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The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd Worship services are held Sundays at 9:30 a.m at the Camp Good News Christian Center at 71 Route 131 in Forestdale. The church is led by Rev. Joseph Higgins and associate priest Rev. Paul Schwenzfeier. Coffee and refreshments are served after the service. Communion is celebrated each Sunday. Sunday School is provided. For more information or directions, call 508-420-0800. Barnstable Friends Meeting (Quakers of the Light) Unprogrammed worship (meditations, contemplation and silent prayer) is shared Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Burgess House, 559 Route 149 in Marstons Mills. For more information on meetings, contact Rachel at email@example.com Cape Cod Synagogue Shabbat services are held every Friday and Saturday. All are invited to attend. Family Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner are on the first Friday of every month. For service times, call 508-775-2988. Christ Chapel Koinonia Praise & Worship Services is at 8:30 a.m., with traditional worship service at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided during all services. Sunday evening service is at 6. There is no evening service the last Sunday of each month. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 1 p.m. Paul Beck is pastor of the church on Old Stage Road in Centerville. For more information, call 508-420-1200 or go to www.christchapelcapecod.org. Coast Chapel Sunday morning worship is held at 10 in the Forestdale Elementary School on Route 130 in Sandwich and presided over by Pastor Joe Goldberg. Sunday school classes for pre-K through grade 5 begin at 10:30 a .m. All are invited to evening Bible study on Wednesdays at 7 at the church office. Call 508-962-3622 or go to www.coastchapel.com Corpus Christi Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Call 508-888-0209. Cotuit Federated Church The church holds worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Nursery is provided. The Rev. Nicole Lamarche is pastor of the combined United Church of Christ/United Methodist church at School and High streets. For more information, call the church office at 508-428-6163. Faith Assemblies of God Church The morning message will be delivered at 11 a.m. Christian education classes for all ages begin at 9:45 a.m., and everyone is invited to an evening of Bible study Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the church on Bearse's Way in Hyannis. The Partners with Pastor Prayer Time is held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7 to 8:25. Faith Baptist Church Faith Baptist Church in Osterville holds services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. every Sunday. A mid-week service and youth group is held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Federated Church of Hyannis The Federated Church of Hyannis offers a service Sunday at 10 a.m. Rev. Dr. John Terry will speak on "A Living Hope." The church is located on Main Street in downtown Hyannis. A taped broadcast of the previous week's service can be heard Sundays at 8:05 a.m. on WOCN-FM (104.7). For more information, call 508-775-0298 or go to www.federatedchurch.org First Church of Christ, Scientist Services are held at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. A Portuguese service is held the first Sunday of each month at noon following the English service. Sunday School for children and teenagers is held at the same hour. Child care for very young children is available at all services. Meetings to share healings and remarks on Christian Science are held every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. All are welcome. The church is located at 94 Stevens St. in Hyannis next to the fire station. The Reading Room located at 357 Main St. in Hyannis is open to the community. Computers are available for viewing www.spirituality.com and other Christian Science Web sites. Also available for study, borrowing, or purchase are the Christian Science Monitor newspaper and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science. First Lutheran Church Worship services will be conducted by Pastor Ahnquist Sundays at 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Childcare is provided. Ever third Saturday, the church holds a service at 6 p.m. The church at 1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable is handicap accessible. Call 508-362-3161. Gathering at Cape Cod The Gathering at Cape Cod, a Word of Faith church, conducts weekly services Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Hyannis Room of the Hyannis Holiday Inn on Route 132. Corporate spirit-filled prayer is held every Sunday from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday evening services are held at 7 p.m. Pastor John Hamel is a graduate of Dr. Kenneth E. Hagins RHEMA Bible Training Center in Oklahoma. For more information, visit www.JohnHamelMinistries.org. Kollel of Cape Cod Erev Shabbat Family Worship services are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills. A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are required; call 508-428-5576. For more information, go to www.kollelcapecod.org. Living Word Church The Living Word Church meets every Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 287 Route 132 in Hyannis. Adult worship service, Redeemed Youth for ages 12 to 18, Children's Church for ages six to 11, and nursery care are provided. For more information call 508-580-0952 or visit www.Living-Word.net. Marstons Mills Community Church The worship team leads in music and worship at 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. Nursery and junior church are provided, and refreshments are served after worship. The church is at 2135 Main St. For more information, call 508-428-7974 or go to www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org. New Mashpee Congregational Church Weekly Sunday worship begins May 4 at 9:30 a.m. at the Bellamy Meetinghouse in Popponesset Marketplace. The Rev. Jim Scovil will deliver the sermon "You Shall Be My Witnesses." For more information, go to www.MashpeeUCC.org. One Light The Center for Spiritual Transformation is an interdenominational, new thought church, created specifically for those who do not want to align with any single spiritual tradition. Gatherings are held the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Association Conference Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248 or visit www.peaceoncapecod.org for more information. Osterville Baptist Church Dr. Scott Gibson, professor at Gordon College, will speak at the 9 and 10:45 a.m. services. Signing for the hearing impaired is available at the 10:45 service. Bible school for children in kindergarten through grade 12 is offered at the 9 a.m. service. Coffee fellowship is held from 10:15 to 10:45 in the Fellowship Hall. Little Kids' Time for ages 3 to kindergarten, Wave Worship for grades 1 to 6, and adult bible study are offered at 10:45 a.m. An adult "Starting Point" class is held at 9 a.m. to introduce the basics of the Bible. A nursery is provided for infants to 3-year-olds. Prayer group is held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., men's Bible studies meets Saturday mornings at 7 a.m., youth group is at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, and the AWANA Club for 3-year-olds to 5th graders meets Fridays at 6 p.m. The church offers men's and women's bible studies, small groups, youth groups, the AWANA program and more. For more information on other groups and Bible studies held throughout the week, call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org. Our Savior Lutheran Church Worship services and Sunday School are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at 9 a.m., both led by Rev. Randell Bessette. A nursery is also provided. The church is located at 14 Cape Drive in Mashpee. Call 508-477-4966. Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with Christian education classes at 9 a.m. There are study times at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There is a Sunday evening worship at 7:30 conducted in Portuguese. The church is across from Cape Cod Community College on Route 132 in West Barnstable and can be found on-line at www.capecodopc.com. St. George Greek Orthodox Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville. St. Mary's Episcopal Church Regular weekend services are Saturdays at 5 p.m., the Holy Eucharist; on Sundays at 8 a.m., the Holy Eucharist, Rite I, and at 10 a.m., the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with adult choirs. Childcare and church school with Godly Play at 9:45 a.m. are offered on Sundays. Mid-week services are held every other Tuesday at 7 a.m., Wednesday (Healing Service) at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 a.m. The Rev. Stephen V. Smith, rector, and Rev. Dr. Kris Lewis, assistant rector, preside. For more information contact 508-362-3977 or visit www.stmarys-church.org. The church is located on Route 6A in Barnstable. St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held Sundays at 10 a.m. All services are in English. The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-1113 for more information. St. Peter's Episcopal Church Regular services are held at the church on Wianno Avenue in Osterville at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is available during the 10 a.m. service. Coffee and fellowship are offered after the 10 a.m. service. Call 508-428-3561. Seventh Day Adventist Church The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Christian School for elementary grades. Separate Sabbath School Bible studies are held for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday followed by Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a potluck dinner is offered following the service. Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held at 7. The SDA church is pastored by Pastor Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route 28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921. South Congregational Church Worship is held at 10 a.m. at 565 Main St. in Centerville. Church school for children in preschool through eighth grade is available. A coffee hour follows the service. The church also offers adult, family, children's and bell choirs. Unitarian Church of Barnstable The Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper will lead the morning worship service at 10:30. He sermon topic is "People Kill, Guns Don't?" The religious education program for children begins at 10:30 a.m. Child care is available during the service. The church is located on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. All are welcome to join the social hour after the services. United Methodist Church Worship services are held at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at the church, 57 Pond St. in Osterville. There is a coffee hour after both services. Nursery care is available at both services. Sunday school is at 9 and 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 508-428-2811. Unity Church of the Light All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday at 147 Walton Ave. in Hyannis when the Rev. Steve Carty Cordry speaks. Sunday School is offered at most services. Children are always welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served Sundays. Call 508-775-8400 for more information or visit www.yeahgod.org. West Parish of Barnstable Services led by Pastor Reed Baer are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the church on Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable. Church school, youth group and nursery care are available. For more information, call 508-362-4445 or visit www.westparish.org. NOTES Cape Cod Christian Women's Club Reservations are due by April 2 for the April 8 luncheon meeting of the Cape Cod Christian Women's Club at The Canal Club in Bourne (behind the Best Western Hotel at the Bourne rotary). Jane Burdett of Westmoreland, N.H., will offer an inspirational talk on "A Different Kind of Perfection." Puppeteer Joanne Jensen from East Falmouth will attend, and Richard Jensen of Buzzards Bay will provide music. Admission is $14, all-inclusive. Call Cathy at 508-563-6235 or Beverley at 508-548-3438, or send an e-mail to email@example.com. Evolving through the arts "Our Great Story: Kosmic Evolution," an exhibit created by the fine arts committee of the Barnstable Unitarian Universalist Church on Route 6A, opens after the Sunday service on April 6 and continues until May. Come explore the universe, but call first: 508-362-6381. Rummage around in Osterville The United Methodist Church on Pond Street in Osterville will hold a rummage sale April 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a bag sale April 12 from 8 a.m. to noon. Offerings include good-quality clothing, books, linens, household items, toys, antiques, collectibles, and a designer clothing boutique. Recover in fellowship The Christian Recovery Fellowship, a group with the mission of providing a "spiritually consistent platform for the restoration of broken lives," holds a meeting Monday through Saturday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army Service and Worship Center at 100 North St. in Hyannis. An open-discussion meeting is held Sundays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Living Hope Family Church, 46 Mitchell's Way in Hyannis. All meetings are free, although free-will offerings are accepted, and no religious background or persuasion is required to attend. For more information, contact Charlie Markarian at 508-775-5733 or email@example.com. Discussion and meditation Spirit Journey philosophical/metaphysical discussion and meditation group meets on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Winslow House of First Parish Brewster Church on Route 6A. For details, call 508-349-0805. Meetings are free. Meditation offered for beginners The Cape Sangha, a Zen Buddhist meditation group, meets Sundays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Unity Church of the Light, 147 Walton Avenue in Hyannis. All are welcome, and basic instruction in meditation is offered to beginners. The group is affiliated with the Community of Mindful Living and the Unified Buddhist Church. For more information, visit www.capesangha.org. Zen Center presents weekly meditation The Cape Cod Zen Center has weekly meditation practice at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Barnstable village on Route 6A. The Tuesday morning group meets at 8 o'clock for meditation in the RE area downstairs. There is meditation instruction on Fridays at 6:40 p.m. in the library and a Friday Evening Group meets in the library, behind the sanctuary, at 7 p.m. for meditation. There are also retreats, field trips to the Providence Zen Center and monthly talks. For more information, call 508-362-2410. Send us your news The Religious Services section welcomes listings for houses of worship in Barnstable and surrounding towns as well as news of programs, achievements and events. Send your news to The Barnstable Patriot, ATT: Religious Services, PO Box 1208, Hyannis MA 02601; or by fax to 508-790-3997, marked RELIGIOUS SERVICES; or to email@example.com
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The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSDby Anand Lal Shimpi on August 30, 2009 12:00 AM EST
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All Indilinx Drives Are Built Alike
G.Skill, OCZ, Super Talent and Patriot all sent their Indilinx MLC drives in for review. If you take the drives apart you see that most are the very same on the inside, despite differences externally:
From Left to Right: OCZ Vertex Turbo, OCZ Agility, Patriot Torqx, G.Skill Falcon and Super Talent UltraDrive GX. Only the Super Talent drive uses a different PCB design.
Even the packaging doesn't appear to vary much between manufacturers; that part I don't really understand. All that seems to change is the artwork on the outside.
There are some minor differences between drives. Patriot ships its Torqx with a 2.5" to 3.5" drive bay adapter, a nice addition. The Torqx also comes with a 10 year warranty, the longest of any Indilinx based manufacturer. OCZ is next with a 3 year warranty, followed by Super Talent and G.Skill at 2 years.
Indilinx is still a very small company so it relies on its customers to help with validation, testing and even provide feedback for firmware development. As far as I can tell, every single Indilinx customer gets the same firmware revisions. Some vendors choose to rename the firmware revisions, while others do not. OCZ calls its latest stable firmware 1.30, while G.Skill, Super Talent and Patriot call it 1571.
The Indilinx Barefoot controller (right), powered by an ARM core.
Of all the Indilinxites, OCZ and Super Talent work closest with the controller manufacturer. In exchange for their help in manufacturing and validation, OCZ and Super Talent also get access to the latest firmwares earlier than the rest of the manufacturers. Ultimately all manufacturers will get access to the same firmware, it just takes longer if you're not OCZ or Super Talent.
You no longer need to use a jumper to upgrade your firmware, provided that you're already running fw revision 1275 or later. If you have a previous version you're pretty much out of luck as you need to upgrade to 1275 first before upgrading to anything else, and none of the manufacturers make it easy to do. Some don't even offer links to the necessary firmware you'd need to jump to 1275. Thankfully pretty much anything you buy today should come nearly up to date, so this mostly impacts the original customers of the drive.
Performance, as you'd expect, is the same regardless of manufacturer:
There's normal variance between drives depending on the flash/controller, that's why the OCZ Vertex is slower than the Patriot Torqx here but faster than the Super Talent UltraDrive GX. The manufacturer and size of the flash has more to do with determining performance. Samsung is used on all of these drives but the larger the drive, the better the performance. The 256GB model here will always be faster than a 128GB drive, which will always be faster than a 64GB, etc...
All of the drives here use the same firmware (1571) except for one of the Super Talent drives. That drive is using the beta 1711 firmware with TRIM support that was pulled.
When it comes to the best overall package, I'd say Patriot's Torqx is the nicest for a desktop customer. You get a 3.5" adapter bracket and a 10 year warranty (although it's difficult to predict what Patriot's replacement strategy will be in 10 years).
The Patriot Torqx bundle, complete with a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter.
Prices vary a bit between manufacturers, although most of the more expensive drives here have a $30 rebate to bring their prices in line:
|Price for 128GB
|Corsair Extreme Series
|OCZ Agility
|OCZ Vertex
|OCZ Vertex Turbo
|Patriot Torqx
OCZ does do some unique things that the other manufacturers don't such as deliver an overclocked drive (Turbo) and a drive with slower flash (Agility). There's a Mac Edition of the Vertex, unfortunately it's no different than the regular drive - it just has a different sticker on it and a higher pricetag.
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tachi1247 - Friday, September 18, 2009 - linkDoes anyone know what the difference is between the 7mm thick and 9.5mm thick drives?
They seem to be identical except for the drive thickness. Reply
dszc - Saturday, September 12, 2009 - linkFANTASTIC series of articles. Kudos! They go a long way toward satisfying my intellectual curiosity.
But now it is time to reap the rewards of this technology and earn a living.
So I need some real-world HELP.
How do I clone my 320GB (80GB used) Hitachi OS drive (Vista 32 SP2) over to a 128GB Indilinx Torqx?
All I really care about is Photoshop and Bridge CS4 performance. I am a pro and work 4-16 hours per day in Bridge and Photoshop, with tens of thousands of images, including 500MB - 2GB layered TIFFs. The Photoshop Scratch Disk and Bridge and CameraRaw Cache performance are killing me. Solid State Storage seems to be the perfect solution to my problem
I really want to simply clone my 320 over to the Torqx, because it would take me a week to re-install and configure all of my software and settings that are now on the 320GB Hitachi.
Do I just bring the Torqx up in the Vista Storage Disk Management, initialize it with one big partition, and then format it?
What size allocation unit should I use? :
Default? 4096? 64k? ???
Will these settings be wiped out when I clone over the stuff from the old hard drive?
What about "alignment"?
What is the best software for a SIMPLE & painless clone procedure?
I'm not a techie or geek, but have a fair working knowledge of computers.
Any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks. Reply
userwhat - Thursday, September 17, 2009 - linkI use Drive Snapshot for all these purposes. It works 100%, it´s a very small and fast program. After having issues with Norton Ghost and some other similar programs which were absolutely unable to restore an imaged partition stored on a DVD this is THE one to use.
Get it here: http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/">http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/ Reply
dszc - Saturday, September 26, 2009 - linkThank you very much for your help and recommendations.
To get my Patriot (SolidStateStorage) up and running, I used Seagate DiskWizard (an Acronis subset), as I have lots of Seagate drives already on my system and this free software seems to work.
When I get a window of time in my schedule, I'll try DriveSnapShot and/or DriveImage to see if they do a better job in helping my Torqx SSS run at its full potential.
Thanks again for your help.
Dave Reply
JakFrost - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - linkIf you want to image out your current drive and migrate over to an SSD you can use the free software below that works with Windows Volume Shadow Copies to do a online live migration to another drive without losing or corrupting your data. This means that you can do this from the same OS that you are running.
This software will allow you to image out to an already created partition that is already aligned at the 1MB boundry that is standard for Microsoft Vista/7 operating systems.
DriveImage XML V2.11
English (1.78MB)
Image and Backup logical Drives and Partitions
Price: Private Edition Free - Commercial Edition - Buy Now Go!
System Requirements: Pentium Processor - 256 MB RAM
Windows XP, 2003, Vista, or Windows 7
An alternative is to use an offline migration system such as Acronis TrueImage, Norton Ghost, etc. to do the migration offline from a bootable CD or USB drive. Search around for Hiren's BootCD to check out these and other tools to do the migration. Reply
dszc - Saturday, September 26, 2009 - linkThank you very much for your help and recommendations.
To get my Patriot (SolidStateStorage) up and running, I used Seagate DiskWizard (an Acronis subset), as I have lots of Seagate drives already on my system and this free software seems to work.
When I get a window of time in my schedule, I'll try DriveImage and/or DriveSnapShot to see if they do a better job in helping my Torqx SSS run at its full potential.
Thanks again for your help.
Dave Reply
jgehrcke - Friday, September 11, 2009 - linkBe careful when buying a Super Talent UltraDrive GX 128 GB with "XXXX" in serial number (unfortunately you cannot check this before ordering the drive). These drives are much slower than measured in the benchmark here and in other benchmarks.
For more information and related links see
http://gehrcke.de/2009/09/performance-issue-with-n...">http://gehrcke.de/2009/09/performance-i...est-supe... Reply
Kitohru - Thursday, September 10, 2009 - linkDoes OS X Snow Leopard have trim support, and if not any word from apple about that or the like? Reply
Zool - Thursday, September 10, 2009 - linkI still dont think that with this price ssd-s will be more mainstream in the next years. And honestly the performance is not even that extra if everything would work like it should. The mechanical drives can reach now 100 MB reads when things are optimal. The small files performance is still only software problem. U should never ever reach point when u need to randomly find 4 KB files in a long row. With todays ram capacity and cpus-s programs should never read such small files or group things in larger files and read whole to memmory. A solid today programed aplication (let it be game or programs) should never let your disk spam with 30k files (like catia or other plenty of aged so called "profesional" programs). With today ram and disk capacity it should read things to memmory and let only grouped larger files on disk and never ever touch the hdd again until users isnt comunicating with the software (u can tell it to windows).Saves can be made to memmory and than write to disk without even seeing a fps drop in games(not just games) becouse of disk comunication latenci
I dont even think the IO performance would be a problem with the RIGHT software and OS. With 100MB reads it could run perfectly fine with few seconds loading times. Even the latencies of ssd-s are no match to ram latencies so everithing that should activly comunicate with disks (which is just stupid with curent ram prices and 64bit) would just level your latencies down to disks.
Why should worry about latencies and read speeds when u could copy it to ram and keep the files on disk in shape where the mechanical drive
should never find itself to read files smaller than few MB.(even your
small txt documents u can hide in archive).
Just my toughs. (sorry for my english)
AlExAkE - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - linkHey, I'm a web & multimedia designer. I spend lots of my time using most of the Adobe CS4 products including Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, After Effects & Premiere Pro.
The Intel 80GB G2 looks amazing, but the Photoshop test is awful because of his write speed. The Intel 25-Extreme series seem to be the best but is to pricey. The OCZ Vertex has good write speed but is slower than Intel G2 in most of the test. What would be the recommended SSD for my purpose. Thanks Reply

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WASHINGTON -- First there was a two-year pay freeze. Now furloughs loom, as federal agencies make personnel costs a prime target for across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect last week. The result: anxiety and low morale in a workforce often envied for its job security.
"It would certainly put a strain on things," said Jonathan Schweizer, 61, an environmental engineer at the Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago who could be forced to take up to 13 days of unpaid leave this year. "I'd probably have to run up some credit card debt or defer maintenance on my home."
Government agencies vary widely in how they are dealing with the "sequester," as the automatic cuts are called, according to labor unions that represent federal workers. Federal workers could face seven days of furloughs at the Housing and Urban Development Department, while Homeland Security personnel might see twice that number.
More than half of the nation's 2.1 million federal workers could be furloughed during the next six months. The federal government is the country's single largest employer, with its employees making up about 1.2 percent of the nation's workforce.
"A lot of people think federal employees are fat-cat bureaucrats in Washington, but they don't realize more than 85 percent of these workers live outside of D.C.," said Tim Kauffman, spokesman for the American Federation of Government Employees.
AFGE, which represents more than 600,000 federal workers, is trying to keep track of all the different furlough plans as their members face the prospect of lost wages during mandatory time off without pay and growing frustration about getting work done.
It seems the federal workforce is under constant attack these days, particularly from Republican lawmakers who want to shrink government and contend federal employees are overpaid with more generous benefits compared to the private sector. Even President Barack Obama supported the pay freeze, though he has issued an executive order that will give workers a 0.5 percent cost-of-living raise set for April.
The latest unemployment numbers offered even more bad news for government workers as federal employment, excluding the U.S. Postal Service, shrank by 4,200 jobs last month.
Schweizer conceded that working for the federal government remains a lot more stable than other industries, but he said the comfort level has changed.
"We've definitely been squeezed financially," he said. "People have left and haven't been replaced. That puts more pressure on us as far as getting the job done and it certainly hurts morale in my office."
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ESSAY- Repeat offender: Barker would face stiffer penalty today
At the time of the landmark Polly Klaas murder case in California in 1993, I was practicing forensic clinical psychology in the San Francisco area. In that capacity I evaluated numerous child sex offenders and was involved in their trial proceedings.
In order to classify and commit a convict as a sexual predator, multiple independent examinations were required by psychologists and psychiatrists. Reviewing the reports of my colleagues, I was often astounded and offended to read "clinical" renderings replete with value judgments.
This was a discouraging trend, for when the most sophisticated mental health experts lose objectivity, it becomes impossible to break the cycle of 1) a lax criminal justice system, followed by 2) a heinous crime by a long-time recidivist, and 3) hysterical political reform that morphs into a quasi-genocidal campaign and fails to target and effectively treat the offenders.
Considering the first item, it's noteworthy that, way back in 1947, California was the first state to enact mandatory registration of sex offenders. However, it was not until a half-century later, as part of the reaction to the death of Polly Klaas, that community public notice was required upon parole. Prior to that, many of these convicts easily reintegrated into society, only to commit more and often deadlier crimes.
Exhaustive research has been done to understand the nature of the beast. A distillation of the data shows that a propensity for pedophilia manifests early, with the majority of offenders, who are mostly males, having a first incident in early to mid-adolescence.
In broad terms, offenders are classified as fixated or regressed. The former is based on a long-term and compulsive pattern, the latter on a history of comparatively normal function marred by a single episode provoked by a psychosocial stressor. The fixated type is much more likely to re-offend.
Among the pedophile offender sub-types, it is the (male) exclusive homosexual who is the most resistant to treatment. Incestuous heterosexual offenders are the classic regressed type, and generally most responsive to intervention. Non-incestuous heterosexual and bisexual offenders then fall in the middle range.
Painted with the broadest stroke, the psychological profile of pedophiles involves a case of arrested development rendering them less able to make healthy sexual attachments with adult peers– far less able than even convicted adult rapists to appropriately interact with the opposite sex. Moreover, a current theory is that such ostracism by adult peers reinforces the pedophile's emotional flight to seek intimacy with children.
In the case of Katie Worksy who disappeared 25 years ago, the justice system was crucial, first because the jury apparently failed to understand that it could find first-degree murder, and second because the sentence pre-dated lengthy mandatory terms. Given this history, it is all the more trying to read Worsky's convicted killer, Glenn Barker, offering a sympathetic description of himself as a medical invalid victimized by a system– the very system that failed to adequately punish him.
At the time of the crime, however, Barker would not have been classified as a regressed pedophile, because there was no known specific psychosocial stressor prompting the victimization of the minor Katie Worsky. However, like Polly Klaas, Katie Worsky was the victim of an escalating repeat sexual offender, with escalation here best understood as having now clearly chosen a child.
It's important to recall that Barker was a recent sexual re-offender, having failed to consummate a sexually motivated kidnapping of an 18-year-old woman the previous year. It is entirely clinically consistent that because he was frustrated by his prior adult victim escaping his bondage, Barker seized the opportunity to prey on a more vulnerable victim in the form of a child, a 12-year-old whom he rendered more helpless and less likely to escape by first getting her intoxicated.
Nineteen states now have the option of ordering an indefinite civil commitment of violent sexual predators after their prison term, and Virginia became one in 2001. Thus, given the evidence in his serial offenses, the sensational nature of the second one, and the current political climate of zero tolerance, if the Katie Worksy case had happened in this century, Barker would not only be incarcerated well beyond his original term, but quite likely never be released.
The determination of dangerousness in sexual predator cases is still based ultimately on psychological evaluations, and those evaluators are inclined to make conservative assessments in these matters, particularly in cases where children have been victims. Psychiatrists are only human, and therefore even more unlikely to want to have their name associated with issuing a clean bill of health to a perp in a sensational case. Simply put, nowadays Barker would more than likely never again see the light of day.
While that notion may give some comfort to those who lived through, or even just read, the Katie Worksy story, here's the flipside: The total number of civil commitment petitions in Virginia has more than doubled in the past two years, from 43 to 119, and the number of men committed to its special institution for sexually violent predators has tripled, from 16 to 49.
The number will likely continue to increase as the state not only pursues more cases, but also expands the list of crimes that trigger a sexual offender evaluation. In anticipation, the state is constructing a $62 million, 300-bed facility to house them. While a 20-year sentence in a Virginia prison costs taxpayers close to half a million dollars, the same stretch in the state's civil commitment facility would cost over two million per inmate.
Worse yet, it remains nowhere near an irrefutable argument that treating repeat sexual predators– violent or not– has any enduring success. About the only thing experts can begin to agree on is that the earlier an offender is identified and treated, the better the long-term outcome. But even that viewpoint needs more time to bear out.
In Virginia, sexual offenders must register for 10 years, or they may petition the circuit court for expungement from registry (if denied, the offender must wait two years to file new petition). Sexually violent offenders must register for life. Clinically, if not ethically, this is perhaps a fair distinction, as the violent offender is surely a more harmful species.
What then must we do?
The best course is a proactive one. I would assert with absolute confidence that Glenn Barker's first violent/sexual assault was not the one just prior to Katie Worksy. Longitudinal studies are convincing that even a single episode of deviant violent behavior in a child (most notably cruelty to animals, particularly those common as pets) is a reliable red flag of a worse future, and the typical progression is from animals to humans. Violence against others (versus property alone) is much more likely to arise from a combination of neurological/chemical abnormality and an unfavorable social situation (sometimes transient, but more often chronic). There is an entirely convincing correlation between showing a worrisome aggressiveness in even very early childhood and growing into a violent offender later in life.
Katie Worsky's tragic legacy can best be addressed by committing our resources to preventing violent predator adulthoods by identifying and helping violent predator children. Only then will we truly be on target for increasing the chances of a 12-year-old Katie becoming a 37-year-old Katie.
In addition to his work as a forensic psychologist, Dr. Bowen is a playwright and photographer.
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Thank you for the article. We hear again and again that prevention and treatment keeps us safer from sex offenders, gangs, and others who might commit crimes than the tough on crime policies that have become dumb on crime. It save us money too.
Glenn H Barker-- Where are you?? By the way, for something that happened 25 years ago reagardless the Disposition, why can't you let the family of the little girl be. When you wrote this article it must have re-opened the wounds of the family that mourned. That is highly unnessassary. Also as for Glenn H Barker, why can't you leave him be?!? Has he been charged or convicted of a crime that is more recent than a 25 year old case?? Who are you to judge Glenn H Barker?? In the end, the Lord Jesus Christ will be THE JUDGE, for he is Above ALL and you Matthew Bowen will be judged as well. So will I. Glenn, if you remember a young girl by the name of Michelle that you personally saved her life more than once while living in New Jersey-- She is looking for you!! Glenn, I want to thank you personally for saving my life several many years ago, if it wasn't for you Glenn I would not be alive today. Thank -you!!! I pray somehow you will know you were never a monster in my eyes!!
I would strongly caution Michelle to stay away from this man. A former friend/co-worker (Cynthia) dated him briefly (in Richmond, VA). She and her daughter are both dead now. Murdered in their home; then 7 fires were set in the house to destroy the evidence. (google it & i'm sure it won't be hard to find the news articles). No way could this be coincidence. So yes, Barker is a repeat offender.


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Traveling at 33,000 mph, a massive meteor hit the Earth's atmosphere creating a giant shockwave that blew out windows of glass, injuring nearly 1,000 people and creating panic. On the same day, an asteroid half the size of a football field came within 17,000 miles from Earth. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
By Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
The fireball that exploded over Russia Friday morning provided onlookers with an incredible spectacle, even outshining the sun for a brief period, scientists say.
The meteor exploded just above the city of Chelyabinsk just before 9:30 a.m. local time, damaging hundreds of buildings and injuring more than 1,000 people. The blast probably released about 300 kilotons of energy, sending out a powerful shock wave and lighting up the daytime sky, researchers said.
"This event must have been brighter than the sun, if you were there to watch it," Paul Chodas, a scientist with the Near Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., told reporters today. "It's just incredible."
The object that caused the Russian meteor was probably about 50 feet (15 meters) wide and weighed approximately 7,000 tons, said Bill Cooke of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. [See Photos of the Meteor Streaking over Russia]
This space rock exploded 12 to 15 miles (19 to 24 kilometers) above Earth's surface, releasing roughly 15 times as much energy as the atomic bomb the United States dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.
The resulting blast shattered windows and knocked down walls, according to media reports.
Dr. Paul Chodas at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory discussed the asteroid that flew by Earth and the fireball that struck Russia. Choda called it "a huge coincidence."
"When you hear about injuries, those are undoubtedly due to the shockwave," Cooke said.
The fireball hit Earth's atmosphere at about 40,000 mph (64,374 kph) and left a trail 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in the sky, he added.
Although the explosion did shoot fragments of the rock toward the ground, there have been no confirmed reports of recovered pieces of the space rock, Cooke said.
Scientists have a particularly difficult time tracking small asteroids like the one that exploded earlier today because they are so small and dim. The Russian meteor was particularly difficult to spot because it came from the daylight side of the planet. Telescopes can only detect meteors in the dark, Cooke said.
Space rocks like the Russian fireball hit the Earth once every 50 to 100 years, he added.
Most asteroids are loose masses of rock, and NASA experts think this meteor probably fit that description. As the fireball entered the atmosphere, it started to break apart and eventually exploded when the heat generated by its dramatic plunge toward the Earth's surface became too great.
This video still image shows the smoke trail created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
This is the most powerful meteor explosion of its kind since the Tunguska Event 1908, researchers said. The meteor that exploded that year over the Tunguska region of Russia's Siberia was probably 130 feet (40 m) in diameter and flattened 825 square miles (2,137 square km) of forest.
A meteor similar to today's fireball exploded in the air over Indonesia in 2009, but it didn't cause nearly this amount of damage. This most recent meteor explosion was probably four to five times more powerful than the 2009 event, Cooke said.
By coincidence, the Russian fireball exploded on the same day that the 150-foot-wide (45 m) asteroid 2012 DA14 cruised within 17,200 miles (27,000 km) of Earth. 2012 DA14's flyby was the closest by such a large asteroid that scientists have ever known about in advance. The two space rocks that made big news today are completely separate bodies, Cooke and Chodas stressed.
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I want to explain the double edit within short time of each other as shown by edit history of this article by that I pressed Escape key (equivalent of pressing Stop button on your browser's toolbar) when I decided to make a little change by changing "five borough" to "five boroughs" after already having pressed Submit button and then pressed Submit button following that again... but edit history already took my first edit. Oh, well. Just saying in case anyone want to know. :) --Legion 19:42, 5 May 2007 (BST) (Professor Oops)
- I do that all the time. More annoying when you're uploading images. Xenon (?) 20:38, 5 May 2007 (BST)
I have a couple of questions about the places of interest. I am not sure if the Liberty State Pavillon Towers and Festival Towers are something different, and if they are not, which is the official or most common name? Also, where is the Swingers Stadium? I don't remember having ever seen it or heard about its location. I'm just wondering because, in case articles are created for this places, we should know some details about them. --Elwey333 01:21, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hardrock182 - I understand your suggestion of renaming Dukes to Dukes, Liberty City, but there are a couple of issues. Firstly, the actual name of the place is "Dukes", and it is known as "Dukes" so we should try to stick to those as closely as possible. Secondly, the name move would just make it more awkward and complicated to use this page (eg linking to it). In all, I just think it is unnecessary. If you think that it isn't obvious enough that Dukes is in Liberty City (in IV era), then I'm sure you can figure out another way of explaining that? Gboyers talk 18:45, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
EDIT: The Dukes (car) is much less important than the borough, which is why this page keeps the normal name Dukes and the other one is forced to change. If they were equally important, then we would make a disambiguation page (like Liberty City). What about moving Dukes (car) to Imponte Dukes? We've never done that before, but it's theoretically possible. Gboyers talk 18:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
- Considering what you said, it probably would make more sense to move Dukes (car) to Imponte Dukes. - Hardrock182 18:51, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
But would we then have to move all cars to include their manufacturers name? Notice how we use Police Car (not Police (car)), because it is easier to remember and use, whilst still being accurate? Words in brackets are something I want to avoid on this wiki, unless we absolutely have to. But thinking about it, more people would remember Dukes (car) than Imponte Dukes, so even though I hate brackets in titles, it's probably still the best option here. If it was the "Duke" that would make our life so much easier! Gboyers talk 19:58, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
- I don't see any problem with the current name (Dukes (car)); it's very direct and effective in describing the topic. "Imponte Dukes" isn't what most people would think of when searching for the car's article, and not all gamers will even know what "Imponte" is. Plus the new title sounds very geekish and too absorbed in in-universe writing, not to mention the confusion this might create during arrangements in articles, lists and categories. Stick to the current name. - ZS 20:21, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
I've voiced similar views of the matter in Talk:Dukes (car).The "Dukes (car)" disambiguation works well enough, and using manufacturer brands in the name will only confuse readers even more. - ZS 20:25, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
East Island?
I was just thinking that if East Island City is based on Long Island City should the island with Dukes and Broker be called East Island?


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Regrets? Kate Gosselin has a few, but they don't include keeping a busy schedule.
In the second part of an exclusive "Today" show interview, aired one day after the mom of eight survived another sut on "Dancing with the Stars, Gosselin said she feels bdly about some of the things she said to and about ex-hubby Jon Gosselin in the past.
"I've learned that in the heat of the moment I have a sharp tongue, and looking back there are probably a lot of people that I love that I probably spoke to inappropriately," Gosselin told Meredith Viera in the appearance, scheduled to tout her new book, "I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Children on Love, Faith and Family."
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Earlier in the interview, Gosselin acknowledged that the children were hurt by their parents' well-chronicled and rancorous breakup. But she said she avoided taking shots at Jon Gosselin in the book, and also declined to blast back at the octodad, who is suing for custody of the kids and claiming Kate is an absentee mom.
Gosselin said her appearance on ABC's popular dance competition, as well as a new TLC reality show, "Twist of Kate," are all part of her effort to feed, clothe and house her massive brood.
"I don't see another option," she said. "I have eight children to provide for. This is a great opportunity.
"I'm enjoying what I'm doing and I'm grateful for the opportunity," she added.
On Tuesday, Gosselin lived to dance another week when viewers voted to keep her and pro partner Tony Dovolani and dumped soap star Aiden Turner. Gosselin said earlier she knew it was her fans and not her dancing ability that has spared her from elimination.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Before taking the mound Wednesday against Miami, Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester knew he was going to be Boston's opening day starter.
Red Sox manager John Farrell made the announcement earlier in the day and Lester then went out and threw four scoreless innings, giving up two hits with no walks with four strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to the Marlins.
"It's been a real good spring for him," said Farrell. "He's been sharp. He's been consistent. Today was no different. Multiple pitches for strikes. He'd had the benefit of pitching against this club previous so I think he had some understanding of their aggressiveness.
"And once again, very much in control. Made some quality pitches on the rare occasion when he did get behind in the count. But a very good spring for Jon."
In six spring outings spanning 24 innings, Lester has allowed just two runs on eight hits and four walks with 20 strikeouts. With an ERA of 0.75, he said his spring could not have gone much better.
"It's been great," Lester said. "From not just a pitching aspect. I would say from just day one as far as PFPs, the meetings, to everything. It's just been smooth. It's been crisp. A lot of energy from the guys. It's been a good spring all around, I think, for everybody."
Slowey went five innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts. The lone run the right-hander allowed came on Jonny Gomes' two-out home run in the second inning.
"Slowey looked good," said Marlins manager Mike Redmond. "He gave us a good five innings. Mixed in a few breaking balls. I thought he was efficient."
Slowey came into camp as a non-roster invitee and is now the Marlins' No. 5 starter.
"I'm just very thankful for the opportunity I got," he said. "I had plenty of opportunity. Without opportunity, there's no success. For me, it's going to be every five days going out there and giving my team a chance to win."
Red Sox right-hander Daniel Bard, who is fighting for a bullpen spot after a disastrous attempt at starting last season, gave up three runs in the seventh. In eight spring appearances over eight innings, Bard has a 6.75 ERA.
"Frustrating," Bard said. "I felt like I actually threw the ball pretty well. One thing I think I didn't do well was throw my off-speed for strikes. That allowed them to sit on the fastball a bit. ... They were finding holes, I guess. Not going to dwell on it too much. Can't get too wrapped up in results in spring training."
Austin Kearns and Chris Valaika led off the seventh with consecutive singles, and Casey Kotchman's groundout moved the runners to second and third before Koyie Hill's sacrifice fly scored Kearns. With Wilson Valdez batting, a passed ball by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia moved Valaika to third. After Valdez walked, Daniel Pertusati's double scored both runners, giving Miami a 3-1 lead.
The Marlins added two runs in the ninth off left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith when Pertusati's two-out single scored Valaika and Kotchman.
NOTES: Following Lester in Boston's rotation will be RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Ryan Dempster, LHP Felix Doubront and RHP John Lackey. ... C Ryan Lavarnway was optioned to Triple A and RHP Anthony Carter and RHP Jose De La Torre were reassigned to minor league camp. ... CF Jacoby Ellsbury (ankle, heel) and RF Shane Victorino (wrist) were out of Boston's lineup with injuries. Both are expected to play today. ... Red Sox DH David Ortiz took batting practice before the game, his first BP session since being shut down two weeks ago to rest his sore heels. ... SS Stephen Drew also took batting practice for the first time since suffering a concussion March 7 when he was hit in the helmet by a pitch.


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ATLANTA — It's 9 at night and your bank's been closed for hours. You need to deal with a real live person. A regular ATM won't cut it.
Banks and credit unions are rolling out new technology that adds Skype-like video connections to oversized ATMs, letting you talk to tellers early in the morning and into the night. With them, you can complete complicated transactions that can't be done at the ATM, even when the bank is closed.
The machines use video screens, scanners, and signature pads to connect customers to live humans in call centers, letting them open accounts, transfer funds, or get cash back from deposits, among other things, without an in-person interaction.
The technology is a money-saver for banks, which can open smaller branches with fewer staff. At the same time, the devices make banks more accessible to customers, allowing them extended access to services.
Bank of America Corp. is testing such machines in metro Atlanta, and several smaller banks and credit unions are installing them in drive-through teller lanes or in their lobbies.
With the rise of online and mobile banking technology, the bank branch system already is in flux.
Georgia had 210 fewer branches in March 2013 than it did at the peak in 2008, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., in part because of failures since the credit bust, but mostly due to consolidation because of changing habits and technology.
Visiting a branch as the preferred method of banking has fallen to 18 percent, from 25 percent in 2010, according to a 2012 survey by the American Bankers Association. Meanwhile 39 percent of people say they prefer to do most of their banking on the Internet. An additional 6 percent prefer to do it on a mobile device.
Still, everything can't be done online.
"Technology's great, but when you need somebody, you need somebody,'' said Lori Martinez, executive vice president at United Bank. She described remote teller devices as a midway point between self-service and full service. The Zebulon, Ga.-based bank, which has branches in metro Atlanta, will begin installing the machines in July.
NCR, one of the companies selling the machines, said 40 banking customers have ordered them and it is in conversations with many more.
For some financial institutions, the machines are a way to extend banking hours and make more efficient use of employees. A branch teller may have a lot of down time, but call center workers with video feeds can switch their work among branches to stay busy. That frees up in-branch employees to sell mortgage or insurance products, which are more lucrative transactions for the bank.
For now, banks say they aren't using the devices to replace staff. In some cases, they're hiring more workers to staff call centers, and in others, they're having tellers work as guides to the new technology, showing customers how to best navigate the devices.
But Brian Bailey, vice president and general manager of branch transformation at NCR, said the technology could lead to staff cuts as it is more widely adopted.
One call center employee can likely handle two machines, Bailey said. Bartow Morgan, chief executive of Brand Bank in Lawrenceville, Ga., thinks one worker may be able to juggle three of the devices.
Brand recently opened an express branch for $450,000. That branch is about one-third the size of a traditional branch and has two video tellers and four employees on-site. A traditional branch could have twice the number of employees and would cost between $3 million and $4 million to build.
Bank of America is testing the machines here and in Boston. Mike Rettaliata, the company's Georgia-area executive, said they will allow customers access to tellers for an additional eight hours on most weekdays.
He sees the technology as a way to keep customers banking face-to-face, while making it more efficient for them.
Banks rolling out the machines insist they aren't deemphasizing human interaction.
But that possibility keeps Wells Fargo from joining them so far, said Jonathan Velline, head of ATM banking and store strategy for the bank. A call center employee in another state cannot volunteer in a customer's local school, he said.
"It's hard to make a video teller connect with a community banking model,'' he said.
SunTrust is wary, too, though it plans to test the machines next year.
Even as branch transactions decline, customers who go to branches are likely to prefer eye-to-eye contact over eye-to-screen, said Tom McDermott, senior vice president of retail sales at SunTrust.
"I'm pretty confident people will only do it when humans are not there,'' he said.


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Could LA become a new focus of the Occupy Wall Street movement?
It's not an unreasonable question -- particularly given the change of seasons.
Winter is coming. The Northeast got an untimely snowstorm this weekend. As things get cold in other parts of the country, there may be a temptation among some protestors to keep the spirit alive -- but protect themselves by heading to warmer climates.
California, then. And since Oakland and San Jose are under constant police presence, and since San Francisco is just too cold, LA makes the most sense as a winter home of sorts for the Occupiers.
If the weather brings more people to the Occupy Los Angeles encampment around City Hall, it would put additional pressure on city officials. Los Angeles' elected leaders have been friendly to the occupiers. But patience is wearing thin. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the protests can't go on forever.
But using the police to remove protestors poses a risk. And given LA's weather advantages, a law enforcement action against Occupy LA might well provide just the excuse occupiers in colder climes might need to head to the West Coast.
If LA's leaders want to roust Occupy, they may have to wait. Until next spring.
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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Wendy got an AMAZING gift from her husband! Look at this thing! A motorcycle with a side car and she will be the driver! Not sure if the dogs or her husband will be in the side car - but I know I'm hoping for a ride very soon. It is definitely a sweet ride.
Dinner started out with a delightful homemade biscuit. Sunrise is very high on local and organic foods. So you know the food is going to be fresh and unique. It was a heavy biscuit but very flavorful.
We were also treated to music (and a gift cd) from Wendy's friend. Of course - I can't remember his name! I think it was Keith May - but I'll change this for sure once I hear back from the birthday girl. Yes! Keith May!
First up was a salad - it was very delightful! A nice variety of lettuces, pea shoots and vegetables as well as some very fresh and unique organic ranch.
Thai Peanut Tofu – A classic Sunrise stir-fry with organic tofu, broccoli, red
onion, peanuts, and our flavor-layered spicy thai peanut sauce over rice. $14.00
onion, peanuts, and our flavor-layered spicy thai peanut sauce over rice. $14.00
Sunrise also have a great deal of vegan and vegetarian options. Jen tried the Thai Peanut Tofu. I tried a bite and enjoyed it. I'm not usually a fan of peanut sauce but it was good. It was a little spicy and maybe a little onion heavy - but good overall.
Grilled Portabella with Herbed Olivada and Fontinella Cheese – A whole portabella cap chargrilled until it releases its juices then topped with our heavenly herbed olivada and the creamy tanginess of fontinella cheese. Served on an organic multi-grain bun with lettuce and roasted red pepper slices $10.00
If provided with unique options - I'll often choose vegetarian as well. Today I was in the mood and there were so many delightful options. This sandwich was delicious. The olivada was a little strong but I really enjoyed all of it. I was definitely a member of the clean plate club at this party!
NY-Style Reuben – Sliced corn beef, sauerkraut, organic sour cream, and organic swiss cheese on grilled all-natural deli rye bread. $9.00Here's a shot of the birthday girl donning her new pink motorcycle jacket and crown - how could I not include that?
BF chose the Reuben and it was good. It was a bit different because there wasn't any thousand island but that was great because he's allergic to eggs. It was a messy sandwich but it was tasty.
For dessert - Jen and I shared a couple desserts. I chose the Key Lime Pie and it was delish! This might have been the best piece of Key Lime Pie I've ever had. It wasn't too sweet or sour or heavy. Wow!
Jen chose the Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake. Most flourless cakes are kind of heavy but this was very light and almost like mousse. It was so delicious...but my key lime was better! We were both very pleased.
Overall - it was such a wonderful occassion to celebrate and the food was definitely a nice compliment. I really recommend going to Yellow Springs as early as possible and staying late - that way you can fit at least two meals in! (Make sure you also go to HaHa.)


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) is starting a new real estate fund focused on Asia as it seizes on a "golden moment" to buy and sell in the property market, its president said on Wednesday.
Blackstone, founded by Stephen Schwarzman and Peter Peterson in 1985, is still best-known for its private equity business, yet is now the world's largest private real estate firm with $53.5 billion of property assets under management.
"Right now we are offering an Asian real estate fund. There is not another pan-Asian real estate fund in existence," Blackstone President Tony James told the Goldman Sachs financial services conference in New York, without offering details on the new fund.
Even though it makes up about a quarter of its assets, real estate is Blackstone's most profitable business, accounting for close to half its profit in the third quarter. In October, the New York-based firm said it had raised $13.3 billion for its latest global property fund, the largest opportunistic real estate fund ever.
"We have virtually a unique position. Before the meltdown in real estate our key competitors were Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N), Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers. They are all out of the business," James said.
Blackstone is no stranger to Asian property deals thanks to its global fund as well as MB, a $2 billion-plus Asian real estate fund that the private equity firm took over from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BAC.N) in 2010.
Schwarzman, Blackstone's CEO, said in October he expected the firm to be among the largest buyers of commercial real estate in Australia and India. Blackstone also has a European real estate fund and a U.S. real estate debt fund.
James said that Blackstone's strategy of snapping up distressed real estate assets and turning them around allowed it to score 20 percent returns by selling them to parties looking for safer, "core" properties with 5 or 6 percent returns.
"I have never seen, almost or very rarely in any market do you see a huge market where it is simultaneously a great time to buy and a great time to sell. That is what real estate is today. It is a golden moment," James said.
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale and in accordance with the terms of a certain Deed to Secure Debt from MATTHEW S. BLAKE a/k/a MATHEW BLAKE, Grantor, to First National Bank n/k/a FNB SOUTH, Grantee, dated March 12, 2003; recorded in Deed Book 372, Page 248, APPLING County, Georgia records; there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in APPLING County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in September, 2011, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the City of Baxley in Land Lot No. 332 of the Second Land District of Appling County, Georgia, consisting of 0.108 acre, more or less, being designated as Tract 1 on that certain plat of survey prepared by Merlin J. Tomberlin & Associates, Certified by Merlin J. Tomberlin, GRLS No. 2477, dated January 16, 2003, recorded in Plat Book 16, page 296, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Appling County, Georgia.
The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt and any renewal thereof has been and is hereby declared due and payable in full because of default pursuant to the terms of said debt and the Deed to Secure Debt securing same. Notice has been given of intention to enforce collection of attorney's fees and foreclosure in accordance with the terms of the debt, the Deed to Secure Debt, and as provided by law.
The person that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt with the Debtor is Darnell Stone, FNB South, 198 W. Parker St., Baxley, GA 31513, 912-367-0200. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt or Note.
Terms: Cash. Purchaser to pay for title, State of Georgia real estate transfer tax and all taxes that may be due on said real property. Sale is subject to restrictions and easements of record.
423 W 12th St
Alma, GA 31510
as Attorney in Fact for
MATTHEW S. BLAKE a/k/a MATHEW BLAKE
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Dancing With The Stars Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Sunning It Up In Beautiful Hawaii
Dancing With The Stars judge, Carrie Anne Inaba, is looking fantastic and looks to be in top form for the new season of Dancing With The Stars, doesn't she? Zimbio has some fantastic shots of her on the beach and in her homeland of Hawaii which you can here if interested. According to her twitter, she's been enjoying their fine food and has even taken some time to go bowling. Stay tuned! As we reported to you earlier, Carrie Anne will be helping to co-host on LIVE! With Kelly again on Wednesday for their Hawaiian Wedding coverage. It will be interesting to see if she says anything about Dancing With The Stars? Carson Kressley will have a fashion update on the wedding as well according to the LIVE! With Kelly website and this tweet. Too fun!
@LiveKelly @disneyparks can't wait!!! Wednesday is gonna be so much fun! @patrciaheaton @CarsonKressley
— Carrie Ann Inaba (@carrieanninaba) February 19, 2012


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CDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get the Whooping Cough Vaccine
Jul 2012
Did you know there's a whooping cough epidemic going on? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement today saying the state of Washington has had 2,520 cases of whooping cough (aka pertussis) this year. That's a 1,300% increase over the same time period last year.
Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that, at first, causes cold-like symptoms but can affect breathing and can even result in death. And one of the age groups with the highest rates of the infection is infants under the age of one.
"The focus of prevention and control efforts is the protection of infants and others at greatest risk for severe disease and improving vaccination coverage in adolescents and adults, especially those who are pregnant. Pertussis vaccination remains the single most effective strategy for prevention of infection," says the statement.
In other words, getting the vaccine (especially if you're in Washington State) could prevent you from getting whooping cough and, in turn, prevent you from passing it along to baby before she's old enough to be fully vaccinated. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies get the DTaP vaccine — which includes the vaccine for pertussis — at 2 months, 4 months and 6months and between 15 and 18 months and 4 to 6 years. There's also a booster around age 11 or 12.
According to The Seattle Times, researchers believe the pertussis vaccine can start to wear off by age 10, so that's why they recommend boosters. If you aren't sure if you've had a booster, talk to your doctor to see if the DTaP is right for you. The CDC recommends pregnant women get the DTaP during the third or late second trimester of pregnancy (after 20 weeks gestation).


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