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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
James M. Cooley, Contract Floor Installations
and Construction Co., Inc.,
v. Docket Nos. LB-08-503 & 504
Office of the Attorney General -
Fair Labor Division,
Appearance for Petitioners:
James M. Cooley
100 Gibson Street, #5
Dorchester, MA 02122
Appearance for Respondent:
Benjamin J. Weber, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General
Fair Labor Division
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
There is no jurisdiction to hold a hearing because the appeal of the two citations was not timely made. Respondent's Motion to Dismiss for this reason is allowed. Petitioner, the sole owner and proprietor of a business that worked on a public construction project at a library, was issued citations by OAG-FLD for failing to pay the prevailing wage to one of his workers on this project, for failing to maintain payroll records on the project, and for failing to make these records available for inspection by OAG-FLD. The record shows Petitioner was able, before the citations were issued, to communicate about the issues raised in the citations with OAG-FLD through telephone conversations. The record shows he received the citations. His claim of having been in poor health with cancer does not excuse his untimely filed appeals.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 149, § 27C(b)(4), James M. Cooley, on behalf of himself and his company, Contract Floor Installations and Construction Co., Inc., filed an appeal of two civil citations issued on June 30, 2008 by the Office of the Attorney General-Fair Labor Division (OAG-FLD). The appeal of the two citations was filed on August 9, 2008 with the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), and on August 8, 2008 with the OAG-FLD. On August 29, 2008, OAG-FLD filed a Motion To Dismiss Mr. Cooley's appeal of the two citations as untimely filed. I have marked documents into evidence for purposes of deciding the Motion to Dismiss. They are listed in Attachment 1. (Exs. 1 & A - L)
Based on the documentary evidence presented and the reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, I make the following findings of fact:
1. James M. Cooley has been the owner and sole officer of Contract Flooring Installations and Construction, Inc. at all times relevant. He incorporated this business as Contract Flooring Installations Company, Inc. on March 13, 2003. (Ex. A-4)
2. Mr. Cooley entered into a public works contract and worked on the Mattapoisett, MA library. At least some of the work his company did on this public works project occurred in September and October 2007. (Exs. A, A-1, B-1, H & L.)
3. Mr. Cooley's company has also been called Contract Flooring & Tile and Contract Flooring and Construction. The address for his company, including during September and October 2007 and thereafter, is 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester, MA 02122. (Exs. A, A-1, A-4, D, H & L.)
4. On December 3, 2007, Thomas Zine, Jr. or Tom Zine, filed a complaint with OAG-FLD for non-payment of wages claiming he worked for Mr. Cooley on the Mattapoisett Library public works project during the September to October 2007 time period. (Exs. A-1, B-1, D, H & L.)
5. From December 2007 to June 2008, OAG-FLD Inspector Mario Paiva
investigated Mr. Cooley and his company regarding Mr. Zine's complaint. On February 26, 2008, Mr. Paiva called the Mattapoisett Library seeking copies of certified payroll records on the work done by Mr. Cooley's company. The same day Inspector Paiva mailed a letter to Mr. Cooley and his company at 100 Gibson Street, Dorcester, MA 02122, seeking these same payroll records. This letter was sent by regular and by certified mail. The letter sent by regular mail was not returned as undeliverable, but the certified mailing had not been claimed by the close of March 2008. (Exs. A, A-2 & A-3.)
6. Mr. Paiva received a telephone call on February 28, 2008 from the Clerk of the Works on the Mattapoisett Library project who told him he could not find any certified payroll records for Mr. Cooley's company. On March 13, 2008, Mr. Paiva researched Mr. Cooley's company in the Massachusetts Secretary of State's corporations database. He learned Mr. Cooley was the president of a company called Contract Flooring and Installations, Inc. He also found an address for Mr. Cooley at 38 Boxberry Avenue in Vineyard Haven, MA. On this same date he called telephone numbers he thought would work to reach Mr. Cooley's company, but received either a busy signal or a voice mail message saying the mailbox was full. (Exs. A & A-4.)
7. On March 16, 2008, Mr. Paiva received a fax from Mr. Cooley. In it Mr. Cooley acknowledged Mr. Paiva was seeking the certified payroll records. Then, on March 21, 2008, Mr. Paiva received a telephone message from Mr. Cooley explaining how he had been ill and unable to respond to the payroll records demand. Mr. Paiva called Mr. Cooley back but was only able to leave a voice message asking for the certified payroll records. When Mr. Paiva spoke to Mr. Cooley on the telephone on April 1, 2008, Mr. Cooley explained that his payroll records had been on a computer that was damaged and that he was trying to get it repaired to see if this data could be saved. He also said he had been in the hospital. Mr. Cooley asked for another copy of the February 26, 2008 letter that sought the payroll records, and Mr. Paiva sent it to him by fax.
(Exs. A, A-5 & A-6.)
8. Thereafter, Mr. Cooley sent Mr. Paiva a response by fax addressing the
matters raised regarding the certified payroll records. He noted he had not been well, stating that he had "over 24 trips to the hospital since last February and 50 days in the hospital." He also said he is "almost bankrupt … have not had a payroll in awhile." He further noted he had subcontractors who had not followed through on their work for him as he had planned. (Exs. A & A-5.)
9. OAG-FLD issued two civil citations to Mr. Cooley and his company on June 30, 2008. Citation #PR080045 ordered $1,313.20 in restitution for Mr. Zine for failing to pay him prevailing wages from September 17-20, 2007 as required under the Mattapoisett Library public works project. He also was given a civil penalty of $600.00 for an unintentional violation of the statute. In addition, the Citation included a civil penalty of $500.00 for unintentionally failing to submit true and accurate payroll records covering September 17 to October 20, 2007. Citation #MW080076 ordered Mr. Cooley
to pay a $500 civil penalty for unintentionally failing to furnish records for inspection on
April 4, 2008. (Exs. B, B-1 & B-2.)
10. OAG-FLD mailed the two citations by regular and certified mail to Mr. Cooley and to Contract Floor Installations and Construction Co., Inc. at 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester, MA 02122. The two citations were also mailed by regular mail to Mr. Cooley only, at 39 Boxberry Avenue, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568. These mailings were sent on June 30, 2008. The mailing sent by regular mail to 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 was not returned to OAG-FLD as undeliverable, but the mailing addressed to Mr. Cooley in Vineyard Haven, MA was returned as undeliverable. The certified mailing sent to 100 Gibson Street was unclaimed as of early August 2008. (Exs. B, B-3 & B-4.)
11. On August 1, 2008, because OAG-FLD had not received an appeal of either of the citations, a Notice of Massachusetts Tax Lien against Mr. Cooley was filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of State as to the corporation and with the Dukes County Registry of Deeds as to the Vineyard Haven address. This was done under the authority of G.L. c. 149, § 27C(b)(7). (Exs. B & B-5.)
12. On August 5, 2008, Mr. Cooley signed the certified mail receipt for the
June 30, 2008 citations contained in the envelope mailed to him and to his company at
100 Gibson Street in Dorchester. (Ex. B-4)
13. Thereafter, Mr. Cooley filed appeals of the two citations with both DALA and OAG-FLD. OAG-FLD received the appeal letter by August 8, 2008. The appeal letter to DALA was postmarked August 9, 2008. (Exs. C & D)
14. In his letter of appeal covering the two citations, Mr. Cooley apologized for not responding sooner, noting he had been "in and out of the hospital for almost a year and a half and pretty much broke and out of business." He noted: "I have been diagnosed with colon cancer and that is the fight that I have taken on as of recent." He explained Mr. Zine had been paid in full by cash because Mr. Zine had no bank account and no identification to cash a check. Mr. Cooley explained that a second check was written to another person who cashed it and paid the cash to Mr. Zine. He noted that the Mattapoisett Library project job superintendent "Bill from Barr, Inc. kept records."
(Ex. D)
15. Mr. Cooley's appeals were assigned docket numbers by DALA, and the appeals of the two citations were consolidated for hearing. The parties were sent a Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference for September 15, 2008. Counsel for OAG-FLD appeared, but neither Mr. Cooley nor a representative for him appeared. As a result, DALA sent Mr. Cooley an Order to Show Cause why his appeals should not be dismissed due to his failure to appear at the pre-hearing conference. He was given until October 2, 2008 to respond in writing. (Ex. F)
16. Mr. Cooley responded in writing, but failed to provide OAG-FLD with a copy of his written response as called for by 801 CMR 1.01(5)(f). As a result, his response was returned to him with instructions to re-file it once he had provided a copy to OAG-FLD; this occurred. His reasons for not attending the pre-hearing conference were reviewed and accepted by DALA. Mr. Cooley explained how he had been ill for a long time, and either never received the Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference, or simply did not remember it. On August 29, 2008, OAG-FLD had filed a Motion to Dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdiction because they were not timely filed. Mr. Cooley had been mailed a copy of the Motion along with the documents and legal arguments relied upon by OAG-FLD to support the Motion. This was mailed to Mr. Cooley at the 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 address, by regular mail, and it was not returned to OAG-FLD as undeliverable. By order of October 31, 2008, DALA instructed Mr. Cooley that the next step in this process was to decide the Motion to Dismiss. He was given until November 12, 2008 to respond in writing to the Motion and/or to request a hearing on the Motion. He did not respond by November 12, 2008, but did by November 24, 2008. He was permitted until December 19, 2008 to respond to the Motion to Dismiss, but he was not granted a hearing on the Motion. He was warned that he would not receive further time extensions to respond to the Motion. (Exs. 1, G, H, I & J.)
17. Mr. Cooley produced a response dated December 19, 2008, but it was never received by DALA although it was received in duplicate by OAG-FLD on December 24, 2008. Once Assistant Attorney General Weber received the two copies of Mr. Cooley's response on December 29, 2008, he forwarded one copy of the response to DALA where it was received on December 31, 2008. (Exs. K & L.)
18. In his response, Mr. Cooley states that his computer was repossessed so he had to write out his response. He did not address the timeliness of his appeals of the citations, but instead addressed the merits of why they should not be imposed. He included with his response his letter to OAG-FLD of August 5, 2008 that explains how he had been in and out of the hospital over the past year and a half as well as in financial difficulties and not operating his business. He noted his medical diagnosis of cancer. (Ex. L)
19. There is detailed information on the back of each citation on how to
accomplish an appeal. Explained is the time period in which to accomplish an appeal with language highlighted that calls for an appeal to be filed within ten days of receipt of a citation, and to file the appeal with both OAG-FLD and DALA. (Exs. B-1 & B-2.)
The list of exhibits includes OAG-FLD documents as well as all of Mr. Cooley's filings to date. Mr. Cooley asserts that he has been very ill, sometimes hospitalized, and has been fighting cancer. Although he places his medical condition as occurring over the past one and one-half years, he does not specifically explain why he failed to timely appeal the citations following his receipt of them. Even accepting that there may have been hurdles to timely filing the appeals because of his illness, he did communicate with Mr. Paiva about Mr. Zine's complaint, including offering a defense before the issuance of the citations. I conclude he received the citations mailed to him at the 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 address. This address appeared on all of his written responses.
Given that he received the citations in a timely manner, and in light of his understanding that OAG-FLD was investigating his payment practices at the Mattapoisett Library project, I conclude Mr. Cooley never offered any credible or sufficient reason to justify being excused from filing the appeals within the required ten-day time period. Mr. Cooley had been addressing with Mr. Paiva the certified payroll records issue and the merits of Mr. Zine's complaint of wages still owed him. Mr. Cooley was not able to provide the documentation OAG-FLD was asking for. He was aware his responses were not leading to a dismissal of the complaints against him. Therefore, I infer, Mr. Cooley knew or should have known further action would be taken against him within a relatively short time period by OAG-FLD. I conclude Mr. Cooley received the citations, knew what they were about, and either neglected to or decided not to appeal them. I find the appeal information on the back of the citations was clear and easy to understand.
Counsel for OAG-FLD cites case law to support the argument that the citations were timely received by Mr. Cooley. The evidence shows that the citations were mailed to Mr. Cooley by OAG-FLD with a good faith and diligent effort to more than one address to ensure he received them in a timely manner following their issuance. See, Commonwealth v. Koney, 42 Mass. 295, 303-304 (1995).
No evidence was provided about any particular impediments to the citations reaching Mr. Cooley at the addresses listed for him. No evidence was presented to show the U.S. Postal Service failed to attempt proper delivery in the normal course. See, Old Colony Railroad Company v. Board of Assessors of Quincy, 305 Mass. 509, 514 (1940). No evidence shows Mr. Cooley did not receive the citations within days of their mailing. 801 CMR 1.01(4)(c) contains guidance as to how long it is expected regular mail will take to be received of "three days after deposit in the U.S. mail," and that the "postmark shall be evidence of the date of mailing."
Moreover, Mr. Cooley cannot use his illness as a defense for failing to timely file the appeals in light of his communications with Mr. Paiva in the investigation of Mr. Zine's
complaint before the citations issued. As noted in Conte v. School Committee of Methuen,
4 Mass. App. Ct. 600, 605 (1976):
It is settled that the party to a transaction, whose rights are liable to be
injuriously affected by notice, cannot willfully shut his eyes to the means
to acquiring knowledge which he knows are at hand and thus escape the
consequences which would flow from the notice had it been actually received.
For these reasons, the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction due to untimely filed appeals of the citations is allowed. The appeals are hereby dismissed with prejudice.
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Exhibit 1 - August 29, 2008 filed Motion of OAG-FLD to dismiss for lack of
jurisdiction due to untimely filed appeals with legal memorandum in
support of the Motion with Exhibits A, A-1 through
A-6, B, B-1 through B-5, and C.
Exhibit A - Affidavit of OAG-FLD Inspector Mario Paiva.
Exhibit A-1 - December 3, 2007 OAG-FLD complaint of Thomas Zine, Jr. for non-
payment of wages.
Exhibit A-2 - February 26, 2008 G.L. c. 151, § 15 demand for payroll records from
Contract Flooring & Construction sent by Inspector Paiva.
Exhibit A-3 - Copy of certified mail envelope stamped unclaimed by the U.S. Postal
Service as of March 28, 2008.
Exhibit A-4 - Secretary of State database information on Contract Flooring Installations,
Exhibit A-5 - Mr. Cooley's fax response of March 16, 2008 to Inspector Pavia.
Exhibit A-6 - Mr. Pavia's fax to Mr. Cooley of the payroll demand issued February 26,
2008 and a fax activity report.
Exhibit B - Affidavit of OAG-FLD Paralegal Specialist Noreen M. Kelly.
Exhibit B-1 - Citation # PR080045 issued June 30, 2008 to Mr. Cooley and to Contract
Floor Installations and Construction Co., Inc.
Exhibit B-2 - Citation # MW080076 issued June 30, 2008 to Mr. Cooley and to Contract
Floor Installations and Construction Co., Inc.
Exhibit B-3 - Copy of envelope addressed to Mr. Cooley in Vineyard Haven, MA
received on July 8, 2008 by the OAG-FLD returned by the U.S. Postal
Service to OAG-FLD as undeliverable.
Exhibit B-4 - Mr. Cooley's signing of August 5, 2008 for the certified mail sent to him
and to Contract Flooring Installations, Inc. by OAG-FLD.
Exhibit B-5 - Copies of the August 1, 2008 filings by OAG-FLD of the
Massachusetts Tax Lien on a property in Vineyard Haven, MA of Mr.
Cooley and Contract Floor Installations and Construction Co., Inc.
Exhibit C - Acknowledgement by DALA of the filing of appeals by Mr. Cooley and
Contract Floor Installations and Construction Co., Inc. of the two
citations, the filings postmarked August 7 and 9, 2008.
Exhibit D - The two August 5, 2008 letters of appeal of the two citations along with
the envelopes the letters came in, both addressed to DALA.
Exhibit E - The affidavit of Benjamin J. Weber, Esq. of the OAG-FLD with
attachment, Exhibit A, regarding service on Mr. Cooley of the Motion
to Dismiss along with the memorandum in support that included its attached exhibits.
Exhibit F - Order to Show Cause issued to Mr. Cooley on September 18, 2008.
Exhibit G - October 2, 2008 return to Mr. Cooley of his response to the Order to Show
Cause due to a lack of service of his submission on the OAG-FLD.
Exhibit H - October 24, 2008 submission of Mr. Cooley about the Order to Show
Exhibit I - October 31, 2008 order to Mr. Cooley to respond by November 12, 2008
with a submission and/or a request for a hearing on OAG-FLD's
Motion to Dismiss.
Exhibit J - November 21, 2008 letter of Mr. Cooley to DALA explaining he needed
more time to respond, and DALA letter of December 2, 2008 to Mr.
Cooley granting him a time extension to December 19, 2008 to file his
response to the Motion to Dismiss, but not granting him the right to a
hearing on the Motion.
Exhibit K - OAG-FLD's Assistant Attorney General Benjamin J. Weber's cover letter
forwarding Mr. Cooley's response that had been due at DALA by
December 19, 2008 and explaining when and what his office received.
Exhibit L - Mr. Cooley's response dated December 19, 2008 with attachments of his
September 30, 2008 letter and his August 5, 2008 appeal letter, along with
a faint copy of a check, both its front and back side, he had previously
filed and are included in Exhibit H.


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In previous posts I've shown you our SuperForm test application solution structure and how the main wxs and wxi include file look like. In this post I'll show you how to automate inclusion of files to install into your build process. For our SuperForm application we have a single exe to install. But in the real world we have 10s or 100s of different files from dll's to resource files like pictures. It all depends on what kind of application you're building. Writing a directory structure for so many files by hand is out of the question. What we need is an automated way to create this structure. Enter Heat.exe.
Heat is a command line utility to harvest a file, directory, Visual Studio project, IIS website or performance counters. You might ask what harvesting means? Harvesting is converting a source (file, directory, …) into a component structure saved in a WiX fragment (a wxs) file.
There are 2 options you can use:
There is no perfect solution so pick one and deal with it. I prefer using the second way. A neat way of overcoming the con of the second option is to have a post-build event on your main application project (SuperForm.MainApp in our case) to copy the files needed to be installed in a special location and have the Heat.exe read them from there. I haven't set this up for this tutorial and I'm simply including all files from the default SuperForm.MainApp \bin directory.
Remember how we created a System Environment variable called SuperFormFilesDir? This is where we'll use it for the first time. The command line text that you have to put into the pre-build event of your WiX project looks like this:
"$(WIX)bin\heat.exe" dir "$(SuperFormFilesDir)" -cg SuperFormFiles -gg -scom -sreg -sfrag -srd -dr INSTALLLOCATION -var env.SuperFormFilesDir -out "$(ProjectDir)Fragments\FilesFragment.wxs"
After you install WiX you'll get the WIX environment variable. In the pre/post-build events environment variables are referenced like this: $(WIX). By using this you don't have to think about the installation path of the WiX. Remember: for 32 bit applications Program files folder is named differently between 32 and 64 bit systems. $(ProjectDir) is obviously the path to your project and is a Visual Studio built in variable.
You can view all Heat.exe options by running it without parameters but I'll explain some that stick out the most.
If you have source control you have to include the FilesFragment.wxs into your project but remove its source control binding. The auto generated FilesFragment.wxs for our test app looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"> <Fragment> <ComponentGroup Id="SuperFormFiles"> <ComponentRef Id="cmp5BB40DB822CAA7C5295227894A07502E" /> <ComponentRef Id="cmpCFD331F5E0E471FC42A1334A1098E144" /> <ComponentRef Id="cmp4614DD03D8974B7C1FC39E7B82F19574" /> <ComponentRef Id="cmpDF166522884E2454382277128BD866EC" /> </ComponentGroup> </Fragment> <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLLOCATION"> <Component Id="cmp5BB40DB822CAA7C5295227894A07502E" Guid="{117E3352-2F0C-4E19-AD96-03D354751B8D}"> <File Id="filDCA561ABF8964292B6BC0D0726E8EFAD" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(env.SuperFormFilesDir)\SuperForm.MainApp.exe" /> </Component> <Component Id="cmpCFD331F5E0E471FC42A1334A1098E144" Guid="{369A2347-97DD-45CA-A4D1-62BB706EA329}"> <File Id="filA9BE65B2AB60F3CE41105364EDE33D27" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(env.SuperFormFilesDir)\SuperForm.MainApp.pdb" /> </Component> <Component Id="cmp4614DD03D8974B7C1FC39E7B82F19574" Guid="{3443EBE2-168F-4380-BC41-26D71A0DB1C7}"> <File Id="fil5102E75B91F3DAFA6F70DA57F4C126ED" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(env.SuperFormFilesDir)\SuperForm.MainApp.vshost.exe" /> </Component> <Component Id="cmpDF166522884E2454382277128BD866EC" Guid="{0C0F3D18-56EB-41FE-B0BD-FD2C131572DB}"> <File Id="filF7CA5083B4997E1DEC435554423E675C" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(env.SuperFormFilesDir)\SuperForm.MainApp.vshost.exe.manifest" /> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment></Wix>
The $(env.SuperFormFilesDir) will be replaced at build time with the directory where the files to be installed are located. There is nothing too complicated about this. In the end it turns out that this sort of automation is great!
There are a few other ways that Heat.exe can compose the wxs file but this is the one I prefer. It just seems the clearest. Play with its options to see what can it do. It's one awesome little tool.
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Walmart faces boycott for banning Christmas
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Conveniently, her shop of naughty delights was in the same market aisle as the fruit vendors, so we also stocked up on fresh fruits to atone for our sugar indulgences.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Vegan in Spain: Seville & Granada
Oh my goodness! I'd better hurry up with this retroactive travel blogging, I'm getting quite a back log of new pictures to post!
Conveniently, her shop of naughty delights was in the same market aisle as the fruit vendors, so we also stocked up on fresh fruits to atone for our sugar indulgences.
Overall, I found Spain a not-so-easy place to be a vegan, but Seville was definitely an exception! With the help of HappyCow (my savior!!!) I tracked down some pretty great finds and ate quite well. Seville is a really beautiful city, and I think it was my favorite place that we went in Spain. It was so lively, with spiffy Spaniards, streets and streets lined with shops, international name brands alongside local shops selling flamenco dresses, bakeries (even an all-vegan bakery!), a river (I love rivers!), modern lives and traditions coexisting happily, and my most favorite building EVER, the Alcazar. Oh MAN, that is such a beautiful, beautiful place.
In Seville, thanks to HappyCow, I found this wonderful wonderful bakery called Veganitessen, inside the big Mercado del Arenal. I was so TOTALLY stoked, I was as giddy as a little girl.
The bakery! It was run by a really cool girl (she has a blog, it's not in english, but it's not too hard to figure out some of her recipes anyway!)... I took one look at her and felt as if I was back among my people! There she is, behind the counter, typing away on her laptop (complete with vegan activism stickers on it), selling the most glorious array of vegan baked goodies. Just for the record, I didn't take a picture of it, but in addition to all the sweeties I ate, I also had a very delicious slice of her veggie empanada, which was most tasty and savory. Naturally, I went two days in a row.
Me examining my options - yes, you read correctly: OPTIONS! in Spain! for a vegan! Will wonders never cease. Plus, notice the very special "100% Vegan" sign on top of the display case. Yeah!
Mr. Vegan Eats & Treats and I picked out two sweeties to share... First, a slice of blueberry cheezecake. Mmmmmmm!
Secondly, a piece of lemon cake. This lemon cake was FREAKY GOOD. I wish I know how she did it. I am not usually a frosting person, but that lemony buttercream was so delicious.
I went back the second day for some little lemon tart pies. Soooo delicious. You can see the crazed look of joy and anticipation in my eyes. Mr. VE&T was only allowed one bite. Then I hoarded my vegan goodness like a starving dog with a big bowl of dog food - snarl!
Whaaa?! Just LOOK at all that crazy tastyness. After we left Seville, I kept dreaming of a return to this selection...
Conveniently, her shop of naughty delights was in the same market aisle as the fruit vendors, so we also stocked up on fresh fruits to atone for our sugar indulgences.
Seville, like Morocco and like the rest of Spain, is just full of orange trees. Hoorah! Beautiful and tasty.
Pisto was a fun discovery on this trip... I've seen pisto recipes in various cookbooks, and I think I've maybe even made pisto before, but I didn't realize it was Spanish. I love finding special vegan spots like Veganitessen, but I also really really love being able to walk into any ol' little bar/cafe and order something straight off the menu. We found pisto pretty quickly, and that was my go-to goodie when Mr. VE&T was trying some of the local (read: not vegan) specialties. The pisto was usually warm or room temperature, and is sort of like a chunky version of ratatouille. It was great to have such a savory, tasty, and veggie-packed Spanish menu item be 100% vegan-friendly!
The gal from Veganitessen looked at my list from HappyCow and pointed out "Habanita" as her favorite vegan-friendly spot in town (even though she was a cook at another spot!)... and it was a great recommendation! We liked it enough that we ate here twice during our time in Seville. It's not all vegetarian, but they have a really extensive and flavorful and interesting vegan selection on the menu. Much of the menu is Caribbean-inspired, and it's really fun:
Mmmmm... sangria! I've never been much of a drinker, but I liked the sangria we had. It was light, full of fruit, and not very strong at all. The first night we tried the classic red sangria....
... and the second time we went for the white sangria!
In no particular order, here are some goodies from their menu... Banana Balls in Tomato Sauce = serious yum
Cute little crunchy crackers they bring you
Thick, tomatoey, and super garlicky gazpacho! Even though I woke up the next morning with some crazy garlic breath, this stuff was worth the sacrifice. It was really intense - almost more like a dip than a soup. Obviously, we polished it off!
These black beans and rice were far beyond plain ol' beans and rice. I'm not sure how they did it, but these beans were so good, they were pretty much the menu item that compelled us to come back a second time.
Me digging into some tasty dish
So, next time you are in Seville, I can definitely recommend that you stop in at Habanita for a meal or two! Plus, it's right off of Plaza Alfalfa - which has a great little bustling scene at night, and a very vegan-friendly name to boot! Overall, I think you can see that Seville was actually a pretty good place to be a vegan traveller. We were only there a few days, and there were still places on our HappyCow list that we didn't get to... so, that shows even more promise. Plus, Seville is just a very cool spot - lots of activity, beautiful sights, and plenty to see and do.
I've only got one measley little food picture from Granada, which didn't turn out the vegan thrills quite as much as Seville did.... but, then again, that Veganitessen was a tough act to follow! Nonetheless, this place really deserves mention: Can Guru Buffet (like "kangaroo," get it?!) was just a salad bar type place, the sort you do see around in Spain (mostly a chain called Fresco), but it had really good vegan options - including a lot of bean salad items - in the line up. I'm not a person who can live off of salad, so when I recommend this place, you can be sure it was sufficiently hearty. Plus, it was nice to gorge on lots of super fresh veggies and fresh fruit!!
Me being a dork at the Alhambra in Grenada. This is shortly before Mr. VE&Ts pointed out to me that every time I get my picture taken I stand up perfectly straight and face the camera. Uh... weird? So, after this, I started being all fakey-casual in all the following shots... but alas, this picture captures my dorky ignorance!
One more travel post, and I'll be all caught up: Barcelona & Madrid!
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Wow, I would LOVE a slice of that lemon cake. I'm drooling right now, lol.ReplyDelete
Everything looks so tasty! I can't wait to do some international travel. Just got my first passport this week! :)
That café looks amazing! I've spent alot of time in Europe and I found that its difficult to be a vegetarian let alone a vegan so that café looks like a godsend! Your travels look so wonderful!!ReplyDelete
Whoa! vegan bakery alert! I want to go to Spain, but yeah, I worry about food options. Glad you found things though.ReplyDelete
I living in Seville this summer and I thank you so much for this post! I'm a vegetarian who never heard of Happy Cow!ReplyDelete
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Spanish woman sets herself on fire in bank
MADRID (AP) — Authorities say a Spanish woman walked into a bank branch in a small eastern city, doused herself with flammable liquid and set herself ablaze.
A regional government statement citing police in Almassora says the woman was taken by helicopter to be treated in Valencia for burns that Spanish media reported covered nearly half of her body.
Authorities did not give a reason for why the woman decided to set herself on fire on Monday.
But Spain is in financial crisis, and banks are being blamed for a wave of mortgage foreclosures, homeowner evictions and at least five mortgage default-related suicides in recent months.
Outcry over the evictions and suicides has prompted the ruling party to agree to debate possible mortgage default law changes in Parliament.


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Hello, all!
This is my first time posting, and I have to say that after searching and reading other posts, the level of respect and empathy is touching and reassuring for this first time mom.
My son just turned five months yesterday. He has been EBF his entire life, with a few bottles here and there, and just started solids last week (which is going great). His 3rd month was actually the easiest, as he slept 'through the night' and I had some sleep as well. I ate great, I exercised, I lost some weight, I had a set schedule. Then his fourth month sleep regression/growth spurt came through like a tornado, and hit me like a f-ing ton of bricks. Depression and anxiety never rushed through me like it had those weeks, and diet/exercise be damned. I had literally hit a physical/emotional/spiritual wall.
I have semi-recovered since then, but I swear our son goes through a growth spurt every week. Just last week, he learned how to roll from back to front, and started proto-crawling yesterday. According to one lactation consultant, he is a high needs baby, who needs mucho mommy and milk. These days, he wakes up every three hours, which I know is normal, from having read many response postings on this forum.
My question is: with another growth spurt on its way (6 month?), how can I go back to any diet/exercise/whatever schedule and avoid having another major meltdown? This isn't the boring "I'm too lazy to exercise" - I love exercising. But I have to admit I am so scarred from that intense breakdown last month that took me WEEKS to recover from...
I know that it sounds super lame to wonder whether I'm 'ready' for exercise (dude, I have like 40 pounds to lose). Just.... breastfeeding is so damn tiring. He eats a lot, during the day and night (which is good, I know, to keep my supply up).
Anyway, I apologize for this semi-needlessly long post. I look forward to hearing from other mommies, and their experiences and infinite wisdom.


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That's the question Charlie Manuel had to answer before the Phillies begin a 10-game homestand against the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night. About four hours before game time, he came up with that answer: Placido Polanco.
Polanco, an All-Star and Gold Glove winner in 2011, was activated from the disabled list this afternoon. Polanco has been sidelined with lower back inflammation since July 23.
Meanwhile veteran utility man Kevin Frandsen had started 20 straight games at third base in Polanco's absence prior to Monday. All the 30-year-old Frandsen has done over that time is hit safely in 16 of 20 starts; he's batting .329 overall.
Polanco, who turns 37 in two months and becomes a free agent in three months, is hitting a career-low .255.
So, who's on third?
When asked about Polanco's ability to play everyday last week, Manuel was noncommittal and sounded very aware of the infielder's oft-injured status.
"I probably won't be able to put him out there everyday," Manuel said.
Polanco, on the other hand, said he was healthy enough to return to regular, everyday duty before beginning a three-game rehab assignment at Class A Clearwater over the weekend.
"I expect to be the everyday third baseman, but what I expect and what is going to happen could be two different things," Polanco said five days ago in Miami. "I don't know what's going to happen. I just want to be healthy for whatever. If [Manuel] plays me he plays me. If not, I don't know."
While Manuel usually defers to his veterans, the guess here is the two split time over the next few weeks. But if Frandsen continues to swing a hot bat - and handles himself fine defensively - he could continue to get a longer look as someone who could fit into the Phillies plans in 2013, too.


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The Chicago Board Options Exchange opened for trading three-and-a-half hours late today after a software malfunction shut the derivatives market as its top executives were away at an industry event in Las Vegas.
CBOE Holdings Inc.'s exchange, which accounts for about 25 percent of options trading, said the technical issues were not the result of a computer hacker, spokeswoman Gail Osten said. Ed Provost, chief business development officer, said at the conference that a software malfunction caused the outtage. Trading in Standard & Poor's 500 Index products started at 12:50 p.m. New York time and the rest of the exchange opened at 1 p.m. rather than the usual 9:30 a.m., CBOE said.
"We had some technology problems this morning," Provost said in a panel debate at the conference. "It's a software glitch and we'll identify the problem."
While most equity-derivatives contracts are traded on multiple exchanges, which boosts competition for the quoted price of bids and offers, CBOE is the exclusive venue for options based on the S&P 500 Index and the so-called VIX gauge of equity volatility.
"There is no alternative to VIX other than over-the- counter trading," Mark Sebastian, director of education at Option Pit Mentoring in Chicago, said in an interview. "This makes hedging very difficult."
Vegas Huddle
Bill Brodsky, chairman and chief executive officer of CBOE Holdings, and Provost are at the Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they are attending the annual Options Industry Conference. While their exchange was shut, the two read from their smartphones in a huddle of CBOE executives outside the resort where traders and exchange officials from throughout the options industry gathered for the event. CBOE Chief Branding Officer Carol Kennedy blocked a Bloomberg News reporter from approaching the two for comment, referring him to a press release.
About 450 people were in attendance at the conference with representatives from firms such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to BlackRock Inc. to Group One Trading, the primary market maker for VIX options.
Shares of CBOE were up 29 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $36.74 as of 2:42 p.m. in New York after losing 0.4 percent earlier. The stock is up 25 percent this year.
'Sarcastic Cheer'
The open of the exchange in Chicago was greeted with a "sarcastic cheer" from floor traders, according to Jim Phillips, who works at DSM Trading and trades futures and options in the S&P 500 pit of the CBOE.
"They razzed the guy giving the updates," said Phillips, 28, in an interview outside the exchange. "I just couldn't believe it was happening. Just unbelievable that it could be compromised so quickly."
The Securities and Exchange Commission was monitoring the situation "as is our practice," spokesman John Nester said. The delay highlighted the fragility of U.S. equity exchanges in a week when a false report of explosions at the White House briefly wiped out $136 billion from the S&P 500 in about two minutes.
CBOE Futures Exchange, C2 Options Exchange and CBOE Stock Exchange were operational, the company said. The company runs two options markets, a stock exchange and a futures bourse.
CBOE published its first notice about technical problems experienced by users trying to download products listed on its main trading venue and CBOE Futures Exchange at 8:18 a.m. New York time.
Delay Plans
The exchange initially planned to start trading at 10:15 a.m., 45 minutes after it normally begins, and delayed that by five minutes. At 10:21 a.m. it canceled that plan.
The delay prompted investors to seek hedging in other products, such as options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, according to Jeremy Wien, head of VIX trading at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York.
About 1.9 million options contracts on the ETF changed hands in the half-day's worth of trading before CBOE reopened at 1 p.m. New York time. That compared with a full-day average of 2.4 million this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
"There are other exchanges that have been open on normal hours, so I think it's basically just been a re-routing of hedging to those exchanges," Wien said in an interview.
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For nearly a decade Nancy Fried Foster's anthropological studies of library culture have helped the University of Rochester and other institutions in the United States and abroad better understand and serve their library patrons. In recognition of her innovative methods and influence, Foster will receive the Martin E. Messinger Libraries Recognition Award for 2012. The annual award, created and funded by University life trustee Martin Messinger '49 in 2007, includes a $5,000 prize.
"Because of Nancy, librarians have a deeper understanding of how students and faculty think about and do their academic work and how they want to use the library," explains longtime colleague Judi Briden, digital librarian for public services. That knowledge, says Briden, has "become part of our culture."
Those contributions and her service to librarians and patrons alike are "above and beyond what is expected of libraries staff," adds Mary Ann Mavrinac, Vice Provost and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of River Campus Libraries.
As director of anthropological research for River Campus Libraries, Foster has focused on how people use the library and perform research. She is particularly interested in how patrons use information technology both in and out of the library. In 2005, Foster helped to establish UR Research, a customized online repository that allows faculty members, researchers, and graduate students to create personalized researcher pages and post work online. Foster also is part of the leadership team for Rochester's eXtensible Catalog (XC), an open source, user-centered software that connects library users to greater resources.
Foster's groundbreaking application of ethnographic tools to study how students access information at the library led to the 2007 book Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester, co-edited by former Rochester library dean Susan Gibbons. The book has become a bestseller in the library world and more than 50 university libraries in the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East have adopted the research methods outlined in the book.
"Even though librarians have a lot of contact with students, they often don't have the kind of very fine-grained and specific information that we were able to collect," says Foster, who was the first library staff member to be employed as an anthropologist. "The library here took a chance on bringing an anthropologist in. No one else had ever done it. They gave me a great opportunity and that makes my heart sing."
Foster has been invited to share these methods with other institutions through workshop and talks. Recently, she traveled to Prague, Beirut, and Dubai to give workshops on participatory design of software and spaces for the Council on Library and Information Resources and the American International Consortium of Academic Libraries. In participatory design, designers, developers, and users collaborate from the earliest stages of conception through to the implementation of websites and other technology.
Foster holds a doctorate in anthropology from Columbia University, a diploma in social anthropology from Oxford University, a master's in anthropology and education from Columbia and a bachelor's in medieval studies from Barnard College. Before joining the library in 2003, Foster conducted research in small indigenous communities in Brazil and Papua New Guinea as well as in educational, commercial, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and England.
The annual Messinger Award honors contributions that advance the educational mission of the library or the library profession. Previous Messinger Awardees include Judi Briden, digital librarian for public services (2011); Cynthia Carlton, department head for River Campus Libraries Applications Group (2010); and Ann Marshall, subject librarian for political science (2009).
A longtime supporter of the libraries, Martin E. Messinger provided support for the 1998 restoration of the periodical reading room and the creation of two graduate student study rooms in 2010. Messinger and his wife Joan funded the building containing the Eastman Community Music School in 2005, which is dedicated in the memory of Messinger's mother, Anne Waltuck Messinger. The Messinger family also is a generous supporter of the Center for Jewish Studies and the Debate Union.
This release was written by Caitlin Mack '12 (T5).


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MOSCOW (AP) — Leading Russian activists said Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has assured them that Washington is talking with the Russian government on the Kremlin's crackdown on nongovernmental organizations that have received U.S. funding.
Human Rights Watch senior researcher Tania Lokshina, one of nine activists who met with Kerry at the end of his two-day visit to Moscow, said he told them he had been up until 2:30 a.m. discussing the legal pressure on NGOs with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Their discussions earlier in the day had focused on the civil war in Syria.
Russia is pushing to enforce a new law that requires all NGOs funded from abroad that engage in vaguely defined political activities to register as "foreign agents," a term that recalls Soviet-era propaganda casting suspicion on foreigners. The measure is seen as aimed at restricting Kremlin critics and undermining their credibility.
"Foreign agents in Russia has only one single interpretation: It reads like foreign spies," Lokshina said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been suspicious of NGOs, especially those with American funding, which he has accused of being fronts for the U.S. government to meddle in Russia's political affairs.
Prosecutors have raided hundreds of groups since Putin gave a speech in February demanding that the law passed last year be fully enforced, and 36 groups have had legal action brought against them, according to AGORA, an NGO that provides legal assistance to other nongovernmental organizations and is itself one of the 36.
Golos, an election monitoring group, was the first to be punished under the law when it was fined 300,000 rubles (about $10,000) last month for failing to register as a foreign agent. Golos appealed the court decision on Wednesday.
Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika told the upper house of Russia's parliament last month that civil society groups should "mind their own business" rather than question the legal system, and promised to apologize to any groups searched unduly.
The risk for NGOs has been made sharper by recent revisions to the law on state treason, which now includes providing help or advice to a foreign state or giving information to an international or foreign organization in any way that damages Russia's security.
Giving Kerry information about human rights and civil society in Russia "could formally fall under the law, it's just a question of interpretation," said AGORA head Pavel Chikov, who also attended the meeting. "From the point of view of the Russian government, it's definitely harmful."
Since the law on foreign agents essentially regards any advocacy as political activity, prosecutors can go after any NGO, Lokshina said.
Other groups that have faced legal pressure include prominent Moscow-based watchdog organizations, like the local branch of Transparency International and the human rights group Memorial. But the law also has been used against organizations that would appear to have little to do with politics, like a crane sanctuary in the remote Far East, which came to prosecutors' attention because it receives foreign funding and participates in international conservation projects.


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You guys really got into the mutual gift exchange this year. I couldn't believe the ideas you came up with! You were all very excited about it and my tree was beautiful with all the presents waiting to be opened.
Katie Pertiet
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The American Business Law Journal is sponsoring a writing contest for third year law students. Submissions should address any area of business law, broadly interpreted, including but not limited to: antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, business organizations, contracts, environmental constitutional, e-commerce, employment, ethics, financial, international, property, securities, taxation, and tort law. The first prize winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and an offer to publish the paper in the American Business Law Journal. The deadlines for submissions is December 15, 2000.
The ABA Section of Antitrust Law announces its 2000 Student Writing Comptetition. Submissions must be published in the law school's Law Review; nominations must be made by the editor-in-chief of the Law Review. Artlices may address any antitrust-related topic of general and current interest to the antitrust law community, including (but not limited to) topics relating to civil and criminal antitrust law, competition policy, consumer protection, and international competition law. The winning entrant will receive an award of $1,000 and payment of expenses to attend the Section's annual Spring Meeting. Submissions are due no later than January 5, 2001.
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QPR seal Kieron Dyer deal
England international Kieron Dyer has become QPR's second signing of the day after penning a one-year deal at Loftus Road.
Rangers announced the signing of former Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd this morning and manager Neil Warnock has now added 32-year-old midfielder Dyer to the newly-promoted side's ranks.
Dyer has been beset by injuries in recent years and was released by relegated West Ham at the end of last season, but he has now been given another chance to shine in the Premier League by Rangers.
''I'm just delighted to be here,'' he told the club's official website. ''QPR are an ambitious club and when I sat down with Neil and he explained the vision for the club - specifically the hunger and the determination of the squad - I just wanted to be part of it. He totally sold the club to me.
''I've got something to prove after the couple of years I've had, but I feel good and I'm really looking forward to playing my part next season.''
While some may consider the move for Dyer a gamble due to his injury problems, Warnock believes it is a deal that suits both parties.
''When a player of Kieron's ability becomes available, you'd be crazy not to be interested,'' he said.
''As far as I'm concerned it's a gamble worth taking. He really impressed me in training and it looks like he has been working hard on his fitness throughout the summer. I instantly liked him when we met. You get feelings like that as a manager.
''He's had a lot of problems, but he's got something to prove. He's a hell of a good player and I still think he's got an opportunity to impress with us.
''He has a lot of experience and is desperate to play in the Premier League again. I like the hunger he's got and he wants to prove a point.''
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Phil Muller needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 33 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
We already have used 99designs to create our new logo, and stationery is our next step in our new branding identity. The logo is available here in AI and PSD format:
We want it to be eye catching with a microsoft feel to it. Should be techy, yet very professional
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Anything goes, it just needs to be designed around the logo. We need the following:
Horizontal Business Card (front and back finished)
Business Envelope
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I have to say that I'm surprised (I shouldn't have been, but I was) and outraged over the protests against this cartoon by the Inquirer's Tony Auth, which depicts the principal of South Philadelphia High School, whose name is LeGreta Brown. First of all, editorial cartoons are, um, metaphor, people. Just because Ms. Brown claims she spends 12 hours a day at the school doesn't mean that she -- and her bosses on up to the needs-to-be-fired Arlene Ackerman -- weren't totally asleep at the switch, figuratively, as racially motivated violence escalated over time into a day long festival of mayhem against Vietnamese students and other Asians. If you don't believe that Brown and Ackerman displayed horrible leadership and deserve to be held an accountable, then your head is buried in something deeper than the desk in that cartoon.
That's why I'm reprinting the cartoon here at Attytood, in solidarity with Tony Auth. In fact, I'm going to reprint it here a lot between now and the day I come back from my book vacation. There's no more liberal value than saying 'no' to racism like the violence that occurred in that high school, and so I'm proud to stand with Tony Auth in doing exactly that.
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Overview:This 512 GB (1 x 512 GB module) DDR RAM memory module is manufactured by Compaq. Clock speed is 266 MHz. Compaq is a Hewlett-Packard (HP ) brand. HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure personal computing and access devices global services and imaging and printing.


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According to the Bruins' official Twitter feed, the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center's "Child Life Services Activities," "Shooting Stars" and "Very Important Brothers and Sisters" programs are $42,722.35 richer today thanks to Shawn Thornton and the "Cuts for a Cause" event.
That's how much Thornton and more than a dozen of his teammates raised today in exchange for allowing lucky winning bidders to shave their heads. This was the fourth annual edition of the event, which was started by former Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward.
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Danazol is a synthetic form of the male hormone testosterone.
This medicine (called a hormone suppressor) decreases production of the hormone estrogen. This decrease stops the monthly menstrual hormone cycle, which relieves premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) symptoms.
Danazol is used to treat symptoms of PMDD if other treatments have failed to end severe symptoms.
Danazol may relieve the irritability, anxiety, lethargy, increased appetite, headaches, and breast tenderness that occur with PMS and PMDD. Unfortunately, the side effects of treatment with danazol outweigh the benefits for many women. Many women stop taking this medicine because of its side effects.
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
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Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
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Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Danazol may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight. When you are taking this medicine:
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant. If you need to take this medicine, talk to your doctor about how you can prevent pregnancy.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF) (What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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Mere Christianity
In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis' legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear this powerful apologetic for the Christian faith.
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Title: Mere Christianity
Author: C. S. Lewis
Chapter One
The Law of Human Nature
Every one has heard people quarrelling. Sometimes it sounds funny and sometimes it sounds merely unpleasant; but however it sounds, I believe we can learn something very important from listening to the kind of things they say. They say things like this: 'How'd you like it if anyone did the same to you?' -- 'That's my seat, I was there first' -- 'Leave him alone, he isn't doing you any harm' -- 'Why should you shove in first?' -- 'Give me a bit of your orange, I gave you a bit of mine' -- 'Come on, you promised.' People say things like that every day, educated people as well as uneducated, and children as well as grown-ups.
Now what interests me about all these remarks is that the man who makes them is not merely saying that the other man's behaviour does not happen to please him. He is appealing to some kind of standard of behaviour which he expects the other man to know about. And the other man very seldom replies: 'To hell with your standard.' Nearly always he tries to make out that what he has been doing does not really go against the standard, or that if it does there is some special excuse. He pretends there is some special reason in this particular case why the person who took the seat first should not keep it, or that things were quite different when he was given the bit of orange, or that something has turned up which lets him off keeping his promise. It looks, in fact, very much as if both parties had in mind some kind of Law or Rule of fair play or decent behaviour or morality or whatever you like to call it, about which they really agreed. And they have. If they had not, they might, of course, fight like animals, but they could not quarrel in the human sense of the word. Quarrelling means trying to show that the other man is in the wrong. And there would be no sense in trying to do that unless you and he had some sort of agreement as to what Right and Wrong are; just as there would be no sense in saying that a footballer had committed a foul unless there was some agreement about the rules of football.
Now this Law or Rule about Right and Wrong used to be called the Law of Nature. Nowadays, when we talk of the 'laws of nature' we usually mean things like gravitation, or heredity, or the laws of chemistry. But when the older thinkers called the Law of Right and Wrong 'the Law of Nature', they really meant the Law of Human Nature. The idea was that, just as all bodies are governed by the law of gravitation, and organisms by biological laws, so the creature called man also had his law -- with this great difference, that a body could not choose whether it obeyed the law of gravitation or not, but a man could choose either to obey the Law of Human Nature or to disobey it.
We may put this in another way. Each man is at every moment subjected to several different sets of law but there is only one of these which he is free to disobey. As a body, he is subjected to gravitation and cannot disobey it; if you leave him unsupported in mid-air, he has no more choice about falling than a stone has. As an organism, he is subjected to various biological laws which he cannot disobey any more than an animal can. That is, he cannot disobey those laws which he shares with other things; but the law which is peculiar to his human nature, the law he does not share with animals or vegetables or inorganic things, is the one he can disobey if he chooses.
This law was called the Law of Nature because people thought that every one knew it by nature and did not need to be taught it. They did not mean, of course, that you might not find an odd individual here and there who did not know it, just as you find a few people who are colour-blind or have no ear for a tune. But taking the race as a whole, they thought that the human idea of decent behaviour was obvious to every one. And I believe they were right. If they were not, then all the things we said about the war were nonsense. What was the sense in saying the enemy were in the wrong unless Right is a real thing which the Nazis at bottom knew as well as we did and ought to have practised? If they had had no notion of what we mean by right, then, though we might still have had to fight them, we could no more have blamed them for that than for the colour of their hair.
I know that some people say the idea of a Law of Nature or decent behaviour known to all men is unsound, because different civilisations and different ages have had quite different moralities.
But this is not true. There have been differences between their moralities, but these have never amounted to anything like a total difference. If anyone will take the trouble to compare the moral teaching of, say, the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Hindus, Chinese, Greeks and Romans, what will really strike him will be how very like they are to each other and to our own. Some of the evidence for this I have put together in the appendix of another book called The Abolition of Man; but for our present purpose I need only ask the reader to think what a totally different morality would mean. Think of a country where people were admired for running away in battle, or where a man felt proud of double-crossing all the people who had been kindest to him. You might just as well try to imagine a country where two and two made five. Men have differed as regards what people you ought to be unselfish to -- whether it was only your own family, or your fellow countrymen, or every one. But they have always agreed that you ought not to put yourself first. Selfishness has never been admired. Men have differed as to whether you should have one wife or four. But they have always agreed that you must not simply have any woman you liked...
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Team Associated's Kyle LeDuc Takes the Pro-4 Win!August 5, 2013
Event Name: Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
Event Location: Glen Helen Raceway
Event Date(s): July 27, 2013 to July 28, 2013
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series made its way back to Southern California for the Four Wheel Parts Off Road Nationals at the famous Glen Helen off road park. This would be the first of two weekends of night racing that LOORRS will be hosting (the other will be September 21st & 22nd In Las Vegas) throughout the 15 round racing season. Southern California plays home for many race teams and sponsors, so the stands were pack as soon as the gates opened which was several hours prior to the first race of the evening. Glen Helen is a very unique track in that it is tight and the dirt is very sandy unlike any of the other tracks that are run on, which makes drivers lean on each other a little harder to try and make passes. During the day all the teams finished their last minute preparations and geared up to go to battle under the lights.
Pro 4 starts off the evening of Pro class racing, and they took to the track just as the sun started to settle below the mountains. Defending class champion Kyle LeDuc has had a rough start to the year, after dominating the 2012 season, and he was looking to get back to his winning ways and climb back up the leader board. Qualifying took place on Friday afternoon to set the grid, and Kyle LeDuc started on the front row with fellow Team Associated driver Eric Barron. Last year these two drivers leaned on each other the entire race and Barron ended up coming out on top with a weekend sweep. When the green flag dropped Kyle jumped out to an early lead and had Barron hot on his heels. Before the first lap was completed, the caution was brought out for Carl Renezeder, the current points leader, for making contact with Rob MacCachren and the guard rail and causing damage to the truck that would not allow him to finish. On the restart, Kyle jumped out to his lead again and began to pull away from Barron. Coming out onto the straight, Barron over cooked the corner a little too much and spun, letting the field go by, and moving him to the back of the pack. Back up front, Kyle had a good amount of breathing room, until the caution came out again for Barron's truck losing a front wheel leaving the truck dead on the track. When the field got stacked back up the front runners were the LeDuc brothers with Todd behind Kyle, and Ryan Beat making it up into the third position. Ryan Beat has been running all three truck pro classes since some midseason changes to the Premier Motorsports Group, and he was looking to take advantage to all the extra seat time. Kyle stood his ground and wouldn't allow MacCachren to use some of the tricks to make the pass. On the last lap, MacCachren was spun by Brandon Bailey who also collected Ryan Beat, but the group was able to get going again and finished with MacCachren taking second and Bailey in third. Officials black flagged bailey, which moved Beat up into third and finishing off the podium.
Later in the night, with the sun completely gone, the Pro-2s took to the track and wanted to put on a show for the southern California fans. Marty "The Cowboy" Hart started up from and wanted to hold of the talent that lined up behind him. He was lined up next to 2012 champion, Brian Deegan, and was followed by Renezeder and MacCachren. The race kicked off with a few smooth uneventful laps lead by Hart and Deegan who had stretched a little gap on the field and looked to save the trucks for the long race ahead. Back in the fourth spot, Team Associated driver Robby Woods was looking good and was holding ground with the veterans and even showed a nose or two on Carl for the third position, but kept it clean and looked for another way around. The door opened for Woods, and he didn't hesitate to make the move. Carl pushed up high in turn 2 and Woods snuck under as Carl spun trying to get back to protect the bottom line. The spin also collected MacCachren and shuffled the drivers back toward the back of the pack, but they were able to continue and finish the race. Back up front, Hart check out, he kept it on all four wheels, and drove to the win. Deegan brought his truck to second, and Robby Woods picked up a hard fought third place podium finish.
This weekend shows why winning the championship in the Lucas Oil Off Road Series is so difficult to achieve. At any time the track or fellow driver can take a win or even a good finish out from beneath your feet and stand where you once were. The sport is so rough and demanding on drivers, crews, and equipment that no race track or competitor can be taken lightly. Strategies come into play as points chases tighten and every point counts when it comes down to the end. With only five remaining rounds in the season, the point's race has been turned upside. The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will be heading the Sparks, NV which is just outside Reno, to do battle at the Wild West Motorsports Park. Last year the track was new to everyone, but this year is a different story. All of us at Team Associated would like to thank all of those that made it to Glen Helen, and we hope to see many of you out in Reno for rounds 11 and 12 which will take place August 24th and 25th.


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Green tea | Thé vert
Green tea, also known as unoxidized tea, is made only from the leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. The leaves are plucked, slightly withered, then immediately cooked to preserve the green quality and prevent oxidization. As a result of these methods, green teas have a much higher concentration of chlorophyll, polyphenols and antioxidants than other tea types.
The growing conditions for green tea can be broken down between two different types: sun grown and shade grown. The leaves are generally harvested three times a year with the first flush, producing the highest quality leaves. The heating process differs, depending on the region and the tea maker's techniques. Some of the mainstream methods of manufacturing green tea include:
Pan Firing - Chinese green teas are often pan or wok roasted to neutralize the natural enzymes then dried, which generally results in a pale green color.
Steaming – In general, most Japanese green teas are quickly deep steamed resulting in a bright green infusion.


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February 13, 1920 - June 28, 2013
Milton, NY
Michael J. Canosa, a lifelong resident of Milton, NY passed away peacefully on June 28, 2013 after a brief illness. He was 93 years old. He was the son of Joseph and Anna (Mannese) Canosa and was born at Old Indian Road, Milton, NY on February 13, 1920.
He is survived at home in Milton by his wife Stella of 69 years. In addition, he is survived by his five children: son, Joseph Canosa of Beaufort, NC; daughter, Linda LaPolla and her husband, Michael of Milton; daughter, Anne Wiener and her partner, Charles Wright of Queens; daughter, Michele Lobdell of Milton; and daughter, Kathleen Hart and her husband, Jim of Milton. He is also survived by his sister, Rose Casey of Marlboro, NY. He was predeceased by an infant brother, Michael, and brothers: Marshall, Robert and Joseph. Mike was an extremely proud grandfather to eight grandchildren: Christopher Canosa, Russell Wiener, Michael LaPolla, Melissa Rhatigan, Amanda Gallo, Alison Lobdell, Erica Affuso, Patrick Lobdell, and eight great-grandchildren: Cailin Canosa, Jack Canosa, Emma LaPolla, Michael Canosa, Abigail LaPolla, Eleanorah Rhatigan, Michaela Gallo and Dominick Canosa. He is also survived by many other cherished family members.
Mike graduated from the Marlboro Central High School in the class of 1937. He then went on to graduate from the State Teachers College, East Stroudsburg, PA in the class of 1942. Upon graduation from college, Mike enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was a graduate of Officers Training School and commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the class of 1943 at Quantico, Virginia. He participated in the invasion of Okinawa and in the surrender of the Japanese at Tsingtao, China. By the time of his discharge from the marines at the end of World War II, he had achieved the rank of Captain. Mike was proud to have served his Country.
Mike then went on to pursue his Master's Degree in Education from the New York University. He served the New York City Board of Education as a teacher of special education classes. He ultimately served as a licensed Principal of Special Schools until his retirement in 1976.
Mike became interested in local government in the late 1950's. After receiving the Democratic Nomination, he was elected to the Marlboro Town Board as a councilman in 1961. He also went on to serve the residents of Marlboro as Town Supervisor for 20 years. Among his accomplishments as Town Supervisor, Mike was responsible for bringing municipal water to the residents of Marlboro in the early 1970's after networking with NYC Department of Environmental Protection and obtaining a federal grant to tap into the NYC aqueduct. He was also responsible for the purchase and development of the Cluett-Schantz Town Park.
Mike was a member of the St. James Church in Milton and served as a lector and past secretary of the Holy Name Society. He also served as a member of the Viebey-Sutton Post 124 of the American Legion in Marlboro. He was an active member and past chairman of the Marlboro Democratic Committee.
Mike was a gentle man of great integrity and his world revolved around his family. He loved when all his family convened at his home on Christmas Eve every year to celebrate. He gave a special toast at this dinner after preparing his Feast of Seven Fish dishes and also issued the "Nellie" award (named after a family dog) to the family member most deserving based on the year's accomplishments. He was an avid gardener and loved to work on his property. He loved sitting on his back patio with his wife Stella, keeping cool from the summer heat. Mike was also an avid NY Mets, NY Nicks, and NY Jets fan and rarely missed a game on TV.
Calling hours will be held from 3 to 7p.m. on Sunday, June 30th at the DiDonato Funeral Home, 1290 Route 9W, Marlboro, NY. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, 510 Lattintown Road, Marlboro on Monday, July 1st after a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. James Church, 10-12 Main Street, Milton with Father Fred Kempfirl officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Viebey-Sutton Post 124 of the American Legion in Marlboro, NY
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to The DiDonato Funeral Service, Inc.; 845-236-4300, www.didonatofuneralservice.com


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