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In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, people walk through a small street decorated with Albanian flags, in Skopje, Macedonia. Macedonian capital Skopje, particularly the parts populated with ethnic Albanians, are flooded with Albanian flags, in the eve of the celebration of 100 years of Albania's independence and the national flag. Ethnic Albanians make up a quarter of Macedonia's 2.1 million people and are the largest ethnic minority in the country. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Sunday, November 25, 2012 12:03 pm
Macedonia: Minority marks Albanian independence
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDESAssociated Press
The prime ministers of neighboring Albania and Kosovo, Sali Berisha and Hashim Thaci, were expected to attend the celebrations later Sunday at Skopje's sports center.
The anniversary celebrations in Macedonia's capital are scheduled to last for four days, and similar festivities will take place later this week in the capitals of Kosovo and Albania.
Ethnic Albanians make up about 25 percent of Macedonia's population of 2.1 million, but tension with the country's Slavic-speaking Macedonian majority has remained high since a six-month armed ethnic Albanian insurgency in 2001 to demand greater autonomy in minority areas.
For nearly five centuries, Albania was at the heart of a sprawling Ottoman Empire, but it declared independence in 1912, and is now a parliamentary democracy and member of the United Nations and NATO.
In Skopje, Macedonia's capital, thousands of Albanian national flags - a black double-headed eagle on a red background - were on display Sunday there and in minority areas of northern and western Macedonia. Divers even placed the flag at the bottom of Lake Ohrid, which straddles Macedonia and Albania.
"This is really an exaggeration" auto-mechanic Jovan Krstevski, 49, of Skopje told The Associated Press, as ethnic Albanians marched there. "I have nothing against any flag or celebrations, but placing such huge flags in such a manner and with such noise is nothing but dramatizing the event and has nothing to do with a tribute. Just the opposite, only to demonstrate the (minority's) power and to provoke their fellow Macedonians."
The opposition Social Democrats earlier described a decision by the Macedonian government to join Albania's independence celebrations as a "political provocation."
Conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has the country's largest ethnic Albanian party, the DUI, in his coalition government. The DUI is led by Ali Ahmeti.
"We ask whether Gruevski and Ahmeti are aware that their irresponsible behavior and harmful policies will cause fresh ethnic tension and undermine the rule of law?" deputy Social Democrat leader Gordan Georgiev said recently.
Even Gruevski allies have publicly argued that the Albanian celebrations are part of a minority drive toward creating a largely autonomous state - a notion dismissed by Ahmeti.
Stojance Angelov - leader of Dignity, an association of Macedonian veterans of the 2001 ethnic conflict - said such a move would be unfair and damaging to Macedonia.
In an interview with Channel Five TV, Ahmeti said, "Raising the Albanian national flag is not a demonstration of power, but part of a great date for us Albanians and ... should not be seen as a provocation to the Macedonians."
He said, "We do not have any pretensions to dividing Macedonia because Macedonia is our country, Macedonia is our homeland. Our ancestors were here, our future is here and we need to build our future together."
Relations between the two main coalition partners have, however, soured in recent weeks after the country's ethnic Albanian defense minister paid tribute to the insurgents of 2001. Gruevski responded by presenting draft legislation to grant pensions to former government soldiers who fought in the ethnic conflict - but not to rebel veterans.
Two recent incidents in neighboring Albania also have raised tensions in Macedonia.
Macedonian national flags were set on fire in Tirana, the capital of Albania, and eggs were thrown at a car carrying Gruevski as the Macedonian prime minister visited Tirana.
Macedonia's government complained about both incidents, and the Albanian foreign ministry condemned them.


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The state plans to cease subsidizing a day care and early-education center at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital campus in Jamaica Plain, and the center's board is scrambling to save the 44-year-old program.
The state recently notified the board it plans to shutter the state-owned building that houses the Shattuck Child Care Center on June 30, 2014, because the facility is deteriorating. Without that building, which has provided the center with free space, the state cannot afford to suppoort the center, officials said.
The state also plans to end all other aid it gives to the center, including staffing, but officials said they have not decided when that will happen.
Board members are pleading for more time to create a business model that will keep the center afloat at its Morton Street location. The center offers day care and early education to 45 children. The private nonprofit is run by a board with two dozen members.
"I don't think it's reasonable to, after 44 years, give us a year and then kick us out with no chance to try to become an independent, viable organization," said board member Clare Reilly.
More than 250 hospital workers have signed a petition asking for the center to stay on campus. Employees pay significantly reduced rates to send their children to the center.
The decision to stop subsidizing the center "was not made lightly," said Alec Loftus, spokesman for the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
The center does not pay rent, utilities, or maintenance costs.
The state spends about $175,000 in annual salaries, not including employee benefits, to pay for the equivalent of about three of the center's nine-person staff.
The center was established as a way to recruit workers to the hospital by providing them with reduced-rate child care, Loftus said. The intention was to have most or all slots filled by children of hospital staff.
Now only slightly more than half of the spots are filled by children of hospital employees, he said.
The remaining spots, filled by local families who do not work on the campus, pay a higher rate than hospital employees, he said.
Reilly said some hospital staff work there, in part, to get their children into the center. She said ending support for the center seems to run counter to Governor Deval Patrick's recent push to bolster early-childhood education programs.
"This is a high-quality, highly respected child care center in the community, and it's been known to be for years," she said. "It's exactly what we should be duplicating."Matt Rocheleau can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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In celebration of National Backyard Campout Day on June 25, pack some food and bring your backpack because Sid the Science Kid, Gerald, and Dad are gearing up for a big adventure…they're setting up tents for a campout in the backyard!
New episode 214 "Sid's Backyard Campout!" premieres June 20 and repeats throughout the summer.
During the campout, Dad is eager to share his love of nature and demonstrates how to have a great time outside with the simplest of necessities. They look for animals, cook their own dinner, marvel at the stars in the sky, roast marshmallows, and sing songs around the campfire. And here's the best part, you are invited to join the adventure and sing along!
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Blue Crab Information for Fishermen
Knuckle Joint Banding Process - The Knuckle Bander®
Willard Visel– September 2010
Timothy C. Visel
Updated, August 2012
Reducing Capture Mortality in the Recreational Blue Crab Fishery
"Photographs of Banding Process
Now Available by Abigail Visel"
The Blue Crab is a popular seafood species. It habitats coastal bays along the
Atlanticand Gulf coasts and is found on many seafood menus offered by shoreline restaurants. As such over 90% of the catch is served hot/steamed; almost no consumer (home live purchase) market exists contrary to the American lobster. The reasons for this difference can be found in the painful bite of the blue crab claw – an aggressive feature that excludes most live purchases for post harvest retail operations.
Most blue crabs are marketed in dry bushel baskets where shipping and claw mortality is high sometimes over 50% in warm weather. Because of the unrestrained claws fighting mortality continues in both dry and wet (tank) sea water systems. The blue crab is an aggressive cannibal that crushes other crabs and makes package for retail (home) purchases nearly impossible. Between shipping and holding mortalities it is not uncommon that 50% perish before cooking. Because the product is kept cool and quickly steamed in large quantities the industry has not invested in live retail sales. Few fish markets can handle live hard shell blue crabs and consumers purchasing them live face injury. This has caused per piece crab purchases by consumers from live retail markets to be virtually unknown.
The Knuckle Bander (banding process) has been developed by Willard Visel of
10 Blake Street, Ivoryton, CT (2010). First attempts included banding the claws together in an outreached position but that resulted in an unnatural position, making packing and storage difficult. After numerous other attempts to control claw movements a modified Lobster Claw Banding tool was used to band the blue crab knuckle (claw point) but not the claw. This has resulted in a normal appearing crab but its claws have now been held (restricted) to its body – making aggressive attack virtually impossible. This has resulted in benefits to the retail operator (several have reported to Will that mortality has dropped to almost zero) and made retail sales (per piece) possible. Reports from market sales and direct consumer sales have been very positive with many comments "why didn't someone think of this before."
This could impact the entire blue crab industry as home sales is at zero now and most people who like crab do so themselves and handle the product as a recreational fishing activity.
At present a bushel of hard shell "jimmies" retail sells for $120 dollars and contain about 80 crabs, which when shipped in a dry basket 50 crabs arrive alive, (comments from area fish markets) and subject to another 25% 48 hour holding loss – so a retail per piece is about $4.50 a crab beyond the retail market. At $1.50 each to $2.00 each large live (Jumbo 6 to 6.5") crab (no mortality) retail stores can offer live crabs about $3.00 to $3.50 each (live Jumbos) with almost no mortality and have a product that consumers can more safety handle. The claw itself is not banded, only the knuckle – but similar to the American Lobster, only a reduction to getting bitten has reduced the hazards of purchasing them. The same band that is used to band lobster claws is used to band the knuckle joint of the blue crabs.
Since 2007, about 1,000 banded blue crabs have been sold or consumed without a complaint, only "praise." When kept moist they have held well in cooler storage in recirculation tanks; no live crabs experienced claw loss or injury. This has opened markets for consumers who cannot crab for themselves – elderly, non-mobile and others who cannot catch (have access) on their own. A demand exists for live blue crab in sauces or steamed with Old Bay™ seasoning; water steamed and picked crab meat. A significant market exists that could benefit from such a process. Live blue crabs could soon become a regular item at seafood stores along the coast. Bands are to remain over the joint until cooking is completed - the same as with the lobsters.
The Process –
The crab is placed into a low sided plastic tub or "banding box." The operator using the bander, wearing heavy gloves positions the crab so the claws are in the swimming – non attack or fighting position the knuckle (or elbow) protrudes to accept a heavy rubber band around the joint. Willard uses the standard lobster claw bander and lobster bands available commercially. A modified lobster band tool (a large jaw) is used to open a rubber band and pushes it over the claw joint.
A repeat of the process is done to the remaining claw. When complete both claws are now in the swimming, not attacking (biting) position. Crabs can continue to walk, swim and breathe in seawater with no effects. Although the crab can still bite, it prefers to keep quiet in the cooler (no fighting) and handled easily by the rear.
The banding process for the hard shell blue crabs is believed to be unique to Willard Visel's blue crab marketing operation (2010).
Update: August 2012 – Tim Visel
Willard fished for crabs with a friend, Dave Krug in 2010. Soon after this fact sheet was produced sidewalk stands in the Old Saybrook area opened and had signs: 2 blue crabs for 50 cents and the market for live banded crabs soon disappeared. The operation had Will and Dave working in a team, one would crab, the other would band. It (the banding worked well) and certainly makes handling the crab easier. Crabs held in recirculation systems at the
lived 40 days without any significant mortality. Sound School
This information is being released now as a way to reduce recreational blue crab catch loss; several crabbers have commented about this loss and crab spoilage in high heat. I have seen several buckets of crabs lost from bleed out from fighting, injuries the past two weeks and crabs, like lobsters, spoil very quickly in high heat. It has been very hot of late.
In summary these crabs are too valuable to waste, a current market guide from southern areas list $165/bushel with about 75 crabs to the bushel, slightly over $2.00 a crab. Live shipments from southern states often contain a summer shipping disclaimer. Thirty percent may perish during the trip north; the gills dry and in high heat crabs quickly die. Keeping crabs cool, uninjured and gills moist is the key to reducing holding and shipping losses.
Injury from claw damage fighting is the leading (cause for significant recreational mortality, crab "blood" so to speak is hard to see but upon close examination it appears a slightly bluish almost translucent "jelly". It is a soft and rubbery and difficult to clot in warm weather. Although summer crabbers keep crabs in small pails of water, in hot weather they often run out of oxygen and also perish by suffocation.
Lastly, banding makes handling easier and assists packing in coolers for the trip home. This summer I have seen some crabbers fill a five gallon bucket pail with large crabs (about 40 in numbers) only to see massive injury bleeding and most likely high crab losses for a long day in hot weather.
Then under the Process section change clumped to placed, the crab is placed
"Photographs Of Banding Process Now Available Photographs by Abigail Visel"
Several recent conversations with crabbers especially over the August 4-5 weekend in which I observed significant capture mortality, two crabbers were interested in the banding process, but without pictures it was very difficult to explain or describe.
They asked if some photographs showing the process were available on line and I did not think so, and they thought seeing pictures of the process and tools would Help. A local bait and tackle store Captain Morgan's of
felt the same way. Could I do a demonstration? On August 4 at 8:30 am I tried the Clinton Town Crab Float on the Madison Indian River at a low tide. I only needed a couple of crabs for the Captain Morgan demonstration and this has been a good spot. At 74 degrees and low tide I had 22 shorts (mostly 3 to 4 inch males and two 5.25 crabs) in one hour--enough for a quick demonstration but not indicative of the sizes caught recently.
I then tried the
Essex town dock for two crabs for Abigail to photograph that evening, again needing only two and at 6:10 pm the tide had just turned at 74 degrees it was a little warm but I put in five lines with chicken legs; Immediately I had hookups and started catching 6 to 7 inch crabs. While this was happening I met and talked with Ronald Angelo of the Connecticut Department of Economic Development who watched as all five lines were being pulled of the dock. Final count, 45 minutes of fishing, 21 large crabs. Between 6 and 7.5 inches, missed 8 returned 6. The photographs of the banding process has a 6.5 inch and 7.5 inch crab. The set of photographs are available from email@example.com
I'm always open to ideas and suggestions about the process.
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Typically when you meet someone for the first time, one of the very first questions you're asked is, "What do you do?" I like many of you have been asked this question numerous times. I always answer with, "I work for Grundy County Conservation. We take care of many parks and wildlife areas in Grundy County and I also help maintain and give tours in our museum in Morrison." I can't even count the amount of times that people respond with, "There is a museum in Morrison?" It's sad that more people haven't been to our museum and even more sad that they don't even know it's there.
Our museum is more formally called The Grundy County Heritage Museum and the theme of the main section is from grasslands to granaries. Our displays take you on a tour through time from when Grundy County was a sea of prairie grass to the development of agriculture showing how our landscape has changed over time. It features many animal displays that show the change in animal diversity over the years. It also has a 1900's general store, barn and house. We also have a variety of wagons, buggies and farm equipment from different time periods. If just looking at displays isn't your thing then you can try out our new touch screen video displays that have a variety of different videos. I have been to many county museums around the state that are similar to ours and I have to say ours is one of the best. I would really love for everyone in Grundy County to get a chance to see this great museum, and what better way than this coming Sunday for our annual open house.
Our annual open house is Sunday March 10th from 1:00 to 4:00 at the Heritage Museum in Morrison. Every year we have a speaker come and this years speaker is Darrel Draper. Darrel will be performing George Drouillard- Hunter, Interpreter, and Indian sign talker for Lewis and Clark. The performance will take place at 2:00 p.m. in the museum. His performance is being sponsored by the Historical Collections of Grundy County so there will be no charge to the public. In his performance Draper becomes George Drouillard and brings life to this famous half French half Shawnee Indian guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition. I have seen him give this performance and it is entertaining to say the least. He dresses up in full costume and does an excellent job. You don't want to miss this great chance to experience the Grundy County museum so come to Morrison this Sunday for some great entertainment.


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I have RockBox on my Sansa Fuze+ and I really enjoy the relative freedom of use it has compared to the OF. However, I had some rather important files (homework, to be exact) that I didn't want anyone to tamper with, so I made a few bogus entries in the Audible folder on my SD Card and cut & pasted the files there. It went like this: "<MMC>/Audible/USER_CACHE/WINDIR/Folder with sensitive files."
One day, I got bored and decided to play around with the OF, so I booted into the OF and then back into Rockbox. Then, later, my dad asked to use my MP3 player, so I handed it to him. He handed it back to me and told me he couldn't figure it out.
That night, I went to access those files in the audible folder, and they were gone! All that was left was "<MMC>/Audible/USER_CACHE/" Nothing after that! I got worried that my dad had accidentally deleted it or something, since you pretty much had to hit every top entry to get to the files. Then i thought that myabe some application on the MP3 player had cleared the folder. So, I did a little testing, copying and pasting files in the USER_CACHE folder and booting into the OF, finding that the OF deleted the files automatically. I did this in the Audible folder on the Flash memory, and those files stayed intact.
So, my question is: Is the Original Firmware on the Sansa Fuze+ programmed to delete any files that are not Audible files in the Audible directory, specifically on the SD Card? If so, why? Is it normal behavior for the Fuze+ or other players with Audible support?
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Strong political will needed from African leaders to boost critical aspects of intra-African trade
Addis Ababa 27 January 2012- As the 18th African Union Summit starts in Addis Ababa, civil society organizations from across Africa are concerned that the summit's central theme, "Boosting Intra- African Trade," risks being overshadowed and will not get the focus needed to tackle this urgent issue.
The organizations said that intra-African trade remains weak, making up only 11% of total trade in Africa. Comparatively, in Asia intra-trade represents 52% and in Europe 82%. Failure to invest more in intra-African trade is likely to harm the continent's development, the groups said.
"Electing new commissioners and chairpersons should not overshadow the real development challenges on the continent, which can be addressed through improving and boosting intra-Africa trade," said Michael Orwa from the State of Africa Union Coalition, a Pan-African institution leading the call for greater efficiency within the African Union.
Désiré Assogbavi from Oxfam said," Many things are at stake at this summit. Not only do we need decisions to be taken at a continental level to lead and speed-up this process, but leaders must also act concretely at regional and national levels."
The organizations said that there is scope to improve trade in the continent and this Summit is the time to do it. While other parts of the world are experiencing difficult financial and economic downturns, the economic growth in the continent remains strong, with many countries having between 6 to 11% annual economic growth.
Regional organizations like ECOWAS, COMESA, SADEC and EAC, should be on the frontlines of this battle to boost intra-African trade. Bold and visible actions are needed at all levels, targeting established companies but also small scale traders.
"These small scale traders represent 30 to 40% of the business in the continent, and governments should aim to facilitate and reduce paperwork to improve the trade regime all over Africa," said Augustine Tawanda, Secretary General of Zimbabwe Cross Border Traders Association, an organization leading the cross border trade in Southern Africa. "Our aim is to get a simplified trade regime, which will make our life easier, and boost not only trade but also development in our country and improve life of ordinary people in cities and villages." added Mr Tawanda.
The food crisis in the Horn of Africa, as well as that currently unfolding in the Sahel, points to the key opportunity for Member States to deliberate on the role of regional food markets and regional trade and take decisions on concrete measures in this regard to address chronic food insecurity on the continent.
For Dinah Musindarwezo from FEMNET, African Women Development and Communication Network, "We need not forget women's contributions to intra African trade. Business women have a huge impact in urban and rural areas in Africa and have already started cross-border trade. Neglecting them or ignoring their impact will be a big mistake".
Leaders here in Addis Ababa need to look also to cross-border population movements, which are promoted in regional organizations like ECOWAS, and that can facilitate trade flows. Inefficiency and high cost in cross border trade can be explained by lack of good infrastructure, as well as corruption across the continent.
"So we expect from African Heads of States the necessary strong political will, translated into concrete actions, based on the Pan-African spirit that gave birth to the African Union," concluded Mr. Assogbavi from the international agency Oxfam.
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ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African States – An economic institution launched since 1975 that includes: Benin, Burkina-Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
COMESA - Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa – Created since 1994 - Nine member states formed a free trade zone in 2000: Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
SADC – Southern Africa Development Community – 15 members states launched in 1992.
EAC - East African Community - Launch since July 2000. Members' states are Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
• Intra-African Trade figures are from UNECA, and also figures from Europe and Asia,
• Small scale farmers figures are from SADC
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In Farragut, Tennessee, they are proud of their namesake – David G. Farragut – on the 150th anniversary of the Admiral's greatest victory. Jack Neely of the MetroPulse writes:
Farragut, the man, has gotten a lot more attention here just lately. The Town of Farragut, America's biggest municipality named for the admiral (there's at least one other, in Iowa), has erected an impressive, larger-than-life bronze statue high on a pedestal, right beside Town Hall. There are other Farragut statues around the country, very prominent ones in New York, Washington, and Boston, but this one's the newest. His visage is stern, the flap on his coat suggesting a sea breeze. Surrounding it, stone markers telling his story in chapters, with a couple of genuine artifacts: the 32-pounder from the USS Independence, on which the teenage Farragut served just after the War of 1812, and a nine-inch Dahlgren cannon from Farragut's own flagship, the Hartford.
The Town of Farragut has acquired most of the admiral's personal papers. In Town Hall, the Farragut Museum houses an intimate exhibit about Farragut's life: his telescopes, his cash box, his 1810 midshipman's enlistment papers, his four-star admiral's flag, his last will and testament, his personal shipboard desk.
This Saturday morning, the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will unveil a Civil War Trail Marker at Admiral Farragut Park on Northshore Drive.
All the new attention is coming just as his presumed childhood home is being developed as an exclusive residential community. Last summer, Dewey's big, stone Farragut birthplace monument vanished.
Last year we covered the missing monument on the Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial blog. While the monument remains out of sight, at least there are discussions aimed at resolving the issues.
But setting that aside for a moment, I encourage you to read the full article from MetroPulse. Neely details over a century of "remembering" Farragut in the man's birthplace. So many themes are there. Just a few decades removed from reconstruction, a town renamed to honor a southern unionist with a Hispanic background? Those interested in public memory will find the article a good read.


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PICO Iyer calls The Quiet American by Graham Greene ''my uncertain Bible''. He first read it 30 years ago and he returns to it every few months. It sits on his ideal bookshelf, jostling spines with Moby-Dick, Thoreau's On Walden Pond, Shakespeare, the letters of John Keats, Derek Walcott's poems, Emerson's essays, Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon, Jan Morris' Among the Cities, and a book about Zen.
''Each is like a friend who arises from a parallel universe in my past,'' Iyer says of these books.
What books would you have on your ideal bookshelf? Tricky question, and your answers might change from day to day, let alone year to year or decade to decade. But some 100 creative people have had a go at constructing their own personal ideal.
Editor Thessaly La Force and artist Jane Mount have put the results together into a book, My Ideal Bookshelf. Opposite each page of text, Mount has painted a row of about 14 books, spine outwards, for each person's choice. It's a beguiling, charming, sometimes confessional and often surprising window into some creative people's tastes and inspirations.
Many of these selectors are writers, and no prizes for guessing the books that keep cropping up: Middlemarch, Lolita, and various books by Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Borges, Proust, Woolf, Sartre, Edith Wharton, Flannery O'Connor, Haruki Murakami and Chekhov (Francine Prose's selections are all Chekhov). If we want to get patriotic, it's good to see J.M. Coetzee is a perpetual favourite; there are also fans of Shirley Hazzard and Shaun Tan.
But because the book also includes the choices of chefs, fashion designers, filmmakers, comedians and dancers, the shelves hold much more than just classics and literary favourites. Chef Gabrielle Hamilton has a row of books chosen because they ''give the reader permission to break the rules''. One is the Bible, ''because every sentence in it starts with the word 'and', which every teacher tells you not to do''.
Film director Judd Apatow mixes authors such as Saul Bellow and Raymond Carver with the Marx Brothers and Monty Python. ''Everyone should read this bookshelf,'' he writes. ''You will reap untold benefits: money, fame, women, and a level of insecurity that cannot be measured by modern technology.''
Simon Doonan picks The Things I Love by Liberace, a heroic figure for him: ''Go for it. Life is short. Why shouldn't you have rhinestones glued all over your Rolls-Royce?''
Andrew Sean Greer laments that everyone in the world is a better reader than he is, though he's been reading Lolita and Proust every day for a decade. He surveys his list and erupts: ''God, it looks gay!''
Books read in childhood or adolescence are often on the shelf. I wouldn't have thought of Junot Diaz as a fan of Tolkien or Watership Down, but these were books that showed him a writer could create an extraordinary secondary world, and through that he could enchant the primary world. Immigration got Diaz reading as a child: no one could criticise his English.
It gets pretty weird with the artists. Leanne Shapton likes All the Clothes of a Woman by Hans-Peter Feldmann, which is all grainy black-and-white photos of a woman's ''normal, lumpy, faded clothes''. Tauba Auerbach has a shelf of books you can't read. Ben Schott has a fat volume of Othello which is very light when you pick it up, because it's in Braille.
At the end is a page of 10 blank book spines where you can fill in your own favourites and submit them online to idealbookshelf.com. A great way to celebrate the book.
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DUBOIS – When Cody Weible graduated with his Bachelor's degree in information sciences and technology (IST) from Penn State DuBois in May, he was already immersed in the job search like almost every new college graduate.
He contemplated where his first "starter" job may be, and how he would be able to move up the ladder into positions at big name companies. Fortunately for him, he was well enough prepared to be able to skip right over several stepping stones.
With his fresh degree from the Penn State DuBois IST program, the Brookville native has accepted a position with Amazon.com, the largest online retailer in the world. Weible starts with Amazon in August, at the internet giant's Herndon, Va. office, as a systems engineer.
He will be in charge of reliability and management of Amazon's cloud services, which holds their online storage of information. He'll maintain availability of tools and manage operations of the cloud and information hosting sites.
"I'm still amazed," Weible said of his budding career. "Everyone hopes to go to work for a big company like Amazon or Google; to get that opportunity is amazing. I don't think I'd have the opportunity to do this if I went anywhere else but Penn State DuBois. This hands-on program gave me this opportunity."
The hands-on learning Weible credits with preparing him for success came largely from Video Game Day, an event held once each semester at Penn State DuBois that is entirely run by IST students. The event draws hundreds of attendees by offering them the chance to play the latest games and gaming consoles. Video Game Day offers IST students lessons in networking and systems management, as the students set up a network of over 100 computers along with a variety game consoles.
"Game Day is a real-world scenario of networking and monitoring availability," Weible said. "When I interviewed with Amazon, they were very impressed that our campus holds such an event with almost 300 people attending. I can say the degree program at Penn State DuBois helped prepare me for a lot of what I'll do in this job, and Video Game Day prepared me the most."
IST program leader and senior instructor Jason Long said teaching those valuable lessons were his intention when he developed the Video Game Day event. Long said, "Yes, Video Game Day is a fun, safe night for the campus and campus communities to play games, but it gives our students the hands-on network experience that employers are seeking. Penn State DuBois may be small, but having events and learning opportunities like this is how we produce students that will succeed in large organizations."
With revenue topping $74 billion dollars in 2013, to say Amazon.com is a large organization may be an understatement. Weible summed up the significance of his opportunity, and his appreciation for it by saying, "Amazon, Google, these big tech companies; It's like an engineer going to work for Boeing. It's the top of the field. These companies are trying out new technology, changing the field. When you work there, you could be working on the next big thing."


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Yahoo Inc has turned its attention to the service that turned the company into a Web pioneer in the 1990s: Yahoo Mail.
The Silicon Valley company on Tuesday unveiled a redesigned Yahoo Mail, one of the first major changes under new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer.
"You've told us loud and clear that you want fewer distractions when it comes to email," Mayer wrote in a company blog post. "You want to quickly login, communicate, and get on with your day. And we've listened. Starting today, the new Yahoo Mail is fast, easy and available anywhere you go."
Yahoo made the changes "with speed in mind," she continued.
"Getting through your emails is faster than ever before. We've also made your inbox more intuitive and easier to navigate, allowing you to focus on what matters most: your messages. And, because mobile is everything these days, Yahoo Mail now has a consistent look and feel across devices."
Shares of Yahoo were up a fraction Tuesday morning.
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if anyone has been wondering, "why so quiet here"? a lot of talk and daily chatter has moved to facebook. bolt action northwest suburbs group. it is a closed group so no worry with co-workers or friends seeing your super sweet hobby. anyway a lot of local events and team building goes on there. I encourage everyone to check back here though for official adepticon announcements. kinda like this one
If you have not been under a rock, you know 2nd edition of bolt is in the works and is expected fall or late 2016 for release. This will effect adepticon greatly.
if anyone has already been building armies or what not... since it is a new edition, going back to RAW: Rules as written will be in effect. That means all those house rules in the past will be put on hold to try out the new rules! also army building structure will change. It will be much more open to platoon amounts (1-2), armored platoons, dice caps, and theater selectors.
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The effort may be as simple as picking up someone else's trash, releasing a foul hooked fish, or respecting a fellow hunter's territory. There's no award or pat on the back, just a personal sense of satisfaction.
We should conduct ourselves in a manner comparable to what we expect from others and extend a similar respect for fish, wildlife and the environment.
Many outdoor travelers like to believe they are the first to discover a special waterfall or visit a unique location, even when they know otherwise.
It may be an ancient compulsion retained in our genetic stew, a relic deeply recessed in our psyche that provides a dusty reminder of a time spent as hunter-gatherers.
This urge reveals an unwavering human curiosity to discover what lies beyond the far horizon. It is this inexplicable force that continues to draw climbers to Mount Everest, divers to the deep seas and astronauts into space.
Quite simply, it is our need for adventure and the unique sense of freedom that results from such experiences. However, we must realize that our sense of freedom and the adventures that accompany this travel are often limited by our own actions and the actions of others.
Royal Robbins, a well known climber and kayaker explained it when he wrote, "A simple equation exists between freedom and numbers: the more people, the less freedom."
Regardless of the remoteness or the wild character of the lands we travel, our personal sense of adventure can easily be diminished and even ruined due to the actions of others. If a cigarette butt is found discarded along a lonely trail, a worm container left floating on a remote pond or a banana peel left atop a soaring mountain, it is evidence of the hand of man and an intrusion on the natural landscape.
Whether on a trail, in the woods or on the water, all outdoor travelers should attempt to understand the needs and desires of fellow enthusiasts to encourage a spirit of goodwill and cooperation in the sharing and protection of our precious natural resources.
Passing on the tradition
The first book published on the principles of fishing with rod and reel was entitled "The Compleat Angler." Authored by Izaak Walton in 1653, it addressed the topic of sharing our outdoor experiences.
Walton understood the mentoring process, writing "As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler."
As far back as the 1650s, Walton knew the most effective method of instilling goodwill and cooperation among fellow outdoor travelers is best accomplished by example. This remains true in 2011.
Most outdoorsmen and women didn't just pop out of bed one morning to declare, "I'm going to become an outdoor enthusiast today."
It simply doesn't happen that way. We learn our outdoors skills somehow, somewhere, from someone largely by hands-on experience.
Surveys indicate the vast majority of outdoor travelers acquire original sporting knowledge from experiences with a mentor. Typically a father or a friendly uncle is the cited provider. Angling is the usual introductory activity.
As part of the process, most sportsmen report receiving instruction on the basics of outdoor travel and learning how to bait a hook, cast a line and catch a fish. Rarely is there mention of the ethical aspects of outdoor endeavors.
More often, we develop our personal outdoor and sporting ethics through observation. We are taught to respect our elders and we learn by mimicking their behavior.
Although outdoor travelers comprise a very diverse fraternity of men and women, it is quite surprising to consider our commonality. Most outdoor travelers we meet, whether afield or afloat, share similar interests and/or backgrounds.
We may not be mirror images, but the resemblance is often undeniable. The complete angler of today is an ethical angler, sporting a wide grin.
Etiquette matters
We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home, in towns and cities. —Nessmuk, 1863
I believe the most successful outdoor traveler is the one having the most fun, and the second most successful traveler is the person sharing that experience. Yet sharing often causes problems.
Unfortunately, the majority of outdoor travelers rarely distribute evenly throughout our wild lands. The most concentrated use is typically found within a few specific locations contained in a few specific wilderness areas, where the vast majority of people journey to seek solitude.
In fact, over half of all travelers utilize less than 10 percent of the total designated wilderness in the Adirondacks. Additionally, most backcountry travel occurs on less than 10 percent of the total trail miles.
Research indicates visitation patterns are unevenly distributed and certain seasons tend to be more popular. Weekend and holiday use is always high, with weekends attracting five times the traffic as weekdays. Travelers are likely to find the highest degree of solitude during midweek or off-season.
The ability to get along with fellow outdoor travelers is really a matter of treating others as you would expect to be treated. However, there are a few rules beyond simply extending common courtesy.
Respect privacy and peace of mind by maintaining a sensible distance at all times on the trail or the water and when making camp. Be as quiet as possible and speak in low tones, especially in the evening and near the water.
Travel light, travel right
There are a variety of concepts used to explain the idea of responsible recreation. However, the popular framework established by the Leave No Trace (LNT) program offers some of the finest and most widely accepted principles for enjoying the outdoors with minimal impact.
Originally, the LNT program was established for backpackers in order to provide a simple set of environmentally sensitive methods that, when properly applied, would insure a satisfying and sustainable outdoor experience for everyone involved.
The LNT ethic employs a common sense approach to outdoor travel and incorporates seven basic tenets:
¯ Plan ahead and prepare
¯ Travel and camp on durable surfaces
¯ Dispose of waste properly
¯ Leave what you find
¯ Minimize campfire impacts
¯ Respect wildlife
¯ Be considerate of other visitors
All outdoor travelers, regardless of recreational pursuit, should make an effort to enjoy the outdoors without the risk of spoiling anyone else's experience, or the environment in the process.
Most outdoor enthusiasts understand this concept and they are willing to invest the time to restore, enhance and conserve the backcountry for the benefit of all.
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Photo by Joe Hackett
Outdoor etiquette is more involved than simply yelling, "Please get the net!" In this photo, Craig Dickie of Lake Clear brings a lake trout to the boat as Tom Hagar of Saranac Lake handles the net.


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The very positive reaction to Target Field by fans who have been there has been even beyond what many expected.
For that reason and a number of others, the chances to get a Vikings stadium built are certainly a lot better than they were before Target Field opened.
And let us face the facts. Sure, the cost of a covered football stadium on the site of the Metrodome will be about $250 million more than what it cost to build Target Field. But the problem of actually getting a stadium deal done will be much easier for a new Vikings building than for Target Field, for a number of reasons.
First of all, there won't be the fight over the cost of the land, because the land is owned by the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. There won't be any legal battles on the price of the land like the Twins had to endure.
The Vikings won't have the infrastructure cost of some $90 million that was spent for Target Field since everything is already in place. A lot of money was spent moving the railroad tracks around adjacent to the new Twins ballpark. This is another expense that won't be necessary with the new football stadium because Metro Transit is already there.
Furthermore, architects who have worked on plans for a new Vikings stadium have ways to maintain some portion of the current Metrodome.
The time needed for the Vikings to play in the Gophers' new TCF Bank Stadium might be limited, because some of the construction on a new stadium could take place in the vast parking lot next to the Dome. A lot of the newer baseball stadiums -- for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, for example -- have been built in parking lots adjacent to their old stadiums.
Also, the Vikings architect might benefit from the delay in construction like the Twins did, being able to learn from the other stadiums built in recent years, both avoiding their mistakes and building off their positive aspects. They can take away a lot from a place like the new Cowboys Stadium, although that one cost a lot more money -- $1.3 billion -- than the some $800 million the Vikings can likely build a stadium for.
Less than a year old, Cowboys Stadium already has played host to an NBA All-Star Game that attracted more than 75,000 fans and a Manny Pacquiao fight that drew some 50,000. Next January, it will hold the Super Bowl, with a Final Four coming in 2014.
All those events would be available to a new Vikings stadium, provided it had a roof.
The NCAA has promised a Final Four and a regular schedule of NCAA tournament earlier-round games if a new covered stadium was built here.
And maybe one of the biggest reasons to build it now is to find work for the 7,500 workers who built Target Field who are now unemployed. Most of the 6,000-plus who built TCF Bank Stadium are looking for work, too.U academics rates high
The University of Minnesota had 63 winter athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten honors as named by the conference office, the school announced this week. The Gophers' total out of 539 athletes overall is second in the conference behind Ohio State's 65, and it is a five-athlete improvement over last year's winter total of 58.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten honors, athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year and carry a career grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
The most athletically decorated Gophers athlete to receive the honor was senior Jayson Ness, the undefeated NCAA champion at 133 pounds and one of six wrestlers named to the team. In addition, nine of the 14 players on the Gophers women's basketball roster received academic all-conference honors, as did 11 of the 19 Gophers men's gymnasts.
The Gophers' two swimming and diving teams led the way in honorees, with 17 men and 14 women making academic all-conference.Jottings
Gophers men's basketball player Blake Hoffarber also was named Academic All-Big Ten. He led the conference in three-point field percentage (.467), making 85 of 182 attempts. He would have ranked third nationally, but he didn't average enough made threes to qualify. You have to average 2.5 threes made per game, meaning he needed three more made shots because the Gophers played 35 games.
The Gophers baseball team, which includes only two seniors, will play Michigan State in a three-game series this weekend at the Metrodome, with Seth Rosin, who has a 2-2 record and a 3.61 ERA, pitching the opening game Friday. Michigan State is led by infielder Jeff Holm, a .418 hitter whose father, John Holm, lettered for the Gophers from 1972 to '73. ... Michael Kvasnicka, the Gophers catcher/outfielder who was named Big Ten player of the week, is the son of Jay Kvasnicka, a Gophers player from the 1980s who went on to play for the Twins farm system. The younger Kvasnicka batted .583 with three runs, two doubles, a home run and seven RBI as the Gophers won two of three from Purdue.
The Gophers remained in seventh in the latest Division I Directors Cup standings with 574.25 points in all men's and women's sports. Points are earned based on performances in NCAA tournament competition. Stanford leads, with only two other Big Ten schools -- Ohio State in second and Penn State in fourth -- ahead of the Gophers.
Farmington High School product Trey Davis started six games playing offensive line for the Gophers football team last season, but he gave up a full football scholarship for minimum track and field aid so he can concentrate on throwing the shot put for the university. "It was a difficult decision, but I just felt like it was time to move on a little bit and focus on track," said Davis, who finished fourth in the shot put in the Big Ten indoor meet. "I enjoyed my time with football and I'm excited about my future with track. My parents support me and they're behind me."
Former major league catcher Jim Pagliaroni died Sunday at age 72. He was behind the plate when the late Jim (Catfish) Hunter threw a perfect game for Oakland against the Twins on May 8, 1968. It was getaway day in Oakland, and the Twins had a hard time picking up the ball as it moved from bright sunlight to deep shade. Pinch hitter Rich Reese struck out for the final out, and Hunter, while holding the Twins hitless, went 3-for-4 as a batter. Pagliaroni was in the 10th of 11 big-league seasons, and he played only 66 games that season for the Athletics.
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Well, I've been just a little bit naughty about blogging. It's been way too long. There just haven't been a lot of BTD moments worth mentioning. I continue to strive each day for compliance. Some days are better than others. Some weeks are better than others. I am jealous of those on the forum that can elevate themselves above the fray and stay compliant most of the time.
I still allow a little wheat into the diet on occasion. It's usually when eating away from home. And I do suffer for it. But, at this point, I suppose I'm willing to accept the puffy eyes and stuffy nose. Otherwise I wouldn't eat it.
Hubby and I had another trip back East in September. A nephew was getting married, and attendance at the wedding was 'mandatory'. We decided to add a leg to New York City, since neither of us had ever visited there. We had a wonderful time. We walked and walked and walked to every tourist attraction we could think of. We did the Empire State Building, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, the Financial District, Ground Zero, Times Square and that's all I remember for now. And we ate wonderful food. The pizza, the pumpernickel bagel, the deli sandwich, the famous NYC hot dog. After all, they are tourist attractions, too! Even though we had names of famous restaurants at hand, all we had to do was walk a block or two from our hotel and found wonderful restaurants from different parts of the world. It amazed me that we spent less on fine dining in the big city than we do at our regular haunts here in our tiny town.
It took a week to detox from that. But, I can't say I regret a bite of it.
My mother is thriving well in my brother's home. She's put on a little weight and her color is much better. Her mind is a lot sharper, too. She is still angry about having to move, and I suppose she always will. But my mind is at rest over her wellbeing now.
Daughter is in mid-semester at her new college. I've told her she must stay put till she graduates! We are getting too old to move her every year. She seems happier now. She's making friends and finally having a social life. She's coming home next weekend so we can get winter tires put on her car. It will be good to have a little visit.
I have been taking the Shitake extract for cholesterol since my last entry. I'll probably get my lipids tested next month to see how it's working.
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WESTFIELD - The Town of Westfield continues to take steps towards replacing the water pipes in Barcelona, but is still waiting for any official approval of money.
At the Town Board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the town passed Resolution 13 of 2013 which sets the regulations for borrowing and repayment of funds, but Bills stressed the town has not received any funds. The resolution was required by the United States Department of Agriculture before further consideration may be given to Westfield's application.
"That is one more step going forward," Bills said. "We're keeping our fingers crossed."
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Members of the Westfield Town Board enjoy a moment of levity during their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 6. Pictured, from left to right, are: board member Jim Herbert; Town attorney Joel Seachrist; board member David Spann; Town Clerk Timothy Smith; Town Supervisor Martha Bills; board member David Brown; Deputy Supervisor Ray Schuster; and Code Enforcement and Zoning Officer Jim Pacanowski.
Code Enforcement and Zoning Officer Jim Pacanowski gave updates on new construction in the town, including the new Mazza distillery on W. Main Rd. He also reported the Department of Labor is still investigating the burned down house on North Portage St., and that it can't speak to him about an ongoing case. If he wants to get particulars, he has to submit a FOIL request.
An audience member whose property is adjacent to the property in question commented he doesn't think the pile of rubble will be cleaned up for five more years.
"I'm discouraged, disappointed as much as anybody can be," he said.
It was July 2010 when the house burned down. The clean up has halted because asbestos was found to be a component of the house and the property owner has not followed through on paying a certified company to remove the debris.
"This is not a good situation and we're pursuing every avenue that we can," Bills said. "We're not giving up on this ... It cannot stay like that. That's unacceptable."
Highway Superintendent David Babcock reported he received an offer for truck 36 from the Town of Charlotte. Babcock estimated the value of the truck between $15,000 and $20,000. His question for the board was if the offer was good enough or if it wanted to go out to bid, but the board had time to think about it and answer him at a future meeting.
The new truck is currently getting hydraulics installed and will be available sometime in March. Babcock also reported the town had plowed 30 inches of snow the weekend of Sunday, Feb. 3.
During the announcements portion of the meeting, Bills said Friday, March 1 is the deadline for residents to apply for exemptions.
New lighting for the pier at Barcelona Harbor should be delivered soon, and Bills is hopeful it will be put up by spring when the weather breaks. She also announced the Army Corp of Engineers is holding a meeting in Detroit on shallow harbors in the Great Lakes, which can also be attended via video or webinar, on March 1. The Federal government normally dredges harbors like Barcelona, but this has not happened because the government has not passed a budget for a few years so there has been no funding.
In new business, the town's contract with the transfer station on Bourne St., expires in March and Town Clerk Tim Smith negotiated a new contract which is almost the same. The only difference is a $0.50 per ton increase in landfill cost.
The town also passed the following resolutions at the Feb. 6 meeting:
Resolution 10 of 2013: Audit of 2012 Financial Records, which found everything to be in order, done in a timely manner and done accurately;
Resolution 11 of 2013: Annual Review of Shared Services Highway Agreement with County, with no changes from the previous year, which the town has been operating under for around five years where it shares services with other communities in the summer; and
Resolution 12 of 2013: Support for New York State Contact Information for Vacant Structures, which is a bill has passed the New York State Assembly and is in the State Senate requiring holding company to inform municipalities as to who is responsible for vacant structures.
At the town's meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, the board passed resolutions making designations for its fiscal year, according to minutes from the meeting:
Resolution 1 of 2013: Official Meeting Place, which will be Eason Hall, 23 Elm St., Westfield on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.;
Resolution 2 of 2013: Salaries, which are as follows - highway employee laborers, minimum $7.50 per hour, highway employee MEO's, $10 to $19.56 per hour with a maximum of $29.34 per hour; supervisor, $16,000 annual; code enforcement, $13,000 annual; deputy supervisor, $2,700 annual; councilmen, $3,000 annual; Justice James Spann, Jr., $7,000 annual; Justice Jerry LaPorte, $7,000 annual; court clerk, $12 per hour; town clerk and deputy tax collector, $31,833 annual; bookkeeper and deputy town clerk and tax collector, $30,500 annual; historian, $1,000; highway superintendent, $49,297 annual; deputy highway superintendent, $1,600 annual; assessor, $44,000 annual; utility workers, $7.25 per hour minimum and $8.50 per hour maximum; dog control officer, $7,000 annual;
Resolution 3 of 2013: Designation of Banks, which designates the Community Bank of Westfield, M&T Bank of Jamestown and Mayville, MBIA Class and Key Bank of Westfield as depositories;
Resolution 4 of 2013: Official Newspapers, which designates the Westfield Republican and Observer as official newspapers of the town;
Resolution 5 of 2013: Annual appointments, which are as follows - Timothy Smith, registrar, bingo inspector, records management officer and deputy tax collector; Donna Sanderson, bookkeeper, tax collector, deputy town clerk and deputy registrar; Jim Pacanowski, code enforcement, zoning officer; Marybelle Beigh, town historian; Kathleen Alexander, clerk to the court; Scott Frudd, deputy highway superintendent; Chuck Raynor, dog control officer; Vincent Calarco, honorary civil defense director; Board of Assessment Review, Aaron Resnick, five year term expiring September 2017; Planning Board, Chairman Timothy Smith, Chad Schofield, Diane Hamann, Phil Riedesel; Amy Gregory and alternate John Hemmer; Zoning Board of Appeals, Chairman Wayne Harrington, Abbie Cardy, Will Northrop, Linda Wolfe, Bradley Szymczak; Harbor Committee, David Spann and James Herbert; Security and Technology Committee, David Brown; Transfer Station Committee, Ray Schuster; Highway Committee, Ray Schuster and David Spann; Ad Hoc and Personnel committee, David Brown and Ray Schuster; Website Committee, David Brown, Mary Bivens, Martha Bills, Tim Smith and Joel Seachrist; Recreation Committee, Donnie Paddock, Timothy Smith and Charmain Boardman; Fire Department Liaison, David Brown; Process Servers, David Haskin and Max Baker; and Town Constables, Peter Kunow and Max Baker;
Resolution 6 of 2013: Authorizations for Supervisor/Deputy Supervisor, which authorizes and delegates the Town Supervisors powers and duties;
Resolution 7 of 2013: Highway Agreement; which designates money collected for the repair and improvement of the highways should be used to general repairs of town highways;
Resolution 8 of 2013: Appointment of Deputy Supervisor, which is Councilman Raymond Schuster for 2013;
Resolution 9 of 2013: Annual Review of Procurement Policy; and
Budget Resolution 1 of 2013: 2012 Budget Revisions, which were the following - Other State Aid revenue increased $2,450 and was used for Harbor Imp (DOS Harbor Imp payment 5); $717.56 was decreased from contingent and increased in Harbor Imp (town share of DOS grant; $2,440 was decreased from Contingent and increased in Registrar (registrar fees); $1,040 was decreased from Contingent and increased in Engineer (town share of DOS grant); $17,725.40 was decreased from Contingent and increased in Common Wtr (town share of grant); $1,124.09 was decreased from Contingent and increased in Econ Opportunity (town share of grant); and $1,020.41 was decreased from Contingent and increased in Refuse (Spring/Fall Clean-ups).
Also at the Jan. 9 meeting, again according to the official minutes, Babcock highlighted current projects which included tree trimming, fuel usage and repairs to facilities at the pier. Pacanowski highlighted the inspections and permits in the town. He also briefly discussed the status of ongoing construction, including the Mazza distillery and new residential homes.
Bills announced the annual audit of the books would take place on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Under old business, Bills discussed the fact that the Archeological Survey to support the Barcelona Water Project grant was completed and turned into the New York State Historic Preservation Office.
There was no public comment at either meeting.
There will be a public hearing regarding changes to cell phone towers on Hardscrabble and Reid Roads at 7:25 p.m., before the board's next meeting on Wednesday, March 6.


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Panel Discussion to Focus on Civility in Politics
May 01, 2011
The Ralph and Mary Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement at the University of Mount Union, The Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron and the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University have joined together in a public/private collaboration to address some of today's most pressing political issues.
Their first event, a panel discussion, will be held Friday, May 6 in Presser Recital Hall on Mount Union's campus. Registration and breakfast will begin at 9 a.m., with a panel discussion beginning at 9:30 a.m. The panel will draw on its long experience with Ohio politics to compare present-day politics to the recent past, widely believed to have been an era of more civil public discourse.
Dr. John Green, director of the Bliss Institute, will serve as the panel moderator. Green is a distinguished professor of political science at the University of Akron and a senior research advisor with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. A respected analyst of American and Ohio politics, he is published extensively on political parties, campaign finance, religion and politics and Ohio elections. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Colorado and a doctoral degree in political science from Cornell University. After responding to prepared questions, the panelists will take questions from the audience.
Aside from an engaging panel discussion, the May 6 event will inaugurate a summer research project by faculty and students at all three institutions on civility, with the results to be released in fall 2011.
"We will bring solid evidence to bear on the issue of civility, dispelling myths and offering ideas for improvement," says Dr. Stuart Mendel, assistant dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.
Panelists will include:
Nancy Hollister
Former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Throughout her professional career, Hollister has served in both the state and local governments. She served as a state representative in the Ohio House of Representatives, lieutenant governor of the State of Ohio and director in the governor's office of Appalachia. On a local level, she served as a member of the Ohio City Council and mayor of the City of Marietta. She is currently president of Betsey Mills Corporation and a member of the Friends of Museums Board.
Lee Leonard
Retired Statehouse Reporter for the Columbus Dispatch
In the 1960s, Leonard began his career with United Press International (UPI) and covered the capitol in Harrisburg, PA. He became Statehouse bureau manager in Columbus in 1969 and in the 1970s was voted one of the 20 most-respected UPI bylines in a nationwide survey of the wire service's subscribers. He covered 11 national political conventions and a wide variety of campaigns as well as reported on state government at the Ohio Statehouse for 22 years for UPI and 14 years for the Columbus Dispatch, retiring in 2005.
His book, A Columnist's View of Capitol Square, published by The University of Akron Press, gives an overview of Ohio government and politics for 36 years. The New Jersey native is a graduate of Cornell University.
Dr. Tom Suddes
Statehouse Columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Adjunct Assistant Professor at Ohio University
Suddes has spent his entire career in the journalism realm, as he has served in many editorial roles at the Chicago Sun-Times, Des Moines Register and Tribune, Foster's Daily Democrat, Clarion-Ledger and the Jackson Daily News. He began at The Plain Dealer in 1982 as chief legislative correspondent, and in 1988 he assumed the roles of state desk reporter, Statehouse reporter and Columbus bureau chief. He is currently a columnist on Ohio politics for The Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News and Springfield News-Sun, and associate editor and member of the editorial board of The Plain Dealer. From 1991-1992 he served as president of Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association.
Ranked as Cleveland Free Time's number one local journalist, Suddes is a chapter author of Ohio Politics. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and master and doctoral degrees from Ohio University.
Pat Sweeney
Former Minority Leader in the Ohio Senate
Assistant to the Vice President of Governmental Relations at Cleveland State University
Sweeney's long career in both the House and Senate has been highlighted by roles as majority whip, assistant majority leader and minority leader. He has been a delegate or alternate to several Democratic National Conventions, was an advance man for U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, member of the Jimmy Carter finance council and Ohio chairman of the presidential campaign of Al Gore. Over the years, he was the chairman of the Legislative Budget Committee and chairman of The House Finance and Appropriations Committee. He served on the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors, the Ohio Controlling Board, the Development Finance Board, the Legislative Service Commission and the Ohio Arts Council.
Aside from his duties at Cleveland State, he also is president of PASCo Consultants, a public policy advocacy group, and director of The Ohio Institute of Public Service. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Sweeney earned a master of public administration degree from The Kennedy School at Harvard University and an honorary doctor of law degree from Cleveland State University.
This new collaboration between public and private institutions draws on the special expertise of each institution: the Bliss Institute on the political process, the Levin College on public policy and the Regula Center on public service and civic engagement.
"We believe this partnership will offer new opportunities for the study of pressing issues before the state," says Harry Paidas, interim director of the Regula Center at Mount Union.
The May 6 panel discussion is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, call Chris Pontius at Mount Union at (330) 823-5993.


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HARROGATE, Tenn. – For the second time in as many games the Tornado women's soccer team took an early lead on their opponent and came out of the half ahead. However, Lincoln Memorial University returned fire with three goals in the second half to overtake King College, 3-2, despite a late rally by the Tornado.
Down 3-1 in the 80th minute of the contest, Morgan Shelton (Chattanooga, Tenn.) scored her third goal in two games to help the Tornado draw within one goal. After the ball was sent to the wide side, Shelton played it through and made s trike out in front of the goal, finding an open hole in the top-left corner. The score drew the Tornado within one, but was all the closer the team drew before succumbing to a 3-2 defeat.
King (1-1) maintained possession of the ball for much of the next seven minutes but did not get off another shot before the end of regulation.
The Tornado took an early 1-0 lead off a goal from Devon Shanklin (Knoxville, Tenn.), her first of the season. The junior was fed a pass from about ten yards out by Hannah Shankle (Bristol, Va.) and finished the attack with a good strike placed to the bottom corner of the cage. Shankle recorded assists on both King goals for her first helpers on the year.
"Morgan's goal was an important goal for us," said Head Coach Simon Duffy. "But regardless where the goals are coming from we didn't play like we can play in the second half and LMU took full advantage of that."
Lincoln Memorial tied the game at one in the 59th minute off a Sydni Bailey chip shot from 40 yards out. Savannah Pitt scored twice for the Railsplitters, both goals coming 2:15 apart. Pitt's first goal came off a cross from in front of the goal that she finished to take a 2-1 lead. Her second in the 76th minute came unassisted extended the lead to two goals before Shelton's goal at 80:38.
Goalkeeper Abbey Kitts (Tazewell, Va.) made 15 saves on the day and faced 28 shots total. Her opposition, Kayla Hanson, made only one save while allowing two on three total shots on goal against. LMU outshot King 29-6 in the game, tallying 17 shots in the second half.
"I'm challenging the girls now. We have to keep our feet on the ground," said Duffy. "We need to take things from both the wins and losses and put that together to put on a good show in front of our fans at home on Saturday."
The Tornado will ready themselves for their home and conference opener on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Parks Field (Bristol, Tenn.). The men and the women both play Limestone College as part of a men's/women's doubleheader. The women will take the pitch at 1:00 p.m. while the men's game will begin at 4:00 p.m.


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MARK MADISON: Hi, this is Mark Madison at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and this is the second in a three-part series on our Eagle-Cam here at the NCTC campus. I'm joined by Jay Slack, who is the Director at the National Conservation Training Center and Steve Chase who is the Chief of our Division of Education and Outreach.
Welcome, Jay and Steve. And the Eagle-Cam has been up for seven years, but this nesting season was quite melodramatic for us, and why don't we start with Jay and ask what happened to the eagles this year.
JAY SLACK: Well, let me start by saying we've enjoyed seven years of relatively straightforward eagle biology. This year we have had an interesting turn of events. Certainly sad in some ways, what we've seen is a territory that has been changed by another eagle that's come in, and we'll talk about that in a little bit. But we've also had an opportunity to learn a lot more about eagle biology. As I was telling Steve the other day, the last seven years, we've pretty much had eagle biology 101 here on campus, and we've jumped to eagle biology 301, and we're actually all learning. We've called in experts to help us interpret what we've seen, but this third eagle that has come in has-- has asserted itself into the territory and into the existing breeding pair and has upset the balance of power and has impacted the breeding activities for this year.
MARK MADISON: Okay. Steve, why don't you give us a chronology of what happened for the 2011 nesting season.
STEVE CHASE: Okay. Well, I'll give you a time line here. The first egg was laid on February 5th. The second egg around the 9th of February. And then it was pretty normal incubation with the two birds switching off for several weeks. And the first egg actually hatched on St. Patrick's Day on March 17th, and that was right around the time that things started to get interesting. That was-- at some point around that date, a new eagle came onto the scene, and right now we believe that that new eagle was a male eagle, a young male eagle, and came in and likely had some sort of confrontation with the resident male eagle that caused the resident male eagle to stay away from the nest from then on, and as Jay said, that pretty much disrupted the whole process.
That first eaglet that hatched on the 17th was able to stay alive for a couple days, but because the female was never willing to head out and find food or fish for the young one, and the resident male was not able to be able to bring food into the nest, that young eaglet died.
Subsequent to that, we believe that the resident male was able to get into the nest to be on the cam on the 21st of March, although there are some people that think that that was actually the female. These are pretty tough birds to tell apart sex-wise unless you actually capture the bird and examine the bird closely.
So there is some disagreement as to whether or not that bird on the 21st was the actual resident male.
But other than that, we have seen no one but the resident female and this new bird that we believe to be a male who is hanging around a lot. It could be that these birds will end up being a nesting pair next year.
It's just only time will tell.
MARK MADISON: Jay, what do you think the educational value was of this nesting season?
JAY SLACK: Well, as I'd mentioned, I think we've kind of gone into the realm of advanced eagle biology here, but I will also point out to the listeners that though this is advanced eagle biology, it's in no, way, shape or form unusual eagle behavior. In a strong and healthy population, territories and prime nesting sites, like the nest site we do have here at NCTC, are a rare commodity and always contested. And so seeing this sort of thing in some ways is bad for the resident eagles but is also a good indicator of a healthy, strong population. So, there are positives that we see from this, clearly.
From a biological standpoint I think it's important to point out that these animals are wild animals and they go about their lives this way, just like all other wild animals out there, and, you know, this is part of being an eagle, part of existing out there, and, you know, I think it's an important lesson for us to be able to convey, and I think it's an important thing for people to be able to learn. It is the very reason we put the camera up in the nest, is to give people an appreciation for biology and what it's like and would encourage-- some of the information that we've put on our web site would encourage people to go out and read about eagles and read about eagle biology and learn more. It's a fascinating thing.
MARK MADISON: That's a good way to conclude. Steve, where could they find additional information on eagles on our web site?
STEVE CHASE: Well, a couple different ways. First way would be to go to training.fws.gov and click on our Eagle-Cam page, and you can get more information there. You can also click onto our partners, the Outdoor Channel, where you can see the live video feed of the Eagle-Cam. And then you can also just use your favorite search engine and type in "eagle biology" or "eagle habitat struggles" or any number of permutations of search terms and you can learn a lot about eagles. And we found that many of the people that watch our cam everyday have been doing just that, and they're learning a lot about the dynamics of these really cool birds.
MARK MADISON: Great. Thank you, Steve. Thank you, Jay. And I would like to thank all of you who took the time to listen to this Podcast. If you-- this is the second of three Podcasts on our Eagle-Cam at NCTC. If you want to see all of our Podcasts, you can go to, as Steve mentioned, our web site at training.fws.gov, or you can search "National Conservation Training Center" at iTunes University.
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ECU signing day thread 2013
NEEDS: Coach Ruffin McNeill is blessed with an abundance of returning talent on both sides of the ball and special teams in 2013, so he has the luxury of picking and choosing to add depth and deepen the talent pool for the future. As far as immediate needs go, bolstering a secondary that was the Achilles Heel of a defense that allowed an average of 430.7 yards and surrendered 40 or more points five times last season. On the offensive… Read More »


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American Numismatic Rarities 8/2006:1658, not sold
David Akers (1975/88): The 1897-S is one of the most common San Francisco Mint Double Eagles. It is comparable to the 1891-S and 1907-S and more rare than the 1876-S, 1898-S, 1899-S, 1900-S, and 1904-S. Average quality uncs are relatively easy to locate and choice uncs are no more than moderately scarce. Gems, however, are very scarce.
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Ballet Nouveau Colorado spins off into Wonderbound, Colorado Conservatory of Dance
Broomfield's celebrated Ballet Nouveau Colorado is splitting off into the new Wonderbound dance company and renaming its school the Colorado Conservatory of Dance, the company announced today.
Artistic director Garrett Ammon and partner Dawn Fay also announced an Indiegogo effort to raise $140,000 through Feb. 27 for his company's proposed home at 1075 Park Ave. in Denver, currently occupied by Weisco Motorcars (see above).
So what exactly do they need to get there?


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Oh shoot, it looks like your new group has FL and GA folks in it!
Oops! I'll edit the title to make it more clear. :-)
How are we going to get your Gainesville group to grow? Any ideas Larry?
Thanks for the add! Let me know if you need any help. Also, I recommend that you upload a profile pic of anything you like. This will make it easier to meet new people here. See you around, M
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The Stormers returned to the victory trail in style with a 29-28 victory over the Highlanders in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Stormers returned to the victory trail in style with a 29-28 victory over the Highlanders in Cape town on Saturday.
In a match played at a frenetic pace, both sides deserve credit for making it an entertaining spectacle as they kept the ball in hand at every opportunity and the result could have gone either way.
The Stormers, who were heavily criticised earlier this season for being too defensive, have changed to a more expansive style in recent weeks and their efforts were rewarded with four tries.
There were soft moments, however, particularly on defence, and they will be disappointed with the way they allowed the visitors to strike back thrice with tries shortly after they crossed the whitewash themselves.
The homeside got off to a superb start, winning a crucial turnover from the kick-off which immediately put the Highlanders on the back-foot inside their 22.
A period of sustained pressure – in which they took the ball through 10 phases – culminated in Frans Malherbe crashing over from close quarters for his first ever Super Rugby try as early as the second minute.
Kurt Coleman converted, but the homeside's joy was short-lived as the visitors struck back with a superb try from Aaron Smith shortly afterwards. The diminutive number nine found himself in space inside the Stormers' 22 and delivered a deft chip kick before regathering and dotting down.
The Stormers didn't panic and continued implementing their game-plan. They held the upperhand for the rest of the opening period and spent large parts camped inside their opponents' half.
There were several times when they had opportunities to take shots at goal but instead opted to kick for touch or took tap penalties. One such moment occurred in the 28th minute when after playing quickly, close to the Highlanders' try-line, Schalk Burger – who impressed in his first match for the Stormers at Newlands since 2012 – drew in three defenders before offloading out of the back of his hand to Malherbe who dived over for his second try.
The homeside's decision to keep the ball in hand was reaping rewards and five minutes later they crossed the whitewash again.
Juan de Jongh ran onto a flat pass from Coleman and burst through a gaping hole in the Highlanders and drew in Ben Smith before getting his pass away to Damian de Allende who scored in the right-hand corner.
The Highlanders didn't panic and struck back almost immediately through a try from Trent Renata. The five-pointer was set up by Sopoaga who delivered a grubber kick for Ben Smith to chase inside the hosts' 22. Smith couldn't gather himself but kept the ball in play by kicking it ahead and Renata dived onto the ball behind the hosts' try-line.
The Stormers were quickest out of the blocks in the second half through an Oliver Kebble try from close quarters in the 49th minute. This after Stormers skipper Jean de Villiers decided to kick for touch for a line-out when they were awarded a kickable penalty.
Coleman kicked the conversion but the pendulum swung back in the visitors' favour in the 53rd minute when Scarra Ntubeni received his marching orders for slowing the ball down cynically at a ruck while the Highlanders were on the attack close to the Stormers' posts.
The visitors upped the ante and then scored two tries in quick succession. First they opted to take a scrum from the penalty awarded for Ntubeni's infringement. From that, Aaron Smith stabbed a grubber kick through which his namesake Ben Smith collected before scoring and with Sopoaga off through injury Renata slotted the conversion.
Five minutes later, Malakai Fekitoa further enhanced his growing reputation by exploiting a gaping hole in the hosts' defence before crossing over for the Highlanders' fourth try. Fekitoa side-stepped a flat-footed Duane Vermeulen before scoring and when Renata added the extras, the visitors were in front for the first time at 28-26.
The Stormers came back strongly and when Brayden Mitchell was yellow carded, for a tip-tackle on Jaco Taute, Peter Grant kicked the game's first penalty in the 67th minute which restored the hosts' lead and ultimately secured them only their third victory of the season.
The scorers:
For Stormers:
Tries: Malherbe 2, De Allende, Kebble
Cons: Coleman 3
Pen: Grant
Yellow card: Ntubeni (professional foul, 53rd minute).
For Highlanders:
Tries: A Smith, Renata, B Smith
Cons: Sopoaga 2, Renata 2
Yellow card: Mitchell (tip-tackle, 66th minute).
Stormers: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Damian de Allende, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (capt), 11 Kobus van Wyk, 10 Kurt Coleman, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Michael Rhodes, 4 Ruan Botha, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Oliver Kebble, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Jurie van Vuuren, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Peter Grant, 23 Cheslin Kolbe.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Richard Buckman, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Trent Renata, 10 Liam Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Mani, 7 John Hardie, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Joe Wheeler, 3 Chris King, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Kane Hames.
Replacements: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 MatÃas DÃaz, 18 Ma'afu Fia, 19 Jarrad Hoeata, 20 Shane Christie, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Jason Emery, 23 Phil Burleigh.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


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Phillip Harding
Ben-Hur, reception of
Jon Solomon
Patricia E. Easterling
Philip Hardie
Peter G. M. Brown
Jane Webster
damnatio memoriae
John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon and Barbara Levick
After the deaths of persons deemed by the senate enemies of the state, measures to erase their memory might follow. Originally there was no set package, as the phrase implies (cf. Ulp.Dig. 24. 1. 32. 7) but a repertoire (Tac.Ann. 3. 17. 8–18. 1): images might be destroyed (*Sejanus; *Valeria Messal(l)ina), and their display penalized (L. *Appuleius Saturninus, 98
dance reception
Fiona Macintosh
Edward Courtney and Gail Trimble
Epyllion (diminutive of epos), term applied in modern (not ancient) times to some 'short epics', hexameter poems of mythological narrative in not more than one book. The texts most frequently called 'epyllion' are Hellenistic (especially the Hecale of *Callimachus (3), certain poems of *Theocritus, and Moschus' Europa) and Roman (the sixty-fourth poem of *Catullus (1), lost works by other *neoterics, and the *Ciris).
Characteristics often considered typical of epyllion include: unfamiliar mythical subject-matter, often erotic; a subjective, emotional style; an uneven narrative scale, with some events elaborated and others quickly passed over; the inclusion of a second theme within the main narrative by means of a speech or *ekphrasis.
However, many of these features are shared with other Hellenistic or neoteric poetry, with earlier poems in the post-Homeric epic tradition, or with shorter poetic narratives in other metres (especially lyric), while some poems usually identified as 'epyllia' exhibit only one or two of them. The meaningfulness of the term has therefore been questioned, although its convenience is generally agreed.


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Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince Websites Update Roundup: Soundtrack, Exhibit and Contest News
Apr 30, 2009
We have few quick update today regarding various things relating to official WB Harry Potter websites. First the official WB widget has been updated with video of Harry Potter, the Exhibit, and we have more video from the event here in our galleries. You can also now listen to a podcast on how they developed the exhibit here via this link. TLC editor Edward attended the special fan site preview held yesterday at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and he will have a full report online shortly, stay tuned!
Also the US Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince website now has some of the newer posters online, however there are others (all available here in our galleries) which seem to be only available via the UK edition. Also on the US site is a link now for "promotions, the current one being the previously reported London Premiere Sweepstakes which involves a grand prize trip for two to the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The contest will only be open to very select viewing markets and limited
amount of residents of only a few cities in the US. We will have much
more on this contest shortly, and will update with that in the near
future. What is of interest are the rules, which state that winners of
the trip will depart on either July 3 or 4 with a return of July 8 or
9th. Readers will recall there have been several reports about the premieres for the sixth Harry Potter film. WB has told TLC directly the tentatively set for HBP are still not officially confirmed as of yet. As we reported earlier, these tentative locations and dates are: Japan on July 6, London, England on July 7th and New York, New York on July 8th. We will update, of course once Warner Bros issues a formal release confirming all of these dates!
Finally, of interest are photos of the prizes to the sweeps, which include not only the Video Game which is due June 30 as TLC reported earlier, but also a peek at the new cover of the Half-Blood Prince Soundtrack, which you can see here in our galleries.


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SicN Twisted
As women are gradually starting to get better roles in society (although still far from equal) the radical feminist movement that used to be well to be huge and widespread is almost invisible. Maybe it's because of the success of Britney Spears and the media's exploiting women, or maybe it's because, at least in the US, we're at war so people are conceding when it comes to protesting their domestic problems. Whatever it is, how come you chics aren't going fucking wild anymore?


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Toxicology Brief: Phenylephrine ingestion in dogs: What's the harm?
Phenylephrine is a sympathomimetic amine used orally in human medicine mainly as a decongestant. It is found in several over-the-counter cold remedies. Veterinary practitioners should be aware of its toxic potential in dogs since its use has likely increased as restrictions are placed on the sale of another common over-the-counter decongestant, pseudoephedrine, because of pseudoephedrine's involvement with methamphetamine production.
As a decongestant, phenylephrine is available in nasal (0.25% to 1%) and oral formulations (5- to 10-mg tablets). The oral formulations are often combined with antihistamines, analgesics, expectorants, or antitussives. In an overdose, other ingredients present in the formulation such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen are often more concerning than the phenylephrine.Parenteral formulations of phenylephrine are used to treat hypotension in animals and people. Phenylephrine is also used as an adjunct in spinal and local anesthesia.
Ocular preparations produce mydriasis and vasoconstriction. These formulations are used for intraocular examination and surgery and to differentiate conjunctival vascular injection from deep-episcleral injection. Ocular phenylephrine is also used in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, treatment and prevention of synechiae, and diagnosis and classification of Horner's syndrome.1,2
Hemorrhoid creams, ointments, and suppositories also contain phenylephrine.
Phenylephrine acts directly on alpha1-adrenergic receptors. The stimulation of these receptors results in peripheral vasoconstriction and increased systolic and diastolic blood pressures. At high dosages, the stimulation of cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors may occur.3 This can lead to cardiac stimulation.
After oral exposure, phenylephrine is extensively metabolized in the gastrointestinal tract and liver.1,4 This high metabolization accounts for the low oral bioavailability of phenylephrine (38% in people).1 It is primarily excreted in the kidneys in people.1 Phenylephrine reaches a peak plasma concentration in 30 minutes.5 The half-life is two to three hours. Adverse signs typically have a rapid onset and relatively short duration.3
The oral LD50 of phenylephrine in rats and mice is 350 mg/kg and 120 mg/kg, respectively.6 Because of low oral bioavailability, the acute oral toxicity is lower for phenylephrine than with other sympathomimetics such as pseudoephedrine, and parenteral administration is more likely to result in marked clinical signs of toxicosis compared with oral exposure. An oral therapeutic dosage in dogs could not be located.
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30.) Patent #: 03750 (5 Images)
Grantee: Brown, Hobson
Grant Book Pg: 8 440
Acreage: 70
County: Hopkins
WaterCourse: Lick Cr. Tradewater R.
Survey Name: Brown, Hobson
Survey Date: 11/18/1841
Grant Date: 07/05/1842
Warrant #1: 73
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Was this the same property subject to the lawsuit? Stated in part:..."03 Jan 1868 Hopkins County court record was a lawsuit against four men who had "seized in fee" part of Hobson Brown's land grant for debts." I don't know if the above-described property was involved in the lawsuit, but it is very possible.


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The province has approved Toronto City Council's transit plan and has set construction timelines for the following light-rail transit (LRT) projects:
• The Eglinton Crosstown LRT from Black Creek to Kennedy Station: work is already underway and will be completed by 2020.
• The Scarborough RT replacement and extension to Sheppard Avenue: work will begin in 2014 and be completed by 2020.
• The Finch West LRT from the Toronto-York-Spadina Subway extension to Humber College: work will begin in 2015 and be completed by 2020.
• The Sheppard East LRT from Don Mills station to east of Morningside Avenue: work will begin in 2017 and be completed by 2021.


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Honestly, if it were me, and I thought I could do so without making too many wavies with my brother and rest of the family, I'd simply politely bow out of being IN the wedding. She sounds like quite the bridezilla, and quite entitled. And the fact the MOH didn't respond to your initial email re: the shower, and then basically demanded all the bridal party chip in x dollars, would make me quite angry.I think you handled the b-party issue well too; you told her initially you would be on vacation, but would see what you could do. But when it moved 4 hours away, you did nothing wrong in declining to stay over. I probably would have just said sorry, I thought it was going to be in the 15 minute away location, but now that' its 4 hours, I won't be able to make it. And also asking her to call so you could talk to her personally was fine too.But with all this drama, if it were me, I'd probalby decline altogether to be IN the actual wedding, as to me, it would not be worth it. If she's being like this now, I can only imagine what the actual wedding will bring.
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