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40 CFR Part 35, Subpart H, Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 35 - Requirements for Diagnostic-Feasibility Studies and Environmental Evaluations
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Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 35—Requirements for Diagnostic-Feasibility Studies and Environmental Evaluations
Phase 1 clean lakes projects shall include in their scope of work at least the following requirements, preferably in the order presented and under appropriate subheadings. The information required by paragraph (a)(10) and the monitoring procedures stated in paragraph (b)(3) of this appendix may be modified to conform to specific project requirements to reduce project costs without jeopardizing adequacy of technical information or the integrity of the project. All modifications must be approved by the EPA project officer as specified in §§ 35.1650-3(b)(1) and 35.1650-3(c)(1).
(a) A diagnostic study consisting of:
(1) An identification of the lake to be restored or studied, including the name, the State in which it is located, the location within the State, the general hydrologic relationship to associated upstream and downstream waters and the approved State water quality standards for the lake.
(2) A geological description of the drainage basin including soil types and soil loss to stream courses that are tributary to the lake.
(3) A description of the public access to the lake including the amount and type of public transportation to the access points.
(4) A description of the size and economic structure of the population residing near the lake which would use the improved lake for recreation and other purposes.
(5) A summary of historical lake uses, including recreational uses up to the present time, and how these uses may have changed because of water quality degradation.
(6) An explanation, if a particular segment of the lake user population is or will be more adversely impacted by lake degradation.
(7) A statement regarding the water use of the lake compared to other lakes within a 80 kilometer radius.
(8) An itemized inventory of known point source pollution discharges affecting or which have affected lake water quality over the past 5 years, and the abatement actions for these discharges that have been taken, or are in progress. If corrective action for the pollution sources is contemplated in the future, the time period should be specified.
(9) A description of the land uses in the lake watershed, listing each land use classification as a percentage of the whole and discussing the amount of nonpoint pollutant loading produced by each category.
(10) A discussion and analysis of historical baseline limnological data and one year of current limnological data. The monitoring schedule presented in paragraph (b)(3) of appendix A must be followed in obtaining the one year of current limnological data. This presentation shall include the present trophic condition of the lake as well as its surface area (hectares), maximum depth (meters), average depth (meters), hydraulic residence time, the area of the watershed draining to the lake (hectares), and the physical, chemical, and biological quality of the lake and important lake tributary waters. Bathymetric maps should be provided. If dredging is expected to be included in the restoration activities, representative bottom sediment core samples shall be collected and analyzed using methods approved by the EPA project officer for phosphorus, nitrogen, heavy metals, other chemicals appropriate to State water quality standards, and persistent synthetic organic chemicals where appropriate. Further, the elutriate must be subjected to test procedures developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and analyzed for the same constituents. An assessment of the phosphorus (and nitrogen when it is the limiting lake nutrient) inflows and outflows associated with the lake and a hydraulic budget including ground water flow must be included. Vertical temperature and dissolved oxygen data must be included for the lake to determine if the hypolimnion becomes anaerobic and, if so, for how long and over what extent of the bottom. Total and soluble reactive phosphorus (P); and nitrite, nitrate, ammonia and organic nitrogen (N) concentrations must be determined for the lake. Chlorophyll a values should be measured for the upper mixing zone. Representative alkalinities should be determined. Algal assay bottle test data or total N to total P ratios should be used to define the growth limiting nutrient. The extent of algal blooms, and the predominant algal genera must be discussed. Algal biomass should be determined through algal genera identification, cell density counts (numbers of cells per milliliter) and converted to cell volume based on factors derived from direct measurements; and reported in biomass of each major genus identified. Secchi disk depth and suspended solids should be measured and reported. The portion of the shoreline and bottom that is impacted by vascular plants (submersed, floating, or emersed higher aquatic vegetation) must be estimated, specifically the lake surface area between 0 and the 10 meter depth contour or twice the Secchi disk transparency depth, whichever is less, and that estimate should include an identification of the predominant species. Where a lake is subject to significant public contact use or is fished for consumptive purposes, monitoring for public health reasons should be part of the monitoring program. Standard bacteriological analyses and fish flesh analyses for organic and heavy metal contamination should be included.
(11) An identification and discussion of the biological resources in the lake, such as fish population, and a discussion of the major known ecological relationships.
(b) A feasibility study consisting of:
(1) An identification and discussion of the alternatives considered for pollution control or lake restoration and an identification and justification of the selected alternative. This should include a discussion of expected water quality improvement, technical feasibility, and estimated costs of each alternative. The discussion of each feasible alternative and the selected lake restoration procedure must include detailed descriptions specifying exactly what activities would be undertaken under each, showing how and where these procedures would be implemented, illustrating the engineering specifications that would be followed including preliminary engineering drawings to show in detail the construction aspects of the project, and presenting a quantitative analysis of the pollution control effectiveness and the lake water quality improvement that is anticipated.
(2) A discussion of the particular benefits expected to result from implementing the project, including new public water uses that may result from the enhanced water quality.
(3) A Phase 2 monitoring program indicating the water quality sampling schedule. A limited monitoring program must be maintained during project implementation, particularly during construction phases or in-lake treatment, to provide sufficient data that will allow the State and the EPA project officer to redirect the project if necessary, to ensure desired objectives are achieved. During pre-project, implementation, and post-project monitoring activities, a single in-lake site should be sampled monthly during the months of September through April and biweekly during May through August. This site must be located in an area that best represents the limnological properties of the lake, preferably the deepest point in the lake. Additional sampling sites may be warranted in cases where lake basin morphometry creates distinctly different hydrologic and limnologic sub-basins; or where major lake tributaries adversely affect lake water quality. The sampling schedule may be shifted according to seasonal differences at various latitudes. The biweekly samples must be scheduled to coincide with the period of elevated biological activity. If possible, a set of samples should be collected immediately following spring turnover of the lake. Samples must be collected between 0800 and 1600 hours of each sampling day unless diel studies are part of the monitoring program. Samples must be collected between one-half meter below the surface and one-half meter off the bottom, and must be collected at intervals of every one and one-half meters, or at six equal depth intervals, whichever number of samples is less. Collection and analyses of all samples must be conducted according to EPA approved methods. All of the samples collected must be analyzed for total and soluble reactive phosphorus; nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, and organic nitrogen; pH; temperature; and dissolved oxygen. Representative alkalinities should be determined. Samples collected in the upper mixing zone must be analyzed for chlorophyll a. Algal biomass in the upper mixing zone should be determined through algal genera identification, cell density counts (number of cells per milliliter) and converted to cell volume based on factors derived from direct measurements; and reported in terms of biomass of each major genera identified. Secchi disk depth and suspended solids must be measured at each sampling period. The surface area of the lake covered by macrophytes between 0 and the 10 meter depth contour or twice the Secchi disk transparency depth, whichever is less, must be reported. The monitoring program for each clean lakes project must include all the required information mentioned above, in addition to any specific measurements that are found to be necessary to assess certain aspects of the project. Based on the information supplied by the Phase 2 project applicant and the technical evaluation of the proposal, a detailed monitoring program for Phase 2 will be established for each approved project and will be a condition of the cooperative agreement. Phase 2 projects will be monitored for at least one year after construction or pollution control practices are completed to evaluate project effectiveness.
(4) A proposed milestone work schedule for completing the project with a proposed budget and a payment schedule that is related to the milestone.
(5) A detailed description of how non-Federal funds will be obtained for the proposed project.
(6) A description of the relationship of the proposed project to pollution control programs such as the section 201 construction grants program, the section 208 areawide wastewater management program, the Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service and Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service programs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development block grant program, the Department of Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service programs and any other local, State, regional and Federal programs that may be related to the proposed project. Copies of any pertinent correspondence, contracts, grant applications and permits associated with these programs should be provided to the EPA project officer.
(7) A summary of public participation in developing and assessing the proposed project which is in compliance with part 25 of this chapter. The summary shall describe the matters brought before the public, the measures taken by the reporting agency to meet its responsibilities under part 25 and related provisions elsewhere in this chapter, the public response, and the agency's response to significant comments. Section 25.8 responsiveness summaries may be used to meet appropriate portions of these requirements to avoid duplication.
(8) A description of the operation and maintenance plan that the State will follow, including the time frame over which this plan will be operated, to ensure that the pollution controls implemented during the project are continued after the project is completed.
(9) Copies of all permits or pending permit applications (including the status of such applications) necessary to satisfy the requirements of section 404 of the Act. If the approved project includes dredging activities or other activities requiring permits, the State must obtain from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or other agencies the permits required for the discharge of dredged or fill material under section 404 of the Act or other Federal, State or local requirements. Should additional information be required to obtain these permits, the State shall provide it. Copies of section 404 permit applications and any associated correspondence must be provide to the EPA project officer at the time they are submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. After reviewing the 404 permit application, the project officer may provide recommendations for appropriate controls and treatment of supernatant derived from dredged material disposal sites to ensure the maximum effectiveness of lake restoration procedures.
(c) States shall complete and submit an environmental evaluation which considers the questions listed below. In many cases the questions cannot be satisfactorily answered with a mere "Yes" or "No". States are encouraged to address other considerations which they believe apply to their project.
(1) Will the proposed project displace any people?
(2) Will the proposed project deface existing residences or residential areas? What mitigative actions such as landscaping, screening, or buffer zones have been considered? Are they included?
(3) Will the proposed project be likely to lead to a change in established land use patterns, such as increased development pressure near the lake? To what extent and how will this change be controlled through land use planning, zoning, or through other methods?
(4) Will the proposed project adversly affect a significant amount of prime agricultural land or agricultural operations on such land?
(5) Will the proposed project result in a significant adverse effect on parkland, other public land, or lands of recognized scenic value?
(6) Has the State Historical Society or State Historical Preservation Officer been contacted? Has he responded, and if so, what was the nature of that response? Will the proposed project result in a significant adversely effect on lands or structures of historic, architectural, archaeological or cultural value?
(7) Will the proposed project lead to a significant long-range increase in energy demands?
(8) Will the proposed project result in significant and long range adverse changes in ambient air quality or noise levels? Short term?
(9) If the proposed project involves the use of in-lake chemical treatment, what long and short term adverse effects can be expected from that treatment? How will the project recipient mitigate these effects?
(10) Does the proposal contain all the information that EPA requires in order to determine whether the project complies with Executive Order 11988 on floodplains? Is the proposed project located in a floodplain? If so, will the project involve construction of structures in the floodplain? What steps will be taken to reduce the possible effects of flood damage to the project?
(11) If the project involves physically modifying the lake shore or its bed or its watershed, by dredging, for example, what steps will be taken to minimize any immediate and long term adverse effects of such activities? When dredging is employed, where will the dredged material be deposited, what can be expected and what measures will the recipient employ to minimize any significant adverse impacts from its deposition?
(12) Does the project proposal contain all information that EPA requires in order to determine whether the project complies with Executive Order 11990 on wetlands? Will the proposed project have a significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, or on wetlands or any other wildife habitat, especially those of endangered species? How significant is this impact in relation to the local or regional critical habitat needs? Have actions to mitigate habitat destruction been incorporated into the project? Has the recipient properly consulted with appropriate State and Federal fish, game and wildlife agencies and with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? What were their replies?
(13) Describe any feasible alternatives to the proposed project in terms of environmental impacts, commitment of resources, public interest and costs and why they were not proposed.
(14) Describe other measures not discussed previously that are necessary to mitigate adverse environmental impacts resulting from the implementation of the proposed project.
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My children and I left Rome a week ago on Thursday morning. Reaching Florida should have taken a full day, with two flights: one to New York City and the other one to New Orleans. Instead, it took us four days, countless hours at airports in Newark, N.J., and Charlotte, N.C. – and of course, lost luggage – to finally get back home last Sunday night.
It all started when we landed in Newark on Thursday afternoon. We were told several flights had been canceled for weather and we should proceed to the Continental Airlines ticket counter to speak with an agent. Unhappy and tired, like everyone else, we got in the long line that was only getting longer.
After an hour and a half, I finally made it to the ticket counter where the agent on duty started talking without making eye contact, typing full speed on her keyboard. I hadn't said a word about where I was going or coming from, and she was already typing away. She told me I had been re-routed – on Saturday night.
"Wow. I'm traveling alone with my children and our luggage is lost. Are there other options to the Southeast, or is it possible to look at other airlines? We just arrived from a 10-hour flight from Rome." I was trying to sound nice and calm. I had to; this woman held the keys to my happiness or despair.
"Our policy doesn't allow us to book you on any other airline, but you can have your husband or a relative look if other flights are leaving, or see about purchasing another ticket."
I tried to stay calm. "My husband is deployed, I can't get in touch with him, and my relatives are in Italy. Is there anything else I could do or …?"
She interrupted me, and (finally) looking up from her keyboard, still typing, said, "Ma'am there are many passengers behind you. There is nothing I can do. I didn't ask your husband to deploy, or you to travel alone with your children to Rome. You can wait here for two days, or purchase another ticket. It's weather related, there is nothing the airline can do. Step aside, please."
I was tempted to jump across the counter and show her the best of my Italian temper, and had I been alone, I really think I might have.
Instead, I just wrote her name down, and moved to the side like she asked. I had to focus on my very tired children and think about the best solution for our situation. More than anything I wanted to hear my husband's reassuring voice telling me that I could handle it, even if my luggage was lost and I was in Newark in the middle of mayhem.
I didn't have that option, so with my executive and sole decision-making authority, I decided that if I couldn't get back to Florida, I would make the best out of our time, and show my children New York City, my first home in the United States.
I booked a hotel in Manhattan, loaded my kids and the stroller into a yellow cab, and took off. My husband would have been proud of me for making the best out of a tough situation – except for a tiny little bit of shopping I indulged in.
When I lived in Manhattan as a young woman I fell in love with the city and all it offered. Military living and being a mother have given me a different perspective on this metropolis, but I still enjoyed learning new things with my children.
Of course, next time I visit "The City," I would gladly give up a little shopping to have my husband with us —not to mention my luggage.

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As Alabama strives to recover from the tornadoes that hit a number of cities on April 27, musicians and venues have put together a number of events to benefit recovery effort. WorkPlay's Artists for Alabama series will donate a portion of ticket sales to that cause.
Last year, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Griffin House saw his adopted hometown face its own disaster, as parts of the city were flooded in late spring."There are people here who are still recovering from the flood, just now getting money, getting their houses back together. It's been wild to see what Mother Nature can do," House says. "But it's also brought a lot of positive things, people taking care of each other."
His Wednesday set at WorkPlay will be part of the Artists for Alabama series. Tickets are $12, and Trent Dabbs will open at 8 p.m.
Carla Jean Whitley for Birmingham Box Set: The last time you played Birmingham, you were touring in support of The Learner, which came out last summer. What have you been up to in the months since?
Griffin House: I toured during the fall behind the record to get that out. I went in and recorded a whole other record before we went out on tour. I'm just kind of sitting on it right now. I wasn't exactly sure it was exactly what I wanted to say.
I've taken some time off, and taken a little break for the first time since I started my career. I'm laying low and doing other things and taking care of myself. Eventually I'll make another record again. I'm playing some acoustic shows here and there in the meantime.
BBS: I just got home from a week of travel, and I was exhausted. I can only imagine how a life on the road affects your work and creativity.
GH: I didn't even realize how much it was grinding me down. ... I spent a ton of time on the road in my 20s. I moved to Nashville in 2003, and was here for about six months before I started seeing everything going and touring. It's been nonstop since then. When you get in that mode, it becomes so normal that it's hard to take a break. You're on a high all the time when you're touring. When you come home, you don't know what to do with yourself.
I'm rounding my life out more a bit now, make sure there's room for more things, to make me more balanced. It is a unique profession in the way that you're just traveling so much, but I think probably anybody could relate to that, asking the question how much is enough? If your hours are unlimited, and you could just work and work and work …
It's funny how we call it "earning a living," but if you're not earning it to live, you're really just earning a working.
BBS: I think most people struggle with that balance, or at least most people I know.
GH: It's just kind of taking a deep breath and slowing down a little bit and feeling like it's OK if I don't write a song, or if I don't feel like writing a song. I can do other things. And then when I feel like I have something to say, I can write it down and try to put it into a song. I'm just taking some deep breaths and stretches and doing some yoga.
BBS: When you've played Birmingham previously, you've played with a full band. How have the acoustic shows gone?
GH: I've been having a lot of fun playing acoustic shows. I just did a little run of shows in Ohio … they went really well. There was a crowd there that felt like a full-band show because they were singing along, jumping up and down. It was an acoustic show.


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Steve Krug
Sure, the main dish may get all of the glory, but your holiday feast is only as good as its sidekicks. Here are 20 of our favourite festive side dishes to round out your special meals.
Stovetop space is often limited when preparing big meals, so avoid the crunch and make this classic creamy side in your slow cooker, instead! Bacon makes this dish extra-indulgent, but you can easily omit it if you prefer to keep it vegetarian.
The combination of a creamy potato filling and cheesy breadcrumb crust makes this recipe one of our favourites. Gruyère cheese is notoriously strong-smelling, but it mellows nicely as it melts.
While it may look similar to broccoli, rapini has a distinct and assertive taste that many find bitter. Here, we've tossed the green with a sweet and savoury dressing, sweet yellow beans and nutty toasted almonds for a perfectly balanced blend of flavours.
Roasting the garlic takes some time, but it's well worth the reward. The tender, golden cloves give a deep caramelized flavour to the dish, which pairs nicely with the sweet and peppery turnips that are mixed into the mash.
Sweet potato casserole is a must on holiday tables in the United States, but the traditional marshmallow-topped side doesn't always have the same appeal here in Canada. For our Canadian twist on this dish, we've swapped out the marshmallows for a crunchy pecan and brown sugar streusel that's the perfect balance of sweet and savoury.
A mix of fresh and frozen peas gives this bright dish the best texture. If fresh sugar snaps aren't available, simply double the frozen peas or substitute with broccoli or green beans, instead. The three-ingredient garlic butter is a great condiment to have on hand—simply toss with hot pasta or gnocchi and steamed veggies and you've got a meal in minutes!
This creamy dish is a cross between decadent creamed spinach and lighter slaw, making it a crowd-pleasing side to satisfy many palates. To make this vegetarian-friendly, simply use vegetable broth.
Toasted walnuts, tangy blue cheese and crisp kohlrabi converge in this simple autumn salad. A slightly spicy, creamy dressing is the perfect balance to the peppery arugula.
Adding Parmesan cheese to stuffing might seem unconventional, but it helps to keep this dish moist and gives it a nice crisp crust. Oyster mushrooms are an elegant addition, but you can easily use inexpensive cremini mushrooms if you prefer.
This rice-based dish is a great gluten-free alternative to traditional bread stuffing. Tossing sliced shallots with cornstarch before frying makes them extra-crispy, making for a delightfully crunchy topping.
Artichokes may seem intimidating, but they're actually quite simple to prepare. To prep them, first cut off the sharp tips of the leaves, then slice off the top of the artichoke to remove the fuzzy centre. Simmering in water loosens the remaining tough leaves, making them a cinch to pull off. It's best to do this work a day ahead so that all you have to do the day of the meal is make the topping and roast the artichokes until crispy. The show-stopping end result is well worth the effort.
Goat cheese lends extra creaminess and a hint of tangy flavour to classic garlicky mashed potatoes. Heating the drained potatoes for a minute cooks off any excess liquid, which yields the fluffiest mash.
The trick to giving this simple side dish a company-worthy look is all in the way you slice the carrots. Rather than cutting them in standard coins or sticks, we've sliced them on the diagonal to add a hint of drama to your holiday spread.
Delicate oyster mushrooms add easy elegance to this simple sautéed spinach dish, which takes only 20 minutes to make!
The secret to these crispy roasted potatoes is a dual cooking method—you simmer them first, then finish them off in the oven with goose, duck or beef fat. Look for the fat in the gourmet section of major supermarkets or in specialty markets, or simply reserve the drippings from cooking duck, goose or beef.
No holiday meal would be complete without a heaping dish of mashed potatoes, and this one, with its delicious blend of fluffy russets and colourful sweet potatoes, is sure to fit the bill.
Endive can be bitter when eaten raw, but roasting the leafy vegetable mellows the flavour and brings out its sweetness. An herbaceous and zesty dressing adds a welcome hit of freshness. Be sure to rinse the leeks well after halving them, as sand and grit can hide within its layers.
Flavour-packed capers are an effortless way to punch up the flavour of any side, and they work especially well with mild roasted cauliflower. If you find capers to be overly salty, simply give them a rinse before using.
Tender, sweet acorn squash and crisp bacon add extra appeal to Brussels sprouts. For even cooking, trim the thick bottom end of the sprouts, remove the outer leaves and halve them lengthwise so they're about the same size as the squash cubes.
Spicy, aromatic infused oil adds unforgettable flavour to pepper (a.k.a. acorn) squash, especially when finished with a squeeze of lime juice. Make the oil up to five days ahead so you can prepare this dish in just 30 minutes.
Honey-Caramel Apple Bundt Cake
Photography by Jeff Coulson/TC Media Credits: Honey-Caramel Apple Bundt Cake
Photography by Jeff Coulson/TC Media
Jeff Coulson
Instead of reaching for the phone, try these takeout recipes you can make at home.
Always check packaged food labels for gluten, including ketchup (Heinz is gluten-free), sriracha, fish sauce and broth (homemade stock is best – and safest).
Everyone needs a fried rice recipe in his or her repertoire, because it's great for using up leftovers.
Serve these burgers to people who don't like lentils and they'll soon be converted!
Sub in different vegetables depending on what you have in your crisper to make unique brown rice sushi.
East meets West in these tasty little bites. We've doubled up on the spring roll wrappers, which provides extra crunch and prevents the filling from bursting out.
This recipe can easily be left to simmer away in a slow cooker for eight hours before adding the chicken.
Roasting all but one of the garlic cloves pumps up flavour to the max without having the overpowering taste of raw cloves.
No need for messy, greasy deep-frying with these crunchy baked wings. They make a fun meal for two – just add some sliced baby cukes, carrots and cherry tomatoes for a crunchy, fresh side.
Put down that takeout menu! This healthy spin on beef and broccoli will leave you feeling full and guilt-free.
This Vietnamese favourite is easy to make and is just as suitable for a main course as it is for an appetizer.
The essence of this Vietnamese pho lies in the long-cooking, rich beef broth which forms the base of the soup - the slow cooker is the ultimate tool for the task.
Our foolproof dough delivers the most amazing pizza crust you'll ever taste. The long rising time results in a lovely texture and extra-rich flavour.
This twist on a takeout favourite is made with sautéed chicken instead of greasy fried beef.
There's no need to dial up dinner when you can make this takeout classic – better, cheaper and faster – at home.
Even kids who hate fish with devour these fish fingers, and our Sweet Potato Oven Fries provide enormous amounts of vitamins A and C.
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MADISON — The neighborhood kids always hung out at his friend's house getting into things, roughhousing as boys do.
Bill Bigelow thinks back to Park Lane in Madison a lot. He and the other boys sometimes snuck some cookies, that's about as high as the crimes went — and after all, the housekeeper who looked after them when they were over kept a sharp eye on everything that went on in her domain.
Yes, Cora Jiggetts always knew what they were up to, but she didn't yell at the boys for, well, being boys. That wasn't her style, and most likely not her place as the help in the 1950s. She had a quiet way about her, Bigelow remembers, a gentle discipline that kept them in line and taught them right from wrong.
Bigelow has never forgotten her subtle grace, which he often tells her now that time has grayed them both and drawn them close.
He's 72 and she's 106, but they've reconnected in a way that is as heartwarming as your favorite bedtime story.
The little boy she remembers with a finicky appetite — he wouldn't eat anything, she says — now looks after her like she once did for him.
"Come on in, Bill, and sit down," she said the other day. "How are you doing?"
She was in her blue wingback chair, a copy of the The Star-Ledger in her lap, snacks on a small table. Up until a year ago, Jiggetts pretty much lived on her own in Madison. But with age comes worry, so Bigelow makes sure there's always somebody there to see about her when he can't.
A visiting nurse comes daily, a member of her church — First Baptist of Madison — lives there, too. Her buddies from church, Tina Gordon and Amy Fletcher, always pop in. Friends and family framed in pictures check in when they can.
Even with that Jiggetts remains independent, accepting help reluctantly.
"I don't like no help," she said. "I can do anything for myself."
And for the most part, she's not wrong. Jiggetts bathes and dresses herself. She helps with laundry, cleans the dishes and may iron a tad. She gets up and down the stairs, a trip made with Bigelow in front and someone else in back.
"They're afraid I'm going to fall," Jiggetts said. "But I tell them I'm all right."
She's fine as long as she has Bigelow. He sat across from his friend, unable to dodge all the credit she gave him for watching out after her.
"If it wasn't for him, I'd probably be dead," Jiggetts said. "I took care of him, so now he's taking care of me."
Bigelow is quick to say she's looking after him, her wisdom serving as his compass, her life his inspiration.
Born in 1906, Jiggetts is one of 12 children — six boys and six girls — raised by strict parents on a farm in Chapel, Hill N.C. They picked cotton before school, plowed the land with horses. They cut trees with a two-handed saw, building a larger home as the family grew.
"When you bring in more children," she laughed, her eyes squinting a bit, "you need a bigger house."
A one-room home became two, sleeping three to a bed. Sundays were for church, an all-day ride in a wagon pulled by horse. She had a simple life marked by hard work, family and prayer.
When she was 21, her father sent her to New Jersey to care for her ill sister who was a housekeeper in Madison. After she recovered, Jiggetts decided to stay, doing housework into her 80s, driving into her 90s.
By then Bigelow, a salesman married with kids, had come back into her life. He knew she was around, having seen her now and then. But one day, he was curious when he saw her leaving the house across the street from his home.
Jiggetts was still working, delivering shirts she had ironed, in a box. Bigelow stopped her before she pulled away, their conversation more than hello and goodbye. She agreed to iron his shirts; he agreed to fix things around her house.
As she grew older, Bigelow took on more, handling her affairs, running errands. He doesn't mind, he said, explaining it is a privilege to be with such a sweet-tempered soul.
"I get more out of every second I'm with Cora," Bigelow said. "She deserves it."
Jiggetts lives a clean life; she never drank or smoked. Cookies and potato chips are her vices. She was married twice and had one son, outliving them and her siblings. She has family in Houston and Buffalo, and they make time to visit as well.
But Madison is home for Jiggetts, and where she wants to stay. She's mother of her church, a member since the 1930s. She sang in the choir, but this deaconess was known for colorful hats, dresses and white gloves. When she voted for President Obama — at 102 — you thought she was on her way to Sunday service.
"You put on your best," she said. "You don't go out with no raggety clothes."
Days are simple for her. She gets out when its warm, stays in from the cold. She doesn't like the hospital and doesn't plan on going back.
"When I move, I move to the cemetery," Jiggetts said.
She's realistic about her mortality, thanking God every night for keeping her this long.
Jiggetts enjoyed having company this day, but she'd done enough talking, hinting that it was time to go.
"I guess you got enough gossip now," she said.
She began to cough, asking the nurse for the cup of water on her snack table. She took a sip, laughing afterward.
"You're talking to me too much," she said. "If I'm by myself I don't have to talk."
In May she will be 107 and her old pal will be 73 a few months after.


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We who follow sports know about Babe Ruth and the "Curse of the Bambino," which followed Red Sox fans for decades. How long will the curse of No. 18 follow Peyton Manning and Denver?
Taking the number worn by Bloomfield's Frank Tripucka out of retirement is something that should not have been done. A number retired, hung from a banner or painted on a wall is there because the player who wore it was respected and outstanding. For another player to wear that number — even with the Tripucka family's permission — tarnishes and shows disrespect for the sport and the person who earned the number's retirement.
Super Bowl history will show that only a curse could explain the uncommonly poor performance of the person who took No. 18 out of retirement over his own superstition. Will wearing No. 18 become Manning's new superstition?


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Even as many Staten Islanders were dealt a blunt blow by the Great Recession, in some ways the economic downturn has been less sharply felt here than in other parts of the city, new Census data show.
While median household incomes across the city fell by nearly 5 percent, the median income was up by nearly 5 percent on the Island between 2009 and 2010, to $70,560, according to the 2010 American Community Survey.
Analysts say the Island may have been buffered slightly from the recession by its strong middle-class job base, which comprises numerous city, state and federal employees.
In fact, the ranks of workers in government jobs on the Island remained the highest in the city, the data also show, with 24 percent of workers here in 2010 on the public payroll, up from 20 percent in 2009.
"Municipal workers are a pretty big piece of the labor force, and they're to some degree cushioned, because this city is in less financial distress and has been somewhat better-managed, and we haven't had the massive layoffs that some other cities have had," said Jonathan Peters, a professor of finance and a demographer at the College of Staten Island, who closely follows Census trends in the borough. "The public employment is still growing. The problem is, you need tax base to pay for that; you can't have your whole economy based on public-sector employment."
The data are from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey -- a massive annual poll of random households that uses statistical sampling to derive results. The survey has largely replaced the official decennial Census for providing detailed and nuanced economic, housing and demographic information on the population.
It shows that the Island's income patterns, with a strong mid-income range, more closely mirror the classic bell curve than do other parts of the city and nation. Manhattan, for example, serves as a textbook example of the divide between the rich and the poor, and had the sharpest income imbalance in the nation.
In that borough, top earners made an average of $370,000, bringing in nearly 38 times as much as the bottom fifth -- who made less than $10,000.
The Census data does not provide a breakdown of incomes above $200,000, but according to an analysis of Forbes data yesterday by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, the 57 billionaires in New York City increased their net worth by more than $11 billion in the last year, and now have as much money as 14 million people working full time, at minimum wage salaries, for a year.
Such outsized earnings may have helped skew the average household income in Manhattan in 2010 to $119,199 (but down from $131,704 the previous year).
The average household income on the Island, by comparison was $86,105.
The median household income (a figure not affected by outlying extremes) in Manhattan was less than on the Island, at $63,832.
"The fact that you have so many city workers, firemen, policemen, teachers, sanitation workers, on the Island has stabilized the economy for Staten Island, and that makes a big impact; that's an important factor," said retired 35-year teacher and union representative Marty Eisenberg, of Greenridge. "Of course, in Staten Island, we still have poverty."
Poverty in the borough did rise, especially childhood poverty, which was up 2 percent to 17 percent, the data show.
Still, the increase was not nearly as stark as the city overall, where poverty overall was at 20.1 percent, and childhood poverty was at 30 percent -- the highest level since 2000.
The borough's lower numbers might simply reflect the fact that the people on the margins here may have simply had to move, said demographer Peters.
"There is not a lot of safety net on Staten Island, which is less connected to subsidized housing and other services than other boroughs," he said. "It's harder for the poor sector to hang on here. If you're not working and don't have reasonable income it's harder to hang on."
Indeed, the 2010 American Community Survey found 374,998 people in the borough of working age -- or above the age of 16.
In 2009, the survey showed some 392,966 working-age Staten Islanders.


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Having already convicted one businessman of bribing former Mayor Ray Nagin, federal authorities are trying to prove two other corrupt deals involving the former mayor before the five-year statute of limitations on some of his alleged crimes expires. One of those deals centers on a payment Nagin allegedly received from Rodney Williams, a former co-owner of the politically active New Orleans engineering firm Three Fold Consultants, according to sources with knowledge of the case.
The other focuses on whether Nagin applied pressure on corporate leaders at Home Depot to steer work to Stone Age LLC, the now-defunct granite-countertop company Nagin ran with his wife and two sons.
The pressure came at a time when Home Depot was building a new store in Central City and was haggling with the city over various items, including the price it would have to pay for nearby city streets and whether it would have to sign a "community benefits agreement" requiring it to hire a certain number of neighborhood residents at certain pay levels.
Three Fold Consultants, founded in 2000, has been a regular recipient of city contracts, particularly in the years after Hurricane Katrina. According to a source with knowledge of the case, authorities are examining a $50,000 payment by Williams to Nagin or Stone Age that was made in late 2007 or early 2008.
The theory of the case is that the payment greased the skids for additional city engineering contracts for Three Fold. The company has had numerous no-bid city jobs: Among nine jobs featured on its website, five involve work for the city or related entities such as the Sewerage & Water Board. The jobs include help overseeing $250 million in street repair and supervising the construction of improvements along Canal Street.
WWL-TV reported Monday night that one contract landed by Three Fold was originally for the management of lighting repairs at four city playgrounds. Eventually, that number swelled to 23 playgrounds, the station reported.
The station also said Three Fold won one contract -- it did not specify the job -- even though the company scored so poorly in a review of contract proposals that it was considered unqualified by the panel conducting the review.
Engineering contracts, because they involve professional services, do not have to go to the lowest bidder. For contracts awarded by City Hall, that means Nagin would have had the last word, regardless of what the technical committee thought. Nagin vetoed an effort by the City Council to change that process.
Three Fold has continued to receive regular work from City Hall since Mayor Mitch Landrieu took office in 2010.
Nagin's lawyer, Robert Jenkins, did not return a call seeking comment. Efforts to reach Williams, of Destrehan, were also unsuccessful.
Three Fold's website no longer lists Williams as a principal in the firm, nor does the Louisiana Secretary of State's office. The firm's other two co-founders, Tarek Elnaggar and Bassam Mekari, are listed as managing partners.
There was some evidence already in the public record linking Three Fold and Nagin. The firm was a regular contributor to Nagin's campaigns: Williams, his late wife Charlene, and the firm itself donated a total of $15,500 to Nagin's campaigns, state records show. (Three Fold and its principals have given similar amounts to Landrieu and various other politicians.)
Also, an article in the November 2007 issue of the Slippery Rock Gazette -- a trade publication for the granite industry -- focused on the Nagin family firm. The article included an interview with Rodney and Charlene Williams, who were satisfied customers of Stone Age.
"Stone Age Granite and Marble did a fine job in the master bath, so I had them do some smaller work also," the article quoted Charlene Williams saying.
On the Home Depot front, federal authorities have been following leads in the mayor's daily calendar and email folder to see whether Nagin pressured the retailing giant to steer work to Stone Age.
One noteworthy email was authored by Sarah Price, the Home Depot manager who was shepherding the project through, on Jan. 29, 2007. It was addressed to Howell Crosby, a local attorney who was helping to guide Home Depot's project through the city process, and Anne Redd, then an aide to City Councilwoman Stacy Head.
"Our CEO got a voice mail from Mayor Nagan (sic) stating that he would help us with the community groups causing us problems," Price's email said. "Do you know what he is referring to other than the CBA (community benefits agreement) turned into donation letter, etc.? Can you call me asap -- our CEO wants a response now."
The context: Home Depot had complained that the terms of a proposed "community benefits agreement" were too onerous. Head initially pushed for the retailer to sign the deal, while Nagin opposed it. Eventually, Head gave up, and the firm never signed the agreement.
In a 2008 interview, Head said "the administration pressured me to forgo negotiations" on the community benefits agreement because Home Depot had pronounced it a "deal killer."
When the store had its ground-breaking in May 2007, Head -- who had championed the project as a crucial one for her district -- initially said she wouldn't attend, then relented. Nagin was also there; he was introduced to the crowd by Home Depot vice president Dan Paris, according to city emails.
Three days after Price's email went out, Nagin's public calendar shows he met with Home Depot officials at the Stone Age office, which was then located on Earhart Boulevard. Roughly two months after that -- and a month before the ground-breaking -- Stone Age landed a contract with Home Depot that made it the exclusive granite installer for four area stores.
Crosby and Redd both said they didn't specifically remember the email from Price about Nagin, nor did either remember hearing anything specific about Nagin angling for work from Home Depot at the time. Redd noted that she learned of Nagin's contract with the retailer when The Times-Picayune published a story about it in March 2008, and she was incensed to learn of the arrangement, feeling it underscored New Orleans' reputation as a hotbed of corruption.
Home Depot ended its arrangement with Stone Age about a month after the newspaper story was published.
Reached by telephone, Price, who no longer works for Home Depot, referred questions to Walter Becker, a former federal prosecutor who is now a defense lawyer. Becker, who is representing Home Depot in the Nagin probe, emphasized that the retailing giant did nothing wrong.
"We're unaware of any allegations of wrongdoing by Home Depot," said Stephen Holmes, a spokesman for the retailer.
Federal authorities are believed to be fighting the clock as they wrap up their probe into the ex-mayor. Some of the bribes that Frank Fradella, the former CEO of Home Solutions of America, has admitted paying Nagin are getting close to the five-year statute of limitations during which certain charges must be filed. Nagin, through his attorney, has denied wrongdoing.
WWL-TV, for instance, has reported that some of the free granite Fradella says he gave Nagin was delivered in late 2007.
Meanwhile, the payment from Williams to Nagin that is the focus of the newest prong of the federal probe was made nearly five years ago, according to a source with knowledge of it.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said that City Councilwoman Stacy Head did not attend Home Depot's ground-breaking. In fact, Head told the retailer by email she wasn't going, but eventually reconsidered. The story has been updated with the correct information.


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By Michelle Caffrey
WASHINGTON TWP. — The children in Orchard Valley Middle School's eighth grade social studies classes were barely in preschool when the events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed America forever.
To help them understand the significance of the attacks, students in Jeff Snyder's, Ron Lucarini's and Joe Hoopes' classes participated in "What Students Should Know About 9/11: Ten Years Later" — a Foreign Policy Research Institute webinar — Thursday morning.
The event featured a panel discussion with the Institutes' Senior Fellows Jack Thomas Tomarchio, Edward Turzanski and Lawrence Husick.
"This is a way to make 9/11 still relevant, and every year it gets harder. They were only three or four when it happened," said Snyder.
While a brief introduction to the webcast described the timeline of the attacks in detail, the core of the panel's commentary involved the United States' involvement in the Middle East prior to the attacks and the government's military and political response afterward.
"The first reaction can be boiled down into one word: Confusion," said Tomarchio.
The webcast, a live event that was also recorded for future use, began by challenging the basic terminology that surrounds the attacks of Sept. 11.
"You'll hear 9/11 described as an event or as a tragedy. A Michael Buble concert is an event, losing your house to a tornado is a tragedy, this was an act of war," Turzanski stressed.
Additionally, the webinar highlighted the attack's significant impact on U.S. society to students who are too young to remember a world without airport body scanners and Guantanamo Bay.
"We want to show them that things have changed since then, there are things in place now that give us a sense of security, and those weren't there before," said Hoopes.
The panel discussed the birth of the Department of Homeland Security and the purpose of the controversial Patriot Act. For Hoopes, the drastic changes in the federal government's power over civil liberties was a key point for students to understand.
"It brings questions up and makes the kids look at America in a different way," he said.
Classes around the nation were invited to participate in the event and encouraged to submit questions for the panelists before and during the webcast.
One such question they answered was directed at the various conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11. Husick noted "the events of Sept. 11 are the most researched, thoroughly investigated events in the history of mankind. [The 9/11 Commission] did incredibly thorough work. None of the information was ignored, buried or otherwise suppressed."
Snyder was particularly grateful for a chance to dispel those rumors and stress the importance of independent and thorough research. "I liked that they addressed doubters. In our culture, once you hear something once, it's a fact," Snyder said. He stressed to the students that "the best way to go about finding things out for yourself is to research."
For Snyder and his colleagues, the webinar also provided an opportunity to open up discussion about the U.S.'s current involvement in the Middle East.
"Ultimately, we're trying to teach them that terrorism has not gone away," he said. "We have to show them that the War on Terror is not a typical war. There's no official start date or end date. The war is ongoing."
After the webinar, Snyder and his colleagues were able to pose a few central questions to the students, but he said the real discussions will happen today.
"This is a springboard, it'll get them thinking," Snyder said "The hope is that tomorrow when we talk more about the present day, they can relate and make connections."
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It looks like Sylvester Stallone has found a new macho man director to call the shots on the next installment of "The Expendables" franchise.
Stallone and Millennium Entertainment have selected Australian commercials director Patrick Hughes ("Red Hill") to helm the threequel, according to Deadline.
Production on the film will begin in August. The cast will included returning stars Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham and Jet Li, plus newcomers Wesley Snipes and Jackie Chan.
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COPIAGUE - For the nay-sayers who claim St. Nick isn't real, here's some proof: Santa Claus is a father of four who lives in Suffolk County, and he has the driver's license to prove it.
The Copiague resident formerly known as Frank Pascuzzi legally changed his name to Santa Claus back in February. He says when he made the change, the court system did some research to make sure he didn't have suspicious intentions, but when it was approved, the judge gave him a big hug and said, "Merry Christmas, you're now known as Santa Claus."
There are at least 15 people in the U.S. with the name Santa Claus, but there's only one in New York state. Most kids who meet Claus at White Post Farms in Melville around the holidays have no idea they're meeting an authentic Santa.
Taking toy orders isn't his Claus' only job. He also designs fire sprinklers and has a barbecue catering business.


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Q. I have been searching for quite a few years for the history of the pitcher seen in this photo. It has a translucent quality and the glaze appears to have been thickly applied. The figures and flowers are outlined in white and it is decorated with blue, green and white dots. There no identifying marks or numbers that I could find and it is in excellent condition. It was given to my great-aunt as a wedding gift in 1899 and has been in our family ever since.
I hope you can tell us anything about its origin and value.
A. You have a Satsuma pitcher that is decorated with raised enamels. Satsuma ware has been made in Satsuma, Japan, since around 1600. The blue, green, and white dots are called moriage. Judging from your photo and information, it was made sometime in the Meiji period that lasted from 1868 to 1912.
Your late Meiji-period pitcher would probably be worth $250 to $350.
Q. I have a small dessert plate and a cream pitcher that were made by Homer Laughlin. Both are marked with the name "Virginia Rose" and are in excellent condition. The plate is marked "C 50 N 8" and "K 54 N 8" is on the cream pitcher. I was given the plate 25 years ago and the cream pitcher I bought for $3 at a thrift store.
Could you please tell me how old they are and what their value is, if any?
A. "Virginia Rose" was the name of a shape of dishes that was made by Homer Laughlin China Co. The Virginia Rose shape was made from 1929 to the early 1970s. There were at least a dozen decal designs that were used to decorate the popular shape. The plate was made in March 1950, at plant 8 and the cream pitcher was made in November 1954, also at the same plant.
The value of the two pieces would probably be $25 to $35
Q. We have a porcelain bowl and matching candlesticks that were given to my husband's grandparents on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1918. The bowl is approximately 10 inches in diameter and the candlesticks are over 9 inches tall. They are marked "Hand Painted - W. A. Pickard China."
We intend to keep the set in the family and pass it on to one of our children. What information can you give us?
A. Wilder A. Pickard founded Pickard China Co. in 1898 in Chicago. In the early years, they used china blanks that were made by other companies. It wasn't until the 1930s that they began producing their own porcelain. They are still in business.
Your set would probably be worth $525 to $725.
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UPDATE: Police raid at least nine Easton locations, arrest at least six and seek others
The Easton police Special Response and Vice units raided at least five properties early this morning and took at least three people into custody.
Police entered city residences at 718 Ferry St., 110 S. Ninth St., 815 Wood Ave. and 633 Northampton St., and the Comfort Inn at South Third Street and Larry Holmes Drive.
People were taken into custody on South Ninth, Ferry and Northampton streets. It was not immediately clear if any or all of them will be charged with a crime.
The South Ninth Street address is tied to Tchella Bellamy, the man wanted in the shooting of two men in July at and near 1505 Washington St. in Wilson Borough. Bellamy didn't appear to be arrested today.
The Washington Street address was previously tied to drug activity involving the Hoover Crips street gang from New Jersey.
Police Lt. Matthew Gerould, who oversaw the raid, could not immediately be reached for more details.
Neighbors, none of whom wanted to give their names, gathered in the 700 block of Ferry Street to recount the morning's events.
"All of them busted down the door," one man said. "They go up there like a little army."
All the neighbors said the home has been a busy spot.
"Every day, every night," a woman said.
"They're out there all night," a man said. "They're like vampires. They sleep all day and are up all night."
"Kids are running the streets all night long and they're selling their (expletive) all night long," a man said.
On Wood Avenue, where no one was arrested but there were signs on the porch of the white half-double warning people to beware of the dog and "Nobody gets to see the wizard. Not nobody. Not no how!" a neighbor had a similar story to tell.
"All day. All night," the man, who didn't want to give his name, said in a weary tone. "New York is taking this town. This town used to be great."
Drug dealing in the neighborhood doesn't wait until the middle of the night, he added.
"They do it dead in the daytime," he said, adding he hoped to move away soon. "Come on! It's a shame."


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The NHL's board of governors began their meeting at the Manhattan offices of the league's legal representatives, Proskauer Rose at 11 a.m. today.
Having already briefly touched base with the NHL Players' Association this morning, league negotiators will get together with the union's leaders to resume negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Although there were plans to talk at 9. a.m., it was decided to postpone the talks until after the board of governors meet. The players, led by NHLPA executive director Don Fehr, may have a new proposal to present in the afternoon get-together in New York.
The NHL has been without a CBA since the old deal expired on Sept. 15. With the board of governors meeting and then talks resuming, the feeling is that this could be a pivotal day in whether a partial 2012-13 season can be saved.


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Born Irene Brennan in Meiers Corners, she was brought to Mariners Harbor as a child. About four years ago she moved to New Springville, where she lived with her daughter, Marion Curry.
Mrs. Van Pelt graduated from McKee High School.
For many years she worked as a nurse's aide on Staten Island. Mrs. Van Pelt worked for the former Farm Colony in Sea View and former the St. Vincent's Hospital in West Brighton and retired about 20 years ago from the Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island.
Mrs. Van Pelt was described as a woman who always tried to do right by her family and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also liked to take trips to Hershey, Pa., and Atlantic City with her friends.
Mrs. Van Pelt was a parishioner of St. Clement-St. Michael's R.C. Church, Mariners Harbor.
Her husband of about 25 years, William, died in 1974.
In addition to her daughter, Marion, surviving are her son, James; three sisters, Pauline Gibbons, Adelaide Bowcock and Marie Brennan; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandsons.
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The Wignacourt Collegiate Museum at Rabat Malta has been reopened after a thorough refurbishment of the whole building – a baroque residence of the Chaplains of the Knights of Malta inaugurated by Grand Master Aloph de Wignacourt (1601-1622) as well as of its contents.
It forms part of a Pauline complex just outside the walls of the old Roman City of Malta and is materially linked to St Paul's Grotto, the cradle of Christianity in Malta, the place where St Paul the Apostle in A.D. 60 is believed to have founded the first Christian Community on the island.
The building, fully completed in 1749, is on three levels: the underground level consists of a labyrinth of Punic, Roman and Christian Hypogea with interesting architectural features as well as a complex of World War II shelters with two main corridors and fifty rooms.
The ground floor level consists of a corridor with on one side a number of rooms used as offices and minor collections and on the other side a spacious garden with a built area which once included the refectory of the Chaplains of the Order and an oven which during World War II provided daily more than 2000 loaves for the population of Rabat
The main floor has an impressive picture gallery with works by Mattia Preti, Antoine Favray, Francesco Zahra and other Maltese as well as European Artists. Also a collection of 17th- 19th century Spanish, Italian and Maltese silver; a unique wooden altar used for the celebration of Mass on the galleys of the Order of the Knights of Malta; a collection of old relics and reliquaries, sculptures in wood, alabaster and bronze, including a medallion by Alessandro Algardi; maps, coins, prints and rare books among which is King Henry VIII's 'Septem Sacramants" written to confute Martin Luther and above all a baroque chapel for the private devotions of the residing chaplains.Access Statement
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Nail clippers have "a bracing abruptness, a can-do metal snap, that leaves their user with the illusion that he is progressively, clip by hardened-steel clip, gaining control of his shambling life," wrote novelist Nicholson Baker in his 1994 essay Clip Art. Hot-forged and crafted in Germany's cutlery capital, if these particular clippers are comfort objects, they are also starkly functional.
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Seaweed harvesting workshop June 16
FoodMasters organization will offer an all-day seaweed workshop on Thursday, June 16, taught by local seaweed expert Ryan Drum.
Attendees will learn how to identify and ethically harvest local sea vegetables, how to use them as food and medicine, and how to dry, process, and store them. The class includes how to make bullwhip kelp pickles.
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Claire McGrath talks to her 15-year-old cat, Misfit, as he sits in one of his favorite spot, on her chest. Claire McGrath witnessed Pearl Harbor. Although McGrath is in ill health, she is full of life and wit. Ellen M. Blalock / The Post-Standard
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The landscape of the NBA changes each summer due to the shuffle of talent that occurs with free agency.
In today's NBA market, good teams struggle to retain all of their assets due to a punitive luxury tax and the way in which front offices are willing to overpay for players in order to improve.
With the Bird Rights in place, free agents are often better off resigning with their current team, though this doesn't always occur.
Successful GMs are able to receive maximum production from their payroll, as very few owners are willing to shell out the $100 million in player salaries that Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss will this season.
There is a finite number of ways in which a team can improve, with free agency being the quickest.
The problem with free agency is that teams often overpay for players, although this wouldn't be considered a problem by the players themselves.


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So this game is 75% off ($7.49 US) on Steam today. As we all know, there hasn't been much of a WFC multiplayer scene after the initial launch, but with the price cut today, there's gonna be a bunch of people playing at least for a little while (currently 89 people online). Come join the action! (while you can). It's pretty awesome.
Transformers is 75% on Steam today - let's get some multiplayer!
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WFC's MP was pretty lame, just like most MP games.
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I loved the 360 multiplayer demo but knew it wouldn't catch on. PC version's capped at 30 fps and I heard it doesn't even have a chat window, truly a faithful port.
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Tired cynical remarks aside, I actually thought the multiplayer in WFC was fantastic. It borrowed the right elements from established multiplayer games, and when a match was in full force, with a range of classes on the battlefield it was pretty fucking badass. Just a shame it was never able to establish a lasting community.
...My experience comes from the Xbox version, so take that as you will.
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@ervonymous: i bought it yesterday on steam and it plays at 60fps
@defaulttag: Oh, oh well. I wouldn't have bought it for the singleplayer anyway and I'm not that fond of playing with the last remnants of an almost dead online game, damn shame though.
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Bought it the other day on the steam sale, quite enjoying it!
Having trouble hosting games for my friends though. :(
They can't connect. Does anyone know the ports one should open?
Searching around on the net I found people saying ports 6500, 7000, and 13000, but it still doesn't work. :(
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the people from 3 months ago are wrong. this game has great multiplayer. i would have bought it on steam but i've had the 360 version since it was new.
Well, it's 75% off on Steam again.
After having played the first chapter I must say that I've been really enjoying the game so far. I'm playing it with 60 FPS (you need to download a patch for it to run with 60 instead of 30) and the smoothness makes all the little environmental animations look pretty amazing. But I'm having one rather big issue... it's really hard to differentiate between the character models and the environment. They payed so much attention to detail and there is so much (almost too much, it's really busy on screen) going on... it's just incredibly hard to see what you are shooting at sometimes, at least for me. I'm still enjoying it, though.
My experiences with this game comes from the SP portion so take it as you will. Personally I found the game to be a disappointment. Boring combat topped with boring environments. They had the chance to really show Cybertron but they opted to show us the endless corridors of Cybertron. Not to mention Megatron's voice was fucking awful. After that I didn't even bothered with the MP.Get this game only if you are hardcore into this franchise and/or have some lingering childhood sentimentality. If your truly interested in a 3rd person shooter then check out Space Marine. Much better game imo.
Sure. Since it's still an active thread on the steampowered forum and the guy who posted it isn't banned it should be fine (I didn't find any viruses and it 100% percent works). I personally won't play multiplayer using it, you never know what you can get banned for on Steam... better safe than sorry. :)
@emem: oh there's a 60FPS patch? can you shoot over a link for all us steam-sale suckers? :D
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Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) posted healthy sales and earnings growth last quarter, led by its Skin Care category. However, the stock slumped 4% after a disappointing growth forecast from its key Asian markets. The prestige beauty company has fueled a significant part of its recent growth through expansion into Asia-Pacific and other emerging markets, but now expects growth to slow down in its major Chinese market. Estée Lauder is one of the leading cosmetics and beauty care players globally and competes with Revlon (NYSE:REV), L'Oreal (PINK:LRLCY) and Avon Products (NYSE:AVP).
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Skin Care Continues to Deliver Growth
Estee Lauder's 3Q performance was led by a 9% growth in the Skin Care category (that generates almost half of the company's sales) and excellent sales growth in the U.S. Last year, it outpaced the overall prestige beauty market and outperformed rivals like L'Oreal, Revlon and Avon. It posted strong growth in the U.S. and China as well as capitalized impressively on the high growth in the airport travel retail and online channels. However, there has been some pressure on the operating margins in makeup, fragrance & hair care categories, even though its largest segment skin care showed continued improvement. The margins could continue to be under more pressure as the company plans to ramp up its advertising expenses this quarter to support its new product launches and market share growth.
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The company has benefited strongly from the prestige beauty market growth and international expansion last year. Strong growth in China and among Asian travel shoppers has been a major driver for Estee Lauder's international success and double digit growth over the last few quarters.
As a result, the stock rose 30-40% in 2011, pricing significant growth momentum expectations into the stock. Disappointing growth forecast for the company in Asia, particularly in the key Chinese market, invited a sharp reaction from investors. Nonetheless, the company might try to offset the potential slowdown in the Chinese market through expansion into smaller cities and more airports.
We have a revised $67.55 Trefis price estimate for Estee Lauder stock, at 15% premium to the current market price.
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The Sherry Triangle—an area in southwestern Spain between Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María— sits on the Atlantic Ocean just west of the Straights of Gibraltar. This arid Iberian Peninsula outpost is known for its vinos generosos, or fortified wines. Unsurprising for a region producing since Chaucer's time (and perhaps before), Jerez has seen peaks and valleys. Today, Sherry is experiencing not only a resuscitation, but also a full-on, geek-fest in major wine-consuming cities.
Stocking and selling Sherry today can be a delicate balancing act: balancing traditional consumer tastes with emerging attitudes; balancing various styles; and balancing the apparent simplicity of the term "Sherry" with the fact that the category a broad spectrum of liquids.
U.S. imports from Jerez, not unlike German wines, have typically been off-dry to sweet. Conversely, consumers in Spain and Germany mostly drink dry wines. Yes, this country has that Coca-Cola palate. The contrast of consumption merits a closer look. Worldwide, Fino is the most important style. In fact, Fino and Manzanilla comprise just under half of the world's Sherry consumption and just over three-quarters of Spain's consumption. Conversely, in the U.S., 75% of Sherry consumption is sweet.
Key today is the rise of wine consumers favoring savory wines. Though sweet versions have long settled into decanters in aunties' living rooms, wine lovers are now embracing Sherry's full spectrum of versatility.
More or less, two styles of Sherry exist, defined by how they are aged: either "biologically" or oxidatively. Biologically aged Sherries see the effects of flor yeasts, which form a layer on top of the wines in barrel, protecting them from oxygen, keeping them clear in color and rendering them bitingly dry on the palate. Oxidatively aged wines, intentionally exposed to oxygen, become brown-colored and rounder. Sometimes, when back-blended, they are even a bit sweet. Some wines actually began their lives under flor, but go into bottle after a period of oxidative aging.
Generally speaking, Jerez offers remarkable consistency thanks to its soleras. A solera is a pyramid of barrels where the lower, older tiers that have experienced evaporation are topped up with younger wine from the upper barrels. Nonetheless, boutique bodegas and almacenistas, who age special cuvées of wines, are changing the landscape and offering more individual wines.
A surprise to some, Sherry is highly versatile with foods. Tapas are an obvious starting point, but Peter Liem, co-author of Sherry, Manzanilla & Montilla, suggests trying these umami-driven wines with Japanese and Chinese cuisines, which emphasize this portion of the flavor spectrum.
Liem categorizes Fino and Manzanilla as white wines, best suited to lighter dishes. Both he and Talia Baiocchi, author of Sherry, a wine and cocktail book due out in 2014, liken dry Oloroso to red wine. While Olorosos don't possess the tannins of most reds, they do have a similar body and alcoholic cut.
Finos' and Manzanillas' bright, fresh styles favor early—and rapid—consumption. These wines don't store as well or as long as their counterparts once opened; opt for half bottles to ensure freshness. Amontillados last marginally longer. Palo Cortados and Olorosos have more staying power. Sipping them over a few weeks is fine, and some last a month or more when properly stored with oxygen-elimination techniques and proper temperature control. Some of these wines may even improve after opening, but if you are experimenting, monitor their evolution carefully.
In contrast, the sweet, even syrupy, Pedro Ximénez-based wines often favor development with oxygen. They can keep years after opening when properly stoppered and temperature-controlled, presuming they can be resisted so long.
Like white wines, Finos and Manzanillas—as well as sweet, blended wines—are best enjoyed lightly chilled. Amontillados, Palo Cortados and Olorosos work best at "cellar temperature." Once the temperature is properly dialed-up, most Sherries show best in a medium-sized, white wine glass rather than the classic copita.
In juxtaposition to many other historic and heralded European regions, vineyards and grapes in Jerez are cheap—too cheap, in fact. Sadly, many bodegas have folded, leading to the marriage of singular solera systems with others, reducing the possibilities of eventual complexities in expression. At the very least, these barrels are kept alive in criaderas (criadera meaning "nursery," referring to the wines being "raised" for years in these systems), even if today's forced melting pot consumed their original features. Conversely, from a purchasing perspective, Sherry prices, especially high quality Sherry, remain ludicrously low.
In sum, the horizon is bright—with a rising versus setting sun—on higher quality Sherry. Though likely to remain a niche market, engaged consumers' interests are clearly growing. As Antonio Flores, Master Blender for González-Byass, notes, "An important part of the Sherry revolution is young people's interest in an ancient wine. And, this is something happening outside of the wineries' influence. The consumers are asking for it."


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If small businesses are healthy, the economy is healthy. And the way for small businesses to thrive is having access to credit.
It's a simple formula that has been tested mightily over the course of the Great Recession, which has had a chilling effect on both lenders and borrowers across the country following the financial meltdown of 2008.
Things are beginning to look up – especially here in Massachusetts. Thanks to a program promoted by the state treasurer's office, 50 banks are making credit available to the small businesses that are the backbone of the Bay State economy.
Last week, state Treasurer Stephen Grossman was in Springfield to promote the state's Small Business Banking Partnership and celebrate the Hampden Bank for becoming the 50th bank to participate in the program. Under the partnership, Grossman's office has deposited $278 million with local banks – money that had previously been deposited with large savings institutions, often overseas. Banks pay a floating interest rate of about a quarter of one percent, in return for lending the money out to small businesses.
"This is about rewarding the heroes of the recession, community banks and small business," Grossman said during a recent meeting with The Republican's Editorial Board. "Particularly because those will be the one who will supply the Little League uniforms, and the batting helmets. This is how you build the local economy."
Grossman is right. Small businesses create jobs and the people who hold those jobs use their paychecks to help other small businesses. Small businesses also support the quality of life in the community – from the Little League to the food pantry drive. Small businesses can turn into big businesses, too.
All it takes is some faith and credit from local banks. Besides Hampden Bank, we salute the participating banks headquartered in the four western counties including Chicopee Savings, Greenfield Co-operative Bank, Berkshire Bank, Nuvo Bank and Trust Co. in Springfield and Westfield Bank.
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|By Vanessa1378 (Vanessa1378) on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 02:35 pm: Edit
I'm taking the ACT this Sat. How long will it take to get my scores back?
|By Korey (Korey) on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 04:32 pm: Edit
You can get them online after the first ten days for a fee of $8, but they score report will come in anywhere from four to seven weeks after the test date. However, it was around two or three weeks after both the Februrary and April tests.
|By Esotericstorm (Esotericstorm) on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 06:50 pm: Edit
My friend bought hers when they became available, but I waited the extra time, which turned out to be like 4 days afterwards. It's not really worth the 8 dollars.
|By Greg530 (Greg530) on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 11:20 pm: Edit
exactly two weeks by mail if you live in the midwest
|By Rbc13 (Rbc13) on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 05:28 pm: Edit
I got mine two weeks after the test exactly.
|By Mhawk177 (Mhawk177) on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 06:18 pm: Edit
Dont pay, I payed to get mine and then got the scores in the mail like 2 days later
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