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The Oswego Hotel's West Coast-style lobby is decorated with exposed wooden beams, stone accents, and sleek furnishings. Guests are greeted with complimentary water infused with fresh fruit. O Bistro serves specialty cocktails and small plates with a focus on local, organic ingredients. The restaurant's dual-sided fireplace faces the intimate dining room and an outdoor terrace. A 24-hour fitness center provides cardio and strength-training machines. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel and there is a meeting room onsite. Staff at the 24-hour front desk provide concierge and business services; fees may apply. Playpens are available upon request. This is a smoke-free property.
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Geller's Talk Cancelled, L.I. Shul, Sun. School Kids Threatened
The freedom to speak amongst Jews about their enemies was just dealt another blow. The talk Pamela Geller was to give at the Great Neck Synagogue this Sunday, April 16, "The Imposition of Sharia in America," was cancelled tonight, after months of intimidation inflicted on the synagogue's rabbi, his board, the synagogue members, and the parents of the children in the Sunday School program. It was shut down by those who are more frightened by the idea of a slim Jewish woman speaking to a group of Jews on a Sunday morning than they are by the enemies of the Jews, about which Geller planned to speak.
Less than three weeks ago The Jewish Press spoke with Geller, the rabbi of Great Neck Synagogue, Dale Polakoff, and the primary opponent at the time of Geller's shul appearance, Habeeb U. Ahmed, who is a vice president of the Islamic Center of Long Island.
When the story ran, and until just a few hours ago, the synagogue had held firm.
But no one involved with the event anticipated the relentless crush of intimidation, the piling on of additional opponents not of the dangers posed by Sharia law, but of one Jewish woman.
They shut it down.
The rabbi, the members of the shul's men's club – that is who invited her to speak – the parents of the children in the GNS Sunday School, everyone was beaten down. They were beaten down by those who hear Geller's name and don't see a sassy woman with long hair, they see a waving red cape, like the one held by matadors.
Geller's opponents become so enraged by the thought of Geller speaking – speaking, mind you, not striking, not hitting, not bombing, not shooting – that they metamorphosed into a herd of stampeding bullies. Geller is the capa, these guys heard her name and they started pawing the ground, snorting, and threatening clergy members, Sunday School children, and parents.
But it isn't really Geller herself they cannot bear, it is the way she speaks – without apologies – about the dangers of Islamic ideology embodied in Sharia, and that she warns without hesitation that it is encroaching upon this country. That they simply cannot abide.
Geller was scheduled to speak this Sunday. She was going to be introduced at the talk by Greg Buckley, whose son, Lance Cpl. Greg Buckley, Jr., was one of three U.S. Marines killed in a "Green on Blue" insider attack on a military base in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug 10.
When Geller heard of the cancellation on Wednesday evening, April 10, she was sad, but not shocked.
"There's a war on free speech, which is exactly what my talk was going to be about. The synagogue board 'was unable to bear the burden of the extraordinary pressure' placed on them," Geller said, quoting from the statement released by the synagogue.
Geller said she understood how it was that the synagogue was unable to withstand the thuggery and intimidation by those who simply could not bear to allow her to talk.
"The synagogue didn't turn on me, it did what it felt it needed to do to protect the Sunday School children. Once the thugs announced they were going to organize a mob march of leftist Jews and Muslims on the shul on Sunday morning, when all the children are there to attend Sunday School – the parents were terrified and the shul had to respond," Geller told The Jewish Press, just hours after she learned of the cancellation.
"Still, it's a sad day. The synagogue should not have had to make a choice between protecting Sunday School children and allowing me to speak about the dangers of Sharia."
Jeffrey Wiesenfeld is a well-known pro-Israel New Yorker. He happens to be a member of the Great Neck Synagogue, and he spoke with The Jewish Press shortly after Geller's speech was cancelled.
Wiesenfeld described some of the tactics Geller's opponents engaged in, in what was ultimately a successful campaign to block her talk at the shul.
"Rabbi Jerome Davidson became involved, and he really riled up their forces. He let it be known that he was organizing a march with some of his congregants and some Muslims from the Westbury Mosque. When parents got wind of that, they turned to the head of the local Jewish day school, and he then turned to the rabbi and began demanding indemnification and who can withstand that kind of tsunami," asked Wiesenfeld.Lori Lowenthal Marcus
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well, I could stand that kind of tsunami…so the mosqueteers were going to march..so what? The Neo Nazis were going to march in Skokie and Rav Kahane said: We will be there! What is wrong with Jews that they are so afraid of their own shadows? If the muslims and muslim sympathizers marched, we should march back. If they attack, we attack back. Are Jews and Jewish rabbis so schmendrick, such pansies, that they don't know how to march or to fight? I am disgusted. They are acting like the rabbis in Nazi Germany who told Jews to not leave Germany and/or not to worry. Where are the new Rav Kahanes? If I were there, I would have marched back….I stood up to weasel feisal rauf of ground zero mosque and his wife, "daisy." What is wrong with Jews these days? GROW SOME COJONES or they bullies will keep on bullying…have we not learned this from the Inquisition, kings of Europe, the muslims in "falestine", the muslims all throughout history, THE HOLOCAUST…..wow….what PANSIES.
Please be more clear: Sunday school children were threatened, or people intended to protest where and when the speech was going to take place…which was the same time and in the same general area where children attend Sunday school?
are the police looking into the threats?
a real shande as she says for the Jewish community in Great Neck. No backbone, no principles, no belief in God!
It is really a matter of free speach – apparantly if you are willing to rant on about leftist issues it is acceptable but if you cause the community to think by presenting to them something our of the ordinary, it is forbidden. That's why we both live here Fred, I realised it was a dead cause there when I went to Skokie to be booed by the liberal Jews just because I wanted to beat the sh*t out of the Nazis. And no, I wont call them "neo" – a nazi is a nazi no matter what generation he belongs to.
It is a dead end cause and I really have little sympathy for any of the Jews still living there.
We do not need Pamela Geller to spew her hatred, paranoia, and factual inaccuracies. Having her talk cancelled is the best for all of us.
We do not need Pamela Geller to spew her hatred, paranoia, and factual inaccuracies. Having her talk cancelled is the best for all of us.
monstrous and cowardly for Jews to align themselves with our virulent enemies. tragic. ms. geller is a light. I am more proud to be a Jew whenever I see her or hear of her extraordinary selflessness.
does the truth hurt? You sound like a queer to me
Where are the JDL and the Klan when you need them there has to be blood shed every once and awhile.
Nonsense! I can't say that I agree with everything or anything Ms. Geller has to say, but a threat to free speech by you, or by those who stop up their ears, shout and waggle their tongues is a service to no one. If people will be persuaded by Geller & Co. there is nothing you can do about it. I certainly can only scoff at those afraid of free speech. As far as factual inaccuracies…she and her wing of reality does not have a monopoly on that issue.
Those who silence free speech by tactics like this lend more not less credibility to the opinions silenced. And let's examine for a moment wherein lies the true fear. It lies with those who are afraid to hear viewpoints opposite to their own, and are afraid to let others hear them as well. Yes, the shul caved. There were other measures which could have been taken. Maybe it is a toss-up about who is the most fearful. The ranters and the demonstrators against free speech remind me nothing more than of the souls wailing in torment in Gehenna. They are so tormented by the opinions of others that they are wailing and gnashing their teeth in advance. Their stance must be on sand (and you know which sand I mean), not on bedrock.
2 cents of a leftist Rabbi a Muslim sympatizer, no backbone to stand up to bullies and radical Muslims and shame on all memberts.
All Members of the Synagogue that thay did not put a fight, what happened to the freedom of speech? you all just caved to the letists and radical Muslims shame on you all no Jewish spirit.
This for Tim the brain washed liberal, her speech is not about hatred but only the truth about Muslims and sharia that is taking place in the US.today, You do not hear about this subject from the liberal MSM. to day.
If someone was giving a similar speech about the "truth" about Jews, all of you Judeo-Nazis would go through the roof. Geller is the would be Ilse Koch of American Zionists and that has so many followers echoes what Moshe Menuhin once described as "the decadence of Judaism in our time." Since Israel was established it has only gotten worse.
She should never have been invited. She is an enemy of Judaism. She has publicly stated that kosher slaughter is immoral, she has supported European politicians who want to ban it, she distorts Jewish teaching on Islam, and she is an adherent of the ideology of the notorious atheist anti-religious hedonist Ayn Rand. We would never have invited Trotsky to a synagogue to speak about Stalinism!
That all said, threats of violence are beyond the pale. Period.
I thought Islam was all about Peace and Love?
The ADL..with its hostility and promotion of the hypocrisy that Geller engaging in FREE SPEECH against jihadist provided legitimacy to "Jews and islamists who then proceeded to physically threaten the CHILDREN of the Shul. Time to shut the ADL down, or at least force them to stop pretending they exist to help Jews!
The ADL..with its hostility and promotion of the hypocrisy that Geller engaging in FREE SPEECH against jihadist provided legitimacy to "Jews and islamists who then proceeded to physically threaten the CHILDREN of the Shul. Time to shut the ADL down, or at least force them to stop pretending they exist to help Jews!
The ADL..with its hostility and promotion of the hypocrisy that Geller engaging in FREE SPEECH against jihadist provided legitimacy to "Jews and islamists who then proceeded to physically threaten the CHILDREN of the Shul. Time to shut the ADL down, or at least force them to stop pretending they exist to help Jews!!
We are seeing a resurgence of the 1939 Jews of Berlin who believed if they kept quiet and shut other Jews up, they would spared – the rest of the Jews be damned!
Yeah, peace and love only if you embrace the pagan God Allah, only if you are NOT Jewish or a Christian, then you are, as they say, subhuman, a pig, son of a monkey, whatever, you deserve death. That's you love and peace of Islam!
Interesting facebook page jeff. You stop just short of DIRECT quotes from mein kampf but then use the protocols as a main source. I always find it interesting how nazis migrate to Jewish sites to spew forth. But we welcome you. Unlike our ancestors we have no fear of your ilk
"pagan God Allah"
Chas v'shalom. The opinion that Muslims worship the same God as us Jews is basically unanimous across rabbinic sources. We can even pray in a mosque.
And you judge her how? Because she speaks out against Jihad? She has repeatedly distanced jihad from islam. But like the Jews of 1939 berlin, you charlie attack any Jew that "dares offend" our enemies." But then, you also go on the warpath with personal attacks every time someone critiques the lord and savior, so no surprise here! "Jewish teachings on islam?" Was that the Jewish teachings after mohammed engaged in genocide on the arabioan peninsula killing tens of thousands of Jews? Or after the grand mufti and hitler declared each other best friends and allies during the Shoah (should I provide you a link on the Shoah charlie?). YOUR ilk are the enemies of the Jews. You would placate those that attack us, so as to appease and "not create more problems.
(And I noticed your comments about threats on the kids was an afterthought. Was that entered just to provide your hypocrisy some legitimacy.)
I notice that Arie can not counter any of my facts. He probably doesn't care about Torah, but for everyone who does, here is a nice essay by Prof. Marc Shapiro on rabbinic attitudes towards Islam:
Charlie Hall " same God as us Jews is basically unanimous across rabbinic sources."
The something got lost in the interpretation. I don't recall anywhere being ordered to commit genocide, yet one of mohammed's first "directives" from "allah" was to exterminate the Jews of the Arabian peninsula – starting at banu qurayza – murdering thousands of men women and children – a precursor of things to come. But then, charlie finds ways to excuse that. Perhaps a Jew drew an insulting picture of the profit in the sand dunes that instigated the genocide. After all, isn't that what your "lord and savior" said about the Benghazi Massacre
Charlie Hall I never said muslims pray to an idol so don't obfuscate. However, whoever they do pray for – or should I say how their jihadists interpret it (the ones you protect) – has ordered routine random acts of genocide
Charlie Hall I notice charlie likes to quickly comment that I "can't counter" his arguments. Unlike you democrats I have a REAL job so your "living g-d" can stick his hands in my wallet to take it all away. I'm sure you can learn to be patient until I have a free moment to respond to your jihad apologetics tour
" I never said muslims pray to an idol so don't obfuscate"
I was responding to the other commenter.
And you still have not countered my facts about Geller, or about the treatment of Islam by rabbinic Judaism.
I love it. Let's exchange email addresses. I am on Facebook, also. Here is my private cell number 414-378-4992. I may not answer, but if you leave a message expect me to call you back. As I have a nasal cold I may not get back by voice until this virus is killed or it kills me. Blessings.
I love it. Let's exchange email addresses. I am on Facebook, also. Here is my private cell number 414-378-4992. I may not answer, but if you leave a message expect me to call you back. As I have a nasal cold I may not get back by voice until this virus is killed or it kills me. Blessings.
You don't define Judaism for everyone. Some are secular, but support Israel and Jewish causes. Others are conservative or reform, and don't follow Kashrut.
"You don't define Judaism for everyone."
And you don't get to define it for me. You don't get to ban kosher slaughter. And don't promote an atheist hedonist who thought any and all religion was evil.
Those cowardly ghetto style Jews could have cancelled Hebrew school for one day, kept the kids home, and under all circumstances should have allowed this woman to speak.
Sorry I am not going to sleep with a submachine gun next to me, because of the Muslim jihad. As for Berlin 1939, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted for a 6 year period, that stripped Jews of their citizenship and assets. I am still a citizen, and I still have possession of my assets. "So where's the beef" Or I should say Pamela Geller's hot air.
hate speech isn't – and shouldn't be – protected as free speech. for the most part,her posters were examples of hate speech. why would any shul want to pollute their kadosh-ness with hate?
Ms. Geller puts her life on the line EVERY DAY to protect both Jews and non Jews alike. She speaks nothing but well documented FACTS, which make you uncomfortable. Enjoy your dhimmi status, I'd rather not join you. I'll take an Ayn Rand lover any day over a wimpy Jew. I still have Ahavas Isroel, and I will love you like family, but that doesn't mean that I will trust you with my life. When jihad comes to your town and mine (and it's already coming) I'll be standing firmly behind Pamela Geller. Am Israel CHAI!
Beauty and hate is in the eyes of the beholder. I do not see anything she says as hate. I think she is just expressing her feelings in a most honest way and you can agree or disagree with her conclusions. But she has every right to speak. As for kadosh-ness of that shul or any other shul, are you serious? Shul's have no kadoshness and never did. They are community centers that provide social and religious opportunities.
fine. but being a place where people gather in community, for community… that still means it should not be a venue of eliciting or justifying hatred of others, which is what she does, no matter how you prettify it. but you are right – kado-shness probably doesn't apply to shuls. it was the wrong term. but she is still a pollutant.
"She speaks nothing but well documented FACTS"
You think that she spoke fact when she said that kosher slaughter is immoral?
"I still have Ahavas Isroel"
Not if you promote atheist hedonism the way Ayn Rand did. Rand was a sworn enemy of any and all religions, including the one she was born into.
"Am Israel CHAI!"
Rand and Geller would cause the death of Am Yisrael as we know it.
As a gathering place for community, it is exactly the venue for all kinds of ideas, opinions and points of view. She is not a pollutant any more than a Hamas official is a pollutant. She is a human being whose views differ from yours and your attitude shows a total lack of open-ness to anything that you do not agree with. This attitude is so common among todays so called liberals who feel morally superior to others yet at the bottom line, they have the least amount of tolerance than any conservative I know. It is outright hypocritical.
When Truth is Hate speech you know the Nuts are running the loonie bin.
you bet ya
Tim Upham To Tim, and the other jihad apologists, for anyone to attack Jews – it is freedom of speech. For a Jew to "dare" to speak out against it, it is all of a sudden "racism and islamophobia." And thatnks Tim, people like you fully bring back the vision of the kapos of Nazi Germany who attacked other Jews – to protect their own skins and the belief it couldn't happen to you. And you are a citizen where – in the US? Last I looked your beloved obama was looking to confiscate all assets and weapons also – like the beloved hitler his financier soros prayed about
My husband is a shochet, and he would agree that killing is never a fun experience for an animal. His job is to make sure that it is as quick and painless as humanly possible – and got fired from his job because he complained of animals being ill treated. (Don't eat anything from AgriStar!)
I never promoted Ayn Rand or her ideas, I said that given the option between bowing to Islamists and following a Rand fan, the Rand fan would win every time. BTW, I do not worship Ayn Rand. Some of her ideas had merit, most of them did not.
I feel very sorry for Rand, she was a damaged woman. If you knew anything about her childhood, you'd know how deeply scarred she was by her past. I don't see any reason to spout poison about the woman.
Get over it, World War II is over. Your prayers that the same situation will come back again, will not happen. You are just going to have to be disappointed, like Pamela Geller is.


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1. Government is the solution, not the problem. Note, if government "is" the problem the simple solution would be to get rid of the government. So how is that working for the party?
2. Hostage taking and blame dispensing does not solve problems. The party should never threaten the good faith and credit of the USA, doing so only advertises the party's inability to govern.
3. Cutting taxes is as much to blame as additional spending is. In fact, our entitlement programs were based on pre-George W. Bush tax cuts much like most homes are purchased based on two people's income. When the income drops the mortgage is still due. Cutting spending will help but it was not only the spending that got us into trouble; it was also the loss of income.
4. If tax cuts equal jobs, where are the jobs? This mantra has to end since all the jobs went to China and the tax cuts went to the wealthy. Wealth distribution is a Christian principle. Deuteronomy 15 speaks very plainly that every seven years everyone's debt be forgiven.
5. Nowhere in the Constitution does it allow for laws that have been passed by Congress and declared constitutional by the Supreme Court to be unfunded by Congress. It is the President's and Congress' responsibility to implement all laws passed.
6. Stop campaigning for the next election and start governing. When your stated goal is to make the other candidate or the President look bad at the expense of the country we all lose. You win when you do what is best for the country.
7. Stop protecting the wealthy and start protecting the poor. Entitlements are promises that Congress made to the poor. If we cannot extend grace to the poor, why should God extend grace to us? "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors."
8. Stop being the older brother in the prodigal son story who is extremely angry that his father lavished a banquet for his lost son who squandered the inheritance his father gave him on women and wine.
9. Our success as a nation should not be measured by the number of millionaires we create, but by the record low poverty levels we continually strive for.
10. The party wins not when you destroy your opponent in an election, but when you have improved the lives of each and every citizen under your care.
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What it is: Media 4 Math: Math in the News helps students view current events through the "prism of mathematics." Every week features a new story that makes headlines and the underlying mathematical story gets extracted. The Math in the News site is a little bit confusing to navigate at first (it isn't really clear where to find each issue of Math in the News). Scroll down to see an archive of stories. Each entry has a Slideshare version of the presentation, a YouTube version or the Math in the News app version. These presentations are full lessons with embedded background knowledge articles and videos, data sets, current event explanations and a walk through of how to solve.
In addition to Math in the News, Media 4 Math also has Math Tutorials, Promethean Flipcharts, Powerpoint slideshows, Math Labs, Print Resources, a Video Gallery, Math Solvers and more. I really like the Math Solvers, students can choose a problem type, input their own data and see a breakdown of how to solve the problem. The Math Labs include PDF worksheets and YouTube Videos that lead them through real-math problem sets.
How to integrate Media 4 Math: Math in the News into the classroom: Media 4 Math: Math in the News is a fantastic way to help your students make the connection between the upper-level math they are learning and life. I'm fairly certain that every math teacher in history has heard "what are we ever going to use this for?" This site helps students not only see that math is everywhere, but also walks them through how to think mathematically. There are plenty of resources that walk students through common mathematical functions. This site is a great supplement to any math curriculum!
With new content weekly, your curriculum will be fresh and relevant! Share Math in the News using an interactive whiteboard or projector-connected computer, as a math center on classroom computers, individually with laptops or iPads, etc. Flip your math class and have students explore a Math Tutorial to prepare them for the next day of learning. Then they can test a few scenarios in Math Solvers and come up with their own explanation of the concept. In class, students can work with you to solidify and practice the learning.
Tips: Sign up for the free weekly newsletter to have Math in the News delivered right to your inbox. Do you have a classroom iPad? Math in the News now has an app!
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Jarome Iginla skated with David Krejci and Milan Lucic in practice.
P.K. Subban (upper body) may be ready to return next week.
Jared Coreau will be in the crease for Wednesday's game against Boston.
Logan Couture won't play Wednesday due to an illness.
Semyon Varlamov (groin) won't play until after the All-Star break.
John Carlson (lower body) is doubtful for Thursday's game against St. Louis.
Morgan Rielly (lower body) will not play Thursday against the New York Rangers.
Patrik Laine (concussion) skated before Wednesday's morning session.
Marian Hossa recorded his 600th assist on a Tanner Kero goal in the second period as the Blackhawks beat the Avalanche 6-4 Tuesday night.
Ryan Miller recorded his second shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory over the Predators Tuesday night.
John Gibson was nearly perfect in a 2-1 win over the Lightning Tuesday night with 27 saves on 28 shots.
Kevin Shattenkirk scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators.


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Jean Moule last wrote about flying in the Caymans for the Flight Training blog. She is an emerita faculty member of Oregon State University, and a published writer and artist. Visit her website.—Ed.
"Jean, we sure have had fog this year. Forecast today is fog all day. In two months we have flown 765 no more than two hours. Not good for the airplane to sit. If the forecast is wrong I am available to fly."
While the fog makes for good photos and painting, my flying needs were not being met. Occasionally we even had sun at our house at 800 feet and could see the fog bank below us, and I enjoyed it. A friend asked, "Can't you just fly through the fog and above it?" "Yes," I replied, "but one must be able to see the ground to get back down on a visual flight!" And the fog can close in very quickly.
While I had had eight recent commercial flights, it had been six weeks since I had flown an airplane myself. This is the longest break since I began lessons a year ago. Fog I could deal with, as I could look forward to sunnier days to come…after all, this is Oregon. What I could not deal with was the next email from my instructor.
"Jean, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the 172 is being sold and we are closing the office…In aviation there will always be changes and change is good, even though sometimes it doesn't feel like it."
My afternoon flight now canceled, I struggled to get some balance, beginning to realize how much flying had become part of my life, even if it takes me my projected 57 hours to solo! The fog settling in my brain from no flying was worse than the real fog we had been living with for weeks. While my instructor had suggested future lesson options at other airports, I wanted to fly now. I went so far as to ask a flying neighbor if he was going up that day (he was not), as I know sunny Oregon days are limited in the winter. I felt so sad. What to do? I finished my preparations for a conference at OSU in Corvallis the next day that included a chart that illustrated my changing use of time. I had added flying for 2013 and had it projected for 2014. Would it happen?
The day after my yearlong instructor and airplane vanished from my future, I wrote this to my former instructor.
"Hi Steve, After looking into the bright blue skies for a day and wanting to be in it, and after a conference in Corvallis I stopped by the airport in Lebanon on my way home. Whew, what a scene!…I flew (in a really, really old 172). In my conference-going clothes. Had my logbook with me only because it was an artifact in my presentation at the conference. Sold some copies of my book to other pilots/student pilots/Lebanair Aviation owner. Change can be interesting… Jean"
Wow, I felt like I had stepped into some kind of movie set at Lebanon State Airport that certainly lived up to its motto, "The friendliest little Airport in Oregon." Because of the sunny day, small airplanes were in and out, and I met many people. I visited, stayed, and eventually took a short flight. The flight was paid for by the sales of my book, Ask Nana Jean, because the owner of LebanAir kept asking anyone who came in if they had $10! One went to a fellow who had happened to read my Flight Training blogs! Small world—or maybe not in general aviation.
What an unexpected find. What unexpected support and new acquaintances. And I got to fly as the sun was setting on a clear sky day!—Jean Moule
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Pasta with Pancetta and Leeks
- 12 ounces shaped pasta, such as farfalle
- 3 ounces chopped pancetta
- 2 whole leeks, sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon butter, optional
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Shaved Parmesan, for serving
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Cook the pasta according to package directions to al dente and set aside, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
Saute the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat until the fat is rendered and it starts to brown. Add the leeks and cook, about 8 minutes. When you add the leeks, you can also throw in a pat or 2 of butter if you want to. This'll give the dish some scrumptious flavor.
After 8 to 10 minutes, pour in the wine, and then cook until reduced, an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, and then pour in the cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in some Parmesan.
Toss in the pasta, adding a little pasta water to thin as needed. Serve with Parmesan over the top - delicious!
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USA Pentathlon Junior National Team Departs for Junior World Championships
The USA Pentathlon Junior National team departs today (July 3) for Kaoshiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.) to compete in the Junior World Championships. The opening ceremony takes place on July 5 and will feature teams from at least twenty-five nations. The competition at the Nanzi Modern Pentathlon & Biathlon Training Centre will wrap up on July 12 with the closing ceremony.
The US will be represented by US National Junior gold medalist John Gibbons and US National Junior bronze medalist Andrew Jayne on the men's side. Gibbons participated in the 2008 Junior World Championships in Cairo Egypt while Jayne participated in the 2008 Youth A World Championships in Albena, Bulgaria.
Margaux Isaksen returns to the Asian continent for the first time since participating in the Beijing Olympic Games in August 2008. Isaksen was the 2008 Youth A World Champion in Albena and is fresh off the US National Championships where she swept the gold medals in the Youth A, Junior, and Senior divisions.
US National team head coach Janusz Peciak will accompany the team. Check the event page for the Junior World Championships by clicking HERE to receive updates as they are available.


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Special day just for love
For such a popular event, little is know about the beginnings of Valentine's Day.
Records are so sketchy, in fact, that the confusion over its origins led the Catholic Church in 1969 to drop St. Valentine's Day from the calendar of official Catholic feasts.
Many believe that Valentine was a good priest in ancient Rome, who died on Feb. 14, 270.
He lived during Rome's reign of Claudius the Cruel. This was not a peaceful time, and wars raged for years.
Claudius would summon men to do battle at faraway reaches of the Roman Empire.
Husbands did not want to leave their wives and families, and young bachelors did not want to leave their lovers. They resisted going to war.
To remedy the situation, Claudius the Cruel banned all marriages and ordered all engagements to be broken off immediately.
Those orders upset the priest Valentine.
When a young couple came to his temple for advice, he secretly married them in front of the altar. Another pair sought his aid, and he secretly wedded them as well. Others came and were quietly married.
Valentine became the friend of lovers.
Claudius the Cruel got wind of Valentine's actions, and ordered him in prison. He stayed there until his death, and is buried in the church of St. Praxedes in Rome.
That's the story of Valentine's life.
The beginning of St. Valentine's Day lie in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on Feb. 15.
For 800 years the Romans had dedicated the day to the god Lupercus.
On Lupercalia, a young man would draw the name of a young woman in a lottery and would then keep the woman as a sexual companion for the year.
Pope Gelasius I did not agree with the custom.
He changed the lottery to have both young men and women draw the names of saints whom they would then emulate for the year.
Instead of the pagan god Lupercus, the patron of the feast became Valentine.
For men, the day continued to be a day to pursue the affections of women.
It became a tradition to give handwritten love letters that included Valentine's name.
After Christianity was firmly established the priests wanted the people to forget the old heathen gods.
But they did not wish to do away with all their feasts and sports. So they kept the Lupercalia and called it Valentine's day.
Fast forward to Valentine's Day 2013.
What can you do to express your love?
There's more than you think. In fact, there are hundreds of small things you can do to express love.
For example:
– Leave a small note saying "I LOVE YOU" beside her pillow to make her day begin with some romance in the air.
– Prepare Valentine cake in the shape of heart.
– Take her out for a long romantic drive.
– Send bouquet of roses with a love note.
– Leave a small gift hidden in some corner of home with clues to its where about.
– Make a homemade Valentine's Day card.
– Go dancing together.
– Buy a nice set of lingerie/briefs.
– Write a sincere, wonderful love letter.
– Give her/him a nice sensuous message.
– Kiss and hug your spouse often.
– Propose to your spouse again.
– Just take time out to express your feelings, thoughts, fears and even fantasies to her.
– Brush or comb her/his hair.
– Let her sleep while you watch over the children.
– Start saving for a special holiday fund for the two of you.
– Do whatever the two of you want to do.
Enjoy this day of love.


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It's taken a little time but for those who said at its introduction in 2002 that the Porsche Cayenne would destroy the brand, the humble pie is all over their face.
You can see why the doubters doubted: after over half a century building nothing other than two door sports cars, Porsche had now lent its name to a two and bit tonne SUV developed in conjunction with Volkswagen.
But if life with the Cayenne was unimaginable then, it is even harder now to conceive of Porsche without it. When soon after its launch it became Porsche's best-selling car, many believed it would not last: that the undeniable novelty value of the car would soon wear off. But it never did.
Today the Cayenne is the most important car in the entire Porsche range, still the best seller and the model Porsche could least do without. Now we see the Cayenne at the centre of the Porsche hub with the once one and only 911 relegated with the Boxster, Cayman and Panamera to the role of mere spokes.
Time alone will tell what long term impact the Macan has on Cayenne sales but for now the Cayenne remains the one upon whose vast profit margins all the other depend in part at least for their funding.
You may be a Porsche purist and as a result loathe the Cayenne with the same strength of feeling as you might love a GT3 RS; if so it is worth reflecting that without the former, the latter would almost certainly not even exist.


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BEAUMONT, Texas - A couple from Pearland was killed and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the wreckage.
The collision occurred in extremely foggy conditions at about 8:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Day on Interstate 10 southwest of Beaumont, a Gulf Coast city about 80 miles east of Houston.
Debra Leggio, 60, and Vincent Leggio, 64, of Pearland, died in a Chevy Suburban SUV crushed by a tractor trailer, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
"They were happy people," said Richard Leggio, the victims' son.
Richard Leggio said he and his relatives were shocked when they got the news that his parents died in the pileup.
"They liked to gamble a lot. That was their little getaway," he said. "They're great people is all I can say."
The Leggios were well-known business owners who operated Vinco Electric Company in Pearland.
"He was a nice man. I would go over there and carry them donuts. They did our electricity work when we had problems here," said Dan Jones, a friend.
"My brother and I run the business, and we'll keep going forth from there," Richard Leggio said.
The accident injured nearly 100 people.
Jefferson County sheriff's Deputy Rod Carroll said that 80 to 90 people were transported to hospitals with 10 to 12 of those in serious to critical condition. He said 140 to 150 vehicles were involved in the pileup.
According to DPS, a crash on the eastbound side of the highway led to other accidents in a dangerous chain reaction. There were multiple crashes on the other side of the highway as well.
Carroll told The Associated Press the fog was so thick that deputies didn't immediately realize they were dealing with multiple accidents.
"It is catastrophic," Carroll said. "I've got cars on top of cars."
I-10's eastbound lanes were re-opened Thursday evening after more than eight hours.
Carroll said uninjured drivers tried to help as authorities sorted through the wreckage.
"It's just people helping people," Carroll said. "The foremost thing in this holiday season is how other travelers were helping us when we were overwhelmed, sitting and holding, putting pressure on people that were injured."
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Skip to comments.Bloomberg Diverts Food, Generators from Devastated Staten Island to NYC Marathon
Posted on 11/02/2012 1:52:39 AM PDT by tsowellfan
Fresh off his "climate disruption"-driven endorsement of President Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has chosen to divert critical food supplies and power generators from desperate residents of Staten Island to Sunday's New York City Marathon...
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The 99% can go take a hike.
We've got a marathon to service.
Here's the Left's 1%. Thanks, Bloomie - and no wonder you endorsed Obama!
The people of NYC get the government they deserve. They always vote for the most left leaning idiots, so, there ya go......
I could not believe it several days ago when I was told the marathon would not be cancelled.
Besides all the points raised in the article, every single hotel room in NYC is booked. Those rooms should be available to the people who are suffering in the dark, especially those with ailing elderly people in their family.
I wish I had been handed one of those petitions. There's a word for what Bloomberg is. It begins with a five-pointed symbol for celebrity and ends with an obscenity.
The feudal lord has spoken. Chit wouldn't fly where I live.
the eletist strikes again
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Isn't it suppose to be BREAD and circuses? Where's the BREAD MAN??
I'm homeless, cold, hungry and with various other souls to care for (maybe some are dead?), and I learn MY rescue supply is diverted for a game ???
If I can't rally my neighbors, I'm counting life as not worth that much and risking it to cause some major havoc.
And just FYI in 2008 Staten Island went for McCain/Palin and has a Republican Borough President. Bloomberg is really hurting people in need who aren't as liberal as he is for a damn race.
Youre right, this is not at all funny. People are cold, hungry and desperate and this blooming asshat takes the only lifeline, not to mention the police resources, to make a race happen. I'd love a list of companies sponsoring this event.
The Hunger Games
Put this on twitter and watch the marathoners learn to run Really fast when they're mobbed.
There's something wrong with Bloomberg and I can't imagine any marathoner wanting their name associated with the depravity.
Obama doesn't have to care.
But Katrina was Bush's fault, because he hated black people is what we were told.
And I believe Staten Island has a much larger population then all of New Orleans, and there are so many other areas in other parts of NY— on LI, Nassau county and Jersey that need help.
Obama and Bloomberg hate white people! It's the only logical conclusion.
Who said this was funny? I'm not talking about Staten Island - but NYC and Bloomberg. I guess they did elect Rudy though. I'd lay odds that Rudy wouldn't have diverted the food and generators for a marathon.
Good observation.
Any chance of re-electing Giuliani?
Re: Any chance of re-electing Giuliani?
He may run again. At least he's been hinting at it recently.
Any runner who participates in this travesty is sub human (like Bloomberg) and should be shunned by all decent members of society. There could well be riots and attacks on the runners on Sunday. Bloomberg and the runners are spitting in the faces of the millions of area residents who are without power, heat, gas and in some cases homes. Bloomberg is the most vile politician in America by a wide margin, even over Obama and Pelosi.
Any runner who participates in this travesty is sub human (like Bloomberg) and should be shunned by all decent members of society. There could well be riots and attacks on the runners on Sunday. Bloomberg and the runners are spitting in the faces of the millions of area residents who are without power, heat, gas and in some cases homes. Bloomberg is the most vile politician in America by a wide margin, even over Obama and Pelosi.
This is what happens when you elect liberals to office so I feel no sorrow for New Yorkers suffering, next time maybe they will vote correctly as pain, cold,hunger is a great motivator...
Rudy was on FOX last night and praised nanny blommy for letting the marathon go on.
Talk about tone deaf ... !!!!!!
To go one with the circus when tens of thousands are growing desperate for fuel, transportation, food
I bet Bloomies mansions have power and water, too
and armed guards of course
I don't see any problem, bloomingass is nice and warm, has plenty of food, is nice and dry, has plenty of gas and is not suffering one tiny bit.
There is really, really, really something wrong with this man, how can he make such stupid decisions?
Oh wait, he is buddies with mac daddy, the leading moron, that explains it all.
There's an article at my local paper's website saying that some runners from here have decided not to go to New York because they think it's tacky. According to the article, Bloomberg says "the show must go on" because businesses are counting on the attendees for sales, rentals, etc.
(I rarely look at the local Communist media, but I was looking for information on a major traffic jam yesterday. Nothing mentioned ...)
On Sunday, Fox should run parallel coverage of the marathon and people struggling to fix the aftermath of Sandy. All day.
I should think that Bloomberg is toast after this blunder.
Add in Nanny Bloomberg's "global warming" endorsement of Obama, the turning away of non-union utility help, the argument over whether "cash only" charities of their own choosing are welcome, the "we only want the NYPD having guns" dismissal of National Guard help and similar glimpses from the past few days, and this dumb, pig-slopping, flyover country rube is a bit disillusioned. I reckon I'm just too gol-derned ignorant to understand the subtle nuances of the East Coast ruling class.
We have a few worthless politicians and personalities out here that are persistent as ticks (and just as pleasant), but you FReepers and like-minded people who live in NYC and the surrounding areas bear some crosses beyond all enduring.
Mr. niteowl77
Yup. At least most of them.
This dovetails nicely with the electrical repair crews from Alabama being told to "stand down" in New Jersey because they were non-union.
A star foock?
Someone ought to run against him in a Big Gulp Of Freedom party.
That was is all scheduled to be tweeted:
New Jersey Turns Away Non-Union Relief Crews - http://ow.ly/eXFVd #news #Sandy #NewJersey #tcot #Obama2012 @BarackObama
Sending at 10:15am, Nov 02, 2012
If they need the generators for a stupid race, then they ought to call the stupid race OFF, or postpone it.
Nice...the marathon starts on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. There should be protests.
Thousands of hungry and angry NYCers might just block the marathon route, especially at the beginning on Staten Island. That would be huge.
Bloomberg's people would have thought of this and will be diverting huge amounts of police to control the crowds for the marathon. This won't end well.
Time to divert Loonie Bloomie from the Mayor's Mansion.....
Run Rudy RUN!!!!!!!!!
Bloomberg KNOWS that the ONE is to use the old March Madness saying is "one and DONE."
Look for the police to quit en masse out of protest to Bloomberg.
Bloomie thinks the Marathon will bolster New Yorkers' flagging spirits and therefore is as vital as food and fuel.
Here's an idea: Everyone who wants to run in the marathon must bring a donation of a box of food and a blanket. Maybe toss in bottled water too.
That way the marathon could serve some useful purpose.
Oh goody! a marathon!
It's so nice of bloomberg to bring in entertainment for all those who do not have electricity, are homeless.
Will those marathoners be distributing food to the people?
It's a good thing police will be there because the runners may be mugged for their water.
I wonder how many people will change their minds at the last minute and vote for Romney?
Since liberals like protesters so much, I'm sure Bloomberg would love it if a few thousand people blocked the route at several points with a mass protests. Think of the mess and liability there would be for the organization that profits from this race.
Bloomberg makes an in drag Giuliani look like Ronald Reagan.
Doesn't seem like much considering the entry fee is hundreds..or..thousands...of dollars? Anyone know? It is not a matter of a few dollars.
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I already had a rectangular pan in the house, which is a 9" x 13" pan with straight, non-sloped sides.
Put exactly 2 teaspoons of EVOO into the pan and brushed evenly on the bottom and sides. Was I only supposed to brush the bottom?
Dumped the dough directly into the pan. Should I have formed and stretched it a little before putting the dough into the pan?
but there was not airy crumb to offset that. Also, I think my pizza was too damned thin.
I did not put the sauce all the way to the edge of the dough, should I have done this to be more authentic, or does it matter?
I have just read it may be better to cook just the dough in the pan first and then put the toppings on the pizza and finish in order to fully cook the dough.
Put pan in oven directly onto pizza stone, which measured 539°F when putting pan on stone.
Removed from pan, sliced and ate.
Hey Toby!I'm gonna do a four pizza-ball test, with each ball using a different pre-refrigerator rest period and each ball using a different bench rest before baking to get a better feel on dialing in my Sicilian style.After that I'm definitely gonna experiment with a spring-form bottomless Sicilian so the actual crust is in contact with the stone the whole time.
The spring form pan sounds interesting. I don't think I've ever seen one but it sounds like a cool piece of kit!
Jack,Do you have a baker's percent version of your Sicilian dough recipe? And what size pan do you use?Peter
...so now I put the cheese directly on the pre-baked crust and add dollops of tomato sauce on top. Weird yes, but the cheese doesn't slide off!


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I've noticed a trend lately. I'm meeting more and more with business owners who are looking to improve their IT infrastructure but aren't getting the level of expertise or service from their existing (outsourced) IT company that they feel they should be getting, so they're looking to make a change. While many of these businesses are at a similar maturity level, the consistent thing I'm noticing with many of them is that they have networks band-aided together from years of neglect, cutting corners, and (from an outsider's perspective) not taking IT "seriously". I don't know how much of this is on them solely or if there's any shared blame with their existing "IT Guy". Often, it's just the natural progression of a network that's expanded and pieced together over time by different people through different phases of the growth of the business. But, it still begs the question - when do you start taking your IT seriously?
While they know they've outgrown their current IT company, they're still coming to grips with the thought that they need to outgrow their approach to IT. The bad news is that after all the years of neglect - both physical (ie: not spending the money as they should have) as well as spiritual (ie: viewing IT as a cost center rather than as a way to reap the benefits of improved productivity and efficiency) - have left them in a difficult situation. The difficult situation isn't the state of their technology, but rather the state of their mindset. Bottom line - because they haven't spent on IT for so long and have muddled through, most still think they shouldn't have to (spend on IT). There are some who think they've changed their view, but still think that once the network's "fixed", spending should go back down to a minimal level. The reality couldn't be further from the truth. The reality is - there is some minimum that needs to be spent to ensure the initial investment is maximized to achieve some basic benefits - extending the life of the assets, improving staff productivity, and ensuring stability. Significant business benefits can also be achieved by looking at specific IT spending as opportunities to increase business efficiencies by improving, enhancing, or even sometimes simply utilizing, systems, processes, and work flows better thereby significantly impacting the bottom line.
There are ways to spend to improve efficiency and effectiveness - but you have to have the mindset to do this. What would you be willing to spend to improve your staff's productivity by 10%? 20%? Or more? Or, would you at all? How much do you value your staff's time? When was the last time you looked at their productivity and thought of ways to improve them? Do you look for ways to increase staff productivity at all? How often do you send them to training? What are your performance schedules like? How do you look at an increase in productivity? In dollars? Dual monitors improve the productivity of staff by at least 5%. For a staff member costing $50k/year this would amount to an increase in productivity worth $2,500. If it costs $500 to do this, this is over a 500% ROI. And for just the first year! If you can improve the productivity of a staff member by 10% by replacing their 3 year old computer, would you? Are you looking at your business this way? If not, a mindset shift needs to happen. This ties in to the findings of a previous entry I wrote Businesses Who Value IT Outperform Those Who Don't. I believe if you want to operate your business at Best in Class levels, at the core you have to adopt their mindsets.
I liken this mindset needing to be changed to be like going from your first bike when you're a kid to getting your first car to getting the SUV you need to trust your family's life with - but thinking you should still be spending at the same level as for your first bike. Certainly you can, but I wouldn't trust my family to this level of care. Nor would I (nor do I) run my business this way.
So, what's really your approach to your IT?


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Bored in his job as an accountant in Chicago, Bob Newhart decided he would rather talk to imaginary people all day than crunch numbers.
Apparently, it wasn't such a crazy career move after all.
Taking up comedy, Newhart became known for performing stand-up routines in which he portrays one end of a conversation, usually on a phone call, implying what the other person is saying. He delivers most lines with an intentional stammer and a dry sense of humor, becoming the definition of deadpan.
His debut album, "The Button-Down mind of Bob Newhart," released in 1960, was the first comedy album to reach No. 1 on the charts and still ranks as the twentieth best-selling album of all time. Seven more albums followed, earning Newhart three Grammys.
His 1961 variety show, The Bob Newhart Show, only lasted one season but received an Emmy nomination and a Peabody Award. He created a sitcom by the same name a decade later, playing the starring role of dry-humored psychologist Dr. Bob Hartley.
Ironically, when the show ended after six seasons, it provided the perfect ending for his second sitcom, Newhart, which ran from 1982-1990.
In the last episode of that show, in which Newhart played Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon, he woke up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette, who played Newhart's wife, Emily, on The Bob Newhart Show. It turns out the entire Newhart series was dreamt by Hartley. The script is considered one of the best finale episodes ever written.
Newhart later starred in two other short-lived sitcoms and has acted in a handful of movies; one of his most recognized roles is Papa Elf in the Christmas comedy Elf, starring Will Ferrell. Yet stand-up is still what thrills him the most, and at 83 years old, he shows no signs of slowing down.
Newhart will perform material from his hit records as the featured entertainer at the seventh annual Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance gala, held February 23 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. He talked to PBI about his career over the years and what keeps him going.
You have been doing stand-up since 1960. What do you love about it still?
It's an opiate [laughs]. [I'll do it] as long as I'm physically able to do it. … If you're lucky enough to have that ability, why would you say, "I'm tired of making people laugh. I don't think I'll do it anymore"?
I always say the alternative is sitting at home in a darkened room like Sunset Boulevard and having [someone] ask, "What episode of the Bob Newhart show do you want to see?" Between the two of them, I opted for doing stand-up.
Who are some comedians you admire today?
I like Jerry Seinfeld. When I was doing Newhart, someone asked me, "Who do you see as the new Newhart?" And I said, "Jerry Seinfeld." That was before Jerry did [Seinfeld]. He's likeable and wears well and is very funny, and I wish I could've bought stock in him, because it turns out he was very successful.
Speaking of Newhart, have you had any other strange dreams since the show ended?
[laughs] That was my wife's idea. … She said, "Well, you ought to end the show with a dream sequence, where you wake up in bed with Emily and explain this weird dream you had." … I gave [CBS] the premise and they ran with it, because there were so many inexplicable things about Newhart. What were these three guys from obviously the Deep South doing in Vermont?
Younger generations today know you as Papa Elf from Elf. Did you know from the start that movie was going to be such a hit?
When they sent me the script … I thought, "This is going to be perennial. This is going to be like Miracle on 34th Street." And it is [laughs]. It had a great message.
I thought Will was phenomenal. That was a tough role to play. He could've been perceived as not very bright, and yet he was perceived as he just wanted to believe in the goodness of people, which is a hard thing to pull off.
My favorite scene is when he sits on my lap and he weighs about 200 pounds [laughs].
What's the next movie you want to see?
One I'm looking forward to seeing is Barrymore. They say Christopher Plummer's just brilliant. He was such an interesting character, John Barrymore. The whole family was.
Before you were an actor or a comedian, you were an accountant. Are you still good at math?
Yeah [laughs]. I have accountants who do the accounting for me. And they send the reports and I can't make heads or tails of them. But I kind of, "Hmmm … uh, huh" [laughs]. They think I know what they're talking about. That's an advantage when someone thinks you know something and you really don't [laughs].
What has been the proudest moment of your career so far?
One that most stands out to me was being inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. … I had received my award, been inducted and was watching Jack Webb's daughters accept the award for him, and it occurred to me that when I was an accountant, I used to watch Dragnet like everybody else and then go into the office the next day and everybody talked about, "What did you think about Dragnet last night?" And here I am sitting in the audience, inducted with Jack Webb. Like, wow, that fell into place.
What about outside your career?
In January, it [was] my fiftieth wedding anniversary. In this town, that's quite an accomplishment. All the credit goes to her [laughs]. She's a very patient woman.
What have you learned from 50 years of marriage?
I've learned that all the things I thought were all so very important, they really don't matter. It all comes down to family and friends. And that's what it's all about it. I wish I had known that when I first started out. I would've enjoyed my friends more.
What do you want to be remembered for?
That maybe I've influenced some people along the way. I've heard people credit me for that. I hope it's true, because I certainly was influenced by people before me—all the great comedians I've watched: Johnny Carson and Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra and Gleason and Ed Sullivan. It was just a wonderful span of time.
What do you like about Palm Beach?
The living is so laidback. To me, it's people who worked very hard and earned their money and now are enjoying it. They're entitled to enjoy themselves.
Who would you most like to have dinner with—anyone, dead or alive?
I've never been asked that before. There are so many. I'm a history buff. I guess I would love to have dinner with Abraham Lincoln. That was such a pivotal time in our history, where the country could've split in two. … He was so smart. He saw what it meant if the country were turned under.
You're a history buff?
Yeah, I love nonfiction. I don't read a lot of romance novels [laughs].
What are some of your other passions?
I'm the master of going out at noon and not coming back until 6:00 at night and not having accomplished anything [laughs]. And I've taken it to an art form. I'm publishing a book on how to waste your time.
How do you waste time?
It's hard to describe. If I'm busy and driving here and driving there, I come home and haven't really accomplished anything. But I have the next day to look forward to of not accomplishing. It's very tiring [laughs].


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I am gonna give that a try.Would my New York style lehman dough be ok?
Last year after watching this video, I did my take on this pizza here- http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,7387.0.html it came out good. I used Pete-zza's pub crust basically( http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,691.msg27482.html#msg27482) because I liked that crust formulation. Not sure if it was an authentic grandma's pizza, but it was good.
This happened with a dough that had never been refrigerated. I'm thinking of refrigerating the dough overnight & then pressing it into the pan right out of the fridge & then let it sit out a couple of hours prior to baking. A cold dough should be alot easier to press into the pan than a room temp dough. Thoughts?
RoadPizza,That Grandma's Pie looks delicious. Is is crunchy or soft on the bottom?Norma


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As you've watched your parents get older, perhaps you have struggled with situations such as these:
If there is a decline in cognitive abilities as a result of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, or a shift in a medical condition that requires increased care, there is clear cause to be concerned about your parent's welfare. It may be time to consider a move to a safer environment.
But where should he or she live? Often your first inclination is to move Mom or Dad into your home—but this major life change deserves thoughtful examination, and there are many alternatives to explore. This Fact Sheet offers advice and summarizes the issues to consider before making the important and challenging decisions regarding relocating your parent.
Open and honest discussion with your parent and other family members becomes an essential first step when you are trying to decide if moving your parent to a new living situation is the right thing to do. Family meetings with your parent, spouse, children, siblings and other key people will help everyone share their views and will help you decide how best to proceed. Active communication among all family members is the building block to a strong support system for an older parent and all family members involved.
Although some of these discussions may be very difficult and emotional, several topics require attention. Together, the family—including your parent—will need to talk about:
Expectations must be defined and clear to everyone involved. The following can help guide your discussions.
As your parent gets older, his/her care needs will change, and in most cases become more challenging. It's essential to develop a strategy for providing care, and this requires both practicality and planning. Consulting with a Geriatric Care Manager or social worker may be beneficial as you consider your options and what you will and will not be able to do for your parent.
Families are rich in historical experiences, and many of your positive and negative feelings about your parents and other family members will play a role in your decision to relocate or live with a parent. Be honest with yourself and do not allow unresolved conflicts or feelings of guilt or obligation pressure you into taking on more than you can manage.
Family Caregiver Alliance offers helpful Fact Sheets, Holding a Family Meeting and Caregiving with Your Siblings, providing more in-depth information (see the Resources section at the end of this Fact Sheet).
Moving your parent into your home is certainly one option, but you and your family should take some time to consider other living arrangements as well. The type of housing you choose will largely depend on three important factors: your parent's care needs, finances, and the service and supportive options available in your parent's or your community.
When deciding where a parent should live, family members need to discuss, understand and accept the benefits and drawbacks of living close to one relative versus another. Often, the choice of location can cause conflict between family members because those living near the parent often bear most of the responsibility for the parent's care, and may feel that those living further away do not help enough. On the other hand, family members who live far away can feel frustrated that they do not have the opportunity to participate more in providing care. An open dialogue and an agreement on how to share local and long-distance caregiving are essential.
Many residential communities for seniors are owned and operated by faith-based or other organizations with which your parent may feel an affiliation or interest. Ask your parent if they know of any friends who have moved to these new communities, and find out if your parent would be interested in being in the same community. Before any decision is made, visit more than one community with your parent, ask to join the community for lunch and get a facility tour, view the activities schedule and menu, and take particular note of how the staff interacts with the residents. Ask the community employees how they might accommodate your parent's interests, hobbies and transportation needs. If the community under consideration is a category of licensed facility, ask to view the facility's compliance history with minimum standards, and the number and types of complaints that may have been filed against the facility.
The following list outlines different types of living arrangements that may be appropriate for your parent. Each community offers different choices. Remember, Medicare does not usually cover these expenses.
Regardless of the type of facility you choose, be sure to visit each one. Don't be shy about asking a lot of questions. A preliminary visit should reveal a facility that is clean, smells pleasant, has staff actively but gently interacting with residents, and in which the residents are satisfied with their "home."
Change of Family Roles. If you and your parent decide the best place for your parent is in your home, understand that living with a parent most likely will lead to a shift in family roles. A once-authoritative parent may become more dependent—you may become the guardian who gives direction and controls many aspects of your parent's life, while trying to preserve as much autonomy as possible for your parent. You may have less time for your spouse and for yourself. You may need your children to help with more household responsibilities including care of their grandparent. These role changes can be hard adjustments for everyone.
Lifestyle Changes. You and your parent probably have very different lifestyles. Sleeping cycles, eating patterns and preferences, social calendars, interests, and daily activities may need adjustments in order to guarantee a smooth transition.
The Loss of Your Time. Caregiving requires a significant amount of time and is very likely to impact your work, family time, personal time and sleep.
Your Home. Physical living arrangements must be adequate if your parent is to move in. There must be enough room and a layout that is adaptable to an older adult who may have mobility or vision problems. A home may require special adaptations to make it safe. Many of these changes are inexpensive but need time and planning to implement. Some families consider an addition to their home or the use of an "accessory apartment" (or "accessory dwelling unit")—a fully equipped modular unit that may be temporarily or permanently set up in the yard or elsewhere on a lot. Home health agencies and/or area agencies on aging may have the resources to do a home assessment in terms of home modifications, and safe lift/transfer techniques that are recommended to better assist your parent.
Individual financial information may not typically be shared among your family members. However, if you are caring for a parent it may become necessary for you to become more involved in his/her personal finances, including paying bills, monitoring accounts and managing retirement accounts or investments. This can create problems with your parent or siblings who may question your access to and how you are handling your parent's money.
It is likely that your parent has lived in his or her current home for many years and has developed strong ties to community, family, friends, healthcare providers, social life and daily routine. Packing and moving out of a house is a significant chore for anybody, but for the older adult who has decades' worth of memories and possessions, moving can represent a tremendous emotional challenge. Moving away from this familiar and comfortable setting is difficult and can cause great sadness. Furthermore, leaving one's own house represents a decrease in independence and signals a new life stage. Often the thought of packing and sorting decades of history, memories and possessions is daunting enough to delay even considering the difficult decision to relocate. But there are some resources to help.
In some communities, there are specialized companies that will, for a fee, help organize a senior's move to a new location and arrange to sell or give away unneeded furniture and possessions. They will also help pack and unpack. Regardless of services used, in most families the adult children still play key roles in this task. Open communication will help ease the way through these challenges.
While you help your parent pack, talk through the difficult feelings, acknowledge the loss that your parent is experiencing and reassure him/her that you are all making the best decision possible. Allow time and opportunity to reminisce. Reassure your parent that you will still be involved in their life regardless of their living arrangements—even in a new community you will want to ensure that the quality of care are services meet your parent's needs.
If your parent owns the home, consider renting it to tenants. The rental income can help defray extra costs that the family may incur, or help pay for the care provided in other community settings, and offer certain tax benefits. In addition, renting the home, rather than selling, can also give your parent a longer transitional period to adjust to new living arrangements. Selling a long-time residence can seem very final, and can add an extra dimension of anxiety to the transition.
Your parent will need time to adjust to his/her new living environment and role with your family. Your patience and support will help make this transition smoother. An outside counselor may also be helpful. For additional advice on moving your parent to a new living situation, see the FCA Fact Sheet Downsizing Your Home: A Checklist for Caregivers.
Despite the challenges, many adult children find that providing support and care for their parents is one of the most rewarding experiences they have ever had. Parents can contribute to the family through sharing their past and become an integral part of your household. Grandchildren have the unique opportunity to learn and absorb family history. Caregiving carries with it the extraordinary opportunity to give back what your parent once provided to you.
Elder Care Made Easier. Somers, M., 2006, Addicus Books.
How to Care for Aging Parents: A Complete Guide, Morris, V., 2004, Workman Publishing.
Moving for Seniors: A Step-by-Step Workbook, Morris, B., 2001, Smooth Transitions.
The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents, Rhodes, L., 2012. Alpha Books (Penguin Group).
Family Caregiver Alliance
National Center on Caregiving
785 Market Street, Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 434-3388
(800) 445-8106
Website: www.caregiver.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Family Care Navigator: www.caregiver.org/family-care-navigator
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) seeks to improve the quality of life for caregivers through education, services, research, and advocacy.
Through its National Center on Caregiving, FCA offers information on current social, public policy, and caregiving issues and provides assistance in the development of public and private programs for caregivers.
For residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, FCA provides direct support services for caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's, and other debilitating health conditions that strike adults.
All FCA Fact Sheets are available online at www.caregiver.org/fact-sheets. Print versions are available to purchase online by visiting www.caregiver.org/fca-publication-order-form.
Caregiving With Your Siblings
Community Care Options
Downsizing a Home: A Checklist for Caregivers
Hiring In-Home Help
Holding a Family Meeting
Legal Planning for Incapacity
Personal Care Agreements
601 E St., NW
Washington DC 20049
(888) 687-2277
Administration for Community Living
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
330 C St., SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 401-4634
Aging Life Care Association (formerly the National Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers)
Alzheimer's Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
(800) 272-3900
Eden Alternative
P.O. Box 18369
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 461-3951
Eldercare Locator
Locate Area Agencies on Aging and other resources
(800) 677-1116
Online tool to help you "Find your path forward."
Medicare and Medicaid
National Center for Assisted Living
Offers Choosing an Assisted Living Residence: A Consumer's Guide
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Counseling Agency
451 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 708-1112
Village to Village Network
Prepared by Family Caregiver Alliance. Reviewed by Brenda Klutz,B & R Klutz Consulting, LLC, formerly Deputy Director, Licensing and Certification, California Department of Health Care Services. Funding for this fact sheet update provided by Genentech. Last updated in 2012. © 2003, 2012 Family Caregiver Alliance. All rights reserved.


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Plasma TVs No More?
One of the last remaining plasma display makers –Samsung SDI, an affiliate of the South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics –announced this week it will cease making the flat-screens used in TVs in November, citing poor demand.
That leaves just crosstown rival LG Electronics, a minor player in the sector, as the sole company in the world still making plasma display televisions.
A spokeswoman for LG said the company will supply plasma TVs "as long as there is demand." But even so, LG notes that plasma TVs only account for a single-digit percentage of the company's TV revenue these days.
Japan's Panasonic, once the biggest player in the field, took much of the steam away from plasma TVs when it signaled a complete withdrawal last year.
Plasma screens were initially touted as the next-generation TV display technology in the early to mid 2000s to replace the thick, cathode-ray tube TVs. They competed head-to-head with liquid crystal displays, but manufacturers had a hard time mass producing smaller screens at higher resolution and ultimately LCDs began to be adopted more widely in consumer electronics.
Some analysts argued that plasma TVs had more advantages over LCDs including better viewing angles and faster response time.
But LCD technology has improved significantly over time and plasma displays became less attractive.
In the first quarter, only 2 million units of PDP TVs were shipped globally, representing a 16% drop from a year ago, according to research firm IHS. This compares with 47 million LCD TV units shipped during the same period.
Samsung SDI had started out as a display supplier in the 1970s starting with CRTs, developing into a maker of plasma and liquid-crystal-display screens over the years. Now, Samsung's main display unit, called Samsung Display is mass producing more advanced organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens which are thinner and more energy efficient than LCDs. Many industry experts believe that OLED will ultimately replace LCD technology though manufacturers are having difficulty producing OLED screens in mass volume, especially for large televisions.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal last year, Samsung SDI's chief executive said the life span of plasma panels is nearing an end and it will gradually shift production.
– Juro Osawa in Hong Kong contributed to this article.


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Nancy Helen Scott, 93, of Topeka, Kan., passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at her residence at Rolling Hills Assisted Living with her family by her side.
She was born July 19, 1919, in Harrisburg, the youngest of six children of Mike and Frances (Androkaunis) Drutis. She was a graduate of Harrisburg High School. She moved from Pontiac, Mich., to Topeka in 1961.
Nancy married Frank L. Scott on July 30, 1939, in Kentucky. He preceded her in death on Dec., 28, 1988. Survivors include a son, Danny A. Scott, Marietta, Ga.; a daughter-in-law, Marceline Scott-Revelle; five grandchildren, Wendy (Chuck) Gatewood, Lisa Scott, Michelle (James) Forbes, Daniel J. Scott, and Megan (Kurt) Apel; nine great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Michael C. Scott on Aug. 1, 1999; three brothers, Joe, Tony and Barney Drutis; and two sisters, Anna Broadway and Frances Estrup.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, Kan. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan. Nancy will lie in state after 3 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Topeka Rescue Mission, 600 N. Kansas, Topeka, KS 66608. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com
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Bergeron and Fullerton made the trip at the request of the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) (Newslines Express Oct. 1).
WOCCU called upon AVCU because it has operated its own ATM and debit card program and developed Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) knowledge for more than 15 years. Kuskanet is one of five similar WOCCU projects ongoing in Latin American countries.
Bergeron and Fullerton consulted with managers and operations personnel from the Kuskanet ATM network at the Federacion Nacional de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Credito del Peru (FENACREP) offices and at select Kuskanet credit union locations in Lima and Ayacucho.
Peru's credit unions are politically locked out of regional and national EFT networks. As a result, prior to the creation of Kuskanet, credit unions could issue plastic cards, but members had no place to use them. The startup ATM network, so named because "kuska" means "together," is owned by WOCCU, FENACREP and a handful of member credit unions.
"It's amazing what they're doing with the resources they have available to them, especially considering how they're politically blocked from accessing networks by big banks," Bergeron said. "Kuskanet hopes to change that dynamic and create competition with banks that will provide members with the same services that bank clients receive and will ultimately benefit all Peruvian consumers."
He noted that Kuskanet completely bypasses checking accounts. "Peru credit unions don't have checking accounts, so they're going direct to plastic cards for access to cash."
Because of the inability to access EFT networks, making the ATM cards debit-capable isn't an option right now, but Bergeron and Kuskanet said they hope to change that in the future. The long-term goal is to research possible alternatives to gain access to already existing remote access infrastructures.
Leading the trip and assisting the consulting efforts was Steve Schaefer, WOCCU manager of technical services. Schaefer oversees WOCCU's EFT projects in Peru and in other Latin American countries. AVCU is in its third year of a WOCCU international partnership with FENACREP and Peru's credit unions. Prior to the ATM network project, AVCU researched the possibility of developing a deposit insurance system for Peru's credit unions, with Bergeron providing testimony to a committee of Peru's national congress.
Representatives from AELUCOOP credit union will visit Vermont next week to sign a partnership agreement with Vermont FCU, Burlington. AELUCOOP, the second largest credit union in Peru, has a membership that is predominantly Japanese.
The same is true of ABACO, the largest Peruvian credit union, which is in a WOCCU partnership with Heritage Family FCU, Rutland. Early in 2011, representatives from Pacifico CU will travel to Vermont to establish a partnership with NorthCountry FCU, South Burlington.


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