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2016 Highlights of South Africa
Johannesburg • Kruger National Park • Swaziland • Hluhluwe • Port Elizabeth • Knysna • Cape Town
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Itinerary Overview
When you take a South Africa tour with Grand Circle Travel, you'll discover cultural and natural wonders at a relaxed and leisurely pace. You'll follow exotic wildlife on game-viewing drives through Kruger National Park and the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve ... enjoy visits to charming coastal towns along the famed Garden Route ... and explore cosmopolitan Cape Town, South Africa's "Mother City." You'll marvel at the country's diverse landscape rife with verdant, grassy savannahs, balmy, white-sand beaches, and tranquil, flower-ringed lagoons. And everywhere you go, you'll connect with the people of South Africa, encountering a veritable kaleidoscope of cultures and creeds—evidence that the nation has indeed become, as Nelson Mandela envisioned, "a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world."
Day-to-Day Itinerary
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION:Big Five Bush Safari, South Africa
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Begin your South African discoveries with three days in Entabeni Game Reserve, an 85-square-mile private reserve located in South Africa's UNESCO-protected Waterberg Biosphere—the perfect setting for a unique and enjoyable safari experience. You'll spend your days searching for the legendary "Big Five"—Cape buffalo, elephant, lion, rhino, and leopard—and your evenings sleeping under the thatched roof of your comfortable tented chalet. It's the perfect introduction to your South African experience.View Extension Itinerary
Day 1Depart U.S.
Board your overnight flight to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Day 2Arrive Johannesburg, South Africa
A Grand Circle representative will meet you at the airport and help you transfer to your hotel, where you'll meet the Grand Circle Program Director who will accompany you throughout your trip, and fellow travelers, including those who have just finished our optional pre-trip extension, Big Five Bush Safari, South Africa. Settle in, and get to know your surroundings.
Day 3Johannesburg • Soweto tour • Apartheid Museum
This morning, you'll drive to Soweto, enjoying scenic views of Johannesburg en route. You'll see the city skyscrapers, including the Carlton Centre, which is the tallest office block in Africa, as well as the Nelson Mandela Bridge.
Soweto, a former shantytown on the city's outskirts, is both a bustling center of black South African life and a poignant symbol of the struggle to end apartheid. Here, after an included lunch, you'll set off on a walking tour, where you'll enjoy the opportunity to immerse yourself in local culture as you connect closely with the township's residents, visiting them in their homes and where they work.
After your walking tour, depart for the Apartheid Museum, where you'll confront one of the 20th century's greatest injustices. The history of nearly 50 years of unequal rights affecting more than 20 million black South Africans is recounted here, in 22 exhibits spanning print, photo, and film. It's a fascinating and moving examination of an era that has since been replaced by a constitutional democracy that celebrates diversity.
This evening, get to know your fellow travelers during a Welcome Briefing, and enjoy a Welcome Dinner with wine at your hotel.
Day 4Johannesburg • Mpumalanga • Kruger National Park
After breakfast, set off for Kruger National Park. Along the way, marvel at breathtaking views of the Klein Drakensburg escarpment, with its densely wooded canyons, sheer sandstone cliffs, and sparkling waterfalls. You'll stop for lunch on your own en route to your hotel in the province of Mpumalanga.
You'll travel the Panorama Route through Mpumalanga, where you'll look into God's Window—a spot with stunning views—and the Bourkes Luck Potholes at the mouth of the Blyde River Canyon.
Tonight, check into your hotel, where dinner will be served.
Day 5Kruger National Park • Intimate African Safari game drive
Embark on a full-day Intimate African Safari game drive, during which you will explore Kruger National Park aboard a small, open-air vehicle. Perhaps you'll see one of the elusive "Big Five" safari animals during your journey. A packed lunch will be provided by the hotel.
Kruger is one of the largest and most notable among African game parks. Transvaal President Paul Kruger saw the need to protect the wilderness and its animals and first proclaimed it the Sabie Game Reserve before it became a national park in 1926. It is known for the chances it offers for spotting the Big Five—always elusive, but certainly present here: lion, elephant, leopard, Cape buffalo, and rhino. In addition to game animals, Kruger boasts an avian population of almost 500 species, some of which are found nowhere else in South Africa.
Tonight, enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Day 6Kruger National Park • Full-day game drive • Optional Intimate African Safari
After breakfast, you'll board a coach for a full-day game-viewing drive.
Or, choose to take advantage of a second Intimate African Safari on our optional full-day outing. Today, you'll venture further afield to some of the park's most remote areas aboard 4x4 vehicles to discover South Africa's wildlife in a smaller group. Please note: A minimum of six participants is required to operate this tour.
Dine tonight at your hotel.
Day 7Kruger National Park • School visit • Mbabane, Swaziland
This morning, spend time with the children of George Mhaule Primary School (when in session), supported by Grand Circle Foundation as part of the World Classroom initiative. After your visit, cross the border into the Kingdom of Swaziland, entering through its mountainous northwest. As you travel, admire a landscape of sloping hills and sugarcane plantations.
A fully independent nation since 1968, this African kingdom originated in the early 19th century and maintained its cultural identity as a British protectorate—never absorbed into South Africa—through much of the 20th century. Today, Swaziland has a population of about 800,000 and is a peaceful, agricultural country where ancient and modern ways mingle. Arrive at your hotel, near the capital city of Mbabane, in the mid-afternoon with a bit of time to explore the area or relax before dinner.
Day 8Mbabane • Swazi Cultural ExperienceFOUNDATION VISIT
Today you'll enjoy a full day of a Swazi Cultural Experience. First, peruse the produce, local crafts, and wares of the Swazi people at the Mbabane Craft Market. Continue on to a local workshop to observe the artistry and precise techniques of glassblowing.
Then, behold the craftsmanship of local candle-makers as they work their magic in wax—using an age-old process—at a local workshop and market. Enjoy lunch here before making a short stop at the memorial built in honor of King Sobuza, who brought Swaziland to independence in 1968. Crowned king at less than a year old, King Sobuza holds the record for the longest monarchial rule—more than 80 years.
This evening, dinner is on your own—your Program Director can offer suggestions about where you can savor the local flavors.
Day 9Mbabane • Hluhluwe, South Africa • Afternoon With the Zulu
As you cross the border back into South Africa today, you'll enter Hluhluwe, a small town within the Kwazulu-Natal province. Here the great warrior-king Shaka unified many clans in the early 19th century under the name Zulu, which was the name of his own clan. Though mostly ceremonial today, the Zulu monarchy continues as a proud symbol of a living culture.
While in Hluhluwe, you'll spend an Afternoon With the Zulu during an exclusive Discovery Series event. You'll visit an authentic re-creation of a Zulu uzumi (homestead), where you'll meet modern-day warriors and witness fighting formations. You'll also enjoy lunch, take part in traditional activities such as beer-brewing and bread-making, and discover some of the secrets of the mystical nyangas (herbal healers) and the Sangoma (a priest-diviner).
Tonight, dinner will be served at the hotel.
Day 10Hluhluwe • Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve • Optional Hluhluwe-Umfolozi afternoon game-viewing drive
After breakfast, set off for a game-viewing drive through the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve—the oldest park in all of Africa.
Thanks to the efforts of conservationists, the once-threatened rhino population has soared—the park is now home to the largest concentration of white rhinos in the world. Be on the lookout for their signature horns, along with spottings of the "Big Five," and the more obscure sightings of yellow-, pink- and orange-throated longclaws.
Later, after lunch on your own, you can spend the rest of the day at leisure. Or, if you're eager for another look at the exciting wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, you can opt to join a second tour in the afternoon. You'll enjoy another opportunity to climb aboard a 4x4 game-viewing vehicle to seek out the residents of the reserve, seeing the animals in a new light at a different time of day.
Tonight you'll return to your hotel aboard a motorcoach for some leisure time before dinner.
Day 11Hluhluwe • Overland to Durban • Fly to Port Elizabeth • Port Elizabeth City tour
This morning, after an early wake-up, you'll drive to Durban. From here, you'll fly to Port Elizabeth—a major seaport set along the beautiful shores of Algoa Bay.
Enjoy a tour of the city's historical attractions, including St. George's Park and Settler's Park—both known for their cultivated and natural gardens. The afternoon is at leisure for you to explore the shimmering beaches and colonial history of "the Friendly City." This evening is at leisure.
Day 12Port Elizabeth • Optional Addo Elephant National Park tour
Spend the day and evening as you please in Port Elizabeth. The city has many historical attractions—including the Donkin Heritage Trail, which allows visitors to follow in the footsteps of the British settlers who arrived in 1820. The trail, which is several miles long, winds past more than 40 historical sites and architectural gems in the Old Hill area of central Port Elizabeth. You might also choose to stroll through St. George's Park, home to the world-famous Port Elizabeth Cricket Club. Lunch and dinner today are on your own.
Or join an optional motorcoach tour of Addo Elephant National Park, where you'll enjoy another chance to see South Africa's most celebrated safari animals. The park houses more than 450 elephants, 400 Cape buffalo, nearly 50 endangered black rhino, and a variety of antelope. You may even see lion and spotted hyena, which have been re-introduced to the area in recent years.
Day 13Port Elizabeth • Garden Route to Knysna
After breakfast this morning, you'll embark on a scenic journey along South Africa's famous Garden Route, the magnificent stretch of coastline that has served as an inspiration for artists and writers for centuries. View lofty mountains edging toward some of the best golden-sand beaches in the country ... vast forests of giant yellowwood, pine, and eucalyptus trees ... colorful wildflowers ... pristine, amber-colored lakes, and tumbling waterfalls ... coves and lagoons peeking out from behind a ridge of sand dunes ... and charming tiny villages.
This evening, you'll arrive in Knysna, known as the "Pearl of the Garden Route." Dinner is yours to enjoy at a local restaurant tonight.
Day 14Knysna • Oudtshoorn Ostrich Farm
Today, get closer to the world of exotic animals in Oudtshoorn during a visit to the Safari Ostrich Farm.
Ostrich farming began in the late 1880s, when European demand for ostrich feathers prompted a boom in ostrich farming worldwide. By the early 1900s, only gold, diamonds, and wool ranked higher than ostrich feathers in terms of exports. In Oudtshoorn, the center of the industry, ostrich farmers built lavish sandstone mansions to showcase their wealth.
On the farm you'll view large flocks of the flightless bird, still highly prized for its feathers, leather, and meat. Experienced guides will reveal the life cycle of the ostrich, and you'll also learn how products such as handbags and feather dusters are produced. Perhaps you'll even observe and participate in an ostrich derby! After lunch at the farm, you'll have more time at leisure to explore Oudtshoorn.
You'll return to Knysna tonight in time for dinner on your own.
Day 15Knysna • Featherbed Reserve Nature Walk
After breakfast, depart for Knysna's famed lagoon, which is protected from the open water by two giant sandstone cliffs known locally as "the Heads." A ferry takes you across the lagoon for an included tour of Featherbed Nature Reserve. On your guided nature walk, keep an eye out for a glimpse of the blue duiker, Africa's smallest antelope (named for the blue sheen of its back) and other wildlife.
After lunch outside under the reserve's milkwood trees, the remainder of the day is yours to explore Knysna. You can delve into the town's history at the Millwood House Museum, which displays items once owned by Knysna's founder, George Rex (reputedly an illegitimate son of British King George III). Or browse through the many quaint shops with their unique offerings.
Dinner tonight is on your own.
Day 16Knysna • Swellendam • Cape Town
Ride to Cape Town after breakfast this morning. En route, you'll stop in historic Mossel Bay, where Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to land in South Africa in 1488. For more than 400 years, this was a spot where passing mariners dropped off their letters as their voyages took them around the Cape of Good Hope. You'll learn more about the legacy of this explorer, as well as about the culture and ecosystem of Mossel Bay, at the eponymous Dias Museum on an included tour.
You'll also stop at the town of Swellendam, where you'll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, before continuing on to Cape Town, where you'll arrive this evening. Enjoy dinner on your own tonight.
Day 17Cape Town • Cape Town City tour • Optional Cape Town Townships tour • Home-Hosted Dinner
Today's included city tour features a cable car ride up Table Mountain (weather permitting), a 3,563-foot sandstone mountain that is remarkable for its flat top. Enjoy the ocean views from the summit.
This afternoon, enjoy leisure time to explore Cape Town on your own.
Or perhaps you'll join our optional tour to Cape Town's vibrant townships—Langa, Guguletu, and Bonteheuwel. Learn about the traditions and daily way of life here through a tour—guided by a township resident—and a home visit.
Tonight, join a local family in their home for dinner. Enjoy a warm welcome, authentic local fare, and lively conversation during this exclusive Discovery Series event.
Day 18Cape Town • Cape Peninsula
Departing after breakfast, head along the coast, with majestic Table Mountain rising in the distance. Your route follows the spectacular coast road, the Atlantic Ocean's crashing surf endlessly splashing the rocks below. Soon you reach the Cape Point Nature Reserve, with its wild fynbos landscapes, beautiful flowers, elusive bontebok, baboons, and ocean views.
Contrary to popular belief, the Cape Peninsula is not consistently where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. Because of shifting currents, that distinction is shared with lesser-known Cape Agulhas, 100 to 200 miles east of the Cape Peninsula. Nevertheless, when you get to the tip of the Cape Point Nature Reserve, you'll see Cape Point, the technical "Cape of Good Hope." Rapidly changing climactic conditions and the Indian Ocean currents coming from Cape Agulhas make it a particularly dangerous spot for ships. Your Program Director will tell you that more "sightings" of the legendary ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman, are reported here than anywhere else in the world. Who knows what you'll spy on the distant horizons as you gaze from the Cape Point viewing platform? You'll also explore some of the fascinating vegetation and more remote corners of this nature reserve, as well as the lush Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, before stopping for an included lunch at a well-known local seafood restaurant.
On the return trip to Cape Town, a stop along the False Bay coastline offers a chance to see the penguins at Boulders Beach. Arrive back in town in the early evening, after passing through Simon's Town and Fish Hoek.
Dinner is on your own tonight.
Day 19Cape Town • Stellenbosch
Venture to South Africa's wine-producing region on an included excursion to Stellenbosch. You'll visit a wine estate and sample their delicious offerings. A scenic river valley of rolling hills, quaint farms, and mountain vistas, this area is also the heart of Cape Dutch culture. You'll see fine examples of traditional architecture while learning about the history of early settlement here. Lunch will be on your own in Stellenbosch.
Tonight, share your impressions of South Africa with your fellow travelers during a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 20Return to U.S.
After breakfast, you'll have the morning at leisure to do a little more exploring in Cape Town, or to simply relax before you begin your journey back to the U.S. this afternoon. Or begin your optional extension in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
POST-TRIP EXTENSION:Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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More than 50% of our travelers reserved this extension in 2015
Extend your discoveries of Africa's wonders with this optional extension to thundering Victoria Falls. You'll have ample time to view the Falls, twice as high as Niagara and one-and-a-half times as wide, perhaps taking an optional helicopter flight to witness its full grandeur. You'll also experience local culture at a traditional boma dinner and cultural show. During this extension, you'll have a variety of optional tours to choose from, including an all-day excursion to Botswana's celebrated Chobe National Park.View Extension Itinerary


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What age is that and why? When did you come to that decision and what led you to it?
What age is that and why? When did you come to that decision and what led you to it?
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I had no BF'ing support ... my goal was 6 months because that's what my Dr. said was the basic recommendation -- then it became 12 months (who knows why) -- then, when I passed that I figured WHY STOP? So, in the end, nope, I just let kiddo figure out when she wanted to stop
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Leila Maribelle self-weaned at 4 years old....
I wanted to nurse my first son for at least 2 years, but I weaned early due to pregnancy. I weaned him at 20 months, because it was extremely painful and it was really affecting my attitude. With my second son I definitly want to nurse for at least 2 years as well and I have no plans to get pregnant right now so it will probably happen. I think for me the upper limit is 3 or 3 and a half. My 3 year old still asks to nurse occassionally and we "pretend" if he is having a bad day so nursing a child his age is not out of the question, but much older than that and I would feel like I was nursing a child, not a baby. My second son is not much of a comfort nurser so I am guessing that it won't really be an issue for us.
I had hoped to nurse for a year... that was my ultimate goal. Then, a year came and went and we were still comfortably nursing... and then 2 years came and went and we were nursing less, but it was still a good relationship... and 3 years came and went and we were nursing to sleep... and we weaned soon after that when I became PG and it just became too painful... but it certainly went on longer than I EVER anticipated!
As to why I set that date of a year? Well, I guess I just didn't know anyone who nursed beyond that when I first had my baby. I didn't realize that you could continue nursing beyond that point, if that makes any sense. Then, I got involved with LLL and found other women who were nursing toddlers and I read the book "Mothering Your Nursing Toddler" and I realized it wasn't so "odd"...
I never had a set amount of time with my first, just a try-and-see attitude. She ended up having a lot of latch problems and we pumped exclusively, then gave that up by 3 months because of my own health problems. This time, I'm shooting for six months, which is pretty do-able since my son latches like a pro. Anything beyond six months I'm just not sure yet. I want to TTC again and if that's not happening as soon as I'd like we may wean, or if I do get pregnant, I don't want to nurse while pregnant. Just me personally. I never considered BFing beyond a year by any means - in my mind, breastfeeding and bottles are 'baby' things. I wouldn't dream of giving my three year old a bottle, and to me, breast is very similar. I don't condemn or look down on people who choose to breastfeed beyond a year, it's just not for me and my family.
I had a lot of issues at the beginning. So, my original goal was 4 months. I rationialized by saying I could start solids so she wouldn't get as much formula. Well, by 2.5 months, all of my issues went away. I made it to 4 months, and extended my goal to 6 months. Then, my goal got extended to a year. We just hit 1 year, so I am not sure what my goal is.
I want her to self wean, but I also don't want to go that much longer. Right now, we are down to basically naps and sleep. I am not sure when we will be done completely.
Initially I thought I would be heroic to make it to the six months mark, it was so painful for the first two months. Then it all became easy, so I saw no reason to stop. Also continued right through my second pregnancy. My daughter is two now, and I don't feel particularly comfortable with our nursing any more. Maybe this has to do with baby or maybe because she is such a distinct and articulate littlem personality now, it seems like an invasion of my privacy. Anyway, I restrict her nursing to once, or at the most twice a day, but it still feels as if I am just enduring it. I will not force her to wean, but I am kind of hoping that when I go back to work it will somehow naturally fade away. I would like to keep baby going till he is two at least and then see how I feel.
I don't know when I'll wean, but I plan to move BF into the closet by the time dd can speak in full sentences
I said a year with DS and BF till he was 14 months, I worked and way back then it was harder to do when you worked. With DD we weaned at 2 yo and although it wasn't my choice at the time it was the perfect time as it worked for us.
I never thought I would BF past 15-18 months and I remember one of my very first meetings the leader had a 23 month old and was still BF, I thought good for her, that isn't for me.. LOL how wrong I was, the great thing is that now DD, she is now 3 & remembers nursing and will nurse her babies. I hope I am planting the seed that she too will nurse her children someday.
I don't have an age set in mind. With our first baby, I wanted to make it at least a year & hoped that he would nurse for a lot longer. Our DS is now 19 months & still nurses quite often along with his 7 month old sister! We have done a lot of reading on extended breastfeeding & child-led weaning with the birth of our second child & feel that child-led weaning is what is best for our children. It's tough at times nursing two so often, plus our DD co-sleeps with us & nurses/suckles frequently during the night. (DS usually sleeps through the night in his crib, didn't know about co-sleeping when we had him. ) Yes, things go undone & except for showers , I don't have "time to myself". But the way I figure it is that I have the majority of the rest of my life to have time for myself & that these very few precious breastfeeding years are "once in a life time" w/ each child & will be over way too fast & I want to cherish every moment of them!

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Buck kill appears averageBy Dennis Jensen
STAFF WRITER | December 09,2012PHOTO PROVIDED
Adam Murkowski, the deer project leader for Vermont Fish & Wildlife, poses with one of the bucks he took this season in his native Wisconsin.While the final figures are still not known, the 2012 buck kill is running about average for the kill numbers over the past three years.
As of Dec. 4, the latest figures released by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 4,897 bucks have been brought into checking stations around the state.
Meanwhile, the average kill for the previous three years over the same time period is 4,867 antlered deer.
Adam Murkowski, the deer project leader for Fish & Wildlife, said that he is encouraged by the number thus far. And Murkowski stressed that many reports are still due from checking stations.
"This year, compared to last year, the numbers are up," he said. "These are really preliminary numbers. After the muzzleloader season, we'll have a much better handle as they continue to come in from every check station."
This is Murkowski's first buck season with the department after taking the position earlier this year as the top deer biologist in the state.
Murkowski said that, from what he has seen and from what he has heard, Vermont hunters seem to be satisfied with the results of the four 2012 deer seasons.
"Overall, everybody, from archers and young kids and the rifle hunters, everybody seems to be seeing deer," he said. "The general consensus is that people are seeing more deer and are harvesting bigger and more healthy bucks."
The weather for hunting deer during the 16-day firearms buck season was also favorable, Murkowski said.
"People got to sit a little longer and enjoy it," he said.
While Murkowski, an avid deer hunter, didn't get to hunt much in Vermont, he did manage to take three bucks in his native state of Wisconsin.
"I went back home, with my family," he said. "We had a really good year. I got a five-pointer, a nub-horn (button buck) and what should have been a 4-by-4, but every tine on his left side was broken off, with just the main beam showing."
Vermont has an antler restriction rule, which forbids hunters - the exception being the youth deer weekend - from taking spiked bucks. The spike horn rule has been in effect since 2005 and Murkowski said he believes it has done what it was proposed to do.
"There's no doubt the spike horn ban is working," he said. "We know it protects 50 percent of the yearling age class. And we know from the rifle harvest data that the composition of the harvest has been shifting increasingly up to the 2- and 3-year-old bucks."
Since the spike horn ban, the average buck kill has been about 40 percent for yearlings (1-year-old bucks), 35 percent for 2-year-old bucks and 25 percent for bucks 3 years and older, Murkowski said.
"We see that body weights continue to go up and we know from talking to hunters that the number of antler points are going up. We know from talking to hunters at checking stations that they are seeing more bucks and seeing older bucks," he said.
Murkowski said that he believes that the Vermont deer population is in very good shape.
"Vermont has some stark contrasts, in terms of habitat. There's farm country and big woods and a big difference in deer density. But overall the deer herd is very healthy," he said.
Fish & Wildlife understands that the deer herd is not "evenly distributed throughout the landscape," Murkowski said "There are places where we would like to see deer numbers increase."
Meanwhile, deer hunters would be wise to consult the annual deer harvest report, compiled by Fish & Wildlife biologists in time for the annual deer meetings held each winter, Murkowski said.
"We put a lot of effort into analyzing that stuff," he said. "Hunters can analyze that information and use it to help make informed harvest decisions when they are out hunting."
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Racine out, Chen in as AHS chiefBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | August 13,2014Albert J. Marro / Staff Photo
Dr. Harry Chen was named Vermonts new secretary of the Agency of Human Resources on Tuesday by Gov. Peter Shumlin, left.MONTPELIER Human Services Secretary Doug Racine has been ousted by Gov. Peter Shumlin, who said he is seeking new leadership as challenges within the states largest agency continue to mount.
The move was announced Tuesday morning by the governors office, which said Health Commissioner Harry Chen will take over as interim secretary for the remainder of the year.
Chen, formerly of Mendon, was an emergency room doctor at Rutland Regional Medical Center for more than 20 years before becoming health commissioner in January 2011. He also served in the Vermont House from 2002 to 2008.
A search will be conducted for a permanent replacement at the massive, six-department Agency of Human Services. Its unclear if Chen will be a candidate for the position.
In a press release announcing the personnel changes, Shumlin, a second-term Democrat, praised the work of Racine, a former political rival who narrowly lost to Shumlin in a crowded 2010 primary for the Democratic nomination for governor before being tapped in 2011 to run the agency.
I appreciate Dougs hard work over three and a half years to help Vermonts most vulnerable, Shumlin said.
But AHS has faced significant challenges, particularly in the last year.
Vermont Health Connect, the states online health insurance marketplace overseen by the agencys Department of Vermont Health Access, has struggled and remains hobbled. Nearly a year after its launch the website lacks key technical functions that were promised.
And the Department for Children and Families, which is part of AHS, has faced scathing criticism following the deaths earlier this year of two children supervised by the department. Two-year-old Dezirae Sheldon of Poultney died in February and 15-month-old Peighton Geraw of Winooski died in April. Both deaths were ruled homicides.
Shumlin alluded to those challenges in his statememt.
This has been a tough job, but now is the right time to start with new leadership to take the Agency of Human Services forward, Shumlin said.
Shumlin took questions from reporters at a Tuesday afternoon news conference, but offered few details beyond the official statement. He declined to elaborate on the timing of Racines firing, which came after months of calls by Republicans for Racine and others within the agency to resign because of the exchange failures.
These decisions are always difficult. Secretary Racine led the agency, as you know, for almost four years, and he did it with great distinction. He took on some real challenges, including, just to remind you, having to shut down the State Hospital in the middle of the night and rebuild our entire mental health delivery system, Shumlin said.
As governor, these decisions are never easy, he said, but I felt it was time for a different kind of leadership, and Im grateful to Secretary Racine for his service.
Racine, a former lieutenant governor and state senator, said Tuesday he is disappointed by the governors decision. He said he was summoned to a meeting with Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding and Shumlins chief of staff, Elizabeth Miller, on Monday afternoon and told he was out. Shumlin did not attend.
I was told that I was leaving. I did not ask (to leave), Racine said. I was not expecting this. It came as a surprise.
Shumlins top aides said the governor wanted to move in a new direction with a different style of leadership, Racine said.
He said he was also told that Shumlin was happy with his efforts to rebuild the agency after years of budget cuts and was assured in recent weeks that he was not being held responsible for the agencys struggles.
The governor said to them that I had done what he asked me to do and he was satisfied with that work, Racine said.
But the decision was already made, he said, and he was informed at the Monday meeting that Chen would take over. He opted to clean out his office that afternoon.
I didnt want to go back to the office and pretend that nothing had happened for a day, Racine said. I talked to the commissioners and staff. I took the pictures off the wall and personal things off the desk, packed them up and walked out the door.
Racine said he isnt sure what he will do next.
I wasnt planning on this. I was thinking Id like to do this for another year or so, and then who knows, think about retirement, he said. Im disappointed, frankly, that I cant continue the work.
He remains interested in the human services field as well as public policy. He has no plans to run for public office, but isnt ruling it out.
I enjoy the political arena too, even though it has its ups and downs, Racine said. This is one of the downs.
For now, DCF Commissioner David Yacovone and DVHA Commissioner Mark Larson remain in place. But Shumlin said he has asked Chen to review operations and make any further recommendations necessary.
I have confidence in all of my secretaries and all of my commissioners and all the people who work for state government, Shumlin said. I also have to, as governor, make the judgment when I think its time to stay the course to stay the same and when I think new leadership is necessary, and Ive made that judgment. What Ive asked incoming Secretary Chen to do is see whats working well, whats not working well, like I do with any secretary, and make recommendations.
Chen also indicated he is willing to make additional changes in leadership if needed.
My task is to go in with my leadership style, get to know the agency, the breadth of the agency, which has almost 4,000 employees, and see whats working right, whats not working right, Chen said, and certainly, if I feel there are ways in which leadership changes can be made to address those challenges, thats obviously something Im willing to do.
Meanwhile, Yacovone said he has been told by administration officials that his job is secure.
Ive been reassured that it is, so Im confident in that, he said. I have to take it at its word. I just have to focus on whats needed to be done whether its on firm ground or not.
Yacovone called it a pleasure and a privilege to work with Racine.
Without hesitation, without question, Doug always had our back certainly mine, he said. But he also understood the issues. Doug is one of those people who sees the many shades of gray in policy issues. I cant say enough about the support that he tried to give.
Not all Republicans were cheering Racines departure. Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland, said he has a lot of respect for Racine, and does not believe replacing Racine will expedite changes at AHS.
Im not sure his leaving is going to help improve the things that need fixing in the agency, Mullin said.
Vermont Press Bureau reporter Josh OGorman contributed to this story.
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The NCAA Final Four has produced many big stars over the years -- but where are they today?
Let's start with Mateen Cleaves, who after leading Michigan State to the 2000 national title, played sparingly in the NBA for several seasons before eventually playing in the D-League and overseas.
Cleaves (seen here throwing out the first pitch before a Detroit Tigers game in August 2015) returned to the headlines for the wrong reasons after being arraigned on March 16, 2016, on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in September 2015 in a motel near Flint, Michigan. Charged with unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to commit criminal sexual penetration, second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, he was released on $150,000 personal bond. Cleaves, who retired as a player in 2009, now works as a music talent manager and a basketball analyst for CBS Sports. He also offers NBA analysis for Fox Sports Detroit's coverage on "Pistons Live" and was selected for the 2013 class of Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
As a freshman sharpshooter, Gerry McNamara helped the Syracuse Orange to a NCAA title in 2003. McNamara totaled 19 points and 4 steals to go along with teammate Carmelo Anthony's 33 points in a 95-84 semifinal victory over Texas and then hit six three-pointers in the first half of the title game versus the Kansas Jayhawks. Those 18 points were McNamara's total for the game, helping Syracuse to a 81-78 victory. Anthony, who scored 21 points in the win and is now an NBA superstar, won Most Outstanding Player honors, but both he and McNamara were named to the All-Tournament team.
McNamara played another three years at Syracuse, leading the Orange to the Sweet 16 in the 2004 tournament but losing in first-round upsets in 2005 and 2006. He was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2006 United States Basketball League draft, but elected to try for an NBA career instead. He had brief stints with international teams in Greece and Latvia and with the NBA Development League teams Bakersfield Jam and Reno Bighorns before retiring as a player in March 2009. He returned to Syracuse as a graduate student and student assistant for the men's basketball team in the summer of 2009 and was promoted to an assistant coach in 2011.
Sean May was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2005 Final Four after leading the North Carolina Tar Heels to their fourth national championship as a junior. May scored 26 points on 10-for-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina over the University of Illinois 75-70.
May left the Tar Heels for the NBA following his junior year, being drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats with the 13th overall pick of the 2005 NBA Draft, one of four North Carolina players drafted with lottery picks that year (along with Marvin Williams, Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants.) He played for Charlotte for three seasons and another year for the Sacramento Kings. From 2010 through 2015, he has played internationally with professional teams in Turkey, Croatia and France, most recently with the French team Orléans Loiret Basket. In October 2015, he returned to his alma mater as North Carolina's assistant to the director of player development.
Juan Dixon won the Most Outstanding Player award in leading Maryland to a championship over Indiana in 2002. He went on to play for several teams in the NBA.
Dixon last played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards in 2009 before heading overseas to play in Europe, including stints in Greece and Spain. After a one-year FIBA suspension for steroid use, he signed with Turkish team Banvit in March 2011. In November 2013, Dixon joined the University of Maryland men's basketball coaching staff as a special assistant under head coach Mark Turgeon.
Duke superstar Christian Laettner helped lead the Blue Devils to the 1991 and 1992 national crowns. He then was a first-round pick in the 1992 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and spent that summer as part of the Olympic "Dream Team" that won gold in Barcelona. He played in the NBA for 13 years, including stints with Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Washington before wrapping up his career with the Miami heat during the 2004-05 season.
In January 2012, Laettner accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League, but was let go with the rest of the coaching staff after the season. He also has battled financial problems and debt from his real-estate ventures, owing a reported $30 million to creditors, according to the Wall Street Journal. These days he's a motivational speaker and runs his own basketball camp. He's also appeared in commercials for AT&T along with Shaquille O'Neal, Clyde Drexler and Julius Erving running during the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
Corliss Williamson earned the Most Outstanding Player award for his performance in the 1994 Final Four, leading Arkansas to a title over Duke. He also led the Razorbacks back to the NCAA final the next year, with Arkansas losing to UCLA. He went on to play for four teams during a 12-year NBA career.
Williamson retired from the NBA in 2007 to become an assistant coach at Arkansas Baptist College. In March 2010, he was named the men's head basketball coach at the University of Central Arkansas. He left Central Arkansas after compiling a 26-62 record over three seasons to become an assistant coach with the NBA's Sacramento Kings in August 2013.
Shane Battier led the Duke Blue Devils to the 2001 national title, winning NCAA basketball tournament MVP honors along the way. He was then drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001.
Battier was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2006, but was traded back to the Grizzlies in February 2011. He signed with the Miami Heat as a free agent in December 2011 and ended up winning two NBA titles with the team before retiring after the 2014 season. He is also a co-owner of D1 Sports Training in Memphis and in 2010 was chosen as the seventh smartest professional athlete by the Sporting News. He worked as a college basketball commentator for ESPN for a year before leaving the network in November 2015.
Bobby Hurley won national titles with Duke in 1991 and 1992 before being drafted by the Sacramento Kings. Hurley was involved in a serious car crash his rookie season. He was able to return to the Kings in 1994 and play with the team for several years before retiring.
Hurley turned his focus to owning and breeding thoroughbred race horses after retiring, but lost his stables to foreclosure in 2010. In 2010 he joined his younger brother Dan as a coach for Wagner University and followed him to the University of Rhode Island in March 2012 when Dan was named the school's head basketball coach. He was head coach of the State University at New York at Buffalo men's basketball team for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, leading the team to its first-ever Mid-American Conference East division title in his first season and then its first NCAA tournament berth in 2015. A few weeks after the 12th-seeded Bulls lost their opening round game, Hurley accepted the head coaching job at Arizona State. He coached the Sun Devils to a 15-16 regular season record this year before losing in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.
UConn was 91-17 during Khalid El-Amin's three years as starting point guard. This included 10 NCAA tourney wins and the 1999 National Championship.
In 50 games in the NBA, El-Amin averaged 6.3 points with 2.9 assists, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.1 turnovers and 2.0 fouls in 18.6 minutes. He started playing overseas in 2002 and has played in France, Turkey, Israel, Ukraine, Lithuania, Croatia and Kosovo. He's seen here playing for the French League team Le Mans Sarthe Basket in 2012. He now plays for the German team BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Larry Bird, whose Indiana State team made it to the title game in 1979, followed up his 13-year Hall of Fame NBA career by coaching the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he held through 2012, when he resigned to deal with an ailing back and other health issues. He returned to the position in 2013 after a year away from the team.
After leading North Carolina to the 1982 national title, Michael Jordan went on to become of the best NBA players of all time. After ending a legendary NBA career that saw him win six championships with the Chicago Bulls and earning Finals MVP honors each time, Jordan served as the Washington Wizards' director of basketball operations before later becoming first a part-owner and then majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets. Jordan, who is the first former player and first African-American to become the majority owner of an NBA team, is also the head of basketball operations for the Hornets.
After leading Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA crown, beating Larry Bird's Indiana State squad for the title, Magic Johnson became one of the greatest NBA players of all time. The Lakers' star retired in 1991 after learning he was HIV positive. He later returned to the league before retiring for good during the 1996 season. Johnson has worked as an NBA commentator and also owns Magic Johnson Enterprises, which includes a movie studio and a nationwide chain of movie theaters.
Johnson has focused on his business ventures and raising money for AIDS research since retiring. He was part of a group of investors that purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 and the Los Angeles Sparks in 2014. He is also one of several celebrities who have a minority ownership stake in the Major League Soccer expansion team set to begin play in Los Angeles in 2018.
Patrick Ewing led Georgetown to the 1984 national title before becoming one of the NBA's all-time greatest players.
After retiring as a player in 2002, Ewing has worked as an assistant coach with the Wizards, Rockets and Magic. He is currently associate head coach with the Charlotte Hornets under head coach Steve Clifford. He was also among the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team" inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Bill Walton not only won back-to-back titles with UCLA in 1972-73, but he also was named Most Outstanding Player in both title runs. After a successful NBA career that saw two titles in 13 years, Walton retired. He spent another 19 years as a broadcaster before retiring in November 2009, although he later returned as a part-time commentator for the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics. He also returned as a game analyst for Pac-12 basketball coverage on ESPN and the Pac-12 Network starting with the 2012-13 season.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to three NCAA championships before embarking on a legendary NBA career. In January 2012, he was named a United States cultural ambassador, with a mission of promoting education, racial tolerance and cultural understanding among young people around the world.
Chris Webber led Michigan to two appearances in the NCAA championship game. In 1993 he infamously called timeout when his team didn't have any timeouts remaining, resulting in a technical foul that helped clinch the game for North Carolina.
Nicknamed C-Webb, his 15-year NBA career came to an end in 2008. Since retiring, Webber has worked as an analyst for NBA TV and TNT. Outside of basketball, Webber has been active in his investment company representing basketball and football players, real estate, and film projects. In October 2014, his name emerged as part of a potential ownership group that has submitted a letter of interest to the NBA about its desire to purchase the Atlanta Hawks.
James Worthy, who won a title in 1982 with North Carolina, was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history after a Hall of Fame career with the Lakers. He co-hosted a pre- and post-game Lakers show in Los Angeles as well as served as an analyst for local broadcasts. In September 2015, he was hired to be an assistant coach for the Lakers in the area of player development.
Bill Bradley's Princeton team fell short of the title game in 1965, but Bradley was named MVP nonetheless. In total, Bradley scored 2,503 points at Princeton.
Bradley played 10 years in the NBA for the New York Knicks. He served three terms in the U.S. Senate and mounted an unsuccessful presidential bid in 2000. These days he is a corporate director of Starbucks and a partner at investment bank Allen & Company in New York City. He has authored five books on American politics, culture and the economy, and also hosts a weekly radio show, "American Voices," on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Isiah Thomas led the Indiana Hoosiers to the NCAA title in 1981. Following a successful 13-year NBA career that saw him win two titles with the Detroit Pistons, he had stints in various front offices and coaching positions, most notably with the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. He also was owner of the Continental Basketball Association before it went bankrupt and folded in 2001 and was head coach at Florida International University for three seasons from 2009 to 2012. Since December 2012 he's worked as a studio analyst for NBA TV and he was named team president of the WNBA's New York Liberty in May 2015.
Danny Manning led the Kansas Jayhawks to the title in 1988, earning the Most Outstanding Player award on the strength of his 31 points, 18 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 blocked shots in the championship game. He was drafted with the first overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1998 NBA Draft and spent more than a decade in the league.
After he retired from the NBA in 2003, Manning went on to spend nine years on the basketball staff at Kansas, including six years as an assistant coach under Jayhawks head coach Bill Self, before being named the head basketball coach at the University of Tulsa in April 2012. In his second year at Tulsa, the team claimed the Conference USA regular season and tournament titles and made the NCAA Tournament, earning him Conference USA Coach of the Year honors. That success landed him the head coaching position at Wake Forest in April 2014. The Demon Deacons have struggled to find success under Manning so far, finishing 13-19 in 2014-15 and 11-20 in 2015-16 and losing in the first round of the ACC tournament both seasons.
Though Jerry West's West Virginia team fell short against Cal in the 1959 title game, West was named Most Outstanding Player. He's seen here in the 1959 University of West Virginia yearbook.
West won one title in his 14-year NBA career, but is most well-known for his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, guiding the team to six NBA championships, followed by a five-year stint as the Memphis Grizzlies' GM before retiring in 2007. In 2011, he joined the Golden State Warriors as a head consultant, also receiving an undisclosed minority ownership stake in the team.
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I've been digging through a lot of crap records in Copenhagen/Denmark for years!.. But finally I've done 2 sets of some of my favorite obscure danish funk/jazz/latin/rock records. Some rare and some super cheap. Get a view into danish rare grooves and enjoy the music! (btw. all lyrics are in danish). More to come, especially jazz.. Peace
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Always interested in sets like these, do you have tracklists?
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This is really great man... I lived in Denmark for almost a year, came to discover that they've had a great music scene for years. The stuff they're doing today is very cool too, a lot of it is very inspired by L.A.
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What's in your backpack?
It pays to peek inside Anthony Hardwick's pricey survival 'bug-out' bag
By Christopher Nyerges 05/14/2009
Back when I first got interested in survival preparedness, I'd have long discussions with friends about the necessity of always having a pack ready in case you ever had to make a quick evacuation. We discussed all the contents of our survival packs, and considered both short-term and long-term survival needs away from home.
Knives, tools, water, seeds, clothes, fire, shelter, light. We agreed that the ideal survival pack — also referred to as a "bug-out bag" — would be lightweight and not a burden. We would bring these packs on our desert outings and test how well the items did
in field conditions.
We learned that the more you knew, the less you had to carry. The packs that were best were also the heaviest and the biggest. If you could always put your pack in your car and drive away, then weight and bulk wouldn't be an issue. But the reality of emergencies is that things happen when you don't expect them, at a moment not of your choosing, when you're not necessarily ready.
More recently, I have been interested in finding out what people carry in their packs and why they made those choices. Outdoorsman Pascal Baudar recently held an event where everyone showed and talked about the contents of their bug-out bags, and I asked Pasadena resident Anthony Hardwick about his selections.
"One never knows when a natural or manmade disaster will strike," says Hardwick. "I am trying to be prepared in a variety of ways for the unexpected. A bug-out-bag is one of the easier things a person can put together that takes up little space, has an indefinite shelf life [with some items needing periodic replacement] and can potentially go a long way in helping one survive a disaster and in being more comfortable in a variety of scenarios."
Hardwick does a lot of traveling as a professional photographer and has some experience with the unexpected, sometimes staying just a step ahead of unusual events.
"I lived in New York City for 36 years, moving out to Los Angeles on Sept. 1 of 2001, thus just barely being spared the horror of experiencing 9/11 firsthand," he tells me. "I was vacationing in Ko Phi Phi exactly one year prior to the tsunami, and I was in New Orleans shooting a job less than a month before Katrina hit. I think these events, and my relationship to these locations, are what motivated me to make a survival pack."
What exactly does he carry?
Hardwick keeps a three-day survival pack, from the Kifaru Co., based in Colorado — makers of tough packs used by military operators as well as hunters. What's inside?
Hardwick carries a fixed-blade knife in a sheath strapped to the outside of the pack, and a Leatherman Wave multi-tool inside the pack, along with two very compact Mylar-type blankets that have a variety of uses. Including the obvious, these can also be used to signal for help, collect water or waterproof a lean-to.
Hardwick also carries waterproof matches, a disposable lighter, a magnesium bar with striker, a credit-card-sized plastic Fresnel lens, a zip-lock bag filled with mugwort and a two-quart Platypus bladder system for drinking water.
When it comes to clothes and food, Hardwick packs two pairs of underwear and socks, a hat, a fleece skullcap and a pair of lightweight gloves, plus two pairs of sunglasses, two pens, a notepad and a pair of pruning shears. He also packs two heavyweight garbage bags, several zip-lock bags, two freeze-dried meals ready to eat (MREs) and a heavy-duty plastic fork and knife.
Hardwick is also an amateur radio operator, so he packs a handheld radio for emergency communications. He also packs a first-aid kit, a water purifier, a ground tarp, a compact pair of binoculars, 50 feet each of synthetic and leather cord, a roll of electrical tape, a wind and weather meter and a roll of toilet paper.
Depending on the type of emergency, Hardwick says he would also carry one or more firearms.
The total cost: $1,587. In the future, we'll look at more economical ways to pack an effective survival bug-bag.
Christopher Nyerges is the editor of Wilderness Way magazine, the author of "How to Survive Anywhere," and an occasional blogger of current events. He can be contacted via this paper or ChristopherNyerges.com.
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Research study explains why darkness affects walking difficulties in Parkinsons disease patients
May 10/13| For Immediate Release
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WATERLOO A study jointly conducted by Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre (MDRC) and the University of Waterloos Department of Psychology discovered that darkness increases occurrences of the freezing of gait phenomenon among Parkinsons disease patients, interrupting their ability to walk.
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a severe symptom of Parkinsons disease that limits a patients ability to walk and can often lead to falls.
Our research here at Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre has been focusing on unraveling underlying causes for freezing of gait, said Laurier Associate Professor Quincy Almeida, director of the MDRC. The findings released this week reveal the importance of considering sensory-perceptual deficits as a critical and underlying factor causing freezing of gait, which has yet to be studied."
Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, a Laurier alumna who is completing her PhD at the University of Waterloo in collaboration with Lauriers MDRC, studied 19 patients with Parkinsons disease. As they walked through a doorway the amount of sensory information available to them was manipulated. Patients experienced FOG whether they walked through a doorway or into open space, as long as it was in complete darkness. FOG episodes increased as sensory information was taken away, leading to the conclusion that sensory-perceptual deficits may be a core mechanism underlying this severe deficit.
Ehgoetz Martens is one of the first researchers to make use of Lauriers new virtual-reality equipment funded by a multimillion-dollar investment by the Canada Foundation for Innovation. She received a three-year doctoral scholarship worth more than $100,000 from the Canadian Institute of Health Research in partnership with the Parkinson's Society Canada to research how sensory-perceptual impairments contribute to movement impairments in Parkinsons disease.
The results of the study were published May 8 in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. The article, titled Could Sensory Mechanisms be a Core Factor that Underlies Freezing of Gait in Parkinsons Disease? was authored by Ehgoetz Martens, Almeida, and Laurier PhD student Frederico Pieruccini-Faria. To view the article, please visit the PLOS ONE website.
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The FAA's decision to close Dothan's airport control tower still stands but airport officials and city leaders say, that's o-k.
A United Airlines jet departs in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Seattle. A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can change by the hour as it runs the nation's air traffic control system with a smaller staff. Airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administration to find other ways to make mandatory budget cuts besides furloughing controllers. While delays haven't been terrible yet, the airlines are worried about the long-term impact late flights will have on their budgets and on fliers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
"I believe that it's FAA's responsibility for flight safety and to pay for it but at this point we need to be prepared that the tower will close June 15th and we're ready for that and we will keep it open," said Dothan Mayor Mike Schmitz.
"That plan is in place and the tower will be open on June 16th," said Dothan Airport Administrator Art Morris.
Friday the house passed a bill that will free up enough funds to stop furloughs of more than 47,000 Federal Aviation Employees, including 15,000 air traffic controllers.
It allows the department of transportation to divert $253 million from a grant program that pays for runway repairs.
That money will fund salaries and other personnel expenses.
Besides tower concerns, Morris says renovations to the Commercial Jet property are coming along.
"Renovations are going well they seem to be ahead of schedule," said Morris,"you can see them out there cleaning the exterior of the hangers preparing them to be painted."
Officials say Commercial Jet is expected to move in and bring in their first airplane, in June.
Airport officials say the only part left to square away with the tower is deciding on whether they will get a private contractor to keep-up with equipment maintenance or pay the FAA to continue to maintain it.
The bill passed with a 361-41 vote less than 24 hours after the senate unanimously passed a similar measure.
Reports say at least 863 flights were delayed Wednesday as a result of furloughs.
The bill also contains language permitting Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to restore the FAA contract towers that were cut as part of the effort to reduce controller furloughs. An effort mandate funding for contract towers was rejected in the Senate last night.


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It's called 'democratic process'
In criticizing Lumberland Concerned Citizens, Charles Petersheim overstates the power of our tiny citizens' group while callously portraying our town board as a body of spineless decision makers incapable of original thinking. Here's the real story:
Our group formed last November to encourage the board to reject the pat assurances of the gas industry and to consider the real impacts of drilling within the town. The board's response was thoughtful and enthusiastic. By January, the town unanimously passed a resolution endorsing a statewide moratorium. And by February, it cosponsored, with Highland, a legal forum attended by 300 people at the high school. The entire board participated, along with most members of the planning and zoning boards. Five newspapers and one TV station covered the proceedings which explored zoning as a protection against heavy industry. Next, the Zoning Rewrite Committee was asked to draft provisions prohibiting high-impact industrial activity as part of its broader rewrite effort now culminating after two years of public sessions.
In order to give citizens ample time to digest the proposed ordinance, the board will schedule a special informational meeting, a public hearing, and a 30-day comment period over the next two months before even considering ratification.
This does not sound like a board that has "relinquished their authority," as Mr. Petersheim charges. On the contrary, our town board should be commended for its courage in challenging the state when it comes to who should have the principal authority over quality of life in our valley—Albany or the local residents.
Rather than peevish nitpicking about the process—in fact, an earnest collaboration of citizens and town officials that, we believe, is called the democratic process—perhaps Mr. Petersheim would care to tell us what it is that he wants for our valley.
Peter Comstock, Caroline Akt, and Keith Gilmour for Lumberland Concerned Citizens
Glen Spey, NY


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It can be hard enough for men to keep straight all the information needed to live a healthy life without baseless myths getting in the way.
Here are 10 common men's health myths whose debunking time has come.
Only Women Get Breast Cancer
While it's true that majority of breast cancer patients are women, men still do get the disease and die from it. The numbers pale in comparison to women's cases, with about 1,500 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed among men annually and 400 men dying each year compared to numbers of 92,370 and 40,170 for women.
One of the biggest problems is that most men, even doctors, don't recognize the signs of male breast cancer, according to Men's Health magazine. Men are almost more likely to not understand the three major risk factors: age (60 years or older), family history of the disease and obesity. Even one risk factor is a reason enough to do a quick self-exam every three months.
Marriage Benefits Men More Than Women
This debunking comes courtesy of David Popenoe, of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. Although it's often stated matter-of-factly that men get the lion's share of health benefits from marriage, that's not necessarily true, Popenoe says.
Recent research indicates that men and women benefit about equally from marriage, although in different ways. Both men and women live longer, happier, healthier and wealthier lives when they are married.
Men Don't Have Fertility Cycles
According to Askmen.com, a man's sperm count is affected by the time of the year and the time of day.
Generally sperm counts go up in the winter and down in the summer, possibly because sperm production is increased in cooler temperatures. A man's sperm count is also highest in the morning, matching the time when male hormone levels are also at their daily high.
Shaving Causes Hair To Grow Back Thicker
For some reason this myth has endured for quite some time despite tons of evidence to the contrary. As Yahoo! tells us, as far back as 1928 a clinical trial showed that shaving had no affect on the thickness or rate or hair growth. Despite this being confirmed by many studies since, the myth won't go away.
The reason behind the myth might be that shaved hair is blunt and doesn't taper at the ends, meaning it can look to be coarser. Plus, new hair can appear to be darker, but only because the sun hasn't had a chance to bleach it yet.
Erectile Dysfunction Is All In Your Head
The men's health website www.4-men.org notes that between 70 and 90 percent of men suffering from erectile dysfunction have an underlying physical cause for their impotence.
Health problems, such as diabetes, heart conditions and trauma can lead to erectile dysfunction. Lifestyle factors like smoking and alcohol and drug use can also add to the problem. So while psychological factors may play a role, erectile dysfunction is most-often a sign that something is wrong physically as well.
Prostate Cancer Is An Old Man's Disease
As Dummies.com, the website for the company behind those black and yellow "... For Dummies" books, tells us, younger men can also develop prostate cancer.
Yes, men age 65 years old and older are at a higher risk for prostate cancer, but men in their 40s and 50s and even younger can also be diagnosed with the disease.
"If a younger man believes that you have to be old to die from prostate cancer, and then he is diagnosed with the disease, he may think that he doesn't have to worry," reports the website. "He may then avoid or delay treatment for years, based on this erroneous assumption. Don't make the same mistake."
Tight Hats Cause Baldness
It doesn't take much Internet searching to debunk this long-held myth. From Snopes.com to Men's Health, there is tons of information out there decrying this one. Yet, it lives on.
The website www.hair-styles.org theorizes that the myth got its start in the military when young men entering the service were required to wear hats and soon showed signs of thinning hair. But the connection was more likely mere coincidence, since the age the men enter the military is also the same age that male pattern hair loss generally begins.
Men Don't Get Osteoporosis


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Baker awarded Hauenstein Center Fellowship medal
Posted on July 14, 2014
Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker delivered an address that honored the life and service of former President Gerald R. Ford, and was awarded the Col. Ralph W. Hauenstein Fellowship in front a full house at the Amway Grand Hotel's Ambassador Ballroom June 14.
The Col. Ralph W. Hauenstein Fellowship is one of Grand Valley's highest honors, and was created in recognition of Col. Hauenstein's extraordinary life, which exemplifies the service and leadership that Grand Valley State University seeks to inspire in its graduates. The university's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies is named for Col. Ralph Hauenstein.
Baker, who served in both the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, spoke about President Ford, his leadership style, and how using Ford's traits would serve politicians in Washington D.C. today.
Baker fondly recalled the time he spent working with Ford, saying that he served with grace and humility.
"He was simply a beautiful human being," Baker said. "I don't know anybody who worked with him or for him would ever disagree with that statement. He may have lacked glibness, but he had something much, much more important: He had character. He had integrity. Gerald Ford, as the country and indeed, the entire world would soon learn, possessed some character traits that we associate often with the Boy Scouts. He was trustworthy, he was loyal, he was reverent. Of course this shouldn't come as a surprise since he was the first American president, after all, who earned the rank of Eagle scout."
Referencing Ford's narrow loss to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election, Baker said "it was a shame" the American people didn't give Ford a chance to serve a full term as President, and said that Ford's unwillingness to sacrifice his principles "to suit the whims of the electorate" cost him another term in the Oval Office.
However, Baker said that Ford served as an unyielding champion of bipartisanship, and understood the intrinsic truth that democracy is based on negotiation and agreement, and that "compromise is the oil that makes the government go."
Baker also noted that Ford and his wife, Betty, inspired Americans by persevering in the face of adversity, both political and personal.
Politicians today could stand to learn a lesson from President Ford, Baker said, and need to embrace bipartisanship to solve critical issues of the day, including expanding free trade across the Pacific, establishing regional stability in the Middle East, and addressing climate change on a global scale.
"Our country would be a lot better off today and our future would be a lot brighter tomorrow if our elected officials could call upon those traits that defined President Ford's leadership as they confront the difficult challenges that lay ahead," Baker said.
The speech and award presentation followed a wreath laying at the Ford Presidential Museum, which honored the 101st anniversary of Ford's birthday.
"So today, 101 years after he was born, and almost 40 years after he became president, an office that he did not initially seek, but which he graciously accepted, we remember Gerald Ford as an honest, ethical, and talented public servant," Baker said. "Most of all we remember him as a leader, as a leader with unquestionable character and integrity, but we also remember him, and perhaps most importantly, as a true American patriot who always, always, always put his country's interests ahead of his own."


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Warm crab salad sandwiches
Makes 4 servings
Start with a can and several ingredients you're likely to have on hand. And, presto, you'll have gourmet sandwiches to serve your family or to your most discriminating guests. For advance preparation, prepare the crab salad up to two days in advance and store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
For the crab salad
1 (6 ½-ounce) can lump crab, drained
1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce, or to taste
Dash of salt, or to taste
To complete the sandwiches
4 slices white bread
4 tomato slices
4 thin slices cheddar cheese
Dash of paprika
Put the crab in a medium bowl and use a spoon to break it into chunks. Stir in the remaining salad ingredients. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Position the oven broiler rack about 4 to 5 inches from the heat source and preheat the broiler. Arrange the bread in a single layer on a baking sheet. When the broiler is heated, toast the bread until lightly browned, about 45 seconds per side.
For each sandwich, spread a slice of toasted bread with about ¼ cup of the crab salad mixture. Top with a tomato slice and a slice of cheese. Sprinkle with paprika.
Broil for about 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve warm with a knife and fork.
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"We pick up donations every day, seven days a week," said Hiram Johnson, delivery driver for nonprofit organization Aloha Harvest.
Mid-way through his day, Johnson is on his way to one of 40 deliveries of donated food.
"We have over 160 social services that we take care of," he said.
Aloha Harvest just had its busiest month ever in its 13-year history, with seven drivers picking up and delivering 186,000 pounds of food in May.
"There is sushi from Sheraton, potatoes, snow crab and shrimp from Red Lobster, and pizza from Boston Pizza," said Johnson -- all of it part of a spread for Hawaii Cedar Church in Kalihi.
"A lot of people when they see Aloha Harvest truck totally they're just excited," said Johnson.
Drivers usually show up about once a week on Tuesdays, feeding an average
"We also have some pastries from Sheraton and Starbucks,"
"This helps a lot because we get limited income like social security," said retiree Veronica Rachez.
It is a role-model for a national program launched on Tuesday called the Food Waste Challenge.
"The USDA and EPA are aiming for 400 partner organizations by 2015 and 1,000 by 2020.
"Were targeting larger organizations to help them reduce their food waste," said Asia Yeary, the Environmental Protection Agency's Hawaii Sustainability Coordinator.
Americans throw away more than 40 percent of their food.
In 2010 alone, 133 billion pounds of food from U.S. food stores, restaurants, and homes was wasted.
And that waste cost businesses and consumers more than $165 billion.
"We are working toward solutions, but I think it is really critical for everyone to be a part of this, organizations and individuals, because we are on an island and we really need to not waste," Yeary said.
Aloha Harvest is the only certified organization of its kind in Hawaii that picks up and delivers day-of perishable foods.
It runs solely on grants and donations.
Director Kuulei Williams said they're working with 267 establishments -- with no added cost or liability.


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Students to Host Best-Selling Author for Banana Banter
Communication/Journalism students from the Public Relations Case Studies course will host New York Times best-selling author, Rich Cohen, for a live, interactive discussion via video on Tuesday, November 27. Cohen will discuss his latest book, "The Fish That Ate the Whale," a historical exposé of the banana trade in America.
The "banana banter" event will take place from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Basil 135. Fisher students and members of the community will have the opportunity to interact with Cohen.
Cohen (www.authorrichcohen.com/bio.htm) is the author of seven books, including "Tough Jews," and the widely-acclaimed memoir, "Sweet and Low." In addition, he is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone magazines.
The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served immediately following the event.


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My hair smells great after using this product and it seems like it's a little easier to manage. I didn't see a big enough difference to feel I would purchase it but I have only tried it one time so for. I plan on trying the sample a few more times to see if I can tell more of a difference in my hair.3


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When Amin was swept from power in 1979, Uganda was one of Africa's poorest countries, soon to face the struggles of a rampant AIDS epidemic, terrorist activity from the Lord's Resistance Army, including child slavery and mass murder, and a nationwide population of orphans and widows.
In Beeville on Monday morning at the First United Methodist Church, an Anglican minister from the highlands of Uganda will be looking for friends to help support Juna Amagara, meaning "save lives" in Ugandan. Juna Amagara is a ministry he started in 2004 to provide education, food, shelter, physical and also spiritual support, for hundreds of AIDS orphans and children of dying parents, as well as to provide vocational training for widows struggling to support their families.
Such an effort calls for financial support and a lot of energy. The 52-year-old Rev. Ben Tumaheiwe appreciates all the support he can get from the community.
His passion and drive to help others gives him the ability to turn any conversation into a homily that is both compelling and inspiring.
Tumaheiwe is the first from his village of Bufunda to earn a university degree. He holds a master's in theology and religion from Wheaton College and Trinity International University, and also earned a doctor of ministry degree from Trinity.
In carrying out his work, he says he is following the biblical book of James that commands Christians to "look after orphans and to help widows in their distress…."
His mission in the village rests at an elevation of 7,000 feet, surrounded by terraced farm fields, where he cares for more than 550 orphans and half as many widows.
Tumaheiwe's link to Beeville is Andrea Gibbud, whose cousin heard him speak years ago in Corpus Christi.
"My hope is that the Lord will connect me with people in the community of Beeville who will become passionate about working with us, to learn that it is good to care," he said.
Tumaheiwe invites anyone interested in learning more about his ministry to visit him at the Welcome Center at the First United Methodist Church on Monday at 10 a.m.
Any support he receives, he says, not only will directly benefit those in his care but is also an investment in his country's future.
Tumaheiwe said some of those he has helped, who have left his mission to earn advanced degrees in science and business administration, have opted to return to Bufunda rather than seeking higher-paying jobs in larger cities.
Their children, he says, will carry on their legacy, as each generation raises the living standard of his country.
Tumaheiwe would like to extend an invitation for all to visit Juna Amagara.
Additional information on his ministry is available at www.amagara.org.


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Hawaiian Electric Company wants to warn electric customers about an apparent telephone scam. Customers have reported receiving telephone calls saying their electric bill is delinquent and subject to disconnection.
These customers were told to make payments at certain retail stores using specific debit card services and then provide the caller with a confirmation number which grants the scammer access to the customer's funds.
Customers wishing to pay their electric bills in person may do so at Hawaiian Electric's customer service offices at 820 Ward Avenue and 900 Richards Street. In addition, official walk-in payments may also be made at these locations:
- First Hawaiian Bank
- Foodland
- Kmart
- Sack-N-Save
- Safeway
- Times Supermarket
- Wal-Mart
In addition, Hawaiian Electric would like to remind customers not to provide personal, confidential, or financial information to any unidentified individual and urges customers to be cautious when responding to phone calls. Report any suspicious activity to the Honolulu Police Department.
The following are some safety tips to keep in mind:
- Be careful when taking calls from an unidentified phone number; phone scammers will want to remain anonymous.
- Don't be afraid to ask questions; get their name, phone number and company name to deter any leading questions.
- Utility employees would not direct you to make a payment at any other location than their customer service offices and those sites noted above.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Hawaiian Electric's Customer Service Center at 548-7311.


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A team of University of Hawaii, state and private business leaders have begun a campaign to bring the Barack Obama Presidential Library to Kakaako, near the waters of Point Panic.
The prime acreage yards from the popular surf spot Kakaako Waterfront Park has been considered for a variety of attractions over the years -- but a presidential library is the most ambitious so far.
Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, who ran Obama?s presidential campaign in Hawaii, is representing the state in the library effort.
?This would be a $300 million or $400 million infusion of capital into the state of Hawaii, if it were to occur, and it would really be a jewel in the Pacific,? Schatz.
Schatz said, like the President Bill Clinton library in Little Rock, Ark., a Barack Obama Library in Hawaii could become an educational magnets, architectural landmark and cultural centerpiece, which he said could attract hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
Among those supporting the idea is Anthony Ching, the director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, which has planning jurisdiction over the Kakaako district, which is mostly state-owned land.
?It would be a reason for public gathering,? Ching said. ?And it would be celebration of culture and so it would fit to have also a celebration of an island-born president.
Hawaii?s biggest competition for the library will be Chicago, Obama's adult home and where his political career began. The University of Chicago, where Obama taught law, is reportedly mounting its own bid.
Schatz said the bid must show community excitement and the ability to raise donations worldwide. The project would be funded entirely by private donations.
No one knows what the president thinks about all this because it?s considered very inappropriate for a sitting president to discuss a library location when he hasn't even finished his first term.
?Nobody has the gall to try to interact with the White House about this right now,? Schatz said. ?But that shouldn't prevent us from putting together the best possible bid."
One possible advantage for Hawaii, the president loved body surfing in Hawaii, and Point Panic is one of Oahu?s prime body-surfing locations.


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Faculty and Staff Campaign in full swing
Posted on February 18, 2014
The 2014 Faculty and Staff Campaign is off to a great start. More than 32 percent of faculty and staff members have given to the campaign since its kickoff on January 22.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to support their passion by giving to a scholarship, academic program or other area of their interest. Gifts can also be made to the Grand Valley Fund or university endowment, which fund areas of the greatest need.
To give a gift or learn more about the campaign, visit www.gvsu.edu/giving/facultystaff.