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In what could be a Christmas miracle, Woodland's State Theatre might be transformed into a 10-screen multiplex as early as December 2015.
Woodland's City Council is set to sign off on a deal Tuesday night that will dispose of the building by selling it to developer Ron Caceres of RCI Development, in collaboration with Cinema West, to renovate and expand the dilapidating icon.
The project proposal is to completely renovate the existing State Theatre at 322 Main St., and add an addition to the east side on the adjacent commercial properties, according to a staff report. The existing building will have a fully renovated main auditorium along with a second theater, upgraded rest rooms and small caf?. The expansion to the east will accommodate a new main lobby and concession area with eight additional theaters — to the tune of $10 million.
"This is the culmination of a lot of hard work by many people, not just myself. I am thrilled that we have the opportunity to bring a first class theater project to downtown Woodland," said Caceres in an email. "This will be a catalyst project, and builds on the progress we have already made downtown in the last few years. The city and Cinema West have been great to work with."
The developer will purchase the State Theatre in as-is condition for $275,000, the same amount which the city bought it for using Measure E revenues in 2012.
The City Council originally approved the re-use of the building as a Children's Performing Art and Event Center to be operated by the Woodland Opera House, as stipulated in Measure E advisory measures.
The total cost for the design and construction was estimated to be around $4 million, according to the report, which was too high a price tag for the city — which then switched its efforts to disposing of the costly asset.
In October the council entered into an exclusive negotiating contract with Caceres, who made a bid for the project back in 2010. It was rejected by the city in favor of Gateway developer Paul Petrovich and Cinema West's plans for a multiplex at Third and Main streets without utilizing city monies. Cinema West — which has 12 locations and 120 screens in California — has since partnered with RCI Development, according to details of the report.
"In the past 20 years, we've worked in partnership with many California communities to develop downtown move theaters both smaller and larger than what we propose here," said Cinema West owner Dave Corkill in a letter to the city. "As you know we've had a long-standing interest in developing and operating a movie theater in Woodland and we are pleased to see that this project may soon come to fruition."
Cinema West is based out of Petaluma.
"Overall, the project is expected to have a substantial positive fiscal benefit to the city," said Community Development Director Ken Hiatt in the staff report. "The project will generate one-time revenues in the form of development impact fees and permit fees. Once completed, the project will have significant direct and indirect positive fiscal impacts in the form of property and sales taxes as well as business license fees."
The project site is within one of the city's highest tax rates, 30 percent of the base 1 percent of property tax, Hiatt explained. Upon completion, the project will generate an estimated $27,000 in net new property taxes annually, plus sales of food and beverage from the concessions and caf? portions of the project will generate sales taxes.
"Furthermore, the project will stimulate additional sales for existing downtown businesses and generate demand for new businesses that will result in reinvestment in downtown properties translating to further increases in property and sales tax revenues for the city," said Hiatt.
According to the agreement, Caceres will pay any costs associated with further site/building assessments during due diligence period, as well as all development and construction costs including entitlement, permit and impact fees.
Caceres will further sell the city an "Operating Covenant" that ensures the multiplex will be around for at least a decade.
In return, the city will provide $2.7 million from the former Redevelopment Agency's bond revenues to assist with development costs. It will be paid in ten equal installments of $275,000, with the first payment due at close of escrow (estimated to be December this year) and annually thereafter until paid in full, the agreement stipulates.
"The bonds were issued for the advancement of projects within the redevelopment project area and specifically identified a multiplex theatre project as a planned project for which the proceeds were anticipated to be used," said Hiatt. "The Agency's ability to spend the bond proceeds was stalled due to the State's dissolution of Redevelopment in 2011. However, in March of this year the Department of Finance approved a Bond Expenditure Agreement between the city and the Agency. This agreement allowed the transfer of unexpended redevelopment bond proceeds held by the Agency to the city."
There is approximately $4.2 million of remaining unspent bond proceeds available to be expended in a manner consistent with the applicable bond covenants, he added.
After the theater is purchased, the city will reimburse its Measure E fund, adding $275,000 to its spending plan.
The State Theatre operated for 73 years before closing in 2010 due to the economy.
The scope of the renovation is estimated to be around a year and a half. Construction will begin in February next year, with completion eyed for December 2015.
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A Fairfield man pleaded not guilty to serious felony charges on Monday in Solano County Superior Court in connection with an allegation that he bit the nose off of his infant son last week in a rage over the infant's crying.
Joshua Lemar Cooper, 18, made his first court appearance since his Thursday arrest in Fairfield. Cooper pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated mayhem and two counts of child abuse, all of which are felonies.
Fairfield police responded to an apartment on Alaska Avenue Thursday morning after a hysterical female called police dispatch to report her infant child was bleeding from its nose. Police said that Cooper, the one-month-old infant's 17-year-old mother and numerous other family members were present at the apartment.
The infant, Ta'jon, was taken to a local hospital where doctors determined that the infant's nose had been severed and it had also suffered possible head trauma, according to police. The child was then transported to Children's Hospital in Oakland, where doctors there indicated that there was evidence of a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage, police said.
During their investigation, police determined that Cooper had bitten the infant's nose off out of frustration due to its crying, however, the investigation continues into how it suffered the skull fracture and brain hemorrhage. Police said that the child was in stable condition at the hospital.
On Monday, numerous family members and supporters attended the hearing inside the Fairfield courtroom of Commissioner William J. Pendergast. The group quickly left at the conclusion of the hearing without speaking to reporters. In an interview with KGO-TV in San Francisco, the baby's mother said, "It hurts. It hurts my feelings a lot, like my heart is broken."
Oakland Children's Hospital confirmed Monday that baby Ta'jon is still at the hospital, but would not elaborate on the child's condition at the request of his mother. Bay Area media reports said that the one-month-old's nose was reattached and that he's still recovering.
Cooper was ordered held in Solano County Jail with bail set at $750,000. A probable cause hearing was set for 10 a.m. on April 1 in the Fairfield courtroom of Judge Wendy G. Getty.


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Boston Chocolate Tour – A Review
A couple weekends ago, I was able to enjoy the beautiful weather by walking around the South End eating a bunch of chocolate. You can't go wrong eating chocolate and enjoying a perfect Boston summer day.
I had contacted Boston Chocolate Tours to see if they would be interested in a giveaway for my lovely readers. Instead, they offered me two tickets to any of their chocolate tours in exchange for this review. I decided it was a fair trade and invited another blogger, Sophie, to join me.
I chose the South End tour because David mentioned that it was his favorite so I figured why not. We started our adventure at Code 10 on Washington St. Sophie and I were the first ones there and we were able to chat with our tour guide Katie for a few minutes. Katie gave everyone a little goodie bag that included our pass for the day (a small tag on a lanyard), a small bag of pretzels in case we needed something salty between all the chocolate, and a couple printouts. One had a listing of various VIP deals we can get showing our pass. The other was a listing of some of the places that the chocolate tour would take us.
Once 2:00 rolled around, we were still missing a couple people, but we went ahead and got started. Code 10 sells baked goods from Rosie's as well as various deli sandwiches and snacks. Here we tasted a frosted brownie called Chocolate Orgasm. It was a dense fudge-like brownie with a smooth frosting on top. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
After eating our brownies, we all headed outside where Katie had us all go around and introduce ourselves. Katie mentioned that she had been a tour guide since the company opened last November.
Then we headed across the street to Flour Bakery. We didn't go in because it was pretty packed, so Katie ran in to grab our goodies. Here, we tasted Oreos. They were pretty fantastic and apparently they sell out pretty early during the day, so if you want one, call ahead. I was able to grab an extra one to take home to Hubby and he really enjoyed it as well.
After our Oreos in the sun, we headed over to Tremont 647 and Sister Sorel. They were in the midst of their pajama brunch which they do every Saturday and Sunday. The food smelled amazing as we walked through Tremont 647 to get to Sister Sorrell.
Once we got there, we had the whole bar to ourselves. They gave us each a chocolate martini which included their own in-house infused vanilla vodka. We also had a small piece of chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was very light and fluffy and not overly chocolatey.
While we were sitting there, Katie explained how chocolate is made. I'm not going to go through it all here because I wasn't taking notes. She also explained how to properlly taste chocolate. Then we got to try out our tasting skills by tasting a piece of Taza chocolate. It was good and had a gritty texture because of how they make their chocolate.
After that, we went to Appleton bakery. We walked by Chocolee but they were closed due to air conditioning failures. Apparently a couple weeks ago all of their chocolate melted! How horrible is that?!? At Appleton, we were able to taste two brownies. One was a walnut brownie and one was a cream cheese brownie. I didn't try the cream cheese brownie because of my lactose intolerance, but I heard it was divine.
Next we went to a cute little place called Picco. It had a nice outdoor seating area and they're known for thier pizza, ice cream, and beer list. Sophie and I agreed it would be a great place to grab lunch on a nice day. Here, we tasted some chocolate sorbet. It was very creamy and delicious. You definitely would have thought it had tons of heavy cream in it.
After our sorbet, we went to a shop called Aunt Sadie's. They have a bunch of scented candles including a chocolate candle (they also had tomato, chicken noodle soup, and some other really unique candles). It was a cute little shop, but no chocolate tasty there.
Last, we ended our tour at the South End Buttery. We were in the back room and got to taste an espresso milkshake (I passed on this too) and a mini chocolate cupcake. The cupcake was good and the frosting was to die for. I loved that frosting.
The chocolate tour was a fun way to see the South End, learn about some of the great restaurants and shops in the area, and enjoy some tasty treats along the way. I was originally expecting it to be more of tasting chocolates than eating things with chocolate in them. I think the chocolate tasting that is offered is more in line with what I had in mind…
The price of this particular tour is $48/person. I have to admit that if I had paid $48, I might have felt a bit like I got the short end of the straw. Don't get me wrong, Katie was extremely knowledgable and fun to hang out with. And all of the chocolate treats we tasted were delicious. I just think a price closer to $36 is more reasonable for what I experienced that weekend.
If you'd like more information about Boston Chocolate Tours, be sure to check out their website – they also offer chocolate tastings, workshops, and private events. A big thanks to David of Boston Chocolate tours for letting Sophie and I experience this tour! If you've ever been on a chocolate tour anywhere, I'd love to hear about your experience.
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Great review! I've taken the chocolate making workshop run by the same company and really enjoyed it!
What a great review. I've never done a chocolate tasting tour before, but it sounds right up my alley! My boyfriend is from Boston, and we usually look for fun things to do in the city when we go back to visit his family and friends! I may suggest this for next time! 🙂
I just went on the Harvard Square Chocolate Tour last week (and wrote a review on my blog too) and had an awesome time. The South End one looks great too, I'm very jealous we didn't get to try any chocolate martinis in Harvard Square!
Looks like fun! I can see how the price is a little high…I've found many of those concoctions on my own. Love the South End Buttery!
Great review, all of the chocolate treats look delicious! I looked into doing one of these tours but felt the price was a little much.
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Thanks for coming on the tour. I think the review is very fair and I do love Katie and that tour. The beauty of that tour in addition to the eclectic neighborhood is that all the shops are small owner operated shops who sometimes keep different hours. Missing Blunch and their chocolate chip cookie (a Yelp favorite) Chocolee and the unbelievable chocolate beignets and the other "secret" stop that is often the tour favorite that may make change you your conclusion 🙂 You are more than welcome to come again or to another tour.
I loved this, it was sooo fun!
Oh wow…how yummy. I had never heard about these types of tours before but it looks like it would be something that we would really enjoy!


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This holiday season, the Bristol Bar and Grille will offer dinner specials for Hanukkah and a wine dinner to celebrate New Year's Eve.
From Saturday, Dec. 8 to Saturday, Dec. 15, The Bristol at 300 N. Hurstbourne Pkwy. will offer eight days of Hanukkah dinner specials. One dish per evening will be featured on a rotating basis, and selections include salmon with local apple butter sauce and herb potato kugel (Dec. 10) and local lamb shank with apricots and couscous (Dec. 12). Pricing will range from $17 to $22 per dish. Dinner hours at the Hurstbourne Bristol are 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information or to make a reservation, call 502.426.0627.
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Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!
Today in 2008, Billy Elliot opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1312 performances. Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the UK miners' strike in County Durham, in North Eastern England. It won ten Tony Awards and ten Drama Desk Awards, including, in each case, best musical.
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VIERA, Fla. -- After battling inconsistent command in his two previous starts, Paul Maholm spent the past few days making some slight mechanical adjustments to his delivery. His efforts appeared to be beneficial as he baffled the Nationals for five innings during Monday's 7-2 win at Space Coast Stadium.
"That was their number one lineup," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "He had his breaking ball biting. He had a nice spin on his breaking ball and commanded the fastball to both sides [of the plate] and threw some nice changeups. He did a nice job."
Working five innings for the first time this spring, Maholm surrendered two hits, tallied five strikeouts and induced eight ground-ball outs. The only ball the Nationals hit out of the infield against him came courtesy of Bryce Harper's two-out single to right field in the first inning.
"No matter what lineup you're facing, you want to feel comfortable," Maholm said. "You want, at this point, to start getting your pitches where they need to be. Both breaking balls were working well today, and the few changeups I threw were good. To have a bunch of ground balls is pretty much what I need. That's definitely the most normal I've felt on the mound since we've been down here."
Maholm allowed five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Phillies on Feb. 28 and uncharacteristically issued four walks in 3 2/3 innings against the Yankees last Tuesday. Leading up to this outing against the Nationals, the 30-year-old southpaw focused on regaining his timing by slowing his delivery.
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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Among the 24 position players who officially reported to Mariners camp on Friday, none had a bigger smile than outfielder Michael Morse, who returned to the club's Spring Training complex for the first time since 2009.
The 31-year-old was acquired from the Nationals in a trade last month, and was so eager to get to work he checked in at 8 a.m., not aware that physical exams weren't scheduled until the afternoon.
Morse got in some early hitting Thursday afternoon when he first arrived, and will be on the field Saturday morning with the rest of his teammates for the first full-squad workout.
"It's pretty cool being back here," Morse said, stashing equipment into his locker in the same clubhouse he shared while coming up with the Mariners as a young prospect. "It was funny yesterday in the cage, me and Raul [Ibanez] were hitting and I told him, 'Man, I feel like you and me are early right now to camp and we're still waiting on Adrian Beltre, Richie Sexson and Jose Lopez to get here.'
"But it's really cool. Not a lot of guys get a chance to go back to the team where they started, especially to come back and help this organization get back on top. I definitely feel it's a privilege and a blessing to be here. I feel comfortable here. This is where it all started for me. I didn't get a real good opportunity before, but now I'm just going to relax and have fun.
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American taxpayers pay hundreds of millions of dollars funding our increasingly overcrowded state and federal prisons.Alan Elsner, a reporter and author, will speak about the nation's prison system on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Woman's Club in Charleston's East End.Elsner's speech, "What Prisons Are Doing to America and What Americans Can Do About It," is part of the annual fundraising Bill of Rights Dinner held by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia Foundation."We have an incarceration rate of five to seven times as high, as a proportion of population, than most of the world's industrial democracies," Elsner said during a telephone interview with the Sunday Gazette-Mail."We have about one-quarter of all the world's prisoners," Elsner said."West Virginia has the second-largest percentage increase in its prison population in 2010 [of all 50 states]. Prison overcrowding in West Virginia increased from 1,500 prisoners in 1990 to about 6,500 in 2010" -- more than four times as many.Figures from the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Elsner said, show 27.6 percent of all our state's prisoners were convicted of drug offenses.The proportion of prisoners' convictions included: 29.1 percent for crimes against property, 21.7 percent for crimes against other people and 21.6 percent for actions against "public order."Education is a major factor related to imprisonment, Elsner said.Only 4 percent of all West Virginia prisoners have college or any post-high school education. In addition, 28 percent never graduated from high school, while another 41 percent later earned General Educational Development diplomas. Many earned their GEDs while serving time in prison."Maybe the solution to the prison crisis would be to send more people to college," Elsner said."Solutions have everything to do with fixing our communities. I view imprisonment as a symptom and byproduct of poverty, not as an isolated issue."Elsner said he also plans to talk about the positive economic impacts that prisons may have on communities, "especially in areas that are otherwise depressed."You see this not only in West Virginia. In Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky, governments also put prisons in rural areas where the coal industry or the forestry industry has fallen on hard times. Prisons become part of the economic fabric of the community." But prison officers often seek other employment."Federal officers in West Virginia are fleeing prisons. Their jobs are very stressful and can be very unpleasant," Elsner said.Many people tend to look at prison populations in racial and ethnic terms."In West Virginia, a lot of people view the prison system through a kind of racial lens, believing the proportion of African-Americans and Hispanics in prison is very disproportionate to the whole prison population."West Virginia doesn't have large African-American or Hispanic populations. People in prison are, for the most part, poor people. I think that is a correct way of viewing this issue," Elsner said.Opposition to our current prison system is growing, especially among many political conservatives, according to Paul Glastris, editor of "The Washington Monthly," a magazine published six times a year. For decades, conservatives championed "tough-on-crime policies that swelled America's prison population to gulag-like levels."In recent years, the nation's press, Glastris argues, failed to report on the thoughts and writings of "right-wing policy intellectuals" who are challenging and changing conservative attitudes about crime."Instead of promoting harsher sentences as a bulwark against disorder, more and more conservatives are challenging the prison-industrial complex as a statist abomination that wastes taxpayer dollars and countenances homosexual rape," Glastris writes.The magazine's article, "The Conservative War on Prisons," was published in its November-December 2012 issue.Elsner's first book, "Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in American's Prison" was praised as a "wake-up call" by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., as well as by many other people on the political left and right. Elsner worked for the Reuters News Agency, where he covered the State Department, the White House and international affairs. He will shortly become Vice President of Communications for J Street, a Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates a peaceful solution to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Saturday's ACLU dinner also will present retiring Sen. Dan. Foster, D-Kanawha, with the Roger Baldwin Founders' Award.The evening begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. Music will be provided by Worldbeat Ensemble Option 22 and a silent auction will take place throughout the evening.Tickets are $65 per person for the program at 1600 Virginia St. E. in Charleston. For information, contact Nancy Hill at 304-345-9246, ext. 102.Reach Paul J. Nyden at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5164. 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The Sony Alpha SLT-A55VL: simple operation, great pictures
Meredith Krebs was a video producer and copywriter at Crutchfield for several years. She wrote about cameras and produced over 100 videos for the website.
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I was excited to try out the Sony Alpha SLT-A55VL camera. The fall foliage has been amazing, and I had a few photo projects I wanted to do that required a more advanced camera than my little point-and-shoot. The A55 came with is own 18-55mm lens, but I also borrowed a Sony SAL-35F18 lens for some shots I wanted to try.
At first I was a little intimidated. I had never used a Sony camera before, and I wasn't sure how comfortable I would be with its menus. My initial impression was that the camera seemed to have a lot of dials and buttons. But in the end I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the camera actually was to use. In a short time, I could turn the various features on and off with no problem and without consulting the manual.
The first thing I did with the A55 was to take a self-portrait for a blog post. I placed the camera on a table and aimed it at the couch. Then I set the 10-second timer. Ten seconds gave me just enough time to sprint across the living room and sit down and smile without being photographed as a blur. After a few tries, I took an acceptable photo and was well satisfied with my project.
I was intrigued by the fact that the camera has the ability to take ten frames per second. This seemed perfect for a project I had tried to do with my son. He wanted me to take a picture of him leaping in mid-air. My point-and-shoot kept missing the moment. So we went out on a frosty morning to the playground to try again. Using the A55 on the 10/frame mode, I was able to capture him leaping with no problem. In fact, I had it in the can on the first try.(See above. Click on images to enlarge)
It was time to use the extra lens. We've been having a beautiful autumn here, so I put the Sony 35mm f/1.8 lens on the camera to take some shots of the leaves. It was a bit past the peak weekend for most of the trees, but I thought they still looked beautiful. At first it seemed odd not to be able to zoom, but I quickly got used to it. Using manual focus, I played around with having different parts of the photo in focus, and letting the rest stay soft. It was a lot of fun. The screen was a bit hard to see on such a bright fall day, but I was able to either turn it down to shade it or look through the viewfinder for other shots. It was great to have some options.
A nice feature of this camera is panorama sweep mode. The feature was easy to use. I had to simply pan in the direction of the arrow on the screen. It quickly stitched the individual images together and gave me a final photo. I tried a couple of shots with varying degrees of sucess, but when I panned up a tree, I really liked the result. The only downside: the resulting file is huge, so you'll have to work with it in order to make it small enough to use in a blog post or send in an email.
If you're photographing sports, or need a great all-around camera at the ready, the Sony A55 would be a great choice for you. The ten frames per second feature could help you capture those elusive and fleeting moments. It's not as light as a point-and-shoot, but it also didn't make me tired carrying it in my shoulder bag. And carrying that extra bit of weight was well worth it for a camera with so many extra features. That's what I thought when I examined all the photos I took with the Sony Alpha SLT-A55VL camera.


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The 29th of February, a Leap day, is coming up again. On this mysterious date 20- year- olds celebrate their fifth birthdays and so on. What has this got to do with this beautiful armilliary sphere , on display in The Science Museum, London?
Armiliary sphere by Sisson (credit: Science Museum)
The sphere was made in 1731 for Prince Frederick , son of George II, who died before his father, hence he never came to the throne. Both he and Princess Augusta were interested in what we would now call science. They commissioned this instrument, which shows the planets circling the Sun, from Jonathan Sisson, a leading London instrument maker. The 'horizon ring', the horizontal ring round the instrument, is engraved with the days of the year and the signs of the zodiac.
However, the first day of spring, or first point of Aries, is not marked as the 21st of March but the 10th. The equinoxes, when the days are the same length as the nights, had been moving backwards ever since Julius Caesar set the calendar in 46BC. This was because the 29th of February, coming every 4 years, was too frequent. In 1752 , in the reign of George II, the UK moved to the new calendar, when the 29th Feb was not quite every four years. In a stroke we lost 11 days-the 3rd to the 13th of September. The painting by Hogarth "An Election Entertainment' has suggested there may have been riots over this loss, but there is no evidence.
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My Makeup Routine: Atoxicsparkle
Over in the Beauty Product Junkies group on TeamSugar, the members have been posting step-by-step breakdowns of their daily makeup routines, complete with before and after photos. What brave souls!
I absolutely love this idea, so I've asked several users if I can post their routines here. I also invite you to join the group and post your own routines. Who knows? You might just end up featured on BellaSugar too!
Today's routine comes from BPJ founder Atoxicsparkle, whose beauty arsenal you can peek at above. To see her makeup routine from start to finish,
Here is Atoxicsparkle's "before shot." She explains: "my eye looks funky but oh well, takin' one for the team. And I swear, I don't always look so pissed as I will in these pics, but my camera was being stupid and giving me hell." Now for the steps:
Step #1: "So before I even start putting makeup on, I do one of the most important things every woman should do, and that is moisturize! I start by smoothing Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion SPF 15 all over my face and neck, then Neutrogena Healthy Defense SPF 30 Daily Eye Cream on and around my eyes. Then, using a wet sponge, I apply MAC Select Moistureblend SPF 15 in NW25 all over my face and neck. To help the foundation settle, I apply MAC Blot Pressed Powder in Medium Dark all over with a large powder brush."
Step #2: "Now I apply Urban Decay Primer Potion to my lids, fill in my eyebrows with my Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Brown, then apply Benefit Mr. Frosty Eye Pencil on my brow-bone right under my eyebrow. Then comes the hardest decision: Which eyeshadow to wear? Seriously, sometimes I can stand there for 10 minutes trying to decide on how to do my eyes that day. Today, since I was wearing a green dress, I decided to use the Laura Geller Eye Stay Duo in Champagne/Mocha."
Step #3: "To finish off my eye, I first line my upper lid with my Benefit Eye Sketching Pencil in Onyx. Then I line my lower lid with the Too Faced Foiled Liner in Bronze Bombshell, then smudge it up into the corners with a Sephora Smudge Brush. (Every woman must own one of these; they are awesome!) Curl my lashes and give 'em two coats of DiorShow Mascara in Black, and my eyes are done!
Step #4: To finish, I apply Clinique Fresh Bloom All-Over Colour in Peony on my cheeks with a large blush brush, and highlight my cheek, eye, and jaw bone with MAC Skinfinish in Lightscapade using an angled blush brush. A thin coat of Benefit Her Glossiness V.I.P. Lip Gloss in Life on the A List on the lips, and I'm ready to go!
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Housing association residents across Wiltshire have given a much-needed boost to the region's food banks.
In December, Sovereign Housing Association's West of England panel donated £3,500 to the Trussell Trust, which provided emergency food and support across the UK.
Panel chair Sarah Watts said: "We know that many residents are facing unprecedented challenges this winter with increasing bills, lower incomes, benefit cuts and extreme weather.
"As a result food banks are under more pressure too, and they rely on donations and the kindness of volunteers. We all felt very strongly that it was the right thing to do and that the money should be made available to support the Trussell Trust."
Trussell Trust network manager, James Milton, said: "Sadly, food banks are seeing increasing numbers of clients requesting food that does not require cooking, because they are trying desperately to minimise bills or have had utilities disconnected.
"This money will help to make a real difference to the 20,000 adults and children receiving food bank assistance."
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4 Reasons for NOT Saying Perfectionism is Your Strength in an Interview
4 Reasons for NOT Saying at an Interview That Perfectionism is Your Strength
By Bob McIntosh,
Career Trainer
I can say with certainty that I am not a perfectionist. Today, for instance, I'm wearing brown shoes, olive-green pants, a black belt, a blue striped shirt, and a Mackintosh plaid tie. And, oh, my socks don't match. I attribute this imperfection to my upbringing in a chaotic household, where no one really knew how to dress.
My colleague won't mind me telling you that she prepares her room the night before her workshops. She puts aside exactly three Starbursts, a cup of lukewarm water, two paper towels, and enough sharpened pencils for twenty attendees. Not only that; she dresses like she's going to an
. Is she a perfectionist? No. She's probably this way because she was brought up as an Army brat.
If you claim perfectionism as a strength at an interview, you're likely to lose the
before the interview's over.
First of all,
interviewers have heard this claim far too often
and it insults their intelligence. Someone answered, with a smug look on his face, the strength I asked him and I immediately thought he was a con man.
Second, a perfectionist is someone who
has a difficult time finishing projects or assignments
because he thinks it must be perfect, which is a tough bill to fill.
Third, a perfectionist is most likely going to
irritate those around him
because he will expect perfection from them.
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repeats, "It also messes up the people around you, because perfectionists lose perspective as they get more and more mired in details."
Lastly, an astute interviewer realizes that there are the
negative ramifications that accompany perfectionism
Psychology Today
states, "A one-way ticket to unhappiness, perfectionism is typically accompanied by depression and eating disorders." Those who consider themselves to be perfectionist are so concerned about being successful that they're
more focused on not failing
. It's a recipe for disaster.
Bad news for perfectionists abound when
also claims there're serious psychological ramifications associated with it: "Researchers have begun to investigate the role of perfectionism in various mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders and personality disorders." Yikes. This makes me glad that my ties rest in my drawer at work like a nest of snakes, instead of hanging neatly on a tie rack at home.
However, there seems to be some contradiction when Wikipedia describes perfectionists as
perfectly sane people who simply excel
: "Exceptionally talented individuals who excel in their field sometimes show signs of perfectionism. High-achieving athletes, scientists, and artists often show signs of perfectionism." This makes sense. I suppose that if I were to be operated on, I would want a perfectionist as my surgeon.
I'm certainly not a perfectionist, and it hasn't hurt my performance–my performance reviews consistently garner "Very Good"–but I wonder what it would be like if my clothing were perfectly matched. I'm sure I'd suffer some malady. One thing is for certain, it's better to choose a different strength to give at an interview.
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Found among the tons of debris and detritus from Hurricane Sandy, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., residents Katheleen Chaney and her son Patrick Fowler came across a packet of love letters that had washed ashore, having survived the storm relatively intact.
Chaney is now attempting to match the treasures with their rightful owner.
Atlantic Highlands, near Sandy Hook, was "destroyed," said Chaney, but her family was lucky. They lost power for about a week, but their house sustained only minimal damage.
"We can't complain," she said.
In the course of inspecting the devestation and sifting through debris along the Hudson Trail, Fowler found a pack of letters tied up in a pink ribbon. He took them home and dried them by the fireplace. Chaney said she and her family spent nights reading the letters that are still legible after being soaked by the Atlantic Ocean.
She said the letters are beautiful, dating from between 1942 and 1947, and written by a Ms. Dorothy Fallon of Rumson, N.J., to a Mr. Lynn Farnham of Vermont, whom she was preparing to marry.
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While many people breathed a sigh of relief when Congress pulled the nation back from the so-called "fiscal cliff" at the beginning of the new year, most of those who were following the contretemps didn't realize it was mainly political theater.
"While we are pleased Congress made some headway on tax elements to avert the fiscal cliff, we are concerned that they could not agree to a long-term solution to fix a problem no serious person wants: sequestration," said Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO Marion Blakey.
"If sequestration is not solved in the next 57 days, it would be an abdication of responsibility by the leaders of this country, one that will only heighten Americans' cynicism and cement the public image of a gridlocked Washington that simply doesn't work," she added.
Blakey, who served a five-year stint as FAA Administrator early last decade, described sequestration as a slow-motion catastrophe for the nation's military forces, space program and virtually every critical government function from air traffic control and border security to food inspection and more.
According to AIA, more than 2 million Americans across all sectors of the economy will lose their jobs starting in 57 days "if political leaders fail to fix the self-inflicted wound of sequestration" and the dangers it poses to the Defense Department and national security.
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AOPA president and CEO Craig Fuller said the actions by Congress should prevent dramatic budget reductions in the 2012-2013 budget for the time being, which could have had a serious effect on airports and modernizing the ATC system.
But he cautioned that the path forward will take the nation down a road to yet another large debate that the new 113th Congress must consider within the next few months. "In this debate, budget reductions will be demanded as the price of supporting a debt ceiling increase necessary to continue funding federal government operations," Fuller explained.
Meanwhile, the President is required to submit to the Congress his 2013-2014 Federal Budget Plan. "Given the statements made during 2012," Fuller said, "we have every reason to believe that the Administration will come in search of more revenue from the general aviation community, and their search seems to focus on operational user fees."
On January 14, NBAA joined more than 50 organizations in petitioning the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that President Obama's budget request includes adequate funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staffing at U.S. ports of entry. The groups said understaffing at ports "increases wait times, costs industry billions and discourages business and leisure travelers from visiting the U.S."
In addition, the groups said CBP should continue to focus on ways that can use its current staff more effectively, through expanding trusted-traveler programs, aggressively implementing its Trade Transformation Agenda and evaluating additional methods for increasing efficiency at the ports.
warren (not verified)
February 4, 2013 - 3:19pm
I find it hard to believe the economically fragile airlines would allow delays due to a controller rif.
T.D. Welander (not verified)
February 4, 2013 - 4:58pm
The unlawful or unbalanced or deficit government spending has resulted in a hidden inflation rate two to three times higher than the published inflation rate.
Specifically, my observed cost increases in the last ten years have been between 5% to 10% per year; when published inflation has been under 3% per year. The problem is the market basket of goods computation used by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Dept of Labor. Absolutely no one buys that market basket of goods used in the inflation computation. It would not be difficult for the Dept of Labor and/or the Federal Reserve to sample the population through their tax returns finding out from one year to the next what peoples primary price increases have been. So far the dense are leading the dense; nothing happening. After all, it is only hurting consumers. Consumers will most certainly need to wise up before anything is done about it; if then. Appears to be the most sophisticated theft ever seen in history; this hidden inflation.
William Cherne (not verified)
February 17, 2013 - 12:19pm
It is so evident how the standard of living in this country is deteriorating at a neck braking pace. While the inflation rate is somewhere in the 10+%, (never mind the official, and deceptive government figures,) most of the jobs available to American workers today is at minimum wages, part time employment, and zero benefits entitlements. So as the employment rate is improving, the starvation group is growing. Look around you, and watch todays young generations. If it was not for the support from their parents, most would be homeless, simply because todays wages don't even pay for rent in most cases. At the same time, the rich are getting richer. The Ceo's are getting compensated at the grotesque amounts of money, the big business is ripping of the public at will, with no repercussions to them. The oil companies are so blatantly defrauding its consumers, that they can't even spend the money they hostage from the public. At the same time the public is helpless, simply because there is no alternatives for them. For example. Public transportation is almost none existing in this country. Monopolies of the big business runs at will, and the politicians are only for the top 2% and them self. It is time for the public to start paying less intention on who wins what ball game, and start rising against obvious and deliberate destruction of the life in this country, as we knew it till a decade or so ago.


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Following the GWAS, researchers plan to conduct a prospective, randomized-controlled trial and form a pharmacogenomics consortium specifically focused on validating and discovering new gene-response variants for clopidogrel.
The Jackson Laboratory has filed a complaint accusing Nanjing University of breeding and re-selling its mouse models, the Hartford Courant reports.
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Ok BBB.
My bolt is also shot but my team is ok on the face of it and most of them have games in hand so will be scoring mid week (if they stay fit/selected etc).
Let's hope that ace of yours doesn't turn out to be a joker.
If I can remember I might go 'public' and reveal them on the last weekend,(my team that is!) so good luck and lets see what you've got!


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This nice old Gilbert o6o was put together from parts off an old hudson wreck, a mail order chugger piston, and the smallest bolts and washers that Ace hardware had. (and a folded piece of paper to replace the springs on a truck that smoked when it shorted out while testing. What fun, smokes, chugs, and hauls pretty smooth for my first real try at train repair. I also made some traction tires out of O rings pared down by spinning on a drill and running against a small disc sander.
If any knows a good forum for Gilbert I would be interested. I would like better and wider traction tires. Post any suggestions or tips please.


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Clinical Exposures: Uterine rupture in an 18-month-old toy poodle
An 18-month-old 8.1-lb (3.7-kg) intact female toy poodle was presented for evaluation of inappetence and lethargy of 48 hours' duration. The owners reported one episode of vomiting and multiple bouts of diarrhea.
Four days before presentation, the patient had whelped four live puppies with no apparent complications. The owners reported that the dog had delivered two previous litters of three puppies each without complications, and that a veterinarian had not examined the dog before any of the breedings or deliveries. The owners stated that they had not purposefully bred the dog and were not certain when the breedings had occurred. However, an intact male toy poodle lived in their household and was presumed to have sired the puppies.
With the most recent litter, there had been no reported complications during parturition, and each puppy had been delivered within 30 minutes. The puppies had thrived initially, but in the 24 hours before presentation, the puppies had started crying continuously. The owners were concerned that the bitch was not producing sufficient milk, so they had begun to bottle-feed the pups commercial milk replacer.INITIAL FINDINGS
The bitch was lethargic on physical examination and showed no interest in eating. It was thin (body condition score of 1.5/5) and febrile with a rectal temperature of 103.5 F (39.7 C). Foul smelling yellow diarrhea covered the dog's perineum, making identification of vulvar discharge difficult. Mammae development was minimal to absent, with bloody crusts on the ends of the dog's nipples. The dog's heart and respiratory rates were normal. Its mucous membranes were slightly gray and tacky. Abdominal palpation elicited signs of pain.
An in-house complete blood count (CBC) and serum chemistry profile showed anemia (hematocrit 23%; reference range = 27% to 55%) and an amylase activity that was suspected to be too high to be readable, although dilution was not done at this time. Sodium (141 mEq/L; reference range = 144 to 160 mEq/L), potassium (3.4 mEq/L; reference range = 3.5 to 5.8 mEq/L), and chloride (106 mEq/L; reference range = 109 to 122 mEq/L) concentrations were low. Albumin, calcium, and glucose concentrations were normal. Radiographs revealed a soft tissue opacity in the mid to caudal abdomen.
The differential diagnoses included a retained fetus, a gastrointestinal foreign body, postpartum mucometra or pyometra, enterocolitis that was stress-induced or infectious in origin, and pancreatitis.
The patient was given intravenous lactated Ringer's solution (22 ml/hr) supplemented with 20 mEq/L potassium chloride and vitamin B complex. Intravenous sodium ampicillin (20 mg/kg) was given every eight hours. Medical treatment after an abdominal ultrasonographic examination and an exploratory laparotomy were discussed with the owners, and they chose surgery.
The dog was given buprenorphine intramuscularly, and anesthesia was induced with propofol and diazepam intravenously. The dog was intubated, and anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane.
A sample of uterine tissue was submitted to Antech Diagnostics for aerobic bacterial and Mycoplasma species culture. The remaining uterus was submitted to Stanford University's Department of Comparative Medicine for histologic examination.


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Cholestasis Reversal: Efficacy of IV Fish Oil (Reversal)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether Omegaven is effective in the treatment of parenteral nutrition associated liver disease (PNALD).
|Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease Short Bowel Syndrome Gastrointestinal Disease
|Drug: Omegaven®
|Phase 2 Phase 3
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Cholestasis Reversal: Efficacy of IV Fish Oil
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Efficacy of parenteral administration of fish oil derived fat emulsion (Omegaven®) to reverse established parenteral nutrition associated liver disease [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Omegaven
1g/kg/day for duration of study participation for all participants
Drug: Omegaven®
10% Omegaven® 1g/kg/day, IV (in the vein) until the patient no longer requires parenteral nutrition or until participation in the study is terminated
Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the omega-3 fatty acid emulsion (Omegaven), when used in lieu of the conventional soy-based fat emulsion (Intralipid), is effective in the treatment of parenteral nutrition associated liver disease (PNALD).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients will be PN dependent (unable to meet nutritional needs solely by enteral nutrition) and are expected to require PN for at least another 30 days
- Patients considered eligible for study participation must have parenteral nutrition associated liver disease (PNALD) as defined as a direct bilirubin of U>U 2 mg/dl or currently on Omegaven through another protocol. Other causes of liver disease should be excluded. A liver biopsy is not necessary for treatment.
- Direct bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dl or already on Omegaven through another protocol
- Signed patient informed consent.
- The patient must have utilized standard therapies to prevent the progression of his/her liver disease including surgical treatment, cyclic PN, avoiding overfeeding, reduction/removal of copper and manganese from PN, advancement of enteral feeding, and the use of ursodiol (i..e., Actigall®).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Other causes of chronic liver disease (Hepatitis C, biliary atresia, and alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency,)
- Enrollment in any other clinical trial involving an investigational agent (unless approved by the designated physicians on the multidisciplinary team)
- The parent or guardian or child unwilling to provide consent or assent
In rare instances, patients diagnosed with PNALD may later be found to have liver disease due to other causes in addition to the use of PN (i.e., inborn errors of metabolism, viral infections ). Such causes may not be known at the time of enrollment and will not preclude them from continuing in the study. For the sake of statistical analysis, however, these patients will be excluded although all data will be collected and reviewed.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00910104
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00910104
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|Contact: Kathleen Gura, PharmD
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|Principal Investigator: Mark Puder, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator: Kathleen M Gura, PharmD
|Sub-Investigator: Tom Jaksic, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Christopher P Duggan, MD, PhD
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Gura KM, Lee S, Valim C, Zhou J, Kim S, Modi BP, Arsenault DA, Strijbosch RA, Lopes S, Duggan C, Puder M. Safety and efficacy of a fish-oil-based fat emulsion in the treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar;121(3):e678-86. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-2248.
Gura KM, Duggan CP, Collier SB, Jennings RW, Folkman J, Bistrian BR, Puder M. Reversal of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in two infants with short bowel syndrome using parenteral fish oil: implications for future management. Pediatrics. 2006 Jul;118(1):e197-201.
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Nandivada P, Baker MA, Mitchell PD, O'Loughlin AA, Potemkin AK, Anez-Bustillos L, Carlson SJ, Dao DT, Fell GL, Gura KM, Puder M. Predictors of failure of fish-oil therapy for intestinal failure-associated liver disease in children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Sep;104(3):663-70. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.137083. Epub 2016 Aug 10.
Le HD, de Meijer VE, Robinson EM, Zurakowski D, Potemkin AK, Arsenault DA, Fallon EM, Malkan A, Bistrian BR, Gura KM, Puder M. Parenteral fish-oil-based lipid emulsion improves fatty acid profiles and lipids in parenteral nutrition-dependent children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep;94(3):749-58. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.008557. Epub 2011 Jul 20.
|Responsible Party:
|Mark Puder, M.D., Ph.D, Boston Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00910104 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01FD003460-02 ( U.S. FDA Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 20, 2009
|Last Updated:
|June 8, 2017
Keywords provided by Mark Puder, Boston Children's Hospital:
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease
Short Bowel Syndrome
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Malabsorption Syndromes
Liver Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Short Bowel Syndrome
Bile Duct Diseases
Biliary Tract Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Reboot Wishlist: 9 Comics We Want To See From the New DC
If there's one thing comic book readers like to do, it's talk about what they'd do if they were in charge, and I'm not going to lie to you, folks: We here at ComicsAlliance are no exception. Sure, we try to keep it to ourselves, but with DC slowly rolling out their new titles for September's line-wide relaunch, we can't help but speculate.
Admittedly, they've covered a their bases pretty well with genre-bending super-hero horror titles like Swamp Thing and the hilariously named Justice League Almond Dark, perennial second-stringers like Hawk & Dove and Hawkman, and even sparkly Twilight nonsense with the return of I, Vampire, but there's still plenty room for more. That's why today, I'm stepping in to play Armchair Editor with nine comics I'd like to see from DC's relaunch!


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I am a fervent supporter of the separation of Church and State for several reasons. Among other things, I believe that people should be able to hold any spiritual, religious, and crackpot notions in their head that they want. Thus, if Tom Cruise wants to believe that the director of the galactic confederacy (a guy named Xenu) brought aliens to this planet, stacked them around volcanoes, and killed them with H-Bombs 75 million years ago, causing their essences to pollute us ever since, then that's fine. If Christians want to believe that children are born inherently sinful, great, go for it. If Buddhists want to believe that they will be reborn after they die, not necessarily as a human, but reborn nonetheless, fine. None of them should be able to tell the others what to believe anymore than I should be able to tell them that when we Frisbeetarians die our souls go up on the roof and we can't get them down.
That's what faith is about. A belief in something without evidence. Yes, the Catholic church believes in miracles. Documentation on the other hand, is iffy. Never mind. Let them believe.
Behavior on the other hand is a different thing. If we are to agree on public policies that affect everyone, they really need to be based on things we can demonstrate to each other.
For instance, it is generally agreed that stepping off a cliff is a bad idea. You can demonstrate this in many ways. I prefer dropping a watermelon rather than an actual person, but we can clearly demonstrate, time and again, that whether the watermelon hits the ground or the ground hits the watermelon, it's not going to end well for the watermelon. This is called evidence. Whether I'm an atheist, a Christian, a Buddhist, a Muslim, a Scientologist, we can agree, stepping off cliffs–generally bad.
Interestingly enough, it was probably only anecdotal, at first. "I heard this guy, named Ugh went off the cliff after the mastodon and it was not pretty." "Yeah?" Then, through something we call inductive reasoning, we saw that every time someone went off the cliff (and lets not be petty, we're talking cliff, not a slight drop–fifty feet minimum) there was clean-up involved. (Unless you landed in a big pile of dung like what happened during the second defenestration of Prague. And there was still clean-up involved.)
So, here's where I get really incensed. I believe that our public policies on health should be based on this evidence thing. I don't want people going, "Oh, my brother-in-law got aids and they threw him off a cliff. It cured him completely." In particular, I am upset with the Anti-Vaccination movement, a "health" movement that is killing people daily. In the 1980's there was doubt raised about the safety of vaccinations and ingredients used to preserve those vaccinations. When concerns are raised, people conduct studies. They investigate the concerns.
Consider Vioxx (rofecoxib). On September 30, 2004, Merck voluntarily withdrew rofecoxib from the market because of concerns about increased risk of heart attack and stroke associated with long-term, high-dosage use. Previous and subsequent studies demonstrated an 4-fold increase of heart attack and stroke.
In the late eighties, a concern was raised about vaccinations, the preservative thiomersal, and autism. There was a concern so studies were done. There was no correlation. Tiomersal was removed from vaccines though in 1999 and in the interval since, there has been no drop in autism. More detail here.
And still the anti-vaxxers claim it causes autism, though they've mostly shifted their attacks to the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. Again, evidence is against them. Unfortunately, their influence has increased the number of families who don't vaccinate their children leading to increased outbreaks of these diseases, some leading to death or permanent disability.
Here's a related insanity, aptly described by Rebecca Watson of Skepchik and the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.


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Candy Dance draws the crowds
October 1, 2012
Downtown Genoa was transformed into the center of the creative world Saturday as tens of thousands of people streamed through a crucible of 320 craft, art and culinary booths.They came empty-handed. They left full-handed. In a stagnant economy, in a divisive political season, the 92nd Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Fair still managed to draw enormous crowds under a blazing autumn sun. But why?Answers to that question were as diverse as the goods hanging in every booth.For sisters Debbie Sherfield, 59, and Lesley Schmidt, 51, of Washoe County, the scenery itself provides an idyllic experience beyond the daily grind of life. Where else can they see pastures sweeping to the stoops of 19th Century homes, or a black horse grazing beneath an apple tree? "It feels like you're getting out of town," said Schmidt. "The sunshine, the food, the relaxation. The mountains are so close."The sisters have been attending Candy Dance for 18 years. "It's a nice girl outing: No husbands, no kids," said Sherfield. "We don't make plans for anything else this weekend."The annual event is more than a getaway, though. It's a crucial fundraiser for the Town of Genoa, filling the majority of the town's coffers rather than traditional ad valorem tax revenue. The namesake dance was Saturday night. And approximately 2,500 pounds of homemade candy, responsible for the other half of the name, was sold all weekend.On Saturday morning, Sherfield and Schmidt were interested in another popular food item. "The taquitos," said Sherfield, when asked what she looks forward to most. "Homemade taquitos with guacamole."The sisters were also looking for this year's "hot ticket item.""Every year it's something," explained Schmidt. "You'll see people walking out with it in droves. You just got to find it. It's fascinating."While Candy Dance draws visitors from all over the western United States, it's also a mainstay for locals."Since I moved here, it's just been getting bigger and bigger," said 44-year-old Johnson Lane resident Wayne Kremer. "I always pick up candy in the morning because it sells out quick."Kremer has been coming to the event for 14 years, but it was the first time he brought Zero — an 8-month-old, fluffy-white Samoyed."He's loving it; he's getting all this attention," Kremer said. "For me, what I look forward to, is the variety, the food and beer."But those prized items of the festival wouldn't be possible without people willing to sell their work. Since the recession started in 2007, Candy Dance, among other fairs, has provided interesting opportunities for people to reinvent themselves.Sparks resident Michelle Molnar was a commercial escrow officer for 30 years before the recession hit. This weekend was her second year at Candy Dance representing her new business, the Bread Basket, which she created four years ago."This is a good show, one of the best around," she said. "There are a lot of people here."The Bread Basket offers homemade specialty breads, jams and other canned goods. Big sellers this time were sweet potato bread with cream cheese filling, vanilla Nutella bread, red velvet and Kahlua varieties. The company's barbecue sauce and pickled Brussels sprouts were also hits."The whole town converts into a craft show," Molnar said. "That's what's so fun about it."Greg and Barbara Bartlett of Twin Falls, Ida., have been coming to Candy Dance for 10 years to promote Bartlett Art Works.Their handcrafted yard art is hard to miss. On Saturday, at the corner of their booth, stood a 14-foot-tall kinetic wind sculpture. Made of oxidized steel, the towering sculpture had three fountain-like branches, each bearing 36 hand-formed cups to catch the breeze. "Each sculpture is a one-of-a-kind piece, something unique and different," Barbara Bartlett said. The couple attends 40 shows in eight states every year, and Candy Dance is among their favorite fairs. "The town does a wonderful job organizing it," Bartlett said. "They take care of their vendors. They are very kind, considerate and inviting."The Candy Dance tradition has personal meaning for the couple as well. Their anniversary usually falls sometime during the weekend. This year, they were celebrating 27 years of marriage. "We've made a lot of dear friends here," Bartlett said. "This is a great place to spend our anniversary."Not surprisingly, her answer to the question of the event's success focused on fellow human beings. "The enthusiasm of the people," she said, explaining what compels her to return. "That folks still enjoy getting out."All routes through Genoa will be closed starting at 7 a.m. today. The town will reopen after 5 p.m.Parking is $5 at the end of Genoa Lane or along Foothill Road from Muller Lane. Shuttles from Carson Valley Inn or Douglas High School in Minden cost $2. The first shuttle will leave Minden at 9 a.m., and the last will leave Genoa at 5 p.m. More than 200 volunteers make Candy Dance a reality every year.


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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The iconic Maid of the Mist tour boats will continue to chug from the New York side at Niagara Falls under a deal announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo said the agreement is part of a new license arrangement in which the tour boat company will pay the state $105 million over 30 years.
"The Maid of the Mist tours by the world-famous Niagara Falls waterfalls and of the Niagara River Gorge are a signature tourism attraction of Western New York," Cuomo said.
The Maid of the Mist Corp. agreed to invest $32 million in continuing operations that will provide more state revenue through the Niagara Falls State Park. Those license fees are higher than originally proposed, bringing millions of dollars more to New York partly in exchange for the company's use of an old power plant building owned by the New York Power Authority.
The family-owned tour boat company will make improvements at the former power station. It said it will create a winter storage and maintenance facility that could include improvements for the global tourist attraction, potentially including rock-climbing and rappelling.
"Our family has owned this business since 1971 and hasn't lost one iota of passion for bringing the experience of the power and grandeur of Niagara Falls to millions of people around the world," company president Christopher M. Glynn said. "The agreement that we've reached with State Parks and the New York Power Authority will allow us to continue."
The Maid of the Mist boats have appeared in television shows such as "General Hospital" and "The Office" and in movies including "Superman 2" and "Search and Destroy." Among their famous passengers are former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter and actor Vincent Price.
The key to the agreement is the use of the century-old former Schoellkopf Power Station, in nearby Cataract City.
The new winter storage and maintenance facility will replace an Ontario facility at the bottom of the Horseshoe Falls. Maid of the Mist boats will no longer be able to use that facility beginning in 2014 because Ontario awarded its tour boat license to a California company to operate on the Canadian side of the falls.
The agreement includes improvements such as online ticket sales, renovated bathrooms, a smartphone app for consumers and shorter lines for tickets.
Sen. George Maziarz, a Niagara County Republican, was thrilled. "I couldn't be more pleased we were able to work out an arrangement with this local company to keep their magnificent boat tour of the Falls operational, while also requiring capital improvements and expanded recreational opportunities to benefit our community," he said.


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Wayne, N.J., Add another billion-dollar retail transaction to the history books. Toys "R" Us, the original category killer, agreed to be bought by a consortium of two different private equity firms and Vornado Realty Trust. The trio, which will be equal partners in the deal, agreed to pay $5.7 billion for the toy chain. The investors, Vornado, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and Bain Capital Partners, agreed to pay $5.7 billion for the toy stores as well as the Babies "R" Us stores. The chain had originally hoped to split the two business, and focus on the faster-growing Babies.
The deal once again brings attention to the valuable real estate holdings at some struggling retailers. While Toys "R" Us has been steadily losing the market-share battle to Wal-Mart over the years, its leases are increasingly valuable. According to reports, the trio of new owners will continue to operate Toys "R" Us as a toy chain for the foreseeable future. Reports also indicate that Toys "R" Us president John Barbour will stay on board.


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The latest Selected Acquisition Report on the Lockheed Martin F-35 program has updated the Pentagon's cost estimates. The eight international partners may take some comfort from the predictions of future unit recurring flyaway costs, once full-rate production begins. That is, if they defer the majority of their buys until then, which seems increasingly likely. The report also details the schedule delays that were officially approved last December.
System Design and Development is listed as RDT&E in the report. The report lists this cost as nearly $48 billion for the airframe in 2012 dollars, compared with the $32.5 billion estimated when system design and development began in October 2001. The cost of engine development has increased from $6.5 billion to $11.7 billion, again in constant 2012 dollars. The SDD phase is apparently not now due to end until 2019, with the completion of initial test and operation in February of that year. The Block 3F software that is required for meaningful combat capability is now predicted to be available in August 2017.
The three U.S. services have again delayed the initial operating capability dates of their respective F-35s, and revised dates won't be set until next year. They were previously December this year for the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and April 2016 for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. Full-rate production, meaning an annual rate of 60 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force and 50 F-35B/Cs for the Marine Corps and Navy, is now due to begin in 2018.
The average unit recurring flyaway cost (URFC) is given as $78.7 million for the F-35A, $106.5 million for the F-35B, and $87 million for the F-35C, in 2012 dollars. But this assumes an unchanged ultimate U.S. Air Force procurement of 1,763 F-35As and 680 F-35B/Cs, plus an international partner buy of 697 aircraft plus 19 for Israel. The URFC does not include the cost of initial training, spares and support. However, AIN believes that it is a more useful measure than the average procurement unit cost (APUC), which is also quoted in the report, since this amortizes a number of other costs. Also, the average URFC figures mask the substantially higher URFCs of the low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft. For example, the LRIP F-35As are costing between $100 and $125 million, and the 19 for Israel are quoted at $144.7 million in this report.
There has been much discussion of the grand total of $1.5 trillion the report gives for development, acquisition and operation of the F-35. This estimate is predicated on a support structure that is not yet defined, plus fuel costs and inflation over 55 years. Lockheed Martin commented that such an exercise had never previously been attempted, and that "a number of variables are subject to considerable fluctuation…making the estimate inherently imprecise." The company expressed continued confidence that F-35 operations and support costs will be comparable or lower than those of the seven aircraft types it replaces.
Geoff Koh (not verified)
April 14, 2012 - 4:50pm
"...AIN believes that it [URFC] is a more useful measure than the average procurement unit cost (APUC), which is also quoted in the report, since this amortizes development and a number of other costs."
Actually, the 'APUC' does NOT amortize 'development' as a part of the estimated Procurement unit cost being quoted.
APUC simply includes all the required Procurement costs (recurring and non-recurring and ancillary + essential basic support, equipment + initial spares) to 'acquire' and deliver the jet in operating status to the customer.
Thus it's truly the PUC cost which is actually even more important to examine and evaluate by the potential customer than the most basic 'URF' cost portion of the total Procurement cost.
The PUC reveals to the customer what the FULL cost is to be expected, if to acquire each unit of the jet. It shows how efficient the jet is to acquire in totality as a platform, including all the required and essential basic equipment and support to buy it. Generally, the more original, complex, stealthy and more high-tech the platform is, the more the 'other' cost portions associated with procuring a jet (ie other than simple URF) will end up costing the customer.
And lastly, it is important to emphasize as the article above reports, that even these latest 'estimates' will very unfortunately change once again as it becomes evident that USAF, USN and Partner orders will be substantially reduced under FRP rates and reduced in the total number of buys compared to very high and unsustainable original expectations.