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India is a vast country with innumerable diversities in terms of class and financial standing. Developers cannot focus only on the ultra-rich segment and therefore they are slowly moving towards the upper middle class who sure have aspirations to live in plush houses but might not be financially ready for it. These buyers are fairly high-salaried but do not rub shoulders with the ultra-rich class. [Read more…]


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Cudahy homeowner, 93, ordered to paint
For 72 years, 93-year-old Helen Tucek has lived in her Cudahy home.
"I got married at 21, and I lived here ever since," she said.
Tucek's granddaughter, Dawn, lives above her and helps out. The two were frustrated after receiving a letter in the mail from a city inspector giving Tucek a month to paint.
"Surely you should keep up your property, I understand that," Tucek said. "But they can't force you into it."
Tucek said she cannot afford hardly anything. She said she doesn't receive that much from Social Security. Dawn is unemployed.
"For the city to give you a month to paint the trim, fix the back porch, where are we supposed to pull the money? The sky?" Dawn asked.
Dawn thinks her grandmother is being targeted unfairly and doesn't think ordinances are enforced across the board.
"There's many properties that do not cut their grass, don't abide by the 6-inch rule," Dawn said. "What is the mayor doing about that?"
Mayor John Hohenfeldt said the order is part of a program called Care for Cudahy that has been in place for more than a decade. Inspectors look for exterior problems on about 1,500 to 1,800 properties each year.
"We don't target any particular home," Hohenfeldt said. "He has a special set of criteria that he looks at on an inspection sheet."
Other neighbors said they have also received letters. Hohenfeldt gave Tucek an extension, but she still thinks the order is out of line.


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Sure, you can buy a Lego camera, but where's the fun in that? Isn't Lego all about creating your own stuff? And possibly having a flashback to your childhood? If both those ideas resonate, then you'll love this Lego 4×5 film camera, which uses who-knows-how-many bricks, plus a 127mm f4.7 lens from eBay.
Best of all, creator Cary Norton took photos of each step. For more details on how he constructed it, you could try bugging him, but considering it took him over a year to make it, that might be a tall order! [Cary Norton via Photojojo]


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So I was sitting in my local Restoration Hardware in Fashion Island last week. I really do love that store, they have really great stuff. I'm sitting in that new "aero" looking chair with the leather and stainless steel. Might be aluminum with the rivets showing. Really cool Howard Hughes looking chair. I really do love it.
So, I'm sitting there and next to me sitting on the matching couch to the chair is this really nice couple. They are speaking to one of the Sales Associates about buying some drapes for their large windows. Now look, if you are looking for ready-made drapes that are pretty good quality. And, you need them NOW, than by all means go visit your local Restoration Hardware and see what they have.
Now here is where things got a little bit off track. So, this Couple has extra long and extra wide windows that they need drapery for. So they are going to buy eight ready-made drapery panels from Restoration Hardware and have them sewn together. My ears have perked-up a bit. They do the calculations to figure out exactly how much coverage they need and determine the 8 panels will handle it. Sew 4 together for each side. I'm thinking this is pretty creative. They were not crazy about the rod-pocket pleat option or the fact that their local seamstress was going to charge them $300 to sew them all together but they were committed to the idea.
I'm still admiring the leather and aluminum chairs.
The next thing I know they are up at the register checking out. I hear the Sales Associate give them their total. It came to almost $2,000 for their Cotton / Linen Blend Drapes. Youser! Now on top of the $2,000 they are going to pay their seamstress to sew the panels together to make two large panels – keep in mind, these are still rod-pockets! They are spending $2,300 for ready-made drapes.
Of course I bit my tongue. Would not be polite to me to say something while I am sitting in Restoration. After all, I really do love their stuff. But let me get this off my chest. If you are going to buy ready-made drapery panels and sew them together to make larger panels, please call us. Tell us what you need and what your budget is. I will almost guarantee that the difference in price will be negligible and the quality will be much better. I promise. In the long-run you will be much, much happier.
Now, if you are looking for a really cool leather-aluminum chair, I can't help you their, go to Restoration Hardware for sure.


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SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON
Saying 2009 was a breathtaking year is no overstatement. The last air show of the season is now history and reflections on 2009 reveal a year of hardship for aviation. Cessna laid off more than half its workers and the Wichita giant's problems are mirrored throughout general aviation. Seemingly invulnerable jet builders took a vicious tumble, losing many talented workers to layoffs. Business shows like NBAA had lots of empty spaces.
Yet in all this darkness, some are seeing daylight. Cessna boss Jack Pelton has been preaching recovery and he is echoed by other general aviation leaders.
For the Light Sport industry, 2009 also has been bad, but less bad. Sales are off about 25% (compared to general aviation's nearly 50%). After a surprisingly sluggish fall for many producers, business seems to be perking up slightly. Sales of LSA to established flight schools remains the industry's best performance to date, even in — or perhaps because of — a down economy.
Planning is already underway for 2010 events. For most LSA manufacturers, shows remain the primary marketing vehicles. Coming soon is the sixth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo (often referred to as the Sebring LSA Expo), slated for Jan. 21-24.
Sebring Expo Chairman Bob Wood says exhibitors and sponsors are up over last year. And, remember, in the depths of economic gloom last January, the Sebring LSA Expo set record attendance, even outdrawing AOPA's Expo. Many hope Sebring will help kick off a vastly improved 2010.


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It's the Book Expo of America. THE big book trade show convention/conference in the States (akin to the London Book Fair, and Frankfurt). These days, with the economy etc, it is taking place in NY yearly, as opposed to switching locations every year.
I've been three times. The first was to sign arcs of ALEX, the second for TIMOTHY's release and the third . . .well this time I signed copies of both! TIMOTHY was also nominated for an Audie Award (which is the Audio Book industry's equivalent of the Oscars I guess) and I thought it would be kinda sweet to go to that too.
And now follows the tale of my adventures:
I arrived in NY on Monday the 24th . . .
. . . and met up with two fellow author buddies staying at the same hotel, Mr. Lee Edward Fodi and Mr James McCann. They were both signing at the expo too, but also have a podcast called Authors Like Us where they interview authors, so were wearing two hats as it were. Actually they only wore one hat each, James a fedora, Lee a wizard's cap (this is something they do, don't ask), but you get that what I meant earlier was more metaphorical like right?
We grabbed a bite to eat, and then were all touristy, walking up past the Empire State Building, Bryant Park and onwards to Time Square . . .
. . . where we proceeded to take very thoughtful pictures of ourselves on the stairs:
We took a brief sleep break in our tourist schedule, and then the next morning . . . we were tourists again. This time we walked up 5th Avenue to Central Park, stopping in St. Patrick's Cathedral on the way.
We had lunch in the park and then returned downtown to the Empire State Building which we went up. I hadn't been up since I was 15 and the security had changed somewhat since then. Pretty intense. But we were lucky it was mid day on a weekday and didn't have to wait too long in line for the elevators, maybe only 20 minutes.
The views were amazing.
Here they are:
Then we all returned to the hotel. I had to get ready to go to the Audie Awards, and Lee and James had a book store event to get to. I needed a couple hours at least to do my hair. I'm not very good at doing my hair. See I wanted to just put it up, that's it, nothing fancy, but even that takes way too much time. Still I was very proud of myself for having done it, and it looked not bad, not bad at all.
Now here are a couple pics of what I pretty much looked like. I say pretty much because technically these pictures were taken at my friend Emily's wedding from a couple weeks back in Vancouver (yes, I've been all over the place, hence the lack of blogging) and I wore the same dress to the Audie Awards. However I neglected to get any full body shots of me at the awards, so I'm using these so you can see the finished ensemble. My hair looked pretty similar too.
I met Brilliance Audio producer Tim Ditlow (my date for the evening) and we cabbed it up to the Museum of New York. I must admit the name of this museum kind of confused me as it implied it was the only museum in New York and we all know that's simply not true. Now if it had been the Museum of Meaford (where my cottage is), that would make sense. Of course when I arrived I realised that it was a museum dedicated to the history of New York. Which made a lot more sense.
Now Tim knows EVERYBODY in the audio book world. Seriously. So it was so cool hanging out with him and getting to meet . . . everybody. Also, some trivia, Tim worked on the audio books of Harry Potter and that's just like so totally cool.
I had such a fantastic time at the awards, with all the different groups of people there. I found the audio book gang fascinating, it was so interesting hearing about what their jobs are like and what goes into producing an audio book. The librarians there, many of whom were judges, were so delightful. I really love librarians in general, there's really no one who quite shares their love and enthusiasm of books. And of course the nominated narrators were great to speak with as well as they were all actors and we have that in common so it was great getting to know them.
Now, I will say I didn't win the award. But I'm not too fussed about that. Getting shortlisted is a pretty huge coup considering how long the long list is, and I got to meet some awesome people. Sadly I did not get to meet my narrator for TIMOTHY - Christopher Lane - but my hope is someday I shall.
In all I felt so welcome, and it was such a lovely event, out on the terrace with the best food (lobster ravioli my friends, lobster ravioli). And the after party was at the Hudson which is just about the coolest hotel in New York.
Some pics of the event (you should know I'm TERRIBLE with names, so the pics where I have mentioned people's names are seriously because they had given me their cards. This isn't to say I didn't totally adore everyone I met, and don't feel totally stupid for not being good at remembering names, it's just this thing with me. I don't know why. I even had a long discussion with one of the librarians about it, and said her name several times . . . and I STILL can't remember it. Seriously. Something's wrong with me. Anyway . . . just trust me that despite not having everyone's names, I really did think they were all equally awesome):
Three delightful and hilarious librarians/judges (the one on the left is the one with whom I discussed forgetting names and now can't remember her name, ditto the one in the middle, but the one on the right is Mary Burkey - I have her card, this is her website - she announced my category)
The Brilliance Gang - all of whom I believe worked on the Harry Potter books. Once more all totally awesome, I mean check out that tie!
The list of nominees in my category on the big screen (yay TIMOTHY!)
Me and actor Dion Graham who won for his narration of PEACE: LOCOMOTION by Jacqueline Woodson. Very charming man, and lovely.
Me and actor Dion Graham who won for his narration of PEACE: LOCOMOTION by Jacqueline Woodson. Very charming man, and lovely.
One of the bathrooms in the Hudson. I liked the mirror. I really wanted to capture the whole room as it was huge, virtually empty and white. You could totally stage a Beckett play in that bathroom. Is all I'm saying.
I slept in the next morning and made my way over towards the convention site to meet my amazing gorgeous legs-all-the-way-down-to-the-floor agent Jessica Regel for lunch. I'd met her in NY before when she was repping my wonderful friend Lesley Livingston (well, she still does rep her of course), but it was so cool to get to chat in person, as it was the first time since she signed me on that we had. We discussed many things, none of which I can really share here with my superstitions and all, but she did inspire a pretty cool next book idea which I'm looking forward to playing with.
At this point in the game I'd like to reiterate my request to all my lovely blog readers to keep your fingers firmly crossed as my other books are still on submission and need as much luck as possible. Thank you. I'll let you know when you can uncross them, I realise you might be getting a bit uncomfortable like that.
Then I met up with Lee and James. They interviewed me for their podcast. I was delightful. Then we headed over to the Houndstooth Pub to meet some fellow children's book authors from the Verla Kay writing forum for authors of Children's/YA lit. We'd met up last year, and it was so weird that a whole year had already passed.
Me and fellow Verla Kay writing forum member Laurie Crompton. We had fun geeking out over Iron Man 2.
Very quickly the room got quite full as we had purposefully decided to choose the same location as the KidLit event, organised by editor Cheryl Klein - an event that brings together authors, editors and agents of children's and YA fiction. Totally fab.
It was there that my dear friend Peter Brown and I were reunited after I'd say probably two years. You might remember him from a while back. He's the children's book author and illustrator whose work I saw online and was so impressed with I just had to send him an email. We started a correspondence and then became friends, meeting up in NY and then again in St Louis coincidentally at the same event. Anyway, it was so good to see him again! He's doing really well, had just won TWO awards.
I got to talk to many other authors and agents and editors, all of whom were seriously delightful. I really have to say, the children's/YA book industry is just the most supportive group. Truly. It's so much fun hanging out with everyone involved.
Then it was hotel for an early night, and then the Book Expo the next morning.
They keep telling me that the expo has changed significantly in recent years. This year for example it was mid week and only two days long. They say it's smaller now, not like the good ol' days. But every time I've gone it has seemed just as huge and chaotic as ever.
I met up with Judy Hottensen (publisher of Weinstein Books) and we made our way over to the Perseus Books section - Weinstein has recently merged with them. Now I love signing books. I do. I love it because I always meet the nicest people, everyone is always in such a good mood, and there is much joking around.
But let me tell you something else . . . evidently I also totally rock at it. You see my friends, I signed 200 books in an hour and a half. I'm not sure, but I feel like that could be a record. Everyone at Perseus at least seemed impressed. What's even more impressive is I'm able to have full conversations with everyone I sign for. Yes. I really do talk that fast. It's really something to see. Also I think probably a little terrifying. To be honest, I'm not quite sure if I'm having conversations or whether it's just me talking really fast and the other person humouring me but having no clue what it is I'm saying.
Seriously though, it was such a whirlwind that I had no idea how much time had passed nor that I had signed that many books. Like I said earlier, I just really have so much fun doing it. I mean, come on, it's seriously one of an author's biggest joys, getting to meet people who enjoy your work. Especially considering writing is such a solitary pursuit, and we don't really get to see the response first hand. How can you not enjoy signing books really? It's kind of a serious honour.
After that I wandered around the centre for a while, went over to the Brilliance Booth and said hey to Tim. I also randomly wandered into Rob Weisbach who was my former editor at Weinstein Books and who has always been so supportive of me and my writing, even after he left the company. That was a real joy getting to see him, especially as it was pure luck that we ran into each other.
Some pics:
That's me signing my books! See the stack? That's not even all of them, there are yet more in boxes behind me.
And James signing his stuff. Not in his fedora. But his cap. Hey, I guess he literally does have two hats.
And then I was done. I returned to the hotel to hang out with a friend from LAMDA for an hour (he had just sold a book himself, so plan on hearing about him here in future as his book comes out etc), and then off to the airport.
Where my flight wound up being delayed several hours due to a thunderstorm.
I made it home. Eventually. To a very hot apartment.
Oh that's another thing, NY was insanely hot last week, quite overwhelming, but Toronto even more so evidently. And I don't have air conditioning. Oy vey I say. Oy vey.
So that is the tale from this year. I hope you all enjoyed it! I know I had a great time. Thanks again to everyone, especially Judy and Tim who were responsible for me being there in first place! And of course Lee and James, who kept me company despite my constantly picking on them. Which I did.


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If you'll forgive me for not posting something totally mac development related... I just thought since there was a Digg article earlier trying to rally people to this that I should do something and try and get the word out even further if I can Were just past the halfway point in the MacHeist Bundle sale if I heard correctly and NewsFire has been unlocked as we reached $50,000 donated to charity. Still many people are evidently holding out on waiting till TextMate is unlocked. Well people if you hold out it won't be unlocked! At the rate things are going I fear we'll be just under the $100,000 needed to unlock TextMate. It's not everyday you get insanely great Mac software for next to nothing and can donate money to charity all at the same time. Even if you don't want some of the software you can still give it to someone if you want. Personally myself I don't plan on giving up Vienna as I like having an Open Source RSS reader so at some point I will probably give NewsFire to someone. If you don't know what TextMate is you can go here or here and find out or download a demo. I've been testing it and I love it, even if it probably won't replace Xcode for most of my serious coding work, but I've been finding for XHTML, PHP, and the small C examples I do in my books it's a sweet tool to have. A bit of a misconception is that if you buy now you won't get TextMate, Im telling you if you buy now and MacHeist gets to $100,000 then you will be given it afterwards. Yes sometime soon i'll get my newsfire license even though I bought the bundle on the first day before NewsFire was unlocked (hey for Delicious Library, Disco and Rapidweaver alone it was more than worth the $49.) Spread the word or if you were thinking of getting it just get it now I promise you won't be disappointed. You'll even discover some great new stuff and feel good donating some money to worthy causes. I had never tried Pangea Arcade before I got this and normally I probably wouldn't have bought it, and yet it's sucked up a big chunk of my time for the last few nights playing a couple of the games. Chances are you'll probably find a app you didn't think would be worth it but now like. Much respect to all those involved in MacHeist! It seems like the rate of sales today is increasing slightly, but I know we can keep it up people! [Update] As I discuss in the comments I didn't mean to seem like im putting TextMate down which im certainly not, I really like the app and Im using it more and more lately as I get the time to use it. However for my inital tests with Xcode projects im finding it hard to use TextMate interchangeably with Xcode and Objective-C. I'd be happy to discuss the specifics later, however my job has me swamped right now so this will have to wait until next week.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
[Alert] MacHeist Bundle!!! (Updated)
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Any thoughts on Gruber's writeup?
- Colin Wheeler said...
Wil Shipley himself thought this was ok and after reading his interview I agree with him. I think the drive of this thing is to get people introduced to the software so when vastly better versions are realeased later on you'll upgrade where Mac developers get their money.
The developers could have rejected this just as well, but they thought there was a benifet in getting people introduced later on.
Anything like this for the developers is a little risky, but at the same time I think i'll have huge benifets down the road... only time will tell though.
even if it probably won't replace Xcode for most of my serious coding work
Why, out of curiosity? From my perspective, Xcode is a great project management and modeling tool but TextMate is a great editor.
I admit this is mainly a rhetorical question. A number of people walked into the CocoaHead meeting last month with a very similar view as yours, and everyone either walked out a convert or at least reconsidered their stance.
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Why, out of curiosity? From my perspective, Xcode is a great project management and modeling tool but TextMate is a great editor.
Im not saying TextMate is a bad editor, but there were some minor quirks I had with it like after I discovered it had code completion it was ok, but didn't quite behave in a way i'd expect like Xcode/Visual Studio in the manner that you just type the space after the beginning of a message and immediately it presents all options which is sometimes nice to have, with TextMate you have to type something and then it presents a subset list of possible options and put those in a pop-up menu vs a nice scroll list like Xcode features. Furthermore when you do start typing in code completion it doesn't eliminate the options (again like in Xcode/Visual Studio) how you would expect code completion to behave, it just starts going down to the right option in a very long list. Correctly behaving code completion like that is a big thing to me. That and if I could set TextMate to do that automatically versus a key combo would just instatly raise my opinion of TextMate overnight.
Don't get me wrong, I am dead tired today from my Tech support job right now, but for me It seems like TextMate wants to mash Xcode functionality into itself when It should be the other way around for Cocoa projects. I'd want to plugin some of the great functionality from TextMate into the Xcode editor and have the best of both worlds there or If the above things were met I could definitely move more work over to TextMate. Then again there are things like debugging that TextMate isn't suited for right now. And partially it'd just feel easy and great to have Xcode auto open source code files with Textmate, but I haven't seen that in the preferences and that's really something for Apple to do.
Don't ge me wrong I am very willing to try new software and give it a fair chance andI haven't gotten nearly as much time as I'd like in with TextMate so maybe i'll find something that will change my perception around when I get some free time soon. But for now this is about as good as I can express why as good as TextMate is it still seems like it needs a bit of refining in code completion at least.
Xcode's editor does do a few things better than TextMate, but TexMate's advantages so vastly outstrip Xcode 2's editor overall that it's an easy decision for me.
I think the most important thing when you revisit TextMate is not to try to frame every code editing situation in an Xcode mindset. Explore TextMate's Objective-C, C and Source bundles and watch some of the screencasts.
If you're anything like most people, you'll realize that TextMate gives you completely new ways to approach code editing that save you ridiculous amounts of time.


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University Park, Pa. -- The public is invited to attend the nationwide premiere of "Trash to Treasure: The Movie." This feature-length, action documentary will reveal the inner workings of the largest philanthropic event conducted by the Centre County United Way of Pennsylvania. Learn how 70 tons of donated goods, 600 tables, hundreds of volunteers and thousands of shoppers all gather at Beaver Stadium on Penn State's main campus for a one day extravaganza to generate $65,000 for charity.
The film will premiere at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Eisenhower Auditorium. Seating is first come, first served.
The film showing will be followed at 8:45 p.m. by a live panel discussion and question and answer session with the Trash to Treasure leadership team. There also will be an opportunity to interface with various United Way agency members in the front lobby.
Free Parking in the Eisenhower Parking Deck will be provided.
Penn State has gained national recognition for its environmentally friendly "Trash to Treasure" project. This annual event collects items that would otherwise be discarded and end up in the local landfill. Each year students donate carpets, fans, clothing items, electronics, appliances, area rugs, furniture, bedding, sporting goods and much more, to be sold at very reasonable prices at a giant "yard sale" at Beaver Stadium. All of the proceeds from this sale go to the Centre County United Way, which funds 40 local partner agencies.
Thousands of shoppers attended the eighth annual Trash to Treasure this year and spent more than $60,000 to purchase 63.4 tons of goods. To date, the program has raised more than $350,000 for the Centre County United Way and saved 530 tons of goods from being shipped to a landfill. Penn State has saved approximately 3,600 gallons of fuel by not having had to haul 530 tons of trash to the Somerset land fill. For more information on this sale, organized by the Penn State Office of Physical Plant and Housing Services, visit http://www.trashtotreasure.psu.edu.


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Christmas gifts for teens can be hard to find because you have to ask the question from a teen's perspective, "What's hot for Christmas gifts?" Here are 14 ideas for hip and unique Christmas gift for teens that you'll both love. We know what's hot for Christmas gifts that you can make yourself from jewelry, accessories, hats, clothes and bags.
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This year, Christmas gifts for teens are all about accessories. Knit hats have made a huge come back and everyone is wearing them. Not your typical knit hat for sledding or skiing, but fashionable knit hats, like berets and newsboy caps. Wintery hats are fun too, for the winter. But for everyday wear, a cute knit beret is the way to go. They are easy to make and your teen will wonder how you knew what's hot for Christmas gifts.
Another popular accessory is hair clips. Small hair clips that can pull back the bangs, or just add a little girly touch to long or short hair, never go out of style. Christmas gifts for teens can be simple. Often times they like small enhancements to their everyday "look." And if you're making gifts for teens that are not your own children, accessories are the way to go. Think of ways to use old scraps of fabric to create folder or journal covers, headband embellishments and even t-shirt appliques. Take yourself back to your teenage days, and you'll most likely gain some inspiration for your Christmas gifts for teens.
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Christmas Gifts for Teens' Wardrobes
Aside from the small accessory type gifts, teens mostly want clothes for Christmas! Teenagers can never have enough clothes. The problem with knitting or crocheting Christmas gifts for teens is that they often don't like handmade articles of clothing because of the connotation that they look like granny sweaters. We love dear old granny, but sometimes she's a little out of touch with teens' style.
We suggest you look look at a magazine in the check-out line at the grocery store to see what young celebrities are wearing. Many of them sport knit and crochet sweaters all the time, you just have to know how to adapt the proper style into the garment you are making. For example, a knit bolero jacket is a very versatile sweater to have in a teen's closet. She can wear it with varying tank tops underneath, with or without a belt, blue jeans or a skirt. Pick a color that is versatile, and go from there. An oversized cardigan is another popular garment to wear with leggings or skinny jeans. Be creative when you knit and crochet Christmas gifts for teens. They like knits if you make them with young style in mind!
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Other Christmas Gifts for Teens and Adults
There is a point where teen styles and adult styles begin to mesh, and that might mean that your teen is becoming an adult! Items like jewelry and handbags can apply for teen gifts and adult gifts alike. Every woman, no matter what age, loves a great new bag. Hobo bags are larger in size and generally have a rounded shape. They are a popular item for most anyone who has places to go and things to carry. Your teens may be into the crochet backpack for carrying small items around school such as pens, notebooks and of course, their cell phones.
When it comes to jewelry, classic is the way to go. And funky never hurts, when you're making Christmas gifts for teens. Teens want to stand out, but they don't want to have ugly things. There is a fine line! If you're a jewelry maker try making classic chandelier earrings with interesting and unusual beads. Or embellish a leather cuff bracelet with pretty stones like amber or opal. Your adult girl friends will love these gifts too, perhaps with a more classic look or ruby stones or turquoise beads.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – The McHenry County Mental Health Board is poised to fire longtime attorney Frank Gosser at a special meeting next week.
The board, under new leadership after a year of significant turnover, was already in the process of finding a replacement, but has decided to terminate Gosser's counsel early and appoint an interim in the meantime, President Robert Routzahn said.
"The current board attorney has lost the confidence and trust of the board, and we need to move in a different direction," Routzahn said.
The meeting to terminate Gosser will be Tuesday morning. It originally was scheduled for late Thursday afternoon, but Routzahn said work schedules of three members would have kept him from having the five-member minimum required for the board to take a vote under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Routzahn, a critic of Gosser since assuming the board presidency in June, has expressed concerns over his $250-an-hour rate approved late last year by the previous board, and the multiple items for which he bills.
But Routzahn said an unsolicited memo dated Monday in which Gosser criticizes the board's recent decision to pay $49,000 to a struggling social service agency – and states that he could do something about it– was the last straw.
"I would say it's a cumulative effect," Routzahn said.
Gosser could not be reached for comment.
Routzahn said a majority of the board – now seven members with two empty seats due to resignations – agrees it should sever its relationship with Gosser. Routzahn criticized Gosser for the tone he takes with the board and alleges that he acts as "an agent independent of the board," rather than its retained counsel.
Critics of the Mental Health Board have pointed to the amount Gosser has received – he was paid more than $180,000 in legal fees last fiscal year alone – as further proof the agency under previous management has become an out-of-control bureaucracy that spends too much on overhead that should be going to agencies working with the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.
Seven board members have stepped down or been ousted over the past 12 months. Of the board's current membership, only two have served longer than a year.
The memo cited by Routzahn took the Mental Health Board to task for its Aug. 27 vote to give a one-time payment to The Advantage Group to keep it afloat. The board in 2012 cut off funding to the Crystal Lake-based agency that helps young adults with substance abuse problems after an initial audit revealed fiscal irregularities, including billing for unapproved services, noncompliance with Medicaid regulations and using Mental Health Board funds in an inconsistent manner from its funding agreement.
"As the attorney for the McHenry County Mental Health Board, I am advising you that I am very concerned about the legality of the vote in question," Gosser wrote.
Gosser, who said the board acted "contrary to my prior advice," advised that the payment violates state law governing mental health boards, He also cited an Illinois Supreme Court rule requiring an attorney to refer an action that could violate the law to a higher authority.
The Monday memo coincided with a meeting of the board's Ethics and Compliance Committee, which agreed not to forward Advantage Group any more money until the audit issues are resolved.
The Advantage Group unsuccessfully sued the Mental Health Board in federal court, alleging it was trying to wipe it out so it could give its money to agencies it prefers. The $290,000 the board spent on legal fees last year was almost six times the $50,000 it budgeted – the board this fiscal year reached its $70,000 budget less than halfway into it.
While the board's insurance company retained the attorney who fought the lawsuit, board members last year – prior to any of the new members being seated – decided to pay Gosser to provide legal oversight for the attorney.
McHenry County Board member Paula Yensen, who now holds a seat on the Mental Health Board, began pushing for more oversight of legal spending earlier this year.
Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills, questioned the necessity of more than $83,000 in payments to Gosser over a two-year period for things such as reviewing meeting packets and agendas and processing Freedom of Information Act requests.
The board in July approved a rule that forbids an attorney from billing for any service not requested in writing by both the board president and interim Executive Director Todd Schroll. It is meant as a temporary measure until the board obtains new counsel and sets down solid guidelines for what services it will pay.
The Ancel Glink law firm has agreed to represent the board on a $1,000-a-month retainer until the board hires a permanent replacement, Routzahn said. The board issued its bid proposals at its August meeting, with responses due by the end of this month. New counsel could be hired at the October board meeting.
While criticism of the Mental Health Board's budget and spending has gone on for decades, it was not until this year that critics were put in a position to shake up its leadership, namely through post-election changes to the McHenry County Board Public Health and Human Services Committee in charge of recommending appointments to its seats.
The committee earlier this year refused to reappoint the former board president and has chosen candidates who have pledged fiscal reform.
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The McHenry County Mental Health Board plans a special meeting next week to vote to fire longtime attorney Frank Gosser.
The meeting starts at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the board's headquarters, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake.


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Today I was working with Solaris and after I had set up the NIS+, DNS server, IP Address and completing the basic setting. I was using the pkg-get util from the freesunware.com
The utility was using wget and it was failing constantly. From the looks of it, it was very clear that the wget utility was unable to find the IP address from the name. Name resolution was not happening, while dig and nslookup was able to do the DNS lookup.
After searching for quite sometime all that I could see was, in one of the forums, \"Did you have NIS enabled?\"
That seemed interesting and thus I got the direction to look for where I can find the solution. And finally I found that in \"nsswitch.conf\" there were settings to find how the various lookups should happen.
For the host entry, I saw that after looking at the nis the lookup would end so I changed the sequence to look at \"files dns\" also and then quit. And it worked. Hope it helps you too 🙂
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The Providence College Campus Ministry Team wants to welcome all new and returning students to the campus. We are here so that this next year will be one of the best you have ever experienced. Explore our website and see how the Lord might be calling you to make a difference at PC.
Do not hesitate to call us if you have any comments or ideas as to how we can serve you better.
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The new American Idol is Phillip Phillips. I can breathe now. He sings, he cries, he stands his ground. He is one of a kind, not a follower. Phillip Phillips is a true artist like Springsteen and Dylan. He will become more than a star, an original genius. He will write and play his own songs on his acoustic guitar. He didn't need sequins and fancy clothes or blue hair. He won because of his voice and because he is unique.
Phillip Phillips is only 21. He's a pawn shop worker at his father's store from Leesburg, Ga. He definitely looked stunned after host Ryan Seacrest announced his name, then wordlessly accepted a hug from Jessica Sanchez and then was surrounded by his fellow finalists.
He burst into tears as he sang "Home," the song that may be his first single. He spit out confetti that dropped on top of him. Then he ran into the arms of his family then hugged the judges. He was relieved it was over and he stayed true to himself. He will have to break out of his shell a bit and start opening up on many interviews and shows, but what he says will be meaningful.
American Idol Finale had me on the edge of my seat. I have been gritting my teeth through the entire season. Jessica Sanchez is a kid, she sings loud and big like many, many others. Nothing new. Joshua was better. He has heart. He is a preacher's son and believes in something bigger.
The judges were so hard on Phillip. They didn't give him a break. He isn't glamorous or exotic. He is just himself.
Phillip Phillips is what America needs right now. He stands his ground. He does not let others push him into becoming someone he isn't. He just is. America got it right. He's not just another clone.


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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:52 pm
Post subject: Cup O' Tea
I got some of this a couple of days ago while at a grocery store. I saw it, and the label said" Kiwano fruit imported from New Zealand". I was intrigued and brought it home. My evil sister cut it in half almost immediately after I brought it home and I got half. The fleshy part of the fruit had seeds inside it(Each seed was surrounded by eatable looking stuff) , so it was hard to use for juice. I tried straining it and the seeds went through the strainer over time. I usually just put water soaked in the fruit in my tea, and later cleaned the rind out, froze it and used it as a festive cup of tea. The rind was Orange( one of my fave colors) but I probably won't buy it again unless I can get it local.
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:00 pm
Post subject: Kiwano
I grow them in my greenhouse.
Yesterday my dog run in and stole one still green kiwano off the bush and ate it all...
So I pulled the few biggest to try them. Sure it must have something to it when even the dog likes it?!
I tasted a bit of the unripe thing. I tastes like a cucumber with a drop of lemon on it... and as i thought of it as of a cucumber when i planted it, i was quite happy about the taste.
So today, i'm looking around searching what to do with them - should i use it as an ordinary cucumber for salad or as gherkin and pickle it or prepare it somehow different - and i feel very confused.
I read on at least one occasion to avoid eating them unripe but in most cases the unripe state is not mentioned or where it is, they say to let it ripen the possibility of consumption in that state not considered...
Does somebody _know_ if it is edible unripe / WHY should you not eat them unripe?
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:23 pm
Post subject: kiwana-horned fruit
hello, My dad gave me some seeds and I knew that it was a vine. It has taken over about a 12 foot section of fence about 4 foot tall. It is a very pretty vine with yellow flowers and as of now 9-28-09 in tennessee I have about 40 to 50 fruits on it. I cut one open yesterday that was a dark yellow and it was pretty good. It did have a taste between cukes, lemon, and maybe a hint of kiwi. I will try some with sugar. I have read that the fruit is better when it is orange. I will have to try that and let you know. It goes from a dark green to orange then yellow. You don't ever know til you try Right?
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:32 pm
Post subject: Cool Fruit
I am 13 years old and I really like buying weird fruits at th grocery store. I just got one today but I didn't cut it open yet (I'm waiting to see if it ripens) Anyway over the summer my family went to New York and my sisters and I LOVE China Town. There is some really cool fruits there. So anyway I really like trying new fruits so if anybody has any suggestions I'm open. Oh by the way, what is the easiest way to get the seeds out of a Pomagrante? Thanks
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Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:47 pm
Post subject: good info!
I just bought one of these last night - just to try something unusual. The sign said the flavor was banana / cucumber / lemon. My 12 year old daughter was both intrigued and disgusted by how it looked ("eeew the inside looks like snot!!") but she was right there with a spoon as soon as I cut it open.
I had to google exactly how to eat it and it even said you could eat the peel with salt or sugar and was a good source of fiber & Vitamin A. I'll take their word on that!
I scooped the insides out with the intention of mixing with yogurt at lunch today. I haven't had it yet, but I succeeded in grossing out many people in the office with it - LOL!
Sooo, it was interesting as a one time thing, but I doubt I'll be buying any more - unless to use as a decoration.
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 1:16 am
Post subject: African horned melon
I just ate my first one of these and I will definitely buy them again. As soon as I split it open (lengthwise) I thought of a pomegranate. The horned melon has more payoff, though, because the seeds in their little jelly sacs squirt easily out of the fruit fibers, which are not as woody or bitter as the flesh of a pomegranate.
There seems to be a wide variety of interpretations of the taste on this website. I did find mine to be cool and refreshing (at room temperature) and the flavor seemed to me like a cross between kiwi fruit and pomegranate, with a hint of cucumber. Also perhaps a suggestion of lime.
I thought it was delicious, easy and quick to eat, and a perfect snack for a warm spring or summer evening after a walk.
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 7:18 am
Post subject: kiwanos
For ages I have been trying to find out what the thing is that is growing rampant among my fruit trees, strangling them. Strange fruit which I gallently tasted a small amount of (in case it was poisonous ) and found it was similar to cucumber. My comment is that this vine is so hard to get rid of and anyone trying to remove it should wear extra thick gloves.
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 10:31 pm
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My parrot LOVES them. Its a shame they cost so much, personally I think they are an aquired taste, not bad but weird.
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:20 am
Post subject: Kiwano melon
There just weird. I found these melons several years ago and loved them, I buy them whenever I can find them, they cost about $4-$5 dollars. They really aren't bad, most people have a problem with all the seeds, the taste and texture is similar to jello, each seed is in it's own pouch, think of it like you're eating a sunflower seed only your going to do the opposite, when you eat them you scoop out the fruit and you can eat the seed or squeeze them out with your teeth.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:14 am
Post subject: Ouch
My dad and I were in publix a few years ago and, as he was single at the time, we tried new things for dinner all the time. We saw this funky fruit and picked it up, but decided not to get it. As we continued walking around the store we began to notice that out hands felt weird when we touched things. we then noticed that there were little hair-like spine things covering our hands where we touched the fruit. it wasn't particularly painful just unusually unpleasant. this couldve been because we live in Alabama and don't get good fruit but just a warning to everyone: wipe it off with a damp paper towel before you start messing with it just in case![/b][/i]
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 1:07 am
Post subject: YUM!
Just bought 2 of these this weekend...$2.49 each, not bad. Tried one this morning & it tasted a little like a banana with a hint on honeydew melon. It was so good!! I will definitely buy more of these.
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:14 pm
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Well i have the same feeling about the kiwano. To me it has a taste like under ripe banana and the consitancy of a star fruit. It also smells like freshly cut grass. Me and my family will always go to the store and pick 1 exotic fruit to try when we go grocery shopping. The 1 fruit you really need to try is the star fruit. It has a very small hint of grapes and a little bit of pear. Surprizingly i like the taste very much.
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:28 pm
Post subject: kiwano fruit
personally i like the fruit and everything about it but my family didnt like the slimy feel so i just turned it into lemonade sort of strain the seeds out and add sugar and water or in my case lemon juice to accentuate the lemon flavor kiwi juice cucumber juice or water and pureed banana with milk all yummy and better than water. im gunna grow them in my garden this year. i think theyll sell well if i process it into a juice. the slimy texture is what throws most people off in my experience. my husband absolutly adored it after i made it into a juice.
try it if you dont like them fresh.
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:11 pm
Post subject: Horn Melon
Was given the fruit from a local market did know what to do with it, threw it in the garden and when the rains came was surprised at what I saw, now wondering the commercial and healty benefits from the fruit
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:03 am
Post subject: We grow Jelly Melon in Missouri
We grew these for the first time this year and in their green state they make a wonderful cucumber with no bitterness or burping. In their ripe state the flavors vary with how ripe they are. I do not find them bitter but rather sour as in eating a lime with a hint of banana.
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Dark & squidgy chocolate torte
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- Freezable
- kcal426
- fat30g
- saturates16g
- carbs35g
- sugars27g
- fibre2g
- protein6g
- salt0.22g
- 200g unsalted butter
- 200g bar dark chocolate, 70% cocoa, chopped
Dark chocolatedahk chok-o-let
Dark chocolate means the shiny, dark-reddish brown treat produced from the cacao bean, theobroma…
- 4 large eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 50g plain flour
- 50g ground almonds
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Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base and sides of a 23cm springform or loose-bottomed cake tin. Put the butter and chocolate into a pan and gently melt together until smooth. Meanwhile, using an electric whisk, beat the eggs and sugar together for 5 mins until billowy and about the thickness of old-fashioned custard.
Pour the chocolate and butter mix into the whisked egg and sugar, then fold it in very carefully using a large metal spoon. Mix the flour, almonds and ¼ tsp salt together, then fold into the mix until even. Spoon into the tin and bake for 35-40 mins until evenly set with a slight crust all over the top. Leave the cake to cool until warm, then release from the tin. Dust with cocoa, then cut into wedges.
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Simple questions might help determine elder abuse
The legal profession has come up with a new way to help GPs detect elder abuse among their patients.
Sydney University of Technology Law Faculty Associate Professor Nola Ries has been working on a simple questionnaire for doctors to use when they see older patients.
Ms Ries said the questions were basically an elder abuse suspicion index. For example, the first question asked if the person relied on others to do their shopping or banking, for preparing meals or for personal care such as bathing.
"The more dependent they are on others, the more vulnerable they are to being abused.
"Another common question is whether anyone has tried to force them to sign papers or use their money against their will."
A third question was whether anyone had frightened or hurt them physically, or spoken to them in a threatening way.
Ms Ries said many older people might have felt uncomfortable with some behaviour, but would not recognise it as abuse.
"The questions are meant to be used fairly quickly. If the person answers 'yes', it's an indication that there could be abuse. If they answer 'no' the (doctor) can assume that person is doing well."
Ms Ries said GPs could score the answers easily and if the results suggested the possibility of abuse, that was just the start of a process.
The questions had been tested with many people, so they would give reliable results.
"Just asking the question doesn't necessarily mean the patient will be willing to talk about it," she said.
"But using these tools may help (GPs) guide a conversation to reduce the stigma about reporting abuse, and raise awareness of abuse."
Ms Ries said there were growing calls for elder abuse screening from community-based services, including GPs.
"The abuse of older people in Australian communities is a serious and under-detected problem.
"In its various forms – emotional, financial, physical, sexual, neglect – abuse has profound individual and social impacts.
"It can deprive older people of their assets and increase their risk of injury, hospital admission, residential care placement and premature mortality," she said.


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regarding to this "bug", I'd like to be able to configure something like an conversion table in madsonic, for the search function.
(This is maybe already included in madsonic, but if so, it does not work properly)
This feature request is mainly for german language, but it will also help users in other languages for auto converting searchterms they're looking for, but cannot find, because the madsonic search engine is too strict. (or too loose and gives too much false results)
Say, when seaching for Grossstadtgeflüster, where ü is the special german umlaut character,
I'd like to automaticly search for
because those are two common notations for ü too.
It would be great, if this was possible, becaue now, very less music with special characters are returned from the madsonic seach, even when the searchterms exist in various tags in the music-files indexed by madsonic.
As an addition, it would be possible to create a kind of "autocorrection" list, for searches.
"feat." => "feat" "featuring" "ft." "&" "+" when searching "rapper feat. another rapper"
"vs." => "versus" "vs" when searching for "beatles vs. ramstein mashup",
where the user does not know exactly, how the "versus" is stored in the tags of the music.
Helpful reference on stackexchange and stackoverflow.
Hopefully, some others find this usefull too :-)
Conversion table, for special chars, like german umlaut
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Lenawee Tech Center agriculture instructor Ken Bollinger recognizes some familiar names among this year's FFA officers.
Craig and Stutzman—they were officers a generation ago.
Tim Stutzman served as the county FFA vice president in 1986. His son, David, was recently chosen vice president for the 2008-09 school year.
Jim Craig was president of the group in 1986. This year, his nephew Alex is serving as president.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Tips led police to a Milwaukee home where they recovered a nearly 300-year-old violin worth millions that was stolen from an orchestra concertmaster, authorities said Thursday.
The Stradivarius violin, known as the "ex-Lipinski," was found in a suitcase in the attic of the home, police told reporters at a news conference.
The violin appears to have been recovered in good condition, but officials are waiting for an expert to examine the instrument, Mark Niehaus of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra said.
The violin, appraised at $5 million, was stolen on January 27 from Frank Almond, the orchestra's concertmaster — the top first violinist.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the theft but have not been formally charged, authorities said.
Police Chief Edward Flynn described the three as a 36-year-old man, a 41-year-man and a 32-year-old woman, all from Milwaukee.
Stefan Hersh, the man who originally authenticated the instrument for the orchestra, told CNN that law enforcement contacted him to identify the violin.
The orchestra offered a $100,000 reward for the safe return of the instrument.
"We're confident the subjects in custody are the subjects responsible for this," said G.B. Jones, acting special agent in charge with the FBI in Milwaukee.
Almond was walking to his car after a performance when an assailant used a stun gun on him, causing him to drop the instrument. The attacker took the violin and fled to a waiting vehicle, which a second suspect was driving, police said.
According to the symphony, Almond plays on a violin made by Antonio Stradivari from 1715.
Hersh has spoken to Almond since the recovery, saying the musician is understandably relieved. Almond has not yet been reunited with the instrument, according to Hersh.
Stradivari was born in 1644. He set up shop in Cremona, Italy, where he made violins, harps, guitars, violas and cellos. Before his death in 1737, Stradivari is thought to have made more than 1,100 instruments — of which some 650 remain today.
He is the world's most celebrated violin maker.


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Toronto, Canada — The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise has stopped shipment of coal from reaching the Nanticoke Generating Station on Lake Erie, preventing the coal freighter Algomarine from delivering its dirty cargo.
Toronto, Canada — The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise has stopped shipment of coal from reaching the Nanticoke Generating Station on Lake Erie, preventing the coal freighter Algomarine from delivering its dirty cargo.
Nanticoke is the largest coal fired power plant in North America and Canada's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions that are the cause of global warming. The power plant is also Ontario's biggest source of pollutants that cause smog, which is responsible, it is estimated, for the death of nearly 6,000 people in the province every year.
Dalton McGuinty's Liberals committed in the last election to phase out coal power stations by 2007. He broke that promise and now these plants are kept operating because existing nuclear power is unreliable. At the peak of a heat wave in Ontario this summer, three reactors were down, resulting in nearly 20 per cent more coal being burned. Coal also continues to be burned to allow time for a new nuclear mega-project to be completed sometime in the next 10 to 15 years.
McGuinty now says he will close all coal power plants by 2014, but that is another promise just waiting to be broken, says Greenpeace energy campaigner Shawn-Patrick Stensil. "Greenpeace intends to make energy an election issue," he said. "We are challenging Ontario's political leaders to commit to modern energy solutions that can be deployed today to shut down Nanticoke by 2012."
According to a study by World Wildlife Fund and Pembina Institute released in August, Ontario's continued reliance on nuclear power will delay the phase out of coal power until 2017. The study says the McGuinty government is misguidedly relying on aging nuclear stations to last longer and perform better than they have historically to meet its 2014 target.
"Nuclear power is a dangerous distraction that won't shut down Nanticoke for another decade or help Canada meet its Kyoto targets," affirmed Stensil. "Ontarians are not going to fork over $40 billion to nuclear energy and continued reliance on coal when there is a better option on the table."
Greenpeace says the choice amounts to endorsing global warming for at least three more years and radioactive waste for a million years, versus a safe, clean and cheap electricity system based on aggressive conservation, renewable energy and local generation. The technology to build a sustainable, environmentally-friendly energy future is available today; all that is lacking is political leadership.
To fill that gap, Greenpeace supporters and the public are being asked to contact political leaders to press them for a commitment to green energy.


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Stem cells are so incredible because they can successfully become so many other types of cells. But how exactly do you force them to transform the way that you want? How do you make a stem cell into...say... a heart cell?
Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, the Human BioMolecular Research Institute, and ChemRegen, Inc. have spent the last eight years attempting to discover a molecule capable of doing just that, and it looks like they might finally have found it.
Using an almost brute force method, the researchers tried a library of different molecules against mouse stem cells, to see which would cause the formation of cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells. What they found was molecule called ITD-1. ITD-1 selectively degrades type II transforming growth factor-β. What that means is that it prevented a chemical signal that causes cells to transform into a smooth muscle cell, or an endothelial cell. In the absence of those chemical instructions, the cell turned into a heart cell.
The best part? ITD-1 seems to work on humans as well as rodents. Which means that you can nudge a mass of stem cells into becoming heart cells, and potentially creating a way of repairing a damaged heart.
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Utility should play ball and stop the threats
In reply to exploration of a city-owned utility in Minneapolis to meet goals for clean, affordable and local energy, Xcel Energy has lashed out in a surprising fashion ("Xcel weighs exit from Mpls.," July 26).
Company officials have threatened to move their headquarters, touted their 100 years of monopoly control, and defended their compliance with state mandates for renewable energy.
What Xcel hasn't offered — in contrast to the city's gas utility, CenterPoint Energy — is a plan to work with the city to meet its climate, energy and economic goals. Minneapolis hasn't said that it wants to own the utility system, but rather that its energy needs and the climate threat are so urgent that it needs every option on the table. City voters may grant the city authority to buy the electric grid if offered the chance, but Xcel always has the upper hand if it simply puts a better offer on the table.
JOHN FARRELL, Minneapolis
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Elderly couple's case highlights vulnerability
It was heartbreaking to read about the elderly couple scammed by their next-door neighbor ("Woman wanting lavish home bilks $840K from couple," July 27). Vulnerability comes in all different shapes, sizes and circumstances, but it's devastating when the people closest to you end up being the ones you should trust the least. It also begs the question, "Who is responsible?"
Self protection is the first place to start, and the earlier the better. Can you trust your children, the bank or your lawyers? Who comes into your home? The cleaning lady, the personal care attendant? Who is calling you or stopping by your home? And who are you friends with and why? Be knowledgeable about the different programs in your area that offer assistance to seniors. The local police and hot lines for elder abuse offer excellent information, advice and insight that keep innocents and gullibility at bay. Protections should be multilayered for the vulnerable, and not just the elderly. If you see something, say something.
SHARON CARLSON, Andover
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Legislature's decision makes adoption costly
This past January my wife and I were blessed with the adoption of our daughter, who was born in the United States. Expenses relating to the adoption were about $19,000. This week I received a note from my employer that the state Legislature decided not to match the federal extension of a tax-free adoption assistance benefit. What this means is that the $10,000 reimbursement we received from my employer for eligible adoption expenses is now subject to state income tax.
This reimbursement is what made adoption financially affordable for us. What this amounts to is nearly $700 more in taxes for my family. I am shocked that the Legislature has considered adoption reimbursement on the same level as income. Why would a state that prides itself in the care of its children and for promoting a strong social structure try to capitalize on something like adoption?
AARON NORMAN, Rochester
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Both blacks, whites need to face reality
The series of letters following Peter Bell's commentary has been fascinating but certainly highlights the problem of people talking past each other ("Blacks must also look inward, at our culture," July 23).
Why is it so difficult for all sides to accept their share of responsibility for the racial inequality in our country? Do blacks need to take more responsibility for their families and the prevalence of crime and poverty? Of course. But any white person who fails to see the difference between urban and suburban schools is either blind or not looking. How about the obvious differences in poverty between black vs. white neighborhoods? The disparity in the percentages of blacks vs. whites prosecuted for crimes and in our prison populations? The sentencing disparities?
We whites are disingenuous at best if we fail to acknowledge the centuries of unequal treatment of blacks and the obvious logical consequences. And we are criminally negligent if we fail to invest to reverse the effects of centuries of unequal treatment. But then, that's business as usual in our country.
JOHN F. HETTERICK, Plymouth
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With a little effort, we can keep roads safe
A letter writer recently wondered if cyclists using the main traffic lanes on West River Parkway in Minneapolis are "incredibly dense or are just trying to cause troubles for motorists," or a "little of both." I ride my bike on the parkway several times a week, all year round, to get a strenuous workout.
Most of us cyclists using the parkway are traveling much faster than the 10 mph speed limit on the adjoining trail. Though there are many other reasons, this is the main reason why cyclists like myself should not be on the trail. When I ride on the parkway, I see other bikers riding way too fast on the adjoining trail, endangering the safety of slower riders, Rollerbladers, etc. Apparently, they are trying to get a good workout, too, but don't use the parkway because they are afraid of the motorists. That's sad. It is a recreational parkway, not an expressway.
The worst thing a motorist can encounter is occasionally having to pass a slower cyclist, and sometimes having to wait until it is safe to do so because of an oncoming car. Live with it and deal with it. We can easily coexist without ruining each other's day.
PAUL GLEASON, Minneapolis
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Weekend gives a quick glimpse of what's ahead
Here I am on a beautiful, crisp, Saturday afternoon in October, and I can't find one college football game on TV. It must be broken.
ROB GODFREY, St. Louis Park