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(June 17, 2010) A coalition of community groups has questioned whether East Hampton Town can legally put Fort Pond House, a property it owns in Montauk, on the market.
Despite opposition from its Democratic minority, the town board agreed on June 3 to list the property for sale. The resolution was approved in a 3-2 vote by the Republican majority, which insists that selling land must be part of a financial bailout plan in the face of a huge town deficit.
The almost four-acre waterfront property on Fort Pond, which contains a former residence used by community groups, was purchased by the town in 2003 for $890,000. It was the first property to go on the block from a list of 22 possibilities that had been prepared for Supervisor Bill Wilkinson.
The town's two commercial docks in Montauk were removed from the list after an outcry from fishermen and a determination that the sale would be illegal.
Representing the Group for the East End, the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, and community groups including the Third House Nature Center, the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival, the Accabonac Protection Committee, and the Northwest Alliance, Richard Whalen, a lawyer who is a former town attorney, presented a letter to the town board on Tuesday.
Members of those groups, and others concerned about the property sale, have been asked to turn out in force to make their views known at a town board meeting at Town Hall beginning at 7 tonight.
Mr. Whalen says in his letter that the move to sell the property violates several state and local laws, including the state's Public Trust Doctrine, which requires state legislative approval for the "alienation of parkland," and the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which requires an assessment of any action that could significantly hurt the environment.
"As the largest town-owned park and recreational area on the town's largest freshwater body, the Fort Pond House property is an irreplaceable public resource," Mr. Whalen says in the letter.
The town's intended use of the property, as stated in a resolution authorizing its purchase, as well as its actual use by the public since then, both define it as parkland, Mr. Whalen argues. The letter says that courts have upheld the prin
ciple that parkland may not be sold or diverted to other uses without the express permission of the State Legislature.
Mr. Whalen also asserts in the letter that any actions proposed in coastal areas — a designation that includes all of Montauk — must be reviewed to ensure that they are consistent with the mandates of the town's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The mandates include retaining and promoting public access to water-related recreational resources as well as public access to the water's edge.
The sale of the town docks was found to be in violation of the revitalization program.
Mr. Whalen also says that the board violated the state's open meetings law when it adopted the resolution to offer Fort Pond House for sale without first discussing it in a public session.
The sale resolution was added to the agenda for the June 3 board meeting at the last minute by Town Councilwoman Theresa Quigley without the knowledge of the minority dissenting board members. Actions that are taken in violation of the open meetings law, Mr. Whalen wrote in his letter, are void.
Mr. Whalen reviewed the letter for the board at its work session on Tuesday. His comments immediately drew responses from Mr. Wilkinson and Ms. Quigley.
"Save it for your lawsuit," she told Mr. Whalen. "You represent special-interest groups. I'm here to listen to everybody in this town, and there are voices that have been heard for the last 30 years, and driven all the property purchases. They're not going to drive the sales," she said.
"If you want to hear from the people, have a public hearing," Mr. Whalen said.
"This is a public hearing," said Ms. Quigley, referring to the board's policy of allowing members of the public to comment at its work sessions.
Public hearings are scheduled specifically to solicit comments on particular issues. One has not been scheduled on the property sale, and Mr. Wilkinson has said that hearings will not be held on proposed land sales.
"These are promises that were made during the campaign," Ms. Quigley continued. "You guys lost — the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, the Group for the East End, the conservationists."
"We are looking to solve a problem that is so monumental," she said, referring to the town deficit, which is expected to top out in the vicinity of $30 million.
"We do not have the money to support the services to keep our town going unless we get some money," she continued later. "This is the least offensive way."
"The other thing we can do is strip the town of its employees. Then we'll turn into Cairo," said the councilwoman, who this year visited that city, which she characterized as a "filthy, dirty town."
"I don't think that we're going to be like Cairo if we take a bigger perspective on how to fix the town's budget problems," Mr. Whalen said. "We're asking that the town board sit down, engage with the public about what properties are appropriate to be sold. We're not saying that there's nothing that can be sold."
However, he asserted, "you could find no saleable properties in town, and would find a way to deal with the deficit." The largest part of the solution, Mr. Whalen said, will be the ability to issue a total of up to $30 million in deficit financing bonds.
State legislation allowing the town to do so, already approved by the Legislature, was signed by the governor late Tuesday.
"There is a special-interest group on every one of the properties," said Ms. Quigley, referring to the list of potential sales. "Then it becomes who has the loudest voice."
"That is the American system of representative Democracy," Mr. Whalen replied. "Once you are elected, you have to listen to the public. The public tends to speak by organizing in groups."
Also at Tuesday's meeting, Trace Duryea, the chairwoman of the East Hampton Town Republican Committee, read a prepared statement in support of the "proposed real estate bailout plan of the Wilkinson team." Ms. Duryea said that the town had purchased a number of properties as "bankable commodities."
In his comments, Mr. Whalen took issue with that. "You are not allowed under state law to purchase property with the intention of keeping it for future sale," he said, prompting both Supervisor Wilkinson and Councilwoman Quigley to interrupt.
"That's your opinion," both said.
State town law authorizes towns to acquire real estate for "any public purpose," and, Mr. Whalen said in an e-mail on Tuesday, "acquiring land even though you don't need it for any public use — that is, land-banking it for future speculative sale — does not appear to be a public purpose."
When the Fort Pond House property was first offered for sale, Town Councilman Pete Hammerle, who was in office at the time, recalled Tuesday, the board considered using the community preservation fund to buy it. That would have restricted its use and precluded a future sale.
However, Mr. Hammerle said, the board chose not to do so because the town was considering using the property temporarily for a day care program while the Montauk Playhouse Community Center was being renovated.
Len Bernard, the present town budget officer, who held the same post in 2003 under former Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, said last week that the purchase was always considered to be "non-environmental."


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DOMAINfest Global 2012 Dates Announced by DomainSponsor
DomainSponsor, the domain name monetization unit of Oversee.net and organizer of the DOMAINfest series of conferences, has announced it will return to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica for their annual DOMAINfest Global event from January 31 to February 2, 2012.
As in past years, the entire Fairmont Miramar Hotel has been reserved exclusively for DOMAINfest Global in order to provide attendees with an intimate, distraction-free environment that maximizes networking opportunities.
Highlights from the February 2011 conference included a standing-room-only keynote address from legendary Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons, plus an entertaining fireside chat with Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook. More than 700 domain name investors, online marketing professionals, and service providers from 30 countries attended the conference. A party at they event also made it into the main stream media through a mysterious illness that about 1/4 of the attendees.
Registration for the event will opens September 1st with an early bird registration fee of $995, which includes all sessions, meals and official evening parties, will apply from September 1 through September 30. From October 1 through December 31 the standard discounted rate will be $1,195 per attendee. Beginning on January 1, the regular pre-conference rate of $1,295 will apply. Discounted hotel room rates at the Fairmont Miramar hotel are available.
The company is also holding a New York Meet-Up event on August 23 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the Mad46 Rooftop Lounge, on the 19th floor of the Roosevelt Hotel at Madison Avenue and 46th Street. Attendees will enjoy speed networking, dinner and cocktails. Registration is $150 and is available online. Last year the NYC meeting was a "power networking day", but for this year it has been transformed into an evening meeting, the price was lowered by $25.

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This bolt-on is a half-day tour of Panna National Park that is available 01 October to 15 June and can be booked in conjunction with our Delhi, Palaces, Ganges; Highway to Himalayas, Delhi to Kolkata and Delhi to Darjeeling group tours.
Go where the wild things are! Situated in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh at a distance of around 40 km from Khajuraho, Panna National Park is home to some of the best wildlife species in India. Offering a combination of teak and dry mixed forest interspersed with grassland areas, the park is renowned for its diverse wildlife including tigers (32 in total) leopards, deer, antelope, langur monkey and sambar.
The park also supports a wide variety of birdlife, including a host of migratory birds. It is possible to see white necked stork, barheaded goose, honey buzzard, king vulture, blossom headed parakeet and paradise flycatcher to name but a few avian species.
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Croydon chiropractor who "excessively" treated patient suspended.
A chiropractor who misdiagnosed a patient and treated her "excessively" has been suspended.
Robert Clad, of the Chiropractic Centre in George Street, Croydon, was also accused of encouraging the patient to disregard advice from another health professional and to cease taking her medication.
Mr Clad was alleged to have influenced the patient to encourage other patients to stay under his care and continue with chiropractic treatment.
Source: Your Local Guardian
This is a hazard – when a non-medical professional thinks they know more than a physician and can convince the patient of it. Of course disputes can happen between doctors but the problem that stuck out here is the "alarmist" way he presented results to the patient and appears to encourage her that chiropractic will solve her issues. If true, that is potentially health-threatening and unethical.
He is suspended for 2 months.


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star boardwalk Nafplio guesthouse in Nafplion City Centre
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Located in Nafplion City Centre, this guesthouse is steps from War Museum, Nafplio National Gallery, and Church of Agios Spyridonas. Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Museum and Komboloi Museum are also within 5 minutes.
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Coffee/tea in a common area, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are available at this guesthouse. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a TV in a common area.
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Acronafplia Pension B&D features tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. A total renovation of this property was completed in February 2015.
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- Total number of rooms - 8
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How to build cool is not so much a science but an art! The foundation is the concept, what makes it happen is the artists, what makes it all work is the inner "feel." In total, this all has to be communicated to the audience which dictates the success of the process. Geoff Roach and his select band of masters as a whole are Octobop introducing their Mystic Lane 2007 release Very Early which accomplishes all the above and more. Very Early is eclectic cool with a diversified attitude!
This 2006 release pushes the limits of interpretation without compromising the high standards of the original masters. This spin never confuses or loses its audience. In fact, Roach makes a grand effort to bring the listeners into the groove, thus embracing their value to the disc's success.
If one is not familiar with the West Coast Jazz style from the early 50s through the 70s, they will be after a number of spins. This disc has that moment in time down and with wonderful variations in the arrangements to add a new dimension. This is music for any mood, any time, for anyone who appreciates the pure Jazz experience!
Pre-Katrina, Roach in 2000 scribed "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" so appropriate is the message now. For those of us who experienced New Orleans, frequented it, and just adored it, this cut brings the flavor of French Quarter back full circle. The vibes of Bill Hazzard just address the sensitivity of the city along with the strings of Jack Conway, a great mix.
This effort performed by eight very strong artists is simply jazz in one of its finest spins. Octobop is a diverse and innovative mix of masterful musical concepts, like a stallion, let them run wild for wherever they go it's all free and pure cool!


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Lightweight Fiber Reinforced Transparent Composites for Armored Ground/Sea Vehicles
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-13-P-1118
Agency Tracking Number: N131-073-0910
Amount: $80,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Awards Year: 2013
Solicitation Year: 2013
Solicitation Topic Code: N131-073
Solicitation Number: 2013.1
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AbstractThe main objective of this work is to develop and commercialize light-weight transparent composites with high tensile strength, toughness and impact resistance. Novel techniques will be developed for the design and manufacturing of these lightweight composite materials with improved blast resistance, energy absorbing capability and thermal properties. HABSonic LLC in collaboration with Missouri S & T will perform research on advanced materials for transparent composites. The optical transparency is achieved by modifying the refractive index of the resin matrix to match with the refractive index of the glass fiber. Different variables affecting the transparency during the resin processing and manufacturing will be optimized to produce transparent composites. Continuous fiber reinforced transparent composite panels of various orientations and thicknesses will be manufactured and evaluated to meet specific threat levels. The performance of the transparent composites will be studied by laboratory tests. The experimental results will also be validated with the finite element simulations. Optically transparent composites will find immediate application in military tactical vehicles. This program will meet the Navy"s need to develop superior transparent armor systems for force protection.
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Well, here's why 2010 is better than 2009:
In 2009, the Mets were mathematically eliminated in the highly visible and ironic fashion of losing to, of all people, Pedro Martinez. Like two to the back of the head.
In 2010, there is every possibility that the Mets will be eliminated from the playoffs without even being on the field, as Monday is an off-day, and a Braves victory over the Phillies would officially end the Mets hopes to play meaningful games in October. It's more like lethal yet humane injection. That, my friends, is progress.
So what, the Mets can't spoil the Braves playoff chances. Think of it this way: By being swept by Atlanta, they're sure as hell spoiling things for the Padres and Rockies in the wild card, right? Best … spoilers … ever.
And by the way, Derrek Lee has as many second deck home runs in nine games at Citi Field than Jason Bay has any deck home runs in 44.


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If Leafs players felt the consolation prize of their ridiculous collapse to the 2013-14 season was the possibility of seeing a hard-ass coach shown the door, they have another thing coming.
Randy Carlyle isn't going anywhere — quite possibly for a long time.
And now it's time for those players wearing the Maple Leaf on the front of their sweaters to absorb more of the heat and respond accordingly.
That is clearly the message sent down from new team president Brendan Shanahan on Thursday, when it was announced not only that Carlyle will return for the 2014-15 season, but he also comes armed with a two-year contract extension to bolster his mandate.
Shanahan didn't offer any reasons for the decision, leaving the company message to come from general manager Dave Nonis, but let's start with the following:
n It wasn't Carlyle who couldn't execute some of the basic elements of defensive hockey, not just during the collapse, but all season long.
n It wasn't Carlyle, who played with wild inconsistency throughout the season as too many players on this Leafs roster did.
n It wasn't Carlyle who sliced David Bolland's leg and took one of the character players out of the lineup, essentially for the rest of the season, nor did the coach wildly overpay for the underachieving David Clarkson.
And it wasn't Carlyle who put together a roster that had a defence anchored (choose your own definition of the term) by Dion Phaneuf with little help beyond the exciting promise of sensational rookie Morgan Rielly.
While not universal, it is one of the great injustices in professional sport that when a team collapses and misses the playoffs, it is the coach that gets the bulk of the blame. In some cases it may be justified, in too many it is the easy out.
When former Leafs general manager Brian Burke was here, it drove him crazy that the players took a disproportionate amount of the responsibility for on-ice failures. Clearly, his sidekick Nonis felt the same way, as does Shanahan, who had endorsed retaining Carlyle.
So when the Leafs show up for training camp in September, they won't be able to consider a lame-duck coach. Instead, they will be under the gun to perform at a far greater level of consistency than in the recently completed debacle.
"Our players have to be committed to doing the things we did the year before to be successful," Nonis said on a conference call on Thursday. "The players are going to know this coaching staff is committed to doing the things needed to be successful and this group is going to have to perform.
"It's easy to put a lot of the blame on the coaching staff, it's a simple thing to do. But we all have to take some responsibility for our play during the year. I do. Our coaching staff does … and one we don't talk about enough is our players do."
Carlyle is by no means without fault with this past season's calamity. A team doesn't fall as flat as this version of the Leafs did without some motivational issues, nor does it have such poor special teams without some technical shortcomings.
To emphasize the need for change from the coach's office, Carlyle was forced to purge his assistants ranks. He'll have a hand in hiring the replacements for Scott Gordon, Greg Cronin and his long-time pal, Dave Farrish, but so will Shanahan. And fresh voices and a fresh approach in some areas will no doubt be part of the coaching blueprint.
Ultimately, though, much will come down to the players. Remember, too, that on the day Shanahan was announced as team president, MLSE boss Tim Leiweke refused to comment when asked specifically if he felt there was a character issue contributing to the Leafs' spectacular demise. His silence spoke volumes.
As for that roster, there are sure to be changes. While we've heard for years about the stockpiling of prospects, it would be nice to have a couple or four contribute meaningfully at the NHL level some time soon.
Nonis will scour the trade market and, on Thursday, hinted for the first time at eyeing older free agents on July 1 for some temporary help.
But whoever is here, they'll have to respect and respond to Carlyle.
"He has reached them before," Nonis said when asked why he felt Carlyle was equipped to get the Leafs back on track. "We feel that he is the guy who can get through to the group."
And, on Thursday, the Leafs gave that sometimes salty voice even more volume.


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Daniel Davari determined to return to Iran squad
June 16, 2015 | Iran | | Photo : Getty|
German-Iranian goalkeeper Daniel Davari, who recently joined German club Arminia Bielefeld, stated that he will try his best in his new team to return to Team Melli.
"I had a bad season with Grasshopper Club Zurich in Swiss League due to some personal issues but now Arminia Bielefeld move is a new challenge for me and I will try hard to return to my good days.
"I am happy to come back to Germany and I will try my best to persuade Carlos Queiroz to invite me again," Davari told Varzesh3.
Read the full story on Tehran Times.
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Q asked readers to give Lassie a new TV gig, borrowing from current TV shows. Boy were we barking up the right tree. Top three entries win dog treats.
First place:
"West Wing Doghouse." Episode 1: DPMD (Dog Poop of Mass Destruction). Lassie has just been elected president of the United States. In this episode, the German shepherd and the French poodle vote against him in the United Nations. He is joined by the English wolfhound in serious negotiations with the Afghan.


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I posted information on the Jackson County, Indiana "Boas" family today.Also, Amelia Jane Boas is the daughter of Henry & Nancy Killion Boas, as far as I know.Henry b. 05 Feb 1812, Harrison, KY - d. 09 Sep 1891, Jackson Co., IN. bur. Vallonia, Jackson, Indiana, Brown Cemetery; Nancy's parents were Michael & Millicent "Milly" Swaim Killion.Henry & Nancy marr. 22 Nov 1837, Washington, Indiana.Nancy was born 1812-1814, possibly in Washington Co., IN.The family lived in Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, per the c.1860 Census.
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I agree that the most important part of the recommendation process is how well the teacher knows you and your passion for the subject. I don't think anyone should, however, let it discourage them if that person happens to be a coach or a teacher of any particular subject. While writing style is important what is most important is your relationship with them.
- How to Ensure Your Teachers Write Your College RecommendationsPosted 7 years ago
Steps to Getting the Best Teacher Recommendation
This is a post by Radhika Bora, a member of the Acceptional High School Journalism Program. In this post, she outlines some steps to ensure you get the best possible teacher recommendation.
Getting teacher recommendations may seem like a daunting task, as they are a significant part of college applications. However, there are a few steps you can take to make getting your teacher recommendations easy, simple, and stress-free.
Chances are that hardworking students have several teachers who appreciate their effort and thus hold the student in some esteem. However, not all of these teachers would write the best recommendations for these students because of a number of factors including the teacher's writing capability, the student's in-class behavior, how well the teacher knows the student as an individual, and so on. When choosing a teacher to write a college application recommendation it's best to pick one who is familiar with the student, can write relatively well (so an English teacher would probably be better-suited to write a recommendation than a football coach), and teaches a class the student enjoys.
After you've chosen your teacher, the next step is to sit down with them for a short meeting and discuss ways to make the recommendation the best it can be. Some students may be tempted to micromanage each detail of the recommendation — an idea which is dubious at best since the end result would be a piece of obvious self-praise. Additionally, teachers probably won't want to be told what to write in their recommendation letters. They might see it as disrespectful or overly fastidious.
One important point to understand during this meeting is that your teacher will write about your participation in class discussions (or lack thereof) in addition to your hard work. Talk about any class discussions that truly engaged and interested you. For example, if your English class had a debate about your favorite poet and you enjoyed exchanging insights into his or her prevalent themes with your classmates, you could mention how much you appreciated the discussion to your teacher.
You could also discuss your after-class behavior with your teacher. If you are the kind of student who stays after class to discuss something interesting you've learned, then your teacher will most likely note your passion for learning in your recommendation. If you do not, your teacher might point out your focus and attention in class, or your diligence and good work ethic. Both are important attributes that will help you throughout your college years, but they are more generic, since many other recommendations highlight the same traits.
If you have any odd quirks that you consider to be defining traits then your teacher might communicate them through his or her recommendation. For instance, if you love reading and go through a novel a day (and your teacher knows this because you always have a book on your desk) then your teacher may note your bibliophilia. If you're an art history or science museum buff, then your teacher might also mention these idiosyncracies as a part of your broader personality. They would definitely help you stand out and indicate your interest in non-academic areas of learning.
The most important thing to keep in mind as you discuss the recommendation with your teacher is that you wish for your teacher to communicate your passion through the recommendation without your input. If you love history and discussing cause-and-effect relationships in your Government class, then your Government teacher has probably realized that already. Now it's just a matter of ensuring that your passion for history (or medieval French literature, or microbiology) is revealed clearly and distinctly through your teacher recommendations.
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This article is very interesting and informative, and sure to be helpful in a year or so when I'll have to start gathering teacher recommendations.
I also think it's important to consider when the teacher had you as a student, if at all. For example, a teacher who taught you junior year would know you better than a teacher who taught you freshman year, just because you might have changed in that time. At my school the counselors advise students to get teacher recommendations from our junior year teachers, or teachers that have taught us several times.
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Surfside Police are seeking the public's help in tracking down at least two men captured on surveillance video robbing a high-end store last Friday night.
Thanks to surveillance cameras trained at the back door and rear entry of the Monaco Collection boutique, police have a clear shot of two men wearing baseball caps, and with partially covered faces trolling in through a back door and making out with purses, watches and other expensive accessories. The rear-entry camera shows one of the men charging out with a box full of accessories worth thousands of dollars, according to Surfside detectives.
The back-door camera shows a late-model Range Rover SUV pull up, and then a masked man comes out, climbs up the wall, and pushes the camera away but shows a clear shot of the Range Rover.
The owner of Monaco Collection refused to speak on camera; but Det. Marian Valeno told NBC 6 that the department is actively investigating.
"We're looking for the public's help in identifying who the subjects are on the camera, and I hope to be able to return this property to the business owners."
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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Marvel Says the New Spider-Man Will Be a 'John Hughes Movie,' So We Imagined Just What That Would Look Like
Pretty in Red and Blue.By Nate Jones and Jed Egan
Pretty in Red and Blue.By Nate Jones and Jed Egan
"I've always felt I was kind of a ridiculous human being."By Jason Diamond
"Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful — these are not movies that are erotic."By Jennifer Vineyard
Weird.By Jesse David Fox
Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Will Arnett, Jack McBrayer as Duckie, and much more!By Jesse David Fox
A rare occasion.By Eliot Glazer
Hey, lay off Joe Pesci!By Eliot Glazer
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"What you need to do is find yourself a new heart container and fill it, man."By Amanda Dobbins
Feel free to decorate with a few Ally Sheedy—style dandruff flakes.By Brian Raftery
It's at 60 West 55th Street.By Lane Brown
The inspiration for the 'Day Off' character was an ethics-violating Bush crony (allegedly!). Now we feel terrible for laughing when Mr. Rooney got attacked by that dog.By Lane Brown
"He did away with Neverland itself."By Mark Graham
Sold yesterday: The Michael Jackson rehearsal footage and a John Hughes documentary.By Lane Brown
Plus: Sienna Miller gets dropped.By Emma Pearse
The blogosphere is full of John Hughes tributes and remembrances today, but if you've somehow managed to miss this one, read it now.By Lane Brown
"Of all the big, commercially successful American auteurs, he has always seemed to me the most mysterious, the most conflicted, the most unfulfilled."By Lane Brown
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Cupertino tennis standouts Ken Tao and Tommy Cheng won the Central Coast Section doubles championship Wednesday, beating Archbishop Mitty's Everett Maltby and Andre Dang 6-2, 6-3 in the final at Imperial Courts in Aptos.
Tao and Cheng lost only five games in three matches on their way to the final.
York's Joshua Pompan won the singles championship, defeating top-seeded Michael Nguyen of Leland 6-4, 6-4 in the title match.
The Stanford-bound Ogren concluded his career at St. Francis as a seven-time CCS champion. Gavin hopes his team repeats as CCS champion next week.


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Longtime BPL Forum contributor Mike Martin joined the Backpacking Light staff in 2006 as Sleeping Systems Section Editor. Mike holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering and currently teaches Engineering and Physics at North Idaho College. If pressed, he will confess to heavyweight backpacking "a long time ago" in the Sierras. But, inspired by Ray Jardine's Beyond Backpacking, he started lightweight backpacking in 2000 and has been a lightweight proponent ever since. In the winter, he enjoys backcountry skiing and snowshoeing in the Inland Northwest. In the summer, he switches to backpacking and fly-fishing, often accompanied by his young son.
His passion for lightweight backpacking revolves around the gear as much as the trips. He is actively involved in homemade stove, sleep system and shelter design and is always looking for "optimal" gear – even if it means tearing apart and rebuilding perfectly good commercial products.
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Tens of thousands of people took part in Moscow street rallies and concerts Wednesday on a new national holiday that the Kremlin tried to portray as a celebration of Russia's ethnic diversity.
The Moscow rallies were peaceful, police said, but a nationalist march of a few hundred people on the outskirts of St. Petersburg turned violent when six people tried to protest. Nationalists attacked the protesters, kicking some of them as they lay on the ground. Riot police moved in to break up the rally and pull the protesters to safety.
The Kremlin introduced National Unity Day in 2005 to replace the traditional Nov. 7 celebration of the 1917 Revolution that brought the Bolsheviks to power.
But the new holiday was quickly seized upon by extreme nationalists and white supremacists, as well as by Russian Orthodox Christian fundamentalists and monarchists. The first year the Nov. 4 holiday was celebrated, thousands of nationalists marched through central Moscow, some shouting "Heil Hitler!"
Nationalists gathered for a concert Wednesday across the river from the Kremlin and they held their now-annual "Russian March," this year on the outskirts of the capital. But they were far outnumbered by members of pro-Kremlin parties and youth groups who turned out for separate rallies, marches and concerts throughout Moscow.
Members of one youth group wore red ponchos with the words "Everyone Is Ours," in the sense that no one is a foreigner.
The Kremlin push for tolerance and inclusiveness on Wednesday was part of an overall message that Russia is stronger when its people stand united.
In a ceremony just outside Red Square, the Russian Orthodox patriarch was joined by Russia's Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist leaders.
"Our nation is multiethnic," Patriarch Kirill told a crowd of several thousand people, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. "We, representatives of the religions of Russia, are evidence that neither religious nor ethnic differences can divide our nation."
The Kremlin has tried to give the holiday historical significance by tying it to the 1612 expulsion of Polish and Cossack troops who had briefly seized Moscow at a time of political disarray.
President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at a Kremlin reception, noted that four centuries ago "people of different classes, nationalities and faiths" followed the call of merchant Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and came together to liberate Moscow.
"The unity of the people saved the country from internal conflict and foreign influence," Medvedev said.
During the reception the president handed out state awards to foreigners who have helped promote Russian culture and Russia's image abroad.
Russian leaders have spoken out against racism and xenophobia in recent years, partly in response to an alarming rise in hate crimes against dark-skinned foreigners and migrants from Central Asia.
Right activists, however, say the extreme nationalist sentiments are a natural outgrowth of the Kremlin's attempts to rebuild a strong Russian state.
About 2,000 people took part in Wednesday's nationalist march in Moscow, which had city approval and took place in the far southeast of the city. The marchers, mainly young men, carried Russian imperial black, yellow and white flags and banners of an anti-immigrant group. Their route was blocked to traffic and riot police maintained order.
Police said 20,000 people took part in a march in central Moscow and thousands gathered at various parks and squares elsewhere in the city.
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Lubbock Christian University has made the NAIA World Series three years in a row and four of the last six seasons with a national title, a runner-up finish and third place to show for it.
LCU coach Nathan Blackwood typically counts on return trips to Lewiston, Idaho, but isn't as bold about saying the Chaparrals can live up to their usual standards this year.
"It's certainly a different group, a different type of team that we've had since I've been here," Blackwood said. "That's yet to be seen at this point. But if we can put it all together and compete every time out, I think we have a chance to be OK."
LCU opens the season on the road this weekend, playing a three-game series today and Saturday against Northwood in Cedar Hill and a game Sunday at Texas Wesleyan.
After going 50-14 and losing in the national-championship game last season, the Chaps lost 10-game winners Tyler Curtis and Lucas Whitmore as well as Mike Marshall, who was both a power hitter and a power pitcher.
Curtis transferred, Whitmore married and gave up baseball and Marshall was drafted and signed by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Marshall's early exit to the pros was expected after he hit 15 home runs and went 9-0 on the mound. Then Curtis and Whitmore left after each went 10-3.
"It was a big blow, definitely, both those guys," Blackwood said. "They were our two best arms at the end of the season. To not get them back was certainly tough, but I like the guys that we brought in."
Among LCU's key returnees are starting pitcher Tyler Rogers, 10-0 over two injury-shortened seasons, and three lineup linchpins: center fielder Richard Bohlken (.367 average, 23 home runs, 79 runs batted in), shortstop Ryan Burnaman (.408-9-68) and first baseman Karl Seiter (.333-8-50).
Bohlken led the NAIA in home runs last season and has a shot at some major career records in his senior year: He needs 15 homers to break John Harris' LCU record and 24 to shatter the NAIA mark.
Burnaman was last year's NAIA leader in hits, runs and total bases, and Seiter was a selective cleanup batter, striking out 17 times in 192 at-bats.
The Chaps need productive senior seasons from them all, because they lost four other players who made at least 35 starts, including RBI leader Ryan Meade.
Blackwood describes his 2012 team as different in that there are fewer sluggers and more speed. Two newcomers — second baseman Jordan Lewis and outfielder Benny Woodard — figure to provide some of the speed at the top of the order.
"Lewis is a guy that knows how to get on base and is a major threat once he gets there," Blackwood said.
Lewis transferred from Stephen F. Austin, where he batted .322 while making 47 starts over two years. Woodard hit .404 last season at Frank Phillips College, making all-Western Junior College Athletic Conference.
Other newcomers likely to start are third baseman Brennyn Smith, a two-time all-conference selection at Sul Ross State who batted .422 with 79 RBIs over two seasons; catcher Jason Fisch, who hit .300 in two years at Western Texas College; and outfielder Reagan Pearson, a Trinity Christian ex returning from Midland College.
Two returnees also figure into the outfield picture: Brent Leslie (.372-2-30) and Paul Prestera, who played in three games last year before being shelved for the season for Tommy John surgery.
"There's a lot of new faces," Blackwood said, "but I'm excited about this new group. I think we're going to be faster than we've been in the past, maybe not as much power, but able to do some different things."
As for pitching, LCU will hope for a big season from Rogers. The senior lefthander has gone 5-0 each of the last two years, but missed time after a second Tommy John surgery in 2010 and a finger injury in 2011.
"He's a hundred percent," Blackwood said. "We're just hoping to get a full season out of him, finally."
Rotation candidates behind Rogers include Mark Almaguer (7-15 in three years at Prairie View A&M), Lester Lugo (7-6 in two years at Vernon College), Kyle Forsyth (6-3, 6.40 two years ago at Western Texas), returnee Shane Ingram (3-4, 7.44) and Drew Olson from Wharton County Junior College.
Ben Taylor, a transfer from Bossier Parish Community College, has been one of the team's top bullpen arms in preseason workouts. Burnaman could close games again after going 4-0 with four saves in 17 relief appearances last year.
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Recycling for condos the right move
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014 06:00 am
Bringing recycling collection to condo complexes, townhomes and apartments in Okotoks is an appropriate next step in the evolution of the Town�s waste collection programs, but it�s not yet time to make it mandatory.
The Town is reviewing it�s waste reduction plan and is considering providing recycling collection services for Okotoks� multi-family developments. The town already offers optional curb-side recycling collection for houses in the community and so far almost half of the eligible households in town have signed on.
It will be a couple months before the review is complete and a plan is forward. Two options are being considered, either allowing condo complexes to opt-in or making it mandatory for condos and all remaining households in Okotoks.
It�s not time to make curbside recycling collection mandatory for everyone yet.
Providing the choice to opt-in allows those condo complexes that want to take part the option to do so. The Town may need to partner with a condo complex to do a pilot project to get all the kinks out.
Some condos may not have space to store recycling bins and will need to retrofit their existing facilities. Townhome developments may be able to provide individual households with the same recycling carts as other homes in town, while this would not work at larger condo complexes like Mesa or Penncross.
The time will come when recycling will need to be mandatory for all, let�s get everything right first.


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Guest post Written by WeUseCoupons' Moderator, Mavourneen
Definition of CHERRY-PICK
intransitive verb
: to select the best or most desirable
transitive verb
: to select as being the best or most desirable; also : to select the best or most desirable from <cherry–picked the art collection>
Cherry picking is a skill most seasoned couponers use to carefully maximize their savings while ensuring what they are buying / stockpiling is items that are recognized to be an excellent deal while avoiding those items at the store each week that are what I like to call "second or third tier deals."
Most grocery stores publish a circular each week to announce the week's sale items. On nearly every front page, there will be one or two items that are deeply discounted and will catch your attention immediately. That's the item you spot and mutter to yourself "Wow, that's a great price for X…" With a little self control and some strategy, you can maximize your grocery budget by zeroing in on these items.
These items are referred to by the grocery store industry as "loss leaders" – items that are priced just above or just below cost to lure shoppers into the store. The second part of the phrase – "leader" is where the industry hopes to make up the lost revenue – they are betting the average consumer will enter the store, buy the loss leader, and while they are in the store, pick up multiple full price items that will more than offset the minimal profit item in their basket.
But you aren't an average consumer, are you?
If you live in a suburban area, more than likely you have 3-4 large grocery store chains competing for your business. If you receive the sale circulars in the mail ( or can pick them up the week before at the store ), you can take advantage of superior cherry picking to your benefit.
*Take each circular and review to identify that store's loss leaders for the week – the ½ price items, the items you instantly recognize as significantly below the regular cost, or those items that make for a great deal when the store coupon in the circular ( like Safeway ) matches up with a current, known manufacturer coupon.
- Make a list of these items, carefully noting the advertised price. Make a separate list for each store.You can also review the matchup in your forum each week, but sometimes sales and prices are regional, so what is posted might not necessarily apply to you.
- If you have a running grocery list for the week (items perhaps listed on the fridge that you ran out of during the week or need to remind yourself to buy ) bring it over to the cherry pick list once you've completed identifying the loss leaders.
- Take the first item on your grocery list – for example, bananas. Look at the circulars before you, and see if they are on sale at one of the stores. If they are, note "bananas" on the cherry pick list for the store that has them on sale, again noting the price.
- Move to the next item on your running weekly list: English muffins. Are English muffins advertised as a sale item at store #1? No? Move to store #2. If you find it listed in one of the circulars, note it on that circular's cherry pick list.
- Eventually you'll have divided your running grocery list up amongst the stores before you.
So this week, my running grocery list for the week was bananas, cheese sticks, potato chips, apples, and English muffins. These are items I needed to replenish in my fridge or pantry.
Your list might look something like this:
Cherry pick: Maxwell House Coffee, ½ price
Cherry Pick: Dawn dish detergent, ½ price
Cherry pick: chicken breasts, ½ price
Bananas: .29 / lb
Sargento cheese sticks, $2.50
Lay's potato chips, $2
Cherry pick: 85% Ground beef , $1.99 / lb
Cherry pick: Eggs, $1.99 a dozen
Cherry pick: Tuna pouches, $1 each
Apples: .50 / lb
English muffins: Buy 2, get 2 free
Take your completed list and compare it to the matchup in the forum where you shop. Your forum leader or Matchup blogger will have posted the coupons you need that match up with the items on your list, and will also provide links to those coupons that can be printed.Also, visit the WUC coupon database to search for available coupons for items on your list.
Then note on your list which items on your list have a coupon:
Cherry pick: Maxwell House Coffee, ½ price ( coupon )
Cherry Pick: Dawn dish detergent, ½ price ( coupon )
Cherry pick: chicken breasts, ½ price
Bananas: .29 / lb
Sargento cheese sticks, $2.50 ( coupon )
Lay's potato chips, $2
Cherry pick: 85% Ground beef , $1.99 / lb
Cherry pick: Eggs, $1.99 a dozen ( coupon )
Cherry pick: Tuna pouches, $1 each ( coupon )
Apples: .50 / lb
English muffins: Buy 2, get 2 free ( coupon)
You are now fully prepared to go to the store. This part takes self discipline – the only things you can buy are what is on your list. The ONLY exception to this rule is when you stumble upon a clearance item or an unadvertised special. This is the ONLY time I will allow myself to deviate from my list.
Some find that taking their children shopping is the best strategy to the successful cherry pick – you don't want to linger when the kids are getting restless, so the best thing is to get in and get out!
If you have other cherry pick advice that works for you, please share it with your fellow WUCkies- and Happy Cherry Picking!


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Organizations prepare for new state concealed carry gun law
Beginning in November, those with a state license will be able to attend church and classes with a gun or knife.
Wisconsin's new Concealed Carry Law goes into effect Nov. 1.
While the law will give licensees the right to walk around in public with the weapons, there are a few places - police stations, jail, prison, county or state courthouses, municipal courtrooms in session and school grounds - that concealed weapons will not be allowed.
Applications for a concealed carry license will be available through Wisconsin's Department of Justice beginning Nov. 1. It's unknown exactly how much an application will cost, but it will not be more than $50 - up to $37 for the application and $13 for a criminal background check.
The DOJ says a person with a gun should also be prepared to show a photo I.D.
Further, it says that during any contact with police or any law enforcement officer, people with a gun or knife should say they have a concealed weapon, where it is and that they are licensed.
Knives are allowed under the new Concealed Carry Law, but not switchblades.
The law allows those licensed to carry a handgun, but not a machine gun, a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun.
According to the law, people without a state permit can't bring a handgun into a bar. Bar owners can also, at their discretion, ban anyone from bringing a handgun inside their business.
Shop, office and store owners also have the option of keeping out licensed gun carriers. Those owners must post a sign at least 11 inches square stating this restriction at entrances to their buildings.
It's unclear how area churches will handle the new regulations. When the bill was first approved, state religious groups sent a letter to lawmakers requesting that concealed weapons be banned from churches; however, churches were not included in the final draft.
Pastor Cathy L. Hamblin of the New Richmond United Methodist Church said her church is waiting for a decision from the general church.
"The Methodist church as a whole got right on this," she said. "There are all kinds of ideas and we're being advised by our insurance company."
Hamblin said signs might need to be installed at the church banning the weapons; however, she's nervous that the signs might encourage people more than discourage people.
"We'd like to think no one would bring a weapon to church," she said.
Fr. Jim Brinkman, with Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, said no policy has been formed yet. The local church will follow the decision made by the Diocese of Superior.
"Another issue for us is the grade school (St. Mary's School) and what the policy will be on the school grounds," he said.
It's not just churches that will be forced to create a policy. The new law does not exempt universities or colleges.
At WITC, the discussions have already started, said Bob Meyer, college president.
"We're looking at our options and looking at the legislation," he said. "Our concern is campus safety on all campuses and learning centers."
Meyer said the college has been in contact with its legal advisors; however, no decision has been made yet in terms of banning firearms.
Meyer said the college has also started discussing the possibility of offering training courses related to the new Concealed Cary Law.
"We're looking into the possibilities of that and what, if any, the implications might be for the college," he said. "We wouldn't want to incur any unnecessary legal implications for the college."


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Open House Weekend is held the weekend before Memorial Day weekend every year. During the weekend, guests can visit the parks for free and can fish without a license! Please note that camping fees still apply.
May 19-21, 2017
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Ummagma "1+1=3" (Director Alexander Kretov)
I love the transitioning in this video. It's rather trippy - great soundscape, evocative of early Pink Floyd. Video is inspired and fits perfectly with the spirit of the music.
Ummagma ranks up there with my favourite dreampop, shoegaze, progressive rock and ethereal wave musicians. While I usually compare Ummagma to Blonde Redhead, Cocteau Twins and Asobi Seksu, this music video for 1+1= 3 is more reminiscent of Swervedriver doing soundtrack music. Enjoy this colorful trip!
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From a USA TODAY best-selling author comes a new adult student/teacher romance....
He's my art professor.
I'm his student.
With an electric connection and undeniable chemistry, I know it won't be long until one of us cracks. When the opportunity arises to pose naked for the entire art class, I can't help the thrill of knowing he'll be watching me.
While they all look past me with their eyes narrowed and concentrated, drawing only the lines and angles of my body, he sees right through me down to my vulnerability. He sees more than just the physical aspects - he sees me. That's when I see the struggle in his features as he tries to stay in control.
How do we keep our distance when everything seems to be pulling us together?
What feels so right can only go wrong if we keep pushing the limits.
Recommended for ages 18 and above due to explicit sexual content, language, and adult content.
©2015 Brooke Cumberland (P)2016 Brooke Cumberland
"pushing the li!MIT's"
I really enjoyed this book, I couldn't stand that lady teacher . She did all that and still didn't get Morgan. Ha karma a B. But I really liked Morgan and Aspen I thought they were a cute couple and this book had my attention so much I didn't want to stop listening lol but I have classss so I can't lol
"Loved it!"
Aspen is drowning in guilt and grief since her twin sister died years ago. Her parents still blame her for the incident, and she moves as far as possible to escape all of this. When she sees her new art professor, she is immediately drawn to him.
This was a very good student/teacher romance. It was my first audiobook by this author and I'm glad that I gave this a try. There were some slower parts, as the two characters don't cross the line until later on. They all have their issues, but formed a bond because of art. Their connection felt believable and there's more to this story than a simple forbidden romance. The characters were well-portrayed and the narrator's performance was enjoyable.
"Deep and heartfelt"
Intense, steamy tale of a forbidden student teacher romance… but so much more than that! Pushing the Limits is a tenderly written love story of emotional pain, loss and healing. Brooke Cumberland did a wonderful job creating characters that were struggling with real life situations. Her writing is flawless.
Aspen and Morgan's undeniable attraction kept me on edge as the story unfolded. Both characters are dealing with challenges and guilt of their pasts, yet are fragile and vulnerable with each other.
Lia Langola did an amazing job portraying all the characters. I applaud her strength throughout this emotional story line.
"Opening yourself up to be vulnerable, showing your flaws and insecurities. It's terrifying."
"give it a shot "
OK so this book took me a couple of tries to get into but it was pretty.good and pretty steamy. narration was perfect, story dragged a little but otherwise was still good . This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast.
Sexy, hot, taboo
Morgan's aunt. Her name escapes me for some reason.
Love, probably one of the best female narrators I've heard in a long time. Managed to hit both male and female characters pretty much spot on. Really enjoyed Lia.
Morgan stepping up to the plate taking guardianship over his niece. Not many men could handle becoming a parent to a pre-teen, but he manages to do it perfectly.
I am a sucker for taboo teacher/student romances and this one ranks as one of my favorites. Brooke is a new to me author, but I am definitely going to get a hold of some of her other novels. Her writing style fits exactly what I love.
"Pushing the limits"
I really enjoyed this audiobook although sometimes too steamy. But I got the warning
A free copy was given by the narrator for an honest review
"3.5 forbidden stars"
A tragic accident has brought Morgan home after being away for six years. He is struggling with the guilt he feels and is dealing with raising a grief stricken tween. Because of events of his past he no longer paints but teaches. When he comes across Aspens art portfolio he is immediately intrigued.
Aspen is dealing with her own guilt, and for her painting is her outlet. Her relationship with her parents is beyond strained and she has moved across the country to escape her demons.
This book was more of a slow burn. Even though they are immediately drawn to eachother there is no insta-lust. I liked that there was more of a build up and that it wasn't just about sex. Once they do cross that bridge though the scenes are hot! Both Morgan and Aspen have more in common than they originally thought. The big question becomes can they help each other overcome the past?
Its told in alternating POVs and while I think Lia did a great job with both voices, for me having a male and female narrator is a must when you have two POVs. There were parts that were a bit slow in the beginning, but overall it was an enjoyable "read".
Narration: 4 stars
Hero: 4 stars
Heroine: 3.5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars
"Absolutely Loved It!"
I've had Pushing the Limits on my Kindle for what felt like forever, but between a full-time job during the day and editing at night, getting to read it started to feel impossible. Fast forward to a blogger friend asking if anyone reviewed audiobooks and to PM her if you do. So I PM'd her and said I love audiobooks and wouldn't mind listening and reviewing. She said the book was Pushing the Limits by Brooke Cumberland and would I still be interested. I blinked, looked around, my heart beat faster in excitement, and I swear I heard the music from the Heavens above. It was like divine intervention! I COULD FINALLY "READ" MY STUDENT/TEACHER BOOK!!! I was disappointed I hadn't realized the audiobook had been recently released because I was stalking it like a mother—.
Anyhooo, on to the book… I freaking loved everything about this story. The slow build-up of Aspen and Morgan's relationship was perfection. The chemistry and pull was evident from the very start, but they started out slowly. There was no hurry-up-let's-get-in-each-other's-pants. They had mutual interests and kept finding themselves at the same places at the same times, (class not included) so they were able to get to know each other as people, not just as teacher/student. It was seeing them getting to know each other that made me happy and root for them. I found myself looking forward to their time together in class because I loved seeing the stolen moments and glances between them. They both had things from their past to deal with, so seeing them find some well-deserved happiness and watching them help each other heal made me want to do cartwheels in my office. The secondary storyline pulled me in just as much as the main one did. Morgan was raising his pre-teen niece, and I swear to Jesus "Uncle Morgan" made me want to hand over my ovaries to him on a silver platter! I swooned and melted every damn time that man was in "uncle" mode. I really can't find a bad thing to say about the book or the characters. The audio comes in a little under 12 hours and the Kindle says 566 pages, but I wouldn't have minded if it went on longer. The narrator did a great job narrating the different characters and giving them each a different feel, except for one…Zoe. Now, I'll admit I may be biased and this is probably a personal thing, BUT Aspen's friend Zoe is from New Jersey, as am I, and I'm not quite sure what research the narrator did for a Jersey accent, but I kept cringing when I'd hear Zoe speak. I'd yell in my head, "We don't sound like Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny!" But like I said, I'm a born and raised Jersey girl so it's probably my issue and mine alone. It didn't lessen my love of this story.
"4 Star CreditWorthy Book 5 Star Performance by Lia"
Aspen had a horrible experience when she was a child and that devastated her her whole life. So when she finally graduates from high school she moves as far away as possible and is determined to work on her art that she loves to create. She goes away to college.
After giggling with a newfound friend about their "classmate," they see him continue to walk down to the podium and introduced himself as the professor of this particular art class.
There is an instant connection between Aspen and her professor. They try to avoid one another for a simple reason, of not fraternizing with students. Oh, what to do…
I really, really like that this slow-moving (in the sex sense) story. They didn't just jump into bed with one another, as many of the books in this genre tend to do.
I don't want to add any spoilers, so, I will not share any more details.
The publishers summary is quite detailed.
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"I found it lacking"
I'm not sure what it was about this book, but I had a really hard time staying focused on it. I couldn't get in to the story at all. I am not sure if it was the narrator or if it was the actual story. This is the first time I have ever listened to this narrator or a book by this author. I am going to give them both another try because I believe in redemption, but this one did not do it for me at all.
*I received this audiobook free for an unbiased review*
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Last March I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum after 10 weeks pregnant. The whole time I cramped and had brown bleeding and the doctor ordered a sonogram. The sono tech could a see a sac but nothing inside. I had a D and C the next day after the sono. SO for the next 5 months we tried again and in September I was pregnant again. This time at about six weeks we saw the doctor early to check things out. He ordered the sonogram after doing blood levels. My levels were doubling every 48 hours like they should. Then we went to the sono. This time I had had no cranoing and no bleeding so I was excited to see a heartbeat on the sono. To my disappointment again nothing in the sac. I was diagnosed again with a Blighted ovum. My question- Why did I have blighted ovums twice? Is there something my body is missing? What are my chances next time around?


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This is a very assertive tea! Right up front, this tea says, Hello there, you're drinking some mighty fine tea, aren't you?
I gave this tea a rinse and then steeped it at my standard cooled-for-greens temperature (I don't have a thermometer, so this is all approximate) for twenty seconds, because I'd read the directions from Life In Teacup (near boiling, twenty seconds) and then failed to fully follow them. I was nervous about the short steep time until I smelled the leaves steeping: they smelled extremely strong! The first steep was a very light yellow-green and it tasted a little light as well, probably because I'd used the cooler water, but it was definitely tasty. I was a little worried because it was a tad rough-feeling in spite of the lightness, so I went back and checked the directions, which is when I noticed my temperature mistake! Second steep was hotter water for another twenty seconds and the color was a noticeably darker yellow. This time the tea was smoother and had an exciting sort of peppery taste. Third steep like the second, and the tea is less peppery and more fruity. It still has that strong, dramatic tea taste over everything!


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The two stores were reported by their local authorities.
"I have also been led to believe that reports are coming in from a further two local councils," said Prosecutor Gunnar Jonasson.
Horrified viewers reacted strongly on Thursday after SVT's Uppdrag Granskning documentary programme showed footage of staff at four large ICA Maxi stores relabeling old minced meat, as well as grinding down other forms of out-of-date meat to make minced meat.
"We have handed in a complaint to prosecutors in which we give our view of the issue," said Daniel Selin, food safety inspector in Nacka municipality, one of the four municipalities to report stores.
"This is unacceptable, and I am surprised that it is so common and happens on such a systematic basis," he said, adding that it was "a clear breach" of the law.
ICA chief press officer Staffan Ekengren said the company had left all the information it had about the stores to the National Food Administration.
"We did this before the programme was broadcast. Our view was that it was important for them to be notified immediately," he said.
"These are large, successful stores which have acted in a completely irresponsible manner," he added.
ICA stores are all owned and operated independently, although operations are coordinated and wholesale operations are run centrally. ICA Sverige AB is half-owned by Dutch retailer Ahold.
ICA quality control managers are to visit the relevant stores at the weekend to hold meetings with those in charge.
"We have had serious conversations with the merchants involved. They are naturally aware that a very major error has occurred," said Ekengren.
Merchants had said "failures in routines and ignorance" were behind the practice. The independent status of the ICA stores means that there are no possibilities of sanctions, but Ekengren said the latest incidents "make it relevant to discuss" whether a system of sanctions could be introduced.


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A New York healthcare provider, California's higher education system and the U.S. Department of Energy have become the latest targets of data bandits.
The latest massive data breach at a healthcare provider took place at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, which last week revealed that the personal data of more than 10 million people was at risk due to a penetration of its computer systems that dates back to December 2013, according to a report in The Hill.
Although there's no evidence that the attackers robbed or have used any of the information, they were able to peek at customer's names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, mailing addresses, and financial and claims information, the paper noted.
The intrusion is among the top 20 worst healthcare breaches of all time.
Caution Still in Order
Some folks may sigh with relief at the absence of evidence any data was pinched from Excellus, but Adam Kujawa, malware intelligence leader at Malwarebytes, isn't one of them.
Since the attackers had administrative privileges, they probably could access files on the system in unencrypted form, he told TechNewsWorld.
"With an attack of this magnitude, being done over the course of more than a year, cybercriminals probably stole information by simply copying and pasting it from its unencrypted form on the secure network to their own systems, or utilizing built-in tools to parse the information for the most valuable data," Kujawa explained.
"At the end of the day, this is just another example of the weak cybersecurity measures we currently have in place for sensitive information," he added. "While many industries, such as banking, are stepping up to the plate, there's still slow adoption from industries such as healthcare," he said.
Deja Vu Strikes Again
If the Excellus breach appears familiar, it's with good reason, according to Eric Chiu, president and founder ofHyTrust.
"There's a striking similarity between the breach at Excellus and other recent incidents at Anthem, the Office of Personnel Management, Sony and Ashley Madison," he told TechNewsWorld.
"The attacks are happening on the inside, where cybercriminals are leveraging
"This is a critical situation," he continued. "We need to turn our security paradigm around from an 'outside in' threat perspective, which has proven inefficient and largely ineffective, to an 'inside out' view that addresses both insider and outsider advanced threats."
Turning the security paradigm inside out is going to take time, though — time that many healthcare organizations don't have.
"Data breaches, especially in the target-rich healthcare industry, should no longer be considered front-page news," said Jeff Hill, channel marketing manager for Stealthbits.
"Excellus is just the latest," told TechNewsWorld.
"How many attackers are currently operating without detection on the networks of other healthcare companies, as we speak?" Hill asked.
Cal State Breach
Meanwhile, another popular target for hackers — education — also fell to a data breach of note.
Some 80,000 students in the California State University system were informed that personal information they entrusted to a contractor providing the system with a class on sexual harassment was at risk, the Los Angeles Times reported last week.
Cal State had few details for the students other than to say that the breach was caused by a "vulnerability in the underlying code."
Passwords, usernames, email addresses, and gender, race and relationship status information was compromised, Cal State said, but not high-value data like Social Security, credit card and driver's license numbers.
The Cal State breach is another example of an organization's supply chain becoming low-hanging fruit for hackers.
"This illustrates the need for organizations to question and verify the security practices of their vendors, particularly when their systems will be housing personal information," said Ken Westin, a senior security analyst withTripwire.
"In addition to ensuring that vendors regularly run vulnerability scans and follow system-hardening best practices," he told TechNewsWorld, "questions also need to be asked regarding how sensitive information is stored on their systems."
Bad Password Hygiene
If Cal State had reviewed the security practices of the breached vendor, We End Violence, it would have discovered some less-than-best practices.
"I verified with We End Violence by phone that the passwords being stored in these systems were not encrypted," Westin said. "Not following this simple practice exponentially increases the risks for those students. This is particularly true if they use those same passwords for email, banking, social media and other services."
Password hygiene is a problem at universities in general.
Of the 10 schools with the worst security postures, password exposure was the only category in which they all received a grade of F grade, Security Scorecard found in a report released last week.
"In general, this means that students, faculty, and employees of these colleges and universities are using easy-to-remember password combinations and are eschewing the security of these schools for the convenience of access," the report notes.
Energy Department Breach
A government agency also made data breach news last week.
The U.S. Department of Energy's computer systems were compromised 159 times between 2010 to 2014 — that's 11 percent of the 1,131 hack attacks launched against the agency during the period — according to USA Today, which obtained the information through a Freedom of Information Act request.
DoE officials declined to comment on whether any sensitive data on the security of the national power grid or stockpile of nuclear weapons was stolen, the paper said, or if any foreign governments were behind the attacks.
Fifty-three successful forays against the agency were "root" compromises, meaning the raiders obtained administrative privileges for the DoE's systems, which gave them an enormous amount of freedom to move through the systems and examine data, USA Today reported.
There's some heartening news written between the lines of the DoE story, however.
"What differentiates high-performing organizations is not necessarily the absence of intrusions, but the speed of response and recovery," observed Stephen Boyer, CTO of BitSight.
"The very fact that DoE has detected the issues and marked them as losses," he told TechNewsWorld, "is a signal that they have a process in place for detection, response, recovery and reporting."
Source: Hackers Home in on Health, Education, and Government Sectors


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Marlborough district office hosts open house
Marlborough – On Sept. 4, U.S. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, and State Representative Danielle Gregoire hosted an open house for their shared district office.?The legislative delegation welcomed Mayor Arthur Vigeant, city staff, business owners and constituents to chat over cider donuts and apple cider from Tougas Farm in Northborough.?If residents of Marlborough are interested in getting in touch with any legislator, they are encouraged to stop by the district office in the Walker Building on the second floor at 255 Main St.
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No more pretending
Ealin has been hiding a secret from the world for nearly 80 years.
Born into a well-educated family in Tianjin in 1928, she witnessed the Japanese invasion as a toddler, the fall of the Kuomintang and the rise of the Communist Party as a student, and the disastrous Cultural Revolution as an adult.
Now, at the age of 84 and in all likelihood the world's oldest transsexual, Ealin says it is time to consider the final step in claiming a true gender identity.
The soft-spoken Ealin decided to live as a woman four years ago after a lifetime of dutifully playing the roles of son, husband and father.
Ealin now wears stiletto heels no shorter than 5cm, but she still climbs the nine floors to the family apartment in Foshan , Guangdong, without taking a break on a hot summer's day.
'Old people are expected to perform a certain role by society - to just settle for stability while waiting for their lives to slowly fade away,' Ealin said.
'They [family members] think the way I live my life is too tiring and that I should just be happy with who I have been for the past 80 years.
'But coming out is about abandoning my male disguise and revealing the true woman within - this is about living the life of who I really am and establishing a correct gender identity for myself. After having to wait for more than 80 years, I will not wait any longer.'
Ealin agreed to an interview with the Sunday Morning Post to mark LGBT pride month celebrations and to take a stand against gender inequality.
'Gender transition has existed among mankind since the oldest times,' Ealin said. 'The discrimination we experience is fed by thousands of years of feudalism, which is still throttling humanity today.'
Four years ago, when the senior citizen's wife turned 60, Ealin began taking hormones - developing breasts, softer skin and more delicate facial features.
'I've wanted to become a woman ever since I was a child. This is a serious life goal. It has nothing to do with satisfying sexual needs, as perceived by mainstream prejudice. I'm simply bursting out of a cage which has bound me in a traditional gender role.
'I declare myself a woman and I live like one in public. This is about my gender integrity. Although parts of my body are not completely refined, there is no way I can be mistaken as a male.'
In 2009, US media reported that Renee Ramsey, then 77, had become the oldest transgender person to undergo gender reassignment surgery in order to become a woman.
For the first 80 years of life - as a literary theorist, calligrapher, Marxist theory expert, Bank of China manager, factory worker and serving and then retired government official - Ealin was better known as Qian Jinfan.
'My earliest childhood memory can be traced back to when I was three, when I was brought out to play and peed in public,' Ealin said. 'A stranger cast doubt on my gender, saying how could such a pretty little girl turn out to be a boy.'
The education she received from the ages of seven to 10 - with its focus on ancient Chinese classical works and writers and intellectuals Lu Xun and Hu Shi , who were influential in the May Fourth Movement - was a critical turning point, Ealin said.
'I'm familiar with ancient Chinese philosophy and yet those writers instilled in my mind pro-democratic ideas. I was trained to think independently as a student, and oppose gender imbalance throughout Chinese history.'
Ealin's idol is Shisan Mei (the 13th sister) from the novel The Gallant Maid, by Qing dynasty (1644-1911) writer Wen Kang .
'She stands for righteousness and is not afraid to speak her mind, so I thought to myself when I was young that this is the kind of woman I want to become one day.'
Growing up as a teenage boy was a torment. Ealin hated the deep, masculine voice he developed and preferred the company of girls to that of boys.
'For years I sought to gain control over my vocal range, but I could not get around it until I met a Peking Opera teacher. She taught me some tricks and I'm much more at ease now in controlling my voice in a feminine way.'
Life was especially hard for Ealin from the late 1960s.
'I was brought down by the class struggle during the Cultural Revolution. I never had flexible morals. But I lost my mind when I was confronted by the ideals of Marxist theory and all the wrong things happening in reality. I didn't know what to think. I began shutting myself off and was eventually kicked out of the bank.'
For more than 20 years, Ealin worked in run-down factory workshops for minimal pay. It was not until the 1980s that Ealin was once again recognised as a well-educated cultural expert and given a job in Foshan's culture bureau.
'I am upholding my roles as a scholar and a retired government official who comes from a well-educated family in challenging the thinking of mainstream society. I refuse to be marginalised.
'Most would think that someone with my status would probably be the last person in China to change gender, but that's exactly why I'm even more determined. I refuse to be bound by public expectations, or allow myself to be dominated by prejudice.
'Another reason for disclosing my official status and educational background is to hold myself responsible. I will try even harder to engage in serious academic work by focusing on the study of ideology and national issues. I refuse to subscribe to the world view of transgender people as only being fit for entertainment or commercial businesses.'
Ealin followed the 1980s male fashion of long hair, flared jeans and tight tops until four years ago. After developing permanent breasts in 2009, Ealin wrote twice to Foshan's Culture, Broadcasting and Press Bureau, which pays her pension, to explain her decision to switch genders and apply for female identity.
'The government did not write back to me or express any disagreement. My retirement pension is still the same and I am not treated differently at the local retired officials' club.
'I was expecting a furious battle but, to my surprise, nobody said a single word about it.'
Until four years ago, Ealin only acted in a feminine way when alone. It was a secret he even kept from his wife when they married in 1982.
The couple have a 26-year-old son who stays at home most of the time because he has a learning disability.
'My son will occasionally scold me for pretending to be a woman,' Ealin said. 'He doesn't understand.'
Most of the time, they ignore each other in their spacious three-bedroom apartment, the son playing computer games and Ealin pursuing literary studies.
Despite a Confucian tradition requiring respect for elders, some local children call Ealin ren yao (human demon), a commonly used Chinese insult for transgender people.
'These poisonous words against transgender people show a lack of understanding towards those who have overturned the male-dominated model that has served as the foundation of our society for thousands of years.' After Ealin came out, friends drifted away and family members offered little understanding.
'My wife was bothered by the gossip she heard from strangers outside. Most of the time, she doesn't say much about it, but it depends on her mood. When she's moody, she scolds me, but there are also times when she comes home and tells me about boutiques where I can get girly clothes.'
But the challenges and discrimination have not dissuaded Ealin from wanting to become a 'complete woman'.
'Gender reassignment surgery is a must for me in order to become a complete woman. Even though I no longer have any male sexual function, male physical characteristics still exist.
'I can't wait for surgery, but I'm still not satisfied with surgical standards. If I can live long enough for better standards, I won't hesitate for a heartbeat, even if it means my health is put at stake. I'll leave it to the doctors to determine whether I am fit for surgery when the right time comes.'
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