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James McNew is about to forget the new Yo La Tengo record. He and Ira and Georgia Kaplan just finished mixing an as-yet-untitled album, due out in early January, and the long-standing Hoboken trio appears at Penn's Landing on Saturday as part of WHYY's Connections Festival.
The new album, produced by Tortoise's John McEntire in Chicago, will be Yo La Tengo's 14th since 1986, and they have become, in many ways, the archetypal indie-rock band.
"Yeah, we're an institution," says McNew, who joined the Kaplans with 1992's May I Sing With Me. The band's versatility is its hallmark: It veers among feedback-driven epics, delicate acoustic ruminations, and catchy garage rockers, while integrating elements of free jazz (when in Philly, they often ask members of Sun Ra's Arkestra to sit in), plus soulful R&B, '60s rock, '70s punk, and anything else that strikes its fancies.

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The world of business IT does like to offer interesting terms for the latest trends. For example, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been very well documented in the media and is genuinely a shift in the way people access their business IT – taking advantage of the unparalleled choice in personal mobile devices and the development of cloud computing. Another term that has found favour lately is the 'Coffice' – a portmanteau of 'Coffee Shop' and 'Office' - an extension of the remote working principle which has seen purveyors of good quality caffeine products offering a much wider service that encapsulates excellent Wi-Fi access and comfortable, functional surroundings to entice the clientele throughout the working day. But far from being the latest buzzword, the 'Coffice' is actually becoming a common phenomenon for many working people as an alternative to home working.
Of course remote or home working is nothing new – a recent CBI survey showed that 59% of employers now offer remote working options (compared to 13% in 2006). Many organisations have been sharing secure connections online for a number of years. Technology such as Citrix-enabled servers has made it relatively easy for businesses to offer access to email and locally hosted systems via a web connection. The growing popularity of cloud-based alternatives (which for some companies offer cheap, scalable and easy to administer services via a web portal) and the ubiquitous use of mobile devices has come together to make remote working easier than ever. Whereas even a few years ago remote working usually meant home working with a landline internet connection, now the abundance of Wi-Fi throughout the world means the remote worker has enormous freedom with regards to their work location.
There are some big advantages, both for the individual and the employer, to remote working. Obviously any workplace has underlying costs to service it – be it utility bills, furnishings, local taxes or security. The fewer people that need to be accommodated the lower the costs. For the individual there may be a considerable savings on travel costs by not having to journey to a central location every day. Many small and flexible businesses manage to cope very well by simply hiring premises for meetings or a seminar.
There are also distinct advantages to working in a Coffice environment over the home for example. Many modern Coffices offer excellent connection speeds with comfortable surrounds and a certain 'buzz' that can be very conducive to working – background conversations and movement that are not unlike a traditional office but don't distract and set a pace of working that will probably be more productive than sitting at home alone or with the distraction of children and pets. The Coffice can often be an excellent place to meet with colleagues or clients and many are open for long periods, making them an ideal location in which to complete all the daily working tasks. Where else can I get comfortable work surroundings, plenty of meeting space, a great internet connection and my own personal barrister and pastry chef, for about £10 a day?
Inevitably there are also disadvantages to working in a Coffice. Some workers will miss the team atmosphere and shared insights that can boost productivity. IT giant Yahoo recently banned its staff from remote working, citing similar concerns. There could also be questions over productivity. Will the employee actually be working or simply chatting to friends? Will they be monopolising their work hours with social media? It would be hard for the employer to monitor either of these if they are not present and a third party internet connection (and possibly even device) is being used. Beyond these potential concerns there is also a question mark over the connectivity of the Coffice in question. Not all retailers invest in the best Wi-Fi routers or broadband speeds (for the casual user on a smartphone there may be no need) but for an individual working on image or video-heavy work this may cause problems. What happens if the Coffice's connection drops? Does the individual await the resumption of service or move to another location? There may be security concerns too. In a public space it is much easier for prying eyes to view confidential information or even to steal devices which carry or have access to this. Phone calls are particularly difficult to keep private, so this can diminish the suitability of the Coffice for some of the most basic work-time activities. There may even be a lack of space in the Coffice on occasions (perhaps at busy meal times), making it more difficult for the worker to find an alternative to work in or host a meeting for example.
There are wider potential issues of compatibility too. Using the BYOD model the employee could be completely devoid of company supplied IT and this makes it much harder to diagnose and rectify any problems. Compatibility of software can be a particularly thorny issue to deal with. Any remote access means the business will have to ensure its services are available via the web. At the very least this means having remote server access and could prompt a move to more cloud based services, which may have significant cost implications for the business. And as mentioned above, security will always be more of a concern on a public access network. The assurances that the internet connection is fully secure that can be achieved on-site at the business premises are difficult to replicate in public locations. Even with the user's device protected with security measures, there is more risk that the connection point could have been tampered with.
So is the Coffice the future of remote IT working? Like all changes in the way we access our IT, this very much comes down to the needs and circumstances of the business and its employees. Undoubtedly it's a work style that suits many people very well. It's often said that 'work' is becoming what you do rather than where you are and this can offer flexibility that works very well in the real world. After all, happy employees will be more productive
In many cases the Coffice will probably be an alternative to home or mobile working rather than a direct replacement for the traditional office-based role. It will be interesting to see how this working style evolves, perhaps in the not-too-distant future it will see many people working from their favourite beverage retailer rather than making the commute to the office – a far more pleasurable experience. Of course it does mean we'll all have to drink a lot more coffee!
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This enables those businesses and organisations for which a dedicated in-house IT department may not be practical, to outsource all or part of their IT needs. In return they benefit from properly planned cutting edge IT solutions and support without any of the headaches often associated with managing technology. The end result is that any business can now get top level joined-up grown up IT advice for a fraction of the cost.
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Marseille, France, almost 40 degrees celsius, by the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea. Life is, well, very French right now, and that's a good thing. Somewhere further north of here hundreds of latex-clad cyclists are sweating through the ups and downs of the Tour de France. Indeed, everywhere across rural France one encounters people of all ages on fancy bikes, pedaling their thighs to the max to get up and around just one more mountain climb. It's one thing to see youngsters in body-fitting synthetic, looking hot in every sense of the term, and quite another to see a high number of middle-aged and older helmet-topped cyclists, fantasies of youthfulness dancing in their heads. Actually, as I zip by them in my sleek Peugeot on the way to my next most amazing meal I almost envy their discipline. But not really. Right now I am thinking of what awaits me at dinner and they are thinking of conquering their pain.
Taking a time-out from work and stress in Canadian summer is practically a loyal act of citizenship. So it is that I am amused to read that research on the benefits of vacationing is rather scanty. Can one return from holidays somewhere new and wonderful and be utterly refreshed for resuming all the meaningless tasks we do to earn our keep? Not clear, say the experts.
Tracking 96 Dutch workers, researchers found that while they were on holiday their stress, nervousness, and anxiety went down significantly, while their sense of well being intensified. Yeah, like one really needs to do research to figure that out, right? But the researchers then discovered that almost a week after returning to work those Dutch samples started to feel as stressed out as they had been before they went away. Perhaps it was the sobering effects of Visa bills on their cluttered desks, who knows?
The report of the findings in the journal "Work and Stress" admit the researchers tracked only winter vacationers, which for many Canadians is practically a contradiction in terms. And if you are only following 96 Dutch people are you really doing science?
On this holiday in France I have been surrounded by orange-clad fans of the Netherlands team which, as I write, is inching its way, goal by goal, towards the World Cup finals. I haven't seen this much jubilation in the bars since the Canadiens threatened to claim the Stanley Cup. But to be fair, the scale of euphoric anticipation over here in the EU is immense compared to our excitement over hockey. Football is a global, not merely a national, event. I bet if the researchers took the pulse of any Dutch person right now, at work or play, they'd find an accelerated heart beat–but the good kind of stress, I guess.
I am not sure how long the effects of his vacation are going to last once I am back at the desk next week but I am trying not to think about that. Surely there is something to be said for living in the moment of bliss, and if bliss had a location it would be the south of France. I do know my stress will return when I am forced to consume a vegetable sold in a North American supermarket. But I'll swallow that poor excuse for a food group when I come to it. And I am definitely going to avoid reading any journal called "Work and Stress," that's for sure.
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BOSTON (AP) - After tragedy claimed the lives of all three of his brothers, Ted Kennedy became, at just 36, the patriarch of the Kennedy family and the one to hold them together in times of grief.
He was thrust into that role once more this week after his nephew John F. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash along with his wife and sister-in-law.
The 67-year-old Massachusetts senator, who had been especially close to JFK Jr., insisted on being on the Navy salvage ship when the bodies were retrieved from the ocean floor. And on Friday, Kennedy delivered the main eulogy for his nephew. His family's history of loss was a major theme.
"We dared to think . . . that this John Kennedy would live to comb gray hair, with his beloved Carolyn by his side," Kennedy told mourners at a Mass in New York. "But like his father, he had every gift but length of years."
Teddy, as the family calls him, has had many detractors since his own tragedy at Chappaquiddick. But he has proved his strength in family crisis.
He is the sole surviving son of Joseph and Rose's four boys - brothers John and Robert were assassinated, and Joseph Jr. was killed on a World War II bombing mission. His sister Kathleen died in 1948 in a plane wreck. His sister Rosemary is retarded and is in an institution. Three other sisters are living: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics; Jean Kennedy Smith, former ambassador to Ireland, and Patricia Kennedy Lawford.
At first, Ted had no interest in politics. He wanted to be a newspaper publisher, but his father told him he had to run in 1962 for the Senate seat that JFK vacated to become president.
When President Kennedy was killed in 1963, Robert stayed with the body on the trip from Dallas back to Washington. When Robert was shot in Los Angeles in 1968, it was Ted who accompanied the casket to New York.
From then on, Ted took on the role of family patriarch, in part because his father had been incapacitated by a stroke. When Joseph Kennedy died the next year, Ted stayed alongside the casket in a sleeping bag at the family compound until the funeral.
Ted's new role as family anchor was marked by a powerful eulogy for Robert:
"He should be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. As he said many times, `Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream things that never were and say, "Why not?" ' "
Ted would later deliver the eulogies for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1994; for his mother, Rose, in 1995; and for his nephew on Friday.
He became a surrogate father to Robert's 11 and JFK's two children, taking them on trips, giving them internships, even partying with them.
But more tragedies to lead the family through were to come - the deaths of three nephews: David, RFK's son, of a drug overdose in 1984; Michael, RFK's sixth child, in a skiing accident in 1997; and now JFK Jr. SEN. KENNEDY
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I like to think of the Arts Village as an intersection of the arts and people. In the Arts Village, we work on providing an atmosphere that promotes learning through participation and personal experience. We offer a wide variety of arts-related and general education courses that are coordinated by the individual academic departments, plus a broad range of extracurricular activities that promote critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and community. In the Arts village you will find a mentoring program helping to aid with the transition into college and create ties within the artistic community. In the Arts Village, there is a commitment to seeing our students succeed both personally and academically. College is a time for curiosity, ideas, and exploration; the Arts Village is dedicated to that endeavor.
Joel been a practicing artist/sculptor since 1988. He received a BFA from The Ohio State University in 1991, and went on to get an MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, In New York. Joel worked for various artists around the country until 1998 when he opened the studio and gallery Lost Angel Glass in Corning, NY. Joel's early sculptural work focused on large-scale installation work, and he received a number of grants and commissions. His work is shown nationally, and internationally, and it is represented in a number of permanent collections including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, and the American Museum of Glass. His current work includes traditional blown glasswork, and intricate cast sculptural glass. Interaction between humanity and the natural environment informs the content and context of Joel's creations. He specifically uses natural textures as a metaphor for nature's chaotic beauty. In 2005 he began teaching, and has taught at Alfred University, The Ohio State University, and currently Bowling Green State University, where he pursues his creative studies in addition to directing the Arts Village learning Community.
Mariah Deguzman is a first-year graduate student in the College Student Personnel Master's program on campus. She graduated from the University of California, Merced with a degree in psychology and a minor in natural science education in 2013. Outside of the Arts Village, Mariah loves being with her friends, reading a good book, and binge watching television shows on Netflix. She loves to sing, draw, and paint - but aspires to be inspired by the Arts Village students. She is excited to work with so many students who love what they do, and who have such a large passion for the Arts.
Ben is a second year Masters student in Music Composition. He is from the Chicago-area and graduated from Judson University with a BA in Music Composition. In addition to traditional contexts for music, one of his interests is combining music with other art disciplines and collaborating across mediums to explore expressions and ideas. If he had to pick, his favorite artists might be Terrence Malick, Anselm Kiefer, Son Lux (stage name of Ryan Lott), Talking Heads, and too many composers from which to choose (although Berg, Pärt, Messiaen, and Penderecki would have to be near the top).


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I was thinking about the reasons for our American Revolution the other day as I listened to CNN discussions covering current legislation in Congress. I remembered some of the lessons from my high school American history class.
It seems significant numbers of the citizens of the American colonies felt oppressed by the control and power of the British government; their basic freedoms seemed impaired. They even coined a phrase, "taxation without representation."
Are we reverting to that status again today? Do we feel impending legislation will create taxes we do not support or cannot afford? Do we feel truly represented by our elected officials and our government? Much dialogue today suggests we will be penalized for not driving the proper vehicle, controlling our home energy costs, selecting the right medical policies and health choices. These penalties will come in the way of taxes or elimination of allowable deductions.
I'm concerned about the government's increased interference in our lives. I don't feel I'm alone in my concern as the different public demonstrations indicate. This is not an issue of which political party to follow. It is an issue of our elected leaders losing touch with the American public. All of us need to become more active in making written and verbal noise to our elected officials. Every election in our future needs to be evaluated by the character and integrity of the candidate, and their dedication to representing the basic freedoms of the public.


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Europe Tomorrow, a social innovation project, has now embarked on their tour across Europe to promote social change. We were thrilled to host the project's launch party last month at Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile. The evening was a great success and provided the initiative's founders – Boris Marcel, Florian Guillaume and Malo Richard – with the opportunity to describe their shared ambition for the three-year initiative.
The three French entrepreneurs' goal is to discover and share the best social innovation projects that exist in Europe in order to educate young people and opinion leaders on the social and environmental conditions in Europe. Over the course of the upcoming months, Boris, Florian and Malo will be visiting 21 countries to host over 50 events, collaborating with more than 250 partners from large corporates to business schools and ministries. The events will act as an opportunity for Europe Tomorrow to meet with various social entrepreneurs in a bid to identify interesting social initiatives that could improve everyday life across the likes of housing, energy, mobility, and health.Read More Share +


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Why Today's Politicians Love Teddy RooseveltNews at Home
Rosemarie Ostler writes about the cultural history of American English. She is the author of "Slinging Mud: Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of American Politics" (2011). Attribution to the History News Service and the author is required for reprinting and redistribution of this article.
The country is experiencing a Teddy Roosevelt moment.
The most recent example is President Obama's decision to deliver an economic policy speech—featuring several TR quotations—in Osawatomie, Kansas, the site of Roosevelt's 1910 "New Nationalism Address." Roosevelt's resurgence, however, started several years ago, with the 2008 collapse of Wall Street and the resurrection of the term "malefactors of great wealth," Teddy's label for corrupt corporations and businessmen. Three years later the phrase is still popping up in blog posts and op-ed pieces.
Theodore Roosevelt's views on controlling big business and protecting the environment play well with modern progressives. Democratic politicians also like the fact that he was a Republican. By reminding Americans that Roosevelt fought to rein in corporate excesses, they slyly rebuke the modern party. Roosevelt's unabashed zest for war fits poorly with today's progressive views, but conservatives admire his eagerness to project American power abroad.
Yet Roosevelt's popularity across the political spectrum today might be explained, not by his policies, but by his passionate political style. TR held strongly felt beliefs, and he wasn't afraid to express them. And he had a pungent way with words.
An energetic stump speaker and prolific writer, Roosevelt is still eminently quotable. Besides "malefactors of great wealth," he is also responsible for giving the language "lunatic fringe," "muckrakers," "loose cannon," and "parlor pinks." "Parlor pinks"—originally "parlor Bolsheviks"—disappeared along with parlors and Bolsheviks, but the other catchphrases are still as apt today as when they first appeared. He peppered his writings and speeches with memorable sentences, such as his famous advice on foreign affairs: "Speak softly, and carry a big stick."
Roosevelt didn't pull his punches in political contests. During the 1908 presidential election campaign, he coached his chosen successor William Howard Taft to hit hard against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan: "Do not answer Bryan; attack him."
When Taft and Roosevelt later disagreed on policy issues, TR decided to run for a third term. As the Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate in 1912, he didn't hesitate to blast his former protégé. He likened Taft to a rat in a corner and to a dead cock in a pit. "He has yielded to the bosses and to the great privileged interests," Roosevelt said. "He means well, but he means well feebly." Rallying the crowd at the Bull Moose convention, he drew the battle lines in stark terms: "We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord!"
Roosevelt's forthrightness brought enemies as well as supporters. Many were outraged by his decision to seek an unprecedented third term. Scurrilous rumors circulated that he was an alcoholic, even that he was insane. The attacks culminated in Roosevelt being shot in the chest as he was about to enter a Milwaukee auditorium to deliver a speech. True to his combative reputation, he insisted on speaking before going to the hospital. He took advantage of the assassination attempt to further attack his opponents, declaring that "it is a natural thing that weak and violent minds should be inflamed . . . by the kind of artful mendacity and abuse that have been heaped upon me."
Roosevelt lost the election, but he remains the only third-party candidate to have garnered more electoral votes than a major party opponent: 88 to Taft's 8.
Teddy Roosevelt's pugnacious political and moral certitude is largely unknown in American politics today. His energetic commitment to his beliefs, whatever the cost, contrasts sharply with the carefully calibrated positions of most modern contenders for office. Whether fairly or not, today's politicians are widely perceived to be flip-floppers who shift their views according to the latest opinion polls. In such a political climate, it's no wonder that Teddy nostalgia is on the rise.
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Cannon fire at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 is to open a Civil War encampment and Heritage Living History Village on the lower level of Hedges-Boyer Park, part of the annual Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival. The village is to be open to visitors until 6 p.m.
Ron Kramer is heading the village committee this year.
"Plan on seeing new craft vendors, new entertainment, lots of new foods and of course, your old favorites," Kramer said. "An old-time base ball tournament between six Ohio teams on Saturday morning starts at 10 a.m., with the championship match at 4 p.m."
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Native American storytellers entertain last year at Heritage Living History Village.
The participating teams are Great Black Swamp Frogs Base Ball Club of Sylvania; Crossing Rails Base Ball Club of Alliance; Mules Base Ball Club of Canal Fulton; Independents Base Ball Club of Mansfield; Stemtown Stinkers Base Ball Club of Green Springs; and Spiegel Grove Squires Base Ball Club of Fremont.
People of all ages can sample traditional foods cooked on open fires and speak with costumed re-enactors. Sutlers are to offer their wares for sale, and many of the craftsmen and artisans are to demonstrate their work.
The group of spinners and weavers at the festival is celebrating 30 years of turning sheep fleece into functional yarn.
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Village vendors, verily
Dean Ramponi and C.J. Wagner run Ram and Poni food concession, based in St. Louis, Mo. They are returning to Heritage Village for 2013.
"We travel the Midwest and go south in the winter serving food at living history events. In Tiffin, at the Living History Village, we will be serving buffalo burgers, elk burgers, elk chili, barbecue pulled pork, fried potatoes along with other offerings," Ramponi said.
Their booth also is to have barbecue pork, French onion soup and giant pickles.
Additional food vendors include:
Melinda Brown Funnel cakes and candy apples.
Lee Coleman Chuckwagon chili, Trailside beans.
Rick Fredericks Homemade ice cream and old-fashioned root beer floats.
David Kenska Old-fashioned kettle corn.
Paul Miller - Barbecue chicken, bratwurst, Heritage fries, homemade chicken noodle soup.
Tiffin Lions Club Grilled bologna sandwiches, pickles, cookies, fresh-squeezed lemonade.
Dan Harder - Homemade root beer.
Optimist Club and Calvert
Scholars - Old fashioned cream soda, sarsaparilla and birch beer.
Scarlett's Tavern - Old-time "tavern treats."
Marcia Keirns - Chicken and dumplings, blooming onions, ribbon fries, roasted corn on the cob,
bread pudding, chocolate-covered strawberries.
Children can take part in period games, hands-on crafts and storytelling. Mark Twain is to tell stories at his campsite and Southeastern Waterspider is to share Native American stories at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
"Local Boy Scout troops will be holding a Pinewood Derby event and also camping out at the village all weekend," Kramer said. "Matt Gooding's very popular train rides return, next to the Boy Scout campsites."
The entertainment on the folk stage Sept. 21 includes Doc Allen's Old Tyme Medicine Show at 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; and Inheritance of Tiffin is to make return appearances at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The festival's main stage is to welcome a new act, the Root Cellar String Band, with shows at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The group includes fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin and banjo-ukelele. Twisted Strands of Tiffin takes over with Celtic and folk music at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Toraigh completes the lineup at 2 p.m., playing traditional Scottish and Irish ballads and drinking songs.
"Our town crier, Richard Hughes, is making his final appearance this year," Kramer said.
From 7-9:30 p.m. Sept. 21, the entire family is welcome to attend the Military Ball at the YMCA. Dance caller Carol Baker is to guide everyone through the various dances, accompanied by the Tri-County Revelers.
Mary Todd Lincoln, General and Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and other "dignitaries" are expected to attend.
Sept. 22, the gates to the village open at 9:30 a.m. for non-denominational Old Tyme Church services conducted by costumed re-enactors.
At the Civil War encampment, cannon fire is to mark each hour. The soldiers are to demonstrate drills, marching and inspections throughout the day.
Mark Twain and Southeastern Waterspider are to continue their story telling.
Doc Allen is to be back Sept. 22 on the folk stage at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. A new feature this year is the Lake Plains Barbershop Chorus singing at 1 p.m. Inheritance is to play at 3 p.m. on the folk stage.
On the main stage, Twisted Strands is to perform at noon and 3 p.m. Root Cellar String Band returns for a show at 1 p.m. Toriah is to play at 2 p.m. and team up with Root Cellar String Band at 4 p.m. to close out the activities.


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I use Now Foods magnesium citrate powder. No extra ingredients and it's pretty cheap (~$6 for 8 ounces) NOW Foods - Magnesium Citrate - 8 oz
I started by taking 0.5 tsp as anything above that seemed to cause diarrhea. But lately I've been taking a full teaspoon with no ill effect. Others on the forum have pointed out the importance of using super-hot (basically boiling) water to make sure it fizzes when you mix it. Not sure why that's so important. Also, I always have a gritty percipitate that forms and I don't know what it is.
Other use Natural Calm. It's more expensive, but supposedly works really well.
Just avoid magnesium oxide. It's absorbed very poorly.
I have a Jamieson bottle of capsules that just says "Magnesium," no -ate or -ide. Is this good or bad?
I'm retraining and strengthening my taste buds, one primal meal at a time.
I take 800 mg magnesium citrate/day
I sleep like a friggin boulder thanks to it, and it helps curb my chocolate cravings
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stuff you use? It looks like it's a mixture of oxide and the -ates.
I'm retraining and strengthening my taste buds, one primal meal at a time.
I use Natural Calm, tablespoon am and pm but do have diarrhea issues which I would like to resolve
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AUGUSTA — Roxie and Amos Hart's relationship is built on the fact that Amos is blindly devoted to his wife, Roxie, a devious, lying, cheating, fame-chasing floozy.
In contrast, Emily May Smith and Roy Brown, the husband and wife team playing Roxie and Amos for the Barn Theatre's production of "Chicago," form a mutual admiration society.
When talking about the show, she mentions what a wonderful job he is doing with Amos' signature song "Mr. Cellophane," and he expresses admiration for the work she is putting into the dance-heavy role.
"Chicago" runs July 12-24, and also stars Eric Parker as lawyer Billy Flynn and Katrina Chizek as Velma Kelly, the vaudeville singer accused of murder who vies for the public's affection along with Roxie, who murders her lover early in the show. Hans Friedrichs is directing, with musical direction by John Jay Espino.
If You Go
When: 8:30 p.m. July 12-16, 19-23, 5 p.m. July 16-17 and 23-24
Where: Barn Theatre, 13351 W. M-96, Augusta
Cost: $34
Contact: 269-731-4121, barntheatre.com
"This is definitely the most challenging role I've ever done," Smith said. "Having Roy on stage, I know his acting, I know him in person. We can try things and trust each other so much more."
"Mr. Cellophane" is a song she has heard him sing before. Barn audiences may remember his rendition in the theater's fundraising gala last year.
"He's so great at that song," Smith said. "He's been practicing in our living room at home, and this is a totally different take. It's so cool for me to see him perform this song onstage."
Brown says his rendition of the song is an homage to Barney Martin, who played Amos in the original 1975 Broadway production,
which had a stronger vaudeville feel than the later Joel Grey interpretation in the late-'90s revival. He said some may find it more similar to John C. Reilly's performance in the recent film version.
His role, while an emotional lynchpin for the show, is minor compared to his wife's part in the show, he said.
"There is a lot more that has to go into her role than what has to go into my role," he said. "We have an interesting dynamic going on. You'd think we'd be spending a lot more time together playing man and wife, but we actually spend a lot less time together. She has to go off and do her thing.
"But, it's worth it. It's going to be terrific top to bottom."
Smith and her co-star, Chizek, praise choreographer Jamey Grisham, who is working hard to re-create the show's trademark Bob Fosse choreography for songs such as "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango," "Razzle Dazzle" and their favorite, the closing number "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag."
"It's all of that Fosse dancing; it's so stylized," Chizek said. "It's a lot of work, but it's coming along, and it's so much fun to do.
"When Emmy and I were working on the 'Hot Honey Rag' on Sunday, we reached this point where we made it through the dance and just looked at each other and thought "Yes!" we made it through that choreography. It was just wonderful."
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11 Things I Learned From Camping Out For An H&M Designer Collaboration Launch
The Isabel Marant for H&M collaboration arrived today, so I camped out to test my inner strength.
1. Go to bed early.
In order to avoid pulling an actual all-nighter (we're not in college anymore, amirite?), it's important to get in bed extremely early. I was tucked in and lights out by 8 p.m. Though I didn't fall asleep for many more hours, it helps to mentally convince yourself you've gotten a decent number of hours in bed.
2. Plan to to get there by 4:15 a.m.
I set my alarm for 3.
3. Dress appropriately. And bring a blanket.
It was hovering just above 30 degrees in the wee hours and there's no shelter from the wind on a street corner. I grabbed an old fleece blanket that happened to be lying around on the way out the door. I thought I'd use it to sit on the ground but I ended up wrapping it around my legs and it added a really necessary extra layer of protection from the elements.
4. Use the buddy system.
Remember at summer camp when you needed a buddy to go into the water? I brought back that system. Do not go alone! It was too cold to take off my gloves to play on my phone, so real live company was necessary. And you'll need someone to hold your place in line when you have to make a coffee run.
5. Caffeinate constantly.
You'll start to slip a little. The cold and exhaustion will set in, mainly because you haven't done anything but stand in a line in the dark for over an hour. Go walk to Starbucks — to get your blood circulating — and stand in yet another line there because it's so early they're not even open yet!
6. Indulge in H&M's provided breakfast options.
H&M was handing out free Crumbs cupcakes and Starbucks coffee to everyone in line. How nice!
Alternately: Figure out a way to get fresh bagels delivered to the line (like I did). The exact address of the store you're standing in front of and a very persistent attitude will go a long way.
8. Establish a game plan.
Get a really good look at the selection through the window so you don't walk right by the only thing you wanted and waste all this hard work. H&M employees were setting up and moving racks up until a half hour before the store opened so it's important to note where things ended up.
9. Shove, or be shoved.
If you don't push and shove your way to what you want, you'll just get pushed and shoved out of the way. We only had 15 minutes to grab anything and everything from the special "shop in shop," so sorry to the lady who I definitely scratched with a hanger, but I needed to check that last rack in the back. Also, make sure to take multiple sizes of items to try on because fits can be screwy. (Or make friends in the fitting room and try to swap with people — everyone has the same goal here.)
10. Don't be afraid to Instagram it all.
Take pride in your dedication. And anyway, the picture isn't attached to the official hashtag, did you really shop the official sale?
11. Nap.
Your work here is done. Good job.
If this isn't your thing, the Isabel Marant for H&M line is available online at 12 p.m. EST on Nov. 14. If this is for you, there's always tomorrow!
- Donald Trump's supporters think his comments about Miss Universe are no big deal.
- World leaders hailed the legacy of former Israeli statesman Shimon Peres at his state funeral in Jerusalem.
- Anti-Mafia police in Naples have recovered two Vincent van Gogh paintings that were stolen in Amsterdam 14 years ago.


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A police officer who lives in the Santa Clarita Valley and works in the San Fernando Valley was arrested Thursday night and charged with a felony for allegedly filing a false police report in connection with claims he had been shot in the chest.
Los Angeles Unified School District Police Officer Jeffery Stenroos, 30, of Mayfair Drive in Valencia, was arrested by detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery Homicide Division at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
He was booked at about 10 p.m. and held on $20,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
On Jan. 19, a police dragnet unfolded over a wide area around El Camino High School in the San Fernando Valley after Stenroos reported he had been shot in the chest by a burglary suspect who tried to kill him while he patrolled the area, according to police.
"The current state of the investigation refutes Stenroos' initial account of the incident and we are now certain that there is no outstanding suspect in this shooting," police said in a statement.
"No students were harmed in the incident," an LAPD watch commander said Friday.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck apologized Friday to residents for the inconvenience caused by massive dragnet.
People endured delays as police searched cars and homes for the supposed gunman after Stenroos said he had been shot.
Law enforcement officials now say Stenroos lied about the shooting. It is unclear exactly what happened in the incident.
Stenroos appeared to have been shot in his bulletproof vest. Authorities said that protection saved his life.
Stenroos is expected to be fired for the alleged shooting hoax that touched off one of the largest local manhunts in recent memory and forced thousands of students to remain in their classrooms for hours, the head of the Los Angeles Unified School District said Friday.
Superintendent Ramon Cortines said he has directed the school police chief and the district's lawyer to immediately relieve Stenroos of duty and begin the process of dismissing him.
"I would like to apologize to the public for the hoax that was perpetrated by a rogue officer," Cortines said in a statement. "Thousands of people were inconvenienced by the actions of this one man."
Cortines said the alleged actions of the eight-year veteran do not reflect the integrity of all school police.
"The current state of the investigation refutes Stenroos' initial account of the incident and we are now certain that there is no outstanding suspect in this shooting," city Police Chief Charlie Beck said at a news conference Thursday night.
A law enforcement official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak about the case, said Stenroos was mishandling a firearm when he was shot.
The gunshot hit Stenroos in his bulletproof vest and authorities said that protection saved his life. He was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital later that night.
Stenroos, 30, has not spoken publicly since the shooting. No one appeared to be inside his Valencia home.
Steven K. Zipperman, chief of the 340-officer Los Angeles School Police Department, has said Stenroos is an eight-year veteran of the department.
The day of the shooting, an ambulance carrying Stenroos sped to a hospital with a motorcycle escort, nine schools with about 9,000 students were locked down as more than 350 police officers, sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers scoured 7 square miles of the affluent Woodland Hills neighborhood around El Camino Real High School for a gunman.
Paul Weber, president of the union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers, said he was "disgusted" to hear that Stenroos filed a false report.
"His lies set into motion the largest search for a suspect in recent history and inconvenienced thousands of people for hours," the police union president said. "If these allegations are proven true, Mr. Stenroos is now where he belongs, behind bars."
Associated Press writers Raquel Maria Dillon and Robert Jablon contributed to this report.


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In the Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. Then, click Create a new connection. In the Network Connection Wizard, click Next.
Classic view
Category view
Click Connect to the network at my workplace, then click Next.
Click Virtual Private Network connection, and then click Next.
If prompted, do this:
Click Next.
Type Southern Adventist University (or a descriptive name for the connection), and then click Next.
Type vpn.southern.edu, and then click Next.
Click My use only to make the VPN available only when you log on to the computer, and then click Next.
Click to select the Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop check box if you want to create a shortcut on the desktop, and then click Finish.
If you are prompted to connect, click No.
In the Network Connections window, right-click the new connection.
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For Randy Bachman, there's no such thing as one guitar. We talk to the future Canadian Walk of Fame inductee for the stories behind some of his favourites.
With their latest album The Sticks, Mother Mother continues to defy easy definition.
Rick Mercer's book A Nation Worth Ranting About was just the "natural next step" from his show
Greetings from Tim Buckley examines the lives of a father and son who never met, but who shared a similar talent for music.
Penelope Cruz, like, totally digs accents
Jones is perhaps best known as the voice of Darth Vader, but it's a role he didn't want to take credit for at first.
Jesse Kinos-Goodin and Steve Murray look at how some permanent enhancements could boost the careers of TIFF's up-and-comers
Manon Briand hasn't made a movie in 10 years, but that hasn't stopped her from writing four scripts — none of which were shot.
"The movie was a piece of cake in comparison to the five months before."
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Rosemarie Likes Dynaudio and NAD
NAD gear really gets around. The stuff was all over the Munich High End Show, which made me feel sort of proud to have NAD's C 316BEE (review to come in our July issue) in my own system.
Rosemarie was dressed to perfectly match this lovely, simple system: Dynaudio's small and capable DM2/6 loudspeakers ($800/pair), matched with NAD's C 565BEE CD player, C 165BEE preamp, and C 245BEE amplifier.
"Just sit right here and look pretty," I told her.
"I said, 'You look so pretty.' What did you think I said?"


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Intel's new Atom processor
March 3, 2008 Recognizing that personal computing is increasingly going mobile and that the computer industry is rapidly developing new classes of products to connect the next billion people to the Internet, Intel have announced the Intel Atom processor - a new family of low-power processors designed specifically for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and a new class of simple and affordable Internet-centric computers arriving later this year. The company also announced the Intel Centrino Atom processor technology for MID platforms, consisting of multiple chips that enable the best Internet experience in a pocketable device.
The Intel Atom processor is based on an entirely new micro-architecture designed specifically for small devices and low power, while maintaining the Intel Core 2 Duo instruction set compatibility consumers are accustomed to when using a standard PC and the Internet. The design also includes support for multiple threads for better performance and increased system responsiveness. All of this on a chip that measures less than 25 mm², making it Intel's smallest and lowest power processor yet. These new chips, previously codenamed Silverthorne and Diamondville, will be manufactured in Intel's 45nm process with hi-k metal gate technology. The chips have a thermal design power (TDP) specification in 0.6-2.5 watt range and scale to 1.8GHz speeds depending on customer need. By comparison, today's mainstream mobile Core 2 Duo processors have a TDP in the 35-watt range. The Intel Centrino Atom processor technology, formerly codenamed "Menlow," includes the Intel Atom processor, a low-power companion chip with integrated graphics, a wireless radio, and thinner and lighter designs.
In addition to the MID opportunity, Intel believes the demand for a new category of low-cost, Internet-centric mobile computing devices dubbed "netbooks" and basic Internet-centric desktop PCs dubbed "nettops," will grow substantially over the next several years and the Intel Atom processor is designed to meet the needs of these new market segments. Intel said the Intel Atom processor also has potential for future revenue opportunities in consumer electronic devices, embedded applications and thin clients.
For further info visit Intel.


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Neither can I looking forward to having a game against some of you .
i cant wait only 12 days to go.............
Neither can I looking forward to having a game against some of you .
Gonna make a wiichat strikers tourny thread when its out!
Currently looking forward to playing wii_smurf and byuakuya! If they add me
i will crush u all to smitherines. so of us on this site should make a team and we can go round trashing other people or maybe a good person like lee jarret or smurf will will make a thread about it.
the best mathches will be:
mii vs lee
mii vs smurf
mii vs byuakuya
some one make a tournament thread....... lee im saying u do it
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and me ill trash u to smitherines. add me to u ur wii heres my code................ well i tell u if u reply to my letter with the answer yeaOriginally Posted by lee.jarratt
pm me
Ah, I was going to make a thread on it .
I can make it on one of my other forums .
My 100th post
Yep, I will. I am confused though, can 2 people play in 1 team? and same with opposite team so its 4 player?Originally Posted by rishi 20
How does it work? Someone explain please
thats what i heard in the last issue on nintendo magazine but lee make sure u make th thread were all countin in uOriginally Posted by lee.jarratt
how about now lets get it started ready for lauch and u can start making the team u want. another idea make a thread about a what team u want in the gam.Originally Posted by lee.jarratt
but do the thread now................... i cant wait


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Storms that brough torrential rains to Kansas City will move off toward the east. Father's Day is also looking like it will be a soggy one.
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Despite smoking's stigma in regards to its health effects, there is something undeniably elegant - even classic - in the way a puff of smoke floats and swirls freely, with no attachments or controls. For the few moments it exists to the eye, it seems alive as it dances until it dissipates into the atmosphere.
Dakota De La Rosa, who runs the popular hookah supply website, hookah-shisha.com, calls it captivating. " ... something about exhaling (smoke or vapor) clouds is captivating, and I think that plays a major role in the mystical history behind social smoking," he said in an email interview with the Sun-Gazette.
Smoking is an activity that has been practiced, indulged, and both enjoyed and scrutinized for many millennia - as early as 5,000 B.C. It is seen in the scribings of ancient civilizations. And although smoking for recreational purposes has taken many forms, some forgotten and some evolved, it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
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Above is Tim Clair, of Cogan Station, and Derrick Boone, of McElhattan, as they smoke and browse e-cigarette accessories at LiteCigUSA, 228 W. Third St
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Shown above are some of the wide array of e-cigarette flavor liquids available at LiteCigUSA, some of which are nicotine free.
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Shown is Boone's personalized e-cig, with Apple Jack flavoring.
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Shown is is Matt McKay, who was a 2 1/2-pack-a-day smoker for 17 years before switching to e-cigs.
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Shown is is Matt McKay, who was a 2 1/2-pack-a-day smoker for 17 years before switching to e-cigs.
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Shown are hookahs at Lamphouse Hookah, a new hookah cafe at 431 W. Third St.
Social smoking as a whole appears to be on the rise; Centers for Disease Control reports especially among youth, as hookah lounges and vape shops (vaporiums, which specialize in e-cigarettes) have opened up in cities across the country. Flavors as traditional and "natural" as tobacco, to more convivial flavors like fruit loops or peaches 'n' cream, can be found in hookah lounges and vape shops.
This growing subculture of people who enjoy smoking hookah and e-cigarette vaping can even be found in Williamsport, as several businesses have popped up in the city in the last year who offer, sell or specialize in these particular products and services.
Electronic cigarettes - aka e-cigs, vape pens, e-hookahs or vapor delivery devices
Fact Box
Hookahs are not a modern invention, unlike e-cigarettes. Use of the waterpipes began centuries ago in ancient Persia and India, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC's hookah fact sheet at cdc.gov says that hookahs are defined as "water pipes that are used to smoke specially made tobacco that comes in different flavors, such as apple, mint, cherry, chocolate, coconut, licorice, cappuccino and watermelon."
CDC says that hookah use is a growing trend, with studies of young adults showing high prevalence of hookah use among college students in the United States.
A few businesses in the area opened in 2013, jumping on the trend, offering hookah as an option for a recreational activity.
What's to enjoy about hookah smoking? Dakota De La Rosa, who runs hookah-shisha.com, said, "I think social anything is important to our culture. People want to be brought closer to people like them."
Since hookah smoking is almost always done in a group setting, De La Rosa said that people tend to look at it as a social bonding experience, as they "pass the hose," sharing stories.
Lamphouse Hookah
Lamphouse Hookah, 431 W. Third St., opened its doors only about six months ago, in August 2013. The shop can be seen on the corner and is easy to spot, with big, colorful curtains that drape over a large wrap-around window, with a little lamp sitting on the sill in the middle.
The lounge is owned by a trio of friends in their early 30s - Mark Neidig, Doug Lambert and Shawn Seyler, who all are originally from Williamsport and have been friends since they were young.
Upon walking in, customers are greeted with a lowlit and laid-back atmosphere, and likely some reggae music in the background.
The idea to open the cafe and lounge came to fruition after smoking hookah in cafes nationally and even internationally.
Lambert said he had "been into shisha for years" and was first introduced to hookah when he was deployed to Kuwait while in the military in 2003. The three realized their mutual interest in social smoking, and all with a keen business sense decided, what better place than a town with two colleges and a booming gas industry to open a hookah shop?
So Lamphouse Hookah embodies their vision, which includes what they hope is a multicultural experience. They offer food from all types of cultures.
And, despite tobacco smoking not being considered healthy overall, Lamphouse Hookah still aims to give patrons the cleanest environment and healthiest feeling possible when they come in. The lounge has two giant smoke filters that clean the air 16 times an hour.
Neidig noted that they offer organic juices, protein shakes, coffee and tea, among several other healthy menu items, and also added that the cafe does not allow cigarette smoking, only shisha.
"You don't have to be a smoker to come in and smoke it (hookah). We don't want to subject people to cigarette smoke. And if you don't want to try tobacco, we have a hookah that people can smoke (herbal) tea out of," Neidig said.
Their hookahs use natural coconut coal and also offer nicotine-free tobacco.
They have plans to expand in the future; they plan to implement the ability to use an app to order a hookah on a smartphone, and also plan to hold music events and dance parties.
"I think this is one of the healthiest choices for college kids who are looking for a late-night social experience," Lambert said, adding that getting drunk at a bar is probably less healthy than smoking hookah.
He also enjoys the fact that hookah businesses seem to bring in a really interesting, diverse customer base, more so than the average food joint.
Imbibe Lounge and Night Venue
Imbibe Lounge and Night Venue, 321 Pine St., opened in October 2013, and owners Alyssa Clark and Jade Camerer said that "hookah was always a part of our vision because it was something new to the Williamsport area, and it engages customers and creates an awesome social environment."
And, like the owners of Lamphouse Hookah, they aim to promote health. Both are non-smokers and therefore had a specific vision in what they offer.
None of their hookah contains tobacco or nicotine, and uses shisha steam stones called Hydro Hookah Vapor Stones.
"It involves no tobacco, which means no harmful chemicals. They are tiny rocks soaked in flavoring that when heated to a certain temperature, it releases flavored steam," Clark and Camerer said. "You should still be able to engage in other things at lounges and bars other than drinking heavy amounts of alcohol. It's a great way to socialize and unwind with friends."
Indulgers' last words
The owners and employees of LiteCigUSA, Fat Cat Vapor Shop, Lamphouse Hookah and Imbibe Lounge and Night Venue, some of whom are smokers, some of whom are not, all seemed to end their thoughts on a similar note: There are a lot of ways to harm oneself in the world, and that the occasional hookah or indulgence in e-cigarette smoking, if done in moderation, should be acceptable recreation for those of age.
"I probably shouldn't drink soda, but I do alcohol, chemicals, there's a lot more going on. I mean, you can leave a McDonalds burger lay out for two years and it'll look the same," LaJoie of LiteCigUSA, in a joking-but-serious tone, said.
All of these businesses can be found on Facebook and on the Web.
Electronic cigarettes join a growing heap of "e-" gadgets of the 21st century.
Some e-cigs look almost identical to a traditional cigarette - a tan end and a white top - while others look like futuristic pens with buttons and other personalized accessories.
And while many brands are disposable, like some e-cigs found at a gas station, other non-disposable brands have evolved into something more like an iPhone, in that they have become a stylish gadget that can be personalized.
Although the devices were first introduced to the public approaching a decade ago, only in the last year have they started to become an ordinary sight in public.
For those who frequent bars and pubs, depending on the business owner's stance on vape pens, you might see someone puffing on one even indoors, because what's being emitted isn't smoke, it's vapor. Electronic cigarettes also are known as vape pens, e-hookahs or more broadly as vapor delivery devices, and do not contain tobacco. Users also may buy "e-liquid" that contains no nicotine.
E-cigarettes, at the moment, are regulated in only a few states. They currently are causing controversy between some health experts and the businesses who sell them, because their exact health effects in regard to whether vaping is "bad" or not, and whether it lures in a younger audience, is still not entirely known and is being studied.
This article does not delve into the specific health effects of smoking, just the rising trend, focusing on the Williamsport area. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov for in-depth facts, statistics and health risks regarding smoking.
Area entrepreneurs embrace the trend
LiteCigUSA, 228 W. Third St., took advantage of the new vapor technology several years ago, when the store's owner Shawn Probst started selling e-cigarettes online. Eventually, the business needed a physical location.
The West Third Street location opened in July, and has been doing such good business that they are soon moving to a bigger shop next door. They plan not only to sell merchandise, but also to double as a lounge to give folks a place to hang out and vape.
On a recent Friday afternoon, the shop is bustling with customers of a vast age range, puffing on their devices as they browse LiteCig's array of e-liquid flavors and accessories. The shop has a very sleek, modern feel to it with touch screens and e-devices, right down to an electronic trash receptacle; when one steps into the shop - or presumably any vaporium for that matter - the 21st century really is put into perspective.
Rusty LaJoie, 26, store manager, has never smoked a whole traditional, combustible tobacco cigarette in his life (maybe half of one, he said).
But he enjoys vaping for the social aspect of it and occasionally indulges in smoking hookah. He said, at the moment his favorite vape flavor is probably strawberry lemonade, but that he "bounces around. Most people do."
He says that people try vaping for several different reasons.
"Vaping is a substitute (for traditional tobacco cigarettes) for some people, for others it's a whole new hobby of turning a liquid into a vapor form," he said. "I use no nicotine sometimes, but sometimes my favorite flavors only come in a really low level of nicotine so I'll use that because it's not enough to really feel the effects."
Working at LiteCigUSA, he has taken notice to the wide variety of people who vape.
"Vaping is somewhat of a community. We have people in their 80s using this stuff, all the way to college (age) people."
Matt McKay, who laughed as he called himself a "permanent fixture" at LiteCigUSA, was sitting at one of the tables smoking a frost berry flavored e-cig when he interjected about his experience with the devices. He used to smoke 2 1/2 packs of traditional cigarettes a day for 17 years and switched to e-cigarettes overnight.
He said he has experienced a number of health improvements since doing so. His mother smokes e-cigs too, but not necessarily for the "substitute" reason.
"My stepmother quit something like nine years ago. She enjoys vaping with either zero or very low levels (of nicotine). She enjoys the flavors. It gives her something to do other than eating or snacking," McKay said.
LaJoie compared vape shops and the community that has grown around it to that of a coffee shop, like Alabaster.
"I live above Alabaster Coffee and Tea, I went down this morning for coffee. I saw five or six different groups of people enjoying the same thing. People just lounging around enjoying their coffee enjoying different flavors," he said.
Although the business is doing well, they have experienced their fair share of negative reactions, but LaJoie noted that the negativity mainly comes from not understanding.
"People think it's a weed-smoking device. People walk by popping their head in asking if we're a head shop. Not even close," he said.
At the moment, people can either buy their products online at www.litecigusa.net or at the shop.
They had a location in Lock Haven, but it closed because the trend didn't catch on there, according to LaJoie. They plan on opening shops in other locations across the state.
Fat Cat Vapor Shop, 2655 Wilmont Drive, Montoursville, opened in December. Chris Hughes, in his late 40s, is the owner and a former heavy tobacco cigarette smoker.
He is frustrated by bans that have been introduced in some states, and feels that people using e-cigs should not be forced outside next to smokers of tobacco cigarettes, because they're not the same thing.
He argues that "many of the harmful chemicals in cigarettes are a product of combustion. Because there is no combustion in e-cigs, the vapor contains only what is in the liquid being vaporized."
"A whole culture has sprung up around e-cigs, and people that consider themselves 'vapers.' People should remember when they see someone using an e-cig, that they aren't glorifying smoking, but rather are glorifying not smoking, which is a pretty good thing to glorify as far as I'm concerned," Hughes said.


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Verizon Moto X getting Android 4.4 KitKat starting today
0. phoneArena 19 Nov 2013, 11:55 posted on
We have given Verizon a lot of crap over the years because the carrier always seems to have long delays when it comes to Android software updates. The issues were so bad that Google has apparently given up on the carrier when it comes to Nexus devices. But, we have to give Verizon credit this time around, because the Moto X update to Android 4.4 KitKat is hitting the carrier first...
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1. DaHarder (Posts: 177; Member since: 10 Oct 2009)
Well Done Verizon.... Very Well Done Indeed!
... let's hope this becomes the RULE rather than the exception.
3. JerryTime (Posts: 468; Member since: 09 Nov 2013)
Yeah, my fiance's X came in today, and I'm jealous honestly. I'll probably have top wait another month or so for my MAXX to get the update. :(
6. PBXtech (Posts: 1032; Member since: 21 Oct 2013)
It hasn't even been rolled out to the Nexus devices yet, you have to manually download and push it if you want KK. If this is how Google is going to run Motorola, we'll have to rethink a lot of what we know about Android updates.
28. Brewski (Posts: 350; Member since: 05 Jun 2012)
It has the same internals so logic would say it's not far behind, unfortunately big business doesn't always follow logic. I'm waiting for my Maxx to get updated also.
31. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
The new Droids got the camera update about 2 weeks after the Verizon Moto X did, I expect this update to follow that example. The Droids are basically scaled up (or down) Moto X's with a different boot animation, some different icons, and maybe a couple added features. We should see soak test invites for the new Droids to come out within the next week or two.
47. oNEWorld (Posts: 140; Member since: 01 Aug 2013)
good news guy, nexus 4 kit Kat is finally ota
2. MobStarr (Posts: 2; Member since: 19 Nov 2013)
So the Moto X is getting the OTA Android 4.4 KitKat update before the Nexus 4? I find this odd since Nexus devices were supposed to get the latest updates before any other device...by that I mean the latest OTA updates. I own the Nexus 4 and I have not got the OTA update yet and I'm still waiting...according to Google it is supposed to be coming soon...but when?
18. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Google has already released the 4.4 factory images for the Nexus 4, so I'm not sure what's holding back the update.
27. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Probably testing the builds to make sure it has no issues.
29. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
But they already released factory images for it. Obviously they wouldn't release the factory image of a build that they weren't sure was good or not.
41. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
They will pull it if problems arise, like how it was with the Nexus S.
4. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Well that was fast. and I'm surprise VERIZON give the ok update instead of waiting till januaray
7. PBXtech (Posts: 1032; Member since: 21 Oct 2013)
Better timing, newest OS iteration for the holiday sales and advertisements.
5. majp89 (Posts: 171; Member since: 18 Jun 2013)
That soak test that went out a month ago was for the camera update, not the 4.4 update.
8. ChafedBanana (Posts: 381; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
Before my Wifi 2012 Nexus 7 gets it? WTF!?!?!
9. majp89 (Posts: 171; Member since: 18 Jun 2013)
I sideloaded it on my N7, but yup. My software update is downloading as we speak. 75%!
10. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
just froze over. The winds of change are coming. Motorola is cementing a new reputation for itself.
13. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4205; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
Myx's response should be good, considering he had to wait to see how long it took for the update to get out to say if Moto turned a corner.
11. zombiewolf115 (Posts: 38; Member since: 16 Jul 2013)
man.. i dont know if i should be happy at the moto x or be mad at my nexus 4
12. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Woah, I totally did not expect this to happen at all.
14. Scott93274 (Posts: 4643; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)
I was somewhat expecting Motorola devices to get updates first just based off of how barebones their new Moto X & Droids are, but I'm blown away that Verizon didn't hold back the software distribution as they're notorious for doing so. Now waiting on the Droid MAXX, it's nearly identical hardware and software when compaired to the Moto X.
15. ahhxd717 (Posts: 332; Member since: 08 Dec 2011)
This is awesome for Moto X users. Kinda makes me wonder why the OTA hasn't even reached my Nexus 7 2013 yet. Guess I'll just try to sideload it.
16. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 987; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)
At least this glorified mid end phone has finally got something good about it, fast updates!
17. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I wonder if that's another reason the schose to make a custom soc... Being in control of the drivers is a great thing
19. Feanor (Posts: 710; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
Though this is good news, I must say that I hate the randomness of these Android updates. Ok, Motorola is owned by Google, but still, shouldn't the update come first to all Nexus devices, then to Google edition handsets and then to the Moto X? Otherwise what is the point of all these Google branded devices?
23. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Google's holding up the updates for the Google Edition handsets and the Nexus, for some reason. HTC has already stated they gave the update for the HTC One GPE to Google, and Google has already released the factory images for supported Nexus devices, just not the OTA update. I'm sure Google has a reason for it, Motorola just did their own thing.
24. Feanor (Posts: 710; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
Whatever reason they have, it negates their own policies.
45. o0Exia0o (Posts: 899; Member since: 01 Feb 2013)
How does "it negate thier own policies" as you say?
20. oNEWorld (Posts: 140; Member since: 01 Aug 2013)
When I click to check updates on my Nexus 4, kit Kat 4.4 better magically appear there.
21. bwhiting (Posts: 188; Member since: 15 Jun 2013)
Hopefully a soak test for the 4.4 goes out to Droid Ultra users soon as well so I can try it out and see if the 4.4 version is stable enough for the rest of the models. But that might be just in a month or so.
22. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
I flashed my N4 already, or I might be choked by this.
All good.
Grats Moto and XOwners too.
26. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
wow, i won't even have to experience anything but the latest on my Moto X when it gets here.
hey Mxyyy!
killed it. ;)
49. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
so um...
33. BigSook (Posts: 2; Member since: 19 Nov 2013)
Why buy a nexus??? I bought 1 so that I can have the fastest updates...If I wanted to side load or root my phone i would have bought a S4 or Note 3 or any other phone.
35. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Relax. Motorola's been supernaturally fast with this update. The previous Nexus devices always take at least a month to get the latest updates. Remember how long Nexus S owners had to wait?
34. Professor (Posts: 212; Member since: 02 Aug 2013)
I know Motorola is owned by Google, but I think it is a mistake from Google not to release updates to v4.4 (kitKat) to AT LEAST the Google Nexus 4 before Motorola.
And the point of Google not even wanting to release v4.4 to the Nexus S speaks even worst about Google poor marketting tactics, and its no interest for customer service satisfaction.
36. papss (unregistered)
Well I believe the update was needed for all moto phones because they all have mediocre hardware and 4.4 is very efficient.
37. bugsbunny00 (Posts: 2060; Member since: 07 Jun 2013)
release over nexus 4? haha i thought they know better..its just baddd...
42. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
How in the actual hell?
Nexus 4 is still on 4.3.
VERIZON Moto X on 4.4.
What backwards universe is this, and when can I go back home?
43. Larry_ThaGr81 (Posts: 441; Member since: 26 May 2011)
This is completely uncharacteristic for Verizon to update devices so quickly, especially before Google upgrades all its devices. I feel this is a desperation attempt on Verizon and Motorola to boost Motorola Droid series sales.
If Verizon and Motorola are successful, this will be good for Motorola because they will see a nice increase in revenue. This will be good for Verizon because they took a strong stance behind the Droid series declaring many phones as Droid series phones and the series has done nothing but struggle.
Verizon can be associated with words like strong and reliable, but that's not what comes to mind when I think about Motorola.
44. Larry_ThaGr81 (Posts: 441; Member since: 26 May 2011)
With that being said, I hope Motorola can start to bounce back because we need more companies that can compete with Samsung and LG.
46. vishu9 (Posts: 252; Member since: 03 Mar 2011)
I read the article title twice to make sure I wasn't getting it wrong.
Good job Googerola! But where's my N10 OTA!?!?! :/
48. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4205; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
Just curious, why is PA deleting comments that in no way violate the rules? By my estimate they pulled about 15-20 comments that were there an hour ago. So the first amendment is sacred unless someone else is using it?


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Wayne A. Sollenberger, 70, Martinsburg, died Tuesday morning at Altoona Center for Nursing Care after an extended illness.
He was born in Henrietta, son of the late David Casper and G. Leona (Imes) Sollenberger. He married Beatrice L. "Bea" VanZandt on Dec. 5, 1964.
Surviving are his wife; two children: Lisa M. Hill and husband, Rodney, of Altoona and Dale W. and wife, Christie, of Martinsburg; and two grandsons: Alex and Ryan Sollenberger.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth E.
Wayne was a 1960 graduate of Morrison Cove High School and was a lifelong dairy farmer. He was a member of Clover Creek Church of the Brethren, and he enjoyed traveling and helping on the farm.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Todd T. Thompson Funeral Home Inc., Roaring Spring, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, by Pastor Ben Hoover. Interment will be made at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg.
Contributions in Wayne's memory may be given to the American Diabetes Association or the American Red Cross.


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Beautiful Childby Torey Hayden
More than two decades ago, in her unforgettable international bestseller "One Child," author Torey Hayden chronicled her poignant struggle to help a severely troubled little girl. Over the ensuing years, this dedicated special education teacher has faced many other heartbreaking challenges -- and has never abandoned a child in need. Beautiful ChildSeven-year-old Venus Fox's unresponsiveness was so complete that Torey Hayden initially believed the child was deaf. Venus never spoke, never listened, never even acknowledged the presence of another human being in the room with her. Yet an accidental playground "bump would release a rage frightening to behold, turning the little girl into a whirling dynamo of dangerous malice. Of the five children in Torey's classroom that September, Venus posed the greatest challenge -- though the other four had serious problems of their own that could not be overlooked. The six-year-old twins Shane and Zane suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and its accompanying mix of high agitation and low concentration. At nine, cocky, aggressive Billy had already been expelled from school twice. Eight-year-old Jesse suffered from Tourette's syndrome. And then there was Venus. Though all of the children had different needs and afflictions, they had two things in common: a profound, sometimes violent dislike of one another, and the desire to be almost anywhere other than Torey's class. The school year that followed would prove to be one of the m
One Childby Torey Hayden
Finally, a beginning...<P><P> The time had finally come. The time I had been waiting for through all these long months that I knew sooner or later had to occur. Now it was here.<P> She had surprised me so much by actually crying that for a moment I did nothing but look at her. Then I gathered her into my arms, hugging her tightly. She clutched onto my shirt so that I could feel the dull pain of her fingers digging into my skin. She cried and cried and cried. I held her and rocked the chair back and on its rear legs, feeling my arms and chest get damp from the tears and her hot breath and the smallness of the room.
Tiger's Childby Torey Hayden
Special-education teacher Torey Hayden's first book, One Child, was an international bestseller, thrilling readers on every continent. Their hearts were captured by Sheila, a silent, troubled girl who had been abandoned on a highway by her mother and abused by her alcoholic father, and who refused to speak. As Hayden writes in the prologue to this book, "This little girl had a profound effect on me. Her courage, her resilience, and her inadvertent ability to express that great, gaping need to be loved that we all feel -- in short, her humanness -- brought me into contact with my own. "Since then Hayden has gone on to write books about many of her students, but her fans continue to ask her, "What happened to Sheila?" The Tiger's Child is her response. Here Hayden tells how Sheila, now a young woman, finally came to terms with her nightmare childhood. When Hayden was working on One Child, she showed the manuscript to Sheila, then a teenager, and was astonished to find that Sheila remembered almost nothing of her troubled younger years. She had no recollection of her many clashes with her teacher as Hayden tried to break through her emotional pain. And although Hayden had managed to get Sheila to communicate and become an active and lively child, Sheila's home life was still very troubled. Her father had been sent to prison when she was eight and Sheila had run away from a series of foster homes until finally she was placed in a children's home. But as Hayden continued to renew her relationship with the teenage Sheila, the memories slowly came back, bringing with them feelings of abandonment and hostility. Overwhelmed by the intensity of her awakening emotions, Sheila was driven to suicidal despair. The Tiger's Child is the touching, inspiring story of how a maturing Sheila came to perceive her mother not as a monster who willfully cast off her eldest child, but as a weak, forlorn, ordinary human being. Able to appreciate her own strength and resilience, Sheila at last is free to overcome the haunting legacy of child abuse.
Twilight Childrenby Torey Hayden
From the author of the phenomenal Sunday Times bestsellers 'One Child' and 'Ghost Girl', comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people's victimisation and abuse - and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an extraordinary teacher. Two children trapped in a prison of silence and a woman suffering in the twilight of her years - these are the cases that would test the extraordinary courage, compassion and skill of Torey Hayden and ultimately reaffirm her faith in the indomitable strength of the human spirit. While working in the children's psychiatric ward of a large hospital, Torey was introduced to seven-year-old Cassandra, a child who had been kidnapped by her father and was found dirty, starving and picking though rubbish bins to survive. She refused to speak, so Torey could only imagine what she'd been through. Drake, by contrast, was a charismatic four-year-old who managed to participate fully in his pre-school class without uttering a single word. Then, there was Gerda, eighty-two, who had suffered a massive stroke and was unwilling to engage in conversation with anyone. Although Torey had never worked with adults, she agreed to help when all other efforts had failed.
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I suppose those fans of the old Syracuse Chiefs are very happy on this day, knowing that one of their own, so to speak, again smiles down from the baseball mountain top. And they should be.
Bobby Cox, the Atlanta Braves' skipper who once placed his foot on the top step of that prehistoric dugout at rusty MacArthur Stadium, has been named the National League's Manager of the Year. This, for the second consecutive season to thus make him the first back-to-back winner in big-league history.
Imagine that.
For the kids in the house, Cox -- who's been a big-league manager in 24 different campaigns -- was the Chiefs' skipper for four years (1973, '74, '75 & '76) during which the locals finished fourth, third, fourth and second and had winning seasons each time out.
In fact, that was the last time Syracuse put a winning club on the field for as many as four years in a row. Why, since Cox left this town, the Chiefs/SkyChiefs have cobbled together winning efforts three years in a row once (1998, '99 & '00) and two years in a row once (1985 & '86).
And that's it. Which means this franchise hasn't been the minor-league equivalent of anything much better, in the standings, than those old Washingon Senators.
But once upon a time, Bobby Cox was running things around here. And when he did, Syracuse won more than it lost. That he's doing the same kind of thing in Atlanta with those Braves, who've claimed 14 divisional titles in a row, is terrific . . . but not surprising.
Same guy . . . different dugouts. And the one he's got now, doesn't even leak.
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UNFCCC Releases Further Submissions on Increasing the Level of Ambition
15 May 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from Australia and Lebanon containing their views on options and ways for further increasing the level of ambition (FCCC/ADP/2012/MISC.1/Add.1).
These two submissions are in addition to the 19 submissions contained in document FCCC/ADP/2012/MISC.1. They will be reviewed by the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) at its first session, which will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 17–24 May 2012. [The Submissions from Australia and Lebanon]