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It's been an extremely busy few months and I'm just NOW beginning to settle in and digest what a wonderful – and POWERFUL – year it's been for type 1 diabetes research.
It seems like yesterday that I was just preparing for the JDRF Children's Congress, now as I sit here, I'm reflecting on that we achieved and brought to light at that extraordinary event back in June.
Below is a guest post which I had the pleasure of writing recently for Allison at DiabetesMine.com. The post, entitled Mom at the Helm of the JDRF Children's Conference, recapped my personal experience as Chair of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's 2011 Children's Congress and the emotional journey that followed during the 3-day event.
Having been raised in a family of advocates, I learned early on that in every struggle there is an opportunity to gain strength. It never ceases to amaze me how strong we can be when challenges arise – particularly when we join together.
I was amazed yet again last month when I had the honor of being the Chair of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's 2011 Children's Congress – a three-day event in which 150 children and teens with type 1 diabetes, from every state in the nation and several from abroad, join forces in Washington, D.C. to urge Congress and the Administration to continue and increase federal funding for diabetes research; funding necessary for better treatments and a cure for the disease.
This year, we focused our advocacy efforts on federal support and regulatory reform required to make the artificial pancreas available to millions of people like my daughter, Elle.
This device combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump with computer software, to automatically provide the appropriate amount of insulin at the right times. It would revolutionize the quality of life for people with type 1, helping to relieve some of the burden of managing the disease. And it would keep them safer, especially overnight, when blood sugars can drop during sleep.
The artificial pancreas has proven successful in controlled hospital settings, and it's time to test this device in more real-world conditions outside of the hospital. The FDA has promised to issue guidance for the development and testing of the artificial pancreas by December 2011, and we're urging Congress to support these next steps. We must do everything possible to enable to development of this revolutionary technology that could save lives.
Along with the 150 young delegates and JDRF supporters, my inspiration and Children's Congress Co-Chair was my 11-year-old daughter, Elle. Our family knew a little about type 1 because my brother-in-law has the disease, but our lives took a giant turn when over Thanksgiving 2007, Elle was diagnosed. Like so many type 1 families, we were scared and shocked, and yet grateful that we found out before it was too late.
Elle, like the other remarkable Children's Congress delegates, stepped up to the plate with immense determination to make a difference. That's not to say it has been easy. But thanks to the invaluable support from JDRF and to promising research, Elle and I found hope and a reason to fight.
We are just one family participating in the 2011 Children's Congress. The dedication, perseverance, and individual triumphs of this year's families are what created true magic in Washington, D.C. We made an important mark on our government by letting our national leaders know how much people with type 1 need their support to live better, healthier, longer lives.
Day 1: June 20, 2011
Watching the young Children's Congress delegates and their families begin to arrive at the hotel, Elle and I could feel the excitement starting to build. Excitement was bubbling over as the families arrived with enthusiasm about meeting other children who share similar challenges, and an eagerness to tell our leaders what kind of support we need and why. Together we were making something big happen, and we could feel it. All of the children took photos with this year's celebrity advocate, recording artist Crystal Bowersox, who smiled from ear to ear and embraced each one of the delegates. At the welcome dinner that evening, each child walked across the stage and introduced him or herself. To witness the spirit pumping through the room was incredible, and we got a taste of the fun, brave, passionate young people who embodied the success of this year's Children's Congress.
Day 2 was one we will never forget. After breakfast, the children filled the hotel's Grand Ballroom for two Town Hall events. The first was with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking for the first time since her appointment about having type 1 diabetes. The 150 delegates sat on the floor around Justice Sotomayor, creating an intimate storytelling-like atmosphere in which she proceeded to tell them about her diagnosis as a child, her personal challenges, the improvements in technology, and more. She looked the children in the eyes, spoke in a slow, clear, sweet voice that seemed to hold each one of them warmly. She answered their questions, like whether diabetes gets easier as an adult, and how it affects her job, each response was candid, genuine, and positive.
The second Town Hall, "Role Models with Type 1 Diabetes," included a panel of celebrity advocates with type 1: Olympic gold medalist and swimmer Gary Hall Jr., professional LPGA golfer Carling Coffing, winner of Amazing Race 17 Dr. Nat Strand, and NFL football player Kendall Simmons. JDRF's Assistant Vice President of Treatment Therapies, Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D., also joined the panel, which was emceed by ESPN anchor Brian Kenny. They answered questions, talked about their lives with type 1, gave advice, and inspired all of the families who had the privilege of attending this unique event.
After the Town Hall events, we all boarded buses and rode to Upper Senate Park, where all of the delegates piled onto bleachers, the Capitol building shining in the background. Crystal Bowersox stood amongst the delegates with her guitar in hand, and led a performance of the Children's Congress theme song, "Promise to Remember Me," as the delegates sang along. It was a touching performance to witness.
Throughout the day, I was struck by the energy between each special guest and every Children's Congress delegate. The connectedness created in these events was clearly mutually beneficial and greatly appreciated by all.
Day 3: June 22, 2011
Wednesday finally arrived and the momentum was building as we headed to Capitol Hill. There, the delegates met with their Members of Congress, and spoke with them about type 1, about the need for federal funding, and about the importance of the artificial pancreas. The pivotal meetings culminated in a Senate hearing chaired by Senator Susan Collins (D-ME), in which leaders from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the FDA, celebrity advocate actor Kevin Kline, and four of the Children's Congress delegates testified about the need for research funding, and for the advancement of the artificial pancreas.
I'll never forget what one of the delegates, Kerry Morgan from Virginia, told the Senate room filled with high-profile media, her fellow delegates, Senators, and the public. She talked about her participation in a clinical trial for the artificial pancreas, and explained that those few days with an artificial pancreas were the best days of her life. If we can move testing forward, if we can keep pushing safe and effective development and delivery of artificial pancreas technology in the United States, just imagine the days that could be had by all of the children and adults living with type 1 diabetes – every day. Furthermore, the risk of diabetes complications would decrease until a cure is finally found.
After the hearing, delegates prepared to depart. The culmination of this once-in-a-lifetime experience left us each feeling invigorated, albeit a little tired. As hugs were exchanged, it was clear that the friendships and bonds formed between the delegates and families are ones that will transcend time and distance. Just as struggle provides a chance to find strength, we gain strength through support. The families who made the 2011 Children's Congress such an outstanding experience will continue to gain strength from each other and by supporting JDRF.
On behalf of Elle and my family, thank you to JDRF and to everyone who was a part of the 2011 Children's Congress, for your strength and your support. Thank you for amazing me once again by proving the power of togetherness. We're in this fight together!
Stefany Shaheen
Chair Mom
JDRF 2011 Children's Congress


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She was modelling a biomechanically-designed bra at the Australian Institute of Sport yesterday, but it's a revamped stride pattern that Canberra's Lauren Boden hopes will take her all the way to the London Olympics.
The sports garment unveiled yesterday is the latest development in a 10-year relationship between Berlei and the AIS biomechanics department. It may well be designed using a complex three-dimensional Vicon Motion Analysis System, but the simple aim is comfort.
And coming off her recent victory over rival Jana Pittman, Boden said she was also getting comfortable with a new hurdling style that she says can earn her an Olympic qualifying time.
Boden ran 56.14secs for the 400m hurdles in Newcastle on the weekend, taking half a second off her opening season run.
The Olympic A-qualifying time is 55.5sec.
''I tried a new stride pattern in Newcastle which worked so it is nice that my coach, Matt Beckenham and myself have been able to work out a different stride pattern for the different conditions,'' Boden said.
''Fortunately it worked well as my time was quicker than my first [run of the season]. If I can keep going with that this season I will be heading to London.
''I am hoping that with the great flat speed I have going at the moment and some extra fitness I will be definitely be able to get that [Olympic qualifying] time soon.''
Boden intends to consolidate with some training in Canberra before consecutive meets at Hobart, Perth and Sydney beginning February 4.

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Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus Are Engaged! (PHOTOS)
The 23-year-old star was seen out and about in LA on Thursday, and ran a few errands while looking casual in a black t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. A make-up free Brenda was all smiles as she sported an engagement sparkler on her left ring finger.
Hey, we'd be smiling too if we had a gorgeous piece of jewelry like that!
Trace, 22, confirmed the news on Twitter, saying:
"I am very excited to say, last week I asked my girlfriend Brenda Song to marry me and she said YES! We are both very excited to be engaged!"
Miley commented on the news by taking to her Twitter account:
"@TraceCyrus can't wait for Brenda to be a Cyrus :) couldn't be more excited about my "sister in law to be" yay :)"
The duo first stepped out together this past May. Congrats to the happy couple!
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But only minutes after court was called to order, it was adjourned until October.
The opening session was procedural and the trial was adjourned until June 19.
Unfortunately, the Senate adjourned before the clearance process was finished.
That year, Congress ended its session for the year and adjourned on Sept. 1.
After a few hours of proceedings, the judge ordered that the trial of Mubarak and his sons be adjourned until August 15.
After the procession they adjourned to the amphitheater for the exercises.
At the adjourned meeting, in May following, this committee made an elaborate report, recommending a committee of correspondence.
The meeting then adjourned, to be reassembled soon to hear the reply of the emperor.
At sunset we all adjourned to the cotton-house, where the tree was all ready to be lighted.
At the end of his speech, apparently, the House adjourned, to resume the consideration of the subject on the following day.
early 14c., ajournen, "assign a day" (for convening or reconvening), from Old French ajourner (12c.) "meet" (at an appointed time), from the phrase à jorn "to a stated day" (à "to" + journ "day," from Latin diurnus "daily;" see diurnal).
The sense is to set a date for a re-meeting. Meaning "to close a meeting" (with or without intention to reconvene) is from early 15c. Meaning "to go in a body to another place" (1640s) is colloquial. The unhistorical -d- was added 16c. Related: Adjourned; adjourning.


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Swiss Chard and Two Cheese Bread Pudding
Suzanne Goin's rich bread pudding, served at her new wine bar A.O.C., is wonderful with roast poultry or meat.
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- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1/2 fennel bulb, cored and finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme leaves
- One 2-inch rosemary sprig
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 pound Swiss chard, stems and ribs discarded, leaves chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup mild goat cheese, softened
- 3 cups roughly torn (1-inch pieces) peasant bread, with crust
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter an 8-inch-square baking dish. In a skillet, heat the oil. Add the onion, fennel, garlic, thyme, rosemary and crushed red pepper and cook over moderate heat until softened, 6 minutes. Add the chard, season with salt and pepper and cook, tossing, until wilted, 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and discard the rosemary.
In a bowl, mix the eggs, cream, Parmesan and goat cheese and add to the vegetables; season with salt and pepper. Add the bread and stir until moistened. Transfer to the baking dish. Bake for 1 hour, or until set and the top is golden. Let cool for 15 minutes and serve.


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Rain threatened all morning but we were able to work until lunch without getting wet. After lunch it began drizzling and finally around 1:30 we closed the site and headed back to the field camp for some artifact washing and discussion of mapping our excavation units. Work is going very well; each of the excavation units is different. We have what appears to be a portion of a second burned structure in square N866E212. This area corresponds to Anomaly #3 on the 1997 proton-magnetometer survey.
Field crew for Week 2. Front Row: Wayne Bray, Zoe Keefer-Norris, Nikki Keese. Middle Row: Chris Rodning, Linda Wall, Rachel Horn, Kip Kummerle, Bill Robb. Back Row: Caroline Ketron, Emily Dale, Aaron Brummitt, Paul Mantia, Will Spoon, Jared Garland, Randy Keese.
Today in unit N866E212 Randy found a small triangular point made from east Tennessee jasper.
Elizabeth Furr practices cutting profiles in N866E212.
Some of our new excavation units will be 3 meters by 3 meters rather than 2 by 2 meters. Here, David checks the corner pins for the next excavation unit. Bill, Kip, and Wayne, used the triangulation method to place the pin.
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|Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is a private, non-denominational, Canadian development agency established in 1980. As a member of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), AKFC promotes equitable and sustainable development in Asia and Africa, without regard to faith, origin or gender. For over 25 years, AKFC has partnered with CIDA on a range of successful programs in some of the poorest parts of the world. Concentrating on livelihoods, education, health and civil society strengthening, AKFC and its partners seek to address the interconnected causes of poverty through a long-term, multi-input approach that empowers individuals and communities to seek local solutions to the challenges of poverty. All programs share cross-cutting concerns for gender equality, environmental sustainability, pluralism and human resource development. In Canada, through policy dialogue, research, public engagement and opportunities for Canadians to live and work overseas, AKFC seeks to distil and enhance Canada's longstanding tradition of engagement in the world. AKFC places great importance on engaging Canadian youth in its development education and human resource development activities, especially through its Fellowships in International Development Management (IDM) and International Microfinance and Microenterprise (IMM).
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The intern will participate in SafeSave's Market Research program. The
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including (but not limited to): competition assessment, evaluation of
SafeSave's pricing and features, refining SafeSave's brand identity and
evaluating prospects for insurance and remittance products.
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Upon return from their placement, the intern will participate in at least one outreach activity to share their internship experience, and convey to the Canadian public the significant impacts of CIDA activities overseas. Outreach may include articles in local newspapers, classroom or congregational presentations, or any other activities deemed appropriate by AKFC.
During the 8-month placement, the intern will:
- Prepare a detailed plan and budget for market research.
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- Participate in management discussions and the development of new products and policies.
- Share the research report with SafeSave management, donors and other interested stakeholders.
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Pagasa warns of floods, landslides-A A +A
Monday, July 14, 2014
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or Pagasa in a news conference warned Monday of floods and landslides in Central Luzon and some areas of Ilocos and Cagayan Valley as a result of Tropical Storm Glenda.
"Glenda" (international name: Rammasun) has intensified before noon Monday, with the provinces of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon now under signal no. 2.
Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Southern Aurora, Masbate, Burias and Ticao Islands, Marinduque, Quezon, Polillo Islands, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Northern Samar, and Metro Manila are now under signal no. 1.
At 4 p.m. Monday, Pagasa estimates that "Glenda" is located at 620 kilometers East of Virac, Catanduanes packing maximum winds of 95 kilometers per hour and gusts of 120 kph.
Pagasa warns residents in low-lying and mountainous areas under signals number 1 and 2 to be alert against possible flashfloods and landslides while those living in coastal areas under signal number 2 are warned against storm surges.
Pagasa has also warned that the Bicol region and Quezon province will experience intense rains beginning Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Glenda moves towards Central Luzon.
Southern and Central Luzon including Metro Manila will also experience rains and gusty winds beginning Tuesday, and the weather is expected to turn stormy by Tuesday evening until Wednesday.
Jori Luiz of Pagasa said Tropical Storm Glenda is sure to make landfall, possibly in Aurora, if the storm maintained its current path.
The storm is expected to exit over Zambales or Bataan on Thursday. (JTD)
Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on July 15, 2014.
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HINKLEY -- This town's contaminated groundwater plume has expanded on its western boundaries, reinforcing water regulators' fears that Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s efforts to create a barrier are floundering, a map made public Wednesday shows.
"This is definitely a concern," said Lauri Kemper, assistant executive officer of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, the state agency that overssees the cleanup and containment of Hinkley's water, contaminated by chromium-6, a carcinogen.
The area of new contamination threatens a section of Hinkley that has thus far escaped the plume that has plagued this Mojave Desert community for decades.
The plume beneath Hinkley is the largest of its kind in the world, a legacy of dumping water containing cancer-causing chromium-6 from cooling towers into unlined pits, from 1952 to 1964.
From there, the chromium-6 leached into the groundwater.
The Hinkley plume obtained international notoriety in the 2000 Julia Roberts hit movie "Erin Brockovich."
Kemper said that the water board will ask PG&E to look at what it can do to reduce chromium in the area, whether it might be water extraction, or perhaps an increase in the number of freshwater injection wells, which had been drilled to prevent this kind of migration from happening.
The current path could take the plume to Hinkley Elementary/Middle School, which shut its doors on June 6, although some community members believe it could be reopened in a year as a charter school.
For the first time, PG&E submitted two maps outlining the plume to the water board.
One is drawn as the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board requests, using only water well detections of 3.1 parts per billion located within 2,000 feet of one another, to determine the outer boundaries of the plume.
The second map "takes a more sophisticated viewpoint and looks at other factors, including chemistry, elevation and flow," said Kevin Sullivan, a PG&E environmental engineer in charge of the Hinkley clean-up.
"When we look at the lines of evidence, we are starting to put the pieces together," Sullivan said.
In the map required by the water board, the western, finger-like protrusion of the first quarter has fattened. And it is attached to the plume.
On the map drawn by what PG&E calls modern scientific guidelines, the finger-like projection is not attached to the plume.
Sullivan said scientific advances in recent years allow water chemistry to be analogized and underground water currents to be studied.
The water chemistry in the finger-like projection is different than the plume, he said. Additionally the flow of groundwater in that area is easterly into the plume.
Thus, Sullivan said, it would make no sense that plume contamination could be in the finger-like projection.
PG&E believes this cluster of chromium-6 is from another source -- not the operations of its Hinkley compressor station, which was ground zero for the chromium-6 contamination.
Kemper said a generally eastern flow of the underground water does not preclude chromium-6 from traveling westward.
Regarding the letter whereby PG&E is asking the water agency to consider "all available data and professional judgment," Kemper said the agency staff is evaluating PG&E's request.
Kemper said she does envision a meeting with Hinkley's community advisory committee, and its consultant, Ian Webster of Brea-based Project Navigator, the water board engineers, PG&E's Hinkley scientific team, to see what can be done to contain and reduce chromium-6 levels in this westside bulge that has emerged in plume maps of the last three quarters.
Daron Banks, a Hinkley community activist, said he believes PG&E's letter seeking a new way to measure the plume is "almost laughable."
Now that PG&E is being held accountable to the Lahontan water agency, "it is behaving like a child. They don't hear or see what they want, they keep trying."
Webster, who has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, said more water sampling wells need to be sunk in that western plume protrusion area,
"We need more data," he said.
Webster said that in the last 18 months the Hinkley remediation project "has come a long way in understanding sophisticated techniques to tell what is happening in groundwater."


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Located off I-90, the Country Inn & Suites By Carlson®, Elgin, IL makes it easy to reach the Grand Victoria Casino and the Elgin Sports Complex. Our location also appeals to travelers wanting to avoid the bustle of Chicago, 40 miles away, while staying close to O'Hare International Airport (ORD), a 30-minute drive from the hotel. Enjoy breakfast, great service and free high-speed Internet access while you're here, and be sure to ask about our special rates for sports teams and other groups.
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Explore Elgin on two wheels along the Fox River Bike Trail, lined with artwork, restaurants and picnic spots nine miles from the hotel. Wander the city's 73 parks, where you can cool off at an aquatic center, pose beside a 19th-century fire truck at a firehouse museum, and practice your swing at an indoor batting cage. Be sure to plan a day trip to Chicago, about an hour away. Visit these other local attractions:
Elgin Sports Complex – Teams across Illinois compete in tournaments on the 10 softball fields, 10 soccer fields and two sand volleyball courts of the Elgin Sports Complex, 15 minutes from the hotel. While at the complex, catch an adrenaline-fueled race at the Hill, Greater Chicago's premier BMX track.
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Compassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism and animal rights through cooking classes, recipes and resources, workshops and lectures, articles and essays, a cooking DVD, the popular Vegetarian Food for Thought podcast, and Colleen's cookbooks, the award-winning The Joy of Vegan Baking and the new The Vegan Table.
Compassionate Cooks gives people the tools and resources they need to prevent disease, optimize their health, and create new habits that benefit the Earth and all its inhabitants.
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Chocolate Cake
This might be the easiest cake in the world to prepare, and it ís incredibly versatile, lending itself to a layer cake, bundt cake, or cupcakes. Though this is a pretty common recipe, I want to give credit to Jennifer Raymond, for it was in her cookbook The Peaceful Palate that I first saw it.
1-1/2 cups (188 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup (30 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup (80 ml) canola oil
1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
1 cup (235 ml) cold water
Preheat the oven to 350° F (180° C or gas mark 4). Lightly oil a Bundt pan, 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan, or muffin tins.
Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Create a well in the center of your dry ingredients, and add the vanilla, oil, vinegar, and water. Mix until just combined. Pour into your prepared pan, and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If making cupcakes, check for doneness after 15 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack. To remove the cake from the pan, run a sharp knife around the inside of the pan to loosen the cake. Cool completely before frosting with Chocolate Frosting (see below) or with Buttercream Frosting (page 231). You may also dust with sifted confectioner's sugar and top with fresh raspberries.
Yield: One 9-inch cake (23-cm) or 8 cupcakes. Double the recipe for a layer cake or a bundt cake.
Serving Suggestions and Variations: Add a teaspoon of cayenne pepper or a teaspoon of chili powder for a 'Mexican Chocolate Cake.'
What's the Difference?
Cacao: The tropical evergreen tree and its dried and partially fermented beans that are processed to make chocolate, cocoa powder, and cocoa butter.
Cocoa Butter: The ivory-colored, naturally occurring fat in cacao beans. Cocoa butter is the basis of white chocolate.
Chocolate: The general term for the products of the seeds of the cacao tree, used for making beverages or confectionery.
Cocoa Powder (Unsweetened Cocoa): Made when chocolate liquor is pressed to remove most of its cocoa butter.
Chocolate Frosting
A chocolate lover's dream! Though many of the commercial brands of frosting are 'vegan,' they're also made with unsavory ingredients, such as partially hydrogenated oil or high-fructose corn syrup. This recipe is as easy as it is delicious.
1/2 cup (112 g) non-hydrogenated, nondairy butter, softened
3 cups (300 g) powdered (confectioner's) sugar, sifted
1/3 (42 g) cup cocoa, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
3-4 tablespoons (45 to 60) water or nondairy milk
With an electric hand mixer, cream the butter until smooth. With the mixer on low speed, add the sugar, and cream for about 2 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, and turn the mixer to high speed once all the ingredients are relatively well-combined. Beat on high speed until frosting is light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add l or 2 tablespoons more milk if it's too dry. Cover the icing with plastic wrap to prevent drying until ready to use. Store it in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Re-whip before using.
Yield: Enough for one 9-inch (23-cm) cake or 8 cupcakes
The terms 'frosting' and 'icing' tend to be used interchangeably, and they both describe a sugary, buttery mixture that covers and fills cakes and pastries. People in New England, the Upper Midwest, and the Western United States tend to use 'frosting,' and Pennsylvanians, New Jerseyeans, and those in the Lower Midwest and the South, prefer 'icing.' A few people in the South call it by a third name, 'filling,' even when it goes on top.
Breakfast Smoothie
Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day, and smoothies are a great way to start off exceeding your fruit intake! It's also a great way to get your Omega-3s from the flax seeds. Here's my favorite, which I have EVERY morning.
Blend until all mixed together. Yummy!
1 or 2 ripe bananas (1/2 banana is a "serving")
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen mixed berries (or any other fruit)
3 dates (pitted)
2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup rice or soy milk
What's for Lunch? Mock Chicken Salad
Tempeh (tem-pay) is a wonderful soy food packed with protein and other nutrients. This salad offers great flavor and texture and is perfect to pack up or enjoy at home.
Cut tempeh into chunks. Steam tempeh for about 10-12 minutes. While the tempeh is steaming, chop veggies. Mix tempeh, veggies, and condiments in a bowl. Season to taste. Serve as a salad with leafy greens or on bread as a sandwich. Enjoy!
1 package tempeh
2-3 celery stalks, chopped
2-3 carrots, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4+ tablespoons vegan mayonnaise (I recommend Wildwood's Garlic Ailoi)
1-2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Garlic & Greens Soup
This soup packs a punch, starting with a whole head of garlic, making the kind of robust, assertive bowlful you want on a cold winter day. With a good bread and a nice salad, it's a meal in itself. For best results, use two or three kinds of greens, mixing stronger flavors with milder ones. Try a combination of chard, kale, and bok choy.
Sauté the garlic and onion in the olive oil in a large non-stick pan, until the onions turn translucent. Wash the greens, trim away any tough stems and ribs, and shred the leaves with a sharp knife. Meanwhile, combine the diced potatoes, water, salt, pepper, and vegetable broth in a soup pot and bring to a boil. When the potatoes are tender, add the garlic and onion mixture, all the shredded greens, and the rice vinegar. Simmer everything together for about 30 minutes, then taste and correct the seasoning if needed.
1 head garlic, separated into cloves, peeled and chopped [I press the garlic]
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 bunch each kale and chard or other greens
1-1/2 lbs. white or yellow potatoes, diced (no need to peel if you don't want to )
8 cups vegetable broth (or half broth, half water)
salt and pepper to taste
Fresh Strawberry Pie
To experience the full flavor of the fresh berries, use the sweetest, ripest strawberries you can find and serve the pie within four hours of preparing it. If your strawberries are less than perfectly sweet, you may want to add a bit of sweetener to the blended filling mixture. The optional psyllium is available at health food stores and is used to help the pie filling hold together. Without it, the finished pie is looser, but still delicious. Instead of the date-nut crust, you may substitute a graham or cookie-crumb crust, or a regular prebaked pie shell.
Grind the almonds in a food processor. Add the ¾ cup dates and process until thoroughly combined. Press the mixture into a pie plate or spring form pan. Arrange 4 cups of the sliced strawberries on top of the crust in a circular pattern and set aside. In a food processor or blender, combine the remaining cup of strawberries with the 5 dates, lemon juice, and psyllium, if using. Puree until smooth. Pour the sauce mixture over strawberries and refrigerate pie for 1 hour before serving. EXTRA: Add some chocolate chunks to the top of the pie just before refrigerating it. The combination of the chocolate and strawberries is divine!
2 cups raw almonds or pecans
¾ cup pitted dates
5 cups sliced ripe strawberries
5 pitted dates, soaked 10 minutes in warm water and drained
1 to 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 to 2 teaspoons psyllium (optional)
No Fuss Pancakes
These are the best pancakes I've ever had. They're fluffy, flavorful and are perfect with maple syrup, and they're so easy to make.
Mix together the dry ingredients and then stir in the wet ingredients. Pour onto a pan with a nonstick surface and cook over medium heat, turning once when the edges begin to bubble and brown. Top with berries or bananas.
1 cup unbleached white flour (or split it and use half whole wheat flour)
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup soymilk or rice milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons liquid sweetener, such as maple syrup, apple juice concentrate, or barley malt
Fast & Fabulous Fajitas
If you double the recipe, you can use the veggies for a Breakfast Burrito or Tofu Scramble the next morning. It's a great way to use whatever veggies are available in your fridge.
Heat tortillas in oven, toaster oven, or, even faster - just right over the gas range top. In a 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add the squash, onion, peppers, and garlic; stir to coat with oil. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in salsa, cumin, and salt. Cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon vegetable mixture evenly down the centers of warm tortillas. Roll up tortillas, and serve with some non-dairy sour cream.
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 red or yellow onion, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 yellow squash, halved and sliced into strips
1/2 cup salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
Versatile Peanut Sauce (for Stir-fry, Pasta, Steamed Veggies, and more!)
With this sauce on hand, you can create a multitude of habit-forming dishes. Toss peanut sauce with pasta and grains as well as steamed vegetables, salads, and slaws. When chilled, it's thick enough to use as a condiment on a sandwich of grilled vegetables.
Place the peanut butter, tamari, rice vinegar, cayenne, and 2/3 cup boiling water in the bowl of a food processor. Process to blend, adding additional boiling water, if necessary to create a thick but pourable sauce. Use immediately, or transfer to a jar and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. When ready to serve, blend in garlic and ginger to the portion you'll be using. If necessary, thin the sauce to the desired consistency with hot water.
1 cup unsalted natural peanut butter
2-1/2 tablespoons tamari (similar to soy sauce but contains no wheat)
1 to 2 teaspoons seasoned rice vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (depending on your tolerance for the heat)
2/3 to 3/4 cup boiling water
Finely minced garlic and fresh ginger to taste
Magic Chocolate Cake
What's magic about this cake? It contains no eggs, no dairy, and it's super easy to make. Makes one 9-inch cake or 8 cupcakes. I have found that doubling the recipe (for both the cake and the frosting) is perfect for a two-layer cake.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder in a bowl and stir with a fork until mixed. Make a well in the center and add the vanilla, oil, vinegar, and water. Stir with a fork until well mixed. Pour into a 9x9-inch baking dish (or cupcake pan), and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cream the margarine in a small bowl then add the sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and enough water to make a thick but spreadable frosting.
From The Peaceful Palate by Jennifer Raymond
1-1/2 cups unbleached flour
¾ cup sugar or other sweetener
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 cup cold water
Chocolate Cream Frosting
Makes enough for one 9-inch cake or 8 cupcakes
2 tablespoon softened non-dairy, non-hydrogenated margarine (preferably Earth Balance)
1-1/3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
½ teaspoon vanilla
2-4 tablespoons water
Fabulous French Toast
In a blender or food processor, puree the non-dairy milk, flax meal, tofu, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and canola oil until very smooth and think (the mix will get thicker as the flax absorbs some of the liquid). Dip a slice of bread in the batter. Turn over and let sit for a few moments to soak, then remove and place on a plate until ready to fry.
In a skillet over medium-high hear, add the canola oil hen hot and reduce heat to low/medium-low. Fry bread for 4-6 minutes on each side, until lightly brown). Try to flip only once so that the batter will set and brown nicely on the bread). Serve with berries and pure maple syrup.
1 cup vanilla soy or rice milk
2 T flax meal
1/2 cup firm silken tofu
1/4 cinnamon
1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 tsp sea salt
1 tsp canola oil
8-9 bread of your choice
2-3 canola oil (or more, if needed, for frying)
Veggie Pasta Salad with Pine Nuts
Pasta salads are easy to make, inexpensive, and filling. Be creative and flexible with this recipe. Use any veggies you like. Mine are just suggestions.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Combine all the veggies, nuts, and herbs in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, and vinegar. When pasta is finished cooking, drain it and add to the veggie mixture. Add dressing and toss everything together. Add salt and pepper to taste.
16 ounces bowtie or penne pasta (or any dry pasta of choice)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
1 cup orange or yellow pepper, diced
1 cup red pepper, diced
1 cup cucumber, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup artichoke hearts (marinated in olive oil), coarsely chopped
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 can corn, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
Salt and pepper to taste
Mushroom Pecan Burgers
These burgers are amazing -and that's coming from a non-mushroom lover! Try them and you'll see. Paired with salad and roasted veggies, they're perfect.
In a food processor, mince mushrooms with parsley. Remove and set aside. In food processor (or by hand), mince onion with garlic. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the garlic and onions with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper in olive oil for about 5-6 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, mix ALL ingredients together (or first mix tahini and hoisin into the warm onion mixture, to help distribute it better. Place mixture in the refrigerator for at least half an hour to help it bind. The mixture will be soft, but you will be able to form patties (if needed, add additional breadcrumbs or tahini). Scoop out mixture with your hands and form into patties. In a skillet lightly coasted with oil, fry patties over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side until lightly browned and crispy on each side. Flip only once to keep patties intact.
1-¼ to 1-½ pounds cremini mushrooms (white mushrooms are fine but will be less flavorful)
½ cup fresh parsley
1 to 1-½ cups red or white onions, roughly chopped
2-3 medium-large garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tahini
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce (a Chinese sauce found in the Asian section of the supermarket)
¾ cup toasted pecans or walnuts, chopped or lightly crushed
3 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried sage
¼ teaspoon sea salt
ground pepper to taste
1-½ to 2 cups breadcrumbs
The Original, the Authentic, the Veganized Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
This is an improved version of traditional Nestle Toll House Cookies - better because there's NO cholesterol and no animal products, AND you get to sample the batter with no risk of Salmonella or any other nasty life-threatening bacteria!
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add egg replacer one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
*Earth Balance can be found at Whole Foods and other natural health food stores.
**ENER-G Egg Replacer is a brand-name powder mixture of vegetable starches that simulates eggs in baking. It can be used in recipes calling for unbeaten eggs, egg whites beaten stiff, and egg yolks. It can be found at Whole Foods as well as natural health food stores.
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup Earth Balance*, softened (although Earth Balance is the best, you may use any other non-dairy butter/margarine)
3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Egg Replacer for 2 eggs**
2 cups (12-ounce package) semi-sweet chocolate chips
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You can go to the nearest financial aid office at any Ontario public college or university to obtain a temporary password for the OSAP website.
When you go to the financial aid office (which doesn't have to be for the school that you are or will be attending), you must bring the following two types of documents with you:
- Proof of your Social Insurance Number. This proof can be your Social Insurance Number card or an official Government of Canada document that contains your Social Insurance Number (e.g., a Notice of Assessment from Canada Revenue Agency or a Confirmation of Social Insurance Number form completed by Service Canada).
- Your government-issued photo identification. Examples of acceptable identification include your provincial driver's licence, Canadian passport, Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizenship card or provincial Health Card containing a photo. The identification you bring must be valid (e.g., NOT expired) and legible (easy to read).
Once you have satisfied the above requirements, you will be given a temporary password for the OSAP website. You will log in with your temporary password, along with your OSAP Access Number (OAN). After successfully logging in, you will create a new password that you will then use for future website access.


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Hale's Apple Farm
Dave Hale is a 5th generation farmer. He farms the same land as his great-great-
grandfather, off of Gravenstein Highway in Sebastopol. Gravenstein is a tart and
versatile early season apple, and an apt address for Hale's Apple Farm, which grows 30
varieties of apples. Dave's favorite? The King of Tompkins. But we take advantage of
a range of Dave's apple, from tart to sweet, green to yellow to red, brilliant pink to white
flesh. Dave Hale teaches us that, sometimes, farming responsibly does not mean farming
organically. When growing fresh market apples, a farmer like Dave cannot afford to
throw away a large percentage of his crop. To keep his apples unblemished and prices
low, Dave uses a small amount of spay to prevent against warm damage, catching worms
at egg hatch. This enables Dave to produce consistently high quality and affordable
crop. We enjoy a long season of Hale's apples, from August's Gravenstien through to
November's Black Twig.
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Hi, I'd like to help you with your question.
It sounds like you have been through a lot of trauma. Abuse of any kind can cause phobias because of the level of fear you must deal with and because of the threat of death. Young children do not have the capacity that adults do to understand traumatic events. They cannot process trauma the same way as adults and some end up developing fears. Others develop drug and alcohol abuse and still others develop personality issues as a result. You may also have PTSD from your childhood abuse and not have had the opportunity to have it diagnosed and treated.
Phobias are highly curable and all it takes is the right treatment. Seek out a therapist with experience in phobias and who uses Cognative Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This is a commonly known treatment that is short term and behaviorally focused. It helps you learn to change your thinking so it affects how you react. For example, you fear bridges. Instead of associating your fear with the bridge, CBT helps you learn to associate bridges with more pleasant relaxing thoughts.
You can also try Lucinda Bassett's program from the Midwest Center for Anxiety and Stress http://www.stresscenter.com/mwc/. Her program is a bit expensive, but if your library has it or you can buy it off line, it is worth it. She also has several great books on anxiety and fears.
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Organizational Culture and Leadership
Wiley, Jul 15, 2010 - Business & Economics - 464 pages
Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth and completely updated edition of Edgar Schein's Organizational Culture and Leadership focuses on today's complex business realities and draws on a wide range of contemporary research to demonstrate the crucial role of leaders in applying the principles of culture to achieve their organizational goals.
Edgar Schein explores how leadership and culture are fundamentally intertwined, and reveals key findings about leadership and culture including:
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Project Description- FADE TO GREY -
Grey. It makes no statement whatever; it evokes neither feelings nor associations: it is really neither visible nor invisible. Its inconspicuousness gives it the capacity to mediate, to make visible, in a positively illusionistic way, like a photograph. It has the capacity that no other colour has, to make 'nothing' visible.
Gerhard Richter interviewed by Hans Ulrich Obrist, 1996
Since its inauguration in 1902 the main building of the former Imperial Berlin Academy of Arts has been modified continuously. Especially the Faculty of Architecture has been witnessing numerous additions, alterations, modifications and built-in elements by the most outstanding protagonists of German post-war architecture, due to the fact that it was located in the top floor of the building and has been destroyed heavily during the war.
The common functions such as the central lecture hall, the offices of the dean, common conference and seminary rooms and the central cafe which also serves all other faculties of the building are all situated along the central axis of the building- the heart of the faculty of architecture.
The conceptual approach of LUDESCHERVONSPRECKELSEN during renovation was to achieve maximum gain of common space by a minimum of architectural means. Therefore the Central Area 'Mittelachse' was cleaned from all kinds of redundant structures. in order to achieve one continuous spacious, contemporary space that accommodates for all kinds of occasions in the course of daily and annual academic cycles: such as the well-known UdK 'Monday Lectures Series ',or daily seminary work, exhibitions, presentations, student parties and book presentations.
For these occasions, the eleven meters long Corian-counter hosts all necessary functional elements within its monolytic shape. It serves as backbone of the Café and common gathering area of the whole Art School.
Besides the counter programmatic and functional needs were encountered by introducing some very distinct wall and ceiling paneling. Each of the elegant surfaces serves unique purposes of sound absorption, sound reflection, hosting infrastructure and storage, or serving as black board or white board, while being clearly distinguished from the existing by shape or joining.
Spacial cohesion of the central collective Area was underlined by the strategy of an of an monochrome color concept based on RAL 7035, Light Grey.
All architectural elements - from the newly installed surfaces to all existing walls and ceilings – are unified to one continuous space.
As stated by German Artist Gerhardt Richter the color Grey helps blurring all differences and boundaries. The space is pushed to the background serving as a backdrop for the appropriation of space by its users.
Distinct elements, such as signage , the seating and a view protection screen on the full height glazing between the café and the kitchen are colored in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. The calibration of colored dots on the screen and the seats are another playful variation of RAL 7035 , Light Grey.
"One man on a lonely platform
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Ah, we fade to gray, fade to gray
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Kirstie Alley makes her bikini debut on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday Nov 6th, 2006.
Cheers guys 'coz Kirstie Alley is celebrating her new shape. The once "Fat Actress" has back in shape, showing her new curvy look, donned a bikini on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Monday Nov 6th, fulfilling the promise she made a year ago.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey said Alley, who is 5-foot-8, has lost 75 pounds, after hitting a high of 220 pounds. Her weight gain was documented in various unflattering paparazzi photos. As of Alley, the actress said herself that she never would have had the courage to wear a bikini onstage when she was 30, despite being slender.
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Elmer A. Zeleny age 62 of Geneva passed away Thursday December 27, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born August 23, 1950 in Berwyn, Illinois the son of Elmer and Colleen (Rooney) Zeleny.
Elmer worked many years as a plumber for Mendel Plumbing and Dorr Plumbing and was a union plumber for Local 501. He was a Navy Veteran serving on the USS Constellation. He also was a longtime member of the St. Charles VFW Post 5036. He loved to cook and had cooked for many years at the Kane County Flea Market. He also enjoyed camping. His greatest enjoyment in life was spending time with friends and family.
He is survived by his longtime companion Ann Campbell-Rea; Two sons Sean and Matthew both of Geneva and daughter Victoria; brother Kevin (Sandy) Sunday of Geneva.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Funeral service will be held Monday December 31, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Malone Funeral Home 324 E. State St. (Rt. 38) Geneva with Rev. Allen Eaton officiating.
Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Geneva.
Visitation will be held Sunday December 30 from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Malone Funeral Home Geneva.
Memorials to the VFW Post 5036 119 N. Third St. St. Charles, IL. 60174 would be appreciated.
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North Side native inspired by notable neighbors
You can take the boy out of the North Side, but you can't take the North Side out of the boy, Joanne Livingstone soon learned after her marriage to Red Livingstone.
Although the Livingstones moved to Mt. Washington after their marriage 50 years ago, Mr. Livingstone relished his memories of the growing up in the 1940s and '50s in the close-knit Pittsburgh neighborhood known as "The Ward."
Donald W. "Red" Livingstone, 77, of Mt. Washington, died at home on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2012.
"The North Side was an enormous part of his life," Joanne Livingstone said. She said her husband recounted stories of growing up around Art Rooney Sr. and babysitting future CIA director Michael Hayden, who lived next door.
"He had a football that was Michael Hayden's. He has an autographed picture from (Hayden) that is signed 'I still want my football back.' He would joke that he had stolen a football from the director of the CIA," Mrs. Livingstone said.
Her husband often told of Steelers' founder Art Rooney Sr. gathering boys from the neighborhood into his 1948 Buick station wagon and taking them out to play football or attend games. For Red Livingstone, it was the start of a lifelong love affair with the sport.
Mr. Livingstone played for, helped organize and coached various North Side sandlot and semi-pro football teams, becoming an assistant coach for the championship semi-pro North Side Express in the 1980s.
His daughter, Gail Livingstone, said the Rooneys were longtime supporters of her father's various football enterprises and donated equipment and supplies to them over the years.
"He always said he couldn't have done it without the Rooneys," she said.
More recently, Mr. Livingstone displayed memorabilia from those teams at the annual North Side Old Timers picnic, said Fred Zangaro. Zangaro said those events highlight the community pride that once reigned supreme in the neighborhood that had "a sandlot team on every corner."
Mr. Livingstone was an Army veteran and a Teamster. During a long career, he drove for many carriers. Mrs. Livingstone said her husband also drove for a string of notables when they visited Pittsburgh, including former vice president Al Gore, and Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep when they were here to make the 1978 film "The Deer Hunter."
Mr. Livingstone was a Democratic Committee member and judge of elections for many years.
In addition to his wife and daughter, survivors include two sons, Donald B. and Michael T. Livingstone, and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday in Brusco-Falvo Funeral Home, 214 Virginia Ave., Mt. Washington. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary of the Mount Church, followed by military honors by VFW Post 5111.
Debra Erdley is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-320-7996 or email@example.com.


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