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Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream Reviews
Kiehls Face CreamI really like the way this cream moisturizes. It seems my makeup goes on smoother with this product. — 5 years, 6 months agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
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Great CreamThis is great stuff. The only reason for not getting a "10" is that I don't like paying the hefty price for it. I can get it at Target, though, so it's a convenient find. It is rich, absorbs well, and does not irritate my sensitive skin at all. There is no fragrance - just a wonderful cream for dry skin. Love it. I wish it cost less, but oh, well. — 8 years, 11 months agoleo1999 | 678 reviews
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terrificgreat and smoothes and softens skin! — 7 years, 10 months agobrassa | 447 reviews
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Great for dry skin!I use this every night to soothe my dry skin. For the first time I am 100% sure that I can apply foundation to a smooth surface which is my newly hydrated skin. — 8 years, 4 months agochanceuxlilas | 326 reviews
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Great moisturizer for day or nightWhat I love most about this moisturizer is that it's versatile and can be used day or night. It feels soothing and is unscented. — 1 year, 1 month agoCP_Guindy | 24 reviews
Ultra moisturizingThis is a rich cream for dry/dehydrated skin. It can be used as a day and/or night moisturizer. In my opinion it's better used in winter rather than summer. It helped keep my dry skin moisturized, and did not break me out or irritate my skin. When I apply it, it takes a little while to sink in, so I pair it with a mat foundation to take off the shiny look. — 4 years, 2 months agoAMH | 56 reviews
MUST WINTER CARE ITEM!!!!!I love everything from Kiehl's but this is my winter MUST item!!! I get a lot of dry/rough spots on my face, especially on my cheeks but my skin feels so moist after applying this facial cream! — 4 years, 9 months agoSnowwhitessecret | 40 reviews
You're simply the BEST!Didn't believe this would be that good, but it is. Nothing but pure long-lasting hydration and ZERO breakouts or any other irritations. I'm in love with this cream, it's simple, doesn't have a scent and my skin drinks it up every time.. Does what it says. — 4 years, 11 months agoDanit | 6 reviews
It's okayI just bought some of this and have only used one night. I don't like how there is no scent- I lean towards creams that have a light and fresh scent. I love the texture, it's very thick and I like the dewy feeling it gives. BUT, I have combo skin, so I woke up with a shiny face. I guess I have to compromise, because I want to look dewy, but not so much where I know it didn't absorb. This is a plain, basic thick cream. — 5 years agomsmegnicole | 23 reviews
Mary AnneI'm 46 and I look much younger!! I've been using Lady Soma's Renewal Serum for several months. It is the only moisturizing agent that I can use on my nose without causing pimples! yay! It's also amazing what it does for skin tone, texture, firmness and wrinkles. I hardly wear makeup anymore on a day to day basis. I am so, so pleased with this product. My only minor complaint is that it's a little...read more thick and I found it hard to use only a "pea sized amount" to cover my whole face and neck. If you start using this product, make sure you use sunscreen all the time during the day. The Retinol makes your skin really sensitive and you can get some nasty burns with very little exposure. Also, be prepared for a few days of red, irritated skin when you first use it. But don't worry, it goes away quickly and the results are fantastic! — 5 years, 5 months agomelissa_locks | 5 reviews
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The People's Library – A Real Public , Public Library
All branches of the Seattle Public Library will be closed Monday, Aug 27 through Sunday, Sept 2. In response, let's have our own library to provide reading materials, kid's activities, and internet access during the closure. Everyone is invited to contribute!
DONATE books, magazines, any reading material. We especially need books for children and young adults.
COME to the Library on Monday, Aug 27!
Douglass-Truth Library, 2300 E Yesler Way
BROWSE our collection.
LEAD arts and crafts activities or games with the kids.
BRING your neighbors.
This Library will be a community space, not controlled by any individuals or organization and welcome to all people and points of view.
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BOOK DONATION LOCATIONS (check back as we add more):
-Bring them to the People's Library Monday morning.
-Cafe Racer in U District, 5828 Roosevelt Way NE
-PSKS on Capitol Hill, Monday 12-9, Wed 12-3, Fri 12-3 (Peace for the Streets by Kids for the Streets, 1814 Summit
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122)
-Mockingbird Books in Greenlake. 7220 Woodlawn Ave
-Third Place Books in Ravenna, 6504 Ave NE
-Twice Sold Tales on Capitol Hill. Open everyday at 11am, close late (1 or 2 am)
The People's Library is open from 10am-8pm every day through the end of September 2nd, after which we have been told our usual public library access will be graciously returned to us from those on high. Until then though, you can find the People's Library on the steps of the Douglass Truth Library (2300 E Yestler Way). Show up to get your wifi access on, bring and/or take some books or zines to share, music, arts and crafts, enjoy community with folks, and finally, contribute to the Open Space with whatever you want!
Keep an eye on http://duetobudgetcuts.wordpress.com/ for further details/updates regarding the People's Library.
Open Space will be taking place for the duration of the People's Library. It is very simple. There will be a whiteboard (or possible just cardboard bulletin spaces) where folks can write down a time and specific location around the library where they will be hosting a workshop on a specific topic or other activity.
People's Library fills in for Seattle Public Libraries during closure:
Seattle libraries are closed all week because of budget cuts, but a makeshift library in the Central District is still open to the public.
Activists started what they're calling the People's Library to protest the closure of city libraries. Located at 23rd and Yesler, the People's Library is offering Internet access and a variety of books.
"Literacy is important, and when you have austerity measures that threaten the ability for people to come together and use computers and to get books, it's really not good for the community," said People's Library organizer Charles Conatzer.
The new library might not have the same selection as the city's libraries, but this week it happens to be the only game in town. To help offset budget cuts, the city won't reopen its libraries until after Labor Day.
That move isn't sitting well with many library patrons.
Organizers say the People's Library will stay open through September.
SEATTLE'S LIBRARY CLOSES DOWN: The People's Library opens for business
The thing about those book people, not to be confused withbookies which is a different kettle of fish altogether is that you just can't keep them down.
Burn their books and they'll just go out and print some more. They are a feisty lot by and large and not to be underestimated.
Seattle libraries are closed all this week due to budget cuts, but local activists have filled the vacuum for the entire week with what they call "The People's Library."
It's located on the plaza at 23rd & Yesler outside of the Douglass-Truth Library in the Central District.
In a news release Emily Ravenscraft a spokeswoman for the group said, "The open air library has everything a library should have: books, computers, and even arts and crafts activities for the children."
The library opened to the public Monday morning at 10am at which time all the books were in place and the computers were turned on and connected to the Internet.
Sky Valley Chronicle:
Capitol Hill library closure: construction, People's Library and the last time (for now)
One of Seattle's more pitiful traditions is about to hopefully come to an end. It's time for our annual week of library closures around the city. The budget-minded sleight of hand has helped keep services and hours as robust as possible around Seattle through recent lean times while giving the library system's administrators a little summertime cost relief.
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If you're the kind of New Yorker who thinks brunching and drinking and napping is the perfect way to spend a Sunday, then the New York Chocolate Show is not for you. It's teeming with families, who take advantage of the "first kid under 12 is free and each additional kid costs less than half the price of an hour with your babysitter." As is common with tasting events, tables are swarmed by those grabbing for grub—in this case the mania is at a fever pitch because everyone is on a sugar and caffeine high. And in the midst of all of it, there really is some incredible chocolate.
The 15th Annual Chocolate Show filled the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea. About 50 companies represented, from names we know and love (Francois Payard, Brooklyn Dark, Valhrona) to those who are a bit of a find (Co. Co. Sala, Eclat, Jer's), to those doing good for the world with cooperatives and earth-friendly ingredients (Gnosis, Kallari, Cooperbahia). They brought the classic, the classy, and everything in between.
Click on the slideshow for our finds and favorites.
About the author: Jacqueline Raposo is a writer and frantic private cook. Alternatively baking at www.thedustybaker.com and tweeting away at @dustybakergal.


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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
This study has been completed.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: February 16, 2011
Last updated: February 1, 2017
Last verified: August 2016
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Detailed Description:
In the proposed study, women aged 18-29 seeking oral or injectable contraception will be offered an opportunity to try LARC instead; the FDA-approved options include two types of intrauterine products and one type of subdermal contraceptive implant. Over a 24 month period, the experiences of LARC users will be compared to the experiences of those opting for their initial short-acting method.
|Drug: DMPA Drug: oral contraceptives Drug: Implanon® Drug: ParaGard® Drug: Mirena®
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: New Research to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Birth Control
Drug Information available for: EtonogestrelU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by FHI 360:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Contraceptive method discontinuation [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Unintended pregnancy [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Participant attitudes to LARC vs SARC [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|December 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: SARC
Participants received one of a variety of oral contraceptives or DMPA
Drug: DMPA
Injectable contraceptive, containing 150 mg depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and marketed in the US as Depo-Provera® or containing 104 mg DMPA and marketed as Depo-SubQ Provera 104®.Drug: oral contraceptives
Oral contraceptives (any variety of formulations are permitted)
Active Comparator: LARC
Participants receive one of the following interventions:
Implanon® or Nexplanon®; ParaGard®; Mirena®
Drug: Implanon®
Subdermal contraceptive implant, marketed in the US as Implanon® or Nexplanon® (containing 68 mg of etonogestrel)
Other Name: Nexplanon®Drug: ParaGard®
Intrauterine device marketed in the US as ParaGard® (a T-shaped plastic device containing 380mm2 of copper surface)Drug: Mirena®
Intrauterine system, marketed in the US as Mirena® (containing 52 mg of levonorgestrel)
Detailed Description:
In this partially randomized patient preference study, women aged 18-29 seeking oral or injectable contraception will be offered an opportunity to try LARC instead; the FDA-approved options include two types of intrauterine products and one type of subdermal contraceptive implant. Over a 24-month period, the experiences of LARC users will be compared to the experiences of those opting for their initial short-acting method. It is expected that 38% of the participants using short-acting methods will stop using them during the first year and be at risk of unintended pregnancy. In contrast, less than 20% of LARC users will want to have their contraceptive removed. Continuation rates will be measured and pregnancies will be tallied in the two groups to document any differences that emerge.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 29 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 to 29 years of age;
- sexually active;
- seeking oral or injectable contraception;
- working cell phone;
- working email account;
- willingness to be contacted by the clinic staff or study coordinators; and,
- willingness to complete questionnaires.
Exclusion Criteria:
- currently pregnant;
- previous use of a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method; and,
- medical contraindications for oral contraceptives and injectables.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01299116
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01299116
|United States, North Carolina
|Planned Parenthood Central North Carolina
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Principal Investigator:
|David Hubacher, PhD
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by FHI 360:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Hubacher D, Spector H, Monteith C, Chen PL, Hart C. Rationale and enrollment results for a partially randomized patient preference trial to compare continuation rates of short-acting and long-acting reversible contraception. Contraception. 2015 Mar;91(3):185-92. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.11.006. Epub 2014 Nov 15.
|Responsible Party:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01299116 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 16, 2011
|Last Updated:
|February 1, 2017
Keywords provided by FHI 360:
AE adverse event
FDA (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration
GCP Good Clinical Practice guidelines
ICH International Conference of Harmonisation
IRB Institutional Review Board
IU International units
mg milligram(s)
mm3 cubic millimeter(s)
LARC Long-Acting reversible contraception
PPCNC Planned Parenthood of North Carolina
SAE serious adverse event
SARC Short-Acting reversible contraception
µg microgram
ULN upper limit of the normal range
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Contraceptive Agents
Contraceptives, Oral
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
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aliskiren (generic name)
This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure
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What is this medicine?ALISKIREN (a lis KYE ren) is a renin inhibitor. This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on your prescription label. You may take this medicine with or without food, but try to take it the same way every time. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take more medicine than directed. Do not stop taking this medicine except on the advice of your doctor or health care professional.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Check your blood pressure as directed. Ask your doctor or health care professional what your blood pressure should be and when you should contact him or her.
If you have diabetes and are taking a medicine called an angiotensin-receptor-blocker (ARB) or angiotensin-converting-enzyme-inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), do not take this medicine. Talk to your doctor or health care professional for more information.
Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Protect from moisture. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
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We had no idea how many people do NOT know how to put their spare tire on if the regular tire goes flat – until one of our technicians performed this task, all for stranded people, all on the side of the road, 4 times in 5 days! Changing a tire is actually a simple procedure. You can also consult your vehicles owners manual. Many times the information will be in there as well. The most important things to remember are safety and keeping your cool. You can do this!
First things first. Be sure you're prepared for this unfortunate event before it happens! Make sure your spare is in good shape and properly inflated. Check in the trunk to make sure you have the proper tools for the job – the vehicles jack and lug wrench. While you're in the trunk, make sure it's not filled with tons of stuff so you can actually get to the spare and the tools!
If a flat tire needs to be changed, park your car on a flat surface. If a blowout happens while you're on the road, pull your car as far away from traffic as possible. Make sure to put on the emergency brake. It's also recommended to put a block on the tire opposite of the flat tire. Here's a blocking example: if your right rear tire is flat, put the block on the front left tire. Next, remove the hubcap, if your car has one. Use the hubcap to hold the lug nuts.
Third, use your lug wrench and place it on the flat tire's lug nuts. Loosen them up by turning them counterclockwise. The nuts are probably on there pretty tight, so you'll have to use some muscle to unscrew them. Loosen the nuts a few turns, but don't take any of them off yet! Then, place the jack underneath your car. Check your owner's manual for the correct placement of the jack. Turn the hand crank at the end of the jack to raise the jack until it comes into contact with your car's frame. Make sure it's touching a sturdy spot.
Jack it up! Start cranking the jack until the wheel is high enough above the ground to remove the tire. You can remove the lug nuts from the wheel. You should be able to do it by hand because you've already loosened them. Once the flat tire is off the vehicle, lay it flat. You don't want the wheel to roll into traffic!
Take your spare tire and line up the lugs, or bolts, with the holes in the wheel and slide the wheel on. Once the wheel is on, take your lug nuts and tighten them by hand until you meet firm resistance. Now you can then lower the car. Keep lowering the jack until the wheel is firmly on the ground. Finish tightening your lug nuts. They must be on good and tight so the wheel doesn't come flying off while driving to the tire shop to get the flat fixed. As far as tightening them, use these patterns:
– For 5 bolts, use a star pattern,
– For 4 bolts, use a clock pattern (10 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 8 o'clock)


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Homemade ice cream is an increasingly popular trend, and it's not hard to see why. Who doesn't love ice cream in summer? And ice cream can incorporate the sweet summer fruits that peak in ripeness just when we start seeking refreshing ways to cool off.
With many affordable home ice-cream makers available (as well as cheaper alternative do-it-yourself methods) ice-cream lovers can easily whip up a pint of their own creation in as few as 30 minutes.
For me, this means re-creating an old favorite from childhood, when my family used to vacation in Maine every summer. Besides being a picturesque New England vacation spot, Maine was our way of reconnecting with our entirely East Coast-based family. And during the family reunions that unfolded as relatives from New York, Pennsylvania and Florida trickled in to converge on the town of New Harbor, we ate a lot of great meals together.
The food highlight wasn't lobster rolls, chowder or baked goods studded with wild blueberries – it was all about the ice cream. My personal favorite was always black raspberry, a ubiquitous flavor on the East Coast that was nearly impossible to find at home, which only made it more special.
We stopped spending our summers in Maine many years ago, and I haven't been back since. Nor had I tasted the sweet, creamy, lavender-hued frozen confection I so fondly remembered. Then, a recent surge of nostalgia hit me like a crushing Atlantic wave: I missed the family visits, the rocky beaches and, yes, the ice cream.
This year, I wanted another taste of the summers I remembered. And because I couldn't buy my beloved black raspberry ice cream at the store, I decided to make it myself.
The basic formula of one part sugar, two parts milk and four parts heavy cream yields a base from which endless variations can be explored with the addition of fruits, nuts and other flavorings. To re-create my old favorite, I added egg yolks for richness, cardamom for a little complexity and a puree of fresh farmers' market blackberries (the closest substitute to black raspberries I could find) to give my ice cream a luscious berry tang and all-natural purple color.
Sweet, refreshing and my perfect little taste of Maine – at least until I work up the nerve to tackle those lobster rolls.
Garrett Miller is a freelance writer, food blogger and graduate of Los Altos High School and UC Santa Cruz. For more of his comfort-food recipes, visit www.noodletherapy.com.
Creamy Blackberry Ice Cream
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 12 ounces fresh blackberries
• 5 egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
Whisk egg yolks, cardamom and salt together in small bowl.
In saucepan, heat milk and sugar with 1 cup cream over medium-low heat until just below simmering (approximately 175 F). You should see small bubbles starting to form and mixture should coat the back of a spoon.
Pour a small amount of hot liquid into bowl with eggs, whisking vigorously. Return to saucepan and stir to combine. Remove from heat and, in medium bowl, whisk into remaining cream and let cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, puree blackberries in blender or food processor and strain through fine-mesh sieve to remove seeds. Stir into cooled custard, then cover and refrigerate ice-cream base for four hours.
Now your ice-cream base is ready to finish in an ice-cream machine or other freezing method.
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AVENTURA, Fla. - An online collection of children displaced during the Holocaust reunited a South Florida man with his family in Italy.
In 1943, Renato Zarfati was 6 years old. He was a Jewish boy living in a Fascist Italy.
"A lady screamed in the street, 'Run, run! The Nazis are coming! They're taking women and children,'" said Elvira, Renato's sister.
A neighbor pointed out Elvira's father.
"They say, 'This is a Jew.' They take my father," said Elvira.
The Nazis took him to Auschwitz, where he was killed. From then on, the Zarfati family -- their mother and four children -- was on the run, living and hiding in the streets.
"They'd be in sewers, caverns, in cellars, and basements," said Marco Zarfati, Renato's son.
"That's why we're alive," said Renato Zarfati.
Fast forward 69 years -- Renato is now a retired singer and businessman who is living in Aventura in the age of technology.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum started a project called "Remember Me," where the organization posted hundreds of pictures of children displaced during the Holocaust online. The images made their way around the world, and a family member recognized two faces.
"I take it. I see it's true. This is me," said Renato Zarfati.
There was a picture of Renato, and another one of his older sister as children. The two photographs are all that's left of their painful childhood.
"It was the first time I ever saw a picture of my dad at a young age," said Marco.
The images have reunited them with family members from Italy, and they have also acted as reminders of how much the children overcame.
"I defeated Hitler. I'm Jewish, I'm alive," said Renato Zarfati.
On December 9th, South Floridians can learn more about the "Remember Me" project when the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum visits Boca Raton. The day-long festivities will offer interactive workshops and film screenings rarely shown outside of the museum's walls.
Click here for more information.
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If you would like to meet this dog you can read about our adoption process and submit an application on our website at: http://www.bajaanimalsanctuary.org/dogs.htm
· If you're interested in an animal, we'll ask that you fill out an adoption application, which we will review to ensure you and the dog you are interested in adopting are a good match.
· An adoption fee is required and you must sign the Foster Contract, which ensures that if, for any reason, you are unable to keep the dog, he/she to be returned to the Baja Animal Sanctuary only.
· Any additional donation would be greatly appreciated, and this portion will be tax-deductible. The donation goes to pay for all of the other animals in our care, many of which come to us with injuries or medical conditions that require treatment. The Baja Animal Sanctuary survives solely on donations and it is for this reason that the adoption fee is nonnegotiable.
· The Baja Animal Sanctuary reserves the right to cancel the adoption process at any time if the home situation or adoptive family has been misrepresented, if certain information was withheld, or if the dog is determined to be a better match with another family.
· All dog adoptions start out with a 2 week foster period, followed by permanent adoption.
· You will be asked to submit to a "home visit" to determine the level of safety and adequacy of the area for the dog.
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Safety Advocates Question Why It's Taking So Long for Backup Camera Regulations
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They suspect cost is the driving force
Even though the
regulations for backup cameras
in new vehicles is near, grieving parents and safety advocates want to know what the heck has taken so long.
The rearview camera mandate would make it so every vehicle would have a backup camera for seeing behind the vehicle when in reverse. The idea was triggered by the 300 deaths and 16,000 injuries annually caused by a driver's inability to see behind their vehicle when backing up. Many of the injuries and death affect young children and senior citizens.
Judy Neiman, 53, of West Richland, Washington, is just one of the many people who have experienced a tragic death due to
driving a car in reverse
without properly checking her surroundings before backing up. She accidentally backed over and killed her 9-year-old daughter, Sydnee.
"They have to do something, because I've read about it happening to other people. I read about it and I said, 'I would die if it happens to me,'" said Neiman. "Then it did happen to me."
The White House is doing something about it, but there have been several delays in regulating the use of these cameras. The rearview camera regulations date back to 2007, when Congress initially approved legislation to set these standards by February 28, 2011. This
date was delayed
to February of this year, and again to December 31.
While the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are both behind the making of these new standards, others, namely automakers, have worried that the cost of installing these cameras on each vehicle would drive the price up too high. Parents and safety advocates blame worries regarding cost for the delays in safety.
NHTSA estimated that adding backup cameras to every car would add $58 to $88 to the price of vehicles that have an existing dashboard display screens. It would cost $159 to $203 for those without them.
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood said he is meeting with White House officials to
finalize the regulations
by December 31.
In the meantime, Neiman grieves over her lost child who had survived four open-heart surgeries like a champ, but was eventually killed due to her mistake. She couldn't see her 4-foot tall daughter behind her van when pulling out of the garage.
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Gary King needs to raise half the amount of what his opponent has in her treasure chest to have a chance of knocking her out of office this fall.
At least that's what former Gov. Bill Richardson says. Over the weekend, he offered to lend a hand in setting up a Washington DC, fundraiser for the Democratic gubernatorial contender in the near future.
"Gary needs to get more visibility in Washington and he needs to raise money," Richardson tells SFR.
That's not the only part of the November election where the former governor is getting involved. Shortly after King won the primary last month, Richardson phoned Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association. In April, Shumlin declared that his group, which gives financial support to Democratic candidates for governor in close elections, would not likely participate in the New Mexico general election because of the strong likelihood that Gov. Susana Martinez would win another term.
Richardson says he spent 20 minutes explaining to Shumlin the legacy behind the King name in New Mexico—Gary's father Bruce King served three terms as governor after a state legislative career that included a stint as speaker of the house—as well as the Democratic Party's strong history with the state and its recent blue trend in presidential elections.
Richardson says his points were well received. "I told him Gary was a strong candidate," he says. "I urged the DGA to look at this race closely."
Still, he got no commitments from Shumlin other than that the DGA would take a second look at the race as it proceeds.
Things aren't helped by the latest campaign finance reports, which are pretty much a reflection of the state's conventional political wisdom: Martinez is a shoe-in for reelection while King has no chance in hell at ascending from attorney general to governor.
King raised $320,000 during the last campaign cycle, which began in late May and ended last week. The majority of that money, $200,000, was a loan from himself. Martinez, on the other hand, raised nearly $870,000 in the same period. She ended the cycle with $4.3 million in the bank, much more than King's $116,000 cash on hand.
Since his win of the crowded Democratic primary, King has been pummeled by attack ads as well as an embarrassing shakeup in his campaign manager position. King's original campaign manager Jim Farrell left following the primary, then his replacement Steve Verzwyvelt quit within the first week after a news outlet exposed several of his fratboy-esque Twitter posts including one that urged overweight women to not wear bikinis.
Keith Breitbach took over the position in late June. Breitbach began his political career in Iowa in the mid-'90s and most recently ran the campaign of Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California.
The attack ads rehash unfriendly headlines King has suffered throughout his tenure as attorney general for the past eight years.
They include hits for King's troubles going after Medicaid fraud, a lawsuit against him alleging gender-related pay discrimination in the Attorney General's Office and being called "the worst attorney general ever" three years ago by now-state Democratic Party Chairman Sam Bregman.
Martinez and the RGA's strategy of attack ads are notable for their early timing: five months before the general election.
"I think they watched what Obama did to [Mitt] Romney, and the attempt was to define Romney before he defined himself," says Alan Webber, the retired Santa Fe businessman who finished second in the June Democratic primary for governor.
Most of these negative ads are coming from the Republican Governors Association, of which Martinez sits on the executive committee and which is chaired by Martinez ally and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Of Martinez' seven TV ads so far, just two are dedicated to bashing King. The RGA has already spent more than a half million on three ads last month, all attacking King.
RGA connections with Martinez don't stop there. McCleskey Media Strategies, a political advertisement agency run by Jay McCleskey, Martinez' chief political adviser, received $30,000 from the RGA between January and March for "Arizona/Nevada consulting," according to a disclosure with the Internal Revenue Service. McCleskey didn't respond to SFR's questions about his firm's work for the RGA.
The Martinez campaign also paid McCleskey Media Strategies $77,500 for producing her ads and consulting the campaign in June.
Federal election guidelines prevent groups like the RGA from coordinating their spending with political candidates.
Richardson had a similarly close role with the DGA during his 2006 reelection campaign, chairing the organization that year and the year before. New Mexico donations from the DGA during that period were limited mostly to the $16,000 that it gave to the state Democratic Party in the fall of 2005.
Richardson didn't need the extra help that year, as he cruised onto victory with nearly 70 percent of the vote. Four years later, the DGA contributed nearly $1 million to try to indirectly help then-Lt. Gov. Diane Denish win election for the state's top office over Martinez.
When he ran for governor earlier this year, Webber emphasized that he was the Democratic candidate best fit to attract the out-of-state money needed to compete against Martinez, who often heads lavish fundraisers in Washington DC.
Webber puts King's needed money target somewhere between $2 million to $4 million and argues that now is the time to begin contacting organized labor and environmental advocacy organizations outside of the state that would be interested in a Democratic governor in New Mexico.
"I think there's no real secret to [who] these different institutions and organizations are," he says. "It's just a matter of reaching out to their leadership."
Webber himself donated $5,200 to King last month, reaching the maximum amount under state election code.
Breitbach dismisses the notion that Martinez can "buy the election" and argues that King will resonate on his family's political background and the state's economic issues under Martinez. Still, he knows that the King campaign must look at all its options. "Money is important in elections," he says. "But at the end of the day all candidates aren't created equally."
As of press time, he told SFR that he wasn't aware of Richardson's offer.


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Mr Prince, based at the firm's office in London Street, said: "Whilst the reviving economy may mean that some buyers decide to invest in alternative property assets, the strength of farmland will remain, a fact clearly supported by the 2014 Carter Jonas Model Estate report that has just published.
"Many buyers see farmland as having lifestyle appeal, an investment with potential inheritance tax advantages and possibly getting them somewhere spectacular to live.
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"Much of the prime farming property is being sold without ever reaching the open market and for that reason establishing contacts within both the farming community and among likely external buyers is vital."
Mr Prince said the competition among these buyers should also ensure values remain strong.
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He said The Model Estate report shows that farmland has an impressive five year performance as an asset.
"We are confident it will maintain a five per cent average capital growth for the next five years," said Mr Prince.
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Dogma wrote:Frank Delicious wrote:Dogma wrote:This also seems like circumventing. How can you call it unplayable if you don't even look to see where it is?
You are not advancing your lie whereas with your previous example you are advancing your lie. That is how I would interpret it.
How does advancing your lie have anything to do with it? The question is how can you call a lie unplayable if you haven't looked at it?
What if you get kicked down a steep hill? That's one way. It's the player's call.
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ALBANY -- New York taxpayers paid more than $5 million in the last two years to settle more than a dozen sexual harassment cases against state workers, according to records obtained Thursday.
The cases include $1.79 million paid to a woman who worked for the state prisons system in western New York. The incident reported in 2000 was settled in 2009, with $1.1 million of the payout going to attorney fees, according to the first batch of records provided to The Associated Press under the state Freedom of Information Law.
Payouts in cases identified in records so far against state employees begin at $125,000.
The records from the attorney general's office were requested following the disclosure of $103,000 in public money paid to settle a sex harassment claim against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat. That case was settled by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in June and included a confidentiality agreement sought by the two accusers. It surfaced Aug. 24, after the Assembly ethics committee censured Lopez for separate accusations by two women dating to July.
Silver has said he won't agree to any other private settlements because government must be transparent. The case against Lopez, who denies sexually harassing anyone, forced the issue of sexual harassment in Albany into public view. The Lopez cases are now being reviewed by the state ethics board.
The records obtained Thursday didn't involve any elected officials. They show that the state employees accused of sexual harassment paid a fraction of the cost, as little as $333 in a total settlement of $333,000.
The records so far show that the settlements were made in cases involving the Department of Corrections, the State University of New York, the City University of New York, the Office of Mental Health and a psychiatric hospital.
Few details of the harassment were reported in the legal papers signed by state officials and attorneys for the accusers, the vast majority of whom are women. Sexual harassment was reported in areas as diverse as prison kitchens and in college buildings.
"We'll be providing additional cases as we collect them in response to your FOIL request," said James Freedland, spokesman for the state attorney general's office.
Although the incidents date back to 2000, the documents released Thursday reflect settlements signed between 2008 and 2010. The cases before 2011 were handled under former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Additional settlements were handled by current Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in what appears to be a routine function of state government.
On Thursday, Gov. Cuomo's office responded to its FOIL request from the AP by saying it has no record of sexual harassment settlements for employees in the executive chamber. The Senate's Republican majority and the Assembly's Democratic majority said they don't have records of any sexual harassment settlements based on claims against lawmakers.
Most of the cases were handled in U.S. District Court. But sexual harassment cases in state and local government are also handled by the state Division of Human Rights. Records there show settlements of as much as $700,000 in public money paid by the state in the last five years.
In the $1.79 million settlement, a cook at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility accused her boss of sexual harassment stemming from an incident in 2000 and another in 2005. She also accused her boss of retaliation after she made the claims, the record stated.
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Analgesic Efficacy of High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
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Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of high frequency (HF SCS) stimulation and sham stimulation (Sham SCS - i.e. no stimulation) and conventional spinal cord stimulation (Conv SCS) on the patient reported global impression of change, pain intensity and health related quality of life.
|Lowback and Leg Pain
|Device: High frequency spinal cord stimulation
|Phase 4
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Analgesic Efficacy of High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation: a Placebo-controlled Study
Further study details as provided by Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Intensity of Pain
- Quality of Life (EQ-5D)
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|Study Start Date:
|July 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
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Conventional stimulation (2 weeks)- High frequeny stimulation (2 weeks)- Conventional stimulation (2 weeks)and sham stimulation (2 weeks)
|Device: High frequency spinal cord stimulation
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|Device: High frequency spinal cord stimulation
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- signed informed consent
- treated with spinal cord stimulation
- stable pain relief achieved
Exclusion Criteria:
- failure to give informed consent
- unable to use or understand how to handle the equipment, PGIC,VAS score or EQ-5D questionnaires.
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A bed firm in Westbury faces buying a whole new van, after thieves stripped parts from one of their vehicles in an overnight raid.
Moonraker Beds, in Head-quarters Road on the West Wiltshire Trading Estate, was targeted between 7.20pm on Wednesday, January 8 and 5.45am the following day.
Thieves cut through a fence before stripping the Mercedes van of its front grille, headlights and indicator covers.
Sales director Andy Lewis said the incident was the latest in a string of thefts the firm had suffered since opening in 2003. Catalytic convertors and fuel were stolen previously.
Mr Lewis said: "The cost of repairing this is likely to be above the value of the vehicle, so overnight these people have technically written off one of our fleet.
"Although we have expan-ded fairly rapidly, we are not a huge company and losing one means of delivering our product will affect us greatly.
"Whilst I am sure the thieves think, 'No harm done the insurance will pay up', the actual financial impact of their actions will be considerably above the value of the parts stolen.
"Somebody knows who carried this theft out. It may be the same person who stole the catalytic convertors last year and we can only hope they are caught and severely punished."
The thieves also searched of the van, but police do not think they made any attempt at steal it, suggesting they were after replacement parts for their own vehicle.
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BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- In September, workers from fast food chains in more than 60 cities across the nation went on strike to push for a wage increase to $15 an hour. Many of those opposing the move have warned that such a wage increase could cost consumers, who would wind up being hit with a price bump on their burger. But it turns out Americans are already paying a high price to cover for the flat wages of fast food workers. At least, that is the conclusion that can be drawn from two reports showing workers in the fast food industry rely heavily on public assistance to make ends meet -- at more than twice the rate of the overall workforce. More than half (52%) of the families of frontline fast food employees are enrolled in one or more public assistance programs such as Medicaid, food stamps and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, costing taxpayers up to $7 billion dollars a year, according to the report issued by the University of California at Berkeley's Labor Center. Of those fast food workers enrolled in public assistance, nearly half are full-time. The states paying out the most in public assistance are California and New York, where $717 million and $708 million are spent each year, respectively. "The paper is indicative of larger issues in the economy," said UC-Berkeley economist Sylvia Allegretto, co-chairwoman of the Center for Wage and Employment Dynamics and co-author of the report. "Corporate profits are highest on record, and workers' salaries are at a 50-year low." The report also found that despite the traditional perception of the typical fast food worker as a teenager, two-thirds of them are in fact adults over the age of 20 and only a quarter of them minors. Additionally, the report revealed that 68% of these adult workers are the breadwinners for their household, yet a staggering 87% of them get no health benefits from their employer. This might explain why the largest expenditure in public assistance spent on fast food workers by far is Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which accounts for $3.9 billion annually.
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He stood there in front of me in South Bend, Ind., with tears in his eyes. He spoke of her and had to compose himself, had to choke down a heaving chest and weeping.
Now it's all a hoax.
No dead girlfriend, no tear-jerking, feel-good story of an All-American linebacker at Notre Dame. Just question after question after question.
Manti Te'o is either a victim, a liar, a conspirator or a confused man. And none of them make any sense.
If Te'o truly is a victim of a hoax—as he and Notre Dame claim—his story doesn't add up. If Te'o truly is a liar and a conspirator—as the exhaustive reporting from Deadspin.com suggests—the obvious question is: Why?
— Te'o's statement: I was the victim of a hoax
Why lie about a girlfriend? Why, as a red-blooded superstar linebacker with the world as your oyster, do you lie about something as simple—yet eventually, so complex—as a relationship?
This, more than anything, is why this story needs to play out. This, more than anything, is why this story is far from complete.
The inclination in this media climate is to meticulously criticize or joke about a fallen star (I'm a card-carrying member); to wonder aloud about explanations; to offer up answers.
Yet here's a question we all must ask ourselves: What if it's not that easy?
This much we know: It's not possible that Te'o is that naïve and that gullible and that lonely and that far from his home in Hawaii that he had an online relationship (see: superstar linebacker gets what he wants).
— Tangled web: Report spells out details of hoax, inconsistencies
I've been in this business for more than two decades, and it gets harder and harder to decipher fake from genuine; to find what's behind the mask.
Te'o, and his love for his grandmother and "girlfriend," his passion for football and the camaraderie of his teammates, was about as real as could be. To be that completely invested in a scam; to be so full of emotion and tears that you fall into your parent's arms after a game, something has to be driving those emotions.
Who is this longtime "friend" that allegedly helped concoct the hoax? Too many questions, not enough answers. If we've learned anything over the last few years of the unthinkable in sport, it's that we can't overreact and simplify things.
— Draft stock dropping? Longtime NFL exec weighs in
There are too many questions in every unseemly story. Too many unknowns, and too much uncertainty.
We're all to blame. We put Manti Te'o on a pedestal, and praised a man none of us really knew.
Turns out he's just as flawed as all of us.
That's the real hoax.
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Rusinga is the smallest of the islands of Lake Victoria. Formerly a family home, the delightful Rusinga Island Lodge is a collection of charming en-suite cottages made from stone, wood and grass thatch, decorated in African fabrics, each with a private veranda. The gardens contain enormous fig trees (including one where Mary Leakey had her camp at the time she discovered Proconsul heseloni .
There are hammerkops on the sweeping lawns and the rare double-toothed barbet is just one of the 100 bird species that can be seen here. Activities include fishing for Nile perch and tilapia, bird watching, visits to the fossil sites that dot the island, visits to Tom Mboya's mausoleum, visits to a women's project (making paper, soap and baskets to raise funds for orphan children), boat trips to Mfangano to see the rock art, water sports, and visits to Ruma National Park, which is on the mainland.
Location and climate Kisumu is 350 kilometres north of Nairobi on the shores of Lake Victoria. By road: Kisumu is 350 km from Nairobi, 53 km from Kakamega, 83 km from Kericho, 121 km from Kisii and 142 km from Homa Bay. By air: the trip by air to Nairobi takes around one hour and there are regular flights operated by Kenya Airways. By water: Kisumu is linked by ferry with Kendu Bay, Homa Bay and Mbita (as well as to neighbouring countries). Climate: hot and humid all year round.
The Background Western Kenya, land of diversity Western Kenya has it all. To the far west lie the mighty inland waters of Lake Victoria, the world's second largest freshwater lake after Canada's Lake Superior, and the regional capital of Kisumu .
Kisumu is Kenya's third largest city and provides a natural base for touring the region. Local attractions include: Kisumu Museum (open 8.30am-6.00pm daily), The Kisumu Impala Sanctuary (open 6.00am -7.00pm daily) and Ndere Island National Park (accessible by boat, open 6.00am - 7.00pm daily).
South-west of Kisumu, lying in the waters of Lake Victoria, are the islands of Rusinga (where Mary Leakey discovered the skull of Proconsul Africanus , a primitive anthropoid ape that lived on Rusinga three million years ago) and Mfangano (a centre of pre-history famous for its rock art).
A short distance to the north of Kisumu is the famous Kakamega Forest Reserve , a unique patch of lowland rainforest renowned for its abundant wildlife.
And travelling further north, but still within easy reach, are the contrasting wildernesses of the vast and rugged Mount Elgon National Park on the Ugandan border, famous for its bat-filled caves and salt-mining elephants, and Kenya's smallest National Park, Saiwa Swamp , the sanctuary of the semi-aquatic sitatunga antelope.
Lake Victoria Few inland waters measure up to Lake Victoria, which has a surface area of 68,800 sq km, of which Kenya claims only 3,785 sq km. The lake is also bordered by Uganda and Tanzania. Unlike the lakes further west, Lake Victoria is not part of the Rift Valley system and is wide and shallow, being only 80 meters deep. The world's second largest freshwater lake (after Canada's Lake Superior), Lake Victoria is fed mainly by rainwater and drains more than 6,450 km to the north, via the Nile, to the Mediterranean Sea. First settled by the Luo peoples some five centuries ago, Lake Victoria was 'discovered' as a potential source of the Nile by the English explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858.
Accommodation Set among velvet-green lawns, which stretch down to the water's edge, there are eight cottages. Built in the traditional Luo style, they are made from stone, wood and local papyrus. The interior décor features traditional African fabrics and basket ware. Two cottages have two rooms, each with ensuite bathroom and shared veranda - which make ideal family accommodation. All the other cottages have one room, ensuite bathroom and private veranda. All meals, wines, beers, soft drinks, laundry, airstrip transfers, fishing water sports, sightseeing, bird watching and visits to the fossil sites are included in the cost.
Dining and bars The lodge offers a central dining room, lounge, gift shop and bar. Great pride is taken in the food served and all breads, pastas and cakes are home-made. Fruit and vegetables are collected daily from our large organic garden and no artificial fertilizers or chemicals are used. Fish dishes are a specialty - cooked Zanzibari style with coconut, lime and coriander.
Child-friendly The lodge welcomes children.
What to see and do The lodge offers sandy beaches, boat trips, guided walks, waterskiing, windsurfing, visits to bird islands and fishing for perch and tilapia - both of which can be cooked by the expert chef.
Giant monitor lizards and spotted-necked otters are often seen on the rocks around the island. Magnificent fish eagles soar overhead and swoop down low giving photographic opportunities. The friendly Luo fishermen fish along the shores in their colourful canoes and sailing dhows. Rusinga's guests are welcome to visit their villages where the night's catch is set out to dry in the sun and larger fish are smoked.
Ruma National Park is an hour's drive away, which offers visitors the chance to see the village life of the lake people. Remote and seldom visited, the park is the last sanctuary of the rare roan antelope - a large antelope with magnificent black and white facial markings and swept back horns. Oribi, Bohor reedbuck, topi, waterbuck and buffalo are also common here and leopard are often sighted.
The fossil sites The lodge offers guided tours of the famous Rusinga fossil sites. These fossils are from the Miocene period, dating back to between 18 and 20 millin years ago and may be found all over Rusinga Island. There are, however, three main sites. The most famous discovery was the skull of Proconsul heseloni, a five-million-year-old anthropoid ape, the lst common ancestor of the great apes and man, which was found by Dr Mary Leakey in 1974. It was so small it could be held in the palm of the hand. However, other finds included ancestral elephants, rhinos, pigs and gian, horse-shaped hyrax, as well as a myriad of rodetns, reptiles gastropods and plants, giving a fossilized microcosm of life from te Miocene era.
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The duo, who have renovated the theater they bought five years ago and a building next door, has spent a lot of time trying to convince people that what they have is a real business and not just a frivolous thing, Najuch said.
Najuch was given the award, which encourages economic development and improvements to downtown Indiana cities and towns, during last month's statewide Indiana Main Street Conference, held in downtown Kokomo.
Rose Wall of the Main Street Huntington program nominated Najuch and Froomkin, and within several days of submitting the application, they were chosen to receive the statewide award.
They are trying to start a business that will have a big impact in the community and the award helps to confirm this.
"One of the things Rosie said in her letter was a lot of people in downtown Huntington consider us their economic stimulus package," Froomkin said.
Both agreed things are going very well. They recently sold their 15,000th ticket since opening the theater. In addition, 17 grants for fa�ade and renovation work to other downtown businesses have taken place since they began their own project.
The two have owned the theater since 2007 when they relocated from Manhattan. Following their dream, they had searched online and found dozens of old theaters to choose from, they picked 12 to visit. On their 12th visit they went to an old movie theater in downtown Huntington.
The 1904 building at 528 N. Jefferson St. was in good repair, the roof didn't leak and it had no major structural problems. The two liked the building and the welcoming attitude of the downtown merchants.
They have repaired and renovated the theater lobby and the building next to it, creating a cabaret-style dinner theater in the lobby. Now, having renovated spaces in the next-door building for a rehearsal studio and an apartment for the show's music and stage director to stay in, they are working on the old theater space.
standing in the gutted old theater, Froomkin said "The thing we wanted to work on first was this, but if you have this done then you wouldn't have a kitchen or a place for actors to live. Our focus for a long time has been on things behind the scenes. We are reaching a state of visual gratification."
Starting last spring two new walls have gone up in the old Huntington Theatre, and the expanded area where the stage will be is beginning to take shape. Most of the labor has been done by a handful of people, including themselves and Najuch's parents.
"Each section of wall costs between $2,000 and $3,000. We pay for it out of the money we make off shows, so we have to have shows to keep going," Najuch said.
They have 72 seats a night, and their shows this year have been selling at 92 percent capacity. Their talent is recruited from New York City. Out of 300 auditions they selected three women for the Christmas show. Both men said they haven't heard of a single theater renovation like the one they are doing on their own that hasn't been done by a nonprofit foundation or been something that was a civic theater project.
"It's basically a giant, cavernous Mom and Pop's store; that's what's hilarious," Froomkin said.
That, Najuch said, is why they got the Main Street Award; they are basically a small business.


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Expert's Corner: National Export Initiative's Michael Masserman on Boosting U.S. Small-Business Trade
Apr 23, 2013
President Barack Obama's goal of doubling exports by the close of fiscal year 2014 has been met with both skepticism and support. The National Export Initiative's executive director, Michael Masserman, is a key figure in meeting that target, and he spoke with IMT about supporting and expanding small-business exports. As executive director for export policy, promotion, and strategy with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Masserman is charged with executing the National Export Initiative (NEI), under which the export-doubling goal falls. In an exclusive interview with IMT, Masserman discussed the challenges facing the NEI, as well as sharing insights about how U.S. businesses can take advantage of NEI programs. Masserman explained that the NEI's mission is "to improve the conditions that directly affect the private sector's ability to export - working to remove trade barriers abroad, help firms and farmers overcome hurdles to entering new markets, and assist with financing." The Dept. of Commerce acknowledges that only 1 percent of American businesses export products. Masserman explained that this was because "many smaller companies mistakenly believe that exporting is too complicated and just for large firms, or they are not aware of all the export and financing resources available to them." He insisted that the exporting process is simple enough for even the smallest businesses to accomplish, thanks to the Internet, international logistics and shipping services, the availability of trade financing, and U.S. government assistance programs. "If a business has a strong track record of selling in the U.S., one of the world's most open and competitive markets, it's likely a good candidate for making international sales," he said. But a low percentage of exporting businesses is not the core obstacle for the NEI, according to Masserman. "As the president has said, the U.S. needs to buy less and sell more, which is why his administration is focused on supporting exports," he stated, noting that in 2012 the annual trade deficit actually dropped by nearly $20 billion to $540 billion. "Despite global economic headwinds, our exports are still growing faster than our imports," he added. "In 2012, growth in exports of goods and services outpaced the growth of imports of goods and services in both dollar and percentage terms for the first time since 2007, with exports growing by $92.6 billion or 4.4 percent. This trend has continued into the first two months of 2013, according to the latest data." Still, the U.S. has achieved only 40 percent of the growth needed to double exports, meaning the remaining 60 percent of growth has to take place in the next two years. Masserman implied that the U.S. economy is already on track. "The U.S. is now selling more goods and services to the 95 percent of consumers who live outside of our borders than at any time in our history," Masserman noted. "In 2012, U.S. exports hit an all-time record at $2.2 trillion, building on the record-setting performance of 2011 and in the face of significant global headwinds." Masserman also emphasized that increasing exports is only part of the goal, as the Obama administration also hopes to create 2 million high-paying, export-related jobs. "Record-breaking levels of U.S. exports through 2012 supported an additional 1.3 million U.S. jobs - so we are more than 60 percent of the way to creating 2 million additional jobs just two years into our effort, well ahead of schedule," he said. Among the many ways the Obama administration is trying to grow exports is a series of trade partnerships. However, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which would further open trade with Europe, has been criticized since the E.U. is struggling with a financial crisis. While Masserman acknowledged that U.S. sales to Europe have fallen, he noted that certain key sectors have actually improved, including aerospace, pharmaceuticals and medicines, petroleum and coal products, medical equipment, motor vehicles, and agricultural and construction machinery. The largest increases, according to Masserman, were in France, Austria, Luxembourg, Cyprus, and parts of Central Europe, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. He further justified the trade agreement by highlighting its size and scope: "The U.S.-E.U. economic relationship is already the world's largest, accounting for one-third of total goods and services trade and nearly half of global economic output." So, what about the world's fastest-growing economies: Brazil, India, and China? They have not been neglected, according to Masserman. "The Obama administration uses many other tools in addition to trade negotiations to improve trade relations with countries across the globe, such as the Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade with China. The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogues and the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum are evidence of the administration's commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Brazil economic relationship. Additionally, we have led trade missions to India, as well as to several [other] countries around the globe." The best potential for export growth lies in helping small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) establish themselves and expand internationally, and that's where much of the NEI's efforts are focused. "Exports by SMEs totaled $440 billion in 2011, representing more than one-third of total U.S. exports. This confirms that small-business exports continue to grow and reaffirms our focus on ensuring small businesses know about and have access to the federal resources available to assist them," Masserman said. Masserman touted the work of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and the Small Business Administration (SBA) in helping support SMEs. He attributed the Ex-Im with helping 3,300 small businesses expand their exports in 2012, 650 of which had never worked with Ex-Im before. Meanwhile, the SBA has backed more than 2,400 loans to 3,500 small businesses through its financing programs and has trained 273 Small Business Development Center counselors to help small businesses new to the exporting market, he explained. "We recognize there is still more work to do," Masserman said. "That is why the Obama Administration continues to do everything possible to support American farmers, workers, and businesses as they compete in the global marketplace." �
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