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Soothe your mind and body with just a few drops of healing plant oils.
Essential plant oils have been used to heal the body for centuries, but you�re more likely to find them at spas than a doctor�s office these days. But that doesn�t mean they�re lightweights when it comes to promoting overall wellness. Plant oil derived from cinnamon, for instance, can ease the tension that causes headaches; ginger yields a plant oil that can aid digestion.
How do plant oils aid in healing? According to ancient understanding, the body has seven main energy points, called chakras, which are believed to correspond to vital areas in the physical body. �Each one of these points matches up with certain essential oils for healing purposes,� says Monica Munoz, spa manager at The Living Spa at El Monte Sagrado in Taos, N.M., which offers a chakra (�Touch the Core�) massage.
You don�t necessarily have to book a spa treatment to reap the benefits of plant oils, though. Find them at your local natural grocery, spa or retailer (avoid mainstream pharmacies or big-box stores like Walmart). �Ask the person working there where the oils have been created, and purchase ones crafted within your region. The plants grown and harvested near you will be the most beneficial because they have captured properties from your environment, like the air you breathe,� advises Munoz. Look for essential oils with a light base-carrier oil, like jojoba and sweet almond oil. Also check out the ingredient list�it should be relatively short, and any items listed should be recognizable.

Because plant oils are concentrated, a little goes a long way. �Place one or two drops on specific areas that are bothering you. You can apply it directly to your skin or add it to an unscented lotion and rub it in,� says Munoz. There also are some essential oils that are great to use in your shower or bath. For example, adding a drop of spearmint as the shower is heating up creates a nice healing vapor sensation. Or, go with a couple drops of chamomile for a soothing bath. Otherwise, keep plant oils in your purse to nurse ailments ranging from a tension headache to lower-back cramps.
RELATED: Top 5 Essential Oils and How to Use Them
Here, Munoz walks us through the body�s seven chakra points and which oil to use for each area.
1. Crown chakra: �This is the head area and corresponds to feeling tension, stress and headaches on the top and back of the head,� Munoz says.
Essential oils: Cyprus and cinnamon
2. Brow chakra: �This area is connected to the crown chakra, but deals more with the front of your face, like forehead headaches, congestion, sinus pressure and anything to do with your eyes.�
Essential oils: Frankincense and sandalwood
3. Throat chakra: The neck, including the lymphatic gland and throat. �In addition to physical issues like a sore throat from a cold, it�s also a region on the body where repressed emotions can manifest�for example, if you are unable to vocalize a fear or stress in your life, you may find a pressure or tightening around your throat,� Munoz says.
Essential oils: Cyprus and geranium
4. Heart chakra: The upper chest area, including the lungs and heart, where you can experience congestion and heart ailments. �Think of your heart as your core, your sunlight. Just like the sun gives energy and power, so does your heart. If there�s something physically or emotionally going on in that area, these essential oils help melt away those blockages.�
Essential oils: Black pepper and eucalyptus
5. Solar chakra: This is the digestive area and deals with anything from food allergies to cramping and bloating. �Essential oils aren�t remedies to cure or improve food allergies, but they can help reduce uncomfortable symptoms.�
Essential oils: Ginger, chamomile and lemongrass
6. Sacral chakra: The lower pelvic region, which can relate to things like sciatic issues, menstrual cramps and pregnancy pains. �During pregnancy, you can get a lot of sacral fluid that can build up and create tension in your tailbone space. Rubbing a couple drops in that area will help keep it open.�
Essential oils: Jasmine and spearmint
7. Root chakra: Your feet and lower legs, where you can feel cramps, swelling and more. �This is the chakra that keeps us grounded, and an area on the body that we don�t pay enough attention to. We�re always running around; always with shoes and socks on. Every now and then, take your shoes off; walk in the grass; touch things with your toes; and recharge. Drop a few essential oils on the tops of the feet and massage for 5 minutes.�
Essential oils: Sage, thyme and angelica
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I recently bought bought some one else's z-kit project. bad idea so far.
My question is it possible to bypass volume pot i belevive it has failed . amp squeals if you touch pot and output tubes seem to be getting excessive voltage. this happens with out any input signal or speakers hooked up. previous owner had attempted to hook up volume pot,rca inputs and binding post outboard ,he did not use any sheilded wire and amp had terrible distortion beyond halfway on pot rotation , and very loud hum that varied with pot movement.i installed everything back on pcb . amp sounded good at full rotation on pot but any thing less and right channel would drop out. hum still present i tried adding ground from board to ac ground terminal on plug and added ground to pot body this seems to have made things worse may have been wrong thing to do as board is mounted on wood not metal. may have overheated pot . hope i have not fried whole thing.would like to be able to keep working on it with out having to wait for new pot to come in mail
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Sure, you can bypass the volume pot...but thats the same as "full rotation" which you said worked. Just leave it at full and continue working. You can also use two single pots rather than the dual ganged one that comes with the kit, then you can adjust the volume independently for each channel. You can even use Radio Shack pots if you have to have it today, 100K-Ohm Audio-Taper Potentiometer Model: 271-1722 Catalog #: 271-1722.
You need to check one thing that would make the amp sound ok at low volumes but distort at anything over 1/2. Be sure that pin 6 of eack output tube (shown as a n/c on the schematic) is connected to pin 3 of the same tube. (this is an internal connection on some output tubes but not on others...if you are using 6p15p's and don't have this connection wired on the board for each output tube (or have the CCE mod installed) then you will get distortion at anything over about 1/2 watt of output. I believe later Zkit boards have these connections made in foil and earlier ones don't.
Be sure to read the "hum problem" thread in this support group too.
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Dan thanks for your reply My main concern is that if you were to even toch the pot things go crazy so for saftey's sake i need to replace or bypass.I have read the hum thread and which is why i tried the grounding route as suggested by Steve. Hopeing bad pot is cause of hum issue .(what is considerd normal hum level) it is much higher than my FI-X 2A3 and an Ideal Innovations PP w/KT88's that i had in the past. The kit is only 2 months old so i would imagine that it has the newer board. I will post any thing that i learn.
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If you remove the source, the hum should go away - even at maximum volume setting. Now if your volume pot is damaged (open), I can see how that might cause problems by leaving the grid of the input tube open with no resistor to ground. I have always felt that 100k is a little too high here, and have used 50k replacement pots in my Zkit1 (I'm using two so I can control each channel).
If you remove the source (because this will short the source to ground) and temporarly solder ("tack") a small wire across all 6 pins of the pot you should not have any hum. If you still have hum, you will need to find the problem before continuing as it does not involve the volume control. Be sure to remove that wire before plugging any source back in, and (as always) be sure to power things down before doing any soldering.
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I have my speaker connections and pot off-board. I tried shielded and unshielded wires and in my environment/amp-case/audio-chain it made absolutely no difference.
The night/day event for me (as per the hum thread) was adding two lengths of solid core copper directly from each RCA shield at the input to the pot connections closest to the word 'taper' on the board. (a la Dank/DLL).
Also - I presume you've retouched all the solder points.
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Data Encryption: Ushering In a New Era
As we analyzed the encryption trends highlighted by the 506 respondents to our InformationWeek 2012 Data Encryption Survey, we realized that this old technology--which dates, in some form, to 1900 B.C.--is proving invaluable to organizations looking to adopt a data-centric, rather than perimeter-based, security model. As we discuss in our data-centric security report, the anywhere, anytime access to data required to be competitive in business necessitates a new approach to protecting your assets. No longer can the security team just say "no" to new cloud offerings or implement security controls based on the mobile devices being used by employees. Instead, controls need to be based on the data being accessed.
We see this strategy coming to fruition as the use of mobile device encryption, cloud encryption and even email encryption continues to grow. Instead of encrypting data only on company-owned devices, we're seeing the growth of innovative products from vendors such as BoxCryptor and WatchDox that enable us to secure documents no matter where they reside or from which device they are accessed--on-site or cloud, smartphone or PC. Encryption is enabling the ideal of anywhere, anytime access to company data, and it's starting to be baked in to all types of IT products.
One stubborn problem with the data-centric model is that many legacy security technologies don't support encryption, and without an easily calculable ROI, few organizations have been willing to invest in reengineering existing controls. But according to our encryption survey respondents, and those in our 2012 Outlook Survey, cost is getting to be less of a roadblock.
That's the good news. The bad news is, there are still problems with encryption, notably key management and interoperability. But you can overcome them. Here's how. (R4010112)
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Chinese Ministry of Health Breaks 13-Year Taboo on Qigong
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The ancient Chinese practice of qigong, a traditional Chinese form of exercise, has suddenly become hot news in China. For 13 years, state-run media has vilified and slandered qigong, but new reports are suddenly touting its benefitsa sign that top regime leaders have condoned the change in tone.
Discussion in mainland media, as well as online chatter, is rife with speculation that Beijing is thawing in its approach of persecuting qigong practitioners; most notably those who practice Falun Gong.
Medical professionals from several hospitals recently attended a nine-day qigong training course, and the benefits were published in a report by the Health Department of Gansu Province. The Ministry of Health spokesperson commented positively on the report, effectively breaking Chinas 13-year taboo on qigong.
Shi Zangshan, a Washington-based China expert, told The Epoch Times that the report about the qigong training session is hot news and could only happen with the permission of high-level officials.
"The kind of qigong promoted by the Gansu Health Department includes a standing exercise and a sitting exercise. Falun Gong also has something similar. In other words, the authorities no longer avoid mentioning the similarity, Shi said.
Shi added that the fact the report was not censored indicates that Premier Wen Jiabao and his reform supporters have gained the upper hand politically.
After former Party leader Jiang Zemin launched the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, qigong became a taboo subject in China, especially in the media.
In a May 31 article in the regime mouthpiece Xinhua news agency, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health acknowledged the Gansu Health Departments effort to help medical professionals understand and learn more about traditional Chinese medicine and practices.
"Humankind continues to gain a deeper understanding of life science and continues to have new discoveries, the spokesperson said, according to Xinhua. "On the academic level, we encourage theoretical exploration, innovative experiments, and academic contention.
According to the article, 47 medical staff gained huge benefits from the qigong course held in mid-May.
Liu Weizhong, head of the Gansu Health Department, recommended that province hospital staff learn qigong and apply it in their clinical practice. Several Chinese media also published articles on Lius medical background and career, and how he became interested in qiqong.


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Duodenal diverticulum diagnosis (program ID: 181865)
Peter Caspar Schulte
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Specialized in: pulmonology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, oncology
The main objective of the Department of Internal Medicine III at the Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen-Steele, headed by Dr. Peter Caspar Schulte, is an all-round and comprehensive treatment of the patients with all the forms of diseases of internal organs. The patients diagnosed with a few diseases are monitored by the group of doctors with various specializations. The Department of Internal Medicine in Essen-Steele, headed by M.D. Peter Caspar Schulte, offers laboratory diagnosis (24/7), intensive care with all the opportunities for the treatment of acute life-threatening diseases and comprehensive consultation services for the patients and their relatives. The Department of Internal Medicine III maintains close cooperation with other Departments of the Hospital.
The Department of Internal Medicine III of the Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen-Steele, headed by Dr. Peter Caspar Schulte, specializes in diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases (pneumology). The Department of Internal Medicine III includes the Accredited Sleep Disorder Center (Sleep Laboratory) and the Weaning Unit. The stomach and intestinal diseases
(gastroenterology) are treated here as well.
The Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen-Steele offers almost the full range of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of lung and respiratory tract diseases.
- Pneumology with endoscopy and thoracic oncology
- Bronchoscopy
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The Department is focused on the treatment of the following disorders in the field of gastroenterology and oncology:
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- Esophagitis/reflux disease (gastroesophageal reflux diseases)
- Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach (gastritis) and stomach ulcer
- Bowel cancer (colon cancer)
- Inflammation of pancreas (pancreatitis)
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The spectrum of the provided services includes:
- Ultrasonography
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- Therapy with the use of a pacemaker
- Coronary angiography
- Right and left heart catheterization
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The Department offers the following services in the field of general therapy of internal diseases with endocrinology and diabetology:
- Functional tests of endocrine organs (hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, gonads)
- Diagnosis of secondary forms of hypertension
- Treatment of the patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes
- Multidisciplinary treatment of diabetic foot syndrome (in cooperation with the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)
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Afterwards our Grandpa Sam called Betty aside and told her she should have the cedar trunk our dad made in high school for his mother. It is now until we can arrange to have it brought to Arizona. I think about the love he had for his mother as he built this huge chest. How she must have cherished it so much. Her name was Carrie and she died before I was born.
All that is left of our father is this trunk and some photographs...well and me. Betty passed away three years ago. The family grows and fades but those special heirlooms remain as a testimony to who they were. Daddy loved his mother, he loved my mom and I know he loved Betty and I, his disease just kept him from being able to be with us.


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The Damned released
Luchino Visconti's 1969 Nazi drama The Damned was undoubtedly his most controversial work when it opened in Italy in 1969. With operatic flair and flamboyance, the film chronicles the complex sexual politics of the German Essenbecks family as they slowly cede power to the Nazis and destroy themselves in the process. (The Essenbecks were loosely based on the Krupp family, whose metal works helped arm the Nazis). The Damned was rooted in real events (the famed "Night of Long Knives"), and its tone and themes came from opera––the Italian title La caduta degli dei (The Fall of the Gods) is a nod to Wagner's The Twilight of the Gods––and Macbeth. For many observers, the lurid, erotic feel was a far cry from the neorealistic works, like Ossessione and La terra trema, that put Visconti on the map. But in some ways, the film was quite close to Visconti personally. As an opera director, he had a sense for the grandiose. As a gay man (involved with a German, the film's star, Helmut Berger) and a leftist from a wealthy aristocratic family, the storylines were quite familiar. When questioned why he focused on German Nazism rather than Italian Fascism, Visconti responded, "Of course, Fascism was a tragedy in many, many cases… but Nazism seems to me to reveal more about a historical reversal of values." In the end, the film succeeded both because (and in spite) of its controversy. In Italy, it proved to be a box office smash, and, in America, even though it was slapped with an X-rating, it garnered Visconti his one Oscar nomination, for Best Screenplay. Rainer Werner Fassbinder later exclaimed that The Damned is "perhaps the greatest film, the film that I think means as much to the history of film as Shakespeare to the history of theater."


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Intel Corp. reaffirmed in the interview that it remains to be committed to its well-known Tick-Tock strategy and is on-track to introduce 14nm fabrication process sometimes in 2014. Moreover, the world's largest chipmaker already has test chips produced using 14nm fabrication process running in the lab.
In an interview with Nordic Hardware, Intel confirmed that it already has a set of technologies to build circuits at 14nm, and are running tests on these in the lab. While Intel did not reveal any particular details about the process technology which will only be used two years from now, it did imply that the 14nm fabrication process will feature a number of innovations in the transistor design, just like the 22nm that introduced tri-gate transistors.
"We need to keep going and you can trust me that in our labs we actually have the next generation after 22nm running, so we need to keep going.[...]I cannot really disclose more about that other than that in a laboratory-environment, absolutely we do have the path, our engineers do have the path to actually go and produce 14nm products," said Pat Bliemer, managing director of Intel Northern Europe.
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Born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, a son of the late Vivian & Gertrude (Ivis) LaVelle, he has been a Providence resident for 13 years previously living in Chicago for 43 years. He was also a 35 year resident of Provincetown, MA.
He was a Vice President for Kennedy/ Ryan & Monigal, a real estate firm in Chicago for many years. He was the former head of the finance committee for St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Chicago and was on the Chicago Board of Realtors.
Besides his life partner he leaves a sister: Patricia Duffy and her husband James of Minneapolis, MN. 2 Brothers: Richard LaVelle and his wife Connie of Washington DC and James LaVelle and his wife Sheila of Gilmore City, Iowa, a Sister in Law: Helen LaVelle who was wife of his late brother John LaVelle. He was also brother of the late Terry Cranny and Janet McSweeney. He leaves many loving nieces and nephews including Michael LaVelle and Scott Seeley who we very close to him. He also leaves the ever loving LaMantia Family: Yvonne & Nick Puleo, James and Susan LaMantia, Karen Tomasiello-Stevan all of Chicago and Brother Michael LaMantia of New York City.
A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 11am in St. Ann's church, Cranston St., Cranston. Burial will be Private. Calling hours Friday 5-8pm in the Monahan Drabble Sherman Funeral Home 230 Waterman St., Providence. Flowers welcome, as would be donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences may be left at monahandrabblesherman.com.


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Tuesdays With Rita:Stella Pope Duarte
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A journal depiction of that memory would be both ghostly and funny. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Rita--I don't think I've ever seen a photo of you except some of your childhood photos. How fun to see what you look like!!ReplyDelete
Great story!!! And you're right! Write them down while you have the chance. I'm our families historian because I was the only one who would sit and listen to my Papa's stories. But noone is going to know those stories if I don't do something with them.ReplyDelete
Found your blog on the Art Bloghop. :) Love it!
i keep wanting to hear more... you are a great storyteller!ReplyDelete
Rita how right you are. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. I see we are both thinking about the important women in our life. I love this story of your grandmother.ReplyDelete
Thats a lovely story Rita, she was some woman !! I love the image of them at the trapdoor with a pitchfork heheReplyDelete
hugs June xxxx


text: A smartphone application developed at the University of California, Irvine, lets users securely store their DNA data on a mobile device and access it when necessary. GenoDroid is an Android application that encrypts the information so that only small portions of the user's genetic data are available at a given time. Only the test results are disclosed, which means the user's personal genetic information remains secure and private. The application could be used for genetic testing and custom drugs as well as secure paternity tests. The UC Irvine researchers worked with Palo Alto Research Center and New York Institute of Technology scientists. They published their results in the Association for Computing Machinery's Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society. (UC Irvine)(Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society)


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Topic: jquery ui autocomplete with labels and values
I have a view with a field which uses Jquery UI autocomplete (http://jqueryui.com/demos/autocomplete/) to populate the field selecting from a javascript array (following Railscast http://railscasts.com/episodes/102-auto -revised).
<div class="field">
<%= f.text_field :person_fullname, data: {autocomplete_source: Person.order(:firstname).map(&:fullname)}%>
This creates a data array in the format:
[ "Choice1", "Choice2" ]
I would like to use the autocomplete above to actually select a value (the Person.id), so need to form a data array in the format:
[ { label: "Choice1", value: "value1" }, ... ]
I'd be grateful for any advice on how I can create this array.
Thanks in advance.
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We understand that visitors are important to patients and their recovery; therefore, our visiting hours are flexible. There may be times when a patient is
not feeling well enough for a visit, so we encourage visitors to discuss visiting with the patient and his or her health care team. The guidelines listed
below were developed with the care, safety and comfort of patients in mind.
Between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., visitors must report to the security desk in the emergency department, located on Fifth Street, where after hours
visitation privileges can be sought. The main entrance and all other entrances are closed for security purposes. Once you arrive at the unit, please stop
at the nurses' station to see if the patient is able to have a visitor.
As rest is an important part of recovery, the hospital observes "quiet hours" from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. If you are visiting during these hours, we ask that you
pay special attention to your noise level and the length of your visit.
Located off the main lobby of the Baxt Building, the gift shop offers jewelry, sleepwear, accessories, toys, magazines and stationery. Fresh flowers may
also be purchased in the gift shop. The gift shop is operated by both staff and volunteers, and all profits are donated to the hospital. Throughout the
years, the proceeds have been used to purchase new hospital equipment and fund facility improvements.
The gift shop is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. You may contact the gift shop by
calling 793-2531 (internally dial ext. 3-2531).
The coffee shop, located inside the gift shop, was generously donated in loving memory of Ruth Markoff, by her daughters Bernice Gourse, Dorothy Nelson and
Gloria Winston. It is a peaceful place to enjoy a light breakfast, full lunch or afternoon snack, or meet for a quiet conference. The Ruth Markoff Coffee
Shop proudly brews Starbucks Coffee; enjoy a cup as you peruse the quality offerings of the gift shop. The Ruth Markoff Coffee Shop is open Monday through
Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. You may reach the coffee shop by calling 793-2532 (internally dial ext. 3-2532).
The Marie J. Langlois Café, named in honor of our dedicated board member and philanthropist, is located on the first floor of the Baxt Building. The
cafeteria is open 14 hours a day, 365 days a year, and you may dine in our spacious dining room or have your meal prepared to go. Breakfast is served in
the cafeteria from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
A variety of foods are available, from pizza, paninis, omelets and made-to-order cheeseburgers to tilapia with pineapple salsa. All items in our cafeteria
are freshly made daily with quality ingredients and offered at reasonable prices. Our chefs are happy to prepare special orders.
The cafeteria features a five-week menu cycle with surprises added often. Please see this week's menu, posted in the cafeteria, or call our menu hotline at
793-3223. If you have questions or special requests, you may reach our manager at 793-2605 (internally dial ext. 3-2605).
For your convenience, an ATM is located in the vending area of our cafeteria.
We know that when someone is in the hospital, friends and family want to be informed about their loved one's recovery and we have found that the best way
to do this is for you or your family to designate someone to be the primary contact. Please let us know who will be the primary contact and that person's
phone number. We will place the name and number in your chart, and to ensure patient confidentiality, we will give out information only to your primary
contact, that person may then let family and friends know how your recovery is progressing.
If you have any questions or are unable to identify someone to serve as your contact person, please talk with your nurse.
Our patient information number is 401-793-5600. If a patient is listed in the patient directory, callers will be connected directly to the patients' room
or unit. If you prefer that absolutely no information be given out, please notify the patient access center at 401-793-2200. For more details, please see
our patient privacy notice.
From Points North:
Take I-95 South to Exit 25 (North Main Street). Go left off the exit. Follow straight through traffic light and bear right around one way. At first stop
sign, take left. At traffic light, take left onto North Main Street. Proceed two blocks and take a right onto Fifth Street. Take left onto Summit Avenue.
The hospital is located on left.
From Points South:
Take I-95 North to Exit 25 (North Main Street). Take first of the two sub exits (before bus station). Follow to traffic light. Take left onto North Main
Street. Proceed two blocks and take a right onto Fifth Street. Take left onto Summit Avenue. The hospital is located on left.
From Hope Street:
If you are traveling north on Hope Street, toward Pawtucket, turn left onto Fifth Street. If you are traveling south on Hope Street, toward Providence,
turn right onto Fifth Street. When you reach the intersection at Summit Avenue, The Miriam Hospital main building will be ahead to your left and the Norman
and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.
From Points East:
Take I-195 West to I-95 North. Immediately get into the left-hand lane and follow I-95 North to exit 25. Follow the signs to North Main Street. When you
arrive at the North Main Street traffic light, turn left. Proceed two blocks to Fifth Street. Turn right onto Fifth Street. As you drive up the hill, The
Miriam Hospital main building will be on the left and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.
From Route 146 South:
Take the Branch Avenue exit and bear left at the light. Follow Branch Avenue to North Main Street, merge and bear left. Take a left at the light and follow
North Main Street through two lights. After the second light, take the second right onto Fifth Street. As you go up the hill, The Miriam Hospital main
building will be on the left and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.
Parking for patients and visitors at The Miriam Hospital is free and available in the parking lots located directly across from the main entrance of the
hospital on Summit Avenue. Although two-hour parking is available on the side streets surrounding the hospital, we encourage our patients and visitors to
park in the parking lots. Parking attendants are stationed in Parking Lot B to assist you with parking should the lots be full. The Miriam Hospital is part
of a neighborhood and as such we appreciate your consideration of our neighbors by keeping the noise level to a minimum. If you have any questions
regarding parking, please call the security office during regular business hours at 401-793-2700. After business hours, you may call 401-793-2500.
Please note:
Security provides coverage of The Miriam Hospital campus 24 hours a day. Please do not hesitate to ask for their assistance.
The Miriam Hospital offers valet parking free of charge from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday at the front door of the main campus.
Valet service for patients at the Rosalie Fain Health Center and emergency department is available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Fain and
emergency department parking is located at the front door of the Fain building.
To use our valet service, please drive to the front of the building. A valet will be there to assist you.
Saturday, Sunday and holiday hours for the Fain Health Center and emergency department are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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The images captured by Annie Leibovitz are seared onto the collective consciousness. A nude John Lennon wrapped around his (fully clothed) wife, Yoko Ono, famously photographed hours before his assassination. A young, and very pregnant, Demi Moore holding her belly with one hand and shielding her nakedness with the other. Nicole Kidman floating in a cloud of tulle amid the golden glow of Klieg lights.
|Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov (left) and dancer/choreographer Mark Morris, co-founders of the White Oak Dance Project, photographed by Leibovitz in 1988 in New York City.
Indeed, a moment caught by Leibovitz's lens is not merely a fleeting instant frozen in time; it is beauty immortalized, a quirk stripped bare, the human spirit, in all its flaws and triumphs, unabashedly celebrated. It is impossible to look at one of her photographs and not feel emotion: empathy, envy, admiration, shock, even rage.
The legendary photographer, who has been chronicling American popular culture since the 1970s, will be in West Palm Beach on January 16 for a gala to launch her exhibition, which opens January 17 and runs through June 9 at the Norton Museum of Art. She will be the honored guest at a private dinner following the gala.
|Annie Leibovitz self-portrait, taken in 2011 in Plano, Illinois.
The exhibition includes 39 of Leibovitz's works, which will be added to the Norton's permanent collection. Not all are of celebrity subjects. Some iconic portraits of well-known figures like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Andy Warhol are present, but many of the images are less familiar. The intent was to show the scope of the artist's work and contemplate the quieter moments of her genius in addition to the portraits that cemented her reputation.
|Tom Wolfe, author of The Bonfire of the Vanities and, most recently, Back to Blood, photographed by Leibovitz in 1980 in New York City.
|Avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, perhaps most famous for her marriage to John Lennon, photographed by Leibovitz in 1981 in New York City.
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Air is a common term for the atmosphere: the layer of nitrogen, oxygen and other trace gases that surround our planet and make life on Earth possible.
The atmosphere is a complex natural system. Air pollution from transportation, industries, and other sources causes an imbalance in this system by modifying its chemical composition. Living things are affected by air pollution in a variety of negative ways.
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Anybody been following this story? It just keeps getting more and more crazy. One of the Navy SEALs in the raid that got bin Laden--and who was supposedly in the room when he was shot--has written a soon-to-be-published book about the raid called "No Easy Day." All this was done without the knowledge of the US military, who (logically) are upset about the leaking of potentially secret information and US military techniques, not to mention the negative effect this could have on American security.
Now, Fox News (imagine that) has done it one better...they've made public the name of the author, who, until that point, was only known through a pseudonym. With this, websites affiliated with al-Quaeda have already published his name, age, and picture, too, and are no doubt inspiring all sorts of "martyrs" to avenge their great sheik and beloved leader's "murder." Even if secretly publishing this book was wrong, it would be a national tragedy if those little fuckers managed to get to this hero.


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A collection of stories from individuals with disabilities, families, friends, and disability service providers in Tennessee
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"It would be a huge relief to us if we knew for a certainty that a plan was in place and fully funded to take care of our very dear son when we can no longer assume responsibility.
"If Seth had waiver services, everything would change. He would have something to look forward to and something to do.
"I feel like if we got waiver services today it would be like being let out of prison.
"We've been on the wavier list for about 10 years with no help in sight."
"There should be strict laws for the day care centers to protect my child from being turned down because he has a disability."
"For the last several years I have been unable to keep a job because I have no one to care for him after school, holidays or summer break. My husband works full-time and as of now that is the only income we have to support a family of five. Without my income
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Some experts say there is not yet convincing proof that extremely low doses of these chemicals are harmful.800 scientific studies, concludes that it is "remarkably common" for very small amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals to have profound, adverse effects on human health. Hormone-disrupting chemicals, the paper explains, challenge a fundamental tenet of toxicology — "the dose makes the poison" — which contends that the greater the dose, the greater the effect. Hormone-disrupting chemicals don't necessarily behave like this. Significant health effects, the researchers say, sometimes occur at low rather than high doses.
Among the chemicals cited are bisphenol A, used in plastics and can liners, and common pesticides.liners, and receipt papers; common pesticides, including atrazine and chlorpyrifos; methyl paraben, a preservative used in cosmetics and personal care products; triclosan, an antibacterial agent used in soaps and toothpaste; nonylphenol, a detergent ingredient; the flame retardant PBDE-99; perchlorate, a fuel compound; and dioxin, an industrial and incineration by-product. The paper also cites DDT and PCBs — discontinued but very environmentally persistent compounds.
Linking a specific chemical exposure to an individual's health disorder remains difficult.however, can overwhelm the receptor, causing it to shut down and produce no response.
'We don't just know that these effects occur, we know how they occur,' says the paper's lead author.sufficient evidence to firmly establish the non-monotonic responses of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
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Endometriosis is a progressive and often debilitating condition affecting approximately 10 percent of women of reproductive age. It is also present in 40 percent of women with infertility, making it one of the most common causes of infertility.
This often painful condition occurs when endometrial cells develop outside of their normal location inside the uterus. These misplaced cells still respond to hormonal changes in the same way as those lining the uterus so the tissue grows and sheds blood at the same time as the woman's menstrual period. But instead of flowing out of the body through the vagina, the blood shed by the misplaced cells has no way of leaving the body and the resulting internal bleeding can lead to chronic inflammation and the formation of adhesions and scar tissue. Areas commonly affected by these endometrial lesions include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, the ligaments that support the uterus, the area between the vagina and rectum, near c-section scars, on the outer surface of the uterus, and on the lining of the pelvic cavity. In rare cases, endometrial growths may even be found in the lung, arm, thigh, and other locations.
Endometriosis most often affects women between the ages of 25 and 44, but can also strike teenagers. Women who have given birth after the age of 30 may be at greater risk to develop it, as are Caucasian women, although it can affect women of any race; and it is more common in first-degree relatives (mothers, sisters, daughters), suggesting a possible genetic link.
Some women with endometriosis are symptom-free, while others have the condition for many years before experiencing any painful symptoms. But for many others, it can cause severe pain that interferes with daily life and, because it is a progressive disease, lesions and symptoms tend to worsen over time. Symptoms may include:
Diagnosis is often made by taking a history of symptoms and using transvaginal ultrasound to locate lesions. However, a definite diagnosis is usually made using laparoscopy that shows the precise location, size, and extent of the growths. A woman is usually diagnosed as having mild, moderate, or severe endometriosis, based on the amount of scarring and diseased tissue found.
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earMUSIC, the Hamburg based international rock label part of Edel Group, is proud to announce the release of "Slave To The Empire", the brand new album from "The Big 3" from Dokken: George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and "Wild" Mick Brown. Returning to their roots, "Slave To The Empire" offers seven new original songs and five re-recorded Dokken classics that feature sensational vocal performances by Tim "Ripper" Owens (Yngwie Malmsteen, Judas Priest, Iced Earth), Doug Pinnick (King's X), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), and Robert Mason (Warrant). Added to the mix is the hard hitting, multitalented drumming of Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner). The album was produced by the band and recorded at Pilson's Pilsongs Studio and will be released on October 19th, 2012.
T&N is a combination of intense organic rock, both melodic and hard hitting, thought provoking music with a purpose. In a time where corporate America, cultural imperialism, social inequality, and government oppression dominate society, their message is simple: You don't have to be a slave to the empire. This 12 song release is progressive, it's heavy, it's dark, it's bluesy, and each player's performance is absolutely stellar. "Slave To The Empire" captures the spirit and magic from the classic metal genre. It is passionate music with a message and will surely be referred to as a classic in years to come!
"Mick, Jeff and I have been playing together for many years," states Lynch. "When we go way back in time, we always had the most fun when we were just sitting in a room together or up on stage with the three of us playing."
"Don't think of this as Dokken without Don – that's misleading," adds Pilson. "Think of it as a band with great chemistry coming up with new music that excites them, and also paying tribute to Dokken music which the members all are heavily invested in emotionally. Don is, and will always be, the singer of Dokken and an invaluable part of the Dokken chemistry.
1. Slave To The Empire
2. Sweet Unknown
3. Tooth And Nail (feat. Doug Pinnick of King's X)
4. It's Not Love (feat. Robert Mason of Warrant)
5. Rhythm Of The Soul
6. When Eagles Die
7. Into the Fire
8. Alone Again (feat. Sebastian Bach)
9. Mind Control
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Is there no one left to defend public education? The attacks grow more ferocious, as the blood is in the political water, so to speak. Who will defend the purveyor of nascent democratic ideals, the socializing force of the rough American prairie frontiers, the facilitator of public, open-minded controversial discussion, and the bulwark of modern scientific advances? Even Secretary of Education Duncan seems to think that the American educational reform must follow an aggressive business-type plan or be doomed to failure. While many may have seen Davis Guggenheim's "Waiting for Superman" or the new TV shows with Tony Danza "teaching" English in Philadelphia or School Pride pouring money into school buildings, labs and football fields so that poor students can be successful, we must return to the original premise: is better learning about having a celebrity teacher, lowering class sizes or about how much money is spent?
Do we selectively ignore the good news? According to the Institute of Educational Studies, the repository of statistics for the U.S. Department of Education in December 2010, the current national average expenditure per student in the U.S. is projected at $10,792 and the high school drop-out rate is down to 8.1%. A full 70% of graduating seniors are enrolled in two and four year colleges the following fall. The 2009 PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) science reading scores of 15 year old American students averaged 500. Our student averages in this category trail ONLY SIX other countries of the 65 countries in PISA : Korea, Finland, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and Australia- hardly the dismal picture of failure that the doomsday- sayers have recently promoted. (And note the fact that these countries are our allies, not our adversaries- none of whom are managing the foreign and military policy initiatives or fiscal expenditures that the U.S. presently is.)
Of the above critical examples, "Waiting for Superman" bears a special response from educators themselves. The pathos, ethos and logos used by Guggenheim are questionable and represent but a fraction of the reality of contemporary public education. Clearly, the intent is to attack public education and promote both charter and private schools, which his children attend. Like his earlier work, "An Inconvenient Truth", Guggenheim looks to shock and enrage the viewers. President Obama found the film both "heartbreaking" and "powerful" and invited the five young students highlighted in the film to the White House to visit for a photo opportunity. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, donated $100 million in response to the movie to reform educational programs in Newark, New Jersey. Oprah Winfrey featured Guggenheim on her September 20th show and Thomas Friedman praised the film in his New York Times column. Valerie Strauss labeled the film: "misleading", "a dishonest look at the public education system". The Gates Foundation gave a $2 million grant for the film and Mr. Gates also finances "Turnaround Teacher Teams". But in July while Gates was in Seattle he said: "If reforms aren't shaped by teachers' knowledge and experiences, they're not going to succeed." Trust the man who has invested millions in educational initiatives- he speaks the truth here. Teachers' experiences- mature, focused, dedicated, professional teachers in the field.
My favorite summary of the controversial film was that of Dana Goldstein in The Nation September 23, 2010 edition: " Here's what you don't see: four out of five charters that are no better, on average, than traditional neighborhood public schools (and sometimes are much worse); charter school teachers, like those at the Green Dot schools in L.A., who are unionized and like it that way; and non charter neighborhood public schools, like PS 83 in East Harlem and the George Hall Elementary School in Mobile, Alabama that are nationally recognized for successfully educating poor children." The film says that teachers' unions are to blame for student testing failures or drop-out rates while they advocate for "more school funding, smaller class sizes and better school resources and facilities." The shock and horror of such outrageous requests!
Guggenheim himself set up a blog for teachers to respond to the film, but hasn't responded to any of their comments, questions or suggestions. But several of the teacher comments are enlightening: "How could you make an entire film about the so-called 'failing' schools, and never actually visit or interview anyone within them? Teacher Sabrina: "Poverty, crime, lack of funding and politians making policies who have never taught a day in their lives are the problem. Make that movie, please. Mccullen" "Education reformers have been making decisions for decades without inviting teachers to the discussion. Glynis Cooney". What should be added is that when those educational reforms pressed upon the field by well-intentioned non-educators aren't successful, the universal blame usually falls back on those same teachers, who are on the front lines.
I too, was shocked and enraged both when I watched "Waiting for Superman", but not for the reasons the filmmaker may have hoped. Let me elaborate.
The expected emotional response
I too cried as the bright, hardworking students held their breaths waiting for the lottery results and then turned away dejected and sorrowful when they lose out on the slim chance that may allow them into a better school, and hence, a better future. It's hard to lose- it's hard to watch others lose, in a system that is beyond their control. What kind of hard-hearted American, even maybe a union teacher, would deny education to a motivated student, such as these young people?
Is the fault with the market-driven school districts that only have a limited amount of economic resources for education? I agree with President Obama's sister Maya Soetero-Ng: "I hope that public school teachers are not vilified by people who think that they know more than they know about what happens in classrooms. I hope that the film's emphasis on test scores doesn't make us lose sight of the many other potent and meaningful forms of learning and assessment that exist like creative writing, projects of civic engagement, Socratic learning forums, and multifaceted portfolio presentations." It's true that NCLB stresses tests and test scores as THE indicator of successful students and successful schools. How many students ARE successful in the American educational system and go on to lead happy, productive lives? "Waiting for Superman" ignores those students, who in fact, are the majority of public school students. (It may even be you, dear reader.)
I too was dismayed to see the dozens of public school teachers in the "rubber rooms", paid to wait while their unprofessional conduct was investigated. We SHOULD be outraged to see or hear about mal-practice or poor performance in any profession, but are teachers a special media target? Would it be better to allow them to continue teaching students while the investigations are ongoing? No, each of us would want the right to earn a living while an investigation was underway as our Constitution allows for us to be considered innocent until PROVEN guilty, much like police officers are put on paid leave during investigations of their conduct in the line of duty. And every profession has a percentage of those who are not successful or productive- eliminate them after a fair process of remediation and investigation.
The beliefs about teaching and education
The average class size for Math in the charter schools highlighted in the film was 14! 14! I couldn't believe my eyes! A teacher's dream come true- lower class sizes beyond imagination!!! Every study on educational reform has continuously indicated that smaller class sizes consistently lead to higher test scores for the students. More one-on-one teaching time improves student performance. Duh, you say- pure common sense. I believe that any class of 14 will get more individualized attention from the Math instructor than a class of 35. Their homework and test scores will go up with individualized attention. We all win. But the taxpayers must financially support that decision. In an economic recession, districts are looking to cut costs. The largest share of any school district's budget is teacher salaries. To cut costs, they turn first to salaries. Districts can freeze salaries, cut salaries or keep the salaries the same and cut teachers. Cut teachers and class sizes go up and test scores go down.
It's not really about the teachers' unions, tenure or testing. As Secretary of Education Duncan says himself : " Teacher creativity, teacher innovation- not just the content knowledge but the personal passion they bring to the work and really connecting with students, particularly the students that are struggling, is hugely important. And the good ideas in education are frankly never going to come from me, they're never going to come from Washington, they're always going to come from the local level: great teachers, great principals, school boards, superintendents, making a difference in students' lives." (MSM interview on October 4, 2010). So if teachers are the KEY to reform and student achievement, wouldn't it make more sense to RAISE teacher salaries to encourage the best and brightest to go into teaching? Support them with master teachers and mentors. Give them time to learn how to teach, refine their teaching and add to their knowledge bases as they progress in the their profession. Obviously, this is not new reform premise. Washington won't solve the problems- individuals will. Then why is Washington still trying to solve the problem?
What do we believe about teachers? Are they the "key" to learning? Should teachers emphasis teaching techniques or student learning styles? Should they emphasize learning instead? Do we even need them anymore in a technological world of computer screen time? Can't a student learn everything in terms of content from computer instructional units with instant graded feedback and working at their own pace toward pre-determined proficiency in each subject area? Does successful American education really focus on teaching or learning in the 21st century?
Diane Ravitch in her latest book The Death and Life of the Great American School System traces her own journey in the national educational reform movement and concludes: "Eventually I realized that the new reforms had everything to do with structural changes and accountability, and nothing at all to do with the substance of learning." The SUBSTANCE of learning. There it is- the crux of the matter. How each of us learns- what motivates us to learn- what helps us remember what we learned- and then how we apply that learning in a variety of settings. Not how many tests we take to compare us with other students across the nation, who didn't even take the same "standardized" test but are compared to us nonetheless, like it was the same test.
Guggenheim's logic
The logic is, of course, that the system has failed our students. That teachers have failed our students. That the lowest SES classes in America have no choices but the local neighborhood public schools that are short on talent, resources, inspiration and success. Therefore, to "fix" them, you need to allow for individual choice and charter and private schools should be the alternatives to public school. If that is the case, then level the playing field between all of these options and see if the statistics still hold true. Once the private and charter school serve ALL students, will their test scores remain high? Once every misbehaved, new immigrant, or special needs child is placed in these schools, will they perform at the same artificially maintained testing levels? These are the "gated communities" of education at present. Open the gates and let's see how they do.
Guggenheim doesn't relate his own children's levels of success in their private school to the audience. I wonder if they are straight A students? With all of the possible advantages, including a supportive home environment, shouldn't they perform at the highest levels of academic success n most subjects? And if they aren't doing well, who does he blame- his children or the teachers?
Secretary of Education Duncan just visited Minnesota in January 2011 and he addressed the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. No, I didn't write that incorrectly- he addressed the Chamber of Commerce because, well, his goal is that American education is being transformed into a business. He now acknowledges publicly that NCLB is "fundamentally broken." Duncan says the law needs reform because it has focused too narrowly on Math and reading. He didn't mention that 100 % success rate goal by NCLB by all students nationally on those tests by 2014 is impossible. He said: "We need to get Washington out of the way." I couldn't agree more!
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For this week's Sunday Night Music Club, we're sharing a song off of Panic! At The Disco's latest album Vices & Virtues. It goes out to our fellow employee Amy W. who will be leaving us for the summer to do some pit reporting on the Vans Warped Tour! Good luck, Amy!
'Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)'...
You got these little things you wanted something for 'em
You'll either get it or guess you won't what does it really mean
To get nothing from anyone there's a million ways it could go
So tell me right now ya think your ready for it
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Why you got me going so let's go
We'll take it outta here
I think I'm ready to leave I'm ready to live…
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To celebrate The Impossibles' two reunion shows this weekend in Austin, we're very excited to post the band's sold out (Never) Say Goodbye DVD from 2002 in its entirety on YouTube. It includes sixteen songs from their final show at Emo's in Austin on June 1st, 2002 along with a 24-minute interview with the band at the end. Enjoy!
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Escaping New York / L.A. & Shacking Up With Some Chicks
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The title of this post is really my own little person fantasy. As of now, I have just baby stepped out of L.A. and I am about to baby step into New York City and I already have one chick, but she isn't the egg laying type. She is the egg eating type, if you know what I mean. In the near future, I would love love love to take a big step out of NYC / L.A. and land somewhere in the world, where having a bevy of chicks calling my name wouldn't seem that unusual to the local folk.
For all those chick/canning dreamers out there, I present to you, two books sent to me out of the blue. Keeping Chickens and Canning Preserving with Ashley England. Two very well written and designed books about you guessed it, raising chickens and canning your own food for the urban dweller who thinks about escaping to a simpler life.
The author Ashley turns out to be a recent escapee. She is on her own adventure figuring this modern homesteading type of life out for herself and the books are a way of sharing that adventure. She even has a blog (small measures) and a few videos if your not the reading type. Her series of books which go for $14 each, would make a great gift. I thought the books were really well done. I give them two monkie stubs up…
Canning & Preserving is a wonderful introduction to everything you need to know about making jams, jellies, pickles, chutneys and more. the book includes 20 recipes, all of the basics for getting started, and all sorts of tips and easy-to-follow notes for getting your own home canning system started. the photos inside are colorful and easy to understand- and the section about throwing a home canning party (complete with pictures of ashley and her friends) is so sweet and endearing it's hard not to immediately want to immediately throw your own.
Keeping Chickens is ashley's (informative) love letter to keeping your own chickens. i sadly don't have room to do something like this, but the book felt like an inspiring primer to get started with the process- even if you don't have space yet. ashley covers all the basics for caring for a happy, healthy flock, including breed selection, purchasing, housing, feeding, and hatching. but my favorite part of the book is a delicious recipe section for making the most of your home farm-fresh eggs. the book really goes into great, but easy-to-understand, detail about the process, so if you've ever been curious about keeping your own flock at home, this is the perfect place to start.


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Brockport, Pittsford wrestling teams to honor late assistant coach Leach on Thursday night
"Senior Night" for the Pittsford wrestling team could have came and went in mid-December.
The Panthers instead, said they wanted to hold off and hold their send-off on the other side of Monroe County, in Brockport.
There they want to acknowledge the link between the Monroe County teams represented by the late Matt Leach, whose days as an assistant high school wrestling coach began in Brockport and continued during the last three years with the Pittsford combined district team. Mr. Leach died at the age of 37 in July, after an accidental shooting.
Brockport coach Mike Ferris and Pittsford coach Jason Bovenzi agreed to schedule a non-league dual meet on Jan. 3 at Brockport's A.D. Oliver Middle School that includes tributes to Leach, a 1992 Brockport graduate.
Senior captains from both teams plan to present flowers to Leach's mother and wife. Proceeds from admission tickets, memorial t-shirt sales at the meet and donations go into the scholarship fund established in Leach's name.
All fans are asked to wear black, as a nod to Leach's coaching contributions to Pittsford, Brockport and Greece Athena. The color also often was Leach's choice for his wardrobe during wrestling events.
Brockport annually has two non-league meets.
"We're going to use this as one of those every year," Ferris said.
Next year's Matt Leach Memorial Dual takes place in Pittsford.
When studs meet: Lancaster senior Eric Lewandowski, a two-time Section VI champion, is capable of winning a state wrestling championship.
That also goes for Shenendehowa senior Nick Kelley, who was a fourth-place finisher at the 2012 Junior National Freestyle Championships in Fargo, N.D. and twice came in the top-four at states. Lewandowski finished in sixth in his weight class at states last year.
So when Kelley and Lewandowski met in the Teike/Bernabi Wrestling Tournament 138-pound final on Dec. 28, the bout had the feel of a main event. Kelley came out on top this time, as he pinned Lewandowski at 3 minutes, 20 seconds. It was the first loss in 19 matches this season for Lewandowski, while Kelley improved to 14-1 and 219-19 overall.
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Lewandowski ended up on his back, Kelley pounced and took advantage.
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Together, the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation manage Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site through the Archipelago Management Board.
The Gwaii Haanas Agreement was signed in 1993. In this groundbreaking document, the two parties strongly agreed on the need to protect the region's natural, cultural and marine treasures, but also recognized their differing views on ownership of the area.
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