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Thank you all for the birthday greetings! I really appreciate it! Crazy how time flies! I talked to my dad on the phone and he said he remembers when I was little and now I am grown...awww he sounded a bit sad, but at least he still has my younger sissies!
Geez, I am only gone for a couple days and I have so many people to reply back to! So, bare with me while I try and reply to all of you one by one. Many of you have asked when the site will be up, and I am hoping really soon, everything is pretty much done, it's just taking pictures and putting in the descriptions of the items for my online store, as well as minor tweaks here and there. I want to focus on it but that would mean me not being able to update, and of course I don't want that! So I am trying to do both at the same time! :)
We got back from Vegas late last night and because I had work early today I just went to bed and didn't have time to update. The one thing I hate about a vacation whether it be a week long or a weekend getaway, is coming back and having so much to do- laundry, unpacking, catching up, it's quite tiring.
Vegas was hot! We ate at the Rio Buffet and Sonics. Yum! I was a bit disappointed as I didn't find a lot of stuff at the MAC PRO store (even though they have some products from the older collections such as Alexander McQueen) or from CCO. I just came out of the MAC PRO store with a few eyeshadow refills and a #109 contouring brush.
We stayed at the Silverton Hotel off the strip and it had a HUGE aquarium and a gorgeous mermaid, it was neat!
I won $300 at the Wheel of Fortune slots, not all at once but separately and I only put $15 in the machine! So of course I cashed out and kept it, didn't really shop around this time, which is good since I should just save my money. This trip to Vegas was a lucky one for the BF, since my last post he just kept winning left and right, and I was so happy for him because he spent so much money repairing his car and my present!
My wonderful BF got me the Louis Vuitton purse I wanted for my birthday! And he gave me some shopping money! I really wanted this purse since this post back in February, but just couldn't justify spending $650 for this baby, so I am glad he paid attention and now it's mine! LOL
Meet my first designer purse, the Damier Azur Speedy 30:
1 out of 3 of my winnings:
Fremont Street:
The BF still sees dollar signs!
I went back to work and my awesome and creative co-worker Diana was super sweet and made my a candy basket for my sweet tooth with all my favorite candy! You can bet it'll all be gone by tomorrow, LOL.
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41 comments
- mrslanielovesmac said...
You are so lucky!! You have such nice and cool co-workers. That LV purse is such a killer! I like! I'm glad you guys had so much fun winning in Vegas. Not a lot people could bring back fortune from Vegas. My next trip to Vegas won't be until the next two months. Anyway, where's the MAC PRO store located at? Is it the one in Ceasar's Palace? Thanks and welcome back!
- June 3, 2008 at 12:15 AM
- Distinque said...
Happy Birthday! I want to go to Vegas again, I went last year for my 21st bday. I do remember that post when you said you wanted this bag! I've been wanting the original Speedy that everyone already has lol. oh wells I need to cut back on my makeup addiction.
- June 3, 2008 at 12:22 AM
- mandilicious said...
wow!..i've been wanting that purse for the longest time..i hope my bf reads this..lol!..he got me Coach though with his winnings last time we went..but LV is LV!..love that purse!
- June 3, 2008 at 12:31 AM
- Askmewhats said...
Santa Listened!!! Belated Happy birthday and wow!!! such nice purse! You deserve all those though :) I do believe you've done a great good deed to other and good things are coming your way..and your bf's way! hahaha Glad you're back and we can't wait for your online shopping site!!! Go Go Go!!!!
- June 3, 2008 at 2:14 AM
- Makeupfairytale said...
omg underwater mermaid! I didn't know they had that! wow looks like you had an awesome time :) can't wait to see your new site!
- June 3, 2008 at 2:23 AM
- Chiara said...
Aww I'm so glad you had a good time in Vegas :D I can't wait till I'm legal :P
- June 3, 2008 at 3:09 AM
- Grayburn said...
Hey Vanessa, happy birthday! Glad you had such a good time in Vegas and I love that purse!
take care luv,
- June 3, 2008 at 3:15 AM
- Nic Nic said...
welcome back ^^ looks like you had a fantastic time! The LV looks gorgeous, so sweet of your bf to get it for your bday! Ohh and nice MAC haul!
- June 3, 2008 at 3:24 AM
- rmcandlelight said...
What a beautiful purse.
- June 3, 2008 at 4:46 AM
- christy. said...
Omg your boyfriend is so sweet to you :) Lucky girl. Eveyones going to Vegas! I wish I could go again :( But the candy & all looks yummy. I'm hungry now... haha
- June 3, 2008 at 4:54 AM
- christy. said...
Omg your boyfriend is so sweet to you :) Lucky girl. Eveyones going to Vegas! I wish I could go again :( But the candy & all looks yummy. I'm hungry now... haha
- June 3, 2008 at 4:54 AM
- Meredith said...
Looks like you had such a fantastic time! I looovvvee the purse you got! That's beautiful!!
- June 3, 2008 at 5:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
congrats on your bday present! i was eyeing that purse in vegas, but i said i'd wait. there's another version like that that i want. it looks similar to that but it has a gold plate in the front but it costs 1800 dollars. ahhhhhhh.. hehe so i'm gonna wait! glad you're home missy! i was trying to play the wheel of fortune machine but it was always full. i only won 30 dollars on that machine. lol.
- June 3, 2008 at 6:11 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
wow girl! what a freakin awesome birthday...man you are loved for real. the trip looked like so much fun! and kudos to the Bf for that purse....oh romeo romeo ;)
- June 3, 2008 at 6:17 AM
- missxxmai said...
seems like you had lots of fun! the purse is gorgeous =) lucky you! & how sweet of your co-worker to do that. it's creative! looks you had a blast =)
can't wait for your online store to be open!
- June 3, 2008 at 6:23 AM
- Gee said...
Sounds like you had a great time!!! Beautiful bag~ ^^
Can't wait for the new site & store!
- June 3, 2008 at 7:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
awesome birthday happenings! :D your BF is sweet to get you a LV Damier Speedy 30! i am obliging my hubby to me the ebony version lol. and your co-worker is oh so nice! candy arrangement?! you are so loved indeed! ;) more happiness and success to yah dearie! :D
- June 3, 2008 at 7:31 AM
- xjellynx said...
Hi Vanessa! Congrats on the new purse! She's a beauty!
- June 3, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- ilurvemakeup said...
Look at all that stuff :) Glad to read you had fun :)
- June 3, 2008 at 8:28 AM
- Lily said...
kudos to winning all that cash! lol
- June 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- iamgrape1119 said...
Aww, your BF is SO awesome! You look like you had a great time! YAY!!
- June 3, 2008 at 10:28 AM
- Fei said...
Mmm... Doesn't it feel good to be carrying the LV shopping bag alone? lol. Welcome to the club!
- June 3, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- IchigoBunnie said...
that is SO sweet of your man to get that purse for you! i love it when guys pay attention to what their girl likes and then they get it for them on surprise--its so cute and very loving, caring and considerate ^_^
and your candy stash is lookin mighty yummy O__O :)
- June 3, 2008 at 11:18 AM
- iamsutil said...
wow...love the purse and the candies! :D
- June 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- iamsutil said...
wow...love the purse and the candies! :D
- June 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- sarahPUFFY said...
hey doll! glad you had a great trip. the candy basket is mouthwatering, that LV is cute, and I tagged you in my blog today. heh heh! :D
- June 3, 2008 at 2:46 PM
- Tracy said...
welcome back! looks like u had fun. did u go to any clubs? cute bag. i wanted one, but everyone has it, so i don't want it anymore. haha. i love the wheel of fortune slots! i helped zac win the money he lost playing it, so we ended up coming out even, but we spent it all anyway. i'm so bummed we forgot to eat at sonics when we were there. i'll be back there at the end of the month. w/o zac, though. haha
- June 3, 2008 at 4:30 PM
- MeaganMonster said...
Wow! You're so lucky sweet-heart, but then you do totally deserve it.
- June 3, 2008 at 5:43 PM
- Shen said...
congratulations on the new label bag! :) so happy for you. good things happen to good people. :) Vegas is truly fun! and the bf so "attentive". It seems that beauty bloggers have the best boyfriends ever! :)
- June 3, 2008 at 7:19 PM
- Lizzz said...
better late than never: Belated Happy Birthday, Nessa. All the best. :-)
- June 3, 2008 at 7:32 PM
- ladystarr said...
happy belated bday! looks like you had fun...you and ur man are lucky for winning!
- June 3, 2008 at 10:39 PM
- Anne said...
we didnt get to even really hang out in vegas!!!!!!!!!!! let alone take a lot of pictures like we said. I think if we all stayed in the same hotel it would've been even better.
anyway, i still have your gift! i was gon give it to you on your bday, but we didn't really meet up sunday anymore. i hope all is well now!
- June 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
- Lani said...
yay for vegas! (even though i haven't been there yet, maybe next year) lol. love the new purse!
- June 4, 2008 at 2:01 AM
- mayaari said...
looks like you had a great time in Vegas :)
- June 4, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- xppinkx said...
OoOoOo vegas...i know you had fun girl happy belated b-day!!!!
- June 4, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- tiffany said...
your bf is so sweet, he spoils you! lol
my bf refuses to spoil me in materialistic ways :( but he claims he spoils me when he takes me straight up to school instead of making me walk 15 mins to class. haha.
in class, I started writing out necessary as "nessasary" I got to the second a and I was like "wait!" I'm so addicted to your blog cause you're the only one who updates regularly.
Thanks Vanessa! 8)
- June 4, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- nilla cookie said...
Sounds like you had an awesome time, you lucky girl! Cheers to another funfilled year of love and great friends! :)
- June 4, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- ' * : . b | u 3 . : * ' said...
you lucky girl! :D i've been lemming after the wallet in that pattern myself.
and man i wish my workplace was like yours....i don't know why but when its our birthdays, WE have to bring in the cake which is so lame, lol.
- June 4, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
Nessa! I can't believe I missed your birthday! But happy belated birthday!!! :)
p.s. you are a very lucky girl! The Damier Azur 30 is a great bag.
- June 5, 2008 at 5:33 AM
- Bliss said...
Happy Belated Birthday,ooo you had such a fab time, great haul and im so loving your bag :D
- June 6, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- (g)ezebel said...
'Nessa!!! happy (belated) bday!!! i'm so sorry i missed it. valium addiction and all f*cked me up pretty bad and also a stupid b*tch accusing me of sleeping with her ugly, f*cked up teeth boyfriend. aaaargh!
anyway, i'm glad that you guys had a fantastic time, and you got that gorgeous purse!!
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Genealogy Buddies
My mother piqued my interest in family history when I was child by sharing her photo albums, memorabilia and tidbits of information. I started researching my family history when I was in high school but did not get serious about my research until almost 30 years later. By that time, my mother had dementia and was not able to share in my research. No one else in my family shares my passion for genealogy so I usually don't discuss my research with family.
Although my husband does not share my interest in genealogy he is very supportive of my interest. He does not complain when I ask him to make a detour when we are on vacation so I can visit a library or archive to do some research. He always obliges me when I ask him to proofread something I have written and does not mind that my research stuff take up 95% our home office space.
My husband is a great sport when it comes to my research. However, when I really need someone to talk to I call on one of my genealogy buddies. I rely on my genealogy buddies to share the joy of a new discovery, commiserate about the frustration of a brick wall and to keep me motivated.
One time I went into a panic when I thought I had lost a notebook containing all the research on my Shakespeare ancestors. Although I had backup copies of all the items in the notebook, the thought of losing my neatly organized binder nearly brought me to tears. "What are you looking for", my husband asked when he saw me frantically searching in the office closet. "I can't find my Shakespeare notebook", I replied. "I am sure you will find it", he calmly replied and went on his way. I needed to talk to someone who would truly understand what I was going through so I called my genealogy buddy, Robyn. "I can't find my Shakespeare notebook", I wailed when she answered the phone. "Oh girl, I know how you feel", she replied and proceeded to tell me about the time she had misplaced some of her research. We talked for a while and I was much calmer after our conversation ended. I later resumed my search and found my notebook.
My genealogy buddies give me a push when I need it. When I had a very rough draft of my book on Union High School, I shared it with a graphic designer to get his input for a cover and the book layout. My heart sank as he flipped through my draft and made comments: He did not like my tentative title, he did not like my idea for the cover design, he did not like the pictures I had selected, and he did not like my concept for the book layout. In short, he did not like anything about the book. As I drove home after the meeting I became dejected and started to doubt my ability to complete the project. When I got home I put my rough draft away and moped around the house for awhile. Then I called my genealogy buddy, Vanessa, and told her about my experience.
She could hear the dejection in my voice and sought to reassure me. She pointed out that this was just one person's opinion and that I should not let it deter me. She encouraged me to seek the advice of another graphic designer and others who had published local history books. After my conversation with Vanessa, my vision for the book became clearer and my motivation returned. I thought of a new title for the book and found a graphic designer and editor who helped turn my vision for Memories of Union High: An Oasis in Caroline County, Virginia 1903-1969 into a reality. I have received many compliments on the book, congratulations from my congressional representative, recognition from the Caroline County Board of Supervisors and the book was a Finalist in the African American Non-fiction category for the 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards contest. None of this would have happened without Vanessa's pep talk.
I am also inspired by many other genealogist and family historians: Alice Harris, President of the Central Maryland AAHGS chapter who always does such a great job planning so many informative events for the chapter, Thomas McEntee who shares a lot of useful information on his blog and has so many inspirational guests on his GeneaBloggers Blog Talk Radio show, Bernice Bennett who also has great guests on her Blog Talk Radio show, as well as, the many people I meet at genealogy conferences, forums and chat rooms.
Every family historian needs genealogy buddies to keep them going. I am so thankful for mine.
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I agree, genealogy buddies are amazing and priceless! Thank you for such a great post.

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Electronic Arts yesterday filed its annual 'Form 10-K' financial mega-report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. As well as the usual sums of income and expenditure, the 119-page report offers a handful of little fact nuggets giving a wider view of what's going on at EA, including its future plans.
As we reported earlier this month, EA ended its 2011 fiscal year on March 31 with a loss of $267 million. This was a big improvement over the 2010 fiscal year, however, when the company lost $677 million. With things somewhat on the mend, what's EA's next step?
The developer and publisher reveals it plans to yet again cut the number of titles it releases. During the 2012 fiscal year, EA expects to only release "approximately" 22 "primary" titles. This is down from 36 in the last fiscal year, which itself was down from 54 in FY2010.
"In our industry, though many new products and services are regularly introduced, only a relatively small number of 'hit' titles accounts for a significant portion of total revenue for the industry," EA explained. "Publishing fewer titles means that we concentrate more of our development spending on each title, and driving 'hit' titles often requires large marketing budgets and media spend."
It's a double-edged sword, though, as EA notes that "The underperformance of a title may have a large adverse impact on our financial results. Also, hit products or services offered by our competitors may take a larger share of consumer spending."
EA also revealed which titles were the biggest across the world over the last fiscal year, saying North American revenue was "driven by" Madden NFL 11, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Medal of Honor. In Europe, however, FIFA Soccer 11, Medal of Honor and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit were in the driver's seat. Over in Asia, the top games were FIFA 11, Medal of Honor, and the free-to-play EA Sports FIFA Online 2.
Two last fun little fact nuggets for you--direct sales to GameStop accounted for 16% of EA's net revenue, while Walmart was 10%. That'll be why GameStop has so much bargaining power and gets so much special treatment.


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This third installment focuses on social media's place in teacher-student relationships—should it be used as a communication tool outside of school?
My initial reason for writing about social media's place in the classroom lies in this last installment of The Digital Safety Debate series. It stems from two hotly debated questions: 1) Can teachers use social media for their personal enjoyment without it negatively affecting their professional lives? And, 2) Are social networks an appropriate place for teachers and students to connect?
The answer to both questions is "yes." However, achieving privacy and maintaining professional boundaries can be difficult in such a casual, public realm. Only when teachers combine common sense with their understanding of district and school policies, current social tools and network privacy settings, will they find themselves successfully using Web 2.0 for all of their personal and professional needs.
Charles Leitch, a Seattle-based attorney who makes sure schools and districts create digitally safe environments that are protected from litigious risks, says, "Teachers who embrace technology are going to be the future of our schools—teachers who aren't thinking it through will cause major problems." He continues, "An educator's number-one privacy concern should be over-sharing, which always leads to endangering his or her career."
Leitch advises that teachers shouldn't disclose information about their schools and students through social networking sites—regardless of how harmless it may be. And they should consider running their blogs by their chain of commands if the subject matter delves into their professional lives, as some comments may have unintended consequences.
Although this seems like obvious advice, we frequently hear stories about teachers who think they're making good decisions but end up going too far.
High school English teacher Natalie Munroe's suspension made national news after using her blog to criticize her students and their parents. Even Teacher of the Year recipients aren't immune to engaging in TMI, as we saw with Pillow Elementary educator Katie Lowery. She violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by posting images and references of her first graders to her blog (she has since resigned from her position).
Educators have the same rights as everyone else to use social tools, but the reality is that they face compounded scrutiny from a number of converging communities: online, professional, parent, student body—and due to the sensitivity of their work—the media. With this heightened level of interest, teachers need to become best friends with their privacy settings and exercise informed caution.
Even if they don't open their network to students, socializing in spaces like YouTube or Twitter without knowing how to keep their data private has grave consequences.
Jolynn Dellinger, program manager of Data Privacy Day at the Privacy Project, a nonprofit think tank and research organization committed to consumer privacy and data protection, says, "In the absence of privacy settings, teachers should know that the personal information they share online may be available to their students and administrators, regardless of whether or not they are "friends" with any of them."
And for those educators who are considering or have already widened their Facebook "friend" network to include students, Charles Leitch urges they carefully consider the following basic safety rules:
Even with the best intentions and strict adherence to common sense rules, the smartest choice educators can make is to refrain from "friending" students through a personal account.
While the courts wade through complex cases dealing with social networks, educators and students; and rights to free speech and privacy, there are positive, less risky ways that teachers can use networking sites with their students.
First suggestion: Teachers can create fan pages on Facebook, which allow students to interact with them in an online space that is separate from their personal pages. The one caveat is that the fan page can't be made private—something they may wish to do for their students' sakes.
Second suggestion: Teachers can create a second Facebook account to be used solely for school related activities. Next, they can create a group, make it private, and allow those students who "friend" their second "school" account to join the private group. (For additional ideas, FacebookForEducators.org and Edudemic's The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook for Teachers are available online.)
As a parent, I am hopeful that educators will be able to successfully participate across the same platforms that students use daily. My vision encompasses multiple generations of safe and responsible digital citizens taking advantage of all of the benefits new media has to offer. However, This won't happen by accident or osmosis. This will only occur when teachers, schools and parents conscientiously engage and educate themselves and their children.
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Well, it has happened. velocache.net is now a fully operational battle station. Prepare yourselves.
Before I digress, which I am known to do, let me start off by giving some credit and handing out some thanks. This would not have happened without you all. You know who you are. Thank you. The new site would not be in existance without Buttars, if you run into him, give him a hug and buy him a beer. HUGE thank yous to the veterans out there who have kept this afloat in times of trouble and triumph...I have personal things to say to you that will have to wait until we have a face to face.
At the pokercache party on September 19 I would really like to take a bit of all of your time and preach a little about "the game". We'll see, I will probably just get drunk and cry a lot.
SO. Go to the site. Familiarize yourself. It is different than the one we play on now but can do all of the things we do now AND MUCH MUCH MORE. You will need to create an account. It is free and always will be for players. I realize some of you have already been in and have looked around but it is time for everyone to come on board. Texting from a phone to the site works. E-mailing too. There is a great forum feature that we can all cache ourselves in as well. This site is still in beta. It is not finished so now is the time to see if we can break it.
For now, play around. Posting "real" caches is not off limits but I think it might serve us better to get really comfortable with the new toy before we go "live". Post pictures of your cats and dogs. Go to the forum and talk about bikes. Have fun.
LOVE to you all. -A. Mortician
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Your first day on clinical rotations you never know what to expect. I was assigned to evaluate Mr. Binford, who'd been picked up by police (for vandalism) the night before.
I sat down and nervously spoke to Mr. Binford. He was a bit disheveled, but seemed intelligent and reasonable. He owned a home improvement company. He employed several handymen (including himself) and had a central dispatch office. They did all ranges of home and yard work.
It all sounded pretty reasonable to me. So, being young and naive, I presented the case to my attending psychiatrist. When he asked me what I thought, I told him that this person didn't seem to need psychiatric care.
Then he asked me if I'd read through his past chart. Sheepishly I admitted I hadn't, because I'd been in a hurry to interview the patient early on my first day.
So he handed me the chart.
The patient owned no such business. He had a remarkably intricate delusional system.
He owned a truck full of power tools, paint, and various other home repair supplies. Of which he had some knowledge about using them.
He drove around the city, day and night, and would randomly stop at houses where he thought they'd called him for work.
People would come home (or be woken up at night) to find him doing unneeded work on their houses. Cutting down trees. Painting their outside walls. Knocking holes for windows in their homes. Taking apart pool filters. In one case he'd actually painted a guy's car with house paint.
I learned that old charts were useful.
I also learned that even the incredibly delusional could make a lot of sense when you didn't know their background.
We called him "Psycho Home Repairman".
And to this day, if one of our neighbors turns on a lawnmower or other loud equipment after dark, I go to the window... Just to make sure.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House-backed legislation in the Senate to replace $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts would raise the deficit through the end of the budget year by tens of billions of dollars, officials said late Wednesday as the two parties maneuvered for public support on economic issues.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that under the Democratic measure, deficits also would rise in each of the next two years before turning downward.
Democratic officials had said earlier in the day their bill would spread one year's worth of anticipated savings — $85 billion — over a decade in an attempt to avoid damaging the shaky economic recovery.
The legislation would cancel across-the-board cuts due to begin on Friday. Instead, it would eliminate payments to some farmers, enact defense reductions beginning in two years and impose tax increases, mostly on millionaires.
White House spokesman Jay Carney recently told reporters at the White House the administration supports the measure.
The Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on rival Democratic and Republican plans to replace the spending cuts, known in Washington-speak as a "sequester." Both bills are expected to fail.
In an indication that across-the-board cuts are inevitable, President Barack Obama has set a meeting with congressional leaders for the day they take effect. While the administration has warned of severe cuts in government services as a result of the reductions, few, if any, are likely to be felt for several weeks.
That could give the administration and lawmakers breathing room to negotiate a replacement, although Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said during the day there were limits to what could be negotiated.
"We can either secure those reductions more intelligently, or we can do it the president's way with across-the board cuts. But one thing Americans simply will not accept is another tax increase to replace spending reductions we already agreed to," he said.
Democrats said their proposal to replace across-the-board cuts was designed with the economy in mind.
It "seeks the same amount of savings in a more responsible way" as the $85 billion in cuts that will otherwise take effect, said Adam Jentleson, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
"The impact on the economy is much better. Sequestration as constituted would hurt economic growth and destroy jobs," he added.
Over a decade, the bill would cut deficits by an estimated $110 billion, half from higher taxes and half from the defense and farm program cuts.
That is in keeping with Obama's call for a balanced approach that combines selected spending cuts with closing tax loopholes.
Senate Democrats have been reluctant to spell out the details of their measure, although it is not clear if that results from its relatively small impact on the deficits through the end of the current budget year.
Across the Capitol, though, the party's leaders have talked openly of their desire to spread the cuts in their replacement measure over a longer period.
"It is entirely intentional," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and the party's senior member on the House Budget Committee. "The whole idea is to achieve the equivalent deficit reduction without hurting jobs and having disruption in the economy. You do that by having targeted cuts and eliminating tax loopholes over a longer period of time," he added.
He said the Democrats' approach is the same as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's recommendation, which is to help the recovery gain strength before beginning to make cuts.
In the Senate, Republicans have yet to disclose their own sequester replacement measure. Most of the rank and file favors an alternative that lets Obama adjust the cuts to minimize any impact on the public, but that approach has its critics among lawmakers who fear giving the White House that much authority.
AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace contributed to this report.


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I've been doing a lot of neutral looks lately since it's easy to do and work-friendly. I decided to dust off my MAC "Show Orchid" lipstick and "Magnetique" lipglass from last year's pink lipglass holiday set (which will be available in full-size tomorrow in the "A Rose Romance" collection).
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
FOTD: Neutral Eyes & Bold Pink Lips
29 comments
- Jenn said...
Very nice, love the bright pink lips.
Can't wait to check out the Rose romance tomorrow. =)
- April 22, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Mrs.Zeus said...
- April 22, 2009 at 9:47 PM
- miemiemie said...
very simple but pretty :)
- April 22, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- Jasmin said...
love the color of the lippies ! very vibrant.. good choice to go with nuetrals.
- April 22, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- GiGi said...
I've been loving the neutral, matte eyes. I have makeup phases.
- April 22, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
wow you completely rock that l/s colour! i've always wanted to wear bold colours on my lips daily, but for some reason, i feel i won't get taken seriously by my profs. i can't wait for the spring/summertime though!!
- April 22, 2009 at 10:56 PM
- ♥Leigh♥ said...
WOW Vanessa! Just WOW!! You look great! This is simple yet very beautiful. It looks fresh and your skin is glowing..Vavavooom!!! Pretty!!!
- April 22, 2009 at 11:10 PM
- JENSMAKEUPBAG said...
this is absolutely beautiful! love that lip color. i gotta get show orchid.
- April 22, 2009 at 11:50 PM
- Jaimie said...
you pull off bright lips so well. they just look normal on you and not standoutish like on the rest of us! :h:
- April 22, 2009 at 11:54 PM
- Chrissy said...
very nice! I wouldn't dare to wear lippie like that out. XD
- April 23, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- Anonymous said...
Looovely lips! You rock that colour! ;)
- April 23, 2009 at 2:47 AM
- Sarah said...
I just bought show orchid, it is so HOT! It looks AMAZING on you! Love your eyes too, you are the most adorable and gorgeous girl!
- April 23, 2009 at 3:45 AM
- Mukho said...
Hi Vanessa!
Nice look, very pretty and safe for work too :)
I love looks of this sort, always on the hunt for stuff I can wear at work, that's not too bland. This fits the bill perfectly :)
- April 23, 2009 at 4:31 AM
- *Nehs* said...
love this neutral look with the lips. I'm always looking forward to your FOTD's Vanessa! stay beautiful! :)
- April 23, 2009 at 4:50 AM
- Askmewhats said...
you look so fresh! I love the neutral eye with bright lip color :)
- April 23, 2009 at 5:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
Simple but beautiful. I love that lip color!
- April 23, 2009 at 5:40 AM
- divinexjanice said...
You have the prettiest brown eyes. =)
- April 23, 2009 at 6:40 AM
- Tammy said...
This is the perfect hot pink! This look is great on you.
- April 23, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- hersheysxokisses said...
Very pretty!! Love the lip combo
- April 23, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Hacer DEMİR said...
Simple but so pretty :h:
- April 23, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Janelle said...
Beautiful! I really love that lip color on you.
- April 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Stephie said...
love it! super pretty!
- April 23, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
neutral eyes are the way to go! the lip color is pretty.
btw, did you dye your hair? it looks darker?!
- April 23, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- Yin said...
that lip colour is gorgeous. =)
- April 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- LOVEpink said...
sooo pretty!! your skin looks absolutely flawless girl!! xoxo, bev
- April 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- FabDiva20 said...
So pretty! Neutral eyes with a bold lip looks gorgeous girlie!!
- April 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM
- Ressamakeup aka Clarissa said...
i love pink lips... lookng forward to getting "Magnetique" lipglass it's gorgeous esp on you. :)
- April 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Telbaby said...
hi vanessa, this is actually my first time leaving you a comment but i just wanted to let you know that i LOVE your blog! its my go to blog, the one i depend on before checking any other blog! i love this look, i love how you can pull off bright pink lipsticks!
- April 23, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Sofee said...
neutral is always beautiful..u are rockin that look
- April 23, 2009 at 9:33 PM


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And just maybe you reveled in the fact that you were the only guy who could boot and rally twice in one night and remain the last one standing.
But things are different now. You're a respected professional. People don't call you The Beast anymore. They call you Paul. And that's the way you like it. The problem is—your past has caught up to you.
Between Facebook and Google Images alone, there are 23 pictures of The Beast in various states of intoxication and undress. Not to mention the video of you inexplicably shaving off your eyebrows that made it online.
There are a number of ways to remove incriminating evidence that has leaked to the Net. Although, things can get a little dicey when someone else shares your pictures and videos on the Web (fixing that problem will require some major strategery on your part).
But take heart if you're the one who uploaded the files during a momentary lapse in judgment (need Webroot's Social Media Sobriety test?); there are a few ways to remove the cringe-worthy content.
Most social sharing, networking and news sites like Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit offer easy-to-find options to get rid of posts within the tools themselves. In some cases, it's as simple as hovering your cursor over the offending comment and clicking "remove."
Keep in mind that after you delete your message it may take months before it has been completely swept out of the server, so it could still pop up in search results. And, not all sites give you the choice to delete content.
For example, Digg states "Diggs, submissions and comments are all important contributions to the Digg community." So when communicating in that particular forum, you should think twice before A) using your real name as a username, and B) getting into it with y_soserious96 and threatening to "go monkey on his face." All of your activity is permanent and will be crawled by search engines.
Images are similar to comments in that while you have the authority to remove them, they may still remain in the server for a much longer period than you would like. Facebook at least allows you to untag images of yourself that have been uploaded by somebody else, but doing so doesn't delete them.
Untagging photos only means that they are removed from your profile, and people can't use your name to search for them. Unfortunately, the images are still visible online and searchable based on whomever else has been tagged in the picture.
Google Images won't let you untag photos that have been shared by someone else; however, there is a work around. Start uploading favorable images of yourself to Google and tagging them with your name. Take it one step further by adding those same pics to Picasa, Flickr, and LinkedIn, making sure to tag those as well.
The point is to upload newer, flattering versions of you to a number of different sites. Search engines will deem those photos more relevant and index them quicker. Translation: Your respectable pictures will eventually make it to the first page of the image results, thereby pushing out the older, embarrassing ones.
Luckily, videos are more straightforward. After you've deleted your video from a site like YouTube or Vimeo, it's gone. While the link or thumbnail may hang around in the search results or your profile for a little while, neither will link to the video.
But let's be honest here. Once your content—comments, images, videos, etc.—is up on the Internet for any period of time, it can be copied against your wishes. Anyone can grab your files and republish them online, at anytime—and you don't have much recourse.
While it's impossible to jump in your Delorean and go back in time to do it differently, please find comfort in two truths. First, you have the ability to mitigate some of the reputation damage simply by acting quickly and tactically. Second, every 6.2 seconds someone uploads a video of a cat who plays jazz piano or a baby who laughs like Rodney Dangerfield—it's only matter of time before your ridiculous stunt gets lost in the shuffle.
By Laura Lee Arnet


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These three events have your name on them this weekend.
These three events have your name on them this weekend.
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WHAT 52 Pick Up in concert
WHEN 9:30 p.m., Friday
WHERE Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, 1131 North Dupont Highway, Dover
INFO Visit doverdowns.com or call 674-4600
Since cover bands are a dime-a-dozen, it's a treat when you hear a band that's akin to a silver dollar like 52 Pick Up.
The band will play at the Fire & Ice Lounge at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino tonight.
What makes 52 Pick Up at least two cuts above the rest is its catalog has a nice chunk of unique covers you don't hear every day. These tunes include Kanye West's "Stronger," 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P.," Rage Against The Machine's "Guerilla Radio," Red Hot Chilli Peppers' "Suck My Kiss," Nelly's "Ride Wit Me," Incubus' "Drive" and Kevin Rudolf's "Let it Rock."
Silvertung to give you a lickin'
WHAT Silvertung in concert
WHEN 9 p.m., Friday
WHERE The Green Stinger Sports Bar and Grill, 492 Walnut Shade Road, Dover
INFO Visit Facebook or call 698-3300
Four bands are coming to The Green Stinger Sports Bar and Grill this weekend and Silvertung will get the party started tonight.
Silvertung, a hard rock band, has carved out a fresh and infectious sound that's been framed on their debut full-length record, "The Pawn." Though the album was released in 2006, its songs have successfully stood the test of time, particularly the tunes "Slow Me Down," "Lies," "I am" and "Dig."
Currently, Silvertung is in the studio with producer/engineer Steven Wright, who has worked with national acts that include Slipknot, U.N.K.L.E, Misery Index, Drowning Pool, SR-71, Charm City Devils and Avril Lavigne.
As a live act, Silvertung puts on a powerhouse performance that keeps your heart racing and fist pumping in the air. This has earned them their solid reputation and a clan of growing fans known as "The Tung Nation."
Musical voodoo
WHAT Bad JuJu in concert
WHEN 9 p.m., Friday
WHERE Touchdown Restaurant, 1666 S. Dupont Highway, Dover
INFO Visit sportsfamilyrestaurantdover.com or call 674-0975
Have you ever heard a song that touched you, made you stop and think, or reminded you of a time in your life and made you pause long enough to reflect on it?
Bad JuJu hopes to create that moment when it gigs at the Touchdown Restaurant tonight.
The guys are inspired by legends such as Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Alvin Lee and Robert Johnson. Bad JuJu's style intertwines blues with Americana.


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Written By: Scott Hetsko
The area of low pressure set to reach us in 60 hours is currently just entering the Pacific Northwest this evening. The system will move quickly across the middle of the country and get some extra punch thanks to an upper air low diving out of Canada on Tuesday. Snow will break out early on Wednesday and should fall into early Thursday morning. All data indicated a favorable track for Western New York. Also the cyclone is forecast to deepen Wednesday evening although how deep remains a question. Following the storm, a shot of very cold air and wind return on Thursday with highs only in the teens.
At this time, I think 6" or more of snow is likely for much of the area with slightly lower amounts toward the Niagara Frontier. The "ifs" are always the killer in forecasting snow storms. Here are a few:
IF: The storm deepens and slows down, lake enhancement and blowing snow become an issue Wednesday night.
IF: The storm continues to move along quickly and weaker, snow will shut off quickly.
IF: The storm tracks 100 miles further South than expected....everyone thinks we suck at weather forecasting.
These are a few reasons why I don't spend much time changing my views from model run to model run. Whatever we see in the data tomorrow afternoon will be the likely indicator of how the storm will play out. Good night and good luck!


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Who doesn't love a good Reuben sandwich? I know I love it when they are made right. You know what I'm talking about, one that is on perfect thick rye bread, piled high with corned beef, a good amount of tangy sauerkraut, and dripping with warm melted cheese. And with all that said, I like to have a giant side of thousand island dressing to dip each and every bite into. YUM. The last time I had a Reuben that good was in NYC last October at Juniors Restaurant.
We sat right outside, right in the heart of Times Square. And let me tell you, their sandwiches were HUGE. They did not disappoint at all. It was one of those mile-high sandwiches that you see on those TV Travel shows that leave you drooling, keeping a mental note to visit that place for sure. Obviously their sandwiches were way to big to finish, even my husband (who can eat) did not finish. But being as full as we were we knew we had to have Juniors famous cheesecake for dessert. After all that is what they are famous for is the cheesecake with fresh strawberry sauce. Just writing all this is making me so hungry. I have no clue what they do to their cheesecake, it's a decades old recipe: so creamy, light and tangy . And the strawberry sauce on top just complimented the tanginess of the cheesecake so perfectly. The pics on their website doesn't do this cake and sandwich justice. If you know about Juniors (I know Adam knows about them, he better!) then you know exactly what I talking about in terms of quality and exceptional taste. With all this said, I had a craving for a Reuben, but didn't have any rye bread, just pizza dough and melded the two together. That crust, dipped in a bit of Thousand Island dressing was delish.
cheesy reuben calzones
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1/2 pound sliced corned beef
1/4 pound Swiss or provolone cheese
½ cup sauerkraut, drained very well
Thousand Island dressing
Pizza dough
Olive oil
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line baking sheets with Silpat or greased parchment paper.
Cut dough into 2 even pieces, 4 if you want smaller calzones. Roll out into a circle to about 1/4 inch thickness.
Spread some thousand island dressing in the center of the dough, use as little or as much as desired. Place a piece of cheese on top of the mixture and top with 3 to 4 slices of corned beef, then a bit of sauerkraut, make sure to squeeze out excess liquid in sauerkraut before using.
Finish off the pile with another slice of cheese.
Fold dough over the filling and pinch the edges shut, making sure nothing can leak out.
Repeat instructions for remaining dough.
Gently spread a bit of olive oil on tops of calzones (plus the crust) before baking, and if desired sprinkle with salt & pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika (I did all these). I always think its better to season the crust and tops.
Place on baking sheet and slice 2 to 3 holes in the top of the dough so that steam may release.
Place the calzones in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes (depending on oven), then remove from oven and top with any remaining cheese. (I used cheddar cheese for variety).
Return to the oven for 5 to 10 more minutes; keep an eye out for the dough to turn a nice golden brown color. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes then slice in half.
Note: I used Whole Foods pizza dough. For me it just always tastes fresh, and it truly makes a perfect crust. The next time I make this I will try and use a whole wheat pizza dough for the texture, and a bit more thousand island dressing inside. I do think the swiss cheese tasted best. I might even add dill pickles to the inside this next time for that extra bite of twang.


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Dr. Mike is Back
After attending the London Demo on Steorn's behalf as the forum skeptic, Dr. Mike Rosing has posted his opinion of the situation here on Steorn's forums. I've included the entire text below:
I will write up a full report and post it on my own web site in a few days. I wrote something on the plane which is good but not complete. I suspect one could write aWe'll be hearing more from Dr. Mike soon with a full report, which he started working on while flying back to the states. Right after Dr. Mike posted this, a new unknown forum member named "Marissa" appeared and said this:
book about all the experiences we've had here.
My opinion - and it really is only my opinion - is that Sean lives in a world of delusion. His greatest strength is the ability of convince people of things, and it is also his greatest weakness. I am certain that Sean has seen a "start - stop" device operating. That it never existed outside his mind doesn't matter.
There are a lot of questions that remain unanswered, but let's look at a few simple ones.
Why would Steorn send a skeptical forum rep to see their core technology if Steorn did not really believe it? As others have pointed out, if this were a hoax or scam, something would have worked. From my direct observations of the people, there is true belief here.
Why would Sean claim that 5 bearings were broken and he sent someone to Eindhoven to get more? Because he saw it happen. Like the story about the famous mathematician who talked to people nobody else could see (the movie was "A Beautiful Mind") I think Sean has really seen things work. The rest of us never will.
Sean said at one point that the jury validation was the most important thing to Steorn. At this point I think the jury is also in his mind. He probably talks to them often. He did say they have not seen any devices. How could he have a demo, have the jury be the most important thing to the company, and not have had any jury member see anything? Because nothing exists.
As I said, there are a great many details and questions to answer, and probably we'll never get answers to the more interesting ones. It was an honor and a privledge to have met everyone here and at Kinetica and I will do my best to get all the parts back to everyone who loaned me stuff and made it possible for me to help out.
Marissa: Well, the jury is real, but that's the only refutable comment Mike. Everything else could be just as you've explained it. Sigh.Who is Marissa? An employee of Steorn? Hopefully we'll learn a lot more from Dr. Mike's report.
pcstru4: How do you know?
crank: There's an obvious reason how she knows.
Marissa: It's not as obvious as you think Crank. But we work in the free energy world. We hear things. There is a jury - and no, we aren't on it.


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Chamber music > Chamber Music with miscellaneous instruments
Johann Pachelbel
Canon and Gigue D major for three Violins and Basso continuo
編集者: Norbert Müllemann
通奏低音の実現: Wolfgang Kostujak
3.00 €
Urtext Edition, Basso, paperbound
大きさ 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Johann Pachelbel, born in Nuremberg in 1653, a generation before Bach, is one of Southern Germany's most important post-Reformation organ composers. His compositions were already widely known at the time. The most popular work today is probably the canon with ensuing gigue in D major. The canon – according to the source "a 3 Violinis con Basso c." – is built up over an ostinato bass whose two bar figure is repeated a total of 28 times. The following short gigue is also in a strict contrapuntal style. It is not known when the work was composed. As with most of his other chamber music works, Pachelbel might have composed it during his time in Thuringia between 1677 and 1695. This pleasing work is also popular with amateur ensembles.


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Johnny and the scarves at Elton's party
Elton John threw a big party to celebrate husband David Furnish's 50th birthday last night in LA. Johnny Depp showed up. And can you believe it? I think he maybe only wore 2 scarves. Just 2 and not 5!
Still, definitely 5 necklaces. And an assortment of rings. But no waist chains. Which is a bonus. And Tom Ford was there too. I'd like to imagine that Tom Ford would give it to Johnny straight -- like, all this compulsive accessorising Johnny, this has got to stop.
Johnny turns 50 himself next June. Maybe that's what he'll give to himself - and us - for his birthday.


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Friday, June 19, 2009
Brunch Week: Banana Rabanada
The Menu: An astoundingly awesome brunch. Really, look at that thing. Colleen set out to end Brunch Week with a bang, which is precisely what she did. First and foremost, there's the Banana Rabanada (aka Brazilian French Toast). This is how French toast should always look: covered in strawberries and mint, and dusted with cinnamon-cocoa and powdered sugar. For the savory element, Colleen marinated and roasted both yellow and sweet potatoes, which we devoured. Finally, a refreshing slice of honeydew finished off the meal.
The Goods: Um, yes. This is what a plate of brunch should look like. Brunch Week has been amazing, and we're all stuffed to the gills. Vegan Brunch, consider your mission accomplished. There are two orders of business that need attending. First off, congratulations to Marni! Marni, send us an email with your full name and mailing address, and we'll send out your signed copy of Vegan Brunch! And second, for the very last copy of this utterly satisfying book, tell us: What should our next lunch theme be? Could be a type of food, or another cookbook from which to try recipes. Put your nominations in the comments!
47 comments:
- June 19, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Ssssonya said...
Condiments-- like special mustards, dipping sauces, salad dressing, etc.
- June 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- Lori said...
How about a lunch centered around color?
- June 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM
I think many times, people are under the impression that eating vegan is expensive and complicated. While it can be expensive, it doesn't necessarily have to be.
It might be excelente (and recession-busting!) to feature lunches/brunches/other meals that use 5 or less ingredients. It might surprise your readers (and maybe yourselves!) how many deliciously simple meals can be made with few ingredients.
Just a thought!
- June 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- Ashasarala said...
I say try raw food for some interesting and body-rejuvenating recipes! Living Raw looks awesome and Ani's Raw Food Desserts is a great tide-me-over-before-lunch book. :)
- June 19, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- kittee said...
South Indian!
- June 19, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- herbstsonne said...
- June 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Humboldt Honey said...
Grocery store meals: delicious, nutritious meals that anyone can enjoy without access to "special" ingredients. I read about people driving an hour or more to a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. That's totally unnecessary! Everyone can be a satiated, healthy vegan by shopping in their local food mart. Really!
- June 19, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- propinecone said...
spruced up, vegan versions of your favorite childhood lunches.
- June 19, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- Emma said...
I think 'exploring the spice rack' would be a good one - have every meal feature a different spice! (cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, etc.)
- June 19, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Lauren said...
South American! I know I always have a hard time finding good and yummy veg food when traveling there. It'd be great to create some good stuff at home.
- June 19, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- Meghan said...
I love tapas, because I love to eat small bits of a variety of things and call it a meal!
OR you could do miniature foods, which is also fun and seems to be pretty popular lately.
- June 19, 2009 at 3:49 PM
How about low carb? As a vegetarian, I have trouble getting enough protein. I recently tried some soy butter which was ucky.
- June 19, 2009 at 3:59 PM
McDonald's Items only vegan. Like french fries, barbeque sandwiches. or you could do Arby's vegan, like 5 for 5. You could call it gut-buster week.
- June 19, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- Steph Timms said...
In honor of the Global Vegan Bake Sale, you could feature a different baked good each day - sweet or savory!
Or, as we're about to hit Independence Day, potluck week. I definitely need some ideas for dishes to take along to non-vegan BBQs!
- June 19, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Kelli said...
I'd love to see ideas for some cool, summery, "whole meal" salads!
- June 19, 2009 at 4:50 PM
- Art You Dream About said...
Something involving sun dried tomatoes! Since they're awesome and so are you
- June 19, 2009 at 4:54 PM
- Stephanie said...
Continue the Vegan Brunch theme and play with the sausage recipes! Julie Hasson's method + creativity could easily equal a week of delicious food.
- June 19, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Food theme: Vegans in Space.
Open for interpretation.
- June 19, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- Holly Bledsoe said...
Do a "tour of America" theme. One day, make southern-style food, and then do like NY style vegan pizza or something - fare from all the regions.
- June 19, 2009 at 6:33 PM
- Crazy Vegan Mom said...
I would love low cal foods week. As someone trying to lose weight, I find myself eating the same foods over and over.
- June 19, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- Puppy said...
foods you eat with your hands. and you dip them in stuff to make them extra yummy.
- June 19, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- Humboldt Honey said...
I thought of something better: now that you have vegweb, vegweb recipes!
For lunch I recommend General Tao's Tofu, Best Vegan Mac and Cheese in the entire world...seriously, Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas, Incredible This-will-become-your-favorite Veggie Pot Pie, Taco Casserole, and especially Delicious Pakistani Dhal.
The Blueberry Bran Muffins are also insanely good. And, because everyone needs dessert, try Time-Warp Lemon Squares and Award Winning Cocoa Apple Cake.
If you go with this and make the cake, drop by vegweb. The cake's creator, LucidAnne, recently passed away and we'd love to share about her with you for your blog.
- June 19, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- Panderbear said...
I would love to see a series of one-pot dishes! I often want to cook...but never want to clean up.
- June 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
- Andrea said...
How about choosing a recipe each day from a different vegan blog.
- June 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
- KrisAdair said...
I am looking forward to getting Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's new cookbook Vegan Table, so I would love to see you try out some of the recipes.
- June 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- megatarian said...
I'd love some ideas for light summer lunches, especially incorporating seasonal and local (or homegrown!) ingredients! It's getting to warm for leftovers.
- June 19, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- nora said...
try vegan world fusion cuisine!
- June 19, 2009 at 11:47 PM
- Ann said...
Picnic food!
- June 19, 2009 at 11:49 PM
- Jeni Treehugger said...
I was going to say the same as Humboldt Honey for the very simple reason that buying specialised items is a bit of a nightmare for me who lives in a very unvegan friendly area. And I know I'm not alone in that issue. So yeah - lots of readily available ingredients would get my thumbs up.
- June 20, 2009 at 2:45 AM
A raw food platter - a lil' bit of several things!
- June 20, 2009 at 6:07 AM
It's summer, hot and I could really use a week of frozen desserts for the brunch bunch! The Vegan Scoop book has some goodies!
- June 20, 2009 at 6:36 AM
- Paulina said...
Wow that's one great looking brunch!
I think your next lunch should be something from Colleen's The Vegan Table.
- June 20, 2009 at 7:39 AM
- kelly g. said...
How about a seasonal theme?
- June 20, 2009 at 12:54 PM
I'm more of a savory brunch kind of gal, but that french toast looks delicious. For the next lunches, I sggest budget-friendly dishes for this crazy economy.
- June 20, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- sKh said...
Vegan cupcakes, from "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World", or better yet, recipes from "Babycakes NYC", their new bakebook! I am currently obsessed with making vegan cupcakes. Although these are seen as a dessert, I nosh on them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There are many recipes you can make that aren't 100% sugar and can be less fattening, too, plus their so versatile you can prepare them in different ways to be more suitable for the time of day. Really though, who doesn't love cupcakes?!
- June 20, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Amey said...
wow, that's one recipe I haven't tried yet from VB, but I've seriously got my eye on it. I love love love french toast.
what about a seasonal produce week? or a week with food from the farmers market?
- June 20, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- Meghan said...
I think a week of recipes from Vegan Soul Kitchen would be exciting. Others' suggestions, to feature affordable/easily accessible ingredients, would also be appreciated.
- June 20, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- Trista Hill said...
Since the 4th of July is coming up, what about "red white and blue"?
- June 20, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- jerilee said...
Simple regular every-day ingredient dishes that are filling and tasty are always welcomed here. I'd love to know how to make a cornmeal crust pizza, something close to what they serve at Dove ViVi's in Portland, OR too. I'd love recipes with ingredients that are not hard to find or terribly expensive. Regular everyday food that rocks - how about tamales like they have at Por Que No, also in Portland? You could do different countries!
- June 20, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- vegpatric said...
Hi, I am from Taiwan and I am running a website devoted to advocate vegetarianism/veganism,which is a non-profit website and all of us are volunteers. May I have your permission to translate the recipes posted in your blog for our poeople to learn as their daily menu? I will link back and credit it to you.
- June 20, 2009 at 9:10 PM
- Lisa said...
How about cookout, potluck, or picnic-type foods to inspire us before our Fourth of July get-togethers?
- June 20, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Budgeted ways to celebrate the fourth: Meals that are cheap and themed for the upcoming holiday. For example, loaded veg hot dogs with some seasoned corn on the cob and red white and blue cupcakes.
- June 21, 2009 at 12:20 PM
How about meals that you can cook on the grill beside pre-made frozen veggie burgers (though homemade would be great)? Pizza, paella, grilled veggie salad, kabobs all come to mind, and grilled fruit!
- June 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- vanessarene said...
Pizza! Cheeseless vs. soy/nut cheeses...
- June 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Daniella said...
pick a letter of the alphabet and make food that starts with that letter... like lets say pick b - and make blueberry muffins and black bean burgers. something like that
- June 23, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Tammy said...
How about Beach Days? Food items that will travel well and do not need alot of refrigeration but are satisfying enough to calm the hunger. Vegan Fried "Chicken", non mayo based salads...
- June 24, 2009 at 4:16 PM


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The M.O.T. area, like the rest of the region, experienced flooding, downed trees and branches, and power outages -- but compared to other towns, Middletown police said that the town lucked out with the storm.
Compared with the rest of the region, Middletown residents lucked out when Hurricane Sandy swept through the state earlier this week.
Middletown Police Chief Henry Tobin said Tuesday that the town had no significant events related to the storm and that he was unaware of any road closures within town limits.
"It appears we were very lucky considering what other areas experienced," he said.
Residents who were required to evacuate in Delaware City Sunday were able to return to their homes by Tuesday, said Delaware City firefighter Xavir White.
Volunteers with the Port Penn Fire Company said that they had to evacuate 12 people from the Augustine Beach area Monday night.
"It went very well for what they were predicting," said Deputy Chief John Newman.
Newman said that the only major flooding the waterside towns experienced was just south of Port Penn, where the Delaware River came over the rocks, causing between two and three feet of flooding.
The M.O.T. area, like the rest of the region, experienced flooding, downed trees and branches, and power outages.
Before Hurricane Sandy downgraded from its hurricane status and made landfall Monday night, Tobin said that several roads in town were on the verge of becoming impassable.
On Sunday, rescue personnel had to pull a motorist from a car after they ignored flooding sings and drove into two-feet of water in Odessa.
The Odessa Fire Company's swift water rescue was called to Old Corbit Road and Old State Road to remove a person from a vehicle after they drove around posted high water signs and through two feet of water on Old State Road, said Assistant Chief Ken Getty.
Delaware State Police, the Port Penn Fire Company Marine Rescue and the Townsend Fire Company assisted in the rescue and no injuries were reported.
Some area roads remained flooded into Tuesday due to high water, including Route 299 at Old State Road, Route 299 at Old Corbit Road and Route 9 in Port Penn and north of Odessa.
A few drivers were able to make it through the high waters, but others turned around and found alternative routes.
Level two driving restrictions were put into place late Sunday – meaning that only emergency personnel were allowed to be on the roads. The restrictions were lifted early Tuesday.
Delaware was also put under a State of Emergency as what was dubbed the "Frankenstorm" made its way into the Delaware Bay region, ultimately making landfall Monday night in southern New Jersey.
Appoquinimink schools were closed Monday and Tuesday and Middletown High School was used as a Red Cross shelter throughout the storm.
The Middletown shelter closed up at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, said DEMA spokesman Gary Laing.
At midnight, there were 26 people at the Middletown shelter.
More than 800 other residents occupied the state's six other shelters.
Town of Middletown offices remained closed Monday and Tuesday, as did New Castle County and State of Delaware offices.
Only essential employees were required to report to work.
Residents using social media during the storm reported power outages in Mt. Pleasant, Odessa National, Brennan Estates, and Spring Creek in Townsend.
Other areas also experienced outages and flickers.
Some commented on Facebook that all remained good in Millbranch, Lakeside, and Cricklewood, all in Middletown.


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I think I am coming down with a cold...and that's no bueno because I leave for NY in less than a week and it would just suck to endure a cold during a trip where i'll be more susceptible to germs (i.e. the airplane). I have a weak immune system and I remain sick longer than others, so while the normal person takes 4 days or a week to recuperate, it takes me a month, if not longer. Not fun I tell you. Last time we had a show (my work), we went to NY and I was so sick and lost my voice; I wanted to reserve my energy so I didn't talk at all and went on the tea and honey regimen to soothe it out, and it was such a struggle to talk to potential clients without wanting to just pass out! So I just hope I can fight it before it gets worse...
Anyway, the BF and I had Korean BBQ last night at my favorite place called "Pine Tree", if any of you ladies live around the San Fernando Valley, you must definitely try that place out! It's on Reseda and Roscoe and it's good eats! We go there all the time and the manager knows us already, LOL.
We then went to Walgreens and I didn't haul a lot, just a couple brushes and other little things...Aileen from Shades of Hue posted recently on EcoBrushes, a set of brushes designed with the environmentally friendly in mind. The handle is made out of bamboo, and I must say their bristles are SOFT! I love them! Of course I have too many brushes so I just bought the eyeshadow shading brush which I wanna use for my mineral eyeshadows because it has that silky taklon fiber feel allowing me to apply them wet. They have a wide collection of brushes so check them out! They are available at Walgreens, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, and similar places like that...
I also got a double-ended smoky eye brush, great for blending those tight spaces and for blending all over color.
Also got a Vo5 detangler/leave-in conditioner for my locks
L'Oreal has a NEW COLLECTION that's out, the packaging is super pretty! They have new eyeshadow trios, blushes, lipsticks, and lipglosses.
Some cute Easter colored frames I got from Target for $5 each...
I also got my AVON Haul. I wanted to try their new skin smoothing powder mill, it's basically PRESSED powder that you turn into super-fine loose powder. It has a shine-absorbing formula to help minimize the appearance of fine lines, pores and wrinkles. Great for traveling so you don't make a mess all over the place. It has grates that shave the powder for you, just twist it like you would on a pepper shaker (same concept), and it becomes finely-milled powder!
I am going to try it later today, I tried it last night on my hand and was amazed at the difference!
It looks big in this picture, and it somewhat is in real life.
Plastic shaving grates that shave the pressed powder so you have loose powder...
My hand before, see my veins?
Look at it after! Flawless!
AVON Duo Blush (pink shimmery color):
AVON Concealer Stick in Medium at $6.00, doesn't it look like the MAC Concealer sticks??!
MAC Concealer Stick, $15.50
Using the AVON Concealer Stick (BEFORE):
And finally here is the Physician's Formula Tinted Moisturizer Comparison:
(BEFORE): Uneven skin tone..
AFTER (NO Primer or Overlay of foundation, just as is):
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I think I am coming down with a cold...and that's no bueno because I leave for NY in less than a week and it would just suck to endure a cold during a trip where i'll be more susceptible to germs (i.e. the airplane). I have a weak immune system and I remain sick longer than others, so while the normal person takes 4 days or a week to recuperate, it takes me a month, if not longer. Not fun I tell you. Last time we had a show (my work), we went to NY and I was so sick and lost my voice; I wanted to reserve my energy so I didn't talk at all and went on the tea and honey regimen to soothe it out, and it was such a struggle to talk to potential clients without wanting to just pass out! So I just hope I can fight it before it gets worse...
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- Divine Blackness said...
Girl, that tinted moisturizer is kinda hot. I may need to get up on that because I am in love with tinted moisturizers. And definitely gonna get hip to Avon.
Ohhh, and I'd love to see an FOTD With that L'OReal. How good are their eye shadows?
Peace, for now, my love. I hope you feel better. Dope up on the Vitamin C.
- March 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM
- Beauty Review said...
Nice haul! Id love to know how that ecobrush works out for you!
- March 5, 2008 at 6:58 AM
- Nic Nic said...
wow avon makes good imitations of MAC ! lol. Nice haul, you can never have too many brushes :D
- March 5, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
ohh that pressed powder is so nifty! love it! can't wait to hit my up walgreens for eco friendly brushes :)
- March 5, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
oh and another thing, make sure to take lots of vitamin c and zinc and hopefully you get beat that cold! airborne and alkaseltzer for cold also helps me out. get better sweety!
- March 5, 2008 at 7:39 AM
- Liz said...
Wow Vanessa, I'm really impressed with Physician's Formula Tinted Moisturizer. I'm a tinted moisturiser gal and have been using Vichy Lumineuse for quite a while. I've been looking for other brands to try and Physician's Formula looks promising. I went to their site and unfortunately they don't ship outside of the US. :( I'm going to try and find it elsewhere online or ask my other half to look for it when he's in Boston next week.
I'm a MAC NC20/C2. What shade of this tinted moisturiser would you recommend?
- March 5, 2008 at 7:59 AM
- ilurvemakeup said...
Great haullliiiin'! :) Argh.... trying not make any more beauty purchases is hard... specially when I visit your page 100x a day LOL xD <3 I am intrigued by that 'shaving' powder...
- March 5, 2008 at 8:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for the review. Does the Physician's formula tinted moisturizer have a smell to it? I've tried many tinted moisturizers that stay quite greasy. Does this leave your face greasy as the day goes on? I see in the pictures that it's not greasy. Hope you didn't answer this in previous posts! :-)
- March 5, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks Ms. Brittany and Sis Ren!
Lurve- You are too funny!
Anonymous- They smell nice like a normal moisturizer, and it's not greasy at all, more watered down than a normal liquid foundation, but goes on easily. And I think it stays on I usually put my mineral powder foundation over so I can't really say for sure...
- March 5, 2008 at 8:54 AM
- Bionic Beauty said...
I picked up the Physicians Formula Organic Pressed Powder the other day (Finally!) and was so tempted by the Tinted Moisturizer, but I have 2 tubes right now (1 of Sonia Kashuk's and 1 of e.l.f.'s), so I figure I'll use those up first. But the photo makes me regret my decision, lol!
Oh, and Walgreens has Walbourne which is a off-brand of the Airborne supplement. You just drop it into your drink (i use juice) and drink it up. It gives you extra zinc and vitamins and helps you stop the cold or at least shorten it up. I always take one before jumping on any airplanes.
Have a super trip!
- March 5, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- aquadisia said...
Sorry to hear that you're feeling under the weather! Hope you feel better ASAP... don't forget to add lots of fresh lemon juice to your honey tea!
- March 5, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
That TM looks pretty good! I don't usually like them because I find the coverage too sheer, but looks like Physician's Formula isn't bad at all!
Feel better soon, and enjoy your trip to NY. :)
- March 5, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- soFresh & soPink said...
Ooh, I like that Avon Smoothing Powder. I can't wait to hear what you think of it after trying it on. =) And I love the brushes.
- March 5, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- nilla cookie said...
The AVON powder mill looks so fun and the coverage is great too!
The L'Oreal trio looks cute too, I think I'm going to check those out soon.
Girl, you've got to stop with the beauty products - I want EVERYTHING! LOL
- March 5, 2008 at 10:12 AM
- Ethereal Prey said...
feel better babes. drink some airborne while on the plane and such. coming to nyc again? does that mean I can go to cali while you're here? :P
- March 5, 2008 at 10:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
Arrrrrrrrrgh! The avon smoothing powder mill is no longer available on their website :( Why does avon do this? ><
- March 5, 2008 at 11:07 AM
- BeautyChick101 said...
Oh no, I hope you feel better soon! Traveling while sick is definitely horrible. How long will you be in NYC? If you need any ideas of where to go or what to do, definitely let me know!
- March 5, 2008 at 1:18 PM
- christianadivine said...
after seeing aileen's post, i wanted to go buy the ecotools brushes too. :P hehe.
- March 5, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- Angie said...
Great haul! Everytime you post pics, I'm always tempted to run out and get whatever you have, lol. The Avon powder mill and Physicians Formula tinted moisturizer look amazing!!! The EcoTool's pouch looks cute! Hope you'll feel better soon. I just hate being sick so much!
- March 5, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- Lani said...
take airborne! i love your blog vanessa, so informative! and i love looking at your hauls. i'll have to check with my walgreens for the ecofriendly brushes. i like how the handle is bamboo. :)
- March 5, 2008 at 2:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
The ectotools brush looks really nice! I have the detangler & I really like it.
I'm a big fan on Avon, but it's not good for my wallet because my co-worker is a rep, so I usually order whenever a catalog comes out.
That blush looks really cool!
I hope you feel better soon. I'm sick too, and my doctor told me to take those Coldeeze cough drop like things from the drugstore. Take some Emergen-C too!
- March 5, 2008 at 2:44 PM
- mayaari said...
that Avon powder looks pretty cool :) it's too bad I'm restricting myself from makeup, the bamboo brushes look like they'd be something nice to own as well, haha.
Hope you start feeling better soon - airborne should help when you're traveling, and I swear by Danactive - I drink one a day and I only get sick about once a year (as opposed to 3-4x a year).
- March 5, 2008 at 2:49 PM
- the Muse said...
i lurves the avon blush duo and i needs it now ;)
Nice haul 'nes!
love ya
- March 5, 2008 at 3:22 PM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks ladies for all the suggestions! I gotta try tea and honey again soon!
Anonymous- I know I went on the site and sadly the milled-powder isn't there anymore, hopefully they just ran out of stock and will get more in soon!
- March 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM
- Liz said...
Hi Vanessa! Thanks for the suggestion. I think I will get both 'Ivory to Fair' and 'Fair to Light' and perhaps mix them together for the summer. I'll let you know how I get on. Thanks!
- March 5, 2008 at 6:23 PM
- ladystarr said...
oooh I have to try some avon products! that shaving thing looks interesting lol. & hope you feel better...I work at a pharmacy & just take airborne or generic walborne (same thing) & bring some sanitizing wipes for the airplane ride. If you're already coughing, take some cough drops (ricola is recommended).
- March 5, 2008 at 6:41 PM
- Sheila Ferrari said...
What are the ingredients on that milled powder stuff? Is it talc and or bismuth free? Looks like a pretty neat powder.
- March 5, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- sarahPUFFY said...
hm, looks like Avon is emulating Smashbox with that powder. not a bad rip, either; not bad at all.
- March 5, 2008 at 7:03 PM
- Askmewhats said...
hi vanessa, thanks for the post! I always read your blog! Super makes me want to buy more and more beauty products!!! The hell with saving up! hahaha
Wow, we have avon here in Manila but never seen that milled powder...it looks super!!!! And the Phyician's formula tinted moisturizer looks promising as well :) thanks and i love reading more of your posts :D
- March 5, 2008 at 8:11 PM
- christy. said...
Love the haul! I better see some FOTD's on your new items hehe :)
- March 5, 2008 at 8:28 PM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks ladies! Thanks Angie!
- March 5, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
Avon is coming up! The Skin smoothing powder mill looks very convincing.
- March 6, 2008 at 1:25 AM
- Liz said...
ooh.. Avon! too bd we don't have it in Singapore. :-(
anyway, i hope you feel better soon. take vit.C supplement. peppermint tea helps too.
cheers! :-)
- March 6, 2008 at 8:55 AM
- Yazmena said...
Hi Vanessa I'm a long time lurker hope you feel better. I received my Avon satin deluxe eyeshadow the other day and I love it so much I'm going to buy every color. Also went out today and bought the ecotools. Can't believe how soft they are. Keep up the good work and hope you feel better. Hope you have someone making arrozcaldo for you.
- March 6, 2008 at 9:33 PM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks ladies!
Yazmena glad you love the duos! Can't wait to see you do a look with them!
- March 7, 2008 at 11:18 AM
- Yasmine said...
OMG, I have searched everywhere for the New L'Oreal Collection (eyeshadow trio). They aren't available in my local CVS yet and I have searched high and low to find ANY mention of them online. It's like they don't exist. I wanted to try them out to see what the color pay off is. Can you please do a short review on the one that you purchased. Thanks!!
- March 12, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Carliane said...
Nossa quantos produtos legais a Avon produz para seu país. Aqui no Brasil o único desses que você postou que a gente tem na revista é o Concealer Stick in Medium. Adorei conhecer um pouco mais sobre os produtinhos!
Bjos linda!
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AMHERST — Two people were killed early Saturday when their car was hit broadside by a tractor trailer, police said.
Police said the people were heading east in a sedan shortly after 4:30 a.m. Saturday when they turned left to head onto Schoolhouse Road. The car crossed "directly into the path of a westbound tractor trailer unit," police said in a release.
The driver and passenger of the car were killed in the crash, while the truck driver was not injured, police said.
Police did not release the names of anyone involved in the crash on Saturday, saying family hadn't yet been notified.


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DEP owes complete disclosure to citizens
Wednesday, February 20,2013
The folks at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection don't like state Rep. Jesse White. We get it. White has been a frequent critic of the agency, particularly as it pertains to the DEP's regulation, or lack thereof, of the Marcellus Shale gas-drilling industry.
But the agency came off as spiteful, childish and unresponsive to the public it is paid to serve when it refused to send a representative to Tuesday's House Democratic Policy Committee hearing in Washington, for no other reason than the fact that White was the organizer of the session.
Had a DEP representative been at the hearing, he or she would have heard from folks who blame the fouling of their drinking water and various physical maladies on fracking that is taking place near their homes. Is gas drilling really the cause of these problems? Perhaps the DEP could have provided some answers, or at least agreed to investigate further.
One issue that has no doubt rubbed DEP officials the wrong way is White's legislative efforts to force the agency to release all of its water-testing results to affected homeowners, rather than just those DEP deems pertinent and worthwhile.
Asked about that Tuesday in an interview with the Observer-Reporter, the DEP's Katy Gresh said, "It would be irresponsible for DEP to provide homeowners with raw data that has not been quality-assured and quality-controlled. Raw data is, quite simply, unreliable and not valid in the eyes of any laboratory, public or private."
We think it would be better to let the homeowner, or a laboratory that homeowner might hire, make the decision on what is reliable and what is not. And what about these terms "quality-assured" and "quality-controlled"? Do they mean "edited" and, pardon the expression, "watered down"? The public has a right to wonder.
The refusal to give up any and all test results raises questions, valid or not, about for whom the DEP is really working. Also, the fact that Gov. Tom Corbett raked in nearly $1.3 million in campaign contributions from the gas industry in his run for the governor's office in 2010 suggests to some that he's not especially interested in stringently regulating the Marcellus drillers.
The refusal to give up any and all test results raises questions, valid or not, about for whom the DEP is really working. Also, the fact that Gov. Tom Corbett raked in nearly $1.3 million in campaign contributions from the gas industry in his run for the governor's office in 2010 suggests to some that he's not especially interested in stringently regulating the Marcellus drillers.
The complaints aired at Tuesday's hearing might well have been isolated incidents, but they were concerning, nonetheless.
The panel heard from neighbors Kimberly Staub and Chris Lauff, who have worries about future health problems after drilling occurred near their homes on Fort Cherry Road in Mt. Pleasant Township. Lauff brought with him a jar of muddy water produced by his well. He said the drilling company admitted it fouled his water supply, and he is now on a public water line, but that doesn't resolve his concerns about health issues down the road. Complete DEP air and water testing on his property, with complete disclosure of the results, could either confirm his fears or perhaps give him some peace of mind.
Staub got in touch with DEP last fall after noticing an odor from a nearby drilling impoundment. She has made repeated follow-up calls to DEP regarding tests of the air quality on her farm but has yet to receive any evaluation from the agency. That's simply unacceptable.
Also testifying before the committee was Judy Armstrong Stiles, who said her family had to move from their home in Bradford County because of health problems they blame on drinking water they believe was contaminated by a gas-drilling operation a few miles away.
"I just want to know where were those agencies that were supposed to protect us?" she asked.
We have editorialized often about the benefits brought to our area by the gas industry, especially the economic boost it provides. But we also believe that the safety of our environment and citizens must be paramount. That's where the DEP comes in, or should come in.
As committee member Rep. Kevin Boyle of Philadelphia County said Tuesday, "I apologize for DEP. As Pennsylvania citizens, you deserve better."


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State pension report re-emphasizes urgent need for reform
The state Office of the Budget released its report Monday on the commonwealth's public pension crisis, which tops $41 billion in unfunded liabilities.
The report outlines the current pension situation and how the situation got to this point, along with the impact on the state's budget and the need for structural reforms.
"Absent meaningful structural pension reform, the state's General Fund budget is on a very predictable path that will force a choice between either fully funding pension obligations or making cuts to the core functions of government," Budget Secretary Charles Zogby said in a statement.
Employer contributions are slated to rise at a feverish pace in the coming decade to address the current cost of pension benefits, as well as the unfunded liability. Policy makers this year introduced legislation that would address the former via a move to a 401(k)-style system.
The latter was not addressed in that legislation, which has to be reintroduced in the 2013-14 legislative session.
Revenue growth is expected to be nearly $819 million next year, Zogby said. However, pension costs are projected to claim about 62 percent of that amount.
Meanwhile, the state has other mandated costs that also are expected to rise. Those costs are tied medical assistance, debt service and corrections. Those cost drivers, including pension obligations, add up to more than $1.3 billion in 2013-14, Zogby said, which means a $500 million shortfall.
The pension crisis also threatens public education funding as well as public safety and additional funds for roads and bridges.
Absent any reform, the state must continue spending reductions to balance its budget, Zogby said.
"The taxpayers did not create this problem, nor did commonwealth or school district employees. As we move forward, we must keep the taxpayer top of mind and not harm current and past employees," Zogby said. "We will not touch accrued benefits, nor will we allow the pension problem to continue for future generations. We need to fix this problem for the future stability of both the pension systems and the commonwealth's budget."
Shrinking state budgets could shift more of the cost burden to local governments and school districts. That means higher taxes or significant restructuring, making it more difficult to do business in Pennsylvania.
Dealing with pensions, as well as transportation infrastructure funding and liquor store privatization has been listed among top priorities in 2013 for the Republican majority.
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