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The founders of groSolar take an all-in-the-family approach
The Wolfe home in Strafford, though nestled in a peaceful Vermont valley, isn't exactly quaint. With solar panels and accompanying wind turbine, the domicile looks more like something out of California, or a sci-fi novel, than small-town New England. Outside, you'll find more reflective surfaces than on an artic glacier. Inside, there's another kind of energy brewing: Three generations of Wolfes live here, and all six members of the household are active environmentalists.
Nine years ago, Jeff and Dori Wolfe moved to Vermont from Illinois to start Global Resource Options, a solar-installation and -distribution company, out of their Strafford home. The business name has since been changed to groSolar [1] — spelling intentional — and taken off. Now based in White River Junction, the company is picking up large-scale solar distribution contracts from Canada to the Caribbean, while maintaining a regional following for solar installations.
But while their business was rapidly expanding, on the homefront the Wolfes were consolidating. In 2001, Jeff's 77-year-old parents, Fred and Lorry, moved in with the family — not just to visit, but to stay. The Wolfes' multi-age story offers both an alternative take on the American dream and a lesson for anyone trying to walk the talk in a Hummer-lovin' culture.
On a recent Sunday afternoon, a reporter joins the family for a group interview on their back porch. GroSolar president Dori, 47, unwraps a loaf of zucchini bread. Jeff, also 47, brings out a tray of water glasses. His mom Lorry sidles in with two small rounds of local cheese. Jeff and Dori's daughters, Jessica, 18, and Sarah, 16, sit across a wooden table from their grandmother. Dori and her father-in-law Fred plop down in hanging hammock chairs.
Cutting a hunk of Brie, Lorry kicks off the discussion with a reflection on her activist heritage. "I've been at this since the 1970s," she muses. Fred, who has a white beard and an unflagging grin, nods his approval while rocking back and forth in the corner.
"Wait, wait," Jeff interrupts. "You were active before that, in college." His mom graduated from the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Moravian College for Women in 1952.
Oh, right. For a half-century, Lorry and Fred have been preaching peace around the world as well as in their backyard. In 1956, they traveled in post-war Japan, "when Tokyo still had dirt roads." Since then, they've been to more than 30 countries. Over a lifetime of living in small New England towns, they've served on a host of municipal boards and commissions. These days, Fred is a justice of the peace and a Strafford zoning-board member; he and Lorry volunteer at the local Universalist Society of Strafford [2] and the Lions Club. "I've always been politically active," Lorry reflects, stressing that she considers herself more a Progressive than a Democrat. "We both tried to raise the kids with an awareness of what was going on in the world," she says.
Whatever the older couple did, it rubbed off. Sitting across the table, their son Jeff suggests that, while he came to environmental awareness on his own, his upbringing encouraged and nurtured that passion. The oil embargo of the 1970s "awakened in me a concern for the planet," he says. "And I found a ready and willing audience in my parents."
In the intervening three decades, Jeff has established himself as a renewable-energy pioneer. He and Dori, former college acquaintances, married in 1984. At the time, they were both working in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning field. In 1998, they moved to Strafford and launched their business. Nine years later, groSolar has grown to include more than 40 employees. Today, Jeff also chairs the photovoltaic division of the Washington, D.C.-based Solar Energy Industries Association [3] and regularly advises Vermont legislators on renewable-energy matters.
Dressed in pink shirts like their grandma, Jessica and Sarah appear to be carrying on the family's environmental commitment, albeit indirectly. Jessica is currently working for her parents, having joined the payroll this summer. Earlier this year, she spent six months singing and "chopping wood" in Georgia — the country, not the state — on a trip sponsored by Village Harmony [4], a Vermont-based music association specializing in cross-cultural exchanges. She'll be a freshman next year at Wesleyan and plans to take courses in Russian, music and math.
Sarah treads on the artsy side of the civic spectrum. Accessorized with pearl earrings and a shiny watch, she recalls acting in a show her mom put on in the mid-'90s called "Save the Earth." Now, in addition to penning the annual Strafford Christmas pageant, she dances — sometimes with her dad — with the progressive, Sharon-based Flock Dance Troupe [5]. Sarah's productions "vary from . . . classical theater to having an environmental message," Jeff observes. "It's one of the things that attracts her to the theater, to get the message out through the arts."
Do the younger Wolfes ever feel intimidated by their radical heritage? "I just hope I can follow through with it," Sarah says with a sigh. But according to Jeff and Dori, she and her sister are socially aware by their own volition. To illustrate Jeff's claim, he recalls that, just before the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, the whole family went to a protest in Washington, D.C. When Jeff decided to attend a subsequent demonstration, he didn't expect his offspring to accompany him. "You never know if you're dragging your kids along," he notes. "But when they say, 'Yes, yes, yes!' and they drag their friends along, you feel like you're having an impact."
But, adds his eldest, protesting isn't the ultimate measure of responsible citizenship. The family's other commitments bear that out. Jeff, for instance, happens to be a certified presenter of An Inconvenient Truth [6], Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary about climate change. Dori has served on the board of trustees and festival committee of SolarFest [7], an annual renewable-powered music festival in Tinmouth. Just this April, the family helped organize a local action in solidarity with Bill McKibben's Step It Up [8] push for sensible federal climate legislation. Plus, the clan preserves food and makes its own fruit and dandelion wine. "I'm more about living sustainably," young Jessica reflects, "doing what I can to grow my own food . . . living more locally."
Listening to this family yak on its country porch, you might think they were living an effortless, fossil-fuel-free fantasy. But according to Jeff and his parents, a quick run-down of family accomplishments doesn't convey all the hard work and sacrifice behind them. Fred and his wife were both "children of the Depression," says the New Jersey native. "That taught some hard lessons that I don't think we've ever forgotten." Pennsyl-vania-raised Lorry adds a favorite adage: "Make it do, do without."
Their son Jeff may be a successful CEO, but he, too, understands that basic impulse toward conservation. Growing up, his parents helped him cultivate an appreciation for activities such as gardening and animal husbandry; they preserved food not just for fun but to save money. When he was a senior in high school, his folks replaced electricity with kerosene in their Massachusetts home for a year. "The other kids in my school used to call me a cannibal," he reports with a chuckle.
"We were the only ones for conservation" in a Republican district, adds his mother. "They thought we were crazy."
"I thought we were crazy," Jeff mutters.
Sarah pipes up, "How come I didn't know about this? This sounds like Little House on the Prairie!"
Jeff admits with a sigh, "I always thought, 'My kids are never going to believe me' . . . "
Despite their progressive philosophies about life and work, the Wolfes are not dogmatic about their moral and political orientation. Lorry points out, for example, that she used to be a Republican in the '70s before switching parties. And even though Jeff and Dori heartily supported the Vermont legislature's 2007 comprehensive energy bill — which Governor Douglas vetoed — they're not anti-nuclear per se. The controversial Vermont Yankee [9] nuclear facility in nearby Vernon, Jeff points out, is vital to Vermont's short-term energy future. As a family, he says, "We've been on many different sides" of political issues. "It depends on what we think is right."Even the Wolfes' house — never mind its "alternative" image — speaks to Jeff's philosophy. A few years back, when they began installing solar panels and a wind turbine, the family decided to hook up to the municipal power supply rather than run the system "off the grid." While Jeff expresses fondness for "simpler, less centralized" energy systems, his mantra doesn't translate to an "anarchistic, government-is-bad" attitude, he says.
"If you want to make the biggest difference, you have to do it mainstream," adds Dori.
Jeff concurs. "If it's alternative, it'll never become the mainstream," he flatly declares. "I rarely feel that I'm out on the edge of something."
Like their parents, the Wolfe girls don't consider themselves particularly alternative, at least relative to their classmates. "There's nothing we have to do differently, it's just an awareness," Jessica explains, adding that she knows a neighboring family living three generations deep — and off the grid. Then she adds, "The only thing that's different about us is that we have power when everyone else doesn't" — this house gets the majority of its power from sunshine.
Ironically, the most radical thing about the Wolfes could be their nightly din. Most American families cram three generations together only for a Thanksgiving meal. By contrast, this family dines together regularly and appears to enjoy the ritual. Dori recalls that, for a few years, they even shared cooking duties — think "Brady Bunch" meets Shaker Colony. Now, Lorry makes meals during the week. Tonight, Dori is whipping up red-cabbage coleslaw, potato-leek stir-fry and a summer-squash medley courtesy of the family's weekly Community Supported Agriculture share from a Thetford farm [10].
True to their flexible philosophy, however, Wolfe leadership doesn't make meal attendance mandatory. As Sarah, who got her start making mac 'n' cheese, notes, "It's more that there always is a dinner you could come home to."
"That's well said," Fred observes from his corner.
"But if you don't let me know, you can't make it . . . " cautions his wife.
" . . . then all hell breaks loose," Jeff jokes.
As a few southerly, white clouds roll in overhead, the Wolfe family's porch cools off. Meanwhile, its members have loosened up considerably. At the table, Lorry is helping herself to more cheese and crackers. Jeff, who has snagged a hammock chair, rocks back and forth next to his wife.
Communal life is "not going to be all roses," resumes Dori after a pause. Just as her in-laws pitched in over the years with family chores and child care, she'll help her daughters. "We know there'll be a time when we'll have to give back," she suggests. The sentiment is intergenerational. "We don't feel like a burden," says Lorry, "because we're contributing."
Then Jessica perks up suddenly in the middle of the room, and everyone's body language responds in kind — a fitting choreography for a family that seems to operate on the same wavelength. "Maybe some day . . . " the young woman muses, "it'll be a four-generation family?"
The others tense up. Jeff's face pales. "Is there something we should know?" he asks nervously.
"No!" Jessica cries. "But . . . in 10 years . . . I'll be 28," she informs him.
Jeff exhales and settles back into his hammock chair. Then Dori warns sharply, "Don't rush it!"
[1] http://www.grosolar.com/
[2] http://www.strafforduuchurch.org/
[3] http://www.seia.org/
[4] http://www.northernharmony.pair.com/
[5] http://www.flockdance.org/
[6] http://www.climatecrisis.net/
[7] http://www.solarfest.org/index.php
[8] http://stepitup2007.org/
[9] http://www.safecleanreliable.com/
[10] http://www.cedarcirclefarm.org/


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Posted 19 October 2011 - 07:23 PM
i live in modesto and no one has these shells in stock, and of course i wait untill lastminute to try and find them. does anyone know who has them in stock around here? im willing to travel.
Posted 20 October 2011 - 11:26 AM
You can always order them online from Bass Pro Shop. I would look into them first if you haven't shot them yet. I heard both good and bad about them, the bad being they really wear your shotty, and the good being they are laser fast. This season I am switching to the Winchester BlindSide.
Posted 20 October 2011 - 12:02 PM
That's a very hard hitting round. If you like that kind of recoil (3,000 ft. lb's more energy on average at the muzzle than an average 1,300 fps round), and you understand that it's doing damage to your shotgun due to the excessive energy, and you understand that speed doesn't necessarily mean more dead ducks...then have at it. But, shooting any 1300-1550 fps round should do the trick...and be readily available. It's more about you, the shooter. Just saying...I'm actually downgrading speed this year. I've been shooting Kent's @1625 fps for six years, and am switching to Winchester Xtreme's HV @1550 this year after shooting a box last season. I save almost $4 per box and I can still kill the same amount of ducks... I just got a case of the Win X HV's 3", #3's for $109 after tax, $15 online discount, and free shipping to the store at Sportsman's Warehouse in Rocklin...you can't beat that.
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Posted 20 October 2011 - 12:41 PM
thanks for info! yeah they are hard on your gun i have a new beretta a400 so it better hold up lol. i shot 4 cases of the hypersonics last year, and loved them!!!! just hard to find last minute, i bought a box of blind side so well see how they do
Posted 20 October 2011 - 03:27 PM
Midway, is another great online source as is Cabelas (& others) & can compare prices etc. I did not look to see if they carry or have them in stock however...Good Luck Frank
Posted 21 October 2011 - 02:31 PM
How far are you willing to travel? I work at a shop in Bakersfield. I can get 12 gauge 3.5" BB or #2 hypers from a wholesaler in Louisiana. PM me.i live in modesto and no one has these shells in stock, and of course i wait untill lastminute to try and find them. does anyone know who has them in stock around here? im willing to travel.
"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." Yogi Berra
Posted 21 October 2011 - 08:39 PM
thank you for the offer!! but i drove to rocklin today and they had them, not alot but enough for a few days, i hope all of you have a great opener!!!! good luck to all! i would love to see how everyone did.
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Pellow earned his B.B.A. in 1983 and his M.B.A. in 1986, both from Niagara University. Like St. John's, Niagara University is sponsored by the Vincentian community, and it was as a student that he initially became immersed in the values of St. Vincent de Paul. That commitment to service has remained with him to this day.
After a stint in the financial services industry, he began what would become a stellar career in higher education. He started as Controller of St. John's University, assuming positions of greater importance and serving for more than a decade as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer before leaving last June to assume his current position as President and CEO of the Council on International Educational Exchange.
During his time at St. John's Pellow was instrumental in transforming the University from a relatively local commuter school into an institution with a worldwide reputation for academic excellence coupled with a commitment to social justice. His many accomplishments leave no doubt that although he will be forever remembered as a very special member of the St. John's family; his influence has extended well beyond the boundaries of the campus.
In 1996 he co-founded the New York City chapter of After School All-Stars, a national charity that provides literacy programs for thousands of inner-city youth each year. In 2006 he was a driving force that led the University to assume legal responsibility for St. John's Bread and Life, the largest soup kitchen in Brooklyn and one of the borough's most comprehensive and successful social service providers. The next year he headed an effort to expand the focus of St. John's study abroad programs to include both greater access for students at all income levels and a commitment to service that would allow students to carry the Vincentian message throughout the international communities in which they were studying. In 2009, he was instrumental in forming a partnership between the University and the New York City Department of Homeless Services to provide an opportunity for homeless and formerly homeless individuals to earn an Associate Degree, breaking the cycles of poverty and homelessness through higher education.
Probably his most visionary achievement was the Vincentian Institute for Social Action (VISA), launched at St. John's in 2009 and designed to foster collaboration between students and faculty on research and service projects that will identify the causes of poverty and seek to develop practical solutions. VISA also serves as the coordinating entity for the University's academic service learning activities, an innovative program in which service is combined with reflection and thereby enriches a student's educational experience while fostering the development of faith and values.
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SOUTH RANGE -- Finland's education system has been praised for years as being one of the best in the world.
Third grade teacher at South Range Elementary, Steve Aho, and his students received a first-hand experience with Finnish teaching when two students from the University of Lapland in Finland came to the school for their student-teaching requirements.
One student studying education and one student studying technology and media teamed up to teach the class together...something Aho said was eye-opening.
"They did a very nice job of incorporating technology in and when you have somebody whose skills and strengths are in utilizing technology and teaching that aspect of it," said Aho.
This team-teaching concept will be part of a larger discussion during the FinnFest education forum and exchange of ideas about Finnish teaching practices with Copper Country educators.
Finlandia University president, Philip Johnson, said the goal is to find out what is working in Finland and how to apply it locally.
"We want to bring that expertise, that model, that idea here to the Copper Country for a very good discussion with other education professionals in the area," explained Johnson.
One stark difference is how Finland views testing.
"They would look at things like time in the classroom, training for educators, for the teachers, policy that affects education," Johnson said.
Aho says the lessons also allowed students to play a bigger part in how they learn.
"Both groups of students that have come so far have had fantastic ideas on what they wanted with their lessons, and they have given, maybe, more freedom to the students as to how they were going to accomplish those goals and expectations," Aho said.
The education forum will take place on the Wednesday during FinnFest and is open to FinnFest registrants.
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Mt. Malady: 'For their comfort and recoverie'
About 25 years ago, according to Dennis A. J. Morey, leaders of Henrico Doctors' Hospital got into a discussion about whether the institution could claim the banner of Henrico's first hospital. When officials looked into their hold on that claim, however, it turned out that they had been well off the mark. More than three centuries off, as a matter of fact. And that, Morey told a lecture audience, was how he got involved with the Henricus Foundation. "I was chief of staff at Henrico Doctors' Hospital," said Morey. "We learned we weren't the first Henrico hospital, and the staff thought it'd be good if we rebuilt [the first one]." A week after that brown-bag lecture, at Henricus Publick Days 2003, it was Morey who gave the order to a dozen or so men to lift a 1,000-pound wooden wall into place – the first wall of the reconstructed Mt. Malady. After those discussions of the 1980s, and the commitment to rebuild the first hospital, the retired gastroenterologist had gone on to become a founder of Henricus Historical Park – the setting for the original Mount Malady. A re-creation of the second successful English settlement in North America, Henricus today boasts numerous colonial-era buildings constructed in the wattle and daub style, not to mention a blacksmith's forge and tradesman's area, crop and tobacco fields, tobacco barn and husbandry buildings. But the Mount Malady building – re-created with the help of a $250,000 contribution from HCA Richmond Hospital – might be called a centerpiece. Built in 1612, the original Mt. Malady was not merely the first hospital in Henrico. As the first hospital in North America, its establishment ranks No. 13 on the Henrico Citizen's list of the most significant moments in Henrico's 400-year history. At the 2006 dedication of the new Mount Malady, Peter Marmenstein, CEO of CJW Medical Center, and Del. John O'Bannon were among the speakers who lauded the collaboration among localities, citizens and corporations that had brought the project to fruition. "This is a wonderful story," said O'Bannon. "Local government partners, working together, had the foresight to realize what this could become, [and joined] HCA from the private sector and citizens on the Henricus Foundation. " 'For the sicke and lame' In the first written mention of the original Mount Malady, Robert Johnson of London noted in a description of settlement construction, "Here they were building also an Hospitall with fourscore lodging, and beds alreadie sent to furnish them for the sicke and lame, with keepers' to attend them for their comfort and recoverie." Most likely, the original Mt. Malady was a a long, narrow structure protected by a palisade or paled fence. It held about 40 beds for 80 patients – a step up from the typical European hospital of the time, which might have housed four or more patients of mixed gender per bed, forcing them to sleep head-to-toe in rotating shifts. Modern hospital amenities such as white linens and sanitized instruments were unheard of. As were doctors, for the most part. Colonists were cared for by friends, family, and even the soldiers assigned to protect the hospital. Barber-surgeons might have also staffed Mount Malady, performing such duties as tooth extractions and bleedings and treating intestinal worms – in addition to shaving and cutting hair. Mt. Malady also differed from modern hospitals in its foremost purpose, which was to serve as a retreat or guest house similar to today's "assisted living." For many colonists, Mt. Malady was the first stop as they arrived in the New World. After an Atlantic voyage lasting two to four months, a stay at the hospital gave settlers time to recover from their journey and become acclimatized or "seasoned" to Virginia's unaccustomed heat and humidity. But when those incoming settlers brought infectious disease with them – or when settlers contracted typhoid fever, dysentery and salt poisoning by drinking contaminated water from shallow wells or the James – Mt. Malady would become an acute care facility. Protecting 'investments' Probably no one wanted Mt. Malady to succeed more than The Virginia Company officials. After all, many settlers represented significant investments to the company, which had financed their passages with the expectation of several years of indenture in return. If a settler died owing years of work, The Virginia Company lost money. As a "herbologist" mixed potions at the 2006 dedication, he reminded guests how perilously close the Virginia colony came to failing due to illness at Jamestown. The settlers almost gave up and went home before Lord de La Warre arrived at Jamestown in 1610. "Of the first 3600 who came to the colony, 3,000 didn't make it past a year," the herbologist said. As someone told me, 'Come to Virginia and Die' doesn't make a real good bumper sticker!" But in 1611, Sir Thomas Dale headed upriver from Jamestown to the healthier and more secure environment on the high bluff at Henricus. And this past May, as Henricus celebrated its 400th anniversary with a weekend devoted to Mt. Malady activities, a crowd of hundreds came to observe demonstrations by barber-surgeon re-enactors and participate in making home brews, remedies, and potions. They heard talks about the role of women as primary healers within the home in colonial and Virginia Indian cultures, and saw for themselves what settlers described four centuries ago as a "convenient, strong, healthie and a sweete seate to plant a new Towne in." And if visitors wondered how a hospital perched on that "sweete seate" on the banks of the James could be tagged with such a negative name, they wondered no longer. The name, which at first glance seems to be a corruption of the French word for illness, is not French at all. According to Dr. Morey's research, Mt. Malady's name is actually derived from "Milady," or the Virgin Mary. For details about Henricus, call 748-1613 or visit http://www.henricus.org |
VBS seeks blood donations
Citizen Staff Reports 12/16/2013
Virginia Blood Services (VBS), the sole supplier of blood for more than 20 hospitals throughout the state of Virginia, is in need of blood donors to help replenish the local blood supply over the holidays.
A decline in blood donations is typical during the winter months as people become busy with holiday activities and travel. Patient needs remain steady, however, making it important for people to visit a VBS donor site or mobile drive to give blood. > Read more.
Varina's Big Toy parade to help usher in holiday season
In Varina, one of the most anticipated events of the season is approaching. The 19th Annual Big Toy Parade will return on Dec 14, offering a "homey," small-town feel that helps elicit holiday spirit among participants and spectators alike.
The parade, which begins at 3 p.m., is sponsored by the Battlefield Ruritans and Henrico County Parks and Recreation and is held in conjunction with the James River Boat Parade. It is led by a grand marshal along Old Osborne Turnpike and ends at the Osborne Boat Landing, where hundreds of community members gather to await nightfall and the arrival of lighted boats, concluding a festive holiday celebration. > Read more.
Strikers, Kickers form partnership
Citizen Staff Reports 12/03/2013
The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
Slated to begin play in the fall of 2014, Richmond United will field U13/14, U15/16 and U17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. The teams will train and play home games at two of the top soccer specific complexes in the nation, Ukrop Park and Striker Park. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
It's the final weekend before Christmas – but it doesn't have to be a nightmare! Relax with half-a-million twinkling lights, enjoy Theatre IV on Tour's production of "A Christmas Carol" or experience the 11th annual "Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Metro Richmond Zoo." Another way to relax before the Big Day is with a good book. You can find a vast array of books, covering many genres, and meet authors at the Celebrate with a Book event on Saturday. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Restaurant watch
Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.
Henrico students star in 'Nutcracker'
A number of Henrico students are performing in the Richmond Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, which runs through Dec. 23. Pictured above, left to right are: back row – Elizabeth Sjovald (Mother Ginger), Deema Meguid, Maya Link (Mogi top) and Sophie Rounds (Mother Ginger) and front row – Sarah Echols (Chinese) and Carter Echols (Chinese). > Read more.
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Local expert gives money saving advice for winter
Now is the time to make sure your house beats the deep freeze both for safety and to save you money.
Taking care of their brothers and sisters
American Legion Department of New Mexico Commander Paul Espinoza presents Operation Comfort Warriors gifts to the VA clinic in Albuquerque, N.M., on Dec. 7. Kirk Arnold, who retired as a first sergeant after 20 years in the Air Force, has been in and out of the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Arnold appreciates the physical ... (more)
Cathay Pacific Business Class: Divinely Comfortable
Fuel costs are forming a bigger proportion of total costs than ever before for Hong Kong's dominant airline, Cathay Pacific.
Valles Caldera holds off on new hiking plan
The Albuquerque Journal reports that Valles Caldera Trust Board chairman Kent Salazar made the announcement this week at a board meeting in Albuquerque.
Wintry weather keeps New Mexico in its grip
Cesar Velasco, from Albuquerque, N.M., walks by his truck on the side of highway I-25 Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in La Bajada, N.M. Velasco, a driver for Legacy in Albuquerque, was on his way to Santa Fe to make some deliveries when his truck jackknifed off the slipper highway.
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Albuquerque's La Cueva High School is coming to Carlsbad. However, in this meeting, there will be no final score.
NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover surpasses 100,000 firings of ChemCam Infrared Laser
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has passed the milestone of 100,000 shots fired by its laser.
Levi Chavez civil lawsuit dismissed
The wrongful death civil lawsuit against former Albuquerque police officer Levi Chavez has been dismissed, according to a court document.
New Mexico officer in van shooting is fired
Three New Mexico State Police officers react as a minivan driven by motorist Oriana Farrell pulls away from a chaotic traffic stop that included one officer bashing the van's window with his night stick and another, Elias Montoya, at left, firing three shots as the van drives off, in this video made Oct. 28, from the dashboard camera of the police ... (more)
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Crowds of happy stoners bundled in winter coats are celebrating the anniversary of legal marijuana in Washington state by sparking up under Seattle's Space Needle.
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A case study at the University of New Mexico shows the likelihood that a Great Depression could once again devastate the United States unless the political stalemate in Washington dissolves.
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Not one complaint here!!! People do your research first. – I too am a client of beautiful solutions. I have had nothing but wonderful experiences with all of the staff there. Trisha has done laser hair removal on me for months, and had quite the gentle hand. Boxtox was my second visit (during a huge xmas party) and Trisha was very attentive to my personal needs. She even had the owner, Cindy, come in and do my eyebrows really quick while i was there. Debra is wonderful and very eager. She will go far with this company. She rubbed some knots out of my shoulders once while I was waiting in the waiting room. So CIndy, your doing a wonderful job and I will still come back and send in friends. We love yall.
love beautiful solutions! – I, cathy Quinn of the hills lakeway have been coming to beautiful solutions as a client for almost 4 years. I have had both laser hair removal, laser skin tightening and several IPL treatments by Trish at beautiful solutions and have found the service to be above excellent. Cindy, the owner, has also performed radiesse, juvederm and botox. I find the results to be outstanding. I am also in the beauty business and am a licensed cosmetologist. I have had no hesitation in recommending beautiful solutions to my clients whom have found both pricing and service to be outstanding.
Love Beauitufl Solutions – I have been a customer of Cindy's at Beautiful Solutions for almost 4 years now. I have had everything from Laser Treatments to Botox, and I use many of their products. They have always done a fantastic job and have been caring and accomodating. Cindy will go out of her way to accomodate you with appointments, pricing, etc... she has great luncheons with free giveaways....recommend this Med Spa to all who want a great service at a great price. Thank you Beautiful Solutions for making me feel good about myself.
RUN AWAY! Donâ??t walkâ?¦BURNED BY LASER BY TECH!!! – I was a customer of Beautiful Solutions for over a year, investing in their treatments. Unfortunately, it all changed on 8/26/11 when I was burned with a laser during one of my treatments resulting in pigment loss to a pre-existing tattoo. It had never been an issue with the 6-7 treatments leading up to the burn, so I am lead to believe the burn was purely an act of negligence by the technician on that day, Trish Middleton.
In addition to the pain, healing process, scar tissue, and additional time and investment necessary to fix the problem; Beautiful Solutions has completely left me stranded. They did not take a sympathetic stance to the ordeal I had been through, and I feel completely alienated as a previously loyal client. The Owner (Cindy Andrews) and the Vice President (Jim Andrews) refuse to speak with me about the incident. In addition, they refuse to submit my treatment records, their licensing information, and treatment waivers to me.
I write this review as a warning!!! If you are considering using this med-spa, please be aware of the risks of using Beautiful Solutions for what should be routine procedures. I have zero confidence in their abilities and business practices, so please use this med-spa with a large dose of caution
Ouchless Botox – I've been going to this spa for Botox for the last 4 years. Cindy has a knack for not bruising me. She's always been the consummate professional. I've had issues with other medical spas, so it's a real find to locate someone who can navigate around all the veins in my face. She just moved her practice to new a 20,000 square foot medical complex out by Lakeline mall. I'm very impressed with the new layout.
Some friendly advice for all you new Botox users...
Be sure and use a spa that will mix the Botox in front of you. Cindy told me that when mixed there should be no more than 100 units per 100 unit bottle. If they won't mix it while your watching, then they probably have something to hide.
Before going to any medical spa, do your homework. Don't waste your time on blog sites, where anyone can pretend to be a doctor.
Botox, info for instance can be found on the Allergan website. Botox is made "only" by Allergan.
By checking out their site, I discovered after:
7 days - I should see some improvement in my wrinkles.
30 days - I will see the maximum improvement in my wrinkles.
60 days - I will see some wrinkles coming back.
90 days - I should start looking tired as it has mostly worn off.
Your mileage may very, but probably not by much since the Allergan study sampled over 400 patients.
I've heard stories of it lasting as long as a year, but given what I've read, it was probably just an exaggeration. I know some people just like the attention they receive by juicing up their claims ;)
I don't understand why there are these bad reviews – People need to understand that with the living social voucher, this place has been very busy. Also, i understood immediately that all of these procedures at once wouldn't be the best. So, of course, i called and cleared that up with the spa. The receptionist on the phone was very friendly, and just as friendly in person. I did not have to wait long to get into my appointment and i was very happy with the procedure. I do wish the facial was a bit longer, but i understand that it is just an intro to each service. I am very looking forward to my next procedures and can't wait to see the results.
A sample of Offerings – I too took advantage of the Living Social special. However my experience was different than what some others experienced. Yes it took about four days to get a call back, however I remember they sold over 2000 of the specials and knew they were probably swamped. Frankly I was surprised to be called as soon as I was and not be booked 3 months out, they had availability almost immediately. So luckily I was able to get in right away. My first appointment was with Mindy and she was really sweet to me, originally they had me scheduled for IPL to start with but when I told her my time frame we decided on the facial tightening instead. She really took her time and did a great job. I could tell the difference after just one treatment. Next was my facial this was very close to what some other reviews said and was somewhat dissapointed with this one. Today I just went back for my next three treatments. I have to say they were very professional from the start. Robin gave me a great swedish massage and advice on my hormone therapy. Molly gave a great microdermabrasion treatment and great skincare info and finally Donna did an IPL treatment on my face. All of the experiences today were quite lovely. Finally I feel the best way to experience the special is to think of it as a sampling of five treatments they offer and you may have never tried before. Its very informative and no one tried to pressure me into anything, services or products. They let me know they were available but thats to be expected. Frankly they could be more visible so the clients could see their options. I thought my overall experience was very good. I'm glad I went and tried things I've never tried before. I will definitely come back as they have specials all month long on your areas of interest. Thank-You to everyone at Beautiful Solutions Med Spa for making my experience worth the trip and more....
RIP OFF UNPROFESSIONAL – I give them a zero rating no eh. This place is hazardous! I was refunded by LivingSocial as my first experience was exactly as stated by the three previous people. Beware
This is not what you think of when you hear "Spa". – I bought my wife a livingsocial Beautiful Solutions spa package as a gift. After making several attempts to call and schedule an appointment, she finally got a time slot. She just called me from the first of three separate appointments (this wasn't specified in the fine print) with the terrible review. I sure wish I had not purchased the "gift" as this was far from the expected spa experience.
Walking in, she counted seven people behind the counter and she stood at the counter for a full two minutes trying to get someone's attention before she was helped.
The ambiance was more of a doctors office than a spa which may be what they're going for, but it was overall and unpleasant atmosphere.
Today she was supposed to get a facial, but what it turned out to be was someone who washed her face and then studied her skin under a light and finally told her that she needed what amounted to hundreds of dollars worth of work. It was an upsell job. No hot towel to open the pores, no facial massage. She reported that it amounted to what any woman does to take her makeup off and no more. She basically drove an hour to have her face washed and be told how bad her skin is. Hardly what someone thinks of when she goes for a facial at a spa.
Of the services offered as part of the "package" she can only do two of the five as a single experience. The other three require the purchase of expensive creams, and the dedication to sign up with and continue monthly treatments indefinitely. She was told that if she didn't continue the treatments that doing what we had purchased in the "spa package" would be a waste of time.
Essentially all she will get out of the deal is a 30 minute Swedish massage in a doctor's office. Hardly a deal for $50.
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Gevokizumab, a new diabetes drug, may improve fluctuations in blood sugar and reduce inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes....
In type 2 diabetes, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a protein that causes β-cells in the pancreas to fail. Gevokizumab is a drug that fights these IL-1β proteins.
Marc Y. Donath, MD, of the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, and colleagues recently studied the effects and safety of gevokizumab in patients with type 2 diabetes.
They found that patients taking medium doses of gevokizumab reduced their HbA1c levels by 0.85 percent after three months. These patients had improved sensitivity to insulin and lower levels of C-reactive protein -- a sign of inflammation, which is a key characteristic of diabetes.
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Top 10: Cultural experiences in Mpumalanga
1Kanyamazane Township Tour, Nelspruit
Head for this vibey township that is a colourful, bustling mix of Swazi and Tsonga people. Check out arts & craft centres, traditional healers and shebeens.
2Artists Route, White River
Visit the studios and showrooms of some of the country's foremost artists, including potters, weavers, candle makers, glassblowers, sculptors – and even taxidermists.
3Shangana Cultural Village, Hazyview
Set in a heady sub-tropical landscape, and built of wood and thatch, Shangana is an excellent place for an evening under the stars enjoying traditional dancing, drumming, feasting and lively storytelling.
4Kaapsche Hoop
Explore the misty heights of this historic gold mining village which is now famed for its coffee shops, pubs and more than a hundred wild horses!
5Matsamo Cultural Village, Jeppe's Reef border post
What makes the Swazi people so famed for their culture, folkore, dancing, drumming and arts? Head for Matsamo and immerse yourself in this rich and ancient African culture.
6Rock Art Routes
Mountain caves across Mpumalanga bear testament to the intrepid San people who once roamed here, leaving behind a virtual gallery of the masters of the Stone Age.
7Botshabelo Cultural Village, Middelburg
Step back in time to a Victorian village with a museum complex, parsonage and church, as well as an authentic Ndebele village.
8Pilgrim's Rest
The first place where gold was discovered in South Africa, the entire village is a living monument to the gold rush days, featuring charming museums, shops and hotels.
9The historic town of Barberton
The historic town of Barberton dates back to the 1880s gold rush. Take a heritage trail along original 19th-century kerbstones or follow in the footsteps of the original miners. Visit an old but still working gold mine, and watch young artisans fashion jewellery from the world's oldest gold.
10Labyrinth at Boondocks, Barberton
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We wanted to tell you about our cool new bowls we received from Long Tail Pet Products.
They are called the DogPause Bowls:
Oh boy, a pretty red one.....
Hmmmm, I think I like the blue one best, Snickers can have the red one since we get to keep both bowls.
The DogPause Bowls help to slow down fast eaters like me Butchy! Yep, I can truly say it has worked for me. Snickers doesn't eat quite as fast as me, but it has slowed her down too.
The DogPause dog bowl works to slow down the pace of eating and aid with portion control in the following ways:
- Divides the bowl into 4 feeding zones
- Each feeding zone is 1/2 cup in capacity and designed to "block" the dog from putting his full snout into the bowl; this slows down eating pace as your dog needs to use his tongue for each bite
- After your dog finishes each zone, he must re-position himself for the next zone
- The bowl is designed to slide a little on the floor, further slowing down the dog as he needs to re-position for each bite
I must add that Snickers & I both have to squirm around to get into all four sections. Mama tried to time me Butchy while I was eating out of the bowl the first few times. When eating out of my old bowl, it takes me about 60 seconds to eat my food. With my new DogPause bowl, it takes about 5 minutes, no kidding!! Mama was thrilled that the new bowl made us eat slower.
The only thing she found that she did not like about the bowls, is that when we get our pumpkin & yogurt on top of our kibble for lunch time feeding, errrrr, ummmmmm, our moustaches get just covered with orange pumpkin, hehehehe! Snickers absolutely refused to let Mama post a picture of her with an orange moustache, sorry. So for wet foods, the bowls might not work as neatly for longer hair faced dogs. Shorthair breeds should have no problems eating wet foods in these bowls.
So if your dog snarfs food down in no time flat, these are the bowls for you!
To buy your new bowl, please check out their site: http://www.dogpausebowl.com/dog_bowls_s/1.htm
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President Bush released his FY 2004 budget request on 2/3/03, the highlights of which included $18.1 billion for the new Dep't of Homeland Security's Border & Transportation Security Directorate, with additional resources for backlog reduction and entry/exit system technology.
Click on the following link to view the complete budget documents:http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/usbudget/budget-fy2004/
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Protecting the Homeland: Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
The President has requested a budget which reflects his clear commitment to supporting the priorities and the mission of the Department of Homeland Security. The Fiscal Year 2004 budget supports the Department's effort to implement the objectives outlined in the President's National Strategy for Homeland Security including:
The Department will move forward with a sustained and cohesive strategy in key areas such as improving security at the nation's borders, implementing grant programs to ensure that first responders are properly trained and equipped, decreasing the vulnerabilities of the nation's critical infrastructure, protecting against bio-terrorism, advancing research in science and technology aimed at countering terrorist attacks, improving intelligence analysis and coordination and recapitalizing the Coast Guard.
The budget seeks to maintain funding for critical operations of each of the Department agencies and organizations since their individual missions will enable the Department to achieve its overall vision for securing the homeland.
The Fiscal Year 2004 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security is $36.2 billion. This represents a 7.4 percent increase in funding over FY2003, and a 64 percent increase ($14.1 billion) over FY2002, with over 60 thousand staff added to protect our country. The consolidation of these entities into the new Department is the largest federal reorganization in more than 50 years.
Improving Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
This budget will support the Department's ability to analyze and identify potential threats, assess vulnerabilities, map those threats to vulnerabilities and provide the information from which to organize protective measures. $829 million is requested for this initiative - an increase of $652 million (370 percent) over the FY2003 level.
This funding includes approximately $500 million to assess the nation's critical infrastructure (e.g., nuclear power plants, water facilities, telecommunications networks, and transportation systems) and to work to ensure that our highest priority vulnerabilities are addressed.
Advancing and Harnessing Science and Technology
$803 million is requested for the Department to use American ingenuity and develop new partnerships with the private sector to research, develop and deploy homeland security technologies that will make America safer - an eight-fold increase over 2002.
The Science and Technology Directorate's Advanced Research Project Agency will direct $350 million in new funding to address gaps in high-priority operational areas like protecting critical infrastructure and our borders.
Preparing for and Responding to National Emergencies
One of the Department's top priorities is to ensure that our nation is prepared to respond to incidents throughout our country. The budget requests $5.9 billion for Emergency Preparedness and Response, an increase of 16 percent ($838 million) over FY2003.
The Emergency Prepared and Response Directorate will coordinate all necessary response efforts quickly and effectively, including maintaining and strengthening the Strategic National Stockpile of drugs, vaccines, and equipment with $400 million requested to continue this initiative. An additional $890 million is requested to pre-purchase critically needed vaccines and medication for bio-defense.
Securing the Nation's Borders and Transportation System
$18.1 billion is requested for the Border and Transportation Security Directorate to meet the strategic goals of improving border security and transportation security, while at the same time facilitating the unimpeded and reliable flow of commerce and people across our borders and through our airports, seaports, highways and railways. The budget also supports the Department's effort to restructure the border security agencies to enhance efficiencies and create greater accountability in one seamless border service.
$4.8 billion is requested for the Transportation Security Administration, an increase of $160 million from FY2003 after subtracting one-time costs from its start-up. TSA will build on its success of hiring and deploying a new professional screening workforce to strengthen its operations for enhancing security for our nation's transportation system.
The budget request also includes funding for the comprehensive Entry-Exit system, which will enable the Department to track the entry and exit of visitors to the United States. $100 million in new resources is requested in FY2004 for a total of $480 million.
The Department recognizes that state and local governments face new and unprecedented threats. This budget will them help obtain the tools, resources, and information they need to do their jobs. $3.5 billion is requested to support the nation's first responders, including $500 million in grants for assistance to firefighters, $500 million for state and local law enforcement terrorism prevention initiatives, and $181 million for the Citizen Corps.
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Securing the Nation's Ports and Ensuring Safety in our Waterways
The Coast Guard will work with the Border and Transportation Security Directorate to ensure that the safety and security of our nation's waterways and ports. $6.7 billion is provided to recapitalize the Coast Guard, an additional $615 million, which is ten percent above the FY2003 level - supporting the deployment of Maritime Safety and Security Teams, the procurement of coastal patrol boats, and continued development of the maritime "911" system. $134 million is requested for the maritime "911" system.
The budget includes $500 million to continue the "Deepwater" program, which is upgrading the Coast Guard's fleet of cutters, aircraft, and related systems to improve performance across DHS as the Coast Guard's activities become more integrated with other DHS components.
Improving Immigration Services
The Department is committed to greatly improving immigration benefits to the more than seven million annual applicants. The FY2004 budget continues the President's $500 million initiative to reduce the backlog of applications, while at the same time ensuring that our nation's policies for issuing visas to visitors are consistent with security and foreign policy interests.
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The Secret Service will continue to protect our leaders, implement security at designated National Special Security Events and suppress counterfeiting through the $1.3 billion requested in the budget, an increase of nearly 10 percent over FY2003.
Strengthening all other Essential Missions
The FY2004 budget provides $12.2 billion for other essential missions not specifically related to homeland security, an increase of 5 percent. This includes:
For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press secretaryFebruary 3, 2003
Fact Sheet: President Bush's 2004 Budget
Today's Action
The President's FY 2004 budget, released today, will strengthen our economy, prosecute the war against terror, defend our nation and allow Americans to keep more of their own money. The budget also makes major new investments in top priorities - including education, Medicare, health care, homeland security, energy independence, the environment, compassion and the unemployed.
President Bush believes that the best way to hold down deficits is to promote pro-growth policies and control government spending. His budget holds the overall increase in government spending to 4% -- the same amount as the paychecks of America's families.
Key Points on The President's FY 2004 Budget
Strengthening the Economy: The President's budget includes his jobs and economic growth plan to speed the pace of America's economic recovery and get more Americans back to work.
Winning the War on Terrorism: To address the needs of America's military and protect our nation, the budget provides $380 billion for our nation's military, a $15 billion or 4.2% increase.
Securing the Homeland: The President's budget provides $41 billion for total homeland security spending. Excluding Department of Defense spending, the budget includes $35 billion for homeland security, a $2.5 billion or 7.6% increase that more than doubles funding over the past two years. The budget includes:
Modernizing Medicare with Prescription Drug Coverage: The President's budget proposes to invest $400 billion over 10 years to strengthen and improve Medicare with prescription drug coverage.
Excellence in Education: Last year, the President signed into law historic education reforms through the No Child Left Behind Act. The budget provides unprecedented levels of education funding to help strengthen America's schools. It includes $53.1 billion for education programs, an increase of $2.8 billion from FY 2003 and an increase of $3.2 billion over FY 2002. This funding represents an increase of 47% over FY 2000 and a 131% increase in education spending over the last 8 years. The budget includes $1.9 billion more for Pell Grants. The Budget strongly supports the No Child Left Behind Act with:
Strengthening Health Care: The budget provides $89 billion in health care tax credits to expand access to health care. It also proposes the creation of new tax-free savings accounts which could be used for health care needs and long-term care.
Improving the Environment: The President's budget builds on his strong commitment to protecting our environment through new technology, conservation, and responsible stewardship. It includes:
Promoting Compassion: The President's budget includes proposals to help extend the America's compassion to helping our neediest neighbors at home and abroad. It includes:
Budget Discipline: The best way to counter deficits is through stronger economic growth and spending discipline in Washington. This budget would hold spending growth to 4%, no faster than the growth of the average American families' paycheck.
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