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In Japanese: 動、静、引、弛、凝、解、分、合
I know little about Chinese, but from what I can gather on Google (and from what little I know of Tai Chi), Tai Chi uses different characters that are more technically related. It may well be that there are some close linkages.
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Yes I believe the Tai Chi 掤、履、擠、按、採、列、肘、靠 are more technically related in that these are applications. The 8 energies you mentioned above are interesting in that last two 分 & 合 are similar to the opening and closing of Taichi 開 and 合.
動、静 - movement and stillness - in Chinese arts movement refers to the actual techniques and stillness training usually refers to meditation or zhan zhuang (pole standing).
引 - leading - this is a common concept in Taichi - as in leading into emptiness - apologies but I think pulling is too strong a word
弛 - what you translate as loosening, this character not commonly used in Chinese martial arts but perhaps this is the Japanese way of expressing the concept of "Song" 鬆 or relaxation?
凝 - what you translate as congealing - perhaps the corrollary here is 沉 or "sinking" or being connected using whole body power - just speculating here?
解 - what you translate as melting - I disagree with the translation as this is more unravelling as unravelling a knot, I am having trouble finding an exact match but loosening may perhaps be a better translation here rather than above- perhaps this is sensitivity to escape from joint locks or in wresting. Again a guess.
As for Mark's comment that these are just purely opposites - yes and no, looking at the concepts it seems a little more complicated than that. Sometimes in classical writing the author throws a bunch of opposites for stylistic effect (such as he searched to the right and the left, to the eastern mountain and western sea, to the palaces and the homes of the people, etc.) but this seems to be a bit more than that as each concept should be "unpacked" and is important.
I have to defer to your experience and authority for the Japanese somewhat as I know for a fact that Japanese Kanji do not always have the same meaning as the Chinese Hanzi, especially for modern Japanese. But for such characters, more classical contexts the meaning is usually similar or has an older classical Chinese meaning rather than the modern Chinese meaning.
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London, UK – 4 September 2012: Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that Ireland's Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has selected Polycom® RealPresence® video solutions as an innovative way to enhance communication and collaboration between its staff and various agencies with which it does business. The solution will help reduce costs for a geographically dispersed Department with offices in Dublin, Ballina, Tubbercurry and Wexford. It will also provide important support in the run up to Ireland's Presidency of the EU which commences in January 2013.
While the Department is in regular contact with the European Commission on a number of fronts, the international dimension of the Department's work will take on particular importance before and during Ireland's six-month Presidency of the European Council in the first half of 2013. The Department expects to see a significant increase in the demand for external video collaboration facilities during the course of the Presidency and also as they shadow the current Presidency for the six months prior to taking over.
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Functional abdominal pain is pain that occurs with normal activity in the intestine. The pain recurs on a regular basis somewhere in the abdominal area. It is not caused by a specific disorder or condition that can be detected in testing, but it does interfere with activities and school attendance.
Food and gas put pressure on the walls of the intestine causing the intestines to stretch. Normally this pressure is not noticeable, but people with functional abdominal pain appear to be hypersensitive to this stretch and pressure. This hypersensitivity may be caused by a change in the nerves that transmit information from the intestines to the brain.
Functional pain may also be connected to crossed pathways in the brain. Emotional events create new nerve pathways in the brain. Sometimes these new pathways interact with areas of the brain that sense pain with the intestines. This could make a connection between emotional stress and functional abdominal pain.
Parasitic infection may also cause functional abdominal pain in a small percentage of children.
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Factors associated with functional abdominal pain may be psychological, physical, or a combination of both.
Psychological factors include:
Physical factors may include:
Symptoms vary widely among children. Pain can be intermittent, steady, or chronic. It may appear suddenly or slowly increase over time.
Functional abdominal pain may be:
You will be asked about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor may suspect functional abdominal pain based on the type and pattern of pain. It will be helpful for the doctor to know how it has affected your child's quality of life with missed activities and school.
Your child's bodily fluids and waste products may be tested. This can be done with:
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In most cases, abdominal pain goes away with time and understanding. The goal of treatment is to identify and address triggers for abdominal pain, and return your child to normal activity.
Part of the treatment plan may include keeping a journal of:
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Emotions and stress can trigger abdominal pain or make it worse. Therapy will help you and your child with stress management. This is done with different relaxation techniques.
Behavioral therapy centers on changing behaviors to help control your child's symptoms. This can happen by avoiding triggers or coping with the pain with distraction techniques.
Medications may be used to treat physical symptoms that occur with the abdominal pain. In most cases, medications are only prescribed for a short time until pain can be resolved by therapy. These may include:
There are no current guidelines to prevent functional abdominal pain because cause is not clear.
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Chiou E, Nurko S. Functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents. Therapy. 2011;8(3):315-331.
Chiou E, Nurko S. Management of functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;4(3):293-304.
Functional abdominal pain in children American College of Gastroenterology website. Available at: http://patients.gi.org/topics/functional-abdominal-pain-in-children. Updated December 2012. Accessed October 31, 2014.
Functional abdominal pain syndrome. International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders website. Available at: http://www.iffgd.org/site/gi-disorders/functional-gi-disorders/functional-abdominal-pain-syndrome. Updated September 12, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2014.
Recurrent abdominal pain in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 7, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2014.
12/17/2013 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Gijsbers CF, Schweizer, et al. Protozoa as a cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Nov;57(5):603-6.
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Tonka muskies - a noticeable lack thereof
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Here's the proof of the 28" I told you about today cliff. Unfortunately this picture doesn't make this fish out to be nearly as impressive as she was in person. I'm gonna need to work on my selfie skills.
my family and I new to the area this summer we have been fishing the shore lines around maple lake and have done. I am not familiar with the are a around here, we would like to get a few more times and ideas or how to advice would be appreciated, I also have a 4 year old we are just introducing to the sport i don't have and am not really in fishing catfish, just to get out a bit more before things freeze up
thank you Mike in Crookston
Interesting headline in the Virginia newspaper this morning. The Landing is being sued by past employees for not paying minimum wage, not paying overtime, and keeping up to 50% of the employees tips that were received via credit card.
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if you ever need another shooter let me know I would be down to shoot with you
I am always up for bringing someone else with
Drove to Ely yesterday and there were some pockets of great color. I would definitely think next weekend would be worth the trip.1 person likes this
I would say that we are about 1/4 into fall colors in this area.
How are things progressing friends as far as Fall colors? Thinking of coming up the week
We've done OK out there this year. Nothing special, but better for us than last year.
Last time out, we found piles of fish in 60-70 feet. Caught a few, couldn't release them, and stopped fishing them. Got a couple jig rapping shallower, got a few trolling, and got a few on spinners. No one pattern got skunked, but nothing stood out, either.
Sorry for the late response....I suspect not many folks are building skid houses these days.
Our houses have steel skids. One had wood, but we changed them out.
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Governor Cuomo Announces 900 Solar Projects Underway Through 26 Community Solarize Campaigns Across The State
"Solarize" campaigns are encouraging homes and businesses throughout the state to install solar – State will support another 31 "Solarize" campaigns set to begin this spring (Long Island, NY) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 900 solar projects are underway through 26 community "Solarize" campaigns across New York State. A component of the NY-Sun program and the Governor's..


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Club at Carlton Woods to Host 2-14 U.S. Junior Amateur
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that The Club at Carlton Woods, in The Woodlands, Texas, will host the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. This will be the third USGA championship held at The Club at Carlton Woods. The dates of the championship are July 21-26.
"The USGA is excited to bring the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship to The Club at Carlton Woods, returning this championship to the state of Texas for the first time since 2001," said USGA Vice President and Championship Committee Chairman Thomas J. O'Toole Jr.
"The Jack Nicklaus Course will be a tough examination for the players and will help determine the best junior golfer in the United States. In addition, the Houston area is a vibrant golf community that will add to a great life experience for the players."
The Club at Carlton Woods' Jack Nicklaus Course opened in June 2001. The course, located approximately 30 miles north of Houston, features deep-faced fairway and greenside bunkering, water hazards and contoured greens. The Nicklaus Course was designated by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2003 and has qualified for recertification every year since.
The USGA Women's State Team Championship was played at the venue in 2007, with Arizona defeating Tennessee by eight strokes in the 54-hole championship. Thuhashini Selvaratnam led Arizona with rounds of 68 and 71 over the final 36 holes. Carlton Woods' Fazio Course hosted the 2007 USGA Men's State Team Championship, with host state Texas defeating Georgia by a stroke.
"Carlton Woods' ownership, members and staff are honored to have been selected as the host site for the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur," said Bill Langley, the club's vice president and managing director. "Since its establishment, Carlton Woods has been focused on hosting amateur events and being selected by the USGA for this prestigious championship brings great pride and anticipation to both the club and The Woodlands community. In addition to providing a great test of golf for some for the best juniors in the game today, we plan to display a large dose of Texas hospitality."
In addition to the two State Team Championships in 2007, The Club at Carlton Woods has hosted several USGA championship qualifying rounds, including the U.S. Open and U.S. Mid-Amateur. In 2004, the club was the site for the Texas State Amateur.
The U.S. Junior Amateur was first played in 1948. The championship is open to male amateurs who have not reached their 18th birthday by the conclusion of the championship and who have a USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 6.4. Tiger Woods and Johnny Miller are among U.S. Junior Amateur champions. In 2012, the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will be played at The Golf Club of New England in Stratham, N.H., from July 16-21. The 2013 championship will be played July 22-27 at Martis Camp Club in Truckee, Calif.
The above report is courtesy of the USGA. For more information, visit www.usga.org.
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Karl Marx, (1818-1883) among other things has provided us with one of the classical sociological models called structural class theory. In this model he identifies five different levels or groups within society, the highest level of which he calls the capitalists, who the owners of the means of production and the lowest level he describes as the proletarians, the production workers. The essence of his theory and similar ones is that our society is socially stratified, hence we have the upper class, the middle class, the lower class etc. Generally speaking, this stratification is also reflected in other areas of society, for example a $100,000.00 luxury car would be marketed to the so-called upper classes while a $17,000.00 car would be marketed to the so-called lower classes.
Among other areas within society, this theory is also applied to education. In general, parents strive, plan and aspire to provide the best of everything for their children. For their children's college education, (which is very expensive these days) parents save, invest, work extra, refinance, sell, barter and borrow in order to finance their children's college education. Accordingly, parents try to provide the best and most valuable educational opportunities for their children. For many U.S. parents, the Ivy League and near-Ivy League Universities symbolize the quality and class of education to which they aspire for their children, because for them Ivy League schools offer premium education.
That is understandable. The leader of the pack, Harvard, will celebrate its 375th year in 2011. These schools are wealthy, they have high achieving students, brilliant and renowned scholars and they attract much federal and other research grants. Like the "rich young ruler" of the New Testament however, they lack one thing. Southern Adventist University, as well as parents, can hold their heads high and we can be proud of our University. With high-achieving students and alumni, brilliant and nurturing faculty and staff, a supportive, holistic, Christ-centered and dynamic spiritual and moral environment with Christian service permeating its practices and curricula, not only does Southern offer premium academic instruction, it also offers premium education, the one that educates mind, spirit and body, the one that prepares its students for a life of Christian service and the one that prepares its students for the present life and the life to come. What more could a parent ask for?
For Southern's educational experience parents can aptly say "this is Premium".


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ABC (Wednesdays, 8:30p.m. ET)
No doubt about it: Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson are cute together in this San Francisco-set situation comedy about the unlikely marriage of kooky free spirit Dharma Finkelstein and beguiled upper-crust lawyer Greg Montgomery. Early episodes had considerable success mining the humor in the cultural chasm between Dharma's aging-hippie parents (Mimi Kennedy and Alan Rachins) and Greg's stuck-up mater and pater (Susan Sullivan and Mitchell Ryan).
We will grow tired, though, if the writers don't eventually get beyond the stereotypes or if Dharma and Greg resolve every dispute by having fabulous—and cute—sex. And we may never fully accept Rachins as a slogan-spouting antiestablishmentarian with an amusingly drug-addled brain. L.A. Law's Douglas Brackman Jr. turned into some kind of Abbie Hoffman wannabe? Sometimes casting against type isn't the best idea.
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Jeff Wadlow will direct thriller
Dark Castle is looking to go "Non-Stop," launching development of an airline thriller with Jeff Wadlow ("Never Back Down") directing.
The Warner-based production company's bought the spec from by the writing team of John Richardson and Chris Roach. Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing.
Logline's being kept under wraps other than focusing on an air marshall.
Dark Castle, a division of Silver Pictures, produced "Unknown" this year and is awaiting a release date on "The Apparition," starring Tom Felton and Ashley Greene. It's producing an untitled thriller starrring Sylvester Stallone, directed by Walter Hill and based on the graphic novel "Bullet to the Head."
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Cole gritty?!?!?! I'm missing something here
From The Hockey News Scouting Report section::
Assets: Has great straight-ahead skating ability and work ethic. Hits anything that moves. Plays a gritty, in-your-face style and owns solid scoring instincts. Leads by example on the ice.
Flaws: Over time, his body has broken down due to the punishment that comes with playing a power forward's role. His abrasiveness will continue to be a concern moving forward.
Career Potential: Quality veteran power forward.
Did we already have anyone we could have described as "Hits anything that moves"? Cole sounds refreshingly gritty to me!
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well ok, i know that you can duel boot 2 OSes on one drive by partitioning it. and i have looked for tuts on how this is done but it proved in vain. could some one please tell me how it is done or link me to a good tut. thanks in advance.
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On Sept. 26, Fairview Township resident Shawn Vaught stood before a judge in federal court and admitted that yes, he had defrauded victims of $1.3 million by taking money for commercial power generators that he did not possess, let alone deliver to the customers.
What Vaught, 38, failed to mention to the judge, the U.S. Attorney's Office now says, is that in the days leading up to the plea and the months after, while Vaught awaited sentencing, Vaught continued to run scams similar to the one for which he could be imprisoned.
In the days surrounding Vaught's scheduled guilty plea to felony counts of wire fraud and money laundering, the government says, Vaught accepted an unwitting customer's $250,000 down payment on generators Vaught did not possess and could not deliver. Vaught then used the money to pad a bank account, buy a $36,999 Ford, a $64,000 Dodge and a $16,000 trailer and make a $3,874 insurance payment.
As the months passed, with no delivery of the goods on which the customer had placed the $250,000 deposit, Vaught continued "to lie to (the victim), providing false assurances of delivery of the generators, false excuses as to why the generators have not been delivered and false claims that the $250,000 would be paid back," Assistant U.S. Attorney Marshall Piccinini wrote in an application for a warrant for Vaught's arrest.
"Strangely, Vaught continues to use a similar scheme to defraud as the one to which he pled guilty," Piccinini said.
In reality, Vaught, of the 6900 block of Water Street, never possessed the generators, the government maintains.
"Those four generators had already been sold in May 2012 to someone else after Vaught obtained their specifications but refused to purchase them," Piccinini wrote.
Vaught's actions, as alleged by the government, had consequences.
Vaught, who had been permitted to await his Feb. 12 sentencing out of prison, was arrested Monday on a warrant that U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin granted under seal. Where Vaught is being held could not immediately be determined. Neither the Erie County Prison nor the Federal Correctional Institution in Elkton, Ohio, near Youngstown had records of him.
It is not clear whether the allegations Piccinini outlines in his motion to revoke Vaught's release and arrest him will result in new charges or whether the prosecution will be able to raise the new allegations at Vaught's sentencing on Feb. 12.
The three wire-fraud counts Vaught pleaded guilty to in September each carry up to 20 years, and the money-laundering count, 10 years in federal prison. McLaughlin could order restitution.
The government said Vaught ran the fraud for which he pleaded guilty through his companies, Infinite Power & Design LLC, Infinite Power & Energy LLC and Performance Engineering.
The victims were Erie Shipbuilding LLC, 220 E. Bayfront Parkway, Erie, now known as Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair; Reserve Holdings LLC, of Menominee, Mich.; and Facility Gateway Corp., of McFarland, Wis.
Piccinini did not identify what business names Vaught used in the latest activity or the identities of the alleged victims.
Vaught's lawyer, David Ridge, said Wednesday that the statements Piccinini made in the warrant for Vaught's arrest are "just allegations at this point."
"We should know more in the next several days," he said.
Piccinini said Vaught had been released after he was indicted in October 2011 on the condition he obey the law and allow his civil attorney to monitor his finances. Vaught did neither, Piccinini said.
"Vaught is an unrepentant con-artist who even while on conditions of release pending sentencing, has proven that he will lie to this court as to his whereabouts and continue to perpetrate frauds," he wrote.
Vaught on occasion obtained permission from the court to visit family in Missouri as his case proceeded. But in Vaught's own e-mails and text messages, Vaught speaks of traveling to New York state, France and Georgia, Piccinini said.
The prosecution also received evidence of at least two other possible scams committed by Vaught as his sentencing approached, Piccinini said.
In December, a man reported to the U.S. Attorney's Office that he had paid Vaught a $5,000 deposit on the same four generators that Vaught offered to the customer who paid him the $250,000 down payment.
The man reported he had also paid Vaught $9,000 toward the purchase of an $18,500 exhaust bellows, which Vaught failed to deliver, "despite many false assurances," Piccinini said.
A third man reached out to prosecutors on Jan. 14 reporting that Vaught was pressuring him to quickly close a deal on a large turbine generator. Vaught claimed the generator was in his facility in Ohio. Not knowing whether Vaught could be trusted, the man told investigators he traveled to Ohio and "discovered a vacant field, and certainly no turbine," Piccinini wrote.
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"SWA is just not as flyer friendly out of BHM as it used to be," Jones says. Birmingham flyers used to be able to get to Louisville in an hour via Southwest; now the trip usually takes more than five hours, and is more expensive, Jones says.
Through the first 10 months of 2012, passenger traffic flown into and out of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport by Southwest is down more than eight percent relative to the same months in the prior year. The airline has confirmed that the decline in volume is the result of changes to how Southwest routes its flights through the southeast U.S.


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Lesson Plan
Christopher Paul Curtis's Buxton Novels Discussion Guide
Meets Common Core State Standards
- Grades: 3–5, 6–8
About this book
About this book
About the Author
Hailed as a modern-day Mark Twain, Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school, he spent thirteen years on the assembly line at Fisher Body Flint Plant No. 1, hanging car doors. He graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint, where he began writing fiction.
His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award in 2000. Elijah of Buxton, his sixth novel, was also a Newbery Honor Book, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and a Canadian Library Association Book of the Year. Visit Christopher online at nobodybutcurtis.com.
Guide to the Common Core State Standards Cited in This Guide
Reading Literature
Key Ideas and Details
RL. 5-7.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL. 5-7.2 Determine a theme of a story from details in the text; summarize the text.
RL. 5-7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
Craft and Structure
RL. 6-7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL. 5-7.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Reading Informational Text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI. 5-7.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively), as well as in words, to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L. 5-7.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on reading and context.
L. 5-7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning.
History/Social Studies
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RH. 6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
RH. 6-8.8 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL. 5-7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL. 5-7.3 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
SL. 5-7.4 Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
SL. 5-7.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Text Types and Purposes
W. 5-7.2 Write information/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W. 5-7.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Production and Distribution of Writing
W. 5-7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task.
W. 5-7.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
W. 5-7.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing, as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W. 5-7.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
W. 5-7.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources, take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
W. 5-7.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
About Elijah of Buxton
Eleven-year-old Elijah lives with his parents in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the U.S. border. Elijah is the first child in town to be born free, but he knows about slavery and the meaning of freedom from the stories told by those in his community. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and tends to talk too much. But Elijah learns a "growned-up" lesson about the untrustworthiness of strangers when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah's efforts help bring his own life full circle when he transports a baby girl to freedom. As a baby, Elijah was made a symbol of hope by Mr. Frederick Douglass, and now he has earned this distinction by becoming the youngest conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Pre-Reading Activity
Engage the class in a discussion about the Underground Railroad. In what ways was it like a "railroad"? What was the role of the conductor? Ask students to visit or research some of the "stations" in various states along the routes. How did the slaves know that these "stations" were safe? Locate Buxton, Ontario, on a map. Determine which "stations" might have served a slave traveling from Virginia. Map out a sample route. RI. 5-6.7; RH. 6-8.7
Thematic Connections
Describe the Right Reverend Deacon Doctor Zephariah Connerly the Third, the man Elijah and Cooter call the Preacher. What is the first clue that he can't be trusted? What does Elijah's father mean when he calls the Preacher "a jackleg man of the Lord" (p. 53)? Elijah knows that the Preacher can't be trusted. Why does it take him so long to admit it? Why does Mr. Leroy put so much faith in the Preacher?
Compare and contrast Elijah's and Cooter's families. Elijah has the reputation of being "fra-gile." How does his family try to help him deal with this character trait? At what point in the novel does Elijah's mother think that he has finally overcome his "fra-gile" condition? Explain how Elijah's family welcomes the new free people to Buxton.
Describe Elijah and Cooter's friendship. How is Elijah a better friend than Cooter? Explain what Mr. Leroy means when he says to Elijah, "'member that we gets 'long but I ain't your friend" (p. 100). Why does Mr. Leroy think it's important that Elijah understand the difference? Discuss whether Mr. Leroy ever sees Elijah as a friend.
Mr. Leroy is offended when Elijah uses a racial slur. Elijah explains, "Sir, I only said it 'cause I hear lots of children say it" (p. 99). Why would Elijah think that hearing the word makes it okay to say it? How does Mr. Leroy help Elijah understand the "hatred" wrapped around the word? Living free in Canada doesn't guarantee the people of Buxton a life without prejudices. Cite specific scenes where citizens of Buxton still combat racism.
Mr. Frederick Douglass talks about freedom. What does he mean by saying the second hardest step to freedom is the first one — and the hardest step of all is the last one (p. 158)? How is this true for people like Mrs. Holton and Mr. Leroy? Discuss what they gained by coming to Buxton. What did they lose? Discuss how Emma Collins helps slaves take that final step to freedom.
The Buxton Settlement Creed is "one helping one to uplift all." Explain how helping one another is uplifting to all. Describe how this creed creates the strong sense of community in Buxton. Discuss the many different things the citizens of Buxton do to help one another.
Why was Elijah Freeman's birth a symbol of hope for the people of Buxton? Explain the symbolism of the baby at the end of the novel. Discuss why Hope is an appropriate name for her.
Values in Conflict
Mr. Travis is the Sabbath schoolteacher to the children in Buxton. What does he want his students to learn from the phrase "Familiarity Breeds Contempt" in Chapter 6? How does Cooter have a difficult time understanding this phrase? Explain how "respect" for his elders keeps Elijah from showing contempt for the Preacher.
Curriculum Connections
Language Arts
Explain the following simile: "And that means the man [Mr. Travis] is on you like a tick, you caint get away from him no matter where you go" (p. 78). Find other examples of similes in the novel. Instruct students to select a favorite scene that involves Elijah, Cooter, or the Preacher and write a simile that describes the situation. L. 5-7.5
The dialogue in the novel is written in dialect. Ask students to find a favorite passage and rewrite it in Standard English. How does this change the authenticity and tone of the story? RL. 6-7.4
Social Studies
Read about people of the Underground Railroad on the following website: pathways.thinkport.org/library/people.cfm. Ask students to select one of the lesser-known people and write a tribute to that person from Elijah's point of view. Use photographs and maps to enhance the tribute. If possible, have students post their writing on the schoolwide network for other students to read. W. 5-7.3, W. 5-7.4, W. 5-7.6; RH. 6-8.8
When a new free person arrives in Buxton, the Liberty Bell is rung twenty times. Everyone in the Settlement comes to the schoolhouse to welcome them. Write and deliver a welcome speech called "Buxton—The Land of the Free" that Elijah might deliver. W. 5-7.3; SL. 5-7.4
In class, view the "Follow the Drinking Gourd" music video. Identify the "code" words in the lyrics. Explain why the song was so important to slaves escaping to freedom. Discuss why it was also important during the civil rights movement. RH. 6-8.7; RI. 5-7.7
Vocabulary/Use of Language
Students should be encouraged to jot down unfamiliar words and try to define them using clues from the context. Such words may include: conjure (p. 31), blaspheming (p. 41), scallywags (p. 58), shackles (p. 58), haint (p. 60), jacklegged (p. 65), dexterity (p. 108), paddy-rollers (p. 163), missive (p. 195), abolitionist (p. 204), slavers (p. 204), and eavesdrop (p. 257). L. 5-7.4
About The Madman of Piney Woods
Set forty years after the events of Elijah of Buxton, The Madman of Piney Woods tells the story of two boys in alternating first-person chapters: Benjamin "Benji" Alston of Buxton, Ontario, and Alvin "Red" Stockard, of Chatham, Ontario.
When Benji and Red meet by chance at the Upper Canada Forensics Competition, they realize that they have more in common than they first thought. Both are bright, funny, and ambitious. Benji aspires to be a journalist and Red wants to be a scientist, and they are each haunted by the legendary stories of a strange, wild man who inhabits the woods between their hometowns.
Through a series of events the boys become best friends, but meet head on with the wrath and bigotry of Red's grandmother. Grandmother O'Toole is a white Irish immigrant who has grown bitter over the brutal circumstances of her youth. Benji and Red's friendship surmounts this obstacle, but their courage and endurance are put to the test when they discover the Madman of Piney Woods injured in the forest. With the help of Buxton's mayor, Benji rescues the Madman—and his new friend. Sadly, the Madman's injuries are too grave, and he passes away, but not before giving Benji a new appreciation for the woods Benji has come to think of as his own.
Pre-Reading Activity
Tell the class that legends belong to the genre of folktales with the following elements: exaggerated characters or events; handed down through generations; fictional, but believed to be true at one time. Then read aloud a legend like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or The Legend of Paul Bunyan and lead a class discussion about the specific elements of legend in the story. Divide the class into small groups and instruct them to use books in the library or sites on the Internet to locate and read one legend. They may consider the following: Big Foot, Blackbeard, The Headless Horseman, The Vanishing Hitchhiker, The Loch Ness Monster, or a legend specific to their state or region. Apply the elements of legend to the one read, and discuss how it contributes to the culture of its origin. Allow time in class for groups to share. RL. 5-7.3; SL. 5-7.4
Thematic Connections
Describe Benji Alston's family. Benji's parents remind him that his actions reflect on his family (p. 115). Explain how Curly Bennett's actions reflect on his family. How does Curly try to protect his mother and siblings? Discuss the sibling rivalry that exists between Benji and his brother and sister. What contributes to this rivalry? Compare and contrast Red's family with Benji's. How do both boys enjoy a loving relationship with their father?
Discuss the talents of Benji, Spencer, Red, Stubby, and Patience. How do they achieve in different ways? Explain why Spencer is excited to win First Runner-Up to Hickman Holmely in the oratorical contest. Discuss how their parents encourage their talents. Make a prediction about the contribution they may make to their communities as adults.
Describe the friendship between Benji and Spencer. How are they alike? What are their differences? Why is Spencer the first person Benji wants to tell about his apprenticeship at the newspaper in Chatham? Trace the development of the friendship between Benji and Red. How does humor play a role in their strong bond? Explain why Benji is so willing to share the woods with Red. How does the Madman of Piney Woods seal the friendship between the boys?
Intergenerational Relationships
Explain Red's relationship with his grandmother. Red's father suggests that he ask his grandmother about her life before coming to Chatham. Explain what the judge means when he tells Red, "You might get an understanding of the crosses she bears" (p. 64). Contrast Grandmother O'Toole and the Madman of Piney Woods. How does the trauma of the Madman's past explain the way he has chosen to live? What do Benji and the Madman have in common?
At what point does the Madman of Piney Woods become more than just a legend to Benji? How does the Madman owe the peacefulness of his last hours to Benji and Red? Why does the Madman ask to speak with Benji in private?
Describe the fear that Benji experiences when he realizes that someone is spying on him in the woods. Why does Red's father say that Grandmother O'Toole is a frightened old woman? Explain what Red's father means when he says that fear kills the human spirit. Explain how the legends of the Madman of Piney Woods and the South Woods Lion Man have instilled fear in the children of Buxton and Chatham. How might what happens at the end of the book change how people talk about the legend of the Madman of Piney Woods?
There are only seven of the original thirteen settlers of Buxton left. Discuss why Benji thinks they are different from the other citizens of Buxton. Explain why the Madman went south to fight in Mr. Lincoln's army. What price did he pay for his service? How do Benji and Red help set the Madman free?
Explain what the Madman means when he tells Benji, "The woods is pulling you in . . . You showed 'em you's worthy of trust" (p. 102). Debate whether Benji ever reveals to his siblings that he can be trusted. How does Curly Bennett trust Red? Red remains in the woods with the Madman while Benji goes for help. What does this single act reveal about trust?
Ask students to define prejudice. Discuss Grandmother O'Toole's prejudices against the black Canadians in Buxton. Why does she think that Buxton is cursed? Red is afraid of what his grandmother might say to Benji. At what point does Red realize that Grandmother O'Toole isn't going to change?
Values in Conflict
Benji wants to take down the tree house that Patience and Stubby built, but Spencer says that would be like stealing. Why is reconstructing the tree house upside down a similar act? Benji's parents tell him that they won't tolerate lying and thieving. Explain why they think Benji is guilty. How does Benji present himself differently by the end of the novel? What does Cooter have to do with Benji's new sense of values?
Curriculum Connections
Language Arts
Read aloud "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Engage the class in a discussion about the themes of the poem. Then have students write an essay that compares the woods in the poem to Benji and the Madman's woods? RL. 5-7.9; W. 5-7.2
Red says, "If you want to know a person's true character, take note of the adjectives they use to describe other people" (p. 331). Divide the class into small groups and ask them to think of adjectives to describe the following characters: Benji, Red, Stubby, Patience, Spencer, Curly Bennett, the Mayor (Elijah Freeman), the Madman (Cooter Bixby), and Grandmother O'Toole. Ask students to use the adjectives and write a character sketch of each character. W. 5-7.4
Explain what the following is a metaphor for: "This is my classroom right here. And these are my teachers" (p. 204). Then write a metaphor that best describes Benji's feelings toward the Madman, or Mr. B (for Cooter Bixby), as Benji now calls him, at the end of the novel. RL. 5-7.4; L. 5-7.5
Social Studies
Read about African American soldiers in the Civil War. Think about the Madman, Cooter Bixby, and his contribution to "Mr. Lincoln's army." Then write a tribute that might be featured on a similar website. Encourage peer editing for clarity, spelling, and grammar. W. 5-7.3, W. 5-7.5
Learn about the Fort Pillow Massacre by doing research in books or on educational websites. Then write a newspaper article that Benji
might write about this historic battle and Cooter Bixby's involvement in the event. Remember to include who, what, when, and how. W. 5-7.3, W. 5-7.7, W. 5-7.8
Read about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Then sponsor a class debate that addresses the question: Was the Madman of Piney Woods a victim of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Refer to evidence from the novel when stating opinions. SL. 5-7.3, SL. 5-7.4
Ask students to use the description of the Madman of Piney Woods in the novel and paint a portrait of him against the backdrop of "his woods" that might hang in Mayor Elijah's office. RL. 5-7.3
Vocabulary/Use of Language
Students should be encouraged to jot down unfamiliar words and try to define them using clues from the context. Such words may include: impudent (p. 14), revelatory (p. 15), carbuncle (p. 19), forensics (p. 24), redundant (p. 31), intemperate (p. 32), opined (p. 86), apparition (p. 105), epiphany (p. 111), changeling (p. 122), abomination (p. 151), ethereal (p. 161), provocation (p. 161), facetious (p. 200), paradigm (p. 206), avocation (p. 216), pestilence (p. 219), trepidations (p. 237), falsetto (p. 311), venomous (p. 331), and resilient (p. 350). L. 5-7.4
Connecting the Novels
Christopher Paul Curtis is a master storyteller and uses humor to communicate his message. Discuss whether Curtis' humor is conveyed more through character or through episodic scenes in the novels. Read aloud passages from the novels to support opinions. RL. 5-7.1, RL. 5-7.3; SL. 5-7.4
Ask students to write a paper that traces Elijah's character from his childhood in Elijah of Buxton to adulthood in The Madman of Piney Woods. Use direct quotes to support claims. Encourage peer editing for spelling, grammar, and clarity. RL. 5-7.3; W. 5-7.4, W. 6-7.5
Several of Curtis's novels have been staged for live theater or film. Divide the class into small groups and ask them to select a favorite chapter from one of the novels and write it as a one-act play. Have a speaker set the stage, using Standard English. Perform the play for the class. W. 5-7.3; SL. 5-7.6
Discussion guide written by Pat Scales, Children's Literature Consultant, Greenville, South Carolina
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Michael Linden says the budget proposal has the right ideas for strengthening our middle class, protecting our economic recovery, and charting a responsible course for federal deficit reduction.
The Congressional Budget Office's projections show clearly that keeping all our low-tax policies in place will result in big deficits, writes Michael Linden.
Michael Linden debunks the notion that this year's federal budget deficit is mainly due to President Obama's domestic spending.
The deficit reduction package offered by super committee Democrats was nearly identical to the one put forward by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, but actually contained less revenue. And yet the GOP rejected it.
Sarah Ayres and Michael Linden highlight key moments of Republican obstructionism in the deficit negotiation.
The conservative echo chamber keeps repeating the false argument that regulations kill jobs, write Kristina Costa and Michael Linden. Everyone else begs to differ.
In The Hill, Michael Linden reveals the one way that the Super Committee can actually fail—and not coming up with a deal isn't it.
Michael Linden and Michael Ettlinger explain why the "Gang of Six" approach to tax reform— setting out some parameters but putting the hard decisions off for later—is the wrong way to go.
Kristina Costa and Michael Linden point out the absurdities in conservative arguments that regulations are holding back our economy, not lack of demand.
History has shown that real deficit reduction is more likely to be achieved in multiple smaller steps rather than one giant leap, writes Michael Linden.
Seth Hanlon and Michael Linden show that President Obama's "Buffett Rule" is hardly class warfare, as critics charge. It's merely a plea for tax fairness that so strikingly echoes ones Ronald Reagan made 25 years ago, it might be called the "Reagan Rule."
Those attacking the president's plan for adding $1.5 trillion in revenue over the next 10 years should look at the other deficit reduction plans out there, says Michael Linden.
Issue Brief Michael Linden explains how a recent Heritage Foundation report aims to distort economic history.
Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden examine the differences between the president's plan announced today and the House plan enacted earlier this year.
Michael Linden and Michael Ettlinger compare the two presidents' records on taxes and find that President Obama's first-term cuts are bigger than President Bush's.


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When it wasn't quite working offensively, Saugus girls volleyball had to lean on its defense.
Once the defense got going, there was no slowing the Centurions, who used multiple big rallies to beat Hart in three straight games on their way to a 3-1 Foothill League victory on Wednesday at Saugus High.
The 24-26, 25-12, 25-22, 25-14 win gives Saugus (19-2, 2-0) a perfect start to the league season.
"That's where we live to score," said Saugus head coach Zach Ambrose of the defense. "When we can dig and score in transition, that's how we go on those rallies."
Hart (6-9, 1-1) struck first in the match, winning the opening game using strong play by its middle blockers to keep Saugus' defense out of sync.
A rash of hitting errors by Saugus didn't help.
It wasn't until part way through the second game that the Centurions put together their first rally, a 14-1 run that turned a 9-9 tie into a 23-10 Saugus advantage.
"We controlled the ball and we made smart decisions and we were playing together as a team," said senior outside hitter Sarah Blomgren, who had a match-high 18 kills to go with 11 digs.
The third game played out similar to the first, with the Indians jumping out to an early lead and trying to stave off big scoring runs by Saugus.
This time, it was Hart's own errors that made the difference down the stretch, failing to capitalize on a 13-7 lead.
Saugus middle blocker Ashley Pagan landed three kills for her team's final four points to break up a 21-21 tie.
Pagan finished with seven kills and four blocks.
"You can't blow it against a team that's out to win league," said Hart head coach Mary Keen.
Amy King was Hart's best attacker on the outside, tallying seven kills, while Sam Wiese had five kills, two blocks and was a strong presence at the net throughout.
The rallying wasn't finished for Saugus, which went in front 12-1 to start the fourth and clinching game.
As the match wore on, Saugus' defense improved and the blockers seemed to anticipate Hart's every move.
"Once you get us out of our system and we're making hitting errors and they're capitalizing on our mistakes, we have a hard time recovering from that," Keen said.
Centurions setter Ashley Guthrie was the best defensive player of the match, totaling 14 digs and four blocks in addition to her 37 assists.
"We've always been a good offensive team, but now we're starting to come around on defense," Ambrose said.


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"Our daughter Marion Myra is 13 now and in full puberty. Looking, no, listening back she can't identify with herself as a little child doing these recordings. But I can: A childlike joy in all that is moving and sounding inspired me since many years. So from time to time we took several objects, which are not used as instruments normally like lids of pots or toys, together with regular instruments like guitar and violin, flute and drums, african balafon and indonesian metalophon, not to forget the Yamaha Porta Sound PSS-190 from the garbage pail, in short: all what was suitable for several musical family encounters. Doing these recordings it really was "a child's play" for two grown-ups and a three to nine year old kid, definitely marvelous, a work of fancy. Following our subtle intuition, we just needed flair and empathy." (A.Meifert on "Incredible Familiar Music") "Silence and deliberateness are luxury today. Most relevant music now is speedy and noisy, fuel and gas for the rot-machine called modern civilization. All has become a style and is designed for a special audience. Recording our musical pieces was just "fun", we had no intention, we will not repeat it. We had and have no ambition to be avant or post or what else. In fact I can't play violin or piano, I cannot read any notes. As a drummer, I'm an old-fashioned self-taught person and have no intention to change that at age 69. Same thing with my wife Franziska, playing guitar and flute quite a little... Our music has no concept, no plan, no composition, it's all improvised and a form of communication and, as far as that, "primitivistic"." (A.Meifert on "Absolute Relative Music") "The two Meifert & Family record LPs (Taubnessel 7&8) come as a 2LP set, also including a book by Klaus Holzmann, edited by Arnulf Meifert and including an essay by Franziska Meifert. The first anthology ever issued of drawings by this controversial artist, published by Comme des filles in collaboration with Das Hohe Gebrechen." (label info) numbered edition of 150 copies
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Q: I have a 1-year-old, female ferret. I bought her from a pet store last summer as a baby ferret. I have a big problem about her weight. She is already more than a year old, but she still seems very small and her weight is always around 1.3 pounds. I know female ferrets are smaller, but several times I've found baby ferrets at the pet store that are bigger than mine, both female and male. I've tried different ferret-specific foods. The food and water are always served enough for her, and she looks healthy and active except small. Do you know why?
A: Male ferrets are almost always larger than female ferrets, even when both are neutered. When people discuss how much a female ferret should weigh, a range of weights is usually given. Neutered female ferrets usually weigh around 700 to 800 grams. Your ferret at 1.3 pounds is equal to about 600 grams.
A better way to determine if your ferret is undersized is to look at a range of weights. About 95 percent of healthy, neutered, female ferrets weigh between about 600 to 950 grams. Your ferret is on the lower edge of normal. If you are still not convinced, then palpate your ferret's rib cage. Can you feel it easily? Does it stick out? Can you see each individual rib? How about the spine? Can you see the points of each vertebra on the back? If you can see and feel individual ribs very easily and if you can see the pointy top to each vertebra, then your ferret may be too thin and underweight.
Also, it's good to have your ferret checked to make sure parasites and other diseases have not caused a stunted ferret.
Based on what you said, the odds are that you just have a petite ferret that is healthy in all other aspects. But, for peace of mind, visit your ferret's veterinarian.
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STARKSBORO — Tucked away in the rolling hills and babbling brooks of Starksboro is one of Addison County's better-kept secrets — but Jim Mendell doesn't want it to stay that way.
Mendell and his wife, Peg Kamens, are co-founders of the Common Ground Center, a family recreation retreat on a sprawling 700-acre parcel that straddles the towns of Starksboro and Monkton. Since 1994, the nonprofit has hosted children's camps, family retreats, private parties and school groups.
STARKSBORO — The Starksboro selectboard at its March 11 meeting reorganized its board and appointed residents to several town positions.
The selectboard nominated and approved Susan Jeffries to be the body's chair. Selectboard members also approved the following appointments: Wayne Marcelle, poundkeeper; Tom Estey, tree warden; Susan Reit, representative to the Addison County Solid Waste Management District; and Michael Gray, town service officer.
STARKSBORO — Jeff Keeney's patience for Vermont Health Connect, the state's incarnation of the Affordable Care Act, has run out.
"I don't believe anything from Vermont Health Connect," Keeney said late last week. "They've been wrong every step of the way."
STARKSBORO — It all started with a mourning dove.
Mark Paul was camping with his wife Deb at Lake Carmi State Park when a bird's incessant hooting at dawn both irritated and intrigued him, and he struck off to find out what it was.
STARKSBORO — A Starksboro woman was killed in a one-car crash on Big Hollow Road in Starksboro on Sunday morning.
Vermont State Police reported that Stephanie D. Patsos, 23, was driving a 2001 Saturn SL on Big Hollow Road around 11:20 a.m. when the car traveled left of center and down an embankment on the south side of the roadway.
Patsos, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle in the crash, police reported, and she succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
STARKSBORO — Jeffrey Keeney, the Starksboro man who was having trouble with the Vermont Health Connect website and the focus of an article in our Dec. 19 issue, told the Independent this week that he completed the application for himself and his family Dec. 24. Keeney said a VHC representative told him that his family's insurance should begin on time on Jan. 1.
STARKSBORO — The struggles of a Starksboro man in trying to navigate the Vermont Health Connect website are a snapshot of what the Shumlin administration faces while implementing the state's new health care platform.
Jeff Keeney first attempted to sign up for health insurance for his family in early November, and he still hasn't been able to complete his application. Exasperated, he fired off an email to Gov. Shumlin last week and copied a number of local lawmakers.
Mount Abraham Union High School counselor Deb Van Schaack hiked the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail this spring and summer. She began her journey in Georgia on March 8 and completed the trek in Maine on July 31. Van Schaack shared with the Independent some of the photos she took along the way.
BRISTOL — Of the people who begin hiking the Appalachian Trail with the intention of covering the entire thing, only one in four complete it. Most are young, recent college graduates, students taking a gap year, all with young joints and plenty of energy.
Not many 56-year-old women attempt the nearly 2,200-mile, 14-state trek, let alone complete it.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With holiday cyber attacks launched on several national retailers -- including Target and Neiman Marcus -- Staten Islanders are seeking ways to protect their credit card information from being hacked.
The most recently-reported data break-in comes from Neiman Marcus, which announced on Friday that the upscale national retailer is working with the U.S. Secret Service to investigate a breach that exposed an unknown number of customer credit card accounts.
In addition, Target announced on Friday that its data breach -- first revealed last month -- has affected some 70 million customers nationwide who swiped their credit or debit cards at terminals in its U.S. stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. Information obtained by hackers included names, telephone numbers, addresses and email addresses.
And Target and Neiman Marcus are apparently not alone, according to Reuters, which reported that smaller breaches have occurred at three other well-known U.S. retailers during this past holiday season.
This leaves Staten Islanders both apprehensive and worried that their personal credit card information can be exposed to cyber hackers.
Check with credit card companies about fraud protection.
Employ a credit monitoring program via one of the three credit reporting agencies: Experian, Equifax or TransUnion.
Add a fraud alert to your credit report.
Read your credit and debit card statements on a regular basis.
Don't put personal information on social media websites.
"Think of it like a safe deposit box you have at a bank. If they (retailers) don't have enough protection built in, valuables that are in the safe deposit box can be stolen," said Howard Prussack, president of the Pleasant Plains-based NP Systems, an accounting, software and computer company.
"The problem here is not in the transmission of the information, but because the companies store all that information...They (hackers) go to the places where tens of thousands of numbers are stored," he added.
However, there are some practices consumers can employ to make sure, if there is a data breach affecting one or more of their credit or debit card accounts, that the damage done is minimal.
- Use credit option on debit cards. "I recommend not using your pin code when using your debit card," said Shane Sorrento, a Staten Island-based FICO-certified credit expert. "Run it as a credit card. Even though money is coming out the same way, you have the buyer protections of a credit card, and it's going through the Visa or Mastercard systems."
- Check with credit card companies about fraud protection. Consumers should ask what types of protection each of their credit cards offer to protect against fraud. "Many credit card companies, like American Express, will notify you when there is activity on your account that is out of the norm," said Sorrento, who also is president of APEX Credit Solutions in Bloomfield.
- Employ a credit monitoring program."Whether it be through Experian, Equifax or TransUnion, you should subscribe to a service that will allow you to get your credit report," said Sorrento. "For only about $8 per month, you can get alerts when someone is inquiring about your credit, and be able to monitor your credit report monthly."
- Add a fraud alert to your credit report. "If you think you've been a victim of the Target or Neiman Marcus credit card breach, you can contact one of the credit bureaus and ask for fraud alerts, which is a free courtesy that the credit bureaus provide for individuals who are a victim of identity theft or may be a victim of identity theft," he said.
"If anyone attempted to access your credit profile while that fraud alert is in existence, you would have to be notified," added
- Read your credit and debit card statements on a regular basis. If you receive online credit card statements, check it weekly or even daily for unauthorized activity.
"Set up online access to your credit cards and bank accounts and regularly verify transactions. If you don't have online access or refuse to subscribe to that, at the very minimum contact your creditors and confirm that they have a valid email address on file to receive communications," said Sorrento.
"Then set up account alerts to be notified of any transaction. We all get caught up in our day-to-day jobs, but you should monitor your own credit on a regular basis," he added.
- Don't put personal information on social media websites. Hackers who obtain your credit card information via a data breach could potentially figure out your pin codes via information gathered through social media, said Sorrento. In fact, there are several passwords, like your birthday or a generic word, such as "password" that aren't recommended for use for personal accounts.
"You have to be careful what you put on Facebook, because if you're a hacker you may go to Facebook to find additional information about a person whose credit card information you've gotten," said Sorrento.


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"The big thing this year is head shots and what the league is going to do about it, but to me it's pretty simple," Tortorella said. "There's no fear at all [of] retribution.
"That's why there's more violence. Guys hide behind the rule book."
"The linesman jumps in [with Brashear] when it should have been left alone," said Tortorella. "That's where it's screwed up."


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I recently had the good fortune of stumbling across the New York Public Library's online image gallery. Here's the introductory statement from the gallery's homepage:
The catalogue gives you access to images of limitless subject matter, from history and the arts to animals, technology and science. Of particular interest to me is the gallery's collection of cigarette card imagery, as the collection combines my two favorite things: Americana and old advertisements.
Cigarette or tobacco cards began in the mid-19th century as premiums, enclosed in product packaging. They were usually issued in numbered series of twenty-five, fifty, or larger runs to be collected, spurring subsequent purchases of the same brand. Typically, these small cards feature illustrations on one side with related information and advertising text on the other. The height of cigarette card popularity occurred in the early decades of the 20th century, when tobacco companies around the world issued card sets in an encyclopedic range of subjects.
The images displayed on the cards speak to our country's history and give a glimpse into our nation's mindset during a particular moment in time. For instance, this collection, entitled "Air Raid Precautions", circa 1939.
It's interesting how thoroughly ingrained the threat of war was into our nation's collective conscious - so much so that even your everyday ad supplied advice regarding wartime procedures. The idea is foreign to me - I can't imagine living with the worry of the threat of an air-raid looming over my head (literally).
This card gives detailed instructions on using a rug to prevent toxic gas from entering your home. Can you imagine?
All of the images from the NYPL's digital gallery are free to download as you wish. You can also purchase the prints directly from the library, with or without a frame.


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