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Who doesn't enjoy a little traditional Christmas music around the holidays? It's in the elevators, on the radio, over the speakers in the mall -- just about everywhere. Nice. But live Christmas music, served up by a classical guitar ensemble ... now that's good cheer and the holiday spirit. Enter the Colorado Springs Guitar Society (CSGS).
Here's a group of jolly folks ready to do its part this season. This band of classical guitar enthusiasts has been meeting a couple times a month for roughly the past 18 years -- you could guess that the CSGS members will probably be in tune. The CSGS organizes events around the community a few times a year to share their skills with thirsty ears and willing patrons.
"Our mission basically is to bring classical music as played on the guitar to the community," said Randy Reynolds, vice president of the Colorado Springs Guitar Society.
This year's Member's Benefit Concert at the All Souls Unitarian Church offers one chance to help the CSGS fulfill their goal. All they need is you -- the audience.
Along with Christmas favorites, the CSGS guitarists will offer selections from their repertoire, including classical pieces by Beethoven, Barrios, Tarrega, Ponce and others. All the talent is local and varied age groups, from pupils to mentors, will be represented by the performers.
Treat your ears right this holiday season while appreciating the finest in fingers-meeting-frets.
-- Matthew Schniper
The Colorado Springs Guitar Society Annual Member's Universalist Benefit Concert
All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.
Monday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
$5 at the door
Visit www.coloradospringsguitar society.org for more information.


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Ben has officially deemed me the "vitamin warden."
I'm really not sure I deserve the title. A gentle reminder every now and again when he forgets to take his vitamins doesn't really warrant a designated identity. And while I admit that every now and again the prompting has come when I am softly nudging him out of sleep with,"Hey, did you take your vitamins today? You can't forget to take them." I really don't know why he gets annoyed by this. After all, he might forget to take them if I'm not in his ear reminding him all the time, and I KNOW he wouldn't want that....
Besides, who wouldn't be happy swallowing all that liquid gold every evening. I'm sure his boys are jumping for joy with every added bit of magnesium they get. And they might even be jumping in the right direction for once. Not entirely likely as they have a mind of their own, but you never know.
To be quite honest, our vitamin intake is the one and only thing that I can actually control in the whole IVF process. If my eggs grow stronger with vitamin E and zinc, damn strait I'm going to do everything I can to pump them full of vitamin E and zinc.
Unfortunately for Ben, I took the approach of compiling a list of every vitamin with any study improving fertility and went out and bought them all. An overkill? Not if it helps us conceive Ellyette Jr. in three weeks.
In the big scheme of things, it really hasn't been too bad on Ben. Because of all his extra vitamin intake, I have made a few dinners with zero nutritional value just for him.
So Ben, when you read this. Go take your vitamins. After all, I did make you tater tot casserole, twice. And I didn't even try to hide spinach in it.
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Actually, it's three mysteries. I did quite a bit of reading last weekend, and I decided to do three short reviews as opposed to individual ones. In fact, I may bring this back regularly since I tend to read them often. If you've read any good mysteries lately and want to link up, leave your link in comments, and I'll include it here.
Every now and again I just get on a kick where all I want to read are mysteries, so bear with me. It usually happens toward the end of a semester when my brain feels fried from grading essay after essay. So, in no particular order, here's the low down:
Death of a Poison Pen by M.C. Beaton – a Hamish Macbeth mystery
I've heard quite a bit about M.C. Beaton, both from bloggers and from my mom, who loves Agatha Raisin. Even though cozy mysteries aren't usually what I like, I thought it might be a nice switch. What a pleasant surprise, then, to find quite a nice combination of hardened detective and charming Lochdubh in this book. This isn't the first book in the series, but I definitely didn't feel as though I was left out in any way. Hamish Macbeth is the underdog. His superiors don't really like his methods, but his methods seem to solve a lot of cases. In this book, Macbeth is seeking out a writer of petty but poisonous letters. Everyone seems to have gotten one, and Macbeth is afraid pretty soon someone will take matters into her own hands. Of course, he's right, and pretty soon there are swinging corpses showing up and startling the otherwise quiet village. Throw in an outsider looking for an adventure and following Macbeth in an effort to make her friend (and Macbeth's former girlfriend) jealous, a nosy reporter, and a vindictive headmistress of a local school, and the writing is on the wall: Murder most foul, as Miss Marple would say (not to totally mix my cozy mysteries).
Mr. Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom – A Mobile Library Mystery
Ah, I had such high hopes for this book. A mobile librarian who is a bit of a deadbeat? A mobile librarian who is a bit of a deadbeat who also runs into crime? Sign me up. Israel Armstrong is that librarian, and the story opens with him setting up a mobile exhibit about a local legend – Dixon and Pickering's, a department store. As he is setting up, though, the store is robbed, and the owner, Mr. Dixon, disappears (see! that's where the title come from). The local police don't trust Armstrong, who is an outsider in this Irish village and has a very funny name for an Englishman. He is arrested, and mayhem ensues. The setup is all very nice, and the humor is great. My biggest problem with this mystery? It couldn't decide whether or not it was cozy or hardboiled. One instant, Israel is dressing in disguise and trying to decipher the local dialect, the next, he is dropping the C word (very bad) and pissing me off. Eh. I may try another, and I certainly don't hope to dissuade you. It just didn't make me an instant fan.
Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton
Don't be fooled. Beaton may be the same author of this series and the Hamish Macbeth series, but they are definitely distinct series. I enjoyed them both, even though the cozy mystery is not usually my cup of tea. Agatha's husband has left her for the monastery – except he never makes it to the monastery. Her pride is just a bit hurt until the new curate, a devilishly handsome younger man, asks her to dinner. However, shortly after their dinner (and a goodnight kiss), Tristan the curate, is found murdered. Agatha and her handsome mystery writer friend take on the investigation themselves, traveling to and from London with several near misses, red herrings, all while a cold-blooded murderer is on the loose. The murders are actually quite vicious, which I didn't expect for a cozy mystery, and the ending was satisfying. What more can you ask for?
I do hope you've enjoyed these short reviews. As I mentioned before, if you've reviewed any of these or possibly other mysteries, let's link up! Anyone else feel like winter is perfect cozy mystery weather? If so, what's on your list?


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Working for a salvage company as a reclamation technician is rarely a dull job. Most of the time you're diving into waters to recover something that belongs to someone else, because you were paid to retrieve it or because there's profit in recovering and selling it. But that water is never the beautiful, peaceful, shallow sea you see on holovids. It's too deep for casual salvagers to attempt, or in waters teeming with dangerous creatures, or located in areas frequented by violent insurgents or protected by Incorporate soldiers. Any way you look at it, it's not an easy job. So when a client shows up at your door with a fairly simple job, you jump on it.
The client in this case was a bottlenose dolphin who went by the name of Surfjumper. She was a courier and transporter, specializing in delivering small cargoes discreetly. Her latest job was hauling a cargo pod of scientific monitoring equipment and the resulting data from a small island about 700 kilometers north of Second Try.
The haul went without incident until approximately 62 kilometers south of Summer Island, a lesser white appeared at the extreme edge of her echolocation and assumed a hunting pattern. Surfjumper attempted to lose the white by using the terrain, but she couldn't maneuver quickly enough with the cargo pod. She dumped the cargo pod, noting the coordinates, and proceeded to evade the white. However, when she circled back, the white had returned to the area where she dumped the pod. It refused to leave the area, forcing her to abandon the cargo pod and seek help.
Being an independent courier, she had no resources to call on, so she came to your company to hire you to retrieve the cargo pod for her. She will pay the standard rate plus danger money, even if the white is no longer in the area. The water is just over 600 meters deep, which is not that bad. All you have to do is return the pod to her at Dock Berth 94 in Second Try as soon as possible.
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We arrived in Anse Amyot, which is on the northwest corner of Toau and joined three other cruising boats. Two families live here with Valentine and Gaston mainly involved with the cruisers. The homes are located just inside a short pass from the ocean. There is a lagoon; however, sailboats cannot go in any further. The locals have boats with outboards, but even they have to pick their way through all the coral heads. Mooring balls have been installed and Dick, who is Valentine's uncle, came out to help us. He then invited us to come ashore. We got the boat somewhat put away and then headed in where we met Valentine and Gaston. They served us homemade beer and a homemade liquor was made with anise in it that was actually quite good. We sat and visited for a couple of hours and then headed back to the boat.
The next morning Dick and Sergio, who is a cruiser from France, came by to invite us to go out to the motu to do pearl farming along with the other boats. We got into the family boats and headed out for a 30-minute ride. The waves were up, and we were soaked by the time we arrived. This was actually a working excursion so we helped to clean oysters after which Gaston drilled a hole through the shell. We were then served lunch, which consisted of Parrot fish that Gaston has just speared, fried rice, and coconut dumplings--it was all delicious. After lunch Valentine began grafting the oysters, which basically means that she extracts the pearl that is in the oyster and then implants a new seed that is made out of sea shell made in Louisiana. That process took several hours. When she was finished we got busy tying the oysters through the hole that was drilled to a line that was then tied inside a plastic cage. The guys took the finished cages out in the boat and Gaston tied them on the line in the water. We finished working around 4 o'clock that headed back to the village. Luckily, the ride back was not quite so wet. We had had a long day, but Valentine was cooking dinner for all of us that evening so we cleaned up and relaxed for awhile. Around 6:30 we went in and joined everyone for cocktails. Around 7:30 dinner was ready so we went inside the bungalow where two tables were beautifully set with flower centerpieces. The lights were low so the ambiance was wonderful. We enjoyed a fabulous dinner of lobster, fish fillets, rice, tomato salad, and coconut bread along with red wine to drink. It was one of the best meals we have had. Dessert was an amazing coconut cake. We were absolutely stuffed by the time we left.
The next day the three other boats took off for other destinations; however, we decided to stay one more day because of very light winds. We wanted to wait one more day for more wind to fill in. We spent the morning doing laundry, cleaning, and checking the rig, and then in the afternoon I baked bread. We went ashore around 4 o'clock to take a break and relax. Valentine gave us a tour of the facilities they have built. Dive groups come over from Fakarava, and the divers stay in lovely little bungalows. The family also fishes and ships the fish over to Fakarava to sell. It is quite an operation, and it requires a lot of hard work.
We went in this morning at 7:30 to settle up with Valentine and to pick up our 4 lobster and 2 fish that we had traded for. Gaston went out to the fish pen
and brought back Parrot fish, which he cleaned for us. Next he went to the lobster pen and picked out 4 very nice lobsters. We gave Valentine, Gaston, and Dick each a present and then returned to the boat and boiled the lobster so that we could put them in the freezer.
We got underway around 9:30 planning for a 48-hour trip to Tahiti if the forecast is accurate. We will see!
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I have been looking for a small armoire or wardrobe to display my antique durham quilts in for some time. I finally found one a wee while ago on Ebay for £80 that was close enough to go pick up. Euan and I tweaked it of course.I forgot to take a photo of it before we started but this one is basically the same. Ours had 3 different sized panels in the door and the bottom drawer is not curved like this one.
I know its the fashion at the moment to paint furniture but I also love the look of old farmhouse pine. I think it comes from being around my parents stock as I was growing up and helping out in thier architectural salvage and furniture shop...it was all old pitch pine they dipped and stripped...I think its the smell and the soft feel of it after its been bri-waxed. So some of you will probably recoil in horror and think it looked better painted but not me!!! I can always paint it again one day if I change my mind................
We stripped the paint off, sanded it then gave it a coat of Bri-wax. Euan removed the panel inserts in the door, filled the gaps left in the frame and we attached some chicken wire to the back of the door. He made 3 shelves for me to put my quilts on, attached some drawer knobs to the bottom drawer and put some bun feet on the bottom. I am really pleased with it and I think it looks lovely in our living room. There is also still a bit more room in it for one or two more quilts as well.....I always keep an eye out for them.
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April - a thousand things - sadness and delight - here are a few reports from a month still spinning by. Right now most of the poets I know are very concerned about Quinton Duval – much-loved poet/teacher/publisher and most of all, friend of so many of us – Quinton's been in intensive care for nearly a week with a diagnosis of liver and lung cancer – so sudden – so many friends are sending best wishes to "Q" and Nancy: lots of us are reading his poems and thinking of him a lot.
Two big writers' gatherings– the SPC Poetry Workshop, and Our Life Stories at Cosumnes River College – filled up Saturdays for local writers this month. Nothing but rave reviews from those I've talked to – congratulations and thanks to Tim Kahl for the SPC event, and the CRC staff for their Saturday of writing!
Luna's Café bid a long and spirited farewell to the ten-year hosting tenure of BL Kennedy this month as well – it was an honor to be part of it. Some dude named Justin performed an amazing impromptu tribute like nothing I've ever seen – who are you, man? And Josh Fernandez rocked the house, too. Laughs, roars, and maybe even a few tears. A great job by Robbie Grossklaus who coordinated the mini-marathon, and of course by BL himself, who enjoyed the evening, and will no doubt be at Luna's in the near future!
Thanks also to Kathryn Hohlwein, who just finished leading an incredible workshop on Homer's Iliad. She will be back in the fall to lead an Odyssey class – all I can say is don't miss it – her love for the subject is only surpassed by her knowledge of it. For me, Achilles' shield will never be the same!
Monday, May 3rd Please come to SPC to see our new bus placards, and local favorite Viola Weinberg, as we celebrate the first installment of Poets on Board. Signed copies of the cards will be available, and proceeds will support the Poets on Board program.
Wednesday, May 5th at the Sacramento Room, I'm hosting Stan Zumbiel – recently retired from SPC board after more than two decades, and Edythe Schwartz, retired professor of Child Development at CSUS. Both are working hard on their poetry for sure – we're lucky to have these two excellent poets for our 6pm event.
And don't forget Saturday May 15 to generate Aid for Haiti. 7pm at the Newman Center – see website for details.
Bob Stanley
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Iliad Class ends - Odyssey scheduled for Fall
Thanks to Kathryn Hohlwein for the wonderful Iliad class this spring. If you're interested in Western poetic roots, sign up for next time -- we're working
on confirming dates. It will probably be Wednesday evenings during late September, October and November. Five Stars!
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Poets on Board with Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe
Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe
Monday, May 3rd at 7:30pm
@R25 at 1719 25th Street
Host: Bob Stanley
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Poetry on buses in Sacramento? Thanks to RT Metro, UC Davis Extension, and the Sacramento Poetry Center, there's an alternative to reading advertising inside local buses these days. Inspired by programs in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the new Poets on Board program puts poetry placards inside RT's buses to feature the work of local poets and artists. The first placards were installed during April (Poetry Month) and the poem is an excerpt from Enso, by Viola Weinberg, Sacramento's 2001 poet laureate.
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Writing Workshops
April brought two writing workshops to the Sacramento area. The first was hosted by SPC, and the cost was FREE. On Friday evening, Indigo Moor and Peter Grandbois read. On Saturday, the workshops began at 10:00. A day of workshops hosted by Indigo Moor, Peter Grandbois, Toni Mirosevich, Joseph Lease, Donna de la Perriere, Tim Kahl, and FlatmanCrooked covered topics as diverse as self-publishing and how to write the big poem without thinking about writing the big poem.
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Earth Day 2010 - a busy day of poetry
April 22, 2010 was not only Earth Day, but judging from the events in the area, it was also Poetry Day. CSUS featured at least three poetry events: Way Cool Daddy-O Earth Day Reading, which I was pleased to host (more on this event below); Andrea Gibson - a spoken word poet and activist (http://www.andreagibson.org/), whose reading I attended; and a poetry slam hosted by a campus fraternal organization. FlatmanCrooked was in Davis, and BL Kennedy hosted his last event at Luna's. I am sure that there were more events that day.
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DA Powell
DA Powell is the 2010 recipient of the Northern California Book Awards for poetry. This event was held on April 18, 2010 at the San Francisco Main Library. His book, Chronic, was published in 2009, and he read at the Sacramento Poetry Center on January 5, 2010. Additionally, this book was featured in the Sacramento area DifPo group. Please join me in congratulating DA Powell.
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Allegra Silberstein - Davis poet laureate
Allegra Silverstein recently accepted the position of poet laureate for the city of Davis. I've run into her at several SPC readings and at the Tuesday Night Workshop held at the Hart Center. She's a very busy lady these days with all of her poet laureate duties. Please join me in congratulating her on this new position.
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April 30 - Stories on Stage at SPC
STORIES on STAGE
Stefanie Freele and Renee Thompson
read by Kent Gray, Marni Webb and Tim Kahl
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Friday, April 30, 2010 | 7:30pm
@R25 at 1719 25th Street (between Q and R)
Suggested donation $5
Join us for refreshments, beginning at 7PM
@R25 at 1719 25th Street (between Q and R)
Suggested donation $5
Join us for refreshments, beginning at 7PM
Host and Coordinator: Valerie Fioravanti
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 26 | John Murillo, John Bell at SPC
Monday, April 26 | 7:30pm
John Murillo, John Bell
Monday Night at the Sacramento Poetry Center
Monday Night at the Sacramento Poetry Center
1719 25th Street, Sacramento
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Upcoming events at SPC
The Sacramento Poetry Center has some great events coming up in May and June. Unless otherwise stated, these events take place at the Center's 25th & R street location in Sacramento.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Jack Hirschman documentary premieres; Hirschman reads in Sacramento
The documentary Red Poet: The Story of Jack Hirschman had its U.S. premiere tonight as part of the Sacramento International Film Festival.
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Jack Hirschman
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Joe Finkleman, Pete Eckert (Davis)
Davis Cemetery Presents:
The Works of Joe Finkleman and Pete Eckert
Gracing the walls in the month of May, the Davis Cemetery District's office will be hosting art from two special guests.
The Works of Joe Finkleman and Pete Eckert
Gracing the walls in the month of May, the Davis Cemetery District's office will be hosting art from two special guests.
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Red Poet: The Story of Jack Hirschman
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
April 19 - SPC Monday Night Poetry
Hot Poetry in the Park Poetry Series
Monday night, April 19th | 7pm
Fremont Park, corner of 16th and Q Streets, Sacramento.
Host: Rebecca Morrison
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Friday, April 09, 2010
President's Message
Tim Kahl, SPC's VP, poet, translator, and general organizer of events poetic, is in Denver this week at the AWP conference, sharing his experiences about the Sacramento poetry scene in a presentation to the convention. A number of other local writers are there – Susan Kelly-DeWitt, Lisa Jones, Indigo Moor – networking, learning, and enjoying the array of poets and poetry. I'm writing this vicariously, because I wanted to go, but had a lot to catch up on. Ah, well – good things to work on here, too.
The R25 Fundraiser is off to a good start – we've raised over $500 in the first two weeks. That's the good news – the bad news is the fence will cost over $6000 to complete. The good news is we have incredible support from Alliance Francaise – they are matching up to $2500. And California Stage and Matrix Arts are fundraising too. Danyen Powell has generously offered to provide labor for the project, and with all these groups pulling together, we will have a new, inviting, and artistic fence that highlights our artistic and cultural center – by the end of May, in time for the R25 June 5-6 art festival, in the newly anointed "courtyard." Please send what you can – checks to SPC, marked for R25 Beautification to Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th St, Sac 95816.
Mark your calendar – or better yet email Tim (firstname.lastname@example.com) to register for the upcoming Poetry Workshop – Free – April 16 and 17. Let's fill the house for Indigo's reading – another award-winning book – on Friday night the 16th, and fill up all the rooms all day Saturday – Tim's put together a superb line-up of workshop leaders. See website for details.
Other events to consider
Thursday, April 22 – 5 to 7pm Earth Day poetry reading at Sac State at "The Buzz" in the University Union
Thursday, April 22 – 8pm and beyond – Come honor BL Kennedy as he hosts his last reading at Luna's Poetry Unplugged. Word on the street is that this Open Mic will continue well into the evening!
Sunday, April 24 – Arden-Dimick Library, 2 to 4 pm – Indigo Moor, Kathleen Lynch and I will present an afternoon of poetry. Watt Avenue and Northrop.
Saturday, May 15 – Aid for Haiti – Fundraiser at the Newman Center – Poetry, Music and Community. Featuring Patrick Grizzell and Junkyard Burlesque. Poetry from Mary Zeppa, Quinton Duval, Dennis Schmitz, Victoria Dalkey and more! Hosted by Loretta and Dennis Schmitz and SPC.
Bob Stanley
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Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Twisting Plage - 24th May
These images of twisted solar plasma are regions of plage, that, in calcium light would show up as white areas on the suns disk. In Ha they manifest themselves as these areas of solar plasma whose appearance is dictated by magnetic field lines. A couple of rotations ago these regions had sunspots, now, the spots have decayed and just the tell tale twisted plasma is all that remains. Taken with the 203mm Airylab HaT at ~4250mm fl with a double stacked Daystar Quark etalon, a Baader solar telecompressor and the PGR Chameleon 3 camera using 2x2 binning.
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Grassroot Testimony on SB938 (Repealing the Reimbursement Provision of the Rail Surcharge)
From Grassroot Institute, Jan 31, 2017
January 31, 2017 -- 1:15 PM
Conference Room 229
To: Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental & Military Affairs
Sen. Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair
Sen. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair
From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
President Keli'i Akina, Ph.D.
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Dear Chair and Committee Members:
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii would like to offer its comments on SB938, which would repeal the requirement that the Director of Finance deduct 10% of gross proceeds of the county surcharge on state tax for the purposes of administering that surcharge.
In the spirit of disclosure, we should mention that the Grassroot Institute has filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in the Tax Foundation of Hawaii's lawsuit against the state in reference to this particular statute. In that brief, we discuss the fact that the issue is not only one of government accountability and transparency but also the state's responsibility to the taxpayers.
Under the existing law, the Department of Taxation has been allowed to keep a full 10% of the rail surcharge for the costs of administering it, despite the fact that the law directs DOTAX to calculate how much is required for its management of the surcharge, then return the remainder to the rail project. While the Department does not claim that it requires the full 10% for its administrative efforts, no official attempt has been made to calculate the actual cost to the Department of collecting and administering the tax.
The Tax Foundation of Hawaii estimates that so far, DOTAX has kept more than $177 million, adding that in many years, the amount collected for administrating the surcharge was at or near the entire departmental budget for that year.
At best, this demonstrates a lack of accountability and transparency. At worst, it is tacit permission for a state agency to skim proceeds of a tax for its own purposes instead of the one which was presented to the voters and citizens of this state.
Given that the state rail project has already been beset by problems, this surcharge administration fee has become a violation of the public trust. Every dollar taken from the wallets of taxpayers that is not demonstrably needed by DOTAX to administer the surcharge should go directly to that project.
This situation makes it clear that a full audit of the rail project and the Department of Taxation are necessary to increase transparency and restore public trust in state management of the project.
Thank you for your consideration of our comments.
Grassroot Institute's amicus brief can be viewed at: LINK
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Simulating Cancer Cell Migration in Microgravity with COMSOL®
Caty Fairclough August 16, 2017
Research shows that microgravity exposure has an effect on the human body, such as by suppressing immune cell activity. This phenomenon also affects cancer cell migration. Making use of this fact can lead to the identification of new therapeutic targets for metastatic cancer cells. In this blog post, we'll discuss how a research team used the COMSOL Multiphysics® software to design a culturing system to study cancer cell migration in microgravity.Ler Mais
Caty Fairclough August 15, 2017
Zone electrophoresis separates different species in a sample into distinct well-resolved peaks, giving scientists the ability to analyze substances like proteins and nucleic acids. Improving this electrophoretic separation technique requires us to accurately model the transport and separation of these species. Here, let's look at how the COMSOL Multiphysics® software can be used to simulate the movement of species during zone electrophoresis.Ler Mais
Edmund Dickinson July 13, 2017
In biophysics, electrochemistry, and the design of catalytic reactors, researchers and engineers exploit the special chemical and physical properties of solid surfaces involving both gas-solid and liquid-solid interfaces. This blog post discusses the basics of the kinetics of surface reactions at simple surfaces and how they can be modeled with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. In a subsequent blog post, we will look at how mass transport and reaction kinetics at surfaces are described for homogenized porous media.Ler Mais
Claire Bost June 14, 2017
When ambient air flows through porous media, it carries moisture. In this process, temperature and moisture are coupled: The vapor saturates depending on the temperature conditions, while latent heat effects due to evaporation and condensation modify the temperature. We discussed heat and moisture transport in air in a previous blog post. Let's address the specific transport processes we need to consider in pores and how to model heat and moisture transport in porous media with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham April 26, 2017
Sometimes when you bake a cake, it doesn't turn out how you expected. Part of this is due to the underlying heat and mass transfer phenomena that occur within the baking process, which affect the end result. With tools like the COMSOL Multiphysics® software, you can study and predict how these mechanisms work and use this knowledge to bake a better cake.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham January 13, 2017
For automotive designers, developing effective evaporative emission control systems in vehicles is an important task. Without these systems, volatile hydrocarbons can escape from a vehicle's fuel tank, producing air pollution and smog. The COMSOL Multiphysics® software provides the features and functionality needed to model these systems in order to understand their operations and improve their performance. Here's a look at one research team's analysis of an evaporative emission control system for bioethanol-blend fuels.Ler Mais
Caty Fairclough December 15, 2016
For patients with renal failure, efficient dialysis treatment is vital. One point of focus is designing high-performance dialysis equipment that increases contaminant removal, improving treatments like hemodialysis. To accomplish this, you can study aspects of the hemodialysis process, such as membrane dialysis devices, with numerical modeling apps. These apps, like the one discussed here, enable users to more quickly analyze the effects of different inputs and improve designs.Ler Mais
Bridget Paulus November 29, 2016
Transdermal drug delivery (TDD) patches continuously deliver drugs into the body for a certain amount of time. However, the skin is designed to keep out foreign substances, like drugs. To create a TDD patch that successfully bypasses this barrier, simulation can be used to study drug release and absorption into the skin. To analyze this process, Veryst Engineering created a TDD patch model with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and compared the results to experimental data.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham November 17, 2016
Food packaging is often composed of recycled materials, like newspapers or plastic, which may contain residual mineral oil inks. Traces of these potentially hazardous substances leftover from the recycled materials can migrate from the packaging to the stored food. To account for this, one research team developed a numerical model to analyze the migration patterns of mineral oil hydrocarbons for various packaging situations. Compared to experimental studies, their approach offers a more efficient and cost-effective way of optimizing food safety.Ler Mais
Caty Fairclough October 19, 2016
In certain food and pharmaceutical industries, different types of dryers are used to dry heat-sensitive products. Vacuum dryers offer one solution for removing water and organic solvents from these sensitive substances. For optimal vacuum dryer design performance, engineers need to balance the dual needs of a rapid drying time and high-quality end products. To achieve this, you can study the vacuum drying process with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham October 4, 2016
Environmental demands for greater fuel efficiency and lower emissions have sparked an interest in finding an alternative to traditional spark- and compression-ignition engines. While homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines offer a viable solution, significant challenges like maintaining control of ignition timing still remain. With simulation tools like the COMSOL Multiphysics® software, you can analyze the combustion process of an HCCI engine and gain deeper insight into ways to advance ignition control.Ler Mais


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Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores Through an Accountability Model
Available ON-DEMAND
Order the on-demand webcast, Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores Through an Accountability Model for lessons learned and best practices. You'll learn how to:
- Create a model to transform organizational culture with leadership buy-in
- Develop coaching tools that raise expectations, standards, and accountability
- Use data to identify champions to help increase patient loyalty
- Integrate innovative techniques into current processes to improve patient experience
Program Agenda:
Transform the culture
- Become an impassioned organization
- Look outside the industry for inspiration
- Incorporate service excellence as a strategic initiative
- Role of employee loyalty in long-term success
Build accountability
- Getting physicians on board
- Visioning
- Coaching
- Realign FTEs to coach smaller groups of employees
- Transparency of all physicians scores among staff
Drive innovation
- Use Net Promoter Score
- HCAHPS vs. NPS data
- Calculate loyalty to grow market share
- Measure levels for both employees and patients
- Use data to identify champions
Kristin Baird
Kristin Baird is CEO of The Baird Group in Fort Atkinson, Wis., and a nationally recognized thought leader in patient experience and service excellence. Whether presenting a keynote to thousands or a skill-building workshop for twelve, her presentations are thought-provoking and inspirational, yet extremely pragmatic. A highly sought-after consultant, she works with individuals and groups from the frontline, medical staff, and C-suite, guiding them through culture changes with measurable results in patient satisfaction and employee engagement.
Kevin R. Gwin
Kevin R. Gwin is vice president of communications at Ardent Health in Nashville. He leads communications and directs patient and customer loyalty measurement and improvement programs for Ardent's hospitals, health plan, clinics, and pharmacies. He brings more than 25 years of communication experience to this role—much of it from the automobile and financial services industries. He is a certified Net Promoter Associate, trained in the discipline of measuring and using customer loyalty and feedback to fuel growth. Prior to joining Ardent in 2004, Gwin directed marketing, public relations, internal communications, and the Web for St. Mary's Health System in Knoxville, Tenn.
Cindy Werkheiser
Cindy Werkheiser serves as vice president of service excellence at Monroe (Wis.) Clinic. Her responsibilities include strategic initiatives for service delivery and process improvement. She also oversees operations for first-impression services, including patient registration and scheduling, phlebotomy and preadmission, and greeting/valet; retail services, including pharmacy, optical, and gift shop; and food services, including café, coffee shop, patient room service, and catering. Werkheiser comes to healthcare after a 23-year career in the banking industry. She has received numerous awards and nominations for leadership and customer service, and has served on several community service boards and committees.
CFOs, CMOs, COOs, CEOs, CNOs, Marketing Directors, Vice Presidents of Marketing, communications managers, and healthcare marketers
To fully benefit from the webcast experience, you will need a computer equipped with a broadband Internet connection, a sound card, and speakers or headphones. You will also need Macromedia Flash Version 8.0 or greater and an Internet browser (e.g., Internet Explorer); additionally, we recommend a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. The use of AOL or wireless Internet connections is not recommended.
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Participation in the webcast is just $279 per site. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet.


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Whew, I'm still recuperating from the Denver County Fair. It was great weekend! Between speed crafting, steampunks, cute critters and live music there was non-stop fun.
My mother helped me gather the best of our vintage crafting collection to spread the love around (and make space for more estate sale finds...)
I had prepared an entire herd of pincushions for the event, many went home to be someone's new crafting buddy, but many more will be going up in my Etsy shop soon!
It's easy to forget that a ten foot square is really not that big, but I managed to have lots and lots of bags displayed so people could easily find their favorite.
I have some brand new signs, but my old racks are starting to lean dangerously, so that's on my list of wants for the business. It's a little more stressful to be figuring out a set-up for four full days! I wanted it to be the best possible, so naturally I was tweaking and moving things the whole time... It was a good crowd, and I sold enough to cover the booth fee. I'm already looking forward to next year! Has anyone else been having a good time at local fairs?


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In marketing, vague, meaningless phrases crop up often. In fact, I've posted about this disease before. It's a brutal misuse of the English language to fill a page full of words that mean absolutely nothing. I think that's why writers, who are used to using lots of words to describe something, fall victim to cliches when asked to summarize their 300 page epic into two paragraphs for a query, or even worse, a couple of sentences for a logline. "His world turned upside-down," might seems like an exciting way to describe your hero's conflict but it really isn't.
Let's take a look.
When a young farmer on a remote planet gets a secret message from a princess in danger, his entire world turns upside-down.
When a young farmer on a remote planet gets a secret message from a princess in danger, he's drawn into a rescue mission that kills his family and thrusts him toward his destiny of becoming a Jedi Knight. He is the last of the Jedi, and the only one who can save the galaxy from the clutches of the evil Darth Vader, the man who killed his father.
See! More details = more excitement.
If you see these phrases in your query, immediately change them
- world turned upside-down
- everything changed
- more than she bargained for
- a journey of discovery
- uncovered secrets
Basically anything that can be replaced with more details, because we want to know...
- HOW the world turned upside-down?
- WHAT changed?
- WHAT was more than she bargained for?
- WHAT happens on this journey? WHAT did your character discover?
- WHAT secrets?
It's like when you're watching an infomercial and they say, "This product will change your life and save you hours of time!" The first question that crops up in my mind is, "How is a one-shot kumquat slicer really going to change my life?" If you want to sell it to me, you have to tell me.


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Malware has been discovered hiding within images in a bid to mask attacks.
Sucuri researcher Peter Gramantik found the compromised but working images on a small number of sites.
He said attackers had preserved the image by storing malware within the image exif metadata, which contained time and geo location information.
PHP code then executed the malicious payload.
"The backdoor is divided into two parts. The first part is a mix of the exif_read_data function to read the image headers and the preg_replace function to execute the content, chief technology officer Daniel Cid wrote in a post.
"Both functions are harmless by themselves. Exif_read_data is commonly used to read images and preg_replace to replace the content of strings. However, preg_replace has a hidden and tricky option where if you pass the "/e" modifier it will execute the content (eval), instead of just searching/replacing."
Organisations could defend against the attack by white-listing only PHP scripts that support necessary business needs, or by removing exif data from images, Lumension forensics analyst Paul Henry said.


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If requested, the City's Internal Audit office or the appropriate department will follow-up with the citizen who made the report to ensure that the matter has been reviewed. If legal action results from the findings of the investigation the follow up action may be confidential and may not be able to be disclosed.
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All contact information will be kept confidential as required by State law. Sometimes the circumstances being reported cause others to speculate on who the informant is. Release of your identity may be required pursuant to a subpoena or in other circumstances where the City is required by law to release information.
Tennessee State law prohibits any retaliation against whistleblowers. If an employee or citizen feels that they are the subject of retaliation for reporting wrongdoing they should contact the City Human Resources Department or the Internal Audit Department.
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Narrow list down to Festivals, Venue Events, or Brewery Events.
Event Information:
Sat25Feb20173pm–7pmT.J. Finley's, 42 E Main St, Bay Shore, NY
The 3rd Annual T.J. Finley's Winter Bourbon Festival
More than 30 whiskeys and 30 craft beers! Another sold out event is expected! Tickets are available through the ticket link on our website site only. $75 VIP; $50 General Admission. Attendees will receive a commemorative tasting glass for unlimited samples of whiskey and beer.
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Perhaps no period in the history of ancient Israel is as controversial as the two centuries between the Exodus from Egypt and the establishment of kingship in the late 11th century B.C.E. under Saul and his successor David. Contemporary views run the gamut from essential acceptance of the biblical traditions to complete skepticism about them. The only mention of anything or anyone in the first eight books of the Bible that can be verified from a contemporaneous nonbiblical source is Israel itself, which occurs among a list of mostly Canaanite enemies that the Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah claimed to have defeated toward the end of the 13th century. So there must have been an Israel, in the land of Canaan, by that time. But who were these Israelites, and how, and when, did they get there? These are the topics on which William Dever focuses in his latest book, a kind of prequel to his earlier What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It? (reviewed in America, 7/2/01).
The dominant biblical tradition tells of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, probably to be dated in the mid-13th century B.C.E. After this, according to the Book of Joshua, they invaded the land of Canaan from the east; and in a series of swift and inexorable military campaigns, they occupied all of it, exterminating the Canaanites who lived there. Until the latter part of the 20th century, most scholars, especially Americans and Israelis, accepted this account of the conquest of the Promised Land as essentially historical and as confirmed by archaeological discoveries.
In the last few decades, however, the majority of scholars have concluded that the account is not historically accurate. For one thing, there is new archaeological evidence, especially the appearance, beginning in the late 13th and early 12th centuries, of hundreds of agricultural villages in the central hill country of Palestine. These mostly unfortified settlements show some new cultural markers, but also considerable continuity with earlier Canaanite culture. For Dever, these highland villages are mostly proto-Israelite, although some of their distinctive traits are also found in Transjordan, in territory that the Israelites never controlled. It was from these villages that the early Israel slowly emerged as a confederation of disparate groupssome Canaanites, some nomads settling down and some, although Dever is less clear on this point, who had left Egypt. The principles that unified them, codified in the Ten Commandments, were exclusive worship of Yahweh, who had brought Israel out of Egypt, and mutual support. Only gradually, over the course of about two centuries, did the confederationwhich called itself Israel, as did the Pharaoh Merneptahgain control of the entire land of Canaan.
In addition to the most recent archaeological data, this complex synthesis is based on some biblical traditions, especially in the Book of Judges, which document that various Canaanite groups became part of Israel and that the process of conquest was gradual. The elaboration of the synthesis is the heart of Dever's book, and it is masterfully done. Unfortunately, as in his earlier volume, he cannot resist engaging in attacks on those who hold different views or who use other approaches. In a typically revealing autobiographical aside, Dever reports that during a national scholarly meeting, he listened as biblical scholars explained why a history of ancient Israel could no longer be written:
Finally I could keep silent no longer. I rose to my feet and protested loudly...: If you biblical scholars are no longer able or willing to write the history of Israel, then we archeologists will do it.
This latest hybrid of polemics and accessible scholarship makes one wish that Dever had done what he promised. Few are as well equipped as he to write a history of ancient Israel that would integrate the various sources, both textualincluding not just the Bible but other relevant ancient writingsand artifactualthe archaeological record as it has been uncovered and interpreted for the last century and a half.
This is an important but flawed book. It lucidly presents the new data and offers a probable historical synthesis, but it is marred by a querulous tone and a surprising number of careless errors and inconsistencies. The definitive history of early Israel has yet to be written.
There have been many era developed to describe the history of mankind. The one we happen to live in was no accident. It was invented by Pepy-le-Petit, a French monk. He chose to divide history before and after what he thought was the birth of the Christ. Hence B.C., before Christ and A.D. It is true tht most nations use this calendar for pragmatic reasons.
But what in the world is a Catholic publication doing using the term B.C.E? This is the Christian era and was invented to mark the centrality of the birth of the Christ and don't you forget it!
There have been many era developed to describe the history of mankind. The one we happen to live in was no accident. It was invented by Pepy-le-Petit, a French monk. He chose to divide history before and after what he thought was the birth of the Christ. Hence B.C., before Christ and A.D. It is true tht most nations use this calendar for pragmatic reasons.
But what in the world is a Catholic publication doing using the term B.C.E? This is the Christian era and was invented to mark the centrality of the birth of the Christ and don't you forget it!


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This week saw Biscuit's first bowling adventure. I love how she's looking at the ball so suspiciously!
Wiggles decided she would like to play with Biscuit's wooden farm. It entertained her for ages. The only downside was that we couldn't find the proper animals, she didn't seem to mind the giant dogs, dinosaurs and tigers though!


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SAP delivers features for their customers (for free…) through its Customer Connect Program. For those who are not familiar with this program, my colleague Pieter has written the most important stuff here and here . Although it is already October, this blog is about my personal top 5 of improvements delivered in august 2015.
1) E-Mail editor: More comfortable Email functionality (D7351)SAP has finally improved its e-mail functionality! Until these improvements it was only possible to add an image to an e-mail in the IC email editor attaching it manually. The editor now also supports the pasting of images and screen captures from the clipboard. Next to that the RTE (Rich Text Editor) has been updated to support more formatting options.
Implementation (note 2173692) :
* Install notes
* Turn on BF UI_FRW_RTE
To have a quick overview if any documents are attached to a transaction, a new column is now available. It still has to be configured however. This column shows an icon if there is an attachment on header level (! and on header level only).
2) Show attachment symbol in result lists and assignment blocks (D7334)
The implementation does take a lot of effort since many structures are involved.
Implementation (note 2141594) :
* Perform pre-implementation steps
* Install notes
* Perform manual post-implementation steps
The title says it all, it is now possible to open a link in a new session so the user gets two screens so he can compare sessions without having to do the navigating all over again........except in all IC-business roles, it is not supported there...
3) Enable navigation links to be opened within a new tab/browser (D7179)
Implementation (note 2135300) :
* Perform manual steps (a lot !)
4) Drag and Drop attachment functionality for IC Email (D6982)
SAP and drag and drop! Finally, it's possible to drag a file from your Windows explorer to the IC e-mail editor, which will actually attach the file to the e-mail you're writing.
Implementation (note 2141594):
* Install notes
Before this enhancement, it was only possible to sort on one column at a time. This makes extensive selections quite useless and drives a user to export the whole result list to Excel, which can sort in every which way you want. This development allows users to do multiple sorts on a table, either directly on the table, or through personalization. Administrators can also define the default multi-sort through configuration.
5a) Saved Search should save the sorting against multiple columns (D6773)
Implementation (note 2131434):
* SP-level upgrade
* Perform manual post-implementation steps (there is a How-To document enclosed in the note)
While 5a give you the opportunity to sort in a proper way, this developments makes sure you can also save your sorting. This saves users a lot of time when having loads of results based on the same selection every time.
5b) SAP CRM save sorting for the session (D6911)
Implementation (note 1855398):
* SP-level upgrade (there is also a How-To document enclosed in the note)
Looks promising (just missed the top 5) ..:
- Cancel search button should lead you back to search (D6913)
Looks promising, however is not :
- Sequencing AND defaulting of drop down lists via configuration tool or something (D7356)
Want to see a document with all improvements? Check here.
Thanks to Roel Rutten for pointing me to this document.
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Do It Yourself Skin Care Remedies
Since facial skin is the most visible on a body, it is worth it to start with some cheap remedies that can be done at home. Masks are some of the items that work wonders. About twenty minutes a day of complete fat Greet type yogurt on a person's face begins to clear up the dark spots as well as pimples within just a week for most of the people. After around four weeks, an individual will start having a glowing skin. A bonus with this particular style is that by putting the mask on one's lips , one is in a position to get rid of skin that may be flaky around that area. One should ensure that he or she sticks to it on a daily basis and should be sure to moisturize later on.
Oatmeal For Healthy Skin
Washing one's face with oatmeal is another helpful procedure of taking care of one's skin. Oatmeal is a recommendable way of combatting flakiness, rashes as well as acne. Any brand of this specific product will do. One ought to just take a fistful and hold the oatmeal under water that is warm for about three minutes then massaging it into wet skin foe around one minute and then finally rinse it off. This oatmeal ought not to feel rough as if one is scrubbing his or her skin.
A honey face mask can also be made. Honey makes a great mask. A thin layer being left on a person's face for about twenty minutes adds moisture and glow. It also serves to guard the skin against acne. In any case a person prefers to purchase products instead of using home remedies, he or she should go for Neutogena and Cetaphil. Neutogena is quite a good scrub for anti-acne while Cetaphil is appropriate for a skin that is sensitive.
Skip The Shower, Pick A Bath Instead
One is also advised to sometimes skip taking a shower and instead, take a bath. Taking a bath is a great way of providing care to the skin. Medical experts highly advise that one exfoliates in the shower and sits in a tub because any kind of treatment a person does, do sink in a better way. This is a great method of cleaning your skin, and rid it of acne, but a lot of teens hate this methods. Some of the best acne treatment for teens make use of various products instead.
Milk Isn't Just For Babies
Whole milk removes dead skin. Whole milk is quite helpful in getting rid of old skin since it has lactic acid. It ought to be poured directly into a bath that is hot. Since it is a little bit drying, one should not stay for longer than twenty minutes. A person should then make sure that he or she moisturizes afterwards.
Coconut milk can alternatively be used in one's bath. It is has a really soothing effect on sunburns and also serves as a great moisturizer. One can easily find these coconut milks in the grocery aisles. A person just needs to dump a can into the bath and he or she can then relax. It is worth noting that the tub has a tendency to become slippery therefore one ought to be extra careful.
Oils And Ointments For A Healthy Glowing Skin
To moisturize the skin, make use of oils. Moisturizing the skin is a very important thing to do. There are a numerous natural oils which mimic fats as well as proteins in the body so that they can be specifically appropriate. Some of the best oils include:
- Vitamin E oil – it is important to read the labels so as to ascertain that one is getti ng pure oil since there are brands mixing with other oils.
- Jojoba oil – this particular one is safe for the face
- Coconut oil
- Shea butter
Olive oil is sometimes used for some particular skin types though it causes flaking in some people. One can therefore experiment with it and see how it turns out on his or her skin. In any case the flaking shows up, one should immediately stop using it. People who live in places that are wintry can make use of petroleum jelly in order to seal in any moisture though not as a moisturizer itself.
Anyone in the quest of taking care of his or her skin can also try using a spa. Most of the spas permit people to make use of their facilities without necessarily getting a treatment that is pricey. Many of them, for example, charge a separate about fifteen dollars as fee for entrance.


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Builders Apply to Expand their Footprints at Zoning Board of Appeals
- Real Estate
- Published: Wednesday, 22 October 2014 22:16
- Joanne Wallenstein
If you're curious about why some new homes appear to extend to the lot line, are closer to the street than neighboring homes or tower above their neighbors, plan to attend a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals at Scarsdale Village Hall. This is the board that listens to pleas from residents and developers for variances from Village building code.
I attended a meeting on October 15 because I was concerned about a large new home going up in my neighborhood. When I arrived I found that the case had been deleted from the agenda – but there were many other interesting appeals so I decided to stay.
The first involved Nicola and Robert Ansell of 30 Murray Hill Road who wished to sell off a piece of their property to construct another home on the site. Historically tax lots 32 and 33 were actually two lots -- and to this day the homeowner pays two tax bills for the property which is 1.7 acres. Their lawyer from Cuddy and Feder maintained that the zoning law that was in force before 1947 would allow for two properties on the site with no minimum lot size requirement. Though current law requires a minimum plot of one acre the Ansells came before the Board of Appeals to create two non-conforming lots, one .9 acres and one of .77 acres. When the Chair suggested they apply to the Planning Board for permission to subdivide the property, the lawyer maintained that the property was already divided and no subdivision was required. However in 1984 previous owners had applied to subdivide and were turned down.
Elaine Petschek, whose home at 86 Mamaroneck Road is adjacent to the property in question said, "The prior owners asked for the same permission and were turned down by the village. If it is permitted my property will be negatively affected. The new owners should have known it did not meet requirements of one acre....we need to be protective of open spaces between houses – that's what makes Scarsdale beautiful. If you grant a variance you are adding to our continued loss of open space."
After much discussion, the decision on the application was held over to the next meeting to give the board time to analyze past and present zoning codes.
The next applicant was asking for a variance to intrude into a setback for a home that had not yet been designed at 20 Brookline Road. Contractor Joseph Daniel was asking for a 10-foot variance into a paper street adjacent to the site to contruct a "more balanced house." He claimed there would be no impact on the community and that the Board routinely grants these variances. Board Member Jeff Watiker asked, "If the house has not been designed, how do you know you need the variance? You are asking for the setback before you design the house." Board Chair George Lindsay said, "The board rarely approves free rein on a piece of land."
Several neighbors attended the meeting to voice their objections to the plan. Katherine Crowley said, "I have owned 15 Brookline Road for years. We love the path. It is bucolic and adds charm to the neighborhood. The new house can have an adverse affect on the community if it takes up more space on the lot. This is a substantial request for a 50% greater variance. When they purchased it they knew what was allowed to be built. They don't have plans so they can adjust to the size of the lot that they purchased."
Frank Fee of 2 Beechwood Lane across the street from the new house said, "This board does not approve open ended variances. There is lots of speculation. Lets get more specifics so we can make an informed judgment."
Also on the agenda were Josh Lamberg and Twin Oaks Construction who sought a substantial variance to build a 7,000 square foot home with a 3-car garage on a cul de sac at the end of Bethel Road – which is a bucolic, dead end street off Richbell. The current home is 3,200 square feet and the property is 1.2 acres. The backyard has a steep slope leading down to a stream and the new owner sought to move the home up toward the street so that there would be room for a yard in back.
The existing home meets the setback and is 50 feet from the road and Lamberg sought a variance to move it to 32 feet from the road. Jeff Watiker said, "The current house is 75 feet from property line and there is not much room behind it. You want to build a bigger house and move it forward. You are asking for a very big variance."
A neighbor across the street said, "My name is Robert Freedman and I am selling 3 Bethel Road. I feel privileged to have lived there. It was a private road. The house I lived in was built in 1927-28. We are the third family over 90 years. It is important for the road to look as it does."
The new owner, Josh Lamberg said, "We feel we are bringing value that will build the value of the neighborhood. The back is steep. It's a concern. I have a 4 year old and two six year olds and I want to create a safer environment."
The Board of Appeals held over decisions on the applications at Brookline Road and Bethel Road.
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What You Do Not Know Could Hurt You: What Women Wish Their Doctors Had Told Them About Chemotherapy Side Effects on Memory and Response to Alcohol
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Health care providers may not be adequately informing women of common, potentially harmful adverse events of chemotherapy, including memory problems and altered sensitivity to alcohol, according to a study published in the journal Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research.
To explore trends in female experience and awareness of side effects associated with chemotherapy, researchers surveyed 79 women with cancer, including 46 Spanish-speaking women in Puerto Rico and 33 English-speaking women in the continental United States. Most patients had breast or ovarian cancer.
Investigators evaluated rates of reported memory loss or an altered response to alcohol following chemotherapy, whether clinicians discussed potential side effects, and whether patients experienced changes in alcohol consumption after treatment.
Results showed that US women were 7 times more likely than Puerto Rican women to perceive impaired short-term memory, with 90.9% of US women reporting memory problems vs 58.7% of Puerto Rican women. In addition, 28.6% of US patients and 46.7% of Puerto Rican survivors who reported alcohol use said they were more sensitive to lower doses of alcohol.
Despite the high prevalence of impaired short-term memory and altered response to alcohol, the majority of patients wished that they had received information about how chemotherapy and other medications adversely impact memory and affect alcohol response. The findings suggest that additional strategies are needed to improve patient education of potential chemotherapy-related side effects and the benefits and risks of alcohol consumption.
Evidence suggests that most chemotherapy drugs affect healthy cells, including neurons, progenitor cells, and neurotransmitters.
ABSTRACT: For many patients, a cancer diagnosis is followed by chemotherapy treatment, which works by attacking cells that are growing and dividing throughout the body. Although cancer cells grow and divide more quickly than healthy cells, both are targets. The loss of healthy cells is associated with side effects, such as memory loss and altered response to a variety of food and drugs. In this pilot study, we use the "Survey of female cancer treatments, effects on memory and alcohol awareness" to explore trends in female experience and awareness of side effects associated with chemotherapy. We examined 79 female cancer patients, 46 Spanish-speaking women in Puerto Rico and 33 English-speaking women in the continental United States, and compared the rates of a reported memory loss or an altered ethanol response following chemotherapy, whether or not potential side effects were discussed with a medical professional, and whether they experienced changes in alcohol consumption after treatment. A majority of participants reported having experienced short-term memory loss postchemotherapy. Changes in response to alcohol and an altered sensitivity to alcohol were also reported by 25%–47% of the respondents. Additionally, more than half of all female cancer patients reported that they wished they would have received information on the side effects of chemotherapy and secondary medications prior to treatment. The survey results suggest that medical professionals are not adequately informing women of common, potentially harmful side effects of chemotherapy. Women do wish to be more educated about potential side effects related to memory and alcohol and be given the opportunity to discuss potential outcomes with a medical professional prior to treatment to reduce the negative impact of treatment-related side effects on posttreatment quality of life.
KEYWORDS: alcohol, memory, breast cancer
CITATION: Couvertier-Lebron et al. What You Do Not Know Could Hurt You: What Women Wish Their Doctors Had Told Them About Chemotherapy Side Effects on Memory and Response to Alcohol. Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research 2016:10 229–238 doi:10.4137/BCBCR.S38389.
TYPE: Original Research
RECEIVED: December 30, 2015. RESUBMITTED: April 12, 2016. ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION: April 15, 2016.
ACADEMIC EDITOR: Dr. Goberdhan P. Dimri, Editor in Chief
PEER REVIEW: Four peer reviewers contributed to the peer review report. Reviewers' reports totaled 915 words, excluding any confidential comments to the academic editor.
FUNDING: We acknowledge the support of Tirtsa Porrata-Doria and the Molecular Biology Core Laboratory and neuroscience behavioral core (Grant RR003050/8G12MD007579-27). The authors confirm that the funder had no influence over the study design, content of the article, or selection of this journal.
COMPETING INTERESTS: Authors disclose no potential conflicts of interest.
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Mimaki USA has released its Enhanced JV400LX latex printer series. The printers improve upon the company's previous models with a new inkset with white, upgraded heaters, and more.
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Hey all!
It's the second day of the new, beautiful year.
I thought I'd recap on an event I attended last November
Early November, a few months after I had started my job at Waterstones (one of the UK's bookstores) in Newcastle, there was the opportunity for one bookseller and a friend to travel - all expenses paid - to London for a launch party of a book, written by upcoming author Sally Green. I hadn't heard of the book, however it looked fantastic and even though I thought I didn't have a chance of winning, I thought I'd enter just in case!
So I entered, and a few days later, I had a phone call.
So the afternoon of Tuesday 19th, I travelled down to London. The sun was setting and the view was beautiful.
I couldn't resist taking photos
Beautiful, right?
So when we got to London, we found our hotel room. Two huge double beds and a bathroom. Absolutely gorgeous.
At 6:30, a private hire car picked me up from outside the hotel, and took us to Shoreditch House, where we took the lift to the top floor, walked past the private gym, restaurant and outdoor heated swimming pool (swanky!, and went through to the "Secret Garden" where we were met by a crowd of happy launch party people, and a hottie male model in a cage.
The male model was very symbolic to the book, I was informed by the lovely Sally Green. In the book, Nathan (model), is placed by white witches inside the cage for two years until they decide his fate. Nathan is the son of a white which, and his Dad just happens to be the baddest black witch EVER.
Like I mentioned earlier, I hadn't yet read the book, but it already sounded fantastic.
Here's the synopsis:
A stunning, magical debut. An international sensation.
You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch.
You get sick if you stay indoors after dark.
You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one.
You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen.
All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday.
You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch.
You get sick if you stay indoors after dark.
You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one.
You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen.
All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday.
In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and fifteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan's father is the world's most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his sixteenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch—or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust—not even family, not even the girl he loves?
In the tradition of Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak, Half Bad is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page.
Throughout the evening, we were served canapés and delicious cocktails, followed by glasses of chilled wine. Very refreshing, very sophisticated.
Everybody at the party listened to a humbling, heart-warming and inspiring speech from Sally Green, who talked about her journey from being an accountant to a mother to a writer.
I tried to upload a video of the speech however I'm not sure whether it worked. If it didn't, take my word that the speech was truly fantastic.
After receiving many rejections from publishers and companies of her finished manuscript, it was finally purchased Puffin and Viking USA - both of whom are part of the Penguin Group, and created a "snowball effect" with publishers and agents recognising Sally's amazing talent and unique writing style.
The book has not yet been released, however film rights have already been published by 20th Century Fox, with the director of the Twilight franchise, Percy Jackson and the Book Thief. I for one, am very excited about the release of the book AND the movie.
At the end of her speech, Sally likened the experience to winning the lottery; you play the game, but you never expect to win.
The evening was finished with receiving a proof copy of Half-Bad, which was given by a chained, caged Nathan.
It was fantastic to meet Sally, and my review of Half-Bad will be up shortly!
All in all, a truly fantastic evening.
Male model chained in a cage!
My friend, myself and the lovely Sally Green
Beautiful cover of Half Bad - my proof copy!