optimism that has returned to the dairy industry in the form of higher attendance, more exhibitors, and more smiles.


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Of Pharaohs, Kings and Generals: What about the Egyptian People?
By Michael Granger On February 11, 2011, after the Egyptian Military turned the barrels of their guns away from the protesters in Tahrir Square, Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down as president of Egypt and the world was moved by the restraint shown … Continue reading
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Prague's Havel is Gone: Waiting for the Middle Eastern Havels to Come
By Dr. Walid Phares As I was watching the carriage transporting the late Vaclav Havel, the first President of free post-Communist Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic, into the Prague Castle I was sobered and deeply moved. Having been … Continue reading
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To the Junta in Egypt: Your Time is Up!
By Michael Granger On February 11, 2011, after the Egyptian military turned the barrels of their guns away from the protesters in Tahrir Square, Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down as president of Egypt and the world was moved by the restraint shown … Continue reading
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Phares to Arab media: Strategically, the U.S. lost to Iran in Iraq
By Dr. Walid Phares In a series of interview on Arab media, Professor Walid Phares a Congressional advisor and the author of The Coming Revolution: Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East said "in the big geopolitical picture in the region the United … Continue reading
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Petrodollars-Funded Middle East Studies Failed to Predict the Arab Uheavals
By Dr. Walid Phares When the young Tunisian burned himself in protest against authoritarian oppression and lack of economic justice, triggering massive demonstrations in this small North African country, commentators hesitated to coin the movement as an Arab Spring. It took … Continue reading
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Continuing Its History of Consumer Advocacy, Good Housekeeping Gives Readers Trusted Direction and Recommendations for Living a Greener Lifestyle
NEW YORK (May 1, 2012) — Consumers have looked to Good Housekeeping for trusted advice for more than 125 years, as the magazine has crusaded for food, water and toy safety, evaluated claims and warned readers about manufacturer deceptions. In 2009, the magazine introduced the Green Good Housekeeping Seal (GGHS), an environmental overlay to the brand's primary Seal, to help consumers choose products that are exercising environmental responsibility on a wide range of criteria.
For more than three years, the scientists and engineers at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, the magazine's state-of-the-art product testing laboratory, have worked with Brown & Wilmanns Environmental, one of the nation's leading green consultants, as well as an Environmental Advisory Board, to develop criteria for the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, and established the Beauty and Personal Care Products, Cleaning Products, Appliances and Electronic Products, and Paper Good Products categories.
Today, the magazine announced the first product to earn the Green Good Housekeeping Seal in its Paint and Coatings category, Benjamin Moore Natura in flat, eggshell and semi-gloss finishes.
Benjamin Moore Natura is a water-based line of zero-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints for interior use. Natura® paints are virtually odorless, spatter resistant and have good washability performance, and the colorants that are added at the time of purchase are water-based, providing a full range of colors without adding VOCs. In the Good Housekeeping Research Institute's environmental evaluations, the product scored particularly well in reduction of energy use and waste production in the manufacturing process, as well as for the innovative development of a tinted product with zero VOCs, and the company's commitment to improving distribution practices.
Before being considered for the GGHS, a product must pass the Good Housekeeping Research Institute's evaluations for the primary Good Housekeeping Seal, which evaluates claims and measures efficacy to ensure it performs as promised, and also represents a limited two-year warranty. If the product proves to be defective within two years of purchase, Good Housekeeping will replace the item or refund the purchase price to the consumer. Only then is it reviewed using comprehensive environmental criteria, including ingredient safety and potential toxicity, the reduction of water use in manufacturing, energy efficiency in manufacturing and product use, packaging reduction, and the brand's corporate social responsibility.
"The Green Good Housekeeping Seal was designed to set a mainstream bar for consumers who wish to live an environmentally-responsible lifestyle and buy products that are healthy for their families and the planet," said Miriam Arond, director of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute. "We are pleased to introduce the new Paint and Coatings category and to recognize a product that's making significant efforts in the right direction."
"For generations, Americans have relied upon the Good Housekeeping Research Institute to fully examine and put everyday household products to the test, and ensure for the public that they deliver on their promises," said Denis Abrams, president and CEO of Benjamin Moore. "The Institute's credibility is inscrutable, and our company is proud that Natura not only passed the muster on performance, but also on its green promise to be a better product for the well-being of our planet."
For more information about the Green Good Housekeeping Seal and to view a summary of the application, please visit: www.GoodHousekeeping.com/GreenGHSeal.
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Founded in 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine (www.goodhousekeeping.com) reaches nearly 25 million readers each month. In addition to the print title, there is the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, the consumer product evaluation laboratory of Good Housekeeping magazine. Founded in 1900 and continuing today with the same mission, the Research Institute is dedicated to improving the lives of consumers and their families through education and product evaluation. Only products evaluated by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute can be accepted for advertising in the magazine, and thereby become eligible to display the Good Housekeeping Seal, the hallmark that provides assurance to readers that the products advertised in the magazine are backed by a two-year limited warranty against being defective, with specified exceptions.
In 2009, the Green Good Housekeeping Seal was introduced as an environmental overlay to the primary Seal. It offers consumers guidance to help them choose products that are exercising environmental responsibility on a wide range of criteria. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front, with Good Housekeeping mobile (m.goodhousekeeping.com), at Goodhousekeeping.com and through its GH@Home iPhone app. In addition to its U.S. flagship, Good Housekeeping publishes 10 editions around the world. Good Housekeeping is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com), the largest publisher of monthly magazines in the U.S. (ABC 2011) and reaches 87 million adults (Spring 2011 MRI). Follow Good Housekeeping on Twitter at @goodhousemag. And the Good Housekeeping Research Institute @GHRI.
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Benjamin Moore & Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1883. One of the country's leading manufacturers of premium quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance paints and other coatings, its products are distributed via a network of independent paint and decorating retailers throughout North America. Benjamin Moore has been a longstanding steward of the environment with a relentless commitment to sustainable manufacturing practices plus the ongoing development of the most eco-responsible paint formulations possible. Its portfolio of Green Promise® products continues to grow and includes Aura®, its über-performance low-VOC paint; Natura®, the true zero-VOC interior paint, remaining zero after tinting in any color, any sheen; and EcoSpec® WB zero-VOC paint for commercial interiors.
The J.D. Power & Associates 2012 Interior Paint Satisfaction Study ranked Benjamin Moore highest in consumer satisfaction; it's the second consecutive year the company received this rating. What's more, the Benjamin Moore color offering of more than 3,300 hues is unrivaled, but any custom color choice can be matched, as was recently done for the White House Oval Office ceiling and trims.
The only assurance of getting an authentic Benjamin Moore color is using Benjamin Moore paint, since the colorants and resins are proprietary and formulated with the company's own patented waterborne technologies. And, authentic Benjamin Moore colors are available exclusively from Benjamin Moore retailers.
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The Tiffin Police and Fire All Patriots Memorial received a $7,500 donation from CSX Railroad Thursday afternoon.
Rusty Orben of CSX presented the check to Mayor Aaron Montz, Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. President Rich Focht and State Rep. Rex Damschroder, R-Fremont.
"This is such an important (attraction) for Tiffin and the surrounding area," Damschroder said. "There is a lot of community involvement, and that community involvement tells me, 'Yeah this is a worthwhile program.' It's very moving, the whole facility down there. I was very impressed with it."
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(From left) State Rep. Rex Damschroder, R-Fremont, Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz and Rusty Orben of CSX Railroad visit the Tiffin Police and Fire All Patriots Memorial Thursday, after Orben presented Montz with a donation from CSX.
Montz said the memorial received donations as little as a couple of dollars, and as big as $20,000.
All the money for the project was raised through financial and in-kind donations, grants, and a $15,000 no-interest loan from the city.
The memorial honors victims of the 9-11 attacks, police, fire and military, and the names of police officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty are to be engraved on the memorial.
Tiffin has had two policemen die on duty, both of whom served more than 100 years ago.
Orben said CSX employs many veterans and the company's CEO is a strong supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project.
"(CSX) supports the local community, and, frankly, our commitment to veterans is really what keyed me on to this," he said.
Orben said Damschroder was the one who told him about the memorial.
"That's the economy happening when those trains go by," Damschroder said. "We're really happy you could be a part of it."


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The 5 Most Ridiculously Sexist Superhero Costumes
#2. Sue Storm 4-kiniSue Storm endured the most blatant sexism in comics at a time when marriage was a form of property insurance. They only dared to give a woman superpowers because both her husband and her brother were on the team to keep her in line.
Her only original power was to literally disappear and let the menfolk get on with things. Later, she could also make other objects disappear or move them around with force fields, meaning Marvel's first female superhero had the inhuman power to tidy up. And then the only woman who could prevent men from staring at her went at her own clothes with a pair of scissors and madness.
She destroyed one costume and several laws of Euclidean geometry.
She's hanging out with a living torch, a mobile orange rock slide and a 50-foot-long man, but she knows it's up to her tits to tell people it's the Fantastic Four. This is a woman who knows her audience, even if her costume is everything wrong with the '50s dream woman (white but also black and blue and showing her breasts on demand).
"I don't know, when your breasts aren't a perfectly flat mass because curved fours are hard to draw?"
It's the shaped window that elevates this above all the other "Here are my mammaries!" costumes. They'd cut so many holes in powerful women's clothing that they needed new shapes just to feel something. If you're thinking, "This doesn't work unless I can see her boobs," you're not writing comics, you're masturbating. Especially when characters wear such skintight Spandexium that the only difference between "fully clothed" and "complete nudity" is coloring.
This is Acheronian soft-core with face paint.
#1. NamorBehold the most ridiculously sexy costume in comics!
But it's not ridiculous because he's wearing a superpowered Speedo: That's how any man would react to being well-built, usually glistening and most often found on the beach. The ridiculousness comes from people who justify the superpowered strippers by pointing out that men are just as unreasonably objectified in comics.
Look at the poor victimized boy, one inch from boning on the cover.
Near-naked superhorny women is a male fantasy. Being a hulking Adonis who can punch through tanks is also a male fantasy. This ... this isn't hard, guys, unlike many things when you're considering those issues. If you ever find a woman sexually excited by men with the approximate dimensions of a semi truck, it's either Tila Tequila or Optimus Prime's number one fan.
See, women, we have improbable male anatomy for you, too!
This "equally idealized" bullshit is actually used by people. People paid to sell comics despite their first decision being "We'll only target half the population." We know you're in the comics industry, fellas, but that argument is the wrong type of comical. Namor is the ultimate exemplar: He's exactly what any guy would wear if he thought he could get away with it. Even when Namor puts on more clothes, they're ridiculous and show off more chest than Tom Jones during heart surgery.
His most common plot point is banging another character's wife (Sue Storm from above). He's not just included for the 10 percent of guys who got this far despite not liking girls, but to make a point. (And not just in their trousers.) It's stupid to say that the art is equally unfair because the average man can't be used as a teaching model in medical college. That's like Bond claiming it's fair that henchmen can't hit him with machine guns because he also has a ridiculous level of accuracy. It's a lot of fun, and we all go to see it, just don't claim that it's equality.
A posing pouch and dressing gown. His whole wardrobe says "I get laid too often to bother with clothing."
If I were offering a carved beef buffet above a pork sausage special, that's how I'd dress. Mere physical strength would be enough superpower to make me go full Doctor Manhattan.
Luke McKinney scientifically proves that Die Hard is the ultimate party. He also tumbles and has a website.
Want more comic lunacy, true believers? Behold the astonishing incompetence of The 8 Worst X-Men Ever! Gasp at the ridiculous visibility of The 8 Shittiest Transformer Disguises!


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Hike, Bike, Ride Camels and Experience a Zipline in India's Golden Triangle
This adventure highlights the mighty lands of Northern India. From the expansive desert sand dunes to the lavish Art Deco facades of Jodhpur and the mighty ramparts of Amber, the ancient kingdom of Rajputana-Rajasthan continues to allure visitors with its kaleidoscope of experiences. We explore this region by foot, cycle, zip line, and camel ending the journey at the eternal monument of love, the Taj Mahal.
We're met upon arrival at Delhi international airport and transported to the elegant Claridges Hotel. We begin the next morning with a bike ride through the narrow streets with a glimpse into the life of Old Delhi. Later we visit the Birla House, the museum dedicated to the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Our final morning in Delhi begins with a walk through the Lohi Garden which is laid out around the tombs of 15th century sultans and is used today by people of all ages for daily exercise. A late morning flight delivers us to Jodhpur followed by a transfer to the Manvar Desert Camp. Here we enjoy stunning sunrises, mesmerizing sunsets, dazzling night skies, and lively evenings of dinner and music.
Our time in the Thar Desert is spent with 4x4 jeep rides through the dunes where we search for free-roaming herds of gazelles, walks to the Temple on the Hill and to the hamlets of Bishnoi and finally an evening camel ride as the sunk sinks beneath the horizon. Upon our return to the city of Jodhpur, we tour the intricate Meharangarh Fort and then it's on to an exhilarating zipline tour across Rani Ser Lake, with 6 lines ranging from 230 to 980 feet. The following morning has the option for a walk through the walled city to experience the local culture and morning prayers or a bike ride to the temples and high rock terraces of the Mandore Gardens. A drive to Deogarh includes a stop at Adinath Temple, with 1,444 exquisite, uniquely carved marble pillars from the 14th century. The following day is free to pursue activities of your choosing--yoga classes, hikes, boating, bird watching with a naturalist, biking through the countryside or horseback riding.
We drive to Jaipur, the "Pink City", our second stop in the Golden Triangle, with its stunning hilltop forts and royal palaces and bustling craft markets. We enjoy an elephant safari through the bird-filled Aravali Forest in the evening folloed by sundowners. We hike the next morning to Nahargarh Fort with breathtaking views of Jaipour city below. We descend through an 18th century tunnel to Amber, once the ancient capital. A short afternoon drive takes us a picturesque gorge that cradles Galta Kund--an 18th Century religious site. The area is also home to the celebrated and mischievous rhesus macaque monkeys. Our final day in Jaipur is spent with a morning sightseeing tour of bazaars, palaces and museums and the afternoon is free for some shopping and relaxation.
We visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary with 370 bird varieties in rickshaes or an bicylcles. Upon arrival in Agra we explore the city's bazaars and that evening visit the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This "dream in marble" is at ists finest as the sun bathes the monument is the bold colors of sunset. An optional return visit can be made at sunrise or enjoy a relaxed breakfast at the hotel. A late morning departure for Agra fort is folloed by a transfer to Delhi, arriving in time for our flights home.
Our accommodations are varied and luxurious--from old-world charm in the Claridges Hotel in New Delhi to a tented camp in the Thar Desert to a century-old palace in Jodhpur and the former palace of aristocracy in Deogarh. Our final hotel, the Gateway, overlooks the Taj Mahal in Agra.
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If you are reading this, you are probably a dumbfuck.
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JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Peruse a smattering of menus at Durango�s fine-dining restaurants and you�ll see that a funny thing happened on the way through the Great Recession. Pork � that salty, fatty, smoky and utterly delicious meat � reappeared.
If anyone in town bashes the lingering anti-pork ethos cultivated by some ancient religions and present-day health gurus, it�s Ryan Lowe, chef and general manager of the Ore House. Lowe throws artery-clogging caution to the wind with his pan-fried pork chop filled with chorizo and cornbread stuffing, topped with jalape�o jus and served with bacon macaroni and cheese.
�Pork stuffed with pork, served with mac and cheese with pork � yeah, it�s pretty decadent,� he says proudly.
But this is not your mama�s pork chop, seared in butter then baked with a can of creamed soup and served on a bed of rice, iceberg lettuce salad on the side. That was back in the bad ol� days of the �pork � the other white meat� campaign, when Americans wanted a less fatty version of the traditional favorite. (In poorer regions such as in the South, pork never stopped being popular and is still the centerpiece of one-meat-three-sides lunch plates.)
No, this is all natural, grain-fed, hormone- and antibiotic-free pork raised within an hour�s driving distance of downtown Durango. This is the pig restaurateurs and home cooks are clamoring for.
Denise Stovall, CEO of Local Brands Farm Co-op, attests to the increasing demand for pigs co-op farmers have seen in the last two years. Customers want animals that have been raised outside and fed on grass, apples and grains (not corn), and they�re willing to pay more for it.
Stovall warns, however, that if you�re accustomed to grocery-store pork, you could be in for a surprise. For one, natural pork isn�t salty, and two, it�s juicier, giving the meat a whole different flavor. In case you�re wondering, her favorite dish is an old-fashioned stick-to-your-ribs rib roast, cooked slowly and perfect for cool spring nights.
The pork you buy in the grocery store still can suffer from being industrially processed and raised to be a competitor of the leanest of all meats � chicken breast.
�It cooks up lean, dry and tough,� says David Stewart, chef of Season�s Rotisserie & Grill. �Local pork has texture and flavor rather than masquerading as poultry. Yes, it�s fattier, but it�s better for you because it�s all natural.�
And before we lose the point, pork is inexpensive when compared to beef. Chefs hailed the prime cuts such as chops and tenderloins as scene-stealers on beef-heavy menus and the cured portions such as pork belly, pancetta and, of course, sausage, as flavorful components of appetizers, soups and salads, all for less than a comparable cut of beef.
Stewart economizes on the cost of locally raised pork by buying the whole pig and breaking it down at the restaurant. The tenderloin is grilled over an oak fire and served with cheddar spoon bread for an entree. The rest is cured, the belly turned into bacon, shoulders ground into sausage, hind legs yield hams, liver creates pate and the feet go into the acclaimed posole.
But what is true about pork�s inherent healthfulness? Is it the fatty, heart-attack inducing scare meat reviled in the fat-conscious �90s? Or is it a mild-mannered substitute for beef and chicken that will do your arteries no harm?
Well, let�s compare. Three and a half ounces of pork loin (chops) contain 225 calories, 30 grams of protein and 10.5 grams of fat, while the same amount of top sirloin has 313 calories, 29 grams of protein and eight grams of fat, surprisingly equal on the nutrition scale.
Now let�s look at bacon, for which, well, there is no compare. It possesses 541 calories per 3.5 ounces, 37 grams of protein and � whoa Nelly! � 42 grams of fat. If you�re scarfing down a few BLTs for lunch, you might want to reconsider.
Local nutritionists tend to give pork loin the thumbs up if it is naturally raised, even better if it is from the local area.
�It depends on the quality. If it is pastured and grass fed and not fed a lot of crap, it�s better for you,� says Durango naturopath Nancy Utter.
But they don�t say you can go whole hog, either.
�Eat it sparingly,� says naturopath Jennifer Lettelier. �Turkey, fish and chicken are better.�
Don�t get Dan James started about America�s industrial food-processing industry or you�ll get an earful. James serves as his locally famous family�s artisanal cheese maker and began raising heritage breed pigs to use up its by-product, whey. James believes the commercial pork industry has sullied pork�s reputation and caused large swaths of the population to forgo it altogether.
Not that he blames anyone for bypassing meat from an animal that has led its life caged on concrete slabs and been fed genetically modified corn and injected with artificial hormones and antibiotics.
He takes care to raise his 50 or so head of pigs on open ranch land � rotating them so they don�t ruin a particular field � and feeding them a natural mix of whey and spent grain (he gets his from local breweries). They start at 40 to 50 pounds in the spring and finish at 250 to 300 pounds in November, when they go to market.
Pigs and their life cycle are as sweet to James as any rose, and he reels off the names of his heritage pigs with as much tenderness as past loves � hamworths, old spots, large blacks.
But no matter how famed they are, or ought to be, even heritage pigs will forever take a back seat to plain old cattle in Durango. Local restaurateurs say pork can�t compete with diners� taste for good beef, especially steak, and comes in behind chicken and fish dishes, too.
They include pork on their menus because it�s affordable, local and a nice change of pace.
�It�s cheaper and you can dress it up and take it out,� says Alison Dance, owner of Cyprus Cafe, which serves its pork loin brined with cloves and oranges, grilled and paired with a fig and orange sauce over couscous.
Feeling in need of an epicurean shake up? Skip dessert and save your fat calories for a sizzling piece of unctuous pork belly or an over-the-top double cut pork chop. I won�t tell.


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Playing a man down for the entirety of the second half, the Stetson men's soccer team (2-5-1, 1-2-0) fell to USC Upstate (4-7-1, 2-2-0) by a score of 3-0 on Sunday afternoon.
After dominating possession and creating many more opportunities at goal, a late red card in the first half put the Hatters in a difficult position. The tides turned quickly as the Spartans scored three goals in a six minute and 16 second span to put this contest out of reach for Stetson.
The Hatters attempted to keep the ball at their feet in the second frame, but playing 10 on 11 made that a very difficult task. USC Upstate took advantage of the opportunity, scoring just over six minutes into the half on a corner kick by Marvin Schmiege. The Spartan found the head of Derek Dearmond, whose attempt beat goalkeeper Andreas Schnabl.
Upstate didn't let up as Dave Musambi scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season less than two minutes later. A similar goal, Musambi received a chip pass from Michael Rankin-Byrne at the 6 yard box, and headed it past Schnabl to give the Spartans a commanding 2-0 lead.
Musambi then assisted on the final Upstate goal of the match, finding an open Schmiege in the box. His flick of the ball towards the right post ended up in the back of the net and virtually put the game away for the Spartans with a man up and just over 30 minutes remaining.
The Hatters continued to fight until the end though. A long cross from the right side early in the second half by senior Jonathan Mendoza found the foot of sophomore Eli Beates, but the midfielder's attempt at goal sailed just wide of the net.
Late in the game, when the match was all but over, Stetson continued to create opportunities with only 10 men on the field. With just over five minutes remaining, seniors Joakim Helland and Kai Eckenrode hooked up for a give-and-go near the end line that resulted in Helland's attempt barely deflecting off of Upstate goalkeeper Dani Alvarado and out of bounds.
Despite playing half the contest down a man, Stetson only trailed Upstate 16-14 in total shots, and recorded eight corner kicks to the Spartans' seven. Schnabl totaled three saves in the loss, while Alvarado finished with two in the victory.
Stetson will next head back on the road, playing at Lipscomb on Friday, October 19 at 8:00 p.m., and then at new Atlantic Sun Conference member Northern Kentucky on Sunday, October 21 at 1:00 p.m.


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Under the clear blue skies of early summer sunshine – Coronation Day June 2, 1953, was cloudy and gray – the 55-minute service brought the Royals together – including Prince Philip, 91, who was a welcome sight after he sat out a Monday evening engagement because he didn't feel well.
For the occasion, mom-to-be Kate wore a bespoke soft-peach silk jacket and dress (with silver grey ribbon detail) by Jenny Packham, with a Jane Taylor nude beaded cocktail hat with silk tulle, organza discs and smoked quartz detail (cost: $1,200) that she also wore at last year's Diamond Jubilee celebration on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Shortly after pulling up to the Abbey's Great West Door, William walked slightly ahead of Kate down the aisle as she was escorted by his brother Prince Harry.
Taking their seats, Kate and William chatted with their cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, as well as Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall.
Sitting in prime seats in the Abbey, sea cadets Hannah Subit, 17, and Jessica Burton, 17, could barely believe that Kate, 8-months-pregnant, "was wearing heels!" exclaimed Burton.
"She really carried it off," added Subit. "She looked really good."
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Rev Dr. John Hall, opened the service, saying the congregation of 2,000 had gathered to thank Her Majesty for "the faithful ministry and dutiful service."
Also on display: the Queen's coronation crown. Solid gold and diamond-laden, the St. Edward's Crown was brought to the Abbey from the Tower of London and placed on the altar for the service.
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Governor Delivered Tragic News to Sandy Hook Parents
The families waiting in the firehouse on Friday afternoon were in varying stages of hope, disbelief and denial. For some, it fell to Gov. Dannel Malloy to tell them their children were dead.
The governor was "stricken," said his senior advisor, Roy Occhiogrosso, as he delivered the awful news to more than a dozen parents.
In the confusion of the firehouse near Sandy Hook Elementary School, where frantic parents reunited with their children in the aftermath of the shooting, it wasn't always clear to those who couldn't locate children what their absence meant. Some who had seemed to hold onto undue hope, hours after surviving children had been whisked away from the scene of the massacre,
"They thought their kids were still being tended to in the school, or being taken to another hospital," said Mr. Occhiogrosso, who was in the room with Mr. Malloy. "They thought their kids could still be alive."
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Some dropped to the floor, Mr. Occhiogrosso said, collapsing under the weight of the news.
Mr. Malloy is known for persistence to the point of abrasiveness on the public stage, but has had to provide emotional support to constituents before. As governor, he has attended memorials for troops killed in action, including the child of a friend. As mayor of Stamford, Mr. Malloy led a city that was deeply affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, losing six residents and feeling the loss of others because of its links to the finance industry and Manhattan.
Mr. Occhiogrosso said his boss was deeply affected on Friday. Later that evening, in a televised shot from a public vigil for the 27 victims, Mr. Malloy could be seen hunched forward in a pew, wringing his fingers, as Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman sat stock still beside him.
Mr. Malloy was scheduled to speak on statewide television at 5 p.m. Saturday from the governor's office in the State Capitol in Hartford.
Rabbi Shaul Praver of Congregation Adath Israel said that when the governor came in to announce all the children had been killed, not everyone immediately understood, leaving one parent to shout out, "Does that mean my kid is dead or alive?" Once the governor was clear that all children were killed, Rabbi Praver said some parents were in shock and others erupted into wailing. One man was hitting himself in the head, said Rabbi Praver. "He wanted to roll himself into a ball," he said. "It was just a horrible thing to see a person in that state of mind."
Although some parents weren't happy with how the governor handled the situation, Rabbi Praver said its difficult news to deliver that nobody is trained for. "Governors are used to providing solutions," he said. "Who is trained for that?"
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For CSU to compete at the highest levels of NCAA Division I athletics across 16 men's and women's sports, something special has to be happening every day.
The inspiration to reach beyond one's grasp, the motivation to compete against all odds, and the willingness to do more with less and achieve miraculous results all stem from the simple fact that faith integration greatly enhances our ability to develop student-athletes beyond the norm. In addition to physical conditioning and academic success, CSU coaches bring that essential third component: intentional spirituality. It is the essential difference.
The value of CSU athletics is inarguable. The demands are incredible. To compete seriously in today's Division I athletics requires certain things… to recruit successfully, to train adequately, to perform safely and to graduate with certainty. Those things are another of the Campaign's priorities.
They come together in a new 26,000-square-foot Athletic Complex being constructed in three phases north of the football field, along with a number of other facility and program improvements. They will enable us to remain competitive, both academically and athletically, in NCAA Division I and the Big South Conference. The expanded facilities will provide:
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This publication examines the application of the balance sheet approach (BSA) in financial vulnerability analysis of emerging market economies, including its conceptual framework, trends over the past decade including case studies, and related policy issues. This concept is being increasingly used in the IMF's analysis of debt-related vulnerabilities, as evidenced by a growing number of Article IV consultation reports providing applications to individual countries, as well as a large body of academic literature on financial crises and their origins.
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The analysis of currency and maturity mismatches in sectoral balance sheets has increasingly become a regular element in the IMF's tool kit for surveillance in emerging market countries. This paper describes this so-called balance sheet approach and shows how it can be applied to detect vulnerabilities and shape policy advice. It also provides a broad-brushed overview of how balance sheet vulnerabilities have evolved over the past decade and cites a number of case studies.
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According to the family history Web site Ancestry.com, researchers discovered that the English actor and the world's most famous vampire are related through, of all people, the British Royal Family.
In fact, insist the Ancestry experts, Princes William and Harry are Pattinson's distant cousins, while ol' Vlad was their distant uncle.
"Tracing Pattinson's family back to Vlad was difficult research, but the pieces that unraveled created the perfect accompaniment to the Twilight Saga," says Anastasia Tyler, a genealogist at Ancestry.com. "Without any myth or magic, we find royalty and vampires lurking in Pattinson's life – making his story just as supernatural as the one he's playing on screen."
Just in case you've been living under a rock – or in your coffin – for the past few weeks, the third installment in the series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, opens nationwide June 30.
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This is in response to Sandy Evans Hall's My Turn from Nov. 2, "Putting a stop to the rumor mill."
The reason the people of this community are talking about the Vision Process is not because they're excited about it, but rather because they're upset.
Having looked at the packet of the process, it appears that our little community is no longer going to be the Tahoe City we all know and love. Many of us moved here because Tahoe City is so charming. Where is the charm going to be after all of the new stores, hotels, public transit, districts, etc. are created?
What we're going to have is Everywhere, California - new streets, new buildings, new hotels, new everything. Many of the historic properties will disappear, all of the charm will be gone. Tahoe City will look like every other "new" town in the country.
We'll be just like Vail, Beaver Creek, the Villages at Squaw and Northstar - timeshares and condos, chain stores and restaurants. We'll just be another cookie-cutter community with the charm of a lump of clay.
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