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The Fashionista
A simple, graphic, high-contrast concept, with sophistication and a bit of subtle bling provides a fresh and spectacular new room that feels so much larger, even with the new bed's espresso-framed headboard and footboard. Cozy, twinkly, textured bedding and side panels with tassels with a frieze carpeting balance hard architectural lines, also echoed in the crystal cube finials and mosaic lamp base. There is an organic feeling and rhythm seen in the tulip giclee which is perfectly scaled above the bed. The fashion poster (one of a series provided additional "girlie" inspiration), hand-dyed scarf, Lladro, Fashionista book and jewelry box are important personal keepsakes that further complement this special room.


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It has been quite interesting for me to see how massage chair interest and sales would be affected by the slowing economy/recession. I was concerned that folks would put a massage chair a lot lower on the priority scale. But, to my surprise, and delight, massage chair sales have been quite strong. The only difference from a year ago is that shoppers are far more discriminating and price conscious. Although I don't think any economy justifies buying cheap ebay chinese knock-off massage chairs that cost $900 and offer a ridiculous 10 year warranty (fat chance any of those businesses will be around in 10 years!!), folks are a lot more price sensitive when it comes to shopping for anything.
We get a lot of people calling for our latest "deals" and to see if we can "do any better than our store pricing". I see that the interest is still there, just the willingness to pay full price is not. So, why are massage chair sales up in this down economy? Great question. I have spent a lot of time wondering that myself. And all I can come up with is that people like you and I are spending our money on things that will benefit our health…particularly in the long run. Perhaps less money is being spent on new cars and vacations and more money is being spent on quality-of-life products and services. A local health spa here in Salt Lake City has also noticed record sales since the recession really hit last year. Not quite what I was expecting, but, like I said earlier, delight accompanies my surprise. Dang, those massage chairs sure feel great!
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Debra Erb
Debra Erb, age 45, of Johnstown, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at home after being stricken.
She was born in Gloversville on December 22, 1967. Debra was a homemaker.
Survivors include: her father, Arthur Erb of Johnstown; her mother, Susan (Calvin) Ryder of Gloversville; one son, Aaron Booth of Johnstown; one daughter Nicole Booth of Johnstown; one brother, Chris Ryder of Florida; two sisters Rachael Hembree of Maryland and Stephanie Richards of Nelliston and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Monday, February 18, at the First Baptist Church, 325 S. Comrie Avenue, Johnstown, with Pastor Robert Walters officiating.
Visitation for friends and family will be on Monday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Interment will be in Fern Dale Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Debra's memory may be made to the charity of one's choice.
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Skip to comments.Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data
Posted on 06/11/2013 7:31:01 AM PDT by seeker41
Revealed: The NSA's powerful tool for cataloguing global surveillance data including figures on US collection
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
So the US is under heavy surveillance and Saudi Arabia is green?
Odd isn't it?
Think I'm gonna have to bone up on the map again ;)..
Saudi is not green ~ try again.
" - - - Democratic senator Ron Wyden asked James Clapper, the director of national intelligence: "Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?"
"No sir," replied Clapper. - - - "
Back in the Day, this was called a "a bald-faced lie."
Now that we are in a Brave New World, is this now called "double-speak?"
Seems to be the same color as the US
That's what I said. Have to redo my map skills :).
However, many parts of the world that should have had eartrumpets hovering all over their lands *are* remarkably green.
Such places exist! There are even places with electricity scheduled weekly for a good 15 minutes.
also known as ... "the least untruthful answer" ...
The federal government's foreign and domestic spying has really proven itself:
It worked so well on stopping Shoe Bomber, Richard Reid before he tried to blow up an airliner full of people flying over the Atlantic ocean.
And it enabled the federal government to stop muslim terrorist, Major Nidal Hasan before he slaughtered 13 people and wounded another 28 at Ft. Hood.
It uncovered the Benghazi attacks before the muslim crazies tortured and killed the Ambassador and killed four other Americans.
And it led to the capture of Boston Bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev before they killed 4 people and maimed almost 300 more.
And don't forget how it uncovered the London muslim jihadi plot before the crazies hacked British soldier, Lee Rigby, to death with machetes on the streets of London in broad daylight.
/sarcasm off
The truth is that our own government is more interested in monitoring and controlling American citizens than fighting muslim terrorism.
Anyway - The War On Terror has been won and is now over.
Obama himself has declared it to be so.
I believe the new terrorist is called a patriot. The new definition apllies to citizens who dare speak out against the administration and this government. That is the new amerika as the forefathers roll in their graves.
My glasses were fogged over from steam coming out of my ears.:>0
Meanwhile another amnesty vote in the Senate this afternoon.
They're giving us bread and circuses—and Mexicans.
This is a truly dangerous document. Watch for changing infiltration patterns as a result.
I believe the new terrorist is called a patriot.
The new definition apllies to citizens who dare speak out against the administration and this government.
That is the new amerika as the forefathers roll in their graves.
When Tamerlan Tsarnaev travelled to Russia for terrorist training, and while he and his brother, Dzhokhar, were
building pressure cooker bombs and planning the mass murder of innocent Americans, Barack Obama's and Janet
Napolitano's Homeland Security called patriots "terrorist threats" and were spying on guys driving pick-ups like this.
"After we win this election, its our turn. Payback time. Everyone not with us is against us and they better be ready because we dont forget. The ones who helped us will be rewarded, the ones who opposed us will get what they deserve. There is going to be hell to pay."
Attributed to Valerie Jarrett (Obama's Brain)
Since they're reading my e-mails, I'm gonna start writing to them in every PS when I write to someone else but that someone else won't know it. Just to mess with them...:)
Russia is light green, but the US is yellow. Yah, we got nothing to worry about...nothing to see here...move along...
That is where we are today as a nation. Great post which tells the truth.
"One Nation Under Surveillance"
Nothing Mordor-on-the-Potomac touches has any modicum of confidentiality, let alone secrecy.
Shut it down!!
it's driving me nuts how now the media and the talking heads and sheep of this country are attacking this guy and yet cannot state one thing he has done to hurt the country but they call him a traitor and now are all about attacking the guy instead of looking at an out of control Orwell Govt run by obama.
Obama is making an enemy list you dopes, he is taking all this info and will store it and still some frigging dopes say they have no problem because they do nothing wrong
I wondered who moved the thread to breaking news and expanded the title...:>)Thx
Sure that works but don't forget to put in the hot button search words to burn the ears of the eavedropper: stuff like dynomite, C4, explosives, jihad, koran, ricin, molotov cocktail, boobytrap, airline, yemen, Saudi Fag-—you can work up your own list. Shouldn't take much to get you a call?
For some reason Gulianni thinks it's funny. He sure acted like it was funny while being interviewed by Greta.
Turns out Jimmie is conservative and pretty smart. Who would have thought based on his TV character?
Yup, I saw that too.
Rudy "Wink-Wink" Gee-Whiz is a typical RINO:
"Boys will be Boys, Politicians will be Politicians, and that is why politics is so GREAT: it never changes!"
Contrast Rudy Gee-Whiz and Sen. Ted Cruz to grasp how out of touch with reality Rudy and his RINOs are.
——— double-speak?——
I suggest Bubba Speak.
It was Bubba that tought "It depends on what the meaning of is is"
What if this administration orchestrated "Snowdens NSA Leak" for the purpose of evoking just the reactions being displayed by at least half the US public? Outrage over the spying and invasion of privacy.
Patriot Act gets called into question.Hang on I'm getting there...we beg them to stop spying on us.
The Senate now wants to review the Patriot Act ect...modifies or eliminates certain elements making it fairly innoculous regarding domestic issues.
What if by doing this the administration opens the door really wide enabling a attack that dwarfs 9/11 and blames it those who opposed the NSA spying.What if "he" never leaves....
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Skip to comments.Burglars steal two guns from home featured on weapons permit map published by newspaper, just
Posted on 01/17/2013 8:36:21 PM PST by Nachum
Thieves ransacked a house that features on the gun map published by the Journal News, just days after another home on the list was also targeted. Burglars broke into the house in New City, New York, on Wednesday and pried open two safes, before leaving with another one. The criminals escaped with two handguns, two pistol permits, cash, savings bonds and jewelry. The firearms were in the stolen safe. Burglars also broke into a house in White Plains, New York, on Saturday and headed straight for the gun safe.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That newspaper has to be held liable. Why not publish a list of all homes in the area having any gold, silverware, etc.? Where is the president on coming out and telling everyone to settle down? (Crickets chirping....)
As far as I'm concerned, Journal News set out invitations for these crimes.
I hope to hell that homeowner sues that paper for every nickel it has, and every dime of liability insurance it has. I'd want to end up owning it, and then I'd close it and just walk away.
The resident should sue the newspaper for triple damages, and in a just society, would win.
I wouldn't close it, if I owned it. I'd run it in accordance with my views. I could fund some decent journalists who would write articles that reflect the new direction the paper was heading. :)
I'm sure the paper will publish a full page apology. /s
It's time to sue.
If I ended up owning that paper, writers like Victor Davis Hanson, Jonah Goldberg and Thomas Sowell would have a home in the op-ed pages.
I'd say not yet. It needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Individual lawsuits could probably be defended against very readily.
This was the plan from the beginning. Even responsible gun owners are arming criminals. The very presence of guns makes them available to thieves... Therefore, EVERYONE must be disarmed to keep the guns out of the hands of bad guys.
I'd sue...I'd get the biggest law firm available and go after the jokers that have endangered so many people....
Burglars? Are you sure they're not Bammy's brownshirts?
Some things I have noticed about both homes..
They waited till no one was home.
Both homes had safes.
None of the safes where breached. However one must have been small and unmounted because they carried it away.
I'm sorry.. They did get 2 open.
Cheap safes.
get a liberty.
Libs will blame the gun owner for this. And once again we have to rely on foreign media to tell us what Pravda USA won't.
Remember what I said this afternoon? Bingo!
Indeed. It's going to happen more and more. And this is no different than the Democrats directing assassination squads to your door - in fact, it is exactly the same tactic that got the nazist Matt Hale imprisoned.
A distinction without a difference.
Fascism/liberalism/progressivism cannot deliver on its promises and therefore perpetual crisises must exist so as to distract the masses from its perpetual failures.
Don't settle for inflation that easily: take every penny!
Matt - Have you finished your essay on this yet? Very prescient.
If I was the home owner I would be livid. The upcoming damage to his lawn will be massive.
If they hadn't owned guns the criminals wouldn't have ended up with them. sarc?
If I were on that list my guns would be stolen too. It's much easier than a boating/fishing accident.
Officer officer! Someone stole my guns! All 10 of them. I have NO idea where they went.
Matter of fact, they even stole the gun I was buying next week.
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Want to go on a Nordic Holiday with us?
December 7, 2011 by Ellen
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Happy Wednesday !
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Today we have some gorgeous projects from Design Team Member Char Dobson. Char used the fun Nordic Holiday Collection from BasicGrey. You MUST pick up this collection for all of your Holiday needs. Char used both the Whimsy and Ornate Core Impressions collections. The BOTH mix beautifully with this line.
The non-traditional colors of this layout is awesome!
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I seriously think that circles are my favorite shape. Everyone needs a gift bag this time of year, right???
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The blueing process is simply for rust prevention, it is not the same a seasoning the pan with oil to create a nonstick surface. This method is a good as any. Some say doing the process once is enough but I find three is better. It can create some smoke in the kitchen so keep the oil coats light. http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,8247.msg169614.html#msg169614
jsperk,At first my Sicilian pies also wanted to stick to my steel pans, but after a few more seasonings and bakes they were okay. What kind of oil do you use to bake the pizzas in your steel pan? I like corn oil or peanut oil. I usually use corn oil though because it is cheaper. Norma


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The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is designed to provide a quality educational experience that will train prospective professionals in the art and science of promoting and maintaining the holistic health and wellness of people, organizations, and populations through engagement in occupation. Graduates will be able to perform/engage as entry level professionals under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist (OT). Graduates will develop skills necessary for employment as Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, thereby meeting the students' individual needs and the expressed health-care needs of the local and extended communities served by the Colleges. The program strives to fill a growing need for professionals able to contribute to all facets of occupational therapy, from community-based programs to client-centered intervention. The program promotes the value and professional importance of life-long learning.
A basic background in natural sciences, mathematics, communication, and behavioral sciences undergirds the specialized course work. Specialized course work prepares students for the certification examination they will take to become Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA). Employment may be in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, clinics, and other health care facilities, as well as within pediatric, community, or educational settings.
For a printable copy of program course requirements, click an option above or consult the Madisonville Advising Plan.
In addition to the MAP an OTA order of coursework guide can be found HERE.
Employment is available in rehabilitation units, schools outpatient clinics, long term care facilities, home health agencies and a variety of community based programs. Entry level wages in Kentucky is $32,000 to $40,000.
Occupational Therapy Assistant is a selective admission program. In addition to MCC's general admission requirements, candidates to the program must complete the following:
As a full-time student, you can complete the program in 18 months. Courses are offered during three 16-week semesters (August – December and January – May) with a clinical experience scheduled during the summer between semesters.
The OTA Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), a division of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), which can be contacted by postal mail at:
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Phone number: (301) 652-(AOTA)
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I have an aluminum stackable container to retard the dough balls in refrigerator but have concern as some black residue is coming when I run it with paper towel How safe are they? I thing it makes the dough blacken also. I think that the glass containers are the safest to retard the dough balls but can not find the low profile and wide enough glass containers.can someone give me a link where I can but the glass containers for retarding the dough balls?


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What hears a whisper a billion miles away?
What do you think is . . .
Wittier than a wiley wizard?
More powerful than an apatosaurus?
Able to sweep across the whole sky without a sound?
It's Super Space Place Girl!
Her powers are awesome! But not as awesome as what ordinary humans have invented to solve a big problem of space exploration:
How do we communicate with the tiny spacecraft we send to explore deep, dark space and strange other worlds?
The answer is . . . (drum roll here, please) the
Deep Space Network!
The enormous antennas of the Deep Space Network are so sensitive they can hear what amounts to a tiny whisper from millions, or even billions, of miles away.
Carried on this tiny whisper from the spacecraft explorers are beautiful images of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
The spacecraft transmitter that sends the signal to Earth is about as powerful as the light bulb in your refrigerator. By the time it reaches Earth, the spacecraft signal delivers only 0.000000000000000003 watts of power to the 70-meter antenna. But the antenna can still detect it!
It is very hard to imagine how weak that signal is. The chart below may help.
If you could collect and store all the energy the antenna receives from the spacecraft, you'd have to do it for time in the first column (400 years, for example) to have enough energy to light a standard 4-watt Christmas tree bulb for the time shown in the second column (a 100-millionth of a second!).
|Store the Signal for
|To Light a Bulb for
|400 years
|1 100-millionth of a second
|40,000 years
|1 millionth of a second
|For as long as it has been since the dinosaurs became extinct
|Less than 2 thousandths of a second
|For as long as Earth has existed
|1/10 second (this is how long the bulb at the right is staying on)


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Originally Posted by Mr. Murphy"And here we go. There was another such killing just last month, two brothers got into an argument and knifed each other, but the police found the Dweller's sigil daubed in blood not far. You could talk to Detective Chavez for more details, she forwarded me some of the information about a month ago."
He drummed his fingers on the book he'd been flipping through, casually. "Besides that, we got any other occult angles we want to follow up with here, that we couldn't get with interviews? Don't want to waste these stacks so long as we're here...less time we spend in transit, the more we can spend on damage control."


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Hello, all!
I was reading Joss Whedon's blog and he mentioned the Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog signature blends that a user created here. Then I noticed the TeaChat button, though I've been to the Adagio website a few times.
I love tea, the rituals surrounding tea in various cultures, and all the things associated with tea. I'm one of the crazy people who even wants to try growing their own, whether it ends up being good for drinking, or just a decorative plant.


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Hundreds won PRIDE Awards for positive attitudes and excellence in a specific subject.
By RITA FARLOW
Published May 1, 2007
Sacha Bays has a deep appreciation for social studies.
"I just like learning about my past and the people who used to live in the United States, " said the 10-year-old.
Sacha, a fifth-grader at Tarpon Springs Elementary, was one of more than 450 Pinellas students given PRIDE Awards on April 12 during a ceremony at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.
PRIDE, which stands for Program to Recognize Initiative and Distinction in Education, honors fifth- and eighth-graders who demonstrate a positive attitude and excel in a specific subject area. Students received a trophy and a medallion.
Sacha's mom said her daughter seeks out knowledge.
"She loves being challenged, and she challenges herself, " Carol Bays said.
Morgann Wilcox, 10, won for writing. She likes to use words to create a mental image, or a "mini-movie" for readers, said Morgann, who is the daughter of superintendent Clayton Wilcox and attends fifth grade at Garrison-Jones Elementary in Dunedin.
So how was it sharing a stage with dad for the evening?
"It was really cool because usually I watch all the other kids get to walk across the stage and shake hands with the board members, and I thought it was neat because it was such a big event and I got to do it myself, " she said.
North county elementary schools
Academie Da Vinci: Duncan M. Plate, math; Andrew W. Curry, science; Miguel R. Corteo, social studies; Hope R. Garza, writing.
Anona Elementary: Sean T. Dingle, math; Matthew P. Riccardi, science; Katherine A. Rankin, social studies; Kelly R. Taylor, writing.
Belcher Elementary: David P. Dembroski, math; Craig N. Miller, science; Steven M. McElroy, social studies; Christina N. Cunningham, writing.
Belleair Elementary: Kevin S. Corkran, math; Calvin K. Hang, science; Zachary S. Croft, social studies; Angeline N. Hough, writing.
Brooker Creek Elementary: Phillip M. Mackie, math; Clay D. Morgan, science; Brandon D. Hale, social studies; Kiana A. Hamm, writing.
Clearwater Intermediate: Nicholas S. Miller, math; Dylan E. Willis, science; Melissa R. Pocklington, social studies; Esmerejildo B. Garcia, writing.
Curlew Creek Elementary: Julian Rodriguez, math; Daniel J. Lloveras, science; Samantha M. Martinez, social studies; Timothy S. Hatton, writing.
Curtis Fundamental: Jena Pecori, math; John D. Willett, science; David D. Settlemire, social studies; Lindsey A. Settlemire, writing.
Cypress Woods Elementary: Christopher Geszti, math; Chance A. Hugus, science; Erik S. Everett, social studies; Bradley A. Sadeghpour, writing.
Dunedin Elementary: Lisa A. Wallace, math; Sabrina J. Beck, science; Seth D. White, social studies; Jessica L. Sutherland, writing.
Eisenhower Elementary: Antonio J. Alvarez, math; Amber L. Gervais, science; Leya Malkova, social studies; Tin H. Dang, writing.
Forest Lakes Elementary: Taylor A. Uselis, math; Gerasimos K. Madalvanos, science; Jonathan L. Grasso, social studies; Joshua D. Perlin, writing.
Frontier Elementary: Alvaro J. Zuluaga, math; Sean M. Hofer, science; Andrew V. Weiss, social studies; Jeremy R. Goulet, writing.
Fuguitt Elementary: Amberly L. Fountain, math; Caleb A. Hensley, science; Jordyn R. Bender, social studies; Mindy N. Do, writing.
Garrison-Jones Elementary: Alec S. Hersh, math; David P. Staubs, science; Trevor W. Godfrey, social studies; Morgann U. Wilcox, writing.
High Point Elementary: Korey E. Bowlin, math; Morgan L. Rambler, science; Jillian Veckinburg, social studies; Darian M. Dwyer-Olk, writing.
Highland Lakes Elementary: Matthew B. Whitlock, math; Tyler K. Palbicke, science; Casey R. Jones, social studies; Rachel A. Behrmann, writing.
Kings Highway Elementary: Benazir O. Martin, math; Grayden M. Odum, science; Symone N. Ferguson, social studies; Robert N. Gaines, writing.
Lake St. George Elementary: Jullian A. Duran, math; Pandora R. Jeunelot, science; Brendan P. Osorio, social studies; Morganne A. Logar, writing.
Largo Central Elementary: Oldrin Bataku, math; Dorian F. Swift, science; Michael A. Delisle, social studies; Sarah M. Duke, writing.
Leila Davis Elementary: Alyssa J. Sanders, math; Cecilia M. Oehl, science; Ashley N. Williams, social studies; Mary Margaret Mason, writing.
McMullen-Booth Elementary: Michael Harms, math; Sara Landis, science; Michael Brown, social studies; Catherine Wegner, writing.
Mildred Helms Elementary: Andrew J. Dunbar, math; Alexander S. Delvecchio, science; Annie A. Luc, social studies; Brianna H. Lopez, writing.
North Ward Elementary: Madison K. Williams, math; Harvey Myers, science; Mohamed Abdelkader, social studies; Vincent D. Caruso, writing.
Oakhurst Elementary: Matthew T. Tufaro, math; Scott G. Eastburn, science; Alexander T. Elkins, social studies; David C. Wyant, writing.
Oldsmar Elementary: Kathleen N. Johnson, math; Micheal D. Richardson, science; Carly D. Flannery, social studies; Sarah M. Mobley, writing.
Ozona Elementary: Keith A. Denning, math; Blake C. Tornes, science; Joshua A. Harriger, social studies; Jacob M. Timpanaro, writing.
Palm Harbor Elementary: Emma P. Profit, math; Nolan B. Rohrer, science; Micheal J. Jarreau, social studies; Elizabeth P. Jourdan, writing.
Plumb Elementary: Colter L. Moos, math; Kyle R. Pensa, science; Nadira Arnautovic, social studies; Haley J. Foley, writing.
Ponce De Leon Elementary: Christian V. Maffucci, math; John R. Santoro, science; Dakota Gonzales, social studies; Elizabeth A. Batten, writing.
Ridgecrest Elementary: Jack W. Spittle, math; Scott M. Miller, science; Chelsea I. Bhagwandin, social studies; Stephanie A. Muniz, writing.
Ridgecrest Center for Gifted: Zaydi Javeed, math; Samuel S. Lobo, science; Katherine A. Copenhaver, social studies; Tiffany Ahn, writing.
Safety Harbor Elementary: Morgan Nolan, math; Donald N. Wasoff, science; Hailey B. Burnside, social studies; Gabrielle B. Calise, writing.
San Jose Elementary: Reno T. DuBois, math; Mallory D. Griffis, science; Austin Q. Vu, social studies; Moneer A. Kheireddine, writing.
Sandy Lane Elementary: Kevin L. Nguyen, math; Sara Kurtovic, science; Terrell R. King, social studies; Jenna A. Foster, writing.
Skycrest Elementary: Darouny Bounsengsay, math; Ian Z. Beard, science; Nicholas V. Barone, social studies; Alexis J. Wiggins, writing.
South Ward Elementary: Alan Hernandez, math; Mason E. Hale, science; Danielle A. Suiters, social studies; Jessica L. Kelter, writing.
Southern Oak Elementary: Nicholas R. Acevedo, math; Micheal A. Atanasio, science; Tyrone Collins, social studies; Brandon L. Sexton, writing.
Starkey Elementary: Jarrod A. Swartz, math; Zachary V. Zimbaro, science; Rachel L. Ceciro, social studies; Maggie R. Dennis, writing.
Sunset Hills Elementary: Donovan C. Latherow, math; Andrew G. Stancil, science; Robert A. Walker, social studies; Thomas R. Heagle-Wright, writing.
Sutherland Elementary: Emma M. Freeman, math; Matthew A. Giallourakis, science; Andrew J. Coleman, social studies; Caitlinn A. Lisman, writing.
Tarpon Springs Elementary: DiFan Zheng, math; Sean M. Hobbs, science; Sacha L. Bays, social studies; Danny Hargrove Jr., writing.
Tarpon Springs Fundamental: Crystal Wang, math; Eva R. Shontz, science; Andrew G. Smith, social studies; Christina Angeliadis, writing.
Walsingham Elementary: Connor P. DuBrall, math; Steven T. Schohl, science; Joshua A. Agustin, social studies; Chinh D. Nguyen, writing.
North county middle schools
Carwise Middle: Kelsey A. Oonk, math; Samantha A. Nastasi, science; Raj A. Patel, social studies; Joshua J. Lipkin, writing; Cory J. Robertson, world language.
Clearwater Intermediate: Jonathan T. Arsenault, math; Patience E. Melton, science; Cady L. Coe, social studies; Wesley T. Kranz, writing.
Coachman Fundamental: Jared A. Butts, math; Zane J. Rubaii, science; Christina Moustopoulos, social studies; Madeline H. Job, writing; Cassidy R. Bingham, world language.
Dunedin Middle: James M. Williams, math; Shaun S. Shakoor, science; Kaitlyn R. Macomber, social studies; Lindsey N. Gow, writing; Yianni Protopapadakis, world language.
Fitzgerald Middle: Samantha R. McCuskey, math; Lynn M. Le, science; Alicia M. Moorefield, social studies; Lynne A. Bouknecht, writing; Tabassum Tasnim, world language.
John F. Kennedy Middle: Andrea I. Perez, math; Shannon M. Denz, science; Danielle Jordan, social studies; Taylor M. Nimphius, writing; Kaitlyn M. Maugel, world language.
Largo Middle: Kenneth R. Bowers, math; Erik W. Schroeder, science; Lydia E. Alejandro-Heather, social studies; Amy M. Young, writing; Serjan Bratic, world language.
Oak Grove Middle: Andrew W. Zimmerman, math; Matthew Walsh, science; Katrina Burkett, social studies; Katherine E. Burton, writing; Lanae M. Thompson, world language.
Palm Harbor Middle: Cynthia Smirnis, math; Hunter R. Krug, science; Bradley M. Simon, social studies; Alexandria J. McClure, writing; James M. Ballow, world language.
Safety Harbor Middle: Ambika Anand, math; Yun Bo Tian, science; Sharon P. Lo, social studies; Claire E. Gould, writing; Heather M. Landis, world language.
Tarpon Springs Middle: Leah N. Miller, math; Allison A. Hassell, science; Jonell P. Gregor, social studies; Margo L. Randelman, writing; Erin M. Miller, world language.
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Area Police Reports
Scott A. George, 29, was charged with being a fugitive from justice. Police on Saturday at 6:59 p.m. stopped George for not using a turn signal while entering traffic. Police learned that George was wanted out of North Dakota. He was taken into custody pending extradition out of state.
Marvin J. Colon-Dones, 21, of North Main Street, Jamestown, was charged with petit larceny. Colon-Dones on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. was allegedly observed by Wal-Mart loss prevention personnel stealing merchandise. He was detained and was found to have an outstanding warrant out of Jamestown. Colon-Dones was processed and issued appearance tickets to appear in Busti Court at a later date. He was then transported to City Jail to answer the warrant.
Kelly L. Seekings, 43, of Busti, was charged with obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest. Seekings was charged following an incident at her house. She was issued an appearance ticket and will be in court at a later date.
BROCTON – Jerry Bentham, of Route 20, Westfield, was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol content of .18 percent or higher, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an injury accident, not wearing a seat belt and following too closely. Police on Friday at 9:01 p.m. responded to a report of an accident with an injury. Bentham hit another vehicle before fleeing on foot, police said. He was located a short while later and was found to not have permission to use the vehicle he was driving, police said. Bentham was arraigned in Portland Court and committed to Chautauqua County Jail. The driver of the second vehicle was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
WESTFIELD – Arthur J. Reid Jr., 22, of Lyons Road, Sherman, was taken into custody Friday on a bench warrant out of Westfield Court. Reid was taken into custody without incident and later sent to County Jail.
CLYMER – Trent Johnston, 22, of Ripley was charged Sunday with third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle. Police responded to a report of a missing van at Peek'n Peak Ski Resort. While the trooper was interviewing the resort staff, another employee observed the van in question drive south on Olde Road and pull into the parking lot near the maintenance building. Johnson was charged and transported to the Jamestown barracks, arraigned in the town of French Creek and remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail.
WARREN – Summer J. Bednar, 36, of Clarendon was charged at 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, with unsafe speed after an accident. The crash occurred on Route 6 at the intersection of Crescent Boulevard. Both vehicles suffered disabling damage from the crash and were towed from the scene. Neither vehicle operators were injured as a result of the crash.


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Behavior Is One of the Basics at a Charleston middle school, reports Education Week. Every Haut Gap student spends 40 minutes a day for nine weeks learning how to "own up to mistakes, accept feedback, and apologize appropriately." Those who don't catch on take the class for 18 weeks.
The school's approach, called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS, is supposed to save time in academic classes. It's also cut out-of-school suspensions significantly.
PBIS . . . emphasizes creating a common set of expectations for students' behavior, no matter where they are on campus. The underlying premise: Schools must become predictable, consistent, positive, and safe environments for students.
"Creating that common set of expectations is really what creates a learning community. Culture makes a huge impact on the effectiveness of the school," said Robert Horner, a co-director of the U.S. Department of Education's Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and a special education professor at the University of Oregon, in Eugene.
PBIS is seen as a way to cut suspensions and expulsions, which are more common for African-American students, Latinos, boys, and students with disabilities.
However, a Johns Hopkins study found PBIS helped elementary students with "behavior problems, concentration problems, and social-emotional functioning." Not surprisingly, the younger it starts the better it works.


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Topic: email stuff.
okay I'm trying to do a notify thingy. the trouble is that that if I use action mailer it will open a session per email. and even with 20 email this is quite a noticable slow down in the users end of thing.
if I use Net::SMTP is it the can I open a session and send multiple emails from it?
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Katrina & the Gulf Coast
About Katrina & the Gulf Coast
IWPR researchers began studying women's circumstances along the U.S. Gulf Coast almost immediately after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and were among the first to respond with that focus. IWPR's current research with women in the post-Katrina Gulf region suggests that improvements to policy and planning can help with everyday life, as well as in emergencies or disasters.
Through interviews conducted in 2008-2009, and follow up interviews with a subset of respondents, IWPR discovered issues that are crucial to displaced, low-income women obtaining jobs and education. In 2010, using our research material as well as U.S. Census statistics, IWPR released policy commentaries, preliminary papers, and fact sheets related to the study. IWPR also conducted a fourth year of the study with roughly 200 women who were residents of New Orleans public housing at the time of Hurricane Katrina.
The study with women displaced from public housing in New Orleans has pointed to accessible transportation and affordable housing as primary among the resources that low-income women—especially the elderly, disabled, and women of color—find important just to get by, as well as succeed in meeting educational and employment goals. We continue our analysis of research material to learn more. After our findings are presented to external reviewers and discussants for feedback, the completed project report and recommendations will be released.
To see our experts on this and other initiatives, click here.
View our external resources page for more information on this topic.
Latest Reports from IWPR
Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina
Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina presents the results of qualitative research conducted with 184 low-income black women who lived in public housing prior to Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, and who were displaced by the hurricane and the closure and demolition of their housing. This report attempts to answer a series of interconnected questions regarding the challenges that women in public housing faced when trying to evacuate, while displaced, and when trying to return or settle in new communities. The study explores the reasoning behind their choices to either return to New Orleans or remain displaced and the resources that were or were not avilable to these women as they attempted to make the best decisions for themselves and their families after such an enormous disaster. This report recommends a more holistic approach to disaster relief efforts in the United States, including coordinated services and policies that consider the needs of the most vulnerable portions of the population. The report is part of the Institute for Women's Policy Research's work, begun in 2005, focusing on women from different communities, backgrounds, and experiences along the U.S. Gulf Coast following the Katrina-related disasters. The research is also one of a set of investigations conducted as a part of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Katrina Task Force.
The Gendered Dynamics of Income Security: How Social Science Research Can Identify Pathways Out of Poverty and Toward Economic Security
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) addressed issues of women, poverty and income security issues from its beginnings. IWPR's first publication on these topics, Low-Wage Jobs and Workers: Trends and Options for Change (published in 1989), finds a growing share of adults working in low-wage jobs and a growing share of families relying on low-wage work for a major share of family income. It also finds that women and people of color are far more likely to work in low-wage jobs than white males. Federal or federally-funded data sets analyzed for the study included the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the Panel Study on Income Dynamics (PSID). Low-Wage Jobs and Workers, a report funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and jointly disseminated with the non-profit Women Work! (then the National Displaced Homemakers Network), became the first of many influential policy pieces centered on poverty and income security. Since then, IWPR has continued to expand its research on poverty issues, focusing primarily on the topics of Social Security and older women's economic security, welfare reform and its impact on women and children, the impact of unemployment on low-income women and their families, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region. IWPR's work has shed light on the experiences and needs of particularly vulnerable and underserved communities, inspired national and international conversations about these issues, and informed policy change.
Women in New Orleans: Race, Poverty, and Hurricane Katrina
IWPR analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) and U.S. Census Bureau data1 reveals that after Hurricane Katrina and the evacuation of New Orleans in August 2005, the city's demographics have changed with respect to race and economic status among women.
Women, Disasters, and Hurricane Katrina
Major disasters during the last decade have pushed planners and researchers to examine more closely the disparities among those hurt when crises hit. Research suggests that women often suffer disproportionately in comparison to most men when disaster strikes, while the elderly, and people in poverty, are more vulnerable than those with more mobility and those with greater access to resources. According to reports addressing disasters occurring outside of the United States, 1.5 times as many women as men died during the 1995 Kobe earthquake, and three times as many women as men died from the 2004 Asian tsunami; age and income level were contributing factors.
Mounting Losses: Women and Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans public housing apartments five years ago were home to thousands of families. The residents held jobs, attended schools, and participated in New Orleans culture and its communities over the decades the developments stood. When the city's levees ruptured and the brick apartments flooded, residents fled and found shelter in other towns and cities. The disaster emptied New Orleans and destroyed much of its housing. Five years later, market rates for renting private apartments have risen, nearly all of the old public apartments have been removed while the new remain under construction, and former residents of public housing are still displaced. For public housing tenants, most of whom were low-income African American women and their families, housing support in New Orleans has been transformed.
Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast (Executive Summary)
Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
This report puts to paper the perspectives of women gathered through a series of semi-structured one-on-one and small group interviews with thirty-eight women in New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana as well as in Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi. The women included in this study ranged in age from 19 to 66 and are of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, including Black, White, Creole, and Latina. Each woman contributed to their communities as volunteers, activists, community organizers, or professionals engaged in public service careers. Many, but not all, were involved with organizations that focused specifically on issues of concern to women. Each sought, in some way, not just to meet immediate needs in the communities where they work, but also to address the long-standing pre-Katrina structures of advantage and disadvantage that ultimately exacerbated the tragedy of the storm's aftermath.
#D481, Report, 36 pages
The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery Part II. Gender, Race, and Class in the Labor Market
This Briefing Paper is the second in a two-part series addressing the multiple disadvantages experienced by women, particularly women of color, in the areas hit by Katrina and Rita and in the areas in which many are now living. In Part 1, we discussed poverty among women and people of color in the Gulf Coast region and in the South more generally. In Part 2 we present data from before and after the storms, examine women's role in the labor market in some detail prior to the hurricanes, and offer policy recommendations for reincorporating women into the workforce during and after the rebuilding period.
#D465, Briefing Paper, 32 pages
The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery Part I. Poverty, Race, Gender and Class
by Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D., Misha Werschkul, and Erica Williams. This Briefing Paper, the first in a two-part series addressing the needs of the women of the Gulf Coast region, uncovers the multiple disadvantages experienced by women who lived in the areas affected by both the hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, and in many of the communities to which the evacuees are moving. It also outlines policy alternatives to help rebuild their lives in a way that will allow them to ultimately leave poverty behind.
#D464, Briefing Paper, 12 pages


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Debates of May 27th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #99 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was food.
- Question Period
- Information Commissioner
- Government Response to Petitions
- Canadian Wheat Board Act
- Committees of the House
- Canada Labour Code
- Prevention of Torture Act
- World Oceans Day
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- Simon House
- Khilafat Jubilee
- Saint Vincent de Paul Social Club
- Asbestos
- International Remembrance Flame
- Sealing Industry
- Historic Sites
- Transcontinental Newspaper and Journalism Awards
- The Environment
- Sterling Hall School
- Budget Implementation Act, 2008
- Oceans
- Bill Reid Artwork Theft
- Bill C-505
- Manufacturing Industry
- Leadership Campaign Financing
- Foreign Affairs
- Airport Security
- Foreign Affairs
- Arctic Sovereignty
- Health
- Canada-United States Relations
- Public Safety
- Justice
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Code of Conduct
- Post-Secondary Education
- Health
- Foreign Affairs
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Taxation
- Presence in Gallery
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Points of Order
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- Business of the House
- Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- Ukrainian Famine and Genocide Memorial Day Act
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Denis Lebel Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
Mr. Speaker, the coastal communities in Quebec and the rest of Canada are facing considerable challenges. Although the Bloc never mentioned fisheries in its long list of budget demands published this year, some Bloc members would now like us to believe that they are concerned about Quebec's small craft harbours.
Could the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans update the House on this important issue?
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Newfoundland & Labrador
Loyola Hearn Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for his question. I will also be doing everything I can on behalf of Quebec fishers.
We have added $31 million in permanent funding for small craft harbours. We have added $45 million for the divestiture of unneeded ports which has helped us put money into the real needs. We have identified new resources. We are helping them reduce their expenses. We will not add a carbon tax to their fuel to put them out of business.
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, the children of Attawapiskat are taking the extraordinary step of coming to Ottawa to challenge the minister directly on his decision to abandon any commitment to build a grade school. These are the children who have spent their entire primary lives without a proper school. They are tired of being patient. They are tired of being told to wait and, most of all, they are tired of the broken promises.
They are coming to Ottawa to ask the minister a simple question. What will it take to ensure that he does not abandon the next generation of Attawapiskat children like they have been abandoned?
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Chuck Strahl Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
Mr. Speaker, I know about the situation in Attawapiskat, including the unfortunate situation with the spring flooding again this year and I am glad to see that was resolved.
These children are coming here in the next day or two. I am going to meet with them and with the chief as well when they are here. I look forward to the discussions we are going to have with them and we will do that without the benefit of YouTube, like the member tries to use from time to time.
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have 2,000 letters from St. Edmund Campion School in Brampton, 5,000 letters from students in Aurora, 1,500 letters from Clarke Road Secondary School, thousands of letters from educators, students and teachers across this country, and they have one simple message. They are ashamed of a government that has the nerve to cry poor when it comes to dealing with the most basic educational needs of first nations children.
What will it take for the minister to end the systematic negligence that has left so many children abandoned to makeshift portables, condemned facilities, and substandard education? And he can take that to YouTube.
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Chuck Strahl Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
Mr. Speaker, I will admit up front that I will never be able to keep up with the hyperbole of that member. That is for sure.
I am looking forward to meeting with the students from Attawapiskat. As I did this last week, I continue to meet with students and school leaders. I was in Akwesasne on Sunday meeting with the school board and the teachers there as they continue to do good work.
We continue to sign agreements. We have one in B.C. We signed another one just a month ago with New Brunswick that deals with everything from funding to a tripartite agreement. We have an agreement in Nova Scotia. We continue to work together with first nations and willing partners to make sure we look after educational needs.
Code of Conduct
Oral Questions
May 27th, 2008 / 2:55 p.m.
Yasmin Ratansi Don Valley East, ON
Mr. Speaker, for over a year the Prime Minister's friend, Emanuel Montenegrino, has worked for Conservatives on personal legal matters and PMO assignments while actively lobbying the PMO and MPs on behalf of clients. This lobbyist, who has been suspended by the Law Society for professional misconduct, is also vetting potential applicants for judicial appointments.
Does the government not see the obvious conflict of interest?
Code of Conduct
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
All individuals, Mr. Speaker, who are interested in a judicial appointment have to apply through the judicial advisory committees. We have set them up in every province and territory. They go through that process. It is a good process and I think that is one that has worked up to this point.
Post-Secondary Education
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
David Sweet Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, for over a decade low and middle income students in particular were left to struggle as the previous Liberal government ignored their needs and ignored the crucial importance of a skilled and educated workforce for the future of this country. In the riding I represent this impacts a large percentage of some 25,000 students who attend McMaster University and Redeemer.
Finally, in budget 2008, the government announced the biggest reforms to student financial assistance in a generation. Can the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development give us an update on its progress?
Post-Secondary Education
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Medicine Hat
Monte Solberg Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
Mr. Speaker, I am very excited about these important reforms to student financial assistance. They include an improved online service to manage student loans, a more reasonable and flexible repayment system for student loans, and upfront, dependable, monthly cash grants for low and middle income students in every year of a university, college or trade school undergraduate program.
For the first time in our history as a nation, the dream of a post-secondary education is available to every Canadian student. We are working in the classrooms, unlike the Liberals who love to root around in the bedrooms of the nation.
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, the health minister recently told the health committee that his government was not going to get involved in home care. It is unbelievable. No wonder ordinary Canadians cannot trust this government when it comes to health care.
Back in 2000, first ministers agreed that home care was a national priority. The Romanow commission said it was the next essential service. The first ministers of 2004 said it was an important program.
When will the minister start acting like a national Minister of Health, show some federal leadership, and start implementing national home care?
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Mr. Speaker, on the contrary. What I said at committee was that as a result of budget 2006, budget 2007 and budget 2008, we have added 6% per year compounded to the health budgets of every single province and territory in this country. We are proud of that record. It means the provinces and territories that care about home care have the funds necessary to do the right thing.
I say to the hon. member, if she cares so much about actually implementing home care, she should resign from Parliament, run provincially for the leadership of the NDP, and then she can do something about home care in her province.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Bob Rae Toronto Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would just ask this very simple question. Five weeks ago, apparently the minister of foreign affairs at that time left a document at Madame Couillard's house. Since that time, we on this side have consistently questioned the government as to why it was not asking questions of Madame Couillard and the minister about the potential security issues that arose because of that relationship.
We have never received an answer to that question. We had to wait for a television program. Why did we have to wait for a television program to receive answers from the government about what happened?
Foreign Affairs
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Peter Van Loan Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, I have already told this House that the issue is not about the private lives of the individuals. The issue is not Madame Couillard.
The issue in question was that documents were left inappropriately in an unsecured place. Those documents could have been left on the front steps of Parliament and the same results would have occurred. It is inappropriate to leave those documents in an unsecured place. The rules were violated and for that reason the minister offered his resignation.
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Paul Crête Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly, which is supposed to take place in Quebec City in 2010, is in jeopardy because of the Conservative government's intransigence. The Inter-Parliamentary Union proposed a solution to the impasse: the government could issue ministerial residence permits while maintaining the principle of security.
Will the government commit to easing its rules to allow the event to be held in Quebec City as the Canadian section of the Inter-Parliamentary Union has asked?


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Actress and early detection advocate Fran Drescher shares advice for fellow cancer survivors, why she stopped eating meat and dreams of a new career (watch out, Washington D.C.!).
Whatever life throws at Fran Drescher, she takes in stride�and turns it into a win. After being diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2000 and undergoing a radical hysterectomy, she penned a best-selling memoir, Cancer Schmancer, and created a foundation of the same name, Cancerschmancer.org�her way of thumbing her nose at the disease and helping other women beat it.
Now the star of the �90s sitcom The Nanny is writing, starring in and producing TV Land�s Happily Divorced, based on Fran�s real-life split from long-time collaborator Peter Marc Jacobson. (The season finale airs Wednesday, Feb. 13�at 10:30pm on TV Land.)�Jacobson�s post-divorce revelation that he is gay is a major part of the show�s storyline, with sometimes poignant, often comical results.� �At some point you have to stop kicking, screaming and crying, and play the hand that�s been dealt to you as courageously as you possibly can,� Fran says.
We talked to Fran, 55, about embracing her role as a 12-year cancer survivor, her new vegan diet, and how she learned to laugh again.
Spry: Many survivors just want to put the experience of cancer behind them, but you�ve stayed so involved. Why?
Fran: I felt betrayed by the medical community, having been misdiagnosed for so long, and by my own body. I felt out of control, which is not like me. I needed to gain back a sense of myself. I wrote Cancer Schmancer to prevent other people from having the same experience. Then I realized that was just the beginning of a life-long mission.
Spry:� What did you aim to do with the foundation?
Fran: We focus on prevention and early detection. We say, �If you catch it on arrival, it�s 95 percent survival.� And a preventive lifestyle is best�not to get it in the first place.
Spry:� How have you kept your sense of humor?
Fran: I was bitter after my surgery� I was in love and we�d been talking about having a baby. But my boyfriend said I wouldn�t heal as long as I was angry. So that�s when I began to think about the book. Writing it forced me to remember things in hindsight that were actually really funny. Once I struck that note, I never let it go. It�s saved me a million times over.
Spry: What�s your best piece of advice for cancer survivors?
Fran: Become something better than you were before, whether it is how you relate to your family, or how compassionate you are as a human being. I always say that turning pain into purpose is very healing.
Spry:� How has becoming a vegan affected how you feel?
Fran: It�s unbelievable how different I feel. I had various symptoms that were being treated separately. Eventually, I realized they were all related to my cancer treatment. They removed lymph nodes, which filter what your body takes in, so my filtration system is compromised. But eating cleaner helps draw the toxins out.
Spry: How do you stay fit?
Fran: I do Pilates, and I like to walk and hike. If I have a stressful day of work at the studio, no matter how tired I am, I take a brisk walk.
Spry: What do you have on�your bucket list?
Fran: I still think about raising a child. I think about living in a foreign country and becoming comfortable in a foreign culture. I think about working more in Washington�and even becoming an elected official!
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Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation Windows 8 operating system will not only bring support for ARM-based microprocessors and a new user interface, but will also reportedly change the iconic logotype of Windows itself. The new Windows logo will allegedly get two-dimensional "Metro" style and will look like a set of single-color tiles.
CnBeta web-site has managed to obtain a series of screenshots that depict alleged new Windows logotype stylized for Microsoft Corp.'s new Metro style, which is a key part of Windows Phone and Windows 8 for tablets operating systems. TheVerge web-site has been able to verify the authenticity of the new design and confirmed that the new logotype will replace the legendary flag logotype of Windows.
Evolution of Windows logo: from Windows 1 to Windows 3 to Windows XP to Windows Vista to Windows 8
The alteration of the Windows logo will once again mark transformation of Windows as an operating system and a fundamental change of Microsoft's focus. What is unclear is whether the new logo in particular and Metro style in general will truly be as attractive as traditional interfaces for Windows users.
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Located at the Legion of Honor, the paper conservation laboratory handles the preservation and conservation needs of close to 100,000 prints, drawings, photographs and books in the Museums' collection. Caring for such varied works of art presents unique challenges and requires varied treatments. The scale of conservation efforts ranges from working under the microscope consolidating paint on an Indian miniature to devising the best way way to display a 17-foot contemporary photograph.
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December 25, 2013
Happy holidays from the Dispatch Librarians
Santa's elves (center Steve Myers, defensive back Neal Colzie, and tailback Elmer Lippert) are shown with Santa and the Coach.
In late December 1973, Santa Claus -- also known as Ohio State football player Jim Kregel -- made an appearance at a party in Pasadena, Calif.
Santa took Woody Hayes, right, by surprise when he asked him if he was having a good time. The coach answered "yes," and Santa said, "That sure is a switch."
The remark brought the house down.
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The 1973 Buckeyes compiled a 10–0–1 record, including a win at the 1974 Rose Bowl, where OSU won 42–21 against USC.
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The Dispatch Librarians' "Did You Know?" series recently reported that the Columbus region has more than 50 college and university campuses.
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These mosquitoes were originally found only in tropical and subtropical zones, but are now found world-wide in all faunal regions, where they have been spread by humans. Some species of this genus transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever and yellow fever and other arboviruses. A few species also transmit the helminths that cause Brugian and Bancroftian filariasis. A few of the important disease vector species are:
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•A. sierrensis and A. atlanticus are important vectors of dog heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in North America.
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Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo, Texas
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About 40 miles outside of Amarillo, Texas alongside Route 66 is a place that has been attracting art fans for years. Cadillac Ranch was created in 1974 and is the brainchild of Stanley Marsh 3, the helium millionaire. Cadillac Ranch is a set of used Cadillacs representing the "Golden Age" of American Automobiles (1949 through 1963) nose down and facing west "at the same angle as the Cheops' pyramids."
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Andy Murray gets it done
It may not have been pretty but Andy Murray's Australian Open challenge remained on track with victory over Ricardas Berankis.
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The US Open champion, hoping to become the first man in the Open era to follow up his maiden Grand Slam tournament victory by winning the next major as well, looked woefully out of sorts for much of the encounter.
But he improved as the match went on to progress through to the fourth round 6-3 6-4 7-5 in two hours and 12 minutes and now meets Gilles Simon, who beat Gael Monfils in an epic clash.
Lithuanian qualifier Berankis displayed the kind of shot-making ability which should stand him in good stead as he seeks a way back into the top 100 following a serious groin injury but Murray's greater know-how when it really mattered proved the difference.
Murray said: "We know each other's games pretty well, we practise a lot together. He hits the ball very flat and these courts were playing quick today.
"I was struggling. He was making me feel pretty uncomfortable on the court with his style.
"I need to strike the ball better.
"My timing was off and I was leaving a lot of balls very short and allowing him to dictate some of the points. But hopefully it'll get better in the next round."
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Berankis made a sloppy start, four consecutive forehand errors gifting Murray an early break which he converted into a 3-1 lead.
Having looked comfortable, Murray then had to fight off four break points as Berankis finally found his range - working the angles beautifully.
But he could not capitalise with his best chance coming at 15-40, missing a routine forehand into the open court.
Three other chances came and went before Murray, who was repeatedly feeling his right shoulder early on, got out of trouble.
The Scot then broke again for 5-1 but could not serve out the set as a wayward forehand handed Berankis a break back.
The world number 110 was warming to his task and he again asked the question of Murray having held for 3-5.
He finally found the answer, but only after staving off two more break points.
Murray continued to look out of sorts at the start of the second.
Gone was the crispness he displayed in his first two wins here - against Robin Haase and Joao Sousa. Instead, his game was scruffy and lacking direction.
He also appeared to be fighting himself - one shout of "come on, do something" in the fourth game an apparent attempt to inject some life into his display.
He was still holding firm on serve but that changed at 2-3 when a weak forehand on break point gifted Berankis a two-game lead only for him to promptly throw it away with an error-strewn game.
Murray threatened again at 4-4 and with Berankis wobbling, he broke at the fourth opportunity.
As in the first set he struggled to serve it out, having to come back from 0-30 down, but a wide forehand from the 22-year-old from Vilnius handed Murray his fourth successive game and a two-set lead.
The Olympic champion was slowly starting to look like one of the title contenders and he kept his foot on the gas by breaking for 2-1 in the third.
He had to withstand a minor scare when Berankis had a break point in the fifth game but he held on to preserve his advantage.
But serving for the match, Murray again had problems as at 15-40 he dumped a weak forehand into the net.
If there was one positive to come out of today for the Scot it was his ability to respond well to adversity and he showed his fighting spirit to break back straight away.
And there was no mistake at 6-5 as he got the job done to move into the second week.
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Grace Slick was Jefferson Airplane's lead singer. But she was much more than that. In the history of rock, her iconic voice, with its passing-gear force, stinging vibrato and flower-power passion marked a turning point in the music. Last week I interviewed Grace on a range of topics by phone. My Q&A with the San Francisco vocalist, who paved the way for two generations of rock singers, appears in today's Wall Street Journal (or go here).
Before Grace, female pop-rock singers were largely eye-candies—statuesque and poised in the manner of Jackie Kennedy, dressed in glittery mermaid gowns bearing frozen stares and beehive hairdos. And then came San Francisco in 1965. Influenced by the electric blues and Dylan's brand of folk, bands there played a different style of rock. Songs ran long and there were extended solos. Lyrics were rebellious and scornful of materialism and conformity. Akin to Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone, songs eschewed the sunny, formulaic conformity of pop-rock popular in Los Angeles and New York.
Jefferson Airplane was formed in 1965, and its lead singer was Signe Anderson. She had a low, husky voice and recorded on the band's first album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, in 1966. When Grace saw the band at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, she realized that singing in a band would be much more exciting than modeling for retailer I. Magnin, which she had been doing and disliked. "Too many clothing changes, too much judgment by clients and not enough art," she told me.
So Grace, her husband Jerry Slick and his brother Darby formed The Great Society. The band gigged in San Francisco, mainly at the Matrix, performing its vibrating brand of folk-rock. Included in their book of songs was Grace's White Rabbit (inspired by Miles Davis and Gil Evans' Sketches of Spain) and Darby's Somebody to Love. Soon, The Great Society was appearing at the Fillmore.
And then one day, Anderson gave notice, choosing to move away from San Francisco to raise a family. Grace was up in the balcony watching Jefferson Airplane rehearse when bassist Jack Casady came up and asked if she wanted to join the band. Grace didn't hesitate.
The band's first album was Surrealistic Pillow, and after the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, the LP blew everything else away in 1967. In fact, Somebody to Love, with Grace's vocal joining Paul Kantner's, is arguably the song that is most identifiable with the late '60s counterculture movement. But thanks to Grace's finger-in-the-chest delivery, Somebody to Love also is the opening salvo of the free-love and feminist movements.
Grace, 71, is one of the few artists who can claim to have appeared at the Big Three—Monterey Pop, Woodstock and Altamont. She also was the oldest female vocalist on a Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit with Starship's We Built This City—in November 1985, shortly after her 46th birthday. She broke her own record in April 1987 at age 47 when Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now topped the chart. Her record stood for 12 years, until Cher, at age 53 in 1999, had a #1 hit with Believe.
Here are the questions and answers that I didn't have room to include in my Wall Street Journal interview today:
Marc Myers: Why did women especially identify with your voice in the late '60s and early '70s?
Grace Slick: I was singing with the force and anger that women were afraid to express at the time. The anger wasn't aimed at men but at conformity and the rules that applied only to us.
MM: Was folksinger Odetta an early vocal influence?
GS: Only that she had a low voice and I have a low voice. What I truly admired, however, was her big delivery. I can't sing softly in a high register but I can sing high loud. That ruled out singing lullabies to my daughter China when she was a baby. I would have blown her eardrums out.
MM: When did you realize you were a rock-and-roll sex symbol?
GS: Was I? I always thought I was homely. My legs were short, my hair was frizzy and I had terrible vision. I was just good at putting myself together. And being myself.
MM: What made you so wild?
GS: I've always been that way. I have no filter. Think of what it's like when I'm drunk [laughs]. Which I haven't been in 15 years.
MM: What made the San Francisco rock scene so special in the mid- and late '60s?
GS: It was a mash of everything. There was a strong blues tradition there, huge interest in folk, a love of Spanish music—all kinds of things. Jefferson Airplane was a mix. We were blues when Jorma [Kaukonen] was writing, folk with Paul Kantner, and Marty Balin was our love-song writer.
MM: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead named your most famous album, Surrealistic Pillow, in 1967. What does it mean?
GS: I have no idea. Gerry told one of the guys in the band. It was just a fun combination of words. Maybe it had to do with dreams. It was pleasantly bizarre.
MM: How were Jefferson Airplane songs assembled? They all seem like miniature symphonies.
GS: It depends on how we chose to do it or what the songwriter asked of everyone else. Whoever wrote the song would sing it or show us how they wanted it done. I don't write music. Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen can write, I think. But the rest of us couldn't read it anyway.
MM: How did you work it out?
GS: The composer would write out the lyrics and put the chords where the music changed. Then everyone would do what they felt like, unless the songwriter had something specific in mind.
MM: How did your remember the lyrics?
GS: I know. Paul's stuff goes on and on and on. Mind you, I can't remember my name. I can't blame it on drugs. In school, I couldn't remember a thing unless I studied the night before. I just couldn't remember stuff over time. I had intense immediate retention. It's kind of inconvenient [laughs].
MM: Did you always have a short attention span?
GS: Yes. I think it's because I'm so excited about everything I experience. One thing is knocking other things out of my head all the time. Or else I'm just stupid and my brain isn't wired well. I can't even remember my own songs. I wrote Panda [in 1989], but I have no idea what key it's in. I can sing the first line but I've forgotten the rest of it. I can remember Paul's songs better than mine.
MM: Did you ever forget lyrics?
GS: The fear of forgetting lines made me nervous for a while until I realized that the music cued the lyric. I'd stand on stage and think, "I have no idea what the first line is." I'd say, "Grace, don't worry about it. After the intro, it will kick in." And it always did. The only time I forgot a line, Mickey Thomas forgot the same line at the exact same moment in the early '80s when we were with Starship. And he never forgot lyrics. We both looked at each other. Rock and roll is so loud, we just came in where we picked it up and no one noticed.
MM: You know how important you are, don't you?
GS: Not really. Everybody's sound changed rock and roll. It's a big stew that has changed over time. I was just one ingredient.
MM: Yeah, but you're the first modern rock vocalist.
GS: I suppose so, but it didn't seem so at the time. There were many female singers in San Francisco. Signe Anderson preceded me in Airplane, Janis [Joplin] was in Big Brother, the Grateful Dead had an occasional female singer, a woman sang with the Charlatans. And Ace of Cups was an all-female band.
MM: Are you still wild?
GS: No. You go through segments of your life. I'm wild in that I'm still very outspoken. But I don't do physically wild things because I'm 71. I'm opinionated, stubborn and sarcastic. If you don't like it, you've got legs. You can leave.
MM: When was your last acid trip?
GS: A long time ago. LSD was a set and setting drug. We learned a lot about it before we took it. For instance, you don't take LSD in the middle of Times Square. It will probably scare you. You don't take it with people who are unsympathetic to it. If you do, there's going to be a clash and it will be unpleasant.
MM: Where was the ideal place to take it?
GS: Outside around trees and around people who understood what's going on. And it was best with a guide—someone who isn't using it. So if there's anyone who's on LSD who thinks they can fly, you tell them, "Maybe later…but not right now." You talk them down.
MM: Weren't you afraid of taking LSD?
GS: No, oddly enough. The guy who first turned me on to acid was a British chemist for an oil company who invented the glue that makes those lane dividers on English streets stick to the ground. He had a ton of money but he didn't dress like he did. He wore dumb-looking brown cords with suspenders. He had a beautiful face but he was a nerd. He said, "I want you to read all about LSD. Here's what it does. Here are the possibilities. And here's what you do when this happens or that happens." He also gave us books of M.C. Escher drawings. He'd say, "You see, this is possible. You can go here." We said, "OK, that's kind of interesting." So we knew it could get gnarly.
MM: Where did you learn to draw and paint?
GS: I drew all the time as a kid. I always knew I could sort of draw. When I was little, I drew an angel and my parents made a Christmas card out of it. I only do one thing at a time. I have one house, one child, one car and one man at a time. I'm not a good multitasker. Everything has to be one thing at a time, with a tremendous amount of focus.
MM: Was your 1968 rooftop performance in New York copied by the Beatles for Let It Be in 1969?
GS: Yeah, probably. We were the first to disturb an entire neighborhood of office workers on a rooftop [laughs]. We performed two songs, loud, at midday. No one knew where the music was coming from or why. Director Jean-Luc Godard put us up there and filmed us from across the street as well as people looking up. It was way cool until the cops showed up. No one went to jail, though.
MM: You performed at Monterey Pop in 1967 and Woodstock and Altamont in 1969. Which of the three was your favorite?
GS: The best festival for me was Monterey. Woodstock was muddy and Altamont was violent. At Woodstock, the bands couldn't watch each other perform unless there was a delay on the stage. Everyone had to stay at a hotel nearby. A helicopter picked you up just before you went on and dropped you off to perform. It took you back to the hotel as soon as you were done. There was no place to hang around.
MM: And at Monterey?
GS: We got to see everybody. We had heard records by Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, the Who and others. But we had never seen many of the acts perform.
MM: You wore white to Woodstock?
GS: [Laughs] I didn't know the weather was going to be a mess. You buy your clothes before you go on a road trip. The outfit was handmade. I bought it at a store in Fairfax, Calif. We were flown in to the stage for a 9 p.m. appearance. But there was a problem, so we had to sit backstage smoking dope and talking all night. I put something down to keep my white pants clean. We finally went on at 6 a.m., which was a little funky.
MM: At Altamont four months later, you tried to calm the Hells Angels by acting like their mom.
GS: I sang softly, "Easy, easy," hoping that it would do the trick. But it didn't. I wasn't wearing my contacts, so everything was blurry. I don't think the Hells Angels would have hit me if I had screamed, "Cut that shit out" or I pushed them. You have to get right in people's faces.
MM: Do you listen to your recordings today?
GS: Mine? No. What for? I already recorded them. I don't want to waste time. I don't have a lot of time left, so I don't want to waste it doing something I've already done.
MM: Why did David Crosby call you the Chrome Nun?
GS: It had nothing to do with the two of us. I had never fucked David Crosby. There was a place where I could have, but I didn't. Paul [Kantner] and I took a seaplane to Crosby's boat somewhere off the coast of Florida. There were nude blonde girls running around serving, while everyone was walking around without clothes on.
MM: Did you keep your clothes on?
GS: The only reason I didn't take my clothes off is that all those girls had big boobs, long legs and were tan. I had no boobs, I was white as a sheet and I wasn't going to be compared to those people.
MM: So where did the name come from?
GS: Crosby got an idea at that point that I was a little bit straighter than he imagined. Chrome is probably the defense mechanism part. Car bumpers were made out of chrome. The nun reference is my not getting into the scene. I never did orgies, not because I didn't like the idea. I have nothing against them. But I only do one thing at a time. That was multitasking.
MM: You slept with Jim Morrison and nearly shot David Crosby's head off by mistake. Talk about being at the center of things. Anything else you haven't discussed that would surprise people?
GS: Not really.
MM: You were a role model for many women in the 70s. Why?
GS: Women don't have the physical power that you do but we have the weasel power. We have to use our heads to get around you because you use physical power.
MM: You were pretty striking, more so than Janis Joplin.
GS: With Janis, I could have fixed her up. I would have given her laser treatment on her face and taught her to do makeup, and improved her posture. She had a great body.
MM: What group did you listen to earlier on your iPod?
GS: Del Castillo. They sing in Spanish and English. They're from Austin, Texas. They're wonderful.
MM: Which of your solo albums is your favorite?
GS: Dreams. I love Manhole, too. But I love the lyrics on Dreams. They're real honest and come from my own experience. Except the title song. That one wasn't written by me.
MM: Were the 60s fun?
GS: Oh yeah. Weird stuff went on all the time, particularly if you worked in rock and roll. We got used to it and appreciated that it was going on. I'm so grateful to have lived through that period.
MM: You have a pretty liberated way of looking at things.
GS: At my house, you can wear what you want here and say what you want and do whatever you want. Why not? Why would you tie yourself to somebody else's idea of what's right? If people never want to swear, good. That's their plan. But I hope you got it from yourself and not just because your parents told you that.
MM: You were in an induced coma for two months in 2006?
GS: Yes. All I remember are wild dreams. I dreamed I was in different hospitals. I knew I was sick. But in my coma dream, they sent me to London. Then I was in Wisconsin. I kept going to sleep. My dreams were vivid.
MM: Do you sing your songs around the house?
GS: No. I can't remember them. Seriously.
MM: Why are you laughing?
GS: You'll never believe it.
MM: What?
GS: There's a white rabbit on my TV. It's a bank ad for Easter.
JazzWax tracks: My two favorite Jefferson Airplane albums are Surrealistic Pillow (1967) and Crown of Creation (1968). Both have enormous '60s rock-folk edge. Her solo albums, Dreams and Manhole, are superb vocal outings. And, of course, Starship's We Built This City (1986) and Nothing's Gonna to Stop Us Now are pure '80s rock-pop.
JazzWax cips: Here's Grace Slick's composition, White Rabbit, during a Jefferson Airplane appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967. This type of singing was brand new to rock at the time. The song was inspired by Miles Davis and Gil Evans' Sketches of Spain, and according to Grace, the White Rabbit represented curiosity...
And here's Jean-Luc Godard's One P.M., featuring the Jefferson Airplane on the rooftop of a Manhattan building in November 1968. The Beatles Let It Be on the London rooftop of Apple's studios would follow in 1969.


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Those pies look wonderful! At what temperature did you let the dough rise?
What a wonderful find for you!! I've been searching for Petra after reading about it a couple years ago. I have never found it. Your pizzas look fantastic, and those dough balls will haunt me. I'll keep looking... Can your source get more?
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Date: July 16, 1957
Creator: Carlisle, Una Mae, 1915-1956. & Sour, Robert, 1905-
Description: This is a manuscript score of Joseph [Joe] A. Coccia's arrangement for jazz ensemble of the song "Walkin' by the River," by Una Mae Carlisle. It includes chord symbols and sections of the music, dynamics and solo entrances were marked using red pencil. On the back of the last page of the manuscript, there are suggested performance instructions and an alternative ending addressed to Stan [Kenton]. Each page of the manuscript bears the inscription "Stan Kenton Orch."
Contributing Partner: UNT Music Library