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Pope Benedict's resignation today has left many shocked, but with the news beginning to settle in, people are now beginning to wonder what his legacy will be.Generally seen as a conservative who didn't favour reform, Benedict also has another dubious distinction — his watch coincided with a scandal that involved allegations of financial corruption, media leaks from the Pope's own butler, and even reports of links with the mafia.
The scandal, which broke last year, is one of the most serious problems the church has faced in decades and seemed to reveal a wide schism within the clergy.
The story began with a series of mysterious leaked letters which eventually became informally known as "VatiLeaks". Journalist Gianlugi Nuzzi, notorious for a series of books about the Vatican, was reportedly vetted for months before being given documents by an unknown source, known only as "Maria", the Daily Beast reports.
Nuzzi began revealing the information in the documents in his TV show The Untouchables in 2011, before publishing full details in a book last year, Sua Santità—Le Carte Segrete di Benedetto XVI.
The documents themselves were 30 faxed memos from the Pope's office to other Vatican offices. While many were mundane, some appeared to show that Vatican insiders who attempted to confront corruption in the Vatican Bank had been sidelined.
For example, during Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano's tenure as deputy-governor of the Vatican city from 2009-2011, Vigano encountered and reportedly tried to put a stop to corruption, cronyism, nepotism, and the awarding of contracts to friends of officials at inflated prices.
However, he was removed from office shortly after bringin evidence of these events to the attention of Pope Benedict XVI.
The "Vaitleaks" scandal brought a renewed round of scrutiny in the church to the Italian press. There were reports that Magliana mob boss Enrico De Pedis had been buried alongside the bodies of former Popes and Cardinals following his death in 1990 — all for the lump sum of 1 billion lire ($660,000).
The stories about Pedis had circulated for years, but one new note leaked from the Vatican press office suggested that Pedis may have played a role in the disappearance of a Vatican employees 15-year-old daughter.
Another scandal involving Father Ninni Treppiedi and Sicilian mafioso Matteo Messina Denaro broke later, with reports that millions of Denaro's euros had been laundered through Treppiedi's former parish Aclamo, the richest parish in Sicily. Denaro is still at large and is considered by many as the most wanted man in Italy.
"VatiLeaks" became a major headache for the church, with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, insisting it's just the result of journalists "pretending to be Dan Brown" and, more cryptically, the "devil".
In May 2012 Vatican authorities finally arrested one man thought to be behind the leaks — the Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele. Gabriele was found guilty by a Vatican court in October, and was sentenced to 18 months in jail. The butler was later pardoned by Benedict himself, however, and he is now reportedly working in a hospital.
While the arrest was to the delight of headline writers around the world, there's a significant amount of people who don't buy it. The theory is that Gabriele could never had access to some of the documents, and others must have been behind the leak. Journalist Nuzzi has refused to say anything about the person who gave him the Vatileaks documents.
Regardless, the leaks appear to have prompted official reactions from other entities. For the first time ever, the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report said the Vatican city as an area "of concern" when it comes to money laundering, and the Milan branch of JPMorgan Chase closed the Vatican bank account at the end of March 2012, citing a lack of transparency and insufficient information concerning money transfers.
During the height of the scandal, one letter sent to the highest Vatican officials warned of a potential plot to kill Benedict XVI.
Curiously, Nuzzi himself has told Der Spiegel that the target of the leaks isn't the pope himself, instead arguing that Benedict XVI was revolutionary, and clearly wanted to bring transparency to the Vatican bank.
What the leaks really show, he said, is his weakness of his leadership. Many note that the target of attacks seems to be the second most important person in the Vatican — the secretary of state, Tarcisio Bertone, who has been accused of cronyism and refusing to deal with corruption, Reuters reports.
Bertone is of course the man who would like to blame the scandal on "the devil", but he's also the head of the opaque and archaic Vatican bureaucracy, the Curia, which is dominated by Italian clerics such as Bertone and can effectively overrule the pope. Benedict XVI had planned to reform the church, but instead found himself under its power, despite a growing backlash.
Whatever the reason behind the leaks, the scandal has shown the incredible level of infighting inside the secretive headquarters of the Catholic Church. It may well be something to keep an eye on as the Church begins its search for a new pope.
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With the growing demand from the world community to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, and after more than a decade of intense research, electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) suddenly appear more viable and necessary than ever before. These vehicles reduce, or eliminate, our reliance on fossil fuels. In EV's the propulsion system consists of an electric machine, power electronic circuitry, and a form of energy storage such as a battery or fuel cell. HEVs possess an internal combustion engine in addition to this electrical propulsion system. Regenerative braking and a downsizing of the internal combustion engine as compared to that of a conventional vehicle offer unprecedented possibilities to pursue higher fuel economy.
Fully realizing fuel economy benefits requires the design of electric machines and power electronic circuits with high performance and low cost. The energy management function of these advanced vehicles must also be carefully designed. Here energy management refers to the higher-level control algorithm that determines the flow of energy between the various components of the propulsion system.
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I wanted my sesame honey cupcakes to taste like sesame honey crunch candies. I know I was an unusual child, but sesame honey crunch candies were some of my favorite candies (I have always had a love for anything with honey). Perhaps, I wasn't as strange a child as my husband, though, who for some inexplicable reason called sesame honey crunch candies "chicken bones." Did anyone else do this?
Did the Sesame Honey Cupcakes Taste Like Sesame Honey Crunch Candy?
Yes, the sesame honey cupcakes tasted just like sesame honey crunch candies! Those (like me and Jonathan) who love sesame honey crunch candy loved these sesame honey cupcakes. Those who do not like the flavor of sesame and honey, like my mother in law, did not like these. Lastly, those who had never had anything with sesame and honey, like my friend who was in from Seattle, simply didn't know what to make of them.
You should know that like the candies, the cupcakes are not overly sweet and strike me as kind of mellow and cozy – a cupcake that you would have with some steamed milk rather than an espresso.
Groom 2.5 suggested that the cupcakes might go well with some kind of fruit filling. I agree, but I think that would in some way detract from their simple nature.
The Sesame Honey Cupcake Recipe
I got the recipe for the sesame honey cupcake from Curiously Ravenous. Her recipe was absolutely perfect for what I was looking for! I am reprinting it below with my notes.
Sesame Honey Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients
- 2 1/2 C all-purpose flour
- 3 t baking powder
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/3 C unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/2 C honey
- 1 egg
- 2 T tahini you can use my homemade tahini recipe or use store-bought
- 1 C buttermilk
- 1 t vanilla extract
- 3 T white sesame seeds
Sesame Honey Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 C butter room temperature
- 2 T tahini
- 1/2 C honey
Cupcake Instructions
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
- In another bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and honey until pale and glossy, about 3 minutes.
- In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk and vanilla.
- With the mixer running, add the egg to the butter-sugar mixture, until well-blended.
- Continue beating in the tahini.
- In 3 additions, alternately blend in the flour and buttermilk, ending with flour.
- Mix in the sesame seeds.
- Fill cupcake liners almost to the top. These cupcakes do not rise very much.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the top of the cakes are lightly golden.
Sesame Honey Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions
- Whip cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
- Slowly mix in tahini and honey.
- Spread on the cupcakes. You don't need to make them look pretty because they are going to get covered in sesame seeds.
Dunk and Drizzle
- Once the cupcakes have been frosted, simply dunk them in a plate of toasted sesame seeds. If you need a tutorial on toasting sesame seeds, see my notes in the tahini post. I used all white sesame seeds, however, I think it would look really neat to use a combination of white and black sesame seeds.
- Once the sesame seeds are in place, drizzle some honey over the top of the cupcakes.
The Sesame Honey Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Curiously Ravenous used a sesame honey buttercream frosting on her cupcakes. Since I'm not a buttercream fan, I opted for a Cupcake Project original cream cheese version. You might notice the absence of sugar in my recipe. Whenever I've added powdered sugar to a frosting recipe with honey it, the level of sweetness disgusts me!
The Dunk and Drizzle
The photo above is really just another opportunity to show off Jonathan's new macro lens!
Related Recipes
If you would prefer to make the actual sesame honey crunch candy instead of a cupcake recipe inspired by it, you might want to check out Alanna's recent sesame candy recipe. I haven't personally tried it yet, but it sounds fantastic.
If you would prefer a cupcake recipe based on another favorite candy, you might want to check out my Ferrero Rocher cupcakes.


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Envision Solar International Inc., a leading sustainable infrastructure designer and developer, has been selected by General Motors to install its CleanCharge™ solar powered electric-vehicle charging stations integrated into EnvisionTrak™ tracking Solar Trees® at prominent locations.
"We are pleased to have been selected by General Motors for these strategic installations that will enable Chevy Volt to leverage clean solar power to recharge their batteries without relying on carbon fuel generated electricity," said Bob Noble, CEO of Envision Solar. "We applaud GM's commitment to clean energy as well as green job creation through this initiative."
The Chevy Volt extended-range electric car is expected to hit showrooms in November 2010 and will be rolled out initially in California, Michigan, Washington, D.C., Texas and New York. New Jersey and Connecticut will join in mid-2011.
"GM is committed to reducing carbon emissions and reliance on petroleum," said Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman, global product operations. "We chose Envision Solar because its clean charging infrastructure allows us to maximize the environmental benefits of our electric vehicles through the use of clean renewable energy and further demonstrates our commitment to the proliferation of sustainable EV charging infrastructure."
Envision Solar's Solar Tree with EnvisionTrak™ is a highly engineered parking lot solar array that is 20 to 25 percent more productive than conventional fixed solar arrays, due to the incorporation of dual access tracking which enables the canopy to follow the sun throughout the day. "We have designed this technology with an architectural focus that enhances the overall aesthetic of corporate and commercial campuses," Noble added. "The addition of our CleanCharge system makes this a truly comprehensive design and technology package, offering a value-added investment for businesses anticipating the dramatic growth in the electric vehicle market over the next decade."
Pike Research forecasts that the market for plug-in hybrid and battery electric passenger cars and light duty trucks will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 106 percent between 2010 and 2015, resulting in sales of more than 3.24 million vehicles during that period.


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I restored my iPod touch 1G and when it rebooted after completing restore, it got stuck showing the iTunes logo.
I tried two different methods of exiting the recovery mode as explained at
How To Fix Recovery Mode Loop OR iTunes Logo on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
I even tried via Snowbreeze as explained at
How To Jailbreak Using Sn0wbreeze v2.9
but these didn't work for me.
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RootkitRevealer is an advanced rootkit detection utility. It runs on Windows NT 4 and higher and its output lists Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a user-mode or kernel-mode rootkit.
RootkitRevealer successfully detects many persistent rootkits including AFX, Vanquish and HackerDefender (note: RootkitRevealer is not intended to detect rootkits like Fu that don't attempt to hide their files or registry keys).
Since persistent rootkits work by changing API results so that a system view using APIs differs from the actual view in storage, RootkitRevealer compares the results of a system scan at the highest level with that at the lowest level. The highest level is the Windows API and the lowest level is the raw contents of a file system volume or Registry hive (a hive file is the Registry's on-disk storage format).
Thus, rootkits, whether user mode or kernel mode, that manipulate the Windows API or native API to remove their presence from a directory listing, for example, will be seen by RootkitRevealer as a discrepancy between the information returned by the Windows API and that seen in the raw scan of a FAT or NTFS volume's file system structures.
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Aimed at enhancing teamwork among current and potential leaders, the third annual leadership conference held Feb. 11 in Sun City focused on "Tools for the Drivers of our Lifestyle."
Hosted by the leadership development committee, 88 members of the board of directors, neighborhoods, chartered clubs, board appointed committees and the community association met in groups to discuss how to make decisions through respectful problem solving and consensus.
The objectives of the meeting were: Motivating and energizing current and future leaders; providing an opportunity for participants to network with other leaders; and providing leaders with tools for developing more effective committees, boards and teams in a retirement environment that encourages volunteer participation.
Attendees sat in on four major workshops: "Managing Group Dynamics," "Viva La Différence: How to Get Results When Working with People Who Are Different from You (and from Each Other)," "Productive Meetings" and "Managing Differences and Reaching Agreements."
Small group exercises focused on managing differences, facilitating more productive meetings and group dynamics.
When attendees were asked what they hoped to learn at the conference, comments ranged from resolving conflict to making good decisions, getting the work done, how to gain consensus given the many opinions, the challenge of volunteers working with paid professionals and making good use of resources.
Participants said their expectations were met and then some.
Louise Leonhardt, the neighborhood representative from Lake Somerset, said she thought the "Viva la Différence" was going to be "…one way, but it was different and I liked it a lot."
Ronald Feller, from Safety & Service, remarked he found it "more interesting meeting and seeing the caliber of volunteers in Sun City."
Darcy Martin from Chartered Club Council found both the "Viva la Différence" and the "Group Dynamics" workshops "outstanding."
Craig Hoelbinger, an active Sun City resident since July 2011, said the conference was, "well organized. I learned quite a few things that will help me run meetings, especially group dynamics and keeping people on subject matter."
Jan Kelly, the president of the ballroom dance club, said it "gave me a lot of steps I can put into place."
The conference, organized by Karen Blickstein and Steve Ryden, allowed Sun City leaders to come together to share tools with volunteer and staff leaders for a better tomorrow while ensuring the quality of the lifestyle.
Paula Hoffman, leadership development committee chair, said the committee will offer workshops to help give volunteer leaders of Sun City the tools to drive our lifestyle.


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An exciting collaboration between the South Bristol Historical Society and the South Bristol School that started out as a way to celebrated the upcoming centennial of the town has resulted in this exhibit on the Maine Memory Network.
In order to tell the story of the somewhat unusual circumstances leading up to the town's formation, fifth and sixth graders, under the guidance of teacher Jason Bigonia, met with Historical Society volunteers throughout Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 to select images that help to document the Town's growth and its unique character.
Then back at the school, students and SBHS volunteers scanned, made catalog entries and interpreted the images the students had selected.
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If you're a web developer or just like to use every character imaginable in your daily routine, Macs have a menu for that. Whenever you're in a text field, you can just click "Edit" and click "Special Characters…", or simply use the shortcut CMD + Option + T. It's a nice, easy way to insert pictographs and the like, but what if you want a little something more, there's a new app in town.
Being the sheriff and all, I introduced myself to him. He's an outlaw of third-party sorts; says his name is Characters. He carries his fair share of trusty bullets and stars and even tries to hit you with a few arrows once in a while. Even though his supply of said objects isn't as plentiful as that of Apple's, he's been taught some Greek and Latin to talk his way out of any predicament. This fellow don't mess around. I happened to haul him in for questioning and found a few extra developer tools on board. Let me take you back to the Old West for a few minutes while we examine Characters. (more…)


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The Azure Code Samples are currently available in English
C# Azure Function for Reacting to Azure Insights Events
How to run the sample
To run this sample you will need the following:
- An Internet Connection
- An Azure Subscription (Works with the Free Trial!)
Deploy this sample to Azure
- Click on the Deploy to Azure button above
- Login to your Azure Subscription
- Fill out a few details in the Portal
- Kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and enjoy as this sample deploys itself.
This walkthrough will outline how to re-create the deployed version of the application.
- Node.js & npm
- Visual Studio Code
- Azure Functions CLI (from a command prompt)
npm install -g azurefunctions
- Azure Subscription or Azure Free Trial
Writing your first Azure Function on localhost
Preparing the Azure Functions CLI
Run the command below, then sign in via the login screen popup.
func login
Creating a new Azure Function Locally
- Create a working directory for the function
Initialize the working direction by running
func init
Scaffold a new Azure Function by running
func new
Follow the Yeoman prompts
- List all the templates
- Select GenericWebHook-CSharp
- Enter a name for the Function
Launch Visual Studio Code for Editing
You can launch Visual Studio Code from the command line by simply typing
code . (including the '.' will launch VS Code with the current directory loaded in the workspace).
Under the directory which is named the same as your function, you will see three files:
- function.json
- run.csx
- sample.dat - sample request data
We will be leveraging the
function.json &
run.csx files to build out the rest of the solution and
sample.dat to store some development data.
Building the Azure Insights Receiver
Copy the sample information below into your clipboard, this will be used to test the function while it is being developed. Adding this file to sample.dat in your local development environment is encouraged, but not required.
For this sample we will use the sample payload available from the Azure Insights documentation
"version": "1.0",
"status": "Activated",
"operation": "Scale In",
"context": {
"timestamp": "2016-03-11T07:31:04.5834118Z",
"id": "/subscriptions/s1/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/microsoft.insights/autoscalesettings/myautoscaleSetting",
"name": "myautoscaleSetting",
"details": "Autoscale successfully started scale operation for resource 'MyCSRole' from capacity '3' to capacity '2'",
"subscriptionId": "s1",
"resourceGroupName": "rg1",
"resourceName": "MyCSRole",
"resourceType": "microsoft.classiccompute/domainnames/slots/roles",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/s1/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/microsoft.classicCompute/domainNames/myCloudService/slots/Production/roles/MyCSRole",
"portalLink": "https://portal.azure.com/#resource/subscriptions/s1/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/microsoft.classicCompute/domainNames/myCloudService",
"oldCapacity": "3",
"newCapacity": "2"
"properties": {
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
Commit your Code and Push to github
You've now created your first Azure Function, you are ready to commit the code and push it to GitHub.
- Run the following commands from the command line:
git add -A; git commit -m "initial commit"
- Add the GitHub remote
git remote add origin <github-repository-url>
- Push the code to GitHub
git push origin master
Building the Infrastructure
Create the Azure Function
- From the command line run the following command:
func new functionApp myFuncApp [--subscription <subscriptionId>]
- Navigate to the Azure Functions Portal, and sign into your account
- Find and Click on App Services from the left-hand menu
- Click on myFuncApp in the App Services listing blade
- Click on the Function app settings link at the bottom of the Function App blade
- Click on Configure continous integration
- Follow these steps on setting up continuous integration under Enable continuous deployment
Create an App Service Web App
- Navigate to the Azure Portal and sign into your account
- Click + New
- Select Web + Mobile
- Select Web App
- Enter a App name and Resource Group
- Create or Select an App Service Plan (Note: Must select a Standard or Premium Pricing tier)
- Click Select
- Click OK
- Click Create
Configure auto-scale
- Once your Web App is created, select Scale out (App Service Plan) from the left hand of the Web App blade
- Select CPU Percentage from the Scale by field
- Set the Minimum and Maximum Instances threshold
- Set the Minimum and Maximum CPU Target threshold
- Paste the Function Url from your Azure Function into the Webhook field
- Click Save
Load Test your Application to Trigger the Auto-Scale
- From the left hand navigation in the App Service blade, select Performance test from under the Development Tools menu
- Click on + New from within the Performance test blade
- Fill out the name and select the appropriate region to send load from the closest region to your web app
- Adjust the User load and duration
- Click Run test (This will do front-door testing of your Web Application)


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The first time she tried to stop smoking, April Vargas pulled off the nicotine patch she had been wearing for less than an hour and lit a cigarette. On the second attempt, she tossed her tobacco in a dumpster. She was smoking again the next day.
To a longtime smoker, Vargas's struggle to quit might sound familiar. But the 52-year-old from Worcester may have added factors working against her: She has severe anxiety and depression.
Adults with mental illness are far more likely to smoke, putting them at greater risk for health problems and a shortened life, a report released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.
While a national anti-smoking campaign and the ever-increasing cost of cigarettes have dramatically lowered overall smoking rates in the United States over the past 50 years, more than a third of people with mental illness smoke — 36 percent between 2009 and 2011, compared with 21 percent of people with no mental illness.
The report does not include people who struggle with substance use but have no other mental illness. When that group is included, smoking rates are even higher.
Some mental health specialists say people with certain disorders may be genetically predisposed to nicotine addiction or see cigarettes as a means of easing nerves and staying focused. Some fear that, without cigarettes, they would need to increase their medications.
"They rely on the cigarettes to soothe their symptoms — what the medications don't," Vargas said. The cigarettes help in "handling what they don't know how to handle."
People with mental illness may be less able to navigate the health care system to get to the doctors, support groups, or cessation tools that can help them quit. And, despite the significant health risks, many doctors or therapists have seen smoking as a problem that is secondary to managing symptoms of schizophrenia or depression.
Years ago, cigarettes were a pervasive part of mental health treatment, a mode of socializing at group homes and a reward given for good behavior at inpatient facilities.
"I think it's really important to recognize that some people learned to smoke in hospitals," said Dr. Ken Duckworth, medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
While smoking is prohibited today in nearly all mental health facilities, with many banning it even from the grounds outside, Duckworth said that the history of cigarettes in treatment has led some who work in mental health to be less aggressive in urging patients to quit.
"That's part of how the culture plays into the reality," he said.
But that culture may be changing. State and federal laws are pushing hospitals and doctors to pay more attention to the medical needs of people with mental illness, investing in changes that could save the health care system money in the long run. Some say it's about time.
"Why have we been waiting for this all along? We don't know," said Bruce Bird, chief executive of Vinfen, a nonprofit that provides community-based services for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities. "But it's finally here."
The evidence has been clear for years that people with mental illness have far higher rates of physical illness than the general population. Duckworth began studying the issue in the 1990s, when he was medical director for the state Department of Mental Health.
In 2001, the agency completed a report documenting those disparities. Among the most alarming figures was that heart disease killed the department's clients between ages 25 and 44 nearly seven times as often as in the state's overall population.
The study helped to prompt a national examination of medical disparities for the mentally ill. The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors published a report in 2006 with this alarming statistic: People with serious mental illness die about 25 years earlier than the general population.
While suicide accounted for about 30 percent of the difference, most of the disparity was attributed to medical conditions, such as heart and lung disease. The group cited smoking as a major risk factor, along with poor nutrition and lack of exercise.
Duckworth called the high smoking rates highlighted in the CDC's report a public health crisis, but a preventable one. "I think there is an opportunity here," he said.
Others see it, too. Starting in 2009, the Department of Mental Health asked every person referred to the agency about their smoking history and offered cessation counseling.
"When people start paying attention to the needs of individuals with mental illness, it's important and it's significant," said Commissioner Marcia Fowler.
She is optimistic that a health care cost control law, signed last summer by Governor Deval Patrick, that mandated a review of how to improve mental health care in the state could help.
Groups outside of government are focused on the issue, too.
Genesis Club is part of a network of clubhouses for people with mental illness, funded by the state and with private donations. While they provide some addiction recovery services, the clubhouses have historically operated outside of the health care system, focusing on job skills, education, housing, and support services.
Around the same time that the state was looking at health disparities, the Worcester clubhouse started looking at members' broader well-being.
Obesity was a major problem, said Executive Director Kevin Bradley. When it affected members' stamina or ability to stand for more than a short period, it also limited their chances of finding employment.
The clubhouse began taking members to work out at a nearby gym. Five years ago, leaders there worked with the University of Massachusetts to develop a program focused on nutrition, exercise, and smoking cessation that has become an example for groups around the world that use the clubhouse model.
Vargas, a member of the Genesis Club, smoked three packs a day when she joined the Healthy Living program two years ago. She struggled to walk the mile and a half from her apartment to the clubhouse.
"I'd huff and puff," she said. "My breathing was out of control."
Vargas tries to never miss the group's weekly meeting. She's learned how to eat healthier and gotten the encouragement she needed to lose about 100 pounds. Walking is getting easier, she said. "When it feels good in my legs and in my steps, it makes me walk even faster."
The course has taught her about the dangers of smoking, including interactions with her medication. She said learning how secondhand smoke can affect her miniature dachshund and her grandchildren has been a motivator.
Two years ago, members decided to prohibit smoking on the club's grounds. Small groups still gather on the sidewalk outside, but losing the social atmosphere of the smoking patio, where there was always a crowd, has helped, Vargas said.
Last week at Genesis Club, Vargas exhaled into a carbon monoxide meter, to measure how much of the gas was in her breath — a proxy for how much had entered her blood through smoking. When she started Healthy Living, she said, she clocked in at 68 parts per million, close to the level that could set off a home alarm. (A non-smoker would register in the low single digits.) Her eyes widened as the screen flashed her latest reading: 22 parts per million.
Later, she described her progress like this: "Breathtaking."
Chelsea Conaboy can be reached at
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The cable industry is pulling together and setting up a Silicon Valley research center, in an attempt to fight off the threat of online streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.
Reuters reports that cable TV executives—from the likes of Time Warner and Comcast—are pooling resources to set up the research lab in Silicon Valley next year. The report explains that the move hopes to halt the emerging trend of "cord-cutting", by developing a home-grown pool of new tech in collaboration with startups, established firms, and leading universities.
The new labs will be spearheaded by the existing Colorado-based CableLabs, a nonprofit R&D consortium already established by the industry, but will work hard specifically to tackle the impact of online streaming services. The hope is to "re-energize" cable TV, though it's far from clear exactly how it will do that. Seemingly, though, mobile is important to them with Comcast CEO Neil Smite explaining:
"Mobile is growing and we want to provide our services in mobile format. Wi-fi is a very important part of our business, both indoor and outdoor aspects of it."
No shit! Doubtless, given cable's current position it's a smart idea to invest in innovation to try and differentiate itself from the seething mass of online competitors, that are swiftly rising from the position of underdogs to market-shapers. It might, however, be too little, too late. [Reuters]
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102 HASKINS & SELLS October The Philosophy of the Income Statement THE statement of income and profit and loss has been regarded in the past as too much of a detached affair, having as its purpose the mechanical connection between two amounts of earned surplus at different dates. Rarely is there any thought of its relation to the balance sheet. The concept which it should have when it fulfills its maximum usefulness is a statement that displays historically the results growing out of the use of capital in an enterprise. Capital, whether contributed, borrowed, or left in the business as the result of profits not withdrawn, is represented by assets. These assets are distinguished from one another by groups according to their respective uses. But all represent capital, whether active or dormant. There is capital which is devoted to the turnover process; goods, goods in process, raw materials, accounts, notes, and cash. There is capital devoted to service utilities in the form of plant machinery equipment, etc. There is capital needed neither in the turnover process for the time being, nor for plant, and consequently invested temporarily in marketable securities. Or there may be capital invested in the securities of related enterprises held for purposes of control or for income. Last, there is capital invested in expense to be prorated over future periods. The relation of the turnover group to the income statement which portrays the development of profit or loss would not be difficult to explain if it were not for cash and for items of expense which are ignored in the main on the asset side of the balance sheet. Cash may be eliminated by regarding it as a substance which is used for the purpose of liquidating liabilities. For example, all value advanced to an enterprise gives rise to liability. The workman who supplies his services becomes a creditor precisely as does the merchant who delivers goods. Whether either is paid immediately or at some future date does not change the character of the relationship nor the nature of the obligation. Each either immediately or in due course is entitled to receive his compensation. Nor does it matter, in so far as the obligation of the recipient is concerned, whether the value received is represented by something tangible or intangible. All creditors, no matter what the substance or form of value advanced may be, are entitled to be reimbursed ultimately in cash. Thus, cash becomes merely a medium of exchange, notwithstanding that it has a value at balance sheet dates. Goods received seem easy enough to apprehend because they are tangible, they are entered in a record to be accounted for, and those that are sold are traced to a debtor from whom payment is expected to be received. But items of expense are more nebulous. They represent services, privileges, the use of facilities, or articles, the substance and life of which are so temporary as to make it not worth while to account for them in detail. If expense items were regarded as representing capital supplied to an enterprise by creditors and the expense values were treated for income accounting as asset values are treated, it would be an easy matter to explain the philosophy of the income statement. Therefore, in this discussion they will be so treated. The enterprise dollar, that is, the dollar representing the total capital employed in the enterprise, may be considered, for purposes of illustration, to be made up of two parts, twenty cents contributed by stockholders and eighty cents advanced by creditors. Upon taking up the consideration of those things by which the enterprise dollar is represented, namely, cash, goods, services, etc., the division of the dollar between the two groups which furnished the dollar ceases to be material, except that the lenders may have to be compensated for the use of the money and, if so, that part will have to be considered later.
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Philosophy of the income statement
Financial statements
Haskins & Sells Bulletin, Vol. 13, no. 04 (1930 October), p. 102-106
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|University of Mississippi Libraries. Accounting Collection
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Prosecutors said Hernandez felt disrespected after a stranger bumped into him and spilled his drink, prompting him to follow the man and his friends, then open fire on their car at a red light.
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'NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other' to offer behind-the-scenes look at the League's top starsby Staff Writer / Chicago Blackhawks
NHL fans will get an up-close, all-access look at some of their favorite stars with the upcoming "NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other" series beginning in mid-January.
The series will begin Jan. 22 on NBCSN and Jan. 23 on CBC. It will be re-broadcast in Canada on Sportsnet on Jan. 26. The joint announcement was made Monday by the NHL, the National Hockey League Players' Association, NBCSN and CBC.
NHL Revealed is a seven-part series telling the stories of more than two dozen of the League's top stars as they prepare for and participate in 2013-14 regular-season games, including the four 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Serie games and the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. Additionally, the cameras will follow the stars during the February trip to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Players expected to be featured in "NHL Revealed" include Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh; Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks; brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks; John Tavares of the New York Islanders; and goaltenders Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.
"'NHL Revealed' is all about answering our fans' demand for more great content and our partners' demand for new ways to engage with our fans," said NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins. "Julie Bristow and Ross Greenburg are accomplished storytellers who can weave a compelling narrative through seven episodes by following our top players and highlighting the subplots and storylines that are sure to emerge. The access our clubs and players are generously providing is what will make this a great series."
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The series will air on NBCSN in the U.S. on Jan. 22; Jan. 29; Feb. 5; Feb. 27 (two hours); Mar. 5 and Mar. 12 and CBC in Canada on Jan. 23; Jan. 30; Feb. 6; Feb. 27 (two hours); Mar. 6 and Mar. 13. Sportsnet further extends audience reach of the Series in Canada with re-broadcasts on Jan. 26; Feb. 2; Feb. 23; Mar. 2 (two hours); Mar. 9 and Mar. 16.
Stadium Series games begin on Jan. 25, 2014, when the Anaheim Ducks face the Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium (9:30 p.m. EST, NBCSN/CBC). The first of two Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™ games at Yankee Stadium follows Sunday, Jan. 26 when the New York Rangers play the New Jersey Devils (12:30 p.m. EST, NBC/CBC). The Rangers battle the New York Islanders three days later on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Yankee Stadium (7:30 p.m. EST, NBCSN/TSN).
Following the NHL's participation in the 2014 Games, the Stadium Series finished in Chicago on March 1 when the Pittsburgh Penguins square off against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks at Soldier Field (8 p.m. EST, NBC).
The NHL Heritage Classic wraps up this dramatic run of signature events on March 2 in Vancouver, B.C., when the Vancouver Canucks host the Ottawa Senators (4 p.m. EST, NBCSN/CBC).
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Not only are tattoos a defacement of your body, but getting one could affect your ability to go on a mission.
Imagine you are standing outside a beautiful white temple. Its walls and grounds are immaculate. On the lawn near the front door is a painter. He has displays of his art for all to see.
A few minutes later, you see this painter turn around, pull out cans of paint, and start to paint on the walls of the temple. His painting isn't ugly, but it just doesn't belong there. Do you say anything to him? Do you ask him to make his picture bigger and more colorful and offer to pay him for his work? Or do you say, "You can't do that! This is a holy temple!"?
What would you do if it were your temple? The Apostle Paul said, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? … For the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are" (1 Cor. 3:16–17).
"A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body," said President Gordon B. Hinckley. 1
Tattoos are permanent. They are not only physically damaging, but through disobedience to the voice of the prophets, choosing to get one causes spiritual damage also. On top of that, something you might not have thought about before is that having a tattoo will affect your application to be a missionary.
Bobby's Mistake
When Bobby Collins (name has been changed) sent his mission papers off, he was surprised that he did not get back a large white envelope containing his mission call. Instead, he received a letter from the Church's Missionary Department asking about his tattoo.
When Bobby graduated from high school, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go on a mission. He moved away from home to work, and he liked the independence of not having his parents around all the time. At about the same time, his best friend and his cousin both got tattoos. "That kind of lowered my guard," he says.
Bobby had always been good at art, so he designed his own tattoo. He knew tattoos were discouraged by the Church and that his mother wouldn't like it, and before he went to get it, he asked his brother what he thought about it. His brother had some good advice. He said, "Life already gives us so many scars. Why would you want another one?"
But Bobby had already made up his mind. Six weeks and 700 hard-earned dollars later, he had a huge tattoo all the way up one leg. "It was really painful. It was bloody," he remembers. And "getting one made it easier to think about getting more." He didn't get any more, but after strengthening his testimony of the gospel, he did decide he wanted to serve a mission.
As painful as getting his tattoo was, the pain of regret that Bobby felt was much worse. He was very worried about whether or not he would be able to serve a mission. He wanted to get the tattoo removed but couldn't afford to. He worried what his future spouse and children might think of it.
"That letter from the Missionary Department scared me a lot," Bobby says. "My biggest fear was that this one thing was going to hold me back from serving a mission."
Bobby had to do what the Missionary Department asks all missionary applicants who have tattoos to do. On his original application he told them a little about his tattoo. The letter he received later requested a few more details, including an explanation of when and why he got it and where it is located on the body as well as a description or photograph of it. He was also asked to describe how he felt about it.
When a missionary candidate with a tattoo applies, General Authorities review each case and decide whether that candidate will be allowed to serve a mission. Some cannot.
Bobby did receive his mission call. He is grateful to be a missionary and sorry that, now a representative of the Lord's Church, he once decided to get a tattoo.
For some missionaries, having a tattoo means being assigned to serve in a place where their tattoo is either culturally accepted or to a colder climate where long sleeves, and tights for women, will cover their tattoos. A tattoo can limit not only where you can serve, but, depending on its content and your feelings about it, it could also determine whether you can serve at all.
Advice for Future Missionaries
"I just hope people will follow President Hinckley's counsel," Bobby says. "I know that he is a prophet of God. If he says it's important, then it's important."
Bobby has some counsel of his own too, the same counsel his brother gave him: "Even though we can be forgiven through the Atonement, why do something else that's going to leave us scarred?"
You Are His Creation
"You are a child of God. Your body is His creation. Would you disfigure that creation with portrayals of people, animals, and words painted into your skin?
"I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you. I believe the time will come when it will be an embarrassment to you. Avoid it. We, as your Brethren who love you, plead with you not to become so disrespectful of the body which the Lord has given you." President Gordon B. Hinckley, "A Prophet's Counsel and Prayer for Youth," Liahona, Apr. 2001, 37.
From a Health-Care Professional
Inna Prokopenko is a registered nurse and licensed master aesthetician in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has attempted to remove many tattoos in her years of work. Here is some of what Inna has to say about tattoos:
Physical Risks
- One big physical risk of getting a tattoo is ink allergies. They can develop right away or in six months to a year after someone is tattooed. Ink allergies make the tattooed part of your body swell up and get red and itchy. If you are allergic and ink gets into your bloodstream, you could become very ill.
- Blood-borne illnesses are another risk. If needles and other equipment are not properly sterilized, it is possible to get HIV or other illnesses.
- Regret for being tattooed is more than a risk—it is a certainty for all of Inna's patients. Many people try to get tattoos removed so they can look more professional at their jobs or to show a good example to their children.
- Laser tattoo removal can remove some tattoos—at least partially—but removal is much more painful than getting tattooed in the first place.
- Laser treatments don't usually cause scarring, but there is a possibility.
- Yellow tattoos or tattoos using yellow inks cannot be removed without surgery.
- Removal treatments take a long time and are very expensive—much more expensive than getting the tattoo.
- "Great Shall Be the Peace of Thy Children," Liahona, Jan. 2001, 67.


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Works by David Henry Hwang, John Guare, Neil LaBute and More Set for TBTB's POWER PLAYS, Now thru 6/29
Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB), the critically acclaimed theater company dedicated to advancing artists with disabilities and changing the image of people with disabilities from dependence to independence, presents its fourth annual short play festival, POWER PLAYS - a collection of five world-premiere short plays by celebrated playwrights Bekah Brunstetter, Bruce Graham, John Guare, David Henry Hwang and Neil LaBute - with performances to run today, June 12-29 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Roberto Cambeiro, Christina Roussos, Artistic Director Ike Schambelan, Russell Treyz, and Associate Director Nicholas Viselli direct.
The plays, each commissioned by TBTB, include Bekah Brunsetter's Murder, Bruce Graham's The Happy F&*#@!g Blind Guy, John Guare's Between, David Henry Hwang's Underground, and Neil LaBute's I Dare You.
The ensemble, which integrates actors with disabilities and able-bodied actors, includes Melanie Boland, Samantha Debicki, Anita Hollander, Pamela Sabaugh, Anne Marie Morelli, David Rosar Stearns, and Nicholas Viselli. The production features set and lighting design by Geoffrey Bryant. Dramaturg is Julius Novick. Additional casting and designers are to be announced.
Old friends get together to toast each other's success as writers, in Bekah Brunstetter's Murder. The reunion takes a turn for the worse when jealousy flares up.
In Bruce Graham's The Happy F&*#@!g Blind Guy, a blind grocery clerk gets scrutinized for knowing too much about his customers - and being too darn HAPPY!
Two women take refuge at a restaurant and wonder if it is possible to stay at their table forever as they atone for past aggressions, in John Guare's Between.
Inspired by a true story, David Henry Hwang's Underground is about getting stuck in the Times Square subway station in a wheelchair.
In Neil LaBute's I Dare You, one woman confronts another regarding rumors of her boyfriend's infidelity, with very unexpected results.
Combined, the POWER PLAYS playwrights have received the Tony, the Olivier, the Peabody, the OBIE, the Drama Desk, the Independent Spirit Award and an Oscar nomination, and are four-time Pulitzer Prize finalists. John Guare, the Tony and Olivier Award winning playwright of Six Degrees of Separation and The House of Blue Leaves, and David Henry Hwang (Chinglish, Kung Fu), the three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award winner for M. Butterfly, are writing for the festival for the first time. Tony nominee Neil LaBute (Fat Pig, The Mercy Seat) and Bekah Brunstetter (Oohrah!, Be a Good Little Widow, ABC's "Switched at Birth"), recently named part of Back Stage's 1st Annual Future Broadway Power List, are contributing works for the fourth time. Bruce Graham (According to Goldman, The Outgoing Tide, Any Given Monday) is participating in TBTB's short play festival for the third time.
Roberto Cambeiro directed Barbara Lindsay's Room at the Inn as part of Emerging Artists Theatre's EAT Fest. Christina Roussos has directed for New York Madness and Ensemble Studio Theatre's Youngblood. She directed Caps Lock Theatre's Magic Trick in FringeNYC and is the director and co-producer of "The Share," a half hour sitcom pilot and short character episodes. Ike Schambelan has been a theatrical director, teacher and critic for over 45 years. For TBTB, he has directed works by Shakespeare, Shaw and Gurney, as well as new plays, including NY premieres of The Rules of Charity and A Nervous Smile by disabled playwright John Belluso and Kate Moira Ryan's Bass for Picasso. He most recently directed Bruce Graham's According to Goldman. Russell Treyz is an American regional theater director and co-writer of the musical Cotton Patch Gospel. He won a Drama Desk Award for his direction of Whitsunitide. Associate Director Nicholas Viselli has worked with TBTB since 1997 as an actor, director, sound designer and administrator. Most recently, he directed two productions commissioned by the United Nations to commemorate the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. For TBTB, he directed short plays in Some of Our Parts (2011) and Still More of Our Parts (2013). Viselli also serves as TBTB's Associate Director.
Theater Breaking Through Barriers, formerly Theater by the Blind, is a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway company integrating able-bodied actors with artists with disabilities. Founded in 1979, by Artistic Director Ike Schambelan, the company's mission is to change the image of people with disabilities from one of dependence to independence, to fight stereotypes and misperceptions associated with disability, and to show how vibrant, fluid and exuberant the work of artists with disabilities can be.
POWER PLAYS runs today, June 12-29 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street): Thursdays at 7PM; Fridays at 8PM; Saturdays at 3PM and 8PM and Sundays at 3PM, with an additional 7PM performance on Wednesday, June 25. Tickets are $19.25. For reservations, call 212-239-6200 or visit www.telecharge.com
For additional information, visit www.tbtb.org.
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2. It's the End of the World as We Know It, Part II: Unibroue, a leading Canadian craft brewery, has created, a website where consumers are invited to pledge to raise their glass at the stroke of midnight on Dec. 20, "for one last toast to the end of the world." La Fin du Monde is one of Unibroue's most popular beers and just happens to be French for…."the end of the world."
3. It's the End of the World as We Know It, Part III: If consumers are looking for something a little stronger than beer for the end of the world, vodka-loaded "apocalypse kits" are for sale in western Siberia. According to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the kits contain: "a bottle of vodka, a pack of buckwheat, a can of fish, candles and matches, a notepad and pencil, medication (including heart medicine), and soap and a rope… and an instruction card spelling out various games to alleviate apocalypse-related boredom." The kits cost $27.
4. Have Beer, Will Travel?: If you like beer, parties and travel, George Killian's Irish Red ay have the perfect job for you. Killian's is looking for a brand representative to travel the country and meet beer drinkers while serving as a ultimate brand advocate. "We're looking for someone who embodies Killian's friendly, social nature — someone who can embrace the beer's storied heritage and become the face and voice of the brand," said George Killian's Brand Director Libby Mura. "This is an awesome opportunity for an outgoing person who wants to meet a lot of people and experience this country in a unique way — over a beer." The job is based out of Chicago and comes with "a competitive compensation package." Killian's is one of the brands in Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the craft-and-import division of MillerCoors .
5. An Estate He Couldn't Refuse: Hollywood film director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola is no stranger to finishing difficult projects. Now according to Decanter.com, Coppola is close to completing his dream of restoring California's Inglenook estate in Napa Valley. The estate was founded in 1879, but was broken apart in the 1960's. Coppola has spent the last 25 years buying up pieces of the estate in order to reunite all the estate's original vineyards and restore winemaking to the Inglenook Chateau. In April 2011, Coppola, who had already purchased all the necessary land, bought the missing piece to his puzzle: the Inglenook trademark. Coppola told Decanter.com, "I paid more for the trademark than I did for the entire estate," which Decanter estimates would put the price at more than $14 million. Now Coppola has announced he is rebranding his Rubicon wine brand for the release of the 2009 vintage. The wine, Inglenook 2009, will be priced at $200 and is described as "a classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot."
6. Sacre Bleu! French Wine Consumption Hits Record Low: he French are well known for their wine consumption, but a new study indicates the French may be cutting back. According to a new survey by the French Ministry of Agriculture, consumption has fallen from an average of three glasses per day to one per day, and fewer than one-in-five French adults say they drink a glass of wine every day. Health concerns and economic worries are believed to be behind the decline.
Bonus: Drink For Good: Brooklyn Brewery is asking for New York-area consumers to help in assisting the Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. The job is easy. Go to the brewery and drink unlimited beer from 16 different breweries from across the United States on Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $40 with all funds raised going directly to the Rockaway Surf Club, Red Hook Initiative, Coney Recovers and other local Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Click here, for a full list of participating breweries and for more information.
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I have been so busy since getting back from my roadtrip I haven't had time to sort out and assimilate all of the information I gathered. So for this blog I will tell you about the trip itself. We left the 17th of July and returned the 25th. Along for the ride were my children; Virginia (15), Joel (6), and Leif (9mths). Our first stop was York, Nebraska – about a 7 hour drive from home. We arrived Sunday evening, checked into the Hampton Inn and then ate at Applebees. Monday morning I headed straight for the county courthouse. I spent most of the morning in the records office looking through marriage records, land records, and cemetery records. I copied alot of old land records and enjoyed handling the old heavy records books. Then I went to probate upstairs and had several wills copied. After lunch at Runza's I went to the library and searched newspaper microfiche, York County Obituary books (thanks to the Genealogical Society), and several York County History Books. Back at the hotel I gathered the kids and we drove around York then drove thru Burger King to grab dinner and head out to my cousin Traci's home in a town nearby. We spend a couple hours at her house reminiscing about grandma and grandpa. This was the most time I had ever spent talking to Traci in my life. She is about 6 years older and we just never had spend very much time together.
After a good night's sleep we loaded up and headed toward Omaha. I let Virginia drive (she does have her permit). We got into Omaha and parked in front of the Library. The kids went to the Starbuck's across the street while I ran in for a quick look to see if I could locate an Obit for my gggrandfather Daniel Gotcher. No luck but I did talk to some local genealogists researching there that clued me into the fact that the home address on the death cert. was actually a hotel – so maybe he didn't live in town? After that we drove on to Aunt Terri's house in Anamosa, Iowa. My Uncle Larry built this beautiful house there and it was a real pleasure to be able to stay there. Terri is an awesome genealogist and has done extensive research on my maternal line. She graciously allowed me to spend the next day poring through her records and copying what I wanted. She even has a laser printer. She also put up with my kids interrupting her beautiful, serene home and she fed us. While there we visited my 81 year old grandfather and Aunt Rosalie came over for a meal and then took Joel to do some chores with her. Joel loves Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Ivan's farm and especially loves tractors. Uncle Larry has an old tractor and took Joel out for a ride on it when he got home from work.
Thursday morning we loaded up again and drove south east toward Illinois. We stopped for a bathroom break at a Davenport gift store then drove onto Mt. Sterling, Illinois. The temperatures were in the triple digits but we stopped at the library in town and the kids went for a walk then came into the back of the library and played while I looked through newspaper microfiche and county history books for any mention of Jason's maternal Fore ancestors. We left just in time to catch the courthouse before it closed and I found and ordered copies of birth and death records for the family. I found out there that A.H. Fore died during the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish Influenza. A stop for dinner and we drove on. We made St. Louis at about 7pm and decided to visit the arch. The "egg" ride up was a bit disturbing but the view from the top was awe inspiring. We stayed at another Hampton Inn and ordered pizza delivery.
The kids had really been good and put up with alot of boredom. To reward Virginia for being the caretaker on this trip I took her to Nashville. As a music lover she has always wanted to visit Nashville. I told her we would go there for the weekend but she was to take care of all the details while we were there. She reserved the hotel and decided what we were going to do while there. We checked into the Millenium Maxwell Hotel Friday afternoon then went out to tour Music Row (actually named Broadway). We found while down there that there were very few eating establishments that allowed under 21 in after 7. We did find a place to eat then went back to the hotel. Saturday morning we hopped the shuttle and went downtown where we got a trolley tour and tickets to 4 places. The first hop off was The Parthenon. The only reason we knew of this place was from the movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians". It was a beautiful site and we enjoyed some time outside waiting for the next trolley. Then we saw the music studios and hopped off again at Ryman Auditorium and then the Country Music Hall of Fame. By this time the kids were tired and hungry so we headed back to the hotel promising ourselves to tour Opryland before we left. The kids had room service while Ginny and I readied ourselves for a night on the town. I had hired a babysitter for the night through a friend at church who knew someone. She was great with the boys. Ginny and I left early enough to be able to go into Torchy's, a famous honkey tonk. Then we browsed several souvenir shops before heading over to the Bluebird Cafe. We got there after the first show had started so we waited inside the door for the end of the first show and the beginning of the second. Turned out good because we got to hear some "newer" songwriters that way. We were seated for the second show which was three older (as in been in the music business awhile) songwriters – Pam Rose, Randy Sharp, and Maia Sharp. They were singing in a round and just went round and round singing songs as they went. It was a beautiful evening and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Sunday morning we left and drove west toward Arkansas. Our goal for the day was to find Izard County, Arkansas and procure a motel for the night. My last research stop was here looking for Jason's paternal Banks ancestors. The town has one motel and I think there may have been only one other occupant. We ate at a mexican restaurant next door then watched TV and went to bed. I got up the next morning and once again headed to the courthouse. I asked about records and they showed me a computer first but when I told them I needed records before 1930 (which to a genealogist isn't that far back in history) they took me to a back room with unorganized old record books. There I found some land records. I had a hard time finding records because the courthouse had burned down twice and now the records are copied and stored in Little Rock. After talking to the ladies in the records office where they showed me land plats, I went to the library where I found some local census records and cemetery records. After that I found a lady recommended to me that was an expert in local genealogy. She didn't know my Surname but told me some about the area they lived. The area around there is extremely windy and hilly which we discovered later that afternoon when we drove west towards home. Because there was no straight shot home, and no large highway either we decided to head to Branson and then catch I-44 home. The roads from Izard County to Branson were rollercoaster quality. We were all carsick by the time we got into Branson. Going through Branson was a great idea because it gave us the opportunity to experience Landry's – Home of the throwed roll. The kids really enjoyed that. From there it was a 4 hour drive home and we were very glad to be home.
Overall it was a memorable vacation. I gathered alot of information and learned how better to plan for my next research trip. Not having kids along would make it easier but I enjoyed the memories we made along the way!


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I don't really keep up with you young whippersnappers' schedules, but going by the cakes coming in I'm guessing summer vacation is starting up. Soooo...
Hey, hoopy froods, school's is out for summer!!
You know what's awesome about summer, besides throwing all those pesky grammar rules to the wind?
Jumping into pools of cubed green Jell-O, that's what:
During the Winter Underlined book tour I actually had a whole Q-and-A session derailed by a discussion on the practice of combining Jell-O with cake. Apparently some of you weirdos do that.
[ducking and running for cover]
That's not all summer is known for, though. There's also the ice cream cones:
(Honestly not sure which parts of that are edible...but I'm hoping the answer is "none of it.")
And steaks on the grill:
And hamburgers:
(I like how even the fake plastic ants won't touch those "french fries.")
And hot dog pancakes:
This looks like a job for... the Special Pancake Victims' Unit!
And then, after all that food, you get to stuff yourself into a bathing suit:
I actually look exactly like this in a bikini, only paler*. And with more muffin tops. (HEYO.)
(*People tend to think Floridians are super tan, summer-loving sun-worshippers. Hee! SO CUTE. No, we're the ones huddled inside with the AC blasting, laughing at all you crazy tourists are out there getting heat strokes. We also own more sweaters than the average Alaskan, because there is no place colder in the continental U.S. than inside a Florida public building during the month of June.)
And then of course there are the fun-loving hordes of ants...
I swear these things are solar-powered.
Not to mention the blistering heat...
...and family vacations where everyone's miserable except the organizer of said vacation, who is homicidally determined to have a good time...
[One of my most cherished Disney memories is of the family collapsed on a park bench, moaning, while the Dad stands before them, screaming, "We're not here to RELAX, we're here to HAVE FUN."
"I'm having fun! I'm having fun!"
Plus there's nothing good on TV, and the neighborhood kids wake you up at oh-HAIL-no-thirty with their shrill little screams of glee and stomping feet, and all the parks and shops are crowded, and, and...
Huh. How long 'til Fall, again?
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By Karen Dandurant
Hampton Union, Tuesday, June 26, 2007
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
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RYE -- A former Hampton fire chief will be interim Rye chief, replacing Richard O'Brien.
William H. "Skip" Sullivan was appointed to serve until a permanent fire chief is hired.
O'Brien's last day on the job is Friday. He's leaving to accept the position of fire chief in Goffstown, where he and his family live. Sullivan lives in Hampton with his wife, Charlotte, and has 35 years of experience in fire service. He retired eight years ago from the Hampton Fire Department.
"It seems like it was yesterday," Sullivan said. "I stay pretty active and involved. I am still the secretary and treasurer of the Seacoast Chief Fire Officers."
Sullivan said he knows a lot of the Rye firefighters and thought the position would be a good fit on an interim basis. He said it's too early to say if he would consider applying for the permanent position, but since he is a part of the New Hampshire retirement system, he is limited to working part time.
"I see it as one more chance to contribute to the Seacoast fire service," Sullivan said.
Sullivan has a lot of helpful Seacoast-based experience, said Town Administrator Alan Gould.
"He had a lot of the same issues, maybe larger in Hampton," Gould said. "He has a good working relationship with other chiefs that we have mutual aid agreements with so that will be helpful."
Gould said Sullivan will help with the search process for a new chief. He said hiring will not happen sooner than 90 days and could take four or five months.
"We're contemplating hiring an outside firm for the search, but if we can do it ourselves, it saves the town money," Gould said. He said there is no decision on whether to hire from within the department.
"If there are people qualified inside, they will have the same opportunity as anyone else," Gould said. "The advantage of going outside for the interim is that it eliminates any potential issues that could arise with several candidates of the same rank."
Sullivan's experience includes the positions of chief in Claremont, Hampton and Bedford, Mass. He was Hampton's emergency management director.
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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Youngest stabber: A 14-year-old male Buford Middle School student is arrested for knifing a fellow student on 9th Street SW April 29 around 3pm– over a girl, Liesel Nowak reports in the Daily Progress.

Worst alleged alcohol-related death: A man is found dead in his North Berkshire Road apartment April 29 from drinking too much, police believe.

Lamest case: Impersonating-an-officer charges in Alexandria are dropped April 25 against former Charlottesville sheriff's deputy Steven Wayne Shifflett after a witness describes being pulled over by a 25-year-old Hispanic male about 5'8" and 140 pounds. Shifflett is 51, taller, heavier, and not Hispanic– and says he's never been to Alexandria, according to a Kate Andrews DP story. This is the second time Shifflett has been cleared of impersonating a police officer.

Most repetitious Charlottesville School Board activity: Hiring a superintendent. City Council appoints an advisory committee to help in this year's search, following the April 21 resignation of Scottie Griffin, who was hired last July 1.

Worst decision for Laura Purnell: The six-figure-salaried job of the assistant superintendent is cut, and Purnell is offered a job as a coordinator. After Purnell castigated Griffin in a letter, calling the former superintendent "bullying," Griffin tried to eliminate Purnell's job.

Most memorable public comment: A "woodchuck"– actually a citizen named Bruce Hlavin– appears before City Council May 2 to protest the Meadowcreek Parkway.

Best way to get face time with a city councilor: Wednesdays between 11am and 1pm, a councilor will be available in the mayor's office in City Hall.

Latest Foxfield numbers: Albemarle police report seven arrests at or after the April 30 races, including one for distribution of cocaine, one DUI, two disorderly conduct, and two trespassing. Police attribute at least five motor vehicle accidents to the event, which sold out its 24,000 tickets in advance.

Most surprising Republican presidential contender: Senator George Allen leads a National Journal insiders poll as having the best chance to snag the nomination in 2008.

Maybe not so surprising: Allen is holding two fundraisers in New Hampshire for his 2006 Senate re-election campaign, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

Latest Falwell target: Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell warns potential filibuster swing vote Senator John Warner that he'll be very upset if Warner doesn't support a Republican proposal to eradicate the time-honored Senate tradition for the appointment of judicial nominees, according to the News & Advance in Lynchburg.

Best rent deal: A five-bedroom pavilion on the Lawn for $921, and that includes water, electricity, and trash.

Worst air: Virginia gets an "F" from the American Lung Association for its particle pollution and ozone in Northern Virginia.

Most improvement: Bristol, Roanoke, and Salem get passing air quality grades this year.

Most generic name change: Shenandoah Shakespeare's new moniker: American Shakespeare Center.

Biggest book fest: This year's Festival of the Book claims a new record attendance of 22,874.

Latest debut by a local filmmaker: Producer Barry "Station Agent" Sisson is set to premiere Charlie's Party at the CineVegas Film Festival June 13 after tweaking the picture after screenings at Vinegar Hill and the Jefferson.

Best bridge: Southern Living rates Natural Bridge one of its "most favorite spots in the South" in its mid-April 2005 issue.

Best bride (runaway): Jennifer Wilbanks gains national attention by fleeing on a bus to Albuquerque and claiming she was kidnapped days before her huge Duluth, Georgia, wedding.


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colostomy bag a receptacle worn over the stoma by a colostomy patient, to receive the fecal discharge.
Douglas bag a receptacle for the collection of exhaled air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases; typically used to measure dead space to tidal volume ratio (VD/VT).
ileostomy bag any of various plastic or latex pouches attached to the stoma either for collection of fecal material as a continent ileal reservoir or for collection of urine as a neobladder.
micturition bag a receptacle used for urine by ambulatory patients with urinary incontinence.
Politzer bag a soft bag of rubber for inflating the eustachian tube.
bag of waters popular name for the amniotic sac.
A pouch, sac, or receptacle.
[A.S. baelg]
bag(bag) sac; a flexible container.
colostomy bag a bag worn over the stoma to receive fecal discharge after colostomy.
ileostomy bag a plastic or latex bag attached to the body for collection of urine or fecal material after ileostomy or cystoplasty.
Politzer's bag a soft bag of rubber for inflating the auditory tube.
bag of waters popular name for the amniotic sac.
Etymology: AS, baelg
a flexible or dilatable sac or pouch designed to contain gas, fluid, or semisolid material such as crushed ice. An Ambu bag or breathing bag is used to control the flow of respiratory gases entering the lungs of a patient. Several types of bags are used in medical or surgical procedures to dilate the anus, vagina, or other body openings.
bagDrug slang
A commonly used term for a sachet containing drugs. A bag is often used as a "unit", such that a user might be said to have (e.g.) a 5 bag/day habit.
Vox populi
(1) A sack; a soft, pliable container made of cloth, plastic or leather.
(2) A highly derogatory term for an old woman.
bagDrug slang Street slang for a container for drugs
A pouch, sac, or receptacle.
[A.S. baelg]
1. A sack or pouch.
2. A colloquial term meaning to support a patient's respirations with a face mask and a manually compressible source of air or oxygen.
3. To place a specimen or a used or potentially infectious item in a flexible plastic container, either for delivery to the lab or for disposal.
colostomy bag
A watertight receptacle that holds the discharge from a colostomy site.Synonym: colostomy appliance; colostomy pouch
Douglas bagSee: Douglas bag
hot water bagHot water bottle
ice bag
A flexible, watertight bag with a sealable opening large enough to permit ice cubes or chipped ice to be added. It is used in any condition requiring local application of cold. In an emergency any sturdy, flexible plastic bag can be used, with the open end sealed by a knot. A simple ice pack can be made at home by mixing 3 cups of water and 1 cup of rubbing alcohol in a resealable plastic bag and placing the sealed mixture in the freezer for 8 to 12 hours. The solution will not freeze but will attain a gel-like consistency that molds to the body part on which it is used. Alternatively, a bag of frozen peas may be used as a conforming ice bag. The usual application time for an ice bag is alternating 10 min on, 20 min off.illustration
CAUTION!Dry ice should not be placed in an ice bag.
bag of watersAmnion.
Politzer bagSee: Politzer bag
Voorhees bagSee: Voorhees bag
a sac or pouch. A farmer's term for udder.
a basic form of ventilator used in gaseous anesthesia in which an expandable bag is enclosed in a bottle. Injection or extraction of air in the bottle causes expansion and contraction of the bag and controls ventilation.
Douglas bag
a receptacle for the collection of expired air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases.
fecal bag
strapped to an animal in such a way as to catch the fecal output. Used in experimental work or clinical investigation in ambulatory animals especially sheep.
hard bag
a name given to the udder induration seen with some cases of maedi.
sterilizing bag
any of several types of paper or plastic bags used to package individual instruments in the autoclaving process.
urine bag
a bag strapped to the animal, usually an ambulatory sheep, in such a way as to collect the total urinary output.
bag of waters
the membranes enclosing the amniotic fluid and the developing fetus in utero.


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Plants are easy to grow and thrive in almost any situation, but will attract more butterflies and bees if grown in full sun.
An evergreen shrub that flowers in summer with beautiful perfume.
Prune in late autumn to half it's size and more.
Height to 2m
Width to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade
Drought and frost tolerant.
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