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Resilient Flooring
ManufacturersArmstrong | Armstrong Alterna | Azrock | Flexitec by IVC | IVC Flooring | Moduleo Design Floors
Buying Tips for Resilient Flooring
Why Buy Resilient Flooring?
Resilient flooring is an amazing material if you're looking for something that is both a great value and long lasting. It is softer under foot than ceramic tile and wood, which makes it a great choice in kitchens where you'll spend a lot of time standing. Its ability to hold up under the harshest of conditions is why it is used frequently in commercial settings.
Resilient flooring is a great solution for residential applications as well. Breakthroughs in digital printing allow manufacturers to create the look of expensive stone, wood and ceramic floors with stunning realism at a fraction of the cost of the real material.
Another huge benefit of using resilient flooring is the easy maintenance. It is highly water and stain resistant. You will only have to sweep up dirt and debris periodically. If you need a deeper clean, you only need to use a damp mop. Follow all manufacture cleaning instructions.
Types of Resilient Flooring
There are different materials available depending on the setting you will be using the flooring in. For example, if you are looking to floor a residential area like your home kitchen you will likely choose one of the following materials:
- Residential sheet vinyl
- Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)
- Vinyl Tile
- Linoleum
If you are in need of flooring for a commercial setting you will have some different options. Your material options for a project like that will include:
- Commercial Sheet Vinyl
- Linoleum
- Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)
- Bio-Based Tile (BBT)
- Rubber Sheet
- Rubber Tile
We sell only the best brands of resilient flooring available. Call or stop in today to see our selection of resilient flooring.
Cork Flooring
ManufacturersWE Cork
Buying Tips for Cork Flooring
Why Buy Cork Flooring?
Cork is a progressive design option that offers high-end durability. Cork is a highly resilient flooring because it has elasticity and gives on impact. This makes cork a great option for comfort and sturdiness.
Cork is also known for its abundant design options. The versatile material allows for stains in many shades and it can also be painted. You can have the benefits of cork and still match any décor you choose.
Cork Flooring is Good for the Environment
If you are looking for an environmentally friendly option, cork is the perfect choice. This is because cork can be harvested from a tree without damaging the tree or stunting its growth. This makes cork the most naturally renewable resource for flooring.
What Type of Cork is Best?
It really all depends on your needs. Use plank-shaped cork if you are installing over existing flooring, but use tile-shaped if you need to glue it down. We can help you determine which is best.
Cork texture will greatly impact the look of your cork flooring. Small granules give your floor that traditional cork flooring look you are likely used to. A peeled cork texture gives it a beautiful natural cork look. There are many other textures and designs to choose from. Contact us today and we'll make sure you get the right one for your home's needs..
Bamboo Flooring
Buying Tips for Bamboo Flooring
Why Buy Bamboo Flooring?
Bamboo flooring is one of the best ways to get a combination of beauty and durability. It is most known for its strength and stability, making it a great choice for flooring that lasts for many years. Although bamboo is actually a type of grass, it can be harder than oak, giving you a long lasting material.
Bamboo vs. Hardwood
It has a lot of the same benefits of hardwood plus a few more. It has less risk of damage due to expansion or contraction. It is also particularly resistant to insects and mildew growth. Bamboo is one the most recent materials to be used as flooring, but it is also one of the most environmentally friendly. It is a rapidly renewable resource that can be harvested every 5-7 years. An oak tree takes 60 years or more before it's ready to be re-harvested. This makes bamboo a great choice for environmentally conscious consumers who are concerned about sustainability.
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There are a few color options to choose from to get the look you want. You can do a natural bamboo color are get a direct print bamboo to create bamboo flooring that looks like an entirely different type of floor.
There are different grain types for different looks. Vertical grain gives you a uniform, smooth look while horizontal grain helps display the bamboo's random growth rings. The hardest of the grain types is strand-woven which also gives a random look revealing the natural character of your bamboo floors. Contact us today, so we can help you make the right decision when purchasing your new flooring.
Laminate Flooring
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Buying Tips for Vinyl Flooring
The new generation of vinyl floors have new finishes, different construction and new types of backing. They are designed for better wear, clearer pattern definition, and easier to maintain and install. Manufacturers have gone primarily to cushioned products with wider widths to reduce the number of seams. New innovations in backing have made the today's cushion vinyl floors more resistant to rips, tears and back staining. Most residential sheet flooring offer no-wax performance and a wide variety of colors and patterns–more than any other flooring product and generally speaking, cushion vinyl flooring is the most economical of all flooring choices.
Some products are designed to help you reduce subfloor preparation costs
Next to ceramic tile, vinyl flooring installation demands properly prepared subflooring. Most cushion vinyl products are thin and when they are installed with a full spread of adhesive over a poorly prepared subfloor, irregularities can telegraph through. New products designed for perimeter or loose lay installation will greatly reduce the effects of subfloor irregularities while lowering subfloor preparation costs. In fact, many of these products can be installed over you existing flooring.
Luxury Vinyl Products
Manufacturer's have raised vinyl flooring to a whole new level when it comes to luxury vinyl product offerings. New technologies have led to greater realism in design and structures every bit as rugged as older inlaid products, and all of this without giving up the easy no-wax maintenance that is desired.Special considerations when choosing sheet vinyl flooring
Beware of asphalt driveways as asphalt can react to certain conditions and transfer into the vinyl resulting in permanent staining. Be careful when moving or dragging heavy objects across the cushioned flooring as it often results in permanent damage to the surface.
Hardwood Flooring
ManufacturersAnderson | Appalachian Hardwood | Ark Floors | Armstrong | Armstrong Hardwood | Boone | Bruce | Cain & Bultman, Inc | Chesapeake Hardwoods | Columbia | DuChateau Floors | Eco-Cork | Forest Accents | Harris Tarkett | IndusParquet | LM | LM Flooring | Mannington Hardwood | Natural Cork | Somerset | Ua Floors | Versini | Virginia Vintage
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Factory Finish vs. Custom Sand & Finish on Site
You should feel comfortable with either choice. However, factory finishing offers many nice advantages. Factory finished flooring is inspected for defects at the mill so you receive first choice every time. On-site finishing depends on the quality of the workmanship that day.
Factory finished flooring usually installs more quickly and without the dust and odors that are involved with on-site finishing. However, even though factory finished flooring comes in a variety of colors, on-site finishing allows for closer color match with existing woodwork or cabinets.
Both factory finishes and on-site finishes are available in either high gloss or matte. Both types have exciting new finishes developed with space age technology. These finishes are not like grandma's old wood floors because they require no waxing.
Engineered products install where no solid hardwood dares to go
Prior to the development of engineered hardwood flooring, hardwood products could not be installed on slab or in your basement without a special subfloor system. Now you can enjoy real hardwood flooring in those areas without all that fuss and expense. A special cross-ply construction eliminates the problem of expansion and contraction usually associated with solid hardwood.
Don't become overly concerned with thinner or thicker top wood layers associated with engineered products because it's the finish you are walking on. Generally speaking you won't need to re-sand and finish these products; just re-coat them unless you need to change the color.
Special considerations when selecting hardwood flooring
Direct sunlight can affect the color of hardwood stains, therefore closing curtains or shades during peak periods will reduce damage. Area rugs left in place for extended periods of time may expose a shading difference once they are removed from the remainder of the floor.
Large pets with sharp toenails can also damage even the best finishes.
Ceramic & Porcelain
ManufacturersAmerican Olean | Dal Tile | Florida Tile | General Ceramic, Tile & Stone | Megatrade | Shaw Ceramics | Tesoro Ceramic Tile
Buying Tips for Ceramic & Porcelain Tile
The correct subfloor structure is critical to performance
Ceramic tile, more than any other form of flooring, requires the proper subfloor system and setting materials. A double subfloor system with the total thickness of 1-1/4", over floor joists 16" on center is required. The top subfloor layer should be exterior grade plywood or an underlayment specifically designed for ceramic tile installation like cementous backerboard.
Special setting materials are available which will allow ceramic tile installations over existing floors that are solid and already meet the above requirements. Failure to provide a sturdy base can cause grout to crack and release or tile to crack.
Although many ceramic tiles look the same, there are quality differences
The quality of raw materials, the firing process, and the sophistication of glazing applications that create realism will determine the quality of the finished product. These quality differences are often reflected in the price.
Selecting the right surface glaze is an important step when selecting floor tile
Floor tiles are rated for glaze wear and slip resistance, which are important factors to consider. Glaze ratings should exceed 3 for residential applications with the exception of bath areas that can use tiles rated 2. Tiles with a slip resistant rating of 0.5 or better should work well in most indoor residential applications.
Use caution when selecting tile for installations outdoors. Unglazed quarry tiles, tiles with heavily textured surfaces, or porcelain paver tiles, all with slip resistant ratings of 0.6 or greater are possibilities. They must also be frost resistant.
Request the best in setting materials
New latex modified mortars and grouts provide better strength while also allowing greater flexibility.
Special Caution
Dropping objects on ceramic tile--particularly heavy ones--can chip even the best tiles.
Carpets & Rugs
ManufacturersBeaulieu | Chesapeake Carpet | SFI | Shaw | Shaw Floor Gallery | Shaw Rugs
Buying Tips for Carpet & Rugs
Don't take the quality of your carpet cushion lightly
The performance of many carpets will hinge on the performance of the cushion. Spending a few extra dollars on cushion can mean extra years of performance for your carpet. Some carpet warranties also hinge on the grade of cushion you select. Carpet cushion affects the luxury feel underfoot, quietness, resilience, cleaning, insulation, and, ultimately, the life of your carpet. Crushing or flattening of your carpet fiber causes it to look ugly long before it's useful wear life is over. Quality cushion will help resist this condition.
Don't judge the quality by feel alone
Thick and luxurious carpet can fool you at times. Determine the performance you want and the conditions effecting your carpet. A tighter twisted fiber doesn't feel as soft but it will generally give you better performance over the life of the carpet. A tightly twisted yarn will resist soiling, matting and crushing. When a yarn is not tightly twisted it may feel more luxurious but it will tend to crush and flatten out more quickly.
Read the labels
Generally speaking you can review the stain resistance, anti-static claims and wear warranties right on the back of the sample. You also will see the type of fiber ( nylon, polyester, polypropylene, etc.), the face weight, density, and twist.
There is no substitute for a knowledgeable sales person
As you can see there are a wide variety of issues to resolve in buying the best carpet for your needs. The performance and quality characteristics of carpet vary more widely than that of other flooring materials and a knowledgeable sales person will help you match up your performance needs.


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Fatal crash in stolen truck may have drug, alcohol link
January 19, 2013
EAST PALESTINE — Both drugs and alcohol may have contributed to the death of a 20-year-old Glenwood Avenue man killed Nov....
He made a mistake,He was a good guy.He didnt deserve to die at 20.He was there for everyone and stood up for the weak and judged. He was my best friend and the man I loved<3 RIP Taylor D
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1. Mind altering prescription drug. 2. Alcohol. 3. Illegal drug.
Mix all together.
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And all at the age of 20. Well, at least he didn't take an innocent life with him. Or head off to a school and shoot up a few children because of his bad choices.
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on January 29, 2013 - 4:08 PM
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A Buffalo man was charged with gun, stolen property and other counts following his arrest Monday after a brief chase onto the Best Street overpass of the Thruway.
Officers received a call of gunshots fired on the first block of Fox Street, and when they responded they found a motorist who matched the description of the shooter. The man drove off and after a brief car chase abandoned the vehicle on Herman Street. He was captured after a foot chase to the overpass.
Officers said they found a loaded semiautomatic pistol under the front passenger seat, a stolen credit card and a counterfeit $10 bill.
The motorist, Arrian Rhodes, 23, of Phyllis Avenue, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument (the credit card), fourth-degree possession of stolen property, obstructing governmental administration and several vehicle infractions.


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And the Fitness Challenge winner is...
Sorry, not yet. Come back Sunday when all will be revealed.
Final numbers are being double-checked and the winner is being confirmed before we weigh in here with the fat splash of a skinnier Mahoning Valley in the 11th annual Tribune Chronicle / St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth Health Centers Fitness Challenge.
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Victor Bozis, wellness coach at the YMCA in Warren, spots Miguel Medina, on the bench. Just Weight team members Jim Miller, left, and Stephanie Iacozili spot the ends of the barbell.
In the meantime, here are a few teasers from preliminary numbers:
Fat facts
Less than a tenth of a percent separates first and second place in preliminary numbers;
Just Weight apparently will make its third appearance as Team of the Week with a blistering seven-day loss of 4.65 percent of their starting weight for the week in their quest to overtake first place Believers' Bulge Busters. Will it be enough? Wait for it
Main course
This year's Fitness Challenge featured the first team made up entirely of adults with developmental disabilities.
The Grand Olympians are based out of The Nicholson Center in Warren, which provides training and employment for adults with special needs.
Lori Babik, a community liaison at the Nicholson Center, talked with team members Scotty, Jozlynn, Sean, Marcus and Rashida about their strategies and what they learned.
"Jozlynn said that it was more exercise for her: 'I was doing Zumba on the Wii and walking more outside. I like kickboxing, too.' Sean said that he was working with horses once a week, and he began playing golf," Babik said.
"Scotty said that he was making an effort to walk more: 'I got on the exercise bike, too. That's a lot of fun.' Marcus was doing the same thing.
"I don't have high blood pressure and my legs aren't swelling," Jozlynn said.
The team's designated charity is the Special Olympics, which will be receiving $225 on their behalf.
"We love going to Special Olympics and I'm going to be running this year," Jozlynn said.
Babik said that Marcus wants to run long distance, and Sean and Scotty are happy to participate by running.
"This team is excited about participating next year for the Fitness Challenge. The response has been so positive that there will be more than one team from The Nicholson Center participating next year," Babik said.
On the menu
Each team designated a nonprofit service organization for which they are playing. All prize money will be donated to each team's charity.
Prizes are first place, $1,350; second, $900; third, $540; fourth, $360; fifth to seventh, $315 each; eighth to 10th, $270 each; all others. $225.
In addition the team with the best single-week showing each week earns a bonus $10.
As noted above, the $10 bonus for best single-week performance will go to Just Weight with nearly 4.6 percent (in preliminary numbers).
Tips and tasty tidbits
It's been 10 weeks. Some Fitness Challengers either already are at or could be ready for an advanced exercise program.
Ryan Foertch, manager of the Humility of Mary Health Partners Competitive Edge Sports Medicine, said kicking it up to advanced training is much the same as when beginners moved up to the intermediate level - increase frequency, intensity and time of workouts, but only one variable at a time until all three are at peak levels.
"Your body will hit plateaus, which can be caused by inadequate rest and / or boredom to the routine. To help prevent this, give your body a couple of days rest each week, and change your workout routines every other week," he said.
Obviously, it also helps not to get hurt.
"Proper warm-up and stretching after exercise can reduce the risk of injury," Foertch said. "Proper warm-up exercises (for example) would be walking, jumping jacks, skipping, high-knee walking, lunges, side lunges, toe walking, heel walking, marching, etc."
Gentle stretching after exercise is just as important in keep muscles from cramping and doing otherwise nasty things from a sudden cool-down.
The other rule: "Have fun!" Foertch said.
Groups we'd like to take to dinner
A total 35 service organizations are represented by the 66 Fitness Challenge teams this year.
Here are the stories of two more of the selected charities.
The Fat and Furious team is one of three teams playing for the Juvenile Diabetes Association, along with Mid-Waist Crisis!!! and The Plastic Losers.
Belinda Hillegas, captain of the Fat and Furious, said, "While I was pregnant with both of my kids, I had gestational diabetes, and never having to deal with diabetes before, it was tough. I had to learn how to eat different and give myself shots, and it was all worth it because I have two beautiful healthy kids.
"After I had my kids, I ended up with Type 2 diabetes," she said. "I just can't imagine being a child with diabetes. It's hard enough on an adult that has never had it.
"I am eating healthier and exercising and controlling my diabetes with just diet. I just want to help kids so they get a better understanding of why it is so important to eat healthy and stay healthy, and maybe one day they will find a cure for any child dealing with diabetes."
The Big Uglies selected Cornerstone of Hope.
"I think our charity would make a great story in the wake of the Chardon tragedy," team captain Jim Parry said. "The Cornerstone of Hope is providing support for students at Chardon.
"It was founded by my good friend Mark (and Christi) Tripodi, who lost a child to meningitis. He realized that families who suffer the loss of young children need a support system. He quit his job and started the Conerstone of Hope."
Cornerstone of Hope, based in Independence, lists as its mission to provide "comprehensive grief support services to those seeking support after the death of a loved one and to the professional community who serves the bereaved."
Smacking of the lips
Defending champions Believers' Bulge Busters led this year's Fitness Challenge out of the gate and - if they survive the onslaught by Just Weight - will be the first team in the 11 years of the Challenge to never trail.
Just Weight ranked 19th after Week 1 and have continued charging since.
The Wellness Warriors, in a comfortable third place last week, have ranked as high as second.
In fourth last week were the hard-charging Mocha House Health Solutions, which started in 33rd place and have been putting together the Challenge "Cinderalla story" since.
In fifth last week was Weigh Out of Control, which started in 13th place, the only time it hasn't been in the Top 10. They've been as high third place.
And that's the setup. See you Sunday.


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Recent legislation has helped more veterans and their families access the mental health care and other services they need. More action will be needed on behalf of the nation's veterans of today and tomorrow.
Search our Legislative Action Center for legislation relevant to veterans and their families.
Parity for Patriots: The mental health needs of military personnel, veterans and their familiesJune 2012 - The report calls for Purple Heart medals to be awarded for psychological wounds like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for military commanders at all levels to be accountable for suicide prevention and elimination of stigma.
Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010 Signed Into LawH.R. 3219 improves some of the services available to veterans, including homeless veterans.
Legislation for Veterans From 2007-2010: A SummaryThis overview covers changes in VA appropriations, services for veterans and their families as well as mental health issues that occurred between 2007 and 2010.
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010This legislation, effective Dec. 1, 2010, increases the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities as well as compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans.
VA Eases Rules Related to PTSDThis fact sheet answers basic questions about the new PTSD regulations from the VA.
Military and Veterans Mental HealthAmerican troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and other veterans cannot depend solely on the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) for mental health care—even though the civilian mental health care system is in crisis, according to the annual convention of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held this past week.
Energy Jobs for Veterans Act Passes HouseThe Energy Jobs for Veterans Act, also known as H.R. 4592, is intended to encourage the employment of veterans in energy-related jobs.
Officials Urge Collaboration in Suicide PreventionA conference about preventing suicide among veterans, held by the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration, called for better cooperation between federal and private institutions.
Congress Recognizes Rising Military SuicidesSeveral members of Congress are interviewed in this article about the number of military suicides in 2009.
President Obama Signs Veterans Health Care Legislation 10/22/09Veterans Health Care Legislation creates predictable funding for veterans' health care.
VA, DoD Host National Mental Health Summit, 10/26/09The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) hosted a first-of-its-kind national summit to address the mental health care needs of America's military personnel, families and Veterans, harnessing the programs, resources and expertise of both departments to deal with the aftermath of the battlefield.
Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Act ProposedH.R. 293 would provide reintegration services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.
Veteran Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improvement Act ProposedThis bill, known as H.R. 297, proposes to increases the amount of monthly subsistence allowance payable to veterans participating in the veterans' vocational rehabilitation program.
House Passes Increases for Veterans Mental Illness TreatmentBy a vote of 409-4 the House today passed legislation funding the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2009. The bill (HR 6599) includes $3.8 billion for mental illness treatment and $584 million for substance abuse treatment in the VA, significant increases over current year funding.
War Supplemental Bill Adds $100 Million for VA Mental Health ServicesLate last week Congress sent to the President the FY 2007 Supplemental War Spending bill, known as the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act (HR 2206) that includes $466.8 million in additional funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the current fiscal year. President Bush signed the legislation on May 26.
Mental Health in the MilitarySoldiers come home to face poor conditions or treatment.
GAO Report Finds Gaps in VA Mental Health CareThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that faults the Department of Veterans' Affairs for failing to fully spend a promised $300 million since 2005 to fill gaps in mental illness treatment for veterans and returning troops.
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Veterans Spending BillOn July 20, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported its version of the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Appropriations bill (HR 5385) that includes FY 2007 funding for the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and health care programs in the Department of Defense (DoD).
Your Right to Veterans Medical BenefitsThe challenges of obtaining and using the benefits you need.
Clarence Jordan Testimony on Behalf of Veterans, 3/10/2010NAMI board member Clarence Jordan shared his perspective about the Veterans Administration with the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
NAMI's Where We Stand on VeteransNAMI's position on the issue of veterans' mental health care.
Connie Walker Testimony 10/24/07NAMI Veterans Council member Connie Walker testifies before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs on 10/24/07.
NAMI Board Member Fred Frese Testifies Before Senate VA CommitteeOn May 16, 2007, NAMI Board Member and Marine veteran Fred Frese testified before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on the nomination of Dr.
Michael Kussman to be the next VA Undersecretary for Health.
NAMI Veterans Council Testifies on FY 2008 VA BudgetThe NAMI Veterans Council offered Testimony on the FY 2008 VA Budget on March 20, 2007.
Contact Your Representatives about Veterans' IssuesUse our online advocacy tool to send a letter to your elected officials right now and make your voice heard on these issues. Use our suggested text or compose a letter of your own.
Sign Up for E-News AlertsKeep up with the latest developments on this issue by subscribing to NAMI E-News, our free action alert newsletter.
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The US women's team will begin their quest to navigate their way to victory at the Women's World Cup on June 28th, when they take on North Korea in their opening match.
The US is joined by North Korea, Colombia and Sweden in a nightmarish Group C. Only two will advance to the second stage. North Korea, USA and Sweden could all make a run to win the entire World Cup. Colombia is the outsider in this group, as they are a newcomer on the Women's World Cup scene.
The US is attempting to bring home their first World Cup since 1999. To do so, they will have to take out the defending champion and host team, Germany.
We will be tracking the team every step of the way right here on Bleacher Report. Stay tuned for news and updates on the Women's World Cup.


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By Lauren Shanley
Every year, more than 135,000 children and teens nationwide find themselves in emergency rooms due to sports-related accidents. The most common diagnosis? Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), which are caused by bumps, blows, or jolts to the head — all of which can disrupt the normal function of the brain.
According to Safe Kids USA, of the 3.5 million children treated for sports injuries in 2009, and over 40 percent of TBIs in children were sports-induced. While TBIs can range from mild to severe, all should be taken seriously. The majority of TBIs are concussions, which is when the brain moves inside the skull and can even bang against the skull bone. Such intensive cerebral trauma can cause some brain cells to excrete neurotransmitters, in effect flooding the brain with chemicals that inhibit learning and memory, resulting in confusion, blurred vision, and memory loss.
The following five team sports are the most dangerous. While team sports provide a wealth of emotional, social, and physical benefits for kids, it's important to provide your young athlete with the proper protective gear and to teach your child to follow game regulations to avoid brain trauma and other serious injuries.
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She may have won Emmys by the handful for 30 Rock Sunday night – and heaps of praise for her Sarah Palin impression on Saturday Night Live the weekend before – so who would have guessed that Tina Fey is a loser?
"If anyone's seen my purse," Fey, 38, announced in the Emmys pressroom backstage of her Mary Norton clutch, "I left it under my seat."
But on to her winnings: Besides a writing Emmy for a 30 Rock episode titled "Cooter," she also picked up awards for executive producing and acting on the show.
Asked the difference between her Emmys, she told reporters, "First of all, they look identical. Alec [Baldwin, who won for acting on the show, too] was just saying to me backstage that this means I can stop apologizing for being an actor and being on the show. He wants me to promise to stop apologizing."
And the Emmy for best comedy series? "That one really belongs to everyone. So I don't like it as much."
On the topic of likes and dislikes, Fey said that when she hears the expression "President Palin," she thinks to herself, "I want to be done playing this lady Nov. 5." To the gathered journalists she added, "So, if anybody can help me be done playing this lady Nov. 5, that would be good for me."
Further pressed on what she thinks of her uncanny physical similarity to the GOP vice-presidential hopeful, Fey responded, "First of all, I was very resistant to acknowledge that there was a resemblance. Then my kid saw Sarah Palin on TV and said, 'There's Mommy.' "
Reporting by CYNTHIA WANG
Tina Fey's Emmy Loss – Her Purse
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Jozef Aerts, HonPSA, GMPSA/S, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016
Wade Clutton HonPSA, EPSA, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015
After receiving a Master's degree at the University of Tennessee in 1961, Wade moved to St. Louis to join the Missouri Pacific Railroad which later merged with the Union Pacific Railroad. He worked in a variety of roles including design, implementation, and user education of sophisticated computer systems.
He joined the St. Louis Camera Club in 1970 and became active in the club holding almost every position including Mississippi Valley Chair, Newsletter Editor, Yearbook Editor, and President. He designed and set up the Club's website and was Webmaster until 2013. He loved the club and was always helpful to anyone who had questions.
He joined PSA in March 1971 and made many friends worldwide throughout the years while serving in a myriad of positions. Over the years, he received many prestigious PSA awards. He was particularly interested in technology and was always in the forefront when introducing new technology or streamlining systems for use by the membership. PSA exhibitions entered the digital age because of Wade's efforts- he designed digital entries, payments and on-line catalogs and reports.
Wade was a terrific photographer and earned over 250 competition points in St. Louis competitions. He was particularly interested in photo essays. In PSA he earned many "stars" and earned the Excellent Photographer ranking. His knowledge and skills were widely recognized and as a result, he was asked to judge photo competitions hundreds of times across the country and in many foreign countries. Additionally, he was a prolific writer and speaker and presented many programs at conferences, seminars and clubs.
Wade was to have received the PSA Lifetime Achievement Award at the PSA conference in Yellowstone in September but unfortunately he passed away in March of 2015. Wade was notified of the award earlier this year and was very proud to be chosen for this award.
Fred Greene, HonPSA, MPSA, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014
The Photographic Society of America's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Fred Greene, HonPSA, GMPSA, at the Honors and Awards Banquet of the Society on October 3, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Fred Greene joined PSA in November 1978 and soon became well-known as a very skilled darkroom printer in both monochrome and color. His portraits, done in his home studio with models who were not professional, have won him many awards. Fred is a very versatile photographer with an outstanding exhibition record in Color Slides, Nature, Photojournalism, Photo Travel and Electronic Imaging, as well as in Pictorial Prints. In the 2002 PSA International, Fred was awarded three PSA Gold Medals; one each in Class A Color Creative Prints, Class A Monochrome Creative Prints, and Electronic Imaging General Monochrome. Blue Rider, the winner in the Pictorial Print, Class A Color Creative Section, was selected as the cover of the November 2002 PSA Journal, one of his three Journal covers. Fred has earned 114 PSA Best of Show Gold Medals and approximately 7,000 acceptances in International Exhibitions. His Who's Who in PSA record is outstanding: first place in the world 15 times with prints and 27 times in North America with slides and projected images.
Fred has served PSA as Exhibition Standards Chairman, European Affairs Committee Chair, Executive Vice President, and President of PSA.
Dr. Albert L. Sieg, HonFPSA, MPSA, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2013
PSA's Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Albert L. Sieg, Hon FPSA, MPSA, at the Honors and Awards Banquet of the 75th Annual PSA Conference in Portland, Maine on September 21, 2013. The award, first given in 2012, is the highest award that is given to a member of the Society. Al has been active as a photographer and especially as a stereo photographer for more than 50 years. His stereograms have been accepted in all major exhibitions and currently he is the world's leading exhibitor in stereo photography. He has had more than 2,000 pictures accepted for exhibition and is recognized by the 3D Division of PSA as having the highest rank of Master Stereographer 22. During this time his stereograms have been consistently recognized with the top awards in exhibitions, winning more than 400 awards. His stereograms have won the Stereo slide of the Year Award numerous times, and he has been the winner of the Stereo Sequence Award several times. His photographs have been published in several journals and in publications of the Eastman® Kodak® Company.
Master Kan Hing-Fook, APSA, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
The Photographic Society of America (PSA) presented Kan Hing-fook, APSA, with the Lifetime Achievement Award at PSA's 74th Annual Conference of Photography in San Francisco, California in September 2012. The PSA Board of Directors established the award in 2012 and selected Cornerstone Member Kan Hing-fook, APSA, as the first recipient of PSA's most prestigious award given only to a PSA member. His books include Photographic Works: Kan Hing-fook (three editions) and The Art of Kan Hing-fook. He has had many major exhibitions of his prints in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Great Britain, and the U.S. The August 2012 issue of the PSA Journal carried an article covering more of his accomplishments.


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Gunfire echoed through the streets of Charleston that afternoon -- a series of sharp cracks followed by the unmistakable din of a screaming crowd.
It sounded as if war finally had come to the city.
The continuing volley -- six, seven, eight shots -- may have startled some locals, but it thrilled more than 3,000 people who surrounded The Citadel Green on March 22, 1861. So many locals had turned out to see the Corps of Cadets' annual drill for the Board of Visitors that some were forced to watch from inside the barracks.
"Not an available window was there that did not exhibit a pair of rosy cheeks and laughing eyes, and the summit was alive with interested spectators," the Charleston Mercury reported. "Every South Carolinian is aware that the Cadets are the pride of the state."
The newspaper claimed that the six companies on parade that day displayed so much skill in military discipline and maneuvering that they would compare favorably to the corps at West Point. It was a bold statement, one that the man honored with the 11-gun salute was most qualified to judge.
Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, the new commander at Charleston, had served briefly as superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy earlier in the year. After just five days on the job, his home state of Louisiana seceded and the War Department revoked Beauregard's orders. The general resigned and soon joined the Confederate Army. He was immediately sent to South Carolina.
Beauregard watched the demonstration that afternoon while sitting among the school's professors, and later offered the corps a "high compliment." The cadets were delighted, but then the general was quickly becoming accustomed to Charleston adulation. His arrival had prompted the city's largest celebration since the Secession Convention.
By the spring of 1861, Charleston was desperate for good news.
Negotiations for the surrender of Fort Sumter had stalled in recent weeks, the United States unwilling to deal with the Confederate government for fear of legitimizing it. The Mercury ran a series of dispatches from New York papers that lamented the nation's predicament. The prevailing opinion seemed to be that giving up Sumter was the only way to avoid a war.
Around Charleston, the newspaper reported, you could scarcely hear a conversation that did not include the words "Beauregard, Anderson, Sumter, Moultrie and Morris Island."
The tension permeated the entire city. There were rumors that New York detectives had been sent to the city to watch for incoming ammunition and speculation that the U.S. Army would blow up Sumter rather than surrender it.
Beauregard's appointment to Charleston may have suggested that Confederate President Jefferson Davis feared the worst, but it was simply an acknowledgment of political reality. If there was going to be a war, the first shots would almost certainly be fired in Charleston.
The general shrewdly used public relations to calm the locals. On Saturday, March 30, Beauregard invited members of the State Convention, as well as other distinguished guests, to tour the harbor batteries by boat.
The group gathered at Southern Wharf, where a color guard stood at attention while the Palmetto Band played "Dixie's Land," a minstrel song the South had recently adopted as its theme.
From there, the entourage set out on three steamers and was gone most of the day. The group passed Fort Johnson and Fort Moultrie and sailed by Fort Sumter on the way into Maffitt's Channel. Later, the guests had lunch as the boats drifted past Morris Island and were treated to peek at the Iron Battery on Cumming's Point.
As the tour ended that evening, the batteries fired a series of shots over the harbor.
"To a large majority of the spectators the flight and bursting of shell was something novel, and the scene was altogether grand and impressive," the Mercury reported.
This was exactly the sort of pomp and circumstance that Beauregard had requested, and it seemed to lift local spirits.
But that would not last. The next time those batteries fired, it would not be for show.
Countdown to war
On April 3, Beauregard and his aides gave Gov. Francis Pickens a tour of Sullivan's Island batteries -- perhaps another volley in the general's public relations campaign.
That afternoon, as the party stood on the porch of the Moultrie house, they noticed a schooner sailing toward the harbor. As the ship approached Morris Island, one of the batteries fired a blank shot to warn off the unidentified vessel.
In response, the schooner raised a U.S. flag on its mast, which prompted three more shots -- live ones. The ship quickly turned and headed out to sea.
It was a fine demonstration of the city's defenses for the governor, but it did not come without consequences. Soon after the incident, a boat from Fort Sumter approached Morris Island flying a white flag of truce.
The men onboard carried a note from Maj. Robert Anderson that said, in essence, if the Confederates fired a shell that actually struck one of his ships, he would unleash the full might of Sumter on the island batteries.
Anderson could still talk a good game, but in fact he was desperate. He and his troops essentially had been trapped inside the fort for three months and were running dangerously low on provisions. The schooner, like the Star of the West, had been attempting to deliver supplies to the fort.
Now it appeared that he would have to make do with what he had for a while longer.
President Abraham Lincoln had sent word to Pickens in early April announcing his plans to resupply the fort, a clear sign that he had no plans to relinquish Sumter. Lincoln had told the governor that if he were allowed to deliver food to Anderson, he would make no attempts to reinforce Sumter with more troops.
But the Confederates would not allow this. In fact, the Mercury said the letter was practically a declaration of war. Beauregard had responded to Anderson's note, sending word to his old friend that all attempts to deliver provisions to Sumter would be stopped by force. It was a stalemate.
The general knew that Sumter's stores had to be nearly exhausted. The fort was still unfinished when South Carolina seceded, an action that prompted all work there to stop. Since then, there had been no chance to stock Sumter -- the Confederates had seen to that.
The Mercury published a letter that appeared in a New York paper from one of Anderson's men. It claimed there were four months of supplies remaining at Sumter, but the Mercury discounted the report.
"The letter is probably a forgery, but, if it be genuine, the writer was either drunk or jesting," the paper opined.
Throughout the first week of April, Charleston was quiet. There were rumors -- there were always rumors -- that a bombardment of the fort would commence at any minute, and that Anderson had fired upon a steamship attempting to enter the harbor.
The Mercury dismissed these stories as being "without any foundation."
Still, it was clear the endgame had begun. The Confederates had decided they must force Anderson out of Sumter before an attempt to re-stock the fort succeeded. About 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, Beauregard sent Col. Chesnut, Col. Chisolm and Capt. Lee to demand that Anderson's troops evacuate Sumter immediately.
He must have anticipated the response.
Anderson told the men he "could not, consistently with his honor as an officer of the United States Army, retire from his post without instructions from his government." But he told them not to waste their energy trying to force him out.
Without provisions, Anderson said, he and his men would be starved out within a few days. It was an honest reply, but not good enough for the Confederates.
For the rest of the evening, Charleston waited with growing unease. A group of men gathered outside the Mercury offices to get the latest news -- just as they had done on election night -- but there was little news to report.
A bulletin released at 11 p.m. suggested "the bombardment would not commence immediately."
"On the Battery several hundreds of persons, principally ladies, were promenading until near midnight, anxiously gazing at the dim lights, barely visible through the haze, which indicated the position of the batteries, where fathers and sons, brothers and lovers were willing to sacrifice their lives for the honor of South Carolina," the Mercury reported.
"And yet there was but one regret expressed, and that was at the delay and procrastination of hostilities."
Chesnut and Lee returned to Fort Sumter at 1:30 a.m. on April 12 in a final attempt to negotiate a peaceful surrender. They told Anderson that the harbor batteries would not fire on the fort if no attempts were made to resupply it. But they could not give him provisions that might allow him to hold out long enough for "hostile plans" to mature.
It was pointless. The men, much like the entire North and South, could not come to terms. At 3:30 a.m., Beauregard sent his old friend one final message: In one hour's time, the batteries would open fire.
The South had declared war.
'Steady, frequent shock'
It was later described as a "splendid pyrotechnic exhibition."
At 4:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12, a battery just outside Fort Johnson fired a shell that arced over the harbor in a "beautiful curve" before bursting immediately over Fort Sumter. Capt. George Sholter James of the South Carolina Artillery was responsible for the first shot of the American Civil War.
Within 15 minutes, other batteries from around the harbor joined James. The shooting, a rolling thunder of noise, drew hundreds of Charlestonians out of bed and down to The Battery. For more than two hours, the bombardment continued unanswered.
"While the early sun was veiled in mist, we saw shell bursting within and illuminating Fort Sumter, or exploding in the air above, leaving a small thick cloud of white smoke to mark the place," the Mercury reported.
"We saw solid shot striking the dark walls, and in each instance followed by a fume of dust from the battered surface."
Around 7 a.m., Fort Sumter fought back. As Fort Sumter Historian Richard W. Hatcher would explain later, Anderson had waited until he could see what he was shooting at in order to preserve supplies.
Although Sumter had thousands of pounds of powder and a sizeable stockpile of projectiles, the fort was low on cartridge bags, which held the powder for the cannons. His men had worked desperately to build up a supply of the bags with any cloth available to them, but they had only one needle to sew the bags. It was slow work.
Capt. Abner Doubleday gave the orders to the first Sumter gun fired, the first shot in defense of the Union. The shot was aimed at the Iron Battery on Cumming's Point. Then, the newspaper said, Anderson turned his attention to Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson and a floating battery off Sullivan's Island. The two sides continued the barrage for hours.
"Hour after hour has the fire on both sides been kept up, deliberate and unflagging," the Mercury reported. "The steady, frequent shock of the cannon's boom, accompanied by the hiss of balls, and the horrid, hurtling sound of the flying shell, are now perfectly familiar to the people of Charleston."
From the start, it appeared that the Southerners were getting the best of the battle; Beauregard was pleased with the reports he got from his men.
"The balls from Fort Sumter are doing little or no damage, not one person having been injured," Fort Moultrie reported that afternoon.
Fort Johnson sent word that "Anderson has fired two shots, but without effect."
Morris Island reported that "Two of the guns on the iron battery have been partially disabled, but no one injured."
By afternoon, those guns had been repaired and resumed firing. The battery commanders estimated that four out of every six shots fired fell inside Sumter. They were doing damage too. The fort's barracks caught on fire several times, distracting the troops who rushed to extinguish the flames.
The bombardment ended at dark on Friday but began again in earnest at first light on Saturday. Again, Sumter was slow to return fire. Most of Anderson's guns were trained on Fort Moultrie. The Mercury, which declared Moultrie "impregnable," reported that the fort withstood the fire.
"The quarters were knocked to hell, but nobody hurt," one officer reported to the paper.
At 8 a.m. that Saturday, the Mercury reported a thick, black smoke coming from the southern part of Sumter's barracks. Soon, the flames were visible to troops on shore. The Confederates kept firing.
By midday, the fort was enveloped in a black smoke. Early that afternoon, the U.S. flag went down.
When the flag fell, the troops on Morris Island moved quickly. Col. L.T. Wigfall and Private H. Gourdin Young of the Palmetto Guard boarded a small boat and had slaves pull it across the shallows to Sumter.
Wigfall held his sword high in the air with a white handkerchief tied to it. It was a dangerous trip -- the Sullivan's Island batteries had spotted the U.S. flag being re-raised and resumed firing. Somehow, Wigfall's boat managed to reach the Sumter wharf without incident.
The colonel walked into the fort, called out for Anderson and explained the situation. The fort was under distress and no flag was flying, so he had come to negotiate a surrender.
Anderson was in little position to argue. He was low on supplies, probably low on cartridge bags and realized he could not repel an attack that came from all sides at once, not with his limited resources.
The fort had not been able to use all its guns because Anderson had not allowed his men to put themselves in harm's way by firing from unprotected parts of the fort. At times the smoke inside the fort also had been so bad that his men had to lie down and put their mouths on the ground just to breathe.
Anderson realized he could not continue and agreed to surrender the fort the next day.
The first battle of the American Civil War was over.
First casualties
The transfer of Fort Sumter would not pass without some ceremony. Anderson's one demand was that he be allowed to salute the U.S. flag with a gun salute as it was lowered.
Pickens and Beauregard and his officers all would witness the historic event, boarding a steamer at Southern Wharf for the short trip to the fort. And there, they would witness the first casualty of the war.
About midway through the 100-gun salute, the Mercury reported, there was an errant explosion -- an ember left unextinguished in one of the guns prematurely ignited the powder in it. U.S. Army Pvt. Daniel Hough was killed almost instantly, and several troops were injured, one of whom would die later.
After 30-plus hours of fighting, Hough was the first man to die in the Civil War. He would be far from the last.
Anderson and his men were allowed to leave Charleston and exited the fort to the tune of "Yankee Doodle" -- it seemed the North had its own theme song.
But the tides left them stranded until the next morning, which meant they had to sit outside Sumter and listen to the celebration as Beauregard's men hoisted the first Confederate flag to fly over Fort Sumter.
The South had won the first round, but there seemed little chance it would be the last. On Monday, April 15, the Charleston Mercury carried a simple headline: "Lincoln Declares War."
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Electronics and may other makers of memory and microchips around the
world sometimes use chemicals and other materials in the construction
of their products that are toxic and could be lethal to humans if
exposed in large doses. Samsung has been battling allegations that
some workers in its plants in China have contracted cancer from
exposure into the work place.Samsung has been under
pressure by activist groups to take responsibility for the
incidents of workers contracting leukemia or lymphoma. So far, 22
workers from the chip plants Samsung operates have been diagnosed
with lymphoma or leukemia between 1998 and 2010. Ten of these workers
have died because of the diseases so far. Samsung has long maintained
that the chemicals it uses in the production of chips at the plants
have not caused the cancers in workers.Samsung Memory
Division president Cho Soo-in said, "We are deeply sorry about
the loss of loved ones... and we've actively cooperated on
epidemiologic investigations, which concluded there were no leaks of
radiation." He continued saying, "But I feel we should also
have done this (communicated with the public) in the first place to
stop speculation from growing."The
Korea Times reports
that Samsung is working hard to reduce the suspicions that the
workers contracted the diseases while working at Samsung's plants. In
an effort to do this, the electronics giant is opening
up some of its plants to reporters. These plants are usually
closely guarded and only open to visiting politicians.The
latest Samsung worker to succumb to diseases believed to be
contracted at the Samsung plant was 23-year-old Park Ji-yeon, who was
a worker at the Samsung plant in Onyang in the North Chungcheong
Province since 2004. She died from leukemia and used an x-ray machine
to check chips produced at the plant. The process produced radiation
which some believe caused her leukemia.The Korea Occupational
Safety and Health Agency has stated that the relationship between
working conditions and leukemia is unclear. The agency stated, "The
chances of males getting leukemia or cancer was lower than average,
while among females, the chances of dying from the disease were 1.48
times higher than normal, which could be considered insignificant."
quote: Fortunately, the small stores they have at Samsung sell bottled water. I typically bought a 6-pack of 2-L bottles from GS Mart or E-Mart and brought one into work every morning.
quote: smithonian: "nstott is stupid riar. He say 6-pack water from mart store cost ress than one bottle at small store. Hahahahaha!"
quote: The water out of the tap has the slight taste of dirt to it and no taste of chlorine.
quote: yet I tasted the water, saw the shack where they were filling up 20-L water cooler bottles without filtration and loading them onto trucks for distribution, and heard what I relayed here directly from a Samsung HR senior manager before I even saw the shack. I never would have believed it myself before joining Samsung. However, they save a lot of money doing this. .
quote: Wow...nstott...You are Evil itself!!
quote: I have never said that !!
quote: It's perfectly sure that You are a totally mentally deranged person.
quote: As I said before, Korea is one of the cheapest nations in water price of public utility. Because of the high diesel price in Korea, it would take much much more money if Samsung uses trucks to distribute water.
quote: So you proob yourserp that you are totar riar.
quote: Anyway, by and large what you said are all the lies.
quote: Finally, I wanna say to you this. "nstott...jotkatten saekkiya....
quote: Where did you learn Korean language?


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After watching the video of the debate and reading the proposal, I'm convinced that this is a bad idea and not through enough to prove that this will be a profitable venture.
There isn't a solid revenue model, or any research as to how current performing arts centers do in the area. There could be more research locally that will show unsuccessful comedy and film shows in Truckee, and not for lack of venue.
Performing arts centers in the area, Cal Neva and The Biltmore, appear to be losing money and have difficulty attracting patrons and performers to their facilities. Casinos like these and the Crystal Bay Club use performers to attract gamblers and charge little money, using the performance as a "loss leader" to get patrons to gamble and drink.
Why does the Park and Rec department think Truckee can build a new, unknown facility, that will attract patrons and performers and make a profit from these performances?
Note: Most of the profit that is predicted for the town will come from visitors to the area for performances. I haven't seen anything for how they will attract these patrons, or performers. There are marketing costs associated with these events. How much revenue have other events brought?
I want to see details. What are maintenance costs and monthly cost of operations, including loan payments and taxes? How do they expect to pay for it? What are the plans to attract patrons and performances to the area, especially when there are other performing arts centers very near that have difficulty?
Did the study of the area and the proposed $2 million per year income take into account the other performing arts centers in the area and their business models?
The proposal brought up more questions than it answered.
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Celebrating Summer at the 125th Street Farmers' Market
By Suzannah Schneider | August 11, 2014
The 125th Street Farmers' Market is one of the best places to be this time of year. The summer growing season peaks in late July into August, so the market is bursting with the vibrant colors and aromas of produce like tomatoes, peaches, eggplant, beans, plums, and corn. The market also features all kinds of treats including grass-fed meats, hard cider, free-range eggs, jewelry, natural body products, fresh breads, and informational tents for alternative energy sources. There's also fantastic live music courtesy of Red Rooster Harlem, Ginny's Supper Club, and Harlem Community Development Corporation.
There's a whole lotta goodness in this slice of Harlem!
Farmers' markets are fantastic because they offer such unique produce. Sure, you can purchase your typical apples and carrots, but interesting plants like cranberry beans (above), green plums, or yellow string beans (below) are also available at a fair price.
The 125th Street Farmers' Market is a project of Governor Cuomo's FreshConnect initiative to bring fresh food from New York farms to underserved communities throughout New York. Almost 1.5 million New Yorkers live in an area with limited grocery store access, also known as "food deserts." FreshConnect aims to combat this problem through the "FreshConnect Checks" program. The project provides a $2 rebate check for every $5 in SNAP benefits (formerly known as "Food Stamps") spent at the market. This means that everyone can have access to local, sustainably-grown, delicious food.
What we love here at Marcus Samuelsson Group about farmers' markets is how they connect us to nature. We live in New York City surrounded by concrete instead of soil, skyscrapers instead of trees. Sometimes we forget there's a whole natural world out there! Farmers' markets connect us to the environment in a very tangible and delicious way. We're reminded of how scrumptious seasonal produce can be.
We hope to see you at the 125th Street Farmers' Market on Tuesdays through November 25, 2104 from 10 am to 7 pm, rain or shine on the corner of 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.!


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Nat Geo on the Maya Calendar, Predictions—And Why the World Won't End December 21
Decoding the Maya Calendar
Maya Calendar's Real
2012 Prediction
Doomsday? No way. The ancient Maya said we'll be around another 7,000 years or so.
How Modern Maya Mark 12/21
Not a doomsday prepper in sight. Instead, today's Maya celebrate December 21 for its arrival of a new calendar—and a new age.
New Maya Mural Refutes
2012 Myth
Unprecedented paintings and calculations have emerged from under the jungle—including evidence against the 2012 "doomsday myth."
End of the World in 2012?
It's remotely possible the world will end in December 2012. But don't credit the ancient Maya calendar for predicting it, say experts on the Mesoamerican culture.
From the Archive:
2012 Sparks Real Fears
Sure there's a lot of hype around the purported Maya doomsday, but some people have honest "end times" anxiety that has experts concerned.
Maya QuizHow Much Do You Know About the Ancient Maya?
For starters, were crossed eyes considered beautiful?
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Video: Newfound Paintings Debunk Maya Doomsday
Who Were the Maya?
What Really Happened
To the Maya?
The latest thinking suggests the mighty Maya Empire collapsed due to climate change, conflict—and maybe a trip to the beach.
Epic Saga of the Maya
Rise and Fall
Get the full story of the Maya Empire: The rise, the monumental splendor, and the collapse.
Pictures: Stunning Night Shots Of Maya Monuments
See the ancient empire's grandest monuments in a new light.
Video: The Maya Still Exist
Their empire is long gone, but the Maya are very much alive in the Yucatán. See today's Maya in everyday dress and ancient raiment—bringing the past stunningly to life.
Maya Travel Bests
Best of National Geographic 2012
On TVThe Mayan Apocalypse 2012
Airing Friday, December 21, at 10 PM ET/PT
In this National Geographic Channel special, historian Paul Murton explores how the 2012 phenomenon has swept across the Internet, with hundreds of websites featuring frightening predictions.
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Andre is the last snow queen. He prefers the blonde Nordic type but will do Irish and even Italian. Long as they're White.
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A girl, woman, lady that is a warm and hot character on teh inside, but is initially a little hard to break into.
She was a real snowqueen, but she thawed once I'd warmed her up.
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A women who keeps a large stash of cocaine usually with the intent to sell. She may or may not be an actual user.
"Her brothers knew she was just too much of a snow queen to stay out of prison"
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bitter, jaded, cynical, cold, heartless homosexual.
Yeah, he's hot, but I went on a date with him and he's a big ol' snow queen.
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3D gaming hasn't exactly taken off in the way some expected. On consoles it currently feels like a gimmick that in many cases makes the gaming experience worse, due to lower image resolutions and slower frame rates. Yes, it's fairly cool to have some of the biggest games on consoles being available to play in 3D (Black Ops, Uncharted 3, GT5, Killzone 3 etc), but the trade off just isn't worth it. And that's where the PC comes in.
PCs are now far more powerful than the current generation of consoles and therefore have the horsepower required to not only run today's top games flawlessly, but also render them in 3D without having to run at under 20 frames per second. We set up a gaming rig, complete with an Nvidia graphics card, enabled the company's 3D Vision technology and had the option to play over 400 games in 3D. Sure, some titles work a lot better than others, which is why we've put together this collection of the best 3D games - you could also check out the official list of supported titles.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
On console Batman's brutal adventure could be played in 3D using a pair of fairly basic glasses thanks to TriOviz 3D technology. We tried it out and it was ok, but nothing great. On PC, using Nvidia 3D vision it's a completely different story. The game is one of the best currently available to play in 3D, with characters popping out of the screen and scenes having a great sense of depth.


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The Society for Ecological Restoration is attending the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii and we are proud to be a partner with the IUCN's #NatureForAll campaign Please join us and help spread the word!
August 31, 2016, Honolulu, Hawaii — Elevating the importance of people and global cooperation, the IUCN's #NatureForAll Campaign has attracted o... read more
One of SER's founders, Bill Jordan, has recently published a new website/blog called Environmental Prospect: http://environmentalprospect.org/ The website aims to challenge widely held ideas about the relationship between humans and nature on a fundamental level, and provides alternatives to environmental thinking and conservation practice.
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A pilot initiative led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) explores the fundamental role of women in building sustainable landscapes. IUCN and key partners address the need for gender equality and women empowerment principles to be embedded in Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Brazil.
Building Sustainable Landscapes through Gender-Responsive Restoration in Brazil&r... read more
To improve and ensure the efficacy of restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon - the largest oil spill in U.S. history - a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends a set of best practices for monitoring and evaluating ecological restoration activities.
The Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Council, the... read more
When you think of a nature preserve, chances are you picture a tract of pristine, healthy wilderness, set aside in order to protect a functioning ecosystem. But what if not much remains of the ecosystem you want to protect?
A new proposal by an international group of scientists and conservationists is challenging traditional ideas about what's worth saving when it comes to coral reefs. I... read more
Donor-soil microbes drive—and can speed up—the restoration of degraded farmland, scientists at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology in Wageningen have shown. The results of a six-year field test, published today (July 11) in Nature Plants, show the greatest ecosystem repair in formerly arable fields in which the team removed a thick layer of existing topsoil before applying a thin l... read more
This guidebook provides a framework for incorporating ecosystem service valuations at the beginning, rather than at the end, of coastal habitat restoration and creation projects. Applying ecosystem service valuation to coastal restoration projects has multiple advantages, including greater stakeholder support and greater likelihood of project success. Measuring the value of the ecosystem servic... read more
Researchers have distilled 40 years of coastal marine restoration studies into a set of powerful guidelines for anyone hoping to rejuvenate coastal habitats.
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Two Durangoans were arrested this week after a four-month investigation for distribution of Oxycontin pills.
Investigators from the Southwest Drug Task Force arrested William L. O�Neal, 39, on Sunday and Maris M. Moore, 26, on Tuesday. They were booked into La Plata County jail.
Each is held on $25,000 bond. O�Neal additionally is being held for a no-bond parole violation.
Investigators made purchases of Oxycontin pills from both suspects. About 500 30-milligram pills were recovered from a vehicle that O�Neal was driving.
The street value of the pills is more than $17,000.
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Blue heaven, adj.
Debatably the best flavour of thickshake ever.
Debatably the best flavour of thickshake ever.
Oh my god, lets go for a blue heaven thickshake.
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a place or state of mind that brings forth a visceral feeling of being near one's personal Heaven, particularly in the outdoors.
When we reached the top of the hiking trail and the sky opened up before us, I felt a great euphoria come over me and I knew I had found my blue heaven.
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Another term for Hpnotiq liqour.
I drank a whole bottle of that blue heaven last night.
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Daniel B
Hi Peter !
I know this question may be off this topic, but I wish you could help me.
I am trying to learn the slam jibe.
I 've read about this move, and saw your tutorials ( lets go wave sailing and serious abour waves vol 1 ) but there seem to be two diff approaches. One is to sheet in in the beginning of the move, and the other is to slightly sheet out ... That would be my first question, wich one is the right one ?
Second, when I initiate the jibe, I try to loose some speed by heading upwind and sheet out a little bit, then I place my back foot behind the back strap and on the inside rail, and through my body backwards and to the inside of the turn ... but the rail, in stead of sinking smoothly, makes the board to jump/bounce and that prevents me from doing the carve I am suppouse to.
Thanks in advance !
Hi Daniel
Thanks for the message.
For part one of your q, the answer depends a little on how powered you are. Generally you head up and sheet OUT to wash of all speed, get the nose up (and make ground upwind) and then sheet IN as you 'slam' in the tail.
For part 2 of the q, the answer is more straight forward. You have to decide whether you're doing a tight radius carve or a slam. In the carve, you stay planing (don't head up) and carve the board hard with a lot of back foot pressure at the same time sheeting in hard.
In the slam it's very different. Wash off all the speed, tilt the rig to windward (like an big board flare gybe), then sheet in, sink the tail BUT KEEP IT FLAT. It's the rig force that's turning you.
Also I wouldn't put the back foot behind the straps to start with. It's a good way to 'pop' the board for aerial gybes and willy skippers but tends to make the board go nuts skip all over the place.
You're doing a kind of hybrid. If you whack the board on its edge at slow speeds with a lot of back foot, it will just stall.
Hope this helps
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EAST LIVERPOOL - The final go-ahead was given Thursday for the demolition of the former Sherwin-Williams commercial building at 130 E. Fifth St., but first parts of the historical hidden house inside will be saved.
The city's Design Review Board voted unanimously in favor of a certificate of appropriateness application filed by Court Partners Inc., requesting approval to demolish the building, which has been vacant for several years.
"They need to get the building down so they can do repairs to their building," planning Director Bill Cowan advised other members of the board.
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This photo shows the house that is encapsulated inside the Sherwin-Williams commercial building slated for tear-down later this month. The house is located adjacent to the large building to the far left of this photo. (Photo courtesy of the East Liverpool Historical Society)
Formerly owned by Dale E. Wynn, the building was recently transferred from city ownership to the Community Improvement Corp., then transferred to Court Partners Inc.
It had deteriorated under Wynn's ownership to the point it caused rain to flow into the Aronson, Fineman & Davis law firm next door, damaging their building.
It needs to be demolished to allow the legal firm to install drains, repair and waterproof its building.
What the empty lot will be used for has not yet been determined, although Mayor Jim Swoger, a member of the DR board, said discussion has centered on possible green space or a parking lot.
Before it is torn down, however, members of the East Liverpool Historical Society will be allowed to go inside and remove whatever it wants of what was once the home of a Dr. Metz, who turned the ground floor of the home into a commercial building sometime between 1902 and 1912, according to information from the East Liverpool Historical Society's website.
The second floor of the home was kept as it was and served as the residence for the doctor and his sister until their deaths in the mid-1950s.
"It was, in essence, imprisoned within the commercial building," the website says of the historic home. More information on the hidden house is available at www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org.
Although demolition was expected to begin Monday on the rear portion of the building, Cowan said Thursday that has been stayed until Feb. 18 to allow the Historical Society to remove whatever it wants from inside the house.
He said society President Timothy Brookes has said the Thompson House museum is in need of windows and possibly other architectural details that are contained in the former Metz house, with both homes from the same era.
City officials had earlier announced that portion of Fifth Street would be closed on Monday and Tuesday to allow for the demolition.


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A person that likes to feed people.
man "can i buy you dinner?" woman "leave me alone you feedo."
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A photographer who specialises in food imagery or someone who routinely posts images of their daily meals. especially those who use arty techniques to disguise the fact that they've just burnt their beans on toast.
Person 1: "I'm getting fed up of that retard posting shots of his breakfast on facebook"
Person 2: "yeah, he's a serious feedo."
Person 2: "yeah, he's a serious feedo."
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MARTINSBURG - As the church bells sounded their weekly peal, the congregation of United Methodist Church retraced the path church members traveled 100 years ago to celebrate the sanctuary's centennial anniversary.
In October 1912, Otterbein UMC relocated from Pennsylvania Avenue, now the site of the Martinsburg Apostolic Church, to its current location on Queen Street. Originally named Otterbein Chapel, the church has been a feature in the city since 1867.
Mark Mooney, pastor at Otterbein, said a centennial celebration is an important milestone in a church's history, especially in the challenging atmosphere churches find themselves in today.
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Pastor Mark Mooney and Rev. Dr. Terri Rae Chattin lead the congregation of Otterbein United Methodist Church down the same path the church congregation from 1912 walked to celebrate the sanctuary's 100-year anniversary.
"Years and years ago, people who grew up in a community stayed in that community. Mom and Dad lived down the block from you or across the road, and folks continued to come to the same church. We're in such a mobile society nowadays that that's no longer true," Mooney said.
Throughout a weeklong celebration leading up to the sanctuary's re-dedication, the church hosted numerous events for its members and the public, including an open house and history display highlighting pictures, clothing and memorabilia from the church's life.
Otterbein also recognized 158 members who have been attending the church for more than 50 years.
"This congregation, from my short experience, they have a love for singing, a heart for missions and they have a genuine love and care for each other. It's a good church to raise a family in and have personal growth and spirituality in," Mooney said.
Mooney cites some of the building's unique characteristics as three stained glass windows original to the 1912 structure, located throughout the sanctuary and the brick building's Roman Gothic design.
Helping commemorate the re-dedication were Richard Kroll, a former pastor at Otterbein from 1983 to 1994, and Rev. Dr. Terrie Rae Chattin, Frederick district superintendent with the United Methodist Church, as guest speakers.
"It takes strong leadership in the ministry and the laity for a church to prosper, as well as an active presence in the community," Chattin said. "Otterbein is part of an active ministerial in Berkeley County, working together with other churches on community projects."
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The Ontario Hockey League, (OHL), has levied fines totaling $400,000.00 against the Windsor Spitfires Hockey Club and taken away three 1st round draft selections and two 2nd round draft selections from the Spitfires.
This, apparently, is the new blueprint of how you build a Memorial Cup champion team, as long as you don't get caught. Who knows, other CHL teams may be investigated later.


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From 1 to 28 February 2013, China World Summit Wing, Beijing's authentic Japanese restaurant, Nadaman, is celebrating its second anniversary with a specially-crafted seven-course set dinner menu by Chef Karasawa Hiroaki.
Diners can savour tradition at its best, with highlights such as Foie Gras Steamed Egg Custard with Crabmeat Glazed Sauce followed by White Asparagus Tofu with Sea Urchin and Fish Roe and indulge in the freshest Assorted Sashimi with tuna belly, amberjack, salmon and sweet prawn. Diners can also choose between Sumi Udon and Dattan Soba, both exclusive to Nadaman imported directly from Japan and renowned for its nutritious values such as vitamin B1 and plant fibre which are known to lower blood pressure and cholesterol level. Priced at RMB 1,200 per person plus 15 per cent service charge, this special set is available from 6 to 11 p.m. throughout February, except during Spring Festival from 9 to 15 February 2013.
Nadaman will also offer two special menus for Valentine's Day. Diners can pamper a loved one with the Assorted Sashimi Special that consists of live lobster, tuna belly, tilefish, salmon belly and yellowtail, priced at RMB 1,888 plus 15 per cent service charge per couple, or enjoys the Whole Snow Crab Special, priced at RMB 1,200 plus 15 per cent service charge. The Valentine's Day menus are available for one day only on 14 February 2013 from 6 to 11 p.m.
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I think you do it a diservice calling it tree-trunk style - I would say more like a rouched drape / Austrian Blind. My guess late 40s / early 50s going by the style. What I call Hollywood style.
I would guess Italian from the graceful gold surface finish.
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A dorogative term used with the intention of showing displeasure at the one to whom you are uttering this phrase. This usually refers to the size of their perceived homsexuality rather than the size of the homosexual themself. More often than not, however, homosexuality doesn't actually have anything to do with the discussion. In the same way someone calls another a dick head because they don't like them, rather than the victim of these insults actually having a penis on the upper part of their face, "massive gay" is used with the intention of hurting another's feelings.
-I can't come out tonight. I've got too much homework.
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Caleo is a ship for "Calypso" and "Leo Valdez" in the popular book series "Heros of Olympus" by Rick Riordan. Calypso, stranded on an island for all of eternity, meets Leo Valdez and she instantly dislikes him, but over time, she falls for him, they kiss, Leo leaves, but not before he swares on the River Styx that he'll come back for her. And fangirls everywhere believe that they'll end up together, but with the lines of the prophecy ringing in Leo's ears, "An oath to keep with a final breath," We're not so sure Leo's going to live to keep his promise to Calypso, or he'll die trying.
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Caleo is a handsome well mannered fun type guy. He loves food and has a great appetite for love. His hair will always be long. He is today's modern Fabio...
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Green Day will be offering early entry as an IDIOT CLUB only exclusive during select dates on their upcoming European Tour, starting June 4th in Oslo, Norway. This offer is for Idiot Club members only - enter HERE to be one of the lucky few Idiot Club members to receive early entry with a guest. Winners for Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsinki and Munich will be contacted and names will be posted on the Idiot Club news page within 24 hours of the event, otherwise winners will be contacted/posted one (1) week prior to the event.
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19-06 London, UK - Wembley Stadium
21-06 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow SECC
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Kobe spelled backwards. Meaning, the opposite of Kobe. To be Kobe is to be sheer amazement. eboK is more along the lines of pathetic. When a shot is put up in a basketball game that is good and swishes perfectly, often people will say "Kobe" ...when a terrible shot is put up and has no chance of going in, you say "eboK"
Shot from 3-point range... hits very top of glass, or just hits hard off the iron... "eboK"
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The opposite of kobe: A single man who engages in consensual vaginal sex with willing women of legal age.
Joe totally drove that skanky half naked drunk chick home last night without trying anything. I heard he even got her number and plans on taking her out tomorrow night. What an ebok.
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IMU E.B.O.K. Campaign - Going through a rough time in your life? Spell Kobe backwards. E.B.O.K. – everything is going to be just alright. Okay? A statement of faith and determination, knowing everything will be o.k. no matter the test. A percentage of proceeds from the E.B.O.K. campaign will be donated to After School All Stars, a non-profit organization that provides free comprehensive after-school programs to nearly 81,000 children in need in 12 different cities from Los Angeles to NYC.
It has been a tough week but man EBOK. We will be alright.
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Sources: Google, Infrequently [Google Chrome Engineer]
quote: That's wrong. You're always free to use Android without Google services! No one forces you to use Google Maps, no one forces you to use the Play Store, (unlike on iOS or Windows). No one forces you to sync your contacts and calendar with Google.
quote: You can use Waze, ..., you can use Amazon store, ...Additionally can't Android (Google) create a monopoly, because others can fork it and create their own OS (Amazon, Sony, ... all did it, and all are independent of Google)
quote: I agree that competition is good. But even if Apple and MS and Blackberry and Mozilla, ... fail and vanish and we only have Android, even then, there's no monopoly, because you can do with Android what you want.
quote: what I did say is that the competition in the mobile OS market is very limited, and that the notion that Google is not "charging" for what they are apparently "giving away for free" is heavily misguided.
quote: Even if you do not use google's services, websites that you visit may use Google's ads or analytics - both track your movements over the web as well as a lot of other info about what you do...so not using google isn't somehow shielding you from their tentacles.
quote: Android in itself may not make a case for google being a monopoly, but when it is considered together with all of googles business activities as a whole, you'd have to be very dim-witted to say that google is not effectively "controlling" the internet. Maybe not exclusively...yet.
quote: Being able to "do what you want" with android does not preclude it from becoming a contributing factor to google's eventual monopoly over modern communications.
quote: What I was saying: Google is giving Android away for free.You can use, modify and do whatever you want with it and don't have to pay Google anything in whatever form you want. ONLY if you want to use the optional Google services like Maps, Store, ... you have to accept some restricitions, otherwise, Google is giving it away for free and nothing is misguided.
quote: If you're lazy and turn on Cookies, remain logged in, ... only then Google/Facebook/... is able to track you. You can surf in private mode, or just don't use the comfort functions like always logged in.
quote: No ad company can track you across more than 1 session or even more than 1 browser window. But people are lazy, people enjoy using the like button on each site, that's not an issues of Google, but of the people. I'm free to not use and even block it, and you know what? I blocked it.
quote: Amazon, MS, Apple, Facebook, are just too large and popular to change this.
quote: So as long as you can use on Android whatever software you like, and as long as Google publishes the source code of the latest iterations and as long as you are free to use it without Google, there's no reason to fear.