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Contrast that with his predecessor, Cardinal Edward Egan, who refused to invite Senator John Kerry when he was opposing President Bush.
Dolan was never going to allow himself to be caught in the meat grinder that Egan did on that occasion.
Though he is suing Obama over health care legislation Dolan knew that snubbing Obama on this occasion would cause a huge backlash.
The Al Smith dinner called after the first major Irish Catholic candidate for president, is a presidential year tradition, a night when the impact of the Catholic vote is recognized.
Cardinal Dolan does the right thing by inviting President Obama to Al Smith dinner -- Avoids the massive mistake of his predecessor Cardinal Egan who snubbed John Kerry
Dolan knew what happened his predecessor. Egan came under immense pressure and eventually kicked for touch and invited Hugh Carey as the Obama surrogate and President Bush senior as his son's spokesman.
It all came crashing down on Egan who suffered a massive loss of prestige as a result.
With a Catholic Democratic governor in Andrew Cuomo with whom he has cordial relations, Dolan knew well that not inviting Obama would cause a huge rift.
Obama's presence on the night will be significant. The Catholic vote is absolutely critical in this election, especially in key states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Ironically the tenets of Mormonism are far more hostile to Catholicism and potentially cause problems for Romney than anything Obama might have to say.
Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon religion, speaking of the vision he had to start his church noted that he asked his angel what about other religions.
"I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof. He again forbade me to join with any of them;..."
Romney will obviously not be highlighting that aspect of the relationship between his religion and that of Catholicism.
Apart from the debates the men will not be seen in the same company other than at the Al Smith dinner.
Cardinal Dolan has done the right thing here and deserves credit. There is more than enough divisiveness in American politics already.
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colleenbarry | Aug 14, 2012, 11:50 AM EDT
Strongly Disagree. I am catholic. The damage that can happen is not right to the USA. This is not only a catholic issue and the country is watching. Besides the catholics, Cardinal Dolan inviting Obama is not fair to ALL THE OTHER RELGIONS in our country. They are all being attacked (asked to not live what they believe or pay a Fine that will destroy org.'s or take money away from the needy) by the Obama Administration.
The USA and religious institutions have always worked well together. NO REASON FOR THIS ATTACK.
Past Cardinals with the Arch. Diocese of NY have not invited pres. candidate in the past for much less of a concern.
Thanks to my Christian upbringing I Know Right and Wrong and this dinner invite is wrong.
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seanomelb | Aug 10, 2012, 08:05 PM EDT
What a great Idea Briano!! Romney might learn to be more gracious and appealing to his coloured brothers.
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BrianO | Aug 10, 2012, 11:59 AM EDT
Perhaps Romney should set up a dinner with Reverend Wright for a photo op, might help him out with the Black theology constituency.
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Robbie69 | Aug 09, 2012, 10:37 PM EDT
The quote you have about Joseph Smith is misleading. Joseph Smith asked if he should join the Presbyterian, Episcopal or Methodist Church, and the angel responded, "None of them." But Joseph Smith forgot to ask about the Catholic Church, and so it looks like Joseph Smith started out on the wrong path, right from the beginning. It should also be noted that in upstate New York, within 50 miles of where Joseph Smith had his visions, two other denominations also got their start. The reason for this religious fervor, and the region is called the "Burned Out" region, is because most of the settlers had moved west from Massachusetts and Puritan country. And Puritans take their relgion very seriously.
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nydebi | Aug 09, 2012, 09:45 PM EDT
BRAVO!!! Please take a look at my blog. We are in full agreement :)
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katiemac | Aug 09, 2012, 07:43 PM EDT
McHugh is a GP, and how she chooses to practice is anybody's guess, but I would bet that she perscribes, at the very least contraception and probably Plan B abortifaecients. She moonlights as a semi-professional Catholic renegade and nay-sayer.
I think good manners dictate hs eminence invite Obama to the Al Smith dinner. Afterall Al was a Democrat in the days prior to their moral decay. But good taste dictates Obama decline.
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seanomelb | Aug 09, 2012, 05:45 PM EDT
woundedknee should worry about his wounded brain. I recommend he take three tablespoons of common sense daily. AS I am not an MD I may seek DrMcHugh's advice on this matter as the medicine I recommend may be lethal for the poor chap. I see kilgara is back with his/her hate speech.
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jetsnoone | Aug 09, 2012, 04:40 PM EDT
Dis-invite the guy, he is a known abortionist.
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eiriamach | Aug 09, 2012, 04:18 PM EDT
As usual, Woundedknee misrepresents the facts and throws invective at another commenter. As of the July 2012 Pew Forum "Religion and Politics" poll, Catholics favor Obama by 51 percent when they are asked the question "Who would do the best job of reflective your views on social issues like abortion, gay rights, ... ?" This is one percentage point higher than voters in general, and it includes Catholics who are aware of the bishops' protests against the Obama administration. These Catholics disagree with their bishops' protests by 78 percent. You can check the stats out at the Pew Forum Research Center on Religion and Public Life web site.
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Springfield9 | Aug 09, 2012, 03:43 PM EDT
When you dine with the Devil ...use a long spoon
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WoundedKnee | Aug 09, 2012, 03:26 PM EDT
Hey "Doctor" McHugh: Are you one of the abortionist "doctors"? In case you didn't know it, Catholics are opposed to abortion. Maybe you belong to some other church, but it sure ain't the Catholic Church! So don't falsely use the term "my church", you hypocrite.
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DrMcHugh | Aug 09, 2012, 02:47 PM EDT
I am glad to hear that Cardinal Dolan is inviting President Obama to the dinner. President Obama cares about all Americans and is a good leader. I am grateful that President Obama cares about women's issues and defends the right of women to make their own decisions according to their own consciences. Sadly, the all male leaders in my church seem to want to impose their will on women and oppress women, even the nuns. President Obama sees women as equals. The leaders in the Roman Catholic Church see women as second class citizens, in my view.
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wilhoef | Aug 09, 2012, 01:48 PM EDT
I didn't know that Cardinal Dolan was political.
I wouldn't invite ObaMao to a dog fight unless he were to be in the ring fighting!
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kilgara | Aug 09, 2012, 01:00 PM EDT
This invitation illustrates the loss of Catholic voting power. This bum {Obummer} stridently pushes for more and more abortions. Past cardinals {Hughes, Hayes, Spellman} would have buried him politically.
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Chiefjustice | Aug 09, 2012, 12:58 PM EDT
Does anyone realy think thatafter the Presidents remarks re planed parent hood. He has much of a chance with Catholics. Not to even mention 2,000,000 K of C members...
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Liam McGee
I worked at The Hartford full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – Decent pay, willing to hire anyone with a pulse
Cons – The job was great when I began in the department. It started going down the tubes as soon as Liam came onboard. Frankly, no level of pay is enough to compensate for the working conditions in The Hartford call centers anymore. Shall I count the ways:
Made to feel like a number rather than a human being. LOUD working environment. Zero privacy. Managers looking over your shoulder constantly. Cross-training on multiple lines of business overstretches front-line reps beyond all imagining. Breaks and lunches subject to change up to zero hour, at the whim of call forecasters. Horrible adherence policy. Frequent rearranging of cubicles for no apparent rhyme or reason, over the objections of otherwise happy employees. Outsourced all the fun work to India and the Philippines, leaving onshore employees to handle difficult customer calls all day, every day. Frequent shifting of workers between multiple managers. Some are great and hands-off. Some are small-minded micromanagers. You do not get a say whatsoever.
Working here literally drove me down a spiral of depression for years. If you haven't moved on to another department or position within the first 12-18 months, you never will. And if you aren't a manager's darling, you will be stuck in this department until you die or quit out of anger/frustration (whichever comes first). Luckily, I lined up another job and got the hell out of there.
It's pretty hard to get fired, I will say that. But if you aren't on top of your numbers, you will be subject to boring and/or embarrassing coaching sessions constantly.
Advice to Senior Management – Get Ramani Ayer back? Or at least drop Liam. Bring your business back onshore.
But let's be real, no amount of complaining, no matter how justified, will get this hivemind to change. We do not matter, and you make sure we know it.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at The Hartford full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Generous PTO, Co-Workers, and Tuition Reimbursement
Cons – Change, change, and more change has become the new norm within this disorganized organization. Not only do processes change by the month, it seems as if both corporate and local management tend to be short-sighted in their approach to achieving profitability. The regard for impact to workflow, timeliness, and dare I say, quality, escapes the minds of those creating "convoluted" processes only to champion their individual interest. When management is only interested in cutting corners for the sake of that sizeable (yet inequitable) bonus, quality is bound to suffer.
Morale is at an all-time low, as many seasoned employees are being pushed out for something younger, cheaper, and corporately pliable. Once known for its strong legacy of excellence, diversity, and teamwork, Hartford has been reduced to a corporate sweatshop ran by passive agressive willies seeking to pad their experience for the next plush opportunity. With the continued selling off of several subsidiaries, I have a strange feeling that "HIG" is going to fall faster than the Roman Empire.
Advice to Senior Management – Before you implement a new process, initiative, or campaign, you should consider the prospective impact such decisions have on productivity and decreased efficiency, as such things will translate to long-term hemorrhaging of profit.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I have been working at The Hartford full-time for more than a year
Pros – There are only a few good things in the Tampa office. A small office, that lets you think you are working for a small company. Very casual environment, with business casual and even able to wear shorts in the summers. Some of the people in this office are a great people and deserve so much more and they are the only source of inspiration to keep going to work.
Cons – Training for this position is very short and amateurish. They have online training with a few everything. Its not very in depth and by the end it leaves you not knowing much at all in how to do your job. After you start taking claims, your manager is going to give you a mentor and tell you to ask that person for help and the manager for help. The mentor is another adjuster that keeps the same workload and will get stressed if you asked too many questions so you are just going to try to figure things out on your own as the managers are always appear to be busy.
There is a culture of following metrics that are not realistic, and everyone in the office (except managers) think its a joke. The metrics appear to be build around making them impossible to accomplish.
Manager talk behind the backs of the adjusters in the floor. Some of the managers have personal relationships with other managers and appears to get in the way of constructive work.
Work is stressful (not because you are handling claim) but because management makes it stressful. One way is by having meeting several times a week on how bad the department is doing. The main focus is to always answer your phone and this meeting are making it hard to do so.
Phone metrics take into account calls that you miss while on lunch and break and they stress answering your phones so much that adjusters are not taking breaks, lunch, and/or answering each other lines in order not to get yelled or fired. ( so basically you are punished if you missed calls while you are in lunch ).
The turn over in this place is high, and if you make it a over a year you could be a senior employee in your team (very sad )
This office only has 3 positions, one which is impossible to get, so there is not room for growth at all.
You are expected to rush through your files, if they have Over time they might give you time for it, but if not they will tell you are working too slow.
Advice to Senior Management – Please change management, stop relationships between managers. Listen to workers, and change the metrics.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I worked at The Hartford full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Steady, secure job
Pay is good and hours are generally not overwhelming
There will always be a need for The Hartford's services as mandated by the Federal Government
Cons – Limited advancement opportunity
Overwhelming, inflexible bureaucracy
Still using Microsoft Office 2003 in 2013
Childish office politics
Focus is on the process, not the result
Innovation is a foreign concept and actively discouraged
Advice to Senior Management – Adherence to a corporate/business mindset that seems to remain relatively unchanged, at least philosophically, since the 1980's is not a good way to attract/retain young talent.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I worked at The Hartford full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – The Hartford was once the envy of the insurance industry - an old institution, loyal to its employees, etc. They didn't overpay, but they also didn't lay workers off, so one traded potential for security. Brand name used to be excellent, as was its integrity.
Cons – In my 12 years with The Hartford, everything that used to be true changed. The economy tanked, and the company couldn't decide what its position in the market was. Huge numbers of employees were let go. Large parts of their business were sold. What used to be a proud institution was in shambles. The stock was worth nothing. And there was no clear direction. And since the recession hit, the situation has really improved very little. Nobody I know there is very happy, or secure in their role. It's really a shame.
Advice to Senior Management – Without a doubt, employees aren't treated anywhere near the way they should be. Many upper level management ran departments without clear direction or support. As obvious as it sounds, as long as you remain in business, you will HAVE to recognize your people. Listen to them. Give them direction, but show empathy and support. The human side of The Hartford is severely lacking in all of the above.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
I worked at The Hartford full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Decent salary and met some very nice people while employed here.
Cons – Chaotic environment (outsourcing) with very little opportunity to grow. Finance is always in clean-up mode. Management talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. Very poor work life balance as a result of constantly having to re-engineer processes because of a disorganized approach to project work and poor management decisions; with a lack of management support to the individuals having to deal with the aftermath.
Advice to Senior Management – Nepotism is running rampant in the Finance areas. Too bad, because a lot of talented, committed and highly qualified talent is being lost. Change is necessary, but take a more thoughtful and organized approach. Give more rewards and recognition to employees in the business areas who are guiding and correcting the mistakes of the project team. Offer an environment where talented and dedicated individuals can grow and thrive.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I worked at The Hartford full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Loved my coworkers, location was great, good pay and benefits
Cons – Basic corporate politics. Setting unattainable goals and expecting the employees to be robots.
I have been working at The Hartford full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – 401k match and stock plan. Flexible schedule. Slowly improving technology. Middle management is understanding of upper managements limitations and lack of direction. Opportunities to move laterally.
Cons – Poor pay structure relative to industry competitors, salaried employees are expected to work 10+ hours of unpaid overtime weekly, poor work/life balance. Poor management. Every detail of your day is micromanaged to the most extreme measures, no trust in base level employees. Limited growth opportunities.
Advice to Senior Management – Start trusting your employees rather than attempting to control their every move. Give people time off that is actual time off, not just your work piling up on their desk during their absence. Pay people what they are worth, not the minimum you can to keep them on board.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
I worked at The Hartford full-time for more than a year
Pros – I can't think of one pro.
Cons – No longer has a good training program. ZERO work/life balance. Lowest pay in the insurance industry.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at The Hartford full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – The people are very nice, I must give them that. I would say that just about everyone is very nice and willing to help, however, the managers aren't always knowledgeable enough to actually help.
Cons – They promise working from home and no Saturday's after a short period, along with these huge bonuses. That is not reality. The bonuses are very poor and no one from my class has been moved remote or taken off Saturday's. We've been there over two years and it was all a big carrot to get you in there.
Advice to Senior Management – Be honest with people in the interviews and it would save you from having to keep hiring to cover all the people leaving.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
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My wife and I just spent 4 nights at the Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto, completing a 12 day trip in Japan. We were extremely happy with our choice. We chose the Japanese style En-suite room, loved it. Very spacious, nice public kitchen. The Zen-meditation class is a must, and amonst other benefits included are the free bikes, and the calm!!!... More
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I hope you won't think I'm picking on small animals, but I've been thinking about Easter and the Easter bunny.
Why a bunny? Bunnies don't lay eggs, birds lay eggs. Why do bunnies deliver the eggs laid by chickens (and maybe ducks and geese and other feathered specimens) and hide them for children to have a fun day hunting for eggs and gobbling the candy contained within? Is it because bunnies hop along at a pretty good rate of speed?
I suppose that given the bunnies' speed potential, the expectation is that they can hit all the houses in the world in a given night — not unlike Santa's reindeer making home delivery to millions of children around the world.
It's interesting that three of our major holidays involve small animals as mascots of a sort. There is the Easter bunny, of course, and Santa's reindeer make an appearance for Christmas, and Halloween gives us black cats while Thanksgiving makes do with a turkey which gets consumed for the holiday feast.
Still, the Easter bunny would have to hop at a pretty fast pace to make it around the world and over the oceans. Of course, rabbits tend to be prolific and I suppose it is difficult to tell one bunny from another, so it is possible, maybe even probable, to have multiple Easter bunnies.
We do not have any sort of animal to help Uncle Sam celebrate the Fourth of July. I wonder if that's because we call on animals only on those change-of-season holidays and not on those celebrations devised by mankind to give us an excuse to eat too much or take a day off to just hang out.
I wish I had thought to ask Punxsutawney Phil when I talked with him last week. Groundhog Day is one of those made-up, man-made celebrations and they picked Phil as an emblem of that day.
Just another of life's mysteries, I guess.
Liz Ciancone is a retired Tribune-Star reporter. Send email to email@example.com.
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LIZ CIANCONE: The mystery of the small animal mascot
- Liz Ciancone
MS. TAKES: Plenty of downsides to tree with candlelight
I had been spinning my wheels over Thanksgiving preparations the other day, so my Best Friend took me out for breakfast — a little luxury I never tire of. Our friend, Bill, stopped by our table to offer holiday felicitations and the conversation turned, as it often does this time of year, to Christmas.
LIZ CIANCONE: Plenty of downsides to tree with candlelight
I had been spinning my wheels over Thanksgiving preparations the other day, so my Best Friend took me out for breakfast — a little luxury I never tire of.
LIZ CIANCONE: Mourning a death is a personal exercise
One does not properly "celebrate" an assassination, but it certainly doesn't hurt to be reminded that there are a lot of nuts out there. Coverage this past week of the anniversary of the Kennedy assassination still has the power to disturb, but all the theories won't undo the facts.
LIZ CIANCONE: The greatest invention ever? Frozen orange juice
We were talking the other day and someone posed the question: "What do you think has been the greatest invention of all time?"
LIZ CIANCONE: Even mild forecast can give you the shivers
The local weather report the other evening included a bit of folklore. Our weather guru said that the story is that if snakes have not crawled off to winter quarters by late October, we were in for a mild winter.
LIZ CIANCONE: Extra hour gives more time to reset all the clocks
At the risk of becoming a bore, I really hate daylight saving time.
LIZ CIANCONE: Baseball's cool days equal cold hard cash
I was driving to the grocery the other day and was startled when a few ice crystals rattled against the windshield.
LIZ CIANCONE: What songs are on your personal hit parade?
Is it possible that you could rattle off your 10 or 12 favorite recordings of all time on the spur of the moment?
LIZ CIANCONE: Finding a little quiet time harder than ever
Two things I especially miss about living in a small town like Yorkville are the quiet and the dark. Both offered an opportunity for quality quiet time to just think.
LIZ CIANCONE: If only we could see next fad coming
I've never claimed to be a smart investor. In my defense, I would need a crystal ball, or a double deck of tarot cards, or maybe a Ouija board to anticipate what gadget or fad would be the next to tweak the public fancy and earn me a million dollars.
LIZ CIANCONE: Congress deserves to be fired for actions
I don't like to write about politics. I'm not interested in trying to convert anyone to my preference, and hope the same courtesy will be extended to me.
LIZ CIANCONE: Choosing a wedding date is personal
It wasn't that long ago when I sat at the "society desk" at The Tribune-Star. I learned that August was second only to June as the favored month for weddings. And, every so often, there is a program of providers of everything from flowers to wedding cakes and gowns. I suppose this is to assure that the happy event will be done "properly."
LIZ CIANCONE: Weather throws a wrinkle in the ironing
I'm convinced that Mother Nature is throwing me a curve ball — high and inside, at that.
LIZ CIANCONE: Game used ad slogans to craft good stories
Years ago I received a special game for Christmas.
LIZ CIANCONE: Today's headlines, tomorrow's history
Someone once said that a newspaper was a rough draft of history. It was probably Dr. Beatty, my favorite history professor.
LIZ CIANCONE: School supplies these days just don't add up
School bells rang yesterday to begin a new school year. I really wish I was still of an age to trek back to that proverbial "little red schoolhouse."
LIZ CIANCONE: Puzzles do make the best games
I come from a family of game players. Mom and Dad would pass the evening hours with a cribbage board sitting between them on a table.
LIZ CIANCONE: Taking comfort in the familiar
I find that change just isn't as much fun as it once was. There is comfort in the familiar — an old pair of shoes or a mattress which seems to have lumps in all the right places. I'm falling into a rut. I tend to do things in the same old way, eat lunch at the same old places and see the same faces in the usual spots. In general, it means taking life as it comes, easily and comfortably.
LIZ CIANCONE: Cooking with love may be the difference
A lot of us when faced with the question, "What's for supper?" wish we could turn it over to our moms. Somehow every mom is remembered as a super cook. Maybe that's because our fondest memories of food center around the supper table of our youth.
LIZ CIANCONE: TV reality shows have a colorful history
We rarely turn on our television set until time for the evening news, and sometimes we turn it off at the end of that half hour. If I were a male, I would be a curmudgeon.
LIZ CIANCONE: Another beloved dog goes to heaven
We are short one granddog. This past week, "Indy" could no longer use her back legs and she went to that great dog kennel in the hereafter.
LIZ CIANCONE: Withdrawn society not very social any more
My Best Friend and I went out for lunch the other day. It was a sit-down place with our own "server" (in my day I was called "a waitress") and everything offering personal attention. The manager even came over to ask if everything was all right.
LIZ CIANCONE: Technology, new fabrics made ironing much easier
As surely as Tuesday follows Monday on the calendar, ironing day followed wash day on Mom's housekeeping chart.
LIZ CIANCONE: Looking back at memories of 'history'
I was reading a whodunit the other day. The protagonist was trying to solve the mystery of what had happened to a local citizen soldier who had disappeared during the war.
LIZ CIANCONE: Smell of fresh air gave way to dryers
Remember when clean clothes smelled like fresh air and sunshine rather than fabric softener and dryer sheets?
LIZ CIANCONE: Courts see a different appearance than cops
Have you ever noticed the transformation between the arrest of an accused lawbreaker and the first appearance in court?
LIZ CIANCONE: We always want more than we need
Washington seems more preoccupied with the unemployment rate than they are about the constant stalemate. Still with thousands out of work and the unemployment rate hovering somewhere between 7 percent and 9 percent, it does deserve more than a passing nod.
LIZ CIANCONE: Old age is in email of the beholder
My Best Friend isn't much for writing letters, so email has opened a new world for him. He can dash off a few words to a high school friend or his college roommate — now living in Florida and Washington State,
LIZ CIANCONE: A memory test from the oldtime radio days
For some reason, I seem to be the go-to source for all sorts of obscure information out at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.
LIZ CIANCONE: Friskey no doubt was in favor of gun control
I once owned a gun. Actually, it was Dad's gun and I was allowed to use it. He bought an air gun which shot BB's to protect our home — in a way.
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Each Sunday, we profile a worker on the job in the Cape Fear region. Today, it's Miranda Hatfield of Little Gym of Fayetteville.
Age: 25
Employer: Little Gym of Fayetteville
How long have you worked there? She started in May 2010
What does your job entail? "I teach a lot of classes for child development, 4-year-olds to 8- to 12-year-olds. Those include gymnastics, dance, karate and sports skills." She also shares office duties with other employees at the gym, to include scheduling, some employee training, answering phones and customer service.
What was your prior job? She worked at another gym.
How did you get into this field? "I've always loved working with kids. I wanted to be a teacher, and I moved here and found Miss Connie (Tator, the owner), and just kind went from there. I always loved music as a kid, so that's a big part of why i like it. ... I always wanted originally to be a classroom teacher, then I started working with preschoolers in environments like this, in a more play environment, and I loved it."
What is a common question people ask when you tell them what you do? "Everyone always says, 'It must be so much fun. Is it a lot of fun? Do you get to play all day?' Well, yes and no. It is a lot of fun, I do get to play a lot, but there's a lot of development that goes on mentally, physically and emotionally. It's serious fun."
What should someone consider if they are interested in your job? "They should consider being able to be physically fit and active, and smiling and enthusiastic. And you have to love kids."
What do you like most about your job? "Watching that light bulb moment when a kid figures out how to problem-solve. Or when they're trying a skill and the moment when they achieve it."
How do you handle an upset child? "You learn ways to distract them and help them cope with things. But you definitely know how to distract them."
What was your first job? A waitress at Pizza Inn in Archdale, where she grew up.
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In South Texas it is not uncommon to hear a strange noise while you are out in the pasture. It is an ominous muffled buzzing sound with overtones of a breeze blowing through mesquite leaves. If you recognize the sound for what it is, and if you are quick enough and look up in time, you may see the cause as it passes overhead.
Not long ago we got word that a neighbor on a ranch nearby had been attacked by Africanized "killer" bees. The injuries were many but not life threatening. This kind of news is becoming more and more common. A friend was attacked a few years ago as he was driving a bulldozer, clearing brush. He managed to get to his truck, but was stung many times. Luckily he was not allergic to bee stings and got off with just a few dozen nasty red welts on his hide. Still, deaths from such attacks are reported almost every year now.
Not long ago my wife had walked down to the barn to feed our ancient horse, Festus. Festus is now 32 years old. I took pity on him about 4 or 5 years ago when my daughter and son-in-law were going to retire the old guy to a ranch in West Texas. They were just going to turn him loose to make his own way, living on grass and whatever other nourishment he could grub out of the Davis Mountains. I knew he could not survive on that kind of diet, and told Lindy and David they could leave Festus with us. Kandace and I would feed the old horse until he died of natural causes, which I figured wouldn't be all that long. Well, obviously I was wrong, and Festus is still with us. We are quickly coming to the realization that he may be immortal.
Now where was I? Oh, yeah, Kandace at the barn. Anyway, we were going somewhere, so I drove down to the barn to pick Kandace up. As I drove around the back side of the barn I noticed something odd hanging from the branch of a huisatche bush. Closer inspection revealed it to be a swarm of bees about the size and shape of a ripe pineapple.
I drove on around and got Kandace in the truck, then drove back to the house for my camera. I shot a few photos of the bees and then destroyed them to prevent damage to Festus, the dogs, cats, or us.
This is not the first such beeswarm I have seen. During the spring of the year they are quite common across the Brush Country and I regularly hear such swarms as they fly overhead looking for new lodgings. In the past it didn't bother me as they were basically harmless, but with the advent of the Africanized bees their noncombatant status is no longer certain. These days I try to give bee swarms and hives a wide berth.


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The Artist and the Astronauts
As the first lunar explorers prepared to launch, artist Paul Calle was in the room, quietly sketching away.
- By Michael Klesius
- AirSpaceMag.com, July 17, 2009
Courtesy Paul Calle
Plenty of engineers and technicians had access to the astronauts, but few artists did. Paul Calle was one of them. In 1962 he was selected for the newly established NASA Fine Art Program, whose purpose was to capture and interpret the activities of the new era of space exploration through the eyes of artists. Then 35, Calle was the youngest of the eight artists selected. He documented missions from Gordon Cooper's Mercury flight onward.
At a 1967 ceremony unveiling his artwork, Calle found himself sitting next to Mike Collins, who had flown on Gemini 10 a year earlier. The artist asked what it was like to walk in space, and the astronaut answered. Then, according to Calle, he turned the subject. "When you paint, do you mix your colors on the canvas or on a palette?' " As it happened, Collins was an amateur artist.
As the Apollo 11 astronauts prepared to launch to the moon on the morning of July 16, 1969, Deke Slayton, Director of Flight Crew Operations, invited Calle to be the only artist present to sketch Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins as they ate their pre-launch breakfast and suited up. Calle sat quietly in a corner, working. "You had to understand their needs for work and privacy," he recalls. "You had to be almost like a fly on the wall."
See the gallery at right for more of Calle's Apollo sketches and paintings, or visit his website: www.callespaceart.com.
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- Evidence suggests that humans unconsciously exchange chemical messages that help to synchronize women's menstrual cycles, signify the presence of kin, and convey moods such as stress or fear.
- The signals may be akin to the pheromones found in hundreds of animal species, including mammals.
- Researchers are isolating the compounds secreted by humans and attempting to decode their physiological and psychological effects.
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The moment that started martha mcclintock's scientific career was a whim of youth. Even, she recalls, a ridiculous moment. It is summer, 1968, and she is a Wellesley College student attending a workshop at the Jackson Laboratory in Maine. A lunch-table gathering of established researchers is talking about how mice appear to synchronize their ovary cycles. And 20-year-old McClintock, sitting nearby, pipes up with something like, "Well, don't you know? Women do that, too."
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I installed TVPaint on my net-book 8.9 screen size, it was the linux version for a try. But what I discovered that the export to window by default is too large to have access to export buttons, what makes it impossible to export. I tried it on windows too, and it was the same.
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Lactose is a sugar that is present in cow's milk and other dairy products. For most people, lactose is broken down with the help of an enzyme called lactase, and while most animals stop producing lactase when they are weaned, because we continue to drink milk throughout our lives, our bodies continue to produce lactase. People who suffer from lactose intolerance don't produce enough lactase to deal with the lactose. The undigested lactose then begins to be broken down by the bacteria in the gut which starts a fermentation process that can produce excessive wind and abdominal pain.
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Raji, Ismaila; Mugabo, Pierre; Obikeze, Kenechukwu (BioMed Central, 2013)[more][less]
Abstract: Background: Tulbaghia violacea Harv. (Alliaceae) is used to treat various ailments, including hypertension (HTN) in South Africa. This study aims to evaluate the contributions of muscarinic receptors and changes in plasma aldosterone levels to its anti-hypertensive effect. Methods: In the acute experiments, methanol leaf extracts (MLE) of T. violacea (30–120 mg/kg), muscarine (0.16 -10 μg/kg), and atropine (0.02 - 20.48 mg/kg), and/or the vehicle (dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and normal saline (NS)) were respectively and randomly administered intravenously in a group of spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) weighing 300 to 350 g and aged less than 5 months. Subsequently, T. violacea (60 mg/kg) or muscarine (2.5 μg/kg) was infused into eight SHRs, 20 min after atropine (5.12 mg/kg) pre-treatment. In the chronic (21 days) experiments, the SHRs were randomly divided into three groups, and given the vehicle (0.2 ml/day of DMSO and NS), T. violacea (60 mg/kg/day) and captopril (10 mg/kg/day) respectively into the peritoneum, to investigate their effects on blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and plasma aldosterone levels. Systolic BP and HR were measured using tail-cuff plethysmography during the intervention. BP and HR were measured via a pressure transducer connecting the femoral artery and the Powerlab at the end of each intervention in the acute experiment; and on day 22 in the chronic experiment. Results: In the acute experiments, T. violacea, muscarine, and atropine significantly (p < 0.05) reduced BP dose-dependently. T. violacea and muscarine produced dose-dependent decreases in HR, while the effect of atropine on HR varied. After atropine pre-treatment, dose-dependent increases in BP and HR were observed with T. violacea; while the BP and HR effects of muscarine were nullified. In the chronic experiments, the T. violaceatreated and captropril-treated groups had signicantly lower levels of aldosterone in plasma when compared to vehicle-treated group. Compared to the vehicle-treated group, significant reduction in BP was only seen in the captopril-treated group; while no difference in HR was observed among the groups. Conclusion: The results obtained in this study suggest that stimulation of the muscarinic receptors and a reduction in plasma aldosterone levels contribute to the anti-hypertesive effect of T. violacea. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/600 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: The use the aqueous decoction of Leonotis leonurus (L. leonurus) (Ll) R. Br. (Lamiaceae) in the treatment of hypertension (HPT) in traditional medicine is well documented. The effect of the aqueous extract of LI on the blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) has been investigated in normotensive rats. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Ll aqueous extract on the in isolated perfused rat heart (IPRH). Hearts were excised from male Wistar albino rats weighing 250-350g, aged less than 6 months. They were perfused at constant flow using the modified Langendorff perfused model of the heart. Effects of adrenaline on the left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), heart rate (HR), cardiac work (CW) and coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) were compared to that of Ll. Adrenaline (1µM) significantly (p<0.05) increased the LVSP by 40.6%, the LVDP by 43.9%, the HR by 22.5% and the CW by 89.4%. Ll (1.0 mg/ml and 2.0 mg/ml respectively and significantly (p<0.01) increased the LVSP by 25.36 and 14.91, the LVDP by 29.40 and 14.88. Ll (1.0 mg/ml and 2.0 mg/ml) significantly produced a negative chronotropic effect. Both adrenaline and Ll aqueous extract did not have any significant effect on the LVEDP. Adrenaline resulted in positive inotropic and chronotropic effects. At low concentrations Ll produced a positive inotropic and a negative chronotropic effect. At the concentration of 2.0mg/ml Ll decreased all parameters to zero. At higher concentrations higher than 2.0mg/ml, Ll seemed to have toxic effects on the heart. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/400 Files in this item: 1
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With the Congress off next week for a July 4th break, that means lawmakers will act like kids who haven't studied for a test, and try to jam as much work into this week as possible.
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