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New Scotland Archives The Altamont Enterprise, March 10, 2011
Berman's 'Purple Hearts' exhibit shows war has human consequences
By Saranac Hale Spencer
VOORHEESVILLE For most of their lives, the students at Clayton A. Bouton High School have lived in a country at war, but few have seen its consequences.
"Nobody really knows what these soldiers are going through… They see on TV, 'Oh yeah, you know, two soldiers got wounded today,' and they think, 'Oh yeah, they'll be all right.' But that soldier's scarred for life physically and mentally," said Army Specialist Robert Acosta, who lost his right hand and the use of a leg after an ambush outside of Baghdad. "They don't understand… They'll forget about it as soon as they change the channel," he said during an interview for Nina Berman's 2004 book, featuring soldiers wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
When those wars began, Berman heard reports of soldiers who had been killed or wounded, but saw no images of them, she said this week. The New York-based photographer then began a project chronicling the injuries of soldiers who had fought in the Middle East.
An exhibit featuring her photos is on display at Voorheesville's high school through March 18.
Berman traveled with her photos and one of the veterans to high schools on a grant in 2005 and, she said of showing her work to students, "I think that's important because there is a lot of recruiting in high schools."
Recruiters from various branches of the military visit Voorheesville's high school about once a month, according to the guidance department.
"It's not discouraged," Superintendent Teresa Thayer Snyder said this week of military careers for students. It is important for people to understand the consequences of war and enter into it with "eyes wide open," she said. This photo exhibit illustrates those consequences. "It's an amazingly powerful image of commitment," Snyder said, describing a photo of a Marine and his bride on their wedding day.
As people watch war on the news or in movies they don't get a sense of its consequence, Snyder said, concluding, "It's not something children should be shielded from."
Bob Alft, a Vietnam-era veteran who brought the exhibit to the school, noticed the influence of movies and video games on his own children. "The message is always the same," he said, which is that things can be blown up and nobody gets hurt.
"The truth that comes out of these pictures is what struck me," he said of his first impression of them, when he was setting up an exhibit at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy.
"The war doesn't necessarily end on the battlefield," said Berman. "It becomes part of who the person is," she said, referring to veterans' healing their wounds.
"I do believe that it's important to show that war has human consequences that are lifelong," Berman said of the project.
"I didn't really think about it before I signed up," said one soldier during his interview for Berman's book. "When I did go to war, I was scared." He described the way he lost his legs this way: "Like if you were to take a hammer to a melon and just smash it open that's kind of the effect it had on my legs."
Specialist Jose Martinez still values his place in the Army after he was severely burned in a land mine explosion in Karbala. "I got addicted to it. I'm this great Army soldier. I'm this great patriot of the Army," he told Berman.
"It looks cool on TV, but once you go, you see people getting hurt," said Specialist Acosta. "You see the people that you're supposed to hate like the enemy or whatever you see them hurt, you know, it's confusing. It's really confusing."


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Defense contractor lands $22M F-16 training contract
By THE (MEMPHIS, TENN.) COMMERCIAL APPEAL Published: May 6, 2014
Defense contractor Crew Training International Inc. said it has landed a $22 million U.S. Air Force contract for weapons systems support on the F-16 jet fighter.
Work will include academic instruction, aircrew training devices, courseware development and training support at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. CTI employs 160 people, including 25 in Memphis, Tenn.
The full Air Force award on the training contract totals $49 million, and partners CTI with Sonoran Technology and Professional Services LLC of Goodyear, Arizona.
A statement released by CTI says both firms will "provide Air Education and Training Command's F-16 training community a solid grounding of interwoven experience, war fighting expertise in front-line weapon systems, high-caliber instructional quality, and technical specialization to meet the rigorous requirements of the F-16" support contract.
The contract opens June 1 and includes four one-year options through April 2019.
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Today, crews are starting to removing rubble and cars from the site of a block-long collapse of a residential street in Baltimore onto railroad tracks.
"The sidewalk's gone, the cars are gone, and everything just fell. It was like somebody came by and just ripped off the side of the road," described Baltimore resident Diane Shaw.
Fire department spokesman Ian Brennan said work to clear debris, stabilize the wall and remove cars on the edge of the embankment begins Thursday morning.
A sidewalk and retaining wall along 26th Street in Charles Village slid with mud and debris onto railroad tracks below on Wednesday afternoon. The collapse came after heavy rains over the previous 24 hours brought flooding to the region, but the cause is still under investigation.
Brennan says officials don't know yet when the road will be reopened or residents of the block can return home. A nearby elementary and middle school was closed Thursday because of the road closures.
Meanwhile, in New York, more than five inches of rain caused mudslides, with one on Long Island burying cars. Another in Yonkers buried Metro-North train tracks with concrete, rocks, and dirt.
Although no one was injured, some are saying that the massive flooding has done more damage than even Superstorm Sandy.
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Bush "Veracity" Questioned; Real Victim: Gore; FNC Unearthed Judge's Politics; Perot Spiked; Streisand's ABC Forum
1) Drunk driving disclosure undercut Bush trust message, the networks contended Friday night. Because Bush has "attacked Al Gore's credibility," ABC's Dean Reynolds argued, "his own veracity was suddenly drawing greater scrutiny." CBS's Bill Whitaker raised worries about damage to an "image as the honest antidote to the Clinton-Gore years."
2) The real victim of the Bush disclosure: Al Gore. "There was little rejoicing about this" by Gore's team, insisted NBC's Claire Shipman. ABC's Terry Moran stressed how the Gore camp is "worried it could hurt them if voters see it as a dirty trick."
3) The networks questioned Tom Connolly about his agenda, but ABC and CBS also gave him time to contend it's not a dirty trick when it's true. CBS ignored his "W is for Wiener" Web site and only FNC explored the Democratic connections of the judge who got the records pulled from storage.
4) Friday night ABC, CBS and NBC all showed Gore mocking Bush for saying Social Security is not a "federal program," but did not find time for a syllable about how Ross Perot had endorsed Bush.
5) ABC indeed did give Barbra Streisand a forum to defend Bill Clinton, denounce George W. Bush and promote Al Gore: "The first three reasons to vote for Al Gore are the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court."
ABC, CBS and NBC led Friday night with multiple stories on the Bush drunk driving disclosure and all asserted in their very first reports that it raises questions about Bush's honesty. "Because Bush has consistently attacked Al Gore's credibility," ABC's Dean Reynolds argued on World News Tonight, "his own veracity was suddenly drawing greater scrutiny." Bill Whitaker contended on the CBS Evening News: "The campaign is clearly worried the late revelation could damage his well-crafted image as the honest antidote to the Clinton-Gore years." On the NBC Nightly News David Gregory insisted: "The question today is whether Bush has been truthful about his mistakes."
All three explored how Bush told Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater in 1996 that he'd never been arrested, an event NBC's Gregory described as "evidence that two years ago Bush lied when questioned directly about prior arrests." All three also delved into how he did not complete a jury questionnaire. ABC even searched fruitlessly for a smoking gun in his hunting license application.
Below is a rundown of how the broadcast evening network shows on Friday, November 3 handled the impact of the drunk driving story on the Bush campaign. Item #3 below explores contrasts and missing facts in how each characterized the leaker, Tom Connolly.
-- ABC's World News Tonight. Peter Jennings noted up front that an ABC News poll had Bush at 48 percent compared to 45 percent for Gore and 3 percent still sticking with Nader.
Jennings contemplated: "Both of the major campaigns are struggling today to deal with the news, just about this time last night, that George W. Bush was arrested 24 years ago for driving under the influence of alcohol and what does that mean today?"
From Saginaw, Dean Reynolds found it added a dose of uncertainty to the Bush campaign as they tried to put the story to rest. Reynolds played a soundbite of Bush at a rally saying he's made mistakes but learned from them before Reynolds noted that Bush communications guru Karen Hughes called it an "example of campaign treachery."
After a clip from Hughes, Reynolds contended:
"But because Bush has consistently attacked Al Gore's
Reynolds recalled that Bush has only given the "broadest answers" about making mistakes in the past as he told the Houston Chronicle he "didn't have a perfect record." Reynolds concluded by wondering: "Tonight the question is will that decision harm the Bush candidacy and that depends on a great extent on whether the public believes he really was trying to protect his daughters or intentionally misleading the voters for years."
Following stories on Connolly and the Gore campaign, Jennings returned to Bush's honesty. He recounted how a Texas jury questionnaire asked if he'd ever been accused of or was a complainant in a criminal case, but Bush left it blank, though Jennings conceded an aide could have filled out the form. Jennings revealed the effort ABC made to catch Bush: "And we found no hunting or fishing or firearms license for which the Governor has been asked about any arrests at all."
-- CBS Evening News.
Dan Rather opened the broadcast by stressing what Bush "kept
secret" for many years:
Bill Whitaker played the Bush made
mistakes/learned from them soundbite and noted the campaign thought it
had put the controversy to rest last night, "but it flared again
today when a Texas reporter said two years ago Bush flat out denied an
Whitaker went on to show Karen Hughes accusing
Democrats of a "dirty trick" as she moved into "damage
control" mode. Whitaker related: "The campaign is clearly
worried the late revelation could damage his well-crafted image as the
honest antidote to the Clinton-Gore years."
Whitaker trumpeted the jury questionnaire as a potential smoking gun: "But new questions about truthfulness are now coming up. Late today CBS News obtained this jury questionnaire from Texas courts. Bush was required to fill it out in 1996 while he was Governor. The portion that asks if you have ever been accused in a criminal case was left blank. Texas justice officials say the Governor should have answered the question. Now the Bush campaign says the form was filled out by an assistant to the Governor who left about a dozen questions blank because he didn't know the answers. Now the Governor, so says the campaign, was dismissed from the jury panel before a judge ever reviewed the form."
-- NBC Nightly News. Tom Brokaw began by announcing: "The campaign of George W. Bush has a major distraction. But for how long? That drunk driving arrest 24 years ago has raised questions about judgment in the Bush campaign and also attacks for dirty tricks against the Democrats."
David Gregory in Saginaw observed, as transcribed by MRC analyst Brad Wilmouth: "Well, Tom, as you can imagine, today the Bush campaign was thrown completely off stride, forced to confront evidence that two years ago Bush lied when questioned directly about prior arrests."
Like ABC and CBS, NBC ran the clip of Bush
saying he's made mistakes but has learned from them and noted how
Karen Hughes accused Democrats of a "dirty trick." Gregory
then plunged into the Slater matter: "But the question today is
whether Bush has been truthful about his mistakes. An article in a
November 1999 issue of the New Republic magazine recounts a
conversation between Bush and a Texas newspaper reporter in
As other soundbites I've seen somewhere other than ABC, CBS or NBC have made clear, Slater thought Bush wanted to clarify his denial but Hughes cut him off.
Gregory explored further: "Bush was far
less direct when asked in 1996 whether he'd ever been arrested for
drunk driving. Quoted in the Houston Chronicle, he said, 'I do not
have a perfect record as a youth,' though Bush was 30 at the time of
his arrest. Today Bush advisers accused Democrats of 'gotcha
politics' when they learned that Tom Connolly, a Democratic activist
in Maine, leaked the story and tried unsuccessfully to pass Bush's
arrest record onto the Gore campaign."
Gregory wrapped up with a clip of George H. W. Bush calling the timing of the disclosure about his son "outrageous."
The real victims, according to the networks, of the Bush drunk driving disclosure: Democrats and the Gore campaign. "Believe it not there was little rejoicing about this Bush story today" by the Gore team, insisted NBC's Claire Shipman. ABC's Peter Jennings maintained it didn't make things easy for Democrats as colleague Terry Moran stressed how the Gore campaign is "very worried it could hurt them if voters see it as a dirty trick."
-- ABC's World News Tonight. In setting up a look at who Tom Connolly is, Jennings observed: "In political terms this is obviously difficult for Mr. Bush, obviously. But neither is it easy for the Democrats. It was leaked to the press by a well-connected Democrat who very much dislikes Mr. Bush."
In a later story by Terry Moran with Gore in Knoxville, Moran relayed how "they're wary of this wildcard and they are very worried it could hurt them if voters see it as a dirty trick." Moran noted that Gore avoided commenting on the matter, but his surrogates were used "to send a far harsher message. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin said the incident raised questions about Bush's honesty."
-- NBC Nightly News. Claire Shipman opened her piece from the traveling Gore party in Knoxville: "Believe it not, there was little rejoicing about this Bush story today in the Gore campaign. The staff had to spend the whole day insisting they didn't start the story and worrying about an unpredictable impact in the final stretch of this campaign."
ABC and CBS on Friday night questioned Tom Connolly about whether in providing the Bush drunk driving information to a reporter he was working in cahoots with the Gore campaign, but both also gave him the opportunity to deny that and contend it's not a dirty trick when it's true.
All three broadcast networks noted Connolly's Democratic activities as a convention delegate and gubernatorial candidate, but CBS skipped his anti-Bush Web site. Connolly "now operates an outlandish anti-Bush Web site called 'W Is for Wiener,'" NBC's Pete Williams noted over a shot of a Web logo with Bush inside a hot dog bun. But none told viewers how on the Web site, as the Saturday Washington Times observed, Connolly declared: "Wiener Boy Bush is 97 percent filler with 2 percent pig lips and snout and 1 percent pure bull, coupled with .001 percent rodent feces."
The Web address, though every time I try I get a "no response" error message: http://www.wienerboy.org
For a small picture of Connolly wearing his
always-present fly-fishing cap and audio and video of his interview
with CNN late Friday morning, go to:
ABC, CBS and NBC did not touch on the Democratic Party connections or agenda of the judge who provided the crucial court docket sheet to Connolly. ABC's Dan Harris only noted that Judge Bill Childs "was pedaling the story of Bush's arrest for operating under the influence."
FNC's Carl Cameron, however, uniquely explored his suspicious role. Cameron revealed "that Mr. Childs is himself an activist Democrat who some four months ago requisitioned a document about the Bush arrest," but since they are stored-away paper documents, "it is said by a number of sources that the judge used his influence as a member of the court in order to get the papers pulled."
-- ABC's World News Tonight. As already quoted
in item #2 above, ABC's Peter Jennings introduced the November 3
look at Connolly by sympathizing with Democrats:
Dan Harris traveled to Portland to find
Connolly. Harris asked Connolly at the top of his piece: "How are
people not supposed to be suspicious that this is Democratic dirty
Harris outlined Connolly's background: "Thomas Connolly, who works as a defense attorney, is a staunch Gore supporter. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention this summer and runs this anti-bush Web site. [shot of button proclaiming: "'W' is for Wiener" with Bush inside a hot dog or, shall we say, a wiener bun]."
Harris continued, as transcribed by MRC analyst
Brad Wilmouth: "How did Connolly get a hold of the information
about Bush's arrest? He's told varying stories. It appears he was
tipped off yesterday by either a client or a colleague. That colleague
may be Bill Childs [picture on screen], a probate judge. Several
lawyers who were in the Portland courthouse yesterday say Childs was
pedaling the story of Bush's arrest for operating under the
Harris then described how Connolly got the word to WPXT-TV reporter Erin Fahleau who denied anything was orchestrated.
-- CBS Evening News. Jim Axelrod began by
running down what happened in Maine 24 years ago and how Bush had a
.12 blood alcohol level and that the police officer recalled Bush was
cooperative. Axelrod then got to how the story came out:
-- NBC Nightly News. Pete Williams also opened by going through what occurred in 1976. Williams insisted: "The arrest and court documents were never expunged or deleted." Williams also elaborated on Bush's good attitude: "The policeman who arrested him now says Bush was quote, 'the picture of integrity' that night and says Bush's father later thanked him for arresting his son."
Now there's an angle not yet explored.
Williams arrived at
the instigator of the big controversy: "Tom
Connolly, who began spreading the word yesterday, and then confirmed
it to reporters, says he heard about it from a fellow lawyer at the
Portland, Maine, courthouse, who heard it from a doctor, who in turn,
heard it from someone who was in court when Bush paid his fine 24
years ago. But Connolly says he gladly spread the story after checking
court records."
Carl Cameron related unique information about
the Democratic connections of Judge Childs and the special effort he
must have had to employ to obtain Bush's record. On Friday's
Special Report with Brit Hume, Cameron disclosed:
While on this subject, I came across a
RealPlayer video file of Erin Fehlau's Thursday night "Fox 51
News at 10" report. It's her complete 10pm newscast piece and
it answered a question I had about how a TV station with just a 10pm
newscast managed to break a story at 5pm. The answer: a special
report. Go to:
I came across that because a CyberAlert reader
alerted me to the location of a bio for Erin Fehlau. It doesn't
really say much, but here it is in full from the www.ourmaine.com
Web site, for the reporter who first broke the story:
And one more thing, the MRC's Rich Noyes
discovered through Nexis that Tom Connolly was the defense lawyer in a
high-profile Maine drunk driving case last year. Scott Hogenson of the
MRC's CNSNews.com turned that into a story which reads in part:
To read the whole CNSNews.com article, go to:
Al Gore got his message out on Friday even if George Bush did not. ABC, CBS and NBC all showed Gore mocking Bush for saying Social Security is not a "federal program," but did not find time Friday night for a syllable about how Ross Perot had surprisingly endorsed Bush.
CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather gave the
heaviest emphasis to a Gore attack line also recounted Friday night on
ABC and NBC. After the Bill Whitaker story on Bush's reaction to the
drunk driving disclosure, Rather intoned:
John Roberts proceeded to show a soundbite of Gore mocking Bush for the rhetorical flub of saying Social Security is not a "federal program" and Roberts ran a brief clip of a matching new Gore ad.
But the endorsement of Bush by Ross Perot on Thursday night's Larry King Live on CNN, accompanied by some very tough criticism of Gore, did not get a word on the November 3 ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts. Friday morning, it earned some passing mention on the mornings shows sans any video clips.
On ABC's Good Morning America for instance,
MRC analyst Jessica Anderson noticed, Diane Sawyer asked George
Stephanopoulos at the end of a discussion about Bush's drunk
driving: "One quick footnote, last night Ross Perot
endorsed...Governor Bush. Does this matter at this point?"
It certainly was blacked out.
Friday night ABC did indeed provide Barbra Streisand with a forum to defend Bill Clinton and denounce George W. Bush, just as New York Post columnist Neal Travis presaged in reporting that before agreeing to the interview, "Streisand insisted that she would be given room to explain why she is supporting Al and Hillary and the Democratic platform."
Well, 20/20 didn't run any praise of Hillary, but Streisand told Barbara Walters she "definitely" would have stood by Bill Clinton, if she was his wife during the Lewinsky mess, since "he's a wonderful President." ABC also let her proclaim: "The first three reasons to vote for Al Gore are the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court."
In the middle of interview pegged to Streisand's decision to cease public performances, Walters observed: "The other great passion in her life is politics. For years, Streisand has been a fundraising powerhouse for the Democratic Party. When she sings, the big cats show up and shell out. Her voice has raised millions to elect candidates who share her liberal views on the environment, civil rights, and women's issues."
Walters reviewed how she talks policy with Bill
Clinton, before she asked her: "How did you feel about the Monica
Lewinsky situation?"
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It's all change at the top for one of Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose's leading frontline Merlin Squadrons.
On January 7, Commander Stuart Finn assumed command of 814 Naval Air Squadron 'The Flying Tigers,' taking over from his predecessor Commander Chris Stock.
He takes over the reigns as the squadron begins a busy year which will see their Merlin MK1's replaced by Merlin MK 2.
Coming from a warfare background he has so far enjoyed a varied naval career including bridge watch-keeping, navigating officer duties as well as qualifying as a ships diver.
Cdr Finn transferred to flying duties as a Royal Navy observer and aviation appointments have included service on the frigates HMS Cumberland, Chatham, Monmouth and the Destroyer HMS Exeter, including service in Sierra Leone.
He has also operated on the Invincible class aircraft carrier. During his time at Sea, Cdr Finn has taken part in operations in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Far East as well as instructing new aircrew in how to operate the aircraft.
Having been directly involved counter piracy operations off the Somali coastline, he brings with him the essential experience to ensure 814 NAS continues to deliver maritime security operations afloat.
Cdr Stuart Finn has served previously at RNAS Culdrose on 820 NAS as the senior observer and executive officer. Prior to assuming command of 814 NAS he was executive assistant to assistant chief of naval staff (Aviation & Carriers) at navy command headquarters in Portsmouth.
Cdr Finn said: "My initial focus for 2014 is to ensure we continue to support our long-standing commitment to maritime security operations within the Gulf Region and assist our coalition partner's efforts in countering illegal activities on the high seas.
"As Merlin Helicopter Force transitions from Merlin MK1 to MK2 the intention is for 814 NAS to convert to MK2 toward the end of 2014. With the enhanced operational capability the MK2 will bring it proves to be an exciting time for my command."


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The one important aspect that the world has not yet grasped… is the decline of NET ENERGY. ENERGY is what allows the formation or growth of the money supply… whether that be gold & silver or fiat. Without the growth of energy… you can't grow your money supply and you can't PAY HIGH INTEREST EITHER!
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Last night (Thursday) the Isle of Wight Trades Union Council met to discuss the issue of Wightlink Ferries scrapping overnight crossings.
Bob Blocksidge, Chairman of Unite Isle of Wight Area Activists, tells On The Wight that that it was agreed a public meeting would be held in January to gather views of the general public.
Will affect those working off the Island
He said the opinion reached at the meeting was that the reduction in the frequency of ferry sailings will be to the detriment of all who live on the Island, especially affecting those who have to travel off the Island for work.
It was also thought it will have an adverse effect goods and services, such as emergency travel to hospitals on the mainland.
The meeting will be held at Newport Football Club on Thursday 3rd January 2013 at 7pm and anyone who wishing to share their opinion on the changes to ferry services with the union is invited to attend.
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I just wanted to post my birth story. I know it really helped me when I was pregnant to read other moms' birth stories to know that it is possible to have a VBAC. On Jan. 4th I finally had the birth I'd been praying for! My son was born naturally after two previous c-sections, so ladies don't let anyone tell you that a VBAMC isn't possible. Here's my story...
This was my third pregnancy, my first two children were csections. One for being breech, and the other was routine repeat c-section. I was lucky enough to find a doctor that would let me try to have a VBAC, the only downside was the hospital was an hour and a half away. But luckily my parents live 10min from this hospital. So my pregnancy was healthy and uneventful, and at about 37 weeks I made the decision to go stay with my parents until the baby was born, that way my kids were already at grandparents house to be looked after, and we wouldn't have to make a long drive while in labor. My due date was Jan. 5th, and at 38 weeks I thought I was finally in labor! I had strong contractions that last 45sec. and were 7-10 min apart. They started in the afternoon and lasted all through the night so I couldn't sleep. So in the morning my husband took me to the hospital to be checked...turns out I was only 3cm, 80% effaced, and baby was at +0 station...so we went back to my parents house....well Christmas came and went and so did New Years, and no baby. For about a week I had been having conctractions pretty strongly but only during the night. Once morning would come they would stop! it was so frustrating! Well I had finally had enough...during that week I had tried everything to go into labor...walking, castor oil (a couple times), sex, spicey food, sitting and bouncing on exercise ball, even getting on a trampoline! after nothing happening, and being away from home for almost 3 weeks waiting on baby to come I was tired...I decided to go home for a couple days. So against everyone's better judgment I decided to pack me and the kids up and head back to our house an hour and a half away from the hospital to sleep in our own beds for a couple days since it seemed like this baby would never come.
We drove home on Jan. 2nd. I did nothing but relax when I got home! well that must've done the trick! On the night of the 3rd, hubby and I decided to watch a movie and cuddle once the kids went to bed. We didn't make it to bed until about 1230am, but once in bed I couldn't fall asleep. At 130am, I felt a thump and pop! I jumped out of bed and into our bathroom. I yelled at my hubby to get up because my water had broken! I was so surprised! Hubby imediately got the hospital bags in the car and started waking the kids up to get ready to make the drive to grandparents house. I got some cloth diapers I had laying around and put them in my underwear because i was leaking pretty good. I barely had time to get dressed when contractions hit me! they were sooo strong all of a sudden! they didnt' build up, they were just so intense! I yelled at my husband that we needed to go NOW. I was not looking forward to dealing with these in the car for over and hour...once we got in the car I had to put a pillow over my face so I could moan through them, and not scare the kids. We finally made it to grandparents house, dropped kids off and headed to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital at 330am. Once we got there they checked me and I was 6cm! So they got me a room and got us admitted. My contractions were so intense, coming every 1-2 min. I didn't have time to prepare myself to deal with them so when one would come I would put my pillow over my face and moan and rock my body back and forth. Since I was a VBAC patient, I had to be on the monitors the whole time. They wouldn't let me out of the bed to deal with my contractions, and that was hell! they gave me an IV and I told them if I couldn't get out of bed to deal with them, I wanted an epidural...so I finally recieved my epidural at 5am. It was such a relief! the nurse told my husband and I to try to get some rest because it being my first vaginal delivery it would be quite awhile before we had our baby. So they turned the lights out and my hubby went and slept on the couch and I laid there and tried to relax. I couldn't sleep because I could still feel the contractions, they just weren't painful, but still very intense.
At 730am a new nurse came in to do my vitals. I told her my contractions felt different. I asked her to check me because it felt like they were in my butt instead of my abdomen like they had been. So she started to check me and her eyes popped out and she said "oh! we're having a baby! I need to go get the doctor!" I was so shocked! I couldn't believe I was complete already...I yelled at hubby to get up, we're having a baby! he was just as shocked as I was! as I was telling him what the nurst had told me, the doctor came in the room with a couple nurses, flicked on all the lights and put her gloves on. She told had a nurse help get my legs in the stirrups, and told hubby to hold one of my legs while a nurse held the other. You could already see his head! We started pushing at 8am, and a few pushes later he was born at 811am. The last couple of pushes his heart rate started to drop, so the doctor was worried. She got out the vacuum to help get him out, which it did. He practically flew out! I did end up having a second degree tear, which I think was due to such fast and intense pushing. But all in all, everything was great! I had the VBAC that I wanted! My son was born healthy, 8 1/2 lbs 22inches. My biggest baby! and we are breastfeeding wonderfully!
I just wanted to share my story so other moms know that a VBAMC is possible!
Mama to DS ('06), DD ('08), and DD (9.18.11).
after 3 cs Happily single Mom
Charlize, married to DH 4/12/04. Mom to DD1 (4/2005) , DD2 (3/2007) , and DD3 (10/2009) , and DD4 (6/2011) .
What a sweet story! You did it! Thanks for sharing with us :o)
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Can a 16-year-old Be a Math Genius?
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast released September 23 2003 on LaFace Records. Issued as a double album its playtime of more than two hours is distributed over solo albums from each of the groups members. Speakerboxxx is the solo project of Big Boi and a Southern hip hop album with a P-Funk influence while André 3000s The Love Below features psychedelic pop funk electro and jazz styles.[1]Speakerboxxx/The Love Below received widespread acclaim from music critics earning praise for the consistency of Big Bois Speakerboxxx and the eclectic musical style of André 3000s The Love Below. The album was supported with the hit singles Hey Ya! and The Way You Move which both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top five hit Roses. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been certified diamond and 11 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping more than 11 million units (in this case 5.5 million double album sets which are double-counted by the RIAA). - wikipedia.org 013201201
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An overstated ALLL reserve can understate and limit a bank's or credit union's earnings. And an understated ALLL reserve will overstate the institution's earnings and can result in the violation of law. If banks or credit unions feel they have an overstated ALLL, how can they justify a decrease in it? In this webinar, Sageworks discussed:
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Mac Startup Disk Full?
Calm down, there is a way to solve this problem
following all the instructions given in this article.
Your startup disk should have at least 15% of a free space to run properly. So if you have 500 Gb drive, the goal is to free 75 Gb for various system requirements. And it is easier to do than it may seem. System folder is a place where some of the hidden activities of your mac's usage are stored. Sometimes we just forget to control them.
Your Startup Disk is Almost Full?
Cleanup System Folders
First of all, check you Trash
We frequently delete files, but do we empty Trash? If you do not empty Trash at least once per week, one day it may contain up to several Gb.
Delete Downloads
How many times have you downloaded files from the web? All of them stay unorganized in this folder. Several Gigabytes of free space as well.
Clear Caches
It is recommended to delete them once per month. Otherwise rather than speeding your Mac, they slow it down. Up to 2 Gb. Note: some apps even after removal leave cache files.
Remove Language Resources
The most misjudged space eater. Language Resources is the data stored by apps for different language localizations. So do you need iTunes translations for Vietnamese? You may have up to Gb of completely wasted space.
All these operations can be easily done by ClearDisk application. Simply press Scan button, then delete all unnecessary files.
Startup disk is full and you need even more space?
In this case we suggest moving user files to the external hard drive.
How to do it in several minutes instead of hours? Use Disk Expert – this tool is capable of scanning custom folders, identifying biggest files and collecting files from various folders into unified "drop lists" for further movement to external hard drive.
Moving files to external drives
Sometimes desktop contains hundreds of unorganized files, some of them may be quite huge!
Check Documents, video & images containing folders
Even if you want to keep them as memory, there is no point to store them on your startup disk (that is performed by default).
Clear iTunes folders
Especially be careful with folders having audio & video podcasts, mobile applications and music. Do you now that iTunes automatically downloads updates and new series? Imagine how much space it may take.


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Americans Become More Negative about the Economy
American confidence in the state economy has taken a negative turn recently according to the latest poll from Gallup.
The poll found that only 30 percent of the Americans think the economy is getting better. That is large drop from a month ago when 37 felt the economy was improving.
Most worrying for the Obama campaign should be that the number of Americans who rated the state of the economy "poor" also tied the record high for this year at 47 percent.
I simply fail to see how any incumbent could win when nearly half the country rankings the economy, the number one issue with voters, as poor.
So far Obama plan to improve the economic/jobs situation right now that seems come down to a silly theory about appeasing confidence fairies, possibly a payroll tax cuts for employers, and a lot of hoping things get better on their own.
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The Château d'Artigny has 56 rooms of 5 different categories, from the most elegant apartment to the most delightful room including junior suites, "Deluxe", "Superior" and "Traditional" rooms, located in the Château or just opposite in the Ariane Pavilion or in the Fragrance House. All the rooms are elegantly decorated in keeping with their location and enjoy modern comforts. They offer pleasant views to the Indre valley, the French gardens, the Château, the park or the woods.
Deluxe Bedroom
Sleeps: 2 People.
Extra beds: 1
The Deluxe king or twin bedded rooms are spacious charming, elegant with stylished furnitures. Located in the main Chateau or in The Fragrance House nearby tennis and swimming pool. Overlooking the river, gardens, park or woods. Flat screen, air conditioning. 20 to 25 square metres.
Superior Bedroom
Sleeps: 2 People.
Superior double or twin bedded room, period furniture located in the chateau and in Ariane Pavilion over the Spa. Overlooking Indre valley, gardens, park or woods. Equipped with mini bar, hairdryer, flat screen television.
Tradition Bedroom
Sleeps: 2 People.
Nice and charming rooms with double bed only, located in the chateau or in the Ariane Pavilion. Overlooking river, park , gardens, woods or chateau. Each equipped with mini bar, hair-dryer, flat screen television. No twin beds in this category.
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Sleeps: 2 People.
Extra beds: 1
The Luxurious Junior Suites and duplex are spacious, located in main chateau, Ariane Pavilion or Fragrance House Overlooking the Chateau, gardens, park or woods. Sofa bed possible for children under 12. Flat screen, Air conditioning.
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Mark Your calendars — Not only is this the Federal and State income tax deadline, it's the next Maumelle City Council meeting and one in which Alderman Burch Johnson said Monday night he'd have a proposed ordinance forcing the merger of Maumelle Water Management with the city of Maumelle. He said the time is now that its been argued, discussed and bandied about for years.
Free job fair and career workshop at the Pulaski County Adult Education Center, 4300 Haygood Street, North Little Rock, 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. Sponsored by UALR. Many prospective employers scheduled to attend.
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Dates for annual FamilyFest at Lake Willastein. Details to come later but Mayor Mike Watson said be sure a reserve those two days for family fun.


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Reba McEntire helped Whirlpool Corp. and
Habitat for Humanity kick off a weeklong construction blitz.
"I am so thankful to the 300 volunteers who are here this week to raise walls for these 10 deserving families," the 51-year-old country star said in a statement Sunday.
The volunteers will work through Friday to build 10 homes in the Providence Park neighborhood, the city's first all-Habitat for Humanity subdivision.
Whirlpool officials said construction of a single Habitat home in Nashville typically takes eight days spread across four weekends.
McEntire called the Whirlpool Building Blocks initiative "a tremendous example of organizations and individuals working together to improve lives and communities across the country."
Whirlpool said it plans to launch similar weeklong building blitzes in other communities.
McEntire's many hits include "Whoever's in New England," "Fancy" and "The Nights the Lights Went Out in Georgia."
She also stars in the TV show "Reba."


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Ho Ho Ho! Fedora 20 could be called 'Santa Claus' (or 'Cherry Ice Cream')
A month ago my colleague Brian Fagioli complained that childish names were undermining Linux. He singled out Fedora 18 -- "Spherical Cow", and Fedora 19 -- "Schrödinger's Cat", as prime examples of the problem.
Fedora contributors are currently voting on the name for Fedora 20, and Brian will no doubt be lobbying hard for fan favorite "Santa Claus", although "Cherry Ice Cream" and "Superego" both also have a shot of being picked as the next release name.
Voters, who need to be Fedora contributors and be in at least one non-CLA group, can pick their favorites from a shortlist of eight put forward by the Fedora community.
Each suggestion must have some link with the previous name, although this is often incredibly tenuous.
This is the list, and the reason behind the name.
- "Cherry Ice Cream" -- Schrödinger's Cat is food [for the mind] and so is cherry ice cream [for the soul].
- "Châteaubriand" -- Like Schrödinger's Cat, this an edible object with thirteen characters.
- "eigenstate" -- Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical physics concept, and so is eigenstate.
- "Félicette" -- Schrödinger's Cat is an animal of science, so is Félicette, the first cat in space.
- "Heisenbug" -- Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox where the object changes state when studied, and so is a Heisenbug.
- "Österreich" -- Schrödinger's Cat has an o umlaut, so does Österreich.
- "Santa Claus" -- Schrödinger's Cat does not exist (or exists, who knows), like Santa Claus.
- "Superego" -- Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical concept from a Vienna native, as is the superego.
Some interesting ones there, though nothing to rival "Beefy Miracle" (Fedora 17). Past favorites of mine which were suggested but never even shortlisted include "Glados Cake" (Fedora 20) "Elastic Horses" (Fedora 19) and "Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo" (Fedora 18).
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Retired Army general says measured response to Syria needed
Posted August 29, 2013
Fayetteville, N.C. — Retired Gen. Dan McNeill, who commanded coalition forces in Afghanistan, said Thursday that the U.S. needs to tread carefully when dealing with the growing crisis in Syria.
President Barack Obama and U.S. military leaders are weighing military action against Syria, where they say the government has used chemical weapons as it tries to put down an insurgency.
"A chemical event has occurred," McNeill said matter of factly.
Before any strikes, however, the U.S. needs to do its due diligence to determine precisely who's responsible, he said. Also, the U.S. has commercial interests and allies in the region, so it's important to ensure their stability, he said.
"I'm less certain that (military action) would make things a whole lot worse in Syria, but I'm also certain there's a high probability it would likely make them a lot worse in the region," he said.
The likely response from the U.S. could involve launching cruise missiles targeting Syrian government facilities, but McNeill said he doesn't think surgical strikes will be enough.
"It occurs to me that you will not have a decisive situation that leads to certain decisive outcomes without boots on the ground," he said. "I'm not advocating boots on the ground. I'm simply saying think this through to its logical outcome."
Former general: Military action could destabilize region
After more than a decade of fighting in the Middle East, he said, he knows that Americans are weary of war.
"We have to establish, clearly, the strategic interests of the United States are at risk or something has occurred that's so morally repugnant we're prepared to go alone," he said.
McNeill urged vigorous debate before escalating the U.S. involvement in Syria.
"There is a moral dimension here that has to be addressed, without question, but let there be adequate debate so we all agree what has occurred and this is what we're going to do about it," he said. "I think the Syrians themselves have to effect whatever change they desire in their country."


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So, you want to be Angela Lansbury. In fact, you've always wanted to be Angela Lansbury -- and who doesn't share this modest yet unattainable dream? Hundreds of Lansbury wannabes (and their children) will be packing the Castro Theatre this week for Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Sing-Along Edition. This is the movie that re-vived Disney's tradition of excellence in animation, became the first animated film to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, and spawned a musical that ran for 13 years on Broadway.
Featuring the voices of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, and the aforementioned Ms. Lansbury, as well as the Oscar-winning music of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, these screenings are hosted by Castro regulars Laurie Bushman and Sara Moore (who have hosted interactive screenings of Grease, Mary Poppins, and The Sound of Music). The events include vocal warm-ups, goody bags, and cosplay. The film itself has been outfitted with on-screen lyrics for those who have not already memorized the words to "Be Our Guest," "Gaston," and, of course, that one about the mermaid.
Beauty and the Beast: The Sing-Along Edition at 7 p.m. at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St. The show runs March 27-April 5. Admission $10-$15. Call 621-6120 or visit castrotheatre.com.


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Cassandra Campbell's pleasant, articulate performance of Kate Brian's Invitation Only is the perfect foil for the darkness of this Young Adult audiobook. Listeners are invited to follow the misadventures of Reed Brennen, a teenaged striver who winds up entangled in a web of social ugliness at a prestigious prep academy called Billings. Young adult listeners - particularly of an advanced social class - will find much to fear in this brisk book: compromising photographs, backbiting girlfriends, mysterious boyfriends, "falling in with the wrong crowd", and much more. Scenes of heavy partying and drinking are included. Reed Brennen's fist-person telling of her story is part spectacle, part cautionary tale. The brave parent will give it as a gift.
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ST. LOUIS - During Ohio State's run in March the question was asked what would happen if the supporting cast did not show up. On Friday night the Ohio State nation found out as Evan Turner led the Bucks with 31 points but did not get anything in the way of support. Wayne Chism was unstoppable down low with 22 points and the Buckeye season came to an abrupt end with a 76-73 loss in the regional semifinals to Tennessee.
Ohio State was not without opportunities and despite squandering a seven point lead in the game and a couple of six point leads in the second half Turner had a pair of looks at the end to potentially send the game into overtime but there would be no last second heroics in River City.
"He got a decent look at it and it didn't go in and then he tried to get the four point play but we got it in the hands of who we wanted (to have it)." Ohio State head coach Thad Matta said.
The Vols dominated the paint taking the scoring edge 50-22 and outrebounded the Buckeyes by 12 boards including a 20-13 edge on the offensive glass. The tandem of Ohio State bigs (Dallas Lauderdale and Kyle Madsen) were not much of a factor on the offensive side combining for six points and pulling down nine rebounds.
"For some reason we just didn't have it whether it came down to rebounding or offensive execution or taking good shots or any of that," Lauderdale said. "We just weren't Ohio State today and I don't know why."
Some argument can be made that Ohio State was taken out of its rhythm early with David Lighty picking up two quick fouls in the first six minutes of the game. Jeremie Simmons played very well offensively in his stead with nine points on three triples but Ohio State had to sacrifice Lighty's defensive presence and even though the Buckeyes had a three point lead at the half the writing was on the wall of Ohio State inability to defend the Vols with any regularity.
"We just couldn't stop them," Ohio State guard William Buford said. "They were driving and kicking and getting to the rack and that is where they got most of their points, in the paint."
The Buckeyes had plenty of chances and held a lead in the second half by as many as six but while Turner was putting up 21 points in the half the rest of the team went ice cold and no Buckeye scored other than Turner until the 9:17 mark of the second half.
"My job is to make shots and I didn't make shots," Diebler said of his poor shooting performance.
Buford chipped in 15 points for Ohio State and was the only other player to score in double figures. But that didn't matter when the Vols started making their run and at the 7:20 mark the game was tied at 59-all and there was a feeling that things might not end up well for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State would go cold while the Vols would use the next three plus minutes to build a five point lead after a Chism bucket to make it 68-63 with less than four minutes to go. The Buckeyes had no answers to stopping Chism who added 11 boards (five on the O-glass) to his total.
"I don't know exactly what it was," Madsen said. "They were coming into the paint all night and I don't know that Chism was making so many straight up post moves as he was just getting rebounds and putting them back him and I think he did a heck of a job on the glass."
The Buckeyes did have time to make another run and after Lighty had a mini-run with a bucket and a three pointer (his only make of the night from distance) the Buckeyes took a two point lead with 2:17 to go and it seemed as if the Buckeyes had a chance to pull one out of the fire but nothing is that easy.
Diebler committed a foul on the very next possession on Chism and that put the big man on the line for the Vols and knotted the game back up at 70.
"I just saw a big guy handling the ball," Diebler said. "I haven't seen a replay but I didn't think that I fouled him but the official made the call and we have got to live with it. I probably shouldn't have reached but I saw a bigger guy handling the basketball and I thought I had a clean steal."
Chism would give the Vols a two point lead but Turner was not going to be denied and hit a three pointer from the top of the circle with less than 43 seconds left to give Ohio State a one point lead. But Ohio State's inability inside to stop the Vols would end up costing them yet again as Brian Williams would be in down low for the go-ahead bucket.
The Bucks would put together another shot and Turner got deep into the offensive corner but was unable to get a good look off and was forced to foul the Vols, who promptly hit two more FTs to go up by three.
Ohio State would have one more chance and opted not to call a timeout after the made free throws.
"One of Tennessee's things that they do well is the press on the inbounds," Matta said. "We were going to quick inbound and we set it up to what we wanted to do. They kind of pinned Evan on the sideline and the last thing I told Jon was the throwback (to Evan) could be there if they switch up."
Turner got the ball on the switch and launched a heavily contested shot that didn't go but the Bucks had a final chance with a second left and Turner couldn't get a miracle shot to go with a Tennessee defender in his face.
"I definitely liked the look that I got," Turner said. "I thought I was going to get a call or something. I like the look of the second one, it was just I saw one second on the clock and I turned and missed.
It was a bitter pill to swallow for Ohio State after so many people were saying that the team had a chance to go to the Final Four after the Midwest Region opened up.
"I just think about what we could have (done)," Lauderdale said. "We tried though."
Now all eyes will be on Turner's decision to go or stay with the Buckeyes. Buford said after the game that he was going to come back but not many people are expecting Turner to come back for his senior year. All things considered it was a special season for the Buckeyes.
"I told the guys that they are not going to realize it tonight and that it make take them a month or years to understand exactly what this basketball team accomplished throughout the course of the season," Matta said. "They did it the right way and played hard and acted right and I am proud of them and what they were able to accomplish."


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Dell has now made available its Fusion-equipped budget notebook aimed at the small business sector as part of the Vostro lineup.
Called the Vostro 3555, this 15.6-inch notebook can be equipped with up to a quad-core Llano A8-3500M with integrated Radeon HD 6620G graphics, 6GB RAM, 7200RPM 500GB HDD and even a Blu-Ray optical drive. The lower-end model uses the dual-core E2-3000M processor with Radeon HD 6380G graphics, includes 2GB RAM, a 320GB HDD and a DVD burner.
Regardless of customization options, the notebook comes standard with a fingerprint reader, 3x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 2.0/eSATA port, 8-in-1 card reader, HDMI, VGA and a 34mm ExpressCard slot. The spill-resistant keyboard can be further customized with a backlight as well. Overall, expect the notebook to weigh in at 5.45 pounds (2.475kg) with its 6-cell battery.
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While the market's main focus continues to be on yesterday's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) comments and another move higher in U.S. interest rates, the spike in short-term lending rates in China has also been causing concern, according to Fran Rodilosso, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Market Vectors ETFs. "Central bankers around the world all will eventually have to revisit the extraordinary measures taken over the last few years to support their economies," says Rodilosso. "Fixed income investors are right to be concerned about the impact of higher rates on their portfolios. However, for the long running health of the economy and of borrowers, all investors should be hoping that the Fed sees both a need and a path to the exit from current monetary policy. When we think about credit markets, specifically high yield, we have been hoping for a world where rates move gradually towards, for lack of a better word, normalization. If 10-year U.S. Treasury yields are back at 1.5% at year end, I believe that would mean the U.S. is not growing, and likely mean that corporate earnings are not growing either," Rodilosso added. Rodilosso noted that the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, has recently been reluctant to provide additional liquidity to the banking system. "This may only be a short-term phenomenon, and the effort to rein in rampant credit formation is a positive development, in my view. In the case of China, we are only talking about a temporary tactic right now and not a policy shift, but at least it is a sign that the People's Bank has their eye on the ball," Rodilosso said. "I think the really bad news would be if their effort to combat excesses, or that of the Fed to navigate the potentially inflationary consequences of its actions, comes too late."
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text: On Dec. 9, Access staff members Kathy Crees, Community Services vice president, and Angelique Roberts, Weatherization director, attended an event hosted by the White House, in collaboration with the National Association of State Community Services Programs (NASCSP). The invitation to attend was extended to selected organizations to highlight how the weatherization industry is creating skilled jobs and technology innovation and helping to reach the President's goal of doubling U.S. energy productivity by 2030. State, local, and business leaders from across the country were invited to attend, along with members of the federal government to discuss how weatherization has made a positive impact in the lives of American families while supporting American businesses. Speakers included David Danielson, assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Dan Utech, President Obama's top adviser on energy and climate change.


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At least 19 large restaurant chains — including Burger King, Chili's, IHOP and Friendly's — plan to announce today that they will include healthier options on their children's menus.
At least 15,000 restaurant locations will focus on increasing servings of fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy. The items will have less fats, sugars and sodium.
Less healthy foods like burgers and fries will still be on the menu, but the restaurants say they will do more to promote healthier options.
Some of the items are already on menus, and restaurants say they will advertise them more prominently and flag the healthier menu items to make ordering easier. The effort is part of an initiative by the National Restaurant Association.
"This could provide a great push toward healthier offerings at restaurants," said Robert Post, the Agriculture Department official in charge of developing the department's dietary guidelines, which came out this year. Those urged Americans to eat less salt.
The companies signing up for the initiative are Au Bon Pain, Bonefish Grill, Burger King, Burgerville, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Chevys, Chili's, Corner Bakery Cafe, Cracker Barrel, Denny's, El Pollo Loco, Friendly's, IHOP, Joe's Crab Shack, Outback Steakhouse, Silver Diner, Sizzler, T-Bones Great American Eatery and zpizza.
Several chains, including McDonald's, haven't committed yet to joining the effort.
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Model Karen Elson and her hip hubbie Jack White of the White Stripes and The Raconteurs had their second child, a baby boy, yesterday!
The boy was named Henry Lee White, and "the new child and his mother are both feeling very happy and healthy," White's representative said.
Karen and Jack already have a 15-month-old daughter, Scarlett Teresa White. What lucky children: a great gene pool of good looks, beautiful red hair, and music talent!


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Attention staff and students from Practical Nursing and health-related programs: Family Councils Forums (formerly St. Joseph's Villa Family Council Forum) will a host one-day forum on Oct. 21: Pathways for Resident Emergency Care.
This forum will explore the issues and concerns when a resident of a long-term care facility has to be transported to hospital in an emergency situation. It forum will look particularly at the communications necessary for the resident to have appropriate treatment. This can be very problematic when the resident cannot speak for themselves or is not competent to express their healthcare needs.
The committee is represented by Family Council members of LTC homes across the LHIN 4 Region and FCF will host the fifth annual Fall Forum this year at Linhaven Home Auditorium, 403 Ontario St., St. Catharines.


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Photo of Lincoln Memorial from earlier today http://t.co/6BBpuHpnXZ
— Morgen (@morgenr) October 2, 2013
The same veterans group that managed to storm the gates at the WWII memorial yesterday is planning taking on the fences at the Lincoln Memorial today. This sounds like a capitol idea, pun intended.
Both memorials are open air memorials. The Lincoln Memorial is open 24 hours a day, normally. If you'll recall, it was wide open to having someone throw green paint on it in the evening a few months ago.
So that means the Obama administration is making a conscious effort to spend more in time and money to shut off something which is normally open.
How ridiculous is this effort by President Obama to make the people "hurt" so he can blame it on Republicans, just as he did with the sequester, which was also his idea?
This article was posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 9:10 am


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Counting on concessions: Theatre circuits rely on that boost to the bottom line
During Gabelli & Company's June 2014 Movie & Entertainment Conference, participating exhibitors made a compelling case to investors about how "theatrical exhibition thrives on innovation and stability." Nowhere is this more evident than in the food and beverage segment of their operations. While popcorn and soft drinks, along with candy, nachos and hot dogs, have certainly been staples at the stands, expanded menus and services from frozen margaritas to in-movie munching are at the forefront of theatrical innovation. Along with the full Conference report, we here present some concession-related topics that investors were curious about.
"Our goal, in this business, is to get as much as we can out of these boxes." Gregory S. Marcus, chief executive officer of The Marcus Corporation, confirmed to investor-attendees. "We are trying to get as much share of wallet as we can get… So, if a customer is going to go out to dinner and see a movie, we want to try and get the dinner piece of that along with the movie." This said, he added a cautionary note. "When you expand food and beverage, I promise you, the margin is not as good on dinner as it is on popcorn, I will give you my word." In his view, expanding the menu is about expanding aggregate income. While "margin matters and, trust me, I like big margins…I don't take margin to the bank. I take dollars to the bank. And by driving more share of wallet, I am going to increase…the productivity of my box."
At Carmike Cinemas, popcorn and productivity have been pretty good as well, with "a 17-quarter streak of higher year-over-year concessions and other revenue per-cap increases," reaching $4.52 during the first quarter of 2014, "the company's best-ever quarterly total." Richard Hare, senior VP and chief financial officer, noted the importance of promotions such as refillable popcorn buckets and "Stimulus Tuesday" and the addition of Coca-Cola Freestyle stations. He feels that having "eliminated the box office at some existing and all new locations is allowing patrons to skip waiting on a second line and offering associates an opportunity to upsell customers." Further exploration of "concessions and beverage opportunities [includes] liquor licenses at approximately 25 locations and a few theatre remodels set to open later this year that will feature casual dining in all auditoriums."
Canada's Cineplex Entertainment has been embarking on the full-service route with VIP cinemas and lounges as well. "We always try to stay on the forefront of innovation in exhibition, foodservice and other areas of our business," chief financial officer Gord Nelson declared. In his comments to Film Journal International, he maintained that Cineplex has "approached concessions a little differently than our U.S. peers. While core concessions have always been a focus, we favored a 'food court' approach that featured other retail-branded outlets. As we continued to develop our strategy, we saw significant success with proprietary foodservice brands." Interestingly, Nelson sees opportunities for concepts such as Outtakes Backstage Bistro (offering a variety of hot food), Poptopia (handcrafted popcorn) and YoYo's Yogurt Café (self-serve frozen yogurt) "to thrive outside the walls of our theatres."
While it's not exactly a thriving business (yet), Greg Marcus agreed with one investor's observation. "There is more of a demand for healthy foods and you're starting to see it, I would say, pop up." Continuing to observe the market, "we will react to what the customer wants," he assured. "What you find, though, is that the movies are a treat. The movies are an experience…you are treating yourself to a night out. You are treating yourself to an experience that you can't get anywhere else. And you tend to treat yourself from a food and beverage perspective as well. As long as that's what the customer's asking us for, we're going to continue to deliver that."


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In Washington state's Puget Sound, scientists have made discovery of a "toxic cocktail," made up of excess rainfall that flows into the nearest body of water, carrying pollutants along with it. Kate Campbell from KCTS-9 in Seattle reports on efforts to prevent that runoff from making it into the sound. Continue reading
In an effort to curb pollution from stormwater runoff, Seattle residents have begun a campaign to build 12,000 rain gardens around the Puget Sound. Katie Campbell of KCTS 9 reports. Continue reading


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Awards shows…always a blast. But the Grammys? They're the best. And everyone in the industry (and we mean everyone—just peep the performer list) will be in attendance at this year's big event on Sunday night. So it's hard to believe that a little over 20 years ago, there were zero rap artists in the house. For all the iconic Grammy rap moments (Eminem and Elton John, anyone?) we've seen since then, we have two men to thank: DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince (a.k.a. Will Smith). Here's why these dudes changed the game…forever.
1. These days, artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, and Kanye West dominate the rap portion of the show. But in 1989, the first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance was awarded to the DJ-rapper duo for their smash hit "Parents Just Don't Understand."
2. They pioneered hip-hop style—and definitely weren't afraid to take a few fashion risks. Varsity jackets, all logo everything, funky prints, gold chains, baseball caps…yep, they did 'em all. And we're all still following their lead today.
3. Creativity is key when it comes to standing out—and they always made sure to do just that. One way? Epic music videos. Yeezy may be known as one of hip-hop's biggest visual storytellers thanks to videos like "Runaway," but DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince paved the way. In honor of their monumental win, we present the "Parents Just Don't Understand" video. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.


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From my view if you want application that connects to PostgreSQL server remotely over Internet, then SSL is just best suited. PostgreSQL has built in "out of the box" SSL authentication (for both server and client) and of course data encryption support. You can find in documentation about it, how to set up etc.. If your data are sensitive I suggest to use at least 2048 bit RSA key (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html SP 800-57). You don't need any password (hm, you can optionally encrypt private keys, but note that on server side this require giving password with every postmaster startup) Are you using JDBC library ? I think that this lib supports SSL connection. Regards, Grzegorz Szpetkowski 2011/5/10 Basil Bourque <basil(dot)list(at)me(dot)com>: > I'm an experienced programmer, but for the first time I'm developing an app that connects to a Postgres server over the internet. > > How do you secure the password used to connect to Postgres? > > My idea is to have a single user, representing my app, defined in Postgres. Then separately I'll have my own table to track each human user. I've learned about BCrypt and Postgres' encryption functions "crypt" etc. to securely store the human user's password as a value in a row in my own "user_" table. > > But how do I secure the app's password to connect to Postgres? > > a) I assume I should encrypt the connection with SSL. I'm learning about SSL certificates now. Is that the way to go? Would you consider that to be required in any serious business app connecting to Postgres over the Internets? > > b) Hard-coding the app's Postgres password in the app's source code seems less than ideal to me. Is there some better way? > > -- If the app is built in Java, I've heard that Java is very easy to de-compile and thus expose the password. Other languages such as Real Studio (REALbasic) may be not suffer that vulnerability. > > -- Hard-coding means I'm not free to change the password on the server. To change the password, I would have to upgrade all my users simultaneously. > > c) Should I manage all my human users as Postgres users? Is trying to manage the passwords on my own a dumb idea? > > --Basil > > -- > Sent via pgsql-novice mailing list (pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-novice >
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Are you having a traditional New Year's Day meal with collards, black eyed peas, corn bread and more?
Here's the place to share your meal ideas for the evening, post where you bought the ingredients frugally and even share a recipe if you would like.
If you need some inspiration for your own dinner tonight, this may give you some helpful ideas.


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Cristina Arlow, owner of Translations Plus and Director of the Lincoln County Literacy Council, has been named by her Ambassador Committee member peers as the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce's Ambassador of the First Quarter of 2006.
Arlow has been active in the Chamber of Commerce over the past several years, having served in numerous capacities. She has served as:
· board member
· vice-chair on the executive board
· chairwoman of Leadership Lincoln
· chairwoman of the Annual Banquet committee
· member of the Staff Appreciation Day committee
· member of the Minority Outreach committee.
Arlow is also a past winner of the chamber's New Member of the Year Award, and was also named as the Chamber's Small Business Person of the Year in 2003.
Most recently, she was named to serve on the Small Business Council. Also, as a member of the Ambassadors' Committee, she is vice-chair of the Grand Openings sub committee.
"Cristina can be seen at most Chamber functions, whether it is at a networking luncheon, seminar, business after hours or grand opening,†said Ken Kindley, chamber president. "On behalf of the chamber's board of directors, I would like to commend Cristina for her involvement in the Chamber, which has made our community a better place in which to live and work,†commented Mr. Kindley.
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With a farm smack dab in the middle of "cherry country", Overby Farm had heard for years about how wonderful properties of tart cherries help to maintain healthy hips and joints. In the summer of 2003, some friends recommended they try tart cherry concentrate, and they were right! They were kickin' and rarin' to go!
They wondered – why does tart cherry concentrate carry such a powerful punch? While asking a few folks at our leading university, they discovered that researchers have been asking the same questions- and even patented their discoveries. Overby Farm licensed these patents and got to work!
Their challenge was to figure out a great way to pass on the healthy benefits of tart cherries to our four-legged buddies. That's when the fun began! They started chopping, mixing and baking in our own farm kitchen in Leelanau County(with their labs Abbey and Lucy as taste testers) and that's when Hip Bones™ were born. The best part, they are made in the USA!
So we are so excited to bring their product to you! Their Hip Bones™ are not only a tasty treat for your dog, they are full of carefully selected ingredients supporting strong bones and healthy joints. Our dogs love 'em, and we hope your pals do too!
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*Hip Bones™ are uniquely formulated with healthy bone & joint ingredients like tart cherry concentrate, bioflavonoids, fiber, calcium, flax seed and ANTIOXODANTS!
*Hip Bones™ smell and taste delicious! Your pal will love 'em (even if they are healthy)! and… they are made in the USA!
These come in a 17.6 oz. re-sealable bag. To provide your dog the full benefit of Hip Bones™ feed one treat per day for every 25 pounds of the dog's body weight.
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Our dog bones are all natural, and from either Brazilian or US meat sources. Dog Bones are a great option for highly aggressive chewers who love to chew! We are constantly adding new dog bones, so make sure to check back often. Better yet sign up for our newsletter and recieve the inside scoop on new products, special saving & discounts & stay up to date on Best Bully Sticks happenings for 2010. We have some wonderful things in store in the New Year worth barking about!
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NorCal Volleyball Club will provide a safe environment for girls to learn, train and develop as volleyball players. We welcome athletes, families, friends and the community to join in our mission.
Highly competitive, travel teams with the goals of finishing the season at Girls Junior National Championships. Team(s) in ages 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16, 17s, and 18s. Typical season runs from December through June.
Competitive, non-travel teams that wish to receive high level training and compete hard without traveling all across the country to try and qualify for the Girls Junior National Championships. We hope to host three team(s) in ages U12, 13/14s and 15/16s. Typical season runs from mid-December through May.
Developmental teams that are designed to give girls an opportunity to play club volleyball at a much younger age (11 and under only) and for a much lower price. Typical season runs from January through April with an optional extended season into late May.
10 week long practice season. Specifically for girls in going into the 8th grade and below. Season starts in mid-August and ends about two weeks prior to club tryouts. Fall Ball for 7/8th graders is on M/W and Junior Fall Ball for 6th grade and below is T/TH.
Summer program for all ages and abilities that includes day camps, evening camps, and positions specific camps.
NorCal coaches that work as contractual employees and offer players private lessons. Private lessons are for all ages and abilities and are for 1-4 players at a time.
2v2 program that is offered in the summer evenings for players that want to learn the doubles game and get extra touches on the ball
Sand training offered in the late spring and summer months at either the Moraga or Pleasanton sand courts.


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Engine manufacturer Turbomeca is revamping its Tech 600 and Tech 800 demonstrators to enhance fuel efficiency in the 500- to 1,000-shp power category and increase power density in the 1,000- to 1,500-shp bracket, respectively. The goal of Techsys, a third demonstrator, is to resduce Fadec costs by 20 percent through simplification.
The Tech 600 program targets a 15-percent cut in fuel burn at cruise. It will last until 2012. Tech 800, set to end around 2015, targets takeoff power through increased turbine inlet temperatures. "Single-crystal technology is plateauing so we are developing turbine blade cooling," Charles Claveau, Turbomeca's head of program and market strategy, said. "The challenge here is in the blades' small size. Further progress in twin-centrifugal compressors is being sought, too."
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Turbomeca has also been busy with its engine programs for its various platforms. In Russia, the Kamov Ka-226 light twin has started flying with Arrius 2G1s. The engine is expected to be certified by the end of next year. The Ka-226T variant should follow soon after.
Russian Helicopters is also considering a turbine version of the Mi-34 light single–the Mi-34S2 Sapsan to be powered by a Turbomeca Arrius 2F. Claveau expressed hope that a firm contract would be signed this year. The first Sapsan delivery is expected in next year's fourth quarter.
Claveau confirmed that Turbomeca is talking to China's Avicopter about a pair of Ardidens to power the Z15 medium twin. The Z15 was planned to be fitted only with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67Es. But Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in December hinted that the Chinese company may want to have a new Ardiden version in addition to or instead of the PT6Cs.
Turbomeca is working on TBOs for the Arriel 1D1 and the Makila 2A1. The Arriel 1D1, under the 1D1+ designation, will boast a 3,600-hour TBO. The Makila 2A1 will see an increase to 4,000 hours. These engines are installed on the AS350B2 Ecureuil and the EC225.
Turbomeca (Booth No. 2829) delivered 1,313 helicopter engines in 2008, 1,045 in 2009 and is planning to deliver 900 this year and next year. Claveau told AIN that Turbomeca continues to invest in research and development despite its 30-percent cut in production. "These demonstrator programs will validate the technologies we will find on tomorrow's engines," he said.


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