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September 2014
$1 Million in Gun Legislation Ads, Influence for Connecticut's Governor's Race
Almost $1 million has poured into the state from advocates on both sides of the gun legislation issue, but what impact it will have on the gubernatorial election is up for debate.
Democrats Claim Tom Foley's Use of Think Tank's Work Violates Election Laws
Democrats are claiming Tom Foley's use of material researched by the Connecticut Policy Institute, which the candidate founded as a business entity, is a violation of state election laws.
Tom Foley's Schools Plan Fails, Malloy, Democrats Say
Republican gubernatorial contender Tom Foley's schools plan comes under fire from Gov. Dannel Malloy and Democrats.
Tom Foley Wants to Cap Connecticut's Car Tax to Ease Pain Where It's Punitive
Tom Foley wants to cap the tax rate for automobiles to 30 mills with the state covering the revenue gap it would mean for municipalities.
Report on UConn's Economic Impact Becomes Governor's Race Political Football
A report released Wednesday on the University of Connecticut found it has a $3.4 billion annual economic impact on the state, with a future return that is expected to be brighter.
Foley Ad Showing Malloy in Newtown on Day of Shooting Sparks Controversy
The Connecticut Democratic Party called a digital ad criticizing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy put out by his gubernatorial opponent "out of bounds" and asked that it be taken down.
Greenberg Ad Cites Dysfunction; Esty Stays on Veterans Theme in 5th District Race
Our campaign wanted to give you an opportunity to see Mark's new television ad "Barking Dogs" which highlights the partisan gridlock in Washington and shows why Mark will bring the new leadership to Washington that can get things done!" That's the opening of an email announcing the first television ad of Republican Mark Greenberg, the Litchfield real estate developer attempting to prevent U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty from winning a second term representing the 5th District. The Greenberg message goes on: Mark is an outsider and a businessman who knows how to create jobs and balance budgets. Mark and his wife Linda founded a no-kill animal rescue facility that has sheltered and saved thousands of animals. Mark also has a long history of creating good...
Foley Six Points Ahead of Malloy in Latest Q Poll
Connecticut voters likely see Republican Tom Foley as a better alternative than incumbent Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to lead their state, especially in areas such as jobs and the economy, a Quinnipiac University Poll released today reports.
Malloy Commits $186 Million to Jobs in Tight Connecticut Governor's Race
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is putting a heavy emphasis on helping small and minority contractors, as well as training and hiring the unemployed as part of his urban agenda, while continuing the state's tax credits and loans for businesses.
Bill Clinton Rallies Democratic Troops for Governor Malloy in New Haven
Former President Bill Clinton revved up the true believers in a weekday rally putting the onus on them to get a second term for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.


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BEAUFORT - A ruling on a pre-trial motion arguing Preston Ryan Oates has "prosecutorial immunity" in the shooting death of Carlos Alberto Olivera stands to set legal precedent.
Circuit Judge Markley Dennis Jr.
BEAUFORT - A pre-trial hearing for Preston Ryan Oates included the defense playing an audio recording of the tow truck operator calling 911 for help after he shot Carlos Alberto Olivera on Christmas Eve 2010.
A two-year project to widen U.S. 278 from four to six lanes from Simmonsville Road to S.C. 170 is cranking up.
BEAUFORT - A Circuit Court hearing wrapped up Thursday on a defense pre-trial motion to drop charges filed against Preston Ryan Oates in a Christmas Eve shooting death over a towing dispute in Edgefield.
A five-hour manhunt for three suspects in a stolen pickup truck case resulted in the arrests of two men this afternoon in Sun City by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. The third suspect remains at large, Sgt.
A motion to drop a voluntary manslaughter charge against Preston Ryan Oates is scheduled to be heard in Circuit Court on Thursday in Beaufort.
Two midday fire and rescue calls near Sun City involving vehicles were on the unusual side. The first occurred around noon today, when the Bluffton Township Fire district responded to a car fire off S.C. 170 by Bluffton Parkway.
The foundation for Bluffton's pilot project to grow "emerging technology companies" in partnership with Clemson University was set last week by the Town Council.
Political newcomer Karen Lavery led in four of Bluffton's nine precincts in her election success as the leader in the four-way race for two Town Council seats.
She and Ted Huffman, also a political newcomer, unseated Fred Hamilton Jr.
The opening of the Bluffton-Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic at 132 Bluffton Road was celebrated Wednesday with a noon ribbon cutting ceremony and open house that drew more than 80 dignitaries and supporters.
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Tournaments galore take place in volleyball, field hockey and soccer on local college campuses this weekend as the 2012 fall schedule fires out at a frantic pace.
Three schools also begin their football slate Saturday with Westfield State and Springfield College opening at home. The Owls go up against Nichols College at 1 p.m. with SC meeting Bridgewater State at 7. Western New England travels to Norwich in an afternoon contest.
Springfield College is staging three tournaments in addition to its first football confrontation with Bridgewater since 1999.
The six-team Springfield College Women's Volleyball Invitational, which opened Friday with SC sweeping past Simmons College, will wrap up Saturday afternoon. The Pride faces Rivier at 12:30 p.m. at Blake Arena while Westfield State and Clarkson also compete at the same time at Dana Gym. SC will then take on Eastern Connecticut State University at 3 p.m. Westfield also has a 10 a.m. match with ESCU at Dana.
In field hockey, the annual Dottie Zenaty Invitational features Springfield, led by seniors Kelly Gallo of Westfield and Meghan McHugh of Greenfield, challenging St. John Fisher Saturday at 11 a.m. at Amos Alonzo Stagg Field. Plymouth State takes on Brockport at 1 p.m. with the winners advancing to the championship Sunday at 1 p.m.
In women's soccer, Springfield hosts the University of New England Saturday at 7:15 p.m. following Westfield State's contest with Eastern Nazarene at 5 p.m.
American International College (15-17,10-5 Northeast-10 last year) is hosting a 10-team, 18-match Division II volleyball tournament at Butova Gymnasium Saturday and Sunday. The Yellow Jackets start out with Nyack Saturday at 11:30 a.m., and meet Felican at 4 p.m. On Sunday, AIC has Bridgeport at 11:30 a.m., and Assumption at 3:30 p.m.
The AIC field hockey squad, picked fifth in the NE-10 preseason poll, opens against Seton Hill Saturday at noon at Ronald J. Abdow Field. The Yellow Jackets finished 12-9, 6-4 in 2011, and qualified for the NCAA Division II championship tournament for the second straight year.
Western New England is the site of the Soccer City Shootout in men's soccer with four 2011 NCAA tournament teams in the field. The four squads sported a combined record of 55-22-7 last season.
The Golden Bears, who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament and finished with a 19-4 mark last season, kicks off against ECSU (15-6-1) Saturday at noon. Springfield College (10-5-4) mixes it up with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 2:30 p.m. The championship match is Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with a consolation at noon.
Elms College concludes its third annual Blazers Challenge in women's volleyball with a match Saturday at noon versus Sage. The Blazers are led by senior outside hitter Christina Martin of Chicopee, who ranks fourth on the program's all-time kills list, and is fifth in digs.
In football, Westfield State is thinking big with one of their largest rosters in the 31-year history of the program. The Owls have 98 players, 45 of whom are newcomers. Westfield, 5-5 last year, also graduated only seven players from last year's team.
Springfield is picked second as a newcomer in the Liberty League in football. The Pride was 6-4 last season.


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The Mortgage Bankers Association, one of the most closely watched sources on mortgage data, shows Oregonians still had some of the best performing mortgages in the country in the first quarter of 2008, according to their report released today. That's the good news. But the numbers here still aren't great.
Of Oregon's 635,000 mortgages 2.97 percent are at least 30 days past due and .93 percent were in some state of foreclosure. Nationally, 5.64 percent are past due and 2.47 percent are in foreclosure.
Like the rest of the country, subprime adjustable rate mortgages continued to trouble. There's about 31,900 such loans in Oregon and 14.48 percent are past due and 7.73 are in foreclosure. Nationally, 19.9 percent of subprime ARMs are past due and 17.09 percent in foreclosure.
Nationally, the rate of foreclosure starts and the percent of loans in foreclosure are the highest on record since 1979.
The primary troubles are subprime ARMs and the Sun Belt states. Subprime ARMs account for 39 percent of all foreclosures. California and Florida account for 21 percent of all U.S. loans but 36 percent of all foreclosure starts.
More to come on the state of Oregon's mortgages later today.


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The World Cup has given us a chance we must seize to change the way the world sees Africa, says Frances Mensah Williams
I have never been more proud to be a Ghanaian than over recent weeks. Not only did we take the lead in Africa, gaining our freedom as a country from our former colonial rulers in 1957, and produce luminaries along the way ranging from Kwame Nkrumah to Kofi Annan; we have just shown the world what having heart really means.
Despite the loss by the Ghanaian team in the World Cup quarter finals, we saw a team that epitomised the meaning of the word. A team that displayed spirit and courage and treated jubilation, loss and heartbreak with equal dignity.
I have frequently been reminded of the film 'I Spartacus' during these past weeks and, in particular, of the scene in which each slave slowly rises up to declare solidarity with the hunted gladiator, shouting 'I am Spartacus'. In the days leading up to the quarter final match, everyone – irrespective of their national origin - seemed to be standing up and declaring 'I am Ghanaian'.
And it wasn't only about our external brand and what those outside Africa thought of us; it was also about unity between Africans. It was when South Africans cheered for 'BaGhana BaGhana', adopting us to succeed where Bafana Bafana had not been able to. And it was when my Nigerian friends cried at Ghana's loss, that I knew that something had changed forever.
Now much as I would like to bask in the reflected glory of our national heroes, the Black Stars' achievement, much like the liberation of Ghana more than 50 years ago, means nothing if it does not serve the interests of Africa as a whole. So we need to use this historic feat to do something more than reminisce; we need to use it as the inspiration for a new picture of Africa.
Carpe Diem
We must seize today, urgently, as the time to reshape Africa's brand. We have the chance today to leverage the goodwill that exists for Ghana and to translate that into goodwill for the whole continent. For me, being a proud Ghanaian is not enough; it has to offer an opportunity to also be a proud African.
This is the branding opportunity of a generation and, for those who may think this is about sentiment, the harsh reality is that branding is about business. We spend money on brands that we think offer something distinctive; whether it is about quality, reputation, price or reliability. Branding brings perception, experience and reputation together in influencing our behaviour.
We need to work actively on building on the change of perception that this World Cup has brought about for many millions of people.
In her blog in the Huffington Post in July, American international development worker Shari Cohen epitomised what this football tournament has been able to do; provide an opportunity for people to cast away their prejudices and preconceptions and to see things with different eyes.
"To say that I have been blown away at the hospitality South Africa has shown the rest of the world would be an understatement," Cohen wrote. "South Africans are drinking deeply from the cup of humanity that has been brought to their doorstep. I would never imagine that an American World Cup or Olympics would ever be this welcoming to the rest of the world. And that saddens me for the state of my home country, but it also makes me feel the pride of the South African people."
Having taken the time to really talk to the South Africans as well as the other Africans she encountered, and to learn about the guiding principles of our cultures, Cohen's perceptions have been transformed.
"When I think of Ubuntu and my recent experiences here," she wrote, "I think America has much to learn from Africa in general, in terms of living as a larger village; and as human beings who are all interconnected with each other, each of us having an affect on our brothers and sisters. As the 2010 World Cup slogan goes, "Feel it. It is here." Well, I have felt it, because I am here. Thank you South Africa, for giving me this unexpected gift. I am humbled."
Rebranding Africa does not mean avoiding or covering up the many difficulties and challenges African countries face today; indeed, while ours may be of a different nature, challenges are not unique to sub-Saharan Africa, as countries such as Greece, the USA and the UK will attest.
Branding is Business
Rebranding Africa means that we need to create a framework for the continent and its people that enables us to capture each individual hero or heroine, each national success, and each regional achievement as part of an overarching narrative about the continent, and not just a series of isolated successes.
Every successful conference and every major business deal needs to be used to shed more light on each of our diverse and distinct countries and economies and, in so doing, add detail, shade and nuance to what is all too often a one dimensional picture of a continent without hope.
How Africa's various countries are seen will influence whoever wants to invest in a country or indeed across the continent, do business or even live there. In his speech on the night of Ghana's independence in March 1957, Kwame Nkrumah said: "You are to stand firm behind us so that we can prove to the world that when the African is given a chance he can show the world that he is somebody! We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore."
Just as Ghana's Black Stars faced challenges and doubters, so does Africa today. It's time to show that we, as a continent of sovereign nations, can take on all comers, including the world's superpowers. By acting as a team and by ensuring that we avoid own goals and other self-destructive behaviour, we can show the world who we are and change the brand of and the narrative about Africa once and for all.
Ms. Frances Williams is the Chief Executive of Interims for Development, a Human Resources and Training consultancy and Editor of ReConnect Africa.com (www.reconnectafrica.com) an online careers and jobs publication for African professionals around the world.


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Parties should have warning signs. When youre trying to manage your weight and follow a nutritious diet, a party is a danger zone. Parties are almost always linked to an abundance of sugary, high fat, high calorie foods.
If youre throwing a party or heading to one, whip up one of these healthy snacks. There are plenty of great alternatives to the traditional party snacks. Try these swaps for your next celebration.
Healthy Snacks for Celebrations
Party Staple: Chips and Dip
Instead of the traditional fat loaded chips and dip, offer healthy snacks such as vegetable sticks and avocado dip. Try carrots, celery and cucumber. Simply blend lime juice and mashed avocado to prepare the avocado dip. You can also use a ready made fat reduced dip.
Alternatively, you can serve fresh guacamole with baked tortilla chips. Homemade guacamole is full of nutrients. Add onion, tomato and herbs to the mix for a filling and nutritious dip.
Freshly baked pizzas with vegetables are great healthy snacks. Create a masterpiece with your favorite veggies. Try spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and peppers. Add fresh herbs for a burst of flavor. You could even let guests make their own veggie pizzas and toss them on the grill.
Party Staple: Sweets
Cookies, cake, ice cream or candy take the stage at most parties. Add some naturally sweet options to your menu to keep guests from filling up on birthday cake. With their natural goodness, sweetness and color, fresh fruits offer a great swap for your parties.
Try these super easy fresh fruit snacks ideas:
- Chocolate dipped strawberries
- Strawberry smoothie pops
- Fresh fruit salad
- Watermelon
Party Staple: Cupcakes
As opposed to serving the traditional sugar loaded cakes during your birthday party, serve banana cupcakes or carrot cupcakes. You may decorate these with low fat cream cheese icing.
Party Staple: Soda
Skip the soda cans at your next party. Serve ice water, iced tea and fruit juices. You can chop fresh fruit for flavored water. Try serving italian sodas by mixing fruit syrups with club soda. There are plenty of refreshing drinks that arent loaded with sugar.
Healthy Snacks for a Healthy Lifestyle
Offering healthy snacks at your parties will keep your loved ones smiling and healthy. Switching out your party staples for healthy snacks is easier when you stay focused on your goal to have a healthy lifestyle. What are your favorite party snacks?


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Governor Proclaims Cardiovascular Professionals Research Week
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2012) — Kentucky Gov. Steven L. Beshear has issued an official proclamation establishing the week of Oct. 1- 7, 2012, as "Cardiovascular Professionals Research Week." The week coincides with the 2012 Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day, scheduled to be held Oct. 5 in Lexington.
Registration for Cardiovascular Research Day opens this week.
The event will feature presentations by leading scholars and clinicians in the field of cardiovascular health, as well as award presentations. Featured speakers will include: Donna Arnett, chair and professor of epidemiology, University of Alabama - Birmingham, and incoming president of the American Heart Association; John Cooke, professor of cardiovascular medicine and associate director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Director, Training Program in Vascular Medicine, Stanford University; and Shaun Coughlin, director, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, San Francisco.
More information can be found on the website of the University of Kentucky Saha Cardiovascular Research Center.
The full text of the proclamation reads:
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease effects one in three adults and is the leading cause of death for all Americans; and
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular research has led to medical advances benefitting Americans and all humanity; and
WHEREAS, Increased education and research are needed to find effective treatments and ultimately cures; and
WHEREAS, Caregivers and scientists from the University of Kentucky are committed to the pursuit of medical advances in the fight against cardiovascular disease; and
WHEREAS, These scientists gather annually at the University of Kentucky campus to share their strategies and insight with fellow scientists to alleviate illness, thereby bringing further scientific and medical advances closer to reality;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN L. BESHEAR, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim October 1-7, 2012, as
in Kentucky, and urge its observance by all.
DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort the 5th day of July, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve and in the 220th year of the Commonwealth.


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Tap Local Knowledge
Get better beta than a guidebook delivers by leveraging the whole outdoor community.
Search Google Earth and panoramio.com for geotagged photos along your chosen route; they can reveal detailed info on campsites, vistas, and water sources.
Comb Google Images, YouTube, and Vimeo to get a sense of trail conditions ("Grandview Trail winter") and ideal gear (are others using ice axes or trekking poles?).
Follow the official Twitter feeds of national parks and forests to get up-to-the-minute info on road closures, weather conditions, and even wildlife or wildflower updates.
Check trip reports on regional sites like trailsnh.com (NH), wta.org (WA), and 14ers.com (CO). You might find out exactly how much snow is left or whether the foliage has peaked from someone who hiked your trail yesterday.
Pro Tip Create a seamless topo map of your route, and have it printed on water-resistant paper and shipped to you within 48 hours ($10 and up; backpacker.com/maps)


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County Of St. LouisSt Louis, SS.
The State Of MissouriMissouri,
To the Sheriff of the County of St. LouisCounty of St LouisGreeting:
We command you to attach Dr Clayton TiffinClayton Tiffin and John
Paron (alias Para)
if they be found in your County, and them safely keep, so that you have their bodies before the
Honorable Judge of the St. LouisSt Louis Court of Common Pleas, at the city of St. LouisSt Louis, forthwith
then and there to testify and the truth to say, in a certain cause pending in said
Court, wherein CharlesCharles a man of Color is plaintiff and
BelinaBelina Christy ChristyBelina Christy is defendant ; and, further, to answer
for a contempt by him committed in not attending said Court, as witness , although regularly
summoned so to do on the part of the said plaintiff
thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the City of St. LouisCity of St Louis, this
twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two.
Jm. WalshWalsh Clerk.


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The Black Friday frenzy began before long before midnight Thursday.
Bargain hunters raided their favorite stores to take advantage of some jaw-dropping sales.
Big stores like Walmart, Toys R Us and Target opened their doors to shoppers before midnight.
Long lines wrapped around the building at Toys R Us in Wyomissing Thursday night, and there was a large crowd outside the Berkshire Mall, which opened at midnight.
At the nearby Best Buy, folks started lining up at noon Wednesday. One dedicated shopper arrived early just for a big sale on a 40-inch TV. He had his fingers crossed.
"I think our chances are pretty good," said Luke Boerman. "Somebody says there was a pallet of them in yesterday. So we're about 20th. I think there are 20 in a pallet. I think we are going to get this TV."
Shoppers spent the Thanksgiving holiday eating, sleeping and even playing board games.
At the VF Outlet in Wyomissing, the lines moved from outside to the cash registers. No doubt, cashiers raced as fast as they could to ring up sales as quickly as possible.
"It's getting crazy out here," said Jennifer Kerns.
Folks were literally dancing in the lines as they anxiously waited outside the VF Outlet Center in Wyomissing. They had one thing on their mind, and it wasn't turkey.
"I want the real deal tonight. I'll wait all night if I have to," said Jose Fernandez.
Well, nobody had to wait all night to get in because the doors opened at 8 p.m. Once inside, it was down to business get the best deal before it's gone.
"They have really good deals here. I'm trying to save some money this year. A lot. Free gift cards and stuff," said Marisa Digirolamo.
Some lucky shoppers earned some extra money for gifts in a money vault. For 15 seconds, Amanda Landis, of Pennsburg, grabbed as much as she could and ended up with more than $100.
At midnight, a 2013 Ford Focus was given away. Organizers said the first two years of the lease are already paid for.


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Smallpox Vaccine Administration Video
This training was developed for use with Dryvax vaccine. Another brand of vaccine, ACAM2000, has been licensed that, while nearly identical in administration and technique, does have some minor differences; most notably the change to 15 insertions for both primary and secondary vaccinees. Healthcare providers are advised to familiarize themselves with the information in the package insert before beginning vaccination clinics
As part of our bioterrorism preparedness activities, public health and hospital-based healthcare providers should again become familiar with smallpox vaccine and the technique for its administration. This video describes smallpox vaccine and common reactions following vaccination; how to screen potential vaccinees for contraindications to vaccination; how to administer smallpox vaccine; and how to care for the vaccination site.
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text: Evergreen State Fair: blue skies, fair food, farm animals, fun! By: Monitor Staff August 26, 2014 Monroe News News 3004 Views Enjoy these Children, young and old, love the sights and sounds of the animal barns. Photo by Jim Scolman photos of the Evergreen State Fair, 2014! Two adventurous fairgoers hold hand prior to their plummet. Photo by Jim Scolman If you have a need for speed, the Fair has the ride for you! Photo by Jim Scolman evergreen state fair feature


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Both Sides of the Fence
A Tosa resident since 1991, Christine walks the dog, cooks but avoids housework, writes and reads, and enjoys the company of friends and strangers. Her job takes her around the state, learning about people's health. A Quaker (no, they don't wear blue hats or sell oatmeal or motor oil), she has been known to stand on both sides of the political and philosophic fence at the same time, which is very uncomfortable when you think about it. She writes about pretty much whatever stops in to visit her busy mind at the moment. One reader described her as "incredibly opinionated but not judgmental." That sounds like a good thing to strive for!
Insert bowling shoe in mouth
I was not one of the people who voted for George Bush because it seemed like he was a regular guy. Someone you could drink a beer with over a side of barbecued beef and small talk. (Okay: I wasn't one of the people who voted for George Bush for any reason.) And I certainly didn't want to hear his jokes. Personally, I think the POTUS (President of the United States) should opt for a little dignified distance.
What's with that?
The kids have gone, leaving a too-quiet house and a nearly empty refrigerator. Our Thanksgiving was warm, loving, and caloric: I hope yours was too. And for possibly the first time, my driveway is the cleanest one on the block. Unemployment has to be good for something.
The grammar police leave a ticket
An unusually careful reader of my previous blog entry wrote, "Shouldn't that be BlackBerrys, not BlackBerries?"
This is a test
Inquiring minds want to know: will Randy re-post his blog for a fourth time in order to stay "on top"?
Oh, grow UP redux
I know I said I wasn't stupid enough to watch the Forty-somethings Behaving Badly show "Private Practice." Apparently, I have no more self-control than the denizens of Oceanside.
Tonight's segment was called "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride." But as usual, it's the hapless viewer who gets caught up in traffic.
No surprise here, but Dr. Addison, the neonatal surgeon who now delivers babies in swimming pools, and Dr. Violet, the neurotic shrink (shrinking Violet?!), have decided to have no-strings, sport sex with inappropriate men who also happen to be partners in their practice (Dr. Pete, crunchy granola alternative medicine man, and Dr. Cooper, whose specialty seems to be having sex with women he meets on the Internet).
The contorted logic Addison and Vi use to justify these decisions make it clear why they are in a medical show and not a legal one.
Meanwhile, other women who had sex nine months earlier are having babies.
The first, an immense fertility goddess with three hyperactive sons and a giant sloth for a husband, placidly pops out her baby with barely a grunt. So far, so good. But when it turns out that the baby is not the girl she expected but another boy, she shifts gears.


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I was tempted to write a riposte to Pamela Bone's schtick about the alleged betrayal of Islamic women by Western feminists the other day, but in the end I was pretty busy with work and I also decided that I didn't want to give her the time of (International Women's) day. It's probably significant that when a lot could be said about the declining position of women in the workforce here in Australia, the increasing difficulty of finding childcare, and a whole lot of other issues (many of which were covered in tigtog's Blog against sexism post and the comments thread) that the only thing the Australian found worth publishing on IWD was a left-bashing rant. Shaun took Bone on in a post linking to tigtog's previous refutation of similar claims by number one feminist of convenience Janet Albrechtsen. But the whole thing was niggling at me. There are two obvious counters to claims (which I think are in fundamentally bad faith, but more on that later) by people like Bone that:
I don't hold much hope on this International Women's Day of seeing big protests in Australian cities against female genital mutilation; or against honour killings, stonings, child marriages, forced seclusion or any of the other persecutions to which women are still subjected. The fire of Western feminism has quietly died away, first as a victim of its success, lately as a victim of cultural relativism, of anti-Americanism and reluctance to be seen to be condemning the enemies of the enemy.
The first is that "big protests" tend to be directed at domestic issues. The Iraq War is not an exception – what was at issue was Australian participation. This canard is identical in logic to the slur made by other RWDB columnists – that anti-war Australians didn't march to protest about Saddam's human rights abuses. Aside from the fact that neither did any of those columnists or all of the chicken hawks in the blogosphere who like to shriek loudly about this, the claim that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are fought for human rights reasons is just risible. And of course, for those who want to make that claim (and the feminist of convenience argument is rarely made these days about Iraq where women's rights are under sustained attack), there's an obligation to reflect on the degree to which military and civil violence against civilians (including many women) advances human rights. As I'm suggesting, women in Australia have a lot on our plate here at home. But I also suspected that the claim that women in the West gave no support to Islamic feminism was a complete furphy. My guess was that about ten minutes' worth of research in the blogosphere would refute that (op/edders are apparently exempt from the requirement to test their ops against facts). And so it proved to be. Over the fold.
One of the points made by Bone was that the momentum of events like Beijing in 1995 had sometimes been lost (and of course, this is all the fault of feminists. Not mentioned by Bone is the contradiction between this criticism and her claim, cited above, that feminism in the West has apparently been a "victim" – significant choice of words from Bone – of "its success"). Have a listen to Jessica Valenti from Feministing pointing out that much of the inaction on the Beijing agenda has been the responsibility of governments, and that much effort has been put into pushing it by women internationally.
You can check out links to the organisation and publication Jessica talks about at Alternet. In particular, Beijing Betrayed is online.
Jessica also mentioned the imprisonment last week by the Iranian government of women activists in an attempt to deter IWD protests and events. Now, this is obviously an issue going to the sorts of concerns Bone claims that Western feminists are blind to. But that's clearly not the case. It was reported and condemned on Jessica's blog, Feministing, in several posts. I didn't see any mention of it from Bone, or for that matter, from any of the other pontificators who would usually be quick to condemn anything going on in Iran. Also on Feministing was a post drawing attention to an international report from feminist NGO MADRE condemning the shift of Iraq towards a theocracy and its horrendous consequences for women.
Now, I found all those links, which suggest that the claim Bone made that Western feminists are unwilling to support Islamic women, and that we don't do so because "Islam" is the "enemy of our enemy", just by going to one blog that I regularly read. Check out a technorati search for iranian women feminism and you can find 131 posts. There's an interesting mixture of posts from Iranian women themselves, who as Andrew Bartlett observed, are keen bloggers, from Western women pointing to the issue and practical action that could be taken in its support, and Bone's ideological fellow travellers either claiming that "feminists don't care" or that "this shows Islam is evil".
Now, Bone is supposed to be a journalist, I think. Elementary fact-checking is obviously not something she's keen to do. Nor does she acknowledge either the real concern among Western feminists over these issues, or the fact that feminists have often (and appropriately) believed that women in particular situations and contexts are the best judges of the sorts of action and response to be taken, and that we should be reluctant to speak authoritatively and definitively on their behalf and occlude their voices.
But it's clear, from the most cursory of net research, that Western feminists are in fact giving more than rhetorical support to Islamic women in their struggles.
I'll close the case by noting that none of the more structural issues about the position of women in countries like Iran and Iraq ever get a hearing from the "feminists of convenience". Rather, they go for the ideological jugular and cite practices they can conveniently condemn as "barbaric" to roll in their Islamophobia with their partisan political agendas. Because that's what all this is about. It has bugger all to do with any real concern with women in Islamic societies and everything to do with scoring culture wars points here in Australia. I'd happily join a march to protest against Albrechtsen and Bone, or for that matter Joe Hockey's casual dismissal of two reports into work and family issues, which the feminists of convenience are also conveniently silent on.


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The drilling and blasting in Newark Bay that began last week should have had minimal impact on Bayonne residents, said project manager Bryce Wisemiller of the Army Corps of Engineers.
"My hope is the residents won't notice anything at all," Wisemiller said, adding that the work to deepen Newark Bay so larger container ships can pass is taking place more than a quarter mile from the Bayonne shore.
The city notified residents of the blasting and drilling as a precaution, but Wisemiller said this round of work is farther from shore than previous blasting in the Kill Van Kull.
Wisemiller said the goal of the blasting is to remove concrete remnants of the railroad footing from the Newark Bay railroad bridge that was demolished in the 1980s.
He said the contractors estimate the footings to be approximately 48 feet below the average low tide level in the bay, which means the blasting will need to remove about 4 feet of concrete in order to meet the goal of 52 feet for all prominences in the bay.
Wisemiller said the work differs from blasting bedrock and has less chance of producing noticeable lateral vibrations.
Even so, the Army Corps of Engineers will be working to ensure the blasts do not cause a disturbance for Bayonne residents.
"We monitor each and every blast," Wisemiller said.
The data collected on the blasts is uploaded to the Corps website and will be accessible to the public once it's on the site, which Wisemiller said would take about a week.
The blasting was to be conducted during the day, Monday through Saturday, while drilling will happen 24 hours a day. This round of blasting was expected to be finished by the end of the week, Wisemiller said.
The work in Newark Bay is part of a larger project, the New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project, that aims to deepen 38 miles of local waterways and should be completed by next December.
The contract for the project, worth $69.3 million, was awarded in September 2010 to Northeast Dredging Equipment Company of Hillside and it is overseeing the Newark Bay drilling and blasting.
Wisemiller said he urges Bayonne residents with any concerns about the project to call the Army Corps of Engineers hot line at (201) 339-6470.


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Brad Stone pitched seven strong innings as the New Orleans Zephyrs snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated the Portland Beavers 5-0 on Monday night.
New Orleans leads the PCL with five shutouts.
The Z's used three pitchers to combine for a three-hit shutout. Stone worked seven innings before turning it over to the bullpen, with Brett Sinkbeil and Kasey Olenberger shutting down the Beavers in the eighth and ninth innings.
Donnie Murphy's RBI single in the first inning put the Z's on the board, and Mike Lamb had a pinch-hit two-run homer in the eighth to cap the win.
Game Notes: It was New Orleans' first win over the Beavers since July 31, 2007, a span of eight games. ... The Z's added Logan Morrison from Jupiter. He had been on the disabled list and had one hit in four at-bats Monday.


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Bite Club readers are mouthy eaters. A handful of email raves inspired us to check out a trio of our readers' beloved spots.
Having worked for Marsee and Great Harvest, I'm a bit particular about pastry. Mehri's [Little Flower Bakery & Deli] muffins are amazing and her strudel unrivaled. Also best cakes and quiche EVER.
-Kelli Clark (no relation-really!)
Self-taught baker Mehri (pronounced Mary) Gaspeed's Hippie cookies and apple-packed strudel taste deliciously...familiar. Usually she's up at 2:30 am, crafting wholesale delectables for businesses like the Rheinlander and the Nordstrom Cafe. Then this cheerful lady spends all day tempting the denizens of Southeast Portland with puckery, mini-Marionberry pies ($3.50) and meatloaf sandwiches at her tiny, lime-green bakery/deli. And about those muffins: It took Bite Club an hour to finish off a spicy pumpkin muffin sprigged with dried cranberries and walnuts at Gaspeed's well-loved space last week. We had our mouth too full of adjectives like "sinfully moist," "not too sweet" and "addictive" to swallow.
Your Gourmet looks to be owned, operated and supported by one man. I had apple- and pear-stuffed pork loin last time. This time I am enjoying ribs with red beans and rice...both meals cost me $5.50 each. It's a microcosm of big restaurant world in one man's dream. Bachelors like me want badly to see it stay open.
-Aaron Greenberg
Mike Betteridge, the frugal gourmet behind this operation, has a simple manifesto: "Good food for good prices." Hungry neighbors stop by on their way home from work to nab tender, gravy-drizzled pot roast from this former Embassy Suites banquet cook. Other regulars perch atop a Paul Bunyan-sized picnic table to tackle paper plates heaped with herby roasted half-chickens and mountains of mashed potatoes. This diner doesn't have a deep fryer or a credit-card machine-hell, off-the-gridder Betteridge doesn't even have a bank account. But his weirdly appealing spot does have an awesome, rotating cast of slow-cooked, Ozzie and Harriet supper favorites, each costing less than $6. Eyeball the Safeway ads if you wanna know what Betteridge will cook up next. "I wanna do lamb shanks soon," the coupon-clipper told Bite Club. "But they haven't gone on sale yet."
I noticed a sign for the Sellwood Public House. I went up a long stairway...a marvelous aroma filled the air! ...it was a pizzeria! I order my New York-style pizza pie and took my first bite and I thought I was in pizza heaven!
-David Taylor
"It took 6,000 pounds of flour to make that crust," sighs Public House owner/cook Kevin Hutchinson, a pastry chef who fell for the pizza arts when he lived in Brooklyn. The Portland native's hard work has paid off. His two-month-old restaurant, a rambling Cheers-like brewpub/wine bar that looms over Sellwood's antique row, is regularly inundated with transplanted East Coasters looking for a cheesy fix. Diners line up to order the joint's basic New York or Gourmet pizzas (made with heathen toppings like artichoke hearts and feta), fresh by the slice or full round. But Hutchinson's wife and restaurant co-owner, Danielle, mentions that diehard pizzaheads are a rowdy crowd. "We just remind them that we have New York pizza," she says, "not New York attitude."
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The Real Injustice of the Grammy Nominations Doesn't Involve Buju Banton
Using a favorite word of gay rights groups, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center "condemns" the Best Reggae Album Grammy nomination of Buju Banton, whose lyrics provide sing-a-long anthems for gay murder. But where's the condemnation for Katy Perry's "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" nod for "Hot n Cold"? This is a woman who pretends to be a lesbian to court fans. Nothing is worse! Ahhhhhhh.
And shouldn't the real condemnation of Grammy voters be aimed at their refusal to nominate Whitney Houston for anything? Injustices all around!
Caribbean Lionesse
Sigh… has the L.A GLC ever heard the expression 'you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar'?
The aggressive and hostile tactics of them and other gay rights groups that target Jamaican dancehall artistes aren't doing their cause any favours. They are especially not doing any favours to the fledgling LGBT movement in Jamaica.
In fact JFLAG deplored the 'Boycott Jamaica' campaign launched in San Francisco earlier this year and with good reason – it was scattershot and mistargeted to the point of xenophobia.
Is the LA GLC aware that tactics such as these when they airily proclaim that "regardless of the artistic merit of any of his work", Buju should basically be vilified, actually turn even reasonable Jamaican and Caribbean people against them and help boost the artistes and the very message they deplore?
Are they aware that with the colonial history and neo-colonial experiences of Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, that their tactics are perceived as xenophobic bullying at worst or patronising intimidation at best?
In no way do I support the homophobic lyrics that are pervasive in Jamaican dancehall but I still find this harassment of Buju of all artistes, to be ridiculous.
Yes, harassment. Because it is one song, from nearly two decades ago, which Buju is being targeted for – that is 'Boom Bye Bye'.
Have they listened to any of Buju's songs in the last two decades? Are they aware that the song which so offends them is from his 'rudeboy' era and that he has been one of the most positive, uplifting and successful conscious artist since the mid-90s?
Are they aware that Buju actually publicly apologised for the song decades ago and stopped performing it for a long time – as he stopped performing many of his more violent songs after he became conscious?
It is only because they continually inflame and stir back up this issue that it even remains an issue. It's as if they want a symbolic horse to flog, no matter what.Dec 5, 2009 at 3:55 pm · @Reply ·
Becoming aware of the extreme and violent homophobia in Jamaica can't be called xenophobia. It is recognizing deplorable acts and extending disdain for them. Buju Banton has made his homophobia public even recently – you can see the links to the evidence even at the bottom of this story. Of course we believe the Grammys shouldn't support a homophobe like this, whose "apologies" were certainly insincere. How can one apologize for promoting murder and genocide, anyway?
not enough nominations for lady gaga. my only problem with the grammy nominations. she should have MORE MORE MORE, that's how i like it.
Really? Because I've heard that he had continued to sing it, that he rerecorded it at some point, and that he was involved in a recent gaybashing.
Caribbean Lioness:
Banton repeated his, "There is no end to the war between me and faggot" line in an interview in October. So long as this man, whose song was chanted at the site of the murder of Jamaica's most successful gay rights activist, says that he still hates gay people, (and he is very, very clear that he does) gay people are going to hold him responsible for the violence his work has celebrated. Many of us are never going to doubt the words of the gay Jamaican men who say he was part of a group that beat them nearly to death in 2004, although Banton was apparently sucessful in intimidating witnesses and preventing them from testifying. Not that he ever would have been found guilty in Jamaica, anyway.
Check your facts before you spout off next time, sweetheart.
There were protests against Buju Banton's "Boom Bye Bye" back in 1992 when it was released. He performed "Boom Bye Bye" at least until 2004. The song is widely available on the internet and on CDs.
Buju Banton has a new anti gay routine that he performs outside the U.S. In this routine he calls gays "sick," says that gays are trying to turn Jamaica into "Gaymaica," says that gays want to "ruin the world." He talks about "big fire lightning," which may be a kind of "fire burn" call (a call to God to "fire burn" gays). Near the end of the routine he says: "There is no end to the war between me and faggots!" There is a video of this new anti gay routine on YouTube dated 10/27/08.
Since Buju Banton has never distanced himself from "Boom Bye Bye," and frequently sings and talks about the Bible and religion ("Here come religion and Buju Banton"), I think that Buju Banton is as virulently anti gay now as he was in 1992. "Boom Bye Bye" is basically a paraphrase of Leviticus 20:13.
More info: http://tinyurl.com/ye8paw2 and http://cancelbujubanton.wetpaint.com/
Clarification: Buju Banton did not perform his new anti gay routine during his 2009 tour in the U.S. The YouTube version of the routine, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WEfFFsnwGA , was recorded in New Jersey, USA on 10/27/08.
This Grammy nomination is Buju Banton's fourth Grammy nomination.
It's disgusting that the Grammy committee has nominated Buju Banton for an award. Absolutely disgusting. If he had sung "Hang the Jew", would the Grammy people have nominated him? I doubt it.
It's time to organize a protest outside the Grammies on the night of the awards.
I am sick and tired of black Caribbeans getting a pass on their homophobia. They need to be held to the same standards as anyone else. I'll be protesting outside the venue come the Grammy Awards night.
You be sure to send us a twit pic of that Simon!
Can't wait to see you there.
The real injustice is Katy Perry being nominated for her vocals while Kelly Clarkson got snubbed.
I would have loved to see Already Gone smack down Halo for best pop vocal.
Gee I didn't know the Grammys were on ABC this year….
I know Im a few days late on this article, but no1 is going to point out that this is a pic of 1 of the Marley Brothers and NOT Mr Banton? They dont even look similar. Wow.
Good point Brandon. But I guess all rastas look the same. Right? As do all blacks? As it pertains to Buju, you need to realize that nothing you do to him will change the ideals of a people. No matter how many demonstrations you have, boycotts you plan the rules will forever remain the same. "Batty business is not right".


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I've written about having a marriage mission statement. Having a mission statement is an important strategy for successful individuals, organizations, and marriages. Everyone should have one. But what about a marriage bucket list? A Google search reveals a bucket list is "a number of experiences or achievements a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime."
Bucket lists might be your key to fun in marriage.
Bucket list items are similar to your life goals, but they seem to be a little less serious. A goal list usually includes very serious things, while a bucket list may just include something that sounds fun. Marriage should be fun, and having a bucket list could be a way to keep that fun alive.
Mission statements and goals lead to growth, as most goals are very challenging and force you to make personal changes. Bucket lists can do the same, but some experiences may have a goal of just having fun, or just going BIG. So what exactly should go on a bucket list? Anything and everything you can dream of should go on a bucket list!
I've made some suggestions below. Check them out, but don't stop there. When you finish reading them, grab a pen, paper, and your spouse, and start your own bucket list.
25 Things You Must Include on Your Marriage Bucket List:
25 Things You Must Include on Your Marriage Bucket List 1 of 26
Click through to see the 25 things you must include on your marriage bucket list
Renew your vows in a tropical setting 2 of 26
Everyone considers renewing their wedding vows at some point. But why not go BIG when you do it? Invite some of your closest family and friends, visit a nice tropical setting, and renew your love and commitment to one another.
Make a "movie" 3 of 26
Forget getting caught up watching all the "actors" and "actresses" making "movies." Make your own "movie." Then every so often you should have an "adult" movie night and watch it together...alone.
Visit every continent (or state) together 4 of 26
This is for the non-travelers as well as the travel lovers. See the world together, or at least the country. You'll see amazing things and create great experiences and memories for life.
Don't get divorced! 5 of 26
In a world where half of marriages don't make it and many couples decide to shack up, this is a BIG thing. Getting married and staying married is an accomplishment!
Learn a new language 6 of 26
Does a Spanish accent or the French language sound good to you? Learn it together, and speak it to one another.
Make love outside of your home… 7 of 26
Just don't go to jail. I'm not talking about Time Square at noon. Find a nice hidden spot. You have to be careful today though, as everyone has cell phones and cameras. Do not, I repeat, do not end up on YouTube! If you do, don't say where you got the idea from.
Write a book about your life together 8 of 26
Even before you check off every item on your bucket list. Your life and your marriage has been full of experiences. Writing a book would be a great way to capture it all, and a great way to leave something behind for your kids, or anyone who wants to read it.
Be able to say "I love marriage" years from now 9 of 26
It's a great accomplishment getting married and staying married. But doing so, and later in life being able to say without a shadow of a doubt, "I love marriage," is HUGE!
Compete in a TV game show 10 of 26
There are tons of game shows on all the time. Some of the old classic game shows are still on TV, like Wheel of Fortune, but there are new shows like The Amazing Race. Wouldn't it be great to compete on national TV with your spouse?
Skinny dip 11 of 26
After some of my previous bucket list items and this one, you probably think I'm some sort of exhibitionist or something! I'm not, but this is a big bold thing to do with your spouse, so it made the list.
Go on a cruise 12 of 26
My wife and I have never been on a cruise, but will go on our first cruise next year. We are looking forward to it, as we've heard the experience is amazing!
Have kids, and hopefully grandkids 13 of 26
The couples who are already parents know the joys being a parent brings. There is nothing like caring for little people, and many times little people that you created together. The Bible teaches to "be fruitful and multiply." So...be fruitful and multiply!
Spend the night on a beach 14 of 26
You might even be able to knock this out when you renew your vows, and you might be able to knock out the previous bucket list item as well...three for one!
Have a "birth decade" ('70s, '80s) themed party 15 of 26
My wife and I are '70s babies. Several years ago, we attended a friend's '70s themed birthday party and had a blast. We'll look at our pics from the party and still get a good laugh looking at us in our '70s gear.
Visit the wreckage of the titanic in a submarine 16 of 26
My wife's favorite movie is Titanic, but we've never even been on a cruise, let alone be submerged hundreds of feat underwater. Big scary one here!
Break a Guinness record 17 of 26
Maybe you are kissers, or huggers, or marathoners. Do something longer, more than, or better than any other couple has done together.
Visit the wonders of the world 18 of 26
The Pyramids in Egypt, The Great Wall of China, The Colosseum in Rome, and more. Your marriage is amazing, and you should enjoy it at these amazing sites.
Build your dream home 19 of 26
As we've learned about our needs and how we function in our household, my wife discusses some things which would be great features in our home. I previously said we'd never build, but building a home exactly the way we want would be awesome!
Start a business together 20 of 26
Entrepreneurship is part of the American way. Start something with your wife around your passions. It just may blow up!
Ride in a helicopter 21 of 26
My wife and I have done this. Bucket list check mark, and never to be done again! (I don't do heights!)
Jump off a cliff into water 22 of 26
Once again, the tropical location might include this. The tropical location is like the bucket list go to spot!
Drive motorcycles on Route 66 23 of 26
See America the beautiful on your bike, or bikes. There probably isn't a bigger way to experience seeing our country than riding bikes, and riding them on Route 66. The movie Cars taught me this!
Swim with sharks 24 of 26
If you can't tell already, you have to take some risks on your bucket lists. Do some things you just wouldn't normally do. The experience will be exhilarating.
Complete a marathon or triathlon 25 of 26
We just ran a 5k together and it was great! It was my wife's first 5k ever! We caught the running bug and are looking forward to our next one together.
Go the Summer Olympic Games 26 of 26
I love the Olympics! Witnessing the amazing athletes, and learning about them and where they come from is something our family enjoys. Being there would take it over the top.
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The English Minor
(21-22 semester hours)
Seven literature courses in the English department, including the following:
Choose at least 2 of the following courses
Pre-1900 Literature
ENGL 235 (3) - Shakespeare
ENGL 239 (3) - Old English Language and Literature
ENGL 315 (3) - Swords and Shield-Maidens: Gender Politics in Medieval Heroic Epic
ENGL 319 (3) - Chaucer
ENGL 322 (3) - Romance and Renewal: Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama
ENGL 324 (3) - Revenge and Ravishment: Shakespeare and Jacobean Drama
ENGL 329 (3) - American Romanticism
ENGL 331(3) - The 19th-Century American Novel
ENGL 340 (3) - The Sacred and the Profane in the English Renaissance
ENGL 344 (3) - Women in the Renaissance
ENGL 367 (3) - Visionary Rebels: Romantic Artists
ENGL 386 (3) - Fatal Attractions: Death and Sex in the 19th-Century Novel
Choose at least 1 of the following courses
Post-1900 Literature
ENGL 221 (3) - Loveliness Extreme: Women Poets as Visionary Inheritors
ENGL 256 (3) - New Writing from Ireland and Scotland
ENGL 258 (3) - Native American Literature
ENGL 282 (3) - Modern American Authors
ENGL 330 (3) - African-American Literature
ENGL 332 (3) - Modern and Contemporary Women Writers
ENGL 382 (3) - Contemporary International Fiction
ENGL 393 (3) - Modern Poetry
ENGL 394 (3) - Contemporary Poetry
ENGL 397 (3) - Becoming Modern
At least four of the seven courses required for the minor must be at the 300-level or above. The remaining three courses must ordinarily be at the 200-level or above. The following exceptions apply:
- A student may substitute a 100-level course for a 200-level course if the course is taken in the student's first or second year.
- A student may elect to take the four-credit senior exercise in English (both ENGL 451 and ENGL 452) in place of one 300-level literature course.
Notes: Working closely with her advisor, each student should seek to construct a plan for the major that includes the following approaches to literary study:
- Historical — These courses will highlight the construction of literary traditions in different periods.
- Critical and/or theoretical — These courses will foreground the study and use of a variety of models of literary interpretation.
- Transnational — These courses will involve a significant focus on the study of literary texts and traditions from other countries in relation to those of England and the United States.
- Formal — These courses will foreground the study of different genres and their conventions.
- Social — These courses will foreground the study of literature's relationship to identity categories such as those based on class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.
Students are encouraged to take courses in creative writing as well as courses in other depart- ments that complement their course of study and their areas of interest in English.
Minors who want to study abroad often spend their junior year at the University of London or the University of St. Andrews, and/or a summer at Oxford University through the Virginia Program at Oxford. A student considering study abroad should consult with her advisor for recommended preparatory courses.
With the exception of ENGL 451, no course used to fulfill minor requirements may be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.


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by Patricia Grandjean
Aug 15, 2012
01:22 PMBox Office
Conan's Scraps
We're ardent members of Team COCO, mostly because Los Angeles talk show host (of TBS's "Conan") and still Connecticut refugee doesn't mind showing his audience what goes on behind the curtain—which is often funnier than what makes it on air. Find more "Scraps" at http://team coco.com.
(Psst . . . we think the bear was a big improvement.)
Conan's Scraps


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Hotel Kirchbühl
Hotel Restaurant Kirchbühl **** Grindelwald
4 star hotel & chalets apartments. Family owned
Hotel KIrchbühl
Information for tourists and locals
Grindelwald Tourismus
Jungfrau ski region
Information about the slopes, infrastructure, live webcams
Jungfrau railways
The Jungfrau railways are the most important partner in Grindelwald.
Grindelwald sports
Ski and snowboard school, mountain sport activities and events.
Grindelwald Sports
Adolph's Restaurant Park City
The best authentic Swiss restaurant in Utah/USA.
Uncle Adolph Imboden established this restaurant in 1974.
Adolphs Restaurant


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For most, it was a first visit to Israel; for Assemblyman Mike Feuer, it was a return after 22 years to the Jewish state. But for each of the seven state assemblymembers who have just returned from a legislators' mission led by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, during which they visited the Dome of the Rock, met with the parents of kidnapped Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser and talked to California students studying independently abroad, the goal was to introduce them to an Israel they didn't know.
"A lot of these people who go on this trip are well read and follow international issues. But to be there and see where Gaza is and how close it is to Sderot and to see how far Gaza is from the West Bank -- one of our legislators didn't realize that. You can read about those things, but to be there firsthand really solidifies it," Caron Spector, The Federation's director of government relations, said.
Co-sponsored by the San Francisco JCRC, the seven-day delegation included assemblymembers Feuer (D-Los Angeles), Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Sally Lieber (D-San Jose), John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), Ted Lieu (D-El Segundo), Joel Anderson (R-El Cajon) and Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles).
Each legislator came back with a different story, chronicled at The Federation's JCRC page at jewishla.org. Several said they wanted to work toward a solution for students from the University of California and California State University who for the past five years have had to drop out of school to study abroad in Israel. (The UC Office of the President has made efforts to improve this process, and some of the UC Regents have voiced a similar concern.) Others brought home ideas from the world's largest desalination plant. And some were just in awe at the challenges of Israeli daily life.
"Huddling this afternoon atop a watchtower less than a football field away from the turmoil of the Gaza Strip -- an IDF blimp perched in the sky to provide neighboring schoolchildren ninety seconds of warning of incoming Hamas rockets -- brought home how fragile, and nerve-wracking, life in the world's only Jewish state can seem," Feuer wrote.
-- Brad A. Greenberg, Senior Writer
PLP Scholarships for MBAs
The Professional Leaders Project (PLP) made available Nov. 15 another round of graduate fellowships for young professionals wanting to work in the Jewish community.
A three-year-old nonprofit that seeks to develop future lay and professional leaders, PLP will offer up to 10 fellowships at any of the top 30 programs offering a master's in business administration or public administration.
"We expect the PLP Fellows to galvanize the American Jewish community, and to challenge the status quo," Arianna Jeret, executive director of the PLP Academic Fellows program said in a statement. "We are not content to merely train competent professionals; we want to develop successful leaders."
The first fellow to graduate was recently hired as executive director of Hillel at the University of Miami. The incoming class of fellows is studying business, education and administration at Brandeis, Yale, New York University, Baruch College and Southern Methodist University.
For an application, visit http://www.jewishleaders.net/web/guest/initiatives/academic-fellowships, or for more information contact Jeret at (310) 544-4120 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Book Fest, Authors Draw Crowds
American Jewish University's (AJU) "Celebration of Jewish Books" drew nearly 5,000 people to the Mulholland campus for a weeklong festival celebrating Jewish literature and its authors during the week of Nov. 6-11.
Beginning with a conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner and culminating with a lavish Sunday book fair, the event organized by Gady Levy, AJU's vice president in charge of the Whizin Department of Continuing Education, attracted some of the biggest celebrities in contemporary Jewish literature. They included Michael Chabon, Anita Diamant, Daniel Handler (of Lemony Snicket fame), Judith Viorst and Naomi Ragen. Others included Kirk Douglas, Larry King and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
Large tents covered the parking lot, where musicians and dancers entertained audiences; a specialty Borders bookstore sold 3,000 books; and crowds waited on lines to have their tomes autographed. Inside, more than 30 celebrity authors engaged in lively conversations about how their Jewish identity has impacted their writing. KorehLA, a literacy program sponsored by The Jewish Federation, collected 270 children's books donated by attendees that will be given to Los Angeles schools in need.
"I am thrilled with the success of 'Celebration of Jewish Books,'" Levy said. "I feel this a very solid beginning for a tradition we expect to continue for many years, one that is much needed in the Los Angeles Jewish community.
-- Danielle Berrin, Circuit Editor
Interfaith Gratitude
Makom Ohr Shalom, a renewal community in Tarzana, held an interfaith service of prayer and thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 16, inviting the various groups who pray at their host building, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, for Shabbat services.
"This has been a season of gratitude," said Rabbi Debra Orenstein.
During the High Holy Days she delivered some five sermons about the issue of gratitude, and members of her community have formed "gratitude partners," where pairs study, pray and give thanks together.
"We have so many spoken and unspoken complaint partners, so we decided to deliberately have a gratitude partner," she said.
During the summer, Orenstein and the Rev. Kaye Barre held a "Clergy Swap," where each led the other's congregation and discussed the topic of justice. For the Thanksgiving prayer service, they also invited Muslims, including Jahan Stanizai, a psychotherapist who is president of Culver City Interfaith Alliance and a member of the "Cousins Club," an interfaith group of Jews and Muslims at Makom Ohr Shalom.
About 150 people attended the interfaith Thanksgiving weekend, and in addition to Shabbat services, people talked gratitude -- what it means to give and receive, how to wake up to our blessings and what to do with the blessings in one's life."There are two kinds of interfaith work," Orenstein said. The first is dialogue, where members talk about deep issues and work for public policy. The other, like this Thanksgiving service, is more celebratory.
"We immerse ourselves in an experience that creates community, where we really feel a bond to each other," she said. "I know there will be more opportunities like this when we share a value like justice and gratitude. There are many more such things that we share."
-- Amy Klein, Religion Editor
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PRICHARD, Alabama -- A 32-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday afternoon at a street corner in Prichard's Bullshead neighborhood, according to Prichard police.
Spokeswoman Anita Havel Powell identified the victim as Derrick Watson. He was found shot multiple times in the buttocks and lower legs and died shortly afterward, Powell said.
The incident was reported about 12:50 p.m. at the corner of First Avenue and Hanes Street, five blocks north of St. Stephens Road and about half a mile east of Interstate 65 in the Bullshead district of Prichard.
Powell said that anyone with information about the incident should call Prichard police at 251-452-2211.


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Three men were charged last week after police said they broke into a River Road home and stole more than $50,000 worth of jewelry.
The men, Steven Ahearn, 48, Ronald Siebert, 43, and Maurice Doan, 51, all of Flint, also are suspected of being part of a burglary ring that hit homes in Burton, Flint and Gaines Township.
They have been charged in the Flushing Township home invasion between July 10 and 13, but could face further charges.
Flushing Township police Sgt. Don Gansen said Ahearn and Siebert each were charged with two counts of home invasion and one count of larceny of $20,000 or more.
Doan was charged with receiving and concealing stolen property worth $20,000 or more.
Siebert, a parole absconder, was arrested shortly after the home invasion. Siebert and Doan were arrested July 23 after Flint Township police spotted them coming out of a jewelry shop.
Ahearn and Siebert are in the Genesee County Jail on $30,000 bond each. Doan is in jail on a $10,000 bond.
They are expected back in court Aug. 4 for a preliminary examination.


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7, 1998 Design News
Increases in industrial R&D are the highest recorded
since the early 1980s, according to a report to Congress
by the National Science Board. Expenditures on R&D
performed in the U.S. exceeded $200 billion for the
first time in 1997. All three categories of R&D
funding--basic research, applied research, and development--are
at their highest levels in both current and constant
dollars. Profit-making companies are responsible for
all of the growth. Last year industrial firms spent
$3 out of every $4 invested in R&D in the U.S. Federal
R&D funding, especially for defense research, has
fallen almost continuously in real terms for a decade.
The report attributes the gain in industrial investment
to stiff global competition, the surge in information
technology, and record profits. The electrical equipment
industry exhibited the highest percentage rise.
Too many robot designers assume that their products
will be operating with little human contact. So claims
a team of NASA engineers who have devised a procedure
to assure that safety as well as performance is stressed
in the design of robots. The methodology involves five
main steps and a number of subsets. For a given application,
the procedure assigns minimum acceptable values for
performance specifications, such as robot-tip velocities,
payloads, position, force accuracy, and dexterity. It
also provides values for safety requirements, for example,
robot static and impact contact force, pinch forces,
and crushing forces from robot weights. For a description
of the procedure go to www.nasatech.com and access the
Technical Support Package under the Machinery/Automation
The typical holder of a Ph.D in engineering was paid
$70,000 in 1995--more than the median salary for doctorates
in major science categories. So finds a report by the
National Research Council. The study profiles demographic
and employment trends of doctorate-level engineers and
scientists in the U.S. The median salary for all science
and engineering Ph.Ds was $60,200. The top non-engineering
categories were chemistry and physics/astronomy, both
at $68,000. Doctorate holders working in the private
for-profit sector had the highest median annual salary
at $75,000. The figure for those working in educational
institutions was $52,000. Engineers did well, too, in
patent applications, a measure of productivity. A fourth
of the engineering Ph.Ds had applied for patents; 72%
got them. The application mark was surpassed only by
the 31% submitted by chemistry Ph.Ds. You can find out
more about the "1995 Survey of Doctorate Recipients"
by e-mailing Peter Henderson at email@example.com
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) has invented two new methods of measurement that
could lead to better designs for cooling systems. Agency
engineers devised a way of using fluorescent light to
help choose the best lubricant for keeping a compressor
running smoothly. Research indicates that certain lubricants
that partially mix with the refrigerants and have high
viscosity can improve the performance of the refrigerants
as much as 18%. NIST researchers also developed a calorimeter
that measures heat conducted through a new class of
insulation panels and around their edges. The device
recently measured new vacuum insulation panels that
use a novel fill material developed by Dow Chemical
Co. The calorimeter found that the panels have an R-value
about six times higher than traditional glass-fiber
insulation. A panel 2.5-cm thick had about the same
R-value as 15 cm of glass-fiber. Get details from Piotr
A. Domanski of NIST at email@example.com.
To test designs of new, sensor-packed airbags, the
federal government plans to use a whole family of crash
dummies. Currently, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) requires automakers to pass crash
tests for air bags using only dummies representing adult
males. Next year, the agency will issue regulations
that will add dummies of a small woman, 6- and 3-year-old
children, and a 12-month-old infant. The new dummies
will contain more instruments for mimicking human responses
and measuring injuries in crashes. For example, the
Hybrid III 6-year-old dummy has a multi-segment, highly
instrumented neck. Auto manufacturers already use dummies
of children in their own testing of airbags. For design
engineers, NHTSA will publish manuals and digital descriptions
of the patterns and molds of each dummy. E-mail NHTSA's
Barbara Hennessey at firstname.lastname@example.com
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LSU football just isn't all that important right now.
Its value will rise again, of course, sooner rather than later for sure. Talk of an SEC West title, an SEC championship and the BCS national championship will resume in earnest, judgment of quarterback Jordan Jefferson will regain steam, debate over when/if Zach Mettenberger should replace Jefferson as the starter again will heat to a boil.
But LSU football just isn't all that important right now.
We couldn't help but table all the discussions Thursday, when it was announced that Steve Kragthorpe has relinquished his duties as offensive coordinator, but remains quarterbacks coach, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Real life has a way of sobering us from the things that, in the grand scheme, are extremely frivolous in comparison.
"I want to thank Coach (Les) Miles for the opportunity to come here initially and for the opportunity to stay here," Kragthorpe said. "It's a little bit of a blow to myself, but by the same token, we're a family of great faith and we know we're going to be exactly where God wants us to be, and that's at LSU."
At LSU, trying to go about doing his job when the truth is that his job -- coaching quarterbacks -- is so miniscule in importance right now, it's hard even to think about.
He'll be in every huddle, Miles said, and will remain involved in every play call. He'll assist fully in the game plan.
"The passing game will be called with his and (wide receiver coach Billy) Gonzales' thumb right on it," Miles promised.
But Kragthorpe is dealing with something bigger than the defenses of Oregon, Ole Miss and Alabama, something weightier than trying to get the best out of Jefferson in Jefferson's senior season.
"We are concerned about the diagnosis as it is pertinent to Steve and his family," Miles said. "He's hopeful, and we are as well, that he'll have the opportunity to coach at LSU for a number of years and continue the things he's started here."
Goodness knows that if anyone deserves a stretch of good fortune, it's Kragthorpe.
In addition to his own diagnosis -- Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system -- he had to resign as wide receivers coach at Texas A&M at the start of last season so he could care for his wife, Cynthia, who has multiple sclerosis and heart problems.
So LSU fans swiftly, and understandably, are flooding the Kragthorpe family with well wishes.
And, understandably, he has no interest in wallowing in self pity.
"I'm excited about coaching the quarterbacks," he said. "We've got a great room. When I was offensive coordinator before this happened, it was all of us together in that room, and I think it's going to continue that way.
"We've got a great staff, a great group of guys. I hope for the next eight to 10 to 12 to 14 years I can be here at LSU, coaching the quarterbacks. It's a place I love. I love this team, I love this staff, I love working for Les.
"From a day-to-day standpoint, it's more (of a) nuisance for me right now than anything else. I felt at this point in time it would be best for me to take a role where I can coach (Jefferson) every day, get him ready to play. Hopefully, he has a great year.
"If he does, he gets all the credit. If he doesn't, give me all the blame. He's a great kid, and with Jarrett (Lee) and Zach also, we've got a great group of guys. I want to coach those guys every day."
There won't be a more welcomed sight than to see him coaching them every day, doing what he was hired to do, doing what he loves.
Undoubtedly, it'll be therapeutic for Kragthorpe. It'll divert his attention to something else, something he holds dear.
But today, that thing he holds dear -- LSU football -- isn't that important at all. What is important, is hoping and praying for the best for Kragthorpe and his family, who are much more valuable than anything he can or will do in a meeting room or on a practice field.
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As a 35-year resident of the Penns Neck section of West Windsor, I have witnessed the growth of our township and, with it, steadily increasing traffic congestion. This is to be expected as part of economic growth of the community.
But the situation that has resulted from the recent closure of the Route 1 jughandles is intolerable for Penns Neck residents, as well as drivers stalled in the ever-increasing stream of traffic in both directions on Washington Road. Issues of immediate concern are personal safety, property damage and increased pollution from motor vehicle emissions.
What to do? These pressing concerns can be addressed by immediately reopening the jughandles, not waiting for the Nov. 4 end of the trial period. But of equal or greater importance is committing to a three-part, long-term solution involving a Harrison Street overpass, a Vaughn Drive connector and widening of the Alexander Road bridge at the canal.
It is imperative that the state Department of Transportation immediately reopen the jughandles and focus on the longer-term solution.
Albert H. Swanke Jr., West Windsor


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Cavendish Coalition on mission to guarantee status of EU staff
Caring Times, November 2016
A coalition of 29 health and social care organisations has been created to help ensure a sustainable workforce supply and thereby maintain standards of care as Britain withdraws from the European Union.
The Cavendish Coalition says it will provide those who are leading Brexit negotiations with the expertise, evidence and knowledge required on issues affecting the health and social care sectors.
Danny Mortimer, chief executive, NHS Employers which is a member of the newly formed group, said the coalition would be a common voice influencing and lobbying on post-EU referendum issues that affect the social care and health workforce.
"It will in particular ensure that there is a robust evidence base to support workforce policy across social care and health," said Mr Mortimer.
"This coalition of health and social care experts will be a shared voice, working together to ensure continuing … Read More »
The trouble with trolleys
By Caring Times editor Geoff Hodgson
Last week I spoke to a nursing home operator who told me that his homes had abandoned the use of the medication trolley in favour of medication cabinets in each resident's room. Along with this, care workers are being trained to give residents their medication and to perform other duties once the exclusive domain of the trained nurse.
I applaud these initiatives. As a former trained nurse I have many times had the experience of trundling the trolley around while the real care goes on around me. In an acute hospital setting, the drug trolley is a practicable and efficient means of delivering medication to the right person at the right time – it only occupies the time and attention of one member of the nursing staff and there are other nurses to get on with … Read More »
Tackling the tusker
By Caring Times editor Geoff Hodgson
In recent months, as the panjandrums of social care gathered in lofty glasshouses and chatted amiably over the Grand Gaillard and vol-au-vents, an increasing number of them have been heard to mutter "I say, I don't want alarm anybody, but can you smell elephant?"
Yes indeed, the high-ups in ADASS and in the various NHS bodies had all begun darting worried looks at each other as yet another bowl of peanuts went missing and massive indentations appeared in Whitehall carpets.
And now, in its State of Social Care Report, even the Care Quality Commission (never strong on exotic animal recognition) has finally, with trembling finger, pointed at the pachyderm.
The elephant that is the underfunding of social care is now recognised by all. It is acknowledged to be real and not just the self-serving construct of profit-mongering private … Read More »
Think local, buy local, eat local
By Caring Times editor Geoff Hodgson
We all know that the self-pay part of the care home market is in 'robust good health' but that shouldn't mislead us into thinking that the self-pay route is an easy option for care providers to pursue.
Self paying residents and their families have certain expectations, and those expectations are likely to become more complex as time goes by.
I'm 61, no longer a spring chicken but not quite at the stage of looking at woodland cemeteries with a discerning eye. I do not eat at pubs who source their meals from big catering companies, I will not eat chicken at a restaurant unless I can be assured that it is free range and welfare friendly, I won't buy any meat that is not certified to be welfare friendly.
In a decade or two, should I need to … Read More »
Why dementia professionals must find solutions together
By Caring Times editor-in-chief Dr RICHARD HAWKINS
Over recent years, awareness of dementia has soared. More people than ever understand what the condition means and how it can manifest itself. Over one million people across the UK have become 'Dementia Friends', helping make communities better places for those living with the condition. The former Prime Minister, David Cameron, called improving dementia care "a personal priority" and championed the cause at a global level.
However, there is still a huge amount to be done when it comes to improving care for those living with dementia, as well as our understanding and treatment of the condition itself. Currently, more than 850,000 people are living with dementia in the UK. With our ageing population, this is set to rise rapidly, projected to hit the one million mark by 2025. In the face of this, we are … Read More »
Trust, confidence and communication in inspections
By Caring Times editor Geoff Hodgson
I do not number people skills and verbal communication as strong elements in my 'skillset' which is perhaps unfortunate for someone who has pursued a career in journalism. I can, at different times, be hesitant, abrasive and shy but I suppose it helps that I am a good listener and usually ask the right questions.
I don't imagine that, were I to be in the shoes of a care home manager, I would handle a visit from a CQC inspector very well.
At a recent sector event hosted by a major bank I listened to a presentation by Segon Oladokun, head of inspection for adult social care in London South, who said managers should positively engage with CQC inspectors during an inspection. He said managers should argue their case, bringing the evidence supporting why their care … Read More »
Essex Council says care homes fees are unaffordable
Caring Times, October 2016
Care provider representative body Care England says a fees framework for people living in care homes proposed by Essex County Council will not be adequate to keep homes open.
A cost of care exercise conducted by the local authority had found a fair cost of care would be £647 per week for residential placements and £665 per week for nursing but the council has said applying these rates to all providers would be unaffordable.
It has instead suggested a fee uplift system that would see current rates increase by a maximum of £13.79 per week.
Care England chief executive professor Martin Green said there was little point conducting a costs of care exercise without adhering to the results.
"Without adequate resourcing care homes will simply cease to exist," said Prof. Green.
"Essex County Council needs to ensure that it funds the cost … Read More »
Providers step up to the mark on National Living Wage
Young care workers benefit from boost in pay
Four in five young social care workers previously paid below the new National Living Wage (NLW) introduced this April have enjoyed a pay rise as a result of it despite no legal entitlement, according to a report by the independent think tank Resolution Foundation.
The report, which provides the first detailed evidence of how a sector has implemented the NLW, says its implementation in care encouraging so far, but risks faltering if public funding is not increased.
According to the Resolution Foundation, social care employers have overwhelmingly passed on the benefit of the new rate for the over-24s to younger workers, with 83% of young workers previously paid below it seeing their hourly pay increased to or beyond £7.20.
There were also wider 'knock-on' benefits of the NLW in the social care sector beyond the lowest … Read More »
Coming to terms with the upheaval of moving
By Caring Times editor Geoff Hodgson
A couple of weeks ago, after living for 16 years on the outskirts of a village in rural Dorset, my wife and I moved house – only about 10 miles to the outskirts of a regional town.
After all the turmoil of packing and unpacking, the nightmare of sorting out a new internet connection and roaming the neighbourhood at night in search of missing cats (they're both back now, thanks) we're inclined to say "never again!".
But apart from all that, there is also a homesickness for the place we have just left – even without a spanner in the works, moving is still a big wrench. How much more distressing must it be for a care home resident when they are told, at a moment's notice, that they have to pack their kit and kaboodle, their … Read More »
Bedrails – a risk-laden remedy
DAVID EDWARDS,associate solicitor and head of the healthcare and regulatory teams at Harrison Drury Solicitors looks at a recent case involving BUPA Care Homes.
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In May this, Bupa Care Homes (CFC Homes) Ltd were brought before Carlisle Magistrates Court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in consequence of an incident involving bedrails in which a resident died at one the company's care homes. Bupa was fined £400,000 with costs of £15,206.
The Court found that the company had failed to ensure that the resident's bedrail assessment was suitable and sufficient, or that staff were adequately trained in bedrail risk assessments. They Court said reviews of bedrail assessment should have identified further measures to prevent the risk of falls, but staff who carried out the initial assessment and reviews were not adequately trained. It also found that measures identified to protect … Read More »


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The recreation board of Plainfield Township is under scrutiny after months of missed reports and meetings, according to township supervisors.
Randy Heard, chairman of the board of supervisors, said he hasn't heard an update from the recreation board in about 18 months.
The board is responsible for maintaining the township's parks and, in the past, also helped fund a summer recreation program for children. The board is supposed to meet once a month as well as hand in updates to supervisors; the last meeting of the recreation board on record is Feb. 13.
"We've never seen bylaws from them," Heard said. "Why are they on the board if they don't want to meet?"
The recreation board receives $5,000 each year in the township's budget, Heard said, and it gave a wish list to supervisors at the beginning of the year for budget reasons.
Michael Krash, a member of the recreation board, declined comment on the issue, saying he wanted to talk with supervisors. Other board members did not respond to phones calls for comment.
Supervisors have discussed dissolving the recreation board. It was dissolved in 1995 for similar reasons and then reinstated in 2008. The board then was given $2,500 of the township budget for new developments, according to township records.
Supervisor Jane Mellert said the township needs to look at the functions of the recreation board and maybe consider dissolving it again.
"We need an active recreation board," she said.
But getting people interested in the board is a tough job, Heard said. The township would need to find people willing to volunteer their time.
The board was created by an ordinance and, according to the Plainfield Township solicitor, David Backenstoe, it can be dissolved the same way.


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What A Pitti: Leather-And-Lacing Up Milan Men's Fashion Week
Pitti Uomo, the men's fashion showcase in Milan, brought out some of the biggest names in fashion and befitting a superstar roster, designers decided to go big or go Uomo.
Luxurious furs, voluminous capes, lustrous fabrics and outsized proportions were a few of the hallmarks of the fall 2013 season in Milan, as embodied by some of these high-powered, high fashion brands.
Prada went deceptively simple, but amped up the wattage with a palette rendered in Technicolor.
Vivienne Westwood referenced ninja-chic, though there's nothing stealth about these patterns.
Perhaps taking a note from the Lady Westwood's punk origins, Marc Jacobs mixed 50s rockabilly with 70s punk rock…
Safety pins and all.
Fendi no doubt upset PETA with its opulent use of fur — models were literally covered from head to toe in fur, from coats to boots to bags…
And even fanny packs.
The G in Gucci stood for gentleman, with a covetable collection for the suavest of men.
Donatella Versace took a masculine-themed time warp, from Gatsbyan dress suits…
To the early 90s decadence her brother Gianni did so well…
And even threw in some lace lingerie for kicks. While frilly, lace-trimmed boxers may not be for every man, they sure do cut an…intriguing figure.
Thom Browne continued to turn menswear on its ear for Moncler Gamme Bleu, taking his fall collection to the Scottish Highlands…
With the weapons and warrior paint, one expected the models to go all Duncan MacLeod on each other. There can only be one!
Dsquared² jazzed it up, 30s style, and refreshingly cast all black models…
Adding some much-needed and dashing diversity to Milan.
Dolce & Gabbana chose 82 men and boys from the streets and had them storm the runway at the end of their show, donning the Virgin Mother.
Hail Mary, giving face.
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@The Real Mike in Asheville: They don't. If anything, those are Yugoslavian flags. The French flag has vertical blue, white, and red.
Wouldn't clothes look better if the models looked like they were the least bit happy to be wearing them, by smiling? Although, after seeing these designs, I guess I can understand why they have those "looks" on their faces.
@ncman: No, it's not a pageant.
hideously ugly clothes, made for people with too much money, worn by models who would look angelic in anything. why people don't burst out laughing at every model on the runway is beyond me.
@adam madam: Simply put, it's because it's an art show displaying colors, patterns, textiles, and form displayed in a method a designer chooses to express himself while still holding to the basic principles of balance with cohesiveness many artists and writers struggle with in every art piece they create. Chances are no one else on the planet will wear these particular clothes – so they are not "made for" anyone… they are made to be shown.
Your argument (pithy as it was) would be better suited for a ready-to-wear fashion show.
@ncman: Would you be happy wearing that crap?!? I think there was only one jacket that I would have been tempted to try on.
@dawster: thanks, sincerely, for schooling me. eloquently, too.
that still doesn't explain why the clothes shown here are consistently, hideously ugly.
hat-tip for the pithiness, though.
Next year, they might as well resurrect the polyester "leisure suits" from the 1970's. They couldn't be any uglier than these absurd collections, and at least had plenty of pockets.


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You are the exhibit coordinator of an exclusive art gallery in Taos, New Mexico.
A local photographer brings in stunning images of our solar system's celestial objects: The eight planets, plus Pluto, the Sun and the Moon. You'd like to display them as an exhibit called "Our Solar System: A Family Portrait," and you want to display the photographs in order of the objects' size.
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More than a dozen experts and spectators stood just a few yards from the falcon's nesting box watching the banding on the University of Massachusetts campus.
Richard P. Nathhorst, of the university's facilities and campus planning division, said more than 20 babies have been banded in recent years. This was the eighth banding.
The nests of falcons, eagles and other birds of prey disappeared from the state following World War II because of the effect of the pesticide DDT, which caused the birds to lay eggs with little or no shell. DDT was banned in 1972.
"It's a wonderful thing to see the comeback after a long and arduous battle," said Ralph E. Taylor, head of the Connecticut Valley District for Fisheries and Wildlife, the agency paired with UMass in the falcon project here.
"It's really good for UMass morale," Nathhorst said. "Everybody loves looking after them." Sometimes the fledglings, as they're testing their wings, will tumble from the roof and he'll get a call to help them back to their nest.
Despite the commotion, Fuller three times went into the nest to hand the babies – two females and one male – one at a time to Taylor.
Thomas W. French, the assistant director of Fisheries and Wildlife, was clipping on the bands. The females are bigger, French said, and have bigger feet. The chicks are about a month old and need to be banded before they can fly and before they become too aggressive.
There were passive Friday as Fuller slipped on a silver band over one talon and a green and blue one on the other. The silver is the standard federal requirement, he said. The other allows identification from the field.
Birds banded here have been found up and down the East Coast and in Colombia. There are more than a dozen peregrine nests in the state, including one that had been on the ledge of the Monarch Place office tower in downtown Springfield. But the couple has since moved to beneath the Memorial Bridge.
Nathhorst said there may be a television camera in place next season so people can watch the nest. There had been one in Springfield, overlooking the nest on Monarch Place, and it was well viewed on a local cable channel.
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More than a dozen experts and spectators stood just a few yards from the falcon's nesting box watching the banding on the University of Massachusetts campus.


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On 9/11/09, the Friends held a silent protest with 14 people in the rain, more than 250 feet away from the CRRNJ Terminal, where the Memorial Foundation held a public event. Having heard that Gov. Corzine, who refused to provide public hearings on this public memorial in this treasured public park, was attending, we felt it was necessary to again express support for our cause of saving the priceless NYC views and the Public Plaza from the waterfront "Empty Sky" memorial in the closest area of LSP to Lower Manhattan and Ground Zero.
Those quietly holding signs outside against the view-blocking memorial later went inside to the public program and listened respectfully to the Memorial Foundation speaker ask those in attendance to write letters to support "Empty Sky" and for help in fundraising.
This public event was partly marking the landscaping of the existing 10-foot high hill for the planned two walls, each 30 feet high by 200 feet long. The writer claimed that the memorial will look beautiful based on the "drawings." The memorial architect's rendering, shown on a nearby construction sign, is a "birds-eye" view which doesn't even show that the Hudson River is blocked, let alone the NYC skyline view from the Battery to the GW Bridge. The memorial, chosen by a committee of a dozen victims' family members, who saw six finalist designs chosen by a jury, blocks dramatic NYC views from the western and southern sides of the hill and walls.
The Friends, with 900 member families, is a 21-year-old park group dedicated to protecting and improving LSP. Many park users and elected officials, including Mayor Healy, the freeholders and our legislative delegation have called for public hearings on this $25 million-plus memorial. Many feel that "Empty Sky" should be relocated to save one of America's most important urban skyline views. Or, that it should not be built and the inspiring LSP Grove of Remembrance, the 740 trees planted along the cobblestone Zapp Drive, in memory of the NJ 9/11 victims, should be the only memorial.
The Friends always have and always will show respect and compassion for victims' family members as we work to restore these panoramic views and Public Plaza for future generations.


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If you've had to run around from post office to tackle shop the day before teal season looking for a federal duck stamp, those wasted miles can be a thing of the past.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is making federal duck stamps available through their online portal beginning Aug. 1.
According to the department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently selected Louisiana, along with Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia, to provide the federal E-stamp option to hunters.
Hunters who opt for the online purchase won't necessarily need to have the stamp on hand to be legal. Immediately after the purchase, the hunter will receive a confirmation code that's good for 45 days.
Sometime during that time period, the hunter will receive in the mail an official federal duck stamp.
To purchase a federal duck stamp online, visit http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/licenses/hunting-licenses after Aug. 1.
Todd Masson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 504.232.3054.