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Bringing the World Home
by Rachel Muller
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As newlyweds who'd both done some overseas traveling, my husband and I fantasized about taking our future children to exotic places. Reality intruded shortly after our twins were born. Globetrotting and raising a family on a modest single income were not compatible, at least in the short run. With the arrival of a third child, our dream seemed even more impossible. That's when we decided to modify the dream; if we couldn't take our family out to explore the world, we'd find a way to bring the world home to our family. With a little creativity and a minimum of money, we've managed to expose our children to many of the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of far-off lands. Here's how you can bring the world home too:
Books, Movies and CDs: Public libraries have a wealth of materials for would-be armchair travelers. There are colorful picture books for the youngest members of your family, international cookbooks for adventurous chefs, foreign novels, travel guides, and memoirs of journeys to exotic places. Don't forget to check out the international CD's in the music section, and the foreign movies and travelogues in the video and DVD section. If your library branch is small and the selection is limited, request items from other libraries in your system.
Food: Sample the world's cuisine by trying recipes from the cookbooks you picked up at the library or found on the Internet. You may be able to order key ingredients online if you can't find them locally, but explore the ethnic markets in your own neighborhood first, sourcing new ingredients can be half the fun. If your budget allows it, visit a restaurant featuring food you've never had before. It's more expensive than cooking at home, but still much cheaper than plane tickets.
Theme Night: Put it all together and have a theme night. My husband and I prepared an elaborate Finnish meal many years ago, and my brother has since reciprocated with Thai, East Indian and Vietnamese feasts. Share the meal preparation the way families do in many other cultures, and the event will be even more enjoyable. And don't forget the music. If you can't find something suitable at the library, Putumayo offers great recordings from almost every region of the world.
Ethnic Markets and Neighborhoods: We might not be able to afford the plane fares to Beijing, but we can afford to visit the two Chinatowns within a hundred miles of our house. The East Indian and Asian food markets nearer to our home have been worth exploring as well. There are lots of interesting things to see, touch and smell.
International Holidays, Folk Festivals, and Film Festivals: Thanks to the many multicultural events that take place around our region every year, we've had the opportunity to visit a number of different cultures without having to travel overseas. Find out when and where such events take place in your community by watching your local newspaper, checking community bulletin boards, or contacting the nearest tourist information center. College campuses are often good places to look for foreign movie screenings.
Exchange Students: Interacting with people from other cultures is one of the things I value most about traveling. You can have the same experience if you open your home to guests from other places for brief or extended periods of time. So far our family has hosted two students from Japan for a long weekend, and a student from Korea for a month. My parents shared their home with a young woman on a Rotary exchange from Mexico for several months. In all three of these cases, we were paid a generous honorarium to cover our expenses. To find out if there are hosting opportunities in your community, contact local high schools, colleges, or Rotary Clubs.
If visiting far-flung places is outside your budget at the moment, invite the world home instead. Happy armchair traveling!
Rachel Muller is a freelance writer and children's novelist from Vancouver Island, off the west coast of Canada. Look for her two novels When the Curtain Rises and Ten Thumb Sam (Orca Young Readers) at your local library.
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- If visiting far-flung places doesn't mesh with your current financial goals, bring the world home to your children. Try one or more of the above ideas and expose your children to many of the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of far-off lands.
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When Sergeant Major Karen Bolden lost her sight in 2010, she thought her world had ended. Medical care and an internship with the State Department have given her a chance to envision a new future for herself.
A Sudden Change of Plans
Bolden has served in the Army Chaplain Corps for 27 years, with satisfying assignments that have taken her around the world. When she lost the sight in her left eye to optic neuritis in 2000, she adapted to the change and went on with her career. But ten years later, while stationed in Korea, optic neuritis struck again, and she went totally blind in her right eye, too.
"It was a scary time. I didn't know what my future would hold," Bolden said.
Korean doctors brought back her eyesight three times with steroids, only to have the sight fail again when she went off the drugs. For continued treatment, Bolden was transferred to the Warrior Transition Unit at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Her transition stateside was difficult.
"Things were very stressful for me. I had nothing to do but recover, and being alone in my house all day was not good. It begins to take a toll, and you spend a lot of time worrying," she said.
Preparing for "Plan B" with Operation Warfighter
When Bolden first returned home, she optimistically set goals that focused on getting well and returning to active duty. But after three months, when the prognosis on her eyes was still uncertain, she was ready to face the fact that she might have to leave the Army.
"I realized I better have a Plan B," she said.
A nurse case manager encouraged Bolden to consider an internship, so she began to learn about Operation Warfighter (OWF), a program that places wounded, ill, and injured Service members in valuable internships with U.S. federal agencies. In recent years, OWF has placed more than 2,200 Service members in federal internships, helping them build their resumes, explore employment interests, and gain federal government work experience to prepare for the future.
Bolden went to an OWF internship fair and distributed her resume, interviewing with several agencies and learning that her skills were in demand outside the military. She was pleased to get calls right away from NCIS, the Pentagon, and the State Department.
A Place in the State Department
The State Department was Bolden's top choice: The location was convenient for public transportation and best of all, the position as a wellness coordinator would use skills she had developed in the chaplain corps.
She started at the State Department in December 2010. Under the supervision of Judy Ikels, the Division Chief for Employee Programs in the Office of Employee Relations, Bolden attended meetings and advised employees on wellness. She also created an employee fitness walking course at the main State Department building in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my time there with the Worklife Division," Bolden said. "It was much more than I expected. I got some great experience and got to work with a lot of different people, and it taught me new things and opened up my options more."
Like many OWF participants, Bolden also discovered that the internship helped as much with emotional recovery as it did with career readiness. For recovering Service members who are used to the camaraderie of a military unit, the chance to meaningfully contribute in a supportive work setting can make a tremendous difference in their recuperation.
"Working at the State Department gave me something to look forward to each day," Bolden said. "My stress levels went down. My first thoughts were no longer of my eyesight, but of going to the State Department and doing what I could to help them out. It turned things around for me."
This spring, doctors at Johns Hopkins informed Bolden that her eyesight was improving and she could return to duty. While she awaits a new Army assignment, she will start a second OWF internship, this time with the Armed Forces Chaplain Board in the Pentagon.
Realizing New Possibilities for her Future
One of the most valuable benefits of her internship came early on, when Bolden was introduced to a visually-impaired co-worker at the State Department.
"I was looking around his cubicle, and he had all this awesome equipment to help him work. I said, 'Man, I would love to have something like that!' And he said, 'Well, we can get that for you!'"
Within a week, Bolden's workspace was equipped with a reader, voice-to-text and text-to-voice software, an oversized keyboard, and zooming software. It made her work life much easier, and it got her wondering whether the Army could offer the same support.
"I started inquiring and found out that I could indeed get that equipment," Bolden said. "All of a sudden I knew so much more about my potential to keep working even if I lost my sight. The State Department introduced me to possibilities that I had no idea I had access to. Now I know I can look for jobs that will accommodate these needs."
Army Occupational Therapy has since equipped Bolden with all the software and equipment she needs. It will be her own to keep whether she stays in the Army or moves on to civilian employment.
The State Department's support for differently-abled workers changed Bolden's view of her future.
"At first when I lost my eyesight, I really thought my world was ending," she said. "But to be in that office and see other people with disabilities still working, still vibrant, it really motivated me and got me thinking. It makes me say, there is life after the military, even with my disability."The State Department is an active participant and supporter of the OWF program. Coordination of the program for the Department is managed through the Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Employee Relations, Disability Reasonable Accommodation Division (DRAD). DRAD serves as a centralized resource for Reasonable Accommodation requests for employees and applicants with disabilities, provides disability awareness training and outreach to Department employees worldwide, and aims to foster an inclusive environment where employees with disabilities can be successful. The OWF program is one of many programs that DRAD manages in addition to the Department's responsibility to comply with President Obama's Executive Order (EO) 13548, Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities. For more information on DRAD or the State Department's initiatives to help recruit, hire, and retain more individuals with disabilities, please feel free to contact DRAD at email@example.com.
Victor B. in Russia writes:
Good day! I am glad lofty humanism U.S. Department of to people who lost part of health.
Maurice C. in New York writes:
As a disabled professional who once had (for a cobinded 2), a diverse career both as an Assoc Director & Assoc Administrator for Interfaith Caplaincy, Psych ER,Sub Abuse & other Scvs., both Inpt./ Out-Pt. Units in (5)Divisions incl HR/Nsg-PC Scvs at a NYC's PHS Hosp. / Bellevue Hosp Ctr/HHC; & NYS's SUSB Univ Hosp HSC/Med. Ctr. I found this account by Human Resources Specialist Michael Wolfe to be an hornor to read. To think how creative & supportive the US Government's joint State Department & DOD Operation Warfighter Program provided these unique collaborative serices to valid a great human asset as is Sergeant Major Karen Bolden, Army Chaplain Corps by providing her with these intenships leading to such positive a outcomes is encouraging. You get the fact that many individuals with disabilities have the ability to be cross trained and find new if not renewed direction and purpose to her and others careers. It gives hope. Hope is needed along with proper supportive planning.
Thank You and keep up the great work.
Maurice E P C.


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Skip to comments.A Truly Depressing Visit to JCPenney
Posted on 03/02/2013 7:34:55 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
.... Fourth-quarter earnings results came out on Wednesday and they were terrible. The bad news starts with a quarterly loss of $427 million, but it doesnt end there. Comparable store salesmeaning stores that were open this past quarter and also open in the same quarter of the previous yearfell by a mind-boggling 32 percent. Henry Blodget says it may have been the worst quarter posted by any retailer ever.
It wasnt supposed to be this way. JCPenney made a big splash in the retail world by hiring Ron Johnson, mastermind of Apples retail operations, as CEO. He immediately set about to reorganize the stores, and imported Apple concepts, most notably a no discounting policy geared around convincing customers that the everyday price is a great price. The results seemed to speak for themselves, but I was curious. After all, Ive never given the new JCPenney a try. Perhaps Johnson is a visionary genius whos reinvented the department store, and the world just isnt ready for him. Perhaps hes the victim of bad luck. Perhaps shareholders just need to hold on and have faith.
So I took the Metro to the Maryland suburbs for a visit to the JCPenney in the Wheaton Plaza Mall to see if Johnson really is reviving the legendary chain. .... Nobody was ever driven into bankruptcy by unreliable Wi-Fi, but thats the Ron Johnson Era in a nutshell. Instead of building on what the people who like JCPenney liked about JCPenney, he undertook a series of essentially arbitrary changes that alienated some without drawing anyone new in.
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
But to what end? Theres already a Target and an H&M in the same mall for those seeking a slightly hipper experience. ...."
This is not to BASH JCPenny, maybe it is the norm nowadays for retail in general. Even Barnes and Noble is in trouble, they can't compete with Amazon. But I think there should be a lesson somewhere in there, regarding JC Penny.
I can count the number of things I have ever bought at JCP on both hands and have some fingers left over.
Retailers I feel that are trouble:
1. Best Buy
2. JC Penny
3. Lord and Taylor
4. Sears
The best way to sell clothing is the Kohls model. Those sales and perks draw the customers in.
JC Penny used to be a family oriented store. Parents would go there to buy their children school clothes, and the home department was great. But JC Penny decided to join the homosexual activists and started a pro-homosexual ad campaign. Parents were disgusted, and stopped doing business with the chain.
Since then, JC Penny hasn't been able to repair the damage. They've become, if you will, an abomination in the eyes of American families.
No one shops at Pennys anymore. I wouldn't shop there.
The autobiography was that of Sam Walton.
When it comes to B&N, they do so much on line business, people aren't showing up in the stores as much, so they're cutting back on the stores. On line business is doing well as far as I've heard.
We have a B&N around here. My kids and I go there all the time. To them, it's more like a toy store (they like to collect the series books). To me, it's a source for useful, permanent information (I keep a lot of reference books. If the electric were to ever go out, I'd have all my information on paper).
Penny's violated the first principle in business:
I quit shopping anywhere when I ran out of money
I love going to B&N. Love bookstores. My kids do, too. My problem is their prices are significantly higher than Amazon and their own on-line store. I understand they have costs the others do not, but they could try staying in the same ballpark.
Exactally, they forgot who their target market was. Homosexuals can't have kids and they have very unstable domestic relationships. Because of this they're not going to be shopping at a store like JCP which is geared more towards families. As for clothes I highly doubt gays are shopping at Penny's, with more disposable income they're probably going to the newer and hipper clothing stores. I purposelessly avoid Penny's because of their pro-gay stancenot a penny from me.
JCPenney made a big splash in the retail world by hiring Ron Johnson, mastermind of Apples retail operations, as CEO.
He was pushed out of Apple for a reason.
Yes, pushed. Hard & abrupt.
That model may work well for Apple who has a cult following, and whose devotees are willing to stand in line for days before a new product release, and would happily pay well in excess of the "everyday price," to have the latest.
For a clothing retailer, not so much.
That model may work well for Apple who has a cult following, and whose devotees are willing to stand in line for days before a new product release, and would happily pay well in excess of the "everyday price," to have the latest.
For a clothing retailer, not so much.
The problem I have with B&N is the same had with Borders. I love books and going in bookstores but their selection is geared toward women and more popular releases. I go in sometime just to "people watch". Their vintage collection is almost non-existence.
yep- maybe the gays should go support JCPenny's......
Absolutely, I was going to say this but was too lazy to type it all.
Kohl's utilizes newer technologies (and older) very well. Every week, I get one or two texts (Kohl's alerts) and they are typically 15-20% off any purchase.
Now when one of my kids needs sneakers or I need new dishcloths--instantly I think to check Kohl's and use my text.
Then more often than not, I get "Kohls cash" back. Sometimes as much as $20 for $50 spent.
So, the next week when we need something, where am I going? Kohl's to use the $20 in Kohl's cash I have with the text percentage off.
Ever since Penneys hired Ellen Degenerate and decided they cared more about catering to the homosexuals and their " lobby" instead of heterosexual FAMILIES who have been their financial staple of financial support since the FOUNDING of their company, our entire extended family has boycotted them. We have not set foot in any if their stores since, neither will we in the future.
Penneys made a conscious effort to tailor the marketing of their store to perverts who make up 3 to 5% of the population that are totally incapable of producing FUTURE customers by biologically reproducing themselves. Now Penneys is reaping what they, THEMSELVES have sown!
Maybe Penneys can stay afloat by selling S & M merchandise and homosexual oddities and sex toys? Oh I forgot, silly me, homosexuals already have plenty of places they can get this stuff ONLINE, so what do they need Penneys for.
Sucks to be them.
One more thing, all of the above also goes double for Disney. We haven't spent a thin dime in any of their parks or venues since they also went the way of Penneys regarding their support for homosexuals over the traditional family.
For sure. The kids do fine, but a lot of times I'll call and order what I want, and then pick it up at the store when it comes in.
MOST of what I buy has to be ordered. I thought maybe I was just weird, because they never have the book I want in stock. I mean seriously - how could any book store survive without a book like "How to Brain Tan Pelts?" (People really should learn how to survive without......well.....everything. If they don't need what they've learned, their kids will have the info if they ever need it.)
Some of Kohls clothes are one step above Walmarts. The balance is equal to Walmarts.
Didn't Matthew Yglesias trash Bob Woodward? Why would anyone read his drivel?
Some of Kohls clothes are one step above Walmarts. The balance is equal to Walmarts.
People may call me a snob, but I love the clothes at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. I got a new midnight navy blue all season birdseye Peter Millar suit (free alterations with the Nordstrom Rack Debt card) for $350 that was originally $800.
I used to enjoy getting those $10 coupons from JCP. I would use them to buy a pair of pjs for a buck or so, something like that.
Recently I walked through Penneys for the first time in a long time. There was little inventory, not much selection, and few customers. Plus, for some strange reason, parts of the sales floor previously reserved for merchandise had been changed into bright white "salon" areas, with all-white tables and modern swivel chairs that reminded me of the furniture I used to have in my childhood Barbie house. LOL, really, JCP?
I loved Kohl's at one point. I could always find things there which were different, and stylish. But the quality has dropped, IMO. Now when I go in, the place is a wreck. Clothing is lying all over the floor in the womens' areas, and the racks are a mess. The shelves which hold folded items are full of balled-up, tangled garments....it's a mess. It turns me off completely.
Online sales are killing other retailers too. We have a Macys that once occupied 12 floors. Now it's down to 7. Departments were eliminated and the ones which remain are lumped together. Kmart looks more upscale.
I myself don't do much shopping in a brick and mortar store. I buy a lot online. Some of the reason is that I can't get around like I used to. And I guess I miss the customer service. At one time, every department had friendly, knowledgeable and helpful sales staff with cashiers to ring up the sales. Now with most retailers, you have to hunt all over the store for assistance. Good luck finding it. If I have to do it all myself, I'd rather save the trip and get on the computer. So many online retailers offer free shipping, it's cheaper to shop online than to spend the money on gas, bus fare and sometimes parking to go to an actual store.
Sounds fabulouuuuus. That's one thing the homosexuals are good for - redecorating.
OK...but not a word from you about how China is taking over our markets. Your (very common) mentality is exactly what is driving their success.
LOL, true!
Just think...all that effort to attract the homos, and probably not a single one ever walks through the doors.
My bad, sorry it was John Browett who was shoved out of running Apple retail.
Except that unlike Penney's, Disney is doing quite well financially.
There's a large mall about two miles away that houses a J.C. Penny store but I haven't been there in years. There's no need to......
IMHO you've correctly summarized why JC Penney is going down the tubes. Other stores are on our list as well as products / food items made by companies that have gone out of their way to support liberal agenda hot button issues. Let their fellow liberals keep their businesses alive or on life-support.
I'm old enough to remember the days of shopping in Penney's for school clothes with my mother and sisters. Our purchases were carefully wrapped in crisp paper and tied with string. I can still see that clerk whipping the string around that bundle, pulling it tight, and tying an incredibly fast and secure knot. The paper and string were saved and recycled, of course. Nobody threw anything out in those days. Everything was reusable.
I'd love to carry only Made in the USA items in our stores. But we would be out of business in three months.
No individual consumer ever believes it is his or her personal responsibility to "Buy American". They approve of the concept in general, but when it is their dollars being spent, all of a sudden they want items priced at a level no American manufacturer can meet.
I picked up a couple things, and the checkout was done on some weird handheld instrument that barely worked, instead of a cash register. To use my credit card I had to try to sign my name with my finger(really) on the handheld in a screen the size of an old small cell phone. The traditional VeriSign terminal sat there unused. The prices were decent enough, but nothing special. Just no reason to ever go back.
Personally, I hate seeing any of these retail outlets go under. Just because I don't shop at JCP doesn't mean I want to see an American institution go out of business.
Unfortunately, I believe we will see more who will not survive fundamental transformation.
It's a classic retail conundrum - do you try to move upscale or downscale?
Not many of the "in-the-middle" stores have survived. Sears and Woolworth's were once in the DJIA as recently as the 1990's. Now it's Walmart.
There's no way we could afford anything with a union label. (and no one really wants to support the union thugs, either).
Other nations don't have the high taxes, oppressive regulations, or additional union expences, so their products can be made cheaper and better. In todays economy, especially in the economy we have now, people can't afford anything else. (At this point, they really can't afford anything at all.)
Until America wakes up and becomes more business friendly, there aren't going to be any inexpensive products in the U.S. They've all been driven out.
I bought a bunch of "Mister Mustard" on sale, but for my money it's Kosciusko. If I'm in the mood to splurge, I get imported French (yeah, I know) Moutarde Forte.
You're absolutely correct.
And WM is feeling strong competition from Dollar General and Family Dollar even farther down the scale.
The MSM can talk all day about the "recovery" but the real world contradicts it.
It would take a wholesale change of leadership and philosophy to make it worth saving. A retro change. If they obstinately refuse to abandon their social progressivism, I won't miss them.
No it's not. They can only supply what they can get. The blame lies with the government which has chased the manufacturers out of this country.
Good point. It helps to know your market. And when looking to broaden that market, not to spit on the faces of those who have supported you for so many years. (which it appears they did).
I used to like Penney's. I realize they're trying to "update" and be PC; and if they depended on old fogies like me to keep them in business they'd be out of luck.
Last time I was in there, the racks and racks of cheap polyester imports overwhelmed me. Now, I mostly buy natural fiber clothes made in the US as much as I can. I buy an occasional leather handbag from Penneys. - Mostly, I mix and match, wear what I've got as long as it holds together and let the chips fall where they may. I've noticed local ads done by Ellen Degeneres haven't been on here at least lately. I don't begrude ED being in Penneys ads; but they need to recognize that not all, at least yet, of their customers are homosexuals.
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If Paul is going to perform in some show will he always be the centre of attention? He was the opnener and the finisher LIve Aid 2005, finished PArty at the Palace 2002 and so on.
His ego must be very high!! He wants to top the bill everywhere he goes.


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A Chosun Ilbo columnist (a leading Korean news provider), Kim Ki-cheon, has an op-ed regarding the Microsoft monoculture in Korea:
Korea's Internet Is Mired in a Microsoft Monoculture
Korea is at the cutting edge in technology, the state of the art in e-commerce, an early adopter of third-generation wired and wireless communication, broadband and personal media. Yet 99.9 percent of computer users are on Microsoft Windows. Mac users cannot bank or shop online, nor do these users have access to government websites. The same goes for users of Linux, the free user-generated OS, and those using Mozilla Firefox or Opera to browse the web.
The observation comes from an early 2007 entry on a Japanese blog, written shortly after the blogger's disappointing visit to Korea. It is not an unfair assessment nor is it borne of jealousy. Korea's Internet monoculture has been a subject of concern here for some time and remains an issue. In a recently published book, Kim Ki-chang, a professor at Koryo University, says that Korea's Internet environment is so unsound that nothing like it can be found in any other country in the world.
What is the problem? For one thing, accessing many Korean websites requires jumping through hoops not found anywhere else in the world. This may mean installing unfamiliar software programs, one to ensure secure access, another to protect against keystroke tracking, another for personal firewall protection, and on top of that, an antivirus program, all to be able to do some banking online. Nowhere else are websites so complicated and inconvenient.
It is also a uniquely Korean peculiarity that the programs needed for access to secure websites are compatible only with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Many are based on the ActiveX framework from Microsoft. And while there exist other technologies that perform the same function, none are in use in Korea. As a result, web browsers such as Firefox used by over 20 percent of users worldwide have no presence here.
Not much new here that has not been covered by me in the past but it is news to me that Kim Keechang has published a book on this topic.


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How to Avoid Skin Cancer
Cover up on the trails with sunscreen and clothing
Those of us who devote time each day, or most days, to running outdoors gain great health ...
Photo courtesy of the CDC
Those of us who devote time each day, or most days, to running outdoors gain great health benefits, with lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and other ailments that are on the rise. But running regularly also means being exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays, which is the single biggest risk factor for developing skin cancer, according to Dr. Jerry Brewer, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
"Anyone who spends more time outdoors in the sun, including runners, is at increased risk for skin cancer, including melanoma," he says.
Each year, 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer, making it the most common form of cancer. Dr. Brewer says this translates to roughly one in every five Americans developing skin cancer in their lifetime. And while melanoma, the most deadly form, accounts for only five percent of all cases, it causes 75 percent of all skin-cancer-related deaths. And, says Dr. Brewer, the incidence of melanoma is on the rise.


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Sun-Dried Tomato Artichoke Buttons
- 8 Roma tomatoes, cored and sliced lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette
- Salt and pepper
- 2 (14-ounce) cans artichoke bottoms, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 12 balls fresh mozzarella in water, cherry tomato size
- 1/4 cup jarred basil pesto
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Slice the ends off each tomato, cut them in half lengthwise and carefully remove the seeds. Put the tomatoes in a bowl, toss with the balsamic vinaigrette, and season with salt and pepper. Place the tomatoes cut side up on the baking sheet and roast for 3 hours. Transfer the tomatoes to a plate to cool. (Tomatoes can be made ahead and kept covered in the refrigerator for 2 days.)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Put the artichoke bottoms into a bowl and toss with the lemon juice. Let sit for 5 minutes. Rinse the artichokes with cold water and pat them dry. Trim the bottoms so that they will sit flat and arrange on the baking sheet. Top each artichoke with half a roasted tomato, a mozzarella ball, and a teaspoon of pesto. Put them into the oven and roast for about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Cook's notes: Oil packed sun-dried tomatoes may be used in lieu of oven-drying your own. Larger types of fresh mozzarella, cut into bite-size pieces, can be used in place of Ciliegini, or cherry tomato size mozzarella balls.
Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee
Cooking Tips
More Recipes and Ideas
Artichoke and Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breast
Recipe courtesy of Guy Fieri
Sun-dried Tomato Dip
Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten
Smoked Mozzarella and Sun-dried Tomato Cigars
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Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.) warmed up for next week's World Championships by winning the Polish Junior National Championships on Saturday in Drzonkow, Poland. Six countries competed in the event (Germany, France, England, Latvia, Poland, and the United States).
Isaksen scored 1000 points in the fencing competition with 25 victories and 11 defeats. She placed fourth in the swim with a time of 2:17.16, and totaled 1160 points in the ride after knocking down two rails. That put Isaksen in second place behind reigning Polish champion Oktawia Nowacka heading into the final event, the combined run/shoot.
In the combined event Isaksen overtook Nowacka in the first 1000 meters and easily cruised to the victory with 5380 points. Nowacka was second with 5188 and Natalia Kozuchowska finished third with 5024 total points.
The Modern Pentathlon World Championships begin on Thursday with the women's qualification round. Isaksen will be joined by teammates Samantha Achterberg (Littleton, Colo.), Suzanne Stettinius (Parkton, Md.), Rendy Opdycke (Mercer Island, Wash.), Will Brady (Howell, Mich.), Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo.), Sam Sacksen (Somerset, Pa.) and Dennis Bowsher (Dallas, Texas).


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The information below may assist you in organizing a team meeting which should be held within the first 2-3 weeks of August.
Meeting Location
DON"Ts: Crowded parks, restaurants and pizza places are very poor locations to try to get a lot of information out to parents and players. There are too many other distractions.
DO's: Try to have the meeting in a quiet location such as somebody's house or backyard. This is your first impression so you want to have everybody's full attention.
Briefly Introduce yourself, players and parents
Prepare and pass around a draft roster for any corrections of name, address, phone number, e-mail, etc.
TIP: If comfortable with email, try to get as many "working" email addreses from your parents to help with communication throughout the season, This saves on tons of phone calls.
AYSO Tenants
Breifly explain the 6 AYSO principles
Your Background
Explain your own philosophy of coaching.
TIP: In front of the families, try not to say this is your first time coaching. Don't lie, but appear confident.
Provide a written statement of your expectations of players and parents, especially player conduct and sideline behavior by a parents
Code of Conduct Pledges
Briefly go through each section of the Code of Conduct Forms
Explain the Kids Zone Pledges. Go through each section.
Explain Safe Haven
Stress how serious this is.
Pass out the forms and have families take them home, read them, sign them and bring back to next practice.
Team Help
Recruit help. Let parents know that each parent has to volunteer in some capacity.
Do not leave the meeting without getting volunteers for the following:
- TEAM COORDINATOR: to be team parent to organize snack schedule, phone tree, team party, and odd & ends.
- ASSISTANT COACH(s) : to help with coaching and possibly refereeing
- TEAM REFEREE: to help as an assistant referee.
Other help
- to help set up field when necessary.
- to make/buy a team banner
- to finalize team roster for first practice
Each team must have a sponsor befor the season starts. Let the parents know if one is not found, they will have to collect their own money. Sponsorship Info is on the website.
Practice & Game Schedules
Explain practice and game schedules and expectations. Note that the Team Zone on the region website will have all schedule and contact information up when available.
Season Events
Explain Special Events (Opening Day, Pictures)
Region 88 Website
Mention the Region 88 website (www.ayso88.org) as a great source of information.
Team Name
Have the players choose a team name. If you want, you can wait until the uniform colors are chosen in a few weeks.
Next Steps & Conclusion
Explain what they need to do next and don't forget the thank you'd.


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Today, at Georgetown University, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks on the Obama Administration's human rights agenda for the 21st century. The Secretary said:
"Our human rights agenda for the 21st century is to make human rights a human reality, and the first step is to see human rights in a broad context. Of course, people must be free from the oppression of tyranny, from torture, from discrimination, from the fear of leaders who will imprison or "disappear" them. But they also must be free from the oppression of want – want of food, want of health, want of education, and want of equality in law and in fact.
To fulfill their potential, people must be free to choose laws and leaders; to share and access information, to speak, criticize, and debate. They must be free to worship, associate, and to love in the way that they choose. And they must be free to pursue the dignity that comes with self-improvement and self-reliance, to build their minds and their skills, to bring their goods to the marketplace, and participate in the process of innovation. Human rights have both negative and positive requirements. People should be free from tyranny in whatever form, and they should also be free to seize the opportunities of a full life. That is why supporting democracy and fostering development are cornerstones of our 21st century human rights agenda.
This Administration, like others before us, will promote, support, and defend democracy. We will relinquish neither the word nor the idea to those who have used it too narrowly, or to justify unwise policies. We stand for democracy not because we want other countries to be like us, but because we want all people to enjoy the consistent protection of the rights that are naturally theirs, whether they were born in Tallahassee or Tehran. Democracy has proven the best political system for making human rights a human reality over the long term.
But it is crucial that we clarify what we mean when we talk about democracy, because democracy means not only elections to choose leaders, but also active citizens and a free press and an independent judiciary and transparent and responsive institutions that are accountable to all citizens and protect their rights equally and fairly. In democracies, respecting rights isn't a choice leaders make day by day; it is the reason they govern. Democracies protect and respect citizens every day, not just on Election Day. And democracies demonstrate their greatness not by insisting they are perfect, but by using their institutions and their principles to make themselves and their union more perfect, just as our country continues to do after 233 years.
At the same time, human development must also be part of our human rights agenda. Because basic levels of well-being – food, shelter, health, and education – and of public common goods like environmental sustainability, protection against pandemic disease, provisions for refugees – are necessary for people to exercise their rights, and because human development and democracy are mutually reinforcing. Democratic governments are not likely to survive long if their citizens do not have the basic necessities of life. The desperation caused by poverty and disease often leads to violence that further imperils the rights of people and threatens the stability of governments. Democracies that deliver on rights, opportunities, and development for their people are stable, strong, and most likely to enable people to live up to their potential."Full Text
Jack in Virginia writes:
I appreciate Secretary Clinton's remarks, but I wonder: Is the U.S. stance on human rights more than just an aspirational one? I can't help but think of our close strategic relationship with a country like Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom discriminates against religious minorities, women, engages in torture, and is a far cry from a democracy. Yet, because our interests are not limited to the promotion of democracy alone, we tend to look past the failings of our strategic partners around the world.
I suppose it is a reality - maybe it's just the cost of doing business in this interconnected world - but I wish there were a way for the U.S. to take a stronger hand in places like Saudi Arabia. The other day I read an piece in the news about the flogging of a 75 year old Saudi woman. She is to be punished for being in the presence of a man that was not her blood relative.
That's somebody's mother. Heck, that's someone's grandmother, and a U.S. strategic partner in the Middle East has sentenced her to 40 lashes. Even one lash is unacceptable. While it certainly doesn't compare to the systematic rape of women in Conakry by the Guinean military or other more egregious human rights abuses around the world, it's still a barbaric punishment handed down from a government that has yet to respect human rights in any meaningful way.
I wish our global engagement were more black and white, but I fear it will forever be shades of gray.
Michael B. in California writes:
Thank you, Secretary Clinton, for your stand against the Uganda Anti-homosexuality Bill and for your stand on Human Rights everywhere!
Darlene in California writes:
Thank you Secretary Clinton for speaking out for universal equality and against the opression in Uganda against homosexual behavior. Human rights should be established in every country. Thanks for what you do for us here in the USA. As a lesbian, I am especially moved by your support.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hello, My Friends at The Department Of States. :)
How are things going, thats good. :)
Anyways, i liked Hillary's Universal Views on "Human Rights" for the 21st Century . The more we work to bring about a positive future for Human Rights on a global scale. The closer we get to a more secure and productive relationship with our global community.
.....Cya..Hillary.. & ..States People.....:)
Vesna V. in Sweden writes:
Brilliant historical speech for the next generation.
Action on global level is the next step.
Let us organize local centers for human rights all over the world. Start continent Africa.
Baby boomer senior
Paul in the United Kingdom writes:
Well, I've long been a fan of Hillary but this is rhetoric and a deal less visionary than JFK gave out. What I think may lead to the decline and fall of the American civilisation is the flaw that transcends the two main parties - this obsessive pursuit which never gives up and that has dragged the U.S. and other nations into wars, into huge expansion in military spending, and clinging onto nukes and that is manifest too in extraditions.
When it comes to tackling human rights, the defining move of the current administartion is the change in policy on Burma. Now here is a nation whose Junta has ruled illegally for half a century, imprisoning elected leaders and monks, ordering ongoing state rape of ethnic women, putting kids in the army, arresting all their citizens who they find are criticise them, imposing corrupt constitutions, organising sham elections, collaborating with drug suppliers, lining their own pockets and impoverishing their people in a land blessed with natural resources. And what does the U.S. Government do? Instead of going for total sanctions and embargoes covering arms and trade, they start talking to the Junta and of course no progress is made.
Hailing in China writes:
Why do Chinese doctors in major hospitals have the rights to murder their patients without any punishment?


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About Martin
I started playing rugby at the age of 19 and was lucky to by coached and trained by some of the best coaches in Holland. I have certainly learned a lot from Frits Frankfort and John van Altena. This site is dedicated to them.
Being part of a team that won National Championships three times I needed hard to keep my place in the team. Overtrained during the summer at the athletics club (Achilles Tendon) I had to stop when I was 25 and started coaching the 14 - 16 boys of the club. When it became more and more obvious that I would not make it back to the first team I decided to take the coaching more seriously. I followed the Level 'A' coaching course and my career as a coach kicked - off from there......
In my spare time I have a regular job at Atos Netherlands B.V. as project manager for IT projects having a strong background as IT service manager. And sorry Mark Lammers and Robin van Galen, I understand you want to make some money but your lectures about cross over of sport and business: you have no idea!
|Forced to retire due to Achilles injury I started coaching the Hilversum U16
|Level I coaching course
|1991 - 1992:
|Coaching KMD R.C.
Coaching R.C. Hilversum Juniors to a memorable National Sevens Championship. A turning point for me!
|Level II&III coaching course
|1991 - 1994:
|Coaching Premier League R.C. Hilversum
|S.R.U. Summer Course at Edinburgh
|1993 - 1996:
|Committee member of the DutchCoaching National Under 21 with Cees Eskes Rugby Trainers Association (NRTV)
|F.I.R.A. Stage du Expert, Coimbra Portugal
|1995 - 1997:
|Coaching Premier League R.C. Delft
|1998 - 2001:
|Coaching Rotterdam R.C. Colts (Dutch Champions in 2000)
|2002 - 2003:
|Rotterdam R.C. Juniors (Dutch Champions in 2003)
|2004 - 2005:
|Member of Topsport Committee of the Dutch Rugby Union, working with Jeff Mevissen, Bart Wierenga and Paul Metz
|2005 - 2006:
|Coaching the Motherruggers of RC Rotterdam, yes: mothers of the U11 team and playing the Ameland Beach Rugby Festival
|2005 - 2010:
|Volunteer in the National Talentdevelopment program, developing our LTAD model, talentcentres and coaches.
|Visits to the WRU Academy program in Cardiff & ARU Western Force - Perth.
|SAQ i-Diploma, work with the NRB talentsquad at the Segbroek College, The Hague.
|I started 'Plezier in Rugby' (meaning Fun in Rugby) and developed my own coaching program based on the LTAD model.
|Head Coach of Sparta Rugby (A first division club in the Netherlands)
|National Under 17 coach (Cross Border Tournament Logrono, Spain)
|Visited RWC2011, Aucland Blues and IRANZ Coaching Clinic Wellington, NZ (with Ian Foster, Chris Boyd and David Ellis)
|FIRA-AER European Youth Championships Madrid as National Under 18 coach, Finalist pool B
|FIRA-AER European Youth Championships Grenoble as National Under 18 coach, Champion and promotion to pool A
|Visited R.C. Toulon, Heineken Cup Winners 2013.
IRANZ Coaching Clinic
While visiting New Zealand for the RWC2011 I had the opportunity to follow this course. Great to have exposure to the ideas and practise of Murray Mexted, Chris Boyd, Ian Foster and David Ellis!
National Coach Under 17/18
An exciting opportunity to bring the new ideas to a group of talented young players, presentation of the structures of teamplay a fascinating aspect of it. Piecing a good campaign together took me three years, the first year was relatively short with a two months preparation for the FIRA-AER Cross Border Tournament in Logrono, Spain. Next season We had more time and laid the structure for a good European Championship in Madris, Spain. We lost to Poland in the Final. Very dissapointed we reviewed the whole program and adapted it in the right places. In the 2012-13 season we won the final convincingly. Promotion to Pool A.
Head Coach Sparta Rugby, Capelle a/d IJssel, Netherlands
Having learned so much working on the talentdevelopment program I felt it was time "to practise what you preach". Two great years with a "soccer-like" ending.
Video Analist for FIRA Stage Elst, Netherlands, FFR Summercamp of Pierre Villepreux 2009
With a little more FIRA budget the NRB invested in video equipment + Apple MacBook + Gamebreaker software. We used the equipment to good use in these two training camps. I had used video in the "old days" with VHS tapes and stuff, the digital possiblities are much greater. It kicked of the video performance coaching career of my friend Timo Meinders and learned me video is crucial part in developing players.
Rotterdam Motherruckers 2006-7
Our mini's were out on the beach playing a little tournament and we went along to watch. Found myself refereeing and at lunch time called out "In 5 minutes: Mothers against the mini's!". The mothers won and wanted to experience more. The idea of participating at the yearly beach rugby tournament at Ameland was born, surprisingly they wanted to start preparing for it 6 months before the event.
These six months were an unforgettable journey for everybody and was very interesting to see the mothers grow and even beat teams that play regularly in the NRB competition. Good opportunity for me to try out en test my ideas about the essence of rugby.
You can also look-up my old weblog entries here.
Rotterdam Juniors 2005-6
Two years with the 14-16 youth team of Rotterdam. It was great building a team again and see the youngsters develop. Working with Irwin Toonder and Ae Kyong on the team success was super. The end was a dream: taking the best four players out for the National Squad we put a lot of trust in the others when they had to qualify for the National title play-offs. They did and with the internationals back we went to Scotland for a super trip were we had great matches against Scottish Champions Gala Triangle and Jed Forrest. Came back to win the semi and the final......
Rotterdam Colts 2002-3
Being a rugbycoach with the Rotterdam Colts returned me to where I started. These three seasons gave me to opportunity to put all the stuff I learned into practice at the bottom of the pyramid. Creating awareness amongst youngsters, promoting a 15 man game play in a competition where other coaches are parents or senior players and play is very poor. Eventually becoming National Champions will be something the players will never forget....
Rugbyclub Delft 1995-7
I was working with a National Selection and had premier league experience with Hilversum and I wanted to do more work at the bottom of the premier league. With R.C. Delft I had this opportunity. A club wanted to be amongst the top clubs and asked me to guide them in 1995. Ambitious, but in the end not enough people within the club really wanted to perform at that level. Some interesting experiences: goal setting, team involvement in team management, individual successes and development of coaching structure.
Netherlands Rugby Trainers Association (NRTV)
Enthusiastic as I am I got involved with this organization, first writing articles in the monthly magazine, later as chairman. Being an intermediate between the governmental institutions, the Netherlands rugby union and member trainers was very interesting. I was involved setting up special seminars, working on the union regular course programs and improving the communication between the premier league and National team coaches.
A lot of energy went into this with very little response. In the end I decided to save my energy for other things like this website.....
The Dutch National Under 21
Working with Hilversum and showing the improvements I was asked in 1993 to coach the Under 19 selection. It was a duo job together with Cees Eskes. I helped to set up the team and establish it within the other selections. I helped set-up a testing program and we introduced new issues to the players like regular weight training, nutrition and goal setting.
Rugbyclub Hilversum
With Hilversum I started coaching the Colts and discovered a whole new dimension to rugby! I took my level I course in 1988 and developed the Colts and myself to one of the top teams in Holland. My playing career ended when my Achilles Tendon problems could not be solved and I decided to take my coaching career more seriously. I took over as coach of the first XV in 1991. Changing the style of play, bringing new techniques requiring the older players to adapt. It took some time but in the end the results showed.
District Midden Colts
As Hilversum coach I was also involved with the District Midden Team. Both Frank Steginga (left on the picture) and myself enjoyed putting a team together and working with it. I not so sure how the team did at the National Championships....
Coach in the Netherlands
Being a rugby coach in the Netherlands is not easy. With only 8000 people playing the game, not many coaches are around. Little is available for coaches like clinics and courses. This results in a small but totally committed group of (amateur) coaches.
After finishing my level I and II courses I started coaching at Dutch Premier League level as a 31 year old! I needed the support of other coaches. I started to built a network for getting info. How did I set this up? Here are some tips.
I am very interested in your comments and or questions. Also if you would like to be notified when I have added new content to this site or if you would like to see special things added, please send me an email.
Trip to Larne Ireland, yours truly standing third from the left


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Prediction: 2009December 31, 2008 by Bruce Landsberg
The beginning of the new year just begs for some sage observation on what will happen in 2009 . I'll wander out on the limb and you're welcome to join me or stay close to the tree trunk.
Safe bet: The number of accidents will go down simply because we are flying less. Less exposure means fewer opportunities for something to go wrong. Insurance companies are fond of saying that their business would be perfect if people just paid their premiums and parked their airplanes.
Cloudy bet: The accident rate will increase as some pilots who are flying less become less proficient at basic flight tasks. Take offs and especially landings will suffer as these essential skills atrophy with disuse. It's worse when one is new to the activity but even high timers are not immune. When I started flying, if I wasn't flying at least once every other week, the rustiness began. With the grooves now worn a bit more deeply, routine actions begin to feel rusty after a month or so of layoff. Non routine activities such as instrument approaches are still in the bi-weekly category and I set my minimums accordingly.
Suggestion: If, due to economics or other downers, you're not flying as much as in the past, get a little instruction from a trusted CFI. Invest in yourself!
What's a good guideline for staying reasonably proficient? The Air Force used to require desk jockey pilots to log a minimum of four hours a month to maintain flight pay. Additionally, they had periodic checks to be sure they were taking good care of the taxpayers' property.
I realize that's more than some of us fly in the best of times and our aircraft aren't as complex nor the missions as demanding but it's still a performance activity. One size certainly does not fit all. Local day VFR in low density traffic and light winds is quite different from long distance cross country flying that crosses multiple weather systems, terrain and traffic environments.
What do you think is enough for reasonable safety in basic VFR and more advanced IFR flight?
Bruce Landsberg
Senior Safety Advisor, Air Safety Institute
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Gordon H. Mattson
MAYVILLE – Gordon H. Mattson, 75, of 20 Valley St., Mayville, died Saturday (April 20, 2013) at his home.
He was born Aug. 10, 1937, in Jamestown, the son of the late Merlin and Florence Bergman Mattson.
Gordy had worked at Ostrander's Saw Mill in Frewsburg for 40 years.
He enjoyed watching birds, woodworking and horses. He loved his family.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Elbert Mattson; one daughter, Betty J. Hicks of Jamestown; three sons: William H. (Debra) Mattson of Frewsburg, Tom Mattson of Jamestown and Tim Mattson of Falconer; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one sister, Judy Nary of Jamestown; and one brother, Norman Mattson of Mayville.
He was preceded in death by five sisters: his twin Helen, Barbara, Sonja, Janice and Georgia; and two brothers: Roy and Merlin Jr.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Freay Funeral Home, Mayville. The Rev. Cathy Smith, Hospice chaplain, will officiate. Burial will be in the Chautauqua Cemetery.


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Monday, June 25th, 2007
Exciting news! The Las Vegas Review Journal ran an article about Human Touch on the front page of their Furniture and Design section this weekend. The article featured quotes from Andrew Cohen, our company President, and information on the HT-135, HT-2720, and the HT-1650. The article ran in the June 23rd edition.


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Adjacent to the now-inactive original Fordham brewery, the 242-seat club celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend. Rams Head (yes, it's affiliated with Rams Head Live in Baltimore as well as several other venues in Maryland and Delaware) books similar acts as the Birchmere, Iota and Jammin' Java.
Who goes? Attracts the same basic audience as the Birchmere, albeit with more Navy folk.
What to eat and drink? A menu of salads, sandwiches, steaks, jambalaya and seafood from the Chesapeake Bay and beyond, as well as five Fordham brands on tap and a sixth "seasonal" choice.
Tickets: Available from the box office or online at tickets.ramsheadonstage.com. Although this Rams Head is not all ages, the club does offer Saturday and Sunday all-ages and family events.
Getting there: Parking is available on West Street or for $2 at the Gotts Court garage a half-block from the club.
Here's a tip: All seats are reserved -- and you can choose your seat online.
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Today at Acton University, Fr. Michael Butler gave an engaging lecture on the subject of Orthodoxy and natural law. Despite the contemporary ambivalence among many Orthodox (if not hostility) toward natural law, Fr. Michael argues that it is present in the Eastern Tradition from the ancient to the medieval and modern periods, focusing especially on the thought of the seventh century Byzantine Saint Maximus the Confessor.
A few months ago, I observed,
While it may be that there are important differences between a Thomist understanding of natural law and an Orthodox understanding of natural law, the historic difference is most assuredly not that Thomists accept it while the Orthodox do not.
Fr. Michael's research further strengthens this statement and helpfully highlighted some of the similarities and differences between natural law in St. Maximus and that in Aquinas. The audio of his lecture will be available on Ancient Faith Radio in the coming weeks, but in the meantime I will briefly share some of Fr. Michael's insights here. It's a little heady, but worth consideration. (more…)


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'When Horses Walked on Water'
"When Horses Walked on Water: Horse Powered Ferries in Nineteenth Century America," by Kevin Crisman and Arthur Cohn
Every now and then I serendipitously come upon a fascinating book that I never would have found on my own.
Recently I began looking into a shipwrecked ferry boat discovered in Lake Champlain near Burlington, Vt. in 1983. At first, experts at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum couldn't identify the seemingly intact craft. In time, they realized it was a horse-powered ferry.
The discovery stimulated quite a bit of research. One product of that effort was the book "When Horses Walked on Water: Horse-Powered Ferries in Nineteenth Century North America," by Kevin Crisman and Arthur Cohn (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998). The story is quite an interesting one.
Let me admit that I'd never even heard of such a concept before. Yet I shouldn't have been surprised that the Romans designed such a conveyance over 16 centuries ago. It's not clear, though, whether they actually built one.
However, by the 1790s two men, John Fitch and Henry Voight, had both patented animal-propelled boats. Within 20 years, horse-driven ferries were transporting passengers back and forth between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The technology spread up the Hudson River, with multiple such crossings as far north as Albany. History reveals horse ferries in use on the St. Lawrence River (including several at Montreal), at several points on the Ohio River, and even across the Mississippi at St. Louis.
A gentleman named Barnabas Langdon, from Whitehall, patented a critical advance in 1819. His design called for a horizontal treadwheel under the deck of a boat. The horses (at least two, and sometimes as many as six) stood in openings on the deck, and simply walked in place atop this wheel. A series of shafts and gears transmitted the power thus obtained to the side wheels of the boat.
Horse ferries on Lake Champlain first came into use sometime in the early 1820's. They operated, at various times, on at least five different routes. It's not certain where the boat found in Burlington Bay might have worked.
There was one more major advance in horse-ferry technology: the utilization of the horse-powered treadmill. This apparatus could rest right on the boat's deck, making construction cheaper, and allowing more space for passengers and cargo.
Despite the advent of steam, horse ferries managed to thrive well into the 1860's. In some remote areas, they stayed in use almost until the onset of the 20th century.
Crisman and Cohn bring the story to light very effectively. Maps locate various crossings. Diagrams helped me understand the ingenious mechanisms involved. Their detailed analysis of the Burlington specimen gave me a sense of the difficulties associated with underwater archaeology.
The book reveals insight into a largely forgotten niche of transportation history that played a significant role in our region. It's well worth reading.
This review reflects the individual view of the reviewer, not the views of the Adirondack Center for Writing or the Enterprise.


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This use case addresses the Real Time Price (RTP) Billing use case for the Utility's Smart Grid Dispatch.
The Meter Data Management (MDM) system provides meter readings to the Billing Costing Engine (BCE), which calculates billing determinants from them. Subsequently, the Customer Information System (CIS) requests the billing determinants from BCE, generates retail bills from them, and provides BCE with copies of the bills.


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Power Authority Hydropower to
Help Four Western New York Manufacturers Create 64 Jobs
Michael Saltzman
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WHITE PLAINS—New allocations of low-cost hydropower
from the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Niagara Power Project will
help to create a total of 64 jobs at four Western New York manufacturers
that are undertaking expansions, including major equipment acquisitions.
The NYPA Trustees Tuesday approved allocations,
totaling 3,490 kilowatts (kw), for BMP America and Associated Brands in
Medina, E.I DuPont de Nemours & Co. in Niagara Falls and Allegheny
Technologies in Lockport. The power will be drawn from two blocks of
Niagara power, known as replacement power and expansion power, that
combine for a total of 695,000 kw of power. Both blocks are reserved for
Western New York manufacturers, and are currently linked to over 43,000
jobs at more than 100 area companies.
"The latest allocations stem from a coordinated
effort under Governor George E. Pataki to make Niagara power available
on a continuous basis to companies promising to create and protect jobs
for Western New York," said Louis P. Ciminelli, NYPA chairman. "We're
working hard to maximize the potential of uncommitted power, recognizing
its value in supporting the growth of area businesses and industries."
More than 106,000 kw of Niagara power remain
available for the region's economy following the NYPA board meeting.
The Western New York Advisory Group, consisting of
the Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk, Empire State Development Corp. and
the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, recommended the newest allocations. In
late 2003, the members of the group signed a Memorandum of Understanding
for allocations of available Niagara replacement and expansion power on
a continuous basis.
Since the agreement, the Power Authority has made
allocations to a total of 29 Western New York companies, including the
four approved Tuesday.
BMP America, which manufactures textile components
for business machines, will receive 120 kw of replacement power in
return for adding 10 jobs to its existing Medina work force of 120. The
company is undertaking a 40,000-square-foot expansion, facilitating its
acquisition of additional machinery, for a total investment of more than
$2 million.
DuPont will receive 3,000 kw of replacement power to
support its creation of 30 jobs at its Niagara Falls plant where 254
employees now work. The chemical manufacturer is investing $1.6 million
for additional sodium and lithium cells and associated equipment used in
the manufacture of those chemicals.
Associated Brands, a second Medina company, is
slated for 170 kw of expansion power, as it adds 21 jobs to an existing
total of 208. The company, which manufactures dry food products, is
spending more than $950,000 on new equipment.
Allegheny Technologies, a diversified specialty
materials company, will receive 200 kw of expansion power. It plans to
add 3 jobs to its Lockport work force of 43 and spend $357,000 for new
equipment and building modifications. The company manufactures steel
for turbine generators and aircraft engines, among other applications.
The Niagara Power project, in the Town of Lewiston,
is the single largest source of electricity in New York State, with a
generating capacity of 2.4 million kilowatts. The project provides some
of the state's lowest cost power, along with a second NYPA hydroelectric
facility, the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Project, in Massena.


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by John MacArthur
In my previous post on discernment I closed by quoting 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22, which is essentially the biblical recipe for discernment: "Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil."
"Examine everything carefully" (1 Thessalonians 5:21) is a command for all believers. In the context of the passage, Paul sets discernment alongside some of the most basic commands and instructions for the Christian life. Just like prayer and contentment, discernment is a crucial element of the effective Christian life.
That may surprise some Christians who see discernment as a uniquely pastoral responsibility. It is certainly true that pastors and elders have an even greater duty to be discerning than the average lay person. Most of the calls to discernment in the New Testament are issued to church leaders. In 1 Timothy 4:6–7, for example, Paul told Timothy:
Be constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following. But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women.
Be constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following. But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women.
"Worldly fables fit only for old women" was an epithet Paul applied to the philosophy of his day. He was urging Timothy to know the difference between the truth of God and the nonsense of the world. If Timothy couldn't tell the difference between sound doctrine and dangerous philosophy, he would not be able to protect the flock. Just a few verses later, Paul added, "Give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching" (1 Timothy 4:13). And then, "Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things" (1 Timothy 4:16).
Throughout his epistles to Timothy, Paul repeatedly commanded the pastor to pay close attention to sound doctrine, preach the Word, preach and teach these things, guard the truth, and so on. Paul also charged Timothy to avoid empty talk, shun worldly wisdom, turn away from false teachers, and rebuke those who oppose the truth. Timothy needed to stay alert to the differences between the truth and lies, to separate the truth from falsehoods and half-truths. Paul was commanding him as a pastor of the flock to be discerning.
Every elder is required to be skilled in teaching truth and able to refute unsound doctrine (Titus 1:9). As a pastor, I am constantly aware of this responsibility. Everything I read, for example, goes through a grid of discrimination in my mind. If you were to look through my library, you would instantly be able to identify which books I have read. The margins are marked. Sometimes you'll see approving remarks and heavy underlining. Other times you'll find question marks—or even red lines through the text. I constantly strive to separate truth from error. I read that way, I think that way, and of course I preach that way. My passion is to know the truth and proclaim it with authority. That should be the passion of every elder, because everything we teach affects the hearts and lives of those who hear us. It is an awesome responsibility. Any church leader who does not feel the burden of this duty ought to step down from leadership.
(Adapted from Reckless Faith.)
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Does anyone that is a layperson or laborer working production ever feel this way, lacking discernment? I find myself having to provide for myself and my family (my new-born son) and I feel myself lacking spiritually, like God is distant, when I know He is right there. I pray, read the Bible, ask God through Jesus for the forgiveness of my sins. And still I feel I always fall short. I praise Him for what He has done and what He is doing, but back a couple years ago I realized I willfully sinning in areas that I need to kill sin. I hate willfully sinning, and I tell God this. I still seem to stumble. I guess old sins are hard to break. Well, I see I'm the first to post, so if anyone here after sees this please pray for me. I love GTY and Pastor MacArthur's sermons so much. I am grateful for this ministry that has helped me a lot within the last year or so. Thanks for your prayers if anyone does pray for me. One more thing, I come from a small town in the mid-west, I feel like this my church without the fellowship of other believers in another church because I feel they lack in many areas whereas when I hear a sermon from Pastor John I feel so motivated and refreshed. Anyone else have this problem as well? Thanks you for your time and input.
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Thank you Dr. MacArthur for your work over the years that we continue to benefit from. Even when we disagree on your definition of "unsound doctrine" it causes us to go deeper in study because of the integrity in your own study. In gaining confidence in being a "Berean" , we are glad to say that we are no longer of "Paul, and Apollos....." but when we have studied and are of a different mind than you, we can still hardily recommend you.
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If taken to heart this article by Pastor John should empty many a pulpit across America and bring true repentance to the Church.
Praying for you diligently Dr. MacArthur-at this very moment, as you apply every truth stated in the post above to your present situation in KY.
Unlike matters of opinion such as... is a shirt with one pocket or two better, which is based on personal preference (it looks more symmetrical with two), family history (my family has always worn shirts with two pockets!), emotions ( I feel more stylish with two pockets)or ignorance (aren't all shirts supposed to have two pockets?) discernment of sound doctrine can only come through a proper interpretation of Scripture. Proper interpretation is not subjective (what does it mean to "you") and obviously God expects us to be able to do it because He repeatedly commands us to. Our study should be aimed at understanding what the Bible is actually teaching, not trying to find "support" for our own already formed viewpoint based on personal preference, family history, emotion, or ignorance.
Brave, alot of you who comment in this blog and speak critically. Have any of you never read?
1 Corinthians 2:15
1 Corinthians 4:3-4
1 Corinthians 4:16 - Obvisiously this does not mean be plagaristic.
1 Timothy 5:1
1 Timothy 5:17-19
God has commanded us as saints to do these things, if we fail at these verses we not only fail to honour our pastors and elders, but even more dangerously we sin against The Living God.
Be encouraged brothers.
Thank you
Regrettably, abounding in Charismatic teachers today, you will hear "forget about the doctrines" teachings.
There is an pressing need to know the Scriptures and its doctrines, from the very foundational levels, in every church.
God bless us all!
I hope more pastors around the world will feel the burden of their duty and the importance of proclaiming the truth.
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On Wednesday's "Legislative Review," we have highlights from a debate in the House Judiciary committee over gun control. The most controversial measure would expand universal background checks to include private sales. We also cover Gov. Jay Inslee's press conference in which he announced a $120 million package of proposals to spur job growth around the state.
Last year, the Legislature passed a bill aimed at reducing the sex trafficking of minors. The bill, which was signed into law by former Gov. Chris Gregoire, would have required online escort sites like Backpage to verify the age of the girls depicted in ads. But Backpage sued, and the state ultimately stopped defending the law in court. On Wednesday, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles introduced a bill that would repeal the previous law, while also imposing a $5,000 fine on people who use the Internet to arrange the sex trafficking of a minor.


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Located in Back Bay, this hotel is steps from Boston Public Library and Copley Place. Hynes Convention Center and John Lewis, Inc are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and valet parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Copley Square is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 10
- Total number of rooms - 81
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
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- Refrigerator (on request)
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
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- Television
- Cable TV service
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Where to Eat
Buffet and continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Copley Square has a restaurant serving breakfast only.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
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- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 12.95 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 39 per night
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- Refrigerator fee: USD 15 per night
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- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15 per night
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