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Health website's ills trigger another exemptionBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | January 15,2014MONTPELIER — With the technology still not cooperating, officials in charge of Vermont Health Connect said Tuesday that small businesses still needing to sign up for health insurance by April 1 will do so through insurance carriers, not the exchange website.
The announcement by Mark Larson, commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access, is another setback for the troubled Vermont Health Connect site. It has struggled since its Oct. 1 launch to meet the needs and expectations of Vermonters.
Because the site could not process small business applications, Gov. Peter Shumlin allowed small businesses to extend 2013 plans into the first quarter of 2014.
The administration also allowed small businesses to enroll directly through the state's two insurance carriers — Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP Health Care.
The site, despite months of work by the state's main contractor, CGI, is still not fully functional. As a result, Larson said Tuesday that all small businesses still needing to enroll in health care coverage will do so directly through insurance companies.
"Obviously we're disappointed to not be able to announce that our small business functionality is ready," Larson told reporters.
"But, again, we believe that the opportunity to directly enroll through Blue Cross and MVP into a Vermont Health Connect plan is a pathway to Vermont Health Connect. We believe that it is at this point a proven pathway. Many Vermonters have already done it."
Vermont is the only state that has mandated coverage for individuals and small businesses on a state exchange. The exchanges themselves are mandated by the federal government under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Larson said work on fixing the Vermont site will continue, but officials gave no indication Tuesday when the small business functions will be working.
"While we have been continuing our testing and making progress with the testing around our small business functionality, it is not ready today, and we felt like this decision provided the clearest path for those employers that have to make important decisions about their coverage for employees in 2014," he said.
Larson said he did not know the number of businesses or employees that will be affected.
He also gave no indication when the online payment function will go live. Individuals can currently sign up for coverage on the exchange site, but invoices are still being generated on paper and mailed. Payment must be made by check.
The announcement comes just days after officials from the state's two insurance companies told lawmakers they would need to know within a month or so if the website would be working for small business sign-ups.
Still, Larson said the announcement was made to provide the smoothest transition possible to Vermont Health Connect insurance plans, not to meet any deadline.
"It was really a desire to make an early decision so that we can provide small businesses with predictability and clarity going forward," he said.
Officials from both insurance companies praised the administration Tuesday for the decision, and the time it will provide to enroll employees into appropriate insurance plans.
Don George, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield, said his company has about 20,000 small business enrollees working for hundreds of small businesses. He said the administration's decision now to allow direct enrollment leaves enough time for the company to reach out to each employee.
"It doesn't have to be rushed," George said.
Bill Little, vice president of MVP, also noted the importance of providing enough time to ensure that Vermonters do not experience any gaps in coverage.
"They've worked very hard to get to where we are today. As noted, there are still some challenges," Little said. "This really is the right decision, and it will allow a very strong focus on the work that remains."
Shumlin, while noting his disappointment in CGI, said Friday he remains committed to making sure the company completes the tasks laid out in its $84 million contract with the state.
The federal government will soon replace CGI as the main contractor on the federal site. Vermont is one of 14 states to build its own exchange site and one of six states to choose CGI for the job.
Larson reiterated Tuesday the state's desire to hold CGI accountable for completing work on the state exchange.
"Our priority right now is to continue to work with CGI to get the work done that Vermonters have contracted for," he said.
The Shumlin administration has said it will look to recover all penalties from CGI as a result of missed deadlines. Those penalties come to just over $5 million.
Meanwhile, detractors of Vermont Health Connect and reform efforts under the ACA are stepping up their criticism. The Vermont Republican Party launched a website Tuesday, vthealthreport.com, asking people to submit reports electronically about their experiences with the Vermont exchange.
Republicans in the Legislature also criticized the progress of Vermont Health Connect in a news conference Tuesday.
Rep. Doug Gage, R-Rutland, a member of the House Health Care Committee, said the exchange has "dismally failed Vermonters." If the exchange were a private insurance company, he said, "they would have faced hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and been barred from conducting business in Vermont."
Another committee member, Rep. Mary Morrissey, R-Bennington, said Shumlin and Larson "overpromised and under-delivered." She called for Shumlin to secure a new contractor to complete work on the website.
"As the governor stated last week, CGI underperformed and has missed most deadlines, but the governor refuses to cut ties with CGI," Morrissey said. "We think it is time to fire CGI and get preferably a Vermont company with IT expertise on board that can fix VHC and get it operating as quickly as possible."
Republicans again called on Shumlin to drop all coverage mandates for a full year. They also called for a bipartisan working group to oversee the exchange site and for completion of a household survey to determine insurance coverage among Vermonters.
Darcie Johnston, head of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom and a persistent critic of the Shumlin administration's reform efforts, also urged the state to drop the mandate for coverage on the exchange.
"We believe what is best for small businesses is a voluntary exchange," she said. "The failure of Vermont Health Connect and the uncertainty that's been put on these businesses — we're mystified as to why Gov. Shumlin wants to continue to penalize businesses."
The state Republican Party also criticized the Shumlin administration Tuesday for using a Nebraska-based firm to generate invoices and process premium payments.
A Vermont Health Connect spokeswoman said the state has contracted with Benaissance, located in Omaha, for that work. Benaissance was selected through the state's competitive bid process and is a subcontractor for CGI.
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World's leaders decent on Pittsburgh
Now I know next to nothing when it comes to politics. I have blind eyes to Republicans and Democrats and how our country is run. While I believe I should be more educated with my political science, the ponying up begins now. I am currently taking a political science class at WVU. It is rather interesting and opend my eyes to the past and future of how our country is, and could have been run.
This week I had a great excuse to earn my striped with not only the political world but the economic world as well.
19 of the world's ecominc leaders trekked to the Steel City for a convention to discuss the world's economy and other pressing issues that need to be resolved for the future of out nations.
Pittsburgh has been shut down with road closings, business shutting down for the week, and for the kids-school closings. It has been pretty hectic and I was hoping to take part in some of the festivities and just take in the sights.
However, as college comes first I had a busy week too in Morgantown studying and writing articles. It has been nerve wracking and intense but I've done my best to keep my head on straight and concentrated on my studies.
These people looked like they enjoyed themselves making their voices heard and in a word-protesting. THe local media here in the Pittsburgh region have been more concentrated on the riots in Pittsburgh than the progress at the summit.
Its been quite the scene downtown and in the neighborhood of Oakland. People have taken to the streets and escalating their protests into violence. Police crews have been out in full force like never before. It was reported that 84 people were arrested in the day. Tear gas, tasers, and mace have been flooded around in attempts to control the rowdy crowds.
Somewhere where crowds have been anything but rowdy-PNC Park.
This picture was taken Thursday by AP Photographer Gene Puskar. The Bucco game against the Reds was held in the afternoon as Cinci closed out a sweep against the hometeam. Its a shame, really it is. Theres an excuse with all the road blocks and congestion around town. The actual was attendance was under 2,000, mind you this is still a major league game. It would have really been something to be at the game just to see what it would feel like to have more people go to your little brothers little league game.
On Friday night at the ballpark it was an international movement for all of baseball. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatayoma threw out the first pitch. Check out that leg kick. We got a new Dontrelle Willis on our hands, maybe this guy can have more control.
The Pirates actually snuck out a win here against the Dodgers 3-1. It was great to see a W against a great National League team on the verge of clinching the division. Not only was this big for LA, but the world was watching as well. Nothing like free publicity. Pittsburgh sure got a lot this week and the Pirates snuck in there with a cameo appearance as well.
The national media has been very kind to Pittsburgh praising the city for its cleanliness and uniqueness. It is great to be able to see so many people fond of the city that I love so dearly. With all the citizens from so many countries focusing on the area in this time of meeting, I hope every single one of them takes a piece of Pittsburgh home with them. Whether it be the various skyscrappers, the gorgeous bridges, the three rivers or the breathtaking views from Mount Washington and the outlying hills the Burgh truly is a spectacle and should be treated as a top city in the United States.
The summit was held in another one of the city's finer features, the David L. Lawrence convention center. I have been in here many times as it is home to Pirate Fest every winter. It was also home to the All Star Fan Fest in 2006. I've had a blast taking in the baseball features, it would have been weird to see it transformed for a world conference.
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Matt: LOL I LOVE THAT PICTURE AT THE TOP! Hilarious!
I feel really bad for the Pirates. The crowds are pathetic. I don't get why people wouldn't want to go. Even if they don't win, it is still fun to be at the ballgame. You never know what you are going to see. And who knows, you might even catch a ball. If I had tickets, I would go any day.
Matt – it is tough that the security in the city prevented some of the fans from getting to the game. I think it is wonderful that you are taking a poli sci class. I was a double major in college and one of my majors was poli sci. It is very important for everyone to be involved in the political process. Apathy gets our country into trouble. I've enjoyed seeing some of the beautiful pictures of Pittsburgh on the news. Yes, some of the protesters have gone too far, but it is great to see so many people caring enough to get out and let their voices be heard.
Great pics Matt, and today the Pirates dumped a bunch of runs on the Dodgers holding the celebrations off for another day maybe…
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on your prior blog, I was asking you "what about Andy?" I am glad he had agreat day today. Is just too bad it was against my beloved Dodgers. I used to follow him in the minor league when he was in Jacksonville along with the other Dodgers on the team. I wonder why was he stopped when he could have the triple fo rthe cycle. Like Vriginia said, you never know what you will see at a game.
Glad to see you are taking Pli Sci, like Julia said it is important to be involved in the political process. In countries like Mexico and Honduras, people walk for hours or take various buses so that they can get to the voting polls. I know I have seen it, people with very little money but excited to vote.
Well Matt.. It's impressive that you are continuing studies at a fine University.. kudos. It's not all that important to be Johnny on the Spot with your politics. You're interests are … well, you're interests. On a baseball note : ) Them Buccos put a whuppin on my Dodgers today.. .how about Andy LaRoche!?
Hey, everyone always needs pitching. The prime minister is nothing if not cool looking! But why was he throwing out the first pitch? Why was he in Pittsuburgh, anyway? Is he a Pirates fan?
Great job today beating the Sith by your Bucs, though. But they couldn't limit the spectacularosity of O-Dog. But they've got promise! I'm excited for next year.

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By Bob Huber
A couple of years ago I was in a quandary concerning an appropriate Valentine's Day gift for my wife Marilyn. Should I buy her a new fly rod or a miter saw? I've always been a hopeless romantic.
All our married lives I never let Valentine's Day slip by without lavishing some amorous keepsake on my lifelong sweetheart. But once in a while I had a problem.
One time I wanted to buy her a new fishing boat. I couldn't help myself. But a week before the eventful day I stumbled across a better gift — a mounted large mouth bass that sang "Beautiful Dreamer" and flapped its tail.
One year I bought her a battered old World War II Jeep, ideal for quail hunting. "I knew you'd be surprised," I said.
"You're so affectionate," she said, breaking into tears and hugging my neck until I turned blue.
To tell the truth, if it weren't for guys like me, Valentine's Day would be just another event imposed on witless snips who can't resist sales plugs. How droll.
Fact is, I was always so downright courtly on Valentine's Day that I didn't mind voicing my love out loud. Of course, I had to paraphrase the expression, because men of my time warp didn't broadcast their emotions. We left that up to gushy Hollywood actors like Larry, Curly, and Moe.
For years I tried declaring my love for Marilyn, but it always came out like,
"Marilyn, I lu-lu-lu — aw fooey! I just can't say it." So instead I'd break into a romantic song, just like in the movies: "Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail…"
I suppose the beginning of my long running Valentine mood took place while we languished in college on the GI Bill. I realized one February that we'd squandered all our spare change on idle fripperies like food and rent, so with my own two hands I built a Valentine gift.
It was a kitchen table that folded away against the wall, which meant we could open the refrigerator door without a major move. We had a small apartment.
I also fixed a gourmet dinner of canned pork and beans topped off with Twinkies and a glass of Ovaltine. When Marilyn came home, I shouted, "Tah, tah!" and swept a hand over the festive table as part of a flamboyant Valentine dance.
The problem was, a wayward toe caught the brace board under the table, and the entire Valentine gift crashed to the floor. "Well, you know I lu-lu-lu — aw fooey! You know what I mean," I said. "Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail…"
Well, obviously something had to be done. The next year when Marilyn handed me a gift, I said, "What is it?"
"Perfume," she said.
"I don't use perfume."
"I know, and I don't go fishing either," she said. "I appreciate the new reel, but let's switch gifts."
Right then we established our annual Switcheroo Gift Ritual. We both bought gifts for ourselves, and that way we got what we wanted and everybody loved everyone.
One time I did consider breaking our silly custom in order to buy her a genuine heart-shaped satin pillow. The problem was, I told her ahead of time..
I said, "Suppose I got you a bona fide Valentine's Day gift this year."
"I was thinking the same thing," she said. "How does a packet of wrenches in a heart-shaped tool box appeal to you?"
I shook my head. "How'd you like a red satin pillow in a garden cart?"
"I was hoping for a sweater and skirt outfit," she said.
"And I've been looking at a shotgun," I said. "Maybe we'd better stick with tradition. You know I lu-lu — aw fooey! You know what I mean. Over hill, over dale…"
Incidentally, the real Saint Valentine was clubbed to death by Romans. His saint's day was later celebrated in romantic old England coinciding with the moment when randy birds began to notice each other. Wouldn't you know limeys started this love stuff?
And that fostered the Valentine aphorism, "Loving couples depend on two illusions — a guy wants to be his wife's first true love, while a woman wants to be her husband's last romance."
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By Helene Rodriguez
People will come and go in our lives and I believe the same is true for angels.
This is the story of one "guardian angel" — someone who briefly appeared in my life to help me through a difficult time. She was the nurse who took care of me the night I had my daughter Laura.
I don't know this nurse's name. I'm not even sure of her nationality — probably Vietnamese or Asian — but I do know I will never forget her. Her soothing voice and comforting strokes are still as fresh in my mind as they were during the predawn hours of July 15, 1990.
I awoke all alone in a recovery room at Lea Regional Hospital in Hobbs following a cesarean. My whole body was paralyzed with pain. They had cut a slit across my stomach and I couldn't even turn over on my side. My mom and sister, Julie, had been there in the waiting room before my operation and were the first to tell me that I had a baby girl. But I dozed in and out of consciousness and when I awoke later that night, I was all alone in my hospital room.
I let out an agonizing moan and then, somewhere out of the darkness, the softest, tenderest of hands I've ever felt in my life started massaging my body. I looked up at the figure by my bedside and was met with the kindest of eyes. She reassured me with her sweet, comforting voice that everything was going to be OK. She knew exactly what I was going through and knew exactly where I hurt.
Throughout that night, she made me change positions just about every hour so my body wouldn't tightened up. She knew how painful any kind of movement was for me, even with the heavy medication I was under, so she exercised extreme patience. The first few times, I didn't think I had the willpower to even wiggle my body in any direction. It hurt too much. But she encouraged me through my failed attempts and then cheered me on through the monumental moments, those moments that required me to hold my breath, muster up all of my strength, and then with excruciating pain, turn my body to one side.
I know this particular nurse was not just doing her job. It was the longest night of my life, a night that I honestly don't think I could have made it through without her. I felt so scared and alone when I woke up in that room, but I thank God that I had this angel to guide me through that ordeal.
I never saw that nurse again and I regret that with my new, overwhelming responsibilities of motherhood, it didn't occur to me at the time to get her name.
The next morning when the nurses changed shifts, I noticed an instant difference. The new nurse on duty sounded annoyed when I rang her to help me get up to go to the bathroom, something that I was still in no condition to do on my own. She took my hand and I could sense her impatience as I took deep breaths, trying to muster up the strength to lift myself up. I am so thankful this second nurse was not the one on duty during that longest night of my life.
I believe angels are among us all the time, but they make their presence known even more during pivotal moments of our lives. We're never really alone, but at crucial times when we may feel alone, like I did on that most memorable of nights, God sends angels to comfort and strengthen us. These angels come in different sizes, shapes, colors, and, I'd like to think, in all professions.
Sometimes I think back to that night I had my daughter, Laura, who is now 14, and I wonder who that nurse was. I wonder where she is now and I wonder how many other souls out there have experienced her comforting aura, her soothing voice and her healing touch.
Helena Rodriguez is a columnist for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. She can be reached at: email@example.com


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Bix Beiderbecke
Anyone who listens to jazz most likely knows the name Bix Beiderbecke. This musician from Davenport had a huge impact on early jazz. And his music can still be heard on the shores of the Mississippi River.
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The story begins in Davenport in 1903, when Leon 'Bix' Beiderbecke was born into a middle-class German-American family. His family was quite musical, and Bix began taking piano lessons at an early age. The lessons didn't last long because Bix learned quickly. Many say that he was able to play songs by memory after listening to them only a few times. After mastering the songs, he would create his own versions of the songs.
When he was young, Bix would often go down to the Davenport riverfront to listen to the music played on the steamboats. Some stories say that he would frequently sneak onto the steamboats to play the calliope, an organ-like instrument that plays steam whistles.
When his older brother returned home from World War I in 1918, he brought with him an early jazz record. Bix quickly fell in love with this unique form of music and wanted to learn to play it. He borrowed a cornet from a friend and taught himself to play without consulting a teacher or a book. The unique sound and unusual style of Bix came about from this self-instruction.
Off to Military School
Shortly after teaching himself to play cornet, Bix began sitting in with local bands and breathing new life into their music. Although most people today would consider Bix a child prodigy, his parents didn't see the value of his unique talent. They didn't appreciate the jazz style and thought he spent too much time on his music. To discourage him from devoting his life to being a jazz musician, his parents sent him to a military academy near Chicago. Bix didn't last long at the military school. Not long after arriving in the big city, Bix found many other ambitious and talented jazz musicians. He was soon spending all his time playing music again. And before long he was expelled for not attending his classes.
Two Jazz Greats Learn From Each Other
Bix brought his famous jazz sounds back home to Davenport. In 1919 he met another person who was also to become a jazz artist. Bix was still only 16 and Louis Armstrong was 19 when the Mississippi riverboat on which Armstrong was playing came to Davenport. The two young musicians greatly admired each other's unique style. Each studied the way the other played.
A Sad End
Bix later returned to Chicago to continue to play in jazz bands. This was the time of Prohibition, and the place to play jazz music was in speakeasies, illegal clubs where alcohol was still available. It was in these clubs that Bix developed his style and reputation playing for many bands throughout the nation. It was at this time that he began his fall into the depths of alcoholism.
Sadly, Bix Beiderbecke died in 1931 of complications from his alcoholism, and was brought home to Davenport for burial. He was only 28 years old.
The story of Bix and his music is important for many reasons. Although the child prodigy was trained on piano, he taught himself the cornet. His love for music and his determination to play the new jazz sounds he heard as a boy helped him develop a style that was unique. He was also one of the first white jazz musicians to be taken seriously by the mostly black jazz community. In his short life, he was able to have an enormous influence on many people.
Bix Remembered
Today, Bix Beiderbecke is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1920s. His hometown of Davenport still honors him, erecting memorials, preserving his boyhood home, establishing a museum showcasing his life and work, and has held the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival for many years.


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In our comments about the NwHIN, Patient Privacy Rights (PPR) urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to use this critical opportunity to address the fatal privacy and security flaws in current systems and state and federal data exchanges. "Multi-stakeholder" public-private governance at the state and federal level has failed to gain public trust. Public-private governance assures that industry, research, and government interests trump the public's rights to health information privacy.
To restore public trust, PPR strongly believes:
- All state and federal data exchanges should be certified to assure that patients control the exchange of their health data. Privacy certification should be designed by a non-profit, patient-led organization with expertise in health privacy;
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- Sensitive personal health information should only flow to those directly involved in an individual's treatment, or to those who are conducting research in which an individual has agreed to participate.
Without a network designed to make sure individuals decide who sees their health records, Americans will grow even more wary of seeking needed treatment. We urge the ONC to act now to create a nationwide network that requires comprehensive data privacy and security measures to protect patients' intimate personal health data. See comments here.


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Since its inception in 2005, Lauriers MBA with the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) option has allowed students to complete both their MBA degree and their Level I and Level II CFA exams concurrently. This unique program offers students the ability to achieve both the management courses of the integrated MBA core and prepare for the first two levels of the CFA examinations.
The results from the 2011 Level II CFA exam show the pass rate among students from Laurier's part-time Toronto program was 88 per cent. The current global pass rate for Level II is 43 per cent. The pass rate among Laurier students for the CFA Level I exam has consistently increased year over year, and stands at 100 per cent for 2011.
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Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Teens Helping Teens Cope with Stress and Anger
Health Communications, Incorporated, Oct 21, 2002 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 376 pages
More than seventy-five teens from across the country were interviewed on a range of topics and issues: parents, friends, sports, clothes, school violence and peer pressure. With the passion and frustration expressed by teens in their narratives, as well as in their artwork and poetry, this book is a unique combination of original teen contributions and effective stress- and anger-management techniques from a mental-health professional. Most important, it was designed expressly for teens.
Hot Stones and Funny Bones is divided in three sections. "Telling It Like It Is" highlights problems and issues that nearly every teen faces in the middle- and high-school years, expressed in their own voices. The second section, "The Best Way to Cope with Stress", offers a host of coping skills and relaxation techniques for teens to utilize, ranging from ways to boost self-esteem and effective anger-management skills, to meditation and creative expression. The third section, "Final Comments From Teens", reveals opinions, lessons learned and advice to parents and teenagers about the struggles and triumphs of teen years. In addition, every chapter includes "Thoughts, Reflections and Action Plans", where teens can process what they've learned, using the information to make healthy behavioral changes.
With all the stress and gamut of emotions in our hectic-and at times chaotic-world, this book will be a hit with teens trying to make sense of it all and stay sane at the same time.


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It was supposed to be a special holiday season for a 3-year-old Kailua girl, but her family now mourns her passing.
Thirty-two days after visiting a dentist, Finley Boyle died Friday night, never recovering consciousness.
Click here to watch Nana Ohkawa's report.
Finley passed away just before 9 o'clock, surrounded by her parents and family members at Hawaii Hospice in Kailua.
"To see her grow from a happy healthy 3-year-old to going through puberty in a diaper 15 years later is not a choice I was going to make," said Ashley Boyle, Finley's mother.
"She was in a persistent vegetative state. They felt that this is what she would want as difficult as it was. They felt that was the right choice," said attorney Richard Fried Jr.
Fried said Dr. Lilly Geyer with Island Dentistry for Children made many wrong choices on Dec. 3. Finley went in for a dentist appointment and she left with permanent brain damage.
"It's very sad. It's their only child. It's totally unnecessary. This was a perfectly normal, healthy, maybe unusually bright, full-of-life child," said Fried.
He says Finley was getting 10 different procedures, four which were a type of root canal. And says she was given five drugs in very excessive doses, and adding to the problem, she wasn't monitored throughout the procedure.
"Clearly once we got the second MRI back, it was devastating. Everything but the brain stem, which the brain stem tells you to breathe and gives you a brain pressure, that was the last bit that didn't get a lack of oxygen," said Boyle.
Lawyers said someone from the dentist office had to run down the hall to get a pediatrician to revive her.
By then it was too late.
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the family.
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Inclusion and diversity are key to our success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we can inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our people and our clients.
We embrace the diverse range of visible and invisible attributes that characterize our workforce, the markets in which we operate, our business partners and the investors we serve around the world. We foster an inclusive environment that brings out the best in all of our people. While we have made progress in the area of inclusion and diversity, we recognize that we still have work to do. We take an active approach to promote inclusion and diversity with our own employees, with our clients and business partners and beyond our walls.
Our active approach
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BlackRock is committed to cultivating and advancing diversity in all forms because we believe a wide range of perspectives and talent is crucial to creating a richer culture for our employees and a greater experience for our diversified global client base.
Senior business leaders make sure that all employees in their groups understand why diversity is important for success and equip them with tools and knowledge to foster inclusion.
We have made inclusive leadership and management a core leadership competency. In 2015, more than 2,500 managers and leaders globally participated in Driving Better Decisions, an initiative that helps leaders and managers understand how unconscious bias works and, most importantly, provides concrete tools and guidance on how to take action to mitigate bias in key people and business decisions. As part of this program, we have redesigned key human resources processes to minimize the potential for bias and foster diversity. BlackRock's efforts to use diversity as a driver of success were profiled in a 2015 Harvard Business School case study.
We hold our businesses accountable for progress in inclusion and diversity. During our Quarterly Business Reviews, we have focused conversations with each business about their plans and progress. We report our progress against our inclusion and diversity initiatives regularly to our Board of Directors.
As a signatory of HM Treasury's Women in Finance Charter, which seeks to build a more balanced and diverse financial services industry, BlackRock is committed to achieving 30% female representation in senior management by 2020.
Our programs
BlackRock sponsors several employee programs and networks designed to develop, connect, mentor, educate and inspire diverse employees.
The Women's Leadership Forum
Launched in 2011, BlackRock's Women's Leadership Forum is a specialized year-long program for high-performing women at senior levels of the firm. It provides participants with the insight, sponsorship and a global network to expand their leadership impact and scope. Since its inception, more than 80% of participants have moved into new or significantly expanded roles in the firm. Several have been named to key governance bodies for BlackRock, including the Global Executive Committee and business and regional executive committees.
The BlackRock Founders Scholarship
The BlackRock Founders Scholarship is for Black, Hispanic, Native American, LGBT and disabled college juniors in the United States who excel in their studies and demonstrate leadership in creating and sustaining diverse, inclusive communities. Through the BlackRock Founders Scholarship, BlackRock gives student leaders from underrepresented groups the opportunity to shape our firm and our industry, through a $12,500 merit award and a position in our summer internship program. This program has helped to increase the diversity of our Analyst new hires.
Find Your Future Forum
Our educational program for freshman and sophomores aims at increasing awareness of an interest in financial services careers among diverse student groups from all academic disciplines. In 2015, more than 120 students participated in forums across the United States.
The Multicultural Talent Development Initiative
BlackRock's 12-month individual development program is designed to support and develop our high performing multicultural talent through a combination of feedback, assessment, career development and sponsorship.
Our networks
The Women's Initiative Network (WIN) brings together leadership, innovation and passion to foster the full potential of women at BlackRock.
BlackRock's OUT Network supports the success of BlackRock by fostering an inclusive community for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender employees, building positive, respectful, professional relationships, and enriching workplace diversity.
The MultiCultural Network attracts, engages and develops a culturally and ethnically inclusive workforce that strengthens BlackRock's position in a global economy through diversity awareness and education.
The BlackRock Veterans Network contributes to the success of the firm by engaging, sponsoring and supporting activities and programs which honor and assist veterans and their families.
BlackRock's Families at BlackRock Network provides educational and networking opportunities for employees to share experiences around managing their work and family lives.
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Our annual Global Investor Pulse surveys 31,000 investors globally, with an equal gender split across all regions. Results provide actionable insights on how investors are investing and how to best educate and support them so they can build strong financial futures.
BlackRock has a dedicated "Emerging Broker" program aimed at increasing connectivity and engagement with minority, women, and disabled-veteran owned firms while helping them grow their businesses. The program looks to 1) Identify new brokers and strengthen current relationships by aligning Emerging Brokers' core competencies with our trading businesses; and 2) Continue to look for ways in which Emerging Brokers can engage in competitive business and introduce new means for them to become more competitive in the broader market place.
Our active approach
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BlackRock is focused on supporting inclusion and diversity both inside and outside the firm. BlackRock has strategic partnerships with several organizations to help us attract and develop top talent from diverse backgrounds, and to support inclusion and diversity beyond the workplace.
Some examples of our involvement include:
- Larry Fink, our CEO is a founding member of the 30% Club in the U.S., a group that aims to achieve gender balance on boards and throughout organizations. Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship for BlackRock, serves on the U.S. Steering Committee and Chairs the 30% Club Investor Relations Group. BlackRock also plays an active role in 30% Club groups in Australia, the UK and Hong Kong.
- BlackRock is a member of the Bias Interrupters Working Group at the UC Hastings College of Law. The working group brings leading researchers together with a select group of corporate partners to develop innovative models for addressing work-place bias by integrating bias-correcting mechanisms into basic business systems.
- BlackRock supported the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders' Defense of Marriage Act amicus brief, and was honored by Open Finance for the leadership that BlackRock demonstrated in signing the amicus brief.
- The International Consortium for Executive Development Research (ICEDR), an alliance of 40 leading global corporations and 25 academic institutions that focus on leadership development, featured BlackRock's programs for women in its 2015 research study, What Executives Need to Know About Millennial Women.
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Re: Osama Bin Laden Reportedly Killed By US in Pakistan
Now this is out:
Osama Bin Laden Dead: Was Killing The Al Qaeda Leader Legal?
questions are being raised about the legality of the military operation that resulted in bin Laden's death.
Initial reports from the Obama administration suggested that bin Laden was armed and shooting at U.S. personnel when he was killed. That was subsequently revised and the White House conceded that he was unarmed when he was shot by Navy SEALs.
Human rights groups, lawyers and academics have suggested, among other things, that this could violate an Executive Order that forbids the U.S. government and its employees from engaging in 'political assassination'.
The Guardian quotes Prof Nick Grief, an international lawyer at Kent University, as saying that the attack had the appearance of an "extrajudicial killing without due process of the law".
Kenneth Roth, the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch also tweeted: "White House still hasn't clarified: OBL "resisted" but how did he pose lethal threat to US forces on scene? Need facts."
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Whether 'tis wine we drink or food we eat,
Till Grace divine and Faith shall sanctify."
~ Prudentius, a 5th century Christian poet, from his Ante cibum, describing the Christian practice of "saying grace" before meals.


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Aliens vs. Predator Bughunt DLC Trailer
The Bughunt Map Pack contains new multiplayer maps and for the first time, these maps will include environmental hazards and new weather effects.
Discussion: What's Working and What's Not in 2010
Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb discuss 2010 success stories, like 'Mass Effect 2' and 'Heavy Rain,' and its failures, like the Apocalyps3 and the Infinity Ward vs. Activision situation.
Aliens vs. Predator Launch Trailer
Sega lets loose Sci-Fi's greatest "Intergalactic Mexican standoff" to consoles and PC.
Aliens vs. Predator Aliens First 15 Direct-Feed Gameplay
Learn the high-velocity controls of the xenomorphs in the first 15 minutes of Aliens vs. Predator.
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Fight through the trials of a Youngblood Predator and become familiar with the skills of an intergalactic hunter in the First 15 minutes of Aliens vs. Predator's Predator single-player campaign.
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Sega and Rellion cram seven unique modes into the multiplayer of Aliens vs. Predator.
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Sega's reboot of Aliens vs. Predator jumps into Xenomorph gameplay of you attempting to free your sibling brood for a night out of "play".
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Having trouble winning your "close encounters" in Sega's Aliens vs. Predator? Watch Rebellion's new trailer which offers a bevy of close-combat tips.
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Note to self: If I ever get separated from my Colonial Marine detachment, DO NOT go to the virtual strip club for entertainment while there is a massive Alien infestation going on!
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Hunter. Survivor. Prey. Yeah, it's all very interchangeable in Sega's Aliens vs. Predator Demo!
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You've probably seen this last-man-standing type of multiplayer mode in many other multiplayer games. However, it's never the same when there's a swarm of Aliens attacking space marines in...
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Tim Jones, Project Lead on Aliens vs. Predator, gives you a preview of the Alien level of the game. Find out about the gameplay mechanics of playing as the Alien in this X-Play preview of Aliens...
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Get a preview of the Predator gameplay in the upcoming multiplatform game Aliens vs. Predator from the game's Project Lead Tim Jones. Find out what it's like to play as the Predator, what his...
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Up to 4 brave marines will do whatever it takes to survive wave after wave of the Alien menace in Sega and Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator "Survivor Mode".
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My little boy is nearly 9 months now and we have had a difficult bfing journey. I had thrush and mastitis and cracked nipples for the first 12 weeks and was in agony the whole time! I was determined to bf though and things settled when he was three months. It was wonderful for another three months, then when he started on solids and got his four front teeth his latched seemed to change and i was cracked and bleeding again. He also went through a period of biting at every feed, sooo painful but he now seems to be over that thank goodness! Anyway those cracks healed by themselves a few weeks ago and things seemed ok... But this morning I'm bleeding and in pain again! He has another tooth on its way so maybe he is changing the way he sucks? I love feeding him and can deal with the pain but it just feels like such hard work at the moment. He is allergic to dairy so I'm off all dairy products too, which is fine and after 5 months I'm used to it but at times like this I feel like why am i breast feeding still? I have to take suppliments to get enough calcium, can't eat half the foods i used too, and am in pain all the time and agony when i feed him!
I really wanted to carry on till he self weaned but i'm not sure if i can cope with this pain everytime he gets a new tooth. I'm not sure why i have posted really I'm just feeling down about the whole thing. I would feel so guilty about stopped feeding for selfish reasons and i would miss it and feel like I've let him down by not letting him have it as long as he wants. I don't want to stop but i'm not sure if i can do it much longer!
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ALBUQUERQUE — Dry winds and low humidity on the first full day of spring means an extreme fire danger in New Mexico. The National Weather Service has issued high wind warnings across the entire state Monday.
Forecasters predict gusts of nearly 60 mph with blowing dust after noon. The wind advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m.
Blowing dust may reduce visibility along the Interstate 10 corridor from Lordsburg to Las Cruces and along the I-10 and I-25 corridors from Las Cruces to El Paso.
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Models turned actors
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There are some people who the camera just loves. Perhaps that's why many models make the leap to acting.
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The British are coming.
Most soccer leagues around the world operate on a fall-to-spring schedule comparable to our NBA and NHL schedules, only even longer and more grueling. So every year around this time, European football clubs cross the Atlantic for preseason tune-ups against MLS competition.
The Crew has tangled with the likes of Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton in the past. This year they've lined up an exhibition against another English Premier League club, Stoke City FC.
The exhibition against Stoke is Tuesday, smack in the midst of a busy week for Columbus soccer fans that also includes Saturday's home Crew game against DC United and the MLS All-Star game Wednesday in Philadelphia, which pits a Crew-less squad of MLS talent against UEFA Champions League victors Chelsea FC.
Before Stoke City arrives in the Arch City, let's brush up on the British club's background. (And if you didn't know the Arch City was Columbus, brush up on our own local history, too!)
Where is Stoke City? The club is located in Stoke-on-Trent, a landlocked city in a county called Staffordshire located in England's West Midlands region. The city's nickname is "The Potteries," so the club's nickname is "The Potters," which is about as quaint as it gets.
How good are they? Although Stoke finished 14th out of 20 Premier League clubs last season, they're a plucky bunch — a small-market club that has managed to avoid relegation to lower leagues since climbing into the Premier League in 2008. Actually, they're pretty similar to the Crew.
Who are their stars? English national team striker Peter Crouch is the big name, but Irishmen Glenn Whelan and Jonathan Walters competed for their country in Euro 2012. Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic suits up for Bosnia and Herzegovina's national team.
Does the Crew have a chance at beating them? Definitely! Although Columbus struggled in a 3-0 loss to Newcastle United last year, the Crew has a 2-3-2 all-time record against English Premier League competition and is 9-4-2 overall in international exhibitions. Chances are a gutsy squad like Stoke won't sleepwalk through the match the way a more prestigious club might, but neither will Columbus.
What's at stake? Nothing but pride, but Columbus could use a morale booster after a two-game losing streak to kick off July.


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'Richard Hammond's Crash Course' Recap: 'Rocket Scientist/Bike Messenger' (Season Finale)
Richard Hammond has only two more jobs to tackle in season two of Richard Hammond's Crash Course: rocket scientist in the Mojave Desert and bike messenger in San Francisco. Both subjects he hasn't fared well with in Top Gear challenges, so this ought to be a classic.
His first task is to join the folks at Stellar Exploration in building and launching a rocket. His mentor for his assignment is chief engineer Michael Bertino, who explains the basics of a rocket to Richard before they dig into the specifics of the actual one they're putting together. Richard's first duty is a big one: to put together the actual 'brain' of the rocket, a very small but very crucial piece of equipment. "You might want to check it," he quips afterward.
After that, it's on to assembling the rocket's motor and then packing its parachutes. Finally, the nose cone must be attached. Well, that was relatively easy. With the rocket in one piece, the team waits until the following day to launch it.
Richard's horrified when he arrives at the launch site the next morning and sees the rocket he just helped build in pieces. Turns out the 'brain' is confusing vertical with horizontal. He is assured this has nothing to do with his assembly work from the day before, but that doesn't make him feel much better. Neither does knowing they have a very limited window of time in which to correct the problem and launch the rocket.
With less than twenty minutes left, the Stellar team finally recalibrates the navigation sensor and hustles to get their rocket off the ground. For Richard, whose last attempt at rocket science involved crashing a Reliant Robin space shuttle in a huge fireball, this is an exciting moment. He's been given the honor of throwing the switch that will launch the rocket, but when he flips it, nothing happens. With only a minute and a half left on the clock, it's time to panic again.
The second attempt is a failure as well, and the launch window expires. The team can try to launch again the next day - if they can figure out why it didn't work.


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Superintendent Shoemaker has been a public educator since 1979. He was a teacher, curriculum specialist, principal and personnel director, working in the Provo and Jordan school districts before his appointment as Wasatch superintendent in 2001.
Notably, Superintendent Shoemaker has led a digital conversion effort in the Wasatch School District that equips students in grades five through eight with laptops they use for school and homework. By the year 2016, the digital conversion will include all students in the Wasatch County School District.
"As important as the access to computers is, the excellent digital curriculum and the job embedded professional development in digital friendly classrooms are critical to the success of Wasatch educators and students," Patti Harrington, executive director of the USSA, said in a news release. "This initiative is typical of the innovation that Terry has always advanced in his career."
Governor Huntsman appointed Superintendent Shoemaker to serve on the Board of Trustees for Utah Valley University, where he serves as the K-16 Alliance chair, an alliance with UVU and seven school districts from Utah, Wasatch, and Summit Counties. He also is on the board of Wasatch Community Foundation and serves on the Joint Legislative Committee representing superintendents and school board members statewide. He is a member of the Board of the Northeastern Utah Educational Services, which governs a service center that helps nine northeastern Utah school districts.
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Investigators said the shooting happened at Lone Star College's North Harris campus shortly after noon on Tuesday.
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Officials have not said exactly how many people have been shot and have not released the extent of their injuries. Ben Taub Hospital said it was expecting two patients. Memorial Hermann Hospital said one person was transported by ambulance.
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I arrive in Park City with Sean late on Wednesday evening for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. We accidentally discovered we were on the same flight the day before so we arranged to meet and travel together.
My nerves are buzzing but I have a certain confidence. It's my third year in a row here and I'm getting to know my way around. This year, travel wise, it's an easy trip; last year I got caught in Atlanta for six hours because of a snowstorm.
I'm here as the editor of "Simon Killer," my dear friend Antonio Campos's second feature. (Faithful readers may remember I've written much in the past about his first feature "Afterschool.") Antonio is amazing to work with and Simon is something special. I am very proud of how the film turned out, although I can also tell that not everyone will be into it.
Main Street is quiet at 2 a.m. when Sean and I roll into town. It's almost like a time warp how similar it feels to years past. But also so far away. "Catfish" seems like forever ago and I feel that those early days will always be most special. Then, there were no expectations, and the experiences were fresh and full of surprises.
But on the flip side now, I know what to expect and there is comfort in that. Our house is a bit closer this year, as well as a bit smaller. Two big plusses. Our crew is broken up in two houses across the street from each other, which keeps things a bit calmer. Last year, the six-staircase hike was almost too much to bear and there were people in and out all the time.
It's warmer than I expect for the first few days and my feet sweat during the day in the boots that I bought last week. The past few years, I didn't have great boots and many damp socks later I have learned my lesson. When it eventually does start to snow I am thankful, and boy does it snow! Over a foot and 36 hours later, Park City is covered in a blanket of white... and then slush.
The "Simon" premiere is Friday morning at the enormous Eccles Theater. It's completely packed and though I boast not being nervous, the 45 minutes before the movie are some of the longest in distant memory. During the film, I chew through toothpicks like a crazy person, my seat littered with tiny wooden splinters.
I am very aware of everyone around me and I feel like the audience members who are sitting behind me are completely with the film. They laugh and gasp in all of the right places. It's very satisfying. I've never seen it with an audience.
I check my phone on the way to our dinner and party. The tweets and reviews are already flooding in. They are totally polarizied, and though I am completely happy with how the film played my heart starts to sink just a bit when I read a particularly mean tweet.
Over the next few days I see a lot of old friends, a few movies that I love, a few that I hate, and in the end not nearly enough. Some folks and I go to the wrong theater fairly hungover for a 9 a.m. screening and end up sitting though a movie we don't want to see. It was unfortunate.
I go to a great party and run into an editor acquaintance of mine. We chat for a moment until he shuffles off quickly, saying something about the altitude, jet leg and having to go to bed early. An hour or so later I run into him at the bar waiting for a drink. I smile as warmly as possible. I'm ready to go back home to New York, I think to myself.
The reviews trickle in over the next few days. I read most of them. It's a pretty even split with people who love the film and people who hate it (some of them almost absurdly so). On the way back to the airport I overhear some people in the same shuttle talking about "Simon." They call it the "most polarizing film of the festival," but neither of them has seen it.
The day I arrive back home, "Simon Killer" sells to IFC. It's great news and though I am pleased to be back to my regular life, a part of me is sorry that I'm not looking out over Park City and celebrating.


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"I've been dealt some good cards," she said. "We've been able to raise our family here and we've enjoyed the continuity of having our children and our grandchildren here."
Now in her sixth term in office, she's never had an opponent. Even without a challenger, Garcia garners more votes of confidence than other elected officials.
"These 30 years have passed so quickly but I still enjoy serving the public," Garcia said. "I've lasted 30 years and enjoyed the entire experience."
Garcia has worked with nine district judges through court cases that ran the gamut including two capital murder cases – both with changes in venue to Cuero and Victoria.
"That was a difficult time for us," Garcia said.
In addition to the traveling every day, throngs of paperwork had to be filed upon returning to the courthouse.
Then, in 2003, the county clerk's and the district clerk's offices were combined.
"That was before the elections administrator position was opened so the county clerk's office was still tasked with doing the elections," Garcia said.
Two terms passed before an election was called to separate the two offices again.
One of Garcia's greatest challenges came as a high school student. A cheerleader for the 1970 RHS Bobcat co-state championship football team, she dropped out at midterm in 1972 to marry her high school sweetheart, George Garcia.
At 17, she gave birth to their son, Russell.
"The principal, Jim Boucher, talked to my parents and told me if I doubled up on my English classes and the required subjects, I could still graduate with my class," Garcia said. "My father and mother helped me with baby-sitting."
Garcia earned her diploma and walked across the stage with her class.
"Looking back, that was a challenge but I had a lot of support," Garcia said.
The clerk says her roots grow deep in the community.
"I was born here, I was baptized at St. James and I received my first communion there, and I was confirmed there — so I'll probably receive the last sacrament there, too."
Active at St. James, Garcia is a lector at Sunday Mass.
In addition to Russell, 39, she also has a daughter, Stacy, 33, and two granddaughters, Amber and Julissa. The Garcias plan to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary in Hawaii this summer with their children and grandchildren.
"Life's an open book for me, God comes first, then family and then career," Garcia says.
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With so much information available on the Internet these days, I thought it might be interesting to explore the meaning of various terms and traditions associated with Hanukkah, which started on December 20 this year. Having been raised with a Jewish education, I was surprised to discover some unknown facts and a few rare insights, as well as historical tidbits, songs and poems that enliven homes as families gather all around the world to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights.
What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah or Chanukah (Hebrew for "dedication") is the annual festival of the Jewish people. It begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish calendar, corresponding, approximately, to December in the Gregorian calendar, and lasts for eight successive days. Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication and Feast of the Maccabees. (www.wikipedia.com [1]).
Is that a candelabra?
Sort of... it's called a Menorah and there are two varieties. Inside a temple, one can find a seven-branched lampstand like the ones used in the ancient Tabernacle in the desert and Temple in Jerusalem, a symbol of Judaism since ancient times and the emblem of the modern state of Israel. During Hanukkah, the menorah is a nine-branched candelabrum, which serves to remind us of how a few hours worth of lamp oil miraculously burned for eight days and nights, thereby saving the temple from being destroyed. This biblical story is retold during the season, as parents pass the story on to a new generation. At the website www.myjewishlearning.com [2] I found an unusual recipe for "Marshmallow Menorahs" which unfolds thusly:
The idea is to let children make a menorah using frosting and marshmallows. Give each child a piece of tagboard 11 inches by four inches, 10 marshmallows, and nine candles. Have the children spread some white frosting on the bottom of each marshmallow and then put them onto the tagboard. With the frosting, "glue" a second marshmallow on top of the middle marshmallow to create the shammash or "servant." Poke birthday candles into each marshmallow to create a menorah. Sweet!
Food, glorious food!
Different families have their favorites, but most folks are familiar with the traditional latkes. This is one of the most famous of Jewish foods, and a specialty of Hanukkah. The latkes (potato pancakes) are served as an appetizer, as a side dish, and even for tea with a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar. They can be marvelous if properly prepared, just before eating. I've never mastered making latkes, but I'm pretty good when it comes to eating them. In my house, I always make sure to have sour cream at the ready.
What is a dreidel?
Another website, www.about.com [3], helped to decipher what that "funny looking toy" is. "Dreidel" is a Yiddish word that comes from the German word "drehen," which means "to turn." A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side. It is used during Hanukkah to play a popular children's game that involves spinning the dreidel and betting on which Hebrew letter will be showing when the dreidel stops spinning. Children usually play for a pot of gelt, which are chocolate coins covered in gold colored tin foil, but they can also play for candy, nuts, raisins—anything, really.
Many of us have heard the children's song, which is sung every year while playing the Hanukkah game, and the memorable chorus often sticks in my mind long after the last candle has burned out. For me, it's the Jewish version of (oy vey!) "It's a small world after all" and goes something like this:
"Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play!"
Religious practices
Although Hanukkah is considered one of the "fun" holidays, its roots are deeply significant and given proper reverence while observing during the eight-day celebration. There are three Brachos (blessings) which are recited when the Hanukkah candles are lit. For example, in both traditional Hebrew and English we recite: "Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvosav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah." Translation: "Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light."
On a lighter note
I found this charming poem on www.holiday123.net: [4]
Let's be Happy
By Malvine P. Hoenig
Let's be happy, let us cheer,
Hanukkah again is here.
All the lights are shining bright,
Isn't it a lovely sight?
You know these lights remind us
Of the time long, long ago,
When God caused one tiny light,
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News from the world of Maths
John D. Barrow is continuing his public lecture tour to promote his new Book of Universes. You can catch him at Gresham College in London on March 1st (admission free) and at the Bath Literary Festival on February 27th (admission £7, concession £6).
It requires only a little processing power, but it's a giant leap for robotkind: engineers at the University of Southampton have developed a way of equipping spacecraft and satellites with human-like reasoning capabilities, which will enable them to make important decisions for themselves.
If you're in London on Tuesday the 15th of February, then why not take a journey into other worlds with John D. Barrow at the Royal Institution? Barrow will tell a story that revolves around a single extraordinary fact: that Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity describes a series of entire universes.
Squeamish about cuts and scrapes? Maths can help you feel better.
Here's a fact: take the year you were born in (only the last two digits, as in '85), add your age and then (probably) add 1. The answer is ... 111!
This seems to have been making the rounds lately. Some people marvel at the fact that the answer is always 111 no matter how old you are and others think that 2011 is the only year in which this will work. Looks like mathematical magic!
Quantum mechanics is usually associated with weird and counterintuitive phenomena we can't observe in real life. But it turns out that quantum processes can occur in living organisms, too, and with very concrete consequences. Some species of birds, for example, use quantum mechanics to navigate. Last year we talked to physicists Simon Benjamin and Erik Gauger, and found out that studying these little creatures' quantum compass may help us achieve the holy grail of computer science: building a quantum computer.
It's been nearly 18 months since the Large Hadron Collider at CERN started up and scientists are eagerly awaiting their first glimpse into the cosmic mysteries it was designed to explore. But when can we realistically expect the first ground-breaking discoveries to come through? Last week, John Ellis, outgoing leader of the theory division at CERN, addressed an audience of physicists at the University of Cambridge to update them on the current state of play. Plus went along and also managed to catch Ellis for a quick interview.
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An ignorant Yorkshireman having occasion to go to France, was surprised on his arrival to hear the men speaking French, the women speaking French, and the children jabbering away in the same tongue. In the height of the perplexity which this occasioned, he retired to his hotel, and awakened in the morning by the cock crowing, whereupon he burst into a wild exclamation of astonishment and delight, crying, Thank goodness! theres English at last!
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Get into pushup position [1], and then move your right hand next to your left [2]. Now move your left hand a foot or so to your left, so that your hands are shoulder-width apart again and your body is several degrees counterclockwise from where you started [3]. Perform a pushup [4]. That's one rep. Repeat the pattern in a clockwise direction on your next rep.


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