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HBO's "The Girl" pits Hitchcock against Hedren
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- After a private screening of HBO's "The Girl" held for Tippi Hedren, her friends and family, including daughter Melanie Griffith, the reaction was silence.
Make that stunned silence, as the room took in the film's depiction of a scorned, vindictive Alfred Hitchcock physically and emotionally abusing Hedren during production of "The Birds."
"I've never been in a screening room where nobody moved, nobody said anything," Hedren recounted. "Until my daughter jumped up and said, 'Well, now I have to go back into therapy.'"
ON TV: HBO premieres "The Girl," at 9 p.m. today, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.
Tippi Hedren made an appearance at special screenings of "The Birds" at the Redford Theatre in Detroit this month.
Hedren, 82, as polished and lovely as she was taking her turn as a rarified "Hitchcock blonde" in "The Birds" (1963) and "Marnie" (1964), tells the story with a casual smile.
But her experience with Hitchcock, as detailed in "The Girl," debuting 9 p.m. Saturday, is as jarring to watch as one of the master's own dark suspense dramas. Sienna Miller ("Layer Cake," "Factory Girl") plays model-turned-actress Hedren, with Toby Jones ("The Hunger Games," "Infamous") as Hitchcock.
In one horrific sequence, the filmmaker withholds from Hedren that real birds, not mechanical ones, will be used in a scene in which she'll be attacked at close quarters. Then he subjects her to five days of shooting, take after take, leaving her injured and distraught.
A physician forced Hitchcock to suspend production for a week to allow Hedren to recover.
"Hitch said we had to keep filming," the actress recalled. "The doctor said, 'What are you trying to do, kill her?'"
Hedren, who regrouped and worked with the British filmmaker again on "Marnie," said the HBO film shows only a slice of what was also a rewarding period and relationship.
"There wasn't time to show the wonderful people I met, the wonderful discussions Hitch and I had, the great gift he gave me being not only my director but my drama coach," she said.
But she lost her admiration for the man, if not the artist, when Hitchcock punished her for rebuffing his advances.
"I think we're dealing with such a devious mind, one of genius, of incredible creativity," she said, adding, "there is so much wrong with that mind. ... He was evil."
With the pair's irrevocable rift after "Marnie," Hitchcock refused to let her out of the seven-year contract she'd signed. That allowed him to quash her shot at other big films, including Francois Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451" in 1966, Hedren said.
She insists, credibly, that she's never played the what-if game. While she couldn't capitalize on being a hot property post-Hitchcock, Hedren channeled her energies into family and her dedication to helping animals, including founding the Shambala wildlife preserve in Southern California.
"He ruined my career, but he didn't ruin my life," Hedren said, who has worked regularly in TV and appeared in some films.
Jones, who donned elaborate prosthetics and a fake belly to simulate Hitchcock's distinctive profile and girth, said the filmmaker can't be forgiven for behaving "appallingly" toward Hedren.
"But I also think he was very naive emotionally and I don't think it was sexual. There was something so beautiful and radiant about her that he worshiped her," the actor said.
Jones cautioned against making one chapter into a biography: "We're not saying this is Hitchcock. This is a section of Hitchcock's life based on verified, carefully research facts."
Director Julian Jarrold said Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto, along with Hedren, were the main sources for screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes. Hitchcock died in 1980 at age 80.
Hedren, who offered high praise for Jones, Miller and "The Girl," said she never discussed Hitchcock's behavior with his other famous leading ladies, who included her friend, Kim Novak ("Vertigo"), Eva Marie Saint ("North by Northwest") and Grace Kelly ("Dial M for Murder," "Rear Window" and "To Catch a Thief").
She first brought herself to talk about it two decades afterward, Hedren said, and she's now counting on "The Girl" to carry her story further.
"I hope that young women who do see this film know that they do not have to acquiesce to anything that they do not feel is morally right or that they are dissatisfied with," she said. "I can look at myself in the mirror, and I can be proud. I feel strong. And I lived through it beautifully."
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What a fun party!
In their backyard, under the pergola, Kim created a lab, complete with experiments, test tubes, lab coats and of course goggles. While the parents watched on, and some helped out with the younger scientists {thanks you guys!}, they sipped yummy H2O, or soda, labeled appropriately "Warning: May Bubble, Pop & Fizz!" After the kids poured, mixed and tested all the experiments they took them inside to a "experiment station" aka an ice cream bar where they could test toppings including M&Ms, Snickers, peanut butter chips and even gummy worms, until their little hearts were content.
The beautiful hand iced butter cookies are from Sue at Sweet Tooth Cottage (and are available here in the Celebration Shoppe). The bubbling beakers were Kim's favorite...she even sent them for her son's class party,
bagged with their cello toppers.
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text: How to change the oil and filter on a KTM LC4 Revised on 10-26 This guide pertains to the following models: Adventure, SMC, Duke II & LC4E and is intended for the beginner. Some of the "tricks" described may be advantageous to the more seasoned owner. By no means is this guide to be construed as the "best" or only way to do this job. It is simply the way that works for me. Read it at your own peril. If you have read the previously posted valve inspect/adjust guide, you already know I'm a big fan of a clean and tranquil work space. No pets, wife, kids, gerbils... whatever. Drifty likes to play his laid back blues music, ... but if Godsmack relaxes and focuses your mind... Crank it! Successful wrenching is good mental therapy... Tool list This list is for the '03 and later 640 Adventure. There appear to be a number of fastener and plug variations for prior years. The most notable differences are the switch from "outside" to "inside" frame drain locations; the size of frame filler plug and the change from a cartridge filter cover o-ring to a gasket. Revison 10-26-04 After input from Rad, rapiti, Markjenn and dirtrider... we have come to the conclusion that KTM if fond of making running changes in production without updating reference material. :eek1 As far as I can tell, in mid '01 KTM switched from the o-ring cartridge filter cover to a gasketed cover. The lower right frame section, unless someone has more accurate data, remained a oval tube until, as far as we can tell... mid '02, at which time the section was replace with a "low profile" casting, making filter cover access considerably easier. So, if you have a early '02 or earlier it will have oval tube... a late '02 or later will have the flat casting. With input from valued members, we will attempt to cover variations as they arrise, if someone runs into something important, let me know and I will continue to revise the guide. 1. 19mm socket. (Front lower crankcase drain plug) 2. 17mm socket. (Frame fill plug for '03 and later & K&N filter "nut") 3. 13mm socket. (Rear lower crankcase transmission drain plug) 4. 8mm socket. (Cartridge filter cover, sprocket cover, engine guard and fairing bolts) 5. Philips #2 screwdriver (neutral switch screw) 6. 4mm Allen wrench (frame drain screw for '03 and later) 7. a low value torque wrench (if you don't have a "calibrated" wrist) :huh 8. Funnels in assorted sizes Other "tools" you'll need... I promise to explain why later, really. 1. A short (6" or so) length of 2"X4" 2. 12" of 3/8" surgical tubing ('03 and later) 3. 12" of smaller surgical or other flexible tubing ('02 and earlier) 4. Tapered rubber stopper (size can vary, dependant on year) 5. 2" of 3/16" O.D. copper tubing 6. 20" of 3/16" I.D. clear hose 7. Spray or rub-on light waterproof lubricant Parts 1. 2 quarts of oil... As we don't want this to turn into an oil thread, whatever brand you and your "oil expert" buddies like to use. 2. 1 spin-on filter... see "oil" 3. 1 cartridge filter... 4. 1 cartridge filter cover gasket (mid '01and later) or o-ring (early '01 and earlier) 5. Drain plug crush washers. (This is optional, as they can be used several times they're not real critical) Out with the old! 1. The engine should be warm to the touch. 10-15 minutes of riding is more than enough. The idea here is to get the oil warm and sufficiently circulated to pick up and suspend any condensation or particulates in the engine. 2. The bike should be level. Centerstand or lift... whatever works for you. 3. If you've doing this on an Adventure, for the first time, go ahead and remove the fairing. Once you have done the oil change, then you can decide if you need to remove the fairing the next time. If you're not doing this on an Adventure... You lucky bastard you. It takes 3 minutes to pull 6 bolts, 2 electrical connectors and 4 rubber grommets. It's easier to see and get to the frame filler plug with the fairing removed. 4. Remove the engine guard. 5. Remove the oil filter. If you're using a K&N filter, as shown in the photo, a 17mm socket fits the "nut" on the end of the filter. Don't forget the drain pan! 6. Remove the frame drain plug; dependant on the year, inside under the filter, or outside and slightly above and to the right, and allow the frame to drain completely. 7. Remove the front and rear lower crankcase drain plugs, and allow the engine to drain completely. Do not touch the Allen plug! 8. Remove the 2 bolts that retain the plastic transmission sprocket cover. Loosen the Philips screw holding the neutral switch wire (green) and disconnect the wire. 9. Remove the 3 bolts that retain the cartridge oil filter cover. Pull the brake pedal down and pull the cover away. Depending on brake adjustment, I have heard that it may be necessary to remove the brake pedal for improved access to the filter cover. Remove the cartridge filter and allow the cavity to drain. 9.1 Revision 10-26-04 On models prior to '03, clearance between the frame and cartridge filter cover may be limited. It may be nesseccary to remove the banjo bolt and oil lines from the from the cover prior to removing the cover itself. The photo immediately below shows the previously mentioned "03 model "low profile" frame casting. In with the new! 1. Clean the drain plugs thoroughly with a rubber compatible solvent that will not damage the sealing edge on the crankcase drain plug screen. I use a strong magnet to remove steel metal filings, if any, from the drain plugs. The ones in the photo have not been cleaned... yet. 2. Clean the drain plug, cartridge filter and spin-on filter sealing surfaces. 3. Reinstall the three drain plugs in the crankcase and frame. Do not over-torque these fasteners. 4. Pour a small amount of oil into the new spin-on filter and install it. I like to put a dab of paint on the frame and spin-on filter as witness marks, this makes it easy to spot a filter coming loose. 5. After removing the old gasket or o-ring, clean the cartridge filter cover gasket surface and apply a few dabs of Halomar or other non-hardening, non-silicone gasket sealant to hold the new gasket or o-ring in place. 5.1 Revison. See "Out with the old..." item 9.1 6. Install the new cartridge filter with the "hole" facing out, replace the cover. Again, do not over-torque these fasteners. 7. Re-attach the neutral switch wire. 8. Re-install the sprocket cover. The longer of the two screws goes in the bottom. 9. Re-install the engine guard. And last but not least... 1. Fill the crankcase with the correct amount of fresh oil. 1.3 Liters. 2. Remove the frame filler plug. 3. Using a small outlet funnel, attach the length of surgical hose to the outlet end and insert it into the filler hole. If you've ever followed the method "recommended" by KTM, you already know it sucks completely and literally. Apparently, the concept of vacuum eluded the KTM service technical writers when they wrote their version in the owners manual. 3.1 Revision 1-3-05 Models prior to '03 have a much smaller filler plug on the steering head. The tools used and methods discribed in this guide were designed for and have been used on '03 and later only. Dimensions of tools and variations of method will need to be "adjusted" to compensate... sorry. 4. Pour the correct measured amount of oil (this is where the Ratio-Rite comes in handy... 600ML) into the funnel and allow it to drain into the frame. If you have a pressure filling device such as a grease pump bottle or air "pressurizeable" bottle... even better. This is where we get to use the other "tools". 1. Drill a hole of adequate diameter thru the center of the tapered rubber stopper so that the copper tubing is a snug fit into it. Attach the clear hose to the large diameter end of the copper tubing. It should look similar to the "burping tool" in the photo when you are finished. 2. Remember the 2"X4"? Lever your bike to the right and place the 2"X4" under the left center stand leg. Don't worry, it won't fall over... probably. This lets the oil in the frame sit at a "temporary" higher level. 3. Insert the rubber stopper into the filler plug and route the clear hose upwards. 4. With your thumb over the kill button, start the engine and watch for oil to come out of the clear hose... THE SECOND IT DOES, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. :eek1 5. Now that you have your bike leaning precariously to the right with a hose full of oil hanging out of it... what do you do next? Get an empty bottle and turn the hose into it, allowing it to drain completely. Remove the wood block from under the stand and level the bike. You can now remove the frame burp tool and no oil should pour out of the frame. Re-install your frame plug. If you've done this correctly, this may be first time you've ever changed your oil without making a mess all over the bike and garage floor. If this is your very first time doing this job... you'll never know how much "fun" you've missed. Additional information as of 05-07-06 After discussing the options, it's possible that the best way to burp the frame on an '02 and earlier 640 would be to install the filler bolt loosely in the frame, in other words, threaded in, but not quite all the way, then start the bike and wait for the oil to flow out past the threads. As soon as you see the oil, tighten the bolt... then shut off the engine. Have a rag or two handy to soak up the oil that slides past... but if your quick about it, there should be a minimum of mess. Truth be told, it may actually be the best way to do it on any year, as the hose trick is a little on the fiddly side of life What was the waterproof lubricant for? :huh To lube the rubber grommets in the fairing so they pop back into place a bit easier... and back out later when you do this again. That's it. Put everything back together, take it for a 10-15 minute ride again, check the oil level and if needed, top it off.... yer' done bubba. Chris Hickson To print a copy of this guide, go to the top of the page and click on "Thread Tools" then click on "Show Printable Version" I'd like to thank, for their contributions to this article : Rad PASSMORE ChrisC Drif10 Dagwood markjenn KTiM rapiti And dirtrider Addendum: 03-11-2006 It's been suggested by a member that I include a brief disctiption of "what happens" when you start the engine to pump oil into the frame... and here is is! Based on KTMs discription of the system, until the frame is pressurized, there is no pressureized oil going to the crank. As this is only for 30 seconds or less at a fast idle, and the engine is already warm and well lubed (it was run to operating temperature prior to draining the oil... right?) and the crank rod bearing is rolling element... then it shouldn't be an issue. There is pressure elsewhere in the engine, including the piston pin bearing and transmission. Everything else is lubricated via the ever popular "splash and drip" method. It's been suggested more than once that it would be easier to overfill the engine, and allow the frame to fill from that oil... then top off the engine to the appropriate level after a few minutes of running. The problem with this theory, which has merit from a "not screwing with the frame burp bullshit" perspective, is that the amount of time required to fill the frame and feed oil to the rod bearing is an unknown value. Personally, I'd rather not risk the life of my rod bearing on that theory. Some day, I'll have to do an experiment to see how long it takes to get oil pressure at the pinon shaft feed line... both with the standard frame fill and burp, and by filling the engine only, and waiting for the oil from the engine to fill the frame. Maybe at about 50,000 miles, just before I rebuild the engine.


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MrBenn wrote:Right-o, let me get down to the serious business of announcing the other lucky winners of premium...
There were 21 entries, which are listed in the 2nd post of the thread. The random number generator at random.org picked number 1, which means dolomite13 gets a bonus 3m premium.
There are currently 71 members of the Map Surveyors Group. The random number generator at random.org picked number 57, and by my counting, that means Leehar also gets a bonus 3m premium.
Many thanks to all of those who took part; and congratulations once again to Sir.Ricco for creating the winning entry.
Please feel free to wear any of the submitted signatures - In one month's time I will be giving a further 3m bonus premium to a random CCer who I have seen wearing a Map Surveyors Signature, and will be conducting another premium lottery for a random member of the usergroup. If you choose to sport the winning signature, please use the following code which embeds a hyperlink:
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To help publicise the launch of the Map Surveyors Usergroup (a Foundry update/subscription group announced in this thread), it has been decided to launch a contest for the creation of a signature banner for use on the CC forums.
To take part, all you need to do is to create a banner image (500 pixels wide and 120 pixels high) that advertises the group, upload it to a webhost (a site such as photobucket.com or imageshack), and then post in this thread with your image attached (by putting the direct image link inside tags).
Once you have submitted an entry, please feel free to join the Map Surveyors Usergroup (although this is not a condition of entry to the contest).
On September 15th 2010, the Foundry Foreman will select a shortlist of three signatures, and present these to the incumbents of Live Chat for a vote to select the winning entry.
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I forgot to mention that there are more ways to get your hands on some free premium...
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Money exchange in Morocco
The unit of currency in Morocco is the Moroccan Dirham ; the Dirham is used in several Arab states, hence the contextual prefix. The Dirham, designated as MAD or Dhs, is comprised of 100 centimes; notes are available in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 25, 20 and (occasionally) 10 dirhams and coins are issued in denominations of 10, 5, 2 and 1 dirham, or 50, 20, 10 and 5 centimes. The word 'dirham' comes from the Greek 'drachma', one of the oldest currencies known to man, dating from the sixth century BC. The Greek drachma was circulated through trade in many countries around the Mediterranean, including Morocco, and in the 7th century the term 'dirham' was adopted widely throughout the Arab world.
The Dirham is officially designated a 'closed currency' which means that it can only be traded in Morocco, so if you have left over cash after your trip you'll need to convert it back before you leave or you may be stuck with useless money. According to Trip Advisor, however, Dirhams are traded in a number of travel agencies and airports outside of Morocco but only up to a maximum of 1000DH and one is likely to pay more for money exchange outside Morocco than within the country itself. It is wise to retain currency exchange receipts acquired in Morocco as they may be required when selling back surplus Dirhams at the airport prior to leaving (there is no limit to the number of Dirhams one can sell). If you'd prefer to exchange your money in Morocco, as most visitors do, you will be able to buy and sell currency at a Bureau de Change in the airport or port upon arrival in the country and also at banks.


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More Than 12,000 in Berkeley Lose Power Tonight
Thousands of PG&E customers in Berkeley lost power tonight, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
The outage began at around 8 p.m. when 12,425 customers lost their power, PG&E spokeswoman Jana Morris said.
PG&E crews responded to a substation in Berkeley believed to be where the outage began to try and determine the cause of the outage.
By about 10:30 p.m. the number without power had dropped to about 642, Morris said.
However at 11:30 pm PG&E reported on its web site that in the Berkeley area there were 10 outages affecting 9998 customers.
Workers have not yet determined the cause of the outages, and no estimate for restoration was available.


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I am a kid but, I don't like the fact of having all year round school. Not because the work but, because a traditional school year requires a student to go 180 days if we had all year round we would be braking that requirement. Most schools test scores are low that's not because we miss to much school that's because our teachers are not gettin a lot of work dine but, we are catching up. Every summer a kid forgets a lot of what they learned that year soba teacher takes the first week or so refreshing our memory's but, if we had all year round school we only had a couple weeks on the a couple off when we got off students would be forgetting what they learned so every time we came back to school the teachers would have to take more learning time to refresh our memory's so therefore that would make our schools rates and statistics drop lower and lower.
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Year round school: What do you think?
I read with interest this story from the Washington Post that describes one family's experience with year round school.
As a Mom who juggles work and young kids, the transition to summer for my family is nothing short of absolutely chaotic. My house has become nothing but bags (one for camp, one for swim team, one for bug spray and sunscreen, etc) and wet towels from the pool. We've been out of school since June 5 and we've yet to find our summer groove.
From Schulte's Post article:
Both President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have called the traditional school day and school year outdated and inadequate for the demands of 21st-century life. Students in countries that routinely outscore the United States on international tests go to school for as many as 230 days each year, 50 more than kids typically attend here. "Go ahead and boo me," Duncan said in April to Denver students. "I think schools should be open six, seven days a week, eleven, twelve months a year."
And we know the effect of summer on kids at risk, the "summer slide" that eats away at the progress kids make during the school year. Year-round school doesn't have to mean the same thing every day all year long. As Schulte describes, her school uses intersessions, which are designed to be full of hands-on, big project classes.
Clearly this is a big topic, one I'm touching on too lightly to present all the issues clearly. But for me, this week, year round school doesn't sound half bad.
In case you're interested, Brigid Schulte did an online Question/Answer following the publication of her article.
I don't think that year round school would be a good thing. I love having the summer to do whatever I want. The problem isn't the students, but the parents that don't inforce education as a good thing. If parents want their kids to get better grades help them out in their school work and to study for tests.
i think it would be a great idea to have a year round school so that way people that go on summer vacation won't forget about what they learned at school before.
I believe that we shouldn't have year round schooling for these reason. School maintenance costs, including day-to-day upkeep and utilities, can increase up to 10 percent if schools are open for longer. Students who have difficulty with attention, either due to disability or because young elementary students are not developmentally ready to attend for longer periods of time are unlikely to get more out of a longer school day. This, too, may increase the amount of behavioral issues in the classroom. Teens who need to work to help support themselves or make money for college may have difficulty holding or finding a job. Budgets and staffing issues simply may not allow for extended school programs. Many schools already struggle to pay teachers a competitive wage, making it hard to keep high quality teachers. The cost of teaching as a full-time teachers may not be feasible either locally or federally. Multi-tracking programs mean that parents could possibly have students on different schedules. After school activities, such as sports or the arts may suffer or get lost in the shuffle (or budget) if school days are longer. Students in year round school may miss out on opportunities to spend time with children of other ages and/or learn about nature as typical summer camp experiences may no longer be a part of the childhood experience. Also teens whose parents are divored, can't spend time with their other parent because of the year round schooling.
We need full time education and full time teachers to allow our students to compete in this world.
i so totally hate year round school what's the point you still have to review and let he kids get some rest seriously! and it's the kids fault theire grades are going down not the school systems so thy should just study more
I am so against year round school i mean what is the point youstill have to review after the 1 month vacation you get and my little brother who is actually 16 hates the idea
I have researched this topic for a speech that I have to do for my debate class. I am totally against year round school. We still go to school the same amount of days, so the comment that we would learn better without the cramming doesn't work. Personally, I like spending the summer with my family. I also play softball, and I am looking forward to the summer days to when I don't have to juggle my sport and school. Kids would not be less stressed, because they still have the same amount of homework and personally, I would get worse grades because I would forget about all of my assignments over that 15 day break. My family also owns two alfalfa fields that the kids are in charge of watering in the summer. I already have to wake up at 7:00 to change the water, but if I had school, that means that I would have to wake up at 5:30 everyday, and on the days that I have early morning softball, I would have to wake up at 4:30 or 5:00. This would mean I would get less and less sleep. That would affect my grades. I would get B's and C's instead of all A's because I would not be able to focus. I also have chores to do, softball practice, and piano practice. Year round school would not make me less stressed, it would make me more stressed! My family values education, but I would seriously think about dropping out of school if year round school was enforced.
im a kid.... and for school we had to debate about year round school so i found some facts1st- drop-out rates DECREASE2nd- it lets kids be less stressed because you get breaks more often
I think this is a dumb thing to do! We are going to end up being stressed out with school. If this law does pass the percentage of school drop outs rate will highly increse.I think we as kids should get a say so in this [[stupid]] decison that they are making. I pray they start this after 2011 because im going to be in college anyway.But i feel terribly bad for the kids who will have to deal with it. Im totally aganist it!!!
you still have breaks. the most common way of doing it is going for 45 days and then getting 15 days off. you really have the same amount of days of school as the traditional way.I dont support year-round school but you still have to look at the facts.
Everyday kids go to school with no break but then you get summer vacation. If you have school year round it will be hard but you will learn more and it gives parents more of a break. I think that for you kids out there the good thing is you don't forget things over break and it prepares you for the real world.
NO!!!!!!!!! you cant make kids go back to school all year around! its not right we wait all year for the summer break. we want to be with our friends. have summer fun. not sit in a hot sticky school all day. your going to cram so much into our heads kids wont like school at all! i dont think you parents understand your not in school now a days. if you really wanna take summer away from us go ahead since i cant stop it just know that your making a big mistake
i think everyone is being really wrong if you think year round school is bad.Let me tell you,if you actually looked into it that might change your mind instead of judging it because that is stupid if you just look at an article and think it is horrible.Its helpful to know what you are talking about before you judge things people!!!. year round school would be great for the kids. parents no one cares about you! trust me kids would rather be with their friends. Plus if you really are worried, they get quite a bit more holiday break than they do in traditional school! Thats the time you want to spend with your children, they don't want to be with you in the summer!! Plus they learn more with out the teacher trying to cram all the information in their heads in 180 days. Everyone would much rather do it and parents are being really unreasonable and rude. Its called THE FUTURE! which means people grow to get smarter and develop technology! So i am sorry if you want no technological advancements to be made fine. Your wrong and stupid. Get over yourselves, this is better for everything. Everyone agrees! Why can't you!! It's the best thought America has thought of in a while. It will improve everything. So I believe Year round school is amazing and we should really go for it!
Who is footing the bill for year-round schools? Has President Obama considered the financial impact such a reform would have on already over-burdened schools? Many schools, like the elementary schools in my district, do not have air conditioning. Physically, there is no way that students could work in these classrooms during the hot summer months. Who would pay for the costly installation of air conditioning units in these schools and the additional revenue involved in keeping schools functioning throughout the summer? Does Obama think teachers and support staff would be willing to donate their time working both extended hours and an extended calendar year or that their unions would allow that? Who will pay for the increased salaries for teachers and support staff? This is so typical of educational reform. Policies are changed before financial feasibility is considered. Is the government going to allocate additional money to schools to cover all of these costs? Or will they expect school districts who are operating on already tight and sometimes overdrawn budgets to miraculously do so? We can barely pass renewal levies in this limping economy. Will Washington really expect us to ask our financially-challenged communities to support additional school taxes? Before this goes any further, educational reformers need to look, not just at what they see as benefits to year-round school, but at the financial feasibility of such a plan in our current economic situation.So, I ask again: President Obama, who is footing the bill for year-round school?
i love school but i also love a break from it some times so i can relax i also see my family dearing the summer so if we have school i wont see them
Guess what, folks, lots of people (yes, two working parents) just don't have the luxury of "spending all the time they want with their children" in the summer. On the contrary, they are lucky to have more than 2 weeks vacation to spend with their kids. Sure, it's great if parents can spend time teaching and playing with their kids all summer. But for some parents the juggling they have to do in the summer is not about wet towels and gym bags but cobbling together child care and summer camps to cover all the time the kids are out of school but the parents are at work.Year-round school does not mean year-round child care. It could mean that schools actually have more time to do project-based work and include more arts and enrichment activities. It will prevent the summer slide in skills and yes, it will give those kids who don't have support at home, a chance to get some meaningful attention. I'd really like to see this be a national discussion.
I have to say that I won't continue teaching if it reaches a year around status. I DO need that time to regroup, focus on professional development, and have some time for myself that I do not get September through June. We will lose so many good teachers if this happens. I am angry that parents can't even handle 2 summer months with their kids. The reasons our country is falling behind others on tests is not because school is not open 7 days a week (trust me, at that point kids would be off the wall). Our problem is the ever changing society, more two-working parents, poverty, etc. where kids come to school with little to no support at home. Teachers cannot be responsible for everything. I get angry that we continue and contine to try to find the best solution for this country and our kids and it continues to get worse and worse! My parents always told me they looked so forward to summer vacation: it meant spending all the time they wanted with their children, camping, outings, etc. Now parents want more time away. Wow.
More school seems to mean taking more and more teaching opportunities away from parents! I like having the summer to try to focus on things I want to learn with my kids. We can do projects and hands on things ourselves too! I get annoyed when parents think school is responsible for teaching everything. Duncan sounds like he likes this school of thought, so I guess everyone has his opinion. Don't you think teachers need time to regroup also? I have always thought it is such a demanding job that they need the time to rejuvenate. Being the nation with the highest academic scores does not mean the nation is "the best." I shudder to think of sending my kids away any more than they already are! :(


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Over the course of the last few months, those of us who intermingle our lives here and on Facebook have been through many amazing, confusing, devastating, painful and humorous events. In our somewhat extended group from all over the world we have experienced, fire, flood, appliance failure, surgeries, moves, black outs both personal and electrical, and heartache. All that's missing is death, disease and pestilence…oh yes, guess we've had those, also. We watch and observe as our parents go through the not so golden years, worry about our children and grandchildren and face our own daily struggles with health issues.
The Christmas season is the time each year when our frazzled minds, recall happier times or perhaps, harder times. We always have a flood of memories sparked by the music, the odors, the foods and the films of yesterday. It's an inconvenient time to have frustrations and extra work to do, but my life has been particularly chaotic this year. It's often difficult to roll with the punches when you'd rather just roll over and go back to sleep. There are days I have to pause and take inventory of what my life means, where it is going and how it's dragging me along. Today, I'd like to share a published poem of mine from several years ago which I think says it for me as we examine the reflective side of life which is in actuality, life itself.
We become fatigued by life
Slowly, one day at a time.
Love found and
Love lost.
This shell and vehicle
Our body
Once a friend
Now becomes less cordial.
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Each relationship
Each sunrise and sunset,
All equal the who of you.
Your journey nears its end
Each path taken
Has led to your destination
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For another.
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What did I accomplish?
What did I achieve?
Was my stack the highest?
Does it matter?
Regrets become reflections
The past is only a moment in time.
You realize learning is the food of life,
Loving is the sunshine.
God is in the details because
God is love.
Each day you move forward
One step closer
Toward the sunshine
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Cornwall, Ontario, is home to the Cornwall Public Library and the Cornwall Room. The library is on the northwest corner of 2nd St. and Sydney St. It is a very large building and not to hard to spot. If you enter from the front you have to walk this very long hallway to get to the main part of the library.
You can turn right onto to Sydney St. from 2nd St. and left into the parking area behind the library. You will have to pay for parking but it is reasonable. Make sure you have quarters. Follow the signs and road over to the parking lot which is to the west as you enter with a little manuevering through the parking lot below. There are one way signs and parking restrictions, so watch out.
The library entrance is through the doors in the back of the building to the left of the loading area. Go through the door and you come to a hallway that enters another hallway and then you turn to your right to enter the library. The References desks are straight ahead.
I stopped there and asked where they kept their genealogical collection and was lead to an area to the far side of the main floor. There were study desks and tables along that wall. She took me to the stacks where some books for genealogy were shelved. It is good to know that some items are outside the Cornwall Room.
I inquired about a history room and was told it was only open certain hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 2 to 4 pm. Here is the library phone number if you have questions (613) 932-4796.
It was Tuesday, June 5th! So this meant I would have to rearrange my schedule and come back the next day. The librarian was kind and wrote down the hours for me which I have shared with you. These hours are not on the website.
The CPL has a new website at: http://library.cornwall.on.ca/ It is not working very well today. To get to the CPL Archive area click on eResources and you will see Local Interest. The only tab working at the moment is the SDG Online and the ones on top. The CPL Archives and Surname List are giving me the page of death. I actually had trouble with the older website when I first went to their webpage. I have to admit the blog about Freddy the Bear is a riot and good for a laugh http://cornwallyac.blogspot.ca/
I returned the next day, Wednesday and was early enough that I grabbed a book from the stacks in the Reference area shown to me the day before. In the picture below they are the first two sections of the first bookcase. There were some cemetery books, histories and more.
The book I removed was: "Bowering's Guide to Eastern Ontario, A Cultural and Historical Companion." Whoa! This is a tour book and historical guide. I made myself comfortable in some cushy chairs right in front of the Cornwall Room doors and began to review it.
The contents are: The Perch Route, The Fur Trade Route, Glengarry Higlands Roads, Touring Cornwall, The Loyalist Front Route, The Lost Villages Adventure, the Apple-Cheddar Route, Armchair Traveling, Local Historical and Heritage Groups, Travel and Tourist Information Centers and an Index of Place Names. By Quarry Press and published in 1992. Certainly a lot closer to the present time than the "Up and Down the Glens" by Dorothy Dumbrille done in 1954. I enjoyed her book and have a copy which I found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. I was overjoyed with this find and am in the process of ordering a copy to review in depth. Too bad I didn't have it before I visited Glengarry.
The Cornwall Room is at the front of the library in the corner. You enter the library go up to the Reference desk turn left and head to the windows and you will find the Cornwall Room on the right in the corner.
Much to my relief the volunteer arrived at exactly 2 pm and opened the doors. I waited a few minutes to give her some time to settled in. She was very nice and friendly. I gave her a copy of my McDonald booklet to be added to the collection.
Apparently you can enter the room, settle in at a table and pull books off the stacks and not have to wait for the attendant. This I did happily. The volunteer really should reshelve the books because one cemetery book was mislocated and it took her awhile to find it.
She gave me a brochure: "Genealogy and Local History Material available at The Cornwall Public Library. This brochure is a little out of date but it does have good information.
The brochure describes the collection in this manner:
- CPL Computer Catalogue – all holdings are listed.
- Cornwall Room: has books, photographs, papers of a local or regional content and that require special protection. Access is restricted and requires the presences of an informed attendant during limited hours.
- General Reference Materials are located in the Reference Collection area of the library and are open to use during library hours.
- Microfilm and fiche readers and printers are available and it is best to make an appointment to use. The limit is three hours per day per patron.
- Census records from 1851 to 1901 for Stormont, Dundas and Glengary.
- Paris registers from the S.D.&G region with differing dates.
- Newspapers – Standard-Freeholder from 1883 to present and some of the Cornwall Observer and Reporter for dates about 1876.
- Land Records from the Ontario Archives by family name and location of property dating from the mid 1700's to the late 1800's.
- Numerous holdings of compiled genealogies
- Historical writings for S.D. & G.
- City statistics, documents etc. for municipal departments
- Histories of local businesses, churches and organizations
- City directories, telephone books and voter's lists.
Vertical Files:
- Newspaper clippings about Cornwall and other areas of an historical nature.
Cemetery Listings/Obituaries
- Recorded transcriptions of cemeteries in S.D. & G.
- Copies of Obituary notices from local newspapers various dates
Local History Name Index
- A partially completed indexing of un-indexed holdings in their collection. Specifically related to the Local History and Cornwall Room Collections. Listings are by family name with call number, page and book.
Example from one of my search:
The Macdonell family in Canada – author Morice, A.G., Location: Cornwall Room, Publisher: Canadian Historical Review, Pub. Date 1929, Call Number LHCR929.2 MOR.
Then a list of names with pages: G.M. Adam 18, Donald Aenas 27, etc.
Historical Maps
- Several maps from the area from the late 1700's into the late 1800's. Many show land owners and or occupants.
As you can see it is not real detailed yet it is a start. The Stormont GenWeb site has this to say about the holdings at the Cornwall Public Library: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onstormo/info-local-cornwallplib.html Very close to the same information.
So this means a thorough search of the CPU's online catalogue on the subjects of your interest and with attention to the location of the item in the library. This way you know what you can access at regular library hours and what you will have to plan to review when the Cornwall Room is open.
I live in the Pacific Northwest of the USA so calling International long distance is something I shy away from. I would probably default to their email: email@example.com write in the subject line: Inquiry from CPL website. You might have to try several times to get a response. They never answered my inquiry.
I have not given specific source references, like books and cemetery compilations because that could get really complicated. There are many for Glengarry as well as Stormont and Dundas, not to mention Prescott and Russell.
You can start with these two website to get an idea of what is published and then study library and archive websites to see what they hold:
Alex W. Fraser/Rhoda Ross Books and compilations: http://glengarrycounty.com/awfrrbks.html
Global Genealogy list of the area books etc: http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/ontario/stormont-dundas-glengarry/resources/index.htm
The City of Cornwall website is amazing: http://www.cornwall.ca/en/webadmin/publiclibrary.asp
While I was studying the Cornwall Room collection a lady entered who seemed very knowledgeable about the area. She and the volunteer seems to know each other and were discussing a cemetery reading project. It sounded wonderful what was happening in identifying graves at a local church. I was to learn that she was from the Saint Laurent Genealogical Society (it really should be written in French) located in Cornwall. I had visited this society several days before and will write about them in the next post.
This conversation between the two ladies tells me that a big missing part of my visit to Glengarry is the personal connections with the people who know the history and genealogy of the area. There is hope, for I did meet some really nice, helpful people. I just needed more time.


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The Hidden Epidemic: Diabetes
Could you or someone you love have diabetes? What you need to know about this often symptomless disease.
A Symptomless Disease
It's likely you already know someone with diabetes, especially when you consider that nearly 9% of women have it and the risk keeps rising with age. Shockingly, a third of those with the disease don't even know it.
Five years ago, when Esther Vega, 51, of Dover, New Jersey, began feeling habitually thirsty, she blamed her salty diet. She chalked up her exhaustion to the fact that she worked on her feet all day at a manufacturing plant. And when her nighttime trips to the bathroom became frequent, she figured it was all the water she was drinking. She never realized these three symptoms were typical of type 2 diabetes. But at her annual physical a few months later, a routine blood test found that her blood sugar level was through the roof. (Normal is less than 100 milligrams per deciliter, between 100 and 200 may signify prediabetes, and 200 mg/dL or more suggests type 1 or 2 diabetes.)
About 21 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, which is often symptomless. The majority of people have it for at least seven years before being diagnosed. And the number of sufferers is expected to grow—mainly because obesity, a major contributor to the diabetes epidemic, is on the rise. Approximately 127 million Americans, about 65% of all adults, are overweight or obese. (Overweight is defined as having a body mass index—a person's weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared—of over 25. A BMI of 30 and over is considered obese.)
The Cause and Complications
In healthy individuals, carbohydrates from food are broken down into glucose (a sugar), which circulates in the blood. In response, the pancreas produces insulin, which aids cells in either using the glucose or storing it as energy. But in some people, because of genetics, obesity, or a hormonal imbalance, cells become resistant to insulin's help or the body doesn't make enough insulin, leading to higher blood sugar levels. Untreated, diabetes can cause serious complications such as blindness, loss of limbs and decreased kidney function. It also significantly increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, which kill 65% of people with diabetes. Diabetic women under 50, in particular, are more apt to suffer a heart attack—perhaps because the disease cancels out the protective cardiovascular benefits of estrogen.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Esther's daughter, Michele, a 30-year-old mother of two, just happens to work as an assistant in an endocrinology office, where many diabetics are patients. After her mother's diabetes was discovered, the doctor she works for noticed dark patches on Michele's skin and some excess facial hair—symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal disorder that hits an estimated 10% of women in their childbearing years. PCOS causes weight gain, irregular periods and infertility, and may lead to diabetes because sufferers' bodies have problems utilizing insulin.
Tests confirmed that Michele had PCOS, which explained why she gained weight easily and couldn't take it off. More bad news followed: A fasting glucose test (blood is drawn after not eating for eight hours) found that Michele had prediabetes, a diagnosis that comes with a 40% to 50% chance of developing full-blown type 2. Michele had a fasting blood sugar level of 101 mg/dL (100-125 mg/dL is prediabetic and over 125 mg/dL is diabetic).
Who's Most Susceptible
Unfortunately, both Esther and Michele can put a check next to virtually all of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes: They are both overweight and, prior to being diagnosed, didn't exercise. They have many close relatives with the disease—Esther's father had type 2 diabetes, as do her two sisters. Plus, they are Hispanic. High-risk ethnic groups include African Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans.
FC Tip: Experts recommend that any adult with a body mass index over 24 (visit familycircle.com/bmi to calculate yours) and who has a parent or sibling with diabetes should have a blood sugar test.
Lifesaving Changes
"Virtually every physician would agree that the ideal treatment for diabetes is exercise and eating right to lose weight," says Robert Rizza, M.D., past president of the American Diabetes Association. The same goes for preventing diabetes, especially in those with prediabetes.
A recent Diabetes Prevention Program study found that doing 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day, combined with losing 5% to 10% of body weight, reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 58%.
Dietary recommendations for diabetics are very similar to those for the general public, says David M. Nathan, M.D., director of the Diabetes Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Diabetics should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables but limit white potatoes; replace unhealthy fats with vegetable oils; opt for whole grains; boost fiber intake; choose lean sources of proteins such as beans, nuts, fish and poultry; and limit salt and alcohol intake.
Type 2 diabetics sometimes need medication. Esther's blood sugar was so high by the time she was diagnosed, she was prescribed metformin (Glucophage) right away. This drug is almost always the first line of treatment for type 2.
To ensure that they are controlling their condition, diabetics typically have their average blood glucose levels measured every three months with the hemoglobin A1C test. This sophisticated blood test reveals the patient's average blood sugar level for the past two or three months. The goal is to get the A1C level below 6%—Esther's was 9.8% when she was diagnosed. Every percentage point drop reduces the risk of complications by 40%.
At the same time, diabetics are encouraged to watch their blood sugar on a daily basis through finger-prick tests. A recent study found that self-monitoring reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal complications. At Esther's recent checkup her blood sugar was still very high. So she was started on a second medication. She also takes a statin to lower her cholesterol, since her father and brother died of heart attacks at a young age.
Meanwhile, Michele is making great strides toward preventing full-blown diabetes. She's made changes to her diet and heads out for 30-minute walks daily and jogs on a treadmill a few days a week. She knows getting her weight under control is a life-and-death issue.
"I see so many people dealing with the complications that I'm trying to avoid," says Michele. "Diabetes can shut your body down in so many ways—you can lose your kidneys, your eyesight. I want to see my 11- and 4-year-old daughters grow up."
Can I Still Eat Sweets?
Sugar does not cause diabetes. "In the past experts told diabetics (and often those at risk) to avoid sugar," says Ann Albright, Ph.D., R.D., president of health care and education at the American Diabetes Association. But we now know that it's the total amount of carbohydrates you consume that affects your blood glucose levels the most. While indulging in a piece of chocolate cake will raise your glucose numbers, so does nibbling on corn on the cob, a bag of chips, or a side of mashed potatoes.
"Moderation is key," says Albright. You can eat a treat, but make it a small portion and cut back on some of the other carbs you take in during that meal. For instance, if you're having a turkey sandwich for lunch (which contains about 30 grams of carbohydrates), swap your typical bread for two slices of low-calorie bread (so the sandwich will contain just 15 grams of carbs). That way you can still end your meal with two small chocolate chip cookies (which have 15 grams of carbs).
Also important to keep in mind is that sweets are typically high in fat and calories as well as carbs. So while trading bread for cookies occasionally may not influence your glucose levels much, doing so too often will increase your waistline. In addition, when you squeeze high-calorie, high-fat treats into your diet, chances are you're edging out more nutrient-rich foods that your body needs. "If you're cutting back on carbs, don't lose the healthy ones, such as fruits and veggies, whole-grain cereals and whole wheat breads, which are rich in fiber," says Albright.
Learning you have diabetes or are at risk of developing it should not take the joy out of eating, Albright stresses. "High-calorie foods, including desserts, can still be part of your meal plan. Just don't overindulge, and eat only the ones you really love."
FC Fact: Most healthy adults should take in about 45 carbohydrate grams per meal.
A Growing Problem Among Children
An active teen, Jessica Freidhoff, 15, of Saint Michael, Pennsylvania, didn't worry about her health. But because she was a bit overweight and her father, a type 2 diabetic, died of a blood clot at age 35, her pediatrician ordered a routine blood test to check her sugar level last November. The numbers came back very high—325 mg/dL. Jessica was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and immediately put on insulin to stabilize her glucose levels.
The number of tweens and teens developing type 2 diabetes has been rising steadily in recent years, paralleling the rise in obesity. "Type 2 used to be a disease of middle age," says Harold Starkman, M.D., director of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. That's why it's typically called "adult-onset" diabetes, whereas type 1, an autoimmune disease, has always targeted young people. But type 2 is now becoming an epidemic among children as well as adults. In 1985, experts estimated that 1% to 2% of kids with diabetes had type 2. By 1995, the number stood at about 17%. Today it's thought that perhaps 30% to 50% of children with diabetes have type 2.
Kids who are overweight or obese or who have a parent or sibling with diabetes should be screened for it at age 8, and then annually if risk factors persist, according to the American Diabetes Association. Many children with type 2 don't experience any symptoms. "If you don't look for it, they can walk around with diabetes for years without knowing it," says Dr. Starkman.
One of the first signs of type 2 is a rash in the folds of the neck. Young girls may experience irregular periods or increased body hair and tend to be diagnosed earlier than boys.
Prevention is most important since once a child gets the disease he may have to spend 50, 60, or more years on medication. "Regular exercise and a healthy diet is key," says Neesha Ramchandani, a nurse practitioner and pediatric diabetes educator at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. "The portions obese children eat tend to be double what they should be."
Since her diagnosis, Jessica has been vigilant about her diet. She measures her portions, counts carbs and trades processed carbs for whole-grain foods. After a few months her blood sugar levels improved, and she was able to go off insulin and take just the standard diabetes medication, metformin. She gets plenty of exercise walking twice a day and practicing as a majorette. If she continues to eat right and be active, her numbers may improve to the point that she can go off medication altogether.


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Singer Amy Winehouse was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault at a theater, police said.
The 26-year-old soul diva was arrested after she presented herself at a police station with her lawyer, Thames Valley Police said in a statement.
She was charged with a public order offense and common assault under the name Amy Civil, following a Saturday incident at Milton Keynes Theater, police said. Winehouse was granted a divorce from her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, in July.
She is free on bail and must appear in court on Jan. 20.
Police did not provide details on the incident, but British media have reported that the singer allegedly struggled with a member of the theater's staff after heckling at a performance.
Winehouse was acquitted earlier this year of assaulting a fan who asked to take her picture, after a judge said he could not be sure whether she lashed out at the woman deliberately. Prosecutors said Winehouse was drunk when she punched the woman in the eye, but the singer said she had merely acted to fend away an over-friendly fan.
Winehouse shot to international stardom with the Grammy-winning album "Back to Black" in 2006, but her music has been overshadowed by reports of drug use, run-ins with the law and a tempestuous marriage.
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Private groups spent almost $6 million to send Members of Congress and staff on trips last year, more than in any year since Congress tightened its restrictions on outside groups paying for travel in 2007.
The total bill for sending lawmakers and their staffers on more than 1,500 trips — often to far-flung locations such as Austria, Egypt, Israel and Turkey — weighed in at about $5.8 million last year and could rise as late filers submit their post-travel disclosure forms, according to a Roll Call analysis of records maintained by the website LegiStorm.
Watchdog groups say the nearly $2.5 million increase from the year before is a sign that the travel restrictions adopted as part of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 are no longer working — and there seems to be little willingness or initiative among the Members on the House Ethics Committee to revisit the rules.
"It's really quite a pity, too," said Public Citizen's Craig Holman, who worked with Congress on the reform effort. "The travel restriction was one of the major accomplishments we really did achieve ... and now the Ethics Committee seems to be letting it fall to the wayside."
An Ethics Committee representative declined to comment on the issue at this time. The committee has a working group on travel rules, but it is not clear whether that group has any live proposals for revising the rules.
The travel restrictions were amended in 2007 as part of a larger effort to curb the influence of lobbying on lawmaking. In addition to extending the "cooling-off period" between leaving Congress and becoming a lobbyist, banning gifts from registered lobbyists and heightening disclosure requirements, the law also prohibited businesses and other groups that employ lobbyists from sending lawmakers on most lengthy trips, though it carved out several exceptions.
For a time it seemed the new rules had their intended effect. With trips financed by entities that employ lobbyists capped at one day, the year-end tally for privately funded Congressional travel dropped from $9.9 million in 2005 to $3.6 million in 2007.
But experts say other exceptions written into the 2007 reforms — specifically, more relaxed rules that govern nonprofit groups, colleges and universities — have in recent years contributed to the rising cost of privately funded trips. In addition, savvy lobbying groups have formed affiliate charitable arms that exist in large part to finance Congressional travel without drawing the attention of House Ethics Committee, as most Congressional travel originates in that chamber.
"The travel rule has largely been eviscerated by the House Ethics Committee, allowing any lobbying entity to finance trips through a 501(c)(3) [charitable nonprofit]," Holman said. "I've had two meetings with the House Ethics Committee to try to discourage them from allowing that to happen, but there doesn't seem to be any inclination to clamp down on the travel rule or revise it."
As Roll Call has reported in the past, tax records and other public documents show how lobbying entities can fund travel through closely linked charitable organizations without running afoul of the rules.
The American Israel Education Foundation, the top financier of Congressional travel last year when measured by number of trips and expense, shares an address, employees and board members with the pro-Israel lobbying group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Foundation Executive Director Richard Fishman, who signs off on the Congressional travel forms filed with the Ethics Committee, receives his $395,000 annual salary from AIPAC, as do the foundation's other paid employees.
A trip taken by four Members of Congress to South Africa and Botswana in August — the most expensive month of privately financed Congressional travel to date — was paid for by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, which is closely linked to four lobbying organizations and a roster of corporate interests. Its "advisory council" consists of the conservation groups Conservation International, the Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the World Wildlife Fund. Its "conservation council" includes corporate heavyweights such as Volkswagen, Walmart, Unilever, Exxon Mobil Corp. and the American Petroleum Institute.
"I think after this last year, especially with AIPAC financing trips and literally flying about 20 percent of Congress to Israel, most groups are going to realize that there really is no restriction on financing trips anymore," Holman said. "I am expecting soon to run into a lobbying firm that just sets up a 501(c)(3) and starts financing trips."
Lawmakers who accepted the most travel last year included Reps. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), George Miller (D-Calif.) and Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), who each went on excursions that totaled more than $45,000.


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My friends and I in school play this interesting card game, which we call 'the game without rules' (ironically, of course). The game is like this: in the beginning of a school year, we start with one rule: you have to lay a card that is higher. Everything else is not allowed and the one who is the first to have no more cards, wins.
When only one person remains with cards, the game ends. At that point, the winner can define a new rule, such as "on a seven, you have to play a lower card instead of a higher card". This makes the game harder and harder as we play on. Every time a person breaks a rule, he/she is given an extra card.
Now my idea was to make a computer program out of this and let them create new rules, so that would be pretty funny to see what combinations they come up with. Every time a 'computer' defines a new rule, they don't tell the others, so they have to figure out by trial and error.
Well at this point I am stuck. How can I let the computer define new rules and can someone write an example for me? And in what language should I do it?


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People Story - Elizabeth Malmberg
At SAP, we believe that when you bring everything you are, you can become everything you want.
For Elizabeth, success means being challenged and happy in her personal and professional life. When she began as an Early Talent a year and a half ago, she quickly noticed the level of flexibility that she had while working at SAP.
Based in Barcelona, Elizabeth is an Account Executive for new midmarket customers in Sweden. Her responsibilities include a mixture of relationship building, marketing, sales, consulting, and finding new customers!
"Since I have been here, I am extremely impressed to have such a modern and young culture here at SAP!"
While doing her Master's degree in Business, she was supposed to do a half-year internship. She saw SAP's offer for the Sales Academy and gathered the courage to try something new. During that internship, she was part of the solution team for six months and then continued as an Early Talent for the Nordic region for four months, where she was offered the Account Executive position.
An international mindset is no stranger to Elizabeth. She was born in a Swedish town called Norrköping and grew up in Stockholm. Her mother is from Moscow, so Elizabeth had her first experience living abroad in Russia for a few years when she was very young. Her parents eventually moved to Barcelona when she was a teenager and despite going back and forth between Barcelona, Stockholm, and even the United Kingdom for the past nine years, she settled in Barcelona two years ago, where she is based.
For Elizabeth, working out of the SAP office in Barcelona exemplifies the Company's support for a progressive work-life balance. They organize after-work sports activities, breakfasts at work, and foster a strong community inside and outside the office. Because she is allowed a flexible work schedule, she can work from home on preferred days and can set her own schedule.
In her free time, Elizabeth hangs out with family and friends, going to the gym, cooking, teaching children how to swim, and travelling! Her EVP mosaic photos reflect her diverse and rich life:
"I chose to showcase these pictures based on memories and hobbies. The 'tree photo' is from my first visit to the United States. I was fascinated by the inspiring size of the trees. My first trip to the U.S. also marked a big step in my life as it was a goal of mine to visit and I will always remember the trip I had on behalf of the SAP Sales Academy. Water has always had a significant meaning for me, so therefore, the second photo is of me sailing. Sailing is a passion of mine and where I find myself at peace. I enjoy sailing with my father and when I am on a boat, I am the happiest and most relaxed."
This intangible satisfaction of personal and professional life is exactly the kind of success that Elizabeth imagines it to be.
During the time Elizabeth has spent at SAP, she still fondly remembers closing her first deal. Originally coming from a non-sales background, she felt particularly proud to prove to herself that she could learn and be successful in a new field. Thanks to her constant curiosity, open-mind, and determination, Elizabeth's leap into the world of sales continues to open doors for her and bring her further personal and professional development.
"SAP encourages their employees to aim high and follow their dreams. With so many possibilities in the same company, I feel that I will hopefully be staying at SAP for a long time!"
When asking Elizabeth if she had a message to people thinking about starting their career at SAP, she said, "Never give up and always stay curious. Don't think of SAP as a typical multinational company, see it as a startup environment. If you are ready to work hard, you will be rewarded."
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As rumors continue to swirl around Brittany Murphy's death, her mother and widower believe that they know what caused the young actress' death.
Both believe that she died because of a congenital heart murmur that she was diagnosed with in her teens, according to People.
"We had it checked out every which way you could imagine," Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, told the magazine.
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In the days before she died, Murphy's mother Sharon said that she had "a little bit of the cold."
The pair continue to deny claims that the 32-year-old actress suffered from a mental illness, used drugs or had an eating disorder.
"Do you not think anybody would have picked up on this anorexic, mentally deranged person? It's ludicrous," Monjack told People.
Murphy's mother said that her daughter's naturally "bubbly" personality could have lead people to believe she was drunk or high.
The starlet's mother found her collapsed in the shower of the Hollywood home she shared with her husband on Dec. 20.


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Most of our knowledge of the Antarctic marine ecosystems comes from summer surveys. There are very few observations of this ecosystem in winter and there is a fundamental lack of knowledge of understanding of even basic questions such as 'what is there?' and ... 'what's it doing?'. The proposed visit to the sea ice zone in winter is a rare opportunity to conduct observations on phytoplankton, krill, birds, seals and whales, so that we can begin to understand the biological processes that go on in winter.
Data for this project were intended to be collected on a 1998 winter voyage of the Aurora Australis, but a fire on board meant that the voyage had to return to port before work could be carried out.
Data were then collected the following year during a 1999 winter voyage of the Aurora Australis (IDIOTS), which ran from July to September.
Data attached to this metadata record, include protist, bacteria and virus data collected from the Mertz Glacier region.
The purpose of this research was to quantify and identify the different assemblages of phytoplankton, change in virus populations and the number of live/dead bacteria between Tasmania and the polynya, within the polynya and sea ice. A variety of methods were used including HPLC, light and fluorescent microscopy and the collection of samples for subsequent analysis upon return to the Antarctic Division.
More information is available in the download file.
The samples were collected by Rick van den Enden.
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Why do we allow thugs, bullies to ruin LoDo?
Re: "Gunman hunted after LoDo killing; LoDo's safe, police say," Nov. 5 news story.
People who frequent or work at the bars and restaurants in LoDo will tell you that fights just after closing time on weekends are not uncommon. It's really bad in the summer. Every weekend there is a new "isolated incident." Only gunfire and killing makes the news.
There are always groups of drunken young adults hanging out on sidewalks and in the corner parking lots at 15th and Market. I hate to even think about how many drunks are getting behind the wheel. This happens after midnight, after the nice places like P.F. Chang's and Ruth's Chris close.
The police presence needs to be overwhelming, as high as possible. Why do we allow thugs and drunken bullies to hang out there? This will ruin LoDo if we let it. It does not have to be like this. Let's get our heads out of the sand and fix it.
Ted Paske, Arvada


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The New York State Department of Health is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 2, 2010) - Junior first baseman Paul Hoilman (Johnson City, Tenn.) has been selected to be one of eight collegiate baseball sluggers who will compete in the inaugural TD AMERITRADE College Home Run Derby at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium on Wednesday, July 7 at 8:30 p.m. The event will air nationwide Sunday, July 11 on CBS at 1 p.m.
"What an exciting event this is going to be for Paul," said ETSU head coach Tony Skole. "Obviously to be selected for this prestigious event speaks for itself. I've said it a lot this year, but Paul deserves every bit of recognition and accolades that come his way. I have always stressed to my players that good things happen to good people, and Paul is a great example of this. It will be exciting for ETSU, Johnson City and the entire Tri-City area to be able to cheer for him and watch him perform on national television."
The collegiate home run hitting competition will feature eight of the nation's premier power hitters facing off in an elimination-style format. Competitors were selected from a pool of eligible players that have ranked among the nation's home run leaders during the 2010 college baseball season.
Hoilman, the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, set a new school record with 25 home runs on the season, and became only the fourth Buccaneer in the program's history to reach the 20 home run plateau. The 25 home runs was the fifth best nationally, as Hoilman will be competing against national leaders in Jordan Ribera of Fresno State and Dan Paolini of Sienna.
Matt Gaudet of LSU, Matt Skole of Georgia Tech (nephew of Tony Skole) and Steven Felix of Troy highlight some of the other big names in the Home Run Derby.
ETSU head coach Tony Skole will serve as Hoilman's pitcher for the contest.
"I am very honored to be able to make the trip to Omaha with Paul," Skole said. "To be able to walk onto the field at Rosenblatt stadium one more time is very special to me. Even though it has been 20 years, the sounds, sights and smells of that stadium are still very vivid in my mind. The experience of playing there and now getting to go back is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life. It should be a great time."
Tony Skole had the game winning hit against Cal State Fullerton for The Citadel in the 1990 College World Series as it was the only appearance for the Bulldogs in the program's history.
The 2010 TD AMERITRADE College Home Run Derby will also feature National Baseball Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt and 2010 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson. Schmidt and Dawson will participate in several events throughout the day and will serve as honorary hitting coaches for Derby participants.
General admission tickets for the 2010 TD AMERITRADE College Home Run Derby will cost $5 and are on sale now. To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com .
In 2011, the TD AMERITRADE College Home Run Derby will move to TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha, Omaha's new downtown baseball stadium, which is currently under construction.
For more information on Buccaneer baseball or any other athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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(visited by Henrik Sunden)
09-Jun-2002 -- The confluence is located 6.5 km west of the village of Putila in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The exact WGS84 spot is on a meadow at 834 m altitude in a very beautiful landscape.
The confluence was visited at 08:40 on 9th June 2002.
I started from the hotel in Putila at 05:15 on Sunday morning and walked 2 km along a dirt road (taken literally, it had been destroyed by lumber trucks), then compass course straight towards the confluence. This took me down gullies with undisturbed creeks, over grass fields, even across a farm yard, where a woman was carrying two buckets of water using a yoke, into a forest where I had to make a detour to pass two angry bulls, then across fields again and up a ridge, finally down to 834 m elevation, where the confluence was found. I saw a man with a horse-cart at distance and the water-carrying woman, no other people at all. There were no roads, motor-vehicles or machinery anywhere. I heard cows, a dog and a rooster. I could see about 20 farms from the top of the ridge, and a church at about 4 km distance. Over 1000 m elevation there were untouched spruce forests. This was the most beautiful place I have ever seen. The weather was excellent too.
I found a footpath that led approximately in the direction back to Putila, and after 1 km I met a boy and asked him if it was the road to Putila. Da, daroga na Putile, da, he said, meaning my assumtion was right. After another half km, the footpath was 1.5 m wide, and in a curve I met a bull. He immediately scratched the ground with his foot and warned me to come closer witn four grunts. Then he bellowed loudly and attacked. He was only 15 m away. I rushed into a young spruce plantation to the left and got stuck in a thorn bush, but it was dry and the branch broke when I forced through the bush. Then I threw myself through a row of spruces, they were in rows about 4 m apart, but very dense. The bull came after me, but stopped when he reached the thorny bush. He was then 4 m behind me and looked huge. I ran and walked and pressed myself forward 200 m parallel to the footpath and 30 m besid it. Then I walked up to the path in the spacing between two plantation rows. The bull had heard me and stood on the footpath. He came towards me like shot out of a cannon! I threw myself again through the nearest row of spruces while the bull rushed past me in the clearing. Then I went down a bit in a gully 50 m beside the footpath so the bull could not hear me and continued another 200 m. Then I walked up to the footpath, and the bull was not there. I continued on the footpath, saw a truck parked where the path crossed a river, but there was no road. I walked on grassland with very hig grass along the river. The river was gated. The river was used to drive trucks to the place. Then I saw another truck, and a truck-driveable road started. When the river was crossed, there was a log over the river so footwalkers could pass without having to ford the river. I met a man and asked if this was the way to Putila. No, he said (in Russian), the road goes to a village at the main asphalt road. Two workers rapairing a fence wall told me it was 4 km of gravel road to the village at the main road, then 4 km on the main road to Putila, but take a bus in the village. I was back in Putila at 12:15 and had a big lunch costing 1 dollar 50 cents with 1 litre of juice costing an extra 1 dollar 20 cents (6 Hryvnia). I paid for the lunch and hotel (10 Hryvnia, 2 dollars for the hotel, water was supplied in a bucket).
Henrik Sunden