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Unemployment rate skewing U.S. politics
Between the House passing the China currency bill (and I think the Senate may as well) and various politicians pushing for a foreclosure moratorium, one has to wonder what sort of politics/policy another year of 9-10% unemployment will generate. I am guessing China will finally emerge as the new bipartisan big bad for U.S. politics (more for economic than military reasons), while there will probably a flurry of new housing ideas like this one proposed by economist Glenn Hubbard.
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Tricks for Treats
Go beyond dressing your pug in an owl costume this year. How about costuming your food? Spooky and kooky surprises are part of Halloween, and these recipes are delightfully different …
Candy Sushi
It's a little known fact that food loves to dress up as other food. These sticky "sushi" snacks are gearing up for the holiday.
- Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 4 cups mini marshmallows
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
- 2 boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups (green may look the most authentic)
- 30 fish-shaped gummy candies (I used multi-colored Swedish fish)
Note: The first four sets of instructions are on how to make rice crispy treats. Similar recipes can often be found on the back the rice cereal boxes. If using another recipe, begin at step five.
Prepare a 12 x 17-inch baking sheet by lining it with waxed paper and spraying the paper with nonstick cooking spray.
Place 2 tbsp. of butter in a large microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted, between 30-45 seconds.
Add 2 cups of miniature marshmallows to the bowl and microwave until the marshmallows are completely melted or for about 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir the mixture until it is completely smooth.
Add 3 cups of rice cereal to the marshmallow and stir until completely coated. Immediately pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Spray your hands with nonstick cooking spray or use a piece of waxed paper between your hands and gooey mixture, and begin to press the candy into the sheet in a thin layer. Begin working from one of the shorter sides of the sheet. The mixture will only cover approximately half of the baking sheet.
With the short side of the baking sheet nearest you, place a pair of gummy worms an inch from the edge. Repeat until you have a line of worms stretching across the baking sheet.
Using the waxed paper (This stuff was so helpful!) to help you, roll the cereal mixture around the gummy worms, pressing firmly to make a tight roll. Take a large sharp knife and cut the log away from the rest of the mixture. Place it off to the side, and repeat the worms/rolling/cutting procedure for the remainder of the cereal.
Slice the logs into 1-inch rounds. Wrap each round in a strip of Fruit Roll-Ups.
To make the fish-topped "nigiri," repeat steps to make the rice crispy base, but do not press the rice mixture as thinly. It should be about ¾-inch thick once pressed into the baking sheet.
Cut the candy into rectangular 1.5-inch pieces. Place a candy fish on top of each rectangle and wrap a strip of Fruit Roll-Up around the entire package. Don't be too fussy about the sizes of the rice crispy squares and the width of the strips of Fruit Roll-Ups, play with it until you get the desired look.
The best part is plating your sushi. I used some extra green Fruit Roll-Up as wasabi, but a green frosting would work. Chocolate sauce could be used for soy sauce. A shaved pink fish or pink pieces of Fruit Roll-Up can be used for the ginger. Place pieces on a bamboo cutting board or sushi serving boat. Chopsticks on the plate are adorable.
Serve and amaze.
Adapted from a recipe by Elizabeth LaBau, an About.com guide.
Chocolate Sauerkraut Cupcakes
(Yes, sauerkraut. Keep reading. Trust us.)
You may consider wearing a wizard's costume when serving these cupcakes because your family and friends will be asking how you got them so magically moist. Be aware, the secret ingredient may spook them, so perhaps wait until the compliments come pouring in to reveal the surprise.
- 1 cup sauerkraut
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour (To substitute with all-purpose flour, remove 2 tbsp. from each cup and add 2 tbsp. of corn starch)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Rinse and drain the sauerkraut. Run it through a food processor until chopped into fine bits. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until well incorporated. Beat in the sauerkraut. (If using a hand mixer, I highly recommend wearing an apron for this step.)
In a second bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Sift each one or be sure there's no clumping.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter in thirds, adding a third of the water each time. Beat lightly with each addition.
Stir in the chocolate chips with a spoon.
Line muffin tins with cupcake papers and fill them halfway up with the batter (I made mini cupcakes, so the recipe made twice as many.)
Bake for 20 minutes and check for doneness with a toothpick. (For mini cupcakes, bake for about 10 minutes.)
Let cool for 5 minutes and then remove from tin.
Do not ice until completely cooled.
Chocolate Icing
- 4 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/3 cup butter (room temperature works best)
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
Beat butter with 2 cups sugar.
Add cocoa and beat.
Add the remaining 2 cups of sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat.
Frost and decorate cooled cupcakes (I used candy corn decorations.)
Serve and surprise.
Adapted from recipe appearing on adventuresinlocalfood.wordpress.com.
– Biz Farrell, freelance food writer, gourmand, and food costumier.

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Today is the 204th day of 2014. There are 161 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1886, a legend was born as Steve Brodie claimed to have made a daredevil plunge from the Brooklyn Bridge into New York's East River. (However, there are doubts about whether the dive actually took place.)
Today's birthdays
Actress Gloria DeHaven is 89. Actor Ronny Cox is 76. Radio personality Don Imus is 74. Actor Woody Harrelson is 53. Rock musician Slash is 49. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 42.
The sun sets 8:25 p.m. today, rises 5:50 a.m. Thursday.
The moon sets 5:52 p.m. today, rises 3:56 a.m. Thursday. It is five days after the last quarter.
100 years ago today
1914: Engine drivers: "Pioneer engineers, the men who held the throttles of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad locomotives in the days when wood was used for fuel instead of coal, gathered yesterday at Scranton at the reunion of the pensioned and retired engineers of the Lackawanna system. They talked of old times and new, and many of the veterans declared that there was more romance and more real excitement in piloting one of the old wood burners than in sitting at the throttle of the modern mogul. Henry Seeley, of Scranton, was the oldest engineman present but he carried his 85 years like a man of 40. He ran the first Delaware & Hudson train that entered Coaldale, and that was in 1860."
50 years ago today
1964: What's wrong with this picture?: "Rihgt is not always right; sometimes it is wrong. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission discovered this axiom yesterday when a new direction sign for westbound motorists was installed on the Bushkill Street bridge. The sign informed travelers that to get off at Easton they should take the 'Rihgt Lane.' Several persons followed the sign's advice and stopped long enough to telephone the commission to ask why the word right was misspelled. The sign was changed today when the letters 'h' and 'g' were put in their proper places."
25 years ago today
1989: Enough to make your bones creak: "The bones of William Parsons, the man who laid out the city of Easton, lie in a 230-year-old grave on the property of the Easton Public Library. Those bones are the lucky ones. Eighty-eight other souls lie together in a mass grave in the northeast section of the library's driveway. And according to a recently published Pocket Book, 'Haunted Houses U.S.A.,' the spirits from this common tomb haunt this quiet place of learning at North Fifth and Church streets. A haunted library? Library employees disagree, saying the book's authors never interviewed them or visited the library." Said Librarian Jeanne Uhler, "This is an old building built on a former cemetery, so whenever we hear unexplained creaks, we joke it was the library ghost. We're not serious."
Quote of the day
"To be proud and inaccessible is to be timid and weak." — Jean Baptiste Massillon, French clergyman (1663-1742).
Almanac is compiled by Pete Brekus, Express-Times news assistant. He can be reached at 610-258-7171, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Strange things are happening, including the downing of a 16-point buck that appears not only to be the largest bow rack scoring in Massachusetts history but also up there with high scoring racks on the national level. The Bay State continues to be one of the biggest rack states in the nation.
While the Rutland rack is being scored this column is trying to run track down reports of a 20-point animal shot in Western Massachusetts.
But what was a surprise. Here were the responses sought from All Outdoors readers as to where the saying, "Strange things are happening" came from. The surprise is just how many women in the 70s and 80s who are apparently reading this scribe. But more later.
Not only are tall tyned racks showing up at checking stations, there are some heavy bodied bucks being checked in despite heavy loss of weight due to bucks chasing does during the rut.
Dan Daigle of Rutland, well known for his string of huge racked bucks taken in this state has done it again with his 16-point 201-pound animal taken in his city.
Outdoor writer Mark Blazis said his buck isn't the first high scoring animal he has downed in his own home town as well as in Holden and Princeton.
It isn't by luck that he has scored high on a regular basis as he touches all the bases from being scent free, doing year round scouting, and using trail cameras.
He hunts areas with high deer nutrition that houses animals that have proved to have high genetics. The surprise is, until the day he downed the animal it was the first time he saw this particular animal.
Sam Forget of East Longmeadow downed an eight-point buck with extra high tynes that had to have a live weight of more than 250 pounds in Becket on ground covered by a light snow.
While on big deer, a 12-pointer, with a live weight of more than 250 pounds was bow bagged by Tony Mazzaferro. The 49-year-old, who has put 36 deer in the family freezer over the years, worked harder than usual to get the animal back to his vehicle, as it died in the middle of a river and he had to strip down and take a chilling dip to retrieve it.
Andy Nally of Chicopee said he heard of a 20-point buck shot in the Lee-Lenox area. I'd like to hear from anyone with info on the animal.
The 54-year-old Andy said he is in his prime and hunts all seasons with his bow, a Mathews.
He said nothing can be more fun in life than getting outdoors with his sons and teaching them the things his father taught him about the outdoors.
That is the way I feel when pheasant hunting with my sons and grandsons behind Chumley. I hope to hunt with the great grandsons some day in the future.
I can remember trucking through the deep snow on Legate Hill in Charlemont, holding onto my dad's belt, around seven years old as he still hunted all the way to Zoar, Heath and other hill towns.
HO-HO HEE-HEE OR ... I should ask more earth survival questions in this column as I quest to learn the origin of the words "Strange things are happening."
Here is a cross section of the answers received here.
Jim Doyle of Agawam wrote "I read with great interest your Dec. 2 column in which you mentioned an old radio show which began with the words 'Strange things are happening.' I also remember the show but it was a TV show from the early 1950s called the "Red Buttons Show."
"Buttons started off each show with a little inane ditty which included the words 'strange things are happening.' For a time this show and song were a national craze.
"I was about 10 at the time and that little tune has stayed with me through the years."
Ron Letendre of Hampden wrote, "Being an old codger who watched TV when there was only one channel, I recall (surprisingly) that the saying was from the Red Buttons Show."
Elda Cataldo wrote, "Just read the Sunday paper and lo and behold I read words I haven't heard in 50 years. The origin of those words came from the old TV Red Buttons Show. It was a song that he wrote and sang every week. The song was very popular. Now I'm going to be humming the song all day long – "ho-ho, strange things are happening. "
Ed Maxwell wrote, "It is the Red Buttons theme song from his early fifties TV show – Ho-ho (Ho- ho), He-he (He-he) Ha-ha (Ha-ha) Strange things are happening." Ed went on to say "I once had a teacher who flunked me in history. She asked "Who shot Lincoln?" And I answered "Don't blame me. Ho-ho, He-he."
Mary Songhin of Hartford wrote "Frank, you are a strange thing. Tee hee. Don't ever change."
A strange thing is that while Elda hummed the Red Buttons tune I sang the old Pinkie Lee song, "Ho-Ho, He-He, my name is Pinkie Lee."
Readers – thanks for all the comments.
MUZZLE LOADING HISTORY: I have all the new fangled additives to my new black powder guns and ammo that can shoot the eye out of a newt at 150 yards but of today I plan to kick off the opening of the muzzle loading season on whitetail deer Monday with my Civil War rifle carried by some northern soldier.
It gives me the feeling of going back in time, not a bad thing, (like the straight bow such as the ones carried by the native Americans) that I carried in bow season many moons and smoke signals ago.
PISTOL COURSE: The public is invited to participate in the NRA Basic Pistol and hands on course of the Holyoke Revolver Club indoor range, 413 West Cherry St., Holyoke, Dec. l5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch included. Pre-registration must be by Dec. 14.
Added info can be had from www.holyokerevolverclub.com or 413-534-9734. To register a $100 check made out to the club can be mailed to the Cherry Street address.
Hunters bagging big deer during Massachusetts shotgun season
Strange things are happening, including the downing of a 16-point buck that appears not only to be the largest bow rack scoring in Massachusetts history but also up there with high scoring racks on the national level. The Bay State continues to be one of the biggest rack states in the nation.


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Sierra Vista, Ariz. July 20, 2011 – Though the Monument fire reached full containment earlier this month, the burned area is at severe risk for excessive erosion and flooding. To help prevent possible damage from summer monsoon rain, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $131,000 of financial help through its Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Seventy-five percent of the financial assistance is provided through EWP funds, and Cochise County, the EWP sponsor, is providing the remaining 25 percent. NRCS administers the EWP Program, which responds to emergencies created by natural disasters, such as wildfires and floods. Funding for the program is provided through emergency congressional appropriations. Additional EWP funds may be obtained and NRCS will notify the local sponsor and the public if additional funding becomes available.
The Monument fire began June 12, 2011 on the eastern slopes of the Huachuca Mountains in the Coronado National Forest. Residents in nearby Sierra Vista and Hereford watched as the fierce fire engulfed 31,000 acres leaving only devastation and severely burnt mountain sides behind.
Impacts from a wildfire go beyond burnt vegetation. The potential for severe soil erosion and accelerated water runoff exists after a wildfire due to the lack of plant material to stabilize the soil and absorb the rainfall from intense monsoon storms. Soil erosion and water runoff can cause severe damage to property and pose safety hazards. NRCS is working with Cochise County in recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Monument fire.
After NRCS and Cochise County assessed damages, they found Miller Canyon and a site in Carr Canyon to be of highest priority. Multiple measures are being taken to divert water runoff away from homes upstream and therefore also protect houses downstream. Through the current agreement twenty homes will be protected in the high risk area.
Cochise County is responsible for installing the erosion and flood structures. Concrete barriers and sandbags will be placed in strategic areas by county employees and contracted work crews. Main water channels clogged with debris, such as downed trees and rubbish, will be cleared, allowing water to flow smoothly and the integrity of the channels be kept. Two sites will have bank stabilization measures implemented, helping to direct water in areas where the current channel bank is eroded and threatening homes.
Douglas NRCS Field Office District Conservationist, Gerry Gonzalez has spent time with landowners impacted by the fire, assessing erosion and flood potential.
"In many cases people just want reassurance that what they have already done is good enough," said Gerry. "It is a scary thing to hear rumbling of boulders flowing down stream channels due to flooding from typical rain fall because of fire damage. We are here to help and inform the public about what they can do to protect their homes."
Sandbags are a simple yet highly effective way to prevent or reduce flood water damage around your home. Properly filled and placed sandbags act as a barrier to divert moving water, surface drainage and sediment around, instead of through, buildings. Though this method does not guarantee a water-tight seal, it does provide effective protection in most situations. Visit the Hereford Natural Resources Conservation District (NRCD) website at http://www.herefordnrcd.com/Soil-Erosion-Control-after-Wildfire.html or the Arizona NRCS website at www.az.nrcs.usda.gov for more detailed information.
NRCS is also providing conservation planning to farmers and ranchers who have been impacted or are in close proximity to areas that were affected by the wildfire. Conservation planning is a fundamental starting point for maintaining and improving the natural resources that support a productive and profitable agricultural operation. Following a natural disaster, such as a wildfire, conservation planning can help restore the productivity of the land.
Cochise County determines the sites receiving EWP assistance, due to their role as program sponsor. For more information about participating in EWP please contact Cochise County Engineer, Karen Riggs, at (520) 432-9301. Contact your local NRCS field office in Douglas at (520) 364-2001for more information in receiving technical assistance on your property. Access pictures of current Monument Fire EWP projects at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcsaz/sets/72157627116670005/ .
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So, you've decided to write an e-book, have you? Well what are you going to write your e-book about? One of the most difficult parts of e-book writing is finding your final e-book idea (or the niche for your e-book).
We often have a general idea about what we want to write about. We can use a tool like the Adwords Sandbox to help us narrow it down to a specific topic (and even e-book title), based on search volume (it's a better idea to write an e-book on something people are searching for, because it shows they're interested in the topic, than to write an e-book that no one may want to read).
Let's do a walk-through on choosing a niche for a few general topics. Let's also assume that we know people love how-to style pieces (they do - it's why how-tos, guides, etc. work so well in headline writing). But first, the basic process:
- Visit the Adwords sandbox
- In the box labeled "descriptive words or phrases," type "how to" and then your general subject matter (such as "how to write," "how to dog," "how to jewelry," etc.).
- Leave the synonyms box checked.
- Type in the letters from the image (you should only have to do it the first time you search each time you visit the site).
- Look through the results provided for something specific that interests you, and has a relatively high search volume. If it also has high advertiser competition (people are paying more for ads for those keywords), that's going to be a good thing too. It means you may have better luck monetizing articles and such that you write on your site, blog, etc. to help promote your e-book.
To the examples:
Example 1: Let's assume you know you want to write an e-book on some aspect of writing itself. Type "how to write" in the descriptive words or phrases box, and follow the rest of the instructions above. Here are some of the ideas that come up with a high search volume (compared to other how-to topics on writing) and high advertiser competition:
- How to Write a Novel
- How to Write a Book
- How to Write a Cover Letter
- How to Write a Business Plan
- How to Write an Essay
- How to Write a Business Letter
- How to Write a Screenplay
- How to Write a Resume
- How to Write a Love Letter
- How to Write a Children's Book
Example 2: In this example, let's say you know very generally that you love dogs, know a lot about them, and want to write an e-book about dogs, but you aren't sure how to narrow that down into something workable that people will really want to read. Follow the steps above again (this time typing "how to dog"), and you'll get some of the following ideas:
- How to Potty Train a Dog
- How to Stop a Dog from Barking
- How to Stop a Dog from Digging
- How to Draw Dogs
- How to Choose a Dog Breed
- How to Make Dog Treats
- How to Build a Dog House
- How to Teach a Dog to Fetch
- How to Make a Dog Bed
- How to Leash Train a Dog
- How to Train a Guard Dog
Example 3: Now let's say you're interested in jewelry, and you know you want to write an e-book about it, but you're not sure how to narrow that down. Again, follow the above instructions, this time using "how to jewelry." You'll find these ideas and more:
- How to Make Jewelry
- How to Wire Jewelry
You'll notice that you don't get many results here. That means it's time to narrow down your search on your own a bit. In this case, let's assume you want to go with making jewelry (you could also go with something more like "how to choose jewelry"), so type in "how to make jewelry" for the following additional results:
- How to Make Hemp Jewelry
- How to Make Beaded Jewelry
- How to Make Silver Jewelry
- How to Make Wire Wrap Jewelry
- How to Make Costume Jewelry
What you'll notice is that these say "no data" in the search engine volume column. In this case, you may want to run the phrase through the free keyword suggestion tool from Wordtracker just to see if anyone's actually searching for the topic.
While tools like the Adwords sandbox can help you choose a niche for your e-book, don't let it do it all for you. Go into the process with at least a vague idea of what you want to write about, and then use tools like this to help you narrow it down. If you're not truly interested in the subject matter, you'll have a harder time writing the e-book in the first place.
Also understand that using the how-to method is a great start, but you should embellish those phrases for your e-book title if you want to increase interest or sales. Here are a few possible title examples, from sample search results above:
- How to Write a Resume (That Will Land You Your Dream Job)
- How to Write a Novel (in 30 Days)
- How to Write a Children's Book (That Sells)
- How to Write a Love Letter (That Will Win Any Woman's Heart)
- How to Build a Dog House (in a Weekend)
- How to Make Costume Jewelry (That's Safe for Small Children)
Hopefully you get the idea, and you'll use these tools to help you choose the perfect niche for your next e-book.
Jennifer Mattern is a professional blogger, freelance business writer, and indie author. Through her company, 3 Beat Media, she operates All Indie Writers, NakedPR.com, BizAmmo.com, and numerous other blogs.
Jenn has over 15 years experience writing for others, over 11 years experience in blogging, and 9 years experience in indie e-book publishing. She is an Active member of the Horror Writers Association.
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Thank you Jenn for this informative post! I like how you emphasized embellishing your title to generate the most interest and/or sales for the e-book.
Great advice for how to choose a niche for an ebook Jennifer.
I take a slightly different tact though — which works well for self-publishers
like me who use ebooks as a secondary form of passive income.
I write what I know and have experience in. I've been a freelance writer
since 1993, hence, have a lot of first-hand experience in the field. I think
one of the reasons I've had such success with ebooks is that all of my
ebooks are written from this perspective. I've written 8 to date (ebooks and
ephamplets/ereports). And, one of the benefits I extol in the mrketing of the
my ebooks is that all are written from first-hand experience.
While successful ebooks can certainly be written from researched methods
like the ones you lay out excellently here, those who have vast experience
in a sector and are dying to write an ebook would do well to start here.
Again, excellent post — love the way you laid it out step by step.
Yuwanda Black, Publisher
Good point Yuwanda. I tried to touch on that with this paragraph:
"While tools like the Adwords sandbox can help you choose a niche for your e-book, don't let it do it all for you. Go into the process with at least a vague idea of what you want to write about, and then use tools like this to help you narrow it down. If you're not truly interested in the subject matter, you'll have a harder time writing the e-book in the first place."
I'm a big supporter of writing about what you know and love. Unfortunately though, what we know and love is often broad, and that's why I outlined some of the steps to use to help narrow down your e-book ideas. 🙂
I think one of the biggest mistakes someone can make when starting on an e-book (especially if it's their first) is thinking too broadly. It can make the project seem overwhelming. Another thing to think about is the fact that oftentimes, one broad idea or passion can lead to quite a few e-books – you have a better chance of profiting from 3 shorter, more targeted e-books in related subjects, than a huge one trying to cover everything.
Thanks for the recommended tools, I'd have to try Wordtracker and Adwords. I'm starting on writing my own and hope to self-publish it as well. Thanks for your post, Jennifer!
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Early into Oregon State fall camp, a name that has repeatedly come up among players to watch is Hunter Jarmon.
From quarterback Sean Mannion, to running back Storm Woods and receiver Victor Bolden, Jarmon's teammates have been quick to list the 5-foot-10 redshirt freshman wideout as someone they're excited to see.
"I think Hunter Jarmon has made really made a lot of strides this summer," Mannion said, calling his new target "impressive."
"I like the way Hunter Jarmon looks," added Woods.
Teammates and coaches began to take notice of Jarmon's potential last season during his work on the scout team, says Mike Riley, and that's continued through spring football and into the summer.
"He's a good, smart kid with talent," Riley said. "And he's shown a real willingness to work hard during the summer time. I think they respect him."
In the video above, Jarmon, who was also a standout baseball player, talks about his offseason work, his start to fall camp, getting familiar with Mannion, the receiving corps and more.
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I agree! I have said in the past that they should put the company up for sale. Perhaps, someone that knows how to run a business will buy them and take us out of our misery!


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Call it a cradle or a bassinet, or if only for the first few months, the future home of your baby. We've combed the web to bring you a unique variety of modern baby cradles Cheap Jerseys from china, some help to help stimulate those developing senses, others are bent on saving the planet, but our favorites will have your baby swinging sweet and low.
The Baby C cradle is little expensive at $4170 but totally worth it cuz it looks so frickin cool! Designed by Dripta Roy for Puur the Baby C Cradle features a unique handle to rock baby to sleep.
This modern adaption of what probably was quite a common way to keep your baby out of harms way in ancient times. Noah was designed by Joost van Veldhuizen for OudenMooi.
The Swing Low cradle by Danish Designer Søren Ulrik Petersen helps baby develop motor skills. Keeps baby high and out of the way of family pets. And the close knit wool felt not only helps dampen surrounding noise but also folds up when not in use.
I love this hanging cradle from Swedish company Knoppa. I kind of wish they made an adult version.
The sleek Babycotpod by Shaun Milburn looks like a miniature space ship. Babies who wish to be space bound can blast off in his own little time capsule, if only in their dreams!
Kenneth Cobonpue's inspiration for this boat like cradle comes from nature. His roots firmly planted in the Philippines, his work features a wide range of local natural, and synthetic material combining traditional craft.
The Vagga Cradle is handmade in Sweden. Sweet and simple, that's what we like about this baby bed. It's designer is Jonas Lindvall one of Sweden's most admired designers.
The Eco Cradle is made from recycled cardboard and is an excellent alternative for baby. Now available in gorgeous colors and patterns.
The Sculpted Handmade Cradle by woodworker Scott Morrison has a round, organic design.
The Hand-Woven Wicker Cradle by Nume.


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LA already has a Backbone . . . from 1977. City Planner Claire Bowin discovered and scanned this map from the 1977 LA Bike Masterplan. It's a map of the planned bikeways from that plan, and it plans for two systems – a Backbone system and a broader (but one assumes, lower priority) Citywide system. That's right, someone in 1977 conceived of a Backbone network for Los Angeles and you can download the scanned map here (2.3 Mb pdf.)
Not only that, they appear to have had a similar concept – a sparser network of big streets that would connect Los Angeles cyclists to all parts of LA. They even chose some of the same roads – for instance check out this screenshot of the central area. The heavy squiggly lines denote elements of the 77 Backbone, and that's Venice Blvd, Santa Monica Blvd, Sepulveda, and Vermont in heavy squiggles. Those streets appear both in the 77 Backbone and nearly finalized 09 Backbone.
What blows my mind about this is that we never knew about the 77 Backbone. Stephen and I brainstormed this concept along with a bunch of others independently. So, how did we arrive at the same place?
I contend that a Backbone network is a natural idea for Los Angeles. Sprawling Los Angeles as it is today inspires the Backbone. Los Angeles as it was in 77 also inspired a Backbone. We see phenomena like this all the time where an idea is arrived at independently by two different persons or groups. Einstein and Hilbert both discovered the equations for general relativity independently and nearly simultaneously; Newton and Leibniz derived the fundamentals of Calculus independently.
We're no math & physics geniuses, trust me. But, we see a similar phenomenon in nature which doesn't require individual genius. Often species evolve similarly in response to their environment. Birds and bats both evolved wings. Dolphins and sharks both developed dorsal fins, and have similar swimming surfaces to the "swimming dinosaur" Ichsyosaurus. It's a process biologists call convergent evolution, and it happens when natural selection pressures select for similar characteristics in different species.
Was either the 77 Backbone or the 09 Backbone a product of an evolutionary process?
Consider this: out of 20 or so concepts from that brainstorming session, and a number of others brainstormed in Bike Working Group (BWG) III, only 12 made it to the finish line, including the Backbone. Then the Backbone was selected as one of the top 5, and then one of the top 3, by a vote at BWG III. The Bike Working Group steering committee was so enamored with the idea, we selected it as the focus for BWG IV and V. Even the streets were selected in a competitive process, where participants at the BWG IV and V proposed streets and other participants supported or countered their suggestions. As well, at each step the BWG Steering Committee refined the non-physical aspects of the Backbone concept.
I wouldn't be surprised if the 77 Backbone also arose through an evolutionary planning process, beating other ideas to the finish line again and again.
So what is it about LA that provokes, that needs, that inspires a Backbone?
Well, maybe it's just the sheer size of the LA sprawl . . . it just goes on for miles and miles and miles. And unlike a place like NYC, it doesn't have the geography of the rivers defining it's sprawl. Sure, we have the hills, the mountains and ocean. But a river has a harsher effect on transportation, a decisive way of stopping you. You can ride up a hill, and over a mountain, but you can't bike across a river. I guess you can call the LA river a factor, but it's just not that expensive to cross, so it presents far less of a barrier than the Hudson.
Further, LA's development is so lacking in definition. NYC has a distinct core, Manhattan, which defines it's center. LA has . . . what? Downtown LA is developed, but it's not really the hub of LA. Without Manhattan, NYC would be in shambles, but without DTLA, LA would make do. LA is like a sprawling carpet of moss – no one part completely dependent on the others, all the parts equally important and equally unimportant.
If you lose the freeways, it's the same with LA's streets. There's no one street or two streets or three streets that define LA. Take out Vermont, Van Nuys Blvd, and Venice, and traffic just shifts east or west or north or south. That's true for motorists and cyclists.
In other words, LA geography doesn't choose a Backbone for us. It doesn't, by way of geography, indicate what roads are important and what aren't.
So in lieu of that, Los Angelinos must make their own decisions about what roads are important. That's the Backbone – cyclists creating and defining and owning the cycling geography of Los Angeles.


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It Was 50 Years Ago Today!
An International Beatles Celebration
Organized by Penn State University, this international Beatles celebration will be held at Penn State's Altoona College on February 6-9, 2014, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. In addition to panels and presentations, the conference will include film screenings, musical performances, art and photography exhibits, and keynote addresses by leading Beatles critics and musicologists. The conference will conclude with a commemorative screening of The Ed Sullivan Show as it was originally broadcast on February 9, 1964.
Tentative speakers and performers include noted Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, music theorist Walter Everett, Beatles instrument expert Andy Babiuk, and Beatles author Jude Southerland Kessler.
Please see the conference Call for Papers page for further details.


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Herbert Bovia knew immediately what had happened when he saw the sharply dressed men in uniforms standing on his front porch Tuesday evening.
"When you're in a military family, you know," Bovia recalled Thursday.
They were there to deliver the worst of news: Bovia's son Joseph, a 24-year-old Marine sergeant, had been shot and killed in Afghanistan during a skirmish with Taliban fighters.
"He was a great Marine and a great son," said Bovia, a 30-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department.
At a time when President Barack Obama was announcing that the military's focus had officially shifted from battlefields in Iraq to the longer struggle against terrorism in the east, Joseph Bovia became one of 944 U.S. military members killed in action while fighting in Afghanistan. He had been there for five weeks into his latest tour, his father said.
Bovia was the scion of a military tradition going back generations, including his grandfather, granduncle and uncle. As a 17-year-old starting his senior year at Bonnabel High School, he gave his parents, Theresa and Herbert, a choice: either they signed for him to join the Marines that fall or he would do it as soon as he turned 18 in January, Herbert Bovia said.
He began his military career in boot camp on Parris Island, S.C., before shipping out to Okinawa, Japan. His latest tour was with the 3rd Combat Assault Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division, according to the U.S. Defense Department.
Joseph gave up a stateside position to return to combat, his father said. He was part of an expeditionary force near Marjah that hunted for roadside bombs ahead of his comrades. Herbert Bovia described his son's job as "blowing stuff up."
"He loved being a Marine more than anything," said his brother, Matthew, whose wedding in January was when Joseph told his family he would be heading to Afghanistan.
"We had a feeling that this wasn't going to be an easy deployment," Herbert Bovia recalled. "We felt something could go wrong."
But it was what his son wanted to do, he said.
Bovia said the family was heading to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet Joseph's casket. The service will be held next week at the First Baptist Church on Canal Boulevard in New Orleans. The date and time are still tentative, said funeral director Edward Muhleisen of L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home.
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One of my favorite things to do when I travel is buy newspapers. Lots of them.
From the moment I arrived at Detroit Metro's Smith Terminal this morning at 5:45 a.m. to the time that I switched planes at 8:20 a.m. at Chicago O'Hara, I bought FOUR newspapers: the Detroit Free Press, New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the Daily Herald, the largest paper in suburban Chicago.
Here I am, getting on my plane with a brick of dead trees.
I had a 3 ½ hour plane flight and needed to catch up on the world.
Among my findings:·
No Jackson County officials are among 80 Michigan officials headed to Hawaii later this month for a conference on public pension issues.
But my former county commissioner from Chelsea, Mark Ouimet, is among five Washtenaw County officials attending, the Detroit Free Press reported.
According to the Chicago Tribune, there's a showdown in Ohio between the governor and charter school and voucher advocates. School choice advocates in other states such as Michigan are watching closely.
The Tribune also reports that there's an emerging trend on college campuses and at high schools to have young men and women suffering from mental illness discuss their problems in public speeches. But some worry that this therapeutic method may be in jeopardy following Seung Hui Cho's massacre at Virginia Tech. But the Tribune story on B2 doesn't explain how Cho's rampage is hampering the effort.
· In a New York Times guest column by University of Missouri law professor Frank Bowman, I learned that Article II of the U.S. Constitution allows for Congress to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. I thought just the president and vice president could be impeached.
See, newspapers can still teach people things they didn't know.
Even though I'm in Los Angles right now at the Education Writers Association convention, I still haven't had a chance to pick up a copy of the LA Times. But I will.
Call me an old man, but I read newspapers like books.
My job keeps me pretty busy during the day. So the only printed newspapers outside of the Citizen Patriot I see on a daily basis is the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. But I just barely scan those paper's covers for headlines of interest.
So when I'm on a trip, or it's a weekend, buying a New York Times on Saturday at Starbucks or Sunday Chicago Tribune at Jay's Bookmart is like going to the candy store.
But the love affair of being informed seems to be dying in America.
In October 2003, when Howard Dean's presidential campaign was all over the news, a professor of mine at Central Michigan University had a current events quiz. Of the 60 students in two 300-level reporting courses, just 20 knew who Howard Dean was. These were journalism students! That was my first taste of American students being turned off and out of touch with politics and the world around them.
Since I was an editor at the student newspaper at Central Michigan University, I have been visiting high school and college classrooms to talk about journalism and working the Citizen Patriot.
One of the first questions I ask them is if they have bought or even looked at a professional newspaper in the last week.
Very often, I only see one or two hands rise. Sometimes none at all.
It makes me wonder. Who caused this? The media? Hectic American lifestyles?
Or do our public schools bare some responsibility?


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Jason Breyo, Lambert (GA) High School Assistant Coach, shows you a 1 vs. 1 defensive drill that will help athletes learn the basics of playing good individual defense. This will also lead to developing the skills needed to play good team defense. Coach Breyo begins by teaching the developing defenders the importance of quick footwork in order to play solid defense.
1 vs. 1 Defense
Player Movements: This drill begins by having a defensive player take on an attackman without using the long pole. As the drill progresses and the player now uses the D-pole. The defenders are instructed again on proper positioning, using an effective poke check, staying on the attackman's hands, and keeping the stick in front of the man.
Drill Essentials: For the attackman, emphasize the importance of beginning a drive with their off-hand, switching hands, and roll dodging. For the defender, focus on proper stance, direction that he wants to drive the offensive player, use of the drop step, shuffling his feet, and effective pushing.
Drill Tips: The defender should work on cutting across the crease to get a better angle on the attacker and keep them from getting closer to the goal.
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A do-it-yourself healthcare revolution is underway. Go to the mobile app store and you can shop thousands of health related applications for your smartphone and tablet, including calorie counters, weight trackers, virtual trainers and meditation guides.
Juxtaposed against this exponential growth in health technology reliance comes an increased awareness by consumers and health professionals of the innate power of empathy – person to person - and its application in feeling good physically and mentally. It's an intriguing dynamic: faith in a software gadget and trust in the natural quality of compassion both used to boost one's well-being.
An estimated 44 million health apps were downloaded in the past year. And everyone is in on it, including health professionals. One study reports that 70% of doctors with a smartphone have downloaded anywhere from 26 to over 50 apps so far and use 29 of them on a monthly basis. And it's not just for their personal use. Doctors are prescribing apps for their patients too.
Increased use of health apps coincides with a growing number of people going to the internet for health information. According to the latest research from the 2013 Pew Internet & American Life Project, 72% of internet users have looked for health information online within the past year.
The impact of health Googling and smartphone doctoring remains unclear. Not all information available on the web is reliable or useable to the average Joe. Meanwhile, there is concern over the fact that some health apps don't work. Is anyone surprised?
Coinciding with all the tech novelty is another groundswell of sorts: the growing influence empathy plays in healthcare and its reported upshot on wellbeing. It's the real deal and a growing priority as surveys indicate patients want and demand more of a doctor's attention, expressed in more time with the patient and concerted listening to his needs.
Journalist, Nathaneal Johnson, writes in a piece for the February 2013 edition of Wired Magazine about the "care effect". He has been studying research results focusing on medical and alternative medicine and the placebo effect. He sees a correlation between the empathy of a practitioner and the reduction of symptoms in a patient.
"Whether we acknowledge it or not," Johnson writes, "we all yearn for care when we suffer. When we can't get genuine caring, we seek out the medical version: spendy and sometimes even counterproductive treatments."
To stop the problem he suggests we "stop thinking of care as just another word for treatment and instead accept it as a separate, legitimate part of medicine to be studied and delivered."
Empathy of course is not new to healthcare. But, its actual impact on wellness may have been underappreciated in our focus on developing the latest, greatest technologies to fix or mitigate health problems. Nurses have exhibited the caring quality since the beginning of the profession. My first recollection of how important it was for people to care for the sick or hurt (other than mom and dad) was the Bible account of the Good Samaritan, the man who went out of his way to help someone in distress. His caring impulse - turning his compassion into action - was a lifesaver for the unfortunate victim.
Health facilities like the Cleveland Clinic and other hospitals are noticing the benefits of an empathetic mentality. Delos M. Cosgrove MD, Cleveland Clinic CEO and President, writes in a recent post that the clinic has gone from a doctor-centered organization to a patient-centered structure. He says, "Yes we do teach empathy. We've made it part of our culture. There's still a long way to go. But we're on our way." Obviously he knows it will have an impact on patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Where health care transformation is headed is anybody's guess. The trend of consumers taking action on their own behalf to better their health outcomes looks like a positive development. Valuing and incorporating empathy and understanding in the drive to better health is a low tech, high touch app we can all get behind.
Steven Salt is a writer and blogger about health, spirituality and thought. He is a Christian Science practitioner, curious about everything, and intrigued by questions as well as answers. You can follow him on Twitter @SaltSeasoned.


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BRIDGETON — If the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling detention centers do not need any suspicion or cause to strip-search a detainee seems familiar, it's because Cumberland County saw a similar case back in 2008.
Only, the Cumberland County strip-search case had a much different outcome.
In July 2008, the county agreed to pay out $4.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by William Suggs, a Medford Township man who was incarcerated in Cumberland County Jail on a child support warrant, and given a "visual cavity search" shortly after being admitted to the facility.
Suggs' attorneys argued that between Jan. 9, 2004, and Dec. 1, 2006, as many as 9,000 people received similar treatment at the county jail, which they said was prohibited by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Fast forward to this week, and the U.S. Supreme Court has reached an entirely new conclusion, in a case brought by Albert Florence, concerning his treatment by Burlington and Essex jail officials in 2005.
According to Cumberland County Jail Warden Bob Balicki, the state County Jail Wardens Association is wasting no time in attempting to use the Supreme Court decision to overturn the New Jersey law necessitating suspicion before a strip search.
"As far as I know, the state law (requiring suspicion or cause before a strip search) is still in effect and still the law of the land here," said Balicki. "The wardens association is meeting (this) week and I'm sure there will be an attorney there who will direct us, and there will be talk about how we're going to proceed."
However, Balicki stated he does have some qualms about the decision, specifically the minor nature of Florence's violations — a warrant for an unpaid fine — that landed him in county jail in the first place.
"The only thing that bothered me about this case is the talk about how low-level offenders shouldn't be searched," he began. "In my opinion, they shouldn't even be coming to the county jail in the first place.
"People should not have to come to the jail for every minor thing. There should be a kind of warrant that doesn't require you to be put in the jail. It should only be for more serious offenses."
Balicki added that, the way the law is structured now, law enforcement officials have no other options when executing a warrant.
"If the police catch someone on a warrant, even for just an unpaid fine, they have no choice — they have to bring them here to the jail."
Cumberland County Freeholder Director Carl Kirstein declined to comment on the Supreme Court's Florence decision, and whether or not it means the county could seek to recoup some of the settlement money it paid.
"I'm sure it will come up during our next work session (on Tuesday, April 17)," he said. "I'm sure we'll hear from the warden and legal counsel at that time."
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Two wanted men are off the streets in Reading after they terrorized a city block early Wednesday, said police.
It was a wild morning that left one man shot and a group of men without their clothes.
The two suspects were arrested minutes after two separate attempted armed robberies, said police.
Residents in the area of North 11th and Walnut streets woke up to the sound of gunfire and flashing lights around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday.
"I jumped out of bed, looked out the window and heard cops saying get down on the ground, they already had them," said Rachelle Sickler, who lives on the corner of North 11th and Walnut streets.
According to police, Alexander Aquino-Oquendo, 19, and Jeremiah Santiago, 20, tried to rob three men at Mulberry and Walnut streets.
"The victims didn't initially believe this was happening to them and a shot was discharged," said Capt. Damond Kloc, Reading Police Dept.
No one was hit, but the three victims were then told to remove their clothes, said police.
Less than a block away, the suspects approached two other men on North 11th Street, said police.
Multiple shots were fired, and one man was reportedly shot in the arm.
"I have two babies, that means we can't come outside and play because we have to worry about someone trying to rob you after dark," said Nina Rosario, who heard the gunshots.
According to investigators, the men ditched their getaway car, a Volkswagen Beetle, but they were found minutes later and taken into custody.
Two guns were recovered near the scene, said police.
Aquino-Oquendo was wanted for aggravated assault charges. Investigators have been searching for him since January after he allegedly fired shots into a home in the 1100 block of Cotton Street. People were in the home, but luckily no one was hit, said police.
Santiago was wanted for violating probation, said police.
Now, residents are crediting the officers who made the quick arrests.
"There was two cop cars right here at the intersection already, I guess they were just driving around and happened to be in the right spot at the right moment, which is pretty good," said Karl Thomson, who lives feet from where the shots were fired.
The victim shot was taken to the hospital, but his injuries are not considered serious.
Police said the two suspects will likely face a long list of charges that could include attempted homicide.


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Most popular spacetoys from the golden age were definitly the ones that were able to produce smoke. There are a few "smoking" toys known. A flying saucer from Yoshiya, a smoking robot and this scarce Space Jet Vehicle, manufactured by Bandai Japan in 1964. The actions are really outstanding. Placed on the floor the vehicle moves around with non-stop mystery bump&go action. Suddenly the vehicle stops and the clear dome with the astronaut underneith opens and the engine produces big puffs of smoke that come out of the tailsection. All the time there is a beautifull "lightshow" from the engine shown under the dome behind the driver. This spacetoy is in one word: SPECTACULAR.
Bandai Space Jet Vehicle is in near mint to mint condition and I dont think this toy was ever played with. There is no rust and there are no dings or scratches and it comes with original box with all the inserts. Both the toy as the box are near mint to mint condition and the Space vehicle works as it did more then 45 years agoo.
Bandai Space Jet Vehicle is a very scarce spacetoy. Very uncommon and almost impossible to find in this condition. Highly collectibel and searched for.
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Researchers have identified two molecules that could potentially serve as biomarkers in predicting brain metastases in patients with breast cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research.Currently, most deaths from breast cancer are a result of metastatic disease. New research shows that cancer stem-like cells — commonly defined as cells within a tumor with the capacity to initiate a new tumor, proliferate rapidly, differentiate and cause chemotherapy resistance — may play a role in breast cancer metastasis."Recent research has shown that microRNAs are involved in tumor initiation and progression, and we hypothesized that they also may play a role in metastasis, particularly in relation to cancer stem-like cells," said Kounosuke Watabe, Ph.D., associate director for basic science at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.Watabe and colleagues performed microRNA profile analysis on RNA extracted from cancer stem-like cells isolated from a human breast cancer cell line and two highly metastatic variants of this cell line."We found that miR-7 is a metastasis suppressor in cancer stem-like cells," Watabe said. "When we increased expression of miR-7 in cancer stem-like cells from metastatic human breast cancer cell lines, it suppressed their metastatic properties."Next, the researchers examined the molecular pathway downstream of miR-7 to find its targets and discovered that miR-7 suppressed expression of KLF4."High expression of KLF4 was inversely associated with brain metastasis-free survival but was not associated with bone metastasis," Watabe said. "This was confirmed in an animal model when we found that expression of miR-7 significantly suppressed the ability of cancer stem-like cells to metastasize to the brain but not the bone."Finally, the researchers tested tumor samples from patients with breast cancer whose disease metastasized to the brain. Results showed that miR-7 was downregulated and KLF4 was upregulated. The miR-7/KLF4 axis played a critical role in cancer stem-like cell brain metastasis, according to Watabe.Few treatments currently exist for brain metastasis because few drugs can penetrate the blood–brain barrier, which prevents chemotherapy from reaching the brain."Cancer cells find the brain to be a kind of sanctuary where they can survive longer," Watabe said. "It is possible that miR-7 and KLF4 may serve as diagnostic or prognostic markers, or therapeutic targets for the prediction of, or treatment of, brain metastasis."
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Grape Type: Chardonnay
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Region: Burgundy
Appellation: Cote de Beaune
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(like the other 2010s noted here, this wine had finished its malolactic fermentation and had been sulfited by the time of my visit): Pale green-yellow. Lime and white flowers on the nose. Moderately dense, brisk and quite dry, even austere, with strong acid cut for the citrus and floral flavors. Quite tight today, and a bit metallic on the back end.


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Betty DeCambra, 85
Betty DeCambra, 85, of Pukalani, passed away on March 3, 2013. She was born on January 9, 1928 in Puunene, Maui.
Family and friends are invited to gather on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at St. Joseph Church, Makawao, with visitation from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, Mass at 11:30 am; followed by burial in the church cemetery at 12:30 pm. Borthwick Norman's Mortuary assisted with arrangements.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence DeCambra; her son, Roy DeCambra; her brother Harry Calasa and sister, Katie Sylva.
She is survived by her son Douglas DeCambra; daughters, Donna (Daniel) Boteilho and Kathleen (Jimmy-deceased) Souza; brother, Herman (Caroline) Calasa; sister, Dottie (Alvin) Amaral; half siblings, George Calasa, Jr. and Annette Peters; grandchildren, Dustin and Desiree Boteilho; Randy DeCambra and Misty and Rory Souza; 6 great-grandchildren; and mother of grandson, Randy, Charlene Estrella.
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There's singing - lots of it.
On Wednesday nights, the dimly-lit restaurant and bar in Travis becomes a source of entertainment, not just sustenance, for its many patrons, as karaoke fills the air.
For those who may not know, karaoke is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which an amateur sings along with recorded music (and/or a music video) using a microphone and public address system. At the West Shore Inn, a longtime neighborhood hot spot, it's a crowd-pleaser. Whether the person singing into the microphone has a good voice or not, it keeps the party rolling.
"It's been real busy," said Lisa Marando, owner of the West Shore Inn for three years. "It's a great night."
Ms. Marando previously bartended at the Victory Boulevard location and was the driving force behind the move to bring the entertainment into the restaurant.
Over 40 people were on hand last Wednesday as DJ Dawn Michaels prepared for the weekly event. Singers usually step up to the mic around 10 p.m. and often don't step down until 2 or 3 a.m.
Ms. Marando met Ms. Michaels, owner of DMC Sound, eight years ago and hired her for Wednesday evenings. The pairing has been a success since.
"She's had a great run and she's still on it," said Ms. Marando, noting that karaoke night at the West Shore Inn draws a highly diverse crowd - some in their early 20s, but others as old as 70 and up.
"Someone told me about it a year and a half ago and I've been coming every Wednesday since," said Michael Alesi, who lives several miles away in Tottenville.
Alesi explained that the atmosphere is perfect, and most of the people mesh well, so it keeps him coming back.
"You want to feel welcome," he said. "We really have a good time here."
Alesi usually sings one or two songs a night, usually "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, or "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow.
Ms. Michaels, a Great Kills resident, wouldn't want to be anywhere else on a Wednesday night.
"The crowd is great. There's a homey atmosphere," she said. "Everyone here is like family."
Ms. Michaels, a DJ for over 20 years, spoke about the mixed crowd, saying she does her best to accommodate a range of musical tastes.
"There's all different tastes in the room. You have to keep everybody happy," she said.
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Once again Carol, ingenious. Same to you Mary Jean. Is there more info on
teaching math to language arts learners? What a great help.
Linda Shilling-Burhans
Community Coordinator
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education
Bradford Learning Center
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From: Carol King
Date: 2/11/2010 9:28:53 AM
To: The Math and Numeracy Discussion List
Subject: [Numeracy 139] Re: introductions
For learners who struggle with the double negative, but do well in Language
Arts I illustrate it with the double negative in a language arts context: If
I am not not going to the store, what am I doing? Answer: I must be going
to the store. If I am taking out taking out 8, as in 10 – (-8), then I
must be adding it. As very unmath-like as it is, students who are really
verbal start to grasp the issue.
Carol King
Fernley Adult Education
Cking at lyon.k12.nv.us
From: numeracy-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:numeracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf
Of Mary Jean Wiegert
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:38 AM
To: gdemetrion at msn.com; The Math and Numeracy Discussion List
Subject: [Numeracy 130] Re: introductions
Re: Subtracting Negative numbers
Think about a checkbook balance. I take a check from you for $8.00. Then I
find out that your friend had already given me cash for the $8 you owed me.
We decide that I'll keep the cash (it's spent!) and you change your
checkbook balance. You are subtracting the negative $8.00 you recorded, as I
am tearing up the check.
You add the $8.00 back in, to correct your ledger, right?
Subtracting a negative number always means adding it's opposite. Always.
Another number line example is a thermometer. If I adjust a temperature
forecast to "take away" negative 8 degrees, I add 8 degrees back.
As this signed integer rule is difficult to solve/review the theory by
example or number line each problem, it is worth memorizing the 2 steps once
you (they) have seen why it is true.
Note: Adding of signed numbers is done well/easily using a number line
approach - left for negative, right for postiive. If learning that
subtraction means changing the sign to addition - you can reassure students
that they only need to know how to add signed numbers. I have taught this
successfully to level 2 students.
Mary Jean Wiegert
ABE Math Instructor
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 6:16 PM, George Demetrion <gdemetrion at msn.com> wrote:
Thanks Carolyn:
Greatest Common Factor = Low number for reducing fractions
Lowest Common Denominator High number for adding or subtracting fractions
with different denominators
e.g 3 and 8 or (2.2.2) In this case there is no reduction possible so the
GCF is 1
3 and 8 for LCD 3 and 2.2.2. Since there are no common factors, multiply
all =24
Question: Now what is all this Absolute Number business all about, which in
itself I do get, but then we get such things as -(-8) which = 8 is read as
the opposite of negative 8." I get that in an abstract sense, but
processing that to bring it to a level of automaticity is another thing
More importantly,
What is the significance of this level of mastery when students are working
on basic integers?
What is its actual mathematical function?
Intuitively, I'm sensing that it may have some value when it comes to
algebra (yes? no?) and if so then perhaps higher levels of absolute number
functionality can be taught at that time (yes? no?) after students mastered
more of the basics of negative numbers, fractions, decimals, proportions and
basic algebraic equations
This brings up to my mind the importance of:
Sequencing skill development from basic to more advanced
Maximum possible simplicity as a critical scaffolding strategy in its own
Incorporating mathematical meaning making and inquiry as a critical part of
the ongoing work
Individual and collaborative scaffolding
BTW I think these and other pivotal steps have more overall pedagogical
significance than say whether or not or the extent to which one utilizes
manipulatives. To be sure manipulatives and other methods can be important,
but I would view such methods as a secondary rather than a primary issue.
In short, they belong in the arsenal of teaching tools in the facilitation
of the primary goal--learning.
George Demetrion
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:18:30 -0700
Subject: Re: [Numeracy 109] introductions
From: dickins2 at wncc.net
To: gdemetrion at msn.com; numeracy at nifl.gov
What is the difference between the Lowest (or least) Common Denominator and
the Least Common Multiple and what different functions do they accomplish?
The LCD is the smallest number that will go INTO each of the numbers, while
the LCM is the smallest number that each of the numbers will divide into
(the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers).
Suppose the numbers are 15 and 21. The LCD would be 3: 15 = 3 * 5; 21 = 3 *
7. The number they have *in common* is 3.
Suppose the numbers are 49 and 98. The LCD would be 49: 49 = 7 * 7; 98 = 7 *
7 * 2. The numbers they have *in common* are 7 and 7, and 7 * 7 = 49.
Try 45 and 21 for the LCM. What is the smallest number that is a multiple of
both numbers? 45 = 3 * 3 * 5, 21 = 3 * 7. The LCM = 3 * 3 * 5 * 7 or 105.
(Each number has a 3, so the first three only counts once. There is an extra
3 in 45, plus the 5. 21 still has a 7. Multiply all those together.
Or let's try 15 and 49. 15 = 3 * 5, 49 = 7 * 7. No numbers in common, so
multiply them all together. LCM = 3 * 5 * 7 * 7 or 735.
Does that help?
Carolyn Dickinson
Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 12:56 PM, George Demetrion <gdemetrion at msn.com>
Good afternoon all.
While I am an experienced adult educator I am a newbie math teacher, but I'm
plugging away in my first transitions to college basic math course.
We've had two three hour sessions thus far in a 15 week course and things
are moving along okay.
To be sure I've put a lot of time practicing my math through basic algebra
and concentrating on the assignments in our weekly sessions.
I'm learning and I'm also getting a good experiential dose of math phobia,
which in turn, in the process of transforming in the process of learning and
then drawing on my overall teaching skills, especially incorporating basic
explanation, a lot of practice and collaborative scaffolding instructional
One technical question:
What is the difference between the Lowest (or least) Common Denominator and
the Least Common Multiple and what different functions do they accomplish?
Keep it simple and straightforward, please.
George Demetrion
East Hartford, CT
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