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Even though the GDP per capita is over US$4,500, there is still 10 million people (36.2% of total population) living under poverty line, and almost three million (12.6%) in extreme poverty because of the high level of inequity. At rural level, the extreme poverty is more than the double of the national average (25, 7%).
The inequity is reflected in the Gini coefficient, which is of 0,505, (National Institute of Statistic - INEI). More than 18% of children under five suffer from chronic undernutrition and over 37% have anemia. In the Huancavelica Department almost 50% of the children under five are undernourished whereas in the highlands the rate climbs to 80%. Insufficient access to food commodities, poor consumption patterns, inadequate child care, poor nutrition practices and low educational levels are the main causes of chronic undernutrition.
Approximately 11 million people (38%) do not cover their minimum daily calories intake (2,100Kcal). Fourteen out of 25 regions in the country are extremely vulnerable to child chronic undernutrition.
In Peru WFP works in saving lives and protecting livelihoods of the poorest people during emergencies, preventing chronic undernutrition, working on disaster preparedness and supporting communities to rebuild after conflicts and natural disaster. WFP also helps to reduce hunger and malnutrition, and by strengthening the capacity of the country to reduce hunger. Since 2001, WFP has invested over US$40 million to support around 240,000 people per year. WFP has also supported the Government of Peru (GoP) by purchasing 70,130 MT of food for their nutritional and food programmes for a value of US$93 million.
WFP Activities
Over the last five years, WFP's support programme to the Government of Peru has transitioned from food aid to food assistance. This implies to support government institutions in strengthening and developing the food security institutional capacities to improve the management of food and nutrition programmes. In emergency situations, WFP also supports the GoP with projects related to food security.
• MDG-F Programme: "Improving Nutrition and Food Security for the Peruvian Child: a Capacity Building Approach"
The purpose of this joint programme (WFP, FAO, UNODD, OPS and UNICEF) is to support GoP to accelerate the implementation of the National Strategy "CRECER" (To Grow). It does aim at reducing child undernutrition through coordinated actions among GoP and the private sector. The joint programme promotes and implements interventions, at regional and local level, to improve the nutrition of women and children through strengthened programmes and initiatives from different sectors based on a technical and analytical training programme aimed at community beneficiaries. The joint programme contributes to the achievement of five MDGs in 64 districts of four regions (Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Apurimac and Loreto). WFP is investing US$976,378 during the three-year project thanks to the donation of the Spanish Cooperation.
• Website Nutrinet Peru
WFP in Peru, under the Regional Nutrinet Website Programme, has developed Nutrinet Peru. It offers very extensive information about nutrition, health, hygiene and successful experiences on implemented food and nutritional programmes. It is addressed to three types of users: (i) professional/academics, (ii) implementers of nutritional programmes and (iii) the general public. Themes have then been desegregated by groups of interest.
In 2009, and thanks to the generosity of the German Quality Improvement Grant (GQIG), Nutrinet Peru was greatly enhanced through improvement of the contents quality and by increasing the number of items and sections. The website has now a different image, and it is easier to be utilized by the different users. Its design includes improved menus that lead to more intuitive and coherent browsing, facilitating the navigation. By now, Nutrinet Peru is one of the most important tools about knowledge in nutritional issues since its contents include the most relevant information to any public user and, the most important, they can access with just one click.


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The important truth is that belief, or faith, in God is the key to being righteous, to being truly good."
Abram (or Abraham as he was later called), was having a restless night. He simply couldn't seem to get to sleep.
Abram had just returned from a great battle in which he had been victorious over the warlord Chedorlaomer and his vassal kings. He was now a hero, having rescued his nephew Lot along with all the other people who had been captured by the armies of the enemy.
Now, he lay in his tent tossing and turning. His mind and heart are filled with both fear and doubt. First, he is afraid that perhaps at some time Chedorlaomer might return with his armies to exact revenge upon Abram. Of course, that is a natural human reaction. However, the fear is being fed by another, more basic emotion – doubt.
Abram seemed to not remember it was God who had delivered the armies of the enemy into his hand. It was God that protected Abram and his family. It was God that had brought about the victory and blessings associated with it. Yet, as Abram lay on his bed, doubt began to creep into his heart and mind.
The doubt actually grew out of another issue altogether, however. God had promised to make Abram into a great nation. God had promised he would have many descendants. Further, God had promised Abram a son from whom all of the descendants would come.
It had been ten years now, and Abram still did not have a son. "Will God ever really fulfill his promise to give me a son?" Abram wondered. And the doubts began to grow bigger in his heart.
After tossing and turning a while, God speaks to Abram in order to quell his fear and his doubt. God says, "Abram, remember I am your shield and that your reward shall be very great."
However, Abram was not very reassured. Abram says to God, "Well, just what is going to be my reward? After all, I am still childless, and it is my servant Eliezer from Damascus that will inherit all of my estate." In other words he is saying, "Hey, God, it has been ten years since you promised me a son, and I still don't have one. I am beginning to doubt that whole reward business."
God replies to Abram, "Look, your servant will not be your heir. Your heir will be your own son. Come with me outside." God then takes Abram out under the vast heavens and says, "Look up there in the sky. How many stars do you see? Count them, if you can. That is how many descendants you will have."
The Bible then records for us how Abram responded. It says, "And [Abram] believed the Lord; and [the Lord] reckoned it to him as righteousness."
Here we have one of the "firsts" in the Bible. This is the first time that the Bible says that believing God is the basis for true righteousness."
The important truth is that belief, or faith, in God is the key to being righteous, to being truly good." The Apostle Paul tells us, "There is none righteous, no not one." However, he goes on to say, "It is by grace, through faith, that you are saved, that not of yourselves, not as a result of works so that no one can boast."
That whole concept was the basis for the Great Reformation. We human beings have the tendency to think that if we just do enough of the right things and avoid doing wrong things, we will become "good enough" people. That was the trouble with the church in the Middle Ages. Rituals and "acts of penance" had become the center of the church. People began to trust in doing these "works" in order to be acceptable to God.
Martin Luther, Heinrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and others began to rediscover the truth that Abram discovered that sleepless night. It is through faith, not through works, that we become considered good by God. And, it is only through faith in God that we conquer fear and doubt.
(The Rev. Al Henager is pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Heber Springs, Arkansas. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.)

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University of Vermont
2012-2013 Catalogue
Engineering Curricula
The College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences offers B.S. degrees in Civil, Electrical, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering. In addition, there are two interdisciplinary B.S. degrees: the B.S. in Engineering, and the B.S. in Engineering Management which is offered in conjunction with the School of Business Administration. The Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil, Electrical, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering are ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited.
In addition to the Bachelor of Science degrees, the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences also offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences.
Laptop Requirements: Engineering is a professional field that leverages mathematics and the sciences to design and implement solutions to problems faced by society. The practicing Engineer utilizes not only the fundamentals related to mathematics and the sciences but also computational tools to accomplish his or her tasks. With this latter reality in mind, the School of Engineering (SoE) requires all incoming engineering students to have a laptop computer. The laptop requirement enables instructors to incorporate computational analysis and numerical examples in the classroom for an immediate and powerful praxis of engineering theory. The laptop requirement is platform agnostic (Windows, Mac or Linux) and is satisfied with current mid-range offerings (i.e., 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11 a/g/n). Note that current netbooks will not have sufficient computational resources to meet the requirements. As part of the laptop requirement, students must also purchase a student version of MATLAB® (a high-level programming language and interactive computational environment). MATLAB® is available through the MathWorks™ website: MathWorks . The school also recommends that students have word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software on their laptop.
HSS Requirements: To complement the technical content of the engineering curriculum, all B.S. programs require a Humanities and Social Science (HSS) component that encourages the exploration of a Humanities and Social Science field and the appreciation of diversity in society. HSS electives may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. A minimum of fifteen credits are required and at least six credits must be from the same department. All School of Engineering students are required to complete one of the first year design courses (CE 003, EE 001 or ME 001).
*Special topics, seminars, Honors, reading and research, or internships are not normally considered appropriate HSS electives.
Students must include two three-credit University Approved Diversity courses as two of their required Humanities and Social Sciences courses. One three-credit course must be from Category One (Race and Racism in the U.S.) and the second three-credit course can be from either Category One or Category Two (Human and Societal Diversity). See the Diversity course listing in this catalogue. Diversity courses have a D1 or D2 prefix.
Student Organizations
Engineering students can become affiliated with their respective national professional engineering societies: the American Society of Civil Engineers , the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , the American Society for Engineering Management , and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . Each of these organizations has an authorized student chapter at UVM. Engineering students demonstrating high scholarship attainment, combined with exemplary character, are recognized by membership in the Vermont Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. In addition, all engineering students may become affiliated with the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. These student organizations provide extracurricular opportunities for students to learn more about their chosen discipline and to apply their knowledge.


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Packed and primed
Softball squad set for season full of success
Gothenburg's softball team looks primed for success this season having lost just two seniors from last year's 23-8 team that reached the state tournament for the third year in a row.
"We want to improve on what we did last year," said coach Roger Neujahr.
He's got reason for optimism with a host of key personnel returning including three-year starting pitcher and leading hitter Bre Messersmith, Shelby Eggleston who hit .439 last season as a sophomore, Roni Putnam who batted .383 and stole a team-high 15 bases as a sophomore.
Offensive and defensive standout Vanessa Linegar and Jordyn Haake are both coming off knee injuries.
"Physically we're there," Neujahr said of the girls' recovery. "Mentally is another question."
The team is preparing for the season with two or three people at each position, which is similar to last year when a rash of injuries made it necessary to jumble the lineup.
The coach said he was avoiding saying the "i" word, but he wants to prepare for the possibilities.
Last season four-year starter Brooke Ballmer missed 12 games and Linegar sat on the sidelines for the final 13 contests. Two other players missed a total of eight games.
"The 'i's' won't happen to us this year," the coach said, perhaps more hopeful than confident.
Pre-season practices have been spirited with a positive attitude, Neujahr said.
A comment the Swede coaches heard at a clinic prompted a more up-tempo approach to practices.
"We've got to make our practices so that they are game-like speed practices," Neujahr said. "If you can't play people like the Beatrices and the McCooks all the time, you probably better practice like it."
The team has responded to the challenge.
"We've had nine practices," the coach said. "We've had seven very good practices, one outstanding practice and one poor practice. If we can transfer those into wins, we'd be happy about that."
The Swedes schedule has a few Class B teams, but Neujahr would like to play more tough competition.
Although Gothenburg will host the district tournament, the road to the state tourney will go through Cozad. The Haymakers have dropped to Class C and will play in Gothenburg's district.
"They've got a quality pitcher in Carly Henry," Neujahr said. "They will be a team we've got to reckon with and we've got to reckon with them the first game of the season. They will be solid."
Gothenburg travels to Cozad Thursday for the season opener.
The Swede schedule is undergoing some changes with Chase County dropping softball this year. Gothenburg will travel to St. Paul for one of those dates on Sept. 22. The Swede varsity will host the North Platte reserves on Sept. 29 for a doubleheader at 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Members of the 2008 Gothenburg softball team are (*denotes letter winner):
Seniors—Ali Abramson*,- Vanessa Linegar*, Liz Mat-thies, Bre Messersmith*.
Juniors— Alisha Ballmer*, Shelby Eggleston*, Karen Franzen*, Jordyn Haake*, Roni Putnam*, KaTrina Winter*, Shalene Winter.
Sophomores—Payton Prall*, Leah Schwanz.
Freshmen—Amanda Barkmeier, Brittyn Munster, Kayla Ostendorf, Alyssa Salem, Siera Schwanz, Shay Wear, Hanna Wolf, Taylor Wolf.
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My plants look better!
Brazilian Pennywort around the drifwood and up at the top on the right, Banana Plants scattered (my corys keep moving them), Ludwigia Ovalis around the Anubias, Alternanthera reineckii v. roseafolia in the center back around the stacked river stones, and Tropica sword behind the drifwood and up in the front next to the Fluval artificial mossball (which really does help with water quality!).
I left the smaller plastic plants because they help secure things and they still have a valuable purpose in sectioning off the tank. I also left the plastic sword, because it still looks good.


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Marion McClellan Prehn
Clellan Prehn, a longtime summer resident of Jamestown, passed away on May 12, 2012. Born July 17, 1922, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Marion was the daughter of the late Pelham L. and Laura C. Mc- Clellan.
Marion grew up in Harrison, N.Y., and graduated with a business degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She married Richard A. Perkins in December 1945 and they eventually settled in Pelham Manor, N.Y., raising four children. Marion was active in the community serving as president of the Girl Scout Council, and was a member of the Manor Club and the International Garden Club. After the death of her husband in 1965, Marion focused her life on supporting her children and remained a widow until she married William F. Prehn in 1979. Marion had a lifelong interest in business, and following the stock market was a passion right up until her final days. She adored her 10 grandsons, encouraging and supporting them in all their endeavors, as she had done for her own children.
Marion maintained homes in Jamestown and Naples, Fla. She was a former member of the Conanicut
Yacht Club in Jamestown and the League Club in Naples.
Marion is survived by a son, Richard A. Perkins Jr. (Lynn Perkins) of New York, N.Y., and two daughters, Candace P. Longley (Bill Longley) of Atlanta, Ga., and Kimberly P. Westcott (Jeff Westcott) of Darien, Conn.; 10 grandsons, Lindsey G. Vaughan (Heidi Vaughan), Christopher A. Vaughan (Christa Vaughan), Stuart H. Longley, Reid M. Longley, James M. Longley, Jeffrey B. Westcott Jr., Timothy P. Westcott, R. Nicholas Perkins, Alexander V. Perkins and Clayton A. Perkins; and five great-grandchildren, Zachary, Chase, Reagan, Gabriella and Charlotte Vaughan. She was predeceased by her husband William, her brother Pelham L. Mc- Clellan Jr., and her beloved daughter Pamela P. Vaughan.
Marion was a strong woman, greatly admired, who will be deeply missed by all her family. Services will be private.


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The Giants' loss to the Cowboys Sunday evening has opened the door for the Eagles to move into a first-place tie with a win against the Redskins on Monday night.
The game is huge for Washington also. Despite the chaos that has enveloped the franchise in recent weeks, the Redskins would be just one game out of first with a win, and they would have a 3-0 record within the division.
New York travels to the Linc next Sunday night with a 6-3 record. What stood out to me today was the way Dallas routinely completed big plays in the air against the Giants' defense. By my count, New York allowed four plays of 40-plus yards in the pass game and six plays of 25-plus yards.
That's a good sign for the Eagles' offense, which is one of the best in the league when it comes to hitting big plays downfield.
Here's a breakdown of where things stand in the NFC East going into Monday night.
Resume: Despite the loss to Dallas, the Giants are still in first place in the NFC East - for now. They had won five in a row before Sunday and are still tied with four others for the second-best record in the conference behind the Falcons.
Of the Giants' six wins, two have come against opponents that currently have a .500 record or better - the Week 4 victory against the Bears and last week's win at Seattle. The combined record of the teams the Giants have beaten is 20-34 (.370).
New York is 1-1 in the division, having faced the Cowboys twice. Four of the Giants' final seven games are against the Eagles and the Redskins.
Upcoming: The teams remaining on the Giants' schedule are a combined 32-27 (.542) through Sunday's games. New York is 3-2 at home and 3-1 on the road so far. Of their seven remaining games, three are at home, and four are on the road. Six of the Giants' seven remaining games are against teams that are currently .500 or better.
Resume: The Eagles have a pair of impressive wins on their resume - the Week 6 victory against the Falcons and last week's win vs. the Colts. Beating the Jaguars looks better now than it did six weeks ago as Jacksonville sits at 5-4 after nine weeks. Of the Birds' five wins, three have come against opponents that are currently .500 or better. The combined record of the teams the Eagles have beaten is 22-23 (.489).
With a win Monday night against the Redskins, the Eagles would find themselves in a tie with the Giants for first place. The two teams square off at the Linc on Sunday night.
The Birds dropped their only division game (at home against the Redskins), with the secone one looming Monday night.
Upcoming: The teams remaining on the Eagles' schedule are a combined 33-38 (.465) through Sunday's games. The Birds are 2-2 at home and 3-1 on the road. Of their eight remaining games, four are at home and four are on the road. And five of those games are against divisional opponents. In the last four weeks of the season, the Eagles get the Cowboys twice and the Giants once. Four of the Eagles' final eight games are against teams that are currently .500 or better.
Resume: Washington has lost two of three heading into Monday night's game against the Eagles.
Of the Reskins' four wins, three have come against teams that are above .500 - the Eagles (5-3), Packers (6-3) and Bears (6-3). The combined record of the teams Washington has beaten is 19-16 (.543).
The Redskins are 2-0 in the division with victories over the Eagles and Cowboys.
Upcoming: The teams remaining on the Redskins' schedule have a combined 38-33 (.535) record. Washington is 2-2 at home and 2-2 on the road. Of the Redskins' remaining eight games, four are on the road and four are in D.C. The Redskins have four games remaining in the division, including two against the Giants.
Resume: For the first time all season, the Cowboys showed signs of life Sunday against th Giants. Their only two wins this season have come against the Texans (4-5) and New York (6-3).
The Cowboys are 1-2 in the division. They split with the Giants and lost a Week 1 matchup with the Redskins.
Upcoming: It was only one game, but Dallas provided a quick reminder that it does have talent. Given the way this season has gone, it's pointless to try to predict what kind of team the Eagles will face in Weeks 14 and 17. In the final seven weeks, the Cowboys face five teams that are currently .500 or better.
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ISU's "Dr. Politics" presents Wed. forum with Iowa Public Radio partner
Join Iowa Public Radio talk show personalities Steffen Schmidt and Arnie Arnesen for a public discussion about the historic November 4 elections, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union's Sun Room.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa State experts can discuss economy, recession-related topics
ISU faculty and staff members are available to share their expertise on numerous topics related to the country's current economic crisis.
Iowa State experts project a rough holiday retail season
Both Meghan O'Brien, an economist with ISU's Regional Capacity Analysis Program; and Joydeep Bhattacharya, an associate professor of economics, project a decline in retail sales this holiday season, with smaller businesses feeling more of the economic pain.
ISU's Mayberry still sizzles on Rachael Ray show
It's down to the final two contestants on Rachael Ray's "Hey, Can You Cook?!" TV competition, and ISU junior Madison Mayberry is one of them. The 21-year-old Orange City native's challenge on Nov. 17 was to cook a balanced meal inspired by one of three cultures that came through Ellis Island. Mayberry raced against the clock to create Irish Cabbage Wraps in under 25 minutes. Next week's finale airs on Monday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. on WHO-TV.
Iowa State researcher develops biofriendly candle wax that burns cleaner
An Iowa State University researcher has developed a new soy wax that burns cleaner, produces nontoxic smoke and is renewable.
Forums for sustainability director this week
Open forums will be held on campus this week for three finalists for the position of sustainability director. Finalists are Steven Squires, vice president for the environmental consulting firm Trileaf Corp.; Dennis Banasiak, president of Banasiak Development, Urbandale, a consulting firm involved in alternative energy, ag and biotech industries; and Mary T'Kach, executive director in environmental sustainability, Aveda Corp., Blaine, Minn.
Iowa State physicists part of research team testing Nobel-winning theory
Iowa State's Soeren Prell is analyzing data from an experiment that tests a theory that won a share of this year's Nobel-Prize in Physics. The theory and the data help explain why the universe is made of matter.
ISU Pappajohn Center seeks entries for statewide new venture biz plan competition
Iowa students who want to compete in the 2008 Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition have until Friday, Dec. 12, to file an "intent to compete" form with one of the five Pappajohn centers for entrepreneurship -- Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, North Iowa Area Community College and Drake University.
Companies with ISU ties take top honors in state Pappajohn business plan contest
Submittal Exchange, a Des Moines-based company founded by Iowa State graduate Matt Ostanik; and Innovation Vibration Solutions (IVS), which was founded by Atul Kelkar, a professor of mechanical engineering at ISU; and Jerald Vogel, an Iowa State emeritus professor in aerospace engineering, finished first and third respectively in the third annual statewide John Pappajohn Business Plan Competition.
Vice chancellor Hassan Said and President Gregory Geoffroy
Geoffroy's Asian visit bolsters ISU's longtime ties
During a Nov. 11 visit to Kuala Lumpur, ISU President Gregory Geoffroy strengthened ISU links with two Malaysian universities that have a 25-year-plus association with Iowa State.
George Washington Carver sculpture to be unveiled at ISU's Seed Science Center
A life-sized sculpture of George Washington Carver will be dedicated at a ceremony outside Iowa State's Seed Science Center at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 18.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina to give Smith Chair lecture Nov. 17
Carly Fiorina, former chair and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, will visit ISU on Monday, Nov. 17, as the Fall 2008 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. She'll give a free, public talk titled "Tough Choices: Women, Leadership and Power," at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
Turtles alter nesting dates due to temperature change says ISU researcher
An Iowa State researchers says turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising temperatures.
Student rock band lives, plays together in Iowa State residence hall
Members of the rock band "Tempest Rose" are all living together, thanks to ISU rooming assignments, in an Eaton Hall suite. The four West Des Moines Valley High graduates recently won ISU's Homecoming 2008 "Battle of the Bands" on Oct. 23.
Center for Study of Violence paper finds violent video game effects across cultures
A new study, led by ISU Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Anderson, shows effects of violent video games on aggression over a 3-6 month period in children from Japan as well as the United States. Anderson also led the effort to establish the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State last fall.
ISU professor hits his stride as an artist for new children's book and murals
Chuck Richards is reaping the success of his newfound passion as a children's book author and illustrator. The art and design associate professor's book, "Critter Sitter," was published recently, just as he delivered to the University of Iowa Children's Hospital the last of four commissioned paintings based on an earlier book.
Remembering ISU's student soldiers
The walls of Gold Star Hall in the Memorial Union are engraved with names of student soldiers who died while on active combat duty. And Kathy Svec is quietly passionate about ensuring all who should be memorialized are.
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In the news
Violent video games linked to child aggression
In the new study, Distinguished Professor Craig Anderson and his colleagues looked at how children's and teens' video game habits at one time point related to their behavior three to six months later.
Study links violent video games, hostility
The Washington Post
The U.S. research was the first in the nation to look at the effects of violent video games over time, said lead author Craig Anderson, a Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University and director of its Center for the Study of Violence.
Turn page at mid-age on activity
The Des Moines Register
For many boomers, the biggest issue in staying active is mentally accepting that your body is aging and that it has its limits, said Warren Franke, a professor in the department of kinesiology at Iowa State University. That means dealing with physical issues such as low-back pain, bad knees, osteoporosis, arthritis and declining vision.


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Sweet satire
Legacy Theatre opens its doors Sept. 28 for A HA! Theatre's production of Sordid Lives. You'll be in stitches over this musical-comedy melodrama about a Texas family of assorted quirky characters as they gather for the funeral of their matriarch after she dies in a roadside motel under less-than-Christian circumstances. A talented cast of local actors brings to life this funny farm of people doing and saying the strangest things. Directed by Alyssa Furling and Adam Frank, the production benefits United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois, The Phoenix Center and The Sojourn Shelter. Sordid Lives had a long run in Los Angles where it premiered and won numerous Critics Choice and 14 Drama League Awards. Mature themes and language abound.
Sordid Lives
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29, Oct. 5-6, 8pm
Sunday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 2pm
The Legacy Theatre
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The next time your dog digs a hole in the backyard after watching you garden, don't punish him. He's just imitating you. A new study reveals that our canine pals are capable of copying our behavior as long as 10 minutes after it's happened. The ability is considered mentally demanding and, until this discovery, something that only humans and apes were known to do.
Scientists first discovered that dogs are excellent at imitating their owners in 2006. Or at least, one dog had the talent: Philip, a 4-year-old Belgian Tervuren working with Jozsef Topal, a behavioral ethologist at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. Topal adapted the method (called "Do as I do") that Keith and Catherine Hayes developed in the 1950s for teaching an infant chimpanzee to copy their actions. Philip was already a trained assistant dog for his disabled owner and readily followed Topal's commands. First, Topal told him to stay, and then commanded "Do as I do." The researcher then performed a simple action, such as jumping in place, barking, putting an object in a box, or carrying it to Philip's owner. Next, Topal ordered, "Do it!", and Philip responded by matching the scientist's actions. The experiment was designed to explore dog's imitative abilities, not to measure how long Philip's memory lasted; but his owner used Philip's skill to teach him how to do new, useful behaviors, such as fetching objects or putting things away.
Despite Philip's abilities, "nobody really cared, or saw that it could be useful for investigating how dogs learn or see their world," says Adam Miklosi, a behavioral ethologist at Eötvös Lorand University in Budapest who was part of Topal's team. And in 2009, another team concluded that dogs were only able to correctly imitate if there was no more than a 5-second delay between watching the action and repeating it. With such a short retention span, dogs' vaunted imitation skills seemed useless.


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Edward Stevens, 91 - August 21, 2012Edward Peter Stevens, 91, of Gothenburg died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at his home north of Gothenburg.
Services will take place at the American Lutheran Church on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Tom Wilson and Lonna Grabenstein, PMA, officiating. Interment will be at the Gothenburg Cemetery.
A visitation will be conducted at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel in Gothenburg on Friday, Aug. 24, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Stevens was born Dec. 19, 1920, to Peter E. and Mary A. Fickenscher Stevens at Gothenburg. He attended schools in Gothenburg.
He served his country during World War II in the Pacific Theatre as a member of the 810th military police company in Hawaii for three years. Following his discharge from the army, he became a farmer and rancher in the Gothenburg area.
On May 26, 1946, he married Luella E. Teel of Farnam. The couple made their home northeast of Gothenburg.
Stevens was an active member of Christ Lutheran Church and the American Lutheran Church, serving on church council and the building committee when the churches merged. He was also a school board member when District 100-R was formed.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, said family members.
Stevens was preceded in death by: his parents, Peter and Mary; brothers—Albert and Richard Stevens; sisters—Rosina Franzen, Marie Elliston, Tillie Johnson and Katherine Vieselmeyer; son-in-law, Bruce Tomrdle; great-grandson, Mickale Rosner.
Survivors include: his two sons—Kenneth (Barbara) of Brady and Ronald (Connie Jo) of Gothenburg; two daughters—Kathleen (Terry) Williams of McCook and Jacqueline Tomrdle of Colorado Springs, CO; a brother, Orvin (Shirley) Stevens of Gothenburg; brother-in-law, Paul Johnson of Gothenburg; four grandsons, six granddaughters, 13 great-grandsons and 10 great-granddaughters; numerous nephews and nieces.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lutheran Church, 1512 Ave. G, Gothenburg, NE 69138, and Central Plains Hospice, P.O. Box 108, Cozad, NE 69130.
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Norwich police charge shop employee with buying stolen property
Norwich – Police arrested the husband of the owner of a now-defunct precious metal and gold exchange in Norwich today on charges he purchased stolen jewelry.
Young S. Lee, 54, of 86 Otrobando Ave., unit 27, is a former employee at Top Jewelry. His wife and owner of the business, Sun K. Lee, already faces charges of selling stolen merchandise and continuing to operate the 223 Main St. shop after her license was revoked.
Young Lee was charged by warrant with dealing in precious metals without a license, dealing in precious metals violation and sixth-degree larceny by possession.
Investigation into the shop began in August after police learned Young Lee had purchased jewelry found to be stolen in a residential burglary. Norwich Police Investigator Steven Schmidt conducted an investigation that led to the recovery of the jewelry.
Top Jewelry had been the subject of several police investigations. On Aug. 12, police conducted an undercover operation at the business and executed a search and seizure warrant after receiving complaints the business was failing to follow regulations and has accepted stolen items on several different occasions, according to Norwich Police Sgt. James C. Tetreault.
Sun Lee was first arrested for violations pertaining to precious metal transactions and later for allegedly running the business after the permit was revoked.
Tetreault said Sun Lee has since closed the business and moved out of the storefront.
Young Lee was held on a $100,000 court set bond and is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Norwich Superior Court.
Norwich Police remind individuals looking to operate a similar type business, such as a pawn shop, that there are specific laws regulating how business must be conducted. Tetreault said such regulations include asking the seller for identification.
The goal of police, he said, is to encourage voluntary compliance and educate business owners. Anyone with questions is encouraged to contact Det. Trevor Robinson, the crime prevention officer at (860)886-5561, extension 157.


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On Saturday, I stopped by Free-Range Kids, one of my favorite blogs written by Lenore Skenazy, author of the book by the same name. I was delighted to find there a guest post by Mary O'Connell, a colleague and fellow board member of LifeWays North America. Mary offered an essay about the problem she has with sand tables being considered essential pieces of equipment in early childhood classrooms.
You can read Mary's essay on Free-Range Kids here.
I am a Waldorf early childhood teacher. My take on the essay was not that Mary was condemning the sand table as detrimental for children, but rather that she was trying to raise our consciousness by asking if we are, in effect, replacing children's outside play time in nature, by attempting to bring those experiences indoors.
Sand tables seem to have become de rigueur pieces of equipment in early childhood classrooms in recent decades. I've used a sand table at times, sometimes filled with sand, sometimes with beans, and the children enjoy it. There is nothing inherently wrong with a sand table (even though, Mary's right that they DO make a mess!).
But I think that Mary's point is that they shouldn't become a substitute for the real thing. Children who are lucky enough to have plenty of time for outdoor play in nature will get all the sensory experiences they need in order to develop healthy brains and bodies — by digging in dirt, playing in sandboxes, wading in water, or climbing trees.
Some of us may teach in urban areas with no outdoor play space (but I wonder how many of us don't even have a concrete playground with room for a covered sandbox). Some of us may live in apartment high-rises with no yard or outdoor space. If there is not even a park in your neighborhood where children can play outdoors, then a sand table could be considered a necessity. One might also want to have a sand table indoors during the cold winter months when the sandbox is frozen. But, in my opinion, sand table play is no substitute for being outside, digging, and making tunnels and mud pies in real dirt
And as to the animal feces argument against sandbox play, it is so easy to cover a sandbox with a tarp at the end of playtime. The children in my class would help with this task everyday. There are also covered sandboxes which are readily available. [Which I just so happen to carry at Bella Luna Toys!]
Just my two cents in defense of Mary's original argument.
Dear Readers, have a look at Mary's essay, and let me know what you think. On which side of the sand table do you stand?


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Silicosis is a lung disease. It is caused by breathing dust that contains crystalline silica. In acute silicosis, the disease occurs after weeks or months of exposure to very high levels of the silica.
Crystalline silica can be found in:
- Concrete
- Masonry
- Sandstone
- Rock
- Paint
- Other abrasives
- Soil
- Mortar
- Plaster
- Shingles
When these materials are cut, broken, crushed, drilled, ground, or blasted, silica dust may be produced. When silica dust gets into the air you breathe, it may become trapped in your lungs. The dust buildup damages your lungs. More dust will create more damage. This will make it hard for you to breathe.
Risk Factors
Working in the following occupations increases your chance of acute silicosis:
- Sandblasting (the most common cause of acute silicosis)
- Construction
- Wrecking and demolition
- Abrasive blasting
- Masonry
- Concrete finishing
- Drywall finishing
- Rock drilling
- Stone milling or cutting
- Mining
- Sand and gravel screening
- Rock crushing (for road base)
- Agriculture
- Ceramics, clay, pottery
- Glass manufacturing
- Vitreous enameling of china plumbing fixtures
- Manufacturing of soaps and detergents
- Shipyards, railroads
Symptoms may appear within a few weeks to 2 years after exposure:
- Shortness of breath
- Severe cough
- Weakness
- Fever
- Weight loss
- Night sweats
- Chest pains
- Respiratory failure
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. You will also be asked about your work history. A physical exam will be done. Tests may include the following:
- Chest x-ray—to look for abnormalities in your lungs
- Pulmonary function tests—to look for problems with your lung function
- Tests for tuberculosis (TB)—since people with silicosis are susceptible to developing TB
There is no specific treatment for silicosis. If you have acute silicosis, you will be advised to avoid additional exposure. Your doctor may also treat other conditions associated with acute silicosis. These may include blockage or airway narrowing. You will also be advised to avoid smoking.
To help reduce your chance of silicosis:
- Avoid working in dust whenever possible.
- Use water sprays and ventilation when working in confined structures.
- If applicable, wear a mask or respirator designed for protection against crystalline silica and the type of job you do.
- Your employer may provide the mask.
- You cannot have a beard or mustache if you use certain types of tight-fitting respiratory masks.
- Take advantage of health screenings offered by your employer.
- Practice good personal hygiene in the workplace.
- Do not eat, drink, or use tobacco near dusty areas.
- After exposure to dust, wash your hands before eating, drinking, or smoking.
- Park your car where it will not become contaminated.
- Shower and change before leaving work.
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Teaching the Kono Beetle Kite (Art Focus)
Students will create a collage on the kite sail using overlapping cut geometric and torn organic tissue shapes.
Developed and tested in conjunction with a local school and a visual arts consultant, this lesson plan was designed to integrate Washington State visual arts learning standards with a kite making activity. With specific targets, criteria and instructions, this lesson creatively teaches art learning standards.
Art Criteria Met:
Identifies geometric shapes and organic shapes
Addresses principles of organization
Lesson Planning: Kono Beetle Kite Kit Lesson plan (PDF file)
Purchase Kite Kits: Kono Beetle Kite Kit (with paper pattern, spars, flying line & winder), per student
Materials You Supply: Scissors, Scotch tape, markers, pens, crayons, and/or watercolors, per student
View the lesson plan (PDF file) for detailed instructional strategies.


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Incoloy 800 Bolts, Hex Bolt, Stud Bolts, Socket head Bolts, Half Thread, DIN 931/912/975/976/2510, ISO 4014/4762, ASME B18.3/B18.2.1/B16.5/B184.108.40.206M, Inch, Metric Threads
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I've been in the reading room since yesterday, till now, I've been drinking only water. I don't have food.
Please help me, I already wrote my final exam, its just this project that's remaining for me.
I need #30, 000 to facilitate my project work, visit Enugu Archives & travel to Abia state to get the necessary primary and secondary sources for my project. I have no helper, as i have been the sole sponsor for my educational pursuits. I néed this desperately. Please help, i have been a faithful and loyal Bv.
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The only friend I ever had was my boyfriend. He was everything to me a sister a brother a friend and anything u can think of I loved him soo much and I dated him for 8 yrs and we started in our university days. But now all that is gone. He called off the relationship some weeks ago and my world came crashing b4 my eyes..
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As a child I was fascinated by the physical world that surrounded me and, like many children, I asked lots of questions. I used to bombard my parents with questions, asking them to explain why the sky is blue, why most trees are green while a small handful are colored with unique shades of pink and violet, and how television works. I recall that I often annoyed my parents with my insatiable curiosity, but it is this curiosity that has led me to pursue a career in physics. I want to know what drives our universe, exactly what makes it tick. I am fascinated by physics because it involves math, another subject that I enjoy, and it attempts to answer some of the most interesting yet mind-boggling questions I can imagine.
Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I was well exposed to the culture of science and engineering and I had first thought about a career in physics while in high school. I read several popular books and I became hooked. I am now very grateful to have the opportunity to study physics at Cornell University where I am able to actively participate in research. My research, which is in high-energy particle physics, takes place at the Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory located on the Cornell campus. I also had the exciting opportunity to work at Brookhaven National Laboratory during the summer of 2001, and I will be working at Columbia University throughout the summer of 2002. I enjoy my work, for the more I learn, the more fascinating I find the world that surrounds me.


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Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association from May 23, 2005 to December 13, 2008. Prior to that, he was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001–02 season until March 2, 2005.
Cheeks was born in Chicago, grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes, and attended DuSable High School. He attended West Texas State University from 1974 to 1978. Cheeks was an all-Missouri Valley Conference player for three straight seasons, as he averaged 16.8 points per game and shot nearly 57% for his collegiate career. He is currently the third leading scorer in WTSU history.
After college, Cheeks was selected as the 36th pick in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Cheeks played 15 years as a point guard in the NBA, including 11 with the Philadelphia 76ers, He earned four trips to the NBA All-Star Game, and he helped the 76ers earn three trips to the NBA Finals in a four-year span in the early 1980s (1980, 1982, and 1983), including one NBA championship in 1983. While starting at point guard for a Sixers team that at times included stars such as Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney, and Charles Barkley, Cheeks was well-regarded for his unselfish team play and excellent defensive skills. As a result, he was named to four straight NBA All-Defensive squads from 1983–86, and then earned a spot on the second team in 1987.


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Another View - Kevin Smith: Londonderry is showing how to make NH business-friendlyKEVIN SMITH
July 08. 2014 10:47PM
RECENTLY, I had the pleasure of attending a forum on public-private partnerships that featured two area developers and a state senator. At one point, a poignant question was posed to one of the developers: What is the greatest barrier to development today in New Hampshire? The developer's answer was simple, though not surprising: overregulation of the market.
So often we hear of the impediments on both the federal and state levels that stifle business development. Much less talked about, though no less important, are the regulations that exist on the local level as well. In Londonderry, we've taken this sentiment to be more pro-business to heart and have begun making reforms to the way we approach economic development. Thus far, we are reaping the rewards for having done so.
One measure taken by Londonderry's five-member town council was to indefinitely suspend the town's impact fee program. That isn't to say we're not protecting the town's interests when it comes to future growth, as we continue to use fiscal impact statements and developer agreements for off-site improvements. However, the council found it prudent to suspend a program that imposes fees on builders and job creators that often are never even used by the town and are only returned to the developer years later.
Not to mention, by suspending this program, Londonderry positions itself as one of only a few communities in the region to not impose these additional costs on developers. Earlier this year, Londonderry also bid out its third-party engineer review services and brought on an additional reviewer. For years, Londonderry contracted with only one firm and thus garnered a reputation (whether real or perceived) that the town's third-party review fees were extraordinarily high. By bidding out these services and bringing on a second firm, the town created healthy competition among the vendors and lowered the review fees developers pay throughout the process.
Finally, the town is in the midst of going through an audit of both its zoning and administrative regulations. The intent of doing so is to find greater efficiencies in our planning processes and fix cumbersome or contradictory regulations. In addition, an audit of our various zoning ordinances will allow for more flexibility at both the planning and zoning board levels so development will be more likely to occur in areas that have been designated for such.
In making these changes, we've also made a deliberate and concerted effort to reach out to the business and development community to let them know about the "new Londonderry." While we expected positive results from making these changes, somewhat surprisingly they've been realized nearly overnight.
In the last six months alone, the once dormant but highly regarded Pettengill Road area by Manchester-Boston Regional Airport has seen more than a million square feet of development come to the area: FedEx is in the process of constructing a new distribution facility, Milton Cat is in the design review stage of building a new retail facility, and jet-engine manufacturer Pratt Whitney has teamed up with UPS to build a 600,000-square-foot showcase distribution center.
All the while, the town last fall approved a 600-acre, 20-year, $1 billion mixed-housing, commercial and retail walking community development — the first of its kind in the Northeast.
Recently, Business NH Magazine ran a headline asking "Is Londonderry the Next Pease?" As one economic analyst opined in the article, "Londonderry is hot right now… I can't think of another community that has the kind of opportunities that Londonderry has."
We couldn't agree more. And by continuing to implement policies that are friendly to business and development, we believe we'll be poised to maximize those opportunities to their fullest.
Kevin Smith is Londonderry's town manager.


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Return of the Passer Drill
A welcome 'voice' from the past.
By Roy Underhill
Pages: 54-55
From the February 2012 issue #195
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Satellites beep around the globe, kids scream about the band from Liverpool, and after 41 years you're about to hang it up. Before you do, there's one more length of rosewood on your bench, one more steel blade – one more try square to complete.
WEB SITE: Visit The Woodwright's School.
VIDEO: Watch Roy use his passer drill.
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TV cook Julia Child dies
An icon of the kitchen has died. Her publisher says Julia Child died yesterday in her sleep at her home in Santa Barbara, California. She would have turned 92 this weekend. A spokesman for Alfred A. Knopf publishing says the country "has lost a true national treasure."
Child brought French cuisine to home cooks through her TV series and books. In the introduction to her seventh book, "The Way to Cook," she wrote that eating with family and friends is "one of life's primal and most innocent delights." She was so familiar, she was parodied on "Saturday Night Live," and she was once on the cover of Time magazine.


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Vintage Tabletop: Online & Offline
>> Vintage Tabletop & Servingware on Marketplace
We grew up in a home where china was a big deal—more than almost any other possession, it represented personal style and taste. Grandma's Blue Willow combined her two favorite colors; Mom loved the classic simplicity of Franciscanware. Even now, vintage china has a strong pull on us, and we love sifting through thrift store racks (or web pages) to see what will turn up. Here are some of our favorite places to look.
- Kill Devil Hill (Brooklyn): Every object in the store has been handpicked by Mary Brockman or Mark Straiton on one of their many road trips across the country. If you ask, they'll tell you the story that goes along with it. Not only do Mary and Mark have a great eye for cool unusual objects, but they are also committed to keeping things affordable.
- Goodwill (Various Locations/Online): If you're a thrift store shopper, you've probably made a few visits to your local Goodwill store, but you might not have known that you can also shop online from the comfort of your couch. ShopGoodwill.com is an auction website with an extensive tabletop section.
- Englishtown Antiques (New Jersey): If you have some time, casual clothing, and love a good treasure hunt, you can find your own retro items here for a fraction of the price you'd pay in a more curated store. It is a massive space filled with a lot of dust and just about every item you could ever want.
- Three Potato Four (Online): Three Potato Four was started by husband and wife team Janet Morales and Stu Eli who "both grew up collecting things." It's one of our favorite places to shop for unique modern and vintage home items, like colorful plates and dishes.
- The Future Antiques (St. Louis): Their inventory is huge, particularly if you're looking for dishware or kitchen items. There are two rooms of shelves stacked with Pyrex bowls, Tupperware, and mid-century china sets.
- The Loaded Trunk (Online): As an Army brat, Roni Jaco grew up abroad, surrounded by "treasures and people and food from other countries." That early interest in cultural immersion led to her newest venture, which launched this past July. The Loaded Trunk carries vintage Turkish tinned copper pots, ceramic bowls from Turkey, and Guatemalan table runners.
- P.O.S.H. (Chicago/Online): P.O.S.H. sells dinnerware and china originally produced for restaurants. There is a definite gallic flavor to many of the choices, and the rest of Europe isn't forgotten either. Prices are reasonable for these items, which are workhorses due to their original design intent - the commercial market.
- Designlabshop (Seattle/Online): This e-retailer (there's a brick-and-mortar version in Seattle) is filled with "unique vintage and retro items selected for their great colors, beautiful lines, fun graphics and genuine character."
- High Street Market (Online): Interior designer Kelly Galvin Robson has a good eye for classic vintage housewares. She collects pieces from flea markets, antique stores, estate sales, and auctions, and sells them on her Etsy shop, High Street Market. Styles tend to be traditional, with a focus on durable materials like porcelain.
- TINI Store (Los Angeles/Online): TINI or This is Not Ikea, has been around for a while as a great online store and a series of storage spaces filled with treasure. Browsing recently through their online selection of vintage tableware we found graphic melamine trays, retro picnic baskets, and enamel mugs galore.
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Spring has finally sprung here in Maine! This morning, after three days of deluge-like rainfall and flooding, we finally awoke to bright and welcome sunshine. When I stepped outside this morning, I saw the first spring bulbs blooming outside my doorstep. I was heartened that they had survived the pounding rain, and it inspired me to grab my camera. You can see, the honeybees are already out now, too!
The flowering bulbs reminded me that (yikes!) Easter is only three days away. My boys, being teenagers now, aren't champing at the bit to color Easter eggs as the did when they were younger, but when I gently queried William (the artist formerly known as Whit) as to whether he was expecting a visit from the Easter bunny this year, he made it clear in no uncertain terms that he is. Made me realize it's time to dye some eggs!
Photo by Emily Weaver Brown, used with permission.
While I was teaching, we would always dye eggs naturally in our class, using colorful vegetables and fruits to produce subtle but beautiful hues. Red cabbage (yields a vibrant blue), and yellow onion skins (burnt sienna) were my favorites. We'd let the eggs soak in the dye baths overnight, then the real fun came the next day when we would pull the eggs out from under layers of cabbage, and later slowly un-peel the layers of onion skins that were wrapped and tied around each egg.
When they eggs were dry, we'd rub a little vegetable oil over each one to give them a glistening sheen. Gently, we'd place them in the baskets of Easter grass we'd grown, and admire them as a marvelous, colorful centerpiece before the children took them home for Easter.
Here's a website with great recipes for dyeing eggs naturally.
Read about Emily Weaver Brown's experience with natural egg dyeing, and see more of her gorgeous photographs!
Have you tried dyeing eggs with fruits, vegetables, or other plant materials? Please share your experience, challenges, and suggestions!


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If you are visiting today in search of Pistachios, you've come to the right place, sorta kinda. It seems, since I celebrated World Pistachio Day last year with this fabulous Pistachio Cake... (click the cake for the recipe)
Bob & BillIn February of 2011, fellow Long Islander, Billy Crystal returned to host the Oscars for the eighth time. Tonight he returns again. However, before there was a Billy Crystal, there was Bob Hope.
The first televised Oscars was in 1953. I was five years old so for those of you who stink in math I'm 47. The host that year was Bob Hope. He hosted it 18 times, I hosted it eight and I was popped after two. Bob was the Oscars. He was funny, he was classy and he was what I think the Oscar host must be: a sexy movie star." (Movietone Blog)
This post could go on and on about both Bob Hope and Billy Crystal but, if we want to get down to some real fixins', perhaps we should see how these two fare in the kitchen. With the schedule Bob Hope exampled, I'm sure he had little time for the kitchen. He did however have a hankering for a good ol' lemon pie especially when it was baked the way his mother use to make it. According to the Bob Hope Recipe Page, "Mahm's" Lemon Pie recipe "has been printed in nearly every newspaper in every town Bob has performed in and in at least a hundred "celebrity" cook books." Here's the recipe I harvested from The National Enquirer Celebrity Cookbook published in newspaper format in 1991.
"When a woman can drool and heavy breathe at the same time while talking about giblets, you have to go for her."~Billy Crystal
|1 threatening legal letter
1 nuclear plant being built near your new home
5 incredibly bad reviews (If not in show business, substitute a severe oil slick on your favorite beach)
1 tax audit
½ day waiting in line for gas, only to be told once you get to the pump that it's an even day and you're odd
1 letter from your mother that confirms all the reviewers' thoughts
1. Make sure the threatening letter arrives the same day as the tax audit and the bad reviews
2. Read Mom's letter over and over
3. Convince yourself you'll never work again
4. Try to get gasoline
5. Read reviews while waiting on line
6. Let it all stew for six to eight hours
7. Go out and get something to eat and forget the whole thing
Gone With The WindAt the 12th Academy Awards presentation in 1940, Bob Hope was the host when Gone With the Wind won eight Academy Awards. Gone With The Wind was also the first movie filmed in color to win Best Picture. Since I have previously posted a few recipes from The Gone With The Wind Cookbook here, I will simply share with you this epic picture from the back of the book.
The classic Muppet characters that debuted on The Muppet Show in 1976 have starred in eight full-length features; they are now owned and controlled by The Walt Disney Company and continue to appear in television, theme park and online productions. Two Muppet films, "The Muppet Movie" and "The Great Muppet Caper," received Academy Award nominations in music categories...
On that same night, an honorary award was presented to Paul Newman "in recognition of his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft." Grab a bowl of Paul's Picture Show Popcorn Crunch while you're watching the show tonight! I also just had to include Oscar winner Julia's Robert's recipe for Fresh Peach Crisp too:)
Julia Roberts won the Best Actress Academy Award during the 73rd Academy Awards for her role in Erin Brockovich and earned Oscar nominations as Best Supporting Actress for Steel Magnolias in 1989 and Best Actress for Pretty Woman in 1990. Julia Roberts will play the evil Queen in the upcoming adaptation of "Snow White; Mirror Mirror."
The Oscar presentations will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. Enjoy!
1. Academy Awards Trivia
2. Menu and program from the 1st Academy Awards
3. World Golf Hall of Fame Profile: Bob Hope
4. Celebrity Chefs article from People Magazine. (1979)
5. Newman's Own Recipes (previous post)
6. Cooking With the Stars (previous post)
7. Remembering Star Wars (previous post)


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VIENNA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Austria's BWB competition authority said on Friday it would not appeal against Telekom Austria's acquisition of Orange's budget mobile brand Yesss, clearing the way for a wider consolidation of the country's telecom market.
The decision by the BWB, which had signaled it might appeal and said it still had concerns, frees Hutchison Whampoa to buy Orange Austria in a 1.3 billion euro ($1.7 billion) deal that was conditional on the Yesss sale.
The BWB said there was no point in challenging the decision of Austria's cartel court, which approved the deal last month on the grounds that Telekom Austria would not achieve market dominance by acquiring Yesss's 740,000 customers.
"The decision is indeed defective, but did not seem contestable in the high cartel court. The BWB had concerns until the last about the merger," it said in a statement.
Hutchison and Orange Austria, who are the country's two smallest operators and have combined market share of about 24 percent, can now go ahead with their deal, which will cut the number of mobile operators in Austria from four to three.
The European Union gave its conditional approval on Wednesday, raising hopes that similar consolidation from four to three mobile operators may be allowed in other European countries.
Telekom Austria shares rose 1.3 percent to 5.73 euros by 6.42 a.m. ET. Shares in Orange Austria's part-owner France Telecom were flat, broadly in line with a 0.3 percent weaker European telecoms index.
($1 = 0.7628 euros)
($1 = 0.7555 euros)
(Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; editing by Keiron Henderson)


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Young Driver Killed; Two Others Injured in Hiram Crash
Alexia Valente, Facebook
A young woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle on a curve, and two others were hurt.
Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland says all three were students at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram.
State Police say 16-year-old Alexia Valente lost control on a curve while driving on the River Road in Hiram around 7 p.m. Speed is being cited as a cause for the accident, and troopers say two other teens riding with Valente sustained non life threatening injuries in the crash.
According to McCausland, troopers say there was no indication that any of the students were wearing seat belts.
The 1998 Nissan Sentra left the road and struck a tree on the driver's side.


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Property of Former GTA Sabhasad Nima Tamang Attached
September 14, 2018
Kalimpong police on Thursday attached properties of Nima Tamang, a former GTA member, Kalimpong, following a court order. Tamang who has been charged under Sections 147, 148, 149, 447, 325,326 and 307 of Indian Penal Code registered during the Gorkhaland agitation period last year, has failed to make an appearance […]
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September 11, 2018
All Seasons Events Presents "SAYOG" Featuring Aastha Raut And Lahure for the very first time in Darjeeling, your contribution can save someone's life, be there this September 22, 2018, Capital Hall Darjeeling from 2pm onwards…. Tickets available at – Lions Gate (below Chowrasta), Abba Stores (Chowrasta), Park Restaurant (near SBI), […]
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Spice Jet to Begin Sikkim Flights From Oct 4th
September 11, 2018
SpiceJet to launch operations from Sikkim from October 4. SpiceJet's ninth UDAN destination. They will be operating daily direct flights on Pakyong-Kolkata and Pakyong-Guwahati route 45,719 total views, 4,085 views today
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Talks falter
September 11, 2018
Though the Union Home Ministry had offered to initiate tripartite talks with the GJM and the West Bengal government following widespread protests in the hill district last year, there has been little progress. Last week, BJP MP from Darjeeling and Minister of State S.S. Ahluwalia told presspersons in Siliguri that […]
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GJM Supporters Protest in Delhi
September 11, 2018
After lying low for nearly a year, the Bimal Gurung faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) made a reappearance on Sunday but not in West Bengal. At a sit-in at Delhi, GJM supporters said the protest was to "save democracy in Darjeeling district and resist police action". The protesters, […]
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Milton C. 'Skip' Bickford Jr., 78
Milton C. 'Skip' Bickford Jr., 78, died Aug. 18, 2010. He was the beloved husband for 58 years of Julia L. (Walsh) Bickford.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Milton C. and Sarah M. (Phillips) Bickford Sr. Mr. Bickford was chairman and CEO of National Bickford Foremost, Inc. in Providence. He had served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was discharged as first lieutenant. He then joined Bickford Engraving and Electro Type Co., founded by his grandfather, Joseph Brown Bickford, in 1916. After expanding the business and serving as CEO, he retired in 1989.
He served on the corporations of R.I. Hospital, Kent Hospital, Blue Cross of RI, Providence Public Library and Citizens Bank. He was chairman of the board of AAA and served on the board of directors of Ocean State Tax Exempt Fund, National Highway Safety Foundation, the Providence Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce, the R.I. Philharmonic, the Narragansett Council Boy Scouts of America, the Boys Club of RI, Kent County YMCA and Visiting Nurses Association of Kent County. He was a trustee of the Conanicut Yacht Club and the Museum of Yachting.
He was a member of the Warwick Country Club, the Squantums Assoc., the Providence Art Club, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Turks Head Club, the Hope Club, the Newport Country Club, the New York Yacht Club and the Coral Beach & Tennis Club in Bermuda. Skip was an avid sailor.
He was the father of Pamela Bickford Corsi, Shelley Bickford Koch, both in Massachusetts, and Suzanne Bickford of Jamestown and grandfather of Christopher Corsi, Samantha Corsi, Molly Koch, Cynthia Koch, Hannah Lee, Nicholas Lee and Benjamin Lee.
A private funeral will be held at the family's request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. For information and condolences, visit FaganQuinnFuneralHome. com.


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Oh yes - excellent point. The Visuddhimagga gave such an arduous program and definition of what constituted real dhyana, that most people would never attain it.Astus wrote: I think the reason is that the dhyanas were first elevated to a very high position and accordingly their definitions changed. Even today there are a variety of teachers with different views regarding what the dhyanas actually stand for (especially among Theravada masters). Since it became so removed from actual practice, it was for the better that later teachers simply dismissed them as unnecessary or even misguided.
I am not sure how or if the other Sravakayana schools denote dhyana that way - it seems closer to what the Agamas taught, than how it is described in the Visuddhimagga. From my recollection, the Sravakabhumi's description of dhyana practice is not that arduous, and likewise the other Abhidharma texts I studied before. Seems quite reasonable.


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SANTA CRUZ -- A 16-year-old driver, his dad and their dog escaped injury Monday when their Toyota 4Runner smashed through the wooden railing on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf and crashed into the water, police said.
The teen, who has a learner's permit, was pulling into a parking spot about 10:30 a.m., near lifeguard headquarters and facing east, when the SUV broke through the wharf railing and sailed about 20 feet down, splashing into the bay, Santa Cruz police Sgt. Jon Bush said.
The young driver said the accelerator on the 2004 4Runner pedal stuck, Bush said.
The father, son and a young dog were able to get out of the car, he said.
Firefighters said the father and son escaped through an open sunroof and window. They swam to a nearby platform on the side of the wharf while the dog swam to shore.
The two were sitting on a bench near lifeguard headquarters with bright yellow blankets over their shoulders as paramedics checked them out.
"It could have been a lot worse," Bush said. "But it ended well considering the circumstances."
Santa Cruz Fire, Harbor Patrol and police responded, as well as divers from Santa Cruz Fire and from a wharf crew. The divers were awaiting a special tow truck and were planning to hook a cable to the SUV and haul it up, authorities said.
The water is about 8 to 10 feet deep at that spot, firefighters said.
Several onlookers gathered on the wharf, peering over the side as divers worked. Pieces of the wharf's wooden railing, a water bottle and other items from the inside the SUV floated on the water.
A woman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrived and asked Santa Cruz Fire Battalion Chief Jason Hajduk how much oil might seep into the bay. He said it would be a small amount that they wouldn't be able to recover.
Mike Pauly said he was sitting on a bench beside Main Beach, reading the newspaper, when he heard a crash and looked up to see the last half of the dark-gray SUV dive into the water.
"It went under in seconds," Pauly said. "I looked at the guy next to me, and he looked at me and said, 'Was that a car?' Then I called 911."
In late 2009, Toyota recalled several of its vehicles due to problems with accelerator pedals, but the Toyota website does not list 4Runners among the list of late-model SUVs recalled.
Follow Sentinel reporter Cathy Kelly on Twitter at Twitter.com/cathykelly9 ___


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They're called attaboys; plaques given to folks by organizations to recognize a person's work or accomplishments.
Over the years, I have received far more than a fair share of attaboys. It is always humbling and embarrassing to receive recognition for something I feel absolutely privileged to do.
Earlier this year the California Cotton Growers Association presented me with its Distinguished Service Award.
There was a picture taken at the presentation. It has not run in Western Farm Press until now. I admit to an overblown ego, but a picture of me getting an award from California cotton growers is most uncomfortable, especially when I recall the photos I have taken of past recipients. It is running here because I want to acknowledge CCGA for the nice honor and thank its members once again. The Arizona Cotton Growers Association presented me with a similar award and my successor Cary Blake, the new editor of Western Farm Press, elected to run a photo of me in a recent issue.
As I struggled with what do to in acknowledging these attaboys, I sought the counsel of Farm Press' director of content and friend Forrest Laws. He has been in this business almost as long as I have and has picked up plenty of attaboys. His wise counsel was to write about these recognitions by acknowledging how absolutely vital the hundreds of growers, ginners, marketers and others in the cotton industry have been to me in doing my job. I could not have written one line of a single story without them. Thanks, Forrest. You are spot on.
I have written about cotton almost my entire career and that journey has taken me from West Texas to Arizona to California. I love cotton. Western cotton is an incredible success story. A cotton article may well be the last one I write.
Western Farm Press has been criticized as a "cotton magazine." Guilty as charged. Cotton was long the primary topic of Farm Press, and cotton will be a part of the publication for as long as I'm around. Unfortunately, though, cotton acreage has declined dramatically in California and Arizona, and you see far more stories about non-cotton crops in these pages today. Other crops simply offer more profit as farming costs skyrocket. Make no mistake, though, cotton paid for every piece of dirt in the Southern San Joaquin Valley and Arizona, with fields now growing melons, lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, processing tomatoes, almonds, grapes, pistachios, pomegranates, walnuts and the list goes on and on. Cotton made the southern San Joaquin Valley and Arizona the agricultural successes they are today.
Some like to unfairly criticize cotton for things like pesticide and water use. California and Arizona cotton growers are the most progressive practitioners of Integrated Pest Management of any agricultural group. They have reduced pesticide use dramatically over the years.
The San Joaquin Valley pink bollworm program is a stellar example of that. For 45 years — four and a half decades — the pink bollworm has been kept out of the San Joaquin with one of the most innovative pest exclusion programs ever created. Every dime of the program's cost came out of the farmers' pockets. That program saved millions of dollars in pesticide costs and precluded the need to apply millions of pounds of pesticides by using pheromone technology and sterile moth drops. It is one of the most successful pest exclusion programs ever in American agriculture.
Cotton respect
Arizona cotton growers are right there with their IPM achievements. They were one of the first to eradicate the boll weevil and demonstrated remarkable product stewardship and IPM in turning back the whitefly. They were the leaders in pioneering Bt technology cotton that reduced pesticide use immensely. Today Arizona's cotton growers are on the threshold of eradicating the world's most destructive cotton pest, pink bollworm, not only in the Grand Canyon State, but Arizona's cotton industry also provided leadership to do the same thing across Northern Mexico, New Mexico and Far West Texas.
California and Arizona cotton wrote the book on IPM before it ever became fashionable.
Water used to grow 3- and 4-bale cotton but fallen dramatically over the years from 4 acre feet or more to a matter of inches, using technology like laser leveling, GPS technology and drip irrigation.
California and Arizona cotton growers have turned back challenge after challenge while not only producing but successfully marketing high quality cotton in demand worldwide.
I could go on endlessly about the successes of the California and Arizona cotton industry, and will warble on later.
For now, let me say that I have huge admiration and respect for the Western cotton industry. Perhaps more important, I am indebted to a multitude of people in the industry who have allowed me to do my job of reporting on cotton. Thank you for answering my phone calls and allowing me to visit your farms and gins. Thank you for answering my questions, even when they were strange. You never made me feel as dumb as I seemed sometimes.
I would like to name lots of names, and may before I write my "30" column. For now, please accept my abiding appreciation for allowing me to be a small part of your industry. Attaboys by the truckloads to you all.
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Isn't something seriously amiss here?
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Goofy French Chicken
Isn't something seriously amiss here?
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Chocolate eclairs and jelly beans?ReplyDelete
What do your chickens lay Julie?ReplyDelete
I would love to know :)
My chickens lay pink striped eggs, otherwise they wind up in the stew pot for chicken and dumplings!ReplyDelete
I've heard of the funky chicken and now the Goofy Chicken. :)) I love Chickens and Roosters and have them ..fake of course.. all over my kitchen. Very French country. I would be right at home there. :)ReplyDelete
Really interesting to learn that besides the chocolate church bells there are also goofy chocolate chickens around the French Easter table! I could not help but think that the chicken with the pearl necklace ought to have a third row of pearls, wouldn't you agree? Two looks just too clueless. ;-)ReplyDelete
ROFL! But, I admit, given a goofy French chicken, I would rip off its clothes and devour it! Hmmm...where does one take the first bite when there are no long ears?ReplyDelete
these chickens come with eating directions of course!
You are ever the proactical one cherie.
Bawk Bawk! The French are goofy about more than just chickens, n'est-ce pas? And did you sample the praluline when you went to Pralus? Dee-vine!ReplyDelete
- Celeste5:00 PM
I love your travel diary content also and hope you post more in the future for me to admire and dream.ReplyDelete
Venice is wonderful and this upcoming tour of Italy of 5 weeks organized by a friend includes an extra nights stay making that 5 nights in Venice though one day is a day trip to Padova where I have never been before. One day also to explore Murano and Burano as well and have been to these twice.
You can never have too much Italy.


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HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Geographical Service outposts in other states are helping monitor Hawaii's volcanoes and earthquakes while work is done to repair Tropical Storm Iselle's damage to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Violent winds slammed the observatory early Friday, causing power problems and other damage to the computer system. The problems have caused disruptions to eruption updates, webcam imagery, earthquake data and other information normally available on the observatory's website, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported (http://ow.ly/Aigfc).
Officials say complete restoration of the station perched on the rim of Kilauea Caldera at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is expected this week. In the meantime, the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado, is tracking Hawaii's larger earthquakes, while USGS volcanologists in Alaska and Virginia are keeping watch via satellite imagery.
Winds also damaged 10 monitoring field instruments, said Kevan Kamibayashi, chief technician. A technician carrying a replacement part to repair a blown-out control circuit board was expected to arrive Wednesday, he said.
Crews had to use a helicopter Tuesday to reach and repair a radio repeater site on the east slope of Mauna Loa that workers normally are able to drive to. A tree lying across the road cut off access, officials said.
The observatory staff "includes a very capable technical support group, which has designed our field sites to withstand hurricane-force winds and Hilo-style rains, and their efforts have really paid off," said scientist-in-charge Jim Kauahikaua.
If scientists observe any significant change in volcanic or seismic activity, the observatory will notify Hawaii County Civil Defense and other emergency responders.
Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com


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Greenway Finalist For Community Service Award
Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway was named one of five finalists for the Byron "Whizzer" White award. The award recognizes players who go above and beyond to perform community service in the city they play in.
Other finalists are Dallas tight end Jason Witten, Pittsburgh backup quarterback Charlie Batch, tight end Benjamin Watson of Cleveland and defensive back Charles Tillman of the Bears.
The winner will be announced next week.


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Filed under: Car Buying, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen
What do the Dodge Dart, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Mazda3, Subaru Impreza, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Jetta all have in common? Well, actually, lots. They are all four-door sedans that fall into the so-called C-segment, and they are all trending downward in sales. This data comes courtesy of Wards Auto, and, while not all such vehicles are down – the Hyunai Elantra has been trending upward – the deficit reportedly rings in at six-percent overall for the segment.
Where are all those compact sedan buyers going? To compact SUVs, at least in part. Wards cites data showing that sales of small SUVs and crossovers are up big over the last several months. Vehicles like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5 are all showing sales increases as buyers shift from sedans to utility vehicles, says Wards.
Still, it's way too early for automakers to give up on C-segment sedans. Though down, sales of popular models like the Civic and Corolla are good enough to put them well into the top 10 sales chart (in ninth and sixth place, respectively).
Remember when C-segment cars were supposed to be hot stuff? Yeah, about that… originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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Anaphylaxis is the most severe type of allergic reaction and requires immediate medical attention. If not treated right away, anaphylaxis may cause shock or death.
People who have allergies have higher levels of the type of antibody to a specific substance (an allergen) known as Immunoglobulin E (IgE). The anaphylactic reaction depends on previous exposure or "sensitization" to a particular allergen. During the first exposure, the body builds up allergen-specific IgE antibodies.
Upon re-exposure to the allergen, the IgE antibodies launch a whole-body (systemic) immune response. This can result in rapid loss of blood pressure. The heart may strain, and the brain may stop receiving oxygen flow. The vocal cords and other tissues may swell. The lungs can fill with fluid, and the airways may become severely constricted.
Substances that can cause anaphylaxis include:
People prone to anaphylaxis may have a history of food allergy, asthma, prior anaphylactic reactions, or other allergic reactions.
Anaphylaxis usually occurs rapidly, unexpectedly, and affects many parts of the body. Watch for the following symptoms:
Other symptoms may include hoarseness, cough, chest tightness, sneezing, and gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating, cramps, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Seek treatment of anaphylaxis immediately to re-open the airways and regain normal blood pressure. If you or someone you're with is experiencing symptoms of anaphylaxis, call 911 for emergency medical treatment or go directly to the nearest emergency room. If you have an epinephrine pen, use it promptly.
At the hospital or treatment facility, you may have a blood sample taken for a "serum tryptase test," which will distinguish anaphylaxis from other types of reactions. You will receive a shot of epinephrine, or other anti-inflammatory medications like corticosteroids or antihistamines. Your vital signs will be monitored for several hours after the reaction -- anaphylactic symptoms can persist after treatment or return hours later.
Stay away from allergens that you know you're allergic to. (Allergy testing can help you to determine specific allergens to avoid.) If you have food allergies, always read food labels, and keep a food diary. When you go to a restaurant, talk to the server about the ingredients in the food before ordering. Avoid stinging insects, if you can.
If you know you're prone to anaphylaxis, wear a medical identification bracelet or necklace to alert hospital and emergency personnel. Also, tell your friends, family members, and co-workers, and write out an action plan, so they know how to respond in case of emergency.
Always carry an injectable epinephrine kit (such as EpiPen or Twinject) in case of an anaphylactic reaction -- your doctor will show you how to give yourself the intra-muscular shot of epinephrine. This medicine will help you feel better, but you still need to be under medical observation until all your vital signs are back to normal.
The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis: an updated practice parameter 2010. J Allergy Clin Immunol. Sept 2010;126(3):477-80.


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The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The filmmakers that brought audiences "Devil," "Quarantine," and "As Above, So Below" made their first feature film back in 2007. Brothers John and Drew Dowdle made an auspicious debut with "The Poughkeepsie Tapes," yet this found-footage horror movie sat around in limbo; that is, until now. Scream Factory gives the film a chance to find an audience on Blu-ray.
"The Poughkeepsie Tapes" was shot documentary-style and mimics how FBI profilers use certain serial killer cases as training. It looks real enough, with grainy VHS tape footage of a supposed real-life story that took place in the 1990s. The Water Street Butcher, as the serial killer is referred to in the movie, took the time to document his killing spree in graphic detail.
I found "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" quite hard to watch at times. Viewing victims get into a car with the killer and get approached randomly (especially young children in many of the film's disturbing scenes) made me flinch. And the very downbeat ending may put a sour taste in your mouth. But this is the horror genre, and not everything is wrapped up nicely in a bow. "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" will more than likely divide horror fans, mostly with the use of the overused found-footage format.
On Scream Factory's Blu-ray, special features are minimal, but the two interview segments are worth a watch:
"Sorting Through the Tapes" - The Dowdle brothers talk about their writing process and how they came up with the idea for the movie.
"The Willing Victim" - An interview with actress Stacy Chbosky who plays the lone survivor of the serial killer in "The Poughkeepsie Tapes."
"The Poughkeepsie Tapes"