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HUD 'Disparate Impact' Rule will Threaten Underwriting, Raise Costs of Insurance for Homeowners
A rule issued today by the Department of Housing and Urban Development threatens the ability of insurers to distinguish between risks, and could ultimately mean higher costs for consumers, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said today.
"The final rule released by HUD is an unacceptable overreach by an agency that has no authority to regulate property/casualty insurance," said Jimi Grande, senior vice president of federal and political affairs for NAMIC. "If allowed to stand, this rule could undermine the entire process of insurance underwriting, effectively blinding insurers as they attempt to determine potential risks and appropriate pricing, and needlessly raising costs for all consumers."
The rule released by HUD codifies the use of "disparate impact" analysis to prove allegations of unlawful discrimination with regards to homeowners insurance, meaning any factor used by insurers to assess risk could be challenged if it produces statistically disproportionate outcomes among particular demographic groups. The rule will apply in situations where there was no intent to discriminate, and where all policyholders and applicants for insurance were subjected to the same underwriting and pricing criteria without regard to race, ethnicity, or any other prohibited characteristic. Discrimination issues relating to insurance have traditionally been addressed by state regulators, as federal law establishes insurance regulation under the jurisdiction of the states.
"To be clear, NAMIC and its members do not condone unfair discrimination in any aspect of our business," Grande said. "Every state and territorial jurisdiction already enforces laws and regulations to appropriately protect consumers from unfair discrimination, and we support all of the regulatory provisions that appropriately define and enforce this critically important goal. However, at no point has HUD offered any evidence of any case where any state regulation of insurance has failed to find and stop discrimination, or even attempted to justify its intrusion into what is, under federal law, the jurisdiction of the states."
Throughout the rulemaking process, NAMIC voiced strong concern about applying the disparate impact standard to insurance.
"Since this rule was first proposed in November of 2011, NAMIC has warned against the disastrous consequences of imposing the disparate impact standard on homeowners insurance," Grande said, "and sought to work with HUD throughout the rulemaking process to protect the underwriting system and its ability to distinguish between low and high risk properties and price accordingly. As those efforts were ignored, preparations were made in the event a legal challenge would be required. With the release of the final rule, NAMIC fully anticipates an industry legal challenge to overturn the rule."
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ANYONE looking for a new home in Stourport should head along Hamlet Place, where there's now even more to choose from.
First time buyers, growing families and downsizers could all find their perfect property at the Redrow development in Bewdley Road.
There's a good selection available ranging from two-bedroom starter homes to five-bedroom detached family homes.
Pauline Turnbull, sales director for Redrow Homes (Midlands), commented: "Initially we were only selling larger house types, mainly four and five-bedroom family homes, but now that we've increased the choice to offer something for almost every buyer and budget we've seen an increase in enquiries as people want to find out more about the properties.
"Visitors to the show homes love the fact that externally they look very traditional, while inside they're bright and modern with features designed for ease of living."
Current prices at Hamlet Place range from £139,995 for a two-bedroom Evesham style property up to £349,995 for a five-bedroom Hampstead.
Among the homes available is the four-bedroom Cambridge on the market and ready to move into from £279,995.
"One of the advantages of buying a brand new home is that you don't have to wait for the previous owner to move out before you can move in. Another big plus is that everything's brand new so you won't be inheriting someone else's decor," Pauline added.
"With no DIY required you'll be able to save time and money you may otherwise have spent on repairs and renovations. There's also potential for savings on fuel bills as our new homes are designed to be energy efficient. In fact it's around 55% cheaper to run a four-bedroom detached Redrow home than an 'upgraded' Victorian home."
Double glazing and central heating are included as standard in the homes at Hamlet Place.
They also boast well equipped kitchens with integrated top brand name appliances including oven, hob, microwave and fridge freezer, plus tall cabinets and extra wide drawers that offer plenty of storage space. Bathrooms and en-suites enjoy quality fixtures and fittings, with a tile range exclusive to Redrow.
The homes are about a mile from the town centre with a wealth of amenities including supermarkets, high street stores and independent shops. Plus, with easy access to the M5, M42 and M40 they make a great base for commuters.
The Hamlet Place show home, open daily from 10am to 5.30pm.
For more information call 01299 488046 or see www.redrow.co.uk/hamlet.


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Two facing charges in theft of iron
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A Congress Street traffic stop led to the arrest of two men who police suspect of stealing manhole covers, sewer grates and other iron from around the Capital District for scrap.
Mark W. Nolin, 48, and Daniel P. Haner, 54, both of Grand Avenue in Saratoga Springs, were charged with fifth-degree possession of stolen property, misdemeanors, but the investigation is continuing into how the two were found to have the various stolen pieces of iron infrastructure in the back of the U-Haul truck they were driving.
Saratoga Springs Police Lt. John Catone said officers are still waiting on cost estimates for what the iron is worth.
The items they were found in possession of were determined to have been allegedly stolen from Colonie. Saratoga Springs police are working with Saratoga County sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement agencies that have reported similar thefts of those materials.
"We haven't had any reports of this," Catone said.
Other communities, though, have reported them stolen, particularly in new developments.
Both men were remanded to Saratoga County Jail.
Third arrest for man in three days
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A Spa City man was arrested Thursday for the third time in three days.
James L. Flacke, 53, of Railroad Place was originally arrested at about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday for a domestic incident. His name was originally misspelled in The Saratogian police blotter.
Flacke was, at that time, charged with third-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief for the altercation that occurred at the victim's home.
Over the next two days, Flacke allegedly threatened City Court Judge Jeffery Wait, at one point trespassing outside his chambers; left two threatening voicemails for two separate Saratoga Springs police officers; and then fought with officers when they tried to arrest him.
He was charged Wednesday with trespass, a violation, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. Thursday, he was charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated harassment, misdemeanors.
New York State Police
Police reported:
o Alexa Fish, 18, of Round Lake and Zachary Currier, 18, of Milton were charged at 1:45 p.m. Jan. 17 at Creek and Pines Mobile Home Park with petit larceny, a misdemeanor they allegedly committed Jan. 16. They were released on appearance tickets.
o Tyler J. Leclair, 21, of Mechanicville was charged at 3:20 p.m. Jan. 17 on state Route 9 with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and second-degree criminal impersonation, misdemeanors, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was released on police bail.
o Brittany A. Cocozza, 23, of Essex Junction, Vt., was charged at 3:10 a.m. Jan. 18 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and possession of a controlled-substance in a non-original container and unlawful possession of marijuana, violations. She was released on an appearance ticket.
o Theron L. Maye, 30, of Albany was charged at 5 p.m. Jan. 17 in Clifton Park with issuing a check knowing there were insufficient funds to cover it, a misdemeanor. He was released on an appearance ticket.
o Seth W. Rukat, 33, of Glens Falls was charged at 2:09 p.m. Jan. 16 in Wilton with third-degree obscenity and endangering the welfare of a child, misdemeanors.
o Gabrielle A. Beattie, 26, of Rock City Falls was charged at 4:25 p.m. Jan. 16 in Big D's Mobile Home Park in Milton with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. During the same incident, Michael A. Conde, 31, of Rock City Falls also was charged with petit larceny.
o Alexa Fish, 18, of Round Lake was charged at 1:54 p.m. Jan. 16 in Malta with third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle.
o Lucia A. Mrozek, 21, of Ballston Lake was charged at 4:17 p.m. Jan. 16 on Eastline Road in Malta with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content exceeding .08 percent and driving while intoxicated, misdemeanors.
Saratoga County District Attorney
A spokesperson reported:
o Henry J. Desnoyers, 31, of Groveside Road in Hoosick Falls pleaded guilty Jan. 18 to first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony he committed Aug. 30, 2012, in Waterford. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 15.
o Carlos Arroyo, 31, of 11th Street in Troy pleaded guilty Jan. 18 to second-degree attempted assault, a felony he committed Oct. 16, 2012, in Clifton Park. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 15.
o Charles E. Abrams, 36, of First Street in Troy pleaded guilty Jan. 18 to fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony he committed in June of 2012 in Halfmoon. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 15.
o Nicholas J. Carroll, 23, of Ascot Circle in Saratoga Springs was sentenced to three to six years in prison for second-degree forgery to run concurrently with two sentences he also received Friday for second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and fourth-degree grand larceny, felonies.
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Mezco Toyz continues their summer convention exclusive reveals with the unveiling of a 1966 Batmobile with Batman and Robin Mez-Itz Set.
Based on the iconic design from the beloved 1966 television series, the Mezco's 1966 Batmoile features the iconic "bubble" windshields, Bat-Radar, Bat-Lights, Bat-Hubcaps, sculpted Bat-chutes , as well as the legendary red trim and Bat-logo on the doors. The cockpit features detailed graphics including the Bat-scope viewing screen.
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PC Lee Birch still faces an independent investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), despite being cleared today.
The commission will now consider whether PC Birch has breached the standards of professional behaviour expected of all police officers.
Chief Superintendent Paul Mills said on behalf of Wiltshire Police today: "On Sunday 23 December 2012 during the course of his duty, PC Lee Birch, a serving Wiltshire Police Officer, arrested Daniel Dove on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and assault of two police officers.
"Later, in a cell at Melksham Police Station, Daniel Dove was Tasered by PC Birch.
"The case against Daniel Dove was discontinued and subsequently, PC Birch was summonsed to court in relation to offences of actual bodily harm (ABH) and misconduct in a public office relating to the use of the Taser.
"Today at Bristol Crown Court, PC Lee Birch has been found not guilty of both charges.
"The use of Taser is one of a number of tactical options available to selected officers who have undertaken rigorous training and assessment.
"During their training, it is highlighted to officers that the level of force used must be reasonable and necessary to achieve the purpose.
"Officers are individually accountable for the amount of force they use on a person and will always have to justify their actions as being necessary and proportionate under the law.
"The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) are currently conducting a managed investigation independently of Wiltshire Police.
"Their investigation will now consider whether PC Birch has breached the standards of professional behaviour expected of all Police Officers.
"Wiltshire Police have also commissioned an independent peer review by the College of Policing in relation to the Force Taser policy and procedures. This was to ensure that the force was in line with national standards and best practice.
"Although not specific to this case, we have accepted the recommendations from this review and have subsequently re-written our Taser policy. We have also changed our processes for the selection of Taser trained officers.
"Wiltshire Police wish to reiterate that it expects the highest standards of professional behaviour from its police officers and staff. Furthermore, there are a clear set of organisational values and behaviours that all officers and staff are expected to adhere to.
"Finally I also wish to emphasise that the safety of all detained persons in our care is of paramount importance and taken very seriously indeed.
"Due to the ongoing IPCC investigation, it would be inappropriate to make any further comment at this time."
The IPCC said its investigation was being carried out by Gloucestershire Police under its direction and control and will consider whether the actions of PC Birch have breached standards of professional behaviour.
Four other Wiltshire Police officers are also subject to the investigation, the IPCC said.
The managed investigation is also looking at how Wiltshire Police professional standards department handled the incident, including why the IPCC was not advised when a complaint was made.
Mr Dove appealed to the IPCC in 2013 against Wiltshire Police not recording his complaint about his interaction with police.
During the appeals process Wiltshire Police recorded the matter as a complaint and referred it to the IPCC, and the IPCC then upheld the original appeal.
The IPCC initially decided to supervise an inquiry by Gloucestershire Police but later last year this became a managed investigation.
IPCC associate commissioner Guido Liguori said: "The IPCC managed investigation has been on hold pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings against the officer.
"It will now be progressed by Gloucestershire Police to consider under our direction whether PC Birch and four other officers have breached the standards of professional behaviour.
"It will also examine how the professional standards department at Wiltshire Police handled matters following the incident.
"The IPCC has particular concerns around the use of Taser in confined spaces including police cells and has asked all forces to notify us where a complaint involving Taser is made.
"The investigation will consider why the use of Taser wasn't brought to our attention earlier."
The IPCC has carried out a review of Taser use in England and Wales which is expected to be published shortly.


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Aquoga class: Moriello Pool, New Paltz. 8:30-9:15 a.m. Free to YMCA members; $10 non-member day pass available. 845-338-3810; email@example.com. 6/28-8/09.
Active Seniors: Stretch, Strengthen and Balance; 9 a.m. $1.50. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org
Baby/Toddler Playgroup: For ages infant to five years old, Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. 9:30 a.m. Children must be accompanied by parent, grandparents or caregiver. (518) 945-2580 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Exercise class: Open to all; 9:30 a.m. Mid-Town Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 339-3599
Mixed-Level Yoga: For those with some experience, $15 per session, Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli; 9:30 a.m. (845) 757-3771.
Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. 24 E. O'Reilly St. (across from the firehouses), Kingston. To 3 p.m. (845) 338-0833;
Active Seniors Zumba Gold: $1; 10 a.m. 50. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org
Parkinson's Exercise/Dance Class: 10 a.m. PFridays, except fourth Friday of every month. Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church, Route 55, Lagrangeville. To 11:30 a.m. (845) 679-6250. Anne Olin.
Food pantry open: Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Toddler storytime: For children 12-36 months, Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center St. Ellenville. 10:30 a.m. , Ellenville. (845) 647-3350.
Musical storytime: 1-to-3-years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties; 10:30 a.m. (845) 246-4317.
Gentle Yoga with Emily: $15; 10:30 a.m. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. $10. (845) 679-0901
Caregivers Support: Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St., Kingston. 11 a.m. to noon.
Storytime: For children ages 4-5; 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. (845) 691-2275.
Happy Paws Thrift Store: 282 Main St., Saugerties. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA.
Exhibits: "The Face of Work Today in the Hudson Valley," "TUGS!" and "Fishing the Hudson." 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily until Nov. 4. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (854) 338-0071, www.hrmm.org
Weekly anti-fracking vigil: Academy Green Park, Kingston, 12 p.m.
Games at Town of Ulster Senior Center: off Neighborhood Rd. Come play games of Crazy Canasta or Rummmikub. 12:30 p.m. For more information: (845) 339-3599.
Rainbow Connection: Mental Health Association in Ulster County, Clifford Beers Center, 300 Aaron Court, Kingston. 1 p.m. (845) 339-9090 or www.MHAinUlster.com.
Teen Book Group: Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge; 3 p.m. (845) 687-2044.
Gardiner Greenmarket: Gardiner Library Grounds, 133 Farmer's Turnpike, Gardiner. 3 p.m. to dusk. Call (845) 255-0087 or visit www.gardinerlibrary.org.
Art Studio for Young Artists: Ages 7 and up; 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Starts Sept. 23. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
Free tutoring by appointment: Homework clubs and after-school kid sitters; 3-6 p.m. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. 1-877-576-9931
Dance technique and improvisation: $15; 3:30 p.m. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. (845) 679-0901
LEGOs & Video Games: For children grades 1-5; 4 p.m. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult, Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771.
Adolescent Group Therapy: Free; 4 p.m. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. (877) 576-9931.
Zumba Gold: 5-6 p.m. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. (845) 679-0901, mtnviewstudio.com
Teen Scene: For teens to hang out with friends, play games and listen to music; 5:30 p.m. children in grades 6 and up, Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771.
Open Life Drawing: Members: $18/session, $90/six weeks; 6-9 p.m. Non-members: $20/session, $100/six weeks. Barrett Arts Center, 55 Noxon St., Poughkeepsie. Register at (845) 471-2550 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
ASK for Music (third Fridays): Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston; 6-9 p.m. $6. Visit www.askforarts.org for details.
Zumba: $10; 6:30 p.m. Sadhana Yoga, 403 Warren St. 3rd floor, Hudson. www.sadhanayogahudson.com
Invasive Species Woods Walk: 6:30 - 8 p.m. Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra. Free. (518) 622-9820, ext. 0.
Guided imagery relaxation: Free; 7 p.m. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. 1-877-576-9931
Chain Gang: Hyde Park Brewing Company. 9:30 p.m. No cover. 4076 Albany Post Road (Rt. 9), Hyde Park. 845-229-8277; hydeparkbrewing.com.
Kingston's Buried Treasures: Christopher "Kit" Davits & Early Rondout, presented by historian & author Marc Fried; 5:30 p.m.� Free admission. Vanderlyn Gallery, Senate House Museum, 296 Fair St., Kingston. Information at senatehousekingston.org.
Acoustic Music Night: at Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903; email@example.com.
"School of Rock": 5:30 p.m. screening at Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill. Free & open to everyone. (518) 943-4230.
Esopus Creek Critters: a Creek Week Event to help collect, sort and identify aquatic insects and other organisms. Need sturdy stream shoes & like bugs. Led by Aaron Bennett of UC Dept. of Environment.(845) 340-3522; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lecture: 5:30 p.m. Taylor Hall, Room 203; 6:30 p.m., reception, Art Center Atrium, Frances Lehman Loeb Arts Center, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. "Genji's World in Japanese Woodblock Prints," exhibit through Dec. 15. www.fllac.vassar.edu.
Jeff Armstrong: Classical y Flamenco Guitar, Vigneto Cafe, Vineyard Ave; 6-9 p.m. , Highland. (845) 834-2828.
Night Market: McEntee St., Kingston; 6-10 p.m.� to the waterfront. Parisian-style antique market, artists, crafts, etc. Third Fridays through October. Kingstonwaterfront.com.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Minnewaska Wonders: Mine Hole Waterfall & Point Lookout Hike. Moderately challenging two-mile hike. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Awosting Parking Area, 5281 Rt. 44/55, Kerhonkson. (845) 255-0752; firstname.lastname@example.com.
More Dance with Me, with Stephanie: 8:30 a.m. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. (845) 679-0901.
Fairly New Thrift Shop: 58 Pearl St., Kingston. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (845) 481-4171.
Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers Market: 9 a.m., Cluett-Schantz Park, 1801-1805 Route 9W, Milton. To 2 p.m. Call (845) 616-7824 or visit www.hhvfarmersmarket.com.
Holy Cross Thrift Shop: 9 a.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. To 12 p.m. (845) 331-6796
Yard Sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 163 Main St., New Paltz.
Union Church Fall Barn and Rummage Sale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 44 Balmville Rd., Newburgh. (845) 562-0954; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hyde Park Farmers Market: Hyde Park Town Hall, 4383 Route 9, Hyde Park. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Oct. 26 www.hydeparkfarmersmarket.org
Wawarsing Historical Society and Knife Museum work day at the museum: 9 a.m. Every third Saturday of month. Museum on Route 209, Napanoch.
Plant sale from Xeriscape Garden: 9 a.m.-noon. Cornell Co-operative Extension, SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge. Info: Dona Crawford (845) 340-3990 x335; cceulster.org.
Dance class: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. (845) 679-0901, mtnviewstudio.com
Community Appreciation Day: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Ulster Savings Bank's 1 Twin Maples Plaza location in Saugerties. To include a tie-dye station, pumpkin painting, children's game show, and more. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Deborah Bosch: (845) 246-0124 x4801.
20th Annual Plattekill Day: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Live music, car show, kids' activities, food, demonstrations, and more. Free admission. At Thomas Felten Community Park, Rt. 32, Modena. Town.plattekill.ny.us
Teen Geek Squad: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.� Available to answer tech questions at the Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241; redhooklibrary.org.
Knimble Knitters: 10 a.m. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530
Saturday Knitters: 10 a.m. Stone Ridge Library, 3800 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-7023
Digital Natives: By appointment, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Red Hook Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241
Kid Stuff: 10 a.m. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. (845) 254-5469. www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org
Child Safety Seat Checkpoint: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with Kingston Fire Department. Free; no appointment necessary. Downtown fire station, 5 Garraghan Dr. (845) 331-1216.
Master Gardener "Learning in the Garden" workshop: 10 a.m.� SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge. Info: Dona Crawford (845) 340-3990 x335; cceulster.org.
Meditation group: Free; 10:30 a.m. Photosensualis Gallery, 15 Rock City Road, Woodstock.
Silent Vigil for Global Peace and Non-Violence, Kingston Women in Black: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Outside Cornell Street Post Office. (845) 339-0637.
Super Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Shooting Star Express, travel to a land of imagination with music and fun, Children's library, Kingston library, 55 Franklin St., (845) 331-0507.
Rotary Club of Kingston Fall Family Day & BBQ: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.� Entertainment, crafts & other vendors, exhibits, children's activities, and more. Free admission, handicap accessible. At Rotary Park at Kingston Point, Lower Delaware Ave., Kingston. Kingstonnyrotary.org.
Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. To 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA.
Go Club: Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.� (845) 758-3241
Coffee's Ready: Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. pinehillcommunitycenter.org
Branch meeting, American Association of University Women: Noon. Garden Plaza Hotel, 502 Washington Ave., Kingston. Guest speaker Carolyn Donovan, AAUW representative to the U.N. $24, at the door, cash or check. (845) 336-5986.
Stories and crafts: 12:30 p.m. Ages 4-7. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.
Sketch class: $20; 1-4 p.m. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. www.woodstockschoolofart.org
Art Hour: with Paula at the Phoenicia Library, 9 Ava Maria Dr., Phoenicia. Free. 845-688-7811; Phoenicialibrary.org.
Kites Over the Hudson 2013: 2-4 p.m. The first 150 children under age 15 will receive free kites. At Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh. Admission to the Headquarters and Museum will be free for the day. Tours are scheduled for every half hour be-ginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m.� Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be provided by Dairy Queen and Hershey's, both in Newburgh. For more information: (845) 562-1195; nysparks.com
Roast Beef Supper: 4:30-7 p.m. hosted by the Lanesville Church, Rt. 214, Lanesville. Take-out: 4:30-5; eat-in: 5:15-7 p.m.� Adults: $12; children: $6. All welcome.
Wine & Cheese Reception: 5-7 p.m.� Free and open to the public. On view through 10/19. Featuring more than a dozen artists. At the Mark Gruber Gallery, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. For more information: (845) 255-1241.
Highland Hose Co. No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary Fall Penny Social: 6:30 p.m. Special raffle tables, 50/50. Refreshments available. Doors open 5:30 p.m.� 25 Milton Ave., Highland.
Outdoor Frolic Summer Dance: 8:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 310 River Road Extension, New Paltz, NY. New sliding scale pricing: Kids under 13 and volunteers: free; teens/seniors: $3-7; adults: $7-12. On-site camping $10/person. Call (845) 658-8319 or visit www.freestylefrolic.org for more info.


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Oil prices ended higher for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, with the New York contract settling at a 14-month high, as traders fretted about unrest in Egypt and reacted to rapidly tightening supplies in the U.S. domestic market.
While oil prices pushed above $101, many traders were fixated on ructions in key spreads, with the premium of European Brent crude over U.S. WTI touching its highest since 2010 before beginning to unwind amid an easing short squeeze.
U.S. weekly inventory data showing that stockpiles fell by more than 10 million barrels, the biggest drop for this time of year in nearly 13 years, added to worries that unrest in Egypt could destabilize the Middle East, which pumps a third of the world's oil, and fuelled gains.
The sharp drawdown in crude stocks is "something that nobody anticipated," said Addison Armstrong, director of market research with Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. Although analysts have been looking for inventories to ebb, the drop was nearly five times larger than forecasts.
In Egypt, President Mohamed Mursi rejected an army ultimatum to step down. While the Suez Canal Authority said there was no sign of the political turmoil disrupting up to 2.4 million barrels per day of oil transit, traders were edgy.
"We've had two revolutions now in Egypt, and Algeria's economy is pretty bad, so all of the data are there to spark a revolution," said Paul Sullivan, an adjunct professor who teaches on global energy and security issues at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
"What happens in Egypt may determine what's going to happen in many other countries for some time to come."
Front-month U.S. crude oil futures ended $1.64 per barrel higher at $101.24, having touched a session high of $102.18. The contract blew past the 10- and 15-day moving averages on a continuation chart in the last two sessions, and gained 3.3 percent in the last three sessions.
Brent crude oil futures settled $1.76 per barrel higher at $105.76, the highest settlement price since June 19 for a three-day gain of 2.7 percent. Brent traded as high as $106.03, but failed to reach the 100-day moving average at $106.04.
Both U.S. gasoline futures and heating oil futures settled around 5 cents higher at $2.83 per gallon and $2.95, respectively.
This week's gyrations have shifted the front end of the WTI futures curve, bending it sharply into backwardation as the prompt month contracts surged. By Wednesday the short squeeze on spreads began to cool, with the most active spread between the U.S. September and October oil contracts ending near flat at around $1.06 after soaring as a high as $1.30, more than $1 higher than two weeks ago.
Trading volume in that spread halved from Tuesday to some 40,000 lots, still more than twice as much as normal trade last month. Total trading volumes in the Brent and WTI contracts were some 64 percent and 53 percent higher than the 30-day average, respectively.
Brent's premium to West Texas Intermediate crude at one point narrowed to $3.09, the weakest since December 2010, but settled at $4.52 per barrel.
Projects aimed at shifting crude from the oversupplied hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, to refineries on the Gulf Coast are expected to lower transport costs and shrink the price gap between Brent and WTI.
The spread was largely a "momentum" trade, said Armstrong, as nothing fundamental in the market had changed. Traders are likely to take bets off the table in the spread as well as straight oil trades later this week or early next week after this run higher.
"I think we're getting a little overdone to the high side," he said.
Crude prices were somewhat capped on weak Chinese economic data. China is the world's second largest oil consumer.
A survey showed June growth in China's services sector at its weakest for nine months. This follows reports that showed China's manufacturing growth plumbed multi-month lows in June as foreign and domestic demand waned.
Oil trading on the CME Group's New York Mercantile Exchange is closed on Thursday in observance of the U.S. Independence Day holiday and electronic trading resumes at 6 p.m. for Friday July 5.


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I was reading an article on Askmen.com where they listed their top 10 sports rivalries of all time. Weak list. Very weak.
Here is their top 10 (beginning with #10--followed by my take on each):
10. Red Wings/Avalanche...I agree that it's become a good rivalry but hardly worthy of the top ten, IMO. Not enough tradition.
9. Bears/Packers. That one would have never even crossed my mind if I was making my own top 10 list.
8. Knicks/Heat. Huh? I know they've gone at each other but is it one of sports' greatest rivalries? Hardly.
7. Canadiens/Maple Leafs. I'm not enough of a hockey fan to weigh in on this one. I have no reason to poo-poo this choice, though. I can see how it would be a very intense rivalry.
6. Steelers/Cowboys. Yes...I guess. But for history and tradition...I'd put the Steelers/Browns ahead of this one.
5. Yankees/Red Sox. I'll agree. It's a good one.
4. Redskins/Cowboys. How many intense rivalries can one team (the Cowboys) have? Yes, it's a good rivalry...but there are many others that are way bigger, IMO.
3. Lakers/Celtics. Good one. Not near what it used to be (back in the day). Bird and Magic brought that one to a whole new level. But now...it sure ain't what it used to be.
2. Florida Gators/FSU Seminoles (football). The second greatest rivalry in all of sports? Are you kidding me? It's a good one, to be sure. But #2 on the list? Uh....no.
1. Duke/North Carolina (basketball). Hard to argue. Definately goes in the top 10. Not sure it's number one but it may be close.
To me, a rivalry must include intense hatred on each side. I don't see that in all the choices above.
Here are some that I think are obviously missing:
Alabama/Auburn (football)
and the biggest, most intense of all time, IMO, Ohio State/Michigan.
the link to the article.
Your thoughts?


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For the 2010 Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championship in Carrbridge, Scotland, we wanted to share some behind-the-scenes of our prep work before we head over for the competition on 10.10.10. Our team made this wonderful video to show you what we've been up to and get everyone pumped up for the competition.
I can hardly believe that we'll be crossing spurtles in3-1/2 weeks! Our time as reigning champs went too quickly and we're working hard to see if we can't keep it this year. Just in case we can't nail down the title as World Porridge Champions, we've been busy crafting a specialty dish that we think will garner favorable attention from the judges and is just plain scrumptious! I'll have the official recipe to share with you soon, but for now, you'll have to be satisfied with this visual treat.


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South Shore Room is a 'Love Shack' on Saturday
September 6, 2012
STATELINE, Nev. – The B-52s' 1980 appearance on "Saturday Night Live" wasn't as historic as The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, but it clearly changed music.
The members of the self-described "tacky little dance band from Athens," Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and siblings Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson were not coveted by their hometown folk venue. But they were loved at punk rock clubs on New York's Lower East Side, and they made regular treks there from Georgia. The self-titled debut album, "The B-52's," had a half-million sales. Keeping with a philosophy of having fun and a "stream-of-consciousness" songwriting style, the band played on "SNL" the Avant-garde "Dance This Mess Around."
Cindy Wilson's guttural "Why don't you dance with me, I'm not no Limburger" resonated for many like The Beatles' Everly Brothers-inspired harmony from 16 years earlier. It was disco in a punk-rock way, and a precursor to modern rock. Schneider's playful talk-sing style blended with the beehived singers Wilson and Pierson, whose rhythmic organ riffs blended with Ricky Wilson's bright, melodic lead guitar into an uninhibited dance party. Gay or straight, yuppie or hippie, it didn't matter. The rockers and the mods found common ground with the B-52s.
The B-52s dropped the apostrophe when the Internet came around, and 35 years later the band continues to have mini-tours each month.
Pierson said the travel, not the performance, is the exhausting part. She hopes the future will include a "hologram tour." She plans to perform and to swim this week at Lake Tahoe, which is home for tiny rock lobsters. Here's more from her conversation with Lake Tahoe Action:
Q: How was the summer tour?
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Pierson: All of us really like being on stage interacting with the audience and there's been such great response particularly from the younger people in the audience. We're getting this great vibe and everyone's dancing, so it's better than ever in a way. It hasn't died down, the freak-flag-flying, wig-wearing, partying crowd.
Q: I remember seeing the B-52s play "Dance This Mess Around" on "Saturday Night Live" in 1980 and being blown away. What was the response?
Pierson: The reaction from the very first appearance on "Saturday Night Live" a lot of people have told us over the years is that it just blew their minds. It was like seeing a band from Mars or something. It was very different. And we're still very unique. There's no one really like us. In some ways that's worked against us in that we can't be categorized. We didn't really fit into the normal radio play although we did have hits but it didn't fit into the norm. We're still very viable and vital now because our sound is so unique. I think there are people influenced by us but there's no one who really sounds like us. We have a very signature sound. If you know us, then you know that's us.
Q: The B-52s seem like a punk rock answer to disco. How do you describe it?
Pierson: Even though punk was "We hate disco," we really loved dance music and disco was amazing. So right from the beginning we called ourselves a tacky little dance band from Athens, Ga., and our aspirations were not that much beyond a dance band. Who knew that 35 years later that we'd be the world's greatest party band, self-proclaimed?
Q: Is the whole band from Athens?
Pierson: Fred and I are from New Jersey. He went down to study forestry and he soon discovered that forestry wasn't about saving trees but mainly cutting them down. I moved down there after traveling though Europe. I went down there to do a back-to-the-land thing and raise goats and moved down there with my future ex-husband.
Q: How did the band start?
Pierson: The band happened to get together one night. We hung out as a larger group of friends, just kind of punk bohemians who would crash parties and dance crazy and drive everybody else off the dance floor. Keith (Strickland, drums) and Ricky (Wilson, guitar) played stuff together and Cindy (Wilson) did stuff with her brother Ricky and Fred (Schneider, singer) did some stuff with Keith, so everyone had sort of jammed together a little bit but no one ever said, "Let's start a band." It just happened one night after we had a flaming volcano at Hunan's Chinese Restaurant and we went to our friend's house and he went upstairs to write a paper and we stayed in his basement. He had all these instruments because he was also in a band and we started jamming. We wrote a song and we decided we stay together and just keep doing this. Then the idea was bandied about maybe we could play a party and we played at this Valentine's Day party and then that was it.
Q: Did you hope to have commercial success?
Pierson: We didn't really care. We had no aspirations to be on the radio. We just did it for fun in the beginning. So whenever we did a record we just kept that same code: Lets' do it for fun. … The jamming process brings out the nonsequiturs, like "Tin Roof, Rusted." Things you would not expect to flip out of the not consciousness.
Q: "Tin Roof, Rusted." Where did that come from?
Pierson: When we jam we just try to get in a state where we're not self-conscious. We're not thinking. We're just letting it flow. We had several versions of "Love Shack." This particular version we were jamming just completely all singing at the same time and all of a sudden the tape stopped and Cindy just kept going, and she was just singing "Tin Roof, Rusted." So we saw that it was so great that we just kept it that way.
Q: I bet the audience all sings it.
Pierson: The "bang, bang," too. The whole song actually.
Q: Don't you have a Love Shack up in the Catskills?
Pierson: Yes. My partner and I have the Lazy Meadow motel up here in Mount Tremper, N.Y., near Woodstock where we live. It's a rustic mid-century modern retreat. Now we just opened a new place called Lazy Desert, an Airstream hotel near Landers, which is near Joshua Tree. We have Airstreams, all highly decorated and themed. We just are opening that now.
Q: It must be tough to enter an Airstream trailer with a beehive hairdo.
Pierson: You have to duck down when your entering the door, but they're pretty high.
Q: The wigs were classic.
Pierson: We switched off wigs all the time and had names for them like "Stairway to Heaven" and "the Birdcage." We were famous for wearing wigs. Now we wear hairpieces and stuff. That was our signature thing. Sometimes we worried the wig thing would overpower the attention to the music but over time we realized the legacy of the band is that people are allowed to really be themselves and have fun. And in this day and age to really let go and have fun at a concert and really have fun and abandon your inhibitions is really an amazing thing. And a lot of people have told us how much we have helped them. This is something we never intended. It's amazing that people have told us, "This music helped me get through high school or it helped me through a crisis or realize that I could come out and be different and be myself and help me affirm who I am and get me through difficult times." That's an amazing thing to hear people say that because we really didn't have any idea in the beginning that this would help anybody.
Here's an example of how the Internet helped punctuation.
The B-52's had an apostrophe ever since the husband of singer Cindy Wilson came up with a logo.
When the band released an album, "Funplex," in 2008, the excessive punctuation was gone.
"We decided it's wrong and it's a pain in the ass to do it on the Internet," singer Kate Pierson said.
However, traditional fans don't have to change, she said.
"The apostrophe is optional," Pierson said. "The dash is not optional."


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No reason to judge until we see what the steelers do. my concern is there no depth at that position
No reason to judge until we see what the steelers do. my concern is there no depth at that position
Cut him and its 3.2 million cap hit, trade him and its a 3.2 million cap hit, 9.7 to keep him this year.
Can't restructure an aging 35 year old OLB with injuries.
Just doesn't make much sense.
Thank you for your services James
I'm going to be really sad the day he is gone. Miller, too. To me, they embody the old Steelers. Ben does, too, but not as much as them.
You know, Chadman never thought the Steelers would recover from losing Greg Lloyd. Or Rod Woodson. Levon Kirkland. Joey Porter.
But they always did recover. There's ALWAYS a young player that will help the team recover. It could be Worilds. It could be Carter. It could be Adrian Robinson, or even a draft pick.
Or it might be the guy drafted next year.
But the Steelers will recover. And James Harrison will always be loved by Steeler Nation, even if he plays in a different uniform next season.
Schiavone's Race Career:
Starts- 10
Wins- 2
2nd- 4
3rd- 0
Other- 4
Prizemoney- $60,050.00
Nowhere does anyone state that he will refuse a pay cut. Only his agent says that he doesn't think that he will have to.


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Topic: Not so good news
I just got my initial results from the MRI today. My bile duct has enlarged from my last MRI in May. This could either be from a stone or a tumor. Well, lets not put our heads in the sand-it is most likely tumor.
My lovely doctor is sending the images to several people for second and third opinions. I am so scared and frustrated. He is going away in the middle of next week for a week and he doesnt think he will get the results by then, so I will have to wait until the end of November for a final assessment and possibly a plan of action.
I am devastated. They said that the sooner it comes back the more aggressive the form of the cancer. I only had it removed in January. I am not even sure about what it means. I thought they removed my bile ducts in the surgery, how can one be enlarged (I didnt think to ask that at the doctor) I am angry they would not give me chemo when I begged for it. I think the most difficult thing for me is that if the result does come back as cc again, I have lost my chance of having children. I know in the scheme of things, that is really a small problem, but it is the one that really weighs on my heart.
My husband and I just snuggled on the bed together-he is very good at letting me cry. I was told not to make plans to go home for thanksgiving and Christmas as my doctor doesnt want me gone that long. I called my parents all in an uproar of emotions. All I want to do is go home. My dad called me back and said come home for two weeks, I will not know the results anyway and I might as well wait it out in the US. So, if I can I will head to South Carolina for a bit.
Sorry it is so long, I am a mess.
36 year old patient with buckets of hope


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Meadow Brook Theatre to Present WHITE'S LIES, 1/9-2/3
Joe White is a successful lawyer with a bevy of beauties in his life. He couldn't ask for anything more. But his mother could. She wants him to settle down. When she tells him she's sick, and that all she wants is a grandchild, Joe hatches a plan to claim an ex-girlfriend's daughter as his. This provides his mother an instant family, and, really, what could go wrong?
"White's Lies," written by Ben Andron, runs January 9 through February 3, 2013, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. "It's a great laugh," said Travis W. Walter, MBT artistic director. "The perfect way to beat the mid-winter blues."
"We're excited to have the playwright, Ben Andron, as our special guest at the beginning of the run," Cheryl Marshall, MBT managing director, said. As a special treat for audiences, Andron will be joining Walter for the preview talkbacks on January 10 and 11. Talkbacks immediately follow these performances and are free of charge.
"White's Lies" has many familiar faces loved by MBT audiences. Ron Williams plays Joe White, with Henrietta Hermelin as his mother, Sarab Kamoo as Barbara Edwards and Katie Hardy as Michelle Edwards. The cast is rounded out by Tobin Hissong, Emily Rose and Peter C. Prouty.
"White's Lies" is directed by MBT Artistic Director Travis Walter, Terry W. Carpenter is the stage manager with set design by Brian Kessler, costumes by Corey Globke, lighting by Reid G. Johnson and sound by Mike Duncan.
Tickets range from $25 to $40 and are available by calling the Meadow Brook Theatre box office at 248-377-3300 or going online at www.ticketmaster.com. Student discounts are available at the box office. Groups of eight or more should call 248-370-3316 for group pricing.
Meadow Brook Theatre is located on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. For additional information, visit www.mbtheatre.com. Meadow Brook Theatre is a nonprofit, cultural institution serving southeast Michigan for more than 45 years.
Pictured: Ron Williams and Henrietta Hermelin in White's Lies at Meadow Brook Theatre. Photo courtesy of Meadow Brook Theatre.


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Turnip Puff
Hubby and I celebrated Thanksgiving at our house on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I didn't want to go too overboard with the menu so I asked Hubby what the one side dish he needed on the table to make it feel like Thanksgiving. For me, it is the green bean casserole. For Hubby, it is mashed turnip. I decided to make this turnip puff instead of just heating up some frozen mashed turnip.
Hubby said these were the best turnips he had ever had (don't let his mom find out!) The flour and eggs made the turnips more hearty and less watery. The paprika and bread crumbs on top add a nice flavor and texture as well. If you are looking for a holiday side dish, I highly recommend this one!
One other thing. You can make this ahead of time and freeze it. Then just let it defrost a few hours prior to baking it.
Turnip Puff
Yield: 6-8
3 cups hot mashed turnip
3 Tbsp butter
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
dried bread crumbs and butter for the top
Combine turnip, butter, and beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly until butter is completely melted.
Add flour, sugar, baking powder, pepper, and salt. Mix well.
Spread into a buttered casserole dish.
Top with dried bread crumbs and paprika, and dot with butter. Bake for 25 minutes at 375.
Recipe from Me Likey Food, originally from Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Cookbook
3 Responses to "Turnip Puff"
This sounds great! And I really can't imagine you heating up frozen mashed turnip… you know you can make it just like mashed poatoes? That's one of my favorite dishes at Thanksgiving because I really only have it that one time each year.
Ah yes the turnip dish! when we get our giant 4lb heirloom next year, this is the dish to make!!
I have to try this…I didn't know this recipe…thank you!!Ciao Flavia


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Pickpockets who preyed on elderly bus passengers have been jailed.
Lewisham woman Hristova Marinova and homeless woman Marieta Petrova stole from bus passengers in Sutton, Kingston, Wandsworth and other areas in South London between February and October last year.
Marinova, 27, of Clifton Rise, was caught after a police investigation involving extensive examination of bus CCTV.
She was arrested on Valentine's Day this year as she returned from a trip abroad to find police waiting for her.
She and Petrova, 30, targeted elderly and vulnerable people as they travelled the bus network pickpocketing travellers.
Marinova admitted seven counts of theft with six further counts taken into account at Inner London Crown Court on May 1 and was jailed for 12 months. She is likely to be deported on her release.
Petrova was sentenced to 10 months in prison after being convicted of 10 offences with six more taken into consideration at Kingston Crown Court in March.
Chief Superintendent Sultan Taylor said: "This was an excellent result which has seen two prolific pickpockets receive significant terms in jail.
"The Safer Transport Command with its partners Transport for London has a primary aim to safeguard the travelling public from criminals and to keep them safe whilst using London's bus system.
"If you commit an offence, you will be caught and if convicted every avenue of punishment will be considered - so the message is clear: crime on London's bus system will not be tolerated - we will bring those who are responsible to justice."
The convictions were secured by the Safer Transport Command, funded by Transport for London.


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DANVILLE — John Baldwin Elementary School will host its first ever international night Feb. 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the school, 741 Brookside Drive.
The event is titled "Festival Around the World" and will include an evening of cultural experiences with the traditions, clothing, foods and fun of many cultures.
Children attending will be given a passport to get stamped at every "port of call." Local performing groups will share international music and dancing onstage. The event is free.
Contact Jason Sweeney at 925-847-2123. Follow him at Twitter.com/Jason_Sweeney.


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Budget Lodge Adel offers daily, weekly and extended stay rates. Amenities include cable TV with 66 channels, microwave and refrigerators. We feature a well-lit parking lot, electronic locks, and non-smoking rooms. We are a pet friendly motel - charge applies. Several restaurants are nearby.
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The ex-Chongqing party chief behind one of China's most notorious scandals in memory has been indicted on charges of bribery, abuse of power, and corruption. ChinaFile has the latest expert opinions ahead of the landmark trial.
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says Pakistan's election slated for later this year is crucial for the country's progress, though many in Pakistan are skeptical.
Asia Society's ChinaFile Fellow Maura Cunningham evaluates China's latest push for high-speed railways.
Bloomberg News has posted a detailed look at the financials of Xi Jinping, soon to be China's new President, and his extended family.
Asia Society Associate Fellow Steven Lewis says state-sponsored Chinese media's coverage of a call for disclosure of finances by government officials could put transparency "on the table" at the National Congress later this year.
If China's national imperative today is reform, the greatest threat to that goal is the massive influence and institutionalized corruption of the country's entrenched elites, writes Asia Society Senior Fellow Jamie Metzl.
It's a scandal that has damaged the reputation of Pakistani cricket and rocked the international sport. In a London courtroom yesterday, former captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were convicted for corruption after being found guilty of plotting to cheat and take bribes to fix a match against England last summer.
Will the Gandhian activist succeed in creating a politically engaged middle class?
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Still achy, Wainwright solid against Mets
JUPITER, Fla. -- Still bothered by a sore throat following a recent bout of strep throat, Adam Wainwright stayed on schedule to pitch the season opener by throwing 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 9-8 loss to the Mets.
Admittedly achy but no longer dealing with the fever that led the Cardinals to send him home early in recent days, Wainwright threw 52 pitches in his second of what will be five spring starts.
"I wanted to stay on my schedule because I'm lined up [for Opening Day]," Wainwright said, noting that the only reason the illness would have kept him off the mound would have been if the club believed he was contagious. "I think it's important for me to make my starts so I'm ready for Opening Day. Four [starts] is probably enough. Five is for sure enough."
Confident that his trademark curveball will be sharp by the time he faces the Reds on March 31, Wainwright has spent much of his time this spring working on other pitches. He fell behind Josh Satin in the second inning with his curveball and eventually served up a homer, the only run he allowed.
Though he ended his outing by walking Satin on another curveball way outside the strike zone, he knows the feel of the pitch will come over his final three starts.
"I've honed in so much on my sinker, fastball, changeup, cutter combo because the other one, I feel like that's my strength," he said. "I want to keep it a strength, but I need to get the other ones to where that is. I've been working hard on my other stuff. I have plenty of time to get my breaking ball in there and start throwing that for strikes."
The walk to Satin was the first one Wainwright has issued all spring. He plans to enter the season with the same goal he had last season -- making more starts than he issues walks. He just missed the achievement in 2013, as he started 34 games and walked 35 batters in 241 2/3 innings.
The 35 walks were the fewest he has given up in any full season as a starter.
"I think it's so important," he said. "When I'm attacking hitters, I'm at my best. When I put them on the defensive early on, that's what I want to do."
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Can someone explain "Cis (25 mg/m2) followed by Gem (1000 mg/m2 D1, 8 q21d)" for me? It mean use Cisplatin everyday? or only once a week? And what dose " D1, 8 q21d " mean? I don't fully understand. Could some one give me a hand? Thanks in advance.
Hi, Viola,
I don't know what the Cis numbers mean, but the Gem is given on day 1 and day 8 of a 21-day cycle. In my case, Mondays were my usual day for chemo, so I would have the Cis and Gem both on one Monday, the Gemzar alone on the next Monday, and then the next Monday would be no chemo. Each 3 weeks was thus called a cycle, and it took a little over 6 months to do 8 cycles because we delayed the next cycle a couple of times (once because of my work load and once because I was in hospital fighting infections). I believe in both chemicals, the mg/m2 section refers to the quantity of medication and the size of bag for the solution to be in.
I never did see my prescription written out like that, so you must be asking lots of good questions to know that already.
Thank you, Louise.
I tried to searched Dr. Valle JW, the major investigator of this study, on the Pubmed website and I found the Phase II trial has been published on the British Journal of Cancer in August. In that paper, they mentioned in Phase III study, patients' CA19-9 and quality of life was observed. In Phase II trial, they only check the treatment response by image.
Hopefully, they will publish the Phase III trial very soon, I truely want to know in their study, can CA19-9 reflect tumor progression very correctly?
The members of the North American Task Force for Hepatobiliary Cancer is still in the process of evaluating the data from the above study. It has been remarked on that metastasis patients did not see a significant benefit over the Gem therapy treatment alone. But, I am not sure as to whether the data has been evaluated regarding the various metastases and the response rate of each. I so badly want an answer to this and will try my best to find it.
Just found these links -
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyO … rapy/19443
I take it that these news releases today are follow up pieces to the ASCO link that you posted at the start of this thread?
Best wishes,
Thanks uncle Gavin.....I agree. More data is being released.
Thanks for staying on top of this.
Best wishes,
This seems to follow suit:
http://www.usnews.com/health/family-hea … ncers.html
Thanks for that Marion. This is from Cancer Research UK's website today and has a short video from Dr Bridgewater talking briefly about the trial and the results.
http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org … c02-trial/
Best wishes,
Thanks, Uncle Gavin.
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McGwire has new perspective on Cards' hitters
LOS ANGELES -- Mark McGwire had an unfamiliar seat as he watched his former pupils knock around Dodgers pitching on Friday night. He came to an unexpected conclusion, too. As good as he believed the Cardinals' offense was during his three-year tenure as hitting coach in St. Louis, the lineup looks even tougher from an opposing point of view.
"It's a bit funny to watch them from the other side, but they're truly great hitters," McGwire said. "Their offense is just stacked. It's always been, but it's sort of different when you watch it from the other side. You look at it from the other side and you just say, 'Oh my gosh.' Plus, they have another year of experience, which is deadly for them because they're just smarter, better and stronger."
McGwire is in his first year as the Dodgers' hitting coach and is still trying to spark an offense that has underachieved so far. Los Angeles entered Saturday ranked 14th in the National League in runs scored.
But the learning curve that comes with working with a new group of hitters is one that McGwire welcomed, because in taking this position, he knew he would be able to spend more time with his family. His home is a 50-minute drive from Dodger Stadium, and McGwire has already reaped the benefits of proximity.
He gets to see his two sons, ages 9 and 10, play baseball, and he takes them to school. McGwire is home to play with his 2-year-old triplet girls, too, before he leaves for work.
"The girls really recognize who Dad is, because Dad's around. It means a lot to me," McGwire said. "To be with my family and work in the same place for the first time in my career, it's one of those things I couldn't pass up."
McGwire hasn't completely cut ties with the Cardinals. He unabashedly admits that he still pulls for the Cardinals to do well -- as long as it's not at the Dodgers' expense.
"I have a lot of time invested and great times with those guys over there," McGwire said. "They haven't missed a beat."
Several players and coaches have taken time these last two days to seek out McGwire for some small talk. McGwire will make his return to St. Louis in August, when the Cardinals host the Dodgers during a four-game series.
"I don't think he likes us scoring runs against his team, but I know he's proud of us," third baseman David Freese said. "It was good to catch up with him a little bit, instead of over the phone. He's rooting us on. Maybe not when we're playing the Dodgers, but I think he's happy when we're playing well."
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Christmas Hannukah bake-a-thon!
Have you ever had rugelach? Ever heard of them? They're these awesome, petite crescents of cream cheese and butter dough wrapped around a filling such as cinnamon, nuts, or preserves. The fact that the dough is almost nothing but cream cheese and butter pretty much had me hooked. But I also saw an opportunity to inject a little deep-south peppery twist on this classic cookie.
Pepper jelly. You know, the jalapeno-spiked stuff that gets poured over blocks of cream cheese? Turns out it's a remedy for someone who bakes and eats lots of cookies and, quite frankly, needs a little help preventing palate fatigue (that's Melissa Clark's term, not mine, but it's well-put). I was afraid these might be too spicy in the end, but they're just spicy enough, and a welcome change of spice from the typical holiday range of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. I think you'll like them. And let's forge ahead and put pepper jelly in all kinds of sweet things! It'll be a revolution.
For this recipe, a food processor is best. The steel blade in the processor chops up the cream cheese, butter, and flour into tiny little crumbs, then somehow those crumbs start to cling together, and you end up with a large white ball of heavy, smooth dough, with your only expended effort being that of pushing some buttons. It's clearly the way to go. I found other recipes online that use a stand mixer, so you might try that if that's what you've got, but I'd cream the butter and cheese together first, then add the flour and salt.
Need more cookies? Try butterscotch bars or orange-pecan biscotti.
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces
- 4 ounces cold cream cheese, cut into 12 pieces
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
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- ¼ cup plus 2 Tablespoons jalapeno jelly
- ½ cup chopped toasted pecans
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
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- 1 egg
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cover two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. (If you only have one baking sheet, leave a rack in the middle of the oven.)
- In the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine the flour, butter, cream cheese, and salt. Pulse until the dough forms a ball (this may take over 50 pulses--just stick with it). Remove the dough from the work bowl and divide into two pieces. Place each on a piece of plastic wrap and press each out into a 6-inch disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate while preparing the filling.
- To make the filling, stir the jelly in a small bowl until it's spreadable; stir together the pecans, sugar, and zest in a bowl.
- Remove one of the pieces of dough from the refrigerator and place it on a lightly floured surface. Flour the top of the dough and roll it out into a 9-inch circle. Using a pizza wheel, cut the circle into twelve equal wedges (keep the wedges together in a circle while you put on the filling). Spread with half the jelly and evenly scatter with half the pecan mixture. Roll up each triangle of dough into a small crescent from the outside inward. As the rugelach are formed, place them on one of the baking sheets. Repeat with the other piece of dough and the remaining filling, placing it on the second baking sheet.
- To make the topping, beat the egg in a small bowl until well broken up. In another bowl, mix the sugar and pecans. Brush the top of each pastry with beaten egg, then sprinkle with the pecan sugar.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through, until golden and slightly caramelized. Slide the papers from the pans to racks.


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The effects of military spending cuts continue to ripple throughout the county, likely claiming eight or more municipal jobs.
The contract for Monterey and Seaside to provide operations and maintenance at the Presidio of Monterey, Camp Roberts and parts of Fort Ord was reduced by 30 percent — costing the cities a combined $1.9 million.
The Army said the reduction is for the rest of the federal fiscal year , which ends Sept. 30, and it has "no idea" if the contract will be renewed after that.
Seven Seaside employees were given 60-day layoff notices Wednesday and Thursday as a result of the contract reduction.
One temporary worker was laid off in Monterey but the city is getting around the financial loss by not filing vacant positions and moving Presidio employees to other departments, said Deputy City Manager Hans Uslar.
The change will mean fewer services for the Presidio and delays and cancellations of maintenance projects, such as a $450,000 street resurface project.
"We will probably go down to a mode of reactive maintenance," Uslar said. "... If you have issues that fall under life, safety or health we will be responding. If you tell us your door got stuck and it is a little hard to open, that is probably ... a very low priority."
Monterey and Seaside started the service in 1997 as an effort to ensure a military presence on the Peninsula after Ford Ord closed.
They later beat out private companies for the contract, which employes 32 workers, when it came up for bid in 2001. It has been extended five times since.
Uslar said the Army told them Feb. 19 the cuts were coming whether the sequestration happened or not.
Monterey, as lead agency in the partnership, sent the notice to Seaside two days later. By Monday, the Army was telling the cities to focus only on emergency service orders.
The partnership does a host of services such as water distribution management, elevator, facility and fence maintenance and fire protection.
Seaside Deputy City Manager Diana Ingersoll said two financial services employees and five public works employees were sent the layoff notices.
She said the cuts were also the result of the city's "precarious" financial position, noting a $767,000 budget deficit this fiscal year.
The layoffs will mean a reduction of $360,600 from what they would have billed the Army, she said.
Uslar said Monterey has enough city projects to try to spare the jobs. For instance, there was an administrative opening in the fleet management department — so the city just moved a Presidio administrative employee there.
Monterey has a more than $100,000 contract for tree trimming at the Naval Postgraduate School but it uses a subcontractor, so the city would not be affected if it was scrapped, Uslar said. The city has yet to hear from the Navy about it.
It is still undecided if the partnership will be able to do additional work outside of emergency work orders, which Uslar said he was hopeful they could come to an understanding on.
"This is a very good partnership," he said. "Our Army friends are working with us ... It's not us against them."
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Barbaras mother taught her to sew while she was in junior high and she used that skill to make clothes for a long time. Her first quilting project was a hand-pieced bed quilt that took over five years to complete. Then her attention became focused on small quilts, especially miniature quilts. Because she has a full-time job and enjoys sewing, the idea of making a small quilt appealed to her. She could actually finish that! Plus its fun to display the quilts on a wall and admire them (and have them admired!). As Barbara made more quilts, her attention was drawn to the competition side of quilting. Trying to make a quilt good enough to enter into competition helped her get better at piecing, quilting, and all aspects of making a quilt. The design element drew her in because it is another way to be creative. Barbara is able to pick a simple, easy quilt or a complicated design. Its the whole process she enjoysfrom picking out the fabric to putting on that last stitch in the binding.
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