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|January 4, 2006
Volume 8, Issue 1
|Midwifery Today E-News
"Simplifying Birth"
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Quote of the Week
"No one ever taught us how to make love, and no one needs to teach us how to give birth."
— Joanne Dozer
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The Art of Midwifery
Breech Tilt
If visualization alone does not lead to spontaneous version of a breech baby, have the mother begin the breech tilt at 30 to 32 weeks. For 15 to 20 minutes, six to eight times daily, prop an ironing board or other flat object the height of a couch; pad the board and have her lie on it, head down. Mother should massage the baby preferably in a face/head forward position with one hand cupped around the occiput and one cupped around the breech, moving the head forward and lifting the bottom in a rotating motion. As soon as the baby turns, she should get up and walk or squat. Often, if mother performs the tilt three days in a row as described and then stops for the fourth day, the baby seems to assume the vertex position on its own in anticipation of the exercise.
— Anne Frye,
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Jeannine Parvati Baker
Jeannine Parvati Baker, well-known midwife, herbalist, author and homebirth advocate, died in Joseph, Utah, December 1, 2005, from complications of Hepatitis C. Her children Halley and Quinn and their father Rico were with her at the time of her passing. Jeannine was the mother of six children and friend and mentor to many more people. Her legacy will live on in her many writings, including Conscious Conception, Prenatal Yoga and Natural Childbirth and Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal. You can read about her thoughts on ""Birth and Death: The Mystery of Mortality,"" which is part two of an interview with Jeannine last March in the latest issue of Midwifery Today. More information.
Thomas Harrington Brewer, MD
Thomas Harrington Brewer, MD, an obstetrician famous for "The Brewer Diet" for pregnancy and a researcher who devoted his career to promoting better understanding and prevention of pregnancy toxemia, died on November 22, 2005, of complications of white matter disease, at the age of 80. Dr. Brewer was a prolific writer, authoring more than 40 articles and a book, "Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy: A Disease of Malnutrition," as well as acting as medical consultant on numerous books written by his former wife, Gail Sforza Krebs. Dr. Brewer's work will be continued by The Brewer Institute, a privately funded organization that will begin operations in 2006. A series of appreciations for Dr. Brewer's life and work will be held in 2006 in conjunction with the annual national conferences of the many maternal and child health organizations to which he consulted and served as an advisor. More information.
Research to Remember
Swedish researchers randomly assigned 386 pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain to one of three groups: group one received standard treatment consisting of a pelvic belt and home exercise program, group two received standard treatment plus acupuncture, and group three received standard treatment plus stabilizing exercises to improve mobility and strength. The participants reported pain levels each morning and each evening during the treatment period. When the treatment period ended, groups two and three had reported less pain in both morning and evening than had the standard treatment group. Pain reduction as assessed by an independent examiner was most successful in the acupuncture group.
— British Medical Journal, March 2005
News Flash
Maternity Center Association (MCA), the oldest national organization advocating on behalf of mothers and babies (established 1918), has prepared two web pages in response to the recent release of the record-setting 2004 U.S. cesarean rate of 29.1% by the National Center for Health Statistics.
The first page points to important health and financial costs associated with increasingly casual use of major abdominal surgery in a primarily healthy population. It raises concerns about factors that are driving the steady increase in the national cesarean rate. And it addresses the fallacy of the common assumption that cesareans with no sign of a medical need on birth certificates were initiated by mothers themselves.
The second page is a brief, clear overview of Maternity Center Association's advice for pregnant women about cesarean section, vaginal birth, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).
This work is a component of MCA's ongoing national program to promote evidence-based maternity care.
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Simplifying Birth
When I was in charge of the maternity unit of the Pithiviers, France, hospital, my main objective was to improve the birth environment in order to facilitate the physiological processes. This is how the midwives, a group of mothers and I proceeded to transform one of the conventional delivery rooms into a small home-like birthing room—a small square nest. This room has since been imitated in different maternity hospitals. Most of our visitors did not realize the importance of the size of the room, which should be as small as possible. They did not understand the reality and nature of the nesting instinct.
Another of the aims was to enable the mother-to-be to gain familiarity with the birthing place. It is obviously easier to satisfy the need for privacy in a familiar place. It is not enough to have had a guided tour of the facilities. In order to become really familiar with a place, you have to be there often and keep returning to do something. And it is better if you are doing something pleasant…. We found an answer that was perfectly adapted to our maternity unit. Once a week, the pregnant women and the staff would be given the opportunity to meet and sing around the piano. What could be easier or more pleasant? It was not expensive. Somebody found that you could buy 12 second-hand pianos for the price of one electronic fetal monitor….
In order to rediscover the basic needs of laboring women we might express a simple rule of thumb: where labor, delivery and birth are concerned, what is specifically human must be eliminated and the mammalian needs must be met. The first step should be to get rid of the aftermath of all the beliefs (inseparable from rituals) that have disturbed for millennia the physiological processes in all known cultural milieus. The belief that colostrom is harmful is a typical example. Such beliefs conferred an evolutionary advantage as long as the basic strategy for survival of most human groups was to dominate Nature and to dominate other human groups. It was an advantage to develop the human potential for aggression. Today humanity urgently needs to invent new strategies for survival. In order to develop respect for Mother Earth and to unify our global village, the priority is to develop a capacity to love rather than potential for aggression. So all the beliefs and rituals that disturb the physiological processes are losing their evolutionary advantage.
Let us add that a reduction in the activity of the neocortex is the most important aspect of birth physiology and that the neocortex is that part of the brain that is so highly developed among humans. All inhibitions during the birth process originate in the neocortex. That is why the spectacular development of the neocortex is our specific handicap in childbirth. When the activity of the neocortex is reduced, the laboring woman is as if "on another planet," cutting herself off from our world. She can become almost as instinctive as other mammals. This leads us to understand that the laboring woman needs to be protected against any sort of neocortical stimulation. Language, which is specifically human, is one of the most powerful stimulants of that part of the brain that is highly developed in our species. Not feeling observed and feeling secure both tend to reduce cortical activity; they are basic needs during the parturition of mammals.
I am amazed by the countless pleas I see for the humanization of childbirth. Today childbirth needs to be "mammalianized."
— Michel Odent, excerpted from "Preparing the Nest," Midwifery Today Issue 68
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S. has spent her entire midwifery career at [an Oregon hospital]…. She developed a woman-centered practice with a noninterventive philosophy. She has never been to a homebirth…. S.'s devotion to the protection of normal labor and birth is bolstered by her consistent attention to research in medicine and obstetrics. However, the things I saw her do to make a birth in a hospital labor and delivery ward home-like were simple and basic. For one, she took the monitor out of the room. It was surprising to me, a midwife who has attended many hundreds of home and hospital births, how much difference this made. It felt different than just not using the monitor. It was gone. The room was simplified, the energy purified.
She went on to create a private space for the parents. On the floor behind the hospital bed a futon was placed, and a large cushion was added for comfort and support. The door to the room was closed and access monitored by the midwife. I was reminded of Dr. Michel Odent's advice to decrease the adrenaline levels in the laboring mother by providing a quiet, private place with the lights turned down low, the kind of place animals seek out for their births.
— Marion Toepke McLean, excerpted from her column "Marion's Message," Midwifery Today Issue 50
Childbirth must happen in physical and emotional privacy. Women's vaginas in birth are as sacrosanct as they are at any other time; routinely penetrating them with fingers, forceps, scissors or hooks is a severe violation against the most fundamental rights of women to privacy and protection of the self. Women have the right to vocalize, move about, assume any birthing positions they like, and allow their births to unfold uniquely, without feeling the need to gain the acceptance and approval of their birth attendants. Women have the right to refuse birth attendants altogether. All hospital staff, midwives, family members and friends of birthing women must have full consent before viewing the childbirth process. Women's bodies are never to be regarded as learning aids. No institution has the right to impose spectators on any woman's birth.
— Leilah McCracken, excerpted from "A Declaration of the Rights of Childbearing Women," Midwifery Today Issue 50
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The birth environment in rural Ethiopia, or in any of the remote places where women may still be giving birth in special huts, is where mystery rules and spiritual forces fill the air. "Mystery" means puzzling power that is beyond understanding. The hospital birth environment, however, is where mastery rules, where birth is monitored and kept under human control. "Mastery" is a gender-loaded word: it refers to the possession of expert knowledge and total control. Now women are seeking a new birth environment where they can balance mystery and mastery. The new birth environment must allow women to feel the spirituality of birth and to feel in control of birth, if these are the things they want, without being told what to do by religious laws or institutionalized medical culture.
— Michele Klein, excerpted from "From Birth Hut to the Garden of Eden," Midwifery Today Issue 66
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I am considering becoming a labor support professional but want to get a clearer picture. I am a mother of young children. I stay at home and care for them as my primary occupation. I'm curious how you work out childcare if you get called in the middle of the night, for example, or during the day and dad's not home from work yet, or you have a particularly long labor to support and have to be away much longer than expected. How does this work out practically for you?
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Q: What are homebirth midwives' requirements for taking on a client? Do they have limitations concerning obesity, medical conditions, and so forth?
— Anon.
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Q: I have a client who has kidney failure and produces sistine kidney stones. Her creatinine levels are descending and are currently at 1.9. She has catheters from her kidneys to urethra which have been replaced during pregnancy to accommodate the uterus. Obviously her nephrologist and GYN have told her she should have a cesarean because the catheters won't withstand the "pressure" of labor. Does anyone have advice about/experience with this situation?
— Luna Maya Birth Center, Chiapas Mexico
A: My answer is not about what to do in the birth situation, but a way to help pass or dissolve kidney stones: "eating a whole watermelon and sitting in a bath." The watermelon reduces acid levels in the body at the same time it increases cleansing water in the kidneys; sitting in the bath helps relax the body. Don't eat anything else afterward for four and a half hours; this restriction will allow the watermelon to digest properly. Eating anything else with the watermelon will disrupt its ability to digest, as watermelon is a very alkaline fruit. I am not an expert, but have read extensively about naturopathic medicine.
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In response to a query about doulas in Paris [Issue 7:23]:
There is an English-speaking mothers support group in Paris that you can get in touch with via e-mail. This group has birthing educators who have a good knowledge of the French health system. It is also a great way of meeting other Australians in the same boat or who have had their babies in Paris. Go to the Web site for all the contact details: www.messageparis.org
— Diana, Paris
An intentional community has formed in order to create comfort quilts for each of Jeannine Parvati Baker's two youngest children, Halley and Quinn. As you may be aware, they spent much of the past two years caring for their mother, oftentimes alone.
It would be great if you could help make people aware of this project, in case they are moved to contribute in some way. The address of the organization group is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LegacyOfLove/
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Audi Roadjet Concept
Debut in Detroit: Audi is taking the wraps off a study car by the name of
The study car furthermore serves as a technology demonstrator of innovative electronic systems that will be finding their way into production models in the next few years.
The introduction of a new cross-manufacturer standard for car-to-car communication opens up a new dimension in safety and service. Important parameters such as safety, the traffic flow and therefore obviously also fuel economy and emissions can be influenced positively by information exchanged directly between vehicles in moving traffic. A car-to-car communication standard furthermore opens up countless new possibilities in the domains of service and comfort.
One particular innovation that enhances driving fun is Audi drive select: this system enables the driver to preselect several entirely independent vehicle characteristics at the push of a button. Three modes – "comfort", "dynamic" and "sport" – alter the steering, damping and transmission response, as well as the engine map. Audi drive select thus provides access to highly distinct driving experiences that can be realised by a single vehicle, entirely as the driver sees fit.
The styling of this four-door fastback saloon is a new, distinctive interpretation of Audi design. Measuring 4.70 m in length and 1.85 m in width, the Audi Roadjet Concept respects the standard dimensions of a B-segment vehicle. However, its height of 1.55 m and the wheelbase of 2.85 m result in substantially greater spaciousness, and also give this car fundamentally new basic proportions.
The decidedly short overhangs at the front and rear give the Roadjet Concept an utterly new flavour of sporting flair.
The characteristic features of the front end are the dynamic tapered shape with the characteristic Audi integral single-frame grille and the large air inlets below the bumpers. Vertical slats in the single-frame grille support the prominently three-dimensional Audi badge. Concave surfaces around the highly sculpted wheel arches lend the nose extra width. Beneath the clear-glass covers of both the headlights and the rear lights, LED light units create an unmistakeable visual impact both in daylight and after dark.
The high shoulders that lend the vehicle an air of power and safety are also typically Audi. The Audi Roadjet Concept moreover has a large window area, reinforcing the impression of light and spaciousness inside the vehicle.
Slim roof posts and the raked rear window combine with the coupé-like roof line in producing a highly dynamic silhouette. A roof spoiler above the large rear window helps to maintain good surface contact, while visually extending the arc of the roof even further to the rear.
The dynamic line above the sill, as well as the shoulder line, defines clearly horizontal overall proportions that are emphatically road-centred. A new element to Audi is the arched capping line, extending between the front and rear wheel arches.
Together with the shoulder line, it produces an invigorating interplay of convex and concave surfaces.
The handles are integrated flush into the door surfaces; they are extended when touched, to allow convenient opening of the doors.
The impression created by the rear end, too, is decidedly dynamic: wide wheel arches, the trapezoidal tailgate and the diffuser below the bumper emphasise the sporty character of the Audi Roadjet Concept. The stepped rear lights extending well round into the sides echo this car's closest relations in design terms within Audi's current production range: the Avant models and the Sportback. The tailgate beneath the windows likewise extends well round into the sides, thus acting as a visual bridge between the rear and sides. The exhaust system's wide twin tailpipes, integrated into the striking diffuser, are another new element.
Modernity and functionality, dynamic elegance and open perspectives: this is the most immediate impression of the Audi Roadjet Concept's interior. Warm, subdued earth colours contrasting with the light grey of precision metal applications create an atmosphere pitched somewhere between elegant functionality and emotional appeal. This impression is enhanced by the combining of purely functional materials such as Neoprene, at floor level, with exclusive leather.
This vehicle interprets the architecture of the Audi interior in a novel way. The characteristic features include the stimulating interplay of proportions and dynamism. The instrument panel envelops the driver's and front passenger's seats in a wide, horizontally split arc. The controls and displays in the dash panel and on the centre console come across on the one hand as organically integrated and on the other as neatly structured and functional.
The four individual seat pans, almost filigree in appearance and featuring integral head restraints, divide up the interior into four separate zones. Between the rear seats there is a system of rails that can accommodate options that include a storage box with centre armrest, an espresso machine or a baby carrier facing to the rear.
The rear seats themselves can be adjusted along diagonal rails; when opened out into their frontmost position, a centre child's seat can be installed obliquely behind the rear seats if required. This centre child's seat is guided on rails on the movable luggage compartment floor. It can be folded over and easily removed to the rear.
The load area can be further enlarged by folding the rear seat backs forward. The electrically operated movable load area floor pivots automatically to the rear, beyond the bumper, appreciably facilitating loading of the vehicle. The rail system integrated into the load area floor incorporates lashing points that can be used to secure the child seat or lash down items being carried, before the load area floor is moved forward again electrically, back into the vehicle.
The convenience function on the remote control enables the driver to extend the load area floor at the same time as the tailgate is opened.
The load area floor can be set to two positions inside the vehicle. Its lower position produces the maximum load area capacity; its normal level results in a level load area.
Both the comfortable, relatively upright seat position with ample legroom and the ample shoulder room and headroom at all four individual seats set new standards.
But superlative comfort in the Audi Roadjet Concept is not merely the result of the generous amount of space available. The deluxe automatic air conditioning with a newly developed air vent principle provides draught-free, individually variable climate control for every occupant.
A Bang & Olufsen sound system purpose-developed for the Roadjet Concept provides an audio quality worthy of the concert hall. As on the A8, 14 speakers – including the extendable tweeters on the instrument panel – and an amplifier output of more than 1,000 watts produce an acoustic experience that is without equal in the automotive world. If desired, the front and rear passengers can also listen to music via Bluetooth headphones.
The audio system also supports a new function that allows the occupants to converse without needing to raise their voices even when the car is travelling at high speeds. A technology by the name of Digital Voice Support (DVS) picks up the occupants' voices via microphones and reproduces them via the amplifier and speakers. Reproduction is controlled to take account of both the relative position inside the car of the person speaking and the general level of noise being generated by the vehicle.
The Multi Media Interface MMI has been reconfigured in the Audi Roadjet Concept. In addition to the central 10-inch display in the instrument cluster, there are separate displays and operating units for the front and rear passengers – including a 7-inch display on the backs of the front seats for the rear passengers. An entirely new technology makes its debut here: the front passenger views information on a back-projection display on the instrument panel, which also allows them to watch TV while the car is moving. To avoid distracting the driver, this display is screened off by a shield that extends automatically out of the instrument panel.
The range of functions is moreover tailored to individual requirements. Functions that classify directly as vehicle operation – such as the car setup menu – can be operated exclusively by the driver. On the other hand, the passengers can control both the infotainment system and the navigation, so that they can assist the driver with route suggestions, for instance.
The Roadjet Concept does not have traditional sun visors; instead, this function is performed by the use of Vari-Light technology along the upper edge of the windscreen: the degree of transparency of the glass – and therefore of light screening – can be varied electrically, thus enabling the driver to prevent any undesirable glare.
There is a further convenience feature in the rear centre armrest. On the Detroit showcar, it incorporates an espresso machine complete with water reservoir, stable cup holders for four cups and accessories. The occupants can now always enjoy a fresh cup of coffee whenever they wish, for instance during a break or while sitting in a tailback – an enticing alternative to lukewarm beverages out of a flask, and one that is bound to appeal not just to coffee connoisseurs.

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As I did a year ago, I happen to be attending an investor conference that's highlighting a number of interesting private companies. Of course, privates are not actionable today, but the best way to figure out what is coming down the pike -- both in the economy in general and as a public stock investor -- is to listen to presentations by private companies. Not only can you learn about new trends in technology, medical devices or consumer products, you can sometimes get good intelligence from comparisons to your public-stock holdings.
In the tradition of good investors who always scan far and wide to understand their world, here are a few companies that caught my attention.
Koko Fitness is leveraging the capabilities of high technology to improve personal health. The company has developed software that acts as a virtual trainer, designing, monitoring and adjusting a strength and cardio-based workout routine to improve lean muscle mass. (More lean muscle mass improves your metabolism, helping weight loss.)
The software is built into the exercise equipment manufactured by the company. Koko Fitness jump-started the business by franchising health clubs called Koko Fitclubs, but future growth will be in company-owned units and atypical locations such as corporate gyms and hotels. The company is five years old, and it grew from just five units in 2009 to 130 in 2012 -- an impressive growth rate. The company envisions up to 2,000 units in the U.S. Unit economics are very attractive, with mature run rate revenue of around $380,000 and EBITDA margins around 35%.
Yurbuds is revolutionizing the earphone market for athletes by offering ergonomically designed earphones that will stay tightly but comfortably lodged in your ear despite motion, sweat ... you name it. The earphones are protected by patents, and the company is expanding its distribution rapidly. The earphones are now carried in more than 12,000 retail locations, including major chains such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy and even the Apple Store. Yurbuds did $24 million in revenue in 2012, up from $10 million in 2011, and it sees growth to near $50 million this year as distribution expands to 19,000 "doors" this year.
Home-Made Pizza is improving the category pioneered by Papa Murphy's, bringing a very high-quality product to the take-and-bake segment. Home-Made is still small, with only 23 units in the Chicago area, so there is significant room for growth. Take-and-bake meets that need for people who want something better than grocery store frozen pizza but aren't in the mood for the time and cost of going out. Papa Murphy established the market, but now the issue is premium product. Home-Made is pioneering this approach, and it could have room for years of growth in Chicago alone, never mind other geographies.


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Hizbollah Fires Again on Israeli Planes over Lebanon
The Lebanese Hizbollah movement said its fighters fired for the second consecutive day at Israeli warplanes that entered Lebanese airspace on Sunday, according to reports.
Witnesses said they saw Israeli warplanes fly over south Lebanon and later heard anti-aircraft guns firing.
A spokesman from Hizbollah said the group responded to the "Israeli planes that violated our airspace with fire," according to AFP.
It was the third time this month that Hizbollah guerrillas said they had fired at Israeli warplanes that entered Lebanese airspace.
A pair of Israeli aircraft overflew the area of southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli for 22 years up until last May, as well as the Hizbollah stronghold of the Iqlim At Tuffah hills further north, witness told Reuters.
Hizbollah also fired on Israeli planes patrolling south Lebanon on June 12 and on Saturday, without hitting any of them.
On June 3, for the first time since Israel's pullout from south Lebanon, the Lebanese Army's anti-aircraft batteries fired at Israeli warplanes.
Israeli jets have been flying regularly over Lebanese villages and cities since October, when members of Hizbollah snatched three soldiers patrolling the disputed Shabaa Farms territory on the border between Israel and Lebanon. An alleged Mossad agent was also snatched by the Lebanese group.
Lebanon has repeatedly complained to the United Nations over what the latter says are violations of the UN-drawn blue line marking Israel's line of withdrawal from southern Lebanon – Albawaba.com
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- Hizbollah Fires on Israeli Planes over South Lebanon
- Lebanon: Israeli forces violate Blue Line, surveillance planes fly over southern villages
- Hizbollah Fires on Israeli Jets over Lebanon
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Joey A. and Leslie Walker sold a home at Rainbow Drive to Baranello Investments LLC for $70,000.
Barry R. and Natalie C. Gronner sold a home at 7289 Waterfowl Way to Fannie Mae for $220,000.
Nathan Properties LLC sold a home at Girdled Road to John A. and Rosemary Cassin for $270,000.
Michelle R. and David J. Elersich sold a home at 10253 Cherry Hill Drive to Natalie Bilaver and Mario Duvnjak for $177,000.
John T. Altier, trustee sold a home at 10171 Weathersfield to John P and Christin M. Carroll for $250,000.
Gary E. and Maria T. Dietz sold a home at 7589 Hunting lake Drive to Michael A. and Susan L. Fox for $375,000.
Diane K. Mahoney sold a home at 6835 Morley Road to James E. and M.J. Irvine for $225,000.
Timothy E. and Betty A. Batteiger sold a home at 7727 Andrea Drive to Federal National Mortgage Association for $192,077.
Little Mountain Homes of Concord sold a home at 9849 Weathersfield to Stacey M. and James Torre, II for $69,900.
John T Altier, trustee sold a home at 10171 Weathersfield to John P. and Christin M. Carroll for $250,000.
Richard C. and Agnes M. McGeever sold a home at 9816 Hoose Road to David and Dawn Bizjak for $240,000.
Jacob J. P. Barres, Jr. sold a home at 37703 Willow Drive to Stacie Campbell, trustee for $60,000.
Subhash M. and Kokila S. Amin sold a home at 168 Pinehurst to Joseph V. Vogel, Sr. for $180,000.
Bank of New York Mellon sold a home at 430 Erie Street to Rebecca Gingerich for $137,299.
Pamela A. Argenti sold a home at 273 Plymouth Road to Federal National Mortgage Association for $50,000.
Melodie Angelle sold a home at 418 Waterbury Drive to John M. and Jamie E. Jelenic for $150,000.
Fairport Harbor Village
Sigrid B. Makee sold a home at 236 Harbor Ridge Lane to Lee and Geraldine S. Lydic for $97,000.
Elwood C., Jr. and Eunice Sulzer sold a home at 1267 Watermark Lane to Elizabeth A. Atwell for $155,000.
Leroy Township
Lois J. Stein sold a home at Leroy Thompson Road to Steven C. Meyer for $29,000.
Madison Township
Kenneth and Kathleen Lunar sold a home at 7190 Middle Ridge Road to Bank of America for $72,000.
Rodger B. Price and Billie Varner sold a home at 1263 Argyle Drive to Federal National Mortgage Association for $157,819.
Maria Rosa and Shawn Rosa sold a home at 6624 Tarbell Avenue to Mario J. and Pierrette A. Toulouse for $77,000.
Gina M. Witt sold a home at 7124 Middle Ridge Road to William W. and Sandra J. Nichols for $148,000.
Madison Village
Gary W. Grover, Trustee sold a home at 486 Hyder Drive to James H. Ferguson for $147,500.
Ryan N. and Nicole Doberstyn sold a home at 7827 Champaign to Jeff W. and M. Lauri Sinclair for $207,000.
Mentor Condominiums LLC sold a home at 7482 Center Street to Mentor Law Suite Ltd. for $95,000.
Petros Homes inc. sold a property at Manor Get Way to Beth E. Szczesniak for $240,000.
Paul E. and Suzanne E. Mocaldo sold a home at 9257 Creekwood Drive to Michael A. Robinson for $181,000.
Cheryl A. Barnes sold a home at 6364 Ramblewood Drive to Monica L. Guhde for $166,000.
Jill M. Snowberger sold a home at 6507 Iroquois Trail to Federal National Mortgage Association for $96,472.
Lawrence C. Turoczy, trustee sold a home at 7376 North Chestnut Commons Drive to Sandra Vokurkra for $68,600.
Thomas F. and Barbara J. Webb sold a home at 8883 Lake Shore Boulevard to Michael A. Thayer, Jr. for $175,000.
Matthew William and Rebecca Yucha sold a home at 9189 Lorrich to Neil D. Miklaucic and Angela Moavero for $155,000.
Thomas G. and Lynn R. Carroll sold a home at 7581 Center Street to Mary Ann Osborne, Trustee for $138,000.
Dennis A. and Karen J. Ames sold a home at 8161 Dalton Court to Federal National Mortgage Association for $82,000.
Gotham Investments Ltd. sold a home at 4859 Orchard to Federal National Mortgage Association for $52,000.
Richard M. Osborne, Trustee sold a home at 7341 Lake Shore Boulevard to Lakeshore and Rt. 306 LLC for $320,000.
Center Street Condominium sold a home at 7482 Center Street to Mentor Condominiums LLC for $200,000.
Lauri L. and Jeffrey W. Sinclair sold a home at 6445 Antoinette Drive to Steven A. and Stephanie S. Lee for $128,000.
Karen Busko, trustee sold a home at 7548 Monterey Bay Drive to Tammy W. Walker for $143,400.
Federal National Mortgage Association sold a home at 7738 Manor Drive to Benjamin Bauman for $71,900.
Nancy and Robert Schwarzenberg sold a home at 7547 Monterey Bay Drive to Barbara M. Norris for $133,000.
John D. and Nancy Alden sold a home at 60 Frederic Street to James L. and Sandra L. Alden for $30,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association sold a home at 645 Bank Street to Chad C. Fisher for 455,000.
TMC Properties Inc. sold a home at 314 North State Street to Dennis R. McGee for $72,000.
Daniel T. and Pamela Nagle sold a home at 336 Rockwood to Richard A. and Stephen J. Tarnosky for $105,000.
Donna J. Keeney sold a home at 184 Charlotte Street to Richard M. Loxterman, trustee for $80,000.
James M. Gridiron sold a home at 565 Homeworth Avenue to Bank of New York Mellon, trustee for $74,750.
Steven M. Znidarsic sold a home at 535 Cebarberry Court to Fannie Mae for $126,000.
Bank of America NA sold a home at 526 Cebarberry Court to Federal National Mortgage Association for $184,090.
NVR Inc. sold a property at Spruce Lane to James E. and Leslie M. Pethtel for $275,800.
Painesville Township
NVR Inc. sold a home at Thornwood Lane to Melissa M. Heidemann for $210,000.
Ralph C. Burr sold a home at 1013 Oakwood Boulevard to Citimortgage Inc. for $32,000.
Justin M. Kofron sold a home at 1651 Mentor Avenue to Federal National Mortgage Association for $ 68,889.
Doris Paul sold a home at 4 Lyndale Road to Federal National Mortgage Association for $40,000.
K. Hovnanian Oster Homes LLC sold a home at 1003 Pebble Beach Cove to Mark E. and Mary E. Was for $164,990.
Ryan C. and Tiffany L. Godfrey for $217,000.
Perry Township
Donald L. and Stephen A. Mayse sold a home at 5267 Queen Ann Way to Donald L. Mayse for $54,250.
Marilyn L. Frye sold a home at 4977 Middle Ridge Road to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company for $92,000.
Dan Aultman sold a home at 2939 Red Oak Drive to Carrie J. Hulten for $179,470.
Jacqueline M. Williams sold a home at 3235 Elizabeth Drive to Jane E. and William A. Mott for $ 135,000.
Perry Village
Donna M. Lupton sold a home at 4131 Main Street to Bank of New York Mellon for $58,500.
Roberta L. Juhasz sold a home at 30100 Robert Street to Bank of New York Mellon for $129,900.
James P. and Deborah A. Brazalovics sold a home at 1743 Eldon to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for $66,000.
Phillip Gabriel, Trustee sold a home at 28844 Serenity Lane to Mark J. Broder and Renee Shifra Broder for $202,000.
Vincent Homes LLC sold a home at 29040 Homewood Drive to Tara M. Miller for $112,000.
Donald C. Hromulak sold a home at 2428 East 290th Street to Daniel A. Hoynes, IV for $76,000.
Keith Koch sold a home at 1920 East 290th Street to Randal A. Myers, II for $91,800.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs sold a home at 30101 Robert Street to Audry R. Baucco for $80,000.
Carl R. Carlson, Trustee sold a home at 5077 Robinhood Drive to James J. Livengood and Hannah R. Lawrinson for $139,900.
Laura M. Stull, Trustee sold a home at 38728 Adkins Road to Robert J. McBrayer for $40,000.
Eileen Quinn Sraj, Trustee sold a home at 38136 Cross creek Drive to Ronald F. and Sandra Jankowski for $152,000.
Robert W. and Marion V. Jones sold a home at 956 Windmere Drive to Citimortgage Inc. for $52,000.
Joseph M. and Susan H. Griffin sold a home at 3829 East 364th Street to Sean J. Baer and Idellar Cook for $167,900.
Bronson Meola sold a home at 1285 Leeward Lane to Stephanie A. Coe for $102,900.
Mary C. Kardoe sold a home at 5229 Nan Linn Drive to Wendy S. Shirer-Kunash for $104,900.
Carlotta B. and Dennis A. Spaid sold a home at 37476 Ocean Reef to Lisa N. Meluch for $116,000.
K&M Enterprises sold a home at 37849 Vine Street to SLM Investment Properties LLC for $265,000.
Tamarac Apartments II LLC sold a property at Arbor Drive to NVR Inc. for $60,000.
Angela M. Moavero sold a home at 38332 Poplar Drive to Luis F. Mendez for $138,000.
Doris J. Hollis sold a home at 5331 chestnut Hill to Lindsay C. Montague for $88,500.
Richard L. and Alice R. Kempe sold a home at 37623 Harlow Drive to Linda J. Reed for $150,000.
George McKenzie sold a home at 5999 Halle Farm Drive to Elizabeth A. Ruff, trustee for $159,000.
Willoughby Hills
Kim Border, Trustee sold a home at 2655 Bates Lane to Helen Gelev for $105,000.
James J. Palmisano sold a property at Trailard Drive to Jason M. and Lisa M. Faulkner for $2,000.
Timothy R. Stark sold a property at Parkview Road to Solaris Land Corporation for $53,500.
Robert W. and Betsy A. Chmielewski sold a home at 2644 Deer Run Drive to Melanie E. Johnson for $351,500.
Betty J. Phillips and Wendy J. Brown sold a home at 31118 Bayridge Boulevard to Andrew W. Brown and Gina M. Serluco for $65,000.
Geauga Savings Bank sold a home at 154 East 293 Street to Naeemah E. Petway for $73,000.
Frances D. Morris sold a home at 569 Crescent to David R. Ledenican, Jr for $98,500.
Dennis P. Mikonsky sold a home at 645 Pendley to Nicholas T. and Ashley N. Rutledge for $133,100.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Stephen Michael is what is known as a River Run, "streaker." He's run Jacksonville's infamous road race every year since it's inception 36 years ago.
Saturday's River Run was different for the 58-year-old. He said when he was running down Hendricks Avenue, he felt that something wasn't right.
"We're pumping the crowds up, you know I always like to do that kind of stuff and the next thing I know I had that kind of buzzed feeling like you're going to faint," said Michael. "And it was instantaneous, you know I went to go like the curb and that's it, I was out, I was gone."
Michael was having a heart attack and collapsed to the ground. The crowd watching the race started screaming, which prompted a pair of firefighters who were nearby running the race to rush in and help Michael.
"It shows the true human spirit of people to help and I'm very grateful," he said.
"It was like an orchestrated group of angels, of people, orchestrated," said Michael. "OK, we're going to let this happen, now! I mean I wouldn't have survived it."
Thanks to the heroes who happened to be in the right place to help Michael, he did survive .
Michael told Channel 4 he's not done running, either. He plans on finishing the 2013 River Run he started and he'll be ready for 2014.
"I'm not sure what happened to me, I just know I got another chance," said Michael.
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SAN JOSE — San Jose police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning outside a night club on Monterey Road.
At 1:53 a.m. Sunday police responded to reports of shots fired in the area near the Fiesta Nightclub, located at 3840 Monterey Highway, according to Sgt. Jason Dwyer.
Police say someone in a vehicle opened fire and hit another vehicle multiple times but did not hit any of the passengers.
The suspects fled scene and remain unidentified and at-large, according to police.
Dwyer said there is no indication that the shooting was gang-related, and there have been reports that the incident was fueled by a disturbance that began inside the club.
Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869. Follow him on Twitter @MarkMgomez


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I am hoping future versions of my favorite iPhone app Synthpond will let me use my own samples. You can do so today by incorporating some intense geekery via PD (Pure Data) or Max. If you're interested in learning about PD check out a great article by Jim Alkin over at O'Reilly Digital Media called "Make Your Own Music Software with Pure Data": click here. There is also a good Wikipedia page for PD: click here.
"I'm using the synthpond PD patch to controle the FPC in FL studio. The sound generator nodes don't have samples mapped (except for the hi-hats). Only the reactor nodes are mapped to a sample. that way it's a bit easier to "sync" everything." – isnie zot
Download Synthpond for iPhone (iTunes link): click here
ps. Zach Gage the developer also has created what I consider the best take on Tetris for the iPhone. It's called Unify (iTunes link): click here


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This week's arrest of 10 women wearing prayer shawls during a prayer service at the Western Wall has revived the debate over what can be done to resolve this controversial issue. Local rabbis weigh in on the issue. So should you.
This week's arrest of 10 women wearing prayer shawls during a prayer service at the Western Wall has revived the debate over what can be done to resolve this controversial issue.
They were joined by IDF veteran paratroopers who were among those to liberate the Kotel during the 1967 Six-Day-War and the sister of American comedian Sarah Silverman. While the men prayed on the side of a partition designated for their gender, the women wore tallit and prayed on their side. At the end of the service, after the veterans and much of the media had left the site, Israeli police arrested 10 women, including Silverman's sister, for violating a ban on women wearing prayer shawls at the site.
In response to the arrests, Women of the Wall's chairwoman, Anat Hoffman, wrote, "Once Israelis see that it is possible to change the status quo, they will demand pluralism in other areas; they will want freedom of choice in marriage and divorce; they will demand that gender segregation in the public sphere be completely done away with; they will no longer accept religious coercion from the Rabbinate."
Sue Levi Elwell, who lives in Philadelphia and works foro the Union for Reform Judaism, has attended past Women of the Wall prayer services and plans to attend the next service in March.
"The stranglehold of the ultra-Orthodox has to end, and in many ways the Wall is just the beginning," Elwell said in response to the arrests Monday. "Obviously the challenge of separating religion and state in Israel is enormous, and this is just one very visible aspect of it."
In early January, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, to find a solution to the controversy over prayer restrictions at the Wall.
What's the best solution? We asked local rabbis to weigh in on the debate. Be sure to give us your own suggestions by commenting at the end of the piece.
Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, Union for Reform Judaism
I think that one very good option would be to divide the wall into three sections, maybe 1/6 for men only, 1/6 for women only and 2/3 for men and women praying together. I think that probably less than a third of Jews around the world care about separate seating, but that would allow 1/3 of the space to be allocated for men and women who want to be separated. And for everyone else, there would be no gender restrictions. It's community prayer in the way that most Jews in the world pray, that is acknowledging the holiness and the sanctity of the site.
Rabbi David Teutsch, Center for Jewish Ethics at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
The current system is patently unfair to the non-Orthodox in general and to women in particular. I suggest that the Western Wall's status be returned to the time prior to its being considered a synagogue. As a national monument, it can be a place where individuals act as they see fit within the bounds of respect for a holy site. If that is impossible, then the prayer space should be divided into thirds — one for men, one for women and one for both men and women, with that section allowing tallitot, tefillin and women's voices.
Rabbi Shmuel Jablon, head of Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
The Kotel is a holy site and special to each and every Jew. Each and every Jew — and every person — is welcome to pray there. It is truly an amazing experience. Nobody inspects the kind of prayer book being used. Everyone can quietly pour out their heart to God in the manner they so choose. However, just as one is expected to follow the norms and customs of any house of worship one visits, one should do the same at the Kotel. Those who view themselves as religious liberals would neither visit a mosque wearing shoes nor enter a church wearing a baseball hat. And they certainly would be upset if Orthodox Jews came into their synagogues and insisted on Orthodox prayer services.
The public norms and customs at the Kotel are Orthodox. This has always been the case. It is interesting to note that when the British attempted to appease the Arabs by trying to prevent traditional prayer services, including the separation between men and women, even non-Orthodox Jews objected. It is simply not respectful to the place and to those who go there expecting to pray in a traditional manner to attempt to impose non-traditional changes. It is not just a breach of Jewish law; it is a breach of basic respect.
Rabbi Michael Ross, independent Reconstructionist educator
In my travels to Jerusalem over the past 14 years, I have found myself visiting the Kotel frequently with female American rabbis. Due to their anger over these vital issues, my traveling companions and I came up with a spiritual compromise. We have stopped visiting the Orthodox section because of the gender discrimination, and we either visit Robinson's Arch or we take a siddur in our packs and visit the southern wall instead.
Rabbi Michael Knopf, Assitant rabbi at Har Zion Temple
Looking at it historically, the Western Wall was never considered an Orthodox synagogue and the erection of a partition is really a recent invention, post-1967. In making a suggestion for greater inclusion of varying different Jewish points of view at the Wall, I think it's worth acknowledging that it's not a revolution, it's a return to the original state. You can go back and look at photo archives and look at men and women praying side by side.
The Western Wall is the holiest site for all Jews, and there is thankfully a great vibrant diversity among the Jewish people, and at our holiest site that diversity should not only be welcomed but embraced. Every Jew should have an equality of access. And at the moment, only men are allowed to pray at a certain volume. Only men are allowed to wear a prayer shawl. Only men are allowed to hold a Torah scroll. I think three distinct areas all with direct access to the Wall is the most likely option.
Rabbi Rayzel Raphael, Reconstructionist rabbi
I spent 1988-89 living in Israel. As one of the original Women of the Wall in 1988, I think it's a shandah (shame) that after all these years, women still can't carry a Torah or wear a tallit at the Kotel. Where there is rabbinic will, there is halachic way. The Orthodox need to make room for the women.
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It was so fun to sit and visit with him before dinner. It felt so great. The dinner was lovely.
It was so wonderful to be there to here these missionaries bear their testimonies. Missions do such incredible things for young men and women. This is the group that came to the Idaho Pocatello Mission two years ago.
Thursday morning we picked him up. We had to go back to the mission home and I got another pic of him with President and Sister C. I love this picture of them.
We spent Thursday traveling around the areas where he served--Blackfoot, Arco, Idaho Falls, and Chubbuck. It was so great to visit with some of the people--they seemed to love him--no surprise to me.
On Friday we had a couple of errands to run and then we headed to Utah. I know Heidi and Brent were so excited to see him. They made a sign for him. His dad released him on Thursday morning, so this sign was appropriate.


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Rob Ryan will not be defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, according to a tweet from the team's official account Tuesday.
After extensive conversations regarding defensive philosophy, the Rams and Rob Ryan agreed he was not the right fit for the DC position.— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) January 29, 2013
Ryan reportedly was set to be hired by the team four days ago, though coach Jeff Fisher noted there never was an official announcement.
The outspoken brother of Jets coach Rex Ryan was fired by the Dallas Cowboys on Jan. 8.
"I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com. "I (expletive) made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like five minutes."
As it turned out, he was closer to being back in work for like five minutes.


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Greetings all!
I just registered for the forum and I hope to scour the forums and glean all I can about learning Latin and Greek. My old Latin professor gave full names to each student and grouped some of us up as small clans and households, so that is why I am using my Latin name on this site (Tiberius Ovidius Purpureo). It should be Ti. Ovidius, but the registration form errored out when I tried it.
Now for some background information. I have studied Latin for one semester in college but didn't continue as I was a Chinese studies major. Periodically I have looked at online textbooks or language forums to try to get enough motivation to start learning, but always tended to end after a week or two. Lastly, I have a deep interest in giving myself a classical education, starting with Latin and Greek.
Some goals of mine are that I want to study these languages so that I can have a solid foundation to learn other languages, that I can read the classics and broaden my understanding of the beginnings of western civilization and cultures, and that I want to be able to write notes or a journal all in Latin and Greek, for my own amusement .
If anyone has advice on what I can do best to restart my Latin and/or start my Greek learning journey, I would be grateful. As of right now, I am just starting to use D'Ooge's book and a notebook.
Thanks all for reading!


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San Jacinto River Dioxin Site Proposed for Federal Cleanup
HOUSTON, Texas — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed listing an abandoned toxic waste site in the San Jacinto River for the federal National Priorities List (NPL). If approved for inclusion on the NPL the site will be eligible for cleanup in the federal Superfund program.
"This listing results from the cooperative efforts of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Region 6 staff," said Patricia Radloff, Ph.D., TPWD water quality program leader. "Our agency is proud to have done the research that initiated the process. TCEQ took our information and moved quickly to authorize additional sampling, which confirmed very high levels of dioxin in the area. EPA verified the information and proposed the site for the NPL, with support from U.S. representatives Gene Green and Ted Poe. The proposed listing today thus represents the culmination of many people working for years to protect human health and public waters."
In early 2005, TPWD became aware of information that suggested waste pits in a sandbar in the San Jacinto River just north of the Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) bridge, including recent and historical photographs and maps of the area. Anecdotal evidence suggested that pits were operated there from the mid-1960's until around the mid-1970's to dispose of paper mill waste. Due to subsidence, the pits went underwater sometime in the 1970's.
The submerged waste pits represent a previously unidentified major source of dioxin and other toxins for the San Jacinto River, the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay. Paper mill waste from the 1960's and 70's is known to contain high levels of dioxins and other toxic chemicals from chlorine bleaching processes then in use.
The potential presence of sediment contamination is an immediate concern since the San Jacinto River near the I-10 bridge is very active with respect to dredging, sand mining, and barge berthing. These activities may be spreading potentially contaminated sediments or resuspending dioxins in the water column. Therefore, scientists consider inclusion on the NPL paramount to remove this potential threat to the river, fish and wildlife and people.
"The discovery of this contaminant source and swift action to address it would make a significant contribution to remediate damage done to the health of the Galveston Bay ecosystem," stated Larry McKinney, Ph.D., TPWD coastal fisheries director. "If the site is listed for federal cleanup the human health benefits are clear, but we would also expect to see direct benefits for our fishery, especially for species like spotted seatrout."
In April 2005, TPWD wrote TCEQ advising officials there of the new information and requesting assistance to make sure appropriate measures were taken to protect fish and wildlife. TCEQ moved quickly and sampling under the Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PASI) program at TCEQ was conducted that summer. A complete site inspection report, including sampling data analysis and other background information, was ready in early 2007.
In addition, TCEQ approved reallocating resources for the Houston Ship Channel Dioxin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project to sample a broad area around the I-10 Bridge. TMDL project sampling was conducted in August 2005 and results were published in January 2006. The PASI study found very high levels of dioxin in the waste pit area, while the TMDL sampling found elevated levels of dioxin over a much larger area.
The proposed listing stems from EPA's review of the state site inspection report. Federal scientists have said they agree the site presents a significant threat and must be cleaned up. In a letter dated July 26, 2007, Governor Rick Perry expressed the state's support for EPA's plan to add the polluted area to the priorities list.
The term dioxin is used to represent a family of environmentally persistent chlorinated organic chemicals. Dioxins are closely related to two other chemical families, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These compounds are potent animal toxicants and represent a threat to aquatic life and human health at extremely low concentrations. While many organic chemicals are toxic at parts per million concentrations, dioxins and furans are known to be toxic in the parts per trillion and parts per quadrillion ranges.
In addition, dioxins and furans bioaccumulate in animal tissue and their tissue concentrations biomagnify as they move up the food chain. Dioxins can alter the fundamental growth and development of cells. In humans, adverse effects include suppression of the immune system, a variety of reproductive effects from reduced fertility to birth defects, chloracne, and cancer.
Since the 1970's, sources of dioxin have been greatly reduced, but some sources still exist in combustion of fossil fuels and wood, incineration of solid waste, and certain chemical manufacturing processes.
The Houston Ship Channel, including the lower San Jacinto River, and Upper Galveston Bay are known to be contaminated with dioxin. The Texas Department of State Health Services, formerly the Texas Department of Health, has issued several fish consumption advisories. In 1990, TDH issued a fish consumption advisory for all species of fish and blue crabs for dioxin, organochlorine pesticides and PCBs for the upper portion of the Houston Ship Channel including the San Jacinto River below the U.S. Highway 90 bridge.
In 2001, the agency issued an advisory for all species of catfish and blue crabs for dioxin for Upper Galveston Bay and the lower portion of the Houston Ship Channel. And in 2005, TDH issued an advisory for spotted seatrout for polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs) for the Houston Ship Channel including the San Jacinto River below the U.S. Highway 90 bridge, Tabbs Bay, and Upper Galveston Bay.
In response to the 1990 advisory, in 2000 TCEQ's precursor agency began a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project to identify sources of dioxin and determine the amount of dioxin that the Ship Channel can receive and still support its use as a fishery. Sampling conducted as part of the TMDL project, and earlier sampling done as part of a Houston Ship Channel toxicity study, found high concentrations of dioxins in fish and crab tissue and in the sediments in the San Jacinto River near the I-10 bridge. The TMDL sampling also found high concentrations of dioxin in water there. In both studies the source of dioxin in or near the San Jacinto River could not be identified.
On the Net:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund program: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm
- http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/implementation/water/tmdl/26-hscdioxin.html
- Texas Department of State Health Services, Seafood and Aquatic Life Consumption Bans and Advisories: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/seafood/survey.shtm#info
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The first I heard about the dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait came from Patti Lynn, who was then a Tamarac Commission candidate.
It was years ago, before Chait became a household word in Broward County, before they were indicted after paying off a slew of politicians in their bid to build a controversial housing development on two golf courses.
Lynn told me then that they were dirty. She didn't have any proof, just circumstantial evidence based on politicians' changing their minds to support the project and then suddenly showing up at the commission in new cars.
Lynn's opponent at the time, Patricia Atkins-Grad, was one of those politicians. She was charged with selling her vote in support of the Chaits' project for BMW lease payments made by the developers as well as other gifts. Today, six years after allegedly taking payoffs from the developers, her trial starts in earnest. The star witnesses against her: Bruce and Shawn Chait.
Lynn attended jury selection last week -- and it didn't make Atkins-Grad happy. Someone sent her Facebook posts that Atkins-Grad made from inside the courtroom and she sent them to me.
"Imagine this Patti loon is actually here," Atkins-Grad posted. "What a sore looser <sic>. ... I guess she can't get over that residents preferred me 2 times. ... God will punish her."
Facing up to eight years in prison if she's convicted, Atkins-Grad has some punishment to worry about herself. We'll be covering this trial this afternoon, so check out the Local 10 news tonight.
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Just A Bit Of A Rant
Why do you think Thatcher left office so abruptly and, according to our msm, so unexpectedly? Wilson won four General Elections yet the Labour Party, but not the TUC as a whole, were broadly against the EU. Wilson was spied upon by our own MI6 and told to take early retirement. Trades Unions have always been in favour of the EU because combined membership gives them more muscle - witness the strikes in the continental EU27. Let's not forget Edward 'Call me Ted' Heath - a yacht-going lover of youngsters with enough energy to shimmy up the pole and hoist the Jolly Roger.
I'm not saying these people were promised riches in return for betraying us - Thatcher didn't: she's aged and is apparently senile; Wilson died, also senile and fearing the knife in his back; Callaghan died, feted by all; Heath died, feted by all and there's a proposal to place a European Union Heritage plaque on his home at Arundells in Wiltshire; Major, an EU-appeaser, has also done well for himself. Smith and Cook died prematurely by 'an accident of fate'.
Let's not go into Blair and Brown in depth but, on balance, I think history will judge them harshly. Our entrance into the EEC may have begun under Heath but the acceleration of our assimilation into the EU political construct began under their watch and we were given no say whatsoever.
The British government hasn't decried the election of technocratic governments in Greece, Italy, Belgium or Spain because we're the same: ten to one says we had the first technocratic government and it remains in place handed over from Lab to Con with a Coalition Transitional Government in between.
The overwhelming immigration has been into England, not 'Britain', not 'the UK'. England 'doesn't exist'; 'the English aren't worth saving as a race'; the European Union doesn't recognise England as a separate Nation and the Westminster Government never fought for us to be recognised. If you want the truth, check out blogs, not the msm but in the meantime we also suffer the spokesmen of taxpayer-funded lobby groups and fake charities (Common Purpose being one of them).
It's a ridiculous state of affairs when people who find it increasingly hard to make ends meet have their taxation increased in order to fund government to give grants to lobby groups to enjoin the people to lobby government in a cause against the people's own interest.
For what it's worth, a free internet is an illusion. So many past links resolve to '404 error not found' and much is deleted from YouTube. We're being rendered senseless and immune by sanitised domestic political news; shocking footage of war from abroad and BBC EU-funded natural history and sitcom programmes.
Everything is guile. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Search behind the curtain. I don't want to live in a country where the only people who have weapons are the criminals and the Police so, if you have a cricket bat, get it oiled now and stash it behind your front door. It's all we have left apart from the political process.
If all I do in this blog is to make people question the status quo, I'm happy.We're coming to a hiatus of 'Yes we are, no we're not; yes we're not, no we are'. Lord, how I despise the toadying msm for all the misinformation.
This is how low the EU has brought us, has exploited us: wars, taxation, devolution into Regions of the EU. We must fight back.
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Agree entirely, GV. Perhaps we should start downloading videos, rather than embedding them and saving web pages instead of just book-marking them.ReplyDelete
I'm sure you do that already, but too many of us probably don't.
I've just blogged about the European Scrutiny Committee and how MPs have finally realised how powerless they are. I highly recommend watching the session because it clearly shows that our MPs have been asleep on the job, entirely outfoxed by the EU sleepers in our own government.Replies
Thanks Fausty, I'm glad to see you back in action and I hope you're right. I have an unfortunate misgiving and that is that when MPs wake up, it will be too late.Delete
You too, GV. I fear you might be right, in that the somnolent probably outnumber the awake. Still, an MP only needs to wake up once.Delete
You just described America as well. And very well.ReplyDelete
We both have too many immigrants, too many with no skills at critical thinking and a liberal machine that has somehow got its act together Very Well.
I'll add that America is now a Banana Republic with the recent voter fraud in select selections and 'swing states' and it's all supported by our new majority. A collection of losers, morons, and thieves.
The losers are made up by losers and the entire public union and private union population. The morons are way too many people 40 and under who have been spit out of the public [re]education system believing the media are geniuses and the politicians the only solutions in sight.
We're in a flat spin. No stopping til we hit ground. Hopefully there will be something to salvage at that point. I don't expect to be here when it literally smashes into the ground, but who knows. I knew what obama was 1.5 years before the 08 election and after listening to him for 5 minutes, yet, I am still stunned at some of the evil he and the democrats are pulling off day by day and week by week.
We have to look at global governance, Kid: the nwo. The day I saw America was going down the pan was the day I knew we were all fucked unless we educate ourselves about politics, and fight back.ReplyDelete
There are now so many laws, so many restrictions on our daily lives, courtesy of H&S being applied to people selling home-made apple juice on a front lawn or in school fetes that the law has been turned on itsa head.
It's no longer a case of 'do what you will lest it harm no-one' (Common Law) but a case of 'do what we say'. It's the UN, Agenda21 and infiltrators at work in our institutions.
You're right that we're all in a flat spin but it's not just the USA. As the meme goes: "We're all in it together."


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Celebrate Holiday Season at a Texas State Park
AUSTIN, Texas — Vow this holiday season to start a new family tradition that celebrates the great outdoors and Texas history by visiting one of the more than a dozen Texas state parks and historic sites hosting special holiday events for all ages. From a Christmas sing-along around a woodland campfire to a pancake breakfast with Santa, the holiday spirit shines through at a park near you. And, don't miss the 40th annual tree lighting celebration begun by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in 1970.
Throughout the month of December, the Battleship TEXAS in La Porte and Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site in La Grange invite visitors to step back in time to experience an old-fashioned holiday.
The interior and exterior of the historic battleship anchored at San Jacinto State Historic Site sparkle with holiday lights and ornaments during Yuletide TEXAS to honor the sailors of yesteryear who did their best to decorate the ship to make it feel more like home during the holidays away from family and friends. Accessible for wheelchairs on the Main Deck only. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (281) 479-2431.
Experience an Early German Christmas by strolling along the lighted quarter-mile trail overlooking the town of La Grange and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. nightly and visiting the festively decorated 1850s-era home of the late German entrepreneur H. L. Kreische for holiday entertainment and refreshments. The cost is $12 per person to enjoy the genuine seasonal hospitality of the Friends of Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery, event sponsors. Call for more information (979) 968-5658.
Other state park holiday events include the following:
November 28, 2009 — Lyndon B. Johnson SP&HS — Holiday Cookie Decorating and German Traditions — Have fun decorating cookies as it was done for a German Christmas tree in the 1900s at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm. Enjoy hearing the legend of St. Nicholas and experience other German holiday activities and traditions on the farm. Christmas shopping in the park gift store, and the other holiday traditions in the park and farm are sure to get you in the holiday spirit! Accessible for the mobility impaired. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (830) 644-2252.
December 5, 12, 2009 — Lake Mineral Wells SP & Trailway — Cross Timbers Cowboy Campfire Christmas — Bring the whole family to the Lone Star Amphitheater for a campfire program of cowboy music, poetry and sing-along with a Christmas theme. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 6-7:30 p.m. (940) 328-1171.
December 5, 2009 — Brazos Bend SP — Simple Christmas — Escape the hustle and bustle of the season and enjoy the simple life: making s'mores, Dutch oven cooking, children's crafts, hayrides and more plus a visit from a "Southern Santa." Cap off the evening with "The Brazos River Pickers" old-time, bluegrass band. Refreshments available. Bring a picnic supper to enjoy while you listen to the performance at the outdoor amphitheater. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 3-7 p.m.; for more information, visit http://www.brazosbend.org. (979) 553-5101
December 5, 2009 — Tyler SP — Christmas Pine Ride — Sing carols as you ride through the park on a fragrant bed of pine enjoying all the sights and sounds along the way! And don't miss the opportunity to pick up some unusual Christmas gifts at the park store, while enjoying hot apple cider and cookies. 5-8 p.m. (903) 597-5338.
December 11-13, 2009 — Buescher SP — Holiday in the Woods Campsite Decorating Contest — Bring your decorations and celebrate the holidays at the park! Decorate your site with lights and other seasonal items. We'll award prizes in two categories: Rangers' Choice and Campers' Choice. Join us in starting this new holiday tradition. Accessible for the mobility and hearing impaired. (512) 237-2241.
December 11-12, 2009 — Cooper Lake SP/Doctors Creek Unit — 3rd Annual Christmas in the Park — Load up the family for a drive through the park and enjoy the holiday decorations. We will also have refreshments and Santa will be here for a visit and pictures. Sponsored by The Friends of Doctor's Creek. 6-10 p.m. For more information, call the Friends of Doctor's Creek at (903) 395-4314 or the park at (903) 395-3100.
December 12, 2009 — Barrington Living History Farm-Washington-on-the-Brazos SHS — An Old-Fashioned Texas Christmas — Christmas, a time for gathering with family and friends, for singing carols around the open fire, for making surprises tucked away in pretty packages, for feasting on goodies made with love and for making wonderful memories. Join the Barrington Farm staff as we celebrate the special season with many more surprises to come. Accessible for the mobility impaired. Noon-6 p.m.; fees $2 Texas State Parks Pass members, $7 non-members, $5 children 12 and under (936) 878-2214, ext. 246.
December 12, 2009 — Battleship TEXAS SHS — A Sailors Christmas — Come join us for a truly unique Christmas experience! Step back in time to December 1941 when TEXAS was off the coast of Canada and a local fishing village was invited aboard for a special holiday event. Send a Morse code message to the North Pole, make your very own ornament, listen to the sounds of the season with live performances by area bands and have your picture taken with Santa. You can also tickle your sweet tooth with hot chocolate, wassail, and cookies while you warm up in the Wardroom. Wheelchair accessible on Main Deck only. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; fees free Texas State Parks Pass members, $10 non-members, $5 senior citizens, free for children 12 and under (281) 479-2431.
December 12, 2009 — Lake Texana SP — Christmas Crafts — Come to the Nature Center and make crafts from natural materials to decorate with for the holidays. 2 p.m. (361) 782-5718
December 12, 2009 — Lake Texana SP — Caroling Around the Campfire — Join in as we sing carols to celebrate the season. 6 p.m. (361) 782-5718.
December 12, 2009 — Martin Dies, Jr. SP — Gingerbread House Building — Join us in constructing a gingerbread house, complete with candy accents! Decorate a gingerbread man ornament and sing Christmas songs with a live band. All materials supplied by the park. 2-4 p.m. (409) 384-5231.
December 12, 2009 — Sheldon Lake SP — Wildlife Christmas in the Park — Bring the family to make special ornaments designed for wildlife. Fruit wreaths, seed cones, and other special ornaments can be hung outside as a special treat for backyard wildlife. There will be a special tree in the park that ornaments can be hung on. Holiday music and treats will be provided. Accessible for the mobility, visually and hearing impaired. 1-4 p.m. (281) 456-2800
December 12, 2009 — Washington-on-the-Brazos SHS — Christmas up in Washington — Experience the magic of the holiday season with a candlelight visit to Independence Hall, the Birthplace of Texas. Enjoy caroling in the Visitor Center while shopping for those special gifts in the Washington Emporium. Afterward, stroll down a candlelit trail to Independence Hall, and enjoy stories of Washington's past and learn how the residents of Washington would have celebrated the holiday season. Discover the holiday traditions at Washington-on-the-Brazos they just might become yours as well. This special program will be an ongoing experience from 6-7:30 p.m. Accessible for the mobility impaired. (936) 878-2214.
December 12, 19, 2009 — Huntsville SP — Ornamental Wildlife — Join us at the Nature Center to learn about the wildlife that calls the park home. Be prepared to use your imagination and creativity to create your very own ornaments of those animals to decorate the Nature Center and your home! Accessible for the mobility impaired. 11:30 a.m.-noon December 12 and 1:30-2 p.m. December 19 (936) 295-9010. (936) 295-5644.
December 15, 2009 — Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center — Christmas on the Border — Join staff and volunteers in celebrating the holiday season in West Texas border fashion. Local community performers will provide the entertainment. Refreshments and treats will be served and Santa Claus will make a special visit for the children. Accessible for the mobility and visually impaired. 6:30-9 p.m. (432) 424-3327.
December 17, 2009 — Fort Leaton SHS — Posada at Fort Leaton — Come experience the Posada as it was many years ago on the Texas Border! 6:30-9:30 p.m. (432) 229-3613
December 19, 2009 — Purtis Creek SP — Christmas Movie Night — Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a campfire and movie "The Polar Express" under the stars. Hot chocolate provided. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 7:30 p.m. (903) 425-2332.
December 19, 2009 — Stephen F. Austin SP — Christmas Caroling Hayride — Enjoy caroling through the park on a hayride, then share cookies and hot chocolate afterwards. 6-8 p.m.; admission is one canned good per person (979) 885-3613
December 19, 2009 — Stephen F. Austin SP — Pancake Breakfast with Santa — Join Santa for a breakfast of pancakes with homemade syrup, sausage, juice and coffee and let him know all your dreams for this Christmas. 8-10:30 a.m.; fee $4 per person (979) 885-3613.
December 20, 2009 — Lyndon B. Johnson SP&HS — 40th Annual Tree Lighting — Come join the Texas Hill Country community in this special tradition started 40 years ago by President and Mrs. Johnson. Enjoy carolers, a live nativity, Santa Claus, refreshments and of course, the spectacular tree lighting. Then step back in time to the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm for cookies amid glowing lanterns and a traditional candlelit German Christmas tree. LBJ Park Bookstore and Gift Shop will be open and many other things to help you get into the holiday spirit. Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. Some areas accessible for the mobility impaired. 6-10 p.m.; donations accepted (830) 644-2252.
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Raffles Bar Height Backless Bar Stool (31-1/2"H seat) is rated out of 5 by 31.
Rated 5 out of 5 by MaryCakes17 from Raffles in Singapore/Amazing Bar Stools The description of this bar stool is spot on! I don't write reviews often, but am inspired to today because the quality of these stools is superior and the brass cover on the foot rest will keep them looking great for years. For sentimenal reasons, I love having this furniture that conjurs memories of my only trip to Singapore where I visited Raffles. Now for making some Singapore Slings which were invented at the bar at Raffles and inviting quests to join me on these extremely comfortable bar stools.
Date published: 2017-04-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nikkie from More than pleased When I pulled them out the box they were everything I envision and then some! Obvious quality, beautiful design, & comfort. They blended with my cabinets and dining furniture perfectly. The seats are a very rich brown color. I toggled with purchasing them because I wanted a saddle shaped seat, but I couldn't find any with buttons and medium brown wood. I settled for some I found on a competitors website (worse decision ever!!), Im having to sell them or possibly give them away because the quality isn't up to my standard and one was damaged. They don't accept returns, and their customers service is God awful! I'm sharing this because the custom experience appears to be top priority for frontgate. Although my stools are beautiful, I had to return one because of minor damage. When I called to report it, they immediately apologized and arranged for home pickup and a replacement shipping. In my experience, good customer service and customer experience is a priority at frontgate. This is an added value and is greatly appreciated, especially after dealing with hhgregg poor customer service. Frontgate, please keep doing what you're doing, I'm giving the stools and frontgate 5 stars!
Date published: 2016-12-03
Rated 5 out of 5 by Randad from Great product! Great customer service! Loved the counter stools so much, bought 3 then bought more after receiving the initial shipment. Had a minor hiccup with the order and customer service handled the problem with the utmost professionalism which In the Internet age is equally as important as the product itself!
Date published: 2016-12-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by Coastal3000 from Loce love love Regarding color, if you have cherry wood floors, the bourbon is a perfect color match. These stools are gorgeous. I was surprised by the very thick cushions. Fabulous stools. Quality product and on sale, wonderful.
Date published: 2016-07-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ocnlvr from Old World Classy These are exceptionally well made, fully assembled bar stools. Quality is excellent. Size & weight is perfect. Height is perfect. My only disappointment is I am not crazy about the color of the leather. I ordered the "bourbon." It has a lot of "orangey" undertones. I would have preferred a different color. That being said, they do however blend in quite well with the wood tones all of our other furniture.
Date published: 2015-10-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by CathleenT from Beautiful & Perfect. But one needs to clarify.... I searched for over three months looking at counter stools to find the perfect match for our traditional kitchen. I read and read and read reviews for each one I thought would work, only to be disappointed in the actual customer reviews. Seems I kept running into issues with quality, the picture matching the actual product, overall look, or durability. I found the Raffles Counter Height Backless Bar Stools at Frontgate and fell in love. After reading the reviews, I had mixed feelings regarding actual look and feel. I was worried that the leather was too red, the brass was more iron looking, etc. So just to clarify for everyone considering these.... The leather is a rich brown, not a chocolate brown, but a brown that has a slight red hue to it. Not enough red to call it burgundy or red, but just enough to make it a deep rich brown. The brass around the bottom is not shiny brass as in the picture. It is an aged brushed brass which means it's a bit darker than in the picture. So if you are looking for shiny brass, this is not it. I was looking for the shiny brass, but this is just as lovely, so I'm keeping them. The Mahogany wood has some red tint in it, but it is more of a brown mahogany as it has more brown than red, but it does go nicely with cherry cabinets. the size of the seat is ample and will allow my grandchild to sit on it without my worry of her falling off and comfortable for any sized adult. All in all, they are very lovely stools, built well, very comfortable and very rich looking. Time will tell if they hold up, which I'm praying they will. Our kitchen island has yet to be installed so we are waiting for the final look. One did seem to wobble a bit, but I haven't checked to see if it is the stool or the floor, as we live in a 1940's home. I'm sure Frontgate will fix the issue if there is one. I highly recommend them.
Date published: 2015-07-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by MamaLisa69 from LOVE THEM I bought 6 of these stools for my kitchen a couple of years ago…..they get ALOT of use and we really like them…..I need to purchase a few more in the future for another room and wouldn't hesitate to buy these again...
Date published: 2015-01-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cdock from Love my stools I love these fabulous stools. The quality is great.
Date published: 2014-11-07
Does this stool have non-marring floor glides?
Date published: 2017-07-01
Is there reinforcement in the center of the seat cushion - so they won't sink in over time?
We have confirmed that the Raffles Backless Stool does have a reinforced seat.
Date published: 2015-03-12
Is this seat cushion made of actual real leather or synthetic?
Synthetic, you can tell by when you push on it it has little wrinkles on the synthetic material that real leather does not do. Also when you press on it it stays indented and my other leather furniture does not do that.
Date published: 2016-02-13
Seat dimensions
could you provide the seat dimensions for this counter height stool please?
Yes. We bought two of these and they just arrived today. The seat dimension was 16.5 inches square. It is a beautiful, high quality stool. We highly recommend it.
Date published: 2015-10-12
What is the weight limit for the bar height stool?
Thank you for your interest in the Raffles Bar Height Backless Bar Stool. All of out stool are tested to hold at least 250 lbs.
Date published: 2017-01-12
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This weekend, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is welcoming one of the giants of punk and avant-garde music.
Lee Ranaldo, a guitarist with the band Sonic Youth, will be performing work by John Cage in one of the museum's galleries.
The solo performances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are part of the current show, "Dancing Around The Bride," about the collaborative work of composer John Cage, choreographer Merce Cunningham, and painters Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Marcel Duchamp. All five used elements of chance and randomness in their work.
Ranaldo, whose 30-year career spans music, painting, and writing, suspends his guitar from the gallery ceiling, tapping it with drum mallets and violin bows to tease out subtle changes of feedback and noise, while dancers from the Merce Cunningham company perform.
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