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Too bad city leaders aren't as fond of building their reputation for doing what's altogether right and appropriate.
Oxford's decision to bulldoze a portion of a hill that contains a Native American stone mound and possibly human remains is a condemnable act that says much about some city leaders' priorities.
Needing fill dirt for construction of a Sam's Club at Oxford Exchange, the city agreed to provide the dirt instead of buying it from a third party. A sound decision, on the surface. And, yes, a large hill — made of dirt suitable to fill in a construction site — sits conveniently and directly behind the Exchange.
By Oxford standards, it's an easy decision aided by an apparent tin ear to conversations of compromise or correctness.
Build, build, build.
That archaeological experts are adamant that Native Americans used the hill's stone mound for religious purposes has been ignored.
That the hill may include Indian burial grounds has too easily been discounted.
That Oxford Mayor Leon Smith and City Project Manager Fred Denney say the hill was used only for sending smoke signals is a boorish, offensive comment that unfairly stereotypes Native Americans.
That the hill, if preserved and beautified, could be used as a cultural attraction for Oxford's many Interstate visitors is a possibility City Hall seems to think is worth far less than that dirt itself.
Oxford calls this progress — more retail development, another store to provide city coffers with more sales-tax and property-tax revenue.
Others, including this editorial board, call it a blatant unwillingness to preserve a historical site and recognize a people's ethnic value. It is a decision that should be reversed before such a valuable, historic site is dismantled for the sake of a membership card to Sam's Club.
Oxford's leadership decided long ago to use retail development as a prime way to move the city forward. In some ways, it's worked: Oxford is the unrivaled destination for Calhoun County shoppers who don't want to travel to Birmingham or Atlanta.
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It didn't mention, however, that the governor's relentless fight against the Affordable Care Act and his refusal to expand Medicaid is hurting some Alabamians who wore the nation's uniform.
In reports released in 2012 and earlier this year, researchers at the Urban Institute have discovered that 1 in 10 U.S. military veterans do not have health insurance. As the Washington Post reported Monday, veterans do not automatically qualify for Veterans Health Administration benefits; for example, they must serve 24 continuous months. Overall, veterans also have a lower uninsured rate (10 percent) than other Americans (18 percent).
Nevertheless, the Urban Institute researchers say 1.3 million veterans are not insured — plus an additional 900,000 adults and children in veterans' families — regardless of the reasons why.
According to The Post, "Uninsured veterans report a lower level of education — 47.3 percent have no high school diploma, compared to 30.7 percent of insured veterans — and higher levels of unemployment (23.4 percent vs. 5.7 percent). Their lower likelihood of being employed is likely a partial explanation of why they lack health insurance coverage."
Here is yet another instance where Bentley and his fellow anti-Obamacare, anti-Medicaid expansion governors are letting rigid ideology stand in the way of progress and compassion.
Forty percent of America's uninsured veterans make less than 138 percent of the federal poverty line and would qualify for Medicaid, according to The Post — if they lived in states that had expanded Medicaid. Alabama, with Bentley at the helm, has not.
More than 250,000 veterans who need health insurance are estimated to live in states that are expanding their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act. But 144,000 other U.S. veterans who live below the federal poverty line also live in states like Alabama that are refusing to take advantage of an expansion program that Washington would largely fund.
In his video tribute to Alabama's veterans, Bentley did not mention the estimated 27,000 uninsured veterans who live in Alabama and would benefit from Medicaid expansion. The governor also did not mention the estimated 20,000 adults and children in veterans' families would would also see their lives improved if the program was expanded.
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Dee Gordon, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers, and their fan base, are likely crying uncle at this point. They are hurting. Less than one week after being activated from the disabled list, Hanley Ramirez suffered another injury that required a return to the DL. His injury prompted the team to promote Gordon from Triple-A, where he hit .314 with 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts through 25 games.
Perhaps the most promising thing about Gordon's stint in Triple-A to start the year was a huge jump in his walk rate. His best walk rate in an extended stay at any minor-league level was 7.2 percent in 2009 at Low-A. After 117 plate appearances for Triple-A Albuquerque, Gordon was sporting a 12 percent walk rate. He's always done a good job of avoiding strikeouts, even in his time in the majors (15.6 percent strikeout rate in 572 plate appearances), but the walks are a welcome addition for a player who gets almost all of his fantasy value from swiping bags. Gordon is a career .303 hitter in the minors, but that success hasn't carried over to the Show, where he's hit just .262. If he can boost his on-base percentage in any way, he'll be a stolen-base monster. Even with a paltry .303 OBP in the bigs to date, he has managed to steal 59 bases. Gordon is a category monster that needs to be nearly universally owned. Even if you don't have a need in stolen bases or at shortstop, he's worth adding as a trade chip in all but the shallowest of formats.
Cameron Maybin, OF, San Diego Padres
I was higher than many folks on Maybin coming into the season, ranking him 49th in my outfield rankings. Suffice it to say, he's been a disappointment for me so far. Part of my rationale for liking Maybin this year was simply being a sucker for his tools. It wasn't just his tools I fell in love with, though. Maybin has improved his strikeout rate each of the last two years, and for the first time in his career, it was below 20 percent last season. His contact rate rose from 73.33 percent in 2011 to 80.28 percent last year. Through 10 games this year, Maybin had shaved approximately another six percent off his career-best strikeout rate from ast season. However, his contact rate before the injury was actually a little lower, at 78.18 percent.
The next step Maybin needed to take to enjoy a true breakout at the dish was improving the type of contact he was making. From 2010-2012, his line-drive rate fluctuated between 14-16 percent, and he pounded more than half of his batted balls into the ground. His line-drive rate was a little below 14 percent in the early going this year, but it's likely that was due in part to a wrist injury that sent him to the disabled list. There isn't a timetable for Maybin's return to the Padres' active lineup, but he's no longer wearing a splint on his injured wrist, and according to manager Bud Black, he has motion in the wrist and, "He continues to improve daily." Many fantasy owners have jumped ship, and the lack of a timetable for his return is frustrating, but he's a worthwhile DL stash for owners in need of outfield help in mixed leagues of 12 teams or larger that start five outfielders and deeper formats. If he continues to make weak contact after he returns to the Padres, then it will probably be time to give up on hoping for a breakout from the 26-year-old center fielder.
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This is a little bit more in tune with the stashing articles, but I'm considering picking up Pomeranz or Z Wheeler prior to a call up.
May 07, 2013 11:10 AM
Pomeranz might be up sooner but Wheeler is way, way better, partly because of talent and partly because he doesn't pitch in Coors.
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Jfranco77 beat me to it, but he basically nailed it. I think Pomeranz is back in the bigs before Wheeler makes his MLB debut, but I'd rather stash Wheeler based on talent and home ballpark.
May 07, 2013 16:36 PM
I think both you and jfranco are correct, I'm trying to weigh the importance of the sooner performance of Pomeranz or Wheeler.
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Collier County doesn't actually face difficult watershed choices. The new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) became effective for Collier County, Florida and incorporated areas on May 16, 2012. The flood maps show the extent to which the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Collier County are at risk of flooding.
They provide a comprehensive understanding of flood hazard and risk exposure within the Big Cypress Basin watershed and provide risk assessment information at the watershed level, placing emphasis on risk reduction activities impacting beyond the site.
I am pessimistic about developers in Collier County because they are too ingenious for our ecology's own good. Their approach to nature is to beat it into submission which they can do because the Growth Management Plan and the Land Development Code were prepared by environmentalists and preservationists who have little interest in the watershed. At the moment, county commissioners are reviewing our current distortion field that embraces sending, receiving and neutral land designations, designations that focus on environmental value and not watershed impact.
We would stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet and viewed it appreciatively instead of a way to make a quick buck off the backs of taxpayers. To do that, look up where you live to get an appreciation for what construction may occur when No Adverse Impact (NAI) is enforced.
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I note that "Silent Spring" was published 50 years ago this month. Rachel Louise Carson, a marine biologist whose writings are credited with starting the global environmental movement, "…was the very first person to knock some of the shine off modernity" wrote Bill McKibbens and possibly the DFIRM will accomplish the same outcome in Collier County.
We have been messing around with Mother Nature and bad things are happening to our watershed because the Growth Management Plan and the Land Development Code are not based on watershed impact.
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It's not the developers being ingenious you should worry about. It's the engineers. We became engineers for a reason. We like to solve problems and some of us are very good at it.
Lawyers and MBAs don't take engineering courses, but engineers, at least in my day, had to take courses in specs and contracts, and a part of the 16 hour test to become a licensed engineer consists of questions in economics, so that we can function in the world of laws and rules. Ask the average lawyer to tell you the formula for the area of a circle (Duh!). Imagine the look you get when you mention quadratic equations.
I've heard it said by some county employees that everything is in the codes. Those people were never engineers, and never will be.
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Hi, consider the following problem: given a vector v=(x,y,z) located in a hyperplane. Given two reference vectors from that plane v1 and v2. Find a and b such that v = a*v1 + b*v2. How would you do that? a, b exist of course since any vector of a plane has a linear combination of 2 non-colinear vectors from the same plane. My maths are also not rusty and I generally know how to solve the system above, i.e.
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Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, has spent years building covert networks that its officers now are using to help seize cities such as Slaviansk and Kramatorsk in the north of Donetsk, said Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, the head of Ukraine's State Security Service (the Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrainy, or SBU). Nalyvaichenko, a career diplomat and security official, gave one of the broadest descriptions of the conflict by a Ukrainian official during an online discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council.
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Last week's agreement in Geneva, meant to avert wider conflict in Ukraine, was faltering as the new week began. Pro-Moscow separatist gunmen show no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized. The images below are from the cities of Donetsk and Slaviansk. A gunbattle in Slaviansk left an uncertain number dead.
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Russia's ready use of military force in Ukraine, Georgia and beyond puts its non-NATO neighbors very much at risk of military intervention. President Putin's fracturing of the region's post-Cold War stability includes the use of covert agents to stage unrest and create excuses for Russia to intervene in the supposed defense of Russian-speaking minorities. Could Moscow apply the same measures in a NATO country with a significant Russian minority population such as Latvia? This question will keep NATO leaders up at night. The answer in the morning will be conventional deterrence.


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It was a dream, and unlike any dream I've had before.
I dreamed I was at morning worship in my home church, but the circumstances were very unusual. For one thing, the power was off and it was a little chilly inside the building (it often is in real life!) and there were no lights or sound or amplifiers or speakers or PowerPoints running. (I think this part of my dream is something I've actually wished would happen.)
But I don't think I would have specifically wished for what happened next in the dream. A dear friend of mine - a gifted worship leader, especially in song but also in speaking - stood up and began animatedly addressing the east wall of the worship center. As if blind to the rest of us, he began adjuring it to echo the praise of God brought forth by all creation and listen to the words that would be shared - and if hearts of stone did not melt as a result, he said, "I might as well be talking to a brick wall." Then he sat down.
What was even more extraordinary about it was that my friend did not stutter. Usually he does when he speaks, even when his thoughts are truly inspired; only when he sings does the stutter completely disappear. Then, as often happens in dreams, I somehow deduced that he must have been singing.
My preaching minister was speaking next in the course of the dream, and it seemed as if he was singing as well. In real life, he does not like to be heard singing. I'm not even sure if he sings well; I'm not sure I've ever heard him. Yet in this dream, he was pouring out his heart to the rest of us in a kind of song, and it was having its effect. Hearts of stone were melting, and tears flowing. Seven young people - unwilling to wait the time it took to change clothes or take turns or even let him finish his message - went to the baptistry and immersed themselves as a group, arms about each others' shoulders ... and the response from the church was thunderous; there was applause and there were cheers and shouts of "Hallelujah!" that would have been deafening at ALLTEL Arena but seemed quite comfortable and comforting and warming in this dream.
Then, spontaneously, everyone began singing "Holy Ground," and before we had reached the part of of the song that says so, I knew solidly and incontrovertibly that the Spirit of the Lord was in this place - and the thrill of this faithless, confident knowledge was absolutely electrifying.
I awakened all of a sudden at that point, my heart still racing.
It's slowed back to normal now. Reality has returned.
I'll get up and go to church in about eight hours. We will sing carols and hymns and speak and listen to a message about the birth of our Savior.
I don't know what else will happen there.
I don't know what to expect.
I suspect I will be anticipating something more than I usually experience, though; and I will be aware of a Presence I too often miss.
And if I don't fall back to sleep right away now, it may well be due to the fact that I'm praying for God's Spirit to fall on us all this Christmas Day.
8 comments:
- DJG said...
What a great gift! I pray that your reality was somewhere close to the spiritual high you had in your dream.
Merry Christmas!
- Karen said...
What a wonderful dream... it brought tears to my eyes to read it. I echo Donna's wish.
- Fajita said...
Wow, love those kinds of dreams. So, what happened?
- Keith Brenton said...
Fajita, I would have to say that the worship came as close to what I dreamed as it ever has there ... even though the sound was a little too low for us to completely hear one of our younger (10-year-old) members to read Luke 2. There were half-again as many people in attendance as we had guessed there would be; the worship center filled up - even the balcony - and chairs had to be placed in the lobby for latecomers. The singing was outstanding, the message on-target and - most importantly - I think God was praised from the heart.
- David U said...
Keith, thanks for sharing your dream with us. It sounds like your service at PV was a blessing.
Ours at DT was awesome also, because God is awesome.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- flyawaynet said...
Thanks so much for taking the time to type out your dream. It gave me chills just imagining the scene. That's the worship I pray for, long for, and find myself so dissatisfied when I walk into a service that half-heartedly and quietly sings a couple of songs because that's what churches are suppose to do. But, one thing I've always believed, and noted to be true in your post. It all started with one man. I pray, daily, for inspiration and courage to be that one person one day.
- mmlace said...
WOW! That gives me chills, as well! Keith, I'm certain I've read this before, when I first found your blog, because it sounds vaguely familiar.
But now, I've been at PV almost 2 years and this past year, I've had the incredible privilege of meeting that gifted worship leader of which you dreamed!
Those two factors make this dream come alive for me, and make me wish for something similar as well!
Did you ever tell him of this dream or has he read of it? Does he know about this???
(Sorry, again, just strolling through your archives)
- mmlace said...
Did I say "almost 2 years"??? I meant "almost 3 years"!!!
(I really do love this post!)


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You may think that when Italians need a pick me up, they reach for an espresso, but it looks like many of them are turning to energy drinks. Not only do adults choose them, but they are becoming more popular with children and adolescents. A survey of 916 students conducted in the Province of Rovigo, in the Veneto Region, reported that the usage of energy drink consumption increased significantly with age, from approximately 18 percent among sixth graders to 56 percent among eighth graders! The study also reported that energy drink consumption was associated with tobacco and alcohol abuse.
This is not just a problem in Italy, but throughout the entire European Union. A study commissioned by European Food Safety Authority found that approximately 30 percent of adults and 68 percent of adolescents (10-18 years old) regularly consumed energy drinks. Even 18 percent of children between three and 10 years old were regular consumers!
With medical experts increasingly concerned about the health effects of energy drinks, Italians might do better to stick to cappuccinos!
Read more about the studies- http://bit.ly/WcASVT and http://bit.ly/16GZ5dO
An update from Alessandra Nehr, a participant in NIAF's Voyage of Discovery Program, all-expenses paid ten-day trip to Italy for Italian American students. Alessandra, who participated in the trip last year with her brother, will be traveling to Italy again. This time she will be taking her family to some of the spots she visited while on the Voyage of Discovery.
This past summer, my twin brother Frank and I were fortunate enough to be chosen for NIAF's Voyage of Discovery program. While in Italy, we saw various cities throughout the country, including Rome, Naples, and Salerno, among others. Having never been to Italy before, we both were struck not only by the immense beauty present there, but also by the innate kindness of the Italian people and their willingness to work with our group. We made numerous friends in our group and had incredible experiences, all of which we will certainly remember. Whether it was having the most authentic mozzarella at a buffalo farm or celebrating Festa della Repubblica in Rome, neither of us would have traded our trip for the world.
Upon returning to the United States, we made the typical familial rounds, first telling our parents, then our grandparents (the only other members of our family who have set foot in our ancestral homeland), then our aunts, uncles and cousins. Although almost everyone in the family had been to Canada and Mexico, only my grandparents and, now, my brother and I, were lucky enough to experience Europe. When we told them all of our travels, they seemed genuinely interested in the possibility of returning as a family the following summer. My grandparents asked us if it was something that we thought everyone in the family could appreciate, given that my youngest cousins are only fourteen, and my brother and I both agreed that they certainly would. Even without the NIAF patronage, we believed that returning to Italy would be an unrivaled opportunity to not only experience the culture of our ancestors, but it would also give the family a chance to go on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, one which most of us may never again have an opportunity to experience.
We will be leaving for Italy in mid-June and plan to visit Florence, Rome, Venice, Assisi and Vasto, the hometown of my great-grandparents. Since my brother and I never got to visit Vasto while on the NIAF trip, we are really looking forward to seeing the small town about which so many family stories have been told.
Since we spent so much time in Rome during the Voyage of Discovery, my brother and I can't wait to take my family to one of the best gelato places in town (Giolitti), try ossobuco again at Trattoria Leoni D'Abruzzo and lamb at L'isola della Pizza, and attend the Papal Audience to see the new Pope.
Although we are by no means experts on Italy, we are looking forward to applying what we learned on our NIAF trip to the forthcoming trip with our family. Once again, we really appreciate NIAF giving us our first taste of Italy, and I'll be sure to write about our journey once we return.
At last, Italy has a new government! It took over two months after the country's inconclusive election, but now Italy is on the road to recovery and ready to tackle its political crisis. The new prime minister, Enrico Letta, was confirmed by both houses of Parliament and he has assembled a talented cabinet which includes seven females and an African-Italian.
The new faces are a welcome change in Italy, but a recent New York Times article explained, "The mere formation of a government is only a start. Italy needs a government credible enough with European leaders to negotiate an easing of austerity and strong enough to enact the difficult structural reforms like strengthening the banking system, making markets more competitive and labor law less rigid, more fairly apportioning taxes and reducing bureaucracy."
Letta has proposed an interesting and even sometimes conflicting 18-month agenda to pull Italy out of its current crisis. It calls for tax relief, economic reform and electoral and political changes, but many wonder if the newly assembled government will last long enough to even carry out the program. What do you think? Will Letta be able to pull Italy out of its current crisis?
Read more in the New York Times here- http://nyti.ms/132zS9q
By Elissa Ruffino, NIAF's Chief Brand Officer
During the first weeks of December, everyone should review what's happening in the news and the marketplace!
Brand, branding and brand partnerships are popular buzz words today. Brands assist in the formation of new relationships, and the identification of ongoing ones. Everyone strives to establish an ongoing brand relationship with the public.
Pope Benedict XVI – a.k.a. @pontifex is now just a tweet away! On December 12, Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger started tweeting with the handle @pontifex. Questions we may be asking ourselves-- will the Pope respond in real time to events and news items that could shape a global debate? Read more in The Washington Post article by Michelle Boorstein, "The bird is THE WORD."
In case you missed it on Saturday, December One, discounter Target and luxury merchant Neiman Marcus formed an unprecedented partnership. They joined their brands to market a limited holiday 2012 collection. Remember when Target pioneered the idea with Italian designer Missoni last year? It was so popular that Target's website crashed! With this newest brand partnership, both companies can attract a segment of new customers. You can think of it as cross-shopping for designer brand enthusiasts at competitive prices. Check out your local Target and Neiman Marcus for items.
Now that the Christmas shopping season is well underway, many are flocking to outlet malls for deals. Brand–conscious consumers will find that these stores stay true to their name. "Outlet malls are a $30 billion industry, and retailers celebrate their outlet store as a means to amplify their brand and find new customers." Read more in "How to Shop Outlet Malls" with eight great tips by Katherine Boyle
Here are some of the latest brand partnerships with Italian American celebrities! Rocker Jon Bon Jovi just inked a fragrance deal with Avon. Madonna has a new Truth or Dare line of perfume, and over-the–knee lace-up boots and other footwear. Let's not forget Jaclyn Smith, who starred in the 70s television series "Charlie's Angels" and pioneered celebrity brand sponsorships in 1985 with Kmart. Industry experts report that for each celebrity brand that is a hit, five others flop. Read more in "From memorizing lines to clothing lines,"
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Small businesses face struggles everyday just to stay in business, but when a natural disaster hits their world can be turned upside down. Hurricane Sandy left a path of destruction throughout much of New Jersey and New York, home to many Italian Americans, and more importantly, home to some of the places that keep the Italian culture alive in the United States. A recent New York Times article discussed the devastation of a few of the beloved historical establishments in New York that are fighting to survive after the storm. On Coney Island, Totonno's pizzeria has been temporarily shut down because of the damage, and in Brooklyn Randazzo's Clam Bar, Jimmy's Famous Heros and Gargiulo's are just a few of the spots that have been damaged by the storm.
The article explained that over decades, places like Gargiulo's, Totonno's and Randazzo's have evolved into much more than restaurants. "They're community centers," said chef Michael Lomonaco, adding, "They have anchored the community for decades." However, three weeks after the storm hit, Antoinette Balzano of Totonno's was still waiting for an engineer to show up to survey the damage. The pizzeria has been in her family for over 100 years and although a comeback will be difficult, it is the only option for Ms. Balzano. "I just pray that I have the strength to do what I need to do," she explained in the article. "I can't let Grandpa go down this way."
This disaster brings up some interesting points for the Italian American community to consider. What does this say about the sustainability of the common Italian American model of keeping a small successful business in the family? What does the Italian American community lose if they close? Is protecting someone else's private business part of protecting our cultural heritage? And should our community help raise money and support to keep these businesses alive? Please, share your thoughts with us. Send them to firstname.lastname@example.com
Learn more about how NIAF is helping to contribute to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and get involved by visiting www.ItalianAmericanRelief.org
This month, seven miles outside of Bologna in the municipality of Anzola dell'Emilia, the Bruto and Poerio Carpigiani Foundation opened a museum dedicated to the Italian staple: gelato. The museum details the history of gelato, beginning with the ancient quests for ice partaken by Mesopotamian servants to serve at festivities and religious ceremonies. The Romans, adopting the Arabian invention of sugar syrup (shrb), created a royal treat flavored with more than 400 different types of flowers. In the 16th century, alchemist and astrologer Cosimo Ruggieri of the well-known Medici family synthesized what we know as modern gelato in Paris, where gelato became a local phenomenon. In the first half of the 20th century, gelato became popularly available with the invention of the cone, mechanical automation, and post-war batch freezers. The second half of the twentieth century saw gelato become the Made in Italy cultural phenomenon of today.
The museum has a strong focus on the recent history of gelato, particularly the involvement of the Carpigiani company, famous for its gelato machines and its sponsorship of the Carpigiani Gelato University, where students can learn the artisanal production of gelato. On display in the museum are more than 20 antique gelato machines as well as numerous documents, video interviews, and workshops. A multi-language tour is available to direct visitors through the history of gelato from the late 19th century until today. The trip is sweetened by an optional tasting at the end of the tour, with a sampling of gelatos available for purchase.
The website of the museum, available in English and Italian, can be found at www.gelatomuseum.com.
For more culinary and cultural inspiration, check out Pamela's Sweet Peach blog, www.sweetpeachblog.com. She recently ran a special on food, culture, and design of Italy, focused on the Emilia-Romagna region.
NIAF thanks Joe Barrows, a senior at Georegtown University, for submitting this post.
It's almost time to start your holiday shopping! Check out NIAF's picks for the season's hottest Italian designer finds! Have fun shopping the fashions and jewelry—remember, un diamante è per sempre!
Fope Gioielli - www.fope.com
Bottega Veneta – www.botegaveneta.com
Giorgio Armani – www.armani.com
Pomellato – www.pomellato.com
Roberto Coin – www.robertocoin.com
Salvatore Ferragamo – www.ferragamo.com
Verdura – www.verdura.com
Bertolucci – www.bertolucci-watches.com
The Venice City Council is organizing a competition to raise money for the restoration of the bridge. Corporations across Italy are signing up to pay to advertise on the bridge and hold events in St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Place. The city, which is already 400 million euro in debt, cannot fund the project which will cost about five to seven million euro. If all goes as planned the restoration will take about 18 months and will hopefully be completed by spring of 2015.
Many restorations projects in Italy have been funded by major organizations. Famous churches and palazzo throughout Italy have been funded by companies such as Prada, Bulgari and Louis Vuitton. Although several companies have expressed interest in sponsoring the Rialto Bridge project, the front-runner in the competition is clothing manufacturer Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel. Rosso has been in contact with the Venetian mayor Girogio Orsoni and has agreed to fund the restoration in exchange for "non-invasive," publicity placements.
Read more about the project! http://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/notizia.php?IDNotizia=516083
Cruising past the economic crisis facing the European Union, Italy's legendary luxury car company Ferrari has capitalized on its global desirability to boast record profits. The majority of Ferrari's sales originate in the United States and Chinese markets: 1451 Ferrari-brand supercars immigrated to the United States or China in the first half of the year. Closely following the United States and China, British, German, and Swiss buyers also showed an increased willingness to import Italian supercars. The two most popular models were the California and 458 Italia, but the 12-cylinder powerhouses FF and F12 Berlinetta also gave a strong showing. Beyond the high performance-induced allure, Ferrari attributes a significant portion of its appeal to the "Tailor Made" program, an option given to buyers to personalize their vehicles.
The business strategy exemplified by Ferrari is one that keeps parent company FIAT afloat. According to Italy's Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure, and Transport, Corrado Passera, FIAT augments domestic losses with profits from emerging markets like Brazil. Passera describes FIAT as existing in sintonia, in harmony, with Brazil: FIAT's CEO Sergio Marchionne has announced plans to invest two billion euro in production of vehicles for the Brazilian market. Marchionne has followed a global strategy since joining FIAT in 2004 when he was instrumental in organizing the merger with Chrysler that took FIAT from the verge of collapse to its place as the world's ninth largest automobile manufacturer, and first in Italy. This capitalization of foreign markets, while perhaps lacking sustainability, has helped FIAT weather the European economic crisis.
From the Ferrari-themed amusement park in Abu Dhabi to the clothing collaboration with German label Puma, Ferrari's global presence reflects its universal desirability. No matter how bad the economic situation may be at home, Italian-designed luxury continues to prevail on the global scale.
For those who want to practice their Italian, the relevant articles from Corriere della Sera can be found here, here, and here.
NIAF thanks Joe Barrows, a senior at Georegtown University, for submitting this post.
It's a Tuesday in late May, when a high school freshman's thoughts naturally turn to summer and maybe that life-guarding job at the pool. But it's pouring in Scarsdale at the moment, so there is no sunshine to lure a math student's thoughts away from the topic at hand: locus theorems. (If it's been awhile since you were in high school, locus theorems are what generate circles, lines, parabolas, etc.) Besides, this is Roger Cappucci's fifth-period geometry class, and he has shown an ability to keep his students on point.
Katy in the front row is a tennis player, so he draws a tennis court on the SMART Board to illustrate that the best route between two points is a shot "right up the middle." There's the way he looks every kid in the eye, makes every kid feel part of the experience. His lessons are lively and interactive, peppered with esteem-boosting affirmations: "All I need is effort. There's no right or wrong. There's so much talent in this room." He turns to a student with a question. "You ready David? This is your moment. Use that beautiful mind you have."
Cappucci, who has been teaching math for more than 50 years (most of them at Scarsdale High School), says "beautiful" a lot. The word rolls off his tongue in four Bronxian parts: bee-yoo-tee-full. Math is a beautiful discipline. Scarsdale High is a beautiful place. He has a beautiful wife, Lucille, whom he met at a dance at St. Philip Neri Church on Grand Concourse when he was 19 years old. She is his best friend, the mother of his three sons. If something's not beautiful, it's fantastic. Or terrific. Good luck getting him to voice a negative thought. He didn't last more than a half-century as a teacher by being a downer. He's 76 and still loves teaching. As one of his fellow math teachers, Bruce Henry, puts it: "He's got a little less hair, but his teaching's still the same: spectacular."
"It's the kids," Cappucci says modestly. "They keep me young. People say, you're teaching the same subject every day. Yeah, I am, but the students are different. That's the whole idea. I'm not up there lecturing. We are exploring this discipline together." He adds, "Math is an art form I use to develop their minds emotionally, spiritually, intellectually. Just as in life, on every level, the essential question is, 'Why?' As we go further, we encounter obstacles that need to be mastered through perseverance and hard work. Believing in their ability to focus and apply a strong effort to stay with a problem is vital to their success in life's journey.
Read more about the legendary math teacher: http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/September-2012/A-Profile-of-Scarsdale-Math-Teacher-Roger-Cappucci/
The Commemoration of Columbus Day
The Year 2012 marks the 41st anniversary of the observation of Columbus Day as a legal, public holiday. It also marks the 23rd anniversary of the designation of October as National Italian American Heritage Month by the President. The proclamation was made in 1989 by President George H.W. Bush.
History/Background of Columbus Day
The first celebration of Columbus Day was held in this country soon after the American Revolution. On October 12, 1792, the New York Society of Tammany (also known as the Columbian Order) honored Columbus on the third centenary of his first voyage. In 1892, the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was written in honor of Columbus Day. In 1909, New York State was the first to pass legislation declaring Columbus Day a holiday. Within a few years, October 12th became a legal holiday in more than 30 states. Indiana and North Dakota called the holiday "Discovery Day," while Wisconsin called it "Landing Day." Congressman McClory's bill, supported by Congressman Peter Rodino (D-New Jersey) and 14 other sponsors, ensured that all 50 states would recognize the holiday annually.
House Representative Robert McClory (R-Illinois) proposed Public Law 90-363 on June 28, 1968. It established the dates for several new federal holidays, including Columbus Day. The bill was passed and went into effect January 1, 1971, officially making Columbus Day the second Monday in October every year.
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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) joins t he nation's estimated 25 million Italian Americans, the fifth largest ethnic group in America in celebrating the 41st anniversary of the observation of Columbus Day as a legal, public holiday. Cultural and commemorative events are held in honor of Christopher Columbus on Monday, October 8, 2012 and throughout October.
Columbus Day is not just a celebration for Italian Americans, but a day that all Americans share a common heritage. Let us continue to commemorate the achievements of the many people who followed Columbus to America and helped build a great democracy. The Italian explorer inspires us to lead lives of courage and determination.
Background: Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus paved the way for the exploration of the Americas more than 500 years ago. Born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, an important sea-faring Italian state, Columbus took his first sea voyage at the age of 14. In all, he made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean and later died in poverty. His first voyage in 1492 lasted 33 days. On October 12, one of his sailors spotted land.
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Grammy Award-winning vocalist, Steve Tyrell has achieved great success as artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor and performer. Tyrell reinvented popular classics for a modern-day audience. He has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and has gained a following all over the world. Let's not forget his breakthrough performances in "Father of the Bride," and "Father of the Bride II."
Donatella Versace, now at the helm of the Versace Empire, never aspired to be a fashion designer, but was handed this role after her brother, Gianni's death fifteen years ago. Since then she has become a successful businesswoman who has helped to carry the fashion powerhouse through tough economic times including the 2008 recession. Last year was a huge success for Versace, generating $420 million in revenue. Donatella launched an haute couture collection and collaborated with H&M to create a lower-priced line that sold out in half hour in some stores.
This year's Versace couture show was historic on many levels, completing the passing of the torch and highlighting the titan that Donatella has become. Celebrities such as Christina Hendricks, Elizabeth Banks, M.I.A. and Jessica Alba attended the show which included 100 guests at a seated dinner. Read more about the show in the Wall Street Journal Magazine- http://on.wsj.com/Oka9jW
The Italians of New York
by Maurizio Molinari
The book offers an overview of various generations of Italians, weaving together numerous stories that highlight different epochs and different backgrounds. The reader will learn more about the experiences of old-time immigrants, as well as the achievements of recent expatriates, directly from their mouth through a series of interviews. This "new wave" consists of managers, bankers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, entertainment celebrities, scientists, and politicians who are operating at top levels in the Big Apple. The book helps the reader to discover a whole new world and to update the cherished, but old-fashioned, image of the Italian immigrant.
(From the Introduction)
"If you want to learn something about Italian creativity, come to New York. Here, you will find the pride of flying the Italian colors at the Fifth Avenue Columbus Day Parade, the American patriotism of those who perished at Ground Zero, the courage of firefighters and marines on the frontline of the war against terrorism, the babel of dialects at the Arthur Avenue market, portrayals of social change in the writings of Gay Talese, stories of successful business ventures on the TV shows of Maria Bartiromo and Charles Gasparino, political passion in the battles of Mario Cuomo and Rudy Giuliani, creative imagination in the works of Gaetano Pesce, Renzo Piano e Matteo Pericoli, and provocation in the attire of Lady Gaga… The Midtown top managers, who arrived in the past twenty years, operate in the XXI century, while on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood the "panelle" are still prepared according to the Sicilian recipes transmitted from one generation to the next."
Maurizio Molinari is the United States correspondent for the Italian newspaper La Stampa. He is the author of 13 books including, The Jews in Italy: A Problem of Identity (1870-1938), The Left and Jews in Italy (1967-1993), The National Interest, Wall Street in the Third Millenium, No Global?, Italy Seen by the CIA (1948-2004), Obama's Country, and The Italians of New York.
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The Feast of San Gennaro, celebrated on September 19, is the oldest and biggest religious salute to the patron saint of Naples, San Gennaro. In Italy, thousands of people gather in the Naples cathedral and Piazza del Duomo to witness the miracle of San Gennaro. A vial of the saint's blood is brought out by the priest and the hopefully, the blood miraculously liquefies. The festival, lasting eight days, also includes processions and feasting and is a great chance to witness a traditional religious festival.
Early Italian immigrants to New York brought the festival with them. Originally a one-day religious commemoration, the feast day began in September 1926 when a group gathered along Mulberry Street in the Little Italy section of New York City and built a small chapel in the street to house the image of their patron Saint. They invited all to partake in the festivities and asked the devoted to pin an offering to the ribbon streamers that are hung from the statue's apron. This money was then distributed to the needy poor of the neighborhood.
Over time, the festival expanded into an 11-day street fair organized and run by people outside the neighborhood. Now it brings more than 1 million people to NYC's Little Italy on Mulberry street for parades, street vendors, games, sausages, zeppole and other attractions. The Grand Procession is held starting at 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of the feast, immediately after a celebratory Mass at the Church of the Most Precious Blood. This is a Roman Catholic candlelit procession in which the statue of San Gennaro is carried from its permanent home in the Most Precious Blood Church through the streets of Little Italy.
Similar festivals now take place in cities all over the United States. In 2002 The Feast of San Gennaro Los Angeles was founded and it is now a major event held every September in Hollywood. In 1986, the festival was brought to Las Vegas and since then has become so popular, it is held twice a year!
Buona Festa Oggi! www.sangennaro.org
In her book "Italian Villas and Their Gardens," Edith Wharton details the architecture and ornament of the gardens she encountered while touring Italy with famed author Henry James. She wrote that the reader should not "content himself with a vague enjoyment of old Italian gardens, but…extract from them principles which may be applied to home." In a recent Wall Street Journal article, designer Charlotte Moss shares eight key lessons from her grand tour of Italian estates.
· Create an axis
· Carve out an area for quiet conversation
· Unify with a theme
· Repeat elements
· Reimagine rather than redesign
· Have a solid plan
· Connect the house and garden
· Set a focal point
Read more on how to design your perfect Italian garden in the Wall Street Journal! http://on.wsj.com/T38cO7
Check out NIAF's top picks for fall fashion! Some of the best websites for all of this season's must haves!
Bottega Veneta
Brunello Cucinelli
Giorgio Armani
Marco Bicego
Salvatore Ferragamo
When one mentions Liguria, small picturesque towns and seaside views come to mind, but that's not all this region has to offer. Liguria has a rich history that allows it to prosper economically.
Liguria features a number of micro, small and medium sized companies which specialize in high-tech and high-quality fields that include electrical engineering, mechanics, medicine, robotics, shipbuilding and floriculture. Most importantly, Liguria's seaside location contributes to its fundamental role in the "Sea Motorways." Genoa, La Spezia and Savona rank as the first positions as origin/destination/transit of containerized cargo to and from Suez and the Atlantic. Because of these ports Liguria receives 27.9% of the maritime traffic.
In addition to its varied business sector, tourism contributes eight percent to its regional GDP composition. Fourteen million visitors come to Liguria each year to enjoy its spectacular beaches and beautiful mountains and valleys! Learn more about Liguria and everything the region has to offer- http://bit.ly/OUXSVW
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Once again, "Let's Have the Music Play" in the memory of Sergio Franchi, the highly anticipated annual concert that is known as the most loved musical event of New England for the last 18 years and has been attracting fans by the thousands, will take place on Saturday, September 8, 2012! The hostess, Eva Franchi, wife of the great romantic tenor Sergio Franchi, once again invites all of you to come spread your picnics and sip your favorite wine as the 32-piece symphony orchestra hits the air with the most beloved Italian romantic songs accompanied by the best young tenors and sopranos of today.
This year's concert for the first time ever will feature the most prestigious national and international competition winners from the Metropolitan Opera House, the San Francisco Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, the Richard Tucker Foundation, Marcello Giordani International World Competition, the Puccini Foundation, and, of course, the top vocal talents from the AVA Academy, to name a few. Also, there will be a surprise guest, one of Sergio colleagues who is a nationally known comic.
The concert has been sold out each year, expecting over 4,000 people, so make sure to order your tickets now! Tickets may be available at the door. And, you may view Sergio Franchi's home, the memorial museum, the antique car collection and the memorial chapel. For more information about the upcoming show, please call 860-535-9429, or visit www.sergiofranchi.com. Your ticket is your generous donation to the Foundation and will only be $30 this year. To purchase your tickets, please send a check made out to The Sergio Franchi Music Foundation, 91 Sergio Franchi Drive, Stonington, Conn. 06378. The gates open at 12 p.m. and the concert starts promptly at 3 p.m.
On August 4, 2012, Road to Valor landed in the top ten list of Canadian nonfiction bestsellers for the fifth week in-a-row. Road to Valor is the true story of Gino Bartali, the Italian cycling legend and secret World War II hero and it was written by siblings Aili and Andres McConnon, the 2012 winners of the NIAF Mazzei Award in Thought Leadership. Bartali became a household name in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s when he won the Tour de France twice and the Giro d'Italia three times. But what most people don't know is how Gino Bartali spent World War II.
In 1943, when the Germans occupied Italy, the Cardinal of Florence Elia Dalla Costa asked Gino Bartali to participate in a network to help Jews in central Italy who needed food, shelter and identity documents. Despite the significant risk to himself and his family (Jews at this time were declared enemies of state and anyone helping them could face imprisonment or deportation), Bartali stomached his fear and decided to help. Traveling throughout Tuscany and Umbria, Bartali would transport false identity documents hidden in the frame of bicycle for Jews in hiding who needed them.
Bartali's courage did not stop there. He also sheltered the Goldenberg family of four in an apartment he financed with his cycling winnings. Giorgio Goldenberg, who was eleven at the time of the German occupation, made the following comment about Gino Bartali's role: "There is no doubt whatsoever for me that he saved our lives. He not only saved our lives but he helped save the lives of hundreds of people. He put his own life and his family's in danger in order to do so. In my opinion, he was a hero and he is entitled to be called a hero of the Italian people during the Second World War."
Road to Valor has received rave reviews from Sports Illustrated, Reuters, the Boston Globe among various other publications throughout the U.S. Co-authors Aili and Andres McConnon have been interviewed about Road to Valor on NPR, CBS and ABC radio and their affiliates in over thirty states and outside of the United States, they have been featured on CBC radio (Canadian Broadcast Corporation) in Canada, ABC radio (Australian Broadcast Corporation) in Australia and Newstalk Ireland. Read Road to Valor to discover the full story of Gino Bartali, whose legendary story reflects the Italian soul and character. www.roadtovalorbook.com.
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Crouzon syndrome
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- Craniofacial dysostosis type 1
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Colin was born Aug. 3, 2013, 16 weeks before his Nov. 27 due date, and weighed a tiny 1 pound, 1.5 ounces. By the time he was two weeks old, Colin already had undergone heart and bowel surgeries within 12 hours of each other.
It was a whirlwind of emotions for Colin's parents, Jessica and Jerrod, who were figuring out how to navigate life with a baby in the hospital in Minneapolis and two other children at home in Wisconsin.
"The hardest part was keeping as strong as our little boy has been," Jessica said.
On Thanksgiving, the day after his due date, Colin already had spent 117 days in the NICU and had multiple surgeries. While it was a busy and stressful time for their family, Jessica and Jerrod took comfort in knowing their son was receiving the best care possible at Children's. Colin's family even was able to check on him 24/7 with the assistance of a NicView camera, which allowed the family to watch streamed, live footage from a camera in Colin's crib at the hospital.
Weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces and having spent 139 days in the NICU, nearly 20 weeks since he was born, Colin was able to go home Dec. 20.
Colin's family
Colin at his photo shoot
Since leaving
There was a lot of planning that had to be done before Colin could leave Children's. With the help of Children's staff, Jessica and Jerrod felt prepared to care for their third child, which would have different challenges from the other two. As part of Children's family-centered approach to caregiving, Colin's parents were able to change diapers, facilitate feeds and comfort their son while at the hospital. This not only helped Colin and his parents feel more connected, but also provided Jessica and Jerrod with the skills to bring him home to complete their family.
The best part of Colin being home is they finally can be a family. Jessica and Jerrod experienced 4½ months of juggling spending time with Colin in the hospital and spending time with their 2- and 4-year-old children at home.
"My husband and I dreamed for 4½ months what it would be like to be a family of five, and it is amazing," Jessica said. "We love our family and feel so blessed to be together!"
Colin now is more than 7 months old. His favorite things are eating, sleeping, sucking on his hands and fingers, and being entertained by his brother and sister.
As great as he's doing, Colin still isn't done with his time at Children's. Jessica and Jerrod are doing everything they can to keep Colin safe and free from illness. Colin has frequent eye-exam visits (three exams in the past two months) for his retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a common eye disorder in premature births. Over the past few months, Colin has received in-home nurse visits, weekly occupational therapy visits and ear, nose and throat visits. He also visits his primary care provider to get weighed, receive vaccinations and check overall well-being.
On March 13, Colin checked in to Children's – Minneapolis for surgery. Colin had a bronchoscopy to check his vocal cords and airway, laser eye surgery to stop the progression of ROP and an incisional hernia repair to fix a hernia by one of his stoma incision sites. He had three doctors working on him that day.
During the surgery, the doctors found a paralyzed left vocal cord, a partially paralyzed right vocal cord and narrowing of his airway below his cords. After the surgery, Colin stayed a Children's for a bit so doctors and nurses could keep an eye on him. He will need to come back for a second bronchoscopy in three months to check on his vocal cords and airway.
"Although Colin's birth and first few months of life were very traumatic and stressful, I still think of Children's on a good note," Jessica said. "They helped sustain his life when he had very little chance in this outside world because he was born so prematurely. The hardest moments of my life happened at Children's, but they also helped give me one of the greatest gifts – Colin. I will never forget our time at Children's and can't wait until we can give back to all the great resources that we used extensively. Colin is a miracle, and we couldn't have done it without our faith, love and the amazing care our son received at Children's hospital."
If you would like to support Children's and families like Colin's, you can make a one-time donation or a monthly donation to help all year long. Your support will provide services like the Ronald McDonald House, which allowed Colin's family to spend time together as a family for an entire weekend; the sibling play area, where Colin's siblings, Aiden and Bella, were able to spend time when their parents were taking care of Colin; and the Family Resource Center that assisted Jessica and Jerrod in finding out more about what was happening to their baby.
Megan was a spunky girl from the day she was born. Every day was full of activity! She loved riding horses, 4-wheeling, farming, hunting, sewing and scrapbooking. She had a great love for animals and dreamed of becoming a vet!
At age 13, Megan was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Megan was treated at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota for over two years. Sadly, we lost Megan to leukemia in November of 2007, when she was just 16 years old.
In 2010, our family founded the Go for the Gold Association to honor Megan's memory and spread awareness about pediatric cancer. The Go for the Gold Association organizes events that incorporate some of Megan's favorite activities—like sewing mittens and pillowcases! Through a variety of annual community fundraisers and volunteer events in our hometown of Mora, MN, we raise money for the Cancer Kids Fund at Children's.
Through our craft sales, 5Ks, community garage sales, and volunteer events the Go for the Gold Association has raised over $48,000 for pediatric cancer research at Children's! Our family appreciates the care Megan's received at Children's and love to share her story.
To learn more about the Go for the Gold Association, visit their Facebook page.
The start of the New Year is the perfect time to appreciate all those who give meaning to our lives. For the kids and families at Children's, there is no question that this includes our friends, partners and donors. Without committed and outstanding supporters, Children's would not be Children's. Gifts of time, talent and philanthropy have helped ensure countless kids continue to receive the absolute best in family-centered pediatric care and services.
Time and again our partners have shown us that even the smallest expressions of humanity and gratitude can help us achieve amazing things for amazing children in both St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Because of our community of support…
Mary Kay and her twin girls Clair and Reese, born 85 days early, can be cared for together in the new Special Care Nursery rooms at The Mother Baby Center in Minneapolis, facilitating the bonding process and letting parents be an important part of the care team.
Clair and Reese
- Twin Cities teen Adrianna can receive the highest quality care from pediatric specialists in the Level I trauma center in Minneapolis after suffering a concussion at a weekend basketball tournament, as well as follow-up care to ensure there are no long-term consequences.
Yesica, who was diagnosed with type I diabetes at age 11, has access to private patients rooms on the medical/surgical unit in St. Paul, so her mom and dad can stay close in a welcoming and comfortable space anytime her chronic condition requires maintenance.
Yesica, age 11
- Leonard, a Children's volunteer for the past 27 years, can utilize the new CHA Storyland Garden on the rooftop in St. Paul to help children experience healing through plant therapy activities.
- Mason can stay close to his parents and little sister who recently had surgery, while still being able to be a kid and have fun in the new sibling play area of the Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone in St. Paul.
Our doctors can, for the first time ever, use an MRI guided laser to help Gavin fight a brain tumor he nicknamed Joe Bully and receive the highest quality patient care in the new Karen and George Benz Family Pediatric Neuroscience Center in St. Paul.
Gavin, age 7
We are proud to be part of a community that has done so much to ensure the best possible future for our children. We wish you and your family a healthy and joyful New Year.
With gratitude,
Children's Foundation
Three years ago, Famous Dave's decided they wanted to give back to Children's in a big way. So they started the Wilbur Cares Party, hosted by the Famous Dave's Jazz Club in Calhoun Square.
Proceeds from the party have contributed to their pledge of $50,000 to fund a private patient room in the newly opened Karen and George Benz Family Pediatric Neuroscience Center. The center brings Children's expertise together under one roof so that kids with brain injuries and other neurological illnesses can benefit from the seamless and integrated care needed to treat these complex disorders. And private patient rooms allow families to stay close during their child's stay, and bring the comforts of home to the hospital setting.
Famous Dave's also makes a commitment to visit Children's throughout the year, which includes serving a special, themed lunch to patients and families twice a year, volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House located in Children's – Minneapolis, and hosting a holiday toy drive at their Twin Cities metro area locations.
We are so grateful for their long-standing commitment to supporting our patients and their families. Since partnering with Children's, Famous Dave's has donated more than $63,000 to Children's in cash and in-kind donations.
The 2014 Wilbur Cares Party will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, starting at 5:00 p.m. With live music, a silent auction, BBQ, and Paul Fletcher from Cities 97 as emcee, it promises to be a fun night. We hope to see you there! Register for the event today.
Earlier this year, at 9 years old, Graham was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma. It's inoperable, and there's only one other child living with it. The child lives in Australia and communicates with Graham via Facebook, an account his mom created for chatting and comparing notes on their shared illness.
Graham's first experience at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota fell on the same day he got his cancer diagnosis. He was scared. But, he had a dream-team of medical experts to help him. He met Dr. Susan Sensor, who showed him her scar from her melanoma. It made him feel better and less anxious. Dr. David Dassenko made Graham's first surgery less painful by using a "J-Tip" to start his I.V. A child life specialist gave him a blanket before he went into the OR.
During his journey, Graham has decided to raise money and awareness by making and selling rubber band bracelets. Each bracelet costs $1 and has a yellow bead that represents Childhood Cancer Awareness. Visit Graham's GiveMN page to make a donation and receive a bracelet!
His bracelet campaign has taken off. More than 1,000 bracelets have been made. His friends and other kids throughout Minnesota have helped, so he can quickly fill orders. Bracelets have been shipped throughout the United States and to Australia! Graham's bracelet brigade was even mentioned in a news story on KARE 11!
Graham hopes no child will ever have to go through what he's endured, and that he will raise enough awareness and funds to make a difference! You can read more about Graham's Journey on his Facebook page.


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My first impression of the Inkling
Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:29
Guess what finally came in the mail yesterday: the Inkling! I was supposed to get this thing for Christmas, but the Wacom factory got flooded, so there were some delays in the order. But hey, my birthday is in less than 2 weeks so this is actually good timing.
I was quite busy this week with an assignment, so I only got to try the Inkling out yesterday. Some people have been asking me about the Inkling, if it's accurate etc. I don't really know yet, because I only tried it out really fast, but here's my first impression of the Inkling so far.
The case is pretty cool and quite light. I can definitely picture myself carrying it around in my handbag along wit a sketchbook so I can doodle while I'm traveling somewhere. I think the plane trips to Porto (to visit David's parents) are going to be a lot less boring from now on.
I don't want to talk about the case and the Inkling's design too much, because there's already so much tutorials and video's about it. I'd just like to say I'm pretty impressed. It's really smart and super compact. Perfect for taking with you to sketch somewhere outside.
Starting up the Inkling was incredibly easy as well. I just had to pop in a little battery at the end of the pen, charge the Inkling (this was torture because I just wanted to try it out so bad) and it was ready to use. The pen is really light, it has more or less the same weight as my other sketching pens. Maybe it's even a tad bit lighter. I also like the way it handles. The center of gravity is just fine and I like the thick grip, it's the same thickness as most of my other pens and mechanical pencils.
I prefer the thicker pens because if I'm drawing for hours, working on an illustration, I've found that I would sometimes get cramps in my hand if the handle is too thin. I recently even bought a little handle to slide over my normal (colored) pencils. So I'm used to working with a pen this size. But I can understand if you normally use thinner pencils/pens you might have to get used to the Inkling pen.
The clip works great too. It's quite firm so you can clip it to pretty much any paper, no matter how thin or thick. You really just clip it on the top or side of the paper, press the "on" button and you're ready to go.
Although I do have to mention that maybe you should wait a few seconds before starting to sketch. The first time I used the Inkling, it didn't record my first strokes, probably because I started drawing too fast or maybe it was because it was the first time I used it. I didn't seem to have any problems with this the second time I used it (for the small sketch you can see on the photo below).
The pen comes with black ink cartridges, which for me is perfect. But you can replace the ink with any other color you want, because the refills are standard pen cartridges which you can buy at pretty much any (art) supply store.
Here's a screenshot of the first sketch I made with the Inkling (I scanned it in). I sketched down some really rough lines with a pencil first and then went over the lines with the Inkling. I have to mention I was really sleepy while drawing this and jotted it down really fast, so I think I may have accidentally put my hand in front of the scanner a couple of times. It still recorded the lines, but they became a little wobbly (see next picture).
And here's what the Inkling recorder after I transferred it to Photoshop. I already read some reviews of other people, so I knew the Inkling wasn't going to be super accurate, but I think it's actually not that bad. I drew the face and the hair quite calmly, still feeling a bit insecure trying it out for the first time and those lines came out perfect.
The bottom part is drawn further away from the scanner/clip and I drew it a lot faster and more sloppy, so maybe that's why those lines came out a little bit more wobbly. But I still have to try that out more.
By the way, the first time I ran the Wacom Sketch Manager, it wouldn't export my drawings to Photoshop. There's a really useful button in the program, just click it and your drawing gets exported to Photoshop in a few seconds. Problem was that when I clicked the button it opened Adobe After Effects instead of Photoshop, which was quite annoying. I googled it really quick and found out I had to change some settings to fix this:
The problem with After Effects has been seen on OSX systems where the JSX file association (for scripting files) is not correct. It should be possible to fix this in the following way:
Select Go To > Documents > Adobe Scripts, right click on the script 'pngloader.jsx' and select the option 'Open with ...', then select Adobe Photoshop CS5 and make sure to activate also the option at the bottom 'always open with'. Save this, then start Inkling Sketch Manager and test the export.
After fixing this it worked just fine.
Seeing my sketch like this in Photoshop was a really cool experience. There's an extra button on the clip to make layers in your drawing. So while I was drawing I kept pressing that button to draw all the different elements of the sketch on separate layers. After opening the sketch in Photoshop it took me maybe 1 or 2 minutes to change all the colors of the lines and make this nice illustration.
I can also select a layer and move the lines around to make small adjustments to the sketch, but I didn't try this out yet. I made this drawing in about 15 minutes, so I think if I try it out more, I'll get more used to it and maybe learn some new tricks. So far I think it's a pretty nice tool, as long as you keep in mind it's not a pen tablet. Right now I just really want to try it out more and see what else this thing can do.


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It's only in Missouri Valley Football Conference games where North Dakota State players and their opponents meet at midfield for a pre-game handshake.
It's a gesture of goodwill and sportsmanship.
As for non-conference games, the Bison took a different mode of introducing themselves to Robert Morris University (Pa.) players last Saturday night. The NDSU defensive players did most of their greeting in the RMU backfield.
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Can Drinking Black Tea Reduce Diabetes Risk?Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012
Rates of type 2 diabetes are lower in countries where many people drink black tea, a finding that supports previous research suggesting that regular consumption of black tea is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes, according to a new study.
Researchers Ariel Beresniak of Data Mining International, in Geneva, Switzerland, and colleagues looked at black tea consumption in 50 countries on every continent in 2009 and compared that to rates of diabetes and cancer, as well as respiratory, infectious and cardiovascular diseases in those nations.
Ireland had the highest level of black tea consumption (more than 4.4 pounds a year per person), closely followed by the United Kingdom and Turkey. Nations with the lowest levels of black tea consumption were South Korea, Brazil, China, Morocco and Mexico.
Statistical analyses showed that diabetes rates were low in countries with high levels of black tea consumption. There was no association between black tea consumption and any of the other health conditions included in the study, according to a journal news release.
The researchers wrote, "These original study results are consistent with previous biological, physiological and ecological studies conducted on the potential of black tea on diabetes and obesity," and provide "valuable additional scientific information at the global level."
Black tea contains a number of complex flavonoids that have been linked with several potential health benefits, the researchers noted. The brewing process releases these flavonoids.
While the study found a mathematical association between black tea consumption and type 2 diabetes rates, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
Source: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13859&catid=53&Itemid=8, BMJ Open, news release, Nov. 7, 2012 .
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http://www.democraticunderground.com...mesg_id=709093No DUplicitous DUpe (1000+ posts) Mon Mar-21-11 04:17 PM
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How Will The U.S. Pay For The Libyan War?
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How Will The U.S. Pay For The Libyan War?
(posted with permission from http://sane-ramblings.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-will-us-... )
On the 8th anniversary of the Iraq War, President Obama, with U.S. allies, launched the Libyan War. But President Obama didn't say how he intends to pay for this war so presumably like the Iraq and Afghan Wars, it will go on the credit card.
Given that the U.S. government already borrows 40 cents of every dollar it spends and is running the printing presses at the fastest pace in U.S. history, what will happen to America's finances?
And as those finances deteriorate even further, what will become of the food and medical programs for poor families and operation head start for their children and in-home health care and food programs for the elderly and frail. Will the U.S. continue to layoff teachers, police and firefighters?
The President painted the U.S. a hero for attacking Libya's tyrant, Moammar Kadafi, but how heroic is it when those most in need in the U.S. are left to suffer in silence because there isn't enough money for them. Please join me in raising your voice for compassion and fiscal sanity.
ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Mon Mar-21-11 04:20 PM
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4. The writers of that blog sound like corporate teabaggers. Their bios reek "Republican".
Edited on Mon Mar-21-11 04:20 PM by ClarkUSA
I'll bet they had no problems when BushCo and Tom DeLay ran up the debt like drunken sailorsThese threads are soooooooooooo damn amusing.Where is that picture or video of that guy running around chasing himself. That reminds me of the DUmmiesleftstreet (1000+ posts) Mon Mar-21-11 04:22 PM
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10. Interesting times. Republicans are starting to sound *gasp* antiwar
Although I guess turnabout would be fair play


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There is nothing against the code to install a back water valve inside the building. The valve is sealed tight so you will not get any odors. It does need to be able to be serviced which is recommended to be done yearly. Just putting in a backwater valve will only solve the trouble of the city sewer backing up into the building. A flood control is a much better solution. Most flood controls are installed outside, which requires a manhole to be installed with the backwater valve, an overflow pipe on the house side of the backwater valve and a ejector pit/pump. When the city sewer backs up the backwater valve is forced closed preventing the city sewer from backing up in the building, but now the building waste water can not flow out anymore so it will leave out of the overflow pipe into the ejector pit, the pump will then pump the buildings waste water out beyond the backwater valve.
Now there is an inside version of a flood control system you can install by Tramco, its called the Tramco 960 http://www.tramcopump.com/Residentia....cfm?ProdID=26
Here is the only requirements by the City of Chicago for installing a flood control
Flood Controls
Contractors installing flood control systems must submit the following to the Department of Water
Management for approval before a permit can be issued:
1. A copy of the contract, signed by the owner, stating the work to be performed.
2. The horsepower, discharge size and capacity of the pump to be used.
3. A sketch of the lot with dimensions showing the building, existing downspouts and all work
to be performed.
4. Downspouts are required to be disconnected prior to the installation of a flood control
system. The Contractor must inform the homeowner in writing, as part of the contract
whether the pump is sized to carry the roof drainage if disconnection is not feasible.