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To the Editor:
It's not every day that you read about your health care clinic in the national press. But, that's what is happening on Block Island. The Providence Journal published a letter to the editor from Barbara Baldwin, the executive director of its only health care facility, on Oct. 22. Titled "Abandoning Block Island," the letter detailed how UnitedHealth tried to eliminate all Block Island providers from its Medicare network, thus abandoning seniors on the island.
How many elderly patients are being displaced? Twenty-five, according to a story that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 16. That story helped turn things around for the clinic there. Seniors there seem to be back on the UnitedHealth plan. But the horror show continues. UnitedHealth is cutting way back on specialists for seniors on Medicare Advantage throughout Rhode Island. According to another story from the Providence Journal, "United cuts most surgeons from network," UnitedHealth-covered seniors will have a very tough time finding a surgeon for many common procedures. Here's the important point: 36,000 Rhode Island seniors have UnitedHealth cards that will hardly work for surgeries, including those on Block Island. (Reminder to all seniors: You must select your Medicare insurance company by Dec. 7, 2013.)
Let's revisit the old health care days. Before the HMOs. When you knew you were covered and your physician did not spend all day dealing with the "managed care" organizations. Your deductibles were manageable. You and your doctor trusted your medical benefits card. That has, of course, all changed now.
A Warwick-based appliance serviceperson stopped by our house the other day. He is paying over $100 per week for his health insurance. His employer chips in a bit more. Yet he has to pay very large deductibles before his benefits card does anything for him. He is paying a lot more these days and getting very little value. Think about it. How can hardworking young family people stay in Rhode Island?
The Providence Journal published an eye-opening op-ed on Nov. 12, written by Hope Dillon, M.D., who recently closed her Warwick practice. It sounded the alarm that UnitedHealthcare was cutting deeply into the number of physicians available for services to elders in Warwick. Titled "Slashing rheumatology in Rhode Island," it points out that United is, in effect, limiting access to its members and literally causing pain in the community.
Other alarming stories have been appearing. "In dumping doctors, UnitedHealthcare signals changes to come in health insurance," written on Oct. 27 by Providence Journal health care writer Felice J. Freyer, offers this warning: "The day may soon come when your beloved doctor or preferred hospital won't be part of your health plan's network."
Do we have an opportunity to start fixing the HMO problem? You bet we do. But we need to act fast before more of our better-off seniors flee to more hospitable places. Those of us left behind may be very hard-pressed to find anybody to fix our cars and appliances. Young people are leaving, too.
Last year, Rep. Frank Ferri, working with Rep. Joseph McNamara and Rep. David Bennett, all of Warwick, joined Reps. Maria Cimini of Providence and Teresa Tanzi of South County in introducing planning legislation to start dealing with the situation. Smith Hill leadership did not put their shoulders behind Rep. Ferri's proposals. That needs to change or we are headed for a total meltdown in our health care delivery system.
The big political focus always seems to be how to create jobs. Startups have begun to pop up here and there in Rhode Island, but we need to welcome many more to keep our little state humming. Years ago, a number of companies moved to Rhode Island because benefit costs were lower than in surrounding states. The time has come to lead the charge to improve our health benefits situation to encourage new companies and new jobs.
Our new Health Insurance Commissioner, Kathleen Hittner, M.D., is a Warwick resident who understands the social fabric here and the need to hold costs down. In her former assignment as Board Chair of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, she did an outstanding job of keeping that organization's benefit costs in line with what the FAA and bond rating agencies required. Also the former president and CEO of Miriam Hospital, Hittner knows what has to be done to get to the point where new companies want to establish themselves in our state. That's likely to be her overarching mission.
Let's take advantage of the talent we have right here in Warwick: Frank Ferri, Joe "Mac," and Dave Bennett on Smith Hill to get the planning in motion; our City Council people, led by President Donna Travis, to deal with costs to city employees; and Dr. Hittner, to encourage citizen participation and ask the right questions.
Legislative action is required in the upcoming General Assembly session. Our local politicians are poised to lead the charge. Dr. Hittner will encourage appropriate change. Beyond that, we need to voice our concerns and take whatever actions we can to improve the health benefits situation here in Rhode Island. Let's put our heads together to dispel that dark cloud presently hovering over our tiny but dynamic state!
Richard Langseth


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Community Connections at Findley Lake
(also published in the Jamestown Post Journal)
July 10, 2013
DAVID PRENATT - CORRESPONDENT (email@example.com) , Westfield Republican / By Mayville Sentinel News
FINDLEY LAKE - One of the greatest fears the aging population faces is the possibility of having to leave one's home because one can no longer care for oneself.
Three ladies from Findley Lake have decided to do something about that.
Marlene Garone, Judy Hunt and Lin Baylis decided one day to use their experience in health care and education create Community Connections at Findley Lake, a non-profit organization designed to help elderly people remain in their homes as long as they choose by connecting them with existing social services.
"The three of us had the idea for some time," Garone said. "We knew members of our community who want to stay in their homes, but often are not able to because they cannot find assistance. We thought, 'Wouldn't it be great if there was a local group who could assist people to access services to help them stay in their homes.'"
Rural people can be very independent, Baylis added. Often they resist seeking help even if they know about it. Having an organization in their own community helps them to be more comfortable with services that are already available.
"We're serving as a connection to them," she said. "It's not like we've invented some new program, but we are helping them use what is out there. We are helping people navigate the waters - connecting people who can with people who need."
Community Connections has "three legs" Baylis said. The first is information dissemination in which a person in need is made aware of what services are available to help them.
The second is volunteerism. The group currently has six volunteers who are available to assist the elderly with tasks such as transportation, grocery shopping and picking up medications. "Obtaining meds can be a game changer for people," Hunt said. "No one delivers to this area."
The third aspect of the program involves local service providers willing to provide work for elderly at reduced rates. This is still in its beginning stages.
Having the program in the community center at Findley Lake helps to put people at ease, Hunt said, but the group hopes to extend their services beyond the local area.
"We're based in Findley Lake, but we are not exclusively Findley Lake," she said.
Another reason people are comfortable with Community Connections is the group's choice of Christine Ball to serve as administrative director. A Findley Lake resident herself, Ball is well known by people in the area.
"Our location and Christy's level of familiarity and comfort are, I think, very critical for our success," Hunt said.
Ball said she was "very excited" about the program when she was asked to serve as director. Her duties include not only bookkeeping and secretarial duties, but researching programs to become familiar with how each one can help a particular person. When someone calls or stops by needing assistance, she is better able to match their need to the service.
"Most people use our service one time right now, but that's because they have a one-time need," she said.
The funding for Community Connections comes from the same source as the idea for it.
"Three ladies made a commitment for two years," Garone said. "We decided that this is what we need to do, and we totaled up the cost and divided it by three. We hope that at some point there will be grant funds available. ... We want to make it sustainable in the long run."
This kind of community-based service is becoming essential, Garone said.
"As baby boomers are approaching retirement and, you look at this generation - how family structures are different and how mobile children are - the importance of community support is extreme," she said.
The program has met with rapid success, Ball said. In the first eight weeks since the Feb. 1 kickoff, more than 35 people have benefited from the program at some level.
Community Connections has become known to several agencies in the county, including the R.U.O.K. - as in "Are you okay?" - program operated by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department. This program provides daily calls to an elderly person's home just to check up on their welfare. If two calls are not answered, someone from the office will come to the home.
"The sheriff's department know us well," Hunt said. "We have bulked up their numbers out here pretty quickly."
Another program Community Connections is associated with is Residential Services Volunteer Program, or RSVP, which connects volunteers with elderly people to assist with a variety of needs.
In the end, the founding members of Community Connections share a single purpose.
"To keep people in their homes safely," Baylis said.
"For as long as they choose," followed Garone.
"Enabling them to remain as long as they can," finished Hunt.

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Jobless mum sparks anger after saving £2k for Christmas
A JOBLESS mum sparked fury last night by saying she will splash £2,000 in benefits on her kids' Christmas presents.
The girls will have new Burberry outfits and I'll have champagne
Shameless Leanna Broderick is planning a massive festive shopping spree, using taxpayers' cash to buy her two daughters 20 gifts each.
The girls are aged just one and two but both will get iPads as well as a Disney-themed bedroom.
Leanna, who has never worked, gets £15,480 a year in handouts.
The 20-year-old buys cheap food and saves up her weekly benefits to buy her tots Zelekah and Zakirah festive gifts.
She told Closer magazine: "Last year I saved £2,500 and my kids had 50 presents each, including Burberry and Ralph Lauren clothes. This year I'll get gold earrings for Zelekah and I'll save £300 for the Boxing Day sales as well."
Leanna has split from the girls' father and claims monthly benefits of £430 child tax credits, £132 child benefit, £444 rent, £380 for council tax and £180 for being a single parent – a total of £1,566.
"The girls will have new Burberry outfits and I'll have champagne," said Leanna, from Croydon, south London.
"Christmas is going to be great!"
But hard-working mums responded with fury on Twitter. One said: "A single mum on benefits has spent 2 grand on christmas... Why do I pay tax for these slobs?"
The full feature appears in Closer's Christmas issue, on sale now, or go to closeronline.co.uk.


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Underwater Photography & Land Based Photography with a Marine Subject
In December 2014, Dr. Sylvia Earle launched six Hope Spots in South Africa. Hope Spots are special places that are critical to the health of the ocean — Earth's blue heart. These six South African Hope Spots will form the shooting locations for our event, so we can celebrate the rich biodiversity we are so blessed with along South Africa's Coastline.
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For the entry fee of R150 each contestant can enter 3 images to one category.
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Posted On 21 Aug 2013
Inter Milan have confirmed the signing of Brazilian defender Wallace on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
The 19-year-old right-back joined the Blues earlier this summer from Fluminense and impressed in pre-season.
However, with opportunities limited at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho was keen to loan out the Brazil Under-20 defender and after a delay due to work permit issues, he has now linked up with Inter having passed a medical.
Wallace is the 12th addition made by new Nerazzurri boss Walter Mazzarri, who will take charge of his first competitive game in charge when Genoa visit the San Siro on August 25.
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Published 19 hours ago on October 16, 2018 By Seraphim Hanisch The schism between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate became official today, October 15, 2018, as the Russian Holy Synod reviewed the recent granting of communion to two schismatic groups in Ukraine, pursuant to Constantinople's intent to grant autocephaly (full self-rule, or independence) to the agglomeration of these groups. CLICK HERE to Support The Duran >> RT reported that the Synod ruled that any further clerical relations with Constantinople are impossible, given the current conditions. Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev told journalists today about the breach in relations: "A decision about the full break of relations with the Constantinople Patriarchate has been taken at a Synod meeting" that is currently been held in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, Hilarion said, as cited by TASS. The move comes days after the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate decided to eventually grant the so-called autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, thus making the clerical organization, which earlier enjoyed a broad autonomy within the Moscow Patriarchate, fully independent. The Moscow Patriarchate also said that it would not abide by any decisions taken by Constantinople and related to the status of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. "All these decisions are unlawful and canonically void," Hilarion said, adding that "the Russian Orthodox Church does not recognize these decisions and will not follow them." At the same time, the Russian Church expressed its hope that "a common sense will prevail" and Constantinople will change its decision. However, it still accused the Ecumenical Patriarch of initiating the "schism." The marks the most significant split in the Orthodox Church since the Great Schism of 1054, in which Rome excommunicated Constantinople, a breach between the Roman Catholics and Orthodox which has persisted ever since then, becoming hardened and embittered after the Roman Catholic armies sacked Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Many other local Orthodox Churches expressed support for the Moscow Patriarchate's position prior to today's announcement, but the break in relations between these two churches does not have any known affect on local churches who hold communion with both Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarchate at this time. The website Orthochristian.com ran the entire statement of the Holy Synod regarding this situation. We offer a brief summary of statements here, taken from that source and patriarcha.ru, adding emphasis. With deepest pain, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church received the message of the Patriarchate of Constantinople published on October 11, 2018 about the decisions adopted by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople: on the confirmation of the intention to "grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Church"; on the opening of the "stavropegion" of the Patriarch of Constantinople in Kiev; on the "restoration in the hierarchal or priestly rank" of the leaders of the Ukrainian schism and their followers and the "return of their faithful to Church communion"; and on the "cancellation of the action" of the conciliar charter of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1686 concerning the transfer of the Kiev Metropolia to the Moscow Patriarchate The Synod of the Church of Constantinople made these decisions unilaterally, ignoring the calls of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the entirety of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the fraternal Local Orthodox Churches, and their primates and bishops for pan-Orthodox discussion of the issue. Entering into communion with those who have departed into schism, let alone those who have been excommunicated from the Church, is tantamount to departing into schism and is severely condemned by the canons of the holy Church: "If any one of the bishops, presbyters, or deacons, or any of the clergy shall be found communicating with excommunicated persons, let him also be excommunicated, as one who brings confusion on the order of the Church" (Canon 2 of the Council of Antioch; Canon 10, 11 of the Holy Apostles). The decision of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the "restoration" of the canonical status and the reception into communion of the former Metropolitan Philaret Denisenko, excommunicated from the Church, ignores a number of successive decisions of the Bishops' Councils of the Russian Orthodox Church, the legitimacy of which are beyond doubt. By the decision of the Bishops' Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kharkov of May 27, 1992, Metropolitan Philaret (Denisenko) was removed from the Kiev Cathedra and was banned from the clergy for not fulfilling the oath made by him before the cross and the Gospel at the previous Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. By its ruling of June 11,1992, the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, confirmed the decision of the Kharkov Council and expelled Philaret Denisenko from his rank, depriving him of every degree of the priesthood on the following charges: "Cruel and arrogant attitude to the subordinate clergy, dictatorialness, and intimidation (Tit. 1:7-8; Canon 27 of the Holy Apostles); introducing temptation among the faithful by his behavior and personal life (Matthew 18:7; Canon 3 of the First Ecumenical Council, Canon 5 of the Sixth Ecumenical Council); oath-breaking (Canon 25 of the Holy Apostles); public slander and blasphemy against the Bishops' Council (Canon 6 of the Second Ecumenical Council); the celebration of clerical functions, including ordinations, in a state of suspension (Canon 28 of the Holy Apostles); the perpetration of a schism in the Church (Canon 15 of the First-Second Council)." All ordinations performed by Philaret in a suspended state since May 27, 1992, and the punishments imposed by him, were declared invalid. Despite repeated calls for repentance, after the deprivation of his hierarchal rank Philaret Denisenko continued his schismatic activity, including within the bounds of other Local Churches. By the ruling of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church of 1997, he was given over to anathema. The aforesaid decisions were recognized by all the Local Orthodox Churches, including the Church of Constantinople. … Now, after more than two decades, the Patriarchate of Constantinople has changed its position for political reasons. … St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain, in his Pedalion, which is an authoritative source of ecclesiastical-canonical law of the Church of Constantinople, interprets Canon 9 of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, rejecting the false opinion on the right of Constantinople to consider appeals from other Churches: "The Primate of Constantinople does not have the right to act in the dioceses and provinces of other Patriarchs, and this rule did not give him the right to take appeals on any matter in the Ecumenical Church… " Listing a whole range of arguments in favor of this interpretation, referring to the practice of the decisions of the Ecumenical Councils, St. Nikodemos concludes: "At present … the Primate of Constantinople is the first, the only, and the last judge over the metropolitans subordinate to him—but not over those who are subject to the rest of the Patriarchs. For, as we said, the last and universal judge of all the Patriarchs is the Ecumenical Council and no one else." It follows from the above that the Synod of the Church of Constantinople does not have canonical rights to withdraw judicial decisions rendered by the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Patriarch Bartholomew lifts anathemas on schismatics in Ukraine (VIDEO) Most of the Orthodox world is in strong opposition to this move by Patriarch Bartholomew, whose motivations seem not to be of Christ. Published 2 days ago on October 15, 2018 By Seraphim Hanisch The biggest news in the Eastern Orthodox world in recent times occurred on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, lifted the anathemas against two schismatic Ukrainian Churches and their leaders, paving the way to the creation of a fully independent Ukrainian national Orthodox Church. CLICK HERE to Support The Duran >> This announcement was given in English and is shown here in video with the textual transcript following: "Presided by His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy and Sacred Synod convened for its regular session from October 9 to 11, 2018 in order to examine and discuss items on its agenda. The Holy Synod discussed in particular and at length, the ecclesiastical mater of Ukraine in the presence of His Excellency Archbishop Daniel of Pamphilon and His Grace Bishp Ilarion of Edmonon, Patriarchal Exarchs to Ukraine, and following extensive deliberations decreed (emphasis added): "First, to renew the decision already made, that the Ecumenical Patriarchate proceed to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine; "Second, to re-establish at this moment the stavropegion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Kiev—one of its many starvorpegion in Ukraine that existed there always; "Third, to accept and review the petitions of appeal of Philaret Denisenko and Makary Maletich and their followers who found themselves in schism not for dogmatic reasons, in accordance with the canonical prerogatives of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to receive such petitions by hierarchs and other clergy of all the autocephalous Churches. Thus, the above mentioned have been canonically reinstated to their hierarchical or priestly rank, and their faithful have been restored to communion with the Church; "Fourth, to revoke the legal binding of the Synodal letter of the year 1686, issued for the circumstances of that time, which granted the right through economia to the Patriarch of Moscow to ordain the Metropolitan of Kiev elected by the clergy-laity assembly of his eparchy, who would commemorate the Ecumenical Patriarch as the first hierarch at any celebration, proclaiming and affirming his canonical dependence to the Mother Church of Constantinople; "Fifth, to appeal to all sides involved that they avoid appropriation of churches, monasteries, and other properties as well as every other act of violence and retaliation so that he peace and love of Christ may prevail." There are a few things that must be said about what this declaration is not before we get to the matter of what the points of actually are. The point of reference is the strict letter of the text above itself. This is not a granting of autocephaly (full independent self-rule status) like the fourteen universally canonical Orthodox jurisdictions in the world. However, it is a huge step towards this status. As far as Constantinople is concerned, Filaret Denisenko, the leader and "Patriarch" of the "Kyiv Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church" and Makary, the "Metropolitan" of the "Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous Church", and all their faithful are now restored to communion. The statement says that this applies to "The Church" which may be trying to state that these two men (and all the faithful that they lead), are now in communion with the entirety of canonical Orthodoxy, but more likely, this may be a carefully worded statement to say they now are in communion with Constantinople alone. There is an official call for the cessation of the violence directed against the Moscow Patriarchate parishes and communities, who are the only canonically recognized Orthodox Church in Ukraine, and who are also the largest by far in that country. The Kyiv Patriarchate and Uniate (Roman oriented) Greek Catholics in Ukraine have gone on record for seizing MP church properties, often by force, with neo-Nazi sympathizers and other radical Ukrainian nationalists. So this official call to cease the violence is now a matter of public record. However, the reaction has been far less civil than the clergy wished for. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko: "Expressing his view of the Moscow Patriarchate, Poroshenko added, "This is a great victory of the God-loving Ukrainian people over the Moscow demons, the victory of Good over Evil, the victory of Light over Darkness."' Perhaps this is the reason Metropolitan Onuphry of Ukraine (exarch under the Moscow Patriarchate) has been labeled an enemy of Ukraine and is now receiving death threats. Very civil. Poroshenko's statement is all the more bizarre, considering that it has been Ukrainian ultra-nationalists that have been violently attacking Moscow – related parishes in Ukraine. This has been corroborated by news sources eager to pin the blame on Russia, such as the U.K. Guardian. The Union of Orthodox Journalists, based in Kiev and supportive of the Moscow Patriarchate, has been under intense cyber attack since October 11th, when the EP's announcement was issued. Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Chancellor, Metropolitan Anthony of Boryspil and Brovary: "What happened at the Synod in Istanbul yesterday shocked the entire Orthodox world. It seems the Patriarchate of Constantinople is consciously embarking on a path of schism in world Orthodoxy. Patriarch Bartholomew ignored the calls of the Local Churches to convene a meeting of the primates to work out a common and conciliar solution to the Ukrainian Church issue and unilaterally made very serious but erroneous decisions. I hope the Orthodox world will give this action an objective evaluation… Having received the schismatics into communion, Patriarch Bartholomew did not make them canonical, but has himself embarked on the path of schism. The schismatics remain schismatics. They did not receive any autocephaly or tomos. It seems they have lost even that independence, although non-canonical, that they had and which they always emphasized." Metropolitan Rostislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia:"The Orthodox world recognizes the only canonical primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church—His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine. This fact was repeatedly mentioned and confirmed by the primate of the Great Church of Christ His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on behalf of all present at the Synaxis of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches that was held in Chambésy (Switzerland) from January 21 to 27, 2016. Therefore, any attempt to legalize the Ukrainian schismatics by the state authorities should be strongly condemned by all the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches." Patriarch Irinej of Serbia wrote two letters to the Ecumenical Patriarch, advocating that the provision of a new autocephaly is possible only with the consent of all local Orthodox Churches. According to Sedmitza.ru (Translation by Pravoslavie.ru), "In these letters, it was very clearly stated that the granting of autocephaly cannot be the prerogative the Patriarchate of Constantinople alone, that new autocephalies must be created only with the consent of all the Local Orthodox Churches, as the Holy Synod of Antioch also said in its recent statement." Pat. Irinej also warned the Patriarchate of Constantinople against making such major decisions unilaterally, because "it will not bring harmony and peace to the Ukrainian land, but, on the contrary, will cause new divisions and new schisms." The Holy Synod of Antioch, the oldest Orthodox Church, and actually the very first place where the disciples of Christ were even called "Christians" weighed in on the issue as well and they had several things to say: "The fathers examined the general Orthodox situation. They stressed that the Church of Antioch expresses her deep worries about the attempts to change the boundaries of the Orthodox Churches through a new reading of history. She considers that resorting to a unilateral reading of history does not serve Orthodox unity. It rather contributes to the fueling of the dissensions and quarrels within the one Church. Thus, the Church of Antioch refuses the principle of establishing parallel jurisdictions within the canonical boundaries of the Patriarchates and the autocephalous Churches as a way to solve conflicts, or as a de facto situation in the Orthodox world. To summarize, this move by Constantinople is not being warmly received by many, many people. Most of the local Churches are on record giving their reaction to this process. In brief, here is the list most of the Local Churches and a one or two word summary of their reactions. Patriarchate of Georgia: Unilateral action is wrong; Constantinople and Moscow must cooperate and find a solution together. Patriarchate of Jerusalem: recognizes Ukraine as a canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church alone, as do all other local Churches Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa: The Church does not bow to politicians. Moscow-led church is the only canonical Church in Ukraine. Archbishop of Cyprus: Decries the Ukrainian situation but offered to mediate a discussion between Moscow and Constantinople Bulgarian Patriarchate: Interference of the State in Church affairs leads to serious and negative consequences for both. Polish Orthodox Church: Metropolitan Sawa called for a council of Orthodox ruling hierarchs to discuss this situation. Estonian Orthodox Church: Condemns Constantinople's actions in Ukraine. Greek Archdiocese of America: Supports Constantinople's actions in Ukraine. The Orthodox Church of Greece (Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus quoted): "Schismatics, as we know, are not the Church, and communion with them is forbidden by the Divine and holy canons and the Apostolic and Ecumenical Councils. Why then this persistence of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognizing schismatics as an autocephalous Church? To provoke schisms and divisions in the one universal and Apostolic Church of Christ?" Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR): Ceased commemoration of Constantinople, ceased concelebration with Constantinople. This issue has also rocked the secular geopolitical world. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Failed Soyuz launch deepens mystery of trouble with Russian spacecraft Aborted launch follow close on the heels of discovery of hole in Soyuz spacecraft docked to the ISS, causing great concern. Published 2 days ago on October 15, 2018 By Seraphim Hanisch Space travel is arguably the most risky venture mankind has undertaken in its history. When something goes wrong, the reaction of space agencies is usually great caution. This is in effect now as the ISS canceled all spacewalking activities for the foreseeable future after an astronaut ferry mission in a Soyuz rocket went very wrong shortly after launch from Baikonur on Thursday last week. As the Soyuz FG launch vehicle was heading for orbit, shortly before the schedule T +120 second booster detachment, something happened. The booster failed and the emergency escape system triggered, pulling the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and American astronaut Nick Hague away from the failed first stage. The escape system worked perfectly, and the astronauts endured a fairly grueling 6.7g deceleration before landing safely in a field some 400 km (250 miles) downrange from the launch pad. German Astronaut Alexander Gerst captured this image of Soyuz launch vehicle at the time of its failure. The success of the emergency escape system cannot be overrated, obviously. But the failure of the Soyuz rocket is the second significant problem to arise in a program known usually in the US and Russia by its almost boring, "business as usual" demeanor. The first problem arose a little over a month ago, on 29 August, when a small hole was discovered in the hull of a Soyuz docking module attached to the International Space Station. That hole was found after a slight drop in ISS cabin air pressure was noted by instruments on board. The hole measured two millimeters across and had been drilled by someone in the upper orbital module of the Soyuz crew rocket. The reason for this is as yet unknown, but the company Energia is the place where the final assembly of the Soyuz spacecraft takes place. As a coincidence, the two astronauts who failed to reach the ISS on Thursday were actually slated to inspect the hole from the earlier craft to continue the investigation into how this happened. The inside-ISS view of a 2mm wide hole someone drilled in the hull of the Soyuz crew vehicle, found on August 29th, 2018 The reason is simple. If there is a hole in the hull, the ISS can lose its atmosphere and anyone on the station risks suffocation and death. As it stands, the hole that was discovered was very small, and the leak would have taken a very long time to depressurize the whole ISS, but such malpractice should not happen at all in spacefaring equipment. Hence, both Russian and American space agencies are concerned. The concurrence of these two incidents has now led to a cancellation of spacewalks from the ISS, and it also has led to a freeze of launches while RosKosmos and NASA investigate the issue. Soyuz is the only operating launch vehicle taking astronauts to the ISS at this time. The United States lost its spacefaring capability when it canceled its Space Shuttle program in 2011. At that time, too, relations with fellow spacefaring Russia were in a better state than they are now. Ironically, as the US-Russian diplomatic row took hold, so did American dependency on Russian equipment – RD-180 engines for American rockets and the Soyuz platform as the only way to ferry astronauts to and from the Space Station. Now, even the Russian program is at a standstill. With spacewalks canceled, and Soyuz launches on hold pending a further investigation into this recent failure, the situation is this: The ISS is presently crewed by three astronauts: Serena M. Auñon-Chancellor and Alexander Gerst of the USA and Germany respectively, and Sergey Prokopyev of Russia. Their return vehicle is the Soyuz spacecraft with the hole in it. While the hole is sealed, it was later found that it extended through to the micrometeoroid shield, a piece of worse news. While confidence is reasonably high that the craft with its patch-job will survive re-entry, the preference was to have a fully viable craft for the return journey, and now this will have to wait for at least another month while the investigation on the ground is carried out. Initial reports about the Soyuz malfunction are vague, only noting that components of different stages of the rocket collided with one another on the ascent. As the investigation continues, perhaps SpaceX and Blue Horizons may be seen to gain front and center stage. SpaceX is in the closest position to being able to take men and women into orbit but its Crew Dragon is still in development and testing. No one else is even close. 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Littleneck Clam and Bacon Pizza
A crisp pizza with complementary flavors. Clams, bacon and Parmesan cheese topping make this pizza smell and taste great.
1 lb. littleneck clams
1 (5-oz.) ball pizza dough
Cornmeal, as needed
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 cups diced tomatoes
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
4 oz. bacon, fried crisp
1⁄2 cup grated parmesan
- Steam clams until shells open, about 4-5 min.; cool.
- Meanwhile, pat and shape dough into a 12-in. circle. Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza stone or baking sheet and place dough circle on top.
- In skillet, sauté garlic in oil 2-3 min. Remove clams from shells and add with tomatoes; cook 1 min. Stir in parsley.
- Spread tomato mixture over pizza dough, leaving a 1-in. border around edges. Scatter bacon and parmesan on top.
- Bake pizza in preheated oven (about 500°F) 6-8 min., until brown and crisp.


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This week, Mama Natural, who released the viral vid "Sh*t Crunchy Moms Say" several months back, released a daddy version. And, like the Moms vid before it, it's funny cuz it's true (more or less); dads are increasingly getting the hang of natural parenting practices… even if they sometimes need some convincing. Go ahead and watch the video, and then read on for my take on a few of the video-dad's funny phrases.
"I don't even need sleep anymore." My man doesn't delude himself in this way, but oh, how I wish he would. Kaspar is not, shall we say, a strong sleeper, and I've – pretty much from the get-go – definitely done far more than half of the late-night tours-of-duty. This made some sense when Kaspar was an infant and I was breastfeeding him, but even now, I just seem to hack the night shift better than Aaron does, so I end up doing it more (Kaspar will also go to sleep more easily with me by his side, so I sometimes volunteer myself for the job in the interest of everyone's getting more sleep overall). I don't love this arrangement – mostly, I don't love sleep deprivation... it's the worst!— but I do love that Aaron will get up early with Kas so that I can sleep in (and that he co-sleeps without complaint when our nights go that way). Ultimately, I know we're both really tired, and, someday, Kaspar will sleep consistently through the night. If we're gonna be awake all the time right now, we might as well keep our eyes on the prize.
"It was an unassisted home birth" Remember Jon, father-to-be quotee from my recent post on the home birth debate? Whether or not you like the idea of birthing your babies at home, you've gotta hand it to these dads for embracing what their wives feel is important in parenting, from delivery on. "Ask my wife" means they want to get it right. We appreciate that! (I should add, however, that asking my husband what he thinks around various parenting decisions makes him feel more invested in the decisions, and like a team player… That's important, too.)
"I prefer the freedom of a ring sling." Okay, this doesn't seem like something a guy would necessarily articulate aloud (especially to a male buddy), but… who knows? Parenting can kind of take over your brain in the babywearing stages. And seriously, although men who aren't yet dads probably have no idea how we feel about this… How much do women love the sight of our man with a baby on his body?? If men understood that this basically represents the ultimate in female desires, they'd be rockin' Ergos on the regular like freakin' lingerie.
"Don't tell your mom, okay?" I think the video-dad is putting frozen pizzas into the grocery cart when he says this (props to him for grocery shopping, first of all). I also think crunchy dads – or dads who are married to crunchy moms -- definitely do say this from time to time, especially when it comes to food. Aaron and I both enjoy cooking and value feeding our family healthy foods; we also have to be all the more conscious of what Kaspar's eating, obviously, due to little man's food allergies. Recently, however, Kaspar's okay-food list has expanded, and Aaron's gotten pretty excited over Kaspar-friendly bachelor food: bright orange mac n' cheese from a box (quionoa pasta), corn-tortilla quesadillas (raw milk cheese)… I choose the ingredients (organic, non-GMO, etc.), Aaron does the cooking (suhweet) and Kaspar's as happy as a clam.
Kaspar, enjoying his first-ever quesadilla, which Aaron made.
"This is me catching the baby" This seems pretty normal to me; it's common, these days, for dads to be actively involved in their children's births. But, just a few decades ago, they usually weren't even in the room when new babies arrived. Now they're catching those babies in inflatable bathtubs in their living rooms! This clip was a reminder of how much things have changed.
"That nursing bra is kinda hot." Yeah… Um, no. I don't see any guy saying this, no matter how much he's digging daddyhood. When I was breastfeeding, Aaron and I both thought my rather large, milk-filled boobs were super cool. Aaron was also very pro-breastfeeding from the time I found out I was pregnant. But nursing bras? Not exactly hot, no.
"They got my foreskin, but they'll never get my son's." Oh boy, circumcision. This is a BIG topic in natural parenting circles, but one I've stayed away from on this blog; people feel strongly about this issue, and I've wanted to a) keep some measure of privacy around my own family members' private parts, and b) let all y'all to do the same. I'm kind of curious about this dad-quote, though; does it sound realistic to you? Most of the moms I know who've turned the circumcision decision over to their baby-daddies discovered those dads wanted their sons to look like they do, below the belt. Some of the dads I know have let their wives make the decision, too. Let's avoid condemning anyone's decisions on either side of the foreskin divide, but… If you care to share: did this come up for you, as a couple, before having a boy? How did your man feel about it? (Was he as gung-ho as this guy?)
"We won't wake the baby." This is not just a crunchy dads thing. ;-)
Anyway! What else do crunchy dads say? What do you think of this video?
Ps. I've seen this making the online rounds this week, too. Here's to the internet loving on parents, whatever their parenting style!


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Accused inmate trusty also worked with Fremont policeBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
July 18. 2013 8:52PM
FREMONT — An inmate trusty being investigated in connection with a reported break-in at the East Kingston Police Department was also performing maintenance work at the Fremont Police Department.
Acting Fremont Police Chief Denny Wood said his department experienced no problems with the trusty when he worked under close supervision at the Fremont Safety Complex.
However, Fremont had stopped using trusties from the Rockingham County jail for a period of time last year when a different trusty was suspected of using drugs.
Many of the details surrounding the incident in East Kingston haven't been released, but Rockingham County Sheriff Michael Downing confirmed this week that his office was asked by the County Attorney's Office to investigate a burglary in May at the East Kingston police station.
The probe began when the trusty returned to the jail after his work and was found with "prohibited items." Downing would not confirm the type of items discovered or from where at the police department they may have been stolen.
Trusties are non-violent inmates who are trusted to perform work outside the jail during the day. The program saves money for the Rockingham County Nursing Home and the police departments that use them for landscaping and other maintenance work.
But the program has come under fire since the East Kingston incident and prompted calls for a review of how the trusties are supervised.
Jail Superintendent Stephen Church has not returned phone calls this week seeking comment on the trusty incident and the investigation.
Wood said the same trusty worked at the Fremont station for four to six hours a day three days a week.
"In light of the information that I learned about the East Kingston incident I reviewed with my staff the job performance of the trusty and I noted there were no problems with him," he said.
But that wasn't the case with another trusty in early 2012.
According to Wood, the Fremont Police Department suspended use of the program after a police sergeant discovered a trusty in a back room who appeared incoherent, sweaty and lethargic.
When he asked the trusty what was wrong, he explained that he had just come inside from the heat, Wood said.
The sergeant followed up and believed he was under the influence of heroin, Wood said, but police never determined how he may have accessed the drug. The trusty was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
"It's very easy to have friends on the outside. A friend can come through at 1 a.m. and leave a stash of whatever it is under a rock or something else," Wood said.
Following the incident, former Fremont Police Chief Neal Janvrin stopped using trusties, but Wood reinstituted the program after he was appointed acting chief in October.
"In my opinion, the program, if run with close supervision, is an asset. We don't have to hire a janitorial staff," Wood said. "The program itself is worth it, but it only works if there's close supervision."


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Springfield officials are offering property owners a chance to buy blighted vacant lots next to their own properties.
The lots were taken over the by the city after their previous owners stopped paying taxes.
Under the city's "Abutter Lots Sales Program," owners of adjacent residences or businesses can buy the vacant lots if they are valued at $25,000 or less and are not needed by the city for public use.
The lots would be sold at a price of 25 cents per square foot and can be used by their new owners for a variety of purposes, including additions to existing properties, gardens, landscaped yards or off-street parking.
Mayor Domenic Sarno says the program seeks to reduce blight and return unused parcels to the the city's tax rolls.


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This morning, out of nowhere, Flaming Lips ringleader Wayne Coyne tore the Arcade Fire a new asshole, accusing the beloved Canadian indie rockers of being pompous pricks who treat everybody — crew, fans, Oklahoman psych-pop bands — like shit. Blogging on his band's site, Win Butler expresses disbelief about the situation. He only met Wayne once years ago, so WTF? Then he drags Beck into it. The full statement…
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I can't believe I am actually writing to defend my band's "real" personality. I wish I could not respond to something like this, but the reality is, is that people will be asking me questions for the next 5 years. I also fear that people will base their opinion of our band on the media quotes of a guy who doesn't even know us.
The only time we have ever shared a stage with the Flaming Lips was our last show on the Funeral tour at a festival in Las Vegas (over 3 years ago)…we arrived the morning of the show from Brazil, slept all day and awoke into some kind of surreal Vegas jet-lag dream in which we were playing after the Flaming Lips…how strange…I was really excited to meet Wayne. Clouds Taste Metallic was a huge record for me, and growing up in the weirdness of Houston, I always imagined Oklahoma City to be in the same universe. I was really nervous to meet him and I felt a little weird that we were playing after them. We traded a little hello, but he was a hard guy to get a read on. Steven Drodz was super nice, and I felt good after talking to him…
So…I am not sure Wayne is the best judge (based on seeing us play at a couple of festivals) if we are righteous, kind and goodhearted people like The Edge and Justin Timberlake (who I am sure he knows intimately as well). I can't imagine a reason why we would have been pompous towards The Flaming Lips, a band we have always loved, on that particular night, all those years ago. Unless I was way more jet-lagged then I remember, I hope I was less of a "Prick" then telling Rollingstone that a bunch of people I don't know at all are really a bunch of assholes.
As a closing note, the main point that I am offended by in this whole thing is for Wayne to say we treat our audience like shit…
At times like these I am comforted by knowing that even though Wayne slammed Beck all those years ago, he seems like a really nice guy to me. I guess everyone has a different idea of what being pompous means.
Re: Beck, Win's referring to a 2003 Guardian interview:
"Beck had issues… don't print anything bad – actually, I don't care … I just don't get it when the slightest thing goes wrong before a gig and the artist is, like, fuck this. … Honey, it was totally disappointing. It's a total devastation to know that he's not a relaxed Californian stoner. When you hear his songs, you think he must really have some tender feelings, but then you find out it's a made-up thing."
You can read that here. In it he also describes the Verve as atrocious and egotistical and calls Richard Ashcroft a "pompous fool." Noticing a pattern here.


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Aaron Swartz's Final Project: Secure Whistleblower Submission Platform Gets New Support
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Today it was announced that the Freedom of the Press Foundation, an offshoot of the EFF which we've covered before, has taken over the project, now dubbed SecureDrop. Besides having the support of the Foundation to help with development and deployment of the platform, they've also announced that the system has gone through a significant security audit by some of the most respected names in the business, leading to a few additional improvements:
SecureDrop's code has gone through a detailed security audit by a team of University of Washington researchers, led by Alexei Czeckis. Other authors of the audit include renowned security expert Bruce Schneier and Tor developer Jacob Appelbaum. Freedom of the Press Foundation has made a number of updates to SecureDrop based on these findings and will be making a significant investment in continually improving the system.On top of that the Foundation has hired computer security expert James Dolan to maintain the code and to help install the system for media organizations. He helped do the original installation of StrongBox for the New Yorker. Hopefully a bunch of media organizations look into using this system, as it will help provide better ways to protect whistleblowers, especially in an age where they're under such constant attack from the government.


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Summary of Executive Board & Council Actions
The following is an informal account of some of the topics discussed and actions taken by the AAPT Executive Board during its College Park meeting in October 2003, and by the Executive Board and AAPT Council during the 128th AAPT National Meeting in Miami Beach. A more complete description can be found in the minutes from these meetings.
Editorial Appointments
The Board approved the appointments of Thomas Walkiewicz, Edinboro University; Chris Chiaverina, New Trier High School; and David Keeports, Mills College; and the reappointment of Dan MacIsaac to The Physics Teacher Editorial Board.
Nominating Committee for 2004
The Executive Board and Section Representatives have completed the appointment of the members for the Nominating Committee who will select candidates for the Fall 2004 election. In addition the Committee will select two members for each AAPT area committee. Elected Board members and new committee members will begin their terms of office at the close of the 2005 winter Meeting. Members of the 2004 Nominating Committee are John Mallinckrodt (Chair), William McNairy, John Fitzgibbons, Alan Gibson, and Sherry Savrda.
2003 and 2004 Budgets
AAPT Treasurer Chuck Robertson presented an overview of the budget situation for the past year to the Board and Council. The total AAPT budget consists of the operating budget and income and expenditures from designated funds such as the Klopsteg Fund and the Fuller Fund. The total budget projected for 2003 shows a small surplus of $51,859 in the total 2003 budget and $73,676 in the operating budget.
AAPT Review of the PSRC and the AJP Resource Letters
The AAPT will be conducting two reviews of its publications during 2004. Review committees for the Physical Sciences Resource Center and the AJP Resource Letters have been appointed and charged to present their reports by September 2004.
2003 Election Results
Charlie Holbrow reported to Council the results of the AAPT 2003 national elections. Ruth Chabay was elected as the At-Large Member representing four-year colleges and universities and Ken Heller was elected Vice President. Chuck Robertson was elected to serve a second term as AAPT Treasurer.
AAPT Editor of Online Publications
Upon recommendation from the AAPT Publications Committee, the Executive Board created a position of editor of AAPT online-only publications. On a parallel with the AAPT journal editors, the online editor will serve as a member of the Publications Committee and will have an editorial advisory board to assist him.
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Robin Marino founded Couture Ink in 2009. Working with Robin, it is clear that she has a great eye for design. While this client customization of Occidental stays true to the original design, Robin helped the couple select the perfect suite and color palette for their special day. Scroll down to see more of this sophisticated suite and to learn more about Robin.
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Having worked in the event industry, as a planner, I found myself focusing a lot of my attention on the creativity and design of invitations. When it was time to take my clients to pick their invitations, I would love to be involved in brainstorming for new ideas and design aspects to create something different then what was out there. It was then, in 2009, I decided to leave my career in event planning and redirect my energy solely on creating custom stationery. I am so happy I followed my passion because I love what I do!
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After three weeks of negotiations, the Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said they had reached an agreement on a new TV and film contract.
Neither side, however, commented on the terms of the tentative agreement, which is to be presented to the guild's national board at a meeting Saturday.
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Gadgetzone.com has an interesting artcile on 20 things Windows 7 MUST include (their emphasis, not mine). They begin "Despite its enhanced security, improved CPU scheduler and excellent stability, it's still the flawed gem in many critics' eyes. But can Microsoft win back the XP crowd with its upcoming Windows 7 offering? The fact is, they have to." My Take: Not sure I agree with them all -- do home users really care about WinFS? -- but some, like home user licensing and simpler management of startup items would be really compelling features for upgraders.
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Our identities online are becoming ever more valuable to the companies that we entrust them to. What happens though when a company just ups and closes shop (Pownce, for example) and deletes your stuff? Sure, the individual files you'll have on your computer anyway, you won't have lost anything as far as bits and bytes are concerned--but what about friendships you've built up with people who you only know through the service. Your data should be portable so that you can take it to any service and not lose those relationships that you've built up in one walled-garden when it collapses, or you decide to move on. OpenID tries to solve this brand-centric problem by placing you at the centre of your data and allowing the sites you trust access through a single sign-on. OSnews is contemplating implementing OpenID and would like your feedback, but there are a few questions to consider--please read on for details
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Two men allegedly beat and robbed a 41-year-old man who uses a wheelchair Sunday night near 1014 Main St., according to police.
Officers were called to a local nursing home Sunday to talk to a man about a robbery that night. The victim was upset when police arrived.
The victim was on Main Street about 11 p.m. when two men walked up to him. One man allegedly demanded cash while the second man tried to grab at the man's pockets, police said.
"The victim tried to defend himself but the two men began to punch him in the head several times," police said.
The two men stole money from the victim's pockets and ran off. The victim had minor face and head injuries.
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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - One of two people charged has pleaded guilty in the death of a Mount Vernon man whose body was found this year in a burned-out apartment.
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio � One of two people charged has pleaded guilty in the death of a Mount Vernon man whose body was found this year in a burned-out apartment.
Amber Pilotti, 32, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, aggravated arson and complicity to commit felonious assault.
The Knox County prosecutor dropped two other charges � complicity to commit murder and a second aggravated-arson charge. In exchange, Pilotti is to testify against her co-defendant, Jedidiah Lang, 32.
Investigators say Lang killed Bradley Grosscup, whose body was found in February in his apartment on Shirley Avenue.
Authorities said Grosscup, 52, had let Lang and Pilotti move in with him in November because they were homeless.
Investigators believe that the pair began arguing with Grosscup and assaulted him with a pool cue. They say Lang put Grosscup in a chokehold to keep him from leaving the apartment. An autopsy found that he was strangled.
Investigators said Pilotti then used a can of hairspray and a lighter to set fire to the couch where Grosscup�s body lay on Feb. 14.
Lang is charged with murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, aggravated arson and gross abuse of a corpse. Both he and Pilotti are in the Knox County jail.


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Families gather together for Thanksgiving. And not everyone enjoys it. But chances are, even your worst holiday nightmare can't compare to the grim sibling dynamics described in "My Brother the Serial Killer" (9 p.m. on ID, TV-14).
Families gather together for Thanksgiving. And not everyone enjoys it. But chances are, even your worst holiday nightmare can't compare to the grim sibling dynamics described in "My Brother the Serial Killer" (9 p.m. on ID, TV-14).
Clay Rogers recounts a harrowing tale of a violent, impoverished upbringing that turned him and his brother, Glen, into petty burglars at the age of 7. At first, Clay's story casts a fascinating light on the pathology of career criminals and their peculiar relationship with the authorities. Beaten and starved at home, Clay and Glen enjoyed robbing homes for money and valuables and never minded getting caught because the police treated them better than their parents did. They even gave them potato chips.
As a young adult, Glen parlayed his familiarity with police into a career as an informant, a gig that allowed him to pursue his criminal activities without much fear of prosecution.
Clay claims that his kid brother was regularly sexually abused by guards at one juvenile institution. This abuse, as well as the violence learned from his gun-happy moonshiner father and botched marriages, led Glen to a disturbed attitude toward women.
By the time the brothers were in their 20s, Clay discovered that Glen had added homicide to his list of crimes. That became hard for Clay to endure. He eventually turned Glen into the authorities, but only after convincing himself that a killer had all but possessed his little brother's soul and personality.
"Brother" has all of the elements of gothic horror: tales of brutality, bizarre and primitive religious rituals, arcane descriptions of tattoos and their powers, and even a strange scene of two men summoning the devil over a campfire. And this nonfiction account eventually tiptoes toward the granddaddy of all tabloid tales: the O.J. Simpson murder case.
Both Clay and his sister claim that Glen told them he had become good friends with Nicole Brown Simpson and her entourage. And both believe him perfectly capable of committing the infamous Brentwood carnage. After all, he told them of dozens of other murders, perhaps more than 70 total.
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The gang discovers the Pilgrims' story in the 1973 special "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (8 p.m., ABC, TV-G).
John Candy and Steve Martin portray reluctant cross-country travelers in the 1987 comedy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (8 p.m., The CW).
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Jake worries about his past on "Private Practice" (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). "Nashville" is not on tonight, but it has been picked up for a full season.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.
Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 36 cents to $93.91 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
On Thursday, oil fell as low as $92.91 after weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy. It closed at $94.25 a barrel in New York, down 3 cents. That followed a report from the U.S. Energy Department showing the country is well-supplied with oil, and gasoline demand remains below year-ago levels.
One question overhanging the market is what the Federal Reserve's next moves will be with its monetary policy. Recent comments from Fed policy makers, including Chairman Ben Bernanke, raised concerns that the Fed will scale back its effort to support the economy sooner than traders had expected.
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My son is 3 months old, and I am currently a full time student. I have been leaving 4 oz bottles of EBM for him while I am at school.
Mondays my mother watches him, and he ate 7.5 ounces. I was gone from 12:00 to 4:15.
Tuesdays my grandmother, then my mother, and then my husband picks him up. My grandmother fed him 11 OUNCES (!!) from 10:00 to 3:15, and I had fed him before leaving her house! My mother fed him another 4 ounces before 5:15, and my husband waited for me to get home at 7:15, and I fed him then. I pumped once at school and got about 7 ounces.
Wednesdays my father watches him from 10:00 - 4:15 and he usually takes 8 ounces or so.
I am currently doing most of my pumping at night and in the morning (DS started sleeping through the night 3 weeks ago) before DS wakes up. I can keep up with this amount now, but I am worried for when I start clinicals in April and will be gone 10 hours a day 4 days a week and 4 hours one day a week. I have a modest freezer stash that I am able to add 4 - 6 feedings to a week.
I am worried, however, that my grandmother especially, and my other caregivers are overfeeding DS. I want to send 3 oz bottles instead, but I don't want DS to go hungry... Any suggestions?


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The Alpine Youth Group has been notified by the County of San Diego, that the children who use the facility may not play outside, where the basketball area is. The notification is to inform them that their premises is not zoned for any organized sports, or game activity. This is due to complaints from the apartment complex that borders the fence behind the facility.
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Alpine Elementary School has always been proud to call Ryan Lindley their "home boy". And Ryan has never forgotten where his education began. Former quarterback for El Cap High School and San Diego State University, is currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals. He has returned several times to AES to participate in our community read-in, and surprised us this week with 3 big boxes of new playground balls. Thank you Ryan for your community support! You're our Rock Star!!
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SAN DIEGO, January 17, 2014 – Alpine Creek Town Center, owned and managed by Westcore Properties, is pleased to add Barons Market to the great list of tenants at the center.
Barons Market www.baronsmarket.com, a local all-natural grocery store, announces the opening of its fifth location this spring at 1347 Tavern Road in Alpine. A neighborhood market with healthy and affordable foods, Barons is the perfect addition to an active community that has limited grocery options.
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