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CHARLEMONT—Haley, Gwen, Spencer and Rose will be greeting visitors.
They're the four Cavalier Spaniels who gave Cavalier Cottage Bed and Breakfast its name.
Patricia A. Butterfield was set to open the pet-friendly business on Jan. 6 in her home in Charlemont.
Though guests need not bring a pet when they stay at Cavalier Cottage, the 630-square-foot studio space with a private entrance offers them and their four-legged companions all the amenities of home. It features a large, bright, comfortable live-in area with a queen-size bed, Wi-Fi, Netflix access, I-pod hook-up, CD player and air conditioning. There is a large, eat-in kitchen with a full-size oven and refrigerator and a bathroom with shower. Visitors can use the adjoining deck and garden and enjoy walks with their pets on beautiful, quiet country roads.
"A lot of places don't allow pets," Butterfield said. "So because I am such an animal lover, I decided this is the niche I want to be. Pets are very, very welcome."
Her four Cavalier Spaniels were rescued from puppy mills. "They are very mellow, very friendly dogs," she said. "I'm sure they'll be happy to meet and greet other animals and their owners" who visit Cavalier Cottage.
Butterfield, 66, used to run a cosmetology school, an aesthetics school and a day spa in Northampton; she moved from Goshen to Charlemont a year ago and began volunteering at a business that creates custom-designed and built wheeled carts to extend the mobility of crippled or injured pets, Eddie's Wheels in Shelburne Falls. "What they do is phenomenal," she said. "I've had the opportunity to work with animals and to work with people who are trying to improve the lives of companion animals."
When someone suggested she turn her efficiency apartment into a bed and breakfast, she thought it was a good idea and liked the idea of making it pet friendly.
"It's beautiful up here, absolutely gorgeous," Butterfield said. "There are streams and meadows, and it's very peaceful…. And the people are great."
Winter rates at Cavalier Cottage Bed and Breakfast are $115 a night, and that includes a continental breakfast. Those who stay two consecutive nights will get a $25 gas card, and those staying for three consecutive nights will get 50 percent off the third night. Special rates are available for longer stays.
Also available are pet care services such as use of a fenced-in yard, dog walks and animal massage by a certified practitioner.
For more information visit www.cavaliercottage.com or call (413) 625-2262.

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LATHROP – "West Side Story" is a 1950s Broadway production turned into an award-winning 1961 musical film of the same name.
If temporary taxes that generate $11 billion a year for the state aren't extended, school districts such as Manteca Unified and Ripon Unified will take a loss of up to $350 per student.
WESTON RANCH – Farm Day returned to August Knodt School Friday after a one-year hiatus.
Anthony Dahl is perhaps better known to Manteca Unified School District students as an instrumental music teacher.
It is a first for any high school Ag department.
The Manteca High School Thespian Club has hit one of the park.
A group of seventh-grade students at Veritas School will take part in a research symposium at the University of California at Davis next month.
The verdict is still to come.
Manteca's emergency responders – police and fire – are stepping onto the Sierra High School hardwoods Thursday night at 6 o'clock to put on an exhibition basketball game for the benefit of the school's Class of 2011 Sober Grad Night.
The biggest test that could prevent 10,000 Manteca Unified students from advancing to the next grade level in August is whether they can provide documentation they are immunized against perstussis that is also known as whooping cough.
Joshua Cowell students buying school lunch Wednesday will enjoy a side dish that could later this year be prepared by White House chefs.
Dine under the stars and with the stars.
RIPON – Lance Morrow hopes to see students at Ripon High become high-tech savvy.
RIPON – Ripon Unified continued to show positive enrollment figures.
RIPON - Emotions ran high in the scripted "Every 15 Minutes" deaths of Ripon High School students at a funeral attended by RHS upperclassmen and their parents Friday morning in the high school gym.
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And the answer seems obvious: who likes taxes?
But in one informal survey, those in favor of letting the payroll tax holiday expire outnumbered those opposed to the "new" tax by a margin of two to one. (The survey was conducted on Twitter; three users responded.)
"It was always supposed to be temporary," argued Chip Burns. "Why should we be upset?"
Burns, a Birmingham-based freelance video producer, has a point. And his argument sounds a lot like the one made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in the fall of 2012.
"This has to be a temporary tax cut," Geithner said in testimony given to the Senate Budget Committee. "I don't see any reason to consider supporting its extension."
While Geithner may not have seen any reason, many economists do see at least one: the economic recovery remains fragile, and a payroll tax increase will reduce the amount of money consumers can spend on goods and services.
In Alabama, where the average annual wage was $40,461 in 2011, the tax hike represents an average annual levy of more than $800, or roughly $15 a week.
That argument fails to sway Burns, however. "[The tax cut] probably shouldn't have been extended in 2011 either. This is just the first time politicians haven't been too scared to end it," he said.
Michael Hansen, director of public relations for Birmingham-based The Modern Brand, agrees with Burns. "It's not a big deal that a temporary thing ended," he said.
Hansen feels that it's fair to ask Americans to make sacrifices during difficult times, and argues that no such request has been made for over a decade. "It's high time," he said.
But to say that all Americans agree with that stance would be inaccurate. And in fact, some individuals on the other side of the argument have already formed strong opinions -- even before receiving their first paycheck of 2013.
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quality of a road. This objective method of analysis is completed by external
engineers. There is also an index used to determine the condition of sidewalks.
DPW engineers also make assessments daily as to the condition of a pavement.
2. PUBLIC INPUT: Requests are received from Indianapolis residents
by the Mayor's Action Center and the Mayor's Neighborhood Advocates. Those
requests are then routed to DPW for evaluation. Public open houses and
neighborhood meeting presentations are also held to solicit input on
projects. These requests and public feedback impact what streets are
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have been set up to receive constituent requests and a number of them have
resulted in amended project plans or additional streets segments being added to
a project, as budget and timing allowed.
3. COUNCILLOR INPUT: DPW has a tradition of requesting lists from sitting councillors each year as to which projects they would like to see done in that council district. Councillors are sometimes able to choose one project over another in that district. The DPW Director has also spent time touring various council districts with each councillor as available. This helps to ensure that the agency and the councillor are on the same page with requests and priorities.


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December 1, 2012 Updated Dec 1, 2012 at 2:46 PM CDT
A tragic story from Miami on Saturday morning.
According to a report from the Miami Herald, two people were killed and 30 more were injured when a bus crashed into an overpass at Miami International Airport.
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The stock out of no where and for no reason, and gives absolutely no justification... and we're supposed to believe it?? Wondering which director with connections needs to sell this time.
There is no b of a upgrade gang...b of a does not even follow this pos? what don't you people understand here?????????????
golong, I saw it on my ETrade account.


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The effect of the Black Death, or bubonic plague, on Renaissance art is largely philosophical, symbolic and intangible. The plague's influence on art is profound because of the infection's overall impact on many artists and their work. The historical imprint the illness left on Renaissance art is undeniable.
Dance of Death
In the "Dance of Death" style of Renaissance art, skeletons mingle and dance among the living in daily, otherwise normal, painted scenes. Such scenes depict the intensity of the Black Death's journey across Europe.
Memento Mori
The Latin phrase "memento mori" translates to "remember you are mortal" or "reminder of death." Because of the Black Death, Renaissance art began to explore the nature of mortality and become reminders to live a life worthy of favorable divine judgment.
Death Symbolism
Symbols are used to convey beliefs about death. Skulls, decaying bodies and the hourglass are present in many of the works created during the bubonic plague's devastating presence.
Positive Effects
Artist gained subject matter to depict emotionally transparent representations of suffering, infection symptoms and philosophical beliefs about death. The Black Death's effect on European society prompted artists to blend realism with communication about events.
Negative Effects
Potentially influential and well-known artists such as Giorgione da Castelfranco, Pietro Perugino, Bernardo Daddi are reported victims of the bubonic plague. Untimely deaths affected the evolution of Renaissance art in unidentifiable ways.
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Military investigators are launching a pretrial inquiry into murder and child abuse charges filed against an Air Force airman, said Cannon Air Force Base officials.
Military authorities have brought a murder charge against Edward M. Novak II, an airman first class with Cannon's 27th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in Clovis, N.M., in connection with the Oct. 28, 2004, death of his wife, Kimberly S. Novak.
Kimberly Novak died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to the charge.
Edward Novak also faces a child abuse charge. Authorities allege that he repeatedly abused a child between January and May 2005 by "leaving her unattended for hours at a time, failing to provide proper nourishment, and failing to change her diaper as needed," the charge states.
During the inquiry, known as an "Article 32 hearing," evidence is examined and witnesses may be called, Cannon spokesman 1st Lt. James Nichols said.
After the inquiry, the investigating commander will decide whether to proceed to a court-martial, Nichols said.
If the commander decides to pursue a court-martial, the case will be forwarded to the 12th Air Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Ariz.
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SPRINGFIELD -- The Detective Bureau is investigating a stabbing reported around 2:20 a.m. this morning.
A police lieutenant did not have any information, and a detective reached this morning would not comment, saying only that the incident is under investigation.
It's unknown where exactly the incident occurred.
Police radio communications reported that a victim was taken to the hospital with what appeared to be non life-threatening injuries.
There were witnesses, according to the scanner chatter.
The stabbing is the second in as many days in the City of Homes.
Early Saturday, a man was stabbed on Euclid Avenue in the city's Forest Park neighborhood. He suffered non life-threatening wounds to his forearm and abdomen, police said.
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Barbara Nadel
Barbara Nadel is an English crime-writer. Many of her books are set in Turkey, others in London's East End.
Born in the East End of London, Barbara Nadel trained as an actress before becoming a writer. Now writing full-time, she has previously worked as a public relations officer for the National Schizophrenia Fellowship's Good Companion Service and as a mental health advocate for the mentally disordered in a psychiatric hospital. She has also worked with sexually abused teenagers and taught psychology in schools and colleges, and was the patron of The Acorn Group in Shrewsbury,[1][2] a charity (now apparently closed following a cut in funding[3][4]) caring for those in emotional and mental distress.
She has been a regular visitor to Turkey for more than twenty-five years.
Until late 2014 Barbara Nadel lived in "the wilds of the north of England" with her husband and six axolotls,[5] her "very demanding Persian cat" having died on 23 December 2011,[6] but then moved from the Pennines to "a small village in Essex just outside London".[7] Her son is a published academic.[8]
Barbara Nadel has written eighteen books in her series about Çetin İkmen, a chain-smoking and hard-drinking detective on the Istanbul police force, and his colleagues Mehmet Süleyman, Balthazar Cohen and Armenian pathologist Arto Sarkissian. These have been translated into a number of languages, including Turkish, as well as being released as audiobooks in English and German.
Her second crime series, set in West Ham in the East End of London during The Blitz, features undertaker Francis Hancock.
In January 2011 Quercus announced the signing of Ms Nadel to write a new crime series set in the modern-day East End, to be published starting Summer 2012 under the name B J Nadel,[9] although the published book used Barbara Nadel.[10]
Other published works include short stories in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine plus British magazines My Weekly and Woman's Own, and travel pieces for British newspapers The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent and US food magazine Saveur.
2005 winner of the CWA Silver Dagger (for Deadly Web)
2006 winner of "Jury" magazine's Flintyxan ("Flint Axe") award for Best Historical Crime Novel (for Dödlig rättvisa, Marianne Alstermark's Swedish translation of Last Rights)
2008 winner of the London Borough of Redbridge Big Red Read Book of the Year for Ashes to Ashes
2010 winner of the London Borough of Redbridge Big Red Read Crime Fiction of the Year for Sure and Certain Death
2013 Derringer Finalist for short story Nain Rouge published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Çetin İkmen[edit]
Published by Headline
- Belshazzar's Daughter (1999)
- A Chemical Prison (aka The Ottoman Cage) (2000)
- Arabesk (2001)
- Deep Waters (2002)
- Harem (2003)
- Petrified (2004)
- Deadly Web (2005)
- Dance With Death (2006)
- A Passion for Killing (2007)
- Pretty Dead Things (2007)
- River of the Dead (2009)
- Death by Design (2010)
- A Noble Killing (2011)
- Dead of Night (2012)
- Deadline (2013)[11]
- Body Count (2014)[12]
- Land of the Blind (2015)[13]
- On the Bone (2016)[14]
Francis Hancock[edit]
Published by Headline
- Last Rights (2005)
- After the Mourning (2006)
- Ashes to Ashes (2008)
- Sure and Certain Death (2009)
Hakim & Arnold[edit]
Published by Quercus
- A Private Business (2012)
- An Act of Kindness (2013)
- Poisoned Ground (2014)[15]
- Enough Rope (2015)[16]
- ^ The Acorn Group home page. Accessed 17 September 2015
- ^ The Acorn Group pamphlet (large JPG). Accessed 17 September 2014
- ^ Shewsbury Chronicle article. Accessed 17 September 2014
- ^ UK Charity Commission Register of Charities entry. Accessed 17 September 2014
- ^ Tweet at 2:40 AM on 19 April 2012 Accessed 15 July 2012.
- ^ Barbara Nadel writing in her International Crime Authors Reality Check blog. Accessed 15 July 2012
- ^ Barbara Nadel writing in her International Crime Authors Reality Check blog. Accessed 14 April 2015
- ^ Barbara Nadel writing in her International Crime Authors Reality Check blog. Accessed 12 April 2011
- ^ Quercus blog entry, 24 Jan 2011. Accessed 21 June 2011
- ^ Amazon UK page. Accessed 15 July 2012
- ^ Headline web site. Accessed 16 July 2012
- ^ Headline web site. Accessed 17 September 2014
- ^ Headline web site. Accessed 17 September 2014
- ^ Headline web site. Accessed 11 December 2015
- ^ Quercus web site. Accessed 17 September 2014
- ^ Quercus web site. Accessed 2 September 2015
Further reading[edit]
- Goldsmith, Hilary Anne, The Relationship between the Aristotelian, Newtonian and holistic scientific paradigms and selected British detective fiction 1980-2010.
External links[edit]
- International Crime Authors Reality Check
- Shotsmag Profile
- Fantastic Fiction profile
- Tangled Web profile
- Meet the Author (video) 2004
- CWA Gold and Silver Daggers 2005
- London Borough of Redbridge Big Red Read
- Wikipedia SE entry for the Flintyxan, in Swedish
- bokrecension.se entry for Marianne Alstermark, in Swedish
- 2013 Derringer nomination
- Works by or about Barbara Nadel in libraries (WorldCat catalog)


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The OLD DOCK RESTAURANT is a seasonal restaurant and bar located in the Historic Hamlet
of Essex, New York. Guests arrive by automobile, private boat or on the Charlotte-Essex.
Come for
dinner or lunch
from Memorial Day to Columbus Day.
Slips are available for our guests who arrive by boat. Passengers on the Charlotte-Essex ferry
have the option to leave their automobiles in the free parking lot at Charlotte and when they
arrive in Essex stroll a few feet to the Old Dock. Parking is available on site for those guests
who arrive by automobile.
Directions to the Old
Lunch is served beginning at 11:30 a.m.Seven days a week.
Dinner is served from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Seven days a week.
The bar is open until midnight.
The Old Dock was built in 1810 as a wharf for Lake Champlain boat traffic. Finished goods and
supplies were delivered from Albany and New York City. Blue granite quarried in Willsboro
was loaded on canal boats for delivery to the construction site of the Brooklyn Bridge. When the
railroad arrived in 1858 boat traffic declined. From 1920 to the 1950's the Old Dock was the
port of call for tour boats including the Ticonderoga now berthed in the Shelbourne Museum at
Shelbourne, Vermont.
In the early 1930's the Old Dock was opened as a tea room and from the early 1960's to 1984
Black Bart Baily served fine food and strong grog to select customers. In 1985 Joanne and Jack
Halpin and their son Robin Hill restored the Dock House Restaurant and added boat slips. The
Old Dock Restaurant has been operated by Steve McKenna since 2006.
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Twice over the past week, I had acquaintances of mine react with surprise when I told them I had been shooting video of Hurricane Sandy victims living in FEMA trailers in New Jersey. Both of my friends said they were surprised to hear that victims in New Jersey were still unable to move back into their homes.
It reminded me of a conversation I had with a general contractor I interviewed in this video a few weeks back. He told me while some of his Sandy victim clients were still living in hotels and wondering if they'd ever get back into their homes, his other customers further inland were complaining about the slow pace delivery for their new kitchen backsplash tiles.
It is a startling — and growing — disconnect, this gap between Sandy land and the rest of New Jersey.
Sit at a diner and eavesdrop in Toms River, or in one of the Raritan Bayshore towns and the talk, almost five months after the storm, is almost exclusively about Sandy. Drive 15 miles inland, away from the disaster zone and folks seem to have forgotten all about it.
There are even those, like nj.com user breckenspapa, who have taken to calling working class folks who have lost everything "whiners."
So if you're one of those people who have forgotten all about it, watch this video.
Watch it and think about Vera Pizzo, a woman who lost her job at Fort Monmouth when the facility closed down, who lost her mother last year and now may have lost her home to Sandy. Think about my other subject, Frederick Ziegler, a 77-year-old gentleman who was raised in his Point Pleasant home by a disabled, single fishing boat captain father - true Jersey Shore stock who may never get back into this Jersey Shore home.
Think about them, then multiply their stories by the thousands. Now you're getting the picture.
Read Star-Ledger columnist Mark Di Ionno's column about Ziegler and Pizzo and other FEMA trailer residents: Left homeless by Sandy, residents take shelter in FEMA trailers.
Follow Ledger Live on Facebook and host Brian Donohue on Twitter.com
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Matte Nail Polish: A Total Knockout
KO (Knockout Cosmetics) was created by makeup artist Mike Potter, best known for creating the hair and makeup for the groundbreaking stage and film versions of Hedwig & the Angry Inchfor. Along with fellow KO leader Aaron McCann, are very excited to welcome you to the beauty and glamour of KO.
Knockout introduces four new glamourous shades of Flatte Matte nail polish. Karen - a virbrant red (OMG yes red), Calamine - pink powder, Black Flatte - black flatte and Powder - milky white powder along with a matte topcoat.
The quality was superb. Each coat applied smooth like a matte and dried to a silky satin finish with two applications. Although, I did use three coats due to my errors - not the actual formula or brand.
Let's break it down. Priced at $22 a pop, may be the only drawback to these beauties. But, you get what you pay for and so much more! The bottles are huge-normous (.56 oz). Biggie size me up please - no kidding!
My Issues. The extra large bottle accompanies an even longer handle. For me, the handle wasn't practical at all. I felt like I was painting with a oversized sharpie marker. Mostly, it's that I'm not used to a longer handle.
Calamine is exactly that - a calmine creme pink powder with no visible shimmer that's perfect for Spring. The pink creme looked so elegant on my nails - I just loved it!
Next week, I'll be featuring the gorgeous, Karen - a red flatte matte. Make sure you stay tuned! In the meantime, check out Scrangie's black and white swatches.
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Lucy said on Apr 1st, 2009 12:16 pm
I love the Calamine polish! I just can't wait to see Karen. That should be stupendous. How exciting. I hope matte polishes will come back again.
Steph said on Apr 1st, 2009 3:12 am
Lucy, I think they'll be here for quite a while!! yippee! The red is gorgeous and very different at the same time :)


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Recently Vestergaard (2002) has developed an empirical method for estimating the masses of black holes in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) based on rest-frame ultraviolet spectral properties (broad C IV line width and UV continuum luminosity). The primary application of this method is for high-redshift quasars, for which the better established optical mass estimators (broad H-beta line width and optical continuum luminosity) are redshifted into the more-difficult-to-observe near-infrared. Vestergaard's empirical method is based on relatively low-luminosity quasars at low redshift and has not been explicitly tested for a significant number of high-luminosity quasars at high-redshift. We have compiled approximately 50 luminous high-z quasars for which both C IV and H-beta profiles are available and used these to estimate black hole masses. While there is significant scatter, the ratio of black hole mass estimates for the sample is consistent with unity, indicating that there is no systematic problem extrapolating C IV-based mass estimates into this region of parameter space. We find no systematic trends between either the C IV blueshift or the line width and the ratio of mass estimates. Finally, we have estimated the Eddington ratio, L/LEdd, and find that for this region of parameter space values ranging from a few percent to marginally super-Eddington. In particular, broad absorption line (BAL) quasars span the full range of Eddington ratios with no clear distinction from the other luminous quasars examined.
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SPANISH FORT, Alabama -- Students throughout the area are invited to sign up to attend the ACT Preparation Seminar to be held 12:30 to 6 p.m. March 18 at Spanish Fort High School library.
Many colleges require the ACT College Entrance Test as one of the criteria for admission. Sponsored by the Spanish Fort Education Enrichment Foundation (SFEEF), the seminar helps students become more familiar with the ACT college entrance exam to give them the opportunity to improve their test score. Students could benefit from even a small score increase in the highly competitive college entrance selection process. Often, the admission test scores play a role in awarding scholarships as well. ACT scores are also considered when inviting students to enroll in special honors courses and programs in college.
The new essay section of the test will be covered in this seminar. This is a seminar for students of all ability levels. Experience indicates that students who take this ACT seminar achieve a 1-5 point score increase. The individual score increase, of course, depends on how much effort is put into the preparation and application of the take home materials students receive at this seminar.
The fee is $75, which includes instruction from the seminar leader and an extensive study guide that has three full-length practice tests with in-depth answer explanations for each question.
The 5 hours of in-class instruction includes: a presentation full of tips and strategies that help students attain their highest possible scores, a special focus on math and science sections for the ACT and a detailed explanation on how to write the essay portion
Students need to bring two (2) pencils and a calculator to the seminar. There will be several small breaks with bottled water and snacks provided by SFEEF.
To register for this seminar, please go to www.prepforthefuture.com Payment can be made online or student can bring a check payable to Sycamore Learning Company to the seminar.
Enrollment is limited. For more information, call Sandra Bostrom, Ex. Director of SFEEF (Spanish Fort Education Enrichment Foundation) at 251-401-7333 (sfeef). Students may apply for a scholarships available through SFEEF by emailing application to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Through 4/11, LastCall by Neiman Marcus takes 25% off men's and women's apparel and handbags during checkout. Take a look at the Free People Striped Flutter Dress, which drops from $58 to $43.50, and the men's Vince Plated Henley Sweater, which falls from $110 to $82.50. Also take a look at the Michael by Michael Kors Shoulder Bag, originally $225, now $168.75. Shipping is free with code LCAPRFS and sales tax is charged in states with Neiman Marcus retail locations.No longer available


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Being "natural" or "crunchy" is a popular parenting philosophy these days. It can be hard to define, but crunchy mamas tend to be proud of supporting things like breastfeeding, co-sleeping, home births, cloth diapering, organic food, etc.
Like most parents, I fall somewhere along the continuum of crunchiness: between breastfeeding and babywearing at one end and placenta-eating at the other.
(Yeah, that's really a thing. Not my thing, but some folks say it has benefits.)
I mention all of this to give my bona fides when it comes to crunchy parenting, so that you'll understand I'm not a blanket skeptic of natural parenting philosophies. I'm a cloth diapering, baby-wearing, breastfeeding mama who tries the best she can.
But I've got limits.
In May, The Tennessean reported on a troubling trend happening right over the state line in Tennessee. Since last fall, doctors at Vanderbilt's Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital have diagnosed seven infants, ranging in age from 7-20 weeks, with a rare disorder called vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB).
These tiny babies suffered hemorrhages, say the doctors, because their parents refused to let them get a vitamin K shot shortly after birth. It's a shot that has been standard practice in the United States since the 1960s.
According to an article in Mother Jones, VKDB is a rare disorder that occurs because babies don't have enough vitamin K, a blood coagulant, in their systems and they don't get enough of it from their mother's body or her milk. Because of that, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies receive vitamin K injections administered into the leg muscle right after birth.
It isn't a vaccine. It's just a vitamin. And without it, a baby is 81 times more likely to get late-stage VKDB, which is the most dangerous form of the disorder.
What is late-stage VKDB? It causes bleeding in various parts of a baby's body, from the intestines to the brain. It can cause brain damage or death.
And yet. A quick online search reveals numerous websites and blogs that warn against supposed dangers of vitamin K shots. They claim (based on an old study, now disproved) it can lead to leukemia, or that it isn't necessary, or could introduce "toxins" into a baby's blood.
Here's some truth for you. I know what it's like to have a neonatologist pull you aside to tell you your baby has a severe brain hemorrhage. It happened to my husband and me when our twin boys were born 12 weeks prematurely, though my son's hemorrhage was not related to a vitamin K deficiency.
I know what it's like to sit by the hospital bed of a critically ill baby for weeks and weeks, praying desperately for his recovery.
I also know what it's like to bury a child. And I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
Yet some parents in our area are refusing a simple and medically-sound vitamin injection – one that has a near-perfect success rate in preventing a potentially tragic disorder – based on rumor or the warnings of their favorite bloggers. It's madness.
I would compare refusing the vitamin K shot to refusing to buckle your child into a car seat before driving anywhere because someone on the internet told you their child died in a freak car accident in which the child's death would have been prevented if only the child hadn't been restrained by a car seat.
Is that one situation possible? Sure. Does it trump the thousands of children's lives saved every year by being buckled into car seats, or the mountains of peer-reviewed data that support car seat use? Not a chance.
We owe our babies so much more. We are their biggest advocates, but we are (most of us) not medical doctors. "I don't know everything" is something we ought to repeat to ourselves over and over.
Even saying "do your research" on childhood injections and vaccinations isn't good enough. Many of us simply do not understand or refuse to understand the difference between the findings of a small study (often later debunked, if we bothered to look it up) and the findings of decades of peer-reviewed research.
Injections and vaccinations are not a 'choice' in the way that organic vs. non-organic produce is a choice, or baby-wearing vs. strollers is a choice.
Our children deserve parents who make medical decisions based not on gut feelings and fringe fearmongering, but on solid, fact-based science.
I'm pregnant again with a baby boy, due in just a few short weeks. In those first chaotic days of his life, accepting the vitamin K shot for him will be one of the easiest 'choices' my husband and I will ever have to make.


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ABBEVILLE, Alabama -- Authorities in Henry County are investigating the death of an elderly woman found in her home this morning.
Henry County Corner Derek Wright responded to the woman's home in the 200 block of W. Washington St. in Abbeville at around 11:15 a.m., according to the Dothan Eagle, but he declined to say how the woman died.
Authorities had went to the home to perform a welfare check.
The death is being investigated by the Henry County Sheriff's Office and the Abbeville Police Task Force. The Dothan Police Department's crime scene unit is assisting in the investigation.
Henry County Sheriff William Maddox told the Dothan Eagle Tuesday afternoon that the death "is kind of suspicious" and was still being investigated into the evening.
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Add-on Provider API
Last updated 12 April 2016
Table of Contents
The Add-on Provider API is used when Heroku calls your add-on service. In these examples Heroku is issuing the requests and your add-on is providing the responses.
General guidelines
All calls should be protected by HTTP basic auth with the add-on
id (often referred to as the add-on identifier or slug) and
password specified in your add-on manifest.
All calls are required. Any requests that are unable to be serviced should return a 422 response with an informative message for the user.
Your service should respond within 3 seconds. Currently, it must return within 25 seconds or the request will fail. This upper limit will be reduced over time at our discretion and based on our analysis.
If longer work is necessary, respond
202 Accepted as an acknowledgement that the provision will be fulfilled and use the App Info API to set any necessary config vars when ready. The app will be restarted accordingly.
When a user requests the installation of an add-on, Heroku will make a
POST request to your API at
/heroku/resources with the following body:
{ "heroku_id": "email@example.com", "plan": "basic", "region": "amazon-web-services::us-east-1", "callback_url": "https://email@example.com", "log_input_url": "https://token:email@example.com/logs", "logplex_token": "t.01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef", "options": {}, "uuid": "01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef" }
Your service MUST respond with valid JSON. At minimum, this response body must include an
id field with an identifier for the installed add-on that is unique to this request across your entire service.
In the provision request, only the
uuid field is guaranteed to be unique and stable. It it is extremely important that you do not return to Heroku an
id based on Heroku-sent fields, other than the
uuid field.
You MAY also include a
message to be displayed to the user with further instructions and a
config object with environment variables to be set on any applications that use this add-on.
For some add-ons, the actual environment variable set on an application may be different than the key in this hash. We will strip the config variable prefix from each key and use it as the default prefix for applications using the add-on. However, the user may choose a different prefix.
For example, if your add-on is named
fast-db and you are setting
FAST_DB_URL, the variable name on the application will default to
FAST_DB_URL but would be
PRIMARY_DB_URL if the user added the add-on with the prefix
{ "id": "your-internal-unique-id", "config": {"MYADDON_URL": "http://myaddon.com/52e82f5d73"}, "message": "your message here" }
heroku_id field is an identifier for the application which will own the add-on being provisioned. It does not uniquely identify the add-on itself. For this, please refer to the
uuid field.
callback_url is the URL which should be used to retrieve updated information about the add-on and the app which owns it.
If you wish to access information which can change (e.g., owner email address or application name) then it is available via the App Info API. The App Info API will return a 4XX response until you've returned a successful provisioning response to Heroku. As a result, we recommend accessing it asynchronously after provisioning. It is the responsibility of the provider to periodically check this endpoint to ensure data is consistent.
uuid field is the unique identifier Heroku uses for the installed add-on. It corresponds with the
id field in the Heroku Platform API.
region attribute in the request specifies geographical region of the app that the add-on is being provisioned to—either
amazon-web-services::us-east-1 or
amazon-web-services::eu-west-1 are possible at this time. Use this to provision the resource in geographical proximity to the app, ignore it (if your add-on is not latency sensitive) or respond with an error if your add-on does not support apps in the region specified.
log_input_url attribute is provided so that logs can be sent to the app's log stream. This field is only present when configured in your manifest, by adding
log_input to the
requires field. For more information, see the article describing logplex input. The
logplex_token attribute used to be used for this purpose, but is deprecated and will be removed in the near future.
options object in the request are extra command line options passed in to the
heroku addons:create command.
id value returned in the response may be a string (e.g. UUID) or integer value. It should be an immutable value that can be used to address the relationship between this app and resource. This means that a plan change can not change the value of this
id, although you can update the
config later to point the app to a different resource.
config object and
message in the response are both optional.
Heroku can also pass command-line parameters given to the addons:create action during add-on provisioning to the add-on provider. Providers that require access to advanced features will receive additional attributes based on the features they've requested.
Plan change
When a user requests a plan change for an installed add-on, Heroku will send a
PUT request to your API at
/heroku/resources/:provider_id with the following body:
{ "heroku_id": "email@example.com", "plan": "plan-name" }
heroku_id field contains an identifier for the application that owns the add-on. The ID in the request URI (
:provider_id) must be used to identify the add-on to manipulate, as
heroku_id is not guaranteed to be unique.
plan field will correspond to the plan identifier set in the Provider Portal.
Your service MUST respond with a 2xx status code for successful plan changes with a valid JSON body (it may be the empty object
You MAY include a
message field, which will be displayed to the user, and a
config object (as per the Provision call) if you wish to update their values during plan change. You may also update those values asynchronously using the App Info API.
If you can not support plan changes, respond with status code
422 or
503 and return a message to display to the user, as per the description below. For example, if it is impossible to change between the users current plan and the requested plan, a
422 status code with a explanatory
message is appropriate. However, if the plan change is failing due to internal reasons and the user should try again later, a
503 may be more appropriate.
When an add-on is removed from a user's account, Heroku will make a
DELETE request to your API at
The response should be valid JSON, even if only the empty object
You may also return a
204 No Content status with an empty body for this particular request.
If your API can not fulfil a request, you should respond with an appropriate HTTP status code in the 4xx range if it is due to an invalid request (e.g. non-existent plan) or 5xx range if your API is experiencing unexpected errors. The response body MUST contain valid JSON.
For 4xx and 5xx responses on provision and plan change requests, the
message property from your JSON response will be displayed to the user. For all other responses, and when no
message property is available, a generic error message will be displayed.
For common types of errors, it is recommended that your API add an
id property to error payloads that contains a short keyword identifying the type of error. For an example, see how Heroku does it in our Platform API Reference. In the future, such identifiers may be exposed to providers in metrics and tooling for analysis.
Single sign-on
Request: POST https://username:email@example.com/sso/login/ Request Body: id=<id>&token=<token>×tamp=<ts>&nav-data=<data>&email=<user-email>&app=<app-name>&other=vals Response Header: Set-Cookie: heroku-nav-data=<data> Response Body: Web view for logged-in user
Optional values can be passed through by appending them to the Heroku API SSO URL. Users can be automatically logged in to an add-on dashboard via SSO by directing them to
https://api.heroku.com/myapps/<heroku_app_id>/addons/<uuid from provision request>?other=vals
See manifest formats for more information about configuring single sign-on.
App Info API
After your addon is provisioned, you can use the App Info API to query information about your addon installations or to update the Config Vars for your addon.


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has anyone had a problem with the URL link on the bottom of the consulting agreement email (directing us to click it to accept "terms & conditions questionnaire")? Unfortunately, upon clicking the URL link, I am directed to a Log In Screen (no Terms & conditions questionnaire is downloaded). As I am in the recruitment process, I obviously do not have Log In information and wonder if the URL is in error. I created a Gmail account, as instructed in the docs they sent me. I replied to the email address that sent me the consulting agreement docs with that new Gmail account, and asked why the Terms & conditions questionnaire does not upload (only shows a log in screen). It has been 4 days, with no response. Has anyone ever had this problem? I am excited that I received the the consulting agreements...and am very eager to get to the next phase (testing)...and hopefully pass those tests, and begin working, but I cannot get to the testing until the Terms & conditions questionnaire is complete (which I cannot access). I am so frustrated. Thanks for any advice on this problem. Can't wait to get started.
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Lower Dauphin School District's 2009-10 budget adopted Monday night includes no real estate tax hike for the second year in a row, and a change in the occupation tax that benefits low-wage earners.
The minimum income threshold for paying the $250 occupation tax will increase from the current $4,000 to $6,000.
Real estate taxes will remain at 18.1 mills, which, for a home assessed at $100,000, means a tax bill of $1,810 for school property taxes.
Including $215 in tax relief from gambling revenue, the district estimates taxes are the same as in the 2003-04 year.
Board member Keith Oellig said he would like the district to do better in lowering taxes, but agreed it's "hard to vote against a zero increase in taxes."
The district's real estate tax revenue has doubled since 1999-2000, due to Hollywood Casino and related development, and housing aand commercial construction along the Route 39 corridor.
Superintendent Sherri Smith recommended a tax study be done during 2009-10 to determine if changes need to be made in the district's tax rates.
Making changes in the tax structure shouldn't be done quickly, she said, with rising expenditures in the future caused by electric de-regulation and a predicted spike in teacher retirement contribution.
Smith also said the $56,880,000 budget might have to be reopened after the state budget is adopted to incorporate whatever changes the Legislature makes in funding.


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Use the search below to search the site or find your local unit office.
In 2013, Virginia Cooperative Extension engaged almost 30,000 volunteers who provided more than 966,000 hours of volunteer service in the commonwealth. Extension offers several master volunteer programs that provide training opportunities in gardening and horticulture; food, nutrition, and safety; natural resources management; water supply systems; financial management; and energy conservation. More than 13,000 adult and youth volunteers served more than 185,000 youth ages 5 to 18 in hands-on educational programs designed to build leadership, citizenship, and life skills through Virginia 4-H. Each local Extension unit has unique volunteer opportunities.
"The tremendous difference Virginia Cooperative Extension has made in the lives of Virginians over the past 100 years has been due in large measure to the contributions of the many dedicated and tireless volunteers," said Edwin Jones, director of Virginia Cooperative Extension.
There are many ways you can get involved with us. Some of them are listed below. If you would like specific information on a particular volunteer opportunity, please contact the person listed. If you are interested in volunteering, but not sure in what way, contact your local Extension office. They will be happy to help you find a way to share your time and talents.
Virginia Master Gardeners are volunteer educators who work within their communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management education and training. If you have an interest in horticulture and like teaching and talking to the public, contact your local Extension office and ask about the Master Gardener program.
The Virginia Master Naturalist Program is a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities. Interested Virginians become Master Naturalists through training and volunteer service. If you are interested in becoming a Master Naturalist, contact your local Extension office.
The VAMWON consists of Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and volunteers trained in the proper design, management, and maintenance of private water supply systems (springs, wells, and cisterns). They organize and conduct county-based drinking water clinics and serve as a local resource for clientele with household water quality concerns. If you are interested in becoming part of the VAMWON, apply online.
Master Food Volunteers help support Extension's family and consumer sciences agents through education and outreach efforts. These volunteers are involved in programs related to food preparation, nutrition, food safety, and physical activity. If you have an interest in becoming a Master Food Volunteer, contact Melissa Chase, state coordinator for the Master Food Volunteer Program, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Virginia Cooperative Extension's Family Nutrition Program helps limited-resource families and children develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthier lifestyle choices on a limited budget.
For more information on volunteer opportunities with FNP, contact the agent nearest to you:
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Master Financial Education Volunteers receive a minimum of 20 hours of classroom instruction and, in return, commit to contribute an additional 40 hours of service to the in the 12 months following the training.
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Staybridge Suites Augusta
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 92 guestrooms
- Fitness center
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Lobby fireplace
- Convenience store
- Laundry service
- Conference space
- Multilingual staff
- Barbecue grills
For families
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Sofa bed
- Kitchen
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Stovetop
- Microwave
What's around
- Augusta National Golf Club (1.6 mi / 2.6 km)
- Ezekiel Harris House (3.6 mi / 5.7 km)
- Augusta State University (3.7 mi / 5.9 km)
- The Augusta Canal Interpretive Center at Enterprise Mill (4.6 mi / 7.4 km)
- Meadow Garden (5.6 mi / 9 km)
Staybridge Suites Augustafrom ZAR 1,573
- One King Bed, Non-Smoking, Accessible
- 1 Kng Bd 2 Bdrm Ste 2 Bathrm Nonsmoking
- Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub
- Studio Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Standard Suite, Non Smoking
- Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed, Non Smoking
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 92 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Rollaway beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
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In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Barbecue grills
- Fitness facilities
- Business center
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Turndown service
- Sofa bed
- Separate sitting area
- Hair dryer
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
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Excellent 4.3 /5 from 41 reviews
It was terrible. They are renovating and it was in disarray. The staff tried to charge me after I redeemed a free night on line. This is definitely NOT a 4 star property. Do not stay here.
The hotel was in better shape than I expected. The check in was confusing. It was prepaid but the desk clerk asked if we wanted to keep charges on MC (used AmEx) and he took my friend's card to try and split charges (he checked in before I did). We got it straightened out but better communication with how Hotels.com charges needs to be shared with staff.
Spent 2 days in Augusta and stayed at this hotel. The hotel front desk staff was very friendly and the room was large and clean. I would stay here again. The only down side was the area around the hotel was under construction and visually it looked unappealing but I imagine the construction will be done soon.
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Carlos Kalmar, the Oregon Symphony's music director, has chosen five works that, he says, do not seem to connect at first glance. They are:
1. Narong Prangcharoen: "Phenomenon," a virtuosic tone poem by Thailand's leading young composer. The orchestra opened its 2010-11 season with this very loud work.
2. Kurt Weill: "Seven Deadly Sins." As previously reported, Portland rock singer Storm Large takes the spotlight, singing a wonderful cycle of satiric songs by the composer of "The Threepenny Opera."
3. Arnold Schoenberg: "Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene." The groundbreaking Schoenberg wrote this as film music with no actual film in mind. The turbulent music, from 1929-30, is more high German romanticism than the more austere atonality that he's known for.
4. Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished." Schubert completed just two movements, but they are gorgeously symphonic in color and sweep.
5. Maurice Ravel: "La valse" In one genius movement, Ravel presents a tribute to the waltz, from its birth to its flourishing to its disintegration.
Says Kalmar,
"After the last Carnegie performance that we did, I decided not to do another program that would be so uniformly focused on one topic only. The reason for that was not lack of ideas or of topics that we could have presented in our bid for the 2013 concert. The reason lies in the amazing success and focus of our program 2011. It would be hard to top...And I wanted to go in a different direction.-- David Stabler
"This program is a bit "crazy". It is very unusual. It ties music
together that at first sight does not belong together. It is audacious.
It might be considered weird. The point for me is a multiple one:
Energy on both ends, Vienna on the second half, passion is always there
as a theme, although not in a simple obvious way. I believe that the
program works well. The second half, which is more " complex" is an
attempt to put things into different perspective...
"Why Storm? Because Storm is amazing. And it is time for Storm to
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I honestly didn't mean to rhyme with that title, but now that I see it in all its glory: I totally intended for that to happen, even though it's not really a "sneak peek" at all. These videos are totally available right now on your very own YouTube. Anyway, YouTube's Geek Week has begun in earnest and I decided to take a look at what the geeks have in store for us. YouTube is hoping this goes better than "Comedy Week," but to tell you the truth, watching some of the videos so far makes me think this is Comedy Week in Disguise. Of course, geeky stuff lends itself to comedy anyway, and for sure, there are some "serious" things mixed in. So let's take a look.
Videos Kicking Off YouTube's Geek Week: Global Geekery Monday
Freddie Wong goes on a Batman-style date with Grace Helbig, with obvious hilarious results, in "Skyhook:"
Nigahiga does a video we expect from creator Ryan Higa...tell everyone he's not going to do a Naruto spoof, then totally do a Naruto spoof:
"How to be More Asian" is a musical telling us how to be "less weird, and more Asian:"
Warwick Davis hosts AllTime10s "10 Best YouTube Animations from Around the World:"
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There are 20 sub-topics of "Real Love":
Four Types Of Love Are Mentioned In The Bible.
All love comes from God. There is no other source of true love. God is love. Love fulfills the 10 Commandments and every other pattern and ordinance of God. Fake love is not righteousness, but real love is righteousness. Love always starts with God's leading followed by God's faith (supernatural belief) coming, which gives access to God's grace. God's grace then flows in, thinking God's thoughts, speaking God's words, and doing God's acts through you. Your place is to submit to the righteousness of God and let Him do it through you. God gets all the glory, and you get blessed.
Someone may ask, "Then what about unbelievers who love their spouses or love their children or love their friends?" Four types of love are mentioned in the Bible.
There is a Greek word, phileo, that means brotherly love. This is the kind of love that is based on common interests, common goals, or personalities that just seem to get along well.
Then, there is another Greek word, eros, for self-gratifying "love." Eros is focused on one's self and what it can get, often in terms of pleasure. It cares nothing for others because it is too busy using others and taking advantage of them--although it may impersonate affection to get what it wants. It often may even fool the person displaying eros into thinking that the eros is actually true love. This type of "love" gives many people a very warped view of sex.
The Greek word, storge, refers to the kind of love that occurs naturally between family members, which is a good gift from God. It is that powerful love that sweeps over a mother when she gives birth. It is the love between brothers and sisters. God built natural affection into every person just as He put a conscience in every person. The word, storge, is never used in the Bible, but astorgos, without natural affection, is mentioned twice. Some are so evil that they even lack natural affection for members of their own family, their parents, spouse, siblings, or children. This is not how they were created, however.
The type of love that we are most concerned with is the supernatural love. This is the love that God is. This love goes beyond natural affection. You were created to literally flow with this kind of love in mighty, flowing streams as you tap into the all-powerful Source of this love. This love is available only through Christ who reconciles us to the almighty God who created all things. The Greek word for the supernatural kind of love is agape.
Looking to God to understand love and centering on 1 Corinthians 13, we find that love is patient, kind, humble, polite, serving others, self-controlled, forgiving, good, and truth-loving. Love is not envious, boastful nor desiring recognition nor proud, rude, self-seeking nor wanting to be served, quick-tempered, unforgiving, entertained by evil, nor does love seek out a lie. This is the agape love, the love that is only available as it flows from the throne of God. And this love is related to faith, true faith.
Since love is so closely related to faith, the fact that faith has been re-defined will have a devastating effect on receiving the love that is of God. Sometimes we use the word, faith, and we really mean a Faith is a powerful gift that only God can give.">rationalized belief. Sometimes we may refer to a religious organization and call it a faith. Sometimes the word, faith, is used to refer to a doctrine. Real, genuine, faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, Hebrews 11:1. Whatever is not of faith is sin, Romans 14:23. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word (literally, utterance) of God, Romans 10:17. Looking into 1 Corinthians 13 in the fourth verse, it says, "charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up." That is to say, love is humble; it doesn't brag; it has no pride. Understanding just who you are in reality has a lot to do with understanding the exact function of faith, hope, grace, and love. By the way, humility does not imply that you must beat yourself up and think of yourself as something less than God thinks of you.
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As Bill Hotchkiss plays the piano during the lunchtime dance on the second floor of the Senior Center, he no longer has to worry if he'll strike a key that doesn't work.
The center recently made a plea to the community through a story in the Times-Republican for the donation of a replacement piano as the former one was not meeting their needs.
A total of 13 people stepped up to offer a piano for the use for these senior dances, and the one chosen was donated by Marshalltown resident Kevin Posekany.
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Bill Hotchkiss play the piano Thursday as seniors dance to the music on the second floor of the Senior Center in Marshalltown. This piano was donated as the center was in need of a replacement.
"It was wonderful," said Robin Mancieri of Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging of the response they received. "I had no idea we would have that many. I expected maybe a couple of people. We appreciate all of the responses."
Local piano expert Annie Grieshop offered to look at each piano to see what would fit the center's needs.
Hotchkiss plays for Cliff Hayes and the Party Time Players and plays regularly at the center. He was satisfied with the replacement piano.
"It's a lot louder, and all the keys work," Hotchkiss said. "I appreciate it. It was a nice Christmas present."
Posekany read about the need for a piano, and he decided to donate one that his family purchased used for $25 seven years ago. It was being stored in his garage, and he wanted to see it being used.
"It just needed a good home," Posekany said. "It's great that they can get good use out of it."
Mancieri said the sound of the new piano is a hit for the seniors who like to hit the dance floor.
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N. Plumridge
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 8th 2004, p.27
The recent policy initiatives of patient choice, payment by results and foundation hospitals will together create a market system aimed at enhancing hospital efficiency. This conflicts with a new push towards management of chronic disease in the community, not in hospital.
E. Ernst
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 22nd 2004, p.28-29
Complementary medicine is popular with consumers but can be unsafe and expensive. Even accepted therapies, such as chiropractic spinal manipulation, rest on doubtful evidence. There are insufficient grounds to justify integrating these therapies into routine healthcare.
N. Hawkes
The Times, July 22nd 2004, p.2
The number of targets in the NHS has been slashed by the Government, to be replaced by "core standards". John Reid, the Health Secretary, produced a slimmed-down list of just 20 targets rather than the 60 that NHS organisations have hitherto had to meet.
J. Carvel
The Guardian, July 21st 2004, p. 10
The government's plans for foundation hospitals were left in chaos after 10 of the trusts expecting to gain independent status over the next few months were blackballed by the new health inspectorate. The Healthcare Commission - the body responsible for inspecting the quality of hospitals in England - stripped them of the three-star ranking which they need to be considered for conversion into foundation trusts. It is a move that casts doubt on the government's plans for NHS reform as their rejection may be permanent. Article lists all NHS acute and specialist trusts in England star rated by their performance on 44 measurements.
(See also The Times, July 21st 2004, p.4; The Independent, July 21st 2004, p. 2; The Daily Telegraph, July 21st 2004, p.10; Financial Times, July 21st 2004, p.3)
N. Edwards and others
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 22nd 2004, supplement, 9p
The health sector workforce's needs are changing due to factors ranging from demographics to evolving service standards. Supplement looks at the work of the new sector skills council, Skills for Health, the impact of population ageing on recruitment, and how organisations are using new standards of competence to enhance practice.
M. Taylor
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 29th 2004, p.24-25
Commissioning of high-cost, low-volume specialised children's services, such as paediatric nephrology, by primary care trusts is not working. Staff shortages are leaving nephrology centres vulnerable to total breakdown. More trained nephrologists are becoming available, but acute trusts do not have the funding to employ them.
National Audit Office
London: TSO, 2004 (House of Commons papers, session 2003/04; HC876)
There has been progress at trust level in putting systems and processes in place and strengthening infection control teams to improve the prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections, but the NHS still has insufficient information about their extent and costs. The limited information available from the voluntary reporting on surgical site infection surveillance indicates the degree of improvement has been small, and the mandatory MRSA bloodstream infection surveillance shows that the number of these cases continues to rise.
C. Shannon
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 8th 2004, p.28-29
Fears of an epidemic of VCJD are leading to government calls for an urgent reform of instrument sterilisation methods. Sterilisation services are in a poor state, having been under-resourced for decades. The way forward appears to be the creation of Centralised Sterilisation Centres shared between local trusts. These centres are likely to be built, equipped and run by the private sector.
J. Buchan, R. Jobanputra and P. Gough
London: Kings Fund, 2004
Case studies of three London hospital trusts show that nurses from overseas comprise between 12% and 25% of their workforce. This extensive overseas recruitment raises questions about the effective management of a culturally diverse workforce, retention of globally mobile staff, and the ethics of poaching nurses from developed countries.
(For a summary see the Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 15th 2004, p.30-310)
M. Gould
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 22nd 2004, p.12-13
The NHS Plan's signatories comment on its successes and limitations four years after its launch.
Department of Health
London: 2004
The number of national targets which NHS providers will have to meet is to be cut from 62 to 20. Existing targets that will have been met by April 2005 will become care standards that providers must maintain. The reduced targets include:
J. Carvel
The Guardian, July 30th 2004, p.1
Most NHS hospitals in England will find it difficult to operate legally from Sunday when a European directive comes into force limiting doctors' hours, according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper. Many NHS trusts cannot find enough qualified house officers and registrars to staff them.
(See also The Guardian, July 30th 2004, p.4)
S. March
The Times, July 5th 2004, p.8
Health service workers top the list of people who take time off work for being sick, according to a survey of 1,000 employees by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Nationwide, it is government NHS workers who top the sick league, with an average 11.6 days a year missed per person.
D. Carlisle
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 15th 2004, p.8-9
Despite a code of conduct governing ethical recruitment, the NHS in England remains the world's biggest importer of healthcare professionals from developing countries. There is a growing outcry against this practice and calls for mandatory compensation of developing countries for their lost workers.
Health Committee
London: TSO, 2004 (House of Commons papers, session 2003/04; HC 454)
The report focuses on the provision of hospice and palliative care. The committee found that services which are needed most in deprived areas are concentrated in areas of social affluence. Services are disproportionately aimed at cancer patients. They are underused by black and minority ethnic communities. There is also a lack of suitable palliative care for children and young people in transition to adulthood. England is lagging behind similar countries in providing support for people to die at home.
A. U. Sale
Community Care, July 15th-21st 2004, p.34-35
The article introduces the NHS Expert Patients Programme which is training people with chronic illnesses such as asthma and diabetes to effectively manage their conditions and improve their lives.
Opinion Leader Research
London: Kings Fund, 2004
Research showed that there is support from a majority of the public for changing NHS priorities to focus more on health promotion and improvement. People also approved of government interventions to promote healthier lifestyles such as banning smoking in public places, banning TV advertising of junk food targeted at children and banning street drinking. The research also revealed different attitudes to health improvement between high and low income respondents. The poor and disadvantaged were less supportive of banning unhealthy activities and more interested in measures to tackle poverty and increase the choices available to them.
J. Trueland
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 22nd 2004, p.14-15
Improving public health has been given a high profile in the Public Service Agreements published alongside the 2004 Comprehensive Spending Review. There are targets on cutting smoking, teenage pregnancy, childhood obesity and deaths from cancer and heart disease, as well as on reducing health inequalities between rich and poor. A range of public health professionals comment on the targets.
Department of Health
London: 2004
The number of NHS bodies that work at "arm's length" from the Department of Health will be reduced, saving at least £500m in costs and increasing resources that can be channelled directly to frontline patient care. It is proposed that:
M. Shabbir and S. Banerjee
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 8th 2004, p.24-25
The development of effective clinical teams is vital to the delivery of quality clinical care and reducing clinical errors. Implementation of the European working-time directive will disrupt working time dynamics and reduce training opportunities for junior doctors. Funding is needed to increase further the numbers of doctors, if the directive is not to be at the expense of patient care.
Healthcare Commission
London: 2004
The report found many positive signs that the healthcare provided by the NHS is improving. Examples of improvements include patients typically waiting less time for treatments, falling mortality rates from cancer, and more dedicated units for stroke patients. However, the report also found wide variations in healthcare and health between different parts of the country and different groups of the population. There is concern that those most in need may be getting the worst deal.
A. Moore
Health Service Journal, vol.114, July 8th 2004, p.8-9
The article describes how hospitals are planning to reconfigure services and redesign rotas to comply with the European Union Working Time Directive that seeks to reduce junior doctors' working weeks to a maximum of 58 hours. However, one in six acute trusts expects to fail to comply with the directive when it comes into force in August 2004. The British Medical Association has signalled its intention to take action against them.


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In his latest column, Dave D'Alessandro's writes about why the NBA owners aren't getting much sympathy during this lockout.
The Star-Ledger columnist specifically points out how the rich owners are looking for gratitude from fans, which D'Alessandro says is a problem in the current economy. NJ.com users are siding with D'Alessandro's point of view, and are angered by the lockout.
From sartysnopes:
I agree Dave. I have no sympathy for the owners here. I have only slightly more sympathy for the NBA players. The fact that the billionaires club can't come to an agreement with the millionaires club also speaks to a certain stupidity. The quality of basketball in the NBA has declined over the years. NCAA basketball is more enjoyable. The fundies are good. The rivalries are great. I am happy to watch the college game. I won't miss the Nets at all.
From CarnactheMagnificent:
While the issue of the billionaires vs the millionaires is being discussed, I don't hear much about the people who are really being affected by this contract fight --- the thousands of men and women who work in the arenas - the janitors, the ticket booth employees, the concessionaires and their employees, parking lot attendants, maintenance people, the television crews, and the list goes on and on. The players and owners will get along just fine. It is these other people who will be hurt.
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BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Former Oregon State guard Tyler Thomas was among four new players signed by Montana State coach Rob Ash, it was announced Wednesday.
Ash said offensive tackle Stephen Memory transferred from San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, Calif., running back Dontrayevous Robinson transferred to MSU from Nebraska, and defensive end Eric Homec returns to his hometown after attending Orange Coast Community College in California.
Ash said all four transfers attended class at MSU on Wednesday.
Ash described Thomas as an outstanding lineman who is light on his feet. Thomas earned first team all-state honors in 2008, and second team honors in 2007 and 2009 at Flathead High School in Kalispell. He also played in the Mon-Dak All-Star Game.
Thomas, who redshirted in 2009, did not play for the Beavers last year because he was dismissed from the team after a run-in with authorities in Corvallis.
Police say he was arrested Aug. 22 after they found him naked and intoxicated in a stranger's home and had to use stun guns to take him into custody.


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Remembrances of The Beatles show in City Park
Sunday, June 22, 2014 10:47 PM
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Geri Teasley, of Prairieville, saw The Beatles perform at City Park in 1964 as a thirteen year old girl. The show only lasted 30 minutes and fans at one point broke through a barricade during their performance of "Can't Buy Me Love." Teasley ran off the field with a 7 year old friend when the crowd got wild. She then was face to face with the Beatles who were escaping the scene the same way. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn, NOLA.com l The Times-Picayune)
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This kit includes six customizable screen protectors, a squeegee card for applying the screen protectors, and a 7-inch X 7-inch micro fiber cleaning cloth. The screen protectors are made of an ultra thin polymer material which can be used for LCD screens on a digital camera, cell phone, or PDA. The screen protectors effectively reduce glare, smudging, and scratches.


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Dear Heidi Anne: My tools have gotten pretty beaten up and I want some new, fun tools but I have no idea what to get?-- LN in Pompey
Dear LN: Here are some of my favorite tried and true tools.
A good-quality, fine-point black pen is a must-have for all scrapbookers. I use the ZIG Millennium. It retails for less than $2 and is available in five point sizes.
A dependable black inkpad is something I cannot live without. StazOn solvent inkpad in jet black is my go-to inkpad. StazOn ink is perfect if you are going to stamp an image and then color it in with Copic markers or watercolors because the ink does not bleed.
StazOn ink is permanent and will stain, so don't let your kids play with it. StazOn ink pads retail for around $8.
My favorite adhesive is Scotch Quick Dry Tacky Adhesive. It's a liquid glue that comes in a 2 ounce bottle. It creates a tight bond quickly and can be found for less than $6.
Without a doubt, my favorite scrapbooking tool is my Cricut Expression. This personal electronic die-cutting machine has eliminated the need to purchase any prepackaged diecuts, alphabet diecuts or stickers. With my Cricut Expression, I cut images as small as 1 inch and as large as 11½ inches.
Through purchasing various cartridges, I am able to cut images, words and phrases for all the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, school days and much more. I am able to coordinate my diecuts with any patterned paper. The Cricut Expression retails for $299 but with sales, can be found for as low as $175, including one cartridge.
Send questions to graphic artist Heidi Anne Giebel, of Liverpool, at email@example.com or to Scrapbooking, Stars, P.O. Box 4915, Syracuse, NY 13221. Her column appears in Stars every other week.


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"Our guys have been very receptive. They're wearing (pink shirts) whenever they're out doing fundraisers." — Hannibal Fire Co. Lt. Carl Emmons
By Allison Kanaley Trudell
Contributing writer
Pink isn't a color traditionally associated with firefighting, but for at least one month of the year, the Hannibal Volunteer Fire Co. aims to change that.
This month, firefighters are wearing pink fire hoods — the protective layer between the head and helmet — to raise awareness of breast cancer.
"We're a pretty active fire department," said Carl Emmons, a lieutenant with the fire company, who initiated the pink-hood project in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The 45 hoods, one for each active department member, were purchased for $30 each with money the department has raised through various fundraisers.
"Breast cancer is not just a woman's disease," said Emmons, noting that a small percentage of men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and many more are affected by the disease when someone they love is diagnosed. "I think everyone's been affected by (breast cancer) somehow," he said.
In addition, the department's auxiliary purchased pink T-shirts for firefighters, and is hosting a fundraiser where members of the public can buy pink fire department T-shirts, with proceeds benefiting breast cancer research.
Emmons called Hannibal's auxiliary "probably the best in the county," noting that many volunteer fire company auxiliary units have disbanded.
"Ours is very active, very strong," said Emmons, and has about 30 members. "They do a lot for us, so I appreciate them," he said.
"This is a good cause to make everyone aware of what's going on," said Hannibal Fire Chief John Gombas, who noted that there hasn't been much grumbling among the department's membership about wearing pink.
"It doesn't really bother them," Gombas said. "They know it gets the message across."
Emmons said he'll likely continue to wear the pink hood even after the month of October passes.
The 45 hoods cost the department about $1,400, said Gombas. The Nomex hoods were purchased through Jerome Fire Equipment in Clay, which donates a portion of the proceeds to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, according to the company's website.
"Our guys have been very receptive," Emmons said. "They're wearing (pink shirts) whenever they're out doing fundraisers."
Which is often.
October is also Fire Prevention Month, and a busy time for volunteer fire companies like Hannibal, that visit local elementary schools to teach students about fire safety.
The Hannibal fire company takes its lesson outside the classroom, practicing drills that include students exiting the school through windows.
The department is teaming up with the Hannibal IGA to form a "human ribbon" Saturday, a fundraiser that will benefit breast cancer research. Pink ribbons also will adorn the company's fire trucks all month long.
The breast cancer awareness campaign is but one of the company's several activities.
Throughout the year, the department holds weekly training sessions, the auxiliary is busy with regular fundraisers such as pancake breakfasts and bingo. At a time when many local fire companies have stopped the traditional field days, Hannibal's remains among the strongest in the county. A new Junior Firefighter program open to youth age 16 and older recently started.
And in 2011, the department responded to 595 alarms.
"We're usually pretty active," said Gombas. "It keeps us pretty busy."