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A petition has been launched to stop cuts to youth services.
There are fears that Wiltshire Council could cut 24 youth services and up to 144 youth workers as it seeks to save £500,000 from its budget for 2014/2015.
A former service user, Glynn Root, has started an online petition to show Wiltshire Council that these cuts could be damaging to young people. However, the council says the services are not well used with only eight per cent of young people engaging in them.
One facility under threat is the Bass Connection in Salisbury which offers young people a range of musical skills. Glynn, who now lives in Gosport, claims the service changed his life.
Officers for union Unite say they have seen documents that outline four proposals for change. It says these are: to retain the youth work team with a significantly reduced budget; to support the establishment of a staff mutual; to outsource youth work or to establish a community-led model.
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All of the Monteverde Reserve is a gorgeous paradise, but one species there may be especially eye-catching to birders on International Expeditions' Costa Rica tours.
The resplendent quetzal, or Pharomachrus mocinno, is the star attraction of the cloud forest, which is also home to parrots, motmots, hummingbirds and toucans. The vibrant green, blue and red plumage of this bird may be seen flying through the wind-sculpted elfin woodlands and lush rainforests of this park. The reserve, which comprises six different ecological zones, is also home to more than 2,000 species of plants, including a variety of orchids, mosses, ferns and bromeliads.
Aside from its brilliant plumage, the resplendent quetzal is easily recognizable by its amazingly long tail feathers. Males grow twin tail feathers that form a train up to three feet long during mating season. Females do not grow the train, but share the bold coloring of the male.
Birders in Costa Rica will join thousands in the bird's long history of admirers, the news source reports. The quetzal was sacred to the ancient Maya and Aztec people. It was so adored that royalty and priests wore its feathers during ceremonies.
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Okay, I just need to vent for a moment here and I know this is the best place to do it since no one will think less of me for it.
Mark is driving me over the edge right now. I got sent home from work yesterday because all I could do was cry and then they gave me a mandatory low census today so I could have a few days to recover.
It started when he came home Tuesday. He was nasty angry and lashing out at everyone including our 14 month old grandson. Bless my daughter for just loading the two of them up and taking off to a friends but she left me with him. He proceeded to announce that he was done with chemo, done with treatment and he was just going to "let this crap kill him." I was stunned by trying to supportive so I asked why thinking maybe he was having some sort of side effect he didn't like and that he hadn't told me about. He said it was because it was what I (meaning me, his wife) wanted. I was stunned to silence (and anyone that know me knows silence from me never happens). When I could finally wrap my head around it, he said it was because he knew I was tired of driving back and forth for chemo and tired of all the hospitalizations and on and on and on. I tried to talk with him about it but realized he was in no mood. He then texted his entire family the same thing so then my phone blew up with all them yelling at me for being so selfish......I finally quit arguing with them and turned off my phone. When we got into be he pulled all the towels and sheets off his side of the bed that we use to deal with the night sweats and he said he was tired of this "shit too" and crawled into bed. Then of course soaked the bed and yelled at me for removing everything. I just changed to bed and crawled in on my side. I think I finally slept a couple of hours.
Very little sleep then went to work where they sent me home. I spent the day keeping busy....cleaning, doing laundry, all that stuff. He came home just dinner was finished and he acted like nothing happened. Later on he asked me why I was being so quiet and what was wrong. I told him about the evening before and he denied all of it....I had to show him the texts on his phone and mine to prove about his family. He still doesn't acknowledge about the sheets. He was the same old Mark last night.
I can't tell if we had a moment of chemo brain, maybe his ammonia level is up or he was just frustrated and took it out on me. He's been a little disagreeable at times but not this. I found out today that he canceled his chemo on Friday but Jodi who does the scheduling call me to make sure and I told her no.....keep it we would be there.
Just driving me crazy. There's just a little tiny bit of me that wants to say fine quit the chemo, see if I care.....very tiny but frustrated part.
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- A significant number of consumers will opt for "Fair Trade" coffee over the alternatives, a new study finds. And they'll continue to buy it even in the face of an 8% price hike.
The study took place in 26 stores of an unnamed upscale chain.
In one test, in half the stores researchers put small "Fair Trade Certified" stickers on the two most popular coffees sold in bulk: Coffee Blend, a lower-cost option (for this chain!), at $10,99 per pound, and French Roast, both more popular and more expensive, at $11.99 per pound. In the other stores, the researchers placed similar stickers that just named the coffees. Meanwhile, the stores continued to sell six other coffees in bulk, at prices similar to those.
With a Fair Trade label slapped on, at those prices, sales of French Roast leapt 8% and sales of Columbian Roast jumped 13%, while overall coffee sales remained level.
In a second test, the price of each Fair Trade coffee was raised by a dollar a pound. Sales of the more-popular French Roast actually rose 2%, despite the higher price. In the economic jargon, demand for this variety of Fair Trade coffee was "inelastic," or non-responsive to price changes (within reason). But sales of Coffee Blend, the cheaper option, dropped by 30%.
In short, the study identified two kinds of consumers: One group finds the Fair Trade emblem to be a potent, positive signal, worth paying a premium for. This is a group of substantial size—considering that French Roast was the most popular coffee in the store—and one that retailers and activists can tap.
Less surprisingly, there's a more cost-conscious group who may prefer Fair Trade, all things being equal, but won't pay more for it.
"Consumer Demand for the Fair Trade Label: Evidence from a Field Experiment," Jens Hainmueller, Michael J. Hiscox and Sandra Sequeira, working paper (April)
PS I wondered if this study involved (mild) deception: Did people buy coffee labeled "Fair Trade" that was not, in fact, certified as such? No, it turns out, because both blends were already Fair Trade certified. There's no regulation that says Fair Trade coffee has to be labeled as such, so no harm was done in removing those labels, in some stores, in the course of the experiment.


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At the end of the school year, I spent a lot of time making sure that I tied up all the loose ends at one position, ensuring that everything was set up for my new role, followed by conferences in Philadelphia and Niagara Falls. Tie all of that into purchasing and moving into my first house, the truth of the matter is that I was spent. Instead of continuously writing and reflecting in my blog, tweeting, reading, I chose to take some time away from connecting online (not a total removal though), and just spent time with my dogs, my family, my friends, finding some awesome new music, trying new things, and catching up on some movies (watch "500 Days of Summer"). I purposely decided not to go anywhere and took the "Al Bundy" vacation, where I just sat on my couch (coupled by many hours reading at Starbucks). I have never been the type to just not do anything; I get too bored. That being said, I needed a break. Heck, I am even trying yoga tomorrow for the first time. #weird
With that being said, the reason I did not take a 100% break from social networking is that in the last two years some of my best friends I have met in that space. With my lessened participation, I truly realized how close I had become with some people all over the world as they would continuously check up on me to see how I was doing and were curious just about my overall well being. It is great to know how meaningful relationships become even if they are started in an online space. I already knew this though as I remember distinctly how so many "strangers" reached out to me approximately a year ago when my first dog Kobe had passed away, but it was just validated over the summer. As much as that was probably one of the toughest days of my life, the idea of how many strangers reached out, cared for and checked on me, was both overwhelming and amazing. I could not thank people enough for their kindness at that time.
Jonathan Martin also recently shared some insights on the book, "Reality is Broken", and shares a quote about the impact of strangers on our lives:
Researchers have shown that sharing the same space for even just a few minutes a day with kind and friendly strangers makes us more optimistic, improves our self esteem, makes us feel safer and more connected to our environments, and generally helps us enjoy our lives more. And if we return the favor, we benefit as well: when we give to others, or act cooperatively, the reward centers of the brain light up.
As much as I can thank the strangers in the twittersphere, it is amazing how the space has strengthened my relationships with people that I have known for years. My brother Alec and I have become a lot closer in the last couple of years not only because we connect a lot in the same online spaces, but also due to the fact that I am able to see his life and his family grow. Being so far away, and being an uncle that loves his nephews and nieces, it is amazing that Alec is willing to share their lives in a way where I can see them grow and learn. It is the sharing and growth that I see in his kids in those spaces that shows the strengths and power of things such as electronic portfolios in the learning process.
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One of the articles that I read which I found extremely interesting was, "If Twitter was so good, why do so many teachers leave it?", I asked out loud on Twitter, do people agree with the blog post. One tweet (that I am unable to find) that resonated with me is that, "many do not participate on Twitter because they do not connect with anyone in a meaningful way. Even in that online space, it is all about relationships". I thought about how that pertained to what I felt and how true that statement was. It also made me realize the importance of relationships being a two way street, and that we have to give as much as we get if we want them to be meaningful, online and offline. They also make things better.
So in the end, my short intermittent Twitter sabbatical reminded me of the importance of not only checking in with myself, but checking in with those people that matter most to me. It wasn't that I just cut everything off, quit blogging, tweeting, reading, or anything. I just did it less. So many teachers talk about all of the PD that they do over the summer, but sometimes the best professional development in any profession is simply taking a step out and away from what you are doing, and reflecting on why we love our careers (or sometimes why we need to make a change) and checking into ourselves. Sometimes learning is not social and sometimes it is not about what you read, write, or do. It is just sitting back and checking in on what is important. Funny thing is that by kind of checking out of the field of education, I have never been so ready to check back in.
P.S. This is one of my songs that I fell in love with this summer; just thought I would share:


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Imagine this happening to you: You're riding a train, past houses, old buildings and bridges, in a city you don't recognize. You don't know who you are, and you have no identification.
That's exactly what happened in July 2002 to a man who later discovered his name is Doug Bruce.
Bruce checked himself into a hospital, where the nurses wrote "Unknown White Male" on his chart. Eventually, doctors diagnosed in Bruce a rare form of amnesia -- he had completely lost his memory.
In time, Doug Bruce learned he was in New York, but that he'd grown up in Africa and England, and he had friends dotted around the world.
One of them was British filmmaker Rupert Murray, someone he'd known for 20 years, but now could not recall in the slightest. Murray asked Bruce if he could make a film about what was happening.
The result is a new documentary by Murray, "Unkown White Male," which opens in the Twin Cities this weekend.
Murray told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr it took a long time to come to terms with his friend's condition.


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Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher of the Wall Street Journal, recently described the 2001 Podere Salicutti Piaggione Brunello as "Rough and brawny. Makes you feel alive, like it's really close to the earth. Rustic, primitive lustiness." I think they liked it.
In the past, when I heard the word "rustic" to describe an Italian wine, it made me cringe. Was a Francophile trying to appease me with his home boy description of a wine that was near and dear to me? Or was it a back-handed complement?
Now that we have discovered terroir, I guess they like it, they really like it. In the case of the couple from the WSJ I don't doubt it for a minute. Rusticity implies a connection with the land, an observation of the territoriality of the vine.
Back in the 1970's the young hippies new all about terroir. Why was Panama Red or Acapulco Gold in such demand then? Or White Widow or Northern Lights in these times?
Interesting to note that in the 1960's the herb of the counterculture had about 1% THC content. In the 1970's it rose to about 4%. Now it can be found with up to 15% potency. I'm using this example simply to parallel the goings on here in America,not as a proponent of it's use. However, it is very similar to the acceleration of the amount of French oak we are seeing in the big fruit bombs that define the International Style in the wine world, along with every increasing alcohol content.
Maybe the American palate requires more and more firepower to get it aroused. Try finding a wine at 12% alcohol these days, it's very difficult to locate.
We in America have pretty much run aground in our pursuit of a bigger, more powerful, more oak, more alcohol, more extraction, higher score, more gold medal madness. In Italy it is much easier to understand the marriage of terroir with technology. What do you think a Ferrari is? Could it have come out of Detroit instead on Modena? I couldn't imagine it. But somehow, among the balsamic and the lambrusco, the mortadella and the zampone, there arose from the land an automobile that expresses the terroir of the region as well as any of the wines and foods.
So what's the hubbub all about?
Right now in Piedmont, in Barbaresco a light snow covers the vineyards in the twilight. Underneath the fog and the ice the raw ingredients for the 2007 models are being forged. A little oak might find its way into the flavor, maybe even a little malo-lactic acid. Will that make it a better wine, a wine able to express the nature of the land and the people making it? For some, yes.
It has gotten me thinking about what really is in a wine that is truly indigenous. Bucky Fuller told me once, "Anything that Nature lets you do is natural." Hmm…
My friend, Andrea Fassone, wrote me today, about Barbaresco. He said, "...Barbaresco. Isn't beautiful?
How come people are so unaware about it? " I don't know, friend, but maybe if we keep talking about it for another 25 years, some of them will come around.
For those people who come up to me and say, "I had this wine in Rome and it was so wonderful. Why can't they bring these wines to America?" I have this to tell them: I have this wine from Barbaresco and it is also wonderful. And chances are you haven't been to the town and chances are very few of you ever will. But the wine that comes from this sleepy little village tastes of a time and a place that is unique to that very place. So, take the leap to rustic, primitive lustiness. It might make you, too, feel alive.


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Now, back to the food! This Southwest Chicken Salad is somehing I made with some of the leftover Roast Chicken I posted about yesterday. It was inspired by my favorite fast food offering, the Chicken Fiesta Salad from Rubio's. I don't eat a lot of fast food, but I do go to Rubio's time and again for this salad. You can also have carnitas substituted for the chicken, which is a great variation. (No, Rubio's is not paying me anything or giving me free salads to rave about their food like this!)
Of course, my version had to include cilantro, which is lacking in the Rubio's version. Surely you have not forgotten that cilantro was voted the favorite herb? Yes, I know it's not everyone's favorite, and I promise like Sher did that I won't use it for Weekend Herb Blogging every single week, but this week I'm going with it. I've written about cilantro so many times before, 197 times to be exact. That's how many responses came up when I entered cilantro into my "search by ingredient" box at the top of my left sidebar. So I figure if you want to know more about why people love/hate cilantro, it's been covered, just search and find it. Hopefully Sue from Coffee and Cornbread will still accept this as my entry for WHB #65, even if I force people to do their own herb research.
Before I give you the recipe I'll tell you I did experiment a bit to try to create a dressing that's similar to the Creamy Chipotle Dressing at Rubios, and I was pretty happy with what I came up with, so even if you aren't a cilantro fan, you might like this dressing.
Southwest Chicken Salad With Chipotle Ranch Dressing
(1 serving as a main dish salad, recipe created by Kalyn with much inspiration from Rubio's)
Salad Ingredients:
3/4 - 1 cup diced cooked chicken
(1 chicken breast)
3 or 4 T Chipotle Ranch Dressing
(recipe follows)
2-3 cups washed and torn romaine lettuce
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup grated cheese
(I used four cheese Mexican Blend, lowfat cheeses)
1/2 cup (more or less to taste) chopped fresh cilantro
Salad Instructions:
Chipotle Ranch Dressing
(Makes 2 1/2 cups. Recipe created by Kalyn. This will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks.)
Dressing Ingredients:
2 cups Ranch Dressing
(I use a packet where you add buttermilk and mayonnaise)
1/2 cup salsa (I used Pace Picante Sauce Mild)
1/2 tsp. ground Chipotle Chile Poweder
(I used Penzeys. If you don't have Chipotle Chile powder, could substitute regular chile powder and a small amount of hot sauce.)
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|I freeze the Garlic Scape Pesto in a mini muffin tin for a perfect sized cube of pesto!
I first tried some of my garlic scapes in an omelet, but I'd give that a mixed review. Although I did enjoy the garlicy/oniony flavor, I found it slightly astringent, and the taste lingered in my mouth longer than I wanted it to. This is an ingredient I would use sparingly if you're using it as a flavoring in something like a frittata or omelet. Then I made a batch of garlic scape pesto, which one online source said was the most popular use of the scapes. I liked the flavor of the pesto quite a bit, but garlic scapes are strong so in the recipe I'm posting here I reduced the amount of garlic scapes and increased the amount of cheese from the recipe I tried. Making pesto is an art not a science anyway, so if you happen to stumble on some garlic scapes, give it a try and decide for yourself how strong you'd like it.
Garlic Scape Pesto
(recipe adapted from a combination of online sources)
1/2 cup garlic scapes, finely chopped
4 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
2-3 cups grated Parmesan cheese (to taste)
salt to taste
Serve tossed with hot pasta. In the photo above, I ate my pesto with Dreamfield's Linguini. This would also be good on fish, as a topping for bread, or as a seasoning for cooked rice.
More Ideas with Garlic Scapes
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
7 Things to do with Garlic Scapes from Serious Eats
12 Ways to Use Garlic Scapes from Apple Pie, Patis, and Pate
Pickled Cukes and Garlic Scapes from Healthy Green Kitchen
Brie and Garlic Scape Pizza from Love and Olive Oil
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)


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A Belgian Registry of HUMIRA® (Adalimumab) in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis (ProAct)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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This a five year, post-marketing observational study to follow-up patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis who are treated with HUMIRA (adalimumab).
|Rheumatoid Arthritis Psoriatic Arthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|A Five Year, Post-marketing Observational Study to Follow-up Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis Who Are Treated With HUMIRA (Adalimumab)
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: ankylosing spondylitis psoriatic arthritis rheumatoid arthritis
MedlinePlus related topics: Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Swollen and tender joint count, C reactive protein, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Health assessment questionnaire, Body surface area with psoriasis, numerical rating scale, Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index, concomitant medication [ Time Frame: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54 and 60 months ]
- Safety parameters/ SAE reporting [ Time Frame: 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54 and 60 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 13, 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 31, 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 31, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Patients with rheumatic disease
Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Study Population
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with ongoing HUMIRA (adalimumab) treatment who have been prescribed HUMIRA (adalimumab) within local reimbursement guidelines.
- Patients must be willing to consent to data being collected and provided to Abbott Laboratories.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindications according to the summary of product characteristics.
- Patients who are actually followed in the ReAlise registry (M03-634 NCT00234884).
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Arthritis, Psoriatic
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Bone Diseases
Spinal Diseases
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
Skin Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
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Here's a look at what I've been Tweeting and Facebooking today.
* After Promising To 'Repeal And Replace' Obama's Health Law, Republicans Have No Replacement. Gee, is anyone surprised? Think Progress:
When Fox News contributor Juan Williams challenged [The Weekly Standard's Bill] Kristol to explain "what are you going to replace it with?", Kristol told Williams not to worry, because there would be hearings in a few months and Republicans would probably come up with something by then.
* Karen Ocamb @ LGBTPOV: Does Sen. John McCain Owe Gay Servicemembers an Apology?
* Joe My God – This Week In Holy Crimes. So many pious pedophiles – from all around the country – it gives you agita. Just one example –
Florida: Pastor Gordon Libby charged with kidnapping a 14 year-old from a Walmart and then masturbating in the victim's presence. Libby is the founder of the clergy recruitment firm Pastors4U.
* Is the Black Church Dead? Debate Flares Among African-American Christians. This is about the "prosperity gospel" ministers of black megachurches:
They're pastors, but they're really in the Halloween costume of a Fortune 500 CEO. And in the process they're trick-or-treating the people," Jonathan L. Walton, an assistant professor of African-American religion at Harvard Divinity School, told an appreciative audience three days earlier at Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta.
* David Badash: Best Palin "Surveyors Marks, Not Crosshairs" Debunking Ever.
* QNotes: S.C. GOP strategist: Gays want 'special protected class'. Consultant Wesley Donehue:
There are many Republicans in the General Assembly who will flat out try to kill any bill providing more gay rights. They aren't the problem for the S.C Alliance (sic). Their problem will be the many forward-thinking Republicans who are sympathetic to their cause, but won't go for putting more laws on the books and creating a special protected class.
Matt Comer of QNotes:
Unfortunately, Donehue is right on one point: Many South Carolina Republicans (and even some Democrats, mind you) will fight tooth-and-nail to stop pro-equality legislation. What's sadder is that some legislators, like state Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester), will also fight to specifically exclude LGBT people from what should be relatively non-controversial health and education legislation."
* MetroWeekly: A Kinder, Gentler DOMA? News Analysis: DOJ's continued defense of DOMA may have taken on a softer tone, but it can't erase the sharp underpinnings of the discriminatory 1996 law.
* Towleroad: Tea Party Holds Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Rally In Iowa.
The marriage debate in Iowa continues to heat up. About 35 people gathered in Council Bluffs, Iowa yesterday as part of a Tea Party sponsored rally in support of a ban on same-sex marriage in that state. Headlining the event was wingnut freshman Republican State Representative Kim Pearson who, along with Republicans Tom Shaw of Laurens and Glen Massie, has helped draft legislation to impeach the remaining four justices on the Iowa Supreme Court.
And this money quote from Pearson:
"The definition of marriage is between one man and one woman. God is our ultimate lawgiver."
* And how about this great news from across the pond: Christian therapist who claims she can help gay men go straight faces faces being stripped of her psych accreditation.
Lesley Pilkington, 60, will appear before a professional conduct panel and faces losing her accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
…Mrs Pilkington, a devout Christian who says she 'understands the issues' because her son is gay, has treated around ten patients using the controversial Sexual Orientation Change Efforts programme over the past decade.
In tapes of her sessions with Mr Strudwick he asks her if she views homosexuality as 'a mental illness, an addiction or an anti-religious phenomenon'.
She replies: 'It is all of that.'


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Hello wrestling fans. I'm Ace Lancaster and welcome to the first edition of hopefully a weekly blog about RAW, Smackdown, and the WWE known as The Bottom Line. This blog will have both reviews and opinions on Raw and Smackdown as well concerns about certain storylines and wrestlers. I will also include opinions on hot topics within the industry such as the firing of AW and the unhappiness of nearly
Here are my issues with Santino Marella as the United States Champion.
First of all he's not a credible wrestler let alone a credible United States Champion.
It's impossible to take him serious.
His mic skills are okay but it's all for comedic relief.
His move set is completely lame. He has a hip toss, the saluting head butt, and the cobra. Those
Here are some of my thoughts on the WWE Diva's Division.
First of all I have to say that the Diva's Division is absolutely horrendous right now. In my opinion we as fans want to tune in and be entertained and we want to see quality wrestling matches and storylines. Don't waste our time with a two minute Diva's match with no back story. The best Diva's wrestlers in the WWE today


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The City of Prescott is now offering Water Bill Payment online. In order to pay your bill online, you will need to complete the steps outlined below to create an online login account and to link your current water account to your online login.
Login into your account or if you are a new to paying your bills online, follow the directions below.
Create a New Online Login to Manage Your Water Bills
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Read all 5 steps BEFORE going through the registration process, then come back and start at this step (Step 1).
Click here to register (If a new window dows not open up, you likely have pop-ups blocked. Please change your settings to continue the registration process.)
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Now that your new account (to pay your bill online) has been created, your new account needs to be linked to your water account.
To do so, click on "Go To Module Homepage"
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Fill out the form. Both the account ID and the CID can be found on your paper water bill.
The images below show where both can be found.
Your Account ID is the first 5 digits of your Account Number on bill.
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Why don't you put that question him directly. Apparently he is accessible to such enquiries.pulga wrote:tiltbillings wrote: At this point, I'll stay with the highly educated and experienced bhikkhus who have done the work for which you have no time.
I've got a question regarding Ven. Bodhi's introduction to the Sotapattisamyutta in his translation of the Samyutta Nikaya. On pages 1517 and 1518 he refers to the tetrad of the sotapattiyangani as "qualities that must be actualized to attain stream-entry" -- which I'm in full agreement with. But later on page 1520 he writes: "These qualities lead not only to stream-entry but to all the fruits of the path."(my emphasis) -- thus implying that the puthujjana possesses these qualities prior to having actualized them. Does Ven. Bodhi mean to say that the sotapattiyangani are within the domain of the puthujjana? Is it appropriate to attribute the sotapattiyangani to the puthujjana prior to stream-entry?
Any clarification would be welcome.


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Restaurateur Drew Nieporent owns and operates a veritable dining empire and shows no signs of abdicating his throne.
A few minutes later, a package arrives at the table. It contains glossy color photographs and layouts of a property in San Francisco on Post Street. The real estate agent who sent Nieporent the information wants to know if he is interested in putting a restaurant in the space. "We call these the 'deals of the day,' " Nieporent says. "At this point we're not always ready to make a deal. It has to be right for us. And that includes the Rainbow Room."
The 43-year-old Nieporent had been in negotiations for some time to take over the world-famous restaurant and night club in New York's Rockefeller Center. But the deal eventually fell apart when Nieporent decided the $4 million annual rent didn't justify the investment. Acquiring the Rainbow Room would have been a coup, because Nieporent feels a real connection to the restaurant traditions of New York, although he's not exactly starving for business.
Drew Nieporent (pronounced, as he says, "knee--POUR, like wine--rent, like paying the rent") is the hottest restaurateur in New York, and therefore one of the hottest in the country. He owns parts of such Gotham eateries as Layla and City Wine & Cigar Co. in addition to Montrachet, Tribeca Grill, Nobu and the TriBakery, a retail bakery that services his restaurants and several others', including Windows on the World. His latest restaurant, Next Door Nobu (which was set to open in September) is a less expensive version of the original. Although reservations won't be required, that may not be an advatnage--at Nobu's no-reservations sushi bar, for example, the wait is often more than an hour. * Beyond New York Nieporent is
involved in the California restaurants Rubicon, in San Francisco, and FreeStyle, in Sonoma. In addition to being a restaurateur, Nieporent manages numerous restaurants (such as Manhattan's Grill at the Reebok Sports Club) and consults on others (such as those owned by Joseph Phelps Vineyards, Nieman Marcus and Interstate Hotels, to name just a few). Last year in England, Nieporent opened Nobu London, which garnered a Michelin star after less than a full year in operation. What's next--the dining concession on the Mir space station?
Actually, a couple of projects are on the plate for Nieporent's Myriad Restaurant Group Inc. over the next year. One is a midtown Manhattan restaurant at the former Doral Hotel, which has been bought by Westin and will serve as the chain's flagship hotel. The restaurant, slated to open in late fall, is literally close to Nieporent's heart. "We're going to do what I call 'risk-free dining,' meaning we're going to take 90 percent of the fat out of the food but without sacrificing flavor," he says. Appropriately enough, the eatery will be called Heartbeat. In addition, Myriad hopes to open a restaurant in another midtown hotel, the Sony Plaza, sometime next year. A third project, however, the conversion into a restaurant of the legendary Harlem Jazz Club Minton's, which has been in the works for a couple of years, now looks unlikely; Myriad says it has failed to draw sufficient support from local investors.
As he dines on roasted chicken with lightly dressed arugula, followed by an enormous portion of honeydew melon, Nieporent confesses to being 100 pounds overweight. "I usually have to lose a lot of weight every eight years or so," he says. "But I'm going on my thirteenth year."
Nieporent's corpulence as well as his thick beard, casual, almost rumpled appearance, and easygoing manner may seem to be at odds with the high-powered nature of what he does for a living, but they are in complete accord with his philosophy. "The whole thing is trying to be consistent in demeanor and in demands. When the staff sees you as sincere and level-headed, they know they won't get irrational decisions," he says. "You have to be caring to people who work for you or they won't perform at maximum levels. Loyalty begets loyalty."
Loyalty is one of the characteristics that George Lang, owner of Café des Artistes in New York, admires about Nieporent. "If you are his friend, even if you haven't talked to him in a year, you can count on him," Lang says.
For Nieporent, caring about his employees means doing whatever he can to make their jobs easier, including well-designed work areas so there is minimal wasted energy. It also means paying his chefs well. "But taking care of employees doesn't always mean paying them more money," Nieporent says. "We try to help steer their careers and take their families into consideration."
"We do things here that I've never encountered elsewhere, like birthday parties and leather jackets for every employee at Christmas," says Martin Shapiro, general manager of Tribeca Grill and a partner in Myriad. "But more than that, it's the day-to-day acknowledgment of people."
That acknowledgment seems to have worked. The staff at Tribeca joke easily and genuinely with Nieporent. This casualness, combined with first-rate service, good, often great, food and a see-and-be-seen atmosphere, is a trademark of Nieporent's restaurants, beginning with his first, Montrachet.
Before he opened Montrachet in 1985, Nieporent worked in several contemporary French restaurants in Manhattan: La Reserve, Le Perigord, La Grenouille and Le Regence. He also traveled and ate extensively in France. He can still rattle off most of the meals he's eaten there over the past 15 years, including the wines and the names of the chefs. "In the early 1980s I ate at Jamin [a three-star Michelin restaurant in Paris] when the exchange rate was 10 francs to the dollar. They had a 185-franc fixed-price meal. I figured if [chef and owner] Joël Robuchon could do it for $18.50, I could do it for $16," Nieporent says.
To keep his prices down, Nieporent placed Montrachet in Tribeca, an area in lower Manhattan which in the 1980s was largely a Sahara of warehouses and lofts. (New Yorkers still have trouble finding the place, the name of which is shorthand for "Triangle Below Canal.") He also saved money by not splurging on expensive decorations and table settings. He asked himself, "Why can't we serve great food in a casual setting?" With the help of talented chef David Bouley, the restaurant was an instant hit, receiving three stars out of four from The New York Times only seven weeks after opening. Thirteen years later, the 1998 Zagat Survey calls Montrachet "an understated, slightly spartan, French bistro with masterful service and a superb kitchen and cellar."
"In our own way, we created the casual elegant restaurant in New York. We broke down the barriers that said you had to be French to be elegant," Nieporent says. "Spago [Wolfgang Puck's restaurant in California] did the same thing by trading the toque for a baseball cap."
One evening in the late '80s, a Montrachet regular and local resident looked up from his meal and asked Nieporent if he'd like to own and manage another restaurant. It was actor Robert De Niro, who said he could bring in some of his friends as investors. In 1990, De Niro and friends Sean Penn, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christopher Walken, Bill Murray, Ed Harris, Mikhail Baryshnikov and rapper Russell Simmons became proud co-owners, along with Nieporent, of the Tribeca Grill. Movie powerhouse Miramax is also an owner and has offices in the same building complex.
While the food at the Tribeca Grill is good--"We broke the mold," Nieporent says. "Most celebrity places have bad food."--it is undeniable that many diners come in hopes of catching a glimpse of someone famous, whether it is one of the owners, the people they bring in or just a guy from the neighborhood. "Eric Begosian lives nearby. Bill Murray brings in Michael Jordan when he's in town. Pat Riley used to come in when he coached the Knicks," Nieporent says. No sooner does he speak these words then Mickey Rooney sits at the next table and Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein walks by.
Tribeca isn't the only celebrity restaurant in the Myriad galaxy, however. Luther Vandross and Bill Murray are also investors in TriBakery. In addition to De Niro, Rubicon owners include Francis Ford Coppola and Robin Williams. De Niro has a piece of Nobu as does Japanese chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa. Rubicon and Nobu were nominated as Best New Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation and listed in Esquire magazine's "Best New Restaurants of 1994."
"The celebrity factor is vital; it's like having the steak and the sizzle," Nieporent says. "Every night is show biz. You always have to be on."
Being on isn't always enough, however. New York has always been a restaurant mecca, but the Big Apple has never had as many good restaurants as today. Fueled by a booming economy that (until recently) showed no signs of slowing, consumers are more fickle than ever. "Competition is really stiff now. People used to have their favorite places. Now they want new experiences," Nieporent says. "A Korean grocery with a good selection of bread opened a couple of weeks ago, just a few blocks away from the TriBakery. Our sales dropped $500 on the day it opened."
Perhaps experiences like that are why, despite his smiling visage, Nieporent chews his nails almost to the bone. "I'm a very oral person" is the excuse he gives. But there may be some truth to that because he also loves cigars--big cigars, like double coronas. Among his favorites are the Onyx 852 and the Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona. When he travels to London, he indulges in a Partagas Lusitania. Besides pure pleasure, cigars serve another function for Nieporent. "I have a short attention span; cigars help me focus," he says.
It was Nieporent's well-known taste for cigars that brought him into contact with investors interested in opening a restaurant with a cigar theme. The result was City Wine & Cigar Co., the Tribeca eatery that debuted last year. On an early Thursday evening this March, Nieporent holds court in one corner of the restaurant, looking like a combination of Buddha and Fidel Castro. He lights up a prized cigar and generously offers one from his personal stash in the restaurant's walk-in humidor. Between puffs, he alternately answers two cell phones while greeting people as they enter the dining room.
"Uh-huh, 18-foot ceilings? Do we have street frontage? Wait a minute, I got another call."
"Headquarters. Yeah, Rockwell [David Rockwell, designer of Nobu and one of the top restaurant designers in the country] just called me from Milan on the other line."
"You still there, Rock?"
When Nieporent isn't on the phone, his staff is whispering in his ear or bringing him papers to look at or documents to sign. Myriad doesn't have offices, so Nieporent and staff use the restaurants for their administrative work.
Back on the phone, Nieporent is having a three-way conversation with his brother, Tracy, who handles marketing and promotion for Myriad, and partner Shapiro about a charity event.
"Eight appetizers for 500 people! That's 4,000 pieces. I don't care if it's meatballs, that's going to take a lot of time," he barks into the phone. "I'd rather cut them a check for $10,000 than put that kind of pressure on my staff."
Off the phone Nieporent says, "A lot of people are trying to get something for nothing. I hate when people try to take advantage of you. I don't care who they are, even my wife--well, maybe not her--I tell them they just can't do that."
Like many high-profile restaurateurs, Nieporent devotes a good deal of time to charities. He figures Myriad gets about 10 solicitations a day, enough to take up about a third of Tracy's time. The list is long, but some of Drew's favorites are Share Our Strength (a leading antihunger organization), Pediatric Aids, Meals-On-Wheels (his grandmother was a recipient of this meals-to-the-elderly program), City Harvest (which uses leftover food from restaurants to feed the homeless) and Jewish charities. The charity especially close to his heart is one funding research for Tourette's syndrome. His 10-year-old son, Andrew, is afflicted with the illness.
Was that Todd Eldridge? I saw him in the Olympics," says a wide-eyed Nieporent with boyish enthusiasm as he examines a party going into the dining room. Nieporent is a huge sports fan, especially hockey. He has Rangers season tickets and admits to occasionally playing hooky, going to a game instead of visiting one of his restaurants. "A lot of restaurateurs do," he confides.
When he's not in his restaurants or at a sporting event, Nieporent tries to spend as much time as possible with his family. "I knew I was away too much when I walked into the house one evening and my son said to my wife, 'Mommy, who's that strange man?' " In addition to Andrew, Nieporent and his wife, Ann, have a six-year-old daughter, Gabrielle. After living in Greenwich Village for a number of years, the Nieporents moved to New Jersey six years ago. Nieporent's wife advises him not to say exactly where. "She thinks my kids might be in danger," he says with a rueful smile, "now that I'm a celebrity."
While Nieporent credits Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin Shanken for rekindling his interest in cigars, it was Nieporent's father, Andrew, who first lit the flame. A cigar and pipe smoker, Andrew along with his wife, Sybil, raised Drew and Tracy in a small apartment in Peter Cooper Village on Manhattan's East Side. As an attorney for the state liquor authority, Andrew Nieporent got to know restaurateurs who needed help with their liquor licenses. This made him--and Drew--frequent guests at places such as Lutèce. "It was a conflict of interest, but that's the way business was done in those days," Drew says.
TV chef Graham Kerr's "Galloping Gourmet" persona was a major influence on Nieporent as a teenager. "I used to come home from school for lunch and watch him on television. He really inspired me," he says. He may also have gotten a sense of show biz from his mother. As Sybil Trent, she was a child radio actress; she still does voice-overs on radio and television. "It's weird to listen to a commercial and hear your mother's voice," he says. Sybil Nieporent can also be heard answering the phone at Montrachet.
Armed with a desire to learn and a love for the food industry, Nieporent entered Cornell University's Hotel and Restaurant School. While he learned a lot in the classroom, it was what he did outside of school that gave him his best career preparation. Toward the end of his freshman year, Norwegian-American Cruise Lines posted a notice at Nieporent's school seeking experienced waiters for a first-class cruise to major European ports. Nieporent jumped at the chance, even though he had no experience. "I was never a waiter, though I once worked at McDonald's. But I had a book that explained everything," he says. "Unfortunately, I didn't have a white shirt. So 60 other waiters in the dining room laughed at me every night for wearing a blue shirt."
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This article was published 4/2/2013 (1694 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Friday the 13th: It's not just a schlocky horror movie. Well, it is that, but depending on who you ask, it's also a day to stay in bed with the covers pulled up over your head lest all kinds of misfortune and disaster befall you. There are two such days in 2013 — in September and December – and they fall in what certain superstitious folks known as triskaidekaphobes consider the unluckiest year of the century. The poor humble number 13, feared and vilified for centuries. And for what? OK, so Apollo 13 is the only unsuccessful moon mission. And there were 13 people at the Last Supper, and a few other dinner parties that ended badly. Lots of serial killers have 13 letters in their name, it's true. Oh yes, and good luck finding the 13th floor in most skyscrapers. Never mind that children officially become teenagers at age 13. Now that's scary. Here are some other reasons the number 13 has gotten such a bad rap.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Pain Management
Continuous Arm Pain
I was wondering what I should do now I have had a pins and needles feeling in my hands and half the palms are numb for about 2 yrs. now, In Dec I had surgery on my left ulnar nerve and I still have a numbness and tingling in my hand. I have also been told I have a pinched nerve in my neck. My upper right arm burns like a severe sunburn and the left arm burns from the shoulder down.I can`t even stand to wear a watch on my left wrist because of the sensations, worse now than it did before surgery. I went to a pain management clinic and had 2 shots in the neck at no avail So what can I do now My doctor tells me there is no surgery needed at this time and that I have to live with it,easy for him to say, What do you suggest I do now. The burning pain is getting to be more than I can stand. I also wake up in the night and both of my arms and hands are completely asleep and I have to keep opening and closing my hand to try to gain the feeling back. Continuous
Thank you for your question.
From what you describing, it looks like your are suffering from upper extremity neuropathy. This may be due to different causes, but what is most common, and could be related to your case, is that it may be coming form your neck.
You would need to check your cervical MRI and do an EMG study. After you receive the preliminary data, your doctor can make better decisions for your case.
If you have more questions about pain management or if you live in the Cincinnati area and would like to make an appointment about this problem, please visit http://www.universitypain.com.
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Hi everyone,
All I seem to do in my practice now is doze! I know this happens but all following the breath seems to do is make me feel drowsey to the point that I keep 'waking up' several times in each session. Starting to think I might just as well stay in bed
Also when I am concious, I seem to go through a dialogue that shifts from questioning my practice per se to ruminating on the benefits of other techniques. then, when I return to the breath I fall asleep (albeit for a matter onb a minute).
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Diagnostic Study of Temporal Arteritis
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.
Verified January 2010 by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
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Last verified: January 2010
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Despite a large and growing body of knowledge concerning the diagnosis of temporal arteritis, this potentially crippling disease still requires pathological diagnosis in practically every case. It seems likely that a correctly estimated clinical probability could help in evaluating imaging results in a way that might safely obviate temporal biopsy in a large segment of suspect cases.
With this aim in view, we intend to identify useful clinical items and integrate them in an appropriate diagnostic pathway.
|Temporal Arteritis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
|Official Title:
|Diagnostic Tools in Temporal Arteritis - Towards the Development of a Diagnostic Algorithm
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MedlinePlus related topics: Giant Cell ArteritisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Percent decrease in future biopsy use. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- No secondary outcome. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
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|Study Start Date:
|July 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Inpatients suspected of temporal arteritis and referred to temporal artery biopsy
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients suspected of temporal arteritis and referred by their physicians to biopsy of a temporal artery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy; age > 80 or < 18; unable to answer study questions
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01130857
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|Israel SA Heller, MD
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|NCT01130857 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 25, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 25, 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Giant Cell Arteritis
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Skin Diseases, Vascular
Skin Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.-Bills head coach Doug Marrone made it perfectly clear Monday afternoon that he is responsible for the performance of the Buffalo Bills.
Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh the Bills were dominated by the Steelers in every phase of the game. A Pittsburgh team that hardly resembles recent powerhouse teams handed the Bills a 23-10 setback.
Rookie quarterback EJ Manuel returned to the Bills lineup and turned in what most people would call his worst performance of the season. Marrone said it was up to him as the head coach to get EJ back on track and the team turned around.
"It has to be me. That's the one thing about leadership. I could easily come out here and go with the same lines. We didn't make the plays, this is what we were on third downs, this is where we, I could come out here and talk to you about all the coach stuff and you can have all the statistics you want. You can write a lot of things about those statistics. Really at the end of the day when you win, when you get over the hump, it is about leadership. I'm telling you right now, I promise you as I stand here; I've been through this before. I know we don't like it, I know that feeling. It's very easy for myself; I can easily go home after a game like that and find ways to take myself to a different place. Meaning that it's not going to hurt as much, but I don't do that. I make it hurt in my stomach, I sue that as motivation to get myself to go. I realize that through times like this, no matter how you look at history and what you see, it always goes back to the leadership. Now we can talk about plays and we can talk about schemes all you want. That's not what this is about. This about making sure we're accountable and being a leader. That's the one thing I can promise you. I will be able to take the coaches, take this team, and take this organization to where we want to go. Is it going to be as fast as people want? No. Will it ever be as fast as people want? Probably not. But is that our goal? Absolutely. Absolutely. To think, and I want to make sure we're clear, do I have feel like I have time to turn this thing around? Hell no. Hell no. I know I have to turn this thing around now, today in what we do. So let's make sure we're all on the same page here. I understand this, it's my responsibility. You know what? This is what I love. I love it. I want to be in this position. I love this part of what we do. What we choose to do because a the same time it would be so easy for me to stand up here and say, 'Well third down, red zone, this and that,' it would be so easy for me not to be in this profession, to sit on the outside and say, 'They should be doing this and they should be doing that.' That's what separates me from the normal person. That's what separates me from the fans. That's what separates me from people in my job because I understand my responsibility. I would much rather be in the position I am in to lead this team, than to be on the sideline. I'd rather be in this position as a head coach than to be the assistant coach. I'd much rather be in this position I'm in now than to be the player. I'm excited about what I have to get done and I'm ready to do it. I've been trying to do it the whole time, but I have to do a better job of it."


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Holiday Schedule for George Washington's Day
Feb. 1, 2010 / Updated Feb. 14,
News Highlights
County Government– Closed
Courts – Closed
Public Schools and School Offices– Schools now closed for students
Library – Closed
Fairfax Connector– Operating weekday service on all Fairfax Connector routes, with the exception of Routes 380D, 585, 595 and 597, which will not operate. Route 980 will operate a reduced level of service.
Fastran – Not in service
Park Authority – RECenters will be on regular schedules. Nature centers and historic sites open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Frying Pan Farm Park open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; visitor center open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Green Spring Gardens open noon to 4:30 p.m.; historic house will be closed.
Teen and Senior Centers– Closed
Community Centers – Most closed
- Note – Most also closed Saturday, Feb. 13.
McLean Community Center – Closed.
Reston Community Center Hunters Woods – Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Reston Community Center Lake Anne – Closed
County Trash and Recycling Collection– Regular collection
Recycling and Disposal Facilities at I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex – Open
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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One stole a Christmas tree from a Rite Aid parking lot. Another swiped a baby Jesus figurine from Christmas Village in a small town. And much to the dismay of some university students, someone stole 92 feet of Christmas lights from an Alumni Center.
Across the country, Christmas Grinches are stealing what isn't theirs and robbing people of holiday cheer. But might these thieves have a change of heart come Christmas time, just like the infamous green man himself? Only time will tell, but some of these stories speak for themselves.


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Or maybe its t-shirt destruction... you be the judge.
From t-shirt to grocery bag!
Here's my go at a few t-shirt grocery bags! Let me tell you, I've already made 5 more and I love them! Cheap, stretchy, compact, and washable - what else could you possibly want in a grocery bag?! I guess if they stood up on their own it would be nothing less than perfect, but then the "compact" attribute would no longer apply. The plastic grocery bags you get in stores don't stand up on their own either, so yeah, its a moot point, I suppose. And these hold WAAAY more. Seriously.
I started out with a simple instruction from Martha Stewart and tweaked it to make a flat bottom, as I like to make everything more complicated! Ok, not exactly complicated but two extra lines of stitching... worth it for more "area" at the bottom of the bag.
All you need to form the opening and handles is a good sharp pair of scissors - no sewing required!
Detail of wrong side out... see? Not that complicated!
And here's what the finished bottom looks like. Plenty of room for a gallon of milk, a box of tissues, 18 bags of Easter candy, or 4 boxes of cereal. And these bags are STURDY which is most important!
So off you go! Raid your closet (and your husbands closet!) the local thrift shop, and garage sales for medium size t-shirts... just be careful - you don't want XXL shirts with long arm holes. The size of the arm hole = the size of the handles.
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October 27–31, 2013
ATI Vision
Alexander Technique International is a worldwide organization of teachers, students, and friends of the Alexander Technique, created to promote and advance the work begun by F. Matthias Alexander. ATI embraces the diversity of the international Alexander Technique community and is working to promote international dialogue.
ATI Mission
To create and sustain open means of global communication for people to discuss, apply, research, and experiment with the discoveries of F.M. Alexander.
To encourage the use of the F.M. Alexander Technique in both human and environmental relationships.
To embody the principles of the F.M. Alexander Technique in ATI's structure and means of operation.
To provide a means for recognizing Alexander Technique Teacher competence and providing certification for those teachers who qualify.
Invitation to Canada in 2013
Alexander Technique International Annual General Meeting
Sunday, October 27th to Thursday, October 31st, 2013
With Pre-Day of Saturday, October 26th
Dear Friends from Europe, the US, Japan, and the World:
We invite you to join us for the first ever Canadian ATI AGM. We will be meeting at Geneva Park, on the shores of scenic Lake Couchiching, adjacent to the town of Orillia, Ontario, just one and a half hours north of Toronto. Click on the blue link to visit.
Meet with colleagues, share work and exchange ideas with an international group of teachers in a lively, inclusive and supportive environment.
Be prepared to enjoy the fresh water lake, crisp, clean air, hiking trails, kayaking, canoeing and fishing. Close by you can find horseback riding, golfing and the picturesque town of Orillia. Stay longer and you can visit Niagara Falls, the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, wine tastings, and the fabulous multi-cultural city of Toronto, home to innovative dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts.
We look forward to welcoming the world in 2013.
The Canadian Site Committee for the 2013 ATI AGM:
Esther Cieri, Site Committee Chair
Susan Sinclair, Workshop Planning Committee Chair
RJ Fleck, Co-Chair ATI Communications and Workshop Planning Committees
Thank you to our team in Canada for arranging this beautifully interesting, natural and cultural location to be our meeting place in 2013. Our theme this year is all about making connections - connections to each other, to our trainings and the history of this work, to our future and the development of our skills, and connecting to other professionals in our own and related fields: movement, neuroscience, sports, the performing arts and more.
If you would like to present a workshop in your area of interest, please contact our Workshop Planner Susan Sinclair, firstname.lastname@example.com
In ATI we celebrate diversity in teaching. We are excited by learning and sharing together. Please share this invitation with your friends and colleagues. There will be something here for everybody, and a warm welcome for all.
Watch for more details in the Spring of 2013. Check this website and share this event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/190980491039054/
Please note: for students seeking certification ATI arranges for sponsors to arrive the day before the AGM to facilitate this process. If you would like to attend the Pre Day for certification please contact Stefanie Buller, email@example.com
We look forward to meeting and welcoming you all in Canada next October!
The Board
|Fiona Cranwell (Irl) Chair
|Kate Lushington (Can) Assistant Chair
|Irene Schlump (Ger) Director
|Henrieke Gosch (Ger) Director
|Gilles Estran (Fra) Director
|Daniel Bell (USA) Secretary
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Since I don't have any more I'll give you . Pretend it says "Midol".Originally Posted by Will Galen
Definitely not me. I always tend to finish close, but never quite win (like all the teams I root for... ).
Well, since a good number of you think I'm not the best Kegboy, I guess I need to change my avatar. Can't be going around as Super Kegboy now, can I?
Hmm, let's see. What to change it to?
I know.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
If you're going to go around dressed like that I'm back to not going to the party.
Can u define "best poster"?
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Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Dear God I'm tied for third in votes for best Kegboy..........
Hmmmmm...... I guess I need to check with my wife to see if I can start using binoculars to check out the Pacemates.... or spy on Dale
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
"No, honey I'm not looking at the Pacemates again, I'm...
For extra credit let her use the binoculars if the "animal" looks like a phalic symbol....watching Mel Daniels make balloon animals."
On the rare occasion where Mr. Daniels might actually be wearing a suit be sure to point it out to her....checking out Mel Daniels' cowboy boots."
...looking for Chuck. My bad, I forgot he's an offical assistant now."When all else fails this next one should work like a charm....trying to read Mel's lips. He's having a deep conversation with Sam Perkins."
...looking at Stacey Austin's shoes. [For: your birthday, Mother's Day, our anniversary; or Because I love you] I was thinking about buying a pair just for you sweetie.
I only use Kyle's binoculars when I go to games with him.
Keeps life simple...
Of course, he's single, so he usually insists that I give the binoculars back to him during timeouts.
(I don't have any idea why I'm admitting any of this.)
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the..........................................
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Guest Column: Byers Peak annexation petition puts Fraser at risk
July 9, 2013
On May 29, the Fraser's Board of Trustees approved the annexation of Byers Peak with a 6-1 vote. This came after an exhaustive effort by the Town beginning in 2007 to make the best decision possible for the future of Fraser and its residents, including months of public testimony and difficult negotiations with the landowner. The Plan was recommended to the Board by the Fraser Planning Commission after several public meetings and three public hearings on May 25, 2011. For the next two years, two different boards carefully evaluated the annexation at workshops, study sessions and public hearings too numerous to list here. The question was never whether Byers Peak Ranch would be developed — the question was whether it would be developed in Fraser or the County.
Concerns surfaced when we read in the Sky-Hi News that Andy Miller and Jane Mather were taking steps to submit a petition proposing to place the question of the annexation on the ballot in an effort to take this decision out of the hands of the board. The basis for this is they feel the annexation agreement could be better, they do not understand parts of the agreement "so don't trust it," and the process did not allow for sufficient public input. These assertions could not be further from the truth. The Board listened carefully to residents and negotiated an agreement with the landowner that reflects residents' concerns. If the agreement was any more on the side of the town there would be no agreement and the landowner would be proceeding to develop in the county – which may still happen if the annexation is overturned.
Yesterday Cheri Sanders and I met with Jane and Andy to go over their concerns and explain parts of the agreement they said they did not understand. For example, they believe the developer is not paying the way. Fraser's policy is that development pays its way and Byers Peak is required to pay for all costs and assume all risks. There have been suggestions that the Town does not have sufficient water – this is also not the case – our water attorneys and engineers have certified that the town has more than sufficient water for the entire Town and Byers Peak, but needs local water storage facilities to protect the water rights. They believe that the developer is getting free water taps from the town – this is not true, the developer must pay for and construct facilities that may be reimbursed with water taps only for the actual costs certified by the town from the purchase of taps within Byers Peak — protecting residents outside Byers Peak from paying for improvements that will be necessary with or without its development.
We met to see if the proposed election that could undermine years of good faith efforts could be averted. The benefits of the annexation will protect the town's water rights and obligations; reduce future costs; create revenue; create jobs; expand the Town's economic base; establish development controls; and require Byers Peak to provide water rights and construct reservoirs to satisfy existing and future water augmentation needs. We think the agreement is very important to Fraser's future and we found that revenues from water/sewer tap fees, building permits, plan review fees, use tax fees and property taxes may help stem the steady decline in town revenues, and are much greater than costs to the Town for the development.
The Board did not come to its decision easily. But, we want the residents of Fraser to know that we kept our fiduciary responsibility to make responsible decisions that are in the best interests of the town. Six out of seven Trustees who voted in favor of the annexation believe that the agreement is not perfect, but residents will lose much more by letting Byers Peak be developed in the county. During the discussion yesterday it became evident that Andy and Jane have other reasons for opposing the annexation. We respect the effort that Jane and Andy have made to provide input during the process and we asked them, for the sake of Fraser residents, not to proceed with the petition and risk losing the benefits of the annexation as negotiated. Proceeding with the petition places Fraser at greater risk and increases costs to its residents.


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No thanksI've tried so many mascaras the last several years and this in one that goes into the "no" list. I did not like brush, it did not apply mascara on very well. As for the waterproof qualities, I can't really say that it holds up extremely well. It wasn't long before I bought something else. — 6 years, 6 months agovolta | 566 reviews
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not impressedThe want is poorly constructed; its incredible flimsy and rubbery, does not allow mascara to glide onto lashes. The mascara tends to clump and does not look very natural on. I like the slim tube, but was not impressed by what my eyes looked like after using this wand. — 6 years, 7 months agokatiecourtney | 172 reviews
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Whose Idea Was THIS?!Maybe I'm the only one...but I had some serious issues with this silly putty like brush. It's like trying to apply mascara with a bobbly head. It's impossible to build volume or remove clumps because the brush is boinging back and forth. C'mon, folks at Maybelline, I expected better from you. — 8 years, 4 months agoAmberDB | 189 reviews
Not too bad, but not stellarThis mascara works pretty well, but so do most mascaras I've tried. — 4 years, 5 months agoKDmae87 | 69 reviews
Okay formulaThe formula was alright but I hated the brush. It is way too flexible, I felt like I had no control over it. — 4 years, 9 months agobeepdee | 64 reviews
This mascara sucked!It did not live up to what it claimed. Sure it gave me length but I ended up with spider lashes. It didn't hold up my curls either and the wand was far too flimsy for my liking. This would be perfect for people who have naturally thick and full lashes, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who has thin, sparse lashes. I would definitely not repurchase, by far, one of the worst mascaras I've tried (The worst is the original Great Lash formula.) — 5 years agoTinaH123 | 6 reviews
Love itI love this mascara I really go for the natural look and the way I aply it it does it it feels very light and my lashes are so of everythong is great about this mascara except that the brush is difficult to get back in the tube because its so flimsy. Overall LOVE IT great mascara! :-) — 5 years, 4 months agoyamicelys_fuentes | 1 reviews
Does what it saysIt defines and it is waterproof - they aren't lying. While I wish this mascara added more volume, it is a decent day mascara that does not clump and has a nice amount of pigment. — 5 years, 4 months agoShara525 | 14 reviews
Cute.It does exactly what it says it will do, define your lashes. Its DEFENATELY waterproof in so that its hard to get off with makeup remover. Its good, but it sticks too much. On the bright side it defenately defines my lashes and its not clumpy. — 6 years, 2 months agomocha20k | 8 reviews
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'"I try to get up [here] as much as possible. My family is up here. Both sides [of my family's] grandmothers are here in the summer. My grandpa lives in Carnarvon," he said. "It's a good feeling to come back to a familiar place. To know everybody supports and cares about you it's a good feeling to be back in town. Haliburton has given me a lot of support over the years. I really appreciate that. I love being up here."'
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