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"Where do I start?" This is one of the first questions I hear when discussing accessibility for technical communicators. I shared my suggestions in an Adobe eSeminar with Tom Aldous, the Adobe Technical Communication Suite Product Evangelist. This article is a collection of the links from the eSeminar.
Read this article with the definition of disability from the World Health Organization in mind (WHO).
[WHO] acknowledges that every human being can experience a decrement in health and thereby experience some degree of disability. Disability is not something that only happens to a minority of humanity. The ICF thus 'mainstreams' the experience of disability and recognises it as a universal human experience.
– from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
If disability is a universal human experience, why aren't we all thinking accessibility in all our communication?
Start with your writing
Content is at the root of all we do, so that is a logical place to implement accessibility immediately. All it takes is plain language. Unfamiliar with the concept? The links, including Nordic resources, will explain it.
The Design To Read site is a good place to understand the value of the words you choose.
Plain language resources are
- U.S.: Center for Plain Language
- U.S.: Plain Language in the Federal government
- UK: Plain Language Commission
- Denmark: Nationalt Videnscenter for Læsning
- Denmark: Center for læseforskning
- Denmark: Easy-to-read news site (in Danish)
- Sweden: Resource for plain language from the Swedish Language Council (in Swedish)
- Sweden: Klartext Nyheter på lätt svenska
- Norway: Plain language for the Norwegian civil service (in Norwegian)
The EU has produced an excellent little booklet called How to Write Clearly in 23 languages! You can download a free PDF of the booklet from the"How to Write Clearly" page in the EU bookshop. In case that link changes over time, just search for the EU bookshop on the page for EU translations and drafting resources.
While we're on the topic of the EU resources, note these EU resources on accessibility.
Next Up is Alt Text
The next easy-to-start step is alt text, or alternate text. This is text that is used "in place of" an image. You can see this text when a large image is loading on a webpage. If you can't see, your screen reader reads it for you. So simple, and yet so many forget or ignore this step in writing content. I won't explain more because the WebAIM page on alt text says it all. Memorize it!
Steve Faulkner of The Paciello Group is working on HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives. It is a valuable companion to the WebAIM article.
Accessible PDFs
Making accessible PDFs is a natural extension of the PDF work many technical communicators already do. Download my presentation on techcomms and inclusion from the TCUK 2010 conference to read the slide notes explaining this process. The notes include more useful references.
Captions and Transcripts
That presentation I just mentioned also contains information about adding captions and doing transcripts.
I cannot emphasize enough how important captions or transcripts are for truly including all members of your technical communication audience. The transcript for my own recent eSeminar with Adobe on accessibility and technical communication is not yet ready, but I will tweet the availability when it is.
Don't feel lonely in your quest for knowledge. There are communities out there full of awesome helpfulness and knowledge. Sign up for the discussion list at WebAIM to start learning today! You can also start following this Twitter list of great accessibility resources. I started following many of these people when I opened the @stcaccess Twitter account in late 2008. I credit them for much of what I know today.
Education and Standards
Even though you can go far on your own, structured training can give you more focus.
The Accessibility for Web Writers series at 4 Syllables from Australia gives you the fastest education. It goes into depth about many of the issues I raise in this article and in the eSeminar.
My favourite recommendation is the book Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design by Shawn Lawton Henry. It's available in print, too, but being freely available online makes the information truly accessible to all.
The newsletter from University of Minnesota in Duluth is an education unto itself. It's one way to get digestible morsels each week on topics like typography, information architecture, usability, and of course, accessibility. It is maintained by @laura_carlson, an incredibly knowledgeable person worth following on Twitter.
Depending on your level of geek, try the Opera Web Standards Curriculum in association with Yahoo! Developer Network for structured training, or the Web Standards Project's InterACT website. I have heard good reviews of the book they have produced.
Speaking of standards, you'll need to know about the necessary standards from the W3C. They live at the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) site. If you work with software products, you must know the Web Content Accessibility Standards. Every writer should know the Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines. Throughout the WAI site, there are educational documents to help both writers and developers.
If you are working with the UK, you will want to investigate the Web Accessibility Code of Practice BS8878 for your business. It costs money, but some businesses may require it.
In connection with the BS8878 standards, Sandi Wassmer, a member of the UK's eAccessibility Forum, wrote up 10 principles for guiding your work with accessibility.
- Be equitable
- Be flexible
- Be simple and intuitive
- Be perceptible
- Be informative
- Be preventative
- Be tolerant
- Be effortless
- Be accommodating
- Be consistent
Read the reasoning behind these points on the Copious website and .Net magazine's article. Then, place these 10 principles somewhere as a daily reminder of what you want to achieve with your acccessible technical communication projects.
Words to Ponder
Learn more about the information I present here by watching the eSeminar – Accessibility in the World of Technical Communication.
I'll leave you to think about this excellent statement that applies fully to technical communication.
When universal design processes fail to include, consult with, and listen to the people we are actually designing for, we also fail to design effectively.
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I would love to raise my own sheep too. How very exciting. I have a spinning wheel and have spun a little bit, but I really need to practice some more. I love the feeling of un-spun wool and having it run through my fingers. It would be so fun to do a project from sheep to finished sweater like you are. I love the colors of your wool. Your sweater is going to be beautiful.
It's been a long journey with some bumps along the way. Raising my children has taken priority. But now they are older and I'm able to get into projects again. I'm so grateful for this course, even though my version will be totally different looking. I live close to New York State Sheep and Wool festival and I give it lots of credit for enabling my addiction. I will be milking one of the ewes in the spring and am looking forward to her milk.
It is a long journey, but you have done it so well. I too have made raising my kids my priority, but with the youngest being 17 I find it much easier to have time to knit and go back to school. Your hand-spun yarn is lovely. I hope to get enough practice to be able to make enough of my own yarn to knit up an entire sweater one day. For now I am still buying yarn to knit.
How wonderful to have been a part of the whole process, you're very lucky. Can't wait to see the finished sweater!
I wish my family would say the same:) They don't like the chores! I can't wait to finish the sweater either. I love the pattern and where it takes my yarn. I feel like I'm going back in time and this is a way of knitting passed down from one generation to another. I also am grateful for all the support and comments!
I had to spin more yarn and have only a bit of ram fleece left. I'm on the back part now.
Yeah! I can wear my sweater and it keeps me warm in this cold weather!
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Tyson Chandler had three rebounds in the Jan. 27th win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks, which is far below his season average.
He had seven boards (and made 10 of 11 field goals) in last Wednesday's win over the Milwaukee Bucks, but that was nothing compared to what he's done over his last three performances.
On Monday, Tyson Chandler became the first Knick since Willis Reed to record 20 rebounds in three consecutive games.
"Whenever you are mentioned in the same breath with him it is a tall task," Chandler said, as quoted by Frank Isola of the New York Daily News.
"To me, Tyson Chandler is their MVP," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, as quoted by Marc Berman of the New York Post, after watching his team lose to the Knicks, 99-85, on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
As Ian Begley wrote for ESPNNewYork.com, Chandler's turnaround began with some words from coach Mike Woodson:
Chandler and Woodson both cited their talk after the Hawks game on Jan. 27 as the impetus for the center's strong play.
"It was like being called to the principal's office," Chandler said.
Before his chat with Woodson, Chandler admittedly wasn't himself. He'd scored single digits in the Knicks' four previous games and pulled down an average of just seven rebounds.
That wasn't good enough for Woodson. Not from a seven-footer playing 33 minutes a game.
"Mentally, he lit a little fire up under me," Chandler said. "(He said) the last thing you want is people to start questioning you. I agreed."
Point guard Jason Kidd wants Chandler to get a 20-20 game, but as Mark Herrmann wrote for Newsday, the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year is more concerned with defense and rebounding lately:
Chandler was gratified and realistic, recognizing that it has been more than his rebounding that produced the 5-0 stretch: "I think we've played incredible defense, especially the last two games. We really have stepped on teams to start the game."
Obviously Chandler has had some good offensive performances this season, and when the opportunity arises, he's always good for an alley-oop or a putback. Lately, though, he's been able to do even more.
Chandler's offensive game is normally limited to transition layups, whatever he gets off the pick and roll, and a few garbage points on offensive rebounds. It was enough to score eight points last night. He'll occasionally have a night like he did on Jan. 30, when he scored 21 points against the Magic after his talk with Woodson. But his averages for the season have been a steady 11.8 points and 11 rebounds per game.
"He's making himself available," is how Woodson summed up Chandler's recent performances. "He's moving offensively, defensively, he's just active and that's how he's got to play."
In other Knicks news:
• NJ.com's Tony Williams discussed Carmelo Anthony's shooting performance on Monday: "The Knicks (31-15) led wire-to-wire against a Pistons (18-31) team that has now lost all three contests in this season series. They were never in it, as they were down by 20 points just 90 seconds into the second quarter, and were beaten in all manners of ways -- including porous shooting (42.2 percent, 23.1 from 3-point range)... Anthony had as smooth and effortless a performance for a guy that nearly reached his points average (28.5) by the time the fourth quarter commenced, as he tallied a game-high 27 points. Anthony shot an efficient 10-of-17, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc, as he looked as if he barely broke a sweat."
• The New York Times Nate Taylor wrote about gambling in the Knicks' locker room (kind of): "Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler made a friendly wager before Sunday's Super Bowl. Anthony, who grew up in Baltimore, was rooting for the Ravens, Chandler, who is from California, is a San Francisco 49ers fan. Since Chandler's 49ers lost, he had to wear a Ravens championship hat during his postgame interviews Monday. 'That made my day,' Anthony said. 'It's just coincidence he had three games with 20 rebounds and now that picture will be everywhere.'"
• ESPNNewYork.com's Jared Zwerling asked if the Knicks should make room for Lou Amundson if he becomes available: "Still, the main personnel issue involving the Knicks is their frontcourt defensive depth without Marcus Camby and Rasheed Wallace; not to mention, Kurt Thomas is 40 years old. While Camby appears to be making progress, the overall concern is their age and durability behind Tyson Chandler, and Wallace remains a big question mark."
• The Wall Street Journal's Chris Herring discussed Amar'e Stoudemire, who is thriving in a reserve role: "With him, they went on a 35-9 run that snowballed into a 53-20 deluge heading into halftime. The Knicks eventually went up by as many as 50 points, and Stoudemire finished the game 10-for-10 with 21 points in 21 minutes of play. That game against the Kings marked the second time in three games that Stoudemire had a perfect shooting night. (He was 7-for-7 with 14 points in a win last week over the Orlando Magic.)... Woodson, who has never definitively said Stoudemire will be a reserve all season, clearly likes him coming off of the bench—even if it is to clean up the mess the starters have made."
• The Post's Brian Lewis wrote about Anthony's fast start on Monday: "Anthony also served the role as playmaker, not always getting the assist but often abusing Kyle Singler and then making the pass that led to the assist. He had a hand in 13 of their first 15 points — his 3-pointer off a Raymond Felton pass putting them up 15-6 — and got them off to a quick start. When the Pistons tried putting the bigger, slower Jason Maxiell on him, they fared no better."


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When a malnourished fat guy with a skin disease and a chainsaw comes stumbling after me, I run away. Am I the only one for whom this is common sense? Fat guy + skin disease + any power tool = BAD!
I don't care what kind of testosterone-induced acceleration he has either. He's been munching on rotten pig carcasses and drinking mud water while I've been eating Cliff Bars and sucking down smoothies. I'm totally confident that his last image of me will be my well-toned buttocks disappearing over the horizon.
Sadly, not only are Erin (Jessica Biehl) and her friends not in shape, some of them have been getting high, making them easy targets for the inbred freaks that populate many small Texas towns (particularly Crawford). So when they pick up a hitchhiker and pull over at the only gas station in town, it's just a matter of time before Leatherface gets them.
Despite his background role as producer on this film, Michael Bay's stink is all over it. To cover up anachronisms like the modern fashions and the "Shit Happens" bumper sticker, the filmmakers give this remake a grayish color that supposedly lends it a '70s look. There's also a thrilling pull back shot where the camera passes through a wound in somebody's head.
The essence of any Michael Bay project is the worship of the coolness factor, and not even mass murder stands in his way.
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Beautiful bouquets of flowers delivered monthly for 6 months, coming fresh from a farm. Doesn't that sound dreamy!! What mom (or human, that is), wouldn't love this beautiful gift? Flowers make everything more happy. This would also be a really thoughtful house warming gift for a friend or someone that needs a little cheering up.
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I'm sick of hearing how poor Liverpool were last night because it detracts from the fact that Wolves were brilliant.
Ebanks-Blake terrorised their defence at Anfield with his strength and work-rate. Wardy took his goal beautifully.
The back five repelled the few dangerous attacks that the Reds had and our midfield simply outplayed the star-studded opposition.
We were bottom of the league going in to that game and few fancied us to come away in a better position.
How wrong the doubters were. The players showed that they still believe and so should we.
It was one-way traffic against Birmingham as our injury ravaged side pummeled the visitors.
If not for Ben Foster's brilliant performance in the Blues goal, it could have been an embarrassing scoreline.
Now we're one point from the safety zone and playing great football despite having to field a bench of youngsters.
The thing is, the players' attitude and work rate has not changed since the first day of the season.
Finally though we're getting what we deserve.
The performance against Blackburn was poor and another defeat compounded our plight at the bottom of the table.
It has been a difficult season so far for sure but the league is really tight and that might just count for us.
After all, we're almost at Christmas and only one win away from the safety zone.
If you offered that situation to us in the summer before we joined the Premier League, I would have been quite pleased.
It was a credit to the team last year that we were in a better position than that.
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When go to work for "the man," you will be expected to fill out a Form W-4. This is a form provided by the IRS that helps employers figure out how much money should be taken out of each paycheck and sent on to Uncle Sam. The way you fill out your W-4 determines how much of your paycheck is withheld. And how much of your paycheck is withheld determines how much money you owe in April, or how big of a refund you get back.
For many, the sweet spot is figuring out the withholding so that you don't owe a lot of money come tax time, but also so that you don't have a huge refund, which is tantamount to giving the government an interest-free loan. The idea is to get yourself as close to 0 as possible. If you want to adjust your withholding to better reflect your tax liability, all you have to do is fill out and turn in a new W-4.
How Do You Fill Out the Form W-4?
Filling out your Form W-4 is fairly straightforward if you work through it methodically, and read the instructions. You will need to fill out information about your name, address, Social Security number, and filing status (married, single, etc.). Once you have that information, you can fill out the applicable worksheets to determine your allowances. The more allowances you have, the lower your withholding amount will be. You claim allowances for yourself, and for your spouse and dependents (if applicable). If you claim no allowances, the highest amount of tax possible at your income level will be held aside.
There are three worksheets that come with the Form W-4 that can help your employer figure out how much to withhold:
- Personal Allowances: This is fairly straightforward, asking you to enter numbers for each allowance. You get 1 for yourself, and 1 for your spouse. You can also get an extra allowance if you are married, but there is only one job for the household, if you are single with only one job, or if the wages from your second job (or a spouse's job) are $1,500 or less. Other personal allowances include number of dependents that you have (enter a 2 if you have two children, or a 3 if you have three), filing as head of household, $1,900 in dependent care expenses (not including child support), and eligibility for the child tax credit. Simply fill the numbers in as you go down the list. You add them up at the end to get your final allowance result. Most people are done once they fill out this worksheet.
- Deductions and Adjustments: If you itemize your deductions, this worksheet can help you further adjust your withholding by going through the process on this worksheet. This will boost your total allowances. Realize, though, that once you get to 9 allowances, your employer may be required to send your W-4 to the IRS for review. As long as everything's above board, though, it shouldn't be a problem.
- Two-Earners/Multiple Jobs Worksheet: Use this worksheet if you have more than one job, or if you have a spouse that works too. The point of this worksheet is to figure out an additional withholding in order account for these jobs. If you fall into this category, you should fill claim allowances only on one W-4. Your best option is to figure it using the highest-paying job. W-4 Forms for additional, lower paying jobs should be filled out with 0 allowances so that the highest tax is taken from those jobs, since the higher paying job is attached to the allowances.
Once you have the information you need from the worksheets, you can complete your form. If you are exempt, you can show that you won't have tax liability, and nothing will be withheld. Otherwise, you need to put in your total number of allowances on line 5. This will come from Line H on Worksheet 1 or from the appropriate line on one of the other worksheets. Next, you decide if you need to withhold an additional amount. If there are multiple earners, this information will come from that worksheet. You can also decide to withhold an extra amount for your own purposes.
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Thousands of people were at Presque Isle State Park on Saturday morning to help Erie-area families dealing with autism.
Organizers estimated between 2,000 and 2,500 people participated in the 13th annual Walk for Autism organized by the Autism Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania. An additional 100 people were volunteers.
"It's a great chance for us to bring families and the community together to raise funds and support our mission," said Tish Bartlett, executive director of the Autism Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Bartlett said the event has grown tremendously over its 13-year history. She said it started with slightly more than 200 people in its first year, and now has at least 10 times that number.
Bartlett now organizes the event but originally came to the event to participate with her son, who is now 10 years old and has an autism spectrum disorder.
This year's event raised roughly $100,000 for the Autism Society, Bartlett said. That money will be used to fund the society's programs through the year, including an educational conference in October, grants to services and classrooms serving people with autism spectrum disorders and monthly outings for families dealing with autism.
Among the families participating Saturday were Millcreek Township residents Toni Abramoski and her 9-year-old daughter, Delia. Abramoski called the walk "fantastic" and praised the work of the Autism Society.
"She was diagnosed with autism when she was very little," Abramoski said of Delia. "She couldn't talk until she was 4. But we've had so many awesome supports through the Autism Society, and she's doing great now."
The family has been participating in the walk for six years.
Delia said her favorite part of the 2-mile walk was running over sand dunes with her friends. The walk started at the Rotary Pavilion, went a mile south toward Beach 6 and looped back around to the pavilion.
Participants were greeted by a bubble machine and beach balls when they reached the finish line.
Abramoski said she was able to get 36 people to join her team this year, named "Team Princess Delia," and raise almost $4,000 for the society. Among those in the group was Abramoski's sister Dawn Fetchko, who drove up from Pittsburgh on Friday.
"We were up until 4 a.m. getting everything ready, then back up at 8 a.m. to come out," Fetchko said.
But she said the work and exhaustion were worth it.
"It's just been wonderful," she said.
SEAN McCRACKEN can be reached at 870-1714 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNmccracken.


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To be honest, it's a controversial issue, but i've concluded that if people are truly influenced like your example "yungblood6", then they're are obviously not mature enough to play games. But some games stand out from the rest, i don't know about manhunt, is that really as bad as some people claim, they say it made a kid in england do some really bad stuff
I think that ones down to maturity aswell, but i was gonna say that there's this game called biko6 i think it's somewhere on tis site, i think the thread's called top 8 or 7 worst games ever made. Anyway it makes you question the mind frame of some of the developers, i mean what was the guy thinking when he made biko6?
At the end of the day, games are entertainment, i mean i love resident evil games, and like me we enjoy the thrill, and i worship dbz bt3, kids love this game too, but you don't see them doing kame hame haa's do you?
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When I hop on MUNI on stockton st, i get to stand 1 inch close to 6 chinese people, 1 smelly hobo, a business man yacking on his phone, and a crackhead.
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I got a new MUni. I went for for a MUni ride. I went MUniing.
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noun. Used to describe an officer of the former Boston Municipal Police, now known as Boston Protective Services-AKA city hall guards
John-"I almost got caught blazin by some muni behind the school yesterday."
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A dork, a twat that does something stupid
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dari Natashya Senin, 17 September 2007
To hold the penis of all the sexual partners involved and jack them off simultaneously. Named for the San Francisco Public Transportation System. The first publicized occurrence happened in the bathroom of a San Francisco ferry boat.
I think its appropriate to Muni, when I'm in San Fran.
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Institutional effectiveness is the extent to which an institution fulfills its mission. Landmark College examines institutional effectiveness on an ongoing basis to ensure continuous quality improvement in all areas related to serving students and other core activities central to the College's mission. Institutional effectiveness at Landmark College is demonstrated through four key processes: assessment, institutional research, accreditation, and strategic planning.
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The Director of Institutional Effectiveness reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and coordinates, directs, and communicates planning and development processes and projects related to strategic initiatives and accreditation, and assures that assessment and evaluation are integrated into ongoing strategic planning and development.
The Director of Assessment and Institutional Research reports to the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and oversees the areas of institutional effectiveness related to the demonstration of student learning outcomes and data collection and analysis done in support of institutional-level planning and decision making.
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The Office of Institutional Effectiveness performs and directs activities to ensure continuous quality improvement in key areas related to the fulfillment of the College's mission. Through the conduct and support of assessment, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness contributes to programmatic excellence and student learning. Through institutional research activities, the Office provides reliable and timely data to inform college-wide decision making and planning. Furthermore, by ensuring that Landmark's program is closely aligned with the expectations of its accrediting body, NEASC, the Office demonstrates to prospective students, their families, and the general public that its program meets rigorous external standards of quality assurance. Finally, by supporting and propagating strategic planning processes, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness contributes to the sustainability of Landmark and assures that the College will effectively meet its goals and continue its mission well into the future.
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Baritone Michael Chipman is an assistant professor of voice at Westminster where he has taught since 2007. Mr. Chipman is a versatile singer whose performance interests range from art song to Baroque music to contemporary opera. He recently recorded the role of Roderick Usher in Gordon Getty's new opera Usher House with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and sang the baritone solo in Bach's Cantata 47 with Utah Chamber Artists. In November 2005 he made his Carnegie Hall debut singing the baritone solo in Haydn's Mass in Time of War with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. He has performed twice as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in New York City and regularly performs with Utah Opera, the Utah Symphony, Utah Chamber Artists, Intermezzo Chamber Music and NOVA Chamber Music Series.
Recent performances include the role of Ceprano in Rigoletto with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi with Utah Opera, Marquis de la Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Poulenc's Banalites at the Intermezzo Summer Chamber Music Festival, the Howells Requiem at the Deer Valley Music Festival, and a concert tour of London and Paris with Utah Chamber Artists as the baritone soloist in the Requiems of Fauré and Howells. Upcoming performances include composer Kenneth Fuch's Falling Man for baritone and orchestra with the Salt Lake Symphony (commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11) and a set of Ives songs with pianist Jason Hardink on the NOVA Chamber Music series.
Mr. Chipman was chosen to participate in a weeklong workshop focusing on Bach cantatas with Ton Koopmann at Carnegie Hall and has been a soloist in the Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the New York Baroque Soloists. He sang the role of Major-Domo in Samuel Barber's Vanessa with the New York Opera Project and Masetto in Don Giovanni with New York's Modus Opera. He has sung with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Cincinnati Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Utah Opera, Lyric Opera of New York, Oberlin Opera Theatre, Utah Festival Opera and the Brevard Music Festival Opera. He has performed as a soloist with the Utah Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Honolulu Symphony, National Chamber Orchestra, Oberlin Musical Union and on seven international television and radio broadcasts with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He was a regional finalist in the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He made his New York operatic debut in 2002-3 performing the roles of Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Lyric Opera of New York.
Mr. Chipman is a graduate of Oberlin College Conservatory where he studied with Richard Miller. He also studied privately for five years with Steve Smith of the Juilliard School and Northwestern University, with whom he was the co-author of The Naked Voice: A Wholistic Approach to Singing published by Oxford University Press in March 2007.


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Squeezed for Credit, Companies Turn to Invoice Auction Sites
More companies are getting cash quickly by auctioning off unpaid bills they are owed, in an indication both of how strapped corporations are for funding and how new firms are springing up to take business away from stressed banks.
Companies that need working capital have long sold receivables for up-front cash from banks and factors, which buy these invoices and take a cut. When the 2008 financial crisis and the ongoing euro zone turmoil caused banks to slash lending, some companies began turning to new online auction houses to sell their invoices.


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Reconceptualizing the Expert Witness: Social Costs, Current Controls and Proposed Responses
Jeffrey Lynch Harrison
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Yale Journal on Regulation, Summer 2001
The underlying thesis of this Article is that much of the conduct of experts and the distrust to which it gives rise can be traced to the fact that the expert witness system is treated differently than other businesses. In fact, expert witnesses completely escape many of the controlling effects of contract and tort law. Yet there is no reason to believe that those who sell expert testimony are any less responsive to revenues, costs, and market demand than other businesses.
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Season pork all over with salt and pepper to taste and parsley. In meat grinder or food processor, chop together onions, garlic and pancetta. Cook pork, ground pancetta mixture and olive oil in large casserole, preferably earthenware, covered over very low heat, turning meat only once, until onions begin to color, about 1 hour. Add red wine and cook, stirring occasionally. After about 2 hours, onions will be well-browned and most liquid will be evaporated. Raise heat to medium, add 2 to 3 tablespoons tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste mixes in and becomes dark brown. Repeat, using 2 to 3 tablespoons at a time, until all tomato paste is used. Add tomato puree and 1/4 cup water, lower heat, cover and cook another two hours, adding water from time to time to keep sauce from drying out. When pork is tender enough that meat fork slides in easily, remove from sauce and set aside. Add sausage and continue cooking sauce one hour more. Sauce should be "dark, unctuous, shiny and thick." Pastry Crust Combine flour and sugar in large mixing bowl and cut in butter. Beat egg yolks and salt until light and add, little at time, until flour mixture just holds together. Divide in two parts, one slightly smaller than other. Gather both into balls, flatten into discs, wrap tightly and refrigerate one hour. PEAS AND MEATBALLS In small bowl, cover mushrooms with hot water. Set aside one hour. In large bowl, combine ground beef, egg, Parmigiano-Reggiano, parsley, salt and pepper to taste and bread crumbs. Form into walnut-sized meatballs. Melt butter in small skillet over medium-high heat and briefly fry chicken liver and heart just until cooked through, about five minutes. Remove and reserve. In large saute pan, cook pancetta and minced onion over low heat until soft, about 10 minutes, then add white wine. Cook until wine evaporates. After 10 minutes, add mushrooms and filtered soaking liquid, tomato paste, cooked chicken liver and heart and meatballs. Simmer for 10 minutes, then set aside to cool. When cool, add peas. ASSEMBLY Season pigeon breasts or chicken with salt and pepper to taste and fry in butter on both sides until brown, three to five minutes. Add finely chopped onion and white wine and cook, covered, until wine evaporates. Cool and cut meat into pieces. Roll out larger pastry ball into large circle and place in 9-inch springform pan. Gently push into corners to cover bottom and sides of pan and leave remainder draped outside. continued in part 2
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Friday, January 13, 2006
DVD Review: The Brothers Grimm
Terry Gilliam is a clever, intelligent guy who probably has a little too much faith in his own cleverness. Even the best of his movies have a streak of self-indulgence that would be insufferable if it weren't for the brilliant storytelling and quirky sense of humor.
Which is a long way to go to get to this: boy was this a bad movie. Gilliam's self-indulgence was left naked by a movie that wasn't half as clever or well-executed as, say, the surprisingly touching The Fisher King or the dark brilliance of Brazil, to say nothing of Time Bandits. Those movies, despite their flaws, remain compelling and fresh.
Put it this way, people don't like Kevin Smith's Clerks because of its great production values and brilliant acting. Which is good, because it doesn't have those things in its corner. They liked it because the dialog was witty and it had a lively feel and great characters. Gilliam movies are sort of similar--the production is usually a little better, the acting is often good, but it's the new ideas and the sense of adventure that take fans through the uneven special effects, the slower moments, and the occasionally overly self-aware script moments.
The Brothers Grimm, though is all the bad with not nearly enough of the good. The set-up isn't bad. Two brothers named Grimm--a pair of con artists who prey on the superstitions of 19th century German villagers--stage hauntings and curses and charge the villagers to get rid of ghosts and witches that don't exist. Predictably, after some rather bland plot manipulation, the brothers find themselves involved with a real live, real scary fairy tale occurrence.
With that as the backdrop, Gilliam gives us tiny snippets of familiar fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel, little red riding hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and others. Sadly, those snippets are thrown into a much of a story in such a way that they don't all make much sense, seeming like leftover thoughts tossed into the mix for no particularly good reason. It's messy without having anything like a sense of fun or wonder.
The special effects range from merely okay to utterly horrid, which wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the boring story. It's a sad day when a Terry Gilliam movie feels tepid and uninspired, but that's exactly the case with The Brothers Grimm.
At least the acting was good and the scenery was pretty--but, of course, that's not nearly a good enough reason to suggest seeing this.
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Venting About Advent.Laura Mayes
I've always loved ritual. I've never been great at complying to it, but I like the idea of traditions, habits, routine. There's power in that. Babies dig schedule and routine from the moment they enter the world, and it seems we don't change all that much as we get older.
So maybe that's the thing. There are a lot of rituals and rules around Advent, including, but not limited to, color, foods, activities, song choice, mascot. It's really too much for me to keep track of, so mainly, I'm into the calendar.
As you probably know, Advent calendars begin on December 1, regardless of when Advent begins, which can be as early as November 27 and as late as December 3 (I understand that this year it was the 27th). This is usually around the time that people start yelling at me.
See, I typically say that advent starts on December 1, because that's what my calendar says, and some people find this to be an incorrect statement that needs to be vehemently, immediately, and loudly squashed. With loudness.
Like, for instance, there was this lady today at my small town store (that's right, I said store, singular).
I mentioned something about how I was making an Advent calendar because tomorrow was Dec. 1 and I needed to get it finished before the first day of Advent, and you would have thought I'd said something offensive about baby Jesus himself. Because this woman went off. First of all, I was wrong. Super wrong. Secondly, she was tired of everyone always saying Advent started on December 1 because it doesn't and that's just what's wrong with Christmas right there. (She even made hand gestures. It was intense. And protestant.)
So yeah.
But no.
I wasn't trying to ruin her day. I just wanted to make an Advent calendar. About expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the the coming of Christ, parceled out with small useless trinkets and candy. That's all.
Want to celebrate advent with me? There's still time to make a calendar. Here's what I did this year. And here are some ideas for easy, quick, inexpensive calendars. And I promise, I won't yell at you. No matter what day you want Advent to start.


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Chairman Regula, Representative Obey, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Jim McNulty of Bristol, Rhode Island, President of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). Like so many NAMI members, mental illness has directly affected my life. In 1986, I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots advocacy organization, 220,000 members representing persons with serious brain disorders and their families. Through our 1,200 chapters and affiliates in all 50 states, we support education, outreach, advocacy and research on behalf of persons with serious brain disorders such as schizophrenia, manic depressive illness, major depression, severe anxiety disorders and major mental illnesses affecting children.
Mr. Chairman, for too long severe mental illness has been shrouded in stigma and discrimination. These illnesses have been misunderstood, feared, hidden, and often ignored by science. Only in the last decade have we seen the first real hope for people with these brain disorders through pioneering research that has uncovered both a biological basis for these brain disorders and treatments that work. As President Bush noted last year in a speech in New Mexico:
"Millions of Americans, millions, are impaired at work, at school, or at home by episodes of mental illness. Many are disabled by severe and persistent mental problems. These illnesses affect individuals, they affect their families, and they affect our country. As many Americans know, it is incredibly painful to watch someone you love struggle with an illness that affects their mind and their feelings and their relationships with others. We heard stories today in a roundtable discussion about that -- what the struggle means for family. Remarkable treatments exist, and that's good. Yet many people -- too many people -- remain untreated. Some end up addicted to drugs or alcohol. Some end up on the streets, homeless. Others end up in our jails, our prisons, our juvenile detention facilities. Our country must make a commitment: Americans with mental illness deserve our understanding, and they deserve excellent care. They deserve a health care system that treats their illness with the same urgency as a physical illness."
President George W. Bush, April 29, 2002.
In a few weeks, the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health will be coming forward with its final report to the President. NAMI is anxious for this report to build on the important accomplishments this Subcommittee has made in recent years with its substantial investment in biomedical research directed to the most complex organ in the human body, the brain. In NAMI's view, scientific research - made possible by the support of this Subcommittee has laid the foundation for the President's Commission to establish a renewed commitment for the federal government and states to address both the need for continued research and the development of new treatment for severe mental illness. However, in NAMI's view it is equally important for this Commission report to address the failure of our fragmented public mental health system to adopt treatment and services that are informed by scientific advance and to help children and adults living with mental illness to achieve recovery. NAMI looks forward to working with this Subcommittee to advancing this forthcoming White House report and ensuring that the relevant federal agencies have the resources to achieve its recommendations.
Severe Mental Illness Research at the NIH
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the only federal agency whose main objective is to fund biomedical research into serious mental illnesses. NIMH supports and conducts an integrated program of basic and clinical research and research training in biology, neuroscience, and epidemiology. Research initiatives include programs into the major brain disorders such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
For FY 2004, the President is proposing $1.382 billion for scientific and clinical research at NIMH. This is a $33 million increase over the agency's FY 2003 appropriation of $1.349 billion. NAMI is very concerned that increases for medical research at NIH in 2004 and 2005 will be held far below the increases Congress enacted from 1998 to 2002 – perhaps as low as 2% (barely enough to cover inflation and below expected increases in the cost of conducting clinical research). This decline in budget increases could have a devastating impact on the ability of NIMH (and NIH as a whole) to sustain the ongoing multi-year research grants that have been initiated over the past 2-3 years. This is especially the case with new research grants that have been initiated in conjunction with NIMH's new research plan on mood disorders (including new research underway on bipolar disorder). NAMI therefore supports the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding to add 10% in FY 2004 to the doubled budget of the NIMH (as well as the entire NIH) to sustain the momentum of discovery.
NAMI strongly supports the federal investment in biomedical research into brain disorders and genetics and support for initiatives focused on neural receptors, receptor subtypes, and modulators. NAMI congratulates Congress and President Bush for completing the doubling of NIH in FY 2003 and urges that this commitment to research be sustained in FY2004 and beyond. NAMI also supports greater attention at NIMH on the most serious brain disorders—including schizophrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder—in its research portfolio.
The Case for Increased Federal Investment in Mental Illness Research
- Research is the ultimate source of hope for NAMI consumers and family members. Already, research has yielded tremendous advances, underscored the fact that severe mental illnesses are brain disorders, and provided amazing treatment advances. The results to date have fueled NAMI's advocacy to end stigma and discrimination against people with severe mental illnesses. And, perhaps more importantly, the results have made recovery a real possibility for individuals who suffer from these chronic, disabling, and not infrequently life-threatening diseases.
- Further research is imperative if we are to prevent the next generation from suffering. Much has to be learned. The causes and mechanisms of diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are mostly unknown. We do not yet have laboratory tests that can diagnose these illnesses. No genes have been indisputably identified. There are no side-effect free treatments. And of course there is no primary preventive measure or cure on the horizon.
- Treatment is imperfect; it does not work well for all individuals living with these brain diseases. There are no cures for severe mental illnesses, and existing treatments and services shown to be effective are all too often not available to the people who need and deserve them. While steady research-funding gains have been achieved, NAMI believes that severe mental illness research, from the most basic to services research, remains underfunded, given the tremendous scientific opportunities that exist and the severe burden that these diseases present to the public as well as to our families.
- The public health burden associated with severe mental illness is enormous. A 1996 independent study by the World Bank and World Health Organization (DALY: Disability Adjusted Life Years) found that four of the top ten causes of disability worldwide are severe mental illnesses: major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. These brain disorders account for an estimated 20 percent of total disability resulting from all diseases and injuries.
Where Should Funding at NIMH Be Directed
- Greater Focus & Accountability on Severe Mental Illness – NAMI believes that more focus is needed at NIMH on severe mental illness research. NIMH's origins spring from a congressional and public desire to enhance the treatment of severe mental illnesses. Research at all levels should be closely linked, so that advances rapidly translate into better treatment for individuals living with these illnesses. NAMI therefore urges Congress to require NIMH to provide an accounting of new and existing research grants broken down by specific illnesses.
- Mood Disorders Strategic Plan -- NAMI strongly supports full implementation of the NIMH strategic plan for mood disorders research. NAMI believes that NIMH should build on this plan and develop a strategic plan for schizophrenia research that will involve all stake-holders, including researchers in basic, clinical, and services research, providers, payers, policy-makers, consumers, and their family members.
- Basic Neuroscience – NIMH needs to continue progress that has been made in unraveling the mysteries of molecules, genes, and brain interconnections related to higher brain functioning in health and serious disease.
- Bridging of Research and Basic Neuroscience to Behavioral Research and Clinical Study of Severe Mental Illness – While there has been an explosion of basic neuroscience research and a decade long significant increase in psychological studies, often integrated with basic neurosciences, there has been relatively limited integration of the best neuroscience with the clinical investigation of serious brain disorders. The best of neuroscience must be better wed to mental illness research and mental illness studies must win a bigger portion of NIMH's budget pie.
- Treatment Research – Currently there is a lack of understanding about which treatments work best for which patients, in what combination, and with what risks. NIMH has invested in significant research to improve this understanding and it should be continued and fortified in the current budget. But new treatments must be developed as well.
- Services Implementation – There are many important, even crucial research questions relevant to the treatment system that serves individuals with severe mental illnesses—ranging from improving the provision of evidence-based care to identifying exactly how much public monies are being spent on a treatment system that more often than not is failing.
- Consumer and Family Involvement in Research – All of these efforts at NIMH must be done with a greater involvement with and accountability to those patients with severe illnesses and their families. Recent efforts at NIMH have moved in this direction, but more needs to be done to integrate families and patients into annual reporting and strategic planning on research investments and accomplishments.
- Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse -- NAMI would like to urge that NIMH's colleague institutes, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA) be directed to work cooperatively with NIMH on the pressing public health crisis posed by persons diagnosed with a severe mental illness who have a co-occurring substance abuse disorder. NAMI believes that a large and growing body of scientific evidence is making clear that integrated treatment, as opposed to parallel and sequential treatment, is the most effective means of treating these co-occurring disorders. NAMI urges that NIMH, NIDA and NIAAA should work in partnership to ensure that progress continues in our efforts to better understand co-occurring mental illness and chemical dependency.
Funding for Services Programs at SAMHSA & CMHS
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) – part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – is the principal federal agency engaged in support for state and local public mental health systems. Through its programs CMHS provides flexible funding for the states and conducts service demonstrations to help states move toward adoption of evidence-based practice.
CMHS's largest program is the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG). In recent years, funding for the MHBG has been increased by more than one-third (up from its FY 1999 appropriation of $288.8 million to $440 million in FY 2003). This important formula grant program to the states supports community-based services to adults and children with severe mental illnesses and persons with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and addictive disorders.
States use their MHBG allocation to support local treatment service programs that include rehabilitation, case management, housing-related supports and other services designed to enhance the recovery and independence of people with mental illness. States allocate funds on the basis of annual plans, developed through input from state Mental Health Planning Councils, that are submitted to the federal Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). While the MHBG represents only a small portion of overall state and local public mental health spending nationally, it is an important source of funds for programs that focus on the most severely mentally ill in many states.
CMHS, through the Children's Mental Health Services Program also funds the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program that provides grants to public entities providing comprehensive community-based mental health services for children and adolescents with mental illnesses. NAMI strongly supports the federal investment in creating home and community based services for children with mental illnesses and their families. NAMI appreciates the Congressional oversight built into the program to ensure accountability and that children and adolescents with the most serious mental illnesses receive appropriate and evidence-based treatment and services.
Why an increase for the Mental Health Block Grant?
- Despite the recent increases in federal funding, we have witnessed a continued widening of gaps in the public mental illness treatment system in many states. These gaps in the public mental health system are worsening as the current budget crisis facing many states deepens. We are currently witnessing unprecedented cuts being enacted by states in both direct spending on mental illness treatment and supportive services, and in Medicaid funding of such services. Deep cuts to front-line clinics and providers in the public mental health system, curbs on access to newer more effective medications and closure of acute care beds in the community are just a few of the misguided strategies states are employing to close their widening budget gaps. The consequences of these emerging cracks in the service system are readily apparent, not just to NAMI's consumer and family membership, but also to the public: increased risk of suicide, the growing number of chronic homeless adults and the growing trend of "criminalization" of mental illness and the stress it is placing on state and local jails and prisons.
What should an increase in the Mental Health Block Grant be used for?
- As states continue to cut funding for mental illness treatment and supportive services, the MHBG will become an increasingly important source of funding for the states. First and foremost, states should be encouraged to use their MHBG allocation to prevent further cuts in services for children and adults with severe mental illnesses. NAMI also supports targeting any increased funds for the MHBG appropriated in FY 2004 to investment in evidence-based, outreach-oriented service delivery models for persons with severe mental illness in the community. In particular, NAMI is urging to Congress to direct any increase in MHBG funding to evidence-based programs such as assertive community treatment.
Services for Homeless Individuals With Mental Illness
- NAMI supports President Bush's $50 million request for FY 2004 for the PATH program – a $6.5 million increase above the FY 2003 level. PATH is a formula grant program to the states to support local programs serving homeless persons with severe mental illness. This increase in PATH will help states improve access to treatment and supports for the growing number of homeless with severe mental illnesses. This proposed increase for PATH is also tied to the Bush Administration's "Samaritan Initiative" to end chronic homelessness over the next decade.
Services in Permanent Supportive Housing
- To make adequate progress toward meeting President Bush's goal of ending chronic homelessness over the next decade, NAMI supports a new $30 million allocation in FY 2004 within SAMHSA's Programs of Regional and National Significance PRNS programs for services for people who are chronically homeless. Building on the President's Samaritan Initiative, these additional funds would be an important down payment toward producing and sustaining 150,000 units of permanent supportive housing. This amount would help at least 6,000 people move off the streets and into permanent supportive housing by funding a portion of the services in supportive housing that would in turn be used to leverage matching commitments from states, local government, faith-based and community-based organizations, and the private sector. Chronically homeless people with severe mental illnesses and co-occurring substance abuse disorders have needs that cross the boundaries of fragmented, categorical service systems. They rarely access the comprehensive supports they need to get and keep housing. Supportive housing provides accessible, coordinated, and flexible services that lead to recovery and reintegration into community life.
Funding for Programs Authorized Under P.L. 106-310
- In 2000, Congress passed legislation reauthorizing all SAMHSA and CMHS programs and authorizing several new programs targeted to adults with severe mental illnesses. NAMI strongly supports funding for these programs in FY 2004: suicide prevention (funded at $3 million in FY 2003), jail diversion (funded at $5 million in FY 2003), services for individuals with co-occurring substance abuse disorders and emergency mental health centers.
- NAMI is also concerned that the Substance Abuse Block Grant is not currently supporting programs serving persons dually diagnosed with mental illness and addictive disorders. Research has demonstrated that integrated treatment, as opposed to parallel collaborative approaches, is the most effective model for serving persons with a dual diagnosis. NAMI therefore supports efforts to direct SAMHSA to use funding from both programs to promote integrated treatment for persons with co-occurring mental illness and addictive disorder.
Ensuring Accountability in CMHS's Discretionary Programs
- Programs of Regional and National Significance (PRNS) includes funding for the agency's discretionary activities ($246 million in FY 2003). NAMI supports efforts in Congress to push CMHS to ensure that activities funded through the PRNS account focus on replication of evidence-based programs serving children and adults with the most severe and disabling mental illnesses (e.g., PACT). NAMI urges that particular focus be placed on assisting states in reaching the most vulnerable individuals with severe mental illnesses such as the homeless, individuals with co-occurring substance abuse disorders and those in the criminal justice system. NAMI also supports expanded funding for community action grants (CAGs) directed towards these high priorities (Congress allocated only $1 million for new CAGs in FY 2003).
Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to offer NAMI's views on FY 2004 funding for programs of critical importance to people with serious brain disorders. NAMI looks forward to working with you in the coming months to educate both the general public and your colleagues in Congress about the critical importance of investment in biomedical research and improved services for children and adults living with severe mental illness and their families.


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August 30, 1999
The Rosh Hashanah evening service begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, and will be followed by refreshments.
Rosh Hashanah morning begins with a children's service at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11; adult services begin at 10:15 a.m., and are followed by refreshments and Tashlich.
Kol Nidre is at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19. Yom Kippur morning begins with a children's service at 10 a.m.; adult services are at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, September 20. Thirty-minute study sessions and meditations will be held during the afternoon.
Yizkor and the concluding service begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a potluck break-the-fast dinner.
All services will be led by Rabbi Drorah Setel and will be held at Bear Creek United Methodist Church, 16530 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville.
Childcare is available at all services with prior reservations. Non-members are welcome; there is a non-member fee of $50 for each adult with a family maximum of $100. College students may attend free of charge.
For additional information or to make a reservation, call 425-702-4804.


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Otters let go assistant coach Sidorkiewicz
Peter Sidorkiewicz survived three head-coaching changes with the Erie Otters, but after 14 seasons, his tenure with the OHL club is over. Sherry Bassin, Otters managing partner and general manager, has chosen not to renew Sidorkiewicz's contract, which expires at the end of this season.
"They're looking at going in another direction," Sidorkiewicz said Friday.
Sidorkiewicz, 49, joined the Otters to serve as assistant and goaltending coach under then-coach Dave MacQueen in 1999. He replaced MacQueen as coach before the 2006-07 season, but was demoted to assistant under coach Robbie Ftorek after posting an 18-62-1-2 record during one-plus seasons.
Sidorkiewicz, a former NHL goaltender, remained on staff after Kris Knoblauch was hired to replace Ftorek this past November.
"I'm not part of the plan" for the 2013-14 season, Sidorkiewicz said. "I think they want to get a couple of younger coaches."
Dave Brown, Otters assistant manager of hockey operations, said the staff likely will include two full-time assistants and a part-time goaltending coach, although club officials wouldn't rule out hiring one of the new assistants to also work with the goaltenders.
Bassin declined to comment on if Sidorkiewicz's performance factored into the decision. The Otters topped 300 goals allowed for the second straight season and have allowed 650 goals -- by far the worst total in the OHL -- the past two seasons, as their goaltenders (Ramis Sadikov and Devin Williams in 2011-12, Oscar Dansk and Williams this season) struggled mightily.
"I have nothing negative to say about it. We're looking at different things that could be done," said Bassin, who added that Knoblauch wants input into the staff.
Sidorkiewicz said he worked well with Knoblauch, but realized that with a new coach, "You always know (a change is) possible."
Sidorkiewicz will turn his attention to finding a new job.
"It's like a kick in the gut," he said of leaving the Otters. "But I have to get off the floor. I have to find a new job."
Bassin said he plans to help Sidorkiewicz find a job at a higher level.
"I'm going to do my best to call a lot of people because he would be a wonderful addition to their staff," Bassin said. "I think the world of him. I'm going to do my best to get him to the next level."
In other news, the Otters have chosen not to retain Mike Hildenbrand, who spent the past three seasons as equipment manager. Paul Roper, who served as play-by-play broadcaster and media relations manager for the past four seasons, also won't remain with the club.
VICTOR FERNANDES can be reached at 870-1716 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/goeriehockey. Read the Shootout hockey blog at GoErie.com/blogs/shootout and post comments.


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Falafel Sliders:
1 15oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained, divided
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, quartered
5 sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, drained
1/2 cup packed fresh Italian parsley
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. sea salt
1/2 garbanzo or other flour
2 Tbs. olive oil
Avocado hummus:
1/4 cup chickpeas, reserved from sliders
1 avocado, pitted and peeled
1/3 cup packed fresh Italian parsley
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne
Tahini Sauce: (or purchase Trader Joe's prepared Tahini Sauce)
1/2 cup Tahini
1/2 cup water
1 garlic clove
1 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
14 slider buns or dinner rolls sliced in half, toasted
(If you choose to make burger out of this recipe it makes 3 substantial burgers)
2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced
DirectionsTo make falafel sliders: Reserve 1/4 cup chickpeas for the avocado hummus. Place remaining chickpeas, onions, garlic, tomatoes, parsley, cumin, coriander, salt, and flour in a food processor and pulse until combined, stopping frequently to scrape down the sides. Using the palms of your hands, form mixtures into 2-inch by 1/2 inch patties.
In a large non stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat and pan-fry patties in batches, letting cook about 3 to 5 minutes on each side, until nicely browned. Do not crowd the pan. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
To make the avocado hummus:
Combine 1/4 cup of chickpeas, avocado, parsley, oil, garlic, lemon juice, salt and cayenne in a food processor and puree. Adjust seasoning to taste.
To make the tahini sauce:
Puree tahini, water, garlic, lemon juice, and salt until smooth.
To serve:
Layer the falafel sliders, avocado hummus, tahini sauce, and slice tomato on the buns.
Serving Size: serves 4


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Comic-Con Announcements: Universal, Showtime and Summit Entertainment
Posted on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
The programing schedule for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con international will begin to be revealed later this week. But for now, we're starting to get a glimpse at some of the panels and programing to expect at this year's con. Universal Pictures, Summit Entertainment and Showtime have announced their panels, which will include a presence from movies such as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Paul, Red, Drive Angry 3D, and television series such as Dexter, Weeds, Californication and Nurse Jackie. Read the full details, after the jump.
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David A. Lass |
What follows comes from just one fishkeeper's experience (mine), and in no way do I claim this to be a definitive list. Probably no two aquarists' lists of great beginner fish would be the same. There are so many choices! My list comes from what I've learned during more than 40 years of keeping tropical fish. I'm sure at least some of you will disagree with me. Not a problem — it's a big hobby. This article is a starting point, make sure to research individual fish before you buy.
What I'm going to propose are different groups of fish that are good beginning choices. Each group has a number of individual species or color varieties in it.
Let's look first as what we mean by good beginning fish. There are a number of factors by which a fish can qualify for inclusion in this select list of finned friends.
The first qualification for a fish to be a good beginner's species is that it must be very hardy. The fish must be able to put up with less-than-perfect living conditions (a little overfeeding, sometimes a lack of feeding, infrequent water changes, some overcrowding and so on). This doesn't mean I condone improper fish care. I'm just being realistic, and the fact is that folks starting out in the hobby may not always provide their fish ideal living conditions. Beginner fish need to be able to take this kind of treatment and survive.
To qualify for inclusion here, a fish must be peaceful — not only toward other fish species but its own, as well. Put simply, fish that are highly territorial (with two exceptions mentioned later) or just plain nasty and tend to pick on or actually do battle with other fish are not acceptable. We want everyone to get along.
Easy to Feed
Beginner fish must be able to thrive (not just get by) with a diet completely composed of dry, prepared fish foods. There are many excellent brands of prepared food on the market, with a wide variety of formulations. In addition, there are many other packaged "treats," such as freeze-dried brine shrimp, bloodworms and mosquito larvae. All of these provide a complete diet for most fish, but you still should feed a variety of the dry foods. This does not mean that you should refrain from feeding frozen or live foods, but these fish don't need anything but prepared dry foods to do well.
Now, we start really getting into opinions. The phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" never applied more than to tropical fish. I've included fish I think are attractive.
Commercially Raised
One nice thing about the tropical fish hobby is you can enjoy it and find plenty of fish to choose from even if you limit yourself to those that have been raised commercially for the ornamental fish hobby. I'm not saying we should not keep fish that are caught wild, but there are so many species raised commercially there's really no need to look further. Captive-raised fish are usually healthier and less stressed from capture and shipping, and buying them preserves wild populations, as well.
Working With Your Water
Keep fish that will do well in your tap water. Without getting into a discussion of the specifics of water chemistry, let's briefly consider two things: pH and hardness. The pH is the measure of the acid/alkaline balance of water. Hardness is the measure of the dissolved solids in the water.
Water pretty much splits into two types: soft/acidic and hard/alkaline. You can bring a sample of your water to many local fish stores, and they will test it for you. Better yet, you can buy inexpensive test kits for pH and hardness, so you can monitor water conditions as they change in your aquarium.
Particularly when starting out in the hobby, it is much easier and you will have more success if you keep fish that prefer your water conditions. Trying to make hard/alkaline water into soft/acidic water is difficult and somewhat expensive. Making soft/acidic water into hard/alkaline water is a bit easier because you are adding elements to the water, not trying to remove them. Nonetheless, this is still something you should not deal with when beginning in the hobby. In addition to pH and hardness, we also have to consider whether we want to heat the aquarium for the fish or just leave it as a coolwater aquarium without a heater.
The Fish
I'm going to divide the groups of good beginner fish into the following groupings: two for unheated aquariums with average hardness and neutral pH, four tropical species for soft/acidic water and four tropicals for hard/alkaline water.
Unheated Aquariums
Danios are a family of fish, the most common of which are zebra danios, pearl danios and giant danios. There are numerous variations with long, flowing fins and different colors and/or patterns. Danios do best in a long aquarium, such as a 20 long, because they are actively swimming all the time, and they like plenty of room to swim the length of the aquarium before needing to turn around. They are schooling fish, so the more the merrier - you should have at least eight or 10 of each type to keep them at their best. All of the danios are prolific breeders and therefore are very inexpensive.
One very interesting fish that's just now entering the hobby is a "phosphorescent" zebra danio. A gene for phosphorescence is "planted" into the DNA of a zebra danio, and the fish is reported to glow under the right conditions. Unlike the painted and dyed fish that are available in the hobby, this process does not harm the fish. They are also supposed to be sterile, so prices may be high for quite a while.
Soft/Acidic Water
Besides being my favorite fish, angelfish are great beginner fish. They come in many different varieties of markings and finnage and are very easy to keep. Although they can be acclimated to, and even bred in, water that is not soft and acidic, they do best at a pH in the low 6 range, and the softer the water, the better.
Remember that angelfish are cichlids, and therefore will become territorial when they mature, especially when they start to breed. When they reach adult size, if there are any small fish like cardinal or neon tetras, the angels may decide to supplement their diet with some protein-on-the-fin, in the form of any small fish they can consume. And yet, they are beautiful and easy to keep.
Dwarf Gouramis
This is an instance in which the fish breeders of the Far East have taken a fish that was already great and made it even better (at least to some). Starting with two kinds of gouramis, the regular dwarf gourami (Colisa lalia) and the honey dwarf gourami (Trichogaster [Colisa] chuna), breeders have produced some lovely color varieties. They also can manipulate the development of a spawn so that they get only male fish, which are much more colorful than the females.
Regular dwarf gouramis come in a few varieties of solid red and solid blue. The honey dwarf comes in a "red flame," "sunset" and a beautiful golden variety. Any of the dwarf gouramis make excellent beginner fish for soft/acidic water. However, remember that most of what you see in the stores will be males, so if you want to attempt breeding them, you may have to ask the store to bring some females in especially for you.
Neon Tetras
Neon tetras originally came from the Amazon basin, and they prefer soft/ acidic water. In the Far East, primarily Hong Kong, neons are produced by the millions. Buy the large ones (about three-fourth inch), and buy them in schools of no less than eight or 10. Neons look best on darker (even black) gravel and really thrive in a densely planted aquarium.
A word of warning: In most stores, you will also see cardinal tetras. They look just like the neon, but the red line on the bottom extends from front to back (in neons, the red line is not as long). Cardinals can be difficult to keep, so do not be tempted - as a beginner - to select them over the neon.
Cory Cats
Every aquarium that has soft/acidic water should have at least one shoal of five to six cory cats (catfish in the genus Corydoras). Many cory cats are produced by fish farmers, and the most common ones that you can rely on being farmed are the albinos (Corydoras aeneas and C. paleatus). Other common species that do come from the wild include varieties of C. melanistius and C. punctatus. They are plentiful in the wild and easy to keep.
Hard/Alkaline Water
As their name implies, all these fish give birth to broods of live baby fish, usually about once every 30 days or so. You can save many of the babies if you have floating plants in the aquarium for them to hide in. You can then move the babies to an aquarium of their own. In addition to being easy to keep, livebearers are the best beginning fish to get to breed.
Most fish of the genus Plecostomus (suckermouth catfish also known as "plecos") you will see in fish stores for about $5 have been bred and raised in Florida in hard/alkaline water. They'll do great in an aquarium with livebearers, Mbuna or Tanganyikan dwarf cichlid fish (the last two groups of fish we will be covering).
Make sure there is a cave or similar hiding area for each pleco to call its own; they feel most secure that way. In addition to ease of keeping, the other great reason to have plecos is that they eat algae and will keep your aquarium glass fairly clean. Sometimes, they will also eat soft-leaved plants, but if you feed them some Spirulina disks or pellets after turning off the lights, they will appreciate it (plecos feed mostly at night).
Tanganyikan Dwarf Cichlid Fish
From another East African rift lake, Lake Tanganyika, we have a group of dwarf cichlid fish of the genera Neolamprologus and Julidochromis that will absolutely thrive for beginners with hard/alkaline water. These fish will do best with a pH as high as 8.5 and extremely high hardness. All these fish will breed quite readily in a small aquarium of 10 or 15 gallons. It's great fun to set up a 15-gallon aquarium with rocks, coral gravel and caves.
Start with six or eight of the same fish (my favorites are Neolamprologus brichardi and Julidochromis marlieri). Within eight to 10 months, fish in the group will pair off and get ready for breeding. You will know which fish are not the pair because they will be cowering in a corner at the top of the aquarium or pinned in a corner. Remove these fish — or else the pair will kill them - and the pair will claim the entire aquarium for their breeding territory. The brichardi will eventually set up a breeding colony with a dominant male, one or more females and the young babies from various spawns all hanging around a breeding cave. It's a wonderful sight.
Alternatively, you can keep a larger aquarium (40 or 55 gallons) with two or three different species of Tanganyikan dwarf cichlid fish. As they mature, each species will claim a part of the aquarium as their own territory. They are easy to keep and easy to get to breed.
There are many different fish to choose from for the beginning hobbyist. It's important that you know as much as possible about any fish you buy, so please read books and subscribe to magazines about fish. I strongly recommend you start with the fish in this article. Also, make sure you select fish best suited to your water conditions.
Above all else, please remember that local fish stores are a great source for advice, and should have the right products for your experience level and (most of all) good healthy fish for your aquarium. Start off right, and your chances of success are greatest. Good luck in keeping fish - the best hobby of them all.
Five More Good Beginner Fish-By John Virata
Below is a list of five more fish that are ideal beginner fish. This list is to supplement David Lass's list of best pet fish for children. I have kept each of these species multiple times over the last 30 years, in everything from 10 gallon tanks to my current community tank setup, a 55 gallon. You will find all of these fish at your local fish store. They are hardy, easy to keep, and make great pets. So here they are in no particular order (though I am privvy to the kuhli loaches!)
For many people, the Betta, or Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) is the fish that introduced people into the hobby, and there are many reasons why. Betta splendens is widely available, comes in a variety of colors, and with its long, flowing fins, is one of the most beautiful freshwater fish to keep. Male bettas can be easily found in most every local fish store and big box pet store. It is a staple fish that is generally very hardy, has minimal care requirements, and can have a nice demeanor as well.
Betta edithae
Peaceful betta
Slender betta
White-seam betta
Wine red fighting betta
Penang mouth brooding betta
Betta mahachaiensis
While virtually all bettas that are seen in stores are seen in little plastic cups or small fish bowls, it is imperative that once brought home, the fish is moved into a larger aquarium. If kept alone, the betta can do well in a 2 gallon aquarium. While two males cannot be kept in the same tank, the betta can coexist with other peaceful fish in a 5 gallon aquarium. Keep in mind that smaller fish such as neon tetras and even small guppies should not be kept with the betta, as the betta will often harass smaller fish. The betta is found in the wild in still and stagnant waters. In your fish tank, keep in mind that they don't do well when there is a lot of agitation of their water. A gentle flowing filter is best. Tankmates can include fish that aren't nippy, because the betta has long fins that fin nippers will tear up.
Avoid fish such as serpae tetras and tiger barbs as these fish are notorious fin nippers. Bettas aren't particularly picky either when it comes to food. There are a lot of betta specific food on the market that come in sizes that perfectly fit the bettas mouth, but a high quality flake food is just as good. Crush it a bit with your fingers before you drop it in the tank and the betta will eat it up.
Guppies do well with other peaceful fish and are ideal in planted tanks or fish tanks with potted plants. Guppy tankmates include corydoras catfish, neon tetras, and even the secretive kuhli loach. Guppies are not picky eaters and can be fed a high quality flake food as well as frozen and freeze dried foods. You can use anything from a hang on the back to a sponge filter in your guppy tank, just make sure that the pump's power is not so strong that it inhibits the guppy from freely swimming.
Black Molly
Black Skirt Tetras
The Kuhli Loach
The kuhli loach (Acanthophthalmus kuhlii) is one of those fish that are interesting due in part to its secretive behavior. While the guppy, black molly, black skirt tetra, and the betta live in the mid and upper portions of the water column in a fish tank, the domain of the kuhli loach is at the bottom and underneath the substrate. Yes, the kuhli loach stays hidden for most of the day and comes out often at night to feed. If you decide to keep a kuhli loach, make sure that you feed it a sinking food to ensure that the loach will have ready access to food on the bottom. Make sure that sinking food is not too big that it won't fit into its mouth. Ensure that the tank has ample hiding places such as caves or pieces of driftwood and live plants that the kuhli loach can hide under, and when vacuuming your substrate during your water changes, be very careful with regard to the positioning of the vacuum, as you might suck up your kuhli loach! Kuhli loaches are fairly hardy animals that aren't territorial nor are they a menace to other fish. Because they are a bottom dweller, they also make for a good cleanup crew for any uneaten foods that may float down to the bottom, to supplement the sinking food.
Does Your Kid Want Other Child Friendly Pets?
Interested in other children-friendly pets? Check out the listing below to see some other animals that are good for the first time pet owner.
Best Horse Breeds for Kids
Best Small Animal Pets For Children
Top Kid-Friendly Cats
Best Pet Reptiles for Children
The Best Pet Birds For Kids
7 Heritage Cattle Breeds to Raise with Your Children
Great Children-Friendly Dog Breeds
Ashley Saint Clair Shores, MI
I just want to thank you for all of your information! We are looking for a fish for our sons 6th birthday coming up, and this site gave us a great variety of information and basically an awesome starting point!
Missy Zimmerman, MN
Beta's are hardy fish! Have had ours for a very long time. Don't need to clean tank very often and unfortunately our daughter sometimes forgets to feed him but he's still thriving!
Jeri Beaverton, OR
Plecostomus shouldn't be on the list either. Very few people have tanks big enough for a full grown pleco, and by saying they're good beginner fish your encouraging a short, tortured life.
Tokie San Jose, CA
You are so wrong. Betta's are not good for children. Betta's need care and very clean water. They are not as hardy as you say as they once were. Most Betta's that are bought for children end up dieing a horrible death.
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on March 26, 2013 - 12:31 AM
Antoine Mattox, 32, of Andover Avenue, who was indicted Monday on a second-degree murder charge in the beating death of his wife, is scheduled to be arraigned this morning before Erie County Judge Sheila A. DiTullio, according to Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III.
Mattox has been in custody since he was arrested at a Rochester bus terminal after he allegedly fatally beat his wife Nedra E. Thomas-Mattox, 38, in their home on March 11.
E. Carey Cantwell, Mattox' attorney, could not be reached Monday night for comment.
Mattox is an inmate at the Erie County Holding Center. He allegedly made incriminating admissions to Buffalo homicide detectives who went to Rochester to pick him up after his late afternoon arrest there.
The victim and her alleged killer had been married ten years. Nedra E. Thomas-Mattox was the mother of two girls and a boy. The Buffalo News disclosed Sunday that she had been staying at Haven House, a Buffalo shelter for domestic violence victims, from late December until sometime in February before she returned to the Andover Avenue home she shared with Mattox.