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Retirement Savings Advice From Retirees
More than half of current retirees (54%) are confident they will be able to live comfortably throughout retirement. In contrast, only a quarter of those below the retirement age and currently employed ("current workers") are confident about having enough income in retirement, according to the latest BlackRock Annual Retirement Survey.
The retirees have useful advice for current workers. Specifically, they suggested workers should save early and as much as they can. More than 80% of retirees who described themselves as confident also said workers should:
- Increase their retirement contribution savings whenever they are able to (90% of confident retirees did this);
- Make the most of their 401(k) plans (87% of confident retirees did this);
- Estimate retirement income needs before retiring (84% of confident retirees did this); and
- Review retirement savings strategy on a regular basis (83% of confident retirees did this).
Those retirees who were less confident had four major regrets. Those regrets were not making the most of their 401(k) plan, not enrolling in the plan early enough, not making a financial plan for saving and not saving the maximum amount allowed by their plan.
Nearly all of the retirees (90%) surveyed think retirement plan sponsors should help plan participants understand their financial requirements in retirement. Current workers were open to advice, but not intervention. More than 85% of workers said they wanted their plan sponsors to advise them on how much to save as well as the ideal asset allocation and risk level for someone their age. They also want to be notified if their allocations move too much out of sync for someone their age. A much smaller number, however, wanted plan sponsors to automatically reallocate their portfolios (43%), automatically increase retirement plan contributions annually (37%) or automatically decide the amount to deduct if a worker is not saving enough (28%).
One factor underlying the data is how retirement savings are funded. Defined-benefit plans (e.g., pensions) account for 44% of income for current retirees. In contrast, defined-contribution plans (e.g. 401(k) plans) are expected to account for 48% of current workers' retirement income. This puts the onus on current workers to save enough for retirement.
Source: BlackRock Annual Retirement Survey, September 2012.
Steven Baker from NC posted over 4 years ago:
A further bit of advice is living well below your means. You don't have to have the best house, the best car, or eat at the best restaurants to be happy. These will kill your retirement savings capabilities. Current workers will suffer from increased tax and health care burdens that will have to be planned carefully planned for, and there are no "second chances", so I would advise a very conservative outlook.
Ed from New Jersey posted over 4 years ago:
My wife and I maxed out our 401(k) contributions years ago. In addition, for many years, we were making automatic mutual fund investments.
We have always lived under our means and learned to regularly invest the rest.
You can always find funding for college education and home renovation.
But there are no programs available to fund your retirement if you do not do it yourself.
Bobby from VA posted over 4 years ago:
When I was working my company had a defined benefit retirement plan as well as a company match 401K. Today, pensions are fast disappearing and employees are expected to be knowledgeable about investment opportunities and appropriate portfolio allocations for their 401Ks. Most are not. It will be more difficult for the next "post-baby boomer" generation than it was for us. And that's not including the likelihood that qualification for Social Security benefits will be more difficult. They need to SAVE - SAVE - SAVE.
James Harless from TN posted over 4 years ago:
Yes, too many folks use credit cards too much, and want more than they NEED. Saving for the future is not as popular as being the big spender, so you have to have your own values and self dicipline. My wife and I were public employees, with employment with pension, and with some use of 401K with very little or no match, But we did make use of the 401K, etc. I found No free sources of good financial advice, and many times those I talked to were bias toward selling products to benefit them, as so called financial planners who were often annuity salesmen. One does need to consider a few hours with a financial advisor who does not sell you products, but looks at the big picture of where best put your resources.
Bill from TEXAS posted over 4 years ago:
I was very lucky when I was just starting in my first job my Dad a banker suggested that I start planning for retirement. He gave me a book on financial planning and was always available for advice. My wife and I planned for our retirement by saving 10% from every paycheck. It was difficult at first but after a couple of years and normal wage increases we never missed the 10%. When IRA's and 401k started we put our normal savings into these plans for the tax advantages and the match on the 401k, any remaining money went into mutual funds. Instead of buying life insurance when we paid monthly on an annuity. The annuity had a life insurance feature and at age 65 it converted to a monthly retirement payment. My advice to anyone who is just starting out would be to:
• read any keep current on financial planning and budgeting
• depend on yourself and not on a financial planner
• to make maximum use of 401k and IRA's
• use a Large mutual fund with low overhead costs.
• also monitor you investment performance monthly
Paul from MI posted over 4 years ago:
Not discussed is once you've retired, how can one live until you are 95 with the money saved. In my case I used financial planning tools to provide me with guidance as to how long the money will last. Then I'm planning to spend any surplus. Having a road map showing me the future provides great peace of to enjoy our financialy independentlife. I tell the kids not to worry that if things don't work out, all we'll need from them is a corner of room and a bale of hay.
Don from CA posted over 4 years ago:
Retired at 58, 23 years ago. All of the other preceding comments apply, live below your means, but PLAN, PLAN, and retire TO SOMETHING, not FROM something Wrote an Excel (Lotus 123 back then) plan and re-checked it 7 years later and was right on. Not working but volunteering - Payback mode.
Donald Myers from AZ posted over 4 years ago:
For those employed by a company or a public agency, there will almost always be some kind of pension plan, sometimes like a 401k and sometimes a defined benefit plan or perhaps both. It is very important to pay attention to any materials that are sent from either the 401k or IRA or pension plan. At one time it might have been safe to assume that the plan(s) would not change during the time of employment or at least that any changes would be improvements. That is no longer a safe assumption. Moreover changes might even occur after retiring. Sometimes changes only affect more recent hires but not always, companies use reorganizations to dump retirement plans or make big changes. In addition to pension benefits one must also pay attention to health benefits and the extent to which they are still provided after retirement. Keeping all information sent to employees and/or retirees is essential to protect yourself or at least to be forewarned. 401k's and IRA's provided through an employer usually have restrictions on the investment choices and those might get changed when you least expect it (I speak from personal experience)
It goes without saying that you need to monitor your investments in any pension plan both during your working years as well as afterwards. The benefit of time and compounding is no benefit at all if the investments are just standing still
Paul from MI posted over 3 years ago:
The best plan is one where you run out of money when you run out of time,


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How to pay for ShumlincareSeptember 02,2014If there is one issue that unites Vermonts Democrats and Republicans, it is the need to make affordable health care available to everyone. Governor Shumlin has a plan that attempts to provide medical insurance to all (Shumlincare), but the vast cost of the plan puts Republicans and a few Democrats in the position of opposing the plan.
Shumlincare will costs upwards of $3 billion; divided by Vermonts 625,000 residents thats $4,800 each. So for a family of four, thats $19,000. One proposal that surfaced this year was a payroll tax of 14 percent; 2 percent for the employees, and 12 percent on the employers. For someone earning $45,000 a year, thats an annual insurance fee of $900 for the employee and $5,400 for the employer. Whod turn that down? Unfortunately, thats a drop in the bucket towards raising $3 billion. Remember, its $4,800 per year per person.
So when doing the math, do all the math. Shumlin did, and hes afraid to tell us his numbers. When he finally reveals, maybe the realization will set in that his tax plan is unthinkable. Then maybe Montpelier can get down to business reducing the costs of medical care. There are plenty of ways to do it; we just have to change the political focus.
Finally, when a politician says they fully support Shumlincare, ask them if they ran the numbers before pledging their support if they did, ask for the figures. If they didnt, and theyre just waiting to get Shumlins figures, Id question the value of their representation in Montpelier.
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Bibles, Catechisms, and Prayer Books
Given the religious underpinnings of most of the American colonies, the quantity and variety of religious publishing is hardly surprising. This section is limited to works which might be used for personal religious observances: Bibles, catechisms and prayer books. The Hymnals and Tracts collections are discussed elsewhere in this guidebook. Other types of devotional works are mainly found in the X100 classification of the Religion Collection. For all three groupings discussed below, American imprints published before 1821 are incorporated into the Dated Books and Dated Pamphlets Collection, and may be accessed as described in that section.
The Bibles Collection includes 180 linear feet of Bibles published in the United States between 1821 and 1876. The Foreign Bibles Collection houses 9 linear feet of Bibles published outside the United States, with a strong emphasis on the productions of American foreign mission presses. Both these collections are arranged by date of publication. In addition, some Bibles specifically designed for children are cataloged in the Children's Literature Collection. The Bibles Collection has been cataloged through 1830 and records are available in the online catalog. Only scattered items from the Foreign Bibles Collection have been cataloged. There is no bibliographic access to the remainder of these collections. There is limited annotation of the Society's Bible holdings in Margaret T. Hills's The English Bible in America (New York, 1961).
Catechisms, works presenting brief summaries of the basic principles of Christianity in question-and-answer format, form another collection. The Catechism Collection at AAS includes approximately 200 catechisms published in America between 1821 and 1876, including both juvenile and adult versions. This collection is completely cataloged and accessible through the online catalog.
Prayer books, collections of prayers intended for individual or family use, form the final collection discussed here. This collection includes prayer books published in the United States from 1821 through 1876. Like the Bibles, the Prayer Books Collection is arranged by date of publication, and is cataloged online through 1830, with no bibliographic access to the remainder of the collection.


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Holiday spirit is in the air across Michigan, with many festive events on the horizon – including the Victorian Sleigh Bell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend in Manistee. Today, the Manistee County Convention & Visitors Bureau fills us in on this family-friendly event, which is coming up next weekend.
Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire, I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas, Yuletide Carols, One-Horse Open Sleigh, Jingle Bells, Pipers Piping . . .
The images from our favorite Christmas holiday lyrics will be joyfully brought to life at the 24th Annual Victorian Sleighbell Parade and Old Christmas Weekend, December 6 to 9 in the City of Manistee in northwest Lower Michigan. There are dozens of events, some beginning the previous weekend, some are daily and some are ongoing. Here's a sample of what you can expect during that Happy Holidays week.
The highlight of the festival is the Victorian Sleighbell Parade at 5:30 p.m., Saturday December 8. Authentic, true-to-period with Victorian costumes, horse-drawn floats, turn-of-the-century characters and two community Christmas trees, pulled by horse teams down River Street. Follow the Community Christmas Tree to the end of the parade route for the Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Carol Sing-a-Long.
The parade follows a days-long schedule of events that begin Friday Nov. 30 with the opening of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" at the Ramsdell Theatre. Other events include visits with Santa; carriage rides; the Historic River Street Merchant Open House with holiday food and drinks; a Storefront Gingerbread House Competition; Jingle Bell Jog 5k run/walk; Downtown Soup Cook Off; Sleighbell Prince and Princess Pageant; Festival of Trees; Victorian Dessert Concert by the Manistee Choral Society and a special Christmas During Wartime exhibit at the Manistee County Historical Museum.
Don't miss the "Sled Dog Express" which more than makes up for the absence of Dasher and Dancer and Donner and Blitzen; Cookie Fun; craft show and bazaar; Michigan Audubon Chickadee Christmas at Lake Bluff Bird Sanctuary; Sleighbell Chocolate Shop; guided tours of Manistee's architectural beauties; Manistee Community Band Christmas Concert; Kiwanis Kops; Muskegon Regional Police Pipes & Drums; Annual Jingle Mingle at the Ramsdell Inn; Victorian church services; "Visions of Sugar Plums" art exhibit from Manistee County's K-12 students and the Guardian Angels Bell Tower Concert.
And that's not all! While you may not associate Opera with Christmastime, a generous donor has provided the where-with-all for the Ramsdell Theatre to simulcast live in HD Metropolitan Opera Theatre productions with shows Dec. 1, 8 and 15. There are also special events in our charming small towns around the county, like Bear Lake's Sparkle in the Park, which creates a Holiday Light Show at Waterfront Park. So you can make your list and check it twice, information and the schedule for all of these events can easily be found at visitmanistee.com.
While our architecture and history bring to mind the olden days of this Victorian Port City on the shores of the Great Lake Michigan, there's nothing formal or stodgy about the fun and festivities ahead or the warmth and hospitality from our citizens and shopkeepers. Come join us. We do small town festivals in a big way. And dress warmly. Most likely, Jack Frost will be nipping at our noses.
Will you be heading to Manistee for their Victorian Sleighbell Parade and Old Christmas Weekend celebration? Share with us below! For more holiday-related events in your community, visit michigan.org.


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I've scoured all the posts on this website (and others) and have tried many suggestions that were given for overproduction/underproduction/diet changes, etc., to no avail.
I can't figure out what is going on but I will try to describe the situation . . . i do NOT want to stop breastfeeding as I really enjoy it and am not having any problems with nipple infections/breast infections, leakage, tired, etc. It's all on the baby's end (obviously it's what I am doing wrong, but I mean, it seems like SHE wants me to stop and that SHE prefers formula).
I have been breastfeeding and supplementing with one bottle per day of formula for the past six weeks of my six-week old baby's life.
I had no problems up until last week or so . . . . . . when baby is hungry she screams at the breast . . . . . wriggles and cries and SCREAMS. . . . . I manually express into her mouth to get her going and she'll suckle for a minute or so and then SCREAMS again . . . . .I wait a little while, try again, and the cycle continues until I give up and give her a bottle of formula which she finishes in olympic speed and settles down nicely for a nap. She is NOT being satisfied by my milk and seems to know that the bottle is better or somehting.
I KNOW there is milk coming out of me when she wants OFF the breast, so it's not like there is nothing left in me . . . . and I did a little comparison of the speed of flow of the bottle compared to my breast and the speed seems to be about the same . . . .
I do NOT want to stop, but I can't let this little one cry in hunger anymore. I am feeling desperate for help. Is there anyone I can CALL who will kind of work with me, one on one and help me try a few things while I respond back with results? ie: I think I need a little more help than the typical suggestions that are offered here (no offense, it's just that I tried them all and they are not working).
Is it possible that a 6-week old baby is doomed to be on formula from now on cause I had been giving her one a day since birth? Did I screw this up, royally by doing that? Is there any way to completely elminiate the bottles and get back on breast ?
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Such a cute set
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from Bel Air, MD
Comments about Learning Resources New Sprouts� Bake it!:
My daughters have a few sets of learning resources food and it is always great quality. I have never had any problems with color wearing off over time or any damage at all. We especially love the new spouts food because it fits well in our play kitchen and on our dishes/pots/pans. We are very happy to see some new products in this line! Thank you!
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Love it, Love it, Love it!
By Lois
from Evansville, Indiana
This was one of the first New sprout products I bought. I bought a set for my neighbors little girl & my boys loved it so much that I bought a set for them. The cookies look real & are super durable. The cupcakes are too! This is probably my favorite New Sprout set we own & the kids too!
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Cute Set
By kaydiddle87
from Utah
We use this Bake it in the play kitchen along with other New Sprouts sets. I love how my little boy uses his imagination with this set. He loves to put the cupcakes in the oven to bake while he naps and then he gets them out when he wakes up. He also loves to use the rolling pin. One day we made sugar cookies and were rolling the dough out. After we were finished he went and got his rolling pin and was pretending to roll out dough. I would recommend this set along with any other new sprouts set.
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My daughter loves this set!
By The Bragging Mommy
from Salt Lake City, UT
My daughter loves this cute set! The food is sturdy and made to last which I love. The details on the cookies and cupcakes are so fun, makes them look very real. This is a cute set that I highly recommend.I received this set for my review. All opinions are my own.
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Great for Hours of Fun and Creativity!
By M_Oachs
from Burnsville, MN
One toy item that my children NEVER seem to get sick of is their kitchen set! They play nicely together, they learn to be creative and use their imagination, and they have endless possibilities to create and imagine with their kitchen set.That is why I am always looking for new items for them to create and imagine with in their kitchen set and I definitely found a great selection from Learning Resources! Most of their favorite kitchen set items are from Learning Resources and they have not let me down with one of their newest items: the NEW Sprouts Bake It!They have been busy whipping up batches of fun with their new Bake it! and have made me endless "baked goods"! These items are durable and will last for many years of pretend! And they are the perfect size for my children's little hands! They are life-like and contain just enough items in the set to help them feel like mommy and baking away the day! :)
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Awesome product for play kitchen!
By Momma to Amelia
from Chicago, IL
I bought this set to go along with the play kitchen my peanut got for Christmas. It's great! It doesn't feel like cheap plastic; the cookies even have a little weight to them. The colors are vibrant and fit great with other products we have. Very happy with this purchase. We will definitely be buying more!
My favorite baking set!
By Ms. JuJu
from Carrollton, TX
Use it in my family child care. Kids LOVE it. Need to be able to order replacement parts because my dog liked the cupcakes too! I really like the smaller pan of cupcakes and that they're 1 piece. Cookies are solid and bowls,etc. are easy to clean and sturdy. Highly recommend.
A Recipe for Imaginative Play
By Second Time Around
My boys love to pretend to bake with this fun set and I love how durable and well made the products are. It's perfect for little hands and sparks imagination. It's great for developing skills such as hand-eye coordination, role play, fine motor, social skills, early vocabulary, and imaginative play. **Disclosure: I received the product free of charge in order to do an honest review, but that in no way influenced my review. My thoughts are 100% my own.**


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LINCS Releases Report on the Underutilization of College Educated Immigrant Workers
The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) recently released the report, The Earnings of Foreign-Educated College Graduates: An Examination of the Determinants of the Hourly Earnings of College-Educated Immigrants. This report is the first in a series designed to examine the underutilization of immigrant workers with college degrees from other countries. The report compares the job market activities and outcomes of immigrants with degrees from foreign colleges and universities to those of immigrants who earned their degrees from a U.S. university. It examines the level and variation in hourly earnings of different demographic subgroups of college educated immigrants, with different kinds and levels of education and experience.
Among the most important findings from the analysis is that immigrants with degrees from abroad have lower hourly earnings than their counterparts with similar degrees from U.S. colleges and universities, although other variables affect earnings and may, in fact, increase them. The earnings disadvantage for those with lower English language proficiencies and those who earned their degrees in Central and South America were especially large. College educated immigrants with degrees in computer and information sciences, health and medical sciences, and engineering fields had the largest earnings advantages among all college majors analyzed. For more detailed information, we encourage interested parties to examine the data analysis discussions in the full report.
Let Your Voice Be Heard!
The Interagency Forum for Disconnected Youth has released a Request for Information about strategies for improving outcomes for disconnected youths. Comments will be accepted through July 5. We invite you to participate by documenting the youth services your organization provides and the challenges you face in this effort. See the OVAE Connection June 14, 2012 story for more information. Enter comments at http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=ED-2012-OVAE-0014-0001.
CTE Reform: Competition and Equity
Investing in America's Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education proposes a combination of competitive and noncompetitive, formula-based funding approaches to maximize the rigor, responsiveness, and results of CTE programs.
The noncompetitive aspect of the proposal would maintain the formula approach, based on population and income data, to providing resources to states. That is, states would not have to compete for their base funding for Perkins. However, prior to receiving its base funding , each state would have to demonstrate that it has met, or will be able to meet, conditions that signal its readiness both to support its local programs and to create an environment where innovation can flourish.
The competitive aspect of the proposal includes the CTE Transformation and Innovation Fund, to be administered by the U.S. Department of Education, and to be open to both local district and state applicants. Competition is also woven into the Blueprint through the expectation that states would use the results of state competitions to distribute their allocations of Perkins funding to local consortia of LEA's, IHE's, and their partners.
There are three major reasons for introducing competitive funding. First, competition will incentivize CTE programming that meets higher quality standards and is more responsive to the needs of the labor market. Second, research and evaluation findings indicate that competition can increase cost-effectiveness, improve student performance, and create a system better tailored to student needs. Third, feedback from OVAE's CTE community conversations suggests that the current distribution of funding within states by formula has at times resulted in uneven quality and inequitable access to programs that lead to skilled, well-paying jobs.
The Blueprint views competition, as supported by appropriate equity provisions, as an opportunity to improve student access to high-quality CTE programs. The key equity provisions in the Blueprint are (1) a requirement for each state to review its policies and procedures and to develop a plan to change any of those that pose a barrier to access, participation, quality, and performance; (2) an increase in state leadership funding to ensure more equitable access and participation for those in institutionalized settings, including disabled and incarcerated persons, and for equitable inclusion of students by gender, race, ethnicity, English proficiency, disability, and poverty; and (3) performance-based funding so states reward local consortia for exceeding negotiated performance targets and narrowing or closing equity gaps.
In sum, the Blueprint seeks to ensure that the use of competitive models to maximize the rigor, responsiveness, and results of CTE programs does not occur at the expense of providing equitable access to high-quality CTE programs for all students, regardless of their background or circumstances.


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Posted 10 November 2013 - 12:09 PM
this has become one of my favorite YouTube channels. the trolls on here are hilarious.
oh, and in this one he lies about his age and tries to convince people he's 22 in order to justify his point that he wears snapbacks because he's "old-school", not because he's a "swag fag"...needless to say, i literally laughed out loud at my computer.
he also says if Kurt Cobain were still alive today, he would be wearing Supra high-tops while he rocked out on his guitar.
Posted 10 November 2013 - 01:57 PM
oh shit. don't mess with the beast, GC90...you never know what he might do to you. he might make a rant vieo about you or something. this video is 100x funnier when you realize there was a video just before this one about a girl he likes on youtube:
so i can only imagine that he made the video, asked her out over youtube, got rejected cause she said she had a boyfriend, and then made the other video ranting about douchebag boyfriends hahahahaha.
lol here's another video, earlier rant about girls again
Posted 10 November 2013 - 02:13 PM
haha, check out the comment on that same video from FloydIV...
this has become one of my favorite YouTube channels. the trolls on here are hilarious.
oh, and in this one he lies about his age and tries to convince people he's 22 in order to justify his point that he wears snapbacks because he's "old-school", not because he's a "swag fag"...needless to say, i literally laughed out loud at my computer.
he also says if Kurt Cobain were still alive today, he would be wearing Supra high-tops while he rocked out on his guitar.
Yes!!! I was watching this video at 4:00 am this morning fucking DYING with laughter. 5:12 is pure gold!
Posted 10 November 2013 - 06:55 PM
Posted 13 November 2013 - 08:24 AM
GC90 if you would like to do me the honor of directing me to the appropriate forum on reddit--the lair where are lurking the PIbb drinking, zit-popping, credit-card scamming, porn-overindulging youth so I could defend this Lord of the Canadian underground's honor please direct me to it.
It would be really appreciated.
Posted 13 November 2013 - 10:18 AM
He has suffered some set-backs in his life and that sort of explains his behavior. It is kind of sad that he has to undergo such taunting online and that an online world exists where some people who are unable to cope with it are hurt in some way. He suffers from a condition that does not allow him to notice that his behavior brings on the taunts. It is an unfortunate cycle.
yeah, it is an unfortunate cycle that cyber-bullying is a thing that exists...kinda ironic coming from you though, the king of trolling on this forum. but anyway, that doesn't matter-- my point is that if this man-child has special needs issues and has an inability to understand how his behavior generates hatred toward him, maybe he shouldn't have an account on the world's largest internet forum/media dump where he posts fodder for trolls regularly. where are his parents in all of this? what, does nobody give enough of a shit about him to realize that this whole YouTube channel thing wasn't a good idea?
i have a little bro with special needs, and i keep pretty strict tabs on his personal YouTube account just for his sake. i'm there, with him, daily, to talk to him about his school day and explain to him things that are and aren't such a good idea both socially and online-wise...and if he wants to put up something that's potentially embarrassing to him on his channel, i'll explain that to him until he gets it and agrees to not post it. why the fuck does this guy not have that?
it's not our fault he's not operating at 100%, and it's not our burden to treat him in a discriminatory manner just because he has some mental issues. he put up the video/s, he's gotta realize there are consequences to things he does. softening the blows of cyber-reality just to appease him isn't going to help him at all-- especially if his particular condition involves not being able to realize his actions have consequences. he's a grown man, he's gotta realize eventually if he wants to have any semblance of growth or a quote-unquote "normal" life.
I have also ascertained that he has an affinity for early 2000's hip hop and wishes that the genre would go back to its more manly roots.
isn't that also blasphemous to you, Mr. "'90s was the greatest hip-hop generation of all time and nothing will ever surpass it"?
Posted 13 November 2013 - 10:51 AM
I think if you were to dig deeper you'd find that his parents are not around owing to some particular bout with misfortune.
The work that you do with your younger brother is very admirable and shows a certain selflessness on your part.
So your lil' bro is lucky to have you around. This young chap on the contrary, does not have anyone around. The two situations are dissimilar.
Do you really believe that remaining unquestioning of people who publicly ridicule and demean those with mental deficits is a good thing? I appreciate that you treat them as any other person, but, in my humble opinion; such actions are fairly ridden by stuff conjured by the devil. Just a thought.
The cultural milieu of music is one in which I find myself engrossed and always trying to adapt to. No, I do not much appreciate the jiggy era or anything commercial, but I have been trying to change those ways in an attempt to assimilate towards a corporate bedrock that others have to traverse barefooted.
If you are asking me, something happened to me once Dilla passed: if you choose to believe that, or not. Proof was one of the better things to come out of that era and well...
NAS-turned himself against himself. Why even get into a discussion of this time period? But, I am not mad at someone like the Beast for enjoying this type of entertainment. Sorry, if I draw distinctions between message receivers. That's just how I roll.
Are you enjoying REVOLT TV these days? What of that concept?
Posted 13 November 2013 - 04:55 PM
this was on the cringe subreddit which can get to be a bully circle jerk time from time.
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Posted 13 November 2013 - 08:39 PM
Are you enjoying REVOLT TV these days? What of that concept?
i have no clue what that is, man.
Posted 13 November 2013 - 09:33 PM
Posted 13 November 2013 - 10:50 PM
jesus, doesn't he have an overprivileged son taking over the family shame by now?
Little Baby Puffy?
Puff Jr. ?
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Melissa Bachman. Huntress.
Posted 18 November 2013 - 02:15 AM
Melissa Bachman. Huntress.
i gotta admit, that's pretty fucking badass.
i wanna lynch a croc someday...
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Posted 19 November 2013 - 11:23 AM
i gotta admit, that's pretty fucking badass.
i wanna lynch a croc someday...
Yeah fair enough with the crocodile, who likes crocodiles? But I kind of hope she gets mauled by a bear/lion/stripey horse sick bitch.
Posted 19 November 2013 - 05:18 PM
who likes crocodiles?
This guy.
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Posted 19 November 2013 - 09:39 PM
This guy.
that opening line to that story made me audibly say "eww" to my laptop though...
"This story is not a crock....but it's about a croc,"
Posted 20 November 2013 - 12:05 AM
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Posted 20 November 2013 - 03:54 AM
This can go over here
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Posted 20 November 2013 - 11:29 AM
wow, that was bad. like really, really bad.
there really needs to be someone in his camp that's honest with him and tells him beforehand that something like this is a bad idea.
that might be one of the worst music videos i've ever seen. i was more impressed by that Yung Lean video than this horse shit.
EDIT: holy shit, check out the like/dislike bar haha...this whole project was an absolute fail.
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Posted 20 November 2013 - 11:09 PM
"Bound 2 is a masterpiece. People keep saying they used a green-screen, but I think Kim and Kanye are just very brave."
I hadn't seen it yet, so I assumed this poster was serious and wondered what they did that was so dangerous for the shoot. Needless to say I'm dying right now.
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"I have been listening to you on EWTN for about a year now. I left the Catholic Church 42 years ago. After many struggles during this last year, I finally went to confession on Sunday. I cannot begin to explain how excited I am to be home. Thank you so much for helping me on my journey home."
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Honesdale nixes B&B
June 1, 2011 —
The Honesdale Borough Council voted unanimously on May 24 to deny a conditional use permit to a renovated building on West Street that the owner had sought to turn into a bed and breakfast. Council member Barbara Lewis introduced the measure to deny the permit because the building does not meet borough code specifications for such an establishment.
The owner, Leonard Schwartz, wanted to turn the building into a bed and breakfast with six units, with at least one of them having a kitchenette. Schwartz said the building would be used to house medical professionals who work for brief periods of time at the Wayne Memorial Hospital (WMH) in Honesdale. But almost from the beginning, neighbors argued that there are not enough parking spaces to accommodate the people that already live in the neighborhood, let alone more vehicles connected to the B&B.
In a series of meetings and hearings, Schwartz and his wife Margery, who bought the building on West Street when it was in foreclosure and a state of disrepair, attempted to address the parking issue. At first, they attempted to work out a deal with WMH whereby residents of the B&B would be allowed to park instead of parking on West Street.
When that didn't work out, Schwartz drew up an agreement between his property and the Wayne Hotel, which he also owns, which would allow guests of the B&B to park at the hotel. But the neighbors objected that it was unreasonable to expect that guests would walk so far to park. Further, the borough code requires that a B&B have 270 square feet available for parking, which the property did not have.
Aside from the parking issue, there were several conditions regarding B&Bs in the borough code that residents said the project violated. For instance, code requires that a B&B consists of a detached single-family house, within which up to six rooms are rented out to people who may stay up to six nights. In the Schwartz plan, there would be no family or person who would be at the home all the time.
The Honesdale Planning Commission had recommended to the council that a conditional use permit be granted with several conditions. But in the end, the council voted unanimously to deny the permit.
Schwartz had the right to appeal the decision, but he said in a phone interview that he is not likely to do that. He said, however, the council "used the strictest possible interpretation of the law to deny our application. I don't consider Honesdale to be very pro-business."


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January 30, 2008
Afghanistan Study Group Report
By General (ret.) James L. Jones, USMC, Former Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Amb. Thomas R. Pickering, Amb. David M. Abshire, Dr. Keith Crane, Lisa Curtis, Amb. James Dobbins, Dr. Malik M. Hasan, Amb. Karl F. Inderfurth, Frederick Kempe, Amb. Dennis Kux, Amb. Gary Matthews, Robert Perito, Charles Robb, Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, J. Alexander Thier, James Townsend and Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum
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By Freedom Newspapers
Well, Tuesday was certainly a dramatic day on the stock market, wasn't it? When the Dow industrials fall 416 points in a single day — even though 3.3 percent is not all that precipitous a decline — people tend to notice and ask questions.
Does it signal the end of the Bush tax-cut boom? Does it mean the U.S. market has become the tail wagged by the Chinese dog? Did Alan Greenspan start it by uttering the dreaded R-word at a speaking engagement in Asia? Is a recession in the offing?
The fact that the Dow closed only 52.39 points higher Wednesday, and sustained modest losses again Thursday and Friday, doesn't alleviate uncertainty.
Esmael Adibi, who supervises Chapman University's economic forecasting project, said he still believes the university's Anderson Center forecast that the economy will slow down this year but not drop into recession, published in December, still looks pretty solid.
"Our forecast of 2.1 percent economic growth in 2007 included a forecast of a modest decline in housing prices … and the ripple effects that will cause," he said. "If the housing market collapses much more dramatically than we expect, a recession (generally defined as two consecutive quarters of no growth or decline) is possible, but the probability is still quite low."
As for the plunge in the stock market — which is not the same thing as the overall economy — Adibi says he expected something like it. The market has been rising for about three years, and that usually brings on a "correction" of up to 10 percent. The Chapman people wouldn't be surprised to see it fall a total of perhaps 5 percent before resuming an upward swing.
What happened Tuesday was a confluence of events, something of a "perfect storm," each of which precipitated pent-up doubts. There was the decline overnight of 9.2 percent in the Chinese stock market, in which U.S. investors purchased $5.2 billion in equities in 2006. Then there was a decline in orders for durable goods and Greenspan's comments.
The Chinese economy has been growing at about 10 percent a year for a decade, but the growth is export-driven rather than consumer-driven, so there are doubts about how resilient it is. The Chinese market is still less transparent than one would like, the Chinese banking system often funnels money more on the basis of political connections than economic merit, and the central bank reports to the communist party. So hiccups in Shanghai cause shaking worldwide.
Unlike government policies, trends in a relatively free market are subject to reality checks from time to time. Tuesday's slump is a reminder that economic boom times are unlikely to go on forever. Those who bought more house than they could really afford or who have taken on too much debt might be reminded to take corrective action.
A one-day fall in the stock market, however, should not be an invitation for the government to march in and do something really stupid, like repeal the Bush tax cuts. The economy should muddle along, though at a somewhat slower pace.


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Creamy Linguine with Pan-Roasted Cauliflower, Spinach & White Beans
Time Prep: 40 min
Total: 40mins
Servings Total: 6 servings
What You Need:
½ lb. whole grain linguine, uncooked
2Tbsp. olive oil
1head cauliflower, cut into small florets (about 4-1/2 cups)
1small onion, chopped
2cloves garlic, chopped
½ tsp. crushed red pepper
2pkg. (6 oz. each) baby spinach leaves
1can (15.5 oz.) great Northern beans, drained
¾ cup vegetable broth
4oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
1/3cup coarsely chopped Walnuts, toasted
2Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make It:
COOK pasta in Dutch oven or large deep skillet as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add cauliflower and onions; cook 15 min. or until onions are caramelized, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and crushed pepper; cook 1 min., stirring frequently. Add spinach; cover. Cook 5 min. Stir in beans; cook, covered, 2 min. or until spinach is wilted and beans are heated through.
DRAIN pasta; cover to keep warm. Cook broth and Neufchatel in Dutch oven 1 min. or until Neufchatel is completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
ADD pasta; toss to coat. Stir in cauliflower mixture. Serve topped with nuts and Parmesan
Whole grain linguini


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Six On Ballot for NLL Hall of Fame Class of '13
from Press Release
The National Lacrosse League has announced the six finalists on the ballot for the NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2013. The three new finalists are Pat McCready, Pat O'Toole and Kaleb Toth, while Chris Driscoll, Regy Thorpe and the 1993 Buffalo Bandits automatically return from last year's ballot. Brief summaries of each candidate's accomplishments are listed below. Ballots are cast by the teams, current members of the NLL Hall of Fame and senior members of the league's covering media.
Nominees for NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2013:
Pat McCready
Pat McCready played 17 seasons in the league from 1996-2012 including eight seasons with the Buffalo Bandits and seven seasons with the Rochester Knighthawks. McCready recorded 384 points (141+243) over his career along with 1,593 loose balls, third-most in NLL history, and ranks third in the league all-time in penalty minutes (468) and seventh in games played (219). The 2011 NLL Defensive Player of the Year won three championships, two with the Knighthawks, first in 1997 and again in 2012 as the team's captain, along with one with the Bandits (2008). McCready added 37 points (7+30) and 189 loose balls in 31 career playoff games with eight Championship Game appearances (1997, 1999-2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012).
Pat O'Toole
Pat O'Toole played 16 seasons in the league from 1995-2010 including 12 years with the Rochester Knighthawks after three seasons with the Buffalo Bandits. The 2003 NLL Goaltender of the Year made 6,464 saves, second-most in league history, in 204 regular season games, which are 10th-most in NLL history. Rochester's all-time leader in wins (102) and saves (5,756), O'Toole won two championships as a player, first with Buffalo in 1996 when he was named title game MVP, and again with the Knighthawks in 2007. O'Toole posted a career record of 115-56 with an 11.40 goals against average and .768 save percentage while adding an NLL-record three goals and 136 assists. O'Toole posted a 9-9 record in 23 career playoff games with six Championship Game appearances (1996-1997, 1999-2000, 2003, 2007).
Kaleb Toth
Kaleb Toth played 13 seasons in the league from 2000-2012 including 11 years with the Calgary Roughnecks after his first two seasons with the Toronto Rock. Toth recorded 713 points (315+398) and 703 loose balls in 186 career regular season games and is Calgary's all-time leader in games played, goals, assists and points. Toth won two championships with the Roughnecks in 2004 and 2009 after winning a title with the Rock in 2000 when he scored the game-winning goal with one second left in the fourth quarter. On March 2, 2013, Toth became the first player to receive the "Forever a Roughneck" distinction with his banner raised to the top of Scotiabank Saddledome. Toth added 71 points (31+40) and 84 loose balls in 20 career playoff games with four Championship Game appearances (2000-2001, 2004, 2009).
Chris Driscoll
Chris Driscoll played 19 seasons in the league from 1993-2011 including seven years with the Toronto Rock (2003-2009) and six seasons with the Rochester Knighthawks (1995-1999, 2011). The defenseman recorded 488 points (193+295) and 816 loose balls in 210 career regular season games. Driscoll reached the playoffs in 12 of his 19 seasons with 34 points (12+22) and 51 loose balls in 16 career playoff games while playing in the Championship Game four times, winning a combined three titles with Rochester (1997) and Toronto (2003, 2005). Driscoll won the league's Sportsmanship Award in 2003 and was Second Team All-Pro in 1996.
Regy Thorpe
Regy Thorpe played 15 seasons in the league from 1995-2009, all with the Rochester Knighthawks. The defenseman recorded 76 points (5+71) and 966 loose balls in 193 career regular season games. He reached the Championship Game six times, winning twice (1997, 2007) while making the playoffs in 14 of his 15 seasons with 14 points (0+14) and 102 loose balls in 24 career playoff games. Thorpe served as team captain during Rochester's 2007 championship season.
The 1993 Buffalo Bandits
The 1993 Buffalo Bandits were the first team to be nominated for the NLL Hall of Fame. The '93 Bandits are the first and only team in league history to go through the regular season and playoffs undefeated. The Bandits went 8-0 in the regular season, outscoring their opponents 143-108. The team went 2-0 in the playoffs, including a 13-12 Championship Game win over a Philadelphia Wings team that came into the Championship with a season record of 8-1.
The 1993 team's roster and staff included five future NLL Hall of Famers and individuals who continue to have an impact on the NLL to this day. The team was coached by the late Les Bartley, who won his second of seven championships as a head coach that season. Bartley was inducted posthumously into the NLL Hall of Fame as part of the Hall's Inaugural Class in 2006. Three of the team's players are now in the Hall of Fame: Darris Kilgour, Rich Kilgour and Jim Veltman. John Tavares, the league's all-time leading scorer, was on the '93 Bandits team and was MVP of the Championship Game. One-third (three out of nine) of the league's current head coaches were part of the '93 Bandits team as Troy Cordingley, Bob Hamley, and Derek Keenan all played on the team. NLL Hall of Fame member and current Wings general manager Johnny Mouradian was the team's GM.
Voters may select up to three of the six nominees on the ballot. To win induction into the Hall of Fame, nominees must be selected on a minimum of 75 percent of the ballots cast.
The nominees were selected by the league's Hall of Fame Committee. Once nominated as finalists, candidates remain on the ballot for a second year if they do not receive enough votes for induction in their first year. Nominees come off the ballot if they do not receive enough votes in the second year, but can be re-nominated by the Hall of Fame Committee in the future to return to the ballot. The Committee considered all of the individuals that were suggested by fans last month via the league's Facebook page. The NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2013 will be announced next week. The NLL Hall of Fame was established in 2006.
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The team had an off night. Woodson kept Melo and Lin off the floor for too long. They should have started the second half.
The sky is not falling.
The Knicks are 5-1 in the first 6 games under Woodson. If the Knicks only lose once every 6 games, we're in good shape.


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August 4, 2011 —
HONESDALE, PA — One of the more interesting perennial attractions at the Wayne County Fair, which runs this year from Friday, August 5 through Saturday, August 13, is the J. B. Park Farm Museum. Operated by the Wayne County Historical Society, the museum's goal is to preserve the history of agriculture in Wayne County. It will provide narrated tours, an old-fashioned Homecoming Day and the presentation of the annual award "People Who Make a Difference in Wayne County Agriculture," which this year goes to Peter ("Peddler Pete") Wilken. The award presentation is scheduled for Friday, August 5, at 6:30 pm on the stage outside the Farm Museum (see page 31). The museum will be open every day of the fair from 12 noon to 8 p.m.
The current museum building has been in existence since 1994, after the original building collapsed under heavy snow in 1993. The display "A Day in the Life of a Farm: Wayne County Agriculture: 1870-1930" was assembled in 1996 by Peter Osborne of Historic Resource Services. In 2007 a popular kitchen display was added, highlighting furniture and tools in the farm kitchens of the "good old days."
The museum was named for Joseph B. Park, a former president of the Wayne County Historical Society, who for years was vocational agriculture supervisor for Wayne and Pike counties.
In addition to the museum, the fair features rides, a monster truck show, 4-H exhibits, musical entertainment and more. See ad on page 16.
WHEN: Friday, August 5 through Saturday, August 13
WHERE: The grounds of the Wayne County Fair, Honesdale, PA
COST: Free, after $8 pay one price admission to the fair that covers rides, attractions and most shows.
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Hi ladies! Our son just turned ONE on 12/21 and I have EBF since birth . I am so proud of nursing our son and love doing it. I now find myself dealing with people acting sort of weird to me that now he is the big ONE I need to start weaning asap. My MIL and a couple of friends/aquantances have made some not so nice comments about OK..he is one..he shouldn't be taking a bottle (I pump at work), he should be on a sippy cup and no more nursing. He is totally fine with a sippy cup and does well, but lately he wants to NURSE, NURSE, NURSE. We co sleep (family bed) and he still nurses a couple of times a night. But, in the day too, he wants to nurse all the time.
I am so OVER my MIL saying stuff about me nursing pass one, it's annoying. I just don't know what to say to her, or others without being totally rude.
Second, we would like to try and have another baby, and I'm not getting any younger, so we would like to start trying now to see if it will happen. If not, we're fine with one..but want to give it a shot. I got my AF 6 months after our son was born and my periods are pretty regular. Do you think if I continue to nurse it will hurt our chances?
Third, I am going through some changes at my job..I work 3 days a week and pump, but would like to give up pumping at work but I'm afraid my supply will totally go away. It's just getting harder to pump at work..I've heard of women just nursing in the morning and night and their supply being just fine...just wondering about that.
Thanks so much for any advice...I feel SOOOO fortunate to still be able to nurse our son and the bond between us is beautiful! I think too, I'm going to be sad when he weans and if I wean to try and get pg.


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MR. : The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is located in the heart of California's beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. Operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy, SLAC has been home to the world's longest particle accelerator for nearly 50 years.
In 2009 SLAC ushered in a new era in its long history of physics research with a new kind of laser called the Linac Coherent Light Source, or LCLS. The LCLS is the first laser in the world to produce hard X-rays, which can be used to see down to the level of atoms and molecules. Adding almost half a mile onto the original two-mile-long accelerator facility, the LCLS uses the final one-third of the accelerator to produce powerful pulses of X-ray laser light. Scientists at SLAC and around the world will use these powerful beams to create movies of how atoms and molecules move and behave on some of the shortest time scales imaginable.
The LCLS starts with the drive laser, which generates a precise pulse of ultraviolet light, seen here in red. The drive laser pulse travels down to the injector gun, where it strikes the surface of a copper plate inside the gun. The copper cathode plate responds with a burst of electrons, seen here in blue, which are guided into the linear accelerator.
Inside the accelerator, the electron bunch encounters the first of two magnetic chicanes, or bunch compressors, that help even out how electrons of different energies are arranged in each pulse. The bunch compressors work by sending the electron pulses along a slight out-and-back S curve. This causes the oblong pulses to rotate and become shorter as electrons of higher energy move to the outside and follow a slightly longer path than electrons of lower energy.
The compressed pulse emerges from the chicane and is accelerated further, gaining energy as it travels. The electron bunch then encounters the second bunch compressor. The second bunch compressor is longer than the first because the electrons in the pulse now have even greater energy. The electron pulse continues to the end of the accelerator at nearly the speed of light, finishing the boost phase of its ride at an energy of over 12 billion electron volts.
The electrons enter the beam transport hall, along which they travel through a series of diagnostic monitors and focusing magnets that help keep the beam precisely shaped and on course. Here, into the undulator hall, the electron pulse enters the heart of the LCLS, where the X-ray laser light is generated. The undulator hall houses a long array of special magnets, which comprise thousands of alternating north-south magnetic poles spaced only a few millimeters apart. These alternating poles cause the electron bunch to swerve back and forth in an undulating motion that forces the electrons to give off X-rays. As the electron bunch and X-rays proceed together, they start to interact with each other. The electrons arrange themselves in parallel sheets, causing the X-rays to become in tune with each other, or coherent, with an enormous boost in X-ray power.
Once the X-ray laser light is generated, the electrons must be safely discarded before the X-rays can be used for experiments. The beam dump uses a powerful electromagnet to divert the electrons down to a special chamber that absorbs the electrons and dissipates their energy. The X-ray pulse, unaffected by the pull of the magnets, continues on in a straight line. When fully operational this entire process will happen up to 120 times per second.
The X-ray laser pulse is now ready for scientists to use in one of the six LCLS experimental stations. The experimental instruments each comprise a suite of vacuum chambers, detectors and sample environments. Each instrument will perform different kinds of experiments, investigating the kinds, arrangements and motions of the building blocks of matter. For example, the LCLS pulse can be used to make images of single molecules even though the beam is powerful to instantly disintegrate such a tiny sample. Each pulse is so fast that an image is captured in the sliver of time before the molecules can fly apart. Images captured in this way will be strung together frame by frame to create the world's first molecular movies of individual biological molecules in action.
The LCLS: a revolutionary new tool changing how scientists study the world of molecules and atoms.


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Hi Everyone,
Well, I made it to 11 months. The first month was very trying with latching issues but I'm glad I got it worked out. I had to return to work when my daughter was around 2.5 months old and have been pretty much pumping twice a day since day to provide her with milk @ daycare. This routine is getting fairly tiring and it effects my productivity @ work so I would like to stop pumping @ work if I can.
I read that if I BF 3-4 times a day things should be ok. But I usually don't get home until 7 pm and her bed time is @ 10. That means I either have to have night feedings or somehow cram in a meal of solids plus 2 meals of BF in 3 hrs.
I also wonder what my daughter should drink if she doesn't get any breastmilk @ daycare. Do people just give formula? cows milk? only water?
Just want to see what people's experiences were out there.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: DuraTech Anchor Plate with Damper and DuraChimney II Anchor Plate with Damper
Units: About 500
Manufacturer: Simpson Dura-Vent Company Inc., of Vacaville, Calif.
Hazard: When the consumer attempts to open/close the damper, it can become stuck in its current position. In addition, some of the dampers were assembled backwards and are set to the closed position when the consumer attempts to open the damper. Both pose risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to the consumer.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves DuraTech Anchor Plates with Dampers and DuraChimney II Anchor Plates with Dampers. The products are intended for use as a starter section for chimneys in fireplace applications. The dampers allow the chimney to be closed when the fireplace is not in use. Each damper is a short sheet metal vent pipe fitted with a circular damper plate within the vent pipe, and attached to a square anchor plate. The damper plate rotates around an axis rod to control the flow of air through the vent pipe. The damper plates have a weight attached to one side, and a chain attached to the other side. When installed in a fireplace application, the square anchor plate is generally not visible.
The DuraTech Anchor Plate with Damper was manufactured in five sizes, as follows:
The DuraChimney II Anchor Plate with Damper was manufactured in four sizes, as follows:
Sold by: Dura-Vent distributors to fireplace/chimney contractors and by installers to home builders nationwide from January 2007 through May 2008 for between $100 to $150, depending on the model and size.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should ensure that their damper is in the open position when the fireplace is in use. Consumers or distributors with defective fireplace dampers should contact Dura-Vent to schedule a free repair. The remaining unlocated recalled dampers were distributed in Washington, California, and Colorado. Consumers and distributors whose dampers were previously inspected and repaired do not need to schedule an additional inspection.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, consumers can contact Simpson Dura-Vent at (866) 860-7908 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.duravent.com
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thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
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"The Joe Barnhart Foundation has announced that the library learning center will not be built on the lot at Corpus Christi and Washington (streets)," said Tracy Saucier, director at the Beeville Art Museum. "Increased costs over the original estimated cost are such that it is not prudent.
"The foundation plans to look for an alternate location.
"Improvements to the parking lot on Corpus Christi and Washington will be made for the library use."
While there won't be a new building, there are still plenty of things going on at both the art museum and the library though.
This Saturday, Dinosaur George will be back at the library talking to youngsters, and even adults, about everything prehistoric. He arrives at 2 p.m.
"Dinosaur George" Blasing is a self-taught paleontologist and animal behaviorist with more than 35 years of study and research. Blasing is a public speaker, writer and television personality who has performed live to more than 3 million people and has lectured in more than 3,000 museums, schools and public events.


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Practical and moralApril 12,2014
An astonishing figure surfaced in a recent column by Paul Krugman in The New York Times. He said that 7,000 to 17,000 people are likely to die each year as a result of the decision by about half the states not to join in the expansion of Medicaid authorized by the Affordable Care Act.
He was citing one study; critics of Obamacare may be quick to dismiss the claim as alarmist. But for the sake of argument, its worth considering the implications of the claim and what it says about the way health care works, or doesnt work, in the United States.
Medicaid is the program that serves low-income people who lack other health care coverage. One way that Obamacare devised to extend coverage to low-income people without health insurance was to broaden the reach of Medicaid so additional millions of Americans could enroll.
The U.S. Supreme Court undermined the effort to expand Medicaid in the decision by Chief Justice John Roberts that upheld the Affordable Care Act. Roberts also ruled that the federal government did not have the power to compel the states to expand Medicaid. Thus, about half the states, governed by Republicans, decided to reject the billions of dollars that would have been provided by the federal government to pay for health care. They justified the decision by saying that they didnt want to be caught in future years having to pay for an enlarged Medicaid program when the federal government reduced its contribution. A more cynical reading of their decision was that they didnt want to lend support to an effort to provide health care coverage for the poor.
Consider a worst case scenario such as an obese, unemployed alcoholic with multiple health problems, perhaps including liver disease and diabetes. Call him Joe. The average taxpayer might be inclined to the belief that taxpayer money should not go to the care of someone who had ruined his health by his own bad choices. Resentment of that sort is an understandable response. But there are three reasons to look beyond that natural form of resentment.
One is practical. Hard cases like Joes suck up a huge proportion of the health care budget. Joe eventually ends up in the emergency room of his local hospital, probably multiple times, costing the system billions of dollars. A program in Camden, N.J., found that by targeting a small number of people like Joe for focused, consistent care, major savings were achieved for taxpayers and the health care system.
The second reason is also practical. Most of the people who would be covered by expanded Medicaid are not like Joe. They are healthy working-class people with many obstacles on their path toward a stable, productive life. Helping them get reliable health care improves the stability of families and economic productivity.
The third reason is moral. Our society has decided we will not turn our back on Joe. Thats why we treat him when he turns up at the emergency room. But there are more efficient, cost-effective ways to treat him.
The numbers cited by Krugman suggest that thousands of people like Joe will die needlessly in those states that have spurned Medicaid expansion. Vermont is not one of them. In fact, even before the Affordable Care Act, Vermont had expanded Medicaid through several programs for low-income people. Those problems have now been folded into Vermont Health Connect.
These are practical and moral choices. We know that the people who have benefited from Obamacare, including the expansion of Medicaid, include millions of children and working families who have no other avenue toward health care. There is nothing undeserving about them. Lifting them up lifts up the nation. But even if we are inclined to believe that there are people who fall into the category of the undeserving, it serves the nation to provide care for them anyway. How are we to decide who is and isnt deserving of the Good Samaritans help? Ultimately, the effort to expand health care in America is a moral plus.MORE IN EditorialsPhil Scott will take office next month after winning with a margin of 51.11 percent to 43. Full StoryIdeologues and partisans work from the outcome backward. Full StorySeventy-five years ago on Dec. 7, Japan launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Full Story
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Andrea Greene works on a sweeping taper for a chandelier during a demonstration last year at Hubbardton Forge in Castleton.
CASTLETON Despite being sold to a Boston-based investment firm, Hubbardton Forge of Castleton will continue operations as it has before the change of ownership.
Bunker Hill Capital of Boston announced that it had acquired Hubbardton Forge LLC from its private equity owner, Lineage Capital. The terms of the sale, which was announced Friday, were not revealed.
Hubbardton Forge is a designer and manufacturer of hand-forged lighting fixtures. Its CEO, Bob Dillon, said he expects no changes as a result of the change in ownership other than a potential for growth.
Dillon said some concern was heard in the community about employees jobs and the future of the company in Castleton, where about 215 jobs makes Hubbardton Forge an important cog in the economic engine of the area.
The jobs we have right now will remain, and the intention of Bunker Hill Capital is they have the resources to help us continue the growth track we have been on over the last couple of years, Dillon said in an interview. (Employment) is certainly not going down.
Dillon also answered rumors that the company may move out of the area.
Concern has been bouncing around here and in the community, Dillon said. At this point in time, there is no intention of moving our operation offshore or anything like that. Well be here in Castleton, Vermont. Id say its a very safe statement to say were here, were going to stay here, and well continue to grow the business here in Castleton.
Dillon said Hubbardton Forge is well aware of its role in the community.
We take that seriously, he said. Thats what makes you feel good at the end of the day. You keep it here and keep it growing.
Dillon said his initial concern was whether the new owners would appreciate Hubbardton Forge for its strengths and support the company.
Bunker Hill Capital answered that question in a news release.
The management team and workforce at Hubbardton Forge are second to none, said Rufus Clark, a managing partner of Bunker Hill Capital, in the news release.
We were impressed with the quality and pride that is forged into each fixture.
While nothing was announced Friday, Dillon said there is room to grow and the new owners have the resources to help make that happen. We have the ability to approach doubling capacity in our current building, Dillon said.
And if the new owners have their way, capacity will be ramped up.
Bunker Hill Capital is looking forward to partnering with management and building upon the strong foundation for growth that currently exists at Hubbardton Forge, said Mark DeBlois, a managing partner at Bunker Hill Capital, in the news release.
The company has a proven track record with over 20 years of consistent growth and is in a great position to take advantage of the opportunities within its residential, commercial, and international channels. We are very excited to work with this management team in scaling the business to its next level of growth.
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Illinois Longitudinal Data System Project (ILDS)
What is ILDS?
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), along with our Education Partners, is now actively moving forward with the design and development of the state-wide Illinois Longitudinal Data System (ILDS). The system, when fully deployed, will provide data to help to track the outcomes of Illinois students as they progress from Pre-K through Postsecondary education, and as they enter the workforce. Longitudinal data supports an in-depth, comprehensive view of students' progress and will ultimately help guide policymakers on where to invest time and energy to most effectively improve student achievement in our State.
The ILDS is defined by Public Act 96-0107 and enabled through federal funding, and instructs the State Board of Education to link student test scores, length of enrollment and graduation records over time. The system also will connect students to career planning and resources, with the potential to facilitate the application process for financial aid and records for transfer students.
ILDS will serve a large stakeholder group, including:
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Project activities will include working with the stakeholders to define the appropriate data access rights for each group while preserving the privacy of individuals per Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Illinois School Student Records Act (ISSRA).
Illinois has received two federal grants that help provide funding for the ILDS project. The initial Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems grant is comprised of five major components:
- Establishment of a Data Advisory Committee
- Development of an Enterprise-wide Data Architecture
- Improved Data Quality through Data Stewardship
- Development of an Education Enterprise Data Warehouse
- Linking of the ISBE Unique Student Identifier with Postsecondary and Employment Data
The second grant, the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Recovery Act Grant, is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Referred to as the ILDS Expansion Project, it is comprised of four interrelated components:
- Establish a Statewide Transcript System for Middle and High School Students
- Integrate Student-level Data with Teacher and Administrator Data
- Continued Expansion and Development of Postsecondary Education Data Systems
- Expansion of Early Childhood Data Collection Systems.
The four components also address many of the data collection requirements the state must meet as part of Phase II of the Education Fund under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) Program. Please visit our Overview page for more detailed information.
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This short summary of immunization facts provides an overview of immunization and a ten-slide presentation on immunization facts.
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This article, published in Pediatric Drugs, reviews the use of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in infants, children, and adolescents. The author states the safety and reactogenicity of PCV13 to be generally similar to that of …
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- 16th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference: Recent Progress Toward Effective Meningococcal Disease Vaccines
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- 2006 Report of the Steering Committee on Dengue and Other Flavivirus Vaccines
The Japanese encephalitis (JE) section of this report summarizes current activities aimed at furthering JE control through immunization, including clinical trials, the establishment of an Adverse Events Following Immunization surveillance …
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This analysis, published in the The Lancet Infectious Diseases, applied data collected through the World Health Organization's Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network to update the estimate of childhood rotavirus mortality worldwide. The …
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This editorial, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, comments on new immunogenicity data on 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccines for children. The data suggest that a single dose of the vaccine offers protection …
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2013 was a remarkable year for rotavirus vaccines, the best tool to prevent severe rotavirus disease and the deadly, dehydrating diarrhea that it causes. This infographic depicts various rotavirus vaccine highlights from the year, including the …
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- 2014 Assessment Report of the Global Vaccine Action Plan: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization
The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2012 to achieve its "Decade of Vaccines" vision of universal access to immunization. This report provides a review of the progress on implementation of the …
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- 2015 Assessment Report of the Global Vaccine Action Plan: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization
The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2012 to achieve its "Decade of Vaccines" vision of universal access to immunization. This report provides a review of the progress on implementation of the …
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This report, published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, provides essential background information on pneumococcal disease and gives the current World Health Organization position concerning the use of the 23-valent …
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- Above Zero: Strategies to Prevent Vaccine Freezing
This four-minute animated video emphasizes the difficulty and importance of maintaining proper temperatures in the vaccine cold chain. The risk of exposing vaccines to freezing temperatures are now known to be significant. These risks can be reduced …
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Publication date: 2013
- Accelerating Introduction of New Vaccines: Barriers to Introduction and Lessons Learned From the Recent Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccine Experience
This article, from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, examines recent efforts to accelerate the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines in developing countries, which resulted in a significant surge in …
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This document presents an analysis of safer sharps-waste management activities, including practical options using available or emerging technologies. The analysis includes an estimate of the baseline burden of disease from unsafe injection …
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- Achieving the Global Vision for Future Immunization Supply and Logistics Systems: Action Plans
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- Acute Respiratory Infections (Update September 2009): Respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza viruses
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- Addressing the Vaccine Confidence Gap
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- Adult Vaccination Resources Library
This online library gathers resources specifically related to adult immunization, providing healthcare providers and the general public with access to relevant resources that can be used in a clinic setting or for individual education. It includes …
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- Advance Market Commitments for Vaccines
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- Advanced Adjuvants for Novel Vaccines: Expanding Access to Technology in the Fight Against Infectious Disease
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- Advances in Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine Design and Antibody Mediated Therapies Based on Conserved Regions of the Hemagglutinin
This book chapter, published in Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, discusses how the threat of novel influenza viruses emerging into the human population, as well as the short duration of protection conferred by licensed vaccines, have …
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- Advancing Hope Against Newborn Respiratory Illness
This fact sheet outlines the importance of tackling respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the top cause of newborn lower respiratory infections worldwide. It highlights the need to prepare for incoming RSV interventions, including vaccines for maternal …
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- Advancing New Technologies Against Influenza
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Minnesota winters offer many outdoor activities. While we can appreciate the fun of sledding, the thrill of skiing or the labor-intensive task of shoveling, these activities aren't without risk. Specifically, prolonged exposure to the cold puts our skin at risk for frostbite, or — a lesser version — frostnip.
What is frostbite?
Frostbite is the damage to a body part caused by cold. While many instances are mild, frostbite can be quite severe. Typically the cold exposure occurs over minutes or hours, but frostbite can be instantaneous if exposed to cold metal. Frostbite is most common on the ears, nose, cheeks, chin, fingers, and toes.
What should I watch for?
It's important to recognize the signs of frostbite as quickly as possible. Skin will feel cold, and may even be numb or tingling; it may have a gray or white appearance. Due to the numbness, the affected body part may feel clumsy or be difficult to move. Slightly worse symptoms may include blisters. Severe frostbite will have areas of black skin.
What to do if I am concerned?
Once symptoms of frostbite or frostnip are identified, the affected area needs to be rapidly re-warmed. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the water used to re-warm the skin should be warm, but not hot. Avoid rubbing the area as this could make the pain and tissue damage worse. Pain is commonly a factor with frostbite, and can be managed with over-the-counter pain medications or by health care professionals.
How can frostbite be prevented?
Most importantly, frostbite easily can be prevented. Limit the amount of time spent outdoors during cold temperatures. Dress in layers, and cover all areas of uncovered skin with a hat, mittens, face mask and goggles. Warm boots are important. And finally, stay dry. If clothing does get wet, seek shelter and remove wet clothes immediately.
Springtime will bring warmer temperatures. But until then, dress warmly, stay dry and prevent frostbite.