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CHERRY RIDGE, PA — Starting more than two years ago, a group of pilots, nurses and doctors from our region began flying missions of mercy to Haiti. You may call them angels, if you want, but they call their organization Archangel Airborne. Recently their help was needed closer to home when, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, they organized relief flights to several hard-hit communities in New Jersey and on Staten Island and Long Island.
Because of the hurricane, local roads were so blocked that no traffic could get through, explained Thomas "Mike" Lovelace, who runs the operations base Archangel uses at Cherry Ridge Airport outside of Honesdale. "We got a distress call from one of our members, who lives in Toms River, NJ, asking us to fly in a generator and any other essential supplies that we could gather," Lovelace said.
Archangel Airborne was started two years ago by Lovelace and Stuart Hirsh, a hospital administrator who also pilots a Medevac operation that flies people to the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY. It turns out Hirsch already knew something about Haiti as he had spent several months there when he was a Jesuit seminarian. The grinding poverty he saw there affected him.
Hirsch recalled his first flights to Haiti. "We had started to fly medical supplies to Haiti before the earthquake," Hirsch said, referring to the January 2010 earthquake that claimed an estimated 230,000 lives and left 1.3 million Haitians homeless. "When the earthquake hit, the need for assistance exploded. It was then that we sought out doctors and nurses in the area to join us in assisting the hospitals and doctors of Haiti."
Their first flights were focused on aiding a hospital in the city of Les Cayes and on an island called "Ile a Vache." In the last two years, the group has made several trips to the island, spending two weeks each time, distributing supplies and dispensing medical care to people in need. Hirsch also helped found four medical clinics in the rural areas around Port-a-Prince, Haiti's capital.
The group had just made its most recent flight to Haiti in November, and then Hurricane Sandy hit here at home.
"It was a natural for us to go into the distressed areas of New Jersey, Staten Island and Long Island since we were in between trips to Haiti," Lovelace reported.
Five separate planes—some owned by TML Aircraft, a company owned by Lovelace, plus private planes owned by people who wanted to help—carried tons of supplies to the Lakewood Airport in New Jersey. "Luckily, the airport was not under water like the rest of the town," he recalled. At Lakewood, volunteers with an SUV, two cars and a truck distributed the supplies to those who needed it.
Archangel also coordinated delivery of some supplies by truck to areas where there were no landing fields in Staten Island and in a critical area of Long Island. One of those trucks, provided by Rick Linde, the owner of Leeward Construction, Inc., delivered supplies gathered in the Honesdale area.
One essential item they were able to fly in was a 400-horsepower generator.
"Matt Rudder, one of our members, asked for a heavy-duty commercial generator, which he used to supply all of his neighbors with water, which they lacked. A ground vehicle transported fuel for the generator separately." A few weeks later, when the floodwater receded, local stores reopened, and Archangel's flights were no longer necessary, allowing the group to refocus their concentration on their original mission in Haiti.
There, they have two goals—to set up medical clinics and to train first responders.
"The clinics are set up for basic first-aid, hemorrhage treatment, fracture stabilization and spinal stabilization," Lovelace said. "Students in the first-responder classes learn to respond [to emergencies] using only the resources they currently have in their villages, thereby making the training sustainable on a longer–term basis in areas where there is no established medical care present."
Hirsch and Lovelace have plans to expand their operation to assist any community that is in distress for any reason and that needs their kind of air capability.
"We've discovered how effective our operation can be and how it can serve other areas," Lovelace said. "We plan to get a bigger plane that can carry double what we carry to Haiti. Since this airport [at Cherry Ridge] has a sufficiently long runway, why not get a bigger plane?"
The group raises money by performing at musical venues, and hopes to perform at The Cooperage in Honesdale in the near future.
Anyone wishing to assist the group either by joining them or by contributing funds can contact email@example.com [1] or by calling 914/799-5273.
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#31440 - 06/06/01 04:40 PM Houston--Street or City?
Carpal Tunnel
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In NYC Houston rhyms with house (mouse, louse). but when we speak of the city in Texas that is Houston (the first sylable is hue (as in hue and cry) or cue. But we are consistent.. one way for the street, an other way for the city in texas..
but we are not alway so consistent.. as an article in this week's New Yorker points out, we haven't reach consensus on how to pronounce the names of a highway and two bridges..
It this a NYC thing? or do you have place about town (or country) that have two alternate (and equally valid) pronounciations?_________________________
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#31441 - 06/06/01 06:06 PM Re: Houston--Street or City?
Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Rio Grande, Cape May County, N...
Lived downtown in NYC for awhile...so I know Houston Street well, of troy!
In Atlantic City (NJ) they practice the same strange linguistic dichotomy with Arkansas Street...pronouncing it
'ARE--kansas' instead of ' ARE--can--saw' like the state...don't know why. Just a localism, I guess.
Which brings to mind this question...Why do we pronounce Kansas one way and Arkansas another? Anybody have the background on this one? ( I would assume it has to do with has to do with American Indian tribal language)
#31442 - 06/07/01 07:21 AM Re: Arkansas
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Loc: London
The territory was called Arkansaw. I don't know whether it's related to Kansas at all. As it was (I presume, without checking a map) originally part of Louisiana, it could have been spelt Arkansas in French and retained the pronunciation Arkansaw.
#31443 - 06/07/01 07:43 AM Re: Houston--Street or City?
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Posts: 771
Loc: Portland, Oregon
I recently figured out the Midwest's excuse for their insistent mispronunciation of my home state for which I depart anon... apparently there's some little burg in Wisconsin (I think) named Oregon, but they pronounce it or-uh-gone rather than the more melifluous (and right) or-@-gun.
Oooooooh it steams me when I hear or-uh-gone! Agreed, Geoff?
#31444 - 06/07/01 08:44 AM Re: Houston--Street or City?
old hand
Registered: 11/12/00
Posts: 819
Loc: Portland,Oregon, USA
Oooooooh it steams me when I hear or-uh-gone! Agreed, Geoff?
I'm amused when I hear folks from Eye-O-Way calling it Aura-Gone. Of course, with the massive population influx, THEY'RE RIGHT!
#31445 - 06/07/01 09:49 AM Re: Arkansas
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Posts: 1773
Arkansas is a French variant of the Siouxian word Quapaw (also a tribe located in the area around the area where Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas almost meet, and, additionally, a town in northeastern Oklahoma, between Miami and Baxter Springs, Kansas). Quapaw means, literally, "downstream people." see http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/markansa.html
It seems that Arkansas retained the French pronunciation, while Kansas went with an English spin. The Arkansas River which runs from Colorado, though Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, is pronouced like the state of Arkansas in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, but while in Kansas, it is pronounced "Are Kansas". see http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=72271
#31446 - 06/07/01 11:22 AM Re: Arkansas
Registered: 02/13/01
Posts: 609
Loc: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
and do "Ouichita" Louisiana (where my niece is currently on exchange with the National Parks service), and Wichita have anything in common apart from the same pronunciation (I think)?
#31447 - 06/07/01 11:44 AM Re: Arkansas
Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 13803
Ouichita and Wichita
Dunno, but the early music group Ensemble Ouabache gets its name from the Wabash in Indiana.
#31448 - 06/07/01 03:01 PM Re: Houston--Street or City?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 11/25/00
Posts: 3439
Loc: New England, USA
do you have place about town (or country) that have two alternate (and equally valid) pronounciations?
We have a river in New Hampshire called the Piscataqua.
And a group of folk have a club with the same name. You have to have Colonial ancestry to join.
The river is the Pis-CAT-a-kwah.
The club is the Pis-cuh-TOCK-wah.
#31449 - 06/07/01 05:04 PM Re: Picataqua
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 6511
Loc: lower upstate New York
Odd that both pronunciations supply a gratuitous S (???)
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Cultural Landscapes: Sustainable Communities, Environmental Justice and the Media
Fall 2014, Winter 2015 and Spring 2015 quarters
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How do different cultures, communities, classes, genders and other groups experience and utilize landscapes differently? How do peoples' stories or histories converge or conflict in relationship to any given place? What are communities doing to build a more just and sustainable future? How do we read power relations in the landscape?
Studying "cultural landscapes" means looking at how the land bears the imprint of generations of human cultures. We will learn to read landscapes as primary sources of information about culture, community identity and the relationship between humans and their environment.
This program will focus on how the transformations of landscapes are linked to struggles for sustainability and justice. In the exploration of these questions, we will study the foundations of cultural, environmental, media and sustainability studies. Selected topics in sustainability studies will be introduced, including the study of complex systems, climate change, human population, environmental justice, energy and species extinction. We will look at the role of photography and film in shaping our understanding of people, places and resources. We will also learn how people in diverse political, economic and social situations are working to create just and sustainable communities, as we observe, analyze and engage with communities involved in these efforts.
We will examine the histories of expansion, colonization, globalization and migration in the Middle East, the American West and the U.S./Mexico border region during fall quarter. In winter, we will examine specific contested landscapes through international case studies of Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Egypt Venezuela and Brazil. The centerpiece of spring quarter will be learning about landscapes of sustainability and justice through active engagement with the communities here in South Puget Sound.
Each quarter, students will get hands-on field experience in the landscapes and cultures of the Pacific Northwest, through multiple field trips lasting between one and three days. We'll focus on the importance of regional river systems like the Columbia, Elwha and Duwamish Rivers and we'll examine the controversies and struggles that different communities and cultures have engaged in regarding their use. We may also visit Mount Rainier, Whidbey Island and the cities of Seattle, Centralia, Shelton and Olympia. Students will learn skills in field observation through the use of field journals, descriptive writing and photography. Students will have the option to develop a practice of photography that reflects on what they have learned to see in the landscape and makes visible some of the contested histories and cultures of the places we are coming to know. Finally, students will gain skills in expository writing and analysis of cultural texts, including literature and films that explore the relationships of communities to their environments and how their identity is influenced by their sense of place.
Program Details
Fields of Study
Preparatory for studies or careers in
Location and Schedule
Campus location
Offered during: Day
Online Learning
Required Fees
|March 3rd, 2015
|Spring fees reduced.
|March 2nd, 2015
|This program will not accept new enrollment in spring.
|December 15th, 2014
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Anyone who has been a stay-at home parent can tell you it might be the hardest job you will ever do. But what does it involve and what is the financial worth?
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- Analysts focus on size of 2013 U.S. corn crop
- Expecting large 2013 acreage
- Some of the elements that contribute to the price decline following a short crop are clearly occurring.
- The final, and likely the most important element, of the expected price decline is the size of the 2013 corn crop
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The drought-reduced U.S. corn crop of 2012 suggested corn prices might behave in a pattern generally described as "short crops have long tails," said a University of Illinois agricultural economist.
"This phrase depicts the expectation of rapidly rising prices that peak near harvest time, decline in an unspecified pattern over the next several months, and return to pre-drought levels as early as the following marketing year.
"The decline in prices is expected as a result of a slowdown in consumption and a return to normal production," said Darrel Good.
Corn prices this year have generally followed the expected short-crop pattern as the anticipated consumption and supply responses continue to unfold.
The pace of consumption of U.S. corn so far in the 2012-13 marketing year has been slower than last year. However, the slowdown has been modest and has come primarily in the export market and in the production of ethanol, rather than in the domestic feed market as was earlier expected.
"The rapid pace of domestic feed and residual use of corn revealed on Jan. 11 breathed some life back into old-crop corn prices even though the pace of exports and domestic processing remain low," he said.
In addition to a slowdown in consumption of U.S. corn, the USDA projects another large corn harvest in Brazil in 2013 and a rebound in production in Argentina following the drought-reduced harvest of 2012.
Although crops will likely be large, the size of those crops is yet to be determined, and recent dryness in some areas has raised some yield concerns.
"Some of the elements that contribute to the price decline following a short crop are clearly occurring. The final, and likely the most important element, of the expected price decline is the size of the 2013 corn crop," Good said.
The question is whether production will fully rebound from the extremely low level of 2012 as it has following other droughts over the past 50 years.
Production prospects begin with expectations for planted acreage. Planted acreage totaled 97.15 million acres in 2012, 5.219 million more than was planted in 2011 and 3.628 million more than the recent peak in 2007.


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Workplace Giving
Friends of Yellowstone support the Yellowstone Park Foundation in many ways, including workplace charitable giving. For more than a decade, the generosity of workplace donors has made possible many important Yellowstone projects.
Many workplace giving programs offer payroll deduction options for employees -- a great way to make a donation gradually, over a period of time. A few dollars a month will add up to a significant donation at the end of the year, and may make it easier and more convenient for you to give.
You can feel good knowing that your gift is benefiting the park you love, and that the Yellowstone Park Foundation has earned the Best In America Seal. This seal of excellence is awarded to nonprofit organizations that have, upon rigorous independent review, been able to certify, document, and demonstrate on an annual basis that they meet the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness.
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the workplace giving fund drive especially for members of the Armed Forces and for federal employees. The Yellowstone Park Foundation has been accepted, again this year, as an approved charity for the Combined Federal Campaign. If you work for "Uncle Sam," simply choose charity #10405 on your CFC designation form to direct your donation to the Yellowstone Park Foundation.
If your employer has a matching gift program, you can easily double the value of your donation to the Yellowstone Park Foundation! Learn more about matching gifts and use our handy tool to see if your company matches!


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So in a week I have to return to work so I wanted some insight, suggestions, recommendations, comments, etc. about some questions I have:
**How should I organize my milk for the sitter each day? Should I use my frozen stock and whatever I pump at work, freeze when I get home? So it would be like rotating it each day???
**How much milk should I send to the sitter each day? If I use frozen milk is it easiest to thaw it out in the fridge the night before and take it to the sitter in the bags or bottles?
**If I try to pump at work at least every 3 hours when possible should I be ok on my supply?
**I heard that my supply will probably decrease when I go back to work, do you think this is true? I am currently pumping at least every 2-3 hours if my LO does not latch on (during the day she prefers the bottle and in the mornings, evenings, and night she latches on).
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Nice news Craz, I tell you guys...I use to hate Kenyon Martin, back in the Nets era along with Kidd. This was back in the day when the Celtics were trash with Pierce and Walker and Nets were our main rivals, they behaved kinda like the Celtics behave today....trolls and jackoffs.
But to have Martin on our squad, we need warriors and guys who can bring the intimation factor to the game for us. Martin is a good defender, not an Anderson Varejao type rebounder, but solid. He's mobile and can provide a bit of offense.
Think about this also, Martin would let Melo go back to his natural position and dominate smaller players...no more Melo guarding Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol, Pekovic and etc.
We get Kenyon for cheap too...
My only question...what kind of playing shape is Martin in right now?


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Frozen Chai Tea SmoothiesNovember 2009
This filling version of India's favorite pick-me-up will power you up to hit the racks with a vengeance.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 5 whole cloves
- 1 1-inch piece ginger, finely chopped
- 7 bags black tea
- 1 pint vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 3 cups ice cubes
- In a saucepan, combine 1 cup water, the honey, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger over low heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain, then let the tea cool for 20 minutes.
- Using a blender, combine the tea, frozen yogurt, nutmeg and cardamom. Add the ice cubes and blend until smooth.
- Place the shake in an insulated mug to keep it thick and cold.


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Joseph E. KaminskiJanuary 10,2013
Joseph E. KaminskiJoseph E. Kaminski
WEST RUTLAND Joseph E. Kaminski, 74, died Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Rutland Regional Medical Center, following a long illness.
He was born on March 14, 1938, in Lynn, Mass., the son of Joseph and Anna (Hunt) Kaminski.
Joe was formerly employed as a draftsman at GE in Lynn, Mass., for many years.
He was a very patient and soft-spoken man with a great sense of humor, who easily made friends.
He had a passion for trains, planes, enjoyed animals and woodworking, and was an excellent, unbeatable, Scrabble player and loved to read the dictionary.
He is survived by his wife, Loraine of West Rutland; a stepdaughter, Kristen Carpentier and her husband Stephen of Pittsford; a stepson, Lee Hoyt of Maine; a sister, Joan Cheever of Lynn, Mass.; nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a sister, Louise Broderick of Pompano Beach, Fla.
There will be no calling hours.
Family and friends may call at the Barnard Funeral Home in Pittsford on Saturday, January 12, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. with a memorial service to be held at 3:00 p.m.
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Film financier sues Iowa over unpaid film credits
A man who financed movie projects is suing the state for more than $4.5 million for failure to pay tax credits on four film projects.
Anthony Gudas, of Rhode Island, says he borrowed money to finance the films before the state suddenly ended its film tax credit program in September 2009. A state audit had uncovered more than $26 million of improper tax credits issued to several filmmakers prompting then-Gov. Chet Culver to halt the program.
Gudas says his business was ruined because the state failed to pay and he's seeking monetary damage plus interest and costs.
The Iowa Department of Economic Development is named as defendant and will be represented by the Iowa Attorney General's office, which did not immediately have a comment on the lawsuit.
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Bankers jump to buyside after pocketing bonus
A swathe of investment banking employees are looking to make a move to the buyside, according to market participants, raising concerns among bank business heads over their ability to retain staff.
Hendrik du Toit, chief executive of Investec Asset Management, said: "We are definitely seeing a lot more CVs out there. They're not all going to make the grade. And we don't want our culture to be too transactional. "But there can be scope for researchers to make the move, credit specialists, strategists and individuals interested in representing teams to clients."
The trend is clearest in equities, where a spate of research analysts have made the move in recent weeks, often having just had their 2013 bonuses land in their accounts. These include at least two analysts from Citigroup who have moved to roles in asset management, and others from Morgan Stanley, Nomura and UBS. Others, such as former JP Morgan real estate analyst Harm Meijer, have set up their own funds.
Paddy Morrissey, group managing director at headhunter Sheffield Haworth, said: "An increasing number of bankers and analysts who have spent years in the sellside are receptive to change."
The movement of talent from research to the buyside is troubling research heads at the banks. One told Financial News: "It is a bit worrying, and there is going to be collateral impact for the sellside".
Zaki Ahmed, founder of equity research headhunting specialist Financial Search, said: "When an analyst has become [Institutional Investor] or Extel top-ranked in their chosen sector then the buyside is an obvious step as they can move straight to analyst level and fast-track to portfolio manager level."
Sellside expertise is in demand across asset classes. Credit funds hoping to step into the lending gap created by deleveraging in the banking sector are seeking recruits with investment bank experience.
Intermediate Capital Group has hired a clutch of ex-bankers to run alternative credit at the fund. The team will be led by Sridhar Bearelly, former global head of collateralised debt obligation syndication at Lehman Brothers, who is happy to keep developing his seven-year career on the buyside. He will be joined by Jesper Poulsen and Vincent Charles-Gervais.
Dagmar Kent Kershaw, head of credit fund management at ICG, said: "Pre-crisis, we had very few investment bankers applying for jobs. People who work for banks, or used to work for banks, now comprise a large proportion of our applicants."
Advisory firm PwC estimates European banks were suffering a capital shortfall of €380 billion in November. It said in a recent research report: "This will create a vacuum into which asset management will step and place itself at the centre of efforts to reinvigorate the global economy."


text: Swanson is very excited to have Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods included in our lineup of natural health foods. They offer an extensive line of certified organic products, wheat flour alternatives, cereals and baking mixes, many of which are gluten free. People suffering from celiac disease, gluten intolerance or wheat allergies can feel assured by the Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free symbol on all the certified gluten free products. They are the nation's leader in stone milling and offer the widest diversity of whole grains. Taste the difference with their Chia Seed, Gluten-Free Rolled Oats, Organic Coconut Flour and much more.


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eMagazines and eBooks 101
The basics of using tablets and eReaders to access Taste of Home publications
eMagazines and eBooks are gaining popularity. At the end of 2010, Amazon announced ebook sales outnumbered sales of hardcover books. They are environmentally friendly, portable and reduce clutter. At Taste of Home, we love that you can have an entire library of books accessible at your fingertips.
Want to learn more about eBooks? Here are the basics.
What are ePublications?
ePublications are digital versions of your favorite books and magazines. They need to be downloaded to a digital device whether it is your computer, a tablet or an eReader.
Where can I get eMagazines?
Taste of Home magazine is available through digital newsstands including BarnesandNoble.com for the NOOK Color and Zinio for other eReaders.
Where can I get eBooks?
eBooks can be purchased online through a variety of Web sites, online bookstores and apps. Some of the most popular include Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, Google Books and iTunes. Taste of Home eCookbooks can also be downloaded at TasteofHome.com/eCookbooks.
What is a tablet or an eReader?
A tablet is a portable touchscreen personal computer. The preeminent tablet on the market is the Apple iPad, a handheld multi-function device the size of a magazine that supports web browsers, games, video and apps including an ebook app which performs as an eReader. The high-cost and low-battery life are the main disadvantages to a tablet.
An eReader is an electronic device similar to a tablet, but about the size of a paperback book without all the bells and whistles of a tablet. It allows you to read and download books and magazines in a digital format including text and some photos. eReaders generally have an electronic ink display mimicking the look of ink on paper and allowing easier reading in sunlight. Also, eReaders have a longer battery life than tablets.
Some eReader examples include the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Sony eReader and Borders Kobo. Barnes & Noble now also offers a color version of the NOOK—the NOOK Color—which is a hybrid of an eReader and a tablet with a touchscreen.
Tablet vs. eReader
Tablets (i.e. iPad)
eReaders (i.e. Kindle, NOOK)
Additional resources:
Wired.com: A complete guide for tablets and eBook readers.
Switched.com: A good review of all of the eReaders.
Digitaltrends.com: "How to choose an eReader or tablet for the holidays" breaks down features for the eReaders.
Wikipedia.org: Side-by-side comparison chart of all eReaders and their features with pricing.
Get eCookbooks Here!
Find your favorite recipes fast with eCookbooks from Taste of Home! You can be among the first to get your favorite cookbooks in easy-to-use digital editions. Quickly find inspiration in the searchable index, bookmark your family's most-requested dishes and even check recipes while you shop for groceries. You'll never forget another ingredient!


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Wait a minute. We all have the wrong idea about "Magic Mike." Chalk it up to the marketing campaign that presents "Mike" as light fare with pecs. Here's the rub. What appears to be a beefcake movie that should be dumb as a box of rocks is actually a smartly directed and acted film that's more "Less Than Zero" than "Flashdance."
Sure, there's plenty of man flesh, and who can't get enough of Channing Tatum busting a move in BVDs? Director Steven ("Sex, Lies and Videotape") Soderbergh gives us that, but then ups the ante with a thoughtful take on the hard-knock life and seedy underbelly of a group of male strippers.
Slightly influenced by Tatum's early career (he was a dancer in an all-male revue and is a producer on the film as well as starring in the title role), the action takes place at Club Xquisite in Tampa, Fla., owned by the larger-than-life Dallas (Matthew McConaughey). The club owner knows he has a hot commodity with Mike, his star attraction. But Mike is socking away money for a future that doesn't involve stripping down to his skivvies. He makes custom furniture. He's got a part-time day job, too, as a roofer. It's there that he meets Adam (Alex Pettyfer from last year's "I Am Number Four"), a 19-year-old drifter who sleeps on his sister's couch. Mike was mentored by Dallas and now it's his turn, so he takes Adam under his wing. You can see where this is going as Adam ends up having too much of a good time with the excess of cash he's raking in as Club Xquisite's The Kid, and that's when big brother Mike is left to bail him out.
Tatum, who has been criticized previously for his wooden acting, is slowly moving up the charts, proving his comic timing in the recent "21 Jump Street" and now showing a range of emotions and box-office draw charisma in "Mike." The magical pairing here, though, is Tatum with Soderbergh as the two are able to work together in pulling off the slightly off-kilter vision for this film.
"Magic Mike" plays like more of an independent, art house picture than a mainstream megaplex showing, which may prove to be a disappointment for some. But there won't be much room for nay saying when McConaughey is on screen. Here, the actor goes for broke with a no-holds-barred performance that's over the top, eccentric to the max, and just plain engaging. He's in rare form in a scene where he's showing the new Kid some of his moneymaker moves, wearing a midriff-baring shirt and acting as serious as Baryshnikov teaching ballet.
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Skip to comments.Father, Former Marine Stands Guard At Elementary School
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School, one local father and former Marine is standing guard at his children's school and parents said he's a welcome addition to the school.
Jordan Pritchard, a former Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, pulled down his old Marine Corps uniform from the attic Sunday night and decided to make a difference in his community. When he was in the military his job was to keep our country safe and for the next week he planned bring that safety home by standing guard outside the front door of Gower Elementary School.
He said it's his responsibility.
"I'm doing this because we need hope man. We need hope," explained Pritchard.
He's a volunteer. He's not getting paid. He's not even armed, but parent said they feel a whole lot better about leaving their children at school while he's been at the front door.
The shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut was a thousand miles away, but what happened there hits too close to home.
Pritchard said it's his duty, and parents are appreciative.
"If you are able and capable of doing something you have the responsibility to act," he said.
Sarah Knies has 2nd and 3rd graders who attend Gower Elementary School. She said she was comforted knowing Pritchard was there.
"He made me feel good. Just to know that he stood up and did something to make us all feel better today," she explained.
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"When parents come up to me and they're crying and thanking me for being out here," Pritchard said. "There's no job in the world that can pay me enough money to not do things for the kids and the parents."
Pritchard also has children who attend Gower Elementary School: a daughter, Valerie, in second grade and a son, Colby, in first grade. He insists his actions have not just been about them. He said he feels is about something much bigger.
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Boehner also told Republicans that they need to be "circumspect" in their observations, the lawmaker said, warning that "it's not helpful" for lawmakers to call for arming teachers as a way to prevent mass shootings. That remark was a not-so-veiled shot at Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), who churned headlines Sunday when he lamented that one of the victims, Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung, was unarmed during the attack. "I wish to God she had an M-4 in her office locked up so when she heard gunfire she pulls it out and she didnt have to lunge heroically with nothing in her hands but she takes him out, takes his head off before he can kill those precious kids, Gohmert said in an interview on Fox News Sunday.
I am not clear on how an unarmed person can deter someone with a weapon determined to kill as many people as possible. I think it would just add one more to the final body count.
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but one thing is for sure, the jihadis are watching and learning from the Sandy Hook tragedy.
You better kill him first and befor you get within hands reach of him or you are toast.
If I was some crazy sot trying to go out in a blaze of glory, and I arrive at that school with ill intent, the first question that should be bouncing about in my mind is how do I really know he is not armed? How can I be sure, and how lucky do I really feel about that decision? This may very well make me decide to opt for another target, and by creating probable doubt in me this brave man has managed to save lives. Crazies, like many predators and scavengers, will tend to home in on what they consider soft targets. Even healthy lions will target weak prey ...even when they have sufficient strength to take stronger prey they will opt for those will obvious injuries/weakness as a way of ensuring success and/or mitigating against unnecessary injuries.
If I was a criminal, I would rather go to a school that doesn't have a Marine/Army/other standing in front of it.
I think this applies for CCW also ...in cities/areas that are known to have a lot of CCW license holders, or for that matter places that have clear Castle Doctrines in place, people tend to more or less be very respectful. Even though, statistically speaking, if I walk up to you and start beating you up there is a high likelihood that you do NOT have a gun on you. However, you MAY have one, and due to that I will most possibly opt to not engage with you (unnecessarily) because of that.
I think that is also similar to SSBNs ..even if you have a successful nuclear first-strike, taking out or operationally disabling your target's ability to respond with his own ICBMs, there is always the thought that - right now - there are several nuclear ballistic submarines moments away from firing their SLBMs at you. You are not sure where they are, you are not sure if they have their full contingent of warheads, or even if they received their orders in time. Maybe your attack submarines managed to sink them. However, you are simply not sure.
If I was a crazy, I'd see this guy standing there. A US Marine (since I take it there are no former Marines). In uniform. A father. Protecting children.
And I have no way of making sure he is not armed apart from what I read in an article.
I'd get in my car and drive on.
And there is the problem with today's "thinking". It's all about "feelings".
This man is doing a wonderful thing.
The evil doers are looking for the path of least resistance - they pretty much off themselves as soon as they get it (hear sirens, hear police breaking in, etc.). That particular 'easy' path does not look like it goes by this Marine. He is a huge deterrent, just by his presence.
"I am not clear on how an unarmed person can deter someone..."
It's obvious this Marine has brought the FIRST and MOST important element to the fight...the right attitude.
I support his doing the Daddy thing....I do not support this as an answer.
There are over 91000 public schools in our country, are we to live like they do in South Africa where there are bars around the entire school and armed guards all over the place? It is not necessary. The incidence of events like what happened in Connecticut not only do not require it but are better served by a few Conceal Carry persons on site.
I promise you this, we will never go back to the school experience many of us 45 and older knew if we go the route of police state at schools. We set up an atmosphere of fear and a sinister one for the state to control because I guarantee you there will be abuses of that presence for everything imaginable to the point where we have police on-site at schools tackling and arresting kids...we are reacting to a symptom here, a symptom of the real issue, morality.
Congratulations Liberal progressives, you have brought us all of this at the insistence of removal of moral absolutes in nearly every setting because you associate them with the Christian God. In the 50's chewing gum and talking in class were the number one infraction...what is it today? I will also add that we are not allowed to enter into the conversation the FACT that this particular incident was also a Psychiatric one...Nope, its only the gun talked about.
My brother and I were talking about getting armed civilians to volunteer in a rotation at schools (maybe 60 or so - so you'd only have to be there once a quarter). I'm sure you could get enough people to volunteer that it wouldn't even be a financial hardship for the schools/community. (That being said, it'll never happen. We'll just ban assault weapons and everything will be fixed. /sarc)
Every enemy of america is watching for our vulnerbilities.....
Although they would be willing to attack a school, the jihadists know the blowback would be incredibly lopsided....
They choose their targets more carefully to illicit a particular response from us....
Don't think about war with them as a true "war", think of it in the terms of a political movement with militant anarchist members.....
This is why they haven't attacked a school, it's not rocket science for them....
I strongly disagree.
Over 10 Million guns were purchased in America just last year. Banning future sales won't prevent another Sandy Hook tragedy. The truth is that bad guys will get guns and use them. Total confiscation is a non-starter due to the 2nd Amendment and the fact that it would start a second civil war. (No really) The gun that will be used in the next mass shooting has likely already been sold. There is only one solution, arm teachers, administrators or some security force to protect schools. We protect money in banks, why not our children?
Bus drivers need to be trained on how to prevent their busses from being jacked as well, or arm the drivers.
If they cannot get to the kids at the school they will seek ways either going or coming from school.
I support it 100%. There is a huge leap between having an armed presence patroling a school and locking the school down like a fortress.
Believe me, a Marine doesn't need a gun to kill someone
Worth repeating,
Unfortunately our government is not.
Beyond Wonderful. He will be one of many, IMHO this maybe infact a quiet "Santelli" moment. I need more coffee here, can a biblical scholar Fr-er help me, what are the biblical references about standing watch. This Solider is standing watch....
This is why they havent attacked a school,...
Qualifier: In the U.S., yet.
I disagree. "Officer Presence" is a deterrent. Look Like a Bad A$$, Act like a Bad A$$ and most bad guys will believe you to be a Bad A$$ and steer clear without even thinking of engaging. I have no doubt in my mind a bad guy would think twice about taking this guy on. I also have no doubt this Marine would die protecting the children... outside the school, giving those INSIDE the school a chance to react.
"I am not clear on how an unarmed person can deter someone with a weapon determined to kill as many people as possible. ....I think it would just add one more to the final body count......."
That was the first thing that came to my mind....His heart is in the right place, but it really is no different than standing on the battlefield defenseless.....The statements of parents feeling better seeing him standing there kind of shows the ignorance of the general public when it comes to defending ourselves.....
I don't fear hijacked planes or dirty bombs.
I fear an American Beslan-like attack:
They are most definitely watching and learning from this. In terms of cost-effectiveness this type of attack is really up there. Quite cheap (all one needs is several people with Kalashnikovs), and the target type is quite soft. Furthermore, in terms of impact to nationwide psyche and morale, the effects would be prodigious.
They would also have learned a lot from the Beslan school hostage crisis in Russia, where several dozen Jihadi took over a thousand people hostage (including almost 800 children). The terrorists were heavily armed, including with explosives.
I concur that he should be armed but we have to start somewhere.
Then he's not providing security.
Don't get me wrong, I applaud him for what he is doing, but it's a shame that he's legally restrained from using the tools he needs to actually protect the children.
The "This is a gun free zone" sign might be a hint.
LOL Oh Puuuuhleeeze.
Let me guess, you're in the Marines?
Oh wait, I shouldn't have asked that. You'll spend the next hour telling me how awesome you are.
Self-defense is the ability to apply equal or greater force to a threat. Anything else is desperation.
This isn't it.
The media certainly likes to slap "Former Marine" into a headline.
I've seen headlines like this:
Former Marine, 89, Bags Groceries at Local Store
Former Marine, 72, Elected to School Board
Former Marine, 79, Scratches Ass
I guess whatever it takes to get people to read their rags.
""I wish to God she had an M-4 in her office . . ."
It won't be long now till schools have robots and drones patrolling the schools. Which brings up other ethical issues of who, when, and under what conditions are they activated to kill - not to mention human collateral damage aspects.
Brave New World a coming.
Not under 0dumb0 the marxist commie muslim pig, it wouldn't! If the Ft Hood Islamic killer of 33 or so American soldiers on a military base is classified as a workplace incident rather than an Islamic terrorist attack..... 0dumb0 & his media whores & the defeatist demoRATs & Rinos repubs would instantly spin some yarn about how an attack on a school would NOT be classified or associated with Islamic terrorism.
"I am not clear on how an unarmed person can deter someone with a weapon determined to kill as many people as possible."
I'm sorry... did you miss the fact that HE'S A MARINE? He's a lethal weapon, armed or not!
(In all seriousness, I get your point. I just like Marines.)
Yes but it makes some of the parents feeeel a whole lot better
Totally agree...
Citizen service is the American tradition and the way to wrest control from the freaks...
But he needs a GUN!
As we have seen from pictures of Israeli teachers posted here by a great FReeper, the kids and parents AND teachers seem fine with it and are used to it. No big deal....they accept the reality of life and prepare for it.
We have become complacent, lazy, smug and delusional as a society.
Our children deserve better....
It might factor into their planning as to which school or mall or theater to shoot up
the pseudo soldiers will always go for the soft target, so even one unarmed Marine can make a difference
I've been wondering the exact same thing lately...."
It would be a mistake to take this action, but who said they were smart.
Look at the targets 911.
Armed security need not equate to a police state. Why not just have parents with handgun permits volunteer to sit around and drink coffee and b.s. in the teacher's lounge all day? I think there are plenty of grandfathers who'd love nothing better and there's a fair number of parents who could do their work on a laptop in the school once in awhile. (It will never happen because liberals are a bunch of pantywaists and are incapable of adopting real solutions.)
Or go in the back door where there are fewer adults.
He's on school property. It's against the law to carry on school property. The answer is, he's not armed.
I find this to be emblematic. A Marine, fully trained, fully capable of defending our children, unarmed because of stupid pc sensibilities.
And yet, this is an American who is willing to put himself between the enemy and our posterity.
To be clear, I find his presence there to be completely admirable and appropriate.
The oath to support our Constitution never expires. A document whose supreme stated purpose is to "secure the Blessings of Liberty to Posterity."
A fair point, but these kooks are looking for a soft target. Just someone paying attention, is often a deterrent.
And, would you be willing to bet your life on the fact that he's unarmed?
I certainly wouldn't want to be the a-hole who pulls out a weapon, hoping the Marine is unarmed.
Taquia — it's not just for Muslims anymore.
And you can tell us how much of a nonhacker you are, doggie.
My point was unless the Jihadists believe that attacking a school in the US would achieve a political goal, they won't risk it.
They're not stupid, just evil....
Yes, there was Belsan, but they paid a huge price for that attack and it was a setback not a success for them.
Measure what they do in political terms and the jihadist intent becomes very clear.
Islam is a political/social movement cloaked in religion....
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Dordt psychology students share projects at conference
May 20, 2013
More than a dozen Dordt College psychology students presented their senior research products April 23 at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, as part of the annual Siouxland Social Research Conference, a regional conference attended by several Christian colleges. The conference is designed to celebrate research and scholarship carried out by the students at these schools.
Research is carried out by undergraduate students as a part of coursework and as independent projects. The nature and topics of the research vary greatly.
"The conference is a great opportunity for students to present their research in front of their peers at neighboring institutions as well as to see the kind of work students at other colleges are doing," said Dordt College Psychology Professor
Ryan Brunner, who oversaw the students' research in his Psyc 366 Senior Research Projects course.
The projects included the following:
- Tara Postma (Gallup, New Mexico), Cory Schmidt (Woodstock, Minnesota), and Emily Korver (Maurice, Iowa): "Using Framing to Increase Motivation and Self-Control for Exercise."
- Trevor Wolterstorff (Sioux Center, Iowa), Jordan Vogel (Rock Valley, Iowa), and Jared Bonestroo (Hull, Iowa): "Would You Rather? The Effects of Choice in the Classroom."
- Alex Updike (Desert Hot Springs, California) and Trevor Boon (Hull, Iowa): "The Effects of Preferred Music on Self-Control."
- Merissa Harkema (Hudsonville, Michigan) and Brianna Spronk (Edgerton, Minnesota): "Awareness of Self-Control Depletion."
- Matt De Boer (Sanborn, Iowa), Melissa Haan (Chilliwack, British Columbia), and Dianna Vermeer (Pipestone, Minnesota): "Replenishment of Self-Control in College Students."
- Emily McFarland (Winchester, Kansas): "Ego Restoration: Stretching and Vicarious Restoration."
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — There will be an opening reception for a Studio Monday art exhibit in the lower level gallery and community room of the new Daniel Pierce Library on Sunday, July 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. The show runs through August 25. The exhibit will include acrylics, watercolors and oil paintings by various artists including artworks by founder Evelyn Porter.
Studio Monday represents a group of local area artists who meet regularly to support and encourage each others' different art forms. For more information, call 845/985-7233.


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The RBS diaspora: Where are they now?
With Royal Bank of Scotland's markets and banking unit braced for yet another round of job cuts to be unveiled alongside its full-year results next week, FN casts an eye over some of the former senior executives from the investment bank who have moved on in recent years.
• John Hourican Hourican led global banking and markets, subsequently recast as markets and international banking, from November 2008 until February 2013, when he resigned in the wake of the bank's Libor scandal-related settlement with regulators. In October last year, he re-emerged as chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus
• Marco Mazzucchelli The former Credit Suisse banker was head of global banking and deputy chief executive of RBS's global banking and markets arm between 2009 and 2011, making him the bank's most senior corporate financier at the time. Mazzucchelli had a period of leave from the bank after a skiing accident in late 2010, and left the bank at the end of 2011. He re-emerged the following year as head of private client services at Swiss private bank Julius Baer, and is also on the board of Harrods Bank
• Greg Wagner The global head of equity prime services at RBS resigned in April 2012, resurfacing in June that year as the New York-based global head of prime services at Brazilian bank Itau to spearhead its push into international prime broking.
• Antonio Polverino The former Merrill Lynch sales star, who was lured to RBS in 2009 on a reported £7 million golden hello, left his role as global head of financial institutions strategic financing and solutions at the UK bank in March 2012. He re-emerged last year as a director at Talbot Capital, a financial services and corporate finance boutique
• Symon Drake-Brockman The former CEO of RBS global banking and markets business in the Americas, Drake-Brockman's last role at the bank was as head of debt markets. He left in early 2009 and returned to the finance industry roughly 18 months later as co-founder alongside telecoms industry executive Jean-Pierre Vandromme of Pemberton Capital Advisors, a private equity investment firm focusing on financial services, internet, communications and telecoms sectors. Subsequent recruits to Pemberton include former RBS bankers Mark Hickey, who had been co-head of DCM for Emea, and Christopher Higgins. Higgins, who is Pemberton's chief operating officer, had previously been chief administration officer of RBS's non-core unit established in 2009 to manage down a vast portfolio of non-strategic businesses and assets. His previous roles at RBS included head of strategy within global banking and markets and other roles within debt and credit.
• William Fall The former president of Bank of America's international business joined RBS in 2010 and went on to lead its financial institutions group globally, before stepping down and leaving the finance sector in April last year
• Lee Rochford Promoted to head of the financial institutions group in Emea in April 2013 after Fall's resignation, Rochford too was heading for the exit by August that year. In October last year, Rochford joined Virgin Money as chief financial officer
• Chris Sloan After a decade at UBS, Sloan joined RBS in August 2008 as head of pan-European sales. He was promoted to global head of cash equities in April 2010, but left in April 2012 after the bank's decision to close its cash equities business. He moved to the buyside in August last year, emerging at ACPI Investment Managers.
• Mark Webster RBS's head of Emea FX sales and head of global financial institution FX sales left last year to become global head of FX sales at Standard Chartered in Singapore, according to headhunters and ex-colleagues
• Mark Barnes RBS's global head of macro client trading, and Brian Reid, global head of sales, are among other departees from the bank in the past year
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In Coaxing Cooperation From GOP, Reid Quotes Reagan
In seeking new cooperation from Republicans to enact the initiatives President Obama outlined Tuesday in his State of the Union address, the Senate's top Democrat quoted the late GOP hero, President Ronald Reagan. With the dawn of Obama's second term, Republicans have a "second chance to work with Democrats to rebuild the middle class," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says. "Republicans say they agree the deep cuts they voted for would be damaging to our economy and to national security. But they would rather cut Medicare, education and medical research than close a single wasteful tax loophole or ask a single millionaire to contribute more," Reid says of the budget cuts the GOP helped enact known as the "sequester." "They … Continue reading


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Carter-Williams Leaves Syracuse To Enter NBA Draft
Four days after Syracuse lost in the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament, star point guard Michael Carter-Williams has decided to enter the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams finished fifth nationally in assist average (7.3) and fourth in steals (2.78) among Division I players.
He also averaged 11.9 points and a team-best 35.2 minutes.
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WINHALL The Winhall Police Department investigated two cases recently which both unexpectedly resulted in citations for drug charges.
On Oct. 14, around 10:45 a.m., police received a report of a stolen stove from a home on French Hollow Road. While investigating the report, officers interviewed Brian Schwartz, 21, of Winhall, a tenant of a nearby cabin and found evidence of possession and sale of illegal drugs.
The next day, around 5:10 p.m., Winhall Police executed a search warrant at Schwartzs home and discovered about 11 ounces of processed marijuana.
According to police, the marijuana has an approximate street value of $2,200.
Schwartz was arrested last week and cited to appear in Bennington criminal court on a felony charge of possession of marijuana.
In a separate case, Alexandra Thomas, 22, of Londonderry, was stopped on Winhall Hollow Road on Oct. 9, around 4:20 p.m., for a minor motor vehicle infraction.
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Thomas was arrested and cited to appear in Bennington criminal court for possession of heroin. She was also issued a ticket for a third offense of driving with a suspended license.
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April 17, 2002: The Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of a puzzling new class of solar system object that might be called a Pluto "mini-me." Together, these objects are 5,000 times less massive than Pluto and Charon. Like Pluto and Charon, these dim and fleeting objects travel in pairs in the frigid, mysterious outer realm of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt, a long-hypothesized "junkyard" of countless icy bodies left over from the solar system's formation. A total of seven binary Kuiper Belt objects have been seen so far by Hubble and ground-based observatories. Among them is a pair called 1998 WW31, which the Hubble telescope studied in detail.See the rest:
It is difficult to determine how Kuiper Belt objects wind up traveling in pairs. The couples may have formed that way, born like twins, or may be produced by collisions, where a single body is split in two.
More than one percent of the 500 known Kuiper Belt objects are double systems. Many astronomers think that studying binary Kuiper Belt objects will be a very exciting and rapidly evolving field of research in the coming years.
The Kuiper Belt is one of the last big missing puzzle pieces in understanding the origin and evolution of our solar system and planetary systems around other stars. Dust disks seen around stars are no doubt replenished by collisions among Kuiper Belt objects. These objects may offer fundamental clues to the birth of planetary systems.
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The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature: Modern transformations: new identities (from 1918)
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The Edinburgh History of Scottish LiteratureGeneral Editor: Ian BrownCo-editors: Thomas Owen Clancy, Susan Manning and Murray PittockThe Edinburgh History of Scottish Literatureoffers a major reinterpretation, re-evaluation and repositioning of the scope, nature and importance of Scottish Literature, arguably Scotland's most important and influential contribution to world culture. Drawing on the very best of recent scholarship, the Historycontributes a wide range of new and exciting insights. It takes full account of modern theory, but refuses to be in thrall to critical fashion. It is important not only for literary scholars, but because it changes the very way we think about what Scottishness is.The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3:Modern Transformations: New Identities (from 1918)Period and General Editor: Ian BrownCo-editors: Thomas Owen Clancy, Susan Manning and Murray PittockIn almost a century since the First World War ended, Scotland has been transformed in many rich ways. Its literature has been an essential part of that transformation. The third volume of the History,/i>explores the vibrancy of modern Scottish literature in all its forms and languages. Giving full credit to writing in Gaelic and by the Scottish diaspora, it brings together the best contemporary critical insights from three continents. It provides an accessible and refreshing picture of both the varieties of Scottish literatures and the kaleidoscopic versions of Scotland that mark literary developments since 1918.The other volumes in the History are:The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 1: From Columba to the Union (until 1707)The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 2: Enlightenment, Britain and Empire (1707-1918)Key Features* Original - presents new approaches to what is literature and what is Scottishness.* Inclusive - Gaelic and diasporic writing, Latin writing, theol
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DuPont changes may have area plant impact
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont on Tuesday announced changes to its leadership team and said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its Performance Chemicals segment, which might include potential impacts for the company's Washington Works site in Wood County.
The steps are part of DuPont's transformation to a higher growth, less cyclical company that integrates its scientific capabilities in biology, chemistry and materials to develop differentiated, high-value solutions in the agriculture and nutrition, industrial biosciences and advanced materials markets worldwide, according to a DuPont press release.
DuPont's consideration of strategic alternatives for its Performance Chemical segment may include a full or partial separation of each of these businesses from the company through a spin-off, sale or other transaction, the press release said. The segment includes Titanium Technologies and Chemicals & Fluoroproducts businesses which generated total sales of $7.2 billion in 2012. DuPont may pursue a different strategic alternative for each business, the release said.
Robin Ollis-Stemple, spokeswoman for the Washington Works site, said the local facility does serve the Performance Chemical segment of DuPont, along with other DuPont businesses. She said it is too early to tell if there will be any impact on the Wood County site since those issues are still being studied by the company at this time.
"It's too early to speculate about what the outcome will be," Ollis-Stemple said.
The company press release said DuPont's decision to explore strategic alternatives for its Performance Chemicals businesses reflects its ongoing portfolio review to determine how best integrated science can contribute to growth and the optimal mix of businesses for maximizing shareholder value. This follows DuPont's sale of its Performance Coatings business earlier this year and the acquisition of Danisco in 2011.
"As we discussed at our Investors Day in May, we have been carefully weighing the strong cash generation of our Performance Chemicals businesses against their cyclicality and lower growth profile, as well as where the power of DuPont's integrated science can be differentiated," said DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman. "We are evaluating options for our Performance Chemicals businesses as part of our ongoing plan to deliver higher growth and greater value creation for our shareholders."
The primary actions currently being taken by DuPont involve changes in its leadership structure, the press release said. James C. Collins Jr., who currently leads the Industrial Biosciences business, will become senior vice president where he will report to Kullman and oversee the Industrial Biosciences, Performance Polymers and Packaging & Industrial Polymers businesses. A 29-year veteran of DuPont, Collins led the Danisco acquisition integration team before assuming his current role.
In addition, Matthew L. Trerotola will rejoin DuPont and report to Kullman as senior vice president with responsibility for the Protection Technologies, Building Innovations, and Sustainable Solutions businesses. A previous DuPont corporate officer, Trerotola is familiar with DuPont's strong brands. Most recently, he was vice president and group executive of life sciences for the Danaher Corporation.


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Update: Three People Killed In Friday Accident ID'ed
The names of the three people killed in Friday's head on collision just west of Ogdensburg were released Saturday.
Two of the people killed were husband and wife, Albert "Al" Robinson Sr. and Georgia Robinson of NYS Rte. 180, Town of Brownville, according to an obituary from the Johnson Funeral Home.
The third person killed was Kristine K. Fitchette Bell, 51, of Dexter, according to an obituary from the Cummings Funeral Service.
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Three people were killed in a two-vehicle, head-on crash just outside Ogdensburg Friday morning, state police say.
Two others were seriously injured. No names had been released as of 6 pm Friday, and 7 News reporter John Friot reported it did not appear likely the names would be released Friday night.
Friot said the people who died are all from Jefferson County.
The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. on Route 37 toward Morristown, near the Stonefence Motel.
A Chevrolet Cobalt driving toward Ogdensburg apparently collided head-on with a Dodge Caravan minivan traveling in the opposite direction.
Frank Howie, a witness, said he was driving behind the car and saw it drift into the opposite lane, where it struck the minivan.
Howie said the car was not passing any other vehicles at the time.
State police tell Friot they don't know why the car crossed into the opposite lane of traffic.
The three people who died, all adults, were in the car.
A fourth occupant of the car -- a woman who was in the back seat -- was taken to Claxton-Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg in critical condition.
She was later airlifted by helicopter to University Hospital in Syracuse.
The driver of the van, a man who was that vehicle's sole occupant, was also taken to Claxton-Hepburn for treatment and later transfered to University Hospital in Syracuse in serious condition.
The van was registered to someone living in the Hammond area.
Victims from both cars were trapped and removed with the jaws of life tool.
St. Lawrence County Coroner R.B. Lawrence was on the scene Friday afternoon. The bodies of the victims -- two in front and one in back -- were removed from the vehicle after 1 p.m. Autopsies were underway Friday evening.
Troopers say one of the vehicles is registered to an owner living in Watertown, the other to an owner in Hammond.
A portion of the highway was closed for much of the day
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Wildflower and Native Shrubs Garden Tour
June 8, 2013
Master Gardener Wildflower and Native Shrubs Garden Tour, 11am. Landscape designer Debra Myers will lead a tour of her wildflower and native shrub garden on the Upper Delaware River on River Road, Damascus across from Callicoon, NY. The garden incorporates Forrest Myers' large-scale sculptures into three main habitats: woodland, meadow-prairie and wetland. Fee: $5; children under 18 are free. 570/253-5970, ext. 4110.